Cast Announced for MNM Productions' THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND at Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse

Marcie Gorman-Althof and Michael Lifshitz, the producing partners behind MNM Productions, today named the five-person cast of THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND, a musical revue showcasing the music of legendary Broadway songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb, including such audience favorite tunes as All That Jazz, My Coloring Book and New York, New York. Conceived by David Thompson, Scott Ellis and Susan Stroman, the show will run for 15 performances at the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse in West Palm Beach, starting on Thursday, August 4, 2016.

This will be the fourth major show by MNM Productions, following A Chorus Line at Old School Square's Crest Theatre, the Carbonell Award-nominated Side By Side By Sondheim, and the recent highly acclaimed production of HAIR at the Kravis Center.

Packed with popular songs from both Broadway (Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman and 70, Girls, 70) and Hollywood (Funny Lady and New York, New York), THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND is being helmed by three MNM veterans: director Bruce Linser, who directed the Carbonell-nominated production of Side By Side By Sondheim; choreographer Kimberly Dawn (KD) Smith, who directed and choreographed A Chorus Line and HAIR; and musical director Paul Reekie, who had the same position on Side By Side By Sondheim and HAIR.

The show's extraordinarily talented cast includes:

+ Clay Cartland: Opening soon at Palm Beach Dramaworks as Thomas Jefferson in 1776, Cartland is a South Florida native and a proud recipient of both a Carbonell and two Silver Palm Awards. Other recent credits include: A Little Night Music, 110 in the Shade (Palm Beach Dramaworks), First Date and The Toxic Avenger (Actors' Playhouse), 25th... Spelling Bee (Alhambra Theatre and Dining), Passion, Assassins and Clark Gable Slept Here (Zoetic Stage), The Wedding Singer and Next to Normal (Slow Burn Theatre), and The Trouble with Doug (Arts Garage). He also works as a voice over talent and teaches improv comedy.

+ Jinon Deeb: One of the unforgettable tribe members of MNM's recent production of HAIR, Deeb co-starred in Man of La Mancha at the Wick Theatre & Costume Museum and can ben seen later this fall in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

+ Shelley Keelor: A member of the four-person, Carbonell-nominated ensemble of Side By Side By Sondheim by MNM Productions, Keeler has also worked with Slow Burn Theatre on Heathers, The Musical and Carrie, The Musical, where she earned a Carbonell Award nomination, a Silver Palm Award and was named "Best Supporting Actress by New Times. Other local credits include Goblin Market (Outre Theatre Co.), Rock Odyssey (Arsht Center) and Kurt Weill's Berlin to Broadway (Palm Beach Dramaworks). National and regional theater credits include leading roles in Pump Boys and Dinettes, Cabaret, Smokey Joe's Café, Kiss Me Kate and more. An international soloist, she has toured for several years inThe Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, and in Broadway Nights with the Istanbul Symphony. Keelor also teaches voice at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre.

+ Michael Scott Ross: Most recently hailed for his lead role in HAIR by MNM Productions, Ross is a New Yorker who now calls South Florida home. He recently co-starred in Angry Fags at Island City Stage, and his favorite regional credits include Hello, Dolly starring Sally Struthers, Fiddler on the Roof, Spamalot and Joseph..., and he originated the role of Man 2 in the NY Regional Premiere of Edges. His additional New York credits include Twist and Raffi on Broadway, and he performed on the Las Vegas Strip in Don Arden's Jubilee! and Forever Doo Wop, as well as around the world with his one-man show, The Glory of Gershwin.

+ Leah Sessa: Another alumni from the MNM Productions' Carbonell-nominated Side By Side By Sondheim and the recent Slow Burn Theatre production of Heathers, The Musical, Sessa is a graduate of the Theater Department at Palm Beach Atlantic University. She co-starred as Ado Annie in the Wick theatre's production of Oklahoma and played Dorothy in the live radio play of The Thin Man at Arts Garage. Other South Florida credits include: Dividing the Estate, Company, Camelot (Palm Beach Dramaworks), Man of La Mancha, The Sound of Music (Wick Theatre) Jerry's Girls, What's New Pussy Cat (Broward Stage Door), I Love You Your Perfect Now Change (Plaza Theatre), Pippin (Boca Raton Theatre Guild) and the radio play of It's a Wonderful Life (Arts Garage).

How to Get Tickets to THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND:

Reserved seating tickets for THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND are $45 each, or $60 for stageside cocktail table seats. They are now available for purchase at the Kravis Center box office, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach; by phone at561.832.7469; or online through the Kravis Center's official website at kravis.org.

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