The Notables

Not That '70s Show

Program Order

Opening
- Listen to the Music (1972: wm. Tom Johnston; arr. Teena Chinn; p. the Doobie Brothers) [Lee, Melissa, Paula, Janine, Gary, Randy + chorus]
"Love" Section
- Pitch 1
- Love Will Keep Us Together (1960s: Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield;1976: Captain & Tennille) [Sue + Janine, Kathy, Wendy, Cory]
- Afternoon Delight (1976: wm. Bill Danoff; p. Starland Vocal Band; soft rock) [Pamela, Colleen, Mike, Roy]
- We’ve Only Just Begun (1970: w. Paul Williams; m. Roger Nichols; p. Carpenters; pop; arr. Harry Simeone) [chorus + Wendy + Lee, Janine, Carol, Cory, Kathy, Sharon, Sue, Patty]
R & B
- Pitch 2
- Midnight Train to Georgia (1973: Gladys Knight & Pips; soul) [Melissa, with Dave, Jerry, Roy]
- September (1978: wm. Maurice White, Al McKay, & Allee Willis, p. Earth, Wind and Fire; disco; arr. Mark Brymer) [chorus]
- The Thrill Is Gone (wm. Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins, 1951; p. B. B. King, 1970; blues) [Randy]
- Play That Funky Music (White Boy) (1976: wm. Robert Parissi; p: Wild Cherry) [Nick + Mike, Jerry, Dave, Doug, Garry]
Singer/Songwriter
- Pitch 3
- Time in a Bottle (1973: Jim Croce; folk rock) [Ed]
- Crocodile Rock (1972; wm. Elton John & Bernie Taupin; p. Elton John) [David with Sue & Nancy]
- You're So Vain (1973: Carly Simon; pop) [Paula with Wendy, Gary]
- Imagine (1971: John Lennon; arr. PK) [chorus]
Popular Bands
- Pitch 4
- Say You Love Me (1976: wm. Christine McVie; p. Fleetwood Mac) [Melissa with Heidi, Ed]
- Take It Easy (1972: wm. Jackson Browne & Glenn Frey; p. the Eagles; country rock) [Jerry with Donna, Lee, Carol, Amparo, Doug, Nick]
- Beginnings (1969, 1971: wm. Robert Lamm; p. Chicago; rock) [Roy + Paula, Randy, Gary]
Finale Act I
- Short sales pitch
- Y.M.C.A. (1979: wm. Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor Willis; p. The Village People; disco) [Garry + Mike, Dave, Jerry, Nick, Doug]

Intermission

Opening Act II
- Bohemian Rhapsody (1975, wm. Freddie Mercury; p. Queen; arr. CO; rock opera) [Mike + Pamela, Colleen, Roy, Dave + chorus]
Disco
- Pitch 6
- Copacabana ("At the Copa") (1978: Barry Manilow; disco) [Jerry, with Pamela, Melanie, Wendy]
- Disco Survives (arr. Teena Chinn) [chorus]
  - Boogie Fever (1976: wm. Frederick Perrin & Kenneth St Louis; p. The Sylvers)
  - Dancing Queen (1976: wm. Benny Andersson, Stig Andersson, & Björn Ulvaeus; p. ABBA)
  - How Deep Is Your Love (1977: wm. Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb; p. Bee Gees)
  - Stayin' Alive (1977: wm. Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb; p. Bee Gees)
  - More Than a Woman (1977: wm. Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb; p. Bee Gees)
  - I Will Survive (1978-9: wm. Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris; p. Gloria Gaynor [Melanie]
  - We Are Family (1979: wm. Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; p. Sister Sledge)
- Turn the Beat Around (1976: wm. Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson; p. Vicki Sue Robinson) [Cory, with women]
Women
- Pitch 7
- I Feel the Earth Move (1971: Carole King; on her album Tapestry) [Pamela with Kathy, Melanie, Nancy]
- The Way We Were (1973: w. Alan & Marilyn Bergman; m. Marvin Hamlisch; theme song for the film The Way We Were; sung by Barbra Streisand) [Donna]
- I Am Woman (1972: w. Helen Reddy; m. Ray Burton; p. Helen Reddy; arr. Jeff Funk) [Kathy + Wendy, Melanie, Janine, Melissa, Patty, Sharon; Jerry, Mike, David]
Rock
- Pitch 8
- I've Seen All Good People (1971: wm. Jon Anderson; p. Yes) [Janine, Pamela, Melanie, Colleen, Amparo, Nick, Garry, Mike, Roy, Paula]
- Carry On Wayward Son (1976: wm. Kerry Livgren; p. Kansas)
- Money (1973: wm. Roger Waters; p. Pink Floyd) [Gary]
- Crazy on You (1976: wm. Ann and Nancy Wilson; p. Heart; folk rock) [Paula, with Pamela, Donna, Doug, Gary]
Finale Ultimo
- Final Sales Pitch
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970: Simon & Garfunkel; arr. PK; pop rock) [chorus]
- Joy to the World (1971: wm. Hoyt Axton; p. Three Dog Night; arr. PK) [Roy + chorus]

