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A Catered Affair

A Catered Affair

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,. a�et Ready to SpkL· Up C ON OTHER STACES C T3 PEOPLE You1 llnlid ..1v.,. CIRCLE THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHu· fJdiciou.-. Holidav SEPTEMBER 22 - OCTOBER 22 The Fantasticks CHAIR Sally Hansen LIAISON, CITY OF CULTURAL COMMISSION DALLAS CHILDREN'S THEATER c:all:rin� \1tinu� Maura Wright Conley s EPTEM s ER 23 -OCTOBER 23 Al.exanderand the BOARD MEMBERS Jae Alder, Marion l.. Hrockette, an: Rti;,uJy. Teri ible Horrible No Good Ve, y Bad Day Jr., Suzanne Burkhead, Laura V. Estrada, David NOVEMBER 18- DECEMBER 22 Madeline's Christmas C. Luther, Victoria McGrath, David M. May, Dana NOVEMBER 18 - DECEMBER 22 The Nutcracker W. Rigg, Elizabeth Rivera, Eileen Rosenblum, Ph.D. DALLAS THEATER CENTER HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Roland & Virginia OCTOBER 21 - NOVEMBER 20 Dykes, Cary W. Grubbs, John & Bonnie Strauss NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 24 A Christmas Carol ADMINISTRATION DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-DIRECTOR Jae Alder MANAG ER Terry Dobson 11 OCTOBER 4 - 23 West Side Sto1·y ASSISTANT PRODUCER Co1'y f\.orman EISEMANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORM­ DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS Joan Sleight ING ARTS IN-HOUSE ACCOUNTANT Wendy Kwan OCTOBER 15 &nise: The Spanish Guitar DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS G(COMMUNICATIONS OCTOBER17 Keyboard Conversations: A Beethoven Kimberly Richard Bonanza 1T MANAGER Nick Rushing OCTOBER 23 Thaddeus Rex with Rock- Read Like A EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Rock Star A

NOVEMBER 16- 20 Cocktails with Umy Miller-1.ittle TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Daniel Pucul League, Adultery. and Other Bad Tdecis MUSICAL DIRECTOR Terry Dobson Contact NOVEMBER 20 Pinkalicious The Musical RESIDENT ARTISTS Bruce R. Colcn1an. DECEMBER 7-11 A Kodacrome Christmas Jerlrey Schmidt, & David Walsh Lydia Gonzalez Welch APPRENTICE/INTERN SUPERVISOR FLOWER MOUND PERFORMING ARTS Katherine Marchant at 214-704-8383 or THEATRE APPRENTICE STAFF DECEMBER 8 -18 Fo1ever Plaid [email protected] Nathan Mills, Gillian Salerno-Rebic ICT MAINSTAGE CUSTOMER SERVICE NOVEMBER 4-19 No Sex Please, We're British CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER JUBILEE THEATRE Amy Mills Jackson SEPTEMBER 30-oCTOBER 30 TopDog/UnderDog HOUSE MANAGER Nancy Meeks NOVEMBER 26- DECEMBER 30Acintie Explains Xmas DAYTIME BOX OFFICE MANAGER Darius Warren KITCHEN DOG THEATER EVENING BOX OFFICE MANAGER NOVEMBER 11 -DECEMBER 10 26 Miles hed Faust POCKET SANDWICH THEATRE BOX OFFICE AGENTS Are you on SEPTEMBER 20-NOVEMBER 12 Camp Death Tony Banda, Sally Cole, Fred Faust, Chris Sanders DIRECTOR OF TELEMARKETING Carol Crosby STAGE WEST Aston�s Bakery TELEMARl

