It Had To be You by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna
Nominated for a Kevin Kline Award-Outstanding Scenic Design 
And they lived happily ever after...until last Thursday about four o'clock, but that's another story... 
Close-up of the paint treatment for the floor 
Da-Dee...Da-Dee...Father, Father...Bube, Bubele. 
I miss you Al, and I think I've been a bad father. I'm sorry and uh...I love you, son. 
Did you know caviar is a fish eggs. It would be absolutely wrong for my diet. It's all toxic...Oh, this is great! 
Nominated for a Kevin Kline Award-Outstanding Scenic Design 
Nominated for a Kevin Kline Award-Outstanding Scenic Design 
Special skills?....Oh absolutely! Uh...you name it, I can do it! 
I've got three good ideas for your play. This one! This one! And This one! 
Oh, Vito, you said you liked the way I boodled so much more than DiDi. ReviewsBY CHRIS GIBSON • BroadwayWorld.com, July 20, 2010"Director Sydnie Grosberg Ronga draws fine work from this cast, and keeps the action moving." BY DENNIS BROWN • Riverfront Times, July 21, 2010"…the laughs seem to flow naturally, of their own accord. The performers, Stellie Siteman and Jerry Vogel, never assault or harangue us; they are pleasant..." BY JERRY BERGER • Bergersbeat.com, July 24, 1010"One of the top stage achievements this summer has to be the production of the two-act play, “It Had to be You,” now on board at the Marvin and Harleen Wool Theater at the JCCA" BY JUDITH NEWMARK • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • July 22, 2010"These producers sniff out comedy! The latest troupe on the St. Louis theater scene, Max & Louie Productions, takes its name from a pair of newcomers..." BY MARK BRETZ • Ladue News, July 22, 2010"Christopher Waller’s messy, cluttered set fits Theda’s scatterbrained personality and is handsomely lit by Glenn Dunn’s lighting, most appealing in its late-night illumination, with sound..." BY RICHARD GREEN • TalkingBroadway.com, July 20, 2010"Ms. Siteman is a remarkable comic talent" |
SynopsisIt Had To Be You is an absurd, fast-paced comedy that tells the story of Theda Blau (Siteman), a zany, eccentric, ex-Hollywood B movie actress and wannabe playwright seeking love and/or a writing partner in New York City. She meets TV producer-director Vito Pignoli (Vogel), when she (unsuccessfully) auditions for one of his commercials. Vito is charmed by her ofbeat take on life. After the audition, they share a cab and Vito, the nice g..Cast
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Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theatre No Longer Playing |
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