On Tuesday, Firebrand Theatre announced that award-winning actress Barbara E. Robertson will star as Anna (Annie) Edson Taylor in its Chicago premiere of “Queen of the Mist.”
Robertson is a veteran of Chicago’s stages and played in the first national tour of “Angels in America I & II;” she appears in Goodman Theatre’s upcoming production of “A Christmas Carol” and will play Anne Marie in Steppenwolf’s production of Lucas Hnath’s “A Doll’s House, Part 2.”
The show will be directed by Elizabeth Margolius with music direction by Charlotte Rivard-Hoster. Newly-arranged for an all-femme quintet, the musical will play May 25 – July 6, 2019 at the Den Theatre’s Janet Bookspan Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Additional casting will be announced shortly.
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