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Called “the perfect Christmas matinee”,  the musical OLIVER! will herald in the holiday season with performances Nov 26th through Dec 12th in the new Sitnick Theatre of the David and Carol  Lackland Center at 715 Grand Ave, on the campus of Centenary College.  Adapted from the classic tale by Charles Dickens, the play tells the tale of the orphan boy, Oliver Twist, who is swept into a band of pickpockets led by the wily Fagin in 19th century London.

Hailed as a  masterpiece, the musical OLIVER! displays the talents of composer  Lionel Bart at his best.   Overflowing with familiar show-stopping musical numbers such as “Consider yourself, Who Will Buy”, “Where is love?” and “As Long as He Needs Me,”  audiences “will whistle the tunes of this heartwarming play as they exit the theatre” as one review stated.

The curtain opens up on a sinister interior of a workhouse, where boys pile in to sing the opening number “Food Glorious Food!”   The young Oliver Twist,  after eating his small portion of gruel, asks innocently,  “Please sir, may I have some more?” Oliver ultimately flees the workhouse run by the heartless Mr. Bumble, traveling to London where he meets the Artful Dodger and is recruited to pick pockets for the incorrigible Fagin. There, Oliver finds a friend in Nancy, neither of them fit for a life of crime.

Broadway veteran Michael Blevins will direct and choreograph the cast of over 50 as the Centenary Stage Company christens the 500-seat Sitnick theater with the sound of tap dancing and high kicks in the first ever musical to be performed in the new space.  Blevins, (Broadway’s Bring Back Birdie, Little Me, and The Tap Dance Kid) has led  CSC’s acclaimed Young Performers Workshop (YPW) for over 15 years. The YPW offers conservatory training with an emphasis on musical theatre to young performers ages 8-18 from the Skylands region and beyond.  Blevins is also widely known for his portrayal of Mark in Sir Richard Attenborough’s film A Chorus Line, and was also featured in the movie Chaplin.   He  has worked with innumerable noted directors and choreographers during his career, including Bob Fosse, Woody Allen, Vivian Matalon, and Joe Layton.

The cast will feature the talents of many professional actors including artistic director of CSC Carl Wallnau as Fagin (Broadway: Titanic,  Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival), Justin Boscitto as the Artful Dodger (director choreographer Circle in the Square NYC), Osborne Focht as Bill Sykes (Broadway: Capeman; CSC: Tartuffe and Rounding Third), Colleen Smith-Wallnau as the Widow Corney (Broadway: Crazy for You), Dave Scheffler as Mr. Bumble (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival) Stephen Davis as Mr. Brownlow (Assistant Professor of Theater, Centenary),  Lea Antolini-Lid as Nancy (Assistant Professor of Theater, Centenary) and Anthony Zas as Oliver (YPW student).

In this inaugural year of the world-class performing arts facility now in Hackettstown -  the David and Carol Lackland Center -  the production of OLIVER! celebrates all-things-theatrical in the community and region, and includes an plethora of talented performers from the region, from the CSC YPW program, and from the Centenary College Theater Department.  The cast includes:

Centenary College Students: Nick Ardito-Martelli, Casey Bauer, Khiry Best, Jon Bodi, Kyle Dylan Conner, Brittany D'Alessio, Christen Demintz, Rachel Grant, Kyle Parham, Alexandra Poage, Morgan Mack, Meygan McGill, Amanda Roy, Emilio Tirri, Tanya Wheelock, Saquan Williams

YPW Students: Scott Abbondanzo, Jenna Black, Cydney Black, Andy Calderone, Jacob Crisafulli, McKenzie Custin, Emily Devine, Alex Evans, Hunter Gross, Neil Ianniello, Skye Kenyon, Daniel Marion, Montana Marsilio, Erin Martire, Nikki Miller, Erica Murphy, Andrew Nussbaum, Raphael Pelczmann, Nicolette Policastro, Anthony and Nicholas Sica, Ashley Terpak, Joshua Wesson, Brandon Wiener, Katie Yarussi

Professional/Regional Actors: Steven Bidwell, Shirley Bravo, Maria Brodeur, Christine de Frece, Deborah Guarino, Leon Hill, Christine Mase, Amanda Maxfield, James Nester

OLIVER! runs November 26th – December 12th with shows Thursday evenings at 7:30pm (Family Night-with two-for-one tickets available at the door on the night of the performance),  Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 2:30pm,  with additional weekday  matinees on Friday, Nov. 26 (PREVIEW), Wed, Dec 1st  and Wed Dec 8th at 2:30pm,  as well as a 10 am school performance on Tuesday Dec 7 for regional students. Tickets for OLIVER! range in price from $20-25, with discounts for seniors and students, and can be purchased through the Centenary Stage Company Box Office in the new David and Carol Lackland Center at  715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown, by phone at 908-979-0900, and online at www.centenarystageco.org.  

A Buffet Matinee series is available for groups of 20 or more, priced at $37.50 for performance and luncheon.
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Going back to re-record vocals on "Simple Never Works" tomorrow night now that the instrumental track is done but everything still needs to get mixed! It's sounding great!
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So excited to have my own site! Thanks to Tanya Wheelock for all her help!

