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THE PROGRAM FOR BROADWAY IN DETROIT AT THE FISHER THEATRE ‘S Wonderful! 2017-18 SEASON “Broadway In Detroit has the best shows.” 6 SHOWS STARTING - Robin, subscriber since 1961 “This is the best place in Detroit to see a show.” AS LOW AS $299 - Corinne, subscriber since 1973 October 2017 December 2017 January 2018 February 2018 April 2018 May 2018 Fisher Theatre Detroit Opera House Fisher Theatre Fisher Theatre Fisher Theatre Fisher Theatre Subscribe now at BroadwayInDetroit.com or call 313-872-1000, ext. 0 Subscriber benefits include: HAMILTON • Same great seats for every show COMING TO • FREE exchange privileges DETROIT IN 2018-19 • Purchase additional tickets directly through Fisher Theatre box office • First access to all extra attractions 2017-18 Broadway In Detroit season ticket holders will have first access to HAMILTON when they renew their subscription for the 2018-19 series • Exclusive subscriber pricing that includes HAMILTON! • Much more! The Whitney Kevin McCollum Doug Morris and Berry Gordy The Katherine McGregor Publication: in association with Work Light Productions Publication: Broadway in Detroit PRESENT Dessert Parlor playbill program v 54, n 8 for Love Letters and Sound of Music Run dates: 4/12/16–5/22/16 BOOK BY MUSIC AND LYRICS FROM Size: full-page with bleedBerry Gordy The Legendary Motown Catalog trim size: 5-3/8 in. w. x 8-3/8 in. h. Based upon the book Music by arrangement with bleed: 1/8To Be in. Loved: The Music, The Magic, The Memories of Motown Sony/ATV Music Publishing inside margin: 1/4 in. By Berry Gordy Motown® is used under license from UMG Recordings, Inc. Proof: 3/28/16; 5:22PM STARRING For: Nederlander Detroit Chester Gregory (Fisher Theatre & others) Allison Semmes Agency: SMZ advertising Jarran Muse David Kaverman …at The Whitney. Design: Frank Bach, Michelle Alves Malcolm Armwood Erick Buckley Raymond Davis Jr. Judith Franklin Bach & Associates;Jeremy Phone Gaston 313-822-4303, Alyssa V. Gomez Garfield Hammonds LaTrisa Harper Rod Harrelson Jared Howelton Named after David Whitney’s daughter, [email protected] James Jackson Elijah Ahmad Lewis Ramone Owens Devin L. Price Alana Randall Tavia Riveé Matthew Sims Jr. Kimberly Ann Steele Doug Storm Daniel Robert Sullivan Katherine Whitney McGregor, the new second-floor Gabriella Whiting Galen J. Williams CJ Wright Ricardo A. Zayass dessert parlor features a variety of decadent cakes, SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN PROJECTION DESIGN tortes, and miniature desserts. David Korins Emilio Sosa Natasha Katz Peter Hylenski Daniel Brodie HAIR & WIG DESIGN PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR & PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER GENERAL MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER The menu also includes chef-prepared specialties, Charles G. LaPointe Anna R. Kaltenbach Work Light Productions Nansci Neiman-LeGette pies, and frozen treats, and you won’t want to miss CASTING PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT TOUR BOOKING AGENCY TOUR MARKETING AND PRESS MARKETING AND PRESS OUTREACH the amazing flaming dessert station featuring Wojcik | Seay Casting Port City Technical The Booking Group Allied Live Linda J. Stewart bananas Foster and strawberries Grand Marnier. Rhys Williams Meredith Blair ORCHESTRATIONS MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR DANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS Join us after tonight’s performance! Ethan Popp & Bryan Crook Darryl Archibald Zane Mark Bryan Crook SCRIPT CONSULTANTS CREATIVE CONSULTANT David Goldsmith & Dick Scanlan Christie Burton MUSIC SUPERVISION & ARRANGEMENTS BY Ethan Popp ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER Brian Harlan Brooks The WhitneyDETROIT CHOREOGRAPHED BY Restaurant | Ghostbar | Gardens Patricia Wilcox & Warren Adams STAGED BY Schele Williams 4421 Woodward Avenue