{"id":297,"date":"2018-04-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/mccarthy\/?p=297"},"modified":"2024-06-17T17:17:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T21:17:05","slug":"little-theatre-on-the-square20-years-at-ltots-1988-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/mccarthy\/little-theatre-on-the-square20-years-at-ltots-1988-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Theatre On The Square: 20 Years at LTOTS 1988-2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t        [aesop_image force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;left&#8221; captionsrc=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; imgwidth=&#8221;800px&#8221; img=&#8221;https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/mccarthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/04\/palp-ptmc-ltos-megirl_0001.jpg&#8221; panorama=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<p>        [aesop_content disable_bgshading=&#8221;off&#8221; background=&#8221;#222222&#8243; color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; floaterposition=&#8221;left&#8221; floaterdirection=&#8221;down&#8221; imgsize=&#8221;cover&#8221; imgposition=&#8221;center center&#8221; imgrepeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; component_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;]\n<p>ME &amp; MY GIRL at&nbsp; <span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 20.4px\" id=\"scvjx\">LTOTS<\/span>&nbsp; 1991 With me as Sir Jasper, with Whit Reichert, Phil Johnson and Anne Kanengeiser.&nbsp; Directed by M. Seth Reines<\/p>\n<\/p>\n[\/aesop_content]\n<p><strong><em>Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan, IL \u201cBroadway in the Cornfields\u201d 1957 \u2013 2024+ was a star vehicle summer stock theater from 57\u2032 to 86\u2032. In 1987 it became a not for profit entity. and has continued producing continually since then on an AEA SPT contract. Founded by Guy Little Jr., it was the only AEA theatre between Chicago &amp; <span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 17px\" id=\"fKvcM\">St Louis<\/span> and current Broadway stars Sierra Boggess and Josh Rhodes worked there in recent years while still students at Millikin University in nearby Decatur,IL. I was offered my AEA card by Artistic Director M. Seth Reines (who I had worked for at Wilson St East Dinner Playhouse in Madison, WIS) to play onstage in Little Me and Mystery of Edwin DROOD. My first appearance on stage as an Equity actor was in drag as Mrs. Eggleston. I also wrote the 3 TYA scripts for that Season\u2019s TYA Series, musical versions of GOLDILOCKS &amp; the THREE BEARS, The EMPEROR\u2019s NEW CLOTHES, and a DROOD inspired murder mystery for children, WHO PUSHED HUMPTY DUMPTY?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Over the years, from 1988 to 2007, I would appear on stage countless times, appear twice as Scrooge in 1996 and 2007, direct mainstage, TYA, <span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 17px\" id=\"qAIbO\">dinner<\/span> theatre, and off season, and develop scripts for the TYA series.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The 2007 season when Artistic Director Seth Reines retired from LTOTS, was my last appearing in HAIRSPRAY, MY FAIR LADY, CRAZY for YOU, SOUND of MUSIC and LA CAGE au FOLLES, and directing my own versions of both WIZARD of OZ and CHARLIE &amp; the CHOCOLATE FACTORY for the TYA series. Returning for CHRISTMAS CAROL in Nov 2007 to play Scrooge once again in the Sheldon Harnick \/ Michelle LeGrand version was my last visit to Sullivan and LTOTS.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>        [aesop_content disable_bgshading=&#8221;off&#8221; background=&#8221;#222222&#8243; color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; floaterposition=&#8221;left&#8221; floaterdirection=&#8221;down&#8221; imgsize=&#8221;cover&#8221; imgposition=&#8221;center center&#8221; imgrepeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; component_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;]\n<p>Some Review Clips Over 20 Years\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>NOISES OFF&nbsp;\u201cPatrick McCarthy, a favorite at the Little Theatre in recent years, finally gets to do what he does best \u2026 He\u2019s hilarious as a staggering drunkard portraying a two-bit burglar \u2026 With a fluid face like his, a straight man he\u2019s not.