Performances: May 16 thru 19, 2024
(Thu/Fri evenings and Sat/Sun matinees)
Featuring performers ages 12-22
Directed by Kevin Paul Clark
Music direction by Spencer Blank
Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre
711 SW 14th Avenue | Portland OR 97205
Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Book by Peter Duchan
Based on the 1991 film, Dogfight takes audiences on a romantic and heartbreaking theatrical journey that stays with you long after the performance.
Winner of the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award and Drama Desk Award
for best musical.
JULY 11 THROUGH 21, 2024
Directed by Kevin Paul Clark
Music direction by Rick Lewis
Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre
711 SW 14th Avenue | Portland OR 97205
Tomfoolery is based on The Tom Lehrer Songbook and is a show like no other. Written by Cameron Mackintosh and Robin Ray, with music and lyrics by Tom Lehrer, this is one wildly wicked musical revue of novelty songs (there are no sad ones in this bunch). Music, laughter and no one spared – when you're dealing with the humor of Tom Lehrer, nothing is sacred.
October 17 thru 20, 2024
Directed by Kevin Paul Clark
Music direction by Rick Lewis
Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre
711 SW 14th Avenue | Portland OR 97205
Music by Gerald Jay Markoe
Libretto & Lyrics by Michael Colby
Directed by Del Lewis
Music Direction by Rick Lewis
Part Dickens, part Gilbert and Sullivan, part Fractured Fairy Tale, this family operetta evolves through mock-Christmas carols. It centers on Ludlow Ladd, a poor young orphan in Victorian Liverpool. It’s Christmas night - and Ludlow's birthday - as he wanders the streets, searching for a home.
"Music of the week! A jolly romp!" - Show Business
"A fascinating prize! Energetic, charmingn fun! Plays off all the gooey sentiment that has been built up around the modern Christmas in story and song." - The Rockford Register
“Wonderful, kooky delight! The perfect way to celebrate the holiday season!"
– Marilyn Lester, NiteLife Exchange
The exquisite music of
Richard Rodgers and
Oscar Hammerstein II
"A smooth entertainment...the songs flow together in a sequence that treats them as lighthearted extensions of one another."
- Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Starring
JENNIFER DAVIES
EMMA DEGERNESS
ALEXIS READ
AMELIA SEGLER
JEREMY ANDERSON-SLOAN
Directed by
KEVIN PAUL CLARK
Music Di
The exquisite music of
Richard Rodgers and
Oscar Hammerstein II
"A smooth entertainment...the songs flow together in a sequence that treats them as lighthearted extensions of one another."
- Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Starring
JENNIFER DAVIES
EMMA DEGERNESS
ALEXIS READ
AMELIA SEGLER
JEREMY ANDERSON-SLOAN
Directed by
KEVIN PAUL CLARK
Music Director
RICK LEWIS
Lighting Designer/
Stage Manager
JACK SOLARI
Jennifer Davies is delighted to make her debut with Bridgetown Conservatory! Jennifer has performed and worked with several local companies such as Broadway Rose Theater (most recently as Ella in their summer 2023 production of R&H’s Cinderella), Lakewood Theater, Third Rail Repertory Theater, Stumptown Stages, Pixie Dust Productions, Sta
Jennifer Davies is delighted to make her debut with Bridgetown Conservatory! Jennifer has performed and worked with several local companies such as Broadway Rose Theater (most recently as Ella in their summer 2023 production of R&H’s Cinderella), Lakewood Theater, Third Rail Repertory Theater, Stumptown Stages, Pixie Dust Productions, Staged, Opera Theatre Oregon, Portland Singing Christmas Tree, and Metropolitan Performing Arts. Jennifer is a voice teacher and member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and frequently vocal directs for local theater companies, high schools, and universities. Jennifer received her MM in Vocal Performance from Portland State University, and her BA in Music from George Fox University.
Alexis is excited to be a part of this grand night! She most recently played Simeon and Potiphar in Joseph... at Broadway Rose with other credits from Fuse and Nutz n Bolts theaters. Alexis studied vocal performance at Seattle Pacific University and left early to pursue her dreams of fronting for a rock band. She would like to thank her 4
Alexis is excited to be a part of this grand night! She most recently played Simeon and Potiphar in Joseph... at Broadway Rose with other credits from Fuse and Nutz n Bolts theaters. Alexis studied vocal performance at Seattle Pacific University and left early to pursue her dreams of fronting for a rock band. She would like to thank her 4 sons for their unwavering support and her partners for helping her reconnect with performing on the stage.
