Overview
- Producers announced on Monday, August 3 that the Off-Broadway revival will play its final performance on October 11, 2026 after a third and final extension.
- Original cast member Kevin McHale will give his last performance as William Barfée on August 16 and comedian Julian Sewell will begin the role on August 18 for the show’s closing weeks.
- Tony winner Alex Newell will join as Rona Lisa Peretti beginning August 7 for a four-week engagement.
- Jasmine Amy Rogers will leave the role of Olive Ostrovsky on August 9 with Nina White stepping in on August 10, and Justin Cooley is on leave through August 10 with Fernell Hogan covering Leaf Coneybear.
- The staging is presented as a 20th-anniversary revival at New World Stages directed and choreographed by Danny Mefford, with producers crediting casting swaps and guest names for keeping the production commercially viable while allowing actors to move between shows.