Clear Blue Tuesday is a 2009 musical film directed by Elizabeth Lucas. It will premiere at the Quad Cinema in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 on September 3, 2010.

Plot

Over the course of seven years, eleven New Yorkers affected by the events of September 11, 2001 are forced to confront themselves and the dreams that brought them to the city.

Casting

In February 2007, Elizabeth Lucas set out to cast the film. Casting director Michael Cassara brought in over 120 actor/singer-songwriters to audition for roles. Actors were for both on-screen roles and to write their own musical numbers. Much of the cast came from a theatrical background. Several high-profile locations, including 7 World Trade Center

7 World Trade Center

7 World Trade Center is a building in New York City located across from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. It is the second building to bear that name and address in that location. The original structure was completed in 1987 and was destroyed in the September 11 attacks...

 and Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th and 51st streets in New York City, United States. Built by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue. It was declared a National...

 were donated for use in the film free of charge.

Shooting

Clear Blue Tuesday was shot in just 19 days on location in New York City. Prior to production, the cast recorded a scratch-track of most of the film’s story-telling soundtrack, although two songs were recorded for the first time live on the set: Becca Ayers’ “Brand New Sky” and Jan O’Dell’s “The Day The Sky Fell.”

Cast

• Becca Ayers as Rose Burns
• Julie Danao as Reena Santiago Isaacs
• Vedant Gokhale as Jain Mahajan
• Robi Hager as Ricardo Santiago
• Erin Hill
  Erin Hill
  Erin Hill is an American harpist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Her musical performances have ranged from pop, psychedelic, and science fiction to kids music, opera, and Celtic. Hill’s 2009 album with her Celtic group hit #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart...
  
   as Etta Cummins
• Cassandra Kubinski as Samantha Putnam
• Brother Love
  Brother Love (artist)
  Brother Love, also known as Larry Florman, is perhaps the first artist to receive truly large-scale recognition through his involvement in podsafe music...
  
   as Syd Black
• Greg Naughton as Jack King
• Jan O'Dell as Caroline King
• Jeremy Schonfeld
  Jeremy Schonfeld
  Jeremy Schonfeld is a singer-songwriter and musical theater composer. His song-writing style includes influences of tuneful pop, hard-edged rock, gospel, soul and blues comparable to Billy Joel and Jonathan Larson.- Biography :Jeremy Schonfeld attended the Berklee College of Music and...
  
   as Daniel Isaacs
• Asa Somers
  Asa Somers
  Asa Somers is an American stage, film, and television actor. He is an alumnus of the Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature and Theatre Studies at Yale University.-Stage work:...
  
  as Kyle Cassimer