New Ahrens & Flaherty Tuner 'The Glorious Ones' Begins 10/11

The Glorious Ones, a new musical with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty and choreography and direction by Graciela Daniele begins previews on Thursday (October 11) at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

This new musical features Natalie Venetia Belcon, Erin Davie, John Kassir, David Patrick Kelly, Marc Kudisch, Julyana Soelistyo, and Jeremy Webb.  Opening night for this Lincoln Center Theater production is Monday, November 5 at 6:45PM the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. 

Sets are by Dan Ostling, costumes by Mara Blumenfeld, lighting by Stephen Strawbridge, sound by Scott Stauffer, orchestrations by Michael Starobin and musical direction by David Holcenberg

"The Glorious Ones is a backstage musical about the lives, loves, ambitions, and art of the performers in a 16th-century commedia dell'arte troupe in Italy of the late Renaissance.   Based on the novel by Francine Prose, the musical tells how the troupe came to be and how it captured the public's adoration with its bawdy comedy, before changing artistic fashion altered its way of life.  Its seven archetypal characters are – the charismatic leading man (Marc Kudisch), the sly harlequin (Jeremy Webb), the quack "dottore" (John Kassir), the old miser (David Patrick Kelly), the voluptuous leading lady (Natalie Venetia Belcon), the devoted dwarf (Julyana Soelistyo), and the elegant moon woman (Erin Davie)," explain press notes.