« Crazy Ex-Girlfriend » alum Santino Fontana has signed on to star in a stage musical version of the classic comedy film « Tootsie. »
Jan. 24 (UPI) — Crazy Ex-Girlfriend alum Santino Fontana has signed on to star in a stage musical version of the 1982 comedy film Tootsie, which featured Dustin Hoffman in the lead role.
Scott Sanders Productions said Wednesday the world premiere of the show will play a pre-Broadway engagement this fall at Broadway in Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre. It is scheduled to begin performances in New York in the spring of 2019.
The musical « tells the story of a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until an audacious, desperate stunt lands him the role of a lifetime, » a news release noted.
Additional casting and creative team members for Tootsie are expected to be announced at a later date.
Fontana’s Broadway credits include Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Billy Elliot, Sunday in the Park with George, and Brighton Beach Memoirs .
