The Stardust Cavalcade 1943
Ticket Information
November/December 2003
Cast & Creative
Linda Whitney
In 27 seasons and 109 shows at Harlequin:
A Christmas Survival Guide (Director / Scenic Designer) A Long Day's Journey into Night (Director) A Man for All Seasons (Scenic Designer) A Rock N' Roll Twelfth Night (Scenic Designer) A Stardust Christmas Carol (Director, Director/Scenic Designer) A Stardust Homecoming (Director) A Streetcar Named Desire (Director/Scenic Designer) American Buffalo (Set Designer) And a Nightingale Sang (Director/Scenic Designer) Antony & Cleopatra (Scenic Designer) Arcadia (Director) Art (Director/Scenic Designer/Costume Designer) As You Like It (Scenic Designer) Assassins (Director/Scenic Designer) Billy (Director/Scenic Designer) boom (Director) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Director / Scenic Designer) Clybourne Park (Scenic Designer) Dancin' in the Aisles (Scenic Designer) Dancin' in the Streets (Director/Scenic/Costume Designer) Dracula (Scenic Designer) Dry Powder (Scenic Designer) Enchanted April (Director & Set Designer) End Days (Director, Scenic Designer) First Date (Director) Five Women Wearing the Same Dress (Scenic Designer, Costume Designer) Forever Stardust (Director/Scenic Designer) Frozen (Costume Designer) Gloucester Blue (Scenic Designer) Hamlet (Costume Designer, Scenic Designer) Hapgood (Scenic Designer) Henry V (Scenic Designer) Holiday Broadcast of 1943 (Director/Scenic Designer) Intimate Apparel (Director/Scenic Designer) Jesus Christ Superstar (Director, Scenic Designer) Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Director/Scenic Designer) Letters from Waldo (Scenic/Costume Designer) Little Shop of Horrors (Director) Mad in Craft (Scenic Designer) Magical Mystery Midsummer Musical (Director / Scenic Designer) Mauritius (Scenic Designer) Murder in the Cathedral (Scenic Designer) My Old Lady (Scenic Designer) Operation Stardust (Director) Operation: Stardust (Director) Or, (Scenic Designer) Orphans (Scenic Designer) Phantom of the Stardust (Director/Scenic Designer) Philadelphia Story (Director / Scenic Designer) Present Laughter (Director) Recent Tragic Events (Scenic Designer) Reckless (Scenic Designer) Richard III (Scenic Designer) Romeo and Juliet (Costume Designer) Rough Crossing (Director) Shining City (Costume Designer) Sixteen Words for Water (Scenic Designer) Sixties Chicks (Director) Sixties Chicks Too (Director) Sixties Kicks! (Director) Soul on Fire! (Costume Designer) Stardust for Christmas (Director, Scenic Designer) Stardust for Emily Jean (Director/Scenic Designer) Stardust Radio Review (Director/Scenic Designer) Stardust Serenade 1942 (Director) Summer in the Sixties (Director, Scenic Designer) Swingtime Stardust (Director/Scenic Designer) Talking With (Co-Director/Scenic/Costume Designer) Tapestry - the Music of Carol King (Director/Scenic/Costume Designer) Ten Seconds in the Life of Fenwick Green (Scenic/Costume Designer) The 1940s Radio Hour (Director/Scenic/Costume Designer) The Americans Across the Street (Director, Scenic Designer) The Art of Racing in the Rain (Director, Scenic Design) The Constant Wife (Director/Scenic Designer) The Dumbwaiter (Scenic/Costume Designer) The Elephant Man (Director / Scenic Designer) The Glass Menagerie (Scenic Designer) The Importance of Being Earnest (Director/Scenic Designer) The Ladies of the Camellias (Director/Scenic Designer) The Last Five Years (Director / Scenic Designer / Costume Designer) The Last Schwartz (Director / Scenic Designer) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Director) The Rainmaker (Scenic Designer) The Real Thing (Scenic Designer) The Seafarer (Set Designer) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Director/Scenic/Costume Designer) The Stardust Christmas Blizzard (Director / Scenic Designer) The Stardust Christmas Commotion (Director/Scenic Designer) The Stardust Christmas Dazzle (Director / Scenic Designer) The Stardust Christmas Enchantment (Director, Scenic Design) The Stardust Christmas Fandango (Director, Scenic Design) The Stardust Club Christmas 1944 (Co-Director/Scenic Designer) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Director/Scenic Designer) The Taming of the Shrew (Scenic Designer) The Twelfth Night of Stardust (Director) The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Scenic Designer) The Understudy (Scenic Design) The Winter's Tale (Scenic Designer) The Zoo Story (Scenic/Costume Designer) Time Stands Still (Scenic Designer) To Kill a Mockingbird (Director) Two Gentlemen of Verona (Scenic Designer) Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (Scenic Designer) Waiting for Godot (Scenic Designer) What I Did Last Summer (Co-Director/Scenic Designer)
