Annaleigh Ashford, Darren Criss, Jesse Tyler Ferguson Renée Elise Goldsberry, Andrew Rannells and More Lead the Star-Studded Audiobook Recording Cast for Award-Winning Broadway Producer Jeffrey Seller’s Memoir, Theater Kid

Simon & Schuster Audio announced the star-studded audiobook recording cast of Theater Kid, the memoir from Jeffrey Seller, the only Broadway musical producer to have mounted two Pulitzer Prize–winning musicals: Rent and Hamilton. Slated for publication on May 6, 2025, Seller will lead the audiobook recording with appearances from Broadway stars and others, including Annaleigh Ashford, Kyle Beltran, Steven Boyer, Danny Burstein, Darren Criss, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sas Goldberg, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lindsay Mendez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alex Newell, Andrew Rannells, Conrad Ricamora, Jonathan Marc Sherman, and Christopher Sieber. In total, the voices on this audiobook boast an impressive nine Tony Award wins and more than twenty-four nominations. The program also features original music composed by Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award winner Tom Kitt. 

 "A producer has to produce" proclaims Seller. "I thought it would be so fun to recruit some of Broadway’s greatest artists to help tell my story. It’s a privilege to have this brilliant group of performers and friends bring their indelible voices to this audiobook"

Told with Seller’s candid and captivating voice alongside those of his friends, Theater Kid is a gripping memoir about fighting through a hardscrabble childhood to make art on one’s own terms, chasing a dream against many odds, and finding acceptance and community. Seller pulls back the curtain on the joyous and gut-wrenching process of making new musicals, finding new audiences, and winning a Tony Award while also finding himself in the process.

Jeffrey Seller is one of the most successful American producers of our time. He produced the Tony Award–winning musicals Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights, and Hamilton. His shows have garnered twenty-two Tony Awards, including four for Best Musical, and his Broadway productions and tours have grossed over $4.6 billion and reached more than 43 million attendees. Jeffrey is the only producer to have mounted two Pulitzer Prize–winning musicals—Hamilton and Rent. He also revolutionized theater accessibility with the $20 ticket lottery for Rent, making theater affordable for all.

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