Daphne Rubin-Vega Cast in New Group's 'Beautiful' Play

Tony Award-nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega--before taking on the role of Fantine in Broadway's Les Miserables beginning in October--will headline Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Everything's Turning Into Beautiful for the New Group. The production will run from July 17th through August 26th at the Acorn Theatre in Theatre Row.

Bobby Cannavale and Annabella Sciorra were originally announced for the play, but both have since withdrawn their involvement. Everything's Turning Into Beautiful, written by Rosenfeld (The Flatted Fifth) and featuring songs by Jimmie James, is "a musical story of two songwriters facing their forties and failure - and the possibility of new love," states the New Group's website. Keen Company artistic director Carl Forsman is set to direct.

Rubin-Vega, who last appeared on New York stages in Bernarda Alba, received a Tony Award nomination for creating the role of Mimi Marquez in Rent. She was also nominated for her turn in Anna in the Tropics, and appeared on Broadway in The Rocky Horror Show. Off-Broadway credits include Between Us, Two Sisters and a Piano and Gum.

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