Hello Again at Illinois Wesleyan University

Day Star Studio Productions Inc. is pleased to accounce the Florida Regional - Benefit premier of Michael John LaChuisa's iconic musical Hello Again. The musical is a neo classic songcycle, which premiered at the Lincoln Center in NYC in 1994 and had a recent 2017 indie film production, among the cast were Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton and Cheyenne Jackson. Hello Again is a cult classic inspired by the provocative and contreversial 1897 literary classic by German playwright Arthur Schnitzler "La Ronde" . The musical explores human desire and passion in honest, raw and compelling fashion, Michael John LaChuisa's score is critically acclaimed as a masterpiece. Day Star Studio Productions Inc. has assembled a dream cast of world class talent for this Florida premier. Amongst the multi cultural and ethnically diverse cast are Rhiannon Bush as "The Whore" (The Little Mermaid, Bridges Of Madison County) Skyker Knopp as "The Soldier" (Pirates Dinner Adventure-The Holy Land Experience) Lizje Sarria as "The Nurse" ("Un Camino Sin Retorno-Opera Al Parque, "Tributo A Yanni"-Museo Nacional) * Julian Anthony Kazenas as "The College Boy" (Liberty Square - Muppets Great Moment's In American History - Walt Disney World ) * Kellie Cundiff as "The Young Wife" ("The Light In The Piazza-Madcow Theatre, "Marry Poppins"-Norris Theatre, "The Pirares Of Penzance"-Cohoes Music Hall. * Joshua Payne as "The Husband" Verve Recording Artist and Classically trained baritone; title roles including Don Giovanni" "Sweeney Todd" (Memphis Opera) and the 2017 World Premier of "Part Of The Plan" (the Dan Fogelberg musical) at TPAC (Tennessee Performing Arts Center) http://joshuapayne.com. Luis Gabriel Diaz as "The Young Thing" ("HAIR"-Madcow Theatre, "The Ago Of Innocence"-Winter Park Playhouse, "Man Of La Mancha"-Orlando Shakespeare Theatre "Spring Awakening"-The Fredstone Theatre. * Mike Heslin of NYC as "The Writer" ("Mamma Mia", Ogunquit Playhouse-Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat-Herberger Theater, "War Horse"-National Tour, "Aida"-Metroplitan Opera NYC. Renée Elizabeth Turner from Miami, FL as "The Actress" ("Parade"-Slowburn Theatre, "The Sound Of Music"-The Wick Theatre, "Camelot"-Palm Beach Dramaworks). Seika Mccroskey as "The Senator". "The bittersweet confusions are wittily illustrated in "Hello Again," an entrancing musical by Michael John LaChiusa "-The New York Times-(Hello Again 1994 Lincoln Center) "LaChiusa’s score — its stirring evocations of lust and loneliness and fleeting connection — is well played and sung"-Miami New Times (Hello Again 2017 Film by Tom Gustafon.

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Laurent Boukobza of France - Steinway Artist, classic concert pianist will be Music Directing. Training- Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris. Credits include performances in Belgium, Bulgaria, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherland among others

Winfield Murdock of Murdock Creative will be costume designer for this FL premier