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Into the Woods Is Presented Through Special Arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)
PREMIER SPONSOR ASSOCIATE SPONSOR MEDIA SPONSOR Music and Lyrics by Book by Stephen Sondheim James Lapine June 28-July 13, 2019 Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Original Broadyway production by Heidi Landesman Rocco Landesman Rick Steiner M. Anthony Fisher Frederic H. Mayerson Jujamcyn Theatres Originally produced by the Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA. Scenic Design Costume Design Shoko Kambara† Megan Rutherford Lighting Design Puppetry Consultant Miriam Nilofa Crowe† Peter Fekete Sound Design Casting Director INTO The Jacqueline Herter Michael Cassara, CSA Woods Musical Director Choreographer/Associate Director Daniel Lincoln^ Andrea Leigh-Smith Production Stage Manager Production Manager Myles C. Hatch* Adam Zonder Director Michael Barakiva+ Into the Woods is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com Music and Lyrics by Book by STEPHEN JAMES Directed by SONDHEIM LAPINE MICHAEL * Member of Actor’s Equity Association, † USA - Member of Originally directed on Broadway by James LapineBARAKIVA the Union of Professional Actors and United Scenic Artists Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Stage Managers in the United States. Local 829. ^ Member of American Federation of Musicians, + Local 802 or 380. CAST NARRATOR ............................................................................................................................................HERNDON LACKEY* CINDERELLA -
The Nineteenth-Century Russian Gypsy Choir and the Performance of Otherness
The Nineteenth-Century Russian Gypsy Choir and the Performance of Otherness Erik R. Scott Summer 2008 Erik R. Scott is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History, at the University of California, Berkeley Acknowledgments I would like to thank Professor Victoria Frede and my fellow graduate students in her seminar on Imperial Russian History. Their careful reading and constructive comments were foremost in my mind as I conceptualized and wrote this paper, first for our seminar in spring 2006, now as a revised work for publication. Abstract: As Russia’s nineteenth-century Gypsy craze swept through Moscow and St. Petersburg, Gypsy musicians entertained, dined with, and in some cases married Russian noblemen, bureaucrats, poets, and artists. Because the Gypsies’ extraordinary musical abilities supposedly stemmed from their unique Gypsy nature, the effectiveness of their performance rested on the definition of their ethnic identity as separate and distinct from that of the Russian audience. Although it drew on themes deeply embedded in Russian— and European—culture, the Orientalist allure of Gypsy performance was in no small part self-created and self-perpetuated by members of Russia’s renowned Gypsy choirs. For it was only by performing their otherness that Gypsies were able to seize upon their specialized role as entertainers, which gave this group of outsiders temporary control over their elite Russian audiences even as the songs, dances, costumes, and gestures of their performance were shaped perhaps more by audience expectations than by Gypsy musical traditions. The very popularity of the Gypsy musical idiom and the way it intimately reflected the Russian host society would later bring about a crisis of authenticity that by the end of the nineteenth century threatened the magical potential of Gypsy song and dance by suggesting it was something less than the genuine article. -
Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces Acclaimed Cast for the Diary of Anne Frank Jan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ellen McDonald 816.444.0052 or 816.213.4355 [email protected] FOR TICKETS: Box Office at 816.235.2700 or www.KCRep.org. Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces Acclaimed Cast for The Diary of Anne Frank Jan. 29 through Feb. 21, 2016 at newly renovated Spencer Theatre Kansas City, MO (Jan. 5, 2016) – Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Eric Rosen is pleased to announce the cast of The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by Marissa Wolf, KC Rep’s Director of New Works. The play, based upon Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, was originally written for the stage by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. In 1997, Wendy Kesselman published a revised version of Goodrich and Hackett’s Pulitzer Prize winning script, which integrated some of the more personal aspects of Anne Frank’s story that remained untold in the original script. Peer into the world of a family in hiding and a gifted young writer who came of age during the horrors of the Holocaust. Through Anne’s eyes, we see the prevailing hopes of a girl who – despite everything – inspired generations with her unwavering faith in humanity. This production begins Friday, Jan. 29 and runs through Sunday, Feb. 21 at KC Rep’s newly renovated Spencer Theatre. Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces Cast for The Diary of Anne Frank Jan. 29 through Feb. 21 at Spencer Theatre Page 1 “This work by Wendy Kessleman is stunningly lyrical and poetic,” stated Wolf. “My hope is that KC Rep audiences will connect intimately with Anne as a budding young woman and all that goes with a young and emerging heart, in spite of the world looming outside.” The ensemble cast, drawn locally as well as from across the country, includes: Daniel Beeman as Peter Van Daan, Martin Buchanan as Mr. -
