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Music and Lyrics by Book by and with JASON BABINSKY MARK BAKER MICHAEL BIREN NAT CHANDLER KURT DOMONEY EMILY SUSANNE FRANKLIN SEMHAR GHEBREMICHAEL MARY GUTZI ADAM HELLER LAURA KELLER KARA KIMMER STEVE KONOPELSKI STEPHANIE LYNN NELSON ABBEY O’BRIEN SAM PINKLETON KRISTA SAAB JOHN SCHERER EMILY THOMPSON RON WISNISKI DAVID WOHL

Scenic Design by Costume Design by Lighting Design by JAMES NOONE MARTHA BROMELMEIER KIRK BOOKMAN Original Costume Design by TONY WALTON

Sound by Hair & Wig Design by JAY HILTON MARK ADAM RAMPMEYER

Orchestrations by Assistant Music Director Associate Choreographer DAN DeLANGE WILLIAM J. THOMAS CAROL SCHUBERG

Production Manager Production Stage Manager Casting by R. GLEN GRUSMARK BRADLEY G. SPACHMAN STUART HOWARD, AMY SCHECTER, & PAUL HARDT, CSA Associate Producer Line Producer BOB ALWINE DONNA LYNN COOPER HILTON

Music Director MICHAEL O’FLAHERTY Directed and Choreographed by TED PAPPAS Produced for Goodspeed Musicals by MICHAEL P. PRICE

First Performance: Sept. 25, 2009

Goodspeed Musicals is dedicated to the heritage of the musical and the development of new works to add to the repertoire. Sponsored by:

GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON 5 Cast of Characters (In order of appearance) Pseudolus ADAM HELLER Proteans JASON BABINSKY, KURT DOMONEY, STEVE KONOPELSKI Hero SAM PINKLETON Philia EMILY THOMPSON Senex DAVID WOHL Domina MARY GUTZI Hysterium JOHN SCHERER Marcus Lycus RON WISNISKI Tintinabula STEPHANIE LYNN NELSON Panacea SEMHAR GHEBREMICHAEL Geminae ABBEY O’BRIEN, KRISTA SAAB Vibrata KARA KIMMER Gymnasia LAURA KELLER Erronius MARK BAKER Miles Gloriosus NAT CHANDLER SWINGS MICHAEL BIREN EMILY SUSANNE FRANKLIN

DANCE CAPTAIN STEPHANIE LYNN NELSON

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER DEREK MICHAEL DiGREGORIO

UNDERSTUDIES Pseudolus RON WISNISKI; Hero, Hysterium MICHAEL BIREN; Philia EMILY SUSANNE FRANKLIN; Senex MARK BAKER; Erronius, Marcus Lycus JASON BABINSKY; Domina STEPHANIE LYNN NELSON; Miles Gloriosus KURT DOMONEY; Gymnasia, Tintinabula, Vibrata, Geminae, Panacea EMILY SUSANNE FRANKLIN

ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard I MICHAEL O’FLAHERTY; Associate Conductor/Keyboard II WILLIAM J. THOMAS; Trumpet MARK SLATER; Trombone SCOTT BEAN; Violin KARIN FARGERBURG; Reeds LIZ BAKER SMITH; Percussion SALVATORE RANNIELLO

ALTERNATES Keyboard II MOLLY STURGES; Trumpet , LARRY GAREAU, KEN ROE; Trombone DAVID KAYSER, TOPHER LOGAN; Violin DIANE ORSON; Reeds MICHAEL SCHUSTER; Percussion STEVE COLLINS, DAVID EDRICKS

Out of respect for our actors and your fellow theatergoers, we ask that you remain seated until the curtain calls are over and the house lights have come up. The use of cameras, cellular phones, or recording devices is not permitted in the theatre. Thank you.

6 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON Musical Numbers 200 B.C., A Street in Rome Act One Tonight...... Prologus, The Proteans, and The Company Love, I Hear...... Hero Free...... Pseudolus, Hero The House of Marcus Lycus...... Lycus, Pseudolus, and The Courtesans Lovely...... Hero, Philia Everybody Ought to Have a Maid...... Senex, Pseudolus, Hysterium, Lycus I’m Calm...... Hysterium Impossible...... Senex, Hero Bring Me My Bride...... Miles Gloriosus, Pseudolus, The Courtesans, and The Proteans Act Two That Dirty Old Man...... Domina That’ll Show Him...... Philia Lovely (Reprise)...... Pseudolus, Hysterium Funeral Sequence and Dance...... Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, The Courtesans, and The Proteans Comedy Tonight (Reprise)...... The Company

There will be a 15-minute intermission between acts.

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MARK BAKER* (Erronius) 1990 Helen ADAM HELLER* (Pseudolus) Hayes Award, (Otto Kringelein; Goodspeed: A Tree Grows in . , director). Current: Artistic Recent projects include: My Name is Director for New Embassy Theatre, Asher Lev (Arden Theater), Dancing in Cumberland, Maryland. Favorite roles: the Dark (Old Globe). Broadway: Caroline, Tru (Sarasota Theatre Works), or Change; A Class Act; Victor/Victoria; (Tony nomination, Theatre World Les Misérables. Off-Broadway: Make Me Award; Hal Prince, director), A Hunger Artist, The Lady a Song (New World Stages), Endgame (Irish Rep), Normal in Question (Baroness, Actress), Art (Yvan), The School (Transport Group), The Immigrant (New World Stages), for Wives (Amolphe), (Emcee), The Beggars’ Merrily We Roll Along (York). : , . Opera (Peachum), The Mystery of Irma Vep. Concerts: Regional: End Days (Vineyard Playhouse), Party Come Here Rollo in Tip-Toes (with Emily Loesser, ), The (Williamstown), Merrily We Roll Along (Kennedy Center Sunshine of Paradise Alley (Delaware Theatre Company). Sondheim Celebration), Art (Hartford Theaterworks), Dinner TV/film: “St. Elsewhere” (Buddy Askew), Smithereens, With Friends (Coconut Grove), (Sacramento), Valentino, Swashbuckler, Raggedy Ann and Andy Falsettos (Hartford Stage). TV: “The Sopranos,” “Law & (Grammy, Best Children’s Song). Broadway: Habeas Order” (All); “Oz.” Graduate: NYU/ Tisch. Corpus (Dennis), Via Galactica. SAM PINKLETON (Hero) is thrilled to NAT CHANDLER* (Miles Gloriosus) be making his Goodspeed debut! A Goodspeed Opera House debut. recent graduate of NYU/Tisch, Broadway: The Scarlet Pimpernel, credits include Witness Relocation’s The Encores! The Ziegfeld of 1936 Blue Bird and Haggadah, Les Freres (Sony Records). National Tours: The Corbusier’s Dance Dance Revolution, Phantom of the Opera, The Music and Theater Mitu’s Hair, as well as In of with Sarah Trousers, Only Children, and Cabaret (Emcee). Regional: Brightman, , with , My Fair Lady, , and Jump ‘n’ Jive (Weathervane with . Off-Broadway: Counselor-at- Rep). Enormous thanks to Ted, Paul, and Michael/The Law, Tales of Tinseltown. Regional: Phantom! (Barrymore Bret Adams Gang for this incredible opportunity. Love to Award Nomination), , Beauty and Kim, Alan & Co. the Beast, The Secret Garden, , , Pirates of Penzance, Forum ( JOHN SCHERER* (Hysterium) last nomination), , Oklahoma!, Cabaret, Desert Song, appeared at Goodspeed as George M! for The Merry Widow, Kismet, with Howard which he received the Connecticut Critics Keel. : “Guiding Light.” www.natchandler.com Circle Award. Broadway: Lovemusik (directed by ), MARY GUTZI* (Domina) Mary’s career (directed by Sir ), Sunset has spanned the U.S. as well as Boulevard, The Most Happy Fella. Off Canada in many shows and concerts. Broadway: Junie B. Jones, Out of this World, Olympus on Favorite roles include Emma Goldman My Mind, Dames at Sea. National Tours: ; 42 nd Street; in Ragtime (U.S. Premiere, Vancouver, Mame; Hello, Dolly!. Regional: Kennedy Center, Arena [Jeffrey Nom], National Tour Stage, Goodman Theater, Ahmanson Theater, companies), Grizabella in Cats (National Public, and many others. Film Tour), and Fantine in Les Misérables (Broadway). She has and television: Spinning Into Butter, “Crossing Jordan,” also played Madame Tenardier (Les Misérables), Norma “The Shield,” “Law & Order” (all three series), “Titus,” Desmond (Sunset Boulevard), Countess Aurelia (Dear “Guiding Light.” Recordings: Lovemusik, By Jeeves, World, Barrymore Nom), Aldonza (), 3hree, Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now and Forever. Rita (Lucky Stiff ), Golde ( ), Annie (Annie Get Your Gun), Adelaide (), and the EMILY THOMPSON (Philia) Emily is so new musical Take Two. She is a director, vocal and acting grateful to be returning to Goodspeed coach, and has taught for AMDA in LA. after this season’s 42 nd Street! Other credits include the National Tour of ’s I Love a Piano; Astoria PAC’s Ragtime (Brigit); (Polly) and Oklahoma (Ado Annie) at the Mac- Haydn Theatre; Kiss Me, Kate (Lois Lane/Bianca); and the

