Directed by Igor Goldin, the evening will feature orchestrations by Lynn Shankel. David Evans conducts. Merman's Apprentice is a new musical fable with book and lyrics by Stephen Cole and music by David Evans. Klea Blackhurst will appear as , with , Tony nominee as , () as Muriel, , and .
Set in the late 1970s, the musical is described as such: "The Golden Age of Musical Theatre is drawing to an end, although twelve-year-old Muriel Plakenstein doesn't know that. So she runs away from home to become a Broadway star, and meets the Queen of Broadway Ethel Merman, who takes her to a Hello, Dolly! rehearsal where they sing together. When legendary producer David Merrick hears the kid, he decides to star Muriel in the first all-child cast of Dolly! Naturally, Merman takes her under wing to teach her the ropes of being a star...making little Muriel Plakenstein Merman's Apprentice."
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