Lone Star Love, a new musical comedy starring Academy Award-nominee Randy Quaid in his Broadway debut as Colonel John Falstaff, has announced full casting as it begins rehearsals this week for its Seattle engagement at The 5th Avenue Theatre. The show will open on Broadway on Monday, December 3rd at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street, East of Broadway). Previews will begin Thursday, November 1st.
As previously announced, Tony Award-nominee Robert Cuccioli and three-time Tony Award nominee Dee Hoty will star as Frank Ford and Margaret Anne Page respectively. They are joined by Lauren Kennedy (Spamalot, Side Show) as Agnes Ford, Clarke Thorell (Hairspray) as Fenton, Ramona Keller (Brooklyn) as Miss Quickly, Drew McVety (Spamalot) as Doctor Caius, Dan Sharkey (The Music Man) as George Page, Kara Lindsay as MissAnne Page, Nick Sullivan (Footloose) as Sheriff Bob Shallow and BranDon Williams as Abraham Slender.
The ensemble includes, Stacey Harris, Amanda Lea LaVergne, Ryan Murray, Monica Patton, Miguel A. Romero, Chad Seib, Jeremy Benton, Anne Horak, Kristie Dale Sanders, and Tony Lawson.
"Red Clay Ramblers Chris Frank and Jack Herrick head up the on-stage band, which also includes Sam Bardfeld, Gary Bristol, Shannon Ford and Emily Mikesell. The Red Clay Ramblers won a special 1999 Tony Award for Fool Moon, for which Frank Rich in The New York Times described them as "a musical group whose eclectic repertory is that of a fantasy roadhouse band from a vanished rural America. Bluegrass, New Orleans, classical folk and gospel sounds emerge in nutty profusion from these talented instrumentalists and singers, whose music making is perfection."
Lone Star Love marks the Broadway debut of Golden Globe Award-winning actor Randy Quaid. He has starred in numerous films including The Last Picture Show, Midnight Express, The Last Detail, and the upcoming Real Time, Gary the Tennis Coach and the Milos Forman-directed Goya's Ghost, in which he undertakes the role of King Carlos IV of Spain. On television, Quaid received the highest praise through awards and reviews for his portrayals of the psychologically complex Lyndon Baines Johnson and the larger-than-life Colonel Tom Parker. His previous stage credits include Shakespeare in the Park's The Golem and Sam Shepard's True West and God of Hell, in which he originated the starring role.
