See Who’s Starring in the Off-Broadway Premiere of A Sabbath Girl: A New Musical

The musical romcom centers on a work weary woman and her new neighbor crush as they learn to balance city life and unexpected romance.

By Margaret Hall June 18, 2024 for Playbill

A Sabbath Girl: A New Musical will premiere Off-Broadway later this month at Theater A in 59E59 Theaters.

Featuring a book by Cary Gitter, lyrics by Neil Berg and Gitter, and music by Berg, the piece is conceived and directed by Joe Brancato. Performances will begin July 23, and continue through September 1.

The Sabbath Girl centers on a work weary woman and her new neighbor crush as they learn to balance city life and unexpected romance. The Sabbath Girl had its world premiere at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, NY this past May.

The Off-Broadway production will feature Marilyn Caserta (Six), Diana DiMarzio (The Visit, Sweeney Todd), Rory Max Kaplan (Jersey Boys, A Bronx Tale), Lauren Singerman (Caroline, Or Change, Forbidden Broadway) and Max Wolkowitz (Indecent, My Name is Asher Lev).

The creative team will include set designers Christopher and Justin Swader, costume designer Gregory Gale, lighting designer Jamie Roderick, and sound designer Kwamina Biney.

They will be supported by properties manager Buffy Cardoza, music supervisor and arranger Wendy Bobbitt Cavett, music director Matthew Lowy, orchestrator Alex Wise, and movement consultant Ryan Kasprzak. The production stage manager is Michael Palmer.

For more information, visit 59e59.org.