Jonathan Root Joins the Cast of The Toxic Avenger

Jonathan Root has joined the cast of the off-Broadway musical The Toxic Avenger as White Dude, replacing original cast member Matthew Saldivar. The comic musical continues its run at New World Stages, directed by John Rando.

Featuring book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change) and music by Bon Jovi's David Bryan Bon Jovi, The Toxic Avenger features an unlikely hero, his beautiful girlfriend, a corrupt New Jersey mayor and two guys who play bullies, mobsters, old ladies, and stiletto-wearing back-up singers.

Root has appeared in the Broadway and Las Vegas productions of Avenue Q and in regional productions of A Flea in Her Ear, Les Miserables, Romeo and Juliet and Waiting for Godot.

The cast of The Toxic Avenger currently includes Celina Carvajal, Nick Cordero, Nicholas Rodriguez and Nancy Opel. Demond Green returns to the roles played by Rodriguez on July 20.