ALL HANDS ON DECK Opens at Artisan – DFW

ALL HANDS ON DECK will be interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired by
TCC Practicum students Emily Hess and Jessica Gamez on Tuesday January 17,
2012.

Artisan Center Theater presents

ALL HANDS ON DECK – a new musical

Regional premiere
by Jody Madaras

Directed/Choreographed by Jody Madaras
Music Direction by Richard Gwozdz

Production Runs January 2 – January 28, 2012

Special New Years Eve event featuring food, dancing, and a showing of ALL
HANDS ON DECK! Starts at 7:30pm and is $40.00/person.

Hurst, Texas, December 22, 2011 – Artisan Center Theater proudly presents
ALL HANDS ON DECK at its 150 seat theater-in-the-round. The theater is
located in the old historic Belaire Plaza at 420 East Pipeline Road. The
daytime box office is located at 418 East Pipeline Road. The show runs
Monday January 2 through Saturday January 28, 2012. Performances are at
7:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with 3 pm matinees
on Saturdays 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28/2012. Reserved seating tickets are
$18.00 for adults, $16.00 for students and seniors, and $9.00 for children
12 and under. Monday through Thursday tickets are $14.00. The box office
number is 817-284-1200. More information can be found on the website at
http://www.ArtisanCT.com

ALL HANDS ON DECK will be interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired by
TCC Practicum students Emily Hess and Jessica Gamez on Tuesday January 17,
2012.

About ALL HANDS ON DECK:

ALL HANDS ON DECK! – A show that honors Veterans and celebrates AMERICA!
ALL HANDS ON DECK is a new, two-act revue performed by four charismatic
singer/dancer/comics and a live orchestra featuring the songs, dances, and
laughs that America has loved since the ‘40s. It boasts over 40 classic Big
Band hits in original arrangements all packaged in a fun-filled,
true-to-life reproduction of the kind of USO show Bob Hope and Jack Benn
would have taken to the troops: classic humor and great music from those
special days of road shows, war-bond drives, and radio broadcasts.
ALL HANDS ON DECK is written and directed by Jody Madaras and is a regional
premiere.

Musical Highlights include: Chattanooga Choo-Choo, Atchison Topeka And The
Santa Fe, I’m In The Mood For Love, Pennsylvania Polka, I’ll Never Smile
Again, Any Bonds Today?, Don’t Fence Me In, America The Beautiful, Deep In
The Heart Of Texas, Thanks For The Memory and a powerful Military Medley.

About the Director:

Jody Madaras
(Author, Director/Choreographer, Ted Crosley) Broadway: Finian’s Rainbow
(with Lauren Bacall). First National Tour: The Drowsy Chaperone (u/s Man In
Chair, Dance Captain), Irving Berlin’s I Love a Piano – Japan tour.
Off-Broadway: Peg O’ My Heart (Irish Repertory), An Evening of Frank Loesser
(92nd ST Y). Television: As The World Turns. Regional: White Christmas
(Actors’ Playhouse, VMT), Crazy For You (First Euro-Tour, S.S Norway,
Phoenix Theatre – Zoni Award Best Actor 2008), Godspell (with Rex Smith),
Annie (Paper Mill), Red, Hot & Blue! (Goodspeed Opera House), You Can’t Take
It With You (Two River Theatre), 42nd Street (State Theatre of North
Carolina). Director/Choreographer: The Drowsy Chaperone (Gateway Playhouse),
Crazy For You (Norwegian Cruise Lines), Little Women, The Musical (Toledo
premiere, Orphan Productions), Heroes (premiere, P.S. 176, NYC), eight
original musical revues – Pemberville Opera House. Artistic Director:
Pemberville Opera House (2001-2007) Graduate of University of Michigan.
http://www.jodymadaras.com

Cast (double cast):
Ted Crosley – Jody Madaras
John Hanley – Michael Pandolfo, Brian Boyce
Daisy Maxwell – Amy Atkins, Claire Stewart
Betty Blake – Kristina Bain, Natalie Berry
Guest Show Announcer – Tim Dewhirst, Kyle Holt
Maxwell House Guest Stars: Emma Colwell, Alison Borish, Bonnie Gentry,
Jordan Marett, Hannah Cooper

Production Team:
Producer – Dee Ann Blair
Director – Jody Madaras
Director Assistant – Emma Colwell
Music Director – Richard Gwozdz
Choreographer – Jody Madaras

Musicians:
Trumpet I – Jared Absher
Trumpet II – Efren Molina
Trombone – Dutch Ode
Alto Sax/Clarinet/Flute – Ellen Kaner
Tenor Sax/Clarinet – Jason Ellison
Baritone Sax/Clarinet – Keith Davis (Mon/Thurs); John Stevens
(Tues/Fri/Sat)
Bass – Matt Skates
Drums – Rod Kile
Piano/Conductor – H. Richard Gwozdz

SUMMARY OF ALL HANDS ON DECK:

Who: Artisan Center Theater, a 150 seat theater-in-the-round
What: ALL HANDS ON DECK
When: Monday January 2 through Saturday January 28, 2012
Where: The Belaire Plaza, 420 East Pipeline Road, Hurst, Texas
Director: Jody Madaras
Showtimes: 7:30pm M/T/Th/F/Sat with 3 pm matinees on Saturdays 1/7, 1/14,
1/21, 1/28/2012
Tickets: Reserved seats: $18.00 for adults, $16.00 for students
and senior citizens, $9.00 for children 12 and under. Mondays through
Thursdays are $14.00 for ages 13 and up and $7.00 for 12 and under.
Reservations: Call 817-284-1200; web site: www.ArtisanCT.com

Andrews Sisters Photo – From left to right: Alison Borish, Bonnie Gentry,
Emma Colwell

Jody Madaras photo – Jody Madaras

Photos in the Harrell style of photography by Al Smith

List of actors and biographical information can be found on the website at
http://www.ArtisanCT.com

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