Leslie Kritzer, Andrew Durand & More Will Join Steven Pasquale in The Robber Bridegroom Off-Broadway

Leslie Kritzer and Andrew Durand will be co-stars again for the third time in months! After appearing together in School of Rock's run at the Gramercy and Gigantic off-Broadway, the pair have been tapped for The Robber Bridegroom. Starring the previously announced Steven Pasquale, Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman‘s musical comedy will play a limited engagement February 18 through May 29. Directed by Alex Timbers, opening night is scheduled for March 13 at off-Broadway’s Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

Along with Kritzer (Legally Blonde) as Salome and Durand (War Horse) as Little Harp, the cast will include Evan Harrington (Once) as Big Harp, Greg Hildreth (Cinderella) as Goat, Ahna O’Reilly (As I Lay Dying) as Rosamund, Nadia Quinn (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) as Raven/Goat’s Mother, Lance Roberts (Shows For Days) as Clement Musgrove and Devere Rogers (Five Guys Named Moe) as Airie/Man.

Based on the short story by Eudora Welty, The Robber Bridegroom transports the audience to the Natchez Trace in Mississippi, a dangerous and mysterious corner of the country teeming with a rogue’s gallery of the most beguiling con men, hucksters, and charlatans you’ll ever meet. Chief among them, Jamie Lockhart (Pasquale)—fair‐faced gentleman by day, hard‐hearted bandit of the woods by night. When he falls for the beautiful daughter of a wealthy planter, his world and code of ethics are turned upside down.

The Robber Bridegroom marks the 40th anniversary of the original, which opened on Broadway in 1975 starring Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone. The show’s bluegrass score has since been performed across the country, with the song “Sleepy Man” joining the canon of American standards.

The production is part of Roundabout’s 50th anniversary season.