STEPHEN McGILL PRODUCTIONS PRESENT
souvenir programme
Introduction
Claudio Macor About twenty-five years ago an acquaintance gave me a copy of Kenneth Anger’s historical book, ‘Hollywood Babylon II’ as a gift. Browsing through outrageous stories of Hollywood stars and scandal, I came across a curiously named chapter ‘The White Legion and the Purple Poodle’. Intrigued I read on, and it was within these few pages that I discovered William ‘Billy’ Haines, and his remarkable love story with Jimmy Shields. The two resonated with me. I knew then that I needed to tell the world about these wonderful characters. I was keen, almost impatient to write, but my research led me nowhere. There was no official account of Billy, only brief mentions in other biographies, and his films were still locked away in the vaults of MGM. I was able to fashion a play with the snippets I had learnt, and my existing knowledge of old Hollywood. After much hard work it was ready to show to the public. I signed up for a number of credit cards and staged the first performance at the Hen and Chicken in Islington to great acclaim. It was 1992 and “The Tailor-Made Man” was born. Following this initial run we transferred to the Battersea Arts Centre, where one night an elderly English actor, by the name of Geoffrey Toone, came to watch. Clearly emotional after what he had seen, he told me that he had been friends with the real Billy and Jimmy, and had lived in their guesthouse for some five years whilst working in Hollywood. He was very complimentary about the show, and even said that ‘Billy and Jimmy were alive on stage’ that night. I was overwhelmed.
William ‘Billy’ Haines
Geoffrey told me stories of the two, things that only great friends would know. I remained in touch with him until he passed away at the age of ninety-four. Thank you Geoffrey, for the stories, friendship, and for Billy and Jimmy. You are greatly missed. Following Ted Turner’s purchase of MGM and the creation of Turner Classic Movies the vaults were opened. Long lost films were seen again. Thames Television restored and screened a Silent film every year at the London Film Festival, complete with a full orchestra. In 1998 ‘Show People’ was screened and it was the first time I saw a magnificent Billy Haines on screen. At last Louis B Mayer’s edict had been lifted. Some years later I was asked ‘why don’t you turn The Tailor-Made Man into a musical?’ What has happened since has been a whirlwind. The combinations of Adam and Duncan’s music, and the lyrics by Adam, have taken my breath away. Amy and I have worked with one another to create a superbly written book, keeping the play but moulding it into a musical. The production and creative team are of the highest order. Now the young, vibrant, brilliant cast are poised to take it to the next level. Old Hollywood has thousands of stories. We all know something of that time and we have an image of how it should be. But this story, this true story, has inspired, motivated, and thrilled everyone who has come across it. This is the story that I needed to tell.
Mike McShane, Dylan Turner, Faye Tozer and Bradley Clarkson
The birth and success of
Louis B. Mayer and MGM Studios Film producer and executive Louis B. Mayer was born to an Eastern European Jewish family in 1884. Ambitious and driven, he was unsatisfied labouring in the family scrap metal business and so in 1918, Mayer moved to Los Angeles to form Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation. The producer’s watershed moment would come when Marcus Loew came knocking on his door. Recently having merged his company with Samuel Goldwyn’s studios to give birth to Metro-Goldwyn, Loew found himself without a head executive for the company. Louis B Mayer was enrolled and the three merging companies took on the now globally recognisable name of MGM Studios. With the visionary Louis B. Mayer and production genius of Irving Thalberg at the helm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was a powerhouse of prolific artistry and film making expertise that the studio famously said attracted “more stars than are in the heavens.”
Louis B Mayer
Billy Haines, and Marion Davies in Show People
Marion Davies
Pola Negri
MGM productions were characterized by elaborate sets, gorgeous costuming and pretty girls. The MGM lot itself was legendary. Over 150 acres and as self-sufficient as a town, complete with its own opium den, barbershop and 24-hour dining establishment. Also housed on the property was none other than the iconic MGM lion, whose digs amounted to an onsite zoo. MGM boasts more than 175 Academy Awards® in its vast library. Among those are 14 Best Pictures. These films include; Rebecca (1940), Hamlet (1948), Marty (1955), The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961), Tom Jones (1963), In the Heat of the Night (1967), Midnight Cowboy (1969), Rocky (1976), Annie Hall (1977), Platoon (1986), Rain Man (1988), Dances With Wolves (1990), The Silence of the Lambs (1991). One of Hollywood’s first true moguls, there is no denying his influence on the early years of the film industry’s boom, but as Mayer himself once said, “The sign of a clever auteur is to achieve the illusion that there is a sole individual responsible for magnificent creations that require thousands of people to accomplish.”
