Photo Flash: First Look at Jefferson Mays, Ken Barnett and More in Old Globe's A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
By: BWW News Desk Feb. 01, 2013
The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, a new musical comedy with book by Robert L. Freedman, music by Steven Lutvak and lyrics by Freedman and Lutvak. Former Old Globe Co-Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak returns to the Globe to direct the production. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.
Based on the novel Israel Rank by Roy Horniman, the musical also features choreography by Peggy Hickey. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will run March 8 - April 14, 2013 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run March 8 - March 12. Opening night is Wednesday, March 13 at 7:00 p.m. A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is a co-production with Hartford Stage. Single tickets go on sale Sunday, Feb. 3 at 12 noon. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.
Ken Barnett stars as the charming and vengeful Monty Navarro. Jefferson Mays plays all eight ill-fated members of the D'Ysquith clan. The cast of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder also features Chilina Kennedy (Phoebe D'Ysquith), Lisa O'Hare (Sibella Hallward) and Heather Ayers, Rachel Izen, Kevin Ligon, KendAl Sparks, Price Waldman and Catherine Walker (Ensemble).
The creative team includes Alexander Dodge (Scenic Design), Linda Cho (Costume Design), Philip S. Rosenberg (Lighting Design), Dan Moses Schreier (Sound Design), Aaron Rhyne (Projection Design), Charles LaPointe (Wig Design), Jonathan Tunick (Orchestrator), Mike Ruckles (Music Director), Dianne Adams McDowell and Steven Lutvak (Vocal Arrangements), Binder Casting (Casting), Jan Gist (Dialect Consultant) and Susie Cordon (Stage Manager).
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is supported in part through gifts from Production Sponsors Valerie and Harry Cooper, HM Electronics, Inc. (HME) and California Bank & Trust.
Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
Ken Barnett and Jefferson Mays
The cast of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Lisa O'Hare, Heather Ayers and Chilina Kennedy
The cast of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Jefferson Mays and Ken Barnett
Heather Ayers, Ken Barnett and Jefferson Mays
Jefferson Mays and Ken Barnett
Jefferson Mays and Ken Barnett
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