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By Special Arrangement with Music Theatre International AUTHOR Neil Simon The Girl COMPOSER , LYRICIST

MAIN ARTISTIC STAFF SCENE SYNOPSIS STACE DIRECTOR Bruce R. Coleman a{ MUSICAL NUMBERS MUSICAL DIRECTOR Terry Dobson PLACE ANDTIME SET DESIGNJacAlder , Present Day LIGHTING DESIGN SamNance ACT I ACT II COSTUME DESIGN SCENE 1 SCENEl II[ Mark C. Guerra Bruce R. Coleman Paula's Apartment Paula's Apartment ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIRECTOR "This Is " "How Can I Win?" (reprise) PamelaHolcomb-McClain PAULA 11[LUCY PAULA CHOREOGRAPHER Andi Allen "NoMore" SCENE2 PAULA CAST Paula's Apartment SCENE2 MARK Bruce R. Coleman "Good News, Bad News" (reprise) A Dance Studio ELLIOT ME LAN IE Claire Fowler "A Beat Behind" PAULA MCFADDEN SCENE3 PAULA, BILLY AND ENSEMBLE ''Lisa-GabrielleGreene The Ricky Simpson Show CYNTH IA **Lindsay Kay SCENE3 "Too Good to Be Bad" MRS. CROSBYNatalie King In Front of Paula's Building PAULA, DONNA AND JENNA "This Is as Good as It Gets" (reprise) ELLIOT GARFIELD ''Gregory Lush SCENE4 LUCY, MELANIE AND CYNTHIA BILLY 11[ RICKY SIMPSON Paula's Apartment Darius-Anthony Robinson SCENE 4 "2 Good 2 B Bad" DON NA LuciaWelch Paula's Apartment MRS. CROSBY LUCY MCFADDEN RubyWestfall "My Rules" SCENES ENSEMBLE ELLIOT a[_PAULA Paula's Apartment **John Biggan,'"'Josh Blann, "GoodNews, BadNews" Tandi Brame,Tracie Foster, *''Carlos ELLIOT, PAULA AND LUCY "WhoWould've Thought?" PAULA, ELLIOT, LUCY, MELANIE Gomez,**Teresa Valenza (dance SCENES AND CYNTHIA captain) Paula's Apartment SCENE6 MUSICIANS "Good News, Bad News" (reprise) The Rooftop of Paula's Building MRS. CROSBY CONDUCTOR/KEYBOARDS "Paula (An Improvised Love Song)" Terry Dobson or Pamela Holcomb­ SCENE6 ELLIOT 11[PAULA An off.Off. McClain SCENE7 DRUMS/PERCUSSION Mike McNicolas SCENE 7 Paula's Apartment BASS Peggy Honea or David Odegaard SCENE8 WOODWINDS "Footsteps" A Schoolyard Ellen Kaner II[ Dill PAULA 11[LUCY "WhoWould've Thought?" (reprise) LUCY, MELANIE AND CYNTHIA PRODUCTION STAFF SCENE8 Paula's Apartment AEA STAGE MANAGER DougMiller SCENE9 "How Can I Win?" AEA ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER The Lake in Central Park PAULA JacAlder "I Can PlayThis Part" TECHNICAL DIRECTOR DavidWalsh SCENE9 ELLIOT An Off-Off.BroadwayTheatre PRODUCTION ASSISTANT SCENE10 Maryam Baig "Richard Interred" A TV Studio ELLIOT, PAULA, LUCY, MARK, MASTER CARPENTER Jeffrey Schmidt "Jump f rJoy" MRS. CROSBY, DONNA AND ENSEMBLE o PRODUCTION CREW PAULA a[_ENSEMBLE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Paul Arnold, Maryam Baig, Gregory Lush ELLIOT CARFIELD; SCENE 11 Stacie Cleland,Mark C.Guerra Brue• R. Col•man MARK; John Biggan Paula's Apartment ENSEMBLE; Claire Fowler MELANIE; / "What aGuy" Tracie FosterENSEMBLE; Teresa PAULA Valenza ENSEMBLE and Tandi Brame SCENE12 ENSEMBLE In Front of Paula's Building Finale * indicates members working under Actor's PAULA, ELLIOT AND LUCY Equity Association contracts in this production. ** indicates a performerenrolled in the AEA There will be one fifteenminute intermission membership candidate program. between Acts I and 11 C THE GOODBYE CilRL BIOGRAPHIES

