Complete Broadway Cast for 13 Announced

The complete all-teenage cast and teenage band have been announced for the forthcoming Broadway production of 13. The new musical will begin previews on September 16 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre and open on October 5, directed by Jeremy Sams.

The thirteen young performers include Al Calderon as Eddie, Eamon Foley as Richie, Caitlin Gann as Molly, Ariana Grande as Charlotte, Aaron Simon Gross as Archie, Elizabeth Gillies as Lucy, Malik Hammond as Malcolm, Joey La Varco as Simon, Delaney Moro as Kendra, Eric Nelsen as Brett, Graham Phillips as Evan, Allie Trimm as Patrice, Brynn Williams as Cassie.

Also in the cast are Riley Costello, Henry Hodges, Mary Claire Miskell, Liana Ortiz, Max Schneider and Corey Snide. The on-stage teen band members are Lexi Bodick on Bass, Zac Coe on Percussion, Adam Kaufman on Keyboard, Zach Page on Guitar, Chris Raymond on Guitar, Charlie Rosen Swing Musician.

13 features a book and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Parade, The Last Five Years and a book by children's author and songwriter Dan Elish Born Too Short, Confessions of an 8th Grade Basket Case and TV and film writer Robert Horn Designing Women. The show is being choreographed by Tony Award nominee Christopher Gattelli South Pacific. Tom Kitt, composer of High Fidelity and Next to Normal, is the Music Director.

13 is described as a hilarious, high-energy musical for all ages about discovering that cool is where you find it, and sometimes where you least expect it. Evan Goldman has it all: He's popular, has the perfect family and lives in the greatest city in the world, New York. That is until his parents get divorced and he's forced to move with his Mom to Indiana. Uprooted from his old life, he has to make new friends and somehow manouver his way through the minefield of high school to become part of the "in-crowd."

The show earned the LA Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Production and Best Musical Score for its world premiere production at Center Theatre Group/The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles December 22, 2006 - February 18, 2007 and also ran at Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT May 8, 2008-June 9, 2008.

The production features scenic and costume design by David Farley, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Jon Weston.

13 is produced on Broadway by Bob Boyett, Roger Berlind, Tim Levy, Stacey Mindich, Jane Bergère, Broadway Across America, Ken Davenport, Ted Hartley, Sharon Karmazin, Carl Moellenberg, Jamie Lightstone/Nina Keneally, Tom Miller/True Love Productions, Olympus Theatricals, Center Theatre Group in association with Shorenstein Hays Nederlander and The Araca Group.