Candlelight Dinner Playhouse / Forum Theatre Collection, 1961-1997
| Size: | 2 linear feet, 36 photographs |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Provenance: | These materials were donated to the Special Collections and Preservation Division by Noreen Heron, public relations director for the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse/Forum Theatre. |
| Access: | No restrictions |
| Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Candlelight Dinner Playhouse / Forum Theatre Collection [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library. |
Historical Note
In 1961 William Pullinsi, a young Chicagoan studying at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., returned to his hometown to set up and open the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse at 5508 S. Archer Avenue on the Southwest Side. The new playhouse, which debuted on July 7 of the same year, had 112 seats and was housed in a roadside building owned by Pullinsi’s grandfather. Candlelight Dinner Playhouse was the Chicago version of a Washington invention of Pullinsi and his friend Anthony D’Angelo, who had turned a banquet hall in a Washington, D.C., hotel into a room where customers were entertained by a show while still seated at dinner tables. The Washington summer theater operation begun by Pullinsi and D’Angelo in 1959 is the first recorded instance of a dinner theater in the United States.
Pullinsi’s new dinner theater in the Windy City prospered enough to enable him to open a new Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in 1964 at 5620 S. Harlem Avenue in Summit, a southwest suburb of Chicago. In his Summit theater, with its arena stage and 550 seats, Pullinsi offered a series of long-running musicals, such as Fiddler on the Roof , Man of La Mancha , Zorba , Into the Woods and a critically acclaimed production of Follies . But he also presented much edgier dramatic fare on occasion, including Barbara Garson’s savage political satire MacBird , with Lyndon B. Johnson as a contemporary Macbeth, and Edward Albee’s bleak vision of suburbia, Everything in the Garden .
Pullinsi opened the adjoining Forum Theatre in 1972; in contrast, it was a 425-seat proscenium theater with a lobby bar and a separate dining room. Some highlights of the Forum years were the American premiere of Peter Nichols’ The National Health ; the world premiere of Boss , a musical based on Mike Royko’s book about Chicago’s Mayor Richard J. Daley; and the hugely successful Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? , adapted by John Powers from his humorous memoir of a Catholic upbringing on the South Side of Chicago.
In 1997, faced with financial difficulties in a strained economy and a challenging theater season, Pullinsi was forced to close both the Candlelight and Forum theaters. They were demolished and replaced by a roadside restaurant. Pullinsi continued in Chicago theater as an independent director and has garnered many Jeff Awards throughout his career, including a special Jeff for “many years of innovation and quality, bringing the joys of live theater to hundreds of thousands of Chicago-area patrons.”
Scope and Content
The collection includes programs, reviews and promotional materials arranged chronologically by date for productions at each location—Candlelight Dinner Playhouse and Forum Theatre. Boxes 1-3 include materials relating to Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, Box 4 includes materials for Forum Theatre. Most productions were directed by William Pullinsi.
Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 1961-1997
| General promotional material | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Clippings, 1961 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Promotional material, n.d. |
| 1961 | ||
| Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter by George Axelrod, 1961. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Program |
| Tunnel of Love by Joseph Fields and Peter DeVries, Autumn 1961. Directed by June Pullinsi. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Program |
| 1963 | ||
| The Girls in 509 , March 1963. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Review |
| 1965 | ||
| Nobody Loves an Albatross by Ronald Alexander, June 1965. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Program |
| The Boy Friend by Sandy Wilson, September 1965. Choreography by Greta Aldene. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Program |
| 1966 | ||
| The Roar of the Greasepaint-The Smell of the Crowd by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, March 1966. Choreography by Greta Aldene, costumes by Carole Caselli. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Program |
| 1967 | ||
| Hotel Paradiso by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvalliers, January 1967. Costumes by James Swank. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Program |
| Luv by Murray Schisgal, August 1967. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Program |
| Come Blow Your Horn by Neil Simon, October 1967. With Guy Barile. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Program |
| The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, November 1967. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Program |
| 1968 | ||
| MAC BIRD! by Barbara Carson. April 1968. Songs and music by John Duffy, costumes by Jean Button, with Alan Rachurs and Guy Barile. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 12a | Program |
| 1969 | ||
| Cactus Flower by Abe Burrows, May 1969. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Program |
| The Apple Tree by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, October 1969. Choreography by John Landovsky, musical direction by Nick Vendon, costumes by James Campbell, with Guy Barile. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Program |
