PHOTO CALL: Colella and Cumpsty Star in Musical Take Flight

Sam Buntrock (Sunday in the Park with George) directs the production that runs through June 6 at the Princeton, New Jersey venue. Take Flight, according to the McCarter, "blends fact and fiction to tell the interweaving stories of three pioneers of aeronautics: the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart."

Colella stars as Amelia Earhart opposite Cumpsty as George Putnam in a cast that also featurse Claybourne Elder as Charles Lindbergh, Stanton Nash as Wilbur Wright and Benjamin Schrader as Orville Wright.

The ensemble includes Carey Brown, Bobby Daye, Linda Gabler, Marya Grandy, Todd A. Horman, Price Waldman and William Youmans.

Here is a look at the production:

Colella and Cumpsty Star in Musical Take Flight

Jenn Colella and Michael Cumpsty — Colella and Cumpsty Star in Musical Take Flight

Jenn Colella, Michael Cumpsty and more star in the American premiere of the new Richard Maltby Jr., David Shire and John Weidman musical *Take Flight* playing at the McCarter Theatre. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Stanton Nash and Benjamin Schrader

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The company of <I>Take Flight</I> — The company of *Take Flight*

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Jenn Colella and William Youmans

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Price Waldman, Todd A. Horman and Bobby Daye

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Claybourne Elder and company

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Colella and Cumpsty Star in Musical Take Flight

Colella and Cumpsty Star in Musical Take Flight

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