Wedding/Ring

Considering Robbie’s line of work, it’s qutie ironic that he’s left at the altar by his fiancée. He then begins to develop an affection for a beautiful waitress named Julia (played by Laura Benanti), the only trouble being that she’s engaged to someone else. Here, Julia asks Robbie to sing at her wedding in the lyrical ballad “Dumpster.”

Lubricated by some excellent booze, our hero and his pals extol the virtues of being “Single.”

Even if you haven’t seen the movie, you can probably guess how the musical ends. Here at Robbie and Julia’s wedding are Saldivar again as Sammy with Amy Spanger as Holly, Julia’s cousin/best friend…

…and here’s a photo of the very cute, very happy couple after the ceremony.

On Wednesday, January 11, the Johnny Cash musical Ring of Fire met the press. In lengthy remarks before the preview, director Richard Maltby, Jr. made it clear that no one actually plays the legendary Cash in the show. Among the stars are Tony Award winner Jarrod Emick, last seen on Broadway as Peter Allen’s boyfriend in The Boy From Oz…

…Grammy Award winner Lari White, who’ll be making her Broadway debut in Ring of Fire…

…and Jeb Brown, whose New York credits include Aida, I’m Not Rappaport, and Game Show. (If you’re wondering about all the guitars, Maltby noted that 40 of them are used in the show!)

Here’s a shot of Brown and White performing “While I Got the Time”…

…and here are Emick and Beth Malone in “Daddy Sang Bass.”