Presents Book, Music & Lyrics by Based on the Poem by ANDREW LIPPA JOSEPH MONCURE MARCH Producer Artistic Director NOEL S. RUIZ BERNADETTE MESCALL RODRIGUEZ Scenic/Costume Design Sound Design RONALD R. GREEN III BRIAN SCHNURMAN Lighting Design Stage Manager JOSEPH NAFTAL GAIL M. KIESER Musical Direction by CHRIS DISTEFANO Choreographed by NICOLE A. FOX Directed by RONALD R. GREEN III The Wild Party is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 W 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com CAST OF CHARACTERS (In order of appearance) Queenie.....................................................................................................BRIANNE BOYD Burrs……………………………………….……………......CASEY MANNING Madeline True.…………………………………………...HOLLY GREENBERG Eddie……………………………………….……………...…...SEAN BURBIGE Peggy................................................................NICOLE A. FOX/BRIDGET McMASTER Max……………………..……………….……………………...KEVIN KNIGHT Rose Himmelsteen……………………………………..….ALISON CARELLA* Sam Himmelsteen........................................................................…...LUKE CONNORS Jackie………………………………………...……...…...ANDREW NEWHOOK Oscar D’Armano…………………………………..…..…....JASON DOWDELL Phil D’Armano……….............................................................................PAUL VELUTIS Dolores………………………….…………….………...KRISTINA LODESTRO Mae…………………………….……………….…….……..KRISTEN DIGILIO Nadine…………….…………………………....……………CASSIE KNOEDL Kate…………………………………......................................…EMILY DOWDELL Black...............................................................................................................JOHN RIVERA Neighbor…………………………………………….………DON DOWDELL * Dance Captain MUSICANS Conductor/Piano……………………………………….………..HYUN JANG Guitar…………………………………….CHRIS DOHERTY/MIKE MANDATO Bass………………………………………………...……..CHAD GOODSTEIN Trumpet…………………………..………………………..CHENYNE MILLER Drums…...…………………………………………………….KEVIN MORAN SYNOPSIS OF MUSICAL NUMBERS New York City, 1929 ACT ONE Queenie Was A Blonde…………………………....Queenie, Burrs, Ensemble Out of the Blue…………………….…………………....……………Queenie What a Party………………………………………………..………Ensemble Raise the Roof……………………………………………………..…Queenie Look at Me Now………………………………………………………….Kate Poor Child………………………………..……….Black, Queenie, Kate, Burrs An Old-Fashioned Love Story…………………………….….Madelaine True By Now the Room Was Moving………………………………...…..Ensemble The Juggernaut…………………....…Black, Queenie, Kate, Burrs, Ensemble A Wild, Wild Party…………..…………Phil, Oscar, Queenie, Burs, Ensemble Two Of A Kind……………………………………………….…….Mae, Eddie Maybe I Like It This Way……………………………………………..Queenie What Is It About Her?.............................................................................Burrs, Queenie There will be a brief 15-minute intermission between the first and second acts. ACT TWO The Life Of The Party……………………………………………..………Kate The Gal For Me……………………………………….……….Black, Queenie I’ll Be Here………………………………………………………………..Black Let Me Drown…………………………………………....Burrs and Ensemble Come With Me……………………………...……..Black, Queenie, Ensemble Jackie’s Last Dance………………………………………………..……Jackie Make Me Happy………………………………………..Burrs, Queenie, Black How Did We Come To This?.............................................................................Queenie Queenie Was A Blonde (reprise)………………………..………….Ensemble CM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRODUCTION President..........................................................Noel S. Ruiz Stage Manager..............................................Gail M. Kieser Chairman....................................................Richard Panetta Set Construction………..........Steve Cottonaro, JP Panetta Treasurer..............................Bernadette Mescall Rodriguez Lighting Board Operator…………………..…..Joseph Naftal Secretary.....................................................Tim Pappalardo Sound Board Operator…………………….…….Ray Greiner Trustees……………………...……..Danny Amy, John Barry, Loret Bengtson, Nick Hernandez, Maria Pancella HOUSE STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE House Managers.............................Kate Arso, Bob Byrnes, Executive Director............................................Noel S. Ruiz John D’Orta, Chris Farley, Tony Musumeci, Marketing Director..............................................Erin Sforza Denise Sidoroiwicz, Cathy Stephani, Volunteer Coordinator....................................Lois Culmone Tony Stopiano Planning Committee……………...