Overview
- Performances begin February 4, 2026, with opening night February 8 at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey.
- Principal roles are led by Jeannette Bayardelle (Beverley/Annette), Andréa Burns (Diane), John El-Jor (Kevin J./Ali), Nick Gaswirth (Oz), Lisa Howard (Beulah), Lisa Helmi Johanson (Janice), Kent M. Lewis (Nick/Doug), James Moye (Claude), Jason Tyler Smith (Bob), David Socolar (Kevin T./Garth), Erica Spyres (Bonnie), and Rema Webb (Hannah).
- The creative team features music director Sam Groisser, scenic designer Nate Bertone, costume designer Michelle J. Li, lighting designer Paige Seber, hair, wig and makeup designer Emilia Martin, and sound designer Kevin Heard, with Patricia L. Grabb as production stage manager.
- Paper Mill schedules a February 1 private salon with original Broadway cast members, a February 7 Q&A with the real people behind the characters, a February 21 post-show cast talkback, and a February 25 student matinee Q&A.
- Arline and Jim Cox are marquee sponsors, with additional backing from the GenWealth Group, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Fund for the New Jersey Blind, the Michael J. Kosloski Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Karma Foundation, the Orange Orphan Society, and The Hearst Foundations.