| 1970 | ||
| Jimmy Shine by Murray Schisgal, February 1970. Choreography by John Landovsky, costumes by James Campbell, with Jim Jacobs, Shelley Long and Mandy Patinkin. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Program |
| Don’t Drink the Water by Woody Allen, March 1970. Costumes by James Campbell, with Jim Jacobs and Edgar Meyer. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Program |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Promotional material |
| Everything in the Garden by Edward Albee, May 1970. With Charles Likar. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Program |
| Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion, November 1970. Choreography by John Landovsky, musical direction by Nick Vendon, costumes by James Campbell. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Program |
| 1971 | ||
| Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, June 1971. Choreography by John Landovsky, musical direction by Nick Vendon, costumes by James Campbell. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Program |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Reviews and clipping |
| 1972 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Promotional material |
| Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion, May 1972. Choreography by John Landovsky, lights by Ed Kreiger, musical direction by Don Miller, costumes by James Campbell. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Program |
| 1974 | ||
| The Sound of Music by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, music by Richard Rogers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, October 1974. Choreography by Ronna Kaye, musical direction by Nick Venden, costumes by James Campbell. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Programs |
| 1975 | ||
| My Fair Lady book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, April 1975. Choreography by John Landovsky, musical direction by Nick Venden, sets by Paul Appel, costumes by Nicole La Bruja, lights by Ed Kreiger. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | Programs |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Reviews |
| See also: My Fair Lady , 1975 [photograph] | ||
| The Gingerbread Lady by Neil Simon, August 1975. Directed by June Pullinsi, sets by William Fosser, lights by Ed Krieger. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | Program |
| 1976 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | Promotional material |
| The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, January 1976. Sets by Dennis Conway, lights by Ed Krieger, costumes by Eileen LaCanu. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 28a | Program |
| God’s Favorite by Neil Simon, April 1976. Sets by William Fosser, lights by Ed Krieger, with Bob Thompson, Frank Galati, Marji Bank. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Programs |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Reviews and clippings |
| How the Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn, May 1976. Sets by William Fosser, lights by Ed Krieger, with Edgar Meyer. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 31 | Program |
| God’s Favorite by Neil Simon, October 1976. Sets by William Fosser, lights by Ed Krieger, with Mike Nussbaum, Ray Rayner. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 32 | Program |
| Boy Meets Girl by Bella and Ben Spewack, December 1976. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 33 | Press release |
| 1977 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 34 | Promotional material |
| Saturday, Sunday, Monday by Eduardo de Filippo, January 1977. Sets by Dennis Conway, costumes by Rob Berdell, lights by Ed Krieger, with Marji Bank, Geraldine Kay. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 35 | Program |
| Dames at Sea book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller, music by Jim Wise, March 1977. Choreography by Lou Conte, costumes by Robert Berdell, lights by Ed Krieger, musical direction by Don Miller. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 36 | Program |
| 1978 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 37 | Promotional material |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove, April 1978. Choreography by James Harms, musical direction by Don Miller, costumes by Nicole LaBruja, sets by Dennis Conway, lights by Ed Krieger, with Ray Rayner, Frank Galati. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 38 | Program |
| Cabaret by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, July 1978. Choreography by Lou Conte and Claire Bataille, musical direction by Don Miller, costumes by Nicole La Bruja, sets by Anthony D’Angelo and Dennis Conway, lights by Ed Krieger. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 39 | Program |
| Box 1 | Folder 40 | Reviews |
| Hello Dolly by Michael Stewart, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, August 1978. Choreography by Rudy Hogenmiller, musical direction by Don Miller, costumes by Jessica Hahn, sets by Anthony D’Angelo and Bruce Leffek. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 41 | Program |
| Box 1 | Folder 42 | Promotional material |
| See also: Hello Dolly , 1978 [photograph] | ||
| 1979 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 43 | Promotional material |
| Mame by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, January 1979. Choreography by Ronna Kaye, musical direction by Don Miller, costumes by Jessica Hahn, lights by Ed Krieger. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 44 | Program |
| Box 1 | Folder 45 | Promotional material |
| Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion, February 1979. Choreography by David Wilkinson, musical direction by Don Miller, costumes by Jessica Hahn, sets by Dennis Conway, lights by Ed Krieger. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 46 | Program |
