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Judy Kaye, Michael McGrath, et al. Join Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara in Broadway’s Nice Work if You Can Get It

Matthew Broderick
(© Tristan Fuge)
Matthew Broderick
(© Tristan Fuge)

Additional casting has been announced for new Broadway musical Nice Work if You Can Get It, which
as previously reported, will play the Imperial Theatre, starting on March 29, with an official opening on April 24. The show will be directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.


Joining the previously reported
Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara will be Judy Kaye as Estonia Dulworth, Michael McGrath as Cookie McGee, Jennifer Laura Thompson as Eileen Evergreen; Terry Beaver as Senator Max Evergreen; Robyn Hurder as Jeannie Muldoon, Stanley Wayne Mathis as Chief Berry, and Chris Sullivan as Duke Mahoney.


The ensemble will feature Cameron Adams, Clyde Alves, Jason DePinto, Kimberly Faure, Stephanie Martignetti, Barrett Martin, Michael X. Martin, Vivian Nixon, Adam Perry, Jeffrey Schecter, Jennifer Smith, Joey Sorge, Samantha Sturm, and Kristen Beth Williams. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

The musical follows Billie Bendix (O’Hara), a tough-as-nails bootlegger who meets wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter (Matthew Broderick) on the weekend of his nuptials. It will feature iconic George and Ira Gershwin songs, as well as some unknown gems in their catalog, and a book by Joe DiPietro.

The production will feature scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Martin Pakledinaz, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski and sound design by Brian Ronan. The music supervisor is David Chase.


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