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WELCOME From the President of Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society On behalf o f the Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society, I welcome you to the National Concert Hall and to our Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert.

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The Society was founded in 1913 and, in the A utum n o f th a t year, staged a most successful Mikado. The then Com m ittee decided to produce a show in th e Spring o f the follow ing year, 1914, and so began the never-ending question - "W h at show do we do next?"

Little did the founders o f the Society realise th a t every Spring and every A u tu m n fo r th e fo llo w in g 97 years, successive Committees would be faced w ith th a t burning question - "W hat do we do next?"

It is ten years since the R&R produced a Rodgers & Hammerstein show - Carousel so it was considered tim e fo r another o f th e ir w onderful musicals - The King and I, Carousel, South Pacific, Oklahoma!, The Sound o f Music b ut which one? The answer was, why not a concert which w ould contain music from all five shows.

Hence this Rodgers & Hammerstein concert.

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The Society is most fortunate to have the renowned RTE Concert Orchestra joining us on stage, all o f which should result in "One Enchanted Evening" of music and song.

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RODGERS & HAMMER5TEIN RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN An American Musical Powerhouse Richard Rodgers(1902-1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) the well-known American songwriting duo created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s during what is considered the golden age of the medium. W ith Rodgers composing the music and Hammerstein adding the lyrics, five of their shows, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound o f Music, were outstanding successes. In all, among the many accolades that th e ir shows (and their film versions) garnered were th irty-fo u r Tony Awards, fifteen Academy Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, and tw o Grammys.

stopping number, "Oklahoma!", the deletion of the musical num ber "Boys and Girls Like You and Me", which would soon after be replaced w ith "People W ill Say W e're in Love", and the decision to re-title the musical after the song.

The original Broadway production opened on March 31, 1943, at the St. James Theatre.

Although the typical musical o f the tim e was usually w ritten around the talents of a specific performer, such as Ethel Merman or Fred Astaire, no stars were used in the production. In Oklahoma!, the story and the songs were considered more im portant than sheer star power. Nevertheless, the production ran fo r a then-unprecedented 2,212 performances, finally closing on May 29, 1948. Many enduring musical standards come from this show, among them Oh, W hat a Beautiful M ornin', The Surrey with the Fringe on Top, I Cain't Say No, People Will Say We're in Love, and Oklahoma!

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Long before they wrote anything together, Rodgers and Hammerstein had been independently attracted to Carousel making a musical based on The original production of Lynn Riggs' stage play Green Carousel opened at Grow the Lilacs. W hen Jerome Broadway's Majestic Theatre Kern declined Hammerstein's in April 1945, running fo r 890 offer to w ork on such a project performances and closing in and Lionel Hart refused May 1947. From this show Rodgers' offer to do the same, came the hit musical numbers Rodgers and Hammerstein The Carousel Waltz (an began th e ir first collaboration. instrumental). If I Loved You, The result, Oklahoma! (1943), June Is Bustin' Out All Over, marked a revolution in musical and You'll Never Walk Alone. drama and although not the RICHARD RODGERS (1902-1979) Carousel was also first musical to tell a story of revolutionary fo r its tim e — em otional depth and adapted from Ferenc Molnar's play Liliom, it was psychological complexity, Oklahoma! introduced one o f the first musicals to contain a tragic plot. a num ber o f new storytelling elements and The 1956 film version o f Carousel starred the techniques. These included its use of song and same tw o actors who had starred in the movie dance to convey plot and character rather than of Oklahoma! — Gordon MacRae and Shirley act as a diversion from the story and the firm Jones. integration of every song into the plotline.0/f/o/jomo.' was originally called Away We South Pacific Go! and opened at the Shubert Theatre in New South Pacific opened on Broadway on April 7, Haven in March 1943. Only a few changes were 1949, and ran fo r over five years. Its songs Bali made before it opened on Broadway, but three Ha'i, Younger than Springtime, and Some would prove significant: the addition of a show-

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Enchanted Evening have become standards. The play is based upon tw o short stories by Janies A. M ichener from his book Tales o f the South Pacific, which itself was the w inner o f the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948. For their adaptation, Rodgers and Hammerstein, along w ith co-w riter Joshua Logan, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950.

