FREEZE FRAME: Cast of ATOMIC Meets the Press!

Following a successful engagement in Sydney, Australia, Atomic, the new musical based on the creation of the atomic bomb, will make its highly anticipated U.S. premiere with a strictly limited 8-week Off-Broadway engagement from June 26 - August 16 at The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues). The official opening is set for Sunday, July 13. With book & lyrics by Danny Ginges and Gregory Bonsignore, and music & lyrics by Philip Foxman, Atomic is choreographed by Dean Walsh and directed by Damien Gray. The cast met the press earlier today and you can check out a photo preview from the big event below. Check back later for complete coverage!

Atomic is the thrilling new Off-Broadway musical that blasts open the doors of The Manhattan Project, a Government funded program of top scientists with the task of creating the world's first Atomic Bomb. Leo Szilard is the mastermind behind atomic power, but his heart has reservations. Ethics, scientific progress, and true love are tested as Leo discovers exactly what he's capable of when someone believes in him. The cast includes David Abeles, Alexis Fishman, Sara Gettelfinger, Jonathan Hammond, Randy Harrison, Jeremy Kushnier, James David Larson,Euan Morton and Grace Stockdale.

The U.S. premiere of the new musical Atomic will begin performances Off-Broadway at The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues) on Thursday, June 26 at 8pm. The limited 8-week engagement will have its official opening on July 13 and run through August 16. The schedule will be as follows: Tuesday - Thursday at 7pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm & 8pm; Sunday at 3pm & 7pm. Please note: The performance on Sunday, July 13 (the show's official opening night) will be at 5pm. Tickets are $69.25 with premium seats at $89.25 (all incl. $1.25 facility fee) and can be arranged online at www.telecharge.com or by calling 212.239.6200 or at the Theatre Row Box Office located at 410 West 42nd Street. For more information, please visit www.AtomicTheMusical.com.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Euan Morton, David Abeles, Jonathan Hammond, Sara Gettlefinger, Jeremy Kushnier, Randy Harrison, James David Larson Grace Stockdale and Alexis Fishman performing at the press sneak-peek for the new Off-Broadway Show "Atomic - A New Musical" at Ripley-Grier Studios on June 12, 2014 in New York City.