Pump Boys and Dinettes
Announcing the
Cast and Staff of
Pump Boys and Dinettes!
Woodstock Musical
Theatre Company announces the cast and staff for their
Spring 2007
production, Pump Boys and Dinettes,
to be performed at the Woodstock Opera House.
March
30 - April 22, 2007
Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at
8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m., for a
total run of 4 weekends with
11 performances
(no
matinees and no show
on 04/08, Easter Sunday)
A Musical by: John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk,
Cass
Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann
The pump boys sell high octane on Highway 57
in Grand Ole Opry country and the dinettes, Prudie and Rhetta
Cupp, run the Double Cupp diner next door. Together they fashion
an evening of country western songs that received unanimous
raves on and off Broadway. They perform on guitars, piano, bass
and, yes, kitchen utensils.
Artistic
Director – Bob Wilbrandt
Musical
Director – Kerry Hays
Choreographer – Beth Davis Johnson
Production Coordinator –
Deb Spitzbart
Tickets are available NOW!
The box office is open Monday thru Saturday from 9:00 am -
5:00 pm.
You may order tickets over the phone or check availability
by calling 815-338-5300
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Fri, Mar 30 2007 at
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Sat, Mar 31 2007 at
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Sun, Apr 1 2007 at
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Fri, Apr 6 2007 at
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Sat, Apr 7 2007 at
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Fri, Apr 13 2007 at
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Sat, Apr 14 2007 at
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Fri, Apr 20 2007 at
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Sat, Apr 21 2007 at
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Sun, Apr 22 2007 at
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Artistic Director |
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Bob
Wilbrandt |
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Musical Director |
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Kerry
Hays |
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Choreographer |
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Beth
Davis Johnson |
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Production Coordinator |
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Deb
Spitzbart |
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Technical Coordinator |
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Jeff
Cook |
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Stage Manager |
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Kathleen Sedlock |
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Set Designer |
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Bob Wilbrandt and Kent
Wilson |
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Set Construction Foreman |
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Kent Wilson |
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Costume Coordinator |
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Beth Davis Johnson |
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Hair and Wig
Design |
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Virginia Zymonas |
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Scenic Artist / Set Dresser |
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Erin Denk |
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Light Designer |
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Rick Amundsen |
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Properties Coordinator
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Sumerlyn Bankel |
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Sound Design |
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Tom Tipton |
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Light Board Operator |
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Andrew Iverson |
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The Cast |
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Rhetta |
....... |
Carol Calzaretta |
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Pruddie |
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Christy Johanson |
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L.M. |
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John Cook |
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Jackson |
....... |
M. Christopher Stevens |
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Jim |
....... |
Paul Crane |
CAST PHOTOS
Carol Calzaretta |
John Cook |
Paul Crane |
Christy Johanson |
M. Christopher Stevens |
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PRESS PHOTOS
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STORY SYNOPSIS
As the house
opens, Pump Boys Jim, Eddie, Jackson and L.M. come out on stage to tune
their instruments. Besides being 'Pump Boys', they are actors, singers,
dancers and musicians. While they are busy tuning and chatting, the
Dinettes, Prudie and Rhetta, are preparing their Diner for opening and
have a little chat with the incoming curius audience. Once when
everybody is seated, the show can begin.
Pump Boys and Dinettes -- A Rock 'n Roll - Country &
Blues Musical Revue -- is the sort of show that feeds off the energy and
pleasure of its audience, celebrating life and love in a small, southern
town.
Half of the clever setting is a country diner out on
Highway 57, somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, and the other half
is a gas station, meant to be located on the other side of the highway.
Its characters are four guys who pump gas, and two gals, the Cupp
sisters, waitress/proprietors of the Double Cupp Diner across the
highway. These are six relentlessly cheerful people out to have a good
time.
One of the unique and exticing aspects of the show is
the fact that the audience is an integral part of the action. For
instance, the characters hold a raffle or lottery where one of the
audience members actually goes home with a prize, and one lucky guy gets
serenaded with a love song.
Though there is a slight plot and a certain inner
logic, it's really just a chance for these 6 performers to see that the
audience has a good time through song, dance and generally carrying on
with country - flavored music and inventive, numerous lyrics.
lt doesn't take tong, once the show begins, to find
yourself laughing along with these characters and their boundless
enthusiasm for life.
