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Stage to Page Check Out the Opening Night for Miss You Like Hell at Off-Broadway’s Public Theater Daphne Rubin-Vega and Gizel Jiménez star in Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown’s new musical about a mother-daughter bond.

By Hannah Vine

April 11, 2018

Daphne Rubin-Vega and Gizel Jiménez Joseph Marzullo/WENN

The New York premiere of Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown’s new musical Miss You Like Hell officially opened April 10 at the Public Theater Off-Broadway. Leading the cast of the mother-daughter odyssey, directed by Lear deBessonet, are Daphne Rubin-Vega and Gizel Jiménez.

Miss You Like Hell tells the story of undocumented immigrant Beatriz (Rubin-Vega), on the road trip of a lifetime with her estranged 16-year-old daughter, Olivia (Jiménez). Along the way the two make new friends and uncover the depths of each other's pasts.

Flip through photos of the opening below:

Check Out the Opening Night For Miss You Like Hell at The Public Theater Off-Broadway

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Ruben Santiago-Hudson_HR — Check Out the Opening Night For Miss You Like Hell at The Public Theater Off-Broadway

Daphne Rubin-Vega and Gizel Jiménez star in Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown’s new musical about a mother-daughter bond.
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Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Ruben Santiago-Hudson_HR — Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Annaleigh Ashford_Joe Tapper_HR — Annaleigh Ashford and Joe Tapper

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_John Leguizamo_Mandy Hackett_HR — John Leguizamo and Mandy Hackett

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Michael Greif_HR — Michael Greif

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Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Erin McKeown_Lear deBessonet_Quiara Alegría Hudes_HR — Erin McKeown, Lear deBessonet, and Quiara Alegría Hudes

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Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Erin McKeown_Quiara Alegría Hudes_Oskar Eustis_Lear deBessonet_HR — Erin McKeown, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Oskar Eustis, and Lear deBessonet

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Lear deBessonet_Oskar Eustis_HR — Lear deBessonet and Oskar Eustis

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Oskar Eustis_Quiara Alegría Hudes_HR — Oskar Eustis and Quiara Alegría Hudes

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Erin McKeown_Oskar Eustis_HR — Erin McKeown and Oskar Eustis

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Danny Mefford_Erin McKeown_Quiara Alegría Hudes_Lear deBessonet_HR — Danny Mefford, Erin McKeown, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Lear deBessonet

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_David Patrick Kelly_Shawna M. Hamic_Andrew Cristi_HR — David Patrick Kelly, Shawna M. Hamic, and Andrew Cristi

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Erin McKeown_John Leguizamo_Quiara Alegría Hudes_Bradley Kaplan_HR — Erin McKeown, John Leguizamo, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Bradley Kaplan

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Daphne Rubin-Vega_Gizel Jiménez_HR — Daphne Rubin-Vega and Gizel Jiménez

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Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Daphne Rubin-Vega_Gizel Jiménez_HR — Daphne Rubin-Vega and Gizel Jiménez

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Daphne Rubin-Vega_HR — Daphne Rubin-Vega

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Gizel Jiménez_HR — Gizel Jiménez

Joseph Marzullo/WENN

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Danny Bolero_HR — Danny Bolero

Joseph Marzullo/WENN

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Marinda Anderson_Latoya Edwards_HR — Marinda Anderson and Latoya Edwards

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Marcus Paul James_HR — Marcus Paul James

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Malaiyka Reid_Danny Mefford_HR — Malaiyka Reid and Danny Mefford

Miss_You_Like_Hell_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2018_Malaiyka Reid_Michael Mulheren_HR — Malaiyka Reid and Michael Mulheren

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Completing the cast are Marinda Anderson (Ensemble), Danny Bolero (Manuel), Andrew Cristi (Ensemble), Latoya Edwards (Pearl), Shawna M. Hamic (Ensemble), Marcus Paul James (Ensemble), David Patrick Kelly (Higgins), and Michael Mulheren (Mo).

Miss You Like Hell had its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in 2016 starring Rubin-Vega as Beatriz.

The musical features a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Hudes (In the Heights, Water by the Spoonful) and music by singer-songwriter McKeown.

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