Smithtown Performing Arts Center Presents

By Special License from Spotlight Rights 

Original Book and Lyrics by
JEANIE LINDERS
Starring
Christina D'Orta Muens
Debbie D'Amore
Erica Giglio Pac
Tiara Solorzano

 

 

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Smithtown Performing Arts Center Staff:

President.............................Michael Mucciolo

Managing Director................Kelly Mucciolo

Treasurer..............................Aman Verma

Trustee....................................Mario D’Amore

Trustee.....................................Jacques St. Louis

Business Development Manager......Lori Sasbon

Production Manager............Dorothy Haszinger

Marketing Director..............Michael Shapiro

House Photographer............Jackie St. Louis

Production Crew: 

Technical Director..................Michael Mucciolo

Audio Operator............................Dylan Hutchins

Lightning Designer..............................Daniel Caplan

Spot Operators/House Assistants.......................................Megan Delmonico, Madeline Dobias, Adam Gosline 

The Music

Music Parodied With Great Appreciation

SONGSWORDS• MUSIC PUBLISHER (USED BY PERMISSION)• COPYRIGHT DATE

Chain Of Fools (Warner/Chappel Music, Inc.) 1967

I Heard It Through The Grapevine (EMI Music Publishing) 1967

A Sign Of The Times(Universal Music Publishing Group) 1966

Stayin’ Alive (Universal Music Publishing Group) 1977 

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Imagem Music, LLC.)1961

Heat Wave (The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization) 1933

Wishin’ And Hopin’ (Warner/Chappel Music,Inc./BMG Rights Management) 1963 

I’m Sorry (Universal Music Publishing Group) 1968 

The Great Pretender (Southern Music Publishing Co.) 1956 

California Girls (Universal/Rondor Music) 1965

Help Me Rhonda (Universal/Rondor Music) 1965

Lookin’ For Love In All / The Wrong Places (EMI Music Publishing/Bluewater Music) 1980 

Don’t Make Me Over(BMG Rights Mangement/Warner/Chappel Music,Inc.) 1962

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep(EMI Music Publishing) 1966 

 Puff,The Magic Dragon(Warner/ChappellMusic,Inc/BMG Rights Management)1963

The Shoop Shoop Song(BMG Rights Management) 1965

My Guy (EMI Music Publishing) 1961

Don’t Say Nothing Bad About My Baby (EMIMusicPublishing) 1962

I Got You Babe (Warner/ChappellMusic,Inc.) 1965

Good Vibrations (Universal/RondorMusic)1966

What’s Love Got To Do With It (Warner/Chappell Music,Inc./ Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc.) 1984

Only You (Cromwell Music) 1955

New Attitude (Universal Music Publishing Group)1985

YMCA (Can’t Stop Productions ,Inc/ Harlem West)1978

About The Creator

JEANIE LINDERS (Creator/Writer) created and wrote the original MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® and was a passionate voice for a generation of women facing more than just hot flashes. She was the recipient of the Veteran Feminist Medal of Honor presented by Gloria Steinem, and funded women’s education and housing programs from New Orleans to Kenya and Ghana, as well as raising over a million dollars for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, as well as other charities. Jeanie’s work in entertainment spanned three decades and included theatre, multistage music festivals, and celebrity-driven events. She also launched The Center for Art & Entertainment and completed her Marge Potter book series. We continue to honor Jeanie’s memory and legacy by sharing her humor, heart, and wit onstage each night, spreading her healing laughter across the world

Cast

Creative Team

Meet the Company

Tiara Solorzano

Professional Woman

Tiara is delighted to be making her SPAC debut in Menopause The Musical! Regional credits include Ragtime, The Sound of Music, Beehive: The 60's Musical, We Will Rock You, A Bronx Tale, and Rock of Ages at CM Performing Arts Center, as well as The Miracle Worker with Theatre 294 and the Long Island Repertory Company. Tiara is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy NY Integrated Conservatory. She would like to thank her family, friends, and the entire production team for their unwavering support and encouragement throughout this production.

Debbie D’Amore

Earth Mother

Debbie is thrilled to be performing once again on the SPAC stage! No stranger to SPAC audiences, Debbie is a familiar face at Comedy Nights, where she always keeps the laughs coming and previously starred in SPAC's Nunsense and Nuncrackers. When she’s not lighting up the SPAC stage, Debbie can be seen performing at comedy clubs across Long Island and NYC, including Governor’s, McGuire’s, and Mohegan Sun. Debbie’s other favorite theater credits include South Pacific, Anything Goes, Nine, Saturday Night Fever, The Ritz, Bingo the Winning Musical, and Last of the Red Hot Lovers. She also spent eight years on the dinner theatre circuit starring in Carmine Calamari’s Funeral and Fat Frankie's Birthday. One of Debbie’s proudest career highlights was performing on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theater in the 1997 revival of the Tony Award-winning drama A View From The Bridge, written by the legendary Arthur Miller. Debbie is delighted to be part of Menopause The Musical and sends love to Mario, Dana, Chris, Melody, Tom, and her darling grandsons Michael Dillon and Lucas. Check out more about Debbie at www.debdee.com and catch her in action on her YouTube show Debbie's Kitchen!

