A Lyric Showmance [171]

4/6/10: Lyric Theatre's La Cage aux Folles opens Thursday at the Flynn Center. Two married members of the cast, Don O'Connell and Serena Magnan O'Connell, are one of Lyric's many showmances.

They met as Mary Magdalene and Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar and were engaged by the time they played Rizzo and Kenickie in Grease. Between the two of them they have performed in 14 Lyric shows.

During the day, he cuts hair and she is a physical therapist but when the curtain rises, they are center stage.