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AVENUE Q Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All Authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212 – 541 – 4684 Fax: 212 – 397 – 4684 www.MTIShows.com 6 SUMMER 2010 GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE 7 CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)
Princeton...... HOWIE MICHAEL SMITH* Brian...... MICHAEL EDWARD BAKER* Kate Monster...... GWEN HOLLANDER* Rod...... HOWIE MICHAEL SMITH* Nicky...... CHRIS COOKE* Christmas Eve...... EJ ZIMMERMAN* MICHAEL EDWARD BAKER CARRIE CIMMA CHRIS COOKE Gary Coleman...... CARLA HARGROVE* Trekkie Monster...... CHRIS COOKE* Mrs. T...... CARRIE CIMMA* Lucy The Slut...... GWEN HOLLANDER* Ensemble/Female Characters Understudy...... LISA MINDELLE Ensemble/Male Characters Understudy...... ZACH TRIMMER
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Conductor/Keyboard I...... JUSTIN S. FISCHER Keyboard II...... CHAD STEARNS Reeds...... MIKE KENDROT CARLA HARGROVE GWEN HOLLANDER LISA MINDELLE Guitars...... RAY SABATELLO Bass...... CATHERINE O’MALLEY Percussion...... JOSH ENDLICH
The Musicians employed in this production are members *Actors employed in this production are members of of the American Federation of Musicians. Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
The Director/Choreographer is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
WARNING – The photographing or sound recording of any performance is strictly prohibited. Gateway Playhouse offers a wireless sound enhancement system for the hearing impaired. Inquire at the box office for more information. FIRE NOTICE — The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy, is the shortest route to the out- side. In the event of fire or other emergency, please do NOT run. WALK to that Exit. However, under normal circumstances, when leaving the Theatre, use the center rear exits. SMOKING is prohibited in the BUILDING, as required by the Suffolk HOWIE MICHAEL SMITH ZACH TRIMMER EJ ZIMMERMAN County NO SMOKING Ordinance. Smoking in any area designated “No Smoking” renders the offenders subject to a fine, or imprisonment, or both. 8 SUMMER 2010 GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE 9 MUSICAL NUMBERS Fine Italian and Continental Cuisine ACT I A short drive from both theatres Scene 1: Various Locales / On the Avenue South on South Country Road. “The Avenue Q Theme”...... Company “What Do You Do With A B.A. In English”...... Princeton Special packages for parties & “It Sucks To Be Me...... Company theatre groups. Scene 2: Nicky and Rod’s Apartment Country Open Tuesday - Sunday, Noon-10p.m. “If You Were Gay”...... Nicky & Rod Reservations recommended Scene 3: Princeton’s Apartment
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“I pride myself in providing the best MICHAEL EDWARD BAKER (Brian) is excited to be Wildhorn’s new musical “Wonderland” and the quality dental care at affordable fees.” returning to the Gateway Stage after appearing in most recent reading of Pure Country . National tours the Holiday Spectacular on Ice last December. Since include Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett), The Wedding the age of five Michael had a dream of being a guest Singer (Angie/Large Lady), Oliver and The Full Monty on the “Muppet Show” or “Sesame Street” and now (Georgie u/s). Regionally, she has been seen as he gets his chance! Most recently, Michael performed Mickey in Cowgirls, Rizzo in Grease, Fraulein Kost in in APAC’s Ragtime in Astoria, Queens and has Cabaret, Doatsey Mae in Best Little Whorehouse.... Complete Family & Cosmetic Dentistry performed in several shows at Gateway over the past and Mrs. Walker in Tommy. Also a choreographer, seven years making New York his home after college. her work on The Vortex Theatre Company’s H.M.S. Shawn P. Shannon Favorite credits include: Miss Saigon, Jekyll and Hyde, Pinafore helped garner a Drama Desk nomination DMD Scarlet Pimpernel and The Wedding Singer. When not in 2007 for Best Revival of a Musical. • Friendly, Gentle, One Dentist Practice on the Gateway Stage or Company Managing, or • Your dental needs and concerns are handled happy hour mon.-Fri. • 1/2 oFF all drinks with the care you will appreciate. private parties and Catering available teaching at the Gateway Acting School, Michael has CHRIS COOKE (Nicky, Trekkie Monster, Bear & others) • New Patients Welcome been seen touring in shows throughout the country was last seen in Happy Days performing the role of “3 stars” and in New York City. He misses his mother back at Ralph Malph at Gateway Playhouse. National Tour: 285 Sills Road, Bldg. 15F home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and sends Henry & Mudge (Dad). Regional: Happy Days (Ralph East Patchogue • Brookhaven Professional Park - newsday his love and thanks to her and his brothers, with Malph), Little Shop of Horrors (Dentist), Joseph... 