TheatreWorks - Long Story Short

A MUSICAL ROMANCE

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda
Based on the play An Infinite Ache by
David Schulner

Directed by Tracy Brigden

CO-WORLD PREMIERE with City Theatre

A roller-coaster romance from the creators of the TheatreWorks/Off-Broadway hit STRIKING 12, this infinitely charming pop musical transcends two twenty-somethings' disastrous first date to whirl, for better or worse, into a lifetime of love. One Jewish, one Asian-American, this funny, frazzled couple careens from new-found desire to old-time commitment, reckoning along the way the costs, the compromises, and the enduring promise of an affair you will always remember, a passion you won’t soon forget. Contains mature language. “Milburn and Vigoda apply a fine lyric sense to their beguiling melodies.” --Variety

The Cast of Long Story Short

December 3-28, 2008
Lucie Stern Theatre

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THE CAST

*Members of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and
Stage Managers in the United States

Charles		Ben Evans *
Hope		Pearl Sun *

BEN EVANS* (Charles) comes to TheatreWorks fresh from Long Story Short at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre. He has starred in Forbidden Broadway off-Broadway, in the European tour of Grease (Kenickie and Danny), and in the one-man, seven-character comedy Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? nationally. His regional credits include Hearts Are Wild (Steve) at City Theatre, Annie Get Your Gun (Frank Butler) at Gateway Playhouse, and Idols of The King (Elvis) at Cortland Repertory Theatre. Mr. Evans’ film and television work includes the new film Poundcake (with Kathleen Quinlan), Six Degrees (with Hope Davis), USA High, City Guys, One World, and co-creating an ongoing internet eco-documentary called YourEnvironmentalRoadTrip at YERT.com. He graduated from Stanford University where he performed a variety of theatre and directed the Stanford Fleet Street Singers.

PEARL SUN* (Hope) is thrilled to be making her TheatreWorks debut. She appeared on Broadway in the New York debut of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas and her off-Broadway and regional credits include Walmartopia (The Minetta Lane), The Seven (La Jolla Playhouse and New York Theatre Workshop), The Yellow Wood (The York Theatre), and Hello, Dolly! (The Hangar Theatre). Her other work includes New York workshops of The Nightingale directed by James Lapine and Legally Blonde: The Musical directed by Jerry Mitchell. Ms. Sun earned a BFA from Tisch School of the Arts (CAP 21) at New York University. You can find her in Spring 2009 with the new musical Happiness by Scott Frankel, Michael Korie, and John Weidman, directed by Susan Stroman (Lincoln Center Theatre). Special thanks to Jed & Peter at Talent House, Brendan, Val, Tracy, and Robert.