Irish Rep announces ANGELA’S ASHES: THE MUSICAL streaming event next month

Irish Repertory Theatre have announced that Angela’s Ashes: The Musical, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Frank McCourt, will make its New York premiere from 9-22 September, streaming online via their digital platform.

Angela’s Ashes: The Musical is a remarkable story, told with a rare lyricism and a warm inimitable sense of humour as we follow Frank McCourt’s escapades and experiences in a Dickensian landscape peopled by a drunken father, helpless mother, pompous priests and bullying schoolmasters; moneylenders, dancing-teachers and charity workers, culminating in his escape from grinding poverty to the redemption of a new life in America. 

A haunting underscore with unforgettable tunes adds to the emotional impact and the humor of the story. Angela's Ashes: The Musical has that rare gift of bringing an audience to tears one minute, laughing out loud the next - if ever a musical could be said to embody the 'rollercoaster of emotion', then Angela's Ashes is that musical. McCourt’s memoir of growing up in the ‘Lanes of Limerick’ was followed by a 1999 Alan Parker film, and is now being retold in a vibrant and memorable piece of musical theatre.

The musical stars Jacinta Whyte as ‘Angela’ and Eoin Cannon as ‘Frank’ and will feature Elaine Hearty as ‘Nora’, Michael Joseph as ‘Quasimodo’, Domhnall Herdman as ‘Malachy Jr.’, Shane McDaid as ‘Billy Heffernan’, Marty Maguire as ‘Malachy’, Amanda Minihan as ‘Grandma’, David O’Meara as ‘Uncle Pat’, Mark O’Regan as ‘Mr. Griffin’, Norma Sheahan as ‘Mrs. Finucane’, Brigid Shine as ‘Theresa Carmody’ and Sinead O’Donovan as ‘Ensemble’.

Angela’s Ashes: The Musical has set and costume design by Francis O’Connor, lighting by Sinead McKenna, sound by Jason Fallon, musical supervision by Mike Dixon, musical direction by David Hayes, original orchestrations & arrangements by Colm Ó Foghlú & Joe Csibi, and additional orchestrations & arrangements by David Hayes.

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