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Flying Over Sunset

by James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie

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A musical from James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie inspired by the lives of three extraordinary people who experimented with LSD.

Story:

In the 1950’s, writer Aldous Huxley, playwright, diplomat, and congresswoman, Clare Booth Luce, and film legend Cary Grant meet at a crossroads in their lives take LSD and confront the mysteries of their lives and their world.

: Composer
Tom Kitt

: Lyricist
Michael Korie

: Librettist
James Lapine

Premiere

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Vivian Beaumont Theater

Opening Night: Dec 13, 2021

Total Performances: 27

Original Cast: Carmen Cusack, Tony Yazbeck, Harry Hadden-Paton

Director: James Lapine

Choreographer: Michelle Dorrance

Producer: Lincoln Center Theater

Musical Director: Kimberly Grigsby

Orchestrations: Michael Starobin

Scenic Design: Beowulf Boritt

Costume Design: Toni-Leslie James

Lighting Design: Bradley King

Sound Design: Dan Moses Schreier

Projection Design: Jeff Sugg

Musical Numbers

The Music Plays On

Bella Donna Di Agonia

Wondrous

I Have It All

Funny Money

A Sapphire Dragonfly

Someone

Flying Over Sunset

Huxley Knows

My Mother and I

The Music Plays On

I Like to Lead

Rocket Ship

An Interesting Place

If Only I'd Known

How?

Three Englishmen

The Melancholy Hour

The 23rd Ingredient

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

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2022 Tony Award Nominations

Best Original Score
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Carmen Cusack
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Musical