Glory Crampton to Join Robert Cuccioli in ROTHSCHILD & SONS at York Theatre Company

The York Theatre Company, dedicated to the development of new musicals and preserving musical gems from the past, in association with Arnold Mittelman and The National Jewish Theater Foundation, is pleased to announce that Glory Crampton will join previously announced Tony Award nominee Robert Cuccioli in the world premiere production of Rothschild & Sons, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book by Sherman Yellen, with direction by Jeffrey B. Moss. Mr. Cuccioli will star as Mayer Rothschild, with Ms. Crampton in the pivotal role as his wife, Gutele. Additional casting will be announced shortly.

Performances begin on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. A new block of tickets have been added to the limited engagement that will now continue through Sunday, November 8, 2015 at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

Rothschild & Sons launches the York Theatre Company's 2015/16 season with the full involvement of the creators-Sheldon Harnick, Sherman Yellen and the estate of Jerry Bock. Based on their original The Rothschilds, inspired by the book of the same name by Frederic Morton, this intimate one-act reimagining of the musical focuses on the relationships between the patriarch of the family, Mayer Rothschild, his wife Gutele, and their five sons. The work is newly structured and features several songs not included in the original, with new lyrics by Mr. Harnick and a full 11-member cast bringing life to Mr. Yellen's highly relevant story of a family fighting for human rights and triumphing over extraordinary odds. Yellen dubs it a "musical love story about a father and his sons."

Glory Crampton (Gutele Rothschild). Recent New York credits: Death Takes a Holiday (Roundabout Theatre Company); The Game of Love (York Theatre Company); Light Up The Sky with Richard Easton (Piccadilly Theater). She is currently touring the USA in both her one woman concert From Broadway to Abbey Road, and with Angel of Music: A Salute to Andrew Lloyd Webber with Franc D'Ambrosio. Regional credits: My Fair Lady with Charles Shaunesey, directed by Glenn Casale (Pittsburgh CLO, Sacramento Music Circus, and Paper Mill Playhouse - NJ Footlight Award); Hello, Dolly! with Leslie Uggams, and Christine in the world premiere and RCA recording of Kopit and Yeston's Phantom, both at TUTS in Houston; Guys and Dolls with Richard Kind (Ogunquit Playhouse); Can-Can (Westchester Broadway Theatre); The Sound of Music (Kansas City Starlight Theatre); ten leading ladies at Paper Mill Playhouse. Concerts: Soloist with The Three Tenors' José Carreras with The Orchestra of St Luke's (Radio City Music Hall); soloist for The Royal Crown Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, as well as several concerts at The United Nations, and in Washington, D.C. Sold out performances at Feinstein's in New York and San Francisco. Select recordings: "Unusual Way" (solo album recorded with The London National Symphony at Abbey Road); "All the Love I have: Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber;" "The Musicality of Kern;" and "Celebrate Broadway," all with Jay Records. Recent TV: "TUT" starring Ben Kingsley (Spike TV); "The Good Wife" (CBS). www.glorycrampton.com

The original Broadway production of The Rothschilds was the last collaboration between Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. The musical opened on Broadway in 1970 and ran for over 500 performances. It received nine Tony Award nominations and garnered Best Actor and Featured Actor awards for Hal Linden and Keene Curtis, respectively. In 1990, an Off-Broadway revival of the show starred Mike Burstyn in the lead role of Mayer Rothschild and Mr. Cuccioli in the role of Nathan Rothschild, the son who ends up figuring prominently in the building of the family's wealth from his position in London.

Rothschild & Sons will play the following performance schedule: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m., Thursdays - Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

Now on sale, tickets for Rothschild & Sons are priced at $67.50 and may be purchased by calling (212) 935-5820, online at http://www.yorktheatre.org, or in person at the box office at the York Theatre at Saint Peter's (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue), Monday through Friday (12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.).

York Theatre Company offers the 54th Street Membership Program, an exclusive membership package for as low as $54.00 - with elite benefits that includes a 30% discount on tickets to York Theatre Productions (2 per membership), exclusive member pre-sale opportunities, 50% off on all lobby concessions, 20% off on all lobby merchandise, in addition to special member only receptions.

For additional information, please visit www.yorktheatre.org.