Photo Flash: 'The Glorious Ones' Begins Previews Tonight

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 today, 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.

The performance schedule for The Glorious Ones is Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8PM with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2PM and Sunday at 3PM. (There is no matinee on Saturday, October 13.)   Tickets priced at $70 to $75 are available at the Lincoln Center Theater box office (150 West 65 Street), by calling Tele-Charge at (212) 239-6200 or on-line by visiting www.lct.org.

Photos by Joan Marcus

l-r: David Patrick Kelly, John Kassir, Julyana Soelistyo, Marc Kudisch, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Erin Davie and Jeremy Webb

Marc Kudisch and company