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| “… hilarious, witty and even moving. ‘The Bully,’ like the best kind of teacher, nudges children toward the truth and then lets them discover it on their own.” – Laurel Graeber, “Family Fare,” The New York Times |
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THE BULLY
Music & Lyrics by John Gregor
Book by David L. Williams
Directed by Troy Miller
September 13th - September 28th
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS at 11:00am & 1:00pm
ALL TICKETS $20.00*
Special Holiday Performances
October 1st at 1pm
VITAL THEATRE
2162 Broadway, 4th Fl. (at 76th St.)
When a bus mix-up strands Lenny, the nerd, and Steve, the bully, at the wrong school, they both get picked on for being "the new kids". The boys have to work together to get back to their own school and they begin to learn that they might not be so different after all.
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Featured in the Cast
Monique Beasley, William DeMeritt, Scott Lilly
John Magalhaes,
Kyle Minshew, Stephen Stocking, and Diane Zelenka
Direction & Choreography by TROY MILLER
Stage Manager SHANI COLLEEN MURFIN
Sets by MARY HAMRICK
Lights by CHRISTINA WATANABE
Orchestrations by JOHN GREGOR
Original Direction by SUZU McCONNELL-WOOD
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JOHN GREGOR (Lyricist, Composer and Orchestrator) received a 2004 Frederick Loewe Award for his musical WITH GLEE, for which he wrote the book, music and lyrics. Recently, WITH GLEE was presented in a workshop by the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU, and premiered at the New York Musical Theater Festival. His musical adaptation of Gogol's tragicomic short story THE OVERCOAT has been presented in London at the Bridewell Theatre, and at the Barrington Stage Company and The New York International Fringe Festival. He has also co-written several children's musicals for Vital Theatre Company, including THE CHANGELING, THE BULLY, and PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL, which is currently playing at New World Stages. |
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| DAVID L. WILLIAMS (Book) most recently wrote the book and lyrics for (and directed) the musical THE JOHNNY, which was a part of the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival. Career highlights include directing and writing the book for the musical TESS' LAST NIGHT (2003 Fringe NYC), and writing the plays THE INFORMATION SHE CARRIED (2005 Fringe NYC), THE ARMAGEDDON DANCE PARTY (2006 Fringe NYC), and THE TAILERS (2007 Crown Point Festival). A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Cornell University, David L. Williams is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America, Inc., and the author of more than 25 plays, including the Riverside Stage Company Founder's award-winning AMPERSAND, and four winners of the Heerman's McCalmon Playwriting Contest, THE MURDER OF GONZAGO, BEHIND THE NINE BALL, NEAR TRAGEDY, and INGULF. |
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TROY MILLER (Director and Choreographer): Broadway: THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (assistant to Craig Lucas), Opera: IL TABARRO (Vertical Rep Players), LA TRAVIATA (City Opera SSDC Observer), Off Broadway: Craig Lucas' BATHROOM HUMOR (Playwrights Horizons, 'Stories on Five Stories'). Other Regional and NY directing credits include: HORATIO (NY Fringe Festival '07), CRASH starring Marylouise Burke, OUR LADY OF THE SEA, POSTCARDS FROM A DEAD DOG (Emerging Artists Theater); NOISES OFF! (Festival 56); DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER (Cortland Rep.); THE DYING GAUL and ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (Trinity Rep.). Mr. Miller holds a Master's of Fine Arts in Directing from Trinity Rep in Providence, RI and is a proud member of SSDC and Emerging Artists Theatre. Visit www.troymiller.org.
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