{"id":705,"date":"2017-04-24T19:52:09","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T19:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psf.2ss.net\/?p=705"},"modified":"2020-02-27T20:42:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T20:42:40","slug":"les-miserables-jason-forbach-and-the-color-purples-phoenix-best-join-fellow-broadway-stars-in-pennsylvania-shakespeare-festivals-evita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/press\/les-miserables-jason-forbach-and-the-color-purples-phoenix-best-join-fellow-broadway-stars-in-pennsylvania-shakespeare-festivals-evita\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Mis\u00e9rables\u2019 Jason Forbach and The Color Purple\u2019s Phoenix Best join fellow Broadway stars in Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival\u2019s Evita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\u00a0 April 24, 2017<br \/>\nContact: Tina Slak \u2022 610.282.WILL, ext. 4<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:tina.slak@pashakespeare.org\">tina.slak@pashakespeare.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Center Valley, PA \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Jason Forbach, who was recently featured in the Broadway revival of\u00a0<em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>\u00a0and Phoenix Best who made her Broadway debut in\u00a0<em>The Color Purple<\/em>\u00a0will star in this summer\u2019s production of<em>\u00a0Evita\u00a0<\/em>at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insetPhoto insetLeft\">\n<div id=\"attachment_729\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-729\" class=\"size-full wp-image-729 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/jforbach.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"261\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/261;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-729\" class=\"size-full wp-image-729\" src=\"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/jforbach.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"261\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Forbach<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Forbach, who played Enjolras in the 2014 Tony Nominated Broadway revival and the 25th Anniversary National Tour of\u00a0<em>Les Mis\u00e9rables,<\/em>\u00a0will play the role of Eva Per\u00f3n\u2019s first love, the tango singer Agustin Magaldi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m thrilled to be joining such a prestigious company in one of my favorite shows. I think this production will be incredibly epic,\u201d says Forbach who has appeared in the Las Vegas company of\u00a0\u00a0<em>The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is currently in the Broadway bound revival of\u00a0<em>The Secret Garden\u00a0<\/em>now playing at the 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Best, who made her Broadway debut in\u00a0<em>The Color Purple\u00a0<\/em>last year, will play Juan Per\u00f3n\u2019s mistress.\u00a0She comes to the Festival following her recent performance as Deena Jones in\u00a0<em>Dream Girls<\/em>\u00a0at Houston\u2019s Theatre Under the Stars.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am so excited to make my return to PSF this season in\u00a0<em>Evita<\/em>! I cannot wait to work with Dee Roscioli and to come back to the place I called home,\u201d says Best a DeSales University theatre graduate and a former PSF young company member whose Festival credits include\u00a0<em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0<em>The Two Gentlemen of<\/em>\u00a0<em>Verona<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Henry V<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Oklahoma!<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em>, and the leading role in\u00a0<em>Cinderella<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As previously announced, Broadway\u2019s Dee Roscioli will play the title role of Eva Per\u00f3n, opposite international opera star Paulo Szot as Juan Per\u00f3n, and with Broadway and television actor Dan Domenech as Che.<\/p>\n<p>Roscioli is best known for her long run as Elphaba on Broadway, and in the Chicago, San Francisco, and national touring productions of the hit musical\u00a0<em>Wicked<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insetPhoto insetRight\">\n<div id=\"attachment_730\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-730\" class=\"size-full wp-image-730 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pbest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"287\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/287;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-730\" class=\"size-full wp-image-730\" src=\"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pbest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"287\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phoenix Best<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Szot won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Emile De Becque in the Broadway revival of Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s\u00a0<em>South Pacific<\/em>\u00a0at Lincoln Center Theater.<\/p>\n<p>Domenech is best known for starring in the role of Drew in the Broadway musical\u00a0<em>Rock of Ages<\/em>\u00a0and for his recurring role on Fox television\u2019s hit series\u00a0<em>Glee<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This production will be directed by PSF Associate Artistic Director, Dennis Razze, veteran director of all PSF musicals.<\/p>\n<p><em>Evita<\/em>\u00a0runs June 14 through July 2 at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts on the Center Valley campus of DeSales University.