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Description
IN THE LIGHT, A FAUSTIAN TALE, part of The Broadway Workroom Series
In The Light, A Faustian Tale: Book by Kate Mulley (Razorhurst) and Nathan Wright (Manifesto: The Diaghilev Project), and music & lyrics by Michael Mott (Where the Sky Ends), based on a work by Justin Silvestri and Michael Mott
IN THE LIGHT follows Dr. Johann Faustus, an astronomer accused of blasphemy by the Holy Inquisition. Guided by a mysterious being, Johann and his wife flee to a small town, where he meets a scholarly young woman named Gretchen. Gretchen believes Johann can help rebuild her town and influence the new Baron. When news of the town's rise and Johann's supposed miracles reaches an old rival, Johann must resist the temptation that his ambition yields, and Gretchen must make a choice between living authentically and saving her town.
Casting for In The Light, A Faustian Tale includes Jeffrey Kringer (Cruel Intentions), Shereen Pimental (West Side Story), Sarah Anne Fernandez (Wicked), Antonio Cipriano (Jagged Little Pill), Brandon J. Ellis (The Play That Goes Wrong), Rob Richardson (Kinky Boots) with Caleb Albert (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), Shavey Brown (Hadestown), Will Stephan Connell (Papermill’s Fiddler on the Roof), Nicole DeLuca (HOPEful), Caitlin Doak (Three Points of Contact), Anna Fraser Thomas (Titanique), Alyssa Giannetti (Love Never Dies tour), Craig Juricka (Boston Pops soloist), Liz Lang (Knoxville: Summer of 1915), Pablo Laucerica (Dear Evan Hansen tour), Michael McCorry Rose (Wicked), Erick Pinnick (Summer tour), Lindsay Rider (American Idol), Karla Shook (Tin Pan Alley), Bronwyn Tarboton (Frozen) and Andy Walken (A Christmas Story Live!).
The concert performances of In The Light, A Faustian Tale will be presented at Open Jar Studios, 1601 Broadway 11th Floor, NYC
Date & Time
Apr 26 - 28, 2024
Venue Details
Open Jar Studios NYC
1601 Broadway, 11th floor (enter on W 48 Street)New York, New York 10019