“December 24th, 9pm Eastern Standard Time. From here on in I shoot without a script.”
Ya’ll... We’ve made it this far!!!! 7 more days to go! We can get through it!
Ethan Slater as Mark Cohen
Pierre Bouvier as Roger Davis
Emmy Raver-Lampman as Mimi Márquez
Michael Luwoye as Tom Collins
Manila Luzon as Angel Dumott Schunard
Lindsay Mendez as Maureen Johnson
Raven-Symoné as Joanne Jefferson
Jordan Donica as Benjamin “Benny” Coffin III
Ahmad Maksoud as Paul/Cop/Others (Collins u/s)
Alan H. Green as Christmas Caroler/Mr. Jefferson/Pastor/Others (Collins u/s, Benny u/s)
Chelsea Emma Franko as Alexi Darling/Roger’s Mom/Others (Maureen u/s)
Jordan Litz as Gordon/The Man/Mr. Grey/Others (Mark u/s, Roger u/s)
Lillias White as Mrs. Jefferson/Woman with Bags/Others
Marie Eife as Mark’s Mom/Others (Maureen u/s, Joanne u/s)
Usman Ali Ishaq as Steve/Man with Squeegee/Waiter/Others (Mark u/s, Benny u/s)
Avery Sobczak as Swing
Pedro Garza as Swing (Angel u/s)
Ryan Vasquez as Swing (Roger u/s)
Sarah Anne Fernandez as Swing (Mimi u/s)
Sushma Saha* as Swing (Angel u/s, Joanne u/s)
Sydney Parra as Swing (Mimi u/s)
*Now before ya’ll start yelling at me saying a woman should not be play Angel, Sushma uses all pronouns, He/She/They, they use all of them.
Honorable Mentions:
Anneliese van der Pol as Maureen Johnson
Brandon Uranowitz as Mark Cohen
Carmen Ruby Floyd as Mrs. Jefferson/Woman with Bags/Others (Joanne u/s)
Hold your hats and hallelujah, Krissy Fraelich shows it to ya.
Krissy Fraelich is terrific as Mama Rose in the Media’s production of “Gypsy” because she musters all the moxie and bravura necessary for the role while never seeming any way but real and honestly motivated.
Early in the play, Herbie describes Rose as “looking like a pioneer woman” embarking on her next conquest. I don’t know if…
