Fiddler on the roof

Director's Note point, we would like to pay homage to the 1971 film adaptation of the 1964 Broadway musical, produced and directed by Norman Why would you want to do Fiddler on the Roof again? And so Jewison - a version which is as good as it gets, in our opinion, for soon after the last professional production, starring its benchmark industry standards of musicals. The reason our interpretation has star, Topol. come to fruition is due to the extraordinary technical capability of CLOC, where fortunately for the theatre public, no challenge seems A fair question, but one easily answered. Fiddler on the Roof falls too great. into that category of iconic musical stories that is still fresh in We are proud of a first class cast and production crew and hope you metaphor and message. It is life’s pattern itself. find our confidence justified. It restates the timeless emotional ties that bind all families whose Chris & Lynette White / Phillip Osborne constant striving for quality of life is beset by circumstance and Direction Team change. It is the story of humanity made palatable through a brilliant musical score and a setting, which while historic, is nonetheless relevant to our time. We decided to be historically anecdotal rather than symbolic, and not quite as prescriptive as the libretto would demand. On this President's Note seat theatre), and of course we now have a database of loyal patrons and groups that has grown with us over the years. You, our patrons, Tradition, Tradition… have followed us faithfully across town as we relocated theatres, and you have supported us through well known as well as not such well Welcome to a very special night at the theatre, in which for only the known shows, having enough belief in us as a company that, even if sixth time in our 47 year history, CLOC is repeating a show. Thirty you are not familiar with a particular show, you know that CLOC four years ago almost to the day, we first staged Fiddler on the Roof as will repay your effort, loyalty and trust by providing a first class, our 26th production. In an uncanny coincidence, the dates of our affordable theatrical experience of the highest quality every time. current season, CLOC’s 94th production, are almost identical to the earlier season – except the current season is longer because of the We did this in 1977 the first time around with Fiddler and we could increase in number of performances required to meet the growing not fail to do the same this time with the talent, both on and offstage demand of our loyal and rapidly increasing audiences. that CLOC has assembled to restage this 2011 production. It has been a pleasure to work with Chris, Lynette, Phillip and the rest Both productions required large casts – 53 in 1977, 48 in 2011 of the production team in bringing their artistic vision to the stage – this show demands a village size cast as well as some additional of ‘The Nash’ – and it has certainly brought back a few personal Russian ‘outsiders’. The 1977 version featured future Australian memories for those of us at CLOC who were here the first time Opera stars John Wegner as Tevye and Suzanne Johnston as Hodel. around. Like his predecessor, our 2011 Tevye - Peter Nicholls has appeared with Opera Australia as well as with the Victorian State Opera So join Tevye, Golde, their five daughters, and all the other delightful (although perhaps being most well known for his Good Guys ads on characters that make up the shtetl (village) of Anatevka as we bring a TV). little bit of 1905 Russia to 2011 St Kilda. Some things change and some things stay the same. In 1977, I was ….To Life! Technical Director and in charge of set construction – not much has changed there. But how we have changed in other ways – a Grant Alley new venue, so perfect in style and location for this show, an increase President in the number of performances and the size of theatre to meet the thriving popularity of our shows (we did 8 performances in a 500 seat theatre in 1977 compared with 13 performances now in a 783

Based on Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arnold Perl Book by Joseph Stein Music by Jerry Bock Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Produced on the New York Stage by Harold Prince Original New York Stage Productions Directed and Choreographed By Jerome Robbins With Peter Nicholls, Lindy Yeates, Michelle Crupi, Lauren McCormack, Clary Riven, Ellie Martin, Anna Mallows, Barbara Hughes, Shane Pritchard, Adam Bianco, Greg van Bergen, John Filonzi, Geoff Sussman, Tony Burge, Glen Barnett, Robert Griffin, David Gedicke, Damien Calvert, Peter Hanway, James Robertson, David Sly, Johnathon White, Mark Yeates, Alex Dechnicz, Andrew Kobas, Bohdan Myroniuk, Michael Popowycz, Katrina Pezzimenti, Karen Greenwood, Gemma Hedger, Taylor Klas, Alice Batt, Kate Boyd-Mulheran, Helena Chayna, Stephanie Falkiner, Sheridan Hussein, Christine James, Bethany Jewell, Nikol McKail, Jayne Murphy, Caleb Chayna, Jake Rosen, Ben Mulheran, Devon Campbell, Eliza Bennetts O’Connor, Madeline Plum, Claudia Chayna, Ceyda Unal Chris White Lynette White Phillip Osborne Co-Director Co-Director & Choreographer Musical Director Chris White Victoria Horne Brad Alcock Alan Green Set Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Audio Designer S andra Davies Grant Alley Debbie Osborne Cameron Osborne Stage Manager Technical Director Directors’ Assistant Marketing Manager Production Manager Karen Warrington Victoria Horne, Melinda Peebles Bernard Hedger Props Co-ordinator Costume Co-ordinators Stage Director May 20 - June 4 2011 National Theatre, St.Kilda by arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY) 01

Chris White Lynette White Phillip Osborne Co-Director/Set Designer Co-Director/Choreographer Musical Director Chris has been involved in theatre for over For over 20 years, Lynette has been a major Phillip is a graduate of the Victorian College 40 years, having started out as Publicity force in choreography and direction in the of the Arts School of Music where he Designer for J.C. Williamson, Melbourne Melbourne music theatre scene, working majored in Group Instrumental Performance Theatre Company and The Australian with major theatre companies and being and Direction. His principal instrument was Ballet. This led to on-stage performances in recognised by the Music Theatre Guild Voice studying under the direct tutelage of musicals, as well as direction and design in with twelve nominations and four awards. the late Dame Joan Hammond. professional and amateur theatre. He has These include Whitehorse (My One and produced, directed and designed over 35 Only 1992–award, Gypsy 1994–nomination, With a background in stage performance, musicals in as many years. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Phil moved into the role of musical director Dreamcoat 2002–nomination, Beauty and after completing his studies, working with Since retiring from a long-standing teaching the Beast 2006–nomination) and Catchment theatre companies including Geelong career, Chris is now a full-time professional (Grease 1995–nomination). With Lyric Theatre, Geelong Musical Comedy artist and designer. He has won over 50 husband Chris, she has also co-directed Company, PLOS, Nova, Dandenong, major awards for his work, and has work and choreographed many shows, including Windmill and Whitehorse. With these represented in many private collections, Oklahoma! (Guild nomination for both companies Phillip has developed a repertoire as well as public collections, both here direction and choreography), Sweeney Todd, of musical direction credits for shows that and overseas. Anything Goes, Oliver!, Les Miserables, Into include Cats, Les Miserables, Chess, Chicago, the Woods, Pippin, and in 2008, Seussical A Chorus Line, Kismet, Man of La Mancha, Chris has been nominated for awards for for Whitehorse, which was recognised with The Sound of Music, Gigi, Pal Joey, Me and his set designs on numerous occasions, and an amazing tally of eight Guild and four My Girl, Brigadoon, The Mikado, Return to has won the Music Theatre Guild Award Lyrebird awards, including Production the Forbidden Planet and even Fiddler on the four times. Some of his recent direction of the Year (Guild) and Direction (Guild Roof, which he musically directed in and/or designs include Steel Pier (CLOC), and Lyrebird) for both Lynette and Chris. Geelong in 1990. Sweeney Todd (CLK Musical Theatre), Joseph For CLOC, Lynette is remembered for & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat her spectacular choreography of our 1998 In 2008, Phillip received a nomination as (Whitehorse), Into The Woods (Dandenong), production of A Chorus Line, for which Best Musical Director from the Victorian and Les Miserables, Anything Goes and she was again named Choreographer of the Music Theatre Guild for his work on Oklahoma! (all for Catchment). In 2008, Year by the Music Theatre Guild. More Whitehorse’s award winning Production of he directed Whitehorse Musical Theatre recently, she choreographed our 2009 the Year Seussical, when he again collaborated Company’s outstanding production of premiere blockbuster Miss Saigon and last so successfully with Chris and Lynette. Most Seussical, the Musical, which was nominated year, choreographed and co-directed Dusty recently Phillip stepped in to take over the for an incredible sixteen awards, winning with Chris. Lynette also enjoys working in role of Musical Director for Fab Nobs’ 2010 eight, including Production of the Year, the corporate world, and has staged many production of Grease. as well as for both Chris’s Direction and professional gigs at the Crown Palladium & Set Design. Most recently, last year he Melbourne Exhibition Centre. In keeping with the family connections in and Lynette co-directed Dusty as CLOC’s this show, Phillip is doubly delighted to be first production in our new venue at the On top of all this, Lynette is a much sought working on his first CLOC show alongside National Theatre, which received 10 Guild after dance teacher and adjudicator around his beautiful wife Debbie, who is the nominations. Melbourne and interstate, as well as working Directors’ Assistant and as an executive assistant and being mother to Production Manager. We welcome Chris back to CLOC, this two teenage boys, one of whom is proudly time doing double duties as Director and Set onstage tonight! Designer. PRODUCTION TEAM 02

