The Weston Playhouse Theatre illuminates another winter night with a free concert of songs from an exciting new musical performed by top Broadway talent.
On Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m., Heidi Blickenstaff of Broadway's “The Addams Family,” “Disney's The Little Mermaid,” and “The Full Monty” sings the lead in the new musical “String,” supported by a stellar cast of Broadway actor/singers.
A brief reception with the writers and performers follows.
Written by Sarah Hammond and Adam Gwon, “String” is the winner of the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company's eighth annual New Musical Award, which supports new work by writers of notable promise, chosen from a group of national nominations.
The writers, a music director, and a cast of five will be in Weston to rehearse and perform selections from the piece prior to a concert and recording session in New York City.
Book writer Hammond and composer/lyricist Gwon describe “String” as an original musical about the Greek Fates in the modern city. Blickenstaff, seen last summer in Weston's “Next To Normal,” plays a Greek goddess banished to a modern-day high rise who finds herself breaking her own rules to offer immortality to an ordinary man.
The concert is led by music director Matt Castle (Broadway revival of “Company,” Weston's world premiere of “Saint-Ex.”) Supporting cast includes Carey Anderson (Broadway's “Mamma Mia!”), Katie Thompson (Public Theater's “Giant”), Geoff Packard (Broadway's “Rock of Ages”), and Zachary Prince (Broadway's “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever”).