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2008 season at Maine State Music Theatre. BFA in Musical KURT DOMONEY* (Protean) happily Theatre from Emerson College. She would like to thank returns to Goodspeed where he was Ted and all the staff at Goodspeed for this opportunity, last seen in Very Good Eddie. Broadway: and her fabulous family and friends for their support. (Don, revival company). Tours: 42 nd Street (1st National), Irving RON WISNISKI* (Marcus Lycus) has Berlin’s White Christmas (St. Paul). Off- appeared at Goodspeed in Me and My Broadway: All Is Love (NYMF), A Naughty Girl, Finian’s Rainbow, Annie, Bells Are Knight (Duke Theatre), Roadside (York). Regional: Action in Ringing, and Gotham!. National Tours: (Houston TUTS), Billy in (Geva Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere), Annie Theatre), Skimbleshanks in Cats (Sacramento Music (FDR), and Tintypes (Teddy Roosevelt). Circus), Bobby in A Chorus Line (Ogunquit), Hot Mikado Off-Broadway: ’s Frankie, (Ford’s Theatre), Pittsburgh CLO, Muny, Cape Playhouse. A Most Secret War, Pillars of Society, Up Against It and Graduate of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Tom Jones. His other credits number more than 100 www.kurtdomoney.com plays and musicals at nationwide including Sacramento Music Circus, American Musical Theatre SEMHAR GHEBREMICHAEL* (Panacea) of San Jose, North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful Public Theatre, ’s Riverside Theatre, Syracuse production! Credits include: The Lion Stage, Pittsburgh CLO, and Arrow Rock Lyceum. King (Cheetah Tour), Monty Python’s Connecticut Critics Circle Award winner and three-time Spamalot (Las Vegas), MTV Video Music IRNE Award nominee. Awards, “Libra” tour, Rocks!, “,” DAVID WOHL*(Senex) Broadway: Fiddler “30 Rock,” and commercials for Mohegan Sun, Wendy’s, on the Roof, , The Man and E*Trade. Thanks to all at CTG! Love to my amazing Who Had All the Luck. Recent Off- support system - Ma, Daddy, and Asmeret. Broadway: EST, Rattlestick, Abingdon, SPF. Regional: Taper, La Jolla, Paper LAURA KELLER* (Gymnasia) is thrilled Mill, George Street, LATC, Williamstown, to be making her Goodspeed debut in NY Stage and Film (as director). Recent Forum. Other regional credits include La film: The Wackness; Other: Changing Lanes, Joe Gould’s Cage aux Folles, On the Town, and The Secret, Saving Private Ryan, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Switch, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Laura Presumed Innocent, War of the Roses, Troop Beverly is a graduate of The Rock School of the Hills, Cookie, Brewster’s Millions, Revenge of the Nerds, Ballet. Thanks and love to Sophie’s Choice. Recent TV: “Rescue Me”; Other: series friends and family, especially Mom. Always, for Dad. regular on “Brooklyn Bridge,” “DEA,” “ a Hero,” “Hey Arnold!,” many episodics and TV movies. Thanks to Ted KARA KIMMER* (Vibrata) Received Pappas, Goodspeed, and S.B.H. McMahon, Ltd. her BA in Musical Theatre Dance from Oakland University, MI. Her credits: Fame JASON BABINSKY* (Protean) Goodspeed in Atlantic City, High School Musical, debut. Credits include The Full Monty Janis Joplin in Beehive, Joseph and the (Paper Mill Playhouse); She Loves Me Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pirates (Huntington Theatre, Williamstown of Penzance at the Detroit Opera House. Theatre); Chicago (Pioneer Theater); She is a former NBA Detroit Pistons Dancer originally from Hello, Dolly! (Hangar Theatre); and West Durand, Michigan, now living in . Side Story (North Shore Music Theatre). He has toured with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Dr. Dolittle. He won the Kevin Kline Award for Best in The Bomb-itty of Errors at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Upcoming films: Law Abiding Citizen and You Don’t Know Jack. Love and thanks to D and Howie.

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STEVE KONOPELSKI* (Protean) is MICHAEL BIREN (Swing) is thrilled to be thrilled to be a part of this production of in his first show at Goodspeed. Michael Forum. Graduate of the Royal Winnipeg holds a BS in Biology and a BA in Theatre Ballet School‘s Professional Division. from Muhlenberg College. Favorite Broadway credits include: with credits include the International Tour of Patti LuPone (L.A.), Beauty and the Beast Cinderella with Lea Salonga. Regional: (Cheesegrater), Hot Feet (Ensemble). Gangster, Drowsy Chaperone (Maine Regional favorites: White Christmas (Dance Captain), West State Music Theatre); Mike, A Chorus Line (Ogunquit Side Story (Baby John, Dance Captain), Cats (Pouncival, Playhouse); Doody, Grease and Dromio of Ephesus, The u/s Mistoffolees), Guys and Dolls. Assistant Choreographer Boys from Syracuse (Surflight); Riff, West Side Story on Oliver! National Tour. Pablo on “The Backyardigans.” (Prince Music Theatre); Jack, Into the Woods (The Ritz). Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Rob, and Monty. CTR Thanks to DMSRC.

STEPHANIE LYNN NELSON* (Tintinabula) EMILY SUSANNE FRANKLIN (Swing) is is delighted to be collaborating again thrilled to join Goodspeed for her favorite with Ted Pappas for her Goodspeed kind of music: Sondheim! A proud debut. Her credits include performances graduate of ’s with the , music theatre program, previous credits Opera, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Arizona include 42 nd Street (Anytime Annie), Theater Co., The Cape Playhouse, Maltz Lady Be Good (Daisy), A Chorus Line Jupiter Theater, Kansas City Rep., and Central City Opera, (Val), Oklahoma! (Ado Annie), (Gladys), where she recently portrayed Petra in A Little Night Music Don’t Hug Me (Bernice), and Singin’ in the Rain (Lady and Anita in West Side Story. She holds a BFA in Dance in Green). Her pet is stage combat. Trained in Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City seven weapons, she recently served as fight director for and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity and AGMA. Ragtime and Reviving Ophelia.

ABBEY O’BRIEN* (Geminae) is excited MICHAEL P. PRICE (Executive Director) is now in his to be spending the fall at Goodspeed. 41st year as Executive Director of Goodspeed Musicals. Credits: Broadway’s Tony-nominated Under his direction the Goodspeed became known for its , Broadway’s Tony Award- dedication to the American musical and the development of winning cast of Spamalot, Radio City new works of this genre, including Annie and . Rockettes, (Encores!), Sinatra He has received two special Antoinette Perry (Tony) (Radio City), (Virtue/K.C. Awards. He is chairman of the Connecticut Commission of Starlight), The Will Rogers Follies (Music Circus), Chicago Culture and Tourism. Mr. Price is a founding member and (Assistant Choreographer/Ogunquit Playhouse), A Chorus past vice president of the National Alliance for Musical Line (Judy Turner/), “The David Letterman Theatre. He is the founder of the League of Historic Show,” The 2004 Show with . Theatres and served as its first president. He is the vice She is thrilled about her new venture, AbbeyO Designs, a line president of the and is a member of bags and yoga accessories. [email protected] of the Tony Awards Management Committee. He earned a B.A. from Michigan State, an M.A. from Minnesota KRISTA SAAB* (Geminae) Goodspeed University, and an M.F.A. from Yale. Michael is the recipient Debut! Broadway/NY Theatre: Pal Joey of honorary doctorates in fine arts, honoris causa, from (2009 Revival-Roundabout Theatre Connecticut College and the University of Hartford. Company), Camelot (), Radio City Rockette (Radio City Music BOB ALWINE (Associate Producer) Before joining Hall). Tours/Regional: Carnival! (Kennedy Goodspeed, Bob worked as the Associate Managing Center), Crazy for You, 42 nd Street. TV/ Director of The Old Globe in , , and Film: American Gangster, The Great Observer, “The the Director of Programming for The Ordway Center in Ellen Degeneres Show,” “PBS Live from Lincoln Center.” St. Paul, Minnesota. While at the Globe he developed Happy “Canadian” Thanksgiving to my family and love the national tour of Stones in His Pockets and at the always to Ryan! www.stagedooraccess.com Ordway he was the associate producer of the national tour of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. Bob holds an MFA in theater management and creative producing from Columbia University.

