Opening Night of THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART at The McKittrick Hotel; Performances through Apr. 30

Music, Performances, Photography, Theater
The company of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. Photo by Lena Nicholson

The company of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. Photo by Lena Nicholson

The McKittrick Hotel, home of Sleep No More, opened the The National Theatre of Scotland’s critically acclaimed production of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, created by David Greig and Wils Wilson, produced by The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh and Double M Arts & Events, LLC on March 13 in The Club Car.

Notables in attendance included Daniel K. Isaac and Lilly Moran (“Billions”), Julie Benko (Funny Girl), Christopher Sieber (The Prom, Company), and Bruce Sussman (co-author of the Drama Desk Award-winning Harmony).

Jason Yeager and Julie Benko. Photo by Lia Chang

Lilly Moran and Scott Silven. Photo by Lia Chang

Lilly Moran and Daniel K. Isaac. Photo by Lia Chang

Lilly Moran and Daniel K. Isaac. Photo by Lia Chang

Julie Benko and Bruce Sussman. Photo by Lia Chang

Daniel K. Isaac. Photo by Lia Chang

Daniel K. Isaac and Julie Benko. Photo by Lia Chang

Christopher Sieber. Photo by Lia Chang

Christopher Sieber. Photo by Lia Chang

Bruce Sussman and Rob Shuter. Photo by Lia Chang

The show, a transporting and music-filled Scottish folk theater fable, played an acclaimed engagement at The McKittrick Hotel in 2016-17. The residency was extended three times due to popular demand and earned a Drama Desk Award for “Unique Theatrical Experience.”

The company of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. Photo by Lena Nicholson

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart unfolds among and around its audience, weaving an ingenious, lyrical, and enchanting story told with live music throughout its intimate and supernatural setting. The Club Car is transformed into a high-spirited Scottish pub for the occasion.

The company of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. Photo by Lena Nicholson

The cast features Ewan Black, Charlene Boyd, Charlie West, Natali McCleary, and Gavin Jon Wright.

The company of The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. Photo by Lena Nicholson

The creative team also includes design by Georgia McGuinness, movement by Janice Parker and musical direction by Alasdair Macrae.

The McKittrick Hotel is located at 530 W. 27th St. Performances are offered Wednesdays – Mondays through April 30, 2023. Click here for tickets and more information.

Scottish Eggs. Photo by Lia Chang

Lia Chang. Photo by Kalin Ivanov

Lia Chang is an actor, a multi-media content producer, activist, documentarian and an Award winning filmmaker and co-founder of Bev’s Girl Films, making films that foster inclusion and diversity on both sides of the camera. Lia is also the host and Executive Producer of BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG, an Arts and Entertainment and Lifestyle program that airs on Sundays at 6:30pm on FIOS 34, RCN 83, Spectrum 56/1996 and MNN2.

Bev’s Girl Films’ debut short film, Hide and Seek was a top ten film in the Asian American Film Lab’s 2015 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition, and she received a Best Actress nomination. Her short film, When the World Was Young garnered a 2021 DisOrient Film Audience Choice Award for Best Short Narrative. Lia has appeared in the films Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, Taxman. She stars in and served as Executive Producer for the short independent films Hide and Seek, Balancing Act, Rom-Com Gone Wrong, Belongingness and When the World was Young. She is also the Executive Producer for The Cactus, The Language Lesson, The Writer and Cream and 2 Shugahs. BGF collaborates with and produces multi-media content for artists, actors, designers, theatrical productions, composers, musicians and corporations.

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