KNOW
BEFORE YOU GO
Production Sponsors
Lisa and David Casey
DECEMBER 16, 2015 – JANUARY 3, 2016
BEFORE YOU GO
KNOW
We look forward to seeing you at La Jolla Playhouse at your
upcoming performance of Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin. Below is
some additional information about the production and the venue to
enhance your theater-going experience.
PARKING
Parking is free for all subscribers. For all others parking is $2 (subject
to change), Mon-Fri. Upon arrival to campus, please purchase your
parking permit from one of the automated pay stations located next
to the information kiosk. Simply park, note your space number, and
pay $2 at the pay station. Pay stations accept Visa, MasterCard,
American Express or cash ($1 and $5), and do not give change. You
will not need to return to your car. Parking is free on the weekends.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES
Available December 23, 24, 31 and January 2 & 3
as
DECEMBER 16 – JANUARY 3
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CHRISTMAS
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7:30
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Opening Night
2:00/7:30
8:00
8:00
2:00/8:00 NEW YEARS
2:00/8:00
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2:00/8:00
ACCESSIBILITY
A golf cart is available to assist patrons with accessibility issues to and from the parking lot. Please
notify Patron Services prior to your performance if you are in need of this service; additionally, you
may pull into the five minute parking in front of the theatre, and a friendly La Jolla Playhouse greeter
will assist you.
DINING
James’ Place is the Theatre District’s on-site restaurant.
Developed by renowned Sushi Master James Holder, the menu includes his signature sushi, as well as
delectable dishes created with Prime and Angus cuts of beef, locally and sustainably harvested seafood,
along with seasonal dishes. A lighter fare menu is also served at the newly-redesigned sushi/cocktail bar,
featuring craft beer and California wines. James’ Place is open daily.
Tuesday – Friday: Happy Hour: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Dinner: 5:00 pm – Close
Saturday – Sunday: Happy Hour: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Dinner: 5:00 pm – Close
For reservations, please call (858) 638-7778.
We also recommend the following nearby restaurants:
Café la Rue and The Med
at La Valencia Hotel
1132 Prospect Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
lavalencia.com
Cusp Restaurant and Hiatus
Poolside Lounge
at Hotel La Jolla
7955 La Jolla Shores Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
cusprestaurant.com
Dolce Pane e Vino
16081 San Dieguito Road
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
dolcepaneevino.com
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse
& Wine Bar
8970 University Center Lane
San Diego, CA 92122
flemingssteakhouse.com
Giuseppe Restaurants
& Fine Catering
700 Prospect Street
San Diego, CA 92037
giuseppecatering.com
Mustangs & Burros
at Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
9700 N. Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
estancialajolla.com
Pamplemousse Grille
514 Via de la Valle, Suite 100
Solana Beach, CA 92075
pgrille.com
Rock Bottom Restaurant
& Brewery
PLAYHOUSE PATRONS GET 20% OFF
8980 Villa La Jolla Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
rockbottom.com
Roppongi Restaurant
& Sushi Bar
875 Prospect Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
roppongiusa.com
Children under the age of 6 are not permitted in the theatre during performances unless otherwise posted.
OUR MISSION
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS
Michael S. Rosenberg
Managing Director
Christopher Ashley
Artistic Director
THE EIGHTY EIGHT ENTERTAINMENT, EVA PRICE,
SAMANTHA F. VOXAKIS, AND KAREN RACANELLI PRODUCTION OF
as
A NEW MUSICAL PLAY
LYRICS & MUSIC BY
IRVING BERLIN
BOOK BY
HERSHEY FELDER
DIRECTED BY
TREVOR HAY
SCENIC DESIGN
LIGHTING DESIGN
PROJECTION DESIGN
LINE PRODUCER/SOUND DESIGN
DRAMATURG/RESEARCH
SCENIC DECORATION
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION MANAGER
HERSHEY FELDER & TREVOR HAY
RICHARD NORWOOD
ANDREW WILDER & LAWRENCE SIEFERT
ERIK CARSTENSEN
MEGHAN MAIYA
MEGHAN MAIYA, JORDAN HAY, EMMA HAY
AUDREY HOO
Presented by permission of Rodgers & Hammerstein: an Imagem Company, on behalf of the Estate of Irving Berlin, www.irvingberlin.com. All Rights Reserved.
