George Gershwin Alone

April 23, 2004 — May 1, 2004

Civic Auditorium

SPECIAL EVENT
George Gershwin lives! We are very pleased to present, in collaboration with the 2004 Gilmore Keyboard Festival, the sensational Broadway production of George Gershwin Alone. Direct from his record-breaking appearances in Los Angeles, Florida, Boston, Washington DC and Broadway, internationally recognized actor, playwright and concert pianist Hershey Felder will once again embody the spirit and talent of the legendary composer and pianist, George Gershwin. In this ‘imagination’ with music Mr. Felder recreates the character of George Gershwin as well as his fascinating rhythms and tragically short life. In between the romantic ballads The Man I Love, Someone to Watch Over Me, bits of An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess the incomparable Felder brings to life Gershwin’s childhood, his parents and his siblings Ira, Arthur and Frances.

CAST
EIGHTY-EIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
in association with
The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival
and
The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre

presents

HERSHEY FELDER
as
GEORGE GERSHWIN� ALONE

Music and Lyrics by Book by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin, Hershey Felder

Scenic Design by Yael Pardess
Lighting Design by Michael Gilliam
Sound Design by Jon Gottlieb
Production Stage Manager Tom Helmer

Wardrobe for George Gershwin� Alone provided by Kenneth Cole

Directed by JOEL ZWICK

Originally developed at the Tiffany Theatre, Los Angeles

Produced on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre by Richard Willis, Martin Markinson, Hershey Felder

Produced in London’s West End by Hershey Felder, Nicholas Paleologos, Jeff Sine, Robert Birmingham,Peg Golden, and Lee Kaufman

Production Crew
Technical Director – Stephen Setterlun
Stage Foreman – Phillip Miller
Stage Hands – Shawn Riley, Jeff Khaled, Eric Perry, David Kyhn, Amy Jackson, Kathleen Chadwick, Daryl L. Callan, Kristin Fiore, Kristen Chesak
Master Electrician – Eric Perry
Electricians – Daryl L. Callan, Kristen Chesak, Phillip Miller, Jeff Khaled, Shawn Riley
Touch-up Artists – David Kyhn, Amy Jackson, Kathleen Chadwick
Production Assistant – Heather Nielsen

Running Crew
Stage Manager – Tom Helmer
Sound Board Operator – Matthew Jones
Light Board Operator – Melissa Muha-Webb

PRODUCTION TEAM
Scenic Design by – Yael Pardess
Lighting Design by – Michael Gilliam
Sound Design by – Jon Gottlieb
Production Stage Manager – Tom Helmer

Wardrobe for George Gershwin� Alone provided by – Kenneth Cole

Directed by – JOEL ZWICK

PERFORMANCE DATES
April 23 – May 1, 2004