Diana Musical Extends for Second Time at La Jolla Playhouse | Playbill

Regional News Diana Musical Extends for Second Time at La Jolla Playhouse The Joe DiPietro-David Bryan musical about the late Princess Diana will now run through April 14.

The La Jolla Playhouse has announced a second extension for Diana, the world-premiere Joe DiPietro-David Bryan musical about the late Princess of Wales, which will now run through April 14.

Diana began previews February 19 in La Jolla Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theatre ahead of a March 3 opening night.

Diana, about the life of late Princess Diana, features the Tony Award-winning Memphis creative team: librettist-lyricist DiPietro, composer-lyricist Bryan, and Playhouse Artistic Director and 2017 Tony winner Christopher Ashley, who directs, along with Tony-nominated choreographer Kelly Devine and music supervisor Ian Eisendrath.

Jeanna de Waal stars in the title role. In the video above, the actor, whose Broadway credits include American Idiot and Kinky Boots, says, “I hope people who didn't know about or weren't aware of her journey leave the theatre with an idea of what she did for the world. She made everyone feel special.”

She is joined by Erin Davie (Broadway’s Side Show) as Camilla Parker Bowles, Roe Hartrampf (Off-Broadway’s Bad Guys) as Prince Charles, and Tony Award winner Judy Kaye (The Phantom of the Opera) as Queen Elizabeth.

Also in the cast are Holly Ann Butler, Taylor Coleman, Eric Coles, Bruce Dow, Evan Duff, Madison Noelle Hall, Shaye Hopkins, Nicole Javier, Justin Keats, Gareth Keegan, Nathan Lucrezio, Tomas Matos, Allyn Moriyon, Lauren Livia Muehl, Jamen Nanthakumar, Enrico Nassi, Katheryne Penny, Lindsay Roberts, Tara Shoemaker, and Bethany Ann Tesarck.

The production also has scenic designs by Tony Award winner David Zinn, costumes by Tony Award winner William Ivey Long, lighting by Tony Award winner Natasha Katz, sound design by Tony Award nominee Gareth Owen, orchestrations by John Clancy, and casting by Telsey + Company – Rachel Hoffman, CSA.

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