Road Show (2008)
Words & Music: Stephen Sondheim
Book: John Weidman
Premise: Spurred on by a meagre inheritance, two real-life brothers – the roguish con-man Wilson Mizner and his more considered younger sibling Addison – seek their fortune in turn-of-the-century American. From the Klondike gold rush of the 1890s to the Florida real-estate boom and bust of the 1930s, we track the ups and downs of their relentless pursuit of the American Dream. Through a series of entrepreneurial and often dubious ventures, the brothers experience both success and failure, in a show that examines ambition, familial bonds and the ethical dilemmas of capitalism.
Background: In the 1950s, two articles in The New Yorker about the "The Legendary Mizner Brothers", written by Alva Johnstone, piqued the interest of Stephen Sondheim, who felt that their eccentric, idiosyncratic lives were ripe for musicalising. The idea was quickly quashed whem it was discovered that the rights to Johnstone's book had already been acquired, and that Irving Berlin was turning the material into a vehicle for Bob Hope. Fast-forward to 1993 – long after the option had expired – Sondheim and John Weidman were exploring ideas for a new show, and the subject of the Mizners arose. The pair began a long collaboration that would result first in Wise Guys (read with an incomplete score in 1997 and workshopped in 1999), then Gold!, then Bounce (presented commercially in 2003) and finally Road Show (produced in 2008). "A saga in four acts", as Sondheim calls it in Look, I Made a Hat! "A torturous evolution... a saga which took fourteen years to play itself out from first draft to last performance."
Major readings/productions/concert performances:
Wise Guys
Gold!
Bounce
Road Show
Wise Guys – Private Readings (1997–1999)
Reading #1: 27 March 1997
Raw Space, 529 W. 42nd St, New York City, NY
Director: Lori Steinberg
Producer: Ira Weitzman
Musical Director: Paul Gemingani
Piano: Paul Ford
Wilson Mizner: Victor Garber
Addison Mizner: Patrick Quinn
Mama: Cass Morgan
Paris Singer: Howard McGillin
Ensemble: Bob Ari, Candy Buckley, Nick Cokas, Randy Graff, Dee Hoty, Tom Ikeda, Greg Jbara, Norm Lewis, Michael McGrath, Robert Westenberg
Reading #2: 8 November 1997
Director: Lori Steinberg
Producer: Ira Weitzman
Musical Director: Paul Gemingani
Piano: David Evans
Wilson Mizner: Victor Garber
Addison Mizner: Nathan Lane
Mama: Debra Monk
Paris Singer: Howard McGillin
Ensemble: William Parry, Ray Willis, Randy Graff, Greg Jbara
Reading #3: 1 November 1998
Director: Sam Mendes
Producer: Ira Weitzman
Musical Director: Paul Gemingani
Piano: Paul Ford
Stage Manager: Mo Gibson
Wilson Mizner: Victor Garber
Addison Mizner: Nathan Lane
Mama: Debra Monk
Paris Singer: Howard McGillin
Ensemble: William Parry, Ray Willis, Randy Graff, Lauren Mitchell, Paula Newsome
Reading #4: 30 April 1999
Dodger Theatricals, 79 East 4th Street New York, NY; described as "a secret reading of script and score" [John Stewart, Broadway Musicals, 1943–2004, McLarland, Inc. Publishers, 2012]
Director: Sam Mendes
Producer: Ira Weitzman
Musical Director: Paul Gemingani
Wilson Mizner: Victor Garber
Addison Mizner: Nathan Lane
Mama: Debra Monk
Paris Singer: Michael Hall
Musical Numbers
"This listing of numbers is an 'amalgam of the first three readings,' according to Sondheim's second book of collected lyrics Look, I Made a Hat (Alfred A. Knopf, 2011, pp. 179-215). Although this version of Wise Guys was never produced on stage, it is listed here to provide context and comparison to later versions." Michael Hutchins, The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide.
