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'|a;r,*l*;l;tir:; presents The Eva Price, Samantha F. Voxakis and Karen Racanelli production ol }lTRStlEY FELDTR IRVINC BERLIN Music and Lyrics By Book by IRVING BERLIN HERSHEY FELDER DECEMBER 20,2OT7 - JANUARY 7,2O1B. ON THE LYCEUM STAGE ScenicDesign .,.,,,Hershe;rFelder LightingDesign. ....RichardNorv,,ood Projection Design. Christopher Ash & Larn,rence Siefert Sound DesigniProduction [,4anagement Erjk Carstensen Historical &Biographical Research .... Meghan lvlaiya Naiional PLrblicity . Sam Rudy iMedia Relations Consulting Proclucer . Joel Zrvick Directed by TREVOR HAY Presented by permission of Rodgers & Hanrnrerstein: an lmagern Corrpany. on bel-ialf of the Estaie of Iruing Berlin. r,v'.,,;r.",.irvingberiin.com. AII Rights Reserved. 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Magazine's 2016 Top Composiiion Me {Tony nomination}, 10 Plays and Musicals, projects include EDITH, Shenandoah (Broadway Hershey Felder has played an opera, based on the national four), Oklahoma over 4.500 performances story of British nurse Edith (national tour) and Cold Cavell; a Washington of his self-created solo lrving Starage iAmerican Place produciions at some of the musical, and Chosen by Theater). He acted in urorld's most prestigious Gad, a musical journey the original New York journalist theatres and has broken box based on Joshua production at MacBird. He office records consistently. Hammer's memoir. Hershey directed Esther (Promenade Atrer,can Tneatre Magazine has operated a full-service Theater, NY), Merry-Go- production has said, "Hershey Felder company Round (Chicago and Las is in a category all his since 2001. He has been Vegas), Last Chance Saloon a orrrn." His shows include; scholar-in-residence and Waycek (West End). Mr. George Gershwin Alone at Harvard University's Zwick has taught drama at (Broadway's Helen Hayes Department of Music and is Yale University, Brooklyn Theatre, West End's married to Kim Campbell, College, Queens College, the Ducness Tneatre): Monsieur first female Prime Wheaton College, and the Chopin; Beethoven; Maestro Minister of Canada. University of Southern (Leonard Bernstein); Franz JIEIZWIIK Caliiornia. He is a graduate Liszt in Musik. Lincoln: An (c0r,rsuLTtNG FRoDUCER) (8.A., M,A.) of Brooktyn Anertcan Story. Hershey Joel Zwick directed My College. He is currently Felder as lrving Berlin. and Big Fat Greek Wedding, directing for the Disney Our Great Tchaikovsky. the highest-grossing Channel and has been at His conrpositions and romantic comedy of ail the helm of Suite Life on recordings include Aliyah, time. Flecent films include Deck, Dog with a Btog, Concerto for Piano and Fat Albert and Elvis Has Jessr'e, thake it Up, Girl Meets Orchestra; Fairytale, a Left the Building. Mr. Zwick Warld, I Didfi't Do lt musical; Les Anges cle directed the Broadway and K.C. Undercover. Paris, Suite for Violin and production oI Gearge TREVOR HAY Piano: Song Sefiings; Gershwin A/one at the (DtnECT0R) Saltinbanques for ptano Helen Hayes Theatre. Mr. Direcieci ihe u,rorld and Orchestra; Etucles Zwick began his theatrical premieres ol An American fhernatigues f or Pi ano; career at La Mama E.T.C., Story For Actor and and An American Story as director of the La Mama O rchestra, Abe Li ncol n's for Actor and Orchestra. Plexus. He has directed on Piano, Hershey Felcier As Hershey is the adapior. Broadway, Off-Broadway Franz Liszt ln Musik anct director and designer for the and Broadway touring aur Great Tchaikovsky. r nternationally performed companies. He and Hershey He is Associate Director piay-with-music Ihe Pianist Felder have collaborated TOr tviona (iotaLek s /he E ili-tii.1{iiii!ffi';ifi*!$i{iffi Pianist of Wiltesden Lane. God, Crucible. Prince of designer on Hershey Former member of the Broadwal,. Lazarus Theater Felder as lrving Ber!in, historic Old Globe Theatre Guthrie, Yale Rep, Soho J am ai c a Farev',,e I l, Bari to n e s in San Diego where, at Rep, Engeman, Theatre Unbound, Louis and Keely the age of nine, his first Row, Drury Lane Oakbrook. Live at the Sahara, Jack position was selling Old Chautauqua lnstitute, Old Lemmon s Son. Bockstar, GIobe memorabilia. Over Globe, Geffen, South Coast An American Story, The the next 32 years, Mr. Hay Rep, LATC, San Diego Pianist of Vr/illescien Lane went on to various aspects R EP, Arizona, Steppenra.,olf, (2012 Ovation Alvard of production on more than Victory Gardens, Tlreatre Nomination). Maestro B0 presentations, including For A New Audrence, Nev,r Leonard Bernstein, and the Broadway productions York Theatre Workshop, Beethoven As I Knet':r