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Based on Margaret Landon's Anna and the King o f Siam—the story o f Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King M ongkut of Siam in the early 1860s— Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical The King and I opened on Broadway on March 29, 1951, starring Gertrude Lawrence as Anna, and a mostly unknown Yul Brynner as the King. This musical featured the hit songs "I W histle a Happy Tune", "Hello, Young Lovers", "Getting to Know You", "We Kiss in a Shadow", "Something W onderful", "I Have Dreamed", and "Shall We Dance?"

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originally signed to work w ith NBC, but CBS approached them , offering the chance to work w ith Julie Andrews, and the tw o quickly agreed.

Rodgers stated, "W hat won us over was the chance to w ork w ith Julie." The film starred Julie Andrews as Cinderella. It was broadcast in black and white, and featured songs still treasured today, "M y Own Little Corner", and "Impossible: It's Possible." After the success o f the 1957 production, another version was presented in 1965 on CBS, and yet another in 1997 on ABC, starring Brandy, W hitney Houston, Bernadette Peters, and W hoopi Goldberg.

The Sound o f Music The Sound o f Music, Rodgers and Hammerstein's last work together, told the story o f the von Trapp family and opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in November 1959, garnering much praise and numerous awards. It has been frequently revived ever since. The show was made into a film in 1965 starring Julie Andrews as Maria and Christopher Plummer as the Captain and won five Oscars, including best It was adapted for film in 1956 picture and best director. w ith Brynner re-creating his Hammerstein died in August role opposite Deborah Kerr 1960, before the film was (whose singing was largely made so when Rodgers w rote dubbed by Marni Nixon). tw o extra songs fo r the film , Brynner won an Oscar as Best he also w rote the lyrics. The Actor for his portrayal, and Sound o f Music probably Kerr was nominated as Best OSCAR H A M M ER STEIN II (1895-1960) contains more hit songs than Actress. Brynner reprised the any other Rodgers and role twice on Broadway in 1977 Hammerstein musical, likely and 1985 and in a short-lived TV due to the phenomenal success of the film sitcom in 1972, Anna and the King. version. It was the most financially successful film adaptation of a Broadway musical ever Cinderella made. It also contained many memorable songs, Based on the fairytale character and story of including the title song, "Do-Re-Mi", "M y Cinderella, Rodgers and Hammerstein worked Favorite Things", "Climb Ev'ry M ountain" "So together to create th e ir first collaborative e ffort Long, Farewell", "Sixteen Going on Seventeen", w ritten for television. Cinderella aired on March and "Edelweiss."

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Carousel W altz - RTE Concert Orchestra It's A Grand Night for Singing - Gavan Ring & Chorus I Have Dreamed - Gavan Ring & Gina Oberoi W e Kiss In A Shadow - Paul Kelly & Nicola M ulligan

GAVAN RING GINA OBEROI PAUL KELLY

I W histle A Happy Tune - Chorus Hello Young Lovers - Nicola M ulligan Shall W e Dance - Nicola Mulligan & Jimmy Dixon Cinderella's Step Sisters - Irene Gaffney & Jenny McCabe June Is Busting O ut All Over - Annaliese Evans & Chorus If I Loved You - Paul Kelly You'll Never W alk Alone - Gina Oberoi & Chorus Soliloquy - Gavan Ring

