ROMY & MICHELE: THE MUSICAL To Close Off-Broadway This Month
The musical opened Off-Broadway at Stage 42 on October 27.
By: A.A. Cristi Nov. 17, 2025
Romy & Michele: The Musical will play its final performance Off-Broadway on Sunday, November 30, following 15 previews and 40 regular performances. Romy & Michele: The Musical opened Off-Broadway at Stage 42 on October 27.
“This journey has been a long time in the making and announcing the final curtain is bittersweet,” said producers Barry Kemp and Stephen Soucy. “To our cast, whose passion and talent filled the theater each night, our dedicated crew who worked tirelessly behind the scenes, and of course to our brilliant creative team who have truly brought this show to life, we extend our most heartfelt thanks. Their artistry and vision realized this production beyond our wildest expectations. We are also grateful to the audiences whose support carried us from our earliest days to this Off-Broadway run.”
Portraying the iconic Best Friend duo are Broadway veterans Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde, The Cottage) as Romy White and Kara Lindsay (Newsies, Wicked) as Michele Weinberger. The cast also includes Jordan Kai Burnett as Heather/Others, DeMarius R. Copes as DJ/Others, Ninako Donville Lisa/Others, Erica Dorfler as Kelly/Others, Michael Thomas Grant as Sandy/Others, Je'Shaun Jackson as Toby/Others, Pascal Pastrana as Billy/Others, and Lauren Zakrin as Christie/Others, alongside Hannah Florence and Cameron Sirian.
For most of us, the idea of reliving high school is nothing short of a nightmare. When Romy and Michele are invited to their ten-year high school reunion, Michele envisions the whole experience as a fun road trip, while Romy, very reluctantly, agrees to go but only if they come up with something to impress their classmates. To this end, the two hatch an outrageous scheme to totally re-invent themselves. With an ’80s and ’90s pop-inspired score, Romy & Michele: The Musical is an absolute feel-good joyride.
Based on the cult film classic Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, the musical features a book by the film’s screenwriter Robin Schiff, music and lyrics by Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay (“Orange is the New Black”), music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Keith Harrison Dworkin (Emojiland), choreography by Karla Puno Garcia, and direction by Kristin Hanggi (Rock of Ages).
Romy & Michele: The Musical is produced by Barry Kemp, Stephen Soucy, Laurence Mark, Peter Schneider, Stephen Reynolds & Patrick Kennedy, Joe Johnson, Nicholas Kaiser, and Napoleon Theatricals & Megan Minutillo, with Showtown Productions serving as Executive Producer.
