Cather County (New Theater Wing)
- Written by Ed Dixon
- Directed by Scott Harris
Ed Dixon is a character actor, playwright and composer. Dixon has appeared in numerous Broadway shows, including No, No, Nanette, King of Schnorrers, The Three Musketeers, Les Misérables (the show's 2nd and longest running Thenardier), Cyrano, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Iceman Cometh, The Best Man, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Sunday in the Park with George and Mary Poppins. In 1987 he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his performance in the musical Shylock, for which he wrote the book, music, and lyrics. Dixon is the author/composer of Fanny Hill, which debuted in New York at The York Theatre after being launched at Goodspeed Musicals. Fanny Hill was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and one Drama-Logue Award. Dixon also wrote the musical Richard Cory with noted playwright A. R. Gurney. The musical won the Festival Prize and the Audience Award when it debuted at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. His latest work, Whodunit... The Musical, based on a Mary Roberts Rinehart mystery has gained critical acclaim in regional venues throughout the United States.
Scott Harris is an American director. His theatre credits include Johnny Pye and the Foolkiller (Lamb's Theatre), Cather County (PH, Lyric Stage), Opal (Lamb's), Ain't Broadway Grand (Lunt-Fontanne), Titanic (Lyric), Fame on 42nd Street (Little Shubert), The Last Five Years (Laguna Playhouse), Kiss Me Kate (Westchester Broadway Theater), Mirette (Norma Terris Theater), and The Show Goes On (St Peter's Church).
Featuring
Brent Barrett
Brigid Brady
Glory Crampton
Herb Foster
David Hart
Judy Kaye
Alice Ripley
Anne Runolfsson
Lannyl Stephens
Mary Stout
Sal Viviano
A seasoned Broadway performer, Mary has appeared in Jane Eyre, Beauty and the Beast,
Copperfield, Me and My Girl, My Favorite Year and A Change in the Heir. She has toured in numerous shows, played many regional venues and done TV and film, and was a featured voice in Disney’s Aladdin and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Mary is probably best known for her work on the AMC series “Remember WENN,” where she created the role of the organist Eugenia Bremer. She is thrilled to once again be Far From Heaven, after a heavenly summer at
Williamstown Theatre Festival. (As of May 2013).
Creative Team
Stan Tucker
Musical DirectorDavid Waggett
Production Stage ManagerPhoto by Martha Swope