Tony Winner Steve Kazee Leads Reading of The Sting Musical

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Industry News Tony Winner Steve Kazee Leads Reading of The Sting Musical The industry presentation, directed by John Rando, takes place August 10 and 11.

By Ruthie Fierberg

August 10, 2017

Tony-winning actor Steve Kazee (Once) announced via Instagram he is participating in a reading of the new musical adaptation of The Sting. The industry presentation will take place August 10 and 11.

Based on the 1973 film of the same name starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, The Sting is the story of two conmen, Henry Gondorff and Johnny Hooker, seeking revenge. Kazee will read the role of Gondorff, originated by Newman in the movie.

As Kazee writes, Tony-winning director John Rando (Urinetown) helms the reading. He previously staged a reading in February 2016 at The Araca Group.

Thrilled to announce that I'm playing the role of Henry Gondorff in the industry readings of a new musical of the hit film The Sting tomorrow and Friday! Based on the 1973 Academy Award–winning film, The Sting tells the tale of a pair of con men, small-town grifter Johnny Hooker and big-time hustler Henry Gondorff, who plot to bring down the city's most corrupt racketeer. The Tony Award–winning creative team includes director John Rando (On the Town), choreographer Warren Carlyle (Hello, Dolly!), bookwriter Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone), and an original score by composer/lyricist team Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis (Urinetown).

A post shared by Steve Kazee (@stevekazee) on Aug 9, 2017 at 8:06pm PDT

Tony-winning book writer Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone) will adapt the material, originally written for the screen by David S. Ward. The Tony-winning Urinetown songwriters Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis will write music and lyrics and Tony-winning choreographer Warren Carlyle (After Midnight) is set to choreograph The Sting.

The musical is currently set to debut at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse in 2018 with a run scheduled for March 29–April 29. Casting for that production has not yet been announced.

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