Clent Bowers

(September 17 to October 25, 1997) He played Zeke and the Cowardly Lion in the musical, "The Wizard of Oz," at the Actors Theatre of Louisville (Mainstage) in Louisville, Kentucky with Danielle Ferland (Dorothy Gale); Stevie (Toto); Adale O'Brien (Auntie Em, Glinda the Good Witch of the North); Stephen Mo Hanan (Miss Almira Gultch, The Wicked Witch of the West); Robert Levine (Uncle Henry, Emerald City Guard); Don Goodspeed (Hunk, The Scarecrow); Dan Sharkey (Hickory, The Tin Man); Derrick McGinty (Munchkin Mayor, Nikko, Ensemble); Vic DiMonda (Munchkin Coroner, Ensemble); John Leffert (Munchkin Barrister, Ensemble); Tim Santos (Head Jitterbug, Ensemble) and Cesar Samayoa (Head Winkie) in the cast. Michelle Aravena, Randy Bobish, Kimberly Breault, Lynne Chenault, Debra Crawley, Hannah Meadows, Annette Hill-McCulloch, Kelly Pike, Tony Romero and Darryl Turpin played in the Ensemble. Aaron Harris, Amber Le Terese Hurst, Sara Elizabeth King, Claire Anne Longest, Corey Thomas Logsdon and Chelsea Jo Pattison played in the children's ensemble. L. Frank Baum wrote the novel. Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg were composers and lyricists. Herbert Stothart was background music composer. Peter Howard was dance and vocal arranger. Larry Wilcox was orchestra arranger. John Kane was adapter. Jon Jory was director. Pamela Sousa was choreographer. Robert Webb was music director, conductor and keyboardist. Hunt Butler played Woodwinds. Dick Martin and Gary Hicks played the trumpet and Flugelhorn. Lorna Larson was violinist. Rozanna Thompson was harpist. Sam Harris was drummer and percussionist. Tyrone Wheeler played Double Bass, Arco & Pizz.