Marry Me A Little
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Conceived and Developed by Craig Lucas and Norman Rene
Music Direction by John Bell
Directed by Jonathan Silverstein
Benefit Performance!
Monday, November 18, 2024 at 7pm
Join Keen Company for a starry, one-night-only benefit concert of Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me A Little about the bumpy road to finding love.
Keen’s reunion celebration will bring back the revised material from its 2012 Drama League nominated production and will feature its original stars, Lauren Molina and Jason Tam. Joining the original cast will be Philippe Arroyo, John Cariani, Melissa Errico, Morgan Siobhan Green, Zachary Noah Piser, and Nik Walker, all breathing new life into the musical’s rarely performed Sondheim songs.
Two single strangers, left alone in their studio apartments on a Saturday night, pass their time with sweetly secret, shared fantasies, never knowing that they're just a floor away from each other and the end of their lonely dreams. This charming and poignant musical features Sondheim trunk songs cut from the final productions of Company, A Little Night Music, Follies, Anyone Can Whistle, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, as well as rarely performed songs from the TV show “Evening Primrose” and a never completed film version of Into The Woods, among others.
Marry Me A Little will run 70 minutes with no intermission. Produced Off-Broadway by Diane de Mailly in association with William B. Young. Originally Produced by the Production Company. Marry Me A Little is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions: ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS, AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS, SAG-AFTRA through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear in this program.
Tickets to this special fundraising event underwrite Keen Company’s 25th Season, including intimate Off-Broadway productions, the fostering of mid-career writers, the showcasing of emerging directors, and free theater education to students in all five boroughs of NYC.
Performance Venue
Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York, NY 10025-6990
Show Schedule
One-night-only benefit performance:
Monday, November 18, 2024 at 7pm
Symphony Space Box Office
Phone: 212.864.5400. The Symphony Space Box Office phone line is open Tuesday-Saturday from 2pm-6pm ET.
In Person: 2537 Broadway at 95th St. The Symphony Space Box Office is open starting at 3pm and closes a half-hour after curtain. Please note that the in-person Box Office is CLOSED on days when there are no performances on the Symphony Space stages.
For questions, you're welcome to contact Ashley DiGiorgi at ashley@keencompany.org or 212-216-0963.
Symphony Space Accessibility
The main entrance to Symphony Space is located on the southwest corner of Broadway and 95th Street. If you are traveling to the theater via Access-A-Ride, or being dropped off, please inform your driver that the address of the Sharp Theater is 2537 Broadway.
All Symphony Space entrances are wheelchair accessible.
The elevator serves all levels of Symphony Space.
Wheelchair-accessible seating and ramps are available in the Sharp.
Ushers are available for additional assistance.
Restrooms with accessible features are located inside the Sharp Theater.
Assistive listening devices are available free of charge. Please check with an usher upon arrival.
Water fountains are located near the concession stand through the main doors on the west side of the Sharp Theater.
Service animals are gladly accommodated. If you plan to bring your service animal, please notify our box office beforehand.
Meet the Artists
Music Director/Pianist: John Bell
Stage Manager: Sloane Fischer
Production Manager: Eric Nightengale
Sound Mixer: Jordana Abrenica
Assistant Stage Manager: Dennis Ebert Jr.
