Cooper High School - Talons Yearbook (New Hope, MN)

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.- After a long absence, Dolly Levi is welcomed back to the Harmonia Gardens 1 While dining, Horace Vandergelder mavid Webben becomes outraged by Ernestina Money's Shannon Smitm outlandish behavio TT Dolly Levi warns Vandergelder of the fate that could be his, prior to her singing So long, Dearie. Musical 25

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Time Hurts Show t the auditions for Hello, Dolly!, Neal Luebke an- nounced that the reason for the late start was his and Julie Rask's Iast-minute decision to co-direct. The play, adapted from Thorton Wilder's, The Matchmaker, is about a woman whose every day profession is arrang- ing for peo Ie to get married or to fall in love, w ichever comes first. The musical version added more come y and s irited dance numbers, such as the ighly energetic Waiter's Gallop to the show producing the entertaining, idealistic musical. Dolly Gallagher-Levi tSheryI Bramei supposedly sets u Horace Vandergelder iDave We beri to marry Irene Molloy iLisa Waldi but secretlty plots to marry Vandergelder hersel . Comical subplots are woven into the scene as Vander elder's clerks decide to have some un themselves and experience New York, to s end their money, have a good mea, get arrested and to kiss their first irl. Much to their surprise, Corne ius Hackl Uon Kohneni and Barnaby Tucker iEric Rautioi accidentally meet Vander elder in a restaurant. Chaos breaks oose. In the midst of anarchy, Cornelius fails in love with Irene, Bar- naby waltzes off with Minnie Fay iWendy Waszuti, and Dolly marries Horace. A problem arose when most of the leads caught spring colds and tem- porarily lost their voices. In spite of this, things worked well, according to dance captain, Paul Seavey. There was a lot of dedication that helped pull things together to make the show what it was. During the finale, the waiters and chorus welcome Dolly iSheryl Bramei to her new home. At the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant, Cornelius Hackl Uason Scherschligti surprises Irene Molloy 0151 Waldi, Minnie Fae iWendy Waszuti and Barnaby Tucker iEric Rautioi with his request for champagne. 24 e- Musical

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Travail Pays Off erve-racking auditions for Hello, Dolly! began on January 6, and with cries of joy and sorrow, the cast list was finally posted on January 19. For the next six weeks the cast committed themselves to hard work and dedication in order to get the show ready by open- ing night. Rehearsals were held every day after school as well as on holidays and some weekends. Helping with choreography were Leeann Herbert and Mark Swanson, who understudied Cornelius Hackl in the Broadway Touring Company's pro- duction of Hello, Dolly! starring Carol Channing. Student dance captains were '- Julie Schirmacher and Paul Seavey. Neal Luebke and Julia Rask returned to co-direct the musical. Choir teacher, Paula Holmberg, directed the vocal por- tion of the show, and Roger Thompson conducted the orchestra. For both, it was their first show at Cooper. Stan Hahn supervised the technical crew which included the actors who put in their six hours of required technical work. Angie Lee served as stage manager for the production. A large parent committee helped out with tech and provided food for the cast during the all day rehearsals. Cast member Loren Overby said, The lasagna was great, and the fresh fruit was exactly what I needed to give me the energy for another five hours of practice. 26 e Musical