SUGAR at Westchester Broadway Theatre

SUGAR April 29 through July 3, 2010 Music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill and Book by Peter Stone Directed by Charles Repole Choreographed by Michael OSteen Musical Direction by Jeff Tanski What’s the best way for two unemployed male musicians to escape the Chicago mob? Dress up in drag and join an all-female band on a train headed for Miami, of course! The Hit Musical, SUGAR is based on Billy Wilder’s 1959 comic masterpiece; “Some Like It Hot,“ starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. Two musicians in 1920s Chicago are unwilling witnesses to a showdown between rival bootleggers and need to get out of town fast. The only jobs to be had are in an all-girl band conveniently headed for sunny Miami. Their problems aren’t over by a longshot, though: both fall for the band’s lead singer, Sugar Kane; one of them becomes the object of affection for an elderly millionaire - and then the Chicago mobsters show up. SUGAR, marks the 165th production for WBT, New York States longest continuously operating Equity Theatre. The Show has all the needed elements for lively theater, including tapdancing gangsters, beautiful showgirls, true love, mismatched love, great music, catchy tunes, and of course, guys in drag! The production features Gary Lynch as Joe (aka Josephine) and Eric Santagata as Jerry (aka Daphne) the musicians. Colleen Hawks will star as the sultry Sugar Kane and Ed Romanoff as the confused millionaire, Osgood Fielding, Jr. Spats Palazzo, the tapping bootleg kingpin, is played by Yoav Levin, The band’s gimlet-eyed leader, Sweet Sue, is played by Ann-Ngaire Martin. The rest of the cast includes: Natalia Barzilai, Emily Jan Bender, Richard Cerato, Warren Curtis, Patrick David, Zak Edwards, Glenn Giron, Jessica Haugh, Michael LaMasa, Chriustina Laschuk, Brian Maxween, Colin Pritchard, Allie Schauer, Roger Preston Smith, Meghan Starr. . Reservations: Call (914)-592-2222. Also at: