{"id":273,"date":"2006-08-21T12:41:45","date_gmt":"2006-08-21T18:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conradaskland.com\/blog\/?p=273"},"modified":"2007-05-22T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2007-05-22T23:00:10","slug":"guys-and-dolls-northwest-musical-theatre-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/guys-and-dolls-northwest-musical-theatre-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Guys and Dolls – Northwest Musical Theatre Company"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I went to see Guys and Dolls yesterday at the Stanwood Performing Arts Center presented by the Northwest Musical Theatre Company. It was a great production with a lot of talented actors and musicians. Standouts to me were TJ Thaddeus Burzynski (Nicely Nicely Johnson) and Jerome Chandler (Big Julie). All of the parts were well played.<\/p>\n

The sound was excellent – I could hear 99% of the lines and the vocals always projected over the pit musicians. The costumes were fun, especially the colorful gangster suits. The set was minimal, but worked very well for this production. Audience response was good and people were bebopping along at the end to the orchestra exit music.<\/p>\n

There were several people in the production I have worked with before or traded contacts with, so it felt a little like family to me. Kyle Blevins does excellent sound, Stuart Hunt is always a pleasure to see conduct, Doug Morasch (Saxes) gave me several players for my last show, Clarence Holden I worked with in AIDA, Amanda Curtis also from AIDA, Sam Buchanon I remember from FAME (He was OUSTANDING!), Jerome Chandler I saw for the first time in Jacque Brel (He has charisma up the ying yang, very strong presence). So hats off to current and future friends, a show well done!
\nCAST
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Nicely Nicely Johnson – TJ Thaddeus Burzynski
\nBenny Southstreet – Steve Feris
\nRusty Charlie – Shaman Winn
\nAgatha – Amanda Curtis
\nMartha – Ksenia Popova
\nCalvin – Mason Eger
\nArvide Abernathy – Clarence Holden
\nSarah Brown – Tiffany Jewell
\nHarry the Horse – Bob Nydegger
\nLT Brannigan – Jim Ruth
\nNathan Detroit – Mark Abel
\nAngie the Ox – Jerry Vander Veen
\nScranton Slim – Sam Buchanan
\nMiss Adelaide – Melissa MacNeal
\nSky Masterson – Nathan Lacy
\nJoey Biltmore – Bob Nydegger
\nAnnouncer – Shaman Winn
\nHot Box Dancer – Skye Dahlstrom
\nHot Box Dancer – Erin Grandy
\nHot Box Dancer – Heather Bartle
\nHot Box Dancer – Lorna Faxon
\nMimi – Erin Grandy\/Skye Dahlstrom
\nGeneral Matilda B Cartwright – Laurie Miller
\nBig Julie – Jerome Chandler
\nLiver Lips Louie \/ Drunk – Don McPherson<\/p>\n

ORCHESTRA
\nMusical Director\/Conductor – Stuart Hunt
\nTrumpet – Larry Laverne
\nTrumpet – Bill Oakes
\nSaxes – Doug Morasch
\nSynthesizer – Josh Zimmerman
\nBass – Martin Rush
\nTrombone – Erike Hunter
\nPercussion – Todd Parks<\/p>\n

GUYS AND DOLLS
\nMusic and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
\nBook by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
\nDirected by Robert MacNeal
\nMusic Director and Conductor – Stuart Hunt
\nExecutive Producer – Melissa MacNeal
\nChoreography by Skye Dahlstrom<\/p>\n

PRODUCTION TEAM
\nArtistic Director – Robert MacNeal
\nExecutive Producer – Melissa MacNeal
\nMusic Director – Stuart Hunt
\nChoreographer – Skye Dahlstrom
\nTechnical Director – Bob Nydegger
\nStage Manager – Amy Lazert
\nLighting Design – Brent Stainer
\nSound Design – Kyle Blevins, Robert Campbell
\nScenic Designer – Bev Schatz
\nScenice Design Coordinator – Craig Wollam
\nProperty Master – Bob Nydegger
\nProperty Assitants – Anya Petrick and Kara Composano
\nCostume Mistress – Brenda Scamehorn
\nBackstage Crew – Ashley Anderson, Audry Ugrin, Anya Petrick and Kara Composano
\nRehearsal Pianist – Dorothy Herivel and Lauren Lippens
\nGraphic Design for Poster and Postcard – Walking Cat Design
\nWebsite Manager – Sydney Paige
\nAdvertising – Doug McLaughlin and Melissa MacNeal
\nPublicity – Katie Garner and Anna Ronning
\nThe Stanwood Performing Arts Center
\nAugust 4-20, 2006
\nThe Kirkland Performance Center
\nAugust 24-27, 2006<\/p>\n

Presented by Northwest Musical Theatre Company<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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