The musical, also titled Rain, will have its world premiere at Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA, with previews beginning March 24, and an opening night set for April 1.
The story has been adapted to stage and film several times, perhaps most famously in 1928 with Gloria Swanson as Sadie, a former prostitute who tries to start life anew on a South Pacific island, only to cross paths with two men, an army sergeant and a missionary, who roil her new life.
LaChiusa's collaborator on the project is librettist , who partnered with him on the Off-Broadway musical Giant,
Old Globe artistic director will make his musical theatre debut with the production.
The prolific LaChiusa has been nominated for Tony Awards five times. His musicals include , , Hello Again, , The Petrified Prince, See What I Wanna See, Little Fish, Bernarda Alba, Suite, Queen of the Mist and the recent hit, First Daughter Suite. Pearson's playwriting career includes the book to the 1983 musical, .
Also in the cast: (Alfred Davidson), (Anna Davidson), (Louisa MacPhail), (Jo), (Noi Noi), (Kiwi), Mike Sears (Quartermaster and Hopper) and (Alec MacPhail).
On the creative team: (scenic design), Katherine Roth (costume design), Russell H. Champa (lighting design), Ken Travis (sound design), (movement), J. Oconer Navarro (music director), (orchestrations), Telsey + Company/Andrew Femenella, CSA and Patrick Goodwin, CSA (casting) and James Latus (production stage manager).
Tickets are currently available only to Old Globe subscribers. They will go on sale to the general public Feb. 19 by phone at (619) 234-5623 or on the web, .
