Ernxst, Or The Importance Of Being


Ernxst, Or The Importance Of Being is an electro-pop romp through manners and misgivings in the search for love. From the award-winning songwriting team Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk, this musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s comedy dismantles binary gender and identity through song. In original and bonus tracks recorded by a star-studded cast – including J. Harrison Ghee, Jeff Hiller, Ryan McCartan, and Joy Woods – these voices remind us the importance of being exactly who we are.
Kait Kerrigan is an award-winning bookwriter, lyricist, and playwright. Broadway: The Great Gatsby (book). West End: The Great Gatsby, The Time Traveller’s Wife. Off-Broadway: The Mad Ones, Henry and Mudge. 2025: The Heart (La Jolla Playhouse), The Great Gatsby (Seoul), The Mad Ones (London), Indigo (UK Tour). Regional: Justice, Earthrise, Father/Daughter, Imaginary Love, Disaster Relief. Digital: A Killer Party. Awards: Kleban Award (libretto), Jonathan Larson Award (lyric-writing), Most Promising Lyricist (Theatre Hall of Fame), Edgerton Award (Father/Daughter). Albums: The Great Gatsby (Original Broadway Cast), The Mad Ones (30+ million streams), Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live, Our First Mistake. kaitkerrigan.com
Bree Lowdermilk (she/her) is an award-winning theatre writer, composer, lyricist and orchestrator. Off-Broadway: The Mad Ones, Henry and Mudge. Nat’l Tour: Ada Twist Scientist & Friends, Henry and Mudge. Regional: Justice (Arizona Theatre Co, Marin Theatre Co), Earthrise (Kennedy Center), Dr. Wonderful (Kennedy Center), Ernxst, Or The Importance of Being (Concord Theatricals), and The Bad Years, an immersive house party musical. Awards: Jonathan Larson, Alan Menken, Richard Rodgers. Concerts: Kennedy Center, Kimmel Center, Lincoln Center. Residencies: McDowell, Mercer. Albums: Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live, Our First Mistake, The Mad Ones. Founder of NewMusicalTheatre.com, board member of Applied Mechanics. Bree is a queer, non-binary trans woman. breelowdermilk.com
Track List:
CAST
Jax… J. Harrison Ghee
Algy… Bonnie Milligan
Cecile… Joy Woods
Gwyn… Anna Zavelson
Lady Bracknell… Beth Leavel
Wince… Jeff Hiller
Slouch… Wren Rivera
“Wider Spectrum” Bonus Track… Ari Notartomaso
“Wild” Bonus Track… Jesse James Rose, Anania
“Tell Me” Bonus Track… Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus
“Born With It” Bonus Track… Jay Armstrong Johnson
“Out Here” Bonus Track… Ryan McCartan
“WILDES” ENSEMBLE
Anson Bagley
Amanda Baugh
Michelle Boothe
Ross Boothe
Hannah Dalley
Libby Ferguson
Kyle Harper
Kaylee Karlsven
Alec Powell
Dan VanOrmer
Haley Wawro
Ensemble Vocal Direction…Ross Boothe
Musicians
Drums…Shane Jones
Keys… Jeremy Showgren
Guitar…Chris Hales
Bass…Craig Nielson
Violin…Hugh Palmer
Cello…Austin Hoke
Music Supervisor…Zachary Orts
Arrangements, Vocal Arrangements, and Orchestrations…Bree Lowdermilk
Additional Orchestrations…Déa Thatcher
Electronic Music Production…Bree Lowdermilk
Music Preparation … Jeremy Robin Lyons, Déa Thatcher
Additional Music Preparation…Vaheed Talebian
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Album Produced by Bree Lowdermilk, Kait Kerrigan, Zachary Orts, Sean Patrick Flahaven
Album Executive Producer: Ali Tesluk Case
Principal Vocals Recorded by Ian Kagey
Band & Ensemble Vocals Recorded by Parker Robinson, Chris Hales
Edited & Mixed by Ian Kagey
Mastered by Oscar Zambrano
Band and Ensemble Vocals Recorded at Right on Cue Services, Provo, Utah – August 2025
Principal Vocals Recorded at Renaissance Recording, New York, NY– January 2026
Mastered at Zampol Productions, New York, NY
Art Direction & Design: Derek Bishop
Cover Design: Subplot Studio
Special Thanks: Jeremy Robin Lyons, Llyod Kikkoler, Tias Volker
Publishing Credits: All songs music by Bree Lowdermilk, lyrics by Kait Kerrigan © BKLK Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved.
Live dramatic performance rights for Ernxst are represented exclusively by Concord Theatricals. ConcordTheatricals.com
CONCORD THEATRICALS RECORDINGS
Sean Patrick Flahaven – Chief Theatricals Executive
Ali Tesluk Case – Sr Manager, Production
Imogen Lloyd Webber – EVP, Marketing & Communications
Haydyn Meythaler – Sr Manager, Music Marketing
Maddie MacDougall – Intern