Steel Pier

The Australian Premiere

Steel Pier opened on Broadway in 1997 and never been seen in Australia before and particularly when it is based on a real life icon. is set in the America of 1933. Popular as a honeymoon and holiday destination, Atlantic City’s Against a background of the Great famous pier of steel and concrete originally opened in 1898. Depression, the story focuses on the love Ranking with New York’s Coney Island, Atlantic City’s Steel Pier triangle of one time celebrity, Rita Racine, her soon became a popular entertainment venue renowned for manipulative husband, Mick, the promoter of showcasing many of the world’s greatest performers. From the the dance marathon, and stunt pilot, Bill. The 1920’s through to the 1950’s everyone who was anyone played action takes place against the backdrop of a the Steel Pier. The stars included W.C. Fields, Guy Lombardo, dance marathon, the type of event that was Mae West, Charlie Chaplin, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Benny typical of the time when the unemployed Goodman and Jimmy Dorsey. It’s been said that Big Bands entered so that they might have food and weren’t really big until they played the Steel Pier. lodgings for the period of the marathon or else be lucky enough to win the cash prize or receive sponsorship. As one pier aficionado later wrote of his memories of the Atlantic City landmark: ‘Steel Pier will always be a magical place Steel Pier was written by the highly acclaimed team of Kander to those of us lucky enough to spend a day on the ‘Pier’. I was and Ebb, who will be remembered for their genius in creating lucky enough to grow up on ‘Steel Pier’. First job, first dance Cabaret and Chicago, both highly successful stage shows and with a girl, first kiss, first feelings of independence and freedom films. With Steel Pier they have captured the mood and style of wandering the Pier from entrance to Ballroom, knowing the early 1930’s films and musicals to provide a piece that will everyone and everything in between.’ thoroughly entertain and move you, for it successfully contrasts the escapism of the entertainment of the period with the We hope you too enjoy your time on the Steel Pier. realities of the depression. Alan Burrows CLOC’s production of Steel Pier is an Australian Premiere and Director as the Director, I am very excited to present a show that has In 1933, the United States was in the grip of the economic collapse became the focus of Sydney Pollack’s darkly depressing that followed the Wall Street Crash of October 1929 that greatly They Shoot Horses Don’t They? (1969). These marathons shocked Americans and their faith in established political often introduced new dance styles and songs while the institutions and the ability of their country to deliver opportunity intimacy of the closed couple dancing was frowned upon by and prosperity. moralists who disapproved of such public displays of affection. A curious Depression-era form of entertainment, the marathons were A period characterised by record unemployment, economic a mixture of real life and show business. decline and widespread social dislocation, the early thirties was also a golden age of dance marathons, big bands, vaudeville and In addition to the presentation of contemporary entertainment, for show business legends like Florenz Ziegfeld, Rudy Vallee, Paul many years a major attraction at the Steel Pier was the ‘diving Whiteman, Mae West, Amos ‘n Andy, Burns and Allen and Kate horse’ - a horse and rider whose act involved a spectacular forty Smith. Popular films of 1933 were Flying Down to Rio, Cavalcade, foot leap into a water tank. For just one admission price, pier Footlight Parade, She Done Him Wrong, Dinner at Eight, Mary patrons could enjoy every concert, film and attraction without ever Stevens MD, Mystery of the Wax Museum and King Kong. spending another cent. During the 1930s, the pier’s magnificent art deco Marine Ballroom The Steel Pier was more than just an attraction to spend a day, it hosted numerous dances and dance contests. Particularly popular offered a place where the boundaries of hope - and hopelessness during the Depression were the dance marathons that later - blurred into days of relentless dancing punctuated by rest periods of just fifteen minutes.