From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pump Boys and Dinettes is a
Broadway
musical by a performance group of the same name. The
musical premiered
4 February
1982 at the
Princess Theatre. The show played 573 performances
and closed
18 June
1983. The show garnered a
Tony Award nomination for Best Musical of 1982. The
performance group, Pump Boys and Dinettes consists of
John Foley, Mark Hardwick,
Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann.
Not only did the members of this group write the
musical, they starred in the Broadway performance and
directed it as well.
The show successfully transferred to
London's
West End in
1983–84
playing the
Piccadilly and
Albery Theatres and starred, amongst others, Paul
Jones, Clodagh Rodgers, Joe Brown and Kiki Dee.
PRESS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
February 27, 2007 9:00 a.m.
Woodstock
Musical Theatre Company
Contact: Ginny
Richardson, GR-PR
Phone: 630-789-8555
Email:
grichardson@gr-pr.com
Web:
www.WoodstockTheatre.com
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WMTC presents 'Pump Boys and Dinettes'
Woodstock Musical Theatre Company will present the musical revue "Pump
Boys and Dinettes."
Directed by Bob Wilbrandt, Woodstock, the show celebrates life and love
in a small, Southern town with the musical flair of country and blues.
Performances will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 30, 31, April
6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21, and at 3 p.m. Sunday April 1, 15 and 22.
The show features two "pump boys" who work at a rural North Carolina gas
station on Highway 57 and two gals, the Cupp sisters, who are
waitress/proprietors of the Double Cupp Diner across the highway.
One lucky audience member will go home with a prize, and another will
enjoy a serenade. The musical tribute to life by the roadside is sure to
delight audiences with its lively music and jovial cast.
The dynamic dinettes, Rhetta and Prudie, are played by Carol Calzaretta,
Schaumburg, and Christy Johanson, Woodstock, respectively. The pump boys are
Paul Crane, Arlington Heights, as Jim, M. Christopher Stevens, Woodstock, as
Jackson, and John Cook, Oakwood Hills, as LM.
Tickets range from $22 to $24. Call the box Office at 815-338-5300 or
visit www.woodstocktheatre.com
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PRESS REVIEWS
Woodstock Independent - Entertainment Section
'Pump Boys and Dinettes': a rollicking
good time
By LISA KELLY
Submitted: April 3, 2007 11:02 AM CT
Fantastic vocal and dance numbers make this musical revue a good time
for all.
When "Pump Boys and Dinettes" blew into town last weekend, it took the
audience on a great ride offering something for everyone. What a
rollicking good time.
It's hard to describe this production. It has very little dialogue and
doesn't tell a very complicated story. It includes fantastic vocal and
dance numbers, but it's not a musical in the classic sense. I guess it's
a musical revue, but it had just enough character depth for me to think
of it more like an opera that refuses to take itself seriously.
The clever set has Highway 57 running down the middle heading for the
world beyond and straddled by the Double Cupp Café and the Pump Boys'
Service Station. It is located "somewhere between Frog Level and
Smyrna."
The dinettes, sisters Prudie and Rhetta Cupp, played by Christy Johanson
and Carol Calzaretta, respectively, work hard at their diner. The pump
boys, Jim, played by Paul Crane; Jackson, played by M. Christopher
Stevens; and LM, played by John Cook — not so much. They have a relaxed
work and business ethic at best.
But all of them sure can sing and dance. It would be hard to pick a
favorite number because they are all good and so varied. "Pump Boys"
offers gospel, country, rock, poignant ballads and barbershop.
Accompaniment ranges from a live backstage band or a single guitar to
none at all.
This talented quintet does everything with ease and superb timing. And
the fact that they are obviously having such a good time is infectious
for the audience. There are lots of good healthy belly laughs on this
journey.
Absolutely everything works. The show moves very, very quickly and runs
less than two hours, but every minute is packed with great
entertainment. I have to admit, however, to being genuinely sorry when
the "OPEN" sign flipped to "CLOSED," and the lights went out.
Director Bob Wilbrandt and the Woodstock Musical Theatre Company can be
very proud of this production. It rocks — and rolls and swings and
tickles. It's just good fun. It will run weekends until April 22 at the
Woodstock Opera House.
For tickets or information, call the box office at 815-338-5300.
REHEARSAL PHOTOS
Coming in Mid-March 2007
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
Coming in Mid-April 2007
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