La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of Miss You Like Hell, a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes. The music and lyrics for the production were written by acclaimed singer/songwriter Erin McKeown. Miss You Like Hell will be directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Danny Mefford.
Miss You Like Hell was commissioned by the Playhouse and developed during the 2016 DNA New Work Series. The production has been already extended by one week, now running October 25th–December 4th in the Mandell Weiss Theatre. The production follows the story of a free-spirited mother who convinces her whip-smart teenage daughter to join her on a drive across the country. Chance encounters with a motley crew of characters bring them closer to understanding what sets them apart and––ultimately––what connects them forever.
"Since commissioning Miss You Like Hell four years ago, I have watched Quiara, Erin and Lear throw their hearts and souls into the creation of this extraordinary piece," said Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley. "This is exactly the right time for their powerful, moving new musical that embraces our ever-evolving identities as families and Americans."
Writer Quiara Alegría Hudes received the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for her play Water by the Spoonful. Hudes wrote the book to the Broadway musical In the Heights, which premiered off-Broadway and earned the Lucille Lortel Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical. In the Heights transferred to Broadway where it received the Tony Award for Best Musical, a Tony nomination for Best Book of a Musical, and was named a Pulitzer Finalist.
The musical features two-time Tony Award nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega as "Beatriz," along with Krystina Alabado as "Olivia," Cliff Bemis as "Mo," and Vanessa A. Jones as "Legal Clerk/Waitress," David Patrick Kelly as "Higgins," Julio Monge as "Manuel," Olivia Oguma as "Mindy," Victor Chan as "Castaway," Cashae Monya as "Pearl" and Kürt Norby as "Officer."
The La Jolla Playhouse production will run from October 25th–December 4th. Tickets will go fast; don't miss out on Miss You Like Hell!
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