Women’s Health CLINIC JANUARY 2015 SEASON | YEAR A NEWSLETTER DEDICATED TO GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS AND FRIENDS OF THE FIRESIDE THEATRE A Feel-Good Musical Romp With Elvis! IN 1999 A SHOW OPENED IN LONDON THAT USHERED IN A NEW GENRE OF MUSICAL THEATRE. THE SHOW WAS MAMMA MIA AND THE GENRE WAS THE JUKE BOX MUSICAL. A JUKE BOX MUSICAL IS A SHOW THAT USES ALREADY WELL KNOWN MUSIC OF A SINGLE ARTIST OR A PERIOD AND INTERSPERSES IT WITH AN ORIGINAL STORY. BEFORE MAMMA MIA THERE HAD BEEN SHOWS THAT USED POPULAR MUSIC BUT THEY WERE MOSTLY REVUES WITH NO PLOT OR A BIOGRAPHICAL TRIBUTE TO A SINGLE ARTIST. BUT MAMMA MIA WAS AN ORIGINAL PLOT THAT USED THE MUSIC OF THE BAND ABBA TO HELP TELL THE STORY. After MAMMA MIA opened there were laws. But then a motorcycling, guitar- a slew of juke box musicals – some playing, leather-jacketed roustabout were successful like JERSEY BOYS and comes to town and changes everything some were big flops like LENNON or for the better. The plot is loosely based on GOOD VIBRATIONS. one of Shakespeare’s most beloved and hilarious comedies TWELFTH NIGHT One particular juke box musical opened and the songs are all pure Elvis! on Broadway in 2004. It combined the music of Elvis Presley and the story It’s one of those shows that is just plain “Every once in a while it’s good telling of William Shakespeare. It had a fun and I’m excited to have the chance to to just forget all the problems and short run on Broadway but theatres all put it on our stage. Every once in a while cares of our daily lives and enjoy over the country started producing it and it’s good to just forget all the problems some foot stompin’ music and it has become one of the most popular of and the cares of our daily lives and enjoy laugh ‘til it hurts.” all the juke box musicals. And for good some foot stompin’ music, and laugh reason. Now The Fireside is presenting ‘til it hurts. I know you are going to be – Ed Flesch, Artistic Director our own brand new production of ALL thoroughly entertained and delighted by SHOOK UP. this feel good musical romp. ALL SHOOK UP is a fun-filled musical comedy that takes place in a small town in the 1950’s. The town is an unhappy place filled with all sorts of restrictive ANOTHER TRACY JESKE, FROM MANAGING THE “ELVIS” FIRESIDE TEMPORARY HELP TO FIRESIDE’S BUSY IS IN THE P2PREMIER! P3 COMPANY PRESIDENT P4 RESTAURANT P7 BUILDING! Hospitality never goes out of style! ELVIS PRESLEY’S IMMORTAL LEGACY WAS BORN FROM HIS UNMISTAKABLE VOICE, CHARISMATIC SHOWMANSHIP, AND REVOLUTIONARY FUSION OF COUNTRY, BLUES, GOSPEL, AND R&B MUSIC. HE IS THE BEST-SELLING SOLO ARTIST IN THE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC. ELVIS TRULY IS THE KING OF ROCK & ROLL. WHILE ALL SHOOK UP ISN’T TECHNICALLY ABOUT ELVIS PRESLEY, IS IT ALL ABOUT HIS MUSIC! musical fantasy that’ll have you jumpin’ tune . ALL SHOOK UP . is a smashing out of your blue suede shoes with such success. It is so much fun.” classics as ‘Heartbreak Hotel,’ ‘Jailhouse Rock,’ and ‘Don’t Be Cruel.’” Ryan and I checked out the show at another theatre last year before selecting Variety calls it “A bouyantly energetic it for our 2015 season and we also thought confection . orchestrations breathe it was a lot of fun. Clean, wholesome, new life into the original Elvis tunes in All-American fun that we’re sure you’ll arrangements that swing between enjoy with a good story and music you Broadway brass and cool contempo-retro already know and love. We’re pleased . Breezing along for the toe-tapping ride to offer ALL SHOOK UP as one of four proves irresistible.” Fireside premieres this year along with THE WIZARD OF OZ, GUYS ON ICE and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had this to A WONDERFUL LIFE - The Musical. say: ”If the purpose of musical theater is to leave the audience smiling and humming a As we begin our 51st year I’d like to thank you again for your support of The Fireside throughout the years and ALL SHOOK UP, the jukebox musical by especially last season as we celebrated Joe Dipietro, was inspired by and features our 50th Anniversary. We continue to the songs of Elvis Presley. The press strive for excellence in all aspects of material from Theatrical Rights Worldwide your visit and hope that we will continue says, “Into a square little town in a square to be “more than you’d ever expect!” little state rides a guitar-playing