THEATRE ARTISTIC STAFF SCENE SYNOPSIS & THREE DIRECTOR MUSICAL NUMBERS JacAlder SETTING: MUSICAL DIRECTOR 1953, The Bronx, New York Vonda K. Bowling SET DESIGN ACTI (FROM A CON CEPT BY )AC ALDER) "Partners" TOM, SAM, JANEY, & David Walsh RALPH LIGHTING DESIGN "Ralph & Me" JANEY Sam Nance "Married" AGGIE John Bucchino MUSIC & LYRICS BOOK COSTUME DESIGN "No Fuss" AGGIE Michael Robinson "Your Children's Happiness" MR. & MRS. HALLORAN John Bucchino's songs have been Mr. Fierstein made his professional acting CAST "Immediate Family" WINSTON performed and recorded by renowned pop debut at La Mama ETC in 1971 in Andy MYRA "Our Only Daughter" AGGIE (, ), theatre (Liza Warhol's only play, Pork. He followedthat ''"'Madelyn Brene "One White Dress" JANEY & AGGIE Minnelli, Patti LuPone, , with appearances in more than 60 off-off MILKMAN/ARMY OFFICER/ "Vision" AGGIE , Audra McDonald), Broadway productions including work COURTHOUSE CLERK cabaret (Barbara Cook, ), with The Playhouse of the Ridiculous, Randy Frank Eppes ACT II and classical artists (Yo-Yo Ma, Deborah Negro Ensemble Company, WPA, and TOM HURLEY "Don't Ever Stop Saying 'I Love You"' Voight, Nathan Gunn), as well as The Theater Genesis. In Boston he starred in *Sonny Franks JANEY & RALPH Boston Pops, the Los Angeles Philhar­ The Haunted Host, Dirtiest Show In Town JANEY HURLEY ';I Stayed" TOM monic and the Mormon and Madness Of Lady Bright. Mr. Fierstein ''''Bailey Lawrence "Married" (reprise) AGGIE in venues including , The began his playwrighting career with early ALICE/DRESS SALESWOMAN "Coney Island" WINSTON , The Bowl, plays like Flatbush Tosca, Cobrajewels, Jill Lightfoot "Coney Island Finale" COMPANY The Opera House, London's 02 Freaky Pussy, International Stud, Fugue In A MRS. HALLORAN/PASHA Arena and The White House. Nursery, and Widows and Children First. His Delynda Johnson Moravec PRODUCTION STAFF underground hit, opened DOLORES/CATERER AEA STAGE MANAGER He's written scores forthe musicals Urban off-offBroadway in 1980, transferred Kelley Murphy ,·,oarius Wanen Myths, Lavender Girl, Broadway's A Catered to Off-Broadway in 1981, and then to MR. HALLORAN/SAM TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Affair (wiriner of the Broadway in 1982, where it won the Best Neil Rogers Daniel Pucul for Best Musical), It's Only Life, and the Play Tony Award as well as Drama Desk, AGGIE HURLEY SCENIC ARTIST Dreamworks animated filmjoseph, King Obie and Dramatist Guild awards. Fierstein ''Sally Soldo David Walsh of Dreams, and lyrics forthe children's also won Tony, Drama Desk, and Theater WINSTON PRODUCTION ASSISTANT musical Simeon's Gift(with a book by Julie World acting awards forhis portrayal of the ''Christopher Wagley Katherine Marchant Andrews and Emma Walton ). lead. Harvey repeated hi's award winning RALPH HALLORAN PRODUCTION CREW Some recordings of his work are: Grateful, performancein Los Angeles and London. ,',*Brandon Wilhelm Mica Figueroa, Katherine The Songs ofjohn Bucchino (with compan­ Fierstein won his third Tony Award forthe Marchant, Nathan Mills, & Gillian ion songbook), Solitude Lessons, On Richard of the musical La Cage aux Foiles MUSICIANS Salerno-Rebic Rodgers' Piano (solo piano interpretations in 1984. His other plays include Safe Sex, PIAN 1ST of Rodgers' songs on the composer's own Spookhouse, Forget Him, A Catered Affair, Vonda K. Bowling Steinway, voted Best Instrumental CD and . His television work PERCUSSION by Show Business Weekly), and the cast includes NurseJackie, How I Met Your Mike McNicholas albums of It's Only Life (with companion Mother, , and . He BASS songbook) and A Catered Affair. As part was nominated for an Emmy for his work Peggy Honea of their Collection, Harper on the TV classic, . Films include FLUTE, CLARINET, SAX Collins published a children's book, based Mrs. Doubt.fire, Independence Day, Death Ellen Kaner ' THE FIVE HUNDRED, INC. on John's song, called Grateful ASong to Smoochy, , and WIND SYNTHESIZER Special program support provided by ofGiving Thanks.which was awarded the Showtime's Common Ground (which he Michael Dill The 500 Inc Parents' Choice Gold Award. also wrote). His children's book, The Sissy Special thanks to The Cupcakery, Two Corks Duckling is published by Simon & Schuster and A Bottle, Latino Culinary Institute & For more information, please visit www. and the HBO filmversion won him the Ashton's Bakery, this show's opening night Catered Affair A is based on both the 1956 film restaurant sponsors johnbucchino.com. Humanitas Prize. Fierstein's starring role written by and the original 1955 teleplay by as Edna Turnblad in the musical Please silence your cell phones and all electronic devices� No photography or won him his fourthTony Award as well as ·.'rindicates members working under ' videography is allowed without the consent of another , New York Equity Association contracts in this production the theater *.;,indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA Magazine Award and the Drama League There will be one 15 minute intermission membership candidate program� between Acts I & 11. Award forOutstanding Performanceof C A CATERED AFFAIR BIOCRAPHIES

LEFT TO RIGHT: Randy Frank Eppes (top), lill Neil Rogers, Bailey Lawrence (top), and Sally Lightfoot(bottom), and Sonny Frnks Soldo (bottom)

