Though I'm well into my 23rd season here, I still have a hard time believing that I have been here that long. I guess it's partly due to the fact that I love what I do and the people I work with.
But it really is true that time flies and seems to fly faster as we get older. In fact it was 41 years ago that my first professional acting contract was for SHE LOVES ME! It doesn't remotely seem like that long ago.
Like most great stories that are told and retold - tweaked along the way - SHE LOVES ME is the fourth version of this tale of seeming adversaries falling in love. The formula that worked to perfection for
James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in "The Shop Around The Corner," for Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in In "The Good Old Summertime," for Daniel Massey and Barbara Cook in SHE LOVES ME,
and most recently for Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in "You've Got Mail" all began with the 1936 play, PARFUMERIE by Miklós László.
This charming and funny musical has long been on my list of shows I wanted to present here, but I have always worried about the fact that it is not very well known. But with this 50th anniversary of The Kweskin Theatre,
I really wanted a season of new shows for you, our loyal fans. I really hope you'll be charmed as I was all those years ago...and send your friends back to see it! (As you may know, due to Covid concerns we have double cast
our shows this season so if you'd like to come back and see the other team, you may do so for half off your ticket price...just call the Box Office at 203-461-6358.
AND... those of you who have been with us for a while know that Fairfield County Giving Day has been a very important fundraising program for us. Contributions of just $10 (or more) have added up to many thousands of dollars.
This February, we will participate in what will be the 10th and final Giving Day program, so I really hope you can help us make this the most successful event ever.
As we enter the holiday season, please accept the thanks from all of us at Curtain Call for your support...we wouldn’t be here without your regular patronage. We wish you the best this holiday season and in the coming New Year!
Lou Ursone
Executive Director
Curtain Call, Inc.
Curtain Call, Inc
presents
SHE LOVES ME
Book by Joe Masteroff
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Music by Jerry Bock
Production Stage Manager
Jan Ursone
Costume Design
Merial Cornell
Jeannette Davidson
Mary Joan Wright
Lighting Design
Peter Petrino
Set Design
Martin Scott Marchitto
Choreographer
Karen Casagrande
Music Director
Peter Randazzo
Director
Gordon Casagrande
Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International, NY, NY WWW.MTISHOWS.COM
Photography and video recording of any kind is strictly prohibited.
Performing 11/18, 11/20, 11/26, 12/2, 12/4, 12/9, 12/11, 12/16
Anne Cavaliere
Ilona
Sabatino Cruz
Busboy
Meaghan Elliot
Amalia
Rick Harrington ^
Maraczek
Chris Nardi
Mr. Keller
Kyle Runestad
Kodaly
William Squier #
Head Waiter
Lou Ursone*
Sipos
Jeffrey F. Wright*
Georg
Aaron Young
Arpad
Performing 11/19, 11/25, 11/27, 12/3, 12/8, 12/10, 12/15, 12/17
Robert Agis
Georg
Rebecca Borowik
Amalia
Clint Clifford
Maraczek
Bruce Crilly
Head Waiter
Sabatino Cruz
Arpad
Carlos Perez
Kodaly
Claudia Rachelle
Ilona
Lou Ursone*
Sipos
Aaron Young
Busboy
Ensemble at all performances
Kelley Alejos
Ensemble
Cara Kramer
Ensemble
Rachel Lese
Ensemble
Laura LoBello
Ensemble
Sean Pultz
Ensemble
Rachel Zenhausern
Ensemble
# Also performing 11/27, 12/3
^ Also performing 11/19
*Member Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage mangers in the United States, appearing under a Special Appearance Contract.
Executive Producer
Lou Ursone
Director
Gordon Casagrande
Music Director
Peter Randazzo
Lighting Designer
Peter Petrino
Choreographer
Karen Casagrande
Production Design
Martin Scott Marchitto
Technical Director
Jamie Lajoie
Assistant Technical Director
Wayne Yeager
Assistant Director
Marilyn Adelberg
Costumers
Merial Cornell, Jeannette Davidson, Mary Joan Wright
Production Stage Manager
Jan Ursone
Stage Managers
Jeff Bianco, Tommy DeSalvo
Assistant Stage Managers
Seth Barkan, Rob Nichols
Sound Engineer
Jonathan Wu
Sound Effects
John Zimmerman
Prop Mistress
Laurie Logan
Crew
Amy Ayala, Rob Ayala, Hunter Brady, Laura Castiglione, Ruth Chiles, Sara DeFelice, Samantha Frattallone, AnMarie Galgano, Jim Hisey, Katie Imholt, Dom Lettera, Ruth Lettera, Andrew Meli, Malynda Nichols and Daniela Sawyer
Keyboard 1 /Conductor
Peter Randazzo
Keyboard 2
Micheal McGrath
Bass
Don Hurta
Percussion
Brian Coralian
Reeds
Patrick Lombardo
Trombone
Joseph Petrizzo
Violin
Cathy Dillon
