The Landing musical logo with boy and man standing on dock facing away toward water
Full-Length
(2 hrs)
Musical Drama
1W, 3M

Musical

The Landing


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Synopsis

Legendary theatre composer John Kander (Chicago, Cabaret, CURTAINS) and gifted playwright Greg Pierce’s (Slowgirl) first collaboration is a beautiful and haunting new musical, consisting of three thematically-connected tales of desire, love and loss.

Casting & Production


Casting

Casting:

ANDRA

Noah: 11, curious, a misfit, prickly, hesitant to trust anyone

Ben: 40s, works hard, keeps to himself, hard on himself

Narrator: male, 50s, gentle, confident, also plays Ms. Clurdlo

Classmate Mom: 40s, impatient, high-strung, overwhelmed by parenting, also plays Andra

THE BRICK

Darius: 12-ish, gleeful, hyperactive, canít wait to tell this story

Uncle Cliff: good natured, chummy, oblivious (also plays Infomercial Guy, Delivery Guy, Internet Guy, Reporter, Doctor, and Margery the Cribbage Biddy Who Smells Like Woodchips)

Aunt Charl: bored with her life, crazy about Darius, sweet, until…

The Brick: oh Lord, up to no good

THE LANDING

Denny: 40-ish, Jakeís partner, a lawyer, boisterous

Jake: 50-ish, Dennyís partner, former history teacher, organized

Collin: 12, their foster son, mature, worldly, feels he should act like a kid

Narrator: Jakeís younger sister, sympathetic, grounded


Orchestral Information

4 Musicians

Piano/Conductor (Keyboard 1)

Reed (Flute, Bb Clarinet, A Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax)

Cello

Percussion


Credits

THE LANDING

Music by John Kander Book and Lyrics by Greg Pierce

Story by John Kander and Greg Pierce

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