Fun Home - Casting Complete For Theater Latté Da’s Twin Cities Premiere Of Tony Award-Winner for Best Musical
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Theater LattÉ Da - FUN HOME 2025 - Photo by Dan Norman
Minneapolis, MN — Theater Latté Da (Justin Lucero, Artistic Director and Elisa Spencer-Kaplan, Managing Director) announces the complete cast for the highly anticipated Twin Cities premiere of FUN HOME, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical based on the graphic memoir by former Minnesota resident Alison Bechdel, with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron. The production is directed by Addie Gorlin-Han (Latté Da debut; Guthrie Theatre’s A Christmas Carol), with Musical Direction by Jason Hansen (Stones in His Pockets, Merrily We Roll Along, Christmas at the Local) and choreography by Katie Rose McLaughlin (Latté Da debut; Associate Choreographer, Hadestown on Broadway).
The cast includes the previously announced Shad Hanley as Bruce Bechdel (Latté Da debut; Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ Beautiful), Monty Hays as Medium Alison (Latté Da debut; Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ The Prom), and Sara Masterson as Alison (Falsettos, NEXT Festival), now joined by Truman Bednar as Christian Bechdel (NEXT Festival), Berto Borroto as Roy/Pete/Mark/Bobby (Latté Da debut), Brock Heuring as John Bechdel (Latté Da debut), Ann Michels as Helen Bechdel (Five Points, Parade), Eve Scharback as Small Alison (Latté Da debut), and Emma Schuld as Joan (Yoko’s Husband’s Killer’s Japanese Wife, Gloria workshop). The understudies for the production are Emily Dussault, Liv Kemp, Joshua Row and Violet Stowers.
“What a tremendous bounty of talent we have for this production!” notes director Addie Gorlin-Han. “I've been counting down the days for almost a year now, eager to jump into process with such gifted artists, impressive vocalists, versatile actors and above all- incredible humans.”
Introspective and refreshingly honest, this hit musical is hailed as one of Broadway’s most original. Through the lens of three pivotal stages in Alison’s life, Bechdel’s witty and wistful illustrated autobiography comes to life in this moving journey to acceptance, directed by Addie Gorlin-Han. Looking back on her 1970s childhood in the family-owned funeral home and her complex relationship with her father, Alison discovers they had more in common than she ever knew. The Tony Award-winning score includes such iconic songs as “Ring of Keys,” “Days and Days,” “Telephone Wire,” and “Changing My Major.”
FUN HOME premiered Off-Broadway at New York’s Public Theater in 2013 before transferring to Broadway in 2015, where it played 26 previews and 582 regular performances at Circle in the Square Theatre between March 27, 2015 and September 10, 2016. The production was nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning five, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score.
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, on which the musical is based, is a cultural touchstone in its own right, named among the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century by the New York Times. Recipient of a 2014 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, Bechdel spent a significant part of her early career living in St. Paul, Minnesota as she gained acclaim for her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. The strip also served as the origin of the eponymous “Bechdel Test,” which has become a frequently used measure of the representation of women in film and other fiction.
The creative team for FUN HOME includes Addie Gorlin-Han (director), Jason Hansen (music direction and orchestrations), Katie Rose McLaughlin (choreographer), Eli Sherlock (scenic designer), Rich Hamson (costume designer), Alice Trent (lighting designer), Katharine Horowitz (sound designer), Madelaine Foster (properties designer), Emma Gustafson (wig, makeup and hair designer), Alli St. John (intimacy coordinator), and Ray Gorlin (cultural consultant). Shelby Reddig is the Production Stage Manager, and Austin Schoenfelder is the Assistant Stage Manager.
FUN HOME begins performances on April 2, 2025 and will run through May 4, 2025 at Theater Latté Da’s home at the historic Ritz Theater in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. Opening night is Saturday, April 5, 2025. Single tickets start at $36. Group, student and other discounts are also available.
The Production Sponsors for FUN HOME are Dr. Tom Knabel and Kent Allin. Theater Latté Da’s 2024-2025 season is made possible in part by Ameriprise Financial, Elizabeth C. Quinlan Foundation, James B. Linsmayer Foundation, The MAP Fund, The McKnight Foundation, The Nara Fund, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, National Endowment for the Arts, RBC, Prospect Creek Foundation, The Ruth Easton Fund of the Edelstein Family Foundation, The Shubert Foundation; the voters of Minnesota through Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support and Arts Experiences grants, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund; and numerous generous individual contributors.
Dates: April 2-May 4, 2025
(Previews: April 2-4, 2025; Opening: April 5, 2025)
Venue: Ritz Theater, 345 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Standard Tickets start at $36 and are on sale now. Group, student and other discounts are available. Order online at latteda.org, by phone at 612.339.3003 or in person Tue-Fri 12-5 PM at the Ritz Theater box office, 345 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413.
