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IT’S 1969,
AND THE WORLD
IS CHANGING.
SO IS SHE.
It’s the Summer of 1969. Pearl Kantrowitz, a Brooklyn mother and housewife, takes the annual trip north to a Catskills bungalow colony just as the world begins to shift beneath her feet. The country is reaching for the moon. A new spirit of freedom is sweeping the nation. And an unexpected encounter leads her to a musical festival happening just around the corner. As the countercultural revolution begins, and music starts to change the world, Pearl awakens to a life beyond the one she’s always known.
Based on the award-winning hit film and directed by Tony Award®-nominee Sheryl Kaller, adapted by original screenwriter Pamela Gray, with music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award®-nominee AnnMarie Milazzo and additional lyrics by Pamela Gray, A WALK ON THE MOON is the stirring new musical about one woman’s leap into her own future. Set against a blend of pulse-pounding ’60s sounds and modern pop sensibilities, it’s a story that speaks to a moment when the world was alive with seismic change in culture and identity — much like today.
Talia Suskauer
Pearl
Talia Suskauer has played Elphaba full-time both on Broadway and in the National Tour of Wicked. Most recently, Talia returned from touring the country as Lucille in the Tony Award-winning revival of Parade. Other New York credits: Be More Chill (Broadway), Be More Chill (Signature Theater). Regional: Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Ogunquit), Dot in Sunday in the Park with George (Axelrod PAC), Louise in Gypsy (Goodspeed Opera House), Little Women (Jo), The Secret Garden (Lily). Film/TV: FBI: “Most Wanted,” “31 Candles”. Talia has performed solo shows around the country and has performed at Carnegie Hall. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State University.
Max Chernin
Marty
Max Chernin most recently led the 2025 National Tour of Parade as Leo Frank. Broadway: Parade, Bright Star, Sunday in the Park with George. New York: Brooklynite (Vineyard Theatre), Bernstein’s Mass (Lincoln Center), The Golden Apple (City Center Encores!) Regional: Passing Through (Andrew, Goodspeed Opera House), Fiddler on the Roof (Motel, The MUNY), Elf (Buddy, North Carolina Theatre/Pioneer Theater), Daddy Long Legs (Jervis, Theatre Raleigh) TV/Film: “Dickinson”, “The Blacklist”, “Inventing Anna”, “Mozart In The Jungle”, “The Family”, and Adam Sandler’s The Week Of. Training: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Awards: American Traditions Competition's Silver Medal and Lotte Lenya Foundation's Carolyn Weber Award.
Sam Gravitte
Walker
Sam Gravitte is an actor and playwright. Broadway: Wicked (Fiyero). Off Broadway: White Rose, Lyrics & Lyricists. Select National Tour/Regional: Wicked, Starstruck (Bucks County), Deceived (Bay Street), Frozen (Paper Mill), Joseph... Dreamcoat (Sacramento Music Circus), Sweeney Todd (TUTS), Almost Famous (Old Globe), Beautiful (Cape Playhouse). Sam's plays have been developed with Life Jacket Theatre and Monson Arts, and he was an O'Neill Semifinalist (2024). He has publications with Concord and The Licensing House. Member of Life Jacket Theatre Co's "Writers Room." Producer of Pride Plays. As a vocalist, Sam has headlined shows at the 92nd Street Y, the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Birdland Jazz Club, Provincetown, Westport Country Playhouse, and more. AB from Princeton, where he played D1 Lacrosse. Proud Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio.
Andréa Burns
Lillian
Andréa is a Drama Desk Award winner and an Outer Critics Circle nominee. Broadway: original “Daniela” in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights,
The Notebook, On Your Feet, The Rose Tattoo, The Nance, Beauty and the Beast, The Full Monty, The Ritz. Recently: Diane in Come From Away at Paper Mill Playhouse. Off-Broadway: Finding Dorothy Parker, Smart Blonde (Judy Holliday), original cast of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World and Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night. Film: Stephen Spielberg’s West Side Story, Akron TV: Blue Bloods, Equalizer, Kevin Can Wait, Jessica Jones, Law & Order: SVU. Andréa serves on the faculty of Yale University and is a member of The Actors Center.
Sophie Pollono
Alison
Sophie Pollono is a 2023 YoungArts Winner and 2022 Jimmy Awards Finalist. She is best known for her role as Delia Abbott on CBS’s “The Young and the Restless” and for her titular role in Disney Channel’s Fast Layne. Additional credits include I Love That for You, Transparent, and Small Engine Repair. She made her West End debut at Theatre Royal Drury Lane as Amy in the world premiere concert of Jo – The Little Women Musical. Sophie is currently pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre at Carnegie Mellon University.
Oscar Williams
Ross
His select credits include Broadway: Fun Home (OBC). His TV/Film credits include “Don’t Get High” (Hulu, Series Regular), “Poker Face” (Peacock), “FBI Most Wanted” (Paramount) and Mooch. He graduated from Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University with a BFA in Musical theater.
