Producers Jill Menza and Charles Messina have announced today that THE WANDERER, the musical about the life and music of Dion DiMucci, will have an invitation-only industry presentation on Nov 10 at Carroll Music Studios. National Artists Management Company (NAMCO) has joined the production as Executive Producer. The principal cast for the reading is led by Mike Wartella, Joey McIntyre, Christy Altomare, Lance Roberts, Joy Woods, Johnny Tammaro, Joli Tribuzio and Noah Weisberg. The company is completed by Sarah Daniels Barrett, Mackenzie Bell, Mike Cefalo, Stephen Cerf, Jordan Dobson, Natalie Gallo, Miguel Jarquin-Moreland, Jess LeProtto, Michal Kolaczkowski, Ray DeMattis, and Gabi Stapula. "The Wanderer" is the true story of a troubled Italian American kid from the Bronx's unlikely journey through fame as a teenage heartthrob to eventual Rock & Roll icon in intimate detail. Dion's music helped define a generation, but the darker side of success threatened to bring it all crashing down. The creative and production teams of are Charles Messina (book), Kenneth Ferrone (director), Sarah O'Gleby (choreographer), Beowulf Boritt (scenic design), Sarah Laux (costume design), Jake DeGroot (lighting design), John Shivers (sound design), Telsey + Company/Patrick Goodwin, CSA (casting), Sonny Paladino (orchestration/ arrangements/music supervision), Steven Van Zandt (music consultant), NAMCO (executive producers), Live Wire Theatrical/ Robert Ahrens and Chris Aniello (general management), and Linda Marvel (stage manager).
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