Tony Walton to Direct Concert Readings of Thomas Keneally and Larry Kirwan’s Transport Musical

Tony and Academy Award winner Tony Walton will direct a series of concert readings of Thomas Keneally and Larry Kirwan’s Transport, to run April 30-May 2 at the Irish Arts Center. Casting for the reading will be announced at a later date.

The piece focuses on the true story of an Irish woman who travels from Cork to Australia in 1842.

Keneally received the Booker Prize for Schindler’s Ark, which served as the basis for the movie Schindler’s List. His other books include The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Gossip from the Forest, Confederates, Lincoln, A Commonwealth of Thieves and Searching for Schindler: A Memoir.

Kirwan, co-founder of the New York City band Black 47, is also a recording artist, author and playwright. He has produced two solo recordings, Kilroy Was Here and Keltic Kids, and published three books, Rockin’ The Bronx, Liverpool Fantasy and Green Suede Shoes: An Irish American Odyssey.

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