Steven Pasquale on Demand! The Robber Bridegroom Will Record a Cast Album

Ghostlight Records is set to record the cast album of off-Broadway's The Robber Bridegroom, headlined by Steven Pasquale, on June 1. Directed by Alex Timbers, Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman‘s musical comedy is playing a limited engagement through May 29 at Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

Based on the short story by Eudora Welty, The Robber Bridegroom transports the audience to the Natchez Trace in Mississippi, a dangerous and mysterious corner of the country teeming with a rogue’s gallery of the most beguiling con men, hucksters, and charlatans you’ll ever meet. Chief among them, Jamie Lockhart (Pasquale)—fair‐faced gentleman by day, hard‐hearted bandit of the woods by night. When he falls for the beautiful daughter of a wealthy planter, his world and code of ethics are turned upside down.

The cast additionally includes Andrew Durand, Evan Harrington, Greg Hildreth, Leslie Kritzer, Ahna O’Reilly, Nadia Quinn, Lance Roberts and Devere Rogers.

The Robber Bridegroom marks the 40th anniversary of the original, which opened on Broadway in 1975 starring Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone. The show’s bluegrass score has since been performed across the country, with the song “Sleepy Man” joining the canon of American standards.