Production Credits

It's a Grand Night for Singing!

Production Sponsors

Dear Friends,

Thank you for attending this year’s production of It’s a Grand Night for Singing. I still marvel at the fact that Grand Night has been going on for 32 years. That is due in no small part to your support of this production and the UK Opera Theatre program. We are so excited to give these opportunities to the students and community members who participate each year.

You might be interested in our numbers this year. We have a cast of 45, comprised of UK students, valued community members, and talented high school students. Most members of our creative and production team average over 20 years or more with Grand Night. If you put those years together, you are talking over 200 years of experience working together to create this summer kick-off for you! We listened to over 200 songs and pared it down to 23. We have showcased songs from Broadway’s golden age with pieces from Gypsy and Carousel as well as pieces from new hits like Shucked, Hadestown, and & Juliet. We love to include Disney classics as well. Plus, you will see over 350 costumes on stage tonight. 

All of this is put together in the span of 5 weeks! We start rehearsing the day after graduation and we open 5 weeks later. We want to give our students the opportunity to be involved in a high impact, high energy production that is put together in a short amount of time, similar to the way Broadway shows are put together. We want them to experience that while they are in college so when they get out into the profession, they are aware of the requirements and rigors of doing this work. 

We could not do this without you, our audience. Your contribution to this show is crucial. You purchase tickets, you have helped with scholarship support, you bring friends to the production, and you return each year. These things help us to be able to put on a world class show for our university, our city, and our community. Sit back and enjoy the show. If you like what you see, please encourage your friends to see the show. Or, join us for a second or a third time. As you are making your philanthropic decisions, we also hope you will consider UK Opera Theatre in your plans. Your contributions help us support these talented students, making a difference in their lives and in our community.

Everett McCorvey
Director of UK Opera Theatre

SOPRANO

Grace Ashley

Emilee Beauman

Meredith Cave

Rumi Chang

Morgan Chojnacki

Maria Esch

Samantha Goette+

Kaitlin Greene

Alicia Helm McCorvey

Danielle Hendrix

Natalie Monell

Carrie Moscoe

Olivia Perez

Faith Sammons

Courtney Smith

Kelli Jo Summers*

Hailey Wells

Emma Whitt

Emily Wilder+

Kayla Wilson Emerson

MEZZO SOPRANO

Brynna Bennett-Johnston

Macy Laine Brockman

Taylor Hatfield

Audrianna Hughes*+

Rachel Moore

Na’imah Muhammad

Afton Skeeters

ALTO

Emillie Bornelus

Lillian Meekin

Gillian Perry

TENOR

Dylon Crain+

Ted Daniels

Everett McCorvey

Elijah Merricks+

Pharel Silaban

Andrew Tan

BARITONE

Jordan Campbell

Drew Epperson+

Vykai Forrester

Jeongho Kim

Marc Pavan

Michael Preacely

Brandon Whitish

BASS

Nathaniel E. Thompson

William Cordier

* Dance Captains

+ Rosenstein Scholar

Robert Baldwin, Conductor
Robert J. Seebacher, Assistant Conductor

VIOLIN

Julie Lastinger (Concertmaster)

Dorottya Gal

Charles Lockhart

Julie Foster

Sarah Padgett

Amber Knight

Tess Nelson

VIOLA

Elizabeth Jones

Lubitza Hershberger

Reza Rahmati

CELLO

Rebecca Price

BASS

Danny Cecil

FLUTE

James Piper

OBOE

Camilla Yoder

CLARINET

Alexander Malone

TRUMPET

 Jonathan Stites

TENOR TROMBONE

Daniel Cupp

Bass Trombone

Colby Norton

DRUM SET

Matthew J. Skaggs

PIANOS

Tedrin Blair Lindsay

Nan McSwain

ELECTRIC KEYBOARD

Nan McSwain

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / MUSIC DIRECTOR
Everett McCorvey

PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Megh Jennings-Posner

TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
Aaron Bowling

DIRECTOR
Peggy Stamps

CHOREOGRAPHER
Grady Bowman

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Megh Jennings-Posner

CONDUCTOR
Robert Baldwin

ORCHESTRATOR / ARRANGER
Johnie Dean

ASSOCIATE MUSIC DIRECTOR
Tedrin Blair Lindsay

ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR
Nan McSwain

SET DESIGNER
Robert Pickering

PROPSMASTER
Aaron Bowling

COSTUME DESIGNER
Melissa Gilbert

LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tanya Harper

SOUND DESIGNER
John Mark Vanderpool

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
Robert J. Seebacher

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
Anazha Monique Santiago, Sydney Alexandra Willis

ASSISTANT LIGHTNING DESIGNER
Daniel Bowling

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Maria Castillo Sobalvarro

SCENIC CARPENTERS
Troy Kleffman, Johnny Jines, Eddie Vanoy, Herbert Carman, J. Scott Sherman, Ruby Amaya Wiggs, Sarah Elise Acton

ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER
Kevin Johnson

UK COSTUME STOCK SPECIALIST
Andrea Richardson

UK COSTUME CUTTER / DRAPER
Natalie Maynard

COSTUME ASSISTANTS
John Henry Reynolds, Ivory Besse, Faith Sammons, Sidney Klobe, Maria Sabalvarro

DRESSERS
Kevin Johnson, Sommer Abrahim, Logan Benton, Sam Farr

DECK AUDIO
Adam Schoedinger

REHEARSAL PIANIST
Robert Bosworth

SPOTLIGHT OPERATORS
Daniel Bowling, Eli Vann, Lauren Camargo

SINGLETARY CENTER FOR THE ARTS STAFF

DIRECTOR
Matthew Gibson

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Tanya Harper

ASSISTANT PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Danny Bowling

MARKETING & TICKETING DIRECTOR
Taylor Jewell

AUDIO SERVICES COORDINATOR
Kristine Stresman

PATRON SERVICES COORDINATOR
Hong Shao

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Tommy Townsend

It's a Grand Night for Singing! from the 1945 film, State Fair
by Rodgers and Hammerstein

SING ALONG WITH US!

