ADDITIONAL CAST MEMBERS ANNOUNCED FOR CARNEGIE HALL’S GALA PRODUCTION OF GUYS AND DOLLS IN CONCERT FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY ON THURSDAY, APRIL 3 AT 7:30 PM

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Carnegie Hall News
Date: February 13, 2014 | Contact: Corinne Zadik | Tel: 212-903-9665 | E-mail: [email protected]

 

ADDITIONAL CAST MEMBERS ANNOUNCED FOR
CARNEGIE HALL’S GALA PRODUCTION OF
GUYS AND DOLLS
IN CONCERT FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY ON THURSDAY, APRIL 3 AT 7:30 PM

Cast Features Broadway and Television Stars John Bolton, Robert Clohessy,
Colman Domingo, John Treacy Egan, Christopher Fitzgerald,
Jayne Houdyshell, and Steve Schirripa

Artists Join Previously Announced
Cast Members Nathan Lane, Patrick Wilson, Sierra Boggess,
and Megan Mullally as Miss Adelaide

 

Mariss JansonsCarnegie Hall today announced cast additions for its gala benefit performance of Guys and Dolls on Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. Cast additions include: John Bolton (A Christmas Story the Musical, Curtains) as Angie the Ox; Robert Clohessy (HBO’s Boardwalk Empire) as Lieutenant Brannigan; Colman Domingo (The Scottsboro Boys, Passing Strange) as Rusty Charlie; John Treacy Egan (The Producers, Sister Act) as Nicely-Nicely Johnson; Christopher Fitzgerald (Young Frankenstein, Wicked) as Benny Southstreet; Jayne Houdyshell (Follies, Romeo and Juliet) as General Matilda B. Cartwright; and Steve Schirripa (HBO’s The Sopranos) as Big Jule. Hot Box Girls include Jenny LaRoche, Paloma Garcia-Lee, Samantha Sturm, and Katie Webber; crapshooters are Stephen Carrasco, Taurean Everett, Michaeljon Slinger, Justin Urso, and Amos Wolff. The vocal ensemble is comprised of Cree Carrico, Christine DiGiallonardo, Timothy McDevitt, Max Miller, and Joseph Torello. Allison Blackwell is also featured as Agatha. The remaining cast will be announced in the coming weeks.

These artists join the previously announced cast of Nathan Lane (Nathan Detroit), Patrick Wilson (Sky Masterson), Sierra Boggess (Sarah Brown), and Megan Mullally (Miss Adelaide).

Three-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O’Brien (Hairspray, The Nance, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) directs the concert production, collaborating with Rob Fisher (The Sound of Music at Carnegie Hall and founding music director of Encores!, and Anything Goes, and Chicago) as music director conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and choreographer Joshua Bergasse (NBC’s SMASH). Additional creative personnel include costume consultant William Ivey Long, lighting designer Alan Adelman, projections designer Wendall K. Harrington, and sound designer Nevin Steinberg, with casting by Telsey + Company. The musical is presented with full orchestra, cast, and ensemble, and is a gala benefit, providing support for the artistic and music education programs of Carnegie Hall.

This Guys and Dolls benefit evening is sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP with corporate chair Stephen R. Howe, Jr. and co-chaired by Leni and Peter May, and Nelle Nugent and Jolyon Stern. Benefit tickets start at $1,000 and include the best possible concert seating as well as admission to a festive after party at Remi Restaurant with members of the cast. For a more complete evening, a VIP pre-concert dinner at Carnegie Hall is also available to table buyers at the $15,000 level and above. Benefit tickets are available by calling Carnegie Hall’s Special Events office at 212-903-9679 or online at carnegiehall.org/guysanddolls. All proceeds from the event will support Carnegie Hall’s artistic and education programs.

A limited number of concert-only tickets, priced $40–$120, can be purchased at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800, or online at carnegiehall.org/guysanddolls.

With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, Guys and Dolls has remained a perennial favorite in the American musical theater canon. The musical is an adaptation of short stories by Damon Runyon and paints a picture of 1930s New York City, focusing on gamblers Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit, missionary Sarah Brown, and nightclub dancer Miss Adelaide. The score includes favorites such as a “A Bushel and a Peck,” “Luck Be A Lady,” “Take Back Your Mink,” “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat,” and “If I Were A Bell.” Guys and Dolls premiered on Broadway in 1950 and was subsequently revived in 1976, 1992, and, most recently, in 2009.

Carnegie Hall’s concert presentations of favorite musicals in recent years have included Rodgers and Hammerstein’s works The Sound of Music with Laura Osnes and Tony Goldwyn (2011), South Pacific with Reba McEntire and Brian Stokes Mitchell (2005), and Carousel with Hugh Jackman and Audra McDonald (2002), as well as Kern and Hammerstein’s Show Boat with Nathan Gunn, Carolee Carmello, Marilyn Horne, and Alvy Powell (2008).

Program Information
Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
GUYS AND DOLLS
ONLY AT CARNEGIE HALL

Starring:
Nathan Lane (Nathan Detroit)
Patrick Wilson (Sky Masterson)
Sierra Boggess (Sarah Brown)
And Megan Mullally as Miss Adelaide
With
John Bolton (Angie the Ox)
Robert Clohessy (Lieutenant Brannigan)
Colman Domingo (Rusty Charlie)
John Treacy Egan (Nicely-Nicely Johnson)
Christopher Fitzgerald (Benny Southstreet)
Jayne Houdyshell (General Matilda B. Cartwright)
Steve Schirripa (Big Jule)
Remainder of cast to be announced

Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Rob Fisher, Music Director and Conductor
Jack O’Brien, Director
Joshua Bergasse, Choreographer
William Ivey Long, Costume Consultant
Alan Adelman, Lighting Designer
Wendall K. Harrington, Projection Designer
Nevin Steinberg, Sound Designer
Casting by Telsey + Company

GUYS AND DOLLS
A Musical Fable of Broadway
Based On a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon
Music and Lyrics by FRANK LOESSER
Book by JO SWERLING and ABE BURROWS

Concert and Event Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP

Major funding for this concert is provided by The Alice Tully Foundation.

Additional support is provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.

Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall.

Ticket Information
Tickets, priced $40–$120, are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, carnegiehall.org beginning on Monday, August 26.

To purchase Gala benefit tickets, which include a pre-concert dinner, and best possible concert seating, please contact the Special Events Office at 212-903-9679.

For Carnegie Hall Corporation presentations taking place in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, a limited number of seats, priced at $10, will be available day-of-concert beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 noon on Sunday until one hour before the performance or until supply lasts. The exceptions are Carnegie Hall Family Concerts and gala events. These $10 tickets are available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis at the Carnegie Hall Box Office only. There is a two-ticket limit per customer.

In addition, for all Carnegie Hall presentations in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage a limited number of partial view (seats with obstructed or limited sight lines or restricted leg room) will be sold for 50% of the full price. For more information on this and other discount ticket programs, including those for students, Notables members, and Bank of America customers, visit carnegiehall.org/discounts. Artists, programs, and prices are subject to change.


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