William and Mary Theatre Main Stage Productions
WILLIAM AND MARY THEATRE MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS 1926-1927 1934-1935 1941-1942 The Goose Hangs High The Ghosts of Windsor Park Gas Light Arms and the Man Family Portrait 1927-1928 The Romantic Age The School for Husbands You and I The Jealous Wife Hedda Gabler Outward Bound 1935-1936 1942-1943 1928-1929 The Unattainable Thunder Rock The Enemy The Lying Valet The Male Animal The Taming of the Shrew The Cradle Song *Bach to Methuselah, Part I Candida Twelfth Night *Man of Destiny Squaring the Circle 1929-1930 1936-1937 The Mollusc Squaring the Circle 1943-1944 Anna Christie Death Takes a Holiday Papa is All Twelfth Night The Gondoliers The Patriots The Royal Family A Trip to Scarborough Tartuffe Noah Candida 1930-1931 Vergilian Pageant 1937-1938 1944-1945 The Importance of Being Earnest The Night of January Sixteenth Quality Street Just Suppose First Lady Juno and the Paycock The Merchant of Venice The Mikado Volpone Enter Madame Liliom Private Lives 1931-1932 1938-1939 1945-1946 Sun-Up Post Road Pygmalion Berkeley Square RUR Murder in the Cathedral John Ferguson The Pirates of Penzance Ladies in Retirement As You Like It Dear Brutus Too Many Husbands 1932-1933 1939-1940 1946-1947 Outward Bound The Inspector General Arsenic and Old Lace Holiday Kind Lady Arms and the Man The Recruiting Officer Our Town The Comedy of Errors Much Ado About Nothing Hay Fever Joan of Lorraine 1933-1934 1940-1941 1947-1948 Quality Street You Can’t Take It with You The Skin of Our Teeth Hotel Universe Night Must Fall Blithe Spirit The Swan Mary of Scotland MacBeth -
GYPSY CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS: • Momma Rose
GYPSY CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS: • Momma Rose (age from 35 - 50) The ultimate stage mother. Lives her life vicariously through her two daughters, whom she's put into show business. She is loud, brash, pushy and single- minded, but at times can be doting and charming. She is holding down demons of her own that she is afraid to face. Her voice is the ultimate powerful Broadway belt. Minimal dance but must move well. Comic timing a must. Strong Mezzo/Alto with good low notes and belt. • Baby June (age 9-10) is a Shirley Temple-like up-and-coming vaudeville star, and Madam Rose's youngest daughter. Her onstage demeanor is sugary-sweet, cute, precocious and adorable to the nth degree. Needs to be no taller than 3', 5". An adorable character - Mama Rose's shining star. Strong child singer, strong dancer. Mezzo. • Young Louise (about 12) She should look a couple years older than Baby June. She is Madam Rose's brow-beaten oldest daughter, and has always played second fiddle to her baby sister. She is shy, awkward, a little sad and subdued; she doesn't have the confidence of her sister. Strong acting skills needed. The character always dances slightly out of step but the actress playing this part must be able to dance. Mezzo singer. • Herbie (about 45) agent for Rose's children and Rose's boyfriend and a possible husband number 4. He has a heart of gold but also has the power to defend the people he loves with strength. Minimum dance. A Baritone, sings in one group number, two duets and trio with Rose and Louise. -
Stephanie Mccarron
Stephanie McCarron Some fact´s at first… When and where were you born? 25 January 1982, born in Derry, North Ireland. Your height? 5 feet 4 inches What is your favourite food? Italian Food / Crisps Your favourite music? Pop Your favourite movie? „Annie“, „Wizard of Oz“ Your favourite city / place in the world, you have visited so far? China, Japan What’s the most treasured moment in your life, so far? When I danced with Michael on stage Feet of Flames. The day I stepped on stage as gypsy. About your family… Please tell us something about your parents - what do they do for their living? Do they dance as well? Yes, my Mum danced when she was younger. My mum is a loans officer and my dad is a baker. Do you have any brothers or sisters? How old are they? Do they dance, too? What do they do for their living? Yes, I have one older sister and 2 older brothers. My sister danced for a while when she was younger. My sister is a hair dresser and my 2 brothers are engineers. Is it hard for you, to be apart from your family for such a long time while touring? How often are you able to travel back home again? Yes, it does get hard some times, because we´re such a close family. We usually get home every few months for a few days or weeks. What do your family thinks of your job as a Show Dancer? Are they proud of you? How often do they visit you on tour and watch you dancing the Show? My family think my job as a show dancer is fantastic. -
Meet the Company of RSVP's Spamalot!
