Producer Riki Kane Larimer (“Fiddler on the Roof,” “Tappin’ Thru Life,” “On The Town,” “Gigi”) has announced the Off-Broadway transfer of The York Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of the new musical, “Cagney” with book by Peter Colley (“The Donnelly”) and music & lyrics by Robert Creighton and Christopher McGovern (“Fame,” “First Wives Club”). “Cagney” received its New York premiere at The York Theatre Company, last spring, where it played a limited five-week sold out engagement. This new updated, expanded and revised version will begin performances begin on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. for an open-ended engagement at The Westside Theatre – Upstairs (407 West 43rd Street). Opening Night is set for Sunday afternoon, April 3, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.

Directed by Bill Castellino (“Storyville,” “Jolson”) and with choreography by Joshua Bergasse (“Nerds,” “On The Town,” “Gigi”), the six-member cast stars Broadway veteran and hoofer Robert Creighton (“The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” “Anything Goes,” “The Lion King”) as the legendary James Cagney, in this exciting new musical. He will be joined by his original Off-Broadway cast members Jeremy Benton (“42nd Street”), Danette Holden (“Annie”), Bruce Sabath (“Company”), Josh Walden (“Ragtime”), and Ellen Zolezzi (“Seussical”).

“Cagney,” a dramatic new musical, follows the life of the legendary James Cagney from the streets of New York to his rise from a vaudeville song-and-dance man to one of the brightest stars of Hollywood as the original tough guy. Broadway’s Robert Creighton, in the role he was born to play, leads a cast of six who tap dance through a score that blends original music with classic George M. Cohan favorites: “Give My Regards To Broadway,” “You’re A Grand Old Flag,” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”