Lesli Margherita and Max Crumm to Star in SNOW WAY OUT Reading at York Theatre Company

The hilarious new holiday musical Snow Way Out has been selected to close out the York Theatre Company's reading series for 2016 with a one-time only star-studded reading on December 19th at 2:00 PM at The York Theatre, 619 Lexington Ave (E. 54th Street) on the lower level of Saint Peter's Church.

Snow Way Out has book, music, and lyrics by the award-winning team of Becca Anderson, Julian Blackmore, & Dan Marshall (Academia Nuts, 2014 Best New Musical - NYMF) with direction by Thomas Caruso (Southern Comfort, The Public Theater), musical direction by Kevin David Thomas.

The cast includes Olivier-Award Winner Lesli Margherita (Matilda; Dames at Sea), Max Crumm (Disaster; Grease), Lance Roberts (Finding Neverland; Act One), and Aneesh Sheth (Southern Comfort; Bombay Dreams).

Snow Way Out is a madcap four-character holiday romp with an evergreen pop score. Four random strangers rent a rustic cabin each hoping for a solitary holiday. But their plans are dashed when an AirBnB glitch and unforeseen blizzard leave them trapped together. A blackout, holiday spirits, and mysterious body bag converge to prove that even if you can escape your family, you can't escape Christmas. There's SNOW WAY OUT!

IF YOU GO:

SNOW WAY OUT

Book and Lyrics by Becca Anderson & Dan Marshall; Music by Julian Blackmore

Directed by Thomas Caruso; Musical Direction by Kevin David Thomas

The York Theatre Company

Theatre at Saint Peter's
54th Street just East of Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022

One-time only performance: Monday, December 19, 2016 at 2:00 pm

Running Time: 90 Minutes

$10 for pre-reservation and a suggested $5 donation for walk-ups day of.
To arrange tickets, visit web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/967180

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Becca Anderson (author) is the co-author of the musicals Snow Way Out, Academia Nuts (Best New Musical NYMF 2014), The Suicide Club, and Hatter; and the author of the plays Baby Factory, Bedtime (Blank Theatre), and President Mom (with Dan Marshall). She holds an MFA from NYU Tisch. www.beccawrites.com

Dan Marshall (author) is co-author (with Anderson/Blackmore) of Academia Nuts which won Best New Musical at NYMF 2014. Other include: Snow Way Out (with Anderson/Blackmore) The Suicide Club (with Anderson/Blackmore); Fayemous (with Sandra Bauleo) and Swish (with Joel Derfner), Selfies: The Story of Tori Anne Gray. President Mom, a play co-authored with MS. Anderson, was awarded the Ronald M. Ruble Prize. In 2015 he was named the Tam and Young visiting Arts Chair at the 'Iolani School. Bachelor: Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory. MFA: Tisch.

Julian Blackmore (author) is a British composer and musician based in New York City, where he writes, performs and produces music for theatre, film, television, radio and new media. Theatre: Academia Nuts; Spandex; A Year With.... Veronica Sexton; The Suicide Club. His dog, Parsley, tends to ghostwrite most of his music. www.julianblackmore.com

Thomas Caruso (Director) Most recently, Thomas directed the musical Southern Comfort at The Public Theatre (Lucille Lortel Award nomination &; Outer Critics Circle nomination: Best New Musical 2016), Brave New World the musical by Bill Russell, John McDaniel, Ben Andron & Jonnie Rockwell at North Carolina Stage Company. Dynamo: Seeing Is Believing at the Hammersmith Apollo in the West End of London and its subsequent UK and Australian Tours. He won the Excellence in Directing award for his direction of the NYMF musical, Academia Nuts, by Dan Marshall, Julian Blackmore & Becca Anderson. Broadway Associate Director credits: Groundhog Day, Matilda, Ghost, Mamma Mia!, Follies, & Master Class. www.ThomasCaruso.com

Max Crumm (Colin) - Broadway: Scott, DISASTER! (The Nederlander), Danny, GREASE (Brooks Atikinson). Off-Broadway: Matt, THE FANTASTICKS (Jerry Orbach Theater), Scott, DISASTER! (St. Luke's Theatre), Christian Mohammed Shwartzelberg, BROOKLYN CRUSH {formerly: F#%KING UP EVERYTHING} (Elektra Theatre), The Situation, JERSEY SHORESICAL (Fringe Festival). Film: Easy A, Killing Diaz, & Echoboom.

Lesli Margherita (Sherry) - is currently playing Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda the Musical, the role she originated in the Broadway company. This past Broadway season she starred as Mona Kent in Dames at Sea. She is an Olivier Award winner for Zorro the Musical on the West End, and will next be seen opposite Topher Grace in the film Opening Night.

Lance Roberts (Charlie) - Has been in 6 Broadway shows, 5 Off broadway and 7 1/2 years as Jafar in Disney Aladdin: a Musical Spectacular at California Adventure. Currently in A Christmas Carol at the McCarter. He has shared the big and small screen with Al Pacino, Jane Fonda, Tina Fey, Charlton Heston, Edie Falco, Scott Baio and Lassie LanceRobertsStageandScreen.com

Aneesh Sheth (Blair) - Previously: Carly in Southern Comfort (Public Theater), Dana in Soho Cinders (NAMT), Anne in Normativity (NYMF), Sweetie in Bombay Dreams (National Tour), Aouda in Around the World in 80 Days (Village Theatre), Suraiya in Samsara (Thick House). Film/TV: Outsourced (NBC), Semi-Secret (Honey Toad). Other credits include Lincoln Center Theater, LaMama, Bay Area Playwrights Foundation and the Asian American Theatre Company (SF). Training: BFA NYU/TISCH. Proud AEA member. Aneeshsheth.com