| Cast Announced for Critically-Acclaimed, Campy "Medea: A Musical Comedy" at Actors Temple Theatre, NYC - Begins October 10 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 11:04 am EDT 09/17/24 | |
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| Executive Producer Jon Zimmerman in association with Edmund Gaynes Announces the Cast for Medea: A Musical Comedy A Knee-Slapping, Kitschy and Murderous Musical Farce Written and Directed by John Fisher Choreographed by Hunter Hope Barnett Executive Produced by Jon Zimmerman October 10, 2024 – Open Ended Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Additional Performances Sunday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 27 @ 7:00 p.m. (No performances on October 12 and 24, or November 21, 2024) Opening Night: Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. Actors Temple Theatre 339 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036 Tickets are $58.50 - $110.50. Use code: CAST15 for 15% off through September 30th. Visit: Telecharge or call 212-239-6200 Direct ticketing link: https://www.telecharge.com/Medea-A-Musical-Comedy-Tickets Runtime: 100 minutes with no intermission MedeaNYC.com (New York – September 16, 2024) – Executive Producer Jon Zimmerman in association with Edmund Gaynes has announced the cast for the Off-Broadway premiere of Medea: A Musical Comedy, a campy and critically-acclaimed musical take on Euripides' MEDEA written and directed by John Fisher. The open ended run will be staged at Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036, with previews starting October 10, 2024. Opening night is Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Fisher directs a cast of ten, including Jenna Arkontaky, Hunter Hope Barnett, Ryan Borgo-Christian, Anthony Chavers, John Fisher, Emily Sweeney Goldstein, Mike Kinzer, Darius Mullens, Laura Pachnos, and Bobby Weil. Standbys and understudies include Noah Hartwell, Daniel Kushner, and Emerese Noel. Music Director Bobby Weil conducts on piano, with Ethan Gueldenzopf on drums. Winner of six Bay Area Critics Circle Awards including "Best Musical," the LA Weekly Award for "Best Musical," and the GLAAD Media Award for "Best Theatre," Medea: A Musical Comedy is the critically-acclaimed, kitschy musical version of Euripides' MEDEA. A queer theatre company is putting on a campy musical version of Medea. Paul, the super gay star and Elsa, playing the title role hate each other off-stage then suddenly find themselves falling in love, shockingly. The quintessential backstage story spirals out of control as the flamboyant director goes insane trying to keep the whole mess on track, with many twists, turns, and sequins along the way! Get tickets now and become one of thousands of theatregoers at one of the funniest and murderous musicals in town! The press calls Medea: A Musical Comedy "A delight! Pure fun! A dazzling display! Executed with such performance panache that you gasp with gratitude! Irresistible!" (Variety), "Exuberantly funny! Bristles with wit and intelligence!" (San Francisco Chronicle), "Riotous slapstick! A smart as it is sassy, as hip as it is hyper, and wondrously provocative in just about every sense of the word!" (San Francisco Examiner), "Manages to combine provocative thinking and exuberant theatrics!" (The Wall Street Journal), and "Tastelessly amusing!" (Los Angeles Times). The runtime is 100 minutes with no intermission. Performances are Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Plus: Sunday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m.; Wednesday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m.; Wednesday, November 27 @ 7:00 p.m. There are no performances on October 12 and 24, or November 21, 2024. Tickets range from $58.50 to $110.50 and can be purchased by visiting Telecharge, or by calling 212-239-6200. Use code: CAST15 for 15% off through September 30th. Direct ticketing link: https://www.telecharge.com/Medea-A-Musical-Comedy-Tickets. Medea: A Musical Comedy is produced by Jon Zimmerman in association with Edmund Gaynes. Director: John Fisher; Music Director: Bobby Weil; Arrangements: Mason Griffin; Additional Arrangements: Matthew Zwibel; Set Designer: Danny Durr; Lighting Designer: Nilton Emilio; Choreographer: Hunter Hope Barnett; Props Coordinator: Nicole Crandall; Hair and Makeup Designers: Marco Maranghello & Yli Liriano; Wardrobe Supervisor: Mariele Rose; Production Stage Manager: Jenna Arkontaky; General Manager: Bennett Theatricals; Press Representative: Paul Siebold/Off Off PR. The Actors' Temple, in the heart of Times Square theatre district – where Off-Broadway is ON! Officially named Congregation Ezrath Israel is a non-denominational Jewish synagogue, converted theatre space located at 339 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036. John Fisher (playwright/director/cast) – His solo-show A History of World War II enjoyed an eight-month run at The Marsh, after playing two successful runs in Manhattan (United Solo Festival/Theatre Row – "Best Actor" Award) and another in Los Angeles (The Broadwater.) He has been honored with two Will Glickman Playwright Awards, the GLAAD Media Award, the Theatre Bay Area Award, the two Cable Car Awards, the The Bay Guardian Goldie Award, the BackStage West Garland Award, and seven Critics' Circle Awards. John's plays include the award-winning Action Hero, Shakespeare Goes to War, To Sleep and Dream, Combat!, Queer Theory, and Medea, the Musical. They have been performed in