World Premiere
The Notebook
A New Musical
September 6
October 30, 2022
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
Lead Production Sponsors
The Notebook is a new musical based on the bestselling novel that inspired the iconic film. Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart, in a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love.
Broadway directors Michael Greif (Dear Evan Hansen, Next to Normal, RENT) and Schele Williams (Aida, Motown the Musical) team up with multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson on music and lyrics, book by playwright Bekah Brunstetter (writer and producer on NBC's This Is Us), and choreography by Katie Spelman.
Chicago Shakespeare is committed to making its performances accessible to all patrons. ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Open Captioning services are available.
The Players
Creative Team
Ingrid Michaelson Music & Lyrics
Bekah Brunstetter Book
Michael Greif Co-Director
Schele Williams Co-Director
Katie Spelman Choreographer
Carmel Dean Music Supervisor / Co-Orchestrations / Co-Arrangements
John Clancy Co-Orchestrations
Geoffrey Ko Music Director
David Zinn Co-Scenic Designer
Brett Banakis Co-Scenic Designer
Paloma Young Costume Designer
Ben Stanton Lighting Designer
Nevin Steinberg Sound Designer
Mia Neal Wig & Make-up Designer
The Telsey Office Casting
Bob Mason Chicago Casting
Asmeret Ghebremichael Associate Director
Anna Ebbesen Associate Music Director
Emily Madigan Associate Choreographer
Sasha Smith Intimacy Director
Matthew Buttrey Associate Scenic Designer
Annie Le Associate Costume Designer
Wilburn Bonnell Associate Lighting Designer
Daniel Lundberg Associate Sound Designer
Erica Maholmes Assistant Lighting Designer
Emily Hayman Assistant Sound Designer
Victoria Navarro Production Stage Manager
Cast
Yassmin Alers Nurse Joanna
John Beasley Older Noah
Andréa Burns Nurse Lori / Mother
Jonathan Butler-Duplessis Father / Son
John Cardoza Younger Noah
Dorcas Leung Georgie
Sophie Madorsky Sarah
Liam Oh Fin / Justin
Maryann Plunkett Older Allie
Jordan Tyson Younger Allie
Ryan Vasquez Middle Noah
Joy Woods Middle Allie
Alex Benoit Understudy
Mary Ernster Understudy
Jerica Exum Understudy
Jerome Harmann Hardeman Understudy
RhonniRose Mantilla Understudy
Carson Stewart Understudy
Helpful Resources
Tickets $59–$125
Run Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
(includes intermission)
Seat Map (PDF)
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