The Notables

The Golden Age of Hollywood

• February 24, 2001: ESUMC 87th Anniversary Dinner (8:00 p.m.)

• March 24, 2001: Torrance Memorial Hospital 50th Anniversary, at Torrance Marriott  (2:00 p.m.)

• March 24, 2001: Manhattan Beach Community Church Dinner (8:30 p.m.)

Program

1. Hooray for Hollywood (1937), from Hollywood Hotel [chorus, with cameos]
2. Laura (1944), from Laura [double quartet £]
3. Star Dust (1927-9; w. Mitchell Parrish; m. Hoagy Carmichael; used in the film The Eddy Duchin Story [1956]) [Joe; chorus]
4. On the Good Ship Lollipop (1934), from Bright Eyes [Lola + dancers: Bryan, Jerry, Dave H, Dave E]
5. As Time Goes By * (1931), used in Casablanca (1942) [chorus]
6. Good Morning (1939), from Babes in Arms (1939) [Donna, Dave E, Jerry]
7. Singin' in the Rain (1929), from Hollywood Revue (1929) [Jerry (with cameos by Ed and Sharon]
8. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend * (1949), used in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) [ensemble $]
9. Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (1944: w: Johnny Mercer; m: Harold Arlen), from Here Come the Waves [Brian G]
10. Easter Parade * (1935), used in Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), Holiday Inn (1942), and Easter Parade (1948) [chorus: women in bonnets]
11. Over the Rainbow (1939), from The Wizard of Oz [Mary S]
12. If I Only Had a Brain (1939), from The Wizard of Oz [Roy, Bryan, John F; Mary S]
13. The Way You Look Tonight (1936; w. Dorothy Fields; m. Jerome Kern), from Swing Time [Ed]
14. Lullaby of Broadway (1935: w: Al Dubin; m: Harry Warren), from The Gold Diggers of 1935 [chorus, with various solos §]
15. Get Happy * (1930), used in Summer Stock (1950) [Mary + chorus + dancers TBA]
16. That's Entertainment (1953), from The Band Wagon [Melissa M, Ed, Melissa A; chorus, with cameos]

Notes:

* = song originally from stage
£ Double quartet for "Laura": Heidi, Andrea; Colleen, Jan; Dave S, Dave H; Joe, Roy
$ Ensemble for "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend": Andrea, Kathy G, Connie; Heidi, Sue B, Colleen
§ For "Lullaby of Broadway": Julian=Jerry, Billy=David E, Peggy=Dale, Abner= Bryan McC, Annie=Paula, Maggie=Janine; rest of ensemble = Sue B, Kathy G, Lee V, Andrea, Donna, Mary S; Dave S, Dave H, Brian G, Roy, Doug

Note: All music to be performed off book.  Songs sung by chorus are shown bold.

• Some of the above information from The Great Song Thesaurus, 2nd Ed., by Roger Lax and Frederick Smith, Oxford University Press: New York, 1989.
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Not included in this performance:

• The Yankee Doodle Boy * (1904: wm: George M. Cohan), used in Little Johnny Jones  (1929), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), and The Seven Little Foys (1955)

REHEARSALS AND CALL TIMES:

• Wednesday, March 21:  5:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall
• Friday, March 23:  5:30 p.m. at Manhattan Beach Community Church
• Saturday, March 24 at Torrance Marriott:  12:30 p.m. call; performance will begin around 1:20 or so.  Anyone is welcome to arrive as early as 10:00 a.m. to try out the stage
• Saturday, March 24 at Manhattan Beach Community Church:  6:30 p.m. call; 8:00-8:30 p.m. curtain time

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