The Gayland development history so far includes:
- 4 Performances
- 1 Demo Recording
- 1 York Theatre 29-hour Reading
- 2 Creators’ Table Readings
- 3 Recording Sessions
Please see below for details:
November 2013: New Orleans Fringe Festival
Premier, Four Performances, Marigny Opera House, New Orleans
Singers
- Willow: Brittany Scofield
- Boo: Lesley DeMartin
- Zack: David Kaplinsky
- Brock: Ivan Griffin
- Finn: Nick Shackleford
- Grace: Lori DeLeon
Musicians
- Dilyara Shiderova, piano primo
- April Mok, piano secondo
- Doug Therrien, string bass
- Charles Kohlmeyer, percussion
Production
- Producer: Dave Hurlbert
- Director: Joseph Furnari
- Vocal Director: Kathleen Westfall
- Scenic Designer: Swamp Deville
- Choreography : Chard Gonzalez
- Stage Manager: Christopher Thompson
- Assistant Stage Manager: Dana Webb
- Assistant Producer: Spencer Doyle
- Costumes: Veronica Russell
- Lighting Design: Scott King
- Technical Director: Leah Farrelly
- Photographer: Michelle Smith
- Graphic Design: Chris Marroy
March 2015: Recording Session, Esplanade Studios, New Orleans
- Willow: Maria Elise Thomas
- Boo: Lesley DeMartin
- Zack: Dylan Tran
- Finn: Jason Amos
- Brock: Ivan Griffin
- Gaige: Cameron-Mitchell Ware
- Zoe: Ayanna Hampton
- Piano: April Mok
December 17, 2015: “29-Hour” Reading, Full Show, York Theater, New York
- Director: Jason Brubaker
- Music Director: Elijah Caldwell
- Willow: Danielle Erin Rhodes
- Boo: Kaki Piché
- Zack: Connor Russell
- Zoe: Chrissy Albanese
- Gaige: Sam Given
- Brock: Ivan Griffin
- Finn: Josh McWhortor
- Sally: Sheila Stasack
- Caleb: Aaron Dalla Villa
March 9, 2016: Recording Session, Marigny Recording Studios, New Orleans
- Music Director: Albinas Prizgintas
- Boo: Lesley DeMartin
- Gaige: Cameron-Mitchell Ware
- Finn: Jason Amos
- Brock: Ivan Griffin
- Ensemble: Scott King
August 17, 2016: Table Reading, Act 1, 244 Rehearsal Studios, New York
- Music Director: Mark Hartman
- Willow: Danielle Erin Rhodes
- Boo: Shaleah Adkisson
- Zack: Stephen Elkins
- Gaige: Sam Given
- Brock: Ivan Griffin
- Finn: Blake Zolfo
- Ensemble: Natalie Pavelek
- Ensemble: Troy Rucker
February 15, 2017: Table Reading Full Show, M.Butterfly Studio, 244 Rehearsal Studios, New York
- Music Directors: Leslie Wickham, David Alexander Rovang
- Stage Manager: Ashley Adamek
- Willow: Danielle Erin Rhodes
- Boo: Shaleah Adkisson
- Zack: David Socolar
- Gaige: Sam Given
- Brock: Zach Martens
- Finn: David Piazza
- Ensemble: Jacque Carnahan
- Ensemble: Stephen Elkins
- Ensemble: Justine Magnusson
- Ensemble: Troy Rucker
November 20, 2017: Demo Recording, Log Cabin Studio, New York
- Music Director: Mark Hartman
- Willow: Danielle Erin Rhodes
- Boo: Stephanie Umoh
- Zack: Tristan J. Shuler
- Gaige: Sam Given
- Sally, Ensemble: Kristin Feeney
- Harry Tums, Ensemble: Alex Thompson
- Bass: Saadi Zain
- Percussion: Joe Choroszewski
- Keyboard: Alex Thompson
- Engineers: Yuri Suzuki, Rich Hill