PANIC! Productions Announces the Full Cast of INSPECTING CAROL

PANIC! PRODUCTIONS are thrilled to announce their entire Cast for the madcap holiday comedy, "INSPECTING CAROL" written by Daniel Sullivan. In addition to the headliner, Barry Pearl, Panic! Productions and director Kirsten Chandler confirmed a talented and stellar cast to perform the hysterical Christmas favorite in September. Open for a limited engagement, running September 7 through 23, 2018, at Hillcrest Center For The Arts. Tickets and details are on sale now at: www.panicproductions.org

Inspecting Carol is a satire. It's A Christmas Carol meets The Government Inspector meets Noises Off in this hilarious hit that originally premiered in Seattle. A man who asks to audition at a small theater is mistaken for an informer for the National Endowment for the Arts. Everyone caters to the bewildered wannabe actor, and he is given a role in the current production, A Christmas Carol. Everything goes wrong both on stage and behind the scenes and hilarity is piled upon hilarity. This laugh out loud spoof makes for a night at the theatre that is anything but show business as usual.

THE CAST INCLUDES

DAN TULIS "Walter E. Parsons" - Dan has been performing for over 50 years and with Todays Generation has traveled the world in 20 Productions of Show Boat singing Ole' Man River, six Man Of La Mancha, with one as Don Quixote, three Little Shop Of Horrors, as Audrey, four in Big River, plus several other plays. Tullis is best known and recognized for his role on Married With Children, as Officer Dan. He was also in Extreme Prejudice, as well as numerous other television shows and feature films including a favorite, Harlem Nights with Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx.

Vivien Latham "Dorothy Tree-Hapgood" - Award winning actress has appeared in over 50 plays in the last 20 years. Won Outstanding Actress Award , as Katherine Hepburn in "Tea at Five", "Noises Off!", "Lion in Winter", and "The Bad Seed". Other favorite roles include "King Lear", "Much Ado About Nothing", "Comedy of Errors", "Blithe Spirit", Judy Garland in "Judy's Scary Little Christmas", "Dancing at Lughnasa", "A Streetcar Named Desire", and most recently the Rubicon Theatre production of "Taking Sides".

SEAN SPENCE "Wayne Wellacre" - Theatre credits include "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change", "Dinner With Friends", "Lend Me A Tenor", "Crossing Delancey", "Laughter on the 23rd Floor", "Jest A Second" and "Come Blow Your Horn". TV and movie credits include "Camping", "Grace and Frankie", "Reborn", "J. Edgar" and "Beverly Hills Cop III"

RON REZAC "Phil Hewlitt"- Has starred or co-starred in over 200 plays. Some personal favorites are the lead roles in "Barrymore", "Clarence Darrow", "Equus", "Richard III", twice as "King Lear", "The Music Man" and as Athos in "The Three Musketeers". He even shared the stage with Barry Pearl in "Guys and Dolls"

MELISSA STRAUSS "MJ (Mary Jane) McMann" - This will be her second production with Panic!, She starred as Sally Slaton in Parade. Other roles include Mrs. Pinkerton in Pinkalicious: The Musical, and Ensemble in the musical E.D. Blues, both at the El Portal Theatre, Spring Awakening, and RENT.

J. Bailey Burcham "Larry Vauxhall"- Award winning theatre playing Luther Bills in South Pacific. Damn Yankees as Smokey the Catcher, for which he recieved the Selvin "Follow Your Dream" Award. Other credits include 'The Full Monty', Max Bialystock in Mel Brooks' 'The Producers'and Danny in 'Danny and the Deep Blue Sea' (Panic!).

NORA KULKARNI "Betty Andrew"- Nora returned to the theatre in 2017 after a brief twenty-year hiatus. In her younger days, Nora was a featured soloist at fund raisers for Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. ". Recent credits include Muriel Eubanks in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and Mrs. Pearce in "My Fair Lady", both at High Street Arts Center. She makes her Panic Productions debut in "Inspecting Carol"

SAM HERBERT "Bart Frances" - It all started on a hot day at summer camp, when he performed We Will Rock You. Since, Sam has performed in a few Panic! Productions including "13 the Musical", "Camp Rock" and "Parade. He has also been in "Bye Bye Birdie", Studio C's "All Shook Up"

Barry Pearl "Kevin Emery" - Played "Doody" in Paramount's iconic film Grease. On Broadway: Bye Bye Birdie, Oliver!, A Teaspoon Every 4 Hours, The Producers and Baby It's You! National Tour: Grease, Happy Days A New Musical, The Odd Couple, etc.  Television credits include: Criminal Minds, House, ER, Barney Miller, Benson, Hill Street Blues, Growing Pains, Falcon Crest and Baywatch Hawaii. Additional film credits include: My Favorite Martian, Where Truth Lies, The Newest Pledge, and the upcoming, The Silent Natural, just to name a few.

CINDY PEARL "Zorah Bloch" - TTheatre credits include The Best Man, Twentieth Century, You Can't Take It with You, A Few Good Men, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Play On!, Rumors, Passengers, Splitting Issues, Rehearsal for Murder, Devil on this Earth, A Little Murder Never Hurt Anyone, The Cover of Life,  One Slight Hitch, and The Balcony Scene. 

PAUL PANICO "Sidney Carlton" - Some of Paul Panico's previous credits include Bye Bye Birdie (ensemble/ featured quartet) at 5 Star theatrical/ CMT, Hugh Dorsey, Panic! Productions Parade, Mr.Mushnick, Panic! Productions, Little Shop of Horrors, Jamie, High Street Theater, My Fair Lady, Wilbur, Conejo Players Theater, Hairspray, Sheriff Earl, Studio C Performing Arts, All Shook Up.

Inspecting Carol will run September 7 - 23, 2018, at Hillcrest Center For The Arts. Located at 403 W. Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA. 91360. Performances will be Friday & Saturday 8:00PM, and Sunday 2:00PM.

General Admission: $25.00 Adults and $22.00 Students and Seniors

Tickets on sale now at: www.panicproductions.org

 

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