Ellen
Pao,
Partner
of
high
profile Venture
Capital
Group
in
Silicon
Valley
Kleiner
Perkins
Caulfield
and
Byers
files
suit
alleging
sexual
harassment
and
gender
discrimination.
For the story and a copy of the legal complaint click to the story at Tech Crunch.
Jeremy
Lin
reported
on
Saturday
June
2
on
his
Facebook
page
that
his
knee
is
healthy
and
he's
ready
to
start
training
again.
His
Facebook
page
shows
a
happy
Lin
holding
a
freshly
caught
marlin,
which
he
caught
and
released
on
a
vacation
in
Cabo
San
Lucas,
Mexico.
Photo
credit:
Jeremy
Lin's
Facebook
page
The Muny’s 94th season kicks off with Thoroughly Modern Millie, directed by Marc Bruni and choreographed by Chris Bailey, and starring Broadway veteran Tari Kelly as Millie Dillmount, Tony Award winner Beth Leavel as Mrs. Meers, and legendary performer Leslie Uggams reprising her Broadway role of Muzzy. Also appearing are Andrew Samonsky as Jimmy, Megan McGinnis as Miss Dorothy, Stephen Buntrock as Trevor Graydon, Francis Jue as Ching Ho, Darren Lee as Bun Foo and Tory Ross as Miss Flannery.
Based
on
the
1967
film
by
Richard
Morris, Thoroughly
Modern
Millie has
a
book
by
Jeanine
Tesori
and
new
lyrics
by
Dick
Scanlan. Millie tells
the
story
of
a
small-town
girl,
Millie
Dillmount,
who
comes
to
New
York
City
to
marry
for
money
instead
of
love
–
a
thoroughly
modern
aim
in
1922,
when
women
were
just
entering
the
workforce.
The production features scenic design by Sam and Steve Gilliam, sound design by Jason Krueger, lighting design by Seth Jackson and costume coordination by Tracy Christensen. Michael Horsley serves as the musical director, and the production stage manager is Peter Hynds.
Francis
Jue
(Ching
Ho)
returns
to
The
Muny,
where
he
has
appeared
in The
Little
Mermaid,
Damn
Yankees,
Miss
Saigon,
Peter
Pan,
The
King
&
I,and Mame.
On
Broadway,
Francis
originated
the
role
of
Bun
Foo
inThoroughly
Modern
Millie.
Other
Broadway
credits: M.
Butterfly
The Muny has announced principal casting for the third show of its 94th season, Disney’s Aladdin (July 5-13), directed by Gary Griffin, and choreographed by Alex Sanchez.
Tony®
Nominees
Robin
De
Jesus
and
John
Tartaglia
star
as
Aladdin
and
the
Genie,
respectively.
Joining
them
will
be
Jason
Graae
as
Omar,
Curtis
Holbrook
as
Iago,
Francis
Jue
as
Kassim,
Eddie
Korbich
as
Babkak,
Samantha
Massell
as
Jasmine,
Ken
Page
as
the
Sultan,
and
Thom
Sesma
as
Jafar.
Based on the Disney film by the same name,Aladdin features a book by Chad Beguelin, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, with additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin. The Disney film was written by Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, and directed & produced by Ron Clements& Jon Musker.
The Muny’s production features scenic design by Michael Anania, sound design by Jason Krueger, lighting design by Seth Jackson, and costume design by Mara Blumenfeld. Greg Anthony serves as the musical director, and the production stage manager is Nevin Hedley.
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