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DONNA LYNN COOPER HILTON (Line Producer) is in her , Glimmerglass Opera, Washington 22nd season at Goodspeed and assumed the duties of Opera, LA Opera, Canadian Opera Co., Chicago Lyric Line Producer in December 2006. She previously served Opera. Regional: Multiple Theatres over the past 26 years as Goodspeed’s Production Stage Manager and has including many productions at Goodspeed Musicals. worked on over 60 Goodspeed productions, beginning with in 1988. As PSM she transferred MARTHA BROMELMEIER (Costume Design) Most recently Goodspeed’s production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to designed the world premiere of Harry’s Friendly Service Broadway. Donna Lynn currently serves as co-chair of the Station for Pittsburgh Public Theater. New York credits: Selection Committee for the National Alliance for Musical Playhouse 91, Menopause: The Musical; The Century Theatre’s New Works Festival and served as a consulting Theatre, The Gorey Details; The Blue Heron Theatre, Sacred producer for the 2007 Festival. She has lectured at Journey; LaMama, God, the Devil and the Crackhouse; the School of Drama and Southern Naked Angels, Saturday Mourning Cartoons, Naked Faith, Connecticut State University. A native of and The Stand In; Primary Stages, The Joy Solution, At The and a graduate of East Carolina University, Donna Lynn Still Point. Regional Theatre designs: Goodspeed Musicals, and her husband, Goodspeed Lighting & Sound Supervisor Double Trouble, Gotham!, Glimmerglass, Where’s Charlie? Jay Hilton, make their home in East Haddam with Jack. (co-designer with Tony Walton); Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Falsettos, , A Funny Thing Happened on the TED PAPPAS (Director & Choreographer) happily returns Way to the Forum, , The Gin Game, Role to Goodspeed for his 6th production. Previous shows Play; Bay Street Theatre, The Who’s Tommy; Barrington here include Promises, Promises; Kiss Me, Kate; and Stage, Tea. Associate Designer with . He recently began his 10th for Princesses, , , Cabaret, A season as Producing Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Public Christmas Carol, and . www.marthab.com Theater, where his work as a director encompasses an extraordinary range of styles and periods: from KIRK BOOKMAN (Lighting Design) Goodspeed: Singin’ Sophocles’ Oedipus The King, Shakespeare’s Much Ado in the Rain, . Broadway: The National About Nothing, and Schiller’s Mary Stuart to the American Actors Theatre: (Jack Klugman and premiere of Ayckbourn’s RolePlay, Shaffer’s Amadeus, and ), The Gin Game ( and Charles Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. He has enjoyed a distinguished Durning), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Other New York: career as director and choreographer for some of North Joyce Theater: Kansas City Ballet, What Then, The Cook, America’s great companies, including Joseph Papp’s Recent Tragic Events for Playwrights Horizons (Heather Public Theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Playwrights Graham), Shangai Moon for Drama Department (Charles Horizons, The Canadian Opera, ’s Royal Alexandra, Bush). N.A.T.: Right You Are. Mondo Drama, Havana is and New York City Opera under the leadership of Beverly Waiting, Force Continuum, My One Good Nerve (starring Sills. He has worked on and off Broadway, at the Cannes ), The Green Heart at Theatre Club, Film Festival, in Las Vegas for impresario Steve Wynn, The Shawl, The Book of Liz (David and Amy Sedaris), Les and on television where he served as choreographer for MIZrahi (), Hope is the Thing with Feathers, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” A graduate of Northwestern As Thousands Cheer, and June Moon. University with a Masters degree from Hunter College, Ted is a past president of the Stage Directors and JAY HILTON (Sound Design) Jay is proud to be in his 25th Choreographers Society, the national labor union. For Betty. season with Goodspeed. Since 1985 he has designed or provided sound for nearly 70 productions at the Opera JAMES NOONE (Scenic Design) Broadway: A Bronx Tale, House and well over 50 productions at Goodspeed’s Come Back Little Sheba, Urban Cowboy, A Class Act, Norma Terris Theatre in Chester. Jay’s sound effects have Judgement at Nuremberg, Jekyll and Hyde, Night Must been heard on Broadway, national tours and at regional Fall, The Rainmaker, Getting and Spending, The Gin Game, theatres from coast to coast. In addition to his design The Sunshine Boys, Inherit the Wind. Off-Broadway: The duties Jay serves as Goodspeed’s Lighting & Sound Persians, ’s Hotel Suite (Roundabout), The Supervisor. Jay and his wife, Goodspeed’s Line Producer Women in Black, Fully Committed, Full Gallop, Edward Donna Lynn Hilton, make their home (and garden) in East Albee’s , Frankie and Johnny in the Clair Haddam. Jay would like to thank his splendid staff for de Lune, Boys in the Band, Ruthless!, Breaking Legs, The their hard work and dedication. Time of the Cuckoo (Lincoln Center Theatre), Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Class Company, Atlantic Theatre Co., Vineyard Theatre, Second Stage, and many others. National tours: Jekyll and Hyde, The Belle of Amherst (with Julie Harris), Full Gallup, Deathtrap, Three Tall Women, Breaking Legs. Opera:

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MARK ADAM RAMPMEYER (Hair & Wig Design) Mark is CAROL SCHUBERG (Associate Choreographer) recently very happy to return to Goodspeed for this production. choreographed The Kennedy Center’s Spring Gala opening His work was last seen here in 42 nd Street. He recently number starring . She assisted Ted Pappas completed work on the Hartford Stage Company with New York City Opera’s The Pajama Game, Canadian production of The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore Opera’s Kismet, and The Pittsburgh Public Theater’s starring Olympia Dukakis. Other credits: Kiss Me, Kate; Cabaret. She choreographed Two Gentlemen of Verona Steel Magnolias; and A Wonderful Life for Papermill for The Shakespeare Theatre of and was the Playhouse. , The Musical; The Adding Machine; assistant choreographer for movie. Carol and The Deception for . Lend Me a performed on Broadway in Meet Me in St. Louis; in the Tenor, Always…Patsy Cline, and Man of La Mancha for National Tours of Cats, Gigi, and Barnum; and here at The John W. Engeman Theater. Mark had the pleasure of Goodspeed in The Boys From Syracuse and Mirette. working with Hank Azaria on the Broadway production of The Farnsworth Invention. Thanks to all for their WILLIAM J. THOMAS (Assistant Music Director) has served continued support on this journey. *peep* as principal conductor for the mainstage productions of 42 nd Street, Li’l Abner, Me and My Girl, , and DAN DeLANGE (Orchestrator) has orchestrated shows for George M!. Bill was also associate conductor for Emmet Paul Williams, , (composer Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (2008), , , of Hello, Dolly!; Mame; La Cage aux Folles), 1776, High Button Shoes, Pirates of Penzance, Abyssinia, Schmitt (composer of The Fantasticks, ), Where’s Charley?, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Babes in and (composer of The King of Hearts). He Arms, and They All Laughed!. Norma Terris credits include also orchestrated the premiere of You Never Know by Lizzie Borden, Tin Pan Alley Rag, Dorian, and Gotham!. Charles Strouse (composer of Annie and .) A composer of several works for chorus and orchestra, Other original orchestrations and arrangements include Bill is Director of Music Ministries at Christ the King Enrico Garzilli’s Rage of the Heart CD, The Smart Set, Church in Old Lyme, Conn. Bill is grateful to be celebrating The Altos, The Broadway Tenors (with Brent Barrett, his 16th year of being part of the Goodspeed family – many Brian D’Arcy James, and ), the Pittsburgh thanks to MOF! Love to Lindsay Ryan and Collin Michael. Public Theater, The Epic Brass Symphonic Christmas Series, The American Symphony Orchestra, and music STUART HOWARD, AMY SCHECTER, & PAUL HARDT, for several commercials and documentaries. Dan has CSA (Casting) has cast hundreds of shows over the conducted the Broadway national tour of Chicago with past 25 years in the USA, Canada, and Great Britain, Brent Barrett and Karen Ziemba, and was music director/ and has now begun work on ’s Cyrano for conductor for Musical America’s national tours of Crazy the National Theatre of France. Among their favorites— For You, Beauty and the Beast, and Singin’ in the Rain. Broadway: August: Osage County, Gypsy (Tyne Daly), He is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and Oberlin Chicago (, Ann Reinking), Sly Fox (Richard Conservatory of Music. Dreyfuss), Fortune’s Fool (, ), and the original La Cage aux Folles; Off Broadway: I Love MICHAEL O’FLAHERTY (Music Director) is in his 18th You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and The Normal Heart. season as Goodspeed’s Resident Music Director, having They have begun work casting Death and the Maiden conducted 35 musicals at the Opera House and five for ’s West End and are the casting directors at The Norma Terris Theatre. His musical arrangement for the new production of West Side Story currently on credits include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Broadway), Broadway. They are very pleased to be casting for Reunion-A Musical Epic in Miniature, Carol Hall’s To Goodspeed again this year. Whom It May Concern, and Red, Hot and Blue! (GOH and Paper Mill Playhouse). He has worked at North Shore Music Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, Ford’s Theatre, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, The Smithsonian Institution, and was the musical supervisor and Cabaret Director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival for 11 years. Michael conducted the Goodspeed Musicals productions of By Jeeves and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes on Broadway. His original musical Genesius, for which he wrote the music and lyrics, was recently showcased in NYC.

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R. GLEN GRUSMARK (Production Manager) is a native has enjoyed working for several other regional theaters of San Diego, CA, and first became active in technical across the country, including Yale Repertory Theater and theatre while attending high school in central Vermont. Connecticut Repertory Theatre. Outside of Connecticut, He is a graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts, he brought Goodspeed’s productions of and The where he earned a scholarship for artistic excellence Boy Friend to cities across North America. In Chicago, he and a B.F.A. in technical production. Companies Glen has has worked at the Goodman and Lookingglass theaters worked with include Brunswick Music Theatre, Blowing as well as on the original Chicago tryout of Smokey Rock Stage Company, Adirondack Scenic Studios Inc., and Joe’s Café. Brad has never appeared on “Law & Order.” North Carolina Dance Theatre. Glen’s Goodspeed debut Thanks to everybody who made this possible! was in 1989 as a carpenter for Oh, Kay!. He returned to Goodspeed in 1993 for On the Town. He is proud to DEREK MICHAEL DiGREGORIO* (Assistant Stage be a part of the Goodspeed team and is grateful to his Manager) is thrilled to be back at Goodspeed this season. mother and father for their continued encouragement Past productions here include Pippin, 1776, Happy Days and support. (Norma Terris and Opera House), Half a Sixpence, Big River, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, 42 nd Street, BRADLEY G. SPACHMAN* (Production Stage Manager) and Camelot. New York credits include at hails from the Chicago area and is proud to be working City Center Encores!. Other regional credits include with Goodspeed Musicals for his 15th season. He is Black Snow, Safe in Hell, and Comedy on the Bridge/ enjoying his third year in the PSM’s seat. In East Haddam, Brundibar (); some of his favorite Opera House productions include and The Odd Couple (Summer Theatre at Salem). Derek Singin’ in the Rain, Big River, and George M!. He also holds a BA from Salem State College and an MFA from stage managed O. Henry’s Lovers, The Baker’s Wife, and Yale School of Drama. He is a proud member of Actors’ Lizzie Borden at The Norma Terris Theatre. In addition, he Equity Association.

GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON 13 ABOUT THE AUTHORS

LARRY GELBART (Book) wrote the book for the musicals STEPHEN SONDHEIM (Music & Lyrics) wrote the music and The Conquering Hero. His other stage and lyrics for Saturday Night, A Funny Thing Happened credits include Sly Fox, Mastergate, Jump, and Power on the Way to the Forum, Anyone Can Whistle, Company, Failure. Among his other credits are “Caesar’s Hour,” Follies, A Little Night Music, , Pacific Overtures, “M*A*S*H,” “United States,” and “Barbarians at the Gate” Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the for television; in feature films, the screenplays for The Park With George, Into the Woods, , Passion Wrong Box; Movie, Movie; Oh, God!, and . and Road Show as well as lyrics for West Side Story, Gypsy, Do I Hear a Waltz? and additional lyrics for BURT SHEVELOVE (Book) (1915-1982) first brought Candide. Side by Side by Sondheim, Marry Me a Little, comedy to Broadway in 1948 when he directed and wrote You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow, Putting It Together and material for the successful Small Wonder. After Moving On are anthologies of his work as composer and winning a Tony with Larry Gelbart for Forum, he directed lyricist. For films, he composed the score of Stavisky, the award-winning productions of Hallelujah Baby!, No, background music for Reds and songs for Dick Tracy No, Nanette, and an earlier revival of Forum with Phil and the television production “Evening .” He Silvers. He then adapted and directed Aristophanes’ The co-authored the film The Last of Sheila and the play Frogs with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at Getting Away With Murder. Mr. Sondheim is on the council the Yale University swimming pool. The last Broadway of the Dramatists Guild, having served as its president show he directed was Happy New Year, a musical he from 1973 to 1981. created from songs and Philip Barry’s Holiday. For the screen he co-authored and co-produced The Wrong Box. He contributed prodigiously to television, producing, directing, and writing hundreds of shows starring, among others, , , , Frank Sinatra, and and winning for them many awards, including an Emmy and a Peabody.

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GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON 25 program notes

Comedy tonight! takes along with many traditional slapstick situations By Joshua S. Ritter often found in ancient texts. In the musical, we also find many examples of well-rehearsed comedic action (lazzi) We can trace the roots of the musical A Funny Thing typical to Commedia dell’arte, a comedic device often Happened on the Way to the Forum to the esteemed employed in productions. Perhaps as an ode to ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius , born in that style of performance, the creators based the title of Sarsina, Umbria around 254 B.C. It is difficult to determine the musical on a line that vaudeville comedians commonly Plautus’ personal contribution, as all of his plays were used to begin their routine: “A funny thing happened on adaptations of Greek productions that did not survive the way to the theatre...” the ages. There is evidence, however, that he derived his works from plays belonging to the Greek New Comedy Despite the impressive book, the show did poorly during style. Plays of this genre portrayed the carefree life of the out-of-town tryouts. Initially, Sondheim composed an prosperous youth of Athens and their ceaseless desire for opening number entitled “Invocation,” however, George riches to purchase the company of concubines. Greeks Abbott (Director) did not think it was “hummable” enough considered plays of that style “clean” compared to those and he urged Sondheim to make a second attempt. In from the Old Comedy genre, which were often full of response, Sondheim penned “Love is in the Air,” but obscene gags and expressions. Sondheim still had reservations about the song and he did not think it properly set the stage for a low comedy. Surely, Plautus could never have conceived that three After receiving several nights of unenthusiastic audience of his plays (Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus and Mostellaria) reaction to the show while in Washington, Hal Prince would transform into one of the most hilarious and (Producer) and Abbott solicited the help of well-respected rollicking musicals ever produced. Yet Burt Shevelove director and choreographer . Robbins and Larry Gelbart did a remarkable job taking Plautus’s advised that the opening number be changed once ancient works and weaving them into what some consider again. In response, Sondheim composed another song the best book associated with any Stephen Sondheim entitled “Comedy Tonight.” This opening number had a (Composer and Lyricist) collaboration. More than two significant impact and according to Sondheim, “it was thousand years after Plautus, A Funny Thing Happened cheers and laughter throughout the entire evening at on the Way to the Forum continues to receive widespread the same lines the audience had received in silence four acclaim from critics and audiences throughout the world. days earlier.” Stephen Sondheim made his Broadway debut working with Gelbart and Shevelove on the original Broadway A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum production and commented on their work as follows: became a hit several weeks after the Broadway opening on May 8, 1962, receiving six Tony Awards, including Best “The book is vastly underrated. It’s brilliantly constructed. Musical and Best Book. The original cast included Zero We worked on the show over a period of four years. It Mostel, , , Ruth Kobart, and John took Larry and Burt eleven complete and distinct separate Carradine. United Artists produced a film version in 1966 drafts, and everybody thinks that it was whipped up over directed by with reprising the a weekend because it plays so easily. The plotting is role of Pseudolus. Popularity continued to grow and the intricate, the dialogue is never anachronistic, and there show has had multiple revivals for both Broadway and are only two or three jokes—the rest is comic situation. London’s West End audiences. It’s almost like a senior thesis on two thousand years of comedy with an intricate, Swiss watch-like farce plot. The It is our pleasure to bring you a celebrated musical over style of the dialogue is very elegant…the phrasing and two thousand years in the making. So please, leave your grace of the dialogue are better than most of the writing cares at the door because in the words of Pseudolus, of the musical or nonmusical theatre of the last twenty “weighty affairs will just have to wait.” A comedy tonight! years. It’s almost a foolproof piece; it can be done by any high school class or a group of vaudevillians and the play holds up.”

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum melded several traditional comedic styles. Shevelove and Gelbart predominantly combined elements of Roman comic theatre and American burlesque. The show successfully makes use of sexual innuendos, one-liners, and double Preshy Marker, Zero Mostel, and Brian Davies in the original Broadway production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

26 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON 27 HISTORY OF THE GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE

The Goodspeed Opera House has endured as a and the support of donor-members, the Goodspeed majestic presence on the since Opera House was restored and rededicated on it was built in 1876 by William H. Goodspeed, a June 18, 1963, with the opening of the musical Oh shipping and banking magnate and avid theatre Lady! Lady!! lover. Since that time the Opera House has lived two The Goodspeed Opera House lives: the first as a bustling center of commerce, in the 1880s. housing a theatre, professional offices, steamboat passenger terminal and a general store; and the second, after a period of neglect and deterioration, as a magnificent professional musical theatre fully restored in 1963 to its original splendor.

Goodspeed’s history goes back to its opening night on October 24, 1877, when a repertory group presented the comedy Charles II and the farces Box and Cox and Turn Him Out. Featured performers of the day were brought to East Haddam by steamboat, many directly from theatre in New York.

After William Goodspeed’s death, the theatre was eventually sold and used as a storage depot for the State Highway Department. The building was marked for demolition in 1958, but local preservationists became interested and in 1959 The Goodspeed Opera House Foundation was organized to restore and reactivate the theatre. With the cooperation of the State of Connecticut

28 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON about GOODSPEED MUSICALS

Goodspeed Musicals was first formed as The Goodspeed Opera House Foundation in 1959 to restore the 19th century Goodspeed Opera House as a professional theatre. Under the direction of Michael P. Price since 1968, Goodspeed has achieved acclaim as the home of musical theatre. Mixing classics by the Gershwins, Cole Porter and with the very best of this country’s newest musicals, such as Annie, Man of La Mancha and Shenandoah, Goodspeed pioneered the practice of rethinking, restoring and revitalizing America’s musical The cast of Camelot, 2009 theatre heritage. Photo by Diane Sobolewski The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre Goodspeed Opera House The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre is integral Dedicated to the preservation and advancement in perpetuating our national musical heritage. The of musical theatre, Goodspeed produces three Library preserves scores, sheet music, scripts, musicals April through December on its mainstage original cast recordings, and theatre in East Haddam. Nineteen Goodspeed productions memorabilia. In addition to making this collection have gone on to Broadway, receiving more than available for study and research, the library a dozen Tony Awards. Goodspeed itself has been provides the Goodspeed creative staff with original awarded two Special Tony Awards, one in 1980 source material to assist in the faithful re-creation for outstanding contributions to the American of musicals. musical and a second in 1995 for distinguished achievement for a regional theatre. The Max Showalter Center for Education in the Located in rural East Haddam on the Connecticut Musical Theater River, the historic Victorian-style Opera House takes In 2002, Goodspeed Musicals established The Max musicals from the past and brings them to life for Showalter Center for Education in the Musical today’s audiences. Theater. The Center encourages and nurtures musical theatre artists and students by providing a unique and comprehensive array of training and New Musicals at The Norma Terris Theatre educational programs to serve both the national Goodspeed is at the forefront of shaping the and local academic communities. As a part of future of musical theatre. At The Norma Terris that mission, the Center conducts the annual Theatre, located in nearby Chester, Goodspeed Goodspeed Musical Theatre Institute in collaboration develops new musicals and nurtures emerging with ’s Tisch School of the artists. Goodspeed has launched over 50 Arts and The Hartt School at the University of musicals into the theatre world at The Norma Hartford. In addition, it offers education pages on Terris Theatre, giving composers and authors the Goodspeed’s website, allowing visitors to further opportunity to develop their material through actual participate in and appreciate the rich and vibrant production. Audience response is a vital part of this world of musical theatre. For more information, theatre. Regular input is actively sought through please call Education Director Joshua S. Ritter at “Talkback” discussions with the creative staff, 860.873.8664, ext. 745. giving audiences the opportunity to play a part in creating a new musical.

GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON 29 William H. Goodspeed legacy society

Honoring Those Who Have Made a Commitment to Provide for the Future of Goodspeed Musicals By remembering Goodspeed through a planned gift, you can ensure that your legacy of support, so important to our production of highest quality musical theatre, continues for future generations. The William H. Goodspeed Society was created to recognize those who have included a future bequest to Goodspeed in their wills or estate plans.

Anonymous (6) John Kartovsky Peter and Janet Otto Edward and Ruth Cape Ruth Katz Michael and Jo-Ann Price Michael Chaiklin Dorothy Liepertz Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Richard Goodman Andrew C. McKirdy Ms. Jane Hellman Norwick R. G. and Elizabeth Jane Leslie and Lynne Nathan Richard and Mary Schneller Goodspeed The Maryann and Jane E. Ondovcsik Mark and Roberta Velez Martha D. “Pepper” Hitchcock Fund for the Preservation of the Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Jones Victorian Goodspeed Opera House

Goodspeed Musicals Funds and Endowments Special Gifts The funds and endowments listed below were Goodspeed Musicals is grateful to those who have made a established during lifetime, by bequest, or in memoriam special gift during the 2009 season. They include: with an outright gift to Goodspeed Musicals. Suzanne and Donald Joffray Benjamin B. Liveten Charitable Grand Nephew Trust Carol Sirot The Frederick A. and Justine Millspaugh Catlin Family Fund The Arthur and Elizabeth Godbout Fund for the Support Memorial Gifts of the Music Department In Memory of Leonard Blake, given by The Goodspeed Guild The George S. and Charmian A. Goodspeed and Nancy L. Planeta Memorial Fund In Memory of Marie Dombroski, given by Merle and The A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D. Charitable Gift Annuity* Ron Bernstein The Richard G. and Elizabeth F. Kehoe Charitable Gift Annuity Goodspeed fondly remembers those who left a bequest or in The Charles R. Lindberg Family Fund whose honor a memorial fund was established. Their love of The Salvatore Marzano, Jr. Memorial Student musical theatre and our institution is an example to us all. Scholarship Fund The Milon Barnes Memorial Fund The Elaine McKirdy Intern/Apprentice Endowment Leonard N. Blake The Charlotte and Gerald Sandler Educational Endowment Albert D. Firestone The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre Fund Henry Sage Goodwin Memorial Fund The Max Showalter Center for Education in the The Edith O. Haynes Trust Musical Theater Martha C. Hinkel The Ashton M. Tenney, Jr. Memorial Annuity Fund* Thomas W. Holton Memorial Fund The Adrienne I. Koch Revocable Trust William J. Kochen Memorial Fund The donors receive an income stream during their The Edward Mills Memorial Fund lives and a named fund or endowment will be Edith L. Nyman created when the annuity reverts to Goodspeed Rochelle Richilson Musicals. For further information on how you can Barbara V. Ross ensure your legacy of support with a Planned Bertha L. Rottmann Gift to Goodspeed Musicals, please Gloria Martha Shattuck Gorton, Director of Major Gifts, PO Box A, East Haddam, CT 06423, 860.873.8664, ext. 366 or e-mail [email protected].

30 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON the Goodspeed Opera house foundation

The Goodspeed Opera House Foundation, chartered by the State of Connecticut as a charitable, educational, non-profit organization, is charged with the responsibility of maintaining the Goodspeed Opera House both as a historic landmark and as a living theatre. The objective of the Foundation is the establishment and development of a nationally recognized regional theatre of which its members and supporters can be justly proud.

2009 BOARD OFFICERS THE SCHERER LIBRARY OF OF TRUSTEES M. Jodi Rell, Ex Officio MUSICAL THEATRE Francis G. Adams, Jr. Honorary Chairman AT GOODSPEED John Barlow DeRoy C. Thomas, Chairman The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre Myron R. Bernstein* of the Board at Goodspeed perpetuates our national David W. Bogan Francis G. Adams, Jr., President musical heritage through the careful Theodore S. Chapin Jeffrey S. Hoffman, Vice President preservation of vital performance Kay Knight Clarke Dona D. Young, Vice President materials: scores, sheet music, scripts, Alvin Deutsch Eric D. Ort, Secretary original cast recordings, playbills, and Christopher J. Dodd Mark Masselli, Treasurer theatre memorabilia. Its efforts are David F. Frankel McLaughlin & Stern, General Counsel enhanced by the support of the Library Robert B. Friedman Advisory Board. The Library owes its Norwick R. G. Goodspeed** PAST PRESIDENTS existence to the generosity of those Helen Gray Marian D. Terry who have contributed their personal John H. Hamby Muriel W. Selden + collections and it gratefully accepts Jeffrey S. Hoffman Bernard Knollenberg materials related to musical theatre. Lynde S. Karin Noel M. Davis + John S. Kartovsky** Hal James 2009 LIBRARY Mary Ellen Klinck Beatrice H. Rosenthal+ ADVISORY BOARD Mark Masselli Alan C. Davis Ken Bloom F. Patrick McFadden, Jr. Noel B. Gerson Theodore S. Chapin Lawrence McHugh John H. Hamby + Alvin Deutsch Robert Roy Metz* Norwick R. G. Goodspeed + Brian Drutman Robert F. Neal Richard F. Schneller + David Hummel Eric D. Ort Robert F. Neal + Michael A. Kerker Muriel S. Paris DeRoy C. Thomas Robert Kimball Michael P. Price + also served as Chairman of the Board Bruce Pomohac Susan Scherer Bill Rosenfield Richard F. Schneller** GOODSPEED COUNCIL Henry S. Scherer, Jr. H. William Shure Carol Adams Dahlke Steven Suskin Viola Tagliatela Rod Duxbury DeRoy C. Thomas Ilia M. O’Hearn THE MAX SHOWALTER CENTER Mark Wainger Leonard H. Suzio FOR EDUCATION IN THE John F. Wolter Marty Travis MUSICAL THEATER Dona D. Young William F. Turner ADVISORY BOARD Gordon Greenberg *Emeritus Trustee Robert R. Metz **Honorary Trustee Jane Percy Peter Walker Nancy Wolf

GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON 31 Goodspeed membership

Did you know that your ticket price covers less than 60% of the actual cost of our performances? You might think of it as getting everything after intermission FOR FREE. More accurately-everything in the second half of the production is made possible by the generosity of Goodspeed contributors. THANK YOU, Goodspeed Members! Goodspeed is over 7,000 members strong – for a complete listing, please visit our website at www.goodspeed.org. As of August 17, 2009 Mr. and Mrs. Norwick R. G. Goodspeed Fran and Phil Feltman John and Joanna Hamby Muriel and Karl Fleischmann MARQUEE PARTNERS Ms. Heather Henson Raymond J. Fontana FOUNDING PARTNER ($25,000+) Nancy and Jeffrey Hoffman Samuel S. Fuller Lucille and Dave Viola, Sr. Lynde S. and Michael Karin Zelda and Charles D. Gersten Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lewis Betty Gilman INVESTING PARTNERS ($10,000+) Jack Light Lea and Dick Goodman *Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. Adams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Lindberg Roger C. Goodspeed *Richard T. Cersosimo and Valerie J. Koif Thomas Fynan and William Loutrel Gordon D. Gross Mr. and Mrs. Jerry K. Day Timothy and Sharon Lynch Hattie and Terry Guin-Kittner Steve and Sharon Finger Mark Masselli and Jennifer Alexander Ron and Nina Harris Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lazar Mr. and Mrs. George J. Michel, Jr. Al and Judy Heinke Michael and Jo-Ann Price *Mary and Elliott Miller The Hermann Family Mr. and Mrs. DeRoy C. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John J. Nyikos Charitable Foundation Dona and Roland Young Eric Ort and Duff Ashmead Mrs. Harold William Higgins EXECUTIVE PRODUCING PARTNERS Donald G. Reed Attorney Harvey Hoberman and ($7,500+) Lt. Col. Robert A. Ridlehoover Penny Parker Robert A. and Nancy J. Franco Peter and Betsy Russell Betty Ruth and Milton Hollander Suzanne and Donald Joffray Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Sandler Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Alfred Hulse Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Scherer, Jr. Mr. Penfield Jarvis ARTISTIC AND TECHNICAL Donna and Bill Stamm *Mr. Edward T. Kask PRODUCING PARTNERS ($5,000+) Sorenson-Pearson Family Foundation Susan and Peter Kelly Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Buchanan Mrs. Ashton M. Tenney, Jr. Ted and Kiki Kennedy Alice Dadourian Carl and Jessica Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Simon Konover Mrs. Harry J. Gray Thomas F. Tyrseck and *Nicholas T. Lemesh Mr. and Mrs. William Haber Marie V. Morosky Robin Lewis and Robert Rich The Kitchings Family Warner and Deanna Libby Catherine Ladnier and J.M. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. F. P. McFadden, Jr. Ruth Lord THE PRODUCER’S CIRCLE Larry and Patty McHugh Anthony and Chelsea Michaud PRODUCER ($1,000+) Robert Roy and Susan Metz *Regina and Robert F. Neal Anonymous (1) Service Station Equipment Inc. Mrs. Peter E. Paris Mr. Daniel Adams Denis F. Mullane Saul and Hila Rosen General and Mrs. Elliott B. Alter Thomas and Karen Murphy Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and *Dolores L. Andrew Peter Johnson Musto Ms. Jane Hellman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Arborio Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Newman Ted and Vada Stanley Greg and Joyce Barabas Mr. and Mrs. David Ogden Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Tomasso, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Barton M. Bauers, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Olson and Family Leanne F. Trout Maxwell and Sally Belding *Jane E. Ondovcsik *Mark Wainger and Charles Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Blakeslee Larry and Martha Parks David W. Bogan and Heather Hunt Raymond and Marlene Piche ASSOCIATE PRODUCING PARTNERS Sam and Phyllis Pierson ($2,500+) Michael Bragulla In Memory of Kay McGrath Willard and Sigita Pinney Sandra Anagnostakis Philip W. Porter, Jr. Charles Beach Barlow Florence L. Carples *Mr. and Mrs. Terry W. Chabot Racine Company John Barlow and Chuck and Dianne Ramsey Frank and Amy Campbell Creative Transportation The Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear J. Rosenkrantz and M. Cohen Sally and Ted Carrier *Diane M. Rottmann The Christine E. Moser Foundation Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gordon U. Cobleigh Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Santamaria *Kay Knight Clarke and Logan Clarke Mrs. Benjamin Schilberg Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Congdon Maury and Sonia Cohn Foundation Terri and Don Coustan Richard and Mary Schneller Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello *Mr. and Mrs. William B. Seaver Alvin Deutsch Mrs. J. Noyes Crary Mr. and Mrs. Donald Daren Fred and Carol Seeman Bill and Denice Feeley Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Seymour, Sr. Sandy and Bob Friedman Debra and Steven Daren Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dangremond Mable and Richard Seymour Reginald H. Fullerton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Shapiro Scott D. Furman and David L. Szankovics Bill and Doris Davis William and Christine Donohue Mr. and Mrs. H. William Shure William J. Ginnetti, Sr. Jerome and Marian Silverstein The Harry E. Goldfarb Mrs. Nathan L. Dubin Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Dutch Richard Stapleton Family Foundation Henry Skip Steiner Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Goodspeed Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Erf Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Farley Beatrice Stokes 32 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON Goodspeed membership

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Stolba, II Jean W. Earle John and Amy McCauley Mr. and Mrs. Emil Tillona The Eastland Family Andrew and Bonnie Lee McKirdy Donald and Sharyn Timmerman Dr. and Mrs. John R. Eddy Mrs. John F. McManus, III Michael and Florence Timura Gene and Vera Ehnen Mr. and Mrs. James J. Melo Gertrude Tyrol Jim and Judi Elder Tom and Mary Miett Arthur E. Webster, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Elgee Sandra Milles Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Weinhoff *Frederick Elia Francis J. Morison RADM. Louise C. Wilmot USN (Ret.) Gloria and Martin Feibish Kevin Murphy and James E. Wilmot Dr. and Mrs. Brendan M. Fox Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Murphy Ms. Nicole L. Elkon and Dr. James Frost Robert and Carolyn Nelson Mr. Neal S. Wolin Avery and John Funkhouser Naomi and Jerry Neuwirth, M.D. Jef and Kate Wolter Barbara A. Gabianelli David I. Newton Ferne and Peter Youmans Rona Gelber Allen J. Novakouski and Mrs. Valentine Zahn Judi and Albert Glassenberg Daniel J. Hutton Gloria J. Gorton Brian O’Brien ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS ($500+) *Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Gossner Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert O’Brien Anonymous (4) *David and Patricia Hadlow Mr. David Ogden Sandy and Dave Adams Newell and Betty Hale Fund of William Orsini and Walter Smith Mrs. Ronald F. Agostini Greater Worcester *Loren and Elaine Otter Fred and Roberta Allardyce Mr. and Mrs. Burt Hallisey Dr. and Mrs. John Paardenkooper Robert C. Alwine *Richard B. Hanrahan *Peter and Candace Pappas Billie and Peter Anker Al and Betsey Harris R.A. Parady & Sons, Inc. *Ed and Eileen Annino Hastings House Antiques *Ron and Carla Pariser Mr. and Mrs. John C. Arena Brian and Karen Henderson Lyn Mathews Perrin Mary B. Arnstein Sue Hessel and Karen Dahle *Mr. Rolf Peterson Bette and Bruce Avery William Hewitson Rod and Lucy Petrey Mrs. Jack Axelrod *Claudette, Ned, Maeve and Ciara Dag and Nancy Pfeiffer Sherri and Scott Baggett Prudence Hoffman Beverly and Brian Platner *Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barker Diana and Paul Hughes C. L. and Rosina Raiteri Cynthia Bates and Jonathan Russell James and Isabel Jackson Thomas Redmerski Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Baum Barbara and Ray Jacobsen Mitchell and Lorraine Rochefort Denise Bernardo and Edwin Muentes Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jezek Eric and Sandra Rustici Merle and Ron Bernstein Lisa B. Walker & Robert Kaplan John and Fran Sadek Bishopsgate Inn John S. Kartovsky Marilyn Safenowitz Mr. and Mrs. Curtis L. Blake Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Kehl Jane and Morley Safer Alan Blanchard Sallie L. Kemp Patricia and Andrew Salner *Dr. and Mrs. Richard F. Bloom Steven and Deborah Kleinman Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Salzman *Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf R. Bodin Ronald Klimas Dorothy and Peter Samuels Jan and Ron Bogdan Mary Ellen Klinck Susan and Russell Santora Kenneth and Judith Boudreau *Kenneth Koe Mary and Joe Sargent Stephanie M. Branta Hans and Christina Koehl Dr. and Mrs. Lee Sataline Nadine and Robert Britton, III Abbey and Stephen Kreinik Linda R. Savitsky and Alvin G. Wolfgram Helen Babcock and Tom Buttacavoli Darlene F. Krenz Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Scarangella S. E. Canaday, Jr. Frank and Elisabet Landrey Linda and Philip Scheffler Paul C. and Patricia B. Carlson Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lebson Daniel W. and Sandra B. Schneider *Michael and Barbara Cerrina Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lentini Dr. and Mrs. John Schowalter Mr. Michael Chapin Roger and Carla Levien Jack and Bonnie Scott Colchester Mill Fabric Barbara and Ira A. Levin Steven R. Senter Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chiaramonte Mr. and Mrs. Brian Liistro Fred and Barbara Sette Anne and Gabe Choquette Jean and John Linderman *Karen and Allyn Seymour Barbara L. Clark Dr. and Mrs. Koen Loeven Richard and Barbara Shaffer Scott and Jo Cleary Peter and Rosemary Lombardo *Thomas J. Shakun Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Clinton Mary Kay Long and Dennis F. Unites Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Sharr, Sr. Marilyn and Ted Colvin Phyllis and Ray Losnes Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shea Lynette and Linc Cornell Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lovell, Jr. *Katy and Frank Sherer Donald and Saundra Costantino Joseph G. Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Shetensky, Jr. Omar Coffee Company Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lyons Louis and Tracy Shoor Michael and Peg Curtis Mr. and Mrs. William C. Lyons Stuart and Arline Small Mr. Daniel Hechtman and Douglas R. Magee, Jr. Lon and Susan Smith Ms. Danielle Danese Dr. Clare Manzi and Sara Sparrow Joel N. and Ruth Ann C. Davis Dr. Vincent Williams Rolf and Sioux Stacy-Olson Dr. and Mrs. Arthur C. DeGraff, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marra *Richard D. Stapleton *Chuck Dell Robert K. Mason Mr. and Mrs. Chris M. Steele Brian and Linda Dewhirst Ken Maxwell and Arlene Tunney Josephine Merck and *Roy and Betsy Dickinson *Joseph and Nancy Mazza James Stevenson Betty Dove Jay McAnally Suzio/York Hill Herbert Drower McCarty & Sons Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Swift Mary Jane Dunn

