Grateful Dead Show RED ROSES, GREEN GOLD Extends Through Spring Off-Broadway

MWM Live, the live theater division of the recently rebranded MWM, and the company that brought you the Tony Award-winning Million Dollar Quartet, announced today that, due to popular demand, a new block of tickets for Red Roses, Green Gold, the new musical featuring music & lyrics by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, is now on sale through March 18, 2018.

Directed and choreographed by Rachel Klein (More Than All the World), with a book by Michael Norman Mann (BOX 27), Red Roses, Green Gold features additional music & lyrics by Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bob Weir, and Bill Kreutzmann, with musical supervision and arrangements by Jeff Chimenti.

Red Roses, Green Gold began previews on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, and opened Sunday, October 29. Previously extended through January 7, tickets are now on sale through March 18, 2018 at Greenwich Village's Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane).

"We're thrilled that fans of the Garcia/Hunter songbook have embraced this show so emphatically, and that it's allowed us to extend our run at the Minetta Lane Theatre," said MWM Co-Founder and CEO Gigi Pritzker. "We look forward to sharing this electrifying night of music with many more audiences in New York and beyond."

"Kudos to cast and crew of RED ROSES, GREED GOLD!" said Dead & Company's Jeff Chimenti, music supervisor for the show. "I'm so excited the show has been extended! 'Get Back Truckin' On...'"

RED ROSES, GREEN GOLD brings the music and lyrics of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter to the stage. This new musical set in 1920s Cumberland tells the fantastical and comical tale of Jackson Jones and his family of swindlers as they gamble their way to love and riches.

RED ROSES, GREEN GOLD features a cast of eight actor-musicians on stage at the intimate Minetta Lane Theatre, in the tradition of some of the 20th century's most popular musicians playing the iconic venues of Greenwich Village. Leading them is musical supervisor and arranger Jeff Chimenti, the extraordinary keyboardist who, since 1997, has played several tours such as Fare Thee Well, Furthur, and Dead & Company.

The cast of Red Roses, Green Gold features Brian Russell Carey (A Christmas Carol) as Dudley, Maggie Hollinbeck (Once First National Tour) as Glendine, David Park (Matthew McConaughey vs. The Devil) as Liam, Michael McCoy Reilly (Hoots & Hellmouth) as Jessup, Natalie Storrs (Sister Act First National Tour) as Melinda, Debbie Christine Tjong (Missed Connections: A Craigslist Musical) as Bertha,Michael Viruet (Pitch Perfect) as Mick, and Scott Wakefield (Ring of Fire) as Jack.

The production features music direction and additional arrangements by Andy Peterson (More Than All The World), scenic design by Robert Andrew Kovach (The Anthem), costume design by Ásta Bennie Hostetter (The Wolves), lighting design by Jamie Roderick (That Bachelorette Show), sound design by Kim Carbone (The Lady Drug Dealer and the Heist) and Ben Scheff (No Room for Wishing), projection design by Brad Peterson (Cats), fight direction by Rod Kinter (The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical), and casting by Stephanie Klapper (The Suitcase Under the Bed).

Photo Credit: Chad Batka