Casting Complete for Mee's Musical Queens Boulevard

Casting is complete for the new musical Queens Boulevard, the second production in Signature Theatre Company's 2007-2008 series of works by Playwright-in-Residence Charles Mee. Directed by Davis McCallum and choreographed by Peter Pucci, Queens Boulevard begins performances on November 6 at the off-Broadway company's Peter Norton Space, with opening night set for December 3.

The cast of Queens Boulevard includes Amir Arison A Very Common Procedure, Satya Bhabha,, Michi Barall A Midsummer Night's Dream, Marsha Stephanie Blake The Crucible, Bill Buell Inherit the Wind, Demosthenes Chrysan Homebody/Kabul, Geeta Citygirl, Emily Donahoe The Glass Menagerie, William Jackson Harper Thicker Than Water, Jodi Lin The Joy Luck Club, Arian Moayed Masked, Debargo Sanyal Women of Trachis, Jon Norman Schneider Durango, and Ruth Zhang Tiananmen.

On his wedding day, a new husband is determined to find the perfect gift for his bride. While she waits at home, he searches for the mythical Flower of Heaven and is thrown into a series of colorful adventures on the streets of his neighborhood in Queens, New York. Inspired by a classical Indian dance drama, Queens Boulevard celebrates love, community and life.

Queens Boulevard features musical supervision and arrangements by Michael Friedman, music direction by Matt Castle, scenic design by Mimi Lien, costume design by Christal Weatherly, lighting design by Marcus Doshi, sound design by Ken Travis and video design by Joseph Spirito.