(left to right) TJ Anderson, Alexander Ellsworth, Rachel Guth and Amanda Raquel Martinez.

Black Button Eyes Productions has announced the casting for its Chicago premiere of GHOST QUARTET, a musical ghost story of four friends who love each other, kill each other, and drink whiskey across centuries and lifetimes. It’s from the mind of Broadway composer Dave Malloy (“Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812”), and will be directed in Chicago by Black Button Eyes’ Artistic Director Ed Rutherford, with music direction by Nick Sula and choreography by Derek Van Barham.

The cast includes TJ Anderson, Alexander Ellsworth, Rachel Guth and Amanda Raquel Martinez. The production team includes Jeremy Hollis (scenic design), Beth Laske-Miller (costume design), Liz Cooper (lighting design), Robert Hornbostel (sound design), G. “Max” Maxin IV (projections design) and Alexa Berkowitz (stage manager).

GHOST QUARTET will play July 12 – August 17, 2019 at at Stage 773 (The Box), 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets are currently available at stage773.com, in person at the Stage 773 box office or by calling (773) 327-5252.