New York City, New York Jun 7, 2019 (Issuewire.com) - Mississippi The Musical written by Gregory James Tornquist is set to premiere as part of the Developmental Reading Series at the New York Musical Festival Summer, 2019.
Directed by Gayle Samuels, with musical direction by Jeannine Otis and casted by GPS Casting, the compelling plot tells the story of a time in 1959, where the winds of change blew into the town of Hope River, MS.
Location
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Rehearsal Studio
Playwrights Horizons
416 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
Performance Schedule
Wednesday, July 17 at 12:30 PM
Saturday, July 20 at 2 PM
Saturday, July 20 at 5 PM
With a talented cast that includes: Alexa Freeman, Renee Jackson, Eli Noll, Malcolm Jamal King, Mon’Quez Pippins, Kat Council & Uriel Menson, the musical has already picked up an impressive following due to the stellar demo recording produced by Tornquist, Grammy nominee Rob Galbraith and Bruce Dees and featuring the voices of Coco Jones, the late Trent Armand Kendall, Shelly Hart Thomas, Brooke Lundy Pittman, Frank Lawson and Daria Hardeman.
Recommended for theater goers ages 17 and over, this is the first theatrical production for Angelic Star Records Entertainment Unlimited led by Producing Artistic Director, General Manager & Founder, Noreen Crayton. (For more information, visit www.nymf.org/mississippi)
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