Video: Kirk R. Tuck Goes Backstage with Choreographer Dominique Kelley and Director Abe Reybold, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Zach Theatre, to October 29, 201

Interviews recorded and edited by Kirk R. Tuck; photos by Kirk R. Tuck

ZACH Theatre celebrates its 85th Anniversary season with one of the greatest and most beloved classic musicals, brought to the stage in a new splashy, song and dance valentine to the Golden Age of movie musicals. For the first time in Austin, this production is sure to a smile on your face and a spring in your step. With book by award winning writers Betty Comden and Adolf Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown, the joyous score features well-known songs like “Good Morning,” “Make ‘Em Laugh,” and the favorite, “Singin’ in the Rain” which will soar with ZACH’s full orchestra. What a glorious feeling, I’m happy again!

The cast of the production includes LUKE HAWKINS as Don Lockwood, SASHA HUTCHINGS as Kathy Seldon, BLAKE SPELLACY as Cosmo Brown, KERI SAFRAN as Lina Lamont, COLUM P. MORGAN as R.F. Simpson, Erik Matthew as Roscoe Dexter, GRAY RANDOLPH as Rod/Ensemble, JEFF JORDAN as Production Tenor/Ensemble, NATHAN GARLAND as Sid Phillips/Ensemble, MICHAEL REYNA as Sepndrill/Teacher/Ensemble, CHRIS BARFIELD as Ensemble, WILLIAM HARRIS as Ensemble, SETH MARSTRAND as Ensemble, SARA BURKE as Zelda Sanders/Ensemble/Dance Captain, JACKIE STRUBBERG as Cyd Charisse feature/Ensemble, CHRISTA OLIVER as Ensemble, ANNA McGUIRE as Ensemble, STEFANIE SALYARS as Ensemble, ALIANA VI MADERAL as Ensemble, MICHELLE ALEXANDER as Miss Dissmore/Dora Bailey/Ensemble, JESSICA O’BRIEN as U/S Miss Dissmore/Dora Bailey/Ensemble, and KEATON BRANDT and GRACEEE STREET as Swings. 

 

CTX Live Theatre Review
Review by Juli Tereschuk, Texas Lifestyle Magazine Review by Frank Benge, Broadway World

 

Singin' in the Rain
by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown
Zach Theatre

Wednesdays-Sundays,
September 27 - October 29, 2017
Zach Theatre Topfer Mainstage
1510 Toomey Road
Austin, TX, 78704

Single tickets go on sale, Monday August 14.  Tickets start at $25 and are available online at zachtheatre.org, by phone at 512-476-0541 x1, or in person at the ZACH Theatre Box Office, in the Topfer Theatre, 202 South Lamar Boulevard. (corner of Riverside Drive and South Lamar) Monday through Saturday, 12–5p.m.  ZACH Theatre is wheelchair accessible.  Discounts are available for groups of 8 or more. Student Rush Tickets are $18 one hour before show time (with valid ID).  Single tickets go on sale Monday, August 14.

Age Recommendation: Six and up.

Run time: Approximately two hours and 40 minutes including one twenty-minute intermission.

Special events in celebration of Singin’ in the Rain:

  • PRiDE NIGHT: Thursday, September 28, 2017
  • Wednesday Post-Show Discussion – Wednesday, October 4, 2017
  • ASL Interpreted, Open Captioned, and Audio Described – Wednesday, October 4, 2017
  • Champagne Opening – Thursday, October 5, 2017
  • Z-Lounge: Musical entertainment in The Pape Family downstairs lounge.