| Box 1 | Folder 47 | Reviews and clippings |
| The King and I music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, May 1979. Choreography by James Harms and Rudy Hogenmiller, musical direction by Don Miller, costumes by Jessica Hahn, sets by Dennis Conway. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 48 | Programs |
| Box 1 | Folder 49 | Reviews |
| Gypsy by Arthur Laurents, music by Jules Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, July 1979. Choreography by James Harms, musical direction by Don Miller, sets by Mike Patek and Bruce Leffek, costumes by Jessica Hahn, lights by David Pomatto. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 50 | Program |
| Box 1 | Folder 51 | Promotional material and reviews |
| South Pacific by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, October 1979. Choreography by Rudy Hogenmiller, musical direction by Don Miller, settings by Mike Patek and Bruce Leffek, costumes by Jessica Hahn, lights by David Pomatto. | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 52 | Program |
| Box 1 | Folder 53 | Promotional material and reviews |
| 1980 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Promotional material |
| Funny Girl by Isobel Lennart, lyrics by Bob Merrill, music by Jules Styne, February 1980. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Review |
| Oklahoma music by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, June 1980. Choreography by John Landovsky, musical direction by Don Miller, sets by Mike Patek and Bruce Leffek, costumes by Cynthia Maniates. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Programs |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Promotional material and reviews |
| See also: Oklahoma , 1980 [photograph] | ||
| Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, October 1980. Choreography by Brian Lynch, musical direction by Don Miller, sets by Mike Patek and Bruce Leffek, lights by David Pomatto, costumes by Cynthia Maniates. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Program |
| Follies by James Goldman, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, November 1980. Choreography by Dennis J. Grimaldi, musical direction by Don Miller, sets by Mike Patek and Bruce Leffek, costumes by Cynthia Maniates, lights by David Pomatto. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Program |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Reviews |
| 1981 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Promotional material |
| Showboat by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern, February 1981. Choreography by Brian Lynch, musical direction by Don Miller, sets by Mike Patek, costumes by Cynthia Maniates, lights by David Pomatto. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Program |
| Annie Get Your Gun by Herbert and Dorothy Fields, music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, May 1981. Choreography by Brian Lynch, musical direction by Don Miller, sets by Mike Patek, costumes by Cynthia Maniates, lighting by David Pomatto. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | Program |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | Promotional material |
| Oklahoma by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers, November 1981. Choreography by Brian Lynch, musical direction by Don Miller, sets by Mike Patek and Bruce Leffek, costumes by Cynthia Maniates, lights by David Pomatto. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Programs |
| Bye Bye Birdie | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | Promotional material |
| See also: Bye Bye Birdie , 1982 [photograph] | ||
| 1982 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | Promotional material |
| Zorba by Joseph Stein, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, February 1982. Choreography by Brian Lynch, musical direction by Donald Yap, sets by William Fosser, costumes by Cynthia Maniates, lights by David Pomatto. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | Program |
| See also: Zorba , 1982 [photograph] | ||
| 1983 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | Promotional material |
| Camelot by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe, January-April 17, 1983. Choreography by Brian Lynch, sets by Mike Patek, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights and sound by David Pomatto, with Bob Thompson, Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | Promotional material |
| Annie by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, December 1983. Choreography by Brian Lynch, music direction by Don Miller, sets by Michael Merritt, costumes by Julie Jackson, lighting by David Pomatto, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | Program |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 | Promotional material |
| See also: Annie , 1983 [photograph] | ||
| 1984 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | Promotional material |
| Guys and Dolls music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, January 1984. Choreography by Brian Lynch, musical direction by Frank Winkler, sets by Chris Phillips and Mike Patek, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights by David Pomatto, with Dale Benson and Ray Raynor. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Program |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | Promotional material |
| Grease by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, April-July 1984. Choreography by Brian Lynch, musical direction by Frank Winkler, sets by Mike Patek, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights by David Pomatto, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | Program |
