Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Prospect Theater's ONE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE DAY

One Thousand Nights and One Day, a new musical with book and lyrics by Jason Grote, with music by Marisa Michelson, and directed by Erin Ortman, just opened the ART/NY Mezzanine Theatre (502 West 53rd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues).

In mythic Persia, a daring young woman spins tales to save the kingdom and her life. In modern-day New York, a Jewish man and Palestinian woman fight to find love in a fractured world. This world premiere musical, adapted from Jason Grote's critically-acclaimed play 1001, reinvents "The Arabian Nights," colliding the contemporary and the ancient. Through a genre-bending score, it questions past and present images of the Middle East, exploring the power of story in our everyday lives.

One Thousand Nights and One Day features Sepideh Moafi ("The Deuce", "Falling Water"), Ben Steinfeld (Fiasco Theatre Company's Into the Woods), Ashkon Davaran (The Great Comet - Ars Nova), Yassi Noubahar (The Body Politic), Chad Goodridge (Passing Strange), Gabriella Pérez (Anything Goes National Tour), and Graham Stevens (Peter and the Starcatcher). Further casting will be announced shortly.

One Thousand Nights and One Day features choreography by Karla Garcia (Regional: In The Heights; currently performing in Hamilton), scenic design by Jason Ardizzone-West(The Royale, Illyria), costume design by Becky Bodurtha (The Strangest; The Wife), lighting design by Carolyn Wong (This Was Written In Water; The Oracle) and sound design by Jeremy J. Lee (Tamar of the River; Broadway Associate: Superior Doughnuts; Mary Stuart). Kurt Crowley (currently the musical director/conductor of Hamilton on Broadway) serves as musical director and co-orchestrator with Marisa Michelson.

Performances for One Thousand Nights and One Day are Tuesday at 7PM, Wednesday at 7PM, Thursday at 8PM, Friday at 8PM, Saturday at 2PM and 8PM (no matinee April 7), and Sunday at 2PM (April 8 there is an added 7PM Sunday show, April 15 the matinee is at 5PM). Single Tickets are $25 - $55, with special rates available to Prospect Members. Tickets can be purchased by visiting: www.ProspectTheater.org or calling 212-352-3101.

Photo Credit: Linda Lenzi

Welcome to the opening night of One Thousand Nights and One Day

Sepideh Moafi and Ben Steinfeld

Graham Stevens, Gabriella Perez and Chad Goodridge

Yassi Noubahar and Ashkon Davaran

Ashkon Davaran, Graham Stevens, Jen Anaya, Yassi Noubahar, Sepideh Moafi, Gabriella Perez, Ben Steinfeld and Chad Goodridge

Marisa Michelson and Erin Ortman

Kurt Crowley and Erin Ortman

Marisa Michelson, Erin Ortman and Karla Garcia

Marisa Michelson and Kurt Crowley

Jacob Yates, Mia Crivello and Taylor McMahon

Kurt Crowley, Erin Ortman and Mia Crivello

Marisa Michelson and Enrico De Trizio

Kurt Crowley and Carlos E. Gonzalez

Erin Ortman and Alexander Gemignani

Margo Seibert

Marisa Michelson, Margo Seibert and Cara Reichel

Cara Reichel and Erin Ortman

Jesse L. Kearney Jr. and Cara Reichel

Cast & Creatives