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Welcome to The Hayworth THE HAYWORTH THEATRE

Now beginning our third year of presenting exceptional and thought provoking theatrical productions. The Hayworth Building was designed in 1926 by noted architect, Stiles O. and Clements, one of ’s leading architects designing over 100 buildings on Wilshire Boulevard. Our gorgeous building representative of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, also called the Ornate Churriqueresque style, was designated a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #268 in 1983. We are extremely proud and grateful to share this magnificent present space with you. Bringing the best & brightest to LA’s hottest and most vibrant stage.

2006: Not A Genuine Black Man; Nowhere on the Border; F*#ked Up My Life.

2007: There Used To Be Fireflies; The Good Steno; The Catskill Sonata; Last Fare; Walkin' Through The Fire; Havana Bourgeois; The Piano Lesson. The 2008: Sexy Laundry Celebrity Reading Series

The Hayworth Theatre Presents

~~ NOW PLAYING ~~

The Boychick Affair: The Bar Mitzvah of Harry Boychick The hilarious interactive comedy, written and directed by Amy Lord

Adam Baum and the Jew Movie Dreamstuff Starring Richard Kind and Directed by Paul Mazursky

~~ COMING SOON ~~

THE BRUNO KIRBY CELEBRITY READING SERIES July 28 August 25 Another Bride, Another Groom SIN By Leah Kornfeld Friedman With Paul Ben-Victor Directed by Dan Lauria

In July Some Kind of Love Story Book by Written by Arthur Miller Music by Marsha Malamet

In September, the long awaited Lyrics by Lovelace: The Rock Opera Dennis Green Directed by Ken Sawyer Directed by

xx The Hayworth 2511 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90057 Tel: 213 - 389 - 9860 Fax: 213 - 389 - 9803 June 23, 2008 [email protected] www.thehayworth.com

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Founder - Artistic Director - Gary Blumsack Founder - Producing Director - Danna Hyams THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGINS. American Theater Channel is a Producing Managing Director - Traci McWain powerful new online network launching winter of 2007. By bringing Resident Stage Manager - Jennifer Kimpfbeck original theatrical content to the world, our mission is to revitalize local Marketing / Group Sales - Joelle DeBrest theater, develop new opportunities for theater actors and playwrights Hayworth Attorney - Deborah Skelly and to create a whole new breed of theater-lovers everywhere. Production Assistant - Noah Silverstein House Manager - Nicole Dionne You’ll not only enjoy programming that’s just not available anywhere Box Office and Concessions else, your nominal annual membership fee helps support after-school theater programs and scholarships for kids. Together with American Rosa Cruz, Robin Durr, Lumi Guy, Nathan Hanlon, Theater Channel, you’ll help fund local theater productions and create a Tamrell Hunter, Vilet Maglalang, Amy Sosa new income stream for the talented professionals onstage, offstage and backstage.

Local theater is entertainment’s original medium and the birthplace of VOLUNTEERS Broadway’s biggest hits, Hollywood’s most successful movies and tele- vision’s most beloved shows. See them here first, in their original form, A passion for theater, ability to work well with people of diverse backgrounds, enthusiasm, dedication, drive for success and a good sense of humor. before they become tomorrow’s blockbusters. If this is you, than we want to meet you! We are looking for a select group of high American Theater Channel. Now everyone has the best seat in the level volunteers responsible for assisting The Hayworth Theater Development house. Team. This is a volunteer position and is unpaid. Volunteers will receive two free tickets to every Hayworth Theater production or earn free rehearsal time in one of our lovely studio spaces. For more information on how to be part of The Hay- worth Volunteer Team please contact Jen at [email protected].

The Bruno Kirby The Hayworth would like to give Special Thanks to Celebrity Reading Series Jerry & Zack Shneiderman and Creative Environments for their continued support.

