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yesterday’s stories. today’s topics. message from theartistic director connection pj powers f ior e l l o ! the play Dear , Upon further investigation, I and shaped By Directed by Nick Bowling m ay 6 – j u n e 18, 2 0 0 6 learned that this musical also won it into the and previews 5/2 – 5/5 Here’s a little trivia you can pop Music Direction by Doug Peck the Tony Award for Best Musical booming on your friends to test their Music by in 1960, tying metropolis theater acumen: Lyrics by and beating, among others, we know Since 1917, 75 plays have been (two musicals that are now per- today. awarded the Pulitzer Prize for formed at least every five minutes Fiorello! is a classic Broadway The Cast (in alphabetical order) The Production Team Yet Fiorello, both man and musical, Drama, yet only seven have been somewhere in America). And that musical with heartbreaking Nick Bowling: Director share similar traits. They’re surpris- Alanda Coon: Ensemble musicals. Can you name them? the creative team for Fiorello! ballads (“When Did I Fall in ing, powerful, efficient, gritty, Rebecca Finnegan: Marie Doug Peck: Music Director included such luminaries as writer Love”), rousing chorus numbers This distinguished and, I must say, packed with fire and , Aaron Graham: Ensemble Linda Parsons: Choreographer Jerome Weidman, director George (“Politics and Poker”) and melodic rather motley crew is Of Thee I and, perhaps most significantly, Terry : Ben Linsey Page Morton: Abbott and the music-and-lyrics showstoppers (“Little Tin Box”) Sing, South Pacific, How To Suc- deserving of far greater attention Assistant Director team of Jerry Bock and Sheldon to tell the story of an honest Jonathan Hickerson: Ensemble ceed In Business Without Really and regard than is normally given Kevin Hagan: Scenic Designer Harnick, creators of such other man’s struggle against corruption Maris Hudson: Dora Trying, Chorus Line, Sunday in the them today. oft-produced musicals as Fiddler in big-city politics. At a time when Brendan Kelly: Ensemble Keith Parham: Lighting Designer Park With George, , and… on the Roof and . Needless to say, it seems custom- New York was awash in vice and Michael Kingston: Morris Lindsey Pate: Costume Designer I’ll give you a hint: Look on the made for TimeLine, and we’re corruption with the Tammany Mike Tutaj: Projection and So why in the world was Fiorello! Dan Loftus: Ensemble cover of this newsletter. Indeed, honored to introduce—or perhaps Hall political machine, Fiorello Sound Designer still fairly obscure, seldom PJ Powers: Fiorello Fiorello! re-introduce—you to the great H. LaGuardia put a bright, new Julia Eberhardt: Props Designer produced and never revived on music of Fiorello! shine on the city and became Alan Schmuckler: Neil Admittedly, I couldn’t rattle off Broadway? Why had I never Brennan Parks: Dramaturg one of the most enduring figures Chuck Sisson: Ensemble this list until a couple years ago heard of this thing?!? All credit must go to director Bob Groth: Technical Director of the 20th century. Winner of Sean Sullivan: Floyd when I flipped through a book Nick Bowling, who has had Seth Vermilyea: Stage Manager I wish I had an answer. Having the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Bethany Thomas: Mitzi/ Ensemble chronicling Pulitzer Prize winners. LaGuardia-like conviction in his since done my homework and be- Prize, TimeLine is thrilled to Holly Birdsong: And, truth be told, when I got relentless pursuit to get this show Dana Tretta: Ensemble Assistant Stage Manager come quite familiar with the play present Fiorello! as our first to the page for 1960 my first on TimeLine’s stage. Yet again Cassie Wooley: Thea and its history I am even more at a fully-mounted musical. Eva Breneman: Dialect Coach response was, “Fiorello! What Nick has exciting things in store loss to explain why Fiorello! hasn’t Jesse Klug: Master Electrician in the world is Fiorello!?” for you, and I hope you will share joined the ranks of household- Jennie Martin: our passion for this musical, as After years of working in the the- name “great American musicals.” Production Manager well as our amazement at how ater, a degree from The Lara Goetsch: Marketing Director In many ways, Fiorello! is as Fiorello! has remained musical- School at DePaul University and a underappreciated as the man it theater’s best kept secret. Rob Coleman: Graphic Design personal collection of plays that portrays, Fiorello H. LaGuardia. James Keister: borders on being obsessive, I was Best Wishes, Except perhaps for native New Lobby Display Design embarrassed to admit that I knew Yorkers and political-history buffs, PJ Powers: Artistic Director nothing about Fiorello! Not a LaGuardia is a name known more Brian Voelker: Managing Director thing. Never heard of it. as an airport rather than for the PJ Powers dynamic leader who pulled New Artistic Director York City out of The Depression Fiorello H. LaGuardia at a ceremony for the army recruitment campaign, , 1940.

