# Paradise Square: A New Musical at Roda Theatre, January 4, 2019

[Berkeley Rep](https://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/1819/13381.asp) presents the World Premiere of _Paradise Square: A New Musical_, based on the songs of Stephen Foster, as conceived by Larry Kirwan  
[Roda Theatre](http://berkeleyrep.org/)  
[2025 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704-1103 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2025+Addison+St,+Berkeley,+CA+94704-1103+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, January 4, 2019

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## Act One

[8:06 PM lights down, announcements]  
[Tunes NOT written by Stephen Foster are denoted with a *]

01. [8:07 PM] _Premonitions_ *
02. [8:13 PM] _Some Folks Do_
03. [8:n PM] _Was My Brother in the Battle?_
04. [8:n PM] _the Five Points_ *
05. [8:32 PM] _Camptown Races_
06. [8:n PM] _We Will Keep a Bright Lookout_
07. [8:n PM] _Ah! May the Red Rose Live Always_
08. [8:n PM] _Nelly Was a Lady_
09. [8:55 PM] _Oh, Susanna_
10. [9:n PM] _Gentle Annie_
11. [9:03 PM] _I Will Not Die in Springtime_
12. [9:05 PM] _I’d Be a Soldier_
13. [9:n PM] _Someone to Love_ *
14. [9:n PM] _Angelina Baker_
15. [9:n PM] _Hard Times Come Again No More_  
[Act One ends 9:29 PM]

## Act Two

[9:49 PM lights down]

01. [9:51 PM] _We Are Coming Father Abraham_
02. [9:n PM] _Janey With the Light Brown Hair_
03. [9:n PM] _I’m Not That Man_ *
04. [10:n PM] _Ring, Ring de Banjo!_
05. [10:n PM] _I Will Not Die in Springtime_ (reprise)
06. [10:n PM] _Angelina Baker_ (reprise)
07. [10:n PM] _Paradise_ Chorale *
08. [10:n PM] _Let It Burn_ *
09. [10:n PM] _Beautiful Dreamer_  
[show ends 10:40 PM; bows and applause; house band continues playing until 10:43 PM]

## Performers

### Cast

* Kennedy Caughell: Janey Foster, ensemble;
* Kevin Dennis: Mike Quinlan;
* Bernard Dotson: Camp Butler, ensemble;
* Sidney Dupont: William Henry Lane;
* Jacob Fishel: Stephen Foster/Milton Moore;
* Jacobi Hall: Levi Butler, ensemble;
* Daren A. Herbert: Rev. Samuel E. Cornish;
* Gabrielle McClinton: Angelina Baker;
* Ben Michael: Provost Marshal, ensemble;
* Christina Sajous: Annabelle “Nelly” Freeman;
* A.J. Shively: Owen Duignan;
* Madeline Trumble: Annie O’Brien;
* Mark Uhre: Elmer Woods;
* Brendan Wall: Willie O’Brien, ensemble;
* Chris Whelan: Patrick Murphy.

### Swing

* Tiffany Adeline Cole;
* Erin Lamar;
* Celia Mei Rubin.

### Ensemble

* Karen Burthwright;
* [Garrett Coleman](https://www.hammerstep.com/);
* Colin Cunliffe;
* Chloé Davis;
* Jamal Christopher Douglas;
* Sam Edgerly;
* Shiloh Goodin;
* [Jason Oremus](https://www.hammerstep.com/);
* Bridget Riley;
* Clinton Roane;
* Erica Spyres;
* Lael Van Keuren;
* Sir Brock Warren;
* Hailee Kaleem Wright.

### Musicians

* [Derek Brooker](https://www.facebook.com/derek.brooker.7): guitar 1;
* Steve Danska: guitar 2;
* [Daniel Fabricant](http://danielfabricantmusic.com/): bass, contrabass;
* Greg Messa: percussion;
* Christina Owens: violin;
* Kevin Ramessar: conductor, keyboard 1;
* Lane Sanders: drums;
* Ryan Touhey: assistant conductor, keyboard 2.

### Additional Credits

* Matthew B. Armentrout: hair/wig designer;
* Kennedy Caughell: fight captain;
* [Garrett Coleman](https://www.hammerstep.com/): Irish & hammerstep choreographer;
* Chloé Davis: dance captain;
* Thulani Davis: dramaturg;
* Marcus Gardley: book;
* Donald Holder: lighting designer;
* Jason Howland: music arrangements, music director, musical supervision and orchestrations;
* Dell Howlett: associate choreographer;
* [Bill T. Jones](https://newyorklivearts.org/btj-az-company/): choreographer;
* Moisés Kaufman: director;
* Larry Kirwan: conceiver, book, music arrangements;
* Toni-Leslie James: costume designer;
* Craig Lucas: book;
* Crystal MacDonell: production stage manager;
* Allen Moyer: scenic designer;
* Betsy Norton: assistant stage manager;
* [Jason Oremus](https://www.hammerstep.com/): Irish & hammerstep choreographer;
* Bridget Riley: dance captain;
* Duncan Stewart: casting;
* Nathan Tysen: lyrics;
* Chris Waters: stage manager;
* Jon Weston: sound designer;
* Benton Whitley: casting.

## Notes

Wow! What a great show. If this doesn't end up as a Broadway smash, I'll be really surprised. My timing notes are kind of illegible (sometimes that happens when I'm writing in the dark!), but I'll get them deciphered eventually. I probably should have tried using the new Gala Pro closed captioning system ... next time!

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[Program Notes](https://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/1819/pdf/program-ps.pdf) or {{:2019:2019-01:20190104pn.pdf|program notes}}

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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