Sydney Lucas, Ramin Karimloo, Cheyenne Jackson, Daisy Eagan Star in The Secret Garden
(© Tricia Baron)
Manhattan Concert Productions' 25th-anniversary concert stagings of The Secret Garden kicked off on February 21 at David Geffen Hall. The production, directed by Stafford Arima, will conclude its two-performance run tonight at 8pm.
The show's cast features Sydney Lucas (Mary Lennox), Ramin Karimloo (Archibald Craven), Sierra Boggess (Lily), Cheyenne Jackson (Dr. Neville Craven), Ben Platt (Dickon), Josh Young (Captain Albert Lennox), Jere Shea (Ben), Barbara Rosenblat (Mrs. Medlock), Oscar Williams (Colin Craven), Nikki Renée Daniels (Rose Lennox), Quentin Earl Darrington (Major Holmes), Julie Halston (Mrs. Winthrop), Jamie Jackson (Lieutenant Shaw), Telly Leung (Fakir), Anisha Nagarajan (Ayah), John Riddlle (Lieutenant Wright), Haley Swindal (Alice), and Josh Tower (Major Shelley). In addition, original Tony-winning Secret Garden star Daisy Eagan takes on the role of Martha.
Check out TheaterMania's photos from the concert in the gallery below.
The Secret Garden, which opened at the St. James Theatre in April 1991 and played 709 performances before closing in January 1993, is based on the beloved novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The score is written by Lucy Simon, with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman. The original Broadway cast featured Mandy Patinkin as Archibald Craven, Alison Fraser as Martha, Rebecca Luker as Lily, Robert Westenberg as Dr. Neville Craven, John Cameron Mitchell as Dickon, and Daisy Eagan, who won a Tony Award for her performance as Mary Lennox.
In the past, Manhattan Concert Productions has presented concerts of Ragtime, Titanic, and Parade, with professional Broadway casts, full choirs, and the New York City Chamber Orchestra.
