![]() Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan, IL Dan Hagen – News Progress – Sullivan, IL O’Reilly whacking heads affectionately and dancing in that eye-catching, eerie, angular way of his, like some unholy cross between Christopher Lloyd and Gene Kelly.” 2006 DO PATENT LEATHER SHOES REALLY REFLECT UP? “Patrick McCarthy nails Fr. THE BOYFRIEND “ Patrick McCarthy, almost walking off with the show, as the leering, lecherous, liquor-loving lord.” (Brockhurst) 2004 Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan,IL Dan Hagan – The ADVANCE Spettigue’ … knows how to please a crowd” 2004 WHERE’s CHARLEY? “McCarthy as the twitchy, greedy ‘Mr. Their timing is impeccable, they work hard, (and show it) and have a ball (and show it) And they stop the show” 2004 Spettigue) as the fortune hunting suitor. WHERE’s CHARLEY? Barry Anderson as Charley “teams up beautifully in a delicious cat & mouse game with Patrick McCarthy (Mr. Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan,IL David Golden – The Herald & Review, Decatur GRAND HOTEL “Colonel Otternschlag, played admirably by Patrick McCarthy … the character McCarthy creates is always interesting with substantial nuance” 2003 Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan,IL Carl Lebovitz – JOURNAL GAZETTE ![]() MEET ME IN ST LOUIS “As Grandpa, showing a gift for playing kindly, mischievous old men without overdoing it.” 1993 Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan, IL Theresa Churchill – DECATUR HERALD ![]() NOISES OFF “Patrick McCarthy, a favorite at the Little Theatre in recent years, finally gets to do what he does best … He’s hilarious as a staggering drunkard portraying a two-bit burglar … With a fluid face like his, a straight man he’s not.” 1993 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. 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 & the CHOCOLATE FACTORY for the TYA series. Over the years, from 1988 to 2007, I would appear on stage countless times, appear twice as Scrooge in 19, direct mainstage, TYA, dinner theatre, and off season, and develop scripts for the TYA series. I also wrote the 3 TYA scripts for that Season’s TYA Series, musical versions of GOLDILOCKS & the THREE BEARS, The EMPEROR’s NEW CLOTHES, and a DROOD inspired murder mystery for children, WHO PUSHED HUMPTY DUMPTY? My first appearance on stage as an Equity actor was in drag as Mrs. 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. I was offered my AEA card by Artistic Director M. Founded by Guy Little Jr., it was the only AEA theatre between Chicago & St Louis and current Broadway stars Sierra Boggess and Josh Rhodes worked there in recent years while still students at Millikin University in nearby Decatur,IL. and has continued producing continually since then on an AEA SPT contract. In 1987 it became a not for profit entity. Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan, IL “Broadway in the Cornfields” 1957 – 2018+ was a star vehicle summer stock theater from 57′ to 86′. ME & MY GIRL at LTOTS 1991 With me as Sir Jasper, with Whit Reichert, Phil Johnson and Anne Kanengeiser.
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