DIRECTED BY 313-832-5700 thewhitney.com Charles Randolph-Wright 5 CAST Berry Gordy .........................................................................................CHESTER GREGORY Diana Ross ..............................................................................................ALLISON SEMMES Smokey Robinson .................................................................................DAV I D K AV ER M A N Marvin Gaye ..................................................................................................JARRAN MUSE Young Berry Gordy/Stevie Wonder/Michael Jackson .....RAYMOND DAVIS JR., CJ WRIGHT Chester Gregory Allison Semmes ENSEMBLE Claudette Robinson, Landlady, Marvelette, Billie Jean Brown, Teena Marie........................................................ MICHELLE ALVES Levi Stubbs, Mickey Stevenson, Contour, Jackson 5, Rick James ...MALCOLM ARMWOOD Edna Anderson, Anna Gordy, Martha Reeves, Marvelette .................. JUDITH FRANKLIN Four Top, Contour, Lamont Dozier, Miller London, Commodore .......... JEREMY GASTON David Kaverman Jarran Muse Raymond Davis Jr. CJ Wright Four Top, Pop Gordy, David Ruffin, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jermaine Jackson, Commodore .............................................. GARFIELD HAMMONDS Gwen Gordy, Vandella, Marvelette, Mary Wells, Cindy Birdsong ..........LaTRISA HARPER Dennis Edwards, Miracle, Brian Holland, Commodore .......................JARED HOWELTON Temptation, Contour, Eddie Holland ............................................ LOUIS JAMES JACKSON Four Top, Jackie Wilson, Miracle, Jr. Walker Allstar, Michelle Alves Malcolm Armwood Erick Buckley Judith Franklin Jeremy Gaston Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder .........................................................ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS Robert Gordy, Melvin Franklin, Miracle, Jackson 5, Commodore ..........RAMONE OWENS Temptation, Contour, Jr. Walker, Commodore ............................................DEVIN L. PRICE Mary Wilson, Mother Gordy ........................................................................... TAVIA RIVEÉ Esther Gordy, Vandella, Lula Hardaway, Gladys Horton ...........KIMBERLY ANN STEELE Ed Sullivan, Harold Noveck, Shelly Berger, Dudley Buell ............................ DOUG STORM Roger Campbell, Jackie Wilson’s Manager, Alyssa V. Gomez Garfield Hammonds LaTrisa Harper Rod Harrelson Jared Howelton Studio Head, Tom Clay, Barney Ales, Pirate DJ .............DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN Suzanne De Passe, Florence Ballard .............................................. GABRIELLA WHITING Temptation, Fuller Gordy, Contour ...................................................... RICARDO A. ZAYAS SWINGS Louis James Jackson Elijah Ahmad Lewis Ramone Owens Devin L. Price Alana Randall ERICK BUCKLEY, ALYSSA V. GOMEZ, ROD HARRELSON, ALANA RANDALL, MATTHEW SIMS JR., GALEN J. WILLIAMS DANCE CAPTAIN: ROD HARRELSON ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: RAMONE OWENS UNDERSTUDIES Tavia Riveé Matthew Sims Jr. Kimberly Ann Steele Doug Storm Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance For Berry Gordy—JEREMY GASTON, JARRAN MUSE For Diana Ross—TAVIA RIVEÉ, KIMBERLY ANN STEELE For Smokey Robinson—GARFIELD HAMMONDS, RICARDO A. ZAYAS For Marvin Gaye—MALCOLM ARMWOOD, GARFIELD HAMMONDS Daniel Robert Sullivan Gabriella Whiting Galen J. Williams Ricardo A. Zayas 6 7 SCENES MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT 1 Motown music courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “ABC” “I Wish” 1983: Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Berry Gordy’s House—Los Angeles “A Breathtaking Guy” “Lonely Teardrops” 1938: The Gordy Family Home—Detroit, Urban Street “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” “Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone” 1957: Flame Show Bar, Gwen’s