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Ciarán has accepted the lead role of “Mickey McKee” in the World Premiere of HELLO! MY BABY.

Graham — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:28:14 +0000

From Golden Globe and Emmy-Award winning, Tony nominated writer Cheri Steinkellner, award-winning composer Georgia Stitt, and a dream-team of great American songwriters comes Hello! My Baby, a riotous new-fashioned musical comedy that reboots Berlin, Gershwin, Kern and a score of others; smartly weaving their updated hits into a timely romantic farce for all ages. Set one-hundred years ago on the sidewalks of New York, young Mickey McKee, King of the Song-Pluggers, dreams of writing the next Tin Pan Alley million-selling hit song. Only problem is Mickey can’t write a note—until he meets Nelly Gold, a teenaged factory girl with a talent for tunes and moxie to spare. Mickey and Nelly make beautiful music together until she puts on the trousers she once sewed, calls herself Ned, and becomes the new King of the Pluggers, and Mickey’s arch-rival. These mismatched young lovers and their unlikely friends sing, dance, bicker, and coo from Debutante Balls to Delancey Street, confronting class struggles, social reform, gender-swapping, street-thugs, and a whole lot of ukuleles, as they sell the songs we’re all still humming a hundred years later.

The show will be at the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura, with the following dates:

PREVIEWS
March 21 – 23

OPENING NIGHT GALA
Saturday, March 24, 2012
6:15 pm Pre-show Champagne Reception
7:00 Curtain
9:00 Post-show Gala

REGULAR PERFORMANCES
March 25 – April 15

MORE PERFORMANCES
You can also catch H!MB in Santa Barbara!
May 5 – May 6, 2012
Lobero Theatre

Ciarán receives ‘Best Performance by a lead Actor in a Musical’ award.

Graham — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:26:47 +0000

'Best Performance as lead Actor in a Musical' awarded to Ciaran McCarthy by Stage Scene LA

Ciarán is the recipient of a Stage Scene LA award for ‘Best Performance by a lead Actor in a Musical/Larger Theater‘ for his performance in THE WEDDING SINGER.

Ciarán can be seen on Monday, September 19th in Musical Theatre Guild‘s performace of HIGH FIDELITY at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. He will be playing the role of Bruce Springsteen and others.

The Wedding Singer (Reviews)

Graham — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:10:39 +0000

Ciarán McCarthy and Renée Brna in "The Wedding Singer" at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Credit: Alysa Brennan

Ciarán has received rave reviews for his leading role as Robbie Hart in Musical Theatre West’s performance of “The Wedding Singer”.

“The irresistible McCarthy creates a hilarious mix of sad sack and resilient funnyman. He strums a mean guitar and belts out his songs with style, sass, and vocal dexterity” – Les Spindle, Backstage.com

“.. the charming McCarthy and Brna head up a talented cast” – David C. Nichols, LA Times

“As our story’s central romantic hero, the adorkable McCarthy is a riveting lead playing the jilted, lovestruck wedding singer. Better still, not only does he earn the audience’s sympathies, he also handily gains (as my friend who accompanied me can attest to) their lust. Add to that McCarthy’s incredible skills behind the guitar (which he plays live, by the way), and you’ve got a real find.” — Michael L. Quintos, BroadwayWorld.com

Photos available at BroadwayWorld.com

Ciarán accepts role of ‘Robbie Hart’ in The Wedding Singer

Graham — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:28:27 +0000

Ciarán has recently accepted the role of ‘Robbie Hart’ in Musical Theatre West’s production of The Wedding Singer. This production marks the REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL PREMIERE of the musical based on the Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore hit movie. Check out more at www.musical.org and on playbill.com .

Hot, Hip and Hungry

Graham — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:08:14 +0000

Check out Ciaran as he takes viewers to the most unique, trendy restaurants and barrooms across America. Produced by Running 4 Cover.

[Hot, Hip and Hungry - demo video]