HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REAllY TRYINGPRODUCTIONSTAFF

Producer/Theatre Manager Joshua Carr

Director/Choreographer Ray Limon

Musical Director/Conductor Justin Gray

Production Stage Manager Jennifer Edwards-Northover'

Sound Design/Engineer Patrick Hoyny

Set Design Mike Buckley

Set Construction Rogelio Rosales, Rosales Woodworks

Costume Coordinator Janet Pitcher

Costumes Provided by The Theatre Company, Upland

Wig Design Jeff Weeks

Prop Design Beverly George

Stage Crew Crystal Burden, Jason Donaldson

ADMINISTRATIVE

Resort General Manager Sean Coogan

Theatre Producer / Manager Joshua Carr

House Manager Bill Reese/'

Box Office Associates : Gene Hicks (Lead), Lisa Norman-

/ Henderson, Michael Craig, Ernest Quiambao

Group Sales Coordinator Janice Humble

Custodian Maria Pamatz

*Members of Actors' Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REAllY TRYINGCAST

J. Pierrepont Finch Allen Everman

Bud Frump Scott Dreier'

Rosemary Natalie Storrs

Smitty Bethany Slomka

Hedy Lindsay Martin

Mr. Bratt Donn Hunter

Mr. Biggley Walter Smith

Miss Jones Marie Kelly'

Mr. Twimble / Wally Womper John Burt Polhamus*

Ensemble / Scrubwoman Renee Rand

Gatch Eric Hellmers

Ovington Chris Duir

Tackaberry Benjamin Hart

Miss Krumholz, (Rosemary and Smitty Understudy) Hannah M. James

Ensemble / Scrubwoman Katie McConaughy

Book Voiceover Rich Little

MUSICIANS

Piano / Conductor Justin Gray

Trumpet. Joe Dyke

Keyboards Andy Ingersoll

Drums Mike Masessa

*Member of Actors' Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.

PHOTOGRAPHS OR USE OF RECORDING DEVICES IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

Please turn off all cell phones prior to performance. How To Succeed In Business Without

Really Trying will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm

Coffee Break

The Company Way

A Secretary Is Not A Toy

Been a Long Day

Grand Old Ivy

Paris Original

ACT II

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYINGCAST BIOS

ALLEN EVERMAN FINCH

Allen is SO excited to get to play Finch. He was last seen on the Welk

Resort stage playing Willard in their production of Footloose two seasons

ago. Regional credits include: Jamie in The last 5 Years, Jerry Lukowskiin The Full Monty, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, and Lumiere in

Beauty and the Beast. Aside from being 'on-stage', Allen also works

as a professional musical director and has worked for 3D Theatricals,

Performance Riverside, Musical Theatre West, and Candlelight Pavilion.

In addition to being a member of the Citrus College music department

staff in Glendora, Allen serves as choir director and pianist at Sacred

Heart Parish in Covina and worship leads at Christ First in Covina.

Allen has had the good fortune to work alongside such greats as Sutton Foster, Carol Burnett, Eden

Espinosa, Anthony Rapp, and Bobby Rydell.Allen would like to thank God, his family, and his beautifuland talented wife, Cassie, for their continuing love and support. Proverbs 3:5-6.

Rosemary, I Have Retumed

Secretary's How To Succeed

Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm (Reprise)

I Believe In You

Brotherhood of Man

Finale (The Company Way)

SCOTT DREIER BUD FRUMP

Scott is thrilled to be a part of this production. Theater includes: little

Shop Of Horrors (Seymour-1Qproductions), Forever Plaid (San Diego

Company), How the GrinchStole Christmas (OldGlobe),Into the Woods

(Baker), How to Succeed (Bud). TV: The Suite life on Deck, ICarly.Voice-over: Knuckles in Sonic The Hedgehog series. Back-up forBarbara Streisand in concert. Scott's self-titled solo CD was selected

onto the preliminary Grammy ballot. He'scurrently at work on his second

CDnThe Music of Doris Day. www.scottdreier.com

NATALIE STORRS ROSEMARY

Natalie is elated to be making her Welk Theatre debut! Recent credits

include The Marvelous Wonderettes (Betty Jean), Moonlight Stage Prod.;

Hairspray (Penny Pingleton), The Full Monty (Georgie),The MarvelousWonderettes (Cindy Lou), and Christmas of Swing (Maxine Andrews),

Sierra Rep; Starmites (Eleanor/Bizarbara), ETC.BA Theatre, USC. Infinite

thanks and love to her supportive family and friends- especially her

incredible father, to whom her performance is dedicated.

