Tuesday, September 30, 2014

GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY 
PRESENTED BY STEPHEN KING, JOHN MELLENCAMP,
AND T BONE BURNETT

 
MAJOR CAST ANNOUNCEMENT:
BILLY BURKE AND GINA GERSHON​ LEAD TOURING CAST
 
(September 30, 2014) – The full cast for the southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, was announced today, with actor/writer/producer Billy Burke (The Twilight Saga) and actress/writer/singer Gina Gershon (Killer Joe, House of Versace, Boeing, Boeing) playing the lead roles of Joe McCandless and Monique McCandless respectively. Touring across North America this Fall, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County was written by best-selling author Stephen King, with music by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp, and musical direction by Grammy Award-winning T Bone Burnett. The tour kicks off right outside Bangor, ME at the Collins Center For The Arts in Orono, ME, on November 8, before travelling through cities such as Toronto, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Due to overwhelming demand a second show has been added in San Francisco on December 6th which is now the final date of the tour.
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County is a collaboration 16 years in the making, and blend of unique musical and staging styles. Throughout the production, the eerie blues ‘n’ roots music reveals the inner workings of the characters as opposed to just propelling the play’s narrative, with only a few songs directly advancing the plot. The haunting tale of fraternal love, lust, jealousy and revenge, begins with Joe McCandless reflecting on a past tragedy involving his two older brothers battling over a girl which ended in the unfortunate deaths of all three. Now with Joe as an adult and two boys of his own, he’s watching an all too familiar scenario play out before his eyes. With his sons at each other’s throats, Joe’s story will either save or destroy the McCandless family.
For ticketing information, please visit aeglive.com or http://www.ghostbrothersofdarklandcounty.com/.
GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY CAST
CAST
 
Joe McCandless
Billy Burke
Monique McCandless
Gina Gershon
The Shape
Jake La Botz
Zydeco Cowboy
Jesse Lenant
Drake McCandless
Joe Tippett
Frank McCandless
Lucas Kavner
Anna Wicklow
Kylie Brown
Dan Coker
Eric Moore
Andy McCandless
Travis Smith
Jack McCandless
Peter Albrink
Jenna Farrell
Kate Ferber
Young Joe
Zac Ballard
Featured Background Vocalist
Carlene Carter
Newt Hoggenbeck / Ensemble
Joe Jung
Ensemble
Gwen Hughes
Ensemble
Rob Lawhon
BAND
 
Music Supervision & Arrangements,
Band Leader, Guitarist                                  
Andy York
Percussion
Dane Clark
Keyboards & Harmonica
Troye Kinnett
Upright Bass
Jon E. Gee
 
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Nov 8
Orono, ME
Collins Center For The Arts
Nov 9
Orono, ME
Collins Center For The Arts
Nov 11
Toronto, ON
Massey Hall
Nov 13
Philadelphia, PA
Merriam Theatre
Nov 14
Durham, NC
Durham Performing Arts Center
Nov 15
Washington, DC
Warner Theatre
Nov 16
Baltimore, MD
The Modell Performing Arts Center at the LYRIC
Nov 18
Red Bank, NJ
Count Basie Theatre
Nov 20
Portland, ME
Merrill Auditorium
Nov 21
Boston, MA
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Nov 22
Providence, RI
The VETS
Nov 24
New York, NY
Beacon Theatre
Nov 26
Detroit, MI
Fisher Theatre
Nov 28
Chicago, IL
Broadway in Chicago’s Oriental Theatre
Nov 29
St. Louis, MO
Peabody Opera House
Dec 1
Denver, CO
Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
Dec 3
Phoenix, AZ
Orpheum Theatre
Dec 4
Los Angeles, CA
Saban Theatre
Dec 5
San Francisco, CA
SHN Curran Theatre
Dec 6
San Francisco, CA
SHN Curran Theatre

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