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. The opening night party was held at Tavern on the Green.
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.
Cady Huffman
Barbara Cook
Harvey Evans and Barbara Cook
Jamila Gavin (Novelist)
Melly Still (Director)
David Andrew McDonald
Jolly Abraham
Adrian Sutton (Composer)
Cristin Milioti
Jan Maxwell
Alison Pill
Christina Rouner with husband Matthew Greer
Charlotte Parry
Xanthe Elbrick and Brad Fleisher
Xanthe Elbrick
Dashiell Eaves and Xanthe Elbrick
Dashiell Eaves and Wayne Wilcox
Dashiell Eaves, Uzo Aduba and Wayne Wilcox
Uzo Aduba and Xanthe Elbrick
Uzo Aduba and Xanthe Elbrick
Uzo Aduba and Xanthe Elbrick
Ivy Vahanian
Bill Camp and Questin Mare
Bill Camp, Laura Heisler, Quentin Mare, Brad Fleisher and Ivy Vahanian
Brad Fleisher and Ivy Vahanian