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the Year. This made him the firstperson in history duties include heading the Perfect, Now Change (x2), A to winTo nys as an as administrative and financial Dog's Life (Column Award LittleTheatre (ALT). David Best Costume Shop, Dallas Catholic School Girls, and A well as a writer on both the team of the theatre, select- Nomination), The Light was on the design team Observer; Best Costumes Midsummer Night's Dream. dramatic and musical sides ing repertoire, and working in the Piazza, Lost in the responsible for the design for Old Settler, Dallas/ Sam has been nominated of the theaterworld. In 2005 in the community and in Stars (DFWTheatre Critics and execution of more than Ft. Worth Critics Forum muliple times for The Harvey spent a triumphant Texas for the promotion Forum Award), The 25th 80 productions in his eight Awards; and the Rabin Column Awards and has year on Broadway as of the arts. In this latter Annual Putnam County years with ALT. Along with Award for Best Costumes in won for ICT Mainstage's in a critically acclaimed capacity, he served on the Spelling Bee, and Another his design responsibilities, a Play or Musical. . Nine and A// My Sons as well production of Fiddler on board ofTexas Non-Profit Night Before Christmas. he also appeared in a Theatre Three's production the Roof, and then reprised Theatres, is a founding and She is the co-founder of number of productions: Sam Nance LIGHTING of The Light in the Piazza. the role in 2009 and 2010 continuing member of the Dallas Young Artists and Gross Indecency (Oscar DESIGN» This is Mr. on tour across America. Advisory Board of the Arts is the Middle and Upper Wilde), (King), A Nance's fourth assignment CAST Fierstein was inducted into Magnet High School, is on School Choir Director at Funny Thing Happened with Theatre Three as theTheater Hall of Fame the KERA Advisory Board, Greenhill School. Vonda on the Way to the Forum lighting designer, having Madelyn Brene MYRA» Ms. in 2008. As a social and and, through the Dallas lives in Rowlett with (Miles Gloriosus), and the previously designed The Brene debuts with us in political commentator, Area Cultural Advocacy husband Jeffrey and their Lonesome West (Valene). Light in the Piazza, The this production, however Harvey's opinion pieces Coalition, is a member two sons, Harrison and David resides in Dallas and Goodbye Girl and A Dog's she has appeared in other and essays have been of the 2011 Advisory Mason. has three children. Life. In the Metroplex Metroplex venues: Dallas featured as "Outtakes" on Committee for Dallas area, Sam designed lights Opera, DeSoto Community the TV series In the Life, Arts Advocacy Day. He is David Walsh SET DESIGN Michael Robinson for Shakespeare for the Theater, Majestic Theater, and on the Op-Ed page of supported in the mission »Mr.Walsh joined our COSTUME DESIGN» Mr. Modern Man - Lesson 1: Meyerson Symphony , among ofTheatre Three by many staff in 2007 as Technical Robinson's recent assign- , The Pirates of Center, and Pocket other publications. artists, a hard-working and Director and is a man of ments at Theatre Three Penzance and Dracula Sandwich Theatre. Her dedicated staff, and the many talents. David's set include See What I Wanna for Irving Community credits in industrial and energies of the theatre's designs have been seen in See, and after The Roads to Theater, Mainstage; is the commercial filminginclude ARTISTIC STAFF generous and inventive House & Garden, The Light Home, The Drowsy Chap- resident lighting designer Hillcrest Medical Center. Board of Directors. His in the Piazza, Pygmalion and erone; prior credits are The for Pegasus Theatre, where Madelyn earned B.M. Jae Alder DIRECTOR» Mr. thanks to all, and to all of A Dog's Life on the Norma Royal Family, Bedroom Farce, he has lit their innovative from Southern Methodist Alder serves Theatre Three TheatreThree's playgoers, Young Arena Stage and in Bill W al.Dr. Bob, Defiance, "living black and white" University. Other artistic as Executive Producer-Di- he extends his usual admo- Songs of the Redhead: The The Light in the Piazza and shows as well as their more interests include singing rector. He is a co-founder nition: "Enjoy yourselves!" Music of Danny Kaye, Snake Lost in the Stars. He has colorful presentations, and and dancing. Madelyn (in 1961) ofTheatreThree, in the Grass, Look What's designed many shows for has also designed lighting makes her home with her following the leadership of Vonda K. Bowling MUSICAL Happened to Pixie De Costa, Contemporary Theatre of for Dallas Theater Center, familyin Dallas, TX. his late wife, Norma Young. DIRECTOR» Ms. Bowl- Blind Date, Season's Dallas, Coppell Community Shakespeare Festival of .,. Jae directed and designed ing has been a musical Greetings, The LaVidas' Theatre, CrossRoads Dallas, and Theatre Britain. Randy Frank Eppes Lost in the Stars, Amy's View, resource forT3 since 2008 Landlord, and Mid-Life, the Theatre, Garland Civic Outside of Dallas, he MILKMAN/ARMY OFFICER/ 33 Variations, Travesties and and this will be her tenth Crisis Musical in Theatre Theatre, Garland Summer designed lights for the Lois COURTHOUSE CLERK» Mr. most recently See What I production. Past shows Too. Prior to this, he lived Musicals, Kauffman Civic Pope Theater, Manalapan, Eppes is also debuting with Wanna See. Additionally, include: The Drowsy in Amarillo, TX, where he Theatre, Lyric Stage, Irving; Florida. Sam's lighting Theatre Three. He is thank- he has also either directed Chaperone, Blankity-Blank, was the Assistant Techni- Uptown Players, Dallas; and experience also includes: ful to his family and friends or designed many shows Songs From an Unmade cal Director and Scenic WaterTower Theatre, Addi- Woody Guthrie's American for their love and support, on both stages. His other Bed, I Love You, You're Designer/Artist for Amarillo son. His Awards include Song, The Lion in Winter, especially April and Keith. a A CATERED AFFAIR BIOGRAPHIES

