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THE PRODUCERS
Aug. 7 - Nov. 15 |
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About the Director |
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DAVID EDWARDS (Director) appeared as both Max
Bialystock and Roger DeBris in the First National Tour of THE PRODUCERS
directed by Susan Stroman. He has also directed the musical regionally,
most recently at Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven, New Jersey. As an actor,
his Broadway credits include BY JEEVES and THE ROTHSCHILDS. He was the
final "El Gallo" in the original record-breaking run of THE FANTASTICKS and
recently starred in the criically acclaimed revival of ROOM SERVICE at the
Soho Playhouse. Other New York acting credits include THE DISPUTATION, DR.
SEX, THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT..., THAT'S LIFE, JOLSON & CO., WHAT'S A
NICE COUNTRY LIKE YOU DOING IN A STATE LIKE THIS?, ZION, COMPANY, and
BITTERSUITE. Westchester Broadway Theatre audiences will remember him as
Don Quixote in MAN OF LA MANCHA, Albin in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Scrooge in two
different versions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and most recently, in PHANTOM.
Favorite regional roles include Fredrick in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, John Adams
in 1776, King Arthur in CAMELOT and Jeff Moss in BELLS ARE RINGING, as well
as leads in such plays as THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP, DRIVING MISS DAISY, and
DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER. He won the Star Ledger Award for Best Musical Actor
for his work in LITTLE ME with the American Stage Company, and he has acted
at major regional theatres across the country, including The Ordway, Eugene
O'Neill Center, Syracuse Stage, Portland Stage Company, GeVa, and The Old
Globe. He has also appeared in films and television, and as a guest artist
in concerts and opera houses. He directed the world premiere of the new
musical THE MAGICIAN OF LUBLIN and the New York production of TD/KARMA IS A
BOOMERANG. In addition to THE PRODUCERS, he has directed regional
productions of SOUTH PACIFIC, RUMORS, THE FANTASTICKS, and SHOWBOAT. |
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Broadway producer
Max Bialystock is famous for his spectacular opening
night flops.
Leopold Bloom
is an uptight accountant who virtually discovers
gold while reviewing
Max’s
books. When Leo realizes that you can actually
make more money with a flop
than
with a hit the two team up and begin a
search for both the worst script and the
worst director they can find to
ensure failure. The script selection seems easy
when
the duo stumble
upon SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER an homage to the Fuhrer penned
by
Franz Liebkind a German sympathetic to the Nazi cause. Convinced that
the
script
will incite outrage the duo needs a bad director to seal the deal.
Campy
director
Roger DeBris and his assistant fit the bill perfectly.
But when their
scheme fails Max
and Leo find themselves with the worst
possible outcome: a hit. To make matters worse
Franz is just a little peeved
that Hitler was depicted
disrespectfully--and he has a gun.
Will Max and Leo survive the playwright’s wrath? Will they go to jail for cooking the books?
And will Leo
ever submit to
the advances of sexy Swedish receptionist/actress Ulla.
This riotous romp
features lots of laughs.
The show was an unprecedented hit on Broadway.
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Act I |
| Opening Night |
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Ensemble |
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| The King of
Broadway |
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Max Bialystock
and Ensemble |
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| We Can Do It |
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Max Bialystock
and Leo Bloom |
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| I Wanna Be a
Producer |
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Leo Bloom and
The Accountants |
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| We Can Do It
(Reprise) |
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Max Bialystock
and Leo Bloom |
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| In Old Bavaria |
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Franz Liebkind |
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| Der Guten Tag
Hop Clop |
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Franz Liebkind,
Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom |
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| Keep It Gay |
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Roger De Bris,
Carmen Ghia, Bryan, Kevin, Scott, Shirley, Max Bialystock and Leo
Bloom |
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| When You Got
It, Flaunt It |
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Ulla |
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| Along Came
Bialy |
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Little Old
Ladies and Max Bialystock |
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| Act One Finale |
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Max Bialystock,
Leo Bloom, Franz Liebkind, Ulla, Roger De Bris, Carmen Ghia, Bryan,
Kevin, Scott, Shirley and Ensemble |
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Act II |
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That Face |
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Leo
Bloom, Ulla and Max Bialystock |
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Haben Sie Gehoert Das Deutsche Band? |
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Jason Green and Franz Liebkind |
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Opening Night (Reprise) |
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The
Usherettes |
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| You
Never Say 'Good Luck' on Opening Night |
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Roger De Bris, Max Bialystock, Carmen Ghia, Franz Liebkind and Leo
Bloom |
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Springtime for Hitler |
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Lead Tenor, Roger De Bris, Ulla and Ensemble |
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Where Did We Go Right? |
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Max
Bialystock and Leo Bloom |
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Betrayed |
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Max
Bialystock |
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| 'Til
Him |
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Leo
Bloom and Max Bialystock |
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Prisoners of Love |
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The
Convicts |
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Prisoners of Love (Reprise) |
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Roger De Bris, Ulla and Ensemble |
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| Leo
and Max |
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Leo
Bloom and Max Bialystock |
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Goodbye! |
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The
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Cast in order of appearance |
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| The Usherettes |
Karen
Hyland*;Tracy J. Wholf* |
| Max Bialystock |
Bob Amaral*is
happy to be returning to WBT.
