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Box Office Goodspeed Guild: Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main Street, The Goodspeed Guild is a volunteer organization East Haddam, CT 06423-0392 dedicated to supporting Goodspeed Musicals’ operations 860.873.8668 • [email protected] and productions. Since 1975, it has provided services to artists, patrons, and staff on a year-round basis, while House Manager: 860.873.8664, ext. 368 offering our members the opportunity to become part of the behind-the-scenes activities at Goodspeed. To find Infra-red Hearing System: out about volunteer opportunities that fit your interests The Norma Terris Theatre offers the Sennheiser and schedule, visit our website at www.goodspeed.org infra-red hearing system to assist hearing-impaired or contact Amy Campbell at 203.494.7328. patrons. Free headsets are available from the Box Office. Goodspeed Musicals gratefully acknowledges Sets, costumes and props are designed especially for the Carol L. Sirot Foundation for underwriting. The Norma Terris Theatre and are built in Goodspeed Musicals’ shops. www.goodspeed.org Goodspeed Musicals is a professional theatre operating under an agreement between the League of Resident Tell Us What You Think Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, Audience response is a vital part of The Norma Terris the Union of Professional Actors and Theatre. In addition to discussing the production at Stage Managers in the United States. our Thursday evening “Talkbacks,” you can actively participate in the process of creating a new musical by e-mailing the creative team at [email protected].

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ADMINISTRATION PRODUCTION Steven C. Callahan...... General Manager R. Glen Grusmark...... Production Manager Donna Tafel...... Assistant to Mr. Gennaro Erica Gilroy...... Assistant Production Manager Linda Benson...... Receptionist COSTUME RENTAL BUILDING SERVICES Mark Adam Rampmeyer...... Costume Rental Manager Edward C. Blaschik...... Theatre Manager Dawn Barlow, Breeanna Korcak, Karin Nickel...... Building Services Assistant Felia Williams, Stephanie Wooley...... Costume Rental Assistants Jonathan Cubeta, John Sola, Paul Zajac...... Building Services COSTUMES Burgess Cleaning...... Custodial Services Cindy Kubala...... Costume Director Anna Blankenberger...... Costume Shop/Design Assistant COMPANY MANAGEMENT Stephanie Taff...... Draper/Craft Manager Kristan McLaughlin...... Company Manager Kathleen Gephart...... Draper Jen Levine...... Assistant Company Manager Emilia Corbin...... First Hand/Draper Kayla Prata, Max Schwager...... Company Management Apprentice Erica Giles...... First Hand Lloyd Hall, Taryn Sumerix...... Stitcher DEVELOPMENT John Riccucci...... Opera House Wardrobe Master Nancy Altschuler...... Director of Development Sara Thuer...... Opera House Wigs & Hair Supervisor Gloria Gorton...... Director of Major Gifts Loryn Pretorius...... Opera House Wigs & Hair Crew Michele R. Baumann...... Membership Director Mary Miko...... Special Events Coordinator LIGHTING & SOUND John Noonan...... Manager of Corporate and Jay Hilton...... Lighting and Sound Supervisor Foundation Relations Elisabeth Vella...... Master Electrician Katie Wasserman...... Development Associate L. Clay Little...... Opera House Production Electrician Greg McGuire...... Opera House Production Sound Engineer EDUCATION & LIBRARY Joshua S. Ritter...... Education & Library Director PROPS Kathryn Micari...... Education & Library Assistant Ryann D. Lee...... Props Manager Brendan Daly, Chastity Holloway, Emmet Teran, Troy A. Junker...... Master Artisan Kaitlyn Woelfel, Adam Yankowy...... Education & Library Interns Lou Fuchs...... Props Carpenter Ryan Brooke...... Props Artisan FINANCE Blaine Tetlow...... Opera House Props Run Crew Head William F. Nivison...... Director of Finance Abigael Boone...... Opera House Props Run Crew Stacy Booth...... Accounts Payable Manager Joanne D’Amato...... Payroll Manager SCENERY Matt Francis...... Technical Director HOUSE MANAGEMENT Jason Wadecki...... Assistant Technical Director Mary Miko...... House Manager Chris Gronback...... Master Carpenter Amanda Michaud...... Assistant House Manager Russ Arnett, Jesse Hoyer, Bob Bennett, Laura Harrison, Andy Smith...... Shop Carpenters Peter Loffredo...... Bartenders Chee Lee...... Opera House Stage Carpenter Gretchen Werda...... House Manager, SCENIC ARTISTS ...... Goodspeed Opera House Carla Tiezzi...... Charge Scenic Artist Miranda Casler...... Lead Scenic Artist MARKETING Renata Brewington...... Staff Scenic Artist Dan McMahon...... Director of Marketing and Patti Lizotte...... PT Staff Scenic Artist Public Relations Elisa G. Hale...... Public Relations Manager FOR THIS PRODUCTION Lori A. Cartwright...... Marketing Manager Jess Cole-Mitchell...... Assistant Costume Designer Katherine Griswold...... Creative Content Manager Crystal Gonzalez...... Props Run Crew Head Diane Sobolewski...... Official Photographer Ryan Mutton...... Production Sound Engineer Anna Bencivengo, Edwin Lee...... Marketing & Public Relations Interns Laura Day...... Wardrobe Supervisor Josh Gustafson...... Production Assistant TECHNOLOGY Bridget Driscoll...... Producing Intern & Assistant to Mr. Uhry Jeffrey Mays...... Systems Administrator Anne Healy...... Directing Observer Brian Quiricone, Chris Petrizzo...... Carpenters TICKETING Jordon Cunningham...... Music Assistant Cinda Abercrombie Barbuto...... Box Office Manager Bruce MacLeod, Molly Sturges...... Piano Technician Shanna Lisitano...... Assistant Box Office Manager Dawn M. Alger, Shannon Robbins...... Box Office Supervisors Andrew Boucher, Paula Cota, Olivia Doniphan, Mollie Carey, Matthew Durland, John Freer, Eric Hansen, Judy Kagel, Bruce Jordan Moore, Molly Murphy, Kailee A. Goodine, Kelly E. Johnson, Sue McCann, Sarah Oppenheim, Josh Peterseon, Gina Smothers, Michelle Strom, Taylor Tanguay, Daniel G. Varghese, Jami Somero, Will Truscott...... Apprentices Barbara Wilkinson, Katey Williams.....Box Office Representatives Priscilla Mullins...... Elaine McKirdy Student Apprentice Matthew A. Edwards...... Group Sales Manager William Addison...... Subscription Services Manager SPECIAL THANKS Kim Kane, Linda Misarski, Bank Street Cobbler, Tom Murray, Philip Littell, Gerard Davoust, Judy O’Mara...... Subscription Services Representatives and Nicolas Aznavour

IN APPRECIATION Goodspeed Musicals would like to thank all who volunteer their time and talents to Goodspeed, the Goodspeed Opera House Usher and Gift Shop staffs, and the Goodspeed Guild for their contributions to our productions. ARTISTIC Michael Gennaro...... Executive Director Michael P. Price...... Founding Director Bob Alwine...... Associate Producer Donna Lynn Cooper Hilton...... Line Producer Matt Tolbert...... Assistant to the Producers Michael O’Flaherty...... Resident Music Director 34 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON 35 GOODSPEED MUSICALS STAFF

