Jane Bruce and Cathryn Wake will take the stage in the Off-Broadway production of The Other Josh Cohen at the Westside Theatre. Bruce and Wake, replacing Kate Wetherhead and Hannah Elles respectively, are joined by Megan Loomis as the female standby. Bruce begins performances January 29; Wake begins her journey with the show February 5.
Bruce, most recently seen in the world premiere of the Broadway-bound Jagged Little Pill, has appeared Off-Broadway in Missed Connections: The Craigslist Musical and regionally in The Ballad of Little Jo. Wake appeared on Broadway in Natasha and Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, as well as Off-Broadway in The Fantasticks and The Hello Girls.
The Other Josh Cohen, a musical comedy written by and starring David Rossmer and Steve Rosen (Don’t Quit Your Night Job), is a rock-and-roll narrative about good-guy Josh whose unfortunate life is transformed when a mysterious letter arrives at his door. The Hunter Foster-helmed produciton also features Elizabeth Nestlerode, Luke Darnell, and Louis Tucci.