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2015/2016
2015/2016
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youtube.com/auditorium1999
atCole#www.richmondcc.edu/cole-auditorium
Post Office Box 11891042 West Hamlet AvenueHamlet, NC 28345-1189
Broadway: The Big Band Years
All shows start at 7:30pmCole Box Office (910) 410-1691
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Check in
Thank you for the support of theDeWitt Series this season!
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Richmond Community College will honor requestsfor reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Requests can be served more effectively
if notice is provided at least 10 days before the event. Direct accommodation requests toJoey Bennett, Cole Auditorium Director.
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BroadwayThe Big Band Years
Conceived and Arranged By
KEITH LEVENSON
FeaturingEDDIE EGAN AND KATIE REID
WithTHE CURTAIN UP ORCHESTRA
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MUSIC DIRECTOR KEITH LEVENSON DON OLIVER
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/ STAGE MANAGING/ PRODUCTION MANAGER LIGHTING SEAN SACCO SUSAN PHILLIPS
SOUND OPERATOR SOUND DESIGNER NATHAN BRYANT BRIAN CONONICO
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT BACKLINE/AUDIO TAYLOR LANE ROSS TOES IN THE SAND STUDIOS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERCOLUMBIA ARTISTS THEATRICALS, INC.
You’re Invited!
to Richmond and Scotland county students who take at least two dual enrollment courses through our Career and College Promise program and graduate from high school with an
Thursday, April 28 | 5 to 7 p.m. | Cole AuditoriumR I C H M O N D C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
EDDIE EGAN: Eddie is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful concert tour! Originally from New Jersey, he has performed as a vocalist in the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” and has worked all across the country at various regional theatres. Some highlights include “Miss Saigon” (Chris - Flat Rock Playhouse), “The Last Five Years” (Jamie - Shadowland Theatre), “Next to Normal” (Gabe - La Mirada Theatre and San Diego Musical Theatre), “Pride & Prejudice: A Musical”
(Mr. Bingley - La Mirada Theatre), The Who’s “Tommy” (Tommy - Moonlight Amphitheatre), “My Fair Lady” (Freddy - Flat Rock Playhouse), “A Little Night Music” (Henrik - White Plains PAC), and “Life Could Be A Dream” (Skip - American Heartland Theatre). Eddie attended Rider University and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association, the professional stage actor’s union. He is represented by Avalon Artists Group. www.EddieEganOnline.com
KATIE REID: Katie is originally from Denver, Colorado and received a BFA in musical theatre from The University of Oklahoma. National tours: “South Pacific” (Nellie Forbush), “‘S Wonderful” (Jane), “Annie” (Ronnie Boylan). Regional: “Last Five Years” (Cathy), “Marvelous Wonderettes” (Missy), “Full Monty” (Pam), “Sweeney Todd”, The Who’s “Tommy.” She’s grateful to be singing these timeless songs.........this one’s for Gene and Shirley!
KEITH LEVENSON Keith is a pianist, conductor and arranger for the theatre as well as concert and television stages. Keith has conducted Broadway and National Touring productions of “Annie”, “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” (with Ann-Margret), “Grease”, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, The Who’s “Tommy”, “Annie Warbucks”, “Big River”, “Chess”, “Peter Pan” with Cathy Rigby and the Tony and Grammy Award winning production of “Dreamgirls”.
Keith is currently Tour Supervisor/Music Supervisor for the National Tour of “Annie”, Music Supervisor for the National Tour of “Flashdance” and Musical Director/Conductor of the National Tour of “The Bridges of Madison County”.
The People:Richmond Community College &
Richmond Community College Foundation
Special Guest Dr. Jerry McGeeRockingham nativeNC Sports Hall of FameWingate University President (1992-2014)
Admission$50 Per Person | Corporate Sponsorships Beginning at $1,000
All proceeds go to the RCC Working Scholarship
EnjoyCocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment
Semi-Formal Attire
WHAT IS THE WORKING SCHOLARSHIP?Twenty percent of Richmond Community College students are trying
to make school work. They juggle class, family and - most importantly -
Because these students are working their way through school, they are not eligible for Financial Aid. For many, this disadvantage will prolong
Invite You
The Anniversary GalaSaturday, April 16
6:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.At the Robert L. & Elizabeth S. Cole Auditorium
Musical Numbers:ACT 2
“S’Wonderful”An American In Paris: Music & Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin 1932
“Sam and Delilah”Girl Crazy: Music & Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, 1930
“A Foggy Day”A Damsel In Distress: Music by: George Gershwin, Lyrics by: Ira Gershwin. 1937
“Someone To Watch Over Me”Oh! Kay!: Music by: George Gershwin, Lyrics by: Ira Gershwin. 1926
“My Romance”Jumbo: Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by: Lorenz Hart, 1935
“Where Or When”Babes In Arms: Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by: Lorenz Hart, 1937
“My Funny Valentine”Babes In Arms: Music by Lorenz Hart, Lyrics by: Richard Rodgers. 1937
“The Lady Is A Tramp”Babes In Arms: Music by Lorenz Hart, Lyrics by: Richard Rodgers. 1937
“I Can Cook Too”On The Town: Music by: Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by: Betty Comden and Adolph
Green. 1944
“West Side Story Medley”West Side Story: Music by: Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim. 1957
“You Gotta Have Heart”Damn Yankees: Music and Lyrics by: Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. 1955
Please Note: Program Subject to change.
