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Production Photos Check Out the World Premiere of August Rush Musical The John Doyle–helmed stage adaptation of the film opened May 3 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois.
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The world-premiere musical August Rush, based on the 2007 film about an orphaned music prodigy on a quest to find his birth parents, officially opened May 3 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. Performances are currently scheduled through June 2.

Tony Award winner John Doyle (Sweeney Todd, Company) directs the actor-musician production that features music and lyrics by Mark Mancina (who scored the original Warner Bros. film) and a book and lyrics by Glen Berger. Orchestrations and additional music are by Tony nominee David Metzger, who orchestrated the film.

Flip through photos of the production below:

Production Photos: August Rush at the Paramount Theatre

The cast includes Jack McCarthy and Huxley Westemeier alternating in the title role, alongside The Band’s Visit’s George Abud as August's long-lost father; Sydney Shepherd (First Date), as August’s birth mother; and Leenya Rideout (War Horse) as Hope. Broadway veteran John Hickok plays the dual roles of Wizard (played by Robin Williams in the film) and Thomas Novacek.
 
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