Adirondack Theatre Festival Announces Concert Presentation of Frank Wildhorn's New Musical THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
A concert presentation of music from Frank Wildhorn's new musical, The Song of Bernadette, will be part of Adirondack Theatre Festival's 23rd season of professional theater. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 30, and Monday, July 31, at the Charles R. Wood Theater.
The Song of Bernadette is about Saint Bernadette and her visions of the Virgin Mary. A cast of Broadway singers will perform never-before-heard songs by Wildhorn and Robin Lerner.
Wildhorn is best known for composing Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War, Dracula the Musical, Bonnie & Clyde and Wonderland. Wildhorn wrote Whitney Houston's international hit "Where Do Broken Hearts Go."
Actors include Carrie Manolakas (Broadway: Mamma Mia), Jill Paice (Broadway: An American in Paris), Justin Gregory Lopez (Off-Broadway: Bare), Jessica Phillips (Broadway: Leap of Faith), Tad Wilson (Broadway: Rock of Ages), Maritza Bostic and Joey Calveri (Broadway: Wonderland). Jason Howland (Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde,music supervisor and arranger) will music direct.
Indie Theatrical is producing The Song of Bernadette. Tickets are $26-32 and are available at the Wood Theater Box Office, online at ATFestival.org or by calling (518)480-4878. The Wood Theater is located at 207 Glen Street in downtown Glens Falls.
About Adirondack Theatre Festival
Founded in 1994, ATF is a non-profit, professional theater. Each summer ATF produces a season of theater for an audience of both locals and tourists (9,000+) using professional artists from New York City and across the country. Last summer yielded a record-breaking season of sold-out performances, nearly doubling attendance and subscribership in just the past two years. ATF operates under a Small Professional Theatre Agreement with Actors' Equity Association. ATF is the only professional summer theater in the Capital District, Saratoga and Adirondack regions of upstate New York solely committed to producing new and contemporary works of theater. Its 23rd season is comprised entirely of new works.
ATF Website: http://www.atfestival.org/event/the-song-of-bernadette/
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