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CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM ANNOUNCED
THE ARGYLE THEATRE
LONG ISLAND’S NEWEST YEAR-ROUND
PROFESSIONAL THEATRICAL VENUE
PRESENTS
THE HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL
CABARET
MUSIC BY JOHN KANDER
LYRICS BY FRED EBB
BOOK BY JOE MASTEROFF
BASED ON THE PLAY BY JOHN VAN DRUTEN
AND STORIES BY CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD
MUSIC DIRECTION BY JONATHAN BRENNER
CHOREOGRAPHY BY SARA BRIANS
DIRECTED BY EVAN PAPPAS
FEATURING
JILLIAN LOUIS, EDDIE MALDONADO AS THE EMCEE, AND ANDY TIGHE
WITH FRED FRABOTTA, BRIAN OWEN, TIA SPEROS, LILLY TOBIN
JOINED BY ADRIAN GRACE BUMPAS, PIERA CALABRO, ELIZABETH FLANAGAN,
SAMANTHA GATES, JOEY LEDONIO, JOHN LETKA, ALEXIS SEMEVOLOS,
CONOR STEPNOWSKI, GINA WARD, AND MICKEY WHITE
PERFORMANCES BEGIN MARCH 12, 2020
FOR A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH APRIL 19, 2020
AT THE ARGYLE THEATRE IN BABYLON, LONG ISLAND
OPENING NIGHT IS SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 2020 AT 7:30PM
Babylon, NY (February 24, 2020) – Long Island’s newest year-round professional theatrical venue, The Argyle Theatre (Mark and Dylan Perlman, Managing Partners; Evan Pappas, Artistic Director), presents the hit Broadway musical Cabaret with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood. Performances begin Thursday, March 12, 2020 for a limited engagement through Sunday afternoon, April 19, 2020 at The Argyle Theatre (34 West Main Street, Babylon, Long Island). Opening Night is Saturday evening, March 14, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. Cabaret is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Directed by Evan Pappas, with choreography by Sara Brians and music direction by Jonathan Brenner, the principal cast will feature Jillian Louis as Sally Bowles, Eddie Maldonado as The Emcee, and Andy Tighe as Cliff Bradshaw, with Fred Frabotta as Herr Schultz, Brian Owen as Ernst Ludwig, Tia Speros as Fräulein Schneider, and Lilly Tobin as Fräulein Kost. They will be joined at the Kit Kat Club by Adrian Grace Bumpas, Piera Calabro, Elizabeth Flanagan, Samantha Gates, Joey Ledonio, John Letka, Alexis Semevolos, Conor Stepnowski, Gina Ward, and Mickey White.
Mark and Dylan Perlman, Argyle Managing Partners, shared “We are thrilled to close out The Argyle’s second season with the multiple Tony award winning classic Cabaret.” They went on to say, “Come join us at the Kit Kat Club in Berlin in 1931 where patrons search for escape while the seeds of intolerance are fomenting. Be captivated in a time and place where nothing is certain except for one’s dreams.”
In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920’s draws to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff Bradsaw, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken by English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. First presented in 1966, the ground-breaking musical Cabaret won an impressive 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, which then culminated into a smashing Oscar Winning film in 1972 winning 8 Oscars. This classic Kander and Ebb score is entertaining, thought- provoking and Broadway musical theatre at its best.
“Cabaret still remains one of the greatest musicals,” exclaimed director Evan Pappas. “The craftsmanship and the storytelling by Kander, Ebb, and Masteroff is masterful!” He ended with, “We have just the cast and creative team to present it.”
The creative team includes Set Design by Audrey Vuong, Costume by Tristan Raines, Lighting Design by John Salutz, Sound Design by Carlos Dias, Jr., and Wig Design by Peter Fogel. Eugenio Contenti is associate director/choreographer. The Technical Director is Michael Kauffman. The Production Stage Manager is Mackenzie Trowbridge with Assistant Stage Manager Julianna Cricchio. The Casting Director is Michael Cassara, CSA.
