Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn at Paper Mill Playhouse; Nicholas Rodriguez (Jim, center) and company; photo by Jerry Dalia
Holiday Inn celebrated Opening Night on Sunday, November 25 at Millburn, NJ’s Paper Mill Playhouse. The evening was filled with song and dance on stage with many applause and appreciation from the audience throughout the performance.
Gordon Greenberg directs Holiday Inn which is based on the Irving Berlin classic movie of the same name. Choreography is by Denis Jones and music direction by Shawn Gough.
The principal cast features Paige Faure as Lila Dixon, Jordon Gelber as Danny, and Ann Harada as Louise. Jeff Kready plays Ted Hanover with Hayley Podschun as Linda Mason. Nicholas Rodriguez is Jim Hardy with Jian Harrell and Aidan Alberto alternating in the role of Charlie Winslow.
Additional cast members include Jordon Beall, Gene Biscontini, Colin Bradbury, Tricia DeSario, and Taylor Fields. Also in the cast are Kelly Gleason, Juliane Godfrey, Berklea Going, Joshua Israel, Julie Kavanagh, Mallory Nolting. Clifton Samuels, and JT Teeling, Karl Skylar Urban, Amy Van Norstrand, Scarlett Walker, Travis Ward-Osborne, and John T. Wolfe also perform in the show.
The production team includes set design by Anna Louizos, costume design by Alejo Vietti, lighting design by Jeff Croiter, sound design by Matt Kraus, hair and wig design by Charles G. Lapointe. The production stage manager is Victoria Navarro. Casting is by Telsey + Company, Laura Wade, CSA.
Here are some photos of the Curtain Call taken by Lianne Schoenwiesner of Spotlights Photography.
Cast of ‘Holiday Inn’
Jordon Gelber, Hayley Podschun and Nicholas Rodriguez
Ensemble of ‘Holiday Inn’
Hayley Podschun and Nicholas Rodriguez take a bow.
Performance Schedule and Tickets
Holiday Inn runs at Paper Mill Playhouse eight times a week, Wednesday through Sunday. The performance schedule is as follows: Wednesday at 7:00pm, Thursday at 1:30pm and 7:00pm, Friday at 7:00pm, Saturday at 1:30pm and 7:00pm and Sunday at 1:30pm and 7:00pm. December 24 (Christmas Eve) and December 25 (Christmas Day).
Tickets are on sale now starting at $34. To buy or get more information, call 973.376.4343, at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at www.PaperMill.org. Students may order $23-$28 rush tickets over the phone or in person at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office on the day of the performance.
Jersey Cares Coat Drive
Paper Mill Playhouse will once again, be a collection point for this year’s Jersey Cares Coat Drive during the run of Holiday Inn. For the past 22 years, The Jersey Cares Coat Drive has mobilized the collection and distribution of thousands of “gently used” winter coats to men, women, children, and infants in need. Last year, Jersey Cares collected more than 30,000 coats throughout the state of New Jersey. Paper Mill Playhouse has been a collection partner for more than a decade and will collect gently used winter coats from November 1 through December 30, 2018. Collection of coats takes place in the lobby at Paper Mill Playhouse, 22 Brookside Drive, Millburn, NJ.