NewsPHOTO CALL: Derek Klena, Alex Brightman, Arielle Jacobs, Bobby Steggert and More Offer Rated RSO: MT-17Rated RSO: MT-17, featuring the work of composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver, was offered Jan. 21 in New York City. Derek Klena (Dogfight), Alex Brightman (Wicked, Big Fish), Arielle Jacobs (In the Heights) and Bobby Steggert (Giant) were among the evening's lineup.
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Matthew Blank
January 22, 2013
Rated RSO was offered at 7 PM and 9:30 PM (sold out) at Joe's Pub. The evening promised new tunes from Oliver's Jasper in Deadland, The Frog Prince Continued and the photography-inspired musical exhibition 35mm as well as old favorites from Darling and Mrs. Sharp.
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Derek Klena, Alex Brightman, Arielle Jacobs, Bobby Steggert and More Offer Rated RSO: MT-17
Directed by Travis Greisler, Rated RSO: MT-17 is a described as a "theatrical concert collecting songs from Oliver's musicals while the audience experiences the scope of each musical's story through projected context."
Will Van Dyke was musical director, and the band includes Matt Hinkley (guitar), Eric Day (bass), Allison Seidner (cello), Joel Waggoner (violin), Jeremy Yaddaw (drums). The creative team also included stage manager Kristina Vnook and lighting designer KJ Hardy.
The Broadway revival starring Steve Carell and William Jackson Harper opened April 24. Laurence Fishburne and Edie Falco were among those in attendance.