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Cast Announced for TEETH at New World Stages
Posted By Tim Todd | Posted 1 month ago
Mark Gordon Pictures and Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon are thrilled to announce Outer Critics Circle Award & Lucille Lortel Award Nominee Alyse Alan Louis (Soft Power, Disaster!) will return to star in her much-lauded role as Dawn O’Keefe in the Off-Broadway transfer of the new musical comedy TEETH. Opposite Louis is three-time Tony Award nominee Andy Karl (Groundhog Day, Rocky), who joins the production as Pastor Bill O'Keefe, and reprising their roles from the sold-out, extended world premiere at Playwrights Horizons, are Will Connolly (Once, “The Gilded Age”) as Brad O’Keefe, Jason Gotay (Bring it On, A Bronx Tale) as Toby, and Jared Loftin (Gigantic; Tick, Tick…Boom!) as Ryan. Additional cast will be announced shortly.
Based on the screenplay by Mitchell Lichtenstein, Teeth features book and music by Anna K. Jacobs (POP!), book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award winner Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop), direction by Obie Award winner Sarah Benson (Fairview) with choreography by Raja Feather Kelly (Lempicka). The 2024 Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, and Lortel Award nominated musical is set to open at New World Stages on Halloween night, October 31, 2024. Previews begin October 16. Tickets are now on sale.
Teeth is a sharp tale of revenge and transformation that tears through a culture of shame and repressed desire one delightfully unhinged song at a time. The musical follows Dawn O’Keefe, an evangelical Christian teen struggling to be an exemplar of purity amongst her community of fellow Promise Keeper Girls. Her stepbrother, Brad - alienated by his repressive upbringing in the community led by his fanatical Pastor father and intrigued by the online camaraderie of the Truthseeker men’s support group—is haunted by an indelible incident from his and Dawn’s past. As Dawn’s desires become tested and twisted by the men in her life, she discovers a deadly secret not even she understands: when men violate her, her body bites back—literally. Crackling with irrepressible desire and ancient rage, Teeth is a dark horror comedy conjuring the legend of one girl whose sexual curse may also be her salvation.
Garnering considerable acclaim upon its sold-out, twice extended bow in February 2024 at Playwrights Horizons, Sara Holdren of Vulture wrote, “Teeth feels like the musical equivalent of driving a spike-covered Mad Max car across the desert while getting chased by war boys on their way to Valhalla. It’s a rush—and it’s also a pitch-dark examination of the very real chokehold of Christofascist ideology in America.” Adam Feldman of Time Out NY awarded Teeth four stars, Zachary Stewart of Theatermania described it as “a brilliant must-see musical,” and Brittani Samuel, reviewing for The Washington Post, deemed it “a brazen, unique, cackle-worthy slice of musical theater.”
In addition to critical acclaim, the musical has already received multiple honors including four Outer Critics Circle Award nominations (Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical, Outstanding Book of a Musical: Anna K. Jacobs & Michael R. Jacobs, Outstanding Lead Performer: Alyse Alan Louis, Outstanding Costume Design: Enver Chakartash), two Drama League Award nominations (Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Sarah Benson), four Drama Desk Award nominations (Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical: Steven Pasquale, Outstanding Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson, Outstanding Book of a Musical) and four Lucille Lortel Awards (Outstanding Musical,Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical: Steven Pasquale, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical: Alyse Alan Louis, Outstanding Choreography: Raja Feather Kelly).
The original cast recording was released digitally earlier this month on The Yellow Sound Label. The album is produced and mixed by Michael Croiter, co-produced by Julie McBride and Anna K. Jacobs, executive-produced by Mark Gordon and Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, and music-supervised by McBride, with music direction by Patrick Sulken and orchestrations by Kris Kukul. The physical cd will be available in stores on August 30.
Tickets are now on sale at teeththemusical.com.
