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.
John Cullum, Brandon Victor Dixon and Colman Domingo star in a cast that also includes Sean Bradford, Josh Breckenridge, Derrick Cobey, Rodney Hicks, Kendrick Jones, Forrest McClendon, Julius Thomas III, Sharon Washington, Cody Ryan Wise and Christian White.
Here is a look at the company in rehearsal:
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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
front row: Rodney Hicks, Sean Bradford, Josh Breckenridge, Cody Ryan Wise, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Kendrick Jones Peter James Zielinski
front row: Rodney Hicks, Josh Breckenridge, Cody Ryan Wise, Sean Bradford, John Kander, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kendrick Jones Peter James Zielinski
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
front row: Rodney Hicks, Sean Bradford, Josh Breckenridge, Cody Ryan Wise, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Kendrick Jones Peter James Zielinski
front row: Rodney Hicks, Josh Breckenridge, Cody Ryan Wise, Sean Bradford, John Kander, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kendrick Jones Peter James Zielinski
