The Marvelous Wonderettes Premiered at Milwaukee Repertory Theater

The Iola Community Theatre Production of

Written & Created By Roger Bean

Musical Arrangements By Brian William Baker Orchestrations By Michael Borth Vocal Arrangements By Roger Bean & Brian William Baker

Staged & Directed by Richard Spencer

September 18 & 19, 2010 At the Bowlus Fine Arts Center

Originally Produced for the New York Stage by David Elzer, Roger Bean & Peter Schneider.

The Marvelous Wonderettes premiered at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Joseph Hanreddy, Artistic Director and Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director

The Marvelous Wonderettes is presented through special arrangement with Steele Spring Productions. For licensing information visit the website at www.steelespring.com Cast (In Order of Appearance) Betty Jean ...... Pam Tressler Cindy Lou ...... Sara Lott  Missy ...... Kim Strickler Suzy ...... Liz Ulrich Production Staff Director ...... Richard Spencer Musical Director ...... Kim Strickler Assistant Director/Stage Manager ...... Glenda Johnson  Choreography ...... Reagan Webster Set Design ...... Richard Spencer Lighting Design ...... Jeff Jordan Production Manager ...... Dee Sell Lights ...... Maggie Terhune Follow Spot ...... Angie Terhune, Whit Olson Properties ...... Richard Spencer Sound ...... Tom Wheat, Glenda Johnson  Costumes ...... Margaret Robb Construction ...... Carl Hafer, Dan Johnson, Jeff Jordan, Dee Sell, ...... Richard Spencer, Jim Talkington Hair & Makeup ...... Sabra Aguirre, Kim Strickler, Pam Tressler Publicity ...... Pam Tressler Program ...... Dee Sell House Managers ...... Dan & Linda Johnson Box Office ...... Dolores Hoff Ushers ...... Kappa Alpha Chapter of Phi Tau Omega Sorority Technical Director for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center ...... Jeff Jordan  New Faces at ICT

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following who helped make this production a success: Allen Community College, Bowlus Fine Arts Center, City of Iola, IHS Leadership Class, Iola City Band, Iola Register, Kappa Alpha Chapter of Phi Tau Omega Sorority, KIKS / KIOL Radio, Ravin Printing, Sophisticated Rose

Iola Community Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support and assistance provided by the generous friends that have aided in this production. If we have missed anyone, please forgive our mistake.

This program is presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

The Iola Community Theatre Board of Directors

Keith Goering Nicolle Hoepker Dolores Hoff Dan Johnson Jan Knewtson Nancy Maier Margaret Robb Dee Sell Richard Spencer Kim Strickler Jim Talkington Karen Toland Pam Tressler Saundra Upshaw Photography, videotaping, or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. Musical Numbers Act I - The Prom

#1 MR. SANDMAN ...... Ensemble #2 SUGAR & SPICE MEDLEY LOLLIPOP ...... Ensemble SUGARTIME ...... Ensemble #3 CHIPMUNK CHEER ...... Ensemble #4 ALLEGHENY MOON ...... Ensemble #5 MARVELOUS DREAMS MEDLEY ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM ...... Ensemble DREAM LOVER ...... Ensemble #6 STUPID CUPID ...... Suzy #7 LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR ...... Betty Jean #8 LUCKY LIPS ...... Cindy Lou #9 SECRET LOVE ...... Missy #10 MAN OF MY DREAMS MEDLEY: MR. LEE ...... Missy, Ensemble BORN TOO LATE ...... Ensemble TEACHER'S PET ...... Ensemble #11 SUGAR & SPICE REPRISE ...... [Prom Queen Voting] #12 GOODNIGHT & GOODBYE MEDLEY SINCERELY ...... Ensemble GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART, GOODNIGHT ...... Ensemble #13 HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME...... Suzy, Ensemble

