Production Credits
It's a Grand Night for Singing!
EVERETT MCCORVEY
PEGGY STAMPS
GRADY BOWMAN
TEDRIN BLAIR LINDSAY
NAN MCSWAIN
MEGH JENNINGS-POSNER
ROBERT BALDWIN
ROBERT J. SEEBACHER
ROBERT PICKERING
TANYA HARPER
MELISSA GILBERT
AARON BOWLING
Production Sponsors
Alltech
Ann Bakhaus Family Production Fund
Ben C. Kaufmann and Janet ZusmanMusic Fund
Constance and William Collis Opera Production Endowment
Kentucky Research Challenge Trust Fund
Lucille Caudill Little Endowed Research Fund
OperaLex Performance Endowment
Ann Scott and Ralph E. Mason Endowment
Ray Fillmore Garman II and Eugenie (Gigi) Garman Opera Production Endowment
Opera Performance Endowment
Louise Harrison Shouse and Pam Miller Endowment
Summer Musical Development Fund
Miriam Stambaugh Opera Theatre Scholarship
Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 31st annual It’s a Grand Night for Singing!I can’t believe it has been 31 years! The energy and excitement is still as palpable as it was in 1992, during the FIRST It’s a Grand Night for Singing! We prepare this show in five weeks, starting the day after UK commencement, with the time, energy and talents of a creative team that averages 19 years each with the production (or a total of 279 years). It is through our collaborative efforts we are able to put this show together and offer this for our students and our community.
What you also may not know about Grand Night, is that each year we create a different show. No two shows are alike, and each year we build something new. This isn’t like a theatre show that has a book and a script. During the five weeks, we experiment, we compose, we "decompose," and we try to find the right songs for the right singers. This takes a lot of trial and error and a lot of hearing the different voices in the cast. It has been a wonderful process and I am always encouraged by the outcome.
The things we are able to do here at UK Opera Theatre, creative endeavors like Grand Night as an example, would not be possible if it were not for your continued support; your support in purchasing tickets, your support in bringing friends to see our shows, your financial support, and in many cases your legacy gifts. When you are thinking about where to invest your philanthropic gifts, we hope you will consider UK Opera Theatre.
Thanks for all that you do to make what we do possible! We hope you enjoy the show!
Sincerely,
Everett McCorvey
Director of UK Opera Theatre
SOPRANO 1
Elizabeth Packard Arnold
Jessica Bayne
Maeve Hoppen
Olivia Perez
Kelli Jo Summers
Emma Whitt
SOPRANO 2
Savanna Brooks
Katie Copeland
Mary Diane McCord Hanna
Erin Hannon
Alicia Helm McCorvey
Katherine Ivie*
Courtney Smith
ALTO 1
Taylor Ayotte
Rumi Chang
Angie Clemons Cummins
Caitlin Flemm
Gillian Reece Perry
Rachel Roberts
Ashley Rodriguez
Lydia Yates
ALTO 2
Audrianna Hughes*
Lilly Meekin
Katherine Ruch
TENOR 1
Dylon Crain
Zack Morris
Houston Tyrrell
Whit Whitaker
TENOR 2
Ted Daniels
Michael C. White
BARITONE
John Patrick Brown
Christopher Burchett
Michael Preacely
BASS
Chris Nelson Bryant
Sergio Enciso
Nathaniel E. Thompson
* Dance Captains
Robert Baldwin, Conductor
Robert J. Seebacher, Assistant Conductor
VIOLIN I
Julie Lastinger, Concertmaster
Julie Foster
Tyler Browning
VIOLIN II
Marvellous Igwe
Sarah Padgett
Amber Knight
Tess Nelson
VIOLA
Elizabeth Jones
Lubitza Hershberger
Reza Rahmati
CELLO
Rebecca Price
Jackson Arnold
BASS
Danny Cecil
FLUTE
James Piper
OBOE
Taylor McLellan
CLARINET
Braylee Parry
TRUMPET
Jonathan Stites
TENOR TROMBONE
Joe Phillips
BASS TROMBONE
Colby Norton
DRUM SET/PERCUSSION
Matthew Skaggs
PIANOS
Tedrin Blair Lindsay
Nan McSwain
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / MUSIC DIRECTOR
Everett McCorvey
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Megh Jennings-Posner
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION MANAGER
Aaron Bowling
DIRECTOR / PRODUCTION DESIGNER
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 COORDINATOR
Melissa Gilbert
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Tanya Harper
SOUND DESIGNER
Kristine L. Stresman
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
Robert J. Seebacher
REHEARSAL PIANIST
Robert Bosworth
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
Caroline Beyer, Libby Hale
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Madeline Bavely
SCENIC CREW
Troy Kleffman, John Hines, Ed Vanoy, Herb Carmen, Scott Sherman, Ruby Wiggs, Sarah Acton, Katy Rucker
PROPS ASSISTANT
