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______ Spotlighting These Current Productions _____

_______ Recent Highlights ______

George Street Playhouse
New Brunswick
The 39 Steps
(Comedy)
Apr 24 – May 20
Tue – Fri at 8pm
Sat at 2pm & 8pm
Some weeknights at 7pm
Sun at 2pm & 7pm

Chatham Community Players
Chatham
Cabaret
(Musical)
May 4 – May 19
Fri & Sat at 8pm
May 13 at 3pm

Stony Hill Players
Summit
Cosi Fan Tutte
(Opera)
May 11 - May 20
Fri & Sat at 8pm
Sun at 3pm

Edison Valley Playhouse
Edison
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
(Musical)
May 11 – May 26
Fri and Sat at 8pm
Sun 3pm

Main Street Theatre Company
Parlin
The Full Monte
(Musical)
May 11 – May 26
Fri & Sat at 8pm
Sun at 2pm

Alliance Repertory Theatre Company
Rahway
U.S. Drag
(Comedy)
May 18 – June 9
Fri & Sat at 8pm
(not May 25 & 26)
Sun Jun 3 at 6pm

New Jersey State Opera
Clifton
The Barber of Seville
(Opera)
Fri Jun 1 & 8 at 7:30pm
Sun Jun 3 & 10 at 3pm

Circle Players
Piscataway
Assassins
(Dramatic Musical)
Jun 8 – Jun 23
Fri and Sat at 8pm
Sun Jun 24 at 3pm

Villagers Theatre
Somerset
The Music Man
(Musical)
Jun  8 – Jun 24
Fri & Sat at 8pm
Sun at 2pm

Playhouse 22
East Brunswick
Lend Me a Tenor
(Comedy)
Jun 8 – Jun 24
Fri & Sat at 8pm
Sun at 3pm

4th Wall Theatre
Bloomfield
Parade
(Musical)
Jun 8 – Jun 23
Fri & Sat at 8pm
Sun at 2pm

“The Loft” at Union County PAC
1601 Irving St, Rahway

presents

by Gina Gionfriddo 

Director Michael Driscoll

May 18 – June 9
Fri & Sat at 8pm
(not May 25 & 26)
Sun Jun 3 at 6pm

Tickets 732-499-8226

Info: http://www.alliancerep.org

In an interview, Michael Driscoll, Artistic Director and the Director of U.S. Drag, discusses a bit of the history and mission of Alliance Rep, an Associate Member of the NJ Professional Theatre League. Michael introduces his 2012/2013 season of comedies and dramas and gives instuction on auditioning. He gives a summary of U.S Drag and introduces a brief rehearsal scene  (Interview video)

Michael Driscoll Director

CAST

Angela - Rachel Brown

Allison - Kelly Maizenaski

Christopher - Dave Gazzo

James - Dennis Daprile

Ned - Rudy Palma

Evan - Victor Martinez

Mary - Clare Dill

Christen, others - Eve Cannon

PRODUCTION

Stage Manager - Candida Montalvo

Lighting  - Kevin Gunther

Costumes - Lilli Marques

Kelly Maizenaski, Rudy Palma, and Rachel Brown in a rehearsal scene from U.S. Drag by Gina Gionfriddo (Scene video)

Oakes Memorial Center, 120 Morris Ave, Summit
present

The Comic Italian Opera by Mozart performed in English

Producer Sandra Schilling

Director Jody Doktor

Musical Director Jason Tramm

Stage Manager Ruth Sykes

May 11 - May 20
Fri & Sat at 8pm
Sun at 3pm

Tickets & Info: www.stonyhillplayers.org

908-277-1732

Dr. Jody Doktor is the Director and Maestro Jason Tramm is the Musical Director (and Artistic Director of the New Jersey Opera). They discuss their backgrounds and how they came together to collaborate on this 65th annual operatic production at Stony Hill. (Interview video)

Jody Doktor and Jason Tramm

See a musical montage of rehearsal scenes. (Scene video)

CAST

(cast members alternate performances)

