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Murder with Too Many Notes

A Pastiche

2nd Story Theater, Hermosa Beach

ACT I

• Prelude: 
  • Little Shop of Horrors (1982: from Little Shop of Horrors; w. Howard Ashman; m. Alan Menken)
• Scene 1: Author’s house, a small villa on the outskirts of Podunk, Iowa
  • Mailtime (parts 1 & 2)
• Scene 2: MI-6 Headquarters (somewhere in England)
  • James Bond Theme (1962: m. Monty Norman)
• Scene 3: CONTROL Headquarters (somewhere in the United States)
  • Secret Agent Man (1962: w. Steve Barri; m. P. F. Sloan; famously recorded by Johnny Rivers)
• Scene 4: Paris (somewhere in France)
  • Pink Panther Theme (1963: m. Henry Mancini)
  • The Gun Song (1990: from Assassins; wm. Stephen Sondheim)
• Scene 5 (Interlude): 221-B Baker Street (Somewhere in London)
• Scene 6: Hotel Yak & Yeti, Katmandu, Nepal
  • Twerk the World (1996: based on "Change the World"; wm. Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, and Wayne Kirkpatrick; recorded by Eric Clapton)

ACT II

• Scene 6 (conclusion)
• Scene 7: A Courtroom
  • Razzle Dazzle (1975: from Chicago; w. Frank Ebb; m. John Kander)
  • A Nice Dilemma (1875: from Trial by Jury; w. Wm. S. Gilbert [alt]; m. Arthur Sullivan)
  • Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News (1974: from The Wiz; wm. Charlie Smalls)
  • No One Is Alone (1986: from Into the Woods; wm. Stephen Sondheim)
  • What I Did for Love (1975: from A Chorus Line; w. Edward Kleban; m. Marvin Hamlisch)
  • Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (1979: from the film Monty Python’s Life of Brian; wm. Eric Idle)

Cast

• Author: Dan Ullfig
• Jane Blonde, DD7: Paula Kelley
• Maxwell Shmart: Jerry Bennett
• Thug: Pamela Wrona
• Chief: George Jackson
• Cop 1: Lee Viale
• Cop 2: Kathy Gardner
• Cop 3: Peter Palmer
• (Chief) Inspector Clueless: Michael Thorpe
• Sara Jane Moore: Melissa Albers
• Leon Czolgosz: George Jackson
• John Wilkes Booth: Jerry Bennett
• Charles Guiteau: Michael Thorpe
• Siri: Paula Kelley
• Sherlock Houses: Donna Stogryn
• Sherlock Holmes: Michael Thorpe
• Dr Watson: Noble Ford
• Watson: Sue Brennan
• Watson #2: Nancy Brennan
• The Villain: Pamela Wrona
• Person #1: Carol Gogan
• Person #2: Tony McQuilkin
• Postman: Dina Ferguson
• Duster: Lee Viale
• Sleazy Lawyer: Jerry Bennett
• Prosecutor: Dina Ferguson
• Bailiff: Kathy Gardner
• Judge Lance Tito Puente: Michael Thorpe
• Foreman: Tony McQuilkin

Band

• Paula Kelley, Director
• Susan Leilua, Keyboard
• Steve Fry, Bass
• Sandy Nitchman, Drums

Crew

• Director    Paula Kelley
• Choreographer    Jackie May
• Assistant Choregraphers    Jerry Bennett, Donna Stogryn, Paula Kelley
• Costume Coordinator    Nancy Brennan
• Makeup    Patty Jarvis
• Props    Carol Gogan, Michael Thorpe
• Sets    Doug Carlson, George Jackson, Michael Thorpe
• Lights/Sound    Ryan Thorpe
• Stage Crew    Lawrence A. Moreno, Sydney Stogryn
• Program    Pamela Wrona, Michael Thorpe, Paula Kelley
• Refreshments    Lee Viale, Eduardo Viegas

Show flyer

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Updated 01/02/2017.

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