On December 7th and 8th We Will Return With Our Crowd Favorite........
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RUDOLPH returns in December at two locations!
Last Performed at: At Lincoln Center Library The Bruno Walter Auditorium New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium Music at Asbury at Asbury Crestwood Methodist Church Asbury Crestwood Methodist Church 167 Scarsdale Rd, Tuckahoe, NY 10707 |
STARRING GOTHAM FAN FAVORITES.......
Vince Trani as Yukon Cornelius and Burl Ives
VINCE TRANI* is an original member of Gotham Radio Theatre and the resident composer. Vince sang Faust in the First National Tour of Ken Hill’s Phantom of the Opera. He has worked for the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera (Kismet), the Goodspeed Opera House (Red,Hot and Blue, Romeo and Bernadette), the New York Shakespeare Festival (Thersites in “Troilis and Cressida”), toured Europe as Doc in West Side Story and for Disney Entertainment Productions created the role of Doc in Snow White - An Enchanting Musical. Favorite roles include Bohr in Copenhagen, Creon in Medea, Philo in No Time For Comedy, Feste in Twelfth Night, Bill in the New York premiere of The Quality of Life and Sancho Panza in twelve productions of Man of La Mancha. A playwright / composer / lyricist, Vince is currently working on a new musical.
Sigrid Wise as Mrs. Claus & Clarice
SIGRID WISE is pumped to work on another radio play with Sydnie Grosberg! Sigrid most recently completed a fellowship with Alabama Shakespeare Festival. She’ll head back to Alabama in the Spring to play Caroline in I and You. Sigrid is a proud graduate of Webster Conservatory of Theatre Arts and Interlochen Arts Academy.
Victor Barbella as Hermie (at Lincoln Center)
Victor Barbella*’s New York, regional and London theater credits include: Indians: McCarter Theater; Beirut: George Street Playhouse; View From the Bridge: Oldcastle Theatre; Side Man: Stamford Theatre Works; Three Days of Rain: Stageworks Hudson; Anatol: Lyric Theatre, London. He has also appeared in independent films, TV and commercials as well as being a former founding member of Gotham Radio Theatre.
Victor infuses his experience as an actor in his work as a global speaker, coach and facilitator, specializing in storytelling. Through the lens of story, he works with leaders from Fortune 500 companies, improving presence, communication, and emotional intelligence.
Victor infuses his experience as an actor in his work as a global speaker, coach and facilitator, specializing in storytelling. Through the lens of story, he works with leaders from Fortune 500 companies, improving presence, communication, and emotional intelligence.
Laura Leopard As Rudolph
Laura Leopard*, a founder of Gotham Radio Theatre, last appeared for GRT at Lincoln Center as Mame in 'Auntie Mame' one of her favorite roles. She is excited once again play Rudolph and participate in all the reindeer games! From Nashville, Tennessee her credits include Lucy Warriner in The Awful Truth for GRT at the Fringe International Festival in NYC, An Ideal Husband, at The Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey, Quartett at BAM (the Brooklyn Academy of Music), ,Amadeus at the prestigious Barter Theatre in Virginia, and Claire in Proof at Mill Mountain Theatre in Virginia. Favorite roles include, Mary Queen of Scotts in Mary Stuart, and Nan/Lina in Three Days of Rain, and for GRT, Joanna and Monica in Present Laugher and Elvira in Blithe Spirit.
J.T. O'Connor As Santa, Fireball and more
Theatre: Fiddler OnThe Roof w/ Theodore Bikel. Gypsy w/Joyce DeWitt, High Spirits, A Christmas Carol, The Nerd, Rough Crossing, Uncle Vanya, Angel Street, Annie Get Your Gun, Wait Until Dark, Funny Girl and Kiss Me Kate. TV & Film credits: The Affair, Kevin Can Wait,
The Blacklist, The Good Wife, Law and Order: SVU, Alpha House,
One Life To Live,Watching The Detectives,The Wolf Of Wall Street and Bridge of
Spies.
Jared Reinmuth as Hermie (Music at Asbury)
Jared is thrilled to join the talent of Gotham Radio Theatre. Regional and national tour credits include Cyrano de Bergerac, Dracula, Don Quixote, Athos in The Three Musketeers, and Guildenstern in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. New York theatre companies include Boomerang Theatre Company, Up Theater Company, The H.A.D.L.E.Y. Players, The People’s Theatre Project, and Les Freres Corbusier. His graphic novel, Big Black: Stand at Attica, will be released in February of 2020.
Our Director, Sydnie Grosberg Ronga
SYDNIE GROSBERG RONGA has adapted and directed almost all of Gotham Radio Theatre’s show and is thrilled to be sharing Rudolph again. She has just returned from directing the world premier of MADAM, the musical, at Bluff City Theatre, and is heading to St Louis to direct another production. Sydnie is an award-winning director who has been the founder of 4 professional theatre companies, created theatre arts programing for all grades and has taught and coached professional actors for decades. http://sydniegrosbergronga.com/
Gotham Radio Theatre Presents “Rudolph’s Tale: A 1964 Christmas”Posted on December 6, 2011 By: Jessica Tiare Bowen
How I love a New York City Christmas. Not just for its twinkle lights, egg nog, or general sense of merriment that overcomes all the locals. What I most appreciate is the sense of nostalgia that takes over the city. It may be the one time of year where tradition runs deeper than trend, smiles are more frequent than smirks, and the old out-fashions the new. That said, you can imagine my excitement of viewing my favorite childhood Christmas movie, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, as a live theatrical performance. Talk about an early Christmas present!
Founded in 2010 by Laura Leopard and Victor Barbella, Gotham Radio Theatre is inspired by the Lux Radio Theatre of the 1930’s and 40’s. The audience is treated to a unique experience of actors and sound artists performing live in vintage radio style. On December 4th, 2011, Gotham Radio Theatre presented “Rudolph’s Tale: A 1964 Christmas” at the Upper West Side’s theater, The Triad. If you’ve turned on the TV during the month of December at all in the past fifty years, you’re sure to have seen the tried-and-true classic cartoon, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. Now imagine Rudolph and the gang…Yukon Cornelius, Hermey the Dentist, the lovely Clarice, Mr. and Mrs. Claus…all being brought to life by the voices and Foley sound effects of the members of Gotham Radio Theatre! There were moments throughout the show when I blinked, and could have sworn I was listening to the actual 1964 version of the movie!
The talented ensemble displayed their versatile talent by performing several different roles each, shifting voices and characters so dramatically it would have been virtually impossible to know it was the same person speaking had you not seen it with your own eyes.
Along with performing the Rudolph Tale, actors also re-created vintage commercials from the sixties. Some of my favorites included: Shake-N-Bake, Alka Seltzer, and Frosty Flakes. In the words of Tony the Tiger…“They’re greeaaaattt!” The commercials, show, and incredibly gifted group of actors and actresses that make up Gotham Radio Theatre, that is!
As if that weren’t nostalgic enough, the show ended with the ensemble leading the audience in a jubilant round of the famous carol, you guessed it, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. On the last line of the song, I couldn’t help but shift my focus away from Rudolph’s red nose onto the fine folks of Gotham Radio. With talent like that, “you’ll go down in history”. Bravo, Gotham!