Casting has been announced for Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts鈥� upcoming world premiere of Invincible鈥擳he Musical, which features the music of Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.
Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene with a book by Bradley Bredeweg (Good Trouble), performances of the musical reimagining of Romeo and Juliet are scheduled for November 22-December 18 in The Wallis鈥� Bram Goldsmith Theater in Beverly Hills.
The cast will feature Khamary Rose (Next to Normal at the Kennedy Center) as Romeo, Kay Sibal as Juliet, Sharon Leal (Dreamgirls) as Madame Capulet , Dionne Gipson as Madame Montague, Brennin Hunt (Pretty Woman: The Musical) as Paris, Ari Notartomaso (Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin) as Benvolio, Julia Harriman (The Voice) as Nura, Jon Patrick Walker (Peter and The Starcatcher) as Friar, Aaron Alcaraz (Rent tour) as Mercutio, and Josh Strobl (Dear Evan Hansen) as Tybalt.
The ensemble includes Steven Agdeppa, Gillian Bozajian, Cameron Field, Sophia Hall, Nadja Hayes, Eric Myrick, Ian Joseph Paget, Lyric Rachae, Krystle Simmons, Kelsey Lee Smith, Ian Ward, and Kendyl Yokoyama.
Invincible鈥擳he Musical, featuring songs from Benatar and Giraldo's catalog and new tunes penned by the duo, is set in the modern, war-torn metropolis of Verona where the newly elected Chancellor Paris vows to destroy the progressive resistance and return the city to its traditional roots. The star-crossed lovers鈥� story envisions peace in a divided world.
The production will also have music direction and vocal arrangements by Jesse Vargas, arrangements by Vargas and Giraldo, orchestrations by Giraldo and Vargas, casting by The Telsey Office's Ryan Bernard Tymensky, and choreography by Galen Hooks.
The creative team also includes scenic designer Arnel Sanciano, projection designer Yee Eun Nam, costume designer Lena Sands, lighting designer Elizabeth Harper, sound designer Cricket Meyers, production stage manager Christine Catti, fight director Steve Rankin, assistant stage manager Morgan Zupanski, associate music director David Saul Lee, associate sound designer Andrea Allmond, associate choreographer Macy Swaim, casting associate Dana Gaier, wardrobe supervisor Deborah Hartwell, and props specialist Joshua Sheldon.
Singer-songwriter Benatar and producer-musician Giraldo will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November. Their partnership includes such rock hits as 鈥淲e Belong,鈥� 鈥淚nvincible,鈥� 鈥淟ove Is a Battlefield,鈥� 鈥淧romises in the Dark,鈥� 鈥淲e Live For Love,鈥� 鈥淗eartbreaker,鈥� and 鈥淗ell is for Children.鈥�
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