Act One
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“First Vaudeville” – Wilson and Addison
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“Benicia” – Mama and Ensemble
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“My Two Young Men” – Mama
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“Gold!” – Prospector, Wilson, Addison, Mama, and Ensemble
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“Second Vaudeville” – Wilson and Addison
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“Next to You” – Wilson, Addison, and Mama
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“Addison’s Trip” – Addison and Ensemble
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“Dowagers” – Addison
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“The Good Life” – Wilson
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“The Game” – Wilson
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“Journalists” – Wilson
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“What’s Next?” – Wilson
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“The Game (reprise)” – Wilson
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“What’s Next? (reprise)” – Wilson and Ensemble
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“Third Vaudeville” – Wilson and Addison
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“What’s Next? (reprise)” – Addison
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“I’m on My Way (reprise)” (from “Addison’s Trip”) – Addison
Act Two
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"Fourth Vaudeville" – Wilson and Addison
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"Palm Beach Sequence" – Addison, Paris and Ensemble
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"Fifth Vaudeville" – Addison, Paris, and Wilson
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"Boca Raton Sequence" – Ensemble
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"Get Out of My Life" (includes "Go") – Wilson and Addison
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"Final Vaudeville" – Wilson and Addison
Wise Guys – Workshop (1999)
New York Theatre Workshop, New York, NY
Opens: 29 October 1999
Closes: 20 November 1999
Producers: Scott Rudin, Roger Berlind, Dodger Theatricals,
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Director: Sam Mendes
Choreography: Jonathan Butterell
Musical Director: Ted Sperling
Musical Supervisor: Paul Gemignani
Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick
Scenery Design: Mark Thompson
Costumes Design: Santo Loquasto
Lighting Design: Jules Fisher, Peggy Eisenhauer
Sound Design: Jonathan Deans
Production Stage Manager: Bonnie Panson
Production Manager: David Bradford
Casting: Jom Carnahan
Cast
Wilson Mizner: Victor Garber
Addison Mizner: Nathan Lane
Papa/Poker Player/Plantation Owner/Mr Sloatsbury: William Parry
Mama/Mrs. Dupont: Candy Buckley
Paris Singer/Business Man: Michael Hall
Reporter/Newsboy: Christopher Fitzgerald
Prospector/Poker Player/Chinese Warlord/Doorman/Real Estate Agent: Kevin Chamberlin
Assayer/Gangster/Flatbush Phil: Clarke Thorell
Poker Player/Ticket Seller/Boxer/Stanley Ketchel/Mr. Cosden: Ray Wills
Business Man/Mrs. Eva Slotesbury: Nancy Opel
Poker Player/Solicitor/Playwright/Paul Armstrong/Mr. Trumboer: Brooks Ashmanskas
Myra Yerkes/Mrs. Wannamaker: Jessica Molaskey
Gladys/Mrs. Trumboer: Jessica Boevers
Mrs. Lilly Cosden: Lauren Ward
Ensemble/Souvenir Sellers, Club Patrons and Millionaires, Boca Raton Choir, Buyers,
Sellers, and other participants: Brooks Ashmanskas, Jessica Boevers, Kevin Chamberlin, Christopher Fitzgerald, Michael Hall, Jessica Molasky, Nancy Opel, William Parry, Clark Thorell, Lauren Ward and Ray Wills
Band
Conductor/Keyboards: Ted Sperling
Keyboards: Robert A. Berman
Drums: James Baker
Musical Numbers
Early performance
Act One
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Wise Guys” – Addison and Wilson
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“It’s in Your Hands” – Papa Mizner
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“My Two Young Men” – Mama Mizner
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“Gold” / “Alaska” – Prospector, Addison, and Wilson
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“The Game” – Wilson
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“Wise Guys” (reprise) – Addison and Wilson
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“Next to You” – Addison and Wilson
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“On My Way” – Addison
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“Souvenir” – Ensemble
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“Stay Right Where You Are” – Wilson and Myra
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“Willy – King of New York” – Playwright, Boxer, Gangster, and Myra
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“Wise Guys” (reprise) – Addison and Wilson
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“A House for Mama” – Addison
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“Isn’t He Something?” – Mama Mizner
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“Wise Guys” (reprise) – Addison and Wilson
Act Two
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“Wise Guys” (reprise) – Addison
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“Florida Land Boom” / “Get Rich Quick” – Real Estate Agent