House, Jackie Wilson’s Manager’s Office, Gordy Home “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)” 1959: Hitsville House, WJBK Radio “Baby I Need Your Lovin’” “Money (That’s What I Want)” 1962: Motortown Revue, Hitsville Office/A Payphone in Birmingham “Baby Love” “My Girl” 1963: Hitsville Studio A “Ball of Confusion” “My Guy” 1964: Caravan Of Stars, Ed Sullivan Theatre Stage “Brick House” “My Mama Done Told Me” 1965: Theater—Manchester, England—Backstage & Onstage, Paris Hotel, The “Buttered Popcorn” “Please, Mr. Postman” Copacabana “Can I Close the Door”* “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” 1968: In and Around Hitsville “Cruisin’” “Reach Out and Touch” “Dancing in the Street” “Reet Petite” ACT 2 “Do You Love Me” “Remember Me” “Get Ready” “Shop Around” “Give It to Me, Baby” “Shotgun” 1968: Performance Stage “Good Morning, Heartache” “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” 1968: In and Around Hitsville “Got a Job” “Square Biz” 1969: Hollywood Palace “Happy Birthday” “Stop in the Name of Love” 1970: Frontier Hotel Stage “Hey Joe (Black Like Me)”* “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” 1971: A Resort in the Bahamas, Smokey’s Hotel Room—Los Angeles, Berry’s Office, “I Can’t Get Next to You” “Super Freak” Sales Dept./Southern Distributor’s Office “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey “The Happening” 1972: Diana’s Dressing Room, Hollywood Movie Set Bunch)” “The Love You Save” 1975: Motown L.A. Offices “I Got the Feeling” “To Be Loved” 1981: Diana’s Dressing Room, Onstage “I Hear a Symphony” “War” 1983: Berry Gordy’s House, Pasadena Civic Auditorium “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” “What’s Going On” “(I Know) I’m Losing You” “Where Did Our Love Go” “It’s What’s in the Grooves That Counts”* “Who’s Loving You” “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny “You’re All I Need to Get By” Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” “You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You” “I Want You Back” “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” * Songs written for this production by Berry Gordy and Michael Lovesmith THERE WILL BE ONE FIFTEEN-MINUTE INTERMISSION. MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL ORCHESTRA Conductor & Keyboard 1—DARRYL ARCHIBALD; Associate Conductor & Keyboard 2—JENNIFER OIKAWA; Drums—TREVOR HOLDER;
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    Page 3 Jersey Boys Jersey Boys Contents Chapter 1 Frankie Valli Chapter 1 3 Frankie Valli, a sixteen year old hairdresser from Belleville, New Jersey. He was Chapter 2 4 renowned for his exceptional singing ability and was very well known in the Chapter 3 5 neighbourhood. One man Frankie had real admiration from was gangster Gyp DeCarlo, who took a personal interest in him. He treated Frankie like a son and looked out for him, keeping him out of trouble. He was also very supportive of Frankie’s desire to be a singer, always pushing him to practice. Frankie was friends with a gang of boys, all known for being mischievous trouble makers. Tommy DeVito, Frankie’s closest friend was the leader of the gan, along with his brother Nicky, and Nick Massi. The three were in a group called the Variety Trio, where they giged at their local bar. As Frankie was the youngest in the group he was seen as a follower, tagging along to make him seem grown up. One night the gang attempt a robbery of a safe, but it goes horribly wrong, crashing the getaway car into a shop window. The boys pause and stare, stunned by whats happened, then turn and run for their lives. Page 4 Jersey Boys Page 5 Jersey Boys Chapter 2 The Group Weeks later, following the robbery, the gang are caught and end up going to court. Tommy tells the judge that he made Frankie do it and that he was only the look out. Frankie ends up getting let off where as Tommy is given six months in prison after taking the whole blame.