Michelle My Belle

At the half-way point in the first (or only?) Obama Administration, The Thalia Follies takes satirical and musical stock of where things stand. What will the next Senate and House look like? What's become of "Yes, We Can!" or "Change We Can Believe In?" Which way are things headed? Is there hope?

Staged and hosted by Isaiah Sheffer

Guest Star: Jonathan Hadary

Featuring: Ivy Austin, Mary Brienza, David Buskin, Jay Leonhart, Katherine Markey, Eric Poindexter, and Ami Vice

Musical Director: Lanny Meyers

Co-Writer: Martin Sage

Stage Manager: Michelle Dupré

Choreography: Regina Larkin

Cartoons: Mort Gerberg




Performance playlist:

ACT I

The Mid-Term Shuffle
Isaiah Sheffer;
music: Leadbelly

Incumbents
Pat Fortunato,
Van Morrison

Murkowski Cheer
Mary Brienza

Michelle Ma Pal
Isaiah Sheffer;
music: Lennon/McCartney

Fractured Fable #1, The Grasshopper and the Ant
Words and music: Lanny Meyers;
Animations: Candy Kugel;
Flute: Suzanne Gilchrest

My Itchiest Things
Emily Perl Kingsley,
Sharon Lerner;
music: Richard Rodgers

Don't Let the Crazies Win - A Prayer
David Buskin, Beth Ertz

Audience Quiz
Isaiah Sheffer

Go West, Young Man
Murray Grand

Raise Your Hands
Isaiah Sheffer;
music: Johann Strauss

Paladino Song
Jonathan Hadary;
music: Bert Bacharach

It Doesn't Really Matter
Isaiah Sheffer;
music: Sullivan

The Governor
Martin Sage

The Supremes
Isaiah Sheffer;
music: Abraham Ellstein, Lanny Meyers

ACT II

Linda McMahon Victory Rally
Martin Sage

I Always Say Hello To A Flower
Isaiah Sheffer;
music: traditional

The Men of The Mines
Martin Sage, Mary Brienza

Fractured Fable #2: The Fox and the Crow
Words and music: Lanny Meyers;
Animations: Candy Kugel;
Flute: Suzanne Gilchrest

Bibi and Hillary
Isaiah Sheffer

Don't Ask, Don't Tell
David Buskin

2010 Is The Year To Pull The Plug
Ivy Austin; music: Irving Berlin

The Mosque Problem Resolution
Martin Sage

John Boehner
Mary Brienza, Anthony Newly, Leslie Bricusse

Mortgage Foreclosures
Jay Leonhart

The Liberal's Nightmare
Isaiah Sheffer;
music: Sullivan

Elections 2010
Martin Sage, Perez Prado, Lou Bega

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Thalia Follies
• Symphony Space
• Mid Term Shuffle
• Michelle Obama
• Michelle
• Political Cabaret