Donnie Kehr-Logan Medland Yacht Rock Musical Dreamboat Sets NYC Industry Reading | Playbill

Readings and Workshops Donnie Kehr-Logan Medland Yacht Rock Musical Dreamboat Sets NYC Industry Reading

Andy Karl, Gabrielle Elisabeth, Bradley Dean, and more will star in the invitation-only presentations.

Andy Karl Rebecca J Michelson

A new Yacht Rock jukebox musical with a book by Donnie Kehr and arrangements by Logan Medland will give invitation-only readings at NYC's Open Jar Studios May 5 and 6. The musical is described as a mash-up of The Love BoatGilligan's Island, and Fantasy Island—"only the perfect piña colada can save the day!"

The ensemble cast will feature Andrew Cekala (Pippin), Rebecca Covington (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Bradley Dean (Redwood), Gabrielle Elisabeth (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), Jonathan Hadley (A Class Act), Andy Karl (Into the Woods), Brian Charles Johnson (American Idiot), Dominic Nolfi (A Bronx Tale), Jennifer Perry (Kinky Boots), Adam T Perkins (The Guys), Courter Simmons (Jersey Boys), and Bligh Voth (Jagged Little Pill).

Kehr, a veteran Broadway actor who has appeared in Billy ElliotJersey BoysAida, and The Who's Tommy, will also direct, with music direction by Henry Aronson (Rock of Ages). HNB Entertainment is producing.

Dreamboat: The Yacht Rock Musical follows the story of characters in some of Yacht Rock era’s most iconic songs: Brenda & Eddy, Rosanna, Lido, Sarah, and Peg," says Kehr in a statement. "These musical gems are being discovered by a new generation of pop culture fans, so we’re excited to introduce Dreamboat to New York.”

 
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