Michael Arnold to Replace Seán Martin Hingston in D.C. Carnival!

Michael Arnold will now play the role of Jacquot in the upcoming production of the musical Carnival! at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C, February 17-March 24. He replaces Seán Martin Hingston, who had to withdraw due to “personal health concerns.”

The production will be directed by Robert Longbottom and feature Ereni Sevasti (Lili) Jim Stanek (Paul), Natascia Diaz (Rosalie), Sebastian LaCause (Marco), and Jonathan Lee Iverson (Schlegel). Arnold’s Broadway credits include Jumpers, 42nd Street, Kiss Me, Kate, Cabaret, and Chicago.

With a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill, Carnival! is based on Helen Deutsch’s screenplay for the 1953 MGM motion picture Lili, which was in turn based on a story by Paul Gallico. The musical tells the story of a lonely girl from a small village in France who joins the Grande Imperial Cirque de Paris, falls for the troupe’s manipulative magician, and enchants a disillusioned puppeteer, who can only show his love for her through his whimsical creations.