Casting and Creative Team Announced for 'Seven Brides'

A complete cast and creative team have been assembled for an upcoming production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which will launch at Houston's Theatre Under the Stars before bustling off to the Paper Mill Playhouse and North Shore Music Theatre.

The musical will star: feature Edward Watts (Adam), Michelle Dawson (Milly), Luke Longacre (Caleb), TRavis Kelley (Ephraim), Karl Warden (Daniel), Randy Bobish (Benjamin), Eric Sciotto (Frank), Christian Delcroix (Gideon), Kate Marilley (Ruth), Christina Hedrick (Dorcas), Stephanie Fittro (Sarah), Denise Payne (Liza), Margot deLa Barre (Martha), and Sarah Marie Jenkins (Alice).  Jason Babinsky, Becky Barta, Ryan Christopher Chotto, Cameron Henderson, Nathan Hershberger, Andy Paterson, Benjie Randall, Luke Rawlings, Shane Rhoades, Dan Sharkey, Tina Stafford, Tiffany Sudol and Nick Sullivan will comprise the ensemble.

Scott Schwartz (Bat Boy) will direct the production, which will feature choreography by Patti Colombo and music direction by Tom Helm. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, based on the classic 1954 MGM musical with music by Gene de Paul, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and a book by Lawrence Kasha and David S. Landay, will play Theatre Under the Stars from March 13-25 before running at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Milburn, NJ from April 11-May 13 and the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA from May 29-June 17.

"When she recited her marriage vows, Milly didn't know life with her husband would include six rowdy brothers-in-law as roommates. Now, her plans to marry them off may backfire when the rambunctious bachelors kidnap rather than court their brides-to-be. Based on the MGM blockbuster film, this audience favorite is filled with daredevil dancing and features an exhilarating score including 'Wonderful, Wonderful Day,' 'Bless Your Beautiful Hide' and 'Sobbin' Women,'" state TUTS notes on the show, which also features songs by Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn and Saul Chaplin.

The show will feature sets by Anna Luoizos, costumes by Jess Goldstein, lighting by Donald Holder, and sound by Christopher "Kit" Bond.

Visit www.tuts.com, www.papermill.org, or www.nsmt.org for more information.