Mike McShane Faye Tozer
Bradley Clarkson, Faye Tozer and Dylan Turner
Photography: Alistair Muir
STEPHEN McGILL PRODUCTIONS PRESENT
STARRING
Faye Tozer Dylan Turner Mike McShanE AND
VIVIEN CARTER BRADLEY CLARKSON MICHAEL COTTON HOLLY EASTERBROOK EDWARD LEWIS FRENCH LAUREN GRANT KAY MURPHY NIKOLA TRIFUNOVIC CLIVE WARD MATT WILMAN
AMY ROSENTHAL W I T H CLAUDIO MACOR M U S I C B Y DUNCAN WALSH ATKINS A N D ADAM MEGGIDO L Y R I C S B Y ADAM MEGGIDO M U S I C A L D I R E C T O R DUNCAN WALSH ATKINS C H O R E O G R A P H Y B Y NATHAN M WRIGHT O R I G I N A L P L A Y B Y CLAUDIO MACOR D I R E C T E D B Y CLAUDIO MACOR BOOK BY
SET & COSTUME
CREATIVE ASSOCIATE
SOPHIA SIMENSKY MARTIN CONSTANTINE
LIGHTING
SOUND
HUMPHREY MCDERMOTT TOM MARSHALL
PRODUCTION MANAGER
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
C A S T I N G C O N S U LTA N T
LEE BATTY
JOHNNY WOOD
JILL GREEN
ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER
ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGN
STAGE MANAGEMENT
CLAIRA VAUGHAN
HOWARD HUDSON
JADE HAMILTON & FIONA JANE COOMBE
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
SOUND OPERATOR
CHARLOTTE BRIGGS
HANNAH BROAD
MANUEL BAU
MAT WILLIAMS
WARDROBE ASSISTANT
WARDROBE ASSISTANT
FIGHT DIRECTION
DIALECT COACH
NIKKI EDMONDS
MARKETING
JHI
& ANDREW YOUNG RICK LIPTON ANNA KANANI RUTH COOPER-BROWN FOR RC ANNIE PRESS PROMOTIONS GRAPHIC DESIGN AMANDA MALPASS PR BRIGHT GREEN PROMOTIONS N9 DESIGN
www.TheTailorMadeManLondon.com
Act 1 Scene 1
OLDER JIMMY’S HOUSE
Scene 2 – Studios NEW FACES
Scene 3 – Billy’s House WE GOT TIME
Scene 4 – Another Party
Scene 6B – Billy & Jimmy’s House THE TAILOR-MADE MAN
Scene 7 – Billy & Jimmy’s House THE GAME
Scene 8 – Old Jimmy’s House
ANOTHER PARTY
Scene 9 – Show People Set
Scene 5 – LB’s Office
Scene 10 – LB’s Office
DON’T TRUST LOVE
Scene 6A – Backstage at MGM
Act 2
Scene 1 – Outside GOSSIP
Scene 2 - LB Office Scene 3 – Billy & Jimmy’s House THIS LOVE OF YOURS WE GOT TIME REPRISE
FAMILY
Scene 11 – Pola House Scene 6 – Billy and Jimmy’s House MOVIES
Scene 7 – Backstage at MGM THE GAME REPRISE
Scene 8 – Marion’s House
Scene 4 - Beach
ANOTHER PARTY REPRISE DESIGN
Scene 5 – Older Jimmy’s House
Scene 9 – Older Jimmy’s House
William Haines...................................................................................Dylan Turner Jimmy Shields..............................................................................Bradley Clarkson Older Jimmy..............................................................................................Clive Ward Marion Davies.........................................................................................Faye Tozer Louis B Mayer...................................................................................Mike McShane Howard Strickling..............................................................................Matt Wilman Victor Darro .................................................................................Michael Cotton Miss Carey...........................................................................................Lauren Grant Betsy Dawson....................................................................................... Vivien Carter Pola Negri............................................................................................. Kay Murphy ADDITIONAL CAST AND CHARACTERS Michael Cotton.............................................................................. E Mason Hoppa/White Legion 1 Edward French...........................................Robert E McIntyre/ Bernard/ Reporter1 White Legion 2/ Radio Announcer Holly Easterbrook ......................................... Eleanor Boardman/Sally/Irene/June Lauren Grant....................................................................... Lois/Helen/Reporter 2 Vivien Carter........................................................................... Frau Gruber/Norma Kay Murphy........................................................................ Jessie/Barbara/Maisie Nikola TRIFUNOVIC ............................................. Tommy/Reporter 3/White Legion 3 Matt Wilman....................................Voice of King Vidor/Reporter1/White Legion 4
CASt Faye Tozer MARION DAVIES
Faye was born in Northampton and grew up in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. She trained at the Anne Gale School of Dance. She began dancing professionally with the Belinda King Dancers until joining the international pop phenomenon that was Steps. Music credits: Faye was one of five young performers who travelled the world during their 5 years as a group. They topped single and album charts in the UK, Japan, Australia, Europe and the US. Having sold over 20 million records worldwide, the group were awarded a BRIT Award. Faye also achieved a Top Ten Hit with Russell Watson with Someone Like You. This led to an Arena Tour in the UK and New Zealand. Presenting credits: The Big Breakfast, The Pepsi Chart Show, S.M.T.V, Disney Channel Kids Awards, Entertainment Today and Kids Proms in the Park. Theatre credits: Faye made her debut Musical Theatre Tour in Tell Me On A Sunday. She played Bonnie in Love Shack (UK tour), Jubilee Climax in Saucy Jack and The Space Vixens, Sally in Me and My Girl (UK Tour), Sheila Wendice in Dial M for Murder (UK Tour), Eva Cassidy in Over The Rainbow (UK Tour), In the Spotlight (UK Tour) and starring in Rhinestone Mondays as Annie (UK tour). Film Credits: Crystol, Kung Fu Flid/Unarmed and Dangerous (Film Lounge, Xavier Levet), Lucy, Mixed Up (Black and Blue Films, Jonathan Sothcott), Chantelle, Lady Godiva Back in the Saddle (Storm Entertainment, Baz Taylor).