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Wine, Enough, SWAT, Bad Santa and 13 include Not My Child, As It Is in Heaven, THE HAYWORTH THEATRE and THE AMERICAN THEATER CHANNEL present Days, among others. In the void between So I Killed a Few People, One Flea THE BRUNO KIRBY CELEBRITY READING SERIES what has been and what is yet to be, she met Spare, Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, Gary Blumsack and Danna Hyams. A new Voyeurs de Venus, Frank Sinatra F#*ked chapter has begun. Her passion is writing Up My Life, WaehMan, The Piano Les- and producing. The Muse has graciously son, Office Sonata, and many, many more. gifted her with Rainbows, a musical, and Jennifer works full time at the Hayworth as DreamstufDreamstufff the Fairy Project. Her motto: “Magic Hap- the resident stage manager which gives her pens.” access to many diverse and entertaining ex- periences in theatre productions as a whole. Jennifer Kimpfbeck (Stage Manager). Jenni- At the end of this summer, Jennifer will be Book by Music by Lyrics by fer Kimpfbeck is a proud member of Actors' moving to southern France to teach English Howard Ashman Marsha Malamet Dennis Green Equity and hails from Milwaukee, though conversation and develop one of her other most recently from . Favorite shows longtime interests and loves, French culture. Additional Lyrics by William Shakespeare

Directed by Musical Director Michael Urie Carson Schutze A note from composer Marsha Malamet Produced by Gary Blumsack Danna Hyams So here I was, a singer/songwriter from Ocean Parkway, , New York, who just had finished a pop record for Decca, and now writing a Associate Producer Stage Manager Sound Engineer musical based on...Shakespeare? If it was based on , or Gigi Duraire Jennifer Kimpfbeck * John Volk the Beatles, or even the Brooklyn Dodgers, I thought to myself that would work. But guys named Prospero and Caliban, and shipwrecks and magic was not part of my normal vernacular. However, because of Cast some wonderful synchronicity, Howard Ashman and Dennis Green had Prospero ...... Wynn Harmon * changed my composing aspirations forever. After writing those first 3 Miranda ...... * songs, I knew then I could write for the theater. Ariel ...... Meeghan Holaway * Caliban ...... * Arthur Traumberg ...... Lolly Traumberg ...... Ferdinand Traumberg ...... Special Thanks Stephen ...... Merrick Deamon We are thankful to Sarah Gillespie and William Lauch Spirits ...... Jon Paul Burkhart * Harpie ...... Fidelia Rowe, Fay Wolf for their help in making this performance possible. Stage Directions ...... Heath Corson XX Marsha would like to thank... * Denotes members of Actors’ Equity Association God, her dear friends, Gary, who believed from the start, and Marco, Monte, Mikey, and Mac. Keyboard 1 Keyboard 2 Drums/Percussion Carson Schutze Brett Fisher Brian Boyce 10 3

