Return of the #CastMe

Hey guys! After the first #CastMe post, I had a lot of interest from other kids about being involved in a future one, so I brought it back.

Essentially the idea is this: first, everyone who wants to be involved sends me a photo of themselves. Second, using a random generator, I send them a photo of someone else in the pool, with the mission to give me five musical theatre characters who they look like.  Third, they send those characters to me! 

Here are the results from this round of #CastMe. 

Alyssa Gonzalez

(Cast by Jesse Pike)

Sue from Carrie

Mitchie from Camp Rock

Natalie from Next to Normal

Wendla from Spring Awakening

Little Red from Into the Woods

Katherine from Newsies

Asher Sheppard

(Cast by Rebecca Galcik)

Jimmy from Thoroughly Modern Millie

Chef from Little Mermaid 

Hamlet from Hamlet 

Lucas from Addams Family 

Wes from Footloose

Avery Strachan

(Cast by Mackenna Goodrich and Maria Boas)

Aida from Aida

Muzzy from Thoroughly Modern Mille

Dorothy from The Wiz

Jan from Grease

Mrs. Potts from Beauty and the Beast

Angelica from Hamilton

Elphaba from Wicked

Isabella from Measure for Measure

Eponine from Les Mierables

Julie LaVerne from Showboat

Rosemary from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Carly Copp

(Cast by Ethan Shanker)

Lenora from Cry-Baby

Fastrada from Pippin

Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors

Magenta from Rocky Horror Picture Show

Cleophilia from Head Over Heels

Elise from Elise: The Musical

Cheyenne Smith

(Cast by Mackenna Goodrich)

Logainne from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Brenda from Catch Me If You Can

Natalie from next to normal

Maureen from RENT

Sally Bowles from Cabaret

Eric Williams 

(Cast by Mackenna Goodrich)

Corny Collins from Hairspray

Boq from Wicked

Paul from Company

Moritz from Spring Awakening

Nicely Nicely from Guys and Dolls 

Ethan Shanker

(Cast by Haylee Klein)

Aladdin from Aladdin

Roger from Rent

Claude from Hair

Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Hamilton in Hamilton

Haylee Klein

(Cast by LJ Deacon)

Millie - Thoroughly Modern Millie 

Reno Sweeney - Anything Goes

Ulla - The Producers

Princess Fiona - Shrek

Elsa Von Grossenknueten - Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

(A/N: I'm going to add in Rizzo from Grease, especially in this photo.)

Houston Ortloff

(Cast by Jessica Wastchak)

Joseph Pulitzer in Newsies 

Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof

Bruce Bechdel in Fun Home

Charlemagne in Pippin 

Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde

Hugo Crick-Furman

(Cast by Cheyenne Smith)

Frankie Valli from Jersey Boys

Seymour from Little Shop of Horrors

J.D. from Heathers 

Peter Pan from Peter Pan and Wendy 

And lord Farquaad from Shrek the Musical

Isabella Conner

(Cast by Katie Rodin)

Christine Daae from Phantom of the Opera

Belle from Beauty and the Beast

Viola from Twelfth Night

Veronica Sawyer from Heathers

Eponine from Les Miserables

Isabella Harvey

(Cast by Reagan Burows)

Bonnie from Bonnie and Clyde 

Wednesday from Addams Family 

Ivy from Bare: A Pop Opera 

Casey from First Date 

Aimee from The Humans

Jacob Herrera

(Cast by Sophia Bavishi)

Spider-Man from Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

Jack Kelly from Newsies

Link from Hairspray

Guy from Once 

Joseph from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dream Coat

Jesse Pike

(Cast by Mackenna Goodrich)

Marcy from Dogfight

Dawn from Waitress

Veronica from Heathers

Gingy/Sugar Plum Fairy from Shrek

Heidi from {title of show}

Jessica Sinodis

(Cast by Paige Gagliardi)

Whatshername from American Idiot

Maureen from RENT

Enid from Legally Blonde

Claire from Ordinary Days 

Lauren from Kinky Boots

Jessica Wastchak

(Cast by Oriana Valcamp)

Brooke from Legally Blonde

Any of the Mersisters from Little Mermaid

Belle from Beauty and the Beast

Pennywise from Urinetown

Teen Fiona from Shrek

Kaleigh Feuerstein

(Cast by Isabella Harvey)

