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2013 Next Wave Festival SEP 2013 George Segal, Torso: Hand on Thigh, 1978 Published by: BAM 2013 Next Wave Festival sponsor BAM 2013 Next Wave Festival #AnnaNicole Brooklyn Academy of Music New York City Opera Alan H. Fishman, Charles R. Wall, Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board William I. Campbell, George Steel, Vice Chairman of the Board General Manager and Artistic Director Adam E. Max, Vice Chairman of the Board Jayce Ogren Music Director Karen Brooks Hopkins, President Joseph V. Melillo, present Executive Producer Anna Nicole Composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage Libretto by Richard Thomas Directed by Richard Jones Conducted by Steven Sloane BAM Howard Gilman Opera House Sep 17, 19, 21, 24, 25, 27 & 28 at 7:30pm Approximate running time: two hours and 30 minutes including one intermission Anna Nicole was commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and premiered there in February 2011 Set design by Miriam Buether Costume design by Nicky Gillibrand Leadership support for opera at BAM provided by: Lighting design by Mimi Jordan Sherin & D.M. Wood The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Choreography by Aletta Collins The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation Stage director Richard Gerard Jones Stavros Niarchos Foundation Supertitles by Richard Thomas Major support provided by Chorus master Bruce Stasyna Aashish & Dinyar Devitre Musical preparation Myra Huang, Susanna Stranders, Lynn Baker, Saffron Chung Additional support for opera at BAM provided by The Francena T. Harrison Foundation Trust Production stage manager Emma Turner Stage managers Samantha Greene, Jenny Lazar New York City Opera’s Leadership support for Assistant stage director Mike Phillips Anna Nicole provided by: Additional casting by Telsey + Company, Tiffany Little John H. and Penelope P. Biggs Canfield, CSA Areté Foundation, Edward E. and Betsy Z. Cohen Michael and Emilie Corey Line producer and soloist casting by Elaine Padmore Michael and Mary Gellert Joan Granlund By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and The Reed Foundation copyright owner. Anna Nicole—Cast Nicholas Barasch James Barbour Susan Bickley Robert Brubaker Ben Davis John Easterlin Rod Gilfry Michael Hance Daniel K. Isaac Joshua Jeremiah Sarah Joy Miller Elizabeth Pojanowski Christina Sajous Mary Testa Richard Troxell Stephen Wallem Anna Nicole—Cast Marija Abney Segun Akande Henry Akinsanya Brett Azar Sarah Coomes Sean Patrick Doyle Hannah Florence Karla Garcia Ayo Jackson Jacquelyn Landgraf Brook Notary David Perlman Griffin Reese Finn Robbins Samantha Zack Anna Nicole CAST—in order of vocal appearance Anna Nicole Sarah Joy Miller Mayor of Mexia Michael Hance Deputy Mayor of Mexia (Roy Fiction) Joshua Jeremiah Virgie, Anna Nicole’s mother Susan Bickley Daddy Hogan, Anna Nicole’s father James Barbour Aunt Kay Mary Testa Shelley, Anna Nicole’s cousin Elizabeth Pojanowski Billy, Anna Nicole’s first husband Ben Davis Stern, Anna Nicole’s lawyer Rod Gilfry Lap Dancers Bridget Hogan, Marti Newland, Basia Revi, Megan Scheibal Trucker Stephen Wallem Gent Joe Chappel Blossom Christina Sajous Patron Ben Davis Meat Rack Quartet Jennifer Bates, Katherine Keyes, Amie Madden, Suzanne Schwing Doctor Yes Richard Troxell J. Howard Marshall II, Anna Nicole’s second husband Robert Brubaker