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Disney's On The Record Cast Announced

By: Sep. 13, 2004
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CLEVELAND/> (September 10, 2004/>) — Casting has been announced for the Cleveland/>/> engagement of Disney's ON THE RECORD. The world premiere will begin performances in Cleveland/>/> at the Palace Theatre starting November 9, 2004/> as part of the McDonald Financial Group Broadway Series.  The press opening is Friday, November 19, 2004/> at 7:30 pm/>.  This brand new production is the fourth show from Disney Theatrical Productions, following BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE LION KING and Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA.

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Heading up the production will be Emily Skinner playing "Diane", the celebrated recording star and diva.  Emily has had starring roles on Broadway in Side Show (Best Actress Tony Award nomination), The Full Monty, James Joyce's The Dead and Dinner At Eight (Outer Critic's Circle nomination). Brian Sutherland stars as "Julian", the forty-ish matinee idol.  Brian has starred in numerous Broadway productions, including The Sound of Music, 1776, Victor/Victoria and Steel Pier.  Ashley Brown will play "Kristen", the fresh-faced and talented newcomer to the recording studio, and Andrew Samonsky will play "Nick", the up and coming performer who is sure to be the "next big thing" in recording. Both Ashley and Andrew are recent graduates of conservatory programs, University/> of Cincinnati College-Conservatory/> of Music and University/> of California/>, Irvine/>/>, respectively.  Richard Easton will voice the Sound Engineer.  Richard was recently seen on Broadway in Henry IV and won the 2001 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic's Circle Awards for his performance in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love.

Rounding out the cast will be Meredith Inglesby, Andy Karl, Tyler Maynard, Keewa Nurullah, Josh Franklin, Leigh Ann Larkin, Koh Mochizuki and Lyn Philistine.

ON THE RECORD is the story of a recording session that changed the lives of a young unknown who is about to get her big break, a pop diva who is about to meet her match, and a matinee idol who is about to meet the "new kid" who could take his place.  It is the show-stopping new musical from Disney set in a contemporary recording studio that sparkles with 64 of the most beloved songs ever written, from some of the most popular films ever made over the past 75 years.  "Boasting an incredibly diverse and gorgeous score, intimate staging and some fanciful Disney magic, we are sure that ON THE RECORD will delight audiences all over North America/>," said Thomas Schumacher, producer, Disney Theatrical Productions, a division of The Walt Disney Company.  "With ON THE RECORD, we hope to introduce an entire new generation to the music that has captured people's hearts for the past 70 years, all performed live on stage with a talented group of singers, dancers and musicians." 

Disney's ON THE RECORD is directed, choreographed and co-conceived by Tony® Award nominee Robert Longbottom, director/choreographer of Broadway's recent Flower Drum Song revival and Side Show.  The music is adapted, supervised and arranged by David Chase, with orchestrations by Danny Troob.  The production is designed by Tony® Award nominee Robert Brill (scenery), Tony® Award nominee Gregg Barnes (costumes), Tony® Award winner Natasha Katz (lighting) and ACME Sound Partners (sound design).  Chad Beguelin is the scenarist. 

ON THE RECORD will play Tues. through Sat. evenings at 7:30 PM/>; Sun. evenings at 6:30PM/>; Sat. matinees at 1:30 PM/> and Sun. matinees at 1 PM/>.  Preview performances will run November 9 through November 18, with the official opening press night on Friday, November 19 at 7:30 PM/>.  On September 18, tickets will become available at the Playhouse/> Square/> Center/>/> box office at 1519 Euclid Avenue, during "CenterFest" a free, annual open house.  Phone (216.241.6000), internet (playhousesquare.com), and tickets.com outlet purchases will be available the next day, September 19.   Prices range from $23 to $60 (plus handling). Discount for groups of twenty (20) or more are available by calling 216.771.4444.

 







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