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The Talent Company, Inc.

Box Office (315) 479-SHOW

The Talent Company, a Syracuse-based
semi-professional theatre company, prides itself with presenting top quality shows at affordable prices. It has presented over 200 productions at numerous venues including The Civic Center, Landmark Theatre, Springside Inn, Three Rivers Inn, and NewTimes Theatre, and has toured numerous dinner theatre shows to major hotels and restaurants throughout central and northern New York. Celebrating 25 years, The Talent Company has presented the CNY premieres of such Broadway hits as A Chorus Line, Grease, Nunsense, Chicago, Footloose, The Full Monty, and Copacabana, just to name a few. For the past 14 years, it has produced at least three Broadway musicals a season at the NewTimes Empire Theatre located in the Art & Home Centre at the N.Y.S. Fairgrounds, as well as several shows at The Turning Stone Casino Resort.

Christine Lightcap, Executive Producer/Director
7331 Barberry Lane, Manlius, NY 13104

(315) 637-3733

email: ChrisLightcap@aol.com

TalentCompany@aol.com

Box Office: (315) 479-SHOW

Now Presenting Another

Central New York

Premiere

Nov. 13 - Dec. 13

Friday - Sunday

November 13 - Dec. 13

Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm

Sundays at 2pm

Sat. Matinees Nov. 28, Dec. 5, Dec. 12 at 2pm

Box Office (315) 479-SHOW

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Happy Holiday
Let Yourself Go
Love And The Weather
Sisters
The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing
Snow
What Can You Do With A General?
Let Me Sing And I'm Happy
Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
Blue Skies
I Love A Piano
Falling Out of Love Can Be Fun
Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me
How Deep Is The Ocean
The Old Man
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
White Christmas

Based on the 1954 movie musical

Produced by Christine Lightcap
Directed by Dan Tursi
Choreographed by Michael Groesbeck
Music Direction by Nadine Cole
Costumes Design & Execution - Eugene Taddeo
Associate Costumes - Jeanette Reyner
Set Design by Heather Hartkopf
Set Construction by Stephen Beebe
Lighting Design by Cindy Shippers
Sound Design by Tony Vadala
Associate Producer - Brenda Neuss
Production Stage Manager - Karen Procopio

Starring

Bob Brown as Bob Wallace

Gary Troy as Phil Davis

Colleen Wager as Betty Haynes

Brandi Ozark Weston as Judy Haynes

Featuring

Bill Coughlin as General Henry Waverly

Christine Lightcap as Martha Watson

Julia Goodwin as Susan Waverly

Lou Leonardo as Ralph Sheldrake

Gennaro Parlato as Ezekiel Foster

With

Jim Baxter

Molly Brown

Camille Chace

Zachary Chase

Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel

Kimberly Grader

Bobby Hall

Kaleigh Pfohl

Eddie Powers

Korrie Strodel

Josh Taylor

Rashad Williams

If we walk fast, we won't freeze!

Brandi Weston, Gary Troy, Colleen Wager, Bob Brown

Together, wherever, we go.

Kaleigh Pfohl, Bobby Hall, Kim Grader, Jim Baxter,

Korrie Strodel, Eddie Powers, Camille Chace,

Zachary Chase, Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel

The Pentagon found that tank you stole?

Christine Lightcap, Bill Coughlin

But girls, this is a family show!

Gary Troy, Camille Chace, Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel

What the devil is going on here? Don't
you men know that there's a war on?

Lou Leonardo, Bill Coughlin, Bob Brown, Gary Troy

When I'm worried and I can't sleep,

I count my blessings instead of sheep....

Bob Brown, Julia Goodwin

Open the curtain??!!!

Christine Lightcap, Gennaro Parlato

Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters

Colleen Wager, Brandi Ozark Weston

I need her dress in five minutes!

Josh Taylor, Molly Brown

You're on my foot!

Korrie Strodel, Rashad Williams, Kim Grader, Bobby Hall, Camille Chace, Jim Baxter, Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel,

Zachary Chase, Kaleigh Pfohl, Eddie Powers

The Talent Company presents the Central New York premiere of Irving Berlin's White Christmas. The tale of a couple of song-and-dance men who meet up with a sister act to make sparks fly and snow fall will play November 13 - December 13, 2009 at the NewTimes Theatre, Art & Home Center, NYS Fairgrounds.

Based on the beloved 1954 movie musical that starred Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. the Broadway hit is full of dancing, romance, laughter, and some of the greatest songs ever written, including “Happy Holiday,” “Sisters,” “I Love a Piano,” “Blue Skies,” “How Deep is the Ocean,” “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” “The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing,” “Falling Out Of Love Can Be Fun,” “Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me,” “Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep),” and the unforgettable title song, “White Christmas.”

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm plus Saturday matinees at 2pm on November 28, December 5, and December 12.

White Christmas stars Bob Brown as Bob Wallace and Gary Troy as Phil Davis, the song-and-dance men, and Brandi Ozark Weston as Judy Haynes and Colleen Wager as Betty Haynes, the “sister act.” While these stars are no strangers to Syracuse audiences, they have performed near and far. Bob Brown, with over 150 roles to his credit locally, has toured nationally as King Arthur in Camelot, Nicky Arnstein in Funny Girl, and Abel Frank in State Fair. Gary Troy, currently living in NYC, has appeared in Syracuse as Bill Snibson in Me and My Girl, Don Lockwood in Singing in the Rain, and the title role in Arthur; Off Broadway in They’re Playing Our Song and Molly McGuire, and regionally in Oliver, A Christmas Carol, Joseph…, Crazy For You, and “Stop The World I Want To Get Off. Brandi Ozark Weston, now living in Northern Virginia, has performed numerous roles in the Syracuse area, (the last one being Cassie in Talent Company’s A Chorus Line), and has toured in Singing In the Rain and in the first national company of State Fair starring John Davidson. Colleen Wager, returning to Syracuse after living in South Carolina, has had starring roles locally in Jesus Christ Superstar, Fiddler on the Roof, and L’il Abner, has recorded radio and television jingles, and has sung with several bands.

White Christmas features Bill Coughlin as General Henry Waverly and Christine Lightcap as Martha Watson with Julia Goodman as Susan Waverly, Lou Leonardo as Ralph Sheldrake and Gennaro Parlato as Ezekiel Foster. Rounding out the cast are Jim Baxter, Molly Brown, Camille Chace, Zachary Chase, Cruz Gonzalez, Kimberly Grader, Bobby Hall, Kaleigh Pfohl, Eddie Powers, Korrie Strodel, Josh Taylor, and Rashad Williams.

White Christmas is produced by Christine Lightcap assisted by Brenda Neuss, directed by Dan Tursi, and choreographed by Michael Groesbeck. Music direction is by Nadine Cole, costumes are by Eugene Taddeo assisted by Jeanette Reyner, set design is by Heather Hartkopf, set construction by Stephen Beebe, lighting design by Cindy Shippers, and sound design by Tony Vadala.

White Christmas promises to be a merry and bright experience for the entire family! Tickets are $30 regular, $25 seniors and students, and $20 children 12 and under. Group discounts are available. For information and reservations, call The Talent Company Box Office at (315) 479-SHOW.

The New York Times claims "this cozy trip down memory lane should be put on your wish list."

The New York Daily News hailed Irving Berlin's
White Christmas as "a holiday card come to life."

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