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Anton, Fellner, Mandragona to Headline All Shook Up National Tour

Susan Anton
Susan Anton

Susan Anton, Jenny Fellner, and newcomer Joe Mandragona will headline the 30-city national tour of the Broadway musical All Shook Up, which will launch September 12-17 at Milwaukee’s Center for the Performing Arts.

As on Broadway, the show will be directed by Christopher Ashley, with choreography by Sergio Trujillo, sets by David Rockwell, costumes by David C. Woolard, and lighting by Donald Holder. The show features the music of Elvis Presley and a book by Joe DiPietro.

In addition to Anton (Miss Susan), Fellner (Natalie Heller), and Mandragona (Chad), the cast includes David Benoit (Sheriff Earl), Wally Dunn (Jim Haller), Beth Glover (Mayor Matilda Hyde), Valisia Lekae Little (Lorraine), Dennis Moench (Dennis), Brian Sears (Dean Hyde), and Natasha Yvette Williams (Sylvia).

The ensemble includes Alicia Albright, Nick Cearley, Abbie Cooper, Randy Davis, Josh Franklin, Erin Greiner, William Hammonds, Tiffany Janene Howard, Matthew Kiernan, Mary Jo McConnell, Kevin McGlynn, Jermaine Rembert, Betsy Struxness, Kyle Vaughn, Aurelia Williams and Carla Woods.

After Milwaukee, the show will move to Indianapolis’ Clowes Memorial Hall (September 19-24) and Boston’s Opera House (September 26-October 8). The tour will then hit such cities as Orlando, San Antonio, Fort Lauderdale, Denver, Philadelphia, Memphis, Cleveland, and Atlanta before concluding its run in San Diego (June 26-July 1).