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By Jim Iaquinta and Lori Minneti Directed by Jim Iaquinta February 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2011 Cast: Marilyn Monroe....Lori Minetti Dean Martin....Jim Iaquinta Sammy Cahn....Ted Tyson Crew: Set Design....Joe Feustel Set Construction....Nic Gilbertson, Bob Klemm Lights....Bob Gosewehr Sound....Nic Gilbertson, Lisa Droese Marketing....Tara Williams
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SONG LIST ACT 1 “Everybody Loves Somebody” Words: Irving Taylor; Music: Ken Lane
ACT 2 “A Little Girl from Little Rock” Words: Leo Robin; Music: Jule Styne
“My Heart Belongs to Daddy” Words & Music: Cole Porter
“You’re Nobody Til Somebody Loves You” Words & Music: Russ Morgan, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh
“That’s Amore” Words: Jack Brooks; Music: Harry Warren “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head” Words: Sammy Cahn; Music: James Van Heusen “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” Words: Leo Robin; Music: Jule Styne “Heat Wave” Words & Music: Irving Berlin
“Return to Me” Words & Music: Danny Di Minno & Carmen Lombardo “Bye-Bye Baby” Words: Leo Robin; Music: Jule Styne “Memories Are Made of This” Words & Music: Richard Dehr, Frank Miller & Terry Gilkyson
INTERMISSION D I R E C TO R ’ S T H O U G H T S As a child in the fifties, Dean Martin and Marilyn Monroe were among my most adored performers. Dean was a master of charm and perhaps the best straight-man ever when teamed with Jerry Lewis. He rarely lost his charm, except for some of his grittier roles, after the break-up with Jerry. And nowhere was it more apparent than on his tv show, Dean hated to rehearse and relied on cue cards during the show. Since it was live TV, that led to some deliriously funny moments of error and improv matched only by Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows and The Carol Burnett Show. Marilyn was - surprise, surprise - one of my dearest romantic fantasy figures, but I also loved the credibility she brought to the comic bimbette roles she so often portrayed. [Yes, bimbette. Bimbo is actually the term for males of a similar stripe; okay, class is dismissed]. It is a challenge few are able to master as she and our Lori have done. Often overlooked is her rare ability to sell a song without ever losing character. Although they thrived in Hollywood at the same time, their only opportunity to work together was the film they were in at the time of Marilyn’s tragic and still mysterious demise. We’ve tried to capture the warmth, wit and charm we believe they would have shared had a ‘Love Special’ like this ever been produced. I know my singing pales next to the incomparable Dino, the best crooner of them all, but we hope our efforts recall the delightful energy and innocent ribaldry of these two charismatic icons of twentieth century American entertainment. Please enjoy, and sing along, if you like. We have microphones so you won’t drown us out.
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–Jim Iaquinta
BIOGR APHIES JIM IAQUINTA Jimmy Iaquinta is delighted to return to Memories with a personal creation of his and Lori’s. Jimmy has been acting for over fifty years and been a professional actor and director for 35. Among his favorite roles: Petrucchio in Taming of a Shrew, Barney in Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Matt in Talley’s Folly, and George in Moon Over Buffalo. He has worked for a number of theater companies including: Playwright’s Lab, MPLS; Skylight Opera; M&W Productions; Great American Children’s Theater, Broadway Baby Dinner Theater; and First Stage Milwaukee. Jim first met Rolland almost 25 years ago and regrets it has taken so long to start working together, but since directing Baggage a year ago, he’s been making up for lost time. He dedicates this show to his parents, Shirley, 86, and Jay, who just turned 90, and all of you youngat-hearts who support Memories with your patronage and laughter. No matter how good the show, it’s just a rehearsal without you. LORI MINNETI Lori Minneti is delighted to be back at Memories and performing with her longtime friend Jimmy Iaquinta. They have collaborated on many shows at Memories, including Baggage, The Rat Package Revue, and Audition for Murder. Currently, Lori can be seen as host of Builders Showcase on Fox 6 and as spokesperson for Racine Harley-Davidson. Lori has performed professionally in farce, comedy, film, music videos, and tv. Credits include: Don’t Dress for Dinner, Wally’s Cafe, the film Broken Orbit,WI lottery host,and cohost of The Money Game. Lori wishes to thank her family including Lisa, Jeff and Jake and as always Kent for their support!
TED TYSON Ted has been performing professionally as an actor and musician in Milwaukee for over twenty years. As an actor he has performed with many area theatres, including Next Act, Milwaukee Shakespeare, First Stage and the Skylight Opera Theatre. Credits include Lee in True West, Davies in The Caretaker, Renfield in Dracula, Sir Andrew in Twelfth Night and Dick Dead-eye in HMS Pinafore. He particularly enjoys playing the piano and singing at retirement communities, as well as for private events, and he is grateful to Lori and Jim for bringing him along on this ride.
