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SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - November 1999
The story is about a dashing, smug but romantic silent film star and matinee idol (Don Lockwood) and his glamorous blonde screen partner (Lina Lamont) who are expected by studio heads, to pretend to be romantically involved with each other. They are also pressured by the studio boss R.F. Simpson to change their silent romantic drama (The Duelling Cavalier) and make their first sound picture, renamed as the musical The Dancing Cavalier. There's one serious problem however - the temperamental Lina Lamont has a shrill New York accent. Don's ex-song-and-dance partner (Cosmo) proposes to turn the doomed film into a musical, and suggests that Don's aspiring actress and dancer girlfriend (Kathy Selden) dub in her singing voice behind the scenes for lip-synching Lina. The results of their scheming to expose the jealous Lina and put Kathy in a revealing limelight provide the film's expected happy resolution.
The 1952 film version starred Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor.
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| Don Lockwood |
Tony Bryant |
| Cosmo Brown |
Alan Jenkins |
| Kathy Selden |
Jane Pegler |
| Lina Lamont |
Jan Mather |
| R F Simpson |
John Haig |
| Roscoe Dexter |
Steve Guermonprez |
| Dora Bailey |
Carole Gennings |
| Rod |
Garry Sherrington |
| Miss Dinsmore |
Kate Langrish |
| Male Voice Coach |
Ian Gardner |
| Tenor |
Brian Sweatman |
| Sid Phillips |
Dennis Redding |
| Policeman |
Jonathan Shirlaw |
| Gentlemen's Chorus |
Tony Collins, Ian Gardner, Ian Hanney, Dave Moignard, Mike Naylor, Bill Price, Steve Reading, Jonathan Shirlaw, Gerry Smith, Brian Sweatman, Barry Tester, Pete Croucher. |
| Ladies Chorus |
Sonia Atkinson, Claire Broadley, Natalie Frank, Margaret McIntyre, Trish Pring, Rhian Roberts, Emma Rogers, Linda Smither, Annie Teahan, Sandra Tucker, Laura Underwood, Sue Wright |
| Dancers |
Caroline Archer, Tanya Bourner, Julia Brown, Rachel Bundy, Charlotte Camp, Jenny Edwards, Gemma Freake, Kerry Joyce, Sarah Lockhart, Peta Mewett, Lisa Partridge, Helen Stoddart, Laura Whitfield, Katryna Townley |
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| Producer & Choreographer |
Audrey Pring |
| Musical Director |
Alan Pring |
| Producer's Assistant |
Julia Brown |
| Official Accompanist |
Jean Porter |
| Stage Director |
Colin D Justice |
| Stage Manager |
Michael Williams |
| Assistant Stage Managers |
George Hyde & Lee Stoddart |
| Stage Crew |
Steve Halfpenny, Steve Bundey, Peter Langrish, Roy Luke, Ian Matthews, Chris Munday, Rees Scrivener, George Philpott, Tom Potts, Simon Roe, Marc Scott, Mark Fairclough, Ron Hasker, Edward Hasker, Matt Merritt |
| Head Flyman |
Bic |
| Fly Crew |
Norman Price, Kate Evans, Tony Lee-Wright, Gary Townley |
| Sound |
Mitchell Sound (Steve & Kathy Oldfield) |
| Lighting Design |
Ian & Theresa Pratt |
| Property Mistress |
Maureen Francis |
| Property Assistants |
Sheila Stoddart, Yvonne Jenkins, Sheila Justice, Emily Street, Sally White |
| Wardrobe Co-ordinator |
Carole Gennings |
| Hair and Make-up |
Christine Wenzel |
| Hair and Make-up Assistants |
Rose Luke, Marion Williams |
| Publicity |
Steve Guermonprez, Alan Jenkins, Sarah Lockhart, Jane Pegler |
| Front of House Photographs |
Ivan Saunders |
| Programme Design & Production |
Steve Guermonprez |
| Calamity Jane cover design |
Guy Smither |
| Ticket Controller |
Anita Waterhouse |
| Ticket Assistants |
Pat Wallace and Linda Smither |
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| Percussion |
George Race |
| Piano |
Paul Mizen |
| Reed 1 |
Paul Styles |
| Reed 2 |
David Anderson |
| Reed 3 |
Colin Campbell |
| Reed 4 |
Malcolm Kennard |
| Trumpet 1 |
Roger Hammond |
| Trumpet 2 |
Ian McKenzie |
| Trombone 1 |
Huw Llewelyn |
| Trombone 2 |
Dave Thomas |
| Bass |
Stewart Gay |
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