Photo Flash: Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky

Directed by Lortel Award-winner Joe Calarco (Shakespeare's R&J, Boy), Playwrights Horizons' production of the new musical Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky began previews on Friday, November 10.  It will have its official opening on Tuesday, December 5 at 7PM.  Performances for the limited engagement will continue through Sunday, December 17 at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street). 

The cast features David Cale as Floyd and Mary Faber (currently appearing as Kate Monster and Lucy T. Slut in Broadway's Avenue Q) as Clea.  The show features book and lyrics by two-time Obie Award winner Cale (the recent The Threepenny Opera on Broadway, Lillian at Playwrights Horizons-Obie, Bessie Awards for Deep in a Dream of You, The Redthroats) and music by acclaimed jazz guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg and Cale.

"It's a freewheeling musical journey from Montana to Austin (with a side trip to Hollywood) when a burnt out former Country & Western star (Cale) joins forces with a 20 year-old free spirit with an electrifying voice (Faber).  Their meeting and unlikely friendship, and the musical partnership that arises from it, form a tale of sweet heartbreak – a parable about finding the strength, against all odds, to keep on keepin' on," state notes on the show.

Visit www.playwrightshorizons.org for tickets and more information.