The Getaway
Book & Lyrics | Jared Corak
Music | Joshua Cerdenia
CAST
Peter | Rick Negron
Marie/Robber 1 | Johanna Carlisle-Zepeda
Robber 2/Pedestrian | A.J. Holmes
Radio | Andy Roninson
Officer | Lance Roberts
MUSICIANS
Digital Instruments | Andrew Fox
Guitars | Matt SanGiovanni
Trumpet | Derek Ganong
Trombone | Kenneth Johnson
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director/Casting/Editing | Christopher Michaels
Music Supervisor/Music Director/Host | Jonathon Lynch
Orchestrator/Sound Design/Tracking/Editing | Andrew Fox
Assistant Audio Engineer | Evan Feist
Mixing & Mastering | Jay Rosen
Executive Producers | Christopher Michaels & Jeremy Terry
General Manager | Jeremy Terry
RELEASE DATE
Monday, October 5th, 2020
SYNOPSIS
Peter is starting his first day as an Uber driver, hoping to someday make enough money so that he and his wife can make the perfect getaway to a place where life and time move slowly. But when a pair of bank robbers lose their getaway driver, the hire Peter and the popular car service to get them safely to their final destination! Will they all get the perfect getaway they dream of? Or will one wrong turn land them in the clink?
MUSICAL NUMBERS
"Moving Too Fast/Getaway" | Peter, Marie
"The Perfect Getaway (Bank Robber Beebop)" | Peter, Robbers
"Would It Be Wrong/Getaway (Reprise)" | Peter, Marie, Robbers
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WRITER PHOTOS & BIOS
NYT Critic’s Pick adaptation of THE POUT-POUT FISH (TheaterWorks USA/New Victory Theater), countless musicals with the Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts. Currently developing FOUNTAIN, a new musical adventure, which has received residencies through New Victory Theater's LabWorks, Musical Theatre Factory's developmental residency program and Barn Arts Collective in Maine. When he is not writing, he works on the CBS TV show FBI. Alumni of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop and Northwestern.
Joshua is a Filipino composer and pianist whose work traverses the worlds of classical, popular, jazz, and world music. His music has been heard internationally, from Lincoln Center to the first jazz café on the island of Bali. He is an alumnus of The Juilliard School and a proud member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. www.cerdenia.com.
CAST & MUSICIAN PHOTOS & BIOS
Born and raised in Puerto Rico. Bway: LEADER OF THE PACK, DROOD, LEGS DIAMOND, MAN OF LA MANCHA, THE GOODBYE GIRL, RAGTIME (L.A.), MAMMA MIA! (Sam Carmichael/Las Vegas), IN THE HEIGHTS (Kevin Rosario). Nat’l Tours: WEST SIDE STORY (Action, Riff, Bernardo), MAN OF LA MANCHA. Film: Michael Jackson’s BAD video and CHICAGO the movie. Currently: King George III in HAMILTON (And Peggy Tour). Proud member of AEA & SAG/AFTRA. INSTA:@1stpuertoricanking | www.ricknegron.com
Go to linkBA in Vocal Performance at Cornell. Theatre: AMERICANO! THE MUSICAL (Felicitas Valdovinos; World Premiere), THE VIEW UPSTAIRS (Inez), MISS YOU LIKE HELL (Beatriz), IN THE HEIGHTS (Abuela Claudia), THE TOXIC AVENGER (Mayor), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Yente), LES MIZ (Mme. Thernardier), STEEL MAGNOLIAS (Truvy), SPITFIRE GRILL (Effy), OLIVER! w/ The Phoenix Symphony (Widow Corney), NEXT TO NORMAL (Diana), LEARN TO BE LATINA (Mary O’Malley/Calcetina), THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Eddie/Dr. Scott). AEA member.
B’way/West End: THE BOOK OF MORMON (Elder Cunningham; also Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, and North American Tour). Theatre: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Nat’l Tour (Dr. Frankenstein), NEXT TO NORMAL (Henry; Arizona Theatre Co & SJ Rep). Film: FLOP STOPPERS, THE WAYWARD GUIDE FOR THE UNTRAINED EYE, DOPPELGÄNGER. TV: FOSSE/VERDON (John Kander). Composer: StarKid Productions (TWISTED, A VERY POTTER MUSICAL). Consultant for Season 21 of SOUTH PARK. Repped by BRS/GAGE. University of Michigan graduate.
