DISNEY’S ON THE RECORD PREMIERING IN CLEVELAND From the producers of The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, comes On The Record,, a show-stopping new musical that sparkles with more than 60 of the most beloved songs ever written, from some of the most popular films ever made - including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Tarzan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Sleeping Beauty, Dumbo, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Cinderella and Snow White.

Playhouse Square Center is proud to announce the arrival and premiere of Disney’s On The Record. The show will run November 9-21 in the Palace Theatre as part of the McDonald Financial Group Broadway Series presented by Xerox. To attend the world premiere of a musical is to view the final outcome of a production that has been months, or even years in the making. It is to watch the cast, crew, technical elements and music come together for the very first time in front of a live audience. In fact, the audience plays a very important role in putting the finishing touches on a production. They provide live feedback on what is funny, sad, scary or even show-stopping!

Cleveland has the honor of being the host city and Playhouse Square’s subscribers have the honor of being the first audience to attend the world premiere of Disney’s On The Record. This is a tremendous opportunity for the city and loyal theater patrons. Subscribers and other ticket holders will actively participate in tweaking this show to perfection. SYNOPSIS ON THE RECORD is the story of a recording session that changed the lives of a young unknown who is about to get her big break, a pop diva who is about to meet her match, and a matinee idol who is about to meet the "new kid" who could take his place. It is the show-stopping new musical from Disney set in a contemporary recording studio that sparkles with 64 of the most beloved songs ever written, from some of the most popular films ever made over the past 75 years. Disney’s ON THE RECORD is directed, choreographed and co-conceived by Tony® Award nominee Robert Longbottom, director/choreographer of Broadway’s recent Flower Drum Song revival and Side Show. The music is adapted, supervised and arranged by David Chase, with orchestrations by Danny Troob. The production is designed by Tony® Award nominee Robert Brill (scenery), Tony® Award nominee Gregg Barnes (costumes), Tony® Award winner Natasha Katz (lighting) and ACME Sound Partners (sound design). Chad Beguelin is the scenarist. Heading up the production will be Emily Skinner playing “Diane”, the celebrated recording star and diva. Emily has had starring roles on Broadway in Side Show (Best Actress Tony Award nomination), The Full Monty, James Joyce’s The Dead and Dinner At Eight (Outer Critic’s Circle nomination). Brian Sutherland stars as “Julian”, the forty-ish matinee idol. Brian has starred in numerous Broadway productions, including The Sound of Music, 1776, Victor/Victoria and Steel Pier. Ashley Brown will play “Kristen”, the fresh-faced and talented newcomer to the recording studio, and Andrew Samonsky will play “Nick”, the up and coming performer who is sure to be the “next big thing” in recording. Both Ashley and Andrew are recent graduates of conservatory programs, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and University of California, Irvine, respectively. Richard Easton will voice the Sound Engineer. Richard was recently seen on Broadway in Henry IV and won the 2001 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle Awards for his performance in Tom Stoppard’s The Invention of Love. Rounding out the cast will be Meredith Inglesby, Andy Karl, Tyler Maynard, Keewa Nurullah, Josh Franklin, Leigh Ann Larkin, Koh Mochizuki and Lyn Philistine.