BETHANY SLOMKA SMITTY

Bethany Slomka is thrilled to be making her Welk Theater debut! Recent

San Diego Credits include The Narrator in Joseph And The Technicolor

Dreamcoat (SDMT), Tracy in Hairspray (SD Rep), The Music Man(Lamb's Players Theater), and The Toughest Girl Alive (Moxie/NY Fringe

Festival). Thank you to my wonderful friends and family who support me

through and through!

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WALTER SMITH MR. BIGGLEY

This is Walter's third appearance on the Welk stage, having been seenpreviously as a myriad of characters in 2010's It's A Wonderful Life and

as the aged Shakespearian actor Henry in 2011's The Fantasticks. Walter

appears courtesy of his patient and understanding wife Cathy, who

supports the pursuit of his calling. Jeremiah 29:11.

LINDSAY MARTIN HEDY

Lindsay is thrilled to making her debut at The Welk Resort Theater. Shereceived her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cal State Fullerton in 2004.

Regional credits; All Shook Up (Miss Sandra), Little Shop of Horrors

(Audrey), Seussical, The Musical! (Mayzie LaBird), Oklahoma! (Ado

Annie), Lil' Abner (Daisy Mae), Into the Woods (Little Red), Pazzazz!,

Dreamgirls, Ragtime, Annie Get Your Gun, Jekyll & Hyde, Children of

Eden and A Chorus Line. She has been on stage performing with such

talents as Natalie Cole and Kenny Loggins. Lindsay teaches dance at

Performing Arts Studio West, a performance-based studio for adults

with disabilities. She would like to thank Ray, Josh and Justin for this

opportunity. Getting the chance to work with all 3 of them again is a

delight. Enjoy the show!

DONN HUNTER MR. BRATT

Donn Hunter is excited to return to the Welk stage after last being seen in

Funny Girl. He also has been seen in many other Southern California

productions including, Carousel, Footloose, Anything Goes, Chess and

Music Man. Donn recently returned to California after being in New York

for the last 4 years. He is happy to be back. Special thanks to Suzanne &

Cory, Ray & Josh, and LAS.

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MARIE KELLY MISS JONES

Marie is happy to return to the Welk after performing last year in Big BandChristmas. She was featured in the role of Shanti in the national tour of

Bombay Dreams, and in several roles in Hats!. Marie created the role of

Capitana Miranda in Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical at

Universal Studios Hollywood, and performed the role of the Narrator in

Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular at Disney's California Adventure. Other

credits include Joice Heth in Barnum, Bloody Mary in South Pacific,

Susannah in Tintypes, Lady Thiang in The King and I, RenoSweeney in

Anything Goes, Liliane LaFleur in Nine, and the Acid Queen in Tommy.

She has also enjoyed performing the role of Sister Mary Hubert in

several productions of Nunsense. She was privileged to play the role of Lita Encore in the Orange

County debut production of Ruthless! The Musical.

JOHN BURT POLHAMUS MR. TWIMBLE/WALLY WOMPER

John Burt Polhamus returns enthusiastically to the Welk Musical Theater

following his Fall '11 appearance as the Governor/lnkeeper in Man of La

Mancha. John has enjoyed a long and comprehensive career in nearly

every area of the vocal arts, at home here in San Diego, and ranging from

London and Mexico to the Far East. In London John covered and performedthe title role in Jolson: The Musical, as well as that of Mssr. Lumiere in

the Original London Company of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and

Mssr. Firmin in the UK Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the

Opera. In San Diego he has performed with Starlight, the Welk Musical

Theatre, and has appeared in numerous productions with Lamb'sPlayersTheater in Coronado.As a classical vocalist, John hasappeared with the San DiegoSymphony

and Symphony Pops, San Diego Opera, Opera de Tijuana, Pavillion Opera (UK), RegencyOpera (UK),

and has performed in Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Co. (London,South Bank, 2000). John has sung as a soloist in oratorio, with the Bach Collegium San Diego, has

appeared in recital in San Diego and in London, and has recorded the spoken word for commercial

release. This Spring, John will once again appear with the Bach Collegium, singing the Pilate/Narratorroles in the St. John Passion.

RENEE RAND ENSEMBLE / SCRUBWOMAN

Renee is thrilled to be making her debut at the Welk! Credits include

National Tour / Vegas cast of Saturday Night Fever, Gypsy, & Meet Me InSI. Louis. Renee has been featured as Tinkerbell at Tokyo Disneyland, &

a dancer for LeAnn Rimes. Much love to my family and friends for their

support! For Collin, Lucas, and Jackie. I love you!

BENJAMIN HART TACKABERRY

Benjamin Hart is delighted to be back on the Welk stage after having

appeared here in 2007's Thoroughly Modern Millie. Other credits includeAnnie Get Your Gun, Seussical the Musical, and Pirates of Penzance

at the Moonlight Amphitheatre, and The Music Man at Starlight Bowl. He

is also a songwriter whose work can be heard at wix.com/benjaminhart/

listen. Thanks for coming and enjoy the show!

