Walmartopia Cast and Creative Revealed

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 7/23/07 at 8:02pm

Complete casting has been announced for Walmartopia, a hit at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival that will begin an open-ended run at the Minetta Lane Theatre Aug. 21 with an official opening Sept. 3.

Directed by Daniel Goldstein with choreography by Wendy Seyb, the cast will boast Cheryl Freeman and Nikki M. James as the mother and daughter who are at the center of this lampoon of the corporate giant. The company will also feature Sarah Bolt, Bradley Dean, Stephen DeRosa, John Jellison, Brennen Leath, Andrew Polk, Pearl Sun, Scotty Watson and Helene Yorke. Watson plays the the late Wal-Mart founder, Sam Walton.

Walmartopia The Musical! features a book by Catherine Capellaro and a score by Andrew Rohn. The musical, according to press notes, "tells the hilarious and timely tale of Vicki Latrell, a single mom and Wal-Mart employee who speaks out against her company's working conditions and finds herself and her young daughter jettisoned to 2036, into a future where Wal-Mart dominates the entire world."

The design team comprises David Korins (sets), Miranda Hoffman (costumes), Ben Stanton (lights), Tony Smolenski & Walter Trarbach (sound) and Erin Kennedy Lunsford (hair, wig and make-up design). August Eriksmoen is music Supervisor. Leading Light, LLC and Outside the Big Box Productions, LLC are producing the Off-Broadway engagement.

Show times are Tuesdays-Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 7 PM with matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 3 PM. Tickets, priced $45 and $65, are available by calling [phone] or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

The Minetta Lane Theatre is located at 18 Minetta Lane.

For more information visit www.walmartopia.com.

[glancingforward]

Posted: 7/23/07 at 9:32pm

i said it before i'll say it again. this was a nightmare show to watch last year. who is ever foot'n the bill for this a sucker.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/23/07 at 9:36pm

This show was terrible. Luckily my 2 hour nap was free since I was an usher there.

[glancingforward]

Posted: 7/23/07 at 9:38pm

i wish i had had that much luck ...maybe they will follow up with Kmart-The Musical starring sally Field as a disgruntled union employee

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/23/07 at 9:41pm

I will not lie, instead of keeping my nice front row seat, I moved to the last row of the theatre so no one could see me.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 12:39am

Have you seen it with this cast? Nikki M. James + singing = beautiful.

[little_sally]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 1:09am

I'm so happy Nikki M. James keeps getting work. I think she's wonderful.

[kaboodles041]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 8:58am

What's bad about it? The story, the music, cast, or everything? Sounds kinda interesting.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 7/24/07 at 10:18am

The cast was okay. The only real standout was the woman who played Vicki. It was everything else that was awful. They took what could have been a really good satire and made it look and sound stupid.

Posted: 7/24/07 at 8:19pm

Oh c'mon, it wasn't awful and it wasn't stupid. Silly, yes - with dancing smiley faces and time traveling severed heads - but not stupid.

It must have some artistic merits, or else it wouldn't be coming back to NYC.

[glancingforward]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 11:59am

fyi...just because its in NYc doesnt mean it has artistic merit...also..they postponed previews...wow...gives credence to rumors that the show is having difficulties...if a show has been in development for this long and cant open as scheduled..be worried.

[Pippin]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 12:18pm

Sarah bolt is a friend of mine, and her voice is astonishing!! I may have to see this.

[Calvin]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 12:22pm

I don't know. Seeing Cheryl Freeman would complete my "Muses of Hercules" collection.

[Ivan the Wonderful]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 12:27pm

I would rather see WizOmanina. I don't even shop at Walmart why would I give money to a show about it?

[Pippin]

Posted: 8/20/07 at 12:29pm

Well, I don't live in Jersey, but I would like to see Jersey boys.