New Musical Ceilidh, Directed by Sam Pinkleton, Finds Full Company
The new musical Ceilidh, which will make its North American debut in Baltimore, Maryland later this fall as previously announced, has found its complete company.
The work will play the M&T Bank Exchange at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center September 6-October 12, with Tony winner Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!; Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812) directing and choreographing.
With a book and score by Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie, Ceilidh invites audiences into a whirlwind of lively Scottish dances, where every step tells a tale and honors a tradition passed down through generations of "callers."
"The first time I went to a Ceilidh in Glasgow I wept, I howled with laughter, I danced so hard I was almost sick," Pinkleton said in a previous statement. "Making Ceilidh is quite literally the most fun I've ever had. It's a giddy joy to live inside the collision of Scott and Claire's rich, raw, original theatrical world with centuries-old Scottish music and dance traditions. It's a theatrical experience that has made me reconnect with the thing I love most about theater in the first place—the simple, unshakeable act of gathering with a group of strangers."
The cast for the Baltimore premiere will include Courtney Bassett (Great Comet) as Euna, Paul L. Coffey (Pericles) as Dave/Lord Buchanan, David Corlew (Murder for Two) as ensemble, George Drennan (Border Warfare) as Older Leo, Scott Gilmour as Ramsay, Annie Grace (MacBeth) as Older Euna, Rori Hawthorn (Game of Thrones) as Rowan, Brandon Jackson as ensemble, Laura Lovemore (The Kelton Hill Fair) as Yvonne, Tony nominee Euan Morton (Hamilton) as Leo, Anne L. Nathan (Funny Girl) as Granny/Moira, David Rowen (Swept Away) as Lucas, Parker Bailey Steven as ensemble, Claire-Francis Sullivan (Impossible Green) as ensemble, and Charlie West (The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart) as Fiddles.
Ceilidh had its first developmental workshop in Glasgow, Scotland in August 2024. An original Glasgow cast album is in the works via Ghostlight Records.
The production will also feature scenic design by Tony winner Rachel Hauck (Hadestown), costume design by Sarah Laux (The Band’s Visit), lighting design by Tony nominee Isabella Byrd (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, sound design by Danny Erdberg and Ursula Kwong-Brown (Sunday in the Park With George), and music supervision by Kris Kukul (Beetlejuice). Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams, Mindy Rich), Barbara Whitman, and Alan Cumming are producing.
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