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Leader of the Pack
book by Anne Beatts
music and lyrics by Ellie
Greenwich and Friends
based on the originalplay by
Melanie Mintz
additional material by Jack Heifner |
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May 7, 8 , 14, 15, 16, 1993
Plank Road School |
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As a teenage
member of the Jivettes during the late 1950s, Ellie dreams of hearing
her songs played on the radio, but her plans are put on the back burner
by a mother who insists she finish high school and pursue a degree in
education so she'll have a means of supporting herself. While attending
Queens College, she finds work in the music industry's temple,
Manhattan's Brill Building, where she meets Gus Sharkey (a thinly-veiled
caricature of Phil Spector) and fellow aspiring songwriter Jeff Barry.
After a whirlwind courtship, the two wed and begin to churn out hits for
the Ronettes, the Crystals, the Shangri-Las, Darlene Love, Connie
Francis, and Lesley Gore, among others. In 1965, at the pinnacle of
their partnership, Jeff wants to start a family, whereas Ellie would
rather keep working than settle down as a housewife/mother, so he
divorces her. They remain professional partners for another year, but
when her ex-husband remarries, Ellie falls into a downward spiral of
depression and eventually suffers a nervous breakdown. The show then
fast-forwards to the mid-1980s, showing off a self-confident and
successful Ellie who is in control of her life.
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Producer |
Rosie
Peterson |
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Director |
Gene
Guenther |
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Stage Manager |
Jan
Nehring |
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Musical Director |
Donna Kummer |
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Technical Direcotr |
Mary Jo Resop |
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Set Designer |
Gene Guenther |
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Lighting Designer |
Mark Horaitis
Bob Kafka |
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Choreographer |
Reggie Kurschner |
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Roller Skating
Choreographer |
Donald Schlicht |
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Lighting Crew |
Mike Adamski
F.
John Kessler
Ron Schaefer
Maxwell Shadd |
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Costume Designer |
Barbara Lynch |
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Assistant Stage Manager |
John Luedtke |
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Props |
John Leudtke |
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Set
Construction |
Mike Adamski
Alicia Georgoulis
Mark Horaitis
Bob Kafka
Tom Kohls
Craig Lynch
Mary Jo Resop
Paul Sheehan |
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Costume Crew |
Donna Kay Kohls
Guinevere Kohls
Dorthy Lembke
Judy Tarbox |
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Hair
Stylist |
Lisa
Ann Hajek |
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Graphic Designer |
Donna
Kay Kohls |
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Program |
Mary Guiffre
Judy Tarbox |
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Photographer |
Dorff Brewer |
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Ellie Greenwich |
Kathy Williams |
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Jeff Berry |
Kerry Mallard |
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Bridesmaids |
Debbie Bumm
Kelly Gumm
Susie Rohmann |
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Mona |
Laurene Lembke |
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Shelley |
Jovan Kreuser |
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Rosie Greenwich |
Barbara Lynch |
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Gus Sharkey |
Keith Schmitz |
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Mickey |
Nicole Jensen |
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D.J. |
Don Baral |
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Maitre'd |
Brian Dettmering |
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Bill the Cook |
Donald Schlicht |
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Dottie |
Mary Schlicht |
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Bebe |
Mary Schlicht |
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Groomsman |
Mark Bumm |
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Session Singers |
Andrew Euting
Alicia Houk
Margie Kaczmarek
Reggie Kurschner
Rosie Peterson
Giselle Schmitz
Arlene Spanier
Elizabeth Stowe
Johnny Triplett
Christine Washington |
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Dancers |
Matthew Cohen
Andrew Euting
Alicia Houk
Margie Kaczmarek
Jovan Kreuser
Reggie Kurschner
Mary Schlicht
Johnny Triplett
Christine Washington |
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Synthesizer |
Steve
Koenigs |
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Guitar |
Larry
Dahlgren
Tom Riepenhoff |
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Alto
and Soprano Sax |
Theo
Kirk |
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Tenor Sax and Flute |
Ken Johnson |
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Trumpet |
Tom Dill |
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Trombone |
Luke Weber |
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Electric Bass |
Rebecca Schroeder |
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Keyboard |
Donna Kummer |
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Drums |
Michael Etteldorf
Dean Brandt |
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