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NAMED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS Goodspeed Musicals gratefully acknowledges the following gifts made to honor a special occasion or in memory of a These funds and endowments listed below were established during lifetime, by bequest, loved one. or in memoriam with an outright gift to Goodspeed Musicals. In Memory of Joan Selden Mathews: Joan Perera The Dr. and Mrs. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. The Maryann and Jane E. Ondovcsik Fund for In Memory of Fred Elia: Janet and Armond Barneschi Charitable Gift Annuity* the Preservation of the Victorian Goodspeed The Frederick A. and Justine Millspaugh Catlin Opera House In Honor of Mary Rice’s 80th birthday: Michael Chaiklin and Creative Transportation Family Fund The Salvatore Marzano, Jr. Memorial Student In Honor of Mary Miko: Anonymous, Malcolm Duffy The Arthur and Elizabeth Godbout Fund for Scholarship Fund the Support of the Music Department The Elaine McKirdy Intern/Apprentice Endowment In Honor of our veterans and all those who have served: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Comeau The George S. and Charmian A. Goodspeed The Michael P. Price Endowment Fund Memorial Fund at Goodspeed Musicals In Memory of Robert Honor: Michael Chaiklin The A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D. Charitable The Charlotte and Gerald Sandler In Honor of Jean Vogel: Florence L. Carples, Ms. Edith Schatz Gift Annuity* Educational Endowment The Richard G. and Elizabeth F. Kehoe The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre Fund In Memory of Ruth Rees: Mr. and Mrs. James N. Rees Charitable Gift Annuity* The Max Showalter Center for Education In Memory of James Olson: Tessitura Network The Charles R. Lindberg Family Fund in Musical Theatre The Lucille Lortel Fund The Ashton M. Tenney, Jr. Memorial Annuity Fund* In Honor of Tony Cacace’s Birthday: Ms. Diane D. Cacace, Mr. Gerard Cacace, The Zachs Family Endowment Ms. Angela Cacace and Mr. Daniel Chase, Billy and Jeanne Ciotto, Mr. Paul Crete, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Esteve, Ms. Anne S. Evans, Ms. Pamela C. Frasca, Steven and Theresa Hayse, *The donors receive a tax advantaged income stream during their lives and a named fund or endowment will be created when the Robert and Linda Ivey, Mr. Perry A. Cacace and Mrs. Palma Patti-Cacace, Emil and Patricia Pavone, annuity reverts to Goodspeed Musicals. Mr. Michael G. Polo, Mr. Paul S. Polo, Tami and Michael Scotto, Leo and Claudette Sirois In Memory of John S. Kartovsky: Linda and Joseph Staneck In Memory of Mark Wainger: Susan Geisenheimer In Honor of Hila and Saul Rosen: Donald Thomas In Memory of Harold B. Silverberg: Bert Silverberg In Memory of Marcia Kalofu: Michael Chaiklin & Creative Transportation In Memory of Stephen McAdam: Michael Chaiklin & Creative Transportation In Honor of Florence L. Carples: Jean Vogel *for period August 5, 2014 to July 6, 2015 SPECIAL GIFTS Goodspeed Musicals is grateful to those who have made a special gift during the 2015 season. They include: Anonymous (1) Lynde and Michael Karin Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Sandler Faith Wilcox Barrington Ryan Korell Shugoll Research Cynthia Bates and Benjamin B. Liveten Charitable Carol L. Sirot Jonathan Russell Grand Nephew Trust Donna and Bill Stamm Donald E. Blust and Meg and Scott Mokoski Jessica and Carl Thompson Edward Dent Ken and Paula Munson Richard and Mary Ann Valinski Frank and Amy Campbell Martin Perlman and Cathy Velenchik and Chris Joy Michael Chaiklin JoAnn Hassan George Vinick and Don and Terri Coustan Mark Planner Margaret Saxe David and Judy Fleischer Jeff Riley and Mary Wilson Tracy and Christopher Weed Lisa and Bill Glenn Joel P. Rogers Lawrence S. Weiss and Edith G. Dolly and Benjamin Goldfarb Dr. Anne Rothstein and Weiss Foundation Susan F. Gonsalves Ms. Jane Hellman Zachs Family Foundation, Inc. John and Joanna Hamby Jane and Morley Safer Won’t you support the future of the finest musical theatre by making a planned gift to Goodspeed Musicals today? For more information, please contact: Gloria Gorton, Director of Major Gifts, at 860.873.8664 x366 or [email protected] 28 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON 29 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE MEMORIAL AND TRIBUTE GIFTS

Advanced Business Banking Solutions MG Electric & Construction, Inc. Since its inception, Goodspeed Musicals has particularly benefitted from the unique advantages of planned Altek Electronics, Inc. Nathan L. Jacobson & Associates gifts and bequests. Because such gifts provide financial support over time, they have been essential Amica Insurance Newman’s Own, Inc. to Goodspeed Musicals’ ability to consistently move from strength to strength, plan for the future with April 30th Entertainment R.A. Parady & Sons, Inc. confidence, and ensure millions more will enjoy award-winning productions for generations to come. Ashlawn Farm Coffee The Racine Company Centerbrook Architects and Planners Reynolds’ Garage & Marine, Inc. WILLIAM H. GOODSPEED LEGACY SOCIETY CoBank RisCassi & Davis, P.C. Goodspeed Musicals thanks the members of the William H. Goodspeed Society who have included a Comcast Sennheiser Electronic Corporation future bequest to Goodspeed Musicals in their wills or estate plans. ConnectiCare Sheridan College Anonymous (8) Elizabeth Jane Goodspeed Michael and Jo-Ann Price Connecticut Water Company The Shops at Mohegan Sun Dolores L. Andrew Mrs. Harry J. Gray Mary Jane Richilson Connecticut Natural Gas, Suburban Stationers, Inc. Edward Cape Ruth Katz Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and subsidiary company of UIL Holdings Corporation The Suzio York Hill Companies Michael Chaiklin Mrs. Charles Lindberg Ms. Jane Hellman Creative Transportation & Tours Svensk & Company, Inc. Donald Yale Church and Mrs. Carmela Marzano Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Sandler Essex Meadows Tower Labs Anthony O’Grady Schillaci Andrew C. McKirdy Mary Schneller Eversource Energy The Travelers Companies, Inc. Amy Lee Crockett, DVM Peter J. Musto Dr. Benjamin Sevitch Fried and Kowgios Partners CPAs LLP United Airlines Stephen B. Crowley, III Leslie and Lynne Nathan Carol L. Sirot Hartford Business Journal Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. John M. Darcey Jane E. Ondovcsik Dr. and Mrs. David Snyderman Hoffman Audi Webster Bank Charles M. Ericson Janet and Peter Otto Sheila L. Tomlinson Jensen’s Inc. Wells Fargo Bank Muriel Fleischmann Barbara A. Petersen Mark and Roberta Velez Law Offices of Scott W. Jezek WSHU Public Radio Group Richard Goodman B. A. Pomarico Jerry and Linda Wanosky Liberty Bank Young’s Printing M·A·C Cosmetics Zelek Electric Co., Inc. McLaughlin & Stern, LLP BEQUESTS Goodspeed Musicals fondly remembers those who left a bequest or in whose honor a memorial fund was established. Their love of musical theatre and our institution is an example to us all. The Milon Barnes Thomas W. Holton Rochelle Richilson Memorial Fund Memorial Fund Barbara V. Ross FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Cynthia Kellogg Barrington Marjorie W. Jolidon Bertha L. Rottmann Leonard N. Blake The Adrienne I. Koch Revocable Edward Rousseau Fellner Family Foundation Trust Marco S. Savona FOUNDATION SUPPORT Albert D. Firestone William J. Kotchen Richard Schneller Acorn Alcinda Foundation The Gendell Family The Christine E. Moser Burry Fredrik Memorial Fund Lucille Lortel Schweitzer Actors’ Equity Foundation Foundation, Inc. Foundation Henry Sage Goodwin Dorothy Liepertz Martha Shattuck The Aeroflex Foundation Howard Gilman Foundation National Alliance for Memorial Fund Evan S. McCord John F. Single, III Anonymous Foundation Samuel and Rebecca Kardon Musical Theatre Judith Halevi Edith L. Nyman Mary Sargent Swift ASCAP Foundation Irving Foundation Newman’s Own Foundation The Edith O. Haynes Trust Muriel Selden Paris Mark A. Wainger Caesar Trust The Kitchings Family Fund at Public Welfare Foundation Martha C. Hinkel Community Foundation the Community Foundation Rodgers & Hammerstein of Middlesex County/ of Middlesex County Foundation Shamrock Fund The George A. & Grace L. Long SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Frederic R. Coudert Foundation Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Won’t you support the future of the finest musical theatre by Foundation Lucille Lortel Foundation Foundation, Inc. making a planned gift to Goodspeed Musicals today? The Aldo DeDominicis Foundation The Johnny Mercer Foundation The Max Showalter Foundation EIS Foundation The William & Alice Mortensen The Shubert Foundation For more information, please contact: Gloria Gorton, Director of Major Gifts, at 860.873.8664 x366 or [email protected] Burry Fredrik Foundation Foundation