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“Paris’ Dream” – Paris Singer
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“Where Have You Been All My Life” – Addison, Paris, and Ensemble
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“Make It Through the Night” – Addison
Musical Numbers
Last performance
Act One
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“Wise Guys” – Addison and Wilson
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“It’s in Your Hands” – Papa Mizner
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“My Two Young Men” – Mama Mizner
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“Gold” – Prospector
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“You and Me Together” – Wilson
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“The Game” – Wilson
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“Wise Guys” (reprise) – Addison and Wilson
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“Next to You” – Addison and Wilson
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“On My Way” – Addison
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“Stay Right Where You Are” – Wilson and Myra
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“That Was a Year” – Wilson
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“A House for Mama” – Addison
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“Isn’t He Something?” – Mama Mizner
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“Wise Guys” (reprise) – Addison and Wilson
Act Two
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“Talent” – Paris Singer
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“You” – Addison and Paris
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“Make It Through the Night” – Addison
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“Wise Guys” (reprise) – Addison, Wilson and Paris
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“Boca Raton” – Wilson, Addison, Ensemble
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“It’s in Your Hands Now” – Wilson, Addison, Ensemble
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“Coming Home” – Wilson
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“Get Out of My Life” – Addison
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“Wise Guys” (reprise) – Addison and Wilson
Gold! – Reading (2001)
Reading cast, as reproduced in Look, I Made a Hat, Virgin Books, 2011, p.242
Director: Hal Prince
1.1
Addison Mizner: Tom McGowan
Club Steward: David Pittu
Man in Rumpled Suit: Michael McCormick
Young Woman: Michele Ragusa
Wilson Mizner: Howard McGillin
Mama Mizner: Anita Gillette
1.2
Papa Mizner: Bill Parry
Man in Frock Coat: Michael McCormick
Laborer: David Pittu
Prospector: Herndon Lackey
1.3
Prospector: Michael McCormick
Poker Player #1: Herndon Lackey
Poker Player #2: David Pittu
Poker Player #3: Bill Parry
Poker Player #4: Michael McCormick
Clerk: David Pittu
Bartender: Herndon Lackey
Dance Hall Girl/Nellie: Michele Pawk
1.5 [sic]
Salesman (steamship office): Herndon Lackey
Businessman (Hawaii): Michael McCormick
Servant (Hawaii): David Pittu
Bounce – Goodman Theatre Production (2003)
Goodman Theatre, 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL
Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington DC
Goodman Theatre
Previews: 20 June 2003 (7 previews)
Opens: 30 June 2003
Closes: 10 August 2003 (47 performances)
Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center
Previews: 21 October 2003
Opens: 30 October 2003
Closes: 16 November 2003 (32 performances)
Director: Hal Prince
Producer: Kennedy Center (Chair: James A. Johnson, President: Michael M. Kaiser), Goodman Theatre (Artistic Director: Robert Falls, Executive Director: Roche Schulfer)
Choreography: Michael Arnold
Set Design: Eugene Lee
Costume Design: Miguel Angel Huidor
Lighting Design: Howell Binkley
Sound Design: Duncan Robert Edwards
Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick
Music Director: David Caddick
Dance Arrangements: Robert Lindsey Nassif
Cast
Addison Mizner: Richard Kind
Wilson Mizner: Howard McGillin
Nellie: Michele Pawk
Hollis Bessemer: Gavin Creel
Mama Mizner: Jane Powell
Papa Mizner: Herndon Lackey
Ensemble: Sean Blake, Marilyn Bogetich, Tom Daugherty, Jeff Dumas, Deanna Dunagan ((U/S Mama), Nicole Grothues, Rick Hilsabeck (U/S Wilson), Jeff Parker (U/S Hollis/Papa), Harriet Nzinga Plumpp, Jenny Powers, Craig Ramsey, Jacquelyn Ritz (U/S Nellie), Fred Zimmerman (U/S Addison)
Musical Numbers - Goodman Theatre
Act One
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“Bounce” – Wilson and Addison Mizner
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“Opportunity” – Papa, Addison, Wilson, Mama
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“Gold!” – Prospector, Wilson, Mama, Addison, Alaskans
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“Gold!” – Poker Players
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“What’s Your Rush?” – Nellie
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“Next to You” – Addison, Wilson, Mama
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Addison’s Trip Around the World (“On My Way”) – Addison, Salesman, Guatemalans, Servants
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“What’s Your Rush?” – Wilson, Mrs. Yerkes
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“Alaska” – Mrs. Yerkes, Wilson