Ella from Rodger and Hammerstein's Cinderella

Reno Sweeney from Anything Goes

Rose in Dogfight 

Jenna in Waitress

Katherine in Newsies

Kameron Moore

(Cast by Asher Sheppard)

Jack Kelly from Newsies 

Dickon from The Secret Garden 

Lee Harvey Oswald from Assassins 

Monty D'Ysquith Navarro from A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder 

Albus Severus Potter from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 

Peter Pan from Peter Pan and Wendy

Katie Rodin

(Cast by Alyssa Gonzalez)

Glinda from Wicked 

Cassie from Chorus Line 

Christine from Phantom of the Opera 

Mrs Lovett from Sweeney Todd

Reno from Anything Goes

LJ Deacon

(Cast by Talya Ginsberg)

Cogsworth from Beauty and the Beast

Jojo from Seussical

Zack Mooneyham from School of Rock

Cinderella's Prince from Into the Woods

Pippin from Pippin

Oriana Valcamp

(Cast by Jessica Sinodis)

Patrice in 13 the Musical 

Cinderella in Into The Woods

Janet in The Drowsy Chaperone 

Jane in Tarzan 

Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie

Paige Gagliardi

(Cast by Isabella Conner)

Bonnie from Bonnie & Clyde

Sally Bowles from Cabaret

Natalie from Next to Normal 

Belle from Beauty and the Beast 

Fantine from Les Miserables

Cinderella from Into the Woods

Reagan Burows

(Cast by Mackenna Goodrich)

Princess Winnifred from Once Upon A Mattress

Roxie Hart from Chicago

Jo March from Little Women

Madame from Rodger and Hammerstein's Cinderella

Kathy from The Last Five Years

Rebecca Galcik

(Cast by Mackenna Goodrich)

Louise from Gypsy

Fastrada from Pippin

Sheila from Hair

Sally Bowles from Cabaret

Marcy from Dogfight

Sophia Bavishi

(Cast by Jacob Herrera)

Eponine from Les Miserables

Natalie from Next To Normal

Annie from Annie Get Your Gun

Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors 

Julia from Wedding Singer

Talya Ginsberg
(Cast by Kaleigh Feuerstein)

Penny Pingleton in Hairspray 
Sally Brown in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical 
Jan in Grease 
Dorothy in Wizard of Oz

THEATRE HISTORY DREAMCASTING (5/5)

Hello, guys! Last day of break for me before I head back to Ohio and last day of my Theatre History Dreamcasting.

But before we get to that, this summer may be my last summer where I am in Arizona for the entire time. As a young woman getting ready to try and actually do this thing as a career, it is important for me to try to do internships and make connections outside of Arizona. So, if you're like "I really want to do something with AYAA over the summer!," talk to the theatre you work at and have them contact me at mackenna.azyoungactors@gmail.com and we can start planning something awesome!

Back to today, I have posted two articles about 25 Shows (Plays and Musicals) that everyone should know. For the past five weeks, I have been casting five of these shows and now it is time for the last five! Woohoo! All of these casts are done by me. Thanks for reading! :)

Plays

Doubt
Sister Aloysius: Jessica Sinodis
Father Flynn: Grey Smith
Sister James: Alli Halliday
Mrs. Muller: Avery Strachan

August: Osage County
Little Charles: Grey Smith or Jack Rose
Violet Weston: Mackenna Goodrich (I haven't really put myself down for any of these since I've been doing them all myself, but I'm gonna put me here.)
Johnna Monevata: Jessie Jo Pauley
Charlie Aiken: Kale Burr
Steve Heidebrecht: Julian Mendoza
Beverly Weston: Mark Munoz
Jean Fordham: Sarah Pansing
Karen Weston: Summer Farnsworth
Barbara Fordham: Kylee Webb
Ivy Weston: Jackie Brecker
Bill Fordham: Konnor Smith
Mattie Fae Aiken: Caroline Jackson
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau: Carter Palumbo

Clybourne Park
Francine/Lena: Avery Strachan
Jim/Tom/Kenneth: Nick Hambruch
Albert/Kevin: Mason Reeves
Bev/Kathy: Olivia Nienstedt
Betsy/Lindsey: Becca Galcik
Karl/Steve: Adam Lundgreen
Russ/Dan: Konnor Smith

