Sugar (1972)

April 4 - 22, 2012
The Eureka Theatre

Book by Peter Stone
(Based on the Screenplay Some Like it Hot 
by Billy Wilder & I.A.L Diamond)
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Directed by Dyan McBride

Run Time: 2.5 hours. 

Dyan McBride (Director) has proudly worked with 42nd Street Moon for over 17 years as an actress, director and most recently added education director to her list. Other companies include: Sacramento Theatre Company, Marin Theatre Company, Ray of Light, Laguna Playhouse, Napa Rep, Broadway by the Bay, Pacific Coast Repertory, Utah Musical Theatre, New Conservatory, CTA Crossroads, Mondavi Center, Solano College Theatre, Performance Riverside, as well as film/TV, print, web and voiceover work. She can be seen next in Xanadu at Center Repertory Theatre. B.A.- Cal. State Fullerton - Musical Theatre. M.F.A.- UC Davis - Acting. Member of Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Actors’ Equity Association. Represented by Boom Models and Talent. Acting faculty at Solano College. www.dyanmcbride.com.

Saif Eddin (Musical Director) was seen earlier this season as Count Manatalini in 42nd Street Moon’s production of Nymph Errant. He is an accomplished performer who has toured the five-star hotels of Europe, headlined on cruise lines, and starred in the MGM Grand Las Vegas production of EFX, where he also understudied and went on for Michael Crawford. His favorite role is Sir Harry in San Diego Starlight’s production of Once Upon a Mattress. He is most proud of writing and directing his concerts Broadway Bombs Away, ABBAsolutely Fabulous, and the live sing-a-long version of Sound of Music for Buena Park Civic Theatre.

Tom Segal (Choreographer) previously directed and staged Peddling Rainbows for 42nd Street Moon and has choreographed 13 previous Moon productions including: Forum, Jubilee, Wildcat (Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Choreography), High Spirits, Once Upon a Mattress (Dean Goodman Choice Award), Minnie’s Boys and more. He co-directed the 75th birthday tribute to Stephen Sondheim show, Simply Sondheim. Mr. Segal has performed, choreographed and directed locally, nationally and abroad, having done over 100 shows with various Bay Area companies. He is the recipient of numerous awards and was co-choreographer for SF Playhouse’s production, Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party, which was named “Best Play” at the 2009 NY Fringe Festival.

Tanya Telson* (Stage Manager) has stage managed 42nd Street Moon’s productions of Oh, Kay!, Strike Up the Band and Babes in Arms, as well as The Best of Times, our Jerry Herman Salon and What a Swell Party!, our Cole Porter Salon. Other theater credits include stage management for Jerry Springer: The Opera and Baby for Ray of Light Theatre. She was also Stage Manager for foolsFURY’s production of Monster in the Dark. Other shows include Assistant Stage Management for the American Conservatory Theater’s productions of The Importance of Being Earnest, Middle Class, Luminescence Dating, Red Scare on Sunset and Cider House Rules.

Ellen Brooks (Lighting Designer) has designed countless productions for 42nd Street Moon at the Alcazar, Herbst, Eureka, and New Conservatory Theaters - including our recent Salons and annual fundraisers. She is Resident Lighting Director at the Marin Shakespeare Company and this summer designed The Tempest, Macbeth and Complete History of America. Other recent work includes Lucia di Lammermoor, Eugene Onegin, Cosi Fan Tutti and Macbeth for North Bay Opera; Rabbit Hole, The Middle Ages, Last Night of Ballyhoo and The Miracle Worker for Ross Valley Players; and the World Premiere of Dogsbody at the Yerba Buena Forum. Ms. Brooks recently directed Hot Mikado for Masquers Playhouse.

Felicia Lilienthal (Costumer) spent a year working for the LA Opera's Costume Department as their shopper, buying everything from scuba boots to peg legs, but now Felicia is back in the Bay Area designing costumes again. Recent shows include Bay Area Children's Theatre's Emil of Lonneberga and Go Dog Go and Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre's Throughly Modern Millie. She is a graduate of California State University East Bay with a minor in Theatre Arts.

Ron Gasparinetti (Scenic Designer) originally hails from New Jersey but has been designing and building scenery in the Bay Area since 1996. Palo Alto Players, Dragon Theatre Company, Pear Avenue Theatre, City Lights Theatre Company, Busbarn Stage Company, Stage One, 42nd Street Moon, Hillbarn Theatre Company, and Shady Shakespeare Theatre Company are a few of the theatre companies where you may have seen his work. Visit www.TheSetGuy.com to learn more about Ron.

Samantha Young (Prop Master) is a prop designer and stage manager. Past credits for prop design include: Three Sisters, Oh, Kay! (42nd Street Moon); Waiting for Giovanni, Regrets Only (New Conservatory); Sweet Charity (Act iii). Stage Management credits include: Maurice, When it Settles, The Stops! (New Conservatory); Sweets of Onan (Highways Performance Space).

* Member Actor's Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.  Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans.  AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org