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New York Sequence – Wilson, Nellie, Reporters, Photographer, Ketchel, Armstong, Jockey, Gamblers, Policeman, Wilson’s Women
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“The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” – Wilson, Nellie
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“Isn’t He Something?” – Mama
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“Bounce” (reprise) – Addison
Act Two
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“The Game” (reprise) – Addison, Nellie, Wilson, Promoter
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“Talent” – Hollis
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“You” – Addison, Hollis, Aristocrats
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“Addison’s City” – Hollis, Wilson, Addison, Nellie
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“Boca Raton” – Boca Girl, Sportsmen, Fashion Models, Yachtsmen, Caruso, Salvador Dali, Wilson, Addison, Nellie, Hollis, Prospector, Varmints, Bobby Jones, Mae West, Princess Ghika, Chorus
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Last Fight – Addison, Wilson
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“Bounce” – Wilson, Addison
Musical Numbers - Kennedy Center
Act One
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“Bounce” – Wilson and Addison Mizner
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“Opportunity” – Papa, Addison, Wilson, Mama
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“Gold!” – Prospector, Wilson, Mama, Addison, Alaskans
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“What’s Your Rush?” – Nellie
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"The Game" - Wilson
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“Next to You” – Addison, Wilson, Mama
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Addison’s Trip (“On My Way”) – Addison, Salesman, Guatemalans, Servants
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“The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” – Wilson, Nellie
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"I Love This Town" – Wilson, Nellie, Addison and Company
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“Isn’t He Something?” – Mama
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“Bounce” (reprise) – Addison
Act Two
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“The Game” (reprise) – Addison, Nellie, Wilson, Promoter
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“Talent” – Hollis
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“You” – Addison, Hollis, Aristocrats
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“Addison’s City” – Hollis, Wilson, Addison, Nellie
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“Get Rich Quick” – Company
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Last Fight – Addison, Wilson
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“Bounce” – Wilson, Addison
Recording
Bounce – A New Musical
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Compact Disc, 2004 [Nonesuch 79830-2] (73:22)
Producer: Tommy Krasker, Robert Hurwitz
Session Producer: Robert Hurwitz, Jonathan Tunick
Engineering: Tom Lazarus
Recorded: NPR Studios, Washington DC, on 10 November 2003; additional recording at The Enchanted Cottage, Los Angeles (Engineer: Thomas Griep)
Cover Art: Serino Coyne
Liner Notes: Frank Rich, Sean Patrick Flahaven
Conductor: David Caddick
Selections:
Overture (2:51), "Bounce" (4:07), “Opportunity” (2:23), “Gold!” (2:54), “Gold! – Part 2” (0:31), “What’s Your Rush?” (2:33), “The Game” (2:31), “Next to You” (3:47), “Addison’s Trip” (6:32), “The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened” (4:13), “I Love This Town” (3:57), “Isn’t He Something!” (3:11), “Bounce” (1:42), “The Game” (5:33), “Talent” (2:28), “You” (4:10), “Addison’s City” (4:17), “Boca Raton” (6:29), “Boca Raton Aftermath” (0:32), “Get Out of My Life” (3:03), “Bounce” (1:36)
Bonus Track: “A Little House for Mama” (3:34)
Bounce – Reading (2006)
Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY (private reading)
Date: 6 February 2006
Director: Eric Shaeffer
Piano: Paul Ford
Cast:
Addison: Richard Kind
Wilson: Marc Kudisch
Mama: Bernadette Peters
Papa: John Cullum
Hollis: Gavin Creel
Road Show – Public Theater Production (2008)
Original Off-Broadway Production
Newman Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Previews: 28 October 2008
Opens: 18 November 2008
Closes: 28 December 2008
Director and Set Design: John Doyle
Producer: The Public Theater (Artistic Director: Oskar Eustis; Executive Director: Andrew D. Hamingson)
Costume Design: Ann Hould-Ward
Lighting Design: Jane Cox
Sound Design: Dan Moses Schreier
Wig and Hair Design: Paul Huntley
Music Director: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Music Coordinator: Seymour Red Press
Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick
Production Stage Manager: Jame Latus
Stage Manager: Buzz Cohen
Casting: Heidi Griffiths, Jordan Thaler
Cast
Wilson Mizner: Michael Cerveris
Addison Mizner: Alexander Gemignani
Mama Mizner: Alma Cuervo
Papa Mizner: William Parry
Hollis Bessemer: Claybourne Elder
Ensemble
Mrs. Trumbauer: Aisha de Haas
Mary Monahan: Colleen Fitzpatrick (U/S Mama)
Boca Girl: Mylinda Hull
Plantation Owner: Mel Johnson, Jr.