Cabaret will play the following performance schedule: Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Saturday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. with a Special Added Performance on Wednesday evening, April 15, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: There are no Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday performances.
NOW ON SALE, tickets for Cabaret are priced from $49 – $79 and may be purchased online at www.argyletheatre.com or by calling (844) 631-5483.
MEET THE CAST
Adrian Grace Bumpas (Kit Kat Girl) is so excited to return to her Argyle family! Adrian was just swimming under the sea in The Little Mermaid (The Argyle Theater), Savage the Musical (NYMF), My Fair Lady (Idaho Shakespeare Festival), A Chorus Line (Gallery Players). Adrian is also the Associate Artistic Director of Chickenshed NYC, an inclusive theatre company for children! Adrian would like to send love to The Argyle Family, The dream team – Evan, Jonathan, Sara, Eugenio, new Daddy Danny at Hudson Artists Agency, Robert Dallas for a decade of friendship, JWB for this magical dream, Bumpas BBs for being her glue, Coltémon for being her heartbeat, and her chosen family for the endless nights of belly laughs! Go say ‘hi’ & check out more: @adrieebug
Piera Calabro (Kit Kat Girl) is thrilled to be returning to the Argyle Theatre for this production of Cabaret. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia she has been pursuing theatre in NYC since graduating from AMDA in 2016. Memorable credits include: Wonderful Town! (Musicals Tonight), Evita, Daughter of the Regiment (Opera North), Guys and Dolls (The Argyle), and Lordes (Katherine Wilkinson). When not kick ball changing on stage, Piera can be found teaching Pilates for Chaise Fitness. Follow Piera on Instagram @pieracalabro for all things queer and fabulous! This show is dedicated to her love, Heidi B.
Elizabeth Flanagan (Kit Kat Girl) is celebrating her second time at the Kit Kat Club. She was seen all across the US and Canada in Roundabout’s production of Cabaret as Helga / Violin / understudy Sally Bowles. Other tours: A Christmas Story (1st National), My Fair Lady (China). Favorite Regional: Jekyll and Hyde (North Shore Music Theatre), On The Town (Barrington Stage), Once (Bucks County Playhouse). Off-Broadway: Little Match Girl, The Apple Tree, Lucky Stiff. elizabethflanagan.com or follow at @lauraeflanagan
Fred Frabotta (Herr Schultz) has appeared in numerous plays and musicals including Cabaret (Herr Schultz), The Producers (Franz Liebkind), The Addams Family (Uncle Fester), The Polar Express (Santa Claus), My Fair Lady (Alfred P. Doolittle), The Most Happy Fella (Tony), and West Side Story (Doc.). The producing theaters include Cabaret (National Tour), Barnstormers (NH), Broadway Palm Theater (FL), Foothills Theatre (MA), Winnipesaukee Playhouse (NH), St. Petersburg Opera Company (FL), Interlakes Summer Theatre (NH), Highlands Playhouse (NC) and MacHaydn Theatre (NY). Website: www.fredfrabottaactor.com
Samantha Gates (Kit Kat Girl) is thrilled to be making her Argyle main stage debut! She has been the resident Argyle Children’s Theatre Choreographer for the past two years, and the Fall/Summer Intensive dance teacher. Previous Argyle shows: James and the Giant Peach (Ladybug), Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf (ensemble). Samantha directs/choreographs for the Seaford High School Drama Club, and teaches at Body Language Dance & Theatre Arts Studio in Massapequa. She also owns her own Children’s Entertainment business: Magical Memories Events. Love to her husband Grant, her amazing family, Wendy DeGaetano & Kate Keating for all their support. Special thanks to Mark and Dylan Perlman, Evan Pappas, Sara Brians, Jonathan Brenner, and Michael Cassara for this opportunity!
