Women’s Health CLINIC MARCH 2014 SEASON | YEAR A NEWSLETTER DEDICATED TO GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS AND FRIENDS OF THE FIRESIDE THEATRE This Summer’s Must-See For Music Lovers THE GREAT THING FOR ME ABOUT PRODUCING AND DIRECTING HERE AT THE FIRESIDE IS THAT I GET TO DO SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF SHOWS EVERY SEASON. THE 2014 SEASON IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT. THIS SUMMER I’M REALLY EXCITED TO BE PRODUCING A TUNEFUL, FUN, COLORFUL MUSICAL REVUE GUARANTEED TO GET YOUR FEET TAPPING CALLED SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE. It seemed high time that The Fireside – helped bring rhythm and blues into the which has become so well known for its mainstream of American music. spectacular band shows and Christmas revues should finally present the longest It would be a lot easier to just mention running musical revue in Broadway a few of their countless hit songs like history! Now I know there are some of “There Goes My Baby,” “Love Potion No. you who are not familiar with SMOKEY 9,” “Hound Dog,” “Kansas City,” “Yakety JOE’S CAFE and if I were to tell you that Yak,” “’Cause I’m a Woman”, “Poison it is a celebration of the music of one the Ivy” “Charlie Brown” “Stand By Me” most prolific and talented songwriting “Jailhouse Rock” and “On Broadway”. teams of all time – Jerry Leiber and Mike SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE features all these Stoller – your response might very well great tunes and 28 others as well - “ Believe me when I tell you be “Who the heck are Jerry Leiber and performed by a sparkling cast of nine that this is a show you do not Mike Stoller?” fabulous singers and dancers. want to miss!” – Ed Flesch, Artistic Director In that case, I could tell you that Leiber Is it any wonder that I can’t wait to put and Stoller wrote songs for countless on this unforgettable hit show that has music stars including Elvis Presley, performed to sold out houses around the The Drifters, The Dixie Cups, Jay and world? Believe me when I tell you that the Americans, and Peggy Lee; were this is a show you do not want to miss! inducted in the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame; have their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; won numerous Grammy awards; sold millions of records; and GET READY FOR RETIRED TRAVEL MANAGERS OF BIRDS A SUMMER OF PLANNER VOLUNTEERS BEHIND THE AND FAIRY P2ROCK & ROLL P3 HER EXPERTISE P4 SCENES P7 GARDENS Hospitality never goes out of style! JERRY LEIBER AND MIKE STOLLER, AS MUCH AS ANYONE, VIRTUALLY INVENTED ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, AND NOW THEIR SONGS PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR AN ELECTRIFYING SHOW THAT ILLUMINATES THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN CULTURE. IN AN IDEALIZED 1950’S SETTING, THEY EXPLORE THE CLASSIC THEMES OF LOVE WON, LOST AND IMAGINED BY SHOWCASING NEARLY 40 OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER RECORDED. SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE ISN’T JUST GREAT POP MUSIC - IT’S COMPELLING MUSICAL THEATRE. There’s a reason that 1950’s music is just as Given the natural theatricality of their songs it popular today as it was when it was new - all of was only a matter of time before someone drew us baby boomers love it and so does everyone their material together into a successful stage else! show. The result, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, is a revue in the truest sense of the word with no Having met in California while writing blues storyline or dialogue. It’s all about the music music for artists, Leiber and Stoller were still with everything from novelty songs like “Charlie only 20 when “Hound Dog” became one of Brown” to romantic ballads like “Spanish the hottest-selling songs of 1953 in a version Harlem” and infectious melodies like “There by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton. When Goes My Baby.” After a Los Angeles premier, Elvis Presley recorded it in 1956 it became the the revue opened on Broadway in 1995 and ran epitome of a rock and roll hit and they went on for 2,036 performances making it the longest- to write 20 more hits for the King of Rock & Roll. running musical revue in Broadway history. The original cast album won the Grammy Award for Known as the most successful Best Musical Show Album in 1996. songwriting team in popular music from the mid 50’s to The New York Times claims, “Jerry Leiber and the mid 60’s, they also wrote Mike Stoller are