Now we know who's joining three-time Tony nominee Christopher Fitzgerald in Classic Stage Company's upcoming one-night-only benefit performance of Pulitzer-winning musical Fiorello! October 7! Tony winner Kathleen Marshall is directing and Joey Chancey will music direct.
The newly announced cast includes Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice) as Marie, Robert Creighton (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) as Floyd, Billy Cohen (I Can Get It For You Wholesale) as Neil, Andy Grotelueschen (Assassins) as Morris, L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop) as Mitzi, Krysta Rodriguez (Into the Woods) as Thea, Sarah Stiles (Tootsie) as Dora, and Nik Walker (Spamalot) as Marino, with Major Attaway (Aladdin), Todd Buonopane (Grease), Rick Crom (Encores! Fiorello!), Alan H. Green (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory), Shawna Hamic (1776), and Branch Woodman (The Music Man) as the Political Hacks. Alex Finke (Come From Away), Leah Horowitz (Titanic), Claire Saunders (Sweeney Todd), and Aurelia Williams (Parade) will round out the company. Casting is by Alaine Alldaffer and Lisa Donadio.
Featuring a book by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Fiorello! centers on the life story of famed New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia. The show first opened on Broadway in 1959 winning Best Musical at the 1960 Tony Awards, along with that year's Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Jason Weixelman will serve as stage manager, and Emily Pathman will be assistant stage manager.
Tickets begin at $100, with some levels including access to a post-show reception. Rush tickets priced at $35 will be available beginning an hour before the performance.
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