NewsPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Take a Tip from Bill Sikes..." A Two-Show Day at Paper Mill's Oliver! with Jose LlanaJose Llana (Flower Drum Song, Spelling Bee) plays the vicious Bill Sikes in Paper Mill Playhouse's holiday production of Oliver! He shares photos from a recent two-show day at the famous New Jersey venue.
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Take a Tip from Bill Sikes..." A Two-Show Day at Paper Mill's Oliver! with Jose Llana
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Take a Tip from Bill Sikes..." A Two-Show Day at Paper Mill's Oliver! with Jose Llana
Jose Llana (Flower Drum Song, Spelling Bee) plays the vicious Bill Sikes in Paper Mill Playhouse's holiday production of Oliver! He shares photos from a recent two-show day at the famous New Jersey venue.
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Like all Paper Mill shows, a 2-show day starts with the van.
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Caroline O’Connor (child wrangler) with cast members Bronwyn Tarboton, Patrick O’Neill, Dierdre Friel and Mary Claire King
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Cast members Devin Johnson, Matthew Hooper, Kyle Garvin and Wes Drummond (Asst. Director)
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Paper Mill Playhouse before the matinee crowds
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Our ominous set ready for some “Food, Glorious Food”
Michael Di Liberto, Tyler Moran and George Merrick sign in
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Green room Thanksgiving leftovers with Juliane Godfrey, Caroline O’Connor, Jeff Sullivan, Joseph Torello, Stephen Mitchell Brown and Barbara Marineau
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Patrick O’Neill, Jeremy Morse and Jason Pintar
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Jimmy Larkin sets up his Charlie Brown Christmas Tree with PJ Palmer and Joseph C. Townsend
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Fight Call with Tyler Moran (Oliver) and David Garrison (Fagin)
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Jeremy Morse (Noah Claypole), Tyler Moran (Oliver), Juliane Godfrey (Charlotte) and Fight Captain Dierdre Friel (Mrs. Sowerberry/Old Sally)
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Checking in with leading lady Betsy Morgan (Nancy)…
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…before practicing (SPOILER ALERT!) killing her.
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Michael Di Liberto (Mr. Sowerberry/Dr. Grimwig)
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Lift Call with Ethan Haberfield (Artful Dodger), Kyle Garvin, Jimmy Larkin, PJ Palmer, Matthew Hooper, Joseph C. Townsend, Devin Johnson and Adrian Arrieta
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John Treacy Egan (Mr. Bumble)
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Lift Call again – from a different perspective.
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Adrian Arrieta, Jeff Sullivan and PJ Palmer
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The actual Lift Call
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David Garrison brings Fagin to life.
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Our amazing stage management team. Nicole Kuker, Rachel Bauder, Andrea Cibelli & Mark Stys
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Dance Captain Patrick O’Neill gives the local workhouse boys notes before the matinee
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Ethan Haberfield (Dodger) with the local workhouse boys, all local hires from nearby New Jersey towns.
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Betsy Morgan and Tyler Moran on the way to the wig room.
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Wig room magic with Michael Di Liberto, Joseph Torello and Dierdre Friel. With George & Sharon
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Betsy Morgan says, “Hold me close, I’m Tony Danza.”
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Betsy Morgan and Adrian Arrieta are ready for top of show.
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And so is Kristen Smith Davis (Bet).
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Jessica Sheridan (Widow Corney) and John Treacy Egan (Mr. Bumble) get into character.
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Opening Number from stage left
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“More???”
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Time for Bill Sikes to scare some children.
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Casey Erin Clark, Joseph Torello and Stephen Mitchell Brown get photobombed by David Garrison (Fagin)
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PJ Palmer
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Fagin’s Gang at intermission: Will Flamm, Tyler Moran (Oliver), Kyle Garvin, Jimmy Larkin, PJ Palmer, Casey Biedel, Hunter Kovaks and Matthew Hooper
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Mary Claire King stairwell stretching.
