MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 15, 2009
Closing Date
Jan 16, 2011
1st Preview
Mar 27, 2009
1st Preview
Mar 27, 2009
Previews
21
Performances
733
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Booth Theatre
(Apr 15, 2009 - Jan 16, 2011)
Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)
Produced by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo and Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Ellen Richard)
World Premiere on February 13, 2008 at: Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director); Subsequently presented by Arena Stage (Molly Smith, Artistic Director; Guy Bergquist, Interim Managing Director)
Book by Brian Yorkey; Music by Tom Kitt; Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Music orchestrated by Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt; Vocal arrangements by AnnMarie Milazzo; Musical Director: Charlie Alterman; Additional Guitar Arrangements by: Michael Aarons; Assistant Musical Dir.: Mat Eisenstein
Directed by Michael Greif; Musical Staging by Sergio Trujillo; Associate Choreographer: Dontee Kiehn; Assistant Director: Laura Pietropinto
Scenic Design by Mark Wendland; Costume Design by Jeff Mahshie; Lighting Design by Kevin Adams; Sound Design by Brian Ronan; Associate Lighting Design: Joel Silver; Associate Sound Design: David Stollings; Assistant Scenic Design: Rachel Nemec; Assistant Lighting Design: Paul Toben and Aaron Sporer
General Manager: 321 Theatrical Management; Company Manager: Marc Borsak
Production Stage Manager: Judith Schoenfeld; Technical Supervisor: Larry Morley; Stage Manager: Martha Donaldson; Associate Tech. Suprvr: Bradley Thompson ; Assistant Stage Mgr: Sally Sibson
Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller; Conducted by Charlie Alterman; Violin/Keyboard: Yuiko Kamakari; Cello: Ben Kalb; Guitars: Eric B. Davis; Bass: Michael Blanco; Drums/Percussion: Damien Bassman; Copyist: Emily Grishman Music Preparation
Casting: Telsey + Company; Press Representative: Barlow-Hartman Public Relations; Dance Captain: Jessica Phillips; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Joan Marcus; Interactive Marketing: Situation Marketing
Alice Ripley
Diana
Mar 27, 2009 - Jul 18, 2010
J. Robert Spencer
Dan
Mar 27, 2009 - May 16, 2010
Adam Chanler-Berat
Henry
Jennifer Damiano
Natalie
Mar 27, 2009 - Jul 18, 2010
Louis Hobson
Broadway debut
Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine
Aaron Tveit
Gabe
Mar 27, 2009 - Jun 07, 2009
Understudies: Michael Berry (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine, Dan), Meghann Fahy (Natalie), Jessica Phillips (Diana) and Tim Young (Gabe, Henry)

Booth Theatre (Apr 15, 2009 - Jan 16, 2011)

Additional Percussion Arrangements by Damien Bassman
Company Manager: Eric Cornell (Jul 19, 2010 - Aug 22, 2010) and Lisa Koch Rao (Aug 23, 2010 - ?)
Stage Manager: Shawn Pennington (Jul 19, 2010 - ?); Assistant Stage Mgr: Alex Lyu Volckhausen
Cello: Alisa Horn (Apr 16, 2010 - ?); Drums/Percussion: Shannon Ford
Dance Captain: Brian Crum (Aug 09, 2010 - ?)

Cast

Brian d'Arcy James
Originated this role in the original Off-Broadway premiere
Dan
May 17, 2010 - Jul 18, 2010
Meghann Fahy
Natalie
Jul 19, 2010 - Jan 16, 2011
Aaron Tveit
Gabe
Sep 07, 2009 - Jan 03, 2010
Jason Danieley
Dan
Jul 19, 2010 - Jan 16, 2011
Kyle Dean Massey
Gabe
Jun 09, 2009 - Sep 06, 2009
 
Gabe
Jan 04, 2010 - Jan 16, 2011
Marin Mazzie
Diana
Jul 19, 2010 - Jan 16, 2011
Understudies: Joe Cassidy (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine), Brian Crum (Henry, Gabe), Curt Hansen (Gabe, Gabe), Emma Hunton (Natalie), Adam Kantor (Henry, Henry, Henry, Henry), Mackenzie Mauzy (Natalie, Natalie, Natalie, Natalie), Michael McElroy (Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine), Catherine Porter (Diana), Asa Somers (Dan, Dan, Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine, Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine, Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine, Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine), Sarah Uriarte Berry (Diana) and Kathy Voytko (Diana)
music by Tom Kitt; lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Act 1
Sung By
Just Another Day
Company
Everything Else
Natalie
Who's Crazy/My Psychopharmacologist and I
Company
Perfect for You
Natalie and Henry
I Miss the Mountains
Diana
It's Gonna Be Good
Company
He's Not Here
Dan
You Don't Know
Diana
I Am the One
Dan, Gabe and Diana
Superboy and the Invisible Girl
Natalie, Gabe and Diana
I'm Alive
Gabe
Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I'm Falling
Company
I Dreamed a Dance
Diana and Gabe
There's a World
Gabe
I've Been
Dan
Didn't I See This Movie?
Diana
A Light in the Dark
Dan and Diana
Act 2
Sung By
Wish I Were Here
Company
Song of Forgetting
Diana, Dan and Natalie
Hey #1
Natalie and Henry
Seconds and Years
Doctor Madden, Dan and Diana
Better Than Before
Diana, Dan, Natalie and Doctor Madden
Aftershocks
Gabe
Hey #2
Natalie and Henry
You Don't Know (Reprise)
Diana and Doctor Madden
How Could I Ever Forget?
Diana and Dan
It's Gonna Be Good (Reprise)
Dan and Diana
Why Stay?/A Promise
Diana, Natalie, Dan and Henry
I'm Alive (Reprise)
Gabe
The Break
Diana
Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I'm Falling (Reprise)
Diana, Gabe and Doctor Madden
Maybe
Diana and Natalie
Hey #3/Perfect for You (Reprise)
Natalie and Gabe
So Anyway
Diana
I Am the One (Reprise)
Dan and Gabe
Light
Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

2009 Nominee
Produced by David Stone , James L. Nederlander , Barbara Whitman , Patrick Catullo and Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Ellen Richard)
 

Best Book of a Musical

2009 Nominee
Book by Brian Yorkey

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

2009 Winner
Music by Tom Kitt
Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
 

Best Actor in a Musical

2009 Nominee
J. Robert Spencer

Best Actress in a Musical

2009 Winner
Alice Ripley
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

2009 Nominee
Jennifer Damiano
 

Best Direction of a Musical

2009 Nominee
Directed by Michael Greif

Best Orchestrations

2009 Winner
Music orchestrated by Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt
 

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

2009 Nominee
Scenic Design by Mark Wendland
 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

2009 Nominee
Lighting Design by Kevin Adams
 

Best Sound Design of a Musical

2009 Nominee
Sound Design by Brian Ronan

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

2010 Winner
Book by Brian Yorkey
Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Music by Tom Kitt
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