January 30, 2003
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Adrian Bryan-Brown, Dennis Crowley, Matt Polk, Kara Greenberg
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY
Presents the Broadway musical event,
THE LOOK OF LOVE,
THE SONGS OF BURT BACHARACH & HAL DAVID
Starring
Liz Callaway, Kevin Ceballo, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Eugene Fleming, Capathia Jenkins, Jeanine LaManna, Shannon Lewis, Rachelle Rak, Desmond Richardson
Conceived by David Thompson, Scott Ellis, David Loud, Ann Reinking
Directed by Scott Ellis
Choreography by Ann Reinking Music Direction and Vocal Arrangements by David Loud
Previews begin April 4th
Official Opening on Sunday, May 4th
at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Broadway
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents the Broadway musical event, THE LOOK OF LOVE, The Songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, celebrating this formidable music team who have been awarded Grammys®, Oscars® and gold records. Conceived by David Thompson, Scott Ellis, David Loud and Ann Reinking, the production is directed by Scott Ellis, choreographed by Ann Reinking and musically directed and vocally arranged by David Loud. The musical journey includes 30 landmark Bacharach/David melodies and begins performances April 4, 2003 and will open officially on Sunday, May 4th, 2003 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street). This is a limited engagement through June 15th, 2003.
The cast features Liz Callaway, Kevin Ceballo, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Eugene Fleming, Capathia Jenkins, Jeanine LaManna, Shannon Lewis, Rachelle Rak and Desmond Richardson.
The design team includes Derek McLane (Set Design), Martin Pakledinaz (Costume Design), Howell Binkley (Lighting Design), Brian Ronan (Sound Design) and Don Sebesky (Orchestrations).
THE LOOK OF LOVE, The Songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, brings a fresh interpretation to the classic, yet timeless songs of Bacharach and David with a cast of electrifying vocalists and red hot dancers. This is an evening of their most well known tunes. Some of the songs included in the production are "The Look of Love;" "I Say a Little Prayer;" "Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head;" "I’ll Never Fall In Love Again;" "Anyone Who Had A Heart;" "What’s New, Pussycat;" "Alfie;" "What the World Needs Now;" "Close to You;" "Wishin’ and Hopin’;" "Walk on By;" "One Less Bell to Answer;" "Do You Know the Way To San Jose" and "Promises, Promises."
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Scott Ellis (Director) is the Associate Artistic Director of the Roundabout Theatre Company. For the Roundabout, he has directed the Broadway revival of The Boys From Syracuse, The Man Who Had All the Luck with Chris O’Donnell, The Rainmaker with Woody Harrelson and Jayne Atkinson, 1776, She Loves Me and Company. David Loud was the Music Director and created the vocal arrangements for Roundabout's production of The Boys From Syracuse, She Loves Me and Company. Liz Callaway has performed in the Roundabout production of Brownstone. Jonathan Dokuchitz has performed in the Roundabout productions of The Boys From Syracuse and Company.
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Biographies:
BURT BACHARACH (Music). Legendary composer Burt Bacharach has helped define the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. His music is as diverse as his audiences, who consider him everything from one of the greatest of all composers to the "coolest cult hero" of the contemporary music set. The recipient of three Academy Awards®, six Grammys®, an inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the recipient of other tributes ranging from the prestigious 2001 Polar Music Prize presented by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, to ASCAP's Founders Award and having his songs honored as being among the top of the century, Bacharach and his music continues to make history and establish trends. With 47 top ten hits and nine #1 songs, Bacharach and his music represent the essence of popular culture. The top-rated "American Idol" television series designated Bacharach to work with the aspiring singers in summer, 2002. Both Bacharach and his songs appear in all three "Austin Powers" films, and Diana Krall’s 2001 CD, The Look of Love, remained at #1 on the jazz charts for a full year. Bacharach was the co-musical director on the 72nd Academy Awards in March 2000. He had a top 10 CD released in the UK in 2001, and before that released the critically-acclaimed collaboration with Elvis Costello, Painted From Memory and its Grammy-winning single, "I Still Have That Other Girl." In popular music, the Bacharach/David partnership is legendary one, as well. The team won a Grammy for the Broadway musical Promises, Promises, and received the Trustees Award from NARAS as part of the Grammy Awards in 1997. Bacharach currently divides his time between composing, conducting and live performances worldwide.
