Out of the Box Follies - December 04 - December 06, 2020

Out of the Box Theatre Company, Inc. (NYC)

  PROGRAM  

 

 

Welcome

“Little Boxes” by Malvina Reynolds.............................................. Audio track by Malvina Reynolds

 

Focusing on Distractions

“Vodka” music by George Gershwin and Herbert Stothart,
  lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein, II............ Susan Case, assisted by Bob Lombardi

“Funny/The Duck Joke”
  music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens.............................. Lin Snider, Sally Sherwood

“Let Me Sing and I’m Happy” by Irving Berlin........................................................... Gloria Sauvé

 

Focusing on Romance and Fantasy

“Oh How I Wish I Weren’t in Love with Superman”
  music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams................................................. Colleen Kennedy

“Most Gentlemen Don’t Like Love” by Cole Porter.................. Stephanie Byer; Paul Johnson, piano

Excerpt from Only You by Timothy Mason............................................................ J.D. Brookshire

“I Am a Dreamer” by B.G. De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson....................... Laurel Lockhart

 

Reminiscing or Thinking Ahead to the Holidays

“’Twas the Night before Hanukkah” author unknown.......................... Susan Case, Stephanie Byer

“Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer.......................................................... Joseph Rose

“This Christmas” by Donny Hathaway and Nadine Theresa McKinnor................ Larry Stephen Hines

 

Being Creative—Using Acting to Move into Imaginary Circumstances

Excerpt from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare............................... Ward Nixon

“Giving Notes” by Victoria Wood............................................................. John Christopher Jones

“And I Was Beautiful” by Jerry Herman..................................................... Jennifer Sherron Stock

 

Connecting with Others

“Lunch with Girlfriends” by Kathy O’Malley................................................................... Betsy Ross

Quarantine “Party” by Susan Courtney
   ............................................. Susan Case, Susan Courtney, Susan McBrien, Sally Sherwood

 

Trying to Stay Optimistic

“It’s Not Where You Start”
   music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields........................ James Harter, Georgia Buchanan

“Smile” music by Charlie Chaplin,
   lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons................... Susan McBrien; Michael Manishor, piano

“My Baby Just Cares for Me”
   music by Walter Donaldson, lyrics by Gus Kahn................................. Woody Regan, Phil Mougis

“We’ll Meet Again” by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles.............................................. Kelly Gilmore

 

Finale

“Singing in the Rain” music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed
   ......................................... Audio track from JAY’s Original Studio Cast of Singin’ in the Rain

 

Piano accompaniments by Woody Regan except where noted.

 

 

Musical rights to songs licensed by ASCAP.

“News Theme” by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0”

“Take Me Out to the Ball Game” by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer, performed by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0”

Quarantine “Party” performed by permission of the author.

“Light Up or Leave Me Alone” by James Nicola Capaldi

FINALE from JAY’s Original Studio Cast of Singin’ in the Rain. c and p 2006 JAY Productions Ltd. Original sound recording made and owned by JAY Productions Ltd. All rights reserved.

 

 

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