654-1040 open 7 days a Week special thanks to his Gateway family. He holds a B.F.A. Dreamcoat (Simeon), High Society (Mike Conner), The For appointments or questions lunch 12-5 • dinner 5-11 • late night menu in Acting from CW Post/LIU. For Dad. Last 5 Years (Jamie), Carousel (Mr. Snow), Tick Tick Boom www.shannondentistry.com (Michael). He is also a graduate from Pace University Thanks to all our Patients 49 East main st., patchogue, ny 11772 CARRIE CIMMA (Mrs. T/Bear) was recently with a BFA in Musical Theater. Thanks to Keith and phone 631-569-2767 • Fax 569-2768 nominated for a Drama Desk Award (Best Featured Rick, it’s been an amazing process! Much love to his who have referred Family & Friends Email us at publichouse49.com Call to see if we take your insurance Actress in a Musical, 2010) for her portrayal of Bridget wife Kelsey, who’s home watching their dog Millie. Sorry, Medicaid not accepted Sullivan in Lizzie Borden. Other credits include Frank www.ChrisCookeOnline.com
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CARLA J. HARGROVE (Gary Coleman) is pleased LISA MINDELLE (Ensemble) is excited to be at The Travel Channel. Howie holds a BFA from Carnegie from the University of Maryland, and she is a proud to be making her first appearance at Gateway Gateway Playhouse! New York credits: The Hud- Mellon University. www.howiemichaelsmith.com AEA member. “Thank you family, friends, KTA, Playhouse. She was Peaches in Broadway’s closing sucker Proxy (Manhattan Theatre Club), Taxi Cabaret and especially Josh for all your support and RUV!” cast of Hairspray and made her Broadway debut (Prospect Theatre Company at the York Theatre), ZACH TRIMMER (Ensemble/Puppet Captain) A www.ejzimmerman.com as Ronnette in Little Shop Of Horrors. She toured Iron Curtain (NAMT 2009). Regional: Urinetown California native, Zach is so grateful to be making nationally with Jason Robert Brown’s Parade. Her (Hope), Bat Boy: The Musical (Meredith), Little Women his Gateway Playhouse debut in Avenue Q! National KEITH ANDREWS (Director/Choreographer) is regional credits include Dinah Was, Once On This (Meg), Ragtime (Mother). Lisa is the recipient of the Tours: Avenue Q, Hairspray. Other favorite credits very excited to take a stroll down Avenue Q and Island, Breath Boom, Thunder Knocking On The Door 2009 Laurie Beechman Award for Vocal Excellence. include: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy Smith), to be back at Gateway after previously directing and most recently Soul Doctor. Thanks to God and Thanks to family, friends and About Artists! BFA Mu- Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere), Fiddler on the and choreographing the Playhouse’s productions Grace. sical Theatre, CCM 2009. Roof (Motel), and My Way (Man #2). He would like of The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (starring to thank the Gateway family for this opportunity, as Joe Piscopo), The Wedding SInger, My Way (the GWEN HOLLANDER (Kate/Lucy the Slut) Gwen is so HOWIE MICHAEL SMITH (Princeton/Rod) is well as his friends and family for their undying love Sinatra Tribute), Cold as Ice, Urinetown, and 2009’s happy to return to Gateway! Some favorite credits delighted to be here at Gateway and freakin and support Holiday Spectacular on Ice, as well as Happy Days, the include: Broadway Tour of Little Women (Amy, thrilled to be playing with Princeton and Rod Musical earlier this season. He has also directed the Carbonell Award), National Tour of 101 Dalmatians again! Howie played Princeton/Rod over 1000 EJ ZIMMERMAN (Christmas Eve) is thrilled to National Tours of The Full Monty and Hello Muddah, (Perdita), Les Miserables (Eponine, Carbonell Award), times in the Broadway production of Avenue make her Gateway Playhouse debut and to be Hello Fadduh. Other recent directing/choreography Urinetown (Hope), Great American Trailer Park Q. Regional: A Christmas Carol (Ford’s Theatre), back on Avenue Q after understudying on the credits include: The 25th Annual Putnam County Musical (Pickles), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), and the 1776, Carousel (Marriott Theatre), As You Like It First National Tour. Most recently, EJ has played Spelling Bee, Always... Patsy Cline, Dames at Sea, premiere of See Rock City and Other Destinations at (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), The Tempest (Dallas Kim in Miss Saigon at various regional theatres, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Barnum, Pump Boys Barrington Stage. TV/Web: “From Earth to the Moon” Shakespeare), Tribute to Sondheim with George including the Arvada Center (Henry Award), Actors’ and Dinettes, Little Shop of Horrors, The Pirates of (Tom Hanks, HBO), Nickelodeon’s “The Mystery Files Hearn (Pittsburgh Pops), Bill Nelson‘s All Male Revue Playhouse, and Arizona Broadway Theatre. Other Penzance, Big River, Forever Plaid and Suds, to name of Shelby Woo,” and the webseries “Acting School (Barrington), Beethoven Lives Upstairs (Tour), Singin’ favorites: Jane Eyre, My New York, Closer Than Ever, just a few. As a choreographer, Keith has recently Academy.” Much love to Ben and her amazing family. in the Rain, Brigadoon, Oliver, Joseph and the Amazing Sophisticated Ladies, and Typed. EJ holds degrees in worked on the world premiere of Love, Incorporated For Mom! www.gwenhollander.com Technicolor Dreamcoat. TV: Puppet Planet for the both Theatre Performance and English Literature
