Chicago Tribune
Leads set for Marriott Theatre‘s ‘For the Boys‘
June 28, 2011
The upcoming Marriott Theatre premiere of the new musical “For the Boys” (opening Aug. 26) has cast its two leads. The Broadway performers Timothy Gulan (left) and Michele Rugasa will play, respectively, Eddie Sparks and Dixie Leonard.
“For the Boys” is based on the 1991 Bette Midler movie, as adapted for the stage by Aaron Thielen. Marc Robin directs and choreographs. Set in the 1940s, the show uses numbers from the great American songbook.
Others in the mostly Chicago-based cast are Anne Gunn, Summer Smart, Michael Lindner, Bernie Yvon, Johanna McKenzie Miller, Holly Stauder, Michael Weber, Melissa Zaremba, Katheryn Patton, Rod Thomas, Jameson Cooper, John Michael Coppola, Alex Goodrich, Karl Hamilton, Andrew Mueller, Brandon Springman, Zachary Keller, Johnny Rabe and Daniel Coonley.