Joey Ledonio (Kit Kat Boy) is überexcited to be making his Argyle debut with this fantastic crew! Proud Pace MT 2019 alum. NYC: Sam Pinkleton’s Showtune Blowout; Bethune, The Monkey King (National Asian Artists Project); Regional: A Chorus Line (Signature Theatre), Polkadots (Quisisana Resort), West Side Story (Priscilla Beach Theatre). Endless thanks to Evan Pappas, Sara Brians, and Michael Cassara for their trust, my family for their support, and you for being here! Luedtke Agency + Blue Ridge Entertainment. @joeyledonio
Jillian Louis (Sally Bowles) is thrilled to perform at The Argyle with this wonderful team! Broadway: It Shoulda Been You. National Tour: Cheers (Diane); TV/film: “Law & Order SVU,” “Show Me A Hero,” Mount Joy. Off-Broadway: Soul Doctor, Chick Flick, Midnight Street. NYC/ Regional: Walnut Street, Casa Manana, Denver Center, North Shore, FL Rep, FL Studio, NY Musical Festival, Triad Stage, Symphony Space, The York, Ars Nova, Northern Stage, St. Louis Rep, many more. Concert dates and more info: JillianLouis.com IG:@jillian.louis.nyc
Eddie Maldonado (Emcee). NY: NYMF & FringeNYC. National Tour – The Buddy Holly Story, Legally Blonde, Disney Cruise Line. Regional: Capital Rep, The Phoenix Theatre Co., Virginia Rep, Arizona Broadway Theatre, NY Theatre Barn. Concert: Hamilton, West Side Story and Jordin Sparks’ Super Bowl XLII Pre-Show Opener. TV: “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” Love to WB. Follow @Eddie_Maldonado
Brian Owen (Ernst Ludwig) is almost sure he isn’t living in the Weimar Republic, but to help reassure him please consider donating to The Trevor Project and/or RAICES Texas to help protect our country’s queer and immigrant youth. Selected credits: Dog Man: The Musical, 4 productions of Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville, Shakespeare in Love, Sweeney Todd, and too many productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to count. His favorite role is husband to his wife Nicole. Proud member AEA and Team BWA. MFA: FSU/Asolo Conservatory. Art: difficultlemon.com
John Pletka (Kit Kat Boy). Willkommen! Regional credits include Maine State Theatre: Newsies (Romeo), Tommy (Cousin Kevin), Alice in Wonderland (Knave of Hearts), Grease; Paramount Theatre: Legally Blonde; Fulton Opera House: Guys and Dolls; Tent Theatre: Crybaby (Drape). Other credits include An American Hero (The Acorn Theatre); Footloose (Lyle, original cast member, Norwegian Cruise Line). Special thanks to Michelle Contrino, Judith Farris, Tammy Eaton, and all my family and friends for your constant support! @jpletka
Alexis Semevolos (Kit Kat Girl) is so thrilled to be back at The Argyle! Off-Broadway: The Golden Bride (Drama Desk Nominated). Regional: On Your Feet (Gloria u/s), West Side Story (Maria), Anything Goes (Hope Harcourt), Evita (The Mistress), She Loves Me (Amalia), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Florika/ u/s Esmeralda), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy), and Legally Blonde (Serena). Thank you to my beautiful family, Evan Pappas, Michael Cassara and FSE Talent! @lexisem
Tia Speros (Fräulein Schneider). Argyle debut! Off-Broadway: Tin Pan Alley Rag, The Taffetas, The Cocoanuts. Regional: Fiddler on the Roof (Golde), Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time (Mrs. Alexander), Something’s Afoot (Miss Tweed), Caroline, or Change (Rose), Guys and Dolls (Adelaide), Footloose (Ethyl), Company (Amy), The Wizard of Oz (Wicked Witch), Lucky Stiff (Helen Hays Nomination); Harvey (Myrtle Mae), among others. Film and TV: “Blacklist,” Believe, “Out of the Box” (Disney Channel). Thanks, Ev!
