The Gallery Players

book by Blake Edwards
lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
music by Henry Mancini
additional music by Frank Wildhorn

FIRST NEW YORK CITY REVIVAL

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Excerpt from a May 6 nytheatre.com review:
“With Victor/Victoria, The Gallery Players once again proves that they are one of New York City’s musical theatre bright spots….The pride of Park Slope delivers a hugely ambitious production that…provides everything a theatergoer could ask of a musical comedy….The most important question, at least from an audience standpoint, might be: does Victor/Victoria need Julie Andrews? I’m happy to report that the answer is a resounding no. Christine Paterson plays the title role here, and she is a genuine triple threat. Paterson handles all the demands of her role—which includes a lot of dancing, dry humor, and Andrews’s signature high C—with impressive ease….every member of the entire cast looks like they’re having a ball on stage.”
- nytheatre.com
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Excerpt from a May 19 review in The Brooklyn Papers:
“The musical version of the film [Victor/Victoria] is being presented with panache by the stalwart Gallery Players in its first New York revival since the original Broadway run ended almost exactly 10 years ago. Ostensibly about the complexities of love, the current production reveals the show more as a celebration of friendship. The juice, abundantly provided here by a cast with ample energy and style, comes from the connection and conflict between pals….John Blaylock’s droll manner as Toddy provides a perfect foil to Christine Paterson’s dulcet voice and sincere enthusiasm as Victoria….The real star in this production, though, is the company of actors and dancers that plays supporting roles as various Parisian types and moves with agility and zest while doing the can-can and the Charleston or taking swings and dodging chairs in the slapstick fight scenes. Each actor’s eyes are alive with enjoyment and a sense of fun…”
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Producers: Robin Mishik-Jett and Heather Siobhan Curran
Director: Matt Schicker
Musical Director: Justin Hatchimonji
Choreographer: Stacy Moscotti-Smith
Fight Director: Nickalaus Locke Koziura
Dramaturg: Kate Stopa
Set Designer: Michael M. Kerns
Lighting Designer: David Roy
Costume Designer: Samantha L. Fromm
Assistant Director: Kellie Fernald
Production Stage Manager: Amanda Jean Nowack
Assistant Stage Managers: Amanda Elaan, Nina Kalinkos, Buckly Stephens

May 5-27, 2007

With: Meg Benfield, Jamie Birkett, John Blaylock*, Melissa D’Amico, Andrea Davey, Chip DuFord*, Patrick Field, Tripp Fountain, Andy Frye, David Michael Green*, Allison Guinn, Tauren Hagans, D.H. Johnson, Craig Joseph, Dennis Keefe, E.C. Kelly*, Lorinne Lampert*, Christine Paterson*, Thomas Poarch*, Michael Reyna, Tom Schubert, and Rieko Yamanaka

*Member, Actors’ Equity Association

(l to r) Tripp Fountain, Christine Paterson as Victoria, and Andy Frye in Victor/Victoria. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais

Continuing its tradition of presenting entertaining revivals of hit Broadway musicals, The Gallery Players is proud to present the hilarious and touching musical comedy Victor/Victoria. When King Marchan, a macho Chicago gangster, travels to Paris to scout a new act for his nightclub, he falls in love at first sight with a beautiful young star. The only problem: is it a he or a she? Victor or Victoria? What confusion…what fun! With a score by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse and book by legendary filmmaker Blake Edwards, Victor/Victoria has something for everyone: showstopping production numbers, slapstick and sight gags, beautiful ballads, and a truly original central romance.

Christine Paterson as Victoria and Company in Victor/Victoria. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais

(l to r) Christine Paterson as Victoria and Allison Guinn as Norma in Victor/Victoria. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais

Christine Paterson as Victoria and John Blaylock as Toddy in Victor/Victoria. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais

The Ensemble of Victor/Victoria. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais

Christine Paterson (Victoria Grant) and Thomas Poarch (King Marchan) with Harvey Fierstein at The Gallery Players’ 40th Anniversary Gala, March 2007.

by Molière
Translated by Richard Wilbur

(l to r) Heather Siobhan Curran, Anna Olivia Moore, and Laura Heidinger in The Gallery Players production of The Learned Ladies. Photo by Neal Freeman.

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Producer: Angela Delaney
Director: Neal Freeman
Set Design: Hannah Shafran
Lighting Design: Nik Anderson
Costume Design: Andrea Lenci-Cerchiara
Production Stage Manager: Elena Kopaleichvili

March 31 - April 15, 2007

Cast:
Chrysale - Patrick Toon *
Philaminte - Heather Curran
Henriette - Alisha Spielmann
Armande - Anna Moore *
Ariste - Fred Heringes *
Belise - Laura Heidinger
Clitandre - Marc Halsey
Trissotin - Nat Cassidy *
Vadius/Notary - Stephen McFarland
Martine - Candice Goodman
Lepine/Julien/Letters - Joshua Key-Maginnis

*Member, Actors’ Equity Association

Continuing its tradition of presenting lively productions of classic plays, The Gallery Players, Brooklyn’s premiere Off-Off Broadway theatre, is proud to present The Learned Ladies, by Molière, translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur, from March 31-April 15, 2007. Neal Freeman, of last season’s The Laramie Project and As You Like It, directs.

Molière spent his career poking fun at anyone he felt had it coming including Doctors, Lawyers, and the Clergy. The playwright believed that no one should be exempt from satire. In this 1672 play, Molière takes aim at the intellectual and artistic pretentiousness of Parisian salon society. The play centers around a group of women intent on improving their social standing through intellectual achievement. So proud are these women of their quest for knowledge, however, that they neglect to realize that they aren’t actually gaining any. Eccentric characters, hilarious dialogue and fast-paced action make this one of Molière’s comic masterpieces.

Heather Siobhan Curran and Nat Cassidy in The Gallery Players production of The Learned Ladies. Photo by Neal Freeman.

Located in Park Slope, but beloved on both sides of the Brooklyn Bridge, The Gallery Players have been called “local heroes” by Time Out New York and past productions have earned the praise of respected theater artists such as Terrence McNally, Rupert Holmes, James Rado, André De Shields, Annie Golden, Lorraine Serabian, and others. An Equity Showcase House celebrating its 40th season, The Gallery Players’ exciting productions and nurturing atmosphere have attracted the best actors, directors, designers, and musicians in New York. Among the well-known alumni of The Gallery Players are Harvey Fierstein (Fiddler On the Roof, Hairspray, Torch Song Trilogy), Jennifer Barnhart (Avenue Q), Manoel Felciano (Sweeney Todd), Diedre Goodwin (A Chorus Line, Chicago), Garrett Long (The Spitfire Grill), John Rando (director of Broadway’s Urinetown and The Wedding Singer), Brian Charles Rooney (The Threepenny Opera), Fred Rose (Company), and many other artists.

Further information can be found at www.galleryplayers.com or by calling (212) 352-3101. Performances take place Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM, and Sundays at 3PM.

The Gallery Players is located at 199 14th Street, between 4th and 5th Avenues in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Take the F Train to 4th Avenue or the R Train to 9th Street. By car, take the BQE to Hamilton Avenue, and Hamilton Avenue to 14th Street.

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(l to r) Heather Siobhan Curran, Nat Cassidy, Anna Olivia Moore, and Stephen McFarland in The Gallery Players production of The Learned Ladies. Photo by Neal Freeman.