The Ethel Merman Disco Christmas Spectacular!
Dec 6-22, 2018
Book by Paul Conroy
Musical Arrangements by Nicholas Silvestri,
with additional arrangements by Adam Wolfe
The Ethel Merman Disco Christmas Spectacular! imagines what Ethel Merman’s unaired 1979 Christmas television special would be like. Taking place on stage at the iconic Studio 54, the same year that the Queen of Broadway released her now famous disco record, the show is filled with classic Christmas song set to a dance floor beat and punctuated by such stars as Andy Warhol, Donna Summer, Truman Capote, and more!
World Premiere Production
The Ethel Merman Disco Christmas Spectacular! ran at Out Front Theatre Company December 6 – 22, 2018.
The cast included: Lynn Grace as Ethel Merman, Russel Scott as Jimmy Sinclair, Rial Ellsworth as Isaac Aherns, Davin Grindnstaff as Andy Warhol, Alaina Holeman as Donna Summer, Patrick Coleman as Michael Jackson, Brandon Deen as Truman Capote, Max Mattox as Mark, Cansler McGhee as Douglas, Michael Dotson as Raymond, Caty Bergmark as Brenda, Emily Whitley as Peggy, and Zafyre Sexton as Lori.
The production team was as follows: Paul Conroy (Director), Nicholas Silvestri (Music Director), Jordan Kenyon Smith (Choreographer), Justin Kalin (Asst. Director), Sydney Lee (Production Stage Manager), Katie Malloy (Asst. Stage Manager), Jay Reynolds (Costume Design), Charles Swift (Lighting Design), Austin Kunis (Scenic & Property Design), Michael McFarlin (Wig & Hair Design), Max Mattox (Fight Choreographer), and Elliot Folds (Dramaturg).