Diego, DC's The Folger, Seattle Rep, Bar- & Latkes, with Rain Pryor, which originated rington Stage, and South Coast Rep (this at The Lillian Theatre and went on to be A note from Dennis Green on the genesis of Dreamstuff past June in ), and most recently in presented at The Edinburgh Festival in Scot- Dickie and Babe at The Blank Theatre. In land. In 2004, Gary became co-founder and NY, he's worked with The Foundry Theatre, Artistic Director of The Hayworth, produc- Sometime in 1974, freshly ensconced in by way of Bos- HB Playwrights, Judith Shakespeare, Red ing critically acclaimed productions of Not A Bull Theatre, and HERE. On screen, he can Genuine Black Man, Nowhere on the ton, I hit upon the idea of a musical comedy which would somehow land be seen in the feature film WTC View and Border, The Good Steno, Frank Sinatra a group of contemporary characters in the middle of Shakespeare’s The on ABC's . F*#ked Up My Life, The Catskill Sonata, Tempest. Having absolutely no idea of how to accomplish this, but ab- and Havana Bourgeois, and is looking for- Carson Schutze (Musical Director, Keyboard ward to the World Premiere of Lovelace: solutely in love with the concept, I set about writing some lyrics in- 1) has been Musical Director for shows in- The Rock Opera in the Fall of 2008. Gary tended for the Shakespearian characters and started looking for a com- cluding Songs for a New World, Children directed Sexy Laundry and recently ob- poser and book writer to help me realize the project. Through a set of of Eden, Little Shop, On the Town, JC tained the rights to the movie classic Rear Superstar, South Pacific, Company, Window to be produced at The Hayworth in unusual circumstances, I ended up meeting a remarkable young Chess, Godspell, and Oliver! Most re- preparation for a Broadway run. singer/songwriter named Marsha Malamet, listened to a few of her cently, Tales of Tinseltown (Actor’s Co-op) and Associate MD for Sleeping Beauty Danna Hyams (Producer) was the Artistic songs, and asked her if she would set some of my Tempest lyrics. Pro- Wakes (CTG/Deaf West). Next: Blood Director of City Stage Theatre Company for testing that she “didn’t know from Shakespeare” she managed to write Brothers. Pianist for Lippa’s The Wild 15 years. As a founding member of the com- three songs in the space of a couple of weeks, including a setting of the Party (West Coast premiere), Triumph of pany since 1983, she has produced numerous Love, The Baker’s Wife, Chicago, Santa productions, originally at their Downtown Bard’s own exquisite Full Fathom Five thy Father Lies, all of which were Monica CLO, UCLA Musical Theater Work- LA venue and at throughout LA. wonderful and felt perfect for the project. shop, Stage Kids Theater Co., Boofont Sis- Danna also co-founded the Inner City Art ters. By day he can sometimes be found Center, creating projects written, directed, teaching linguistics at UCLA. Thanks to and acted by the Homeless Community on A few months later, a mutual friend introduced me to Howard Ashman, Marsha for this opportunity. Skid Row. She produced the critically ac- an aspiring young playwright who had also only recently moved to New claimed productions of Non-Vital Organs York from his native . I pitched the idea and Marsha played Gary Blumsack (Producer) has become one (written and performed by Gigi Berming- the most prolific and influential theatre pro- ham) and Becoming Cuban by Carlos Laca- him the three or four songs we had written. He liked them, liked the ducers in LA over the last 20 yrs. 70's: he mara at The Hudson Theatre. In autumn idea, and asked for a couple of weeks to think about it. About two created the National Theatre For Children in 2005, City Stage presented Liberation Day months later he had created a remarkable group of modern-day charac- Boston, supported by Harvard University. and Better Angels at The Hayworth. As 80's: Gary ran the Burbank Theatre Guild, co-founder and Producing Director of The ters (circa 1976) and whipped up a very clever and funny script that where he produced, acted, and directed doz- Hayworth, Danna produced critically ac- juxtaposed his own comedy and language with the immortal language ens of productions, including the LA Pre- claimed productions of Not A Genuine miere of Frederick Knott's thriller Wait Un- Black Man, Nowhere on the Border, The of Shakespeare to often hilarious effect. New musical material came fast til Dark, the powerful Names, and Gate 11. Good Steno, Frank Sinatra F*#ked Up and furious, and within a little more than a year we were in rehearsal for 90's: Gary created the Hudson Mainstage, My Life, The Catskill Sonata, Havana Dreamstuff at the old WPA Theater, located at that time on the upper Hudson Backstage, Hudson Avenue, and Bourgeois, and most recently, Sexy Laun- Hudson Guild Theatres in Hollywood where dry, and is looking forward to the World Bowery, an area then famous for flophouses, derelicts, street crime, and he produced Soweto’s Burning, Hell's Premiere of Lovelace: The Rock Opera in the recently opened CBGB rock club. The show played to sold out Kitchen Ablaze, and The Survivor. Gary the Fall of 2008. houses for about 36 performances but did not move to a commercial went on to produce Grandma Sylvia's Fu- neral which moved to the off-Broadway Gigi Duraire (Associate Producer). A production. Tonight it will be heard in public performance for the first Soho Playhouse, where it ran for 6 years. charmed, circuitous route has led Gigi to the time in almost 32 years. Marsha and I knew Howard Ashman was some Late 90's: Gary opened The Lillian, in Holly- Hayworth Theater. After attending film kind of theatrical genius from almost the moment we met him. We be- wood, where he produced a series of quirky, school at Los Angeles City College, she was edgy musicals including Vampire Virgins offered a job working on the Coen brothers lieve you will hear a wonderful example of the early flowering of his im- from Venus and Gays of Our Lives. Also film Barton Fink and fell into the life of a mense talent this evening. the LA hit musical Reefer Madness, which film production gypsy working on films on opened on Broadway in 2001 with Jimmy locations around the world. Film credits Nederlander. Gary directed Fried Chicken include Jungle Book II, Déjà Vu, Jugular 4 9

