✩ PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE WELCOME to the third and final production of WVLO Musical Theatre Company’s 49th Season, “Crazy For You”. We hope you will enjoy this delightful and nostalgic Gershwin musical that tells the story about a banker’s son and aspir- ing dancer who goes to Deadrock, Nevada, to foreclose on a theater, but puts on a show instead to save it and win a woman’s love! YOU ARE INVITED! DON’T WAIT! JOIN US NOW FOR OUR NEW 50TH SEASON! Whether you are already one of our 1200+ subscribers or here in the Saratoga Civic Theatre for the first time, we invite you to join us this coming November for our 2014–2015 season. It will open with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic, “Oklahoma!”, followed by “The Boy Friend”, an entertaining, roaring 20’s romp and closing with “Irene”, a great nostalgic musical comedy. LOOK AT OUR CENTERFOLD!!! Please use the blue insert in this program to subscribe! Subscribe NOW to ensure good seats and substantial savings over the cost of individual tickets. Current subscribers may also use this form to renew for next season and are encouraged to do so. All subscriptions and individual ticket orders will be processed according to the date on which they are received, but actual tickets will not be mailed until after this season’s last production has concluded at the end of July. We’re also planning a special 50th anniversary celebration at our Annual Awards Banquet, so hope you will plan to join us on Sept. 21 at The Villages. Let me close by stating that you, the audience members who share your sup- port and enthusiasm for WVLO Musical Theatre Company’s endeavors, make it a truly gratifying experience for all of us involved, both on the stage and behind the scenes. And we extend our special gratitude to those subscribers who have donated additional funds to ensure the excellent quality of sets and costumes that we strive to bring to this stage. We hope that you have a wonderful time at this musical and that you will join us for our future productions. Due to the popularity of the social networking site, Facebook, we are pleased to announce that we have set up a special page which will provide you with ongoing and current information on our current musicals and season. We encourage you to “like us on Facebook @ WVLO Musical Theatre Company.” — Edward Hand, President WVLO Musical Theatre Company ✩ Presents Music and Lyrics by GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN Originally Produced on Broadway by Co-Conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent Roger Horchow & Elizabeth Williams Inspired Material by Guy Bolton & John McGowan Original Broadway choreography by Susan Stroman Starring Jery Rosas & Fiona Condon Featuring Jeremiah Clauss, Tyr Rodriguez & Chris Souza Play Director, Bill Starr; Music Director, Joseph Kelly; Vocal Director, Jim Burris; Choreographer, Lisa Callahan; Producers, Nancy Kwong and Earl Masuda Gala Champagne Opening: Saturday, June 28, 2014. 8:00 PM Friday Evenings: July 11, 18, 25. 8:00 PM SaturdayEvenings: July 5,19, 26 . 8:00 PM Saturday Matinee: July 12. 2:30 PM Sunday Matinees: June 29, July 6, 13, 20 . 2:30 PM “Crazy For You” is presented through special arrangement with, and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10022. GERSHWIN is a registered trademark and service mark of Gershwin Enterprises. CRA- ZY FOR YOU is a registered trademark and service mark of CRAZY FOR YOU enterprises. Visit our Web Site: www.wvlo.org; E-mail: [email protected]; A Note from the Director ccording to Webster’s dictionary, the definition of the word “entertain- ing” is: amusing, enjoyable, pleasurable, hilarious, charming, humorous, Aengaging, compelling, interesting, comical and witty. While there have been many musicals written with wonderful, heartfelt, and loving messages, “Crazy For You” has just one message; to be entertaining. There is no major underlying message here other than the creators of this musical just wanted the audience to sit back in the theater and be taken away for a couple of hours from their hectic lives. This musical has the music and lyrics written by the incredible and talented duo of George and Ira Gershwin. Today, where are songs like: “I’ll Build A Staircase To Paradise”, “Embraceable You”, “Bidin’ My Time”, “Slap That Bass”, “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”, “Someone To Watch Over Me”, “Nice Work If You Can Get it” and “I Got Rhythm”, just to name a few? Well, this is what you’re about to hear! So let us take you on a journey where the plot is simple, but the music and lyrics have been memorable for decades. We, the staff, crew and cast are Crazy For You to have a fun time!! Enjoy, —Bill Starr HELP US “GET THE WORD OUT” If you participate in Facebook, please spread the word about our musical productions. “Like