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The Merry Widow
Music by: Franz Lehar
Based upon the London version by Christopher Hassall
Book revisions by Milton Lazarus
New lyrics by Forman Brown
(Produced by Edwin Lester for The Los Angeles and San Francisco Civic Light Opera Associations - 1961 Season)
Produced in arrangement with, and the music and dialogue material furnished by: Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 757 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
This production of "The Merry Widow" has been supported by the Province of Ontario through grants from: The Music Department of the Ontario Arts Council, and the Theatre Ontario Community Theatre Training Program (funded by the Ontario Arts Council)
Production Dates and Venue
November 22, 23, and 24, 1979
Korah Collegiate Theatre
Cast
| Majordomo of the Marsovian Embassy | Dennis Johns |
| Nish, Messenger of the Marsovian Embassy | David Bumbaco |
| Popoff, Marsovian Ambassador to Paris | Wilfred Beauchamp |
| Natalie, his wife | Theresa Thibodeau |
| Chevalier St. Brioche | Jacques Chouinard |
| Vicomte Cascada | Stephen Rutti |
| Sylvaine (Madame Khadja) | Marla Pritchard |
| Olga (Madame Novikovitch) | Doris Chaumont |
| General Novikovitch, Marsovian Military Attaché | Ernest A. Peeling |
| Khadja, Marsovian Legal Counsellor | Herbert Johnson |
| Captain Pierre de Jolidon | Marcus Kramer |
| Sonia ("The Merry Widow") | Jo-Ann Morgan |
| Prince Danilo, Secretary to Popoff | Larry Whalen |
| GIRLS FROM "MAXIM'S" | |
| Lolo | Barbara Johnston |
| Cloclo | Holly Frolick |
| Dodo | Allison Bernard |
| Margot | Bonita Collett |
| Joujou | Christine Lavallee |
| Froufrou | Vicky Wallenius |
| Michel, Mâitre d' of "Maxim's" | Rudy Becker |
| Zozo, Chanteuse at "Maxim's" | Judi Morgan |
Chorus
Guests, Lackeys, Housemaids, and Waiters:
Erika Dello, Jane Desing, Lynda Dionisi, Mara DiPasquale, Penelope Johnson, Debbie Lukenda, Rhonda Millikin, Karen Pomber, Anne Roberts, Mary Roberts, Paula Mari Shewchuk, Carol Trainor, Jane Wiskin
Len Byron, Michael Eldred, Michael Kimball, Algis Motiejunas, Ted McKinney, Henry Peeling, Keith Waldie
Stand-ins at Rehearsals:
Natalie - Erika Dello; Captain Pierre de Jolidon - Michael Kimball
Orchestra
| Conductor | Arno Ambel |
| Concertmaster | Mary Shrubsole Walton |
| Violin I | Mary Shrubsole Walton, Robert Moffat, Carol O'Neill |
| Violin II | Guy Traficante, Gizella Keppel-Jones, Marnie Kent |
| Viola | Sister Mary Sammon |
| Cello | Brenda McKinney, Michael Keppel-Jones, Thomas Fetter |
| Bass Viol | Hugh Stephen |
| Flute I | Kathy Myles |
| Flute II | Louise Griffith |
| Clarinet I | Michael Fuchs |
| Clarinet II | Cathy Bouchard |
| Oboe | Paula Culina |
| Bassoon | John Wilkinson |
| French Horn I | Audrey Moere |
| French Horn II | Dennis Barrousch |
| Trumpet I | Matthew Lintula |
| Trumpet II | Kevin McKinney |
| Organ | Jane Anstice |
| Percussion | Mark Hough |
| Rehearsal Pianists | Jane Anstice, Florence Joy Clement, Barbara Severin |
Production Staff
| Producer | Herbert Johnson |
| Director | Arno Ambel |
| Choreographer | Trixie Hardy |
| Set Designer | David Antscherl |
| Costume Designer | Vilma Ambel |
| Lighting Designer | Rudy Becker |
| Stage Manager | Richard Jenkins |
| Lighting Booth | Geoff Clement |
| Properties | Ruby A. Corea |
| Set Movement | Philip Burfoot |
| Set Construction | David Antscherl |
| Make-Up | Lee-Ann Trbovich |
| Hairstyling | Marga Pelka |
| Box Office | Noreen and Cynthia Myers |
| House Manager | Penny Hanson |
| Hospitality | Barb Shewfelt |
| Publicity | Arno Ambel |
Production Assistants
| Costumes | Doris Chaumont, Erika Dello, Esme Johnson, Barbara Johnston, Debbie Lukenda, Paula Mari Shewchuk, and other members of the cast (Ethnic designs for costumes in Act II supplied by Armilda Treialt) |
| Lighting Crew | Chris Clement, Claude Philion, Jim Shaw |
| Set Movement | Fred Frechette, Don Lonie, Sandro Nevicato, Christopher Shannon, Verdun Venn, Paul Willert |
| Properties | Sheila Mizzi |
| Make-Up | Cindy Burger, Sharon Miron, Heather Stadnisky, David Walsh |
| Set Construction | Rutger Becker, Philip Burfoot, Helen-Mary Carter, David Feltham, Fred Frechette, Christel Jaeger, Richard Jenkins, Herbert Johnson, Don Lonie, Sandro Nevicato, Benjamin Pritchard, Christopher Shannon, Paul Willert, and The John Howard Society |
| Front of House | Barbara Arnill, Mona Cowell, Letizia DiPasquale, Cathy Fillion, Susan Kovacs, Christina Nardin, Becky Rous |
| Advance Box Office | Anne Biggs, Romy Bock, Erika Dello, Herbert Johnson, Debbie Lukenda, Cerys McLellan, Irene McGillivray, Ted McKinney, Laura Myers, Noreen Myers, Hilda Richardson, Anne Roberts, Jane Roberts, Stephen Rutti, Paula Mari Shewchuk, Roy Schuurhuis, Patricia Wiskin |