Kirsten Sanderson
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By Tony Award nominee MICHAEL JOHN LACHIUSA (Giant, See What I Wanna See, The Wild Party) FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE imagines the inner lives and dreams of America's best-known daughters with a funny and moving follow-up to his 1993 Public musical First Lady Suite. A historical fantasia in four-parts, FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE follows Patricia Nixon and daughters Tricia and Julie, Roselyn and Amy Carter, Betty and Susan Ford, Patti Davis and mom Nancy Reagan, and Barbara Bush and daughter-in-law Laura as they strive to live meaningful lives in the public eye, while dealing with the complex private relationships all of us face with our parents and children.
First Daughter Suite
Cast
Barbra Walsh as Pat Nixon
Caissie Levy as Julie Nixon and Patti Davis
Betsy Morgan as Tricia Nixon and Susan Ford
Teresa McCartney as Hannah Nixon and Robin Bush
Carly Tamer as Amy Carter
Allison Fraser as Betty Ford and Nancy Regan
Rachel Bay Jones as Rosalyn Carter and Laura Bush
Isabel Santiago as Anita Castillo
Mary Testa as Barbara Bush
Creative
Kirsten Sanderson Director
Or Matias Musical Directotr
Chase Brock Choreographer
Scott Pask Scenic Design
Tyler Micoleau Lighting Design
Toni Leslie James Costume Design
"FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE THINKS- AND FEELS- WAY OUTSIDE THE BOX. MICHAEL JOHN LaCHIUSA, a GIFTED composer... has let melody and imagination lead him into altitudes where caged songbirds can soar!”
- The New York Times (CRITICS' PICK)
“With the TALENT ON DISPLAY and the track record of MICHAEL JOHN LaCHIUSA, FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE is clearly a show ANY MUSICAL THEATER LOVER WILL WANT TO SEE.”
– The Huffington Post
“I DIDN’T WANT IT TO END. Staged with MESMERIZING DELICACY by KIRSTEN SANDERSON and CHASE BROCK, FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE is EXTRAORDINARY! ABSOLUTELY ENCHANTING, MUSICALLY & DRAMATICALLY!”
– Deadline
“A WONDERFUL CAST of women—charismatic, vibrant, hugely talented. THEY COULD RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.”
– Time Out
“DEEPLY EMPATHETIC & WILDLY THEATRICAL!”
– Theatermania
“ENCHANTS with an eclectic mix of post-Sondheim modernism, bluesy riffs and swingy styles that are very much LaCHIUSA’s own. IMAGINATIVELY directed by KIRSTEN SANDERSON. ”
– NewsDay
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