The musical has a book by Eric Rosen, music by Matt Sax and lyrics by Sax and Rosen with additional music by Curtis Moore. (Rosen and Clay previously collaborated on the one-man hip-hop work Clay, which was seen Off-Broadway at LCT3 in 2008.) Venice recently extended its New York run through June 30.
Rosen also directs the Public LAB production that has choreography by Chase Brock (Spider-Man).
Odom, Jr. (Leap of Faith) and Sleiman (Food and Fadwa) co-star as brothers Markos Monroe and Venice Monroe, respectively, in a cast that also features Tony Award nominee Jennifer Damiano (Next to Normal) as Willow Turner, Claybourne Elder (Road Show) as Michael Victor, Matt Sax as the Clown, Uzo Aduba (Godspell) as Anna Monroe, Jonathan-David (Les Misérables) as Theodore Westbrook, Victoria Platt (Jelly's Last Jam) as Emilia Monroe and Angela Polk (Crowns) with Hailey Daisy, and Emilee Dupre, Semhar Ghebremichael, Devin Roberts and Manuel Stark in the ensemble.
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For tickets phone (212) 967-7555 or visit PublicTheater. The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street in Manhattan.