| The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan, fall 1984. Choreography by Brian Lynch, sets by William B. Fosser, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights by David Pomatto, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 24 | Program |
| Nine by Arthur Kopit, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, December 1984. Choreography by Brian Lynch, musical direction by Nick Venden, sets by William Fosser, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights by David Pomatto. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 25 | Program |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | Promotional material and reviews |
| See also: Nine , 1984 [photograph] | ||
| 1985 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 27 | Promotional material |
| Evita by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber, April-September 1985. Choreography by Rudy Hogenmiller, musical direction by Nick Venden, sets by William Fosser, costumes by Mathew John Hoffman III and Julie Jackson, lights by David Pomatto. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 28 | Program |
| Box 2 | Folder 29 | Reviews and clippings |
| See also: Evita , 1985 [photograph] | ||
| A Chorus Line by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, September 1985. Choreography by Rudy Hogenmiller and James Harms, sets by William Fosser, lights by Geoffrey Bushor, costumes by Julie Jackson, sound by David Pomatto, musical direction by Nick Venden. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 30 | Program |
| Box 2 | Folder 31 | Promotional material |
| 1986 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 32 | Promotional material |
| Little Shop of Horrors book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken, April-September 1986. Sets by William Fosser, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights by Geoffrey Bushor, puppets by Martin Robinson. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 33 | Program |
| See also: Little Shop of Horrors , 1986 [photograph] | ||
| My One and Only by George and Ira Gershwin, December 1986. Choreography by Rudy Hogenmiller and James Harms, musical direction by Nick Venden, sets by William Fosser, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights by Deborah Acker, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 34 | Program |
| 1987 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Promotional material |
| Rags by Joseph Stein, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, May 1987. Musical direction by Nick Venden, sets by Paul Guncheon, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights by Deborah Acker, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Programs |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Promotional material and reviews |
| See also: Rags , 1987 [photograph] | ||
| Sugar Babies by Ralph G. Allen, music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and Al Dubin, November 1987. Choreography by Brian Lynch, sets by Gary Baugh, costumes by Julie Jackson, lights by Paul Miller, musical direction by Michael Keefe, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | Program |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Promotional material |
| 1988 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Promotional material |
| La Cage Aux Folles by Harvey Firestein, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, February 1988. Choreography by Rudy Hogenmiller and James Harms, musical direction by Nick Venden, sets by Gary Baugh, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch, lights by Paul Miller, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Programs |
| See also: La Cage Aux Folles , 1988 [photographs] | ||
| Dreamgirls book and lyrics by Tom Eyen, music by Henry Krieger, May 1988. Choreography by Danny Herman, music direction by Nick Venden, sets by Gary Baugh, costumes by Julie Jackson, lighting by Mike Ledger. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | Programs |
| Follies by James Goldman, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, December 1988. Musical direction by Nick Venden, choreography by Brian Lynch, sets by Gary Baugh, costumes by Kaye Nottbusch, lights by Michael Philippi, with Dale Benson, Guy Barile. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | Programs |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Reviews |
| See also: Follies , 1988 [photograph] | ||
| 1989 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Promotional material |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Rupert Holmes, February 1989. Musical direction by Nick Venden, choreography by Danny Herman, sets by Gary Baugh, lights by Robert Christen, costumes by Jan Evans, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Programs |
| The Human Comedy by Galt McDermot and William Dumaresq, May 1989. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | Clippings |
| 42nd Street by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin, June-September 1989. Choreography by Danny Herman and Trudi Green, musical direction by Nick Venden, sets and lights by Michael Philippi, costumes by Jan Evans, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | Program |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | Reviews and clippings |
| Sweet Charity by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, October 1989. Choreography by John Sharpe. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | Review |
| 1990 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | Promotional material |
| Me and My Girl by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, music by Noel Gay, February 15-June 24, 1990. Choreography by Rudy Hogenmiller and James Harms, musical direction by Nick Venden, sets by John Paoletti, costumes by Jack Kirkby, lights by Michael Philippi, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | Promotional material and program |
