Live TV Tuesdays: Firefly

Live TV Tuesdays: Firefly
Theater	The Institution Theater
Directed by	Asaf Ronen
Assistant Director(s)	Allison Asher Michael Thomas
Music By	Heath Allyn Jeremy Logan Thelma Faglie
Cast	Adam Mengesha Alexa Ramirez Ammie Nicole Leonards David Young Heath Allyn Jason Vines Lindsey Reeves Michael Thomas Peter Rogers Sabrina Jones Sarah Swofford Stephen Robinson
Crew	Chad Wellington Chelley Pyatt Cindy Page
Run	May/Jun 2012

Live TV Tuesdays: Firefly refers to the Live TV Tuesdays presentation of the Firefly episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds"

Summary

For this production, director Asaf Ronen and assistant director Michael Thomas wrote six original songs for the show, turning it into a musical.

History

This was the fourth of the Joss-Whedon-derived productions from Live TV Tuesdays (the first three being Buffy, Doctor Horrible, and Angel).

This show sold out its entire run before the second performance. Soon after that, FOX sent the production a cease-and-desist letter, and the production ended shortly afterwards.

The runaway popularity of this production led The Institution to produce The Joss Whedon Pajama Party, in which some of the cast reprised their Firefly roles.

Cast

• Mal -- Michael Thomas
• Saffron -- Sabrina Jones
• Inara -- Lindsey Reeves
• Jayne -- Jason Vines
• Wash -- Stephen Robinson
• Zoe -- Ammie Nicole Leonards
• Kaylee -- Sarah Swofford
• Book -- Adam Mengesha
• Simon -- Peter Rogers
• River -- Alexa Ramirez
• Breed, Ensemble -- David Young
• Corbin, Ensemble -- Heath Allyn

Crew

• Stage Manager -- Chelley Pyatt
• Vocal Coach -- Chelley Pyatt
• Lights -- Cindy Page
• Video/Sound -- Chad Wellington
• Assistant Directors -- Allison Asher and Michael Thomas
• Director -- Asaf Ronen

Media

• Photoset of a performance by Roy Moore.
• Photoset of the 5/15/12 performance by Steve Rogers.
• Video of the final performance.

More Information

• Reddit post about the production.
• Response to news of the production on Whedonesque.
• Crushable article about the production.