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (featured in another dreamcasting)
Christopher - Sam Primack or Grey Smith
Mrs. Shears/Mrs. Gascoyne and others- India Chudnow
Siobhan - Johnna Watson or Bebe Blanco or Alli Halliday (I'm indecisive)
Mr. Thompson and others - Jonah Carlson
Roger Shears and others - Connor Baker
Ed - Grey Smith or Jack Rose
Lady in Street/Information and others - Grace Napoletano
Mrs. Alexander and others - Sarah Pansing
Judy - Jessica Sinodis

The Humans 

Aimee: Jessie Jo Pauley
Erik: Sam Primack
Deirdre: Jessica Sinodis
Fiona "Momo": Summer Farnsworth
Richard: Anson Romney
Brigid: Gabi Giusti

Musicals

The Producers
Leo Bloom: Kale Burr
Max Bialystock: Grey Smith
Carmen Ghia: Carter Palumbo
Roger: Joey Grado
Ulla: Jasmine Bassham
Franz: Noah Delgado
Scott/Donald Dinsmore: Connor Brigola
Shirley/Kiss-Me-Feel-Me/Foreman of the Jury: Alli Halliday
O'Houlihan: Nathan Sheppard
O'Riley: Hale Stewart
Bryan/Jack Lepidus/Judge: Adam Hays
O'Rourke/Bailiff: Spencer Claus
Mr. Marks/Kevin/Jason Green/Sergeant/Trustee: Brandon Reyes

Avenue Q
Mrs. T/Bear: Ali Giordano
Gary Coleman: Jazmin Garven
Kate Monster/Lucy T. Slut: Kaleigh Feuerstein
Brian: Liam Thibeault
Christmas Eve: Jessie Jo Pauley
Nicky/Trekkie Monster/Bear: Mason Reeves
Princeton/Rod: Vincent Pugliese

Wicked (featured in another dreamcasting)

Elphaba: Sarah Pansing
Glinda: Jackie Brecker
Fiyero: Kale Burr
Madame Morrible: Alli Halliday
Nessa Rose: Jessie Jo Pauley
The Wizard: Reed Daniel
Dr. Dillamond: Liam Thibeault

Boq: Andrey Lull

next to normal (I did this with adults too last time so I wanted to redo it with an all youth cast even though I think realistically, Diana is a crazy hard role for a non-adult to play.)
Diana: Jackie Brecker
Dan: Grey Smith
Natalie: Sarah Pansing
Gabe: Kale Burr
Henry: Sam Primack

Dr. Fine/Dr. Madden: Vincent Pugliese

Fun Home

Bruce: Nicholas Hambruch
Helen: Jackie Brecker
Small Alison: Riley Glick
Alison: Mackenna Goodrich
Medium Alison: Sarah Pansing
Joan: Grace Napoletano
John: Eric Lundgreen
Roy/Mark/Pete/Bobby/Jeremy: Anson Romney
Christian: Riley Thornton

*NEW* AYAA Pool Dreamcasting: Little Shop of Horrors

Imagine...

You have a pool of auditioners made up of the brightest and most talented young actors and actresses from around the Phoenix area; performers who would normally not be able to perform together because of the distance between them. Now imagine a website created a year and a half ago by a weird teenage girl who now lives in Ohio, but has control issues and loves the website too much to give it up wants to hypothetically bring these kids together. Imagine she sends out of a list of people to create one combined cast list for a show about a man-eating plant.

AND YOU'D GET THIS!

Hello and welcome to the all new AUDITION POOL DREAMCASTING FROM AYAA!

I wanted to reconfigure our dreamcasting format by instead of presenting a bunch of disparate cast lists but to create ONE cast list for ONE show based on a bunch of opinions. Each person received the same list of actors and actresses to choose from––their fellow creators of the cast lists. They then had to choose from that list for an assigned set of characters from the musical.

This is a sort of preview post for this new series. The rest of them will start in February and continue through the beginning of May. This week I am proud to present our "definitive" cast of Little Shop of Horrors. It came from a pool of 45 actors from all over Arizona. I hope you enjoy it! And if you're like "hey, that's something I would like to be apart of!" shoot me a message of Facebook and I can get ya signed up!

