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Eastland: An Original Musical
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Moored on the Chicago River between Clark St and LaSalle, The Eastland begins boarding and thousands of Western Electric employees and their families climb the ramp, excited for their annual company outing. Overflowing with passengers about to depart, the boat leans port – and doesn’t lean back. Within minutes, cries fill the air, families are torn apart and unexpected heroes emerge to rescue dozens of Chicagoans from a watery end. Artistic Director Andrew White (Of One Blood, 1984) resurrects the ghosts of America’s forgotten tragedy in this Lookingglass Original musical, with music by Artistic Associate Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman, the team behind the score of Lookingglass Alice, 1984, Metamorphoses, Hard Times, and The Secret in the Wings, as well as the acclaimed Winesburg, Ohio. Directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan: A Play). Inspired in part by Jay Bonansinga’s The Sinking of the Eastland: America’s Forgotten Tragedy
Cast
![Jeanne T. Arrigo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kiYgTd9b70sVgaMRXvZnUKa8YlU.jpg)
Jeanne T. Arrigo
Sister / Musician
![Lawrence E. DiStasi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lawrence E. DiStasi
Otto / Olaf
![Christine Mary Dunford](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Christine Mary Dunford
Marianne
![Doug Hara](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Doug Hara
Reggie
![Derek Hasenstab](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Derek Hasenstab
Husband / Houdini
![Erik Hellman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Erik Hellman
Grocer / Musician
![Malcolm Ruhl](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Malcolm Ruhl
Musician
![Michael Barrow Smith](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael Barrow Smith
Pedersen / Musician
![Scott Stangland](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Scott Stangland
Emie / Musician
![Tiffany Topol](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tiffany Topol
Solveig
![Claire Wellin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Claire Wellin
Bobbie
![Monica West](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jhl45TzdFR9f3a1aD3CFhOYDbAd.jpg)