The UCLA Department of Music
and the Committee on Fine Arts Productions
present
UCLA's Musical Theater Workshop
John Hall, Director
Rodgers and Hart's
The Boys from Syracuse
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Book by George Abbott
based on "The Comedy of Errors"
by William Shakespeare
First performance November 23, 1938 at the Alvin Theater, New York.
A Musical Romp through Shakespeare
Fridays & Saturdays
November 13, 14, 20 & 21
at 8pm
Sunday Matinee
November 15 at 2:30pm
Schoenberg Hall
It was on a train to Atlantic City early in 1938 that Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart realized that no one had used Shakespeare as a basis for a musical comedy. In less than a year the talents of George Abbott and George Balanchine were joined in adapting the Bard of Avon for Broadway. In November "The Boys from Syracuse" opened and was the fifth Rodgers and Hart hit musical in as many years.
Loosely based on Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" (which was loosely based on Plautus and Menander), the show uses the mistaken identities of two sets of twins as the framework for a fast moving romp.
Antipholus of Syracuse with his servant Dromio land in Ephesus in search of their lost twin brothers. The citizens of Ephesus are hostile to anyone from Syracuse so they attempt to disguise themselves. Their disguises work so well that they are constantly mistaken for one of Ephesus' leading citizens, a philandering fellow also named Antipholus who also has a man-servant named Dromio. You guessed it, the search for the lost brothers is resolved but not without several complications and several wonderful Rodgers and Hart songs. - John Hall
The action takes place in Ancient Greece
Overture
ACT I
Forward: The Masks
"I had twins"
Sergeant, Duke, Aegeon, Chorus
Scene 1: A Square in Ephesus
"Dear Old Syracuse"
Antipholus of Syracuse
"What can you do with a man?"
Luce, Dromio of Ephesus
Scene 2: House of Antipholus of Ephesus
"Falling in love with love"
Adriana, Luciana, Maids
Scene 3: A Square in Ephesus
"The Shortest day of the year"
Antipholus of Ephesus
Scene 4: House of Antipholus of Ephesus
"The Shortest day of the year"
Adriana
"This can't be love"
Antipholus of Syracuse, Luciana
Scene 5:
The house later that evening
Scene 6:
The House of the Courtesans
Ballet "Ladies Choice"
1-Fatima
2-Pygmalion & Galatea
3-Amazons
Entr' acte
ACT II
Foreward: Ephesus at dawn
"Ladies of the Evening in the Morning"
Ensemble
Scene 1: House of Antipholus of Ephesus
"He and She"
Luce, Dromio of Ephesus
"You have cast your shadow on the sea"
Antipholus of Syracuse, Luciana
Scene 2: The Square in Ephesus
"Come with me"
Sergeant, Angelo, Antipholus of Ephesus, Ensemble
"Big Brother"
Dromios of Ephesus
Ballet "Twins Dance"
Dromios of Ephesus and Syracuse
Scene 3: House of Antipholus of Ephesus
"Sing for your Supper"
Luce, Adriana, Luciana
Scene 4: The Square in Ephesus
"Oh Diogenes!"
Courtesan, Ensemble
Scene 5: In front of the Temple
"This can't be love"
Ensemble
Sergeant of the Guard
Dann Fink
Duke of Ephesus
Greg Socha
Aereon of Syracuse
Bill Liberatore
Antipholus of Ephesus
Steve Steinberg
Dromio of Ephesus
Daniel Friedman
Tailor
John Ferdenzi
Antipholus of Syracuse
Kevin Pedretti
Dromio of Syracuse
Casey Nicholaw
Apprentice
Joe Comicelli
Angelo, a goldsmith
Eric Knutsen
Corporal of the Guard
Chris Carothers
Adriana
Lynn rose
Luciana, her sister
Pauline Lepor
Luce
Valery Pappas
1st Maid
Lynn Jackson
2nd Maid
Erin Aubry
3rd Maid
Elizabeth Walker
Sorcerer
Bruce Newberg
Courtesan
Rachelle Ottley
Fatima
Sarah Grossman
Courtesano
Carol Huth
Linda Hanna
Amazons
Barbro Williams
Mellisa Dingwell
Kimberly Evans
Kathy Miller
Merchant of Ephesus
Alan Muraoka
Merchant of Syracuse
Tom Mathews
Emilia, a seeress
Delia Frankel
Act I - Ballet
Fatima
Sarah Grossman
Attendants
Daniel Uroff
Alan Muraoka
Phil Hayman
Tom Mathews
Joe Cornicelli
Calatea
Carol Huth
Pygmalion
Mark Howell
Amazons
Barbro Williams
Kathy Miller
Kimberly Evans
Mellisa Dingwell
Linda Hanna
Violin
Joli Einem
Nancy Henderson
Shirley Marcus
Heather Porter
Mike Ramos
Jay Silverman
Roger Soffer
Kanae Togi
Cello
Adrienne Grossman
David Low
Heidi Schneiderman
Julie Sivlerstein
Young Sun song
Bass
Mark Kamradt
Flute
Dave J. Reider
Yvonne Yoder
Clarinet
Ricky Hoyt
David Schorr
Trumpet
Paul McGhee
Erik Rose
Paul Witt
Trombone
Mark Geiger
Paul Natzke
Dale Yuzuki
Piano
Joan Colman
Harp
Kathleen Moon
Percussion
Vanessa Brown
Pablo Heiman
Grace Lin
Produced and Directed
John Hall
Choreography
Stuart Carey
Costumes
Dana Grilikhes
Valerie Thurber
Scenery & Lighting
Archie Sharp
Musical Direction
Lucas Richman
Production Manager
Mike Heafey
Auditorium Manager
Barbara Burnett
Carpenter
Bob Goss
Electrician
Steve Mitchell
Properties
Robert Deman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Edythe Johnson
Hair Stylists
Keith Amidan
Yvette Edelist
Musical Preparation
Joan Colman
Photographer
Virginia Eubanks
Publicity
Carol Vane
Darlene Eastman
Director
John Hall
Musical Coaching
Joan Colman
Lucas Richman
Body Movement & Dance
Stuart Carey
Thanks to Bullocks Westwood Beauty Salon, Peter Horton, Manager; to John Moss of Los Angeles Guild Opera; Jim Oakerson of the Shrine Auditorium; UCLA Theater Arts Department; Grant Swanlund and Thomas Harmon for their kind assistance in this production.
The Boys from Syracuse is produced in agreement with the Rodgers & Hammerstein Library, New York, N.Y.
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