Colton Ryan and Anna Uzele will star in the new Kander & Ebb musical New York, New York, which will begin previews at Broadway’s St. James Theatre March 24, 2023 prior to an official opening April 26, 2023. A love story set in post-World War II New York, Kander & Ebb’s newest venture will sure to delight.
Ryan (Girl From The North Country, The Girl From Plainville) will play Jimmy Doyle with Uzele (Dear Edward) as Francine Evans. Additional cast and creative team members will be announced at a later date.
Inspired by the 1977 film of the same name, New York, New York, marks the first new John Kander & Fred Ebb musical to open on Broadway since 2015’s Tony Award Nominee, The Visit. This project will reunite Kander with director and choreographer Stroman, book writer Thompson, and co-writer Washington, who collaborated with Kander and the late Ebb on Broadway’s The Scottsboro Boys, which was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Additional lyrics will also be by Academy Award nominee Lin-Manuel Miranda, while direction and choreography will be headed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman.
Jimmy Doyle will be played by Broadway alum Colton Ryan. Ryan is perhaps most recognizable from his performance in Girl From The North Country for which he received the 2019 Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance. Viewers from the silver screen will recognize Ryan from the film adaptation of “Dear Evan Hansen”, reclaiming his role from the stage production.
New York New York’s female lead will be played by actress Anna Uzele. Uzele is most famously know for originating the role of ‘Catherine Parr’ in the Broadway debut of Six. She and the cast were recently nominated for a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. Though she has passed her crown on, fans of Uzele will sure to be delighted with her ‘Francine Evans’.
Performances begin Friday, March 24, 2023 at Broadway’s St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street). Tickets are on sale now at NewYorkNewYorkBroadway.com
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