The tale of two ill-fated lovers and legendary outlaws is taking to the stage in a new musical production.
Bonnie and Clyde the Musical is onstage at the Havana Theatre March 30 to April 9 – and Burnaby performers are front and centre.
Burnaby’s own Sherry Freeman stars as Bonnie Parker, opposite Charlie Deagnon’s Clyde Barrow, in the musical that tells the tale of two of America’s biggest folk heroes.
“From their very first meeting, Bonnie and Clyde are immediately connected by their desire to be bigger than their small-town lives, and they set off together to chase their dreams,” a press release says. “The musical explores the couple’s dark descent, from their ambitious beginning to their tragic demise.”
Director Ryan Nunez says the story is compelling because it sets out Bonnie and Clyde as underdogs, driven to extremes by extreme circumstances.
“I think they captured the public’s attention not only because of their youth and beauty, but because of the depth of their passion for each other. It’s a love story like no other. It blurs the lines between right and wrong and fame and destruction,” he says.
Other Burnaby actors involved in the play include Stefanie Stanley as Bonnie’s mother, Emma Parker; Henry Beasley as deputy sherriff Ted Hinton; and Sabrielle McCurdy-Foreman as the preacher and judge.
McCurdy-Foreman, a graduate of the Capilano University musical theatre program, is one of the founders of Play on Words Productions and producer of the musical.
Bonnie and Clyde is onstage at the Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Dr., from March 30 to April 9. Tickets are $22 to $25, available through www.eventbrite.ca.
