Cast of
Eastland: An Original Musical

About Eastland: An Original Musical

  • Released on August 20, 2020

Moored on the Chicago River between Clark St and LaSalle, The Eastland begins boarding and thousands of Western Electric employees and their families climb the ramp, excited for their annual company outing. Overflowing with passengers about to depart, the boat leans port – and doesn’t lean back. Within minutes, cries fill the air, families are torn apart and unexpected heroes emerge to rescue dozens of Chicagoans from a watery end. Artistic Director Andrew White (Of One Blood, 1984) resurrects the ghosts of America’s forgotten tragedy in this Lookingglass Original musical, with music by Artistic Associate Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman, the team behind the score of Lookingglass Alice, 1984, Metamorphoses, Hard Times, and The Secret in the Wings, as well as the acclaimed Winesburg, Ohio. Directed by Amanda Dehnert (Peter Pan: A Play). Inspired in part by Jay Bonansinga’s The Sinking of the Eastland: America’s Forgotten Tragedy

Full Cast of Eastland: An Original Musical

Jeanne T. Arrigo
plays Sister / Musician

Lawrence E. DiStasi
plays Otto / Olaf

Christine Mary Dunford
plays Marianne

Doug Hara
plays Reggie

Derek Hasenstab
plays Husband / Houdini

Erik Hellman
plays Grocer / Musician

Malcolm Ruhl
plays Musician

Michael Barrow Smith
plays Pedersen / Musician

Scott Stangland
plays Emie / Musician

Tiffany Topol
plays Solveig

Claire Wellin
plays Bobbie

Monica West
plays Ilse


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