new superman


Starring

Matthew Cavenaugh

Matt Cavenaugh

and

Patrick Cassidy

Patrick Cassidy
as Maxwell Menken


with


Derek Barnes
Bob Hess
Dawson Holder
Julie Johnson
Raliegh "Tre" Jones
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Matthew J. Kilgore
Chris Klink
Addi McDaniel
Ashton Miramontes
Jenny Powers
Jacob Redmon
Cara Statham Serber
Paul Taylor
Mackenzie Warren
Steven Wenslawski
Kate Wetherhead
Zakiya Young
Kent Zimmerman


and Featuring Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company members

Hassan El-Amin
Sean Hennigan
Cedric Neal





Set Design by
Beowulf Boritt

Costume Design by
Jennifer Caprio

Lighting Design by
Jeff Croiter

Sound Design by
Rob Kaplowitz

Music Director
Elaine Davidson

Music Supervisor
Kimberly Grigsby

Revised Orchestrations & Arrangements
Eugene Gwozdz

Flying Effects by
ZFX, Inc.

Wig Design by
Dave Bova



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presents

It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman

Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Book by David Newman and Robert Benton
Revised Book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
(Based Upon the Comic Strip "SUPERMAN")
Broadway Production Produced by Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell
Directed for the Broadway Stage by Harold Prince
Directed by Kevin Moriarty
Choreographed by Joel Ferrell
June 18 - July 25, 2010
Potter Rose Performance Hall, Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre

A Lost Treasure, a Musical Marvel, Soars Again - Look! Up in the Sky!  America's greatest superhero was also the star of one of Broadway's lost musical treasures! Now this mid-'60s miracle, with great songs by the legendary Charles Strouse (Annie) and Lee Adams (Bye Bye Birdie) is part of the Wyly Theatre's historic first season. In this production the comic book-based musical has a hip updated script by the ingenious young playwright and comic book writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. There will be nothing mild-mannered about this high-voltage revival, when Superman flies in to help Clark Kent and Lois Lane face off against a team of super villains. With singing, dancing, colorful sets and costumes, and a tuneful Broadway score, Superman will be an uplifting end to DTC's 51st season. The Man of Steel promises to sweep Lois Lane - and our audiences - off their feet!
Suitable for children age ten and up.

“... Superman is grand entertainment... the Theater Center shows off superpowers in its production... You could hardly ask for a better cast...” Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News Read the full review



Executive Producing Partner
Lyndhurst Foundation

Associate Producing Partner
McKool Smith

Assistant Producing Partner
Baker Botts, LLP
Jackson Walker LLP
Luther King Capital Management
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP







Congratulations to Isaac and Linda for their winning entries in
DTC's SUPERDAD Contest!













 



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Houston Chronicle theater review: Superman musical soars in nifty 'revisal

Dallas Observer blog post: It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's the Reason Why Last Night's Superman Was Canceled

The New York Times theater review: Look! Up in the Sky! Hoping for Broadway!

PlanetEyeTraveler.com review: Review: It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s Superman!

TheaterJones.com review: Up, Up and Away - Dallas Theater Center's revisal of the Superman musical does what it's supposed to do: lets you escape.

Dallas Observer theater review: In The Dallas Theater Center's Super-fun Superman Musical, You Don't Need X-Ray Vision To See Deeper Themes.

Good Morning Texas broadcast live from the set of It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman

D Magazine/Front Row theater review: POW! ZONK! Max Menken Steals The Stage in It’s a Bird . . .It’s Plane. . . It’s Superman

Variety theater review: It's a Bird … It's a Plane … It's Superman!

The Dallas Morning News theater review of Superman

Playbill.com Exclusive First Look Photo Gallery

The Dallas Morning News article: Dallas Theater Center brings rewritten Superman musical to the stage

Dallas Weekly coverage on Zakiya Young and Cedric Neal

SupermanHomepage.com: Exclusive interview with Dallas Theater's Kevin Moriarty

PasteMagazine.com post: Superman Does Dallas: The Man of Steel Gets Set to Music

Quick cover story: Q&A with the star of the 'Superman' musical

Superman Sound Designer Rob Kaplowitz wins 2010 Tony award for "'Best Sound Design of a Musical" for Fela!

Dallas Observer article: Dallas Theater Center's Kevin Moriarty rescues a singing Man of Steel from his Fortress of Solitude.

Dallas Theater Center presents It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman

The Dallas Morning News article: SMU grad gets 2-year contract with Dallas Theater Center's acting company

The Dallas Morning News article: Writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa finally gets Superman gig with Dallas Theater Center

Patrick Cassidy joins DTC’s star-studded It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman

Playbill.com EXCLUSIVE: Cassidy, Powers, Keenan-Bolger, Young Cast in Revised It's a Bird... in Dallas

Theatermania.com: Dallas/Fort Worth Theaters to Collaborate on Six-Week Horton Foote Festival in Spring 2011

Playbill.com: Dallas Arts Organizations to Unite for 2011 Horton Foote Festival

Broadwayworld.com: DTC Casts Matt Cavenaugh In ITS A BIRD...ITS A PLANE...ITS SUPERMAN 6/18-7/25

Broadway.com: It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Matt Cavenaugh as Superman this Summer in Dallas

Playbill.com: Matt Cavenaugh to Star in Revised It's a Bird…It's a Plane…It's Superman

The Dallas Morning News: Dallas-area theater companies plan festival of Horton Foote plays

The Dallas Morning News Business Columnist Robert Miller: Dallas Theater Center troupe to be renamed in honor of Diane and Hal Brierley