LUCKY STIFF/Panic! Productions

A musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (creators of "Ragtime," "Seussical," and "Once on This Island"), LUCKY STIFF is the story of a mild-mannered English shoe salesman who must take his uncle’s corpse to Monte Carlo in order to inherit a $6 million estate—or it will literally go to the dogs: The Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. But Harry Witherspoon is not the only one after the fortune, as a cast of quirky, even unsavory, characters swoop down on Monte Carlo in pursuit of the money. “A much needed antidote to the gloom and gargantuan extravagance of so much of our current musical theatre” (Frank Rich, New York Times), LUCKY STIFF is “charming” (Boston Globe), “funny” (New York Newsday), “outlandish and entertaining” (Associated Press).

Directed by Celeste Russi
Musical Direction by Diann Alexander
Choreography by Mona King

CAST

• Harry Witherspoon: John David Wallis
• Annabel Glick: Amanda Wanamaker
• Rita La Porta: Renee Scott
• Vinnie Di Ruzzio: Robert Weibezahl
• Luigi Gaudi: Paul Panico
• Uncle Tony: Jim Diderrich
• Ensemble: Dale Alpert, Tamarah Ashton-Coombs, Alexandra Gonzales, Kurt Kemper, Ashley Whiting

Tickets: Adults $18, Seniors/Students $16 at www.HillcrestArts.com, 805.381.1246, or at the box office.