Off-Broadway NewsPenelope, or How The Odyssey Was Really Written Opens at York Theatre Company April 7
The Off-Broadway company presents the new musical re-telling of the Greek epicat The Theater at St. Jean's.
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Andrew Gans, Logan Culwell-Block
April 07, 2022
Penelope, or How The Odyssey Was Really Written opens April 7 at The Theater at St. Jean's following previews for its world premiere which began April 2. Performances are scheduled through April 24.
Britney Nicole Simpson (Beauty and the Beast) stars in the role of Penelope. She is joined by Philippe Arroyo (Aladdin) as Telemachus, Leah Hocking (Billy Elliot) as Eurycleia, Cooper Howell (Emojiland) as Antinous, Ben Jacoby (Beautiful) as Odysseus, David LaMarr (Jersey Boys) as Mileter, Jacob Alexander Simon (A Chorus Line) as Bassanio, George Slotin (High Button Shoes) as Haius, Sean Thompson (Sunset Boulevard) as Barius, and Maria Wirries (Dear Evan Hansen) as Daphne. Bebe Browning and Constatine Pappas serve as swings.
Tony nominee Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina) wrote the book and lyrics alongside Stephen Weiner (The Rivals) who wrote the music. The musical reimagines The Odyssey by focusing on Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, through letters she writes to herself in a scheme to fake correspondence with her husband as he is away due to the Trojan War.
Emily Maltby directs and choreographs the production, leading a creative team that includes scenic designer James Morgan, costume designer Lex Liang, lighting designer Joan Racho-Jansen, and sound designer Brad Ward. Chris Steckel is production stage manager. David Hancock Turner (Cheek to Cheek, Desperate Measures) is music director and has provided orchestrations. The musical also features vocal arrangements by Turner, Steve Delehanty, and Weiner. Casting is by Michael Cassara.
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Jacob Simon, David LaMarr, Britney Nicole Simpson, Sean Thompson, and George Slotin
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Ben Jacoby and Britney Nicole Simpson
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Jacob Simon, David LaMarr, George Slotin, Sean Thompson, Maria Wirries, and Philippe Arroyo
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Ben Jacoby, Leah Hocking, Jacob Simon, David LaMarr, George Slotin, Sean Thompson, Maria Wirries, Philippe Arroyo, and Britney Nicole Simpson
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Maria Wirries, Philippe Arroyo, Leah Hocking, Britney Nicole Simpson, David LaMarr, Cooper Howell, Sean Thompson, George Slotin, and Jacob Simon
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