OC - Wonderbread Years

A ProVideo Comedy and Theater Series Event

PRODUCED BY

Sweetwood Productions WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY

STARRING

Pat Hazell

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Tony Reitano

John McGivern

SET DESIGN

LIGHT DESIGN

David Raphel

Su Gonzy

ORIGINAL MUSIC GENERAL MANAGER ENTERTAINMENT COORDINATOR

Gary Stockdale

Anthony Sincic

PHOTOGRAPHY

Timothy Dunford

Andrew C. Windler

GRAPHICS

Schwartz / Powell Design

EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION

Sweetwood Productions 3406 Riva Ridge Rd, Austin, Texas 78746 512.383.9498 | SweetwoodProductions.com

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PROGRAM NOTES In these days of healthy fanaticism, saying you eat Wonder Bread is sort of like admitting to watching three or four hours of game shows and soap operas every day. In fact, the phrase “white bread” has become a fashionable put-down, meaning that someone or something is bland or uninteresting.

These people are too snobby and too jaded to see Wonder as the simple showcase of flavors that it is. Peanut butter and jelly on rye or whole wheat, for instance is simply a war of flavors, whereas peanut butter and jelly on Wonder are perfect harmony.

– Excerpt from Carolyn Wyman’s I’m A Spam Fan: America’s Best Loved Foods Slice of life humor requires the same delicate recipe to achieve the proper harmony between comedy and nostalgia. We, as a community, share more in common than we have differences. Tonight we salute our common denominators. It is my hope that I am not sharing my life story but our life story as we spend this evening together.

– Pat Hazell

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JOHN MCGIVERN is know by many from his frequent visits with Dave and Carole on 96.5 WKLH or from his recent seven week run performing as Earlene Hoople in A Kodachrome Christmas also written and directed by Pat Hazell.

He can be seen on Milwaukee’s WTMJ-4 with his entertainment segment called The Daily Dish McGivern Style. You can catch John on Time Warner cable’s Wisconsin on Demand channel 1111

in Journeys with John McGivern.

He is the writer and performer of four critically acclaimed oneman-shows, Midwest Side Stories, More Midwest Side Stories, One of the Boys – Stories from the Midwest and his all-new show, A Midsummer Night McGivern. This show has been filmed and can be found on PBS stations across the state and can be purchased at John’s website.

John is proud to have been part of We’re Funny That Way on HBO and

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Out There II on Comedy Central.

He was seen sitting next to Sally Field on Politically Incorrect and knighted by Julie Andrews in the hit film Princess Diaries. Please visit John’s website: johnmcgivern.com.

PAT HAZELL was declared by Showtime “One of the Five Funniest People in America.” His kids don’t disagree with that statement but then again, he drives them places and pays for their food.

Hazell made his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1989 just days before his ten-year high school reunion.

So he had something to talk about besides his hair loss and his weight

gain. Hazell has since made six more appearances with Jay Leno.

Hazell served as Jerry Seinfeld’s opening act and became one of the original four writers for the NBC series Seinfeld. As a playwright, his first endeavor, Bunk Bed Brothers,

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Photo by Frank Weidemann

A ProVideo Comedy And TheATer SerieS eVenT

SAT, APR 21, 8 PM

Tickets starting at $21.50 Capitol Theater

Frank Ferrante in

An Evening With Groucho

Award-winning actor Frank Ferrante channels one of the comedic greats of all time. His timing on classic one-liners and famous songs match Groucho’s originals with stunning precision!

Post-performance Q&A $10 tickets for students and educators with ID

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which he co-wrote with Matt Goldman, was critically acclaimed and eventually filmed as the sit-com, American Pie, for NBC Studios.

Hazell’s latest stage work, The Wonder Bread Years, a one-man show and tell is currently touring the country and airing on PBS as a one-hour television special. The show’s strong sense of American pop culture earned it an invitation to represent the U.S. at the Vancouver International Comedy Festival.

Pat lives in the vibrant metropolis of Austin, TX where he and his wife Sydney are shaping the future of two of the brightest shining stars in the universe, Tucker and Keaton.

TONY REITANO (Production Manager) has been in show business in one form or another since playing Johnny Appleseed in the first grade play in Newburgh NY. (The reviews were outstanding.) He has both stage managed and acted in theaters from NY to Los Angeles, and even did a stint as a second banana in burlesque.

He has written for television and animation, and has also appeared in television, film and commercials.

You may recognize him as Vince the Crash Test Dummy in the Award Winning Safety Belt campaign.

Remember, “You could learn a lot from a dummy. Buckle your safety belt.”

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