JAMIE FARR (Dominic, Arthur, Harry) is best known as Corporal Max Klinger on “M*A*S*H” (CBS, 1973–83). His first film role was Santini in The Blackboard Jungle. Appearances on “The Red Skelton Show” and “The Danny Kaye Show” followed, but it was his work as Corporal Klinger that brought the actor the most fame. His other screen credits include The Greatest Story Ever Told and Cannonball Run. Farr toured with The Will Rogers Follies and played Oscar Madison in a national tour of The Odd Couple; he made his Broadway debut in the hit revival of Guys and Dolls. More recently he appeared in Moon Over Buffalo as well as the comedy-thriller play Catch Me If You Can. Jamie is still hoping to get back on a successful TV series, and we all hope it will be soon. One of his proudest accomplishments was in 1985 when he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And in 1983 Jamie received an honorary Doctor of Performing Arts degree from the University of Toledo. Jamie’s greatest passion aside from acting is golf, and as everyone knows by now, he has for over 20 years sponsored the internationally acclaimed LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger which is seen yearly on ESPN2. Farr is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate for Humanity from the Owens Medical College of Ohio.
ANITA GILLETTE(Angelina, Clara, Chi Chi) is probably best known for playing Mona the mistress in Moonstruck, but Broadway audiences know her best from her starring roles in 14 Broadway shows including Chapter Two (Tony nomination, L.A. Drama Critics Award), Carnival, Gypsy, Don’t Drink the Water, All American, Jimmy, They’re Playing Our Song, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Mr. President, The Gay Life, Kelly and Show Boat. Off-Broadway and regional credits include The Seagull, Skin of Our Teeth, Juno, Rich & Famous, Moving Targets, Travesties, The Importance of Being Earnest, My Fair Lady, The Winslow Boy, Irene, South Pacific, Sweet Bird, The Great Waltz (recorded for RCA), Knickerbocker Holiday. She is currently Tina Fey’s mother on “30 Rock” and Marg Helgenberger’s mother on “CSI.” In feature films she was mother to Bill Murray in Larger Than Life, Jennifer Aniston in She’s The One, Jack Black in Bob Roberts, the groom in The Guru, Mary Louise Parker in Boys on the Side, John Goodman in “Normal, Ohio.” Two other feature films await distribution: Hiding Victoria and The Last Adam. Other film credits include Mitzi (Richard Gere’s teacher) in Shall We Dance, Emily (Jack Klugman’s wife) on “Quincy” and Bob Newhart’s wife on “Marathon.” She appeared on every major game show including “Pyramid,” “Password,” “Match Game,” “To Tell The Truth,” “What’s My Line?,” etc. She was a foil for Johnny Carson for at least 50 “Tonight Shows” and appeared many times on other talk shows and “The Bell Telephone Hour.” She is the proud grandmother of five.
LUCY MARTIN (Marie, u/s Angelina) Broadway and Off-Broadway: The Constant Wife, Hollywood Arms, Joe Egg, The Sisters Rosensweig, Noises Off, Marlene, MTC’s La Terrace, Collected Stories, LCT’s Substance of Fire, Roundabout’s Hotel Suite, The Women’s Project WAPATO, Passion Play and Strictly Personal. Regional: Doubt, Morning’s at Seven, Murderers, Medea, Hedda Gabler, The Play About The Baby. TV: “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Criminal Intent,” “The Cosby Show,” Tiffany Whitney on “The Edge of Night.” Film: The Producers, New Kids and just-released Anamorph.
HERBERT RUBENS (Mark, u/s Arthur, Harry) Broadway: 45 Seconds from Broadway, Band in Berlin, Requiem for a Heavyweight. Off-Broadway: Playwrights Horizons, Atlantic Theater Company, Primary Stages, Lincoln Center Theater, Barrow Group, Westside Theatre, John Houseman, American Place Theatre, Regional: Yale Rep, Long Wharf, O’Neill Playwrights Conference, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Capitol Rep, Philadelphia Theatre Co. Film & TV: Spring in Her Step, The Florentine, No Way Home, The Paper, First Deadly Sin, The Verdict, The Sunshine Boys, “Third Watch,” “Law & Order,” “American Playhouse.”v
JOE VINCENT (Walter, u/s Dominic) Mr. Vincent’s 36-year career includes 28 years at Shakespeare festivals all over the country, 63 productions of Shakespeare and 42 major musical theatre roles. This past year he appeared in Lulu at the Yale Rep; as Saunders in the world premiere of Lend Me a Tenor, the Musical in Utah; and in his Broadway debut, as Max in Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll. His many roles include La Mancha, Tevye, Daddy Warbucks, Shylock, Prospero and Sweeney Todd.
ALEX BOND (u/s Marie, Clara, Charity, Chi Chi). Regional: DFW Fringe Festival (2007 Producer’s Pick Award), Provincetown Theatre, New Harmony Theatre, Depot Theatre, Buffalo Studio Arena, Virginia Stage Company, TheatreVirginia, South Jersey Regional Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Theatre Three. Numerous national commercials. TV: “SNL”, “All My Children.” Stand-up comedy. Proud Equity member since 1979. Many thanks to Steven and Mark. This is for my dear Leon.
