Cabaret Playbill Richard Hopkins, Producing Artistic Director Lyrics by Sammy Cahn, Music by Jule Styne & Jimmy Van Heusen Samantha Dunn, Perry Lambert, Mindy Montavon, and David Zack. Photo by FST. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. “COME FLY WITH ME!” THE SAMMY CAHN SONGBOOK lyrics by Sammy Cahn, music by Jule Styne & Jimmy Van Heusen CAST Samantha Dunn Perry Lambert Mindy Montavon David Zack Music Director/Accompanist Lighting Designer Sound Engineer Wayne Moore Tom Hansen John Valines “The Performers in this show are represented by the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA), the AFL-CIO union of variety, comedy, and revue performers in the United States. “Come Fly With Me!” will be performed in 75 minutes with a 15 minute intermission. The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. Florida Studio Theatre is a Constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American Theatre. ARTIST PROFILES SAMANTHA DUNN is Charity, Kiss Me Kate, and honored to join the cast the original production of “Come Fly With Me!” of Forbidden Hollywood. Regional and touring He has shared the stage credits include: Main Street with such notables as Caroler at Hong Kong Debbie Reynolds, Bob Disneyland, Cindy in Suds, Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Shy in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Janet Liza Minnelli, Natalie Cole, Chita Rivera, Tony in The Drowsy Chaperone, Hope in Urinetown, Bennett and many other celebrities. He has and the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing headlined for Crystal Cruises, Holland America, Technicolor Dreamcoat. Samantha has been seen Princess Cruises, and Oceana. Perry recently in national commercials for Marshalls, TJ Maxx, toured in The Music Man in Concert starring and Dunkin Donuts. She is a graduate of The Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy. www. American Musical and Dramatic Academy and perrylambert.com received a BFA of Musical Theatre from the New School University in New York. MINDY MONTAVON No stranger to SWFL, Mindy PERRY LAMBERT has appeared in over 50 has been seen in many productions; City of Angels, Guys and Dolls, Herb Strauss/Schoolhouse The Fantasticks, The Diary of Anne Frank, Sweet Theater productions including Stepping Out ARTIST PROFILES (Karen), Lucky Stiff (Annabel), Run for Your Wife In Here For Something and The Real Desperate (Barbara), and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Housewives (Taconic Playhouse, New York.) (Lucy). She’s also performed in Cape Coral doing H2$ (Rosemary) and The Owl and the TOM HANSEN (Lighting Designer) FST Credits: Pussycat (Doris). Currently living in Los Angeles, My Name Is Asher Lev, Soul Mates, Yesterday, Mindy has worked on several films/TV shows/ and Laughing Matters (vol. 5) Lock the Gates!. commercials and is also a member of Swing Awards; Singing In the Rain, Oklahoma!, Harvey, Dames, with whom she got to perform in the Philadelphia Story, The Sound of Music, Beauty 75th anniversary of Bob Hope’s first USO Show. & the Beast, The Great Sebastians, Mornings At www.mindymontavon.com Seven, Big River, and Crazy For You (Colorado Springs Fine Arts Council nominee). Favorites: DAVID ZACK most The Foreigner (American Stage), Grey Gardens recently visited Sarasota (freeFall Theatre) Chicago (Eight O’clock Theatre), with the Jimmy Dorsey 42nd Street (Sarasota Players), Hairspray Orchestra as a member of (Voldasta State University), Man of LaMancha the legendary Pied Pipers. (Show Palace) and Joseph...Dreamcoat (Colorado Florida: Guys and Dolls Springs Fine Arts Center). 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Larry L. Eger Mr. Trevor Harvey Managing Director................................Rebecca Hopkins Commissioner Carolyn Mason Dr. Lisa Merritt Dr. Eddy Regnier Mayor Willie Charles Shaw ARTISTIC STAFF Rabbi Howard Simon Mr. Howard Tevlowitz Casting/Hiring Coordinator.....................James Ashford Mr. Tom Tryon Mr. Paul White, LC Resident Pianist...............................................Jim Prosser SW Chief Judge Charles Associate Artist...........................................Jason Cannon E. 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