MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jul 26, 2018
Closing Date
Jan 06, 2019
1st Preview
Jun 23, 2018
1st Preview
Jun 23, 2018
Previews
37
Performances
188
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Hudson Theatre
(Jul 26, 2018 - Jan 06, 2019)
Setting
Arcadia and environs
Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by Ambassador Theatre Group
Produced by Christine Russell, Louise Gund, Donovan Leitch, Rick Ferrari, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scott Sigman, Hunter Arnold, Tom Kirdahy, Jordan Roth, Julie Boardman, Broadway Strategic Return Fund, Vikram Chatwal, The John Gore Organization, NETworks Presentations, LLC, Insurgent Media, Robert Kravis, Art Lab, LLC, Marc Bell, Mara Burros-Sandler, Carrie Clifford, Adam Gorgoni, Carole Shorenstein Hays, Marguerite Hoffman, Dr. Michael Mintz, Sandi Moran, Paramount Pictures, Van Horn Doran Group, Eric Cornell, Jonathan & Nancy Glaser/Lucy Fato & Matthew Detmer, Heather Reid & Allison Milgard/NS HOH, LLC/Leslie Bourne & Lisa Martin, Franklin & Tracy Codel/Mike Singer/Taffy Stern, Oliver Roth/Kate Cannova/Anne & Larry Hambly and Brad Blume/Eric Gelb/Gary Nelson
'Head Over Heels' played its pre-Broadway engagement in San Francisco at The Curran Theatre; The World Premiere of 'Head Over Heels' took place at Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Bill Rauch, Artistic Director; Cynthia Rider, Executive Director)
Songs by The Go-Go's; Conceived by Jeff Whitty; Original Book by Jeff Whitty; Book adapted by James Magruder; Based on 'The Arcadia' by Sir Philip Sidney; Music orchestrated by Tom Kitt; Music arranged by Tom Kitt; Musical Director: Kimberly Grigsby; Featuring songs by Steve Plunkett, Donald Storboll, Richard Nowels, Jr., Ellen Shipley, Paula Jean Brown, James Francis Whelan, Mitchel Young Evans, Jim Vallance, Terence Edward Hall and Craig Ross; Featuring songs with lyrics by Steve Plunkett, Donald Storboll, Richard Nowels, Jr., Ellen Shipley, Paula Jean Brown, James Francis Whelan, Mitchel Young Evans, Jim Vallance, Terence Edward Hall and Craig Ross
Directed by Michael Mayer; Choreographed by Spencer Liff; Associate Director: Austin Regan; Associate Choreographer: Ellenore Scott; Assistant Director: Nolan Doran
Scenic Design by Julian Crouch; Costume Design by Arianne Phillips; Lighting Design by Kevin Adams; Sound Design by Kai Harada; Hair Design by Campbell Young Associates; Makeup Design by Campbell Young Associates; Projection Design by Andrew Lazarow; Associate Scenic Design: Frank McCullough; Associate Lighting Design: Wilburn Bonnell; Associate Sound Design: Josh Millican; Associate Hair Design: Susan Corrado; Associate Makeup Design: Susan Corrado; Associate Projection Design: Lacey Erb; Assistant Scenic Design: Tijana Bjelejac; Assistant Costume Design: Mark Koss; Assistant Lighting Design: James E. Lawlor III; Moving Light Programmer: Tommy Hague
Executive Producer: 101 Productions, Ltd., 101 Productions, Ltd., Red Awning and Nicole Kastrinos; Associate Gen. Mgr: Jeff Klein; Company Manager: Michelle H. Tamagawa; Assistant Co. Mgr: Zak Jacobs
Production Manager: Aurora Productions; Production Stage Manager: Lisa Iacucci; Stage Manager: Rick Steiger; Assistant Stage Mgr: Christopher R. Munnell
Musical Supervisor: Tom Kitt; Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller and Michael Aarons; Conducted by Kimberly Grigsby; Associate Conductor: Jane Cardona; Keyboard: Kimberly Grigsby; Guitar: Ann Klein and Bess Rogers; Bass: Catherine Popper; Drums: Dena Tauriello; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation/Emily Grishman and Timothy Hanson; Synthesizer Programmer: Randy Cohen; Associate Synth Programmer: Jeremy King; Associate Keyboard Programmer: Tim Crook, Sam Starobin and Taylor Williams
Casting: Jim Carnahan, C.S.A.; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising & Marketing: Serino Coyne; Social Media: Marathon Digital; Dance Captain: Lisa Finegold and Tanner Ray Wilson; Fight Captain: Tanner Ray Wilson; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Andrew Durand
Musidorus
a shepherd
Taylor Iman Jones
Mopsa
Dametas's daughter
Jeremy Kushnier
Basilius
King of Arcadia
Bonnie Milligan
Broadway debut
Pamela
Basilius and Gynecia's older daughter
Peppermint
Broadway debut
Pythio
The Oracle of Delphi
Tom Alan Robbins
Dametas
the King's viceroy
Alexandra Socha
Philoclea
Basilius and Gynecia's younger daughter
Rachel York
Gynecia
Basilius's wife
Amber Ardolino
Ensemble
Yurel Echezarreta
Ensemble
Ari Groover
Ensemble
Tanya Haglund
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Gregory Liles
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Samantha Pollino
Ensemble
Justin Prescott
Ensemble
Ricardo A. Zayas
Ensemble
Swings: Lisa Finegold , Christine Shepard and Tanner Ray Wilson
Standby: Sharon Catherine Brown (Gynecia, Pythio), Brian Flores (Musidorus), Arica Jackson (Mopsa, Pamela) and Gavin Lodge (Basilius, Dametas)
Understudies: Amber Ardolino (Mopsa), Yurel Echezarreta (Musidorus), Lisa Finegold (Philoclea), Ari Groover (Mopsa, Pythio) and Samantha Pollino (Philoclea)

