Flying Over Sunset

Flying Over Sunset is a musical with music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Michael Korie, and book by James Lapine.[1] The musical is a fictional account of a meeting between Aldous Huxley, Clare Boothe Luce and Cary Grant, who all used the drug LSD.

Flying Over Sunset
MusicTom Kitt
LyricsMichael Korie
BookJames Lapine
Premiere2015: Martha's Vineyard
Productions2015 Martha's Vineyard Reading
2016 Edgartown Reading

Productions

Readings (2015 and 2016)

The musical had a reading in August 2015 at the Vineyard Arts Project (Martha's Vineyard) with Christine Ebersole playing Luce, and a cast featuring Boyd Gaines, Julia Murney, Tam Mutu and David Turner.[2][3]

A second reading was held on July 29, 2016 in Edgartown, Massachusetts. Performers who took part in the reading included the late Marin Mazzie, Boyd Gaines, Betsy Wolfe, Tam Mutu and Jennifer Simard.[4]

Broadway (2021)

The musical is scheduled to premiere on Broadway at the Lincoln Center Theater in early 2021.[5] The cast will include Carmen Cusack as Clare Boothe Luce, Harry Hadden-Paton as Aldous Huxley, and Tony Yazbeck as Cary Grant. The musical will be directed by Lapine with choreography by Michelle Dorrance, sets by Beowulf Boritt, costumes by Toni-Leslie James, lighting by Bradley King, and sound by Dan Moses Schreier.[6] The production was originally scheduled to open on April 16, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]

Cast
Character Broadway
(2020)
Clare Boothe Luce Carmen Cusack
Aldous Huxley Harry Hadden-Paton
Cary Grant Tony Yazbeck
Betsy Drake/Ann Clare Austin Michele Ragusa
Gerald Heard Robert Sella
Maria Huxley Laura Shoop
Ann Clare Brokaw/Judith Erika Henningsen
Dr. Harrington/Carey’s Father Jeremy Kushnier
Archie Leach Atticus Ware
Rosalia/Sophia Loren Emily Pynenburg

References
  1. Theater, Lincoln Center. "Flying Over Sunset". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  2. Viagas, Robert (April 14, 2016). "James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie Working on New Musical About LSD". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  3. Nadler, Holly (September 2, 2015). "Flying Over Sunset lifts off at the Vineyard Arts Project". Martha's Vineyard Times.
  4. Viagas, Robert (July 29, 2016). "Marin Mazzie Toplines Today's Reading of James Lapine's LSD Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  5. Evans, Greg (2020-06-24). "Broadway's 'The Music Man', 'Flying Over Sunset' Postponed Until 2021 Amid Speculation Of Theater Shutdown Extension – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. Clement, Olivia (August 20, 2019). "Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, and Tony Yazbeck to Lead Cast of New Broadway Musical Flying Over Sunset". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  7. Evans, Greg; Evans, Greg (2020-03-24). "Lincoln Center Theater Postpones Broadway's 'Flying Over Sunset' Until Fall". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  8. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Lincoln-Center-Theater-Pushes-FLYING-OVER-SUNSET-and-INTIMATE-APPAREL-to-Fall-2020-20200324
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