of the Arts

, Welcome to The Sharon® L. Morse Performing Arts Center!

Much like the building’s namesake, my grandmother, Sharon L. Morse, we love all varieties of the performing arts here. It is in her memory that I, along with my amazing team of artists and arts administrators, strive to bring many different types of the highest quality entertainment here to The Sharon.

Since opening in 2015, we have strived to establish your trust, that a show at The Sharon is a show worth seeing. Perhaps you find yourself here today to see a concert of one of your favorite musicians, or to take in the national tour of a Broadway show. Either way, we encourage you to consider trying out a new show that perhaps you haven’t heard of before, knowing that it has been intentionally curated by our team.

We welcome you to The Sharon: a place for you to see an old favorite, but also a place to discover your new favorite. I sincerely hope you enjoy the show today, and I look forward to seeing you here again soon!

See You at The Sharon, W

hitney Morse

Artistic Director

L.A. THEATRE WORKS SUSAN ALBERT LOEWENBERG PRODUCING DIRECTOR PRESENTS

LUCY LOVES DESI: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom

WRITTEN BY Gregg Oppenheimer

STARRING

LAILA AYAD ELLIS GREER GERARD MARZILLI BILL MENDIETA OZZIE RODRIGUEZ TOM VIRTUE

SCENIC & LIGHTING DESIGNER

COSTUME DESIGNER

SOUND DESIGNER

YELENA BABINSKAYA CARIN JACOBS ANDREA ALLMOND

VIDEO DESIGNER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & STAGE MANAGER SENIOR PRODUCER

SEAN CAWELTI MC MANGUM ANNA LYSE ERIKSON

DIRECTED BY BRENDON FOX

Cast

CAST (in order of appearance)

Desi Arnaz ............................................................................... BILL MENDIETA

Lucille Ball ..................................................................................... ELLIS GREER

Richard Denning, Harry Ackerman, Don Sharpe, and others ..... OZZIE RODRIGUEZ

Bob LeMond, William Frawley, Hubbell Robinson, and others ..... TOM VIRTUE

Betty Garrett, Vivian Vance, Eliot Daniel, and others ....................... LAILA AYAD

Jess Oppenheimer ............................................................... GERARD MARZILLI

Video Cast

William S. Paley, Martin Leeds ..............................MATTHEW FLOYD MILLER

CBS Executive, Eddie Feldman, Rabbi Wolf, Dr. Harris ................ PAUL CULOS

Parker McComas, Stagehand, Monsignor Devlin .............. DESIRÉE MEE JUNG

Music performed by Doug Walter

I LOVE LUCY THEME

Written by Harold Adamson and Eliot Daniel

Used by Permission of Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) and MPL Music Publishing, Inc. O/B/O Desilu Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Original Music by Doug Walter

LUCY LOVES DESI WILL BE PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION

The taking of photographs or use of any kind of recording device is strictly prohibited.