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Dr. and Mrs. Russell Sylvester *James Blackburn Jim and Judi Elder Jenifer Shinn and Russell Tait G. Howard Blythe J. Andrew Engelhardt Stewart Taubkin Wallis and Laurie Boyd Mrs. Carol Engle Judy B. Taylor Don and Susan Boyle Eloise Epstein *Joe and Eunice Thomas The Bradford Family Mrs. Florence R. Ergin *Kathleen Thompson Attorney and Mrs. Peter F. Brady Jon and Anna-Lena Estes David and Laurie Title *Liliane T. Braman Mr. David Fallon *Sheila L. Tomlinson *Gordon W. Braudaway Jackie and Bill Falman *Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tracey William and MaryEllen Bridges Michael F. Farina, Jr. Edwin B. Tuthill, Jr. BrandTech Scientific, Inc. and Arthur W. Feinstein Mrs. Arthur D. Van Winkle Joyce and Harold Buckingham Ann Field Jean B. Vogel Eugene and Ann Buckley Earle Finch Mr. and Mrs. Russell Waldo Eileen Buckley EMCOR Services - Judith and Steven Warner Mr. and Mrs. John F. Budd, Jr. New England Mechanical Patti and Howard Weiner *Carla and Richard Bue Dr. and Mrs. William Fitzgerald Leslie and Richard Weinstein Frank and Shari Bugaj David and Judy Fleischer Victoria and William Winterer Peter S. and Sally R. Burgess Lynne and Richard Fletcher Haggett, Longobardi LLC Mr. and Ms. Robert Butkus Brenda and Chad Floyd Symond and Martha Yavener Edward Cape Frances Forde *Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yudkin Anne and Jim Carroll *Janet M. Forgey *Eleanor E. Zajac Robert and Carole Carter Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fornwald Dr. and Mrs. Robert Zavod *Leon and Marilyn Case The Honorable and Mrs. Frederick A. Nancy and George Zitnay George and Frances Caspar Freedman *Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Zucco Greg and Melinda Castanza Eula and Glenn Fresch Michael Chaiklin Frank Frey DIRECTOR’S SOCIETY ($250+) Theodore S. Chapin Donna and Ed Fuhrman Anonymous (7) Ms. Karen Chase and Ms. Mary E. Gabriele Mrs. Paul D. Abercrombie Dr. Charlie Dickson Dr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Gallivan Richard and Merrill Adams Richard O. Cheney Cleveland W. Gardner Seth and Katey Adams John and Rosanna Chidsey The Reverend and Mrs. Ronald S. Gauss Taggart Adams Kyung H. Chung, M.D. Carol and David Geyer William D. Addison, Jr. Jack and Bertie Chuong Rick Gibbons Barbara Agar Robert E. Cienian Mario S. Gioco, CPA Dr. and Mrs. Sultan Ahamed *Janet and Tim Clark Wil and Mary Ellen Gladue Howard J. Aibel Peter and Marcelyn Clarke Elizabeth D. Godbout Rose M. Allen Marshall Cohn Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Golding Mary Allingham Philip and Clio Coles *Dr. and Mrs. Donald Gonci Karen and Norman Alterman Andrew and Elizabeth Comcowich Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Goodman Phyllis and Vincent Amato Dr. and Mrs. Michael M. Conroy Francis M. Gordon Ray Gaulke & Sydney Anderson Gloria K. Corbit Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Graff Dr. and Mrs. C. Wallace Andrias Gary and Carol Corliss Ray and Judy Grasso Paul and Christine Antaya Cornerstone Construction Services, Inc. Bill Gratz and Jay Bruno Charles J. Anthony Cove Navigation, LLC Carole and Harold Greenbaum Martha Atkinson and Deborah Lyon Holly and Steven Craig *Mr. and Mrs. Michael Groenhout Mr. and Mrs. William G. Atkinson Dr. Amy Crockett *Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gross Mr. and Mrs. Hillel J. Auerbach Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Crum, Jr. Peter and Barbara Guerra Robert Babcock Joan K. Curry Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Haff John, Nancy and Nikki Baccaro Henry F. Curtis Mr. Stephen Hahn *Paul, Cinda, Jay and Sam Barbuto Michael and Gail Cutler Mark and Julie Haight Michael and Shelley Barker Eric and Patricia Daniels Dr. and Mrs. John J. Haksteen *Mr. and Mrs. David N. Barry Eric Dawicki Bill and Paula Harkins Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Barry Stanley K. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Harris, Jr. Myrna Baskin Deborah Dembo Dwight and Pat Harris Michele and Sherman Baumann *Mr. Eugene Dessureau Sue Hart Cynthia and Allen Beavers Sherrie Deveau Michael Hassam Deborah Beebe *Linda W. DeYoung Pat and John Hechavarria Debra and John Bekish Arthur and Edythe Director *Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Henry David A. and Alice C. Belden Mrs. Martha Dobruck Sandra S. Hewitt Mrs. Ellen W. Bell Mr. Jonathan Dodd T. Donald and Helene Hirschfeld Gary and Ruth Benanav Mr. Steven Dodd Betsy Sage and Stephen Hitriz G. Spencer Berger John and Pat Doolittle George and Joan Hogan Randee and Martin Berliner *Dr. and Mrs. John E. Dreslin Mr. and Mrs. Robin Honiss Lynette Bester and Family David and Deborah Dressler Paul Horoschak Donald Bidwell Herbert Duey Ms. Deborah Horton Joseph and Kerry Biega Rose and Louis Dunlap Barbara and John S. Hubbard Barbara and Barton Bienenstock Mary Jane Dunn Alan and Ann Hughes Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Bischoff *Mr. and Mrs. David R. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Leslie A. Hyatt

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Daryl and David Ifkovic *Alf Millard and Barbara Butler Sonia and Mark Shipman Lou Blumenfeld and John and Patricia Miller Donald and Karen Shirer Jacqueline Isaacson Margie and Lance Minor Shoreline Electric Car, LLC Amy Jacques-Purdy and Brian W. Purdy Meg and Scott Mokoski *Francis and Lorette Simcic Mrs. Curtiss Johnson, Jr. Nancy O. Moreland John and Millie Simonzi Hugh Jones Thomas Moriarty Mr. and Mrs. David Sloan Stephen R. Jones *Mr. and Mrs. Floyd A. Morley Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Smedberg Irene Junge Jan and Harold Moskowitz Jack Solan John and Betty Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Munson *Alex and MaryAnn Stein Nancy Mattoon Kline Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Negri Joan and Tom Steitz Michael J. Klingensmith and Andrew and Jodie Nevas Joan and David Stewart Ruth A. Shields Gail and Anthony Newman Tom and Bonnie Stone Dr. and Mrs. Kort C. Knudson Matthew Newton Family *Steven Sudigala George S. Koczon Dr. Debra B. Nevas and *Ann Sullivan Mrs. Walter O. R. Korder Dr. Jonathan T. Abrams John H. and Susan Sullivan Jerry and Bunni Korman William Nivison Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Summerer Dr. and Mrs. Steven Korn Mike and Gwen O’Connell Carol Z. Sundlin The Kozliks Daniel Offutt Michael Sundquist and Max and Ruth Kuziak *Arlene Oleksy Laura Richardson Sheila Laing Cecil J. Olmstead Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Swan Rev. Roger J. Lamoureux Alan and Joyce Ortner Mr. Allyn F. Sweet Fred and Jo Langhoff Rea and Mary Ann Outman Charleen Taylor R.N. LaRosa Corp. Charles H. Owens Peter H. Taylor *Ken and Barbara Larson and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Palmer Dorothy, Kathleen, Ann & Thelma and June Carl and Alvyra Pavano Arthur Thompson Lance LaShelle *William and Andrea Phinney Lincoln Thompson, Jr. *Mary and George Laursen Patrick L. Pinnell Mr. and Mrs. John M. Timken Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Lavietes Chris and Beth Pitt Jean Titterington Harmon and Elizabeth Leete Angela and Tim Ploszaj Mr. and Mrs. James J. Toomey Jane Leibowitz Mary and Lawrence Pocknett Laura and Harold Trinkoff Mr. and Mrs. Terrence T. Lescoe Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Poliner Larry Trudeau Coleman and Judie Levy Mark and Traci Polinsky Neal Tuohy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Lianos Steven and Halina Potter Henry J. Turco Lorraine Lieberman Charles and Janis Potts John and Judy Turpin Mr. and Mrs. Louis Loffredo Mr. and Mrs. John F. Poutot Bruce C. Tuthill *Roberta and Joseph Lombardino Annella C. Preble Strelunkus Bohunkas *Mr. and Mrs. William Longa Rev. and Mrs. Marsron Price Ragged Rock Marina Karin and Thomas Longo *Cathy and Jim Probolus Mr. and Mrs. Edward Voskowsky Ian and Sylvia Lucas John and Georgette Quilter Dr. and Mrs. Milton Wallack Lou Ludgin *Kate and Steven Rakowski, CFA Jerry and Linda Wanosky Mr. and Mrs. Ian G. MacDonald John Reed Burton J. Warner *Emanuel and Irene Makiaris Dr. and Mrs. Howard L. Reuben Michael and Ellen Wasyl Mr. and Mrs. James M. Makuch Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Robbins *Claire and Nick Weiler William Manafort Alix Rokita Bob and Roz Weinstein Anita and William Mancoll Mr. and Mrs. Jerald K. Rome Ken and Cathy Welch Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mangold *Rich and Pat Rosien *Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Wenner Arthur and Elizabeth Maniatty Gary Rounseville Mrs. Donald Wheeler Attorneys Linda Mariani and Neil and Lynn Ruenzel Michael and Bridget Wheeler David Neusner Ms. Maggi Ryan David and Margaret Wilcox John T. Martick Mary Anne and James Ryan Babs and Kate Wilkinson Dr. and Mrs. Keith Martin James Salvatore *Dr. Richard and Brenda Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jack Matava and Family Anthony and Rita Santostefano Mr. and Mrs. George W. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Maynard, Jr. Ron and Cleora Savitski Mr. Frederick S. Winkley Donna McArdle Ann P. Sawicki Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wolchesky Kevin and Jean McCarthy Dr. Robert and Lindley Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wood Paul and Jan-Gee McCollam David and Jane Schaiman Peter and Joyce Wortman Virginia S. McCurdy William J. Scheide Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Wrubel Phyllis McDowell Yankee Courier Services William and Joan H. Wynne Mr. and Mrs. Victor McGrady *Mr. and Mrs. Alan Schiff *Jim and Mary Yanosy Jim and McIntyre Karl and Judy Schumacher March and Lorry Young Mr. and Mrs. John McParland Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. Francis W. Zak Jacqueline and James McWilliams Thomas Schwenke, Inc. Arthur Zieky and Bill Witkowsky *Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Meehan Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scovel Mr. Richard Zilinskas Mary Miko and Joseph Migliaro *Kathryn Smith and Andrew Seddon Dr. and Mrs. James Zwernemann Mr. and Mrs. George B. Miles Ted and Mary Jo Shen

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Goodspeed Musicals acknowledges the following corporations that have provided matching gift contributions for Goodspeed Members this season. Members with an asterisk (*) next to their names have received these donations from their employers.