HAL DAVID (Lyricist) has been honored as a lyricist with every major award bestowed by the music industry, including an Academy Award for "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head." More than 20 gold records, a Grammy and the NARM Presidential Award. He has been elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has been presented with their coveted Johnny Mercer Award. He has also been elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Just recently, Mr. David was awarded the prestigious Grammy Trustees Award by NARAS, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He was also recently honored with the esteemed British Ivor Novello Award (the first non-British person to ever receive the award). Among David’s standards are "This Guy’s in Love With You," "I’ll Never Fall in Love Again," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," "Walk on By," "What the World Needs Now is Love," "Always Something There to Remind Me," One Less Bell to Answer," To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before," Anyone Who Had a Heart," "I Say a Little Prayer," "The Look of Love" and many others. Some of the film scores for which Hal David wrote the lyrics are: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Alfie, What’s New Pussycat, Casino Royale, The April Fools, A House is not a Home, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Moonraker, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and The Return of the Pink Panther. His Broadway show Promises,Promises received a Grammy, and was nominated for a Tony Award. The Encore Series in New York revived Promises,Promises at City Center. Following that successful revival, the Reprise series in Los Angeles produced the show, where it was so successful that it was performed twice in one season. Hal David is on the Board of ASCAP, and is Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
DAVID THOMPSON (Conceiver). Lincoln Center: Thou Shalt Not (with Harry Connick, Jr and Susan Stroman.) Broadway: Steel Pier (Tony Nomination, Best Book) and the new script adaptation for Chicago (Tony Award, Best Musical Revival). Off-Broadway: And The World Goes ‘Round (New York Drama Desk and Outer Critics’ Awards.) He has written new librettos for the revivals of Flora The Red Menace (Drama Desk Nomination), 70 Girls 70 in London and Dear World. His adaptation of A Christmas Carol is seen annually at Princeton’s McCarter Theater. Television: "Sondheim - a Celebration at Carnegie Hall" (Emmy Nomination), "Bernstein on Broadway" with the Boston Pops, "My Favorite Broadway" with Julie Andrews, the Great Performances documentary, "Razzle Dazzle." Recent television includes the two-part PBS special "The Music of Richard Rodgers."
SCOTT ELLIS (Conceiver, Director). Most recently: Rodgers & Hart’s The Boys From Syracuse (Roundabout, Broadway), Arthur Miller's The Man Who Had All the Luck (Roundabout, Broadway and Williamstown), Kenneth Lonergan=s The Waverly Gallery with Eileen Heckart (The Promenade Theater), David Rabe=s The Dog Problem (The Atlantic Theater Co.). Broadway: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Rainmaker with Woody Harrelson and Jayne Atkinson, 1776 (Drama Desk, Tony nom.), Steel Pier (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Tony nom.), Company (Tony nom.), She Loves Me (Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk, Tony nom.), Picnic (Outer Critics nom.), A Month in the Country with Helen Mirren. London: She Loves Me (Olivier Award). Off-Broadway: That Championship Season (Second Stage); Eric Overmyer=s Dark Rapture (Second Stage); And the World Goes >Round: The Songs of Kander and Ebb (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards); Flora, The Red Menace (Vineyard Theatre). NYC Opera: 110 in the Shade, A Little Night Music (Drama Desk Award). TV: Live from Lincoln Center: A Little Night Music (Emmy nom.); Director and Co-Conceiver of Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall and My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (both filmed for Great Performances); and NBC=s Frasier.
ANN REINKING (Conceiver, Choreographer) formerly represented on Broadway by Fosse and currently by Tony award-winning Chicago, is best known for her work in Dancin’, Sweet Charity and as Roxie Hart in Chicago which garnered her the 1996 Tony Award for Best Choreographer. Her credits include (TV) "American Musical Awards" and "Kennedy Center Honors," (Film) All That Jazz and Annie, (Choreography) Joffrey Ballet Chicago, Spectrum Dance Theater of Seattle, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Chicago’s Goodman Theater and ABC’s "Bye Bye Birdie." She recently directed Tonight at 8:30 for the Williamstown Theatre Festival and is creating the choreography for The Visit on Broadway.
