The world premiere production of Only Gold at Off-Broadway's MCC Theater began previews October 7 in the Newman Mills Theater at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space. The new musical, with a score by British singer-songwriter Kate Nash and a book by Andy Blankenbuehler and Ted Malawer, runs through November 27, with an opening night set for November 7. Get a first look at the production below.
Only Gold, directed and choreographed by Blankenbuehler, centers on a princess, a queen, and a clockmaker's wife who rebel against tradition while the men in their lives chase the abandoned dreams of their youth, set against the backdrop of the allure of Paris.
Nash (Netflix's GLOW) will star in the production, alongside Tony nominees Terrence Mann (Pippin) and Karine Plantadit (Come Fly Away), So You Think You Can Dance winner Gaby Diaz (West Side Story film), Hannah Cruz (Suffs), Ryan Steele (Carousel), and Ryan VanDenBoom (MJ).
The cast also includes Haley Fish (Kiss Me, Kate), Jennifer Florentino (West Side Story), Jacob Guzman (Newsies), Tyler Hanes (A Chorus Line), Thayne Jasperson (Hamilton), Reed Luplau (Moulin Rouge! the Musical), Morgan Marcell (Hamilton), Ximone Rose (Once on This Island), Ida Saki (Cats), Ahmad Simmons (Hadestown), DeAnne Stewart (Jagged Little Pill), Voltaire Wade-Greene (Hamilton), and Katie Webber (TINA: The Tina Turner Musical). Swings and understudies include Jacob Burns (Hamilton), Phil Colgan (Hamilton), Bradley Dean (A Little Night Music), Victoria Fiore (Fly), Samantha Pollino (Hamilton), and recording artist Eleri Ward.
See production photos below:
Ryan VanDenBoom and Hannah Cruz in Only Gold
Ryan Steele and Gaby Diaz in Only Gold
Ryan Steele and Gaby Diaz in Only Gold
Morgan Marcell, Thayne Jasperson, Ryan Steele, Voltaire Wade Greene, Jennifer Florentino, Reed Luplau, and Haley Fish in Only Gold
Kate Nash in Only Gold
Karine Plantadit, Terrence Mann, and Gaby Diaz in Only Gold
Jennifer Florentino, Hannah Cruz, and Morgan Marcell in Only Gold
Jacob Guzman, Ahmad Simmons, Ryan VanDenBoom, Voltaire Wade Greene, Hannah Cruz, and Reed Luplau in Only Gold
Hannah Cruz and Karine Plantadit in Only Gold
The production features a set design by Tony nominee David Korins, costume design by Anita Yavich, lighting design by Tony winner Jeff Croiter, sound design by Tony winner Nevin Steinberg, hair and wig design by Tom Watson, and prop supervision by Samantha Shoffner. Arrangements and orchestrations are by Cian McCarthy, vocal arrangements by Tony winner Tom Kitt, additional arrangements and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, music supervision by Meg Zervoulis, music direction by Cynthia Meng, and music coordination by Michael Aarons. Pat Sosnow will serve as production stage manager and Matthew Henao is the assistant stage manager. Casting is by Rachel Hoffman and Lindsay Levine of The Telsey Office.
