John Cullum Joins Cast of 110 in the Shade Revival

Tony Award-winner John Cullum has been cast as H.C. Curry, the father of Audra McDonald's Lizzie, in the upcoming Broadway revival of 110 in the Shade.

Cullum, who currently appears as Old Max in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - The Musical, joins the previously-announced McDonald (Marie Christine, Ragtime) and Steve Kazee (Spamalot), who will play Starbuck.  More casting will be announced at a later date.

The production, presented by the Roundabout Theatre Company, will begin previews on April 13th, 2007 at Studio 54 for a May 9th opening.  It will play a limited run through July 15th.

The show features music by Harvey Scmidt, lyrics by Tom Jones (both of The Fantasticks) and a book by Nash.

"The mercurial Starbuck promises rain for a drought-stricken town and passion for the stalwart but resigned Lizzie," state press notes for the show, which ran for 330 performances when it opened in 1963.  The original production starred Inga Swenson, Robert Horton and Stephen Douglass.

The Roundabout production will be directed by Lonny Price, with choreography by Dan Knechtges, musical direction by Paul Gemignani, orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, sets and costumes by Santo Loquasto, lighting by Christopher Akerlind and sound by Dan Moses Schreier.

Cullum is a two-time Tony winner for Shenandoah and On the Twentieth Century, while he has also been seen on Broadway in Urinetown (Tony nomination), Camelot, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Tony nomination), Boys in Autumn, Hamlet (with Richard Burton), 1776, All My Sons, Show Boat, and many more. His TV roles include a five-season run of Holling the Bartender on "Northern Exposure," "ER," "Law & Order: SVU,"  and"Touched By an Angel.". Film work includes The Secret Life of Algernon, 1776, Sweet Country, and Hawaii.

Visit www.roundabouttheatre.org for tickets and more information.  Tickets go on sale November 7th to holders of American Express cards, and on December 2nd to the general public.