The new musical Life After begins performances April 16 at Toronto's CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre. Part of the 2024–2025 Off-Mirvish season, the limited engagement continues through May 10.

Isabella Esler, who played Lydia Deetz in the first national tour of Beetlejuice, leads the company, joined by Jake Epstein (Beautiful), Chilina Kennedy (Beautiful), Mariand Torres (Lempicka), Valeria Ceballos (Dear Evan Hansen national tour), Jay Davis (Dear Evan Hansen national tour), Kaylee Harwood (Beautiful national tour), Arinea Hermans, Isidora Kecman, Zoe O'Connor, Eva Petris, and Julia Pulo (Six).

With a book, music, and lyrics by Britta Johnson, Life After is directed by Annie Tippe. Canadian casting is by Dayton Walters Casting with New York casting by Tara Rubin Casting.

The production also has choreography by Ann Yee, scenic design by Todd Rosenthal, costume design by Sarafina Bush, lighting design by Japhy Weideman, sound design by Kai Harada and Haley Parcher, and music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Lynne Shankel. Greg Dougherty is the production manager, and Kate Sandeson is the production stage manager.

In the new musical, famous self-help author Frank Carter's optimistic advice offers little solace to his 16-year-old daughter, Alice. After his untimely death, Alice embarks on a quest for truth, unraveling the events that changed her family forever.

"I am so thrilled that Life After is coming to this legendary stage in my hometown for the next phase of its journey,” said Johnson in an earlier statement. “This is the community that raised me and the city that has championed this show since the first downbeat on opening night at the Toronto Fringe in 2016. Developing this show has been the most transformative part of my career so far, and it’s an honor to bring it home and share its journey with my community again."

Life After premiered in Toronto in 2017 and played a sold-out run at the Berkeley Street Theatre. It was subsequently produced at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre and Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.

Yonge Street Theatricals produces.

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