Generously sponsored by

Beverley K. Whitten
Harry & Sheila Bolick
and
Jack & Judy Depriester

C E N T R E S T A G E

proudly presents

A Musical Tribute to Frank Siantra

Conceived and Created by
David Grapes and Todd Olson

Original Book by Todd Olson

Original production directed by
David Grapes

Arrangements by Vince di Mura

July 15-August 8, 2021

DIRECTOR
LAURA NICHOLAS

My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra is produced by special arrangement with Summerwind Productions, LLC.

First Workshop Production Artpark at the Church, Lewiston, NY  May,1999

World Premiere at Tennessee Repertory Theatre, Nashville, TN – July,2000

Centre Stage is funded in part by a grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council, which receives funding from the City of Greenville, SEW Eurodrive, BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC, Michelin North America, Inc., and the South Carolina Arts Commission with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. This project is also funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Act I

Opening to Act I

Change Partners
by Irving Berlin

Favorites Medley

Cheek to Cheek
by Irving Berlin

Blue Skies
by Irving Berlin

All of Me
by Gerald Marks and Seymour B. Simons

I’ve Got the World on a String
by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler

High Hopes
by Sammy Cahn and Seymour B. Simons

Cast Members Intro

Broadway Medley

My Funny Valentine
by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

Where or When
by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

Let’s Face the Music and Dance
by Irving Berlin

Makin’ Whoopee
by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn

It’s All Right With Me
by Cole Porter

I Get a Kick Out of You
by Cole Porter

Cities Medley

I Love Paris
by Cole Porter

How About You?
by Ralph Freed and Burton Lane

My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)
by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen

South of the Border
by Michael Carr and James B. Kennedy

Chicago, Chicago
by Fred Fisher

L.A. is My Lady
by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Quincy D. Jones and Peggy Lipton

Young Love Medley

My Lean Baby
by Roy Alford and William May

I Believe
by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne

Let’s Get Away from It All
by Thomas Montgomery Adair and Matt Dennis

I Only Have Eyes for You
by Al Dubin and Harry Warren

Summer Underscore

Summer Medley

Something Wonderful Happens in Summer
by Joseph Bushkin and John De Vries

Summer Wind
by Hans Bradtke, Heinz Meier and John H. Mercer

Indian Summer
by Al Dubin and Victor Herbert

Love and Marriage Medley (Part 1)

The Tender Trap
by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen

Should I Reveal?
by Herb Brown Nacio and Arthur Freed

Can I Steal a Little Love?
by Phil J. Tuminello

The Same Old Song and Dance
by Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen and Bobby Worth

You’re Cheatin’ Yourself
by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning

The Lady is a Tramp
by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

Love and Marriage Medley (Part 2)

That Old Black Magic
by Harold Arlen and John H. Mercer

Witchcraft
by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh

I’ve Got You Under My Skin
by Cole Porter

All the Way
by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen

Act II

Opening to Act II

Losers Medley

Drinkin’ Again
by John H. Mercer and Doris Tauber

Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne

One for My Baby
by Harold Arlen and John H. Mercer

It Was a Very Good Year
by Ervin Drake

Here’s to the Losers
by Jack Segal and Robert Wells

Big Flirt Intro

Big Flirt Medley

You Go to My Head
by Fred J. Coots and Haven Gillespie

Something Stupid
by C. Carson Parks

Nice ‘n’ Easy
by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and Lew Spence

Young at Heart
by Carolyn Leigh and Johnny Richards

You Make Me Feel So Young
by Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow

Moon Medley

Dindi
by Aloysio De Oliveira, Ray Gilbert, and Antonio Carlos Jobim

Wave
by Antonio Carlos Jobim

Dream
by John H. Mercer

Moonlight Serenade
by Glenn Miller and Mitchell Parish

Fly Me to the Moon
by Bart Howard

Songs for Survivors

This is All I Ask
by Gordon Jenkins

The Best is Yet to Come
by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh

Theme from New York, New York
by John Kander and Fred Ebb

My Way
by Paul Anka, Gilles Thibault, Claude Francois, and Jacques Revaux

Curtain Call

Theme from New York, New York
by Kander and Ebb

I’ll Be Seeing You
by Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal

Exit Music

Fly Me to the Moon
by Bart Howard

CAST

ARLEEN BLACK……ENSEMBLE

CELIA BLITZER……ENSEMBLE

MARIANNA BRACCIALE……ENSEMBLE

SETH HILDERBRAND……ENSEMBLE

BRIAN REEDER……ENSEMBLE

CRAIG SMITH……ENSEMBLE

BAND

BRICE TIFFANY……BASS

ALLWYN EDWARDS……DRUMS

MEGHAN REIMERS……PIANO/BAND LEADER

PRODUCTION CREW

LAURA NICHOLAS……DIRECTOR

RICK CONNOR……MUSIC DIRECTOR

KRISTOFER PARKER……CHOREOGRAPHER

SARA HUESER……STAGE MANAGER

STACEY HAWKES……COSTUME DESIGNER

KEVIN FRAZIER……LIGHTING DESIGNER

CELIA BLITZER……WIG STYLIST

JOSHUA RINKER……AUDIO ENGINEER

MACIE BELK……SCENIC ARTIST

MICHELLE WEST……REHEARSAL ACCOMPANIST

ALLISON HASWELL……ASISSTANT STAGE MANAGER/LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR

EDIE DOMINICK……SPOTLIGHT OPERATOR

HANNAH ARNOLD……SPOTLIGHT OPERATOR

SPECIAL THANKS

Centre Stage would like to thank TJ Hills for his incredible work on construction! Also a big thank you to Celia Blitzer, Christopher Nicholas, Craig Smith, Kristi Parker Byers, Zachary Daab, Erin Poinsett, Jamie Reidy, Genesis Garza, and Paul & Kathleen Kwok for putting in the extra work to help us get this show up and running!

Last, but not least, a special shoutout to our awesome Centre Stage Interns: Connor Barringer, Allison Haswell, Sophie Steele, Jessica-Joy Hampton, Abby Gilbert, Madison Coli, Edie Dominick, and Hannah Arnold. We love working with you!