The Broadway-bound, world premiere engagement of SOUSATZKA, with book by Craig Lucas, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr., based on the original novel "Madame Sousatzka" by Bernice Rubens, opens tonight in Toronto. Directed by Adrian Noble and choreographed by Graciela Daniele, the production stars Victoria Clark, Montego Glover, Judy Kaye and Jordan Barrow.
Based on the original novel Madame Sousatzka, written by Bernice Rubens, Sousatzka is set in London, England in 1982 and tells the story of a musical prodigy torn between two powerful women from vastly different worlds: his mother, a political refugee from South Africa and his piano teacher, a brilliant eccentric with a shattered past. These two proud, iconoclastic women must ultimately cross cultural and racial divides to find common ground, or else jeopardize the young musician's destiny. SOUSATZKA, with its inspirational story of art and music as a tool for change and healing, could not be a more prescient response to the current global attitude towards refugees.
Check out photos of the cast in action below!
Photo Credit: Cylla von Tiedemann
Jordan Barrow and Victoria Clark
Jordan Barrow and Virginia Preston
Jordan Barrow, Ryan Allen and cast
Jordan Barrow, Ryan Allen and Montego Glover
Kaden Stephen, Montego Glover and cast
Montego Glover, Fuschia! and cast
Montego Glover, Ryan Allen and cast
Ryan Allen, Montego Glover and cast
Cast
Fuschia!, Jordan Barrow, Montego Glover and cast
Jordan Barrow and Cast
Virginia Preston and cast
Saccha Dennis, Janelle Cooper, Jewelle Blackman
Jordan Barrow and cast
Fuschia!, Jordan Barrow, Montego Glover and cast
Jordan Barrow and Victoria Clark
Jordan Barrow and Victoria Clark
Jordan Barrow and Victoria Clark
Jordan Barrow and Victoria Clark
Montego Glover and Victoria Clark
Montego Glover and Victoria Clark
Montego Glover and Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark and Jordan Barrow
Victoria Clark and Jordan Barrow
Victoria Clark and Jordan Barrow
Victoria Clark, Judy Kaye and cast
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