YO! FORSOOTH! WE’RE MOVIN’!
THE NEW HIT OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
“ROMEO & BERNADETTE”
A MUSICAL TALE OF VERONA AND BROOKLYN
BOOK AND LYRICS BY MARK SALTZMAN
MUSIC ADAPTED FROM CLASSIC ITALIAN MELODIES
WILL TRANSFER TO
THEATRE ROW (THEATRE 3)
410 WEST 42ND STREET (BETWEEN 9th & DYER AVENUES)
PREVIEWS BEGIN TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020
OPENING NIGHT IS THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020
OPEN-ENDED ENGAGEMENT
TICKETS ON SALE BEGINNING MARCH 1
YELLOW SOUND LABEL
WILL SET DOWN TRACKS FOR ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING
New York, NY (2/11/20) – Producer Eric Krebs, has announced today that the critically-acclaimed hit Off-Broadway production of Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn with book and lyrics by Mark Saltzman, music adapted from classic Italian melodies, and directed and choreographed by Justin Ross Cohen will move from the 99-seat Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres to the 199-seat Theatre 3 (formerly The Acorn) at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street – between 9th and Dyer Avenues) for an open-ended engagement. Previews are set to begin on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 with an official re-opening on Thursday, March 26, 2020. Tickets be available through Telecharge beginning March 1, 2020.
“A cast of ten. Two stage managers. Four musicians. 4 backstage hands. Four understudies…and more. I know there is no way that Romeo & Bernadette can pay its way off-Broadway,” declared producer Eric Krebs. “However, with over two dozen favorable reviews, continued standing ovations and cheering at curtain call, hundreds of smiling, happy faces coming out of the theater… brilliant performances by both newcomers, as well as seasoned stage performers, beautifully presented music…We need this joyous musical now! How can I not move this? I have spent my career jousting at windmills. I won’t stop now.”
It was also announced today that the cast of Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn will head into the studio to set down tracks for a cast recording on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Yellow Sound Label will release the 2020 Off-Broadway cast recording which will be available for purchase in late March. Please visit www.romeoandbernadette.com for further information.
Romeo—yes, THAT Romeo—finds himself in 1960 Brooklyn, chasing a girl he believes is his beloved Juliet. But no, it’s Bernadette, the beautiful, foul-mouthed daughter of a crime family in this wild spoof of Shakespeare’s timeless tale.
The cast for Romeo & Bernadette is: Nikita Burshteyn (Newsies), Anna Kostakis (NY debut), Carlos Lopez (Man of La Mancha), Michael Marotta (Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical), Judy McLane (Mamma Mia), Michael Notardonato (NY debut), Ari Raskin (NY debut), Troy Valjean Rucker (August Rush – Upcoming B’wy), Zach Schanne (Pippin), and Viet Vo (Viet Gone_).
The creative team is Walt Spangler (Scenic Design), Fabio Toblini and Joseph Schrope (Costume Design), Ken Billington (Lighting Design), One Dream Sound (Sound Design), Aaron Gandy (Music Director), Steve Orich (Musical Supervision/Arrangements/Orchestrations), Kathryn Ann Wright (Associate Choreographer). Christine Viega is the Production Stage Manager. Casting is by Carol Hanzel Casting, CSA.
Romeo & Bernadette was developed and presented by Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer) at A.R.T./NY Theatres.
Romeo & Bernadette will play the following performance schedule will be as follows: Tuesdays at 7pm, Wednesdays – Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are priced $79-$99 and will be available through Telecharge beginning March 1, 2020.
The current production Off-Broadway premiere of Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn, presented by Amas Musical Theatre, in association with Eric Krebs, will play its final performance Sunday afternoon, February 16, 2020 at 3pm at the Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres 502 West 53rd Street (10th Avenue & 53rd Street) where performances began Tuesday, January 14, 2020 followed by the official opening on January 23, 2020.
The performance schedule at A.R.T./NY Theatre is: Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday – Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are priced $49-$69 and can be purchased online at www.amasmusical.org/romeo-bernadetteor by calling (866) 811-4111.
BIOS
Mark Saltzman (Book/Lyrics) began his career in New York with the Muppets. His “Sesame Street” sketches and songs (including “Caribbean Amphibian”) earned him seven Emmy Awards, but behind Bert and Ernie’s back, Mark was writing shows for Soho Rep, 13th Street Theater, and the Village Gate, where he co-wrote the long-running revue “A, My Name is Alice.” Mark collaborated with Jerry Herman on the CBS holiday movie “Mrs. Santa Claus” starring Angela Lansbury. For the movies, he wrote The Adventures of Milo and Otis, Three Ninjas Kick Back and screenplays for SONY, Universal, and Disney. His TV movie, “The Red Sneakers” directed by and starring Gregory Hines was nominated for a Writers Guild Award. In 1997, Mark’s musical, The Tin Pan Alley Rag opened at the Pasadena Playhouse, received five Ovation Award nominations, including Best Musical, and went on to play at New York’s Roundabout Theater. Other stage works: Falling for Make Believe, Lorenz Hart’s life story (Colony Theater); Mr. Shaw Goes to Hollywood (Laguna Playhouse,) optioned for the movies by The Little Film Company. Mark is a graduate of Cornell. More information at www.marksaltzman.com
Justin Ross Cohen (Director/Choreographer) Film and theater director won an Audience Favorite nod for Waiting for Yvette, starring Wendie Malick, at both the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival and on LOGO/TV. Off- Broadway: I Could Go On Lip-Synching!, starring Lypsinka (Provincetown Playhouse, NY/ Callboard Theater, L.A.), About Time by Paulette Attie (Jose Quintero). Los Angeles: Nocturne, by Adam Rapp (The Other Space), Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, by Bill Russell, starring John Rubinstein (Interact), Women Behind Bars, by Tom Eyen, starring Lainie Kazan, Jennifer Tilly, Niecy Nash, Lesley Ann Warren, Ellen Greene and Peter Facinelli (Pico Playhouse), Romeo and Bernadette by Mark Saltzman (Wyoming Theater Festival). Acting credits include Broadway: A Chorus Line, Pippin, The Magic Show, and the film A Chorus Line.
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