By Kenneth Jones
10 Nov 2008

A staged reading of the 2008 Richard Rodgers Award finalist Pride and Prejudice, the musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lawrence Rush, will be presented 7 PM Nov. 10 in Manhattan.

The musical adaptation of the Jane Austen novel is directed by Mary Catherine Burke with musical direction by Matt Castle (Company). The presentation is at the McGinn Cazale at 2162 Broadway (at 76th Street) 4th Floor. Tickets are free but reservations must be made in advance. For tickets and more information, industry members may call Lawrence Rush at (917) 697-7673 or email prideandprejudicereading@gmail.com.

Featured in the cast are Jessica Rush (Gypsy, A Tale of Two Cities, Cinderella), Ron Bohmer (The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Woman in White, Sunset Blvd.), Nora Mae Lyng (Les Miserables, Amour, Cabaret), Gordon Stanley (Beauty and the Beast, Joseph...Dreamcoat, Ragtime), Allison Spratt (Enter Laughing, Cry Baby, Good Vibrations), Billy Wheelan (The Road to Ruin, Our Leading Lady, It's a Hit!), Lucy Sorensen (Sarah, Plain and Tall, Sympathy Jones, The Tutor), Brian Norris (Forever Plaid), Gretchen Goldsworthy (Cats, Beehive), Catherine Carpenter Cox (Evita, Hello, Dolly, The Who's Tommy) Rita Markova (Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Into the Woods), Susan Lewis (Cats, Swingtime Canteen, The Producers), Adam Halpin (Glory Days, Forever Plaid), Joan Porter (Murderers), Bill Bateman (Gypsy, Peter Pan), Doug Shapiro (Talk of the Town, Iron Curtain, The The High Life), Amanda Johnson (Sweeney Todd, Annie), Mary Workman (The Guest Lecturer, Assassins, My Fair Lady), Matthew Deming (The Visit).