San Diego Musical Theatre, July 2024
BroadwayWorld San Diego Award Winner (Best Musical & Direction of a Musical)
PRODUCTION:
Book by Robert Horn & Dan Elish
Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Director: Sean Barnett
Music Director: Matt Ignacio
Choreographer: Erica Kahn
Scenic Designer: Chiara Oyos-Haynes
Costume Designer: Chong Mi Land
Lighting Designer: Josie Gerk
Sound Designer: Paul Peers
Stage Manager: Shirley Johnston
Intimacy Coordinator: Van Angelo
Video by Mark Holmes
Photos by Amanda Nurding
CAST:
Evan Goldman: Benji Katzke
Patrice: Aneesa Ali
Archie: Lars Willging
Brett: Randy Christopher Castillo Jr.
Kendra: Maari Morrisette
Lucy: Sophia Kahn
Eddie: Ali Nelson
Malcolm: Joshua Lane
Charlotte: Jessica Harris
Molly: Ryleigh Aspinall
Cassie: Andrea Felix
Simon: Hunter Brooke
Richie: Eli Hawley
Rabbi: Miles Reinstein
Ensemble: Siena Andriesen, Sarah Gamble, Alana Hansen-Toohey, Jordan Jones, Jonah Orona, Ethan Renteria, Kyle Tucker, Addy Williamson
“With a huge 22-member age-appropriate cast (most are around 13), the staging and choreography are perfect for SDMT’s intimate house. The teens bounce off the floor with acrobatics and energy that only real thirteen year olds can capture, filling the room with vitality and charisma as they knock every single rock song outta the park. The company is made up of incredibly distinctive kids who act like pros already, never displaying any nerves as they pack the stage with unbounded enthusiasm, a testament to [Barnett’s] fine direction, and to the pure raw talent and joy of these young actors.” - Tony Frankel, Stage & Cinema