New musical The Jerusalem Syndrome begins Off-Broadway at York Theatre Company November 22 ahead of a November 30 opening night. The limited engagement will continue through December 31. The work features a book and lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman and music by Kyle Rosen.
The cast includes Farah Alvin (It Shoulda Been You, York鈥檚 Enter Laughing), Dana Costello (Finding Neverland, York鈥檚 Enter Laughing), Scott Cote (The Play That Goes Wrong), Andrea Fleming, James D. Gish (Wicked), Alan H. Green (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, York鈥檚 Lord Tom), Danielle Lee James (The Lightning Thief), John Jellison (Come From Away), Josh Lamon (The Prom), Garrett Long (The Music Man, York鈥檚 Is There Life After High School?), Karen Murphy (The Visit, York鈥檚 My Vaudeville Man), Jeffrey Schecter (Fiddler on the Roof), Jennifer Smith (Anastasia, York鈥檚 Darling of The Day), Chandler Sinks, Pablo Torres (隆础尘别谤颈肠补苍辞!), Curtis Wiley (Ain鈥檛 Too Proud, York鈥檚 Rothschild and Sons), Lenny Wolpe (The Drowsy Chaperone, York鈥檚 Dear World), and Laura Woyasz (Wicked).
The creative team includes director Don Stephenson, music director Miles Plant, choreographer Alex Sanchez, scenic designer James Morgan, lighting designer Rob Denton, costume designer Fan Zhang, sound designer Josh Liebert, and projection designer Caite Hevner. Casting is by Geoff Josselson.
The Jerusalem Syndrome explores the true psychological malady that causes over 200 tourists in Israel annually to suffer mental breakdowns, believing suddenly that they are characters from the Bible.
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