Mint Theater Company presents SUMP’N LIKE WINGS

Mint Theater Company has released a first look at the New York premiere of Sump’n Like Wings by Lynn Riggs, author of more than thirty plays, including Green Grow the Lilacs, the basis for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s landmark musical, Oklahoma! Written in 1925, Sump’n Like Wings was published in 1928.

Raelle Myrick-Hodges leads a cast that includes Julia Brothers (Broadway: Relatively Speaking, written and directed by Elaine May; Off-Broadway: Clever Little Lies), Andrew Gombas (Two Gentlemen from Verona, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing , As You Like It – Shakespeare in the Parking Lot by The Drilling Company); Traci Hovel (Off-Broadway debut!); Lukey Klein (Off-Broadway debut!); Richard Lear (The Normal Heart; God of Carnage Off Broadway revival with Christiane Noll and David Burtka); Mariah Lee (Broadway and national tour: Mayella Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird); Leon Pintel* (Cory in HBO Max’s “Gossip Girl” reboot); Mike Masters (Face the Music – City Center Encores!; National Tour: 101 Dalmatians: The Musical); Buzz Roddy (Off-Broadway: Night of the Iguana. (A)loft Modulation, The Show-Off); Lindsey Steinert (Off-Broadway debut!); and Joy Avigail Sudduth (Off-Broadway: Quit the Blues, Waiting for Giovanni, Walk Hard). *PLEASE NOTE: Leon Pintel replaces previously announced Carmeron Anika Hill.

Mint will offer audiences the rare opportunity to see this 99-year-old play, which remains a resonant and captivating story about love, family and home. This Off-Broadway engagement at Theater Row (410 West 42nd Street), currently in previews, continues through November 2. The opening night is scheduled for Thursday, October 10.

Sump’n Like Wings is the story of Wille Baker, a 16-year-old girl who is too proud and too wild for the life she leads. His mother runs the dining room of the hotel his uncle owns. Willie is stuck helping him, squirming under his thumb while his uncle pleads for tenderness and compassion. Sump’n Like Wings is the story of lessons families learn about freedom and boundaries – about love, respect and safety. It’s a story about home and leaving home.

Sump’n Like Wings is set in Oklahoma, six years after the Indian and Oklahoma Territories combined to become the 46th state in 1907. Lynn Riggs owes her lasting fame to the musical after his home state of Oklahoma!, based on his acclaimed 1930 play, Green Grows the Lilacs.

Tickets for Sump’n Like Wings, which are on sale now, start at $39 and can be purchased online at the Theater Row box office. Tickets can also be purchased by telephone at 212/714-2442, ext. 21.45 (daily from noon to 5 p.m.), or in person at the Theater Row box office (located at 410 West 42nd Street). Service fees will apply for online or telephone orders. Performances take place Tuesday through Saturday at 7 p.m., with matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. There will be no performances at 7 p.m. on 02/10, 11/10, 16/10 and 23/10. Theater Row, located at 410 West 42nd Street (between 9th and 10th avenues), is a fully accessible venue: all bathrooms are accessible; there is an elevator on all floors; the bar and lounge are fully accessible; Assisted listening devices are available.

For more information, including photos and videos of past Mint productions, visit minttheater.org.

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