Jockey: Orville Mendoza (U/S Addison)
Aunt Eva: Anne L. Nathan
Playwright: Tom Nelis (U/S Papa)
Boxer: Matthew Stocke
Prospector: William Youmans
Myra Yerkes: Kristine Zbornik
Swings: David Garry, Katrina Yaukey
Understudies: Matthew Carlson (U/SHollis), David Garry (U/S Wilson)
Musical Numbers
Performed in a single act without intermission
“Waste” – Full Company
“It’s In Your Hands Now” – Papa
“Gold!” – Full Company
“Brotherly Love” – Addison, Wilson [added during Previews]
“The Game” – Wilson
“Addison’s Trip” – Full Company
“That Was A Year” – Full Company
“Isn’t He Something!” – Mama
“Land Boom” – Real Estate Agent
“Talent” – Hollis
“You” – Full Company
“The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened” – Addison, Hollis
“The Game” (Reprise) – Wilson
“Addison’s City” – Addison, Hollis, Wilson
“Boca Raton” – Full Company
“Get Out” – Addison
“Go” – Wilson
Finale – Addison, Wilson
Orchestra
Conductor/Keyboard: Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Assistant Musical Director: Chris Fenwick
Reeds: James Ercole, Steven Lyon, Les Scott
Trumpets: Stu Satalof, Dave Gale
Trombone: Vincent Fanuele
Bass: Raymond Kilday
Drums/Percussion: Billy Miller
Violin: Victor Heifets
Cello: Deborah Sepe
Recording
Road Show
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Compact Disc, 30 June 2009 [Nonesuch / PS Classics 518940-2] (64:48)
Producer: Tommy Krasker
Engineering/Mixing: Tom Lazarus
Editing/Mastering: Bart Migal
Assistant Engineers: Bob Mallory, Brian Montgomery
Recorded: Avatar Studios, New York, on 23 February 2009
Music Preparation: Katharine Edmonds, Emily Grishman
Orchestra Contractor: Seymour Red Press
Recording Executive Producer/Liner notes and synopsis: Sean Patrick Flahaven
Selections:
"Waste” (2:35), “It’s In Your Hands Now” (3:14), “Gold!” (2:39), “Brotherly Love” (2:35), “The Game” (4:39), “Addison’s Trip” (8:12), “That Was A Year” (5:31), “Isn’t He Something!” (3:15), “Land Boom!” (1:02), “Talent” (2:35), “You” (5:28), “The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened” (3:11), “The Game” (Reprise)” (2:01), “Addison’s City” (4:09), “Boca Raton” (5:33), “Get Out/Go” (3:51), “Finale” (3:24)
Awards
Drama Desk: Outstanding Lyrics (Stephen Sondheim)
Obie: Music (Stephen Sondheim)
Obie: Lyrics (Stephen Sondheim)
Road Show – London Production (2011)
UK Premiere
Menier Chocolate Factory, 53 Southwark St, London
Previews: 24 June 2011
Opens: 6 July 2011
Closes: 18 September 2011
Producer: Menier Chocolate Factory (Artistic Director: David Babani)
Director and Set Design: John Doyle
Costume Design: Matthew Wright
Lighting Design: Jane Cox
Sound Design: Gareth Owen
Musical Director: Catherine Jayes
Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick
Stage Manager: Ciara Fanning
Sound: Hazel DeAyr
ASM: Andrew Phillis
Wardrobe Mistress: Trish Wilkinson
Production Manager: Simon Sturgess
Associate Director: Adam Lenson
Associate Musical Director: Peter McCarthy
Costume Supervisor: Biddy Guy
Props Supervisor: Oliver Bacwell Purefoy
Costume Makers: Judy Ward, Keith Watson, Henry McClane, Shirley Fitzgerald, Dennis Fitzgerald
Hat Maker: Debbie Boyd
Cast
Wilson Mizner: David Bedella
Wilson Mizner: Michael Jibson
Hollis Bessemer: Jon Robyns
Mama Mizner: Gillian Bevan
Papa Mizner: Glyn Kerslake
Ensemble: Adrian Der Gregorian (U/S Addison), Fiona Dunn (U/S Mama), Sarah Ingram, Julie Jupp, Elizabeth Marsh, Christopher Ragland (U/S Hollis), Robbie Scotcher (U/S Wilson), Phil Wrigly (U/S Papa)
