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York Theatre Company Announces Casting for Jerry's Girls

Tony nominee Stephanie D’Abruzzo will be among the trio to sing Jerry Herman’s greatest female showtunes.

Avenue Q alum Stephanie D'Abruzzo will star in Jerry's Girls at the York Theatre Company.
Avenue Q alum Stephanie D'Abruzzo will star in Jerry's Girls at the York Theatre Company.
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The York Theatre Company has announced casting for its upcoming production of the Broadway revue Jerry's Girls, part of the 2017 Musicals in Mufti series. The show will run August 5-13 for 11 performances only.

Tony Award nominee Stephanie D’Abruzzo (Avenue Q), Christine Pedi (NEWSical the Musical), and Stephanie Umoh (Ragtime) will lead the cast for the limited engagement. With music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and concept by Larry Alford, Wayne Cilento, and Jerry Herman, Jerry's Girls features tunes from some of Herman's iconic musicals such as Mame, Hello Dolly!, Milk and Honey, Mack and Mabel, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, and La Cage Aux Folles. The production will be directed by Pamela Hunt, with music direction by Eric Svejcar.

The musical is described as follows: "Jerry’s Girls is a captivating tribute to that all-American master of song, Jerry Herman, which brings the larger-than-life women of his shows center stage. The all-female cast reminds us of how Jerry Herman has given voice to some of the most iconic showstoppers ever written for Broadway."

After an initial nightclub run and a successful national tour, Jerry's Girls was presented on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in 1985. It was directed by Larry Alford and choreographed by Wayne Cilento and starred Broadway legends Dorothy Loudon, Chita Rivera, and Leslie Uggams.

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