Hudson Theatre (Jul 26, 2018 - Jan 06, 2019)

Musical Director: Julie McBride and Jane Cardona
Company Manager: Jenny Peek
Stage Manager: Christopher R. Munnell; Assistant Stage Mgr: Andrea Cibelli
Conducted by Jane Cardona and Julie McBride; Keyboard: Jane Cardona and Julie McBride; Associate Conductor: Cass Ball and Emily Marshall; Guitar: Beth Callen

Cast

Ari Groover
The Lion
Swings: Brandon Hudson and Tanner Ray Wilson
Standby: Brian Flores (Dametas)
Understudies: Gregory Liles (The Lion), Christine Shepard (The Lion) and Tanner Ray Wilson (The Lion)
Act 1
Sung By
We Got the Beat
(music by Charlotte Caffey; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey)
Company
Beautiful
(music by Charlotte Caffey and Regina Schock; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey and Regina Schock)
Pamela and Ensemble
Vision of Nowness
(music by Craig Ross and Kathy Valentine; lyrics by Craig Ross and Kathy Valentine)
Pythio and Ensemble
Get up and Go
(music by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin)
Basilius and Company
Mad About You
(music by Paula Jean Brown, Mitchel Young Evans and James Francis Whelan; lyrics by Paula Jean Brown, Mitchel Young Evans and James Francis Whelan)
Musidorus and Male Ensemble
Good Girl
(music by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin)
Philoclea, Mopsa and Pamela
Vision of Nowness (Reprise)
(music by Craig Ross and Kathy Valentine; lyrics by Craig Ross and Kathy Valentine)
Musidorus, Pythio and Female Ensemble
Beautiful (Reprise)
(music by Charlotte Caffey and Regina Schock; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey and Regina Schock)
Musidorus, Pythio and Female Ensemble
Automatic Rainy Day
(music by Steve Plunkett, Regina Schock and Jane Wiedlin; lyrics by Steve Plunkett, Regina Schock and Jane Wiedlin)
Pamela and Mopsa
Cool Jerk
(music by Donald Storboll; lyrics by Donald Storboll)
Company
Vacation
(music by Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin)
Mopsa and Female Ensemble
How Much More
(music by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin)
Pamela
Our Lips Are Sealed
(music by Terence Edward Hall, Jim Vallance and Jane Wiedlin; lyrics by Terence Edward Hall, Jim Vallance and Jane Wiedlin)
Musidorus, Philoclea, Pamela, Mopsa, Pythio and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Head Over Heels
(music by Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine)
Musidorus, Philoclea, Mopsa, Pamela and Company
This Old Feeling
(music by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin)
Gynecia and Basilius
Turn to You
(music by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin)
Mopsa, Pamela and Ensemble
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
(music by Richard Nowels, Jr. and Ellen Shipley; lyrics by Richard Nowels, Jr. and Ellen Shipley)
Pythio, Gynecia, Basilius and Ensemble
Lust to Love
(music by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin)
Basilius and Ensemble
Here You Are
(music by Charlotte Caffey, James Vallance and Jane Wiedlin; lyrics by Charlotte Caffey, James Vallance and Jane Wiedlin)
Philoclea and Company
Mad About You (Reprise)
(music by Paula Jean Brown, Mitchel Young Evans and James Francis Whelan; lyrics by Paula Jean Brown, Mitchel Young Evans and James Francis Whelan)
Company

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2019 Recipient
Bonnie Milligan
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