The Australian Premiere Music & Lyrics October 7 – 22, 2005 John Kander & Fred Ebb Alexander Theatre, Monash Book University, Clayton David Thompson Director Alan Burrows Presented by Special Musical Director Gregory Smith Arrangement with Choreographer Susan Lewis Dominie Drama Set Design Chris White Costume Design Kelly Farrow Lighting Design Martin Karklins Audio Design Marck Setford –– P A G E 1 ––

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Shannon Pincombe Fernando Testa Elizabeth Dark Bill Kelly Mick Hamilton Shelby Stevens Shannon works in education sheet music A “stay at home dad” for the last fifteen A favourite of CLOC audiences, Elizabeth was sales and enjoys rock climbing, bush months, Fernando is a prosthetic/ nominated Best Actress for her unforgettable walking, gardening, cooking and orthotic technician who enjoys furniture performance as Velma Kelly in CLOC’s 2001 spending time with his wife Carla and building, swimming, cooking and production of Chicago and won Best friends. His wide experience as a entertaining his children. Although Steel Supporting Actress for her interpretation of performer in music theatre includes roles Pier is his first show with CLOC, his the role of Lina Lamont in CLOC’s Australian in Me and My Girl, Pirates of Penzance, experience in theatre includes roles in premiere season of Singin’ in the Rain (1998). Into the Woods, My Fair Lady, Guys and The Venetian Twins, I Do, I Do, Pirates of Currenly working as a freelance personal Dolls, South Pacific and Carousel. We Penzance, The Mikado and assistant, teacher and performer, Elizabeth’s welcome Shannon to CLOC in the lead Arsenic and wide experience in music theatre productions role of Bill Kelly. Old Lace. includes lead roles in City of Angels and Anything Goes and the choreography for Joseph. Carolyn Bruce Barry Baker Greg Beresniak Rita Racine Mr Walker Luke Adams Carolyn began singing and dancing at When not on stage Barry works at the Law A graduate in arts and law, Greg the age of eight. Since then, performing Institute of Victoria. Outside of his currently works as a senior claims in non professional theatre has become professional life he has a wide range of assessor in the insurance industry. an important part of her life outside of interests including theatre, fitness, history, Hugely experienced as a performer, he her job as Coordinator of the current affairs and gardening. A veteran has been Evelyn Oakleigh in Anything PriceWaterhouseCoopers Foundation. performer in both music theatre and drama Goes, Al De Luca in A Chorus Line, Billy Originally from Perth, Carolyn moved to on the non-professional circuit, he has Lawlor in 42 nd Street, Sky Masterton in Melbourne with her husband in 1997. appeared as Marcus Lycus in Forum, R F Guys and Dolls and Mingo in Crazy for She became involved in music theatre Simpson in Singin’ in the Rain, Zoltan You. Greg is trained in acting, singing almost immediately, appearing in the Karpathy in My Fair Lady, Nathan Detroit in and dancing and has appeared in a wide Whitehorse production of The Music Guys and Dolls, Bill Sykes in Oliver, range of roles for music theatre Man, then as Kathy Seldon in CLOC’s Cheswick in One Flew Over the Cuckoos companies Nova, Whitehorse, Fab Nobs, hugely successful Australian premiere Nest and Donny Pratt in The Shifting Heart. Catchment and featured in six CLOC season of Singin’ in the Rain, followed by Barry will be remembered by CLOC productions. an inspirational interpretation of Diana aficionados for his role as Kleiman in last Morales in A Chorus Line (Guild year’s production of Mack & Mabel. nomination) and roles in Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance, My One and Only, Pippin –– P A G E 4 –– (Fastrada) and most recently Jekyll & Hyde. Carolyn would like to send a special thanks to the production team, work colleagues and husband Cam for all their support throughout rehearsals for Steel Pier.