| See also: Me and My Girl , 1990 [photograph] | ||
| Into the Woods by James Lapine, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, July 1990. Musical direction by Albert Potts III, sets by John Paoletti, costumes by Nancy Missimi, lights by Robert Christen, with Dale Benson, Ross Lehman. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 19 | Program |
| Box 3 | Folder 20 | Reviews and clippings |
| See also: Into the Woods , 1990 [photographs] | ||
| Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, October 1990-January 13, 1991. Musical direction by Nick Venden, choreography by David Wilkinson, sets by John Paoletti, costumes by Jack Kirkby, lights by Diane Ferry Williams, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 21 | Programs |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 | Reviews and clippings |
| 1991 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 23 | Promotional material |
| A Chorus Line , January-April 14, 1991 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 24 | Review |
| See also: A Chorus Line , 1991 [photograph] | ||
| Little Me by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, April 29-July 14, 1991. Sets by John Paoletti, costumes by Jack Kirkby, lights by Kenneth Moore, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 25 | Programs |
| Box 3 | Folder 26 | Reviews |
| La Cage Aux Folles by Harvey Firestein, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, August 1991. Costumes by Jack Kirkby, sets by Gary Baugh, lighting by Diane Ferry Williams, choreography by Rudy Hogenmiller and James Harms, musical direction by Michael Duff, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 27 | Programs |
| Evita , December 1991. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 28 | Review |
| 1992 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 29 | Promotional material |
| Phantom by Arthur Kopit, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, January 22-April 2, 1992. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 30 | Program |
| Box 3 | Folder 31 | Reviews |
| See also: Phantom , 1992 [photograph] | ||
| Sleeping Beauty , December 1992. An AlphaBet Soup production. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 32 | Reviews |
| 1993 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 33 | Promotional material |
| Five Guys Named Moe , March-June 20, 1993. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 34 | Reviews |
| Song and Dance , June 1993. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 35 | Reviews |
| Oliver , September 1993 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 36 | Reviews |
| Nunsense II , December 8, 1993-February 13, 1994 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 37 | Program and reviews |
| 1994 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 38 | Promotional material |
| Mame by Jerry Herman, February-May 1994 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 39 | Review |
| The Will Rogers Follies inspired by the words of Will and Betty Rogers, book by Peter Stone, music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, September 1994. Choreography by Danny Herman, musical direction by Mark Elliott, sets by William B. Fosser, costumes by Burt Pitcher, lights by Greg Kolak. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 40 | Program and review |
| 1995 | ||
| Singin’ in the Rain , based on the MGM film, original choreography by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, January 1995. Choreography by Jim Corti, musical direction by Mark Elliott, sets by Bill Bartelt, lights by Joseph P. Tilfor and Shannon McKinney, costumes by Gregg Barnes. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 41 | Programs |
| South Pacific , spring 1995 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 42 | Review |
| My One and Only music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer, October 1995. Musical direction by Greg Lawrence, choreography by Marc Robin, sets by Bill Bartelt, costumes by Jack Kirkby, lights by T.J. Gerckens. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 43 | Program and review |
| Carousel music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, November 1995. Directed by William Pullinsi, musical direction by Tom Sivak, choreography by Gordon Peirce Schmidt, scenic design by Bill Bartelt, costume design by Jack Kirkby, lighting design by Shannon McKinney. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 44 | Program |
| 1996 | ||
| General season | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 45 | Promotional material |
| Crazy for You , February 1996 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 46 | Review |
| Brigadoon , May-July 1996 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 47 | Review |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay, lyrics by Jonny Mercer, music by Gene de Paul, new songs by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, July 1996. Directed by David Perkovich, musical direction by Tom Sivak, choreography by Gordon Peirce Schmidt, sets by Bill Bartelt, costumes by Burt Pitcher, lights by T.J. Gerckens. | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 48 | Program |
| A Musical Christmas Carol , December 1996 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 49 | Review and promotional material |
| It’s a Wonderful Life , December 1996 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 50 | Review and promotional material |
| 1997 | ||
| Phantom , January 1997 | ||
| Box 3 | Folder 51 | Invitation |
The Forum, 1972 - 1996
| General promotional | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Clippings, 1972+ |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Children’s Theatre, n.d. |
| 1972 | ||
