Casting Complete for Return Engagement of Family Musical Freckleface Strawberry

Casting has been announced for the forthcoming off-Broadway return engagement of Freckleface Strawberry. The show, which originally opened on October 1, 2010, at New World Stages, will reopen on November 8 at the new MMAC Theatre (Manhattan Movement and Arts Center) at 248 West 60th Street, directed by Buddy Crutchfield.

Toronto native Francesca McGrory will lead the cast as Strawberry alongside Sarah Haines, Bridget Riley, Welsey Tunison, Matthew Hopper, William Bailey and Ashley Tobias.

Based on the best-selling children’s book by Julianne Moore, Freckleface Strawberry centers on a feisty young girl who is teased about her red hair and freckles but learns to appreciate being different. The show features music and lyrics by Gary Kupper, a book by Kupper and Rose Caiola, choreography by Gail Pennington Crutchfield, set design is by Adam Koch; costumes by Holly Cain and Fabio Toblini and lighting and sound design by Bernie Dove.