Neverland A Rock And Roll Fantasy

Cast (in order of appearance)

• HistorianBarry Keating
• BaalRichard Dunne
• TinkLarry Dilg
• MaxBaxter Harris
• EmilyJohanna Albrecht
• WendyEllen Foley
• Lost Boys:Mark Kapitan
  Tim Millett
  Toby Parker
  Rodney Reiner
  Robert Rhys
• Obsidianites:Brian DeStazio
  Don Swanson

Dance Assistants

Con Errico, J. Geils, Mark Hammond, Brian Lee Peterson, Hilary Wright

Orchestra Luna

Place: The Coast of Southern California, The Metropolis of Obsidian
Time: The Long and Distant Future

Acknowledgements: Edward Peffer; Baldwin Piano; Abe Jacobs; Production Arts Lighting; Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Kimball; Opera Society of Washington; Terry Hanley Audio; Jules Fisher Associates; Sounds Reasonable, Inc.; District Shade Shop; New York Shakespeare Festival; Gary Shevett; Richard Hinsvark

Musical Numbers

Act I

• The Formation of the Pack (All Revved Up With No Place To Go)Baal, Lost Boys, Tink
• City NightWendy Max, Baal, Emily, Tink
• Midnight Seranade (Come With Me…)Baal, Tink
• Bat Out Of HellBaal, Tink, Wendy
• Heaven Can WaitWendy
• The HuntCompany
• The Assassins’ Song (Who Needs The Young?)Max, Emily
• GodsCompany

Act II

• Dance In My PantsCompany
• The Maladiction (Hushaby)Emily
• Kingdom ComeTink, Lost Boys, Wendy
• The AnnihilationWendy, Lost Boys, Tink, Obsidianites

Staff

• Master ElectricianDouglas Murray
• Audio MasterLennie Rosengard
• Audio AssistantMike Scapino
• Production AssistantBeth Gallagher
• InternsLori Ball, Liz Bridges, John Enea, Nick Jones, Tony Raiford
• CrewKarin Katz, Randall Lauderdale, Adam LeFevre
• Assistant to the DirectorPeter Barrett
• Director for the HistorianPat Lavelle

The Lab offers the opportunity to Washington residents and university students to work as interns with all aspects of our productions.

For “NEVERLAND”, Paul Jacobs makes a guest appearance on piano with ORCHESTRA LUNA.

The part of the Girl is played by Belinda Bashore.

Special thanks: The Washington School of Ballet.

There will be a ten minute intermission.

BAT OUT OF HELL

The sirens are screaming
And the fires are howling
Way down in the valley tonight
There’s a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade burning oh so bright

There’s evil in the air
And there’s thunder in the sky
And a killer’s on the bloodshot streets
And down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising
Oh, I swear I saw a young boy
Down in the gutter
He was starting to foam in the heat

Oh baby, you’re the only thing in this whole world
That’s pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There’s always gonna be some light
But I gotta get out
I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it’s over, you know, we’ll both be so alone

Like a bat out of hell
I’ll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over
Like a bat out of hell I’ll be gone, gone, gone
Like a bat out of hell I’ll be gone when the morning comes
When the day is done
And the sun goes down
And moonlight’s shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I’ll come crawling on back to you…

I’m gonna hit the highway like a battering ram
On a silver black phantom bike
When the metal is hot and the engine is hungry
And we’re all about to see the light
Nothing ever grows in this rotting old hole
Everything is stunted and lost
And nothing really rocks
And nothing really rolls
And nothing’s ever worth the cost

And I know that I’m damned if I never get out
And maybe I’m damned if I do
But with every other beat I got left in my heart
You know I’d rather be damned with you

If I gotta be damned
You know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night with you

If I gotta be damned
You know I wanna be damned
If gotta be damned
You know I wanna be damned
If I gotta be damned
You know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night with you!

Baby you’re the only thing in this whole world
That’s pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There’s always gonna be some light

But I gotta get out
I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
In the morning you know
We’ll both be so alone!

Like a bat out of hell
I’ll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over
Like a bat out of hell I’ll be gone, gone, gone
Like a bat out of hell I’ll be gone when the morning comes
When the day is done
And the sun goes down and moonlight’s shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I’ll come crawling on back to you

I can see myself tearing up the road
Faster! than any other boy has ever gone
And my skin is raw but my soul is ripe
No one’s gonna stop me now
I gotta make my escape!

But I can’t stop thinking of you
And I never see the sudden curve until it’s way too late
No I never see the sudden curve till it’s way too late!