LEHTO RIGHT Kelley Murphy, M:adelya Breni, Delyada Johnsoa Mova11ec, (top), Cluistopher Wagiey (bottom}, .ond Brand- WIiheim

recent graduate of West Three's productions of Secrel Carden. Kelley's both areas during those more children's theater Sonny Franks TOM HURLEY Texas A&M University in Lost in rhe Stars. The Light Metroplex venues include five years. Most recently productions than he'd care » Mr. Franks returns to our Canyon, TX, with a BA 1n in tht Piazza, and Mock Lyric Stage, Irving; and she appeared in Flaming to remember.) He has also stage. one of our veteran musical theatre, makes and Mabel. Delynda has Pocket Sandwich Theatre. Guns of the Purple Sage been a soloist on many of actors since 1987, when her debut at Theatre Three. appeared at several area Dallas. She makes her and in Terry Dobson's My the great concert stages he debuted in A Little She reports she has been theaters including Lyric home in Irving, TX. Own Private Diva. She has across the country, includ- Night M11sic. He received attending Theatre Three Stage. Uptown Players. starred in The Musical of ing Boston Symphony his training from Ausun shows since she was in Contemporary Theatre Neil Rogers SAM/MR. Musicals, The Musical: P111- Hall, The Kennedy Center, College. Sherman, TX, and high school! Bailey was of Dallas, Flower Mound HALLORAN » Mr. Rogers. ting It Together, Myths and Center and Carn- Southwest Texas State recently seen in TEXAS!, the Performing Arts Theatre, recently seen as Pops in Hymns, Angry Housewives. egie Hall. In 2010, he sung University, San Marcos, outdoor musical drama in Garland Summer Musicals. the critteally acclaimed Heartbeats, Blood Broihers, at the Wyly Theatre with TX. Other shows since Palo Duro Canyon. Other Irving Community Theatre, production of Gypsy for Grateful, The Songs of the incomparable Tu rtle then on both of our stages recent credits include The and Garland Civic Theatre. Lyric Stage. Irving, debuts John Bucchino; and I Love Creek Chorale, performing include Lucky Stiff, Pump Secret Gorden (Martha), and A four ume Column Award with us. but hrs local credits You, You're Perfeci, Now the Nonh American debut Boys 8{ Oineites, Side (Hodel). winner and 2009 recipient also include performances Change. Sally began of '"Til I Hear You Sing� Show, Wild Porty, I Love Bailey makes her home with of the Kathleen M. Freeman at Casa Maiiana,Dallas her career at the Dallas from Andrew Lloyd Weber's You, You're Peifect, Now her family in Keller. TX. Award, she serves on the Repertory Theatre, ICT Summer Musicals and Phantom sequel, Love Change and Amy's View. Board of Directors for MainStage. Irving, and Arti- has performedfor Casa Ne11erOies. Sonny has appeared in Jill Lightfoot AllCE/ORESS DFW Actors Give Back and san Center Theater, HursL Maiiana. Dallas Repertory other Metroplex venues: SALESWOMAN» Ms. Light- Flower Mound Performing Neil has also been in Theater. Garland Summer Brandon Wilhelm RALPH Casa Maiiana. Ft. Worth; foot. also makes her debut Arts Theatre. Delynda recent productions ofY011 Musicals. Lyric Stage and HALLORAN » Mr. Wilhelm Labyrinth Theater, Rich- with us, and attended makes her home in Plano Con', Toke It With You (Mr. WaterTowerTheatre: and makes h,s debut in this ardson: Lyric Stage. Irving; Oklahoma Christian Uni- with her husband Kip. Kirby), Little fol(es (Oscar Theatre for a New Day. She production. He 1s currently and WaterTower Theatre, versity as a theatre major. Hubbard), Hello Dolly earned a Leon Rabin Award, pursuing a BA in music Addison. His regional and where she was a member Kelley Murphy DOLORES/ (Horace Vandergelder). a Column Award, and the theatre fromWest Tex.as national credits include of Alpha Psi Omega. Her CATERER» Ms. Murphy. Comelot (King Arthur). and Dallas Times Herald's Cnt- A&M University, Canyon. working with Westwood credits in the Metroplex earned her BA in theatre he appeared m The Besi ,cs Award for Best Musical TX. where he performed in Playhouse, Westwood, include Dallas Opera from the University Little Whorehouse in Texas Actress, and she is the only The Secret Gorden (Dickon) CA; Center Stage Theater. productions: Cos/fan iutte, of Science and Arts of along with Ruta Lee. Other "diva" to performin all 11 and Fiddler on the Roof Atlanta, GA; Center Theater. Don Giovanni, Romeo et Oklahoma, her MFA 1n favorite roles include Emile Dallas Divas productions (Perchik). His latest work Long Beach, CA: and Pilot )11liet1e, and Boris Godunov; musical theatre perfor- de Becque in for Lyric Stage. was with Amarillo Opera in Theater, Santa Monica, CA. and MBS Productions. mance from Roosevelt and Jud Fry in Oklahoma!; The ho/ion Strowhot (Achille Sonny's filmcredits include She has choreographed University, Chicago, and favorite productions in his Christopher Wagley Di Rosoblo). Being new The Mist, Missionary Mon, The King and I, F11nny Girl, ls debuting on our stage career include Plfotes of WINSTON .. Mr. Wagley to the Metroplex, having and King ofthe World; his Quilters, and NogosolciOust. with this production. She Penzance, Sound of Music, returns to Theatre Three grown up in a small town. TV credits include Prison Jill's vaned artistic interests was the Managing Director and . after a memorable debut he does not appreciate the Break, One Tree Hill, and include dance, ballroom of Praxis Theatre Project in last year's Songs From traffic! Wishbone. Other interests dance. and or course. opera 1n New York City, and has Sally Soldo AGGIE HURLEY» An Unmade Bed in Theatre include music, songwriting and choreography. appeared regionally as Mrs. Ms. Soldo. a Theatre Three Too. A graduate of Harding and tennis. He male-eshis Webb in , Mavis veteran actress. returns University in Arkansas. home with his family in Delynda Johnson Moravec in Ch11,ch Basemen, Lodies, to our arena stage after a Chris spent 12 years 1n Richardson, TX ALICE/DRESS SALESWOMAN Maria in Lend Me A Tenor, fiveyear absence. however. NYC. where he performed » Ms. Moravec returns Domina in A fllnny Thing she has been working in in many Off-Off Broadway Bailey Lawrence JANE to Theatre Three's stage Happened on the Woy to Theatre Too, and as an productions, cabarets, new HURLEY» Ms. Lawrence, a having appeared in Theatre the Forum, a,,d Rose 1n The AEA Stage Manager in musical workshops (and C T3 SEASON CALENDAR