Conor Stepnowski (Kit Kat Boy) is thrilled to be returning to the Argyle for his third show this season! After an amazing experience during Legally Blonde and Little Mermaid, he is excited to return to the Argyle family and perform in his favorite musical of all time. Being in this show is truly a dream come true. Conor is a recent graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and is so thankful for all of the priceless opportunities he has been afforded since graduating. Thank you to my teachers, friends, and family who have all supported me up to this point. Without you, none of this wouldn’t be possible ig: conor_stepnowski
Andy Tighe (Cliff Bradshaw) is thrilled to be making his Argyle debut in one of his favorite shows. Andy returns to the role of Cliff Bradshaw after playing him last summer at Ivoryton Playhouse. Most recently he appeared Off-Broadway as Jerry Ryan in Seesaw (J2 Spotlight). Favorite regional credits: A Christmas Carol (NSMT); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy, Reagle MT); Camelot (Lancelot, New London). Andy has also appeared multiple times as a guest artist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Thank you to the Argyle team and my family! Instagram: @atighe42. www.AndyTighe.com
Lilly Tobin (Fräulein Kost) is happy to be at the Argyle! Select Credits: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Madison Square Garden), Chicago (Roxie, GVT), Marvelous Wonderettes (Suzy, Flat Rock), Fiddler on the Roof (Chava, Ogunquit), Drowsy Chaperone (Kitty, Saint Michael’s), The Cottage (Dierdre, Engeman), Grease (Frenchy, Walnut Street), Maine State, North Carolina Theatre, Riverside & Northshore Music Theatre. TV: “Michael & Michael Have Issues” (Comedy Central). Thank you, Evan! Love & Light! @LillyTobin
Gina Ward (Kit Kat Girl) is so excited to revisit this show. Performing gives her the greatest joy in life and she is so grateful to any theatre who gives her an opportunity. She would like to thank The Argyle for taking a chance on her. Past credits include Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie, Royal Caribbean), Mamma Mia (Sophie, Lake Dillon), Oklahoma (Gertie, Music Theatre Wichita), and her most recent favorite Elf ( Tiara, u/s Jovie, The Gateway). Without her family she would not have to confidence she has today to pursue this career. She owes them everything.
Mickey White (Kit Kat Boy). Goodspeed Opera House: Peculiar Tale of the Prince of Bohemia (Prince of Bohemia). Maine State theatre: The Who’s Tommy (Tommy). Interlakes Theatre: Newsies (Jack Kelly). Umbrella Theatre: 42nd Street (Billy). Woodstock Playhouse: Pippin (Pippin). FPAC: The Little Mermaid (Prince Eric). Company theatre: Spring Awakening (Melchior). Graduate of Boston Conservator (BFA MT). Other: thanks to Mom, Dad, family, friends for their love and support. Representation: FSE www.MickeyTWhite.com @MickeyTWHite
MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM
John Kander (Composer) is a Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winning composer, a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award, and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. With frequent collaborator Fred Ebb, he composed the score to dozens of Broadway musicals, including Cabaret, Zorba, Chicago, The Act, Woman of the Year, The Rink, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Steel Pier.
John Harold Kander was born on March 18, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri to Harold and Berenice (Aaron) Kander. He attended Oberlin College, where he composed his first theatre scores, for Second Square and Opus Two in 1950 and Requiem for Georgie in 1951. He earned a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1954. During the summers of 1955 to 1957, he worked as the choral director and conductor of the Warwick Musical Theatre in Rhode Island. Kander began to work steadily as a pianist in 1956. He believes his big break in New York came by accident: He went to a club in Philadelphia after seeing a performance of West Side Story. By chance he happened to meet the pianist, who asked Kander to substitute for him while he went on vacation. The stage manager for West Side Story then asked Kander to play the auditions for her next show, Gypsy. During the Gypsy auditions, Kander met the choreographer, Jerry Robbins, who then suggested that Kander actually write the dance music for the show. After that experience, he again wrote dance arrangements for Irma la Douce in 1960.
