CURTAIN CALL 1 2 CURTAIN CALL BEST LIVE THEATRE – Stamford Advocate 2018 ACE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS – 2016 GOVERNOR’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS – 2011 Voted Fairfield County’s BEST LOCAL THEATRE GROUP – Ten Years Running! In Fairfield County Weekly Voted BEST PERFORMING ARTS GROUP – 2008 Through 2019 In StamfordPlus CURTAIN CALL, INC. 1349 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT 06905 203-329-8207 BOARD OF DIRECTORS TED YUDAIN, ESQ. CHAIR GORDON CASAGRANDE VICE CHAIR WILLIAM SQUIER SECRETARY JOHN ATKIN TREASURER DIANE ARDITTI TERRY BLANK GEORGE BRADT DOMINICK BRIA TOM DESALVO JOANN LATORRACA THOMAS M. ORMOND JAMI SHERWOOD KEVIN THOMPSON SEYMOUR WEINSTEIN, ESQ. LOU URSONE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PETER BARBIERI, JR. ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BRIAN BIANCO EDUCATION DIRECTOR MEGAN LATTE ORMOND RESIDENT WARDROBE MANAGER GAIL YUDAIN OFFICE MANAGER LISA DIDONATO, JEFF KARWOSKY BOX OFFICE MANAGERS MEREDITH WALKER BOX OFFICE STAFF JAMIE LAJOIE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR MARC URSONE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT STEPHEN EMERICK DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER CURTAIN CALL 3 4 CURTAIN CALL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S WELCOME “Something wicked this way comes.” William Shakespeare: Macbeth Something wickedly funny, if I do say so myself! Welcome to the Fairfield County premiere of this wonderfully funny new musical. I enjoyed this show on Broadway so much that I couldn’t wait for it to become available for us to produce, so I was thrilled that we were offered the early release on it, like we have had withMamma Mia, Elf, Kinky Boots and more. Knowing that the licensing agency trusts us to present their shows first, is very rewarding. Something Rotten gives us something to really laugh at...always good in the dark of winter... but it also gives us a somewhat historical and definitely hysterical look at the 1590s. I love the show’s tongue-in cheek wit; a loving parody of both Broadway and Shakespeare—who doesn’t just love parody? It also has the best comic production number since the walker dance in The Producers. One of the other big musical numbers in the show—“God I Hate Shakespeare”—speaks volumes. How many of you have had the same thought? You’re not alone because generations have been turned off to the works of The Bard having been forced to read them at a young age. His plays were meant to be seen, not read. When done well, actors make the words and rhythms far more understandable—actually enjoyable. Unfortunately, getting people to come see a Shakespeare play can be challenging because of those early, negative experiences. (NOTE: Come try our annual Shakespeare on the Green this summer—it’s free and a title you’ll recognize: Romeo and Juliet.) Free outdoor Shakespeare doesn’t come cheaply, nor does everything else we do here, so we do lots of fundraising. That being said, the best way for you to help us is to make a contribution of as little as $10. on Thursday, February 27—Fairfield County Giving Day. This 24-hour period of online giving hosted by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, over the past six years, has allowed us to raise money and also compete for significant cash bonuses. We hope you can help in two ways: 1) by making a contribution and 2) by asking friends and family to contribute to support your community theatre. If you have any questions, just give me a call. For now, enjoy your trip back to the 1590s with Something Rotten—enjoy the show! Sincerely, Lou Ursone Executive Director Curtain Call, Inc. CURTAIN CALL 5 JANUARY 31 – FEBRUARY 22, 2020 I KWESKIN THEATRE Curtain Call presents SOMETHING ROTTEN! Book by KAREY KIRKPATRICK and JOHN O’FARRELL Music and Lyrics by WAYNE KIRKPATRICK and KAREY KIRKPATRICK Conceived by KAREY KIRKPATRICK and WAYNE KIRKPATRICK Producer Lighting Design LOU URSONE ADAM LOBELSON Director Costume Design GEORGE H. CROOM MEGAN LATTE ORMOND Music Director Stage Managers ERIC K. JOHNSTON TOMMY DESALVO, JAN URSONE Choreographer Arrangements JENNIFER JONAS CAHILL GLEN KELLY Set Design Orchestrations PETER BARBIERI, JR. LARRY HOCHMAN Something Rotten! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com Produced by Kevin McCollum Broadway Global Ventures CMC Mastro/Goodman Jerry & Ronald Frankel, Morris Berchard Kyodo Tokyo, Inc. Wendy Federman Barbara Freitag LAMS Productions Winkler/DeSimone Timothy Laczynski Dan Markley Harris/Karmazin Jam Theatricals Robert Greenblatt and Jujamcyn Theaters Developed in association with the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA, David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic Director, Bernadine Griffin, Managing Director and Bill Berry, Producing Artistic Director Produced in cooperation with The City of Stamford. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. CURTAIN CALL 7 CAST (In order of appearance) MINSTREL ........................................................................................................... Kevin Thompson BROTHER JEREMIAH .................................................................................................Bruce Crilly PORTIA ..................................................................................................................Rebecca Borowik SHAKESPEARE ...................................................................................................... Chris Balestriere NICK BOTTOM.....................................................................................................Michael Valinoti NIGEL BOTTOM ................................................................................................. Stephen Emerick LORD CLAPHAM ........................................................................................................Tom Kramer SHYLOCK ..................................................................................................................... Rob Nichols BEA ...................................................................................................................Kari Sweeney Efferen NOSTRADAMUS .....................................................................................................Matthew Casey Ensemble Shawn Tyler Allen, Jennifer Badillo, Meaghan Elliot, Jennifer Faccenda, Eli Foodman, Paul Goodman, Monica Harrington, Carly Jurman, Michael Kraus, Rachel Lewis, Julia Maggiola, Chris Nardi, Jason Nekritz, Katie Priscott, Zully Ramos, Fred Rueck, Daniela Sawyer, Nora Watson and Jonathan Wu SOMETHING ROTTEN! WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ONE 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION. TIME/PLACE: 1595. SOUTH LONDON ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard Eric K. Johnston Keyboard Clay Zambo Bass Nick Macri Drums Brian Coralian Guitar Henryk Kress Reeds Patrick Lombardo PRODUCTION TEAM Producer Lou Ursone Director George H. Croom Music Director Eric K. Johnston Choreographer Jennifer Jonas Cahill Set Design Peter Barbieri, Jr. Lighting Design Adam Lobelson Costume Design Megan Latter Ormond Stage Managers Tommy DeSalvo, Jan Ursone Assistant Stage Managers Mike DeSalvo, Cara Kramer, Tori Ready Technical Director Jamie LaJoie Dance Captains Nicole Henkel, Julia Maggiola Associate Dance Captain Franki Spinelli Mastrone CURTAIN CALL 9 MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT 1 Overture Welcome to the Renaissance .................................................... JEREMIAH, PORTIA, ENSEMBLE Welcome to the Renaissance Playoff .............................................................................. ENSEMBLE God, I Hate Shakespeare .......................................................... NICK, NIGEL, MALE ENSEMBLE Right Hand Man .............................................................................................. BEA, NICK, NIGEL God, I Hate Shakespeare (Reprise) ............................................................................................NICK A Musical ...........................................................................NICK, NOSTRADAMUS, ENSEMBLE A Musical Tag .......................................................................................... NICK, NOSTRADAMUS The Black Death ...................................................................... NICK, NIGEL, MALE ENSEMBLE I Love the Way ....................................................................................................... PORTIA, NIGEL Will Power ..........................................................SHAKESPEARE, NIGEL, PORTIA, ENSEMBLE Shakespeare’s After Party ................................................................................................ ENSEMBLE Bottom’s Gonna Be On Top .........................................................NICK, NIGEL, BEA, SHYLOCK, SHAKESPEARE, ENSEMBLE There will be a fifteen-minute intermission between each act. ACT 2 Entr’acte Welcome to the Renaissance Reprise ...............................................................................MINSTREL Hard to Be the Bard .......................................................... SHAKESPEARE, FEMALE ENSEMBLE It’s Eggs .................................................................................................. NICK, MALE ENSEMBLE We See the Light ........................................................ PORTIA, NIGEL, JEREMIAH, ENSEMBLE Nigel’s Theme .........................................................................................................................NIGEL To Thine Own Self Be True ................................................................. NIGEL, MALE ENSEMBLE To Thine Own Self (Part 2) ................................................................... NICK, MALE ENSEMBLE