An industry-only presentation of Junk, the rock opera by Swedish pop band Brainpool, is held Nov. 23 at the Drama League. Anastacia McCleskey and Natalie Wachen are among the performers. The presentation follows a ten-day developmental workshop, which began Nov. 14 with Brainpool (Christoffer Lundquist, David Birde and Jens Jansson) in the rehearsal room. The group's last trip to the U.S. was for a 2007 showcase production of Junk at the Steve Allen Theatre in Los Angeles. Ju

Anastacia McCleskey and Natalie Wachen are among the artists who are part of a ten-day developmental workshop of Junk, the rock opera by Swedish pop band Brainpool, which will culminate in an industry-only presentation Nov. 23 at the Drama League. Brainpool (Christoffer Lundquist, David Birde and Jens Jansson) are taking part in the workshop, which began Nov. 14. The group's last trip to the U.S. was for a 2007 showcase production of Junk at the Steve Allen Theatre in Los Ang

Junk: A Rock Opera, a new work by Swedish pop band Brainpool that was seen in a sold-out Joe's Pub concert in January, returns to the Manhattan venue April 7 with new songs and orchestrations. The work, directed by Shakina Nayfack with musical direction by Jeremy Lyons, was also seen at the Malmö Symphonic Orchestra in Sweden as well as in an extended Los Angeles workshop. Set to begin at 9:30 PM, the cast includesKatrina Rose Dideriksen (Pregnancy Pact, Bloodsong of Love), A