The Merry Widow 2004

• General Information
• Cast Members
• Backstage Team
• Programme
• Photograph Gallery
• Press coverage
• The Orchestra
• Officials

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  General Information          The Merry Widow 2004
  
  Dates
  Wednesday 19th May - Saturday 22nd May
  Evenings at 7.30pm - Saturday matinee at 2.30pm

  Venue
  The Floral Pavilion, New Brighton 

  Director
  Sharon Henderson

  Musical Director
  Robert Bowness

  Choreographer
  Deborah Clarke
  
  

  Original Book and Lyrics by	Victor Leon and Leo Stein
  New Book and Lyrics by	Phil Park
  Music by	Franz Lehar
  Music arranged and adapted by	Ronald Hanmer

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  Cast Members               The Merry Widow 2004
   

  Anna                     Madame Glavari, The Merry Widow	Tia Chang
  Danilo                    Count Danilovitsch, Attache at the                                   Pontevedrian Embassy in Paris	Peter Bailey
  Baron Zeta            Pontevedrian Ambassador in Paris	Mike Ellis
  Valencienne           The Ambassador's wife	Denise Milnes
  Camille                    Count de Rosillon	Robert Poston
  Njegus                     Baron Zeta's Factotum	John Phipps
  St Brioche              Diplomat guest at  the Embassy	Keith Phillips
  Cascada                 Diplomat guest at  the Embassy	Michael Kennedy
  Kromov                   An Attache	Oliver Hambly
  Olga                         Wife of Kromov	Katy Hoskinson
  Bogdanovitsch      An Attache	Alf Gatfield
  Pritsch                     An Attache	David Wolfe
  Sylvia                       Lady guests at the Embassy	Beki Allen
  Praskovia               Lady guests at the Embassy	Fran Allen
  Lo Lo                       Grisette   at Maxim's	Danielle Greenall
  Do Do                      Grisette  at Maxim's	Joanne Ellis
  Jou-Jou                  Grisette  at Maxim's	Alison Wootton
  Frou-Frou              Grisette   at Maxim's	Andrea Otter
  Clo Clo                  Grisette  at Maxim's	Jane Graham
  Margot                    Grisette   at Maxim's	Niki Simmons
  Les Grisettes - photograph
  Ladies of the  Chorus	Gentlemen of the Chorus
  Helen Banton	Ian Browell
  Jean Bower	Jack Burnicle
  Jan Bradshaw	David Crosby
  Victoria Casement	Ray Davies
  Wendy Chapman	Derrick Fear
  Sheila Disley	Gerry Fear
  Carolyn Garland	John Garrett
  Margaret Gordon	Gerry Johnston
  Sarah Hardman	Eric Mates
  Sue Jarvis	Graham Rannard
  Wendy Newton
  Joan Reynolds-Jones
  Jean Taylor
  Katrina Youde
  Dancers
  Gemma McDougall	Katie Schless
  Laura Milward	Heather Turnbull
  Lucy Moors	Victoria Usherwood
  Nicola Mossman	Sarah Boyce

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  Backstage Team              The Merry Widow 2004
  
  

  Stage Manager	Laurence Gaunt
  Set Designer	Claire Southworth
  Set Construction	Claire Southworth & students from the Laird Foundation
  Sound	Mike Haxby and team
  Lighting design and control	Ben Harding and Richard Beckley
  Properties	Howarth Wrightson
  Props team	Mary Newton and team
  Wardrobe	Carolyn Garland
  Accompanist	David Steedman
  Costumes	The Pantomime Shop
  Make-up	Lee Ireland and team
  Continuity	Penny Reddington
  Ticket Secretary	Bob Jarvis
  Publicity	Michael Kennedy and team
  House Manager	Howard Reynolds-Jones
  Poster and Programme design	Nick Sample
  Programme compilation	Joan Reynolds-Jones,  Nick Sample
  Photographs	Crystal Clear photography

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