THE RIDE is pleased to announce that our very own Chris Culberson will be performing in The Scottsboro Boys.
The Old Globe today announced the cast and creative team for the West Coast Premiere of The Scottsboro Boys, the critically acclaimed musical about an infamous chapter in American history.
Nominated for 12 Tony Awards, The Scottsboro Boys features music and lyrics by the legendary team of John Kander and Fred Ebb, libretto by David Thompson, musical direction by Eric Ebbenga and direction and choreography by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman. The Scottsboro Boys will run April 29 – June 10 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run April 29 – May 4. The Scottsboro Boys is presented in association with American Conservatory Theater.
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The Scottsboro Boys is a daring new musical based on the notorious “Scottsboro” case in which nine young African American men were unjustly accused of rape in 1930s Alabama. Their lives would eventually spark the Civil Rights Movement. With arresting originality, innovative staging and a breathtaking score, The Scottsboro Boys received 12 Tony Award nominations and was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “the best new musical of the year.”
The cast of The Scottsboro Boys features Tony Award winner Ron Holgate as The Interlocutor,Clifton Duncan as Haywood Patterson,Jared Joseph as Mr. Bones and JC Montgomery as Mr. Tambo.
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The cast also includes David Bazemore (Olen Montgomery), Nile Bullock (Eugene Williams), Christopher James Culberson (Andy Wright),Eric Jackson (Clarence Norris),KendRick Jones (Willie Roberson),James T. Lane (Ozie Powell),Clifton Oliver (Charles Weems),Clinton Roane (Roy Wright) and C.Kelly Wright(The Lady), with Audrey Martells (The Lady Understudy) and Shavey Brown and Max Kumangai (Swings).
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Read the full article at Broadway World: Ron Holgate, Clifton Duncan and More to Lead Old Globe’s The Scottsboro Boys
Break a leg Chris!