The Ritz, casting news
Pride Films and Plays in association with Lampkin Music Group will present a staged reading of the classic Terrence McNally play The Ritz. Directed by John Nasca the exciting cast will be led by Alexandra Billings and Michael McAssey. They will be joined by David Cerda, Ed Jones, Michelle McKenzie-Voigt, Michael Barr, Charles Berglund, Patrick Cannon, Eric Casady, Marie Clawson, Derek Czaplewski, Jonas Grey, Jonathan Helvey, Albert Huber, Nick Inzeo, Andrew Knight, Michael Korte, David Lipschultz, Jason Nykiel, Jeffrey Patrick Olsen, Chad Ryan and Kevin Webb. With special guest hostess Honey West.
Stage manager-Robert Hilliard, Assistant Director-Tiffany Nasca, Assistant Stage Manager-Christine Rivera, Hair & Make-up Design-Robert Hilliard, Graphic Design-Tiffany Nasca, Program Design-Michelle McKenzie-Voigt.
Tickets can be ordered at: www.brownpapertickets.com General admission $10.00, Industry/Student admission $5.00
October 28, 2010, 7:00 pm at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont.
Beautiful Thing casting
Pride Plays and Films is pleased to announce the cast for the upcoming staged reading of Beautiful Thing. The play, written by Jonathan Harvey and directed by John Nasca, will feature Jonas Grey, Robert Hilliard, Michelle McKenzie-Voigt, Teresa Scalise, Jake Szczepaniak and Kevin Webb. The evening will be hosted by retired judge Tom Chiola.
The reading will be stage managed by Sara Krobinson and assistant directed by Tiffany Nasca. Christine Rivera and Josh Davis will serve as productions assistants.
Beautiful Thing will be presented on June 6, 2010 at 7 pm at Theatre Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. Tickets can be purchased for $10.00 ($5.00 for industry members) at Brown Paper Tickets
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/106704 or by calling 1-800-838-3006.
Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical
Coming June 20th
Poseidon, An Upside Down Musical
Presented by Hell in a Handbag
Costumes by John Nasca
Wig & Make-up artistry by Robert Hilliard
Congratulations to Michelle McKenzie Voigt and David Besky for being added to the cast of Poseidon
No, No, Nanette
North Riverside Players Presents the Exciting Musical Hit No, No, Nanette
The New 1925 Musical
By: Otto Harbach, Frank Mandel, Vincent Youmans & Irving Caesar
Directed by: John Nasca, Musical Direction by: Michael Barr Choreography by: Shawn Quinlan
Performances begin October 3, 2008
Firdays and Saturdays 7:30pm
Sundays 2pm
The North Riverside Village Commons
2401 S. Des Plaines
North Riverside, IL. 60546
No, No, Nanette will run 2 weekends-October 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, & 12.
For tickets call Terri Gustafson 708-447-1297
No, No, Nanette
This past week I got the go ahead to put together a production of No, No, Nanette. We were originally going to do a production of Chicago, but the Broadway producers would not give the company the rights. Might we be a threat to their ticket sales? I hardly think so...
Well enter Nanette. It had just played Off Broadway with daytime diva Rosie O'Donnell and Miss Peter Pan herself, Sandy Duncan. The production got all around good reviews and left New Yorkers once again tapping their toes. It also takes place in the 1920's just the same as Chicago. However Nanette is a happy, nostalgic piece of fluff. But grade A fluff. Many great songs, I Want to be Happy and the classic Tea For Two.
I'm also very happy to announce that the Glitterati staff will once again be aiding and abetting...Robert Hilliard will be the production Stage Manager and Tiffany Nasca and Christine Rivera with the Assistant Directors. Shawn Quinlan will once again choreograph and Michael (no relation to Roseanne) will again be the Musical Director.
Auditions are coming soon. Watch the Glitterati page for info.
Hell in a Handbag’s upcoming production of Die! Mommie! Die! to include the glitz and glam of Glitterati!
Die! Mommie! Die! with costume design by John Nasca and wig and make up artistry by Robert Hilliard.
Produced by Hell in a Handbag Productions
at The Bailiwick Repertory Theatre-Studio, 1229 W. Belmont.
Previews start April 17 (8pm), 18 (10pm), 19 (7pm)- $10
Opens April 21, 2008 throught June 1, 2008
Call the Bailiwick box office at 773-883-1090 for tickets.