The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Deep Love Opera, LLC present

DEEP LOVE
www.DeepLoveOpera.com
Book, Music, Lyrics by GARRET SHERWOOD
Book, Music, Lyrics by RYAN HAYES
Book by JON PETER LEWIS

Starring

GARRETT SHERWOOD, JON PETER LEWIS, AMY WHITCOMB, MELANIE STONE
NICOLE ADFELEIAN, ADAM DiLORETO, PIA HAMILTON, MATTHEW ORTNER, SARAH DANELLE ROBERTS

Musicians
BEN MATHEWS (Electric Guitar); RYAN HAYES (Acoustic Guitar/Accordian); FORD THUNDER ERICKSON (Guitar); ALEX FISHER (Drums); ANDREW PINCOCK (Bass); CANDIDO ABETYA (Saxophone/Clarinet); AUSTIN KALINOWSKI (Keyboard)

Directed by MICHAEL RADER and JON PETER LEWIS
Choreographer: RAY MERCER
Music Director/Arrangements: BEN MATHEWS
Scenic Design: DAVID GOLDSTEIN
Lighting Design: BRADEN HOWARD
Sound Design: MATT SEARLE
Costume Design: BREE PERRY
Make-up Design: ARIEL LaFONTAINE
Publicity: JT PUBLIC RELATIONS
General Management: YOUR THEATRICS INTERNATIONAL
Production Stage Manager: CJ LaROCHE

The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square
480 West 42nd Street (between Ninth & Tenth Avenues)
07/17 @ 8 PM; 07/18 @ 9 PM; 07/19 @ 4 PM; 07/22 @ 1 PM; 07/24 @ 5 PM

DEEP LOVE: A Ghostly Rock Opera is an intense love story. Constance (Melanie Stone) pledged her love to Old Bones (Jon Peter Lewis) upon his demise. It was quite likely a promise she intended to keep but then she met Friedrich (Garrett Sherwood). This newly-formed love connection neither pleases Old Bones nor Florence (Amy Whitcomb), Friedrich’s mistress. A story line that involves love and its many risks and consequences ensues. But this is not your basic love story.

Garrett Sherwood and Ryan Hayes have created passionate and haunting music and emotional lyrics that produce some of the most heartfelt love songs ever. The music styles, performed by an impressive band in skeletal masks, vary from Gregorian Chant/Pop Rock to hot and steamy jazz, and there are some very interesting guitar arrangements. The raspy (and oh so sexy) voices of Lewis and Sherwood and the multi-octave sopranos of Whitcomb and Stone give these songs a spine-tingling effect. The story is enhanced with ballet/modern choreography sublimely executed by Nicole Adfeleian, Adam DiLoreto, Pia Hamilton, Matthew Ortner, and Sarah Danelle Roberts. There’s a ton of talent on the stage – from conception to collaboration to performance. It’s all working in DEEP LOVE making this one of the best offerings of the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

- Laurie Lawson -