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin is performed without an intermission.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mary Ellin Barrett, Linda Louise Emmet, Elizabeth Irving Peters, and the entire Berlin family for their support and encouragement.
Eva Price, Ted Chapin, Mary G. Campbell, Nicole Harman, Susan Myerberg; Mona Golabek, Jackie Maduff, Beth Schenker, Steve Robinson
and the WFMT Radio Network; Sheila and Doug Graves, Tim Splain, Jay Shields, Irene Wlodarski, Benjamin Salisbury and Steinway & Sons.
Susan and Moses Libitzky, Richard and Robin Tennant Colburn, Irv and Dena Schechter, Mike and Jean Strunsky; Susie Medak, Tony Taccone
and Berkeley Rep; Todd Salovey and Sam Woodhouse, Sheila and Jeff Lipinsky and San Diego Rep for hosting Berlin concert presentations.
Grosses bises à notre famille à Seine-Port – Pierre, Isa, Amandine, et Reglisse.
A heartfelt thank you to my team of devoted artists without whom none of our work would be possible, especially Karen Racanelli, Trevor Hay,
Erik Carstensen, Rebecca Peters, Richard Norwood, Andrew Wilder, Lawrence Siefert, Christopher Rynne, Christopher Ash, Meghan Maiya,
Jordan and Emma Hay, Samantha and the entire Greek Family.
Christopher Ashley, Michael Rosenberg, Jaime Castañeda, Debby Buchholz, Mary Cook, Becky Biegelsen, Mia Fiorella, and everyone at
La Jolla Playhouse.
A special thank you to Candice and Joel Zwick, and Joel Zwick “Alone”
My father Jack, my sister and brother-in-law Tammy and Kevin, and their dear children Avery and Kiley. And of course, Leo and Kim.
* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage
Managers in the United States. The theatre operates under an agreement between the
League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association.
This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres
and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.
This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres
and United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
La Jolla Playhouse is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a
constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization
for the nonprofit professional theatre.
The production thanks SoCal Pianos (San Marcos, Ontario and Palm Desert) for their courtesy in providing the concert grand piano.
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THE COMPANY
HERSHEY FELDER, Irving Berlin/Playwright/Scenic Co-Design
Mr. Felder created and performed George Gershwin Alone, which
played on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre, in the West End at the
Duchess Theatre, and in theatres around the country. His Composers
Sonata—George Gershwin Alone; Monsieur Chopin; Beethoven, As I
Knew Him; Maestro Bernstein; Hershey Felder as Franz Liszt in Musik,
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin—has been presented at dozens of
theatres across the U.S. and around the world. His compositions and
recordings include Aliyah, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Fairytale,
a musical; Les Anges de Paris, Suite for Violin and Piano; Song Settings;
Saltimbanques for Piano and Orchestra; Etudes Thematiques for
Piano; and An American Story for Actor and Orchestra. As director,
he premiered Mona Golabek in The Pianist of Willesden Lane at the
Geffen Playhouse in 2012 and, earlier this year, produced and created
scenic design for Taylor Hackford’s Louis and Keely ‘Live’ at the Sahara.
Mr. Felder has been a scholar-in-residence at Harvard University’s
Department of Music and is married to Kim Campbell, the first female
Prime Minister of Canada.