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26 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON 27 HISTORY OF THE NORMA TERRIS THEATRE THE GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION

The Norma Terris Theatre was inaugurated in 1984 by Goodspeed Musicals 2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEES for the development of new musicals. The theatre is named in honor of the Robert Roy Metz* actress Norma Terris, star of Jerome Kern’s Show Boat and devoted patron Officers Jay Benet Francis G. Adams, Jr. Robert F. Neal* and trustee of the Goodspeed Opera House during her later years. Myron R. Bernstein* Chairman J. Robert Buchanan* Michael P. Price* Alvin Deutsch Jefferson B. Riley Miss Terris began her stage career as a young vaudeville performer, Anthony Cacace General Counsel Kristen Roberts which led to her first major role in George M. Cohan’s Little Nellie Kelly. Theodore S. Chapin Michael Gennaro Hila Rosen She gained immortal acclaim as the creator of the roles of Magnolia and Kay Knight Clarke Executive Director Susan Scherer Kim in the original Florenz Ziegfeld 1927 production of Show Boat. After Christopher Dodd Jeffrey S. Hoffman H. William Shure* making two films for Fox, Married in Hollywood and Cameo Kirby, she starred Muriel Fleischmann Vice-President Joseph Smith for 10 seasons at the Municipal Opera Company in St. Louis. John H. Hamby Robert A. Landino Chandler Howard Milton Stretton First Vice-President Leonardo H. Suzio Miss Terris first performed for Goodspeed audiences in the 1970 production of Little Mary Sunshine. Marcia Kalayjian Dannel P. Malloy DeRoy C. Thomas* She presided over the dedication of The Norma Terris Theatre, and in 1987 she established the Norma Lynde Selden Karin Ex Officio Honorary Eric W. Thornburg Terris Fund to expand the talents of individuals and to foster the vitality, excellence, and diversity of Mary Ellen Klinck Chairman Stephanie Stiefel Williams musical theatre at The Norma Terris Theatre. A beloved friend of the Goodspeed Opera House, Norma Julie Godbout LeBlanc Mark Masselli Dona D. Young* Terris is remembered for enriching the art of musical theatre with her beautiful voice, fine acting, and Susan Link Treasurer generous spirit. Lawrence McHugh Eric D. Ort *Emeritus Trustee Secretary The Norma Terris Theatre formerly was a factory built in the early 1900s for Susan Bates, Inc., which John F. Wolter became one of the largest manufacturers of knitting needles and needlework accessories. In 1982, after President relocating to a larger facility, Susan Bates, Inc., donated its abandoned factory in Chester to the Goodspeed Opera House Foundation. An intimate 200-seat performing space, The Norma Terris Theatre was fully renovated, opening its doors on July 10, 1984 with the new musical Harrigan ’n’ Hart. GOODSPEED COUNSELORS Carol Adams Dahlke Mrs. Charles R. Lindberg Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Sandra Anagnostakis Andrew and Bonnie Lee McKirdy Ms. Jane Hellman Richard T. Cersosimo and Anthony and Chelsea Michaud Edgar E. Shirley Valerie J. Koif Chuck and Dianne Ramsey Carl and Jessica Thompson OUR MISSION Catherine Ladnier and Saul Rosen Meghan Young J.M. Robinson The mission of Goodspeed Musicals is to be the leader in preserving and producing musical theatre of the highest quality by: THE SCHERER LIBRARY OF MUSICAL THEATRE ADVISORY BOARD Ken Bloom Brian Drutman Bill Rosenfield • Rethinking, restoring, and producing works that are valued and significant in the history Theodore S. Chapin Michael A. Kerker Henry S. Scherer, Jr. of musical theatre; Alvin Deutsch Robert Kimball Steven Suskin • Developing new musical theatre works; Christine Donohue Bruce Pomahac • Nurturing the talents of new composers, lyricists, and librettists; • Encouraging and developing the talents of artists, technicians, and administrators; • Inspiring future audiences through education programs and outreach efforts; THE MAX SHOWALTER CENTER FOR EDUCATION • Preserving and expanding the archival collections of its Scherer Library of Musical Theatre IN MUSICAL THEATRE ADVISORY BOARD and making them available for professional use; Gordon Greenberg Jane Percy Nancy Wolf • Maintaining the Goodspeed Opera House, a national historic landmark. Robert R. Metz Peter Walker

GOODSPEED GUILD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Amy Campbell Dale Ferris William Stamm President Recording Secretary Treasurer Diane Rottmann Joe Breindel Vice President Corresponding Secretary

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GOODSPEED GUILD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Amy Campbell Dale Ferris William Stamm President Recording Secretary Treasurer Diane Rottmann Joe Breindel Vice President Corresponding Secretary

24 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON 25 AUTHOR’S NOTES ABOUT GOODSPEED MUSICALS by ALFRED UHRY Direct translations into English proved to be accurate, WHERE WE’VE BEEN but lifeless. What I heard Aznavour singing on Goodspeed’s beginnings date back to 1963 when we opened our doors as a professional musical theatre My Paris was not mine to begin with. The idea the tapes didn’t sound like that at all. Clearly, an in an historic building on the banks of the Connecticut River in East Haddam. Under the direction of came from Charles Aznavour, the renowned French English-speaking lyric writer was needed. And Michael Price from 1968 to 2014, Goodspeed transformed from a struggling entity into a non-profit arts songwriter/performer. He wrote songs for a proposed preferably, one who understood Broadway musicals. organization with a mission. At first, Goodspeed’s commitment was to discover rarely produced musicals stage musical about the life of Henri de Toulouse- There was only one choice—Jason Robert Brown. from the repertoire, reworking them and bringing them to life. We were also intent on adding to the Lautrec back in the nineties. The songs reached Jason and I had collaborated before on Parade. We repertoire by discovering and nurturing promising new musicals presented at both the Opera House and Kathleen Marshall, Broadway director/choreographer worked well together and we both won Tonys for that the Norma Terris Theatre in neighboring Chester. and winner of three Tony Awards. She was delighted show, so we were anxious to work together again. with what she heard and brought the idea to me. Luckily, Jason came on board. I’m not sure that he In our history, we have produced over 250 musicals, including over 70 world premieres, and exported 20 Wow! A show about Toulouse-Lautrec with songs by knows more French than I do. He says he does and productions to Broadway. Goodspeed stands as the first regional theatre in America to earn two special Aznavour! An internationally famous French writer he does a good Maurice Chevalier imitation, but— creating songs about the life of the most famous more to the point—he understood the spirit of Tony Awards, one in 1980 for outstanding contributions to the American musical and a second in 1995 French artist of all? And to be staged by one of Aznavour’s words and his adaptations fit both the for distinguished achievement for a regional theatre. the most celebrated director/choreographers in the music and the situations exquisitely. business? Who wouldn’t want to join that team? I WHO WE ARE TODAY said yes right away and got to work. And now Goodspeed comes into the picture. It’s Goodspeed mounts both new and newly revived musicals each year on our main stage at the Opera time to get the show up on its feet and see what House and on our second stage in Chester – a total of more than 400 performances during the April We all agreed that we wanted the show to express the we have wrought. The Norma Terris Theatre is the to December season attracting 130,000 patrons to the Connecticut River Valley. We stand at the joie de vivre of Lautrec’s work as well as the pathos ideal place to do it. We believe the audience will forefront of producing and preserving the American musical, simultaneously reinventing the classics underneath. He was born a titled aristocrat, a duke experience the world of Toulouse-Lautrec with all its and inventing new ones. We attract well-known icons of the theatre world and foster emerging talent three times over, but he was also born with a physical joy and heartbreak and life and vitality. We are excited among composers, lyricists, and librettists. Each year, thousands of actors, directors, choreographers, and disability that caused people to regard him as a freak. and hopeful and more than a little edgy. Come and technicians aspire to come to Goodspeed to practice their craft. Among millions who know and love this He could never fully participate in the raucous, earthy give us a look-see. art form – and those who appreciate its history and enduring appeal – Goodspeed is widely recognized world of Montmartre that he depicted so vividly in his as “The Home of the American Musical.” art. He could drink the wine, hear the music, watch the can-can dancers, but he was always set apart. Throughout the year, and intensively during the winter months, Goodspeed addresses issues unique to He lived only thirty-six years, but in this short span of the field by offering innovative and highly-sought after programs through our Max Showalter Center for time, he managed to bring to life the colorful Parisian Education in Musical Theatre, including the celebrated Musical Theatre Institute providing programs for world to which he could never quite belong. aspiring musical theatre professionals. The Arts Education Collaboration provides art-education programs for underserved Connecticut youth. The Festival of New Musicals features students from the Hartt School My research revealed that Lautrec was obsessed and the Boston Conservatory performing staged readings of three brand new musicals, industry-related with women—all kinds of women. His physicality seminars, a symposium and cabaret performances. Each winter, Goodspeed also hosts the Johnny denied him relationships with most of them. But there was one, a beautiful, spirited model named Suzanne Mercer Foundation Writers Colony that invites musical theatre writing teams to retreat from daily life for Valadon, who provided the things he was starved for a four week residency and concentrate solely on writing new musicals. In addition, Goodspeed serves as and a few surprises in the bargain. He also had to a resource for the preservation of the art form through our Scherer Library of Musical Theatre, the second contend with his aristocratic, disapproving Papa and most extensive musical theatre research library in the United States. his loving, but smothering, Maman. THE FUTURE WE ENVISION Shortly after I became a part of the show, a bulky The Goodspeed campus will continue to serve as a thriving artist colony where the creative process manila envelope arrived from France. It contained informs the work on our stages and expanding educational programs. We aspire to serve as a safe haven tapes of dozens of songs M. Aznavour had written where a singular commitment to discovery and innovation will enrich the field with the next generation for the show. The music was exactly right—jaunty, of musical theatre artists. soaring, tender, sad, as the situation demanded. And it didn’t sound French. It WAS French! No worries about authenticity here. All the lyrics were, of course, in French. I had two years of high school French, but there was no way I could understand, much less translate, what I was hearing. Author Alfred Uhry at the first read-through of Goodspeed’s My Paris. Photo by Diane Sobolewski.

