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A Musical Journey though the Fabulous '50s!
The Taffetas
Written by
Rick Lewis with additional material by Arthur Whitelaw
Directed by David Clevinger
Musical Direction by Timothy D.
Turner
Lighting
Design by William Dumas
Stage
Management by Ben Rush
Produced by The
Bay Street Players of Eustis, Florida
Audition workshop in September, Information below! 4 females needed
Performances
on December 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 @ 8 p.m. // December 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17
@ 2:30 p.m.
at Historic State Theatre
in downtown Eustis at 109 North Bay Street (click for map)
“The Taffetas”, written by Rick Lewis with additional material by
Arthur Whitelaw, opened Off Broadway a full two years before its popular
counterpart, Forever Plaid. "The
Taffetas" is a musical revue set in 1956.
The entire performance is set in a 1950s TV studio, the show surrounds
the four singing Taffeta sisters (Kaye, Donna, Peggy and Cheryl), who are
making their national debut on the DuMont network's
program, "Spotlight on Music". Prior to "Spotlight ", The
Taffetas', biggest gig has been at the Moose Hall in Muncie, Indiana. They've earned their appearance on "Spotlight"
with a mixture of charm, chops and chutzpah. The Taffetas' professional future
hinges upon their "Spotlight" performance; if they ace this gig, Ed
Sullivan will be on the horn in a heartbeat.
With a medley of hits like "Sh-Boom",
"Mister Sandman", "Johnny Angel" and "Where the Boys
Are" how can they lose?
Kaye is the brains of the operation; a multi-tasking woman before they
became ubiquitous, she stage manages her sisters,
their backup band and the audience, all the while belting out chestnuts like
"Old Cape Cod." Sweetie pie Peggy charms credulous men in the first
row into helping out onstage; she could charm the last
ten-spot out of their wallets if she tried a bit harder. Donna has a thing for
Chevy convertibles and masked men; the less said about that the better.
Finally, the lovable Cheryl (may have chosen saddle shoes over college but
makes up for it all by singing, like (and to), an angel - (Johnny Angel of
course).
The Taffetas celebrates the music of all-girl groups in the fifties by
following the career of The Taffetas, a group of four sisters. The sisters sing, dance, and banter through such numbers as “Mr.
Sandman,” "I'm Sorry," "Tammy," "Fly Me to the
Moon," and "Where the Boys Are."
Opened April 9, 1989
at the Cherry Lane Theatre (New York) and ran for 165 performances..
Kaye played by Elizabeth Drew Scholl
Peggy played by Mariah
Phillips
Cheryl played by Natalie Renick
Donna played by Debra Sussman
An audition workshop will be
on Sunday, September 10 from 6 – 9 p.m.
Those attending the audition workshop will learn and sing actual
excerpts from the show. Casting of the
four sisters will occur from this workshop.
For additional information, please call (352) 357-7777.
Sunday, September 10, 2006 6 – 9 p.m. Audition Workshop!
All
Auditions, Workshops, Rehearsals & Performances
at The
Historic State Theatre in downtown Eustis, FL (click
for map)
Bay Street Players information
(352) 357-7777
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ACT 1
Sh-Boom
(Kaye, soloist)
Love Is a
Two Way Street
Mr. Sandman
Three Bells
(Cheryl, soloist)
Tonight You
Belong to Me (Peggy & Donna)
Hurt Medley
I'm Sorry (Kaye, soloist), Ricochet (Donna, soloist), I Cried
(Cheryl, soloist), Cry (Peggy, soloist), Smile
Choo Cha Cha
Mockin'
Bird Hill (Kaye & Cheryl)
Travel
Medley
You Belong to Me, Happy Wanderer, Constantinople, My Little
Grass Shack (Peggy, soloist), C'est si bon! (Kaye, soloist), Sweet Song of
India, Arivederchi, Roma! (Donna &
Cheryl), See the USA In Your Chevrolet, Allegheny Moon
(Cheryl, soloist), Tennessee Waltz (Donna, soloist), Old Cape Cod (Kaye,
soloist), Fly Me to the Moon (Peggy, soloist), Volare,
Around the World
ACT 1
Entr’acte
Music, Music,
Music Medley
You're Just in Love (Cheryl & Donna),
Love Letters in the Sand (Peggy & Kaye) L-O-V-E (Cheryl, soloist), I-M-4-U,
Rag Mop, You, You, You, Puppy Love (Kaye, soloist), How Much Is That Doggie in
the Window? (Peggy, Cheryl & Donna), The Hot Canary (Donna, soloist),
Lollipop (Peggy, soloist)
Sincerely
(Kaye, soloist)
Boys Medley
Johnny Angel (Cheryl, soloist), Mr. Lee (Donna, soloist),
Dedicated to the One I Love (Peggy, soloist), Where the Boys Are (Kaye,
soloist)
I'll
Think of You
Little Darlin' (Kaye, soloist)
Spotlight
on Music
Timothy D. Turner
has been performing professionally for 27 years in professional &
commercial productions, on stage and screen, with celebrities such as Rita
Moreno & Marvin Hamlisch and groups like Canadian
Brass & the King’s Singers. He has
directed and produced theatre, cabarets, stage shows, concerts and film for
more than 20 years throughout the continental United States and Europe. This is his 3rd production with
The Bay Street Players, and marks his 68th production in the area since his
relocation to Central Florida in 2001. He
holds a BM in Performance from Millikin University
and works as a director, performer, performance coach, clinician, producer,
composer, community organizer and writer.
Currently, he resides in Longwood, Florida just north of Orlando, but he
travels extensively as a working professional.
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