Composer Ingrid Michaelson and 2024 Tony nominees Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood chatted about the new musical prior to a medley of "Dance With Me" and "Carry You Home" that also featured Jordan Tyson and John Cardoza. Watch the brief interview and the performance in the video above.
Ryan Vasquez also performed "Leave the Light On" from the new musical. Watch his performance below.
Watch Joy Woods and the cast perform "I Wanna Go Back" in the video below.
The new musical—featuring a
book by playwright and 2024 Tony nominee Bekah Brunstetter—follows Allie and Noah, who share a
lifetime of love despite forces that threaten to pull them apart. The
cast is led by Tyson as Younger Allie, Woods as Middle Allie, and Tony
winner Plunkett as Older Allie with Cardoza as Younger
Noah, Vasquez as Middle Noah, and Harewood as Older Noah.
The new musical also has scenic design by David Zinn and Brett J.
Banakis, costume design by Paloma Young, lighting design by Ben Stanton,
sound design by Nevin Steinberg, projection design by Lucy
Mackinnon, and hair and wig design by Mia Neal. The production’s music
supervisor is Carmel Dean, who collaborated on arrangements with
Michaelson and on orchestrations with John Clancy. Geoffrey Ko is
music director. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Patrick Goodwin,
which Chicago casting by Bob Mason. Victoria Navarro is production stage
manager.
Lupita Nyong'o, Katrina Lenk, Jelani Alladin, and more were on hand to celebrate the October 31 opening night of Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs' new musical.