- Synopsis
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MUSICAL
A SW Michigan Premiére
A Southwest Michigan premiére – War Paint just closed on Broadway in November 2017. The Civic is thrilled to be one of the first theatres in the country to produce this new and exciting musical! In 1935 Manhattan, society women fret over beauty ideals imposed on them by an unforgiving culture. And center to it all are the empires of Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubenstein. War Paint exposes the rivalry between the two most important women of the cosmetics industry from the 1930s to the 1960s…a story dramatic enough even without the music and the costumes. They could have been friends. Both brought up in humble surroundings, in these two powerful, wealthy women similarity bred contempt. Arden stole Rubenstein’s marketing director, and then Rubinstein retaliated by stealing Arden’s husband. Theirs was one of the great feuds in American business, like Macy’s and Gimbals but with lipstick and eyeliner!
RATING:Â THE WHOLE FAMILY
“…the evening gleams like a freshly applied coat of nail polish…”
– Broadway News
CAST
Miss Elizabeth Arden –Â GINA MARIA CHIMNER
Madame Helena Rubinstein –Â CARRIE MCNULTY*
Tommy Lewis –Â TIM KILMARTIN
Harry Fleming –Â TODD SPRATT
Dorian Leigh –Â ARI COLEMAN
Charles Revson –Â NATE MIELKE
Ensemble Women
JULIE DAVIS
KATHERINE HARTE-DECOUX
AMY LESKOWSKI
KATE MEYERS
EMMA MICHAEL
LAURIE L. NIC
AMY SHERMAN
CARLEE STOKER
PRISCILLA SWIAT
ALLISON WHITE +
DONNA WILLOUGHBY
Ensemble Men
LOGAN AWE
MICHAEL DAVIS-ARNOLD
KEVIN HOPP +
RJ
Pit Singers
SARAH AIELLO
JAMES H. GEARY
TERESA LINDAHL
ANASTASIA MILLER +
ALAN MOERDYK
RACHEL LYNN PIPER
BRITTIN SCHUMAKER
MOLLY SENNE
JENNY TROUT
GARY WILLOUGHBY
CREW
Assistant Stage Managers
KRISTINE LYNN BAKER
TERRI COLEMAN
Light Board Op
ELVIN E. EAST
Follow Spot Operators
SARA ELFRING
ROBIN KUEPPERS
KATIE KUTZKO
TORRI JO MITCHELL
DUSTI MORTON
REED SHILTS
JACKI STAHR
A1 Sound
DELANEY MCKENZIE
Playback Operator
DIANE J. VASOLD-TRUPIANO
Props
MERINDA EDWARDS
Floor/Fly
STEVEN BOYSEN
LAURA VANORMAN
PHILIP VANORMAN
Dressers
JESSICA G. DOXTATER
JONI EDWARDS
SARAH N. L KUEPPERS
LISA WATSON
* Carrie McNulty appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
+ Denotes Civic Debut
Director –Â TONY HUMRICHOUSER
Assistant Director –Â LESA DENCKLAU
Music Director –Â MARIE MCCOLLEY-KERSTETTER
Choreographer/Hair & Makeup Designer/Wig Master –Â JENNIFER HUDSON-PRENKERT
Scenic Designer –Â DAVID KYHN
Costume Designer –Â ELAINE KAUFFMAN
Lighting & Sound Designer –Â ANNMARIE MILLER
Technical Director –Â PHILLIP A. MILLER
Properties Master –Â STACY BARTELL
Stage Manager –Â ASHLEIGH DOXTATER
- Friday, May 3rd at 7:30pm
- Saturday, May 4th at 7:30pm (Post Show Creative Conversation)
- Sunday, May 5th at 2:00pm
- Friday, May 10th at 7:30pm (ASL Interpreted Performance)
- Saturday, May 11th at 7:30pm
- Sunday, May 12th at 2:00pm
- Friday, May 17th at 7:30pm
- Saturday, May 18th at 7:30pm
- Sunday, May 19th at 2:00pm