MusicalDanceOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 24, 2024
Closing Date
Aug 10, 2024
Performances
117
MusicalDanceOriginalBroadway
External Links
Official Website

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Apr 24, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024)
Setting
A hike through the woods, in the bright, crisp, early autumn. A special, air-filled, hard-to-reach place, where individual people become a community by sharing stories and imagining each other... lit by a campfire.
Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by ATG Entertainment
Produced by Orin Wolf, Seaview, John Styles, David Binder, Emily Blavatnik, Susan Rose, ArKtype / Thomas O. Kriegsmann, David F. Schwartz, Patrick Catullo, Jon B. Platt, Diamond & Melvin, Nelson & Tao, Ruth Hendel, Elysabeth Kleinhans, Ted & Mary Jo Shen, Putnam & Thau, Chase & F.K.R., GJJJM Productions, Steve & Leticia Trauber, Tim Forbes, John Gore Organization, James L. Nederlander, Park Avenue Armory and Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Produced in association with Fisher Center at Bard; Associate Producer: Hannah Rosenthal
Music by Sufjan Stevens; Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens; Book by Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury; Based on the album Illinois by Sufjan Stevens; Music orchestrated by Timo Andres; Music arranged by Timo Andres; Musical Director: Nathan Koci; Associate Musical Dir.: Sean Peter Forte
Directed by Justin Peck; Choreographed by Justin Peck; Associate Director: Adriana Pierce; Associate Choreographer: Adriana Pierce
Scenic Design by Adam Rigg; Costume Design by Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung; Lighting Design by Brandon Stirling Baker; Sound Design by Garth MacAleavey; Props Design by Andrew Diaz; Mask Design by Julian Crouch; Associate Scenic Design: Evan Adamson; Associate Costume Design: Chris Hynds; Associate Lighting Design: Jessica Creager; Associate Sound Design: Sam Lerner and Alex Neumann; Lighting Programmer: Jeff Englander and David Arch
Executive Producer: Nate Koch and TT Partners; General Manager: TT Partners, Rebecca Habel and Adam J. Miller; Production Consultant: NVK, Jenna Ready and Joanna Pisano; Company Manager: Tyler Siems; Assistant Gen. Mgr: Marty McGuire; Assistant Co. Mgr: Emmy Steele
Production Manager: Aurora Productions and Brian Freeland; Production Stage Manager: Thomas J. Gates; Stage Manager: Christopher R. Munnell; Assistant Stage Mgr: Narissa Agustin
Musical Supervisor: Nathan Koci; Musical Coordinator: Tomoko Akaboshi; Conducted by Nathan Koci; Associate Conductor: Sean Peter Forte; Keyboard/Banjo: Nathan Koci; Piano/Accordion: Sean Peter Forte; Violin/Viola/Percussion: Christina Courtin; Flute/Percussion: Domenica Fossati; Drums: Daniel Freedman; Oboe/Percussion: Kathy Halvorson; Keyboard: Elijah Lyons; Electric Guitar: Shara Nova; Acoustic Bass/Electric Bass: Eleonore Oppenheim; Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar/Banjo/Percussion: Brett Parnell; Trumpet: Aaron Bahr; French Horn: Kyra Sims; Vibraphone/Bass Drum/Percussion: Jessica Tsang; Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar/Percussion: Tasha Viets-VanLear; Music Preparation: Nathan Thatcher
Press Representative: Polk & Co.; Advertising: AKA; Casting Consultant: Taylor Williams, CSA; Dance Captain: Jeanette Delgado and Craig Salstein; Assistant Dance Captain: Dario Natarelli; Fight Captain: Dario Natarelli
Kara Chan
Broadway debut
Marion
Ben Cook
Carl
Jeanette Delgado
Broadway debut
Jo Daviess
Gaby Diaz
Broadway debut
Shelby
Christine Flores
Broadway debut
Knox
Rachel Lockhart
Broadway debut
Morgan
Elijah Lyons
Broadway debut
Arctiini
Brandt Martinez
Clark
Shara Nova
Broadway debut
Barsine
Apr 24, 2024 - Jun 15, 2024
Craig Salstein
Boone
Ahmad Simmons
Douglas
Byron Tittle
Broadway debut
Cass
Ricky Ubeda
Henry
Alejandro Vargas
Broadway debut
Wayne
Tasha Viets-VanLear
Broadway debut
Nacna
Understudies: Yesenia Ayala (Knox, Marion, Shelby, Jo Daviess), Kara Chan (Jo Daviess), Carlos Falú (Douglas, Cass, Carl, Morgan, Jo Daviess), Christine Flores (Shelby), Jada German (Knox, Marion, Shelby, Morgan, Boone), Zack Gonder (Douglas, Carl, Wayne, Clark, Boone), Manny Houston (Arctiini), Brandt Martinez (Carl), Dario Natarelli (Henry, Cass, Marion, Clark, Boone), Tanner Porter (Barsine, Nacna), Tyrone Reese (Henry, Cass, Morgan, Wayne, Clark) and Alejandro Vargas (Henry)

St. James Theatre (Apr 24, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024)

Production Stage Manager: Christopher R. Munnell (May 2024 - Aug 10, 2024); Stage Manager: Janet Takami (May 2024 - Aug 10, 2024)
Electric Guitar: Becca Stevens (Jun 17, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024)
We dedicate this, and every, performance of Illinoise to Thomas J. Gates

Cast

Becca Stevens
Barsine
Jun 17, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024
Understudy: Tanner Porter (Arctiini)
music by Sufjan Stevens; lyrics by Sufjan Stevens
Prologue (or, A Conjunction of Drones...)
Three Stars (or, Concerning the UFO Sighting near Highland, Illinois)
The Long Hike
Come On! Feel the Illinoise!
a story about Jacksonville
a story about Zombies
a story about John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
a story about The Man of Metropolis
Decatur
Chicago
To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament
Casimir Pulaski Day
Prairie Fire That Wanders About
The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth
The Seer's Tower
A Conjunction of Drones, again
Chicago (Reprise)
The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders
Epilogue (or, Riffs and Variations... Out of Egypt...)

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

2024 Nominee
Produced by Orin Wolf , Seaview , John Styles , David Binder , Emily Blavatnik , Susan Rose , ArKtype / Thomas O. Kriegsmann , David F. Schwartz , Patrick Catullo , Jon B. Platt , Diamond & Melvin , Nelson & Tao , Ruth Hendel , Elysabeth Kleinhans , Ted & Mary Jo Shen , Putnam & Thau , Chase & F.K.R. , GJJJM Productions , Steve & Leticia Trauber , Tim Forbes , John Gore Organization , James L. Nederlander , Park Avenue Armory and Chicago Shakespeare Theater ; Produced in association with Fisher Center at Bard
Executive Producer: Nate Koch and TT Partners

Best Choreography

2024 Winner
Choreographed by Justin Peck
 

Best Orchestrations

2024 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Timo Andres
 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

2024 Nominee
Lighting Design by Brandon Stirling Baker
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