IN THE BEGINNING
This is the latest musical from two time Tony award-winning composer Maury Yeston (composer of the hit Broadway musical, Titanic). In The Beginning is a magical, re-telling of the "greatest story never told" as we musically discover what went on "behind the scenes" in the first five chapters of the Good Book. All the "big names" are a powerful presence off stage, but in this delightfully screwball production, we meet the previously uncelebrated "little people" who don't even get a scriptural mention for their important supporting roles. In The Beginning is filled with cheeky humor and abiding warmth, yet the dynamic musical score is all you'd expect from this master of the Broadway musical stage.
Roadside is proud to present this world premiere: the first community theater production of this show. Previously, it had only been produced in workshop format in the United States in professional theaters.
Performances: Dec 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 1999; and Jan 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 2000
| Cast | ||
| Zymah | Marc Berber | |
| Avi | Barry DeWeese | |
| Arielle | Heather Powell | |
| Romer | Ron Paoletti | |
| Lydia | Becky Pangman | |
| Ben | John Lavender | |
| Mavis | Jeanne Ragonese | |
| Dottie | Amy Funderburk | |
| Zeke | Freddie Paz | |
| Pheti | Travis Hamilton | |
| Ptapateepa | Dale Coldwells | |
| Aaron | Logan Shanan | |
| Company | ||
| Vendor | Gary Giorgis | |
| Adam | Dale Coldwells | |
| Gabriel | Michael Guthrie | |
| Mrs. Noah | Kerri Pangman | |
| Shamla | Linda Harley | |
| Daughter | TBA | |
| Rachael | Vickey Grimes | |
| Shopkeeper | Susan Leibfried | |
| Moshe | Caroline Simpson | |
| Townsperson | Nina Cartier | |
| Angels | Tom Carberry Colby Shanan Alana Murray Rosa Pasquarella |