Benjamin Scheuer’s “The Lion” Begins National Tour Today
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FOR RELEASE ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015
BENJAMIN SCHEUER’S
ACCLAIMED AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MUSICAL
“ T H E L I O N ”
BEGINS NATIONAL TOUR TODAY
***WINNER 2015 THEATRE WORLD AWARD***
***WINNER 2015 DRAMA DESK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SOLO SHOW &
NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING LYRICS***
***WINNER 2015 LONDON OFF WEST END ‘OFFIE’ AWARD FOR BEST NEW MUSICAL***
***WINNER 2015 ASCAP FOUNDATION JAMIE deROY & FRIENDS SONGWRITING AWARD***
***2015 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING SOLO SHOW
& NOMINATION FOR JOHN GASSNER AWARD***
***2015 LORTEL AWARD NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING SOLO SHOW***
New York, NY (August 26, 2015) – Producer Eva Price is proud to announce that The Lion, the gripping, highly acclaimed autobiographical solo show written and performed by Benjamin Scheuer, is officially beginning its national tour today, Wednesday, August 26th, at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Massachusetts (50 East Merrimack Street).
Directed by Sean Daniels, The Lion opened at the Lynn Redgrave Theater at Culture Project on February 8, 2015, garnering rave reviews and winning the 2015 Theatre World Award and the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.
“I am thrilled to be able to bring Benjamin’s heartfelt story to cities across the country and for a national audience to hear and experience his exceptional talent as a musical storyteller,” said producer Price.
The current national tour schedule is as follows:
August 26 – September 20, 2015
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
50 East Merrimack Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
September 30 – November 8, 2015
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
108 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
November 11 – 22, 2015
Geva Theatre Center
75 Woodbury Boulevard
Rochester, New York 14607
January 6 – February 7, 2016
Long Wharf Theatre
222 Sargent Drive
New Haven, Connecticut 06511
February 26 – April 10, 2016
Arena Stage
1101 Sixth Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
May 12 –June 5, 2016
City Theatre Company
1300 Bingham Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203
A good storyteller uses everything he has; so Benjamin Scheuer uses his guitar – actually, six guitars – in The Lion, a wholly original downtown musical experience that tells one man’s gripping coming-of-age story. The award-winning songwriter inspires and disarms with his raw wit and emotional depth as he leads you on a rock n’ roll journey from boyhood to manhood, through pain and healing, to discover the redemptive power of music. Much like its hero, The Lion roars.
The Lion was presented Off-Broadway at the Lynn Redgrave Theater by Eva Price, Stacey Mindich, Warner/Chappell Music, Tom McGrath, Spruce Lake Theatrical, Jamie DeRoy/Haley Swindal/Dan Shaheen, and Robert Kraft.
What critics are saying about The Lion:
“An irresistible winner. Benjamin Scheuer beams charisma.”
– NY Daily News
“Benjamin Scheuer is a clever tunesmith,
and The Lion is quite the charming beast!”
– Entertainment Weekly
“Poignant and unexpected!
Benjamin Scheuer’s voice is powerful and strong.”
– NBC New York
“Spellbinding! See it now, see it again.”
– The Huffington Post
“Magnificent! Benjamin Scheuer might be singing about his life,
but really, he’s singing about all of us.”
– TheaterMania.com
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