Tony nominee Michael John LaChiusa imagines the inner lives and dreams of America's best-known daughters with a funny and moving follow-up to his 1993 Public musical First Lady Suite. A historical fantasia in four parts, FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE follows Patricia Nixon and daughters Tricia and Julie, Rosalynn and Amy Carter, Betty and Susan Ford, Patti Davis and mom Nancy Reagan, and Barbara Bush and daughter-in-law Laura as they strive to live meaningful lives in the public eye, while dealing with the complex private relationships all of us face with our parents and children. Directed by Kirsten Sanderson, this wholly captivating new musical with a lush, sweeping score is a deeply felt new work about mothers, daughters and the surprising discoveries we make about one another as we grow.
Ghostlight Records will release the original cast recording of the world premiere musical FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE, written by Michael John LaChiusa and directed by Kirsten Sanderson. The album will be released in digital formats on Friday, February 26 with the physical CD online and in stores on Friday, April 1. When the show opened last fall at The Public
Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham), it was named a "Critics' Pick" from The New York Times, "a little masterpiece" from The Wall Street Journal, "insightful and layered" by Newsweek and "sublime" by New York Magazine. The CD contains a 12-page booklet with color photos, a special essay by Oskar Eustis and a synopsis by Michael John LaChiusa and Kirsten Sanderson. The album is produced by Joel Moss, Kurt Deutsch and Michael John LaChiusa. The opening track is now streaming at the label's website. To pre-order the album, please visit: sh-k-boom.com/first-daughter-suite.
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