Off-Broadway NewsLittle House on the Ferry Opens at NYC's Duplex October 30
The Fire Island-themed experience re-opens The Duplex's upstairs cabaret space, which has been closed due to fire damage since 2022.
By
Logan Culwell-Block, Molly Higgins
October 30, 2024
The Duplex's upstairs cabaret space officially re-opens with Little House on the Ferry: The Musical, opening October 30. The Ferry's Landing NYC production began performances October 15 in the Fire Island-themed space, and will continue through January 5, 2025.
The show features a book by Rob Gould and music and lyrics byGould and Rob Arbelo, with direction by Victoria Rae Sook and choreography by Michael McCrary. The work follows a group of friends meeting up on Fire Island for a weekend, with the marriage equality vote in the New York Senate looming. The production marks the return of Duplex's upstairs cabaret space, which has been closed since 2022 due to fire damage.
The cast includes Charles Osborne (Worst Cooks in America) as Randall, Andrew Leggieri (Bandstand) as Timothy, Troy Valjean Rucker (Romeo and Bernadette) as Jake, Christopher Harrod (The Gilded Age) as Donnie, Gilberto Saenz as Antonio, and drag queen Xana DuMe. It also features Kailin Brown (Chicago), Manuela Agudelo (The Running Show), and Kelsey Mourant (Shake & Bake) with Andre Jordan (Diana The Musical), Deon Oliverio (Pose), Andreas Wyder (The Bad Years), and Tym Moss.
Quenton Ellis serves as music director and Corey Kline is the music producer. The production features design by Shawn Lewis, costume design by Tyler Mark Holland, lighting design by Zach Pizza, sound design by Ryk Lewis, and props design by Mikaela Baca-Dorion. Emma Ramsay-Saxon and Megan Ciszek serve as production stage managers, with Michele Corregio and Sydney Scott as assistant stage managers.
Ferry's Landing NYC is produced by Gould and Fever Labs with and Ripple Effect Artists. Anthony Francavilla of FORM Theatricals serves as general manager. The producing team also includes Benjamin Feldman (Pippin, Company).
The new trailer showcases the scale of the production design, as well as a first listen to the power ballad "Waiting on a Wish," one of the new original songs by Pasek and Paul.