Dylan Turner WILLIAM HAINES
Theatre includes Chariots of Fire (Gielgud Theatre), Rock of Ages (Shaftesbury Theatre), The Kissing Dance (Jermyn Street Theatre), Life is a Dream (Donmar Warehouse), Much Ado About Nothing (Open Air, Lauderdale), Mamma Mia! (Prince of Wales), Grease (Victoria Palace), Sweet Charity (Sheffield Crucible) and Chicago and Footloose (original
UK tours). Film includes Mamma Mia! and Viewer. You can follow Dylan on Twitter @dylanturner_
Mike McShane LOUIS B.MAYER
Mike McShane was one of the regular cast members of “Whose Line is it Anyway” and has performed and taught improvisation for Pixar, Savannah College of Art and Design and many workshops in the United Kingdom. He is a semi-regular with The Comedy Store Players in London, as well as being a member of Paul Merton’s Impro Chums. He has performed on Broadway and the West End in London in “La Cage Aux Folles”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, “The Pocket Dream” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest”. He was a company member of The American Conservatory Theatre and The California Shakespeare Festival, and has been seen on television in “Seinfeld”, “ER” “Malcolm in the Middle” and “The Drew Carey Show”. In the U.K., he was the villainous Julius Grayle in Doctor Who, and can be seen in the upcoming BBC 3 comedy/drama “Bluestone 4-2”. He is particularly proud of having worked with Sir John Geilgud and Alec Guiness, as well as being name checked in “Little Britain”. In film, he’s portrayed “Friar Tuck” in “Robin Hood” with Kevin Costner,and as Professor Keenbean he mentored Macaulay Culkin in “Richie Rich” ; as Harold Vilmes he judged Kirsten Dunst in “Drop Dead Gorgeous”, and died a hypnotic death in “Office Space”. You can hear Mikes’ voice in “A Bug’s Life”, “Vampire Hunter D”, “Spawn- The TV series”, “King of the Hill” and many other animated films.
Vivien Carter BETSY DAWSON
Vivien trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and has been living and working in London for the past 7 years. Theatre Credits: Amy Chapman in the UK tour of Radio Times the Musical. Prior to that she played Velma Kelly in Chicago
Cast at the Cambridge Theatre. Further credits include; Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre), Oklahoma (Kilworth House), Eurobeat (Pleasance, Edinburgh), Evita (Adelphi Theatre) Guys and Dolls (Donmar @ Picadilly Theatre and We Will Rock You (Australian Tour and Tokyo season). Vivien also took part in the workshop for the new Tori Amos/Samuel Adamson Musical, The Light Princess (National Theatre).
Bradley Clarkson JIMMY SHIELDS
Bradley is originally from Hertfordshire and trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Whilst there, he appeared as a finalist on ITV’s Grease is the Word. Theatre credits: Philip A S Franklin and Harold Bride in 41N 50W (St James’s Theatre), Jack Worthing in the musical version of The Importance of Being Earnest (Theatre Royal Windsor), Norman in Dreamboats and Petticoats (Playhouse Theatre), Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage), Mark in Our Day Out (Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool), Sebastian in Twelfth Night (Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds and Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke), Arthur in Come Dancing (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Various roles in The News Revue (Canal Cafe Theatre) and Alex in When Midnight Strikes (Finborough Theatre). Bradley can also be heard on the original cast recording of When Midnight Strikes. Film credits: The title role in Tom (Rockfall Films), Harvey in Facade (RHUL Films) and Sylvester in A Couple of Clowns (NFTS). Voice over credits: Ted Glen and PC Selby in Postman Pat (BBC/Classic Media) and various roles in the forthcoming feature film Postman Pat - the Movie and You Know You’re The One (Classic Media/RGH Entertainment).
Michael Cotton
(Southwark Playhouse), Cats (Arena tour & Dubai), Martin Guerre (Prince Edward), My Fair Lady (Drury Lane), Les Miserables in concert (Fort Regent, Jersey), Julius Caesar (Barbican), Songs for a New World, (Rose & Crown), Oliver! (Tour), West Side Story (Tour), Wild, Wild Women (Orange Tree), Elegies for Angels … (The Space), Hey, Mr Producer (Lyceum), Something’s Coming (Teatro Technis), Handful of Keys (Prince Edward), Zanna Don’t (Gatehouse), Naked Boys Singing (Charing Cross), Over My Shoulder (Mill at Sonning), A Girl called Jo (Theatre Museum), Durrang Durrang (Udder Belly), All Talk (Tristan Bates), I am Star Trek (Pleasance Dome), Royal Bloodbath III (R.S.C). TV and film credits: Agony, Community, Best Friends, Johnny & Julia, Think Positive and Hard To Get. Recordings include: Hey Mr Producer, Emerald, and Out of This World. Michael performs internationally with the recording group TEATRO.
Holly Easterbrook ELEANOR BOARDMAN
Holly Easterbrook graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts with a BA hons in acting. Theatre credits: Kara in Santa Claus and the Christmas Adventure (Dubai, Abu Dhabi and debut in the Ambassador Theatre, London), Catherine in Proof (Pleasance Above Edinburgh & Greenwich Playhouse), Rachel in A Tribute to Glee (Madinat Theatre, Dubai), Suzanne in Don’t Dress For Dinner (Palace Theatre, Southend), Janie McMichael in Not Now Darling (UK Tour), Giraffe in Just So (Tabard Theatre) and Assassins (Union Theatre, Best Production, London Fringe Awards).
