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ITM_017_playbill program.qxp_ITM_017_playbill program 23/12/2015 3:28 pm Page 2 ITM_017_playbill program.qxp_ITM_017_playbill program 23/12/2015 3:28 pm Page 3 ACT I The 1940s, a time when all America was listening and dancing to the same kind of music! St. Louis Blues March (Handy, arr. Gray) Yes, Indeed (Oliver) Well All Right (Faye, Kapp, Raye) In the Mood (Garland) Big Band Medley Swinging On A Star (Van Heusen, Burke) Jeepers Creepers (Warren, Mercer) That Old Feeling (Fain, Brown) Taking a Chance On Love (Duke, Latouche, Fetter) Ain’t We Got Fun (Egan, Kahn, Whiting) Elmer’s Tune (Albrecht, Gallop, Jurgens) Chattanooga Choo Choo (Warren, Gordon) Well, Git It! (Oliver) I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (Bassman) Moonlight Serenade (Miller, Parish) Dream (Mercer) I Can’t Get Started (Duke, I. Gershwin) Begin the Beguine (Porter) Serenade In Blue (Warren, Gordon) Hey! Ba Ba Re Bop (Hamner, Hampton) Skylark/Mood Indigo (Carmichael, Mercer) (Bigard, Mills, Ellington) Say That We’re Sweethearts Again (Brent) Tuxedo Junction (Dash, Feyne, Hawkins, Johnson) ACT II This was the time when music moved the nation’s spirit! It Don’t Mean A Thing (Ellington, Mills) The Sisters and Brothers Medley Over There (Cohan) La Vie En Rose (Piaf, Guigliemi, Eng. Lyrics David) The Last Time I Saw Paris (Kern, Hammerstein II) All the Things You Are (Kern, Hammerstein II) What Do You Do In the Infantry? (Loesser) Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (Prince, Raye) He’s 1A In The Army, A1 In My Heart (Evans) This Is Worth Fighting For (DeLange, Stepf) Bugle Call Rag (Meyers, Pettis) I’ll Be Seeing You (Fain, Kahal) We’ll Meet Again (Charles, Ross) When the Lights Go On Again (Benjamin, Marcus, Seiler) The White Cliffs of Dover (Burton, Kent) It’s Been A Long, Long Time (Styne, Cahn) A Military Salute In the Mood Reprise (Garland) On the Sunny Side of the Street (McHugh, Fields) Program Subject to Change ITM_017_playbill program.qxp_ITM_017_playbill program 23/12/2015 3:28 pm Page 4 IN THE MOOD SINGERS & DANCERS Amanda Higgins (Vocalist) is thrilled to join the cast of IN THE MOOD for the first time! Originally from Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, Amanda received her BFA in Theater Arts from East Carolina University. Her recent theater credits include Kiss Me, Kate (Lilli/Kate), The Great God Brown (Cybel), and Return to the Forbidden Planet (Gloria). She has spent seasons performing in The Lost Colony and Cedar Point's Luminosity and recently starred in the feature film Through a Class Darkly to be released this year. Brittney Leigh Morton (Vocalist) is excited to return for a 2nd season with IN THE MOOD! She is originally from Salamanca, NY, and is now a New York City based singer/actress/dancer/songwriter. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre from Baldwin-Wallace University’s Conservatory of Music. Past regional credits include: Little Women (Jo), White Christmas (Judy), and Shrek (Fiona) at the Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre, Wichita, KS, Grease (Sandy) at the Tibbits Opera House, Coldwater, MI, Grease (Cha-Cha), The Sound of Music (Sister Margaretta), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Jacob's Wife) at the Bucks County and Pocono Playhouses, Godspell (Joanne), Crazy For You (Tess), and The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy) at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, Arundel ME. In 1999, she sang the National Anthem for the Buffalo Bills. Her website, Brittney Leigh Morton includes her full resume and her professional covers of Lean On Me, At Last, and I Will Always Love You. She would like to dedicate this tour to her late sister, Andrea for always having a song in her heart, and a passion for the stage. Paige Sabo (Swing Dancer/Vocalist/Dance Captain) is originally from Seattle and is now a New York City based dancer/singer/actor. She received her BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona where she also discovered her love for vocal jazz and swing dancing! She is excited to be returning to IN THE MOOD for the second year, after swinging across the country in the 2015 National tour. Other credits include song and dance revues throughout the United States and Canada, including the Abba tribute Dancing Queen. Paige is a proud core company member of Alma NYC in New York City where she has been seen in the immersive dance experience Whet and in performances at New York Fashion week. All my love and thanks to Max, and my family back home. Alexander Markowitz (Vocalist, Narrator) Alex Markowitz is beyond ecstatic and grateful to be making his National Tour debut with the sensational cast and crew of IN THE MOOD. He has always had a deep love and appreciation for the big band music of the 1930s and 40s era. The opportunity to (re)share these magical tunes with the country is simply a dream come true. Regional credits include: