The York Theatre will present developmental industry readings of the new musical Tesla February 20鈥�21 at Open Jar Studios.
Ryan Silverman (The Phantom of the Opera, A Sign of the Times) will lead the cast as Nikola Tesla, the mystic-genius-inventor who battled Thomas Edison to try to give the world electricity.
Directed by John Znidarsic, the cast will also include Jenny Lee Stern (Forbidden Broadway) as Sarah Bernhardt, Jason SweetTooth Williams (Be More Chill) as George Westinghouse, Jared Zirilli (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical) as Thomas Edison, and Lincoln Ginsberg as Joseph Szigeti with Martin Vincent Bonventre, Devin Cortez, Michael Crowley, Melanie Ervin, Livvie Hirshfield, T.J. Newton, Laurel Sharakan, and Megan Turner.
Tesla has a book, lyrics, and music by Robert Lindsey-Nassif, a story by Cavan Hallman, and music direction by Matthew R. Meckes. The sound design is by Gerard Estella. The stage manager is Caskey Hunsader.
The presentations are part of The York Theatre鈥檚 Developmental Reading Series.
For industry inquires, email [email protected].