DAVID LOUD (Conceiver, Music Director/Vocal Arrangements) most recently conducted the world premiere of Kander and Ebb’s The Visit at the Goodman Theatre, for which he also created the vocal and dance arrangements. He was the Music Director for Ragtime on Broadway, A Class Act, Steel Pier, and the revivals of She Loves Me and Company. Also on Broadway, he originated the role of Manny in Terrence McNally’s Master Class. He did the vocal and dance arrangements for And the World Goes 'Round (Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards, Best Musical Revue). Regional: Sweeney Todd, Fanny, Damn Yankees, Singin' in the Rain, and Billy Bishop Goes to War (starring Scott Ellis). Broadway debut: the original 1981 production of Merrily We Roll Along. Graduate of Yale University.
LIZ CALLAWAY. Broadway: Merrily We Roll Along, Baby (Tony nomination), Miss Saigon, Cats, The Three Musketeers. Off-Broadway: The Spitfire Grill, Marry Me a Little, No Way to Treat a Lady, Brownstone (Roundabout). London: Sibling Revelry (Donmar Warehouse). Recordings (3 solo albums): The Beat Goes On, The Story Goes On-Liz Callaway On and Off Broadway, Anywhere I Wander-The Frank Loesser Album.
KEVIN CEBALLO. His solo album was released in September 2000 and is a mix of romantic, Salsa and classical styles. In February, 2001, Kevin was honored with "Revelacion del Año" in the Tropical category at Univison’s "Premio lo Nuestro" award show in Miami and went on to play at Madison Square Garden as one of the headliners of the "Concerto Del Amor."
JONATHAN DOKUCHITZ. Broadway: The Boys From Syracuse, Company, Into the Woods, Aspects of Love, Dream, and The Who’s Tommy. Off-Broadway: The It Girl and The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin. Regional: The Road to Hollywood (The O’Neill Center), Once Around the City (N.Y. Stage and Film), and Candide (The Guthrie). Recordings: The Who’s Tommy, Company, The It Girl, and six animated films including Anastasia (Dimitri, vocals), and Pocahontas (John Smith, vocals). Television: "Sex and the City," "The Street," and ABC’s musical "Geppetto." Film: the upcoming Two Weeks Notice starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant.
EUGENE FLEMING. Broadway credits include One Mo’ Time; Kiss Me, Kate; Fosse; Street Corner Symphony; Swinging on a Star; High Rollers Social & Pleasure Club; Black and Blue; The Tap Dance Kid; Sophisticated Ladies; and A Chorus Line.
CAPATHIA JENKINS. Broadway: The Civil War. Off-Broadway: The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea and After Hours. Tours: Dreamgirls, Ain't Misbehavin', Bubblin' Brown Sugar. Her CD, Introducing Capathia, is currently in release in Europe and is also available at Colony Records here in New York.
JEANINE LaMANNA. Broadway: Kiss Me, Kate (Lois Lane/Bianca); Seussical (Drama Desk nomination); Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit) and Swing! (principal standby). First national tours: Chicago (Velma Kelly) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (Spider Woman/Marta standby). Off-Broadway: Theda Bara and the Frontier Rabbi (Theda Bara), Pets!, What's a Nice Country Like You Doing in a State Like This?, and Chess.
SHANNON LEWIS. Broadway: original casts of Fosse (I Gotcha) and Candide (understudy/performed Paquette); Crazy for You (Vera). Off-Broadway: City Center Encores! Sweet Adeline (Overture Duet), Tenderloin. New York workshops: Sweet Smell of Success; Original cast recordings: Candide, Fosse, Tenderloin.
RACHELLE RAK. Broadway: Fosse (original cast, PBS broadcast), Cats (Bombalurina), Thou Shalt Not (Sass). National tours: Smokey Joe's Cafe (Shimmy Girl), Starlight Express (Ashley/Pearl). Workshop: Sweet Smell of Success.
DESMOND RICHARDSON. Broadway: original cast of Fosse. He appeared with the Ailey Repertory Ensemble, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and Frankfurt Ballet, and joined American Ballet Theatre as principal dancer in January '97. Co-artistic director of his own company, Complexions "A Concept in Dance."
Roundabout Theatre Company productions are made possible, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; New York State Council on the Arts; and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. American Airlines is the official airline of Roundabout Theatre Company. JP Morgan Chase & Co. is the proud sponsor of The JP Morgan Chase Family Series. The Hilton Times Square Hotel is the official hotel of the Roundabout Theatre Company.