Vineyard Theatre presents the world premiere of the musical BROOKLYNITE, helmed by Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, SPRING AWAKENING) and beginning performances January 30th, with an opening night set for Wednesday February 25th. This limited engagement continues through Sunday March 22nd. The company met the press yesterday and BroadwayWorld brings you full photo coverage from the festivities below!
Mr. Mayer will direct a company that features Andrew Call (FOUND, ROCK OF AGES), Gerard Canonico (SPRING AWAKENING), Max Chernin (BRIGHT STAR), Nick Choksi (INDIAN INK, NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812), Nick Cordero (BULLETS OVER BROADWAY), Matt Doyle (WAR HORSE, THE BOOK OF MORMON), Carla Duren (110 IN THE SHADE), Ann Harada (AVENUE Q at The Vineyard and on Broadway, CINDERELLA), John-Michael Lyles (ANGELINA BALLERINA), Grace McLean (BEDBUGS, NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812), Tom Alan Robbins (THE LION KING, SUNSET BOULEVARD), Nicolette Robinson ("The Affair" - Showtime, "Hart of Dixie" - CW Network), and Remy Zaken (SPRING AWAKENING, THE ANTHEM).
With book by Peter Lerman and Michael Mayer and music and lyrics by Peter Lerman (winner of the Jonathan Larson Award), BROOKLYNITE will be choreographed by Steven Hoggett (THE LAST SHIP, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, ONCE) and directed by Michael Mayer.
In BROOKLYNITE, Trey Swieskowski is an idealistic hardware store clerk who dreams of becoming a superhero. Astrolass, Brooklyn's most celebrated superhero, is determined to throw in the cape and live like a normal Brooklynite. When they meet they hatch a plan that will change their lives forever. But can they save Brooklyn when it suddenly teeters on the brink of disaster?
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Nicolette Robinson and Matt Doyle
Nicolette Robinson and Matt Doyle
Gerard Canonico, Max Chernin, Nicolette Robinson, Matt Doyle, Nick Cordero, Grace McLean and Andrew Call
Gerard Canonico, Max Chernin, Nicolette Robinson, Matt Doyle, Nick Cordero, Grace McLean and Andrew Call
Nick Choksi, John-Michael Lyles, Carla Duren, Nick Cordero, Remy Zaken, Ann Harada, Max Chernin, Gerard Canonico, Nicolette Robinson, Matt Doyle, Grace McLean, Andrew Call and Tom Alan Robbins
Creative team Peter Lerman, Michael Mayer and Steven Hoggett with The cast; Nick Choksi, John-Michael Lyles, Carla Duren, Nick Cordero, Remy Zaken, Ann Harada, Max Chernin, Gerard Canonico, Nicolette Robinson, Matt Doyle, Grace McLean, Andrew Call and Tom Alan Robbins
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