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January 2009
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
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From the Artistic Director
Sheldon Epps. Photo by Bill Youngblood.
Dear Friends,
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elcome to the first production of our
2009 Season and the continuation of
our celebration of Women: The Heart and Soul of
Theatre on our stage. It is a great pleasure to kick
off this new year with Stormy Weather, celebrating
the life and career of Lena Horne, certainly one of
the most dazzling, iconic and indeed history making
women in American entertainment history.
People often ask how a particular project actually
ends up as part of our season. In this case, this
exciting show has been making its way to the stage
of the Playhouse for many years. I remember having
lunch with Sharleen Cooper Cohen, the writer of
the musical, almost a decade ago. She told me of
her plans to develop a stage show with Lena Horne at its center. I found this to be an
incredibly attractive, though challenging idea. Before meeting Sharleen that day, I walked
around the corner to a wonderful used book store and found an old paperback copy of a
book I’d read years before about Miss Horne. I offered Sharleen the book along with my
encouragement and support. Over many years I kept track of her progress as the show
developed; I saw some readings and workshops, and continued to talk with her about the
material. One of my major concerns was always “the WHO.” Who would be attracted
to the (daunting) task of bringing the great lady to life on the stage? When Sharleen
shared with me the seismic news that another great lady, Leslie Uggams, was committed
to bringing her dynamic and brilliant artistry to the role, the question of “the Who” was
answered in a way that gave me both excitement and great anticipation. I am fortunate to
have shared a long professional history with Leslie and to have worked with her several
times. She is indeed one of the great singing actresses of the American musical theatre.
The combination of Lena and Leslie was overwhelmingly attractive, and we began to make
plans to bring this story to the stage of the Playhouse. I was also thrilled to learn that
Michael Bush would be the director of the show, and would become Sharleen’s partner as
she continued to develop the material. Our audition process led us to cast Nikki Crawford
to play the role of Lena in her younger years. Nikki is another of my favorite leading ladies
and we have been fortunate to have her on the stage of the Playhouse many times. Her
addition to the cast, along with the rest of the talented acting company, supported by the
work of a dazzling design team all make for the promise of a stunning evening of musical
theatre. I am so very happy that this long road has led us to the delightful reality of
opening this season with Stormy Weather.
As we all know, these are challenging times in our society. This of course makes for
even greater challenges for arts organizations. I believe that one can respond to these
challenges through either fear and panic, or confidence and determination. Here at
the Playhouse, we are quite boldly taking the latter road. We will continue to marshal
our strength, our resources, our artistry and our passion for the theatre in every way
that we can to deliver the best of our art form on our stage. Our ability to do this will
take concerted effort from all of us who believe strongly in both the need for and the
tremendous value of the arts in our society. I thank you for joining me in this wonderfully
noble mission. With your ongoing help I know that we will keep our theatre strong, vital,
alive and thriving, and that we will sustain the artistic leadership that has allowed the
Playhouse to shine brightly once again.
January 21 - March 1, 2009
Stormy Weather
By Sharleen Cooper Cohen
Choreography by
Randy Skinner
Directed by Michael Bush
March 20 - April 19, 2009
MAURITIUS
By Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
May 22 - June 28, 2009
The Little Foxes
By Lillian Hellman
Directed by Dámaso Rodriguez
September 4 - October 11, 2009
THE NIGHT
IS A CHILD
By Charles Randolph-Wright
Directed by Sheldon Epps
Plus Two
Surprise
Productions
Sincerely,
39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101-2023 BOX OFFICE: (626) 356-7529 www.pasadenaplayhouse.org
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Pasadena Playhouse
Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director
Ken Novice, Interim Managing Director
Tom Ware, Producing Director
Produced by special arrangement with Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley and Armica Productions
proudly presents
Leslie Uggams as Lena Horne
in
Conceived and Written by
Sharleen Cooper Cohen
Suggested by the biography Lena Horne, Entertainer published by Chelsea House.
Also Starring
Nikki Crawford
Phillip Attmore Jordan Barbour Yvette Cason Cleavant Derricks Wilkie Ferguson
Ashley Greene Bruce Katzman Chéri McKenzie Kevyn Morrow Jeffrey Rockwell
Robert Torti Toni Trucks Diane Vincent
and
Dee Hoty
Scenic Design
James Noone
Costume Design
Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design
Paul Gallo
Wig and Hair Design
Carol F. Doran
Principal wigs and hair by
Paul Huntley
Orchestrations by
Gordon Goodwin
Press representative
Patty Onagan
Dance Arrangements by
Randy Skinner
Casting
Michael Donovan, C.S.A.
Liz Lewis, C.S.A.
Sound Design
Lewis Mead
conductor
Linda Twine
Assistant Director
Lisa Dozier
production stage manager
Lurie Horns Pfeffer
Associate
choreographer
Jeremy Benton
assistant stage manager
Lea Chazin
Music Direction by
Linda Twine
Choreography by
Randy Skinner
Directed By
Michael Bush
January 21 - March 1, 2009
Stormy Weather is produced by arrangement with Stormy Weather Musical, LLC. World premiere of Stormy Weather was produced at the Prince Music
Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Original New York Workshop presented by Amas Musical Theater, Donna Trinkoff, Producing Director.
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Cast
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Lena Horne.......................................................................................................................................*Leslie Uggams
With
(in alphabetical order)
Jivin’ Jones/Louis Jones.........................................................................................................*Phillip Attmore
Teddy Jones.................................................................................................................................. *Jordan Barbour
Edna Horne rodriguez/Ruby/Church Lady...................................................................... *Yvette Cason
Young Lena.....................................................................................................................................*Nikki Crawford
Teddy Horne, Sr..................................................................................................................... *Cleavant Derricks
Aiken Bones/Medgar Evers/Avon Long/Building super......................................*Wilkie Ferguson
Young Gail (matinee performances only)...................................................................... Ashley Greene
Kay Thompson.......................................................................................................................................... *Dee Hoty
L.B. Mayer/Perry Como/Barney josephson/american man/
Photographer/Production assistant.............................................................................*Bruce Katzman
Young Gail (Evening Performances only)....................................................................Chéri McKenzie
Billy Strayhorn............................................................................................................................*Kevyn Morrow
Arthur freed/owney madden/gary cooper/director/
lennie’s friend/british man/drunk...............................................................................*Jeffrey Rockwell
Lennie Hayton..................................................................................................................................... *Robert Torti
Gail Jones Lumet/amanda gerrard/french woman/wardrobe lady...................*Toni Trucks
loreen hall/hostess/wardrobe lady/american woman/
production assistant/waitress..........................................................................................*Diane Vincent
setting
Early 1980s
Lena Horne’s New York apartment and various times and
places in her mind.
There will be one fifteen (15) minute intermission.
Season Sponsor
Made possible in part by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division.
Natural Herb Cough Drops provided to the cast courtesy of Ricola U.S.A., Inc.
Pasadena Playhouse is a proud member of Theatre Communications Group, LA Stage Alliance, the League of
Resident Theatres (LORT) and the Pasadena Arts Council.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union for Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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The Music
Musical Numbers
(Musical numbers and the order in which they appear are subject to change.)
Act One
“Love”........................................................................................................................................................................Lena
“That Old Feeling”...............................................................................................................Lena, Lennie Hayton
“As Long as I Live”.......................................................................................................... Young Lena, Avon Long
“Deed I Do”...............................................................................................................................................Young Lena
“Let Me Sing and I’m Happy”...................................Billy Strayhorn, Lennie, Ted Horne, Teddy Jones
“Stardust”...................................................................................................................................................Teddy, Lena
“There’ll Be Some Changes Made”.....................................................................................Lena, Young Lena
“You Let Me Down”............................................................................................................ Lena, Kay Thompson
“Lush Life”................................................................................................................................................................. Billy
“Life’s Full of Consequence”.................................................................................Young Lena, Bones, Jones
“From This Moment On”...................................................................................................................................Lena
“Just One of Those Things”...................................................................................Young Lena, Bones, Jones
“How Deep is the Ocean”...................................................................................................Billy, Kay, Company
“Come Rain or Come Shine”...........................................................................................................................Lena
Reprise: “Come Rain or Come Shine”........................................................................................................... Billy
“The Lady is a Tramp”.........................................................................................Lena, Young Lena, Company
Act two
Entr’acte........................................................................................................................................................ Orchestra
“Push De Button”.......................................................................................................Young Lena, Bones, Jones
“Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man”..................................................................................................Lena, Young Lena
“Dream Along with Me/Too Close for Comfort”......................................................................Perry Como
“Lover, Come Back to Me”................................................................................................................................. Billy
“Honeysuckle Rose”.............................................................................................................................................Lena
“This Little Light of Mine”.................................................................................Lena, Young Lena, Company
“Yesterday, When I Was Young”.....................................................................................................................Lena
“Love Me or Leave Me”........................................................................................................................Young Lena
“When You’re Smilin’”...................................................................................... Gail Lumet, Amy Lumet, Lena
“Stormy Weather”................................................................................................................................................Lena
Orchestra
Linda Twine.........................................................................................................................Conductor/Piano
Gordon Peeke.......................................................................................................................................... Drums
Hilliard Wilson.............................................................................................................................................. Bass
Gary Solt.................................................................................................................................................... Guitar
Don Fornero......................................................................................................................................... Trumpet
Charlie Morillas................................................................................................................................Trombone
Rusty Higgins.................................................................................................................................Woodwind 1
Rick Keller......................................................................................................................................Woodwind 2
Tom Griep........................................................................................................................................Synthesizer
Michael Larsen......................................................................................................Rehearsal Accompanist
Lea Chazin...........................................................................................................................Music Contractor
John Fenge............................................................................................................................... Music Copying
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From the Director
I
Lena, Leslie
And the audacity of hope
I
I am in my mid fifties and was born and raised in the South...
