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2005 Production

 

The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde

Country rock n' roll like they dish up at the Grand Ol' Opry! Our wildly talented band of musicians and performers uses contemporary line dancing and the Nashville sound to recount the story of that famous duo - Bonnie and Clyde! Bonnie breaks Clyde out of prison and together they break the country out of the monotony of the Great Depression! Like Romeo and Juliet, but served Southern fried, This is the Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde. Visit us at www.balladofbonnieandclyde.com

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Creative Team

DANA P. ROWE (Composer, Musical Director)

Dana P. Rowe is an internationally recognized composer of musicals, incidental music and songs. Mr. Rowe composed The Witches of Eastwick, which had productions in London (Olivier Award Nominee), Moscow, Tokyo and Melbourne. He is also co-producer of the Original London Cast Recording available on First Night Records, UK. His other credits include Zombie Prom, which had productions Off-Broadway and in Germany, as well as a film version, featuring RuPaul, which is currently in production. He is also co-producer of that Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording, released by First Night Records, UK. Mr. Rowe also received an Olivier Award Nomination for The Fix, which was directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes at London's Donmar Warehouse (also a Helen Hayes Nomination recipient). The Original London Cast recording is also released by First Night Records, UK. Dana received scholarships for his studies at The Indiana University School of Music and The Ohio State University School of Music, where he graduated with the Dean's Award For Excellence In The Arts.

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MICHAEL AMAN (Co-Author Book and Lyrics)

In addition to co-authoring The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde, Michael co-wrote the book for Let Me Sing! A Musical Evolution with Michael Bush (George Street Playhouse; Charlotte Repertory Theatre) which starred Andre de Shields, Marla Schaffel, Randy Skinner, Gretha Boston, and Stephanie J. Block. His musical Masada (with Oscar E. Moore; music by Benjamin Rosenbluth) was performed at the York Theatre. He also writes country songs having written with Dana P. Rowe, Sherri Austin and Miles Aubrey. Michael currently teaches at John Jay College. He is completing his Ph.D. in theatre history at the CUNY Graduate Center.

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OSCAR E. MOORE (Co-Author Book and Lyrics)

A graduate of Hofstra University and member of the Dramatists Guild, Oscar's comedy A Royal Mess (a.k.a. The King's Mare) had its world premiere at the Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton, being nominated for three Carbonell awards. With Michael Aman, he has written Stonewall, Unwanted: The Very Ugly Duckling, Trish at 10:00, Masada, and Antigone: a musical comedy tragedy in addition to The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde.

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MICHAEL BUSH (Director)

Michael Bush is currently the director of artistic production for the Manhattan Theatre Club. He has been associated with MTC for almost 25 years and served as its associate artistic director from 1990-2002. He left MTC in 2002 and served as the producing artistic director of Charlotte Repertory Theatre thru 2004, after which he returned to MTC. During his time at MTC, he has helped artistically guide more than 150 new plays and musicals including Love! Valour! Compassion!, Proof, Doubt, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Sight Unseen, The Wild Party, Sylvia, Brooklyn Boy and A Class Act. Michael is also the Artistic Director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2005 Cabaret and Performance Conference. His recent directing projects include the 20th Anniversary production of Pump Boys and Dinettes and the world premieres Let Me Sing, A Musical Evolution, for which he co-wrote the book with Michael Aman and All the People, All of the Time. In 2006, Michael is scheduled to direct Roberto Aguirre-Sacas' Based on a Totally True Story at MTC.

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RANDY SKINNER (Choreographer)

Shows include: 42nd Street (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Astaire nominations), State Fair (Outer Critics nomination), Ain't Broadway Grand (Tony, Outer Critics nominations), After the Night and the Music, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Do Re Mi (City Center Encores!), Lone Star Love (Lucille Lortel nomination), Hello Dolly (with Nell Carter), Pal Joey (with Dixie Carter, Elaine Stritch), Strike Up the Band (with Tom Bosley), Puttin' On the Ritz (Kennedy Center), Lucky in the Rain (Goodspeed Opera), 2001 Tony Awards telecast (opening number). He has received the LA Drama Critics, LA Dramalogue, Bay Area Critics, Connecticut Critics, and Cleveland Times Theatre Awards.

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RUSTY BUTTER KNIFE PRODUCTIONS (Producer)

Rusty Butter Knife Productions is a recently formed production company devoted to the development of new work. This co-production of The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde with NYMF is their inaugural project.

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ANNA LOUIZOS (Set Consultant)

Broadway: Avenue Q (NY and at the new Wynn Las Vegas Theatre), Golda's Balcony, Steel Magnolias, last year's San Francisco premiere of Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Scheduled for 2005 in S.F, L.A & Boston). Off-Broadway: Birdie Blue (Second Stage), The Altar Boyz, The Foreigner (Roundabout), Jonathan Larson's tick... tick... BOOM! (world premiere, US tour), Let Me Sing! A Musical Evolution (George St. and Charlotte Rep), The Castle (M.E.T), Children's Letters to God (Lambs), The Butter and Egg Man (Atlantic). Regional: The Baker's Wife (Paper Mill), Much Ado About Nothing, Beyond Therapy (Old Globe), Disney Live Winnie the Pooh. Also: Goodspeed, Berkshire T. F., Alley. Art Direction, Film/TV: Sex and the City (HBO), Secret Lives of Dentists.

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DANIEL JAMES COLE (Costume Consultant)

New York theatre credits include productions for the Actor's Studio, HERE Arts Center, Theater for the New City, The Vortex Theater, and The Living Theater. He has designed costumes for opera productions for Seattle Opera, Manhattan School of Music, Chautauqua Opera, La Gran Scena Opera Company, and New York Chamber Opera. His film work includes costume designs for the features States of Control, and Jane Street, and the Academy Award-winning short Red. Mr. Cole is on the faculty of Fashion Institute of Technology, and received his MFA from New York University.

