That's The Ticket! is a musical about an enchanted prince who finds himself running for President of the United States in 1948. His political rivals try all sorts of sabotage including turning him into a frog. This 54-year old farce has music and lyrics by Harold Rome (Fanny, Destry Rides Again, Pins And Needles, Call Me Mister). The book was written by the same Epstein brothers who wrote the screenplay to the classic film Casablanca. The show's original director was Jerome Robbins and its original music director was Lehman Engel. Musical comedy great George S. Irving was in the original production and will star in our show.
Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein (Book). Julius began writing screenplays by 1934 and was joined by his twin brother in 1941 (until the latter's untimely death in 1952). Together, they wrote ten screenplays. Their most notable effort was the Oscar-winning Casablanca (1943). But they also collaborated on Saturday's Children (1940); The Bride Came C. O. D. (1941); The Male Animal (1942); Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942); The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). Their theatre work included the libretto to Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night. On his own, Julius wrote well over two-dozen screenplays including three Oscar nominees - Four Daughters (1938), Pete `n Tillie (1972) and Reuben, Reuben (1983). Julius had a strong affinity for the musical and wrote screenplays for Big Broadcast, In Calienete, Broadway Gondoliers, Young at Heart, Tender Trap and Fanny.
Harold Rome (Music & Lyrics). Despite his early interest in music, Rome studied architecture and law at Yale. However, the limited vocational opportunities caused by the Depression forced him to seek employment based on his piano and composition skills. Because of his socially-conscious writing, he was engaged to write a revue for the International Garment Workers' Union - Pins and Needles (1937). Its enormous success made Rome much sought after and he wrote several more revues - Sing Out the News (1939); Let Freedom Sing (1942); Call Me Mister (1946); and Bless You All (1950). His first Broadway book musical was Wish You Were Here (1952) followed by his greatest success - Fanny (1954). Destry Rides Again (1959) was followed by the show that introduced Barbara Streisand -1 Can Get It For You Wholesale (1962). The Zulu and the Zayda (1965) was followed by his most ambitious work- a musicalization of Gone With The Wind-Scarlet (1972). The work was produced in both London and Tokyo but never in New York.
Director & Choreographer Thomas Mills
Music Director, Vocal Arranger Mark Hartman
With Richard Bunting*, Carter Calvert*, Cynthia Collins*, Judy Fitzgerald*, Andrew Gitzy*, Rita Harvey*, George S. Irving*, Julie La Chance, Jason Lowenthal, Michael Mendiola*, Laurent Nahan*, Liz Pearce*, Edward Prostak*, Justin Roller*, Shelby Rose*, David Staller*, Christopher Talbert*
*Denotes member of Actors Equity Association
Producer Mel Miller
Lighting/Stage Manager Shih-hui Wu
Casting Director Stephen De Angelis
Set Design Stan Pearlman, Impact Creative Group
Graphics Perry Pizarro
Set Construction Frank Getz
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