Bright Lights, Big City Shines at Prince Music Theatre, Summer '06
By: BWW News Desk Nov. 21, 2005
The Prince Music Theatre in Philadelphia will present Paul Scott Goodman's pop musical Bright Lights, Big City from June 14th through July 2nd, 2006.
Based on the much-praised novel by Jay McInerney, the show is set in 1984. "Fresh off the bus fromKansas New York New York Big City
No casting has been announced for the musical, whose score is preserved on a studio cast recording that features Patrick Wilson, Sherie Rene Scott, Jesse L. Martin, Christine Ebersole, Gavin Creel, Eden Espinosa, Celia Keenan-Bolger and others. Based on a concert version presented as part of the Guggenheim Museum's Works and Process series, it is available on Sh-K-Boom Records. Kurt Deutsch, the founder of the record label, directed. The musical, which features book, lyrics and music by Goodman, was first seen at the New York Theatre Workshop, where it was directed by Michael Greif (Rent).A 1988 film version of Bright Lights, Big City, with a screenplay by McInerney, featured Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Swoosie Kurtz and others.
Visit www.princemusictheatre.org for more information.
Based on the much-praised novel by Jay McInerney, the show is set in 1984. "Fresh off the bus from
No casting has been announced for the musical, whose score is preserved on a studio cast recording that features Patrick Wilson, Sherie Rene Scott, Jesse L. Martin, Christine Ebersole, Gavin Creel, Eden Espinosa, Celia Keenan-Bolger and others. Based on a concert version presented as part of the Guggenheim Museum's Works and Process series, it is available on Sh-K-Boom Records. Kurt Deutsch, the founder of the record label, directed. The musical, which features book, lyrics and music by Goodman, was first seen at the New York Theatre Workshop, where it was directed by Michael Greif (Rent).A 1988 film version of Bright Lights, Big City, with a screenplay by McInerney, featured Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Swoosie Kurtz and others.
Visit www.princemusictheatre.org for more information.
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