EXCLUSIVE: The Off Broadway world premiere of The Jonathan Larson Undertaking, a brand new musical that includes dozens of unheard songs, unfinished and unproduced musicals and pop songs present in information and packing containers of the late Hire composer, will star Adam Chanler-Berat, Taylor Iman Jones, Lauren Marcus, Andy Mientus and Jason Tam.
The casting was introduced right now by producers Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch and Marc Routh.
The brand new musical will start previews on Friday, February 14, on the Orpheum Theatre in Larson’s beloved East Village, with an official opening on Monday, March 10. The Jonathan Larson Undertaking is about for 16-week restricted engagement.
Conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper and directed by John Simpkins, The Jonathan Larson Undertaking options greater than 20 beforehand unheard songs by the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Hire and tick, tick… BOOM! author. The brand new music was discovered among the many lots of of cassette tapes, scripts, music information and journals in Larson’s residence after his surprising demise from an aortic dissection at age 35 in 1996.
“The intention all through our course of has been to assemble a forged who ultimately share related experiences and passions round artwork, love, activism, and humanity to those Jonathan was articulating in his work,” mentioned Simpkins in an announcement. “I’m excited and assured that these 5 daring and highly effective artists will present a window into the piece that each honors and enhances Larson’s legacy and in addition displays a recent perspective on the fabric that may be in dialogue with our trendy lives.”
The five-person forged consists of:
- Chanler-Berat, who originated roles on Broadway in Subsequent to Regular, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Amelie, in addition to starring within the 2018 Broadway revival of Shaw’s Saint Joan. Off-Broadway credit embody Assassins and Fortress of Solitude, and he starred alongside Vince Vaughn within the Dreamworks movie Supply Man and has appeared on tv in HBOmax’s Gossip Lady, Veep, and Elementary, amongst different credit;
- Jones starred as Katherine Parr in Broadway’s Six, and within the musicals Head over Heels and Groundhog Day. Different credit embody touring productions of Hamilton and American Fool, and Off Broadway productions of The Lonely Few and Scotland, PA;
- Marcus was within the authentic forged of Broadway’s Be Extra Chill, and within the Off Broadway productions of White Lady in Hazard and Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter;
- Mientus appeared on Broadway in Les Miserables and Spring Awakening, and within the nationwide tour of Depraved. TV credit embody Grendel, Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings and Smash. He performed the Pied Piper in CW’s The Flash;
- Tam starred because the apostle Peter in NBC’s Jesus Christ Famous person Reside In Live performance, and within the Broadway productions of Be Extra Chill, If/Then, Lysistrata Jones and the revival of A Refrain Line. Off Broadway credit embody The White Chip, The Ghost of John McCain and KPOP.
The Jonathan Larson Undertaking will function music supervision and orchestrations by Charlie Rosen and co-arrangements by Rosen and Natalie Tenenbaum, choreography by Byron Easley and music path by Cynthia Meng.