Backstory Credits Post-Show Discussions Sunday Scholar Series Dramaturgy & Historical Research Pictured on front cover (left to right): Join members of the cast Following the performance on To reserve tickets for the Sunday This program is made possible in by Brennan Parks. Fiorello cast; Actors Alanda Coon, Sunday, May 21, please join us for Scholar Series, please call (773) part by a grant from the Illinois Bethany Thomas and Cassie Wooley; and production team for Rehearsal Photography by Actor Dan Loftus; Actress Dana Tretta. our Sunday Scholar Series, a free 281-8463. You do not need to at- Humanities Council, the National Lara Goetsch. free post-show discussions one-hour panel discussion with tend the May 21 performance of Endowment for the Humanities Pictured on back cover (left to right): Design by Rogue Element, Inc. on May 11, 14 and 18. Actor Aaron Graham and Music experts talking about the themes Fiorello! to attend the discussion. and the Illinois General Assembly. Historical photography courtesy of Director Doug Peck; Actors Jonathan and issues of Fiorello! For names The LaGuardia and Wagner Archives, Hickerson, Brendan Kelly and Chuck of panelists and more information LaGuardia Community College/ Sisson; Director Nick Bowling; Actors on the event, please go to The City of New York. Kelli Morgan, Cassie Wooley and PJ Powers. www.timelinetheatre.com. jerome weidmanthe & g e orplaywrights g e a b b o t t the setting Jerome Weidman, born in 1913, George Abbott, born in 1887, Fiorello! transports us to New of starting anew. But they faced and profiteers looking to take made his debut as a novelist studied playwriting at Harvard York City from 1916 to 1933— numerous challenges as they advantage of them. at 22 with I Can Get It for You before appearing as an actor on through World War I, into the adjusted to different customs and The city needed a positive change. Wholesale. He went on to publish Broadway in 1913 in The Mislead- economically and socially Roaring a new language. Many found it It needed a leader for the people, more than 30 novels and volumes ing Lady. He quickly became ‘20s and just entering The Depres- difficult to hold safe, secure jobs; someone who was willing to fight of short stories, among them The a highly-regarded director for sion. It was a time when the city run their businesses; or receive injustice and political corruption Enemy Camp, The Sound of Bow Broadway and Hollywood, work- welcomed millions of immigrants public services because New York at every level. Fiorello H. LaGuar- Bells and The Fourth Street East. ing on such shows and films as, and began to grow into the City’s government and court dia was poised for the challenge. He made his debut in the theater , , booming metropolis it is today. system were rife with swindlers with Fiorello!, co-authored with A Funny Thing Happened on the Between 1892 and 1954, 12 George Abbott, Jerry Bock and Way to the Forum and Damn million immigrants came through Sheldon Harnick. He teamed Yankees. He was 107 when he the city, with many staying and The city needed a positive change, with them again on the musical, died in 1995. setting up lives for themselves. (1960) and continued These new residents, who often it needed a leader for the people, to write novels and books into left behind unsatisfactory condi- someone who was willing to fight the 1980s. He died at the age tions in their home countries, of 85 in 1998. came to America with the hope injustice and political corruption at every level.