LEFT TO RIGHT: Josh Blann ENSEMBLE and Neil Simon Lucia Welch DONNA AUTHOR Marvin Neil Simon was born in on July 4, 1927, and grew in Washington Heights at the northern tip of . He attended New York University briefly (1944-45) and the University of Denver (1945-46) before joining the Musical Director and arranger Goodbye Girl (music by Marvin Better with a Band has been Army where he began his writing career working for plays (1968), (1975) and of 's 1994 Hamlisch, book by Neil Simon) presented Off-Broadway, at the the Army camp newspaper. forwhich he received an Outer Suite (1978). He concert tour of the US and Eng­ Don mar Warehouse in , After being discharged from the army, Simon has also been the recipient of land as well as of the television Critics Circle nomination. With and at the Music returned to New York and took a job as a mailroom the Antoinette Perry Award, special, "Barbra Streisand: The eight-time Oscar winning com­ Theater in Philadelphia. clerk forWarner Brothers' east coast office. He the Writers Guild Award, the Concert" (for which he received poser , he wrote In early 2003, Williamson and his brother Danny began writing comedy revues Evening Standard Award, the two of his Emmys). He served the songs forDisney's feature Music began representingZip­ and eventually found their way into radio, then New York Drama Critics Circle in the same capacities for filmHercules. Michael Bolton pel's music publishing interests television, where they toiled alongside the likes of Award, the Shubert Award, the her Millennium concerts. recorded "Go the Distance" and the administration of his Hamlisch is a graduate of both from that score, which was a catalogue, In Your Ear Music. , and Larry Gelbart, writing Outer Circle Award, and a 1978 Golden Globe Award forhis Juilliard and Queens College #1 record and nominated for In the same year, he completed for The Phil Silvers Show and 's Your Show an Academy Award and Golden Princesses, his own adaptation screenplay, . (where he earned a Bachelor ofShows. Simon received several Emmy Award of Arts degree). He believes Globe. With Matthew Wilder, of the classic children's novel nominations for his television writing, then moved on Marvin Hamlisch in the power of music to bring he wrote the songs forDisney's A Little Princess (music by to the stage where he quickly established himself as people together. "Music can animated feature Mu/an, Matthew Wilder, book by COMPOSER America's most successful be his finestplay to that date. Marvin Hamlisch's life in make a difference. There is a which earned him his second Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Academy Award nomination. Steinkellner). He additionally commercial playwright by His fourth musical, They're music is notable for its great global nature to music, which "Reflection," from Mu/an, has worked on Buzz!, a musical creating an unparalleled string Playing Our Song, proved fairly versatility as well as substance. has the potential to bring all of Broadway hits beginning successful in 1979, but his next As composer, Hamlisch has people together. Music is truly was recorded by Christina extravaganza about with . three plays (/ Ought to Be in won virtually every major an international language, Aguilera and is featured on of Busby Berkeley (music by her multi-platinum debut Alan Menken, book by Larry During the 1966-67 season, Pictures, , and a revised award that exists: three Oscars, and I hope to contribute by album. Christina and David Gelbart); Pamela's First Musical, , The Odd version of ) all proved fourGrammys, four Emmys, a widening communication as Couple, and unsuccessful at the box office. Tony and three Golden Globe much as I can." collaborated again with Todd based on 's The Star Spangled Girl were Then, in 1983, Simon awards; his groundbreaking Chapman to write the song children's book (music by Cy David Zippe! "We're a Miracle," which was Coleman, book by Wasser­ all running simultaneously. began to win over many of show, , received During the 1970-71 season, his critics with the introduc­ the . He is the LYRICIST featured as the end title song stein); N, the story of Emperor Broadway theatregoers had tion of his autobiographical composer of more than forty David Zippel's lyrics have forPokemon: The First Movie, Napoleon and hisJosephine their choice of , trilogy-Brighton Beach motion picture scores includ­ won him the Tony Award, two and on its #1 soundtrack (music by Coleman, book by album. With Mervyn Warren Last of the Red Hot Lovers, and Memoirs (1983), ing his Oscar-winning score Academy Award nominations, Gelbart); a�d Lysistrata: Sex and he wrote the end title for the the City State. (Adaptation by Promises, Promises. Still, critical (1985) and and song for two Grammy Award nomina­ acclaim came slowly forSimon. (1986)-which chronicled his and his adaptation of Scott tions, and three Golden Globe Jennifer Lopez movie The Gelbart, music by Menken). Wedding Planner. His lyrics for A graduate of Harvard In spite of the fact that he had stormy childhood, his brief Joplin's music for The , Award nominations. His songs had more smash hits than any Army time, and the beginning forwhich he received a third appear on over twenty-five The Swan Princess, an animated Law School, David Zippe! is other American playwright, of his career in television. Sud­ Oscar. His prolificoutput of million CDs around the world, feature with music by Lex De delighted not to practice law. critics continued to take denly the critics began taking scores forfilms include original and have been recorded by Azevedo, were nominated for pleasure in dismissing him as a him seriously. He followedup compositions and/or musical many great singers including a Golden Globe Award. With ARTISTIC STAFF composer Andrew Lloyd Web­ mere "writer of gags." in 1991 with for adaptations forSophie's Choice, , Christina ber, he wrote the songs for the In 1973, followingthe death which he won the Pulitzer Prize , The Swimmer, Aguilera, Mel Torme, Ricky Bruce R. Coleman London and Broadway musical DIRECTOR/DESIC.NER/MARK of his wife,Simon reached a forDrama. , Ice Martin, Cleo Laine, Barbara The Woman in White. low point in his career with During the course of his Castles, Take the Money and Cook and Nancy La Mott. Mr. Coleman has been He has contributed lyrics two failures: career, Simon has won three Run, Bananas, and Save the He made his Broadway associated with Theatre Three A ... My Name (1973) and God's Favorite forBest Play Tiger.Marvin Hamlisch holds debut with to the revues since 1985. For this company, (1976). A move to California, (The Odd Couple, Biloxi Blues the position of Principal Pops (music by , book is Alice and , and he has helmed such diverse / however, reinvigorated him and Lost in Yonkers.) He has Conductor with the Pittsburgh by Larry Gelbart), forwhich he with composer Doug Katsaros, productions as Tale of the and he produced a much had more plays adapted to Symphony Orchestra. He is received the Tony Award, the wrote the musical comedyjust Allergist's Wife; ... And the more successful play later that filmthan any other American also the Pops Conductor for New York Drama Critics Circle So. With Wally Harper he wrote World Goes 'Round; A Grand year in . After playwright and, in addition, the National Symphony (this Award, the numerous songs for Barbara Night for Singing; Central Park marrying actress Marsha has written nearly a dozen is the firsttime that anyone and (in London) the Olivier Cook, including "It's Better West; Nice People Dancing to Mason, Simon went on to write original screenplays himself. has held such a position) and Award and Evening Standard with a Band," which became Cood Country Music; Once (1977) which was He received Academy Award the San Diego Symphony Award. He also wrote the lyrics the title song of a hit revue on this Island; The Boyfriend; considered by many critics to nominations for his screen- Orchestra. Mr. Hamlisch was to the Broadway musical The showcasing David's lyrics. It's Company; Drood!; Whalley C THE GOODBYE CilRL BIOCRAPHIES (continued)

