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The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival is sponsored

by the U.S. Department of Education; Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols

Foundation; The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein;

the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund; and the National Committee for

the Performing Arts.

This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College

Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education

program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater

production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a re-

sponse by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students

and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving

scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors,

dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at

both the regional and national levels.

Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for inclusion

at the KCACTF regional festival and can also be considered for invita-

tion to the KCACTF national festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for

the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF

involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this

production, the Department of Music is sharing in the KCACTF goals

to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in

college and university theaters across the nation.

A Note from the DirectorA Note from the DirectorA Note from the DirectorA Note from the Director

Welcome to Berlin!

The city of Berlin in 1929-1930 during which Kander and Ebb’s Cabaret is set was an exciting, vibrant, artistic, and cosmopolitan city. The second largest city in Europe at the time, with a booming entertainment industry of film, theatre, dance halls, and cabarets, along with a thriving avant garde scene of expressionist art, Berlin was, at the same time, a city still crippled by the wounds of war, hyperinflation, and skyrocketing unemployment. It was a city seething with nationalist pride, racial resentments, bigotry, extreme poverty, and the tensions of a fragile democracy facing extremes of political violence from multiple factions.

We experience the city through the eyes of Clifford Bradshaw, a sex-ually ambivalent young American writer traveling Europe in search of inspiration, a character modeled on the autobiographical stories set forth in Christopher Isherwood’s The Berlin Stories. With Clifford, we as an audience are made increasingly aware of the ugly political underbelly of this city that lies beneath the wildness of its theatrical confidence and sexual freedom. We witness the lives of people scarred by war and the hard experiences of life, who dare to dream of something better, and then decide they have no choice but to suppress those dreams. We see Clifford grow in awareness and a sense of responsibility, as we all accompany the Emcee on an increasingly disturbing tour of Berlin’s darker side, where all that is beautiful becomes twisted and dark. Berlin in 1930 is a fascinating city of paradoxes, a city to break one’s heart.

Sabine Macris Klein

MUSIC AT WESTFIELD

presents

Cabaret

Book by JOE MASTEROFF

Lyrics by FRED EBB Music By

JOHN KANDER

Directed by Sabine Macris Klein Musical Direction by Scott Bailey

Vocal Direction by Mary Brown Bonacci Choreography by Kathleen Delaney

Set & Lighting Design by Ernest W. Iannaccone Costumes by Solveig Pflueger

Produced by Ernest W. Iannaccone

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CABARET is produced by arrangement with, and the music

and dialogue material furnished by TAMS-WHITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC., 5

60 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Tomm Johnny Emily Lewis Russell Gordon Stewart Pacheco

Kerry Dani Gus Stephan Turok Collette Marinak Castro-Barboza

Liz Jess Patrice Sara Labak McFadden Metcalf Pueschal

Adam Jennifer Tyrell James Guillermo Guimond Pyatt Zissulis

CASTCASTCASTCAST

Emcee ……………………………………………………………………….Tomm Russell

Clifford Bradshaw ……………………………………………………..Johnny Gordon

Fraulein Schneider …………………………………………………… Emily Stewart

Herr Schultz ……………………………………………………………. Lewis Pacheco

Fraulein Kost …………………………………………………………………Kerry Turok

Sally Bowles ………………………………………………………………..Dani Collette

Ernst Ludwig ………………………………………………………………. Gus Marinak

Two Ladies …………………………………... Elizabeth LaBak, Jess McFadden

Telephone Girl ………………………………………………………… Patrice Metcalf

1st Waiter (“Tomorrow”) ………………………………Stephan Castro-Barboza

Customs Officer ……………………………………………………..……….. Jeff Dodd

ENSEMBLE:

Adam Guillermo, Jennifer Guimond, Elizabeth LaBak, Jess McFadden,

Patrice Metcalf, Sara Pueschel, Tyrell Pyatt, James Zissulis,

ORCHESTRAORCHESTRAORCHESTRAORCHESTRA

Scott Bailey…………………………….………………………………………..Conductor Kaleigh Kelleher……………………………….….….. Flute, Orchestra Manager Courtney Cummings……………………………………………… Alto Sax, Clarinet Joey Howe …………………………………………………………….Alto Sax, Clarinet Travis Devin …………………………………………………………………... Tenor Sax Ben Rosenthal ………………………………………………………………….. Trumpet Matt Lareau ………..…………………………………………………………..Trombone Karen Ducharme ………………..……...………………………………….Keyboard 1 Tyler Cooke …………………………………………………………………...Keyboard 2 Andrew Lawson ……………………………………………………………………...Bass Matt Bonner ………………………………………………………………………… Drums

