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Finian's Rainbow

book by Fred Saidy
music by Burton Lane
lyrics by E. Y. Harburg

 directed by: William Skilling
musical direction by: Sherry Smith
choreography by: Frank Damis
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November 21, 22, 23, 1968

Cast:
Murray Rivette ... Sunny (Harmonica Player)
Samuel Tesoriero ... Buzz Collins
Bruce Baisden ... Sheriff
George Quartell ... 1st Sharecropper/Dancer
Janet Hornbeck ... 2nd Sharecropper/Dancer
Terri Dwyer ... Susan Mahoney
Jeneata Reynolds ... Henrietta
Betty Friday ... 3rd Sharecropper
Bill La Voie
(as W. C. La Voie)		 ... Finian McLonergan
Linda Quartell ... Sharon McLonergan
Paul W. Hackett ... Woody Mahoney
Terry La Lima ... 4th Sharecropper
Betty Lindsay ... 5th Sharecropper/Chorus
Dixon McGrath ... Og (a Leprechaun)
Fred Pritchitt ... 6th Sharecropper/Chorus
Parris Beverly ... Howard
Joseph Patrick O'Shaughnessy ... Senator Billboard Rawkins
Bill Chavis ... Senator Billboard Rawkins
Frank Ryerson ... 1st Geologist/Chorus
Raleigh Jackson ... 2nd Geologist
Lisa Skilling ... Child
Thomas F. Rieley,Jr ... Child
Frances Unthank ... 7th Sharecropper
Nina Werbalowsky ... 8th Sharecropper/Chorus
Barbara Surowitz ... 9th Sharecropper/Chorus/Dancer
Frank Ryerson ... 10th Sharecropper
Russ Holt ... 11th Sharecropper/Chorus/Dancer
Merrillee Fisher ... 13th Sharecropper
Willy Clementsen ... 14th Sharecropper
Harry Sommer ... John (The Preacher)
Roger Scholl ... Mr. Robust
Thomas F. Rieley ... Mr. Shears
Larry Unthank ... 1st Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Dwight Byrd ... 2nd Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Lorenzo Walker ... 3rd Passion Pilgrim Gospeleer
Eileen Guadagnola ... Chorus/Dancer
Bobby Szura ... Chorus/Dancer
Judith Millham ... Chorus
Linda Giles ... Chorus
Natalie Straub ... Chorus
Rita-Mary Senor ... Chorus
Nadine Harrell ... Chorus
Denise Unthank ... Chorus
Johnie Lee Garnes ... Chorus
Betty Friday ... Chorus
Emilia Weyhe ... Chorus
Terry LaLima ... Chorus
Merrillee Fisher ... Chorus
Jeneata Reynolds ... Chorus
Parris Beverly ... Chorus
Rita-Mary Senor ... Dancer
Merrillee Fisher ... Dancer
Bruce Baisden ... Dancer
Cast Size = 53 		Production Staff:
Ray Caddy ... Production Manager
Ray Caddy ... Set Designer
Francis Gardner ... Lighting Designer
Kay Finn ... Costume Designer


Orchestra:
Sherry Smith
To submit information, email: [email protected]

Last Updated: Thu Jul 31 16:41:47 CDT 2025