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	Music by Ray Leslee Book and Lyrics by Philip S. Goodman Based on the novel by Jefferson Young
	...a new theatre musical with a compelling story, vivid characters, wonderful songs, and a strong moral core.

High praise for the World Premiere production
A GOOD MAN opened at  Wiener Kammeroper (Vienna Chamber Opera) in Austria
November 7, 2006 and played through December 21, 2006.
Directed by Esther Muschol
Musical Director: Michael Schnack  

	Amber Schoop as LOUELLA, Quintin Gray as COOTER, Lerato Sebele as LETTIE, Cedric Hayman  as AUGUSTUS, David Durham as ALBERT in the  Wiener Kammeroper production of A Good Man.
	The Vienna Chamber Opera, a highly regarded part of Vienna’s vital music and theater scene, was happy to launch its  2006-2007 season with the world premiere of A Good Man.  Said Holger Bleck, who,  with Isabella Gabor, produces, “We know from experience how much our audience enjoys American musicals. A Good Man was a great way to kick off our season. And we’re delighted with the response from the critics and at the box office.”
	"This is a gripping story, both funny and sad, combined with rhythm, blues and gospel,  'the best American sound of music' from the vast plains of the Mississippi and its cotton fields. Albert himself is a fascinating character: a man with backbone who does not let anything dissuade him from his goal."                                           - Franco Schedl, Events Left: Carole Alston as GRANNY
	"The legendary blues and jazz and the African-American church music merge with the story, and  in a remarkable integration,  transform it into a brilliant, joyful musical...A Good Man is an exceptional musical, well worth seeing and sometimes putting pressure on the tear glands."                                               - Manuela Miebach, Der Neue Merker	Alvin Le Bass
	Lerato Sebele (Lettie), Alvin Le Bass (Hardway), Cedric Hayman (Augustus), Stephen Shivers (Preacher Tom), Quintin Gray (Cooter), David Durham (Albert) Amber Schoop (Louella) "Another musical hit...once again, the Chamber Opera somehow gets everything just right: the simple, witty setting (Thomas George), Esther Muschol’s poignant, unaffected staging, and the ensemble, which brings honor beyond those lesser musicals that play on larger Vienna stages....This puts the Chamber Opera at the top of the heap in Vienna right now. Go!"                                           – Markus Hennerfeind, Wiener Zeitung

Amber Schoop

Charlie Hensley, David Durham

Amber Schoop, David Durham

DEVELOPMENT

MANY NOTABLE PERFORMERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GOOD MAN.

	Aisha DeHaas	Lawrence Clayton	Cheryl Alexander	Marva Hicks	Rosalind Brown	Anika Noni Rose	C. E. Smith	Stephen Lee        Anderson

		Kevtn Morrow	Ed Setrakian	Capathia Jenkins	Darius DeHaas	Nikki Renee        Daniels	Tina Fabrique	Wayne Pretlow

A GOOD MAN was presented in a staged reading at Dodger Stages in New York City, October 3, 2004, by the National Alliance for Musical Theatre as part of the Festival of New Musicals. In the company: Albert...........................Kevyn Morrow Louella.........................Sondra M. Bonitto Lettie...........................Anika Noni Rose Augustus.....................David St. Louis Preacher Tom..............John-Martin Green Granny........................Cheryl Alexander Hardway......................C.E. Smith Cooter.........................Derrick Middleton Mr. Tittle......................Ed Setrakian Director.......................John Ruocco Musical Director/Piano..William F.McDaniel Guitar/Harmonica.........Stew Cutler

	Previously A GOOD MAN had been read, unrehearsed, at The Actors Studio in June 2002 with a cast that included C.E. Smith, Aisha de Haas, Nora Cole, John-Martin Green, Wayne Pretlow, Cheryl Alexander, Cameron Barnett, Stephen Lee Anderson, Jeremy Johnson. A number of  changes were then made.  Scenes were dropped and rewritten, one role eliminated and a new role added, and several new songs put in.
	On October 31st, 2003, Thomas Cott and Musical Theatre Works presented a staged  reading of A GOOD MAN at the MTW studio theatre in New York City. The cast and company: Albert.......................................Lawrence Clayton Louella...........................................Aisha de Haas Lettie...........................................Rosalind Brown Augustus.................................John-Martin Green Preacher Tom................................Wayne Pretlow Granny......................................Cheryl Alexander Hardway........................................Darius de Haas Cooter.......................................Derrick Middleton Mr. Tittle...........................Stephen Lee Anderson Director, John Ruocco      Musical Director/Piano, William Foster McDaniel      Guitar/Harmonica, Stew Cutler                                            In February 2005, A GOOD MAN was presented by Ray Gaspard in a reading at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Featured in the this presentation: Lawrence Clayton. Nora Cole, Nikki Renee Daniels, David St. Louis, Sheila Gibbs, John-Martin Green, C.E. Smith, Derrick Middleton, George Bamford. Musical Director:  Ray Leslee Piano: Victor Simonson Guitar/Hamonica: Stew Cutler John Ruocco directed