F. Scott Fitzgerald Bio-Musical The Underclassman Begins Performances Off-Broadway

New musical The Underclassman, inspired by the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, begins previews off-Broadway on November 9 at The Duke on 42nd Street. Directed by Cara Reichel, the Prospect Theater Company show features music and lyrics by Peter Mills and a book by Mills and Reichel. The production will officially open on November 19 and play a limited engagement through November 30.

Set in 1915, The Underclassman follows a young F. Scott Fitzgerald as he is swept into the Ivy League hierarchy and Princeton Triangle Club antics. His romance with the elusive debutante Ginevra King inspires what will become one of the most noted novels of American literature. The musical features choreography by Christine O’Grady.

The cast of The Underclassman features Matt Dengler, Piper Goodeve, Jessica Grové, Billy Hepfinger, Marrick Smith, Jordan Bondurant, Elizabeth Burton, Jason Edward Cook, Ian Fairlee, Matt Gibson, Holland Grossman, Christopher Herr, Adam Machart, Jeremy Morse, CJ Pawlikowski, Davey Rosenberg, Michael Romeo Ruocco, Liz Shivener and Whitney Winfield.