THE LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE

PRESENTS

Hank Williams: Lost Highway

BY RANDALL MYLER & MARK HARELIK

DIRECTED by RANDALL MYLER

November 13 – December 16, 2007

Casting has been announced for The Laguna Playhouse production of Hank Williams: Lost Highway, the Off Broadway hit musical about the life of country music legend Hank Williams that runs November 13 through December 16 at the Moulton Theatre in Laguna Beach.

Van Zeiler has been cast in the lead role of Hank Williams, the music icon who touched the hearts of millions in his short career. Zeiler portrayed Williams in previous productions of Lost Highway in San Diego, Nashville, New York and Arizona. He played the title role in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story in London and on UK/US tours. He has extensive NY and regional credits at Lincoln Center Directors’ Lab, Looking Glass Theatre, CAP21, Transport Group, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Dallas Theatre Center, Arizona Rep, Kansas City Rep, New Harmony Theatre, Ordway Center, Princeton Rep, and Cortland Rep. Film/TV: “All My Children,” “Guiding Light,” “Tad,” “Families at War” (BBC).

Other cast members include Mississippi Charles Bevel as Tee-Tot, Margaret Bowman as Mama Lily, Stephen G. Anthony as Hoss, Myk Watford as Jimmy Burrhead, Marc Baczynski as Leon Loudmouth, Mike Regan as Fred “Pap” Rose, Russ Weaver as Shag, Stephanie Cozart as the Waitress, and Regan Southard as Audrey Williams.

Director Randal Myler was nominated for a 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award (Best Director) for Hank Williams: Lost Highway, which he co-wrote and directed. He also wrote and directed the hit musical Love, Janis and received a Tony® nomination for It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues, which he co-authored and directed at Lincoln Center. He has examined the lives of The Mamas and the Papas (Dream a Little Dream), frequent co-writer Mark Harelik’s grandfather (The Immigrant), and John Denver (Almost Heaven and Back Home Again: A John Denver Holiday Concert). Regionally he has directed throughout the United States, including The Kennedy Center, the Mark Taper Forum, the Arena Stage, Actor's Theatre of Louisville and many others.

Hank Williams: Lost Highway is a musical tribute that traces the brief but stellar career of country music icon Hank Williams, who touched the hearts of millions of people through his memorable mystique as a performer and the simple spell of his yearning songs. Packed with familiar melodies, including “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” the show recounts Williams’ often lonely journey from backwards Alabama obscurity to super-stardom at the Grand Ole Opry. Though his life ended tragically, Williams’ legend lives on through songs that celebrate the tenderness of the heart and the hopefulness of the human spirit.

“Over the past 15 years The Laguna Playhouse has become one of the West Coast’s premier producers of small and mid-sized musicals, and Hank Williams: Lost Highway continues that tradition,” said Laguna Playhouse’s Artistic Director Andrew Barnicle. “The show was a hit Off Broadway, and I think it will strike a chord with our audience.”

Hank Williams: Lost Highway - Performance & Ticket Information:

Ticket Prices: $25 to $65

Previews:
Tuesday – Friday, November 13 – 16: 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 15: 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.

Opening Night Gala:
Saturday, November 17: 7:30 p.m.
(By invitation only and press night)

Regular Performances
November 18 - December 16, 2007
Tuesday – Saturday evenings: 8:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday matinees: 2:00 p.m.
Sunday evenings November 25 & December 9: 7:00 p.m.

FOR INFORMATION & TO PURCHASE TICKETS:
BOX OFFICE: 949.497.ARTS (2787), ext. 1
GROUP SALES: 949.497.2787 ext. 229
WEBSITE: www.LagunaPlayhouse.com

MOULTON THEATRE

606 Laguna Canyon Road

Laguna Beach, California 92651