Lemon Tree
Productions is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Glimpses of the Moon, a new
musical directed by Marc Bruni. Glimpses of the Moon will play an
8-week limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Oak Room in the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street,
between 5th and 6th Ave.).
Performances begin Monday, January 21 and continue until Monday, March 10. Opening night is Monday, January 28 at 8PM.
Glimpses of the Moon is the first original musical created
specifically for the intimate wood-paneled Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. Set
in 1922,
Glimpses of the Moon
follows the jazzy whirl of Manhattan society,
from champagne-soaked dinner parties, to luxurious vacation cottages and back
to New York's
elegant hotels.
"A charming romantic musical, based on one of Edith Wharton's rare comedies,
Glimpses of the Moon is not
without its share of heartaches. Popular but penniless, Susy Branch and her
friend Nick Lansing devise a clever scheme: to marry and live off the wedding
presents, while they help one another find suitable millionaires. The plan
works perfectly – until they fall in love," explain press notes.
Glimpses of the Moon stars
Patti Murin (
Xanadu) as
Susy and Stephen Plunkett (
Gone
Missing) as Nick. The production also stars Beth Glover (OBIE and Lortel Winning Revival
Counselor-at-Law)
as Ellie,
Laura Jordan (B'way:
In
My Life) as Coral, Daren Kelly
(B'way:
Crazy for You,
Woman of the Year,
Deathtrap,
South
Pacific) as Nelson and Glenn Peters
as Streffy.
The production features Ted LeFevre (Broadway
Associate:
The Country Girl,
Rock 'n' Roll,
Grease,
Coram
Boy,
Sweeney Todd) as Scenic Consultant, Deb Gaouette (assistant props coordinator for New York City Opera)
as Props Designer, Lighting Design by Jim
Milkey, Costume Design by Lisa
Zinni (Associate Costume Designer:
Rent) and Choreography by
Denis Jones (Associate Choreographer:
Legally
Blonde,
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). The Stage Manager is
Andy Cohen.
Glimpses of the
Moon plays every Monday at 8 pm through Monday, March 10, 2008. Begin
the evening with an elegant dinner or cocktails in the Oak Room at 6:30 before
the 8:00 show. Tickets are $50, plus a
$30 food and beverage minimum. (A prix fixe dinner is available for $50.) Visit
our website www.GlimpsesOfTheMoon.com
