NATIONAL CONCERT HALL

Follies In Concert

CREATIVES

Presented and produced by Edward Farrell

Directed and Staged By Michael Scott

Musical Director Madelene Cartwright

Choreography Geri O Kelly & David Bolger

Costumes - Synan O Mahony

Construction Manger - Eric Grattan

Production Manager - Phil Sterling

Production Assistants - Avril Ryan & Chris O Neill

Rehearsal Pianists David Wray & David McMullen

CAST

(In order of appearance)

YOUNG BUDDY - Aidan Conway

DIMIITRI WEISMAN - William Roche

ROSCOE - John Scott

BUDDY PLUMMER - Trevor Jones

SALLY DURANT PLUMMER - Mary Miller

BENJAMEN STONE - Dave Willets

PHYLLIS ROGERS STONE - Lorna Luft

YOUNG PHYLLIS - Christine Scarry

YOUNG SALLY  - Alex Sharpe

YOUNG BEN - Jimmy O Byrne

EMILY WHITMAN - Rosaleen Linihan

THEODORE WHITMAN - Milo O Shea

SOLANCE LA FETTE - Rebecca Storm

HATTIE WALKER - Helen Jordan

STELLA DEEMS - Cynthia Buchan

CARLOTTA CAMPION - Millicent Martin

HEIDI SCHILLER - Veronica Dunne

YOUNG HEIDI  - Deirdre Masterson

LOVELAND TROUBADOR - Eamonn Glancy

SINGERS

Sinead Brennan

Sharon Coade

Derek Collins

Peter Gilroy

Emer Hartnett

Enda Markey

Lorraine Nolan

Joe Roche

Bryan Smith

DANCERS

Gavin De Paor

James Hosty

Deborah Kiernan

Sheeren Lawlor

Kim Lyons

Tracey Martin

Francis Shanahan

Jim White

Special Guest Weisman Girls

Joan Burton, Mary O Rourke, Mary Harney, Mildred Fox, Madelene Taylor Quinn, Eileen Murphy, Nell McCafferty, Constance Cassidy, Anna Manahan, Phyllis Ryan, Pat Leavy, Maria McDermottroe, Biddy White Lennon, Eileen Dubnne , Anne Cassin, Pat Moylan and Norma Smurfit.

EDWARD FARRELL

PRODUCER

With this production  - EDWARD FARRELL fulfilled a dream of years which started  the night he saw the televised original FOLLIES IN CONCERT from New York.

Edward had been a Director of The Olympia Theatre in Dublin,  and  of Opera Theatre Company.  He was also a noted solicitor by trade.

His Productions included GREASE and SNOOPY THE MUSICAL  at the Olympia Theatre. THE COUNTRY BOY Andrews Lane Theatre and National tour, and DANCING AT LUGHNASA and THE MAI in association with the Abbey Theatre in his home town Athlone.

Other productions included THE STREETS OF DUBLIN starring Ron Moody at the Tivoli Theatre Dublin, The Druid Theatre Company/Royal Court TheatreLondon production of THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LENANNE, Maeve Binchy's TROUBLED HEART in association with Project Arts Centre and THE MAUREEN POTTER SHOW.

With Pat Moylan he presented the first national tour of John B.Keane's SIVE.

Edward died in 2008