THE MAGICALLY RE-IMAGINED HISTORY OF J.K. ROWLING
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2026 at 7:30PM
at THE SUSAN & RONALD FRANKEL THEATER
AT THE ROBERT W. WILSON MCC THEATER SPACE
Book, music, and lyrics by Jaime Jarrett (they/he)
Directed by Emilio Ramos (he/they)
Music Director: Jack Cline (they/he)
Stage Manager: Dot Scuotto (they/she)
Guitarist: Will Shishmanian (he/him)
featuring Evie Schuckman (they/them), Hennessy Winkler (he/him), Jesse James Rose (she/they), Marti Cummings (they/them)
In the turbulent summer of 2020, Oliver, a transgender man, and his eleven year old daughter, Georgie, have been in lockdown in their tiny apartment for three months. The only thing holding the two of them together? Harry Potter. So when J.K. Rowling publishes an essay spreading dangerous rhetoric about the transgender community, Oliver cannot imagine taking the books away from Georgie— or himself. He magically travels into Rowling’s past: first in an attempt to prove the author’s morality, and then to attempt to alter her history— and transform her into the brave person he desperately needs her to be. With songs that explode events from Rowling’s life, and a book that incorporates verbatim text from her interviews, THE MAGICALLY RE-IMAGINED HISTORY OF J.K. ROWLING explores the interconnectedness of art, artist, and audience, and the consequences their entanglement brings.
Jaime Jarrett (they/he)
Book, music, and lyrics
Jaime Jarrett (they/he) is a trans and queer Philadelphia/NYC-based composer, lyricist, and librettist. Musical theatre writing credits include: Wonder Boy (American Musical Theatre Project at Northwestern University, 5th Avenue Theatre, Musical Theatre Factory, National Alliance for Musical Theatre), (You Can’t) Outrun the Monster (Ucross Foundation, Fresh Ground Pepper), and Normativity (The Polyphone Festival, NYMF). Jaime is a featured writer in Playbill’s Songwriter’s Series and has participated in writers groups including Musical Theatre Factory’s inaugural Maker’s Cohort, the BMI Advanced Musical Theatre and Librettist Workshops, and Theatre Now New York’s Musical Theatre Lab. Website: www.jarrettwritesmusicals.com
Emilio Ramos (he/they)
Director
Emilio is an NYC-based theatre director and creative collaborator originally from Melbourne, Australia. Recent: Legendary (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival), Most Wanted (Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series), See What I Wanna See (Out of the Box Theatrics; 3 Drama Desk nominations incl. Outstanding Revival of a Musical). Currently, he serves as Associate Director for the Tony-winning Broadway hits Maybe Happy Ending and Hadestown; other AD credits include Parade (NYCC/Broadway/U.S. Tour), Vanya (starring Andrew Scott), The Light in the Piazza (NYCC Encores!). Thanks to George and Team BTB for having me back! www.emilioramosonline.com
Jack Cline
Music Director
Jack Cline (they/he) is a genrefluid pianist, music director, improviser, and friend. Staff at Manhattan School of Music and the Atlantic Acting School; sometimes live on FMFM at RodeoRadio. Love is lifeforce. @jackclineee
Dot Scuotto (they/she)
Stage Manager
Dot Scuotto (they/she) is a stage manager, sound designer, playwright, and composer based in New York City. They’re thrilled to be working with Breaking The Binary! Recent stage management credits include Boys Will Be Dogs (Kitchen Sink Theatre Company), piss.jpg [working title] (Diamond Mesh Inc), A Cat In A Box (The Tank), The Homosexuals (OUT/PLAY), and Uncommon Women and Others (OUT/PLAY). Additionally, their play Mango Margaritas was recently featured in the Chain’s Summer One-Act Festival. Upcoming: Dual Durang (OUT/PLAY). Follow them on instagram @dotty.scoots for updates on their theatre projects.
Will Shishmanian (he/him)
Guitarist
Will Shishmanian is a composer/lyricist/guitarist based in NYC. He wrote Amberland: A Folk Musical, most recently performed at Prospect Musicals’ IGNITE Festival in April 2025. He co-wrote A Piece of the Past with collaborator Brooke Trumm for Prospect’s 2023 Musical Theatre Lab. The show features the song “Fade Away,” which won the 2024 Write Out Loud contest. Shishmanian plays guitar for concerts, cabarets, and new musicals in development around the city, and is subbing on Broadway at Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York. Will’s music can be streamed under the artist name Will Shish.
Evie Schuckman (they/them)
GEORGIE
Evie Schuckman is a first generation Chinese-American theatre maker. They are delighted to return to BTB Festival after appearing in its first monologue collection, Overheard, in 2022. Off Broadway: Orlando: A New Musical (Orlando). Nat’l Tour/Lincoln Center: Parable of the Sower (Emery/Mrs. Hsu) They are a proud acting company member at Mercury Store, and a grad student at NYU Gallatin. BFA Boston Conservatory. Love to everyone trans, and Mom, and Kadie. @evieschu
Hennessy Winkler (he/him)
OLIVER
Broadway: Sweeney Todd revival (original cast). B'way Tours: Oklahoma! (Daniel Fish adaptation). Off-Broadway: By Jupiter (City Center reading), Midnight In the Garden of Good & Evil workshop (with Jason Robert Brown), Concert 4 America (Town Hall), Ampersand (La Mama). Regional: All the Men... (La Jolla Playhouse). Pipe Dream (Berkshire Theatre Group), Far From Canterbury (Barnstormers Theater). Featured in film No Ordinary Man. Acting/song coach and song-prep teacher at Geva Theater Summer Academy. Reps: Blue Ridge Entertainment and SAKS&. Education: BFA Marymount Manhattan. Trained with Sue Ann Loudon. Raised on Maui, HI and was the first out trans man in a Broadway musical. Hennessy.NYC
Jesse James Rose (she/they)
JOANNE
Jesse James Rose (she/they) is a beautiful actress, author, and content creator. Regional: Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Cabaret (Emcee, Barrington Stage), The Fantasticks (Luisa). Cast Recordings: ERNXST, a gender-expansive retelling of The Importance of Being Ernest by Kerrigan-Lowdermilk. Offstage Jesse became the first openly trans woman elected to national council of Actors Equity Association. Her debut memoir, SORRY I KEEP CRYING DURING SEX, was published last year and met with rave reviews (truly! Google it!). She hopes JK Rowling sees this musical and cries. @jamesissmiling | jessejamesrose.com
Marti Cummings (they/them)
JK
Marti Cummings is a world renowned drag artist, actor, and activist who has made history as the first drag queen to perform on all seven continents. Their cabarets have sold out across the country and at the legendary Joes Pub at The Public Theatre. For more information www.marticummings.com