22 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON 23 AUTHOR’S NOTES ABOUT GOODSPEED MUSICALS by ALFRED UHRY Direct translations into English proved to be accurate, WHERE WE’VE BEEN but lifeless. What I heard Aznavour singing on Goodspeed’s beginnings date back to 1963 when we opened our doors as a professional musical theatre My Paris was not mine to begin with. The idea the tapes didn’t sound like that at all. Clearly, an in an historic building on the banks of the Connecticut River in East Haddam. Under the direction of came from Charles Aznavour, the renowned French English-speaking lyric writer was needed. And Michael Price from 1968 to 2014, Goodspeed transformed from a struggling entity into a non-profit arts songwriter/performer. He wrote songs for a proposed preferably, one who understood Broadway musicals. organization with a mission. At first, Goodspeed’s commitment was to discover rarely produced musicals stage musical about the life of Henri de Toulouse- There was only one choice—Jason Robert Brown. from the repertoire, reworking them and bringing them to life. We were also intent on adding to the Lautrec back in the nineties. The songs reached Jason and I had collaborated before on Parade. We repertoire by discovering and nurturing promising new musicals presented at both the Opera House and Kathleen Marshall, Broadway director/choreographer worked well together and we both won Tonys for that the Norma Terris Theatre in neighboring Chester. and winner of three Tony Awards. She was delighted show, so we were anxious to work together again. with what she heard and brought the idea to me. Luckily, Jason came on board. I’m not sure that he In our history, we have produced over 250 musicals, including over 70 world premieres, and exported 20 Wow! A show about Toulouse-Lautrec with songs by knows more French than I do. He says he does and productions to Broadway. Goodspeed stands as the first regional theatre in America to earn two special Aznavour! An internationally famous French writer he does a good Maurice Chevalier imitation, but— creating songs about the life of the most famous more to the point—he understood the spirit of Tony Awards, one in 1980 for outstanding contributions to the American musical and a second in 1995 French artist of all? And to be staged by one of Aznavour’s words and his adaptations fit both the for distinguished achievement for a regional theatre. the most celebrated director/choreographers in the music and the situations exquisitely. business? Who wouldn’t want to join that team? I WHO WE ARE TODAY said yes right away and got to work. And now Goodspeed comes into the picture. It’s Goodspeed mounts both new and newly revived musicals each year on our main stage at the Opera time to get the show up on its feet and see what House and on our second stage in Chester – a total of more than 400 performances during the April We all agreed that we wanted the show to express the we have wrought. The Norma Terris Theatre is the to December season attracting 130,000 patrons to the Connecticut River Valley. We stand at the joie de vivre of Lautrec’s work as well as the pathos ideal place to do it. We believe the audience will forefront of producing and preserving the American musical, simultaneously reinventing the classics underneath. He was born a titled aristocrat, a duke experience the world of Toulouse-Lautrec with all its and inventing new ones. We attract well-known icons of the theatre world and foster emerging talent three times over, but he was also born with a physical joy and heartbreak and life and vitality. We are excited among composers, lyricists, and librettists. Each year, thousands of actors, directors, choreographers, and disability that caused people to regard him as a freak. and hopeful and more than a little edgy. Come and technicians aspire to come to Goodspeed to practice their craft. Among millions who know and love this He could never fully participate in the raucous, earthy give us a look-see. art form – and those who appreciate its history and enduring appeal – Goodspeed is widely recognized world of Montmartre that he depicted so vividly in his as “The Home of the American Musical.” art. He could drink the wine, hear the music, watch the can-can dancers, but he was always set apart. Throughout the year, and intensively during the winter months, Goodspeed addresses issues unique to He lived only thirty-six years, but in this short span of the field by offering innovative and highly-sought after programs through our Max Showalter Center for time, he managed to bring to life the colorful Parisian Education in Musical Theatre, including the celebrated Musical Theatre Institute providing programs for world to which he could never quite belong. aspiring musical theatre professionals. The Arts Education Collaboration provides art-education programs for underserved Connecticut youth. The Festival of New Musicals features students from the Hartt School My research revealed that Lautrec was obsessed and the Boston Conservatory performing staged readings of three brand new musicals, industry-related with women—all kinds of women. His physicality seminars, a symposium and cabaret performances. Each winter, Goodspeed also hosts the Johnny denied him relationships with most of them. But there was one, a beautiful, spirited model named Suzanne Mercer Foundation Writers Colony that invites musical theatre writing teams to retreat from daily life for Valadon, who provided the things he was starved for a four week residency and concentrate solely on writing new musicals. In addition, Goodspeed serves as and a few surprises in the bargain. He also had to a resource for the preservation of the art form through our Scherer Library of Musical Theatre, the second contend with his aristocratic, disapproving Papa and most extensive musical theatre research library in the United States. his loving, but smothering, Maman. THE FUTURE WE ENVISION Shortly after I became a part of the show, a bulky The Goodspeed campus will continue to serve as a thriving artist colony where the creative process manila envelope arrived from France. It contained informs the work on our stages and expanding educational programs. We aspire to serve as a safe haven tapes of dozens of songs M. Aznavour had written where a singular commitment to discovery and innovation will enrich the field with the next generation for the show. The music was exactly right—jaunty, of musical theatre artists. soaring, tender, sad, as the situation demanded. And it didn’t sound French. It WAS French! No worries about authenticity here. All the lyrics were, of course, in French. I had two years of high school French, but there was no way I could understand, much less translate, what I was hearing. Author Alfred Uhry at the first read-through of Goodspeed’s My Paris. Photo by Diane Sobolewski.