Darius-Anthony Robinson BILLY a{RICKY SIMPSON

Moliere; Personals; Lies and an architect, Mr. Alder also debut with The Goodbye Girl. stage at Theatre Three in The the entire production staff for Legends: The Musical Stories of regularly designs shows Additional credits in Metroplex Big Bang. Other TheatreThree this opportunity. Harry Chapin; The Triumph of including recent productions venues include Songs for a New credits include The Fantasticks, Love; Rise and Shine; and most of Caroline, or Change, Mack World and The Fantasticks at The Frogs, and Saturday JoshBlann recently, Mack IJ{Mabel. As a IJ{Mabel, Season's Greetings Repertory CompanyTheatre, Night. Favorite roles include: ENSEMBLE costume designer, some of and the shows of this playbill, Richardson; The Pirates of Pen- Seymour in Little Shop of Mr. Blann is making his first Bruce's favorite assignments The Goodbye Girl and I Love zance and Nunsense (Kathleen Horrors, WaterTowerTheatre; appearance at Theatre Three. have includedJune Moon, You, You're Perfect, Now Freeman Column Award) at Frankie in Pageant, Uptown Previously he spent several , , Change. His adaptation of the ICT Mainstage, Irving; The Players; Sparky in Forever Plaid, seasons with PlayMakers Rep Threepenny Opera, The Miser, Moliere classic, The Miser, was Mark C. Guerra Mikado and Beauty and the Flower Mound Performing in North Carolina, where he Major Barbara, and Pygmalion. premiered at Theatre Three in COSTUME DESICN Beast at Garland Civic Theatre; Arts Theatre; and the Baker in received his MFA in acting Most Recently, Bruce directed 1998 and is to be produced in This is Mr. Guerra's firsttime and Assassins, , and Into Into the Woods, ICT Mainstage. from the University of North and designed for his native state this season by designing costumes for a the Woods (Column nomina- Local directing credits: A Man Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some ICT Mainstage, designed the Oklahoma City Rep this Febru- Mainstage show at Theatre lion) at Theatre Coppell. When of No Importance, Love! Valour! productions he has acted in costumes for The Ladies of the ary. Other adaptations include Three. His past credits include not at rehearsals, Pam teaches Compassion!, , The Last include: Richard II, A Prayer for Camelias for Echo Theatre, and a musical version ofGoldoni's Only Heaven, A Christmas to music to pre-schoolers and Session, Valley of the Dolls, and Owen Meany, Salome, Richard directed Tick, Tick, ... Boom! The Venetian Twins (which also Forget/A Christmas Memory, to elementary Twilight of the Golds, Uptown Ill, Holy Ghosts, Tartuffe, forUptown Players. An eleven played at the Pitlochry Theatre Frozen, The Big Bang, and Sea- students. She sends a big Players; andJack andJill, MacBeth, Two Gentlemen of times winner of the prestigious in Scotland), an adaptation of son's Greetings-all in Theatre thanks toTerry and Bruce and, Second Thought Theatre. He Verona, and Metamorphoses. Leon Rabin Award, Bruce has Machiavelli's Mandragola, and Too, Theatre Three's basement as always, love to Scott and the has also directed staged read- He has also taught theatre at also been recognized by the two other Moliere classics, The studio. He is also currently furry kids at . ings for Kitchen Dog Theatre the high school and college Dallas Critics Forum Awards, Physician in Spite of Himself designing RiskTheater lnitia- and Echo Theatre. levels. The Dallas Observer's "Best Of" and The Imaginary Invalid. tive's Christmas show, Mrs. AndiAllen issue, and the Column Awards In his spare time he enjoys Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas CHOREOGRAPHER CAST TandiBrame for his contribution to local the- himself. He has no spare time. Binge and costumed The Blue Ms. Allen has been a busy ENSEMBLE atre. In his spare time, Bruce Room, Risk's submission to director and choreographer JohnBiggan Ms. Brame received a Bach- dances with Momentum Dance Sam Nance the F.I.T. Festival this past since she last worked at The- ENSEMBLE elor of Arts and Science from in Irving, under the direction of LICHTINC DESIGNER summer. Mark has been seen atre Three playing the title role Mr. Biggan received his BFA Louisiana State University, Jaquelyn Ralls Forcher. "This is Mr. Nance is pleased to on stage at Theatre Three in in Drood ! Other Theatre Three in theatre performance at where sh� received awards for forJane, my very own goodbye be designing his firstshow last year's summer hit, The Full credits include appearances in UT-Arlington. This perfor- voice and studied music and girl. Love you." forTheatre Three. He has Monty and this year's season , Candide, and mance will be his debut on the theater. She also participated designed forICT Mainstage opener, Mack and Mabel. He Porter, Please! A recipient of Theatre Three stage. Some of in a study abroad program JacAlder where his most recent work was also seen onstage in Risk multiple Column Awards for his roles in the Dallas metro in London, England. While SET DESICN was Theater Initiative's season direction and choreography, area are Lombard in And Then there she studied the works Mr. Alder was one of Theatre and Dracula. He is the resident opener, The Last Days ofJudas her credits include the regional There Were None, Onstage in ofWilliam Shakespeare at Three's original foundersin lighting designer for Pegasus Iscariot and is currently playing premieres of Cowboys at Bedford; Shroeder in You're Goldsmith College. Her credits 1961 along with his late wife, Theatre where he has lit their Mr. Fezziwig in Scrooge - the Pegasus Theatre and The a Good Man, Charlie Brown, include the movie Billy Mean Norma Young. He continues to innovative "living black and Musical at LifeStage Theatre, Adventures ofTomSawyer for Starlight PerformingArts, Pipes, directed by Jon Keeyes, serve as the theatre's Executive white" shows for a number of Grapevine's new professional ICT MainStage, as well as the Euless; Zombie #1 in Night of the multimedia production Producer-Director as both the years, as well as their more theater. Mark is the Intern Uptown Players' production the Living Dead, Dallas Chi I- Rainbow Country: The Life and artistic and administrative colorful presentations. Other Supervisor at Theatre Three. of Ruthless! forwhich she dren's Theatre; and Chad in Death of Bob Marley, the opera CEO of the organization. He companies that have seen his He graduated with a BA in received a DFW Critics Forum High School Musical On Stage!, Antigone, the Nutcracker Suite regularly directs: his most light include the Shakespeare theatre performance/theater Award. In January, Ms. Allen Tetro Delle Muse, Plano. John's ballet, and now The Goodbye / recent assignments have been Festival of Dallas, Dallas design from the University will be writing, directing and television/filmexperiences Girl at Theatre Three. Pygmalion and Caroline, or Theater Center, Theatre Britain, ofTexas-Pan American in performingin the popular include The Ringer and lnspec- Change on the Theatre Three and the Lois Pope Theater in Edinburg, Texas. musical revue Broadway Our tor Mom, and commercial work Tracie Foster arena stage, and All About Florida. Shows include Woody Way for Uptown Players. forDenny's, Pepsi, Mary Kay, ENSEMBLE Bette: An Evening with Bette Guthrie's American Song, The Pam Holcomb-McLain and On the Border (spokes- This is Ms. Foster's first Davis, Blind Date, and My Own Lion in Winter, Catholic School ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR K. Doug Miller person). He says thanks to his show at Theatre Three. She Private on the Theatre Girls, and A Midsummer Night's Ms. Holcomb-McLain is AEA STACE MANACER friends and family, especially has appeared at several Too studio stage. Trained as Dream. making her Theatre Three Mr. Miller was last seen on Lew, fortheir support and to local theatres including Casa C THE GOODBYE GIRL BIOGRAPHIES (continued)

