| Complete Cast & Creative Team Announced for TEETH at New World Stages | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:47 pm EDT 09/23/24 | |
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| COMPLETE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR SMASH-HIT MUSICAL TEETH AT NEW WORLD STAGES (New York, NY – September 23, 2024) Mark Gordon Pictures and Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon are thrilled to announce the complete cast and creative team for the new musical comedy TEETH. The 2024 Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, and Lortel Award-nominated musical begins previews October 18 at New World Stages, and is set to open on Halloween night, October 31, 2024. Tickets are on sale at teeththemusical.com. In addition to the previously announced Alyse Alan Louis (Outer Critics Circle Award & Lucille Lortel Award Nominee, Soft Power, Disaster!), three-time Tony Award nominee Andy Karl (Groundhog Day, Rocky), Will Connolly (Once, "The Gilded Age"), Jason Gotay (Bring it On, A Bronx Tale) and Jared Loftin (Gigantic; Tick, Tick…Boom!), the cast will include Courtney Bassett (Titanique, The Great Comet), Jenna Rose Husli (Sister Act), Micaela Lamas (Dear Evan Hansen), Madison McBride (Next to Normal), Sydney Parra (Six), and Wren Rivera (Jagged Little Pill). The understudies are Julia Bain (Waitress), Griffin Binnicker (Chess), Sean Doherty (Jagged Little Pill), Kyra Kennedy (Beautiful)and James Sasser (Riverdance). Based on the screenplay by Mitchell Lichtenstein, Teeth features book and music by Anna K. Jacobs (POP!), book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winner Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop), direction by Obie Award winner Sarah Benson (Fairview) and choreography by Raja Feather Kelly (Lempicka). The design team includes Scenic Designer Adam Rigg; Costume Designer Enver Chakartash; Co-Lighting Designers Jane Cox and Stacey Derosier; Sound Designer Palmer Hefferan; Special Effects Designer Jeremy Chernick; and Wig, Hair, And Makeup Design Rob Pickens & Katie Gell. Orchestrations are by Kris Kukul, the Music Supervisor is Julie McBride, and the Music Director is Patrick Sulken, Intimacy Direction is by Crista Marie Jackson, and Fight Direction is by Robert Westley. TEETH's Casting Director is Taylor Williams, Production Supervisor is Amanda Spooner, General Manager is Baseline Theatrical, and Production Stage Manager is Thomas Dieter. Teeth is a sharp tale of revenge and transformation that tears through a culture of shame and repressed desire one delightfully unhinged song at a time. The musical follows Dawn O'Keefe, an evangelical Christian teen struggling to be an exemplar of purity amongst her community of fellow Promise Keeper Girls. Her stepbrother, Brad —alienated by his repressive upbringing by his fanatical Pastor father, which drew him to the online camaraderie of the Truthseeker men's support group—is haunted by an indelible incident from his and Dawn's past. As Dawn's desires become tested and twisted by the men in her life, she discovers a deadly secret not even she understands: when men violate her, her body bites back—literally. Crackling with irrepressible desire and ancient rage, Teeth is a dark horror comedy conjuring the legend of one girl whose sexual curse may also be her salvation. Garnering considerable acclaim upon its sold-out, twice extended bow in February 2024 at Playwrights Horizons, Sara Holdren of Vulture wrote, "Teeth feels like the musical equivalent of driving a spike-covered Mad Max car across the desert while getting chased by war boys on their way to Valhalla. It's a rush—and it's also a pitch-dark examination of the very real chokehold of Christofascist ideology in America." Adam Feldman of Time Out NY awarded Teeth four stars, Zachary Stewart of Theatermania described it as "a brilliant must-see musical," and Brittani Samuel