About This Show

A full company of performers brings the original story to life, set to the entirety of Stevens’ album with new arrangements by composer, pianist, and frequent Stevens collaborator Timo Andres, ranging in style from DIY folk and indie rock to marching band and ambient electronics, performed live by an 11-member band and three vocalists. ILLINOISE is a “mysterious, deeply moving and unforgettable dance-musical hybrid that explores the hot zone between childhood and adulthood when emotions can be at their most overwhelming. The vocalists do not seem to sing so much as pour emotion into our ears. (New York Times).”

Awards and Nominations

kisspng 70th tony awards 71st tony awards 61st tony awards theater award cliparts 5aaf393f500107.8045749115214328953277   Best Musical

kisspng 70th tony awards 71st tony awards 61st tony awards theater award cliparts 5aaf393f500107.8045749115214328953277   Best choreography  – Justin Peck

kisspng 70th tony awards 71st tony awards 61st tony awards theater award cliparts 5aaf393f500107.8045749115214328953277   Best Lighting Design in a Musical

kisspng 70th tony awards 71st tony awards 61st tony awards theater award cliparts 5aaf393f500107.8045749115214328953277   Best Orchestrations – Timo Andres

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Outstanding Production of a Musical

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Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical

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Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical – Ricky Ubeda

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Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical – Ben Cook

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Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) – Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury

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Outstanding Orchestrations (Broadway or Off-Broadway) – Timo Andres

OCCawardsClearOutstanding Choreography (Broadway or Off-Broadway) – Justin Peck

DramadeskOutstanding Musical

DramadeskOutstanding Lead Performance in a Musical – Ricky Ubeda

DramadeskOutstanding Choreography – Justin Peck

DramadeskOutstanding Orchestrations – Timo Andres

 

Show Details

Running Time: 1hr 30min (0 intermissions)
Dates: Opening Night: April 24, 2024 Final Performance: August 10, 2024

Theatermania Review

| | April 26, 2024
Justin Peck’s folk ballet based on Stevens’s 2005 album Illinois opens at the St. James Theatre.

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