Aetna Foundation GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Pfizer American Express Foundation The Hartford Courant Pfizer Pharmacia American International Group, Inc. IBM The Phoenix Companies Amica Companies Foundation J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation Pitney Bowes Argonaut Group, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Prudential AT&T Foundation John Hancock Saint-Gobain Corporation Bank of America Lincoln Financial Group Foundation The Stanley Works Chubb & Son Macy’s Foundation Time Warner CIGNA Corporation Mass Mutual Financial Group Travelers Insurance Company Diageo North America The Meredith Corporation Foundation Unilever Dominion Foundation Merrill Lynch United Technologies Corporation ExxonMobil Corporation Mobil Foundation, Incorporated Verizon Gartner Matching Gift Center New York Times Company Foundation Wachovia GE Foundation The Northrup Grumman Foundation General Re Corporation NRG Global

Goodspeed Musicals gratefully acknowledges the following staff for contributing to the 2009 Employee Campaign.

Anonymous (2) R. Glen Grusmark William Nivison William Addison, Jr. Hattie and Terry Guin-Kittner Michael O’Flaherty Robert C. Alwine Donna Lynn and Jay Hilton Will Rhys and Nancy Kluck Cinda and Paul Barbuto Kim Kane John Riccucci Mr. and Mrs. Sherman D. Baumann Erica Largen Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Robbins Linda Benson Shanna Lisitano Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rucker Sara and Neil Breen Mr. and Mrs. David Loffredo Samantha Scaniffe Michael and Lori Cartwright Kristan McLaughlin Elizabeth Smith Susan M. Cipriani Dan McMahon Roger-Paul Snell Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D’Amato Mary Miko and Joseph Migliaro Beryl and Henry Thorpe Jennifer O. Etheridge Linda Misarski Babs and Kate Wilkinson Paulette Ganoe Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Moore Gloria J. Gorton Sarah Moulton

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ADMINISTRATION Carla Tiezzi...... Charge Scenic Artist Harriett Guin-Kittner...... General Manager Laura Prengaman...... Staff Scenic Edward C. Blaschik...... Theatre Manager Mary Miko...... Associate Theatre Manager Ellen Lampros...... Props Manager Troy A. Junker...... Master Artisan Donna Tafel...... Assistant to Michael P. Price Carrie Capizzano...... Props Artisan Thomas Stephansky...... Journeyman Artisan William F. Nivison...... Director of Finance Lou Fuchs...... Props Carpenter Joanne D’Amato, Aaron Peraza-Baker...... Props Run Crew Head Samantha Scaniffe...... Accounting Assistants John Riccucci...... Wardrobe Master Caitlin A. Quinn...... Director of Development Isaac Grnya...... Wigs Artisan Sara Breen...... Manager of Corporate and...... Foundation Relations Jay Hilton...... Lighting and Sound Supervisor Gloria Gorton...... Director of Major Gifts Jennifer Kiser...... Master Electrician Sue Cipriani...... Development Operations Manager L. Clay Little...... Production Electrician Jessica Murphy...... Production Sound Engineer Dan McMahon...... Director of Marketing and ...... Public Relations Erica Largen...... Assistant Production Manager Lori A. Cartwright...... Advertising Manager Elisa G. Hale...... Public Relations Manager Ian Schugel...... Music Assistant Diane Sobolewski...... Official Photographer Briana M. Bridgewater, Jennifer O. Etheridge...... Costume Rental Manager Peter Carey...... Marketing Interns Dawn Barlow, Sarah Bowen, Nancy Fox...... Marketing Volunteer Susan McCann, Njaye Olds...... Costume Rental Assistants Michele R. Baumann...... Member Relations Manager Shannon Robbins...... Membership Secretary FOR THIS PRODUCTION Jennifer Raskopf...... Costume Design Assistant Cinda Abercrombie Barbuto...... Ticket Sales Manager Travis McHale...... Assistant Lighting Designer Elizabeth Diamond...... Box Office Manager Emma Mead...... Wardrobe Assistant Rachael N. Carlson...... Assistant Box Office Manager Lauren Klein, Jamie Kranz...... Production Assistants Roger-Paul Snell...... Box Office Supervisor Evan DelGaudio, Mike Lastella, Greg McGuire, Lynn Collins-Rucker, Madeleine Holly, Alex Zinovenko...... Electricians Catherine Joseph, Shayne Lein, James Stenborg...... Music Copyist Shanna Lisitano, Susanne Rutledge, Molly Sturges...... Piano Technician Barbara Wilkinson...... Box Office Representatives William Addison...... Subscription Services Manager Costumes provided by Costume World Theatrical, Deerfield, FL. James Kane, Kim Kane, www.costumeworld.com Linda Misarski, Erica Pape...... Subscription Services ...... Representatives Additional Costumes provided by Timberlake Studios, Inc; Meg C. Chapell...... Group Sales Manager John Cowles; Roberta Hamelin

Kristan McLaughlin...... Company Manager Christine Botta, Krista Franco, Kim Carr...... Assistant Company Manager Brian Howard, Patti Lizotte, Kimberly Tredinnick...... Company Assistant Phyllis Tela, Julia Torrant, Samantha Yaeger...... Scenic Artists Joshua S. Ritter...... Education Director/Librarian Marisa Clement...... Education Intern Nathan Auldridge, Steph Charaska, Jeffrey Mays...... Systems Administrator Brianne Hiroya, Eric Miller, Linda Benson...... Receptionist Christopher Steffan...... Apprentices Paulette C. Ganoe, Elaine McKirdy Student Apprentice: Alex Jainchill Beryl W. Thorpe...... House Managers Barbara Ford, Kim Gowac, Mohegan Sun Apprentice: Tonett Smith Brittany Halleck, Sarah Moulton, Gwen Pond, Diane Rottman...... Assistant House Managers William Ivey Long Costume Apprentice: Monica Johansson David Loffredo, Louie Loffredo, Pat Logan...... Bartenders Special Thanks: Bank Street Cobbler, Barbara Matera Ltd. Marilyn Rybak...... Building Services Assistant Edward Locke, Stephen Moore, IN APPRECIATION Robert Myska...... Building Services Goodspeed Musicals would like to thank the following for their contributions to our productions: all who volunteer their time and PRODUCTION talents to Goodspeed, the Goodspeed Opera House usher staff, Adam Goodrum...... Interim Technical Director the Goodspeed Guild and Production Committees, Mae Wantanabe Chris Phillips...... Master Carpenter of ZCMI Flower Shop. Tyler Donahue, Rasta Gronback, Mike Sabourin, Nick Sanborn...... Shop Carpenters Mic Murphy...... Stage Carpenter

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BOX OFFICE HOURS: Monday & Tuesday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday & Thursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Box Office Telephone: 860.873.8668 Box Office E-mail: [email protected] Bar and Gift Shop: The Goodspeed Porch Bar and Gift Shop, located on the main floor, are open one hour prior to performances and during intermission. Website: Visit our website at goodspeed.org to buy tickets 24 hours a day or learn more about upcoming and past productions at Goodspeed! Infra-red Hearing System: The Goodspeed Opera House offers the Sennheiser infra- red hearing system to assist hearing-impaired patrons through the generosity of Carol Sirot. Free headsets are available from the box office. Goodspeed Guild: Special Services: The Goodspeed Guild is a volunteer organization Goodspeed provides elevator service to the orchestra dedicated to supporting Goodspeed Musicals’ operations level of the Opera House. To avoid the steps in front of and productions. Since 1975 it has provided services to the theatre, please ask for a House Manager when you artists, patrons, and staff on a year-round basis, while arrive. You will be directed to our elevator at street level offering its members the opportunity to become part of outside the building. Handicapped parking is located the behind-the-scenes activities at Goodspeed. To find in front of the Gelston House. If you require special out about volunteer opportunities that fit your interests assistance of any kind (for example, to remove a theatre and schedule, visit our website at goodspeed.org or seat to accommodate a wheelchair, early admittance to contact Amy Campbell at 203.494.7328. the theatre, or assistance getting to your seats), please Sets, costumes, and props are designed especially for inform the Box Office when you purchase your tickets. the Goodspeed Opera House and are built in Goodspeed Musicals’ shops. Parking: Free parking is available to Goodspeed patrons. Turn Goodspeed Musicals is a professional theatre operating under an agreement between the League of Resident right after the Gelston House when passing the theatre Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union and free parking is on the right. A path along the river of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the leads from the parking lot across a foot bridge to United States. Orchestra members are represented by Middletown Musicians Protective Association, Local 499, the theatre. American Federation of Musicians.

Goodspeed Musicals is a member of The League of Resident Theatres.

The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. 38 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2009 SEASON

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