IT WAS A VERY GOOD YULE: 1950s Edition 2018 VICTORIA BROADHURST (Performer) is thrilled to be returning for a second Yule at Mad Cow. Originally from New York , she swims with Dory in Finding Nemo: the Musical at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Credits include Twice Charmed (Disney Cruise Lines), Carrie Pipperidge (Carousel) and Hope (Urinetown). Much love and gratitude to family and friends. As Linus said, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men.” May all your days be merry and bright. ALEXA NEILEN (Performer) is delighted to be back on the stage at Mad Cow, where she appeared in It Was A Very Good Yule 1940s edition. Alexa was recently seen at the Abbey in Joyce Jackson’s Guide to Dating and the staged reading of Sticks and Stones and appeared at the Wayne Densch Theatre in Bring it On, the Musical. Many thanks to the cast and director and to her family and friends for their constant support.
ALLISON PIEHL (Performer) is thrilled to be back at Mad Cow after appearing in It Was A Very Good Year 1952/1972 earlier this year. She has spent the last decade singing in Central Florida theme parks and at Hong Kong Disneyland, where she most recently performed in the opening cast of Mickey and the Wondrous Book. BA in theatre, Florida State University. BERT RODRIGUEZ (Music Director/ Performer) returns for round three of Good Yule. Bert played Captain Albert Lennox in Mad Cow’s The Secret Garden and the Piragua Guy in Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s In the Heights, and he has performed extensively at Winter Park Playhouse. Bert originated the role of Crush in Finding Nemo: The Musical at Disney and toured as Ewart Dunlop in the revival of The Music Man. He music-directed Gen Y Productions’ Heathers and several shows for the Athens Theatre in Deland.
IT WAS A VERY GOOD YULE: 1950s Edition 2018 RON SCHNEIDER (Director/ Writer) is in his sixth year creating Mad Cow’s Good Year/ Good Yule cabarets. He has been a writer and performer in themed attractions and restaurants for more than 40 years and has acted throughout Central Florida. At Mad Cow, Ron was featured in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Urinetown, Major Barbara, Sweeney Todd, She Loves Me, and many others. He dedicates this production to all the talented artists who have made these shows so much fun. ANTHONY SULVINSKI (Stage Manager) is working on his first production with Mad Cow, and he could not be more thankful for the opportunity. A BFA stage manager at UCF turned entertainmentmanagement student, Anthony has worked on such shows as Leonard Bernstein’s Mass and on Bathsheba’s Psalms, a part of the inaugural season of UCF’s Pegasus PlayLab. Visit anthonysulvinski.com for information on Anthony’s future endeavors.
MAD COW THEATRE is celebrating its 22nd season as one of Orlando’s most respected professional theatre companies, committed to presenting compelling works of theatre for a wide range of audiences, with a passion for both classic and contemporary plays representing the best of American and world literature. Mad Cow Theatre attracts the area’s most talented and actors, designers, and directors. A mainstay of the company is its dedication to the process of creating theatre, incorporating in-depth rehearsal and research periods along with a nurturing collaborative process. The company’s awards include Arts Innovator of the Year (United Arts of Central Florida), “Best Place to See a Play” (Orlando Sentinel), “Best Live Theatre” (Orlando Weekly), “Best Local Theatre Company” (Orlando Magazine), and “Best Performance Theatre” (Orlando Business Journal).
Mad Cow Presents
IT WAS A VERY GOOD YULE: 1950s Edition 2018 Song List
1950s
Ensemble 1. (Everybody’s Waitin’ for the) Man with the Bag 2. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
E D I T I O N
3. Christmas Alphabet 4. (There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays 5. Frosty the Snowman 6. Jingle Bell Rock 7. The Christmas Blues 8. Santa Baby 9. Mistletoe and Holly 10. The Christmas Waltz 11. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree 12. Silhouettes 13. Dedicated to the One I Love 14. Sugartime 15. Lollipop
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16. Charlie Brown 17. The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth 18. A Marshmallow World 19. Silver Bells 20. Christmas in Killarney
VICTORIA BROADHURST
ALEXA NEILEN
— DIRECTOR —
21. White Christmas
RON SCHNEIDER
22. Pardon, Amen/Mary’s Little Boy Child
— MUSIC DIRECTOR —
23. Blue Christmas 24. Santa, Bring My Baby Back (To Me) 25. Run Rudolph Run 26. The Secret of Christmas
ALLISON PIEHL
BERT RODRIGUEZ
— STAGE MANAGER —
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