Liisi LaFontaine, Ciara Renée, Jeannette Bayardelle, More to Star in GUN & POWDER at Paper Mill Playhouse

Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced initial casting for the new musical Gun & Powder, with book and lyrics by Angelica Chéri and music by Ross Baum. Directed by Stevie Walker-Webb and choreographed by Tiffany Rea-Fisher, the production will play April 4 – May 5, 2024 at Paper Mill Playhouse. Opening night is Sunday, April 14.

‍Gun & Powder will star Liisi LaFontaine as Martha Clarke, Ciara Renée as Mary Clarke, Jeannette Bayardelle as Tallulah Clarke, Aaron James McKenzie as Elijah, and Hunter Parrish as Jesse Whitewater. Casting is by Tara Rubin Casting. Further casting will be announced at a later date.

‍Gun & Powder is a new musical inspired by the true story of Mary and Martha Clarke, African American twin sisters who take extraordinary measures to settle their mother’s sharecropper debt and save her home. In 1893 Texas, the Sisters Clarke—passing as white—embark on a remarkable Wild West adventure that examines race, family, and identity with two electrifying women who transformed from farm girls to outlaws to legends. Featuring book and lyrics by Angelica Chéri, who is a descendant of Mary and Martha Clarke, music by Ross Baum, direction by Obie winner & 2023 Tony Award nominee Stevie Walker-Webband choreography by Tiffany Rea-Fisher.

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