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BREAKING NEWS: NO ONE WAITIN’ anymore. Official casting has been revealed for the long awaited Broadway debut of the acclaimed West End revival of Caroline, Or Change at Roundabout Theatre Company this Fall.
Under the direction of Michael Longhurst, the cast is still expecting to be led by….
West End star Sharon D. Clarke reprising her Olivier Award winning performance of the titular role of housemaid “Caroline Thibodeaux”,
Caissie Levy (Broadway’s Hairspray, WICKED, Hair, Ghost the Musical, Les Misérables, and last seen as “Elsa” in Frozen) reuniting with Clarke (after previously working on the West End production of Ghost) as concerned stepmother “Rose Stopnick Gellman”.
Tony nominee John Cariani (Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof, Something Rotten, and last seen in The Band’s Visit) as father-musician extraordinaire “Stuart Gellman”,
Arica Jackson (Broadway’s Waitress and Head Over Heels) as the voice of “The Washing Machine”,
Tamika Lawrence (Broadway’s If/Then, Come From Away, and Gettin’ The Band Back Together) as nighttime class student and friend “Dotty Moffett”,
Broadway legend Chip Zien as socialist ideology man himself “Mr. Stopnick”,
Alexander Bello (Broadway’s The Rose Tattoo and All My Sons) as the son of “Caroline” himself “Joe Thibodeaux”,
Broadway veteran Stuart Zagnit (Newsies) as “Grandpa Gellman”,
Samantha Williams (Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen) as “Emmie Thibodeaux”,
and
Nasia Thomas (Broadway’s Beautiful and Ain’t Too Proud), Nya, and Harper Miles (The National Tour of Beautiful and Memphis) as the voices of “The Radio”.
New to the cast will include….
Broadway newcomers Jaden Myles Waldman, Gabriel Amorso (Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), and Adam Makké all TRIPPLE alternating the role of the curious, sympathetic, and neurotic “Noah Gellman”
and
so much more.
CAROLINE OR CHANGE will run at the legendary Studio 54 for a strictly limited engagement. Long awaited preview performances will begin on October 8th, 2021, the official Opening Night is set for October 27th, 2021, and will run till February 13th, 2022. An extension may be possible if the show does well.
This revival of Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner’s powerful and inspirational musical was originally slated to begin previews on March 13th, 2020 and open on April 7th, 2020. However, the plug got pulled on the whole production as Live Theater was forced to abruptly shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company did NOT even reach their invited industrial dress rehearsal. Now, they’re getting a 2nd chance.
Who is excited?!!
Mike Haber
Author: Mike Haber