Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov
April 28-May 20, 2012
This delightful staple of the musical theatre canon is about the adventures and misadventures of two sisters who move from small-town Ohio to the bohemia of 1935 Greenwich Village. Eileen is gorgeous, sweet and an aspiring actress with men falling at her feet. Ruth, while a gifted writer, is average, brazen and has a talent for repelling gentlemen callers. With a glorious score of swinging tunes by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Wonderful Town is the quintessential New York musical comedy about tackling your dreams and finding love in the most unexpected places. Winner of five Tony Awards in 1953 including Best Musical.
Pictured (l to r): Laurie Sutton and Molly Pope in The Gallery Players’ production of Wonderful Town. Photo by Bella Muccari.
Performance Schedule
Saturday, April 28 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, April 29 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 3 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 4 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 5 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 6 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 10 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 11 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 12 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, May 12 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 13 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, May 17 at 8:00 PM
Friday, May 18 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, May 19 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, May 19 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 20 at 3:00 PM – final performance
The Staff
Producer – Heather Siobhan Curran for The Gallery Players
Director – Mark Harborth
Musical Director – Kevin Lawson
Choreographers – Elyse Daye Hart and Trey Mitchell
Casting Director – Ian Lowe
Production Stage Manager – Becky J. Doster
Costume Designer – Jevyn Nelms
Set Designer – William Davis
Lighting Designer – Scott Cally
Sound Designer – Josh Millican
Properties Master – Sara Slagle
ASM/waredrobe – Michelle Symons
ASM/props – Dylan Bustamante
ASM/follow spot – Hugh Heckman
Pictured (l to r): Laurie Sutton, Alex Pagels and Molly Pope in The Gallery Players’ production of Wonderful Town. Photo by Bella Muccari.
The Cast
Tour Guide – Angela Dirksen
Mr. Appopolous – Mark Cajigao*
Helen – Lindsay Sutton*
Wreck – Nathan Brisby*
Violet – Monica Bradley
Officer John Lonigan – Ronn Burton
Speedy Valenti – Brad Giovanine*
Eileen – Laurie Sutton
Ruth – Molly Pope
Robert Baker – Adam Kemmerer
Frank Lippencott – Will Roland
Chick Clark – Alex Pagels
Ensemble: Brian Bailey*, Monica Bradley, Ronn Burton, Brad Giovanine*, A J Hughes*, Maureen Kelley, Matthew Warner Kiernan*, Maggie Marino, Alida Michal* and Lindsay Sutton*
*appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
Pictured (l to r): Alex Pagels, Laurie Sutton, Adam Kemmerer and Will Roland in The Gallery Players’ production of Wonderful Town. Photo by Bella Muccari.