Swing for the new Ahrens & Flaherty musical "Knoxville"
The world premiere of a new musical at Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, FL. Book by FRANK GALATI Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY | Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS Based on the novel "A Death in the Family" by JAMES AGEE Based, in part, on the play "All the Way Home" by TED MOSEL Directed by FRANK GALATI
Female Swing understudying three roles
SECOND PREVIEW OF THIS WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL AND I WENT IN! It was a night I'll never forget. One of my lovely ladies didn’t feel up to performing (NOT COVID-related) and wisely listened to her body and graciously gifted me the opportunity to go onstage for her in one of the two tracks I cover. I was strangely calm but also full of adrenaline. What a magical night it was. It wasn’t perfect, by any means. But as I said when I walked out of my callback for this project (back in 2019!): “I was just in a room with Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Frank Galati and didn’t poop, puke, or pee. That’s a WIN.” Seriously, though, I felt as if the whole cast, crew, creatives, and all of Asolo Rep had my back, enabling me to help tell this beautiful story. I was so honored and grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this family and still am.
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I KNOW, I KNOW, I'M NOT ON IT....BUT STILL SO PROUD OF THIS SHOW!!!!
While I am not on the album, I was honored to have been invited to watch the recording sessions....and I'm in the liner notes for SWINGING! :)
This is truly a lovely show...and a must listen for any Musical Theatre fan!
The Reviews Are In!
This reviewer seems to get what the cast and creatives set out to do...
