NewsPHOTO CALL: Musical Paradise Found in RehearsalParadise Found, the new musical co-directed by Harold Prince and Susan Stroman to play the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, began rehearsals in Manhattan April 5.
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Krissie Fullerton
April 06, 2010
The production boasts the talents of Kate Baldwin, Shuler Hensley, Judy Kaye, Mandy Patinkin, John McMartin, Nancy Opel, George Lee Andrews, Amanda Kloots-Larsen, Lacey Kohl, Herndon Lackey, Daniel Marcus, Jim Poulos, Martin Van Treuren and Pamela Winslow Kashani.
According to the producers, "Based on a true story, the highly comic and romantic musical Paradise Found is befitting of an Arabian Nights tale. It all starts with the Shah of Persia, who is feeling low. To lift his spirits, he's off to Vienna with his Eunuch in tow for new adventures. The Shah promptly falls in love with the Empress of the Empire, much to the dismay of her husband, so a resident of the local brothel — who is a double for the Empress — is substituted for a night of passion. But she's in love with a Baron, who's having an affair with the Soap Manufacturer's Wife…"
Paradise Found, the new musical co-directed by Harold Prince and Susan Stroman to play the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, began rehearsals in Manhattan April 5. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Hal Prince and Susan Stroman
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George Lee Andrews, Kate Baldwin, Nancy Opel, Mandy Patinkin, Judy Kaye, Shuler Hensley and John McMartin
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Nancy Opel, Hal Prince, Mandy Patinkin, Susan Stroman and Judy Kaye
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Judy Kaye, Mandy Patinkin and Shuler Hensley
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George Lee Andrews and Nancy Opel
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Pamela Winslow Kashani, Lacey Kohl and Amanda Kloots-Larsen
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