LAST DAYS OF SUMMER Musical will Receive Industry Reading 12/7

11/29/2017 2:56pm


A private industry reading has been announced for the new musical, LAST DAYS OF SUMMER based on the Steve Kluger novel of the same name. It is being directed and developed by Jeff Calhoun with a score by Jason Howland, and book and lyrics by  Mr Kluger. The private industry reading will be held in New York City on Thurs Dec 7. The cast includes Derek Klena, Anthony Rosenthal, Jackie Burns, Drew Gehling, Abby Mueller, Melissa Van Der Schyff, Daniel Jenkins, Mel Johnson, Jr., Jim Kaplan, Julia Antonelli, Kevin Carolan, Christopher Paul Richards, Yasmeen Sulieman, Anthony Norman, and Aidan Wharton. "Last Days of Summer" is the story of 13-year-old Joey Margolis, the neighborhood punching bag, growing up fatherless in Brooklyn in the early 1940s. A boy looking for a hero, Joey decides to latch on to Charlie Banks, the all-star third basemen for the New York Giants. But Joey's chosen champion doesn't exactly welcome the extreme attention of a persistent young fan with an overactive imagination. Then again, this strange, needy kid might be exactly what Banks needs. For more information, please contact lastdaysofsummerreading@gmail.com. Press contact: Polk & Co (917/261-3988)...