Daddy Long Legs is a sweeping romance filled with wit, whimsy and a soaring musical score. Based on the classic novel, which inspired the 1955 movie starring Fred Astaire, Daddy Long Legs is a beloved tale in the spirit of Jane Austen, The Brontë Sisters and “Downton Abbey.” Daddy Long Legs features music and lyrics by Tony Award nominated composer/ lyricist, Paul Gordon (“Jane Eyre”), and Tony- winning librettist/ director, John Caird (“Les Misérables), and is a “rags-to-riches” tale of newfound love. Jerusha Abbott (Lyndsey Wulfenstein) is the “Oldest Orphan in the John Grier Home” until a mysterious benefactor (Matt Hansen) decides to send her to college to be educated as a writer. Required to write him a letter once a month, she is never to know the benefactor’s identity – so she invents one for him: Daddy Long Legs. Although she knows that he will never respond to her letters, she grows more and more fond of this elusive and kindly gentleman. But another relationship soon begins to develop in Jerusha’s life.
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The Cast and Musicians of Daddy Long Legs: Matt Hansen, Russell Wulfenstein, Lyndsey Wulfenstein, Michelle Cluff, Tony Schoenfeld.
Daddy Long Legs opens in February 2 at the Redstone Theater.
Jervis Pendleton is the well-to-do, “youngish” uncle of one of Jerusha’s roommates, who introduces her to a world of literature, travel and adventure. Through her correspondence with Daddy Long Legs and her growing intimacy with Jervis, Jerusha’s letters chronicle her emergence as a delightfully independent “New American Woman.” Yet, there is one startling fact that Jerusha has yet to uncover – a fact that will change her life forever.
Daddy Long Legs is accompanied by a trio of live musicians including Russell Wulfenstein on Piano, Tony Schoenfeld on Guitar and Michelle Cluff on Cello.
Tickets are available now at redstonetheater.com. Use the promo code “kanablocal” to save $6 per ticket. Show dates are February 2, 3, 9, 10, 12 and 14. All shows start at 7 p.m.
This showing is produced by The W Duo (thewduo.com) and directed by Rachelle Robinson.
