HPS Presents "Blood Brothers"

Hawken’s production of the 1983 Olivier Award winning Best Musical is directed and designed by Upper School Theatre Director Mike Larochelle, assisted by students Arianna Marino ’15 and Jemima Cashman ’16, with music direction by Sergio Castellanos.  

Blood Brothers will run February 13-22 in the Kennedy Auditorium on the Upper School campus at 12465 County Line Road, Chesterland, Ohio 44026.

 

Blood Brothers is a about twins who are separated at birth when their mother realizes she cannot take care of the both of them. Fate reunites them as children and, unaware of their connection, they become fast friends. Eventually both find love; unfortunately, it’s with the same woman. The brothers’ relationship spirals downward until it explodes in a tragedy of class conflict.

Blood Brothers examines the issue of nature versus nurture while it exposes the disastrous effects of a cruel economy on every member of society.  The 1988 London revival of the musical ran for more than 24 years in the West End, and played more than 10,000 performances, becoming the third longest-running musical production in West End history. Blood Brothers won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in London where the Sunday Times declared it "exhilarating . . . one of the best musicals ever written." The New York production was nominated for the Best Musical Tony. Don’t miss this musical powerhouse!

 

The cast features Tara Krantz ’16 as Mrs. Johnstone, Robby Gray ’15 as Mickey, Matt Thompson ’15 as Eddie, Leah Meisel ’16 as Linda, Sarah Parker ’16 as Mrs. Lyons, Nick Buchanan ’17 as Mr. Lyons, Ben Garnitz ’15 as Sammy and Joey Tate’17 as the Narrator.  The ensemble for Blood Brothers features Michael Abramovich ’18, Jacob Cashman ’18, Johnny Connors ’17, Haleigh Gundy ’18, David Kim ’18, Cassandra Knaggs ’17, Hannah Krall ’16, Pheby Liu ’17, Olivia Marino ’15, Catherine McLennan ‘18, Hannah Miao ’17, Yasmin Raz ’17, Katie Sewell ’18, Brandon Solomon ’16, Caroline Turner ’17, Jane Wiertel ’18 and Ian Zych ’18.

 

TICKETS to Blood Brothers may be reserved by phone at (440) 423-2076, online at hawken.edu/bloodbrothers or in person at the box office before each performance. Tickets are $12 for patron seating and $5 for general admission. Performance times are, Fridays and Saturdays Feb. 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2:00 pm.

 

LOCATION: The Hawken Players’ Society performs in the Kennedy Auditorium on the Hawken Upper School campus, 12465 County Line Road, Gates Mills, Ohio.