Victoria Horne Brad Alcock Alan Green Costume Designer Lighting Designer Audio Designer & Co-ordinator Brad has been working in professional Incredibly, Alan’s creative input for Fiddler Vicky has been designing and creating theatre for over seventeen years and is on the Roof represents his 29th production costumes for secondary school musicals, currently the Technical Manager of the with CLOC. dancing schools and calisthenics Besen Centre in Burwood. He also works competitions for over twenty years. In closely with his rapidly growing company Audio credits for CLOC include: Man 2005, she designed the costumes for Glen BAAC Light, through which he has been of La Mancha, Dusty, High Society, Miss Waverley Secondary College’s productions involved with CLOC for several years. Saigon, Hot Shoe Shuffle, The Boy from Oz, of A Chorus Line followed by My One and Blood Brothers, SHOUT!, Cats, The Scarlet Only (for which she received a Music Theatre In amateur theatre Brad designed the Pimpernel, Pippin, My One and Only, Hot Guild nomination for costume design). She lighting and projection for several Mikado, Chicago, West Side Story, A Little received a second Guild nomination for her Whitehorse productions - Beauty and the Night Music, Crazy for You, Singin’ in the 2006 designs for Cabaret (PLOS). 2007 was Beast, The Producers, Seussical, Aida and Rain, City of Angels, Forum, Barnum, a very busy year for Vicky - not only did she most recently, Rent. After studying at the 42nd Street, Into the Woods, Les Miserables, join CLOC as part of our sewing team for VCA, Brad went on to specialize in the Funny Girl, Sunday in the Park with our production of SHOUT!, but she also television and corporate sectors. Productions George and Can Can. designed and co-ordinated the costumes he has been involved with include Rock for PLOS’s Thoroughly Modern Millie and Whiz, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Are You Alan’s enormous contribution over thirty CLOC’s Hot Shoe Shuffle, garnering Guild Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and Comedy years to theatre in Victoria has been nominations for both. In 2009, Vicky Slapdown. Brad is also a highly sought after recognised with Life Membership of returned to CLOC for the mammoth lighting designer by production companies Catchment Players, and in 1996, Alan was task of co-ordinating the creation of the and corporate clients including some of presented with a special Music Theatre huge number and range of costumes for Australia’s top tier corporations. Guild award for Notable Service to our production of Miss Saigon. And last Non-Professional Music Theatre. year, Vicky was again nominated for her Brad is thrilled to be working on his first dazzlingly loud disco designs for Dusty. production with CLOC as lighting designer. After all that glitz, Fiddler represents a marked change in tone, although Vicky assures us that she will be keeping up her tradition of sewing a sequin (or two) into each and every costume – a challenge in this show, for sure! 03

HISTORY F iddler on the Roof began life in the mind of the Russian years until Grease surpassed its run. Remarkably, both Jerry Bock Yiddish author and playwright Salomon Naumovich aged 81, and Joseph Stein aged 98, passed away within ten days of Rabinovich, better known to millions as Sholem Aleichem each other in October/November 2010. Sheldon Harnick, at 87, is (1859-1916). In 1894, he wrote and published a collection of tales the last living member of this creative trio. entitled Tevye the Milkman, about Jewish communal life in Eastern The original Broadway production was nominated for ten Tony Europe. Much later in 1958, the playwright Arnold Perl turned awards, winning nine, including Best Musical, Score, Book, this collection into a dramatic play called Tevye and his Daughters. Direction (Jerome Robbins), Choreography (Jerome Robbins It was this play that sowed the seeds of the musical that became again), Costume Design (Patricia Zipprodt) and Actor (Zero Fiddler on the Roof. Mostel). It spawned four Broadway revivals, a classy 1971 film With music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and book by adaptation and has been the springboard for an interesting, eclectic Joseph Stein, Fiddler on the Roof opened on Broadway in 1964, and and sometimes puzzling range of famous stars, including Zero was the first musical ever to surpass the 3,000 performance mark Mostel, Herschel Bernardi, Leonard Nimoy (yes, Dr Spock!), (this equates to over seven years of shows). Fiddler held the record Harvey Fierstein (the original Edna Turnblad in Hairspray), for the longest running Broadway musical of all time for almost ten Theodore Bikel, Alfred Molina, Beatrice Arthur (from The Golden 04

Girls), opera star Julia Migenes, Bette Midler (who played Tzeitel in the original 1960s production), Rosie O’Donnell (playing Golde in the 2005 revival), Adrienne Barbeau, Pia Zadora - and of course, the person who is forever identified with the role of Tevye and who has played the role more than anyone else (including in the movie) - Chaim Topol, who played the role on and off from 1967 until 2009, a total of over 2,500 performances. The musical’s title stems from the painting “The Fiddler” by Marc Chagall, one of many surreal paintings he created of Eastern European Jewish life, often including a fiddler. The Fiddler is a metaphor for survival, through tradition and joyfulness, in a life of uncertainty and imbalance. Perching on a roof reminds us of the precariousness of his position and the need to maintain balance whilst focusing on one’s surroundings at all times. 05

