Hartt School Presents HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

The Hartt School's Theatre Division presents the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on Thursday, March 4, Friday, March 5, and Saturday, March 6, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, March 7, at 3:00 PM. Performances are in Millard Auditorium on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors, students, and groups. For tickets and information, call the University of Hartford Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587, or buy tickets online at www.hartford.edu/hartt.

Winner of seven Tony Awards, the New York Drama Critics Circle award, and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, is a brilliant satire of the world of Big Business as seen through the eyes of J. Pierrepont Finch, a disarming young man looking for an easy way to get to the top. The play takes on nepotism, old-school loyalty, and yes-men, in a perfect send-up of the mores and morals of corporate life and the thirst for success. The show is directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Diana Moller-Marino, with music direction by Michael Morris and choreography by Ralph Perkins.

The original production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in 1961 featured Hartt alumnus Charles Nelson Reilly in the role of Bud Frump and ran for 1,417 performances and the 1995 revival ran for 548 performances.

Music Theatre majors featured in the show include Will Sevedge, of Allentown, PA, as J. Pierrepont Finch; Jillian Soares of Somerset, MA, as Rosemary Pilkington; Kyle Brand of Redlands, CA, as Bud Frump; Emily McLouglin of Poughkeepsie, NY, as Smitty; Kyle Rudolph of Ballwin, MO, as J.B. Bigley; Sasha Pasternak of Woodland Hills, CA, as Miss Jones; Phil Smith of Granby, CT, as Bratt;; Zoe Kassay of Franklin, MA, as Hedy LaRue; Patrick Morrissey, of Mound, MN, as Gatch/Ensemble; Alex Tripp, of Plymouth, MA as Miss Krumholtz/Ensemble; Alex Reitze of Rochester, NY, as Twimble; Jeff Manno of Sayville, NY, as Ovington; and Daniel Cake, of Kutztown, PA, as Womper.

The ensemble includes Brittney Bertier of East Longmeadow, MA; Lauren Cafrelli of Mount Joy, PA; Alden Caple of South Berwick, ME; Scott Caron, of Shrewsbury, MA; Eileen Conneely, of Little Ferry, NJ; Alexandra Cutler, of Cincinnati, OH; Joel Dommel, of Whitehall, PA; Seth Eliser, of Saint Amani, LA; Mark Gagliardi of Lynnfield, MA; Donny Gersonde, of Coronado, CA; Nicholas Giuliani of Valrico, FL; Brock Harris of Stillwater, OK; Laura Helm of Southborough, MA; Sheldon Henry of Brooklyn, NY; Sarah Killough of Duluth, MN; Elise Murphy, of Lowell, MA; JP Qualters of Waltham, MA; David Raposo, of Dartmouth, MA; Cody Ryan of Port Jarvis, NY; Adam Sarette of Manchester, NH; Jamal Shuriah of Great Neck, NY; Robbie Smith of Coral Gables, FL; Charles South, of Pembroke Pines, FL; Kristen Tarczynski, of Vernon, NJ; and Emily White, of Fort Worth, TX.

The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford that offers innovative degree programs in music, dance, and theatre. With more than 400 concerts, recitals, plays, master classes, dance performances, and musical theatre productions a year, performance is central to Hartt's curriculum. For more information on The Hartt School, visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.

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