Euan Morton & More Set for New York Spectacular, Featuring the Radio City Rockettes

Principal casting is now set for Radio City Music Hall’s New York Spectacular, featuring the Radio City Rockettes. Tony nominee Euan Morton will lead the show, which will be penned by Douglas Carter Beane and directed and choreographed by Mia Michaels. Performances will run from June 15 through August 7.

In addition to Morton, who will play Mercury, the cast will include Jacob Ben Widmar as The Mad Hatter, Vincent Crocilla as Jacob, Danny Gardner as George M. Cohan and Dad, Blaine Alden Krauss and Kecia Lewis as Buskers, Jeff Pew as Wall Street Bull and Kacie Sheik as Alice in Wonderland and Mom.

Morton earned Tony and Olivier nominations for his performance in Taboo; he’s since appeared on the New York stage in Cyrano de Bergerac, Sondheim on Sondheim and Atomic. Widmar’s Broadway credits include The Book of Mormon, White Christmas and Xanadu. Crocilla recently appeared in the national tour of Newsies. Gardner made his Broadway debut earlier this season in Dames at Sea. Krauss heads to Radio City after appearing in the national tour of The Lion King. Lewis has appeared on Broadway in Chicago, Shrek, The Drowsy Chaperone and Dreamgirls; she recently starred off-Broadway in Mother Courage and Her Children. Pew made his Broadway debut in Cinderella. Sheik has appeared on Broadway in Hair and off-Broadway in Songbird.

New York Spectacular celebrates New York City in the summertime centered around the trip of a lifetime for two kids, who, while on a vacation in New York, are separated from their parents. With the help of the Rockettes, the city magically comes to life to show them its many splendid wonders and helps to reunite their family in the end.