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CHARLES AZNAVOUR (Music and Lyrics), is success was Broadway’s The Robber Bridegroom, a recording artist, songwriter, and performer for which he wrote the book and lyrics, followed with sales exceeding 100 million albums in by five recreated musicals at Goodspeed. His more than 8 languages. At 92, he is considered play, Driving Miss Daisy, opened Off-Broadway in a French and Armenian national treasure. He 1987 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. The film was named Entertainer of the Century by Time version, starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Magazine Online in 1998. Mr. Aznavour has Tandy, won Academy Awards for Best Picture collaborated with Edith Piaf, Frank Sinatra, Bob and Best Adapted Screenplay in 1990. Other Dylan, Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Josh Groban, theatre works include The Last Night of Ballyhoo and famously with Liza Minelli. He maintains (Tony Award), Parade (Tony Award), Without Walls an active recording and touring schedule with (starring Laurence Fishburne), and the book for current sold-out performances in New York, Los the Broadway musical LoveMusik (Drama Desk Angeles, Montreal, Royal Albert Hall-London, nomination). In 2014, he was inducted into the Madrid, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, and more. His current Theatre Hall of Fame. CD, Encores, was released in the spring and charted in several countries. Mr. Aznavour is the JASON ROBERT BROWN (English Lyrics/ accredited Armenian ambassador to Switzerland, Musical Adaptation) Goodspeed: John and Jen participates in forums around the world on behalf (orchestrations), 13 (music and lyrics). Composer of Armenia, and has raised tens of millions of and lyricist: Songs for a New World, Parade (Tony dollars for Armenian relief. Award, Best Score), The Last Five Years, 13, The Bridges of Madison County (Tony Awards, Best ALFRED UHRY (Book) is distinguished as the Score and Best Orchestrations), Honeymoon in only American playwright to have won a Pulitzer Vegas. Film: The Last Five Years. TV: Wonder Pets, Prize, an Academy Award, and two Tony Awards. Sesame Street, Jason Robert Brown in Concert with He began his professional career as a lyric Anika Noni Rose. Recordings: Wearing Someone writer under contract to the late Frank Loesser Else’s Clothes, Lauren Kennedy Songs of Jason and made his Broadway debut in 1968 as the Robert Brown. Upcoming: Prince of Broadway. lyricist for Here’s Where I Belong. His first major

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Act Together… and The Bandwagon at City Center, Pippin, Motown, Rock of Ages, Million Dollar After (Paper Mill Playhouse); Diner (Signature MICHAEL GENNARO (Executive Director) comes to and Two Gentlemen of Verona at The Public’s Quartet. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, LAByrinth, MCC, Theatre Co.); Living On Love; It’s Only A Play; The Goodspeed from Providence, RI, where he served Shakespeare in the Park. Choreographer for Second Stage, Signature. Regional: A.R.T., La Jolla, River with Hugh Jackman; Twelfe Night/Richard as Executive Director at Trinity Repertory Company original musicals Possibility Junkie, Depression: New York Stage and Film, Paper Mill, Westport, III with Mark Rylance; Nice Work If You Can Get It for seven years. Prior to Trinity, he served as the Musical, and The Last Starfighter, all in Williamstown. Film: Fun House, Ithaca, The Intern, with Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara; Venus Managing Director at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, NYC, and for upcoming Annie in Mexico City. Ricki and the Flash, Focus, The Last Five Years, In Fur; The Children’s Hour with Keira Knightley DC; Executive Director at Pennsylvania Ballet in Graduate Northwestern University. Proud “D-Dad” Song One, A Most Violent Year, Into the Woods. and Elisabeth Moss (West End); La Bete (West End Philadelphia; Producing Director at Paper Mill to Samson & Olympia. TV: Flesh and Bone, Masters of Sex, commercials. and Broadway) which starred Mark Rylance, David Playhouse in NJ; and for eight years as Executive www.telseyandco.com Hyde Pierce, and Joanna Lumley; and The Pajama Director at the prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre in R. GLEN GRUSMARK (Production Manager) is Game with Harry Connick, Jr. and Kelli O’Hara. Chicago. During his tenure at Trinity, Michael was a graduate of the University of North Carolina BOB ALWINE (Associate Producer ) joined the With love to Ella, Nat, and Kathleen. instrumental in leading a coalition of nine Rhode School of the Arts and is in his 23rd season at Goodspeed producing team in 2002. He established Island performing arts organizations to secure the Goodspeed. In addition to Goodspeed’s two the Goodspeed National Touring initiative featuring NO SOUCHY PRODUCTIONS Pierre Bastid, Malou a $35 million bond referendum providing state stages, Glen has overseen technical management productions of Pippin and The Boy Friend directed Beauvoir and Michael Sukin for the development funding to private organizations, the first of its of two Goodspeed National Tours and Goodspeed’s by Julie Andrews. Previously, he worked as the of Broadway shows. kind in the State. While at Steppenwolf, the theatre By Jeeves! on Broadway, as well as transfers, Associate Managing Director of The Old Globe in received the National Medal of Arts from President construction, and installation work on Goodspeed’s San Diego, CA, and the Director of Programming MICHAEL P. PRICE (Founding Director ) Under Clinton and transferred numerous productions to behalf, including Brooklyn Academy of Music, for The Ordway Center in St. Paul, MN. Bob holds the direction of Michael Price for 47 years London’s Barbican Centre, the Dublin and Galway Variety Arts Theatre (NYC), New World Stages an MFA in Theater Management and Producing commencing in 1968, Goodspeed Musicals Arts Festivals, and Broadway, where One Flew Over (NYC) and The Ford’s Theatre (DC). from Columbia University and was a recipient of became internationally recognized for its the Cuckoo’s Nest won the Tony Award for Best an NEA Award in musical theater producing. dedication to the advancement and preservation Play Revival. Michael has served on grant panels CHRIS ZACCARDI* (Production Stage Manager ) is of the American Musical. For Goodspeed, Mr. Price for the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre thrilled to be back at Goodspeed after last working DONNA LYNN COOPER HILTON (Line Producer) produced over 250 classic and forgotten musicals, Communications Group, the Doris Duke Charitable on Snapshots. Previous shows included Double is in her 28th season with Goodspeed and serves 100 new musicals, and transferred 19 shows to Foundation, and the Rhode Island Foundation. Trouble, They All Laughed, A Little Night Music, A as line producer for all projects at the Opera Broadway, earning 13 Tony Awards. Goodspeed He received a Fellowship from the RI Foundation Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Dames at Sea, Mack and House and The Norma Terris Theatre. She was itself was honored with two special Tony Awards. in 2012 and received the 2015 Pell Award for Mabel, All Shook Up, The 60’s Project, and Band instrumental in the conception and creation of Mr. Price is the founder of the League of Historic Outstanding Leadership in the Arts. Michael is a Geeks!. Thank you to everyone at Goodspeed who Goodspeed’s Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers American Theatres and a founding member of the licensed attorney in New York, where he practiced always makes me feel like I am coming home. Colony and currently serves as President of National Alliance for Musical Theatre. He serves for several years as a litigator and entertainment Love to Niall and Monty. the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. A as Treasurer of the American Theatre Wing and attorney, and has appeared as an actor at the native of North Carolina and a graduate of East as a member the Tony Management Committee. Brooklyn Academy of Music, Off-Broadway, and KATHRYN L. McKEE* (Assistant Stage Manager) Carolina University, Donna Lynn and her husband, His board memberships include the American in the Broadway production of Godspell. He is Broadway: This Is Our Youth, Casa Valentina, Goodspeed Lighting and Sound Supervisor Jay Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Johnny a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Betrayal, Hair, 9 to 5, A Chorus Line. Time spent at: Hilton, make their home in Hadlyme. Mercer Foundation. He received his BA from received a JD from Fordham University. Michael’s Beautiful; Skylight; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love Michigan State University, MA from Minnesota, wife, Donna Lee, is a special events coordinator and Murder; Les Misérables; Disgraced; Rock of STEVEN C. CALLAHAN (General Manager ) was the MFA from Yale, and this spring he received an and his son, Brendan, lives in Chicago. Ages; One Man, Two Guvnors; End of the Rainbow; General Manager of Lincoln Center Theater when honorary doctorate from Wesleyan Univeristy. Next to Normal; God of Carnage; The Ritz; 110 board chairman John V. Lindsay re-established He is married to Jo-Ann Nevas Price; they are in the Shade; A View From the Bridge; Boeing- it in 1985, and continued in that position for 17 the proud grandparents of Ezra. Boeing; The Apple Tree; Heartbreak House. Norma years. Prior to that he was an associate of the Terris Theatre: The 60’s Project. Thanks to Chris, Broadway General Manager/Producer Marvin A. the best friend/boss a girl could ask for. Love Krauss and worked at the public relations office Telsey + Company: to Joel. of Gifford Wallace, Inc. A Boston area native, he Bernard Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, helped produce the stadium series Uptown in the TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting) Broadway/Tours: Park before moving to New York City. Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Fiddler on the Roof, The Color Purple, Allegiance, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, On Your Feet!, Hamilton, Something Rotten!, An SCOTT LANDIS Credits include Bend It Like Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, American in Paris, Finding Neverland, The King Beckham (West End); It Shoulda Been You; Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn Casl CSA, and I, Hand to God, Kinky Boots, Wicked, Love The Second Mrs. Wilson (Long Wharf Theatre); Kristina Bramhall, Conrad Woolfe CSA, Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow, Letters, If/Then, The Sound of Music, Newsies, Because of Winn Dixie (Delaware Theatre Co); Ever Scott Galina, Madison Sylvester, Ally Kiley *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. 18 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON 19 WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO

