Mystic Pizza

Book written by Sandy Rustin
Based on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture
With Story and Characters by Amy Holden Jones
Musical Arrangements and Orchestrations by Carmel Dean

A new musical based on the 1988 rom-com from MGM and screenwriter Amy Holden Jones. Adapted by Sandy Rustin, with arrangements and orchestrations by Carmel Dean, choreographed by Connor Gallagher, and directed by Casey Hushion, Mystic Pizza tells the story of three working-class girls, who navigate the complexities of life, love, and family in a small-town pizza joint.

The infectious score features megahits of the 80s and 90s, from "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" to "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and songs originally recorded by Melissa Etheridge, Cyndi Lauper, John Cougar Mellencamp, Debbie Gibson, Wilson Phillips, The Bangles, Belinda Carlisle, Rick Astley, Bryan Adams, among many others.

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KRYSTINA ALABADO* (Daisy Arujo) is best known for playing Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls on Broadway and voicing Cherri Bomb in the hit animated series “Hazbin Hotel” on Amazon Prime. Broadway: American Psycho, American Idiot. National Tours: Evita, American Idiot, Spring Awakening. Off-Broadway: The Mad Ones, Ain’t No Disco (ATC), David Bowie's Lazarus (NYTW). Select Regional: Sunday in the Park with George (Dot/Marie, Pasadena Playhouse), Kiss My Aztec (Hartford Stage), Miss You Like Hell (La Jolla Playhouse), Mystic Pizza (Ogunquit/La Mirada), Burn All Night (ART). Film/TV: Better Nate Than Ever, See Something, “Monster High", Zombie Wedding, “Voltron”, First Reformed, “Tyrant”. Follow on IG/TikTok @krystinaalabado 

ALAINA ANDERSON (Kat Arujo) is thrilled to join the pizza shop! 1st Nat'l tour: Dear Evan Hansen (Zoe Murphy). Other credits: Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), Spring Awakening (Wendla), Into the Woods (Cinderella). B.A. Cognitive Science, Yale University. Love to her family, friends, and team! IG/TikTok: @alainymous Website: alainaanderson.com

CHACHI DELGADO (Swing, u/s Lou/Nick/Mickey/Frank/Steamer/George/Alfie) is from Oakland, CA and is super excited to be returning to the pizza shop! When he’s not performing you may catch him enjoying family, eating food, or watching “Survivor”! Unit Tour: Mystic Pizza. Regional: A Charlie Brown Christmas, Choir Boy, Evita, Fun Home, A Chorus Line, Follies, Hello Dolly. TV/Film: “Loop” (Disney+), Freaky Tales (Sundance), We’re Not Strangers, Sweet 15, McDonalds, Toyota. Video Game: Choreographer/dancer for NBA 2K25. Big shout out to his family. Dropout 20’

BEN FANKHAUSER (Tim Travers) made his Broadway debut as Davey in the original cast of Disney’s Newsies (Also on Disney+). Off-Broadway: Mack & Mabel, Dear World (City Center Encores!), Saturday Night, Bar Mitzvah Boy, A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet (co-author) 1st. National Tours: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and Spring Awakening. Regional Theatre: Flamingo Kid (Hartford Stage), I Hate Hamlet (Bucks County Playhouse), The Secret Of My Success (Houston’s TUTS), A.D. 16 (Olney Theatre Center), An American In Paris (Music Theater Wichita), Big River, Something Rotten, Fiddler On The Roof (Sacramento Music Circus), She Loves Me (Gulfshore Playhouse). TV/Film credits include: “FBI: Most Wanted,” “The Deuce,” “Indoor Boys.” Ben is a Cleveland native and holds a B.F.A from Ithaca College. @PlzNfankU 

JENNIFER FOUCHÉ* (Leona) Broadway: POTUS, CHICAGO, Chicken and Biscuits, CHICAGO (National Tour). Off Broadway: White Girl In Danger, SISTAS The Musical, (Orig. OBC). Skeleton Crew (Guthrie Theatre). Off West End: Half me, half you. Richard III (SoHo Shakes) 