Assistant to the Director: Rachel Miltenberg
Press Representative: DKC/O&M
Production Photographer: Gabriella Spiegel
Philippe Arroyo (Performer) is a proud alumni of Carnegie Mellon University. Broadway/Theatre credits include: & Juliet (Francois Dubois), Kennedy Center’s 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip), Disney’s Aladdin National Tour (Omar), The York Theatre’s Penelope (Telemachus), Joe Iconis’ Punk Rock Girl (Dudley), The Karate Kid Musical (Freddie), Into the Woods First National Tour (Jack), Pittsburgh Public Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), TUTS' In the Heights (Sonny). TV credits: “Uncoupled” on Netflix, “Evil” on CBS, “Helpsters” on Apple TV Plus, and Truth Slash Fiction! IG: @philippearroyo
John Cariani (Performer) Broadway: Caroline, or Change (Grammy Nomination); The Band’s Visit; Something Rotten! (Outer Critics Circle Award; Grammy nomination); Fiddler on the Roof (Tony Award nomination; Outer Critics Circle Award). Off-Broadway: The Atlantic, The Public, Transport Group. Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Old Globe, Center Theatre Group, Barrington Stage Company, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Several films and best known on TV for recurring roles on “Law & Order,” “Numb3rs,” and “The Onion News Network.” Playwright: Almost, Maine; Last Gas; LOVE/SICK; cul-de-sac.
Melissa Errico (Performer) made her professional debut at eighteen as Cosette in the premiere national tour of Les Misérables and soon after starred in the 1993 revival of My Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle. She went on to star on Broadway in High Society; Amour (Tony nomination, Best Leading Actress in a Musical); Dracula, the Musical; and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. She collaborated with Stephen Sondheim on the revival of Sunday In the Park with George (Dot/Marie at the Kennedy Center), followed by John Doyle’s production of Passion (Clara) for which she was nominated for a sixth Drama Desk Award; and next as Leona in the 2016 City Center Encores! production of Do I Hear a Waltz?, where she also appeared in One Touch of Venus. She also played The Baker’s Wife in a concert of Into The Woods. A frequent contributor to The New York Times, Melissa Errico has written about the inner life of the performer in a standout column called “Scenes From An Acting Life”. Solo recordings include Blue Like That Capitol Records), Legrand Affair, Sondheim Sublime (“The best all-Sondheim album ever recorded” — Wall Street Journal), and Out of the Dark: The Film Noir Project (“The seductive album of the season” — WSJ) was awarded the coveted Bistro Award. Her new album, Sondheim in the City (Concord) was praised by The New York Times as “a New York house tour of thrill and heartbreak…” by “one of Sondheim’s deepest-hearted yet lightest-touch interpreters.” Melissa brings her Sondheim concert to London's Cadogan Hall next summer, July 12, 2025. Melissa is the mother of three daughters and married to professional tennis player and journalist Patrick McEnroe. For more information visit www.melissaerrico.com
Morgan Siobhan Green (Performer) Broadway: Be More Chill, National Tours: Hadestown (Original Company, Eurydice), Regional and Off-Broadway: Fish (Keen Company/Working Theater) White Girl In Danger (Secondstage, Caroline), Moby Dick (American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge), Between The Lines (Kansas City Repertory Theatre), Folk Wandering (ART NY), Avalanches (Because I'm Me), Dick Johnson Is Dead (Billie Holiday). TV: “The Bold Type”(Zuri).
Lauren Molina (Performer) Credits include Broadway: Sweeney Todd, Rock of Ages. Off-Broadway: Plays for the Plague Year, Goldie, Max & Milk, Desperate Measures (Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Marry Me a Little (Keen Company), Nobody Loves You. She is the co-creator of the acclaimed comedy-pop band The Skivvies. Regional: The Matchbox Magic Flute (Shakespeare Theatre DC, Goodman), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Cincinnati Playhouse); Candide (Helen Hayes Award; Huntington, Goodman, Shakespeare Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors (Cleveland Playhouse); Assassins (Yale Rep); A Little Night Music (Huntington); The Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County Playhouse). laurenmolina.com, Insta: @lomo212
Zachary Noah Piser (Performer; he/him) is a Hapa, Jewish actor based in New York City. Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen (Evan), KPOP (OBC, Brad), Wicked (Boq). Off-Broadway: most recently Out of the Box Theatrics' revival of LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See (Janitor/Priest), Barrow Street Theatre's West End transfer of Sweeney Todd (Tobias), Keen’s Adventurephile. Film/TV: “In Your Dreams” (Netflix, upcoming), “Mean Girls,” PBS’s “Camp TV” series. Bay Area native, Northwestern grad. @zach_piser
Jason Tam (Performer) starred in the hit NBC Live’s “Jesus Christ Superstar,” with John Legend and Sara Bareilles, as Peter. Recently he voiced the role of Duan in Shakina Nayfack’s “Chonburi…Butterfly Club,” on Audible. He was seen in the Off-Broadway shows The White Chip (MCC), and KPOP (Lortel Award), a collaboration between Woodshed Collective, Ars Nova, and Ma-Yi Theatre Company. Jason’s Broadway credits include Be More Chill (and Off-Bway), IF/THEN, Lysistrata Jones, and the original Paul in the revival of A Chorus Line. He has also been part of numerous Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions. Jason’s TV credits include “FBI,” “The Blacklist,” “Do No Harm,” “Guilty,” “Hawaii 5-0,” “One Life to Live,” and “Beyond the Break,” and he was seen in the documentary “Every Little Step.” Jason holds a BFA from NYU Tisch and recently joined the Board of Directors at Keen Company.
