Check Out Alicia Keys in Stick Fly: Behind The ScenesPosted by Wilson Morales
November 2, 2011
Behind the scenes at the first rehearsal of Stick Fly, the broadway play produced by Alicia Keys. Meet playwright Lydia Diamond, director Kenny Leon and the cast: Tracie Thoms, Dule Hill, Mekhi Phifer, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Rosie Benton and Condola Rashad.
GO BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF STICK FLY
MEET THE CAST & CREATIVE TEAM BRING THIS EXCITING WORK TO BROADWAY
OPENS DECEMBER 8, 2011 AT THE CORT THEATRE
PREVIEWS BEGIN NOVEMBER 18, 2011
The cast and creative team for the Broadway premiere of Lydia R. Diamond’s critically-acclaimed American play STICK FLY recently met the press at a special event at Hard Rock Café in Times Square. CLICK HERE to watch a video that goes behind-the-scenes and hear from Alicia Keys, Lydia R. Diamond, Kenny Leon and the extraordinary cast about bringing this play to Broadway audiences. Produced and with original music by 14-time Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter Alicia Keys, STICK FLY is directed by Kenny Leon and opens on Broadway on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at the Cort Theatre (138 W. 48th Street). Performances begin Friday, November 18, 2011. Tickets are now on sale through Telecharge.com.
Returning to the Broadway stage, Emmy Award nominee Dulé Hill (“Psych,” “The West Wing”) will play Kent “Spoon” Levay (a writer), Tracie Thoms (Rent, “Cold Case,” The Devil Wears Prada) will play Taylor (Kent’s fiancée and an entomologist), Tony Award-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Seven Guitars, Lackawanna Blues) will play Joe Levay (Kent & Flip’s father and a neurosurgeon) and Rosie Benton will play Kimber (a part-time teacher and Flip’s white girlfriend.) Making their Broadway debuts, Mekhi Phifer (“ER,” 8 Mile) will play Flip Levay (a plastic surgeon), and Drama Desk Award nominee Condola Rashad (Ruined) will play Cheryl (a maid).
It was a relaxing weekend on Martha’s Vineyard … until the baggage got unpacked. Meet the LeVays. When two adult sons independently choose to introduce their girlfriends to the parents on the same weekend, sibling rivalries flare, opinions clash, class distinctions divide and family secrets unravel.
In addition to Alicia Keys, the creative team for STICK FLY includes David Gallo (Scenic Design), Reggie Ray (Costume Design), Beverly Emmons (Lighting Design) and Peter Fitzgerald / Sound Associates (Sound Design).
STICK FLY will be produced on Broadway by Nelle Nugent, Alicia Keys, Samuel Nappi, Reuben Cannon, Sharon A. Carr/Patricia Klausner, Huntington Theatre Company, Dan Frishwasser, Sarahbeth Grossman, Charles Salameno in association with Joseph Sirola & Eric Falkenstein.
STICK FLY was developed in a recent co-production last year between the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston and Arena Stage in Washington D.C. The play had its world premiere at Chicago’s Congo Square Theatre Company in 2006 and was subsequently performed at theatres including the McCarter Theatre in 2007 and the Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles in 2009. STICK FLY is the recipient of 2011 Independent Reviewers of New England Awards for Best Play and Best Director of a Drama (Kenny Leon); 2010 LA Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best Production, Best Direction and Best Ensemble Performance; a 2010 LA Garland Award for Playwriting; a 2009 LA Weekly Theatre Award for Playwriting; and, the 2006 Black Theatre Alliance Award for Best New Play. It was also a 2008 Susan Blackburn Prize finalist and a nominee for the 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Work.
Ticketing Information:
Tickets for STICK FLY are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212) 239-6200, (800) 432-7250 outside the NY metro area, online at Telecharge.com or in person at the Cort Theatre box office (138 West 48th Street) beginning November 4th. Box office hours are Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tickets on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday range in price from $35 to $131.50. Tickets on Friday, Saturday & Sunday range in price from $35 to $121.50.
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