When Brian J. Marcum wanted to stage one of his favorite musicals, “Crazy for You,” the Music Theatre Wichita artistic director found someone who had years of experience with the title.
Angelique Ilo spent four years in the ensemble of the 1992 Tony Award-winning best musical, which also nabbed a trophy for its director, Susan Stroman. Since then, she’s been involved in at least a half-dozen productions of the musical, including as associate director/choreographer for a Stroman-directed/choreographed revival on London’s West End in 2023-2024.
“I think there are only a certain handful of people who know the material as well as Angelique does,” said Marcum, whose first Broadway show he attended was “Crazy” after moving to New York. “She has such a great history, and part of our mission is to educate these young ensemble people and get them to know people when they move to New York. I thought, what better way than just to go as close to the horse’s mouth, Susan Stroman, as possible and get her associate.”…