The Notables-Singers

Melissa Albers
Cory Andersen
Janine Anderson
Jerry Bennett
Patty Bennett
Joanne Bradford
Nancy Brennan
Sue Brennan
Doug Carlson
Sharon Cascadden
Wendy Cleverly
David Ellings
Ed Fletcher
Garry Frank
Kathy Gardner
Carol Gogan
Nick Hrobak
Heidi Johnson
Paula Kelley
Amparo Lomas
Tony McQuilkin
Don Norton
Colleen Okida
Roy Okida
Melanie Rudolph
Donna Stogryn
Michael Thorpe
Lee Viale
Pamela Wrona

The Band

Randy Albers, Guitar
Gary Crandall, Guitar
Gabe Berghouse, Bass
Sandy Nitchman, Drums
Dave Boyer, Keyboard
Paula Kelley, Keyboard, Mandolin, Flute, Violin
Greg Nelson, Trumpet
Randall Schwalbe, Trombone
David Stanton, Saxophone
Colleen Okida, Flute, Violin
Roy Okida, Congas

Choreographers

Roy Okida
Jerry Bennett
Jerry Hatch
Wendy Cleverly
Lee Viale
David Ellings
Cory Andersen
Janice Grossman

Production Staff

Producers: Pauline & Lyle Stoltenberg
Directors: Paula Kelley & Roy Okida
Lighting: Mike Neary, Roy Okida, Paula Kelley
Sound: Dennis Taylor, Bob Varieur, Paula Kelley, Randy Albers
Set Design: Janine Anderson
Set Construction: Doug Carlson, George Jackson, Lyle Stoltenberg
Costume Coordinators: Sue Brennan & Nancy Brennan
Videographer: Steve Stogryn
Program: Nancy Doughty
MBCC Liaison: Sharon Cascadden

***Special thanks to Lyn Coulter, and also The Aerospace Players for costuming assistance. Thanks to Theresa Alsup for microphone accessories.

Updated 01/03/2011 after 10/13/2007.

Additional information:

Sound files for choral selections [courtesy of Nick]
Show order MS Excel file
Costume info [courtesy of the Brennan twins]
Suggested sources of costumes [courtesy of the Brennan twins]
Program Notes
Read more about life in the 1970s.

Not included in this program:

Fire and Rain (1970: James Taylor)
Tie a Yellow Ribbon ('Round the Ole Oak Tree) (1973: wm. Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown; p. Tony Orlando & Dawn; arr. Alan Billingsley)
Go Your Own Way (1977: wm. Lindsay Buckingham; p. Fleetwood Mac; rock)
Peace of Mind (1976; Boston)

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