<\/p>\n<p>As in past season\u2019s, the musical is expected to sell-out all 22 performances. The Festival encourages patrons to order tickets early for best seating options.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u00a0<em>Evita<\/em>, the season will include two Shakespeare titles: the comedy\u00a0<em>As<\/em>\u00a0<em>You Like It<\/em>\u00a0and the Festival&#8217;s &#8220;Extreme Shakespeare&#8221; production of\u00a0<em>Troilus and<\/em>\u00a0<em>Cressida<\/em>, which is not often produced. [With &#8220;Extreme Shakespeare,&#8221; actors arrive with their lines learned, rehearse on their own, wear what they can find and open in a matter of days.]<\/p>\n<p>The summer season includes a mystery comedy,\u00a0<em>The Hound of the Baskervilles<\/em>, in which three actors play 16 roles, a la the Festival&#8217;s 2013 production of\u00a0<em>The 39<\/em>\u00a0<em>Steps<\/em>; and Alexandre Dumas&#8217; swashbuckling\u00a0<em>The Three Musketeers<\/em>, adapted by playwright Ken Ludwig and directed by world-renowned fight choreographer Rick Sordelet.<\/p>\n<p>The summer season also offers two children&#8217;s productions:\u00a0<em>The Ice Princess\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 a new adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen&#8217;s\u00a0<em>The Snow Queen<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 and\u00a0<em>Shakespeare for<\/em>\u00a0<em>Kids<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The season runs June 2 through August 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival\u2019s season is sponsored by\u00a0<strong>David B. Rothrock<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Patrina L. Rothrock<\/strong>. Associate Season Sponsors are the Harry C. Trexler Trust, Linda Lapos and Paul Wirth, and the Szarko family. The season media sponsor is\u00a0<em>The Morning Call.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The schedule is:<br \/>\nMain Stage Theatre<br \/>\nEvita \u2022 June 14 \u2013 July 2<br \/>\nThe Three Musketeers \u2022 July 12 \u2013 August 6<br \/>\nAs You Like It\u2022 July 20 \u2013 August 6<br \/>\nShakespeare for Kids \u2022 July 26 \u2013 August 5<br \/>\nSchubert Theatre<br \/>\nThe Hound of the Baskervilles \u2022 June 21 \u2013 July 16<br \/>\nTroilus and Cressida \u2022 July 26 \u2013 August 6<br \/>\nThe Ice Princess \u2022 June 2 \u2013 August 5<\/p>\n<p>Media Reps.: High res photos available Please contact Tina Slak, 610.282.WILL [9455] or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Tina.Slak@pashakespeare.org\">Tina.Slak@pashakespeare.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Jason Forbach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jason Forbach played Enjolras in both the 2014 Tony Nominated Broadway revival and the 25th Anniversary National Tour of\u00a0<em>Les Mis<\/em><em>\u00e9<\/em><em>rables<\/em>.He is currently in the Broadway bound revival of\u00a0<u>The Secret Garden<\/u>\u00a0now playing at the 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle, Washington. ALSO: National tour: Phantom (Vegas). Off-Broadway: Music Teacher (New Group), Regional: Paper Mill, SMC, Kennedy Center, North Shore, Carnegie Hall.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Phoenix Best<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Phoenix Best made her Broadway debut in\u00a0<em>The Color Purple<\/em>, (Swing; understudy: Squeak and Olivia). Regional Theatre, Deena Jones,\u00a0<em>Dream Girls,<\/em>\u00a0Houston\u2019s Theatre Under the Stars; Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: Les Miz,\u00a0<em>The Two Gentlemen of<\/em>\u00a0<em>Verona<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Henry V<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Oklahoma!<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Much Ado About<\/em>\u00a0<em>Nothing<\/em>, and the leading role in\u00a0<em>Cinderella<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Dee Roscioli<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dee Roscioli was most recently seen in John Kander\u2019s new musical\u00a0<em>KID<\/em>\u00a0<em>VICTORY<\/em>\u00a0at the Vineyard theatre directed by Liesl Tommy.<\/p>\n<p>Dee is best known for her record-breaking run as Elphaba in\u00a0<em>Wicked<\/em>\u00a0where she played the role on Broadway and across the US.<\/p>\n<p>Other credits:\u00a0<em>Fiddler on the Roof<\/em>\u00a0(2015 Broadway revival),\u00a0<em>Circus in Winter<\/em>\u00a0(Goodspeed Musicals),\u00a0<em>Love\/Sick<\/em>\u00a0(written by John Cariani)\u00a0<em>Rock and Roll Refugee<\/em>\u00a0(Royal Family),\u00a0<em>Little Miss Sunshine<\/em>\u00a0(Second Stage dir by James Lapine),\u00a0<em>Murder Ballad\u00a0<\/em>(MTC workshop and NYSF production dir by Trip Cullman), and Mrs. Lovett in\u00a0<em>Sweeney Todd<\/em>\u00a0at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Dee has also sung with various symphonies around the world including the Philly Pops and will offer a concert at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival this summer.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Paulo Szot<\/strong><br \/>\nBaritone<\/p>\n<p>Paulo Szot is one of the most acclaimed and versatile baritones in the world, having garnered international acclaim as both an opera singer and an actor. Born in S\u00e3o Paulo to Polish immigrants, Mr. Szot has appeared with many major opera companies throughout the world in Europe, the United States, and his native Brazil.