Light Opera Works - Gershwin's Greatest Hits

October 4 – 13, 2013 33rd Season, 16th Autumn Production

BRIDGET McDONOUGH General Manager

RUDY HOGENMILLER Artistic Director

presents

GERSHWIN’S GREATEST HITS Featuring SOPHIE GRIMM SARAH LYNN KELLY DAVID SCHLUMPF COLETTE TODD MARTIN L. WOODS

Director George Andrew Wolff

Music Director & Conductor Valerie Maze*

Bass

Bill Harrison*

Drums Phil Martin*

Production Manager Katie Beeks * Members of Chicago Federation of Musicians, Local 10-208

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A B O U T L I G H T O P E R A WO R K S LIGHT OPERA WORKS is a resident professional not-for-profit music theater in Evanston, founded in 1980. The company’s mission is to produce and present musical theater from a variety of world traditions. Such works include American, British, Viennese and French operetta, classic American musical theater, as well as contemporary fare.

Since its inaugural season in 1981, LIGHT OPERA WORKS continues to be a leader in the United States for the presentation of these historically important and theatrically delightful works of art in productions similar in size and scope to their originals, in modern productions with professional artists and full orchestra. LIGHT OPERA WORKS is a member of the Illinois Arts Alliance, League of Chicago Theatres, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Evanston and Wilmette Chambers of Commerce, and Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau. For a listing of LIGHT OPERA WORKS’ repertoire, and information on past productions, visit our website at www.LightOperaWorks.com.

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Special thanks to Prairie Moon for sponsoring the GERSHWIN’S GREATEST HITS opening night reception.

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The Light Opera Works Box Office and Administrative Office are located at 516 4th Street in Wilmette. The Box Office phone number is (847) 920-5360, and Box Office fax line is (847) 920-5358.

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Smoking is not permitted inside MIC or within 15 feet of the facility.

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A F E W WO R D S F R O M T H E A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R Welcome back to Nichols Concert Hall! After last season’s operetta extravaganza, we decided this year to explore the music of one of America’s greatest composers, George Gershwin. So many wonderful songs, but so many of them from shows that would be difficult to revive today. The musical has come a long way since the 1920s, and modern audiences wouldn’t put up with the creaky books and lame comedy that was part of the deal on Gershwin’s Broadway. But all those great songs…!

We thought a concert performance would be a perfect way to sample the breadth and variety of Gershwin’s achievement. And who could be more perfect for the job of putting it all together than our old friend, George Andrew Wolff? Every time George has graced our stage, in shows ranging from DIE FLEDERMAUS to SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, I’ve always been struck by his knack for finding the exactly right style for putting a song across. I knew this insight and talent could be invaluable in bringing to life an evening of treasures from the Great American Songbook, both in choosing the material and mentoring our singers. I’m happy to say he was as enthusiastic about the idea as I was.

Our enthusiasm only grew when one of Chicago’s top music directors, Valerie Maze, came on board to set things swinging! Add to that a returning trio of Light Opera Works stars (Colette Todd, David Schlumpf and Sarah Lynn Kelley), along with two extremely talented newcomers (Sophie Grimm and Martin L. Woods)…not to mention Phil Martin on bass and Bill Harrison on drums…and we felt we had a crew that could really do justice to the incredible legacy of George Gershwin, whose work remains at the center of American music nearly one hundred years after he published his first song. And now…strike up the band!

Rudy Hogenmiller Artistic Director P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Director........................................................................................................................ George Andrew Wolff Music Director & Conductor................................................................................................... Valerie Maze Sound Designer................................................................................................................... Palmer Jankens Scenic Coordinator...................................................................................................................Cassy Schillo Lighting Coordinator..............................................................................................................Mac Vaughey Concert Stylists..................................................................................................Jane DeBont, Jesus Perez Performance Coordinator............................................................................................Katrina Herrmann Run Crew........................................................................................................................................ Brock Alter Wardrobe............................................................................................................................... Alicia Ann Lees Sound Board Operator........................................................................................................Palmer Jankins Production Manager..................................................................................................................Katie Beeks Orchestra Contractor.........................................................................................................Diana J. Brodick