North Carolina to be exact. And I came of age during the 1960’s
at a time when I felt the world promised real “change.” I’ll leave
it to the true historians to argue just how much that promise has
been realized. But that time did instill in me the courage to pursue
my own personal dream of a “life in the theatre.” And it all started
in our upstairs TV room where I discovered the movies and stars
of Hollywood’s Golden Age. And yes, musicals were, and still are,
my favorite. And it was during this time that I found Lena Horne.
It was also during this time that I discovered Broadway as I was
lucky enough to have parents who took me to the theatre and
who bought me original cast albums. And one Christmas, because
I had become a real fan of Lena, I was given the album to Jamaica. And my favorite song on the album was
“Push De Button.” If you don’t know it, you will, as it opens Act 2 of our show.
Stormy Weather Director Michael Bush.
t’s impossible not to draw the parallels. As we begin
performances of Stormy Weather here in Pasadena, our
first African American President is moving into the White House.
Many movies and plays have used the term “here is a story for
our time,” but I am struck by just how true this is, right now, for
our musical about the life of Lena Horne. It may be stretching
the truth to say that Obama would not be where he is today if it
wasn’t for Lena, but it sure seems true from my point of view.
Jump ahead a few years to when I was old enough to buy my own records and I was first in line to buy the
cast album to Hallelujah, Baby starring… Leslie Uggams. Now my mother will tell you that I had to own EVERY
original cast album ever made, and she would be right, but I will tell you that Hallelujah, Baby was, and still
is, one of my absolute favorites. The show tells the story of the civil rights movement in America from the
beginning of the 20th Century to the 1960’s, and it was originally written to star Lena Horne! Quelle Surprise!!
But I also knew that My Fair Lady was written to star Mary Martin, and not Julie Andrews….and that’s show
biz. But I certainly thought it was a fascinating intersection of two of my favorite performers. And I dreamed of
one day getting to know them.
So yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Now, almost 40 years later, as Obama becomes President, I find myself
at the helm of another of their intersections as the director of Stormy Weather, the true and inspiring story
of an American cultural icon, played by another American cultural icon. And it is a true “event” in the theatre
as the story is not only a part of American history, but it also provides us the opportunity to witness history
as Lena “passes the torch” to Leslie. Both of these women have been trailblazers for other African American
artists and for our country in general, by proving that dreams, despite prejudice, can become reality. It also tells
a very human story that I think reflects us all. Of the many things age has taught me, one of the most profound
is that life throws you curves. We all have our own personal “storms” to get through... and if we are lucky and
strong, and surrounded by love, we make it back into the light. This is true of Lena, this is true of me and it is
true for our country. So while our story is about one of Hollywood’s brightest stars, it is also a story about hope
and the realization of the American Dream that exists for all of us. And isn’t that the truth of what’s happening
right now?
Michael Bush
Michael Bush’s in-depth biography can be found on page 11 of this program.
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E
From the Playwright
Surviving
The Storm
verybody’s life goes through times of stormy weather. I’ve
certainly had my share. And that’s what drew me to the life of
Lena Horne. Six of my seven published novels dealt with characters
facing terrible tragedies, difficult circumstances and overwhelming
odds. Yet somehow they found the courage, determination and
tenacity to overcome their situations as I did in my own life. And most
of them even triumphed! It wasn’t easy writing about heart-wrenching
events, just as it wasn’t easy living through them.
That’s why, when I saw a PBS documentary on Lena Horne in 1996,
it spoke to my soul. When I learned what she had gone through, and
not just the trials and indignities suffered by a black woman in those
difficult years, but her own personal drama, I knew I had to write about
her. I’m so thankful that I did, though I had no idea when I began how
long the odyssey would take. I fought to bring her story to an audience
for 13 years. Yet, it was so worthwhile, I never gave up. And now my
dream has come true.
Lena’s amazing career spanned four decades. She was the first black
performer to be embraced by both worlds. Her courage, her talent and her strength of character broke through
barriers and paved the way for so many others. She guarded her private life fiercely and in public, she was always
a lady. While beloved by fans of all races, there’s an entire generation who doesn’t know her, or what she did for
them. They need to know.
Stormy Weather is not a typical biography. It’s about an extraordinary woman faced with such a terrible crisis
in her life that it’s brought her to despair, unable to go on. And only by reliving certain incidents of her life,
recognizing her enormous triumphs and forgiving herself for her terrible mistakes, can she find her own inner
core of strength. On her journey, we laugh with her, cry with her, share her magnificent music and the moments
of her incredible life.
Any one of us might find ourselves at sometime in our lives experiencing great despair, fearing, like Lena, that
there is no way out. And that’s why Lena Horne’s story resonated with me. It examines the way we all have to deal
with what life gives us and, in her particular case, find the strength to go on. Every life story is unique - hers, even
more so. It definitely inspired me. I hope it inspires you.
If you want to continue this conversation, please write to me at www.sharleencoopercohen.com/blog.html. I
want to hear from you.
Sharleen Cooper Cohen
Sharleen Cooper Cohen’s in-depth biography can be found on page 11 of this program.
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Stormy Weather writer Sharleen Cooper Cohen.
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Historical Background
Lena Horne
Taking America by Storm
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By Jessica Smith
a climate defined by volatile race
1942 AMERICA was
­relations. Overseas, African ­Americans fought
in ­ segregated units in WWII, while on the homefront,
­segregation would thrive for over a decade.
It was this same year that 25 year-old Lena Horne joined
MGM and became the first African American to sign a ­­­longterm studio contract; she also became the highest paid
black actor of that time.
Never one to be discouraged by obstacles, Lena Horne
quickly became an American icon, not only as a performer,
but also as a political figure that stood for change. While
put on a pedestal by Hollywood as a goddess of the stage
and silver screen, she was down on the front lines ­fighting
the battle of racism that plagued mid-twentieth century
­America. Between releasing 17 films and appearing on
Broadway several times, she participated in the March
on Washington and performed at rallies throughout the
­country for the National Council for Negro Women. Her
unparalleled accomplishments as an entertainer, coupled
with her commitment to civil rights, blazed a trail for many
who followed.
DID YOU KNOW...
• At age 16, Lena was a dancer in the chorus of
Harlem’s famous Cotton Club.
• MGM studios appointed Max Factor himself to
­create a make-up for Lena that would make her
look darker; it was called “Light Egyptian.”
• In 1947, Lena was blacklisted for her support of
the Hollywood Independent Citizens ­Committee,
the Joint Anti-Fascist Committee and W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson’s Council on African Affairs.
• Lena and her husband Lennie Hayton kept their
marriage a secret for 3 years (interracial marriage
was illegal when they became engaged).
• Lena’s father, her husband and her son Teddy all
died within 12 months of each other.
• Lena is a descendant of John C. Calhoun, the 7th
Vice President of the United States.
• Lena is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
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Leslie Uggams (Lena
Horne) Pasadena
Playhouse: Blue!
Tony and Emmy
Award-winning Leslie
Uggams recently
starred in First Breeze
of Summer at the
acclaimed Off-Broadway Signature
Theater, for which she received the
Audelco Award for leading actress for
her portrayal of Gremmar Edwards.
Uggams’ Broadway appearances
have included starring alongside
James Earl Jones in On Golden Pond
and co-starring in the Broadway hit
Thoroughly Modern Millie. In 2001,
her Broadway portrayal of Ruby in
August Wilson’s King Hedley II was
nominated for a Tony Award, and
followed two other Audelco Awardwinning, critically acclaimed, OffBroadway performances: The Old
Settler and Keb Mo’s blues musical
Thunder Knocking on the Door. Earlier
this year, Uggams co-starred in the
soon-to-be-released independent film
Toe to Toe. At the legendary Apollo
Theater in Harlem, 9 year-old Uggams
opened for such legends as Louis
Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah
Washington Mitch Miller, head of
recordings for Columbia Records, was
so impressed by her vocal talents that
he signed her to a recording contract
and then made her a regular on “Sing
Along With Mitch.” As such, Leslie
Uggams became the first AfricanAmerican performer to be regularly
featured on a weekly, national primetime television series. Concurrent
with her musical composition and
theory studies at the Juilliard School,
Leslie released the first of 10 albums
she was to record for Columbia
Records, including her first hit single,
“Morgan.” In 1970, she had her own
musical variety television series
on CBS-TV, “The Leslie Uggams
Show,” and signed a new recording
contract with Atlantic Records. In
1972, she made her dramatic film
debut opposite Charlton Heston in
the MGM film Skyjacked, followed by
Black Girl, the acclaimed film directed
by Ossie Davis. However, it was
Leslie’s portrayal of Kizzy in the most
watched dramatic show in TV history,
Alex Haley’s Roots, that won her
worldwide recognition as a dramatic
actress – including the Critics Choice
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Who’s Who
Award for Best Supporting Actress
in 1978, an Emmy nomination for
Best Leading Actress and a coveted
Golden Globe Nomination from the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
When not performing in the theatre,
Leslie can be found touring the
country with her acclaimed concerts.
