Lewis Family Playhouse at Victoria Gardens Cultural Center Rancho Cucamonga ©2008 Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. Victoria Gardens • 7800 Kew Avenue (909) 463-2800 The Shoppes at Chino Hills 13865 City Center Drive #3093 (909) 627-3366 The entire City Council welcomes you to the City of Rancho Cucamonga’s Lewis Family Playhouse at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center. We are excited to introduce the City’s newest professional CITY COUNCIL theatre project, Broadway at the Gardens as it presents its first Donald J. Kurth, M.D. production, Stephen Sondheim’s musical Sweeney Todd . MAYOR With the successful response from parents and grandparents who are attending the Playhouse for theatrical productions for L. Dennis Michael their children, the addition of Broadway style-musical theatre MAYOR PRO TEM productions for adult audiences has been increasingly requested . Rex Gutierrez Broadway at the Gardens is intended to accommodate that request COUNCIL MEMBER while complimenting the existing theatre offerings at the Sam Spagnolo Playhouse. Annually, Broadway at the Gardens will produce a high COUNCIL MEMBER quality, high tech, high energy musical theatre experience offering Diane Williams one of the industry’s hottest titles for adult or general audiences. COUNCIL MEMBER The Cultural Center and its offerings are truly a fulfillment of a community dream to bring arts and culture to Rancho OTHER ELECTED Cucamonga in a facility that is unmatched in the region. We OFFICIALS are extremely proud of the Lewis Family Playhouse at the Cultural James C. Frost Center and the name it has established for itself in our community CITY TREASURER and beyond as a premiere cultural destination point. We hope that Janice Reynolds you enjoy your visit to the Cultural Center for our first production CITY CLERK of Broadway at the Gardens as we stage the classic, yet newly regenerated Sweeney Todd . Now, sit back and try to relax as the curtain is about to go up on a chilling, heart-pounding, musical Jack Lam, AICP thriller right here at the Lewis Family Playhouse! CITY MANAGER Welcome to the Inaugural production of Broadway at the Gardens’ Sweeney Todd at the Lewis Family Playhouse. We are excited that you have joined us for Hope Kaufman, who are this historical event. This production marks the star performers the introduction of a brand new theatre behind the scenes, they company in Southern California created by pull everything together the City of Rancho Cucamonga. and coordinate with the What has been created for this inaugural Lewis Family Playhouse’s lauded technical production has been under the careful crew headed by Tony Schondel. direction and guidance of veteran Inland Theatre should be a labor of love. Every Empire Director Gary Krinke and one of the person involved with Sweeney Todd has newest and in-demand Musical Directors, opened their hearts and gone above and David Lamoureux. They understand our beyond the call of duty to make tonight’s vision for excellence and we thank them for performance all that we think a night out at bringing this venture to life. the theatre should be. On behalf of the entire We have been blessed with amazing cast and crew, we hope you enjoy tonight’s designers as well who have designed a production. wonderfully theatrical environment. We’d also like to thank our production team, Susan Sluka-Kelly Cultural Arts Supervisor headed by the tireless Martin Dickey and Patrick Hediger Broadway at the Gardens Producer LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE Broadway at the Gardens, the City’s newest professional theatre project, presents their inaugural production, Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller Sweeney Todd . Each year Broadway at the Gardens will produce high quality, high tech, high energy musical theatre experience offering one of the industry's hottest titles for adult or general audiences. Working with top-notch, Southern California based directors and designers, professional actors will take on key leading roles with local talent having the opportunity to complete the show’s cast. Each year Broadway at the Gardens will present a new theatrical production, responding to our patrons' desire to experience new, interesting and exciting forms of theatrical entertainment. Director’s Notes What a great honor it has been to join the various artists at Broadway at the Gardens for this grand musical thriller by the genius Stephen Sondheim. My thanks to Patrick and the incredible staff at the City of Rancho Cucamonga and the Lewis Family Playhouse. Also to a very determined and proud group of musical theatre artists, technicians and musicians; and finally to new friends and old, Hope, Martin and David for their tremendous attention to details and the genuine care taken with one another. To Debbie and John—we are in your capable hands and we thank you for holding us near. Celebrate this new adventure with us as we embark on a dynamic