New York City in 1939. j ecomposer r r y b o c k & sheldon harnick & lyricist Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick Bock. They remained writing Bock has since retired and Harnick first collaborated in 1958 on The partners for other shows, has gone on to collaborate with Body Beautiful, but they had their including Tenderloin (1960), The many other musical theater first real success with Fiorello! in Apple Tree (1966), and their most composers, writing lyrics for 1959. The show ran for 795 per- famous work adaptations of Pinnochio (1973), formances on Broadway. It also is (1964), which won nine Tony A Christmas Carol (1981) and one of only seven musicals to win Awards and has been revived on A Wonderful Life (1986). He a Pulitzer Prize. Broadway twice. It was made into also provided English-language a Hollywood film in 1971, which for numerous classical as Bock was born in 1928. He began starred Topol and was directed well as original . On April his career composing and contrib- by Norman Jewison. Bock and 28, 2006 he is being honored by uting songs to musical and Harnick ended their professional his alma mater, Northwestern shows in New York. - relationship after The Rothschilds University, by being inducted into born Harnick (1924) started out (1970), another Jewish-themed the Waa-Mu Hall of Fame, the writing lyrics and complete songs musical, which told the story of school’s annual showcase for mu- for others’ Broadway-bound the Rothschild banking dynasty. sical theatre undergraduate talent. musicals before teaming with

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LaGuardia’s father dies from LaGuardia decides to sail While studying law at Fiorello Enrico (“Enrico” laterWhen he was 3, his family LaGuardia joins the American LaGuardia sets up shop as a He represents the workers in

1882Americanizedborn in Newto “Henry”) York1885 City LaGuardiamoved on Decemberupstate to isNorth settled New 11. Dakota, LaGuardia’sYork. in Arizona then The familyto forformative 1900much finally ofConsular years. Budapest, Service,where then serving organizedhe Trieste, established firstgrowing inandsystem to Fiume anumberAmerica. humane, to deal of with emigrants1904 the complications sold to This theafter Armyis himeatingthe bymainto andcrookedrottenfight event politicians against defenselessbeef contractors.that corruptmotivated who citizens. prey bureaucrats on 1906 back tolawyer New andYork enter City,1907 publicbecomeNew service. aYork LaGuardia Universityinterpreter is appointed in the at Ellisevening,1910 as Island. anlawyer, leged. aiming treatingHe to quickly serveand law the oftenbecomes as underprivi a service,lowered noted1912 not or for a waiveda shirtwaist business,settle his fee. factory forwages. a shorter striketaste Through ofandwork leading this,helps week he themthe andgets people. better his first timeline of Fiorello H. LaGuardia’s life the players the setting Fiorello H. LaGuardia devoted city to establish a firm foundation tribe, which lived in the area in Marie Fisher started out in 1914 in 1929. Long credited as the his life to public service. Standing for its economic infrastructure. Colonial times, “Tammany” soon at the age of 18 as secretary person who knew him best and just over 5 feet tall, but possess- became synonymous with politi- for LaGuardia’s law firm, Weil, the only one who could handle his LaGuardia is perhaps best ing a larger-than-life personality, cal corruption. Originally the Tam- LaGuardia & Espen. She remained fluctuating temperament, Marie remembered for reading the he is best known for being mayor many Society, it became known as his assistant throughout his pro- became the true love and support Sunday comics over the radio, of New York City from 1934 to after a home-base fessional life, until they married of Fiorello’s life. which he started doing during 1945. He also served as U.S. location was established in the the newspaper-delivery strike in consul in Europe, as a U.S. con- 1830s. The practice of exchanging 1945. Because of public demand, gressman, a major in World War I, immigrants’ votes for benefits he continued broadcasting these and director general of the United and jobs quickly became the readings after the strike was LaGuardia wanted immediate Nations Relief and Rehabilita- organization’s backbone. In 1930, resolved. tion Administration. As mayor, Judge Samuel Seabury began the justice without regard to stepping LaGuardia restored the economic Tammany Hall was the Executive Tammany Investigations, a series Marie (Fisher) LaGuardia at the on toes or public perception lifeblood of New York City dur- Committee of the New York of inquiries that exposed the cor- LaGuardia’s summer home in ing The Depression. His massive County Democratic