Audience members must show proof of vaccination (Card or Excelsior Pass). Masks are now required in accordance with CDC guidelines.

Urban Stages has taken a number of precautions for the safety of our audience and artists. This includes installing Merv-13 Filters in our AC and Ventilation unit and Ductwork UV Lights to kill airborne allergens and pollutants. Our theater is sanitized daily. Hand sanitizers available.

July 9 - August 1 | $30
Previews: July 9-13 | $20
Opening Night: July 14 | $40

Preview: Fri, July 9: 7:30pm | Tix
Preview: Sat, July 10: 3:00pm | Tix
Preview: Sat, July 10: 7:30pm | Tix
Preview: Sun, July 11: 3:00pm | Tix
Preview: Sun, July 11: 7:30pm | Tix
Preview: Tues, July 13: 7:30pm | Tix
Opening: Wed, July 14: 7:30pm | Tix
Thurs, July 15: 7:30pm | Tix
Fri, July 16: 7:30pm | Tix
Sat, July 17: 3:00pm | Tix
Sat, July 17: 7:30pm | Tix
Sun, July 18: 5:00pm | Tix
Wed, July 21: 7:30pm | Tix
Thurs, July 22: 7:30pm | Tix
Fri, July 23: 7:30pm | Tix
Sat, July 24: 3:00pm | Tix
Sat, July 24: 7:30pm | Tix
Sun, July 25: 5:00pm | Tix
Wed, July 28: 7:30pm | Tix
Thurs, July 29: 7:30pm | Tix
Fri, July 30: 7:30pm | Tix
Sat, July 31: 3:00pm | Tix
Sat, July 31: 7:30pm | Tix
Sun, Aug 1: 5:00pm | Tix

CHARMED LIFE FROM SOUL SINGING TO OPERA STAR is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

See a full list of all of our generous donors HERE

The World Premiere of
CHARMED LIFE:
From Soul Singing to Opera Star

Written and performed by
Lori Brown Mirabal

Directed by Vincent Scott

Pianists:
John DiPinto & Allison Brewster Franzetti

July 9, 2021 - August 1, 2021
The World Premiere Returns!

Comedy, storytelling and opera rolled up into one! Award-winning soprano, Lori Brown Mirabal, takes you on a musical journey from her hometown, Nashville, to stages across the world. She toasts her upbringing and the entertainment luminaries (Oprah, Cab Calloway and Pavarotti to name a few) that personally encouraged her on her path to becoming an international opera star. Complete with show-stopping numbers (from gospel to opera) and a salute to other groundbreaking black opera singers, Charmed Life is a feel good play about being open and grabbing hold of the luck that comes your way.

LORI BROWN MIRABAL (Performer & Playwright)a Tennessee native, has worked with legendary opera and music theatre luminaries in international opera houses and on Broadway. Her performance highlights include; Carmen in “Carmen” (New York City Opera National Tour), Bess in “Porgy and Bess” (William Barkhimer European Tour), Queenie in “Show Boat” (Hal Prince/Susan Stroman revival), Ella in “Bubblin’ Brown Sugar” (National Broadway Tour with Cab Calloway), Lalume in “Kismet (Utah Festival Opera), Lucretia in “The Rape of Lucretia” (Dicapo Opera Theatre), Lola in “Cavelleria Rusticana” (L’Opera de Monte Carlo, Monaco production with Placido Domingo, Leo Nucci and Rita Gorr), Clara Brown in the world premiere of “Gabriel’s Daughter (Central City Opera, CO) and Adelaide Bobo in the world premiere of “Les Negres” (Opera De Lyon, France and Grande Theatre De Geneve, Switzerland). As a concert artist, Mirabal has appeared as a guest soloist with the American Composers Symphony performing the West Side Story Suite at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, she has embarked on an international tour throughout China under the auspices of the United States and China Foundation. In addition to her stage career she was featured in the PBS television documentary Aida’s Brothers and Sisters, and she appeared as an Opera Singer in the major motion picture “The Secret Lives of Dentists” (Sundance Film Festival). Along with her performing career, Mirabal has created an opera production company, Opera Soup Productions, LLC, that introduces young audiences to opera in engaging and impactful ways. Her first children’s book, “From Soul Singing to Opera Soup” (2018), launched her career as a published author. More recently, Mirabal released her first children’s recording “Musetta’s Musical Story Time” (2019), which is currently available for distribution. Mirabal has attended the University of Memphis (B.F.A Theatre ’81), Manhattan School of Music (MM, Voice ‘94), the Juilliard Opera Center Program (’92) and Columbia University Teachers’ College (Ed.D. 2008). “Charmed Life; From Soul Singing to Opera Star” marks the performers debut with Urban Stages. loribrownmirabal.com

VINCENT SCOTT (Director): New York based, Scott has directed in Los Angeles, Chicago, London and Dublin as well as on Off-Broadway. His passion is to develop new plays through staged readings or full productions. His most recent premieres are “What Happen to The Dollar” and “Good Corporate Citizen” both by Sam Garber, and “Accentuate the Positive (The Johnny Mercer Story)” by Calvin Ramsey. He has had numerous readings at Urban Stages, the most recent being “Gumbo House” by Keion Jackson and “#NWORD” by Christian Elder. Scott also assisted Timothy Douglas in Chicago with “Changes of Heart” and Austin Pendleton and Jan Buttram at the Abingdon Theatre Company with “The Last Will” and “Hellman v. McCarthy.” At Urban Stages, he has assistant directed “Death Of A Driver” by Will Snider (directed by Kim T. Sharp) and “Bars and Measures” by Idris Goodman (directed by Kristian Seemel). He is pleased to direct the world premiere of Lori Brown Mirabal’s “Charmed Life from Soul Singing to Opera Star.”

Pianists: John DiPinto & Allison Brewster Franzetti
Scenic Designer & Assistant Stage Manager : Jaime Terrazzino
Lighting Designer & Production Stage Manager : Madeleine Burrow
Technical Director: Kim T. Sharp | Press Representative: Joe Trentacosta, JT Public Relations
Graphic Design: Sylvia Haber @ Perpetuart
Social Media & House Manager: Disnie Sebastien