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Nikolai Foster directs the new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical at the Leicester venue.

Nikolai Foster is directing the new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical at the Leicester venue.

Nikolai Foster is directing the new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.

Nikolai Foster will direct the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.

PBS NewsHour profiles the production, which employed see-through COVID masks so the non-hearing actors could read lips and see facial expressions.

The production, now scheduled to begin previews June 24, features a cast and creative team comprising Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing artists.

The production features a cast and creative team comprising Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing artists.

The production features a cast and creative team comprising Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing artists.

The production features a cast and creative team comprised of Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing artists.