Children of Eden

To commemorate World AIDS Day, The York Theatre Company presents a concert version of Stephen Schwartz’s and John Caird’s Children of Eden, featuring performances by Broadway stars and a 100-member chorus filled with cast members from Hairspray, Avenue Q, Nine, The Boy from Oz, and several other musicals. This performance is familiar to many, starting with the Creation, Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel, and then moving several generations forward to the story of Noah and the Ark. Using these stories as a vehicle, this addresses the complexities of human relationships, primarily the triumphs and tribulations of the love between parents and children.

Currently scheduled to appear in the cast are Ann Harada (Avenue Q), Norm Lewis (Side Show), Julia Murney (The Wild Party), Max von Essen (Dance of the Vampires), Laura Benanti (Nine), Kate Shindle (Cabaret), Darius de Haas (Marie Christine), Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), and John Tartaglia (Avenue Q). Directed by Jamie McGonnigal, with music direction by Mark Hartman.