Edward French
VICTOR DARRO
ROBERT E MCINTYRE / DANCE CAPTAIN
Born in East London, at 13 Michael became part of the Theatre Royal Stratford East Youth Theatre. Whilst there he was chosen to appear in the BBC film ‘SAFE’. Theatre credits: Victor/ Victoria & Parade
Edward trained at The Arts Educational School, Tring Park and Central School of Speech and Drama. Theatre credits: Lord Griffin and Swing/ Dance Captain in Finding Neverland (Leicester Curve), Lysander in A Midsummer Nights Dream
CASt (Middle Temple Hall), Chess (Aberystwyth Theatre), Bent (Landor Theatre), Candide (Hyogo performing Arts Centre and Tokyo Bunkamura), Mamma Mia (Prince of Wales Theatre), White Christmas (Lowry Theatre), Evita (Adelphi Theatre), Discotivity (Edinburgh Gilded Balloon), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium), Saturday Night Fever (UK National tour), Babes in Arms (Cardiff New Theatre), On your Toes (Leicester Haymarket), Tabaluga und Lilli (Theatro Centro Oberhausen). Film credits: Trevor in The Scapegoat (KitCat Films), Les Miserables (Working Title Films), Anna Karenina (Working Title Films), Thomas in Promise Dad (Ritesh Sinha), James Simpson in ACT 1 (Dimensions crew), Tezz (United 7 Entertainment), The Clown (Tiny Dog Productions), The Force that through the Green fire fuels the flower, Crossed Words Jhootha hi Sahi (Big Bang Productions)
Lauren Grant MISS CAREY
Lauren began her professional training at Stella Mann College gaining a National Diploma in Professional Dance (Musical Theatre). She then went on to further her training at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts where she completed a Masters in Musical Theatre. Theatre credits: Amelie in Sleeping Beauty (Adam Smith Theatre), Tiffany in Sergeant Cracker’s Christmas Quest (Carnegie Hall), Princess Jasmeena in Aladdin (Adam Smith Theatre) Princess Starshine in Jack and the Beanstalk (Adam Smith Theatre), Carrie-Anne in The Music is the Hero (The New Players Theatre), Fairy Fortune in Mother Goose (Adam Smith Theatre), Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Adam Smith Theatre), Sister Mary Hubert in Nunsense (St Peter’s Church), Student in Umm and Ahh (Cosmic Digital ID). Film credits: Madeline in Out of Harm’s Way (short film). Lauren played Miss Carey in the showcase performance of The Tailor-Made Man at The Charing Cross Theatre in July 2012.
Kay Murphy POLA NEGRI
Kay started her dance training at the age of 3 when she joined the Christine Kearsley School of dance. She went on to train at Arts Educational on the 3 year musical theatre course, graduating in 2002. Theatre credits: Dancer and featured vocalist in Fosse (International Tour), Mrs Potiphar/Narrator in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (New London Theatre, London), Liz (cover Velma/Mamma Morten) in Chicago (Adelphi Theatre). Later returning to play the role of Velma Kelly. Columbia in The Rocky Horror Show (UK tour and 2 West End seasons), Delores in Babes In Arms (Chichester Festival) The only female Cagelle in La Cage Aux Folles, fronting numbers for Greece and Sweden in Eurobeat-Almost Eurovision (UK tour and Novello Theatre, London), Annie Borrowman in Never Forget (UK tour) and most recently, Florist’s assistant and featured Soubrette (cover Madge) in Top Hat (UK tour and Aldwych Theatre, London).
Nikola TRIFUNOVIC TOMMY
Nikola graduated from the postgraduate Musical Theatre course at the Royal Academy of Music, after having trained and worked in Austria. Theatre credits: The Sweet Smell of Success (British Premiere - Arcola Theatre), The Amazing Mr Berlin - Cabaret (Jermyn Street Theatre) and Tempus (Tristan Bates Theatre) Credits whilst training include: The Pajama Game, A Doll’s Life and Chicago.
Cast and Creative team Clive Ward
Claudio Macor
Clive trained at New College of Speech & Drama (Middlesex University). Theatre Credits: Charles Pooter in Diary of a Nobody (Receiving Earth Productions, UK tour), Geoffrey in Estate Agent (Firestation Windsor), Snobs, Nobs and Yobs (Receiving Earth Productions), Harm Groespecker in Theatre of Sex (Edinburgh Fringe), Ronald Sampson in Murder in the Tarot Cards (Kenneth More Theatre), Steward in Catching the Sun the Musical (Bowhill Theatre), Frisch in Picasso’s Artful Occupation (Old Red Lion), Trevor in Brief Encounter (Komedia & Bullion Room Theatre), and Clamence in The Fall by Camus (Hackney Empire & Etcetera Theatre). You can catch Clive playing Charles Pooter at the Epsom Playhouse on the 14th May. Television Credits: Harm Groespecker in Generation Sex (Princess TV), BBC Announcer in Basil Brush (BBC), and Alex in In Defence (Roy Battersby).
Claudio Macor was born in South Africa to Italian parents. His career as an actor began at the Library Theatre in Johannesburg. He moved to London in 1983 where he found his true love in writing and directing. Writing and directing credits: The Tailor-Made Man – The Musical Showcase (Charing Cross), The End of Innocence (Hen and Chickens), Santa Cruz (Westminster Theatre), The Other Man (Baron Court), the first stage adaptation of Gabrielle D’Annunzio classic novel L’Innocente (Barons Court), “Venetian Heat” 1999 (Barons Court), In The Dead of Night (Barons Court), The Man Inside (Hen and Chickens), The Love of An Angel (Mermaid), 1993 BAC (Cockpit), The Tailor-Made Man (Hen and Chickens, Off-Broadway New York and San Diego California), Casanova (Hen and Chickens), Burning Rhythm (Etcetera Theatre),Venetian Heat (Etcetera Theatre). Writing credits: Venetian Heat Steam Industry (Finborough), Summer Madness the Musical (Hen and Chickens), Open Secret (Etcetera) and the adaptation of Somerst Maughm’s The Letter (Etcetera Theatre). Awards and Nominations: The Tailor-Made Man nominated Best New Play 1995 and nominated writer of the year, Casanova runner up for Best New Play. Screenplay credits: The Tailor-Made Man, Burning Rhythm and Out of The Night. In 2002 he shot a short film Night of the Clowns. Claudio is Artistic Director of Torchlight Theatre Company and founder of Torchlight Pictures LTD.
