Dear Evan Hansen’s Mallory Bechtel will star as Bernadette, alongside Tony winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal, Side Show), Derek Klena (Dogfight, Anastasia), and Drew Gehling (Waitress, Dave).
The four actors will be joined by Katie Thompson (Giant, Pump Boys and Dinettes), Eric Anderson (Pretty Woman, Waitress), Dana Costello (Finding Neverland, Jekyll & Hyde), Heath Saunders (The Great Comet, Alice By Heart), Paul Anthony Stewart (Beautiful, Fiddler), Eliseo Roman (On Your Feet!, In The Heights), John Treacy Egan (My Fair Lady, Nice Work If You Can Get It), Kevin Duda (Beautiful, Book of Mormon), Leslie Becker (Bonnie & Clyde), Housso Semon (Beautiful), Keaton Whittaker (Little Night Music), Dennis Stowe (Aladdin), Salisha Thomas (Beautiful), Michael McArthur (The Ferryman), and Tynia Brandon (Beautiful).
The musical, with a score by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Robin Lerner, and a book by Rinne Groff, is based on the true story of Bernadette Soubirous, a young girl from the impoverished town of Lourdes, France, and her mysterious visions of a Lady in White at the Grotto at Massabielle in 1858.
The Song of Bernadette also has music direction, orchestrations, and arrangements by Grammy winner Jason Howland.
The stage management team includes Bernadette Schoenborn and Leila Cheung. The producing team includes Louis Hobson/Indie Theatrical, Van Dean; co-producers John Pagliassotti, Kevin Cheung, and T.J. Berden; and associate producer Lily Oberg.
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