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WILD OATS ART OF MURDER SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW August n -September 10 April 12 - May 12 July 15 -August 14 CHANGE A wild, wild West comedy by A Dallas premiere of the Edgar A multimedia musical by January 20 · February 19 James Mclure. Winning Mystery by Joe DiPietro. Michael John LaChiusa. The hit revue forall romantics " .d11 cctor Bruce R. Colemon has whipp,•d Proving an unsurpas�cd lalcnl lo amuse, "Theatre l hree is giving one of his most by Jimmy Roberts c{Joe DiPietro. up 2 delicious froth that hits the spot I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change intricate chamber musicals, See What I The annual bring-hack of the longest , un­ during these torrid su,nrr,cr doys He has lyricist and book writer, Joe Di Pietro, Wanna See, a bc'autifully accomplished ning show in Dallas hislory, the perennial TICKETS& Found a cast that can dish out the folly in tackles the mystery genre·· and won the production" -Lawson Taitte, The Dallas h11 musical comedy review of cour1sh1p Theatre Three, Inc. INFORMATION high style···· l.c>wsonTaittc, The Dallas l.clgarAward lor Best Play' Herc Di Pietro Morning News and ni�rriage.returns just in time ror 2800 Routh Street 214-871-3300 Morning News dives into the rariliedwo, Id of high priced Suite 168 theatre3da !las.com Valentine's Day art, towering ego dashes and high style DUETS Dallas, Texas 75201 A CATERED AFFAIR intrigue September 9 - October 9 SUPERIOR DONUTS October 13 · November 12 An international comedy by March r6 - April 15 BLOODYBLOODY ANDREW A Broadway musical with score Peter Quilter. A dark comedy by Pulitzer by JohnBucchino, book adaptation JACKSON June 7 -JulY7 ·carol Farabee lllackwoodand rerry Prize winner, . by Harvey Fierstein. Dobson are terrificas four pairs or A Dallas premiere of Broad­ Both funny and gut-punching sad, rhis This B,oacJway musicalshows lhe middle-aging single, looking for love in way's rock musical with music witty. seductive. and greatly entertaining touching but monument;;llyirnpr;;cticJI awkwa,d places If you re not howling story i:::. setin Chicago's mosl diverse �c1crillcr or parc.;nlsprovide lo lhcir and lyrics by Michael Friedman, with laughtn at the end of this scene, communities and celebrates the beloved daughter a beautiful wedding book by Alex Timbers check you, pulse. You may not have one•· redemptive power of friendship ·· Perry Stcw,o, t. Theaterjones.com All its powerful emotions arc elevated This colorrul, multi-prize-winning. tongue­ by composer John Bucch,no·s go,geous in-cheek and very cheeky rock musical THE EXONERATED score and evocative lyrics exube1 antly shows the seventh president IT'S ONLY LIFE May II· June 10 November II · December II or1 he U11itcd Stales or America as vi, ile, An astonishing docudrama by LABETE bold, complex, and even com,pt, as he Songs of celebrated cabaret JessicaBlank and Erik Jensen. December 8 - January 14 recklessly w,estlcs political power away and Broadway composer, John A London and New York from the elite and back to his ga-ge. public. T1ue stories of six w1ongrully convicted All this while he oghts the Indians, British, Bucchino. defendants. "The !J, play or the year prizewinning comedy by David Spanish and French for westward land. Buccl,ino is having a "mini restival" this intense and deeply affecting.. ." . The New Hirson, inspired by Moliere. and r.ghts duels just for sport season with both this revue in Theatre York Times. Winner ol the Drama Desk When a pig-headed patron ,n 1 ;th century Too and his musical on The No, ma and Outer Critics Circle Award France impo".>e'.:>a vulga1 '.llrcclperformer You rig Arena Slc!g:c The revue provides on the court's most prestigious comedy a catalogue of ,omance approached w11h cornpany. Lhcrc arc firework., orindign2- high cxpcc_lions,high c1r1xicly, and open tion 2nd protestations The exhilarating hearts. debate or the play pitches the crass cornic against the intellect,lally swift and soci2lly AN EVENING WITH JOHN signiri,anl Moliere-like satirist who runs BUCCHINO the company November 17 A one-night-only star turn by THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION the composer himself. February 16 - March 17 John Bucchino. The mile-a-minute Broadway A festival of John Bucchino's work could drama by Aaron Sorkin, 20n Social not be complete without the man himself. Oscar-winning writer of Fo, one night only. Bucchino will perform Network and TV's The West a benefit cabaret of his own rnusic in Wing. Theatre Too ,,. It's 1929 Two ambitious visionaries race aga1nsl each 0Lf1cr lo invent a dl�vicc called "television" Who will discover the key to the powcrrul innovation or the 201h century: the ruthless media mogul, or the self-taught Idaho larrn boy)