Leo Caravano
Alternating as Danny
Reid Gardner Clarke
Alternating as Danny
Andrew Faria
Irv
David R. Gordon
Neil
Megan Kane
Bunny
Caroline Pernick
Eleanor
Becca Suskauer
Rhoda
Michael Tacconi
Stan
Jodi Bluestein
Understudy
Tucker Gold
Understudy
Ellie Schwartz
Understudy
Richard Spitaletta
Understudy
Directed
by
Sheryl
Kaller
Sheryl Kaller is a Tony-nominated director whose work on Broadway includes Terrence McNally’s Mothers and Sons and Geoffrey Nauffts’ Next Fall. Off-Broadway: Sean Daniels' The White Chip (Off Broadway—Annaleigh Ashford/producer); Billy Porter's While I Yet Live (Primary Stages); Meghan Kennedy's Too Much Too Much Too Many (Roundabout Underground); Daniel Beaty's Mr. Joy (LCT3 at Lincoln Center Theater). Regional: Tyler Beattie and Emma Lively's Bliss (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Paul Scott Goodman and Pamela Grey’s A Walk on the Moon (American Conservatory Theater/George St. Playhouse);The White Chip (City Theatre); Our Town (Deaf West Theatre at Pasadena Playhouse), Nick Blaemire's A Little More Alive (Barrington Stage, KC Rep); Josh Radnor’s Sacred Valley (New York Stage and Film); Winnie Holzman's Choice (Huntington Theatre Company); Frozen (Disney Cruise Lines). Kaller’s work has been seen at the New Group, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Geffen Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Bucks County Playhouse, York Theatre Company, and Bay St. Theater. Many, many seasons at New York Stage and Film. Sheryl is currently in development with Tyler Beattie and Emma Lively, Henny Russell, Anastasia Trainor, among others.
Book & Additional
Lyrics by
Pamela
Gray
Pamela Gray is the screenwriter of the 1999 film A Walk on the Moon. She wrote her autobiographical script in the UCLA M.F.A. program, where it won the First Place Samuel Goldwyn Prize. The film, directed by Tony Goldwyn, received a Golden Satellite nomination for Best Screenplay, a National Board of Review Award, and star Diane Lane received an Independent Spirit Nomination. Pamela’s other credits include Music of the Heart which earned Meryl Streep an Oscar nomination, Conviction which earned Hilary Swank a SAG nomination and won a Women Film Critics Award for Best Female Images in a Movie, and Megan Leavey, starring Kate Mara.
Music & Lyrics
by
AnnMarie
Milazzo
Her Broadway vocal designs: Spring Awakening, Next To Normal, If/Then, Finding Neverland, A Beautiful Noise, 1776 revival, Almost Famous. Off Broadway: Carrie (revival), Bright Lights Big City, Superhero. Regional: Dangerous Beauty, Prometheus Bound, Some Lovers, Dave. Broadway Orchestrator (with Michael Starobin) Once On This Island. Composer/ Lyricist: Joy, Lucky Us (with David Foster), Pretty Dead Girl, winner of the special jury award at The Sundance Film Festival, Le Reve, Le Perle. Nominations, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Grammy.
Music Supervision
& Arrangements
Andy Einhorn
His Broadway credits include Music Supervisor/Conductor for Gypsy (Audra McDonald, Grammy nom), Hello, Dolly! (Bette Midler, Grammy nom), Carousel (Renée Fleming, Grammy nom), Holiday Inn. Music Director/Conductor: Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Brief Encounter, Sondheim on Sondheim. Music director and conductor for Audra McDonald since 2011 including two albums. TOURING Music Supervisor: Peter Pan, Sound of Music. Regional: George Street Playhouse, PaperMill Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House, Oregon Shakespeare Festival. TV: HBO’s “Six by Sondheim,” PBS “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy,” Academy Awards 2019, “Eat Sh*t Bob” for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” starring John Oliver. Conducting engagements include The Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony and Kansas City Symphony. Faculty: Juilliard, Aspen Music Festival, Brevard Music Festival. Rice University, summa cum laude.
Choreography
Josh Prince
Josh Prince made his Broadway choreographic debut with Shrek the Musical, earning an Outer Critics Circle nomination. The production went on to tour the United States, run in London’s West End, and tour throughout the United Kingdom. He later choreographed the award-winning Broadway hit Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, which received Olivier, Helpmann, and Astaire Award nominations and has since toured the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia. His choreography also includes the Disney Cruise Line stage adaptation of the beloved animated film Frozen, as well as Trevor: The Musical, now streaming on Disney+ (Lucille Lortel nomination, Chita Rivera Award). Prince’s work has been seen at many of the most prestigious venues in the United States and United Kingdom, including New York City Center, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, BAM, The New Group, Stage 42, George Street Playhouse, A.C.T., Fifth Avenue Theatre, Signature Theatre (DC), The Old Vic, Royal Festival Hall, and Royal Albert Hall. He also served as director and choreographer for Grease, starring Janel Parrish, at Toronto’s Winter Garden Theatre. Prince is the Founding Artistic Director of Dance Lab New York, the only independent nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to the development and advancement of choreography.