Joy Woods, who plays Middle Allie in the musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel The Notebook at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, recently belted out the musical's showstopping "My Days" on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Prior to Woods' performance, The Notebook composer, singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, chatted with host Clarkson about the new musical. Michaelson spoke about originally seeing the film of The Notebook, explaining, "I loved the young love, I loved the romance, I loved the old love. I loved how it spanned this relationship… It moved me so deeply." Watch the conversation and the performance in the video above.
The new musical—featuring a book by playwright Bekah Brunstetter—follows Allie and Noah, who share a lifetime of love despite forces that threaten to pull them apart. The cast also features Jordan Tyson as Younger Allie and Tony winner Maryann Plunkett as Older Allie with John Cardoza as Younger Noah, Ryan Vasquez as Middle Noah, and Dorian Harewood as Older Noah.
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The cast also includes Andréa Burns as Mother and Nurse Lori, Yassmin Alers as Nurse Joanna, Chase Del Rey as Lon, Hillary Fisher as Sarah, Dorcas Leung as Georgie, Carson Stewart as Johnny and Fin, and Charles E. Wallace as Father and Son. Rounding at the company as swings are Alex Benoit, Jerome Harmann-Hardeman, Happy McPartlin, Juliette Ojeda, Kim Onah, and Charlie Webb.
WATCH: Ingrid Michaelson Performs 'If This Is Love' From The Notebook Musical
The core creative
team members from the Chicago Shakespeare Theater world premiere returned for
the Broadway production—with co-direction by Michael Greif (Dear Evan Hansen, Rent) and Schele Williams (Aida, Motown the Musical) and choreography by Katie Spelman.
Read reviews for the Broadway production here.
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.
Joy Woods and Ryan Vasquez in The Notebook
Joy Woods in The Notebook
Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood in The Notebook
Maryann Plunkett, Joy Woods, and Jordan Tyson in The Notebook
John Cardoza, Dorian Harewood, and Ryan Vasquez in The Notebook
Jordan Tyson and John Cardoza in The Notebook
