H2$
How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert
Based on Shepherd Mead‘s 1952 book of the same name.
Directed by Ray Gelpke
Performance Dates:
- October 28, November 4 and November 11 at 7pm
- October 29, November 5 and November 12 at 5pm
- October 30 and November 6 at 2pm
“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”, H2$, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, is a story about the triumph of the common man amid the buffoonery of big business. When a restless, creative, and ambitious window washer named J. Pierrepont Finch, happens upon a book entitled ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’, he decides to begin his rise up the corporate ladder. With the book’s instructions and a dose of his own cleverness, Finch starts by landing a job in the mailroom at the Worldwide Wicket Company, before quickly gaining promotions and outsmarting his scheming, sniveling rival, Frump – who also happens to be the boss’s nephew– until finally reaching the very top of the organization.
CAST
| J. Pierrepont Finch | Owen McKenna, Basking Ridge |
| J.B. Biggley | Kevin Gopon, Denville |
| Rosemary Pilkington | Gabriella Herrera, Morristown |
| Hedy LaRue | Liz Rosato, Randolph |
| Gatch | Richard Leit, Livingston |
| Bratt | Jared Zak, Boonton |
| Miss Jones | Jean Cavaliere, Randolph |
| Mr. Twimble | Rob Palaez, Sparta |
| Bud Frump | David Tavarres, Denville |
| Wally Womper | Paul Tracy, Andover |
| Smitty | Alexis Rizzo, Belleville |
| Miss Krumholtz | Amanda Goulden, Whippany |
| Ovington, TV Announcer | Ryan Williams, Hackettstown |
| Jenkins | J Cavaliere, Randolph |
| Tackaberry | Brendan Blazier, Flanders |
| Toynbee | Joseph Lanigan, Morris Plains |
| Policeman | Frank Uvenio, Roxbury |
| Scrubwoman | Kim Potempa Niedosik, Rockaway |
| Scrubwoman | JoAnn Uvenio, Roxbury |
| Employees of the Worldwide Wicket Corporation | |
| Christine Cavaliere, Randolph | |
| Nancy Grimaldi, Highland Lakes | |
| Susan Varman, Livingston | |
| Sarah Decker, Florham Park | Understudy for Krumholtz |
| Paige McVeigh, Stanhope | Understudy for Hedy |
Prices are $20 for children under 12, seniors 62 and above and military personnel with ID. All others are $25. All seats are General Admission (no assigned seating). Purchase tickets online through Randolph’s Community Pass system.
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