Nikki Renee Daniels to Lead Developmental Lab of THE COUNTESS OF STORYVILLE

The Countess of Storyville, a new original American musical, will be performed at an invitation only developmental lab on October 22nd and 23rd at The Pearl Studios. Directed by Mark Waldrop,The Countess of Storyville, has music by Martin Silvestri, lyrics by Joel Higgins, book by R.M. Cohen and is choreographed by Denis Jones. The musicalis presented by The Pasadena Playhouse in association with Margot Astrachan and Michael Rubenstein.

Following the lab, the musical is scheduled to go to The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa from January 11th to February 21st, and then it is intended to go to The Pasadena Playhouse in May/June 2016.

In 1897 The City of New Orleans decreed a legal Red Light District known as Storyville. Ten square blocks of... SIN. The return of Countess Willie Dupree to Storyville, 30 years after her birth in prison triggers a saga in which the only certainty is that family ties can kill.

The Countess of Storyville readings will feature Nikki Renee Daniels (Book of Mormon, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Anything Goes), Paul Schoeffler (Rock of Ages, Sweet Charity),Jamie Laverdiere (Motown The Musical, The Producers) and Kecia Lewis (Leap of Faith, Once on This Island).

Margot Astrachan said, "The musical is a sweeping Broadway love story about a one of a kind woman of color who created her own destiny in a man's world over a century ago. Based on events and people, the contemporary score echoes jazz and ragtime."

Industry professionals who wish to attend should email: StoryvilleRSVP@fstheatrical.com