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 6^th 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