David Garrison Takes Over as Hannibal Lecter in Silence!; Full Cast Announced

Tony nominee David Garrison is set to take on the role of iconic cannibal Hannibal Lecter opposite previously announced star Jenn Harris in Silence! The Musical. After a successful run at off-Broadway's Theatre 80 this summer, the Silence of the Lambs musical parody transfers to The 9th Space Theatre at PS 122 for an open-ended engagement beginning October 25. Christopher Gattelli serves as director and choreographer.

The cast of Silence! also features Stephen Bienskie as Buffalo Bill, Lucia Spina as Catherine Martin and Deirdre Goodwin as Ardelia Mapp, as well as Callan Bergman, Pamela Bob, Harry Bouvy, Ashlee Dupre, Howard Kaye, Topher Nuccio and Doug Trapp.

Garrison earned a Tony nomination for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine. His other Broadway credits include That Championship Season, Wicked, Bells Are Ringing, Titanic, Torch Song Trilogy, The Pirates of Penzance and A History of the American Film.

Silence! The Musical, which debuted at the 2005 Fringe Festival, features a book by Tony nominee Hunter Bell and music and lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan. In the original film, rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling matches wits with the brilliant but insane cannibal, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, to catch the serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill. Clarice must face her own demons and race the clock to unlock Lecter’s clues before another innocent girl is killed. In the musical version, the action is narrated by a singing chorus of floppy-eared lambs and Buffalo Bill dances a hoedown while kidnapping the hapless Catherine Martin.