MTC MainStage presents
I Hate Hamlet
by Paul Rudnick
Sound Design by Will Atkin
Costume Design by Diane Vanderkroef
Scenic Design by Sean Sanford
Lighting Design by RJ Romeo
Fight & Intimacy Direction by Dan O’Driscoll
Stage Managed by Abbey Murray
Directed by Kevin Connors
MTC MainStage Presents
I HATE HAMLET
FEB 3 - 19, 2023
Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
Performances at MUSIC THEATRE OF CONNECTICUT
509 Westport Avenue (Route 1) in Norwalk
(Click here for directions)
Previews begin February 3rd at 8pm
Opening Night on February 4th at 8pm
Mask Required Performances on Feb 10th at 8pm & Feb 18th at 2pm
Runtime Estimation: 2 hrs & 15 mins (including the 15 min intermission)
The 2022/2023 MainStage Season is sponsored by
with support from Central Insurance Companies
& The Burry Fredrik Foundation
About
In Paul Rudnick's hilarious dramatic comedy, when television star Andrew Rally moves back to New York and finds himself cast as Hamlet, nothing seems right. With lucrative offers of shallow television shows, self-doubt, and fear of the greatest of roles, and a girlfriend who won't have sex with him, it takes the supernatural intervention of the ghost of Andrew's apartment's former resident--the legendary John Barrymore--to help Andrew confront the challenges of life on stage (and in the bedroom).
Who’s Who
Robert Anthony Jones (Gary)
(He/Him/His) B'way/National Tours: Finding Neverland, (Mr. Cromer)-Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (Final Broadway Cast), Phantom of the Opera, (Reyer/u/s Firmin)-Really Useful Theatre Company, 101 Dalmatians Musical, (Jinx Baddun)-Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden: Off-B'way/NYC: Bunnicula(Original Cast & Recording)-Daryl Roth Theatre, The Prince and the Pauper (Original Cast & Recording)-Lamb’s Theatre. Film/TV: Queen of Knives (Upcoming-Fred), Drew’s Famous Magical Jukebox (Children's Series-Drew). Regional: Bang Bang!-American Premiere (co-starring with Sean Astin)-Shadowland Stages, Something Rotten-Nostradamus-Pioneer Theatre Company, La Cage Aux Folles-Albin/Zaza-Virginia Musical Theatre. www.robertanthonyjones.com
Liliane Klein (Felicia)
(She/Her/Hers) Music Theatre of CT debut! Regional: SpeakEasy (MA), Central Square Theatre (MA), Commonwealth Shakespeare Co (MA), New Rep (MA), Wheelock (MA), Majestic (MA), Stoneham (MA), LongWharf (CT), Ivoryton (CT), CT Free Shakespeare (CT), Aurora (CA), . NYC: Lincoln Center, New York City Opera, Urban Stages, NYMF, Musicals Tonight!, La Mama E.T.C.. Tours: Titanic, Scrooge. Film: Ghost Light, Super Troopers 2, Men in Black 3, The Thing With Feathers. TV: HOT3 Israel mini series, Ananda, Feud (FX), High Maintenance (HBO), The Holiday Fix-Up (Lifetime). Training: Boston University SOT, David Gideon, Tom Todoroff. Proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. It truly takes a village and I am so so grateful for mine. Thanks and love always to my amazing husband Matt and our entire wonderful family in body and spirit, my teachers, CFS, Friends, Fans, and YOU! www.lilianeklein.com #choosejoy #playthelove
Dan O’Driscoll (John Barrymore/Fight & Intimacy Director)
On Broadway: Associate Fight Director for American Buffalo, Hangmen and Pass Over. Off-Broadway: Fight Director on Downstate for Playwrights Horizons and Des Moines for Theatre For A New Audience. For MTC: Fight/Intimacy Director for Lend Me A Tenor and Sunset Boulevard; Fight Director for Sylvia, Ragtime, Cabaret, Jekyll & Hyde, End of the Rainbow and Sleuth. “I’ve played kings, dukes and earls - but, never a prince (Hamlet) until now.”
Constantine Pappas (Andrew)
National Tour: The Phantom of the Opera. Off-Broadway: Penelope (York Theatre). Regional: Kismet (dir. Lonny Price, Granada Theatre), A Christmas Carol (DCPA, WPPAC), First Date (Seven Angels), Into the Woods (GVT), Les Miserables (Fox Theatre), A Comedy of Tenors (GVT). Opera: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro), La boheme (Marcello), The Secret of Luca (Luca). www.constandpappas.com
Jo Anne Parady (Lillian)
has been seen off-Broadway, in soaps & commercials, and multiple Shakespeare Festivals. She recently appeared at the Players Club and the National Arts Club NYC in ‘The Life of Shakespeare”; Zipper Theatre in “Momoirs: The Umbilical Cord Stops Here” which she co-wrote; Emilia in “Othello” at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival; and many performances with Theatre Artists Workshop. MTC credits include A. R. Gurney’s “Ancestral Voices”, New Play Series readings and most recently “Lend Me a Tenor’. Great fun to be back at MTC with Kevin and Jim!
Elena Ramos Pascullo (Deirdre)
is thrilled to be returning to MTC after appearing in 2022’s production of The Buddy Holly Story. Past favorites include Little Women, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, In the Heights, and Guys and Dolls. A New York native, Elena is an actress, singer, ukulelist, and songwriter. Follow @elenalenabobena + www.elenaramospascullo.com.
KEVIN CONNORS (Director, Executive Artistic Director & Co-Founder)
Off-Broadway: Play Like a Winner (NYMF award-winner), Prime Time Prophet, Jukebox Saturday Night, The Abandoned Loves of Frederick R., Life Anonymous, Lover: The Valentino Musical, Babes Off Broadway, Saloon and Suzy Q. Selected regional productions: The Fantasticks, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Babes in Toyland, A Christmas Carol and Baby; with such stars as Joan Rivers, James Naughton, and Johnny Mathis. He has directed over 150 MTC Equity MainStage productions including Next to Normal, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Falsettoland, Ragtime, Cabaret, Little Shop of Horrors, Evita, Doubt, Master Class, Gypsy, (all Connecticut Critics’ Circle Award Nominations/Winners), and It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, (Moss Hart Award Winner). BroadwayWorld Award Winner as Best Director for MTC’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Multiple Connecticut Critics’ Circle Best Director winner including MTC’s Ragtime and Falsettoland, and 2-time recipient of the Tom Killen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Connecticut Professional Theatre. As a composer he has penned the score for numerous musicals including It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play and The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play (all published by Playscripts, Inc.), and served on the faculties of The Hartt School of Music/University of Hartford, Sacred Heart University, the University of Bridgeport and Musical Theatre Works in NYC. www.kevin-connors.com
