Bobby Steggert to Lead SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE Musical Adaptation Reading

A special invitational presentation of Kurt Vonnegut's SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, a new musical, is set for Tuesday, April 7th at 3 PM in the Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center (50th Street at Broadway). Music for SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE is by Jed Feuer, with book & lyrics by Adele Ahronheim. The presentation will be directed by Gabriel Barre.

Bobby Steggert is set to play the leading role of Billy Pilgrim in this musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel, inspired by Vonnegut's own experiences during World War II as filtered through his quirky humor and theatrical, other-worldly imagination. Music direction for SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE is by Albert Ahronheim. Additional casting will be announced soon.

SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE follows Billy Pilgrim, a young man who is ripped from optometry school and thrown into the Battle of the Bulge. As he bounces back and forth from childhood to old age, from WWII POW camps to marriage and alien abduction to the planet Tralfamador, Billy grapples with the trauma of war and struggles to find peace along the way.

Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 satirical novel SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE is ranked 18th on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, and is also featured in Time Magazine's 100 best English-language novels published since 1923.

This presentation of SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE is being presented by Somerled Charitable Foundation.

Photo by Walter McBride