LEFT: Brandon Wilhelm & Bailey Lawrence C EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-DIRECTOR JAC ALDER PRESENTS ...

It's Only Life By Special Arrangement with Rr3/HTheatricals. DEVISED BY John Bucchino

ARTISTIC STAFF SCENE SYNOPSIS THEATRE Time: Present Day DIRECTOR Act! TOO Michael Serrecchia "The Artist at 40" COMPANY MUSICAL DIRECTOR "Unexpressed" ANGEL Terry Dobson "Painting My Kitchen" SETH SET DESIGN "Transition 1" ERICA Jeffrey Schmidt "Sweet Dreams" JENNIFER COSTUME DESIGN "Playbill" DARIUS·ANTHONY Bruce R. Coleman "Transition 2" ANGEL LIGHTING DESIGN "That Smile" COMPANY John Bucchino David Gibson "Love Quiz" ERICA COMPOSER "A Contact High" ANGEL John Bucchino's songs have been performed and recorded by renowned pop (Art "What You Need" DARIUS·ANTHONY CAST Garfunkel, Judy Collins). theatre (, Patti LuPone, Kristin Chenoweth, "Transition 3" SETH & ERICA SETH Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald), cabaret (Barbara Cook, Michael Feinstein), "When You're Here" JENNIFER ''Seth Grugle "It Feels Like Home" ANGEL and classical artists (Yo-Yo Ma, Deborah Voight, Nathan Gunn), as well as The ERICA "Transition 4" JENNIFER Boston Pops, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in ,b',Erica Harte "A Powerful Man" DARIUS·ANTHONY venues including Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, The , The JENNIFER 'Tm Not Waiting" COMPANY Sydney Opera House, London's 02 Arena and The White House. ''Jennifer Noth DARIUS-ANTHONY Act I He's written scores for the musicals Urban Myths, Lavender Girl, Broadway's A "Progression" *''Darius-Anthony Robinson INSTRUMENTAL Catered Affair (winner of the Drama League Award for Best Musical), It's Only "It's Only Life"COMPANY ANGEL Life, Joseph, King of Dreams, "Love Will Find You 1n Its Time" and the Dreamworks animated film and lyrics for the '''"Angel Velasco ·children's musical Simeon's Gift (with a book by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton ERICA & ANGEL "Transition 5" JENNIFER Hamilton). Some recordings of his work are: Grateful, The Songs ofjohn Bucchino PRODUCTION STAFF "Ifl Ever Say I'm Over You" SETH (with companion songbook), Solitude Lessons, On ' Piano (solo AEA STAGE MANAGER *Sally Cole "This Moment" ERICA piano interpretations of Rodgers' songs on the composer's own Steinway, voted TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Daniel Pucul "Transition 6" DARIUS·ANTHONY Best Instrumental CD by Show Business Weekly), and the cast albums of It's Only SCENIC ARTIST David Walsh "On My Bedside Table" SETH "I've Learned To Let Things Go" Life(with companion PRODUCTION ASSISTANT musicals, including an in the Piazza, The Drowsy Gillian Salerno-Rebic JENNIFER songbook) and A Catered "Transition 7'' SETH, ERICA, & original cast member of A Chaperone, and Duets. PRODUCTION CREW Affair. As part of their Chorus Line; international Michael has received The Katherine Marchant, Nathan MiUs, DARIUS·ANTHONY Julie Andrews Collection, "Taking The Wheel" ANGEL tours: Chita Plus Two; DFW Theatre Critics Forum & Gillian Salemo-Rebic Harper Collins published &COMPANY national tours: Hello Dolly', Award forDirection and is a children's book, based "Grateful" DARIUS·ANTHONY Two by Two, and Rudy also a recipient of The New on John's song, called "A Glimpse Of The Weave" Gulianni's Building Sustain- York Drama Desk Award, Grateful A song9fGlviog COMPANY ing Communities (director). ACL; New York Theatre Ihaok.s.which was awarded Michael's regional directing World Award, ACL; Special the Parents' Choice Gold credit highlights: Uptown Tony Award Recognition, Award. Players: Next to Normal; ACL; 2000 Gypsy of the ICT MainStage: Nine, Year Award, ACL; MAC For more information, l the Musical and How to Award, Chita Plus Two, and please visit www.johnbuc- Succeed in Business Without the 2011 Natalie Skelton chino.com. There will be one intermission between Acts Really Trying; WaterTower Award forArtistic Excel- I and II. Theatre: Oklahoma I, It's lence, to name a few. ARTISTIC STAFF A Wonderful Life,and The Spectacular Senior Michael shares his knowl- Michael Serrecchia at the Eisemann Center, edge with the students of ,,. DIRECTOR Richardson. His directing l

