CAST
Leo M. Frank - Jeff Bowden
Lucille S. Frank- Jennifer Sue Mallard
Jim Conley- Marcel Robinson
Gov. John Slaton- Tom Caron
Sally Slaton- Lynda Aramento
Hugh Dorsey- Stuart Harmon
Britt Craig- Brandon Mallard
Mary Phagan- Caitlin Donahue
Frankie Epps- Zachary Bencal
Iola Stover- Renee Lawrence
Monteen- Lauren Decloux
Essie- Becca Tarr
Mrs. Phagan- Deb Emmons
Luther Rosser- Glen Grimard
Tom Watson- Dylan Gamblin
Fiddlin' John- Chris Cavanaugh
Newt Lee- Pedro Ortiz
Angela- Shaina Rebecca Schwartz
Riley- Rachel Chazanovitz
Detective Starnes- John Flynn
Officer Ivey- Mike Benoit
Old Con. Soldier/Judge Roan- David White
Young Confederate Soldier- Mike Levesque
Aide to Old Con. Soldier- Melissa Morin
Floyd MacDaniel- Terry Strout
Nurse- Michele Henderson
Lizzie Phagan- Merisa Bingham
Randy- Tony Clements
Peavy- Alex Lafrance
Ensemble- Caitlin Cole, Caitie Calo, John Carey, Brad Fernald, Julie Harris
The musical concerns the 1913 trial of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank who was accused of raping and murdering a 13 year old employee, Mary Phagan. The trial, sensationalized by the media, aroused anti-Semitic tensions in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. When Frank's sentence was commuted due to possible problems with the trial and he was transferred to a prison in Milledgeville, Georgia, a lynching party broke him out of the prison. Frank was taken to Phagan's hometown of Marietta, Georgia, and he was hanged.
The emotional backbone of the show is how Leo and his wife, Lucille, discover a deep love for each other out of what was essentially an arranged marriage. A listener can hear their relationship shift from cold to warm in songs like "Leo at Work/What am I Waiting For?," "You Don't Know This Man," and, in Act II, "Do it Alone," and "All the Wasted Time".
The show also doesn't shy away from making it clear that the likely killer was the African-American drifter Jim Conley, though the real villains of the piece are prosecutor Hugh Dorsey and rabid publisher Tom Watson.
Monster Cruefest VOTING BEGINS SEPT6, WE NEED U ARMY OF PAIN PLEASE HELP TRAVELER IN PAIN REPRESENT THE GREAT ROCKING STATE OF NEW MEXICO IN MONSTER ENERGY'S CRUEFEST 2 BATTLE OF THE CRUEFEST TITANS BEGINNING SEPT 6TH. FOR VOTING INFO CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK http://cruefest2.monsterenergy.com fOR MORE INFO, VISIT www.travelerinpain.com or www.myspace.com/travelerinpain Starting Sunday Sept 6th, you can vote for us in the National competition of the Cruefest2 Winning bands, in which we hope to proudly represent New Mexico through your love and Support, as always. Beginning Next Sat night at midnight go to http://cruefest2.monsterenergy.com and let the games begin...
Thank you all for a wonderful summer of Pain 10!!! This ten years of Pain, summer of Pain is finally over, as summer winds down and leaves turn brown. We want to personally thank each and every one of you for all your support and encouragement at the shows, in the Cruefest Voting, at Cruefest, on the radio and for ten and a half years of rocking with us. We were anticipating co-headlining the Atomic City Jam next weekend but others failed to keep their word to the promotional team of Juan and Annie, so the event was cancelled. So, After 7 straight weeks at it, we finally get a bittersweet weekend off. Although we won't be playing live, we will be getting the opportunity to share the ideas James, Tom, Todd and I have been writing and hopefully bounce enough ideas for a soon to be released DVD/CD with three new tunes, the live at 94rock tunes, the cruefest set and some bonus live footage with all your beautiful voices and faces in it!!! Additionally, and more importantly, Starting next Sunday Sept 6th, you can vote for us in the National competition of the Cruefest2 Winning bands, in which we hope to proudly represent New Mexico through your love and Support, as always. Beginning Next Sat night at midnight go to http://cruefest2.monsterenergy.com or check out our website www.travelerinpain.com and www.myspace.com/travelerinpain for more info and let the games begin...
Heyhey guys, how's it goin?? Hope all's well!! A few days overdue, but just thought I'd drop in to wish ya a very very HAPPY NEW YEAR - may you have an absolutely rockin' 2008!!! Keep up the love for one of the best musicals ever! Warmest regards!! ~Nick
do you guys have any of the other song like come up to my office? btw anyone who can come and see the london production in the donmar its amazing and has been nominated for an olivea award, i think thats how you speel it.
Would love to see the show sometime . It sounds very entertaining especially being a Phagan My son Josh is a song writer and musician living in New Orleans and Myrtle Beach. We told him about Mary Phagan last year and he wrote a song that he now has on his My Space. He had not heard of the original song at the time, just what he had read on the internet. Danny Phagan
Heyhey guys, how's it going?? Would like to say thanks for being my friend, I really appreciate it! I've just uploaded a new musical theatre-related demo, would love it if you could check it out. It's actually inspired by JRB's music... he absolutely rocks!! Wishing you guys all the best, cheers and keep on groovin', yea?! Byebye for now!! ;) ~nick
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