Details

Unexpected Joy is the story of three generations of female singers, long-held family tensions and a week together where change is in the air - Joy, a baby boomer pop star, is visited by her daughter, Rachel and granddaughter Tamara. Rachel is married to a prominent televangelist, so Joy is reluctant to divulge that she's planning to marry Lou, another singer who happens to be a woman. A week with all four together is bound to lead to tension, laughter, discoveries and happiness that really is unexpected. Let the sparks and music fly! Through laughter, tears, self-discovery, and an original and compelling score, Unexpected Joy encourages its characters, as well as the audience, to take a journey of self-discovery because, at the end of the day, we really are all just one big family.

Cast/Performers

Janet Fullerlove, Jodie Jacobs, Melanie Marshall, Kelly Sweeney

Creatives/Company

Book by: Bill Russell
Lyrics: Bill Russell
Music: Janet Hood
Producer(s): Katy Lipson (for Aria Entertainment, Kierstead Productions
Director(s): Amy Anders Corcoran, Jane Deitch (casting director)
Musical Director: Gareth Bretherton
Design: Verity Johnson
Lighting: Nic Farman
Sound: James Nicholson