Peter Nicholls Tevye Lindy Yeates Golde Michelle Crupi Tzeitel A veteran of stage, television and film, Lindy is originally from South Australia, In 2010 Michelle completed a Bachelor Peter has featured in both professional where she began her musical and theatrical of Music Performance in Opera from the and non-professional drama and musical career. After she moved to Melbourne in Victorian College of the Arts, and she theatre over a period spanning 30 years. the mid 1990s, she continued to perform is now undertaking an honours degree You may even recognise his face under (Pride and Prejudice, HMS Pinafore, in music performance. Since school, that beard from one of the many TV ads Godspell, South Pacific, Les Miserables, she has been performing in both music in which he has appeared! Oliver!) and in 2001, she received a theatre and opera. Some of her music In professional theatre, he has been a Lyrebird award for Best Female Actor theatre roles have included Miss Adelaide regular performer for both the Victorian in a Musical for her performance in the (Guys and Dolls), Fraulein Kost (Cabaret), State Opera and Opera Australia, and title role of Mame for NOVA. She then Audrey (Little Shop of Horrors), Katisha appeared in the original productions of took an extended break from theatre, (Hot Mikado), Brenda (The Witches of Beauty and the Beast, as well as My Fair performing as a vocal soloist at many Eastwick), Carrie Pipperidge (Carousel) Lady revivals in both Melbourne and weddings, church services and community and Irene Molloy (Hello Dolly!). In opera, Sydney. He has performed with The events, while also working as a primary she has performed in Carmen, The Magic Production Company (Carousel, Side Show school teacher and specialist in Art and Flute, Cosi Fan Tutte and The Marriage of Alley) and even appeared with Topol in the Music. After retiring from teaching, she Figaro. Michelle makes her CLOC debut 1998 and 2000 tours of Fiddler on the Roof! now works from a home studio as an playing Tzeitel. In non-professional theatre, he has played artist, while enjoying quality time with many lead roles, including Jean Valjean her husband, three grown sons and (Les Miserables), Daddy Warbucks (Annie), their partners. Herr Schultz (Cabaret), Pharaoh (Joseph... Dreamcoat), and yes, even Tevye, which After ten years, Lindy thought it was time he has previously played to great acclaim, to return to musical theatre performance not once but twice (for Festival and and auditioned for a role in the ensemble. Dandenong). She was overwhelmed to be offered the Peter returns to CLOC after a 23 year lead role of Golde in her first CLOC show, absence, when he played John Hancock an experience made even more special by in our multi-award winning 1988 sharing the stage with her son Mark. production of 1776. He is delighted to come back to a company he loves playing a role so close to his heart. 06

CAST Lauren McCormack Hodel Clary Riven Chava Ellie Martin Shprintze Lauren is a primary school teacher who has Born in South America, Clary is a Although only seventeen years of age, had a long standing love affair with musi- Year 11 student at Mount Scopus Ellie has had a wealth of experience in all cal theatre. In 2009, she played the lead College. She has featured in her school aspects of performing from an early age. role of Laurey in Oklahoma! for Mountain performances, playing Brigitta in The She has been a student at the Jane Moore District Musical Society. Other theatre Sound of Music (2009) followed by the Academy of Ballet for twelve years, credits include Seussical (Bird Girl), Aida title role in Annie (2010) and she was learning all forms of dance and winning and the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella also the winner of Scopus Idol in 2009. many awards at various Eisteddfods and (all with Whitehorse), CATS (Jellylorum- Most recently, she had a featured adult competitions in classical, jazz and tap NOVA), City of Angels and Urinetown role in MLOC’s Annie. dance. In 2010, she was the Senior Tap (both with PEP Productions), The Witches Clary had to be reassured several times Champion at the Phoenix Festival of of Eastwick (Mabel Ogden-ARC), The that yes, she had won her dream role and Dance and in 2008, she was the Senior Music Man, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is overjoyed to be a part of a show that Jazz Champion at the same Festival. She Oliver! and Antigone. In 2005 she com- means so much to her. has also appeared in numerous concerts pleted her Bachelor of Music, majoring in and corporate events, and has performed voice at the Melba Conservatorium. She Anna Mallows Bielke in musical theatre, as Baby June in Gypsy also has over twenty years of dance training (2003) and as the Heavenly Messenger in and experience through competing in and Anna is a Grade 6 student at St Mary’s Carousel (2004), both for Dandenong, as coaching calisthenics. Primary School, Hampton and is one of well as in Loyola’s Les Miserables (2005). four cast members who are students of Not surprisingly, Ellie comes from a Fiddler on the Roof is Lauren’s fourth The Jane Moore Academy of Ballet. As performing family – Mum Suzanne consecutive show with CLOC, after she one of Jane’s most promising students, teaches tap and ex-performer (including appeared as part of the Guild nominated Anna has performed in many solos, several CLOC shows), Dad Garry played servant ensemble in High Society in 2009, troupes and corporate events, winning the title role in CLOC’s 1989 production then in 2010 as one of the Lana sisters in awards at various competitions. She is a of George M! and big sister Kassie is a Dusty, followed by the role of Rocinante in featured soloist in her school choir and professional dancer who featured in the Man of La Mancha. has performed a solo role in the school recent Asian tour of Cats and is currently musical. Most recently, she appeared as performing as part of the touring July in MLOC’s Annie. At last year’s Moscow Circus. Mary Poppins auditions, she got down to the final eight, rejected because she was 07 growing too fast! However, from this audition, she secured the services of a professional agent, to help her pursue her passion for performing in theatre.

Barbara Hughes Yente Shane Pritchard Motel Greg van Bergen Barbara is a veteran of the Melbourne theatre In 2008, Shane graduated with a Bachelor Fyedka scene, having performed, directed, worked of Media Studies (Journalism) from Latrobe backstage and administered in both dramatic University. He learnt singing, dancing and Greg works from home as a singing teacher and musical community theatre for over 30 acting all through school and university, in his own business, Monstar Music, which years. Much of her theatrical work has been and is a member of the a capella choir enables him to be a stay-at-home Dad for based west of the Yarra – performances with Harambee, which came third in 2008’s his two beautiful boys aged five and two. Altona City Theatre (Sarah Jane Moore– Battle of the Choirs on Channel 7. While He has a keen interest in vocal anatomy Assassins, Miss Hannigan–Annie, Roxie still at Warrandyte High School, he began and physiology and in 2010 successfully Hart–Chicago, Lucy–You’re A Good Man, to perform in musicals (Oliver!, Pippin), completed the requirements for the Estill Charlie Brown, Miss Adelaide–Guys and co-directed by Chris and Lynette, while Chris Voice International Certificate of Proficiency. Dolls, Witch of the West-The Wizard of Oz) taught at the school as Arts Co-ordinator. Over the past twelve years, Greg has appeared and Williamstown Little Theatre (roles in Once at university, he started to work with in many musical productions, including plays including Steel Magnolias, Good Works, other companies - Catchment (My Fair Godspell (SLAMS), Rose Marie and Les Antigone, The Anniversary, Top Girls, Morning Lady, The Witches of Eastwick), Whitehorse Miserables (both with Babirra), Pirates of Sacrifice), but Barb has also ventured east (Seussical) and Launchpad Drama, in which Penzance (Frederic-Park Players), Rent (Stella to perform (Mrs Meers-Thoroughly Modern he played the title role of Zanna in the Entertainment), Sweeney Todd (Dandenong), Millie PLOS, Joanne-Company Devanesen Australian premiere production of Zanna Aida (Pharaoh-Devanesen Productions) and Productions, Dotty-Noises Off Heidelberg, Don’t at the 2008 Fringe Festival. In 2008, most recently And the World Goes ‘Round Madame Thenadier-Les Miserables Shane went back to Warrandyte High to (Players Theatre). Greg returns to CLOC Whitehorse, Mrs Lovett-Sweeney Todd co-direct their annual concert Highlights, for his third production, having appeared in CLK Productions, Arlene-Baby Waverley and then directed their 2009 production Chess (1997) and Jekyll & Hyde (2005). Theatre, Mme Dindon-La Cage Aux Folles Honk! Earlier this year, he appeared in Whitehorse, Agnes Nolan George M! SHooSH’s premiere production of Kiss of the Robert Griffin Festival). She has also directed several shows Spiderwoman. Mordcha the Innkeeper for Williamstown and Altona, most recently Shane is delighted to be returning to The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. CLOC for the fourth time, after appearances A CLOC Life Member, Rob is a veteran Remarkably, with her extensive history in in Miss Saigon, High Society and Dusty. of nearly 30 years involvement in virtually music theatre, Fiddler is Barb’s first show every area of the company, both in front with CLOC. and behind the footlights, production, administration and even as a member of 08 the CLOC committee, where he served for six years, including a period as Marketing Manager. On stage, Rob has performed in eleven CLOC shows (including Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, Gigi, 42nd Street, Anything Goes, Barnum, Funny Girl, and Can Can). He is also one of our core backstage crew members, where he has worked as Stage and Floor Manager for nearly twenty shows. As well as his work with CLOC, Rob has also managed to squeeze in on and off stage roles for other companies over the years, including Whitehorse, Dandenong, Heritage, Babirra and even some professional staging work for corporate events, schools and theatre companies. After working as one of our backup Pit Singers in Hot Shoe Shuffle in 2008, followed by his brief onstage appearance in Dusty (where he combined a cameo onstage appearance while working as Floor Manager), Rob got a taste of performing again, and thought he would switch roles for this show and leave the moving of sets to others.

