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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
April 20 - May 5, 2024
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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Maximilian E. &
 Marion O. Hoffman Foundation

Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb
Memorial Trust at
Hartford Foundation
for Public Giving

 

Program

Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc.

presents

CO-FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TRACY FLATER

CO-FOUNDER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
SEAN HARRIS

CO-FOUNDER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
DARLENE ZOLLER

 

ALEXANDER
AND THE TERRIBLE
HORRIBLE, NO GOOD,
VERY BAD DAY

Book and Lyrics by JUDITH VIORST
Music by SHELLY MARKHAM

Director / Music Director
KEVIN BARLOWSKI

Choreographer
RACHEL BALLASY

Scenic Designer
DHRUV PATEL 

Costume Designer
BARBARA ERIN DELO

Lighting Designer
STEF CARR

Sound Designer
ADAM BINTZ

Props & Set Dressing
JUDI MANFRE

Production Stage Manager 
REBECCA DONAGHY

Produced by special arrangement with
DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, Woodstock, Illinois

The Musical was commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and was first produced in 1998 at the Kennedy Center.

Cast

Alexander: Christopher Bailey

Ensemble 1: Ainsley Hylton

Ensemble 2: TJ Berry

Ensemble 3: Amber Emerson

Ensemble 4: Annika Rudolph

Mother/Mrs. Dickens: Autumn Eliza Sheffy

Father/Coach/Dentist/Salesman: Ryan Koch


Setting
Our story takes place over one day in the life of a 7-year-old with a finely honed sense of injustice. He never laughs, but we hope that everyone else will.

 

This show runs 1 hour and 5 minutes with no intermission.

Song List

“Overture”

“If I Were In Charge of the World”

“Lady, Lady”

“Baby Sister”

“Lizzie Pitofsky”

“Mother Doesn’t Want a Dog”

“Australia”

“Shoes”

“Sweetest of Nights and the Finest of Days”

Production Staff

Director/Music Director: Kevin Barlowski

Choreographer: Rachel Ballasy

Scenic Designer: Dhruv Patel

Costume Designer: Barbara Erin Delo 

Lighting Designer: Stef Carr

Sound Designer: Adam Bintz

Props & Set Dressing: Judi Manfre

Production Stage Manager: Rebecca Donaghy

Assistant Stage Manager: Vintage Kovel

Scenic Charge: Kailey Linden

A2: Josh Murphy

Music Tracks: Marc Sokolson

Wardrobe Supervisor: Arianna Polacheck

General Manager: David Addis

Production Manager: Erin Keirnan

Technical Supervisor: Nate Hamilton

Master Electrician: Stef Carr

Scenic Painter: Zoya Linden

Dramaturg: Liv Fassanella

Lobby Design: Darlene Zoller

Production Photographer: Meredith Longo

Program Design: Liv Fassanella

Program Printing: Budget Printers 

Poster/Postcard Design: Dornenburg | Kallenbach Advertising 

Webmaster: Rick Fountain 

E-Newsletter: Lisa Steier

Business Manager: Jonathan Katz, Elizabeth Stassen

Company Manager: Kenneth Galm

Special Thanks

Marc Sokolson

Avery Heights Senior Living

Aviva West Hartford

Excel Fitness

Falcetti School of Music

Hoffman SummerWood Senior Living

Mandel Jewish Community Center