Singin' in the Rain

Singin’ in the Rain, the most famous and beloved movie musical of all time, will be presented as a live stage show at The Cannon Theatre in Littleton, MA from May 3 to May 25, 2019. Directed by Jenni Goodman and music directed by Roberta Sutter, this classic MGM musical has been faithfully adapted for the stage from the original award-winning screenplay. Each unforgettable scene, song and dance is accounted for, and lovingly choreographed by Caroline Fonseca, including the show-stopping title number – complete with a live on-stage rain shower!

Originally released by MGM in 1952, the film version of Singin’ in the Rain starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor, won numerous honors including several Academy Awards. In 2006, it was named by the American Film Institute as the number one movie musical of all time. Singin’ in the Rain is a hysterically funny “backstage” musical set in 1927 Hollywood during the difficult transition from silent films to talking pictures. In the story, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the darlings of the silent silver screen and the biggest stars at Monumental Pictures. But with the advent of “talkies”, the public demands musicals and the screechy-voiced Lina can’t sing or dance! With help from Don and his new girlfriend, the golden-throated up-and-coming starlet Kathy Selden, the studio cooks up a scheme to have Kathy sing and provide the on-screen voice for Lina. But when Lina learns the studio’s secret, it’s all heartbreak and hi-jinks for Don and Kathy.

Cast:

Marc Murai (of Bedford, NH)                   Don Lockwood

Charlotte Delaney (of Westborough)      Kathy Selden

Richie Dejesus (of Malden)                       Cosmo Brown

Amanda Leigh (of Concord)                      Lina Lamont

Jim Hunt (of Fitchburg)                              RF Simpson

Bob Amici (of Berlin)                                   Roscoe Dexter

Austin Walker (of Woburn)                       Rod, 3rd Assistant Director

Caroline Fonseca (of Somerville)              Dora Bailey, Dancer

Juliana Smigielski (of Westford)               Miss Dinsmore, Mary Margaret, Dancer

Tori Hall (or Arlington)                               Zelda Zanders, Lady-in-Waiting, Dancer

William Annand (of Gardner)                   Production Tenor, Villain, 2nd Assistant Director

Steve Lillis (of Framingham)                     Sid Phillips, Sound Engineer

Doran Dibble (of Westford)                       Male Diction Teacher, Policeman, 1st Assistant Dir.

Justina MacNeil (Tewksbury)                    Girl, Dancer

Rachael Lipson (of Amesbury)                  Wardrobe Lady, Olga Mara