The American premiere production of Coram Boy opened at Broadway's Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street) on May 2nd after beginning previews on April 16th. Staged and co-designed by Melly Still, and adapted by Helen Edmundson from Jamila Gavin's award-winning novel, the show previously played two sold-out engagements at The National Theatre of Great Britain and was awarded the 2006 Time Out Best Play Award.
Press notes describe
Coram Boy as "the tale of two orphans at the Coram Hospital for Deserted Children: Toby, saved from an African slave ship and Aaron, the abandoned son of the heir to a great estate. A story of fathers and sons, set in the dark heart of 18th-century England,
Coram Boy is filled with danger and excitement."
Coram's Boy's cast includes
Jolly Abraham (
Bombay Dreams) as "Molly,"
Uzo Aduba as "Toby,"
Jacqueline Antaramian (
Julius Caesar) as "Mrs. Hendry,"
Bill Camp (
Heartbreak House) as "Otis Gardiner,"
Dashiell Eaves (
The Lieutenant of Inishmore) as "Adult Thomas Ledbury,"
Xanthe Elbrick as "Young Alexander Ashbrook/Aaron,"
Tom Riis Farrell (
Dirty Blonde) as "
Mr. Claymore,"
Brad Fleischer (
Pig Farm) as "Meshak Gardiner,"
Karron Graves as "Isobel Ashbrook,"
Laura Heisler as "Edward Ashbrook,"
Angela Lin as "Miss Price,"
David Andrew Macdonald (
Two Shakespearean Actors) as "Lord Ashbrook,"
Quentin Maré (
Julius Caesar) as "Dr. Smith/Frederic Handel," Tony Award(r) nominee
Jan Maxwell (
Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang) as "Mrs. Lynch,"
Kathleen McNenny (
The Constant Wife) as "Mrs. Milcote,"
Cristin Milioti (
The Lieutenant of Inishmore) as "Alice Ashbrook,"
Charlotte Parry (
The Real Thing) as "Young Thomas Ledbury,"
Christina Rouner as "Lady Ashbrook,"
Ivy Vahanian as "Melissa/Angel," and
Wayne Wilcox (S
uddenly Last Summer) as "Adult Alexander Ashbrook."
Visit www.coramboyonbroadway.com for more information and tickets.
Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
Kelli O'Hara
Kelli O'Hara
Frank Wildhorn
Brandi Burkhardt and Frank Wildhorn
Brandi Burkhardt and Frank Wildhorn
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
Melly Still
Adrian Sutton (Coram Boy composer)
Adrian Sutton, Melly Still and Tigreen Green
Tigreen Green, Adrian Sutton and Jamila Gavin
Tigreen Green, Adrian Sutton and Jamila Gavin
Sutton Foster
Sutton Foster
Tommy Tune
Tommy Tune
Robert Klein and Tommy Tune
Photographer Aubrey Reuben and Robert Klein
Robert Klein
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Allyson Tucker
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Allyson Tucker
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Allyson Tucker
Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Kevin Chamberlin
Cady Huffman
Cady Huffman
Cady Huffman
Cady Huffman
Cady Huffman
Cady Huffman and husband
F. Murray Abraham
F. Murray Abraham
F. Murray Abraham
Barbara Cook and F. Murray Abraham
Barbara Cook and F. Murray Abraham
Barbara Cook and F. Murray Abraham
Barbara Cook