To be clear, this is not a real show we are putting on. It's just a fun hypothetical thing we are doing on the website. 

In the mean time, enjoy our cast of Little Shop of Horrors!

Little Shop of Horrors Cast

Created by the amalgamation of almost 40 cast lists from our peers

Seymour: Sam Primack (u/s: Brandon Brown)
Audrey: Summer Farnsworth (u/s: Hahnna Christianson)

Audrey II: Julian Mendoza (u/s: Danny Blankemeier)

Mr. Mushnik: Bryce Dilullo (u/s: Bailey Gorman)

Orin Scrivello (The Dentist): Spencer Claus (u/s: Noah Delgado)

Crystal: Sarah Pansing (u/s: Mackenna Goodrich)

Chiffon: Avery Strachan (u/s: Carly Copp)

Ronette: Lina Cappellano (u/s: Maddy Rathbun)

Ensemble: Summer Beckman, Danny Blankemeier, Brandon Brown, Hahnna Christianson, Carly Copp, Noah Delgado, Mackenna Goodrich, Bailey Gorman, Jacob Herrera, Grace Napoletano, Maddy Rathbun, Anson Romney

Hope you liked this preview episode of our new dreamcasting series! We have about 10 more awesome musicals coming your way. And make sure to contact me if you want to be involved. :)

THEATRE HISTORY DREAMCASTING (4/5)

Hello! Can't believe we are already on Part 4 of this series. That means my winter break is almost
over...OH NO!!

A couple of updates:

1. On January 10th at 5:30 pm, AYAA will be performing at the Saddle Bronc Grill in Fountain Hills, AZ. It will be a set of musical theatre songs from musicals like Aida, Evita, Jekyll and Hyde, and next to normal. Performers include Ali Giordano, Bailey Gorman, Carter Palumbo, Danny Blankemeier, Faith Sterling and many more!! Bring your families for a meal. There will be a collection jar to help AYAA fundraise for a future event.

2. So I know it has been great fun for me to be doing these dreamcastings these past few weeks, but I can imagine you are all probably getting sick of me... THUS, we will be posting a preview of the new dreamcasting format on Monday! The bulk of the posts will happen between February and May, but I want to show you guys what is coming up on AYAA in the future.

But for today, it's still just me. I have posted three articles about 25 Shows (Plays and Musicals) that everyone should know. I will be dreamcasting five of those shows each week until I go back to college. All of these casts are done by me! Check it out.

Plays

The Normal Heart

Dr. Emma Brookner: Alli Halliday

Mickey Marcus: Noah Delgado

Ben Weeks: Nick Hambruch

Felix Turner: Nathan Sheppard

Craig Donner/Grady: Kale Burr

Ned Weeks: Vincent Pugliese

Bruce Niles: Ethan Shanker

Tommy Boatwright: Grey Smith

Hiram Keebler/Examining Doctor: Sam Primack

David: Nick Williams

Angels in America

Rabbi Chemelwitz, Henry, Hannah Pitt, Ethel Rosenberg, Prelapsarianov, Council of Principalities: India Chudnow

Joe Pitt, Prior 1, The Eskimo, Council of Principalities: Spencer Claus

Harper Pitt, Martin Heller, Council of Principalities: Ali Giordano

Roy Cohn, Prior 2, Council of Principalities: Bryce Dilullo

Louis Ironson, Council of Principalities: Vincent Pugliese

Emily, Ella Chapter, The Woman in the South Bronx, The Angel, Mormon Mother: Miranda Smith

