AVENUE of the ARTS HUNTINGTON AVENUE THEATRE in the Late 1970S, Truman Capote and Andy Warhol Decided That They Were Destined to Create a Broadway Play Together
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LEGENDARY ACCLAIMED MUSICAL MERRILY WEMUSIC & LYRICS BY BOOK BY STEPHEN GEORGE SONDHEIM FURTH DIRECTED BY ROLL ALONG MARIA FRIEDMAN SEPT.8-OCT.15 AVENUE OF THE ARTS HUNTINGTON AVENUE THEATRE In the late 1970s, Truman Capote and Andy Warhol decided that they were destined to create a Broadway play together. Over the course of the next several months, they would sit down to record a series of intimate, wide-ranging conversations. The play never came to be, and the hours and hours of tape were lost to the ages. Until now. n on inventio A non-ficti from the Words of Truman Capote and Andy Warhol Adapted by Rob roth directed by michael mayers NOW PLAYING Tickets from $25 AmericanRepertoryTheater.org CONTENTS SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER2017 5 THE PROGRAM 12 MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG IN CONTEXT 15 SONDHEIM ON SONGS PLUS: 16 About the Company 12 36 Patron Services 37 Emergency Exits 40 Guide to Local Theatre 43 Boston Dining Guide 46 Dining Out: Top of the Hub 15 theatrebill STAFF Publishing services are provided by Theatrebill, a pub- lication of New Venture Media Group LLC, publisher of President/Publisher: Tim Montgomery Panorama: The Official Guide to Boston, 560 Harrison Ave., Suite 412, Boston, MA 02118, 857-366-8131. Art Director: Scott Roberto Assistant Art Director: Laura Jarvis Editorial Assistant: Olivia J. Kiers WARNING: The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device Vice President Publishing: Rita A. 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TS ON TRE AR GT HE F T TIN UBOIS THEAANYUE O N HUN VE PETERD MICHAELMASO MP A SOUTH END NORMAJEANCALDERWOODMANAGINGDIRECTOR CO & ARTISTICDIRECTOR MERRILY WEROLLALONG Music & Lyrics by Book by Stephen Sondheim George Furth Based on the original play by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Directed by Maria Friedman Choreographer Music Director Tim Jackson Matthew Stern Scenic & Lighting Design Sound Design Costume Design Philip S. John Shivers & Soutra Gilmour Rosenberg Kevin Kennedy Casting Production Stage Manager Stage Manager Alaine Alldaffer Emily F. McMullen Kevin Schlagle We gratefully acknowledge the major production sponsors of Merrily We Roll Along Sherryl & Gerard Cohen Eilene Davidson Grayken Carol G. Deane Betsy & David Epstein J. David Wimberly This production is based on the 2012 Menier Chocolate Factory production and the subsequent West End production that ran April 23 – July 27, 2013, produced by Chocolate Factory Productions, Neal Street Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions, Bob Bartner & Norman Tulchin, Debbie Bisno, Scott M. Delman, Just for Laughs Theatricals, and Tanya Link. Originally produced on Broadway by Lord Grade, Martin Starger, Robert Fryer, and Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell and Howard Haines. Merrily We Roll Along is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International, New York, NY. mtishows.com. HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY 5 STANTEC A draft rendering of the Huntington Avenue Theatre complex, after construction and renovations are completed. A NEW ERA FOR THE HUNTINGTON — AND OUR HUNTINGTON AVENUE THEATRE Welcome to the Huntington Avenue Theatre — around our offices and shops we’ve been calling it “the HAT” — now solely controlled by the Huntington Theatre Company, where we will produce world-class theatre and present other great companies for generations to come. We are making extensive plans to renovate patrons with additional restrooms and new and expand our beautiful theatre, adding refreshment options. to our already extensive services to audiences, artists, and the Greater Boston As depicted above in a preliminary exterior community. Working together with the rendering, the project will restore the architects at Bruner/Cott & Associates, theatre’s historical architecture, create new the first improvements were made to the and expanded lobbies open to the public Huntington Avenue Theatre this summer, throughout the day, and modernize our reconfiguring the theatre entrance to make it theatrical and mechanical systems. There are more accessible to the public and operational still many details and plans to put in place, without the adjacent buildings. and we will continue to share the