Amelia Segler is a Portland-based vocalist and actor, who has performed with many theaters across the Portland Metro area. This past spring, you may have seen her onstage in Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella with Broadway Rose. Previous credits include: Kelly Manning in The Mad Ones (Twilight Theatre), Camelot (Lakewood), and The Witch
Amelia Segler is a Portland-based vocalist and actor, who has performed with many theaters across the Portland Metro area. This past spring, you may have seen her onstage in Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella with Broadway Rose. Previous credits include: Kelly Manning in The Mad Ones (Twilight Theatre), Camelot (Lakewood), and The Witch in Big Fish (Theatre in the Grove). Amelia studied vocal performance at the University of Portland. She daylights as a cost engineer at a general contractor in Hillsboro.
Jeremy Anderson-Sloan is thrilled to return to Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre in A Grand Night for Singing where he was previously seen in Side by Side by Sondheim. Jeremy has been performing in the Portland/Metro area for over 20 years with an array of theatre companies and artists. He recently played John in the world premie
Jeremy Anderson-Sloan is thrilled to return to Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre in A Grand Night for Singing where he was previously seen in Side by Side by Sondheim. Jeremy has been performing in the Portland/Metro area for over 20 years with an array of theatre companies and artists. He recently played John in the world premiere of Me & Tammy (triangle! Productions) and Buddy in Elf the Musical (Lakewood Theater). Many thanks to Rick, Kevin, Max and to our amazing cast!
Much love to ChadWick.
Join in as they celebrate this long-awaited production and discover the magic behind the music
By: Chloe RabinowitzAug. 14, 2023
Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre is mounting the premiere of the first complete production of the Off-Broadway holiday musical LUDLOW LADD: The Poor Little Orphan Boy. With libretto by Michael Colby and music by Gerald Jay Markoe, Bridgetown Conservatory's production will be what Michael Colby describes as the 'fully realized new version' of the all-sung musical. Part Dickens, part Gilbert and Sullivan, part Fractured Fairy Tale, this family operetta evolves through mock-Christmas carols.
Rick Lewis, Artistic Director and Founder of Bridgetown Conservatory said: "We are extremely excited and proud to premier this new version of LUDLOW LADD! It's a great musical for Bridgetown students; it's a bit of a musical theatre unicorn - it's wacky, musical and highly original. Our cast of young performers and adults will have the opportunity to create characters for themselves, rather than mimic the performances of the past in a junior or high school version of a mainstream theatre piece. We're delighted. Michael Colby will be joining us the last week of the run, as well. Our performers will have the opportunity to meet and interact with the creator of their story."
Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre prides itself in being the premier training ground for young performers with an eye on a professional musical theatre career. Bridgetown offers "triple-threat" training (Acting, Dance and Vocal Performance) for young professional ages 12-19, preparing for college entrance into top-tier musical theatre programs and professional careers in musical Theatre. Bridgetown Conservatory's musical theatre triple-threat program is taught by former Broadway and NYC professionals, providing experienced and thoughtful insight into the training of young performers.
Over the past few years, Bridgetown Conservatory's graduating high school seniors have garnered spots in such prestigious musical theatre programs as: The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London), The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Manhattan School of Music, Marymount Manhattan, NYU/Steinhard, NYU/Tisch, Boston Conservatory, Chapman University, Pace University, SCU Dramatic Arts, AMDA, Molloy College/CAP21 among others.
LUDLOW LADD (libretto by Michael Colby; music by Gerald Jay Markoe) has had an illustrious history. In December 1979, it began as an elaborate staged reading written expressly for off-off Broadway's Lyric Theatre of New York. Framed as an all-sung, all-rhymed operetta, its screwball plot unfolds entirely in the style of Christmas songs, with overtones of Charles Dickens and Grimm's Fairy Tales. This presentation was so successful, most of the same cast performed a radio version on WBAI-FM the following year (1980, repeated in 1981). In 1982, Colby and Markoe wrote a sequel, CHARLOTTE SWEET, that won raves as an off-off Broadway showcase, moving on to an Off-Broadway run that garnered three Drama Desk Award nominations (including "Outstanding Lyrics" and "Outstanding Music" for Colby and Markoe). CHARLOTTE SWEET has just been optioned for revival.
The first regional production of LUDLOW LADD, in December 1982, was at The New American Theatre (Rockland IL). It was so popular, it returned there the following December in repertory with CHARLOTTE SWEET. Subsequently, there have been various versions, often in concert, featuring such future TV and Broadway stars as Kristen Chenoweth and Donna Lynne Champlin. The musical itself has evolved from an hour-long original version to a full-length edition, with many new songs and an expanded second half. A lauded concert version of the expanded LUDLOW LADD was presented two years ago at Urban Stages in NYC. The Bridgetown Conservatory will premiere the first complete production of what Michael Colby describes as the fully realized new version.
The Bridgetown production will be directed by Del Lewis, with music direction by Rick Lewis. Bridgetown student Aliyah Lamb serves as assistant director. Complete casting and staffing will be announced at a later date.
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