High Fidelity The Musical

After 17 years, Tony n' Tina are heading on their honeymoon. The Route 66 Theatre Company will present the Chicago premiere of High Fidelity...The Musical, in its first major production since its Broadway run in 2006. The show will preview August 7, 2009; open Monday, August 17 at 7 p.m.; and run through October 4, 2009 at the Tony n' Tina's Wedding space at Pipers Alley Theater, 1608 N. Wells Street. Part rock concert and part offbeat romantic comedy, High Fidelity...The Musical is the fourth production from Chicago's newest Equity theatre company.

High Fidelity...The Musical is based on the 2000 film starring John Cusack. Originally a 1995 British novel by Nick Hornby, High Fidelity has become a cult classic around the world. The show features music by recent Tony Award winner Tom Kitt and Amanda Green and a book written by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire.

High Fidelity...The Musical follows Rob, the thirty-something owner of Championship Vinyl, a beloved Chicago record store. When his current relationship with girlfriend Laura goes south, Rob enlists the help of his two quirky clerks to expound on the intricacies of life and music while revisiting his former relationships to find out where he went wrong.

The Route 66 Theatre Company presents a "Flight of the Conchords" approach to the show, featuring the talents of Michael Mahler and Jonathan Wagner as "Dick" and "Barry" who will double as an onstage band with Derek Hasenstab (as T.M.P.M.I.T.W) and Jim Barclay on the drums. High Fidelity...The Musical also stars Jeff Award-winning actor and Route 66 Theatre Company Artistic Director Stef Tovar as Rob. The Pipers Alley Theater setting provides patrons with an intimate bar atmosphere to enjoy this Chicago premiere event.

Directed and choreographed by Peter Amster and with musical direction by Diana Lawrence, High Fidelity…The Musical features an all-star cast of Equity and non-Equity talent with Dana Tretta as Liz, Tricia Small as Laura, Michael Weber as Ian, Christin Boulette as Marie LaSalle/Sarah Kendrew, Blair Robertson as Alison Ashworth/Anna, Katie Jeep as Jackie Allen, Maggie Chambers as Charlie Nicholson, Kelli Maier as Penny Hardwick/Backup Singer and Kevin Crowley and Ian Paul Custer as Mohawk Guy and Futon Guy, respectively.

High Fidelity will run Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets range in price from $29.50-$39.50. For tickets or more information visit www.route66theatre.org or call Pipers Alley Theater at 312-664-8844.