ERIC HEllMERS GATCH

Eric is very excited to be working with Ray again and for his Welk debut.

Cygnet Theatre: On The 20th Century (Porter; Various Roles), Cabaret(Victor). Ion Theatre: Gypsy (Tulsa). Lyceum Theatre: Songs For A New

World (Man 2), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd). Moonlight Amphitheatre:

Annie (Bert Healy); Phantom (Insp. Ledoux); Children of Eden

(Storyteller); Drowsy Chaperone (George). Other favorites: Arsenic &

Old Lace (Mortimer), Into the Woods (Baker), Once Upon A Mattress

(Dauntless), West Side Story (Riff), Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (Gooper),

The Real Inspector Hound (Magnus), Wizard of Oz (Tinman/Wizard),

Les Miserables (Javert). Eric teaches childrens theater and directsshows for CCT.He also has a Rat Pack act and a cd of standards. He would like to thank Ray, his

parents and, of course, Jimmy!!!

HANNAH M. JAMES MISS KRUMHOLTZ

(ROSEMARY AND SMITTY UNDERSTUDY)Welk Resort Debut. Onstage credits elsewhere: Sally in You're A Good

Man, Charlie Brown (Scripps Ranch Theater), Liane d'Exelmans in Gigi

(Lyric Opera San Diego), Katie in Swingtime Canteen (OnStage

Playhouse),Ring Round the Moon (Moonlight at the Avo Playhouse),Rita

in Thoroughly Modern Millie (CCT Musical Theatre), Phantom

(Moonlight Amphitheater). Hannah holds a Bachelors of Art in VocalPerformance for Musical Theatre.

CHRIS DUIR OVINGTON

Welk debut! National Tour: Grease (Eugene, understudy Teen Angel).

Regional: Cats (Skimbleshanks), Cinderella (Steward), Once Upon AMattress (Jester), Miss Saigon (Engineer), Urinetown (Old Man Strong),

Crazy For You (Bobby Child). Chris has performed at the Honda Centerwith Steve Miller Band. BFA Musical Theatre- CSUF. Much love and

thanks to my family and friends for their continued support!

KATIE MCCONAUGHY ENSEMBLE / SCRUBWOMAN

Katie is ecstatic to be joining the Welk family in such a wonderful show.

She was recently seen in San Diego Musical Theater's production of

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Other favorite

shows include Anything Goes (Purity), Brigadoon at FCLO,The Wedding

Singer, Joseph ... Dreamcoat (narrator), Damn Yankees (Lola),

Seussical, and Pippin. Thank you to my good friend Ted for being

amazing.

RAY LIMON DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER

Ray is pleased to return to the Welk Theatre where he hasdirected/choreographed over 25 productions. Nationally, he

has directed over two hundred productions working with

such stars as Cathy Rigby, Janet Leigh, John Raitt,

George Hearn, Jon Cypher and Mickey Rooney and more.

Production companies include Fullerton Civic Light Opera,La Mirada Civic Theater, The McCallum Theater, The Grand

Dinner Theater, Candlelight Pavilion, Starlight Bowl, Ocala

Civic Theater, Sierra Repertory Theater, Yorba Linda Civic

Light Opera, London Arms Pub and Playhouse, Cal/Neva

Hotel and Casino, Wagner College in New York, and Tulsa

University in Oklahoma.

He has served as Director/Choreographer for six

productions for Saddleback Civic Light Opera, ten productions for The Poway Centerforthe Performing

Arts and thirty eight productions for the Moonlight Amphitheater in Vista.

Ray staged Walt Disney World's Fourth of July Spectacular, the 1987 internationally televised

Superbowl Halftime Show, and the 1989 internationally televised opening to the Tournament of

Roses Parade. Ray has been awarded two Los Angeles Robby Awards, The Desert Theater

League Award, and two London Arms Pub and Playhouse Awards for outstanding Director and

Choreographer.

Ray recently Choreographed Broadway Tonight and Broadway and Beyond, two all-star benefitsat the Alex Theater in Glendale, featuring Eric McCormack from Will and Grace and Matthew

Morrison from Glee and just finished Christmas with Carol Channing at the Agua Caliente Spa andCasino Theatre in Palm Desert.

As a performer on stage Rayappeared in Hello Dolly starring Martha Raye, Best Little Whorehousein Texas in Lake Tahoe, and one of Los Angeles's longest running musicals: A 5678. Film and

television appearances include Columbo, Exorcist II, and Staying Alive, starring John Travolta.