MUSICAL NUMBERSMUSICAL NUMBERSMUSICAL NUMBERSMUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT IACT IACT IACT I

"Willkomenn" .……………………………………………………..……Emcee, Chorus

"Welcome to Berlin"…………………………………………………..Emcee, Chorus

"So What" …………………………………………………………...Fraulein Schneider

"Telephone Song" …………………………………………………………....A Klub Girl

"Don't Tell Mama" ……………………………… Sally and Chorus of Klub Girls

"Telephone Dance" …….. Cliff and Chorus of Klub Girls & Male Patrons

"Perfectly Marvelous" ………………………………………………….Sally and Cliff

"Two Ladies" …………………………………...……… Emcee and Two Klub Girls

"It Couldn't Please Me More (Pineapple Song)"

………………………………………….……..Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz

"Tomorrow Belongs To Me" …………...…… Emcee and Chorus of Waiters

"Don't Go" ……………………………………………………………………………...… Cliff

"The Money Song & Sitting Pretty"

……………………………………….Emcee and Chorus of Klub Girls & Bankers

"Married" ………………………….……..Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz

"Tomorrow Belongs To Me - Reprise"

………………………………………..…….Fraulein Kost, Ernst, Chorus of Guests

ACT IIACT IIACT IIACT II

"Entr'acte"

"Married Reprise" …………………………………………………….…. Herr Schultz

"If You Could See Her" …………………………………………………………. Emcee

"What Would You Do?" ………………………………….…..Fraudlein Schneider

"I Don't Care Much" …………………………...…………………………….......Emcee

"Cabaret" …………………………………………………………………………….…. Sally

"Finale Ultimo" …………………………………………………...……... Full Company

"Bows" …………………………………………………………………….… Full Company

"Exit Music" ……...........................................................................Orchestra

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STAFF FOR CabaretSTAFF FOR CabaretSTAFF FOR CabaretSTAFF FOR Cabaret

Producer……...………………………………….………….… Ernest W. Iannaccone Stage Director………..…….……………………….…….………….…… Sabine Klein Vocal Director ……………………………………………..…. Mary Brown Bonacci Music Director/Conductor ……………………….…….……….……..Scott Bailey Set & Lighting Designer ……....………….…..…….……Ernest W. Iannaccone Costume Designer…………………………….…………..……….… Solveig Pfluger Choreographer …………………………………………...……… Kathleen Delaney Property Manager……….………………………….…………………. Lori Rodriguez Production Manager/Technical Director…………. Ernest W. Iannaccone Supervising Sound Engineer ………………………..……………… Alison Smart Stage Manager ………………………………………..………………... Olivia Dumas Asst. Stage Manager …………………………………..……………….… Alex Potter Assistant to the Costume Designer ……………………….. Moonjean Fields Costumers …....……………………..……… Meghan Addy, Elizabeth Godding Associate Supervising Sound Engineer …………………….…….Tim Dietrick Sound Board Operator...…………………………..……………... Alenna Johnson Sound Tech .………………………………………………………………..….Joe Cebula Stage Crew ..………………………..……Elise Cluster, Jeff Dodd, Amity Leary, Kathryn Long, Matt Soovajian Light Board Operator …………………………………………….… Ryan Morrissey Follow spots ……………………………..……….…Daniel Dilling, Lori Rodriguez Pit Manager ……………………………………………………….... Kaleigh Kelleher House Manager …………………………………………….……….….. Beth Teague Graphic Design……………………………………………… Ernest W. Iannaccone Photographers…………………….…………...…David Harris-Fried, Alex Potter

Set Construction Set Construction Set Construction Set Construction by Westfield Vocational/Technical High School

Construction Trades Program: Sebastian Bannish, Tyler Buchanan,

Noah Cousineau, Valentin Covilec, Graig Diodati, Devon Drewniany,

Daniy Gavrilyuk, Jason Johnson, Christopher Lassard, Michael

Marsian, Katrina Pratt, Cole Provost, Antonio Rivera, Robert Rivest,

Daniel Rust, Nicole Saletnik, Christopher Tylenda, Johanna Valazquez,

Jonathan Vandall, Cleveland Wood, Brian Falcetti, Instructor.