the Rodgers and Hammerstein hits for The Coasters, The of rock ‘n’ roll!” The New York Daily News calls Clovers, The Dixie Cups and SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE “wildly infectious.” We The Shangri-Las. Later on into just know it’s going to be a fabulous good time the 60’s they delivered hits to and hope you’re all here to share in the fun! The Monkees and Peggy Lee as well. GROUP LEADER PROFILE “You people wrote the book on hospitality.” – Kathy Heyroth Learning from each other AFTER MANAGINGM A BANK TRAVEL PROGRAM FOR MANY YEARS, KATHY HEYROTH NOW PLANS TRAVEL FOR THE BROWN COUNTY WOMEN’S CLUB. Throughout the 1990’s for over 11 years, having Jean Flynn there for a Fireside Chat travel with. Back in 1993 she escorted Kathy Heyroth planned and escorted tours sometime this year. (Jean probably counts her trip to NUNSENSE dressed in a nun’s for Valley Bank, which became M & I Bank, as both speaker and entertainment!) Two habit to get everyone in the mood! out of the Green Bay area. The Fireside of their biggest fund-raisers are the Spring was a regular trip for them and we came to and Fall Card and Game Day events. It’s Kathy was married one day shy of 56 years know and love her well because she was a full day of fun and fellowship complete when her husband passed away last June. always so much fun to work with. When with a served lunch, silent auction, raffle Her son and his wife live in Pewaukee the bank moved the travel program to their baskets, a 50/50 raffle, and door prizes. and she’s a proud “Nana” to their 10 year Milwaukee offices, Kathy took an early old son, who already believes that The retirement and we missed her greatly! Some of the upcoming trips Kathy has Fireside is the best theatre in the world - planned include a mystery trip, two days smart boy! He helped her adopt a cat last Now for the past four years she’s been in Chicago, three days in Galena and summer and recently taught her everything bringing groups through her new position Dubuque, and six days to the Great Smoky she needed to know about her new iPad. as tour and fellowship chair for the Brown Mountains. She does use a tour company County Community Women’s Club. The for help with the arrangements. Just back Certainly not one to sit still for long, Kathy’s BCCWC is a philanthropic group that from a trip to SOLID GOLD 60’S which the work with the Women’s Club is both fun raises funds for charitable organizations in group really loved, they’ll also be seeing and rewarding. When we caught up with the community “while promoting social and The Fireside’s productions of SMOKEY her for this interview she was just a few personal growth to its members.” In other JOE’S CAFE and MARY POPPINS. She’s days into a two week rehab period from a words, they have a lot of fun while doing trying that one as a grandparent tour. knee replacement and was itching to get really great things for their community! back home so she could check messages The women’s club is a different market and stay on top of all of her activities. Established in 2008 by 13 dedicated than the bank group was so she’s working women, they now have 250 members, on educating a new clientele about our Kathy’s work with the Brown County logged over 8,000 volunteer hours last product. Husbands and friends are always Community Women’s Club has been a year, and have given nearly $140,000 welcome and often when someone brings labor of love. “I’ve met so many wonderful to Brown County charities since 2008. a friend along they get a new member for people and had some great experiences. Operating under the theory that “If the club as well so it seems to be a win-win This is a terrific organization that’s doing everyone does a little, no one has to do for both of us. “New people just don’t know a lot of good work for the community. The a lot” they really have a great thing going! what they’ve been missing,” says Kathy. fact that we can travel and play together They have regular meetings with speakers “You people wrote the book on hospitality!” and have so much fun while we’re at it is and entertainment and hope to include We also know how much fun she is to just the best partnership there is!” A PEEK BEHIND THE SCENES One of the best Fireside managers you’ll probably never meet. she took dinner so wonderful to work for, you couldn’t reservations for find a nicer boss,” Marsha remarked. us by phone. “I love going to work - every day is a Jane Wolfram, new adventure! I also love being part our former of the great experience we provide chef’s wife, for our guests.