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In between shows the stage management office miraculously turns holiday festive. With Mark Stys & Andrea Cibelli
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Some of our beautiful ladies ensemble: Kate Bailey, Monica Bradley, Sarah M. O’Connor, Mary Claire King, Casey Erin Clark, and Bronwyn Tarboton
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Michael Di Liberto, John Treacy Egan and Jessica Sheridan
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Tyler Moran and Ethan Haberfield
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Top of show #2 with the local workboys ready to make their entrance.
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Lucas Imhoff, our Bill Sikes understudy. Don’t get him mad.
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Jeremy Morse is feeling fighting 2 show day fatigue with hydration.
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Jessica Sheridan (Widow Corney) and Barbara Marineau (Mrs. Bedwin) win the prize for most festive dressing room door.
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Patrick O’Neill, Jason Pintar and Joseph Torello
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Bronwyn Tarboton. And phone.
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David Hess (Mr. Brownlow) brushes it out.
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And then works it out with John Treacy Egan.
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Looks like tonight is the 5th night of Hanukkah.
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Ethan Haberfield and Hunter Kovacs “light” the fifth candle.
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And then lead everyone in the Hanukkah prayer.
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Paper Mill Playhouse after the evening show in all its holiday glory. Come check us out!
The Paper Mill Playhouse production of Lionel Bart's family-friendly musical Oliver! officially opened Dec. 1 at 7 PM at the New Jersey venue following previews that began Nov. 21.
Helmed by artistic director Mark S. Hoebee with original choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter, the production continues through Dec. 29.
The cast features David Garrison (Fagin), Betsy Morgan (Nancy), John Treacy Egan (Mr. Bumble), Jose Llana (Bill Sikes), David Hess (Mr. Brownlow), Ethan Haberfield (Artful Dodger) and Tyler Moran as Oliver with Kristen Smith Davis (Bet), Michael Di Liberto (Mr. Sowerberry), Dierdre Friel (Mrs. Sowerberry), Juliane Godfrey (Charlotte), Barbara Marineau (Mrs. Bedwin), Jeremy Morse (Noah) and Jessica Sheridan. Rounding out the ensemble are Adrian Arrieta, Kate Bailey, Casey Beidel, Monica Bradley, Stephen Mitchell Brown, Casey Erin Clark, Will Flamm, Kyle Garvin, Matthew Hooper, Devin Johnson, Mary Claire King, Hunter Kovacs, Jimmy Larkin, George Merrick, Sarah M. O'Connor, Patrick O'Neill, PJ Palmer, Jason Pintar, Jeff Sullivan, Bronwyn Tarboton, Joseph Torello and Joseph C. Townsend.
The locally-cast Workhouse Boys include Bobby Axelrod (Montclair, NJ), Luke Berninger (Wayne, NJ), Jake Cedar (Haddonfield, NJ), James Freedson-Jackson (South Orange, NJ), Chance Friedman (Basking Ridge, NJ), Lucas Imhoff (Madison, NJ), Jeffrey Kishinevskiy (Tenafly, NJ), Colton Maurer (Mahwah, NJ), Tyler Pelton (East Brunswick, NJ), Jake Walsh (Wall, NJ), Arthur Wawrzyniak (Morristown, NJ) and twin brothers Lee Rosenthal and Ryan Rosenthal (Cranford, NJ).
Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens, the musical, according to press notes, tells the "miraculous tale of a young orphan's quest to find home and family in Victorian London." Song titles include "Food, Glorious Food," "Who Will Buy?," "As Long As He Needs Me" and "Consider Yourself."
The creative team also includes music director Craig Barna, costume designer Amanda Seymour, lighting designer F. Mitchell Dana, sound designer Randy Hansen, hair and wig designer Leah J. Loukas, set coordinator Timothy R. Mackabee, fight choreographer, dialect coach Shane Ann Younts, scenic designer Mark Morton and production stage manager Andrea Cibelli.
Tickets may be purchased by calling (973) 376-4343, at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn.
