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This recent hit in London is a free adaptation of the 19th century farce by Johann Nestroy that provided the plot for Thornton Wilder’s The Merchant of Yonkers, which led to The Matchmaker, which led to Hello, Dolly. The story is basically one long chase, chiefly after two naughty grocer’s assistants who, when their master goes off on a binge with a new mistress, escape to Vienna on a spree.
Weinberl – Doug Jarecki
Christopher – Erika Navin
Sonders – Joshua Parkes
Marie – Susan Duecker
Zangler – Mark Bunke
Gertrud/German Women – Barbara Burko
Foreigner/German Man – Henry Burko
Melchoir – Mark Schneider
Hupfer/Constable/Travel Man – Ken T. Williams
Lightning/Scotsman – Curtis Stuempfl
Philippine – Jeanette Minson
Madame Knorr – Jodi Conger
Frau Fischer – Tonya Stuempfl
Coachman/Travel Man – Matthew Huebsch
Waiter #1/Travel Man – Brad Radcliffe
Waiter #2/Travel Man/Mannequin – Robert Wukoman
Waiter #3/Customer/Mannequin – Dean Prange
Scots Woman/Customer – Gail Prange
Lisette/Mannequin – Meg Bridgeman
Miss Blumenblatt/Customer – Julie Lange
Ragamuffin – Samantha Anderson
Country Kids – Ariel Prange & Eric Prange
Vienna Parade – Brad Radcliffe, Robert Wukoman, Dean Prange, Gail Prange, Meg Bridgeman, Julie Lange, Samantha Anderson, Ariel Prange, & Eric Prange
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Director – Michael Duncan
Set Designer – J. Michael Desper
Lighting Designer – Marty Wallner
Composer – Jeff Schaetzke
Prop Coordinators – Phyllis Stuart-Jacobson & Kathy Kominska
Costumes – Pat Boeck, Betty Nordengren, & Christine Duecker
Sound Designer – Jan Pritzl
Stage Managers – Ellen Langler, Jan Szczepanski, & Laura Beth Marek
by Tom Stoppard