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JULY, 2012
PHOTOS
for Escaping Queens










VIDEOS
for Escaping Queens
Marshall Otwell
Kevin Johnston
Marcel Tjioe
Director / Choreographer
Musical Director
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Prop Designer
Sound Designer
Technical Director
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Herman Ortiz
Mama
Laura
Rose / Estelle
Manny / Freddie
Joey
Johnny
AUTHORS
for Escaping Queens
Book, Music & Lyrics By
Co-Librettist
Story Consultation
Escaping Queens is presented through special arrangement with Joe Ortiz
STORY
of Escaping Queens
Joe Ortiz's musical memoir, Escaping Queens, takes place in the shadow of the Queensboro Bridge. This funny, edgy, ultimately hopeful story, centers around an Italian/Puerto Rican family trying to escape the chaos and poverty of New York housing-project life. Mama rules the home with a nurturing wooden spoon but cannot control her charismatic, gambling husband. Sooner or later something has to give—and it does. The production’s original music draws on the same richness of traditions that the family itself does: Latin beats, Sicilian ballads, do-wop numbers on the street corner and radio hits reminiscent of 1950s era New York.
Photos by Jana Marcus
CAST & CREATIVE
for Escaping Queens
Creative
Cast
Darin Dailey
Lori Rivera
Ariel Buck
Nadia Deleye Lewis
Josiah Frampton
Wyatt Bernard
Adam Stanton