\u00a0In 2008, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Emile De Beque in the Broadway revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Szot\u2019s engagements for the 2016\/17 season include Don Alfonso in\u00a0a new production of\u00a0<strong><em>Cosi fan tutte\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at Opera National de Paris and a solo recital at Teatro Royal de Madrid as a salute to Frank Sinatra\u2019s recordings of Antonio Jobim\u2019s bossa novas. He will also create the roles of Alexander Hamilton, Bill Clinton and Dick Cheney in the world premiere of Mohammed Fairouz\u2019s\u00a0<strong><em>The New Prince\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at Dutch National Opera.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2015\/16 season, Szot sang Lescaut in\u00a0<strong><em>Manon Lescaut\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at Theatro Municipal de S\u00e3o Paulo, Dr. Falke in\u00a0<strong><em>Die Fledermaus\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at the Metropolitan Opera, Sharpless in\u00a0<strong><em>Madama Butterfly\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at Opera Municipal de Marseille, and performances of Zemlinsky\u2019s\u00a0<em>Lyric Symphony\u00a0<\/em>in S\u00e3o Paulo. He also returned to New York City\u2019s famous 54 Below for a run of critically acclaimed solo performances. In the 2014\/15 season, Szot sang the Captain in\u00a0<strong><em>The Death of Klinghoffer\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at the Metropolitan Opera, Count Almaviva in\u00a0<strong><em>Le nozze di Figaro\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in Bahrain, Escamillo in\u00a0<strong><em>Carmen\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at the Glyndebourne Festival, and Lescaut in\u00a0<strong><em>Manon Lescaut\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at Theatro Municipal de S\u00e3o Paulo. He also appeared in a series of solo performances at 54 Below.\u00a0Engagements for the 2013\/14 season included Kovalev in\u00a0<strong><em>The Nose\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>and Dr. Falke in\u00a0<strong><em>Die Fledermaus\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at the Metropolitan Opera, the title role in\u00a0<strong><em>Eugene Onegin\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at Opera Australia, and a series of solo performances at 54 Below.<\/p>\n<p>Szot\u2019s engagements for the 2012\/2013 season included his debut at Washington National Opera in the title role of\u00a0<strong><em>Don Giovanni<\/em><\/strong>, his debut as Filippov in a new production of\u00a0<strong><em>A Dog\u2019s Heart<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, and Kovalev in a new production of\u00a0<strong><em>The Nose\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at Teatro dell\u2019Opera di Roma. He also returned to Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops Orchestra and performed in an acclaimed solo concert with the NY Philharmonic. In the 2011\/12 season, Szot sang Lescaut in\u00a0<strong><em>Manon\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>at the Metropolitan Opera, Count Almaviva in\u00a0<strong><em>Le nozze di Figaro<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0for his debut at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, and Escamillo in\u00a0<strong><em>Carmen\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>for his debut at San Francisco Opera. He also returned to New York City\u2019s Caf\u00e9 Carlyle for a series of concert performances.<\/p>\n<p>Szot\u2019s engagements for the 2010\/11 season included the title role in\u00a0<strong><em>Don Giovanni\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>for his debut at Dallas Opera, Guglielmo in\u00a0<strong><em>Cosi Fan Tutte\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>for his debut at Opera National de Paris, and a\u00a0two week engagement at the famous Caf\u00e9 Carlyle in New York. He also returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Escamillo in\u00a0<strong><em>Carmen<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and appeared in concert at Carnegie Hall with Deborah Voigt and Collegiate Chorale.\u00a0In the 2009\/10 season, Szot made his highly acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in a new production of\u00a0<strong><em>The Nose<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Shostakovich, conducted by Valery Gergiev, and his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Pops Orchestra in a program of Lerner and Lowe. He appeared in South Pacific on Broadway throughout the season as well.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his performances in South Pacific, Mr. Szot\u2019s engagements during the 2008\/09 season included his New York Philharmonic debut in a concert conducted by Marvin Hamlisch, alongside Liza Minnelli, and his debut at the Ravinia Festival in concert with Kelli O\u2019Hara. He also appeared in concert in the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center as part of the American Songbook Series. In the 2007\/08 season, Szot sang Marcello in\u00a0<strong><em>La boheme<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at Opera National de Bordeaux and\u00a0Count Almaviva in\u00a0<strong><em>Le nozze di Figaro\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>for his debut in Antwerp at De Vlaamse Opera.