The fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel meets the even grimmer and more fantastical imagination of Kirk Wood Bromley in this enchanting new musical fable. Jessica Grace Wing's haunting, classically flavored music combined with Bromley's Joycean word-tossing is a treat for the theatergoer that is looking for something unique and perfect for the Fall season.
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cast and crew
director | Kevin Johnson |
vocal instructor | Daniel Tenney |
orchestra conductor | Tim Warren |
sound designer | Jon Marbry |
stage manager | Stephen Giannoble |
scenic design / stage manager | Katrina Steib |
lighting design | Ray Vaughn Rai |
costume coordination / design | Kristina Sloan, Artie Stone |
Laborius | Juan Aguirre |
Mazy | Robyn Austin |
White Fawn | Kristé Belt |
ensemble, puppeteer | Dan Colecchia |
ensemble | Lucian Dell'Acqua |
ensemble | Zafiro Dell'Acqua |
puppeteer | Tyler Gastelum |
puppeteer | Marianna Hauglie |
ensemble | Shira Maas |
ensemble, Hot Rod Teen | Samson McCrady |
Hanlon | Jody Mullen |
Ivy | Jamie Pruden |
Gaby | Corina Riggs |
ensemble, puppeteer | Sean Saleh |
Stepmother, ensemble | Marren Sanders |
Hoodoo, Hot Rod Teen | Lauren Schorr |
Little Wing | Trevor Sexton |
Girl Who Danced Herself to Death | Kristina Sloan |
Father | Tom Spencer |
Mamba | Jacinda Rose Swinehart |
Silas | Daniel Tenney |
Nut Knox | Thomas Wilson |
Wampas Cat, Bell Witch | Andrea Young |
ensemble, puppeteer | Nick Zhu |
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Lost is the story of Hanlon and Gabby, two teenage siblings abandoned by their father in the Great Smoky Mountains. Stumbling upon a cabin, they are whisked into the world of Mamba, a witch who runs a Youth Hostel where she watches over a group of children whose organs she farms in order to live forever. Enslaved, Gabby and Hanlon face off with Laborious (Mamba's evil scientist husband), axe-wielding ghouls and hoodoos (all historically-based ghosts of the Appalachian region), and the vagaries of young love.
Mamba and Laborious prepare for the body-theft of Hanlon's brain and Gabby's womb, but the mysterious appearance of a white fawn changes everything.
This re-vamping of the classic Hansel and Gretel story features life size puppets by Broadway puppetmaster Jane Stein, a cast of 13 talented musical performers, a full ensemble, and an extraordinary score of inspired genius by Jessica Grace Wing, whose struggle with cancer during the musical's creation brings an added poignancy to the themes addressed in this epic production.
cast and crew
director | Rob Urbinati |
producer | Chad Gracia |
musical director / arrangement | Valerie Sciarra |
orchestration | Martin Blessinger |
stage / production Manager | Ruthie Conde |
lighting designer | Jeff Nash |
set / puppet designer | Jane Stein |
costume designer | Karen Flood |
assistant stage manager / props | Rachel Grundy |
Gabby | April Vidal |
Hanlon | Ted Malawer |
Mamba | Molly Karlin |
Laborius | John Schumacher |
Ivy | Jenna Rose |
Silas | Adam Kemmerer |
White Fawn | Annemieke Marie Farrow |
Little Wing | Youssif Eid |
Mazy | Channelle Wilson |
Ghosts | Anni Bruno, Michael Ruby |
Puppeteers | Janell O’Rourke, Timothy Reynolds, Kelly Spitko |