new path at the Playhouse. Gary Krinke, Director 4 Box Office (909) 477-2752 Presents Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street A Musical Thriller by Stephen Sondheim Music & Lyrics by Book by Stephen Sondheim Hugh Wheeler From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Directed & Staged by Musical Director Gary Krinke David Lamoureux Lighting Design by Costume Design by Jean- Yves Tessier Mela Hoyt-Heydon Sound Design by Hair & Make-up Design by Andrew Nagy Krista Kelly Sets by Assistant Director Off Broadway West, LTD Hope Kaufman Stage Managers Cassandra Hodges Martin Dickey February 27 th - March 8 th Sweeney Todd is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com 5 The Cast: SWEENEY TODD . John LaLonde MRS. LOVETT . Debbie Prutsman ANTHONY HOPE . Jonathan Hawkins JOHANNA . Jamie Hartmann TOBIAS . Adam Trent JUDGE TURPIN . Paul Kehler BEADLE BAMFORD . Nathan Monks BEGGAR WOMAN . Valerie K. Jasso ADOLFO PIRELLI . Gary Ablard The Company: Jonathan Arana Jaime Kurtz James Ellis Joey Nestra Veronica Freeth Oliva Patterson Amanda Gettinger Jonathan Page Brenda Haines Christopher Rath Rae Henderson Taylor Snow Issac James Kelley Squires Jason James Ann Thomas Paul Hovannes Vil Towers 6 Box Office (909) 477-2752 Musical Numbers Prologue The Ballad of Sweeney Todd Company Act I No Place Like London Todd, Anthony, Beggar Woman The Barber and His Wife Todd The Worst Pies in London Mrs. Lovett Poor Thing Mrs. Lovett My Friends Todd, Mrs. Lovett, Company Green Finch and Linnet Bird Johanna Ah, Miss Anthony, Johanna, Beggar Woman Pirelli’s Miracle Elixir Tobias, Todd, Mrs. Lovett, Members of the Company The Contest Pirelli The Ballad of Sweeney Todd Members of the Company Wait Mrs. Lovett KissMe/Ladies in Their Sensitivities Anthony, Johanna, Beadle, Judge Pretty Women Todd, Judge Turpin Epiphany Todd A Little Priest Todd, Mrs. Lovett 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com 7 Act II God, That’s Good! Tobias, Mrs. Lovett, Todd, Members of the Company Johanna Anthony, Todd, Johanna, Beggar Woman By the Sea Mrs. Lovett, Todd Wigmaker Sequence; The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (reprise) Todd, Anthony, Members of the Company The Letter Members of the Company Not While I’m Around Tobias, Mrs. Lovett Parlor Songs Mrs. Lovett, Tobias The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (reprise) Members of the Company City On Fire/Searchers (reprise) Johanna, Todd, Mrs. Lovett, Beggar Woman,Company Beggar Woman’s Lullaby Beggar Woman The Judge’s Return Todd Final Sequence Todd, Mrs. Lovett The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Epilogue) Company Orchestra CONDUCTOR - David Lamoureux FLUTE , P ICCOLO , C LARINET - WillVargas KEYBOARD - Julie Lamoureux CLARINET , B ASS CLARINET - April Leslie VIOLIN - Ray Reinebach, OBOE , E NGLISH HORN - Sean Franz Regan Lee Lambert, Jason Livesay BASSOON - Rufus Oliver VIOLA - Nolan Livesay FRENCH HORN - Preston Shepard CELLO - Dave Takahashi TRUMPET - Dustin McKinney, Cheri Cole BASS - Albert Garcia TROMBONE - Mike Briones, FLUTE , P ICCOLO - Gavin Furuken Takako Nakano, Steve Hughes PERCUSSION - Seung ahYang 8 Box Office (909) 477-2752 who who’s in the cast JOHN LALONDE (SWEENEY TODD) John is thrilled to be doing Sweeney Todd again after having appeared many moons ago as Anthony in Cal State LA's ACTF award winning production. No stranger to this theatre, he recently directed our productions of The Secret Garden and Joseph… Dreamcoat. He also made a brief appearance here as the Duke in Big River directed by Susan Sluka- Kelly. Other favorite roles include Eric in Phantom , Capt Von Trapp in The Sound of Music , Oscar in Sweet Charity , The Cat in Honk! and Frank in Annie Get Your Gun . He appeared as Frank-n-Furter in the Hawaiian Premiere of The Rocky Horror Show , and Off Broadway in A ChristmasTwist and Wuthering Heights , the Musical . Last year he won an ITL award for his performance as Michael in I Do! I Do!, Jud in Oklahoma and as Cervantes/Quixote in Performance Riverside's production of Man of LaMancha . Recently John became the artistic director of the Candlelight Pavilion in Claremont. He will be reprising his role in Man of LaMancha during their 2009 season. Special thanks to Vee and my family for letting me go to the dark place, to the amazing cast and very giving directors Gary and David. To Hope and Patrick for keeping us all informed and lastly to Debbie Prutsman who is one of the most talented actors I have ever worked with. I love that you are my friend and I can’t imagine spilling blood with anyone else. DEBBIE PRUTSMAN (MRS. LOVETT) Debbie is honored to join this premier company of Broadway at the Gardens, performing opposite her talented, long-time friend, Mr. LaLonde, and under the direction of long-time friends/inspirations, Mr. Krinke and Mr. Lamoreux. Debbie is blessed to have performed roles like Madame Thernardier in Les Miserables, Vera Sanders in Smoke on the Mountain , Mrs.