15 Minute Intermission

Act II - The Reunion

#14 WELCOME BACK MEDLEY / HEATWAVE ...... Ensemble #15 MR. SANDMAN REPRISE ...... Ensemble Missy Set: #16 IT'S IN HIS KISS ...... Missy, Suzy, Ensemble #17 WEDDING BELL BLUES ...... Missy, Ensemble #18 YOU DON'T OWN ME...... Ensemble #19 WITH THIS RING ...... Missy, Ensemble Betty Jean Set: #20 I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU ...... Betty Jean, Ensemble #21 THAT’S WHEN THE TEARS START ...... Betty Jean, Ensemble #22 IT'S MY PARTY ...... Betty Jean, Ensemble Cindy Lou Set: #23 SON OF A PREACHER MAN ...... Cindy Lou, Ensemble #24 LEADER OF THE PACK ...... Cindy Lou, Ensemble #25 MAYBE ...... Cindy Lou, Ensemble Suzy Set: #26 MAYBE I KNOW ...... Suzy, Ensemble #27 NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK ...... Missy, Cindy Lou, Betty Jean #28 RESCUE ME ...... Suzy, Ensemble #29 RESPECT ...... Suzy, Ensemble #30 THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT / SINCERELY ...... Ensemble Our Marvelous Music Music Clearance by Rubicon II Music Clearance, Burbank, CA. All Songs Used By Permission. All Rights Reserved. All International Copyrights Secured. All I Have To Do Is Dream by B. Bryant © courtesy of House of Bryant Publications. Allegheny Moon by Al Hoffman & Dick Manning ©1956 (renewed) Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP), Al Hoffman Songs, Inc. (ASCAP). Born Too Late by Charles Strouse & Fred Tobias © Used by special arrangement with Williamson Music, on behalf of Charles Strouse Music (ASCAP). All rights for Fred Tobias courtesy of Holee Music. Chipmunk Cheer © Courtesy of Steele Spring Productions. Dream Lover by Bobby Darin © Used by arrangement with Alley Music Corporation, and Trio Music Company, Inc. Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight © words and music by Calvin Carter & James Hudson, Used through the courtesy of Arc Music Corp. (BMI) (Love is Like A) Heatwave by Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier & Brian Holland © Stone Agate Music, courtesy of EMI Music Publishing. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me by Harry Noble, Jr. © EMI Mills Music, Inc. I Only Want To Be With You by Mike Hawker & Ivor Raymonde ©1963 (renewed) Chappell Music Ltd. (PRS) All rights on behalf of Chappell Music Ltd. (PRS) administered by Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) It’s In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) by Rudy Clark © Used by permission of Trio Music Company, Inc. It’s My Party by Herb Weiner, John Gluck & Wally Gold ©1963 Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) Leader Of The Pack by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich & George Morton © Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. Lipstick On Your Collar by George Goehring, Edna Lewis ©1959 (renewed) Chappell & Co. (ASCAP) Lollipop by Beverly Ross & Julius Dixon © Used by arrangement with Edward B. Marks Music Company Lucky Lips by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC Maybe by Richard Barrett © EMI Longitude Music Maybe I Know by Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich © Used by arrangement with Universal – Songs of Polygram International, Inc. (BMI) and Trio Music Company, Inc. Mr. Lee by Reather Dixon, Helen Gathers, Emma Pought, Jannie Pought & Laura Webb ©1957 (renewed) Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI) & PRE Music Company (BMI) Mr. Sandman by Pat Ballard © Used by permission of Edwin H. Morris & Company, a Division of MPL Communi- cations Inc. Needle In A Haystack by William Stevenson and Norman J. Whitfield © Stone Agate Music, courtesy of EMI Music Publishing Rescue Me by Raynard Miner & Carl Smith © Used through the courtesy of Chevis Publishing Corp. Respect by Otis Redding © Irving Music, Inc. (BMI) Secret Love by Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster ©1966 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) Sincerely words and music by Alan Freed & Harvey Fuqua © Irving Music, Inc., on behalf of Alan Freed Music (BMI) © Liason II Music Publishing (BMI) Son Of A Preacher Man by John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins © Sony/ATV Songs LLC Stupid Cupid by Howard Greenfield & Neil Sedaka © Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Sugartime by Otis Echols Jr. & Charlie Phillips © Used by permission of MPL Communications, Administered by Melody Lane Publications, Inc. Teacher’s Pet by Joe Lubin © Courtesy of Daywin Music (BMI), Administered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI) Thank You And Goodnight by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer & Marty Sanders © Courtesy of Grand Canyon Music, Inc. That’s When The Tears Start by Van McCoy © courtesy of Van McCoy Music, Inc. Wedding Bell Blues by Laura Nyro © EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. With This Ring by Luther Dixon, Anthony Hester & Richard Wylie © Twenty-Nine Black Music, Mietus Copyright You Don’t Own Me by John Madara, David White ©1963 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI) The Author ROGER BEAN (Creator/Author) created and directed the original Milwaukee Rep, Laguna Playhouse, Los Angeles,Chicago and New York productions of The Marvelous Wonderettes. 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