LEFT TO RIGHT: Lisa-Gabrielle Greene PAULA MCFADDEN and Ruby WestfallLUCY MCFADDEN; Natalie King MRS. CROSBY

Manana, Theatre Arlington , andjoseph attended the Creative Arts and Granbury Opera House, and the Amazing Technicolor Theatre and School (acting Lucia A.Welch and she has toured nationally Dreamcoat at Garland Summer classes) and Septien Vocal DONNA in A Christmas Carol and 101 Musicals. Studios, and studied theatrical ing Cogsworth in Beauty and Ms. Welch is making Dalmatians. Tracie also acts dance. Lindsey sends thanks The Beast (Garland Community her Theatre Three debut. in independent filmsand Lisa-Gabrielle Greene to everyone involved in this Theater). He has also been Performances on other commercials. She currently PAULA MCFADDEN production as well as to Anicia, seen in the cabaret show, Let Metroplex stages include dances all over the world as Ms. Greene is "completing Pam, Lauren, and Casey for Us Entertain You (Duplex Water Tower Theatre, Uptown Bob the Builder and Angelina the circle of acting" here at their help over the years and Theatre), choreographing/per- Players, Contemporary Ballerina. Tracie is married to her home theatre by sharing to her mom for being her forming in the off-off-Broadway Theatre, The Eisemann magician Michael Stein; they the stage with her daughter, chauffeur. musical, Broadway Revisited: Center, The Labyrinth, Echo have a 4lb. Pomeranian named Ruby. Lisa-Gabrielle met her A Musical Revue (Malverone Theatre, Plano Rep, ICT Moselle. "Thank you Michael husband, Chris Westfall, while Natalie King Higgins in Pygmalion. Other Players), and Hair (Uptown Mainstage and Ameristage for all of your confidenceand starring opposite him on these MRS. CROSBY Theatre Three performances Players). Local Credits include: Players. Lucia holds a BA in patience!" same boards in The Fantasticks. Ms. King returns to Theatre include Snake/Storyteller in GCT, ACT, TA, ICT Mainstage, speech and theatre. She does Theatre Three audiences will Three in this role. Besides Children of Eden. His previous FMT, and Dallas Summer commercial work, models Claire Fowler remember her in The Wild having had her firstjob in Metroplex theatre appearances Musicals. He has served as for print advertising, and is a MELANIE Party, Blithe Spirit, Triumph of theater here at Theatre Three, include: Berowne in Love's principal/ensemble dancer church soloist. "Many thanks Ms. Fowler is making her Love, Dreams from a Summer some of her favoriteroles Labours Lost and Caliban for the Alvin Ailey American to Terry and Bruce for th is debut with Theatre Three. She House, A Grand Night for were also here, including, The in The Tempest at the Dallas Dance Theater and Steps on wonderful opportunity." Her is a high school freshman with Singing (Dallas Theatre Critics World Goes Round (Web Critics Shakespeare Festival; Mitch Broadway. "Thanks a bunch performance is dedicated to the Texas Tech homeschool Forum Award), and many Award-Best Supporting in Tuesdays with Morrie at Bruce, Terry, Doug, and my girl Jerry forhis constant love and program and is also studying more. She has recently been Actress), Rise And Shine, A Labyrinth Theatre; Adam in Andi, and this amazing cast support and for casting her in music theory through 's "moonlighting"at another fave Grand Night For Singing Time of My Life at Stage West, and crew. Thanks to my family the best role of her life: Mom Burklee College of Music. theatre, Uptown Players, where (Critics Choice Award-Best Fort Worth; and Dromio of and friends for loving me and to their four great kids! Favorite roles include Mary she played in Hair (Rabin Ensemble), and Once On This Ephesus in Comedy of Errors my many characters on and Lennox in Secret Garden, Nomination) and The