From the BroadwayWorld Vaults: Relive the Magic of LYSISTRATA JONES

By: Oct. 01, 2015

In honor of Throwback Thursday, BroadwayWorld is celebrating the past with a new series that will take you back in time with some of our favorite vintage video features. That's right- we are opening up the BroadwayWorld Vaults to reminisce on shows are long gone from the Broadway-scene, but have left an indelible mark on the world of theatre as a whole. Today, we bring you a vintage video from 2011. Relive the magic of LYSISTRATA JONES below!

LYSISTRATA JONES played its final performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre on January 8, 2012, after playing 34 previews and 30 performances. Written by Tony nominee Douglas Carter Beane (book) and Lewis Flinn (music/lyrics), LYSISTRATA JONES starred Patti Murin (Lysistrata Jones), Liz Mikel (Hetaira), Josh Segarra (Mick),Jason Tam (Xander), and Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Robin) with Alexander Aguilar ('Uardo), Ato Blankson-Wood (Tyllus), Katie Boren (Lampito), Kat Nejat (Cleonice), LaQuet Sharnell (Myrrhine),Teddy Toye (Harold) and Alex Wyse (Cinesius).





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