QUEEN OF THE MIST
STARRINGÂ MARY TESTA
DIRECTED BYÂ JACK CUMMINGS III
COMISSIONED BY TRANSPORT GROUP
WITH MAJOR SUPPORT FROM THE SHEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
OCTOBER 18 – DECEMBER 5, 2011
The Gym at Judson
243 Thompson St at West 4th St
Queen of the Mist is a world premiere musical with words and music by 5-time Tony nominee Michael John LaChiusa. Based on an astounding, outrageous, and haunting true story, two-time Tony nominee Mary Testa stars as Anna Edson Taylor, who, in 1901, set out to be the first woman to shoot Niagara Falls, in a barrel of her own design.
Navigating both the treacherous Falls and a fickle public with a ravenous appetite for sensationalism, this unconventional heroine vies for her legacy in a world clamoring with swindling managers, assassins, revolutionaries, moralizing family, anarchists and activists. Convinced that there is greatness in her and determined not to live as ordinary, she sets out to battle her fear and tempt her fate.
Cast
Mary Testa
D.C. Anderson
Stanley Bahorek
Theresa McCarthy
Julia Murney
Tally Sessions
Andrew Samonsky
Creative Team
Jack Cummings III
DirectorÂ
Scott Rink
Choreographer
Kristina Corcoran Williams
Dramaturg
Sandra Goldmark
Set Design
Kathryn Rohe
Costume Designer
Walter Trarbach
Sound Designer
R. Lee Kennedy
Lighting Designer
Nora Brennan Casting
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