of The Washington Post deemed it "a brazen, unique, cackle-worthy slice of musical theater." In addition to critical acclaim, the musical has already received multiple honors including four Outer Critics Circle Award nominations (Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical, Outstanding Book of a Musical: Anna K. Jacobs & Michael R. Jacobs, Outstanding Lead Performer: Alyse Alan Louis, Outstanding Costume Design: Enver Chakartash), two Drama League Award nominations (Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Sarah Benson), four Drama Desk Award nominations (Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical: Steven Pasquale, Outstanding Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson, Outstanding Book of a Musical) and four Lucille Lortel Awards (Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical: Steven Pasquale, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical: Alyse Alan Louis, Outstanding Choreography: Raja Feather Kelly). The original cast recording is now available on The Yellow Sound Label. The album is produced and mixed by Michael Croiter, co-produced by Julie McBride and Anna K. Jacobs, executive-produced by Mark Gordon and Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, and music-supervised by McBride, with music direction by Patrick Sulken and orchestrations by Kris Kukul. The physical cd is currently available in stores. @teeth_nyc (IG) @teeth_nyc (X) BIOGRAPHIES Alyse Alan Louis (Dawn) Lucille Lortel & Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations for TEETH (Dawn/Playwrights Horizons/Original Cast Recording) Since 2011, she's been part of TEETH's development. Broadway: Amélie (OCR), Disaster, Mamma Mia; Off Broadway: Drama Desk Award Nomination for Soft Power (Hillary/The Public/Grammy Nominated OCR); White Girl In Danger (Second Stage/OCR); A New Brain (Encores Off Center/OCR); The Civilians' Pretty Filthy (Abrons/OCR). @alyselouis Andy Karl (Pastor / Dr. Godfrey / Truthseeker) has an Olivier Award, 3 Tony nominations and is thrilled to join Teeth. Broadway highlights: Rocky, Groundhog Day, Into The Woods, On The Twentieth Century, Legally Blonde . On screen; "Law & Order SVU," Joyful Noise, And So It Goes and Jersey Boys opposite Nick Jonas. Gird your loins. @andy_karl Will Connolly (Brad / Truthseeker) Broadway: Once (OBC). Off-Broadway & Regional: Fly By Night (co-writer), Teeth (Playwrights Horizons), Clueless (New Group), This Ain't No Disco (Atlantic), After The Blast (LCT3), Once (NYTW, A.R.T.), Spacebar (Wild Project), Be More Chill (Two River). Film/TV: "The Gilded Age," "Chicago Med," "Deadbeat," "Person of Interest." MFA: Yale School of Drama. Jason Gotay (Tobey/Truthseeker) Broadway/NYC: Teeth (Playwrights Horizons), Bring It On: The Musical, Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, Evita (NYCC/Encores!), A Little Night Music in Concert (Lincoln Center), Renascence (Transport Group). TV/Film: "Gossip Girl" (HBO Max), "Spoiler Alert" (Focus Features), "Peter Pan Live!" (NBC). His solo show "Where You'll Find Me" is available on Audible. Follow @jasongotay. Jared Loftin (Ryan/Truthseeker) Off-Broadway/New York: Teeth (Playwrights Horizons), The Panic of '29 (59E59), Gigantic (Vineyard Theatre), Saturday Night (York Theatre). Regional: AD16 (Olney Theatre), Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat (ATF), Peter Pan, All Shook Up, Fame, Joseph…Dreamcoat (Artpark). Film/TV: tick, tick…BOOM! (Netflix), "Little America" (Apple), "Red Oaks" (Amazon). Courtney Bassett (Promise Keeper Girl Becky) Broadway: The Great Comet. Off Broadway/NYC selects: TEETH, Titanique, Bedbugs!!! Regional faves: The Great Comet, Pop! (Who Shot Andy Warhol?) Concerts: Lincoln Center, Joe's Pub, LPR, Broadway Sings. Film/TV: "BROS," "Manifest," "The Today Show," "Good Morning America," "Tony Awards." Singer/Songwriter for band Starbird & the Phoenix. @thecourtneybassett