Danny in Grease, Lt. Joe Cable in South Pacific, Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps, and Curly in Oklahoma! Also, Alex recently starred as the Prince (at the Off-Broadway Players Theatre) in Literally Alive's production of Cinderella. He would like to give some enormous credit to his wonderfully supportive parents who were there from the time when it was painful to listen to his community theater solos. "See mom and dad, you finally got your own sentence!" Lastly, he would like to thank the rest of his friends and family for their undying love and support. Let's get In The Mood! Christian Lane Green (Vocalist) Christian Lane Green is so thrilled to be a part of the IN THE MOOD 2016 company! Credits include Billy in Anything Goes, Aaron in First Date (Highland’s Playhouse), Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sir Galahad in Spamalot, Linus in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Bigfork Summer Playhouse), Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q (Ghostlight Rep), Ernst in Spring Awakening (Playhouse on the Square), Mowgli in The Jungle Book (Edinburg Fringe Festival, Scotland). New York credits include productions of Wendy’s Shadow and Ghostlight. Christian is a Hattiesburg, MS, native and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Ole Miss. For more information please visit my website: www.christianlanegreen.com Jordan Ellis (Swing Dancer, Vocalist) is originally from Wisconsin, he now resides in New York City. Jordan caught the performing bug early on when he joined a local song and dance troupe based out of the greater Milwaukee area. He went on to pursue a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, graduating with Honors. Jordan comes to you fresh off the national tour of Cirque Dreams Holidaze as the featured male vocalist. Other credits include CHICAGO: the Musical (Ensemble/u.s. Mary Sunshine) at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Jeb) at Arizona Broadway Theatre, as well as numerous contracts as a Featured Singer with Royal Caribbean International. A big thank you to Dave Secor at Daniel Hoff Agency in NYC, as well as my family and friends for their continued support while I pursue this crazy dream! Jordan is excited to be joining the company of IN THE MOOD! ITM_017_playbill program.qxp_ITM_017_playbill program 23/12/2015 3:28 pm Page 5 STRING OF PEARLS ORCHESTRA Thomas Martin Conroy (Music Director and Pianist) hails from Youngstown, Ohio. He has lived and worked all around the country. Recent shows include: Company at Clark University in Worcester, MA; Evita and Little Shop of Horrors at Music Theatre of Connecticut; Xanadu on Hilton Head Island, SC; and The Last Five Years at Shadowlands Theatre in the Catskills. Tom toured (as an actor/singer/dancer) nationally with Grease, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Crazy For You and Cabaret. He sang back-up for Bernadette Peters at the Orpheum in San Francisco and toured with the Paris Lido in a specialty act. Tom earned his doctorate in composition at Rice University and a Masters in composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He taught harmony, musicianship, and counterpoint at Texas A & M University, the University of Houston, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Tom is a graduate of St. John's College Great Books Masters program and taught introduction to philosophy, philosophy of religion, and introduction to ethics at Ivy Tech Community College. He is a continuing avid student of Homeric and ancient Greek. Recent composition performances include: his homage to choral music teachers and conductors, This is Why I Sing, which was premiered by the Houston Chamber Choir and has been featured on NPR; and his string quartet, Vespers at Sacré-Couer. The newest works in his catalog include The Brodie Set, a song cycle based on Muriel Spark’s novella, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and a new musical, Bodice. Tom Dupin (Drums) entered the U.S. Army after college and served 25 years as the drummer for the Jazz Ambassadors of the U.S. Army Field Band, Washington, D.C. touring in the U.S. and internationally including main stage performances at jazz festivals in Montreux, Nice, Brussels, Toronto as well as Newport and New Orleans in the U.S. Over the course of his career Tom has performed with vocalists Cab Calloway, Dianne Reeves, Freddy Cole, harmonica players Larry Adler and Toots Thielemans, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, pianist Carmen Cavallaro. In addition, Tom has toured with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. This is his 13th season as drummer for IN THE MOOD. Stephen Schultz (Bass) Is a versatile bassist and guitarist, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stephen studied music performance at Northeastern State University, and Transferred to the University of Central Oklahoma where he became involved with the jazz program and local music scene.