Debbie Gravitte, Ginna Claire Mason & Pearl Khwezi to Star in ROSIE Presentations

Nemuna Ceesay will direct the reading at Open Jar Studios of the new musical composed by Jake Landau with a book by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton and Sara Gottlieb. The readings will take place on October 31st and November 1st at 1:30pm at Open Jar Studios in Midtown Manhattan.

Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte (Jerome Robbins Broadway, Perfectly Frank, Carnival), Pearl Khwezi (Lion King), Ginna Claire Mason (Wicked, Newsies), Sam Gravitte (Wicked, Almost Famous OC), Aaron James McKenzie (Guns and Powder), Michelle Pauker, Anthime Miller, Kimberlee Monroe, Anita Welch-Smith, Nicole Eve Goldstein, Pamela Bob, E.B. Hinnant, RJ Christian, and Parker Allana Hughes star in the readings.

Have you ever wondered about the girl behind the iconic poster? Yes that one, in the red bandana. Rosie, an out-of-the-box Brooklynite in 1942, must reckon her slogan-centric ideals of feminism with a world more real, diverse, and complex than she ever imagined. Rosie the musical gets the iconic riveter jumping off the page in this hilarious, original story that will make the 40's feel more contemporary than ever.

The creative team also includes Lauren Weinberger (producer), Ron Ginsburg & Santiago Corral (producer),Off-Brand Opera (associate producer), (Erin Kennedy (assistant music director), Marián Gómez Villota (Sound Designer), Dailee Morrone (stage manager) and Evan Bernardin Productions (general manager).

This is Landau's first musical since Psyche (psychethemusical.com). Recently his song cycle "The Coin Toss", which was most recently seen at Lincoln Center was "so creative and innovative that one cannot help but be reminded of another musical theater titan whom everyone admires [Sondheim]" (Broadway World).

For more information about Rosie, please visit rosiemusical.com