![]() Casting is by Trent Stork and Stewart Whitley. Hunter, music direction by Greg Jarrett, sets by Scott Pask, costumes by Ann Hould-Ward, lighting by Paul Toben, sound design by Dan Moses Schreier, projection design by Joe Burke, wig, hair, and makeup by Katie Cordts, and props by Jesse Gaffney. The ensemble includes Marta Bagratuni, Alex Bender, Matt Deitchman, Ginna Doyle, Brad Giovanine, Lizzie Hagstedt, Jessie Linden, Troy Valjean Rucker, Doug Smith, and Katrina Yaukey.Īugust Rush features choreography by JoAnn M. Broadway veteran John Hickok plays the dual roles of Wizard (played by Robin Williams in the film) and Thomas Novacek. The cast includes Jack McCarthy and Huxley Westemeier alternating in the title role, alongside The Band’s Visit’s George Abud as August's long-lost father Sydney Shepherd ( First Date), as August’s birth mother and Leenya Rideout ( War Horse) as Hope. Orchestrations and additional music are by Tony nominee David Metzger, who orchestrated the film. Williams’s father, Robert, was an executive for the Ford Motor Company, and his mother. He won an Academy Award for his role in Good Will Hunting (1997). film) and a book and lyrics by Glen Berger. Robin Williams, in full Robin McLaurin Williams, (born July 21, 1951, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.died August 11, 2014, Tiburon, California), American comedian and actor known for his manic stand-up routines and his diverse film performances. Tony Award winner John Doyle ( Sweeney Todd, Company) directs the actor-musician production that features music and lyrics by Mark Mancina (who scored the original Warner Bros. Performances are currently scheduled through June 2. (Oliver is a musical version of his story.) After. The actor, who died on Monday at age 63, was the master of pointing out the absurdities of life and playing characters who never lost their youthful spark. The world-premiere musical August Rush, based on the 2007 film about an orphaned music prodigy on a quest to find his birth parents, officially opened May 3 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois. Robin Williams character in this film is a recreation of Fagin from the classic Dickens tale, Oliver Twist. ![]()
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