Boston University; LAMDA; Upright Citi- has reached all corners of the globe. At 21, zens Brigade. Repped by Ellis Talent Group. Marsha made her solo recording debut, Also a musician, writer, and professional Coney Island Winter, on Decca Records. organizer (neworderorganizing.com). Thank She has performed at , and her

You. songs have appeared on Broadway: first, in The Songs 's Up in One, and most recently

PRODUCTION STAFF in Hugh Jackman's Tony award winning hit, The Boy from Oz. Marsha's songs have “Dreamstuff” ...... Ariel Howard Ashman (Book). Howard Ashman's been on records selling over 25 million copies distinguished career as a musical comedy worldwide. Her music has been heard on TV librettist, lyricist, playwright, and director and film, notably Dawson's Creek, Scary “No More Enchantment” ...... Miranda, Spirits included the stage and screen. After moving Movie, and numerous soap operas. Marsha's to New York in 1974, he wrote plays includ- songs have been recorded by artists including ing ‘Cause Maggie's Afraid of the Dark, Barbra Streisand, Faith Hill, Luther Van- “Where The Bee Sucks” ...... Ariel, Spirits The Confirmation, and Dreamstuff, a dross, Jessica Simpson, Diana Ross, Hugh musical version of The Tempest that Jackman, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Bar- marked the start of his association with the bara Cook, Judy Collins, Sheena Easton, and “My Own Way” ...... Caliban Off-Off Broadway WPA Theatre. As Artistic many others. Marsha's song "Love Don't Director of the Off-Off Broadway WPA Need A Reason", was selected as the theme Theatre from 1977 until 1982, he was the song for the first New York Aids Walk and guiding force of the newly reopened theater. since then has been used by many Aids “Full Fathom Five” ...... Ariel The award winning musical version of Little Walks across the country for their opening Shop of Horrors, written with longtime ceremonies. There have been over 25 re- collaborator , became the high- cordings of the song, including the cast al- “Taking A Pass” ...... Lolly est grossing musical in Off Broadway history. bum from The Boy from Oz. In 2004, Mar- Also with Menken, he wrote a musical ver- sha was nominated for a Grammy for her sion of 's God Bless You, work in The Boy from Oz. “It's Beautiful” ...... Ferdinand, Spirits Mr. Rosewater. Howard Ashman's unique theatrical gifts enabled him to create the Dennis Green (Lyrics) has worked with a book, lyrics, and direction for not only God variety of composers and - “My Whole World Is Filled With You” ...... Ferdinand, Miranda Bless You, Mr. Rosewater and Little Shop wright/librettists contributing lyrics for mul- of Horrors, but also for the 1986 Broadway tiple musical theater projects including production of , written with Marvin Dreamstuff. for the WPA Theater; Come- “You Love A Child” ...... Prospero Hamlisch, for which he received a Tony dia for Drew University's Festival Theater; Award nomination for Best Book. For the God Bless You Mr. Rosewater off- animated feature film , Broadway and at Arena Stage, Washington, Ashman received the 1989 Academy Award D.C.; Hagar the Horrible developed by “The Curse” ...... Caliban, Stephen for Best Song for "" (written Jujamcyn Theaters and workshoped at the with Menken). The duo garnered a total of Marriott Lincolnshire Theater in Chicago; six awards: two ; two and Creation: A Ghost Story, performed as “Get Down” ...... Ariel, Spirits (as Harpies), Lolly, Arthur Golden Globe Awards; and two Grammy a work-in-progress at the Actor's Temple in Awards. Ashman was lyricist and Executive New York City last March. His collaborators Producer on animated Disney feature have included composers Marsha Malamet, “One More Lullaby” ...... Miranda, Ferdinand and a lyricist for Alan Menken, Gary William Friedman, and . He was posthumously named a Michael Rupert, and writers Howard Ash- Disney Legend in 2001. Beauty and the man, Larry Fineberg, Bob Randall, and “Goodbye, Magic” ...... Prospero, Spirits Beast was dedicated to him, “To our Friend Douglas Wyman. Dennis is a member of Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and BMI and an alumnus of its Lehman Engel a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful. Music Theater workshop. Howard Ashman 1950-1991” “Dreamstuff” (Reprise) ...... Company Michael Urie (Director). Since graduating Marsha Malamet (Music) is a composer, from Juilliard in 2003, Michael Urie has ap- singer/songwriter, and producer whose music peared theatrically at The Old Globe in San XX 8 5