TIBOR FELDMAN (u/s Mark, Walter) has performed at EST, Manhattan Class Company, Intar, BAM, The Wooster Group, Mabou Mines, The Jewish Rep, Fringe Festival. Film: The Devil Wears Prada, Enchanted, Kissing Jessica Stein, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saint, The Believer and this summer’s release of The International. Television: “The Sopranos,” all the “Law & Order” series, “Ed,” “Kidnapped,” “Third Watch.” He thanks his darling wife Ellen and his kids Aaron and Harris for their love and support.
LUIGI CREATORE (Playwright) was born in New York in 1921. (You do the math). He retired to Florida in 1981. In between, he spent most of his years as a record producer with his partner, Hugo Peretti. The team of Hugo and Luigi chalked up dozens of gold records with such artists as Sarah Vaughan, Jimmie Rodgers, Perry Como, Sam Cooke, Della Reese, etc. As a songwriter with partners Hugo Peretti and George David Weiss, he wrote a number of hit songs, of which two megahits were “Can’t Help Falling in Love” for Elvis Presley and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” In 1968, the team was represented on Broadway with Maggie Flynn starring Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy, and Off-Broadway with Smile, Smile, Smile. After retiring to Florida, Mr. Creatore wrote the Off-Broadway play The Man Who Shot Lincoln and began writing about the Florida scene for the Boca Raton Community Theater. Much of those works morphed into Flamingo Court.
STEVEN YUHASZ (Director). Zorba with Jeff McCarthy, Beth Fowler and Emily Skinner, York Theatre; The King & I with Lorenzo Lamas, Rachel deBenedet and Paulo Montalban, Ogunquit Playhouse; 2007 NYMF Awards Gala with Duncan Sheik, Liz Larson and Kelli O’Hara; Tusk, Best of NYMF 2004; Forever Plaid, Canada & US; Lover, Liar, Lady: The Women of Kander & Ebb (also conceived), New Provincetown Players. Associate Director: All About Us with Eartha Kitt, Cady Huffman and Shuler Hensley, Westport Country Playhouse; and Cinderella with Leslie Uggams, Paper Mill Playhouse & Ogunquit Playhouse. Three seasons at MSG assisting Susan Stroman on A Christmas Carol, with Scrooges Jim Dale, F. Murphy Abraham and Tim Curry. Producer, Off-Broadway: Streakin’ and Pterodactyl Island. Producer for The Actors Fund Broadway concerts and 2004 World AIDS Day concert of Pippin. One of the Founding Producers of NYMF. Steven appeared on Broadway as an actor in the revivals of Peter Pan with Sandy Duncan and Zorba with Anthony Quinn. www.stevenyuhasz.com
JIM YOUMANS (Scenic Design). Broadway: Gypsy with Patti LuPone, Swinging on a Star. Off-Broadway: Burleigh Grimes; Rope; Almost, Maine; Address Unknown; Matt and Ben; Gone Home; Summer of ’42; Down the Garden Paths; Jeffrey; Hedwig and the Angry Inch; After Play; Sight Unseen; The Petrified Prince; Pterodactyls; The Swan; Raised in Captivity; Bella, Belle of Byelorussia (Drama Desk nomination). Regional: The Guthrie Theater, The Old Globe, South Coast Rep, Mark Taper Forum, Hartford Stage and others. Upcoming: West Side Story (Broadway).
HERRICK GOLDMAN (Lighting Design). Herrick’s work has been seen all over the world, including Shanghai, Manila, Frankfurt and exotic Canada. Off-Broadway: Godspell, Crash Test Dummies, Serenade, All is Love. Touring: A Chorus Line, Firedance. Regional: Edges, Side Show, Over The Top with Jim Steinman, Cabaret, many more. Herrick is the LD for AntiGravity and has taught lighting design at MIT. Currently in production: Rooms directed by Scott Schwartz. A member of USA/IATSE 829, his work may be seen at www.HGLightingDesign.com
CAROL SHERRY(Costume Design) has designed many productions for Provincetown Theatre, W.H.A.T., William Paterson University, RGA Media, Miranda Theatre Company, Les Ballets Grandiva, Early Music New York and ARTEK’s Monteverdi’s Orfeo. For 11 years, she has been the wig designer for Forbidden Broadway, and she was the assistant wig supervisor for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular for 13 years. Carol would like to thank Steven for this opportunity and Ben for being the best 16-year-old.
DAVID ARNOLD (Sound Design). Selected designs: Betty Rules (NY, DC, Chicago & San Francisco), Menopause the Musical (1st national), Merman (The Majestic, Dallas). NYC: Slug Bearers… (Vineyard), The Laramie Project (Union Square), Bitter Tears (Henry Miller’s). A collection of work with NYS&F, CSC, QTIP, MBS, ATC, American Place, The Apollo, New Georges, New Group, Basic Grammar, Revelation, Folksbiene, Lamb’s, Signature, Acting Company and the Vineyard. Installation & system designs: The Best Man (The Virginia), Othello (The Public), Dance Alliance, NYS&F, Daryl Roth Theatre, Atlantic Theater Company.
