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Artist Credits

Ivy Austin, Mary Brienza, Russell Joel Brown, Sidney J. Burgoyne, David Buskin, Kathryn Markey, and Leenya Rideout

with special guest Jake K. Leckie, bass

Staged and Hosted by Isaiah Sheffer
Co-Written by Martin Sage
Musical Direction by Lanny Meyers
Choreography by Regina Larkin
Stage Managed by Sanja Kabalin
Cartoons by Mort Gerberg
PowerPoint Presentation by Elana Ehrenberg

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Giovanni the Fearless
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Dear Edwina Jr.
Sat, Jun 9 at 3 pm and 7 pm
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Mrs. President: Preview of the Opera
Mon, Jul 9 at 7:30 pm

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My First Experience At "The Garage"
Fri, Oct 19 at 8 pm
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Thalia Follies: Which Way, America? main image TheatreFebruary 20, 2010

Thalia Follies: Which Way, America?

The Performance

The Thalia Follies continues its sixth season of political cabaret with songs, sketches, and satire, keeping a keen eye on our nation: are we taking the high road or sliding down the slippery slope? What trends bear watching?


Performance playlist:

ACT I

Need a Job David Buskin/Howard Biggs
Yemen Martin Sage/Irving Berlin
Soldiers in the Night Leah Maddrie
Two Psycho People Martin Sage/Hoagy Carmichael
It Is Enough! Russell Joel Brown/Felix Mendelssohn
Olympics Interview Martin Sage and Mary Brienza
Things You Can't Take On a Plane Martin Sage/Richard Rodgers
Audience Quiz Isaiah Sheffer
My Kind of Test Ivy Austin/Jimmy Van Heusen
Republican Senators Order Lunch David Buskin
How to Fall into a Picasso
Tiger Woods Press Conference Martin Sage
Hymn to a Future Him Lanny Meyers/John Greenleaf Whittier

 

ACT II - The Three-Trillion Dollar Opera
music, Kurt Weill; words, Isaiah Sheffer (after Bertold Brecht)

Overture
Moritat: Barack the Knife
Morning Hymn: Wake Up, Right-Wingers!
The Blue Dogs Song: Gesang Des Blauen Hoont
Big Bankers
The Ballad of Flying Hillary
Canonengesang: Send in the Army
Ballad of the Balanced Life
Tango Ballad
The Boys on the Hill
Solomon Song: A History Lesson
Rahm Emanuel's Foul Mouth Song
Health Care for All?
Finale:
Which Way America?

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