Cincinnati, OH-Returning to the stage once again, The Walnut Hills High School Theatre Department is eager to welcome audiences to their winter musical, The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Walnut Hills was one of 16 schools in the nation to first receive a grant to perform this revised version, and it will be the regional premiere of this version of the show. The show runs February 13-15, 2024 at 7pm in the WHHS Auditorium.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown is the rags-to-riches love story of Molly and “Leadville” Johnny Brown, owners of the richest mine in the U.S. at the turn of the twentieth century. The show features music and lyrics by the incomparable Meredith Willson, and a book and additional lyrics by Tony-nominated author Dick Scanlan (Thoroughly Modern Millie) based on the original book by Richard Henry Morris.
This new revitalized version includes the songs you love but a story that’s new and true. This is Molly as she really was: vibrant, progressive, and ready to fight for the underdog as a champion of women’s rights, labor rights, and immigration reform.
Clark Sayre as J.J. Brown and Caroline Lovelace as Molly Brown. Costumes by Al Carmicle. Hair and Makeup by Cy Redding. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.
This spirited tale of a legendary, real-life American original follows the exploits of Molly Brown, whose feisty determination to rise above her impoverished beginnings leads her from the backwoods of Hannibal, Missouri, to the palaces of Europe. Along the way, she marries a lucky prospector, enters the highest echelons of society, survives the sinking of the Titanic and, most importantly, earns the approval that she so desperately seeks from those “Beautiful People of Denver.”
Funny, light, uplifting and uniquely American, The Unsinkable Molly Brown charmed Broadway and Hollywood with its irresistible, outrageous title role and won over new audiences with this revitalized version when it premiered in 2020.
Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for students.Tickets can be purchased at: https://sites.google.com/view/whhstheatredepartment/tickets
This production and the entire WHHS Theatre Season is graciously sponsored by:
- The Walnut Hills High School Class of 1964 Performing Arts Fund
- Wings Walnut Hills Theatre Boosters
- WHHS Parent Association
- Solution Roofing
- Riverview Heating and Cooling
- Pepper and Family
Featuring
Caroline Lovelace as Molly Brown, Clark Sayre as JJ Brown, Sunny Durig-Roos as Julia Gerrard, Andrew Ryan Canter as Vincenzo Bionconi, Ben Clemenz as Erich Gescheider, Elijah Cook as Arthur, Mya Verticchio as Baby Doe Tabor, James Overton as Horace Tabor/Dolce Trio (English), Adelaide Linser as Louise Sneed-Hill/Belly-Up Dancer, Lauryn Shafer as Emma Stetson/Maud Call/Young Streetwalker, Sophie Catalanotto as Birdie/Sacred 36/Desperate Mother/Can Can Dancer, Maya Lipscomb as Pearl/Sacred 36/Suffragette/Can Can Dancer, Kendra Sullivan as Nelva/Sacred 36/Concerned Mother/Can Can Dancer, Jonathan Rubin as Senator Perkins/William Gerrard /Doc Moris/Fred Bonfils/Ensemble, Charles Burdsall as Senator Simmons/Miner 1/Father Robinson/Impoverished Student/Buisness Man, C.C. Wise as Senator Newland/Sacred 36/Father Robinson/Judge Ben Lindsey/Business Man, Zach Stucker as Senator Nelson/Miner 3/Sacred 36/Jailer/Business Man/Hitchen, Senator Fletcher/Miner 4/Sacred 36/Criminal 1/Business Man/Dulce Trio (Italian)/ Guitar Player, Aubrey Lowe as Mary Nevin/Ensemble, Charlie Hans as Kit/Ensemble, Sami Ray as Larry/Ensemble, Adah Mosher as Maureen/Ensemble, Oscar Syroney as Rodolfo/Criminal 2/Dolce Trio (French)/Reporter/Ensemble, Violet Kimnach as Mimi/Belly-Up Dancer/Ensemble, Benno Gibson as Newsboy/Juvenile Delinquent/Ensemble, Devlin Kennedy as Governor/Immigration Officer/Ensemble, Jackson Alexander, Riley Coleman, MJ Hartnell, Aniya Jenkins, Felix Leslie, Naomi Madaris, Aidyn Montgomery, Daphne Steele, Anna Rose Wright, and Ash Kertpet as Ensemble.
- Directed by Mike Sherman
- Assistant Director- McKenzie Bell
- Music Director- Steve Goers
- Choreographer- Kate Stark
- Student Choreographer- Lauryn Shafer
- Orchestra Conductor- Edward LeBorgne
- Technical Director- Helen A. Raymond-Goers
- Production Stage Manager/Head Electrician- Abbie Kershner
- Assistant Stage Managers- Noa Jaffee and Felix Moore
- Costume Designer/Costume Manager- Alice Carmicle
- Hair and Makeup Designer- Cy Redding
- House Manager- Ellie Cook
- Lighting Designer- Eleanor Jackson
- Marketing and Publicity Head- Adelaide Linser
- Production Manager/Co-Sound Designer- Nyla Shahanavaz
- Props Designer/Props Manager- Peri Brenner
- Scenic Designers: Eliot Brueggemann and Evan Williams
- Co-Sound Designer- Cate Fitton
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