{"id":55044,"date":"2024-06-20T11:38:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=55044"},"modified":"2024-06-20T11:39:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:39:00","slug":"music-theater-works-announces-the-cast-and-creative-team-for-carousel-at-the-north-shore-center-for-the-performing-arts-in-skokie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=55044","title":{"rendered":"MUSIC THEATER WORKS ANNOUNCES THE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR\u00a0CAROUSEL AT THE NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SKOKIE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
MUSIC THEATER WORKS ANNOUNCES THE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR\u00a0CAROUSEL<\/em>, AUGUST 8 – 18, AT THE NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SKOKIE\u00a0<\/strong>

\u201cTime Magazine\u201d Calls\u00a0Carousel\u00a0<\/em>the Best Musical of the 20th Century, Rodgers and Hammerstein\u2019s Classic Includes the Beloved Songs \u201cIf I Loved You,\u201d \u201cYou\u2019ll Never Walk Alone\u201dand Others\u00a0Tickets Only $25 for those Younger than 25 Years Old.\u00a0<\/strong>

WILMETTE, IL \u2013 Music Theater Works\u00a0<\/strong>is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the second production of its 2024 season,\u00a0Carousel,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>in the Center Theatre at the\u00a0North Shore Center for the Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, August 8 – 18.<\/strong>\u00a0Carousel<\/em>, with music by\u00a0Richard Rodgers<\/strong>\u00a0and book and lyrics by\u00a0Oscar Hammerstein II<\/strong>, is directed by\u00a0Sasha Gerritson<\/strong>, choreographed by\u00a0Andrew Waters\u00a0<\/strong>and music directed by\u00a0Michael McBride<\/strong>. The schedule includes a preview performance Thursday, Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. with a\u00a0press opening Friday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>The performance schedule is Wednesdays at 2 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., with additional performances on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and\u00a0Saturday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale from $19.50 to $106 with tickets for guests 25 years old and younger available at half-price at\u00a0MusicTheaterWorks.com<\/a>\u00a0or by calling the Music Theater Works box office at the North Shore Center, 847.673.6300. Group discounts are also available for groups of 10 or more by contacting 847.920.5360.\u00a0As the second musical written by the iconic duo, Rodgers and Hammerstein,\u00a0Carousel\u00a0<\/em>is a classic in the Broadway cannon. Based on Ferenc Molnar\u2019s play,\u00a0Liliom, Carousel<\/em>tells the love story between carnival barker Billy Bigelow and millworker Julie Jordan. Voted best musical of the 20th Century by \u201cTime Magazine,\u201d Music Theater Works\u2019 orchestra of 17 and a cast of more than 20 will perform\u00a0Carousel\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>score including the songs \u201cIf I Loved You,\u201d \u201cYou\u2019ll Never Walk Alone,\u201d and \u201cSoliloquy.\u201d Lilting tunes, sweeping dance sequences and a poignant plot keep audiences enthralled with this Golden Age classic.\u00a0

