The Secret Garden, Starring Sydney Lucas and Ramin Karimloo, Set to Begin Performances

The Manhattan Concert Productions event tonight will also feature Cheyenne Jackson, Ben Platt, and original Tony-winning ”Secret Garden” star Daisy Eagan.

Sydney Lucas will play Mary in Manhattan Concert Productions' The Secret Garden.
Sydney Lucas will play Mary in Manhattan Concert Productions' The Secret Garden.
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Manhattan Concert Productions' 25th anniversary performances of The Secret Garden kick off tonight at David Geffen Hall with a concert at 8pm. A second concert will take place tomorrow, February 22, also at 8pm.

The show's cast features Sydney Lucas (Mary Lennox), Ramin Karimloo (Archibald Craven), Sierra Boggess (Lily), Cheyenne Jackson (Dr. Neville Craven), Ben Platt (Dickon), Josh Young (Captain Albert Lennox), Jere Shea (Ben), Barbara Rosenblat (Mrs. Medlock), Oscar Williams (Colin Craven), Nikki Renée Daniels (Rose Lennox), Quentin Earl Darrington (Major Holmes), Julie Halston (Mrs. Winthrop), Jamie Jackson (Lieutenant Shaw), Telly Leung (Fakir), Anisha Nagarajan (Ayah), John Riddlle (Lieutenant Wright), Haley Swindal (Alice), and Josh Tower (Major Shelley). In addition, original Tony-winning Secret Garden star Daisy Eagan will take on the role of Martha.

The Secret Garden, which opened at the St. James Theatre in April 1991 and played 709 performances before closing in January 1993, is based on the beloved novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The score is written by Lucy Simon, with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman. The original Broadway cast featured Mandy Patinkin as Archibald Craven, Alison Fraser as Martha, Rebecca Luker as Lily, Robert Westenberg as Dr. Neville Craven, John Cameron Mitchell as Dickon, and Daisy Eagan, who won a Tony Award for her performance as Mary Lennox.

In the past, Manhattan Concert Productions has presented concerts of Ragtime, Titanic, and Parade, with professional Broadway casts, full choirs, and the New York City Chamber Orchestra.

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