The Alchemists
“Reichel and Mills have a gift for writing period dialogue that is natural and witty... the show is filled to bursting with incidents of intrigue and character-revealing songs...”
— THEATERMANIA
“…glorious musical theater... numbers that progress the plot, reveal character, and entertained tremendously... . It was a pleasure to see so much accomplished musically and dramatically...”
— OFF-OFF-BROADWAY REVIEW
“Regency England receives a fresh lease on life in the intriguing new musical The Alchemists. This literate, tuneful show revisits the era when Byron, Keats and Shelley flowered, and the unpredictability of romance and passion clashed with the strictures of religion and the logic of science.”
— NEW YORK TIMES
Photos by Cara Reichel
Book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
Music and Lyrics by Peter Mills
originally presented by Prospect Theater Company at Theater For The New City, New York City. April, 2003
with
Richard Todd Adams, Seamus Boyle, Danielle Melanie Brown, Larry Brustofski, Jonathan Demar, Benjamin Eakeley, Blake Hackler, Carol Hickey, Greg Horton, Damian Long, Peter Maris, Joshua Marmer, Kelly Snyder, Navida Stein, Tony Valles, Jordan Wolfe, Erica Wright
Directed by Cara Reichel
Music Directed by Daniel Feyer
Set Design by Scott Aronow
Lighting Design by Ji-Youn Chang
Costume Design by Sidney Shannon
