Kelly, Ragusa, Sutton and More Will Ring Them Bells in Pittsburgh's World Goes 'Round

By Kenneth Jones
13 Feb 2009

Michele Ragusa
Michele Ragusa

Pittsburgh Public Theater's new production of The World Goes 'Round, the revue of songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb, will feature Tari Kelly, Patrick Boyd, Rosena M. Hill, Michele Ragusa and Rob Sutton.

Directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, the show will play PPT's O'Reilly Theater March 5-April 5. Opening is March 13.

Composer Kander and lyricist Ebb wrote songs for Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Woman of the Year, Zorba, Chicago and more, plus the anthem "New York, New York."

Kelly is a veteran of PPT's hit production of Cabaret and appeared in The Boy From Oz on Broadway. Ragusa played Kate/Lilli in Paper Mill Playhouse's Kiss Me, Kate and appeared in Broadway's Ragtime and Young Frankenstein. Sutton is a Broadway Beauty and the Beast veteran. Hill's Broadway credits include The Color Purple and Spamalot. Boyd was in the cast of the 1994 Grease revival.

The World Goes 'Round was conceived by Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman and David Thompson. It played Off-Broadway for a year beginning in March 1991.

The Pittsburgh design team includes Narelle Sissons (scenery), Martha Louise Bromelmeier (costumes), Kirk Bookman (lighting) and Zach Moore (Sound). Michael Rice is the music director. Zoya Kachadurian is the production stage manager, and Adrienne Wells is the assistant stage manager.

For more information visit www.ppt.org.