Hailed as the “most distinctive music heard all season” (USA Today), Only Heaven is an exuberant journey through Harlem and the Deep South of the 1920’s-1930’s. This dynamic period is vividly captured in the poetry of Langston Hughes and in the music of Award-winning composer Ricky Ian Gordon brought to life “in a handsome production that’s imaginatively staged by director Nancy Rhodes.” (NY Newsday)

“Under the musical direction of Charles Prince (and Mitchell Cirker, assist. mus. dir.), a quartet of singers give the best snug musical performance to be heard this theatre season.”

Cast and Crew, 2001 performance at the Connelly Theatre

Starring:
Sherry Boone
Keith Byron Kirk
Michael Lofton
Monique McDonald

Dancers:
Whitney V. Hunter
Monique Rodriguez

Understudy: Karla Simmons

Sets: Erik Ulfers

Costumes: Marianne Powell-Parker

Lighting: Chenault Spence





Only Heaven: Sherry Boone and Michael Lofton

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has generously awarded Encompass New Opera Theatre a coveted Access to Artistic Excellence grant for The Theory of Everything.