N'Kenge Returns to Alpine Theatre Project for CHICAGO, BIG FISH and RING OF FIRE This Summer

With much excitement and clamor, Broadway's N'Kenge returns to Alpine Theatre Project in Montana to star in "Chicago" as Matron "Mama" Morton, the Witch in "Big Fish," and various roles in "Ring of Fire." All three productions will be running in rotating repertory from July 9 - August 1. Tickets are currently on sale now and can be purchased by here.

"It is truly a joy and honor to return to Alpine Theatre Project this summer for an exciting trio of shows," says N'Kenge. "The opportunity to appear in three rotating productions is simply amazing and a great opportunity. Mama in Chicago, the Witch and playing the guitar while singing in Ring of Fire is a new thing for me and I love it!"

N'Kenge appeared previously at ATP as Crystal in "Little Shop of Horrors" in 2012 and in ATP's ever-popular Yuletide Affair holiday concert, which has sold out every performance for 11 years. She is best known for originating the role of Mary Wells in the Broadway smash hit, Motown: The Musical. Making her Broadway debut in Pulitzer Prize winner James Lapine directed Sondheim on Sondheim alongside Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Norm Lewis, and Tom Wopat, she also performed on the West End starring in The Genius of Ray Charles. She was N'Kenge starred in the Michael Jackson Tribute Show World Tour and has also been seen as a soloist at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra to name a few.

Other cast & production members include: Broadway veterans Kristen Beth Williams, Lauren Lim Jackson, Sean McDermott, Eric Michael Krop, Luke Walrath, and Nicholas Ward as well as Jessica Ernest, Rebecca Spear, David Kirk Grant, Becky Elizabeth Stout, Susan O'Dea, and Michael Valentine. Productions directed by Broadway veteran, Betsi Morrison and choreographed by Broadway Veteran, Sara Brians. Musical direction by Brandon James Gwinn and Billy Thompson. Scenic & projection design by Stephanie Busing. Lighting design by Rachel Naber-Burke. Costume design by Kerry Bechtel. Sound design by Kevin Heard.

Founded in 2004 by three Broadway actors, ATP has been bringing Broadway veterans to perform in Whitefish, Montana including Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner John Lithgow, Academy Award winner, Olympia Dukakis, Tony Award winner, Kelli O'Hara, Emmy Award winning designer, Bob Phillips, Tony Award nominees, Barbara Walsh and Louis Zorich. ATP is in its 11th season and is a nonprofit theatre that is listed in Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine as one of the attractions that makes Whitefish "One of the Top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America."

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