Suzanne Vega Joins Off-Broadway's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Musical

Award-winning singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega has signed on to appear in the new off-Broadway musical Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice based on the Oscar-nominated 1970 film. Vega replaces the previously announced Tony winner Duncan Sheik, who is the composer of the musical's score but will no longer appear in the cast.

"I'm very excited for the upcoming production of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice with The New Group," said Sheik. "It turns out that being in the cast on top of being composer and co-lyricist of a new musical is a lot to chew, so I have decided to focus on the latter. I'm thrilled that my friend and longtime collaborator Suzanne Vega will be stepping into the role. She joins an amazing cast and creative team and I hope as many people get to enjoy this show as possible."

Best known for her folk-inspired music, including the notable song "Tom's Diner," Vega's career has spanned more than 30 years. Her prior stage work includes contributing music to Broadway's Tupac musical Holler If Ya Hear Me and crafting music to the off-Broadway play Carson McCullers Talks About Love, which netted her a 2012 Drama Desk nomination. Vega's popular music contributions have earned her Grammy and MTV Video Music Awards.

Vega joins a previously announced company of stars that includes Tony nominee Jennifer Damiano as Carol, Michael Zegen as Ted, Joél Pérez as Bob and Ana Nogueira as Alice.

With music/lyrics by Sheik, additional lyrics by Amanda Green and a book by Jonathan Marc Sherman, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice is a bittersweet comic take on the sexual revolution in which the suavely conventional lives of two successful young couples, all friends, are both stirred and shaken when they open their minds to the changing attitudes around them.

Scott Elliott will direct and Kelly Devine will choreograph the production, scheduled to run from January 16 through March 15 at the Pershing Square Signature Center.