presents
Book by
Music & Lyrics by
MICHAEL STEWART
JERRY HERMAN
Based on the Play “The Matchmaker” by THORNTON WILDER Original Production Directed & Choreographed by GOWER CHAMPION Originally Produced for the Broadway Stage by DAVID MERRICK and CHAMPION FIVE, INC. Featuring JESSICA BILLONES DANA McNEMAR ZANE L. OBERHOLZER, JR. CHRIS REED JESSICA SHEARER JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE CINDI WEBB with JUSTIN BARISH SARAH BIGGS RORY DUNN ZOE FOX JOEY LEAVITT STEVE STEELE MEGAN ELIZABETH WEST and SARAH MELINDA as Dolly Levi Stage Manager BETSEY BRANNEN Choreography by
Music Direction by
DEE BUCHANAN
JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Direction & Staging by
BILL KISKA
Hello, Dolly! is presented by special arrangement with CONCORD THEATRICALS on behalf of TAMS-WITMARK, LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
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THE CAST
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(In Order of Appearance)
Dolly Gallagher Levi .......................................................................................................... SARAH MELINDA Ambrose Kemper ....................................................................................................................JUSTIN BARISH Horace Vandergelder..............................................................................................................STEVE STEELE Ermengarde ............................................................................................................................................. ZOE FOX Cornelius Hackl .............................................................................................................................. RORY DUNN Barnaby Ticker ........................................................................................................................... JOEY LEAVITT Minnie Fay ..................................................................................................................................... SARAH BIGGS Irene Molloy .......................................................................................................MEGAN ELIZABETH WEST Mrs. Rose .......................................................................................................................................... CINDI WEBB Ernestina ..............................................................................................................................JESSICA BILLONES Rudolph .................................................................................................................ZANE L. OBERHOLZER, JR. Judge ..........................................................................................................................JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Court Clerk....................................................................................................................................... CINDI WEBB Residents of Yonkers, Waiters, New Yorkers, Etc. JESSICA BILLONES, DANA McNEMAR, CHRIS REED, JESSICA SHEARER, JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE, CINDI WEBB
BEHIND THE SCENES ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Director ................................................................................................................................................ BILL KISKA Music Director ......................................................................................................JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Choreographer....................................................................................................................... DEE BUCHANAN Stage Manager................................................................................................................... BETSEY BRANNEN Set Design.............................................................................BILL KISKA and JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Lighting Design......................................................................................................................JUSTIN M. KISKA Costume Design................................................................................................................................ BILL KISKA Wigs ................................................................................................... APRIL HORN of HAIR WORX SALON
MUSICAL NUMBERS & SCENES
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~ ACT I ~ The Time: As the Nineteenth becomes the Twentieth Century Scene 1: Along Fourth Avenue, New York City/Grand Central Station “Call on Dolly” .................................................................................................................................. New Yorkers “I’ll Put My Hand In” ..................................................................................................................................... Dolly Scene 2: Vandergelder’s Hay and Feed Store, Yonkers “It Takes a Woman”............................................................ Horace, Cornelius, Barnaby, and the Men “Put On Your Sunday Clothes” ......................................................................Cornelius, Barnaby, Dolly, .....................................................................................................Ambrose, Ermengarde, and Townspeople Scene 3: Mrs. Molloy’s Hat Shop, New York City “Ribbons Down My Back”........................................................................................................................... Irene “Motherhood March” ............................................................................................. Dolly, Irene, and Minnie “Dancing”........................................................................................... Dolly, Cornelius, Barnaby, and Irene “Before the Parade Passes By” ................................................................................................................. Dolly ~ ACT II ~ Scene 1: The Streets of New York City “Elegance” ..................................................................................... Irene, Minnie, Cornelius, and Barnaby Scene 2: Harmonia Gardens Restaurant “Hello, Dolly” ......................................................................................................................... Dolly and Waiters Scene 3: A Courtroom on Centre Street “It Only Takes a Moment”.....................................................................................................Cornelius, Irene “So Long, Dearie” ........................................................................................................................................... Dolly Scene 4: Vandergeler’s Hay and Feed Store, Yonkers “Finale Ultimo” .............................................................................................................................. Full Company
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WHO’S WHO
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JUSTIN BARISH (Ambrose): is excited to be making his WOB debut. Throughout high school, Justin played many roles including Radames in Aida and Jack in Into the Woods. He has also performed at the Weinberg Center, playing the Courier in their annual showing of 1776. He hopes you all enjoy the show! SARAH BIGGS (Minnie): is so excited to be back at WOB after last performing in Les Mis and West Side Story! Returning to Maryland from Florida, favorite roles include Ms. Honey in Matilda, Margo in Bright Star, and Catherine in Proof. She would like to thank Bill, Dee, Jordan, and the rest of the WOB staff for welcoming her back and her family and Joey for their constant love and support. JESSICA BILLONES (Ernestina, Ensemble): has been appearing on and off stage since playing the role of Muzzy Van Hossmere in the theatre’s 2008 production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Her WOB credits include Disaster! (Jackie), Ruthless! (Judy/Ginger), Little Women (Marmee), Mamma Mia! (Donna), Sister Act (Mother Superior), Into the Woods (Witch), Noises Off (Belinda), The Addams Family (Morticia), Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Baroness), and a number of other Mainstage, Christmas, New Year’s and Children’s Theatre productions. Favorite local roles include June in Musical of Musicals: The Musical, Donna/Oolie in City of Angels, and Georgia in Curtains. Thanks to Justin - it might have taken longer than a moment, but he got there eventually - her family for their support, and God for His many blessings. RORY DUNN (Cornelius): is happy to return for his second show at the theatre following his WOB debut as Howard in Meshuggah-Nuns! A recent arrival in this part of the country, Rory has been performing most of his life and traveling professionally to different theatres all around the country for the better part of the last 20 years. Some of his favorite roles include Mayor Humdinger in Paw Patrol Live, Adam Pontipee in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, Harry Bright in Mamma Mia!, and Clown 2 in The 39 Steps. Rory graduated from Catawba College in Salisbury, NC with a BFA in Musical Theatre. While not performing, he likes to play in a weekly D&D game, keep plugging away on that novel, and snuggle with his cat Ember. ZOE FOX (Ermengarde): is very happy to be making her WOB debut! Zoe recently graduated from DeSales University with a degree in Musical Theatre. Previous roles
degree in Musical Theatre. Previous roles include Snout/Wall in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Moth in Love's Labour's Lost at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; Little Red in Into the Woods and Audrey in As You Like It at DeSales University. JOEY LEAVITT (Barnaby): is excited to be making his WOB debut. Favorite roles include Mr. Wormwood (Matilda), Trevor Graydon (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Benny (Rent), and Taylor Collins (BKLYN). Thank you to his family and friends, but most of all to his amazing wife, Sarah, for her unconditional love and support. DANA McNEMAR (Ensemble): is returning to the stage after spending more than a decade personally “entertaining” her three biggest fans: her children. Dana is thankful to her incredibly supportive husband and wonderful friends for their encouragement. She has enjoyed being a part of this production and hopes you enjoy it as well! SARAH MELINDA (Dolly): last appeared at WOB over the holidays as Gloria in That Christmas Spirit. Other WOB credits include The Pajama Game (Gladys), Disaster! (Shirley), Clue: On Stage (Mrs. White), Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins (Mrs. Brill), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), Gilligan’s Island – The Musical (Mrs. Howell), Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Babette), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Truly Scrumptious), Happy Days (Marion), Hairspray (Velma Von Tussle), Evita (Eva Peron), The Goodbye Girl (Paula), Bye Bye, Birdie (Rosie), The Sound of Music (Sister Margaretta/Sister Berthe/Baroness Schraeder), Pirates of Penzance, Lullabies of Broadway, eleven Christmas shows, and numerous WOB Children's Theatre productions. Sarah has worked for Wayside Theater, Totem Pole Playhouse, Round House Theater, Signature Theatre, Charter Theatre, and Theater J in Washington DC. She is a trained Theatrical Combatant with Dueling Arts International and is an alumni of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Washington, DC. ZANE L. OBERHOLZER (Rudolph): has performed in, directed, and/or music directed many local and regional productions, as well as several regional tours. WOB credits include Hines in The Pajama Game, Prof. Ted Scheider in Disaster! Mamma Mia! (Bill), Sunset Boulevard (Max), Legally Blonde (Callahan), Nunsense A-Men! (Reverend Mother), and The Producers (Franz Liebkind).