David Blue (Caliban). David Blue is slowly Merrick Deamon (Stephen). After Shake- Meeghan Holaway (Ariel). Meeghan's favorite ABC's drama Brothers and Sisters. Other trying to take over the speare's Antony and Cleo- theatre credits include projects include Kinsey and a staring role in the world. His most recent patra at the Civic Opera Olivia in , upcoming CBC mini series Iron Road playing attempt has been recurring House in Chicago, , Brooke in Noises Off, opposite Peter O'Toole. Luke is a graduate of on ABC's Ugly Betty and and taking root in LA, you Frosine in The Miser, The ’s group 32. CBS' Moonlight. He's had couldn't change the channel Sarah in Company, Myra little-to-no training, aside without seeing Merrick in Hay Fever, and Sylvia in Fidelia Rowe (Spirit). Fidelia grew up singing from his BFA in Act- doing one of his characters Sylvia. Off-Braodway she in musicals and choirs. She ing/, ap- on television. Writing soon played Beth in the original has also performed around prenticeship at the Actor's Theatre of Louis- followed and he is currently in negotiations on production of Dinner with Los Angeles and Seattle as a ville and years of EXTENSIVE stage, TV, his first feature film. Merrick is thrilled for Friends, directed by Daniel Sullivan. Her Singer/Songwriter. She is film and radio credits. Having portrayed this opportunity and hopes to give respect to television credits include Desperate House- absolutely thrilled to be Seymour in "Little Shop of Horrors", this is Marsha and Dennis' work. wives, Without a Trace, Cold Case, Law & involved with this reading an honor. Heartfelt thanks to his hard- Order, Everybody Loves Raymond, and with such talented friends. working "people" at The House of Representa- Eden Espinosa (Miranda). Eden is so excited recurring roles on Showtime's The Hoop Life tives, CESD, VOX, Ad Astra and JDS Public- to be a part of this evening. and Lifetime's Inspector Mom. She is in ity… all of whom would love to brag about She is currently playing Frank Miller’s The Spirit and just finished a David's huge resume if contacted. And to my Maureen Johnson in the role in Tim Allen’s new movie, Crazy on the Fred Willard (Arthur Traumberg). Fred is best friend Holly: 143. closing company of . Outside. most heralded for his quick Other Broadway shows wit and improvisational Jon Paul Burkhart (Spirit) is honored to be a include Brooklyn in Brook- Vicki Lewis (Lolly Traumberg). Series regular expertise which he has ex- part of the Bruno Kirby lyn the Musical, and El- on Newsradio and Three emplified in over 90 appear- Celebrity Reading Series. phaba in . She also Sisters for NBC. Guest ances on The Tonight Past theatre: Amos Hart, opened the Los Angeles starred on Grey's Anat- Show with Jay Leno. Fred Chicago, the Musical company of Wicked. Thanks to Marsha for omy, Dirt, Til Death, won the Boston Film Critics (L.A. and ); Ama- her beautiful gift of music, and Michael for , , Award, the American Com- deus, Amadeus; Tommy believing in me once again. Grace under Fire, Norm, edy Award, The Sierra McBride, Girl at the , and Award, and a tribute from AFI for his per- Dance; Sparky, Forever Wynn Harmon (Prospero). Broadway: Porgy The Five Mrs. Buchan- formance in Best in Show. Waiting for Plaid; Benjamin Cohen, and Bess (also telecast ans. Film: The Ugly Truth; California Guffman earned him an American Comedy The Underpants; Pozzo, Waiting for Live from Lincoln Center Dreamin; Godzilla; Mousehunt; Pushing Award nomination for Funniest Supporting Godot; Devlin, Ashes to Ashes; Wayne Wel- on PBS). Off-Broadway: Tin; Breakfast of Champions; I'll Do Any- Actor. Other film work includes This Is Spi- lacre, Inspecting Carol; Hortensio, The The New Yorkers; As You thing; Bye Bye Birdie; The Huntress. nal Tap and Anchorman: The Legend of Taming of the Shrew; Dogberry, Much Like It; Tibet Does Not Broadway: Chicago; . 2007 Ron Burgundy. Fred has three Emmy nomi- Ado About Nothing; Puck/Romeo/Thisby, Exist. Regional: eleven Ovation Award for Hotel C'est Lamour. nations for his performance on Everybody Shakespeare On the Go! Tour (2002-04); shows at The Old Globe, Animation: Finding Nemo; Wonder Loves Raymond. He can be seen in the new , A Class Act; Ambrose where he is currently playing Lord Capulet in Woman; ; Alpha and film WALL-E, opening June 27th. Kemper, Hello Dolly. Film/TV: Mr. Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Caius in Merry Omega; Dr. Doolittle; King of the Hill; Brooks, Fright Flick, The Last Tomor- Wives of Windsor, and Duke of Florence in Mission Hill; Ben Ten . Fay Wolf (Spirit). Theatre: O'Neill Play- row, Spirit Camp, Dirt, and Barney & All's Well that Ends Well. Also: The Alley wrights Conference, Na- Friends. Jon Paul is managed by Shaw Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Luke MacFarlane (Ferdinand Traumberg). Off tional Tours, Radio City Management. Long Wharf Theatre, Hartford Stage, La Broadway: Playwrights Music Hall, Boston Play- Jolla Playhouse, American Conservatory Horizons; Wendy wrights Theatre, Downtown Heath Corson (Stage Directions) is a trans- Theatre, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, MacLeod’s Juvenilia; and Cabaret, CT's Broadway plant from Chicago where Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and Keith Bunin's The Busy Theatre, NYC Fringe Fest, he performed with such many others. He played Trevor Babcock on World Is Hushed. Luke Sideway Theatre, Cha- notable companies such as All My Children and Mark in the film Pa- also appeared off Broadway shama, numerous cabarets. Steppenwolf, Timeline, per Cranes, and is the recipient of the in Christopher Shinns’ TV: Law & Order; Ghost Famous Door, Powertap, Edwin E. Stein Award for Excellence in the Where Do We Live at the Whisperer; Bones; Numb3rs; The Educa- Lifeline, and Runamuck Arts, plus two Best Supporting Actor . Televi- tion of Max Bickford; Chappelle's Show; Productions. The bards will Awards for Jacques in As You Like It, and sion credits include Robert Altmans Tanner on All My Children; Guiding Light. Film: sing for years of his lifelong St. Exupery in Some Things that can Go Tanner, series regular on the FX original series Just Another Story; Off The Ledge; Once bromance with Michael Urie. Wrong at 35,000 Feet. Over There and currently as a series regular on Upon a Time in the City. Education: BFA; 6 7