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Music City will begin performances tonight at St. Luke’s Theatre, and will open on Wednesday, June 24. Get a first look at production photos!

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Actress and recording artist Lauren Pritchard , known professionally as LOLO has joined the company in the role of ‘23’. She will begin performances on Friday, June 19. The role of ‘23’ will be played by Grace Bernardo tonight, Wednesday, June 17 and Thursday, June 18. Cast member Casey Shuler has taken a leave of absence from the production due to a personal matter.

Music City opened last year and was extended three times by popular demand in its award-winning run at BEDLAM. The show features original and existing songs by multi-platinum songwriter J.T. Harding, including showstoppers “Smile,” “Sangria,” and “Somewhere In My Car,” written for such artists as Darius Rucker , Keith Urban , Blake Shelton , Uncle Kracker , Dierks Bently, and Florida Georgia Line, an original book by playwright Peter Zinn (Rumspringa, Somewhere With You), and is directed by BEDLAM’s artistic director Eric Tucker .

The cast of Music City features Drew Bastian as Newt, Jonathan Judge-Russo as Drew, Julianne B. Merrill as Wyn, Lauren Pritchard as ‘23,’ Leenya Rideout as Tammy/Leeanne, Andrew Rothenberg as Bakerman/Stucky Stiles, and Stephen Michael Spencer as T.J. Understudies are Grace Bernardo , Danny Hayward and M

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Leenya Rideout

Andrew Rothenberg

Stephen Michael Spencer

Jonathan Judge-Russo as Drew, Grace Bernardo

Leenya Rideout

Julianne B. Merrill

Watch a video of the cast of Music City performing 'Smile' by Billboard-charting songwriter JT Harding. The musical features a book by Peter Zinn and direction by Eric Tucker.

After delaying performances due to issues with its previous venue, Music City will now open at St. Luke’s Theatre this summer. Learn more about the show here!

Music City, which was set to be presented Off-Broadway, has had to be put on hiatus due to unforeseen issues with the show’s venue at 512 West 42nd Street.

Music City, which opened to rave reviews last year and was extended three times by popular demand in its award-winning run at BEDLAM, will reopen at 512 West 42nd Street near 10th Avenue just west of Times Square in a new venue that is being refashioned into a fully functioning Nashville bar, expressly for the production. Check out photos of the cast in rehearsal!

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photos-Leenya-Rideout-Stephen-Michael-Spencer-and-More-in-MUSIC-CITY-20260615)._