More casting has been revealed for the upcoming concert staging of Michael John LaChiusa's Queen of the Mist, set to perform February 20–23 at PEAK Performances at New Jersey's Montclair State University. As previously announced, Mary Testa will reprise her performance from the musical's 2011 world premiere, with Kirsten Sanderson directing.
Joining Testa in the cast will be George Abud, Klea Blackhurst, Erin Davie, Kelvin Moon Loh, Anthony Norman, and Leo Roberts. The performances will be held in the institution's Alexander Kasser Theater.
Queen of the Mist features words and music by LaChiusa (The Gardens of Anuncia, The Wild Party) and orchestrations by Michael Starobin. The work was commissioned by Off-Broadway's Transport Group, which gave it its world premiere.
Testa will once again star as Annie Edson Taylor, a real-life figure who was the first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive. The performances are being presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
PEAK's production will feature lighting design by Keith A. Traux, sound design by Ken Travis, costume design by Lara de Bruijn, and projection design by Sanderson.
Tickets are available at PeakPerfs.org.
See photos from the 2011 original production of Queen of the Mist below: