Synopsis

Fake news, a brash tycoon with his sights on the White House, and one woman with the power to change the country. Based on Frank Capra’s most ambitious and controversial film, this jazz-driven musical tells the story of Ann Mitchell, a fast-talking newspaper reporter who runs a phony letter in her column when she gets laid off during the height of the Depression. She never imagines that John Doe, the “author” of the letter, will become a national superstar, or that the paper’s greedy new owner will try to use the grassroots movement John inspires to steal the presidency. In the end, she and the fake “John” she hires to play the role must face the very real feelings they have for each other and together find some way to heal the country. Featuring the audition and cabaret favorites “I’m Your Man,” “He Threw Me,” and “I Hope You Can See This.”