KATE MARILLEY* (Yvette Guilbert, JOHN RIDDLE* (Grenier, Ensemble) (choreographer). TV: Once Upon a Mattress, The Award; 2011 Drama Desk Award; and a 2014 Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Goodspeed debut. Broadway: Music Man (Emmy nomination). She has received Emmy Award. Goodspeed for My Paris! She was The Visit (Young Anton) with three Tony Awards (out of nine nominations), three most recently seen at Goodspeed Chita Rivera. National Tour: Evita Drama Desk Awards, three Outer Critics Circle PAUL TAZEWELL (Costume Design) Broadway: in Guys and Dolls (Adelaide u/s). (u/s Che) Regional: Little Dancer Awards, the Astaire Award, and the George Abbott Hamilton; Dr. Zhivago; Side Show; A Streetcar Broadway/National Tour: Billy Elliot (Kennedy Center), MUNY, PCLO, Award. Associate Artist, Roundabout Theatre Named Desire; Magic/Bird; Jesus Christ Superstar; (Mum u/s), Seven Brides for Seven Flat Rock Playhouse. TV: One Life Company. With love to Scott, Nathaniel, and Ella. Memphis; The Miracle Worker; The Color Purple; Brothers (Milly u/s). Regional: White Christmas to Live. Soloist with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. In the Heights; On the Town; Caroline, or Change; (Judy Haynes); Damn Yankees (Lola); 42 nd Street CCM grad. Vivre! DAVID GARDOS (Music Director) Broadway: Guys and Dolls; Drowning Crow; A Raisin in the (Peggy Sawyer); On the Town (Ivy Smith); Amazing as Associate/Assistant Conductor – Finding Sun; Elaine Stritch at Liberty; Def Poetry Jam; and Grace (Mrs. Catlett); Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy BOBBY STEGGERT* (Henri de Neverland, Side Show, Big Fish, Chaplin. Regional/ ‘Noise Funk. Five Tony nominations, two Lucille Selden); Something’s Afoot (Lettie); Can-Can Toulase – Lautrec) has appeared Tours: as Music Director – Ever After (Paper Mill), Lortell Awards, four Helen Hayes Awards, and the (Pistache u/s); A Chorus Line (Sheila); Kiss Me, on Broadway in Mothers & Sons, as Associate/Assistant Conductor: In The Heights Princess Grace Statue Award. Kate (Kate u/s); and more! BFA from Carnegie Big Fish (Drama Desk nomination), (1st National Tour), Animal Crackers (Williamstown Mellon. Huge thanks to the entire creative team! Ragtime (Tony, Drama Desk, Theatre Festival), Finding Neverland (A.R.T.). DONALD HOLDER (Lighting Design) Goodspeed: Love to her parents and Marcellus! Outer Critics Circle and Drama Off-Broadway/Concerts: Allegro (CSC), Closer The Circus in Winter, All Shook Up, Redhead, Battle League nominations), 110 in Than Ever (York Theatre Company), Deb Monk’s Cry of Freedom. Broadway credits include The Lion JEFFREY PEW* (Valentin, Ensemble) the Shade (Outer Critics Circle nomination), and Birthday Bash (BC/EFA), Kristin Chenoweth King and South Pacific (Tony Awards); The King First time at Goodspeed! Master Harold…and the Boys. Off-Broadway: Big at Carnegie Hall. Training: M.Mus (Orchestral and I, The Bridges of Madison County, Golden Boy, Broadway: Cinderella, u/s Prince Love (Signature Theatre), Giant (Public Theater), Conducting) – University of Cincinnati (CCM), Ragtime, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, A Streetcar Topher. Broadway Tours: Billy Elliot Assistance (Playwrights Horizons), A Minister’s B.Mus (Music Education) – University of Sydney. Named Desire, Movin’ Out, Gem of the Ocean, (Tony u/s), Radio City Christmas Wife and The Grand Manner (Lincoln Center Juan Darien (all Tony-nominated); You Can’t Take Spectacular (Nashville), First Wives Theatre), Yank! (Drama Desk and Drama League DAVID CHASE (Music Supervisor ) has been It With You; On The Twentieth Century; Spiderman; Club. Favorite Regional: Sacramento nominations, York Theatre),The Slug Bearers of Music Director, Supervisor, and/or Arranger for 30 Big Fish; Bullets Over Broadway; Annie; Promises, Music Circus, Paper Mill Playhouse, Weston Kayrol Island (Drama Desk and Drama League Broadway productions (recently: Finding Neverland, Promises; La Cage aux Folles; Cyrano de Bergerac; Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, Pioneer Theatre nominations, The Vineyard Theatre), columbinus Cinderella, Nice Work, How To Succeed…, The Boy From Oz; many others. Television: Smash Company. BFA in Musical Theatre from BYU. Huge (New York Theater Workshop). TV/Film: The Good Anything Goes, Billy Elliot.) Also: Guys and Dolls seasons 1 and 2. Thanks to Kathleen Marshall, David Chase, and Wife, The Namesake (Mira Nair), Kinsey (Bill (West End), Damsel in Distress (Chichester Festival Craig and Cesar at Telsey + Co. Avalon Artists Condon), Sondheim: The Birthday Concert and Theatre), Twelve Days of Christmas (Boston JAY HILTON (Sound Design) is pleased to continue Group. Instagram: @jeffpew1 Camelot (both for PBS Live from Lincoln Center). Pops), Kennedy Center Honors, Radio City Music his long association with Goodspeed Musicals. Jay Bobby received the 2010 Dorothy Loudon Award Hall. Television: Music Director for NBC’s The has designed countless productions at both The JERMAINE R. REMBERT* (Le for Excellence in the Theatre. Sound of Music Live! and Peter Pan. Previously Norma Terris Theatre and the Goodspeed Opera Chocolat, Ensemble) is happy at Goodspeed: rehearsal pianist for Pal Joey House in East Haddam. His work has also been to make his first appearance at KATHLEEN MARSHALL (Director/Choreographer) (1990). Last time at Chester: attending Annie heard on Broadway, National Tours, and at Regional Goodspeed in My Paris. Broadway Broadway: Living on Love starring Renée Fleming; 2 (also 1990) with Paula Leggett—soon to be Theatres from coast to coast. In addition to being credits include Memphis (Dance Nice Work If You Can Get It; Anything Goes; Paula Leggett Chase—in the cast. Music training: Goodspeed’s Resident Sound Designer, Jay also Captain, Fight Captain, Swing, The Pajama Game; Wonderful Town; Grease; Harvard Biology degree. serves as their Lighting & Sound Supervisor. He Gator u/s), La Cage aux Folles, Little Shop of Horrors; Follies; Seussical; Kiss and his wife, Goodspeed Line Producer Donna Oklahoma!, Swing! (Swing), and concerts of On Me, Kate; 1776; and Swinging on a Star. Off- DEREK McLANE (Scenic Design) Derek’s Broadway Lynn Hilton, make their home (and garden) in the Twentieth Century, Funny Girl, and Chance Broadway/Regional: Two Gentlemen of Verona designs include Beautiful, Gigi, The Heiress, Nice Hadlyme, Connecticut. & Chemistry. Other credits: The Band Wagon (NY (NYSF), Saturday Night (Second Stage), Ever After Work, The Best Man, Follies, Anything Goes, How City Center), The Will Rogers Follies (Gateway (Paper Mill Playhouse), Diner (Signature Theatre), to Succeed, Bengal Tiger, Million Dollar Quartet, DAVID EGGERS (Associate Director/Associate Playhouse), Swing! (First National Tour, Dance Living on Love (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Ragtime, 33 Variations, The Pajama Game, I Am Choreographer) Recreated Kathleen Marshall’s Captain, Lindy Hop Feature), Camelot (PBS Live The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Denver Center My Own Wife. Off-Broadway: Into the Woods, Two original direction and choreography for the From Lincoln Center), All Shook Up (First National Theatre), Swinging on a Star (Goodspeed). City Gentlemen, The Spoils, Sticks and Bone, The Last First National Tour of Nice Work If You Can Get It. Tour), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and Center Encores!: The Band Wagon, I’m Getting Five Years, Ruined, Lie of the Mind, Hurlyburly. He Frequent associate of Ms. Marshall’s, including West Side Story (European Tour). Love to my My Act Together…, Bells Are Ringing, Carnival, designed the 2013 and 2014 Academy Awards. Broadway’s Nice Work…, Living on Love, and family, who support me through all my endeavors. Babes in Arms, among others; Artistic Director Awards: Winner of 1997 and 2004 OBIE Awards; Anything Goes, as well as Ever After at Paper Mill for four seasons. Film: My Week with Marilyn 2004, 2005, and 2007 Lortel Awards; 2009 Tony Playhouse, Diner at Signature Theatre, Getting My

