Chaplin Musical to Play Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre
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The new Broadway musical Chaplin will play the Barrymore Theatre beginning August 21, with an opening on September 10, 2012. As previously reported, Warren Carlyle will direct and choreograph the project.
With music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and book by Thomas Meehan, the show charts the life of silent film legend Charlie Chaplin, from his beginnings in the slums of London to the years when he was the toast of Hollywood. The musical was previously produced under the title Limelight at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2010.
Chaplin will be produced on Broadway by the Rich Entertainment Group (Bob & Mindy Rich), Roy Gabay and John and Claire Caudwell.
Casting and additional creative team to be announced soon.
