Off-Broadway song cycle Notes From Now begins performances at 59E59 March 2 with an opening night set for March 10. The limited engagement will run through March 20.
Directed and choreographed by Billy Bustamante, the cast includes Ashley Blanchet (Waitress), Thani Brant, Darron Hayes, Josh Lamon (The Prom), Aline Mayagoitia (Love Life), Outer Critics Circle Award winner Judy McLane (Romeo & Bernadette, Mamma Mia!), and John Yi (Soft Power) with understudy Genesis Adelia Collado.
See photos from rehearsal below!
Judy McLane
Genesis Adelia Collado, Josh Lamon, Darron Hayes, Thani Brant, Aline Mayagoitia, Ashley Blanchet, John Yi, and Judy McLane
John Yi
Darron Hayes
John Yi and company
Judy McLane and company
Josh Lamon
Thani Brant
Thani Brant, Judy McClane, Josh Lamon, Ashley Blanchet, Darron Hayes, and John Yi
Ashley Blanchet and company
Aline Mayagoitia and company
John Yi and Thani Brant
Ashley Blanchet, Thani Brant, and company
Lizzy Emanuel and Billy Bustamante
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The new musical anthology features newly commissioned original songs from Jay Adana, Troy Anthony, Masi Asare, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Georgie Castilla and Jaime Lozano, Gretchen Cryer, Tia DeShazor and Derrick Byars, Alexandra Elle and Stephen Schwartz, Adam Gwon, Douglas Lyons and Ethan Pakchar, Peter Mills, Michelle Rodriguez, Ryan Scott Oliver, Angela Sclafani, Paulo K Tiról, and Amanda Yesnowitz and Deborah Abramson.
Sean Peter Forte serves as music director for the production with Macy Schmidt as the orchestrator. Notes From Now will also have scenic design by Riw Rakkulchon, costume design by Rodrigo Muñoz, lighting design by Shannon Clarke, sound design by Ben Scheff, and casting by Michael Cassara. The production stage manager is Elizabeth Emanuel.