Prior Walter, Man in the Park: Brandon Reyes

Mr. Lies, Belize, Council of Principalities: Mason Reeves

Arcadia

Lady Croom: Jackie Brecker

Bernard Nightingale: Ethan Shanker

Valentine Coverly: Spencer Claus

Captain Brice, RN: Mason Reeves

Chloë Coverly: Maddy Rathbun

Jellaby: Nathan Sheppard

Richard Noakes: Vincent Pugliese

Thomasina Coverly: Benny Cowans

Septimus Hodge: Steven Enriquez

Gus/Augustus: Riley Thornton

Ezra Chater: Connor Baker

Hannah Jarvis: Kylee Webb

How I Learned to Drive

Lil Bit: Sarah Pansing

Uncle Peck: Grey Smith

Male Greek Chorus: Liam Thibeault

Female Greek Chorus: Rebecca Galcik

Teen Greek Chorus: Benny Cowans

Greek Chorus Leader: Vincent Pugliese

Proof

Catherine: Sarah Pansing

Robert: Grey Smith
Claire: Rebecca Galcik

Hal: Brandon Reyes

Musicals

La Cage aux Folles

Georges: Nathan Sheppard

Albin: Andrey Lull

Edouard Dindon/M. Renaud: Bryce Dilullo

Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud: Lily Castle

Francis: Kevin Kennedy

Anne: Emma Welch

Jean-Michel: Mason Reeves

Angelique: Kale Burr

Jacqueline: Summer Farnsworth

Phaedra: Hale Stewart

Hanna: Michael Schulz

Jacob: Ethan Shanker

Chantal: LJ Deacon

Bitelle: Devon Policci

Mercedes: Vincent Pugliese

Colette: Olivia Nienstedt

Tabarro: Nick Williams

Etienne: Sam Primack

Babette: Gabi Giusti

Les Miserables (featured in another dreamcasting)

Jean Valjean: Tucker Abney

Javert: Nicholas Hambruch

Fantine: Jackie Brecker

Eponine: Me or Chloe Santos

Marius: Kale Burr

Thenardier: Joey Grado

Madame Thenardier: Jessica Sinodis

Cosette: Emma Welch

Enjolras: Vincent Pugliese

Gavroche: Asher Angel

Little Cosette: Madeline Riggs

Grantaire: Nate Dutson

Phantom of the Opera

Christine Daaé: Jessie Jo Pauley

Phantom of the Opera: Nicholas Hambruch

Raoul: Kale Burr 

Monsieur André: Vincent Pugliese

Meg Giry: Summer Beckman

Madame Giry: Noa Gauthier

Carlotta Guidicelli: Jessica Sinodis

Ubaldo Piangi: Ethan Shanker

Monsieur Firmin: Bailey Gorman

Don Attilio/Passarino: Julian Mendoza

Monsieur Reyer: Sam Primack

Madame Firmin: Sarah Pansing

Monsieur Lefèvre/Firechief: Mark Munoz

Smokey Joe's Cafe:

So this one is a bit odd because there aren't characters names; just people who sing certain songs. So I listed the "characters" by the first names of the people who originally performed the roles.

Ken: Shawn Wong

Adrian: Clay Rollon

Brenda: Emily Woodward-Shaw

Victor: Mason Reeves

BJ: Jessica Sinodis

Pattie: Sarah Pansing

DeLee: Gabi Giusti

Fred: Grey Smith

Michael: Jack Rose

Rent:

Steve and others: Mark Munoz

Benjamin Coffin III: Clay Rollon

Angel Schunard: Ethan Shanker

Paul and others: Noah Delgado

Mark's mom and others: Summer Farnsworth

Tom Collins: Mason Reeves

Maureen Johnson: Sarah Pansing

Alexi Darling and others: Gabi Giusti

Gordon and others: Sam Primack

Roger Davis: Kale Burr

Mark Cohen: Grey Smith

Mimi Marquez: Jackie Brecker

Mrs. Jefferson and others: Avery Strachan

Christmas caroler and others: Anson Romney

Joanne Jefferson: Jazmin Garven

Thank you all for reading! See you on Monday for the brand new Dreamcasting format! 

Things Are Looking Up Here on Broadway!

So... Matilda closed. Something Rotten closed. The Color Purple is closing. Falsettos is closing. Jersey Boys is closing. Holiday Inn is closing. Oh, Hello is closing. It's a rough January.

However, fret not! There is a lot of great stuff coming up on Broadway this year. Last year, I went through some of the upcoming Broadway adaptations coming up. Today, I want to give a peak at what shows will be opening on Broadway this season. Please, go see Hamilton and enjoy the phenomenon, but support other shows on Broadway as well if you make it to New York this year.

This will include shows starting previews through March 31st. There are constantly shows opening and closing on Broadway. I want to provide a guide for the next few months. There are a ton of great shows opening this year and there is a chance I will provide more updates throughout the year. 


