Following two days of auditions, Clare Cooke, George Schram, Kristi Wink and Johnny Steiner have announced the cast and orchestra for the Palace Theatre’s summer musical Guys & Dolls.
Considered by many as the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls takes audiences into New York City where the worlds of no-good gamblers and do-good mission workers collide.
Nathan Detroit (Charles Groth) is looking for a location to hold his illegal craps game. Miss Adelaide (Joni Carlson), Nathan’s fiancée of several years, is hoping they can finally settle down and marry.
Upon the advice of his associates Nicely-Nicely Johnson (John Garnes II) and Benny Southstreet (Reid Barth), Nathan makes a bet with the fast and loose Sky Masterson (Johnny Steiner). To win the bet, Sky must convince uptight mission doll Sarah Brown (Megan Withrow) to fly to Havana, Cuba with him.
When the two unexpectedly begin to fall in love it makes for a wild musical ride.
Frank Loesser’s score contains classics such as “Luck Be A Lady,” “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat,” and “Guys & Dolls.”
Additional cast members include Jon Adkins, Sandy Azaroff, Abigail Baer, Tess Barnett, Brad Bebout, David Bell, Joe Blue, Ron Boose, Jordan Carlson, Russell Collins, Bruce Cudd, Kirk Detweiler, Linda Fargo, Doug Ford, Sharon Gale, DJ Gierhart, Nathan Haubert, Kelsey Hoffman, Sally Howard, Joyce Johnston, Cynthia Lewis, Mary Lewis, Judy Little, Angie Mack, Victoria Meadows, Kevin Orth, Nikolas Petrovski, Dylan Richards, Alison Roth, Daniel Short, Amanda Sterling, Luke Stewart, Ryan Swartz, and Bill Tabbert.
The children’s chorus includes Olivia Brazell, Chandler Castle, Morgan Collins, Julya Faulkner, Evan Hoffman, Kaitlyn Mack, Grant McGinnis, Bridget Murphy, Colin Murphy, Jia Radloff, Hanah Reiff, Delaney Tabbert, Chloe Ulmer, Moira Vaughn, Ashley Watkins, Audrey Watkins, Brady Wink, Sadie Wink, and Tanner Wink.
George Schram conducts an orchestra consisting of: Rick Baird, Molly Brammer, Caroline Schram, Beth Cumbie, Steve Cumbie, Diane Ehrman, Vern Heimlich, Maxine Hunter, David Johnston, Sara Konvalinka, Anne Lauer, Greg Lauer, Lois Lust, Patty Nichting, Thom Richards, Bill Swihart, Louise Vance, Bob Walczak, John Watkins, and Ed Wise.
Performance dates are scheduled for July 10, 16, and 17 at 8:00 p.m. and July 11 and 18 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 1 at 9:00 a.m. and are $35 Patrons (includes special seating, name listed in the program and an opening night dessert buffet), $22/$19 Adults, $20/$17 Seniors & Students, and $12 Children 10 and under.
Smith Clinic, Marion Area Health Center and OhioHealth sponsor this musical event. For more information, please contact the Palace box office at 740/383-2101 or visit the Palace website at www.marionpalace.org. The box office is located at 270 W. Center St. in downtown Marion. Hours are M-F, 9am-5pm and Saturdays, 9am-noon.
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