She has appeared with The Cincinnati
Pops, the Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra, The Washington
Symphony Orchestra and The Rhode
Island Symphony, to name a few.
Most recently, Leslie received rave
reviews for her new CD “On My Way
to You – The Songs of Marilyn and
Alan Bergman.”
Best Supporting Actress nomination),
Leonard Bernstein’s Mass at the
Hollywood Bowl, The Great American
Song Book at the Mark Taper Forum
(opposite Michael Feinstein), Disney’s
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(Esmerelda), My Way: A Tribute to
Frank Sinatra at La Mirada Theatre
and her one-woman show at the
Cerritos Center for the Performing
Arts. Television: Numb3rs, Malcolm
in the Middle, The District, Dream
On, Lush Life. Film: Retiring Tatiana,
Duck, Contradictions of the Heart,
and most recently, Applause for Miss
E. Nikki also starred in the PBS Great
Performances broadcast of Play On!.
DEE HOTY (Kay
Thompson)
Pasadena Playhouse
debut. Broadway:
Footloose (Tony
Award nomination),
The Best Little
Whorehouse Goes
Public (Tony Award nomination),
The Will Rogers Follies (Tony Award
nomination), Mamma Mia!, City of
Angels, Me and My Girl, Big River,
The Five O’Clock Girl, Shakespeare’s
Cabaret. Los Angeles: Dr. Doolittle
(opposite Tommy Tune), Mamma
Mia! (Donna). National Tours: Barnum
(opposite Stacy Keach). Favorite OffBroadway and regional roles include
Kay Thompson in Stormy Weather
at Prince Music Theater (Barrymore
Award), Follies at the Paper Mill
Playhouse, and creating roles in
Lanford Wilson’s Book of Days and
Arthur Laurents’ Two Lives. Recent
television and film credits include
The Understudy, Law & Order, Law
& Order: Criminal Intent. Currently:
workshop productions of Dangerous
Beauty and Elf: the Musical. A native
of Cleveland, Ohio; joined AEA in
1976; graduate of Otterbein College.
PHILLIP ATTMORE
(Jivin’ Jones/Louis
Jones/Dance
Captain) Pasadena
Playhouse: RAY
CHARLES LIVE!
– A New Musical.
Broadway: Irving
Berlin’s White Christmas, Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang, On the Twentieth
Century (Actor’s Fund), Debbie
Allen’s Beehive on Broadway (New
York City workshop). Regional/
Tours: Fosse (world tour); 42nd Street
(Moscow); Irving Berlin’s White
Christmas (San Francisco/Los
Angeles). Cabaret/Solo Performance:
Phillip Attmore: Moments Musicaux
(Paris, France). Film/TV: Sam
Shepard’s Silent Tongue, Bold and the
Beautiful, Ned’s Declassified School
Survival Guide, Judging Amy, Sisters,
So You Think You Can Dance (Las
Vegas ’08 Finalist). Phillip is ecstatic
to be performing with such an
amazing cast! He would like to thank
his family and friends for their prayers
and support. “Thank you, God, for
giving me so many opportunities to
live out my life to it’s full potential!”
NIKKI CRAWFORD
(Young Lena)
Pasadena Playhouse:
A Class Act (Felicia),
As Bees In Honey
Drown, Play On!
(Lady Viv). Regional:
Spamalot (The Lady
of the Lake) at the Wynn (Las Vegas
Company), Play On! (Lady Viv) at
Arena Stage (Helen Hayes Award
JORDAN BARBOUR
(Teddy Jones)
Pasadena Playhouse
debut. New York:
Dance Dance
Revolution at Les
Freres (Corbusier),
Our Country’s Good
at Folding Chair Classical Theatre,
Measure for Measure, The Three
Sisters, The Varsity Show. Regional:
Cold Hard Cash, Big Money, On
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Who’s Who
the Razzle, Wing It!, Party Come
Here at Williamstown Theatre
Festival, The Shipment at Wexner
Center, Yellowman, Yeast Nation,
Hair, Hamlet, Topdog/Underdog at
Perseverance Theatre, The Scarlet
Pimpernel, Children of Eden at
Westmont Theatre Company. Jordan
has performed in workshops at The
Public Theatre, The Kennedy Center
and Playwrights Horizons, and has
sung with the Juilliard Choral Union
at Carnegie Hall and New York State
Theatre. Training: vocal performance
with David Clatworthy at The Juilliard
School, Williamstown apprenticeship,
B.A. in American Studies at Columbia
University. Jordan is honored to be
working with the amazing cast and
creative team of Stormy Weather. Big
thanks to Liz Lewis, Michael Donovan
and my agents at Bret Adams. Much
love to family and friends for all their
endless support.
YVETTE CASON (Edna
Horne Rodriguez/
Ruby/Church Lady)
Pasadena Playhouse:
RAY CHARLES LIVE!
– A New Musical, Play
on! (Ovation Award),
Sisterella (NAACP
Theatre Award). Broadway: Play On!,
Dreamgirls. Regional: Once Upon
This Island, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Into
the Woods, Ain’t Misbehavin, And
the World Goes Round, St. Louis
Woman, Thunder Knocking on the
Door, Stevie Wants to Play the Blues,
Williamstown Theatre Festival, San
Jose Repertory Theatre, New York
City Center, Sacramento Music
Circus, CLO South Bay, La Mirada
Theatre. Television: The Bold And The
Beautiful, Hannah Montana, Notes
from the Underbelly, ER, Alias, Boston
Public, Judging Amy, The Parkers,
The District, King of Queens. Film:
Dreamgirls (with Beyonce and Jamie
Foxx). Education: Berklee College of
Music (Boston, MA). Yvette wishes
to thank her family, friends and her
agent for their continuous love and
support.
CLEAVANT DERRICKS (Teddy Jones,
Sr.) Pasadena Playhouse debut.
Broadway: Dreamgirls (James
Thunder Early; Tony Award, Best
Featured Actor in a Musical), Big
Deal (Tony Award
and Drama Desk
Award nominations),
Brooklyn, But Never
Jam Today, Your
Arms Too Short
to Box with God.
National Tours:
The Full Monty (NAACP Theatre
Award). Regional: Like Jazz at the
Mark Taper Forum (opposite Patti
Austin and Lillias White), Damn
Yankees at Reprise!, Pest Control
at the NoHo Arts Center. Film:
Moscow on the Hudson (with Robin
Williams), Slugger’s Wife, Offbeat,
Carnival of Soul, World Traveler (with
Julianne Moore and Billy Crudup),
the soon-to-be released Rome and
Jewel. Television: Sliders, Cold Case,
Wedding Bells, The Bernie Mac Show,
The Practice, Touched By an Angel,
Roseanne, Moonlighting, LA Law,
Spencer for Hire, Charmed. Cleavant
began his career writing Southern
Gospel music in Nashville. Along
with his father (a Baptist minister
and gospel composer), Cleavant
wrote a gospel album, “Satisfaction
Gauranteed,” which was nominated
for a Grammy Award.
WILKIE FERGUSON
(Aiken Bones/
Medgar Evers/Avon
Long/Building Super)
Pasadena Playhouse:
RAY CHARLES LIVE!
– A New Musical
(Young Ray), SISTER
ACT the Musical. Tours: Hairspray
(Seaweed; first national tour).
Regional: Hairspray (Seaweed); South
Pacific at the Hollywood Bowl (with
Reba McEntire); Miss Saigon (John);
Dreamgirls; Smokey Joe’s Café,
Flora the Red Menace at Reprise!.
Numerous television appearances
and voiceovers. Education: New
World School of the Arts, Morehouse
College (Atlanta, GA), Eastman
School of Music (Classical Piano
Performance major). In addition to
Wilkie’s many theatrical credits, he
has also served on the faculty of the
Boys’ Choir of Harlem as Assistant
Director, Piano Accompanist and
Music Theory Instructor.
ASHLEY GREENE (Young Gail at
matinee performances) Pasadena
Playhouse debut.
Theatre: Annie the
Musical (Molly) at
the Valencia Park
Performing Arts
Magnet, How to
Eat Like a Child
(Paula) at the Young
Stars Theatre. Film: To Wander
in Pandemonium (Bobbi; 2009),
Learning to Fly, God Fly,The War
Machine. Ashley, at the young age
of three, emphatically declared, “I
want to be a star!” Since that bold
statement she has committed herself
to act as a seasoned professional.
She is honored to perform in Stormy
Weather with such an extraordinary
group of actors at the historical
Pasadena Playhouse. She is
represented by Young Performers
Management, Diverse Talent Group
and BMG Models.
