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Lisa Birnbaum, Jenny Fellner, et al. Set for Lizzie Borden Musical

Jenny Fellner
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Jenny Fellner
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Marie-France Arcilla, Lisa Birnbaum, Carrie Cimma, and Jenny Fellner will star in the rock musical Lizzie Borden, to be presented by Took an Axe Productions at The Living Theatre, September 10-October 17. Tim Maner will direct.

The show features music by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer with Alan Stevens Hewitt, lyrics by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Maner, with a book by Maner. It tells the infamous story of Lizzie Borden, who is widely believed to have brutally killed her parents with an axe. Today marks the 117th anniversary of the Lizzie Borden Murders.

The creative team will include Alan Stevens Hewitt (musical direction, orchestrations), Caleb Levengood (set), Christian DeAngelis (lighting), Jamie McElhinney (sound), and Bobby Frederick Tilley II (costumes).

For more information, visit www.LizzieBordenTheShow.com.