Premiere of Disney’s On The Record Begins January 5 at Academy of Music
December 9, 2004
Photo: Joan Marcus
Brian Sutherland stars as "Julian", the forty-ish matinee idol. Brian has starred in numerous Broadway productions, including The Sound of Music, 1776, Victor/Victoria and Steel Pier. Ashley Brown will play "Kristen", the fresh-faced and talented newcomer to the recording studio, and Andrew Samonsky will play "Nick", the up and coming performer who is sure to be the "next big thing" in recording. Both Ashley and Andrew are recent graduates of conservatory programs, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and University of California, Irvine, respectively. Richard Easton will voice the Sound Engineer. Richard was recently seen on Broadway in Henry IV and won the 2001 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle Awards for his performance in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention of Love. He appeared in Philadelphia in 2002 in the Philadelphia Orchestra/Wilma Theater co-production of Tom Stoppard’s Every Good Boy Deserves Favor in Verizon Hall.
Rounding out the cast will be Meredith Inglesby, Andy Karl, Tyler Maynard, Keewa Nurullah, Josh Franklin, Leigh Ann Larkin, Koh Mochizuki and Lyn Philistine.
ON THE RECORD is the story of a recording session that changed the lives of a young unknown who is about to get her big break, a pop diva who is about to meet her match, and a matinee idol who is about to meet the "new kid" who could take his place. It is the show-stopping new musical from Disney set in a contemporary recording studio that sparkles with 64 of the most beloved songs ever written, from some of the most popular films ever made over the past 75 years. "Boasting an incredibly diverse and gorgeous score, intimate staging and some fanciful Disney magic, we are sure that ON THE RECORD will delight audiences all over North America," said Thomas Schumacher, producer, Disney Theatrical Productions, a division of The Walt Disney Company. "With ON THE RECORD, we hope to introduce an entire new generation to the music that has captured people’s hearts for the past 70 years, all performed live on stage with a talented group of singers, dancers and musicians."
Disney’s ON THE RECORD is directed, choreographed and co-conceived by Tony® Award nominee Robert Longbottom, director/choreographer of Broadway’s recent Flower Drum Song revival and Side Show. The music is adapted, supervised and arranged by David Chase, with orchestrations by Danny Troob. The production is designed by Tony® Award nominee Robert Brill (scenery), Tony® Award nominee Gregg Barnes (costumes), Tony® Award winner Natasha Katz (lighting) and ACME Sound Partners (sound design). Chad Beguelin is the scenarist.
ON THE RECORD will play Tues. through Thursday. evenings at 7:30pm; Friday & Saturday evenings at 8pm; Sunday evenings at 6:30pm; and matinees on Saturdays at 2pm and Sundays at 1pm. A matinee performance is also scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 6 at 2pm. The perfect gift for the holidays, ticket prices range from $25 to $75 with a limited number of $85 box seats. Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at www.kimmelcenter/org/broadway, or at either the Kimmel Center box office (open daily 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings), or at the Academy of Music box office on performance afternoons and evenings only.
All performances of Citizens Bank Broadway at the Academy are generously supported by Citizens Bank. SEPTA, the Commuter’s Choice, proudly supports Citizens Bank Broadway at the Academy. Cadillac is the Official Vehicle of Citizens Bank Broadway at the Academy. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Citizens Bank Broadway at the Academy.
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