April 11 - May 12
2002
Mad Cow Theatre

As Thousands Cheer is a classic Musical Revue from 1933, including such hit songs as “Easter Parade’, “Heat Wave”, “Harlem on My Mind”, and “Miss Lonelyhearts” The format is a Living Newspaper, with sketches and songs related to the headlines and columns of the 1933 New York Times, including the society pages, gossip column, weather report, and of course the funny papers. Originally produced with a cast of 50, Mad Cow will present As Thousands Cheer with a cast of 3 men and 3 women, playing such 30’s newsworthies as Mahatma Gandhi, Herbert Hoover, Josephine Baker, John D. Rockefeller, Aimee Semple McPherson, Joan Crawford, and the entire staff of the Plaza Hotel.

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AS THOUSANDS CHEER by Irving Berlin and Moss Hart direction   Alan Bruun musical direction   Jason Wetzell set design   Lisa Buck-Goldstein lighting design   Nicholas John costume design   Denise Warner and                                Monica Gibson stage manager   Theresa Boscheinen Featuring Michael Andrew Gail Bartell Jay Becker Lucy Carney DeOnzell Green Rick Stanley