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The Desert Song (2006)
Music by Sigmund Romberg Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, II & Otto harbach
October 9 & 10, 2004
The Story
Pierre Birabeau,son of the general of all French troops in Morocco, is secretly sympathetic to the local Riffs. Disguising himself in a red costume and red mask, he leads the Moroccans against his own countrymen, but at the garrison he pretends to be a weak simpleton. His behavior with his fellow Frenchmen does not help further his desire for romance with the beautiful Margot. She prefers the dashing, but fickle, Captain Paul Fontaine.
Pierre has no choice but to go to Margot in his other identity, the notorious Red Shadow, and carry her off to his desert camp. Complications arise when Azuri, a dancing firl, reveals the camp's location to the French.
Cast List (in order of appearance)
- Sid El Kar - Paul McIlvaine
- Mindar - Lyle Jaffe
- Hassi - Tom Pondolfino
- Benjamin Kidd - Richard Gorbutt
- Captain Paul Fontaine - Matthew Kessel
- Azuri - Kitty Knowles
- Lt. La Vergne - Ed Byrdy
- Margot Bonvalet - Denise Young
- General Birabeau - Ira Haber
- Pierre Birabeau/Red Shadow - Michael Galizia
- Susan - Rachael Goldman
- Edith - Lisa Freese
- Ali Ben Ali - Blair Eig
- Clementina - Elaine Dalbo
- Neri - Deborah Peetz
- Hadji - William Weiss
Special Girls
Heather Brown, Kiersten Drumm, Lisa Freese, Michelle Hastings, Suzanne Luft, June J. Morris, Deborah Peetz, Shaina Vatz
Ensemble
Stephanie Brigham, Fran Fleming, Tom Fuchs, Donna Jaffe, Kathy Nieman, Ron Nieman, Gina Nowacki, Susan Porter, David Roethel, Charlie Sheridan, Julie Stevens, Rusty Suter, Mary Anna Vineyard, Howard Weinstein, Kent Woods
Production Staff
- Producer - Lisa Freese
- Stage Director -Deborah Niezgoda
- Music Director - Joseph Sorge
- Artistic Director - Rosalie Santilhano
- Lighting Designer - Ayun Fedorcha
- Stage Manager - Pete Krueger
- Running Crew - Tony Dwyer, William Kolodrubetz, Todd Whitehead
- Rehearsal Pianists - Jenny Bland, Gay Hill, Deborah Jacobson
- Costumer - Denise Young
- Program - Leta Hall