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Cirque du Soleil's Paramour Announces Casting

International acrobatics hit Broadway this spring.

Bradley Dean joins the cast of Paramour, coming to Broadway's Lyric Theatre.
Bradley Dean joins the cast of Paramour, coming to Broadway's Lyric Theatre.

Complete casting has been announced for Cirque du Soleil’s new Broadway show Paramour. The company will feature a cast of 38 singers, actors, dancers, and internationally renowned aerialists, acrobats, and circus arts performers. The cast and creative team represent 13 different countries, spanning five continents.

Staged by French director Philippe Decouflé, the musical production will blend "the best of Broadway with Cirque du Soleil's signature style." Paramour is set in Golden Age Hollywood, where a young poet is forced to choose between love and art.

Joining previously announced Ruby Lewis as Indigo, the poetess, is Bradley Dean as A.J., the director, and Ryan Vona as Joey, the composer. The cast will also include Tom Ammirati, Andrew Atherton, Kevin Atherton, Lee Brearley, Yanelis Brooks, Sam Charlton, Martin Charrat, Nate Cooper, Katrina Cunningham, Myriam Deraiche, Kyle Driggs, Jeremias Faganel, Amber Fulljames, Steven Trumon Gray, Tomasz Jadach, Rafal Kaszubowski, Reed Kelly, Denis Kibenko, Joe McAdam, Raven McRae, Sarah Meahl, Amber J. Merrick, Sheridan Mouawad, Amber Pickens, Justin Prescott, Fletcher Blair Sanchez, Matthieu Sennacherib, Bret Shuford, Blakely Slaybaugh, Sam Softich, Amiel Soicher, Amber van Wijk, Bruce Weber, Tomasz Wilkosz, and Zhengqi Xia (Da Qi).

Under the artistic guidance of Jean-François Bouchard (creative guide), the creative team includes Pascale Henrot (associate creative director), West Hyler (associate creative director and scene director), Jean Rabasse (set designer), Philippe Guillotel (costume designer), Bob & Bill (composers), Andreas Carlsson (composer), Daphné Mauger (choreographer), Patrice Besombes (lighting designer), Anne‐Séguin Poirier (props designer), Olivier Simola (projection designer), Christophe Waksmann (projection designer), John Shivers (sound designer), Shana Carroll (acrobatic choreographer and designer), Boris Verkhovsky (acrobatic performance designer), Pierre Masse (rigging and acrobatic equipment designer), and Nathalie Gagné (makeup designer).

Paramour will begin preview performances on Saturday, April 16, and open on Wednesday, May 25, at the Lyric Theatre.

For tickets and more information, click here.

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