The latest musical to make a last minute announcement for this season was the long gestating NERDS. The new musical comedy chronicles the rivalry of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, and will being previews at the Longacre Theatre on April 1st, with an opening night set for April 24th.
Today, the creative team announced Tony nominee Rory O'Malley (Book of Mormon) and Bryan Fenkart (Memphis) will lead the company as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, respectively. The cast will also feature Lindsay Mendez as Myrtle, Patti Murin as Sally, Benny Elledge as Steve Wozniak, Rob Morrison as Paul Allen, and Kevin Pariseau as Tom Watson.
NERDS features book and lyrics by Jordan Allen-Dutton & Erik Weiner, music by Hal Goldberg, direction by Casey Hushion, and choreography by Joshua Bergasse. Additional choreography from Denis Jones.
Contenders pages will be updated to reflect this new set of Nerds!
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