MUMBAI: The Tony Award winning Infinity Theatre Company, which brings professional New York City theatre to Annapolis, is proud to announce their upcoming production of HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY. The production stars many of the original off-Broadway cast members and is directed by the Co-Author of the show, Randal Myler. The opening for the show is at the CTA Theatre Complex in Annapolis on Saturday, June 7th at 8pm.
Tony Award nominee Randal Myler, who is directing the show in Annapolis, has engaged Jason Petty to play the lead role, Hank Williams. This performance won Petty the 2003 Obie Award, recognizing achievement in off-Broadway theatre, for his work at the Little Shubert Theatre in NYC.
“I have directed my show many times…with a few damn fine ‘Hanks’along the way…but no one has matched Jason’s authenticity and sheer singing talent in the role. He is the best ‘Hank Williams’I have ever worked with…and likely the best we will ever see,” said Director/Co-Author Randal Myler.
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Star Jason Petty said, “I am very excited to work with Randy again, and really looking forward to this production. I wasn’t sure I’d ever revisit the role after the run in New York City in 2003, but Infinity Theatre Company and Randy made it happen. I can’t wait to return to that wonderful role.”
“Petty is not just offering an impersonation of Hank Williams, but channeling his ghost.” – New York Post
“Infinity has found a perfect production to help celebrate its fifth anniversary season in HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY. It is not just a revealing musical bio-play of a troubled music legend, but one of the most successful off-Broadway shows of the last twenty years. It will be loved by people with an interest in the inception of country music, and everyone who loves going on an emotional journey with world-class performers in our intimate venue,” said Infinity Theatre Company Co-Producing Artistic Director Anna Roberts Ostroff.
HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY is the spectacular musical biography of the legendary singer-songwriter frequently mentioned alongside Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Duke Ellington, Elvis, and Bob Dylan as one of the great innovators of American popular music. The play follows Williams’rise from his beginnings on the Louisiana Hayride, to his triumphs on the Grand Ole Opry, to his eventual self-destruction at twenty-nine. Along the way, we are treated to indelible songs such as “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” “Move It on Over,” and “Hey, Good Lookin’,” which are given fresh and profound resonance set in the context of Williams’life.
HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY, “serves up classic country with the edges raw and the energy hot…By the end of the play, you’ve traveled on a profound emotional journey: LOST HIGHWAY communicates the inspiring message of the beauty and richness of Williams’songs…forceful, clear-eyed, moving, impressive.” – Rolling Stone Magazine
Directed by the show’s Co-Author Randal Myler, HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY stars Obie Award winner Jason Petty, as well as original cast members and instrumentalists Steve Anthony, Drew Perkins, and Russ Wever, who play members of Hank’s band The Drifting Cowboys. The production also features Tony Award nominee Mississippi Charles Bevel, who plays Hank’s blues mentor Tee-Tot.
The show runs at Infinity Theatre Company at the CTA Theatre Complex at 1661 Bay Head Rd. in Annapolis from June 7th until June 29th, 2014, and is followed by the musical I DO! I DO! which runs from July 12th until August 3rd, 2014. Ticket buyers can get 20% off (15% after May 31) by ordering tickets to both shows at the same time. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit InfinityTheatreCompany.com or call 877-501-8499.
“Infinity Theatre founders Anna & Alan Ostroff are enlivening the local performing arts community.” – Mary Johnson, Baltimore Sun
“Anna Roberts Ostroff & Alan Ostroff have consistently brought in New York caliber high-quality performances to the modest, affordable, and accessible setting.” – Debbie Jackson, DC Theatre Scene
