The Peccadillo Theater Company is pleased to announce the cast for their production Charles MacArthur's classic screwball comedy JOHNNY ON A SPOT. The play tells the story of a politician who dies in a whorehouse on the eve of his election to the United States Senate; his campaign manager's frantic efforts to cover up the story should seem very familiar in the wake of the Eliot Spitzer scandal. Peccadillo Artistic Director Dan Wackerman (Room Service, Counsellor-At-Law) will direct. Performances at Theatre at St. Clement's will begin on Thursday, September 4th, continuing through Saturday, October 4th. Opening night is scheduled for Monday, September 8th at 7pm.
This fast-paced satire of American politics by a master of farce concerns the machinations of a particularly inventive campaign manager to elect Governor Johnny, a devout drunk and skirt-chaser, to the U.S. Senate. When he drops dead in a whorehouse, the manager conspires to keep him "alive" long enough to win the election. This political satire has not been revived in New York City since a limited engagement at BAM almost thirty years ago; that production was well received, as were more recent stagings in London and at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. "With the elections coming up, MacArthur's play should really strike a nerve," said Wackerman. MacArthur is the author of many plays and screenplays, and is perhaps best known for his classic The Front Page.The cast for JOHNNY ON A SPOT will be Margery Beddow (many Broadway credits including Redhead, understudying Gwen Verdon, and Little Me), Dale Carman (Strange Interlude and The Beauty Part for Peccadillo), Jerry Coyle, Laura Daniel (The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun at NYMF), Michael E. Lopez (New York Classical Theatre), Marc Ginsburg (Oliver! National Tour), Wayne Henry ("Saturday Night Live"), Kevin Kolack ("Guiding Light", "Law & Order: SVU"), Mark Manley, Bergin Michaels (All God's Chillun Got Wings for Peccadillo), Robert O'Gorman (The Peccadillo's hits Counsellor-At-Law and Room Service), Carter Roy (Translations on Broadway), Christian Rummel (Antony & Cleopatra at TFANA), Raymond Thorne (Annie on Broadway, Annie Warbucks off-Broadway), and Ellen Zolezzi (recent Seussical revival).Videos