IRENE GAFFNEY JENNY MCCABE ANNALIESE EVANS

Ladies & G e n tle m e n o f The Chorus: Tenors

Basses

Ritzy M urray

Liam Carroll

Barney Gorman

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Eileen Gildea

Shay Gibson

Darren Johnson

Honey Bun - Jenny McCabe

Lorraine Frewen

Alan M u lvih ill

Brendan Galvin

Gina Condell

Imelda Bradley

Joe Swan

Michael Clark

Cathy Byrne

Annaliesa Evans

Stephen O'Mara

Edward O'Grady Walsh

Lisanne McCreanor

Gail McGrath

Joe Griffin

Rob Devereux

W e n dy Thonnpson

Siobhan Hughes

Eddie Corry

Gerald Bloom er

Caroline Keane

Lisa Corbally

G arrett Reynolds

Ian Rountree

Aisling Larkin

M orna Carty

Paschal Walsh

Stephen O'Grady

This Nearly Was M ine Bali Hi - Chorus Younger Than Springtime - Paul Kelly W o n d e rfu l Guy - Nicola M ulligan There Is N othing Like A Dame - Chorus Some Enchanted Evening - Gina Oberoi & Gavan Ring Sixteen Going On Seventeen - Jimmy Dixon & Irene Gaffney

Maria Tomkins

Niamh O 'Connor

E m m ett McCarthy

Ciaran Olohan

Climb Every M o u n ta in - Nicola M ulligan & Chorus

Sarah G oodwin

Georgina Nolan

Robby Power

Ann M arie Ireland

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Orla Culleton

Fiona Healy

Darren Burke

Emily Delaney

Christopher O'Connor

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GEAROID GRANT Musical Director

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He has r e c e n tly re tire d f r o m te a c h in g in th e FCJ School in B u n c lo d y w h e re o v e r th e years he established a "school o f m u s ic " w i t h o ve r 2 5 0 s tu d e n ts p layin g In t w o ve ry large en sem bles.

Gearoid s ta rte d c o n d u c tin g In RTE o v e r 30 years ago and has p e rfo r m e d w ith RTECO and RTENSO on te le v is io n , In c o n c e rt halls, and even In t h e rain w it h a 6 ,0 0 0 s tro n g c h o ir in L a n sd ow n e Road.

In 1990 G earoid de vise d and c o n tin u e s to p re se n t and c o n d u c t each ye a r th e a ccla im e d The Irish Times/RTE series "M u s ic in th e C la ssro o m " w h ic h In tro d u c e s m usic t o 30 ,0 0 0 Irish c h ild re n annually, w it h 24 p e rfo rm a n c e s at t h e N a tio n a l C o ncert Hall In D u blin and In m a jo r venues a ro u n d Ireland. T he p ro g ra m m e is d e v e lo p e d in c o n ju n c tio n w ith RTE, The Irish Times and th e D e p a rtm e n t o f Education.

G earoid has c o n d u c te d th e N a tio n a l Y ou th O rchestra o f Ireland since its In c e p tio n and has n e v e r missed a c o n c e rt In n e a rly 30 years. The R a th m ln e s and Rathgar m usic s o c ie ty has had s im ila r service.

For th e last 10 years he has c o n d u c te d th e Cross B ord er O rchestra o f Irela nd (In clu d in g a s e ll-o u t c o n c e rt in Carnegie Hall) and he organises and co n d u c ts th e H a lle lu ja h C hristm as C o ncert at th e P o in t T h e a tre w ith o v e r 9,000 c h ild re n singing.

W h e n he has th e t im e G ea ro id co n d u c ts orchestras in Europe, A m e rica and A frica In Halls fr o m Cape T o w n t o Boston In a w id e re p e rto ire ran g in g f r o m M o z a r t t o S on dh eim .

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Jackie has a distin g u ish e d career as a pe rfo rm e r, m usician, d irector, cho rus d ire c to r and teacher. Her m usical e d u c a tio n th riv e d u n d e r Sr. Agnes N olan at St. M a ry 's College, A rklo w , Eithne T ro y at th e College o f M u sic and s u b se q u e n tly UCD fro m w h ic h she g ra d u a te d w ith a B Mus. (Hons.).

