Playbill is celebrating a huge moment for anyone in the theatre industry: the Broadway debut. With the fall season well underway, September brought us lots of new names both onstage and off, from TV stars making a crossover to the stage to new ensemblists and swings. Take a look at the artists who made Broadway debuts in September.
Top Row (L-R): Denis Arndt (Alex Priest in Heisenberg), Susannah Flood (Dunyasha in The Cherry Orchard), Dann Florek (The Mayor in The Front Page), Jennie Harney (Nettie in The Color Purple) and Ashley Ware Jenkins (Sarabi in The Lion King).
Bottom Row (L-R): Nick Kroll (Gil Faizon in Oh, Hello On Broadway), John Magaro (Earl Williams in The Front Page), John Mulaney (George St. Geegland in Oh, Hello On Broadway), Harold Perrineau (Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard), William Popp (Earl in Waitress) and Anthony Rosenthal (Jason in Falsettos).
Top Row (L-R): Malik Akil (Ensemble in Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical), Tommaso Antico (Hank Majewski and others in Jersey Boys), Darien Crago (Ensemble in Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical) and Caley Crawford (Swing in Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical).
Bottom Row (L-R): Cate Elefante (Lulu in Waitress), Morgan Gao (Charlie Winslow in Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical), Caroline Hewitt (Understudy in The Front Page) and Jacqueline Jarrold (Ensemble in The Cherry Orchard).
Top Row (L-R): Austyn Johnson (Amanda in Matilda the Musical), Richard Katz (Understudy and Alternate in The Encounter), Ben Laxton (Ensemble in The Book of Mormon) and Peyton Lusk (Understudy Jason in Falsettos).
Bottom Row (L-R): Carl Hendrick Louis (Ensemble in The Cherry Orchard), Aliyah Mastin (Young Nala in The Lion King), Trey Middleton (Swing in Matilda the Musical) and Ella Dane Morgan (Lulu in Waitress).
Top Row (L-R): Eliza Ohman (Swing in Hamilton), Dale Place (Understudy Alex Priest in Heisenberg), Serena Quadrato (Lavender in Matilda the Musical), Drew Redington (Ensemble in Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical) and Nerghiz Sarki (Biekle in Fiddler on the Roof).
Bottom Row (L-R): Parker Slaybaugh (Swing in Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical), Jordan Toure (Young Simba in The Lion King), Amy Van Norstrand (Ensemble in Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical), Paige Williams (Ensemble in Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical) and Borris York (Ensemble in Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical).
Backstage Broadway Debuts:
Guy Coletta (Sound Operator, The Encounter)
Will Duke (Projection Designer, The Encounter)
Gareth Fry (Sound Design, The Encounter)
Benjamin Grant (Sound Operator, The Encounter)
Kirsty Housley (Co-Conceiver, The Encounter)
Pete Malkin (Sound Design, The Encounter)
Christine Goldman Bagwell (Production Props, The Cherry Orchard)
Jeff Brancato (Stage Manager, Heisenberg)
Richard Carl (Project Associate, Oh, Hello On Broadway)
Max Doolittle (Assistant Lighting Designer, The Front Page)
James Harp (Synth Programmer, Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical)
Justin Hornback (Associate Conductor/Keyboards, Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical)
Seth Huling (Associate Sound Designer, Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical)
Jemima James (Associate Director, The Encounter)
John Kemp (Associate Sound Designer, Oh, Hello On Broadway)
Aram Kim (Assistant Scenic Designer, Heisenberg)
Benjamin Klemes (Assistant Costume Designer, Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical)
Daisy Long (Assistant Lighting Designer, Heisenberg)
Christopher Lundahl (Assistant Lighting Designer, Falsettos)
Jay Mack (Drums/Percussion, Falsettos)
Annamarie Tendler Mulaney (Makeup, Oh, Hello On Broadway)
Johanna Pan (Assistant Costume Designer, Falsettos)
Thomas Pattullo (Production Manager, The Encounter)
JoEllen Redlingshafer (Project Associate, Oh, Hello On Broadway)
Ashley Rodbro (Associate Director/Script Supervisor, Oh, Hello On Broadway)
Amy Taylor Rosenblum (Assistant Director, Heisenberg)
Steven Rotramel (Associate Costume Designer, Oh, Hello On Broadway)
Laurence Russell (Lighting Associate, The Encounter)
Amir Sherhan (Sound Operator, The Encounter)
Chihiro Shibayama (Percussion, The Cherry Orchard)
Helen Skiera (Sound Operator, The Encounter)
Lauren Tata (Design Associate, The Encounter)
Chloe Treat (Assistant Choreographer, Heisenberg)
Dina Vovsi (Assistant Director, The Cherry Orchard)
Ella Wahlström (Sound Operator, The Encounter)
Joanne Woolley (Stage Manager, The Encounter)