Lory Annello

George Cornelius

Donata Cucinotta

Laura D'Avella

Sofia Dimitrova

Kristen Ecklund

Sara Fanucchi

Melissa Frey

Brian Henry

Michael Kirkland

Karin Laine

Jacqueline Leiva

Angela McGhee

Norman Miller

Kevin Morris

Elizabeth Perry

Michael Popovsky

Ivan Rivera

Catherine Stebbins

Donata Cucinotta as Fiordiligi and as Michael Poplovsky Guglielmo

George Cornelius as Ferrando and Sara Fanucchi as Dorabella

(Scene video)

23 N. Passaic Ave, Chatham
present

Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by John Kander & Lyrics by Fred Ebb

Producer Bob Lukasic

Director Jeffrey Fiorello

Musical Director Jill Finnerty

Choreographer  Megan Ferentinos

May 4 – May 19
Fri & Sat at 8pm
May 13 at 3pm

Tickets & Info: www.chathamplayers.org
973-635-7363

In an interview, Director Jeff Fiorello discusses how this classic of the American Musical has evolved starting with its Broadway debut in 1966, the Bob Fosse movie starring Liza Minelli, through two Broadway revivals including the revisionary production with Alan Cummings in 2004. Jeff mentions the tenuous and threatening state of the late Weimar Germany era in which the play takes place and speaks how it is being staged at Chatham Playhouse. (Interview video) He introduces a musical scene, If You Could See Her,  and explains its metaphorical reference in the context of the play. (Scene video)

Jeff Fiorello Director

CAST

Sally Bowles - Katherine LeFevre

 Cliff - Steve Sharkey

Frauline Schneider - Pat Wry

 Herr Schultz - Steven Nitka

The Emcee - John Sechrist

 Frauline Kost - Stacey Petricha

 Ernst Ludwig - Chip Prestera

 Bobby - Chris Abbott

 Fritzie - Raven Dunbar

 Frenchie - Michal Efron

 Hans/Rudy - Brian Hall

 Helga - Pam Mueller

 Young Boy - Sean McManus

 Rosie - Natalee Phemsint

 Tex - Shawna Schopper

 Lulu - Sky Spiegel

 Max - Chaz Turner

 Herman - Craig ZimmermaN

 Victor - Andrew Velez

PRODUCTION

Stage Manager - Debby Hennessy

Set Design - Bob Lukasik

Sound Design - Joe DeVico

Costume Design - Bev Wand

Lighting Design - Richard Hennessy

Set Decoration - Tish Lum

Make up - Ben Riesebeck

John Sechrist as The Emcee with Michal Efron

9 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick
presents

Apr 24 – May 20
Tue – Fri at 8pm
Sat at 2pm & 8pm
Some weeknights at 7pm
Sun at 2pm & 7pm

Tickets & Info: www.gsponline.org
732-246-7717

On the run from the authorities, Richard Hannay must prove his innocence, find the man with the missing finger, romance the beautiful blonde...and solve the mystery of magnificent proportions! The amazingly brilliant cast of four plays over 140 characters in this fast-paced comedy thriller that's great fun for ages 9 to 90.

The New York Times called it "Absurdly Enjoyable" and the Daily News said it’s “A Dizzy Delight!”

Here is a video featuring the George Street Playhouse cast:. (promotional video)

Stacie Morgain Lewis and Howard McGillin as Richard Hanney in the
George Street Playhouse cast of The 39 Steps

_______ Recent Highlights ______

presents

By Joe DiPietro
Produced by Joann Scanlon & David Hoffman
Directed by Julia Frieri

Apr 27 – May 12
Fri & Sat & May 3 at 8pm
Sun May 6 at 3pm

Tickets: www.summitplayhouse.org
908-273-2192

In an interview, Director Julia Frieri summarizes the story of Joe DePietro's comedy: Nick is a single, Italian-American guy from NJ. His parents retired to Florida. He sees both sets of grandparents every Sunday for dinner. The dream job he's been waiting for would take him away from his beloved, but annoying, grandparents. This begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around. They do their level best to make him change his mind. (interview video)   Julia introduces a scene from the play featuring Arnold Buchiane as the paternal grandpa and Scott Tyler as Nick. (scene video)

Julia Frieri Director

CAST

Jim Broderick

Arnold Buchiane

Nancy Lee Ryan

Wendy Schibener

Scott Tyler
Marguerite Wurtz

Scott Tyler (left) as Nick with Arnold Buchiane as Frank (video)

Video Vault

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