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Clinton sexual scandal musical to be staged
(Playbill On-Line)
Updated: 2005-09-02 14:28
Frenchie Davis will play President Bill Clinton's White House secretary Betty
Currie in the world premiere of Monica! The Musical! beginning Sept. 21 as part
of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Monica Lewinsky,
who once had a fling with then US President Bill Clinton, is reportedly
invited to the the musical show. [file
photo] | The musical about the sexual scandal
involving Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky has been seen in
developmental stagings, including a May 2005 workshop in Manhattan.
NYMF and P73 Productions, Inc. present the latest production at the Upright
Citizens Brigade Theatre Sept. 21-Oct. 2.
Casey Hushion directs the show, which has book and lyrics by Daniel J. Blau
and Tracie Potochnik, music by Adam Blau and musical direction by Nadia
DiGiallonardo.
Monica! "dares to ask one crucial question: Exactly how did something this
ridiculous thing happen?," according to production notes.
The show serves "a generous helping of irreverent absurdity, libelous
implications and insight that only time can bring. This bold satire mixes past
and present D.C. politics with the best (and sometimes worst) of musical theatre
as it examines our relationship to tabloid scandal, partisan crackpots and that
barrel of Beltway monkeys."
The cast features Christine DiGiallonardo (the current Two Gentlemen of
Verona at the Delacorte Theater) as Monica, Megan Lawrence (Urinetown) as
Hillary, Duke LaFoon (I Love My Wife, The Audience) as Bill Clinton, Rashad
Naylor (Hairspray) as Vernon Jordan, Frenchie Davis ("American Idol," Rent and
regional stagings of Dreamgirls) as Betty Currie, Kristie Dale Sanders
(Urinetown) as Janet Reno, Charlie Pollock (Urinetown) as Ken Starr and Josh
Walden (La Cage Aux Folles, 42nd Street) as George Stephanopoulos.
Lighting is by Jason Lyons (Nerds at NYMF) and props/scenic design is by Seth
Sklar Heyn.
The Monica! performance schedule is Sept. 21 at 9 PM, Sept. 22 at 4:30 PM,
Sept. 24 at 1 PM, Sept. 25 at 1 PM, Sept. 28 at 7 PM, Oct. 2 at 1 PM.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is located at 307 W. 26th Street at the
corner of Eighth Avenue. Tickets are $15, available by calling (212) 352-3101 or
www.TheaterMania.com or www.nymf.org.
Daniel J. Blau, Tracie Potochnik and Adam Blau have been working on Monica!
The Musical since 1998. Staged reading has been presented by Manhattan Theatre
Club and the New York Musical Theater Festival. Long Island natives Adam and
Daniel J. Blau are brothers who split their time between New York and L.A.,
while Tracie Potochnik resides in Providence, Rhode Island.
Founded in 1997 by Nicole Fix, Liz Jones, Asher Richelli, and Daniel
Shiffman, P73 Productions, Inc. is "committed to developing and producing the
work of emerging playwrights." Since its inception, P73 has helped develop works
by Peter Ackerman, Peter Morris, Julia Jordan, Karen Hartman, Michael Friedman
and many others. Works developed by P73 have moved on to productions at Primary
Stages, New York's Women's Project and Productions, Baltimore's Center Stage and
San Francisco's Magic Theater.
P73 won the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award for its work on
The Unknown by Janet Allard, Shane Rettig, and Jean Randich, which will also be
presented in the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival. For more information
visit www.p73.org.
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