Photo: Jeff Wheeler Star Tribune
glensheen
Glensheen debuted at the History Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2015. The show - now in it's first tour around the state of Minnesota - continues to sell out and garner rave reviews.
Photo: Scott Pakudaitis.
Photo: Scott Pakudaitis.
Photo: Scott Pakudaitis.
Photo: Scott Pakudaitis.
PRODUCTION of The Cast AlbumThe stellar production, mixing and mastering of the Glensheen album was done at Jason Orris' beautiful studio The Terrarium in Minneapolis, MN.
"I loved working on this! Thank you for bringing this to the Terrarium." Jason Orris The Terrarium www.the-terrarium.com 612-353-7055 |
Winner of the Ivey Overall Excellence award in 2016, Glensheen, the smash musical by composer/librettist Chan Poling and bookwriter Jeffrey Hatcher, with musical arrangements by Robert Elhai, is based on the story of the Congden Murders and Trials of 1977.
Originally workshopped and produced in 2015 by Saint Paul's History Theatre under the direction of Ron Peluso, it continues to delight sold-out crowds. MN Original Profile of Glensheen
book
music & lyrics
Original CastJennifer Maren - Marjorie
Dane Stauffer - Roger The Ensemble plays Elisabeth, Velma, lawyers, police, reporters and more Wendy Lehr Gary Briggle Adam Qualls Ruthie Baker Sandra Struthers
reviews"The musical, bas/ed on the Duluth murders, has become a fan fave." Star Tribune, 7/05/19
"Amazingly, the brutal Glensheen murders work as a musical onstage" City Pages, 7/10/17 "Glensheen is Murderously Good" Twin Cities Arts Reader, 7/10/17 "Chan Poling's 'Glensheen" is moving and macabre" The Current Blog "Glensheen' is a witty and fast-paced musical in its opening at History Theatre in St. Paul" Star Tribune, 10/4/15 "History Theatre's 'Glensheen' is a sordid tale well told" Pioneer Press, 10/5/15 "What you get is dark comedy - musical gold" Cherry and Spoon, 10/4/15 |
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