‘Mystic Pizza’ – Based on the MGM movie ‘Mystic Pizza’, with story and characters by Amy Holden Jones. Directed by Casey Hushion, Choreography by Liz Ramos, Additional Music Staging by Connor Gallagher, Orchestrations and Music Supervision by Carmel Dean, Music Direction by Kristin Stowell, Scenic Design by Nate Bertone, Lighting Design by Richard Latta, Sound Design by Kevin Heard; Costume Design by Jennifer Caprio; Wig Design by Roxanne De Luna. Presented by the Ogunquit Playhouse through October 7th.
By Linda Chin
The much-anticipated world premiere production of Mystic Pizza: A New Musical at Ogunquit Playhouse brings together two cultural highlights of the 80s and 90s: the film Mystic Pizza (1998) that launched then unknown 21-year old actor Julia Roberts’ career, and the music video Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1984) that propelled Cyndi Lauper’s iconic career (and became not only her signature song but a feminist anthem for girls of all ages). Add a venue where starving audiences and artists can safely participate in live performance again, and you get a summer 2021 theater trifecta – a perfect storm of a production.
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