Casting has been revealed for The Old Globe's upcoming world premiere musical Huzzah!, set to run September 13-October 19 on the company's Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage. Opening night will be September 25. Set at a Ren Faire, the work features a book, music, and lyrics from husband-and-wife Legally Blonde songwriting team Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe.
The original story takes audiences to the Kingsbridge Midsummer Renaissance Faire, where two sisters are working to save the family business from financial ruin. To save the faire, the sisters shell out big bucks for the greatest swordsman on the Ren Faire circuit, which could fix everything or be the final nail in the coffin. Annie Tippe is directing.
The cast will include Josh Breckenridge (Swept Away) as Inigo Johnson, Anthony Chatmon II (Hadestown) as Gareth, Peyton Crim (The Play That Goes Wrong) as Wayland Smith, Matt DaSilva (Beauty and the Beast) as Troubadour Tim, Cailen Fu (Mean Girls) as Kate Mirandola, Allison Guinn (Tammy Faye) as Lady Eve, Liisi LaFontaine (DRAG: The Musical) as Gwen Mirandola, Mike Millan (Escape to Margaritaville) as Juan Diego Santiago de Fuensalida, Kevin Pariseau (Little Shop of Horrors) as Sir John Thomas Morningwood, Leo Roberts (Mrs. Doubtfire) as Sir Rowland Prowd, Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde) as Anne Bonny the Pirate Queen, and Lance Arthur Smith (October Sky) as Johnny Mirandola. Casting is by Bethany Knox and Jimmy Larkin of The Telsey Office.
The ensemble will feature Michael Cusimano, Beth Stafford Laird, Michelle Lauto, Tatiana Lofton, and Aaron Michael Ray, with swings Berto Fernández, Max Antonio Gonzalez, Sophia LaRosh, and Katheryne Penny rounding out the company.
Benjamin and O'Keefe previously collaborated on The Mice, Sarah Plain and Tall, Cam Jansen, and Legally Blonde. Separately, Benjamin has contributed lyrics to Mean Girls, while O'Keefe's other musicals include Bat Boy and Heathers.
Tippe's creative team includes choreographer Katie Spelman, orchestrator Ben Green, music director Alejandro Senior, music supervisor Mary-Mitchell Campbell, scenic designer Todd Rosenthal, costume designer Haydee Zelideth, lighting designer Jeff Croiter, sound designer Connor Wang, wig designer Earon Chew Nealy, fight directior Jacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum, and voice and dialect coach Emmelyn Thayer. Michael Passaro will serve as production stage manager.
The associate team will include associate director Hayley Goldenberg, associate choreographor Kelsey Burns, and associate music supervisor Elizabeth Doran.
Tickets go on sale at noon PT at TheOldGlobe.org.