ROBERT E. SCHNEIDER (Associate General Manager/Company Manager). Associate GM and/or Company Manager in NYC for The Donkey Show; Saint Lucy’s Eyes; Dragapella!; Zanna, Don’t!; Nobody Don’t Like Yogi; Here Lies Jenny; Address Unknown; The Downtown Plays at the Tribeca Theater Festival; Joy; Bath Party; Hilda; Savages; Burleigh Grimes; Sealed for Freshness. Co-Producer, All Is Love (NYMF 2006). Associate Producer at the Theatre Guild for State Fair (nat’l tour/B’way) and national tours of Shirley Valentine; Steiglitz Loves O’Keeffe; Love Letters; and Driving Miss Daisy. Co-Producer of Summer ’69. Producer of Serenade and The Small of Her Back for Jaradoa Theater.
ADURO PRODUCTIONS (Production Manager). Aduro Productions is Carolyn Kelson and Jason Janicki. Off-Broadway Production Management credits include Crooked, Sand, Tall Grass, Fugue, Slava’s Snowshow, The Fantasticks, My Name is Rachel Corrie, Striking 12, Sealed for Freshness, Be by Mayumana. International: SpongeBob SquarePants Live, Broadway Asia.
ELIEEN F. HAGGERTY (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: The Boy from Oz, Fosse (sub). Tours: Blast!, Contact, The Wizard of Oz, Goosebumps: Live on Stage, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Barnum’s Kaleidoscape. Regional: Sister Act the Musical (Pasadena Playhouse/Alliance Theatre world premiere), Paper Mill Playhouse, TheatreVirginia, North Carolina Theatre, MSSD-PA. TV: Great Performances’ “Crazy for You.” Deepest gratitude to my family, the entire Flamingo company, Steven, Angela and Eddie. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
ANGELA ALLEN (Assistant Stage Manager). Stage Manager: The Tales of Custard the Dragon (Algonquin Productions); Rockers on Broadway (Wingspan Arts). Production Assistant: Die Mommie Die! (Daryl Roth Productions, New World Stages); Broadway Backwards 3 (American Airlines Theatre). B.F.A. in Stage Management, Hofstra University. Angela is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
MARK SIMON (Casting Director). World premiere productions of 13 opening on Broadway this fall, The Last Five Years, Parade, LoveMusik, 3hree, Hollywood Arms, Bounce, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, Adrift in Macao, Harlem Song, Sweet Smell of Success and Ragtime. Also: Die Mommie Die!, Show Boat, Candide, Sweeney Todd, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Pippin, The Thomashevskys, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular and for New York City Opera: Sweeney Todd, Candide, Cinderella, Patience, The Most Happy Fella, The Pirates of Penzance. Member, Casting Society of America.
KEITH SHERMAN & ASSOCIATES (Press Representative) represents a diverse clientele in entertainment, lifestyles and corporate industries. Current theatrical productions: Forbidden Broadway and My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy!. KSA has worked for Focus Features, Universal Pictures, Lionsgate, programs on the major television and cable networks, The Onion, Brian Boitano, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Town Hall, Bolshoi Ballet, The Tony Awards and The New York Times, among others. ksa-pr.com.
CAROLYN ROSSI COPELAND (Executive Producer) served as Founding Artistic Producer of The Lamb’s Theatre Company on 44th Street until last year when the beautiful landmark building was sold to a hotelier. At The Lamb’s she produced many new works including The God Committee by Mark St. Germain, The Prince and The Pauper, john and jen, Godspell, Smoke on the Mountain, Opal, The Gifts of The Magi, Roads to Home by Horton Foote and so many others. She also served as Vice President of Radio City Entertainment, where she oversaw the remounting of The Scarlet Pimpernel on Broadway and national tour. As VP of Creative Affairs Carolyn oversaw several tours and remounts of A Christmas Carol. She traveled internationally to develop new projects for the company and fostered many new initiatives. In addition to being an independent theatre producer Carolyn is currently the Executive Producer of StrouseIP, the company that oversees the works and career of the great American composer Charles Strouse. Carolyn has planned events for the former Governor Pataki and is a School Board Member and a volunteer Director/Producer for The Citihope Children’s Choir in Minsk, Belarus. She has been active in fostering international adoptions. She is married to architect James Copeland and they have four fantastic daughters: Margaret, Beatrice, Marion and Eugenia. She is happy to be at NWS but will always miss her home at The Lamb’s.
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OFF-BROADWAY. An intimate New York experience, Off-Broadway is the home of such long-running shows as Stomp, Blue Man Group and the world’s longest-running musical The Fantasticks. Off-Broadway audiences were the first to be up close to see such hits as A Chorus Line, Godspell, Rent, and Driving Miss Daisy. Of the last 12 Pulitzer Prize-winning dramas, 10 were born Off-Broadway. Discover more at www.Off-Broadway.com.