Playbill has an exclusive first listen to two tracks from EMPIRE: The Musical's upcoming Off-Broadway cast album, announced September 18. Hear the entire company perform "Don't Look Down" above, and scroll down to hear J Savage and Morgan Cowling sing "Castles in the Air." The musical is currently performing at New World Stages through September 22.
Produced by Michael Croiter of Yellow Sound Label, the Original Off-Broadway Cast Album was recorded at PowerStation at BerkleeNYC and will be released this winter on a date to be announced.
The new musical officially opened July 11 following previews that began July 1. Read reviews by clicking here.
Directed by Tony winner Cady Huffman (The Producers), the musical features a book, music, and lyrics by Caroline Sherman and Robert Hull, telling the story of the creation and impact of the Empire State Building through the lens of three generations of dreamers and doers spanning New York City in the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, and the Bicentennial Year of 1976.
The cast features Danny Iktomi Bevins, Devin Cortez, Morgan Cowling, Kaitlyn Davidson, Joel Douglas, Joseph Fierberg, Alexandra Frohlinger, Matt Gibson, Albert Guerzon, Julia Louise Hosack, Kiana Kabeary, Howard Kaye, TJ Newton, April Ortiz, Kennedy Perez, Jessica Ranville, Paul Salvatoriello, J Savage, Robbie Serrano, and Ethan Saviet.
The production also has choreography by Lorna Ventura, scenic design by Walt Spangler, costume design by Tina McCartney, lighting design by Jamie Roderick, sound design by Shannon Slaton, hair and make-up design by Ian Joseph, music supervision and orchestrations by Lena Gabrielle, arrangements by Robert Hull and Lena Gabrielle, music direction by Gillian Berkowitz, props design by Brendan McCann, and casting by tbd casting co. The production stage manager is Kat West, and the assistant stage manager is Makenna Remenaric.
General management is by Visceral Entertainment, the company manager is Tim Sulka for Visceral, and production management is by Tinc Productions.
EMPIRE is produced by Gayla Merle Fossett & William G. Dean Theatricals and YuGu Productions, in association with The Rivet Gang, Lynne Walder, Esq., Katy Kinney Harris, J.Joanna Jung, and executive produced by Jennifer Dowd.
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Company of Empire: The Musical
Company of Empire: The Musical
Company of Empire: The Musical
Company of Empire: The Musical
