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JULY 8 - JULY 25 We are celebrating our 60th Anniversary this season. Gateway Playhouse Bellport, brings you the show you are about to see, which is the third in our six show Broadway Series. Inside you will find an article depicting the third decade in our long history of bringing professional theater to Long Island. Gateway Playhouse 1 WmJONeill FP 08 5/14/08 1:14 PM Page 1 Established In 1910. Famous for almost 100 Years. Visit the Pine Grove Inn and Experience its Old World Charm Sales Exchange Co., Inc. 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Moving into our third decade, in the Robin Allan in the dressing rooms late 1960’s the Pomeran siblings whittle down to one, Ruth Pomeran Allan stays in the area, helping her father Harry run the expanding family business. After producing new plays, and leading the theater in many successful ventures, David S. Pomeran moves to Los Angeles for a film production career. Gateway is called “The Paperback of Broadway.” Producing newly released musicals, Pomeran forms the Suffolk County Performing Arts Ctr. Apprentice company rehearses VIET ROCK There are upwards of 150 people living on the premises from teenage campers who perform in their own showcases, to apprentices who interview the apprentices, cast the actors, enroll the kids, make up the choruses of the professional productions, sell playbill advertising, tally the box office receipts…. while performing avant-garde pieces in the Barn. There summer, what summer? Basically no one even sees are technicians, creative staff, and hired principal actors the beach. In 1974, Ruth and her husband Stan take from Manhattan living on the premises as well, and a the reins as Producers. The emphasis on longer runs, kitchen staff, who has to feed the massive sized crowd productions such as Hair, George M!, No No Nanette are three meals a day. Mr. Pomeran, his wife Libby, and presented. Stan’s business sense is key in a tough eco- daughter purchase the food, hire the teachers, directors nomic time for the theater; his voice heard announcing and designers, order the muslin, each performance, continuing up to his passing in 2005. Ruth’s creative energy is behind the artistry of each production. Gateway audiences continue to grow and include subscribers from both counties on Long Island. The training continues. The Allans, along with their children Robin Joy and Paul begin to work as a family, Paul gravitates towards the technical end of the theater, carpentry, electrical and sound engineering; an integral part of the crew while still in middle school. Robin goes from “camper” to performing young roles on the Main Stage, while playing piano for rehearsals, student teaching dance and acting in the camp program. New producers, the Allans, 1974 Gypsy, Sound of Music casts, 1969 Gateway ensemble: The sign as it appeared in 1965 6 Summer 2009 Gateway Playhouse 7 ApplauseMameAnythingGoesNoNoNanette BOB DURKIN GeorgeM!Ironically, HairMiss SaigonSugar mayIrene just beJCSuperstar Bob Durkin’s 60thShowboat show at Presents Gateway. Between the 50 shows printed here, to revivals of these WestSideStoryAnnieGetYourGunCandideTheRitz RAUL ARANAS ALEX LEE TANO shows to Children’s Theater… We think we have hit 60 shows. in SeeSawTheMusicManThanks Bob,TheRobberBrideGroom from all of us. MISS SAIGON Dear Bob. A MUSICAL BY ALAIN BOUBLIL AND CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG ShenandoahPippin OklahomaTheRockyHorrorShow You are and were an answer to a prayer. Book by MackandMabel Ain’tMisbehavin’Carousel ALAIN BOUBLIL CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG Remember back in the early 70’s when the Gateway needed Lyrics by RICHARD MALTBY JR. ALAIN BOUBLIL an immediate replacement for a director position? You were They’rePlayingOurSongBarnumAnnieTheBest Music by our dance teacher at the Gateway Workshop then. I said to CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG my dad, “what about Bob Durkin?” I remember him saying, Adapted from the original French lyrics by ALAIN BOUBLIL LittleWhorehouseinTexasJosephandtheAmazing Additional Material by RICHARD MALTBY Jr. “he’s our dance teacher!” I quickly answered, “Let’s give him a Originally Produced on the stage by CAMERON MACKINTOSH TechnicolorDreamcoatshot at it.” We did andSevenBridesForSeven needless to say, some 30 years later you Orchestrations by WILLIAM D. BROHN have become one of our finest directors and friends. Our 60th with BrothersWomanOfTheYearAnniversary gives us aEvita wonderfulNine opportunitySophisticated to recognize ALLEN D. HONG COLLIN LYLE HOWARD MARY MOSSBERG your talents and friendship which has helped us grow into the and SCOTT LASKA LadiesSingin’intheRainsuccess we haveDreamgirls attained. NunsenseFiddler Producer You are an important part of our family. PAUL ALLAN Associate Producer General Manager ontheRoofNunsenseIIFor your talents, SugarBabiesfriendship, and love, I amForeverPlaid grateful. JEFF BELLAN TE Artistic Director GALE EDWARDS ROBIN JOY ALLAN TommyGrease1776SouthPacificFunnyGirl Production Manager Company Manager My love always, BRIAN LOESCH MICHAEL BAKER Wardrobe Supervisor Ruth MARIANNE DOMINY TheKingandIAChristmasCarol(Allan, Exec.UrbanCowboy Producer) Lighting Design Scenery Design DOUG HARRY MICHAEL ANANIA Costume Design ALLEN WILSON Production Stage Manager DOM RUGGIERO Musical Direction by Avino’s ANDREW GRAHAM Directed and Choreographed by italian table BOB DURKIN Bellport’s New Eating Experience! Scenery originally designed and built for Pittsburgh CLO, American Musical Theatre of San Jose, and Paper Mill Playhouse. Miss Saigon is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 108 South Country Road, Bellport Village • Phone: 631-803-6416 Fax: 631-803-6418 All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 W 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com CAST OF CHARACTERS Engineer ..............................................................................................................................................