Nancy Opel Headlines the World Premiere of CURVY WIDOW: THE MUSICAL

North Carolina Stage Company (NC Stage) is excited to announce the cast for the world premiere of CURVY WIDOW: THE MUSICAL.

Nancy Opel (Broadway: Honeymoon in Vegas, Urinetown, Sunday in the Park with George, Teddy & Alice) stars in the world premiere musical CURVY WIDOW. She is joined by Andrea Bianchi (off-Broadway: Being Audrey), Laura Dean (Broadway: The Who's Tommy), Philip Hoffman (Broadway: Into the Woods, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Cabaret (2014 revival)), MaryAnn Hu (Broadway: The King and I, South Pacific), Christopher Shyer (Broadway: Mamma Mia!; National Tour: Book of Mormon) and Tom Treadwell (Broadway: Annie(1997 revival); National Tour: Bridges of Madison County).

CURVY WIDOW is about the exploits of a fifty-something widow whose adventures in the least expected places reveal unexpected truths about life, love, survival and sex. In this sassy, frank and witty musical, Curvy learns the HARD way what it means to start life over in the modern age.

The artistic team includes director Peter Flynn (Broadway: Funny Girl (2002 revival), Chess, On the 20th Century;), choreography by Marcos Santana (Broadway: On Your Feet; Rocky; US Tour and West End: Rock of Ages), musical direction by Andrew Sotomayor (Pasadena Playhouse, Goodspeed Musicals, Lyric Theater) and orchestration by Wayne Barker (Broadway: Peter and Starcatcher, All About Me, Dam Edna: Back with a Vengeance). Joining this creative team is costume designer Brian Hemesath (Broadway: Honeymoon In Vegas) and local designers Andrew Mannion (set), CJ Barnwell (lights), Matthew Nielson (sound), and Jessica Tandy Kammerud (props). Casting by STEWART/WHITLEY (Broadway: Chicago, Pippin, On The Town; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812).

NC Stage is proud to have the unique opportunity to present CURVY WIDOW: THE MUSICAL for its Asheville audiences and play a key role in the journey of a musical being developed for future commercial productions.