We've got more casting for Classic Stage Company's upcoming sold-out benefit concerts of Kander and Ebb's The Rink! The two-night event is set for September 15 and 16 at the company's Lynn F. Angelson Theatre. These actors will join the previously announced Tony-winning stars Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone) as Anna and Jessie Mueller (Waitress) as Angel. 

The cast now includes Alex Boniello (Dear Evan Hansen), Tony winner Santino Fontana (Tootsie), Michael McCormick (Wicked), Mason Reeves (Real Women Have Curves), Joe Aaron Reid (If/Then), Alex Gemignani (My Fair Lady), and Sofie Nesanelis (Les Miserables). Casting is by Alaine Aldaffer and Lisa Donadio.

The evening will be directed by Dave Solomon (Tootsie), with music direction by Greg Jarrett (Kiss of the Spider Woman), choreography by Shannon Lewis (Just in Time), and music supervision by Sam Davis (Kiss of the Spider Woman).

“I have a particular soft spot for musicals in need of a second chance,” says CSC Producing Artistic Director Jill Rafson in a statement. “The Rink is a perfect example of a fantastic piece of theatre that was, if anything, ahead of its time in many ways and is so deserving of being seen in the spotlight anew. To take a musical by some of our most legendary writers and reframe it within the intimacy of CSC’s space, with a cast of this caliber, is an incredibly special opportunity.”

The Rink was originally produced on Broadway in 1984, starring Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli. It follows Anna, a widow who lives above the dilapidated remains of the roller skating rink she owns in Coney Island. The return of her daughter Anna forces the mother and daughter to confront their past in order to move forward.

Kander and Ebb's score introduced such showtune favorites as “Colored Lights” and “Chief Cook and Bottle Washer." The original production ran for just eight months in 1984. It was nominated for five Tony Awards and won one, for Rivera's performance. Kander, Ebb, McNally, and Rivera later reunited to Tony-winning effect in 1993, with Kiss of the Spider Woman, and again in 2015 (posthumously for Ebb) with The Visit.

Individual tickets are completely sold out. Any cancellations will be sold via a standby list at the Classic Stage box office, beginning at 6 PM on the day of each performance.

For more information, visit ClassicStage.org.