A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE O.P.E.R.A.
The second staged production of O.P.E.R.A., the past name of
Elgin OPERA, on November 14 & 15, 2002 at Elgin Community College at the Visual and
Performing Arts Center. Based on A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, the
spoof includes opera-themed humor, fusing opera with Broadway hits.
Cast
| Laura Knoerr | Dialogues |
| Solange Sior | Lady Diva, Violetta |
| Lisa Wackerman | Lottie (Lulu) Cappachino, Flora & