Casting Complete for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Starring Christina Ricci and Bebe Neuwirth
Complete casting has been announced for Classic Stage Company’s upcoming production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream, starring the previously announced Bebe Neuwirth and Christina Ricci. Tony Speciale directs the production, which will begin performances on April 4 and run through May 20.
Joining Ricci as Hermia and Neuwirth as Hippolyta/Titania are Jordan Dean (Demetrius), Nick Gehlfuss (Lysander), David Greenspan (Flute/Fairy), Halley Wegryn Gross (Helena), Anthony Heald (Theseus/Oberon), Erin Hill (Starveling/Fairy), Chad Lindsey (Snout/Fairy), Taylor Mac (Egeus/Puck), James Patrick Nelson (Snug/Fairy), Steven Skybell (Bottom) and Rob Yang (Quince/Fairy).
Dean’s Broadway credits include Mamma Mia! and Cymbeline and he has appeared off-Broadway in the New Century, As You Like It and The Free Zone. Heald earned Tony Award nominations for Love! Valour! Compassion! and Anything Goes and has appeared on Broadway in Inherit the Wind, A Small Family Business, The Marriage of Figaro and The Wake of Jamey Foster. Gehlfuss’ theater credits include Little House on the Prairie, Beyond Therapy and Spooky Dog: A Scooby-Doo-Like Mystery. Greenspan’s recent theater credits include The Boys in the Band and Coraline, for which he also wrote the stage adaptation. He appeared on Broadway in The Royal Family. Hill’s Broadway credits are Urinetown, Cabaret and Titanic, and Lindsey was most recently seen in Kaspar Hauser at The Flea and Notes on the Land of the Earthquake & Fire at FringeNYC. Nelson appeared in The Three Sisters at Classic Stage Company, and he also appeared off-Broadway in Rutherford and Son. Mac is a playwright, actor, singer-songwriter, and director and producer. His plays include The Walk Across America For Mother Earth, The Lily’s Revenge, The Young Ladies Of, The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac, Red Tide Blooming, Dilating, Blue Grotto and The Hot Month.
The production will feature scenic design by Mark Wendland, costumes by Andrea Lauer and original music and sound design by Christian Frederickson and Ryan Rumery.
