Knoxville

A New Musical

Book by Frank Galati
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Directed and Choreographed by Josh Rhodes ♦
Based on the Asolo Rep production directed by Frank Galati

Adapted from 'A Death in the Family' by James Agee
and 'All the Way Home' by Tad Mosel

04
Sep
22
Sep

John Taylor Kelly; by Shawn Poynter

Clarence Brown Theatre

About the Show

Based on James Agee’s autobiographical, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece 'A Death in the Family', this moving and innovative new musical reunites the dynamic Tony Award®-winning creative team behind 'Ragtime'. The story begins as an adult Agee struggles to write his greatest work about the event that touched his young life and the effect it had on his family and his future. 'Knoxville' is a universal coming-of-age story about family, faith, and love—and about the boy who will grow up to write it. With a sweeping musical score and brilliant cast, this is a must-see event. 

Commissioned and first produced by Asolo Repertory Theatre, Michael Donald Edwards, Producing Artistic Director, Linda M. DiGabriele, Managing Director.

Associate Director and Choreographer – Trina Mills ♦
Orchestrations  Bruce Coughlin
Music Supervisor – Caleb Hoyer
Music Director – Ming Aldrich-Gan
Associate Music Supervisor – Terry D. Alford
Casting Director (NYC) – Stephanie Klapper Casting
Scenic & Costume Designer – Robert Perdziola ‡
Lighting Designer – Kenton Yeager ‡
Sound Designer – Joe Payne ‡
Stage Manager – Patrick Lanczki *
Assistant Stage Manager – Nia Sciarretta *
Artistic Director, Department Head – Kenneth Martin
Managing Director – Tom Cervone
Production Manager – Susan L. McMillan

The production of Knoxville is made possible
by a generous grant from:
The Roy Cockrum Foundation

♦ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
‡ Represented by United Scenic Artists, local USA-829 of the IATSE.
* Members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

ADVISORIES:

This production contains sudden loud noises, low lying fog, and haze.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Open Caption Performance
    Sunday, September 22 – Text display of all of the words and sounds heard during a production —  very similar to closed captioning TV.

MOBILE PLAYBILL ⇒

DOWNLOADABLE PLAYBILL (PDF) ⇒

 

04
Sep
22
Sep
2024

Single tickets will go on sale August 5.

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This project is being supported in whole or in part by federal award number 21.027 awarded to the City of Knoxville by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.

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