Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen and
The Making of "Singin’ in the Rain"


Book by Jay Berkow
Music and Lyrics by Various Composers
Directed by Tom Mullen
Choreography by Jamie Rocco
Musical Direction by Michael Sobie


Saugatuck, MI
Aug. 24 – Sept. 11, 2005


Colleen Dunn, Sean Martin Hingston, Bud Thompson, Michael, and Brynn Curry

"Michael Gruber's formal carriage and reserved speech patterns create a Stanley Donen who sounds and looks like he just walked off a 1940s movie set."--Grand Rapids Press

Bio:
Michael Gruber....Stanley Donen
Broadway: Mike in A Chorus Line, Munkustrap in Cats, tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, Hortensio in Kiss Me Kate, and original companies of Swing!, Miss Saigon, Laughing Room Only, and My Favorite Year. Favorite regional roles include: Billy Crocker in Anything Goes (Stratford Festival, CA), Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain, Young Ben in Follies, Fingers in Red, Hot and Blue (Paper Mill Playhouse), Wizzer in Falsettos (Alliance in Atlanta), Saul in Rags (Walnut Street), Jun in Oklahoma! (Arizona Theater Co.), Cousin Kevin in Tommy ('99 Concert Tour), Lucky in Dames at Sea (Goodspeed). Recordings include: 42nd Street, Singin' in the Rain, Wonderful Town, The Most Happy Fella, Good News, Swing!, My Favorite Year and The Music Man.

Photo ©Gayla Fox Photography



Musical Numbers

Preview, synopsis and background from Playbill Online

Preview from BroadwayWorld


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Preview from the Holland Sentinel

Preview from the Kalamazoo Gazette

Rehearsal photos © Dennis R.J. Geppert

Colleen Dunn, Sean Martin Hingston, Bud Thompson and Michael

Review from the Chicago Tribune

Review from the Grand Rapids Press


Michael, Jamie Rocco, Sean Martin Hingston, and Colleen Dunn


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