As a composer, Kander made his Broadway debut in 1962 with A Family Affair, produced by Harold Prince. A year later, in 1963, Kander met lyricist Fred Ebb. Kander and Ebb began to work together, and their first song, “My Coloring Book,” was nominated for a Grammy award. Kander and Ebb’s first theatrical collaboration, The Golden Gate, never opened on Broadway. However, the score convinced Harold Prince to hire the pair for his next production, Flora, the Red Menace, which opened in 1965, starring Liza Minnelli in her Broadway debut.
Cabaret, Kander and Ebb’s triumphant hit, opened on November 20, 1966 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 1,166 performances. The show won the 1966 Tony Award for Best Musical and Kander and Ebb won for Best Score. In 1972, the film adaptation starring Liza Minnelli won several Oscars. The stage musical was revived at the Imperial Theatre in 1987 with some of the original cast reprising their roles. The show was revived again in 1998, earning another Tony for Best Revival.
Susbequent collaborations inclued The Happy Time, 70, Girls, 70 and Chicago. Another huge hit, Chicago ran for 898 performances and was revived in 1997, winning six Tony Awards, including Best Revival, Best Choreography, and Best Direction.
The team continued their collaboration with The Act, Woman of the Year, The Rink, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony Award winner for Best Score), Steel Pier and Over and Over.
In 2000 Kander and Ebb were working together on The Visit,
based on a play by Friedrich Durrenmatt. After Fredd Ebb passed away in
2004, Kander completed the project with playwright Terrence McNally.
Kander’s film work includes scores for Something for Everyone (1969), A Matter of Time (1976), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Still of the Night (1982), Blue Skies Again (1983), Places in the Heart (1984), I Want to Go Home (1989) and Billy Bathgate (1991), and songs for New York, New York (1977), Cabaret (1972), Funny Lady (1975) and French Postcards (1979).
Kander and Ebb also collaborated on music for several television specials. In 1974 they won an Emmy Award and Grammy Award for their work on “Liza with a Z.” They won another Emmy in 1993 for “Liza Minnelli in London,” “Steppin’ Out.” Other television projects featured Goldie Hawn, Shirley MacLaine, and Michael Baryshnikov.
In addition to his Tony, Grammy, and Emmy awards, Kander received honorary doctorate degrees from Oberlin College and Niagara University, the President’s Award from the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre.
For almost four decades, Kander and Ebb wrote music together for theatre, film, and television. Their collaboration was a true partnership. In an April 1997 article in The New York Times, Ethan Mordden wrote, “Mr. Kander and Mr. Ebb celebrate the Big Break, the American love of show biz, making it, performance. Their musicals may be set in Germany, Greece, or South America, may defy Fascism or flirt with death. But at the center of their art lies a love of the talent-take-all wonder of entertainment.”
Fred Ebb (Lyrics) (1933–2004) was an award-winning lyricist, librettist and director who frequently and successfully collaborated with composer John Kander. Ebb’s work for the theatre included Flora, The Red Menace; Cabaret; The Happy Time; Zorba; 70, Girls, 70; Chicago; The Act; Woman of the Year; 2×5; The Rink; And The World Goes Round – The Kander and Ebb Musical; Kiss of the Spider Woman; and Steel Pier. His film work included Cabaret; Norman Rockwell: A Short Subject; Lucky Lady; New York, New York; Funny Lady; Kramer vs. Kramer; A Matter of Time; Places in the Heart; French Postcards; Stepping Out, and the 2003 Academy Award winner for best picture, Chicago. For television, Ebb wrote “Liza with a Z”; “Goldie and Liza Together” (starring Goldie Hawn and Liza Minnelli); “Ol’ Blue Eyes is Back” (starring Frank Sinatra); “Baryshnikov on Broadway”; “An Early Frost”; and “Liza in London”. His last projects included a musical version of The Skin of Our Teeth and Curtains, with book by Rupert Holmes. Ebb also provided additional material for the updated script of Rodgers & Hart’s By Jupiter and additional lyrics for the 1997 TV remake of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
Fred Ebb earned four Tony Awards (for Cabaret, Woman of the Year, and Kiss of the Spider Woman) and four Primetime Emmy awards (for “Liza with a Z,” “Gypsy in My Soul,” and “Liza Minnelli Live From Radio City Music Hall”) along with dozens of other accolades, including the Kennedy Center Honors and membership in the American Theatre Hall of Fame. In 2005, by instruction of Ebb’s will, the Fred Ebb Foundation was established to present an annual award to an up-and-coming musical theatre writer or writing team.