Musical Numbers
Performed in a single act without intermission
“Waste” – Full Company
“It’s In Your Hands Now” – Papa
“Gold!” – Full Company
“Brotherly Love” – Addison, Wilson [added during Previews]
“The Game” – Wilson
“Addison’s Trip” – Full Company
“That Was A Year” – Full Company
“Isn’t He Something!” – Mama
“Land Boom” – Real Estate Agent
“Talent” – Hollis
“You” – Full Company
“The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened” – Addison, Hollis
“The Game” (Reprise) – Wilson
“Addison’s City” – Addison, Hollis, Wilson
“Boca Raton” – Full Company
“Get Out” – Addison
“Go” – Wilson
Finale – Addison, Wilson
Band
Musical Direector/Piano: Catherline Jayes
Violin: Anya Birchell
Cello: Joy Hawley
Bass: David Berry
Clarinet: Daniel Czwartos
Bassoon: Lorna Tyack
Trumpet: Edward Maxwell
Percussion: George English
Musical Numbers
Same as the 2008 Public Theater Production
Road Show – Stages Repertory Theatre Production
US Regional Premiere
Yeager Theater, Stages Repertory Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX
Previews: 22 May 2013
Opens: 24 May 2013
Closes: 30 June 2013
Director: Kenn McLaughlin
Associate Artistic Director: Josh Morrison
Musical Director: Steven Jones
Scenic Design: Laura Fine Hawkes
Lighting Design: Jeremy K. Benjamin
Sound Design: Andrew Harper
Sound Board: Yezminne Zepeda
Costumes: Kris Hanssen
Costume Assistant: LA Clevenson
Prop Design: Jodi Bobrovsky
Stage Manager: Sara Hodgin Brossman
MD/Piano: Steven Jones
Percussion: Jack Westmoreland
Reeds: Douglas Wright
Cast:
Addison: L. Jay Meyer
Wilson: Tom Frey
Mama: Susan Shofner
Papa: Jimmy Phillips
Hollis: Michael McClure
Ensemble: Cameron Bautsch, Bridget Bierne, Hunter Frederick, Sarah Myers, Amanda Passanante, Amanda Parker, Tom Prior, Brandon Whitely
Musical Numbers
Same as the 2008 Public Theater Production
Road Show – Chicago Shakespeare Theater Production (2014)
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago IL
Opens: 13 March 2014
Closes: 4 May 2014
Producer: Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Artistic Director: Barbara Gaines; Executive Director: Criss Henderson; Creative Producer: Rick Boynton; Associate Artistic Director: Gary Griffin)
Director: Gary Griffin
Musical Direction: Michael Mahler
Scenic Design: Scott Davis
Costume Design: Mara Blumenfeld
Lighting Design: Greg Hofmann
Sound Design: Ray Nardelli
Wig and Make-Up Design: Melissa Veal
Casting: Bob Mason
New York Casting: Stephanie Klapper Casting
Production Stage Manager: Rebecca Goldstein-Glaze
Cast:
Actor-Musicians
Wilson: Andrew Rothenberg
Addison: Michael Aaron Linder
Mama/Mrs Cosden/Ethel Mudd: Anne Gunn
Papa: Larry Adams
Hollis/Jockey: Robert Lenzi
Stanley Ketchel/Servant/Winthrop Tippet: Jim DeSelm
Prospector/The Businessman/Paul Armstrong/Real Estate Agent/Edward Stotesbury: Derek Hasenstab
Sophie Wanamaker/Boca Girl: Regina Leslie
Mr. Cosden/Excited Man: Jake Mahler
Mrs. Trumbauer/Mary Monahan: Bri Sudia
Piano/Ensemble: Matt Deitchmann (replaced by Tom Vendafreddo on 22 April)
Understudies: McKinley Carter (Mama, Mrs Cosden, Ethel Mudd), Sean Effinger-Dean (Ensemble, Piano), Jim DeSelm (Jockey, Hollis), Sadie Rose Glaspey (Sophie Wanamaker/Boca Girl; Allyson Graves (Myra Yerkes, Eva Stotesbury, Mrs. Trumbauer, Mary Monahan); Jake Mahler (Addison Mizner); James Rank (Wilson, Papa), Blake Reddick (Stanley Ketchel, Servant, Winthrop Tippet, Prospector, The Businessman, Paul Armstrong, Real Estate Agent, Edward Stotesbury, Mr. Cosden, Excited Man).
