"An adventurous, one-of-a-kind and perhaps unforgettable affair….a musical theater piece as rare and provocative as a blue flower."
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The company’s 33rd season begins in October with the New York premiere of the new musical “The Blue Flower,” written by Jim Bauer and Ruth Bauer and directed by Will Pomerantz. The show, which was produced at the American Repertory Theater in Boston last year, uses video, dance and music to tell the story of four friends living through the Belle Époque and World War I.
The Blue Flower won the 2011 Elliot Norton Award for Best Musical and Outanding Design. Combine that with the production's 6 IRNE Awards including Best Musical and it's swept both of Boston's top prizes for outstanding theatre
The Blue Flower took home a host of honors at the 2011 Independent Reviewers of New England Awards, presented April 25 in Boston. Wins include Best Musical, Best Actor (Dan Jenkins), Best Supporting Actress (Meghan McGeary), Best Musical Director(Mark Rubenstein), Best Lighting Design, and Best Sound Design.
London's The Old Vic Theatre, the historical home of theatrical legends including Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, under the artistic direction of Kevin Spacey, in association with New York's Public Theatre launch 2010's US/UK Exchange where actors, directors, and producers engage in a week of cultural activity and artistic development.
PHOTO CALL: Stephen Schwartz Produces The Blue Flower, With Daniel Jenkins, Teal Wicks and Tom Nelis
The Blue Flower, the new multimedia play with music starring Tony Award nominee Daniel Jenkins, blossomed Dec. 1 at the American Repertory Theater. Here is a look at the production:
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"Wicked" composer Stephen Schwartz has signed on as a commercial producer attached to "The Blue Flower," the multimedia tuner gearing up for a run at Boston's American Repertory Theater later this year. "Blue Flower" is the first legit producing gig for Schwartz, whose 1970 tuner "Godspell" will be revived on Broadway next year.
Stephen Schwartz, composer and lyricist of such Broadway classics as Wicked, Pippin, and Godspell makes his theatrical producing debut with Jim and Ruth Bauer’s The Blue Flower, calling the production, “one of the most creative and original pieces of musical theatre that I’ve ever encountered in my life.”
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Broadway's Matt Doyle (Spring Awakening, Bye Bye Birdie) and Celina Carvajal (Toxic Avenger, MTV's Legally Blonde) will play the roles of John and Tierney in this new darkly comedic love story.
Tate Theatrics: Creative Producer
ONWARD opens April 2, 2009 at 59E59 Theaters, located at 59 East 59th Street between Park and Madison.
“Taken together, they make Green Eyes the rare vest-pocket love story that’s as epic in scope as it is intimate in stature. But it’s also something considerably more important: musical theatre in its most exciting, elemental form. ”
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Green Eyes, which is billed as "An Original Contemporary Musical," begins a limited run at Theater 80. The production will play the Off-Broadway venue through Aug. 23.