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Micaela Diamond and Will Pullen Join Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway Revival of ‘Awake and Sing!’
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Micaela Diamond and Will Pullen Join Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway Revival of ‘Awake and Sing!’

Diamond and Pullen are set to join a previously announced cast for the Manhattan Theatre Club revival of Clifford Odets’ 1935 drama, Broadway revival following additions announced by Deadline on July 30.

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Manhattan Theatre Club has added Micaela Diamond and Will Pullen to the cast of its upcoming Broadway revival of Clifford Odets’ 1935 drama Awake and Sing!, according to a report published July 30 by Deadline.

Deadline said Diamond and Pullen will join the production alongside performers Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht and Jeremy Shamos, who had been announced previously as part of the revival’s leading cast.

The casting update places Diamond, whose credits include Broadway’s Parade and the TV series Grotesquerie, in a new role for the revival. Deadline also described Pullen as having appeared on Broadway in To Kill a Mockingbird and in Netflix’s The Unforgivable, positioning the casting as a cross-over from both stage and screen work.

Awake and Sing! was written by Odets and has long been treated as a landmark American drama. The revival is being staged by Manhattan Theatre Club, a nonprofit producing organization that regularly mounts Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, with this project presented as a Broadway return for the play.

The next steps for the production include formalizing schedules and performance details tied to the final company, a standard part of Broadway revivals after casting is expanded. For audiences, the change means additional casting announcements may follow for supporting roles, creative team credits, and casting replacements if needed.

For the performers involved, the Broadway revival represents another high-visibility stage assignment during a period when major theaters have continued to announce star casting to support ticket sales and media coverage around opening dates.

Why It Matters

  • Casting additions can affect audience interest and media attention ahead of a Broadway opening, since names attached to productions often shape early demand.
  • The revival brings together performers with both stage and screen profiles, which can influence promotional strategy and cross-audience reach.
  • For Manhattan Theatre Club, expanding the leading cast is part of locking in production teams and supporting schedules that are typically required before rehearsals and marketing intensify.
  • For the theater community, additional casting announcements are also a report of how revivals are balancing established Broadway talent with performers recognized for television and film work.

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Key Facts

  • Manhattan Theatre Club is preparing a Broadway revival of Clifford Odets’ 1935 drama Awake and Sing!
  • Deadline reported on July 30 that Micaela Diamond has been added to the cast
  • Deadline reported on July 30 that Will Pullen has been added to the cast
  • The newly announced additions join previously announced cast members Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht and Jeremy Shamos
  • Deadline described Diamond’s credits as including Broadway’s Parade and TV’s Grotesquerie
  • Deadline described Pullen’s credits as including Broadway’s To Kill a Mockingbird and Netflix’s The Unforgivable