Stairway to Paradise! Dimitri Kleioris Steps Center Stage in An American in Paris on Broadway

Well, we know that Dimitri Kleioris has got rhythm! Garen Scribner's alternate in the Broadway production of An American in Paris will officially step center stage as Jerry Mulligan on July 19; Scribner has departed the musical to headline the national tour later this year. The Main Stem incarnation is running at the Palace Theatre through January 1, 2017.

Kleioris, a dancer with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, can be seen on the Starz series Flesh and Bone.

Directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, the tuner tells the tale of a young American soldier, a beautiful French girl and an indomitable European city, each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of war.

An American in Paris features music by George and Ira Gershwin with a book by Craig Lucas. The show includes the songs “I Got Rhythm,” “‘S Wonderful,” “But Not For Me,” “Stairway to Paradise,” “Our Love Is Here To Stay," “They Can’t Take That Away” and orchestral music including “Concerto in F,” “2nd Prelude,” “2nd Rhapsody” and “An American In Paris.” The score has been adapted, arranged and supervised by Rob Fisher.

The Broadway company currently also includes Leanne Cope, Veanne Cox, Jill Paice, Brandon Uranowitz and Max von Essen.