Jackie has been M usic D ire c to r and C o n d u c to r fo r m a n y s h o w p re m ie re s in c lu d in g /4 n y t/j;n g Goes in 1991 w ith DAYMS d ire cte d by Brian M e r rlm a n and was a w a rd e d Best M u sic D ire c to r a t t h e W a te rfo rd In te rn a tio n a l Festival o f Light Opera f o r Stephen S o n d h e im 's In to th e Woods. This, and c o n d u c tin g h e r late fa th e r, Chris, In A n n ie at th e O lym p ia , she regards as he r h igh lig hts t o date.

She Is M usical D ire c to r o f M.Y.Th. Prod uctio ns, W ic k lo w and has a p pe ared w ith th e R&R, G lasnevin M usical Society, Jim M o llo y P ro d u ctio n s and Festival P rod uctio ns. She played Ruth in The Pirates o f Penzance and su b se q u e n tly Katisha In Festival P ro d u c tio n 's a w a rd -w in n in g The M ik a d o f o r w h ic h she w o n th e Best C h aracter Actress a w a rd a t th e Buxto n In te rn a tio n a l Festival o f G ilb e rt & Sullivan in 2007 and s u b se q u e n tly re tu rn e d as Ruth In Pirates and The Duchess o f Plaza T o ro in The G ondoliers, a role she has also played f o r th e R&R. O th e r roles fo r th e R&R Inclu de The Fairy Q ue en in lo la n th e an d, m ost re c e n tly she appe ared as B u tte rcu p , "...the h ila rio u s co m ic m ezzo" (The Irish T im es) in HM S Pinafore.

Jackie has th o r o u g h ly en jo ye d w o r k in g w ith th e cho ru s o f th e R&R and th a n k s th e m m o s t sincerely f o r going ab o ve and be yo n d th e call o f d u ty !

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Noel graduated in 1997 fro m th e Samuel Beckett School, T rin ity College w ith a BA (iVlod) Honours Degree and subsequently an M A in Drama and Theatre Studies in 2003 Noel's credits include The M e rry W idow and Die Fledermaus in th e National Concert Hall. He has been very successful at th e W aterford International Festival o f Light Opera w inning th e 'Best Professional Director Award' seven tim es w ith Macl< & Mabel, Chicago, Cabaret, Barnum,Chess and the Irish o f prem iere o f Evita fo r A rthur's Team. He also directed th e premieres o f A Slice o f Saturday N ight and th e w orld premieres o f Rebecca Storm's H ollywood Ladies and Brian O'Reilly's Buskin' at th e Tivoli Theatre. In 2006 Noel directed th e Irish premiere o f Seussical the Musical fo r th e awardw in n in g Teachers Musical Society For television he devised/directed Different Dreanns fo r RTE and staged The Last N ight o f The P rom s/ Viennese N ig h t for th e Bank of Ireland Proms. His recent credits include Someone W ho'll Watch Over M e by Frank McGuinness, Assassins by Stephen Sondheim at The Samuel Beckett Theatre, Cinderella & Jack and the Beanstalk at the Gaiety, Fiddler on the R oof Oklahoma! Carousel, Guys & Dolls, Me and M y Girl, M y Fair Lady, Gigi, Fiddler on the Roof The M e rry W idow at th e Gaiety Theatre and Anything Goes at the National Concert Hall. In June 2004 Noel was invited to direct The Importance o f Being Earnest at th e Oscar W ilde 150th Celebrations in Portora, Enniskillen.

Theatre in Education Credits: Devised and directed Learning Through The Arts In Breaking The Cycle Schools fo r th e D epartm ent o f Education in 2001. He also devised w ith Joe O'Donnell th e award-winning melodrama. The Hands o f Doom fo r th e Food Safety Prom otion Board in 2004. In June 2005 he devised and directed St. Michael's House 50th Anniversary production Let's Celebrate in The Helix involving a cast o f 400 students w ith intellectual disability. Noel recently produced and directed HonkI in The Helix, w ith a cast o f 350 children from 15 prim ary schools in the Dublin Docklands area.