Broadway: Lion King, Guys & Dolls, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way
to the Forum. National Tours: The Producers, Lion King, Annie Get Your
Gun, and Wizard of Oz.Regional Theatre: Happy Days: A New Musical,
Noises Off, Anything Goes, Triumph of Love, The Robber Bridegroom, Mike,
Joseph. Dreamcoat, Good News, The Music Man, Guys & Dolls, and was
Kromov in the S.F. Opera production of The Merry Widow.Television: Mad
About You,
N.Y.P.D. Blue, Babylon 5, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Any Day Now, Son of
the Beach, My Two Dads, Major Dad, Empty Nest, Love & War, The Second
Half, Brothers Keeper, and was Eddie Hayes in Rob Reiner's Morton &
Hayes. Proud
member of AEA for 30 years. 143J |
| Leo Bloom |
Joel Newsome*Joel
is thrilled to be a part of The Producers once again having performed
the show on Broadway and on the National Tour. While on
tour, Joel had the honor of playing Leo Bloom as well as Carmen Ghia.
Other Broadway credits include the Tony
winning revival of 42nd Street where he covered and performed the roles
of Bert Barry and Andy Lee. Westchester audiences may remember Joel as
Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain. Other credits: National tour of
Steel Pier, the Off-Broadway production of Kuni-Leml. Regional: Arizona
Theatre Co, Goodspeed Opera, Paper Mill Playhouse, VA Musical Theatre,
TUTS, North Carolina Theatre. Graduate of Cincinnati’s Conservatory of
Music. |
| Hold-me
Touch-me |
Amy Griffin* |
| Mr. Marks |
Anthony
Valbiro |
| Franz Liebkind |
Eric Anderson*New
York debut. A new transplant to the east coast, portrayals have included
Don Quixote, Ophelia, Tateh, Othello, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Merlyn, Burrs
and Richard Nixon. On the west coast, Eric Anderson received multiple
awards from the Los Angeles and San Diego Drama Critics' Circles and
several Backstage Garland Awards, all for best actor in a musical. Film
and television credits include, ALIAS, DIRT, and National Lampoon's ONE,
TWO,MANY. www.eanderson.com. |
| Carmen Ghia |
John West
is downright tickled to make his WBT debut in his
favorite musical. National Tours: The Producers (Carmen).
Regional: Seaside Music Theatre, the Mac-Haydn Theatre, and The Lost
Colony. Past roles include Jack in The Importance of Being
Earnest¸ Dr. Parker in Bat Boy, Oscar in Sweet Charity, Oberon in A
Midsummer Night's Dream, and Treves in The Elephant Man. BFA Northern
Kentucky University. Love to parents and Scout!
www.johnwestonline.com |
| Roger De Bris |
Craig Fols*originated
the role of The Leading Man in the
Off-Broadway hit The Musical Of Musicals (THE MUSICAL), which gave him
the opportunity to parody, and perform for, many of his musical theatre
heroes, including Kander and Ebb, Carol Channing, Harold Prince and
Stephen Sondheim. (Original Cast Recording, Jay Records.) Other
Off-Broadway
credits include creating the role of Kenneth Halliwell in both the 1988
and 1998 productions of Nasty Little Secrets at Primary Stages and
opening the 1994 season at La MaMa E.T.C. in the title role of his own
comedy, Buck Simple (subsequently published in THE BEST AMERICAL SHORT
PLAYS 1994-95.) An active member of the BMI Workshop as a librettist and
lyricist, he is currently working on a new musical about New Orleans
etitled Easy City. For Jean. |
| Bryan |
Jesse Coleman |
| Kevin |
Anthony
Valbiro |
| Scott |
Rob Oulette |
| Shirley |
Linsday
Packard* |
| Ulla |
Karyn
McNay*hails from Quincy, IL and is excited to be
making her Westchester Broadway debut. N'tal Tours: The Producers
(Usherette, Ulla u/s), Oklahoma! (Gertie Cummings, Ado Annie u/s).
Regionally: The Producers
(Ulla), Aida (Amneris), A Chorus Line (Val, Sheila), Candide (Cunegonde),
Footloose (Rusty), Chicago (Go to Hell Kitty), Crazy for You (Irene),
Evita (Eva u/s). Love, as always, to my incredibly supportive parents
and to Zach - the coolest man alive. |
| Lick-me
Bite-me |
Karen Hyland* |
| Kiss-me
Feel-me |
Lindsay
Packard* |
| Jack Lepidus |
Jesse Coleman |
| Donald
Dinsmore |
Rob Oulette |
| Jason Green |
Anthony
Valbiro |
| Lead Tenor |
Ron Remke* |
| Sergeant O' |
Anthony
Valbiro |
| O'Rourke |
J.R.
Jacobs |
| O'Riley |
Sean McKnight* |
| Guard |
Rob Oulette |
| Bailiff |
J.R.
Jacobs |
| Judge |
Jesse Coleman |
| Foreman of
Jury |
Lindsay
Packard* |
| Trustee |
Anthony
Valbiro |
| Ensemble |
Lara Seibert,
Amy Griffin, Melissa Sybil, Correy West Jesse Wildman |
| Dance Captain |
Sean McKnight* |
| Non-Performing
Swing |
Delaine
Andrzejewski |
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