The world premiere of Mad Hatter The Musical plays Phoenix’s Herberger Theater Center May 1–19.

Dwayne Washington stars in the title role, joined by Lauren Zakrin (Once Upon a One More Time) as the Queen of Hearts and Reanne Acasio (Here Lies Love, Hamilton) as the hatter’s dual love interests Mary Beth and the Cheshire Cat Yola with Tony Castellanos (Jesus Christ Superstar), Aria Kane (Frozen tour), Mark Reis (Fosse), Luis Villabon, Andreas Wyder (Interstate), Ash Marie Alina, Raven Chareal, Alyssa Chiarello, Lydia Ruth Dawson, Rendell A. Debose, Trisha Ditsworth, Héctor Flores Jr., Liam Garrett, Amanda Lund, Anna Mettes, Chafik Jay, and Mathew Zimmerer. Casting is by ARC.

The new musical—featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Vincent Connor, Michael J. Polo, and Victor Valdez—is set long before Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and explores the mysterious past of the notorious Mad Hatter.

New York Theatre Barn Artistic Director Joe Barros directs and choreographs the production, which also features music direction by Nick Wilders, orchestrations by Polo, Wilders, and Ryan Franks, set design by Riw Rakkulchon, costume design by Kristin Bjorge and Harry Nadal, lighting design by Dawn Chiang, sound design by Kevin Heard, and props design by Samantha Eubanks.

Evan Bernardin Productions is the general manager, Phoenix Jacob is the production stage manager, and Daniel Cocca is the assistant stage manager.

Shannon Bienvenue produces with Rashad V. Chambers as executive producer.

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