The York Theatre Company production of Penelope, or How The Odyssey Was Really Written, which played Off-Broadway's The Theater at St. Jean's in April, will get an original Off-Broadway cast recording thanks to Jay Records.
The original cast will be heard on the recording, including Britney Nicole Simpson (Beauty and the Beast) as Penelope, Philippe Arroyo (Aladdin) as Telemachus, Leah Hocking (Billy Elliot) as Eurycleia, Cooper Howell (Emojiland) as Antinous, Ben Jacoby (Beautiful) as Odysseus, David LaMarr (Jersey Boys) as Mileter, Jacob Alexander Simon (A Chorus Line) as Bassanio, George Slotin (High Button Shoes) as Haius, Sean Thompson (Sunset Boulevard) as Barius, and Maria Wirries (Dear Evan Hansen) as Daphne.
Tony nominee Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina) wrote the book and lyrics with music by Stephen Weiner (The Rivals). The new musical reimagines The Odyssey by focusing on Odysseus' wife Penelope and the letters she writes to herself in a scheme to fake correspondence with her husband, who is away due to the Trojan War.
Emily Maltby directed and choreographed the production. The recording will have orchestrations and musical direction by David Hancock Turner. A release date will be announced at a later time.
Jay has previously recorded 22 cast albums for Off-Broadway's York.
Visit JayRecords.com for information on other cast recordings, including the recently released Anyone Can Whistle.
Jacob Simon, David LaMarr, Britney Nicole Simpson, Sean Thompson, and George Slotin
Ben Jacoby and Britney Nicole Simpson
Jacob Simon, David LaMarr, George Slotin, Sean Thompson, Maria Wirries, and Philippe Arroyo
Ben Jacoby, Leah Hocking, Jacob Simon, David LaMarr, George Slotin, Sean Thompson, Maria Wirries, Philippe Arroyo, and Britney Nicole Simpson
Maria Wirries, Philippe Arroyo, Leah Hocking, Britney Nicole Simpson, David LaMarr, Cooper Howell, Sean Thompson, George Slotin, and Jacob Simon
Ben Jacoby, Philippe Arroyo, and Maria Wirries
Britney Nicole Simpson, Ben Jacoby, and Leah Hocking
Ben Jacoby and Philippe Arroyo
Ben Jacoby
George Slotin, Sean Thompson, Maria Wirries, and Philippe Arroyo
George Slotin, Jacob Simon, Sean Thompson, David LaMarr, Leah Hocking, Cooper Howell, Philippe Arroyo, and Britney Nicole Simpson
Leah Hocking, Philippe Arroyo, and Britany Nicole Simpson
Jacob Simon, David LaMarr, Sean Thompson, and George Slotin
Maria Wirries, Philippe Arroyo, Britney Nicole Simpson, and Leah Hocking
Britany Nicole Simpson
Cooper Howell, Jacob Simon, David LaMarr, Britany Nicole Simpson, Leah Hocking, George Slotin, Sean Thompson, Philippe Arroyo, and Maria Wirries
