The Chip Deffaa Invitational
The Chip Deffaa Invitational
September 5 - October 14, 2002
chashama 135
135 West 42nd Street
&
cafe chashama
chashama 111
111 West 42nd Street
New York, NY
A six-week festival of musical performance, theater & dance organized by former NY Post columnist Chip Deffaa at 135 September 5 - 30 and at 111 ("Cafe Chashama") from September 14 through October 14.
Programming included a gallery exhibit of photo-portraits by Mark Murray during the five appearances by Chris Elam's Misnomer Dance Theater at 135 on September 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 26th & 29th.
Ten percent of all proceeds donated to Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS.
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Some of the show included were:
"Danny & Sylvia: A Musical Love Story" (chashama 135)
Directed by Jack Marshall & Jacqueline Champlain Manger
Book & Lyrics by Bob Mc Elwaine | Music by Bob Bain
Choreography by Jacqueline Champlain Manger
Musical Direction by Bruce Barnes
with Brian Childers as Danny Kaye and Perry Payne as Sylvia Fine
"George M. Cohan: In His Own Words" (chashama 135)
Written and Directed by Chip Deffaa
Co-Director/Choreographer: Justin Boccitto
Musical Direction by Sterling Price-McKinney
with Jon Peterson* as George M. Cohan
"Hollywood Nurses" (chashama 135)
Directed by Ted Sluberski
Written by Sheila Head & Peter M. Marino
Choreography by Marlo Hunter
with Fred Berman*, Adrianne Frost, Jennifer R. Morris*, Denise Wilbanks*, and featuring the vocal stylings of Julie Halston*
"This Is A Play" ('Cafe Chashama' @ 111 West 42nd)
Written by Danial MacIvor
Directed by Keith Bulla
with Christopher Beckstrom, Irene Carl Sankoff, Heather McHugh, William J. McKay
"From This Day Forward" ('Cafe Chashama' @ 111 West 42nd)
featuring the music and lyrics pf Stephen Schwartz
Musical Direction and new arrangements by Mark Hartman
Conceived and directed by Robert Jay Cronin
with Jedidiah Cohen*, Colin Hanlon*, Robyn Lee, Johanna Pinzler
"Lost in Fairyland" ('Cafe Chashama' @ 111 West 42nd)
by Andrew Biss
Directed by Ryan Davis
with Nick Malone & Alec Tomkiw
September 5 - October 14, 2002
chashama 135
135 West 42nd Street
&
cafe chashama
chashama 111
111 West 42nd Street
New York, NY
A six-week festival of musical performance, theater & dance organized by former NY Post columnist Chip Deffaa at 135 September 5 - 30 and at 111 ("Cafe Chashama") from September 14 through October 14.
Programming included a gallery exhibit of photo-portraits by Mark Murray during the five appearances by Chris Elam's Misnomer Dance Theater at 135 on September 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 26th & 29th.
Ten percent of all proceeds donated to Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS.
----------------------------
Some of the show included were:
"Danny & Sylvia: A Musical Love Story" (chashama 135)
Directed by Jack Marshall & Jacqueline Champlain Manger
Book & Lyrics by Bob Mc Elwaine | Music by Bob Bain
Choreography by Jacqueline Champlain Manger
Musical Direction by Bruce Barnes
with Brian Childers as Danny Kaye and Perry Payne as Sylvia Fine
"George M. Cohan: In His Own Words" (chashama 135)
Written and Directed by Chip Deffaa
Co-Director/Choreographer: Justin Boccitto
Musical Direction by Sterling Price-McKinney
with Jon Peterson* as George M. Cohan
"Hollywood Nurses" (chashama 135)
Directed by Ted Sluberski
Written by Sheila Head & Peter M. Marino
Choreography by Marlo Hunter
with Fred Berman*, Adrianne Frost, Jennifer R. Morris*, Denise Wilbanks*, and featuring the vocal stylings of Julie Halston*
"This Is A Play" ('Cafe Chashama' @ 111 West 42nd)
Written by Danial MacIvor
Directed by Keith Bulla
with Christopher Beckstrom, Irene Carl Sankoff, Heather McHugh, William J. McKay
"From This Day Forward" ('Cafe Chashama' @ 111 West 42nd)
featuring the music and lyrics pf Stephen Schwartz
Musical Direction and new arrangements by Mark Hartman
Conceived and directed by Robert Jay Cronin
with Jedidiah Cohen*, Colin Hanlon*, Robyn Lee, Johanna Pinzler
"Lost in Fairyland" ('Cafe Chashama' @ 111 West 42nd)
by Andrew Biss
Directed by Ryan Davis
with Nick Malone & Alec Tomkiw