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PROGR A M FROM TIN PAN ALLEY TO THE HIT PARADE “Rialto Ripples”...........................................................................................................................................1914 “Nice Work If You Can Get It”.........................................................from A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS, 1937 “My Cousin in Milwaukee”................................................................from PARDON MY ENGLISH, 1932 “I’ve Got a Crush on You”............................................................................... from TREASURE GIRL, 1928 “For You, For Me, For Evermore”...........................................................................................................1936 “Little Jazz Bird”................................................................................................ from LADY BE GOOD, 1924 “Boy Wanted”......................................................................................... from A DANGEROUS MAID, 1921 “Soon”........................................................................................................from STRIKE UP THE BAND, 1927 “Maybe”............................................................................................................................from OH, KAY!, 1926 “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”.................................................from SHALL WE DANCE, 1937 “S’Wonderful”......................................................................................................... from FUNNY FACE, 1927 CURTAIN UP! “Promenade (Walking the Dog)”............................................................from SHALL WE DANCE, 1937 “Love is Sweeping the Country”.................................................................. from OF THEE I SING, 1931 “Bidin’ My Time”........................................................................................................from GIRL CRAZY, 1930 “Someone to Watch Over Me”................................................................................. from OH, KAY!, 1926 “The Man I Love”....................................................................................from STRIKE UP THE BAND, 1927 “But Not For Me”......................................................................................................from GIRL CRAZY, 1930 “Blah, Blah, Blah”.......................................................................................................from DELICIOUS, 1931 “Shall We Dance”..........................................................................................from SHALL WE DANCE, 1937 “Strike Up the Band”.............................................................................from STRIKE UP THE BAND, 1927 15-minute intermission CONCERT HALLS AND OPERA HOUSES “An American in Paris” / “Rhapsody in Blue”........................................................................1928 / 1924 “(I’ll Build a) Stairway to Paradise” (lyrics by B.G. DeSylva and Ira Gershwin) ................ from GEORGE WHITE’S SCANDALS OF 1922 “Embraceable You” �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������from GIRL CRAZY, 1930 “He Loves and She Loves”.................................................................................. from FUNNY FACE, 1927 “Love Walked In”...............................................................................from THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES, 1938 “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” (lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin) “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’” (lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin) “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York” “Summertime”(lyrics by DuBose Heyward)....................................... from PORGY AND BESS, 1935 “By Strauss”..................................................................................................... from THE SHOW IS ON, 1936 “Preludes for Piano: 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso”...................................................................1937 FOREVER GERSHWIN “They All Laughed”.....................................................................................from SHALL WE DANCE, 1937 “Fascinating Rhythm”..................................................................................... from LADY BE GOOD, 1924 “Sweet and Low-Down”..............................................................................................from TIP-TOES, 1925 “A Foggy Day (In London Town)”.................................................from A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS, 1937 “Love is Here to Stay”.....................................................................from THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES, 1938 “Embraceable You” / “I Got Rhythm”.................................................................from GIRL CRAZY, 1930 All lyrics by Ira Gershwin except where noted.

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BIOGR APHIES COLETTE TODD returns to Light Opera Works after appearing as Aldonza in MAN OF LA MANCHA, Nancy in OLIVER!, and in OPERETTA’S GREATEST HITS. She will next appear with the company as Annie Oakley in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN this December. Other recent Chicago credits include SEUSSICAL at Drury Lane Theatre, SHREK THE MUSICAL at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and ASPECTS OF LOVE (Jeff nomination: Best Actress in a Supporting Role) at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre. Ms. Todd also maintains a private voice studio and teaches as an adjunct faculty member within the Theatre Conservatory of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.

SARAH LYNN KELLY made her professional debut with Light Opera Works as Josephine in Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. PINAFORE in June. She finished her collegiate career singing the role of Young Amelia in the Chicago premiere of Daron Hagen’s AMELIA at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.