Furniture, Props, and Curtains Furniture, Props, and Curtains Furniture, Props, and Curtains Furniture, Props, and Curtains supplied courtesy of Barrington Stage

Company and Exit 7 Players, Sound Shield Sound Shield Sound Shield Sound Shield Courtesy of Springfield

Symphony Orchestra

Special Thanks: Special Thanks: Special Thanks: Special Thanks: President Evan Dobelle, Anne Briggs, Andrew Bonacci, , , , Ryan Cramton, Miguel DeJesus, Karen Ducharme, Kim Gamache, Janet Garcia, Arnie Grimaldi, Chris Hirtle, Karen LaVoie, Maria Lees, Ed Mello, Denise Page, Bob Plasse, Curt Robie, Sodexo, Mark St. Jean, Barbara Trant, Chuck Winn, Kiwanis Club of Westfield, Westfield Voc/Tech High School: Stephan Czaporowski, Principal, Brian Falcetti, Construction Trades, Edward Chrzanowski, Culinary Arts, Lindsay Hart, Graphic arts

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Ernest W, Iannaccone, WSU Technical Director

Sara Pedersen, Beth Teague, Staff

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Special thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Westfield for their continued support of performances for Westfield Public School students at WSU.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Westfield

Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the

Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

• The use of cameras or recording devices is strictly prohibited. • Restrooms are located to the right in the hallway at the back of

the theater. • This performance is being recorded for University archives. Please

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTWHO’S WHO IN THE CASTWHO’S WHO IN THE CASTWHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

TOMM KNIGHTLEE TOMM KNIGHTLEE TOMM KNIGHTLEE TOMM KNIGHTLEE (Emcee) - A WSU Liberal Studies major with a minor in Music,

Tomm is happy to be back on stage as the Emcee in Cabaret after a 2-year hiatus

from theater, where he focused his time on his wife and the birth of his 2 children.

Tomm holds a Musical Theater Training Certificate from the American Musical and

Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in NYC. Favorite past roles, ranging from community to

professional theater, include Jason in Bare (Opera House Players), Hot Blades Harry

in Urinetown: The Musical (OHP), Roger in Rent (OHP), Ethan in The Full Monty

(Majestic Theater), Foley Artist in It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play (Majestic Thea-

ter), Pippin in Pippin (OHP), and Man 2 in Songs for a New World (OHP). Tomm

would like to thank Sabine, Mary, Kathy, and Scott for the opportunity to portray one

of his dream roles, the rest of the cast and crew for a more-than-worthwhile

experience, and all of his family and friends for their everlasting love and support.

He dedicates his performance to his gorgeous wife Jessie, miraculous children

Kieva and Judah, and to anyone who ever had the courage to dream big.

JOHNNY GORDONJOHNNY GORDONJOHNNY GORDONJOHNNY GORDON (Clifford Bradshaw) is a freshman and is absolutely thrilled to be

part of The Music Departments’ production of Cabaret. He is a theatre major who is

a member of the WSU Night Owls a-capella group, and Musical Theatre Guild. His

first experience with musical theatre was in his sophomore year of high school

where he was a tap dancer in the ensemble in Anything Goes. He also played a the

goofy president of a hairspray company, Harriman F. Spritzer, in Hairspray the musi-

cal, and Ronnie Shaughnessey, a crazy son coming home from war, in the play The

House of Blue Leaves during his senior year in high school. During his time here at

Westfield, he was in MTG’s production of Legally Blonde: The Musical where he

played Sundeep Padamadan, a rich law student, and the musical Changing Minds

where he was an eccentric gothic teenager named Garrett. He is absolutely thrilled

to be a part of this phenomenal production and has gotten to work with an amazing

production team, director, music director, and cast! He is so thankful for all of the

new friends he has made and for the family who supports him so well. Break legs

everyone, you will be fantastic!

EMILY STEWART EMILY STEWART EMILY STEWART EMILY STEWART (Fraulein Schneider) is a transfer student from upstate New York.