Andy Roninson is a composer-lyricist. 2019 Jonathan Larson Grant, 2019-2020 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellowship, 2017 Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project participant. BMI Workshop: Harrington Award, Robert B. Sherman Scholarship. Creator/Host/Co-Writer of TAKE A TEN, the all-original ten-minute musical podcast, featuring Broadway talent like Laura Osnes, George Salazar, Rob McClure, and more. TakeATenMusicals.com for all episodes. For more, AndyRoninson.com.
Go to linkOriginal Bway Casts: PEEWEE HERMAN ON BROADWAY (King of Cartoons), SISTER ACT, GHOST, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF w/ Scarlett Johansson, ACT ONE, SUNSET BOULEVARD, and MY FAIR LADY. Also the closing cast of FINDING NEVERLAND. He co-starred with Steven Pasquale and Leslie Kritzer in THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM (cast album available). TV/Film: THE GOOD FIGHT, POSE, FBI: MOST WANTED, NEW AMSTERDAM, ELEMENTARY, THE AFFAIR, LAW & ORDER: SVU, NURSE JACKIE, WILL & GRACE and more. YouTube.com/broadwayscalling
Go to linkMatt is an NYC-based, versatile multi-instrumentalist and graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston. Matt has played for several shows On and Off-Broadway and also freelances around the city. He most recently played guitar for the First National Tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN and the International Tour of KINKY BOOTS. You can also hear his original music collaborations on Spotify under Maria Wirries. www.mattsangiovanni.com
Go to linkPRODUCTION TEAM PHOTOS & BIOS
Founder/Artistic Director of IndieWorks Theatre Co. Select directing credits: CASPER, THE NOT-SO-FRIENDLY GHOST, SONGS FROM A HAT, EMPTY FRAMES, THE GIANT HOAX, THE COMMUTERS... (nom: Best Musical; Winner: Best Director, Strawberry Theatre Fest), CLOSER THAN EVER, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, VANITIES, OKLAHOMA!, INTO THE WOODS, TWO BOYS IN A BED ON A COLD WINTER'S NIGHT, SAXE AND THE CITY. Film: VALLEY HIGH (based on the song by Drew Gasparini).
Go to linkCredits include music director and dance arranger for The City Club (Minetta Lane), assistant music director and copyist for FINDING NEVERLAND (NYC workshop), faculty music director at AMDA, and music director for several Chicago venues. He wrote words and music for THE BAROQUE CYCLE (Bruno Walter Auditorium) and THE TURING TEST (Gallery Players), and music for NEWB (webseries score), and ¡CANTA! (album). Jonathon is a Northwestern University and BMI workshop alum. jonathonlynchmusic.com.
Go to linkAndrew's theatrical and concert orchestrations include STARKID: HOMECOMING (featuring Darren Criss), Matthew Hardy’s VIRTUOSO (premiering in Poznan Fall 2020), Justin Roberts' HANSEL AND GRETEL, Starkid's TWISTED: THE UNTOLD STORY OF A ROYAL VIZIER, and FOREVERMAN (Winner 2012 NYMF Awards for Excellence, Outstanding Orchestration). Andrew has co-produced multiple cast recordings, including TWISTED and HANSEL AND GRETEL. www.AndrewFoxMusic.com
Go to linkAudio engineer and music maker who plays piano, guitar, pedal steel guitar, and other instruments. He honed his craft as an engineer at Ithaca College and as a freelance engineer around Philadelphia, then added work as a musician for theater and other media in New York, Philadelphia, and more. He can be heard on IndieWorks' studio recording of VALLEY HIGH, on record with Rachel Andie and the V Element (Tu Me Manques), Emily Drinker (Run the Race EP, more in 2020-21), and more. jrosen476.com
Go to linkEvan ran the audio production company Stacks of Wax, spontaneous songwriting & vocal improv courses (Creative Vocal Lab), was Content Director for the world’s first all-vocal TV channel, FloVoice, coached for NBC’s THE VOICE, and scouted for AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. Evan teaches a cappella, runs sound for a cappella groups, and produces content/digital media strategies for bands/ festivals. Awards: “Best Arrangements/Orchestration”, “Best Musical Direction” for A CAPPELLA: THE MUSICAL (NYMF 2015).
Go to linkJeremy serves as the Managing Director for IndieWorks, whose inaugural mainstage production premiered this past year with THE GIANT HOAX (Theatre Row). Jeremy has also served as a Producer and GM for IndieWorks’ Annual Summer Cabaret Series. Additional producing and management work includes THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING at Minnesota Fringe Festival, the D&D inspired improv show THE CAMPAIGN, and the short film VALLEY HIGH, based on the song by Drew Gasparini.
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