BRUCE KATZMAN
(L.B. Mayer/Perry
Como/Barney
Josephson/American
Man/Photographer/
Production Assistant)
Pasadena Playhouse
debut. Broadway:
Cabaret at the Roundabout Theatre
Company (Tony Award), premiere
season of Tony Randall’s National
Actors Theatre. New York: Richard
III (with Denzel Washington), Othello
(with Raul Julia and Christopher
Walken) at New York Shakespeare
Festival; Sylvia (with Sarah Jessica
Parker) at the Manhattan Theatre
Club; numerous Off-Off-Broadway
stages. Los Angeles: The Talking
Cure at the Mark Taper Forum,
Saturday Night at Grossinger’s at
Theatre West, Looking for Normal
at the Secret Rose (Theatre NEO),
Charlotte: A Life or Theatre? at the
MET Theatre, The Last Schwartz
at the Zephyr. Television and Film:
Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds,
Desperate Housewives, Gridiron Gang
and many others. Katzman directed
critically acclaimed productions
of King Lear (2003) and Uncle
Vanya (2002) for the MET Theatre
in Hollywood. A teacher of acting
and current faculty member of the
Stella Adler Studio-LA, Bruce has
conducted workshops on the plays of
Anton Chekhov in England, Denmark
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and acting conservatories across the
United States. Education: M.F.A from
Yale School of Drama.
CHéRI McKENZIE
(Young Gail
at evening
performances)
Pasadena Playhouse
debut. Regional:
Visions of Sugarplums
(world premiere);
Orphans! (Molly); Cinderella, The
Nutcracker at the Alex Theatre
(Glendale); Pinocchio at the San
Gabriel Civic Auditorium; Feeling
Good with the Music of Leslie
Bricusse, The Year Was 1914, Let
Us Entertain You with the Music of
Jules Styne at the Assistance League
Playhouse (Hollywood). Chéri loves
studying acting, dancing and singing
in addition to playing basketball and
being a 4th grader at Don Benito
Fundamental in Pasadena where she’s
a Girl Scout. She thanks her family,
teachers and friends for helping her
make this dream come true. Enjoy the
show!
KEVYN MORROW (Billy
Strayhorn) Pasadena
Playhouse debut.
Broadway: original
casts of The Scarlet
Pimpernel, Dream,
Smokey Joe’s Café,
Dreamgirls, A Chorus
Line, Leader of the Pack, Anything
Goes (revival). London: 125th Street
(Georgie Blues; world premiere),
Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker Jr.; 2004
Olivier Award nominee, Best Actor
in a Musical). Off-Broadway: Radio
Golf (Harmond Wilks), The Pajama
Game (Sid), The Three Musketeers
(Aramis), Five Guys Named Moe,
Thunder Knocking on the Door, Blue
(Blue), Our Town, Stone My Heart,
Tambourines to Glory (Buddy Lomax;
2005 Helen Hayes Award nominee,
Best Actor). Film: Dark Light, The
Trade, Stayin’ Alive. Television: Hope
and Faith (recurring), Ed (recurring),
Coach, Murphy Brown, L.A. Law, One
Life to Live, Kidsworld (Host).
JEFFREY ROCKWELL (Arthur Freed/
Owney Madden/Gary Cooper/
Director/British Man/Drunk/
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Playhouse debut.
National Tours: City
of Angels (Stone),
Elton John’s Aida
(Zoser). Regional:
City of Angels at LA’s
Schubert Theatre (Stone); Beauty
and the Beast (Beast), South Pacific
(Emile) at Sierra Repertory Theatre;
Twice Upon a Time at CLO of South
Bay Cities (Fingers); My Fair Lady at
San Diego Starlight Theatre (Henry
Higgins); Musical of Musicals – the
Musical (Jidder, world premiere) at
Laguna Playhouse and The Colony
Theatre; Showboat at Fullerton
CLO (Gaylord Ravenal). Jeffrey
has provided music and lyrics for
musical adaptations of Ray Bradbury’s
Dandelion Wine and Francois
Truffaut’s The Last Metro, the latter
produced at Musical Theatre Works
in New York and both produced at
the Colony Theatre in Los Angeles.
Jeffrey is delighted to be onstage
for the first time at the Pasadena
Playhouse where his parents met and
courted as students. Love and thanks
to JD. ROBERT TORTI
(Lennie Hayton)
Pasadena Playhouse
debut. Broadway:
Starlight Express
(Greaseball, Tony
Award nomination);
Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
(Pharaoh) as well as the film version
opposite Donny Osmond and Sir
Richard Attenborough. International
credits include Smokey Joe’s Café
and Reefer Madness. Film: That Thing
You Do (directed by Tom Hanks),
Who’s your Daddy?, Reefer Madness,
She’s the Man, The Game Plan, Race
to Witch Mountain (opposite Dwayne
“The Rock” Johnson). Television: The
Drew Carey Show, Vinny and Bobby
(opposite Matt Le Blanc), Generations
(Poland’s Actor of the Year Award),
Family Passions. Currently Bob can
be seen on the Disney Channel’s The
Suite Life of Zach and Cody in the
recurring role as the boy’s father,
Kurt. Bob is married to the lovely
DeLee Lively and father to Zach,
Faith and Chloe; without the four of
them, life would be a bore. [www.
roberttorti.com]
TONI TRUCKS (Gail
Jones Lumet/
Amanda Gerrard/
French Woman/
Wardrobe Lady)
Pasadena Playhouse
debut. Regional:
Kiss Me, Kate (Lois/
Bianca) at Sacramento Music Circus;
Two Gentleman of Verona (Julia) at
Baltimore Center Stage; Children
Of Eden at the Ford’s Theatre;
West Side Story (Anita) at Music
Theatre of Wichita; Oklahoma! (Ado
Annie) at the University of Michigan.
Film: Music and Lyrics, Dreamgirls.
Television: ‘Till Death; Veronica
Mars; All of Us (recurring). Toni is
thrilled to be making her Pasadena
Playhouse debut with the cast of
Stormy Weather. A graduate of the
University of Michigan’s Musical
Theatre program, Toni now resides
in Los Angeles. She is best known for
her role as “Terri” in the Showtime
series Barbershop. Toni will next
appear alongside Brittney Murphy
and Meatloaf in the feature film
Confessions from Philly.
DIANE VINCENT
(Loreen Hall/
Hostess/Wardrobe
Lady/American
Woman/Production
Assistant/Waitress)
Pasadena Playhouse
debut. Regional:
Guys & Dolls (Adelaide, DramaLogue Award); Singin’ In The Rain
(Lina Lamont, Drama-Logue Award);
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Mrs.
Meers); Gypsy (Tessie); Best Little
Whorehouse (Doatsie Mae); Some
Like It Hot (Sugar); Cinderella (Portia);
No, No Nanette (Flora); Pal Joey
(Gladys); How To Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying (Hedy), The
Sound of Music, The Music Man (Ethel
Toffelmier) at the Hollywood Bowl;
On Your Toes, Fiorello!, On the 20th
Century, Kismet at Reprise!. Vincent
was a featured cast member in From
The Top starring Carol Burnett.
Vincent’s first Equity role was Bonnie
in Anything Goes and that remains
her favorite production to date.
Not only did it star the fabulous Ms.
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Uggams, but it’s the show where
Vincent met her future husband,
the multi-talented Sam Kriger. Since
1995 Vincent has been licensed
and authorized by CBS Worldwide
and Desilu, Too, LLC to portray
“Lucy Ricardo” at Universal Studios
Hollywood and throughout the world.
SHARLEEN COOPER COHEN (Playwright)
Pasadena Playhouse debut. In
addition to being the writer and
creator of Stormy Weather, Cooper
Cohen is the best-selling author
of seven internationally-published
novels. She also wrote the book and
lyrics for the original Off-Broadway
musical, Sheba, for which she also
served as the Associate Producer.
Other producing credits include the
world premiere of Stormy Weather at
the Prince Music Theater in February
2007, the Broadway musical Street
Corner Symphony, London’s West
End production of Jerry Herman’s
The Best Of Times, Cookin’ At The
Cookery at Arkansas Repertory,
the Off-Broadway productions of
Duet and Bingo, and a workshop of
Blackout (Book by Sharleen Cooper
Cohen, Music and Lyrics by Debra
Barsha). Sharleen received an
Honorable Mention in the Writers’
Digest Writing Competition for both
Sheba (2004) and Stormy Weather
(2007). Upcoming projects include
producing Da Ponte (Book and Lyrics
by Neil Cohen, Music by Roger
Neill); working as lead producer
and co-author with Douglas Day
Stewart on a musical version of his
original screenplay An Officer and
A Gentleman (Music and Lyrics by
Kenneth Hirsch and Robin Lerner);
and writing an original screenplay,
Paying Natasha. Sharleen wishes to
thank Grahame Pratt, Donna Trinkoff,
Billie Allen, Tamara Tunie, Stewart
Lane, Michael Bush, Sheldon Epps,
Marjorie Samoff, Allison Bergman and
Victoria Pero.
