The new John Kander-Fred Ebb-David Thompson musical, helmed by Susan Stroman, is preparing for its upcoming world premiere at the Vineyard Theatre.
Stroman will direct and choreograph the musical featuring music and lyrics by John Kander and the late Fred Ebb and a book by David Thompson. The run will begin previews Feb. 12 and open March 10.
The Scottsboro Boys, according to an announcement, "explores the famous 'Scottsboro' case of the 1930s — in which a group of young African American teenagers were unjustly accused of attacking two women — and the boys' attempts to prove their innocence." Billed as a "new musical," the work was one of the final collaborations from the famed songwriting team before Ebb's death.
Tickets to The Scottsboro Boys at The Vineyard Theatre, 108 East 15th Street, are available by calling (212) 353-0303 or on the web at VineyardTheatre.org
Kander-Ebb-Thompson Musical Scottsboro Boys in Rehearsal
Kander-Ebb-Thompson Musical Scottsboro Boys in Rehearsal
The new John Kander-Fred Ebb-David Thompson musical, helmed by Susan Stroman, is preparing for its world premiere at the Vineyard Theatre.
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Forrest McClendon, Sharon Washington, Colman Domingo and John Cullum
Peter James Zielinski
Colman Domingo
Peter James Zielinski
Back row: Christian Dante White, Julius Thomas III, Derrick Cobey front row: Rodney Hicks, Sean Bradford, Josh Breckenridge, Cody Ryan Wise, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Kendrick Jones
Peter James Zielinski
Back row: Christian Dante White, Julius Thomas III, Derrick Cobey front row: Rodney Hicks, Josh Breckenridge, Cody Ryan Wise, Sean Bradford, John Kander, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kendrick Jones
Peter James Zielinski
Susan Stroman, John Cullum and John Kander
Peter James Zielinski
Back row – Christian Dante White, Julius Thomas III, Derrick Cobey
Front row - Forrest McClendon, Sharon Washington, Rodney Hicks, Sean Bradford, Josh Breckenridge, Cody Ryan Wise, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kendrick Jones, John Cullum and Colman Domingo
Peter James Zielinski
Forrest McClendon, Sharon Washington, Colman Domingo and John Cullum
Peter James Zielinski
Colman Domingo
Peter James Zielinski
Back row: Christian Dante White, Julius Thomas III, Derrick Cobey front row: Rodney Hicks, Sean Bradford, Josh Breckenridge, Cody Ryan Wise, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Kendrick Jones
Peter James Zielinski
Back row: Christian Dante White, Julius Thomas III, Derrick Cobey front row: Rodney Hicks, Josh Breckenridge, Cody Ryan Wise, Sean Bradford, John Kander, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kendrick Jones
Peter James Zielinski
The event, organized by Nattalyee Randall and Courtney Daniels, will feature such guest speakers as Broadway for Racial Justice founder Brandon Michael Nase and AFECT co-founder Eden Espinosa.
Created in collaboration with Broadway On Demand, the National Theatre Network will launch with a filmed adaptation of Heather Christian's Animal Wisdom.
Betty Buckley, Matthew Broderick, André De Shields, Jane Krakowski, Bernadette Peters, and Lillias White are also part of The York Theatre Company benefit.