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Volume 5 Number 11 April 10, 2009 Ruthless, The Musicalat Talent Anne Frank at Syracuse Stage The story is simplicity itself. A young girl, alive to Company everything around her and awakening within her, with hopes Fasten your seatbelts, it’s gonna be a laughed-so-hard-I-al- and dreams of the life she may one day lead with friends and most-fell-outta-my-seat night! What happens when you take family, confides to her diary the secrets of her heart. That the classic moviesThe Bad Seed,All About Eve,Gypsy, Auntie diary, as we all know, becomes one of the lasting documents Mameand roll them all together? You getRuthless! The Mu- of the 20th century, a testament to the indomitability of the sicalthe story of eight-year old Tina Denmark, who would kill human spirit in the face of the horrors we know so well. for the lead in her school play! Add her split-personality Running March 31 to May 3, The Diary of Anne Frank will mother and a few other bizarre characters, and you have a hys- be directed by Stage’ s Producing Artistic Director Timothy terical spoof filled with infamous deeds, mysterious pasts, hid- Bond. Cast members include professional actors from New den identities, outrageous plot twists and loads of laughter. York , professional actors from Syracuse , and students from One of the funniest musicals of all times, the the Department of Drama in Syracuse University ’s College New York Times called this show“malicious, delicious and of Visual and Performing Arts. Tickets are available at the outrageously funny.” Syracuse Stage Box Office at 820 East Genesee Street , by Based on the 1956 Academy Award-nominated filmThe telephone at 315-443-3275 or www.SyracuseStage.org. Bad Seed,Ruthless! The MusicalOff-Broadway in 1992 to An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people critical success and became an instant hit. With book and lyrics hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage annex, The by Joel Paley and music by Marvin Laird, it was nominated for Diary of Anne Frank captures the claustrophobic realities of five Drama Desk Awards. Its wins included the Drama Desk their daily existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, Award for Best Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Best Lyri- their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne's voice cist and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway shines through: "When I write I shake off all my cares. But I Musical. It launched the careers of Laura Bell Bundy, actress want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring Natalie Portman, and pop diva Brittney Spears who all played enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to the role of Tina Denmark in the original Off-Broadway pro- go on living even after my death." duction.SeeTalentpage 12 Anne’s Diary, first published in 1947,SeeBondpage 9 Regional Theatre Groups Don’t Feed the Actors in Owsego Announce Joint Venture How do you become a contestant on the "Dating Game"? The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse and the Musical How do you play a "Super Hero" without being the subject Theatre Festival, Inc., sign an agreement to join forces in of every joke at the office? How do you see "Whose Line Is creating a summer long Festival in Auburn, NY that has the It Anyway" now that it's off the air? Where can you get two potential to create more than 400 jobs and have an economic hours of hilarity and celebrate completing your taxes? impact of nearly $30 Million annually. You probably already know that these are challenging Mary Tucker, President of the Merry-Go-Round times. Just turn on the TV, listen to 3 minutes of any news Playhouse and William Dorr, President of the Musical program, and you'll hear enough doom and gloom to last a Theatre Festival signed a cooperative agreement that calls for life-time. Just imagine how it will feel when you turn off the the organizations to join together to create a summer long 'boob-tube', get out of the house, and spend the night Musical Theatre Festival. The aim of the undertaking is to laughing with ten of your closest friends, family, and co- establish a major destination festival that celebrates the workers. diversity of the Musical Theatre art form and will attract an What can you do to celebrate finishing your taxes? Be the audience large enough to have a transformative impact on first to buy your tickets toDon't Feed The Actors! An the economy of the Finger Lakes region in Central New Interactive Comedy Improv that will have you laughing so York. As a part of this effort it was announced that Michael hard you will be hungry for more! Wednesday, April 15th at Chamberlain has been appointed Managing Director for the Bridie Manor, 1830 Bridie Square, Oswego at 7pm! Festival and that Ed Sayles will serve as Producing Artistic With your illustrious host forSeeImprovpage 8 Director. Mr. Sayles will continue as the Producing Director at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. Kitchen opens world premier Located at the eastern gateway to the Finger Lakes, What do you get when you combine time travel, Möbius Cayuga County's Emerson Park has long been the home of strips, a suspicious earthquake, and four quirky and the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse - one of the most successful charming twenty-somethings? It couldn’t be anything but musical theatres in the country and one of upstate New Archaeology, a brand new play by The Daily Show with York's largest professionalSeeMGRPage 6 Jon Stewart writer Rachel Axler receiving its world premiere INSIDE on the Kitchen Theatre Company Main Stage, April 8 to May 10. Auburn Public Theater Page 4 Rachel Axler was until recently the only woman writer on Auditions/Scripts wanted Page 5 The Daily Show. Now she has left that show to write for APT Children’s program Page 6 Parksand Recreation, the upcoming NBC mockumentary Hangar Wedge plays Page 7 starring Amy Poehler (SNL). And her writing for theater Hangar’sDirty Blonde Page 7 continueshere at the Kitchen with her new play Armory Square reading Page 7 Archaeology. It tells the story of roommates Claire and Running to Places Page 8 Astin who awake oneday to discover that their house is the Adams Foundation Piano series Page 8 only casualty of a strangely strategic earthquake. The arrival Black Sheep Theater Coalition Page 9 SeeKTCpage 10 1 Winter Schedule Death Warmed Over,, Through April 30,Acme Mystery for the Cortland Repertory Theatre Guild,Spaghetti Warehouse, 689 S. Clinton St., Syracuse, 475-1807 Ruthless!The Musical, Through April 25,The Talent Company, NewTimes Theatre, NYS Fairgrounds, 479-SHOW. Much Ado About Nothing,April 24 through May 3,Auburn Players Community Theatre, Irene Bisgrove Theatre at Cayuga Community College, Franklin St., Auburn, 406-7435 The Talent Company presentsRuthless! The Musical From page 1 Ten-year old Julia Goodwin starsas Tina Denmark, the aspiring child actress in Talent Company’s production ofRuth- less! A student at Reynolds Elementary School in Baldwinsville, Julia has appeared in seven musicals, including the title role inAnnie and as Mary Lennox inThe Secret Garden. In February she appeared as Chip for Baker High School’s pro- duction ofBeauty & The Beast.She has sung the National Anthem for the Syracuse Crunch Hockey Team and the Syra- cuse University Women’s Basketball Team. Recently called back after her first NYC audition, Julia was one of the finalists for Broadway’sMary Poppins. Ruthless!also stars Julia Berger as Judy Denmark and Jimmy Curtin as Sylvia St. Croix , with Adrienne Foster as Eve , Christine Lightcap as Lita Encore, and Suzanne Tiffault as Miss Thorn.It is produced by Christine Lightcap and directed by Dan Tursi with music direction by Josh Smith. Costumes are by Jeanette Reyner, wigs by Karen Procopio, lighting de- sign by Cindy Shippers, sound design by Matt Spagnola, set design by Navroz Dabu, and set construction by Stephen Beebe. Brenda Neuss is associate producer. Ruthless! will play April 3 to April 25, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2pm, at the NewTimes The- atre, NYS Fairgrounds. 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