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News High Fidelity Company Takes Another Spin in NYC at Aug. 1 Barnes & Noble Performance Original High Fidelity stars Will Chase and Jenn Colella will perform songs from that short-lived Broadway musical Aug. 1 at the Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Center.

Joining Chase and Colella will be former castmates Jeb Brown, Jay Klaitz, Rachel Stern and Emily Swallow as well as composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Amanda Green. The event starts at 6 PM.

The B&N Lincoln Center location is at 1972 Broadway. For more information call (212) 595-6859.

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Following a world premiere at Boston's Colonial Theatre, High Fidelity began previews Nov. 20, 2006, and opened Dec. 7. The musical closed at the Imperial Theatre Dec. 17 having only played 18 previews and 14 regular performances.

Walter Bobbie (Chicago, Sweet Charity) directed with choreography by Christopher Gattelli (Altar Boyz). Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman produced the new work along with Live Nation, Roy Miller, Dan Markley, Ruth Hendel/Dazansky Partners and Jam Theatricals. High Fidelity follows the story of record-store owner Rob (and constant Top 5 listmaker) who — when things in his current relationship go sour — revisits his former relationships to find out where he went wrong.

Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole, Kimberly Akimbo, Fuddy Meers) penned the book with music by composer Tom Kitt (Laugh Whore, Debbie Does Dallas) and lyrics by Amanda Green (For the Love of Tiffany, Up The Creek Without A Paddle).

Colella played the recently estranged girlfriend Laura to Chase's Rob. The cast also included Christian Anderson (Avenue Q, Rent) and Jay Klaitz (The Notebook at Manhattan Theatre Source) as music buffs/record store employees Dick and Barry, respectively. Rachel Stern (Tarzan) portrayed gal pal Liz, while Emily Swallow (Measure For Pleasure, Orange Lemon Egg Canary), Caren Lyn Manuel (Rent, Brooklyn), Kirsten Wyatt (Urinetown) and Anne Warren (Hairspray) played women from Rob's many failed romances. Jeb Brown (Ring of Fire, Aida) appeared as neighbor Ian.

Jon Patrick Walker (White Liars and Black Comedy) was also featured in the ensemble with Justin Brill (All Shook Up, Vegas' Spamalot), Andrew C. Call (Altar Boyz), Matt Caplan (Rent), Paul Castree, George Merrick, Tom Plotkin and J.B. Wing.

Adam Ben-David served as the music director, Michael Keller was music coordinator and Alex Lacamoire handled music supervision. Kitt and Lacamoire provided orchestrations while Stephen Oremus supplied vocal arrangements.

The song list included "9% Chance of Your Love," "She Goes," "Desert Island Top 5 Break-Ups" and "#5 With a Bullet."

The 2000 film reset the Hornby story in Chicago (rather than England) and starred John Cusack, Jack Black, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lisa Bonet, Tim Robbins and Lili Taylor. The Broadway musical is set in New York's Brooklyn.

For more information, visit topfivebreakups.com.

 
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