WRITTEN BY: Betty Comden & Adolph Green, with music by Jule Styne
PERFORMED AT: Frank B. Hower Scottish Rite Cathedral, Corning, NY
PERFORMED ON: October 24-27, 1996
DIRECTORS: Ernie Danforth & B.J. Smith
SPONSORED BY: CCC Two-Bit Players & Corning Rotary Club
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: David H. Smith Jr.
CAST:
* SUE SUMMERS- Kathy Gill
* GWYNNE SMITH- Anne Blood
* ELLA PETERSON- Darcy Jo Martin
* CARL- Tom Arduini
* INSPECTOR BARNES- Edmund Walenta
* FRANCIS- Jeffrey Spencer
* SANDOR- Gary Yoggy
* JEFF MOSS- Chuck Snell
* LARRY HASTINGS- Dick Puccio
* TELEPHONE MAN/HENCHMAN #2- Tom Primerano
* LUDWIG SMILEY/PYRAMID CLUB SINGER- Keith Granger
* CHARLENE BESSEMER/PYRAMID CLUB SINGER- Danyelle Price
* DR. JOE KITCHELL- Ray Defendorf
* BLAKE BARTON- David Alan Scott Jr.
* JOLEEN/CAROL/PYRAMID CLUB SINGER- Heidi Hilligoss
* OLGA- Barbara LaPierre
* HENCHMAN #1- Mike Carson
* PAUL ARNOLD- Jim Danforth
* MICHELLE- Elizabeth Gilliam Mayo
* MAID- Ann Galvin
* MASTER OF CEREMONIES- George Spisak
* PYRAMID CLUB SINGER/MISS STEVENS- Michelle Moore
* PYRAMID CLUB SINGER- Jen Stephenson
* MRS. MALLET- Kate Danforth
* MADAME ROSINA GRIMALDI- Marilyn Puccio
* CHORUS- Monica Atwood
* CHORUS- Teresa Danforth
* CHORUS- Katie Puccio
PLOT: An answering service operator (Darcy Jo Martin) spends her spare time helping people in trouble, and falling in love with a down-on-his-luck author (Chuck Snell). A musical comedy.
HISTORY: Up to this point (at least), the most characters I've
ever played in one show was this musical. My main character was
Blake Barton, a Marlon Brando wannabe actor. My other characters
included three voices on the phone, a bookie, a man on the subway,
a cha-cha dancer, and a rich playboy. Altogether, eight different
characters, and six different costumes (four of which I wore
within the first five scenes of Act II).
I communicated extremely well with the rest of the cast and crew,
and that made the hectic experience much more enjoyable.
I remember spending a number of extremely late nights
with a few people (including my best bud of that semester, Danyelle
Price) painting the show's sets. The most challenging paint job
was a giant brick wall, which I spent a lot of time on.
These days, I have a hard time believing I didn't go crazy
painting all those darn bricks.
It was worth it, though. An excellent show, and the directors
themselves called it one of the best casts that they'd ever
worked with. It was certainly one of the best casts I'd ever worked with.
PHOTOS:
* Me, Heidi Hilligoss, and Darcy Martin, during a photo session (photo by Ray Defendorf)
* Several cast members, during a rehearsal (photo by Danyelle Price)
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