She is currently studying music history and performance here at Westfield State

University. During the last three years she has performed in Measure for Measure,

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Hansel and Gretel, and The Billy

Goats Gruff. At Westfield State University Emily is a member of the Festival Chorus,

Music Theater Workshop, and is the Director of the Night Owls which is a student

run a-cappella group. Emily is very happy to be a part of this experience as it her

first full length musical with a featured role.

LEWIS PACHECO (LEWIS PACHECO (LEWIS PACHECO (LEWIS PACHECO (Herr Schultz) is a junior Music Major concentrating in Piano Per-

formance and Music Education. Earlier this semester he performed on this same

stage as a pianist in his own junior recital, and has also played for MTG's

"Urinetown", "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown", and "Legally Blonde". He was also

a cast member in the WSU Music Department's production of Sweeney Todd and co

-starred as Leaf Coneybear in last year's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling

Bee". He is honored to take part in this production and wishes his cast-mates and

fellow musicians the best of luck!

KERRY TUROK KERRY TUROK KERRY TUROK KERRY TUROK (Franlein Kost) s a junior here at Westfield State University. Current-

ly she is majoring in Vocal Music Education. This is Kerry’s second show with the

music department and she is extremely exited! In the past she has been in The 25

Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Marcy), The Wedding Singer (Julia), The Music

Man (Eulalie Shinn), Honk (Ida), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy) and so many more. She

is so thankful to have worked with such a wonderful cast. She would like to thank

everyone who has helped her to get to where she is. She couldn't have done it with

out the love and support from her amazingly talented directors, friends and family!

Break legs to all my fellow cast mates and enjoy the show!

DANIELLE COLLETTE DANIELLE COLLETTE DANIELLE COLLETTE DANIELLE COLLETTE (Sally Bowles) is a junior and Secondary English Ed. major here

at WSU. This is her second show with the WSU Music Theatre Department, previous-

ly appearing in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Goodbye Chorus). She

has also performed alongside WSU's student run Musical Theatre Guild

in Curtains (Jackie Harmon), The Wedding Singer (Featured Dancer/

Cher), Urinetown (Soupy Sue), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Violet) and she

recently choreographed their productions of Changing Minds and Legally Blonde.

Danielle would like to thank the entire cast, crew, Sabine, Scott, Mary and Ernie for

all of your hard work and dedication. She would also like to thank her MTG family

for always having faith, her family for defying all odds to see every single show no

matter how small the part, and especially her Madoo for believing 20 years ago that

she'd finally get here -- this one's for you.

AUGUSTUS MARINAK AUGUSTUS MARINAK AUGUSTUS MARINAK AUGUSTUS MARINAK (Ernst Ludwig) is a student of the theatre arts program at

Westfield State University. Outside of Westfield State, Gus has performed with

community theatre groups such as Little Theatre of Manchester, The Windsor

Jesters, and The Red Door Theatre. He is very happy to be a part of Cabaret.

STEPHÁN CASTROSTEPHÁN CASTROSTEPHÁN CASTROSTEPHÁN CASTRO----BARBOBARBOBARBOBARBOZA ZA ZA ZA (1st Waiter/Ensemble) is a senior Psychology major at

Westfield State. He is an avid member of the Musical Theatre Guild on campus

along with the Night Owls a–cappella group. Stephán is super excited to be in his

third consecutive WSU Music Department production. He was previously seen in

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Beadle Bamford and 25th

Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Mitch Mahoney. He would love to thank

Mary, Scott, and Sabine for helping me grow into the talented person that I am to-

day over the years. He would also love to thank Dani, Ally, Tessa, Dan, Ryan, Jeff,

Liz, Heri, Wilson, Meghan and others for being the best friends a guy could have.

Last but not least, Stephán would like to thank his Mom, for being there throughout

it all and for giving him all the love and support in the world. Enjoy the show!

ELIZABETH LABAK ELIZABETH LABAK ELIZABETH LABAK ELIZABETH LABAK (Two Ladies/Ensemble) is a junior here at Westfield. She is stud-

ying Psychology with a minor in Sociology. On campus she is the Vice President of

Programming and Publicity for RHA and actively involved with the WSU Dance Com-

pany as both a dancer and choreographer. Dancing is a huge part who she is and

what she loves to do. Her "theatre career" includes a small claim to fame at Foot-

hills Theater, in her hometown of Worcester, as Alanna in Rumplestiltskin. She also

had a hand in theatre in high school. Her favorite roles include Mrs. Frank in The

Diary of Anne Frank and Grandma Tzitel in Fiddler on the Roof. She just wanted to

say that she is extremely excited to get back into theatre and be involved in this

production of Cabaret. Finally, she would really like to thank her amazing family,

friends, and boyfriend who are always there for her and encourage her in every way

possible. She loves you all!

