The Sting
A world premiere musical from a Tony-winning creative team
Why see The Sting?
Con Or Be Conned
1973's Oscar-winning caper starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman has been turned into a brand new musical, which receives its world premiere premiere at the Paper Mill House. A twisty tale that features deception upon deception, The Sting follows two lovable conmen in 1930's Chicago in their quest to take down the city's biggest racketeer. Harry Connick, Jr. will star as Henry Gondorff!
The Tony Award-winning creative team behind this adaptation include Urinetown's songwriting duo Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and Drowsy Chaperone bookwriter Bob Martin, while John Rando (On The Town) directs. With its sights set on a future Broadway run, The Sting promises to be a frothy musical delight, from some of the most talented folks in the musical theatre business.
Cast
Harry Connick Jr. as Henry Gondorff
Peter Benson as The Erie Kid
Janet Dacal as Loretta
Christopher Gurr as J.J Singleton
J. Harrison Ghee as Johnny Hooker
Tom Hewitt as Doyle Lonnegon
Richard Kline as Kid Twist
Kevyn Morrow as Luther
Kate Shindle as Billie
Robert Wuhl as Snider
Lucien Barbarin, Darius Barnes, Keely Beirne, Michael Fatica, Luke Hawkins, Tyler Huckstep, Matt Loehr, Erica Mansfield, Drew McVety, Ramone Owens, Tyler Roberts, Angie Schworer, Christine Shepard, Britton Smith, Sherisse Springer, Diana Vaden, Kevin Worley and Lara Seibert Young
Creative
Book by Bob Martin
Music by Mark Hollmann
Lyrics by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis
Based on the 1973 film 'The Sting'
Choreographed by Warren Carlyle
Directed by John Rando
Reviews
Customer reviews
6 reviews, average rating: (3.5 Stars)
Captain Dunsel
Technically excellent but ultimately a con.
Harry Connick, Jr. stars as Henry Gondorff in Paper MIll Playhouse's "The Sting" and gives a heartfelt and excellent performance both vocally and as an actor. The supporting cast is generally excellent. The song and dance numbers, while quite enjoyable, rarely felt like they advanced or were even part of the plot. The enticing flow of the movie seemed constantly interrupted by musical interjection. Perhaps the movie's greatness would inevitably be diminished by the musical conversion process, but in this case perhaps less would have been better.
SPOILER ALERT! I also am perplexed by the director's decision to have the assassin Salino show the gun right before being shot. It undermined the shock value of the scene. I was reminded for the controversy regarding the reissued version of ""Star Wars"; in the original Han Solo DID shoot first!
By all means go see "The Sting" to hear Harry Connick, Jr. sing, play the piano, and act. Then rewatch the movie. ... Read more
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