Who's Island. She also performed at Fort Worth's Shakespeare off stage!" Ruby Westfall Dixie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tommy (Rabin Nomination). in Uptown Players' The Life Festival. Gregory's national LUCY MCFADDEN Francie in A Tree Grows in Lisa also has a four year-old and A New Brain, forwhich experience includes Canker in Teresa Valenza Eleven year-old Ruby is a 6th , Gloria in Wait Until daughter, Magnolia. she was nominated fora Denmark at Victory Gardens, ENSEMBLE grader at Travis Vanguard and Dark, Tessie in , and Rabin Award. Other regional ; Hamlet in Hamlet Ms. Valenza received her Academy right here in Uptown. Polly inJane Eyre. Metroplex Lindsey Kay shows include, The Best Little and Benedick in Much Ado BFA in acting at Texas State She makes her Theatre Three venues include Bass Hall, Casa CYNTHIA Whorehouse In Texas, A ... My About Nothing at Genesis University, 2006, where she debut with this production and Manana, ICT Mainstage, Lyric, Ms. Kay makes her debut Name Is Alice, Blues Ballads Shakespeare Festival, Quincy, graduated Summa Cum Laude is playing her own mother's Runway and Echo. "Heartfelt at Theatre Three but has Broadway ff[_Blessings, Rockin' Illinois; Gerry in Dancing at and was an American Movie daughter! Ruby is active with thanks to Bruce for giving me performed numerous roles in Christmas, Divas Of Dallas, Lughnasa at Callan Theatre, Classics Regional Scholarship Imagination Players where she my wings and to my new 'Jazzy' Metroplex theaters. Some of Abbyssinia, Broadway Our Way, Catholic University of America, winner. Her recent debut with has played Jellylorum in friends for their support." her favoriteroles include: Godspe/1 and Hair. Natalie Washington, DC; Laertes us was as Velvet in Popcorn. (doing the original Broadway the girl in The Pillowman at also performedas Quintara in Hamlet at VpStart Crow Other favorite roles have choreography), Bagheera Carlos Gomez Stage West, Fort Worth; Annie the Storyteller at Walt Disney Productions, Manassas, Vir- been Catherine in Nice People in TheJungle Book, Irene in ENSEMBLE in Annie and Helen Keller in World's Animal Kingdom and ginia; and Ross in Macbeth at Dancing to Good Country Music Footloose and ensemble in Mr. Gomez is making his The Miracle Worker at Starlight the Magic Kingdom. Theatre at Lime Kiln, Lexington, at Stage West Theatre, and Oklahoma. She wishes to send Theatre Three debut with The PerformingArts Theatre, Virginia. He offers thanks to Florinda in The Rover at Texas extra love and thanks to her / Goodbye Girl. His previous Euless; Baby Louise in Gypsy Gregory Lush his amazing family. State University. Teresa's teachers at Travis (especially theatre experience includes at Theatre Coppell; and Lady ELLIOT television and filmexperience Mr. Schullte), Bruce, Terry, Dad, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Alisande in A Connecticut Mr. Lush holds an MFA from Darius-Anthony Robinson include Sarah in Wait by Noli (her little sis, Magnolia), at Contemporary Theatre of Yankee in King Arthur's Court the University of Mississippi BILLY e{RICKY SIMPSON SpiderCircle Films. In addition Linda Leonard, and Lynn Dallas; Hair and The Who's at Onstage in Bedford. Lindsey and is an associate teacher Mr. Robinson makes his to her formal education, she Ambrose. Tommyat Uptown Players; is an Actor's Equity candidate of Fitzmaurice Voicework. Theatre Three debut in The has had twenty plus years of Cats at Garland Civic Theatre; and attends Harwood Junior Gregory last appeared on Goodbye Girl. Darius-Anthony training in ballet, tap, , and and Thoroughly Modern Mille, High in Bedford. She has Theatre Three's stage as Henry has currently been seen play- hip-hop. C T3 SEASON CALENDAR