Philippa Chalke Elizabeth Garnsworthy Craig Wiltshire Precious McGuire Dora Foster Buddy Becker Philippa is a retail manager at Lincraft A professional dance teacher and Craig has degrees in arts and education with an arts degree in music theatre choreographer, Elizabeth is a graduate and currently teaches graphic design at performance. Although Steel Pier is her of the Victorian College of the Arts. Well Glen Waverley Secondary College. He first appearance in a CLOC show, known to CLOC audiences for her roles has been performing in musical theatre Philippa has appeared in Company, Kiss in A Chorus Line (Guild Awards for Best for many years and has had extensive Actress and Best Dancer), Chicago, Can experience with Melbourne’s leading Me Kate and Pal Joey and at Can and Sweet Charity, Elizabeth has non-professional theatre companies. Capers Cabaret. Most recently worked as a dancer in opera, cabaret Highlights include Guys and Dolls, Sweet Philippa played the lead role of and theatre restaurants and television Charity, La Cage Aux Folles, The Music productions; and as a choreographer for Man, Joseph (Whitehorse) and Singin’ in Sally in Babirra’s production West Side Story, Me and My Girl, The the Rain, A Chorus Line, Crazy for You, of Me and My Girl. King and I and Carousel. Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! West Side Story, My One and Only and Mack & Mabel. (CLOC). Multi talented in both performance and theatre production, in May this year, Craig directed and choreographed PLOS Musical Productions highly acclaimed production of The Full Monty and in September produced Glen Waverley Secondary College’s dance extravaganza My One & Only. Laura Marcucci Nathan Toovey Peter Stanbrook Bette Becker Happy McGuire Johnny Adel Currently working as an emergency Nathan has completed a music theatre Peter has a bachelor’s degree in music teacher, Laura has studied acting, dance course at the National Theatre and theatre from the West Australian (tap, ballet, funk, jazz) and voice. She has studied jazz at the Dance Factory. As a Academy of Performing Arts and is a had numerous roles in film and television performer, Nathan has appeared in highly accomplished dancer in tap, (Stingers, Neighbours, Blue Heelers) and Pippin, Assassins, Chicago, Children of classical and jazz ballet. He has been performed in musicals for CLOC (Mack & Eden, Fiddler on the Roof, Trial By Jury, featured in supporting roles in the Mabel), Catchment, Babirra, AMC, 42nd Street, Wizard of Oz, Into the television series, Stingers and Altona and Williamstown. Most recently Woods and CLOC’s My One & Only. Neighbours, acted in commercials and she was in Anything Goes (Reno) Grease sung in Melbourne groups, Envy and All (Marty Maraschino), Chicago (Velma –– P A G E 5 –– Down. A founding member of As You Kelly), Fame, Kiss Me, Kate, Beauty and Wish Productions, Peter has also the Beast and The King and I. Laura loves appeared in the show Broadway Bound going to the theatre and cinema, with Bugs Bunny (Warner watching tennis and eating out. She is a Entertainment), A Chorus Line, Godspell, big Harry Potter fan. Grand Hotel, The Villain of Flowers, Into the Woods, Guys and Dolls, Mack & Mabel and Hello Dolly!

Alice Farrar Carly Richardson Amy Larsen Katie Bull Mick’s Picks Mick’s Picks Mick’s Picks Dance Ensemble Alice is a teacher at Auburn Primary Carly is a student in her final year of a Amy has appeared with the LaTrobe A graduate of Monash University in School and an arts graduate from the Bachelor of Fine Art (painting) at RMIT Theatre Company and the Warragul performing arts and secondary education, University of Tasmania. In her spare University. She began performing in Theatre Company in a wide variety of Katie is currently teaching dance, drama and time she enjoys singing, dancing, music theatre productions while still at roles including Young Sally in Follies, Lily theatre studies at Chandler Secondary walking and travel and has appeared school and