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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
May 08 - July 07, 2013 The Judith O. Rubin Theater
Far From Heaven

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 etc

Nancy Anderson

Eleanor

Elainey Bass

Sarah

Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Sybil

Justin Scott Brown

Chase etc.

Alma Cuervo

Mona Lauder etc.

Korey Jackson

Gus etc.

Isaiah Johnson

Raymond

Jake Lucas

David

James Moye

Stan etc.

Kelli O'Hara

Cathy

Steven Pasquale

Frank

Julianna Rigoglioso

Janice

Sarah Jane Shanks

Doreen/Connie etc

Tess Soltau

Nancy etc.

Mary Stout

Mrs. Leacock etc.

Victor Wallace

Dick etc.

Creative Team

Allen Moyer

Scenic Designer

Catherine Zuber

Costume Designer

Kenneth Posner

Lighting Designer

Nevin Steinberg

Sound Designer

Judith Schoenfeld

Production Stage Manager

Peter Nigrini

Projection Design

David Brian Brown

Wig & Hair Design

Bruce Coughlin

Orchestrations

Lawrence Yurman

Music Director

John Miller

Music Coordinator

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.

Ben Brantley, New York Times

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.

Elisabeth Vincentelli, NY Post

A haunting, uncommonly serious contemporary musical. The ravishingly beautifu score evokes Leonard Bernstein. Michael Greif's direction of the actors is faultless.

David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

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.

Matt Windman, AM/NY

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Far From Heaven: Recording in the Studio


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Interviews

Tim Sanford and Scott Frankel, Richard Greenberg, and Michael Korie


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Interview with Michael Korie and Scott Frankel


Scott Frankel & Michael Korie, Far from Heaven
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Scott Frankel & Michael Korie, Far from Heaven