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CHRIS REED (Ensemble): is very happy to be back performing at WOB in Hello, Dolly! He previously appeared at WOB in Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Annie, My Fair Lady, and Mamma Mia! Most recently, Chris appeared as Brom Bones in Sleepy Hollow and Christopher Robin in A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Tail at Washington County Playhouse. JESSICA SHEARER (Ensemble): is very excited to be doing her first show with WOB and first show since 2019! She's done theater her entire life including Pirates of Penzance (2008), Fiddler on the Roof (2009), Aida (2011), Phantom of the Opera (2012), Into the Woods (2014), and, most recently, Sweeney Todd (2019) after a 5-year hiatus. STEVE STEELE (Horace): is back! WOB audiences last saw Steve as Maury in last summer’s Disaster! And before that, as Actor 1 in the plague-shortened Baskerville – A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. In the preceding season he appeared as Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Thurston Howell III in Gilligan’s Island – The Musical. There’s more, but too many for one program. So here are some of his WOB favorites: A Funny Thing… Forum (Senex), The Music Man (Harold Hill), The Odd Couple (Oscar Madison), The Addams Family (Lurch), and several of the Christmas extravaganzas. Steve has performed throughout the region since 1974 in 190 different productions (Yes… he counted them). Favorite appearances include Two by Two (Noah), Grease (Danny Zuko), Death Trap (Sidney Bruhl), Guys & Dolls (Skye Masterson), 1776 (John Dickenson), I Do! I Do! (Michael), several iterations of A Christmas Carol (Scrooge), Snoopy! (Snoopy), Forever Plaid (Frankie), 42nd Street (Julian Marsh), the hard-nosed private-eye Stone in City of Angels,
hard-nosed private-eye Stone in City of Angels, and as Thurston Wheelis (and 11 other characters!) in recent productions of Greater Tuna and A Tuna Christmas. It’s always great to be back with his WOB family. JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE (Music Director/ Ensemble): is WOB’s Artistic Director and Resident Music Director. Since assuming the position in 2010, he has music directed all but one production; directed Mamma Mia!, Steel Magnolias, and Nunsense A-Men!; co-directed Disney’s Beauty & the Beast; and wrote 2010’s Christmas Follies. Over the years, he has been seen by WOB audiences on stage in Clue (Col. Mustard), Mary Poppins (George Banks), Annie (Rooster), Shrek – The Musical (Shrek), Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King), Into the Woods (Baker), The Addams Family (Gomez), and Les Misérables (Jean Valjean). In addition to his stage appearances at WOB, he has performed throughout the region, most recently wearing the crown as King Arthur in SPAMALOT at Toby’s Dinner Theatre. Several theatre seasons ago, he appeared as Captain Newton in the premiere of the one-act version of Amazing Grace in Washington, DC, under the direction of Broadway’s Gabriel Barre. CINDI WEBB (Ensemble): is thrilled to be joining the ensemble of Hello, Dolly! after a long break from theater. She performed many years with Rockville Music Theater, Damascus Theater Company, Fredericktowne Players and worked with Cast of Thousands. Cindi plays mom to five daughters and Glamma to two granddaughters in real life. She owns The Learning Bee Childcare and Frederick Country Montessori School in Frederick. She thanks her family for supporting her giving theater a try again!
