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A brand new production of the classic Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical Company is coming to Broadway next week and here’s your first look at the cast in costume!

The new take on the musical features gender-swapped casting with Tony winner Katrina Lenk taking on the role of Bobbie, originally Bobby in previous productions. Patti LuPone is playing Joanne and will sing the iconic song “The Ladies Who Lunch.”

Here’s a brief synopsis for the show: At Bobbie’s 35th birthday party, all her friends are wondering why isn’t she married? Why can’t she find the right man? And, why can’t she settle down and have a family?

Also starring in the show are Matt Doyle as Jamie, Christopher Fitzgerald as David, Christopher Sieber as Harry, Jennifer Simard as Sarah, Terence Archie as Larry, Etai Benson as Paul, Nikki Renee Daniels as Jenny, Claybourne Elder as Andy, Greg Hildreth as Peter, Kyle Dean Massey as Theo, Rashidra Scott as Susan, and Bobby Conte Thornton as P.J.

Company, directed by two-time Tony winner Marianne Elliott, begins preview performances on March 2 ahead of an official opening night on March 22, which happens to be Sondheim‘s 90th birthday!

The new musical Ain’t Too Proud is currently playing on Broadway and while the show focuses on the men of The Temptations, actress Rashidra Scott leaves a lasting impact on the audience.

Rashidra is a Broadway veteran who has appeared in such shows as Avenue Q, Hair, Sister Act, and Beautiful. Now, she’s playing Josephine, the wife of the Temptations’ Otis Williams.

In one scene, she gets a one-minute solo on the song “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” and she blows the roof off the theatre with her powerful vocals. You can listen to the song from the cast recording right here.

We caught up with Rashidra to learn more about her. Check out 10 Fun Facts below!

• 1. I’m a former pageant girl. I competed in my first talent-based pageant at five and finished competing in the Miss America Organization (MA and VA), placing 3rd runner up in VA in my last year of competition.
• 2. I have a BM in Music Business/Management from Berklee College of Music in Boston.
• 3. My father is from Trinidad and I have three siblings- fraternal twin brother & sister and a younger sister (10 and 12 years younger than me).
• 4. I lived in Hong Kong for almost one year as part of the opening team for Hong Kong Disneyland.
• 5. The first song my mom ever heard me sing was Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All.” I now am the lead vocalist for Windborne’s “Music of Whitney Houston” symphony show.

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