Erica Giglio Pac

Iowa Housewife

Erica is elated to join this fierce group of ladies and thrilled to return to the Smithtown stage, after last being seen as Ms. Hannigan in Annie. Erica holds a M.A. in Educational Theatre from New York University, an Advanced Certificate in Educational Leadership & Administration, and a B. F. A. in Musical Theater Performance from the University at Buffalo. Erica spent over a decade in the NYC Department of Education teaching Musical Theatre in the high school classroom before venturing into Educational Administration. Erica is the former Assistant Principal of Long Island High School for the Arts and current Director of Fine, Performing, & Media Arts in Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District, overseeing arts programming district wide for grades K-12. She is also an adjunct professor in the Educational Theatre Graduate Program at Adelphi University, working with the next generation of K-12 Theatre Teachers! Some of her favorite performance credits include: Frau Blücher's (Young Frankenstein), Daniela (In the Heights), Madame Thenardier (Les Miserables), Maggie Jones (42nd Street), Paulette (Legally Blonde), Sister Mary Patrick (Sister Act) and Ursula (Little Mermaid). Erica has enjoyed performing at the Tridad Theatre in NYC (Vagina Monologues), ArtPark (World Goes Round & Cole), The Players Theatre (Penguins Are Mad Scary), singing the national anthem for the Mets at Citi Field, and performing her own stand-up comedy act at the King’s Head Comedy Club in downtown London. This performance is for all the women who have embraced change and the wisdom that comes with it!

Christina D'Orta Muens

Soap Star

Christina is happy to be back on the Smithtown stage, where she has appeared as Donna in Mamma Mia, Betty in The Great American Trailer Park Musical and Woman 2 in all 3 iterations of I Love You, You're Perfect Now Change... Regionally she has been lucky enough to play roles such as DeeDee Allen (The Prom), Eva Peron (Evita), Louisa (Nine), Lily (Secret Garden), Reno (Anything Goes), Christine (Phantom), Maria (West Side Story) , Marguerite (Scarlet Pimpernel), Narrator (Joseph), Rizzo (Grease), Audrey (Little Shop), Emma (Jekyll & Hyde), Ellen (Miss Saigon), Mary Magdalene (JC Superstar), Morales (A Chorusline), and most recently she originated the role of Athena in the world premiere of "The Olympians". Christina has also performed professionally on stages around the country and on the DooWop circuit, but the role she cherishes the most is as Mommy to Isabella & Sebastian! She'd like to thank her family and friends for their love and support and for helping her to stay strong and keep going no matter what!

Dorothy Haszinger

Production Stage Manager

Dorothy holds a BFA in Arts Management from C.W. Post LIU. By day, she works as a Production Coordinator at a NYC TV production studio, but her heart has always belonged to the theater. She is thrilled and proud to be part of the team at Smithtown Performing Arts Center and this wonderful community. Dorothy extends her heartfelt thanks to Mike, Kelly, the Board of Directors, and the entire SPAC team—without their dedication, passion, and support, none of this would be possible. Endless love and gratitude to her hubby Matt for all of his patience and support of her passions. Lastly, thank you to you, the audience, for supporting community theatre! Cheers to this incredible production team and cast!

Susan Jeffares

Director

Susan is thrilled to be here in Smithtown. She has directed over 130 shows on Long Island-everything from Musicals to comedy and drama. A retired teacher, Susan actually did an elementary school version of Oliver with 90 orphans holding one of their own salad bowls to sing “Food, Glorious Food”. Everyone needs to be in a show. As a performer, Susan has toured the East Coast in Nunsense and has taken on a variety of roles, showcasing accents ranging from Southern to Dutch. She is grateful to collaborate with longtime friends and new faces alike, alongside an outstanding staff. Susan dedicates this performance to her sisters

Kevin Burns

Associate Choreographer

Kevin began dancing as soon as he could walk; however, it wasn’t until later that he realized his passion for musical staging and choreography. He has worked with companies and educational institutions all across Long Island as an actor, choreographer, dancer, director, and educator. Kevin currently works with the incredible talents at Five Towns College, focusing on the principles of tap and jazz dance to further storytelling through dance and movement. Kevin’s theatrical mission is to help shape the talents of all artists and to assist in creating a kinder, more inclusive world for all people through the arts.

Samantha Free

Music Director

Samantha Free is thrilled to be back at SPAC music directing Menopause the Musical! Favorite music directing credits include: Newsies, The Addams Family, A Bronx Tale, Seussical, Shrek, Junie B. Jones, and 13. When Samantha isn’t music directing, you can find her on the stage! Acting credits include: Into the Woods (The Witch), Descendants (Maleficent, Fairy Godmother), Beauty and the Beast (Wardrobe), Goosebumps (Ms. Walker), Hello Dolly! (Ernestina), and Evita (ensemble). Thanks to Sue, Kevin, Dorothy, and everyone on cast and crew for all their hard work and dedication on this production. Enjoy the show!

Special thanks to Canvas Dance Arts, Mario D'Amore, Caleb Spivey, Trent Ermes, Joseph Castoro and Juliette Kealy for the help & support!