JESSICA MCFADDEN JESSICA MCFADDEN JESSICA MCFADDEN JESSICA MCFADDEN (Two Ladies/Ensemble) is a second year student at Westfield

State University studying Special Education and Music. She participated in The 25th

Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee last year. Jessica is also in WHIP, the Improvi-

sation club at school. She played Enid Hoopes in Westfield’s Musical Theatre Guild

fall performance of Legally Blonde. She is so happy and grateful to be part of this

wonderful performance. Thank you to everyone that supported me though out this

experience. “This was a wonderful experience and hopes to be part of it next year.”

Break a leg everyone, and enjoy the show.

ADAM GUILLERMO ADAM GUILLERMO ADAM GUILLERMO ADAM GUILLERMO (Ensemble) is a first-year student at Westfield State University;

and he is a vocal music major. In high school years, he has been part of musicals

such as West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Bye Bye Birdie, Oklahoma, How to

Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Annie. He is also in the Night Owls,

the a-capella singing group on campus. He is excited to be in Cabaret this semester,

and hopes he will be in other musicals to come.

PATRICE METCALF PATRICE METCALF PATRICE METCALF PATRICE METCALF (Telephone Girl, Ensemble) is a freshman vocal music major.

This is her first musical here at Westfield State University. She has had various roles

onstage, including The King in "These Foolish Kings", The Curl Girl in "Beauty and

the Beast", Mrs. Soames in "Our Town", Agatha in "Guys and Dolls", an Oompa-

loompa in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", and an Orphan in "Annie". She

is very excited to play the part of The Telephone Girl. Patrice would like to thank Dr.

Mary Brwon Bonacci for her vocal coaching and for letting her join the cast last mi-

nute, and her friends for dealing with her random outbursts of Kit Kat Club dancing

outside of rehearsals.

JENNIFER GUIMOND JENNIFER GUIMOND JENNIFER GUIMOND JENNIFER GUIMOND (Ensemble) This is Jennifer’s first show with the music depart-

ment. She has previously been in two MTG shows, Legally Blonde the Musical and

Changing Minds. Everyone in the cast and crew are so amazing, and it has been a

pleasure working with everyone. Jennifer is currently a sophomore at Westfield. She

is studying early childhood education. Jennifer would like to thank the entire cast

and crew for making this such an amazing and memorable experience. She would

also like to thank her family, friends, and roommate for supporting her and dealing

with her crazy schedule

TYRELL PYATT TYRELL PYATT TYRELL PYATT TYRELL PYATT (Ensemble) is a Liberal Studies Major with concentrations in Art,

Theatre, and Communications. This is his final semester at Westfield State

University with an anticipated graduation in May. He appeared in a few Musical The-

atre Guild (MTG) Shows as Mr. Caldwell B. Cladwell in UrineTown, George in The

Wedding Singer and Franklin in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. He would like to

thank everyone for giving him another opportunity to share his passion with people.

SARA PUESCHEL SARA PUESCHEL SARA PUESCHEL SARA PUESCHEL (Ensemble) is a transfer student from Holyoke Community

College where she earned her Associates in music degree. She came to Westfield

State to continue her education and earn a Bachelor's degree with a concentration

in Jazz Studies. She hopes to graduate in 2014, unless the world decides to end

before that. With the weight of being a music major on her shoulders, she really

just wanted to go back to her basic love for music and sing and dance her heart out.

Musical theater is a great place to find this, and a great place to make friends.

JAMES ZISSULIS JAMES ZISSULIS JAMES ZISSULIS JAMES ZISSULIS (Ensemble) is a freshman and Theater Arts major at WSU, James

is thrilled to be appearing in Cabaret here at Westfield! This is James's second show

here at school where he recently appeared in Legally Blonde as Kiki/Carlos. James

won an award last year as best supporting actor for his role as Mrs. Mears in Thor-

oughly Modern Millie at Marblehead High School. In his many years on stage in both

North Shore community and high school theater, some of James’ other favorite

roles have included, Chicago’s Fred Causley, Hairspray’s Thad, Rent’s Steve, Once

on this Island’s Story Teller, and West Side Story’s Bernardo, James looks forward to

many more productions at WSU and wants to thank his directors and the talented

cast and crew for their hard work and encouragement in making his first WSU show

a memorable experience.

