1966 SEASON Great Stars in Great Musical Shows After the Theatre
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1966 SEASON Great Stars in Great Musical Shows After the theatre ... make it a Stroh's opening night. FIRE-BREWED FLAVOR The Stroh Brewery Company, Detroit 26, Michigan We/to• to the world premiere o/11 line new Bro,tlw11y musklll ••• This evening you are having the rare fun of seeing a brand new show, a major Broadway production, being performed for the first time anywhere. This is a theatrical scoop we are proud to present on our stage. We are particularly proud that a producer of the imagination and taste of Mr. Edward Padula and a star of the stature of Mr. John Raitt have selected Cleveland and our theatre for their premiere. They will leave here to tour for ten more weeks this summer, and then open on Broadway the first week in October. As a member of the audience, you are playing an important part in this exciting new enterprise, too. It is your reaction that helps to shape and polish the show as it goes along. ' This whole evening will be a fresh experience, all new to the ear and eye. We hope you will thoroughly enjoy being in at the beginning of "A Joyful Noise." P.S. Just for fun, we're having a Do-lt-Yourself Drama Critic con test. Your comments on this new show are cordially invited (You need not be literary, just to the point). Only two rules: keep it under 500 words and either leave it at box office or mail it (Box 802, Cleve land. 44122) by June 27. ·Best dozen Do-It-Yourself reviewers will get prizes. CLEVELAND'S MOST UNIQUE FURNITURE CAL LERY- preserving the finest in home furnishings .to meet all budgets . •• Attractively displayed in room settings. Interior Design is our spf!Cialty, and you will be assisted bY, members of The Na tional Society of Interior Designers (N.S.I.D.). SUNDAY 9 to 2 Mon ., Tues., Thurs. 'til 8 :30 Wed., Fri. 'til 5- Closed Saturday CHAGRIN BLVD. at BRAINARD RD. in Village Square Shopping Center Phone: 831-1800 Do you hate to get up PROBLEM: in the morning? SOLUTION: Listen and laugh at..•. Featured performers are ••• Shelly Berman Vaughn Meader The Bickersons Bob Newhart Pat Butram · Nichols & May Bill Cosby Mort Sahl Coyle & Sharpe Allen Sherman Phyllis Diller George Goebel Smothers Bros. Bob Hope Wayne & Shuster Jose Jimenez Johnathan Winters "THE LIVING SOUND OF 850 CLEVELAND" John L. Price Jr. presents ••• June ·20 thru 25 J966 the world premiere of The EDWARD PADULA Production JOHN RAITT in A JOYFUL NOISE also starring SWEN SWENSON A New Musical by EDWA·RD PADULA MUSIC & LYRICS BY OSCAR BRAND & PAUL NASSAU Based on Borden Deal's "The Insolent Breed" featuring DONNA JAMES ALLAN McKECHNIE RADO LOUW and MITZIE WELCH with THE MOTLEY CREW Settings & lighting by Costumes by Peter Wexler Peter Joseph Musical Director Rene Wiegert Orchestrations & Vocal Arrangements by Dance Music by William Stegmeyer Lee Holdridge Assistant Choreographer Production Stage Manager Leland Palmer Edward Julien Dance & Musical Numbers Staged by MICHAIEL BENNETT Directed by BEN SHAKTMAN CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance) Shade Motley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 •••••••••••••••• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN RAITT Brother Locke 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 ••• 0 • 0 0 •••••• 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • : 0 0 0 JAMES RADO Mr. Whisenant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 •• 0 0 ••••• 0 ••••••• 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALLAN LOUW Saralee Whisenant . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ••••• 0 0 ••••••••••••••• 0. 0 DONNA McKECHNIE Miss Jimmie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 •• 0 •••••••••••••••••••• 0. 0 •• 0 ••• LELAND PALMER Sam Whisenant 0 0 •• 0 0 0 ••• 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 0 0 • 0 ART WALLACE 0 Freddy 0 0 0 0 0 0 ° •• 0 j Saw Mill Boys f0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARTIN AMBROSE Oscar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • d 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OATIS STEPHENS DeW~tt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 The M:tiey Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 ERIC WEISSBERG J ayb1rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHARLES MORLEY Bliss Stanley 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 0 SWEN SWENSON Mary Texas 0 0 0 0 •• 0 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 •• 0 0 0 MITZIE WELCH First Announcer 0. 