Photo Flash: Westchester Broadway Theatre's Barnum
By: BWW News Desk May. 11, 2006
Westchester Broadway Theatre's production of the brassy Cy Coleman/Michael Stewart musical Barnum opens on May 11th; the show began previews on May 4th and runs through July 8th.
Based
on the life of the flamboyant circus impresario P.T. Barnum, the show
features music by Coleman, lyrics by Stewart and a book by Mark
Bramble. Barnum "blends
circus arts with Broadway skill. A lot of the credit goes to
director/choreography Joe Layton for his imaginative staging of the
original Broadway production. His choreography fills the stage with
color-- every where you look there are clowns, jugglers, acrobats,
tumblers, baton twirlers, tightrope walkers, and trapeze artists,"
state Westchester notes.The
production stars Tony Lawson as P.T. Barnum, Ann Van Cleave as
Chairy Barnum, Alison Spratt as Jenny Lind, Terri White
(who was in the original Broadway production) as Joyce Heth and Courter
Simmons as Tom Thumb. The production is choreographed and directed by
Ray Roderick.Visit www.broadwaytheatre.com for more information and tickets.
Photos by John Vecchiolla
Photos by John Vecchiolla
Tony Lawson as P.T. Barnum and Ann Van Cleave as Chairy Barnum performing "The Colors of My Life"
Allison Spratt as Jenny Lind with Matt Baker and Jonah Spear performing "Love Makes Such Fools of Us All"
Tony Lawson and the ensemble of Barnum
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