Suffs is heading out on tour, and they have found their suffragists!
Set in the years leading up to the 19th amendment, Suffs explores the Women's Suffrage movement's victories and failures with a book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub. The show received six 2024 Tony Award nominations, including for Best Musical, winning in Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score, both for Taub.
The tour will have its first public performance September 8, at the Capitol Theatre in Yakima, WA, and will officially open at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle on September 19.
The tour cast will feature Maya Keleher as Alice Paul, Danyel Fulton as Ida B. Wells, Marya Grandy as Carrie Chapman Catt, Jenny Ashman as President Woodrow Wilson, Monica Tulia Ramirez as Inez Milholland, Gwynne Wood as Lucy Burns, Joyce Meimei Zheng as Ruza Wenclawska, Livvy Marcus as Doris Stevens, Trisha Jeffrey as Mary Church Terrell, Brandi Porter as Dudley Malone, Laura Stracko as Alva Belmont/Phoebe Burn, Tami Dahbura as Mollie Hay, and Victoria Lauren Pekel as Phyllis Terrell/Robin.
Rounding out the company are Abigail Aziz, Ariana Burks, Annalese Fusaro, Lucy Godínez, Marissa Hecker, Amanda K. Lopez, Merrill Peiffer, Jenna Lea Rosen, and Jimmy Awards winner Gretchen Shope.
Suffs features direction by Tony nominee Leigh Silverman (Violet, Yellow Face), choreography by Mayte Natalio (How to Dance in Ohio), music supervision by Andrea Grody, scenic design by Christine Peters, original Broadway scenic design by Tony nominee Riccardo Hernández (Jagged Little Pill), costume design by Oscar and Tony winner Paul Tazewell (Hamilton, Death Becomes Her), lighting design by Tony nominee Lap Chi Chu (Camelot), hair and wig design by Charles G. Lapointe, makeup design by Joe Dulude II, sound design by Jason Crystal (Sweeney Todd) with associate Sun Hee Kil (Choir Boy), orchestrations by Tony winner Michael Starobin (Next to Normal), vocal arrangements by Taub and Andrea Grody (The Band’s Visit), incidental music arrangements by Taub, Grody, and Starobin, associate direction by Lori Elizabeth Parquet, associate choreography by Hawley Gould, and general management by 101 Productions, Ltd.
The North American tour is booked by The Booking Group with casting by The Telsey Office's Rachel Hoffman. Stacy N. Taylor serves as the production stage manager, Maya Bhatnagar is the stage manager, Megan Ciszek is the assistant stage manager, and Hilary Hamilton is the company manager.
Announced tour destinations are listed at SuffsMusical.com, with additional tour stops to be announced at a later date.
Jenn Colella and company of Suffs
Jenn Colella in Suffs
Nikki M. James in Suffs
Grace McLean in Suffs
Hannah Cruz in Suffs
Emily Skinner in Suffs
Jenn Colella and Shaina Taub in Suffs
Company of Suffs
Tsilala Brock and Grace McLean in Suffs
Kim Blanck and company of Suffs
Hannah Cruz and company of Suffs
Anastacia McCleskey, Laila Erica Drew, and Nikki M.James in Suffs
Nikki M. James and company of Suffs
Shaina Taub in Suffs
