GOODSPEED MUSICALS 2013 SEASON The Most Happy Fella | 13 Cast of Characters | 14 Synopsis of Scenes & Musical Numbers | 15 Who’s Who | 17 About Goodspeed Musicals | 26 History of the Goodspeed Opera House | 27 The Goodspeed Opera House Foundation | 28 Corporate Support | 29 Foundation & Government Support | 30 Looking to the Future—Leaving a Legacy | 30 Goodspeed Musicals Staff | 41 For Your Information | 42 Audio and video recording and photography are prohibited in the theatre. Please turn off your cell phone, beeper, watch alarm or anything else that might make a 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. We appreciate your cooperation. Editor Lori A. 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Please turn off your cell phone, beeper, watch alarm or anything else that might make a 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. We appreciate your cooperation. Editor Lori A. Cartwright ADVERTISING OnStage Publications 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 e-mail: [email protected] www.onstagepublications.com This program is published in association with OnStage Publications, 1612 Prosser Avenue, Kettering, OH 45409. This program may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. JBI Publishing is a division of OnStage Publications, Inc. Contents © 2013. All rights reserved. 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All rights reserved. presents Based on Sidney Howard’s “They Knew What They Wanted” Book, Music and Lyrics by We couldn’t be FRANK LOESSER with NOAH ABERLIN MATTHEW AMIRA ANN ARVIA ELIZABETH ANN BERG DANIEL BERRYMAN DOUG CARPENTER VICTORIA CASTLE CHRISTINE CORNELL SETH DANNER MICHAEL DELEGET any more proud NATALIE HILL ELOISE KROPP DANNY LINDGREN SABRINA MARLENE BILL NOLTE MAMIE PARRIS JOHN PAYONK RACHEL RHODES-DEVEY GREG RODERICK MARTÍN SOLÁ of this SARAH TRANCHINA ERIC ULLOA KEVIN VORTMANN JAMES ZANNELLI Scenic Design by Costume Design by Lighting Design by MICHAEL SCHWEIKARDT THOMAS CHARLES LeGALLEY JOHN LASITER connection. Sound Design by Wig & Hair Design by Orchestrations by Assistant Music Director JAY HILTON MARK ADAM RAMPMEYER DAN DeLANGE WILLIAM J. THOMAS Production Manager Production Stage Manager Casting by Proud supporter of R. GLEN GRUSMARK BRADLEY G. SPACHMAN STUART HOWARD & PAUL HARDT Goodspeed Musicals. Associate Producer Line Producer BOB ALWINE DONNA LYNN COOPER HILTON Music Director MICHAEL O’FLAHERTY Choreographed by PARKER ESSE Directed by ROB RUGGIERO Produced for Goodspeed Musicals by MICHAEL P. PRICE First Performance: September 20, 2013 at the Goodspeed Opera House The Most Happy Fella is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Marquee Producing Partners LUCILLE and DAVID VIOLA, SR. Sponsored by: Official Audio Sponsor of Goodspeed Musicals Official Airline of Goodspeed Musicals 12 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2013 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2013 SEASON 13 JOB#: DC1-169 AD: DC PROOF#: 1 CLIENT: United/CO CW: KTG Color Format BW STUDIO#: Vantage TRAFFIC: JC FILE NAME: Untitled-5 HEADLINE: We couldn’t be any more proud BLEED: na PUBLICATION: Godspeed Musicals TRIM: na PUBDATE: 2011 SAFETY: 4.875 x 7.625 © 2011 United Air Lines, Inc. All rights reserved. presents Based on Sidney Howard’s “They Knew What They Wanted” Book, Music and Lyrics by We couldn’t be FRANK LOESSER with NOAH ABERLIN MATTHEW AMIRA ANN ARVIA ELIZABETH ANN BERG DANIEL BERRYMAN DOUG CARPENTER VICTORIA CASTLE CHRISTINE CORNELL SETH DANNER MICHAEL DELEGET any more proud NATALIE HILL ELOISE KROPP DANNY LINDGREN SABRINA MARLENE BILL NOLTE MAMIE PARRIS JOHN PAYONK RACHEL RHODES-DEVEY GREG RODERICK MARTÍN SOLÁ of this SARAH TRANCHINA ERIC ULLOA KEVIN VORTMANN JAMES ZANNELLI Scenic Design by Costume Design by Lighting Design by MICHAEL SCHWEIKARDT THOMAS CHARLES LeGALLEY JOHN LASITER connection. Sound Design by Wig & Hair Design by Orchestrations