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August 18, 2008
The incomparable Jimi Ray Malary returns to the
Stackner Cabaret
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC . . .
Written and Directed by David Hunter Koch
Generously sponsored by
M & I Wealth Management
STACKNER CABARET
Preview: September 5, 2008 Opens: September
6, 2008 Closes: November 2, 2008
Single tickets go on sale Monday, August 25th!
Jimi Ray Malary returns to the Stackner after appearing in the
past hit shows, ELLINGTON: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF THE DUKE, JAZZ
ROYALTY and KING OF COOL: NAT KING COLE - THE LIFE, THE MAN. This
tribute features the songs that epitomize romance from three of
popular music’s most prolific and enduring songwriting teams:
Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart and George and Ira Gershwin. Tickets
can be purchased in person at The Rep Ticket Office at 108 East
Wells Street, or by telephone at 414-224-9490. Tickets can also
be purchased online 24/7 at milwaukeerep.com.
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC . . . takes us through
the timeless songs of Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
and George and Ira Gershwin with stories about the ups and downs
of modern love and relationships. Taking the audience through a
relationship from beginning to end – from the
first meeting to falling in love and then to falling out of love - delightful
songs illustrate the joyful as well as the tumultuous times that two individuals
go through on their journeys for romance.
With such popular songs as Isn’t It Romantic, I Could
Write a Book, Someone to Watch Over Me, My Funny Valentine and Let’s
Call the Whole Thing Off, this tribute takes
a humorous look at love in the time of text message love notes
and dates at Starbucks. As the show comes to an end, one simple
conclusion is reached about the complicated world of love and
romance: “Love may not make the world go ’round,
but it does make the ride worthwhile.”
Composer Jerome Kern has written well-known songs
including, Ol’ Man River, Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat’ Man and The
Way You Look Tonight, for which he won an Academy Award. Richard
Rodgers and Lorenz Hart had a successful
partnership during the mid 1930s creating ON YOUR TOES (1936),
BABES IN ARMS (1937), THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE (1938) and PAL JOEY
(1940). George Gershwin is best known for his
composition Rhapsody In Blue as well as being half of
the famous songwriting team with his brother Ira Gershwin. The
Gershwin brothers wrote many shows for Broadway including LADY
BE GOOD and their famous opera, PORGY AND BESS.
Playwright/director David Hunter Koch explains
why he chose the music of these composers for ISN’T IT ROMANTIC
. . . : “Jerome Kern’s music has a more traditional
feel and style to it. His songs were about what romance should
be. George and Ira Gershwin wrote songs that captured the thrill
of romance and falling in love. Their music is all about the heart.
Rodgers and Hart had a different approach to love and would delve
into the heartbreak that can happen and the quirks of being in
love. Together, their songs work well guiding the path of our modern
love affair, from infatuation and romance, to disillusionment and
heartbreak, to solitude and then back to new love. There’s
a timeless quality to the journey of love that we all take which
these songs capture so well.”
David Hunter Koch returns to The Rep
after directing the Stackner Cabaret hit HULA HOOP SHA-BOOP last
season. He makes his home in Seattle, WA performing,
producing and directing theater, video and film. He created the
Cabaret de Paris, Seattle’s preeminent Cabaret theater,
where he produced and directed over 60 musical productions and
was named Seattle’s Theatrical Entrepreneur of the Year.
Koch directed singer David Byrne and guitarist Pat Metheny’s
documentary concert videos and most recently wrote and directed
the new musical MUSICA VITAE for Seattle’s Century Ballroom.
His other Milwaukee Rep directing credits also include HULA-HOOP
SHA-BOOP (07/08), ELLINGTON: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF THE DUKE (05/06),
BLUE ROSE: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY STORY (05/06), CHAPS! (04/05),
JAZZ ROYALTY (03/04) and KING OF COOL: NAT KING COLE – THE
LIFE, THE MAN (02/03).
This will be actor/singer Jimi Ray Malary’s fourth
appearance at Milwaukee Rep. His previous credits include ELLINGTON:
THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF THE DUKE(05/06), JAZZ ROYALTY(03/04)
and KING OF COOL: NAT KING COLE - THE LIFE, THE MAN(02/03) all
of which received stellar reviews. “He [Malary] . . . has
a versatile, baritone voice with the control to whisper through
tender passages, the power to raise the roof. He connects with
the audience while crooning and maintaining . . . reserved demeanor
and elegant style,” the Journal Sentinel wrote for
his performance in KING OF COOL: NAT KING COLE - THE LIFE, THE
MAN.
Jimi Ray Malary will be accompanied by William Knowles,
who is both the music director and pianist.
A Milwaukee native, William Knowles is a graduate of Howard University
and the University of Massachusetts. He was musical director for
The Rep productions of CAROLIN’ CAROLYNNE’S COMIN’ TO
TOWN, LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL, ELLINGTON: THE
LIFE & MUSIC OF THE DUKE, JAZZ ROYALTY, THE KING OF COOL and
DINAH WAS. He was awarded the 2001 Helen Hayes Award for Best Musical
Direction for DINAH WAS. Mr. Knowles was also nominated for the
2005 Helen Hayes Award for his work on TAMBOURINES TO GLORY.
Jimi and William will be joined by musicians Don Linke (Bass)
and Scott Napoli (Drums).
For production photos of Jimi Ray Malary click
here.
(To learn more about our Resident Acting Company, Guest Actors
or our Intern Company, please visit milwaukeerep.com.)
