NEW YORK CITY: Harvey Milk Musical Set For Local Debut At Lincoln Center

Theatermania reports:

Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked) will star alongside composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa (Big Fish) in the New York premiere of Lippa’s choral work I Am Harvey Milk on October 6 at Avery Fisher Hall, producers Bruce Cohen, Robb Nanus, Jessica Leventhal, Bruce Robert Harris, and Jack W. Batman have announced. Lippa, the songwriter behind the musicals Big Fish and The Wild Party, will play the title role, with Chenoweth as the soprano soloist. The production will feature the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and introduce the 12-member All Star Broadway Men’s Chorus. Directed by Noah Himmelstein, the creative team for I Am Harvey Milk includes Joel Fram (musical director, conductor), Michele Lynch (choreographer), Andrew Lazarow (projection design), and Scott Lehrer (sound design).

Tickets for the one-night show at Lincoln Center are available here.  I Am Harvey Milk had its world debut last summer in a concert by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus.

(Tipped by JMG reader Peter)