Adding even more sizzle to Theatre Under The Stars' summer season, the Houston premiere of The
Scarlet Pimpernel brings swashbuckling comic adventure to the stage of the Brown Theater of Wortham Center through August 22. Directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom, this Broadway company stars Ron Bohmer, 1999 Tony nominee Carolee Carmello and Marc Kudisch.
Hailed by critics as the musical "topped only by The Lion Kingfor sheer escapist entertainment," The Scarlet Pimpernel is based on the classic novels of Baroness @Orczy about a dashing English aristocrat who disguises himself to enter France and save countless lives from the guillotine. Nominated for a 1998 Tony Award as Best Musical, this high-energyswashbuckleristhesecond Broadwayopus of Jekyll& Hydeand The Civil War composer Frank Wildhorn. The Tony-nominated libretto is by Nan Knighton.

Still causing a rash of "scarlet fever" in New York, The Scarlet Pimpernel has ref reshed its cast and sandwiched three summer engagements -- Dallas, Houston and Atlanta -- between its just concluded two-year stand at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre and its new home at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, where it opens on September 1 0. Produced by Radio City Entertainment and Ted Fortsmann, with Tim Hawkins as Executive Producer, this exclusive mid-Broadway engagement is presented in Houston as part of TUTS' 1999 subscription season.

Tickets ($16-$57)to TheScarletPimpernelare available byphonevia Admission Networkat 1-800-
678-5440; in person at the TUTS TIX, 2600 Southwest Freeway at Kirby Drive (Mon-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 1lam-4pm), atadmission Networkoutlets(Sound Revolution, Vinal Edge); orthe Wortham Centerboxoffice, 510 Preston (11 am to curtain time on performance days)-, or on-line at www.tuts.com.
TUTS' presentation of The Scarlet Pimpernel is sponsored in part by Continental Airlines, Duke
Energy Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chase Bank of Texas and EIM Valve Controls.


Production History
Produced by Radio City Entertainment and Ted Forstmann, The Scarlet Pimpemel has had a path
as remarkably courageous as the characters in its story. In the fall of 1998, after the show was acquired from its original producers, Robert Longbottom was brought on board to re-direct and choreograph, as well as re- cast two of the three lead roles. The revised production re-opened on November 4, 1999, to critical acclaim and has become a bona fide crowd-pleaser. The current summer engagements and subsequent return to New York City's Neil Simon Theatre has solidly earned The Scariet Pimpemel its subtitle of Broadway's Most Intriguing Musical.

Limited Summer Engagements
Dallas, TX-- The Music Hall - July 27-August 8, 1999
Houston, TX -- The Wortham Center - August 1O-August 22, 1999
Atlanta, GA -- Fox Theatre - August 25-August 30, 1999

Cast of "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
Marguerite... Carolee Carmello
Chauvelin ... Marc Kudisch
Percy ... Ron Bohmer
Marie ... Elizabeth Ward Land
Armand ... Kirk McDonald
Tussaud ... David Masenheimer
Copeau ... Stephonne Smith
Mercier .. David St. Louis
Ozzy ... Harvey Evans
Elton ... Russell Garrett
Dewhurst ... Ken Land
Jessup ... Charles West
Ben ... James Hindman
Farleigh ... Matthew Shepard
Hal ... Danny Gurwin
Robespierre ... David Cromwell
Prince of Wales ... David Cromwell
Opera Dancers, Soldiers, Prisoners, British Guests and Servants ... Emily Hsu, Alicia Irving, David
Masenheimer, Robb L4cKindies, Katie Nutt, Elizabeth O'Neill, Jessica Phillips, Terry Richmond,
Laura Schutter, Charles West

