Presented Sunday, August 1, 1999
The Middle East, 480 Mass Ave.,
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Boston Rock Opera’s annual fundraiser featured more than 40 musicians, singers, dancers and special guests from the Boston rock community and previous BRO productions presenting music from The Small Faces, Roxy Music, The Kinks, Donovan, Genesis, David Bowie, Pretty Things, Queen, Alice Cooper and much more…
| ACT I (8:30pm)
Happiness Stan: A rock fable by Small Faces with narrative nonsensical by Stanley Unwin (from Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake) Overture Happiness Stan Rollin’ Over The Hungry Intruder The Journey Mad John Happy Days Toy Town Peter Moore as The Storyteller C. Moon Mullins as Stan Kristen Kissik as The Moon Brian Gottesman as The Fly Kaci Carr as the Tiny Fly Voice Lynette Estes as The Crone T Max as Mad John Megan Berry as The Wife Jimena Bermejo as The Sun Dancers: Rachael Morales, Susan Oziemblewski, Megan Berry Mick Maldonado: Guitar Matt Thorsen: Guitar Natasha Busse: Keyboards Ethan Mackler: Bass Nigel Matthews: Drums Ken Field: Flute ACT II Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging (Genesis from Lamb Lies Down on Broadway – a rock opera) Rael: Mick Maldonado Androids: BRO Chorus and Dancers Matt Thorsen: Guitar Bill Bracken: Guitar Natasha Busse: Keyboards Ethan Mackler: Basss Nigel Matthews: Drums Peter Lavelle: Percussion Acid Queen (The Who from Tommy – a rock opera) Acid Queen: Lynette Estes Matt Thorsen: Guitar Mark Ferranti: Bass Wright Maney: Drums Jack the Idiot Dunce (The Kinks from Schoolboys in Disgrace “Preservation: Episode 1”) Headmaster: Jim Foster Young Flash: Mick Maldonado Young Spiv: John Surette Jack Black: Brian Gottesman Young Belle: Judy Dombrowski Schoolboy: Gene Dante Schoolgirls: Lisa McColgan, Kaci Carr, Melisa Wells and the BRO dancers Assembly: BRO Chorus Mother: Megan Berry Matt Thorsen: Guitar Ethan Mackler: Bass Nigel Matthews: Drums Peter Lavelle: Percussion |
Birdeath
(Scott Getchell From Ritchie Killed My Toads – the opera and comic book) Boy: Bleu McAuley Mick Maldonado: Guitar Ken Field: Alto Sax Peter Lavelle: Percussion Erection – The Musical (The Orange Show!) Written by Marty Barrett Music by Kevin McKeever Additional music/arrangements by David Coleman Marty Barrett as Wally Pangione Dave Bellenoit as Sister Variable/Archbishop Juliet Gowing as Becky Will Luera as Titus David Coleman as Narrator Mick Maldonado: Guitar Dave Coleman : Keyboards Chris Burrage: Bass Rich Simons: Drum ACT III My God, Hymn 43, Wind Up (Jethro Tull from Aqualung) Band: The Deniros Aqualung: John Surette The Devil: Melissa Wells: Flute The Priest: Jim Foster: Lead Guitar The Schoolgirl: Kathy DeMarco: Drums The Preacher: Tom Higgins: Bass Altar Boys: Tony Savarino: Guitar Eric Welsh: Keyboards Five Years (David Bowie from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust) Vocals: Brian Gottesman, Megan Berry, Kaci Carr, Jim Foster with the BRO Chorus Matt Thorsen: Guitar Bill Bracken: Guitar Natasha Busse: Keyboards Robb Simring: Bass Rich Simons Drums Some Mother’s Son (The Kinks from Arthur – a teleplay) Lead Vocal: Elaine O’Rourke Backing Vocals: Adrianna Foti, Judy Dombrowski, Lynette Estes Mick Maldonado: Guitar Natasha Busse: Keyboards Robb Simring: Bass Rich Simons: Drums SF Sorrow Excerpts (a rock opera by The Pretty Things) Bracelets of Fingers Private Sorrow Baron Saturday Narrator: Gene Dante Sorrow: Peter Moore Grey: Bleu McAuley Baron Saturday: Mick Maldonado Backing Vocals: Adrianna Foti, Judy Dombrowski, Lynette Estes, Elaine O’Rourke, T Max Bill Bracken: Guitar Mick Maldonado: Acoustic Guitar Ethan Mackler: Bass Natasha Busse: Keyboards Perry James: Drums Peter Lavelle: Percussion |
The 20th Century According to
the Boy Joys Turn of the Century New York Mining Disaster 1941 Dear Mr. Kissinger (Bee Gees) Aaron Tap: Guitar, Vocals Paula Kelley: Bass, Vocals Ad Frank: Guitar, Vocals Cindy Goh: Keyboards Jeff Norcross: Drums In Every Dream Home a Heartache (Roxy Music from For Your Pleasure) Vocal: Gene Dante Living Doll: Pamela Browne Bill Bracken: Guitar Robb Simring: Bass Rich Simons: Drums Mick Maldonado: Keyboard Ken Field: Alto Sax ACT IV Joey (Concrete Blonde from Bloodletting) Band: Tiger Lilly Ticia Low: Lead Vocal Bill Hough as Joey Jay Tullio: Guitar Jon Paul Royer: Bass and Backing Vocals Perry James: Drums Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen from Night at the Opera) Lynette Estes, BRO Chorus: Vocals Mick Maldonado: Conductor Bill Bracken: Guitar George Hall: Guitar Matt Silbert: Bass Natasha Busse: Keyboards Nigel Matthews: Drums Big Shot (Bonzo Dog Band from Gorilla) Dave Bellenoit as The Big Shot Ken Field: Alto Sax Natasha Busse: Keyboards Robb Simring: Bass Rich Simons: Drums Second Coming Ballad of Dwight Frye (Alice Cooper from Love it to Death) The Madman: Gary Cherone The Child: Krista Lohr The Nurse: Lady Eleanor The Orderly: C. Moon Mullins Bill Bracken: Guitar Mick Maldonado: Guitar Matt Thorsen: Acoustic Guitar Natasha Busse: Keyboards Ethan Mackler: Bass Nigel Matthews: Drums Atlantis (Donovan from BaraBajagal) Mick Mondo: Vocal Atlanteans: Everybody Matt Thorsen: Guitar Ethan Mackler: Bass Nigel Matthews: Drums Peter Lavelle: Percussion |