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and has received an Innovative Theater Award for JUSTIN S. FISCHER (Musical Director) Justin is the puppets, and Rick created the roles of Nicky/ summers right here at Gateway Playhouse, and six Best Production of a Musical and nomination for excited to live on Avenue Q after music directing Trekkie/Blue Bear in the original Tony-winning wonderful years with Sheila Marie. Best Choreography for his work on the new show- Gateway’s productions of I Love a Piano and Altar Broadway production! A puppeteer and designer Like You Like It. On the ice, Keith has directed and Boyz. Most recently, He recently played on the 2009- with more than 25 years of professional experience BRIAN LOESCH (Lighting Designer/Production choreographed Home for the Holidays- a Celebration 10 National Tour of Hairspray, after serving as the in television, film, and theatre, Rick is proud to have Manager) is proud to be part of the Gateway on Ice, starring 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist- Evan Assistant Music Director for the 2009 National Tour supplied the puppets for the productions of Avenue Family for his thirteenth straight season. Gateway Lysacek, and Silver Medalists- Charlie White and of I Love a Piano. He was also AMD for Trip of Love, Q on Broadway, in London, Las Vegas, and the First Playhouse lighting design credits include: Meryl Davis, as well as two productions of Stars, a new dance musical, which had its international American National Tour, as well as Australia, Brazil, Sophisticated Ladies, Forbidden Broadway (2008), A Stripes and Skates, a benefit on ice to help survivors premiere in Osaka, Japan in April 2008. As a Mexico, and Switzerland – and Gateway! Rick also Christmas Carol, The Full Monty, A Holiday Spectacular and families of 9/11. As a performer, Keith has composer/lyrcist, his most recent work includes an frequently coaches puppetry for Avenue Q, which On Ice (2004 + 2009), South Pacific, Footloose, Jesus toured all over the world with shows such as: West adaptation of Pinocchio for the Random Farms Kids he did for Gateway’s production. Rick gratefully Christ Superstar, Kiss Me Kate, Holiday Hop (1999), Side Story, Mame, Jesus Christ Superstar and the Radio Theater (Elmsford, NY), and the original musical acknowledges the inspiration and encouragement Urinetown, Mooseltoe, Cabaret and numerous City Christmas Spectacular. In educational theater, The Princess of Riverside Drive for the Vital Theatre of the late Jim Henson. Husband to Tonya Dixon, children’s theatre productions including Peter Pan Keith directs and choreographs student industry Company (New York, NY). In addition, Justin has and first-time father to beautiful daughter Kennedy! (2004) and Jungle Book (2005). Brian graduated with showcases at the American Musical and Dramatic received musical theatre commissions from the Erie Web site: www.lyonpuppets.com. a Degree in Technical Theatre from Suffolk County Academy in NYC as well as having directed many Playhouse (Erie, PA), and the Seagle Music Colony Community College. Other design credits include musicals at the USDAN Center for the Performing (Schroon Lake, NY), and choral commissions from JOVON E. SHUCK (Stage Manager) returns to Language of Angels (Henry Street Experimental Arts, here on Long Island. Keith thanks Robin, Paul organizations across the country. Love to John. Gateway after a two and a half year touring Theatre, NYC), Paraffin Touch (World Premiere at and Ruth for pretty much everything and Rick Lyon adventure with the cast and crew of Monty Python’s Suffolk County Community College), The Man for imparting his invaluable puppet wisdom upon RICK LYON (Puppet Conceiver & Designer, Puppetry Spamalot. Other favorite credits include: Noises Who Would Be King (World Premiere at the Antrim the company. KeithAndrewsonline.com. Consultant) Rick Lyon is Avenue Q’s real triple Off, and The Graduate (Broadway), The Irish Curse Playhouse), and Kiss Me Kate (Cape Fear Regional threat: he designed all of the original puppets, (Off Broadway), Saint Heaven (SCA Rich Forum), Theatre). National Tour credits include the George Rick and his company The Lyon Puppets built all of The Seagull (NYSF/Public Theatre), six Christmases M! (2003 Candlewood Int./ Mainstage Productions), with The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, four Titanic (2004 Candlewood Int.), A Holiday