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MACK l(MABEL CRIMES OF THE ALL ABOUT BETTE: AN THE LA VIDAS' LANDLORD JULY 19-AUGUST 19 FEBRUARY 14-MARCH 16 EVENING WITH BETTE DAVIS MARCH 14-30 A Broadway and London hit by The Pulitzer Prize-winning [ JULY 6-JULY 29 A clash of cultures in a new TICKETS'( composer , book comedy by former Theatre A critically hailed play by comedy-drama by Lawrence Theatre Three, Inc. INFORMATION by Michael Stewart. Three actress, . jl Camilla Carr. Weinstein. 2800 Routh Street 214-871-3300 In the days of silent movies, director In Hazlehurst, Mississippi, the three Theatre Three has brought back this An idealistic high school teacher rents Suite 168 theatre3dallas.com Mack Sennett's comic two-reelers made Magrath sisters face troubles both grave new piece from its extended hit run last out an apartment to a political refugee Dallas, Texas 75201 Mabel Normand America's most adored and hilarious but in the end manage to season. Morgana Shaw will recreate the from Central America, but there are more comedienne, Composer Jerry Herman escape the past to seize the future performance that won her"Best Actress than minor philosophical differences celebrates this pioneer filmduo with his in an Equity Play" Column Award between the two which cannot be solved trademark musical panache and show WHODUNNIT by the teacher's anxious attempts to be business dazzle. APRIL 3-MAY4 BLIND DATE understanding. AUGUST 17-SEPTEMBER 2 POPCORN A comedy-thriller by the author MID-LIFE, of Sleuth, Anthony Shaffer. An exciting new intimate SEPTEMBER 6-0CTOBER 7 THE CRISIS MUSICAL drama by South American The Dallas premiere of Brilliantly inventive Anthony Shaffer ­ MAY2-l8 fully took all he learned from both Alfred playwright Mario Diament. the taboo-shattering comedy­ Hitchcock and Dame Agatha Christie A revue ofmiddle-aged gains thriller by Ben Elton. An anxious adulterer alights in a and fashioned his own closed-circle- confessional mood on the blind man's and losses by Bob I?[Jim Walton. Elton's award-winning comedy has vulgar E n gl is h-co unt ry-ho use-murder-mystery favorite Buenos Aires park bench From This polished, fall-out-of-your-seat-funny vigor and smart-mouthed one-liners, but that chance meeting the blind man, a show is woven out of a series of vignettes surprisingly has the moral purpose of A DOG'S LIFE distinguished poet, sees deeply not dealing with classic mid-life phenom­ a Jacobean revenge drama. (Rated VERY MAY 22-JUNE 22 only into the life of others, but deeply ena-all unpleasant, and virtually all Adult) into his own life and its still-astonishing hilarious. Brash, honest, refreshing, and A howlingly funny new musical possibilities. inventively silly_ PYGMALION by Sean Grennan I?[Leah Okimoto. OCTOBER 25-NOVEMBER 25 MY OWN PRIVATE DIVA SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT George Bernard Shaw's most This refreshing new musical manages OCTOBER 5-21 I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, to be goofilyhilarious and sweetly A "confessional cabaret" by NOW CHANGE illustrious and illuminating moving-telling the story of a rescued JANUARY I7-FEBRUARY 17 comedy. pooch, the young man who adopts him, Terry Dobson. Few plays in the English language and a complicated pack of four footed "Best New Play" award-winning cabaret The most favorite show ever at contain such intellectual and comic pals, all puzzled by the strange ways of the (from both Column Awards and Dal­ Theatre Three by Joe Di Pietro inventions-all so Shaw could argue for humans around them. las/Fort Worth Critics' Forum Awards) elJimmy Roberts. nothing less than the perfection performed by the author and his personal It had a huge run in 2000 on the Main­ of civilization diva, Sally Soldo, stage, it moved into Theatre Too that fall and played there for an amazing three THE GOODBYE GIRL SEASON'S GREETINGS years! Since then this record-breaking DECEMBER 13-JANUARY 20 NOVEMBER 23-DECEMBER 16 musical revue has returned annually for Book by Neil Simon, music The hilarious family comedy by an encore run and manages to find by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Alan Ayckbourn. new enthusiasts who pack the place to laugh and cheer David Zippel. A Christmas gathering replete with family \\ The single mom-a thirty-something recriminations, a chaotically incompetent dancer-struggles through New York puppet show, over-consumed Christmas disappointments, user boyfriends, I spirits, and a hilariously bungled midnight and then clashes with an upstart intruder tryst, make this superbly crafted comedy who may be just another bad actor. ... a must-see holiday show. or is he?

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GregoryLush THE GOOOBYE GIRL C EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-DIRECTOR JAC ALDER PRESENTS ... I Love You, You're Peifect, Now Change

By Special Arrangement with RBlHTheatricals AUTHOR el.LYRICIST Joe DiPietro, COMPOSER Jimmy Roberts

THEATRE ARTISTIC STAFF TOO DIRECTOR/MUSICAL DIRECTOR Terry Dobson ASSISTANT MUS I CAL DI RECTOR Vonda Bowling The/ Love You ... cast rehearsing forthis SET DESIGN JacAlder season's performance. LIGHTING DESIGN David Opper COSTUME DESIGN Bruce R. Coleman

CAST MAN l *SonnyFranks WOMAN l *LindseyHolloway MAN 2 1'DougJackson WOMAN 2*AmyMills SCENE SYNOPSIS I(MUSICAL NUMBERS MUSICIANS ACT I ACT II Vonda Bowling Prologue Cantata (reprise #2) v1 o LIN ChristinaHarpine COMPANY MAN l

* indicates members working under Actor's Equity Association contracts in this production. ** indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA There will be one fifteenminute intermission membership candidate program. between Acts I and IL C I LOVE YOU ... BIOGRAPHIES

LEFT TO RIGHT: Sonny Franks MAN #1, Lindsey Holloway WOMAN #1, Doug Jackson MAN #2, and Amy MIiis WOMAN #2

