Songs For Nobodies

By Joanna Murray-Smith
Directed by Laura Braza

September 7 — November 4, 2018
Stackner Cabaret

Run Time: 1hr and 35 minutes with no intermission

Recommended Age: 12 and Up

A John (Jack) D. Lewis New Play Development Program Production

Part of the Camille & David Kundert Stackner Season

AMERICAN PREMIERE

Opening our newly renovated Stackner Cabaret, this one-woman tour-de-force show reminds us that everybody has a story – and a song – worth hearing. Share in the life-changing encounters between legendary divas and the everyday women whose lives they touched, interspersed with the songs that made Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday, and Maria Callas icons of our age. Featuring such favorites as “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Amazing Grace,” “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” “Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do,” and “Vissi d’arte,” Songs for Nobodies shows us the magical power of song.

Artists

Bethany Thomas*

Cast

Abdul Hamid Royal

Music Director / Pianist

Alicia Storin

Cellist

Joanna Murray-Smith

Playwright

Laura Braza

Director

Michelle Lilly

Scenic Designer

Alexander B. Tecoma

Costume Designer

Jared Gooding

Lighting Designer

Erin Paige

Sound Designer

Clare Arena Haden

Dialect Coach

Deanie Vallone

Dramaturg

Frank Honts

Casting Director

Dale Brown

Casting

Rebekah Heusel*

Stage Manager

Laura Karavitis*

Stage Manager

Sarah Hilton

Stage Management Resident

* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Resources

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Program

Features

Bethany Thomas interview and performance of "Come Rain or Come Shine"

TMJ4 Morning Blend

Songs for Nobodies American Premiere at Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Newly Renovated
Stackner Cabaret September 7 – November 4
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Reviews

"Few performers would have both the musical and acting chops to do this show, but Thomas does."

Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"It is clearly Thomas’ interpretation of the music that commands the stage and holds the audience’s attention throughout."

Harry Cherkinian, Shepherd Express

"Thomas is a true talent to be treasured…with this tour-de-force performance, she proves to be one such diva herself."

Kelsey Lawler, BroadwayWorld

"Thomas rises to the occasion magnificently, etching portraits on stage that are both remarkable and touching."

Matthew Perta, Showbiz Chicago

"Bethany Thomas … displays her own star quality in this show…nothing short of amazing."

Anne Siegel, Total Theater

"…the music alone as delivered by Thomas will bring several huzzahs."

Dominique Paul Noth, Urban Milwaukee

"Thomas, whose past Milwaukee Rep credits include 'The Color Purple,' 'Ragtime' and 'Man of La Mancha,' is a force of nature in this production."

Caitlin Elftman, OnMilwaukee

"'Songs for nobodies' is a surprising evening and delivers the kind of enchantment and a musical mojo that is a fitting match for the loveliness of the new Stackner."

Dave Begel On Theater

Video

Photos

Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents the American Premiere of Songs for Nobodies by Joanna Murray-Smith in the Stackner Cabaret from September 7 – November 4, 2018 featuring Bethany Thomas with Alicia Storin on Cello. Photo by Michael Brosilow.

Songs For Nobodies

September 7 — November 4, 2018 Stackner Cabaret

AMERICAN PREMIERE

Archived Show

September 7 — November 4, 2018
Stackner Cabaret