MICHAEL BUSH (Director) Pasadena
Playhouse debut. Bush is the former
Director of Artistic Production for the
Manhattan Theatre Club in New York
City. He was associated with MTC for
over 25 years and helped artistically
guide more than 150 new plays and
musicals, including the Tony Award
and Pulitzer Prize-winning Proof
and Doubt, and the Tony Awardwinning Love! Valour! Compassion!.
At MTC he most recently directed
Based on A Totally True Story. He
was instrumental in the rebirth of
the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s
Cabaret & Performance Conference
and has served as its Artistic Director
since 2005. Under his guidance,
the conference developed Title
of Show and The Story of My Life,
both of which are being produced
on Broadway this season. Recent
directing credits: Murderers for The
Philadelphia Theatre Company,
City Theatre (Pittsburgh) and the
Emelin Theatre (New York); Pure
Heaven: a Party with Kay Thompson
at the Emelin Theatre; The Story of
My Life at Toronto’s CanStage. He
also directed the world premiere
of Stormy Weather for The Prince
Music Theatre (Philadelphia) in
2007. Bush directed the New York
Music Theater Festival (NYMF)
productions of The Ballad of Bonnie
and Clyde (2005), and Grammy
Award-winning songwriter Marcus
Hummon’s musicals Warrior (2006),
and The Piper (2007). For the 2008
NYMF Festival he directed the
Richard Rodgers Award-winning new
musical To Paint the Earth. During
his tenure as Producing Artistic
Director at Charlotte Repertory
Theatre (Charlotte, NC; 2002-2004),
he presented Hilary Swank in The
Miracle Worker, Penny Fuller in The
Glass Menagerie, and directed the
20th Anniversary production of Pump
Boys and Dinettes. He also Directed
and co-wrote the book for the musical
Let Me Sing which was co-produced
by George Street Playhouse in New
Jersey and Charlotte Repertory
Theatre.
RANDY SKINNER (Choreographer/
Dance Arrangements) Pasadena
Playhouse debut. Broadway: 42nd
Street (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer
Critics, Astaire nominations), State
Fair (Outer Critics nomination),
Ain’t Broadway Grand (Tony, Outer
Critics nominations), After the Night
and the Music at Manhattan Theatre
Club/Biltmore, Irving Berlin’s White
Christmas (Broadway and numerous
cities); Do Re Mi; Of Thee I Sing;
Face the Music; No, No Nanette for
City Center Encores; Broadway:
Three Generations at the Kennedy
Center, An American In Paris at The
Alley Theatre. Off-Broadway: Lone
Star Love (Lucille Lortel nomination).
Regional: Happy Days, Hello Dolly
(with Nell Carter), Pal Joey (with
Dixie Carter and Elaine Stritch),
Strike Up the Band (with Tom Bosley).
Television: The 2001 Tony Award
Telecast (opening number). Randy
has received the LA Drama Critics,
LA Dramalogue, Bay Area Critics,
Connecticut Critics and Cleveland
Times Theatre Awards.
LINDA TWINE (Music Director/
Conductor) Pasadena Playhouse
debut. Broadway: The Color Purple,
Caroline or Change, A Year with Frog
and Toad, The Wild Party, Jelly’s Last
Jam, Big River, Bring Back Birdie. In
1996, Twine founded the New York
Harlem Singers, a gospel group
that has since gone on to win many
accolades and tour internationally.
Twine has also had the privilege of
working with Lena Horne, serving as
Assistant Conductor of the concert
series Lena Horne: The Lady and Her
Music.
JAMES NOONE (Scenic Design)
Pasadena Playhouse debut.
Broadway: Come Back Little Sheba,
A Bronx Tale, Hot Feet, Match, Urban
Cowboy, Judgment at Nuremberg,
A Class Act, The Rainmaker, Night
Must Fall, Getting and Spending, The
Sunshine Boys, Jekyll & Hyde, The
Gin Game, Inherit the Wind. Regional:
The Corn is Green at Huntington
Theatre and Williamstown Theatre;
Third at Philadelphia Theatre
Company; Anthony and Cleopatra,
Julius Caesar at Shakespeare Theatre
Company; The Mystery of Irma Vep
at Arena Stage. Other credits include
numerous national tours, regional
theatre productions and revues in
Las Vegas and Atlantic City. James
has also designed Sweeny Todd
and Candide for the New York
Philharmonic, both filmed for PBS.
MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ (Costume
Design) Pasadena Playhouse debut.
Broadway: Applause, Gypsy (starring
Patti Lupone, directed by Arthur
Laurents) at Encores!; Is He Dead?;
Grease; The Pirate Queen; The
Pajama Game; The Trip to Bountiful;
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Thoroughly Modern Millie; Wonderful
Town; Kiss Me, Kate; Golden Child;
The Wild Party (Lippa); The Diary
of Anne Frank; The Life and many
others. Opera: Iphigenie en Tauride
for the Metropolitan Opera. Recent
dance credits include Mark Morris’
Mozart Dances at Mostly Mozart
Festival, and Christopher Wheeldon’s
The Nightingale and The Rose for
New York City Ballet. Awards: Two
Tony Awards, Drama Desk Award,
Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award,
among others. Pakledinaz is next
working on Mark Morris’ Romeo and
Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare for
the Mark Morris Dance Group.
PAUL GALLO (Lighting Design)
Pasadena Playhouse debut. This fall
Gallo will design his 50th Broadway
show with the revival of Pal Joey at
Sudio 54. In his 28 years on Broadway
his designs for musicals include Never
Gonna Dance, Man of LaMancha,
Dreamgirls, 42nd Street, The Rocky
Horror Picture Show, The Civil War,
On The Town, The Sound Of Music,
Triumph Of Love, Titanic, Big, A
Funny Thing Happened On The Way
To The Forum, Smokey Joe’s Café,
Guys And Dolls, Crazy For You, City
of Angels, Anything Goes, Smile,
The Mystery Of Edwin Drood and
Tintypes. He has also designed many
award-winning plays on Broadway
which include November, A Bronx
Tale, Mauritius, Losing Louie, Caine
Mutiny Court-Martial, Three Days of
Rain, The Crucible, 45 Seconds From
Broadway, The Man Who Came To
Dinner, Epic Proportions, Skylight, The
Tempest, I Hate Hamlet, Six Degrees
of Separation, Lend Me A Tenor,
Spoils of War, The Comedy Of Errors,
The Front Page, The House of Blue
Leaves, Heartbreak House, Beyond
Therapy, Come Back To The Five
And Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean,
Grown Ups, Kingdoms, Candida, The
Little Foxes, John Gabriel Borkman
and Passione. Gallo is the recipient
of eight Tony nominations, ten
Drama Desk nominations (including
one Drama Desk award), six Outer
Critics Awards, two Obie Awards and
the 1986 Obie Award for Sustained
Excellence in Lighting Design. He
is a graduate of Ithaca College and
the Yale School of Drama. And after
all that, his proudest achievement
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is being married to his beautiful
wife Jody for 21 years and his two
wonderful children, Francesca and
Nicholas.
LEWIS MEAD (Sound Design)
Pasadena Playhouse debut.
Broadway: Tom Sawyer, The King
and I, Urinetown, Wonderful Town.
Tours: A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls
and Julie Andrew’s new musical
The Gift of Music. Mead is the
founder and owner of Autograph
A2D, a distribution company with
offices in New York and London that
distributes Digico D5T products and
Ljudesign Scandinavia Loud Speakers.
Mead is also a founder and owner of
Syntonic Design Group, a designer
and supplier of audio rentals and
sales for theatrical and corporate
theater.
Paul Huntley (Principal Wig and
Hair Design) Pasadena Playhouse
debut. Huntley, London born, is a
Special Tony Award winner. Current
and upcoming Broadway shows
include Hairspray, Grease, Gypsy,
Young Frankenstein and 9 to 5. Film
work includes Fast Track; Doris (Ralph
Fiennes); Balls of Fury, Hairspray
(Christopher Walken); Enchanted
(Susan Sarandon); Kit Kittredge: An
American Girl (Abigail Breslin); The
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnuassus
(Christopher Plummer); W (Ellen
Burstyn); Cirque du Freak (Willem
Dafoe).
CAROL F. DORAN (Wig and Hair
Design) Pasadena Playhouse: Mask,
Matter of Honor, Sister Act the
Musical (Wig Design), Vincent in
Brixton, Do I Hear a Waltz? (Wig
Design). Carol has designed and
built wigs for more than 40 shows
for Center Theatre Group, which
includes The Mark Taper Forum, The
Ahmanson Theatre and The Kirk
Douglas Theatre. Carol has designed
for many theatres throughout the
U.S. in cities that include New York,
Washington D.C., San Francisco,
Chicago and San Diego, and has
worked internationally in London
and South Africa. Broadway credits
include: Big River (as well as the
national tour), King Hedley II, Seven
Guitars. Television credits include:
Comanche Moon, One Tree Hill,
Grey’s Anatomy, Close to Home,
House, Angel, Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, Six Feet Under, Miss Evers’
Boys, Murphy Brown. Film credits
include: Charlie Wilson’s War, Borat,
Spider-Man 3, Mission Impossible III,
Miami Vice, For Your Consideration,
Friday Night Lights, The Alamo, Bad
Santa, Adaptation, Windtalkers,
Bandits, Monster’s Ball, Captain
Corelli’s Mandolin, Family Man, The
Man Who Wasn’t There, Gods and
Monsters, and many more.
