Eastland: An Original Musical
Moored on the Chicago River between Clark St and LaSalle, The Eastland begins boarding and thousands of Western Electric employees and their families climb the ramp, excited for their annual company outing. Overflowing with passengers about to depart, the boat leans port – and doesn’t lean back. Within minutes, cries fill the air, families are torn apart and unexpected heroes emerge to rescue dozens of Chicagoans from a watery end. Artistic Director Andrew White (Of One Blood, 1984) resurrects the ghosts of America’s forgotten tragedy in this Lookingglass Original musical, with music by Artistic Associate Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman, the team behind the score of Lookingglass Alice, 1984, Metamorphoses, Hard Times, and The Secret in the Wings, as well as the acclaimed Winesburg, Ohio. Directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan: A Play). Inspired in part by Jay Bonansinga’s The Sinking of the Eastland: America’s Forgotten Tragedy
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Release
2020-08-20
Cast
Jeanne T. Arrigo
Sister / Musician
Lawrence E. DiStasi
Otto / Olaf
Christine Mary Dunford
Marianne
Doug Hara
Reggie
Derek Hasenstab
Husband / Houdini
Erik Hellman
Grocer / Musician
Malcolm Ruhl
Musician
Michael Barrow Smith
Pedersen / Musician
Scott Stangland
Emie / Musician
Tiffany Topol
Solveig
Claire Wellin
Bobbie
Monica West
Ilse
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