0 •••••••••••••••••• 0 ••••••••••••••••••• JACK FLETCHER Second Announcer 0 0 •• 0 •• 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• STUART MANN Beanpole 0 0 0 0 ° 0 • 0 ••••••••••••••••••••• 0 ••••••••••••••••• 0 0 • • • • • • TOM TUNE John Tom 0 0 ° 0 ° 0 0 0 •••••••• 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 •• JORDAN REED Dancers: Christine Bocchine, Gene Castle, Winston DeWitt Hemsley, Baayork Lee, Diane Phillips, J o J o Smith, Tom Tune, Carol Lynn Vazquez. Singers: Mona Elson, Jack Fletcher, Benita Jatnes, Stuart Mann. MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE "The Hymn" 0 • 0 0 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 •• 0 0 0 • 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 Brother Locke and Ensemble "Ballad Maker 0 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 ••• 0 0 •• 0 0 0 0 0 0 •• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 •• 0 0 • ; • 0 0 •• 0 • Shade "A Joyful Noise" 0 0 ••• 0 •• 0 0 0 0 0. 0. 0 0. 0 0 0 0 •• 0 0 0 •• 0 0 0 •• 0 0 0 Shade and Ensemble "I'm Ready" . 0 0 • 0 0 0 ••• 0 ••••••••• 0 • 0 •• 0 ••••• 0 • 0 • 0 •• 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 • 0 • 0 • 0 0 0 Saralee "Quiet Town" 0 0 0 0. 0 00 •• 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 ••••• 0. 0 0 0 0 o• 0 0 0 •• 0 0 0 0 •• 0 0 Mr. Whisenant "I Like To Look My -Best" . 0 • 0 • 0 0 • 0 •• 0 0 •• 0 0 0 0 0 Shade and The Saw Mill Boys "A Dollar A Song" 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 •• 0 •• 0 •••• 0 0 0 • Bliss, Shade and The Saw Mill Boys "Not Me" 0 0 0 0 0 0 •• 0 0 0 •• 0 0. 0. 0. 0 ••• :o 0. 0. 0 Saralee, Miss Jimmie and Ensemble "Until Today" . 0 •• 0 •• 0 0 ••• 0 0 •••••••• 0 •• 0. 0 •••••••••• 0 ••• 0 0 0 0 ••• 0. 0 0 0 0. Shade "Swinging A Dance" . 0 0 • 0 • 0 ••••• 0 ••••• 0 •••• 0 0 •• 0 • 0 0 • : • ~ ·. Shade and Ensemble "To The Top" 0. 0 0 0 0 • •• 0 ••••• 0 ••• 0 •••••••••• 0. 0 •• 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0. 0. Bliss··and Shade . -. ! ACT TWO "Nashville, U.S.A." 0 0 •• ' 0 0 • 0 0 0 • 0 • 0 0 0 ••••• 0 0 • 0 ••• I B'liss, Shade and En~embl~ "All My Lif~" . 0 ,0 0 0 .o.o. 0 •• , 0 ••• 0. 0. 0. 0 •••••• 0 0 0 0. 0. 0. 0 0 0 0 0. 0 •• Brother Locke "Fool's G~ld" '0 ~·0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0. 0 ... 0 0 ..... 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 ° 0 Shade ' ~d.' The Motley Crew "The Big Guitar" . 0 0 0 ••• 0 •••• 0 0 •••••• 0 •••• 0 • 0 0 •• 0 • 0 • 0 0 0 Bliss and Mary Texas "Natural Man" 0 0 0 0 • ·0 0 0 • 0 0 0 • 0 0 , • 0 0 • 0 •• 0 ·o • • Mr, Whisenant and Brother Locke "Love Was" 0 0 0 0 ••• ••• 0 0 •• 0 • 0 ••••••••••o ••••••• •• ••••••• • •••••••••••••• 0 ° 0 Saralee 0 "I Say Yes! Yes! Yes!" . 0 0 0 •• 0 •• 0 0 0 o • Shade, Mary Texas and The Motley Crew "Long Time Travelin' " 0 0 ••• 0 •••• .'. : ••• 0 ••• 0 ••••••••••• 0 • 0 •••••• 0 • 0 0 0 0 Shade "A Joyful Noise" 0 0 •••••• ~ ••••••••• : • • :. : •••••• 0 0 0 • 0 0 .;. 0 0 0 0 Shade and Ensemble "Ballad Maker" . 0 0 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 •••••• 0 ° 0 0 0 Shade THE SCENES Act One 1: The Town Square 2: The Forest 3: The Lumber Company 4: The Saw Mill 5: The Road To Town 6: The Forest 7: The Bedroom 8: The Bridge 9: The Top Of The Mountain Act Two 1: Nashville, U. S. A. 2: The Blissful Music Company 3: The Rectory 4: Grand Ole Opry 5: The Recording Studio 6: The General Store 7: The Dressing Room 8: The State Fair 9: The Street 10: The Crossroads 11: The Town Square This Is WDOK STAFF FO·R "Stereo Cleveland" EDWARD PADULA General Manager . Frank Hopkins 102.1 Mc-FM Production Stage Manager ....... Edward Julien General Press Representatives ..... Sol Jacobson Lewis Harmon Assistant Stage Manager ........ Howard Perloff The finest popular Assistant Conductor . Rudolph Bennett Supervisor Copyist ............... Sol. W. Snow artists in a continuing, Assistant to Mr. Shaktman . Holly Hinck Attorney ...... Barovicky, Konecky and Litvinoff uninterrupted presentation Accountants . Hollender and Shapiro Advertising Representative . Ingram Ash broadcast in the highest Second Assistant Choreographer .... Jo Jo Smith fidelity possible. The new Assistant to the Producer . Mary Sharmat "Wayne Mack Show" daily. **********NO SMOKING PLEASE IN THEATRE Physicians and others expecting calls please leave your seat location at the switchboard. K FLASHBULB PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE THEATRE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR t02Jme SEAT DURING BLACKOUTS MULTIPLEX STEREO FM 18 HOURS A DAY *'********* ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Who's Who What every in the cast .