Then I’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing I see is my heart
Still beating
Breaking out of my body
And flying away
Like a bat out of hell

I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing I see is my heart
Still beating!
Still beating!
Breaking out of my body
And flying away
Like a bat out of hell!
Like a bat out of hell!
Like a bat out of hell!

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Upcoming Musical Theater Lab projects:

“AMERIKA” by Yoram Porat and Shlomo Gronich, May 24 thru June 5

“UP FROM PARADISE” by Arthur Miller and Stanley Silverman, June 14 thru June 26

“O, BABYLON” by Derek Walcott and Galt McDermott, July 5 thru 17

Biographies

JOHANNA ALBRECHT--has already appeared in several Steinman-Keating productions including “RHINEGOLD”, “BLOODSHOT WINE”, and “STEINMAN & FRIENDS”. Following studies in music and theatre at Smith College and the conservatories of Augsburg and Nurnberg, Germany she performed in opera, light opera, musicals and oratorios in both Europe and the U.S. New York appearances include off-Broadway concerts at Avery Fisher Hall, Town Hall & Carnegie Hall, with the Eastern Opera Theatre, New York Shakespeare Festival, and Manhattan Theatre Club Cabaret. Most recently she has appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Composers’ Forum in Peter Sshickele’s “SONGS FROM HELL” and as the voice if Clytenmestra with the Martha Graham Company on Broadway and in Covent Garden, London.

LARRY DILG--last appaered in Washington as Gerald Ford in “THE NATIONAL LAMPOON SHOW”. Other credits include: “HENRY IV”, “GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN”, and Jim Steinman’s “THE DREAM ENGINE”.

BRIAN DESTAZIO--is very happy to be back in Washington. His last visit was as a member of the “ODDYSSEY” Company. What’s happened bewteen then and now is to remain a mystery.

RICHARD DUNNE--a native New Yorker, was the first American to play Alan Strang, the young boy in “EQUUS”. He has also been seen as Jesus in the National Company of “GODSPELL”, Charlie Brown in “YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN”, and Joe in the Musical Theatre Lab production of “JOE’S OPERA”. For the past year, Richard has worked as Daryl Stevens on NBC’s “ANOTHER WORLD”.

CON ERRICO--has been a model for four years and has appeard in many musicals. His favorite role is Nathan Detroit in “GUYS & DOLLS”.

ELLEN FOLEY--appears on the NBC variery mini-series 3 GIRLS 3 (she’s the one on the left), sings on the forthcoming MEAT LOAF album with music by Steinman, toured with “THE NATIONAL LAMPOON SHOW”, played a pregnant baboon in Rado-Ragni’s “YMCA”, etc. Her first professional job was singing in a South St. Louis bar at $3.00 an hour. It lasted half an hour; net wag: $1.50. Ellen wants to know if Yma Sumac started that way.

J. GEILS--lives in New York with his beautiful wife, Sarah. Studies modern dance and works as a stagemanager, actor, and dancer.

MARK HAMMOND--has appaered with Orchestra da Camera, Boston Ballet, the New England Dinosaur Co., the Orleans Arena Theatre Co., and is now a resident of New York.

BAXTER HARRIS--appeared at the Kennedy Center last spring as Corky Oberlander in Preston Jones’ “A TEXAS TRILOGY”. In New York with the Circle Repetory Theatre he was seen in “BATTLE OF ANGELS” and “HIM”, at the Public Theatre in Jim Steinman’s “MORE THAN YOU DESERVE”. As a member of the Open Theatre he appeared in “AMERICA HURRAH!” and toured Europe with “THE SERPENT”. He is a member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre.

MARK KAPITAN--believes in “NEVERLAND” because he believes in new and original plays. He played Henry Fleming in “BATTLE HYMN”, a musical adaptation of “THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE” and lately toured with two works: “SHAKESPEARE IS ALIVE AND WELL…” and “CHARLIE & CO.”

TIM MILLETT--was seen last summer in the Kenley Players’ production of “IRENE” and “DAMN YANKEES”, and recently seen throughout the New England area as dancing Curly in Chateau de Ville’s produuction of “OKLAHOMA!”.

BRIAN PETERSEN--“I’ve had a lot of dreams before
I will dream countless more
Unless I daily live out of mind
Not just dream, but Do,
My heart beats sore,
Life is a bore.”

RODNEY REINER--appeared in the Broadway production of “HALLZAPOPPIN” starring Jerry Lewis. He has appeared in the St. Louis Muny Opera for five seasons, as well as at the Plantation Dinner Theatre and the Little Theatre in Sullivan, Ill. He holds a B.A. degree in Theatre from Webster College in St. Louis.

