Photo Flash: The Bardy Bunch at The Mercury Theater

THE BARDY BUNCH: The War of the Families Partridge and Brady, the musical parody by Stephen Garvey that gained cult status during its Off-Broadway run in 2014, is excited to announce casting for its limited engagement in Chicago, September 16 through November 27, at the Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Avenue. the show's all-star cast will portray the Brady and Partridge families, just after the ABC Network ceased airing their chronicles in 1974, in a blood-soaked, vengeance-fueled, lust-filled crossover episode of Shakespearean proportions.

THE BARDY BUNCH stars Skyler Adams (The Adventures of Pinocchio at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Next to Normalat Drury Lane) as "Keith", Brianna Borger (Erika's Wall at The Music Theatre Company and Porchlight Music Theatre's The King and I) as "Shirley", Timothy Eidman (Pirates! (Or, Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd) and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Muny) as "Chris", Dan Gold (Pride Films and Play's The Book of Merman at Mary's Attic, Porchlight Music Theatre's Side Show at Stage 773 and The Producers at Mercury Theater Chicago) as "Peter", Cory Goodrich (Ring of Fire at Mercury Theater Chicago, The Addams Family at Mercury Theatre Chicago and Mary Poppins at the Paramount Theatre) as "Carol", Tina Gluschenko (End Days at Windy City Playhouse, Rapture, Blister, Burn at Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre andOthers at Royal George Theatre) as "Alice", Callie Johnson (Next to Normal at Drury Lane Theater, State Street at City Lit Theater and Sirens at Citadel Theatre West Campus Theatre) as "Cindy", Jeffery Max (It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman at Drury Lane Theater, The Pirates of Penzance at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Theatre at the Center) as "Reuben", Erin McGrath (City of Angels at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire and A Christmas Story at Paramount Theatre) as "Laurie", Jake Nicholson (Assassins at Roosevelt University and Legally Blonde at Roosevelt University) as "Bobby", Jared Rein (The Addams Family at The Mercury Theatre and Gypsy at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre) as "Danny", Olivia Renteria (The Who's Tommy at Paramount Theatre, Brigadoon at Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre and Oliver! At Drury Lane Theatre) as "Marcia", Mary-Margaret Roberts (Porchlight Music Theatre's Far From Heaven at Stage 773 and Hey! Dancin'! Hey! Musical! At Prop Thtr) as "Tracy", Sawyer Smith (Cats at Paramount Theatre,The Addams Family at The Mercury Theatre and The Producers at Mercury Theater Chicago) as "Greg", Jake Stempel (Cabaret at Meiley-Swallow Hall at North Central College) as "Chris", Stef Tovar (The Tin Woman at The Greenhouse Theatre Center, Big Fish at Theatre at the Center and No Wake at The Greenhouse Theater Center) as "Mike", Bret Tuomi (Othello at Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Dance at Mercury Theater Chicago and A Christmas Carol at Albert Ivan Goodman Theatre) as "Sam", and Annie Watkins (The Deathly Ones at Times Scare and The Bardy Bunch: The War of the Families Partridge and Brady at The Ellen Stewart Theater) reprising the role of "Jan", for which she earned rave reviews in the Off-Broadway production at the Theatre at St. Clement's.

Hailed as "irresistible" by The New York Times, THE BARDY BUNCH is a mash-up of a dozen Shakespeare plays set in the 1970s and featuring the two classic TV families when they were no longer under America's watchful eye. The musical features 15 hit songs made famous on "The Partridge Family" and "The Brady Bunch," including, "I Think I Love You," "It's a Sunshine Day" and "I Woke Up in Love This Morning,"

THE BARDY BUNCH premiered at the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival, where it won an Overall Excellence Award for Outstanding Ensemble. It went on to play a sold-out limited Off-Broadway run at the Theatre at St. Clement's in the spring of 2014.

This Equity-affiliated made-for-Chicago production will be helmed by original Director Jay Stern, Choreographer Lorna Ventura, and Music Director Logan Medland. Mike Timoney and Disappearing Dog, LLC produce.

THE BARDY BUNCH will run September 16th through November 27, 2016 at the Mercury Theater Chicago, with performances on Wednesdays at 8 pm, Thursdays at 3 pm and 8 pm, Fridays at 8 pm, Saturdays at 3 and 8 pm, and Sundays at 3 pm. Tickets are available now at MercuryTheaterChicago.com, or over the phone at 773-325-1700. For more information, visitTheBardyBunch.com.

All photos are courtesy of Brett Beiner.

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