STAGE TUBE: First Look at SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES

La Jolla Playhouse presents a new adaptation of Sleeping Beauty Wakes, book by Tony Award-winning librettist Rachel Sheinkin (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), with a score by composer Brendan Milburn and lyricist Valerie Vigoda, both of the acclaimed trio GrooveLily (Striking 12, Long Story Short), and directed by Rebecca Taichman, who will also direct The Playhouse's 2011/12 world premiere of Milk Like Sugar. A co-production with Princeton's McCarter Theatre Center, Sleeping Beauty Wakes runs July 19 - August 21 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre. Tickets are available at www.LaJollaPlayhouse.org or by calling the box office at (858) 550-1010. Sleeping Beauty Wakes is sponsored by U.S. Bank and ResMed Inc.

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In Sleeping Beauty Wakes, a young woman is brought to a sleep disorder clinic, and soon all the patients find themselves sharing a familiar dream. The show reunites two members of the acclaimed rock trio GrooveLily - Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda - with Tony Award-winning librettist Rachel Sheinkin, who last collaborated on the inventive holiday tale Striking 12. With beguiling characters, hypnotic lyrics, and a rocking score, Sleeping Beauty Wakes delves into the magical space between dreaming and waking in a delightful twist on a classic tale.

The cast features Aspen Vincent ("Beauty"), who grew up in San Diego, performing with Starlight Musical Theater, Christian Youth Theater and Christian Community Theater. A veteran of both the stage and recording studio, Ms. Vincent has played arenas across the globe as Meat Loaf's duet partner on several world tours. Her stage credits include Broadway's American Idiot, the First National Tour of Dirty Dancing as well as regional productions of West Side Story (Maria), Grease (Sandy), Once Upon A Mattress (Winifred) and Little Women (Jo March).

The full cast includes Adinah Alexander (Broadway's Wicked, The Wedding Singer) as "Restless Leg Syndrome," Jimmy Ray Bennett (Off-Broadway's The Nuclear Family; Sundance Film Channel's The Extended Family) as "Apnea," Steve Judkins (West End's Notre Dame De Paris and The Full Monty) as "Sleepwalker," Kecia Lewis-Evans (Broadway's Chicago, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ain't Misbehavin', Dreamgirls) as "Doctor," Carrie Manolakos as "Night Terrors," Bryce Ryness (Broadway revival of HAIR - Drama Desk Award nomination) as "Orderly" and Tony Award nominee Bob Stillman (Broadway's Grey Gardens, Dirty Blonde) as "King."

The creative team includes: Rachel Sheinkin, book; Brendan Milburn, music; Valerie Vigoda, lyrics; Rebecca Taichman, director; James Sampliner, music director/orchestrations; Doug Varone, choreographer; Riccardo Hernandez (Playhouse's The Miser, Beauty, Cloud Tectonics) set designer; Miranda Hoffman, costume designer; Christopher Akerlind (Playhouse's Herringbone, Carmen, The Country), lighting designer; Leon Rothenberg (Playhouse's Herringbone) sound designer, Peter Nigrini (Playhouse's Notes from Underground), projection designer. LaJollaPlayhouse.org.