STAFF PICK: "The Boy Friend" from Goodspeed's 2005 production of Sandy Wilson's THE BOY FRIEND

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STAFF PICK: "After 18 years at Goodspeed, I have a lot of favorites. So many great memories on our stages! The one show that sticks out the most for me, though, is The Boy Friend. Not only did I become friends with Julie Andrews, her manager Steve Sauer, Tony Walton and so many others, but it also gave me a chance to try something completely new: National Press Agent.
The Boy Friend was a light and airy show with a simple boy-meets-girl plot, beautiful sets and costumes and a very accomplished cast that I see on Broadway and television today. It was a big hit at Goodspeed and then we toured it around the country. I worked with each of the venues to oversee marketing, coordinated press for Julie and traveled to the larger markets to assist with opening the shows - all while doing my “day job” at Goodspeed.
It was incredibly exciting to see our Goodspeed show transformed into a larger production and playing on stages all across the country! I was so proud to be part of the Goodspeed team that made all of this happen." (Dan McMahon, Director of Marketing)
Directed by Julie Andrews, its original Broadway star, The Boy Friend is a jazzy, romantic spoof of 1920s musical comedy featuring Book, Music & Lyrics by Sandy Wilson. Goodspeed's 2005 production was Choreographed by John DeLuca.
[The cast: Hortense - Bethe Austin Nancy - Margot de La Barre Maisie - Andrea Chamberlain Fay - Krysta Rodriguez Dulcie - Kirsten Wyatt Polly - Jessica Grové Marcel - Jordan Cable Alphonse - Scott Barnhardt Pierre - Andrew Briedis Madame Dubonnet - Nancy Hess Bobby Van Husen - Rick Faugno Percival Browne - Paul Carlin Tony - Sean Palmer Phillipe - Eric Daniel Santagata Monica - Pamela Otterson Lord Brockhurst - Drew Eshelman Lady Brockhurst - Darcy Pulliam Gendarme/Waiter - Tom Souhrada
Sets, Tony Walton; costumes, Tony Walton and Rachel Navarro; lighting, Richard Pilbrow and Dawn Chiang; sound, John Weston; hair, John Isaacs; makeup, Rick Sharp; orchestrations, Dan DeLange; music direction, F. Wade Russo; producing music director, Michael O'Flaherty.]