The cast of\u00a0Carousel<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0includes, in alphabetical order:\u00a0Anna Maire Abbate\u00a0<\/strong>(ensemble, U\/S Mrs. Mullin);\u00a0Andrew John Baker<\/strong>\u00a0(he\/him, U\/S Enoch\/ensemble);\u00a0Alicia Berneche<\/strong>\u00a0(she\/her, Nettie Fowler);\u00a0Ariana Cappuccitti\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her,\u00a0<\/strong>ensemble\/Snow Child\/U\/S Louise\/dance co-captain));\u00a0Alexander Christie\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/they, Enoch Snow, Jr.\/ensemble);\u00a0Theresa Egan<\/strong>\u00a0(she\/her, U\/S Nettie\/ensemble);\u00a0Cliff Gabor<\/strong>\u00a0(he\/him, Mr. Bascombe\/Dr. Seldon\/ensemble);\u00a0Ella Gatlin<\/strong>\u00a0(she\/her, Carrie Pipperidge);\u00a0Isabella Gomez-Barrientos\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, ensemble\/U\/S Carrie);\u00a0Susannah Harvey<\/strong>\u00a0(she,her, Louise\/ensemble);\u00a0Alex Iacobucci<\/strong>\u00a0(he\/him, carnival boy\/ensemble);\u00a0Conor Jordan<\/strong>(he\/him, Billy Bigelow);\u00a0Dee Kimpel<\/strong>\u00a0(she\/her U\/S Starkeeper\/ensemble);\u00a0Katie Kotila\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her,ensemble);\u00a0Will Leonard<\/strong>\u00a0(he\/him, Jigger Craigin);\u00a0Luke Nowakowski<\/strong>\u00a0(any with respect, Enoch Snow);\u00a0Erika Rose\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, Mrs. Mullin);\u00a0Jenny Rudnick\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, Starkeeper\/ensemble);\u00a0Maliha Sayed<\/strong>\u00a0(she\/her, Julie Jordan) and\u00a0Alex Villasenor\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/him, ensemble\/dance co-captain\/understudy for Carnival Boy).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Carousel\u2019s<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>creative team is\u00a0Sasha Gerriston<\/strong>\u00a0(she\/her, director\/choreographer);\u00a0Andrew Waters\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/him, choreographer);\u00a0Emily Marresse<\/strong>\u00a0(she\/her, assistant choreographer);\u00a0Michael McBride<\/strong>\u00a0(he\/him, music director);\u00a0Jay Donley\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/him, fight choreographer);\u00a0Amber Wuttke\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, intimacy choreographer);\u00a0Kathy Logelin\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her; dialect coach);\u00a0Anna Vu\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her; stage manager);\u00a0Mateo Gutierrez\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/him, asst. stage manager);\u00a0Shane Cinal\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/him, scenic designer);\u00a0Ab Rieve\u00a0<\/strong>(they\/them, props designer);\u00a0Rachel M. Sypniewski\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, costume designer);\u00a0Kristin Brinati\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, wardrobe head);\u00a0Alice Salazar\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, hair\/wig\/makeup designer);\u00a0Melanie Saso\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, hair\/wig\/makeup lead);\u00a0Andrew Meyers\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/him, lighting designer);\u00a0Chelsea Lynn\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, ME\/board programmer);\u00a0Matthew R. Chase\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/him, sound designer);\u00a0Will Hughes\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/him, scene shop technical director);\u00a0Kristen Brinati\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, wardrobe crew);\u00a0Reve Smith\u00a0<\/strong>(they\/them, wardrobe crew);\u00a0Melanie Saso\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, hair & makeup crew);\u00a0Blue Dupuis\u00a0<\/strong>(they\/them, spotlight op);\u00a0Riley Woods\u00a0<\/strong>(they\/them, spotlight op);\u00a0Linda Madonia<\/strong>\u00a0(she\/her, music supervisor);\u00a0Kyle A. Dougan\u00a0<\/strong>(any with respect, artistic director);\u00a0Chris Chase\u00a0<\/strong>(he\/him, production manager) and\u00a0Allison Gonzales\u00a0<\/strong>(she\/her, company manager).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBehind the Curtain with Tom O\u2019Shea\u201d<\/strong>Immediately following the Sunday, Aug. 11 matinee, audiences may join\u00a0musical theater historian Tom Shea, author of \u201cBroadway\u2019s Most Wanted,\u201d for a post-show talk exploring the behind-the-scenes history of\u00a0Carousel.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Binny\u2019s Broadway Lounge<\/strong>Donors of any level to Music Theater Works have access before the performance and at intermission to Binny\u2019s Broadway Lounge located on the second floor at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. The Binny\u2019s Broadway Lounge, sponsored by Binny\u2019s Beverage Depot, offers complimentary drinks and snacks and does not require reservations. The Lounge is available for\u00a0Carousel,\u00a0<\/em>Sunday, Aug. 11 and 18 beginning at 12:15 p.m. and continuing through intermission.\u00a0<\/strong>

ABOUT SASHA GERRITSON, DIRECTOR<\/strong>Sasha Gerritson is an opera stage director and directs shows for many local and regional companies. She has directed\u00a0Lerner & Loewe\u2019s Brigadoon\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Irving Berlin\u2019s White Christmas\u00a0<\/em>and was the chorus master for\u00a0Pippin\u00a0<\/em>at Music Theater Works\u00a0<\/em>and directed for the Opera Festival of Chicago in 2023.\u00a0<\/em>She served as the opera and music theatre director of Northeastern Illinois University from 2010-2022, has directed for Musica Nelle Marche (Urbino, Italy), Opera Piccola, DePaul University, the Cherub Music Theatre program for Northwestern University, in addition to various other summer programs in the area.

ABOUT ANDREW WATERS, CHOREOGRAPHER<\/strong>Andrew Waters\u2019 professional career, starting as a Vegas dancer, then cruise ship performer, returned to Chicago where he continued his love for musical theater and dance. He has had the privilege of performing at some of Chicago\u2019s finest commercial theatres such as Marriott Theatre, The Royal George, the Drury Lane Theatres and the beloved Candlelight Dinner Playhouse. One his favorite experiences was working with Broadway legends Patti LaPone, Audra McDonald, John Mahoney, Michael Cerveris, Paul Gemignani and Lonny Price in Ravinia Festivals acclaimed production of Stephen Sondheim\u2019s \u201cAnyone Can Whistle.\u201d He has proudly served over the last eight years as one of the choreographers at KUSD Theatre Arts, one of Musical Theatre International\u2019s exclusive pilot programs to create high school editions of popular musicals, his most recent project being\u00a0Between The Lines<\/em>, an exciting new work. In June of 2024, this well-received production will be performed at the International Thespian Festival. As a freelance choreographer, Waters has over 90 productions to his credit and is a proud member of Actor\u2019s Equity.\u00a0<\/strong>

