Regional NewsSt. Louis' Muny Announces 2022 Creative Teams
This summer will mark the 104th season at the legendary regional theatre.
By
Margaret Hall
February 17, 2022
St. Louis, Missouri's The Muny has announced the directors, choreographers, and music directors for their 104th season, which opens June 13.
Chicago, set to run June 13-19, will be directed by Denis Jones (Holiday Inn, Tootsie), who will co-choreograph the production with Barry Busby. Charlie Alterman will music direct.
Camelot, directed by Matt Kunkel, choreographed by Beth Crandall, and music directed by Abdul Hamid Royal, will run June 22-28.
Next up is Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, July 5-13. The production will be directed by Avenue Q Tony nominee John Tartaglia and choreographed by Patrick O'Neill. Original Broadway Mary Poppins music direct Brad Haak will assume the baton for the Muny production.
Legally Blonde, running July 25-31, will feature direction by Maggie Burrows and music direction by Lon Hoyt. The production will be choreographed by William Carlos Angulo, whose MUNY season audition combination to Legally Blonde's "Legally Blonde (Remix)" recently became a viral dance sensation on TikTok.
Lili-Anne Brown will helm The Color Purple August 3-9, with choreography by Breon Arzell and music direction by Jermaine Hill.
The season closes with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat August 12-18, directed by Josh Rhodes and co-choreographed by Rhodes and Lee Wilkins. Sinai Tabak will music direct.
The MUNY's artistic staff includes Artistic Director and Executive Producer Mike Isaacson, Artistic Associate Michael Baxter, Production Manager Tracy Utzmyers, and Music Supervisor Michael Horsley.
The Kait Kerrigan, Jason Howland, and Nathan Tysen musical will be staged at the New Jersey venue along with Gun & Powder, Fiddler on the Roof, and more.
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival has announced casting for its 2023 season which includes the work penned by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, and Eva Steinmetz.
A new production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical opens the The Rouse Theatre, the centerpiece of the Ohio venue's $50 million Mainstage Theatre Complex.
Presented with Dublin's Fishamble theatre company, their joint 2022-2023 Transatlantic Commissions Program completes its inaugural year with internationally-presented readings.
The production will be the final major regional production before another staging of the "super soul" musical embarks on a Broadway-bound national tour.
The musical based on the animated film features a book and lyrics by Band's Visit writer Itamar Moses and a score by Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler.
A new production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical opens the The Rouse Theatre, the centerpiece of the Ohio venue's $50 million Mainstage Theatre Complex.