Meet the Company of RSVP’s Production of Monty Python’s Spamalot! The Cast: Sammie Joe Baltes (Laker Girl/Frenchie) is excited to spend another summer with RSVP! She has been seen in numerous RSVP productions including Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun, and The Sound of Music. Sammie Joe was most recently seen tapping for scholarships in Dancing with the Randolph Stars. “Many thanks and lots of love to my Squad!” Karissa Carpenter (Laker Girl/Frenchie) is an upcoming freshman and cheerleader at Catawba College with a major in theatre and psychology. She has been in various RSVP productions including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Annie Get Your Gun, The Sound of Music, and The Wizard of Oz. She is honored to be involved with such a wonderful cast. “It has truly been an amazing experience.” Casey Daniel (Sir Robin) is so happy to be a part of Spamalot as his first production here at RSVP. He wants to thank his family, friends, and professors for pushing him to work hard. He would also like to add "Chipotle is love, Chipotle is life." Lydia Davis (Lady of the Lake) is a graduate of UNCG where she was involved in Women's Glee and the acapella group, the UNCG Sapphires. This is her first show with RSVP and she is excited about the opportunity! She thanks the cast, crew, and production staff for a wonderful and fun-filled experience! RSVP Community Theatre’s Production of MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT, July-August 2015, Asheboro, NC; www.rsvptheatre.org Reagan England (Laker Girl/Frenchie), 18 years old, plans to attend UNC-Charlotte this fall. -
February (Gypsy)
Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, entitled Gypsy: Memoirs of America’s Most Celebrated Stripper and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business mother." Gypsy tells the story of the dreams and efforts of one hungry, powerhouse of a woman to get her two daughters into show business. It follows the dreams and efforts of Rose to raise two daughters to perform onstage and casts an affectionate eye on the hardships of show business life. The character of Louise is based on Lee, and the character of June is based on Lee's sister, the actress June Havoc. Gypsy is famous for helping launch lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s career, and features a book by Arthur Laurents that is widely considered to be one of the classic examples of a traditional “book musical.” At the heart of the musical is the gregarious Rose, whose journey made critic Frank Rich call Gypsy, “Broadway’s own brassy, unlikely answer to King Lear.” The musical features songs that have become standards of the musical theatre canon, including “Some People,” “Let Me Entertain You,” “Rose’s Turn,” and the show-stopping “Everything’s Coming Up Roses”. It is frequently considered one of the crowning achievements of the mid-twentieth century's conventional musical theatre art form. Gypsy has been referred to as the greatest American musical by numerous critics and writers, among them Ben Brantley who wrote ”what may be the greatest of all American musicals...". -
P R E S S R E L E A
P R E S S R E L E A S E From: Clear Space Theatre Company Contact: Wesley Paulson Phone: 302.227.2270 Email: [email protected] February 17, 2017: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Let Me Entertain You,” invites Louise, as GYPSY comes to Clear Space Theatre for a three-week run. And entertain you this show surely will, weekends from March 10 through March 26. With music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents, Gypsy contains some of the most well- known – and best-loved – show music of all time, including, “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Small World,” and “You Gotta Get a Gimmick.” Based loosely on the memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, GYPSY traces Lee’s improbable rise to burlesque fame from her shy beginnings as Louise (Katharine Ariyan), the reluctant half of a vaudeville sister act featuring her younger, talented, extroverted sister, June (Grace Morris). It also reveals the formidable force behind that rise: Rose (Yvonne Erickson), the girls’ driven, relentless, mother-of-all- stage-mothers, who propels their careers through the waning days of vaudeville and delivers Louise onto the burlesque stage. Says Erickson, “Appearing as Rose is a long-time dream fulfilled! I saw Angela Lansbury in the 1974 Broadway revival of GYPSY and was just mesmerized. I had just begun to think about acting as a career, and after seeing that performance – I knew, ‘Yes! That’s what I want to do!’ The role of Rose is often referred to as the “King Lear role of musical theater” - it requires both gravitas and humanity. -
WEST SIDE STORY.Pages