TV: “Law & Order,” “Wu Tang: An American Saga,” “Jessica Jones,” “Quantico,” “Person of Interest,” “SMASH,” “Pinkalicious & Peteriffic”, “Fairly Odd Parents: A New Wish”. Film: B Boy Blues, Crown Heights, In Fear For My Life (Cannes Film Festival). IG: @jkfouche

MIA GERACHIS (Debbie, Mrs. Alfonso, Teresa, Nikki, and others, u/s Kat) is thrilled to be joining the Mystic family! She is a New York-based artist originally from Houston, TX. Mia made her Broadway debut earlier this year in the revival of Sweeney Todd. Other notable credits: First Nat’l Tour of Pretty Woman, Kinky Boots at the Hollywood Bowl, Jekyll & Hyde, Grease, and Joseph...Dreamcoat. BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch. A million thanks to family, friends, Geoff Josselson, & Stewart Talent. Instagram: @onomato.mia TikTok: @miagerachis

DEÁNNA GIULIETTI (JoJo Barboza) is beside herself with the honor of playing JoJo! She just returned from starring as Barbara in Barbara and Kenneth at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her favorite credits include Angela in “Fuhgeddabout Christmas” on VH1, Lizzie Borden in Lizzie, and Mary Delgado, in Jersey Boys. She is so excited to work with this cast and crew. As a Connecticut girly she can attest that Mystic Pizza is a 10/10. Follow along Deanna’s journey @deannagiulietti

F. MICHAEL HAYNIE* (Bill) [they/them] Broadway: The Heart of Rock and Roll, Wicked, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Holler If Ya Hear Me. The original Olaf in the Frozen Tour. Off-Broadway: Carrie (MCC), Dogfight (Second Stage) and others. TV/Film: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!” (NBC), “Peter Pan LIVE!” (NBC), Not Fade Away (Paramount). Thanks to my Moms, JP, Grace, FF&FA, GUESA, the (M)orons, and Nicolosi & Co. @fmichaelhaynie

JAMES HINDMAN* (Charles Windsor Sr./Fireside Gourmet/Priest).  An award-winning actor and playwright. 6 Broadway shows, 5 tours, 20 Film and TV shows including Oceans 8, “The Guilded Age,” “Ironfist”. Most recently, his one man show, What Doesn’t Kill You, ran Off Broadway at 59E59 Theatre. Now Comes The Fun Part (The ‘How The F#%K Did I Get This Old’ musical) ran at The York Theatre. Upcoming: Pete ‘n’ Keely at Carnegie Hall starring Jennifer Simard and Chris Sieber.

Insta: james_hindman_nyc

MICHAEL JAMES* (Lou, Nick, and others, u/s Bill/Tim/Charlie) Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson (A Christmas Story), McCoy/Rigby (Fiddler on the Roof, Waitress, The Little Mermaid, Mystic Pizza, Newsies, Mamma Mia!), Musical Theater West (Wizard of Oz), Musical Theatre Guild (Follies), Goodspeed Opera (Bye Bye Birdie), Pittsburgh CLO (Altar Boyz, Newsies, Mamma Mia!), Maltz Jupiter (West Side Story, How to Succeed…, Chicago), Sacramento Music Circus (Mamma Mia!). TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”. Point Park Alumni. Big thanks to all that got me here! @itsmichaeljamesbrown

APRIL JOSEPHINE* (Mrs. Arujo, and others, u/s Leona) is proud to be back bringing Sandy Rustin’s fantastic writing to life under the direction of the inspiring Casey Hushion. It is an utter triumph to be in women-led theatrical spaces! Recent credits: Mystic Pizza, McCoy Rigby @ La Mirada Theater; Mean Girls First National Tour.  Select regional houses: La Jolla Playhouse, 3-D Theatricals, Lamb’s Players Theater, MTW, Moonlight Stage Productions.  Thank you Casey and all of the fabulous producers for the opportunity to be a part of the “Mystic”. Love always to DJ. @itsapriljosephine 

