Bean, Black, Burgess and More Set for Final Episodes of "The Battery's Down"

By Adam Hetrick
22 Sep 2009

The second season will be the last for the backstage webseries "The Battery's Down," which is set to air its final episodes in the coming months.



Jake Wilson created and stars in the series that follows a fresh, young actor and his friends as they pursue their place in New York City and the Broadway community. "The Battery's Down" made its online premiere Feb. 1, 2008. The series regularly features veterans and rising stars from Broadway.

"I don't really think of it as an ending, but more of a beginning to what comes next for me," Wilson said in a statement. "'The Battery's Down' has by far been the most incredible, eye-opening, rewarding experience of my life and I wouldn't change a thing for the world. I've been lucky enough to be working with such an amazingly talented group of people whose lives and careers continue to grow in all directions. As much as we wish it could go on forever, continuing to make 'TBD' a reality becomes harder each day. So until Showtime comes knocking on our door (hint hint), we feel this is the perfect time to close this chapter."

The final two episodes, to air Oct. 15 and Dec. 1, will include Shoshana Bean (Peep Show, Wicked), Susan Blackwell ([title of show]), Tituss Burgess (Guys and Dolls, The Little Mermaid), Christian Coulson ("Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"), Adrien Finkel ("Exodus Fall"), Maya Jade Frank (Hurricane), Sas Goldberg (Stunning), Julie Halston (Miss Margarida's Way, Hairspray), Rhiannon Hansen (Legally Blonde), John Hill (The Boy From Oz), Crystal Joy (Legally Blonde), Derek Krantz (Jersey Boys), Ana Nogueira (Knives and Other Sharp Objects), Dana Steingold (Spelling Bee), Toni Trucks (Barbershop) and Lauren Zakrin (Legally Blonde).

Series regulars include Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Mary Poppins, Spelling Bee), Dani Spieler (Legally Blonde), Nina Sturtz (Vote! The Musical) and Cortney Wolfson (Legally Blonde, Les Miserables).

Connor Gallagher directs and choreographs the series with musical supervision by Adam Wachter. The final episodes will feature music by Tony Award winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal) and Jeff Marx (Avenue Q), as well as Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen (Burnt Part Boys), Michael Arden (Easter Rising), and Kirsten A. Guenther and Ryan Scott Oliver (Alive at Ten).

To view the series visit TheBatterysDown.