John Filonzi Lazar Wolf Geoff Sussman The Rabbi Adam Bianco Perchik For nearly twenty years, John has been a Belying his height, Geoff is a larger than life Adam has a Bachelor of Music from The prolific performer in the Melbourne music figure in Melbourne music theatre, with a University of Melbourne and works as a theatre scene, particularly working in Gilbert reputation that reaches far and wide, and primary school teacher. He has worked as and Sullivan productions, which he has with a CV that stretches to over 100 shows a chorister (doing backing vocals for the made a specialty, featuring in shows such over a forty year time span. It would be Sydney 2000 Olympic Anthem, and also as The Gondoliers, The Mikado, Tarantara impossible to list the many shows in which as one of the Ashton Smith Singers on the Tarantara, Trial by Jury, HMS Pinafore and he has appeared – suffice to say, he has soundtrack of the Australian movie Bran Iolanthe. Other theatrical highlights have worked with almost every major company Nue Dae), as a member of Opera Australia included Calamity Jane (Henry Miller- in Melbourne and with many companies (La Boheme, Don Giovanni, Die Fledermaus, Williamstown), Me and My Girl (Parchester- which he has outlived. By our calculations, Madame Butterfly, Batavia, La Cenerentola) Catchment), Chief Sitting Bull (Annie Get this marks Geoff’s thirteenth appearance in a and as a lead performer in music theatre Your Gun-Babirra), Kismet (Wazir-Diamond CLOC show (the last being in 1997’s Chess) (Camille-The Merry Widow, Fakir-The Secret Valley Theatre), Les Miserables (twice-Babirra and his second appearance in Fiddler, having Garden, Billy-Anything Goes, directed by and Old Scotch Collegians), and My Fair previously played Lazar Wolf in Whitehorse’s Chris/Lynette). Adam is very pleased to Lady (twice-Old Scotch and the 2005 2001 production. This show is a family affair be back performing once again under the professional revival). John is making his for Geoff who is proudly sharing the stage direction of Chris/Lynette. CLOC debut with this show. with his granddaughter Devon Campbell, and who is also being joined by son-in-law Tony Hall (our trusty Flymaster) and daugh- ter Kelly Hall (catering supremo). Profession- ally, Geoff works as a Professor specializing in wounds as part of the Medical Faculties of Monash University and the Austin Hospital. In addition, he is the Cantor at the Bentleigh Progressive Synagogue, a position he has held continuously for 37 years, which makes him a natural for the role of the Rabbi. Tony Burge Glen Barnett David Gedicke Constable Mendel the Rabbi’s son Avram the Bookseller David has an extensive and varied CV Over the last ten years, Tony (‘Bones’ to his Glen is talented and experienced on both in everything from television (roles in friends) has appeared in over twenty shows sides of the footlights. As a performer, he Neighbours, Blue Heelers, Stingers, Sea for a number of Melbourne companies, has appeared as Leo Bloom in The Producers Change, as well as numerous ads), film (The most notably Fab Nobs, for whom Tony has (Park Players), as Leaf Coneybear in 25th… Bank, Amy, On the Beach, The Dog Woman), not only played roles in ten of their shows, Spelling Bee (Catchment) and as a soloist in straight dramatic theatre (Rumours, The but is also a current committee member. And The World Goes ‘Round (Players). He has Venetian Twins, Breaker Morant, Time of My He has also appeared in four Whitehorse also worked on the other side of the footlights Life) and musicals (The Music Man, Pirates shows (including the multi-award winning as Musical Director for Jesus Chris Superstar of Penzance, West Side Story, Me and My Seussical, directed by Chris and Lynette), and (MDMS), Godspell (ARC) and In Harmony Girl, Jesus Christ Superstar, Into the Woods, has performed with Catchment, Mountain (SLAMS). As well, Glen has his own small where he played the Baker for Dandenong District Music Society, Dandenong Theatre theatre company called Just Us productions, Theatre Company under the Company, Players Theatre Company and whose shows he has produced, musically di- co-direction of Chris and Lynette). This Lilydale Athenaeum. His most recent role rected and acted in. Their most recent produc- show marks David’s second appearance in was as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Whitehorse’s tion was Tomorrow Morning earlier this year. Fiddler – the first time was in 1994, when 2010 production of Anything Goes. he played Perchik for PLOS – and is his Surprisingly, despite his extensive theatrical sixth CLOC show, after roles in Barnum, CV, this is the first time that Tony has Chess, A Chorus Line, Crazy for You, and appeared in a CLOC show. most recently, in 2007’s moving production of Blood Brothers, where he played Mr Lyons. By day, David works as an engineer. 09

SYNOPSIS Mark Yeates James Robertson Damien Calvert Yussel the Hatmaker Hershel the Potseller Nachum the Beggar This production is very special to Mark – it James is studying Arts at Monash University, Damien has worked for numerous theatre is his first CLOC show, and also the first majoring in Theatre Studies/Drama. He has companies in many capacities, from time he has shared the stage with his mother been performing in musical theatre regularly performing to lighting design (for which Lindy. Proving that performance is in the since 2007, in shows such as The King and he has been nominated for four Guild Yeates family genes, Mark has followed I (2007), Oliver! (2008) and Cats (2008), awards), and even directing. Some of his mother’s success by not only majoring all for MLOC. 2010 was a very busy year his featured performances have included in VCE Drama and performing a solo for James, with appearances in four shows Tobias Wragg (Sweeney Todd), Professor as one of the 2010 Top Acts in the VCE - Grease (Fab Nobs, playing Roger), Beauty Weiss (Baby), Spider (Jekyll & Hyde), Season of Excellence, but also by being and the Beast (Altona City Youth Theatre, Young Buddy (Follies), Elton (The Scarlet recognised for his stunning performance as playing Gaston), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Pimpernel) Sir Evelyn Oakleigh (Anything Tateh in Donvale Christian College’s 2009 (MUMCO) and Annie (MLOC, playing Goes), Sir Osgood Fielding (Sugar) and Abel production of Ragtime, for which Mark won Bert Healy). James is one of the many (Children of Eden). For CLOC, Damien both a Music Theatre Guild Youth Award newcomers to CLOC for this show. has appeared in the ensembles of Blood for Best Supporting Actor, and a Lyrebird Brothers (2007), High Society and our last award for Best Actor in a Youth Production. David Sly production, Man of La Mancha. He also Since completing VCE in 2009, Mark Label the Farmer worked as lighting designer for SHOUT! has trained at NIDA in the Young Actor’s (2007). His most recent performance was Studio, and has previously attended David’s passion for theatre was ignited as one of the four versatile performers in summer schools run by both Melbourne only within the last five years, but since I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Theatre Company and Victorian College that time, he has jumped in with both which was a huge hit for Beaumaris Theatre of the Arts. Mark hopes to travel to New feet, completing an acting course right Company, enjoying not only a sold out run York later this year to experience the thrill here at The National Theatre, as well as late last year, but then also a special encore of Broadway for himself – until then, he is performing a number of roles with different season earlier this year to raise money for honoured to be a potential suitor for one of companies, including Farouk in The Castle the Flood Appeal. Aside from his busy his mother Lindy’s ‘daughters’. (Fab Nobs 2006), Reg Willoughby in The performing and lighting schedule, Damien Full Monty (Phoenix 2008), Dr Grimwig works in IT at The Australian Ballet. Peter Hanway in Oliver! (MDMS 2008), Ike Skidmore Schmeril the Baker in Oklahoma! (MDMS 2009) and Luther Billis in South Pacific (NOVA 2009). In Peter is a relative newcomer to the world 2010, David played Mr O’Brien in our of musical theatre, with Fiddler being his production of Dusty followed immediately third show, following appearances with by a role in Babirra’s Sweet Charity. David Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria in is thrilled to be back with CLOC working 2009 (HMS Pinafore) and 2010 (Thespis). once more alongside Christine James, By day he works as an IT consultant, and, who shared the stage as his wife in Dusty together with his lovely wife Cathy, is a and who has even appeared in an ad with proud parent of eight year old Thomas, David, again playing husband and wife. who came and supported his father so wonderfully during the auditions. 10

It is 1905 in Anatevka, a small Kamzoil. When Tzeitel and Motel reveal that response to his outrage, they inform him Jewish shtetl (village) in Tsarist Russia. they have given each other a pledge to marry, that they intend to marry, whether or not It is a time of growing political Tevye is initially stunned and outraged at he gives his permission. After much soul instability and anti-Jewish sentiment. Life in this breach of tradition. However, when he searching, Tevye relents as he realises the Anatevka is governed by the traditions of the sees how much Tzeitel and Motel love each world is changing and he must change with Jewish way of life, with marriages arranged other, he agrees to let them marry. it. When Hodel receives word that Perchik by the village matchmaker Yente. Lying in bed, Tevye worries about how has been arrested and sent to Siberia, she Tevye, a poor milkman with five daughters, to break the news to Golde. He devises a decides to join him, and tearfully hugs her ekes out a meagre daily existence while plan in which he pretends to wake from father goodbye at the railway station, sharing a special relationship with his God, a nightmare, which wakes Golde, who neither knowing when they will see each in whom he confides his personal worries offers to interpret his dream. During the other again. and private thoughts. His sharp-tongued dream, Golde’s grandmother Tzeitel and Meanwhile, Chava, Tevye’s third daughter, wife Golde runs their household, attending Lazar Wolf’s dead wife Fruma-Sarah both has fallen in love with Fyedka, a young to daily chores and preparing for the rise from the grave to warn Tzeitel against non-Jewish Russian boy who has befriended weekly Sabbath and other special days of marrying Lazar Wolf and to instead marry her, and who she has been secretly seeing. observance. Her main concern is ensuring Motel. Golde is convinced that this is a sign When Chava gathers the courage to ask successful marriages for their five daughters – which is ‘all for the best and couldn’t possibly Tevye to allow her to marry Fyedka, Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze and Bielke. be any better’, and she gives her blessing to Tevye again reaches deep into his soul, but Yente tells Golde that the village butcher the young couple. marriage outside the Jewish faith is a line he Lazar Wolf, a wealthy, elderly and Tzeitel and Motel marry according to cannot cross. He forbids Chava to speak unattractive widower, wants to wed Tzeitel, Jewish tradition, under a chuppah (canopy), to Fyedka again. When Golde tearfully their oldest daughter. Golde is delighted as and at the reception, men and women by brings news that Chava has eloped with Tzeitel would never again want for anything, tradition sit and dance separately – that Fyedka, Tevye orders the rest of the family to so she sends Tevye to the village inn to seal is, until Perchik, a young political student consider her dead. who has been tutoring Tevye’s two youngest Political unrest and anti-Semitic feelings in the deal with a drink. However, the next daughters, defies tradition by reaching across Russia are growing. Jews are being expelled day when Tevye informs Tzeitel, she is the barrier between men and women to from their homes and villages, and soon the distraught and begs Tevye not to dance with Tevye’s second daughter Hodel. villagers of Anatevka are told that they have force her to marry against her The wedding celebration ends abruptly three days to pack and go. As they tearfully will, as she is in love with when a group of Russians destroy the make their plans to leave their home forever her childhood friend, festivities with an anti-Jewish pogrom (violent and disperse to various cities and countries the young, poor demonstration). The party is disrupted, throughout the world, they reflect on their tailor Motel the wedding gifts damaged and Perchik is life in Anatevka. Tevye, Golde and their two wounded before the soldiers go on to wreak youngest daughters are going to America more destruction throughout the village. to join family members. Tzeitel, Motel and their baby are going to Poland and will Johnathon White Several months later, Perchik and Hodel join the family in America when they have The Fiddler have fallen in love and decide to saved up enough money. Chava and Fyedka marry, even though Perchik is stop to say goodbye (even though they are As the son of our co-directors, it is no about to leave to fight for not openly acknowledged) and tell their great surprise that Johnathon is passionate the Revolution. They family that they are also leaving for Poland, about performing in musical theatre, and has tell Tevye they unwilling to remain in a place with people had a wealth of experience for someone of his are betrothed who can do such things. age. Growing up, he spent three years with and in As the villagers depart Anatevka for corners Centrestage Performing Arts School followed of the globe far and wide, they are followed by five years with the Children’s Performing by the Fiddler, representing the indomitable Company of Australia, during which time spirit of the Jewish people to survive he featured in all the annual concerts of both companies. Onstage, he has appeared in and prosper despite fragile, shaky and Joseph…Dreamcoat (Whitehorse), Sweeney Todd sometimes dangerous surroundings. (CLK Musical Theatre), Oliver! (Catchment), Oklahoma (Joining the Chorus) and Seussical 11 (Whitehorse). Last year Johnathon completed Year 12, majoring in Theatre Studies, and this year he is studying Creative Arts at Victoria University. He proudly takes on the eponymous and pivotal role in the show, for which he assures us he has an excellent sense of balance! Johnathon would like to dedicate his performance to his biggest supproter, Lorraine, his Nanna.

