Audiences across the country are about to fall in love again with The Notebook, as the North American Tour is set to launch in September. Producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch are thrilled to announce the full cast and 2025-2026 route.
Portraying Allie and Noah across their lifetimes are Sharon Catherine Brown as Older Allie and Beau Gravitte as Older Noah, Alysha Deslorieux as Middle Allie and Ken Wulf Clark as Middle Noah, and Chloë Cheers as Younger Allie and Kyle Mangold as Younger Noah. They will be joined by Anne Tolpegin as Mother/Nurse Lori and Connor Richardson as Johnny. Playing various roles are Nick Brogan, Jesse Corbin, Jerome Harmann-Hardeman, Rayna Hickman, Makena Jackson, Caleb Mathura, Aaron Ramey, Shari Washington Rhone, Samantha Rios, Grace Ohwensadeyo Rundberg, Emily Somé, and Joe Verga.
The North American Tour of The Notebook will begin performances on September 6, 2025, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH, before continuing to 30+ cities in its first year, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Announced tour stops can be found at notebookmusical.com.
“The Notebook is ultimately a celebration of life, love, and the power of memory,” said producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch. “Audiences first fell in love with this timeless story as a novel, then as an iconic film, and now they can experience it anew as a moving musical event. With multi-platinum artist Ingrid Michaelson’s unforgettable score and Tony Award nominated Bekah Brunstetter’s beautifully crafted book, The Notebook comes to life on stage in a way that will resonate deeply with audiences across North America.”
Allie and Noah, two people from different worlds, share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart in a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love. Based on the book that has sold millions of copies worldwide and a film that is one of the highest-grossing romantic dramas of all-time, the musical adaptation of The Notebook played Broadway at the Schoenfeld Theatre from March 2024 to December 2024 following a critically acclaimed world premiere engagement at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in the fall of 2022.
Biographies
NICK BROGAN (Swing, u/s Middle Noah, u/s Younger Noah, u/s Johnny). National Tour debut! Originally from Ellicott City, MD and a recent grad from Penn State University. Regional: RENT (New London Barn), Escape to Margaritaville (Cortland Rep). Endless thanks to his friends, family, Daniel Hoff team, Mom&Dad and Sara <3 @nick.brogan
JESSE CORBIN (Lon/others, u/s Middle Noah). Pittsburgh boy & everyday rockstar! Select credits: The Lion…and The Wardrobe (Off-Broadway), A Comedy of Tenors (Florida Rep), Memnon (CTH), Grease (Stages), Bayard Rustin (People’s Light), and The Boy Band Project. Also a writer/composer (@lemonadethemusical) 1 John 4:8 @thejessecorbin
JEROME HARMANN-HARDEMAN (Father/Son/others, u/s Older Noah). Broadway/Tours: The Notebook, Swing, Dirty Dancing, Kiss of The Spiderwoman. Regional favorites: Morning After Grace, Waitress, Romeo and Juliet. TV: CBS’s “FBI,” NBC’s “Law and Order,” Showtime’s “Let the Right One In,” Adult Swim, “Teen Aged Euthanasia,” TBS’s “The Last O.G.”.
RAYNA HICKMAN (Nurse Joanna/others, u/s Older Allie, u/s Mother/Nurse Lori) is thrilled to be on the 1st National Tour of The Notebook! Tours: Come From Away (Beverley Standby). Other: Bright Star (Mamma), Urinetown (Pennywise), Smokey Joe’s (Pattie), Villains Tonight! (Yzma). Thanks to Auty! David A., S & D, family and my love.
MAKENA JACKSON (Sarah/Granddaughter/others, u/s Younger Allie) is thrilled to be touring with The Notebook! Additional credits include Dear Evan Hansen (Nat’l Tour) and Up Here (Hulu). She would like to thank her family, friends, Rikki, and the StewCrew for their infinite support. @makenajacksonn
CALEB MATHURA (Fin/Grandson/others, u/s Younger Noah, u/s Johnny). 1st National Tour: Mean Girls. Off-Broadway: David. Select Regional: The Old Globe, Marriott Theatre, Music Theatre of Madison. TV/Film: “Motherland” (MPI Original Films). Immense gratitude to the entire Notebook team, DGRW, his incredible mom, and God. For Papa and Eishe. @caleb.mathura
AARON RAMEY (Swing, u/s Older Noah). Broadway: The Visit (OBC), The Bridges of Madison County (OBC), Jekyll & Hyde (Orig. Revival Cast), Young Frankenstein, Curtains, …Millie (OBC). Tours: South Pacific, Jekyll & Hyde, Sweet Charity, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast. Many regional credits and some TV appearances. @nycawr
SHARI WASHINGTON RHONE (Swing, u/s Older Allie, u/s Mother/Nurse Lori). Nat’l Tours: Tina-The Tina Turner Musical, Lion King. L.A. Company – Lion King. Principal Dancer Jazz Antiqua. Asst. Dir. Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. Soloist Lula Washington Dance Theatre. Choreographer Disneyland resort. Proud Mary, Bella Donna, Soulicious. Love to Dan, Morgan & Mayumi.
SAMANTHA RIOS (Swing, u/s Younger Allie). National Tour Debut! Regional: Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Alabama Shakespeare Festival). Washington, DC native and proud UMich MT alum. God is so good! Endless thanks to DGRW & Ikigai Management. Para mi familia. @samantharioss
GRACE OHWENSADEYO RUNDBERG (Georgie/Concierge/others, u/s Middle Allie) recently graduated from Pace University’s Musical Theater program and is excited to be making her National Tour debut! Love and gratitude for my family, friends, teachers, and agents at Nicolosi & Co. @gracerundberg
EMILY SOMÉ (Swing, u/s Middle Allie) is thrilled to join The Notebook. Touring: Les Misérables (Ensemble). Many thanks to the Telsey Office and Gray Talent Group. Northwestern University ’22! Grateful for wonderful friends and family. Special shoutout to her parents—thanks for believing in the dream.
JOE VERGA (Swing, u/s Middle Noah) is making his National Tour debut with The Notebook. TV: “Evil”. Theater: “Rock of Ages” (Wolfbane Productions), “Grease” (SSMT). Proud Shenandoah Conservatory alum. Thanks to his team at DGRW, his buddy Kyle, and his family for their unwavering support. Instagram: @joeverga_
The Notebook features music and lyrics by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and a book by playwright Bekah Brunstetter (writer and producer on NBC’s “This Is Us,” The Cake). The production is directed by Michael Greif (Dear Evan Hansen, Next to Normal, RENT) and Schele Williams (Aida, The Wiz), with choreography by Katie Spelman (Associate Choreographer on Moulin Rouge! The Musical).
The creative team for the tour includes scenic design by David Zinn and Brett J. Banakis, costume design by Paloma Young, lighting design by Ben Stanton, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, hair and wig design by Mia Neal, and projection design by Lucy Mackinnon. The production’s music supervisor is Carmel Dean, who also collaborated on arrangements with Ingrid Michaelson and on orchestrations with John Clancy, and the music director is Tina Faye. Casting by The Telsey Office, Patrick Goodwin, CSA.
The production was recently recognized with three 2024 Tony Award nominations (Best Book of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical), Drama League Award nominations for Outstanding Production of a Musical, two Distinguished Performance Awards and the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing, Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical, and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical.
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