Joe Masteroff (Book). Born in 1919 in Philadelphia, Joe Masteroff had only one dream from infancy: to write for the theatre. After the essential lonely childhood and four-year stint in the Air Force, he came to New York to face his future: book writer or book seller? Luckily, luck intervened. Before long he had three shows on Broadway bearing his name: The Warm Peninsula starring Julie Harris, and two musicals, She Loves Me and Cabaret, for which he was the book writer. His other work included the libretto for 70, Girls, 70 and Desire Under the Elms and book and lyrics for Six Wives and Paramour. Thanks to indulgent parents, the New Dramatists, Hal Prince and many others, Joe Masteroff retired and lived in subdued luxury until his death in 2018.
Evan Pappas (Director) brings nearly four decades of expertise to the Argyle Theatre as its Artistic Director and has directed Guys and Dolls, Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Producers, The Full Monty, Miracle on 34th Street for the Argyle Theatre. Evan is represented as a director with Off-Broadway’s A Letter to Harvey Milk, Liberty (Theatre 80 and 42West); Wonderful Town and DuBarry Was a Lady (both for Musicals Tonight!); Evita, West Side Story, Kiss Me Kate, The Barber of Seville, and The Daughter of the Regiment (Opera North); The Color Purple and Sister Act (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina); Lucky Stiff (Arizona Broadway Theatre); Murder for Two and My Way (Depot Theatre); Funny Girl and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (San Francisco’s Broadway By the Bay). Both of these last productions garnered Evan a Best Director nomination from the Bay Area Theatre Critics, with Seven Brides winning the award for Best Production. Additionally, Evan has directed many benefits, readings and cabarets in New York City, including the Drama League’s benefit honoring Kristen Chenoweth, and several evenings of musical comedy at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
Sara Brians (Choreographer) is an award-winning director, choreographer and educator based in NYC. She is thrilled to return to The Argyle after choreographing last season’s Spring Awakening. Sara’s choreography credits include, Godspell (ACT of CT), Follies (NYIT Award), Rock of Ages, Man of La Mancha, The Full Monty, Big Fish, Chicago, Ring of Fire, Merrily We Roll Along, Anyone Can Whistle, Pippin, The Trouble With Doug, Newton’s Cradle, and many more. She has directed and choreographed Godspell (Theatre Aspen) and City of Angels, and is currently the Associate Director for Love Life at City Center Encores!. Sara’s Broadway credits include The Terms Of My Surrender, Matilda, Billy Elliot, 42nd Street, White Christmas and After The Night and The Music. Additionally, she has worked at The Kennedy Center, Goodspeed Opera House, Asolo Repertory Theatre, The Alley Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Theatre Aspen, Transcendence Theatre, Joe’s Pub, The Duke, The 92nd Street Y, Town Hall and Merkin Hall. Visit www.SaraBrians.com for more.