CAST LIST Tevye, the dairyman Peter Nicholls Golde, his wife Lindy Yeates Tzeitel, his daughter Michelle Crupi Hodel, his daughter Lauren McCormack Chava, his daughter Clary Riven Shprintze, his daughter Ellie Martin Bielke, his daughter Anna Mallows Motel, the tailor Shane Pritchard Yente, the matchmaker Barbara Hughes Perchik, the student Adam Bianco Fyedka, the Russian Greg van Bergen Yente, the matchmaker Barbara Hughes Lazar Wolf, the butcher John Filonzi The Rabbi Geoff Sussman Mendel, the Rabbi’s son Tony Burge Avram, the bookseller Glen Barnett Mordcha, the innkeeper Robert Griffin Constable (Russian) David Gedicke Ensemble Karen Greenwood Katrina Pezzimenti Grandma Tzeitel/Vera Gemma Hedger Fruma-Sarah/Lada Taylor Klas Shandel, Woman 2 Alice Batt Mirala/Woman 1 Kate Boyd-Mulheran Anya Helena Chayna Sima Stephanie Falkiner Berille Sheridan Hussein Yana Christine James Elvira Bethany Jewell Rivka Nikol McKail Bluma Jayne Murphy Surcha Olga Nachum, the beggar Damien Calvert Schmeril, the baker Peter Hanway Hershel, the potseller James Robertson Label, the farmer David Sly The Fiddler Johnathon White Yussel, the hatmaker Mark Yeates Russian Cossack/Bottle Dancers Sasha Alex Dechnicz children’s Abel/Priest Andrew Kobas performances Vlad Bohdan Myroniuk Cast A Serge Michael Popowycz Eliza Bennetts O’Connor, Madeline Plum Fri May 20, Sun May 22, Fri May 27, Sat May 28 Children Devon Campbell (8pm), Wed June 1, Fri June 3 Caleb Chayna Fredel Ben Mulheran Cast B Shloime Jake Rosen Yakov Claudia Chayna, Ceyda Unal Yitzuk Sat May 21, Wed May 25, Thurs May 26, Sat May 28 (2pm), Sun May 29, Thurs June 2, Sat June 4 Zhana (Cast A) Eliza Bennetts O’Connor Eva (Cast A) Madeline Plum Eva (Cast B) Claudia Chayna Zhana (Cast B) Ceyda Unal 12

Musical numbers & scene list Fiddler On The Roof Time: 1905, on the eve of Russian revolutionary period Place: Anatevka, a small village in Russia Scene Musical Numbers ACT 1 Tradition (Tevye & Villagers) Matchmaker (Hodel, Chava, Tzeitel) Prologue If I Were a Rich Man (Tevye) Sabbath Prayer Scene 1: Interior/Exterior of Tevye’s House (Tevye, Golde, Family & Villagers) To Life (Tevye, Lazar Wolf, Fyedka & Men) Scene 2: Village Miracle of Miracles (Motel, Tzeitel) Scene 3: Tevye’s House/Village The Dream (Tevye, Golde, Grandma Tzeitel, Rabbi, Fruma-Sarah & Company) Scene 4: The Inn Scene 5: Street Outside the Inn Sunrise, Sunset (Tevye, Golde, Family & Villagers) Scene 6: Tevye’s Backyard / Village Wedding Dance (Company) Scene 7: The Nightmare Scene 8: Village (Motel’s Tailor Shop) Scene 9: The Wedding – Pt 1 Scene 10: The Wedding – Pt 2 ACT 2 Now I Have Everything (Perchik & Hodel) Do You Love Me? (Tevye, Golde) Prologue The Rumour (Yente, Mirala, Shandel, Mendel, Avram & Villagers) Scene 1: Exterior/Interior of Tevye’s House Far From the Home I Love (Hodel, Tevye) Chava Sequence Scene 2: Village (Tevye, Family & Company) Anatevka (Tevye, Golde, Yente, Lazar, Mendel, Avram & Villagers) Scene 3: Railroad Station Scene 4 & 5 : Village/Motel’s Tailor Shop Scene 6: On the Outskirts of the Village Scene 7: Tevye’s Backyard Epilogue: Outside Tevye’s House Orchestra Vicki Stanko / Barbara Kerr Bob Millar Flute Kelli White / Andrew Corbel Oboe / Cor Anglais Siobhan Matsuka Clarinet Glenn Taylor Clarinet / Bass Clarinet Bruce Ikin Bassoon Ian Cooper Horn Sue Cook Trumpet Jenny Stengards Rob Burns Rebecca McPhail / Bruce Lancashire Trombone Darryl Barron / Nick Roder Percussion Danny Forward / Heather Wickes Guitar Andrew Cook (Leader) Accordian/Keyboard Heng Lin Yeap Violins Lena Yeoh Simone Kux David Chan / Justina Lui Margarita Iourgaeva / Andrea Scarlett Viola Ben Pisani Cello Bass 13

Karen Greenwood Katrina Pezzimenti Gemma Hedger Shandel, Grandmother Tzeitel/Vera Fruma-Sarah/Lada Motel’s mother/Woman 2 Karen seems to have made playing Katrina has a Bachelor of Music in Voice A graduate of the Melba Conservatorium grandmothers a specialty, after having from Melbourne University, as well as an of Music, Gemma has studied singing, played Berthe in Pippin three times over the Associate Diploma of Arts (Opera) from drama, tap, jazz and calisthenics, and works past thirty years (each time requiring less the Victorian College of the Arts. She as a singing teacher and stage manager aging make-up, Karen ruefully points out). teaches singing at St Leonards College, as for schools. Her performance experience Her last onstage appearance was in CLOC’s well as privately from her home studio, includes musicals, cabaret, concerts, version of Pippin in 2003, after which she and she is in fact sharing the stage tonight revues, films and television. She played decided to retire to backstage, production with one of her students Eliza O’Connor. Grandmama in a workshop production and administration work with CLOC. Katrina has a varied and extensive CV, of a new musical The Little Matchgirl, However, she has come out of her self- covering opera, local and international had a featured role in the premiere of imposed retirement as she could not resist recitals, music theatre performance and Gershwin the Musical and small parts in the pull of her long held dream to perform musical direction. She has worked with Amy, Neighbours, Lillian’s Story, Just Us and in a show so close to her heart – and the several peninsula based groups as well as Good Guys, Bad Guys. In musical theatre, chance to play another granny! the VCA Opera School, where some of her Gemma has worked with Whitehorse roles included Mrs Lovett (Sweeney Todd) (The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady), and Catchment (Evita, West Side Story). This and the title role in Iolanthe. Katrina is Gemma’s fifth onstage appearance with returns to CLOC after a 24 year absence, CLOC, following A Little Night Music, when she last played an Aristocrat in Anything Goes, Barnum, and The Scarlet Pimpernel. When not onstage Gemma our 1987 production of Evita. joins her husband Bernard as a highly valued member of our backstage crew. COSSACK Alex Dechnicz Sasha DANCERS Alex has been learning, teaching and performing Ukrainian Cossack and 14 character dancing for 28 of his 32 years. Among his professional dance appearances have been performances at the Sydney Folkloric Festival (Sydney Opera House), Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony, AFL Footy Show, Annual Australian Dance Awards, Mt Isa Festival and Fraser Coast Cultural Festival (both in Queensland), 2008 Premiers Gala Dinner, as well as regional (Shepparton, Wodonga) and international (Canada) tours. When he is not doing awe inspiring moves with his body, Alex works in corporate sales in the Energy industry.

