FREEZE FRAME: Meet the Cast of Vineyard Theatre's BROOKLYNITE

Vineyard Theatre presents the world premiere of the musical BROOKLYNITE, helmed by Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, SPRING AWAKENING) and beginning performances Friday January 30th, with an opening night set for Wednesday February 25th. This limited engagement continues through Sunday March 22nd. The company met the press earlier today and BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below! Be sure to check back later for full coverage!

Mr. Mayer will direct a company that features Andrew Call (FOUND, ROCK OF AGES), Gerard Canonico (SPRING AWAKENING), Max Chernin (BRIGHT STAR), Nick Choksi (INDIAN INK, NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812), Nick Cordero (BULLETS OVER BROADWAY), Matt Doyle (WAR HORSE, THE BOOK OF MORMON), Carla Duren (110 IN THE SHADE), Ann Harada (AVENUE Q at The Vineyard and on Broadway, CINDERELLA), John-Michael Lyles (ANGELINA BALLERINA), Grace McLean (BEDBUGS, NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812), Tom Alan Robbins (THE LION KING, SUNSET BOULEVARD), Nicolette Robinson ("The Affair" - Showtime, "Hart of Dixie" - CW Network), and Remy Zaken (SPRING AWAKENING, THE ANTHEM).

With book by Peter Lerman and Michael Mayer and music and lyrics by Peter Lerman (winner of the Jonathan LarsonAward), BROOKLYNITE will be choreographed by Steven Hoggett (THE LAST SHIP, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, ONCE) and directed by Michael Mayer.

BROOKLYNITE will feature scenic design by Donyale Werle, costume design by Andrea Lauer, lighting design byKevin Adams, and sound design by Kai Harada, with Kimberly Grigsby serving as musical director.

In BROOKLYNITE, Trey Swieskowski is an idealistic hardware store clerk who dreams of becoming a superhero. Astrolass, Brooklyn's most celebrated superhero, is determined to throw in the cape and live like a normal Brooklynite. When they meet they hatch a plan that will change their lives forever. But can they save Brooklyn when it suddenly teeters on the brink of disaster?

BROOKLYNITE is inspired by the real Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company located in Park Slope and based on characters created by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

The cast: Nick Choksi, John-Michael Lyles, Carla Duren, Nick Cordero, Remy Zaken, Ann Harada, Max Chernin, Gerard Canonico, Nicolette Robinson, Matt Doyle, Grace McLean, Andrew Call and Tom Alan Robbins attend the Meet & greet for the Vineyard Theatre production of 'Brooklynite - A Super New Musical' at The Pershing Square Signature Center's Ford Studio on January 6, 2015 in New York City.