Lincoln Center Theater's production of the new musical WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, based on the film by Pedro Almodóvar, with a book by Jeffrey Lane, music and lyrics by David Yazbek and direction by Bartlett Sher opened last night November 4 at The Belasco Theatre on Broadway 111 West 44 Street and BroadwayWorld.com was there!
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN features
De'Adre Aziza,
Laura Benanti,
Danny Burstein,
Justin Guarini,
Nikka Graff Lanzarone,
Patti LuPone,
Brian Stokes Mitchell,
Mary Beth Peil,
Sherie Rene Scott with
Julio Agustin,
Alma Cuervo,
John Carroll,
Murphy Guyer,
Rachel Bay Jones,
Nina Lafarga,
Yanira Marin,
Sean McCourt,
Vivian Nixon,
Luis Salgado,
Jennifer Sanchez,
John Schiappa,
Samantha Shafer,
Phillip Spaeth,
Matthew Steffens and
Charlie Sutton. Based on Pedro Almodóvar's internationally acclaimed 1988 film, WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN is set in late 20th-century Madrid and tells the story of the intertwining lives of a group of women
Sherie Rene Scott,
De'Adre Aziza,
Laura Benanti,
Nikka Graff Lanzarone,
Patti LuPone whose relationships with men lead to a tumultuous 48 hours of love, confusion and passion.
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN has choreography by
Christopher Gattelli, sets by
Michael Yeargan, costumes by
Catherine Zuber, lighting by
Brian MacDevitt and sound by
Scott Lehrer, projections by
Sven Ortel, aerial design by The Sky Box, special effects by
Gregory Meeh, wigs and hair by
Charles LaPointe, make-up by
Dick Page, orchestrations by
Simon Hale, additional orchestrations by
Jim Abbott &
David Yazbek, musical direction by
Jim Abbott and casting by
Telsey + Company.
Book writer
Jeffrey Lane collaborated with
David Yazbek on the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The winner of five Emmy Awards, three Writers Guild Awards , two Peabody Awards and a Golden Globe Award, he is best known for his work on such television programs as Mad About You, Ryan's Hope, Lou Grant and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. Composer-lyricist
David Yazbek made his Broadway and musical theater debuts with The Full Monty, for which he earned Tony and Grammy nominations and a Drama Desk Award. Director
Bartlett Sher, Resident Director of
Lincoln Center Theater, won the Tony Award for his direction of LCT's production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC. He was nominated for Tony Awards for the LCT productions of The Light in the Piazza, Awake and Sing! and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Former Artistic Director of Seattle's
Intiman Theatre, his other recent New York credits include A Prayer for My Enemy at
Playwrights Horizons and the Metropolitan Opera productions of The Barber of Seville and The Tales of Hoffman.
Photos by Walter McBride / WM Photos
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar
Bartlett Sher
Bartlett Sher
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar
Bartlett Sher and Pedro Almodovar
Bartlett Sher and Pedro Almodovar
Bartlett Sher and Pedro Almodovar
Bartlett Sher and Pedro Almodovar
Paul Rudnick
John Turturro
John Turturro
Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko
Bartlett Sher and Anna Netrebko
Bartlett Sher and Anna Netrebko
Terrence McNally
Christopher Gattelli
Christopher Gattelli
Stephen Bienskie and Christopher Gattelli
Stephen Bienskie and Christopher Gattelli
Dana Ivey
Steven Pasquale
Steven Pasquale
