⭐ A FACE IN THE CROWD – A NEW MUSICAL – FEAT. SONGS BY ELVIS COSTELLO – WORLD PREMIERE ANNOUNCED FOR YOUNG VIC ⭐
The world premiere of the new musical A FACE IN THE CROWD has been announced for the Young Vic.
Young Vic artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah directs the world premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of the Hollywood classic A FACE IN THE CROWD, featuring original songs by Grammy Award-winner Elvis Costello.
You gotta keep him here, Miss Jeffries. He’s the goose who laid the golden egg. When local radio producer Marcia Jeffries interviews drunk drifter ‘Lonesome Rhodes’ in his jail cell, she immediately sees his potential and gives him a slot on her show. But as Lonesome’s fans grow more clamorous and the politicians start taking notice, Marcia realises she has unleashed a force she can no longer control.
A FACE IN THE CROWD is a cautionary tale, highlighting the dangers of elevating celebrities to positions of unchecked power.
Elvis Costello is a writer and part-time musician who made a number of records in the 20th Century, some of which are still remembered today. Costello has been performing in public for over fifty years, writing over 500 songs and collaborating with Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach and his wife, Diana Krall.
Sarah Ruhl is an award-winning playwright, author, essayist, and professor. She has received the Tony Award nomination for Best Play and is a two-time Pulitzer Prize Finalist. Her many plays include Eurydice, The Clean House, Stage Kiss, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play, Stage Kiss, the Oldest Boy and Letters from Max.
Full casting and creative team to be announced.
A FACE IN THE CROWD will play the Young Vic, running from 10th September – 9th November 2024.
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Tickets & more info – https://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/face-the-crowd