This is Noel's th irte e n th production w ith th e Rathmines & Rathgar company - m ercifully not opening on a Friday! I and wishes to th a n k th e production team, a brilliant cast, crew and c o m m itte e fo r all th e ir support and creative input in making th e Rodgers & Hammerstein production a success.

MARINA KEALY -

Choreographer

Marina has been involved w ith dance fro m an early age.

She has perform ed in all th e m ajor theatres, professional cabaret and on national television. Marina's w ork has been w ide and varied. Having danced in numerous John Player Tops o f the Town finals, she was delighted when th e show she choreographed reached th e national final and was broadcast live by RTE. Other successes include, Godspell, Chess, Guys and Dolls, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, W onderful Town and many dance workshops th ro u g h o u t the country.

Marina's w ork received a nom ination fro m AIMS for Grease and w on Best Choreographer Award from both AIMS and th e Bangor Festival fo r her w o rk in Me and M y Girl. Following th is Marina was asked to co-choreograph th e professional production o f Me and M y Girl at the Olympia Theatre. Marina has a long association w ith the R&R. Firstly as a dancer, and p e rfo rm e r in th e role o f Liat in South Pacific. She successfully choreographed num erous R&R productions including The Pirates o f Penzance, the R&R 90th B irthday Celebration, M y Fair Lady, The Yeomen o f the Guard, Gigi and The M erry Widow, the very successful production o f Chess for Glasnevin Musical Society and was Director/Choreographer fo r th e R&R's Let's Celebrate the M agic o f the Musicals! and Choreographer fo r Anything Goes, all at th e National Concert Hall. M ost recently she choreographed HMS Pinafore at the National Concert Hall.

Marina is delighted to continue her association w ith the R&R as Choreographer fo r this season and w ould like to thank th e entire cast for th e ir very hard w o rk and dedication over th e last n u m b e r o f months.

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JIM M Y DIXON Compere

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Originally fro m Arklow, Jimmy began his stage appearances w ith W exford Light Opera Society playing th e role o f M e rcury in Orpheus in the Underworld. Over th irty years later th e roles have been many and varied. His first appearance w ith th e R&R was in th e ir 1987 production o f Showboat at th e Gaiety Theatre. Since then he has played several parts and presented many Concert Seasons fo r th e Society in th e NCH. In th e G ilbert & Sullivan cannon he has played several roles w ith the R&R including th e M a jo r General in The Pirates o f Penzance and th e Duke o f Plaza Torro in The Gondoliers.

M ore recently he has appeared w ith Festival Productions in The Sound o f Music, South Pacific & i-iello, D olly! He also appeared w ith Glasnevin Musical Society in th e ir recent production Jekyl & Hyde.

GAVAN RING Gavan Ring, 22, hailing fro m Cahersiveen County Kerry is a previous scholarship student o f the Schola Cantorum at St. Finian's College Mullingar. He is currently studying fo r his Masters at th e Royal Irish Academy o f Music w ith teacher M ary Brennan and re p e tite u r Mairead Hurley.

A m ultiple prizewinner at Dublin's ESB Feis Ceoil and the Ballymena Music Festival, Gavan is also a recipient o f the Bank o f Ireland M illen n ium Scholarship.

He has perform ed in a variety of venues th ro u g h o u t Ireland and Europe. Solo performances include Mozart's Requiem, Mozart's Coronation Mass, Haydn's Creation, Handel's Messiah, M ahler's Kindertotenlieder, Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and Fleischmann's Clare's Dragoons w ith the National S ym phony Orchestra o f Ireland. O peratic w o rk includes Giuseppe The Gondoliers, The Judge in Trial by Jury, Colas in Bastien & Bastienne (OTC), The Regent in The Sleeping Queen (OTC), Nardo in La Finta Giardiniera (RIAM), B e n o it/A lc in d o ro in La Boheme (Lyric O p e ra /L o ug h cre w Garden Opera), Polyphemus in Acis and Galatea (OTC) and Dancaire in Carmen (Lyric Opera). Up coming engagements include th e role o f Guglielmo in Mozarts' Cosi Fan Tutte (RIAM) in April and a lunchtim e concert w ith the National Symphony Orchestra in June.