OLDER JIMMY
Matt Wilman
HOWARD STRICKLING Matt trained at Phil Winstons Theatreworks. Theatre credits: Edward Elgar in Finding Neverland (World premiere production – Leicester Curve), Longshoreman in Anna Christie starring Jude Law (Donmar Warehouse), Shore patrolman, understudy Officer Lonigan/Mr Popopolous in Wonderful Town (Manchester Royal Exchange production with the Halle Orchestra at the Lowry Theatre & UK tour), Sailor/understudy, Guy & Cassard in Kneehigh’s production of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Geilgud Theatre London/Leicester Curve), understudy and Che in Evita (European Tour), Rum Tum Tugger in Cats (Arena Tour), David in Calling (Kings Head), Narrator in Four Cars and a Clown (The London Bridge Festival), Eddie in Mamma Mia (Prince of Wales Theatre, London), Prince in Snow White (Aberdeen), Prince Charming in Cinderella (Charter Theatre, Preston & White Rock Theatre, Hastings) and Dandini in Cinderella (Assembly Rooms, Derby).
- BOOK, ORIGINAL PLAY AND DIRECTOR
Amy Rosenthal - BOOK
Amy has an MA in Playwriting from Birmingham University and has tutored on a range of playwriting courses. Theatre credits: The Man Who Came To Brunch, 66 Books Season, Liberation Yad Arts (Bush Theatre), An adaptation of The Workroom (Tricycle Theatre), Jitterbug Blitz (RADA and Lyric Studio Hammersmith), On The Rocks which was shortlisted for the international Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (Hampstead Theatre), Thank God It’s Friday (co-written with Cosh Omar), Daring Pairings (Hampstead Theatre), Sitting Pretty (Watford Palace Theatre, UK Tour and Hypothetical Theatre in New York and Chelsea Theatre), Jerusalem Syndrome (Soho Theatre and Manchester Royal Exchange Studio), Henna Night which won the Sunday Times Drama Award (Chelsea Theatre and Scarborough Festival) and Lifelines (Royal Court Young Writers Festival). Radio credits: Adaptations of Jack Rosenthal’s
Creative team teleplays Bar Mitzvah Boy and Tortoise and her radio play Little Words (2001), all for BBC Radio 4. Amy co-scripted Beware Of Young Girls: The Dory Previn Story (The Matcham Room, Leicester Square Hippodrome in July 2012). Her short film That Woman premiered as part of the UK Jewish Film Festival in autumn 2012.
Adam Meggido - MUSIC AND LYRICS
Adam Meggido is an award-winning composer and lyricist living in London.His musical Burlesque (co-written with Roy Smiles), won three 2012 ‘Offies’ including Best New Musical.Adam is the artistic director of Extempore Theatre (formerly The Sticking Place) where he co-created Showstopper! the improvised musical (BBC Radio 4, Edinburgh Festival, 3 West End residencies and a UK tour. Showstopper! won a Spirit Of The Fringe Award and was nominated for a Chortle Comedy Award.Adam also cocreated The School of Night with Ken Campbell (National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Soho Theatre, Edinburgh and Latitude Festivals), The Terror Seasons which is the UKs first annual festival of horror theatre, and Grand Guignol which was nominated for the Best Entertainment Off West End Theatre Awards 2012, (Union Theatre, Southwark Playhouse and Soho Theatre).Adam has written nine plays and three musicals to date. He is an associate director for the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and the Head of Foundation at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Duncan Walsh Atkins - MUSIC
Duncan Walsh Atkins studied at Oxford, where he conducted the University Gilbert & Sullivan Society. After graduating he worked as a choirmaster in South Africa before moving to London. Musical Director credits: Showstopper: The Improvised Musical, Adam Megiddo’s Burlesque which won the 2011 Off-West End Best New Musical Award, Half a Sixpence with Gary Wilmot (UK tour), The Blues Brothers Party (UK and Japan tour) Round The Horne (UK tour), Peter Pan with Mark Curry, Dick Whittington with Todd Carty (The Capitol, Horsham, the Flanders & Swann tribute), At The Drop Of A Hippopotamus, Mitchell & Webb’s Macbeth & The Beanstalk, Noel Coward’s Words & Music, the tribute ‘Mad About the Musical’ (touring West End/ Broadway), Bleeding Arts, Tom Lehrer’s Tomfoolery, Mason-Allen pantomime series (Kendal Cumbria), and Jonathan Harvey’s Taking Charlie (Edinburgh Fringe). Duncan has also appeared several times on BBC
Radio, recording September Tide with Jonathan Firth, A Portrait of a Lady, the Tina C and Ida Bar series with the comedian Christopher Green and Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night.
