Company XIV Presents World Premiere of JUDGE ME PARIS, Now thru 5/27

Company XIV, in association with Morningside Opera and SIREN Baroque, presents the World Premiere of JUDGE ME PARIS, a Baroque Burlesque Opera, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. JUDGE ME PARIS includes excerpts from John Eccles and John Weldon's Baroque opera The Judgment of Paris, sung by Morningside Opera, with a libretto by William Congreve, Baroque music performed by SIREN Baroque, and additional text by Jeff Takacs.

JUDGE ME PARIS runs from tonight, May 17 through May 27, 2012 in a limited engagement at the 303 Bond Street Theatre, located at 303 Bond Street, between Union & Sackett in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The show officially opens tonight, May 17. Performances are Thursdays – Sundays at 8pm. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased online at http://www.BrownPaperTickets.com or by calling 1-800-838-3006. The running time is 75 minutes. No one under 16 will be admitted. For more information visit http://www.CompanyXIV.com.

JUDGE ME PARIS is a Baroque Burlesque Opera fusing live music, theatre, dance and projection to titillate and entertain. 

The cast includes opera singer Brett Umlauf as Pallas, opera singer Amber Youell as Juno, opera singer Brittany Palmer as Venus, Sean Gannon as Paris, Jeff Takacs as Zeus, Marisol Cabrera, Laura Careless, Katrina Cunningham, Ashley Handel and Cailan Orn.

SIREN Baroque features Antonia Nelson on violin, Kelly Savage on harpsichord, Anneke Schaul-Yoder on cello and Claire Smith on violin.

The design team includes Zane Pihlstrom (Set Design), Gina Scherr (Lighting Design), Olivera Gajic (Costume Design) and Corey Tatarczuk (Projection Design).

Company XIV's work is a mash up of classical texts, Baroque choreography, eclectic music, pop culture, opera, burlesque, ballet, gender bending, high fashion, theatrical staging and design that has wowed both audiences and critics. Company XIV shows are cutting-edge, yet extravagantly classical. Taking his cue from theatre/dance/opera under the reign of Louis XIV, Director/Choreographer Austin McCormick creates a compelling 360-degree experience for audiences.