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Thatcher Jacobs and Jim Kaplan Complete Cast of Falsettos National Tour

They will share the role of Jason, joining Nick Adams, Max von Essen, Eden Espinosa, and more.

Jim Kaplan, Max von Essen, Thatcher Jacobs, Eden Espinosa, Nick Blaemire, cowriter James Lapine, and Nick Adams during rehearsals for the Falsettos national tour.
Jim Kaplan, Max von Essen, Thatcher Jacobs, Eden Espinosa, Nick Blaemire, cowriter James Lapine, and Nick Adams during rehearsals for the Falsettos national tour.
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Casting for the national tour of William Finn and James Lapine's Falsettos is now complete. Thatcher Jacobs and Jim Kaplan will share the role of Jason, thus rounding out a principal cast that includes Nick Adams (Whizzer), Nick Blaemire (Mendel), Eden Espinosa (Trina), and Max von Essen (Marvin).

The rest of the cast will feature Bryonha Marie Parham as Dr. Charlotte and Audrey Cardwell as Cordelia, with Josh Canfield, Melanie Evans, Megan Loughran, and Darick Pead rounding out the company.

The tour will hold technical rehearsals and opening performances at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas (February 8 & 9), and will have its official opening at the Golden Gate Theater in San Francisco on Wednesday, March 20.

This production was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival, when it returned to Broadway in fall 2016. The Lincoln Center Theatre production was directed by Lapine, with choreography by Spencer Liff, sets by David Rockwell, costumes by Jennifer Caprio, lighting by Jeff Croiter, sound by Dan Moses Schreier, musical supervision by Vadim Feichtner, and utilizing Michael Starobin's original orchestrations.