Props will be by Sean Sanford, and hair design by The Wig Associates. It’s incredibly exasperating that Sondheim is no longer around to challenge us as we dive into this glorious comedy, but I feel this production will be a tribute to him, his love of George Bernard Shaw, and our long friendship.”įeatured on the creative team will be scenic designer Lindsay Genevieve Fuori, lighting designer Jamie Roderick, sound designer Michael Costagliola, and costume designer Dustin Cross. Though we won’t be turning the play into a musical, we will be resetting the play in a manner that Sondheim had been suggesting for years: in New York City at a time when the church (desperate to get people to come back for Sunday services) began sending their rock-star ministers to underserved communities at the end of the 1920s, which paralleled the time when Shaw wrote the play in London’s 1890s.

It was the only Shaw play that he’d considered setting to music. We enjoyed lively debates over the many unanswered questions raised by Candida in particular. Sondheim claimed that there was nothing he wrote that was not inspired by Shaw. “Our common link was a fascination with George Bernard Shaw, especially his activism and humanitarianism. “ Stephen Sondheim and I were first introduced when I was 15 through my godmother Hermione Gingold (for whom we named Gingold Theatrical Group),” said Staller in a statement. Serving as understudies will be Alton Alburo ( to the yellow house), Fernando Lamberty ( Law & Order: Organized Crime), and Matenin Sangare ( School Girls: Or, the African Mean Girls Play). Foster ( Fat Ham) as Morell, Peter Romano ( First Down) as Lexy, David Ryan Smith ( Epiphany) as Burgess, Avanthika Srinivasan ( Queen) as Candida, Avery Whitted ( Against the Hillside) as Marchbanks, and Amber Reauchean Williams ( Behind the Sheet) as Prossy. GTG Founding Artistic Director David Staller will direct the production starring R.J. The limited run has scheduled performances through November 19. Previews for the Sondheim-inspired production from Gingold Theatrical Group in Theatre Two will begin October 5 ahead of its October 25 opening night.

The upcoming fall production of George Bernard Shaw's Candida at Off-Broadway's Theatre Row has announced its cast.

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