TREVOR HAY, Director/Scenic Co-Design
directed the world premieres of An American Story for Actor and
Orchestra, Abe Lincoln’s Piano and Hershey Felder as Franz Liszt in
Musik. He is Associate Director for Mona Golabek’s The Pianist of
Willesden Lane. Former member of the historic Old Globe Theatre in
San Diego where, at the age of nine, his first position was selling Old
Globe memorabilia. Over the next 32 years, Mr. Hay went on to various
aspects of production on more than 80 presentations, including the
Broadway productions of Jack O’Brien’s Damn Yankees, How the Grinch
Stole Christmas!, and Twyla Tharpe’s The Times They Are A-Changin’.
Included in his 23 seasons at the Old Globe were eleven seasons of the
Summer Shakespeare Festival Repertory, as well as work on Tracy Letts’
August: Osage County, directed by Sam Gold, and Hershey Felder’s
George Gershwin Alone, Monsieur Chopin and Maestro Bernstein.
RICHARD NORWOOD, Lighting Design
Designs for Hershey Felder Presents: Louis and Keely ‘Live’ at the Sahara,
Monsieur Chopin, and Beethoven, As I Knew Him. Richard’s most recent
designs include Le Bête and Cookie Play for Trap Door Theatre, and King
Hedley II for Congo Square. Richard is the production manager for the
theatre at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
ANDREW WILDER, Projection Design
Andrew’s experience in lighting design, web design, and photography
have led him to the world of projection design, and he is thrilled to be a
part of the Eighty-Eight Entertainment team, having designed projections
for Beethoven, As I Knew Him; Maestro Bernstein; Abe Lincoln’s Piano;
The Pianist of Willesden Lane; and Franz Liszt in Musik. Andrew also
designs websites and consults on internet strategy at BlogTutor.com,
writes about being a “healthy foodie” at EatingRules.com, and is the
founder of HealthyAds.com. He leads the annual October Unprocessed
challenge, which most recently helped more than 20,000 people become
healthier by avoiding processed food for the entire month. The challenge
has been featured in major publications across the U.S. including The
New York Times and Los Angeles Times. He is also the founder of
International Kale Day, which is celebrated every year on October 10th.
LAWRENCE SIEFERT, Projection Co-Design
For over twenty years, Lawrence has been involved in theatre, corporate
events and film. Some of his credits include projection design for the San
Diego Opera’s Wozzeck and Moby-Dick. He is a recipient of two Telly
Awards and one Davy Award for How Do You Build Hope (Habitat for
Humanity). Lawrence has been a member of IATSE Local 1022 since 1996.
ERIK CARSTENSEN, Sound Designer/Producer
Sound Designer on Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, An American Story,
The Pianist of Willesden Lane (2012 Ovation Award Nomination), Franz
Liszt in Musik, Abe Lincoln’s Piano, and Louis and Keely ‘Live’ at the Sahara.
Master Sound Technician at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, 19972012. Production Engineer on over 60 productions, including Allegiance,
Robin and the Seven Hoods, A Catered Affair, Hershey Felder’s George
Gershwin Alone, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Chita Rivera: The Dancers Life,
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Full Monty, Dirty Blonde,
and Floyd Collins. Erik is a member of IATSE Local 122.
MEGHAN MAIYA, Research/Scenic Decoration
Meghan Maiya is a Project Manager and Senior Program Evaluation
Specialist in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at
the University of California, San Diego. She manages multiple research
projects in the fields of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and
Behavioral Health. She also spent twelve years as a psychology professor
(San Diego State University, San Diego Mesa College, Grossmont
College, Cuyamaca College), 1.5 years teaching courses in holistic wellbeing at Optimum Health Institute, and five years as a Career Transition
Consultant working with military personnel transitioning into civilian
life. Meghan has collaborated with Hershey Felder and Eighty-Eight
Entertainment for the following productions: Production Research &
Imagery for Louis and Keely ‘Live’ at the Sahara; Dramaturg/Research for
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin; Historical and Biographical Research for
Franz Lizst in Musik; Scenic Decoration for The Pianist of Willesden Lane
and Abe Lincoln’s Piano.
