Kilcock Musical & Dramatic Society Affiliated to AIMS Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman
Director: Philippa Alford Musical Director: Dave O’Connor Choreographer: Deirdre Browne
By arrangement with Musicscope Ltd.
SYNOPSIS Billy Crocker, a young Wall Street broker, stows away on the S.S. American, in hopes of winning the heart of his beloved Hope Harcourt. His boss, Yale graduate Elisha J. Whitney, is also on board. He plans to relax before making an important business deal in England. Hope is on her way to England to be married to Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, a stuffy, hapless British nobleman. Also stowing away are "Moonface" Martin, a gangster labeled "Public Enemy 13," and his friend Erma; the two have disguised themselves as a minister and a missionary, respectively, after stranding the ship's real chaplain back at the port. On board, Crocker runs into his friend, Reno Sweeney, an evangelizing nightclub singer, who resolves to help Billy win over Hope. Billy simultaneously learns the true identities of Moonface and Erma, and in exchange for his silence, they join the plot to break up Hope and Evelyn. As the show progresses, Billy has to take on a number of hilarious disguises and Hope, Evelyn, Billy, Reno, Elisha, Mrs. Harcourt, Erma, and Moonface all end up in a variety of compromising positions with members of the opposite sex. CAST Billy Crocker Stephen Ryan Reno Sweeney Louise Cassidy Hope Harcourt Naomi Cleary Lord Evelyn Oakleigh Martin Fahy Moonface Martin Andrew Docherty Erma Lorraine Murphy Evangaline Harcourt Aine Grace Elisha Whitney Bert Carruthers Ship’s Captain Liam Brennan Ship’s Purser James Place Luke Aaron Stone John Elliot Fowler Rev. Henry T. Dobson Tommie Nolan FBI Agent Shane Stone Reporters/Photographers Mary Buckley & Jen Murray Bartender Mark Nolan Angel - Charity Linda Tapley Angel - Chastity Sinead McLoughlin Angle - Purity Maeve Cunningham Angel - Virtue Maria Fowler
Ship’s Passengers and Crew: John Bowe, Darragh Brennan, Mary Buckley, Amy Kyne, Kate Leslie, Charlene Masterson, Jen Murray, Louise McKeown, Harry Quinn, Karen Ralph, Roisin Reddy, Eimhear Smith, Shane Stone, Fiona Tuohey |