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TRACI KLAINER (Lighting Designer)

 

Traci Klainer's New York credits include: FIVE BY TENN, directed by Michael Kahn at Manhattan Theatre Club; the Broadway production of PRUNE DANISH starring Jackie Mason; Christopher Shinn's FOUR at Manhattan Theatre Club (Lucille Lortel nomination); ECHOES OF THE WAR directed by Eleanor Reissa; DRAGAPELLA, Upstairs at Studio 54, directed by Glenn Casale; THE MINSTREL SHOW directed by Rob Urbanati; and BC/EFA's NOTHING LIKE A DAME 2001-2004. Regional credits include: STREETS OF USEFUL THINGS directed by Randy White; COWGIRLS directed by Eleanor Reissa; GYPSY starring Andre McArdle, directed by Jason Eagan; BINGO directed by Glenn Casale; JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS directed by Gordon Greenberg; the 20th Anniversary production of PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES (Metrolina Theatre Award Nomination) and LET ME SING, both directed by Michael Bush. Ms. Klainer is a partner in the design firm Luce Group. websites: www.traciklainer.com www.lucegroup.com

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MIKE FARFALLA (Sound Designer)

Mike Farfalla is excited to be a part of this production of Bonnie & Clyde. He, along with Co-Designer Brian Ronan, are designing "But I'm A Cheerleader", also being performed as part of the NYMF. He has had the opportunity to assist Brian on a couple of NY projects including All Shook Up and 12 Angry Men. His NY Design Credits include Swimming Up Stream (Fringe) and Indoor/Outdoor (SPF). Mike was the Production Sound Engineer for the Off-Broadway show Zanna, Don't! and for the 2nd National Tour of Suessical. International: Hello Broadway (Singapore/Taiwan). Mike would like to thank all of his family and friends for the support.

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Production Staff

MARY KATHRYN BLAZEK (Production Stage Manager)

New York credits include Dialogues of the Carmelites, La Traviata, and Le nozze di Figaro at New York City Opera and Stephen Paulus's Summer for the Center for Contemporary Opera. Other credits include Orlando and Don Giovanni at Glimmerglass Opera; La Elisir d'Amore at Indianapolis Opera; Rigoletto and Fidelio at Virginia Opera; Zemire und Azor (Beauty and the Beast) and I Remember It Well: A Tribute to Lerner and Loewe at Manhattan School of Music; Beethoven and the Sublime with the Westchester PAC Choral Masterworks; Comedy of Errors with Will Pomerantz and the Purchase Theatre Ensemble; and Keely and Du for OSTA. Mary Kathryn is a native of Chattanooga, TN and an alumna of the Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film, Design/Technology at Purchase College.

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LAUREN A. DUFFY (Assistant Stage Manager)

Lauren Duffy is a recent graduate of the Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film, Design/Technology at Purchase College (BFA). Purchase Rep Theatre: Hamlet, All's Well that Ends Well, Alice in Wonderland. New York Stage & Film/Power House Vassar: The Journals of Fanny Kemble: A Melodrama, As You Like it, Romeo & Juliet, Coriolanus. New York City Opera: Orlando. Assistant to the Techical Supervisor: Princesses, Jersey Boys.

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ROBERT E. SCHNEIDER (General Manager)

Projects through his eight year association with Maria Di Dia include Blue Man Group, Broadway On The Bay (International Naval Review/OpSail2000 on July 4, 2000), several years of Broadway On Broadway, several years of Stars in the Alley, several years of Nothing Like A Dame, which benefits the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of the ActorsíFund of America. He has been the Company Manager for: The Donkey Show, Charles Aznavour On Broadway, Paul McKenna's Hypnotic World, Saint Lucy's Eyes, Dragapella!, Love, Janis, Zanna, Don't! (also Associate General Manager), Nobody Don't Like Yogi, and Here Lies Jenny (also Associate General Manager). Also Address Unknown (Associate General Manager) and The Downtown Plays at the Tribeca Theatre Festival. Currently running are Joy at the Actors' Playhouse (Associate General Manager/Company Manager) and Bath Party at HERE (Associate General Manager). Robert was the Associate Producer at the Theatre Guild for the national tour and Broadway engagement of Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair. Also for the Theatre Guild: Production Coordinator for the national tours of Shirley Valentine, Stieglitz Loves O' Keeffe, Love Letters, and Driving Miss Daisy. Co-Producer and the General Manager of off-Broadway's Summer of '69. Advisor to the not-for-profit Access Theater. Donates his time to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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SHAFFER-COYLE PUBLIC RELATIONS (Press Rep)

Shaffer-Coyle also represents the Off-Broadway musicals A Woman of Will (starring Amanda McBroom), Bingo, and the John Denver musical Almost Heaven; the plays Joy, Cycling Past the Matterhorn (starring Tony Award winner Shirley Knight), The Miss Education of Jenna Bush (starring Melissa Rauch) and India Awaiting; as well as the annual New York holiday engagement of Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh. Additionally, SCPR represents The Actors' Fund of America, Young Playwrights Inc., The Drama League, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Musicals and The Zipper Theatre. Recent projects include the Stephen Sondheim 75th Birthday Tribute Children and Art, Rosie O'Donnell's Rosie's Broadway Belters benefit for Rosie's Broadway Kids, Kathie Lee Gifford's Under the Bridge, Split Britches Theatre Company's Dress Suits to Hire, Waterwell's The Persians . . . and The Passion of the Crawford (starring Lypsinka).