has studied a range of St Regis in Annie, Yum Yum in The College and also teaches at and manages her in music theatre productions Me and dance styles (character, classical, Mikado, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady own dance school, Dance Krazy. Katie has My Girl, 42 nd Street, Jesus Christ contemporary, jazz and tap), singing and Kathy Seldon in Singin’ in the Rain. extensive experience and training in jazz, tap, Superstar and, most recently Guys and aerobics. Although Steel Pier is Amy’s vibrant interpretations of Eliza ballet, drama and singing as well as a large and Dolls at Babirra. Carly’s first show with CLOC, she has Doolittle and Kathy Seldon resulted in number of performance credits in musicals appeared in Pippin, Little Shop of Guild nominations for Most including My One and Only, Chicago, Guys Horrors, Chicago and The Wiz. Outstanding Lead Actor – Female in and Dolls, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, 2002 and 2003, and a special judge’s Godspell, Pippin, West Side Story, Mack award for Eliza Doolittle. Steel Pier is her & Mabel, Hello Dolly! and plays second role in a CLOC production, Hamlet, Waiting for Godot, Don’s following Mack & Mabel in 2004. Party, Morning Sacrifice. Clare Dea Chris Mertens Marcus Flood Courtney Davies Dance Ensemble Dance Ensemble Dance Ensemble Dance Ensemble Trained in singing and dance, Clare’s Chris works in sales Marcus works in customer service and Courtney has been studying classical experience in theatre includes performances and has extensive training human resources in the banking ballet and tap for over ten years and in Grease, The Wiz, Me and My Girl and in industry and is currently taking vocal has been successful at all levels of pantomimes Aladdin, Mother Goose, and in tap, jazz, ballet and lessons with Derek Taylor. Since moving examinations for ballet. In 2002 she Jack and the Beanstalk. In addition, she has circus arts, as well as from Ballarat in 2001, Marcus has completed her Victorian Certificate of worked in television, fashion parades and skills in street continued his involvement in music Education at Sandringham Secondary sporting fixtures as a choreographer, model, theatre with Nova (Follies) and Peridot College. Courtney first appeared as a dance captain and singer. performance, mime, set design and (The Sentimental Bloke). While in dancer in school productions Bye Bye construction, direction, production and Ballarat, he appeared in local Birdie, Wizard of Oz, Fame and The Me choreography. His stage experience in productions Chess and Oklahoma. In Nobody Knows and was choreographer music theatre includes Fame, Hot Mikado 2004 he was part of the dance for Anything Goes. Since then she has and Anything Goes. ensemble in CLOC’s Mack & Mabel and successfully moved into non-professional more recently a cast member in the productions at CLOC (Gigi, Mack & Mabel) Whitehorse production of Hello Dolly! and Whitehorse (42nd Street, Hello Dolly!). –– P A G E 6 ––

Kirstin Morton Matt Jakowenko 6. 5iA.mpT4mmonp.sahyeio3tdsnseiiicoi.a2tmtarConioguon.titueneslawtwo1lelerNnlytfssiiaa.olitttColshanedundofstddnoneriihtOhns6eoacrtdqrnsamhuasnAo0,eutuowasnuxrtfolttlasiufngthgyvsmtilrlic,gacieehilinentinsifberetqoangicoghesydeuouolfut.edfhttonritathMtr.eSfeeoothwtelqeeshtlpeshtegueeedtdhaadeaeeniiaaoavrrcrrdnantmeutoeinnrtinnnwdtnarclcctecdgaatwinhiebretelnnloetserlsipahsgitmlstBnsw.hladpatdgaoaraplcbialotelnovnaenlbsaemedwcir1eledrbreeird2piimle0i1sdlnsoel4aqwg5pwistnnmiebnuDeenihpahetlrcamigolomahiotnlenuiroibtuwhdinfagaauretita.tusike,terneleavdteldatecwaelo.w.seslabnaobfehdWrdlwMireeoinvneilsnenarndetideg.nnhsoapgaTttadneaatr.tnfurosngeithFanrfnehetoitetwohdneenhouaeeargeffnoyneipnllsntmcotaucthmaheoerrdeeprerRtei,menaenrrptrteetueibouhirhnssoe.tatelteytdrelhIaspspflsoeilmemeconftdfrriaoiuamiaanorlbosnlkdodeetytci.senpebiaonfgeanimtrltaytabnykeertnhe Dance Ensemble Dance Ensemble This is Kirstin’s fifth show with CLOC having Matt has a diploma