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Meet the Characters of Gettin' the Band Back Together in New Promo Shots

The Broadway production stars Kelli Barrett, Marilu Henner, and Mitchell Jarvis.

Jason Zednick
Broadway
Sawyer Nunes, Paul Whitty, Mitchell Jarvis, Manu Narayan, and Jay Klaitz star in Gettin' the Band Back Together, directed by John Rando, at Broadway's Belasco Theatre.
Sawyer Nunes, Paul Whitty, Mitchell Jarvis, Manu Narayan, and Jay Klaitz star in Gettin' the Band Back Together, directed by John Rando, at Broadway's Belasco Theatre.
(© Robert Ascroft)

The new musical Gettin' the Band Back Together recently completed casting for its upcoming Broadway run, and the company assembled for a fun photo shoot to introduce its lively, break-the-9-to-5-mold characters. Performance are set to begin July 19.

Mitchel Jarvis and Kelli Barrett star as Mitch Papadopolous and Dani, respectively.
Mitchel Jarvis and Kelli Barrett star as Mitch Papadopolous and Dani.
(© Robert Ascroft)

Featured in the cast are Kelli Barrett (Dani), Marilu Henner ("Mitch's Mom," a.k.a. Sharon Papadopolous), Mitchell Jarvis (Mitch Papadopolous), Jay Klaitz (Bart Vickers), Becca Kötte (Tawney), Garth Kravits (Ritchie), Tamika Lawrence (Roxanne Velasco), Manu Narayan (Dr. Rummesh "Robbie" Patel), Sawyer Nunes (Ricky "Bling" Goldstein), Noa Solorio (Billie), Paul Whitty (Michael "Sully" Sullivan), and Brandon Williams (Tygen Billows). The ensemble will include Ryan Duncan, J. Elaine Marcos, Rob Marnell, Jasmin Richardson, and Tad Wilson.

Marilu Henner stars as Sharon Papadopoulos.
Marilu Henner stars as Sharon Papadopolous.
(© Robert Ascroft)

Directed by Tony winner John Rando, Gettin' the Band Back Together has music and lyrics by Mark Allen and a book by Ken Davenport and the Grundleshotz with additional material by Sarah Saltzberg. The creative team also includes Chris Bailey (choreography), Derek McLane (sets), Emily Rebholz (costumes), Ken Billington (lighting design), and John Shivers (sound design).

Gettin' the Band Back Together follows a recently fired fortysomething who gathers his old bandmates and sets out to win a local Battle of the Bands competition. An earlier, developmental staging of Gettin' the Band Back Together opened at New Jersey's George Street Playhouse in 2013.

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