VINCENT MICHAEL (Charles “Charlie” Gordon Windsor, Jr.) Off-Broadway:  BAM: Safety Not Guaranteed;  Regional:  The MUNY: RENT;  Goodspeed Musicals: Private Jones;  Signature Theatre: Private Jones, Into the Woods, RENT, Assassins (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes nomination), A Chorus Line, Gypsy, Grand Hotel, Billy Elliot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon;  Ford's Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee;  Round House Theatre: The Nutcracker;  OTC: Kinky Boots, Grease, Joseph...Dreamcoat, Takes One to Know One;  Keegan Theatre: Spring Awakening;  The Kennedy Center: The Greenwood Tree, Latino Inaugural Awards;  DAR Constitution Hall: Horatio Alger Awards;  Capital Fringe Festival: Gilded.  TV/FILM: “A Capitol Fourth.”  EDUCATION: Bachelor of Music, CUA. @vincentmichael.k

ADRIANA NEGRÓN (Swing, u/s Daisy/Kat/JoJo/Lorna/Serena/Debbie/Mrs. Alfonso/Teresa/Nikki/Bonnie/Polly) is honored to join the cast of Mystic Pizza! Most recently Adriana played Anita at PCLO and Kansas City Starlight. Other notable credits: The Broadway National Tours of Aladdin, The Prom and CATS. She has also performed internationally with A Chorus Line in Shanghai and West Side Story at the IHI Stage Around in Tokyo. Adriana would like to thank her husband Coldin and her family for their love and support! For Grandma! @_adriananegron

ALYSSA M. SIMMONS*  (Aunt Bonnie, Polly Windsor, and others, u/s Mrs. Arujo) is so happy to be back in the pizza shop! Select Regional: Shrek (3-D Theatricals), White Christmas (Musical Theatre West), RENT (McCoy Rigby Entertainment), Meet Me in St. Louis (5-Star Theatricals), Sunday in the Park with George (Musical Theatre Guild) and The Little Mermaid (Tuacahn Center for the Arts). You can hear her in Epic Games “Fortnite” and Sanrio+Sunblink’s “Hello Kitty Island Adventure”. “When life keeps handing you anchovies, just cover them up with some extra cheese and make a pizza!”

VICTOR SOUFFRANT (Mr. Barboza, Lionel, Micky, and others, u/s Charles/Priest/Fireside Gourmet) Proud native of Puerto Rico. Select theatre credits include: On Your Feet (Emilio), Evita (Magaldi), Man of La Mancha (Padre), Assassins (Zangara) and Titanic (Fleet). Endless thanks to family, friends, and loved ones who have been encouraging in my all aspirations.@insta.vms

JAKE SWAIN* (Frank Steamer, Windsor and others, u/s Charlie/Tim, Dance Captain) is excited to be back after originating Frank in the world premiere of Mystic Pizza! Broadway: Mean Girls (Tyler Kimble, u/s Aaron Samuels). Regional: Little Shop of Horrors (Oregon Cabaret Theatre); Oklahoma! & Bye Bye Birdie (Goodspeed); Forever Plaid (Eccles Theatre); Rent (Theatre Aspen). National Tour: Mean Girls, Elf. BFA in Acting (BYU). Film: The Cosmos Sisters, The Last Hurrah, Zombied. Thanks to Casey, Sandy, and team! SMOOCH to Nick! @jacobmonte

ZEPHANIAH DIVINE WAGES (George/Alfie, and others, u/s Mr. Barboza/Lionel/Mickey) is thrilled to be joining the cast and crew of Mystic Pizza. Zephaniah is a recent graduate of Texas State University BFA Musical Theatre Program (Go Bobcats, Eat Em Up). Previous credits include: Once on This Island (PCLO), Suessical (PCLO), Great Comet (PCLO). Zephaniah would like to thank Casey Hushion, Geoff Josselson Casting, and the entire creative team for having me, his amazing team CGF and Rochel Saks and his friends and family for their constant support. He hopes you enjoy the show! 

RACHEL KAE WIRTZ (Lorna, Serena Windsor and others, u/s JoJo/Daisy) is so excited to be back in the pizza shop! She is a stunt actor and performer in La working various shows at Disneyland and Universal Studios such as originating Peggy Carter in Rogers the Musical, Helen in Waterworld, Beth/Dante in the Purge: Dangerous Waters, and Mirabels Gifts of the Season. Rock n Roll has a special place in her heart especially having finished Bat Out of Hell at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas in 2022. Whether it’s musicals, stunts, acro or just traveling in her van, Rachel is so thankful for all the love and support from her family, friends, and agents and hopes you enjoy the show! @rachelkae18