The only reason to write is from love.
— Stephen Sondheim
Being Alive:
A Sondheim Celebration
June 5–30, 2024
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Conceived by ROBERT KELLEY and WILLIAM LIBERATORE
Directed by ROBERT KELLEY
Music Direction by WILLIAM LIBERATORE
Choreography by ALEX PEREZ
A towering giant of musical theatre, Stephen Sondheim chronicled the loves and losses, breakdowns and breakthroughs of human relationships in a wealth of unforgettable musicals, from Into the Woods and A Little Night Music to Follies, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, Company—and many more. With brilliant wit, exquisite melodies, and astonishing lyrics, he became TheatreWorks’ most-produced composer of all time. In this revelatory world-premiere revue, his profound understanding of the human heart takes center stage once again.
Cast
KIRSTEN DELOHR HELLAND
SIREN: Kirsten “Kiki” deLohr Helland is a Seattle-based, award-winning performer and collaborator. Seattle Repertory Theatre: Lizard Boy. The 5th Avenue Theatre: The Sound of Music (Maria), Grease (Rizzo), Oklahoma! (Ado Annie), Elf (Jovie), Hairspray in Concert (Penny Pingleton), Pirates of Penzance, Rent and Titanic in Concert. Village Theatre: Les Misérables (Eponine), Trails (Amy), The Tutor (Hildegarde). Village Theatre Beta Series: String (Lachesis), Afterwords (Jo). ArtsWest: American Idiot (Whatsername). Film: Laggies. When she isn’t acting, Kiki enjoys True Crime Documentaries, singing with her lifelong best friend Justin Huertas and spending as much time in Disneyland as possible. She holds a B.F.A. from Pacific Lutheran University.
JUSTIN HUERTAS
TREVOR: Justin Huertas is an award-winning playwright, composer-lyricist, and actor. His original musical Lizard Boy world-premiered at Seattle Rep (4 Gregory Awards, Seattle Times Footlight Award), toured to San Diego’s Diversionary Theatre (Craig Noel Award), and had two staged readings at Playwrights Horizons. His follow-up fantasy The Last World Octopus Wrestling Champion (with additional music by Steven Tran) premiered at ArtsWest Playhouse & Gallery. Lydia & the Troll is third in his series of Seattle-set modern-myth musicals. Justin wrote music and lyrics for Book-It Repertory Theatre’s Howl’s Moving Castle and for The Lamplighter with co-authors Sara Porkalob and Kirsten “Kiki” deLohr Helland. Find him on social media: “Justin Writes Musicals.”
WILLIAM A. WILLIAMS
CARY: A California native, William A. Williams is a musician/actor now based out of New York City. Seattle Repertory Theatre: Lizard Boy (Cary), Of Mice and Men (Whit). Balagan Theater: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (Dr. Horrible). Contemporary Classics: …Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear), Zanna, Don’t! (Steve, Arvin) Village Theatre: Beauty and the Beast, Showboat, The Gypsy King. Seattle Shakespeare Company: Romeo and Juliet, Comedy of Errors. William played guitar in productions of Spring Awakening (Balagan), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (ArtsWest) and took on the bass guitar for The Iceman Lab at Target Margin in NYC. He can often be spotted rummaging through endless crates of vinyl records, singing standards in dingy bars, or producing funky tracks in his humble home studio. William received a B.F.A. from Cornish College of the Arts.
Special Events and Accessible Performances
- Wednesday, June 12, 2024 @ 7:30pm
- Wednesday, June 26, 2024 @ 7:30pm
- Saturday, June 29, 2024 @ 8pm
- Sunday, June 30, 2024 @ 2pm
- Sunday, June 23, 2024 @ 2pm
- Sunday, June 23, 2024 @ 7pm
- Wednesday, June 26, 2024 @ 2pm
- Tuesday, June 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm
- Friday, June 14, 2024 @ 8pm
- Saturday, June 15, 2024 @ 2pm
- Sunday, June 23, 2024 @ 2pm