Paradise Square: A New Musical at Roda Theatre, January 4, 2019
- Act One
- Act Two
- Performers
  - Cast
  - Swing
  - Ensemble
  - Musicians
  - Additional Credits
- Notes
- Photos

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

Berkeley Rep presents the World Premiere of Paradise Square: A New Musical, based on the songs of Stephen Foster, as conceived by Larry Kirwan
Roda Theatre
2025 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704-1103 USA
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 *]

[8:07 PM] Premonitions *
[8:13 PM] Some Folks Do
[8:n PM] Was My Brother in the Battle?
[8:n PM] the Five Points *
[8:32 PM] Camptown Races
[8:n PM] We Will Keep a Bright Lookout
[8:n PM] Ah! May the Red Rose Live Always
[8:n PM] Nelly Was a Lady
[8:55 PM] Oh, Susanna
[9:n PM] Gentle Annie
[9:03 PM] I Will Not Die in Springtime
[9:05 PM] I’d Be a Soldier
[9:n PM] Someone to Love *
[9:n PM] Angelina Baker
[9:n PM] Hard Times Come Again No More
[Act One ends 9:29 PM]

Act Two

[9:49 PM lights down]

[9:51 PM] We Are Coming Father Abraham
[9:n PM] Janey With the Light Brown Hair
[9:n PM] I’m Not That Man *
[10:n PM] Ring, Ring de Banjo!
[10:n PM] I Will Not Die in Springtime (reprise)
[10:n PM] Angelina Baker (reprise)
[10:n PM] Paradise Chorale *
[10:n PM] Let It Burn *
[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;
Colin Cunliffe;
Chloé Davis;
Jamal Christopher Douglas;
Sam Edgerly;
Shiloh Goodin;
Jason Oremus;
Bridget Riley;
Clinton Roane;
Erica Spyres;
Lael Van Keuren;
Sir Brock Warren;
Hailee Kaleem Wright.

Musicians

Derek Brooker: guitar 1;
Steve Danska: guitar 2;
Daniel Fabricant: 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: 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: 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: 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 or program notes

Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!