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Tootsie, which opens tonight at the Marquis Theatre, tells the story of a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime - as the star of a new Broadway musical. Check out a first look at the cast in action below!
TOOTSIE features an original score by Tony Award-winner David Yazbek (The Band's Visit, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), a book by Robert Horn (13; Dame Edna, Back with a Vengeance), choreography by Tony Award nominee Denis Jones (Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas), and music direction by Andrea Grody (The Band's Visit). Tootsie will be directed by eight-time Tony Award nominee and Olivier Award winner Scott Ellis (She Loves Me, On the Twentieth Century).
The company is led by Tony Award nominee Santino Fontana as Michael Dorsey, Lilli Cooper as Julie Nichols, Tony Award nomineeSARAH STILES as Sandy Lester, John Behlmann as Max Van Horn, Andy Grotelueschen as Jeff Slater, Julie Halston as Rita Marshall, Tony Award winner Michael McGrath as Stan Fields, and Tony Award nominee Reg Rogers as Ron Carlisle.
The company also includes Sissy Bell, Barry Busby, Paula Leggett Chase, Britney Coleman, Leslie Donna Flesner, Jenifer Foote, John Arthur Greene, Drew King, Jeff Kready, Harris Milgrim, Adam Monley, Shina Ann Morris, James Moye, Katerina Papacostas, Nick Spangler, Diana Vaden, and Anthony Wayne.
Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy (unless otherwise noted)
Leslie Donna Flesner, Shina Ann Morris, Santino Fontana, Julie Halston
Andy Grotelueschen and Sarah Stiles
Sarah Stiles and Andy Grotelueschen
Julie Halston, Reg Rogers, Santino Fontana
Lilli Cooper and company
Reg Rogers and company
Julie Halston, James Moye, Santino Fontana, Lilli Cooper, John Behlmann
Santino Fontana and Andy Grotelueschen
Lilli Cooper and company
Santino Fontana and Lilli Cooper
Santino Fontana and Lilli Cooper
Santino Fontana and company
Santino Fontana and company
Santino Fontana. Photo Credit: Julieta Cervantes
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