Jimmy returns to th e National Concert Hall having played Sir Joseph Porter in HMS Pinafore w ith th e R&R last N ovem ber follow ed by his portrayal o f The Tin Man in The Wizard o fO z fo r Festival Productions during th e Christmas season.

GINA OBEROI Gina studied singing w ith Emmanuel Lawler and Trudi Carberry at the DIT Conservatory o f Music, w here she also received Honours in th e Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance. She is currently reading her Master's in Music Performance at DIT. Her repetoire spans th e operatic, classical and musical theatre genres.

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NICOLA MULLIGAN

IRENE GAFFNEY

Nicola Mulligan, 22, is in her third year o f the BA

Dublin-born Irene Gaffney has lived w ith music all her life. She started perform ing in musicals w ith Loreto Musical Society in her late teens and has appeared in over th irty musicals and many

Music Performance at th e Royal Irish Academy o f Music. Nicola first began her music studies in her ho m e to w n o f Dundalk w ith Geraldine McGee and accompanist Margaret McCauley.

She is now studying under th e renowned Dr. Veronica Dunne and accompanist Dearbhia Collins. She is a m ultiple prize w inner at the Feis, w inning such prizes as under 16's, under 18's and The M erchant Cup and was awarded Forde-Taylor and R&R Cups at this years Feis Ceoil.

She has also received th e Young Voice Award at both Portadown and Ballymeana Feiseanna and was a finalist at this years Irene Sandford Award com petition.

premieres, including Once Upon a Mattress, The Card, How to Succeed in Business W ith o u t Really Trying, Chicago, Bells are Ringing, Seesaw, Funny Girl and eventually got to do a show w ith her Dad, Austin, in Noel McDonough's prem iere production o f Assassins in th e Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity.

During a fifte e n year career, she won Best Actress, Comedienne and Overall Performer w ith both AIMS and WILFO several times. A fte r a sabbatical break she w en t back to perform ing in 2006, as Golde in the R&R's production o f Fiddler on the Roof.

Nicola has played such roles as Giannetta in The Gondoliers w ith the R&R, Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro (RIAM) Clorinda in La Cenerentola (Opera M o n talto), Arm inda in La Finta Giardinera (RIAM), Galatea in Acis and Galatea (Opera Theatre Company), Bastienna in Batien and Bastienna (OTC), Casilda in The Gondoliers (Lyric Opera/Festival productions) and most recently Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore also fo r th e R&R. She has also featured in concert performances as Gilda in Rigeletto, Musetta in La Boheme and Zerlinda in Don

Five years ago she started directing musicals, and to date has directed A Slice o f Saturday Night, Joseph, Cinderella, Oliver and Carousel, Honk and Seussical The Musical.

She has appeared many tim es in the NCH and is delighted to asked back to perform w ith th e R&R again this year. By day Irene teaches voice coaching and does advertising voice-over work.

Giovanni in M ontalto, Italy.

Nicola has featured on broadcasts including RTE Lyric FM, LMFM and Dundalk FM. She has studied specialized master classes w ith Dame Ann Murray, W olfgang H olzm ie ra n d Soprano Roberta Alexander. M ost recently she has taken part in Opera Ireland's production o f Romeo et Juilette at th e Gaiety Theatre.

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JENNY McCABE Since her first stage perform ance just over 5 years ago Jenny Me Cabe has achieved nothing short o f w h a t some could only wish fo r in a lifetim e in musical thea tre , concert & recording business.