The Production/Design team for ISN’T IT ROMANTIC . . . includes: Susannah
M. Barnes (Scenic Designer); Alex Tecoma (Costume
Designer); Aimee Hanyzewski (Lighting Designer);and Kathi Karol Koenig (Stage
Manager).
Tickets to ISN’T IT ROMANTIC . . . range
in price from $28.00 – $41.00. For more information or to
charge tickets, call 414-224-9490. Tickets can
be purchased online 24/7 at milwaukeerep.com.
For group sales of 10 or more, call The Rep Ticket Office at 414-224-9490.
Special Events for ISN’T IT ROMANTIC
. . .
•On Sunday, September 14 at 7:00 pm there
will be an Audio-Described Performance for patrons who are
blind or have low vision.
For more information about The Rep’s Access Services,
please contact The Rep’s Ticket Office at
414-224-9490.
The incomparable Jimi Ray Malary returns to the
Stackner Cabaret
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC . . .
Written and Directed by David Hunter Koch
Generously sponsored by
M & I Wealth Management
STACKNER CABARET
Preview: September 5, 2008 Opens: September
6, 2008 Closes: November 2, 2008
Fact Sheet
THEATER: Stackner Cabaret
DATES: September 5 – November 2, 2008
DESCRIPTION: Jimi Ray Malary returns to
the Stackner after appearing in the past hit shows, ELLINGTON:
THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF THE DUKE, JAZZ ROYALTY and KING OF COOL:
NAT KING COLE - THE LIFE, THE MAN. This
tribute features the songs that epitomize romance from three
of popular music’s most prolific and enduring songwriting
teams: Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart and George and Ira Gershwin.
PERFORMANCES:
Friday, 9/5/08 - 8:00 p.m. - Preview
Saturday, 9/6/08 - 8:00 p.m. - Opening
Sunday, 9/7/08 - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 9/10/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 9/11/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 9/12/08 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9/13/08 - 4:00/8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 9/14/08 - 2:00/7:00 p.m. -
7:00 Audio-Description
Tuesday, 9/16/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 9/17/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 9/18/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 9/19/08 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday,
9/20/08 - 4:00/8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 9/21/08 - 2:00/7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 9/23/08 -
6:30 p.m. - Early Bird
Wednesday, 9/24/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 9/25/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 9/26/08 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9/27/08 - 4:00/8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 9/28/08 - 2:00/7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 10/1/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 10/2/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 10/3/08 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday,
10/4/08 - 4:00/8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10/5/08 - 2:00/7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 10/8/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 10/9/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 10/10/08 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday,
10/11/08 - 4:00/8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10/12/08 - 2:00/7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 10/15/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 10/16/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 10/17/08 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10/18/08 - 4:00/8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10/19/08 - 2:00/7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 10/22/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 10/23/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 10/24/08 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday,
10/25/08 - 4:00/8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10/26/08 - 2:00/7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 10/28/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 10/29/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 10/30/08 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 10/31/08 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday,
11/1/08 - 4:00/8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11/2/08 - 2:00/7:00 p.m. -
7:00 Close
TICKET PRICES:
PREVIEWS: $28.00 & $33.00
WEEKEND/SUNDAY: $28.00 & $33.00
FRIDAY/SATURDAY: $36.00 & $41.00
TICKETS/INFORMATION: 414-224-9490 or
buy tickets online at milwaukeerep.com
TICKET OFFICE LOCATION: 108 East Wells
Street in Milwaukee’s Downtown Theater District
TICKET OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Fri, 12 pm
- 6 pm on phones, 12 pm - curtain for window
Sat/Sun 12 pm - 6 pm on phones, 12 pm - curtain for window
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Open to the public before and after all evening performances, Milwaukee
Repertory Theater’s Stackner Cabaret, located on the second
floor of the Milwaukee Center, is our own full-service, smoke-free
bar and restaurant. Featuring delicious dinners, as well as late
night cocktails, coffee, and desserts, the Cabaret is the ideal
meeting place for patrons attending Rep performances. For dinner
reservations, call 414-224-9490.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater is a nationally recognized
theater company that presents a critically-acclaimed selection of
compelling dramas, powerful classics, award-winning contemporary
works and lively Cabaret shows on three stages from September through
May. The Rep also produces an annual production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
The Rep's home, the Patty and Jay Baker Theater Complex, accommodates
the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, the Stiemke Theater and the Stackner
Cabaret. The Rep is also home to a Resident Acting Company of 13
actors who perform with The Rep throughout the season.
The Rep is proud to be a member of the United
Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), which provides major annual financial
support. The Rep is a member of the League
of Resident Theatres (LORT), a management association of some
of the nation's largest non-profit professional theaters that collectively
bargains with the unions that represent the actors, directors and
designers that work at The Rep; a constituent of Theatre
Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the
nonprofit professional theater; and a member of Theatre
Wisconsin, the statewide association of non-profit professional
theaters. This theater operates under an agreement between the League
of Resident Theatres and Actors'
Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage
managers in the United States. The set, costume and lighting designers
are members of United Scenic Artists,
a national labor union. This theater is an equal opportunity employer.
Except in plays where race itself is an issue, casting is decided
based on ability, not race.
Milwaukee
Repertory Theater, 108 E Wells St Milwaukee, WI 53202
Ticket Office: 414-224-9490 Ticket Office Fax: 225-5490
Administrative: 414-224-1761 Fax: 414-224-9097
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