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CAMERON ADAMS* (Jane Avril, York City Opera: The Most Happy Fella. Regional: JOHN GLOVER* (Papa, Bonnat ) GREG HILDRETH* (Anquetin, Doctor, Ensemble, Dance Captain) Broadway: … Forum at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Much Ado About Nothing (Public, Ensemble) Broadway: Rodgers and The Music Man (Zaneeta); POP! at Yale Repertory Theatre. Television: Lea Shakespeare in the Park), Macbeth Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Peter Oklahoma!; Hairspray (u/s Amber); Thompson’s brother on Caroline in the City, (LTC), Death of a Salesman, Love! and the Starcatcher, Bloody Bloody Cry-Baby (u/s Allison); Shrek; Nurse Jackie. Paul was featured in the Actors’ Valour! Compassion! (Tony, Obie Andrew Jackson. Off-Broadway: Promises, Promises (Miss Della Fund concerts of Dreamgirls and Hair and their Awards), Waiting for Godot (Tony, Peter and the Starcatcher, Bloody Hoya); How To Succeed… (u/s Grammy-nominated recordings. Drama League nominations), The Bloody Andrew Jackson. Regional: Rosemary); Nice Work If You Can Get It (u/s Billie Royal Family, The Drowsy Chaperone, Design For Pittsburgh CLO, The Old Globe, Paper Mill and Jeannie); Gigi (u/s Liane). Off-Broadway/ MARA DAVI* (Suzanne Valadon) Living, Whodunnit, Frankenstein, The Importance of Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Center Theatre Regional: Follies and Little Me at NYCC Encores!, Broadway: Irving Berlin’s White Being Earnest, Holiday, Chemin de Fer, The Visit, Don Group, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Huntington Inventing Mary Martin at The York Theater, The Christmas, The Drowsy Chaperone, Juan, The Great God Brown (Drama Desk Award). Theatre Company. Television/Film: Last Week Unsinkable Molly Brown (Maureen) at The DCPA. A Chorus Line. NY: Death Takes Off-Broadway; Nikolai and the Others (LTC), The Tonight with John Oliver, The Good Wife, Royal TV: NBC The Sound of Music Live!, ABC/Disney’s A Holiday (Roundabout); No, Marriage of Bette and Boo, The Paris Letter (Drama Pains, Kings, Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps. The Music Man (Zaneeta), FX The Americans. Love No, Nanette and Of Thee I Sing Desk, Lucille Lortell, Drama League nominations), Upcoming: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: to my family and my Jeremy. @CameronAdamsNYC (Encores). DC: Helen Hayes Secrets of the Trade, Sorrows and Rejoicings, Half Shell. Training: BFA in Acting from Boston nominations for Beaches (Signature) and Irving Oblivion Postponed, The Fairy Garden, Digby, University and the London Academy of Music and WENDI BERGAMINI* (May Milton, Berlin’s White Christmas (Kennedy Center). A Scent of Flowers, Rebel Women, Criminal Minds, Dramatic Arts. Ensemble) Wendi is thrilled to Regional: Ever After (Paper Mill Playhouse), original The House of Blue Leaves. TV: An Early be back at Goodspeed for this Animal Crackers (Williamstown Theatre Festival, Frost; Nutcracker: Murder, Money, and Madness; CHAD JENNINGS* (Aristide Bruant, exciting new show! Broadway: Goodman Theatre), The Toxic Avenger (Alley Brimstone as the Devil; Smallville; Heroes. Five Ensemble) has spent four of the last Doctor Zhivago; Evita; Promises, Theatre), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sacramento Emmy nominations. Over 35 films, including five plus years on tour withSouth Promises (Miss Olson); South Music Circus), Dancing In The Dark (Old Globe). Love! Valour! Compassion!, Batman and Robin, Pacific and then War Horse. In Pacific. National Tours; The Light in Tour: 42 nd Street. TV: Mysteries of Laura, The Gremlins II, Scrooged, The Chocolate War, addition, he’s been seen in Marvel the Piazza (Franca, 1st National), Guys and Dolls, Evita Good Wife, Taxi Brooklyn, Smash, Blue Bloods. Masquerade, 52 Pick-Up, White Nights, Melvin Repertory’s Threepenny Opera, as (25th Anniversary tour), Cats (Jellylorum). Regional: Film: Kensho at the Bedfellow, New Year’s Eve, and Howard, Julia, and Annie Hall. Santa in A Christmas Story at Little Dancer (world premiere), Secondhand Lions Every Little Step. Unspoken by Mara and the the John W. Engeman, and in the upcoming (Ghita, 5th Avenue Theatre), My Life is a Musical Bitter Suite available on iTunes. SHAWNA M. HAMIC* (Cha-U- Jodie Foster-helmed film Money Monster. He (Woman #2, world premiere, Bay Street), Finian’s Ka-O, Little Henri, Ensemble) looks forward to owning a cat. Thanks to the Rainbow (Westport Country Playhouse), The DONNA ENGLISH* (Maman) happily recently made her Broadway wonderful folks at Telsey. Love to family and Baker’s Wife (Goodspeed Opera House), Titanic returns to Goodspeed, where she debut as Mrs. Dees in Sting’s Kelly, who is a pretty swell gal. (CLO South Bay Cities), The Grapes of Wrath (The began her professional career The Last Ship. Previously, she Western Stage). NYC Theatre: It’s…Superman playing the golfing ingénue toured for three years as Madame TARI KELLY* (La Gouloue, Ensemble) (Encores), Naughty Marietta (Musicals Tonight!), in Follow Thru! (adapted by Thenardier on the 25th Anniversary comes directly from the Ordway York Theatre, NYGASP. TV/Film: The Sound of Alfred Uhry) and later appeared National Tour of Les Misérables. Other roles Center’s Damn Yankees (Lola) Music Live! www.wendibergamini.com in On the Town, The Gig, On include Shawntel in Jerry Springer: The Opera; to make her Goodspeed debut! the Twentieth Century, Princesses, and Half A Miss Cotton in Twist (directed by Debbie Allen); Broadway: Anything Goes,The Boy PAUL CASTREE* (Rachou, Sixpence. Broadway: Living on Love, Nice Work If Ernestina Money in Hello, Dolly!; and Sister From Oz, How the Grinch Stole Ensemble) Broadway: Original You Can Get It, Lend Me a Tenor, and Broadway. Mary Hubert in Nunsense. As a photographer, Christmas, Show Boat. National cast member of 9 to 5, Young Off-Broadway: Madame X (NYMF Outstanding Shawna has been published in Time, Rolling Tours: Little Shop of Horrors, Show Boat, Beauty Frankenstein, High Fidelity, All Performance Award), Forbidden Broadway Strikes Stone, Elle, Dance, and Arrive magazines. and the Beast. Regional Favorites include Arvada Shook Up, Saturday Night Fever, Back!, Forbidden Broadway 20 th Anniversary, Much love to my family and friends always. Center: End of the Rainbow (Judy Garland – 2014 Footloose, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Taking a Chance on Love, and Ruthless! (Drama www.ShawnaHamic.com. Photography/Altered Book Henry Award); Maltz Jupiter: Anything Goes (Reno and Grease. Lead vocalist stand- Desk Award nomination). Regional: The King and I, artworks: www.ShawnaHamicCreative.com Sweeney – 2011 Carbonell Award); Marriott by for Movin’ Out. Off-Broadway, Los Angeles, A Little Night Music, Victor/Victoria, Hairspray. Lincolnshire: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie – and Toronto productions of Forever Plaid – L.A. Graduate: Northwestern University. Mom to one Jeff Nomination); Pittsburgh Public: Man of La Ovation Award, Canada’s Dora Award. National amazing daughter: Lila. Mancha (Aldonza), Cabaret (Sally Bowles). Original Tour: Joseph…Dreamcoat, Bye Bye Birdie. New Broadway Cast Recordings: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Anything Goes, The Boy From Oz.