All: It’s a Grand Night for Singing,
The moon is flying high,
And somewhere a bird who is bound to be heard,
Is throwing his heart at the sky!
It’s a Grand Night for Singing,
The stars are bright above,
The earth is aglow and to add to the show,
I think I am falling in love!

Low Voices: Maybe it’s more than the moon,
Maybe it’s more than the birds,
Maybe it’s more than the sight of the night
In a light too lovely for words.

High Voices: Maybe it’s more than the Earth,
Shiny and silvery blue,
Maybe the reason I’m feeling this way
Has something to do with you!

All: It’s a Grand Night for Singing,
The stars are bright above,
The earth is aglow and to add to the show,
I think I am falling in love!
Falling, falling in love!

All musical numbers arranged and orchestrated by Johnie Dean, unless otherwise noted.

A MUSICAL
Something Rotten
Music & Lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick
Jordan Campbell, Drew Epperson, Everett McCorvey, & Company

EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES
Gypsy
Music & Lyrics by Jule Styne & Stephen Sondheim
Emma Whitt

A WHOLE NEW WORLD
Aladdin
Music & Lyrics by Alan Menken, Tim Rice, 
Howard Ashman, & Chad Beguelin
Samantha Goette & Andrew Tran

JUNE IS BUSTIN’ OUT ALL OVER
Carousel
Music & Lyrics by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II 
Meredith Cave, Maria Esch, Alicia Helm, Audrianna Hughes, 
Natalie Monell, Kelli Jo Summers, Brandon Whitish, Emma Whitt, 
& Company

I DECIDED TO MARRY YOU
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Music & Lyrics by Robert L. Freeman & Steven Lutvak 
Dylon Crain, Samantha Goette, Lilly Meekin

MAN OF LA MANCHA
Man of La Mancha
Music & Lyrics by Mitch Leigh & Joe Darion
Alicia Helm McCorvey

LIVE IN LIVING COLOR
Catch Me If You Can
Music & Lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman 
Dylon Crain, Elijah Merricks, Marc Pavan, & Company

YOUR SONG
Moulin Rouge
Music & Lyrics by Elton John
Ted Daniels, Drew Epperson, Pharel Silaban, & Company

ONE MORE KISS
Follies
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Grace Ashley & Natalie Monell

CORN
Shucked
Music & Lyrics by Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally
Kelli Jo Summers, Brandon Whitish, & Company

THE EAGLES MEDLEY
Music by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, & Randy Meisner
Arranged by Tedrin Blair Lindsay
Tedrin Blair Lindsay & Orchestra

WHAT WAS I MADE FOR
Barbie
Music & Lyrics by Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell
Samantha Goette, Lilly Meekin, Courtney Smith, Kelli Jo Summers, Hailey Wells, Emily Wilder

TITANIC
Titanic
Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston
William Cordier, Dylon Crain, Drew Epperson, Brandon Whitish, 
& Company

HEY LITTLE SONGBIRD
Hadestown
Music & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell
Nathaniel Thompson and Hailey Wells

WAY DOWN HADESTOWN
Hadestown
Music & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell
Emilliee Bornelus, Meredith Cave, Na’imah Muhammad, 
Olivia Perez, Kelli Jo Summers, Nathaniel Thompson, Hailey Wells, 
& Company

MISTY
Music & Lyrics by Johnny Burke & Erroll Garner
Audrianna Hughes

NO ONE ELSE
Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812
Music & Lyrics by Dave Malloy
Lilly Meekin, Natalie Monell, Emily Wilder

NOTHING LIKE A DAME
South Pacific
Music & Lyrics by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Jordan Campbell, William Cordier, Dylon Crain, Ted Daniels, 
Drew Epperson, Vykai Forrester, Jeongho Kim, Elijah Merricks, 
Marc Pavan, Pharel Silaban, Nathaniel Thompson, Andrew Tran, Brandon Whitish, & Company

THEY WERE YOU
The Fantasticks
Music & Lyrics by Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones
Alicia Helm McCorvey & Everett McCorvey

WALK HIM UP THE STAIRS
Purlie
Music & Lyrics by Gary Geld & Peter Udell
Elijah Merricks, Audrianna Hughes, Nathaniel Thompson,
& Company

OUT THERE
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Music & Lyrics by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
Michael Preacely

ROAR
& Juliet
Music & Lyrics by Max Martin
Audrianna Hughes, Lilly Meekin, Elijah Merricks, Na’imah Muhammad, Olivia Perez, Hailey Wells, Kayla Wilson Emerson,
 & Company

IT’S A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING
State Fair
Music & Lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Company

Custom Creations, Inc.

UK Marching Band

Vincent Lighting Systems

Oliver Jennings-Posner

Mark Mahan Photography
www.markmahan.com

Sally Horowitz
www.sallyhorowitzphotography.com

Bryant’s Rent-all

Alltech

Lafayette High School

Milward Funeral Directors

Transylvania University

UK HealthCare

Liquor Barn

Kroger Euclid

UK Summer Support Staff

Studio 46

First Methodist Church
Dr. Brock Terry

Thanks to a generous donation by Robert Rosenstein and Dr. Kim Clawson Rosenstein, we are happy to introduce to you the Rosenstein Scholars who received scholarships and housing assistance to be able to participate in Grand Night this summer.

Your gifts can make dreams come true!