EXES: The musical offers a deep dive into the tangled web of relationships, blending humor and insight as performer Anne DiGiovanni reflects on her past romances through the lens of her online journals. Directed by Olivia Facini, the musical explores themes of love, accountability, and the evolving perspectives that time provides. With a sound that echoes the pop stylings reminiscent of Olivia Rodrigo, each song reveals the highs and lows of navigating love and emotional complexities. Joseph Lewczak serves as the musical director, reinforcing the production's dynamic storytelling through music.
Cast and Creative team for EXES: The musical at Santa Monica Playhouse
Cast
Marilyn Anderson
How to Live Like a Millionaire, When You’re a Million Short
Theda Weston
The Six at Ten
Charlotte Robinson
Absolutely Halloween
Graham Silbert
Absolutely Halloween
Megan Wright
Absolutely Halloween
Jane Ellen Stern
Jane and the Magic Album
Aubrey Clyburn
Jane and the Magic Album
Marcello Padilla
Jane and the Magic Album
Tara Parker
Jane and the Magic Album
Shelley Cooper
Rag Doll on a Bomb Site
Paul Linke
The Summer I Got Old
Joseph Perez
Absolutely Halloween
Madeleine Lemay
The Six at Ten
Tim Torre
The Six at Ten
Misha Kofman
The Six at Ten
Ruthie Danziger
My Great Turnaround
Anne DiGiovanni
EXES: The musical
Rahvaunia Johnson
tHis Is Very IMPORTANT
Paulina Combow
Adopted by Appalachians
Dee Freeman
Poison Gun
Albie Selznick
Letter From David
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
Trust Me, I’m From Essex
Carmen Scott
Dream Role
Rheagan Wallace
STAGE MAMMA
Pina
Mafia Anonymous: The Women Speak
Maria Fagan Hassani
Atypical Grace
Lauri Fraser
The Hairdresser…your therapy session or mine?
Cynthia Spierer
A Crack in Everything
Pattie Fitzgerald
Wise Ass Women from the Westside
Wendy Hammers
Wise Ass Women from the Westside
Susan Landon
Wise Ass Women from the Westside
The California Shakespeare Company
Will Power Shakespeare Hour
Becca Beberaggi
I’m Not Here Right Now
Phil Stewart
John Huston: The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of
Sonja Marie
FREE BRICKS
Janora McDuffie
Earth, Wind & Car Fire
Zach Ring
The Advocate
Isabel Lindley
Absolutely Halloween
J.T. Melaragno
Absolutely Halloween
Cydne Moore
Absolutely Halloween
Miles Otway
Black Don’t Crack
Maegan Mandarino
Big Hair: A Rad and Wild Love Affair.
Rejyna Douglass-Whitman
Trans Mom vs Family court: Justice Sees No Gender
Alia Atkins
Black Don’t Crack
Darrell Goss
Black Don’t Crack
Jeff Keller
Black Don’t Crack
Mz. REKA
Black Don’t Crack
Zuleika Moreno
Black Don’t Crack
Andrew Searles
Black Don’t Crack
Natasha Mikha
Marilyn Monroe, Unknown Letters
Ian Michael Scheller
My Unexpected Journey Into Magic
Venessa Verdugo
HOOLIGANI
Tanya Thomas
Naturally Tan
Rosie Byrne
The Best of Constance & Florence
Kate Huffman
The Best of Constance & Florence
Berry Under Your Bed
Cruel Landlord
Celine Athan
Cruel Landlord
Emmet Sempek
Cruel Landlord
Jackie Brehiman
Cruel Landlord
Jenn Brown
If Truth Be Told
Creative Team
Phil Stewart
Writer
Paul Linke
Director
Leslie Stewart
Producer
Sonja Marie
Writer
Ernie Silva
Director
Janora McDuffie
Writer
Joseph Megel
Director
Zach Ring
Writer
Zach Ring
Director
Evelyn Rudie
Director
Sergei Stern
Writer
Sergei Stern
Composer
Becca Beberaggi
Producer
Becca Beberaggi
Writer
Chris DeCarlo
Director
Paul Linke
Writer
Aaron Wilson
Music
Lindsay Perry
Director
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
Producer
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
Writer
Susan Landon
Performer
Wendy Hammers
Performer
Pattie Fitzgerald
Performer
Suzanne Bressler Zoltan
Associate Producer
Madeleine Lemay
Writer
Maegan Mandarino
Writer
Tanya Thomas
Producer
Tanya Thomas
Writer
Rosie Byrne
Performer
Kate Huffman
Performer
Mike Veasey
Director
Lou Stone Borenstein
Writer
Berry Under Your Bed
Performer
Celine Athan
Performer
Emmet Sempek
Performer
Jackie Brehiman
Performer
Madeleine Lemay
Director
Sergei Stern
Director
Venessa Verdugo
Producer
Venessa Verdugo
Writer
Lee Costello
Director
Jenn Brown
Producer
Jenn Brown
Writer
Tim Swiss
Director
Heidi Jo Scheller
Director
Ian Michael Scheller
Producer
Ian Michael Scheller
Writer
Natasha Mikha
Producer
Natasha Mikha
Writer
Cynthia Spierer
Writer
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Producer
Carmen Scott
Writer
Carmen Scott
Producer
Jen West
Director
Jen West
Producer
Rheagan Wallace
Writer
Rheagan Wallace
Producer
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Director
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Developer
Heather Dowling
Director
Maria Fagan Hassani
Writer
Maria Fagan Hassani
Producer
Christinna Chauncey
Acting Coach
PINA
Writer
PINA
Producer
Lauri Fraser
Writer
Lauri Fraser
Producer
Jane Morris
Director
Eric Scott Golovan
Director
Marilyn Anderson
Writer
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