Paradise Square (musical)

Paradise Square is a stage musical, with music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Masi Asare and Nathan Tysen, and a book by Christina Anderson, Marcus Gardley, Larry Kirwan and Craig Lucas. The production is directed by Moisés Kaufman and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, with intimacy direction by Gaby Labotka. [1] The musical opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on April 3, 2022.

Paradise Square
MusicJason Howland
LyricsMasi Asare
Nathan Tysen
BookChristina Anderson
Marcus Gardley
Larry Kirwan
Craig Lucas
BasisHard Times
by Larry Kirwan
PremiereApril 3, 2022 (2022-04-03): Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Productions2012 Off Off Broadway
2019 Berkeley
2021 Chicago
2022 Broadway

Production history

The musical is based on Hard Times, conceived by Kirwan, which was originally presented Off Off Broadway in 2012 at Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre, under the direction of Kira Simring.

The musical premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, California on December 27, 2018, for a limited run which was extended to March 3, 2019.[2]

It had a pre-Broadway run at the Nederlander Theatre in Chicago from November 2 to December 5, 2021.[3] The production opened to mostly positive reviews.[4]

The musical began previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City on March 15, 2022, prior to an official opening on April 3, 2022.[5] The musical opened on April 3, 2022 receiving mixed reviews and was subsequently closed briefly due to wide spread covid-19 issues amongst the cast and crew.

Musical numbers

Berkeley Repertory

Chicago

Cast and characters
Character 2012 Off Off Broadway[6] 2019 Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2022 Broadway[7]
Janey Foster Erin West Kennedy Caughell N/A
Lucky Mike Quinlan N/A Kevin Dennis
Camp Butler N/A Bernard Dotson N/A
Washington Henry N/A Sidney DuPont
Stephen Foster / Milton Moore Jed Peterson Jacob Fishel
Levi Butler N/A Jacobi Hall N/A
Reverend Samuel Jacob Lewis N/A Daren A. Herbert Nathaniel Stampley
Angelina Baker N/A Gabrielle McClinton
Provost Marshall N/A Ben Michael
Annabelle "Nelly" Freeman Almeria Campbell Christina Sajous Joaquina Kalukango
Owen Duignan John Charles McLaughlin A.J. Shively
Annie Lewis N/A Madeline Trumble Chilina Kennedy
Elmer Woods N/A Mark Uhre Colin Cunliffe
Willie O’Brien N/A Brendan Wall Matt Bogart
Patrick Murphy N/A Chris Whelan N/A
Frederic Tiggens N/A John Dossett
Michael Jenkins Phillip Calleen N/A
Thomas Jefferson Stephane Duret N/A

References
  1. "Check Out New Photos of the Broadway-Bound Paradise Square in Chicago". Playbill.com. 9 November 2021.
  2. "Berkeley Rep Extends PARADISE SQUARE Again!". Broadwayworld.com.
  3. "Paradise Square". Broadwayinchicago.com.
  4. "Review Roundup: Pre-Broadway Run of PARADISE SQUARE Opens in Chicago". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. "Odds & Ends: New Musical Paradise Square Shifts Broadway Dates".
  6. "Back to a Simple Time, When Things Were About to Become Difficult". The New York Times. 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  7. SpotCo. "PARADISE SQUARE | Official Site". PARADISE SQUARE | Official Site. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
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