Gerrard Lobo & Morgan DeTogne to Lead Beautiful Soup's LILIOM
By: Tyler Peterson
Beautiful Soup Theater's has announced initial casting for their revival of Ferenc Molnar's Liliom, the classic play that inspired Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein's musical Carousel. The production, directed by Artistic Director Steven Carl McCasland, will mark the play's first full New York revival in over five decades.
Gerrard Lobo will star as the beautiful but brutish Liliom. He is joined Morgan DeTogne as the only woman Liliom ever loved, Julie Zeller. DeTogne will also be seen in Beautiful Soup's upcoming American premiere of Lift: the musical. Kimberly Rogers will make her New York stage debut as Mrs. Muskat.
Molnar's play first opened on Broadway in 1921 and starred Eva Le Gallienne. It was revived eleven years later, but has not seen a full production in New York City. Since 1932, the work was adapted into the beloved musical Carousel by Rodgers and Hammerstein, and a ballet by Michel Legrand.
For more information on Beautiful Soup's 2013-2014 season, visit them at www.beautifulsouptheatercollective.org.
Beautiful Soup Theater is currently raising additional funds to produce the large-scale revival, which will be set in the original period. To donate, or see their teaser trailer, visit their IndieGogo campaign at: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-us-revive-liliom/x/217545.
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