Cast & Creative Team Announced for Gene & Gilda

Reported Monday, October 28, 2024.

Pictured Above: Jonathan Randell Silver returns to the role of Gene Wilder from the original Penguin Rep Theater production.  Photo Credit: Contributed.

NEWSROOM POST: NEW BRUSWICK, NEW JERSEY

Written by Cary Gitter and directed by Joe Brancato, Gene & Gilda will feature Jordan Kai Burnett as Gilda and Jonathan Randell Silver as Gene. Previews begin December 3rd with a limited run through December 22nd.

New Brunswick, NJ – George Street Playhouse (David Saint, Artistic Director & Edgar Herrera, Managing Director) announced today the complete cast and creative team for Gene & Gilda, written by Cary Gitter (The Steel Man), and directed by Joe Brancato (Daniel’s Husband). Gene & Gilda will begin previews on Tuesday December 3 with an opening night set for Friday December 6 for a limited run through December 22, 2024. Tickets are available now at www.georgestreetplayhouse.org.

The cast of Gene & Gilda will include Jordan Kai Burnett (Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike Live) and Jonathan Randell Silver (Virtuous Life of Joseph Andrews), who are reprising their roles from the original Penguin Rep Theater production as Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder respectively.

The creative team of Gene & Gilda will feature scenic design by Christian Fleming (Miss Saigon, National Tour), costume design by Gregory Gale (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), lighting design by Jose Santiago (The Immigrant), sound design by Max Silverman (The Sabbath Girl: A New Musical), wig design by Bobbie Zlotnik (Emojiland), and Dance Consulting by Ryan Kasprzak (Southern Comfort)Samantha Flint (tick, tick…BOOM!) will serve as the Production Stage Manager.

Pictured Above: Jordan Kai Burnette will return to her role as Gilda Radner from the original Penguin Rep Theater production.  Photo Credit: Contributed.

Beloved entertainers Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner come to vivid life in this hilarious and heartfelt play. Follow the famous couple from their first meeting through their personal and professional ups and downs, all the way to their poignant farewell. An intimate portrait of two comic legends in love—and the lives they led beyond the laughter!

The performance schedule for Gene & Gilda is as follows: 


  • The week of December 2: Tuesday – Saturday at 7:30pm; Saturday – Sunday at 2pm.

  • The week of December 9: Wednesday – Saturday at 7:30pm; Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2pm.

  • The week of December 16: Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 7:30pm; Thursday – Sunday at 2pm.

Tickets to Gene & Gilda begin at $25 and are now on sale at www.georgestreetplayhouse.org. Groups of 10 or more save 20 percent. Three play subscriptions are also available and begin at $114.75.

Pictured Above: The exterior of the George Street Playhouse at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.  Photo Credit: Sourced.

To learn more about the George Street Playhouse visit, GeorgeStreetPlayhouse.org/about.

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