Broadway at Your Doorstep RRREAGLE M USIC T HEATRE OF GREATER BOSTON Reagle Wins Six IRNEs for Dolly, Mame, La Cage News for Reagle Friends and Fans Reagle took home six IRNE Awards on April rector awards for their June 2010 19 as the Independent Reviewers of New Eng- work on Dolly and La land celebrated the best of the region’s theater Cage . SEASON AT A G LANCE for 2009. Nominated for a whopping 16 awards, Reagle earned honors for each of its The highlight of the Into the Woods summer shows. evening came when it June 17-27 was announced that Rachel York, returning this season to star as Reagle’s electrifying The Music Man the Witch in Into the Woods, was named Best production of La Cage July 15-25 Actress in a Musical for her critically acclaimed Aux Folles won top Hairspray turn as Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! honors as Best Musi- David Engel won the Best Actor in a Musical cal for 2009. It bested Rachel York as August 12-22 award for his flamboyant yet sensitive por- Reagle’s other nomi- Dolly Levi in Remembering the trayal of Albin in La Cage Aux Folles . Local nated production, Hello, Dolly! ’40s favorite R. Glen Michell took home the Best Hello, Dolly! for the Supporting Actor in a Musical award for Mame award. September 24-26 and La Cage Aux Folles . Leslie Uggams Rachel summarized the mood of the evening In addition, David Scala was named Best Cho- in words read by her publicist: “I have great in Concert reographer for La Cage, and Daniel Rodriguez admiration for Bob's passion and determina- October 16-17 and Jeffrey P. Leonard earned Best Music Di- tion to keep regional theatre alive and well. ” It’s ChristmasTime December 3-12 A Message from Bob Eagle: SPECIAL O FFER ! New Name Reflects Our True Mission Use the Promo Code YORK when ordering What’s in a name? For 41 years our wonderful regional theater company has flown under the ban- tickets to Into the ner Reagle Players. Back in 1969 when a group of Waltham High School and college drama students Woods and receive teamed to establish a summer musical theater, the name came about almost as a joke. Since I was 10% off! the group’s advisor and artistic director, one of my students suggested combining my first initial with my last name, the way I did when signing papers. Just that quickly, the Reagle Players was born. • Offer not valid with Today that name seems a bit too quaint for a professional organization that runs year-round and other discounts. attracts Broadway stars to our productions. We have a unique model that casts local talent right • Limit four tickets per alongside theater legends. We set the bar high and everyone rises to our uncompromising standard. person. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional Broadway caliber experiences while offering unparal- • Enter YORK online leled educational opportunities for aspiring professionals on stage and behind the scenes. or mention when Our new name – Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston – now more accurately reflects our mission ordering by phone and matches the standard of excellence we have maintained all along. We look forward to our 42 nd or at the Box Office. consecutive year. With the talents of Rachel York, Scott Wahle, Sarah Pfisterer, and Marissa Perry leading the way, it promises to be another blockbuster season. Page 2 Broadway at Your Doorstep Once a Doll, Now a Witch, Broadway’s Rachel York Goes Into the Woods Broadway powerhouse It’s also true of Rachel’s Anxious and on the verge of Rachel York returns to the character, The Witch. A tears, Rachel was handed a Reagle stage this summer to woman of great beauty who note from the audience. It play a decidedly different was cursed and transformed read, “Think Goldie Hawn.” character from her IRNE into an ugly crone, she can Award-winning Dolly. This be bitingly humorous one That simple scribble by year she gets to wrap her minute and powerfully Stephen Sondheim con- gorgeous voice around the threatening the next. Her firmed for Rachel an idea lush and lyrical score of songs range from a hilarious that she had been toying with Stephen Sondheim’s master- rap number about her garden on her own. Injected with ful Into the Woods. to the lovely and haunting newfound confidence, “Children Will Listen.” Rachel went on to deliver a “In some ways it’s a fairytale, performance that earned her Rachel York and but in other ways it’s really “It’s a beautiful score,” says the first of her three Drama Julie Andrews tango in complex,” Rachel says. “On Rachel. “It’s so universal that Desk nominations. She was the surface it’s