Meet The Cast Of HALLELUJAH, BABY At York Theatre Company

The York Theatre Company, dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of musical gems from the past, presents the 1968 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Hallelujah, Baby!, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and book by Arthur Laurents, the first of three shows in the Winter 2018 Musicals in Mufti Series celebrating the work of composer Jule Styne at the York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). Performances begin Saturday afternoon, January 27, 2018 for 11 performances only through Sunday, February 4, 2018. Opening Night is Sunday evening,January 28 at 7:00 p.m.

Directed by Gerry McIntrye (Spamilton), making his Mufti directing debut, and with music direction by David Hancock Turner (Desperate Measures), the 9-member cast featuresStephanie Umoh (York's Jerry's Girls, Junk) as Georgina and two-time Tony Award nominee Vivian Reed (Bubbling Brown Sugar) as Momma, with Jennifer Cody (Shrek, The Musical) as Mary et al., Randy Donaldson (The Scottsboro Boys) as Tap, Bernard Dotson (Chicago) as Tip, Latoya Edwards (Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical) as Chloe et al., Michael Thomas Holmes (Oklahoma!, York's Saturday Night,) as Hutchinson et al., Tally Sessions (War Paint , York's Yank!,) as Harvey, and Max Crumm. The Production Stage Manager isRobert Chikar with Assistant Stage Manager Zija Lubin-West. Casting for the series is by Geoff Josselson.

Hallelujah, Baby! tells of Georgina, an African-American woman on her journey to financial and social independence during the most tumultuous socio-political times in U.S. history. A chronicle of the African-American struggle for equality during the first half of the 20th century, Hallelujah, Baby! launched the career of Broadway and TV legend Leslie Uggams. The rich score includes "My Own Morning," "Talking to Yourself," and "Being Good." This presentation marks the New York premiere of the revised version that Laurents created for productions at the George Street Playhouse and Arena Stage in 2004 and 2005, with additional lyrics by Amanda Green.

The York Theatre Company's acclaimed Musicals in Mufti series of musical theatre gems, performed in a simply-staged, book-in-hand concert format, is celebrating its twenty-second historic year of shows from the past that deserve a second look. Mufti means "in street clothes, without the trappings associated with a full production."

Single tickets are now on sale and may be purchased online at www.yorktheatre.org, by calling (212) 935-5820, or in person at the box office at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (Entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue), Monday through Friday (12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.).

For additional information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org

Photo credit: Courtesy of The York Theatre Company

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