An invitation-only industry presentation of the new musical Happy, Texas is presented November 19 in Manhattan.

Directed by Darko Tresnjak, the cast features Derek Klena (Moulin Rouge!), Isabelle McCalla (Water for Elephants), Lauren Worsham (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Olivia Andrade-Marin (On Your Feet!), Gabriella Enriquez (Spamalot), Romy Fay (Leopoldstadt), Jerry Gallagher (Little Ham), Ta'Nika Gibson (Into the Woods), Aria Kane (Frozen), Jeremy Morse (Waitress), Ian Paget (Mamma Mia!), Caesar Samayoa (Come From Away), James Seol (Come From Away), Megan Sikora (Holiday Inn), Eric Ulloa (On Your Feet!), and J.D. Webster (The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess).

With a book by Rusty Ferracane, music by Craig Bohmler, and lyrics by Steven Mark Kohn, Happy, Texas follows two convicts who escape from a West Texas prison and find themselves in the small town of Happy, where they are mistaken for beauty pageant coordinators hired to transform locals into pageant contestants for the first time in years.

The production team also includes producer William Fay, general manager Evan Bernardin Productions, casting director Craig Burns of The Telsey Office, stage manager Katie Young, and assistant stage manager Kate Wellhofer.