GORDON GOODWIN (Orchestrations)
Even for a successful composer and
arranger in Hollywood, Gordon’s
numbers are impressive: a 2006
Grammy Award for his Instrumental
Arrangement of Incredits from the
Pixar film The Incredibles, three
Emmy Awards, and eleven Grammy
nominations. Gordon has built a
larger-than-life reputation for his
composing, arranging and playing
skills—keyboards and woodwinds—
throughout the music industry. Ray
Charles, Christina Aguilera, Johnny
Mathis, Toni Braxton, John Williams,
Natalie Cole, David Foster, Sarah
Vaughn, Mel Torme, Brian McKnight
and Quincy Jones are just a few of
the artists for whom he has written,
recorded and performed. Gordon
has conducted world-renowned
symphony orchestras in Atlanta,
Dallas, Utah, Seattle, Toronto
and London. Gordon’s cinematic
scoring and orchestration craft
can be heard on such films as Get
Smart, National Treasure: Book
of Secrets, Glory Road, National
Treasure, The Incredibles, Remember
The Titans, Armageddon, Bad Boys
II, The Majestic, Con Air, Gone in 60
Seconds, Enemy of the State, Star
Trek Nemesis, and even the classic
cult film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.
Gordon is the leader of the Big Phat
Band, which has gained international
acclaim as one of the most exciting
new big bands today.
MICHAEL DONOVAN (Casting)
Pasadena Playhouse: The Lady with
All the Answers, Looped, Of Mice
and Men, Mask: A New Musical,
Orson’s Shadow, RAY CHARLES
LIVE!- A New Musical, Matter of
Honor, Can-Can, The Constant Wife,
Cuttin’ Up, Defiance, SISTER ACT
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The Musical, Fences, The Marriage
Musicals, Sherlock Holmes: The
Final Adventure, It’s A Wonderful
Life, Open Window. Michael is a 3time recipient of the C.S.A. Artios
award for Outstanding Casting.
Other current and upcoming theatre
projects include Man of La Mancha
at Reprise!, The Three Penny Opera
at International City Theatre (Long
Beach), Tartuffe at The Theatre
@ Boston Court, Divorce! The
Musical at the Hudson Theatre and
the national tour of Walking with
Dinosaurs. Recent projects include
The All Night Strut at International
City Theatre, Great Expectations
at the Odyssey Theatre, Desperate
Writers at Edgemar Center for the
Performing Arts and Gulls at The
Theatre @ Boston Court. Credits
include shows produced at the
Hollywood Bowl, Arkansas Repertory,
Cleveland Playhouse, Arizona
Theatre Company, the Alliance
Theatre (Atlanta), Post St. Theatre
(San Francisco), Ensemble Theatre of
Santa Barbara, Shakespeare Festival/
L.A., the Falcon Theatre, La Jolla
Playhouse and Laguna Playhouse.
Tours include Aida, Beauty and the
Beast and Buddy. TV credits include
the Emmy-nominated The Flight that
Fought Back, as well as the upcoming
new series The Lost Tapes. Numerous
films and over 1,200 commercials.
PATTY ONAGAN (Press
Representative) currently represents
Pasadena Playhouse, Valley Musical
Theatre at the El Portal Main
Stage, The Syzygy Theatre Group,
The Actorhood, Camelot Artists
Productions and others. Past Los
Angeles credits include Canon
Theatricals; Geffen Playhouse;
Elephant Theatre Company; Songs
My Mother Taught Me (with Lorna
Luft); Pussycat Dolls (with Carmen
Electra); Maybe Baby, It’s You (with
Tori Spelling); Waiting for Godot
(with Mark Ruffalo); Talking Heads
(with Annette Bening); Hedwig and
the Angry Inch (produced by David
Bowie); Six Dance Lessons in Six
Weeks (with Uta Hagen and David
Hyde Pierce); Bash (with Calista
Flockhart and Paul Rudd); Bill
Graham Presents (with Ron Silver);
The Only Game in Town (with Wayne
Brady); Love & Other Social Issues
(Malcolm-Jamal Warner); City Kid;
bare; Jesus’ Kid Brother; among
others. On Broadway she launched
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The
Lion King, Aida, A Christmas Carol at
Madison Square Garden and various
productions at Circle in the Square
starring George C. Scott, Al Pacino,
Nathan Lane, among others. Patty has
been a guest speaker on theatre at
CalArts and Emerson University.
LURIE HORNS PFEFFER (Production
Stage Manager) Pasadena
Playhouse: Ray Charles Live!, Play
On! Biloxi Blues, The Blue Room. An
Equity member since 1994, Pfeffer is
proud to return again to Pasadena
Playhouse to work with longtime
friend and colleague Sheldon Epps.
She was also thrilled to production
stage-manage Ray Charles Live!
just last year. Lurie was recently
the production stage manager for
the Tony Award-winning Broadway
run and U.S. and Australian tours of
Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays. Before
beginning her theatre career, she
trained at Balanchine’s School of
American Ballet and danced and
taught with several professional ballet
companies. She has stage managed
over 50 shows at San Diego’s Old
Globe Theatre (where she was the
original stage manager of Sheldon
Epps’ Play On!, which she then took
to Broadway), Pasadena Playhouse,
La Jolla Playhouse, Shakespeare
Theatre Company, and many
other regional theatres and dance
companies.
LEA CHAZIN (Assistant Stage
Manager) Stormy Weather is Lea’s
43rd show at Pasadena Playhouse
as a Stage Manager. In addition to
the Playhouse, Lea stage manages
at other theatres in the Los Angeles
area, most recently Sylvia (with Cathy
Rigby) at La Mirada Center for the
Performing Arts and Sunday in the
Park with George at Reprise!. She has
done corporate industrial shows and
Forever Plaid on board the Crystal
Serenity cruise ship. She holds a
B.F.A. in Musical Theatre Dance from
US International University.
PRINCE MUSIC THEATER,
Philadelphia, PA (Original Producing
Venue) A leading center for artistic
excellence, innovation and the
cultivation of young talent, the Prince
offers more than 400 performances
annually of main stage musical
theater, cabaret and film. Since
1984, the Prince has produced 88
world premieres, far more than any
theater in Philadelphia, and has sent
80 productions to theaters in New
York and worldwide. As one of the
city’s busiest cultural destinations,
the Prince welcomes a highly diverse
audience of more than 100,000
patrons annually, and sponsors the
largest arts education program in
Philadelphia’s middle schools. The
mission of the Prince Music Theater
is to nurture and develop the unique
American art form of music theater
of the highest caliber over a wide
aesthetic range – including opera,
music drama, musical comedy and
experimental work. Above all, the
Prince is dedicated to artists of our
time seeking to break new ground,
while also celebrating the legacy of
the creative mavericks and pioneers
who have forged the American
musical theater.
SHELDON EPPS (Artistic Director) is
in his 11th year of leadership at the
renowned Pasadena Playhouse.
He conceived and directed the
Duke Ellington musical Play On!,
which received three Tony Award
nominations, and was produced at
the Goodman Theatre in Chicago,
where it received four Jefferson
Awards including Best Musical. The
Pasadena Playhouse production
was filmed by PBS for broadcast as
part of the “Great Performances”
series. He also conceived and
directed the highly acclaimed
musical revue, Blues in the Night.
The Broadway production was
nominated for a Tony Award as
Best Musical of the Year, and the
London production, which he also
directed, was nominated for two
Laurence Olivier Awards and ran
for over a year on the West End
before being broadcast in Europe
by Thames Television. He recently
directed the 25th Anniversary
production of Blues In The Night
in San Francisco, where it received
rave reviews and several Bay
Area Theatre Critics Awards. Mr.
Epps was a co-founder of the offBroadway theater, The Production
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Company, where he staged the
world premiere of Scenes and
Revelations, which he also directed
on Broadway at the Circle In
The Square Theatre. Mr. Epps
has directed plays and musicals
for many of the country’s major
theatres including the Guthrie, the
Old Globe Theatre, Manhattan
Theatre Club, Seattle Repertory
Theatre, Playwrights Horizons,
Crossroads Theatre, Cleveland Play
House, Arizona Theatre Company
and Coconut Grove Playhouse.
He directed the world premiere of
Blue at Arena Stage Theatre, which
was also produced off-Broadway
by the Roundabout Theatre.
