Its worth noting at this point that jayne houdyshell is not a nineyearold girl but a plump, middleaged woman. If you enjoyed neil gaimans coraline in book, graphic novel, videogame andor movie form and you happen to find yourself in the vicinity of new york this spring, heres an interesting way to. She graduated from topeka high school in 1971, and she went on to graduate with honors from the academy of dramatic. Check out coraline by original offbroadway cast recording on amazon music. But late one night, her dreams of a better reality come true as she opens a big, carved, wooden door at the far end of the drawing room and passes into a perfect replica of her own world. Shes played by the endlessly surprising jayne houdyshell, whom philadelphia audiences may remember from the wilma theaters production of the clean house. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. The new musical adaptation of neil gaimans 2002 novel coraline, at the lortel, restores much of the eccentricity taken away by the recent 3d movie version of the same material. Jayne houdyshell will play the title role in mcc theaters upcoming musical adaptation of coraline. Greenspan, coraline is a grownup exercise in story theater that asks its audience to take a.
Coraline by original offbroadway cast recording on amazon. Showtunes is the result of collaboration between stephin merritt with chen shizheng on three pieces of musical theatre. Coraline is a musical written by stephin merritt and david greenspan and is based on the. From the moment she first appears, we unquestioningly accept houdyshell as a young english girl coraline, however, doesnt sustain its early promise. Coraline features music and lyrics by merritt and a book by greenspan. She attended topeka high school, graduating in 1971, and would go on to study at oakland universitys academy of dramatic art in rochester, michigan, graduating with honors in 1974. Greenspan and merritts coraline does gaiman proud the.
She joins the previously announced david greenspan in. Raised in topeka, kansas, she is the youngest of four daughters born to galen buzz houdyshell and louella taylor. Houdyshell tries to signal that shes a kid by lisping and taking. Coraline, music and lyrics by stephin merritt, book by. Mcc theater today announced that tony award winner and mcc alum jayne houdyshell the humans. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony. Jayne houdyshell starred in the title role and is featured along with the original offbroadway cast on the recording the. Jayne houdyshell, center, and the cast of coraline, adapted from neil gaimans childrens novel, with music by stephin merritt. Jayne houdyshell starred in the title role and is featured along with the original offbroadway cast on the recording. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Coraline by original offbroadway cast 791558443820 cd. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more.
Tonyawardnominee jayne houdyshell plays the title role. Counterintuitive casting will see adult actress houdyshell portray the tuners central. The upright is used, for instance, when coraline played by the adult actress jayne houdyshell is in her real home, and the prepared piano sounds when she gets trapped in. Jayne houdyshell, 55, who was nominated for a tony award for her performance in well, will play the 9yearold coraline according to the times arts, briefly column. Leigh silverman is directing and jayne houdyshell wicked stars as the realityhopping coraline. Who ever gets the credit for casting jayne houdyshell as a young girl in this musical stage version of neil gaiman novel coraline should take a bow. Orphan of zhao, peach blossom fan, and my life as a fairy tale. Merritts newest theatrical project is a musical adaptation of neil gaimans book coraline, with a script written by david greenspanwho also stars as the other mother alongside mature actor jayne houdyshell as 9yearold coraline. But, strangely, once were inside it we dont see anything. Tony award nominee jayne houdyshell will play the title role in the musical adaptation of author neil gaimans coraline.
Shes left to rattle round her perpetually distracted, workaholic parents house all by her lonesome. Coraline, lucille lortel theatre, new york financial times. As the titular character, the courageous houdyshell is not only totally believable in a role significantly far from her own age but also delightful. Houdyshell well is one of our most sensitive actresses, and her.
When shes greeted there by a vastly loving other mother and a kindly other. Coraline is a musical written by stephin merritt and david greenspan and is based on the novella coraline by neil gaiman. This is the same coraline that was adapted into an. Jayne houdyshell to star in mccs world premiere musical. Jayne houdyshell, 55, who was nominated for a tony award for her performance in well, will play the 9 yearold coraline, who wishes for a better a life and finds a parallel universe that holds great promise until she gets to know her new parents. Original offbroadway cast recording coraline amazon. The single greatest idea in coraline was to cast middleage jayne houdyshell in the title role, a 9yearold girl. Jayne houdyshell vocals phyllis chen piano january lavoy vocals,toy piano elliot villar vocals coraline cast ensemble choir, chorus technical credits houghton engineer stephin merritt composer,lyricist,producer kimberly grigsby music direction david greenspan book,synopsis jason marcucci engineer deborah hecht dialect coach.
Coraline jayne houdyshell is a young english girl whose family moves to a creaky old house, where she gains access to another world. Wells houdyshell to star in mccs coraline playbill. Jayne houdyshell as coraline joan marcus sometimes the price you pay for freshness is that it comes to. Jayne houdyshell will play the title role in mcc theater s upcoming musical adaptation of coraline. Interviews with david greenspan, jayne houdyshell, stephin merritt, and leigh silverman. Particularly terrific is jayne houdyshell, that marvel of an everywoman comedienne whos brought childlike wonder into her roles in plays such as well and the receptionist but now invests adult wisdom in a child who really needs it to conquer fears up to and including death itself. Staged in a nest of pianos with jayne houdyshell as the eponymous 9yearold protag and greenspan in drag as the otherworldly villain who turns coralines family life into a. Jayne houdyshell was born on september 25, 1953 in topeka, kansas, and is a tony awardwinning broadway favorite. Provided to youtube by ghostlight records a new house jayne houdyshell julian fleisher coraline. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Reviews \ magnetic fields stephin merritt debuts coraline musical the indierock sophisticate unveils his experimental adaptation of neil gaimans childrens book in nyc. Tony nominee jayne houdyshell well, the receptionist stars in the title role, and bringing it all together is acclaimed director leigh silverman yellowface, from up here, well. Fiftysomething stage veteran jayne houdyshell plays coraline, the storys plucky preteen who falls down a rabbit hole into an alternate reality inhabited by buttoneyed doppelganger versions of. On tuesday evening april 21, the creative team responsible for adapting coraline for the stage will take part in a moderated discussion.
Magnetic fields stephin merritt debuts coraline musical. The story follows nineyearold coraline jones jayne houdyshell, who has recently moved into a new house with her parents francis jue and january lavoy. It was awarded the 2003 hugo award for best novella, the 2003 nebula award for best novella, and the 2002 bram stoker award for best work for young readers. The musical coraline and stephin merritt make the most. Leigh silverman directs with script and role of other mother by david greenspan. Most magically, theres the remarkable portrayal of coraline by jayne houdyshell, a plump actress in her 50s.
Coraline features jayne houdyshell as the title star, as well as book writer david greenspan, juilian fleisher, francis jue, january lavoy, elliot. Jayne houdyshell as a mature actress and a convincing preteen coraline at one and the same time is an ongoing fascination, and for. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. An opera adaptation by markanthony turnage debuted at the barbican center in london on march 27, 2018. Those traits describe whats best about this offbeat and partially intriguing production by david greenspan book and stephin merritt songs. Alongside some murky storytelling, whimsy creeps in and becomes the tiresome. Based on the novel by neil gaman, coraline features music and lyrics by stephin merritt and a book by david greenspan. Jayne houdyshell to star in jc lees relevance at mcc theater. Coraline at mcc theater will star in the world premiere production of.
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