The St. Louis Muny's 2007 89th Season Discussion Thread

[ActingAndy]

Posted: 6/19/07 at 10:02pm

The season includes:

Oklahoma: June 18-25
Grease: June 25- July 3
Hello, Dolly!: July 9-15
Peter Pan: July 16-22
The Pajama Game: July 23-29
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: July 30- August 5
Les Miserables: August 6- 15

Share your reviews, stories, rumors, comments, memories, and whatever else!
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[sarab]

Posted: 6/19/07 at 11:04pm

Saw Oklahoma last night and loved it! I will be going back and seeing it again on Sat as well!

[deadparrot]

Posted: 6/19/07 at 11:24pm

I work there, so I'll see every show at least four times before it's all said and done.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 12:22am

Are they recasting Javert?

[ActingAndy]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 2:16am

That's what I'm wondering LizzieCurry... they already have Rob Hunt's headshots up around the theater... but with the recent news i assume they will recast the part.

I really enjoyed Oklahoma (the first time ive ever been able to say that) on Opening night, despite 3 rain delays i thought the show went really well. I thought the cast was really strong and the staging really good! I will be seeing it friday and probably sunday also...
For those curious is starred: James Clow as Curley, Catherine Brunell as Laurie, Georgia engel as Aunt Eller, Anthony Cummings as Jud Fry, Leah Hocking as Ado Annie, Dirk Lumbard as Will Parker, and Bruce Adler as Ali Hakim
a review is only at www.stltoday.com and another at www.kmox.com the post dispatch liked it more than Harry Hamm at kmox.

Next up is Grease, which opens the 25th, starring Kevin Kern, Shannon M. O'Bryan and Donna Vivino!!

[jam_man]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 8:06am

Hey, have any of you ever seen a show from the free seats? If so, are they any good? Because while I'm not a fan of the season on the whole, I would still like to see the shows (just without giving Paul Blake any money), espeicially since a couple of my friends are in the teen ensembles of Grease and Les Miz.

Personally, I'm waiting for when The Muny finally does Ragtime! I'd try and pay for tickets each night! (Okay, not really, but I'd go at least three or four times if I could)

[deadparrot]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 9:04am

Obviously, you can't see much from that distance, but if you bring binoculars it's not bad, especially when you consider that people a couple rows in front of you paid $8 for their seats. I would also recommend getting there early, as seats are first come, first serve, and about 50-60 people were already in line at 5PM when I arrived (they start letting free seats in at 7).

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 11:10am

Any actual casting news yet? (Official or otherwise?)

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 11:21am

Leah Hocking as Ado Annie?

[jam_man]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 11:24am

I heard Ken Page is playing Thenardier. Then again, I heard that here on BWW, so most of you probably heard that already.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/20/07 at 2:20pm

Robert Hunt has removed mention of The Muny on his news page: http://robert-hunt.com/Latest%20News.html

[ActingAndy]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 1:46am

I really enjoyed Leah Hocking a Ado Annie, I thought she as kind of old for the role, but I only noticed cause I was in the 7th row... people in the next section back probably couldn't even tell.

Jam Man, what teens do you know that are in Grease and Les MIserables? I'm in the teen ensemble for Grease, Hello Dolly, and Les Miz!
Ken Page is Thenardier, Simone is in Les mIz also (Fantine or Eponine, not sure), Will chase is in Pajama Game, Kevin Kern is Danny Zuko and Marius, Ivan Rutherford is Valjean, Liz Calloway is the Narrator in Joseph...

[ActingAndy]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 1:52am

also, kristy cates is in grease! she is playing MARTY! Updated On: 6/21/07 at 01:52 AM

[jam_man]

Posted: 6/21/07 at 2:37am

Jordan Parente and Chris Ash.

[ActingAndy]

Posted: 6/25/07 at 1:51am

Muny's Grease opens today: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109069.html
(this article has pictures from the midnight tech Sunday morning)

[sarab]

Posted: 6/25/07 at 9:42am

Looking forward to seeing Grease tonight! Those pictures on playbill.com look so fun! I can't wait to see the show!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/25/07 at 9:48am

Please post reviews, everyone who goes!

[ActingAndy]

Posted: 6/25/07 at 11:40am

Updated On: 6/26/07 at 11:40 AM

[sarab]

Posted: 6/26/07 at 11:18pm

I saw the show last night and liked it. I thought Rizzo and Frenchie were fantastic! All in all, it's a good show.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/26/07 at 11:54pm

Any word yet on who the new Javert is?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 12:10am

Yay for Rizzo.

[carymetorent2]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 2:51am

SaraB, how was Kevin Kern as Danny?

[sarab]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 10:34am

Cary- I thought Kevin Kern was very good. Him and Sandy had great chemistry together on stage. He made the role his own, which I thought was good.

[bwaymaniac]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 2:15pm

Does anyone know who has been cast in Les Miserables?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/27/07 at 2:17pm

Lisa Howard and Ivan Rutherford. They have to recast Javert now.