New Music Now: Adam Gwon
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Lulu
a new musical

music and lyrics by Adam Gwon
book by Adam Gwon and Courtney Phelps

Lulu: a new musical

Accolades

Official selection, 2004 New York Musical Theatre Festival
Official selection, 2004 New York International Fringe Festival
Finalist, Rusty Magee Music Project, Ensemble Studio Theatre

Press

"PASSIONATE, BLUES-SATURATED, GUTSY...Adam Gwon is seriously going places."
-- Joe Drymala, StageSpace.com

"The music is STRONG, DISTINCTIVE and ENTERTAINING...a BOLD AND AFFECTING work."
-- Brad Bradley, Curtainup.com

"Mr. Gwon is obviously an extremely talented composer and lyricist."
-- Marin Ireland, The New York Sun

"A score SIZZLING with the heat of summer...[Brooke Sunny] Moriber once again proves herself ONE OF NEW YORK'S GREATEST."
-- Matthew Murray, Talkinbroadway.com

Production Images

Miranda (Maggie Letsche) and the girls belt out 'Come Clean'. Brooke Sunny Moriber as Lulu. Daniel C. Levine as Rodrigo. Lulu (Brooke Sunny Moriber) brings down the house with 'What I've Found'. Lulu and Alva (Brooke Sunny Moriber and Josh Lamoreaux).

Production History

September 2004
The New York Musical Theatre Festival

The Belt Theatre
336 West 37th Street

Cast and Creative Team:

Director Courtney Phelps and Reed Farley
Associate Producer Kristen Bolibruch
Production Manager Amy Sulds
Stage Manager Kelly Stark
Dramaturg Jill Rafson
Lighting Design James Bedell
Costume Design Trevor McGinness
Original Set Elements Ryan Scott
Sound Design Chris Rummel
   
Lulu Brooke Sunny Moriber
Rodrigo Daniel C. Levine
Dr. Franz Schoning Bill E. Dietrich
Dr. Ernst Goll Craig Wells
Edouard Schwarz Selby Brown
The Countess Ivana Jessica Morris
Alva Schoning Josh Lamoreaux
Miranda Maggie Letsche
Girls Megan Cain, Kat Foster
Ensemble Michael Miller, Steve Minow, Kenneth Ruth

August 2004
The New York International Fringe Festival

The Lucille Lortel Theatre
121 Christopher Street

Cast and Creative Team:

Director Courtney Phelps
Associate Producer Kristen Bolibruch
Production Manager Amy Sulds
Stage Manager Gregory Covert
Musical Staging Reed Farley
Assistant Director Jake Witlen
Dramaturg Jill Rafson
Lighting Design James Bedell
Costume Design Trevor McGinness
Set Design Ryan Scott
Sound Design Chris Rummel
   
Lulu Brooke Sunny Moriber
Rodrigo Daniel C. Levine
Dr. Franz Schoning Bill E. Dietrich
Dr. Ernst Goll Craig Wells
Edouard Schwarz Selby Brown
The Countess Ivana Jessica Morris
Alva Schoning Kevin Kern
Miranda Maggie Letsche
Girl Katie Kozlowski
Ensemble Megan Cain, Steve Minow, Kenneth Ruth, Allan Snyder

The Fringe Festival cast of Lulu.

May 2004
Staged Reading

45 Bleecker Theatre
45 Bleecker Street

Cast and Creative Team:

Director Courtney Phelps
Associate Producer Kristen Bolibruch
Stage Manager Amy Sulds
   
Lulu Gabrielle Stravelli
Rodrigo Ryan Link
Dr. Franz Schoning Barry James
Dr. Ernst Goll Selby Brown
Edouard Schwarz Michael Miller
The Countess Ivana Jessica Morris
Alva Schoning David FM Vaughan
Miranda Maggie Letsche
Girl Katie Kozlowski
Husbands Matt Walters
Stage Directions Alison Plotkin

July 2003
Hour-long preview

Upstairs @ RED
356 West 44th Street

Cast and Creative Team:

Director Courtney Phelps
Associate Producer Kristen Bolibruch
   
Lulu Gabrielle Stravelli
Rodrigo Billy Taylor
Dr. Franz Schoning Dan Perry
Dr. Ernst Goll Matt Walters
Edouard Schwarz Michael Miller
The Countess Ivana Jessica Morris
Alva Schoning Dan Maceyak
Miranda Kate Gilligan