'Celebration' by Jones & Schmidt at 14th St Theatre, Begins 12/27

(Re:) Directions Theatre Company is pleased to announce the production of Celebration, directed by Erin Smiley. Celebration will play a two-week limited engagement at the 14th Street Theatre (344 East 14th Street). Performances begin Thursday, December 27 and continue through Sunday, January 6. Opening Night is Thursday, December 27 at 8PM.

Celebration is a musical with a book and lyrics by the renowned team behind The Fantasticks, Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt.

"An avant-garde fable set on New Year's Eve, it focuses on four characters: Orphan, an idealistic and cheerfully optimistic young man, in possession of the stained-glass eye of God, who reminds Edgar Allen Rich, a wealthy but jaded old man, of his younger self; Angel, a sweet entertainer who longs to be 'somebody;' and Potemkin, a Loki-like character who serves as narrator, commentator, and advisor. Surrounding them are a chorus known as The Revelers, who take on various roles throughout the action of the play, a group masked by the impersonal industrialism of their society, obediently following the rich man's demands but secretly aiding the boy who sees and respects them as individuals," explain press notes, "At the musical's core is the struggle between youth and old age, innocence and corruption, love and ambition, and poverty and wealth, as Angel tries to decide if she would be better served by her feelings for Orphan or Rich's willingness to fulfill her every dream."

The production stars Kristen Alberda as Reveler, stars Tom Berger as Potemkin, stars Nathan Bovos as Reveler, stars George Croom as Mr. Rich, stars Ben Griessmeyer as Orphan, stars Liz Kimball as Reveler, stars Kristian Lazzaro as Reveler, stars Stefanie O'Connell as Angel, stars Kasey Williams as Reveler and stars Joshua Robinson as Mr. Rich (*Mr. Rich - 12/31, 1/2, 1/3)

Directed by Erin Smiley, this two-week limited off-off-Broadway engagement runs December 27 – January 6, 2008 at the 14th Street Theatre.  Tickets are on sale now at www.smarttix.com

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