Benjamin Scheuer's THE LION Launches National Tour in MA Today
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 22, 2015
THE LION, the gripping, highly acclaimed autobiographical solo show written and performed by Benjamin Scheuer, launches its official national tour today, August 22, 2015, at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Massachusetts (50 East Merrimack Street).
Directed by Sean Daniels, THE LION opened to rave reviews at the Lynn Redgrave Theater at Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street, New York, NY) on Sunday, February 8th and played an extended engagement through March 29th, following an award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and sold-out productions at the Manhattan Theatre Club and London's St. James Theatre.
"I am thrilled to be able to bring Benjamin's heartfelt story to cities across the country and for a national audience to hear and experience his exceptional talent as a musical storyteller," said producer Eva Price.
Some stories have to be sung. A good storyteller uses everything he has. So Benjamin Scheuer uses his guitar - actually, six guitars -- in THE LION, a wholly original downtown musical experience that tells one man's gripping coming-of-age story. The award-winning songwriter inspires and disarms with his raw wit and emotional depth as he leads you on a rock n' roll journey from boyhood to manhood, through pain and healing, to discover the redemptive power of music. Much like its hero, THE LION roars.
For more information, visit www.TheLionMusical.com.
The current national tour schedule is as follows:
August 22 - September 20, 2015
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
50 East Merrimack Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
September 22 - November 8, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
108 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
November 11 - 22, 2015
Geva Theatre Center
75 Woodbury Boulevard
Rochester, New York 14607
February 26 - April 3, 2016
1101 Sixth Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
May 14 -June 5, 2016
1300 Bingham Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203
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