Sutton Foster, Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler and More Join Trisha Paytas' Broadway Show

Mar. 15, 2025

Sutton Foster, Ben Platt, Rachel Zegler, Trisha Paytas.Photo:Dominik Bindl/Getty; Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

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Trisha Paytasis calling in the big guns for her Broadway debut!

The starry bunch join the previously announced ensemble cast, including Amber Ardolino, Morgan Bryant, Beau Harmon, Joshua Dawson, Lena Matthews, Jimena Flores Sanchez and Michael Santomassimo — as well as Paytas herself.

As Paytas prepares to hit the stage, the YouTuber-turned-performer has been in disbelief that her Broadway dreams are finally becoming a reality. Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE in December about the forthcoming variety show, Paytas, 36, said she was “just about as gagged as could be.”

Trisha Paytas.Courtesy of Trisha Paytas

Courtesy of Trisha Paytas

“I was like, ‘What?’ And then we got the date and the theater, and I was like, ‘Wait, this is happening!’ " said Paytas.

And the fan excitement translated into ticket sales: Paytas sold out St. James Theatre in New York City in five minutes — though she’s giving away pairs of front row tickets to her biggest fans through anonline sweepstakes, which closes on Jan. 25.

Trisha Paytas.Bruce Glikas/WireImage

Bruce Glikas/WireImage

Even though this is Paytas’ first time on Broadway, many of her costars are seasoned stage performers.

Foster, 49, has been a Broadway mainstay since appearing inGreasein 1996, collecting a pair of Tony Awards along the way, one forThoroughly Modern Milliein 2002 and another forAnything Goesin 2011. Platt, 31, has also been recognized at the Tonys,winning for his lead performanceinDear Evan Hansenin 2017.

Woods, 25, is a newer star, making her Broadway debut in 2022 in the cast ofSix, more recently garnering buzz for her role in the 2024 Broadway revival ofGypsy. And Zegler, 23 — a Golden Globe winner for Steven Spielberg’s remake ofWest Side Story— recently crossed over to the stage from the silver screen, bringing her acting chops to her first Broadway production last year inRomeo + Juliet.

Trisha Paytas.Carianne Older / @carrieanneolder

Carianne Older / @carrieanneolder

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As for the the possibility of future shows, Paytas told PEOPLE that “it’s fine” if this is her only chance to perform for a Broadway audience, but that she’d “love” to continue to work on stage in New York.

“And then I would love to do a movie," she said. “I love that [movie] musicals are coming back, and if they doJoseph, I would love to be somewhere in there,” added Paytas, referencingJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the Broadway show she watched a child that inspired her dream to perform.

“I know it sounds, like, so delusional,” admitted Paytas to PEOPLE, acknowledging that she’s never received formal training. “What I have is passion. Maybe not talent, but I have a lot of passion.”

source: people.com