Memorial for Darlene Wilson to be Held March 27

A memorial service will be held tomorrow, Tuesday March 27 at 2 PM at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) for Darlene Wilson, Spamalot's Associate Choreographer and a former cast member.  Wilson died on March 2.  The service is open to the public.

Among the speakers will be Spamalot's choreographer Casey Nicholaw, as well as Spamalot's Associate Director, Peter Lawrence, Nancy Hess, Kate d'Ambrozio and Robert Longbottom.  Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Tripp Hanson and Rosemary Loar will sing, and choreography by Wilson will be performed.

Wilson was assistant choreographer to Robert Longbottom on 1997's Side Show and to Adam Pelt on The Scarlet Pimpernel. She was associate choreographer to Longbottom on the 2002 revival of Flower Drum Song. On Spamalot, she was associate choreographer to Casey Nicholaw and was also standby for the role of The Lady of the Lake.

Wilson came to New York to pursue a performing career shortly after graduating from Wallkill High School in Wallkill, NY. She first preformed on Broadway as Cassandra in Cats. Later on, she understudied a variety of roles on another Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Sunset Boulevard. She acted in national tours of A Chorus Line, Cats, 42nd Street and This Was Burlesque. She was also in the Encores! presentation of No Strings at City Center.

She is survived by her husband, Matt Zytko; her mother and step-father Julie and James Williamson; her sister, Michele Martucci; her brother, Scott Wilson; her step-sister, Diane Halstead; and nieces and nephews. Donations may be made in her name to St. Judes Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.