<\/p>\n<p>Paulo Szot was born in S\u00e3o Paulo and raised in Ribeir\u00e3o Pires, Brazil. He began his musical training at the age of five, first studying piano and later adding violin and dance. Szot studied at Jagiellonian University in Poland, the country from which his parents had emigrated following World War II. He began singing professionally in 1990 with the Polish National Song &amp; Dance Ensemble &#8220;Slask&#8221;, and he made his operatic debut in a production of\u00a0<strong><em>Il Barbiere di Siviglia<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at Teatro Municipal de S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n<p>After starring in the Broadway revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center Theatre, Szot won the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic\u2019s Circle and Theater World Awards for his portrayal of Emile De Becque in 2008, becoming the first Brazilian actor to receive such honors.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Dan Domenech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dan Domenech is best known for starring in the Broadway musical\u00a0<em>Rock of Ages<\/em>\u00a0and for his work on the Off-Broadway cult hit\u00a0<em>Heathers: the Musical<\/em>.\u00a0 He\u2019s also known for appearing on Fox television\u2019s\u00a0<em>Glee<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Gotham<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A Long Island native, Domenech was an active member of the Long Island theater community before booking his first tour in the Tony Award-winning musical\u00a0<em>RENT<\/em>.\u00a0 He went on to originate roles in the pre Broadway runs of\u00a0<em>Wonderland\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Sister Act: The Musical<\/em>\u00a0as well as donning 6 inch heels in the Tony Award-winning musical\u00a0<em>Kinky Boots<\/em>\u00a0at the Royal Alexandra theater in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>Following his run in\u00a0<em>Evita<\/em>, Domenech will be appearing with the Missouri Symphonyon July 14th\u00a0 as part of the concert series\u00a0<em>Rock On<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Other Theatre:\u00a0<em>Tarzan<\/em>, Tarzan, Atlantis Theatre (Manila);\u00a0<em>Aladdin<\/em>, Alladin (Tuacahn Ampitheatre);\u00a0<em>Alter Boyz<\/em>, Juan, (Musical Theatre West);\u00a0<em>The Who\u2019s Tommy<\/em>, Tommy, (Media Theatre).<\/p>\n<p>Choreographer\/Dancer, TV:\u00a0<em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Academy Awards<\/em>,\u00a0<em>MTV Movie Awards<\/em>. Film:\u00a0<em>Fame<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Tropic<\/em>\u00a0<em>Thunder<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Semi<\/em>\u00a0<em>Pro<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Step<\/em>\u00a0<em>Brothers<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nPennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Patrick Mulcahy, Managing Director Casey Gallagher, and Associate Artistic Director Dennis Razze, is the only professional Equity theatre of its scope and scale within a 50-mile radius. PSF is one of only a handful of theatres on the continent producing Shakespeare, musicals, classics, and contemporary plays all of which can all be seen in rep and in multiple spaces within a few visits in a single summer season. A patron would have to travel seven to nine hours from PSF to find a greater range of offerings at a single theatre within a few weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival\u2019s award-winning company of many world-class artists includes Broadway, film, and television veterans, and winners and nominees of the Tony, Emmy, Obie, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Jefferson, Hayes, Lortel, and Barrymore awards. A leading Shakespeare theatre with a national reputation for excellence, PSF has received coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, American Theatre magazine, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. \u201cA world-class theater experience on a par with the top Bard fests,\u201d is how one New York Drama Desk reviewer characterized PSF.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1992 and now the Official Shakespeare Festival of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, PSF\u2019s mission is to enrich, inspire, engage, and entertain the widest possible audience through first-rate productions of classical and contemporary plays, with a core commitment to Shakespeare and other master dramatists, and through an array of education and mentorship programs. A not-for-profit theatre, PSF receives significant support from its host, DeSales University, and from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. With 150 performances of seven productions, the Festival attracts patrons each summer from 30+ states. In 25 years, PSF has offered 161 total productions (69 Shakespeare), and entertained 850,000+ patrons from 50 states, now averaging 38,000+ in attendance each summer season, plus another 15,000 students each year through its WillPower Tour. PSF is a multi-year recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts: Shakespeare in American Communities, and is a constituent of Theatre Communications Group, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the Lehigh Valley Arts Council, and the Shakespeare Theatre Association. In 2013, leaders of the world\u2019s premier Shakespeare theatres gathered at PSF as the Festival hosted the international STA Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival\u2019s vision is for world-class work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\u00a0 April 24, 2017 Contact: Tina Slak \u2022 610.282.WILL, ext. 4 tina.slak@pashakespeare.org Center Valley, PA \u2013 Jason Forbach, who was recently featured in the Broadway revival of\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables\u00a0and Phoenix Best who made her Broadway debut in\u00a0The Color Purple\u00a0will star in this summer\u2019s production of\u00a0Evita\u00a0at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. 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