Lake Worth Playhouse Announces Cast for Swing!

The Lake Worth Playhouse has announced casting for its production of the Broadway dance musical, Swing!, to run January 22-February 7. Marc Carmen and Joanne DePrizio serve as co-directors and choreographers, with music direction by Glenn Rovinelli.

Conceived by Paul Kelly, Swing! is a high-energy song-and-dance revue that celebrates the music of the Swing era of jazz (1930s-1946) and includes well-known tunes by legendary artists, such as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, William “Count” Basie, and others. The musical won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Musical and the 2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Musical.

The cast will include Kendra Spring Adams, Shane Blanford, Antonio Bluntson, Sebastien Cajuste, Tom Cooch, C.C. Currie, Giraldo Esteban, Gregory Johnson, Jamie Lynn Marineau, Courtney Mullen, Gina Nespoli, Heidi Schalk, Kara Saadet Schwarz, and Conor Walton. The set is designed by Kat Wickes Davis, and lighting design is by Herman G. Montero.

For more information, visit lakeworthplayhouse.org.