ABOUT MICHAEL MCBRIDE, MUSIC DIRECTOR<\/strong>Dr. Michael McBride is a Jeff Award-winning music director, internationally-performed composer, performer and educator. At Music Theater Works, he recently music directed\u00a0The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee\u00a0<\/em>and has also music directed\u00a0Lerner & Loewe\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Brigadoon<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Billy Elliot.\u00a0<\/em>He is currently the residential musical director for\u00a0The Choir of Man\u00a0<\/em>at the Apollo Theatre. Other Credits include\u00a0Big Fish\u00a0<\/em>(Boho Theatre, Jeff Award);\u00a0Revolution(s)\u00a0<\/em>(Goodman Theatre);\u00a0Grease<\/em>\u00a0(Drury Lane Theatre);\u00a0The Scarlet Pimpernel<\/em>\u00a0(Engeman Theatre, NY);\u00a0Rent, New Faces Sing 1951, PorchlightPalooza, Broadway by the Decade\u00a0<\/em>(Porchlight Music Theatre);\u00a0Passing Strange<\/em>\u00a0(Theo Ubique);\u00a049th Annual Jeff Awards Ceremony;<\/em>\u00a0Ain\u2019t Misbehavin\u2019, The Robber Bridegroom, Jesus Christ Superstar, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Pippin,What a Wonderful World\u00a0<\/em>(workshop), Man of La Mancha, Mamma Mia, Into The Woods, The Little Mermaid\u00a0<\/em>(Timber Lake Playhouse); The Boys and the Nuns\u00a0<\/em>(composer & MD),\u00a0Fun Home, Violet, Cabaret, Tintypes, She Loves Me, Spring Awakening, Hot Mikado, Urinetown, Into the Woods<\/em>\u00a0(Loyola University Chicago);\u00a0The Christmas Foundling\u00a0<\/em>(composer and music director; Pride Arts Center);<\/em>\u00a0Footloose\u00a0<\/em>(Wallace Bowl);\u00a0<\/em>The Drake Hotel holiday programming and The Cabaret Project in Chicago, St. Louis and Lake Geneva. He is proud to be music director at A Church 4 Me MCC in Chicago. Having earned a DM in composition from Northwestern University, He has served on faculty of Northwestern University, Loyola University Chicago and North Park University where he is a visiting assistant professor.\u00a0

MUSIC THEATER WORKS 2024 SEASON<\/strong>Three show subscriptions are now available at\u00a0MusicTheaterWorks.com<\/a>\u00a0for its 44th season including\u00a0Carouse<\/em><\/strong>l, August 8 \u2013 18;\u00a0Little Shop of Horrors<\/em><\/strong>, October 24 \u2013 November 17,and concludes with\u00a0Legally Blonde: The Musical<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>December 19 \u2013 29. All performances are at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. Single tickets go on sale for the 2024 Season Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 12 p.m.\u00a0

ABOUT MUSIC THEATER WORKS<\/strong>Music Theater Works is a resident professional not-for-profit music theater founded in1980. During its 44-year history it has presented more than 150 productions and intimatepresentations. Music Theater Works is a professional theater company whose mission isto present works for the musical stage including historic repertoire, revitalizing the Golden Age of Broadway and earlier works, celebrating the Great American Songbook and introducing modern classics.\u00a0# # #\u00a0JOYCE SAXON<\/strong>\u00a0is the 2024 Music Theater Works Season Sponsor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>

Music Theater Works presentsCarousel<\/em>August 8 – 18<\/strong>Center TheatreNorth Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie9501 Skokie Blvd.Skokie, IL 60077\u00a0Directed and Choreographed by\u00a0Sasha Gerritson<\/strong>Choreographed by\u00a0Andrew Waters<\/strong>Music Directed by\u00a0Michael McBride<\/strong>\u00a0Preview: Thursday, Aug 8\u00a0at 2 p.m.\u00a0Opening Night Performance: Friday, Aug 9 at 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0Sunday, Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. includes post-show discussion \u201cBehind the Curtain with Tom O\u2019Shea\u201d\u00a0Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 2 p.m.\u00a0Thursday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0Friday, Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0Saturday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m.\u00a0Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0Sunday, Aug. 18 at\u00a02 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>

Tickets:<\/strong>\u00a0$19.50 to $106, tickets for guests 25 years old and younger are available for half-price.\u00a0

Music Theater Works Box Office:\u00a0<\/strong>(847) 673-6300\u00a0<\/strong>Website:\u00a0MusicTheaterWorks.com<\/a>\u00a0Run Time (currently):<\/strong>\u00a0Two hours and 50 minutes including the intermission.
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