Very Intense Productions and Your Theatrics (Jeremy Youett and Jacob Harvey) will present Ryan Scott Oliver's Darling, at 54 Below (254 West 54th Street, New York, NY) on Monday, November 4 at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. Darling is produced in association with Grammy Award winning Kurt Deutsch and Sh-k-boom, and is part of RSO Fest, a series of concerts showcasing the scores of three new musicals by composer Ryan Scott Oliver. RSO Fest launched at New York's premier Supper Club, 54 Below, on October 7 with 35mm: A Musical Exhibition (in association with Tony Award winning producer John Johnson and will conclude with Jasper in Deadland completing the trilogy on Monday, November 18 (produced in association with Prospect Theater Company).
A coming-of-age story about a teenager, Ursula Morgan, who leaves behind her upper-class family and finds herself in the seedy underground of Depression-era Boston - a world of sex, jazz and fairy dust.
The cast of Darling will include Lindsay Mendez, Derek Klena, Nikki Snelson, Leo Ash Evens, Andrea Ross, and Kurt Zischke, with special performances by Katie Thompson, Julia Mattison and Emily Rogers. Rounding out the Darling ensemble is Michael Taglieri, Max Chernin, Zi Alikhan, Ben Garrett, Marissa O'Donnell, Trista Dollison, and Ashley Park.
Your Theatrics Producers Youett and Harvey said, "audiences will be treated to a truly incomparable line-up of talent! Darling is at the forefront of new contemporary music theatre writing and to hear this score performed by some of Broadways best current talent, makes it an evening not to be missed!"
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The creative team for Darling includes Brett Ryback (Book), Ryan Scott Oliver (Music & Lyrics), Jeremy Dobrish (Direction), Warren Adams (Choreography), Chris Fenwick (Music Direction), Ryan Scott Oliver and Ryan Fielding Garrett (Orchestrations), KJ Hardy (Lighting), Bobby Pearce (Costumes), Kristina Vnook (Stage Manager), Coleman Annison (Assistant Stage Manager), Bob Kelly (Assistant Music Director), Janna Emig (Assistant Director), and RedScandalGraphics.com (Graphic Design).
The orchestra includes Kiku Enomoto (Violin), Coco Taguchi (Violin/Viola), Allison Seidner (Cello), Joseph Wallace (Bass), Andrew Zinsmeister (Guitar), Dylan Schwab (Trumpet), Nick Grinder (Trombone), Jeremy Clayton (Reeds), and Jeremy Yaddaw (Percussion).
Darling: A Theatrical Concert will be presented on Monday, November 4th at 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm, and is produced in association with Kurt Deutsch and Sh-k-boom.
The final installment of RSO Fest, Jasper in Deadland, will be presented in Concert at 54 Below on November 18th at 9:30 pm and 11:30 pm.
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