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"EXCELLENT! TIMELESS MUSIC... HOAGY CARMICHAEL DELIVERS!”
- Juan A. Ramírez, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"FORGET BROADWAY, THIS IS WHERE THE HITS KEEP COMING... ONE OF THE MOST VIVACIOUS REVUES TO COME ALONG SINCE AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, HOAGY CARMICHAEL’S STARDUST ROAD IS A SMASH!”
- Tony Frankel, STAGE AND CINEMA
“A TERRIFIC CAST IN A SHOW FILLED WITH NOTHING BUT HIGHLIGHTS.”
- Deb Miller, DC METRO THEATER ARTS
“WITH MUSIC THIS GREAT AND A CAST THIS TALENTED, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PLAY THEM A SWING SONG AND LET THEM DANCE.”
- Will Friedwald, NY SUN
“THERE’S MORE ENTERTAINMENT PACKED INTO THESE 90 MINUTES OF SONGS BY THE GREAT HOAGY CARMICHAEL THAN OFFERED BY TWO OF WHAT’S CURRENTLY ON BROADWAY.”
- Alix Cohen, WOMAN AROUND TOWN
“A COOL, COOL, COOL EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT!”
- David Finkle, NEW YORK STAGE REVIEW
“THE SHOW REALLY SOARS! THE YORK IS STILL SPREADING THE STARDUST.”
- Paulanne Simmons, THEATERLIFE
Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road is a new musical journey that tells the story of six friends and the one man who brought them together. The musical is told completely through the sophisticated music of Hoagy Carmichael. The seven friends weave a story of camaraderie and shifting relationships through four decades in America: the early years of ragtime, jazz and blues; the romance of New York in the 1930’s; the tumultuous and uncertain years of the World War II era; and the post-war Golden Age of Hollywood — all while walking down Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road.
This exciting original production was produced by The York Theatre Company. At the helm of this new musical journey through Hoagy Carmichael’s classic songs were director Susan H. Schulman and choreographer Michael Lichtefeld, who together oversaw the Broadway productions of Little Women, The Sound of Music, The Secret Garden, and the Circle in the Square/York production of Sweeney Todd. The music supervisor and arranger was Broadway maestro Lawrence Yurman (War Paint, It Shoulda Been You, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Grey Gardens).
A look into York's production of Stardust Road
Photos by Carol Rosegg
Markcus Blair
(Off-Broadway Debut)
Sara Esty
(An American in Paris, Stephen Spielberg's West Side Story)
Rachel Fairbanks
(Cinderella, The First Wives Club)
Dion Simmons Grier
(Sister Act, Songs for a New World)
Danielle Herbert
(After Midnight, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical )
Kayla Jenerson
(A Bronx Tale, Motown: The Musical)
Cory Lingner
(Carousel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
Mike Schwitter
(Pippin, The Book of Mormon)
Drew Tanabe
(Off-Broadway Debut)
creative team
Conceived by Susan H. Schulman, Michael Lichtefeld & Lawrence Yurman
Developed with Hoagy Bix Carmichael
Music by Hoagy Carmichael
Directed by Susan H. Schulman
Choreography by Michael Lichtefeld
Music Supervision & Arrangements by Lawrence Yurman
Scenic Design James Morgan & Vincent Gunn
Costume Design Alex Allison
Lighting Design Jason Kantrowitz
Sound Design Julian Evans
Projection Design Brad Peterson
Casting Director Michael Cassara, CSA
Press Representative Richard Hillman Press Relations
Production Coordination Intuitive Production Management
Production Stage Manager Melanie Morgan
Production Manager/Managing Director Aaron Simms