THE PRESENT

Theatre: Ethel Barrymore
Previews: December 17, 2016
Opening: January 8, 2017
Written by Andrew Upton
Director: John Crowley
Cast: Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh
This is a plat based on Anton Chekhov's Planatov, except the action has been rewritten to take place in the 1990s. It is a limited run through March 19th.

JITNEY

Theatre: Samuel J. Friedman
First Preview: December 28, 2016
Opening: January 19, 2017
Written by August Wilson
Director: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Cast: André Holland, Harvey Blanks, Anthony Chisholm, Brandon Dirden, Carra Patterson
Wilson's play about men who drive unlicensed cabs or "jitneys." It is the only play for Wilson's 10-play cycle, which also includes Fences and The Piano Lesson, which has not been on Broadway.

SUNSET BOULEVARD

Theatre: Palace
First Preview: February 2, 2017
Opening: February 9, 2017
Written by Christopher Hampton and Don Black (book/lyrics), and Andrew Lloyd Webber (music)
Director: Lonny Price
Cast: Glenn Close

Revival of the Webber musical about an old star attempting to make a comeback. I'm so lit for this one; I'm not a big Webber fan but the music from this show is stunning.

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

Theatre: Hudson
Previews: February 2, 2017
Opens: February 23
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by James Lapine
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford
Musical about pointillist painter Geourge Sauret. I love love love Jake Gyllenhall and wish I could make it to New York to see it.
Limited engagement through April 23rd.


SIGNIFICANT OTHER

Theatre: Booth
Previews: February 14, 2017
Opens: March 2, 2017
Playwright: Joshua Harmon
Director: Trip Cullman
Cast: Gideon Glick, Barbara Barrie, and Lindsay Mendez

About a gay man who searches for love in New York City

THE GLASS MENAGERIE

Theatre: Belasco
Previews: February 7, 2017
Opens: March 9, 2017
Playwright: Tennessee Williams
Director: Sam Gold
Cast: Sally Field and Joe Mantello
Yet another revival of this play. Tells the story of a young man's memory of his family: an overbearing mother and a shy, disabled sister. Joe Mantello is known as a great director, but I would love to see him on stage as an actor.

COME FROM AWAY

Theatre: Schoenfeld
Previews: February 18, 2017
Opens: March 12, 2017
Book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein.
Director: Christopher Ashley
Cast: Chad Kimball, Jenn Colella, Joel Hatch, Rodney Hicks and Caesar Samayoa.
About a group of travelers who were diverted to a Newfoundland town on September 11, 2001. I've never heard of this musical, BUT I love that it's a new idea and it's been killing it at regional theatres, so I hope it is also a hit on Broadway.

THE PRICE

Theatre: American Airlines
Previews: February 16, 2017
Opens: March 16, 2017
Playwright: Arthur Miller
Director: Terry Kinney
Cast: John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub, Jessica Hecht
It's not a Broadway season without the revival of an Arthur Miller play. This lesser-known work tells the story of two estranged brothers who come together to divide up the family estate.
Limited engagement through May 7th.

SWEAT

Theatre: Studio 54
Previews: March 4, 2017
Opens: March 26, 2017
Playwright: Lynn Nottage
Director: Kate Whoriskey
Cast: Carlo Albán, James Colby, Khris Davis, Johanna Day, John Earl Jelks, Will Pullen
About blue-collar workers in Pennsylvania at the turn of the millenium.

MISS SAIGON

Theatre: Broadway
Previews: March 1, 2017
Opens: March 23, 2017
Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg (music), Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (lyrics), Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (book)
Director: Laurence Connor
Cast: Jon Jon Briones and Eva Noblezada
An American soldier is caught in a love triangle between a woman he met in Vietnam during the war and girl back in America.
Limited run through January 15, 2018. I don't know why they insist on making the Schonberg/Boublil revivals limited runs, but okay.

AMÉLIE

Theatre: Walter Kerr
Previews: March 9, 2017
Opening: April 3, 2017
Written by Dan Messé (music), Nathan Tyson (lyrics), Craig Lucas (book)
Director: Pam MacKinnon
Cast: Phillipa Soo and Adam Chanler-Berat
A musical adaptation of the French film about a waitress with a wild imagination who helps the people around her achieve their dreams and falls in love in the process.

