The musical premiered off-Broadway in New York at the Public Theater on Octo(October 11 in previews) and ran through December 4, 2005. Hall (Morito/Thief/Reporter), Tom Wopat (Husband/CPA), and Mary Testa (Medium, Aunt). Directed by Ted Sperling, the cast featured Audra McDonald (Kesa/Wife/Actress), Henry Stram (Janitor/Priest) Michael C. theatres.Īn early version of the show was mounted at the Williamstown Theater Festival from Jthrough August 1, 2004. The musical played Off-Broadway in 2005 and has since been performed in the UK and in regional U.S. Act two centers on a priest, wavering in his faith, who creates a hoax about a miracle. The first act follows a murder in Central Park in 1951 from the various perspectives of several different characters. Each prologue involves the medieval lovers/killers Kesa and Morito.
The story is told in two parts with two prologues. See What I Wanna See is a musical by Michael John LaChiusa based on three short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa: "Kesa and Morito", " In a Grove" (1922, the inspiration for Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashomon) andĭragon: the Old Potter's Tale (1919).
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