Reviews:
"The show is peppered with terrific actors. Nick Sandys kills as the show's campy villain, Black Stache." Chicago Reader
"As Black Stache, the outstanding star of this production, Nick Sandys... can add another brilliant performance to his resume. He’s superbly witty and undeniably clever in the play’s standout role. Richly eloquent, with a velvety baritone voice that caresses every word he speaks, Mr. Sandys ricochets between studied casualness and wildly energetic." chicagothetrereview.com
"Black Stache (an incredible performance by Nick Sandys)..." aroundthetownchicago.com
"That includes a band of pirates led by malaprop-prone Black Stache, zestfully played by Nick Sandys, whose gorgeously sonorous voice and pristine timing make for a deliciously villainous buccaneer." Daily Herald
"...the notorious Black Stache (Nick Sandys in his Paramount debut)... It’s a bravura performance..." broadwayinchicago.com
"[Sandys] is a terrific comic villain... [Director] Cohen and an ensemble of extraordinarily talented performers clearly have a great time, using every inch of the Copley stage and aisles to engage us in the fun." ChicagoOnStage.com
“That’s even more noteworthy... because the lead actors, including the swashbuckling comic villain Black Stache (Nick Sandys) and his pirate sidekick Smee (Mark David Kaplan...), are absolutely outstanding.” Chicago Tribune/Aurora Beacon-News
"The show is peppered with terrific actors. Nick Sandys kills as the show's campy villain, Black Stache." Chicago Reader
"As Black Stache, the outstanding star of this production, Nick Sandys... can add another brilliant performance to his resume. He’s superbly witty and undeniably clever in the play’s standout role. Richly eloquent, with a velvety baritone voice that caresses every word he speaks, Mr. Sandys ricochets between studied casualness and wildly energetic." chicagothetrereview.com
"Black Stache (an incredible performance by Nick Sandys)..." aroundthetownchicago.com
"That includes a band of pirates led by malaprop-prone Black Stache, zestfully played by Nick Sandys, whose gorgeously sonorous voice and pristine timing make for a deliciously villainous buccaneer." Daily Herald
"...the notorious Black Stache (Nick Sandys in his Paramount debut)... It’s a bravura performance..." broadwayinchicago.com
"[Sandys] is a terrific comic villain... [Director] Cohen and an ensemble of extraordinarily talented performers clearly have a great time, using every inch of the Copley stage and aisles to engage us in the fun." ChicagoOnStage.com
“That’s even more noteworthy... because the lead actors, including the swashbuckling comic villain Black Stache (Nick Sandys) and his pirate sidekick Smee (Mark David Kaplan...), are absolutely outstanding.” Chicago Tribune/Aurora Beacon-News
Cast:
TERRY BELL* Boy SHELBI VOSS Molly Aster NICK SANDYS* Black Stache MARK DAVID KAPLAN* Smee KEVIN KANTOR* Lord Leonard Aster/Ensemble BRANDON ACOSTA Ted MICHAELA SHAPIRO Prentiss MATT BOWDREN Captain Robert Falcon Scott/Ensemble, u/s Black Stache GABRIEL FRIES Mrs. Bumbrake/Teacher/Ensemble TAMSEN GLASER Alf/Ensemble MATT MILES Bill Slank/Hawking Clam/Ensemble, u/s Smee JOSH BERNASKI Grempkin/Fighting Prawn/Mack/Sánchez, u/s Alf, Mrs. Bumbrake/Teacher DANA PEPOWSKI Ensemble, u/s Molly Aster, u/s Capt. Scott BECK DAMRON Ensemble, u/s Boy/Ted/Prentiss MATT JOHNSON Ensemble, u/s Lord Aster NATHAN KARNIK Ensemble, u/s Bill Slank/Hawking Clam, u/s Grempkin etc. |
Production:
NATE COHEN Director TAL SCHATSKY Choreographer/ Assistant Director KEVIN REEKS Music Director/Conductor MYRA G. REAVIS† Scenic Designer KOTRYNA HILKO Costume Designer JACKIE FOX Lighting Designer ERIC BACKUS† Sound Designer IVY TRECCANI Properties Designer ETHAN DEPPE Electronic Music Designer KATHY LOGELIN Dialect Coach KIRA NUTTER Fight and Intimacy Director ISABELLA ISHERWOOD Associate Music Director/ Associate Conductor AMBER R. DETTMERS* Stage Manager CHRISTOPHER LINDQUIST* Assistant Stage Manager |