Eugenio Contenti (Associate Director/Associate Choreographer) is thrilled to be back at the Argyle after choreographing The Full Monty (dir. E. Pappas). Directing and/or choreographing credits include: The Pin-Up Girls, Joseph and the…, Carrie, Rent, Alice in Wonderland, among others). Assistant/Associate Director credits include: Once, Lulu (M. Arden), Sister Act, Hunchback of Notre Dame, DuBarry Was a Lady (Off-Broadway), Rent, Pinocchio (NYC, Seoul, Italy), and several Italian National Tours including Cats, Titanic and Alice in Wonderland. Eugenio has also directed and choreographed numerous Graduation Musicals at AMDA, where he is also a member of the Musical Theatre Faculty. @eugeniocontenti
Jonathan Brenner (Music Director) is a New York based composer, music director, arranger, and pianist. Music arranger for musicnotes.com. NYC Music Director credits include Argyle Theatre: The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, Spring Awakening, Hairspray; Engeman Theatre; Singin’ In The Rain, Annie, NYMF; The Runaway Clone, Shelter. Readings: Fetching Water, Fluffy The Pine and Gun Show. Concerts: 54 Below Presents: Dame Julie Andrews. Music Director/Arranger for L’Oréal Paris gala performance of One Night Only, featuring Aretha Franklin. Producer, Composer and Music Supervisor for Jordan Roth’s: The Birds & The BS. Composer(theatre): Sapien Sapien Sapien (NY Theatre Barn), A Fully Seasoned Life (Baby Crow Productions), and The Runaway Clone (NYMF). Composer(film/TV): The Filth (Toronto Film Festival). Accompanist at The Manhattan School of Music. Current Music Supervisor for Broadway Artists Alliance. Current Music Department Head for ApplauseNY. Music arranger for The Broadway Collective. Pianist for the Broadway Sings concert series. Music Director/Arranger for Co/Lab Theatre Group annual benefit concerts at Rockwood Music Hall and Green Room 42. Additional charity work includes: Gathered NYC: The Broadway Collective, The Easter Bonnet Competition (Minskoff Theatre), Music for Autism NYC, and Chickenshed NYC. BM, Composition & Theory, Boston University: College of Fine Arts. For full bio, videos and recordings visit www.jonathanwintonbrenner.com
Audrey Vuong (Set Design) is a French set designer whose work has been featured on national theaters and opera houses in Europe. During her career she has worked in over sixty productions for stage, musical theater, opera, and film. She designed sets at the Opéra Garnier, the Opéra Bastille, the Théâtre du Rond-Point, the Théâtre de Mogador, and at the Comédie Française in Paris. She has recently started working on American productions in New York, where she lives. audreyvuong.com
Tristan Raines (Costume Designer). Off-Broadway/New York: Red State Blue State: Colin Quinn (CNN and Minetta Lane), The Convent (ART NY), New York Pops Christmas Concert (Carnegie Hall ‘15/’16), Stalking the Bogeyman, Bare (New World Stages), Tribes (Barrow Street Theatre), Murder in the First (59E59), Falling (Minetta Lane), Gormanzee (Flea Theater), Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus (New World Stages/National Tour) Regional: Jump (Playmakers Theater), Cirque Musica (National Tour), Singing in the Rain, Guys and Dolls, Meet Me in St Louis, Jesus Christ Superstar (The MUNY-St Louis), Crazy for You (Signature Theatre), Tribes (Mark Taper Forum, La Jolla Playhouse), Scrooge, Dial M for Murder (Bucks County Playhouse). www.tristanraines.com
John Salutz (Lighting Design) is a New York based Lighting and Sound Designer. His work has been seen and heard in New York at the York Theatre Co., Ensemble Studio Theatre, Urban Stages, Queens Theatre in the Park, the Tank, Hard Sparks, Atlantic Acting School, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, as well as regionally at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Connecticut Ballet, Argyle Theatre, Southeastern Regional Ballet Association, Centenary Stage Co., Southeast Alabama Dance Co., and Provincetown Theater. Additional information can be found at: www.johnsalutzdesigns.com
Carlos Dias, Jr. (Sound Design) has worked professionally as an audio engineer and sound designer for 20 years. As a live sound engineer, he has toured with artists like Grammy-nominated Average White band and has had the privilege to work with distinguished artists such as Diana Ross, The Chainsmokers, Duncan Sheik, Sierra Boggess, Jon Batiste of the “Late Night Show” and many others, and has also had mixes featured on MTV and VH1. He has sound designed events or theater productions for Centenary University, Fairfield University, Sacred Heart University, Yale University and organizations such as the Red Cross, and the American Cancer Society. Recently, he has toured with number one Smooth Jazz Billboard Artists Vincent Ingala and Jonathan Fritzen as tour manager/front of house engineer and was a full-time audio professor/sound designer at Five Towns College. Carlos is currently sound designing at various Long Island theaters and is working at Princeton University.
