Garland Summer Musicals (GSM) continues its 2024 Season July 19 with the sensational Broadway hit Crazy For You! Patty Granville is the producer and J. Alan Hanna is the director. Scott A. Eckert is music director/conductor and choreographers are Eddie Floresca and Evelyn Dumeer.
Brad Weatherford will star as Bobby Child and Erin Gayan as Polly Baker. Molly Robinson is featured as Irene Roth and Mikey Abrams as Bella Zangler. Others featured in the cast are: Garrett Holton as Lank Hawkins; Caren Sharpe-Herbst as Tess; Sally Soldo as Bobby’s Mother; Neil Rogers as Everett Baker; Scott Taylor as Eugene Fodor; Lauren Paige Patterson as Patricia Fodor. The Cowboy Singing Trio will be played by Tyler Perring, Bryson Morlan and Robbie Voigt. Bankers are Steve Beene, Linda Frank and Nancy Pistilli.
Dance and vocal ensemble includes: Hayden Stewart, Ivan Jones, Andrew Adams, Anthony Gallo, Will Mills, Galileo Segura, Nick Jean, Ryan Ramirez, Joseph Vondra, Evan Owens, Ashley Tysor, Audrey Pottkotter, Caitlin Miles, Danielle Smith, Ellie Sassano, Evelyn Dumeer, Jillian Abney, Katelyn Joy Moore, Summer Kenny Hogsend and Kayla Bryan who is also the Dance Captain.
Set design is by Kelly Cox; lighting design by Jason Foster; sound Design by Jay Hogg. Costumes are by Michael Robinson and Dallas Costume Shoppe, and props are by Lynn Mauldin and Rebekka Koepke. The stage manager is Alexandria Skowron, and assistant stage manager is Jocelyn Wilcox. The Master Carpenter is Joe Murdock. The technical director is Amanda Gonzalez and assistant director is Caren Sharpe-Herbst. The assistant music director is Jon Schweikhard and assistant technical director is Mason Korger. Cheryl Pellett is assistant to the producer
Performances are held in the Brownlee Auditorium of the Granville Arts Center, 300 North Fifth Street in downtown Garland. Tickets are on sale through the Granville Arts Center Box Office at 972-205-2790 or on- line at www.garlandartsboxoffice.com
There are volunteer opportunities for ushering and concessions sales. For more information, contact info@garlandsummermusicals.org.
About GSM: Since 1983, the Garland Summer Musicals have provided both entertainment and educational opportunities to North Texas with annual summer musical productions. GSM encourages professional artists to work with aspiring performers of all ages to create a diverse theatre training and semi-professional production company. GSM produces two major musical classics each summer at the Granville Arts Center in downtown Garland, bringing Broadway blockbuster entertainment to over 6,500 patrons each season.
For more information: www.garlandsummermusicals.org or info@garlandsummermusicals.org.