Director's Profile
ROBERT LONGBOTTOM (Director/Choreographer) made his Broadway debut with the Tony
Award-nominated musical Side Show. Other New York credits include direction and choreography for Off- Broadway's Pageant. Since 1994, Mr. Longbottom has created new material for and directed and choreographed the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
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Star Profiles
RON BOHMER (Percy) has introduced much of North America to the works of Andrew Lloyd
Webber, having recently starred in the title role of The Phantom of the Opera and as screenwriter Joe Gillis in Sunset Blvd. and in Aspects of Love. In between came a Broadway engagement of two years as Enjoiras, the fiery leader of the revolution, in Les Miserables. Ron made his Broadway debut as Fyedka in the Tony Award-winning Fiddler on the Roof. Off-Broadway appearances include Max Jacobs in On the Twentieth Centuty and many infamous characters in the long-running comedy hit Forbidden Broadway.
Other National Tours: Mame with Juliet Prowse; Fiddler on the Roof. Ron created the title role in the world premiere musical Aladdin for the Jerash Theatre Festival in Jordan. On television, Ron has been seen in "As the World Turns" and "Ryan's Hope" and in the syndicated film The Last Prom. As a recording artist and songwriter, his work can be heard on his new solo CD, Ron Bohmer - Everyman, on Bluxo Records. He has also recorded the dramatic role in Stravinsky's "L'Histoire du Soldat (A Soldier's Tale)" for Chessky Records. Ron is a member of the first graduating class of the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts, and holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from Webster University in St. Louis.

1999 Tony nominee Carolee Carmello is Marguerite in Frank Wildhorn's THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, coming August 10-22 to Wortham Center from Theatre Under The Stars. Get tickets in person, by phone at 800-678-5440, or on-line at www.tuts.com. Photo by Joan Marcus.

CAROLEE CARMELLO (Marguerite) can currently be seen on the AMC television series
"Remember W.E.N.N." playing the sassy, gum-chewing redhead, Maple La Marsh. Along with other cast members, she was nominated for a Screen Actors' Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She has also made television appearances on "Frasier," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "Another World" and "As the World Turns."

Ms. Carmello received a 1999 Drama Desk Award and a 1999 Tonv nomination for her portrayal of Lucille Frank, a role she created for the musical Parade at Lincoln Center. She played Abigail Adams in the recent Broadway revival of 1776. In the original Broadway cast of Falsettos, she played Cordelia, the kosher caterer, and received an L.A. Ovation Award for that portrayal when the cast remounted the show in Los Angeles. She was also a member of the original Broadway cast of City of Angels and later returned to the show to play the role of Oolie/Donna. Off- Broadway audiences have seen her at the Lamb's Theatre in john andjen, at the Minetta Lane in Das Barbecu, and at the American Jewish Theater in / Can Get It For You Wholesale. And for her portrayal of the Young Wife in Hello, Again at Lincoln Center, Carolee received an Obie Award for Outstanding Performance. Audiences around the U.S. have also seen her in the national touring productions of Chess, Big River, Falsettos and Les Miserables, as well as numerous regional theatre productions. Some favorites include Linda Marolla in Arthur at the Goodspeed Opera House; Amalia in She Loves Me at the Berkshire Theater Festival; Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at the Charles Playhouse in Boston; and most recently, Ella Peterson in Bells are Ringing with the Reprise! concert series in Los Angeles. Ms. Carmello can be heard on several cast recordings including Parade; Hello, Again; Das Barbecu;john and jen and the concept album of Jekyll & Hyde.

MARC KUDISCH (Chauvelin). Broadway: George Kittredge in High Society (cast album); Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Reuben in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (cast album). National Tour: Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie with Tommy Tune. Off-Broadway: Mario in Tamara - The Living Movie; Quiet on the Set at the Orpheum Theatre. Workshops: Joie Ray in Steel Pier,- Jackie in The Wild Party (Public Theatre). Regional: Edward Hyde in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at Paper Mill Playhouse and Kansas City Starlight; High Society at A.C.T. (San Francisco); Phantom at North Shore Music Theatre; Shenandoah at Goodspeed Opera; Picnic at Caldwell Theatre. Television: Conrad Birdie in "Bye Bye Birdie" with Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams for Hallmark productions (cast album); Harrison (guest spot) on HBO's "Sex and the City," Jack Sand on AMC's "Paramour," Ralph Barnes (recurring) on "Loving."
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"The Scarlet Pimpernel" Performance Schedule (16 Performances)
WEEK I ...........................................................WEEK II
Tues 8/10 8pm Preview .....................................Tues 8/17 8pm
Wed 8/11 8pm Preview .....................................Wed 8/18 8pm
Thur 8/12 8pm - Press Opening ..........................Thur 8/19 8pm
Fri 8/13 8pm ......................................................Fri 8/20 8pm
Sat 8/14 2pm/8pm............................................. Sat 8/21 2pm/8pm
Sun 8/15 2pm/7:30pm .......................................Sat 8/22 2pm/7:30pm

The hero romances a passionate beauty in THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL