Reading of Pride and Prejudice musical in New York City
Attention New York Janeites! A reading of the musical version of Pride and Prejudice, which was premiered by the Ohio Light Opera Company last summer, will have a reading on February 15 and 16 at the New 42nd Street Studio, New York. There is no time listed.
Polly Bergen, who played Elizabeth Bennet in the 1959 musical of P&P, will portray the Narrator in this reading. Other cast members include Catherine Brunell (Big River, Thoroughly Modern Millie) as Lydia, Marilyn Caskey (The Phantom of the Opera) as Mrs. Bennet, Walter Charles (The Apple Tree) as Mr. Bennet, Colin Donnell as Mr. Darcy, Sara Ford as Elizabeth Bennet, Jessica Grové (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Les Miserables) as Jane Bennet, Jayne Paterson (Jacques Brel) as Jane Austen and Aaron Tveit as Mr. Bingley.
We will try to get more information about the time of the reading. In the meantime, JASNA members can read a (very positive) review of the Ohio Light Opera Company performance in the most recent issue of JASNA News, which most JASNA members have received or should receive soon.
ETA: The reading does include musical numbers and is about 50 minutes long (so not the whole play). The theatre only seats 100, and readings are by invitation only, but they want lots of Janeites there, so e-mail the Editrix (editor at austenblog dot com) to get the e-mail for the producer, who will place you on the list. This play is heading for Broadway, and AustenBlog would LOVE a report from anyone who gets to attend this preview!
February 11th, 2007 at 10:55 am
A reading of a musical? Does that mean they’re going to sing?