Far From Heaven
- Book by Richard Greenberg
- Music by Scott Frankel
- Lyrics by Michael Korie
- Based on the Focus Features/Vulcan Productions motion picture written & directed by Todd Haynes
- Choreography by Alex Sanchez
- Directed by Michael Greif
Plays include The Assembled Parties, Take Me Out, The House in Town, The Violet Hour, The Dazzle, Three Days of Rain, Hurrah at Last, Night and Her Stars, The American Plan, Life Under Water, The Author's Voice (As of May 2013).
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SCOTT FRANKEL was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for his work on Grey Gardens, which ran at Playwrights Horizons before transferring to Broadway in 2006. He has also written the music for Finding Neverland (UK premiere, 2012), Happiness (Lincoln Center Theatre commission), Doll (Ravinia Festival, Richard Rodgers Award) and Meet Mister Future, all with lyricist Michael Korie. Frankel is the recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award and the Frederick Loewe Award. He was the 2011-2012 Frances and William Schuman Fellow at The MacDowell Colony and a graduate of Yale University. (As of May 2013)
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Grey Gardens (Playwrights Horizons, Broadway, OCC Award); Finding Neverland (Curve Theatre, England); The Grapes of Wrath (Minnesota Opera, Carnegie Hall, L.A. Walt Disney Concert Hall), Harvey Milk (San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, NYCO); Doctor Zhivago (Lyric Theatre, Sydney, upcoming NY); Happiness (LCT); Doll (Ravinia Festival, Chicago); Hopper's Wife (Long Beach California Opera); Kabbalah (BAM Next Wave Festival); Where's Dick? (Houston). This is his fifth collaboration with Scott Frankel. Korie serves on the council of The Dramatist Guild Fellows Program and teaches lyric writing at Yale. Awards include the Edward Kleban Award, Jonathan Larson Foundation Award, ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award (As of May 2013).
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Playwrights Horizons: Grey Gardens, Spatter Pattern by Neal Bell. Recent credits include LaChiusa and Pearson's Giant (Public Theater/Dallas Theater Center); Tony Kushner's Angels in America (Signature Theatre) and The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide... (The Public/Signature); The Winter's Tale and Romeo and Juliet (Delacorte Theater). On Broadway he directed the Pulitzer Prize winning musicals Next to Normal (also at Second Stage/Arena) and Rent (also at NYTW, 1996; NWS, 2011) and Grey Gardens, receiving Tony nominations for each, and Never Gonna Dance. Michael received Obie Awards for Machinal, Rent, and Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters. Angels in America received the 2011 Lortel Award for Best Revival (As of May 2013).
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Cathy Whitaker seems to be the picture-perfect wife and mother in 1957 suburban Connecticut. But roiling beneath the surface, secret longings and forbidden desires cause her world to unravel, with incendiary consequences. With a lush score that is both jazz-inflected and hauntingly lyrical, Far From Heaven is a powerful story of romance, betrayal, and intolerance, as a woman grapples with her identity in a society on the verge of upheaval.
Featuring
J.B. Adams
Morris Farnsworth etc.Marinda Anderson
Esther etcNancy Anderson
EleanorElainey Bass
SarahQuincy Tyler Bernstine
SybilJustin Scott Brown
Chase etc.Alma Cuervo
Mona Lauder etc.Korey Jackson
Gus etc.Isaiah Johnson
RaymondJake Lucas
DavidJames Moye
Stan etc.Kelli O'Hara
CathySteven Pasquale
FrankJulianna Rigoglioso
JaniceSarah Jane Shanks
Doreen/Connie etcTess Soltau
Nancy etc.Mary Stout
Mrs. Leacock etc.Victor Wallace
Dick etc.Broadway: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Grandpa), Beauty and the Beast (Maurice), Parade (Rosser), Me and My Girl (Sir Jasper), Annie (Drake/Bert Healy). Off-Broadway: Annie Warbucks, Balancing Act. Regional: Far From Heaven (Williamstown), Shleimel The First (A.R.T.), The Firebugs (Guthrie), Oliver! (Bumble), She Loves Me (Maraczek), Meet Me in St. Louis (Grandpa), The Music Man (Mayor Shinn), The Mikado (Poo-Bah). Film/TV: Far From Heaven (Farnsworth), Verizon FiOS (Santa), "Law & Order: SVU." Original cast recordings: Parade, Annie Warbucks, Balancing Act, Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall. www.jbadams.net (As of May 2013).