Jenna Rose Husli (Promise Keeper Girl Trisha) is so excited to be a part of telling this insanely brilliant story on stage once again! Her recent credits include Sister Mary Patrick in the international tour of Sister Act and Princess Pamela in Head Over Heels at Madison Theatre. Micaela Lamas (Promise Keeper Girl Rachael) (she/her) is a Texas State Musical Theatre grad, south Texas native, and is so excited to be making her Off-Broadway debut in Teeth! Recent credits: Alana Beck in Dear Evan Hansen (tour). Much love to the entire Teeth team, CGF, and her friends & family! @micaelajlamas Madison McBride (Promise Keeper Girl Keke) TV/Film: "Full Circle" (HBO), No Hard Feelings (Colombia Pictures). International: Clueless The Musical (UK Premiere). New York: Teeth (Playwright's Horizons), The Pirates of Penzance (Roundabout Pre-Broadway). Regional: Next to Normal (Barrington Stage Company), Bhangin' It (La Jolla Playhouse), Beautiful (North Carolina Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Ann Arbor in Concert). BFA University of Michigan '21 @madison_mcb Sydney Parra (Promise Keeper Girl Fiona, Understudy Dawn) is absolutely geeked to be joining this incredible monster of a show. Past credits: Six Nat'l tour, Hadestown Nat'l tour, We Are The Tigers. Huge thanks to Lohne/Graham mgmt, AAG, and the entire company of Teeth. All the love to my family. @sydneyparra Wren Rivera (Promise Keeper Girl Stephanie) (they/them) feels incredibly lucky to be back in this dental dream ballet. They've been lucky to be in Jagged Little Pill on Broadway, play Jules in Between The Lines Off-Broadway, and make their television debut on Apple TV's "We Crashed" amongst other wonderful projects. They are represented by Nicolosi & Co. and Emery Entertainment. Follow along: @w.t.rivera Julia Bain (Understudy Becky, Trisha, Keke, Fiona) National Tour: Waitress. Select NYC/Regional: Teeth (Playwrights Horizons) How To Build A Bomb, Into The Woods, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Sylvia, All Shook Up. BFA: Ithaca College. Gratitude to the Teeth team, and Henderson Hogan. Endless love to my family, LKC, my doggos, and Noah. @juliabain or juliabain.com Griffin Binnicker (Understudy Ryan, Brad, Tobey) Off-Broadway debut. Recent/Favorite credits: Chess (Gretna Theatre), Camelot (Gulfshore Playhouse), The Sound of Music (Paper Mill Playhouse), Disaster! (Connecticut Rep). His gratitude is abounding for family (blood and otherwise), Spencer, the whole of DGRW, and all of team Teeth! University of Michigan '19 BFA MT. Insta: Griffinbink. For Sam, always. Sean Doherty (Understudy Tobey, Brad, Ryan) Off-Broadway: Teeth (Playwrights Horizons). National Tour: Jagged Little Pill. Regional: Eighty-Sixed (Diversionary Theatre). Special thanks to his family, friends, and most importantly, his boyfriend Ashton for always cooking dinner, walking Chuck, and being the best. Love you. Instagram: @SeanDDoherty. Twitter: @SeanDoherty Kyra Kennedy (Standby Dawn, Understudy Rachel, Stephanie) Recently: Carole King, Beautiful, (Paper Mill Playhouse, MSMT); Kat Arujo in the World Premiere of Mystic Pizza the Musical (Ogunquit Playhouse, La Mirada Theatre, West Coast Tour); Monica Lewinsky in the World Premiere play When Monica Met Hillary (Miami New Drama). First National Tour: Waitress (Jenna/Dawn cover) @kyramkennedy James D Sasser (Understudy Pastor/Godfather, Truthseeker/Dr. Godfrey) Broadway/Tours: Riverdance; Jesus Christ Superstar (Pilate). Off-B'way: Teeth; Suburb; Forbidden Broadway; Showtune. Regional: South Pacific (Emile/TUTS); Sweeney Todd (Sweeney/FCMT); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Lawrence/Engeman); Curious Incident... (Ed/Village Theatre); A Little Night Music (Fredrik), and more. TV: "Succession," "Madam Secretary." MSM & NYU-Tisch GMTWP graduate. Writer/Producer. @jamesdsasser |
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