Committee rupt profiteering and manipula- Northport, Long Island, 1939. public-works programs employed that existed from 1789 through tion rampant in the organization. thousands of unemployed New the 1960’s. It exerted its most This, combined with LaGuardia’s Yorkers, and his constant lobbying powerful over New York victory in the 1933 mayoral elec- for federal government funds City politics from about 1850 until tion helped take down Tammany’s “a fight for justice” under President Franklin Delano the 1930s. Named for a Native political control forever. the conflict Roosevelt’s New Deal allowed the American chief of the Lenape Thea Almerigotti met LaGuardia In 1914, while practicing law, After shaking up the House of harder to get his reform message in 1915 while working as a dress Fiorello H. LaGuardia decided Representatives, LaGuardia set to the people. He won by a land- designer in the garment district. to enter New York City politics, his sights on the political territory slide and took office in early 1934. Thea Almerigotti and Fiorello LaGuardia, 1919. She was born in Trieste, , like which had been controlled for Tammany had tighter control One of his first acts was passing LaGuardia’s mother, and though more than a hundred years by the over—the office of New York City the emergency Economy Bill she and LaGuardia contrasted in corrupt Democrats of Tammany mayor. His unrelenting principles (100 days later it became law), looks—he short and dark-haired, Hall. Tired of justice taking a back combined with his fierce temper which balanced the New York she tall with porcelain skin and seat to the profits made by politi- became construed by many as City budget by consolidating or blonde —they fell instantly in cians and their friends, LaGuardia self-righteousness and political abolishing overlapping depart- love. They had a lengthy court- believed the people deserved opportunism, and he was so ments and regulating the pay ship, not marrying until 1919. It is their due as American citizens. insistent on immediate justice of employees. LaGuardia even said that she understood nothing A self-described “Lincoln Repub- that he often bit the hand that cut his own salary from $40,000 could come before LaGuardia’s lican”—though many believe he fed him (the Republican party) to $22,500. All through his tenure goals and the political work he set chose the Republican party simply and came across as a do-gooder. as mayor he took measures to himself to do. After giving birth because of its underdog position Uncompromising in his pursuits, revitalize the city and its poor, in 1920, she contracted tuberculo- in New York City politics—he ran LaGuardia wanted immediate working to make New York the sis and she and their daughter, for a seat in the U.S. House of justice without regard to stepping best city in the world. Finally, in Fioretta (who also contracted Representatives in 1914. He lost. on toes or public perception. 1945 LaGuardia decided to end the disease), died the next year. He ran again in 1916 and won Though he lost the mayoral his service as mayor and not LaGuardia was heartbroken and by a narrow margin. election in 1929, he ran again seek re-election. He died two took a brief hiatus from politics. in 1933, pledging to fight even years later.

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LaGuardia joins Weil, He runs for Congress in the In an attempt to keep LaGuardia’s mother comes to LaGuardia is elected to The U.S. enters World War I. The war ends and LaGuardia

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Theawoman him; That Almerigotti, bornshe livingsame dies inThey inTrieste,year New abegin heyoung York like dating. his who mother. was 1916the U.S.for House the by14th of 357 Representatives Congressional votes. 1917 District LaGuardia Section enlistsas of a theincaptain isthe Signal stationed Aviation andHe Corps. alsoeventually in maintaining servesItaly Serving andU.S./Italian major,as fliesa diplomat,and hemissions. improving relations1918 duringreturns thein home. the war. HouseRepublican/Democratic He runs formedof Representativesfor reelectionrising as an Socialist Heattempt wins Fusion on Party inato a ticket,beat landslide. candidates. the interview with nick bowlintheg and processdoug peck One week into rehearsals for Fiorello! TimeLine’s of performer helps us ease the Why is that collaboration so respects my opinions about text. occasional awkward transitions important, and what’s the secret Working from this perspective, we Artistic Director PJ Powers (PP) chatted with Director between scenes and songs. of making it work? can help the actors develop their Nick Bowling (NB) and Music Director Doug Peck (DP) characters with information from (PP) During all of our