| The National Health or Nurse Norton’s Affair by Peter Nichols, April 1972. Costumes by James Campbell, with Frank Galati, Mike Nussbaum, James O’Reilly. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Programs |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Reviews and clippings |
| Company by George Furth, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, August 1972. Musical direction by Nick Venden, choreography by John Landovsky, costumes by Sandra Tignor. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | Programs |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | Reviews and clippings |
| See also: Company , 1972 [photograph] | ||
| 1973 | ||
| Eli by Alan Barcus, Joe Mantegna and John Mantegna, February 1973. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Review |
| The Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Neil Simon, May 1973. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Program |
| Boss by Frank Galati, music by Nick Venden, May-September 1973. Choreography by Lou Conte, costumes by Nicole La Bruja, with Dick O’Neill. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Programs |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | Reviews and clippings |
| See also: Boss , 1973 [photograph] | ||
| The Prisoner of Second Avenue by Neil Simon, December 1973. Costumes by James Campbell, lights by Ed Krieger, with Ray Rayner. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | Program |
| 1974 | ||
| Awake and Sing by Clifford Odets, February 1974. Costumes by James Campbell, lights by Ed Krieger. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | Programs |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | Reviews |
| Loot by Joe Orton, March 1974. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | Review |
| Forty Years On by Alan Bennett, June 1974. Costumes by James Campbell, lights by Ed Krieger, with Mike Nussbaum, Frank Galati. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | Program |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 | Review |
| The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard and Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer, September 1974. Costumes by David Manning, lights by Ed Krieger, with Mike Nussbaum, Bob Thompson. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | Programs |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Reviews |
| Robert and Elizabeth by Ronald Millar, music by Ron Grainer, November 1974. Choreography by John Landovsky, musical direction by Michael Cullen, costumes by James Campbell and Sandra Kay Tignor. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Program |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Reviews and clippings |
| The Good Doctor by Neil Simon, with music by Peter Link, January 1975. Sets by Dennis Conway, costumes by James Campbell, lights by Ed Krieger, with Mike Nussbaum, Frank Galati, Bob Thompson. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 21 | Programs |
| Box 4 | Folder 22 | Reviews and clippings |
| The Three Cuckolds by Leon Katz, April 1975. Directed by Frank Galati, costumes by James Campbell, lights by Ed Krieger, with Bob Thompson. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 23 | Program |
| Steambath by Bruce Jay Friedman, May-October 1975. Sets by William Conway, lights by Ed Krieger, costumes by Eileen LaCario, with Mike Nussbaum. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 24 | Program |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 | Reviews and clippings |
| See also: Steambath , 1975 [photograph] | ||
| 1975 | ||
| A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, July 1975. Directed by June Pullinsi, sets by Dennis Conway, costumes by Nicole LaBruja, lights by Ed Krieger, with Bob Thompson, Claudia MacNeil. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 26 | Program |
| See also: A Raisin in the Sun , 1975 [photograph] | ||
| The Gang’s All Here by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, July 1975. Sets by Dennis Conway, lights by Ed Krieger, costumes by Nicole LaBruja, with Dana Andrews, Bob Thompson, Tony Mockus. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 27 | Program |
| The Hot-L Baltimore by Lanford Wilson, December 1975. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 28 | Reviews |
| 1976 | ||
| Irma la Douce by Alexandre Brefort and Marguerite Monnot, April 1976. Directed by David Perkovich, sets and costumes by Brad Loman, choreography by Ronna Kaye, with Denise DeBrun. A Midwest Theater Foundation production. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 29 | Clippings |
| Cinderella Brown by Tom Sharkey | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 30 | Program |
| 1979 | ||
| The Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer, February-May 1979. Directed by Dennis Zacek, sets by Maher Ahmad, lights by Louis Vasseur, costumes by Carolyn Plemitscher, with Ray Rayner, Laurel Cronin, David Downs. A Stage Center Company production. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 31 | Programs |
| Box 4 | Folder 32 | Reviews |
| Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? by John Powers, music and lyrics by Alaric Jans and James Quinn, June 1979-December 1981. Directed by Mike Nussbaum, musical direction by Tom Sivak, choreography by Tracy Friedman, sets by James Maronek, lights by Robert Shook, costumes by Jessica Hahn and Elizabeth Passman, with Tony Mockus, Brad Hall, Chloe Webb. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 33 | Programs |
| Box 4 | Folder 34 | Reviews and clippings |
| Box 4 | Folder 35 | Promotional material |
| 1985 | ||
| General season | ||
| E/R conceived by Ronald L. Berman, M.D., January 1985. Directed by Stuart Gordon, sets and costumes by Rick Paul, lights by Paul Brin, with Bernard Beck, Cheryl Hamada, Lily Monkus, Ivory Ocean. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 36 | Program |