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MEGAN ELIZABETH WEST (Irene): has worked at many theaters in the region over the last several years, including the Old Opera House and The Apollo Civic Theatre. Some of her credits include Meshuggah-Nuns! (Sister Amnesia), The Pajama Game (Babe), Disaster! (Marianne), Mary Poppins (Winnifred Banks), Little Women – The Broadway Musical (Jo), My Fair Lady (Eliza Doolittle), Gilligan’s Island – The Musical (Mary Ann), Annie (Grace), Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Mrs. Potts), Sister Act (Sister Mary Patrick), Dogfight (Rose Fenny), and Legally Blonde (Enid Hoops). Last season, she also music directed WOB’s hilarious production of Ruthless! The Musical and the Children’s Theatre’s holiday production of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Megan has a BME and BA in Vocal Performance from Shepherd University and is currently the Music teacher at Winchester Avenue and Gerradstown Elementary Schools in Martinsburg, WV. JERRY HERMAN (Music & Lyrics): is only composer/lyricist in history to have three Broadway musicals run more than 1,500 performances: Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. Jerry first burst upon the Broadway scene with Milk and Honey in 1961. Then came Hello, Dolly! (1964), Mame (1966), Dear World (1969), Mack and Mabel (1974), The Grand Tour (1979), and La Cage aux Folles (1983). He contributed songs to A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine (1980) and a revue of his life's work, Jerry's Girls, played on Broadway and in every major American city. In 1996, he wrote the music and lyrics for the CBS television special Mrs. Santa Claus. Mr. Herman is the recipient of numerous awards including Tony Awards, Grammy Awards, Drama Desk, Variety and Theatre Hall of Fame Award, and
Variety and Theatre Hall of Fame Award, and he has been elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. www.JerryHerman.com MICHAEL STEWART (Book): scored on Broadway the first time when he won a Tony Award for his Bye Bye Birdie libretto. He was the librettist for Carnival (Drama Critics Circle Award) and Hello, Dolly!, which earned him both a Tony and Drama Critics prize. Stewart also wrote the lyrics for Barnum and the book for: George M! (with Francine and John Pascal); Mack & Mabel; The Grand Tour and 42nd Street (with Mark Bramble); Harrigan and Hart; and I Love My Wife. BILL KISKA (Director, Executive Producer): is WOB’s Executive Producer and CEO. Since taking over the theatre in 2002, he has overseen every production, directing a majority of them, including Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Gilligan’s Island – The Musical, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Sister Act, SPAMALOT, Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, as well as most of the theatre’s holiday shows. DEE BUCHANAN (Choreographer): has owned and operated The Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance since 1992 and has directed her own dance company since 1998. She is a graduate of Hood College and is a member of Dance Masters of America and the Cecchetti Council of America, as well as Way Off Broadway’s Resident Choreographer. WOB credits include The Pajama Game, Mamma Mia!, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Shrek, Sister Act, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Anything Goes, The Addams Family, West Side Story, Singin’ in the Rain, Legally Blonde, 9 to 5: The Musical, and The Music Man.
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WAY OFF BROADWAY (Producer): The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, under the direction of the Kiska family since 2002, is now in its 28th Season of producing live theatre. Since it first opened in 1995, the theatre has been a leader in the area’s theatre community, proudly bringing both classic musicals, as well as regional and area premieres to the Frederick stage. Productions have included Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia!, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Sister Act, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, Noises Off, The Addams Family, Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: The Musical, Hairspray, South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Mel Brooks’ The Producers, CATS, The Wedding Singer, Evita, Thoroughly Modern
Millie, The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, La Cage aux Folles, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, …Forum, Lend Me a Tenor, Joseph…, Blood Brothers, Mame, and 42nd Street. In addition to its regular Mainstage season, Way Off Broadway produces a number of special events throughout the year, including family theatre productions and an annual Breakfast with Santa (and Mrs. Claus). Through its outside producing brand, WOB LIVE! Entertainment, Way Off Broadway also presents Marquee Mysteries - an interactive murder mystery series where the audience helps solve the case - not only at the theatre, but regularly on the Walkersville Southern Railroad and other venues throughout the area for private functions.
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Executive Producer & Chief Executive Officer ............................................................. BILL KISKA President & Managing Director............................................................................... JUSTIN M. KISKA General Manager & Chief Financial Officer .................................................................... DEB KISKA Associate Producer .......................................................................................................... TREY T. KISKA Artistic Director ............................................................................................ JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Resident Choreographer............................................................................................. DEE BUCHANAN Assistant Kitchen Manager ...............................................................................SUZETTA HARRISON
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