BARRETT WILBERT WEED AND ANDREW DURAND JOIN THE TROUBLE WITH DEAD BOYFRIENDS DISCOVERING BROADWAY CONCERT

A feminist musical comedy aimed at the sexy, monster-loving teen we all keep buried in our hearts and middle school journals.

Indianapolis, IN - March 26, 2024: Discovering Broadway Inc., a pre-Broadway incubator nonprofit based in Central Indiana, has added Barrett Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls) and Andrew Durand (Shucked) to their upcoming concert of THE TROUBLE WITH DEAD BOYFRIENDS. Produced with permission from its critically acclaimed Off-Broadway team, Black Watch Theatre, the concert of Annie Pulsipher and Alex Petti’s THE TROUBLE WITH DEAD BOYFRIENDS, directed by Joel Kirk (Discovering Broadway Chief Executive Officer / Founder) will take place at The Tobias Theatre (at Newfields, 4000 N Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46226) during “Prom Season” on April 20th, 2024 at 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Tickets are on sale for the concert at discoveringbroadway.org

THE TROUBLE WITH DEAD BOYFRIENDS is a monster musical comedy aimed at the helpless love-struck teen buried in all our hearts and high school diaries. When BFFs Stella, Grace, and Madison conjure dreamy prom dates with a sketchy love spell, they inadvertently summon monstrous boyfriends that they must slay to save their town and friendship!

ANDREW DURAND Shucked (Grammy, Drama Desk nominations), Ink, Head Over Heels, War Horse, Spring Awakening. West End: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Select Off-Broadway: Dead Outlaw (Audible) The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout) Love’s Labours Lost (Public) The Wild Bride (St. Ann’s Warehouse). Television: CBS' “Madam Secretary” (Guest Star), “NCIS New Orleans” (Guest Star), NBC’s “Law and Order: Organized Crime” (Guest Star). Apple TV: “Servant” (Recurring Guest). Film: One December Night, Here Today.

BARRETT WILBERT WEED: ​ Broadway: Mean Girls; Lysistrata Jones. Television: Swipe Monster; Bridge and Tunnel; Blue Bloods; Crashing; Helluva Boss. Theatre: Heathers The Musical (Drama Desk & Lucille Lortel Award Nominations); Cabaret (Helen Hayes Award - Lead Actress in a Musical); Found. Education: Elon University. Follow: @BarrettWeed

The concert stars Myha’la (HBO’s Industry and Netflix’s Leave the World Behind), Arica Jackson (Broadway’s The Book of Mormon), Jimmy Brewer (Broadway’s Shucked), and Eric Wiegand (Broadway’s Plaza Suite). Additional cast will include Ephraim Owens (Season 24 of NBC’s The Voice), Brett Mutter, Sadie Cohen, Izzy Casciani, and Alanna Porter.

The production features additional orchestrations by Sheela Ramesh and publicity by Katie Rosin/Kampfire PR.

THE TROUBLE WITH DEAD BOYFRIENDS special concert will take place at The Tobias Theatre (at Newfields, 4000 N Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46226) on April 20th, 2024 at 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM

Tickets are $39.99-$169.99 and are available online at www.DiscoveringBroadway.org

Running Time: 90 minutes (no intermission) 

Website: https://deadboyfriendsmusical.com/ and https://www.discoveringbroadway.org/ and https://www.blackwatchtheatre.com/

Media Kit with Photos from Off-Broadway

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