Ivy Austin, Mary Brienza, Kathryn Markey, David Buskin, Eric Poindexter, and Ami Vice

with special guests
Jonathan Hadary; Jay Leonhart, bass; and Suzanna Gilchrest, flute

Staged and Hosted by Isaiah Sheffer
Co-Written by Martin Sage
Musical Direction by Lanny Meyers
Choreographd by Regina Larkin
Cartoon Graphics by Mort Gerberg
Fable Animations by Candy Kugel
Stage Managed by Michelle DuPré

At the half-way point in the first (or only?) Obama Administration, The Thalia Follies takes satirical and musical stock of where things stand. What will the next Senate and House look like? What's become of "Yes, We Can!" or "Change We Can Believe In?" Which way are things headed? Is there hope?

Performance playlist:

ACT I

The Mid-Term Shuffle Isaiah Sheffer/Leadbelly
Incumbents Pat Fortunato/Van Morrison
Murkowski Cheer Mary Brienza
Michelle Ma Pal Isaiah Sheffer/Lennon/McCartney
The Governor Martin Sage
Fractured Fable #1: The Grasshopper and the Ant Lanny Meyers
My Itchiest Things Emily Perl Kingsley/Sharon Lerner/Richard Rodgers
Don’t Let the Crazies Win - A Prayer David Buskin/Beth Ertz
Audience Quiz Isaiah Sheffer
Go West, Young Man Murray Grand
Raise Your Hands Isaiah Sheffer/Johann Strauss
It Doesn’t Really Matter Isaiah Sheffer/Sullivan
Paladino Song Jonathan Hadary/Bert Bacharach
The Supremes Isaiah Sheffer/Abraham Ellstein/Lanny Meyers

ACT II

Linda McMahon Victory Rally Martin Sage
I Always Say Hello To A Flower Isaiah Sheffer/Traditional
The Men of The Mines Martin Sage/Mary Brienza
Fractured Fable #2: The Fox and the Crow Lanny Meyers
Bibi and Hillary Isaiah Sheffer
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell David Buskin
2010 Is The Year To Pull The Plug Ivy Austin/Irving Berlin
The Mosque Problem Resolution Martin Sage
John Boehner Mary Brienza/Anthony Newly/Leslie Bricusse
Mortgage Foreclosures Jay Leonhart
The Liberal’s Nightmare Isaiah Sheffer/Sullivan
Elections 2010 Martin Sage/Perez Prado/Lou Bega