Off-Broadway Hit DADDY LONG LEGS Has Regional Premiere At Winter Park Playhouse

The Winter Park Playhouse plucks Daddy Long Legs straight from its Off-Broadway run in New York City to produce the southeast region's premiere of this well-loved musical. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Thursday and Saturday matinee performances at 2 p.m. and select Friday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

This acclaimed Off-Broadway musical based on the novel by Jean Webster with music and lyrics by Paul Gordon and book by John Caird (Olivier and Tony Award winner for Les Miserables), is a heartwarming Cinderella story, in the spirit of Jane Austen and Downton Abbey, about a witty and winsome young orphan, her mysterious benefactor and the deep friendship that develops.

The cast includes Actors' Equity professionals Larry Alexander and Hannah Laird. Playhouse Artistic Director Roy Alan will direct and Playhouse Musical Director Christopher Leavy will music direct the production. Professional musical accompaniment includes Mr.Leavy on piano, Ned Wilkinson on multiple instruments, Sam Forrest on percussion and guest cellists Justice Milsom and Camden Starr in alternating performances.

Mr. Alexander has a lengthy resume that includes Broadway credits as Marius in Les Miserables and numerous Off-Broadway productions including Freddy in My Fair Lady with Maximilian Schell. Additionally, Larry has a multitude of professional regional stage production credits including the First National Tour of Chess and and the World Premiere of Captains Courageous just to name a few. His television credits include The Guiding Light, As The World Turns, and The Rosie O'Donnell Show.

Ms. Laird's resume includes Off-Broadway work in Storyville and In Transit, the latter for which she won a 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. Other credits include a multitude of professional work in regional theatre. She can currently be seen locally as part of Walt Disney World's Finding Nemo: The Musical (original cast) produced by Disney Creative Entertainment. Hannah has been classically trained in voice, dance, and acting at Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music and while there exercised her opera skills as Barbarina in The Marriage Of Figaro and Cymbaline in A Hand of Bridge.

The California Chronicle says Daddy Long Legs is "A sentimental valentine... destined to waltz straight into the hearts of many theatergoers." And New York Arts boasts, "Daddy Long Legs may be a small Off-Broadway show, but it is a First-Class Broadway production! ... an old-fashioned love story, utterly charming and enjoyable!"

Daddy Long Legs has charmed audiences from Los Angeles to New York to London. Don't miss the regional premiere of this musical at The Winter Park Playhouse!

Ticket prices are $42 evenings, $39 senior evenings, $32 matinees, $20 previews, $15 student and theatrical industry professionals. Student rush "$10@10" offers $10 tickets (for students 25 years and younger) 10 minutes prior to a performance when seats are available.

For more tickets and information call the box office at 407-645-0145 or visit online at www.winterparkplayhouse.org.

The Winter Park Playhouse is a registered 501(c) (3) non-profit charitable organization and proudly affiliated with Actors' Equity Association and The National Alliance for Musical Theatre.

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