NewsPHOTO CALL: Jonathan Groff, Jane Kaczmarek, Charlayne Woodard and More Celebrate Tribes L.A. OpeningBritish playwright Nina Raine's drama Tribes – about a deaf man seeking a new life outside his dysfunctional family – officially opened in Los Angeles March 10 at the Mark Taper Forum featuring members of the original Off-Broadway cast.
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Krissie Fullerton
March 12, 2013
Tribes features original cast member, Theatre World Award and Drama League Award winner Russell Harvard in the central role of Billy, a young deaf man who was never taught sign language, but has learned to adapt to life by reading lips. Harvard's fellow original cast members Will Brill and Gayle Rankin play siblings Daniel and Ruth, respectively, with Obie and Theatre World Award winner Susan Pourfar as Sylvia, a woman born into a deaf family, who is slowly losing her hearing. She unlocks a new world of language and possibility for Billy.
The Los Angeles production also features Lee Roy Rogers and Jeff Still as parents Beth and Christopher, respectively. Rogers and Still joined the production later in the New York run.
Here's a look at opening night:
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Jonathan Groff, Jane Kaczmarek, Charlayne Woodard and More Celebrate Tribes L.A. Opening
Jonathan Groff, Jane Kaczmarek, Charlayne Woodard and More Celebrate Tribes L.A. Opening
British playwright Nina Raine's drama Tribes – about a deaf man seeking a new life outside his dysfunctional family – officially opened in Los Angeles March 10 at the Mark Taper Forum featuring members of the original Off-Broadway cast. Read the Playbill.com story.
The Max Martin musical features a number of his most beloved songs, including “…Baby One More Time,” “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” and more.
