Season 12 – 2023

THE COLOR PURPLE CAST
Celie EMILY MWAKITAWA
Shug Avery SHAYLA D. CANADY
Sofia BRIANA RICHMOND
Nettie SELENA SIMMONS
Mister CORDARA NEWSON
Harpo MIKAH THOMAS
Squeak JOI A. SMITH
Preacher/Ol’ Mister NOLAN BUDGEWATER
Church Ladies MARY KING, ANGELA LACEY, TERI MOORE
Pa/Grady JAY WARD
Field Hands DARION ELIE, DERRICK FRIERSON, AUSTIN MILES, CHRISTIAN PERKINS, BRADEN TUCKER
Sofia’s Sisters TIANNA ANDREWS, COURTNEI GABRIEL, KEZIA L. PIGFORD, TIERRA WILLIAMS
Buster DARION ELIE
Young Girl LACEE SMITH
African Dancer/Olivia BRYANNA LACEY
Bobby CHRISTIAN PERKINS
Adam BRADEN TUCKER

ABOUT THE COLOR PURPLE

Opened: January 5, 2023
Closed: January 8, 2023
Location: Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

Winner! Tony® Award for Best Revival; Grammy® Award for Best Cast Album! From the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, and the moving film by Steven Spielberg, comes a soul-stirring new musical and landmark event. The Color Purple is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who – through love – finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. Set to a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, and blues, The Color Purple is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love and a celebration of life.

Directed by hometown hero (and history-maker for being the youngest black director to have a show play on Broadway) Zhailon Levingston, The Color Purple is adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony® Award winner Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Grammy® Award winners Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, with musical direction by Ta Edwards-Robinson.

Music & Lyrics | BRENDA RUSSELL, ALLEE WILLIS, STEPHEN BRAY
Book | MARSHA NORMAN
Based upon on the novel written by ALICE WALKER and the Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment Motion Picture

THE COLOR PURPLE was produced on Broadway at the Broadway Theater by Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, and Quincy Jones.
The world premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE was produced by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia

Direction/Musical Staging | ZHAILON LEVINGSTON
Musical Direction | TA ROBINSON
Scenic Design | SETH TAYLOR
Lighting Design | DANIEL SALAZAR
Costume Design & Production Stage Manager | CANDY HUGGINS
Sound Design | BRYAN GRISHAM

THE ADDAMS FAMILY CAST

Gomez Addams JOHN BOGAN
Morticia Addams ANNA MARIA SPARKE
Uncle Fester TREY JACKSON
Grandma CARA DERRICK
Wednesday Addams MIA KIIHNL
Pugsley Addams MORGAN MEYER
Lurch SAMUEL COPELAND
Mal Beineke BENJAMIN WILLIAMSON
Alice Beineke AMELIA OSBORN
Lucas Beineke NATE BOKENFOHR
The Addams Ancestors CAROLANNE ADAMS, TIANNA ANDREWS, SHAYANNA BEATTY, KAITLYN BROWN, ANNASYN BURLISON, FINNEGAN COLLINS,
KAROLINE DUFFY, DARION ELIE, JETT HUDSON, CHRISTIAN PERKINS, ELIZABETH SHOUP, CHLOE TRAN, BRYCE TURNER

Swings CLAIRE KEVIL, EVERLY POWELL

 

ABOUT THE ADDAMS FAMILY

Opened: July 13, 2023
Closed: July 16, 2023
Location: Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

Music & Lyrics | ANDREW LIPPA
Book | MARSHALL BRICKMAN & RICK ELICE
Based on characters created by Charles Addams

Direction & Design | JARED WATSON
Choreography | KATIE DUPONT
Musical & Art Direction | SETH TAYLOR
Production Manager | CANDY HUGGINS
Lighting Design | DANIEL SALAZAR
Costume Design | ERIN ANDERSON-HICKEY
Sound Design | BARRY BUTLER

MISERY CAST

Paul Sheldon BLAYNE WEAVER*
Annie Wilkes HEATHER PEAK HOOPER
Buster JOSH TALLEY

*Mr. Weaver appeared courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union for Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

 

ABOUT MISERY

Opened: August 18, 2023
Closed: August 20, 2023
Location: Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

Successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by his ‘Number One Fan,’ Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads the manuscript to his newest novel and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new ‘Misery’ novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere.The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.

By | WILLIAM GOLDMAN
Based on the novel by STEPHEN KING

Direction & Design | JARED WATSON
Art Direction | SETH TAYLOR
Lighting Design | SAMUEL COPELAND
Costume Design | CANDY HUGGINS
Original Music | MICHAEL FRIEDMAN
Sound Design | BARRY BUTLER