Patricia Joslin
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Summer 2011 Summer Weekday Matinees You Asked, We Delivered! Tuesdays and Wednesday afternoons Same Great Food, Same Great Entertainment, NEW Days and Times!
June 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 2011 A Bench in the Sun A Comedy By Ron Clark Harold and Burt, longtime friends, live in a retirement home and spend their days on a bench in the garden bickering. A once-famous actress moves in and gives them something new to argue over. When they learn their home is to be sold, and they will have to find new residence, the three join forces to prevent this upsetting development. “Very wise, very moving, but most of all, very funny.” - Mel Brooks. Purchase Tickets Now: Dinner and Show $30, Show-Only $17 Call for tickets 262-284-6850 July 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 2011 Art Comedy by Yasmina Reza The comedy, which raises questions about art and friendship, concerns three long-time friends, Serge, Marc, and Yvan. Serge, indulging his penchant for modern art, buys a large, expensive, completely white painting. Marc is horrified, and their relationship suffers considerable strain as a result of their differing opinions about what constitutes “art”. Yvan, caught in the middle of the conflict, tries to please and mollify both of them. Purchase Tickets Now: Dinner and Show $30, Show-Only $17 Call for tickets 262-284-6850
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Aug 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, 2011 I Do, I Do Musical by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey Schmidt The story of a marriage is at the center of this intimate and nostalgic work. We meet Michael & Agnes on their wedding day, tracing their life together over a period of 50 years, until the day they leave their house to the next pair of newlyweds, all to a charming, tuneful score. Based on The Fourposter by Jan de Hartog. Purchase Tickets Now: Dinner and Show $30, Show-Only $17 Call for tickets 262-284-6850
Fall 2011 Oct 28- Nov 6, 2011 Murder at the Howard Johnson’s Comedy by Sam Bobrick and Ron Clark All is fair in love? Even murder? That’s the question posed by this light and funny suspense comedy about a love triangle in a Howard Johnson Motor Inn. Mitchell, a commonplace dentist who sees himself as heroic, and his mistress Arlene, plan to murder her husband Paul, a blundering used car salesman, til Arlene discovers Mitchell has been unfaithful, unsettling ally loyalties and sending the murder plots flying. “A holiday of laughter. . . Beautifully polished, very funny very American comedy.” WNB Purchase Tickets Now: Dinner and Show $30, Show-Only $17 Call for tickets 262-284-6850 Dec 9-18, 2011 The Christmas Schooner Book by John Reeger, Music and Lyrics by Julie Shannon Join us as we recreate the voyages of /The Molly Doone in this critically-acclaimed holiday musical about a Michigan shipping captain who braves the deadly winter weather to bring Christmas trees to homesick German-American families in turn-of-the century Chicago. Sail with us along the shorelines of Lake Michigan from Manitowoc to Racine in a show that’s sure to please the whole family. Purchase Tickets Now: Dinner and Show $30, Show-Only $17 Call for tickets 262-284-6850
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Spring 2012 Feb 3- 12, 2012 The Dixie Swim Club Comedy by Jones, Hope, & Wooten The Dixie Swim Club is the story of five southern women, friends for years through their college swim team. Each August, they meet at the same beach cottage to catch up, laugh, and meddle in each other’s lives. As the next 33 years unfold, these women increasingly rely on one another to get through the challenges (men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging) life flings at them. When fate throws a wrench into one of their lives, these friends rally ‘round their own with strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction. Purchase Tickets Now: Dinner and Show $30, Show-Only $17 Call for tickets 262-284-6850 March 9-18, 2012 So There Was this Rat Comedy by Judith Sapperstein and Gary Murway Myra Guthrie has lost her mother, and invited her father, Virgil, to come to live with her and her husband. Upon moving in, Virgil makes a new friend. The two of them decide they’veworked hard their whole lives, and now that they are in their 70s it’s time for some fun, and the mischief meter goes way up! Myra is at her wits’ end when suddenly tragedy strikes, and her Daddy re-emerges into the strong man she always knew she could count on. Purchase Tickets Now: Dinner and Show $30, Show-Only $17 Call for tickets 262-284-6850 April 20-29, 2012 The Odd Couple- Female Version Comedy by Neil Simon This famous update of his classic starts with a group of women playing their weekly game of Trivial Pursuit at the apartment of Olive Madison, a divorcee who freely admits to being a slob. Late to arrive is Florence Unger, a stickler for detail who would try the patience of a saint, and who has unfortunately just become separated from her husband. As life would have it, the slob and the fuss-budget decide to room together, finding even the best of friends can make the worst of roommates. Purchase Tickets Now: Dinner and Show $30, Show-Only $17 Call for tickets 262-284-6850 8 Memories Dinner Theatre