Mike Murray
In 1 season and 1 show at Harlequin:
The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Musical Director, Tony Glenn, piano)
Marc Mixon
In 1 season and 1 show at Harlequin:
The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Lighting Designer)
Peter Jansen
In 2 seasons and 4 shows at Harlequin:
Art (Sound Designer) Dancin' in the Streets (Sound Designer) The Rainmaker (Sound Designer) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Sound Designer)
Steven Taylor
In 4 seasons and 5 shows at Harlequin:
Dancin' in the Streets (Ensemble, Choreographer) Phantom of the Stardust (Owen Duvall, Choreographer) Tapestry - the Music of Carol King (Ensemble) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Owen Duvall, Choreographer) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Owen DuVal)
Chad Carpenter
In 2 seasons and 3 shows at Harlequin:
Phantom of the Stardust (Stage Manager) The Rainmaker (Stage Manager) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Stage Manager)
Mary Arnold
In 2 seasons and 5 shows at Harlequin:
Frozen (Stage Manager) Hamlet (Stage Manager) Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Stage Manager) The Rainmaker (Rehearsal Stage Manager) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Stage Manager)
Natalie Backman
In 5 seasons and 6 shows at Harlequin:
Forever Stardust (Bonnie Kent) Stardust Radio Review (Bonnie Kent) The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolen Farifax) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Miss Isabelle Yearsley/Violet, Client of Puffer/Citizen, Choreographer) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Bonnie Kent) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Bonnie Kent, Choreographer)
David Devine
In 1 season and 1 show at Harlequin:
The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Louis James)
Kathleen Gallagher
In 8 seasons and 11 shows at Harlequin:
A Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Clementine/Bouncer 1/Priest) Assassins (Emma Goldman/Ensemble) Billy (Chorus/Journalist/Nancy) Forever Stardust (Rosemary Wyatt) Holiday Broadcast of 1943 (Helen) Operation: Stardust (Rosemary Wyatt) Stardust for Christmas (Rosemary Wyatt) Talking With (Dragons) The 1940s Radio Hour (Ginger) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Rosemary Wyatt) The Stardust Club Christmas 1944 (Rosemary Wyatt)
Jarvis Green
In 1 season and 1 show at Harlequin:
The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Charles Franklin)
Mari Nelson
Broadway: Six Degrees of Separation, Guys and Dolls, Translations. Off Broadway: Up Against It, (Joseph Papp Public Theatre). Regional credits include Private Lives (Alley Theater, Houston), Arms and the Man, As You Like It, An Ideal Husband (Center Stage, Baltimore), and Present Laughter (Hartford Stage). Arms and the Man, Intimate Apparel, Nora (Intiman). An American Daughter, Twelfth Night, Dancing at Lughnasa, Sylvia, A Great Wilderness (Seattle Repertory Theater). Going to Saint Ives, Omnium Gatherum, Grand Magic and Miss Witherspoon (A Contemporary Theater); My Name is Alice, The Voice of the Turtle, As You Like It, Hay Fever, Crimes of the Heart (Tacoma Actors Guild); Antony and Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Frozen, The Love List, The Constant Wife, Arcadia, The Tempest, Hapgood, Rough Crossing (Harlequin). Film: Bad Girls, Back Spot Turn, Laggies. TV: One Life to Live, Another World, MTV’s Pirate TV. Commercial Voiceovers: Campbell’s, Kohler, GTE, Bain de Soleil, Evian, Converse, Evian, Kitchenaid, to name a few. Concert Stage: Honnegger’s King David with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Choir of Men and Boys (St. Thomas Fifth Avenue, NYC), Slain in the Spirit (St. Ann’s for the Restoration and the Arts, Brooklyn, NY). Best Actress nomination with “BWW Best of 2014.” Graduate of the University of Washington Opera Department and The Juilliard School.