Playwrights Horizons: Bella: An American Tall Tale, A Life, Far From Heaven. Other Off-Broadway: Sex of the Baby (Access Theatre), Macbeth (Lincoln Center Interactive Theatre), Obama-ology (Juilliard School). Regional: Airness (Humana), A Doll’s House (Huntington), Three Sisters (Playmaker’s Rep), Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Berskshire Theatre Award nominee, outstanding female performance), Intimate Apparel (Dorset Theatre Festival), Fairfield (Cleveland Play House). TV: “Horace and Pete,” “Gotham.” BFA: Howard University MFA: NYU Graduate Acting Program. marindaanderson.com
(as of 8/24/17)
Broadway: Wonderful Town, A Class Act. London: Kiss Me, Kate (Olivier Award nomination). Tours: Kiss Me Kate (Helen Hayes nomination), Doctor Dolittle. Off-Broadway: Yank! (York Theatre), Fanny Hill (Drama Desk nomination), Jolson & Co. (Drama Desk nomination). Television: "Kiss Me Kate", "South Pacific at Carnegie Hall." Regional: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare Theatre); Peter Pan, Damn Yankees (Paper Mill); She Loves Me (Westport); Ordinary Days (South Coast); The Women (Old Globe). Winner: 2011 Noel Coward Cabaret Award Competition. CD: Ten Cents a Dance www.nancyanderson.name (As of May 2013).
is 11 years old, originally from Suffolk, Virginia, now residing in New Jersey. Her most recent performance was the Radio City Christmas Spectacular playing the role of Kayla. Elainey thanks God, her family and friends for the constant love and support. A special thank you to her awesome mentor, Adrienne Warren! (As of May 2013).
NY Theater (selected credits): Evanston Salt Costs Climbing; Marys Seacole (Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play); Our Lady of 121st Street (Lortel nomination); The Amateurs (Lortel nomination); As You Like It (Lortel nomination); Small Mouth Sounds; Peer Gynt; Grand Concourse (Lortel nomination); 10 out of 12; The Nether; Mr. Burns; Neva (Lortel nomination); We Are Proud to Present a Presentation…; born bad; Red-Handed Otter; Family Week; Ruined (2009 OBIE for Performance, Clarence Derwent, Audelco Awards); In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play); The Misanthrope; A Small, Melodramatic Story; Matt & Ben, ‘nami; (I am) Nobody’s Lunch; The Ladies. Film (selected credits): The Tender Bar, White Noise, Manchester By The Sea, Easy Living, Still Alice, Ned Rifle, Red Hook Summer, While We’re Young, Hungry Hearts, Rachel Getting Married. TV (selected credits): “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,” “Evil,” “The Equalizer,” “Julia,” “Power Book II: GHOST”, “Ray Donovan”, “The Code”, “Modern Love”, “Power,” “High Maintenance,” “The Good Wife,” “The Blacklist,” “Elementary,” “Blue Bloods,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Leftovers,” “The Strain,” “Chappelle’s Show,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” Education: Brown (BA), UCSD (MFA). 2019 OBIE for Sustained Excellence in Performance, Cullman 3rd Award for Extraordinary Creativity (Lincoln Center Theater, 2019); 2015 Lilly Award, Charles Bowden Award from New Dramatists. She is represented by Cornerstone Talent Agency, The Burstein Company, and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham.
originated the role of Marius in the new 25th Anniversary US production of Les Miserables. Other credits include the first national tour of Spring Awakening and Jack in Into the Woods at Westport Country Playhouse and Baltimore CENTERSTAGE. He is proud to be making his NY debut at Plawrights Horizons with such an incredible group of artists! He holds a B.F.A. from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Love to Mom, Dad, family and friends! (As of May 2013).
