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THE PIANIST stars
Ukrainian-Russian Jewish actor Daniel Donskoy (A Small Light;
The Crown) as Wladyslaw Szpilman in his American stage debut
and features Claire Beckman (The Torch-Bearers) as Mother,
Austin Pendleton (Between Riverside and Crazy; The
Minutes; The Little Foxes) as Father, Paul Spera (On
The Basis of Sex) as Henryk, Arielle Goldman (The How and
the Why) as Regina, Georgia Warner (Broadway: All My Sons)
as Halina/Woman, Charlotte Ewing (Law and Order: SVU) as
Magda/Boy, Tina Benko (Broadway: The Rose Tattoo) as Janina
and others, Robert David Grant (Succession) as Majorek and
others, and Jordan Lage (Broadway: Glengarry Glenross) as
Jaworski.
Directed and adapted by Emily Mann, the play features
an original score by Iris Hond (headliner at the Royal Concert Hall
in Amsterdam and New Church in The Hague) and choreography and
assistant direction by Terry Berliner (The Lion King
resident director; The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife). THE
PIANIST has scenic design by Tony Award Winner Beowulf Boritt (New
York, New York; Come from Away), lighting design by Japhy
Weideman (Dear Evan Hansen; Shucked), costume design by Tony
Award Winner Linda Cho (A Gentlemen’s Guide...; POTUS),
co-sound design by Mark Bennett (The Coast of Utopia; Vanya and
Sonia...) & Charles Coes (Sing Street; Golden Child),
and video and projection design by S. Katy Tucker (Letters From
Max; Elektra directed by Francesca Zambello). Cheryl Mintz will
serve as the Production Stage Manager. Cheryl spent five seasons at
Lincoln Center with the New York City Opera where she has Stage
Managed 40 operas and musicals, three tours and three PBS
telecasts. Other companies include: Opera New Jersey, Opera
Festival of New Jersey, Baltimore Opera Company, National Grand
Opera, NJPAC.
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