latest information about the Huntington Avenue Our commercial development partners QMG Theatre complex as it develops. Huntington, LLC have begun the process for approval by the Boston Planning and The Huntington is extremely grateful for Development Agency, and their plans the support and encouragement we have include an apartment building which will rise received from Mayor Martin J. Walsh, from our next door to the current theatre. Designed Board of Trustees and Council of Overseers, by Stantec, the plans call for a new two- from our major individual and institutional story entrance to the theatre, as well as donors, and from our loyal audience members lobby and events space for Huntington and supporters throughout Greater Boston. For the latest news and information about the Huntington Avenue Theatre, please visit huntingtontheatre.org/FAQ. 6 MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG CAST (in alphabetical order) Scotty / Mrs. Spencer / Auditionee .....................................................Amy Barker Joe Josephson .............................................................................Christopher Chew Ensemble ...................................................................................Caleb Damschroder Gussie Carnegie ................................................................................Aimee Doherty Beth ........................................................................................................Jennifer Ellis Mary Flynn ..........................................................................................Eden Espinosa Ensemble ............................................................................................ Bransen Gates KT ......................................................................................................... Rebecca Gibel Charles Kringas ............................................................................. Damian Humbley Newscaster / Waitress / Auditionee .............................................. Morgan Kirner Meg Kincaid ........................................................................................Jessica Kundla Frank Junior (at select performances) ...........................................Cameron Levesque Ensemble ............................................................................................ Carla Martinez Frank Junior (at select performances) ............................................... Brendan O’Brien Bunker / Newscaster / Reverend .............................. Maurice Emmanuel Parent Terry / Mr. Spencer ............................................................................ Robert Saoud Ru / Photographer ............................................................................... Pablo Torres Franklin Shepard ................................................................................. Mark Umbers Tyler / Make-up Artist ...................................................................... Patrick Varner Jerome .............................................................................................. Craig Waletzko Dory / Evelyn ........................................................................................Ceit M. Zweil UNDERSTUDIES Caleb Damschroder (Franklin Shepard, Jerome, Bunker/Newscaster/Reverend); Bransen Gates (Tyler/Make-up Artist, Ru/Photographer); Rebecca Gibel (Mary Flynn, Gussie Carnegie); Morgan Kirner (Beth, KT, Meg Kincaid); Carla Martinez (Dory/Evelyn, Newscaster/ Waitress/Auditionee); Robert Saoud (Joe Josephson); Craig Waletzko (Charles Kringas, Terry/ Mr. Spencer); Ceit M. Zweil (Scotty/Mrs. Spencer/Auditionee) “Urban is brilliant, provocative, and gushing with talent.” — OC WEEKLY - NOV.4 DIRECTED BY COLMAN ARRESTING NEW DRAMA DOMINGO BY SOUTH ENDKEN A GUIDE FOR CALDERWOOD PAVILIONURBAN AT THE BCA THE HOMESICKOCT.6 HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY 7 2017-2018 SEASON MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK TARTUFFE BAD DATES SKELETON CREW TOP GIRLS FALL PLUS A SPECIAL EVENT MALA CLASSICSMADECURRENT. RIVETINGNEWWORK. 8INCREDIBLEEXPERIENCESTHATARE INTELLIGENT,RELEVANT,ANDJUSTPLAINFUN. SUBSCRIPTIONS START AS LOW AS $99 MUSICALNUMBERS “Overture” PROLOGUE “Merrily We Roll Along” ............................................................................Company ACTI Scene 1: Frank’s Beach House, Bel Air, California — 1976 “That Frank” ................................................................................................Company