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The Regulars
Initial key art by Rebecca Pitt
MusicWill Shishmanian
LyricsWill Shishmanian
BookWill Shishmanian
Miss Hazel Jade (developed by)
Productions2022 Manchester Concert

The Regulars is a folk musical with music, lyrics, and book by Will Shishmanian. It follows the story of Mark Howard, a trans man who has just moved away from his childhood home to a rural, upstate town, where he befriends Dani Thompson, a Black queer woman who's opening her own gay bar. The production is developed and directed by Miss Hazel Jade.

Development

While Shishmanian began developing the original version of the musical sometime in 2017–2018, it wasn't until October 2020 during the height of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic when he asked his friend and once-collaborator, Miss Hazel Jade, to take a look at the material that the two began to rework it as a commercial musical. She immediately joined, and some of the material from the new version of the musical, developed and directed by Miss Hazel, was presented live in concert at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, England, during their annual Turn On Fest.[1]

Ahead of the Manchester concert, and along with a digital single, a music video was released through WhatsOnStage and Playbill, featuring Broadway & film/TV Actor, Laura Benanti, and the musical's composer, Will Shish.[2]

Musical numbers

Full Show
2022 Manchester Concert

† Removed from the final concert

Recordings

On 14 January 2022, a single was released digitally, featuring Laura Benanti and Will Shish, of a song from the show: "Songs from Amberland: Edie's Reckoning".[3]

Cast and characters

Private Reading
(2021)[4] 		Manchester Concert
(2022)[5]
Mark Howard Jeff A. Miller Will Shish
Dani Kathryn Allison Aiesha Pease
Betsy Emily Hudson Natalie Paris
Brandon Isaac Darron Hayes Marcus Collins
Jax Kat Griffin Teddy Hinde
Alex Annika Chavez —
Callie Michelle Cosentino —
Derrick TJ Nelson Matthew Facchino
Hunter Rew Garner Mark Lockhart
Tom Chris Citera —
Ensemble — Amy Fleur
James Markham
Jordan Walker

References

  1. ^ Wild, Stephi (26 November 2021). "THE REGULARS is The Highlight Of Hope Mill Theatre's Third Annual LGBTQIA+ Arts Festival". Broadway World. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ Wood, Alex (14 January 2022). "Watch Laura Benanti and Will Shishmanian perform "Edie's Reckoning" from new musical The Regulars". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ Meyer, Dan (14 January 2022). "Watch Laura Benanti Sing 'Edie's Reckoning' from Will Shishmanian's New Musical The Regulars". Playbill. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Previous Casts | The Regulars: A Folk Musical". The Regulars. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ Wood, Alex (7 January 2022). "Cast for new musical The Regulars announced". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

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