\u201d 1993<br \/>\u200bLittle Theatre on the Square,&nbsp;Sullivan, IL &nbsp;&nbsp;Theresa Churchill \u2013 DECATUR HERALD&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MEET ME IN <span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 20.4px\" id=\"PrkFR\">ST LOUIS<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cAs Grandpa, showing a gift for playing kindly, mischievous old men without overdoing it.\u201d&nbsp; 1993<br \/>Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan,IL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carl Lebovitz \u2013 JOURNAL GAZETTE<\/p>\n<p>GRAND HOTEL&nbsp;\u201cColonel Otternschlag, played admirably by Patrick McCarthy \u2026 the character McCarthy creates is always interesting with substantial nuance\u201d&nbsp; 2003<br \/>Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan,IL &nbsp;David Golden \u2013 The Herald &amp; Review, Decatur<\/p>\n<p>WHERE\u2019s CHARLEY?&nbsp;&nbsp;Barry Anderson as Charley \u201cteams up beautifully in a delicious cat &amp; mouse game with Patrick McCarthy (Mr. Spettigue) as the fortune hunting suitor. Their timing is impeccable, they work hard, (and show it) and have a ball (and show it) And they stop the show\u201d&nbsp; 2004<br \/><span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 20.4px\" id=\"flPNu\">Little<\/span> Theatre on the Square, Sullivan,IL&nbsp; &nbsp;Carl Lebovitz \u2013 JOURNAL GAZETTE&nbsp;<br \/>\u200b<br \/>WHERE\u2019s CHARLEY?&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cMcCarthy as the twitchy, greedy \u2018Mr. Spettigue\u2019 \u2026 knows how to please a crowd\u201d&nbsp; 2004<br \/>Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan,IL&nbsp; &nbsp;Dan Hagan \u2013 The ADVANCE<\/p>\n<p>THE BOYFRIEND&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201c<span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 20.4px\" id=\"bboGD\">Patrick<\/span> McCarthy, almost walking off with the show, as the leering, lecherous, liquor-loving lord.\u201d (Brockhurst) 2004<br \/>Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan,IL&nbsp; Carl Lebovitz \u2013 JOURNAL GAZETTE<\/p>\n<p>\u200bDO PATENT LEATHER SHOES REALLY REFLECT UP?&nbsp; \u201cPatrick McCarthy nails Fr. O\u2019Reilly whacking heads affectionately and dancing in that eye-catching, eerie, angular way of his, like some unholy cross between Christopher Lloyd and Gene Kelly.\u201d&nbsp; 2006<br \/>Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan, IL &nbsp; Dan Hagen \u2013 News Progress \u2013 Sullivan, IL<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>HAIRSPRAY&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cThe two stars of the show, in my opinion, were Glory Kissel and Patrick McCarthy as the Female and Male Authority Figure \u2026 <span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 20.4px\" id=\"HieeX\">Patrick McCarthy<\/span> made the usually small Male Authority Figure role into an extremely fun and memorable character! As Mr. Spritzer, he mumbled to himself and made the character look like someone who had no clue why they were there or what they were doing. His Mr. Pinky and Principal were just as funny; his personality with those characters had the audience laughing hysterically. I can\u2019t say enough about how much I enjoyed his performance!\u201d&nbsp; Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan, IL&nbsp; 2007<\/p>\n<p>\u200bbroadwayworld.com&nbsp;Candleshoe2&nbsp;blog post<\/p>\n<p>CHRISTMAS CAROL&nbsp; Sheldon Harnick\/Michel LeGrand musical version \u201cthis story always stands or falls with its Scrooge, and the <span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 20.4px\" id=\"FZzhC\">Little<\/span> Theatre has selected a man equal to the task \u2013 Patrick McCarthy \u2026 his delicious vicious wit at the beginning, and his wrenching, wounded plea for help for a second chance at the end.&nbsp; McCarthy knows how to make the former just false enough to be fun , and the latter just real enough to tug at your jaded heart.