Ms. Kelly was recently awarded with the Lake View Music Society Scholarship for her accomplishments in academia and vocal talent. She has also sung under the direction of Carlos Kalmar and Christopher Bell as part of the Grant Park Chorus Apprentice Chorale.

SOPHIE GRIMM makes her Light Opera Works debut with GERSHWIN’S GREATEST HITS. She was seen in ALICE IN WONDERLAND at Marriott Theatre, LUCKY STIFF at Music Theatre Company, and THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Drury Lane Theatre. At Chicago Shakespeare Theater, her voice was heard in OTHELLO: THE REMIX, and she was the Queen of Hearts in a concert reading of the new musical WONDERLAND. In addition to her musical theater work, Ms. Grimm is a busy jazz vocalist with several bands, including Colby Beserra’s Great Life Music and The Matt Reed Band, performing at various venues across the country, publicly and privately. www.sophiegrimm.com DAVID SCHLUMPF returns to Light Opera Works after appearing as Cliff in CABARET in August. Recent Chicago credits include TIMON OF ATHENS, AS YOU LIKE IT (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), DARTMOOR PRISON (Goodman), EVITA (Che, Unity Event), and LUCKY STIFF (Music Theatre Company). David recently graduated with an MFA in acting from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, with a thesis role in THE GRAPES OF WRATH, directed by Steve Scott; he also holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Florida. Mr. Schlumpf will return to Indiana’s Wagon Wheel Theatre in December to play Captain von Trapp in THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Some of his favorite roles at Wagon Wheel have been Lord Farquaad in SHREK THE MUSICAL, Billy Flynn in CHICAGO, Charles in BLITHE SPIRIT, and Tito Merelli in LEND ME A TENOR. davidschlumpf.weebly.com

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MARTIN L. WOODS makes his Light Opera Works debut in GERSHWIN’S GREATEST HITS. Concert work includes the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and other orchestras across the United States, Europe and Bermuda. He appeared with Lyric Opera of Chicago in PORGY AND BESS, and was Papageno in THE MAGIC FLUTE and Belcore in THE ELIXIR OF LOVE for Lyric’s Opera in the Neighborhoods program. Mr. Woods has lent background vocals and arrangements to such artists as Michael McDonald, Kim Burrell, Smokie Norful and Heather Headley, and performed studio background vocals for the Paramount film THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS with Beyonce Knowles. He recently completed a residency as a young artist with Chicago Opera Theater in conjunction with the Chicago College of Performing Arts’ diploma program. Mr. Woods holds a B.A. in Music from Morehouse College in Atlanta and a M.M. from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.

GEORGE ANDREW WOLFF (Director) has appeared in numerous Light Opera Works productions including DIE FLEDERMAUS, THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, COUNTESS MARITZA, GYPSY LOVE, SIDE BY SIDE

BY SONDHEIM (Jeff Nomination), and OPERETTA’S GREATEST HITS. He is making his Light Opera Works directorial debut with GERSHWIN’S GREATEST HITS. An award-winning actor and singer, George has performed at Marriott Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Fulton Theatre, Meadowbrook Theatre, Bailiwick Theatre, Theatre Oobleck, and Theatre at the Center. He has appeared with the National Hungarian Opera and Orchestra, Anchorage Opera, Opera Maine, Madison Opera, Ohio Light Opera, 6

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and Opera Columbus, several national tours, and a successful off-Broadway transfer of the two-man THE HUNCHBACK VARIATIONS at 59E59 Theatre.

VALERIE MAZE (Music Director/Conductor/ Pianist) returns to Light Opera Works, where she conducted MY NIGHT AT JACQUES and served as assistant musical director on SOUTH PACIFIC, KISS ME, KATE, and GIGI. She was chorus master/assistant conductor of OKLAHOMA! at Lyric Opera of Chicago, where she has been on staff as dance pianist and assistant conductor for more than 10 years. She was nominated for a Jeff Award for music direction of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Writers’ Theatre. In 2011, she conducted at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, where her credits include the Jeff Award-winning FOLLIES and THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO. Upcoming projects include LA TRAVIATA and DIE FLEDERMAUS at Lyric Opera of Chicago, conducting GYPSY at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and next spring at Lyric as an assistant conductor for THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Ms. Maze has received recognition for CATS (After Dark Award, Theatre at the Center), and has performed on WFMT as part of the Dame Myra Hess Series.