EVA PRICE, Producer
Eva was recently named one of Crain’s NY 40 Under Forty Rising
Business Stars as well as one of Blouin Art Info’s Top 25 Under 35
Emerging Broadway Players. She is Executive Producer/EVP for
Maximum Entertainment, a Producing and General Management
company located in NYC. Recent Broadway and Off Broadway
productions include: On Your Feet! (The Story of Gloria and Emilio
Estefan), The Temptations & The Four Tops on Broadway, Found – a
new musical, The Lion (Drama Desk winner), John Grisham’s A Time
to Kill, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Lewis Black: Running
on Empty, Annie, Peter and the Starcatcher (5 Tony Awards), Kathy
Griffin Wants a Tony, Colin Quinn: Long Story Short directed by Jerry
Seinfeld (Drama Desk nomination), The Merchant of Venice starring Al
Pacino (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations), The
Addams Family (Broadway, Tour, and Australia), Carrie Fisher’s Wishful
Drinking and Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! International
and touring credits include: Ivy and Bean the Musical (National Tour) The
Magic School Bus, Live! The Climate Challenge (National Tour), Ella - a
bio musical about the life and music of Ella Fitzgerald (National Tour), S
Wonderful: The New Gershwin Musical (National Tour), Tomie dePaola’s
Strega Nona The Musical (National Tour), Irving Berlin’s I Love a Piano
(National Tour and Japan), The Great American Trailer Park Musical
(National Tour), Private Jokes, Public Places (London).
THE COMPANY
KAREN RACANELLI, Executive Producer
Karen comes to Hershey Felder Presents from Berkeley Repertory
Theatre, where she worked as General Manager since 1993, overseeing daily operations, and where she had the pleasure of producing
several shows performed and/or directed by Hershey Felder. She has
represented the League of Resident Theatres during negotiations with
both Actors’ Equity Association and the union of Stage Directors and
Choreographers, served on LORT’s Executive Committee and served as
a panelist at several LORT meetings. Prior to her tenure at Berkeley Rep,
Karen worked as an independent producer at several Bay Area theatre
companies and has served on the boards of Climate Theater, Overtone
Theatre Company, Park Day School, and the Julia Morgan Center. Karen
is married to arts attorney MJ Bogatin.
SAMANTHA F. VOXAKIS, Producer/Company Manager
Samantha is a native of Maryland where she spent twelve memorable
years in the front office of the Baltimore Orioles. Since 2004, Sam
has been responsible for the day-to-day operations of Eighty-Eight
Entertainment, working behind-the-scenes with pride as well as an adding
machine. With special thanks to her family, Sheila Graves, and Mr. Felder.
HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS, Producer
Hershey Felder Presents is the newest division of Eighty-Eight
Entertainment which was created in 2001 by Hershey Felder and is
devoted to the creation of new works of musical theatre. Current projects
include the musical plays Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin, I Found My
Horn, Baritones Unbound, The Pianist of Willesden Lane and Louis and
Keely ‘Live’ at the Sahara. Recordings include Love Songs of the Yiddish
Theatre, Back from Broadway, George Gershwin Alone, Monsieur Chopin,
Beethoven As I Knew Him, and An American Story for Actor & Orchestra.
