Digital Playbill
WINTER HAVEN, FL
February 20-25, 2024
PERFORMANCE PLAYBILL
GFOUR PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
WITH
REBECCA FISHER
DONNA J. HUNTLEY
MELANIE SOUZA
KIMBERLY VANBIESBROUCK
STAGE MANAGER
CALEB SPIVEY
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
KIMBERLY L. SIMARI
MUSIC SUPERVISION &
ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BY
ALAN J. PLADO
ASSISTANT MUSIC SUPERVISOR
ROBERTA B. WALL
CHOREOGRAPHY SUPERVISORS
TERI ADAMS
KIMBERLY VANBIESBROUCK
DIRECTED BY
SETH GREENLEAF
ORIGINAL DIRECTION BY
KATHRYN CONTE
Original Music Director
& Orchestrator
C.T. Hollis
Choreography Created By
Patty Bender
ORIGINAL SET DESIGN By
BUD CLARK
CAST & PRODUCTION TEAM
CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)
PROFESSIONAL WOMAN
DONNA J. HUNTLEY
SOAP STAR
REBECCA FISHER
EARTH MOTHER
MELANIE SOUZA
IOWA HOUSEWIFE/DANCE CAPTAIN
KIMBERLY VANBIESBROUCK
PRODUCTION TEAM
STAGE MANAGER
CALEB SPIVEY
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
KIMBERLY L. SIMARI
The entire action of the play takes place in Bloomingdale’s, NYC
Menopause The Musical® will be performed without an intermission.
This production operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. All actors and stage managers are members of Actors’ Equity.
MUSIC FOR THIS SHOW
WAS RECORDED BY:
KEYBOARDS
MICHAEL DUBAY
DRUMS
DON MEOLI
BASS
JONATHAN REM
The use of cameras, videotape recorders or audio recorders by members of the audience during the course of this production is strictly prohibited. Recording devices will be confiscated by the House Manager
WHO'S WHO
REBECCA FISHER (Soap Star) Since her first performance as Soap Star in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, when she joined the Orlando cast, Rebecca has enjoyed being part of this show and the joy it brings to so many people. She’s performed MTM in Singapore, Canada, and all over the United States. Her regional theatre credits include: Mrs. Lovett in SWEENEY TODD, Meredith Parker in BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL, Yitzhak in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, Margery in HAND TO GOD, Julie Cavendish in THE ROYAL FAMILY, Fraulein Schneider in CABARET, and Vicki in THE FULL MONTY. Rebecca will perform as a solo cabaret artist in her upcoming show, MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY, at Orlando Shakes this winter. Rebecca and her husband, Joe Swanberg, are the parents and neighbors of costume designer and performer Kyla Swanberg in Orlando. Rebecca is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. Learn more about her at www.therebeccafisher.com.
DONNA J. HUNTLEY (Professional Woman) is an Ohio native who has enjoyed playing Professional Woman and Soap Star across the nation off and on since 2004 after completing world tours as a Guest Entertainer with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. With numerous regional commercials and TV appearances to her credit, some favorite Broadway, Off-Broadway and Regional theatre credits include: LENA HORNE: THE LADYAND HER MUSIC, SHADOW BOX (Beverly), OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET (Inez), HAIRSPRAY (Motor Mouth Mable), NUNSENSE (Sister Herbert), CHICAGO (Matron Mama Morton), and BARNUM (Joyce Heth). Winner of a Presidential Award for Best Overseas USO Tour, Donna worked with Richard Pryor Here and Now, co-wrote and recorded with Atlantic Records as a member of Company B and solo with Sleath Records in Holland. She performed with The Platters, Ben Vereen, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Latin Superstars El Puma and Chayanne to name a few. “It is truly an honor to be a part of the MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® family. To bring joy and laughter to our audiences while building lasting friendships and sisterhood on and off the stage continues to be a wonderful experience.” Donna is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
MELANIE SOUZA (Earth Mother) is thrilled to be here and help you laugh your way through Menopause! A native Rhode Islander who now calls Sarasota, FL home, Melanie has graced stages throughout the USA. Favorite Regional performances include: New Bedford Festival Theatre: MAMMA MIA (Rosie), American Stage: HAIRSPRAY: (Prudy Pingleton), INFORMED CONSENT (Dean Hagan, Jillian’s Mother), IN THE HEIGHTS (Abuela Claudia), The Hippodrome Theatre: THE BIKINIS (Karla), Alhambra Theatre: SOCIAL SECURITY (Trudy Hayman) with Barbara Eden, and ADDAMS FAMILY (Grandma Addams), Ivoryton Playhouse: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO (Esther Simowitz), Lake Dillon Theatre: SISTER ACT (Sr. Mary Lazarus), TheatreZone: STEPPING OUT (Dorothy) with Donna McKecknie and Theatre by the Sea: 9 TO 5 (Roz). Love to M & D, John and Carlo for all their love and support. www.melaniesouza.com
KIMBERLY VANBIESBROUCK (Iowa Housewife/Dance Captain/Choreography Supervisor) has had the great pleasure of performing Soap Star in MENOPAUSETHE MUSICAL® in theatres across the country. Her first production was in her hometown of Detroit, where MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® was awarded the honor of longest-running musical in the city’s history and Best Ensemble Cast. Currently she resides in Chicago, where some of her other credits include, MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL, Judy Garland in BEYOND THE RAINBOW, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, SWEET CHARITY, ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE, A CHORUS LINE, and CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Kimberly is also a certified yoga, barre and kickboxing instructor. She feels extremely blessed and would like to take this opportunity to thank GFour Productions for bringing her back into the MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® family. Kimberly would also like to send all her love and appreciation to the best production she ever created…her beautiful daughter, Isobel. The theatre world is yours to conquer, my girl!
