Classic Musical Now Through July 3

The Muny centennial season production of Singin’ in the Rain, plays June 27 – July 3 sponsored by Ameren. Link for more information: muny.org/singin-in-the-rain. (Pat Lindsey’s review of this Muny show will be available late next week at flovalleynews.com, Facebook and Twitter.)

The cast includes Corbin Bleu (Don Lockwood), Berklea Going (Kathy Selden) and Jeffrey Schecter (Cosmo Brown) are Megan Sikora (Lina Lamont), Jeff McCarthy (R.F. Simpson) and George Merrick (Roscoe Dexter). A splashy ensemble completes this cast, including Ward Billeisen, Patrick Blindauer, Emma Gassett, Gary Glasgow, Madison Johnson, Zachary Daniel Jones, Evan Kinnane, Debby Lennon, Dionna Thomas Littleton, Dory Lorenz, Halle Morse, Kaitlin Nelson, Lizz Picini, Jeremiah Porter, Cassie Austin Taylor, Daryl Tofa, Cayel Tregeagle and Victor Wisehart. The company is joined by the Muny Teen youth ensemble.

Singin’ in the Rain is directed by Marc Bruni and choreographed by Rommy Sandhu with music direction by Ben Whiteley.

CORBIN BLEU (Don Lockwood) comes

from an extensive background in film, television and theatre. Bleu is probably best known for playing Chad Danforth in Disney’s Emmy Award-winning High School Musical franchise. Corbin was recently seen on Broadway as Ted Hanover in the Tony-nominated production of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn, winning Bleu the Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show. Additional Broadway credits include: Godspell (Jesus) and In the Heights (Usnavi).

BERKLEA GOING (Kathy Selden) Making her Muny debut at the age of seven portraying Kim in Show Boat, Going’s other Muny credits include: Meet Me In St. Louis (Tootie and Agnes Smith) The Sound of Music (Gretl and Louisa von Trapp), The Little Mermaid (Arista), Hello, Dolly! (Ermengarde); Hairspray (Tammy), 42nd Street and Beauty and the Beast. Berklea’s national tour credits include: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Susan Waverly).

JEFFREY SCHECTER (Cosmo Brown) aka “Shecky” was most recently seen on the Muny stage as Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and as Scuttle in The Little Mermaid. He is probably best known for recreating the role of Mike Costa in the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. Other Broadway credits include: Fiddler on the Roof, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Pajama Game, Wonderful Town, Beauty and the Beast, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls and The People in the Picture.

   MEGAN SIKORA (Lina Lamont) was last spotted on The Muny stage as Anytime Annie in 42nd Street. Megan has been seen on and off Broadway in Holiday Inn (Lila Dixon, Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Female Dancer in a Musical), Church and State (Sara Whitmore), The Nance, Under My Skin, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Applause

   Singin’ in the Rain has a screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green with songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed. This endearing musical is based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc.

A timeless   Muny favorite, Singin’ in the Rain has all the makings of a Tinseltown tabloid headline – the starlet, the leading man, a love affair for the ages and the unexpected transition from the silent film era to “talkies.”

For more information, visit muny.org or call (314) 361-1900.

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