Starmaker

Copacabana

Wilde Theatre, Bracknell

19th - 22nd March @ 7.45 pm each Evening

Director	Jill Morgan
Musical Director	Trevor Defferd

Principals
Tony / Stephen	Robin Colyer
Lola / Samantha	Kate Johnston
Rico	Ben-Wesley Ashton
Conchita	Melissa Heaps
Sam	Ray Burton
Gladys	Heather Sims

Other characters played by
Young Man Auditioning, Publisher & Club Guest	Tom Gingell
McManus, Mr Brill, Waiter, Goon, Louis & Club Guest	Martyn Edwards
Carlos, Skip	Scott Jenkins
Maitre d, Pianist, Waiter & Club Guest	Sami Wannell
Coat Check Girl	Vicki Basten
Willy	Gavin Argrave
Wardrobe Girl at the Copa & Club Guest	Hannah Lynch
Wardrobe Girl at the Copa & Club Guest	Carissa Wilkie
Waitress	Rachel Szebesta
Club Guest	Jack Lovegrove
Club Guest	Philli Chuter
Club Guest	Jenni Simmonds
Club Guest	Kayleah Adams

Bolero Dancers
Jessica Bennett	Phil Buck
Nathan Cripps	Jenna Ellis
Scott Jenkins	Victoria Moone

Copa Girls
Laura Bennett	Jessica Bennett
Jenna Ellis	Victoria Moone
Sarah Swarbrick	Jolene Walsh

Copa Boys
Phil Buck	Nathan Cripps
Harry Goff	Scott Jenkins
James Osun Sanmi	James Simpson

Show Synopsis

The story is about a girl named Lola (she was a showgirl...) who comes to New York from Oklahoma. She dreams big dreams of being a star. She works hard and becomes a Copa Girl, one of the showgirls at the world famous "Copacabana" nightclub. She falls in love with the bartender/songwriter, Tony, who also falls in love with her. But he's not the only one who wants her—Rico, a gangster who runs the Tropicana nightclub in Havana, Cuba has eyes for Lola as well. He wants her for his club, and will do anything to make that happen. The twist is that this familiar story is occurring in the imagination of Stephen, a songwriter, who's trying to write a new song, and sometimes Stephen gets a little too involved with his characters.