PRESENT LAUGHTER

Theatre: St. James
Previews: March 10, 2017
Opening: April 5, 2017
Playwright: Noël Coward
Director: Moritz von Suelpnagel
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kate Burton
Revival of a play about a light comedy actor who is about to embark on a tour to Africa.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

Theatre: Lyceum
Previews: March 9, 2017
Opening: April 2, 2017
Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields
Director: Mark Bell
Cast: Matthew Cavendish, Bryony Corrigan, Rob Falconer, Dave Hearn, Henry Lewis
Comedy about a university production where nothing goes right.

WAR PAINT

Theatre: Nederlander
Previews: March 7, 2017
Opening: April 6, 2017
Writers: Book by Doug Wrights; music and lyrics by Scott Frankel and Michael Korie
Director: Michael Grief; choreographer: Christopher Gattelli
Cast: Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole
Musical based on the rivalry between two cosmetic titans. I'm not a big LuPone fan, but as long as she doesn't start screaming at people in the audience, this show will be a beast.

OSLO

Theatre: Vivian Beaumont
Previews: March 23, 2017
Opens: April 13, 2017
Playwright: J.T. Rogers
Director: Bartlett Sher
Cast: Jennifer Ehle, Daniel Jenkins, Jefferson Mays and Daniel Oreskes
A political play play about the top-secret meetings between the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization that resulted in the Oslo Accords.

GROUNDHOG DAY

Theatre: August Wilson
Previews: March 16, 2017
Opening: April 17, 2017
Music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, book by Danny Rubin
Director: Matthew Warchus
Cast: Andy Karl
Written by the composer of Matilda, this musical is an adaptation of the Bill Murray film about a man who becomes caught in an endless cycle of the same Groundhog Day.

THEATRE HISTORY DREAMCASTING (3/5)

Hey there, boys and girls! Happy new year! Thank you for your continuous readership of AYAA and I can't wait to see what the year 2017 means for the website.

Before we get to the meat of today's article, I wanted to update you on two upcoming happenings of AYAA:

1. On January 10th at 5:30 pm, AYAA will be performing at the Saddle Bronc Grill in Fountain Hills, AZ. It will be a set of musical theatre songs from musicals like Waitress, Evita, Jekyll and Hyde, and next to normal. Performers include Ali Giordano, Bailey Gorman, Carter Palumbo, Danny Blankemeier, Faith Sterling and many more!! Bring your families for a meal. There will be a collection jar to help AYAA fundraise for a future event.

2. Speaking of "future event," I can't release too many details yet, but it is looking like AYAA will be doing a full-length play over the summer. So keep us in mind when you start thinking about what show you want to do over the summer.

MOVING ON, let's talk about part three of my theatre history dreamcasting. I have posted two articles about 25 Shows (Plays and Musicals) that everyone should know. I will be dreamcasting five of those shows each week until I go back to college. All of these casts are done by me! Check it out.

Plays

A Raisin in the Sun
Walter: Mason Reeves
Lena: Sidne Phillips
Ruth: Maria Boas
Beneatha: Phoebe Koyabe
Karl: Dustin Noga
George: Anson Romney
Bobo: Ira Hill
Travis: Shawn Wong
Joseph: Clay Rollon

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
George: Grey Smith
Martha: Kylee Webb
Honey: Sarah Pansing
Nick: Steven Enriquez

The Odd Couple
Standard Edition
Felix: Kale Burr
Oscar: Bryce Dilullo
Speed: Dale Mortensen
Gwendolyn: Olivia Nienstedt
Roy: Grey Smith
Murray: Danny Blankemeier
Cecily: Kate Nienstedt
Vinnie: Devon Policci

Female Edition
Olive: India Chudnow
Florence: Grace Napoletano
Vera: Jasmine Bassham
Renee: Summer Beckman (I played this part when I was a sophomore in high school!)
Sylvie: Katie Rodin
Jesus: Joey J Grado
Manolo: Brandon Reyes
Mickey: Jessica Sinodis