Taylor Klas Mirala/Woman 1 Alice Batt Anya Taylor works as a professional actor and Alice has been interested in the teacher, and is founder and principal teacher performing arts from an early age, starting of Enact Performing Arts School. She has dance lessons at age four right here at the trained at Monash University (Bachelor of National Theatre Ballet School, where she Performing Arts) as well as studying Acting also went on to learn jazz and tap over a Technique and Improvisation in New York ten year period. During this time, she also and Los Angeles. She has appeared in took regular singing lessons (something straight dramas, in short films and has done she still does), learnt piano and violin for several voiceovers. Last year, she appeared in eleven years and also studied drama and a one woman show at La Mama called The theatre studies throughout her school White Door, for which she received glowing years, which she then continued into reviews by all the papers who reviewed her 2010 when she completed her first year of performance. Born in Australia of Eastern a combined Bachelor of Performing Arts/ European and Israeli heritage, this show has Law at Monash University. Last year she a lot of personal resonance for Taylor, which also completed the Young Actors Studio has given her participation much significance. with the NIDA open program. She has deferred her studies this year to study full-time dance at Spectrum Dance. Andrew Kobas Abel Bohdan Myroniuk Vlad Michael Popowycz Serge Andrew works in business administration, Bohdan works in financial planning but Like our other Cossacks, Michael is of but like our other Cossack dancers who his real passion and background is in Ukrainian origin, is a long standing are appearing with him onstage tonight, Ukrainian choir singing and dancing, member of the Verchovyna Ukrainian his main focus out of work hours is his which he pursues with vigour. As a Dance ensemble and is making his musical dancing, which he has been doing with a member of the Verchovyna Ukrainian theatre debut with this show. He has passion for 22 years, For fourteen years, he Dance ensemble, he has toured and been dancing for fifteen of his nineteen was a member of the Lastivka Ukrainian performed in Melbourne, Sydney and years, and also manages to fit in basketball Dance ensemble in Geelong, and the for Adelaide, and he continues to practise refereeing around his passion for dance. the last eight years, he has been with the and perform regularly. Like all our After completing Year 12 in 2010, Michael Verchovyna Ukrainian Dance Ensemble in Cossack dancers, this is Bohdan’s first is now working as an apprentice electrician. Melbourne, which has involved commuting musical theatre experience and we are from his home in Geelong (which he delighted to welcome him and his fellow 15 has also done for this show). As part of Cossack dancers. this troupe, Andrew has toured country Victoria, Queensland, Thailand and even the Ukraine!

Kate Boyd-Mulheran Sima Helena Chayna Berille Stephanie Falkiner Yana Kate, Lynette and Chris go back a long Helena recently moved to Melbourne from After spending her school and university way together, as more years ago than the Gold Coast, where her passion for the days performing in featured roles in any of them cares to remember, Kate performing arts began at age seven. During musicals and revues, Stephanie studied played the title role in Annie to Chris’ her school years, she played lead roles in opera full-time at The Opera Studio Daddy Warbucks, and Lynette then many musicals and dramas, both for school during 2010. She has also been a member choreographed a teenage Kate in Pippin, productions and with local theatre companies, of the Victorian Youth Opera and the both for Catchment. These were just including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Young Australian Broadway Chorus, two of the nearly twenty shows that Kate Annie in Annie Get Your Gun. After leaving taking roles in many of the concert performed in, including two CLOC school, Helena trained in both Music and and musical performances of all three shows (South Pacific, Carousel). Having Drama at the University of Queensland, companies. In 2009, she played Loretta in learnt all forms of dance for over 30 years, and then became a secondary school teacher. a workshop production of Gianni Schicci and worked as a professional dancer She also taught at The Johnny Young and with Victorian Opera. Fiddler marks (touring with Disney International), Simon Gallaher Talent Schools, tutored Stephanie’s first musical away from school/ Kate moved into choreography, and singing privately and performed in, directed, uni, and she has loved the experience. gymnastics/cheerleading coaching and musically directed and choreographed judging. After taking time out to have her musicals, corporate functions and Carols three beautiful children, Kate decided it by Candlelight. Later she owned her was time to get back on stage, especially own performing arts school which had an with her old friends Chris and Lynette at enrolment of over 300 students. the helm. This time, she has made it a Since moving to Melbourne, Helena has family affair, appearing with her ten year performed for several companies, most old son Ben. recently Strathmore Theatre Arts Group (STAG) as Liz in Noel Coward’s Present 16 Laughter. Helena teaches Musical Theatre and Drama at Centrestage Performing Arts School, as well as teaching casually at various schools. Helena is thrilled to be a part of a CLOC production and to be sharing the experience with her two talented children, Caleb and Claudia.

Bethany Jewell Bluma Jayne Murphy Olga Nineteen year old Bethany makes her A diversional therapist at an aged care CLOC and musical theatre debut with this facility by day, Jayne enjoys her own production. Her appetite for performance diversional therapy at night, through her was whetted at Melbourne Girls Grammar involvement with musical theatre. Some School, where she appeared in seven of her featured roles have included Arsenic productions, both musical (The Wiz, Annie (Chicago), Mazeppa (Gypsy) and Godspell) and non-musical (Othello, The Joice Heth (Barnum) - all for Dandenong, Crucible, Hating Alison Ashley, Away, Playing Helene (Sweet Charity), Sonia (Godspell) for Time). Bethany completed Year 12 and the fabulously named Hold Me-Touch in 2010, including Drama and Theatre Me (The Producers) – all for Windmill, and Studies, and is now planning for her next Fraulein Schneider (Cabaret) for Nova. big adventure, going to New York in Jayne is thrilled to be in her first CLOC September to study acting with the famous show, performing in one of her favourite Lee Strasberg Institute. shows of all time. Sheridan Hussein Elvira Christine James Rivka Nikol McKail Surcha Sheridan is a Year 11 student at Firbank Originally from the UK, Christine Nikol has a Bachelor of Music Performance Grammar School, who learns singing, arrived in Australia nineteen years ago. (Voice) from VCA, as well as a Graduate ballet, drama, music theory, piano and Having performed in many regional Diploma of Education. She has also had figure skating. She is a member of the productions in the UK, Christine took up twelve years of dance training, and has Senior Choir at Firbank and recently where she left off, and has worked with learnt the violin and flute for many years. returned from a Firbank choral tour several Melbourne companies, including She currently works in arts administration through the United Kingdom. She has Dandenong (Carousel 2004, Sweeney Todd and as a performing arts teacher. She performed as a soloist with the Russian 2007, Cabaret-Fraulein Schneider 2009), has a great deal of experience in opera Women’s Chamber Choir and has notched SLAMS (Les Miserables-Madame Thenadier performance, singing mainly with up over 60 performances with the National 2004, The Witches of Eastwick-Greta 2005) Melbourne City Opera. In music theatre, Theatre Ballet School. Fiddler is Sheridan’s and Babirra (Me and My Girl-Mrs Brown she has appeared as Madame Thenadier (Les first musical. 2005). Christine has also performed Miserables, Altona City Theatre) and Into in straight dramatic theatre and in the Woods (Jack’s mother, Williamstown pantomime. Last year, Christine appeared Music Theatre). Her other appearances as Kay O’Brien, Dusty Springfield’s have been in concerts and special events mother, in Dusty and we welcome her back where she has featured as a solo performer. to once again play wife to David Sly, who Nikol is one of the many new faces who played her husband in Dusty. CLOC welcomes for this show. 17

