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King Kong
The Australian stage musical spectacle King Kong, which premiered in June 2013 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, is getting an overhaul for its Broadway arrival. Producers Global Creatures (CEO Carmen Pavlovic) and Roy Furman are pleased to announce that King Kong, has arrived on Broadway at the Shubert Organization’s Broadway Theatre.
King Kong is written by Jack Thorne, who received the 2017 Olivier Award and the Evening Standard Award for Best Play for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and wrote the critically acclaimed play Let the Right One In.
King Kong
Broadway Theatre on Broadway
First Preview 05, Oct 2018
Opening Night 08, Nov 2018 – Closing Aug 18, 2019
After 29 Previews and 314 Performances
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The score for King Kong is composed by four-time Grammy nominee Marius de Vries (the films La La Land, Moulin Rouge, and Romeo + Juliet) with songs by Helpmann Award winner Eddie Perfect, composer and lyricist of the Broadway-bound Beetlejuice, Strictly Ballroom The Musical and Shane Warne The Musical.
Pioneering creature designer Sonny Tilders developed Kong for the show, bringing together the worlds of animatronics and puppetry that has never been seen on stage before. Tilders was honored by the Helpmann Awards, Australia’s highest theatrical honor, for Outstanding Theatrical Achievement.
Carmen Pavlovic said, “I’m thrilled that King Kong has opened on Broadway led by Drew McOnie and Jack Thorne, who will bring a new dimension to the telling of Kong’s story. Drew’s physical world will allow Kong to live in ways we never thought possible, propelled by Jack’s text and the score and songs written by Marius de Vries and Eddie Perfect.”
Producer Roy Furman said, “King Kong is a quintessential New York story and I’m proud to be involved in this historic production. Our team is creating a theatrical experience that we hope will astound audiences, while delighting them with its heartfelt storytelling.”
Based on the novel of the original 1933 screenplay, the stage show of King Kong is a contemporary take on the classic tale of beauty and the beast.
King Kong’s design team for Broadway will include Peter England (Set Design), Sonny Tilders (Creature Design), Roger Kirk (Costume Design), Peter Mumford (Lighting Design), Peter Hylenski (Sound Design), Gavin Robins (Aerial and King Kong Movement Director)
Cast
Eric William Morris – Carl Denham
Christiani Pitts – Ann Darrow
Erik Lochtefeld – Lumpy
Mike Baerga – King’s Company
Rhaamel Burke-Missouri – Broadway Debut – King’s Company
Chloe Campbell – Ensemble
Leroy Church – Broadway Debut – Ensemble
Peter Chursin – Ensemble
Jovan Dansberry – Broadway Debut – King’s Company
Kayla Davion – Ensemble
Rory Donovan – Ensemble
Casey Garvin – King’s Company
Khadija Griffith – Broadway Debut – King’s Company
Gabriel Hyman – Broadway Debut – King’s Company
Curt James – Kong’s Voice/ Voodoo Operator
James T. Lane – Ensemble
Marty Lawson – King’s Company
Danny Miller – Voodoo Operator
Brittany Marcell Monachino – Broadway Debut – Ensemble
Jennifer Noble – Ensemble
Eliza Ohman – Ensemble
Roberto Olvera – Broadway Debut – King’s Company
Jaquez André Sims – Ensemble
Jacob Williams – Kong Captain/ Voodoo Operator
Lauren Yalango-Grant – Broadway Debut – King’s Company
David Yijae – Broadway Debut – King’s Company
Swings: Ashley Andrews, Christopher Hampton Grant, Jon Hoche, Jonathan Christopher MacMillan, Kristen Oei, Jena VanElslander, Scott Weber and Warren Yang
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Book by Jack Thorne
Music by Marius de Vries
Lyrics by Marius de Vries
Songs by Eddie Perfect
Directed by Drew McOnie
Choreographed by Drew McOnie
Associate Director: Johanna McKeon
Associate Choreographer: Ellenore Scott
Scenic Design by Peter England
Costume Design by Roger Kirk
Lighting Design by Peter Mumford
Sound Design by Peter Hylenski
Hair Design by Tom Watson
Projection Design by Peter England
Creature Design: Sonny Tilders