Amadeus
Constanze: Sarah Pansing
Mozart: Joey J Grado
Antonio Salieri: Sam Primack
Teresa Salieri: India Chudnow
Baron van Swieten: Mark Munoz
Count Johann Kilian Von Strack: Bailey Gorman
Joseph II: Konnor Smith
Katherina Cavalieri: Zoe Zamora
Major Domo/Servant: Aaron Brown
Count Orsini-Rosenberg: Liam Thibeault
Guiseppe Bonno: Hank Woods

Noises Off
Dotty: India Chudnow
Lloyd: Sam Primack
Poppy: Kylee Webb
Selsdon: Mason Reeves
Garry: Bronson Todd
Belinda: Summer Farnsworth
Brooke: Jackie Brecker
Tim: Grey Smith
Frederick: Adam Lundgreen

Musicals

Hair

Berger: Ethan Shanker

Woof: Isaac Dowdle

Abraham Lincoln/Tribe: Phoebe Koyabe

Mother/Buddahdalirama/Tribe: Darian Lorrain

Dionne: Sidne Phillips

Crissy: Paige Gagliardi

Dad/Margaret Mead/Tribe: Michael Schulz

Hud: Mason Reeves

Claude: Hale Stewart

Jeanie: Sophia Donnell

Sheila: Jackie Brecker

Principal/Hubert/John Wilkes Booth/Tribe: Grey Smith

Jesus Christ Superstar
Thaddeus: Jacob Brooks

Elizabeth: Sydney Volker

Ruth: Hahnna Christianson

Mary: Olivia Smith

Jonah: Sam Ellefson

Matthew/Priest: Mason Reeves

King Herod: Nicholas Hambruch

Bartholomew: Ethan Shanker

Sarah: Rebecca Galcik

Pontius Pilate: Mike Sprenger

Mary Magdalene: Summer Beckman

James the Lesser/Priest: Vincent Pugliese

Peter: Noah Delgado

Caiaphas: Grey Smith

Jesus of Nazareth: Kale Burr

Martha/Maid by the Fire: Jackie Brecker

Rachel: Olivia Nienstedt

Esther: Grace Napoletano

Thomas:  Joey Grado

John: Anson Romney

James: Kevin Kennedy

Simon Zealotes: Mark Munoz

Annas: Tucker Abney

Phillip: Bailey Gorman

Andrew/Priest: Konnor Smith

Judas Iscariot: Sam Primack

Chicago (featured in a previous dreamcasting)

Roxie: Sidne Phillips

Velma: Emily Woodward-Shaw

Billy Flynn: Mike Sprenger

Mama Morton: Jessica Sinodis

Mary Sunshine: Adam Hays (It would have to be Matthew Ryan Harris if I were choosing adults!)

Amos: Dale Mortensen

Kitty: Caroline Jackson

June (Squish): Gabi Giusti

Hunyak (Uh-uh): Nicole Boucher

Mona (Lipschitz): Mackenna Goodrich (Mona's my favorite)

Liz (Pop): Jacqueline Brecker

Annie (Six): Jessie Jo Pauley

Chorus Line

Bobby: Ethan Shanker  

Don: Nicholas Hambruch

Tricia: Rebecca Galcik

Roy: Grey Smith

Zach: Vincent Pugliese

Tom: Nathan Sheppard

Butch: Devon Policci

Diana: Jessie Jo Pauley

Cassie: Sidne Phillips

Maggie: Jackie Brecker

Val: Gabi Giusti

Sheila: Emily Woodward-Shaw 

Larry: Kale Burr

Lois: Summer Farnsworth

Richie: Dale Mortensen

Vicki: Harley Barton

Mark: Jake Bonar

Judy: Mackenna Goodrich

Greg: Connor Brigola 

Bebe: Tiana Marks 

Mike: Joey Grado 

Connie: Thea Eigo

Paul: Brandon Reyes 

Frank: Connor Baker

Kristine: Miranda Smith 

Al: Andrey Lull

Sweeney Todd (featured in another dreamcasting) 

Sweeney Todd: Hank Woods

Mrs. Lovett: Jessica Sinodis

Anthony: Kale Burr

Johanna: Jessie Jo Pauley

Judge Turpin: Grey Smith

Tobias: Nick Williams

Beadle: Devon Policci

Lucy/Beggar Woman: Payton Bioletto

Adolfo Pirelli: Ethan Shanker

Thank you for reading this week's Theatre History Dreamcasting! See you Friday for part 4 of 5!