……………...Danny Amy, Ushers........................................Kate Arso, Yvonne Banks, Joseph Campanello, Christina D’Orta, Loret Bengtson, Laurie Coffey, Marie Calcagano, Ronnie Green, Patrick Grossman, Mildred Coltin, Doreen D’Orta, Marilyn Duffy, Michael Mandato, Michael Mehmet, Kathy Howe, Charlie Huberman, Carol Gallo, Ryan Nolin, Tim Pappalardo, Anita Lalor, Pat Mulcahy, Pat Mesisco, Bernadette Mescall Rodriguez, Peggy Neuberger, Susan Pausel, Roseann Petrizzo, Gregory Rodriguez, Heather Van Velsor Josephine Pisano, Maryann Ruocco, Norm & Sue Roscoe, Sue Scardace, ARTISTIC Denise Sidoroiwicz, Christopher Toy, Artistic Director.....................Bernadette Mescall Rodriguez Kathy Tomasky, Alan Wasenius Producer...........................................................Noel S. Ruiz Maintenance...............................................Steve Cottonaro Director..................................................Ronald R. Green III Choreographer....................................................Nicole Fox Musical Director...........................................Chris DiStefano Dance Rehearsals held at Fight Choreographer………………………….Michael Tester OVATIONS DANCE STUDIO, Bohemia, NY. Scenic Designer....................................Ronald R. Green III Lighting Designer...........................................Joseph Naftal Costume Designer.................................Ronald R. Green III Sound Designer…………………………....Brian Schnurman Assistant Costume Designer………………….Gail M. Kieser Assistant Lighting Designer…………..………Mike Sbrocchi WARNING – The photographing or sound recording of any performance is strictly Wigs Provided by...................................Ronald R. Green III prohibited. FIRE NOTICE— The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy, is the shortest route to the outside. In the event of fire or other emergency, OPERATIONS please do NOT run. WALK to that Exit. However, under normal circumstances, Office Staff.............................Kristen Digilio, Susan Pausel, when leaving the Theatre, use the left rear exit, in which you entered. SMOKING is Erin Sforza, Jillian Torre prohibited in the BUILDING, as required by the Suffolk County NO SMOKING Ordinance. Smoking in any area designated “No Smoking” renders the offenders Graphic Designers.....................Tammy Lea, Joseph Naftal subject to a fine, or imprisonment, or both. Playbill Coordinators…………....Joseph Naftal, Jillian Torre Web Page Design…………….......D.J. Lactose Productions CELL PHONES & PAGERS – Please silence or turn off all cellular devices and pagers. BOX OFFICE Box Office Manager.....................................Marie Schindlar FOOD & DRINKS – Food and Drinks, other than water, are not permitted in the theater. Director of Group Sales......................................Erin Sforza Box Office Staff…………...Pat Greenberg, Susanne Jones, PARKING – If you have parked your car directly in front of a storefront or in front Maria Lewis, Camille Renner, of the theater, kindly move your car to another location. Maryann Ruocco, Marie Schindlar, Cathy Stephani, Kathy Tomasky WHO’S WHO Sean Burbige (Eddie) Sean is Kristen Digilio (Mae) Kristen is thrilled to be performing in The thrilled to be apart of this Wild Party. He was last seen at CM production with such a talented in The Wedding Singer and Pageant. cast & crew. Past CM credits include Favorite roles include Footloose The Wedding Singer (Julia), Hello (Willard/Chuck), Anything Goes Dolly (Minnie), Gypsy (Agnes), (Moonface), Blood Brothers Rocky Horror (Columbia), and (Sammy), Grease (Kenickie/Roger), Grease (Frenchie). Kristen would Once Upon a Mattress (Harry), Guys like to thank her talented cast and and Dolls (Big Jule), Barefoot in the production staff! Special thank you Park (Telephone Repair Man) and to Ronnie for this opportunity, Godspell (Jesus). He would like to congratulations!, and to her sugar thank the Cast, Ronnie, Nicole, pappy Sean! Paultricklove <3 Chris, and Gail for their hard work, and his parents for their support. Emily Dowdell (Kate) Emily has been performing since she was a Alison Carella (Rose) is a recent wee babe and is happy to be back graduate of Pace University and at CM. Previous credits include: she is very excited to be Lulu (Cabaret), Amy (Little Women), performing in her second musical. Peter (Peter Pan), and Pomona/Iris Alison's musical debut was in (Metamorphoses). Thanks to 2007 as Cassandra (CATS). She has Ronnie, Nicole and Chris for just danced under the direction of about everything, the cast for Orlando Pena where she being both fun and wicked performed in Ovations Dance awesome, her family for all of the Academy's annual showcases in good times, and to Cheyne, the addition to performing in Ovations best pal there is. Dance Repertory Company's performances of the Nutcracker Holly Greenberg (Madeline True) Suite in which she has performed is honored to be part of her first several principle roles. show at CM. Holly