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Alison remembers a time when Bruce took her and her brothers on a trip to New York City. After a long day, Small Alison, Christian and John settle into sleeping bags. He reassures his daughter that he's just going out for a paper, but Alison realizes he was probably going cruising. Medium Alison is angered by a noncommittal letter from Bruce responding to her coming out. At a luncheonette with her father, Small Alison notices a butch delivery woman and feels an inexplicable kinship with her ("Ring of Keys").
The musical made its London premiere at the Off West End, Young Vic theatre with Gold again directing. It starred Kaisa Hammarlund as Alison, Zubin Varla as Bruce and Jenna Russell as Helen and ran from June to September 2018. A Catalan language version directed by Daniel Anglès ran at the Teatre Condal in Barcelona from September to November 2018. Medium Alison writes a letter to her parents about college life but does not mention Joan or her recent realization that she is a lesbian ("Thanks for the Care Package"). Bruce orders Small Alison to put on a dress, but she would rather wear jeans. Bruce tells her that the other children would laugh at her; she reluctantly obeys him ("Party Dress").
Original production
While directing and producing works for the Emmy Award winning performing arts series, Live From Lincoln Center and the Public Broadcasting Service , Adam has had televised programs, films and documentaries air nationally & internationally. He has directed musicals, plays and other theatrical works Off-Broadway; Regionally; Touring productions; Broadway Workshops; and is dedicated to the development of new theatrical and film projects across a wide variety of genres. The musical played in the Philippines in November 2016 at the RCBC Plaza in Makati. Cris Villonco starred as Alison, with Lea Salonga as Helen and Eric Kunze as Bruce.
At certain performances, Carly Gold plays the role of Small Alison. "42nd Street Moon is proud to present the Bay Area regional premiere of this five-time Tony Award winning triumph, a refreshingly honest, wholly original story about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes." Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Musical,Fun Homeis a musical adapted from Alison Bechdel’s 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. Follow Alison as she uncovers the secrets through three different ages in her life.Fun Homeisn’t just a coming-of-age or coming out story, but one that sets out to unravel the many mysteries of childhood through which we can all identify. Join CVRep as they take on this moving journey of acceptance in the wholly original American musical,Fun Home. The musical began previews at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre on March 27, 2015, with an official opening on April 19, 2015.
Characters and original casts
" ''An American in Paris" and "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," among many others, learned plenty when she booked the tour for "Rent." In celebration of the first performance at the Curran, Shindle, who is also the president of Actors’ Equity Association, was joined onstage by Bechdel for a surprise talkback January 25. See Alison Bechdel's acclaimed graphic novel come to life in this Broadway fave. Join the 140,000+ San Franciscans and get our picks for the best Bay Area free & cheap events and deals each week.
On April 8, 2013, musical selections from the show were performed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Judy Kuhn, David Hyde Pierce and others at an event for the Sundance Institute. 42nd Street Moon is proud to present the Bay Area regional premiere of this award winning triumph, a refreshingly honest, wholly original story about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. Many critics predicted that Fun Home would win the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The musical was a finalist for the Pulitzer, but The Flick by Annie Baker won the award.
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Fun Home is scheduled to play San Francisco through February 19 before moving on to Los Angeles’ Ahmanson Theatre February 21–April 1. San Francisco’s Curran Theatre celebrates its official reopening January 26 with Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori’s Tony-winning musical Fun Home. The historic venue opens its doors following two years of renovations. Republication, rebroadcast or redistribution without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited. Bay City News is a 24/7 news service covering the greater Bay Area. Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker, through their Nine Stories Productions banner, have reportedly secured the rights to produce a film version of the musical.
Gold directed the show on Broadway, with the same production team as the Off-Broadway production, including Zinn, Mefford and Stanton. The Off-Broadway cast reprised their roles on Broadway, except for the actors playing Medium Alison, John and Christian Bechdel. In December 2015, eight months after opening on Broadway, the show recouped its capitalization and began to make a profit. Costs for the show were relatively low due to a small cast and orchestra.
First Look at the National Tour of Fun Home
Originally scheduled to run through November 3, 2013, the run was extended several times, and the musical closed on January 12, 2014. The production was directed by Sam Gold, with sets and costumes by David Zinn, lighting by Ben Stanton, projections by Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg, and choreography by Danny Mefford. Bechdel, Kron, Tesori and musical director Chris Fenwick accompanied the cast. Bechdel's book was adapted into a musical with book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori.
The production closed on September 10, 2016, after 26 previews and 582 regular performances. Alison considers the connection between her coming out and her father's death. Small Alison has a homework assignment to draw a map of places her family has been to, but Bruce aggressively takes over, drawing it the way he thinks it should look. Alison realizes that despite having traveled widely, her father's place of birth, life, work and death can all be placed in a small circle in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania ("Maps"). Bruce offers a ride and a beer to an underage boy, and it is later implied that they had a sexual encounter. Medium Alison writes to her parents, asking for a response to her coming-out letter.
Tony Award for Best Original ScoreFun Home is a musical theatre adaptation of Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name, with music by Jeanine Tesori, and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron. The story concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her closeted gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. It is told in a series of non-linear vignettes connected by narration provided by the adult Alison character.
Small Alison fantasizes about her family as the happy family singing together on television ("Raincoat of Love"). The musical was developed through several readings and performances, including at the Ojai Playwrights Conference in 2009 and at the Sundance Theatre Lab and The Public Theater's Public Lab in 2012. It opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater in September 2013 to positive reviews. The Public Theater production of Fun Home was nominated for nine Lucille Lortel Awards , two Obie Awards and eight Drama Desk Awards, among others.
Krule felt, however, that "it's not clear that a musical is the best second format for the material". Adam Hetrick, editor-in-chief of Playbill.com, described Fun Home as "the best musical of the year", calling it "an emotionally-packed piece of theatre, full of joy, heart, sorrow and uncomfortable reality". The original cast album, released in 2014, opened at #2 on the Billboard Top Cast Album Chart, a remarkable feat for an Off-Broadway cast album. After the musical opened on Broadway in 2015, new portions of the show were recorded, and parts were re-recorded, especially to feature Emily Skeggs in the role of Medium Alison.
He made his mark in Los Angeles with the West Coast Premiere of “Working” for which he won the L.A. Adam is the Executive Artistic Director at Coachella Valley Repertory. This is the second out of three productions he will direct this season. Much love and thanks to David Doan and CESD, Jillian Cimini, Jim Carnahan, Denise Simon, Robert Marks, DMO, Mom, Dad, Hudson and the entire Fun Home Family.
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