Eric Millegan and Christiane Noll have been cast as Frederic and
Mabel in Eugene Opera's production of
The Pirates of Penzance.
Performances of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta will be held on
December 30th and 31st at the Hult Center's Silva Concert Hall in
Eugene, Oregon.
The Pirates of Penzance concerns young Frederic, who vows to scourge the seas of pirates to be with the girl he loves--despite
having been apprenticed to a buccaneer himself.Millegan, who currently plays Zack Addy in
the FOX television series "Bones," grew up in Springfield, Oregon and
began his theater career as a shepherd boy in the chorus of
Amahl and
the Night Vistors with Eugene Opera in 1981. He went on to appear in
Eugene Opera productions of
Madame Butterfly, La Boheme, Carmen, and
Hansel & Gretel. His New York theater credits include the
Broadway revival of
Jesus Christ Superstar, the Encores! presentation of
Hair at City Center, and the New
York premiere of
Dead Man Walking at Lincoln Center. He has played lead
roles in workshops of
The Wayside Inn (directed by Jason Moore),
Uncle
Broadway, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil's
Mask and the current Off-Broadway hits
Altar Boyz and
Spring Awakening. At the Paper Mill Playhouse, he starred as Harold opposite Academy
Award winner
Estelle Parsons' Maude in the world premiere of
Tom Jones
and
Joseph Thalken's
Harold & Maude: The Musical.
Noll most recently starred
in the York Theatre Company's
A Fine and Private Place directed by
Gabriel Barre. She has appeared in the Broadway productions of
It
Ain't Nothin But the Blues and
Jekyll & Hyde and the national
touring production of
Urinetown, as well as in the Broadway-bound production of
The Mambo Kings. She played Kathie in
The Student
Prince at the Paper Mill Playhouse and Marianne in
The New Moon at
Encores!. She also played Valencienne in The National Opera's
production of
The Merry Widow with Placido Domingo. She supplied the voice for Anna in the animated film version of
The King
& I.According to its website, "Built by the citizens of
Eugene, the Hult Center has quite an impressive history. Since its
grand opening in 1982, the Hult Center has been charming audiences and
popular performers alike with its stunning architectural and acoustical
features. From the towering glass lobby, to the massive 2,500 seat
Silva Concert Hall with its basket weave ceiling, to the intimate
500-seat Soreng Theater with its intriguing asymmetrical design, to the
divine Jacobs Gallery downstairs, the Hult Center is truly a great arts
facility."
Tickets will soon be onsale at
EugeneOpera.com and
HultCenter.org.