CALEB SPIVEY (Stage Manager) joined the GFour team in Fall 2018 as a production stage manager for Menopause The Musical® and hasn’t looked back since. Along with Menopause The Musical®, Caleb has worked Off-Broadway, National Broadway Tours, regionally, theme parks, and much more! Some favorite shows include CABARET National Tour, FINDING NEVERLAND National Tour, and THE PRODUCERS. Caleb would like to thank the producers and management team of GFour Productions for giving him so many opportunities. He also wants to thank his husband, Timothy, for supporting and loving him through this crazy career!
KIMBERLY L. SIMARI (Assistant Stage Manager) is proud to have been part of the original management team for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® since March 2005. Traveling with MTM for over five years as company manager or stage manager, allowed her the ability to visit 48 of the 50 United States. After taking a menopause break from August 2010 through April 2013 as the Managing Director for Merrimack Hall PAC in Huntsville, AL, Kim was thrilled to relocate to South Florida in 2013 to join the GFour Producing team. Before MTM, Kim was the resident stage manager for the Chicago Theater in her home city for four years. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Communications degree with an emphasis in Theater Management and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. With over 100 productions on her resume, Kim’s most memorable stage moment was having the honor and privilege of working with Ossie Davis on BINGO LONG AND HIS TRAVELING ALL-STARS AND MOTOR KINGS ® in both Chicago and in New Jersey. In her free time, Kim can be found spoiling her niece. :)
GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) proudly produces some of the world’s most recognized shows, from Broadway to the West End. Current and recent Broadway productions and investments: STEREOPHONIC, THE SHARK IS BROKEN, THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG and SIX. West End: STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW. Current tours include COMPANY, FUNNY GIRL, TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, and the international sensation MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® and its sequel. Winners of more than 50 Tony Awards® for their productions including NINE, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, THE INHERITANCE and more. www.GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award® winner for his work on THE INHERITANCE and the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you that he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television, he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film ever since. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award® and Olivier Award-winning musicals THE BOOK OF MORMON and MATILDA THE MUSICAL, and directing the award-winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL (FlagFootballTheMovie.com). He currently has THE SHARK IS BROKEN, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, SIX, THE BOOK OF MORMON, and TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL running on Broadway; and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG on national tour in the U.S. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the Great White Way, for more information on that effort please visit BroadwayGreen.com.
ALAN J. PLADO (Music Supervisor & Additional Arrangements by) is currently the conductor on the national tour of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL. Other Broadway national tours include: JERSEY BOYS, DIRTY DANCING, LEGALLY BLONDE, ELF THE MUSICAL, MEMPHIS, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Off-Broadway/NYC: WE’RE STILL HOT, JUST A MATTER OF TIME, SHOOTING STAR, THE LAST WORD (NYMF). Many regional theaters including Ogunquit Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare, Laguna Playhouse, Phoenix Theater, Milwaukee Rep. Alan has been with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® since 2004, and internationally, was the music director/arranger for the show on the West End (Shaw Theater) and in Dublin, Ireland. He is a long-time member of AFM Musicians' union.
ROBERTA B. WALL (Assistant Music Supervisor) first stepped on stage with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® in the original L.A. production, which opened in 2003. Since then, she has toured with the show in the role of Iowa Housewife, performing coast to coast. She was brought on as vocal director for MENOPAUSIA, the Spanish version of the show in 2013, and has continued on as National Asst. Musical Director. Her other performing credits include Broadway – original casts of SISTER ACT and LEAP OF FAITH. National Tours – SISTER ACT, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Regional – Sacramento Music Circus, Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Laguna Playhouse, Long Beach C.L.O. , La Mirada C.L.O. Recordings include the cast albums of LADY BE GOOD, PARDON MY ENGLISH and OH, KAY! on the Gershwin record label, Roxbury Records. Her eclectic career has also included singing Doo Wop with the group “Double Date” at Universal Studios Tour and Disneyland in Los Angeles and appearing as a special guest on the TONIGHT SHOW with Johnny Carson.
