By Tom Ganser
Correspondent
The Whitewater Unified School District’s Summer School Playhouse production will open this week for the public.
The production, “Bugsy Malone Jr.,” opened on Thursday in the Whitewater High School Auditorium. Additional performances will be on July 14 at 7 p.m. and July 15 at 2 p.m., also in the WHS Auditorium.
Based on the hit 1976 film starring a pre-teen Scott Baio and Jodi Foster, and featuring a score by Paul Williams, composer of “The Muppet Movie,” “Bugsy Malone Jr.” is about two gangs in a fictitious city populated only by children are in a rivalry of Capone-ian standards. Dandy Dan’s gang has gotten the upper hand since acquiring the “splurge” gun (a weapon that shoots whip cream). Bugsy Malone, a one-time boxer, is thrust into the limelight when he becomes the last chance Fat Sam’s gang has of surviving.
Reserved seat tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets can be purchased one hour before the performance or reserved by calling 262-472-8178.
Photos from the last three productions will be shown 30 minutes prior to each performance. The performances were “James & The Giant Peach,” “Aladdin” and “Shrek the Musical.”
Bugsy Malone Jr. cast and backstage/technical crew
– Andrea Alacala
– Wyatt Anderson
– Gio Anello
– Allisan Barrett
– Gracia Boley
– Savannah Boss
– Henry Bresser
– Colin Chenoweth
– Emma Clarksen
– Noah Coleman
– Anisa Dauti
– Colin Dugan
– Lindsay Haight
– Jillian Harkness
– Lauren Harkness
– Josie Hintz
– Alec Holt
– Dakota Isbell
– Maggie Jay
– Hope Joseph
– Josh Kirley
– David Kromholtz
– Leiha Kuhnke
– Weston Lema
– Hailey Long
– Ian Long
– Andra Matthews
– Audrey Mayer
– Sophie Mayer
– Elliott McCulloch
– Ben McCulloch
– Angie McKelvey
– Alexandra Meyer
– Betzaida Polomec
– Madyson Pope
– Brian Porcaro
– Chris Porcaro
– Chloe Prince
– Azurliz Rodriguez
– Gabe Schemmel
– Nicole Sedmak
– Ella Smith
– Brianna Staebler
– Skylar Staebler
– Haley Street
– Cole Travis
– Evie Troxel
– Emma Van Daele,
– Remi Van Daele,
– Carter Waelchli,
– Lydia Wiley-Deal
– Morgan Zingsheim
Student directors: Gwen Smith and Calli Julson
Choreography: Lynn Lema
Costume design: Becky Hoesly
