The very definition of star-studded! 2016 Tony nominees Carmen Cusack (Bright Star), Zachary Levi (She Loves Me) and more will join the upcoming Sunday in the Park with George concert performances as Yvonne and Jules, respectively. Headlined by the previously reported Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s classic tuner will run October 24 through 26 at New York City Center. A matinee performance has been added on October 26.
The company will also include Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles (The King and I) as Frieda, Tony winner Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun) as Old Lady, Tony nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (Shuffle Along) as Mr., Tony nominee Phillip Boykin (The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess) as Boatman, Tony winner Gabriel Ebert (Matilda) as Franz, Claybourne Elder (Bonnie and Clyde) as Soldier, Lisa Howard (It Shoulda Been You) as Nurse, Liz McCartney (Les Misérables) as Mrs., Solea Pfeiffer (West Side Story) as Celeste #1, Gabriella Pizzolo (Fun Home) as Louise and Tony nominee Lauren Worsham (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder) as Celeste #2. Rounding out the cast will be Max Chernin, Michael McElroy, Stephanie Jae Park and Jaime Rosenstein.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George follows painter Georges Seurat (Gyllenhaal) in the months leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." Consumed by his need to “finish the hat,” Seurat alienates the French bourgeoisie, spurns his fellow artists, and neglects his lover Dot (Ashford), not realizing that his actions will reverberate over the next 100 years.