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Lestat Closes at Palace Theatre on May 28 After 39 Performances

Lestat Closes at Palace Theatre on May 28 After 39 Performances
The vampire musical Lestat will shutter on Sunday, May 28 after 33 preview and 39 regular performances.

Lestat, based on Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, tells the journey of one man who escapes the tyranny of his oppressive family only to have his life taken from him. Thrust into the seductive and sensual world of an immortal vampire, Lestat sets ...

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Allison Fischer

Age: 17

Currently: Playing the precocious and ferocious eternally 10-year-old vampire Claudia in the new mega-musical Lestat. The role was previously made famous by Kirsten Dunst in the film Interview with the Vampire.

Hometown: Northern New Jersey

Down the Halls: While Fischer has a number of regional and off-Broadway credits already under her belt, the youngest of the Lestat principals ...

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Lestat and Broadway.com Team Up for Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Blog

In an online first, Broadway.com has teamed up with the upcoming musical Lestat to bring users an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of a mega-musical.

Over the new few months, users can get up close and personal with the cast and creative team of Lestat as we follow them from their current New York rehearsal period through opening ...

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Former Lestat Understudy Drew Sarich Assumes Role of Armand Full-Time

Former Lestat Understudy Drew Sarich Assumes Role of Armand Full-Time
Drew Sarich, who has been playing the role of Armand in Lestat since the departure of original star Jack Noseworthy on December 22, will take over the part permanently. Lestat opens in its pre-Broadway engagement at San Francisco's Curran Theatre on Sunday, January 8.

Sarich will make his Broadway debut in Lestat when it starts performances at the Palace ...

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Jack Noseworthy Departs B'way-Bound Lestat; Understudy Sarich to Go On

Jack Noseworthy Departs B'way-Bound Lestat; Understudy Sarich to Go On
Jack Noseworthy has left the company of the Broadway-bound musical Lestat, now playing at San Francisco's Curran Theatre.

"In the development of the show in San Francisco the creative team has decided to take the character of Armand, wonderfully played by Jack Noseworthy, in a new direction," director Robert Jess Roth said in a statement. "I have enjoyed working ...

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Full Cast Announced for Upcoming Broadway Musical Lestat

Full Cast Announced for Upcoming Broadway Musical Lestat
Jack Noseworthy, Michael Genet and Allison Fischer will join Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Jim Stanek and Roderick Hill in the upcoming Broadway musical Lestat.

Noseworthy previously appeared on Broadway in Sweet Smell of Success, Jerome Robbins' Broadway and A Chorus Line. His regional theater credits include Pippin, Equus and Hearts Desire. His film credits include Unconditional Love, U571, Breakdown, Event ...

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Carolee Carmello and Newcomer Roderick Hill Look to Lestat Leads

Carolee Carmello and Newcomer Roderick Hill Look to Lestat Leads
Broadway.com has learned that Tony-nominated actress Carolee Carmello and Broadway neophyte Roderick Hill are in talks to appear in the upcoming musical Lestat.

Carmello is currently starring as feisty mom Donna in Mamma Mia!. She received a 1999 Tony Award nomination and Drama Desk Award for her performance in Parade and has also appeared on the Great White Way ...

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Jim Stanek to Play Louis in Broadway-Bound Lestat Musical

Jim Stanek to Play Louis in Broadway-Bound Lestat Musical
Broadway.com has learned that Jim Stanek will play reluctant bloodsucker Louis de Pointe du Lac, a role made famous by Brad Pitt in the film Interview with the Vampire, in the Broadway-bound musical Lestat. As we previously reported, The Phantom of the Opera's Hugh Panaro is in talks to play the title character.

"It feels even silly to ...

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Phantom's Hugh Panaro Tapped for Lead in B'way-Bound Lestat

 

 

Broadway.com has learned that Hugh Panaro is in negotiations for the lead role of Lestat de Lioncourt in the Broadway-bound musical Lestat.

Panaro is currently starring as the title character in The Phantom of the Opera. He has also played Raoul in the Broadway production of the hit musical. In addition to Phantom, Panaro has appeared on the Great ...

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