\u201d<br \/>\u200bLittle Theatre&nbsp; on the Square, Sullivan, IL &nbsp; Dan Hagen \u2013 THE ADVANCE \u2013 Sullivan, IL<\/p>\n<\/p>\n[\/aesop_content]\n<p>        [aesop_image force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;left&#8221; captionsrc=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; imgwidth=&#8221;800px&#8221; img=&#8221;https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/mccarthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2019\/03\/ptmc-Max-CABARET-1993-LTOTS.jpg&#8221; panorama=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<p>        [aesop_content disable_bgshading=&#8221;off&#8221; background=&#8221;#222222&#8243; color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; floaterposition=&#8221;left&#8221; floaterdirection=&#8221;down&#8221; imgsize=&#8221;cover&#8221; imgposition=&#8221;center center&#8221; imgrepeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; component_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;]\n<p>Max in CABARET 1993 Summer Season at Little <span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 20.4px\" id=\"wrHVb\">Theatre<\/span> on the Square, Sullivan, IL&nbsp; \u201cBroadway in the cornfields\u201d&nbsp; Directed by M. Seth Reines<\/p>\n<\/p>\n[\/aesop_content]\n<p>        [aesop_image force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;left&#8221; credit=&#8221;PHOTO: Bobbie Best&#8221; captionsrc=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; imgwidth=&#8221;800px&#8221; img=&#8221;https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/mccarthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2018\/04\/palp-ptmc-2018c_0001-2.jpg&#8221; panorama=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<p>        [aesop_content disable_bgshading=&#8221;off&#8221; background=&#8221;#222222&#8243; color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; floaterposition=&#8221;left&#8221; floaterdirection=&#8221;down&#8221; imgsize=&#8221;cover&#8221; imgposition=&#8221;center center&#8221; imgrepeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; component_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;]\n<p>LITTLE&nbsp; ME&nbsp; at <span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 20.4px\" id=\"YFuFm\">LTOTS<\/span> 1989&nbsp; With Jack Milo as my son Junior Egleston.&nbsp; My first appearance on stage as an Equity actor was as Mrs. Eggleston. However,&nbsp; I also played Bernie Bauxbaum, The General and The Preacher in LITTLE ME.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n[\/aesop_content]\n[aesop_gallery transition=&#8221;crossfade&#8221; galleryType=&#8221;grid&#8221; id=&#8221;728&#8243;]                                                        [aesop_content disable_bgshading=&#8221;off&#8221; background=&#8221;#222222&#8243; color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; floaterposition=&#8221;left&#8221; floaterdirection=&#8221;down&#8221; imgsize=&#8221;cover&#8221; imgposition=&#8221;center center&#8221; imgrepeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; component_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;]\n<p>BELOW: As Grandpa in MEET ME In St LOUIS 1993 at LTOTS<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                    [\/aesop_content]\n<p>        [aesop_image force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;left&#8221; captionsrc=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; imgwidth=&#8221;800px&#8221; img=&#8221;https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/mccarthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2019\/04\/ptmc-LTOTS-Meet-Me-in-STLouis.jpg&#8221; panorama=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<p>        [aesop_content disable_bgshading=&#8221;off&#8221; background=&#8221;#222222&#8243; color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; floaterposition=&#8221;left&#8221; floaterdirection=&#8221;down&#8221; imgsize=&#8221;cover&#8221; imgposition=&#8221;center center&#8221; imgrepeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; component_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;]\n<p>BELOW: Christmas Carol 1996 at Little <span class=\"intexthighlight\" style=\"line-height: 20.4px\" id=\"zEPsE\">Theatre<\/span> on the Square as Scrooge, Marie Jagger Taylor as Christmas Past, Johnny Pruitt as Tiny Tim, Thom Cook as Jacob Marley<\/p>\n<\/p>\n[\/aesop_content]\n<p>        [aesop_image force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;left&#8221; caption=&#8221;WHERE&#8217;s CHARLEY? Mr. Spettigue 2003 LTOTS, Sullivan, IL&#8221; captionsrc=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; imgwidth=&#8221;800px&#8221; img=&#8221;https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/mccarthy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2019\/04\/wheres-c-ltots_0001-1-3.jpg&#8221; panorama=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<p>        [aesop_image force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;left&#8221; caption=&#8221;WHERE&#8217;s CHARLEY? 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