Christmas Spirts Playbill 2018

JULIE AWARD

The 2017 Julie Award winner: The Womb Where It Happens Ensemble

Show director and choreographer Marla Lampert providing an inventive, eye-catching staging. And this year’s Quilici Cup winner Rainell Rains brought her usual level of dedication and talent to musically directing this talented crew. Audiences seemed to respond. “It was shocking for me to finish the rap intro and sing the first line only to have audience members (sounded like women) shout in support of the lyrics,” Kate recalled. “Kudos to Cliff!” And kudos to the entire “The Womb Where It Happens” ensemble, winners of the 2017 Julie award!

J o i n i n g K a t e i n t h a t collaboration were Sandy Andina, Kate Bowen, Laura Buchanan, Ellen Duff, Jenny Jeltes, Caitlin Maly, Mghnon Martin, Carissa Meyer, Gina Reynolds, Diana Vargo-Lewandowski, Hillary Weigle, Millicent Willis, and Joyce Wixson, who rapped and sang in character as women’s rights activists lamenting how “only men were in the room where it happened” when the “diabolically composed bros” of the Trump administration “cut off our funding from the Feds, dead!” Bar Show co-head writer Cliff Berman penned the spot-on parody of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s rapid-fire original lyrics, with Bar

2017 was in many ways a banner year for the women of America. In January, women’s marches were held nationwide, and in June Wonder Woman stormed the box office. And in December, this year’s Julie Award winner for best production number in the Bar Show, “The Womb Where It Happens,” brought an amazing group of talented women to the stage with a message of female strength and empowerment. The Julie Award, named for long-time writer Julian Frazen, recognizes the best ensemble number of the show. “The number was truly a collaboration, both vocally and in the staging,” said Kate Kelly, who sang lead vocals as Planned Parenthood CEOCecile Richards. “What a treat to perform a fabulous song from Hamilton , rap for the first time on stage, and be a part of that talented group.”

2013 Ding Dong Chorus 2014 Ring Time for Cutler Chorus 2015 We’re Out of Money Chorus 2016 Fitness Junk Previous Winners of the “Julie” Award:

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