Broadway's Water for Elephants releases its
original cast recording on CD via Ghostlight Records August 16 following a May 17 digital release.
The cast album is produced by Mary Mitchell Campbell and Ian Kagey. Order the CD or stream or download the album at Ghostlightrecords.lnk.to/WaterForElephants.
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Water for Elephants, which is based on Sara Gruen's acclaimed novel, opened at the Imperial Theatre March 21, after beginning previews February 24. The show features a book by Rick Elice (Peter and the Starcatcher) and music and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co. (The Tale of Despereaux). Tony nominee Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo) directs. The show was nominated for seven 2024 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
The cast features Grant Gustin (The Flash, Glee) in his Broadway debut as Jacob Jankowski, alongside Isabelle McCalla (Shucked) as Marlena. Joining them are Gregg Edelman (City of Angels) as Mr. Jankowski, Paul Alexander Nolan (Parade) as August, Stan Brown (Homicide: Life in the Streets) as Camel, Joe De Paul (Cirque du Soleil's Dralion) as Walter, Sara Gettelfinger (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) as Barbara, and Wade McCollum (Wicked) as Wade.
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Water for Elephants made its world premiere at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre in summer 2023. The work tells the story of a man who runs away from his life, only to find himself caught up in a traveling circus. This stage musical follows a 2011 film adaptation of the novel starring Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz.
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The company is completed by Brandon Block, Antoine Boissereau,
Rachael Boyd, Paul Castree, Ken Wulf Clark, Taylor Colleton, Gabriel
Olivera de Paula Costa, Isabella Luisa Diaz, Samantha Gershman, Keaton
Hentoff-Killian, Nicolas Jelmoni, Caroline Kane, Harley Ross Beckwith
McLeish, Michael Mendez, Samuel Renaud, Marissa Rosen, Alexandra Gaelle
Royer, Asa Somers, Charles South, Sean Stack, Matthew Varvar, and
Michelle West.
The production includes circus design by Shana Carroll, who's also co-choreographing with Jesse Robb. Also on the creative team are scenic designer Takeshi Kata, costume designer David Israel Reynoso, lighting designer Bradley King, sound designer Walter Trarbach, projection designer David Bengali, hair and makeup designer Campbell Young Associates, music supervisor and arranger Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Benedict Braxton-Smith, and orchestrator Daryl Waters. Puppetry design is by Ray Wetmore (Spamalot) and JR Goodman (Gutenberg!) alongside Camille Labarre (Into the Woods). Elizabeth Doran is music director, and Cha Ramos will provide fight direction. Timothy R. Semon is the production stage manager.
Peter Schneider, Jennifer Costello, Grove Entertainment, Frank
Marshall, Isaac Robert Hurwitz, and Seth A. Goldstein produce the
Broadway debut.
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Adrianna Hicks
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Michelle West
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Rachael Boyd
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Marissa Rosen
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Taylor Colleton
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Gabriel Olivera de Paula Costa
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Michael Mendez
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Paul Castree
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Sara Gettelfinger
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Joe De Paul
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