Rising film and television star Ari Notartomaso coming to Portland to perform the score of a new Broadway-aimed musical.
Show scheduled for Sunday, February 25th at Alberta Rose Theatre
The Rosetta Project: WAKEMAN is a new folk/Americana musical written by Jenn Grinels and inspired by the remarkable true story of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, who fought in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Rising television and film star Ari Notartomaso will lead the cast of “STORIES & BONES: Highlights from The Rosetta Project: WAKEMAN.” Notartomaso was a breakout star on the recent television show Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (Paramount+). A viral sensation, their performance of the song “Crushing Me” from Grease… has catapulted them into the public eye. Notartomaso has participated in developmental readings of “The Rosetta Project: WAKEMAN” this past year in New York City and will sing the titular role. The concert event at Alberta Rose Theatre also features a full band and fourteen incredible Portland-based singers.
Says Notartomaso of the show, “We did one performance of this music last year, and it’s stuck with me ever since. Jenn brings the perfect blend of musical theatre, folk, and pop, for a night you won’t forget!”
Notartomaso adds,”It’s so special that this concert is happening in Portland. Jenn’s connection to this place makes it the perfect way to introduce this music to the public. I wouldn’t miss that for the world.”
The Rosetta Project: WAKEMAN is written by Portland, OR-based writer and performer Jenn Grinels. Grinels has recently been chosen as the inaugural writer in residence for the Emerging Writers Residency at Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City. Grinels will head to NYC this spring to workshop The Rosetta Project: WAKEMAN.
Tickets to “STORIES & BONES” are available at AlbertaRoseTheatre.com.
The cast of dynamite young singers at the Alberta Rose Theatre concert will include Ella Korn, Cam Jordan, Luke Stewart, Jason Nuesa, Isaac O’Farrell, Teague Shattuck, Graham Buyagawan, Terry Kitagawa, Austin Comfort, Danya Torp-Pereda, Marin Donohue, Elsa Dougherty, and Maxine Nuesa. The band features Ross Seligman, Will Amend, Aaron Jodoin, and René Ormae-Jarmer. Also performing and directing the evening will be Merideth Kaye Clark.
This moving, electrifying evening of music is appropriate for all ages and for fans of musical theater, Brandi Carlile, Mumford and Sons, the Lumineers, and Hadestown. Come laugh, cry, tap your toes, and be dazzled by the power that music has always had: to connect us all in our shared humanity, as we search for meaning in an ever polarizing world.
Tickets are available on the Alberta Rose Theatre website. ($25 Advance, $30 Day Of)
Minor ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian
TICKETLINK:https://albertarosetheatre.com/event/stories-bones-highlights-from-the-rosetta-project-wakeman/alberta-rose-theatre/portland-oregon/
The Rosetta Project in concert was originally produced in conjunction with Bridgetown Conservatory, in Portland, OR, winning the 2021 Broadway World Regional Award for Best Musical. Since then, the musical has been a Top 20 Finalist for the National Alliance of Musical Theatre Festival (chosen from works submitted by more than 900 composers and librettists) and in 2024 Grinels is finalist for the prestigious Kleban Prize for Lyrics.
The concert is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council’s Arts3C Grant Program (https://racc.org/grants/arts3c/)
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The cast, band, and creative team of STORIES & BONES, Highlights from The Rosetta Project: WAKEMAN
Cast: Ari Notartomaso, Ella Korn, Cam Jordan, Luke Stewart, Jason Nuesa, Isaac O’Farrell, Teague Shattuck, Graham Buyagawan, Terry Kitagawa, Austin Comfort, Danya Torp-Pereda, Marin Donohue, Elsa Dougherty and Maxine Nuesa
Band: Will Amend, Merideth Kaye Clark, Aaron Jodoin, René Ormae-Jarmer, & Ross Seligman.
Creative Team:
Jenn Grinels – music/lyrics
Merideth Kaye Clark – music director
More about Jenn Grinels:
An award-winning singer/songwriter, Grinels has spent the past decade performing her original music on the road, touring with 10,000 Maniacs, Edwin McCain, Marc Broussard, and many more. As an independent artist, Grinels has built a large, grassroots following, headlining concerts from coast to coast and abroad, and has sold over 20,000 albums. Fans support Grinels’ music on Patreon.com. Grinels dove headfirst into musical theater and was in rehearsals and shows as early as 5 years old. She studied Musical Theater at UC Irvine and performed in numerous professional musical theater productions around Southern California before turning her focus to writing music and touring. With The Rosetta Project, Grinels returns to her musical theater roots, drawing from her experience as both a singer/songwriter and musical theater performer.
TICKET LINK – ($25 Advance, $30 Day Of) – Minor ok with a parent or guardian
https://albertarosetheatre.com/event/stories-bones-highlights-from-the-rosetta-project-wakeman/alberta-rose-theatre/portland-oregon/
This article is published courtesy of Merideth Kaye Clark.