Layed down the acoustic track to my new song "Simple Never Works." Currently in production and will hopefully be completed and released by mid-November. Special thanks to Joe Vellekamp for arrangement and recording. Check out my myspace to hear the acoustic-rough version!
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Casey has been cast as a Bird and various other denizens of the forest in the Centenary Stage Company tour of A Year With Frog and Toad! Her cast includes Kyle Conners as Toad and Leon Hill as Frog, with Amanda Maxfield and Emilio Tirri rounding off the ensemble.

Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical A Year With Frog and Toad. Conceived by Mr. Lobel's daughter, Adrianne Lobel, A Year With Frog And Toad remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special.

Performances are already scheduled for April 19, 20, 21 & 22 at 10:00AM, and April 23 at 2:30PM! For more information, call the Centenary Stage Company at 908-979-0900!
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HACKETTSTOWN — From the award-winning author of Gangs of New York, Analyze This and You Can Count on Me comes a serious comedy full of surprising encounters and a roller coaster of power-struggles. Kenneth Lonergan’s crowd-pleasing play LOBBY HERO. will be performed by the Centenary College Theatre Department, Oct. 14-17 in the “Little Theatre” of Centenary College at 400 Jefferson St.

Set in the foyer of a middle-income Manhattan apartment building, a young security guard working the midnight to 8 a.m. shift finds himself inextricably entangled in a murder investigation where two cops and two “rent-a-cops” have much to lose (and a little to gain).

Nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award, the play revolves around a murder investigation which pits brother against brother. While the emphasis is primarily on humor, there's a morality play tucked into the comedy with a few issues to think about after the laughter.

Directed by Professor of Theatre Stephen Davis, the cast of “Lobby Hero” includes Centenary students Jon Bodi as Jeff, Jordan Wells as William, Casey Bauer as Dawn, and Emilio Tirri as Bill. Tanya Wheelock is assistant director, Brittany D’Alessio is the stage manager, with lighting design by James Russo, and set design by Dominick DeMatteo.

LOBBY HERO will be performed Thursday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m..

Tickets are $ 10 for adults and $8 for students, and are available by calling the Centenary Stage Company at 908-979-0900.
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Casey Bauer has been cast as a member of the Ensemble in the Centenary Stage Company production of OLIVER! THE MUSICAL.

Called the perfect "London Christmas Matinee", Dickens' timeless story of the orphan boy Oliver Twist, swept into a band of pickpockets led by the wily Fagin in 19th century London. Includes the songs "Where Is Love?", "Consider Yourself" and "As Long As He Needs Me." is one of the most beloved British musicals, vividly bringing to life Dickens' timeless characters with its ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more while delighting everyone with its outstanding musical numbers. Dickens' characters are brought to life - perhaps larger than life - with all their facets glowing in this production.

Performances of OLIVER! THE MUSICAL, which will run November 26 - December 12, 2010, on Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, and Sundays at 2:30 PM, with an additional preview matinee on Friday, Nov. 26th at 2:30 PM, and a Wednesday matinee on Dec. 1st at 2:30 PM. A student matinee will be performed on Wednesday, Dec. 8th at 10am.

For additional information and to order tickets, visit http://centenarystageco.org.
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Selections from the Centenary College 2009 production of GODSPELL have been invited to be performed at the Gala Opening of the David and Carol Lackland Center on October 8th at 8:00pm!

Nick Ardito, Casey Bauer, Jon Bodi, Brittany D'Alessio, Leon Hill, Alex Huber, Amanda Maxfield, Samantha Santana, Jordan Wells, and Tanya Wheelock will perform "By My Side" and "Day By Day."

The Godspell cast will be opening for Kate Shindle (Vivienne Kensington, Legally Blonde on Broadway), accompanied by Jason Howland (Composer, Little Women the Broadway Musical).

One of the most sophisticated performing arts venues in Northwest New Jersey, the David and Carol Lackland Center encompasses a 22,000-square-foot performance space, a new state-of-the-art 500-seat theatre (Sitnik Theater), a black box theater (The Edith Bolte Kutz ’42 Theater), a dance studio, scene shop, a costume shop, green room and dressing rooms. In addition to housing the theatre, the 68K square foot Lackland Center will be a home for a variety of cultural activity, and will include WNTI, the College’s listener-supported NPR Affiliate, and CCTV, Centenary’s Comcast-licensed television studio, and gallery space for visual artists.

Named in honor of Carol Burgess Lackland, A Centenary graduate (Class of 1954), and her husband, David A. Lackland, a Centenary College Trustee, The David and Carol Lackland Center has been designed to enrich student life and bring new cultural opportunities to northwest New Jersey.
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Casey has been cast as Dawn in the Centenary College production of Kenneth Lonergan's LOBBY HERO.

To be directed by Stephen Davis, “LOBBY HERO… tells the story of Jeff, a luckless young security guard trying to get his life together after being thrown out of the navy. But the lobby proves to be no sanctuary from the world, as Jeff is drawn into a local murder investigation involving his supervisor, a tightly wound young man called to bear witness against his troubled brother, and an overzealous rookie policewoman who is in over her head with her unscrupulous hero-cop partner.” (Grove Press)

LOBBY HERO opens in The Little Theatre at Centenary College on  Thursday, Oct. 14th at 7:30pm, with additional performances Friday, Oct. 15th at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16th at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 17th at 7:30 p.m.
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THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES was reviewed in The Quill (Vol. 18, No. 6)!

"Each girl fit the part perfectly. The play was highly entertaining and informative." -Jenna Guyer, 'Vagina Monologues zeroes in on awareness of violence'

CLICK HERE to view the full article!
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