Tucson: Arizona Onstage Productions presents LOST - A Musical Fable - 2 shows added!

 

 

From: Kevinj65@aol.com [mailto:Kevinj65@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:41 PM
Subject: Arizona Onstage Productions presents LOST - A Musical Fable - 2 shows added!

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARIZONA ONSTAGE PRODUCTIONS

 

LOST - a musical fable

 

CONTACT:  Kevin Johnson, Artistic Director at 270-3332 or kevinj65@aol.com

 

WHAT:  LOST - A Musical Fable. Music by Jessica Grace Wing, Book and Lyrics by Kirk Wood Bromley.

 

WHEN:  7 performances only, October 30^th - November 9^th  2008

 

WHERE:  Zuzi's Theatre, 738 North Fifth Ave near the Corner of 5^th Ave and University

 

HOW MUCH:  $20 - $40

 

Arizona Onstage Productions (Sunday in the Park With George, Elegies, BARK!), presents a new vision of Hansel and Gretel - told with fantastical words, music and images of Appalachian folklore to create a haunting, classically flavored musical both entertaining and unexpected for those seeking unique and daring fare for the Fall season.

 

The two abandoned youths are welcomed by witch/priestess Mamba and her clan of ghosts, both the mythical and those based on American history, including Ivy, a Salem witch burned at the stake, Silas, a Confederate Soldier shot in the stomach, Little Wing, a Native American whose family, starving after Europeans came, left him to die and Mazy, a black slave who was abused by her Master and Mistress. These are joined by White Fawn, a talking/singing deer and various ghosts/hoodoos from Appalachian folklore, including the Bell Witch, Wampas Cat, Stephen Bishop, Martin Stone and several others straight out of the Tennessee/Kentucky Great Smoky Mountains - legends and oral history.

 

 This 90-minute production features a cast over 20 performers, life-size puppets and orchestra.  During its sold-out New York City run, LOST received unanimously glowing reviews:

 

"A Sparkling score-perfect!" -The New Yorker

"Extraordinary, brilliant, breathtaking and exhilarating" - NY Theater

 

Although Tucson-based 32 year-old composer Jessica Grace Wing lost her battle with cancer weeks before the premiere of LOST, she will be remembered for many things, including her part in bringing this dynamic journey of music, folklore, and imagination to joyful life.  Some mature subject matter.

 

Thursday, 10/30 Preview performance, 8pm - all tickets $20 

Friday, 10/31 Opening Night Gala, 8pm - A Benefit for the American Cancer Society of Tucson. All tickets $40 which includes dessert buffet with cast

Saturday, 11/01, 11/08 - 8pm - General admission, $25, Student/senior, $22.50

Sunday, 11/02, 11/09 - 2pm matinee - General admission, $25, Student/senior, $22.50

 

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