Following its hugely successful
production at the Pasadena
Playhouse, Blue was produced
across the country on a six month
national tour. For television he
has directed episodes of Frasier;
Friends; The George Lopez Show;
Everybody Loves Raymond; Hannah
Montana; Evening Shade; Sister,
Sister and many others, as well as
several pilots. For five seasons
he was also producer/director
for the hit series “Girlfriends.” In
recognition of his work in television,
he was invited to be the Pankey
Chair/Filmmaker in Residence at
Chapman University. He is currently
a member of the Executive Board
of the Society of Stage Directors
and Choreographers. Mr. Epps is a
two-time recipient of the Theatre
Communications Group/Pew
Charitable Trust National Theatre
Artists Residency Grant, which
supported his four-year tenure at
the Old Globe Theatre as Associate
Artistic Director. Mr. Epps was
pleased to join the Pasadena
Playhouse as Artistic Director in
1997. His directing credits at the
Playhouse include the record
breaking production of Fences
(starring Laurence Fishburne and
Angela Bassett), As Bees In Honey
Drown, Blue, Play On!, Les Liaisons
Dangereuses, The Importance of
Being Earnest, The Old Settler, The
Real Thing, On Borrowed Time, Mr.
Rickey Calls a Meeting, Blues in
the Night, Purlie (a co-production
with the Goodman Theatre), and
the world premiere of the musical
RAY CHARLES LIVE! Under his
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leadership, Pasadena Playhouse
has once again become one of the
premiere theatres in the country,
and has established a reputation
for outstanding productions
distinguishing themselves in their
artistic excellence and theatrical
diversity. Last year he received
the James Irvine Foundation
Leadership Award for his efforts
and accomplishments during
his decade long tenure at the
Playhouse. He was the first leader
of a performing arts organization to
receive this prestigious honor.
Ken Novice (Interim Managing
Director) has served as Director
of External Affairs at Pasadena
Playhouse, State Theatre of
California since 2002. Previously
he was Director of Marketing and
Public Relations for San Diego’s
Tony Award-winning Old Globe
Theatre, developing marketing and
public relations programs for such
shows as Jack O’Brien’s acclaimed
revival of Damn Yankees, the Tony
Award-nominated musical The Full
Monty, Henry IV (starring John
Goodman), as well as Sheldon
Epp’s Tony-nominated hit Play On!,
among many others. His credits
also include marketing and public
relations for the Tony Awardwinning Denver Center Theater
Company and New York’s Circle
Repertory Company. As Director
of Programming for YouthStream
Media Networks he developed
national marketing and public
relations programs for most of
Hollywood’s major motion picture
studios. Novice also serves as Head
of the Theatre Management M.F.A/
M.B.A. program at California State
University, Long Beach and has
been a guest lecturer at San Diego
State University and the University
of California, San Diego. He holds
a B.A. from Pennsylvania State
University and an M.B.A. from San
Diego State University.
TOM WARE (Producing Director)
joined the Playhouse staff in 1988.
Tom served as Production Manager
and Director of Production
prior to being named Producing
Director in 1999. He has held the
position of Production Manager
for productions at the Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts in
Washington, D.C., at the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion and the Orange
County Center for the Performing
Arts in the Los Angeles area.
On Broadway, he has served as
Technical Director for Rupert
Holmes’ Solitary Confinement
and as Production Supervisor
for Jonathan Tolins’ Twilight of
the Golds. For the PBS Great
Performances series he served
as Production Manger for Merry
Christmas, George Bailey and as
Producing Director for Play On!.
He has served as Producer for
Crystal Cruises and as Associate
Producer for both the European
Tour of Larry Hart’s Sisterella and
the Japanese production of A
Class Act. A member of Actor’s
Equity Association, Tom has served
as Production Stage Manager on
over 50 productions throughout
Southern California and Las Vegas.
Through his production company,
Production Solutions, he has
provided entertainment technical
support services for corporate
clients ranging from HarleyDavidson to General Motors and
Audi Motorcars and for musical
artists ranging from Joan Baez to
Stevie Wonder to Faith Hill and Tim
McGraw.
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The Director is a member of
the Society of Stage Directors
and Choreographers, Inc., an
independent national labor
union.
The actors and stage managers
employed in this production
are members of Actors’ Equity
Association, the union of
professional actors and stage
managers in the United States.
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Music Credits
“As Long As I Live”
Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Published by Bug Music, Inc./Ted Koehler Music
Company
(ASCAP), S.A. Music Co. (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(ARKO Music Corp.)
“Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man”
Music by Jerome Kern and Lyrics by Oscar
Hammerstein II
Published by Universal Polygram International
(ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“Come Rain or Come Shine”
Music by Harold Harlen and Lyrics by Johnny
Mercer
Published by The Johnny Mercer Foundation
(ASCAP) and S.A. Music Co. (ASCAP).
All Rights on Behalf of The Johnny Mercer
Foundation administered by WB Music Corp.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(A-M Music Corp.)
“’Deed I Do”
Music by Fred Rose and Lyrics by Walter Hirsh
Published by Windswept Holdings LLC/Quartet
Music Inc. (ASCAP),
Carlin America, Inc./Range Road Music, Inc.
(ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(Herald Square Music)
“Dream Along With Me”
Written by Carl Sigman
Published by Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(Major Songs)
“From This Moment On”
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Published by Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
courtesy of The Cole Porter Estate
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(Chappell/Buxton Hill ACC)
“Honeysuckle Rose”
Music by Thomas “Fats” Waller and Lyrics by
Andy Razaf
Published by Chapell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) and
Razaf Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(Santly Bros. And Chappell & Co./
InterSong Music)
“Hooray For Hollywood”
Music by Richard A. Whiting and Lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
Published by WB Music Corporation
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“How Deep Is The Ocean”
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Published by Williamson Music Co./Irving
Berlin Music Company (ASCAP) by special
arrangement with the Rodgers and Hammerstein
Organization.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“Just One Of Those Things”
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) courtesy
of The Cole Porter Estate
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“The Lady Is A Tramp”
Music by Richard Rodgers and Lyrics by Lorenz
Hart
Published by Chappell & Co. and Williamson
Music, Inc. (ASCAP) by special arrangement with
The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“Let Me Sing and I’m Happy”
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Published by Williamson Msic Co./Irving
Berlin Music Company (ASCAP) by special
arrangement with The Rodgers and Hammerstein
Organization.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“Life’s Full of Consequence”
Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by E.Y. “Yip”
Harburg
Published by EMI April Music, Inc./EMI Feist
Catalogue, Inc. (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“Love Me Or Leave Me”
Music by Walter Donaldson and Lyrics by Gush
Kahn
Published by Gilbert Keyes Music Co. (ASCAP)/
WB Music Corp., Donaldson Publishing Co.
(ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(Dreyer Music Co.)
“Lover Come Back to Me”
Music by Sigmund Romberg and Lyrics by Oscar
Hammerstein II
Published by WB Music Corp./Bambalina Music
Publishing Co. by special arrangement with
Williamson Music.
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“Lush Life”
Music and Lyrics by Billy Strayhorn
Published by Cherry Lane Music Publishing
Company, Inc. (ASCAP)/Music of 1091 (ASCAP)/
Billy Strayhorn Songs (ASCAP).
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(Tempo Music, Inc.)
“Push De Button”
Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by E. Y. “Yip”
Harburg
Published by Glocca Morra Music (ASCAP)/
Next Decade Entertainment, Inc., MPL Music
Publishing/Harwin Music Corporation (ASCAP).
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(BMG Music)
“Stardust”
Music by Hoagy Carmichael and Lyrics by
Mitchell Parish
Published by EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP),
Songs of Peer Ltd. (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(Hoagy Publishing Company)
“Stormy Weather”
Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Published by S.A. Music Co. (ASCAP), Bug
Music, Inc./Ted Koehler Music Company
(ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(Mills Music, renowed by ARKO
Music Corp.All rights administered by Fred
Ahlert Music (on behalf of Ted Koehler Music)
and SA Music (on behalf of Harold Arlen Music).
“That Old Feeling”
Music and Lyrics by Sammy Fain and Lew Brown
Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Fain
Music Co. (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(EMI Feist Catalog, Inc.)
“There’ll Be Some Changes Made”
Music by Benton Overstreet and Lyrics by Billy
Higgins
Published by Carlin America, Inc./Edward B.
Marks Music Company (BMI)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“Too Close For Comfort”
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Bock and Larry
Holofcener
Published by The Songwriter’s Guild/Abilene
Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Windswept Holdings,
LLC/Quartet Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Trio Music
Company (BMI), Carlin America, Inc./Range
Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Jerry Bock
Enterprises (BMI).
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“Twenty Four Hours A Day”
Music by James F. Hanley and Lyrics by Arthur
Swanstrom
Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(HARMS, Inc.)
“We’ll Be Together Again”
Music by Joseph Meyer and Lyrics by Frankie
Laine
Published by Music Sales Corp./Cares Music
Company (ASCAP), Terry Fischer Music Co.
(ASCAP).
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
(Fischer Carey Music Cares Music
(renewed))
“When You’re Smiling (The Whole World
Smiles With You)”
Music and Lyrics by Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin &
Larry Shay
Published by EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP), The
Songwriter’s Guild/Music by Shay (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“Yesterday, When I Was Young”
Music by Charles Aznavour and Lyrics by
Herbert Kretzmer
Published by The Richmond Organization/
Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
“You Let Me Down”
Music by Harry Warren and Lyrics by Al Dubin
Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
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PASADENA
PLAYHOUSE
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Pasadena Playhouse Staff
Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director
Ken Novice, Interim Managing Director
Tom Ware, Producing Director
ARTISTIC
Associate Artistic
Director................................................. Dámaso Rodriguez
Director of Education ....................................... Alexis Chamow
Casting Director....................................Michael Donovan, C.S.A.
