Spangler, Goldblatt, et al. Announced for Alliance Theatre's AVENUE X; Opens 1/13

Nick Spangler and J.D. Goldblatt have joined the cast of the upcoming production of AVENUE X at the ALLIANCE THEATRE in Atlanta. Additional casting includes Rebecca Blouin, Laurence Clayton, Jeremy Cohen, Steve French, Neda Spears, Jonathan Victorian, and J.D. Webster.

The scintillating sounds of doo-wop and R&B will collide on a street corner in 1960's Brooklyn during the ALLIANCE THEATRE's production of Avenue X. Award-winning composer Ray Leslee wrote the music for this revolutionary a cappella musical in which two young men search their divided community for harmony in more than just their music. ALLIANCE THEATRE Artistic Director Susan V. Booth will direct eight actors in this ambitious work that combines a variety of musical genres and rhythms to tell a compelling story of racial struggle in a New York neighborhood. The musical will run January  13th through February 7th on the Alliance Stage.

The production encompasses a rich range of musical styles including doo-wop, rock-and,-roll, R&B, Italian folk tunes, jazz and gospel. Booth continues, "We talk-a lot-about differences and unity in our city. Avenue X uses divergent musical styles and tightly woven harmonies to have that conversation, and as a result, the conversation sits not just in our heads, but in our hearts."

Avenue X was first produced in 1994 at Playwrights Horizons in New York. After an extended off-Broadway run, it was staged in more than 50 theatres around the world, winning Best Musical awards in Dallas, Seattle, Austin, Los Angeles and Philadelphia where it received the Barrymore Award for Best Musical 1997.

Nick Spangler is a winner of the popular television show The Amazing Race. Spangler hsa appeared off-Broadway in The Fantasticks and GIANT. Recently, he starred in the New York Musical Theatre Festival production of Fantasy Football: The Musical.

Tickets for AVENUE X range in price rom $25 to $45 and may be purchased through the ALLIANCE THEATRE Website. Performances of AVENUE X run January 13th through February 7th and take place Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm, and Sundays at 7:30pm.

The Alliance continuously brings Atlanta the finest talent and finest art-proving once again that the Alliance is where great theatre lives. 404.733.4650 or www.alliancetheatre.org.