MEET THE BROADWAY CAST
MARYANN PLUNKETTOlder Allie
DORIAN HAREWOODOlder Noah
AISHA JACKSONMiddle Allie
RYAN VASQUEZMiddle Noah
ANNA ZAVELSONYounger Allie
BENJI SANTIAGOYounger Noah
ANDRÉA BURNSMother/Nurse Lori
CARSON STEWARTJohnny/Fin
YASSMIN ALERSNurse Joanna/Others
ALEX BENOITSwing
CHASE DEL REYLon/Others
HILLARY FISHERSarah/Others
JEROME HARMANN-HARDEMANSwing
DORCAS LEUNGGeorgie/Others
HAPPY McPARTLINSwing
JULIETTE OJEDASwing
KIM ONAHSwing
CHARLES E. WALLACEFather/Son/Others
CHARLIE WEBB Swing
MARYANN PLUNKETT(Older Allie)
Originated the role of Older Allie at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Fall 2022. Other Broadway includes: Agnes of God, Sunday in the Park with George, Me and My Girl (Tony Award®), The Crucible, St. Joan, A Man for All Seasons, The Seagull. Off-Broadway: Deep Blue Sound, The Sean O’Casey Dublin Trilogy at Irish Rep, The Lucky Ones, Aristocrats, Richard Nelson’s 12-play Rhinebeck Panorama (seen over a span of 11 years, onstage in NYC, on tour around the world, and live on Zoom during the pandemic). Films: Showing Up, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Little Women, MAD, Blue Valentine, The Family Fang, The Rhinebeck Panorama. TV: recurring roles on both “Manifest” and “Dr. Death”; others include “New Amsterdam,” “The Knick,” “Chicago Med,” “Law and Order” franchise, “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Plunkett is a founding member of Portland Stage Company and is a coach and mentor. She has performed in Shakespeare, Chekhov, and as narrator with the Britten Sinfonia.
DORIAN HAREWOOD(Older Noah)
Broadway: The Mighty Gents, Streamers, Don’t Call Back, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Jesus Christ Superstar. National Tour: Kiss of the Spider Woman, Madame Lily, Miss Moffat. Regional: Purley (Kennedy Center). Film: Gothika, Levity, Pacific Heights, Full Metal Jacket, The Falcon and the Snowman, Against All Odds. TV: “Big Sky,” “Bel-Air,” “9-1-1,” “Criminal Minds,” “Private Practice,” “7th Heaven,” “The Practice,” “12 Angry Men,” “I’ll Fly Away,” “The Jesse Owens Story,” “Roots: The Next Generations.” Awards: NAACP Image Awards for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for “I’ll Fly Away” and Best Actor in a Television Mini-Series for “The Jesse Owens Story;” Theatre World Award for Best New Actor for Don’t Call Back.
AISHA JACKSON(Middle Allie)
Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Waitress,Paradise Square,Once Upon A One More Time, and Disney’s Frozen, where she made history as the first Black woman to play Anna on Broadway. TV: “Up Here” (Hulu), “Central Park” (Apple TV), and “An Evening with Lerner and Loewe” (PBS). Vocalist for the films Dear Evan Hansen; Tick, Tick… Boom!; and Spirited. For Vaughn, Mr. Lankford, and Amy. Special thanks to God, my family, and my team! Luke 1:37. @gifted2sing
RYAN VASQUEZ(Middle Noah)
Broadway: Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton), Waitress (Original Broadway Cast), Wicked. Off-Broadway: The Wrong Man (MCC Theater, Drama Desk nomination), Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice (Metropolitan Museum of Art, MCC Theater). Regional: The Outsiders (La Jolla Playhouse, World Premiere), Water for Elephants (Alliance Theatre, World Premiere), The Notebook (Chicago Shakespeare Theater). Film: tick… tick… BOOM!, Vivo, In the Heights. TV: “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO), “The Code” (CBS), “The Good Fight” (CBS). Proud University of Michigan graduate.
