Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
A Musical by Jonathan Christenson
Black Button Eyes Productions
January 5-28, 2018
This unique and wildly theatrical musical combines haunting music and poetic storytelling to chronicle the fascinating life of iconic American writer Edgar Allan Poe. A literary rock star of his day, Poe struggles with tragedy and addiction, poverty and loss, yet produces some of the world's most original, visionary and enduring literature before dying in unexplained circumstances at the age of 40. At once gorgeous and grotesque, Nevermore explores the events that shape Poe's character and career, blurring the line between fact and fiction--after all, as Poe himself writes, "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."
Poe: Kevin Webb
Player 1: Jeremy Trager
Player 2: Matt McNabb
Player 3: Ryan Lanning
Player 4: Maiko Terazawa
Player 5: Jessica Lauren Fisher
Player 6: Megan DeLay
Poe/Player 3 (Understudy): Mike Frale
Players 1 and 2 (Understudy): Peter Ruger
Players 4, 5 and 6 (Understudy): Maddy Kelly
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Director: Ed Rutherford
Music Director: Nick Sulla
Choreographer: Derek Van Barham
Stage Manager: Hazel Marie Flowers-McCabe
Scenic Designer: Jeremy Hollis
Costume Designer: Beth Laske-Miller
Lighting Designer: Liz Cooper
Sound Designer: Robert Hornbostel
Properties Designer: Rachelle "Rocky" Kolecke
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*JEFF RECOMMENDED*
2018 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award for Best Musical (Non-Equity) (Nominee)
2018 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award for Best Ensemble of a Musical (Non-Equity) (Nominee)
2018 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Non-Equity) - Kevin Webb (Nominee)