Just announced:

JERRY LUKOWSKI:  Neil Shepherd

NATHAN LUKOWSKI:  1) W.J. Jessup for first and third weekend performances and 2) Jake Markley for second and fourth weekend performances

PAM LUKOWSKI/BALLROOM DANCER/MOURNER:  Tamara Fisher

TEDDY SLAUGHTER/BALLROOM DANCER/OTHER MAN/MOURNER:  Edwin Wilson

DAVE BUKATINSKY:  Eric Dowdy

GEORGIE BUKATINSKY:  Emily Mark

HAROLD NICHOLS:  Scott Stevens

VICKI NICHOLS:  Heather Maggs

MALCOLM MACGREGOR:  Gray Smith

ETHAN GIRARD:  Scott Terrill

NOAH "HORSE" T. SIMMONS:  Elliott Lowery

JEANETTE BURMEISTER:  Sally Hord

SUSAN HERSHEY/MOLLY MACGREGOR/BALLROOM DANCER/MOURNER:  Yunique Johnson

JOANIE LISH/JOGGER WITH "STUART"/YOUNG WOMAN AT DANCE CLASS (BALLROOM DANCER)/MOURNER:  Emily Austin Snow

ESTELLE GENOVESE/BETTY/BALLROOM DANCER/MOURNER/STROLLER-ROLLER THROUGH PARK:  Angela Chandler

REG WILLOUGHBY/HALF OF THE GAY DANCE COUPLE (BALLROOM DANCER)/ MOURNER / EXTRA JOGGER, WITH "MARTY":  Tavis Baker

GARY/SECOND STRIPPER/REPO MAN #1/BALLROOM DANCER/MOURNER/DUTY SARGE: Alex Campbell

MARTY/HALF OF THE GAY DANCE COUPLE (BALLROOM DANCER)/JOGGER WITH "REG"/MOURNER/A MAN/THIRD STRIPPER:  James Slade

DOLORES/WOMAN (ON STREET)/BALLROOM DANCER/MOURNER:  Cristina Madrigal

STUART/BALLROOM DANCER/MOURNER/REPO MAN # 2/EXTRA JOGGER, WITH "JOANIE": Lee Huggins

FREDA/BALLROOM DANCER/MOURNER/BAG LADY IN THE PARK:  Melinda Anderson

SAL/MINISTER/TONY/BALLROOM DANCE INSTRUCTOR (DANCES WITH "JOANIE")/POLICE SARGEANT/REPO MAN # 3 :  Ken Ashford

To be honest, if I were directing, and based on the auditions I saw, this is exactly how I would have cast it.  I won’t hide my disappointment at not getting "Dave" — especially if it would have meant playing opposite to Emily — but Eric Dowdy was good.  And I’m always excited to work with people like Heather, Emily, Neil, and Gray, from whom I can learn.  This Scott Stevens guy looks like a player, too.

UPDATE:  Hey, I think I’m the nightclub owner!!!

I think it’s going to be a good show, and I’m very happy (especially for Neil and Gray).