Nathan M. Wright - CHOREOGRAPHY
London Choreographic credits: Sweet Smell of Success (Arcola Theatre), (What’s On Stage Nomination – Best Choreography in a Musical, The Offies, Off West End Nomination – Best Choreography in a Musical), The Rocky Horror Show 40th Anniversary Production (Ambassador Theatre Group). Australian choreographic credits: Avenue Q (Helpmann Award Nomination - Best Choreography, Green Room Award Nomination – Best Choreography), Gutenberg! The Musical, (Helpmann Award Nomination - Best Choreography), for The Sydney Theatre Company - Not Quite Out Of The Woods and Pennies’ from Kevin. David Campbell – On Broadway Tour, Legally Blonde Australian Audition Tour, Side by Side by Sondheim, The Shakespeare Revue, Lovebites, Breast Wishes, BoeingBoeing, Showstoppers, The Rocky Horror Show (Associate Choreographer) and Company (Assistant Choreographer). Nathan was the Associate Choreographer on the workshop production of King Kong for Global Creatures. Film: The Wicked Faced Boy in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge, Motion Capture Artist for George Miller on his Academy Award winning film Happy Feet and most recently Nathan was The Associate Choreographer on Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo Di Caprio. Nathan was a Mass Movement Choreographer on The Opening and Closing Ceremonies for both The London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games Handover Ceremony, Oman National Day (12,000 performers), The 2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver, Canada – Segment Director Closing Ceremony Finale and Michael Buble – Closing Ceremony, The 2007 Special Olympics Shanghai (Athlete’s Parade) and The 15th Asian Games Doha, Qatar. Nathan will be The Director of Mass Choreography for The Opening Ceremony of The 2014 Winter Olympics Games, Sochi. Television: So You Think You Can Dance Australian - Season 3, Strictly Come Dancing – Wembley Show 2012 (Assistant Choreographer) Nova Radio, The 2010 Helpmann Awards, The Astra Awards and The Sydney & Melbourne Comedy Festivals. Australian performance credits: The Rocky Horror Show, Pippin, Jesus Christ Superstar, Eurobeat –
Creative team Almost Eurovision, Mamma Mia! (Green Room Award Nomination – Best Supporting Actor), Leader of the Pack, Oh! What A Night, Get Happy, Hot Shoe Shuffle, Shout! – The Story of the Wild One and The King and I. www.nathanmwright.com
Claira Vaughan - ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER Claira has been performing for over 20years and was trained in Australia. Claira was a part of the mass movement choreographic team on all 4 ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games. Most recently Claira was associate choreographer for the Arcola Theatre’s production of The Sweet Smell of Success, nominated for two What’s on Stage awards including Best Choreography and Best New Musical. Assistant choreographer for The 40th Anniversary UK tour of The Rocky Horror Show. Since the London 2012 Olympics Claira co founded, POD, a weekly dance class for the volunteers involved in all 4 ceremonies. Claira also created ‘Boudoir School’, dance and movement classes to encourage personal growth and confidence in woman including deportment and sass. Since 2005 Claira has been the international live show choreographer for DC comics and Nickelodeon worldwide. Claira is very excited to be a part of the exciting and brilliant production of The Tailor Made Man.
Martin Constantine - CREATIVE ASSOCIATE
Martin trained at University College London and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Directing credits include: The Owl and the Pussycat (Royal Opera House), The Wind in the Willows (Mulheim Festival), Rhinegold (liveartshow), Manga Sister (liveartshow), Rodelinda (Iford Festival), Sweeney Todd (NYMT, Village Underground), The Coronation of Poppea (Early Opera Company), Norma (Grange Park Opera) and three short plays KKK, Séance and Worms (Royal Shakespeare Company at Wilton’s Music Hall), Giasone (Early Opera Company), Silent Twins (Almeida), The Elixir of Love (Grange Park Opera), War and Peace (ENO / BBC Proms), Si J’Etais Roi (Opera South), The Man with the Flower in his Mouth (Chichester Festival Theatre), Drama: Four Chekhov Plays (Chichester Festival Theatre), Reunion / Dark Pony (King’s Head Theatre), Aeroplane Bones (Bristol Old Vic), Summer in the City (Bristol Old Vic / Southwark Playhouse / BAC), Gringos (Bristol Old Vic / BAC) Bath Time (Bristol Old Vic / Southwark
Playhouse), A Place with the Pigs (Bristol Old Vic). Writing credits: Co-writer of The Future for Beginners (WMC / liveartshow), The Fat Stock Show (Chichester Festival Theatre / Bristol Old Vic) and an adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Unconsoled at the National Theatre Studio. Martin is Director of Liveartshow and is currently developing a new project with them for National Theatre Wales.He established and is Director of ENO Opera Works training programme for young opera singers.
Sophia Simensky - PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Sophia is a production designer and visual artist currently based in London. Production design credits: The Magic Flue (Riverside Studio), An Incident At The Border (Trafalgar studios), Oranges On The Brain (Pegasus Oxford), You and Me (Little Soldier Productions, Greenwhich Theatre). Costume design for theatre and film credits: Events While Guarding the Bofor’s Gun (Finborough Theatre), Burning Bird (Synergy Theatre Project) and Screaming Guns. Sophia studied Design for Performance and Wimbledon College of Art.
