Matt Doyle & Nick Cordero-Led Brooklynite Extends Off-Broadway

Superheroes and superhero wannabes are going to be hanging off-Broadway for a little bit longer! Brooklynite, starring Matt Doyle and Nick Cordero, has extended through March 29; the show had originally been set to shutter on March 22. Directed by Michael Mayer and featuring music and lyrics by Peter Lerman and a book by Lerman and Mayer, the production officially opened on February 25 at the Vineyard Theatre.

In Brooklynite, Trey Swieskowski is an idealistic hardware store clerk who dreams of becoming a superhero. Astrolass, Brooklyn's most celebrated superhero, is determined to throw in the cape and live like a normal Brooklynite. When they meet they hatch a plan that will change their lives forever. But can they save Brooklyn when it suddenly teeters on the brink of disaster?

In addition to Doyle and Cordero, the cast features Andrew Call, Gerard Canonico, Max Chernin, Nick Choksi, Carla Duren, Ann Harada, John-Michael Lyles, Grace McLean, Tom Alan Robbins, Nicolette Robinson and Remy Zaken.