Beth Leavel, Jared Zirilli & More Will Take Part in CAPONE Reading

Caiola Productions will present a private reading of the new musical CAPONE. CAPONE stars Danny Aiello with book, music and lyrics by Robert Mitchell and directed by Alexander Dinelaris. The reading will be this Friday, November 18th.

CAPONE is a fantastical journey that takes us into the mind of one of the most notorious and iconic gangsters of all time. Facing his final hours, Al Capone finds himself battling both the angels and enemies who materialize before him, and guide him on his path toward salvation or to ultimate damnation. Proud of his legendary status and notoriety but ashamed of his sins, CAPONE is a story of the inevitable price we all pay in the blind pursuit of recognition and legacy.

The cast of the November 18th reading will include Danny Aiello (The Godfather: Part II, Once Upon a Time in America, The Purple Rose of Cairo) as Al, Morgan Weed as Mae, Beth Leavel as Mother, Katie Chung as Fosse Girls, Jennifer Bowles as Fosse Girls, Jared Zirilli as Sonny, TEd Koch as Johnny Torrio, Rocco Sisto as Gabriel. 101 Productions will serve as Executive Producers.

BIOGRAPHIES:

Robert Mitchell (Book, Music, Lyrics) is an award winning Composer, Playwright and Lyricist. His musical Vincent won 'Best Musical' Honors in NYC. Rappaccini's Daughter has been produced in New York, New Jersey, San Francisco and Las Vegas. Other musicals are DiMaggio, They All Knew and Frankenstein - all performed in NYC. His music drama, The Lone Star State, was commissioned and performed outdoors by the Moody State Theatre in Galveston, Texas and recorded in London with members of the London Philharmonic. His one act opera, One Man, Two Minds, was performed live on a radio broadcast of WQXR (NYC). He has also written scores for several films, a PBS documentary, and is a proud member of The Dramatists Guild, ASCAP and The Writer's Guild of America.

Alexander Dinelaris (Director) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe winner for the screenplay of Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). He is the co-creator and executive producer of the series The One Percent for MRC, starring Ed Helms, Hilary Swank and Ed Harris. He is currently adapting the novel Entering Hades into a feature film with Michael Fassbender. His film The Year of the Monarchs is currently in development with Mandalay Entertainment. Alexander is also the book writer of the West End production of The Bodyguard Musical and of Gloria and Emilio Estefan's Broadway musical On Your Feet! Other recent work includes his plays Red Dog Howls (New York Theater Workshop), Still Life (Manhattan Class Company), The Chaos Theories (Shotgun Theater) and In This, Our Time (59e59). Mr. Dinelaris is a proud member of the Writer's Guild and the Dramatists Guild.

CAIOLA PRODUCTIONS (Producers) is a New York based theater and film Production Company founded by Tony and Drama Desk Award winning brother and sister producing team Luigi Caiola and Rose Caiola. During the 2016-17 theater season, Caiola Productions will co-produce Natasha Pierre, The Great Comet of 1812, and Dear Evan Hansen. During the 2015-16 theater season, Caiola Productions produced On Your Feet & The Color Purple (winner of 2 Tony Awards for Best Musical Revival and Best Leading Actress). During the 2014-15 theater season, Caiola Productions co-produced The Elephant Man & An American In Paris. During the 2013-14 season, Caiola Productions was a co-producer of All The Way starring Bryan Cranston (winner of 2 Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Leading Actor). Caiola Productions's other theater credits include the 2012-13 Broadway productions of the acclaimed revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play), Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (winner of 1 Tony Award and 3 Drama Desk Awards), Glengarry Glen Ross starring Al Pacino & The Heiress. Rose's Solo producing credits include the world premiere of Freckleface Strawberry The Musical, conceived and co-written by Rose, based on the children's book by Julianne Moore, and the documentary film First Position.