LEFTTO RIGHT: Angel Velasco, Erica Harte, Jennifer Noth and Darius-Anthony Robinson

member of Theatre Three's a Local Playwright." Terry Bruce R. Coleman he stage managed A Chorus 25th Annual Putnam County Irving, LifeStage Theatre, Artistic Staffsince May is also the Director of the COSTUME DESIGN» Mr. Line, and House of Several Spelling Bee, Georgie in Runway Theatre, Theatre 1980. He currently serves Turtle Creek Chorale's small Coleman has been design- Stories. For the last four The Full Monty, and Susy in Britain, and WaterTower as T3's Musical Director group ensemble, ENCORE! ing forTheatre Three since years, he has worked as a Wait Until Dark at Theatre Theatre. Darius-Anthony and Company Manager. 1985! Past assignments professional stage hand and Arlington. is also an accomplished Terry directed (and accom- Jeffrey Schmidt SET include Wild Oats,Pippin, electrician at the Eisemann choreographer/dancer, panied) the longest running DESIGN »Mr. Schmidt's Beehive, Trysts in Toledo, Center in Richardson, and Jennifer Noth having served as a principle stage production in Dallas T3 directing/design The Women, The Boyfriend, Bass Hall in Austin. JENNIFER and ensemble dancer for theater history-- Theatre credits include: Language Threepenny Opera, Into The Ms. Noth returns to our the American Three's production of I Love of Angels, Woods, and The 25th Annual CAST stage, most recently Dance Theater and Steps You, You're Perfect, Now in The Crucifer ofBlood, Putnam County Spelling Bee. appearing in See What I On Broadway in New York Change. He also directed Talley's Folly, Trysts In Toledo, His work will also be seen Seth Grugle Wanna See. Locally, she City. New York City credits and/or accompanied many Popcorn, Vieux Carre and A in In The Next Room, or The SETH has performedat the include: Malverone Players of the critically acclaimed Christmas Memory. He is Vibrator Play for Kitchen Mr. G rugle recently Dallas Theater Center, Theater, The Lincoln Theatre Too productions. co-founderof The Drama Dog Theater. Bruce has returned to his hometown, Casa Mariana, Bass Hall, Center for the Performing Myths If(Hymns, First Lady Club where he co-designed/ also designed the Summer Dallas, and is making his Fair Park Music Ha11, and Arts, The Duplex Cabaret Suite, Elegies: A Song Cycle, wrote The Muse, directed/ Shakespeare Production debut at Theatre Three. the Meyerson Symphony Theatre, and the Westside The Big Bang, Six Dance designed/wrote The Old for The Junior Players over Regional theater credits Center. Prior to coming Theatre. Lessons in Six Weeks, Flam- Woman in the Wood, and the last fiveseasons. An include: Uptown Play- back to Dallas, Jenn spent ing Guns of The Purple Sage directed/co-designed/ 11 time Leon Rabin Award ers, Dallas - u/s Dan/Dr. two years on the Broadway Angel Velasco and Songs From an Unmade adapted Strindberg's The winner, Bruce has also been Madden in Next to Normal; National tour of Mamma ANGEL Bed are among his favorites. Ghost Sonata. Other design recognized by the Dallas The Palace Theatre - Jerry Mia! She is a graduate of Mr. Velasco is making Terry has performed with credits: Wild Oats, Bedroom Critics Forum, The Dallas Lukowski in The Full Monty; the Tisch School of the Arts his debut with us in this The Dallas Theater Center, Farce, The 25th Annual Observer Best Of.... lssue La Comedia Dinner Theatre at New York University. production, however, his Casa Manana, Lyric Stage, Putnam County Spelling and the Column Awards - Freddy Benson in Dirty Metroplex credits include FM PAT, Theatre Arlington, Bee and Six Dance Lessons forhis contribution to local Rotten Scoundrels; The Roxy Darius-Anthony Robinson the regional premiere of The Philadelphia Theater in Six Weeks for T3, Lobster theatre. Regional Theatre-William DARIUS-ANTHONY Xanadu (Sonny) with