Devon Campbell Fredel Ben Mulheran Yakov Eliza Bennetts O’Connor Zhana (Cast A) Fifteen year old Devon is a Year 10 student Ten year old Ben is a Grade 5 student at at Cheltenham Secondary College. She Point Cook College. He has danced in his Eliza currently attends Brighton Primary spent twelve years at the Jane Moore school concerts and acted in his school play. School in Grade 6. After school, she learns Academy of Ballet, learning classical, jazz Most of his dramatic instincts are used in singing (with our own Fruma-Sarah, Katrina and tap, eventually becoming one of the his pursuit of Taekwondo, which he loves Pezzimenti), piano, dancing and acting at school’s senior and featured students, and and in which he has reached a Yellow Belt. Stage Left Performing Arts School. As part competing in many eistedfodds over the Although this is his first musical, Ben has of these schools, she has appeared in many years. She is now learning jazz, tap and musical theatre in the genes – his mother, concerts and productions, as well as school musical theatre performance at the Michelle Kate Boyd-Mulheran is not only appearing holiday workshops and performances. Last Slater School of Dance. In 2002, she played with him onstage tonight, but has herself a year, Eliza appeared as Tessie in MLOC’s the youngest Von Trapp child Gretl in long history of involvement with Melbourne Annie and is pleased to join several of MLOC’s The Sound of Music and is thrilled musical theatre as a talented performer and her cast mates from that show in her first to be performing in her second musical, this choreographer, and his grandmother Fran CLOC appearance. time with her grandfather Geoff Sussman. Boyd is a PLOS stalwart and a committee member of the Music Theatre Guild. Jake Rosen Yitzuk Caleb Chayna Shloime Madeline Plum Eva (Cast A) Fourteen year old Jake is a Year 8 student Although only fourteen years old, Caleb Eleven year old Madeline is a seasoned at Caulfield Grammar who has had a long is a boy with a wealth of performing and passionate performer with over seven standing passion for the performing arts. experience. He has been learning dancing years of experience in all forms of the He has been a member of the Children’s and singing since he was seven, and performing arts, as well as calisthenics, piano Performing Company of Australia for has won many awards over the years in and cello. Through her many classes, she several years, and has appeared in their Queensland, where he was born. He has has performed in concerts, competitions, annual performances in both ensemble worked with several companies on the exams and eisteddfods, and has appeared and solo numbers. While at Gardenvale Gold Coast, playing young Peter Allen in front of audiences large and small in Primary School, Jake took the lead role in in The Boy from Oz, Iago in Aladdin, and venues such as Her Majesty’s Theatre their 2008 major musical production and Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol. Since Ballarat, Hamer Hall at the Arts Centre, also appeared as one of the Talented Voices moving to Melbourne in 2009, Caleb has the Besen Theatre in Burwood and even of Gardenvale, performing annual shows been attending Centrestage Performing the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, around Melbourne from 2006-9. He Arts School and has featured in their recent where she performed a concert at the end of has also appeared in the annual Caulfield productions. And he has even appeared as a Queensland Musical Summer School she Grammar productions, playing the Knave an extra in Neighbours! This is a real family attended. During 2010, Madeline appeared of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (2010) affair for Caleb, who is joined onstage by in a production of Goldilocks with the Adlib and he has just completed the role of his sister Claudia and his mother Helena. Children’s Theatre Company. Judith in their 2011 production The Life of Brian. Jake was also part of the ensemble in MLOC’s Oliver! (2008). 18

CLOC Patron John-Michael Howson CLOC Musical Theatre is OAM a member of the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria CLOC Committee Members Ceyda Unal Zhana (Cast B) President Administrator Grant Alley Sandra Davies Ceyda (pronounced Jayda) is a Grade Claudia Chayna Eva (Cast B) 6 student at Beaumaris North Primary Secretary Treasurer School, where she is an enthusiastic Barry Venning John Davies Like her big brother Caleb, eleven year member of the school choir, having old Claudia has been dancing and been a featured soloist on several Committee Committee singing for many years – she started occasions. Born in Australia of Turkish Janet Cameron Debbie Osborne when she was three! She has performed heritage, Ceyda spent 2½ years in in several musicals and eisteddfods, Turkey, where she had a great deal of winning awards for both her singing and performing experience in several TV dancing. Since moving to Melbourne shows and ads. Like several other girls in 2009, she has been attending the in the cast, Ceyda is a student at the Centrestage Performing Arts School Jane Moore Academy of Ballet and is with Caleb, has been in an episode of also learning drama right here at the City Homicide and also appeared with National Theatre. Fiddler is Ceyda’s Kerri-Anne Kennerley on her Channel 9 first musical theatre experience and she morning show, which Claudia co-hosted is very excited to have this opportunity. after winning a nation wide search for five child hosts. In Fiddler, Claudia shares the stage not only with Caleb but with mum Helena. Committee Committee Carol Humphrey Cameron Osborne Committee Committee Allan Paul Melinda Peebles CLOC Musical Theatre PO Box 351, Patterson Lakes, VIC, 3197 Ticket Enquiries 1300 362 547 Web www.cloc.org.au Email [email protected] The National Theatre 20 Carlisle St, St.Kilda, VIC, 3182 PO Box 1173, St.Kilda South, VIC, 3182 Telephone: 9534 0221 Fax: 9534 5345 Box Office: 9525 4611 The Australian National Memorial Theatre Limited Patron: Professor David de Kretser, AO Governor of Victoria Chairman: Adrian Gibson General Manager: Robert Taylor Theatre Manager: Linda Aitken FOH Manager: Coral Hunter Production Manager / Head Technician: Michael Crozier. 19

Co-Directors : Chris White, Lynette White Costume Design : Victoria Horne Choreographer : Lynette White Costume Co-Ordinators : Victoria Horne, Musical Director : Phillip Osborne Melinda Peebles Production Manager : Debbie Osborne Costume Consultant : Nancy Matthews Technical Director : Grant Alley Assisted By : Carol Humphrey, Allan Paul Stage Manager : Sandra Davies Costume Assistants : Sara Benson, Assistant to the Director : Debbie Osborne Lara Conway, Lorna English, Eva Fabian, Cheryle Osborne, Delwyn Poyser, Set Design : Chris White Nerissa Saville, Lynette Strickland, Set Painting : Chris White Erika Sudarevic, Kelly Windle, Susan Windle Technical Design : Grant Alley Set Construction : Grant Alley Wigs/Hair Styles Consultant : David Wisken Assisted By : John Davies, Rohan Fotheringham, Make-Up Consultant : Louise Jenkins David Hobbs, David Kweitel, Malcolm Lutchner, Assisted By : Alexis Collier, Samantha Purton David Richardson, Alberto Salvato, Marck Setford, Brenton Staples, Barry Venning, Chris White Stage Director : Bernard Hedger Assistant Stage Manager : Rosie Correll Lighting Design : Brad Alcock (BAAC Light) Floor Managers : Paul Belli, Michael Bates Assisted By : Andrei Chlebniowski Fly Manager : Tony Hall (BAAC Light) Dressers’ Co-Ordinator : Melinda Peebles Lighting Board Programmer : Brad Alcock Assisted By: Sara Benson, Janet Cameron, Lighting Board Operator : Allan Paul Rohan Fotheringham Props Co-Ordinator : Karen Warrington Follow Spot Operators : Patsi Boddison, Assisted By : Jodie Lawson, Karen Greenwood David Boddison-Gray Armourer: Len Steel Lighting Crew : Brad Alcock, Child Supervisor: Kelly Hall Patsi Boddison, David Boddison-Gray, Damien Calvert, Matthew Silk and Stage Crew : Gordon Bull, Craig Dixon, Linda Hum of The National Theatre Robert Harvey, David Hobbs, Tayla Ives, Audio Design : Alan Green (Greenland Audio) Sarah Nichols, Ian Simmonds Audio Operation : Cail Young Assisted By : Natalie Coleman, Stacey Harper Thanks Also To : Rosie Ainley, Karen Garaway, Audio Bump-In & Bump-Out : Blair Patullo, Peter Jarvis, Trevor Jackson, Keith Morgan, Mark Banks Beth Styrk, Peter Turley, Kerryn White, Neville West PRODUCTION TEAM 20

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Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Don Black & Charles Hart A musical adaptation from the novel by David Garnett Director Shaun Kingma Musical Director Andrew Houston Choreographed Movement Tamara Finch SEPT 23 - OCT 8 2011 The National Theatre, St. Kilda Booking Enquiries 1300 362 547 Book online at www.cloc.org.au Ticket Sales open Monday July 18 2011 Original West End production by The Really Useful Company Limited and Produced by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Limited TM 1989 The Really Useful Group Limited By arrangement with ORiGiN THEATRICAL on behalf of THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP LIMITED