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Sept. 1, 1999


Broadway's Swing! Announces Cast

Ann Hampton Callaway, the vocal punch of the upcoming Broadway music dance revue, Swing!, will write two songs for the show, which begins at the St. James Theatre Nov. 2.

More details about the show -- including the cast and some of the content -- were revealed the week of Aug. 30. Opening night, as previously reported, is set for Dec. 9.

Laura Benanti (Time and Again, The Sound of Music) and Everett Bradley (an original Stomp-er in New York, and a pop vocalist) are the other singers of the show, which will offer a wide dance floor to dancers Laureen Baldovi and Robert Royston (country western swing champ partners), Ryan Francois and Jenny Thomas (champion Lindy dance partners), Carol Bentley (On The Town, A Christmas Carol), Caitlin Carter ("Mona" in the Chicago revival), Gerlyn Del Corso (The Red Shoes, Feld Ballet), Beverly Durand (Forever Tango), Scott Fowler (Jerome Robbins' Broadway), Edgar Godineaux (a veteran music video performer), Aldrin Gonzales (Guys and Dolls, Ziegfeld Follies), Carlos R. Sierra (Ballet Hispanico, Ednita Nazario Co.), Maria Torres (Latin dance champion) and Michael Gruber (Cats, My Favorite Year, Kiss Me, Kate Goodspeed Opera House).


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