1. Nulla facilisiRichie
Cunningham: So how did
Contributors:
Scona Cycle
Ross Sheppard Drama Department
Thanks to:
Angie
Taranger
Brooklyn
Rowe
Moxy B Productions
Marion Brenner
Edmonton, Alberta
moxyb12@shaw.ca
Moxy B Productions presents
Happy Days
A New Musical
Le Cite L’Unitheatre
8627 – 91 Street, Edmonton
1
Dec. 2013
2
Richie Cunningham: [testing
Fonzie's wilderness
knowledge] What side of the
tree does moss grow on?
Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli:
Rich, who cares?
2. Happy Days – A New Musical Backstage
Director: Marion Brenner
Stage Manager & Assistant to the Director: Mary Ellen
Shimell
Set Design: Patrick Maloney
Vocal Director: Marion Brenner
Vocal Coach/Assistant to the Director: Aaron Schaan
Sound Design & Technicians: Jonathan & Technicians:
Jonathan Nguyen, Aaron Schaan
Choreographer – Stacy Grubb
Assistant Choreographer - Christine Maydew
Lighting Design: Erik Martin, Mary Ellen Shimell
Set Building: Patrick Maloney, Bill Skorobohach
Set Courier: Bill Skorobohach
Graphic Design: Posters, Programs, Tickets: Betty-Lou
Ayers
Costumes: Gerda Stoof, Mary Ellen Shimell, Cheryl
Skorobohach, Marion Brenner, The Cast
Props: Cheryl Skorobohach, Mary Ellen Shimell
Makeup Artist: Christina Ridnour
Hair: Amy Colling and the Salon Sisters
Box Office: Nancy & Cheryl Skorobohach
La Cite Technician: Erik Martin
Piano & Vocal Coach: Angie Taranger
Book by Garry Marshall
Based on the Paramount Picture television series:
“Happy Days.” Created by Garry Marshall.
Music & Lyrics by Paul Williams
Originally produced at the Falcon Theatre, Burbank, CA
Produced and directed by Garry Marshall
Ronny Hallin, Producer Kathleen Ward Marshall, Producer
Subsequently produced by Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey
Subsequently Produced for the North American National Tour
By Bob Boyett, Nice Productions, Inc. McCoy Rigby Entertainment
CBS Corporation, Tom Miller and La Mirada Theatre
For the Performing Arts
Arrangements & Orchestrations by John
McDaniel
Happy Days song courtesy of CBS Studies, Inc. Lyrics by
Norman Gimbel, Music by Charles Fox
Performed with permission from Samuel French
Productions
The premiere of the first National
Tour of HAPPY DAYS – A NEW
MUSICAL was at the La Mirada
Theatre for the Performing Arts in La
Mirada, CA on November 1, 2008.
The performance was directed by
Gordon Greenberg, with music
direction by Bruce Barnes and
choreography by Michele Lynch.
Cheryl & Bill Skorobohach
Bob Gardener
Joan Townend
Betty-Lou & Larry Ayers
Ron Gardner
Marlene & Harold Schoonmaker
Gerda Stoof
Ross Shepard Drama Department
3. Who’s Who in
the Cast
The Cast
Pham, Michelle
Michelle is 14 years old currently enrolled in Grade 9 with 3 years of
drama experience. "Happy Days" is her first musical and she is very
excited to showcase her talents through singing and dancing.
Plamondon, Clayton
Clayton: Ayyyy. Clayton is a high school student who is very excited to
be playing the King of Cool, for as he has always modeled his life after
the very cool Fonzarelli. However, Clayton is terrified of motorbikes.
Ridnour, Athena
Schaan, Aaron
Aaron enjoyed his second experience with Moxy B Productions.
Previously he was cast in Anything Goes (Rev. Henry T. Dobson),
Legally Blonde the Musical (Emmett Forrest), Cotton Patch Gospel
(Joe), and West Side Story (A-rab) and many others. He enjoyed the
challenges of Happy Days: A New Musical, which included helping out
with directing, teaching harmonies, and learning how to do dance lifts.
Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli – Clayton Plamondon
Ritchie Cunningham – Scott Boerefyn
Pinky Tuscadero – Amy Colling
Howard Cunningham – Michelle Pham
Marion Cunningham – Victoria Skorobohach
Joanie Cunningham – Athena Ridnour
Charles “Chachi” Arcola – Vinnie Keating
Ralph Malph – Ty Stephenson
Warren “Potsie” Webber /Leopard Mac Gates – Aaron Schaan
Myron “Count” Malachi/ Leopard Manny Moon/Shy Guy Fly –
Patrick Maloney
Jumpy Malachi – Jonathan Nguyen
Arnold Delvecchio – Telisha Nault
Lori Beth Allen/Pinkette Lola/Car Hop/Calendar Girl – Andrea
Ludke
Pinkette Tina/Car Hop Girl/ Calendar Girl/ Joyce James –
Cate Noelck
Car Hop Girl/Calendar Girl/Paula Petralunga – Brittany Howat
Thank you Scona Cycle for lending us a super
cool motorbike!
4. Who’s Who in the Cast Who’s Who in the Cast
Boerefeyn, Scott
Scott is a high school student who is very excited to be part of such a fun
and wonderful musical with a great cast and crew. These rehearsals have
been truly happy days!
Brenner, Marion
Colling, Amy
Grubb, Stacey
Stacey is delighted to work on the choreography for this production. While
she was completing her law degree at the University of Alberta, Stacey
took classes with the Orchesis Dance Group and was quickly corrupted
and torn from her studies by her new friends and their contagious energy
for musical theatre and dance. Favourite theatre credits include Guys &
Dolls (Metro Theatre), A Chorus Line (Festival Place), Kiss Me,
Kate (ELOPE), The Sound of Music (Horizon) and Anything Goes
(Walterdale). Stacey would like to thank Marion Brenner for giving her this
opportunity and Christine Maydew for assisting. She would also like to
thank the cast for working hard to master all the steps!! Break a leg!!
Howat, Brittany
Keats, Vinny
A graduate of Crescent Heights High School, Vinny enjoyed a rigorous 3-year
drama program in Theatre Arts. He is happy to be starring as Chachi. Vinny
has enjoyed many previous roles and also has RCM Grade 6 for voice. He
enjoys guitar and soccer in his spare time and plans to pursue post-secondary
studies in drama and musical theatre.
Ludke, Andrea
Andrea is a Grade 10 student at Bev Facey High in Sherwood Park. Andrea
has a passion for horses and rides when her schedule permits it. Andrea has
enjoyed her first experience in Musical Theatre and looks forward to taking part
in future productions.
Maloney, Patrick
Patrick is pleased as punch you could all make it to our little shindig. As a recent
graduate of MacEwan’s Theatre Arts program, you may have spied him in
shows such as Attempts On Her Life, A Little Night Music (Frid), and The
Musical of Musicals: The Musical! Patrick also had fun this summer during the
Fringe festival performing in It's Complicated. When not busy lifting or hosting
Oil King games or building sets in the director's garage, Patrick likes to get his
dork on and chill with his peeps.
Nault, Telisha
Telisha is really looking forward to this production of Happy Days. She has been
in previous productions such as "The Competition Piece" and "1984" at the
Black Box Theatre. She would like to dedicate this performance to her family.
Noelck, Cate
Nguyen, Jonathan
Marion Cunningham: Richie just
hasn't got the appetite that
Chuck has.
Howard Cunningham: Marion,
Argentina hasn't got the appetite
that Chuck has.