in music from the tapped her way through previous Melba Conservatorium of Music and productions of Anything Goes, My One and works in customer service with Only, Singin’ in the Rain and Mack & Mabel. Ticketek. Steel Pier is Matt’s fifth CLOC Kirstin has performed for Whitehorse, show – having first appeared as Luis in Mordialloc, Peoples’ Playhouse, Panorama, the hugely successful production of Peninsula and CLOC. Kirstin was Dulcie in West Side Story, followed by roles in The Boyfriend, Virtue in Anything Goes, Chicago, My One and Only and Pippin. Mrs. Potifer in Joseph and the Amazing He has also been in Oklahoma!, Joseph Technicolour Dreamcoat, Peep Bo in The and the Amazing Technicolour Mikado, Angel in The Best Little Whore- Dreamcoat (Catchment), Cabaret house in Texas and Maria in West Side Story. (Altona), Jesus Christ Superstar, Hello So far, the highlight for 2005 has been the Dolly! (Whitehorse) and the television role of Anne Egerman in A Little Night series, Stingers. Music. Robert Goldsmith Alex Macpherson Erin McMahon Jacquie McIntosh Dance Ensemble Dance Ensemble Hannah Misiano Dance Ensemble Robert is an administrator with the Alex works as a ballroom dance Steel Pier is Erin’s fourth production Jacquie is a singer and dancer with an Maroondah City Council and is currently instructor and is interested in yoga, with CLOC having previously been arts degree and qualifications in studying professional writing and editing at cooking, astrology, photography, music seen in Mack & Mabel, 42 nd Street and marketing and counselling. She plays Swinburne. He has studied dance and theatre and movies. Although this is his Crazy for You. In addition to her the trumpet in orchestras and jazz worked in voice-over and theatre. His first appearance in a CLOC production, experience onstage as a performer, bands and has performed in choirs, the hobbies and interests include travel, Alex has extensive experience as a Erin has worked in production, set and Victorian State Opera, and dance cooking, dancing, films, theatre, literature performer in ballroom dancing costume design and as a director, companies. Jacquie’s music theatre and sports. Steel Pier marks Robert’s first competitions, movie openings, choreographer and producer. She experience includes Joseph, 42 nd appearance in a CLOC production. shopping centres, floor shows and received a Guild nomination for her Street, Kismet and Chicago. corporate events. direction of Altona City Theatre’s You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and recently appeared in the Whitehorse production of Hello Dolly! –– P A G E 7 ––

Cameron Osborne Adam Rafferty Albert Tapper Tailem Tynan Dance Ensemble Dom Misiano, Sonny, Dance Ensemble Dance Ensemble Steel Pier marks Cameron’s second on- Preacher An engineering database programmer, Currently working as an early childhood stage performance with CLOC having Albert has twenty years performance professional, Tailem has completed also appeared in last years 40th Adam is an advertising specialist with and competitive experience in dance Bachelor degrees in Primary Teaching anniversary production of Mack & Mabel Myer and has had extensive experience and aerobics. Steel Pier calls heavily on and Arts (majoring in Dance) at Deakin and previously been a member of the in non-professional music theatre Albert’s twelve year career in University. With extensive experience backstage crew for CLOC’s award productions. Trained in voice, tap and Competitive Ballroom and Latin as a performer in musical theatre, winning production of Pippin. In addition, ballroom dancing, CLOC aficionados Championships, where he competed Tailem has trained in a range of dance he has performed in Salad Days, The will remember his engaging as a Professional at the National level. styles including ballet, tap, jazz, Boyfriend, and the recent Whitehorse performances as Nibbles in West Side The highlight was representing contemporary and singing – production of Hello Dolly! A