White Rose: The Musical is based upon a true story of a small group of university students who secretly met to write, print, and distribute leaflets exposing Hitler's lies and Nazi deception.
Starring JO ELLEN PELLMAN (Netflix "The Prom") as Sophie Scholl, MIKE CEFALO (Broadway: New York, New York) as Hans Scholl, KENNEDY KANAGAWA (Broadway: Into the Woods) as Christoph Probst. LAURA SKY HERMAN (National Tour: Hello, Dolly!) as Lila Ramdohr, PAOLO MONTALBAN (Broadway: Funny Girl, Pacific Overtures) as Kurt Huber, SAM GRAVITTE (Broadway: Wicked) as Frederick Fischer, COLE THOMPSON (Broadway: Into the Woods) as Willi Graf, ELLIS GAGE (International: Next To Normal) as Swing, Dani Apple (NY: The Sorceress) as Swing.
Full cast to be announced soon.
That the extremely earnest new tuner “White Rose: The Musical,” now at Theatre Row, works as well as it does is a testament to a very talented cast who handle their roles with sincerity and seriousness, as well as a pleasing-enough score by newcomers Brian Belding (who also wrote the book) and Natalie Brice, and the simple yet effective direction of Will Nunziata. And, at 95 minutes, this poignant yet slender tale doesn’t wear out its welcome.
Without question, the story of White Rose is one worth telling and its courageous young martyrs should never be forgotten, but the light-hearted spirit of the current musical is a jarring contrast to its horrific outcome and events. For me, the production would be more effective if the characters were given more emotional depth and three-dimensionality, the Nazi atrocities against which they rebelled were more prominently featured in the staging, and the musical stylings were more in keeping with those of the era.
2024 | Off-Broadway |
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