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New Musical About Tennessee Williams at Arena Stage
A new musical about Tennessee Williams, his transformation from shy Thomas Lanier to the famous creative genius, opens at Arena Stage in DC.
The play opens with old Tennessee Williams in New Orleans in 1981, over-medicated and too far into the afternoon, drunk and struggling to write. He nods off and is taunted by his iconic characters...
This musical play about the life of Tennessee Williams—the complex, driven, flamboyant and prolific genius who created many of the seminal works of the American stage and screen—explores his family archetypes, his agent and his longtime companion and how they gave rise to his indelible characters. The time of the play spans the great arc of the writer’s life: beginning when Williams is 7 years old to 2 years before his death at the age of seventy-two.
The show is unlike anything you may have seen before, spanning almost a century of theatrical and cinematic history, as a talented cast of local favorites tell the behind-the-scenes story of Tennessee Williams.The music, composed by Paul Leavitt, covers a wide range in the American canon, from ballads, ragtime, Dixieland, rhythm & blues and full-on Broadway musical numbers.
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Even if you’ve seen TOM TO TENN, the previous version of the script, this iteration of the script and score will be new to you: bright, raw, and painstakingly re-written with the guidance of Arena Stage’s dramaturg and their fantastic director Matt Cowart.
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Performances & Ticketing Information
- February 5th at 8:00 PM
- February 6th at 8:00 PM (SOLD OUT)
- February 7th at 8:00 PM
- February 8th at 7:30 PM
Tickets are FREE for Arena Stage subscribers and members and $10 for the general public. All seating is general admission and reservations are strongly encouraged.
Purchase tickets online at ArenaStage.org. Tickets may also be purchased by calling 202-488-3300.
Show Information
Book and lyrics by Shelley Herman Gillon and Harriet McFaul Pilger
Music by Paul Leavitt
Directed by Matt Cowart
www.ahouseofglass.com
Featuring Joshua Morgan as Tennessee Williams
Stephen Russell Murray as Frank
Barbara Pinolini as Grand/Eunice
Lawrence Redmond as Cornelius
Dorea Schmidt as Rose
Kyle Schliefer as Kip
Janet Aldrich as Edwina/Audrey
About the Arena Stage Kogod Cradle Series
The Arena Stage Kogod Cradle Series supports the exploration and development of new and emerging work in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle with visiting companies, artists and ensembles.The Kogod Cradle Series is generously sponsored by Arlene and Robert Kogod.