| 1986 | ||
| Billy Bishop Goes to War by John Gray and Eric Peterson, September 1986. Directed by Mitchell Ivers, musical direction by David Loud, sets by Patricia Woodbridge, lights by Jackie Manasee, costumes by Cindy Legler. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 37 | Program |
| Baby , November 1986 | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 37a | Promotional material |
| 1987 | ||
| Nunsense written and directed by Dan Goggin, June-August 1987. Choreography by Felton Smith, sets by Barry Axtell, lights by Susan White, musical direction by Robert Sutter. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 38 | Program |
| Box 4 | Folder 39 | Promotional material |
| 1989 | ||
| Lyle by Charles Strouse and Thomas Meehan, September 1989. Directed by Barbara Simon, choreography by Barbara Simon and Bob Bowyer, musical direction by Nick Venden, sets and lights by Michael Philippi, costumes by Jordan Ross. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 40 | Program |
| Box 4 | Folder 41 | Promotional material |
| See also: Lyle , 1989 [photograph] | ||
| 1990 | ||
| Fantastic Fantasy Factory , November-December 29, 1990. A Players Workshop of Second City production. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 42 | Promotional material and clippings |
| 1991 | ||
| Breaking Legs by Tom Dulack, February-June 1991. Sets by Steven Clayton, lights by Tom Fleming, costumes by Jan Evans and Lynn Schiliaci, with Guy Barile. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 43 | Programs |
| Box 4 | Folder 44 | Reviews |
| Rumors by Neil Simon, November 1991. Directed by William Pullinsi and Larry Wyatt, sets by Nicholas John Mozak, costumes by Lynn Schillaci, lights by Kenneth Moore, with Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 45 | Reviews |
| See also: Rumors , 1991 [photograph] | ||
| 1992 | ||
| Out of Order by Ray Cooney, July-September 1992. Directed by William Pullinsi and Larry Wyatt, sets by William Foesser, costumes by Jordan Ross, lights by Charles Jails, with Dale Benson, Bob Thompson. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 46 | Programs |
| Box 4 | Folder 47 | Reviews and clippings |
| See also: Out of Order , 1992 [photographs] | ||
| 1993 | ||
| Ruthless by Joel Paley and Marvin Laird, January 1993. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 48 | Reviews |
| It Runs in the Family by Ray Cooney, September 8-January 2, 1994. Sets by Katherine Ross, costumes by Burt Pitcher, lights by Charles Jolls, with Bob Thompson, Dale Benson. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 49 | Program and reviews |
| 1994 | ||
| Beau Jest by James Sherman, January 19-May 1, 1994. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 50 | Review |
| Bleacher Bums by Joe Mantegna et al., June 1994. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 51 | Review |
| Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig, 1994. Sets by Tony Walton, costumes by Nancy Missimi, lights by Charles Jolls. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 52 | Program |
| You Can’t Take It With You , December 1994. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 53 | Review |
| 1995 | ||
| Not Now Darling by Ray Cooney and John Chapman, March 1995. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 54 | Review |
| Corpse by Gerald Moon, September 1995. Sets by Kurt Sharp, costumes by Jack Kirkby, lights by Charles Jolls. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 55 | Program |
| 1996 | ||
| Season’s Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn, December 1996. | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 56 | Review and invitation |
Candlelight Dinner Playhouse/Forum Theatre Photographs
| Candlelight Dinner Playhouse | |||
| Box 1 | Folder | My Fair Lady , 1975 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Hello Dolly , 1978 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | The King and I , 1979 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Oklahoma , 1980 | 4 photographs |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Bye Bye Birdie , 1981 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 5a | Zorba , 1982 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Annie , 1983 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Nine , 1984 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Evita , 1985 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Little Shop of Horrors , 1986 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Rags , 1987 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | La Cage Aux Folles , 1988 | 2 photographs |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Follies , 1988 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Me and My Girl , 1990 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Into the Woods , 1990 | 2 photographs |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | A Chorus Line , 1991 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Phantom , 1992 | 2 photographs |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Fiddler on the Roof , undated | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Man of la Mancha , undated | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Unidentified, undated | 2 photographs |
| Forum Theatre | |||
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Company , 1972 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Boss , 1973 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Steambath , 1975 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | A Raisin in the Sun , 1975 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Lyle , 1989 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | Rumors , 1991 | 1 photograph |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | Out of Order , 1992 | 3 photographs |