preproduc- (DP) If Nick and I were doing a their scene and song work. After about their work on the show. tion meetings and even now in production of this show in the all, a type of text, and I’m the early stages of rehearsal, I’ve pressure cooker environment of a grateful to work with Nick, who is (PP) Nick, some of our audience that many people have forgot- been quite impressed by the give- two-week summer stock rehearsal so fluent. probably remembers the TimeLine ten. This makes it a perfect show and-take and collaborative nature period, we’d have to stick more concert readings you directed of for us. of how you two work together. closely to our respective roles. I (NB) Wow. Thank you. I feel The Cradle Will Rock and Thrill While some might think that would teach the music in a day, he lucky and amazed to be working (PP) And while this is fairly new Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story, Doug just focuses on music and would stage it, and we’d move on with this musical prodigy. Doug is territory for us as a , that Doug Peck and Nick Bowling but a fully-produced musical is Nick just focuses on staging, that to the next show. Here at Time- one of the best musical directors isn’t the case for you as a director. new territory for us. Why did you is a convoluted way of looking at Line, where we benefit so much I’ve ever worked with. I have Tell us a bit about your musical fight so hard for us to do a musi- things. Truthfully, there are two from a longer rehearsal period, we no problem handing the reigns background. shows they score. Fiddler on the cal, and why this one? Roof paints an aural picture of directors in the room working can have that symbiotic partner- to him because he is a master (NB) I received my bachelors together. And you’d think that ship. I respect Nick’s understand- of theater and at such a young (NB) Jerry Bock and Sheldon Har- Russian Jewish peasant life, and degree in musical theater from this might be a recipe for disaster, ing of music so much, and he’s age—what are you, 23!? nick have always been favorites the characters sing just like they Catholic University in Washing- but thus far it’s been pretty great. been really gracious in saying he of mine, especially She Loves Me would talk. For Fiorello!, they ton D.C., and I’ve been in love and Fiddler on the Roof. I think portray several worlds: Italian with musicals since I was a kid. it was [Chicago actor] Joel Hatch and Jewish cultural life, politics, Music Director Doug Peck leads the cast during the first music rehearsal. My mom gave me all of her old who recommended we consider flappers, the military, and so on. records and took me to see Yul Fiorello!, and I fell in love with the Harnick’s lyrics flow very naturally Brynner in , and music. It is so rarely produced I out of the scene, and Bock’s music I have been a musical-theater think because people are afraid of is never too overwrought for the fanatic ever since. a big show, and it is about a man New York milieu. (PP) Doug, when I first heard the (PP) We’ve assembled some music to this show I was honestly powerhouse singers in this show, blown away. I was familiar with but I know that it was so impor- some of the other shows that tant to both of you that we cast Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick great actors in these roles as well. have written together, but I was Why is that particularly important surprised to discover that Fiorello! with this show? is really one of their best. What is it that makes their music so (DP) Fiorello! is not an operetta. special? I’m proud to say that, without any vocal sacrifices, we’ve found a (DP) Bock and Harnick—a diverse group of naturalistic actors music-theater partnership on par who are believable in their roles. with Rogers & Hammerstein (and The characters in this musical play Actors Rebecca Finnegan and PJ Hart), Lerner and Loewe, and the sing as they would speak, so it Powers during the first read-through. Gershwins—so brilliantly discover was very important to make the sound worlds that match the singing conversational. This type

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Their daughter, Fioretta, LaGuardia marries his Jimmy Walker is forced to LaGuardia runs for President LaGuardia marries LaGuardia, unwilling to heed After taking some time off, LaGuardia loses his 20th

