Five-time Emmy winner Wayne Brady—seen on Broadway last season in the revival of The Wiz—will play Rick Braithwaite in concerts of the musical version of the 1959 book To Sir, With Love next month, and a complete cast has sprouted around him.

To Sir, With Love, inspired by Braithwaite's autobiographical novel, features an original score by John Farrar and Kara DioGuardi as well as Don Black and Mark London's title song from the novel's Sidney Poitier-directed film adaptation. Kris Lythgoe penned the stage book.

Directed by Sheldon Epps, the invitation-only concert presentations will be held November 8-10 at the Garry Marshall Theatre in Burbank. Brady will be joined by John O’Hurley (Seinfeld) as Headmaster Florian, Rachael Harris (Suits, Lucifer) as Miss Dale-Evans, Kelley Jakle (Woman of the Hour, Pitch Perfect) as Miss Blanchard and Darcy Rose Byrnes (Reefer Madness, Sofia The First) as Pamela Dare.

Other cast members will include Josh Adamson (Mr. Bell), Pat Towne (Mr. Weston), Nick Apostolina (Jackson), Isabella Blake-Thomas (Joseph), L.J. Benet (Denham), Anthony Carro (Sapiano), Jahbril Cook (Seals), Caiden Falstrup-Finney (Potter), Gus Pappas (Buckley), Rena Strober (Mrs. Dare), and Haley Wolff (Pegg).

To Sir, With Love tells the true story of Rick Braithwaite, a Cambridge-educated engineer and former RAF fighter pilot who battles societal prejudices. Braithwaite engages his students not as troublesome youths, but as emerging adults preparing for the challenges of the real world.

The upcoming performances will also have music direction by Kenny Seymour, casting by Telsey + Company's Rachel Hoffman, and general management by Aaron Grant.

Lythgoe Productions is producing with Willette and Manny Klausner as co-producers.

For further information or to request an invitation, email [email protected].