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Persuasion


A New Musical Based on Jane Austen's Novel
Book by Harold Taw | Music & Lyrics by Chris Jeffries
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​Is it too late for love? PERSUASION is a Cinderella story about a fairy tale gone wrong … and Anne Elliot’s fight to earn an even happier ending. Jane Austen’s final novel soars to life in this ravishing new musical about love, longing, and second chances.
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​Persuasion had its California premiere at Lamb's Players Theatre October-November 2018.​
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Persuasion had its world-premiere production at Taproot Theatre Company July- August 2017.
Now a beautiful musical version ... at Lamb’s Players Theatre .... With a fine book by Harold Taw, excellent music and witty lyrics by Chris Jeffries, this version fits the ideas and characters in Austen’s novel to a T, and the excellent cast sells the story.
---Jean Lowerison, SDGLN.com
[I]n the able hands of writer Harold Taw and composer-lyricist Chris Jeffries, plus Karen Lund’s inspired direction, this Persuasion is a nonstop romp .... Given the success of this fully staged production, one hopes this Persuasion will capture the attention of producers at other venues and in other cities.
---Alice Kaderlan, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
[A] charming, well-calibrated production .... Compelling music, blended with skewered societal norms, glazed with a fairy tale ending, yields a delectable evening of sweet romance and subtle social commentary.
---Pat Launer, KSDS-FM
'Persuasion' ... comes to the Taproot stage as a fully formed, cohesive work. The score and book are tightly integrated into the storytelling, and Austen’s sense of humor is perfectly intact.... [A] strong showcase for this promising new work.
---Dusty Somers, The Seattle Times
Austen’s 'Persuasion' Another Winner for Lamb’s Players Theatre.... It’s a deliciously tasteful treat under the equally delightful staging by artistic director Robert Smyth.
[A] sleek version of Austen's prose by Harold Taw and luminous music and lyrics by Seattle wunderkind Chris Jeffries.... ​[A] show that will be hard to not rank as the show of the Seattle theater season.
---Carol Davis, Carol's Theatre Reviews
---David-Edward Hughes, ​Talkin' Broadway​
Vintage Austen drama and moving songs make Persuasion a warm and romantic production. There's no denying that Austen fever is here to stay.
[A] delight.... If you’re an Austen fan you won’t want to miss it. And if you’re not … this might persuade you otherwise.
---David Dixon, Talkin' Broadway
---Nancy Worssam, ​Arts Stage Seattle Rage​
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Copyright 2015-2022 by Harold Taw and Chris Jeffries. Thank you to Ian Eisendrath, Albert Evans, Makaela Milburn, and Kelsey Thorgalsen of New Works at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA, for nurturing ​​ Persuasion in its infancy; and to the amazing writers in The 5th Avenue Writers Group (2013-15): Richard Gray, Lauren Goldman Marshall, Andrew Russell, Stephanie Timm, and Ian Williams. Thanks to Natasha Davison, Lyn Koenning, and Texas Musical Theatre Workshop for guiding the show's adolescence. Hosannas of gratitude to our champion director Karen Lund, dramaturg Sonja Lowe, Jessica Spencer, Katy Tabb, Michael Nutting, R.J. Tancioco, Abigail Pishaw, Mark Lund, and everyone at Taproot Theatre Company who made the world premiere production more beautiful than could have been imagined.
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