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Queen of the Mist Cast & Creative

Based on an astounding, outrageous, and haunting true story, Queen of the Mist centers on Anna Edson Taylor, who in 1901, at the age of 63, set out to be the first woman to shoot Niagara Falls in a barrel of her own design. Navigating both the treacherous Falls and a fickle public with a ravenous appetite for sensationalism, this unconventional heroine vies for her legacy in a world clamoring with swindling managers, assassins, revolutionaries, moralizing family, anarchists and activists.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Dec. 4, 2011.

Show Overview

About Queen of the Mist

Based on an astounding, outrageous, and haunting true story, Queen of the Mist centers on Anna Edson Taylor, who in 1901, at the age of 63, set out to be the first woman to shoot Niagara Falls in a barrel of her own design. Navigating both the treacherous Falls and a fickle public with a ravenous appetite for sensationalism, this unconventional heroine vies for her legacy in a world clamoring with swindling managers, assassins, revolutionaries, moralizing family, anarchists and activists.

Cast

Anna Edson Taylor

Creative

Music and Lyrics
Michael John LaChiusa
Director
Jack Cummings III
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