SABINE MACRIS KLEIN SABINE MACRIS KLEIN SABINE MACRIS KLEIN SABINE MACRIS KLEIN (Director) teaches for the Theatre Arts Program in the De-

partment of English. Dr. Klein has a Ph.D. from the City University of New York Grad-

uate Center, and began her teaching career at the State University of New York at

Oneonta before joining the faculty at Westfield State University. As part of her doc-

toral program, she spent a year studying with the Graduate Program in Theatre at

the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. She has extensive perfor-

mance background in spoken theatre, musical theatre and opera, having performed

or directed with a variety of professional and semi-professional theatre companies.

These include the Los Angeles Theatre Workshop, Glimmerglass Opera, Orpheus

Theatre (Oneonta, NY), and Cooperstown Theatre Festival. In recent years, she di-

rected A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Importance of Being Earnest for the WSU

Theatre Arts Program and Sweeney Todd for the WSU Music Department.

Dr. Klein is a contributing author to The American as Foreigner on Stage: Portraits of

the United States in International Drama (McFarland 2009). She has presented her

research in German theatre and the history of women in theatre at the German

Studies Association, the New England Modern Language Association, the American

Society for Theatre Research, and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.

She has published in Western European Stages and New England Theatre Journal.

Dr. Klein currently serves as President of the Board of Directors for the New Eng-

land Theatre Conference.

SCOTT BAILEY SCOTT BAILEY SCOTT BAILEY SCOTT BAILEY ((((Music Director/Conductor)))) is staff accompanist/coach at Westfield

State University where he serves the accompanying needs of Music Department. He

has served as accompanist at UMass Amherst, Massachusetts College of Liberal

Arts, and as Director of Choral Activities at Bay Path College. He was the choir direc-

tor for the Bay Path College Festival Choir trips to Prague, Munich, and Salzburg. He

served as the music director at the First Congregational Church of North Adams,

UCC, having coordinated the North County Music Series and acted as director of the

North County Ecumenical Choir. Scott has been certified as a Colleague of the

American Guild of Organists and is a member of the Berkshire and Springfield Chap-

ters. He is currently a substitute organist in Berkshire County and the Pioneer Val-

ley. He accompanies the Hampshire Choral Society in Northampton, MA and is a

freelance pianist, organist, and music director throughout western Massachusetts.

He has been the musical director for performances at Bay Path College and Drury

High School. Past performances include Sweeney Todd, Once Upon a Mattress,

Phantom of the Country Opera, Working, Lucky Stiff, Little Shop of Horrors, and The

Wizard of Oz.

MARY BROWN BONACCIMARY BROWN BONACCIMARY BROWN BONACCIMARY BROWN BONACCI, (Vocal Director) a Kansas City native, has sung mezzo-

soprano roles with opera companies and orchestras across the United States in-

cluding Des Moines Metro, Pine Mountain Music Festival, and Utah Festival Opera,

Kansas City Lyric Opera. She has appeared with the Olathe Community Orchestra,

Decatur Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, and Kaw

Valley Symphony. She traveled overseas in 2008 to perform and teach with Opera

Period in Excideuil, France. In New England, Mary has appeared with the Granite

State Opera (Rosina, Mercedes, Mary Stone) Salt Marsh Opera (Suzuki) and as solo-

ist with the Masterworks Chorale of Boston (Messiah, Haydn 2nd Mass in C) Arcadia

Players (Messiah, Weinachts Oratorium, Lord Nelson Mass) and Hampshire Choral

Society (Missa Cellensis, Messiah, Bach B minor Mass). Her other roles include Dor-

abella, (Cosi fan Tutte) Regina, (Regina), and Carmen (Carmen). She performs ac-

tively as a recitalist and with chamber ensembles in Western Massachusetts and

beyond. She holds degrees from Emporia State University (BM, MM) and the Univer-

sity of Kansas (DMA). . Currently, she is assistant professor, directing music theatre

workshop, teaching applied voice and vocal pedagogy at Westfield State University.

