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Synopsis:
Lieutenant Brian Murphy, NYPD, died when the Towers fell that morning. Three years
later truth and memory blur as his family continues to struggle with their grief
and rage. Though their hero's shadow still looms large, it cannot obscure certain
inconsistencies that force the family to come to terms with the enigma of Brian.
The Heart Has a Mind of its Own is written by Larry Kirwan
(of the Irish rock band BLACK 47), and directed by Cailin Heffernan.
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The Year’s Most Galvanizing Moments - Hard Times: An American Musical - NYTimes.com
Thomas Keneally to Write Book and Lyrics for New Musical - NYTimes.com
By FELICA R. LEE
Thomas Keneally, best known for writing “Schindler’s List” but also the author of historical works about the founding of his native Australia, will turn to that subject in “Transport,” a new musical for which he’s written the book and lyrics.
The show, with music by Larry Kirwan, a playwright and the leader of the rock band Black 47, based in New York, will have its world premiere at the Irish Repertory Theater next year, theater officials announced on Tuesday.
“Transport” is based on the history of Irish women exiled to the South Coast of Australia in the mid-19th century. It centers on the voyage of a prison ship called The Whisper, which brought women and girls to penal colonies. The characters include four prisoners, the ship’s crew and an exiled Irish priest.
The Producer Has a History. So Does This Civil War-Era Musical. - NYTimes.com
By Michael Paulson
Mr. Kirwan, best known as the lead singer of Black 47, said the idea for the musical was born of his curiosity about the Five Points, which he heard about from his grandfather, and his affection for Foster’s songs. He learned to appreciate the songs in Irish pubs, where, he said, he heard workers imbue them with emotion he had not initially recognized.
Learning that Foster had briefly lived in the Five Points inspired him to write a show combining the songs and the place; his initial version of the musical, titled “Hard Times,” opened to positive reviews at the Cell Theater in New York in 2012 and had a brief return engagement in 2014.
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By Caitlin Huston
“Paradise Square,” a new musical about race relations in New York during the 1860s, has announced a Broadway run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre this winter.
The musical, produced by Garth Drabinsky, will star Joaquina Kalukango (“Slave Play”) in a run starting Feb. 22, 2022 and an opening night on March 20. The musical will come to Broadway after a five-week engagement starting this November at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre.
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Book, Muslc & Lyrics - Larry Kirwan
Director - Peter Flynn
Muslc Director - Mark Fifer
Asst Musical Director -Jeremy Lyons
Stage Manager - Gary Mickelson
Executive Producer - Michael Londra
Cast
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn - Chilina Kennedy
Carla Tresca - Miguel Cervantes
Ben Fletcher - Daniel Yearwood
Joe Hill - Van Hughes
Margaret Sanger - Katie Thompson
Sabina Flynn - Becca Suskauer
J. Edgar Hoover -Jack Rento
The Rebel Band
Guitar - Larry Saltzman
Bass - Mike Preen
Drums & Percussion - Thomas Hamlin
Trombone & Penny Whistle - Fred Parcells
Violin & Accordion - Deni Bonet
Piano/Keys - Mark Fifer
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