The Kid: musical to star Christopher Sieber

The New Group has cast Christopher Sieber in The Kid (slated as the third show of the company's current 2009-10 season).

Christopher Sieber (B'way: 'Shrek' - Tony Nomination, 'Monty Python's Spamalot' - Tony Nomination; TV: "Pushing Daisies") will take on the lead role of 'Dan Savage.'

Dates and further casting to be announced.

The Kid features music by Andy Monroe, book by Michael Zam and lyrics by Jack Lechner. This reading is directed by The New Group Artistic Director Scott Elliott and features musical direction by Dominick Amendum.

This musical is based on the true story of what happened when sex columnist Dan Savage and his boyfriend decided to create a family. Step one: Convince an adoption agency and homeless teenage mom that two gay men are the perfect parents for her child. Step two: Convince themselves.

The authors of The Kid were honored with the 2009 BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Best New Musical. This marks The New Group's return to musical theater after producing Avenue Q, which received the Tony Award for Best New Musical in 2004.