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(in order of appearance) Paris!...... Lautrec Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec BOBBY STEGGERT So Is It Love?...... Valadon & Lautrec Suzanne Valadon MARA DAVI Maman (Adele) DONNA ENGLISH We Drink!...... Anquetin, Rachou, Grenier, Lautrec, & Company Papa (Alphonse)/Bonnat JOHN GLOVER Where Are You Going?...... Maman Anquetin/Doctor GREG HILDRETH Grenier JOHN RIDDLE Vive La Vie...... Bruant & Company Rachou PAUL CASTREE To Paint...... Lautrec Aristide Bruant CHAD JENNINGS La Gouloue TARI KELLY Au Mirliton...... The Company Valentin JEFFREY PEW The Honor of the Family...... Papa, Little Henri, Lautrec, & Company Le Chocolat JERMAINE R. REMBERT Yvette Guilbert KATE MARILLEY You Do It for You...... Valadon Cha-U-Ka-O/Little Henri SHAWNA M. HAMIC Bonjour, Suzanne...... Lautrec & Company May Milton WENDI BERGAMINI Jane Avril CAMERON ADAMS Vive La Vie (Reprise)...... The Company The Life I Lead...... Lautrec & Maman ENSEMBLE CAMERON ADAMS What I Meant to Say...... Valadon WENDI BERGAMINI L’Amour Fait Mal...... The Company PAUL CASTREE SHAWNA M. HAMIC Where Are You Going? (Reprise)...... Maman GREG HILDRETH The Windmill Turns...... Lautrec & Company CHAD JENNINGS TARI KELLY KATE MARILLEY My Paris will be performed without an intermission. JEFFREY PEW JERMAINE R. REMBERT Please turn off your cell phone, beeper, watch alarm or anything else that might make a JOHN RIDDLE distracting noise during the performance. Unwrap any candies, cough drops, or mints before the performance begins to avoid disturbing your fellow audience members or the actors on stage. DANCE CAPTAIN CAMERON ADAMS Out of respect for our actors and your fellow theatergoers, we ask that you remain seated until the curtain calls are over and the house lights have come up. ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER KATHRYN L. McKEE We appreciate your cooperation. MUSICIANS Conductor, Piano, Accordian DAVID GARDOS; Bass SEAN RUBIN; Violin GABRIEL KASTELLE; Guitar/Mandolin ANDREW ZINMEISTER

Audio and video recording and photography are prohibited in the theatre.

12 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON 13 CAST OF CHARACTERS MUSICAL NUMBERS

Audio and video recording and photography are prohibited in the theatre.

12 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON 13 A Non-Profit Arts Organization MICHAEL GENNARO Executive Director MICHAEL P. PRICE Founding Director presents

English Lyrics and Music & Lyrics by Book by Musical Adaptation by CHARLES AZNAVOUR ALFRED UHRY JASON ROBERT BROWN with CAMERON ADAMS WENDI BERGAMINI PAUL CASTREE MARA DAVI DONNA ENGLISH JOHN GLOVER SHAWNA M. HAMIC GREG HILDRETH CHAD JENNINGS TARI KELLY KATE MARILLEY JEFFREY PEW JERMAINE R. REMBERT JOHN RIDDLE BOBBY STEGGERT

Scenic Design by Costume Design by Lighting Design by DEREK McLANE PAUL TAZEWELL DONALD HOLDER

Sound Design by Music Supervision by Associate Director/ JAY HILTON DAVID CHASE Associate Choreographer DAVID EGGERS Production Manager Production Stage Manager Casting by R. GLEN GRUSMARK CHRIS ZACCARDI TELSEY + COMPANY CRAIG BURNS, CSA

Associate Producer Line Producer General Manager BOB ALWINE DONNA LYNN COOPER HILTON STEVEN C. CALLAHAN

Music Direction by DAVID GARDOS

Directed & Choreographed by KATHLEEN MARSHALL

First Performance: July 23, 2015 at The Norma Terris Theatre

Produced in association with Scott Landis and No Soucy Productions Sponsored by:

Marquee Sponsors: DR. ANNE L. ROTHSTEIN AND MS. JANE HELLMAN THE ESTATE OF JUDITH HALEVI 10 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON 11 A Non-Profit Arts Organization MICHAEL GENNARO Executive Director MICHAEL P. PRICE Founding Director presents

Scenic Design by Costume Design by Lighting Design by DEREK McLANE PAUL TAZEWELL DONALD HOLDER

Associate Producer Line Producer General Manager BOB ALWINE DONNA LYNN COOPER HILTON STEVEN C. CALLAHAN

Music Direction by DAVID GARDOS

Directed & Choreographed by KATHLEEN MARSHALL

First Performance: July 23, 2015 at The Norma Terris Theatre

Produced in association with Scott Landis and No Soucy Productions Sponsored by:

Marquee Sponsors: DR. ANNE L. ROTHSTEIN AND MS. JANE HELLMAN THE ESTATE OF JUDITH HALEVI 10 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2015 SEASON 11 GMS4

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Audio and video recording and • 4 times more likely to participate photography are prohibited in the theatre. Please turn off your cell phone, beeper, in a math and science fair watch alarm or anything else that might make a distracting noise during the performance. Unwrap any candies, cough • 3 times more likely to win an award drops, or mints before the performance begins to avoid disturbing your fellow for school attendance audience members or the actors on stage. We appreciate your cooperation. Editor Lori A. Cartwright • 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem

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