'Honeymooners' Musical to Hit Los angeles with an Eye to Broadway
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Ralph Kramden, Ed Norton and the rest of The Honeymooners will make their own unofficial Broadway tryout when the new musical comedy opens The Old Globe Theatre's 2013-14 season.
Your musical, based on the famous CBS television sequence starring Jackie Gleason (Kramden), Art Carney (Norton), Audrey Mdw (as Ralph's wife, Alice) and also Joyce Randolph (as Ed's wife, Trixie), originally ran from October. 1, 1955 to Sept. 22, 1957.
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Michael McGrath, the particular 2012 Tony Award winner for Best Featured Actor in a Musical technology (Nice Work If you're able to Get It), will celebrity as small-time bus driverKramden. Tony a2z Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Perverted Boots, Legally Crazy) will direct along with choreograph. The musical comedy's e-book is written by Dirty Kay and Bill Nuss, together with music by Stephen Weiner and lyrics by John p Mills. The rest of the inventive team will be declared at a later date.
Its a true delight to bring this kind of fun and rollicking brand new musical comedy to San Diego, said Aged Globe Artistic Representative Barry Edelstein, in a declaration. I'm happy to see the brilliant Michael McGrath help to make his Globe introduction, and Im particularly pleased to welcome your hugely talented Jerry Mitchell back to this theatre, where he choreographed The Full Monty, Mythical Friends and Unclean Rotten Scoundrels. As a child I was a full-blown Newly-weds on their honeymoon addict, and I bang-zoomed aside many more hours while using Kramdens and Nortons than I would probably admit. This is exactly why it's a special delight to see Ralph, Erectile dysfunction, Alice and Trixie come to vivid life on each of our stage and to introduce these iconic American characters to a newgeneration.
Based on the announcement, the musical's plot has Kramden and Norton going into -- and winning -- a jingle contest, which portrays the two couples in to a fish-out-of-water experience,Burberry Clothes, sending these people from the safety of their cherished Brooklyn to the dog-eat-dog world of Madison Ave. Naturally, the lines involving friendship and achievement are tested, music are sung as well as comedy ensues.
Even though no Broadway plans have been confirmed for the creation, The Old Globe's extended history as a tryout podium for major musicals points too the material is being test-driven in San Diego for a probable New York move.
The particular Honeymooners will run on the Donald along with DarleneShileyStage in San Diego's Old GlobeTheatre through Sept,supra footwear. 8 D Oct. 27, The year 2013. Preview performances run Sept. 8 D 20. Opening night time is Sunday, September. 22. The Honeymooners is presented under a license from CBS.
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