Fiorello! Revival Opens Off-Broadway Tonight

The Berkshire Theatre Group makes its New York stage debut with the acclaimed production.

The Berkshire Theatre Group’s revival of Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, George Abbott and Jerome Weidman’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Fiorello! officially opens September 9 at The East 13th Street Theater. The production, which is directed by Bob Moss and began previews September 4, marks the group’s Off-Broadway debut as well as the first full-scale revival of the musical in New York.

The cast is made up of Katie Birenboim, Michael Brahce, Rebecca Brudner, Dan Cassin, Chelsea Groen, Austin Lombardi, Matt McLean, Rylan Morsbach, Julius Reese, Michael Sullivan, Erika Anclade, John Barsoian, Matt Caccamo, Drew Carr, Collier Cobb, Christy Coco, Ana Marie Lovric, Kelsey Ryan Moore, Benjamin Dallas Redding and JessicaRiloff.

Last seen on Broadway in 1959, the acclaimed musical chronicles the life of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, including his years as a political crusader, through World War I and onto his election.

“Mayor La Guardia was long gone by the time I moved to New York, so I never lived under his tenure in City Hall. But the ’Little Flower,’ as he was called, lives on in memory,” commented director Moss in an earlier statement. “The music is toe-tappingly delightful, the characters are richly drawn and a story about good guys is desperately needed in today's jaded and vitriolic politics. It's great to be reminded, as the music lifts us aloft, that good can triumph over selfishness.” Songs from the 1959 show include “Little Tin Box,” “Till Tomorrow,” "Politics and