Joe Di Pietro AUTHOR (J/_ LYRICIST Mr. DiPietro wrote the book and lyrics to the musical comedy hit / Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (composer: Jimmy Roberts), the longest running musical revue in off-Broadway history, with produc­ tions staged in over 150 cities around the world. Joe is also the author of the plays Over the River and Through the Woods, The Kiss at City Hall, The Virgin Weeps, and the comic thriller The Art ofMurder (winner of the composed the theme music for Theatre, and Theatre Arlington. Grease, City of Angels, and at Ta rrant County College 2000 Edgar Award). He wrote the book to the "new" the weekly PBS Awards include a Leon Rabin Forever Plaid, also at FMPAT. Northwest Campus. He served Gershwin musical Heaven on Earth (world premiere: Theater Talk. Award forOutstanding Vonda is on the voice faculty as the lighting designer for All Goodspeed Opera House, 2001), a new adaptation of Musical Direction for Jon r!J. at John Horn High School in About Bette, the firstshow of Rodgers 6[Hart's Babes in Arms (world premiere: ARTISTIC STAFF Jen and many Column Awards. Mesquite where she has over Theatre Three's Theatre Too Goodspeed Opera House, 2002) and a new adaptation Theatre Three appearances 30 students in her studio. She season. of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Allegro (world premiere: Terry Dobson include Sylvia, Nice People is the co-founder, along with Signature Theatre, 2004). In addition to his book DIRECTOR Dancing to Good Country Music, Mark Mullino, of Dallas Young Kerry Cole and lyrics for the recent Off-Broadway musical Mr. Dobson has been a Beyond Therapy, Death Defying Artists: a theatre company that AEA STAGE MANAGER member of Theatre Three's Acts, God's Man in Texas, Dirty targets high school and college Ms. Co,le's prior stage (composer: Jimmy Roberts), The Thing About Men artistic staff since May 1980. Blonde, and most recently, age students. Vonda lives in managing experiences include DiPietro's other projects music forthe Off-Broadway hit, He currently serves as the Glorious!. My Own Private Diva Rowlett with her husband Theatre Three's productions include book and lyrics for the I Love You, You're Perfect, Now theatre's musical director won a DFW Theatre Critics Jeffrey and their 2 sons, of Democracy and The Odd rock r!J.roll musical Change, the longest-running and company manager. Terry Forum Award for Best New Harrison (7) and Mason (4). Couple, Shakespeare Festival (composer: , musical revue in history, with directed (and accompanied) Play of 2006 and a Column "Thanks to Terry for this exciting of Dallas, Plano Repertory premiered regionally in late numerous productions staged the longest running stage Award for Outstanding New experience." Theatre and Wayside Theater 2003), and the book for All in more than 150 cities around production in Dallas theater Work by a Local Playwright. in Virginia, where she served Shook Up, an original musical the world. His newest work is history-Theatre Three's Terry recently became a David Opper as Resident Equity Stage comedy featuring the songs of The Thing About Men, written production of/ Love You, You're homeowner and spends most LIGHTING DESIGN Manager. In addition to stage Elvis Presley, which opened on with / Love You ... collaborator Perfect, Now Change. He also of his free time working on his Mr. Opper began his profes­ management, Ms. Cole's Broadway in 2005. Joe is the Joe DiPietro. His children's directed and accompanied condo and taking care of his sional theatre career at Theatre production history includes recipient of the musical, The Velveteen many of the critically acclaimed new dog, Cooper. Three thirty plus years ago as acting, directing, producing Theater Festival New Voices in Rabbit, produced by Theatre­ Theatre Too productions. the resident scenic, lighting, and writing credits. She most American Theater Award, and works/USA, toured the US for Myths I{Hymns, First Lady Vonda Bowling and sound designer, hall swab­ recently directed Theatre ,,. has won the O'Neill National the better part of a decade. His Suite, Grateful: The Songs of ASSISTANT MUSICAL DIRECTOR ber, and bathroom scourer. In Three's production of Talking Playwright's Conference songs were featured in two John Bucchino, Elegies: A Song Ms. Bowling is musical the intervening years, David Pictures and Theatre Tao's MacArthur Award forcomic other Off-Broadway revues: A ... Cycle and last season's The Big directing her firstshow in has designed for the touring production of Season's Greet­ writing. My Name is Still Alice and Pets. Bang are among his favorites. Theatre Too at Theatre Three. music industry, corporate, and ings. She currently teaches A graduate of the Manhattan Terry has performed with The She recently musical directed trade show presentations. He theatre at both the University Jimmy Roberts School of Music and the Dallas Theater Center, Casa Little Shop of Horrors at Flower is currently the owner of the of North Texas and Richland COMPOSER recipient of numerous awards Mariana, Lyric Stage, Flower Mound PerformingArts The­ design company Aurora Event College and is represented by Mr. Roberts composed the from ASCAP, Mr. Roberts also Mound PerformingArts atre, assistant musical directed Group and technical director the Core Talent Agency...... C I LOVE YOU ... BIOCiRAPHIES (continued)

CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT: The original cast of the record-breaking show: Greg Dulcie MAN #1, Ashley Wood MAN #2, Carrie Slaughter WOMAN #2, and Linda Leonard WOMAN #1