1919of the City.Board He ofceremonial wins. AldermanAfter but finds positionhe ofishes becomesNew it theto itwith York bewasteful Board a mayorno largely realof of inAlderman power.the 19331919 taxpayer’s he Thea consideringabol Almerigotti. money. 1920is born,very unhealthy. sickthe from birth. Theatuberculosis. complications Both becomes are diagnosed 1921 duringthe with Rebublican the mayoraldies political in primary. LaGuardiaMay, bosses, hisDecember His wife spends daughterlosesadjust in November. in the Cubato monthhis attemptingloss. of to 1922LaGuardialaw firm,returnsLater LaGuardia, tothatfor work Congressyear 20th atSapinsky he his isDistrict. newagain,approached & Amster. thisHe1929 runstime to long-time andrunin the wins.He alsosecretary,Walker, runs for incumbent.Marie the mayor longtime campaign,Fisher. against Despite elect Tammany theJimmy LaGuardia, 500,000a cityhard-fought is not votes. and ready 1932he toloses Congressional by cratic TammanyLaGuardia District seatalderman. considers to1932 a Demo Disheartened, givingresign upfromYork politics. duemayoral crackdown to Judge committedoffice on Samuel officialsin criminal New by Seabury’s Tammanyand activity affiliates. Hall (PP) Yeah, you could be his Eileen Rodgers, it is originally father, Nick. scored as a syncopated flapper romp. We’ve cast a terrific Chica- (NB) I guess your age should go actor named Bethany Thomas have nothing to do with it. You in the tradition of Ma Rainey and are insightful and skilled in music Bessie Smith. So, I’ve slowed the and text. number down and re-scored it as (PP) Doug, with your recent work a raunchy number. This type at Court Theatre and Apple Tree of rethinking has also happened you’ve had a lot of experience in reducing the whole score from with paring big Broadway musi- a bigger, brassier Broadway cals down to fit a smaller space. entity down to a chamber score What are your plans for orches- specifically for TimeLine. Scenic Designer Kevin Hagan describes trating the music for Fiorello! and the set to the cast and crew. (PP) Before reading this play two bringing it to life in our intimate years ago, Fiorello H. LaGuardia theater? was a name that I was, at best, (DP) Like Court and Apple Tree, really ring. I’m so thrilled that we mildly familiar with. Why do you TimeLine’s space is deliciously inti- will be presenting the piece un- think this guy is a worthy title mate. That allows us to stage the amplified, which has always been character for a musical? play in a more naturalistic manner. a desire of mine. (DP) They named an airport We don’t have to play to the back One exciting development that after him, why not a musical? row. We can let the audience results from our casting is how I He inspired and shaped a city. come to us. Conversely, in the big get to create the song “Gentle- Chicagoans can’t help but notice moments where the full company man Jimmy” afresh. Written for certain parallels to the first Mayor The cast and production team for Fiorello! gather for the first read-through gets to wail, the smaller space can the [Ethel] Merman-esque diva Daley. What Fiorello shares with and designer presentation. the American musical theater Actors Bethany Thomas and Maris Hudson during the first read-through. itself is a code of values: honesty, brassiness, showmanship, ning that city for 12 years. He was Oh my God, tell me we don’t have Everything else is gravy. And the bravura, etc. a pain-in-the-ass tyrant and a little to see you dance.” So, please essence of Fiorello was his passion guy who never forgot where he answer this question: Why the hell for life. I see that same passion in (NB) Fiorello LaGuardia is a man came from. He was an inspiration did you want me to play this part? you. When he wanted something worth remembering, worthy of and beloved by New Yorkers. he went for it full-steam ahead. teaching a new generation about. (NB) This bit of inspired casting Nothing would stop him. Sound He was an amazing guy—stand- (PP) Ok, I’ve got to ask this ques- was my idea from the beginning. familiar? ing 5 feet 2, an Italian Jewish tion—and , believe me, I’m not I’ll take the full credit for it—fail immigrant with a high voice and fishing for compliments here. But or succeed! I know you’re not a And like I said, he was a pain in an enormous hat. He took on as word has spread that you asked singer. You’re not 5 feet 2. You’re the ass… the Democratic Tammany Hall me to play the role of Fiorello I’ve not Italian, or Jewish. You’re not a (PP) Right. Thanks. I’m glad machine in New York City in a been bombarded with questions New Yorker. You’re perfect!! we’ve got that cleared up. true David and Goliath match. He like, “You!? Why you!? Do you What is most important in casting won. He went on to clean up New sing? Are you Italian?? Huh!?!?! is the essence of a character. York during The Depression, run-

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LaGuardia sets aside He decides not to runLaGuardia for is appointed Chosen by anti-Tammany Judge Under Franklin Delano Roos LaGuardia becomes the After living much of his adult After a long illness,

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