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10.6.04: Rodney just told me that he and Sebastian were just cast in a new off-broadway show called "Irrationals." It's at the American Theatre of Actors, where Bare and Urinetown first started. It takes place in a New york city public high school and it deals with eight urban inner-city teenagers (All of different races) and their new teacher, his son, and the prinicipal. He said the book is amazing, and it'll start previews November 6th. Rodney plays the smartest of the 8 kids, who's a drug dealer, and Sebastian plays the boyfriend of a girl who's like Courtney Love and is pregnant.
Since I last updated this portion of the site, Rodney has traveled to LA, where he filmed a pilot of a new TV show, and now he's returned. He was involved in the workshop of Caligula the musical, currently he's in Alabama, taking part of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival for his second year, and soon he will be returning to the New York to start rehearsals for the commercial run of From My Hometown at the Gramercy Theatre. More updates soon!
Last Update:
From My Hometown started previews last week on June 10th and is opening on June 19th this week. I had the great pleasure of seeing it on the 14th, and it was absolutely amazing! I highly suggest anyone that has the chance to go see it! Here's some more info:
"Circa 1980. Inspired by classic rhythm and blues artists like Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, the Stylistics and Otis Redding, three young soul singers -Philly, Memphis & Detroit- head for the Big Apple to fulfill their dreams of headlining at the Apollo Theater."
5 WEEKS ONLY! JUNE 10 - JULY 12
TICKETS: $30 /Students & Seniors: &25
Previews: June 10 - June 18 / All Tickets $20
Opening Night is Thursday June 19 8pm
THE KIRK THEATRE on the New Theatre Row
410 West 42nd. Street
TICKETCENTRAL 212 279-4200
From My Hometown will be starting previews at the Rodney Kirk Theatre on June 10th, and will have a June 19th opening. Check back for more updates!
Lobby Hero
A play by Kenneth Lonergan
Morgan Davis.........Dawn
Rodney Hicks........William
Lucas Papaelias....Jeff
Coleman Ziegan.....Bill
The show is at the Next Stage at The Geva Theatre in Rochester, New York It runs from March 18 - April 6 with a possible extension through to April 13. Opening night is March 21
The Off-Broadway musical, "From My Hometown" begins rehearsals in May at The Rodney Kirk Theatre at the New Theatre Row Theatres on 42nd. Street.
Kevin R. Free......Memphis
Andre Garner......Detroit
Rodney Hicks.....Philly
This show begins previews in the beginning of June. Not really sure about opening night and how long the run is, but the hope is to transfer to a commercial open-ended run at another house in New York after this particular
run.
*Rodney just finished up at the Alabama Shakespeare festival, where he did a reading of a new show called "Sketches of Yucca" It was written by Keith Josef Adkins, who is the head writer on the UPN show Girlfriends. Rodney played the lead role of "George Washington Carver."
*Rodney is going to be in a reading of the new musical 'Dorian Gray' on February 24th, 2003, at 4pm and 7pm, at the Lambs Theatre on 44th St. Here's the cast list:
Dorian Gray: Joe Machota (Mamma Mia, Footloose-National Tour)
Bessie/Annie: Christianna Noll (Jekyll & Hyde, Ain't Nothin but the Blues)
Sybil Vane: Soara-Joye Ross (Dance of the Vampires)
James Vane: Rodney Hicks (Jesus Christ Superstar, Rent)
Henry Wotton: James Barbour (Jane Eyre, Beauty & the Beast)
Rev. Vane: George Merritt (Jekyll & Hyde)
Plus 10 ensemble members, but their names are unknown as of now.