Musical theatre roles include Delia in M ichael Collins The M usical (Olympia Theatre and Cork Opera House) Lucy in Jekyll & Hyde (which earned her a Best Actress nom ination fo r AIMS) Erma in A nything Goes (for th e R&R at th e NCH) A udrey in Little Shop o f Horrors (which earned her a W aterfo rd International Light Opera Best Com edienne n o m ination) and Maggie Jones in 42n d Street fo r which she was awarded W aterford International Light Opera Best Supporting Female. She has perform ed concerts in all the m a jo r theatres and venues th ro u g h o u t the cou n try w ith a host o f Irish and international artists including The Point Theatre (n o w The 0 2 ), The Helix and The Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

On radio and television she has appeared numerous tim es on The Late Late Show w ith artists like Shayne W ard, Johnny Logan and Andrea Bocelli. She has recorded a nu m b e r o f song cycles for Lyric FM most recently Winds o f Change (Gallagher/Purcell). In addition to this she has perform ed w ith Tom m y Fleming (A Life Like M in e Tour), Josh Groban {Awake Tour), Peter Corry (NCH and The Odyssey Arena fo r W o rld Young Voices), Rebecca Storm and most recently Liam Lawton (Healing Song) She is also the leading m em ber o f ABBAesque th e original Irish ABBA trib u te band playing th e role o f Agneatha. Jenny is also hugely successful in the w edding church music business where she has perform ed and arranged music fo r over 300 weddings.

Jenny has recorded and released her solo album which features some musical th e a tre favourites incorporated w ith Irish ballads and spiritual music available from VERITAS nationwide. She is currently preparing her second spiritual solo concert fo r perform ance in th e autum n o f this year and she will also feature on th e cast recording of M ichael Collins The M usical later in th e year. She would like to thank the R&R fo r th e ir hospitality and wishes th e entire cast a hugely successful run.

Paul has sung various roles in G ilbert & Sullivan w ith th e R&R as well as Freddie in M y Fair Lady. He has also sung regularly in the Society's concerts at th e NCH. In addition, Paul ha: sung roles in operas by Mozart, Handel, Poulenc, Smetena, A. J. Potter and James W ilson in addition to making extensive appearances in operetta and musical comedy.

He has also appeared on the concert platform in oratorio including Messiah, Bach's St. John Passion, Haydn's Creation and Elijah by M endelsohn as well as in recital at th e John Field Room.

Paul appeared as Captain Corcoran in th e R&R's acclaimed production o f HMS Pinafore last year.

ANNALIESA EVANS Annaliesa studied at the D.l.T Conservatoire of Music and Drama during w hich tim e she won the annual S how boat musical th e a tre Com petition. She continues vocal studies w ith Conor Farren. Annaliesa played Nellie in Glasnevin Musical Society's Je/ry// and Hyde (N.C.H) and has been a soloist in Glasnevin's annual Showstopper series (NCH, Helix) since 2003. She also was a soloist in the AIMS/4pp/ouse Concert (Helix), and in a September 11th Firefighters Benefit, W icklow to w n featuring Rebecca Storm and Helen Jordan.

Previous roles w ith th e R&R include Fruma Sarah, Fiddler on the /?oo/(G aiety Theatre) and Victoria, The Gondoliers (NCH).

O ther productions include Jeu Jeu in The M erry W idow (NCH, & Gaiety Theatre), Eliza D oo little in M y Fair Lady, Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Addaperle in The Wiz (M yth Productions, W icklow), M agic o f the Musicals fo r Jim M olloy Promotions (NCH), Carmen Lyric Opera (NCH), and Pirates o f Penzance, (NCH), Kiss Me Feel M e in The Producers at the Gaiety. Annaliesa previously ta u g h t music and vocal perform ance at GYPS.ie, (Gorey Youth Performance School) and has worked w ith Stagebratz, Roundwood and CBC M onkstow n as Chorus Mistress. Annaliese recently played the role o f Cousin Hebe in th e R&R's acclaimed production o f H.M.S. Pinafore.