ROBBERT RHYS--has appeared on Broadway in Tom Stoppard’s “JUMPERS” and “THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW”. In BAM’s production of “JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT” and in Rando-Ragni’s new musical “YMCA”. Robert loves D.C. and wishes everyone a wonderful spring.

DON SWANSON--made his debut on Broadway in “LORELEI”, where he was seen as lead dancer. He also appeared with the Bolshoi Ballet and the New York City Opera, the latter as a featured dancer in last year’s premier piece: “ASHMADAE”.

HILLARY WRIGHT--started performing in the Washington area with the Maryland Youth Ballet and the Washington Modern Dance Council. His most recent appearance has been with the Bejart Ballet of the 20th Century during its recent New York visit.

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JOEL M. BREHM--served as production stagemanager with the New Jersey Opera, Lyric Opera of Boston, Virginia Opera Association, among others; American International Ballet, Garden State Ballet, Theatre-Under-The-Stars of Houston, Southwest Shakespeare Festival, and several Off-Broadway musicals including “CRUSHES”, “DIME STORE DIAMONDS”, and Jim Steinman’s “RHINEGOLD”. New to New York City where he misses the wide open spaces of the Southwest he seeks solace in collecting cookbooks and haunting his favorite store: Murder Ink.

BARRY KEATING--is resident opera director for the Orchestra da Camera of New York. Some of his notable New York productions have been Shakespeare’s “PERICLES”, Hofmannsthal’s “ELEKTRA”, the Steinman-Keating “BLOODSHOT WINE” cabaret at the coManhattan Theatre Club and “RHINEGOLD” for which he wrote the lyrics and co-authored the book. He is the stage director and choreographer for Orchestra Luna.

EDMOND KRESLEY--returns to the Musical Theatre Lab for a second time, having staged the dances for “JOE’S OPERA” at St. Clement’s in N.Y. After choreographing nine companies of “DON’T BOTHER ME, I CAN’T COPE” for Vinette Carroll, he made his debut as its director as well. On Broadwat, he assisted Gower Champion with “HELLO DOLLY!” and recreated the dances for and appeared in the original “WEST SIDE STORY” and “BYE BYE BIRDY”. His work has been seen in stock and regional theatres across the country. He has also choreo-directed a multitude of Television Commercials and Industrial Shows for Westinghouse Broadcasting.
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DAN LEIGH--spent one year as principal designer for the HB Playwright’s Foundation including the American premier of “POOR MURDERE” directed by Herbert Berghof. Off-Broadway he designed “BECOMING” at Circle In The Square and Kander & Ebb’s “KENNEDY’S CHILDREN”, “MURDER AMONG FRIENDS”, “LEGEND” and “AMERICAN BUFFALO” on Broadway; “DOLL’S HOUSE”, “HAMLET”, and “CHERRY ORCHARD” at Lincoln Center; and “HEARTBREAK HOUSE”, “LOWER DEPTHS” at Arena Stage.

JIM STEINMAN--wrote the music and lyrics for “MORE THAN YOU DESERVE” and “KID CHAMPION” both produced by Joseph Papp’s N.Y. Shakespeare Festival. He wrote the music and co-wrote the book with Barry Keating for “RHINEGOLD”, a new version of Wagner’s Opera “DAS RHEINGOLD”. Jim has just completed recording an album with Meat Loaf, who he considers to be one of the greatest singers working in any form of music anywhere. The album, with all songs by Steinman and all vocals by Meat Loaf, was produced by Todd Rundgren and features members of Bruce Springsteen’s band and Edgar Winter. It will be released on Warner Bros. Records in August.

PAUL JACOBS--started playing piano at age 6; at age 7 he entered the Julliard School of Music and made his Carnegie Hall debut at 9. Mr. Jacobs was composer and musical director of “LEMMINGS” 1973’s most successful Off-Broadway musical and appeared in the album of the same name. He was the principal composer for the NATIONAL LAMPOON RADIO HOUR with a weekly audience of 2,700,000. Mr. Jacobs was the compser and musical director for the “NATIONAL LAMPOON SHOW” of 1975. He co-composed and arranged National Lampoon’s “GOOD-BYE POP” album. Mr. Jacobs has done work for UIBM, ABC-TV, and Radio Free Europe.

* Lyrics to “WHY CAN’T THE GODS?” and “THE MALEDICTION” by Barry Keating and Jim Steinman.

* The part of the Girl is played by Karla Harscheid.