The Off-Broadway premiere of Bekah Brunstetter's The Cake, starring Debra Jo Rupp, will officially open March 5 at New York City Center. The Manhattan Theatre Club staging, directed by artistic director , follows productions of the play in Los Angeles, the Berkshires, and elsewhere.
In The Cake, a North Carolina baker (Rupp) is forced to re-examine her deeply held beliefs when her late best friend鈥檚 daughter asks her to make a cake for her lesbian wedding. Rupp, who is reprising the role of Della from previous productions, is joined Off-Broadway by Marinda Anderson (Teenage Dick, Far From Heaven), Genevieve Angelson (, The Upside), and Dan Daily (The Rivals, Seabiscuit).
The Cake is playing at New York City Center 鈥� Stage I, where it will officially open March 5.
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Brunstetter's other plays include Going to a Place Where You Already Are, Cutie and Bear, A Long and Happy Life, Oohrah!, and Be A Good Little Widow. She is a producer on NBC鈥檚 This is Us, and has previously written for MTV鈥檚 Underemployed, ABC Family鈥檚 Switched at Birth, and Starz鈥檚 American Gods.
The creative team for The Cake includes (scenic design), Tom Broecker (costume design), Philip S. Rosenberg (lighting design), and (sound design and original music).
