Overview
- Producers announced Tuesday that Juan Pablo Di Pace will join Schmigadoon! as Doc beginning October 24 for a limited run through November 22 while Ivan Hernandez takes a scheduled leave and is expected to return on November 24.
- Di Pace is best known for his TV work, including Fuller House, and has extensive stage credits, but this engagement is reported as his first Broadway appearance.
- Schmigadoon! opened at the Nederlander Theatre on April 20 and won four 2026 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and its run has been extended through April 4, 2027.
- The Broadway production is directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli with a book, music, and lyrics by Cinco Paul, and it adapts the first season of the Apple TV+ series while restoring and adding songs from the show.
- Producers and the creative team expect the celebrity casting to keep ticket demand high and preserve performance continuity while giving the original cast member a planned break, a move that helps the company manage performer wellbeing and box-office stability.