Madeline Bavely
ASSISTANT COSTUMER
Figaro “Fig” Vance
UK COSTUME DIRECTOR
Tracy Ward
COSTUME STOCK SPECIALIST
Andrea Richardson
COSTUME CUTTER / DRAPER
Natalie Maynard
DRESSERS
Jan Yon, Karen Loeffler, Kevin Johnson
ASSISTANT LIGHTNING DESIGNER
Danny Bowling
SPOTLIGHT OPERATORS
Shelby Vogelpohl, Tom Willis, Danny Bowling
DECK AUDIO
Adam Schoedinger
AUDIO RECORDING
David Henderson
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.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
New York, New York
Music & Lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb
Company
AGONY
Into the Woods
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Dylon Crain and Houston Tyrrell
A LOVELY NIGHT / STEPSISTERS' LAMENT
Cinderella
Music & Lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Elizabeth Packard Arnold, Lilly Meekin, and Emma Whitt
COME FOLLOW THE BAND
Barnum
Music & Lyrics by Mark Bramble, Michael Stewart, and Cy Coleman
Caitlin Flemm, Zack Morris, and Company
THE WIZARD AND I
Wicked
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Taylor Ayotte, Jessica Bayne, Erin Hannon, Katherine Ivie, Lilly Meekin, Emma Whitt, and Lydia Yates
AMADO MIO
Gilda
Music & Lyrics by Doris Fisher and Allan Roberts
Alicia Helm McCorvey
TIME WARP
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Music & Lyrics by Richard O’Brien and Richard Hartley
Dylon Crain, Erin Hannon, Lilly Meekin, Zack Morris, Kelli Jo Summers, and Company
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
Music & Lyrics by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Arranged and orchestrated by Tedrin Blair Lindsay
Tedrin Blair Lindsay
KILLING ME SOFTLY
Music & Lyrics by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
Taylor Ayotte, Jessica Bayne, Rumi Chang, Caitlin Flemm, Maeve Hoppen, Audrianna Hughes, Lilly Meekin, Ashley Rodriguez, Courtney Smith, Emma Whitt, and Lydia Yates
PUT ON YOUR SUNDAY CLOTHES
Hello, Dolly!
Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart
Dylon Crain, Zack Morris, Alicia Helm McCorvey, Elizabeth Packard Arnold, Nathaniel E. Thompson, and Company
EVERGREEN
A Star is Born
Music & Lyrics by Barbara Streisand and Paul Williams
Jessica Bayne
A MILLION DREAMS
The Greatest Showman
Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
John Patrick Brown, Chris Nelson Bryant, Dylon Crain, Ted Daniels, Zack Morris, Houston Tyrrell, Whit Whitaker, and Michael C. White
BREATHE EASY
Paradise Square
Music & Lyrics by Jason Howland, Masi Asare, Nathan Tysen
Elizabeth Packard Arnold, Taylor Ayotte, Rumi Chang, Katie Copeland, Angie Clemons Cummins, Caitlin Flemm, Alicia Helm McCorvey, Audrianna Hughes, Katherine Ivie, Olivia Perez, Gillian Reece Perry, Rachel Roberts, Ashley Rodriguez, Courtney Smith, Nathaniel E. Thompson, Whit Whitaker, Michael C. White, and Lydia Yates
AGONY, REPRISE
Into the Woods
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Dylon Crain and Houston Tyrrell
BIG RIVER MEDLEY
Big River
Music & Lyrics by Roger Miller
Taylor Ayotte, Chris Nelson Bryant, Dylon Crain, Angle Clemons Cummins, Audrianna Hughes, Zack Morris, Courtney Smith, and Whit Whitaker
IF I CAN’T LOVE HER
Beauty and the Beast
Music & Lyrics by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice
Nathaniel E. Thompson
PRESS CONFERENCE RAG
Chicago
Music & Lyrics by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse
Elizabeth Packard Arnold, Jessica Bayne, Savanna Brooks, John Patrick Brown, Houston Tyrrell, with Rumi Chang, Caitlin Flemm, Audrianna Hughes, Katherine Ivie, Lilly Meekin, Olivia Perez, Ashley Rodriguez, Kelli Jo Summers, and Lydia Yates
IT HAD TO BE YOU
Music & Lyrics by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn
Alicia Helm McCorvey and Everett McCorvey
I AM WHAT I AM
La Cage Aux Folles
Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein
Christopher Burchett (6/9, 6/10, 6/11)
Michael Preacely (6/16, 6/17, 6/18)
AGE OF AQUARIUS / FLESH FAILURES / LET THE SUN SHINE
Hair
Music & Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
Taylor Ayotte, Whit Whitaker, and Company
IT’S A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING
State Fair
Music & Lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Company
OperaLex
Custom Creations, Inc.
UK Marching Band
Vincent Lighting Systems
Oliver Jennings-Posner
Mark Mahan Photography
www.markmahan.com
Bryant’s Rent-all
Alltech
Highbridge Springs
UK Summer Support Staff
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