Exclusive: Tony-winner Rachel Chavkin is behind a new tween-aimed podcast series based on Greek myths.
Live from Mount Olympus is co-directed by Chavkin (Hadestown) and Zhailon Levingston, who currently serves as the Resident Director for Broadway’s Tina: The Tina Turner Musical and hosted by Broadway’s Hadestown star André De Shields.
The series comes from The Onassis Foundation and Trax from Prx, the podcast network that is run by the This American Life radio distributor and cast members of Broadway troupe Team.
When young Perseus, voiced by actor Divine Garland, makes a rash promise to save his mother from the clutches of an evil king, he has to strike out on a dangerous quest. Hermes, god of luck and thieves, voiced by De Shields, narrates this tale of terrifying monsters, powerful gods, and a brave girl who will changes Perseus’ life forever.
The six-part series also features Vinie Burrows,...
Live from Mount Olympus is co-directed by Chavkin (Hadestown) and Zhailon Levingston, who currently serves as the Resident Director for Broadway’s Tina: The Tina Turner Musical and hosted by Broadway’s Hadestown star André De Shields.
The series comes from The Onassis Foundation and Trax from Prx, the podcast network that is run by the This American Life radio distributor and cast members of Broadway troupe Team.
When young Perseus, voiced by actor Divine Garland, makes a rash promise to save his mother from the clutches of an evil king, he has to strike out on a dangerous quest. Hermes, god of luck and thieves, voiced by De Shields, narrates this tale of terrifying monsters, powerful gods, and a brave girl who will changes Perseus’ life forever.
The six-part series also features Vinie Burrows,...
- 1/26/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: New musical Broadway Bounty Hunter from Be More Chill composer Joe Iconis will get its New York premiere Off Broadway this summer with Orange is the New Black actress Annie Golden reprising her critically acclaimed lead performance.
The new musical will begin previews Tuesday, July 9 at Greenwich House Theater in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, with an opening night of Tuesday, July 23. The 10-week limited engagement will run through Sunday, Sept. 15, say producers Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Allison Bressi, who made the announcement today.
Iconis’ follow-up to the viral phenomenon Be More Chill – which began previews on Broadway last week following last summer’s sold-out Off Broadway engagement – Broadway Bounty Hunter had its world premiere in 2016 at Barrington Stage, the regional theater in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
The Off Broadway production will be directed and choreographed by Iconis’ frequent collaborator Jennifer Werner (she’s also doing his in-development Punk Rock Girl...
The new musical will begin previews Tuesday, July 9 at Greenwich House Theater in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, with an opening night of Tuesday, July 23. The 10-week limited engagement will run through Sunday, Sept. 15, say producers Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Allison Bressi, who made the announcement today.
Iconis’ follow-up to the viral phenomenon Be More Chill – which began previews on Broadway last week following last summer’s sold-out Off Broadway engagement – Broadway Bounty Hunter had its world premiere in 2016 at Barrington Stage, the regional theater in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
The Off Broadway production will be directed and choreographed by Iconis’ frequent collaborator Jennifer Werner (she’s also doing his in-development Punk Rock Girl...
- 2/20/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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