New York credits include Sondheim and Weidman's Road Show, Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Titanic, The Heidi Chronicles, Ghetto, Is There Life After HIgh School?, Censored Scenes From King Kong, Bedroom Farce. National Tours: Wicked, My Fair Lady, Cabaret, M. Butterfly. Obie Award for her performance in Uncommon Women and Others. Barrymore Award for The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Most recent work: 4000 Miles at Good Theatre (Maine), Titanic directed by Don Stephenson (Hangar), Into the Woods (Baltimore CENTERSTAGE/Westport). (As of May 2013).
Playwrights Horizons debut. Off-Broadway: Wild With Happy (The Public), Jamaica (York). Regional: Toast, African Kills Her Son (Sundance Theatre Lab); Five Guys Named Moe (Weston Playhouse); Dreamgirls (Arkansas Rep). NYU’s Graduate Acting Program: title role in the world premiere of Tony Kushner’s The Henry Box Brown Play directed by Mark Wing-Davey. TV: “Homeland,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Royal Pains.”(As of May 2013).
Broadway: The Merchant of Venice (Prince of Morocco), Peter and the Starcatcher (Capt.Scott). Off-Broadway/tour: Richard III (Rivers/Richmond); The Brother/Sister Plays (Shango); Once on This Island (Papa Ge); Mud, River, Stone (Joakim); Burn This (Pale); Ragtime (Coalhouse). TV: “Person of Interest” (Monty). M.F.A.: NYU/Tisch Grad Acting. B.F.A.: Howard University. (As of May 2013).
So grateful to the talented creative team, cast & crew of FFH! Broadway: Newsies. Met Opera: Hansel and Gretel, Tosca, Billy Budd. NY Boychoir, NJ/CT choral societies, voiceovers, community theatre. Thanks Mr. Piccolo, Steve, Diane, Badiene, Phillip, Martin. Much love Mom, Dad, Sydney, Brock, JMM! www.jakelucas.com (As of May 2013).
Broadway/Off-Broadway: Million Dollar Quartet, Ragtime, A Tale of Two Cities, The Full Monty, Urinetown, Dogfight, Silence! The Musical, Closer Than Ever, Pipe Dream (Encores!), Happiness. Tours: The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Shop of Horrors, Floyd Collins. Regional: Tinyard Hill (SF Critics Award, Best Supporting Actor), 110 in the Shade (Helen Hayes nomination, Best Supporting Actor), Film/TV: Fair Game (with Sean Penn), Construction, The Warrior and Savior, “Law & Order,” “Royal Pains,” “Onion News Network,” “The Today Show,”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and he is “The Crunchy Nut.” www.jamesmoye.com (As of May 2013).
Kelli O’Hara made her debut at Playwrights Horizons in My Life With Albertine. Broadway credits include Nice Work If You Can Get It (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, OCC nominations), South Pacific (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations), The Pajama Game (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations), The Light in the Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), Sweet Smell of Success, Follies and Dracula. Concerts span from Carnegie Hall to The Kennedy Center. Film/TV: Sex and the City 2, “Blue Bloods,” Scorsese’s The Key to Reserva, The Dying Gaul, “Alexander Hamilton” (PBS), “Numb3rs.” Her second solo album, Always, is currently available on Ghostlight Records (As of May 2013).
Sound of Music, Twist. Movies (The Smurfs), television and voiceovers. Thanks to Shirley Grant Management, Bob, my brothers Matthew, Andrew, Charles, Luke, Jacob, Josh, my family and friends for their neverending love and support. www.JuliannaRigoglioso.com (As of May 2013).
Broadway: Promises, Promises (Fran u/s); Shrek (Fiona u/s); The Apple Tree (Eve u/s);
Wicked (Glinda u/s); Wonderful Town. Goodspeed Opera House: Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy Selden), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Alice). NYMF: Unlock’d (Belinda). City Center Encores!: Bye Bye Birdie, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Applause. Workshops: Emma (Harriet), Finding Neverland (Peter Pan). Much love to my husband, Justin, and to the Nicolosi gang for
their unending support. Romans 8:38-39. (As of May 2013).
Broadway: The Addams Family. New York: The Public’s Into the Woods at Shakespeare in the Park. Regional: White Noise. Film and TV: Love and Other Drugs, “White Collar,” “Law &
Order: SVU.” A recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. Love to Grammy, Mom and Ryan (As of May 2013).