NYC, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, and across the country. In 2021, John took up residency in NYC where he has enjoyed extended runs at Pangea, The Tank, ArtsonSite, the LGBTQ Center, and Theatre Row. www.JohnFisher.biz. Jon Zommerman (he/him) (Executive Producer) is President/CEO of Zim Diversified. He has produced award-winning productions of Medea: A Musical Comedy, Joy, and Combat! across the country. Off-Broadway, Jon has produced Uncle Jacques' Symphony among other productions. He has been a producer at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and a regular participant in Bay Area Theatre Sports Improv Troupe. Jon is a longtime collaborator with John Fisher. Bennett Theatricals (General Manager) is an award-winning New York City based production and general management company whose credits include Off-Broadway, concerts and special events. Currently in development is the upcoming Off-Broadway premier of Maddie at Players Theatre (Spring 2025), previously seen on London's West End and the New York Theatre Festival. Current and recent projects include: Medea: A Musical Comedy (Actors Temple Theatre), Tomorrow We Love (Chain Theatre), Bound For Broadway (monthly residency at the Triad Theatre), The Lesbian Play (Triad Theatre), Maddie (54 Below; AEA Staged Reading), Off the Line (Green Room 42; 54 Below), Andy Darling (Triad Theatre) and Finding Helena (AEA Staged Reading). Bennett Theatricals cultivates new works and revivals and is committed to the practice of diversity, equity and inclusion. @bennetttheatricals MEET THE CAST Jenna Arkontaky (Production Stage Manager/ Karen) is very excited to return to Medea: A Musical Comedy! Off-Off Broadway: Medea the Musical, The Black That I Am. Regional: Reality TV Rules, Show Up, Kids!, Something Rotten. Graduate of Roger Williams University. Much love to my incredibly supportive family! Hunter Hope Barnett (she/her) (Choreographer/ Jane/ Aphrodite). Off-Broadway debut! Her favorite credits include Something Rotten (Portia), Aida (Amneris), The Producers (Stripper) and the dozens of roles she has created in developing works around the city. She sends great love to her family & friends. NYU BFA Collaborative Arts. @hunterbhope Ryan Borgo-Christian (he/him) (Paul/Jason) is an actor residing in Brooklyn, NY. Favorite credits include: Waiting in the Wings (Off-Broadway), AIDA Cruise Lines, The Producers, Bye Bye Birdie (The Palace (NH)), The Who's TOMMY (Seven Angels), Sweeney Todd (Split Stage Productions), Newsies (Porthouse), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Pittsburgh FRINGE) and A Streetcar Named Desire (barebones productions). BFA Kent State University. Anthony Chavers (he/him) (Gabe / Theseus). Off-Broadway/ Tour: Saw: The Unauthorized Parody Musical (Adam), Fire In Progress (Angel). Numerous concerts at Carnegie Hall, 54 Below, Green Room 42, The Tank and Laurie Beechman Theatre. Proud graduate of Wagner College. @anthony.chavers Emily Sweeney Goldstein (she/her) (Kegan / Phaedra) is a New York based actress most recently seen in various cabarets around the city at venues such as Feinstein's/54 Below and The Green Room 42, as well as originating the role of Dame Ellen Terry in the original production of The Bisley Boy at the Ritz Theater. Mike Kinzer (he/him) (Cal / Dead Baby) is an actor from Georgia and living in Harlem, returning to Medea in the role of Cal. He was in two Off-Broadway shows last year: Singfeld (EENYC) and the Swan Lake Rock Opera (Prince Siegfried). Darius Mullens (he/him) (Darryl / Hippolytus) Credits: The Hangar Theater Company's Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Ensemble, Dolokhov U/S) and The Devil's Eyes' Rocky Horror Picture Show (Brad). Laura Pachnos (she/her) (Elsa / Medea) is absolutely delighted to make her Off-Broadway debut in Medea: A Musical Comedy! She has done multiple cruises with Norwegian Creative Studios as well as extensive work with RWS Entertainment Group. Bobby Weil (Musical Director / Corey) is a music director, pianist, and arranger based in NYC. He is a staff accompanist at Paper Mill Playhouse, as well as a music director for NAAP in association with Baayork Lee. Credits include: The Parts I Keep Inside (Off-Broadway); Welcome Home: A Carole King Tribute (Michelle Foster); How to Train Your Dragon; Trolls (Dreamworks pilot series). Noah Hartwell (he/him) (Male Understudy) Off-Broadway debut. Slaylect credits: Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), Spring Awakening (Ernst), Grindr: The Pop Opera (Jack). Brigham Young University BFA Musical Theater. Daniel Kushner (he/they) (Standby Paul / Jason; Standby Gabe/ Theseus) Off-Broadway debut! Recently Motel in the National Tour of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Tony-award winner Bartlett Sher; and Todd Edmonson in Law and Order: SVU (NBC). Other credits include: 25th Annual...Spelling Bee (Leaf), Hair in Concert (Claude), You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown), and Pippin (u/s Pippin). Graduate of Brown University, BA History. Website: daniel-kushner.com Instagram: @daniellkushner Emerese Noel (she/her) (Standby Elsa / Medea; Standby Kegan/ Phaedra) Off-Broadway debut. She is currently studying Musical Theater at Marymount Manhattan College with a minor in business. Select credits include; Bonnette in Little Shop of Horrors, Deloris in Sister Act, Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. |
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