EMPIRE: The Musical made its official NYC debut July 11, opening at New World Stages, and the reviews are in. See what critics are saying below.
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.
Read the reviews below.
New York Magazine/Vulture (Sara Holdren)*
New York Stage Review (David Finkle, Melissa Rose Bernardo)
New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)
New York Theatre Guide (Kyle Turner)
TheaterMania (Kenji Fujishima)
Times Square Chronicles (Suzanna Bowling)
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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, 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.
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
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