In 11 seasons and 14 shows at Harlequin:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Titania/Hippolyta) Antony & Cleopatra (Cleopatra) Arcadia (Lady Croom) Frozen (Nancy) Hapgood (Hapgood) Magical Mystery Midsummer Musical (Vocalist) Rough Crossing (Natasha Navratilova) The Constant Wife (Constance Middleton) The Ladies of the Camellias (Eleonora Duse) The Love List (Justine) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Kate Gallagher) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Kate Gallagher) The Tempest (Ariel/Voice of Ceres) Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (Masha)
Chad Peterson
In 1 season and 1 show at Harlequin:
The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Frank Calveri)
Patti Sprague
In 1 season and 1 show at Harlequin:
The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Alice Scott)
Steven Taylor
In 4 seasons and 5 shows at Harlequin:
Dancin' in the Streets (Ensemble, Choreographer) Phantom of the Stardust (Owen Duvall, Choreographer) Tapestry - the Music of Carol King (Ensemble) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Owen Duvall, Choreographer) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Owen DuVal)
Mike Murray
In 1 season and 1 show at Harlequin:
The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Musical Director, Tony Glenn, piano)
Syd Potter
In 14 seasons and 15 shows at Harlequin:
A Stardust Christmas Carol (Arranger, Chet Farmer, Trumpet) A Stardust Homecoming (Chet Baker (trumpet)) Assassins (Trumpet) Operation Stardust (Chet Farmer, Trumpet) Phantom of the Stardust (Miles Coznat, trumpet) Sixties Chicks (Musical Arranger) Stardust for Christmas (Musical Arranger, Chet Farmer, Trumpet) Stardust Radio Review (Musical Arranger) Stardust Serenade 1942 (Arranger) Swingtime Stardust (Coot James, trumpet) The 1940s Radio Hour (Musician) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Zoot Simms, trumpet) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Zoot Simmons, trumpet) The Twelfth Night of Stardust (Chet Farmer, Trumpet)
Dan Blunck
In 10 seasons and 13 shows at Harlequin:
A Stardust Christmas Carol (Hawk Lester / sax, Hawk Lester, Saxophone) A Stardust Homecoming (Hawk Lester (sax)) Dancin' in the Aisles (Band) Dancin' in the Streets (Saxophone/Flute) Let the Good Times Roll! (Saxophone) Operation Stardust (Hawk Lester, Saxophone) Phantom of the Stardust (Hawk Lester, reeds) Stardust for Christmas (Hawk Lester, Saxophone) Stardust Radio Review (Hawk Lester, reeds) Stardust Serenade 1942 (Hawk Lester, sax) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Hawk Lester, saxophone) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Hawk Lester, reeds)
Rick Jarvela
Rick has been an active bass player in the Puget Sound area since 1978. He has performed with the Tacoma Symphony, Olympia Symphony, Olympia Chamber Orchestra, Sweatband, Mood Swing, Size 3 and The Hot Five. His Harlequin credits include Tenderly, Man of La Mancha, First Date, Little Shop of Horrors, Pippin, Assassins, A Rock N’ Roll Twelfth Night, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Dancin’ In The Streets, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Sixties Chicks, Sixties Kicks! and so many Stardust shows that he has lost count! Rick currently performs with the Jazz Senators, teaches private lessons and performs as a freelance bassist. Rick wishes to thank his wife Kay, and kids Nicole and Aaron for their continued support.
In 26 seasons and 47 shows at Harlequin:
A Christmas Survival Guide (Bass) A Rock N' Roll Twelfth Night (Bass) A Stardust Christmas Carol (Dexter Brown / bass, Dexter Brown, Bass) A Stardust Homecoming (Dexter Brown (bass)) Arcadia (Acoustic Bass) Assassins (Bass) Cabaret (Bass) Dancin' in the Aisles (Band) Dancin' in the Streets (Bass) First Date (Bass) Forever Stardust (Dexter Brown, bass) Fun Home (Bass) Hundred Days (Bass) Jesus Christ Superstar (Bass) Let the Good Times Roll! (Bass) Little Shop of Horrors (Bass) Magical Mystery Midsummer Musical (Bass) Man of La Mancha (Tenorio/Tuba) Operation Stardust (Dexter Brown, Bass) Operation: Stardust (Private Dexter Brown, bass) Phantom of the Stardust (Dexter Brown, bass) Rock 'n' Roll Twelfth Night (Bass) Sixties Chicks (Bass) Sixties Chicks Too (Bass) Sixties Kicks! (self) Soul on Fire! (Bass) Stardust for Christmas (Dexter Brown, Bass, Alber Jenson) Stardust for Emily Jean (Dexter Brown, bass) Stardust Radio Review (Dexter Brown, bass) Summer in the Sixties (Bass) Swingtime Stardust (Dexter Brown, bass) Tapestry - the Music of Carol King (Bass) Tenderly (Bass) The 1940s Radio Hour (Bass) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Mr. Christopher Lyon, bass) The Rocky Horror Show (Bass) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Dexter Brown, bass) The Stardust Christmas Blizzard (Dexter Brown, Bass) The Stardust Christmas Commotion (Dexter Brown (Bass)) The Stardust Christmas Dazzle (Dexter Brown (Bass)) The Stardust Christmas Enchantment (Dexter Brown (Bass)) The Stardust Christmas Fandango (Dexter Brown (Bass)) The Stardust Club Christmas 1944 (Albert Jenson) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Dexter Brown, bass) The Twelfth Night of Stardust (Dexter Brown, Bass)
Keith Anderson
In 10 seasons and 13 shows at Harlequin:
A Stardust Christmas Carol (Coot James, Drums) Let the Good Times Roll! (Drums) Operation Stardust (Coot James, Drums) Phantom of the Stardust (Coot James, drums) Sixties Chicks (Drums) Stardust for Christmas (Coot James, Drums) Stardust for Emily Jean (Coot James, drums) Stardust Radio Review (Coot James, drums) Stardust Serenade 1942 (Coot James, drums) The Rocky Horror Show (Drums) The Stardust Cavalcade 1943 (Coot James, drum) The Stardust Serenade 1942 (Coot James, drums) The Twelfth Night of Stardust (Coot James, Drums)