2016/2017 Season
Miss You Like Hell
World-Premiere Musical
October 25 - December 4, 2016 EXTENDED! Mandell Weiss Theatre
Book and Lyrics By Quiara Alegría Hudes Music and Lyrics by Erin McKeown
Directed by Lear deBessonet Choreography by Danny Mefford
Approximate Run Time: Act I : 57 min; Act II: 55 min
When a whip-smart, deeply imaginative teenager agrees to take a road trip with her free-spirited Latina mother, neither can imagine where it will take them. Chance encounters with a medley of characters along the way brings them closer to understanding what sets them apart — and what connects them forever. Featuring compelling original songs that are every bit as diverse and eclectic as America, Miss You Like Hell is a new musical that exudes the joy, love and frustration of being a family in a changing country.
A La Jolla Playhouse Commission
Production Sponsors:
Lynelle and William Lynch
Photo credit: Krystina Alabado and Daphne Rubin-Vega in Miss You Like Hell, photo by Jim Carmody.
Cast & Creators
- Quiara Alegría HudesBook and Lyrics
- Erin McKeownMusic and Lyrics
- Lear deBessonetDirector
- Danny MeffordChoreographer
- Krystina AlabadoOlivia
- Cliff BemisMo
- Victor ChanCastaway
- Vanessa A. JonesLawyer/Waitress
- David Patrick KellyHiggins
- Julio MongeManuel
- Cashaé MonyaPaerl
- Kürt NorbyOfficer/Legal Clerk/A Guy at a Motel Desk
- Olivia OgumaMindy
- Daphne Rubin-VegaBeatriz
- Julie McBrideMusic Director
- Erin McKeownOrchestrations, Arrangements and Incidental Music
- Charlie RosenOrchestrations, Arrangements and Incidental Music
- Donyale WerleScenic Designer
- Emilio SosaCostume Designer
- Tyler MicoleauLighting Designer
- Dan Moses SchreirerSound Designer
- Gabriel GreeneDramaturg
- Kaitlin Shaw, C.S.A.Tara Rubin Casting
- Evangeline Rose WhitlockStage Manager
- Luke AndersonAssistant Stage Manager
- Alfredo MaciasAssistant Stage Manager
- Benjamin SeibertProject Production Manager
- Melissa CrespoAssociate Director
- Lindsay JanisseAssociate Choreographer
- Cody Owen StineAssociate Music Director
- Craig NapolielloAssociate Scenic Designer
- Heather StanleyAssociate Costume Designer
- Joshua D. ReidAssociate Sound Designer
- Charlie JichaAssistant Scenic Designer
- William MeletteAssistant Costume Designer
- Kimberlee WintersAssistant Lighting Designer
- Bradley WehrleScenic Design Assistant
- Alexandra Miller-LongLighting Design Assistant
- Alyssa SwanProduction Assistant
- Matthew BantockStage Management Intern
- Chengyun HuangDramaturgy Assistant
- Samantha MattaDramaturgy Assistant
- Jeri NicholasWig Consultant
Venue Info
Mandell Weiss Theatre
The Mandell Weiss Theatre is a 492-seat proscenium arch theatre, with two front rows of removable seats allowing for a greater stage length. The theatre also maintains an upstairs wooden deck for parties, receptions and outdoor gatherings, and a small outdoor amphitheatre for pre-show entertainment.
Mandell Weiss Theatre
