Photo Flash: First Look at Orlando Shakespeare's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry, featuring original music and musical arrangements by Kevin Connors, is directed by Robert Cacioppo at Orlando Shakespeare Theater, running now through December 29, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Inspired by Frank Capra's beloved American film, Orlando Shakes' It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play includes a five-member ensemble that brings to life a dozen familiar characters performed in the style of a 1940s live radio broadcast. A holiday classic suitable for the entire family!
CAST:
Freddie Filmore....................................David Edwards*
Jake Laurents......................................Duke Lafoon*
Lana Sherwood....................................Suzanne O'Donnell*
Harry "Jazzbo" Heywood.......................Brad DePlanche*
Sally Applewhite...................................Piper Rae Patterson
Foley Artist..........................................Chris Metz
Pianist.................................................Joe Prior
Jingle Singers......................................Sophie Bell, Bridgette Hoover, A. Ross Neal, Jeffrey Todd Parrott
Assistants to Mr. Filmore.....................Anachebe Asomugha, Sophie Bell, Bridgette Hoover
Telegraph Boys...................................A. Ross Neal, Jeffrey Todd Parrott
Soldier...............................................Jeffrey Todd Parrott
Popcorn Girls.......................................Sophie Bell, Bridgette Hoover
Photographer.....................................Seth Wallen
Stage Manager/Sound Technician.........Seth Wallen
Newspaper Boy..................................Jeffrey Todd Parrott
Autograph Girls.....................................Madeleine Childers, Marina Russell, Hayley Shipley
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director................................................Robert Cacioppo
Music Director....................................Jeffrey Todd Parrott
Set Designer.........................................Richard Crowell
Costume Designer ............................... Mel Barger
Lighting Designer.................................. Mary Heffernan
Sound Designer.................................... Britt Sandusky
Stage Managers ................................... Stacy Renee Norwood*, Victoria "Bird" Ruiz*
*Denotes a Member of Actors' Equity Association
The show runs Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Pre-show entertainment begins 30 minutes prior to showtime. All performances play the Orlando Shakespeare Theater in the Margeson Theater, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 East Rollins Street, Orlando, Fla.
Single and Season Tickets are available by calling (407) 447-1700, online at www.orlandoshakes.org, or in person at the Box Office located inside the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 East Rollins Street in Orlando's Loch Haven Cultural Park.
Photo Credit: Tony Firriolo
David Edwards, Brad DePlanche, and Suzanne O'Donnell
A. Ross Neal, Sophie Bell, Bridgette Hoover, and Jeffrey Todd Parrott
The Cast of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY
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