Nik Walker (Performer) is a Boston native, ADHDer and unqualified NYU professor, who’s survived in this industry for 20 years and counting. Broadway roles include Sir Galahad in the 2023 revival of Spamalot, Otis Williams in Ain’t Too Proud, and Hamilton as Burr; on screen, he’s been seen on “Blue Bloods,” “Law and Order SVU” and most recently in the AppleTV+ film “The Instigators,” alongside his hometown hero, Matt Damon. As a writer, Nik’s cartoon, “CLEANERS,” is in development at Warner Bros Animation, and his first original musical, Whiskeyland, enjoys commercial support from Tina Cocumelli at TBD Theatricals. Nik can be found living in the city with his amazing wife Sarah, or on vacation at one of Disney or Universal Studios’ many incredible theme parks.
John Bell (Music Director) Currently the music director of Chicago on Broadway. Other Broadway: Monty Python’s Spamalot; Into the Woods and My Fair Lady (also First National Tours); Fiddler on the Roof; On the Town; An American in Paris. Kennedy Center: Bye Bye, Birdie; Spamalot. Encores!: More than twelve productions of classic American musicals. Irish Rep: Finian’s Rainbow; On a Clear Day You Can See Forever; Meet Me in St. Louis. Additional credits include Sondheim’s Marry Me a Little (cast recording) for Keen Company and Radio City Christmas Spectacular. BFA in Musical Theatre (Ithaca College), master’s in Music (CUNY), MBA (Boston University).
Jonathan Silverstein (Director) has been the Artistic Director of Keen Company for the past twelve seasons, during which he produced acclaimed revivals from a diverse roster of playwrights including Pearl Cleage, Brian Friel, A.R. Gurney, Jonathan Larsen, Lynn Nottage, and Stephen Sondheim, as well as world premieres by Courtney Baron, Kia Corthron, Kenny Finkle, Chisa Hutchinson, and Anna Ziegler. Some of his directing credits throughout his tenure also include: The Year of Magical Thinking (starring Kathleen Chalfant), Tick, Tick…BOOM!, Ordinary Days (Drama League nomination), John and Jen (starring Kate Baldwin), A Walk in the Woods (starring Kathleen Chalfant), and Marry Me a Little (Drama Desk nomination). As Keen Resident Director: Lemon Sky, The Dining Room (Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Ensemble), Tea and Sympathy, and The Hasty Heart. Selected Off-Broadway: The Temperamentals (Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Ensemble), Red Herring (FringeNYC; Outstanding Direction Award), Blueprint (Summer Play Festival), and The Train Play (Clubbed Thumb). Regional: Long Wharf, Buck’s County, Huntington, Old Globe, Cleveland Play House, Merrimack Rep, Dorset Theatre Festival, Cape Rep Theatre. Alumnus, The Drama League Directors Project. MFA, UCSD. Member, SDC.