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE LEADERSHIP
CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY, Artistic Director
has served as Artistic Director at La Jolla Playhouse since
2007. During his tenure, he helmed the world premieres of
Come From Away, The Darrell Hammond Project, Claudia
Shear’s Restoration and Arthur Kopit and Anton Dudley’s A
Dram of Drummhicit, as well as John Guare’s adaptation of
His Girl Friday, Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, and the musicals Xanadu and Memphis, which went on
to Broadway, winning four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical. In
addition, he spearheaded the Playhouse’s Without Walls site-specific theatre
series, the Resident Theatre program and the DNA New Work Series. Prior
to joining the Playhouse, Mr. Ashley directed the Broadway productions
of Xanadu (Drama Desk nomination), All Shook Up and The Rocky Horror
Show (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), as
well as The Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration productions of Merrily
We Roll Along and Sweeney Todd (Helen Hayes Award for Direction). Other
New York credits include: Leap of Faith, Blown Sideways Through Life,
Jeffrey (Lucille Lortel and OBIE Awards), The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told,
Valhalla, Regrets Only, Wonder of the World, Bunny Bunny, Communicating
Doors, The Night Hank Williams Died and Fires in the Mirror (Lucille Lortel
Award). He also directed the feature films Jeffrey, Blown Sideways Through
Life for PBS, and Lucky Stiff, released July 2015. Mr. Ashley is the recipient
of the Princess Grace Award, the Drama League Director Fellowship and an
NEA/TCG Director Fellowship.
DEBBY BUCHHOLZ, General Manager
has served as general manager of La Jolla Playhouse
since 2002. She is the Secretary of the League of Resident
Theaters (LORT) and a member of its Executive Committee.
In 2009, she received a San Diego Women Who Mean
Business Award from The San Diego Business Journal.
Previously she served as Counsel to The John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington,
D.C. She was a faculty member of the Smithsonian Institution’s program
on Legal Problems of Museum Administration. Prior to The Kennedy
Center, she served as a corporate attorney in New York City and
Washington, D.C. She is a graduate of UC San Diego and Harvard Law
School. Ms. Buchholz and her husband, noted author and White House
economic policy advisor Todd Buchholz, live in Solana Beach and are the
proud parents of Victoria, Katherine and Alexia.
MICHAEL S. ROSENBERG, Managing Director
has served as the Managing Director of La Jolla Playhouse
since April, 2009. Working in partnership with Artistic
Director Christopher Ashley, he has developed and
produced new work by Ayad Akhtar, Trey Anastasio, Amanda
Green, John Leguizamo, Carey Perloff, Jay Scheib, Herbert
Siguenza, Basil Twist, Michael Benjamin Washington, Sheri Wilner, Doug
Wright and The Flaming Lips. Playhouse collaborations have included
projects with UC San Diego, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego,
The New Children’s Museum, San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego
Rep, Tectonic Theatre Project, the I.D.E.A. District and the cities of
Escondido and Chula Vista. Additionally, he fostered the growth of the
Playhouse’s award-winning Performance Outreach Program (POP) Tour,
achieving the most performances at local schools in Playhouse history.
Previously, Mr. Rosenberg was Co-Founder and Executive Director
of Drama Dept., a New York non-profit theatre company, where he
produced new works by the likes of Douglas Carter Beane, Warren
Leight, Isaac Mizrahi, Paul Rudnick and David & Amy Sedaris. His early
work included stints at The Kennedy Center, Kaiser Permanente, National
Dance Institute and an Atlantic City casino. As a Theatre Communications
Group Board member, he is proud to be on the Global and Diversity &
Inclusion Committees.
DES McANUFF, Director Emeritus
served as La Jolla Playhouse’s Artistic Director from 1983
through 1994, and from 2001 through April, 2007. Under
his leadership, the Playhouse garnered more than 300
awards, including the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional
Theatre. Playhouse to Broadway credits: Jersey Boys (four
Tony Awards); Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (Tony Award); How to Succeed
in Business Without Really Trying (five Tony nominations); director and
co-author with Pete Townshend on The Who’s Tommy (Tony and Olivier
Awards for Best Director) and Big River (seven Tony Awards), among
others. Film credits: Quills, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, The
Iron Giant (9 Animation Society awards) and Cousin Bette. Recipient of
the Drama League’s 2006 Julia Hansen Award, Mr. McAnuff served as
Artistic Director at Canada’s Stratford Festival from 2007 through 2012.
He recently directed the hit productions of Sideways, Yoshimi Battles the
Pink Robots and Jesus Christ Superstar at the Playhouse.