Humphrey McDermott - LIGHTING DESIGNER Since beginning his lighting career in the West End at 16, Humphrey has worked extensively throughout the entertainment industry in the UK and Europe. He has enjoyed a wide variety of roles including Production Electrician, Head of Lighting, Associate Lighting Designer, Special Effects Consultant and Lighting Designer. Recent theatre includes: The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales), Let It Be (Savoy and Prince of Wales), Driving Miss Daisy (UK Tour), Rock of Ages (Garrick and Shaftesbury), An Incident at the Border (Finborough Theatre and Trafalgar Studios), Other theatre includes: Mamma Mia! (Prince of Wales and 9 International Productions), Disney’s The Lion King, Pushing Up Poppies, Notre-Dame de Paris, Les Misérables, Grease, The Rocky Horror Show and Starlight Express. Humphrey proudly supports the Make A Difference Trust, and has recently been nominated for Best Lighting Design for Let It Be in this year’s Whatsonstage.com awards. www.humphrey-design.com
Creative team HOWARD HUDSON
- ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER Howard studied Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design. He has twice won the Off West End Award for Best Lighting Design in 2011 and 2012. Credits include; Parade (Southwark Playhouse); State Fair (Trafalgar Studios); Cowardy Custard (Yvonne Arnaud and UK Tour); Keeler (New Victoria Woking and UK Tour); Educating Rita (English Theatre Frankfurt); Less Than Kind (Yvonne Arnaud and UK Tour); European premieres of Bed and Sofa and Rodgers and Hammersteinʼs Me and Juliet (Finborough); Santa Claus and the Christmas Adventure (Ambassadors); The Glorious Ones; Ragtime; The Hired Man; Tomorrow Morning; Smokey Joeʼs Café; Hello Jerry!; Bent (Landor); Four Nights in Knaresborough (Southwark Playhouse); Spring Awakening (Rose, Kingston); 936; The Tender Land; A Warsaw Melody (Arcola); Twelfth Night (Creation, Oxford); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Union); The Boyfriend (Her Majestyʼs); Burlesque; Romeo and Juliet; The Art of Concealment; The Importance of Being Earnest (Jermyn Street); Sweet Smell of Success (Arts Ed); Uprising; Miranda; Gandhi in South Africa; Peopleʼs Romeo (Tara Arts and UK Tour); The Shakespeare Revue (New End, Cochrane and UK Tour); Guys and Dolls; The Drowsy Chaperone; Buried Child; A Tale of Two Cities (Upstairs at the Gatehouse); The Consultant (Theatre 503). Associate credits with Mike Robertson include Frances Rufelle; Lynda Carter; Caroline OʼConnor (Garrick); Du ska få en dag i mårå... (The Norwegian Theatre; Oslo); Hair; Deathtrap; Five Guys Named Moe (English Theatre Frankfurt). Please visit www.howardhudson.co.uk
Tom MArshall - SOUND
Tom began his Sound Engineering Career in London’s West End. His theatre and mixing credits include; Fame, Crazy for You, Oliver! (Palladium Production), Showboat, West Side Story, Oklahoma!, Tess of the D’urbervilles, The King & I, My Fair Lady, The Full Monty, Anything Goes!, Acorn Antiques-The Musical, Porgy & Bess, Oliver! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane Production) and most recently Chess (Toronto). Associate and assistant sound designer credits include; The Bodyguard (Adelphi), I Dreamed a Dream – The Susan Boyle Story (UK Tour), Vampirette (Manchester Opera House), Street of Dreams (UK Arena Tour), Oliver! (2011 UK Tour), Horrible Histories – Barmy
Britain, Chess (Toronto), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Never Forget – The Take That Musical, Daddy Cool, The King & I (UK Tour), The Full Monty (UK Tour). As a freelance sound engineer Tom has mixed countless concerts at the London Palladium and Theatre Royal Drury Lane over the past decade. Classical work includes the Royal Military School of Music at Kneller Hall and the Paraorchestra. He also regularly mixes large international corporate events, a highlight of which was the stadium athletics at the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympics games. As a Live Music engineer Tom has had the privilege of mixing many artists such as; The Coral, The Bees, The Lightning Seeds, Elaine Paige, Lewis Taylor, Martina-Topley-Bird, Bjorn Again and the internationally acclaimed PJ Harvey.
Lee batty - PRODUCTION MANAGER
Lee hails from Barnsley in South Yorkshire and began his theatre education at the town’s Civic theatre. After asking every single Director, Producer, Production Manager, Tour Manager and even the odd choreographer who passed through the theatre for a job, he finally left at the age of 21 for bright lights of London. His first job was as part of the stage management team on the west end and touring productions of Five Guys Named Moe for Cameron Mackintosh. Since then Lee has worked extensively both in the west end and on tour throughout the UK and Europe. This led to him being nominated on several occasions for the annual Stage Management Association Awards. West End Credits include 2011 Laurence Olivier Awards Theatre Royal Drury Lane My Trip Down The Pink Carpet Apollo Theatre. Driving Miss Daisy Wyndhams Theatre. 2012 Lawrence Olivier Awards Royal Opera House. 2011 UK Theatre Awards. Banqueting House. 2012 UK Theatre Awards Guildhall London. Tailor Made Man Arts theatre London. Touring credits as Production Manager include Shout The Musical The Play What I Wrote Kes Boogie Nights 2 Stones in his Pockets Paul Zerdin, Spongefest Hormonal Housewives Doctor In the House Rolf Harris Live Little Voice. and Driving miss Daisy both in the UK and Australia. Live events include Spanking New Music tours and live stages at The Great Escape and Oxegen festivals for MTV. Paolo Nutini live for VH1 and Global Gathering, Leeds Carnival and Leeds festival for BBC 1Xtra. Lee’s Theatre Producing credits include: The English Mystery Plays Starring Sir Patrick Stewart
Creative team Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Starring Claire King and Kathryn Kelly and Jack and the Beanstalk starring Paul Shane and Lucy Evans.
