Paper Mill Playhouse announces casting for ON YOUR FEET!
Casting has been announced for New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse's first production of their 2022-2023 season, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan, which runs at the venue from 7 October-6 November.
The production features Linedy Genao (On Your Feet! on Broadway) as Gloria, Brandon Espinoza (Broadway’s SpongeBob SquarePants) as Emilio, Francisca Muñoz (PBS’s “Our Lady Lupe”) as Gloria Fajardo, and Yajaira Paredes (Candlelight Theatre’s Clue) as Consuelo. Olivia Andrade-Marin and Natalia Artigas (Disney’s Frozen national tour) will share the role of Little Gloria, and Carlos Carreras (On Your Feet! 1st National Tour) plays Nayib/Young Emilio/Jeremy.
Completing the cast are Jonathan Arana, Mike Baerga, Brigitte Beach, Arthur Joseph Cuadros, Nicholas Cunha, Rubén Flores, Gabriela García, Diego Guevara, Rachel Josefina, Kyle Laing, Ángel Lozada, Risa Nicole, Vincent Ortega, Alexa Racioppi, Janina Rosa, Stefanie Renee Salyers, Vanessa Sierra, Luis Villabon, and Sarah Waite.
The show will be directed and choreographed by Alex Sanchez and has a book by Academy Award winner Alexander Dinelaris and music produced and recorded by Emilio and Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The show will also feature music direction by Andrew David Sotomayor, set design by Tony Award winner David Rockwell, costumes by Tony nominee Emilio Sosa, lighting by Charlie Morrison, sound by Matt Kraus, and projection by Darrel Maloney.
Tickets to the performances are available now here.