The world premiere of this new musical,
with a score by John Mellencamp and book by Stephen King
Alliance Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center,
Atlanta, GA
4 April - 13 May 2012
Showtimes
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Director Susan V Booth
Musical director T Bone Burnett
Scenic design by Todd Rosenthal
Choreography by Daniel Pelzig
Costume design by Susan E. Mickey
Lighting design by Robert Wierzel,
Media design by Adam Larsen
Sound design by Clay Benning.
"In the tiny town of Lake Belle Reve,
Mississippi in 1957, a terrible tragedy took the lives of two brothers
and a beautiful young girl. During the next forty years, the events of
that night became the stuff of local legend. But legend is often just
another word for lie. Joe McCandless knows what really happened; he saw
it all. The question is whether or not he can bring himself to tell the
truth in time to save his own troubled sons, and whether the ghosts left
behind by an act of violence will help him – or tear the McCandless
family apart forever."
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Joining Shuler in the cast are Emily
Skinner (Billy Elliot, Side Show, James Joyce's The Dead),
Justin Guarini ("American Idol," Women on the
Verge…), blues musician and actor Jake La Botz, Lucas
Kavner (Completeness, The Blue Flower), Kate Ferber (One
Child Born: the Music of Laura Nyro), Christopher Morgan (Gut
Bucket Blues) and country musician Dale Watson, together
with Peter Albrink, Kylie Brown, Lori Beth Edgeman, Gwen Hughes,
Joe Jung, Joe Knezevich, Rob Lawhon, Royce Mann and Travis
Smith.
| Shuler Hensley |
Joe
McCandless |
| Emily Skinner |
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| Justin Guarini |
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PHOTOS:
ARTICLES:
 Creative
Loafing Shuler Hensley: The Singing Actor
Trained as an opera
singer, Hensley partly sought the Ghost Brothers role to gain
proficiency in the blues and country musical styles that anchor the
show. "My mom stressed that a classical foundation was the best way
to start, but this genre is something I grew up with. My family's from
North Georgia originally and 'porch song singing' is in my roots."
Creative
Loafing King, Mellencamp and T Bone chat up Ghost Brothers
Atlanta
Intown Theatre Preview Ghost Brothers of Darkland County at The
Alliance.
The show is described as “a
riveting Southern gothic tale fraught with mystery, tragedy, and
ghosts of the past.” In the small town of Lake Belle Reve,
Mississippi, in 1957 a terrible tragedy took the lives of two brothers
and a beautiful young girl. Forty years later the truth of what really
happened may finally be revealed, but not without dire repercussions.
Atlanta was evidently the first
choice for the premiere by all parties concerned: Mr. King said
that “Atlanta is the best of all possible worlds” to do this show;
and “This is not a minor league city or theatre.” He went on
to say that Atlanta is “cosmopolitan, but still in touch with its
country roots.” Mr. Burnett said the creators wanted a
“dark, foggy” atmosphere and reiterated that Atlanta was the ideal
place to put the show together.
WMGT
Shuler Hensley Named To Cast Of Mellencamp Musical
Broadway.com
Emily Skinner, Shuler Hensley, Justin Guarini and More to Haunt Stephen
King and John Mellencamp's Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
Playbill news :
9
Nov 2011 Ghost Brothers of Darkland County Musical to Star Shuler
Hensley, Emily Skinner and Justin Guarini
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