TERI ADAMS (Choreography Supervisor) has been with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® since 2006, where she first played the Iowa Housewife at The American Heartland Theatre in her hometown of Kansas City. Teri serves as MTM’s National Choreography Supervisor as well as the National Tour Dance Captain. Regional credits include BLUES IN THE NIGHT, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, I LOVE YOU BECAUSE (American Heartland Theatre), LEND ME A TENOR, BABY, 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE (Great Plains Theatre), RUTHLESS!, DIRTY BLONDE, THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, and the World premiere of Gregg Coffin’s RIGHTNEXT TO ME (Unicorn Theatre), FOOTLOOSE (Starlight Theater), CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse), MOTHERFREAKINGHOOD THE MUSICAL (Fishtank Theatre). Teri has been a two-time featured soloist at The Kennedy Center (D.C.), and has appeared on NBC’s THE TODAY SHOW as a cast member of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. She holds a BFA in Theatre from Emporia State University and is a long time member of Actors’ Equity Association. Adams is an avid sports fan and chocolate cake enthusiast. She lives in the Kansas City area with her husband and her dog. Cheers!
JEANIE LINDERS (Creator) created and wrote the original MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, and was a passionate voice for a generation of women facing more than just hot flashes. She was the recipient of the Veteran Feminist Medal of Honor presented by Gloria Steinem, and funded women’s education and housing programs from New Orleans to Kenya and Ghana, as well as raising over a million dollars for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, as well as other charities. Jeanie’s work in entertainment spanned three decades and included theatre, multi stage music festivals, and celebrity-driven events. She also launched The Center for Art & Entertainment and completed her Marge Potter book series. We continue to honor Jeanie’s memory and legacy by sharing her humor, heart, and wit onstage each night, spreading her healing laughter across the world.
THE MUSIC
Music Parodied With Great Appreciation
SONGS WORDS • MUSIC PUBLISHER (USED BY PERMISSION) • COPYRIGHT DATE
Chain Of Fools (Warner/Chappel Music, Inc.) 1967 / I Heard It Through The Grapevine (EMI Music Publishing) 1967 / A Sign Of The Times (Universal Music Publishing Group) 1966 / Stayin’ Alive (Universal Music Publishing Group) 1977 / The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Imagem Music, LLC.) 1961 / Heat Wave (The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization) 1933 / Wishin’ And Hopin’ (Warner/Chappel Music, Inc./BMG Rights Management) 1963 / I’m Sorry (Universal Music Publishing Group) 1968 / The Great Pretender (Southern Music Publishing Co.) 1956 / California Girls (Universal/Rondor Music) 1965 / Help Me Rhonda (Universal/Rondor Music) 1965 / Lookin’ For Love In All / The Wrong Places (EMI Music Publishing/Bluewater Music) 1980 / Don’t Make Me Over (BMG Rights Mangement/Warner/Chappel Music, Inc.) 1962 / Beauty Is Only Skin Deep (EMI Music Publishing) 1966 / Puff, The Magic Dragon (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc/BMG Rights Management) 1963 / The Shoop Shoop Song (BMG Rights Management) 1965 / My Guy (EMI Music Publishing) 1961 / Don’t Say Nothing Bad About My Baby (EMI Music Publishing) 1962 / I Got You Babe (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) 1965 / Good Vibrations (Universal/Rondor Music) 1966 / What’s Love Got To Do With It (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc./Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc.) 1984 / Only You (Cromwell Music) 1955 / New Attitude (Universal Music Publishing Group) 1985 / YMCA (Can’t Stop Productions, Inc/Harlem West) 1978
GFOUR PRODUCTIONS STAFF
Founder/Chairman
Ken Greenblatt
CEO/President
Seth Greenleaf
CFO
Maureen Portlock
Director of OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION
Kim Simari
Director of Sales & Marketing
Ashley Dinges
Director of Casting
Karie Koppel
Associate Director of Sales & Marketing
Alyssa Holland
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & Production
Caleb Spivey
PRODUCTION MANAGER
JOHN FINDLAY
MARKETING COORDINATOR
KATHERINE MONTGOMERY
MARKETING COORDINATOR
ERICA GEROLD
Sponsorship Consultant
Jim Erlick, The Erlick Group
Accountant
Lerro & Chandross Victor Lerro
IP Counsel
St. Onge, Steward, Johnston, & Reens LLC; Gene Winter/Jonathan Winter
Attorney
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP; Stuart Singer/James Grippando
In House Counsel
David Harris
Founder
Kenneth & Sandi Greenblatt
Founder
Alan & Kathi Glist
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