of Jack 0'Brien's Darnn Shakespeare ln The Park, Him (200Q Ovation Arr,rard Yankees, How the Grinch Signature, Philadelphia Winner). Formerly, lre u.,as Sfole Chrislrn as, and Twyla Theatre Co. Opera Lyric the master sound technrcian Tharpe's The Times They Opera Chicago. Canadian at the Old Globe Theatre Are A-Changrn'. lncluded Opera, Houston Grand, in San Diego and was in his 23 seasons at the Salzburg, Foyal Opera, production engineer or-t over Old Globe were eleven lvletropolitan, Opera 60 productions, including seasons of the Summer Delarvare, Summer Opera A!legiance, Robin and the Shakespeare Festival DC., Santa Fe Opera Dance Seven Hoods, A Catered Repertory, as well as work Charlotte Ballet, River Affai r, H e rsh ey Fe I de r's on Tracy Letts'Augusf; North, Hubbard Street George Gershwin Alone, Osage County, directed by 2, Heidi Latsky, Anadolu Dirty Rotten Scaundrels, Sam Gold, and Hershey Ateqi (lstanbul), CoisCeinr Chita Rivera-A Dancers Life, Felder's George Gershwin (Dublin), Hershey, Park, Dr. Seuss' How the Grlnch AIone, Monsieur Chopin National Dance lnsitute. Stole Christmas!, The Full and Maestro Bernstein. Training MFA Yale School of Monty, Dirty Blonde, and Drama. Floyd Collins. RISHARB N$ft$'OOT christopherash.com (LTGHITNG 0[SrGH) MEGHAN fulAIYA (HrsT0HtIAL Br00RAPHtCAr Designs for Hershey Felder LAl{RENCI SIEFERT & Presents: Louis and Keely (PR0JECTt0N C0-0ESlGN) RESEARCH) 'Live' at the Sahara, For over tv",enty years, Meghan is the Director Monsieur Chopin, and Larr",rence has been invoived of Research and Special Beethoven, As I Knew in theatre, corporate events Projects for Hershey Felder Hrm. Richard's most recent and film. Some of his credits Presents. She has been designs include Le Bdfe and include prolectiorr design doing research for the Caakie Play for Trap Door for the San Diego Opera's company's new theatrical productions Theatre, and King Hedley ll Wozzeck and Moby Dick. since 2013. for Congo Square. Richard He is a recipient of tlvo Productions include is the production manager Telly Awards and one Davy Hershey Felder as Franz Liszt in Musik: Hershey for the theatre at the Arryard for How Do You Build M useurn of Conternporary Hope (Habitat for Humanity). Felder as lrving Berlin; and Art, Chicago. Ou r G reat Tc h ai kotrsk y. ERIt{ CAfiSTENSEN Additional projects include CHftISTOPHTftASH (SBUNO DESIGN) Production Research & (PR0JECTT0N C0-DESIEN) Erik Carstensen has Irnagery for Louis and Keely NYC. Design and Associate l.vorked for Eighty-Eight 'Live at the Sahara; Scenic Credits BroadwaylUK Entertainment since 2008. Decoration for The Pianist On The Tawn, An Act of He has served as sound of V/illesden Lane. Abe Li ncol n's Pian o, He rshey IGREN RACANELLI the Baltimore Orioles. With Felder as lrving Bedin. {EXEC[mEPR0r]UCEH] special thanks to her family ano Jamaica Farewell. Karen comes to Hershey Rory Graves & Co., and Mr. Formerly, Meghan worked Felder Presents from Felder. in the Department of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, HEftSHTY FELDEft PRESENTS Family Medicine and PLrblic where she worked as (PNODUCER) Health ai the Unirrersity of General Manager for 22 Hershey Felder Presents California, San Diego as a years overseeing daily is the newest division of Senior Program Evaiuatior operations, and produced Eighty-Eight Entertainment Specialist and Project several shows periormed which was created in 2001 Manager. She managed and/or direcied by Hershey by Hershey Felder and is multiple research projects Felder. She has represented devoted to the creation in the fields of lniegrative the League of Resident of new works of musical Medicine and Behaviorai Theatres during negotiations theatre. Current projects Health. Additionally, Meghan with both Actors' Equity include the musical plays spent trr,relve years as a Association and the union Our Great Tchaikovsky, psychology professor at San of Stage Directors and Hershey Felder as lrving Diego State University and Choreographers, served Berlin, andThe Pianist local community colleges. on LORT's Executive of Willesden Lane, Recordings Committee and served as EVA PRICT include Love Songs of the a panelist at several LORT (PRODUCER) Yiddislt Theatre, Back {rom meetings. Prior to her tenure Select Broadv,ray credits Broadway, Gearge Gershwir, at Berkeley Rep, Karen include: Dear E,tan Hansen, Afone, Mansieur Chopin, worked as an independent On Your Feet!; Peter and the Beethoven As I Knew Him, producer at several Bay Starcatcher (5 Tony A'r;ards); and An Arnerican Story for Area theatre companies and Annie {2012): The Merchant Actar & Archestra.