First nighters can tell you, there is nothing quite like the first preview of a new Broadway musical. We may not be able to bring you the anticipatory energy in the air, but we can take you into Avett Brothers musical Swept Away's first night on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre in the gallery below.
Michael Mayer is directing, with opening night set for November 19. Along with songs by the folk-rock group, the musical features a book by John Logan and chorography by David Newmann.
Leading the cast are Tony winner John Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening) as Mate, Stark Sands (Kinky Boots) as Big Brother, Adrian Blake Enscoe (Dickinson) as Little Brother, and Wayne Duvall (1984) as Captin, all reprising their performances from the musical's earlier mountings at Berkeley Repertory and Arena Stage.
Inside The Longacre Theatre for Swept Away's first preview
Swept Away
Wayne Duvall, Stark Sands, John Gallagher, Jr., and Adrian Blake Enscoe
Company of Swept Away
Adrian Blake Enscoe and John Gallagher, Jr.
Stark Sands, Adrian Blake Enscoe, John Gallagher, Jr., and Wayne Duvall
Stark Sands
Adrian Blake Enscoe, John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, and Wayne Duvall
Swept Away follows four survivors of an 1888 shipwreck off the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts. As they struggle to stay alive, they must question whether or not they can live with the consequences of their actions, and discover how tragedy can lead to forgiveness.
Below, see a video from first preview, which includes the show's four main cast members performing the Avett Brothers' ballad "Go to Sleep" at the stage door.
Swept Away also features ensemble members Hunter Brown, Matt DeAngelis, Cameron Johnson, Brandon Kalm, Michael J. Mainwaring, Orville Mendoza, Tyrone L. Robinson, and John Sygar. Newly joining the company are Josh Breckenridge, Rico LeBron, Chase Peacock, and David Rowen. Swings John Michael Finley and Robert Pendilla round out the company.
The creative team also includes music arranger and orchestrator Chris Miller, music arranger and orchestrator/music supervisor Brian Usifer, music director Will Van Dyke, Tony-winning set designer Rachel Hauck, Tony-winning costume designer Susan Hilferty, four-time Tony-winning lighting designer Kevin Adams, Tony-winning sound designer John Shivers, and casting directors Jim Carnahan, Jillian Cimini, and Alexandre Bleau.
Swept Away is produced by Matthew Masten, Sean Hudock, and Madison Wells Live and executive-produced by Wagner Johnson Productions.
Visit SweptAwayMusical.com.
