CHOIR BOY's Chuck Cooper & Jeremy Pope Set for NY1 ON STAGE this Weekend

Cast members Chuck Cooper and Jeremy Pope, from Manhattan Theatre Club's CHOIR BOY, will be appearing on NY1 "On Stage" this weekend, July 20 & 21. "On Stage" airs Saturdays and Sundays from 9:30 to 10:00 AM, and again from 7:30 to 8:00 PM It repeats on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 1:00 AM.

The American premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's CHOIR BOY, the new play featuring gospel music directed by Trip Cullman is now playing at MTC's The Studio at Stage II - Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street). The limited engagement has been extended through August 4.

CHOIR BOY features Nicholas L. Ashe (The Lion King), Kyle Beltran (In The Heights), Grantham Coleman (As You Like It), Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper (The Piano Lesson), Drama Desk Award winner Austin Pendleton (Ivanov), Jeremy Pope (Little Shop of Horrors), and Wallace Smith (American Idiot).

The Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys is dedicated to the creation of strong, ethical black men. Pharus (Jeremy Pope) wants nothing more than to take his rightful place as leader of the school's legendary gospel choir. Can he find his way inside the hallowed halls of this institution if he sings in his own key?

The creative team for the new MTC production of CHOIR BOY includes: David Zinn (scenic and costume design), Peter Kaczorowski (lighting design), Fitz Patton (sound design), andJason Michael Webb (music director).

Commissioned by MTC with support from Time Warner Inc., CHOIR BOY opened at London's Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs in a co-production with MTC and was hailed by critics.

CHOIR BOY is a co-production with ALLIANCE THEATRE.

Tickets to CHOIR BOY, which are funded, in part by generous donations to MTC's More To Come Campaign are $30 through Sunday, July 21. After Tuesday, July 23, tickets to CHOIR BOY will be $60. However, in order to ensure that tickets to CHOIR BOY are still affordable to the widest possible, most diverse audiences, during the extension weeks, MTC will be making $30 tickets available via the 30 Under 30 program (https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/30under30/).

Photos by Joan Marcus

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