“This is the best cast we’ve ever had for a show,” says director Nicholas Martin, who has assembled some of his favorite actors for this production.
 
 Tony and  Drama Desk Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (from the Huntington’s  productions of “Present Laughter” and “Amphitryon”) and Kate Baldwin  (last seen in the Huntington’s “Falsettos”) star as the unlikely lovers George  Howack and Amalia Balash.  Troy  Britton Johnson, who was featured in the Tony Award-winning musical “The  Drowsy Chaperone,” plays Steven Kodaly. Tony Award-winner Dick Latessa  (“Hairspray”), seen last season in the Huntington’s “The Cherry Orchard” plays  shop owner Mr. Maraczek.  Jessica  Stone IRNE Award-winning star of the Huntington’s “Betty’s Summer Vacation,”  and recently seen in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s “Crimes of the Heart”  revival, and Broadway’s “Butley” and “The Odd Couple,” plays  Ilona.
Tony and  Drama Desk Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (from the Huntington’s  productions of “Present Laughter” and “Amphitryon”) and Kate Baldwin  (last seen in the Huntington’s “Falsettos”) star as the unlikely lovers George  Howack and Amalia Balash.  Troy  Britton Johnson, who was featured in the Tony Award-winning musical “The  Drowsy Chaperone,” plays Steven Kodaly. Tony Award-winner Dick Latessa  (“Hairspray”), seen last season in the Huntington’s “The Cherry Orchard” plays  shop owner Mr. Maraczek.  Jessica  Stone IRNE Award-winning star of the Huntington’s “Betty’s Summer Vacation,”  and recently seen in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s “Crimes of the Heart”  revival, and Broadway’s “Butley” and “The Odd Couple,” plays  Ilona.
 
The show’s ensemble includes: Monique Alhaddad, Ashley Arcement; Jason Babinsky; Nancy E. Carroll, Aldrin Gonzales, Rosie Hunter, Matthew Kiernan, Josh Mertz, and Sarah Turner.
Swings and understudies are: Kevin Ashworth, Curly Glynn, Penny Hansen, Matthew Warner Kiernan, Josh Mertz, Marie Polizzano, and Sarah Turner.
Bios for the artist team and cast can be found here.
Photo: Design Sketch by Robert Morgan - Character "George", played by Brooks Ashmaskas
 
 
2 comments:
Who will be Understudying George? Are all understudies internal?
Hi Samuel,
Matthew Kiernan will cover George, and Curly Glynn will cover Matthew in the ensemble.
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