Jade Hamilton - COMPANY STAGE MANAGER
Jade is a Stage Manager and Producer. Stage Managing credits include: Our House 10th Anniversary Concert (Savoy Theatre,) Search For A Twitter Star (The Lyric Theatre,) Children of Eden Concert (Prince of Wales Theatre,) NewsRevue (Canal Café Theatre,) 1916 The Musical(West End Live,) The Legacy (Leicester Square Theatre,) The Wedding Singer (Ashcroft Theatre,) Secrets (Leicester Square Theatre & Gielgud Theatre), When Midnight Strikes (Hampton Hill Playhouse,) Hotel Salagia (Gielgud Theatre,)Seussical The Musical (Ashcroft Theatre.) Producing credits include: John & Jen The Musical (The Landor Theatre,) The Invention Cycle (The Landor Theatre & Canal Café Theatre,) Help The Angels 1,2 & 3 (Epsom Playhouse).
Shona White - WARDROBE
After training at Rose Bruford studying costume production, Shona has worked on various shows in the West End. Credits include ‘Scrooge the Musical’ , London palladium, ‘Blood Brothers’, Phoenix and Thursford Christmas Spectacular. Shona has also worked altering costumes for productions including, Matthew Bourne’s ‘Swan Lake’, ‘South Pacific’ and ‘Wah Wah Girls’. She has very much enjoyed the challenge of setting up this production of ‘The Tailor Made Man’
Nikki Bird - WARDROBE
Nikki has been working professionally in costume for theatre for the last 8 years. She has toured the UK and worked in the West End on various shows. credits include ‘Scrooge the Musical’ UK tours and London Palladium, ‘Three Days in May’ Trafalgar Studios, ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ UK tour, ‘Cabaret’ UK tour and many others. Over the last couple of years, she has also supervised shows, including ‘Starlight Express’ UK tour, ‘Cabaret’ Savoy Theatre, ‘Scrooge the Musical’ London Palladium. She is very pleased to be a part of such a great new musical.
Stephen McGill - PRODUCER
Stephen formed his own production company in early 2012 after working as co-producer for Poppy Productions Ltd since 2010. Theatre credits: Mamma Mia! (worldwide), Billy Elliot (Victoria) and Jersey Boys (Prince Edward). Recently he transferred An Incident at the Border to the Trafalgar Studios after a sell-out run at the Finborough Theatre. Other theatre includes Pushing Up Poppies, (Theatre503 and Hill Street Theatre Edinburgh), The Lost Christmas (Waterloo East Theatre), In The Act (Theatre Royal, Stratford East), Our Boys (rehearsed reading, Prince of Wales Theatre). Stephen attended the Stage One Workshop for new producers in October 2011.
Johnny Wood - PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR
Johnny formed W-Squared Productions in 2011 when he produced the English language premiere of Halcyon Days (Riverside Studios), written and directed by acclaimed Japanese playwright, Shoji Kokami. The play was produced with the support of the Embassy of Japan and promoted a cultural exchange between Japanese and UK theatre. Following this successful debut, he was able to secure a placement at Bill Kenwright Limited, a unique producing environment; it offered the opportunity to work on a vast number of shows in a relatively short time. Including: Blood Brothers (Phoenix Theatre, National Tour), Starlight Express (National Tour), and Noel Coward’s Volcano (Vaudeville Theatre). Other theatre includes A Dog Called Redemption (rehearsed reading, Prince of Wales Theatre). In the summer of 2012 he produced the national tour of John Chapman’s Dry Rot, in association with Ian Fricker Theatre. He also attended the April session of the Stage One Workshop for new producers.
Fiona Jane Coombe - DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER
Charlotte Briggs - ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Hannah Broad - ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Manuel Bau - ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Mat Williams - SOUND OPERATOR Nikki Edmonds - WARDROBE ASSISTANT Anna Kanani - WARDROBE ASSISTANT
Special Thanks
THE PRODUCERS AND CREATIVE TEAM WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THANKS Special Thanks TO THE FOLLOWING, AS WITHOUT THEIR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION THE TAILOR-MADE MAN WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. Andrew Treagus, Steve Potts, Paul Oxley, Ian Fricker, Marie Lane and the Clapham Community Project, Pat and David Tomlinson at St Luke’s Church, ISTD, and the American Church. Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance for their incredible support with costumes. Shona White, Shirley Fitzgerald, Eirian Walsh-Atkins, Nikki Edmunds, Anna Kanani, Bijoux Fernandez. The Arcola Theatre, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Charlotte Briggs, Manuel Bau, Hannah Broad, James Palm and the fantastic students of Trinity College Greenwich. Charlotte Oates, Lisa Brooklyn and the Haymarket Hotel, Kate McCullagh and Neil Adelman at Harbottle and Lewis, Julian Flitter at Goodman Jones, Beverley Hughes at Walton & Parkinson Longreach. Mig and Louis and all box office and technical staff at The Arts Theatre, and an extra mention to Louis for his help with Hartshorn Hook. Sparks Theatrical Hire, Blitz Audio, Pressure Wave Audio, Howard Hudson, Howard Eaton Lighting, Four Points, White Light, and TKTiffin Scenery. Special thanks to Andrea Leoncini for your patience, generosity, and support..
DEDICATED TO GIANNI AND CRISTINA WHO MADE THIS MUSICAL POSSIBLE
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