roustabout who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swiveling, lip-curling GROUP LEADER PROFILE “If you love what you do, you will be successful!” – Tracy Jeske Learning TRACY JESKE, PRESIDENT OF PERSONALIZED TOURS, WALDO, WISCONSIN LEADS TOURS TO THE from each other FIRESIDE AND AROUND THE GLOBE. Gloria Jeske opened Personalized Tours in mother convinced her it would be easy, told The challenge for today’s travel companies 1987. Two years later her daughter Tracy, her what to expect, and said just be sure to as Tracy sees it is marketing to the Baby a recent college graduate with a Liberal count them for the ride home. She had a Boomer. She’s had some success with Arts degree and a minor in Sales and great time and her next trip was 14 days in Grandparent and Mother/Daughter tours Marketing, left a job because it required New England. Seems she was something that gets that 50-something customer on travel which didn’t work well while raising of a natural at it! the coach so they can see just how nice it two young boys. To fill the time as she is to travel with a group and not have to do looked for another opportunity, Tracy In addition to the travel business which she the driving themselves. It’s just as much agreed to help her mother in her travel owns by herself, Tracy is a partner in the about the journey as it is the destination. company office “temporarily” and ended charter side of the business with her father up taking over the business 24 years later. and brother. Back in 1999, her brother the What’s the best thing about owning a travel accountant felt they should stop chartering company? “The people,” Tracy was quick Based out of Waldo, WI, Tracy travels coaches for the travel business and buy to reply. “I have a great following. Some of about 200 days a year, escorting most of their own so her Dad, who at the time was my customers were guests at my wedding, her over-the-road and international tours driving for the company they chartered I know their grandchildren since they’ve and some one-day trips while other escorts from came on board and started driving for been traveling with me for 25 years. It’s handle most of the day trips and casino them. They’ve added three more coaches like a big family reunion every time we runs. She also plans the tours and runs over the years and the newest one is get together.” She also said it’s never the business. On the day we visited with equipped with WiFi and has power outlets boring. No two days are the same. While Tracy, she was with a group in Orlando and USB ports at each seat! The leg room she admits you’ll “never be a millionaire,” on a long weekend where the participants is better than the airlines and there’s even she’s convinced that if you love what you would get to choose which park to visit a galley in back for serving. Her main do people will want to travel with you and and Tracy would get to do some property driver is still her Dad. you will be successful. “It’s a great feeling inspections in the area. She can do a at the end of a tour when that last person lot of work on the road but also relies on About 80% of Tracy’s business comes from gets off the motorcoach and says they had word of mouth and recommendations from the general public. The rest is from area a great time. That makes it all worth it!” colleagues in the business to make sure senior centers that wouldn’t have enough properties will meet her high standards. people on their own to charter a full coach. A year from now Tracy will be leading a Small groups from Hartford, Germantown, tour to Antarctica. After that she will have Tracy’s very first escorting trip was to Mequon and Thiensville as well as some traveled to all seven continents. She The Fireside. Her initial reaction was, “I’m area Red Hat clubs are very loyal. She definitely knows what to say to people now NOT going to get on the bus with people I also brings groups from her alma mater, and we’re thrilled that she keeps coming don’t know - what will I say to them?” Her Concordia University. back to The Fireside! A PEEK BEHIND THE SCENES Wendy Janecek - From Bus Girl to Restaurant Manager! years later she’s the Restaurant Manager the menus and how dinners are described we all know and love! on our printed literature. The would-be English teacher in her is a big help when it First hired as a bus girl, she transitioned to comes to language and proof-reading.