Casting of the 2023 Season of musicals

By

Desert Star Staff

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA

- Desert Theatricals, LLC is thrilled to announce casting for its 2023 season, including SOUTH PACIFIC (Feb 17-19), BEAUTY & THE BEAST (Mar 17-19) and JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Apr 14-16).

Desert Theatricals and presenting sponsor, the City of Rancho Mirage, features the following actors with Broadway, Regional and Local credits in principal roles: South Pacific – Joe Savant (Emile) of Cathedral City, Lizzie Schmelling (Nellie) of Twenty Nine Palms, Catrina Teruel (Bloody Mary) of Nashville, Christian Fonte

(Cable) of Lake Havasu City, Gilmore Rizzo (Billis) of Palm Desert and Don Savage (Brackett) of Palm Desert.

Beauty & The Beast – Emily Unnasch (Belle) of Palm Spring, Joe Savant (Beast) of Cathedral City, James Hormel (Gaston) of Palm Springs, Beverly Crain (Mrs. Potts) of Hemet, Kellen Green (Lumiere) of Palm Desert and Thomas Warrick (Cogsworth) of Palm Springs.

Joseph and the Amazing….. – Jayde Mitchell (Joseph) of Los Angeles, Kelly McDaniel (Narrator) of Cathedral City, Manny Dela Rosa aka Manny The Movie Guy (Napthali) of Indio.

The rest of the casts hail

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BY ROBERT KINSLER