Arts & Entertainment
Free Reading of a New Musical Composed by Legend Paul Williams
Only 350 patrons per reading will have the opportunity to RSVP and access this event.
First Developmental Reading of
Fortunate Sons
Music and Lyrics by Oscar and Grammy Award-Winner Paul Williams
Book by Eric R. Cohen and Marc Madnick
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Live-Streamed Staged Concert Reading
February 19-20, 2021
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Tickets are free but extremely limited!
As a valued supporter of Skylight and the arts, we want to ensure you're part of the limited, virtual audience admitted for this first developmental staged concert reading of Fortunate Sons. The musical takes place during the Vietnam War, as the televised draft lottery sets off a chain of events that impact countless lives.
Only 350 patrons per reading will have the opportunity to RSVP and access this event on either Friday, February 19 or Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Streaming access will also include a virtual talkback with the Fortunate Sons cast and creative team in which patrons can share their responses to the work.
We encourage you to RSVP as soon as possible as tickets to this event are extremely limited. This event is free but contributions to support Skylight are appreciated.
To RSVP for the live-streamed staged concert reading of Fortunate Sons, fill out this form on our website or call the Box Office at (414) 291-7800. Box Office hours are Mon. – Fri. noon - 5 p.m.
For more information, read the press release here.
Meet the Cast of Fortunate Sons
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Fortunate Sons will be presented in the Cabot Theatre in a staged reading format with minimal musical accompaniment and no costumes. Actors will be on stage, socially distanced with plexi-glass dividers. The audience will watch live online, with no patrons in the theatre.
The 9-person cast of Fortunate Sons features well-known Skylight performers and some making their Skylight debuts. Stephanie Staszak (Abby Willet) and Joey Chelius (RJ Willet) return to Skylight after appearing in the virtual musical Being Earnest (2020). Chad Larget (Robert Willet) appeared in Skylight’s Oklahoma! (2019). Joseph Nolan (Wayne Wille) was last seen at Skylight in HMS Pinafore (2000). Jamie Lynn Mercado (Beth Willet) recently appeared in Newsies (2019). Making their Skylight debuts are Frankie Zabilka (Cliff Willet), George Lorimer (Troy Willet), Denzel Taylor (Willy Taylor) and Amanda Satchell (Claire Willet).
For more information on Fortunate Sons, click here.