[NEohioPAL] Lakeland's ANYONE CAN WHISTLE opens February 3, 2012

[Martin Friedman]

                            Lakeland Theatre
announces 
  
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE 
Music and Lyrics by 
Stephen Sondheim 
  
Book by 
Arthur Laurents 
 Featuring 
Dan Folino*, Amiee Collier and Katherine DeBoer 
  
Directed byMartin Friedman   
  
 Set and Lighting Design byTrad A Burns 
  
Musical Direction byLarry Goodpaster 
 Choreography by  Jennifer Justice 
  
   Costumes Designed byHarold Crawford 
Sound Designed byEric Simna 
 Production Stage ManagerJoel Rathbone 
  
 *Courtesy of Actor's Equity Association 
  
  
THE PLAY:  
Where to start.Anyone Can Whistle is a musical about political corruption and the very fine difference between sanity and conformity. The Mayoress, Cora Hoover Hooper, has led her town into bankruptcy. To save the town she creates, with the help of her merry band of corrupt city workers and politicians, a miracle which she hopes will attract paying tourists to her city. Unfortunately for her during the tourist rush, the inmates of the local asylum, called the Cookie Jar, escape and 'mix' with the tourists. A doctor named Hapgood surfaces and claims to be able to identify the ‘cookies’ from the sane members of society. Nurse Fay Apple, who let her ‘cookies’ escape by accident, reappears as a consultant from Lourdes. Hapgood and Apple hook up; maybe. Does the Mayoress's plan work? Will hilarity ensue? Perhaps one of the bravest shows Stephen Sondheim has written (along with Assassins.... and Sweeney Todd.... and Pacific Overtures
 and..Follies and... oh nevermind). Whistle contains a wonderfully haunting score and wonderful book that will resonate more today than when first produced in 1964. This will be the first professional production of Anyone Can Whistle since it was done in the early seventies at Cain Park. Please join our wonderful creative team of designers, actors and technicians in checking out Anyone Can Whistle.   
  
PRODUCTION DATES: 
Anyone Can Whistle opens on Friday, February 3, 2012 and runs through February 19. There will be 9 performances. For more information please feel free to either email me, Martin Friedman, at martinfriedman98 at yahoo.comor call 440.525.7134 for ticket orders.   
  
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE 
Our Grand Cast:  
The Company:  
Jeremy Jenkins   Dominic Fedele   Jenna Messina  Dominic Fedele  Tasha Brandt  Cara CarringtonTroy Bruchwalski  
Fay Apple:Katherine DeBoer 
Cora Hoover Hooper: Aimee Collier 
J Bowden Hapgood: Dan Folino* (courtesy of Actor's Equity Association) 
Chief of Police Magruder: Aaron Elersich 
Treasurer Cooley:Thomas Hill 
Comptroller Schub:Trey Gilpin 
Mrs. Schroeder: Bernadette Hisey 
  
 DIRECTIONS TO LAKELAND: Take I90 east and exit at the second exit, Route#306. Turn right (south) on Rt. #306. Turn left into the Lakeland Community College, the first light. Get in the right lane in this access road. Turn right at the stop sign. Turn right at the next stop sign. Turn left into the faculty/staff parking lot. Parking in the Faculty/Staff parking lot is free after 7:00pm. The gate will open at 7:00pm. Park at the other end of the parking lot. The PAC is just past and to the left of the Clocktower.