Musical Numbers
Same as the 2008 Public Theater Production
Road Show – UK Revival Production (2016)
Presented as "First UK Production"
Union Theatre, Old Union Arches, 229 Union Street, London
Previews: 3 February 2016
Opens: 10 February 2016
Closes: 5 March 2016
Producer: Union Theatre (Artistic Director: Sasha Regan), Phil Willmott Company
Director: Phil Willmott
Musical Director: Steven Jones
Choreographer: Thomas Michael Voss
Scenic & Costume Design: Nik Corrall
Lighting Design: Jack Weir
Sound Design: James Nicholson
Casting: Adam Braham
Production Manager: Toby Burbage
Assistant Director: Sarah Mercer
Cast:
Wilson: Andre Refig
Addison: Howard Jenkins
Mama: Cathryn Sherman
Papa: Steve Watts
Hollis: Joshua LeClaire
Ensemble: Cameron Hay, Amy Perry, Amy Reitsma, Phil Sealey, Laura Jade Clark, Damian Robinson, Sam Sugarman, Alexander McMoran, Jonny Rust, Christina Thornton
Musical Numbers
Same as the 2008 Public Theater Production
Road Show – Signature Theatre Production (2016)
Presentation of the 2014 Chicago Shakespeare Theater Production
MAX Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave, Arlington, VA
Opens: 16 February 2016
Closes: 13 March 2016
Producer: Signature Theatre
Director: Gary Griffin
Musical Direction: Jon Kalbfleisch
Scenic Design: Scott Davis
Costume Design: Ivania Stack
Lighting Design: Joel Shier
Sound Design: Lane Elms
Wigs: Anne Nesmith
New York Casting: Laura Stanczyk Casting
Production Stage Manager: Kerry Epstein
Assistant Stage Manager: Kristen Mary Harris
Pianist: Jacob Kidder
Cast:
Addison: Josh Lamon
Wilson: Noah Racey
Hollis: Matthew Schleigh
Mama: Sherri Edelen
Papa: Dan Manning
Mary Monahan/Mrs Cosden: Erin Driscoll
Ensemble: Jason Labrador, Jake Mahler, Angela Miller, Bobby Smith, Stefan Alexander Kempski
Musical Numbers
Same as the 2008 Public Theater Production
Road Show – Lyric Stage Company of Boston (2018)
The Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon Street, Copley Square, Boston, MA
Previews: 12 January 2018
Opens: 14 January 2018
Closes: 11 February 2018
Producer: The Lyric Stage Company
Director: Spiro Veloudos
Co-Director/Choreographer: Ilyse Robbins
Musical Director: Jonathan Goldberg
Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick
Scenic Design: Cristina Todesco
Costume Design: Amanda Mujica
Lighting Design: John R. Malinowski
Sound Design: Elizabeth Cahill
Assistant to the Director: Sarah Haber
Production Stage Manager: Diane McLean
Assistant Stage Manager: Brittney Page
Cast:
Addison: Neil A. Casey
Wilson: Tony Castellanos
Hollis: Patrick Varner
Mama/Ensemble: Vanessa J. Schukis
Papa/Ensemble: Sean McGuirk
Myrna/Ensemble: Jordan Clark
Ensemble: Shannon Lee Jones, Will McGarrahan, Robin Long, David Makransky, Brandon Milardo
Musical Numbers
Same as the 2008 Public Theater Production
Road Show – Encores! Off-Center Production (2019)
Semi-staged concert performance with scripts in hand
New York City Center, Maintstage, 131 W 55th St, New York, NY
Opens: 24 July 2019
Closes: 27 July 2019
Producer: Encores! Off-Center (Artistic Director: Anne Kauffman; Creative Advisor Jeanine Tesori; Music Director: Chris Fenwick)
Director/Choreographer: Will Davis
Musical Director: James Moore
Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick
Scenic Design: Donyale Werle
Costume Design: Clint Ramos
Lighting Design: Mark Barton
Sound Design: Leon Rothenberg
Production Stage Manager: Cynthia Cahill
Music Coordinator: Seymour Red press
Orchestra: New York City Center Encores! Orchestra
Casting: Laura Stancyk
Cast:
Wilson: Raúl Esparza
Addison: Brandon Uranowitz
Hollis: Jin Ha
Mama: Mary Beth Peil
Papa: Chuck Cooper
Ensemble: Brandon Contreras, Rheaume Crenshaw, Daniel J. Edwards, Marina Kondo, Jay Lusteck, Liz McCartney, Matt Moisey, Shereen Pimentel, Sharone Sayegh, Vishal Vaidya
Musical Numbers
Same as the 2008 Public Theater Production
