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High Fidelity to Get Regional Premiere in St. Louis

David Lindsay-Abaire, Amanda Green,Nick Hornby, and Tom Kitt
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
David Lindsay-Abaire, Amanda Green,
Nick Hornby, and Tom Kitt
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

New Line Theatre will present the first regional production of the 2006 Broadway musical High Fidelity, June 12-July 5, at the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre at St. Louis’ Washington University. It will be directed by Scott Miller.

Based on the novel by Nick Hornby, the show has a score by Tom Kitt and Amanda Green and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire. The show focuses on Rob, a slacker record store owner who can’t commit to the women in his life.

The cast includes Jeffrey M. Wright (Rob), Kimi Short (Laura), Aaron Lawson (Dick), Zachary Allen Farmer (Barry), Monica Robinson (Liz), Mary C. Crouch, Amanda Densmore, Patrick Donnigan, Joel Hackbarth, Andrew T. Hampton, Todd Micali, Katie Nestor, Margeau Baue Steinau, and Lori White.

The creative team includes Robin Michelle Berger (choreographer), David Carr and Jeffery Breckel (set designers), Michael Bergfeld (lighting designer) and Amy Kelly (costume designer).

For tickets and information, call 314-534-1111 or visit www.newlinetheatre.com.

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