On February 18, Manhattan Concert Productions will present a concert performance of Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton's musical comedy The Scarlet Pimpernel at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. Gabriel Barre (Stage Director) and Jason Howland (Music Director) reunite to lead the cast and creative team in this concert performance of The Scarlet Pimpernel. The performance will feature a chorus of over 200 singers from the across the United States, a professional cast and creative team, and the New York City Chamber Orchestra.
The cast will be led by Tony Yazbeck, as Percy Blakeney, with Laura Osnes(Marguerite), Norm Lewis (Chauvelin) Corey Cott (Armand), Dana Costello(Marie) and Drew Gehling (Prince of Wales/Robespierre).
With music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics and book by Nan Knighton, The Scarlet Pimpernel is based on Baroness Orczy's famous 20th-century novel of the same name, taking place at the peak of the French Revolution and the fight for liberty, equality and fraternity. Set in England and France, The Scarlet Pimpernel tells the story of an English nobleman Sir Percy Blakeney who adopts a secret identity, the heroic Scarlet Pimpernel, to battle the forces of evil during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution. The Scarlet Pimpernel serves as a brilliant window to life in 18th-century England, and was a precursor to the spy fiction and superhero genres, featuring a hero hiding under an alias. The musical made its Broadway debut at the Minskoff Theatre on November 9, 1997 and ran through January 2000 in several theatres, has had numerous regional U.S. productions, and has been produced internationally in Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Canada, Mexico, Malta, and Norway, among others.
Tickets, starting at $50, may be purchased by visiting www.mcp.us; visiting www.lincolncenter.org; calling CenterCharge (212) 721- 6500; or visiting the David GeffenHall box office at 10 Lincoln Center Plaza (Columbus Avenue at 65th Street).
Meet the cast in the photos below!
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Laura Osnes, Tony Yazbeck and Corey Cott
Laura Osnes, Tony Yazbeck and Corey Cott
Laura Osnes, Tony Yazbeck and Corey Cott
Tony Yazbeck, Corey Cott, Laura Osnes and Norm Lewis
Tony Yazbeck, Corey Cott, Laura Osnes and Norm Lewis
Drew Gehling, Tony Yazbeck, Laura Osnes, Corey Cott and Norm Lewis
Alex Newell, John Treacy Egan, Chris Dwan, Kevin Duda, Kevin Kern and Eliseo Roman
Alex Newell, John Treacy Egan, Chris Dwan, Kevin Duda, Kevin Kern and Eliseo Roman
Sara Shepard, Alysha Deslorieux, Yasmeen Sulieman, Ashley Blanchet, TyNia Brandon, Dana Costello and Ashley Loren
Sara Shepard, Alysha Deslorieux, Yasmeen Sulieman, Ashley Blanchet, TyNia Brandon, Dana Costello and Ashley Loren
Gabriel Barre, Tony Yazbeck, Corey Cott, Laura Osnes and Norm Lewis
Drew Gehling, Tony Yazbeck, Laura Osnes, Corey Cott and Norm Lewis
Nan Knighton and Frank Wildhorn
Nan Knighton and Frank Wildhorn
The cast
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