Peter Fogel (Wig Design). For the Argyle Theatre: The Producers (hair design), The Full Monty (costume and wig design), and Miracle on 34th Street (wig design). Recent costume design credits include the Off-Broadway production of The Net Will Appear (59E59 Theaters), Pride and Sensibility (InViolet Theater Company), Cyrano de Bergerac (Resonance Ensemble), and La Centerentola (The Bronx Opera Company. International: Cyrano (Shanghai Theatre Academy, China). Associate: Glass Guignol: The Brother and Sister Play (Mabou Mines). Peter is the resident costume designer of Hoboken’s Mile Square Theatre. Selected MST credits include Betrayal, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, It’s a Wonder Life, and I and You.
Michael Cassara, CSA (Casting Director). Recent credits include: An American in Paris, Spamiliton, Gigantic, Forbidden Broadway, The 12 (Denver Center/world premiere). Resident Casting Director for the NYMF since 2007 and the National NAMT since 2013. Native Clevelander, member of the Casting Society of America. BFA, Otterbein University. MichaelCassara.net / @michaelcassara
Mackenzie Trowbridge (Production Stage Manager) is happy to be returning to the Argyle Theatre. Recent credits include works with Hangar Theatre, ARC Stages, New York Stage & Film, Lincoln Center Theatre, The Space at Westbury, Live Source Theater Group, Atlantic Theatre Company, Upstart Creatures. Mackenzie also works as a sound engineer, props artisan, and dog-walking extraordinaire. She also serves as the resident production stage manager for Adelphi University’s Department of Dance. Proud member of Actor’s Equity Association.
Julianna Cricchio (Assistant Stage Manager), a Queens College alumna, is thrilled to be back for her fifth mainstage production at The Argyle Theatre. Previously she was and Assistant Stage Manager (The Full Monty), a Production Assistant (Peter and the Starcatcher), Props Runner (Spring Awakening) and (The Producers) and Deckhand for Argyle’s Children’s Theatre. Recently she was a Production Assistant for Holland American Cruise Lines at RWS Entertainment Group. She would like to thank everyone who supported her to achieve her dream.
The Argyle Theatre, the newly renovated and historic theatre on Main Street in the Village of Babylon, NY, opened in Spring, 2018 with the musical Guys and Dolls, the first show in a full roster of plays, musicals, concerts and other performing arts. The theatre will offer six annual main stage productions featuring performers from Actors Equity Association, the union for professional stage actors.
The much-anticipated performance venue has been brought back to life by Mark and Dylan Perlman, a father-son duo behind the $3-million project. Seaford residents Mark Perlman, psychologist, and Dylan Perlman, actor, have long dreamed of bringing high-quality live theatre to Babylon, NY.
The Argyle Theatre has a rich history of entertainment reaching back to 1921 when a newspaper article in the Babylon Leader announced plans for a “$100,000 Theatre for Main Street.” With a 1,500-seat capacity, the new Capitol Theatre was expected to be “the finest theatre on the South Side.” The new entertainment venue would not only benefit residents, it would help Babylon become a more attractive summer resort for vacationers.
A 1923 playbill advertised daily performances ranging from vaudeville to adaptations of Broadway shows such as The Hero and East Side West Side.
In 1925, the Suffolk County theatre re-opened under new ownership as the Babylon Theatre, delighting audiences with its many modern improvements including a flashy electric marquis. An advertising campaign to surrounding communities was so successful that 500 people had to be turned away on opening night. It was obvious that the Babylon Theatre was poised for success.
Throughout the following decades, the Babylon Theatre survived two fires and several different owners as it continued operating as a modern cinema house until 2014.
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