The production was directed by VRT's Associate Artistic Director Chase Kniffen (who directed last summer's critically-acclaimed and award-winning "The Color Purple"). It featured music direction by Sandy Dacus and choreography by Brad Willcuts. The production starred Branch Fields (who appeared in the Lincoln Center Broadway Revival of the show), Amy Jo Phillips (who appeared in the National Tour of the show, starring Robert Goulet, as well as Broadway's "Showboat") and Stacey Caboj (fellow VCU MFA grad and RTCC Award winner for her performance as Eliza Doolittle in VRT's "My Fair Lady"). The production ran at the November Theatre from June 26-August 9th.
REVIEWS
"James Stover, as sweaty Luther Billis, presides over the show's high comic moments while still deftly steering the show through many of the story's key emotional turning points"
-Richmond Times Dispatch
"James Stover plays Luther Billis...to great comic effect. His sweet and funny Luther provided the perfect balance between the more serious themes."
-Richmond Family Magazine
"...adding gravitas but also humor...opportunistic comic relief character sailor Luther Billis."
-Style Weekly
"James Stover was also a standout playing Luther Billis. At first, he was more than a little rough around the edges, but as the show progressed his character developed more and more and he became one of my favorite characters by the end."
-Richmond's Macaroni Kid
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