2015-2016 SEASON 2015-2016 SEASON Teacher Resource Guide ! and Lesson Plan Activities Featuring general information about our production along with some creative activities Tickets: thalian.org! !to help you make connections to your classroom curriculum before and after the show. ! 910-251-1788 ! The production and accompanying activities ! address North Carolina Essential Standards in Theatre or! Arts, Goal A.1: Analyze literary texts & performances. ! CAC box office 910-341-7860 Look! for this symbol for other curriculum connections. West Side Story! ! Book by: Arthur Laurents Music by: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim ! ! Based on Conception of: Jerome Robbins! Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet! October 9-11! and 16-18! ! 7:00 PM Thursday - Saturday! and 3:00PM Saturday & Sunday! Hannah Block Historic USO! / Community Arts Center! Second Street Stage 120 South 2nd Street (Corner of Orange) Resource! About this Teaching Resource! This Teaching Resource is designed to help build new partnerships that employ theatre and the Summery:! arts to address some of today’s pressing issues such as youth violence, bullying, gangs, ! interracial tensions, youth-police relations and cultural conflict. This guide provides a perfect ! ! opportunity to partner with law enforcement, schools, youth-based organizations, and community Page 2! groups to develop new approaches to gang prevention.! About the Creative Team, ! Summery of the Musical! About the Musical & Its Relevance for Today! ! Marking its 58th anniversary, West Side Story provides the backdrop to an exploration! Page 3! of youth gangs, youth-police relationships, prejudice and the romance of two young people caught Character & Story Parallels of in a violent cross-cultural struggle.The electrifying music of Leonard Bernstein and the prophetic West Side Story and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim hauntingly paint a picture as relevant today as it was more than 58 Romeo & Juliet ! years ago. -
Little Theatre Society of Indiana
LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY OF INDIANA 1915-16 1919-20 1921-22 Polyxena Bernice Release A Killing Triangle Eugenically Speaking The Dragon The Glittering Gate Three Pills in a Bottle The Spring The Scheming Lieutenant Trespass A Nativity Play Dad The Angel Intrudes The Constant Lover A Christmas Miracle Play Trespass (2nd Production) Androcles & the Lion The Pretty Sabine Women The Shepherd in the Distance The Forest Ring Overtones The Star of Bethlehem Beyond the Horizon The Broken God Dierdre of the Sorrows Everyman Dad (2nd Production) The Jackdaw The Betrothal Cake At Steinberg’s Bushido Disarmament How He Lied to Her Husband A Woman’s Honor The Casino Gardens The Game of Chess Unspoken Children of the Moon The Kisses of Marjorie Moonshine Belinda Dawn Phoebe Louise Not According to Hoyle The Dark Lady of the Sonnets The Bank Robbery Mansions A Scrambled Romance Chicane The Dryad & the Deacon (silent film) The Groove Underneath A Shakespeare Revel Stingy 1922-23 Rococo The Trysting Place 1916-17 The Price of Coal A Civil War Pageant 1920-21 The Turtle Dove Night with Indiana Authors The Proposal Brothers Polly of Pogue’s Run In Hospital Two Dollars, Please! Laughing Gas Behind a Watteau Picture The Marriage Gown The Lost Silk Hat The Home of the Free Dad (3rd Production) The Farce of Pierre Patelin The Blind Sycamore Shadders Duty The Medicine Show Nocturne The Maker of Dreams Aria Da Capo Treason The Importance of Being Mary Broome Where Do We Go From Here? Earnest The Star of Bethlehem (2nd The Wish Fellow Lithuania Production) Father and the Boys Supressed Desires The Mollusc My Lady Make-Believe Cathleen Ni’Hoolihan Mary’s Lamb A Shakespeare Revel (2nd Spreading the News The Emperor Jones Production) The Rising of the Moon The Beauty Editor Sham 1923-24 1917-18 The Confession March Hares (No records survive) The Lotion of Love The Bountiful Lady The Wren 1918-19 The Doctor of Lonesome Folk A Pageant of Sunshine Why Marry? and Shadow Hidden Spirits The Murderer (a.k.a. -
The Fantasticks 30Th Edition Free Download
FREE THE FANTASTICKS 30TH EDITION PDF Harvey Schmidt | 9781557831415 | | | | | ‘The Fantasticks’ co-creator Harvey Schmidt dies at 88 | Page Six With its intimate feel, a simple, relatable plot, a gorgeous, lush score demanding only keyboard or piano, harp and percussion The Fantasticks 30th editionan eight-member cast and very modest technical requirements, this musical is a favorite with regional and educational The Fantasticks 30th edition, alike. The story is simplicity itself. Matt and Louisa, are in love, but their feuding fathers, Hucklebee and Bellomy, have built a wall between their properties to keep the children apart. Using reverse psychology, the fathers trick their progeny into secretly meeting, falling in love and pledging to marry. But to insure that it really happens, the. The lovers split up and this time the parents really quarrel and separate. The set is essentially the same, but Adam Veness has expanded The Fantasticks 30th edition basic platform flanked by supporting poles and simple curtain. Andrew H. Under conductor Roger L. Meredith Kochan is perfection as Louisa. This exceptional, stunning young actress has the clear soprano The Fantasticks 30th edition of an angel and moves gracefully and confidently through this love story, bringing the audience along on her journey toward understanding and maturity. This young man has a long future ahead of him. MacGregor plays Matt as a cocky, over-confident boy, at first. James Anest has that pure, rich baritone that defines El Gallo. This tall, lithe young actor, who looks great in Ms. Displaying perfect diction and vocal clarity, Mr. Fussy, meticulous and thrifty, Mr.