us” on Facebook (we already have a page there for WVLO) so we invite you to become a partner with us in publicizing our musicals and encouraging others to attend. Let’s work together to fill this theater. The performers who share their time and talent for you deserve to have full a theater of enthusiastic patrons. CAST OF CHARACTERS (In order of Appearance) Bobby Child, NY, young man in love with theater. Jery Rosas Bela Zangler, NY, an established producer. Jeremiah Clauss Lank Hawkins, Deadrock, NV, saloon proprietor. Tyr Rodriguez Polly Baker, Deadrock, NV, postmistress . Fiona Condon Everett Baker, Polly’s father. .Chris Souza Irene Roth, NY Society debutant. Beth Anne Wells Eugene Fodor, An English tourist. Peter Woolhouse Patricia Fodor, Eugene’s sister. Rebecca Brownson Mrs. Lottie Child, Bobby’s mother. Carol Knouf Perkins, Mother’s business assistant . Ian Douglas Follies Girls:. Tess. Rhona McFadyen Patsy. Amanda Vogel Mitzi. Andrea Furtado Myrna. Gabby Au Betsy. Michelle Elrick Doris. Justine Caron Gabby. Emily Goes Velma . .Christine Ormseth Bernice . Susanna Wagner Cowboy Trio:. Moose. Sam Nachison Mingo. .Steve Completo Sam. Ian Douglas Other Cowboys: . Jimmy. Andrew Viloria Billy. Dave Ellis Wyatt . David Lamcke IN MEMORIAM: LYNN MARY SALAZAR April 30, 1952 – April 23, 2014 Lynn was not only a major donor to this organization, but a performer as well. She loved singing and was thrilled to portray a nun in our 2011 produc- tion of “The Sound Of Music”. We will truly miss her beautiful voice, smile and positive attitude that she brought to our cast, crew, staff and volunteers. She battled cancer for several months and now she is singing in the great Heavenly choir with her Lord Jesus Christ. Rest in peace, Lynn! 3 SYNOPSIS OF SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Overture . Orchestra Scene 1: Wings & Stage of Zangler’s Broadway Theater “K-ra-zy For You”. .Bobby Scene 2: Street in Front of the Zangler Theater, NY (Five minutes later) “I Can’t Be Bothered Now”. Bobby & Girls Scene 3: Main Street, Deadrock, NV (Morning) “Bidin’ My Time”. Mingo, Moose, Sam & Men “Things Are Lookin’ Up”. Bobby Scene 4: Inside Lank’s Saloon, Deadrock, NV (Immediately following) “Could You Use Me?”. Bobby & Polly Scene 5: Main Street & Desert, Deadrock, NV (As evening falls) “Shall We Dance?”. Bobby & Polly Scene 6: Stage of the Gaiety Theater (Immediately following) Scene 7: Main Street, Deadrock, NV (Morning, 3 days later) “Girls Enter Nevada” (Bronco Busters). .Ensemble “Someone To Watch Over Me”. Polly Scene 8: Stage of the Gaiety Theater (Mid-morning, 2 weeks later) “Slap That Bass”. Bobby (as Zangler) & Ensemble “Embraceable You” . Polly & Bobby (as Zangler) Scene 9: Dressing Rooms & Backstage of the Gaiety Theater (Sat . night, 7 o’clock) “Tonight’s The Night”. Ensemble Scene 10: Main Street, Deadrock, NV (Immediately following) “I Got Rhythm” . Polly & Ensemble 4 Intermission ACT TWO Entr’acte . Orchestra Scene 1: Inside Lank’s Saloon (Fifteen minutes later) “The Real American Folk Song”. Polly, Cowboy Trio & Ensemble “What Causes That?”. Bobby & Zangler Scene 2: Lank’s Saloon (The next morning, about 10 o’clock) “Naughty Baby” . Irene, Lank & Men Scene 3: Stage of the Gaiety Theater (Ten minutes later) “Stiff Upper Lip” . Eugene, Patricia, Bobby, Polly & Company “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” . Bobby “But Not For Me” . Polly Scene 4: Street in Front of the Zangler Theater, NY (Six weeks later) “Nice Work If You Can Get It” . .Bobby & Girls Scene 5: Main Street, Deadrock, NV (Three days later) “Bidin’ My Time”. Cowboy Trio “Things Are Lookin’ Up”. Everett “Finale”. Entire Company Grateful Acknowledgements Fremont High School, South Bay Musical Theatre, Sunnyvale Community Players, Judy Steinle, Sterling Dance Studio Theatre, Actors Theatre Center, Ohlone College, Gerald Carter, West Valley College Drama Department, Presentation High School. 5 ORCHESTRA Conductor. .Joseph Kelly Reeds. Asa Stern, Ande Jacobson, Marty McHan, Alyson Ancheta, Jordan Selburn, Keith Leung, Claudia Zurnow and Nick Chik Horns. Kevin Wang & Paul Olivo Trumpets. Jesse Sanchez, Andy Scott Trombones. Don Brownson, Sunnie Stone, Rebecca McKinley Violins. Faye Yang, Miho Nishi, Marilyn Anderson, Judy Diamond Cello . Madeleine Graham Bass. Andrew Amistoso Guitar . Steve Adkins Piano. Karen Adkins Percussion . Dori Shimer Keyboard. Monica Bugaoan-Abaken Not all instrumentalists will play for every performance. MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT In this program, we are initiating a special feature high- lighting people who volunteer their time and talent as musicians who provide the live music for our productions. Through the years, many subscribers/audience members have complimented our live orchestras for the wonderful backgrounds they have provided