BILL HARRISON (Bass) is a graduate of DePaul University and has been a performer and teacher for more than 30 years. He has worked extensively in musical theatre, jazz clubs and recording studios. Theatre credits include Broadway in Chicago productions of WICKED, BILLY ELLIOTT, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, SCROOGE and SWEET CHARITY. Jazz credits include work with Clark Terry, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Woody Herman Band, Bunky Green, Joe Daley and others. www.billharrisonmusic.com PHIL MARTIN (Drums) is originally from Iowa, and studied music at the University of North Texas and the University of

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Northern Iowa. Upon moving to Chicago in 2003, he began a three-year stint as the drummer for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL at the Apollo Theater. Since that time, Phil has been busy performing with various theater companies, including Marriott Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Paramount Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Theatre at the Center, Timeline, Metropolis and Fox Valley Repertory. He occasionally finds time to play jazz, big band and cabaret shows throughout the city as well. www.philmartindrums.com.

ROGER L. BINGAMAN (Company Music Director) conducted CABARET, H.M.S. PINAFORE, OLIVER!, CAMELOT, THE SECRET GARDEN, THE STUDENT PRINCE, BRIGADOON, HELLO, DOLLY!, I DO! I DO!, CAROUSEL, THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, MY FAIR LADY and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Light Opera Works, where he has held many positions, including conductor, chorus master, assistant conductor and pianist.

In December of 2005, he was named the company’s music director. Since 1999, Mr. Bingaman has been the director of the apprentice program and chorus master for the Sarasota Opera, where began his tenure in 1998 as an assistant conductor.

“Bing” is the music director of Irving Park Lutheran Church and is the artistic director of the Irving Park Fine Arts Series; he is also choir director and organist at Ezra Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish congregation in Skokie. Bing has worked with Lyric Opera’s Opera-in-theNeighborhoods program, Michigan Opera Theatre, the Savoyaires, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Dayton Opera, Opera Lenawee and Opera Lafayette, among others.

RUDY HOGENMILLER (Artistic Director) was named artistic director of Light Opera Works in 2005, and recently made his onstage debut with the company as the Emcee in CABARET. He has directed and/

or choreographed many Light Opera Works productions, including H.M.S. PINAFORE, OLIVER!, OPERETTA’S GREATEST HITS, MAN OF LA MANCHA, CAMELOT, THE STUDENT PRINCE, BRIGADOON, HELLO, DOLLY!, MY FAIR LADY and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. For more than 30 years he has been an actor, director and choreographer in Chicago, working at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Marriott Theatre, Drury Lane Evergreen Park, Theatre at the Center, Northlight Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Pegasus Players and Chamber Opera Chicago. As a dancer he toured nationally and internationally from Los Angeles to Japan to Egypt with EVITA, A CHORUS LINE and THE FANTASTICKS. He has received 17 nominations and six Joseph Jefferson Awards for choreography and/or direction, and is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

BRIDGET McDONOUGH (General Manager) has been employed in arts management since graduating from Northwestern University in 1978. In 1980, she co-founded Light Opera Works with Philip Kraus and others. She holds membership in the Illinois Arts Alliance, is past president of the Rotary Club of Evanston, and served on the boards of the Evanston Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, Evanston Chamber of Commerce, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Around the Coyote, as well as the School of Communication Alumni Board at Northwestern University. She is currently on the boards of the North Shore International Network and the Musicians Club of Women and the tourism committee of Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors’ Bureau. In 2008, she served as one of the international judges at the Second Vladimir Kurochkin International Competition of Young Artists of Operetta and Musicals in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and was honored by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce with their 2009 Public Service / Nonprofit Person of the Year Award.

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Colette Todd (from today’s Gershwin concert, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha and Nancy in Oliver!) stars as sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

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