VIDEO: FREAKY FRIDAY, Starring Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton, Arrives in Houston

By: Jun. 07, 2017

Freaky Friday has made its way to Houston! See stars Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton talk about the show with Houston Life Reporter, Stephanie Gonzalez in the video below!

The musical, with book by Bridget Carpenter (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood) and score by the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning team of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal, If/Then) is directed by Cleveland Play House Artistic Director and recent Tony Award nominee Christopher Ashley (Come From Away, Memphis) and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo (Memphis, Jersey Boys). Freaky Friday runs in the Hubbard Theatre June 2 - July 2. Tickets are available at alleytheatre.org.

Freaky Friday includes Broadway veterans Heidi Blickenstaff (Broadway: Something Rotten!, The Addams Family, Disney's The Little Mermaid) as Katherine Blake and Emma Hunton (Broadway: Spring Awakening, Next to Normal) as Ellie Blake.

The full Freaky Friday cast also includes Jeanette Bayardelle (Broadway: Hair, The Color Purple) as Ms.Meyers/Journalist/Officer Sitz/Ensemble, Eean Cochran (Mamma Mia national tour) as Parker/Ensemble, Joseph Dellger (Broadway: Ragtime) as Grandpa George/Mr.Blumen/Senor O'Brien/Ensemble, Sean Graul as Understudy: Fletcher, Jessie Hooker (Legally Blonde national tour) as Savannah/Ensemble, David Jennings (Broadway: Once Upon a Mattress with Sarah Jessica Parker) as Mike, Julia Krohn (Alley: A Christmas Carol, Peter Pan) as Swing, Storm Lever (Off-Broadway: The Wringer ) as Teen Ensemble, Mary Jo McConnell (Beauty and the Beast national tour) as Grandma Helene/Mrs. Luckenbill/Mrs. Time/Ensemble, Jake Heston Miller (Arena Stage: Oliver!) as Fletcher, Tony Neidenbach (Anything Goes national tour) as Teen Ensemble, Jennafer Newberry (Off-Broadway: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime) as Gretchen/Ensemble, Chris Ramirez (Off-Broadway's Icon) as Adam, Julian Ramos (Carnegie Hall: West Side Story) as Wells/Photographer/Ensemble, Jermaine R. Rembert (Broadway: Memphis) as Swing, Alet Taylor (The Producers national tour) as Torrey/Ensemble, Jason SweetTooth Williams (Off-Broadway: Once Upon a Mattress ) as Pastor Bruno/Dr. Ehrin/Office Kowalski/Ensemble and Sumi Yu (Bucks County Playhouse: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) as Hannah/Ensemble.




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