As a Music Supervisor/Orchestrator/Arranger, Keith has worked on the NationalTouring Productions of “Oliver”, “Love Janis”, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”,“Camelot”, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, “Jekyll and Hyde”,“A Chorus Line”, and Franco Dragone’s, “India!”
His Off-Broadway and Regional work includes “Good Ol’ Girls”, “33 to Nothing”,“On The Town”, “Shenandoah”, “Promises Promises”, “Paint Your Wagon”, and“Kiss Me Kate”. Keith’s work as a composer/lyricist and librettist includes themusicals “Starcrossed” with Jeanine Tesori, “Winchell” with Martin Charnin, “TheCity Suite”, Off-Broadway’s “In Person’s” with Eli Wallach and Anne Jacksonand Broadway’s “The Flowering Peach”. Keith’s television work includes the PBSspecials “Great Streets” with Randy Newman and Brian Stokes Mitchell, as well asoriginal scores for American Movie Classics, and the Romance Channel. He hasappeared on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, “The Late Show” with DavidLetterman and conducted the 1997 Tony Awards.
Among his most popular works is “The Wizard of Oz: In Concert Live” fromAvery Fisher hall featuring Jewel, Nathan Lane, Roger Daltrey, Jackson Browne,Joel Grey, Debra Winger, Natalie Cole, The Boys Choir of Harlem and the NewYork Philharmonic. Keith served as principal conductor and arranger of the BritishRock Symphony and is proud to have worked with The Who, Kiss, Yes, AliceCooper, Paul Rodgers, Gary Brooker, Billy Preston, Eric Burdon, Darlene Love,Peter Frampton, Nigel Kennedy and Darlene Love.
DONALD OLIVER: Don is the owner of New York’soldest and most prestigious music preparation firm. He hasworked on more than 130 Broadway musicals as a copyist and(since 1990) as supervising copyist.
Credits include “The Lion King”, “Chicago”, “The Phantomof the Opera”, “Pippin”, “Les Miserables”, “Assassins”,“Cats”, “Cabaret”, “A Christmas Story”, “Guys and Dolls”,
“Honeymoon in Vegas”, “Into the Woods”, “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway”, “LaCage aux Folles”, “Lestat”, “Merrily We Roll Along”, “ShowBoat”, “StarlightExpress”, “Sugar Babies”, “Sunset Boulevard”, “The Secret Garden”, “Swan Lake”,“Five Guys Named Moe”, “Jekyll & Hyde”, “Kiss of the Spider Woman”, and TheWho’s “Tommy” plus Stephen Schwartz’s opera “Séance on a Wet Afternoon”and countless recordings, films, TV shows, ballets, concerts and cabaret acts in theUnited States and abroad.
Musical Numbers:Act 1
“Strike Up The Band”Strike Up The Band: Music: George Gershwin, Lyrics: Ira Gerswin, 1927
“Lullaby of Broadway”Gold Diggers of 1395: Music: Harry Warren, Lyrics: Al Dubin, 1935
“From This Moment On”Kiss Me Kate: Music and Lyrics: Cole Porter, 1953
“I’ve Got You Under My Skin”Born To Dance: Music and Lyrics: Cole Porter, 1953
“Night and Day”Gay Divorce: Music and Lyrics: Cole Porter, 1932
“I Get A Kick Out Of You”Anything Goes: Music and Lyrics: Cole Porter, 1934
“Everything’s Coming Up Roses”Gypsy: Music: Jule Styne, Lyrics:: Stephen Sondheim, 1958
“Just In Time”Bells Are Ringing: Music: Jule Styne, Lyrics: Betty Comden & Adolph Green, 1956
“The Saga of Jenny”Lady In The Dark: Music: Kurt Weill, Lyrics: Ira Gershwin, 1941
“Mack The Knife”The Threepenny Opera: Music By: Kurt Weill, Lyrics by: Bertolt Brecht. 1928
“If I Were A Bell”Guys and Dolls: Music and Lyrics by: Frank Loesser: 1950
“Luck Be A Lady” Guys and Dolls: Music and Lyrics by: Frank Loesser: 1950
“Guys & Dolls”Guys and Dolls: Music and Lyrics by: Frank Loesser: 1950
