NSP Presents: Tillie's Tattles
november 2015
NEXT NSP MEETING IS TUESDAY November10 AT 7:30 PM !!!!!
I’M BAAACCCKKK!!!! I have been away for a looooonnnnggg time but I am back and you get to listen to my stuff every month again!!!
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It’s A Wonderful Life (the musical) is under way
Performances Dec 4 and 5 @7:30 pm & Dec 6 @2:30 pm
For groups of 10 or more--$10 per ticket—Contact Linda Fund
You can get tickets online or from any cast member
It’s a wonderful show of It’s A Wonderful Life!!!!
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The playreading committee has been VERY busy selecting plays for next year---Nov-Dec 2016 and Spring 2017
and Youth Musical March 2017
To the Membership:
The Play Reading Committee selected the following shows for your vote at the December meeting. Please be assured that the summaries below were prepared by the agencies that handle the shows.
Autumn 2016 (select one)
The Addams Family - A New Musical
book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Theatrical Rights Worldwide, www.theatricalrights.com
THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story, and it's every father's nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's 'normal' boyfriend and his parents.
A Christmas Story, the Musical
book by Joseph Robinette, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
A Christmas Story, the Musical, www.achristmasstorythemusical.com
RALPHIE PARKER WANTS ONLY ONE THING FOR CHRISTMAS:
An Official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical is the hilarious account of Ralphie’s desperate quest to ensure that this most perfect of gifts ends up under his tree this Christmas. Directed on Broadway by Tony Award®-winner John Rando and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, this new musical based on the classic 1983 movie, which itself was based on stories by legendary radio humorist Jean Shepherd, features funny and heartfelt songs by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and a faithful yet inventive book by Joseph Robinette. A Christmas Story, The Musical captures holiday wonder with such deliciously wicked wit that it is sure to delight children and grown-ups alike!
Mame
book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Less, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
Tams-Witmark Music Library, www.tamswitmark.com
Who is MAME? Some of Mame’s wild, adventurous spirit is inside everyone who lives for the moment and believes that “life is a banquet!” It’s the height of the 1920s and Auntie Mame becomes the guardian for her ten-year-old nephew, Patrick. Special songs include Mame, It’s Today, Open a New Window, If He Walked into My Life, We Need a Little Christmas, Bosom Buddies and That’s How Young I Feel. Her life is turned up-side-down, many of her priorities change, but she still lives life to the fullest.
Spring 2017 (select one)
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
Samuel French, www.samuelfrench.com
Ten guilty strangers are trapped on an island. One by one they are accused of murder; one by one they start to die. In this superlative mystery comedy statuettes of little soldier boys on the mantel of a house on an island off the coast of Devon fall to the floor and break one by one as those in the house succumb to a diabolical avenger. A nursery rhyme tells how each of the ten “soldiers” met his death until there were none. Eight guests who have never met each other or their apparently absent host and hostess are lured to the island and, along with the two house servants, marooned. A mysterious voice accuses each of having gotten away with murder and then one drops dead - poisoned. One down and nine to go! The excitement never lets up in this ideal play for schools, colleges, and community theatres.
Rumors
by Neil Simon
Samuel French, www.samuelfrench.com
At a large, tastefully appointed Sneden's Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though only a flesh wound, four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the other room and his wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer, Ken and wife Chris must get "the story" straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and mis-communications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.
Love, Sex and the I.R.S.
by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore
Samuel French, www.samuelfrench.com
The classic farce that everyone should be doing - especially around tax time! Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur are out of work musicians who room together in New York City. To save money, Jon has been filing tax returns listing the pair as married. The day of reckoning comes when the Internal Revenue Service informs the "couple" they're going to be investigated. Leslie masquerades as a housewife, aided by Jon's fiancee, Kate. Complicating matters further Leslie and Kate are having an affair behind Jon's back, Jon's mother drops in unexpectedly to meet her son's fiancee, and Leslie's ex girlfriend shows up demanding to know why Leslie has changed and won't see her anymore. Like a cross between I Love Lucy and Some Like it Hot!
Youth Theatre musicals
March 2017
The Committee also selected the following, which will be voted on by the Youth Theatre Membership at a date to be determined.
Honk!
book by Anthony Drewe, music by George Stiles, Lyrics by Anthony Drewe
Music Theatre International, www.mtishows.com
Since it first hatched in 1993 Stiles & Drewe's musical Honk! has winged its way around the world in over 8000 productions and in many different languages. Winner of multiple awards, including the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical, this heart-warming celebration of being different is sure to delight audiences of all ages with its sparkling wit and memorable score.
Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point this out, despite his mother's protective flapping. Feeling rather foul about himself, the little fowl finds himself on an adventure of self discovery all the while unknowingly outwitting a very hungry Cat. Along the way Ugly meets a whole flock of unique characters and finds out being different is not a bad thing to be.
Perfect for casts of all sizes and budgets small or large, Honk! is a popular family-friendly pick. The musical is also ideal for younger actors to showcase their talents. With its bouncing score and universal story, the touching musical with plenty of heart will captivate audiences.
Once On This Island
book by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music Theatre International, www.mtishows.com
From the TONY Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Seussical, Ragtime) comes the Olivier Award-winning Once On This Island. This highly original and theatrical Caribbean adaptation of the popular fairy tale The Little Mermaid garnered eight TONY nominations for its Broadway run, including Best Musical, Book and Score.
Ti Moune, a peasant girl, rescues a wealthy boy from the other side of the island, Daniel, with whom she falls in love. Unbeknownst to Ti Moune, the pompous gods who preside over the island make a bet with one another over which is stronger, love or death, the stakes being Ti Moune's life. When she pursues Daniel, who has returned to his people, Ti Moune is shunned because of her lowly status. Her determination and capacity to love, though, is not enough to win Daniel's heart and Ti Moune pays the ultimate price; but the gods turn Ti Moune into a tree that grows so strong and so tall, it breaks the wall that separates the societies and ultimately unites them.
Once On This Island's small band, minimal set requirements, and flexibly sized cast make it a producer and director's dream. It possesses such a strong, emotional backbone that it can stand tall from the grandest to most modest of scales.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
www.rnh.com
Rodgers + Hammersteins Cinderella is the new Broadway adaptation of the classic musical. This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammerstein's most beloved songs, including In My Own Little Corner, Impossible/It's Possible and Ten Minutes Ago, alongside a hilarious and romantic libretto by Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane as well as some new characters, and surprising twists.
Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA was twice re-made, first in 1965 for Lesley Ann Warren and then again in 1997 featuring Brandy and Whitney Houston. The original Broadway production opened in 2013 and starred Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, Victoria Clark and Harriet Harris.
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WHEWWW!!! I am all worn out so I think I better take a nap------ZZZZZZZZZ
Can’t wait to see you all!!! DON’T FORGET ---- NOVEMBER 10---HOGAN---7:30 PM
See ya, Tillie