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Red Roses, Green Gold Extends

The new musical, featuring songs by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead, will rock on.

Kenji Fujishima
Off-Broadway
From left to right, Natalie Storrs, Michael Viruet, Scott Wakefield, and Brian Russell Carey in Red Roses, Green Gold, which is now running through January 7, 2018.
Natalie Storrs, Michael Viruet, Scott Wakefield, and Brian Russell Carey in Red Roses, Green Gold, now running through January 7.
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Red Roses, Green Gold, a new musical featuring the songs of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead, announced an extension of its run at the Minetta Lane Theatre. The musical, which officially opened on October 29, will now run through January 7, 2018.

Written by Michael Norman Mann and directed and choreographed by Rachel Klein, Red Roses, Green Gold features additional songs by Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bob Weir, and Bill Kreutzmann, with musical supervision and arrangements by Jeff Chimenti.

Set in 1920s Maryland, Red Roses, Green Gold tells the fantastical and comedic tale of Jackson Jones and his family of swindlers as they gamble their way to love and riches. The company includes Brian Russell Carey, Maggie Hollinbeck, David Park, Michael McCoy Reilly, Natalie Storrs, Debbie Christine Tjong, Michael Viruet, and Scott Wakefield.

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