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Li'l Abner
November 5 - 14, 2004, Palmdale Playhouse


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Backwoods beauty Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner. To do that, she must catch him in the annual Sadie Hawkins Day race. But the U. S. Government plans to use their "unnecessary" town to test atomic bombs. All of Dogpatch scrambles to save their hillbilly way of life. Great comedy and music combine to make an evening of pure fun.

For 43 years readers enjoyed Al Capp's Li'l Abner comic strip. It poked fun at politics, big business, science, and just about everything else. In the mid 1950's Li'l Abner came to life on Broadway. Now, 50 years later, it hits the big time: the Palmdale Playhouse.

Book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank.
Based on the characters created by Al Capp.
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Music by Gene de Paul.

Directed by Bill Armstrong
Choreographed by Michelle Harnden
Stage Managers: Paul Moore and Edie Flaming
Vocal Director: Diana Freise
Music Director: Patricia Graham
Costumes: Lucy Piccirillo and Luz T. Mullin
Lighting: Cassandra Mitchell
Specialty Make-up: Lucia Vera

CAST
Abner YokumJason Street
Daisy MaeAlicia Goodwin
Marryin' SamFred Stephan
Mammy YokumJeanette Wells
Earthquake McGoonBrad McDowell
Pappy YokumRobert Fox
General BullmoosePhil Raneri
Appassionata Von ClimaxPhyllis Boggs
Dr. Rasmussen T. FinsdaleBill Marsh
Senator Jack S. PhogboundRichard Chavez
Evil Eye Fleagle,
      "Before" husband 4 (Clem)
Kasey Conde
Available JonesTim Savage
Wife 1 (Carmen)Jessica Lowe
Wife 2 (Dee Dee)Erin Williams
Wife 3 (Pat)Ariane Minafar
/ Erika Figueroa
Wife 4 (Hope)Sabrina Altamirano
Dr. Schleifetz,
      Fed-up wife
Margaret Wassner
Dr. Krogmeyer,
      Ejected husband,
      Fishing Crony,
      Secretary 2,
      Unsocialable Scragg
Jake Flaming
Dr. Smithborn,
      Dogpatch woman
Anndrea Stephan
Moonbeam McSwineChristy Savage
Single girl,
      Secretary 3,
      Waitress
Laura McDowell
Single girl,
      Unnamable Scragg
Sarah Vendal
Single girlJessica Scaglione
Single girl,
      Unappetizing Scragg
Deirdre Graves
Speedy McRabbit,
      Harry Scragg,
      Fishing Crony
Chris Mondok
Secretary 4,
      "Before" husband 2 (Rufe),
      Dogpatch bachelor
Jared Marks
"Before" husband 1 (Hank),
      Dogpatch bachelor
Daniel Fuentes
Hunk husband 4 (Clem),
      Dogpatch bachelor
Steven Koyle
Rufe (Scarlett's Pa),
      Hunk husband 2 (Rufe),
      Dogpatch bachelor
Damon Caird
Romeo ScraggJohn Melton
Mayor DawgmeatRalph Maxwell
Government ManGary Cohen
ColonelJohn Bremerman
Stupefyin' Jones,
      Bar Harbor Scragg
Jannell King
Lonesome Polecat,
      Policewoman
Nicole Smith
Government Man (bigger),
      Policeman
Mathew Morris
Secretary 1Betty McLaurin
"Before" husband 3 (Zeke),
      Joe Btfsplk,
      Fishing Crony
Mark Thomas
Hunk husband 3 (Zeke)Phill Dorosky
Hunk husband 1 (Hank)Brian Huntington
Scarlett,
      Unbearable Scragg
Elise Wassner
Zsa Zsa,
      Itchy Scragg
Amy McDowell
Curious Boy,
      Unthinkable Scragg
Neelix Solomon
Katie,
      Unwashable Scragg
Adelaide Crockett
Girl holding flower,
      Scratchy Scragg
Jaymee Bishop

FEATURED DANCERS

Jessica Scaglione, Sarah Vendal, Christy Savage, Laura McDowell, Deirdre Graves
Jared Marks, Daniel Fuentes, Steven Koyle, Damon Caird, Chris Mondok  


Li'l Abner Photo Gallery

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