“Find out how to Dance in Ohio,” a poignant new musical a couple of workforce of younger autistic adults gearing up for a spring dance, will open on Broadway past due this yr, with a forged of 7 autistic performers taking part in the central roles.

The musical is in accordance with a 2015 documentary from the filmmaker Alexandra Shiva that adopted individuals in a social abilities treatment program for other folks at the autism spectrum; the musical could also be set at a treatment program, and it tells the tale of younger adults making ready for a dance that they hope may just assist them confront probably the most demanding situations they face in navigating social interactions.

The musical had a prior run closing yr at Syracuse Level in central New York; the manufacturing agenda was once reduce brief when Covid circumstances arose a number of the forged and workforce. The assessment of the display in The Put up-Same old, a Syracuse newspaper, was once headlined “The musical you’ll speak about for the remainder of your lifestyles” and known as it “exhilarating, groundbreaking, celebratory.”

Casting isn’t but whole, however will come with a number of actors making their Broadway debuts: Desmond Edwards, Amelia Fei, Madison Kopec, Liam Pearce, Imani Russell, Conor Tague and Ashley Wool. A few of the others at the invoice up to now are Haven Burton and Darlesia Cearcy.

“Find out how to Dance in Ohio” includes a guide and lyrics by way of Rebekah Greer Melocik and song by way of Jacob Yandura; it’s directed by way of Sammi Cannold and choreographed by way of Mayte Natalio. The famed director and manufacturer Hal Prince was once first of all hooked up to the venture; he died in 2019.

The musical is being produced by way of an organization known as P3 Productions, which is led by way of Ben Holtzman, Sammy Lopez and Fiona Howe Rudin, along side Degree Ahead, the manufacturing corporate co-founded by way of Abigail Disney. It’s being capitalized for as much as $15.5 million, in keeping with a submitting with the Securities and Change Fee.

The display is to start previews Nov. 15 and to open Dec. 10 on the Belasco Theater.