ANNA ZAVELSON(Younger Allie)
Broadway debut! Theatre: The Light in the Piazza (New York City Center Encores!), Williamstown Theatre Festival Cabaret, 92NY Lyrics and Lyricists. TV: “13 Reasons Why,” “Revolution.” Awards: 2024 Theaterly 31, 2024 Clive Barnes Award winner, 2022 Jimmy Awards Finalist, 2022 Joci Awards Winner. Special thanks to Randi, Sherry and Pat, as well as her family, teachers and friends for their support. BFA UMich ’26. @annazavelson
BENJI SANTIAGO(Younger Noah)
Benji Santiago is overjoyed to be making his Broadway debut in The Notebook. He trained at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, and recently starred as Usnavi in In The Heights at The Muny. He is incredibly grateful for his family, friends, and his team at CESD for believing in this dream. Thank you, Mom! @bennjisantiago
ANDRÉA BURNS(Mother/Nurse Lori)
Andréa is a Drama Desk Award winner and Outer Critics Circle nominee. Recently: The Gardens of Anuncia (Lincoln Center), Light in the Piazza & Dear World (Encores!). Broadway: Original “Daniela” In The Heights, On Your Feet, The Rose Tattoo, The Nance, Beauty and the Beast, The Full Monty, The Ritz. Off-Broadway: Smart Blonde, Songs for a New World, Sondheim’s Saturday Night. Film: Spielberg’s West Side Story, Akron. TV: “Up Here,” “Blue Bloods,” “Equalizer.” @theandreaburns
CARSON STEWART(Johnny/Fin)
Broadway debut. Off-Broadway: The Gospel According to Heather. Regional: The Notebook (Chicago Shakespeare Theater, World Premiere). Carson is a graduate of Northwestern University. Many thanks to The Notebook team, BRS/Gage, his four siblings, and his parents. “For the definitive Johnny – John Beasley.” @thegingerbreadboy
YASSMIN ALERS(Nurse Joanna/Others)
Broadway: On Your Feet! (Original Broadway Cast), The Rocky Horror Show, Paul Simon’s The Capeman (OBC), Rent (OBC). Stage: The Notebook (Chicago Shakespeare), Americano (New World Stages, NYC), Destiny of Desire (Cincinnati Playhouse), In the Heights (Co-pro tour), On Your Feet! (Oriental Theatre, CHI), Clear (Pritzker Pavilion, CHI), The Who’s Tommy (Offenbach, Germany), The Third from the Left (Edinburgh, Scotland). Film: West Side Story, The Ten Commandments, The American Mall, Across the Universe. Television: “The Americans” (FX); “The Code,” “Madam Secretary” (CBS); “Law & Order SVU” (NBC). @aquarianmuse
ALEX BENOIT(Swing)
Broadway debut. Chicago: The Notebook (Chicago Shakespeare); Into the Woods (Writers Theatre); A Chorus Line, Matilda, Mamma Mia! (Drury Lane Theatre); School of Rock (Paramount Theatre). 2019 Chicago Tribune Hot New Faces: 10 Actors to Watch. MA Classical Acting, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Forever grateful for time, family, and for Jordan. @AlexBenoit95
CHASE DEL REY(Lon/Others)
Broadway debut. Chase was recently seen as Henrik in the 50th Anniversary of A Little Night Music at the Tony Award®-winning Pasadena Playhouse. Prior to that, he played Pete Sampras in Warner Bros.’ Oscar-nominated film King Richard. He has also appeared in CBS’ “The Code” and as a soloist at New York’s Lincoln Center Theater. BFA Carnegie Mellon University. IG: @chasedelrey
HILLARY FISHER(Sarah/Others)
Broadway debut! Off-Broadway: Between the Lines, Cyrano (The New Group). Regional: Pamela’s First Musical (Two River Theater), Cinderella (Arvada Center). Television: “The Chica Show” (Sprout). Hillary is also a director (Ars Nova, NYU) and model. NYC raised me: Pace University B.F.A., LaGuardia High School. Thank you to my family, chosen family, and team for always knowing I would make it here.
