Hello Again

Words & Music by
Michael John LaChiusa

Suggested by the play La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler

Directed by Jack Cummings III

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March 4th - April 3rd, 2011

52 Mercer Street, 4th Floor

20 Lovers. 10 Affairs. 1 Century.

Experience the world of Michael John LaChiusa's Hello Again: the passion, sex, and power of 10 love affairs, one from each decade of the 20th Century. Witness The Whore, The Young Thing, The Senator, The Soldier and others as they navigate each new sexual entanglement. Love and desire clash as each character seeks elusive connections. Inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's controversial 1897 play, La Ronde, 5-time Tony Award nominee LaChiusa brings Schnitzler's love stories to life with musical and lyrical styles of each decade, ranging from opera to jazz to disco. Transport Group's production, the first New York City revival of Hello Again, will feature new orchestrations by Drama Desk Award winner Mary-Mitchell Campbell (Company) and will be staged non-traditionally in a raw space in Soho by 2-time Drama Desk Award nominee Jack Cummings III (The Boys in the Band).

Major support provided by The Shen Family Foundation

Produced in association with Sarah Ackerman

	Alan Campbell The Senator
	Blake Daniel The Young Thing
	Jonathan Hammond The Writer
	Rachel Bay Jones The Actress
	Nikka Graff Lanzarone The Whore
	Robert Lenzi The College Boy
	Alexandra Silber The Young Wife
	Elizabeth Stanley The Nurse
	Bob Stillman The Husband
	Max von Essen The Soldier

CREATIVE TEAM:

Scenic Design by Sandra Goldmark
Lighting Design by R. Lee Kennedy
Costume Design by Kathryn Rohe
Sound Design by Michael Rasbury
Choreography by Scott Rink
Musical Supervisor: Chris Fenwick
Musical Direction by Chris Haberl
Orchestrations by Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Assistant Director: Adam Blanshay
Production Stage Manager: Wendy Patten
Stage Manager: Donald Butchko
Dramaturg: Kristina Corcoran Williams
Production Assistant: Michelle Karst
Production Assistant: Cody Renard Richard

REVIEWS

NEW YORK TIMES
“a production that rips the shirts (and dresses) off its characters’ backs”

NYTHEATRE.COM
“Collectively, this ensemble dives head first into LaChiusa’s haunting score, performing it with a fearless gusto and passion.” “...you may just have a craving for a cigarette when you hit the street.” “...entrancing...”

TALKIN' BROADWAY
“...exciting...” “...steamy...” “...immediate...” “...arresting...” “...an erotic, heartbreaking triumph.”

SLANT MAGAZINE
“...an arresting, fresh, downtown-chic pulse...” “...a truly brave, fully charged ensemble...” “...brilliantly re-orchestrated by Mary-Mitchell Campbell...” “...book yourself a seat, and not only will you get a first-rate musical revival that won’t give you toothache; you might even get a go-go boy on your table in the deal.”

TIME OUT NEW YORK
“Jack Cummings III’s intensely immersive Transport Group revival … brings Hello Again back to the flesh with impressive stylishness and imagination.”

BACKSTAGE
“Admirably imaginative...” “...a hypnotizing tapestry of human desire.” “With each new Broadway season bringing new shows intent upon debasing this glorious art form further, it’s a gift to have the chance of saying hello again to Hello Again.”

CURTAINUP
“...risqué without the risk of being accused of putting on a live peep show.” “...another hit on its hands...”

NEW JERSEY NEWSROOM
“...a sophisticated work of musical theater...” “...there’s no time like the present to encounter such a well-performed rendition of LaChiusa’s time-tripping study in carnal knowledge.”

THEASY.COM
“...this excellent production of LaChiusa’s very ‘adult’ musical should be high on the list of any musical theatre connoisseur.”

LIGHTING AND SOUND AMERICA
“...Hello Again is such an odd and original piece that you simply have to experience it. It’s a mood musical, and the mood it casts is both seductive and disturbing.” “...few modern musicals are as rife with feeling as this, and thanks to a sympathetic band of interpreters, those feelings are brought ravishingly to life.”

NY POST
“Elizabeth Stanley is touching and sexy, Blake Daniel suggests fragile loneliness and Alexandra Silber... delivers a haunting ‘Tom’...”

BROADWAYWORLD
“Director Jack Cummings III's clever environmental concept enhances the piece...” “The fact that you've ventured into an unmarked building on a dark SoHo street... sitting mere inches away from a young couple enthusiastically going at it... does not mean that you've accidentally wandered into a sex club that somehow survived the ax of Giuliani. You've just found yourself at Transport Group's marvelously mounted staging of Michael John LaChiusa's tensely erotic musical drama, Hello Again.” “The fine ensemble also includes Alexandra Silber, Bob Stillman, Blake Daniel, Jonathan Hammond and Rachel Bay Jones, each contributing thoughtful portrayals to this beautifully intimate piece.”

NY PRESS
“Given a sterling revival by Transport Group Theatre Company, Michael John LaChiusa’s delicate dissection of sexual disconnect is the perfect antidote to the current crop of overblown musicals.” “As usual, director Jack Cummings III... has assembled a first-rate cast, and then elicited every ounce of emotion from them without resorting to any emotional tricks.”

EXAMINER.COM
“...truly different - and that’s a good thing.” “So whether you go for the libretto or your libido, it doesn’t matter. Just go to ‘Hello Again.’”

ADAUMBELLE'S QUEST
“This sexy, bold, provocative, smart, and intriguing show will leave you wanting more!”