Level Company and The Red Alice for Second Thought Barfee in The 25th Annual Mr. Robinson has appeared Ground Arts and the world Barn Theater in Key West, Theatre, End Days and Well David Gibson LIGHT Putnam County Spelling Bee; on the T3 stage MANY premiere of Crazy.Just Florida. Terry won a Leon for Echo Theatre and the DESIGN » Mr. Gibson and The Heights Play- times in the past, and was Like Me (Stacey) in the Rabin Award and is the horse heads for Uptown earned his BFA in technol- ers - Kippy Sunderstrom last seen this summer firstannual Dallas Pride recipient of numerous "Col- Players' . He was ogy and design at Texas in Take Me Out. Seth also in Pippin. Favorite roles Performing Arts Festival umn Awards". As an actor, artistic director of Moon- State University. His recent regularly performswith the include, but are not limited at Uptown Players. Angel Terry has appeared in T3 Water Theater Company design assignments for internationally acclaimed to: Duane in Hairspray won the 2011 Column productions of Sylvia, Nice forthree years. Jeffreylast Theatre Three are Flaming a cappella quartet Blue at Casa Mariana,Mitch Award forBest Featured People Dancing to Good appeared onstage in Charm Guns of the Purple Sage, Jupiter. He is represented Mahoney in The 25th Actor in an Equity Play for Country Music, Beyond as Emerson at Kitchen Dog The Royal Family, Another by Kim Jago Talent. Annual Putnam County his portrayal of Tumnus, a Therapy, Death Defying Acts, Theater. TV credits include: NightBefore Christmas, and Spelling Bee at both faunin The Lion, The Witch, God's Man in Texas, Dirty The Good Guys, My Genera- Bedroom Farce. Before that Erica Harte Theatre Three and Theatre and the Wardrobe at Dallas Blonde, Glorious and Duets. tion, Crash, The Deep End, his work could be seen at ERICA Arlington, Skimbleshanks Children's Theater. Other Mr. Dobson recently wrote PrisonBreak, Friday Night Texas State University's Ms. Harte makes her debut in in Garland Summer Notable credits include the & performed (with Sally Lights, Your House and main stage production of with us in this production. Musicals, Tootie in Facts of critically acclaimed regional Soldo) an autobiographical Home, and Whattaya Think. The Caucasian Chalk Circle, She is a recent graduate Life: the Lost Episode with premiere of AltarBoyz cabaret piece titled My Look for him as Dr. Day in for which he won 2nd place from the KD College of Film Uptown Players, and Ren (Juan) at Uptown Players ,,. Own Private Diva which the upcoming filmBad Kids as Best Light Designer and Dramatic Arts in the McCormack in Footloose and the world premiere of won the DFW Theatre Go to Hell based on the at the American College musical theatre program. at Garland Civic Theatre. Steve Lovett's Hopelessly Critics Forum Award for popular graphic novel. He Theatre Festival in April of Previous acting credits Other regional credits Puccini (Jip) forWaterTower "Best New Play of 2006" is represented by the Mary 2009. David's talent also include: Wendla in Spring include: ACT, Dallas Chil- Theatre's Out of the Loop and a Column Award for Collins Agency. includes stage manage- Awakening at WaterTower dren's Theater, Dallas Sum- Festival. "Outstanding New Work by ment: at Texas State, where Theatre; Natalie in Next mer Musicals, Family Music to Normal at Uptown Theater, Garland Civic Players; and Olive in The Theater, ICT MainStage, C T3 PATRONS JOHN BUCCHINO & THEATRE T�REE

Te rry Doh on spotted John Bucchirio' Life. A on of the first cornpanie .to composer-lyrici Ital nt arly. Jn 2002, secu r • lhe rights to A Ca tered Affair, , (' Terry arranged J hn's song .. Grateful" for decided our SOih Anniversary Season th Tu rtle Creek Chorale, an arrangement was a gr at tim to rry Shults. Ran

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