really colorful two completely different also offered her break- Victor/Victoria and enjoyable – the cos- people with two completely through role as Norma (Credit: Joan Marcus) tumes, music and characters different experiences can Cassidy in Victor/Victoria are fantastic – but if you dig a listen and connect. And as based on the talent Julie little deeper, you find that great as his music is, I’m an Andrews and her husband things are not always what even bigger fan of his lyrics.” director Blake Edwards saw they appear to be.” in Putting It Together . Rachel Rachel is also a big fan of the went on to win the Drama Rachel explains that Sond- man himself. Sondheim be- Desk for Victor/Victoria . heim likes to deal with duali- came her savior when early in Rachel York’s got a ties. “His songs have to do her career she starred in his “Sondheim was incredibly with opposing intentions and musical revue Putting It helpful to me on that show,” voice that I would emotions simultaneously,” Together with Julie Andrews. Rachel attests. “It was the she says. “In that way he’s As tech rehearsals got under- first time I got any positive kill to have.” very true to life. Human way, the then 23-year-old reinforcement in the entire emotions are not only multi- ingénue was still having a process. I’m very grateful to – Julie Andrews layered but oftentimes con- hard time finding her charac- him.” tradictory. They can be funny ter. Her inexperienced direc- and dark at the same time. tor had offered no help other And that’s truly grateful. Not That’s true of this show.” than to say, “No, no, no, no. sorry grateful. No duality You’re ruining the show!” there. Behind the Scenes: Angela Richardson Is All Business When It Comes to the Art of Making Art Angela Richardson, 24, of Meriwether, and Rachel York eloquent and beautiful Burlington, considers herself in recent years. “I’d try to thing.” very lucky to have cut her glean little acting tips by theatrical teeth on the watching them from the Angela, who also works full Robinson stage. “Everything wings,” Angela says. “To see time as assistant to the I know about theater I their facial expressions, or producer at Reagle, is very learned from Reagle,” says the way they’d carry their grateful for her experiences. Angela. “The sheer wealth of bodies, change when they “It takes a village to raise a knowledge is astounding.” were getting into character child,” she says. “I can say Angela Richardson very confidently I am better Actor and Assistant was truly inspirational. They Angela has understudied would transform. It’s an off for having this Reagle to the Producer stars Donna McKechnie, Lee village raise me.” News for Reagle Friends and Fans Page 3 Local Music Man Scott Wahle Does Double Duty with Reagle This Summer Don’t tell Scott Wahle, Into the Woods . “He’s love with musical theater that WBZ-TV news anchor absolutely brilliant. He’d be day. I was overwhelmed by turned stage actor, that he in the Hall of Fame just as a the whole thing – the music, should be taking it easy after lyricist, never mind a the lights, the costumes, the hip replacement surgery. This composer. But if I had to laughter, the applause. It’s intrepid star of Reagle’s pick one show as my also the show that brought Fiddler on the Roof, 1776, Will favorite, it would have to be me back to the theater in Rogers Follies and The Music The Music Man . 1993. Man simply refuses to pass up the chance to be in his “The Music Man is the first “I don’t know if I was first Stephen Sondheim show professional show I ever destined to play the role,” he and reprise his 2004 IRNE saw,” Scott remembers muses. “But I’m absolutely Award-winning role as con- fondly. “My Mom and Dad thrilled to be getting a chance Scott Wahle artist Harold Hill. took me to see the national to do it again. It’s an Star of The Music Man company at the Shubert opportunity to take a fresh and “I love Sondheim,” Scott Theatre on my ninth look. Once more into the Narrator/Mysterious Man enthuses when talking about birthday. I absolutely fell in breach – with a new hip!” in Into the Woods New Creative Team Is Putting It Together at Reagle When director Stacey supervisor on Broadway and will sound terrific but also Stephens, music director on the national tours of Les deliver all the subtext in the Charles Peltz, and choreogra- Misérables and The Lion King , lyrics,” says Charles. “They pher Wendy Hall talk about is designing costumes for Into will serve this beautiful en- their love for Stephen Sond- the Woods in addition to di- semble show very well.” heim, you know that Reagle’s recting.