P.O. Box 691 Sebring Florida USA 33871 Tel: 863-382-2525
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P.O. Box 691 Sebring Florida USA 33871 Tel: 863-382-2525 |
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Larry McCandless - Any Dream Will Do By: Roy Riedy |
Some things are just meant to be. Last year, Larry McCandless saw an ad for "Joseph" auditions and decided to give it a try, and the rest, as is often said, "Is history."
Not only did the then unknown Larry McCandless get the part of Joseph in Joe Willis' production of Webber and Rice's biblical extravaganza Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, he also received the Zenon for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Seventeenth Annual Zenon Awards in early October of this year.
Larry's Zenon was one of seven that the colorful musical was awarded that exciting evening, a number that made it the third most decorated play at HLT to date . The other Zenons included: Best Play; Best Set Design for Messrs. Wilkes, Wollangk, and McCollum; Best Stage Manager for Dick Boyce; Best Lighting Design for Mark Elliott and Thor Knutson; Best Costuming Design for Denise Miriani and Helen Curcio; and Best Musical Coordination for Vealda and Wayne Lambright.
Even though Larry had appeared on the stage of the Lakeside Playhouse for the first time, he was no stranger to leading roles. He has played Matt in The Fantasticks, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Frank in Show Boat, and Tony in West Side Story. He is a self-taught guitar player and has been involved in various choral groups and choirs for over twenty years.
We can only hope that Mr. McCandless will keep reading the HLT audition notices and return to the Little Theatre for another triumph soon. Actually, that wish is not as implausible as it may seem, for Larry has taught us "Any Dream Will Do."
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