Spotlight: Robbie Rozelle, director of 54 Sings Jane Eyre, starring Samantha Massell

The Spotlight podcast is hosted by Jena Tesse Fox. Guest: Robbie Rozelle, director of 54 Sings Jane Eyre, starring Samantha Massell 54 SINGS JANE EYRE, STARRING SAMANTHA MASSELL FEBRUARY 28, 2018 From Charlotte Brontë’s masterpiece, Jane Eyre tells the story of an orphaned girl, brutalized by her aunt and then sent to an orphan school for girls where she suffers more mistreatment. There she meets a young girl who changes her life forever. When Jane later becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall she meets a mysterious man who holds a dark secret. Love, forgiveness and transformation are the themes in this gothic romance for the ages. Jane Eyre was produced on Broadway in 2000, featuring a book by John Caird and music and lyrics by Paul Gordon. Nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical, hear the Tony-nominated score sung for the first time in New York since its premature departure sung by a dazzling cast led by Samantha Massell (Fiddler on the Roof, Rags). Featuring: Amisha Amy Dana Costello (Finding Neverland) Deirdre Donohue Asher Dubin Alexandra Frost Alex Hartman Celia Hottenstein (Desperate Measures) Sean Konopka-White Ethan Larsen Kevin Massey (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) Paris Nesbitt Mavis Simpson-Ernst (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown) Clay Singer Ryan Speakman (Jane Eyre, 2017 workshop) Mary Stout (Jane Eyre) and more to be announced! Cast subject to change. Musical direction by Cameron Moncur Directed by Robbie Rozelle Assistant directed by Yoni Weiss Host: Jena Tesse Fox | Twitter Jena Tesse Fox has been writing about theater for more than 10 years for numerous publications, including Playbill Magazine, BroadwayWorld.com, Time Out New York and HowlRound.com. She is a voting member of the Drama Desk Awards, and is a contributor to BroadwayRadio   Music: Happiness from www.bensound.com