Madeline Brewer to star in 'Wild Rose' musical off Broadway; additional cast named

The Emmy Award-nominated actress will play the role originated by Jessie Buckley in the same-named film.

Summary

• Madeline Brewer will play Rose-Lynn Harlan in the Wild Rose musical off Broadway
• Her character is torn between her troubled but stable life in Scotland and her dreams of being a country music star
• Brewer's role was played by Jessie Buckley in the same-named movie
• Performances run at New York Theatre Workshop from November 24 to January 10

Emmy Award nominee Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale, You) will star as Rose-Lynn Harlan in the new musical adaptation of Wild Rose off Broadway, running at New York Theatre Workshop from November 24 to January 10. Opening night is December 14.

Brewer made her NYC stage debut in Little Shop of Horrors in fall 2025, going on to star in The Disappear off Broadway and Becky Shaw on Broadway. In Wild Rose, she plays the role originated by Jessie Buckley in the same-named film about a Scottish woman who dreams of leaving behind her checkered past and becoming a country music star in America.

The cast also includes Tony Award nominee Mare Winningham (Girl From the North Country) as Marion alongside Danny Burgos, Joe Carroll, Annabelle Duffy, Reed Epley, Jackson Parker Gill, Haley Gustafson, Ciara Alyse Harris, Jaye Ladymore, Ada Manie, Linda Mugleston, Emily Grace Schultheis, and Bri Sudia. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

The Wild Rose musical has a book by Nicole Taylor, the BAFTA-winning writer of the original film, and a score composed of country songs from artists like Wynonna Judd, Chris Stapleton, and The Chicks, alongside the film’s award-winning original song “Glasgow (No Place Like Home).”

The creative team also includes director John Tiffany, choreographers Steven Hoggett and Vicki Manderson, music supervisors Sarah Travis and Nadia DiGiallonardo, scenic designer Chloe Lamford, costume designer Katrina Lindsay, lighting designer Jessica Hung Han Yun, sound designer Tony Gayle, props supervisor Addison Hereen, dialect coach Liz Hayes, vocal supervisor Liz Caplan, and music director Rebekah Bruce, and production stage manager Rachel Sterner.

The musical previously had its world premiere at Scotland's Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh in 2025.

Check back for information on Wild Rose tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Photo credit: Madeline Brewer. (Photo by Emma Trim)