Orchestrations are by Kim Scharnberg ( Little Women, Jekyll & Hyde). Kenneth Foy, whose work has been seen at opera houses, on Broadway and in resident and touring houses, is scenic designer.īroadway's Ken Billington ( The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Dance of the Vampires) designed the lighting. Unlike any other version of the tale, the show starts off with something high-stakes: Dolittle on trial for his very life, charged with murder. Pittsburgh CLO executive producer Van Kaplan, whose mission includes finding and developing new works for his audience, previously announced the creative team for the newly invented Leslie Bricusse stage musical inspired by the Academy Award-winning 1967 movie and the children's books by Hugh Lofting.Ĭasale previously told that the Doctor Dolittle team wanted to avoid an overly simple children's-story narrative that might offer little tension. Ashford is a former Pittsburgh CLO dancer who graduated from Point Park College in Pittsburgh. Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford ( Thoroughly Modern Millie) choreographs. Scott Ellis ( Twelve Angrey Men) is "artistic consultant" for the project. Glenn Casale, who took Peter Pan to new heights in the last decade, directs. The CLO-produced national tour will include the stage magic of designer Michael Curry, known for puppetry and visual effects on Disney and Cirque du Soleil projects. As Doctor Dolittle tells his story to the court, we encounter a myriad of other colorful characters including Emma Fairfax, General Bellowes' outspoken niece, Albert Blossom, the proprietor of a local circus and a host of hilarious animals who have turned to Dolittle for some form of assistance." * With only his faithful parrot, Polynesia (the finest animal linguist in the world), a devoted friend, Matthew Mugg, an innocent boy, Tommy, and a menagerie of animals to support his story, the good doctor tries to convince the court, led by his arch-enemy General Bellowes, that he did not murder anyone. Insisting that he can actually talk to the animals, the doctor defends himself against charges that he threw an unknown woman off a cliff to her death. Here's how the producers characterize the show: "In Doctor Dolittle, the small town of Puddleby, England finds itself in the middle of the most sensational trial of the century as Doctor Dolittle stands accused of murder. Bricusse will be working in person with the company in the weeks leading to tech. ![]() The show will tech in Owensboro, KY, and begin performances Aug. Alexa Glover and Thom Graham are the swings.įull company rehearsals for the cast of 26 began June 28 in New York City. ![]() Jablonski (Ensemble), Ryan Jackson (Ensemble), Naomi Kakuk (Pushmi-Pullyu), Ian Knauer (Policeman), Brittany Marcin (Pushmi-Pullyu), Michael McGurk (Jip the dog), Christy Morton (Ensemble), Kathleen Nanni (Sophie the seal), Mahri Relin (Mildred the cow), Drew Taylor (Bailiff), and Elisa Van Duyne (Giant Lunar Moth). The Equity company includes Mark Aldrich (County Clerk), Matt Allen (Toggle the horse), Jason Babinsky (Chee-Chee the chimpanzee), Jenna Coker (Gub-Gub the pig), Ellen Harvey (Gertie Blossom), William B. 2-14 at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh: Tom Hewitt, late of Broadway's Dracula, will be the good doctor (who talks to animals) Nancy Anderson (Broadway's Wonderful Town, A Class Act) as Emma Fairfax/Fox Tony Yazbeck (Broadway's Oklahoma! and Gypsy ) as Matthew Mug Ed Dixon (Broadway's Les Misérables, The Iceman Cometh, Off-Broadway's recent Under the Bridge) as Albert Blossom Eric Michael Gillett as General Bellows/Straight Arrow Shadoe Alan Brandt as Tommy Stubbins/Duck and Susan J. Pittsburgh CLO previously announced principal players for the production that will launch Aug. ![]() ![]() The version is markedly different than a staging of the property that emerged in London in recent years. This production is the American stage premiere of the show that has book, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.
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