Second Annual
Musical Cabaret
February 22-23
In 2007, over seventy people took part in FPP's first Musical Cabaret, acting, directing, and accompanying eight different scenes, put together in just three weeks. This year, we did it again, with nine scenes, ten brand-new directors, and four weeks to prepare.
The 2008 Cabaret featured:
“Cell Block Tango” from Chicago, directed by Claire Austin
Starring:
Anya Firestone
Vanessa Cancino
Jeenie Yoon
Ashley Kowalski
Alice Wagner-Stout
Corissa Rodgers
Brian Kester
“We Are What We Are” from La Cage aux Folles, directed by Douglass Anne Cartwright
Starring:
Winhilda-Carlos Perez
Jacobina-Matt Avento
Chantal-Jon Conners
Phaedra-Harry Wodehouse
Ave Maria-Ewelina Czapla
Anne-genue-Jessica Parker
Name TBD-Lizzie Speaker
Hannah-Melissa Pasarelli
Announcer-Patrick Pasake
“America” from West Side Story, directed by Ewelina Czapla and Rick Westerkamp
Starring:
Anita-Scout Seide
Rosalita-Sara Martin
Featured Dancers-
Kathryn Boland
Chrissy Penfold
Melanie Gutmann
Featured Singers-
Rebecca Rogoff
Shaina Lamchick
Shoshanna Frishberg
Tatum Enslin
“You Can’t Stop the Beat” from Hairspray, directed by Anya Firestone
Starring:
Tracy Turnblad-Amanda Pettengill
Motormouth Maybell-Kaitlyn Reilly
Amber Von Tussel-Grace Levin
Penny Pingelton-Rebecca Adelson
Velma Von Tussel-Alice Wagner-Stout
Edna Turnblad-Patrick Pasake
Link Larkin-Brian Kester
Corny Collins-Jon Conners
Seaweed J. Stubbs-David Cutting
Dynamites-Vanessa Cancino, Krystal Brun
Tammy-Ashley Kowalski
Sketch-Tom Early
IQ-Harry Wodehouse
Brad-Matt Avento
Lou Ann-Sara Martin
Brenda-Ann Goode
Shelly-Danielle Cohen
“Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist” from Avenue Q, directed by Brian Kester
Starring:
Kate Monster-Shaina Lamchick
Princeton-Paul Marszalkowski
Gary Coleman-Basirat Adeyemi
Brian-Andrew Rabin
Christmas Eve-Betsy Gottesman
“Two Ladies” from Cabaret, directed by Caroline O’Grady
Starring:
Emcee-Matt Avento
Lady 1-Beth Cash
Lady 2-Molly Starke
“My Strongest Suit” from AIDA, directed by Benjamin Pollack
Starring:
Singers-
Kaitlyn Reilly
Sarah Kupferman
Grace Levin
Featured Dancers-
Ariel Scheer
Chrissy Penfold
Caitlyn Wisser
Jennifer Campbell
Jill Plevinsky
Melissa Pasarelli
Tatum Enslin
Beth Cash
Jessica Parker
“A Wild, Wild Party” from The Wild Party, directed by Scout Seide
Starring:
Queenie-Amanda Pettengill
Girls-
Krystal Brun
Jennifer Campbell
Rebecca Adelson
Guys-
Jon Conners
Harry Wodehouse
Tom Early
Rick Westerkamp
“In His Eyes” from Jekyll & Hyde, directed by Tay Tufenkjian
Starring:
Emma-Jocelyn Dabu
Lucy-Amanda Eller
So what was all the fuss about? Click here to see 2007's program.
