Lucky Guy: new musical at the Little Shubert

Avid Theatricals will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Lucky Guy, a new musical comedy, written and directed by Willard Beckham, opening at the Little Sgubert Theatre on 19 May 2011, following previews from 28 Apr, playng a limited 12-week engagement through to 24 Jul 2011.

Welcome to Nashville - a town full of colorful characters all chasing after the very same dream: a smash hit record. To beat the odds and strike gold (or, better yet, platinum), it takes one great song, serious talent, or lots of luck - and preferably all three.

Featuring an array of musical styles with salutes to Country, Broadway, Vaudeville, Bluegrass, Pop, and even Hawaiian, Lucky Guy weaves a tale of down-home dreamers and low-down schemers all willing to do whatever it takes to come out on top in the cut-throat world of Music City, USA.

Lucky Guy creative team includes Rob Bissinger (set design), Paul Miller (lighting design), William Ivey Long (costume design), Kurt Fischer (sound design), Todd Ellison (orchestrations and musical supervision), and A.C. Ciulla (choreography).

Cast will be announced at a later date.

Bio:

Willard Beckham (Writer & Director) is a native of Hominy, Oklahoma and is honored to have received a special commendation from his home state recognizing his achievements in musical theatre. A graduate of The Cleveland Institute of Music, Beckham made his debut as a composer/lyricist at Carnegie Hall. He was then commissioned to write the first musical comedy ever produced in Korea, 'Magic in the Mirror,' directed by Baayork Lee. As a performer, he toured in the first and second national companies of 'No, No, Nanette.' On Broadway he originated the roles of 'Geoffrey' in 'Something's Afoot' (co-starring Gary Beach) and 'Richard Tidewell' in 'The Utter Glory of Morrisey Hall' with Celeste Holm. After a break of over 20 years, he returned to the New York stage in his own one man musical 'Me, Myself and I.' He earned an ASCAP Special Award for Musical Theatre for Lucky Guy.