BEHIND THE SCENES: When the box office is extraordinarily busy with a flood of phone calls and emails requesting tickets, employ­ ees often remark, "It's an / Love You day." / Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change is the most popular show in Theatre Three's forty-seven year history and during its continuous three year run in Theatre Too, it became the longest-running show in Dallas theatre history. This musical revue began its record-breaking run in June of 2000. After its initial six week run as the first show of the 2000-2001 season, the show transferred to a newly renovated Theatre Too to satisfy popular demand. Before it closed in July of 2003, over 50,000 people saw the show, 15 understudies were added to CAST ings, including "All Grown Up of La Mancha at Water Tower give the original cast an occasional break, 5 pianists opportunities over the years ... So Far"" and "More than Theatre, Jeanne in State Fair at accompanied the show and one of the show's creators, and is honored to be a part of Sonny Franks Halfway" with renowned local It's About Time Productions, Joe DiPietro, visited Dallas to see Theatre Three's this production. MAN#l diva Julie Johnson. Although Nellie Connally in the world production. The show has earned over $r million for Mr. Franks was born and raised being a father to Hailey, his premiere of The Winner at Lyric the theatre and many patrons proudly proclaim how Amy Mills in Mesquite, Texas, a stone's fifteen-year-olddaughter, is his Stage, and Fraulein Kostin many times they have seen the show: 5 times, 8 times, WOMAN#2 throw from its world famous most important role, he is back in Cabaret at Water Tower even n times. Every time Theatre Three brings back Ms. Mills is happy to be rodeo. He only recently, in the "basement," Theatre Theatre (Leon Rabin Award). returning to I Love You ... after I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change for special however, truly learned to ride Too!, playing what many in "To my beautiful friends and a year of no blind or engagements, staff,cast members, and the show's a horse when he signed on the industry still refer to as family,who make my life so dating!'She most recently with Medieval Times Dinner "Ashley's role" in this incarna- wonderful-'1 love you, you're director, Terry Dobson, are happy to see familiar faces appeared as Mrs. Fezziwig in and Tournament here in Dallas, tion of I Love You, You're Perfect, perfect, never change!"' and to welcome new friends, who seven years after Casa Mariana'sproduction of where he can be seen as "the Now Change. the opening of the show, are just now discovering this A Christmas Carol at the Bass Doug Jackson king"-no, it isn't an Elvis wonderful phenomenon. Hall. Favorite roles include impersonation. Sonny has Lindsey Holloway MAN#2 Mary in Merrily We Roll Along, been in many theater produc- WOMAN#l Since his debut at Dallas Alice in , Zora in Inspect­ tions around Dallas and Fort Ms. Holloway returns to Repertory Theatre in 1972, Mr. ing Carol, Toinettein The Worth throughout the years, Theatre Three with this Jackson has been acting on his credit, including part of performing with his "leading Imaginary Invalid, Prudie Cupp while also findingtime to tour production. Audiences at Metroplex stages, in national the original run on the main lady" of 24 years, Amy Mills. in Pump Boys and Dinettes, the world with the famous Theatre Too may remember tours, and in movies and stage and the entire firstyear Daughter Emily was seen in Sarah in Spinning Into Butter, folk group The New Christy Lindsey in the roles of Evelyn, television. The Dallas Theater in Theatre Too. Upstairs this Talking Pictures and daughter and The Baker's Wife in Into Minstrels, spend two years Dory, and K.T. in Merrily We Center, Dallas Children's season he was Alfred Doolittle Abigail joined mom and dad the Woods. During the day, as the host/MC of Country Roll Along, as well as Faith Theater, Stage West, Lyric in Pygmalion and last season in The Imaginary Invalid; both she finds herself on staffat Tonite in Branson, Missouri, Crombie in I'll Leave It to You Stage, New Arts, Shakespeare Oscar Madison in The Odd attend the Arts Magnet High Theatre Three or teaching /' and appear in upwards of fifty on the Mainstage ofTheatre Festival of Dallas, Moving Couple. Other favorite roles School and appeared in Doug's musical theatre classes at television commercials, films Three. Other credits include Target, Casa Mariana,the here include Seymour in Little T3 directorial debut, Children of The Dallas Children's Theater. and TV series, the most recent Helena in A Midsummer Majestic Theatre, the Bass Hall Shop of Horrors, Coach Don in Eden. Doug is a proud member At night, she findsherself of which is Fox Television's Night's Dream: The Musical at and others have presented his Rounding Third, Peachum in of Actor's Equity Association in Oak Cliff with three dogs, Prison Break. Also a songwriter Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, work, but it's Theatre Three The Threepenny Opera and Ed and Aftra/SAG, represented two cats, a husband: actor and musician, he is proud to Al aura in Carla/City of Angels he calls home. Doug has 400 Kleban in A Class Act. What is by The Campbell Agency. He Doug Jackson, and their two have written and produced a at Flower Mound Performing performancesof I Love You, home without family? Doug is eternally grateful to Jae and beautiful daughters: Emily number of successful record- Arts Theatre, Fermina in Man You're Perfect, Now Change to is thrilled to once again be Terry forall the wonderful and Abigail...... CT3PATRONS -�--1� TEXAS� �mOF ART C.OWWI SldlW. o, H \

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List my name in support ofThe Phoenix Campaign, Theatre Three's annual drive for The Phoenix Fund is perfectly named. operating support. Membership levels are A mythic bird rising from the ashes is as follows: the perfect symbol for this fund which PRODUCER'S COUNCIL put us on our feet again after a 1991 Gifts of$1,ooo or more to support production financialstumble-well, no, not a costs for sets, lights, and designers stumble ... more like a plummet from DIRECTOR'S COUNCIL the Empire State Building-which Gifts of$500-$999 to support outreach, audi­ caused the shut down of the theatre. ence development, and artistic administration We didn't stay closed for long once ACTOR'S BENEFACTORS we'd devised a Plan B, the major part of Gifts of$250-$499 to support salaries and which was appealing to our playgoers benefitsfor the residential acting company for financial support, an appeal we AUTHOR'S BENEFACTORS named "The Phoenix Fund." (See Gifts of$125-$249 to support royalties to elsewhere in this playbill for those who've composers, lyricists, and playwrights already donated this season.) BACKSTAGE BENEFACTORS A couple of seasons ago a transformer Gifts of$50-$124 to support stipends for blew out the power to the Quadrangle Theatre Three's intern staff and adjacent lights in the surrounding DONOR INFORMATION block. It happened when we were about four-fifthsof the way through a performance, and I had to send the name audience home without seeing the end address of the play. Since that scary afternoon, I've had city a recurring nightmare that The Phoenix fails to meet its goal. In this bad state zip code Fund dream, the power is turned off for lack e-mail of payment, and I have to send the audience away forever. I'd like to ditch patron number (if known) that recurring nightmare in favor of my dream: I want there to forever be an name (as you wish it to appear in the program) audience and players gathered here for 0 or check here to remain anonymous mutual enlightenment and pleasure. PAYMENT INFORMATION Your gift to Theatre Three keeps my nightmare just an aberration-replac­ $ ing it with my dream. total contribution Please give generously and allow 0 My check is enclosed for the full amount or us the honor of listing your name in our I wish to charge my donation to: 0 Visa O Discover O MC O AMEX support. Sincerely, credit card number

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