Overview
- Producers announced that Jennifer Simard will take over the role of Mildred Layton on September 8, succeeding Ana Gasteyer who is scheduled to play her final performance on September 6.
- Simard is a three-time Tony nominee whose Broadway credits include Death Becomes Her, Company, Mean Girls and Once Upon a One More Time.
- The principal company and creative leadership remain in place with Christopher Gattelli directing and choreographing and Cinco Paul credited for the book and score.
- Schmigadoon! is a stage adaptation of the Apple Original series that won four 2025 Tony Awards including Best Musical and is running an extended engagement on Broadway through January 3, 2027.
- The casting change aims to keep the show’s commercial momentum and ensemble chemistry intact, and audiences and critics will likely watch how Simard’s comedic style reshapes Mildred and the company dynamic.