by Assistant Music Director JAY HILTON MARK ADAM RAMPMEYER DAN DeLANGE WILLIAM J. THOMAS Production Manager Production Stage Manager Casting by Proud supporter of R. GLEN GRUSMARK BRADLEY G. SPACHMAN STUART HOWARD & PAUL HARDT Goodspeed Musicals. Associate Producer Line Producer BOB ALWINE DONNA LYNN COOPER HILTON Music Director MICHAEL O’FLAHERTY Choreographed by PARKER ESSE Directed by ROB RUGGIERO Produced for Goodspeed Musicals by MICHAEL P. PRICE First Performance: September 20, 2013 at the Goodspeed Opera House The Most Happy Fella is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Marquee Producing Partners LUCILLE and DAVID VIOLA, SR. Sponsored by: Official Audio Sponsor of Goodspeed Musicals Official Airline of Goodspeed Musicals 12 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2013 SEASON GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2013 SEASON 13 JOB#: DC1-169 AD: DC PROOF#: 1 CLIENT: United/CO CW: KTG Color Format BW STUDIO#: Vantage TRAFFIC: JC FILE NAME: Untitled-5 HEADLINE: We couldn’t be any more proud BLEED: na PUBLICATION: Godspeed Musicals TRIM: na PUBDATE: 2011 SAFETY: 4.875 x 7.625 CAST OF CHARACTERS SYNOPSIS OF SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS Cashier JAMES ZANNELLI San Francisco & Napa, California—early 1950s Cleo NATALIE HILL Rosabella MAMIE PARRIS Postman JOHN PAYONK Tony BILL NOLTE ACT ONE Marie ANN ARVIA Scene 1, San Francisco, the Golden Gate Restaurant, January Herman KEVIN VORTMANN Oooh, My Feet! ............................................................................................................................... Cleo Clem NOAH ABERLIN I Know How It Is ..........................................................................................................Rosabella & Cleo Jake DANNY LINDGREN Somebody, Somewhere .......................................................................................................... Rosabella Al ERIC ULLOA Joe DOUG CARPENTER Scene 2, Main Street, Napa, California, April Pasquale MARTÍN SOLÁ The Most Happy Fella ..................................................................................Postman, Tony & Townsfolk Giuseppe GREG RODERICK I Don’t Know Nothin’ About Her .........................................................................................Tony & Marie Ciccio DANIEL BERRYMAN Standing on the Corner ....................................................................................Herman, Jake, Clem & Al Doc MICHAEL DELEGET Joey, Joey, Joey ...............................................................................................................................Joe ENSEMBLE Rosabella .......................................................................................................................................Tony NOAH ABERLIN ELIZABETH ANN BERG VICTORIA CASTLE CHRISTINE CORNELL Scene 3, The Yard Outside Tony’s House, a few weeks later SETH DANNER MICHAEL DELEGET ELOISE KROPP DANNY LINDGREN JOHN PAYONK Abbondanza ............................................................................................. Giuseppe, Ciccio, & Pasquale RACHEL RHODES-DEVEY SARAH TRANCHINA ERIC ULLOA JAMES ZANNELLI Plenty Bambini ...............................................................................................................................Tony Sposalizio ........................................................................... Giuseppe, Ciccio, Pasquale, & Townspeople SWINGS MATTHEW AMIRA SABRINA MARLENE Benvenuta ................................................................................................ Giuseppe, Ciccio, & Pasquale Aren’t You Glad ....................................................................................................................... Rosabella DIALECT COACH Eyes Like a Stranger ...................................................................................................................