Marketing Story and Eugene Fodor in Crazy for Australia at the World Latin Formation performing in various choral ensembles Manager for a School Uniform company, You. More recently, Adam was Albert Championships at the Royal Albert Hall from an early age. Tailem’s first musical Cameron has a Bachelor of Business from Peterson in the Whitehorse production and being in the winning team! theatre experience, and still her most Monash University and is currently of Bye Bye Birdie and Neville Landless favourite, was Seven Brides For Seven dividing his time between performing in Heidelberg’s The Mystery of Edwin Steel Pier marks Albert’s second role in Brothers in 1994 with DTC. Since then and working as CLOC’s Marketing Drood. Adam has also appeared in a CLOC show, following Mack & Mabel she has appeared in numerous Manager. productions for Peninsula, Altona and in 2004. Other music theatre productions including CLOC’s Mack & the Malvern Theatre Company. Earlier productions in which Albert has Mabel, Anything Goes and Chicago, this year he played the role of Sir appeared include: Guys and Dolls DTC’s Oliver and Hello Dolly!, Nova’s Archibald Proops in CLOC’s critically (Babirra), The Scarlet Pimpernel, 42 nd Street and Singin’ in the Rain, acclaimed production of Jekyll & Hyde. Singin’ in the Rain, My Fair Lady and Catchment’s Give My Regards to Chess (Nova). Broadway, Babirra’s The New Moon, and Whitehorse’s Hello Dolly! Tailem is excited to finally try her hand (or feet!) at ballroom dancing, and hopes that you enjoy the experience as much as she has enjoyed the journey. Dean Smart Michael Thompson Dance Ensemble Dance Ensemble A commerce graduate, Michael is a designer Carla Pincombe Dean works as an operations Dance Ensemble analyst with the National whose performance Carla is a secondary Bank. Although Steel Pier is experience includes teacher at Rowville his first show with CLOC, he Secondary College. A has been in Anything Goes, singing in the National graduate in teaching and arts (dance and drama), Singin’ in the Rain and Boys’ Choir and Opera she is currently studying Pirates of Penzance. An for a diploma of experienced ballroom Australia and stage roles in professional counselling. dancer, Dean is Carla is an experienced currently studying tap Mame, Funny Girl and choreographer (Sweet and also taking Charity, Man of La singing lessons. Sweet Charity. In his spare Mancha, Pirates) and dancer (Calamity Jane, time he enjoys movies and Bye, Bye, Birdie, Pirates of Penzance). spending time with friends. –– P A G E 8 ––

Overture Orchestra SECRETARY ADMINISTRATOR PRESIDENT Grant Alley Willing To Ride Rita Everybody Dance Mick, Mick’s Picks, Ensemble TREASURER Liz Smallridge Janet Cameron Sandra Davies Second Chance Bill It’s A Powerful Thing Mick, Mr Walker Dance With Me Mick, Rita, Mick’s Picks, Ensemble The Last Girl Bill, Mick, Rita, Mick’s Picks, Ensemble The Shag Ensemble Everybody’s Girl Shelby Wet Rita, Bill Harmonica Specialty Luke Lovebird Rita, Ensemble The Sprints Mick, Mick’s Picks, Ensemble INTERVAL Orchestra Bill, Rita, Ensemble Entr’acte Shelby Leave the World Behind Rita Somebody Older Precious, Ensemble Running In Place Bill, Rita Two Little Words Mick, Rita, Mick’s Picks, Ensemble First You Dream Ensemble Steel Pier Steel Pier (Reprise) Keyboard I Trombones COMMITTEE Carol Humphrey John Davies Adeline Han Simon Greatwood Matt Amy COMMITTEE Keyboard II Cody Geddes French Horn COMMITTEE Allan Paul Jo Ghiocas Bass Alex Yeap Violins Anne Beruldsen Drums Matt Latimer Malcolm Fawcett Mathew Yeung Percussion Viola Mark Collins John Clancy Reed I ‘Cello Sharon Loftus Andrew Cook Reed II COMMITTEE Meryl Withers Barry Venning Andrew Roberts Tim Veevers COMMITTEE Reed III Joel Dullard Reed IV Jo Heaton Trumpets Ben Thompson Claire Cronin Gabby Ibott CLOC Musical COMMITTEE Theatre is a member of the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria –– P A G E 9 ––

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