It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! 

[NoHo Arts District, CA] –  Emmy Award winner Ben Decter (Operation  Homecoming, Netflix’s Lucifer) and Tony Award nominee Kristin Hanggi (Broadway’s Rock of  Ages, Los Angeles and Off-Broadway’s bare, a pop opera) are thrilled to announce the world premiere of the new musical It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! 

About the Show

It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! follows Jackson, a middle school boy with big feelings who’s in big trouble after punching his bullying classmate, Tyler Price, for mocking Jackson’s sister,  Lucy. Lucy, who attends the same school’s special day class, has epilepsy and related learning challenges. To avoid expulsion, Jackson’s principal insists he explain himself to the entire school. In response, Jackson stages a scrappy, heartfelt musical using music he “borrows” from his composer dad. Through each family member’s bravery, we watch healing begin for all. 

“We’re incredibly excited to bring It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! to life,” said Kristin Hanggi. “Ben and I have poured our hearts into this project, and we can’t wait to share it, together with our incredibly talented cast, with Southern California audiences. This story of family,  acceptance, and the power of creative expression is universal.” 

Ben Decter added, “With her warmth and dynamic vision, Kristin has brought together a thrilling, undeniable group of actors to our emerging musical. I cannot wait to watch them in  action!” 

The Cast

The cast of It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! features CJ Eldred (Off-Broadway’s Rock of Ages, First National Tour – The Book of Mormon) as Daniel. Jenna Pastuszek (Off-Broadway’s Smile, The Bourbon Room’s 44: The Obama Musical) as  Emma. Faith Graham (Musical Theatre West’s The Wizard of Oz) as Lucy. Charlie Stover (Ahmanson Theatre’s A Christmas Story, Global Tour of The Sound of Music) as Jackson. Erin Choi (US Tour – Young Elsa in Disney’s Frozen) as Coco. Enrique Dueñas (Spamalot; In the Heights) as Mr. Torres. Dahlya Glick (Upright Citizen Brigade’s Quick & Funny Musicals, Geffen Playhouse’s A Wicked  Soul in Cherry Hill) as Ms. Friss. Desi Dennis-Dylan (CBS’s Superior Donuts, ABC’s Modern Family, Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet)  as Mrs. McKackney. Jonah Orona (The Old Globe’s Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, San Diego  Symphony’s Noel, Noel) as Tyler Price. 

Understudies for It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! include Lee James (ARTCO’s Mack &  Mabel; International City Theatre’s Into the Breeches and Double V), Shelley Regner (Universal Pictures’s Pitch Perfect, Hollywood Bowl in Concert’s Beauty and the Beast), Anabelle Skye Greene (South Coast Repertory’s A Christmas Carol and Into the Woods), and  Jude Schwartz (Netflix’s Gabby’s Dollhouse) 24th Street Theatre’s Julien & Pascale. 

Casting for It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! is by Zachary Spiegel, CSA.

It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! is proud to be supported by the following organizations: UCB,  Epilepsy Foundation, Epilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles, The Children’s Ranch, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Foundation, Dravet Syndrome Foundation, Cheerful  Helpers Child and Family Study Center, Broadway World, and Silverlake Wine. 

About the Creators

Kristin Hanggi is best known for directing the smash-hit Rock of Ages, for which she received a  Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical. Ms. Hanggi also developed and directed the original Los Angeles and Off-Broadway productions of the acclaimed pop opera bare. Other past stage productions include Off-Broadway’s Accidentally Brave; Off Broadway’s Clueless (New Group); Seattle 5th Avenue’s Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion; and Pussycat  Dolls Live at the Roxy with Christina Applegate, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, and Charlize  Theron. As a film director, Kristin directed the film version of Accidentally Brave (produced by  Steven Soderbergh), Naomi & Ely’s No Kiss List, Grantham & Rose, and the musical film Dear Dumb Diary, which she also co-wrote. She also directed on Netflix’s musical series Julie & the  Phantoms. In June 2013, Kristin returned to her alma mater to receive the UCLA School of  Theater, Film, & Television Distinguished Alumni Award. 

Ben Decter is an Emmy Award-winning composer and songwriter, who has created a diverse body of music for TV, theater and film. Scores include Netflix’s Lucifer, ABC’s Bless This  Mess, FOX’s Lethal Weapon, ABC’s Off the Map (Shonda Rhimes). His writing has appeared in Hippocampus, Months to Years, Kaleidoscope and HuffPo. Born in Manhattan, and raised in New Jersey, Ben graduated from Harvard University, where he met his future wife,  Jackie Sloan, when they performed onstage together in Godspell. Since then, they have been writing songs (as Paley Jones), exploring Los Angeles, and raising two stellar kids.