Young Daniel Griffin Reese, Finn Robbins Marshall’s Family James Barbour, Ben Davis, Elizabeth Pojanowski, Mary Testa Runner Daniel K. Isaac Larry King, a television journalist John Easterlin Teenage Daniel Nicholas Barasch Jazz Trio Peter Erskine, drums; Nir Felder, guitar, mandolin; Lincoln Schleifer, bass, mandolin Dancers Marija Abney, Hannah Florence, Karla Garcia, Ayo Jackson, Brook Notary, Samantha Zack* Bodybuilders Henry Akinsanya, Brett Azar News reporters Segun Akande, Sarah Coomes Hairdressers Sean Patrick Doyle, Jacquelyn Landgraf, David Perlman * Dance captain NEW YORK CITY OPERA—CHORUS Bruce Stasyna, Chorus Master SOPRANOS ALTOS TENORS BASSES Jennifer Bates Melissa Collom Joseph Demarest Joe Chappel Margaret Dudley Amanda Finch Rider Foster Kevin Grace Bernadette Fiorella Ginger Inabinet Alex Guerrero David Kelleher-Flight Bridget Hendrix Kirsten Kane Steven Hoagland Enrico Lagasca Bridget Hogan Katherine Keyes Sung Eun Lee Jason Plourde Amie Madden Olga Lomteva Mukund Marathe David Saybrook Marti Newland Basia Revi Korland Simmons James Seiler Carla Wesby Meghan Scheibal Jaime Valles Deborah Williams Suzanne Schwing Tony Valles New York City Opera Orchestra David Titcomb—Orchestra Manager SAXOPHONE Lino Gomez FIRST VIOLIN Allen Won Yevgenia Strenger, Concertmaster Laura Frautschi, Assistant Concertmaster BASSOON Nancy McAlhany Marc Goldberg, Principal Sander Strenger Harry Searing Richard Rood Jeffrey Marchand, Contra Bassoon Deborah Wong Claire Chan HORN Ann Leathers Stewart Rose, Principal Nancy Billmann SECOND VIOLIN Sharon Moe Ellen Payne, Principal Larry Di Bello Yana Goichman, Assistant Principal Alisa Wyrick TRUMPET Kate Light Donald Batchelder, Principal Sarah Pratt Jerry Bryant Susan Gellert Tom Hoyt Anne Fryer Eddis Rena Isbin TROMBONE Maciej Pietraszko, Principal VIOLA Brain Mahany Daniel Panner, Principal Pat Herb, Bass Trombone Joana Miranda, Assistant Principal Sarah Adams TUBA Jessica Troy Morris Kainuma, Principal Jack Rosenberg Claire Bergman TIMPANI Maya Gunji, Principal CELLO Mark Shuman, Principal PERCUSSION Elizabeth Anderson, Assistant Principal Michael Osrowitz, Principal Robert LaRue Montgomery Hatch Eliot Bailen James Thoma BASS HARP Lewis Paer, Principal Jacqui Kerrod, Principal Gail Kruvand, Assistant Principal PIANO/CELESTE FLUTE Lynn Baker Bart Feller, Principal Kathleen Nester LIBRARIAN Janet Arms, Piccolo David Carp OBOE Melanie Feld-Carp, Principal Julia DeRosa Youson Chung, English Horn CLARINET Laura Flax, Principal Dean LeBlanc Mitch Kriegler, Bass Clarinet Anna Nicole PRODUCTION Staff Assistant to the choreographer Shelby Williams Diction and dialect coach Kathryn LaBouff Rehearsal coordinator Cate DiGirolamo Supertitle caller Isabel Martin Hair, wigs, make-up Luc Verschueren Costume supervisor Claire Murphy Costume coordinator Bettina Bierly Hair, wigs, make-up supervisor Cory McCutcheon Child guardian Cynthia Hennon Marino Tutors On Location Education Original set built by The ROH Production Department and Setup Scenery Ltd. Original costumes and wigs built by Royal Opera House Production Costumes Set alterations for New York by Setup Scenery Ltd and Cardiff Theatrical Services Sarah Joy Miller’s costumes built by Donna Langman New York wigs by Campbell Young Associates Scenery flying effect by ZFX Flying Inc. Softgoods by Gerriets UK Ltd and Ken Creasey Ltd Prosthetics by Zakarian Make-Up Effects Additional prosthetics