MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 13, 2021
Closing Date
Jan 16, 2022
1st Preview
Nov 11, 2021
1st Preview
Nov 11, 2021
Previews
36
Performances
35
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Vivian Beaumont Theater
(Dec 13, 2021 - Jan 16, 2022)

Setting
Los Angeles area; Washington, D.C.; and Ridgefield, CT. The mid to late 1950s.

Media
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'Flying Over Sunset' was developed in part in Edgartown, MA at Vineyard Arts Project
Book by James Lapine; Music by Tom Kitt; Lyrics by Michael Korie; Music orchestrated by Michael Starobin; Musical Director: Kimberly Grigsby
Directed by James Lapine; Choreographed by Michelle Dorrance; Associate Director: Darren Katz; Associate Choreographer: Melinda Sullivan; Assistant Director: Danny Gardner
Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt; Costume Design by Toni-Leslie James; Lighting Design by Bradley King; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Projection Design by 59 Productions and Benjamin Pearcy; Video Design by Nick Corrigan; Hair and Wig Design by Matthew Armentrout; Prosthetic Design and Fabrication: Christina Grant and Josh Turi; Associate Scenic Design: Alexis Distler and Jared Rutherford; Associate Costume Design: J. Theresa Bush and Michael Magaraci; Associate Lighting Design: Alex Mannix and Nick Solyom; Associate Sound Design: Joshua D. Reid and Megan Culley; Associate Video Design: Brad Peterson; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Emilia Martin; Assistant Lighting Design: Megan Seibel; Assistant Video Design: Ingrid Larson, Sam Molitoriss, Jamie McComb, Simran Phull and Lorna Pittaway
General Manager: Jessica Niebanck; Company Manager: Matthew Markoff; Associate Gen. Mgr: Laura Stuart; Associate Co. Mgr: Andy Lieberman; House Manager: Rheba Flegelman
Production Manager: Paul Smithyman; Associate Prod. Mgr: Kevin Orzechowski; Assistant Prod. Mgr: Polina Minchuk; Production Stage Manager: Rick Steiger; 1st Assistant Stage Manager: Janet Takami; 2nd Assistant Stage Manager: Andrea Cibelli
Musical Coordinator: Michael Aarons; Conducted by Kimberly Grigsby; Associate Conductor: Steven Malone; Keyboard 1: Steven Malone; Keyboard 2: Kimberly Grigsby; Bass: William Sloat; Drums/Percussion: Benny Koonyevsky; Harp: Lynette Wardle; Trumpet: John Dent; French Horn: Rheagan Osteen; Reed 1: Ed Joffe; Reed 2: Steve Lyon; Cello: Amy Ralske; Violin 1 (Concertmaster): Sylvia D'Avanzo; Violin 2: Kiwon Nahm; Viola: Whitney LaGrange; Synthesizer Programmer: Randy Cohen and Cohen Keyboards; Associate Synth Programmer: Sam Starobin and Tim Crook; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation
Casting: The Telsey Office and Craig Burns, CSA; General Press Agent: Philip Rinaldi; Director of Marketing: Linda Mason Ross; Advertising, Marketing, Digital: SPOTCo, Inc.; Vocal & Dialect Coach: Deborah Hecht; Fight direction by Lisa Kopitsky; Dance Captain: Danny Gardner; Fight Captain: Danny Gardner; Principal Poster Artist: James McMullan; Video Services: Fresh Produce Productions; Videographer: Frank Basile; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Clare Boothe Luce
Kanisha Marie Feliciano
Broadway debut
Ann/Judith
Aldous Huxley
Dr. Harris/Father
Rosalia/Sophia
Austin/Handmaiden
Gerald Heard
Maria Huxley
Atticus Ware
Broadway debut
Archie Leach
Cary Grant
Understudies: Aria Braswell (Maria Huxley, Ann/Judith, Rosalia/Sophia, Austin/Handmaiden), Danny Gardner (Cary Grant), Nehal Joshi (Aldous Huxley), Kate Marilley (Maria Huxley, Ann/Judith, Austin/Handmaiden, Clare Boothe Luce), Patrick Scott McDermott (Archie Leach), Michele Ragusa (Clare Boothe Luce), Tony Roach (Aldous Huxley, Gerald Heard, Dr. Harris/Father) and Michael Winther (Gerald Heard, Dr. Harris/Father)
music by Tom Kitt; lyrics by Michael Korie
Act 1
Sung By
The Music Plays On
Company
Bella Donna Di Agonia
Judith, Handmaiden and Aldous Huxley
Wondrous
Aldous Huxley
Bella Donna Di Agonia (Reprise)
Aldous Huxley
I Have It All
Cary Grant
Funny Money
Archie Leach, Cary Grant and Father
A Sapphire Dragonfly
Clare Boothe Luce, Ann and Austin
Someone
Clare Boothe Luce
Flying Over Sunset
Clare Boothe Luce, Gerald Heard, Ann and Austin
Flying Over Sunset (Reprise)
Clare Boothe Luce, Aldous Huxley, Gerald Heard, Cary Grant and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Om
Gerald Heard, Clare Boothe Luce, Aldous Huxley and Cary Grant
Huxley Knows
Clare Boothe Luce, Cary Grant and Aldous Huxley
My Mother and I
Clare Boothe Luce, Cary Grant, Gerald Heard, Archie Leach, Father, Ann and Austin
The Music Plays On
Aldous Huxley and Maria Huxley
I Like to Lead
Sophia and Cary Grant
Rocket Ship
Cary Grant
An Interesting Place
Austin, Ann and Clare Boothe Luce
If Only I'd Known
Clare Boothe Luce, Austin and Ann
How?
Clare Boothe Luce
Three Englishmen
Cary Grant, Gerald Heard and Aldous Huxley
The Melancholy Hour
Maria Huxley, Ann, Austin, Archie Leach, Father and Rosalia
The 23rd Ingredient
Clare Boothe Luce, Cary Grant, Aldous Huxley and Gerald Heard
Bella Donna Di Agonia (Reprise)
Judith and Handmaiden

Tony Award®

 

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

2022 Nominee
Music by Tom Kitt
Lyrics by Michael Korie
 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

2022 Nominee
Carmen Cusack
 

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

2022 Nominee
Projection Design by 59 Productions
Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt
 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

2022 Nominee
Lighting Design by Bradley King

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical

2022 Winner
Lighting Design by Bradley King

Outstanding Scenic Design for a Musical

2022 Winner
Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt

Outstanding Projection Design

2022 Winner
Projection Design by 59 Productions
Season:
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
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