Casting Announced for Ohio Premiere of 13

By Andrew Gans
30 Nov 2009

The Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory will present the Ohio premiere of Jason Robert Brown's musical 13.



Directed by Sean Szaller, the musical will play the Cleveland venue Feb. 18-28, 2010, at the Mayfield Village Civic Center.

The cast will be led by Dani Apple (Patrice), Jordan Brown (Archie), Kyle Cohen (Simon), Alexis Floyd (Cassie), Aric Floyd (Malcolm), Jessie Gill (Kendra), Caroline Hatch (Molly), Codie Higer ( Charlotte), Dan Hoy (Brett), Daniel Sovich (Eddie), Miles Sternfeld (Evan), Elle Vertes (Lucy) and Sam Welch (Richie).

The creative team also includes musical director Mike Caraffi, choreographer Bebe Weinberg Katz, scenic designer Ben Needham, costume designer Craig Tucker and sound designer Carlton Guc. The production stage manager is Morgan Greene.

Directed by Jeremy Sams, 13 began previews on Broadway Sept. 16, 2008, and officially opened Oct. 5. When it closed, the new musical had played a total of 22 previews and 105 regular performances.

In 13, A New Musical, according to Broadway press notes, "Evan Goldman has it all — he's popular, has the perfect family and lives in the greatest city in the world — New York. That is until his parents get divorced and he's forced to move with his Mom… to Indiana. Uprooted from his old life, he has to make new friends and somehow maneuver his way through the minefield of High School to become part of the 'in-crowd.' A grown-up story about growing up, featuring the only all-teenage cast ever to hit Broadway!"

The Mayfield Village Civic Center is located at 6622 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village, OH. Tickets are available by calling (440) 338-3171.