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Muny’s next musical tells aftermath of Historic event
Principal Casting Announced for 
Muny Premiere of ‘Come From Away’
Heidi Blickenstaff, John Bolton, Ashley Brown, Andréa Burns, Trey DeLuna, Alan H. Green, Adam Heller, Abigail Isom, Jacob Keith Watson, Tamika Lawrence, Jason Tam and Zoe Vonder Haar will star in Come From Away when the breathtaking musical makes its Muny premiere this summer in Forest Park.
Come From Away, based on actual events in the aftermath of 9/11, runs June 26-July 2 and is presented by Moneta.
The production is led by Seth Sklar-Heyn (director), Jesse Robb (choreographer) and Evan Roider (music director/conductor
“The extraordinary humanity and grace of the people of Gander will fully bloom with this company,” said Muny Artistic Director & Executive Producer Mike Isaacson. “They won’t just fly — they’ll soar.” Here are some the lead casty members:
HEIDI BLICKENSTAFF (Beverley & Others) recently finished an acclaimed, yearlong run as Mary Jane in the national tour of Jagged Little Pill, which she also reopened on Broadway after the pandemic. She created the role of Katherine in Freaky Friday for Disney Channel and Disney on Broadway. Other Broadway: Something Rotten! (Bea), The Addams Family (Alice), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Ursula), The Full Monty and [title of show], a musical Heidi co-created with friends. Other NYC: Most Happy Fella (Cleo) at Encores; Now. Here.
JOHN BOLTON (Nick & Others) made his Muny debut as Will Parker in Oklahoma! and last appeared in St. Louis as Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly! at the Fox. He starred on Broadway in Anastasia, Dames at Sea, A Christmas Story: The Musical, Curtains and How to Succeed … and was in the original Broadway companies of Monty Python’s Spamalot, Contact and Titanic, all three of which won the Tony Award for best musical. He made his Broadway debut alongside Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees.
ASHLEY BROWN (Diane & Others) returns to The Muny, where she has appeared in The Sound of Music (Maria) and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Marie/Fairy Godmother), among others. Broadway: Originated the title role in Mary Poppins (Outer Critics, Drama League and Drama Desk nominations), Elf (Emily Hobbs), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Belle). Off-Broadway: How I Learned to Drive. National tours: Mary Poppins (Garland Award), The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess), On the Record. Chicago Lyric: Oklahoma! (Laurey), Show Boat (Magnolia). Encores!: The Golden Apple (Mrs. Juniper/Madame Calypso). Concert: Ragtime (Mother).
ANDRÉA BURNS (Bonnie & Others) Muny: Oklahoma!, Show Boat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Bye Bye Birdie , among others. She was last seen on Broadway in The Notebook as Mother/Nurse Lori. She is a Drama Desk Award winner for her performance as the original Daniela in Broadway’s In the Heights. Also on Broadway: On Your Feet!, The Rose Tattoo, The Nance , Beauty and the Beast, The Full Monty, The Ritz, The Gardens of Anuncia (Lincoln Center). Film: Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Akron .
TREY DeLUNA (Kevin J. & Others) returns to The Rock after previously playing Kevin J. on the national tour of Come From Away. Regional theatre credits include Legacy of Light (Saint-Lambert/Lewis) at McCarter Theatre in Princeton and Murder on the Orient Express (Colonel Arbuthnot) at Beef & Boards Theatre in Indianapolis. Chicago: Cinderella (Prince) at Marriott Theatre; A Chorus Line (Al DeLuca) at Drury Lane Theatre; Sons of Hollywood (Ramon Novarro) at Windy City Playhouse; Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (Matt/Scratchy) at Theater Wit; Bull: A Love Story at Paramount Theatre. Represented by Gray Talent Group.
ALAN H. GREEN (Bob & Others) Muny: Sister Act. Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, School of Rock, Sister Act , Play On! He is featured on those Broadway cast albums, along with The Jerusalem Syndrome, 17 Again, Broadway Bounty Hunter, Freaky Friday, Album and Carols for a Cure. Recent pre-Broadway: The Preacher’s Wife (The Alliance), The Karate Kid (Stages St. Louis), The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation (Seattle 5th Avenue Theatre). TV: Almost Family, Unforgettable, Murphy Brown, 30 Rock, Peter Pan Live!, Law & Order: SVU, The Guiding Light. Awards: Outstanding lead actor in a musical (Berkie), best performer in a streamed musical (BroadwayWorld). Board member at Barrington Stage. BA in vocal performance from Rice University.
ADAM HELLER (Claude & Others) returns to The Muny after playing Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Herbie (opposite the commanding Beth Leavel) in Gypsy, Benjamin Franklin in 1776 and Amos Hart in Chicago (St. Louis Theater Circle Award). Other St. Louis appearances: Follies (Buddy Plummer) and Brighton Beach Memoirs (Jack Jerome), both at The Rep. He has appeared in eight Broadway shows, including Some Like It Hot; It Shoulda Been You; Elf; Caroline, or Change; Victor/Victoria; and Les Misérables. Selected regional credits: Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof at Goodspeed (Connecticut Critics Circle Award), The Flamingo Kid, Falsettos (Hartford Stage), My Name Is Asher Lev (Arden Theatre), The Secret Garden (Denver Center), The Chosen (Barrington Stage). TV: The Good Fight, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, We Crashed, The Bite, Ray Donovan, FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, Law & Order (all), Elementary , Unforgettable, The Sopranos.
