Articles Tagged With: Bambi Johnson

Colton Roberts (left) and Hazel Vogel (right) after rehearsal for Oliver!

It’s A Fine Life: Interviewing Two Olivers- Colton Roberts & Hazel Vogel- On Playing The Title Role In Oliver! at Tidewater Players

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Small pleasures! Small pleasures! Who would deny us these? (Not me!)

Two kiddos— large measures! No skimpin’ if you please! When you get to sit down and have a chit-chat with BOTH Colton Roberts and Hazel Vogel, it’s a fine, fine life! And these two young performers couldn’t be more of a delight to chat with! I got the pleasure of catching them at the end of their rehearsal for Oliver! to talk to them about playing the titular role,

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Ryan Geiger (left) and Emily Jewett (right) at a post-rehearsal interview for Oliver!

As Long As We Need Them: An Interview with Ryan Geiger and Emily Jewett on Playing Bill Sikes & Nancy in Tidewater Players’ Oliver!

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The grass is green and dense! On the right side of the fence! And it’s a fine life! A fine life— to be doing Oliver! at Tidewater Players this spring. You’re always going to get the raw and nitty gritty of a dark show when it comes to one directed by Bambi Johnson and that’s what we’re here for! Sitting down with Ryan Geiger and Emily Jewett, playing Bill Sikes and Nancy, respectively,

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Escape to Margaritaville at Tidewater Players 📷 Matthew Peterson

Escape to Margaritaville at Tidewater Players

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Reset your mind to island time. Because it’s five o’clock somewhere. And for the next two weekends, it’s five o’clock in Havre de Grace as the Tidewater Players presents Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville. Directed by Dickie Mahoney, with Musical Direction by Chris Rose, and Choreography by Evyo (and tap-choreo by Bambi Johnson), this ‘throw-your-cares-away’ silly good time show is just what the doctor ordered in these chilly winter months. And if you really want to be on “island time”?

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Cabaret at Phoenix Festival Theatre 📷Matthew Peterson

Cabaret at Phoenix Festival Theatre

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The county known as Harford is so wide, mein Herr. They’ve got theatres up and down and side to side, mein Herr. I don’t always get them all, at least I tried, mein Herr. So I see… and I go… play by play… night by night…show by show… and this show— a truly remarkable and superbly stunning production of Kander & Ebb’s Cabaret is waiting to welcome you through its doors at Phoenix Festival Theatre.

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Cats at Tidewater Players

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With Cats some say one rule is true: get your tickets for Tidewater Players’ production this fall. It is like no other production of Cats ever seen or that will ever be seen. The stunning immersive world of T.S. Eliot and Andrew Lloyd Webber come swirling together in a mystical, magical, Jellicle production directed and choreographed by Bambi Johnson with musical direction by Chris Rose. There are singing cats, there are dancing cats,

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Grizabella

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Turn your face to the moonlight…let your memory lead you…in a fitting finale for our feline features with the Tidewater Players’ cast of Cats, we finally get to feel the mind of the glamour cat. Meow.

Thank you for giving us a moment of your time! Please tell us who you are and who you play!

Ariel Chaillou: I am Ariel Chaillou and I play Grizabella.

Tell me about Grizabella!

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Gus

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For he was once a star of the highest degree… as we wind down to our last two felines remaining…are you ready to meet Asparagus? Or might you better know him as…Gus? MEOW!

Thank you for taking a moment of your time to talk with us, could you tell us who you are and who you play?

Mark Briner: My name is Mark Briner, you know that. Don’t I write for you?

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Mr. Mistoffelees

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Oh well I never! Was there ever a cat so clever? You might even call this cat…Meow-gical! Hehe. MEOW!

Thank you for giving us a few moments of your time! Please tell me who you are and who you play?

Sammi Flickinger: My name is Sammi Flickinger and I play Mr. Mistoffelees.

What is it like getting to play Mr. Mistoffeles?

Sammi: It’s really fun! I don’t usually get chances like this;

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Skimbleshanks/Macavity

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He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard, The Flying Squad’s despair. For when they reach the scene of crime…Macavity’s not there! Macavity! Macavity! But also the railway cat? Meow-meow? Double trouble with this feline feature!

Thank you for giving us a moment of your time, if you could tell us who you are and who you play that would be a great place to start!