KATHLEEN DELANEY KATHLEEN DELANEY KATHLEEN DELANEY KATHLEEN DELANEY (Choreographer) A transplant from New York City, she has ap-

peared on Broadway, National tours, off Broadway, Television, Films, Industrials and

as a Voice Over artist. Her favorite roles include Mazeppa in Gypsy with Betty Buck-

ley, Ginger in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Gertrude in Hamlet, Shelia in A

Chorus Line, Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, Arkadina in The Seagull, to

name a few. Presently Kathleen can be heard on Viva Pinata as the voice of Tina

Twingersnap, Rouge the Bat on Sonic X, Tania on Yugio GX and numerous television

commercials. Her choreography and directing can be seen on stage, screen and

music videos. She is a proud member of AEA, SAG & AFTRA.

ERNEST W. IANNACCONE ERNEST W. IANNACCONE ERNEST W. IANNACCONE ERNEST W. IANNACCONE (Producer, Set & Lighting Design) is the Technical Direc-

tor at Westfield State University where he has produced and designed the sets and

lights for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , Amahl and the Night Visi-

tors and lighting for Sweeney Todd.. Ernie has a Masters of Fine Arts Degree from

New York University in Lighting Design and a BA in Music Education from New Jer-

sey City University,

OLIVIA DUMAS OLIVIA DUMAS OLIVIA DUMAS OLIVIA DUMAS (Stage Manager) is a sophomore Special Education major and Music

Minor. This is her first Music Department show as Stage Manager. She is involved

in a lot on campus and is glad she got the opportunity to manage this wonderful

cast and work wit this impressive directors. She would like to thank her family for

always supporting her endeavors, her amazing friends, and most importantly Alex

Potter for being the most incredible assistant stage manager she could ever ask

for. Thanks for coming and enjoy the show!

ALEX POTTER ALEX POTTER ALEX POTTER ALEX POTTER (Asst. Stage Manager) is a Junior Elementary Education major and is

excited to be a part of Cabaret. Alex has previously been involved in the Music De-

partment's productions of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and The

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She has also been involved in MTG's pro-

ductions of Curtains, The Wedding Singer, Urinetown, You're a Good Man Charlie

Brown, Legally Blonde: The Musical, and Changing Minds. She would like to thank

her family for always supporting her and her friends for being wonderful, amazing,

and always being there, I love you all so much. Break legs everyone!

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WED 17 7:30pm Chamber Ensembles

THU 18 7:30pm Jazz Combos

SUN 21 3:00pm Senior Recital: Kelsey Fritz, soprano

TUE 23 7:30pm Wind Symphony

SAT 27 1:00pm Contemporary Dance

SUN 28 3:00pm Recital: Kaleigh Kelleher, flute &

Kerry Turok, voice

7:30pm Senior Recital: Greg Hall, composition

MON 29 7:30pm Festival Chorus

TUE 30 7:30pm Senior Jazz Recital: Noah Lis, sax

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THU 2 7:30pm Big Band

FRI 3 7:30pm So-Seductive Step Team

SAT 4 3:00pm Junior Recital: Emily Stewart, soprano

7:30pm WHIP Comedy Improv

MON 6 7:30pm Night Owls

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Notes from the Music DIrector

I was fortunate to be involved in a production of Cabaret nearly ten years ago during my undergraduate years. It was a show that made a significant impact on me and quite possibly helped to keep me in-volved in music theater ever since. It might have been the joy of watching the dance numbers like “The Money Song” or the “Kick Line” coming alive during the performances. It might have been the sweetly sentimental “Married” sung in earnest by Schneider and Schultz or the haunting “I Don’t Care Much” sung by the Emcee at a point when everything is unraveling for the characters. Maybe it was that juxtaposition between the cheerful nature of the musical num-bers and the dark and ominous story hiding beneath every song. It made a deep impression on me then and I feel privileged to bring this production to a new audience here in Westfield.

My thanks go to my colleagues Dr. Sabine Klein and Dr. Mary Brown-Bonacci for their direction, guidance, and vision for this production. Thanks also to Kathleen Delaney for bringing our dances to life and inspiring our students to put forth the best that they can do. Of course, a big thank you goes to Ernie Iannaccone who is the man with the most roles in this production, many of which are so seamless that they go unnoticed. Thank you for keeping all of us on the right path.

I hope you enjoy this production of Cabaret as much as all of us en-joyed presenting it to you.

Scott Bailey

Musical Director