Photo Coverage: Lincoln Center Theater's HAPPINESS Celebrates Opening Night!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009; Posted: 11:03 AM - by Peter James Zielinski
The Lincoln Center Theater presents the new musical HAPPINESS at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. HAPPINESS has a book by John Weidman, music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie and direction and choreography by Susan Stroman, and features Fred Applegate. Sebastian Arcelus, Miguel Cervantes, Hunter Foster, Joanna Gleason, Ken Page, Robert Petkoff, Jenny Powers, Phyllis Somerville and Pearl Sun.
HAPPINESS celebrated Opening Night on Monday, March 30th and BroadwayWorld's cameras were there to capture all the excitement!
The cast of HAPPINESS also includes Ana Maria Andricain, Holly Ann Butler, PatRick Cummings, Janet Dickinson, Alan H. Green, Samantha Maza, James Moye, Alessa Neeck, Eric Santagata, Rob Sapp, Alexander Scheitinger, Lina Silver, Idara Victor, and Matt Wall
Commissioned and developed by Lincoln Center Theater, HAPPINESS, tells the story of a disparate group of New Yorkers caught on a subway train under unusual circumstances. The production reunites director-choreographer Susan Stroman and book writer John Weidman, whose last LCT collaboration was the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Contact, and marks the LCT debuts of composer Scott Frankel and lyricist Michael Korie who were nominated for a Tony Award for their score for the musical Grey Gardens.
The musical has sets by Thomas Lynch, costumes by William Ivey Long, lighting by Donald Holder, sound design by Scott Lehrer, orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin and musical direction by Eric Stern.
HAPPINESS is performed Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturdays at 2pm and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are available at the Lincoln Center Theater Box Office, at Tele-charge.com (212-239-6200) or by visiting www.lct.org.
Photos by Peter James Zielinski
Susan Stroman and John Weidman
John Weidman, Susan Stroman, and Scott Frankel
Michael Korie, Susan Stroman, and Scott Frankel
PatRick Cummings and Ken Page
Ken Page and guest
Joanna Gleason and Chris Sarandon
Joanna Gleason and Chris Sarandon
Holly Ann Butler and Deven May
Holly Ann Butler, Deven May and Pearl Sun
Lina Silver
Phyllis Somerville, Alessa Neeck, Robert Petkoff, and PatRick Cummings
Fred Applegate and James Moye
Jennifer Cody and Hunter Foster
Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus
Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus
Jenny Powers
Matt Cavenaugh and Jenny Powers
Hunter Foster, Jenny Powers, and Sebastian Arcelus
Pearl Sun and Robert Petkoff
Bernard Gersten, Pearl Sun, and Robert Petkoff
Pearl Sun, Jenny Powers, and Jeff Whiting
Lina Silver and Miguel Cervantes
Ana Maria Andricain, Lina Silver, and Miguel Cervantes
Related Links
Stroman Talks 'HAPPINESS' with Newsday
Currently in previews, Lincoln Center Theater's production of the new musical HAPPINESS will open at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater on Monday, March 30 at 6:45pm. HAPPINESS, which has a book by John Weidman, music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie and direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. The Tony winning Stroman talked about the new musical with New York Newsday, to read the interview click here.
Photo Flash: HAPPINESS At The Lincoln Center Theater
Currently in previews, Lincoln Center Theater production of the new musical HAPPINESS will open at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater on Monday, March 30 at 6:45pm. HAPPINESS, which has a book by John Weidman, music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie and direction and choreography by Susan Stroman, features Fred Applegate. Sebastian Arcelus, Miguel Cervantes, Hunter Foster, Joanna Gleason, Ken Page, Robert Petkoff, Jenny Powers, Phyllis Somerville and Pearl Sun.
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As an Equity actor, Peter is photographing the industry from the inside out. He has performed in numerous shows regionally, sung a duet with Richard Chamberlain in the National Tour of "Scrooge," and starred in "The Zoo Project" which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. When not on stage, he can be found photographing headshots and live theatre in NYC, Chicago and LA. As an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop, he also acts as a retouching artist for photographers city-wide. For more information, please visit: http://www.pjzstudios.com
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