A RECORD OF PREVIOUS R&R PRODUCTIONS 1913 The Mikado 1914 The Yeomen of the Guard 1914 The Mikado 1915 Les Cloches de Corneville 1915 lolanthe 1915 The Yeomen of the Guard 1916 The Mikado 1916 The Gondoliers 1917 Haddon Hall 1917 Ruddigore 1918 Utopia Limited 1918 Haddon Hall 1919 A Princess in Kensington 1919 Merrie England 1920 Utopia Limited 1921 The Rose of Persia 1922 Ruddigore 1922 The Mikado 1922 Patience 1923 The Yeomen o f th e Guard 1923 The Gondoliers 1923 The Mikado 1923 The Yeomen o f th e Guard 1923 Patience 1924 lolanthe 1924 â&#x2013; Trial by Jury 1924 The Pirates of Penzance 1924 The Duchess o f Dantzig 1925 Tom Jones 1925 Merrie England 1925 The Duchess of Dantzig 1926 Veronique 1926 The Gondoliers 1926 The Mikado 1927 Trial by Jury 1927 The Pirates of Penzance 1927 The Yeomen o f th e Guard 1927 Haddon Hall 1928 The Rose of Persia 1928 The Geisha 1929 San Toy 1929 Patience 1929 Cox and Box 1929 H.M.S. Pinafore 1930 The Beloved Vagabond 1930 A Country Girl 1931 The Arcadians 1931 A Waltz Dream 1932 The Quaker Girl 1932 Monsieur Beaucaire 1932 lolanthe 1932 The Mikado 1933 The Desert Song 1933 Princess Charming 1934 Florodora 1935 lolanthe 1935 The Gondoliers 1936 The Yeomen o f the Guard 1936 The Mikado 1936 Princess Ida 1937 The Pirates of Penzance 1937 H.M.S. Pinafore 1938 Mercenary Mary 1938 The Mikado 1938 The Gondoliers 1939 The Yeomen o f th e Guard 1939 The Gondoliers 1939 Patience 1939 Trial by Jury 1939 H.M.S. Pinafore 1940 Ruddigore 1940 Cox and Box 1940 The Sorcerer

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H.M.S. Pinafore Love From Judy Bitter Sweet The Merry W idow Ruddigore lolanthe The Gondoliers Naughty Marietta The Dancing Years The Merry W idow Kismet Wild Violets The Mikado The Gondoliers The Student Prince The Yeomen o f the Guard Patience The Mikado The New Moon Rose Marie lolanthe South Pacific The Gondoliers The Pirates o f Penzance Trial by Jury Guys and Dolls Patience The Mikado Princess Ida Bitter Sweet The Yeomen o f the Guard The Gondoliers H.M.S. Pinafore Brigadoon The Mikado The Sorcerer lolanthe M y Fair Lady The Desert Song The Mikado The Gondoliers Camelot The Mikado The Yeomen o f the Guard Fiddler on the Roof The Gondoliers Patience South Pacific The Mikado Princess Ida The Dancing Years The Gondoliers The Yeomen o f the Guard Showboat lolanthe H.M.S. Pinafore Trial by Jury Guys and Dolls Ruddigore The Mikado Cox and Box The Gondoliers The Pirates o f Penzance The Merry W idow Gigi The Yeomen o f the Guard lolanthe Sweet Charity Patience The Mikado The King and 1 H.M.S. Pinafore The Gondoliers

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The Yeomen of the Guard The Gondoliers Annie Get Your Gun The Sorcerer The Mikado An Evening with M r Gilbert & Mr. Sullivan The Gondoliers Trial by Jury The Pirates of Penzance Hans Andersen lolanthe The Mikado Rodgers & Hart and Rodgers 8i Hammerstein Gigi Romberg and Romance Showboat The Magic of Lerner & Loewe Fiddler on the Roof I'll See You Again Hello Dolly A Song to Sing 0!

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The Magic of the Musicals Anything Goes The M erry Widow lolanthe The Producers H.M.S. Pinafore The Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert

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