Stanley Evans: I’m Stanley Evans. I play Skimbleshanks and Macavity.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Bastet

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Spry as a kitten, sage as Old Deuteronomy, with talents and graces and kindness and joy…one could hardly wait to hear the words of the Director, the magical, Jellicle, Bambi Johnson-cat! We’ll call her… Bastet… mother and goddess of cats! MEOW!

Thank you so much for giving us some of your rehearsal time and all of your actors to participate in this series. We are just so excited to do this with you!

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Old Deuteronomy

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And his numerous progeny prospers and thrives, and the village is proud of him in his decline. Ancient and wise and the leader of the Jellicles…he took a little more time to get to you because he’s lived so very, very long… Meow.

Thank you for giving us some of your time, if you would tell us who you are and who you play, that would be great!

Bob Sullivan: I’m Bob Sullivan and I play Old Deuteronomy.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Exotica

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Practical cats. Dramatical cats. Pragmatical cats. Fanatical cats. Purr? Mrow.

Thank you for giving us a moment of your time! If you could tell us who you are and who you play, that would be lovely.

Vera Roell: My name is Vera Roell and I play Exotica.

Tell me a little bit about Exotica.

Vera: The thing with Exotica is that she’s one of the more ensemble cats.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Etcetera

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Jellicle Cats are white and black. Jellicle Cats are of moderate size. Jellicles jump like a jumping jack. Jellicle Cats have moonlit eyes. And they like to…dance. *hiss*

Thank you for giving us some of your time! If you could tell us who you are and who you play in this production, that would be wonderful.

Whitney Russell: My name is Whitney Russell and I play Etcetera.

Tell me a little bit about Etcetera.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Bombalurina

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With a smokey belt, she purrs it out…that fiendish song about Macavity (who’s not there!) Yes, the feline feature we’ve all been waiting for…miss bombastic, miss dance-n-sing…well…you know. Meow!

Thank you so much for giving us a moment of your time! Tell us who you are and who you play in Cats.

Lindsey McCumber: My name is Lindsey McCumber and I play Bombalurina.

Tell us about Bombalurina.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Pussywillow

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Can you ride on a broomstick to places far distant? Are you familiar with bell, candle, and book? Who better than to ‘know the book’ than the someone from the directing team? Purrpurr.

Thank you so much for giving us some of your time! Tell us who you are and how you got involved with this production of Cats.

Becky Flickinger: I’m Becky Flickinger and my role with this production is the assistant director and Tidewater Liasson/Production Manager.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Quaxo/Rumpus Cat

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Do you tap like a beetle when dancing on paws? Do you sing narrations and ballads and songs? Are you Jellicle now and Jellicle hence and Jellicle before and Jellicle after? Meow…?

Thank you for giving us some of your time! If you could tell us who you are and who you’re playing that would be great!

Rob Tucker: I’m Rob Tucker and I’m playing Quaxo. And also I’m the Rumpus Cat.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Bill Bailey/Ghengis

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Won’t you come home, Bill Bailey? Could it be that the 1902 song standard provided the ‘every day’ inspiration for T.S. Eliot when it came to naming this Jellicle Cat? Perhaps. Sometimes called Tumblebrutus (okay, on Broadway called Tumblebrutus, and in other countries sometimes called Smokkate!), this feisty young kitten is our next featured feline!

Thank you so much for giving us some of your time! Tell us who you are and who you play and we’ll get things going right away!

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Electra

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Are you mean like a minx? Are you lean like a lynx? Are you keen to be seen when smelling a rat? Today’s feline is quite electric, no? Purr!

Thank you so much for giving us a moment of your time! If you could tell us who you are and who you play that would be a great start!

Bambi Alcalde: I’m Bambi Alcalde and I play Electra!

Tell me about Electra.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Victor

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When you fall on your head do you land on your feet? Are you tense when you sense there’s a storm in the air? Which Jellicle Cat will you meet today— not Macavity— he’s not there. Swish.

Thank you so much for giving us a moment of your time! If you could tell us who you are and who you play, we’ll get things underway!

Sam Ranocchia: I’m Sam Ranocchia and for this show I’m playing Victor.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Jennyanydots

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But when the day’s hustle and bustle is done…then the Gumbie Cat’s work is but hardly begun! Are you ready to meet our resident Gumbie Cat? Meeow!

Thank you for giving us a moment of your time! Could you tell us who you are and who you’re playing in this production?

Amy Tucker: I’m Amy Tucker and I play Jennyanydots.

Ooh. Do tell about Miss Jennyanydots!

