The New 42nd Street presents
at The New Victory Theater

A Gotham Chamber Opera and Tectonic Theater Project production
in association with Blind Summit Theatre

the U.S. Premiere of

El gato con botas (Puss in Boots) (1947)
By Xavier Montsalvatge

The New Victory Theater
209 W. 42nd Street, NYC

Gala Performance & Reception
October 1, 2010 (performance in Spanish)

Public Performances
October 2 - 10, 2010
Fridays at 7 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm and 7 pm, Sundays at noon and 5 pm
Additional performance: Thursday, October 7 at 7 pm

Performances in Spanish: 10/7, 10/9 at 7 pm. All other performances in English.

Performed with supertitles in English.

credits

Conductor Neal Goren
Director Moisés Kaufman
Puppetry Director Mark Down
Puppetry Design Nick Barnes
Set Design Andromache Chalfant
Costume Design Clint Ramos
Lighting Design David Lander

CAST

Cat Ginger Costa-Jackson / Karin Mushegain / Leah Wool
Miller Steven LaBrie/Craig Verm
Princess Valerie Ogbonnaya/Nadine Sierra
King Peter Castaldi/Kyle Pfortmiller
Ogre Kevin Burdette/David Salsbery Fry

Gotham Chamber Opera and Tectonic Theater Project will join forces to present the United States premiere of Xavier Montsalvatge's El gato con botas (Puss in Boots).  In this joyful 70-minute opera, based on the beloved Perrault fable, a sage cat introduces a poor miller's son to the limitless possibilities of the imagination — and changes his life forever. With its magical score, El gato con botas is sure to please children, sophisticated musicians, and everyone in between.

The production will be directed by Moisés Kaufman (Broadway's 33 Variations, The Laramie Project, I Am My Own Wife), and will feature bunraku puppetry designed and executed by London's renowned Blind Summit Theatre. Blind Summit is best known to New York City audiences for their work in the Metropolitan Opera's recent production of Madama Butterfly.

To learn more about the cast and creative team, click here.

PURCHASE GALA TICKETS

The gala performance and reception for El gato con botas will take place on October 1 at 7 pm. As in the past, the performance will be immediately followed by a festive reception at a nearby location. Tickets are $500 ($400 tax-deductible), $1,000 ($850 tax-deductible), and $2,500 ($2,200 tax-deductible) and are available in July at www.nycharities.org, by calling 212-868-4460, or by printing out the form here.

Tickets for individual performances are as low as $14 each. To purchase tickets online, visit www.NewVictory.org, and to purchase by phone, call 646-223-3010.