Past Events
| Lunch: The Musical, presented as part of the New York Music Theatre Festival - September 2006 |
The New York Musical Theatre Festival, Fugly Productions and Bouncing Ball Theatrical Productions Presents:
Lunch: The Musical
Written by Shawn Northrip and Directed by Shirley Serotsky
at the 45th Street Theatre
354 West 45th Street, NYC
Wed. Sept 13th, 2006 at 8 pm
Fri. Sept 15th at 8 pm
Sat. Sept 16th at 1 pm
Wed. Sept 20th at 8 pm
Sat. Sept 23rd at 1 pm
Sun. Sept 24th at 1 pm
LUNCH is a musical about love in the eighth grade. At Benjamin Franklin Middle School, lunch is everyone’s favorite subject. First crushes and first kisses; best friends growing jealous of girlfriends and the all-important battle for Queen of the eighth grade formal dance.
| Media from the Production |
Production Photos by Deneka Peniston
Lunch: The Musical (September 2006)
| Lunch Cast and Collaborators |
Mophead: Matt Doyle
Kelly/Heather: Hollis Scarborough*
Charles/Anton: Correy West*
Dmitry/Mr. Birdbaum: Bryan Davis
Ben/Brian: Richard Hollman
Vanessa/Brynne/Mrs. Parker: Tara Giordano*
Britney/Ms. Jane: Kelly Tighe
Misty/Diana: Alessandra Migliaccio
John/Coach Johnson: Leo Goodman
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Cheslock
General Manager: Laurie Davis
Director: Shirley Serotsky
Lighting/Set Designer: Klyph Stanford
Publicity: Brett Singer
*Equity actors appearing with approval
of AEA, under the New York Showcase code
| Cast and Collaborator Bios |
Alessandra Migliaccio (Misty/Diana) is a recent graduate from the Catholic University, where she studied music theatre. She originally hails from New jersey but is currentyl living in the DC area. she is thrilled to a part of the Lunch cast, that is filled with fun and talented people. Special thanks to Sean and Shirley for this awesome oppurtunity and a chance to re-live the most amazing and tramatizing moments of eight grade. Also, a big thank you to her family and friends who are always full of love and support.
Caehlin Bell (Business Manager) attended the Catholic University of America where she recieves BA in Drama. As an active member of CUA's Drama Department, Caehlin acted, directed, stage-managed, designed and produced while a student. Most notably she was the costume designer for The My House Play and the producer of the Junior-Freshmen Showcase in 2003. After graduation, she worked as the theater coordinator of Hartke. She is currently the Ticket Services Coordinator at the new Music Center at Strathmore. Caehlin will be attending Ohio State University this fall to earn an MA in Theatre. The multi-talented Caehlin is also the costume designer for the Capital Fringe Production of Lunch.
Correy West (Charles/Anton) is a native of Dallas, Texas. He attended Northwestern State University and persued a degree in Theatre Arts. Some Theatre Credits include: "The Radio City Christmas Spectacular," "Dreamgirls" (Prince Music Theatre), " Miss Saigon" (Lenape Regional Performing Arts), "The Wizard of Oz" (North Carolina Theatre), "Sophisticated Ladies" (Irving Street Rep) "Shades of Harlem" (Tribeca Performing Arts Center), "Your Arms are too Short to Box with God" (W/ Cissy Houston and Shirley Murdock) and "An Evening with Jason Robert Brown" as a featured soloist with the Tony Award winning composer. Thanks to god where all blessings flow. Also to my friends and family for their continued support!
Kelly Tighe (Britney/Ms. Jane) is a recent graduate of The Catholic University of America, where she received a BM with a concentration in Musical Theatre. Credits Include: Britney in the Capitol Fringe Festival performance of LUNCH, Leonard Bernstein's Mass (The Kennedy Center), Verdi's Requiem in Terezin at the Prague Summer Music Festival, Alexander and the …Bad Day (Surflight Theatre). Also, at CUA: Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance, Lizzie in Baby, Miriam in The Women, and the World Premiere of Rob Baumgartner's Lullabies. Other Training: The London Dramatic Academy, The Beverly Hills Playhouse, and Jane Pesci-Townsend.
Leo Goodman (John/Coach Johnson) is delighted to return to Lunch, having played the role of John in the Page to Stage festival at the Kennedy Center, and in the Madcap Players’ Winterfest Carnival of 2004. He has worked locally with the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Didactic Theatre, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, and Quotidian Theatre, as well as performing stand-up comedy at venues throughout the area. He would like to thank Sean and Shirley for allowing him to continue to be a part of this show.
Matt Doyle (Mophead) is a recent graduate of The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He has appeared in several roles throughout the San Francisco Bay Area including Jack in Into The Woods and Rolf in The Sound of Music. Roles at LAMDA include: Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, Worthy in The Relapse, and Leantio in Women Beware Women. Matthew was most recently seen in The Butcherhouse Chronicles at Ariel Tepper's 2006 Summer Play Festival in New York City.
Shawn Northrip (Playwright) is graduate of NYU's Musical Theatre Writing Program. Since his graduation in 2002, he has cranked out about a show a year: TITUS (2002), RAMONA AND JULIET (2003), McMUSICAL (2004), LUNCH (2005), CAUTIONARY TALES (2006). If you like to travel, you can see four out of five of these shows this summer. Shawn would like to thank CUADrama for their unending support and the Kennedy Center for always treating us like professionals.
Shirley Serotsky (Director) is thrilled to be working on Lunch - her fourth collaboration with writer Shawn Northrip. She recently directed a revival of Lee Blessing’s Two Rooms for Theater Alliance and prior to that she had the pleasure of directing the world premiere of Rolin Jones’ ten-minute play Sovereignty at the 30th Humana Festival of New Plays at The Actor’s Theater of Louisville. Other directing credits include: Regional: Steel Magnolias (The Ice House, Berkeley Springs, WV). D.C.: Upshot (forum theater and dance), Titus! The Musical. (Source Theatre), Cautionary Tales for Adults, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner and Bus to Buenos Aires (Madcap Players), A Chat with Ms. Chicky and Just Sex (Jazz Hands) (Venus Theatre), Lunch and McBeth's McTragic McMusical (Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival), Will You Please Shut Up?, Betrayed by Everyone, Drive Angry and Labor Day (Kennedy Center Kenan Artists), We're 'Mericans (Kennedy Center Millennium Stage), and Pieces of Life (YPT) . New York: The Winter’s Tale (Sonnet Repertory), The Superfriends of Flushing, Queens (Columbia University), Starlet for Sale (Expanded Arts), The Blind, and A Teenager's Guide to the Universe (The Looking Glass Theater). Training: BFA, North Carolina School of the Arts. Member of The 2002 Designer/Director Workshop with Ming Cho Lee and the 2003 Lincoln Center Director's Lab. Shirley was a 2001/2002 Kennedy Center Kenan Fellow. She is an Associate member of SSDC.