In the fall of 2005, Geno completed his second production of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at the Merry Go Round Playhouse
(pictured above are Geno Carr, Denise Summerford, Lindsey Alley and Alan Souza) Photos by Glen Gaston Photography
"The two-hour-plus endeavor flew, buoyed by a skilled cast effectively playing DiPietro's sharp comic observations concerning the American way of dating and mating.
"You will laugh and often. This is due to a gifted cast who, aided by the swift-paced and nuanced direction of Marie Kemp, knows how to play the comic elements just right. Lindsey Alley and Denise Summerford are the women in all of the sketches, and Geno Carr and Alan Souza are the men.
"Standout moments include Souza's and Summerford's impersonations of dating nerds, Carr's macho man on a trip to a tear-jerker movie and a confrontation of traditional parents (Alley and Carr) with non-marrying Summerford and Souza.
"A sketch concerning a singles visit to jail not only had the audience in stitches but even the actresses struggling to hold back their laughter as well, prompted by some wonderfully over-the-top work by Carr as an ever-so-slightly berserk prisoner."
Syracuse Post-Standard
"The cast is made up four chameleon performers in a dizzying array of roles. Geno Carr (Forever Plaid, Ragtime, Jekyll and Hyde) is a marvel as a disappointed father, a seriously deranged convict (who morphs into a hippie minister) and a macho man caught crying at a chick-flick.
"His work as a septuagenarian trying to pick up a woman at a funeral is priceless."
"Geno Carr may be the strongest in solo numbers, but Perry Medlin, Nancy Snow and Ashley Hunter all have something going for them, and when all four sing, it's a treat for the ears."
Daily Progress
Geno with Rob Marnell and Heather Mayes
Damn Yankees has come and gone, but was definitely a "hit!!!"
"Geno Carr takes on the role of Mr. Applegate - the devil - with demonic glee, playing it appropriately over the top. His 'Those Were the Good Old Days' number in the second act is a showstopper, and he and Heather Mayes as the sizzling Lola play off of each other nicely."
The Charlottesville Daily Progress
"Carr's vibrancy and polished timing...compensate for how the devil struck me as nothing more than a wily salesman."
c-ville
Mr. Carr's characterization is a blend of humor that is close enough to human to be funny, and bad boy that is far enough from evil to be unthreatening. It's a fine line, and he walks it like a Wallenda. He has one of the cleverest songs of the show, 'Those Were The Good Old Days,' a vaudevillesque inventory of history's most horrendous events."
Culpeper Star-Exponent
Geno with Laura Matson as Shelley
BAT BOY!!!
Geno joined the national tour of Grease in August of 2004 to play Rydell High's favorite DJ, Vince Fontaine!
Geno starred as Spider, and understudied the title roles, in Jekyll & Hyde during the summer of 2004 at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse.
Geno performed in Forever Plaid a second time at the Merry Go Round Playhouse in June of 2004, this time to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated theatre. Pictured to the right are Geno as Sparky, Doug Marcks as Frankie, Brian Golub as Jinx and Tim Dietrichs as Smudge.
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QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY!!!
Geno participated in an abridged reading of a new musical entitled UP IN THE AIR, by Warren Loy and Chris Todd. The one time performance was on Friday, Decemeber, 5th at 5:30pm at the Arclight Theatre in NYC. In addition, the show was taped by the hit TV show, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, because Warren had been chosen for a Fab Five makeover. The cast included Hunter Foster (The Producers, Little Shop of Horrors and Urinetown), John Tartaglia (Avenue Q), Michael Rupert (Ragtime, Falsettos, City of Angels), and Kelli O'Hara (Light in the Piazza, Dracula, Sweet Smell of Success, Follies, Jekyll and Hyde) to name a few. Michael Scheman directed with musical direction by Eugene Gwozdz. The Queer Eye episode premiered Tuesday, March 3, 2004. Check your local listing to see a snippet of Geno's performance.
In the fall of 2003, Geno portrayed 3 different characters in the comedy, The Book of Liz, by Amy and David Sedaris. No, they're not Amish...they're Squeamish. And they like to make Cheese Balls.
Geno was Younger Brother from June 18-July 5, 2003 at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
Geno was Younger Brother from June 18-July 5, 2003 at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
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Geno starred as Luthur Billis in South Pacific at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. His lovely co-star, pictured here, was Cristin Boyle.
Click to see the cast with Maria Elena
From the late summer of 2001 until late February of 2002, Geno starred as the Clearlake MC in Phoenix Production's national tour of "Buddy, the Buddy Holly Story." Above is a picture of the cast with the real Maria Elena (Buddy's wife) taken in Fort Worth, Texas, and to the right is Geno in his fabulous jacket as the Clearlake MC.
Geno starred in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at the Heritage Repertory Theatre during the summer of 2002. Joining him onstage were Nathan Moore, Kiira Schmidt and Geno's wife, Nancy Snow.
Geno and Nancy Snow on the 2003 HRT Season Brochure
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During the summer of 1997, Geno performed at the College Light Opera Company in Falmouth, Massachusettes. He took on roles in Pirates of Penzance (Pirate/Sergeant of Police), On the Twentieth Century (Oscar Jaffee), Annie Get Your Gun (Frank Butler), Of Thee I Sing! (V.P. Throttlebottom), Me and My Girl (Bill Snibson), Yeoman of the Guard (Jack Point), Countess Maritza (Prince Popolescu), Call Me Madam and A Little Night Music (Frederik Egerman). It was a long summer!
