13, A New Musical made the dean's list again. The only show to have an all teenage cast & band and to offer $13 tickets, hosted the first ever open dress rehearsal for teenagers only on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8pm. The 1,100 lucky teen fans who scored tickets (and their adult chaperones), lined up at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre to take in an exciting night of singing, dancing and of course, teenage drama! BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there to capture every "omg" moment!
13, A New Musical, with music and lyrics by Tony Award winner
Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years) stars 13 talented teenagers and an all teenage band. Previews begin on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 with the official opening at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Sunday, October 5, 2008. With a book by award winning children's author & songwriter
Dan Elish ("Born Too Short, Confessions of an 8th Grade Basket Case") and veteran writer for TV and film
Robert Horn ("Designing Women"),
13, A New Musical is directed by Tony Award nominee
Jeremy Sams (The Sound of Music in the West End) and choreographed by Tony Award nominee
Christopher Gattelli (
South Pacific).
Tom Kitt (High Fidelity) is the Music Director.
The cast features
Al Calderon as Eddie,
Eamon Foley as Richie,
Caitlin Gann as Molly,
Ariana Grande as Charlotte,
Aaron Simon Gross as Archie, Elizabeth Egan Gillies as Lucy,
Malik Hammond as Malcolm,
Joey La Varco as Simon,
Delaney Moro as Kendra, Eric M. Nelsen as Brett,
Graham Phillips as Evan,
Allie Trimm as Patrice,
Brynn Williams as Cassie. Also in the cast are
Riley Costello,
Henry Hodges,
Mary Claire Miskell,
LiAna Ortiz,
Max Schneider, Corey J. Snide and the on-stage teen band members are
Lexi Bodick on bass,
Zac Coe on percussion,
Adam Michael Kaufman on keyboard,
Zach Page on guitar,
Chris Raymond on guitar,
Charlie Rosen (swing musician).
Evan Goldman has it all - he's popular, has the perfect family and lives in the greatest city in the world - New York. That is until his parents get divorced and he's forced to move with his Mom… to Indiana. Uprooted from his old life, he has to make new friends and somehow manoeuvre his way through the minefield of High School to become part of the "in-crowd". A grown-up story about growing up, featuring the only all-teenage cast ever to hit Broadway! With an explosive score by Tony Award-winning composer
Jason Robert Brown, 13 is a hilarious, high-energy musical for all ages about discovering that cool is where you find it, and sometimes where you least expect it.
The production features scenic & costume design by Tony Nominee
David Farley (2008's Sunday in the Park with George), lighting design by Tony Award winner
Brian MacDevitt (The Coast of Utopia Part I) and sound design by
Jon Weston (The Color Purple).
13, A New Musical earned the LA Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Production and Best Musical Score for its world premiere production at
Center Theatre Group/The
Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles (December 22, 2006 - February 18, 2007) and enjoyed a successful run at Goodspeed's
Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT (May 8, 2008 - June 9, 2008).
The musical is produced on Broadway by
Bob Boyett,
Roger Berlind,
Tim Levy,
Stacey Mindich, Jane Bergère,
Broadway Across America,
Ken Davenport,
Ted Hartley,
Sharon Karmazin,
Carl Moellenberg,
Jamie Lightstone/
Nina Keneally,
Tom Miller/True Love Productions,
Olympus Theatricals,
Center Theatre Group in association with
Shorenstein Hays Nederlander and
The Araca Group.
Tickets for
13, A New Musical can be purchased through Telecharge at (212) 239-6200 or
http://www.telecharge.com/ and at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) Box Office.
For more information, cast videos and a free download of the title track, visit:
http://www.13themusical.com/.
Photo Credit Pablo Pimienta
The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
The line at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
The eager 13 fans line up
The 13 cast celebrates!
Malik Hammond
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Malik Hammond
Malik Hammond and Joey La Varco
Joey La Varco
Joey La Varco
Joey La Varco
Ariana Grande
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Caitlin Gann
Ariana Grande and Caitlin Gann
Ariana Grande and Caitlin Gann
Ariana Grande and Caitlin Gann
Ariana Grande and Caitlin Gann
Brynn Williams
Brynn Williams
Brynn Williams
Brynn Williams
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Brynn Williams, Chris Raymond and Delaney Moro
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Lexi Bobick
The kids of 13 rock out
Allie Trimm
Graham Phillips
Aaron Simon Gross
Eric Nelsen
Eric Nelsen
Elizabeth Gilles
The crowd cheers on th ecast
13's exciting curtain call
13 takes a bow
The screaming crowd greets the 13 cast
Graham Phillips meets the fans!
Graham Phillips, Allie Trimm and Aaron Simon Gross
13 fans go crazy for the show
Graham Phillips and his adoring public!
Graham Phillips
Riley Costello and Ariana Grande
Caitlin Gann, Riley Costello and Ariana Grande
Alberto Calderon and Ariana Grande
Joey La Varco and Ariana Grande
Malik Hammond
Eric Nelsen and Graham Phillips