Amy: So Jennyanydots is also known as the Gumbie Cat.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Alonzo

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A sensible, everyday name for a cat…depending on where in the world you are at…could be perhaps… Jubalong… Cattivo… and Sambal… or perhaps something a little more adult, and a little more tomcat like. Something with bravado but not too certain…meow?

Thank you for giving us a moment of your time! Can you tell us who you are and which cat you play?

Stanton Zacker: I’m Stanton Zacker and I play Alonzo.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Demeter

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Fancier but still sensible…a cat who sings about other cats…a cat who dances with other cats…can you guess which feline is featured today. Hiss!

Thank you for a few moments of your time! If you could tell us who you are and who you are playing, that would be just fine!

Erin McArthur: I’m Erin— there’s two of us— so I’m Erin McArthur. I play Demeter.

Tell me a little bit about Demeter.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Munkustrap

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Are you blind when you’re born? Can you see in the dark? Dare you look at a king? Would you sit on his throne? Leader of the pack…perhaps even the son of Old Deuteronomy? In charge of all the Jellicles…because Jellicles can and Jellicles do…MROW.

Thank you so much for a few moments of your time! Can you tell us who you are and who you are playing here in Cats?

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Rumpleteazer

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And when you hear a dining room smash or up from the pantry there comes a loud crash.

Or down from the library there comes a loud ping from a vase that was commonly said to be Ming.

Then family will say: “Now which was which cat?” It wasn’t Mungojerrie (we saw him yesterday!) but rather Rumpleteazer! Meow. CRASH.

Thank you for giving us a moment of your time!

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Victoria

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Jellicle Cats are roly-poly! They know how to dance a gavotte and a jig! Can you guess which prima ballerina cat we’re about to speak with? Meow!

Thank you for giving us a moment of your time; tell us who you are and who you play!

Katelyn O’Connor: I’m Katelyn O’Connor and I play Victoria.

Tell me a little bit about Victoria.

Katelyn: She’s kind of one of the young cats who is just getting into the group.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Euterpeco

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Jellicle Cats meet once a year at the Jellicle Ball where we all rejoice! A very special Jellicle Cat joins in the rank of these fantastically talented feline performers, giving us their take on being involved with Tidewater Players’ production of Cats. (For those of you frantically scanning your script trying to find Euterpeco… like Macavity, he’s not there. We’ve made this name up especially for the show’s Musical Director, as Euterpe is the Greek Muse of music.) 

Thank you for giving us some of your time!

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Griddlebone/Sillabub

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“Like the sunflower, I learn to turn my face to the dawn. I am waiting, for the day.” ~Sillabub.

“Growltiger had no eye or ear for aught but Griddlebone, and the Lady seemed enraptured by his manly baritone.” ~Growltiger’s Last Stand.

While the musical number may or may not be included in this current production of Cats (that’s all on ALW and the licensing folk) Griddlebone the Cat as well as Sillabub the cat are both cats who are still a part of Cats.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Tantomile

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We can balance on bars…we can walk on a wire…the other half of the ‘psychic twins’ cats, is our dear, delightful Tantomile!

Thank you so very much for giving us a moment or two (or nine?) of your time! Tell us who you are and who you are playing!

Erin Acerno: My name is Erin Acerno and I play Tantomile.

Ooh. Tell me about Tantomile.

Erin: Well she’s a very naïve kitten.

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Jellicles Can And Jellicles Do: Meet Coricopat

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Oratorical cats, Delphicoracle cats… okay, that last one might be some made up nonsense by Andrew Lloyd Webber and T.S. Eliot, but nevertheless, it sounds like the oracles at Delphi, which is appropriate as we meet Coricopat— one half of the ‘psychic twin’ cats who are often doing lift and spin dance routines.

Thank you so much for giving us a few moments of your time! Tell us who you are and which cat you’re playing.

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The company of Tarzan at Phoenix Festival Theatre.

Tarzan at Phoenix Festival Theatre

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Sure as the sun turns to moon— Phoenix Festival Theatre is putting on Disney’s Tarzan and it’s a world of wonder and whimsy, talent and heartfelt experiences! Directed and choreographed by Bambi Johnson with Musical Direction by Nathan Scavilla, this tremendous theatrical undertaking is swinging to wild and vivacious life at The Amoss Center in Bel Air for just three performances! A remarkably refreshing journey through all of your favorite numbers from the animated screen gem,

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