Flying Over Sunset

*Flying Over Sunset*
Flying Over Sunset
Music	Tom Kitt
Lyrics	Michael Korie
Book	James Lapine
Premiere	2015: Martha's Vineyard
Productions	2015 Martha's Vineyard Reading; 2016 Edgartown Reading; 2021 Broadway

Flying Over Sunset is a musical with music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Michael Korie, and book by James Lapine.^[1] The musical is a fictional account of a meeting between Aldous Huxley, Clare Boothe Luce and Cary Grant, who all used the drug LSD.

Productions[]

Readings (2015 and 2016)[]

The musical had a reading in August 2015 at the Vineyard Arts Project (Martha's Vineyard) with Christine Ebersole playing Luce, and a cast featuring Boyd Gaines, Julia Murney, Tam Mutu and David Turner.^[2]^[3]

A second reading was held on July 29, 2016 in Edgartown, Massachusetts. Performers who took part in the reading included the late Marin Mazzie, Boyd Gaines, Betsy Wolfe, Tam Mutu and Jennifer Simard.^[4]

Broadway (2021)[]

The musical premiered on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on November 11, 2021 in previews with the official opening on December 13, 2021.^[5]^[6]

The cast included Carmen Cusack as Clare Boothe Luce, Harry Hadden-Paton as Aldous Huxley, and Tony Yazbeck as Cary Grant. The musical was directed by Lapine with choreography by Michelle Dorrance, sets by Beowulf Boritt, costumes by Toni-Leslie James, lighting by Bradley King, and sound by Dan Moses Schreier.^[5]^[7] The production was originally scheduled to open on April 16, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]^[9] The production closed on January 16, 2022 after 63 performances (28 previews and 35 performances).^[10]

Cast[]

Character	Broadway (2021)
Aldous Huxley	Harry Hadden-Paton
Maria Huxley	Laura Shoop
Gerald Heard	Robert Sella
Cary Grant	Tony Yazbeck
Dr. Harris/Father	Nehal Joshi
Archie Leach	Atticus Ware
Clare Boothe Luce	Carmen Cusack
Ann/Judith	Kanisha Marie Feliciano
Austin/Handmaiden	Michele Ragusa
Rosalia/Sophia	Emily Pynenburg

Musical numbers[]

Source: Playbill^[11]

Act I

"The Music Plays On" - Company
"Bella Donna Di Agonia" - Judith, Handmaiden, Aldous
"Wondrous" - Aldous
"Bella Donna Di Agonia" (reprise) - Aldous
"I Have It All" - Cary
"Funny Money" - Archie, Cary, Father
"A Sapphire Dragonfly" - Clare, Ann, Austin
"Someone" - Clare
"Flying Over Sunset" - Clare, Gerald, Ann, Austin
"Flying Over Sunset" (reprise) - Clare, Aldous, Gerald, Cary, Company

Act II

"Om" - Gerald, Clare, Aldous, Cary
"Huxley Knows" - Clare, Cary, Aldous
"My Mother and I" - Clare, Cary, Gerald, Archie, Father, Ann, Austin
"The Music Plays On" (reprise) - Aldous, Maria
"I Like to Lead" - Sophia, Cary
"Rocket Ship" - Cary
"An Interesting Place" - Austin, Ann, Clare
"If Only I'd Known" - Clare, Austin, Ann
"How?" - Clare
"Three Englishmen" - Cary, Gerald, Aldous
"The Melancholy Hour" - Maria, Ann, Austin, Archie, Father, Rosalia
"The 23rd Ingredient" - Clare, Cary, Aldous, Gerald
"Bella Donna Di Agonia" (reprise) - Judith, Handmaiden

References[]

^ Theater, Lincoln Center. "Flying Over Sunset". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
^ Viagas, Robert (April 14, 2016). "James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie Working on New Musical About LSD". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
^ Nadler, Holly (September 2, 2015). "Flying Over Sunset lifts off at the Vineyard Arts Project". Martha's Vineyard Times.
^ Viagas, Robert (July 29, 2016). "Marin Mazzie Toplines Today's Reading of James Lapine's LSD Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
^ ^a ^b Gans, Andrew (May 13, 2021). "Lincoln Center Theater's Flying Over Sunset Will Open This Fall; Intimate Apparel Sets 2022 Dates". Playbll. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ "Photos: FLYING OVER SUNSET Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway". BroadwayWorld. 2021-12-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Clement, Olivia (August 20, 2019). "Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, and Tony Yazbeck to Lead Cast of New Broadway Musical Flying Over Sunset". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
^ Evans, Greg (2020-06-24). "Broadway's 'The Music Man', 'Flying Over Sunset' Postponed Until 2021 Amid Speculation Of Theater Shutdown Extension – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Lincoln Center Pushes to Fall 2020 BroadwayWorld, March 20, 2020
^ "FLYING OVER SUNSET to End Broadway Run Early; Final Performance January 16". BroadwayWorld. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Inside Playbill Gallery". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

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[1] Theater, Lincoln Center. "Flying Over Sunset". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved 2019-08-28.

[2] Viagas, Robert (April 14, 2016). "James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie Working on New Musical About LSD". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.

[3] Nadler, Holly (September 2, 2015). "Flying Over Sunset lifts off at the Vineyard Arts Project". Martha's Vineyard Times.

[4] Viagas, Robert (July 29, 2016). "Marin Mazzie Toplines Today's Reading of James Lapine's LSD Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.

[new-5] Gans, Andrew (May 13, 2021). "Lincoln Center Theater's Flying Over Sunset Will Open This Fall; Intimate Apparel Sets 2022 Dates". Playbll. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[6] "Photos: FLYING OVER SUNSET Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway". BroadwayWorld. 2021-12-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[7] Clement, Olivia (August 20, 2019). "Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, and Tony Yazbeck to Lead Cast of New Broadway Musical Flying Over Sunset". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-28.

[8] Evans, Greg (2020-06-24). "Broadway's 'The Music Man', 'Flying Over Sunset' Postponed Until 2021 Amid Speculation Of Theater Shutdown Extension – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[9] Lincoln Center Pushes to Fall 2020 BroadwayWorld, March 20, 2020

[10] "FLYING OVER SUNSET to End Broadway Run Early; Final Performance January 16". BroadwayWorld. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[11] "Inside Playbill Gallery". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

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