Scottish musical Ceilidh (pronounced "KAY-lee") opened its North American debut at Baltimore, Maryland's M&T Bank Exchange at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center September 10, and Playbill has a first look at the new production. Tony winner Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!) is directing and choreographing.
With a book and score by Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie, Ceilidh invites audiences into a whirlwind of lively Scottish dances, where every step tells a tale and honors a tradition passed down through generations of "callers."
The cast for the Baltimore premiere includes Courtney Bassett (Great Comet) as Euna, Paul L. Coffey (Pericles) as Dave/Lord Buchanan, David Corlew (Murder for Two) as ensemble, George Drennan (Border Warfare) as Older Leo, Scott Gilmour as Ramsay, Annie Grace (MacBeth) as Older Euna, Rori Hawthorn (Game of Thrones) as Rowan, Brandon Jackson as ensemble, Emma McGlinchey as Yvonne, Tony nominee Euan Morton (Hamilton) as Leo, Anne L. Nathan (Funny Girl) as Granny/Moira, David Rowen (Swept Away) as Lucas, Parker Bailey Steven as ensemble, Claire-Frances Sullivan (Impossible Green) as ensemble, and Charlie West (The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart) as Fiddles.
Scott Gilmour and company of Ceilidh
Courtney Bassett and Euan Morton in Ceilidh
Euan Morton and Courtney Bassett in Ceilidh
Anne L. Nathan and Euan Morton in Ceilidh
Emma McGlinchey, David Corlew, and company of Ceilidh
Rori Hawthorn and David Corlew in Ceilidh
Scott Gilmour, David Rowen, and company of Ceilidh
Scott Gilmour, George Drennan, and Annie Grace in Ceilidh
Brandon Jackson, Rori Hawthorn, and David Corlew in Ceilidh
Scott Gilmour in Ceilidh
Annie Grace and Jesse Ofgang in Ceilidh
The production also features scenic design by Tony winner Rachel Hauck (Hadestown), costume design by Sarah Laux (The Band’s Visit), lighting design by Tony nominee Isabella Byrd (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, sound design by Danny Erdberg and Ursula Kwong-Brown (Sunday in the Park With George), and music supervision by Kris Kukul (Beetlejuice). Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams, Mindy Rich), Barbara Whitman, and Alan Cumming are producing.
Ceilidh had its first developmental workshop in Glasgow,
Scotland, in August 2024. An original Glasgow cast album is in the works
via Ghostlight Records.
Visit CeilidhMusical.com.