Casting Associate.............................................Peter Matyas, C.S.A.
Artists in Residence ...................... Furious Theatre Company,
Directors Lab West
Literary Intern............................................................................ Liz Eldridge
PRODUCTION
Production Manager ...................................... Dan Healey
Technical Director ................................................. Gary Wissmann
Production Audio Supervisor ........................ Eric Thompson
Production Master
Electrician ................................................. Mark “Fluffy” Anderson
Production Properties
Manager .................................................................... Shannon Dedman
Production Wardrobe
Supervisor ................................................................. Carol Ann Sparks
Resident Assistant
Costume Designer.......................................................Ashley Rhodes
Production Stage Technician ................................ Matt Petosa
Company Manager ..........................................Courtney A. Harper
Assistant to the
producing director ................................................Jackie Kopcsak
Marketing & Communications
Associate Communications
Director ............................................ Jonathan Josephson
Direct Sales Manager ...................................................... Steve Kang
Graphic Designer ................................................................... Eric Pargac
Communications Associate .................................... Jessica Smith
Marketing Associate ............................................................ Paul Millet
Audience Development
Coordinator ................................................................. Gay Iris Parker
Press Representative ............. Patty Onagan Entertainment
Press Assistant .............................................................................. Anita Lee
Marketing Assistant .......................................................... Soo-Jin Lee
Patron Services Manager .................................... Shawn Hunter
Patron Services Assistant Managers ...................... Theresa
Babcock, Brandon Massey
Senior Patron Services Associate .........................Amos Cass
Patron Services Associates..........................................Jamie Criss,
Melissa Cruz, Monique Fisher, Caroline Havens,
Elizabeth Lewis, Jewel Moore, Melynda Smith
Hospitality Manager .................................................. Carrie LaFerle
Hospitality Associate ..................................................... Ashley Mee
House Managers ...................................... Lenore Bond Almanzar,
Sue Haynie-Horn, Richard Leaman, Patrick J. Oliva
Sales Representatives...............................................Yesenia Barrios,
Ashley Blumstein, Kathleen Bragg, Amy Carmichael,
Travis Elconin, Ruth Feinberg, Tere Joyce, Florence Lang,
Jerry Lomack, Kiri Stevens, Susan Von Tress, Diane Ward
Group Sales .......................................................................... SoCal Groups
New Generations Interim
Docent Coordinator ...................................................... Lisa Rudin
Community Relations ................................................. Peggy Ebright
Archives ................................................................................ Penn Genthner
Production Photographer ............................... Craig Schwartz
Marketing Intern ..................................................... Marni Brewster
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development ............................... Brad Price
Leadership Gifts Manager ....................Patti Johns Eisenberg
Grants Manager .......................................................... Penn Genthner
Special Events Manager ................................................... Lisa Rudin
Development Associate ....................................... Rosa Navarrete
Special Projects ............................................................. Patrick Garcia
ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE
Associate Managing
Director......................................................................Vivienne Dipeolu
Controller.........................................................................Jeanne Connell
Accounting Manager............................................Michael Prichard
Operations Manager........................................................Doug Newell
Finance Associate.........................................................Kris Hernandez
Exec. Assistant &
Board Liaison.............................................................Jerusha Schmalzel
About this program...
This program is published by the Performances
Magazine and the center pages are created by
Pasadena Playhouse.
Editor/Designer............................................Eric Pargac
Layout/Copy Editor..................................Jessica Smith
Production Liaison.................................Jackie Kopcsak
© 2008 Pasadena Playhouse
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STAFF FOR Stormy Weather
Associate Producer...................................................Penny Whitaker
General Management....................................ARUBA Productions
Ken Denison with Bill Castellino, Samantha Schuster,
Eddie Williams
General Press Rep......................................Bonneau/Bryan-Brown
Additional New York
Casting.........................................................................Mark Simon, C.S.A.
Assistant Set Designer ..................Jeremy Barnett Assistant
Associate Costume Designer .....................................Sara Tosetti
Assistant Costume
Designers ...............................Courtney McClain, Sarita Fellows
Nikki Crawford’s Costumes ......................Euro Costume, Inc.
Costumes By ......................................................Carelli Costumes, Inc.
Associate Lighting
Designers ................................ Craig Stelzenmuller, Paul Toben
Assistant Lighting Designer .......................................Dan Jenkins
Assistant Sound Designer .............................Geoffrey Fishburn
Scenic Artists ..............................Clea Carlson, Johnny LeBlanc
Carpenters ........................................................................Carl Burmeister,
Jonas Dickson, William Jorres, Joel Schlesinger,
Anthony Stanley, Robert Stubbe
Electricians............................. Amy Brownewell, Meghan Hong,
Justin Kief, Frank Mohler, Jen Skinner, Dan Tuttle
Audio Crew.................Devon Ausman, Eddie Carbajal, Becca
Kessin, Ken Nichols, Ryan Wells
Automation Supervisor.............................................................. Al Kane
Moving Light Programmer...................................... Jason Badger
Deck Crew.................................. Michael Arnold, Jose Rodriguez,
Michael Turner
Spot Operators....................................................................... Jen Skinner,
Richard Realivasquez, Moria MacDonald
Deck Audio.................................................................................. Sean Kozma
Dressers................................................................................. Marie Growden
Wig Crew.................................................................................... April Metcalf
Interim Stage
Manager ....................................................Rebecca Goldstein-Glaze
Production Intern ....................................................Maura Fitzgerald
Production Assistant .........................................................Eliana Lane
SERVICES
Legal Counsel ............................................... Matthew Brown, Esq.;
Lorne Brown, Esq.; Brown and Associates LLP; Gary
DaSilva, Esq.; DaSilva & DaSilva
FRIENDS OF THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE President .................................................................................. Bridget Furiga
Vice President ............................................. Lenore Bond Almanzar
Recording Secretary ................................................ Sharon Zaslaw
Corresponding Secretary ......................................JayneThomas
Treasurer ....................................................................................... Nola Widin
Board of Directors...................................Valerie Cantrell, Nancy
Ashcraft, Evelyn Brown, Bruce Bumble, Bonnie Davis,
Helen Fareshetian, Doug Hodgden, Sue Haynie-Horn,
Lillias Krezel, Yvonne Lai Patti LaMarr, Richard Leaman,
Patrick Oliva, Betty Parnell, Carol Lou Schilling
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE ALUMNI & ASSOCIATES President...........................................................................................Pete Parkin
1st Vice President.........................................................Anne C. La Rose
2nd Vice President.............................................................Leo Matranga
Administrator........................................................................Jaclyn Palmer
Recording Secretary.....................................................Neva Wallace
Corresponding Secretary............................................Marje Cates
Treasurer................................................................................Valerie Amidon
Board of Directors................Ross Eastty, Anne Lahey, John
McElveney, Bob Mead, RJ Muehlhausen, Jack Scott
allies in Arts Teaching artists
CheRae Adams, Jessica Bard, Nick Cernoch, Tara Cook,
Kimberly Dilts, Tre Garrett, Joan McConacha, Kiera
Zoubek
Special Thanks Peter Ballinger, Rebecca Goldstein-Glaze, Carolyn
Kostopoulos, Buryl Red, Samantha Schuster, Steven Smith
GENERAL INFORMATION
Theatrical smoke and haze effects may be
used in this production.
Smoking is not permitted inside the theatre
or in the lobby.
The use of cameras or recording devices is
strictly prohibited. Violators will be immediately escorted out of the theatre without refund.
All latecomers will be seated at the House
Manager’s discretion.
Management reserves the right to refuse
admission and to make any alteration in the
cast which may be rendered necessary by illness or other unavoidable causes.
The sound of pagers, beepers and cellular
telephones that unexpectedly ring during a
performance can be very distracting to other
patrons and to performers onstage.
PLEASE SET YOUR DEVICE TO MUTE BEFORE
THE SHOW BEGINS.
Children: Because young children can be distracting to patrons nearby, this theatre does
not normally admit children under six years of
age. Each patron, regardless of age, must have
a ticket.
Lost & Found: (626) 737-2819
Emergency telephone number during a performance: (626) 737-2861. Please leave your
row and seat number with those who may
need to reach you.
Assisted Listening Devices: A limited number
of these devices are available (first-come,
first-serve) free of charge in the lobby. Ask
an usher when entering the theatre and we
will assist you.
Personal Hearing Aids: Please remember to
turn off your hearing aid when using an in-house
assisted listening device. Personal hearing aids
used during the performance should be set at a
level that does not distract other patrons.
For information on tours, please call Penn
Genthner at (626) 737‑2865.
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Ticketing / Customer Service: (626) 356-7529
Ticketing Office Fax: (626) 792-6142
Administration: (626) 792-8672
Administration Fax: (626) 792-7343
Group Sales: (800) 398-7021
Ticketing Office Hours
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 7 days a week
Closed holidays
Note: On performance evenings, the
ticketing office is open until showtime.
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