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Show '"X!v'' I h 1 j Q- llllllllSffl 1 v V- --i 1.1 Afl I r.LsLA Michelle deJel (Daisy Mae) and Brent Mills (Li'l Albner) rehearse for PGHS musical "Li'l Abner." Photo by Kurt Montgomery. 'Li'l Abner' to open at PGHS This year's musical at Pleasant Grove High School, "Li'l Abner," features an orchestra of 75 people. They have borrowed people from all over the community to add excitement ex-citement to the show. They have Jane Williams, the drama teacher from the junior high, assisting with the directing and six of her best drama students. Marryin' Sam is played by Cliff Dunstan of Orem. He is in the Design Department at BYU and is a veteran actor from his college days. He is extremely versatile and you will enjoy his crazy antics with his hat. As a highlight this year, in our show, we will bring you the awesome delights of the Mr. Utah Body Builders. They have 5 of the most 'gorgeous' men your eyes will ever see on our stage. To give you an idea, Barry Jenkins, leader of the group, can bench press 405 lbs. and leg press 1100 lbs. Barry is the creator of the first Computerized Weight-Training program for body builders. He is also a training coach at BYU for track and field. The body builders, who play the revitalized husbands in Dog Patch (after drinking Yokumberry Tonic), are Barry Jenkins, Brian Wilkes, Clay Jackman, Barry Adams and Darren Page. They have again acquired one of Jerry Elison's marvelous sets and it is a wonder to behold. Come enjoy a wonderful evening full of Civil War generals, Kickapoo Joy Juice, Mammy Yokum's boxing lessons and lots of horseplay and dancing. It's another musical with the Elaine Hansen trademark for excellence. ex-cellence. The cast includes Brent Mills as Lil Abner, Michelle DeJel as Daisy Mae, Cliff Dunstan as Marryin' Sam, Susan Southam as Mammy Yokum, Steve Livingston as Pappy Yokum, Eric Brimhall as Earthquake Ear-thquake McGoon, Jon Carter as . Senator Jack S. Phogbound, Criss Rosenlof as Mayor Dawgmeat, Kyle Johnson as Available Jones, Andrea Holdaway as StupeFyin' Jones, Kim Johnson as Moonbeam McSwine, Robby Matthews as General Bullmoose, Lisa Spivey as Ap-passionata Ap-passionata Von Climax. Others are Valerie Peterson, Julie Erickson, Lisa Brown, Jennie Smith, Jason Tatom, Shawn Olson, David Greenland, Mike Maloney, Kraig Thome, Eddy Candland, Chris Alldredge, Tanya Harris, Jenny Beagley, Janilyn Patch, Tawni Bristol, Karla Clayson, Eric Sorenson, Charles Nielsen, Shaun Wright, David Dunstan, Richard Livingston, Brian Walker and Craig Boyd. Additional cast members include Greg Gates, Jason Baum, Dale Grimshaw, David Greenland, Michael Dunstan, John Dunstan, Cameron Hansen, Lee Jensen, Tracy Roberts, Mindy Adamson, Tina Peasley, Kathy Benjamin, Rebecca Hopkins, Denise Ruffel, Dorothy Brickey, Sarah Haggen, Shalaine Grimshaw, D'Nette Holdaway, Deonn ' Gillman, Stacy Layne, Anissa Hallam, Donna Fugal and Lisa Jones. |