by Robert Allsopp ROH Staff FOR THIS PRODUCTION Hires manager Mark Duffy Production manager Will Harding Project team manager Gary Whiffen Stage manager Emma Turner Props manager Richard Webb Lighting systems manager Paul Hornsby Lighting manager John-Paul Percox SPECIAL THANKS: Giliberto Custom Tailor Gene Mignola Right to the Moon Alice Juliann Kroboth Fay Koplovitz tdf Costume Collection City Opera Thrift Shop HUMANITIES EVENT ON TRUTH (AND LIES) IN BEAUTY Co-Presented by BAM and the Onassis Culture Center NY Special Brooklyn Book Festival Edition Hosted by Simon Critchley With Hilton Als and Alexander Nehamas Sun, Sep 22 at 12pm | 1hr | Brooklyn Borough Hall Courtroom | Free Anna Nicole —Synopsis by Richard Thomas The Lawyer Stern is momentarily introduced and then pushed off stage. SHORT SYNOPSIS Anna, divorced and broke, heads for the bright lights of Houston. Faced with the A single mom leaves home and seeks her prospect of low-wage jobs and grunt fortune at any price. work, Anna chooses an alternative route. Her prayers are answered but the price turns out way too high. SCENE 4—falling IN loath AGAIN Beware what you wish for and remember Anna enters the world of the “Gentlemen’s —there ain’t no such thing as a free ranch. Club.” The earning potential is vast. All cash, no IRS. But there is a problem… LONG SYNOPSIS SCENE 5—LIFE implants Problem solved: breast implants. ACT I Up side: more attention, more cash. Down side: chronic back pain for the rest of her life. SCENE ZERO On returning to the “Gentlemen’s Club,” A three-bar overture. Anna soars. And she meets the holy of the holies: SCENE 1—AMERICA SINGS The Rich One. Anna is introduced. We meet the oilman, J. Howard Marshall II. She is fabulous. Marshall falls under her spell. He wants And eccentric. Anna. He takes Anna. Fabulously eccentric. Her life is transformed. She asks for a ranch. But… There ain’t no such thing as a free ranch. SCENE 2—”NO! IT’S MU-hay-UH.” Anna establishes one thing: SCENE 6—AMERICAN DREAMING She was born in a town called Mexia, Anna gets the ranch but it didn’t come for free. pronounced “Mu-HAY-ah.” This phonetic problem is the town’s main claim to fame The world opens up for Anna. With and is incorporated in the town’s motto: the prospect of unlimited cash she “A great place no matter how you seethes with ambition. pronounce it!” Anna wants out. Big time! SCENE 7—MARRIAGE IN THE WHITE DOVE CHAPEL SCENE 3—”HEY WE’RE family” Anna marries J. Howard Marshall II. We meet the family: most importantly, Virgie (Mom) explodes with rage and disgust. Anna’s mother, Virgie, and her son, No one listens. Daniel. Mom Virgie frowns at Anna’s The Lawyer Stern gives Anna his card. life but her heart always melts for the Daniel brings Anna her pills and she looks cataclysmically cute Daniel. Daniel is forward to a life of wealth—and chronic the love of Anna’s life. back pain. INTERMISSION Synopsis ACT II SCENE 12—THE larry KING SHOW AND TELL SCENE 8—RED CARPET DIEM Larry interviews Anna and the Lawyer Cozy scene between Marshall and Anna Stern. We learn that they have been where Anna explains what it feels like to be fighting Marshall’s family for 10 years famous and how good it is to walk down and still haven’t got a cent. the red carpet. Anna claims she is off drugs and is making The Lawyer Stern enters. He has a comeback. completely fallen under Anna’s spell. There is a live link to her dogs.