JAWBREAKER Concert to Feature Shoshana Bean, Morgan James, et al., 12/12
By: Leslie Fazin Nov. 17, 2010
An all-star cast will sing a concert of music from JAWBREAKER, a new musical based on the cult-classic film, on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 9pm at the Canal Room in New York City.
Based on the 1999 film starring Rose McGowan, Julie Benz, Judy Greer and Rebecca Gayheart, JAWBREAKER: THE MUSICAL tells the Faustian tale of Satan-in-heels Courtney Shayne and her mean girl minions who play a nasty birthday prank on their picture-perfect bestie, asphyxiating her with a jawbreaker ball and accidentally killing her. When mousy Fern Mayo catches the flawless four tucking their dead friend back into bed, Courtney promises to make Fern popular in exchange for keeping their secret, implicating the innocent underling in their ill-fated cover up. With its mythic story, candy color fashions and bitch goddess role of Courtney Shayne, Jawbreaker was a natural to translate to the stage. At its core, Jawbreaker is about the lengths we go to belong, even if that means selling your soul for a taste of life with the beautiful ones. With a propulsive pop score that ranges from Lady Gaga-style synth pop to lush melodic ballads, Jawbreaker feels both timeless and today, presenting a mythic high school story that speaks to the teenager in us all.
Jawbreaker features a score by Jonathan Larson Award-winning writers Jordan Mann and Jeff Thomson, and book by Darren Stein, who wrote and directed the original film.
The concert will feature performances by Shoshana Bean (Wicked), Deborah S. Craig (Spelling Bee), Nick Dalton (Legally Blonde), Morgan James (The Addams Family, Wonderland), Katie Kern, Eric Michael Krop, Bobby List, Carrie Manolakos (Wicked), Tracy McDowell (Rent), Jonathan Shew, Katie Thompson (Bloodties), and more surprise special guests!
The concert will feature a special appearance by the film's original writer and director Darren Stein.
Jen Bender (The Lion King) will direct the concert. Music direction is by James Sampliner (Legally Blonde).
The Canal Room is located at 285 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013. To purchase tickets online, visit www.canalroom.com. Tickets are $20 general admission. Doors open at 8pm.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos
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