Barbara Walsh to Replace Kate Mulgrew in Paper Mill's Master Class

Barbara Walsh will replace previously announced star Kate Mulgrew in Paper Mill Playhouse’s upcoming production of Terrence McNally’s Master Class. The recasting is “due to a schedule change,” according to the theater. The play will run from March 4 to April 5 at Paper Mill’s Millburn, NJ, theater, directed by Wendy Goldberg.

The cast will also include Sarah Uriarte Berry Sharon, Andrew Gerle Manny, Mike McGowan Tony, Lauren Worsham Sophie and Ryan King Stagehand.

Master Class centers on opera diva Maria Callas, who works with three opera students during the course of the play while reflecting on her career and life, including her tumultuous affair with Aristotle Onassis.

Walsh’s Broadway credits include John Doyle’s revival of Company, Hairspray, Blood Brothers, Big and Falsettos. Regionally, she starred in a recent production of Grey Gardens at Washington’s Studio Theater and played Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music at CenterStage in Baltimore.

The creative team for Master Class will include Alexander Dodge set, Anne Kennedy costumes, Josh Epstein lighting, and Randy Hansen sound.