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Brown, Callaway, Engel, Hocking, Jue, et al. Set for the Muny

Liz Callaway
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Liz Callaway
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Preliminary casting has been announced for three shows that will be part of the 2007 summer season at the Muny in St. Louis, Missouri.

Paul Blake’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! (June 16-24) will feature Catherine Brunnell as Laurie, Jim Clow as Curly, Georgia Engel as Aunt Eller, Jeb Brown as Jud Fry, Dirk Lumbard as Will Parker, Leah Hocking as Ado Annie, and Bruce Adler as Ali Hakim.

Gary John LaRosa’s production of Peter Pan (July 16-22) will star Francis Jue in the title role, Robert Westenberg as Captain Hook, and Shannon O’Bryan as Tiger Lilly. Pamela Hunt’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (July 30-August 5) will star Liz Callaway as the Narrator, Eric Kunze as Joseph, and David Hibbard as Pharaoh (July 30-August 5).

The Muny season will also include Grease (June 25-July 3), Hello, Dolly! (July 9-15), The Pajama Game (July 23-29), and Les Misérables (August 6-15). For more information, call 314-361-1900 or visit www.muny.org.