"Brilliance" - A Musical Based On The Life Of Frances Farmer To Receive Private Industry Readings

1/10/2024 4:21pm


Musical Brilliance, LLC, will present private industry readings of BRILLIANCE, a musical based on the life of Frances Farmer, with Book by Lance Lewman, Music and Lyrics by Lance Lewman & Kristan King, and additional music by Gabriel Kane, on Thurs Jan 25th and Fri Jan 26th  "Brilliance" chronicles the meteoric rise, and tragic fall of Frances Farmer, a Hollywood movie star in the 1930s and 40s. The play takes us from the beginning of Frances’ career, through her unprecedented success as, what Paramount described as, “the next Greta Garbo,” to her involuntary commitment to an insane asylum by her own mother – and the eventual restoration of her own freedom and competency in 1953. Directed by Lance Lewman with choreography by Pierce Cassedy, the cast features Jill Paice as Frances Farmer, John Hillner, Liz McCartney, Jeri Sager with Jordan Alexander, Erica Dorfler, Cailen Fu, Megan Masako Haley, Ben Livingstone, Harris Milgrim, Alaina Mills, Regan Ogle, Noah Plomgren and Lawrence Street. The Music Director is Evan Swanson. The stage manager is Kayleigh Laymon. General Management by Martin Platt, Perry Street Theatricals. Press contact: Richard Hillman Public Relations (646/234-5716)...