A THOUSAND FACES at The Encore Musical Theatre Company

A THOUSAND FACES: THE LON CHANEY MUSICAL tells the incredible true story of the pioneering silent movie star, who changed the face of film. Born to deaf parents who didnt speak, Lon learns at an early age to communicate through facial expressions and pantomime. With their son Creighton, in tow, Lon performs with his charismatic first wife as a song and dance man in vaudeville houses across the country. When a family scandal destroys his theater career and results in a bitter divorce, Lon must quickly find work and establish a stable home or lose his son. He turns to the budding silent film industrytransforming himself with incredible depth and humanity into characters living on the fringe. Lon shoots to international fame as the star of over 150 films, including the original Hunchback of Notre Dame and Phantom of the Opera. He struggles to meet the demands of career, along with those of a fatheras talking pictures sweep the nation.