Princesses Looks to Later Seattle Start; Expected on Broadway in 10/05

Princesses, the musical that was expected to play at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in early summer and begin on the Great White Way in August, has been pushed back. The tuner will now run in Seattle from August 9 through August 28 in preparation for a late October Broadway bow.

Princesses is conceived, directed and has lyrics by David Zippel, a book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner, music by Matthew Wilder and choreography by Rob Ashford. The musical takes place in a girls boarding school, where hip teens hate music class, love shopping and have no interest in putting on a show. Enter America's hottest action hero to direct the school play, a mounting of A Little Princess. All the girls are crazy for him, except for one--his daughter, who barely knows him.

The show had a run at Goodspeed Musicals this past summer. There the cast included Jenny Fellner, Rex Smith, Donna English, Matt Cavenaugh, Allyson Arena, Jennifer Arena, Sarah Jane Everman, Lindsey Mary Faber, Sarah Jayne Jensen, Camille Anne Letscher, Dena Lindsay Mendez, Melissa Menezes, Patti Murin, Marissa Perry, LaQuet Thompson, Lindsay Wilson and Ericka Yang. No casting has been announced for the Seattle or Broadway mountings.