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and thirty-six Main Stage productions for Gateway. were modernized, and the facilities updated. In the She feels blessed and hopes to continue to give most recent decade, the caliber of the artistic staff, back to the universe as much as she has been given. performers, musicians, and technicians has risen to Robin lives in Brookhaven Hamlet with her amazing a level equaling and sometimes surpassing many daughter Hayley and constant companions Lucy Broadway shows. It has been difficult to find time to Dog, Mops and Momma Kitty. do other projects outside of Gateway seasons, but over the years Paul has been able to work in NYC on PAUL ALLAN (Producer) has been producing various shows in different capacities, run a touring the seasons here at Gateway since the 1980’s. It’s company with shows traveling around the country hard to believe the number of shows, performers, and abroad, operate a sister theatre in Connecticut, staff, technicians, etc. he has come in contact act as consultant and facilitator for the restoration with over the years, and the number of personal and reopening of the Patchogue Theatre, and and professional friendships that developed and maintain a set rental business - where Gateway remain strong today. Paul’s grandfather (Harry scenery is used in theatres across the country after Pomeran) was the first producer of Gateway in 1950, appearing on the Gateway stage. Paul appreciates, Voted #1 Haunted House followed by his uncle (David Sheldon), his parents admires and honors his family’s dedication to the (Ruth and Stan Allan), and together with his sister arts and is proud to help continue the legacy. Paul on Long Island Robin. Gateway has always been a family business, lives in Bellport with his wife Annmarie and their 2 and each era has brought significant challenges children - Luke 5 and Alexa 3.u Also, Gateway’s Not-So-Scary particularly in the 80’s and 90’s when shows became more complicated and technically challenging. Monster House for Kids. Additionally, the grounds changed, the buildings Details coming soon. BHB-005 Gateway Ad 5/5/09 10:57 AM Page 1
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ADMINISTRATIVE PRODUCTION Executive Producer...... Ruth Allan Production Manager...... Brian Loesch Producer...... Paul Allan Production Stage Manager...... Jovon Schuck Associate Producer...... Jeff Bellante Technical Director...... Jeff Taylor General Manager...... Gale Edwards Wardrobe Supervisor...... Marianne Dominy Company Manager...... Michael Baker Master Electricians...... Spencer Padilla Assistant Company Manager...... Keith Llewellyn Scenic Artist...... Dennis Berfield Administrative Assistant...... Sarah Innes Props Master...... Scott Rygalski Sound Engineer...... Shane Bourgeois ARTISTIC Assistant Stage Manager...... Megan Danielson Artistic/Casting Director...... Robin Joy Allan Sound Technician...... Don Hanna Director/ Choreographer...... Keith Andrews Technicians...... Charlie Bell, James Holobrow, James Keith, AJ Lebenns, Musical Director...... Justin Fischer Dennis O’Leary Gullo, Alex Olsen, Brendan Smith Puppetry Consultant...... Rick Lyon Wardrobe Assistants...... Patrick Herb, Cee-Cee Swalling Puppets built by...... Rick Lyon and the Lyon Puppets Puppet Maintenance/Extra Construction...... Trent Pcenicni Set Design...... Brittany Loesch INTERNS Costume Design...... Vanessa Pynn Presented by Gateway Playhouse Company Management/Admin Intern...... Cassandra Levey Lighting Designer...... Brian Loesch Stage Management Interns...... Avianna Meck Assistant Lighting Designer...... Justin Hoffman Sound Intern...... Zach Ireson DECEMBER 17 - 23 Sound Design...... Shane Bourgeois Wardrobe Interns ...... Janine Loesch, Ariel Marcus, Associate Casting/Artistic Director...... Jessica Harrison AT THE PATCHOGUE THEATRE Amber Mallon, Kaitlyn McDonald Production Photographer ...... Jeff Bellante General Technician Interns...... Ivy Conyers, Forrest Mallon Musical Contractor...... Jeff Hoffman Sound Consultants...... Dominic Sac, Cody Spencer FACILITIES Facilities Maintenance...... Mark Frederick BOX OFFICE Cleaning Staff...... Eleodoro Sorto, Ray Tobia Box Office Manager...... Laurie Parr Landscaping...... HTM Landscaping Company House Manager...... Joanne Famiglietti House Staff...... Eric Burt, Ryan Hudack, Martin Maningo, Group Sales...... Claire Ward Michael Ray, John Smaldone, Ed Wecera Box Office Staff...... Ashley Cooke, Beth Harrison, Nadine Hazard, Hospitality Consultant...... Mike Taylor Diane Koerber, Christina Montalato, Don Rebar, General Counsel...... Ann L. Nowak & Associates Kyle Reitan, Linda Unger, Francesca Welhous
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