From the composers of
Once on This Island, Seussical and
Ragtime, the new musical
The Glorious Ones opened at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater on November 5. A backstage story of the lives of a traveling troupe of commedia dell'arte performers in 16th century Italy, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's bawdy yet whimsical 7-member chamber piece—lead by Marc Kudisch (the velvet-voiced Broadway scene stealer of
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and last season's
The Apple Tree)—
The Glorious Ones was directed and choreographed by
Once on This Island helmer Graciela Daniele. The strictly limited engagement continues through January 6. We caught the show's opening night party, which lived up to it's title—
Glorious!
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