 MARQUEE SPONSOR The Bye Family New Works Fund |
MAR 29–APR 27, 2025 Set in the pulsating heart of New York City, Take The Lead is a joyful new musical based on the 2006 dance film that starred Antonio Banderas. This electrifying tale is the true story of Pierre Dulaine, a former professional dancer who, against all odds, brought the art of ballroom dance into New York City public schools. This world-premiere musical spotlights a dynamic fusion of ballroom and hip-hop in its music and choreography with a book by Robert Cary and Jonathan Tolins (Schmigadoon!) and a score by Elliah Heifetz and Zeniba Now, Take The Lead will be co-choreographed by Jennifer Weber (& Juliet) and Maria Torres (So You Think You Can Dance) and directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli (Newsies). BUY TICKETS |
 ADRIENNE BAILON-HOUGHTONArianna |
 VINCENT JAMAL HOOPERRock |
 SAVY JACKSONLa Rhette |
 TAM MUTUPierre Dulaine |
 MATTHEW RISCHAlan Ford |
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| ENSEMBLE: Eric Ascione, Brandon O’Neal Bomer, Megan Elyse Fulmer, Gaelen Gilliland, David Jennings, Dillon Lehman, Natalia Nieves-Melchor, Justin O’Brien, Kevin Trinio Perdido, Ryan Raffloer, Deon Releford-Lee, Cristian “Chino” Rodriguez, Kiki Rodriguez, Jonalyn Saxer, Tatiana Seliverstova, SeQuoiia, Grace Slear, Salome Smith, Stephani Sosa, Christian Whan, Zoë Zimmerman | |
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| Book by Robert Cary and Jonathan Tolins Music and Lyrics by Elliah Heifetz and Zeniba Now Based on the New Line Cinema film written by Dianne Houston, by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures Orchestrations and Arrangements by Bill Sherman and Geoffrey Ko Scenic Design by Paul Tate DePoo III Costume Design by Jen Caprio Lighting Design by Justin Townsend and Nick Solyom Sound Design by Walter Trarbach Hair, Wig and Makeup Design by Earon Chew Nealey Casting by The Telsey Office Production Stage Manager Molly Meg Legal Music Supervision by Bill Sherman Music Direction by Geoffrey Ko Co-choreographed by Maria Torres and Jennifer Weber Directed and Choreographed by Christopher Gattelli |
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| Q&A WITH THE CAST: Saturday, April 26th after the matinee performance SUGGESTED AGE RANGE: 13+ CONTENT WARNING: TBD EFFECTS WARNING: TBD RUNTIME: TBD |
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