JEROME HARMANN-HARDEMAN(Swing)
Broadway/National Tours: Swing the Musical, Dirty Dancing, Kiss of the Spider Woman. International: Dreamgirls, Cats, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Regional: Chicago Shakespeare, Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Paper Mill Playhouse, Virginia Stage Co., Crossroads Theatre Co., Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park, Cleveland Playhouse, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Geva Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Riverside Theatre. Television: “FBI,” “Let the Right One In,” “The Last O.G.,” “Teenage Euthanasia,” “One Life to Live,” “SNL.” Narration: The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries, The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C. Stewart, Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. Podcasts: Rude Grooms “The Tempest,” Inside Page to Stage, The Code: Code.
DORCAS LEUNG(Georgie/Others)
Broadway: Gigi Van Tranh in Miss Saigon. Off-Broadway: Dou Yi in Snow in Midsummer (Classic Stage Company). Tour: roles of Eliza, Angelica, Peggy/Maria in first National Tour of Hamilton. Regional: Juliet in Romeo & Juliet (Two River Theater & NAATCO Off-B’way); Georgie in The Notebook (Chicago Shakespeare Theater, World Premiere); Despereaux in The Tale of Despereaux (Berkeley Repertory Theatre); Cosette in Les Misérables, Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol (Dallas Theater Center); Rhoda in A New Brain, Little Red in Into the Woods (Barrington Stage Company); Les Misérables (The Muny); Bye Bye Birdie (Goodspeed Musicals). Television: “Bull,” “Madam Secretary” (CBS). [she, her]
HAPPY McPARTLIN(Swing)
Happy McPartlin spent 5 years as a standby for the Broadway company of Come From Away and was hand-selected to perform the role of Beulah in the 9/11 memorial concert version of CFA on the National Mall in Washington. Broadway: Hands On a Hardbody. National Tours: Memphis 1st National (Mama U/S), Hairspray (Velma), The Full Monty (Georgie). Other credits include: Diana in Next To Normal, The Witch in Into The Woods, Pennywise in Urinetown, Curtains at Paper Mill Playhouse & TUTS, Les Misérables at Ogunquit Playhouse, 110 In The Shade at Ford’s Theatre, The Secret Garden at The Shakespeare Theatre Company.
JULIETTE OJEDA(Swing)
Juliette Ojeda is making her Broadway debut in The Notebook: The Musical. Juliette was a second-year student at the Boston Conservatory, but shortly after was given the opportunity to perform on NBC’s hit TV show “The Voice” (Season 24). She is very grateful to her family, friends, and teachers who have supported her, and would love to thank those involved in The Notebook for making her dreams come true so quickly.
KIM ONAH(Swing)
(she/her) Kim Onah is thrilled to be returning to Broadway with The Notebook. She made her Broadway debut in & Juliet. Other credits include: Beautiful (National Tour), Dreaming Zenzile (NYTW), Aida (as Aida), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), All Shook Up (Lorraine). A graduate from Harvard University, Kim is a NYC-based actor, singer, and writer. So much love and thanks to her family, friends, casting, and her agents at The Collective. @kimona93 / www.kimonah.com
CHARLES E. WALLACE(Father/Son/Others)
Broadway credits include: Miss Saigon (John), Amazing Grace, Smokey Joe’s Café, and Jekyll & Hyde. Off-Broadway credits include: Choir Boy (Headmaster), Dinah Was (Boss/Chase), and Harlem Song to name a few. Regional credits: Annie (Daddy Warbucks), Alabama Shakespeare Festival; All the Way (Roy Wilkins), The Denver Center & Cleveland Playhouse; Play On (The Duke), Goodman Theatre & Settle Rep; and A Soldier’s Play (Davenport), Arkansas Rep. Internationally, Charles appeared in Robert Wilson’s acclaimed chamber opera, Zinnias: The Life of Clementine Hunter at the Theatre of Fourvière, Lyon, France, and in Starlight Express (Electra) at the Starlight Halle, Bochum, Germany. @mrwallacecharles
CHARLIE WEBB (Swing)
Charlie is an actor/photographer/writer from Atlanta, Georgia. His most recent credit was in the 2023 revival of Parade as the young soldier. He would like to thank his friends, family, and puppy for their love and support. Insta: @Charlie_webb12