Time to Fall in Love! Elizabeth Stanley & Andrew Samonsky Will Lead National Tour of The Bridges of Madison County

As Robert Kincaid would say: "This kind of certainty comes but just once in a lifetime!" Broadway alums Elizabeth Stanley and Andrew Samonsky will star as devoted Iowa housewife Francesca and National Geographic photographer Robert, respectively, in the previously announced national tour of The Bridges of Madison County. The touring production will launch on November 28 in Des Moines, before continuing to cities across the country. Additional casting will be announced soon.

Stanley is currently starring on Broadway in the Tony-nominated revival of On the Town. Her other Great White Way credits include Million Dollar Quartet, Cry-Baby and Company. Samonsky recently starred in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. His Broadway credits include The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Scandalous and South Pacific.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, who helmed the show's Broadway run, and based on the best-selling novel by Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County tells the story of Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson and her life-changing, four-day whirlwind romance with traveling photographer Robert Kincaid. Featuring music and lyrics by Tony-winning composer Jason Robert Brown and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman, it’s an unforgettable story of two people caught between decision and desire, as a chance encounter becomes a second chance at so much more.

The Bridges of Madison County received four 2014 Tony Award nominations, and won awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations for Jason Robert Brown.

The production's creative team includes scenic design by Tony Award winner Michael Yeargan, costume design by Tony Award winner Catherine Zuber, lighting design by Tony Award winner Donald Holder, sound design by Jon Weston and movement by Danny Mefford.