THE MUMMY

1986

was a Dance/Opera created from the the Boris Karloff film 1932 “The Mummy”.  The text was by Peter Wing Healey and the music was arranged from various sources with the help of Janet Norquist.

The first part was a complete performance of a Dance/Opera called “The Precious Flower” which had been done first at The Riverside Church Dance Festival and a few months later at Middle Collegiate Church.

The show ran for 4 weeks to audiences of various sizes and included the entire “Bolero” of Ravel done as a Egytian Funeral.

The show was a co-production with The Divine Theater Company which was in residence at The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village of New York.

The set was created by Jon Johnson

Above:  Peter Wing Healey as Imhotep and Dunya as Ankhesenamun at The Middle Collegiate Church.  Below left: Egyptian  maidens - Jamie  de Mare, Peggy Gould and Randi Gewertz.  Below right:  Dunya (Diane McPherson) as Ankhesenamun.

Peter Wing Healey as Imhotep and Dunya as Ankhesenamun and Janet Norquist as Helen Grovesnor in The Scroll of Thoth scene.