WE WON!!!

Congratulations to everyone involved in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" for taking home FOUR awards from the 2008 New Hampshire Theater Awards! Our production won awards for:

• Best Costumes (Suzanne Cady & Susan Cassidy)
• Best Music Director (Jumpin' Judy Hayward)
• Best Choreographer (Donna O'Bryant Metzger)
• Best Musical

You should all be extremely proud of everything that we achieved. It was a wonderful experience, and hopefully we'll all get a chance to work together again soon.

NHTA Tech Rehearsal at The Palace

Actorsingers' "Thoroughly Modern Millie" during a tech week rehearsal for the New Hampshire Theater Awards, at The Palace theater, Manchester, NH. This production is a finalist in 12 categories for the NHTAs ... with the winners announced at the award show Saturday, February 2nd, 2008!

THIS CAN'T BE THE LAST REHEARSAL!

Rachel Fairbanks (seated) gets a little annoyed that this will be our last rehearsal of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" at Actorsingers Hall, while Stephanie Ross (standing) looks on!

Picture taken 1/23/2008, during a rehearsal for the New Hampshire Theater Awards performance.

Getting ready for the NHTA

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Actorsingers rehearses the "Thoroughly Modern Millie" medley for the 2008 New Hampshire Theater Awards. This production was a top-10 finalist in 12 categories, including:

Best Lighting Design (Craig Brennan & Dennis Schneider)
Best Scenic Design (John McAllister, Dennis Schneider & Paul Metzger)
Best Costume Design (Suzanne Cady & Susan Cassidy)
Best Choreographer (Donna O'Bryant Metzger)
Best Music Director (Judy Hayward)
Best Supporting Actor, Musical (David Cote)
Best Supporting Actress, Musical (Lauren Cassidy AND Suellen Devito)
Best Actor, Musical (Julien Smith)
Best Actress, Musical (Marisa Roberge)
Best Director, Musical (Paul Metzger)
and
Best Musical

Winners will be announced at the NHTA on Saturday, February 2nd.
http://www.nhtheatreawards.com

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Rehearsals can be SOOOOOO boring ...

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Hey ... wake up! I'm TRYING to give direction, here!!

(The women rehease being in the "drunk tank" after getting busted at the speakeasy.)

Bun Foo, Mrs. Meers, and Ching Ho

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Bun Foo (Dave DuCharme), Mrs. Meers (Suellen DeVito), and Ching Ho (Peter Lasonde) don costumes and makeup for their roles in the upcoming production of "Thoroughly Modern Millie".

Bun Foo rips Ching Ho a new one

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Bun Foo (Dave DuCharme, left) chews out his brother Ching Ho (Peter Lasonde, right) as Jimmy Smith (Julian Smith, middle) looks on.