A seasoned Broadway performer, Mary has appeared in Jane Eyre, Beauty and the Beast,
Copperfield, Me and My Girl, My Favorite Year and A Change in the Heir. She has toured in numerous shows, played many regional venues and done TV and film, and was a featured voice in Disney’s Aladdin and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Mary is probably best known for her work on the AMC series “Remember WENN,” where she created the role of the organist Eugenia Bremer. She is thrilled to once again be Far From Heaven, after a heavenly summer at
Williamstown Theatre Festival. (As of May 2013).
Broadway: Mamma Mia! National tours: Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera. Las
Vegas: Mamma Mia! Regional: Franco Dragone’s Carmen (La Jolla), The Girl in the Frame (Adirondack Theatre Festival), And the World Goes ’Round (Riverside Theatre). At Sea: RCCL’s original casts of Hairspray and Chicago. TV: “The Young and the Restless,” “Sunset Beach,” “Las Vegas,” “Pan Am,” “Person of Interest.” B.F.A., Ithaca (As of May 2013).
Creative Team
Allen Moyer
Scenic DesignerCatherine Zuber
Costume DesignerKenneth Posner
Lighting DesignerNevin Steinberg
Sound DesignerJudith Schoenfeld
Production Stage ManagerPeter Nigrini
Projection DesignDavid Brian Brown
Wig & Hair DesignBruce Coughlin
OrchestrationsLawrence Yurman
Music DirectorJohn Miller
Music CoordinatorBroadway credits include The Lyons, After Miss Julie, Grey Gardens (Tony/Drama Desk Nominations, Henry Hewes Award), Thurgood, The Little Dog Laughed, and Twelve Angry Men, among others. Off-Broadway credits include productions for the Public Theater, Second Stage, Lincoln Center Theater, Roundabout Theater, Signature Theater Company, Playwrights Horizons, New Group/Second Stage, and the Drama Dept. Regional credits include productions for the Dallas Theatre Center, Huntington Theater, Guthrie Theater, The Goodman, Yale Rep, Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf, Steppenwolf, Baltimore’s Center Stage, LA’s Center Theater Group, and Pittsburgh Public Theater. His extensive opera credits include work for the Metropolitan Opera (Orfeo ed Euridice, directed by Mark Morris), New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, San Francisco Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Boston Lyric Opera, Scottish Opera, and the Wexford Festival (Ireland). He also worked with Mark Morris on Sylvia for San Francisco Ballet, and Romeo and Juliet, on Motifs of Shakespeare for MMDG. He received the 2006 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence. For more information, visit allenmoyerdesign.com.
Far From Heaven was commissioned, developed, and produced through the Playwrights Horizons Musicals in Partnership Initiative, with leadership support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Generous support was provided by The Laurents / Hatcher Foundation, the Stacey & Eric Mindich Fund for New Musicals at Playwrights Horizons, and Joanne & Daniel C. Smith.
Additional support provided by the National Fund for New Musicals, a program of National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Cathy & Stephen Weinroth and other generous contributors.
Playwrights Horizons’ 2012/2013 season productions are generously supported by the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Photos by Joan Marcus
Note: Understudies may substitute for listed players. An announcement will be made prior to the performance, if any casting substitutions will occur.
Kelli O'Hara is one of the best performers in musicals today. The sense of hope that pulses in her voice breaks your heart.
A smart, sophisticated, perfect vehicle for Kelli O'Hara's soaring voice and endearing stage presence, with an elegant diversity of music by Scott Frankel. Michael Korie's thoughtful lyrics sensitively express turbulent inner emotions. Richard Greenberg’s book accurately depicts the artificial tenor of the times. Michael Greif and his design team have created a fluid, visually compelling production, enhanced by Catherine Zuber's gorgeous costumes.
Heaven-sent. A gorgeously lush and evocative score. Scott Frankel and Michael Korie easily top their Tony-nominated work from Grey Gardens. Their songs are given the deluxe treatment from Playwrights Horizons.
A haunting, uncommonly serious contemporary musical. The ravishingly beautifu score evokes Leonard Bernstein. Michael Greif's direction of the actors is faultless.
A rare commodity: a rich, operatic, tightly integrated post-Sondheim score. There hasn’t been a score like this since The Light in the Piazza.