Eastland: An Original Musical [735245] Released: 2020-08-20 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 0 mins Popularity: 0.0382 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 Overview: Moored on the Chicago River between Clark St and LaSalle, The Eastland begins boarding and thousands of Western Electric employees and their families climb the ramp, excited for their annual company outing. Overflowing with passengers about to depart, the boat leans port – and doesn’t lean back. Within minutes, cries fill the air, families are torn apart and unexpected heroes emerge to rescue dozens of Chicagoans from a watery end. Artistic Director Andrew White (Of One Blood, 1984) resurrects the ghosts of America’s forgotten tragedy in this Lookingglass Original musical, with music by Artistic Associate Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman, the team behind the score of Lookingglass Alice, 1984, Metamorphoses, Hard Times, and The Secret in the Wings, as well as the acclaimed Winesburg, Ohio. Directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan: A Play). Inspired in part by Jay Bonansinga’s The Sinking of the Eastland: America’s Forgotten Tragedy Cast [12] Jeanne T. ArrigoSister / Musicia Lawrence E. DiStasiOtto / Olaf Christine Mary DunfordMarianne Doug HaraReggie Derek HasenstabHusband / Houdin Erik HellmanGrocer / Musicia Malcolm RuhlMusician Michael Barrow SmithPedersen / Music Scott StanglandEmie / Musician Tiffany TopolSolveig Claire WellinBobbie Monica WestIlse Trailers