SYNOPSIS:   On the Town is the story of a 24-hour adventure in WWII New York City involving three sailors on leave from their ship. Meet Chip, Ozzie and Gabey, our all-American buddies ready to have as much fun as they can squeeze into a limited amount of time. Chip plans to see as much of the city as possible, and relies on an out-dated guide book his father lends him. Ozzie plans to meet a lot of girls, and kick up his heels. Gabey is the most serious of the three, and hopes to meet one special girl

CONTACT THE DIRECTOR, Emily Perryman

STAFF AND CAST PAGE

CAST:
Principals
Gabey……………………………Timm Gillette
Ozzie…………………………….Dann Smallwood
Chip……………………………...Brandon Cave
Hildy Esterhazy………………..Caitlin Frankel
Claire de Loone……………….Joy Martin
Ivy Smith…………………….....January Provenzola
Madame Maude P. Dilly……..Wendy Sielaff
Judge Pitkin W. Bridgework..Glenn Bugala

Character & Singing Roles from the Ensemble (for the complete list, click here)
Lucy Schmeeler…………………Lexi Harris
Waldo Figment………………….Tom Underwood
Master of Ceremonies………....Liam White
First Workman…………….…….Bob Skon
Miss Turnstiles’ Announcer…..Corey Dorris
Diana Dream…………………....Tawna Dabney
Dolores Dolores……………...…Jean Leverich
Rajah Bimmy…………….……..Andy Ballnick
Mr. S. Uperman.......................Tiff Crutchfield

Children
Joseph Sammour
Sasha Lazare
Samuel McMullen
Cierra McPherson
Ryan Mull
Karina Stribley
Samuel Blackburn
Shelby Davis
Carla Wetter

STAFF:
Director & Choreographer - Emily Perryman
Assistant Director & Stage Manager - Kathy Waugh
Producers - David Keren, Catherine Zudak
Orchestral Music Director - Timothy Semanik
Vocal Music Director - Ben Cohen
Technical Director - Cathy Cassar
Costume Designers - Erin Sarbinoff, Ginger Grolle
Set Designer - Leo Babcock
Artistic Designer - Gregg Bugala
Set Dresser - Linda Lee
Lighting Designer - Nathaniel Madura
Props Designers - Torey Berneis, Valerie Wilkinson
Sound Design - Tom Bray
Graphic Designer - Curt Waugh
Creative Advisor - Tiff Crutchfield

ORCHESTRA
Flute/Picc - Scott Graddy
Oboe/English Horn - Valree Plumlee
Clarinet 1/Eb/bass - Lisa Trotzke-Laws
Clarinet 2/alto sax - Mike Piraneo
Horn 1 - Melanie Hellick
Trumpet 1 - Justin Cohen
Trumpet 2 - Tom Lehker
Trombone 1 - Gary Hellick
Percussion - Andre Dowell
Piano/Celesta - John Goodell
Violin A - Colleen Wang
Violin B - Natania Monger
Viola - Aaron Prior
Cello - Emily Stoops
Bass - Brian Barber
Conductor - Timothy Semanik

COMMENTS: I wanted the set and costumes to have the look of those old black and white photographs that were hand-tinted in basic, primary colors. Leo, Gregg, Erin, and Ginger are doing a terrific job in bringing that vision to life. With Timothy Semanik directing the orchestra and Ben Cohen directing the vocals, this show promises to be both a visual and musical feast!

LINKS:
Bernstein's Studio: On the Town - A history of the musical conceived by Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins.
TheatreHistory.com: On the Town - A synopsis and brief history of the musical by Leonard Bernstein, plus links to purchase the cast album and sheet music.
The Leonard Bernstein Pages: On the Town - A brief history of the musical and interview with librettist Betty Comden.
Spoof of On the Town - A hilarious send-up of On the Town in the style of Forbidden Broadway

MEDIA
SEE:  View images from this production

HEAR:
(Click on to link to cduniverse.com and hear clips all of these songs)

	Opening:   New York, New York  (special song sample)
	Overture
	Opening / I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet
	Miss Turnstiles
	Come Up To My Place
	Carried Away
	Lonely Town
	High School Girls (Lonely Town Pas De Deux)
	Lonely Town - (Choral)
	Carnegie Hall Pavane
	I Can Cook Too
	Lucky To Be Me
	Times Square, Finale Act 1
	Entr'acte
	So Long Baby
	I Wish I Was Dead (Night Club Sequence)
	Ya Got Me
	Slam Bang Blues
	Pitkin's Song
	Subway Ride / Imaginary Coney Island
	Great Lover Displays Himself, The - (Pas De Deux)
	Some Other Time
	Real Coney Island, The
	Finale Act II
	Exit Music
	Gabey's Coming - (bonus track)

NEWS COVERAGE:
Preview, published in the Ann Arbor News Thursday, September 16, 2004
Review, published in the Ann Arbor News Friday, September 17, 2004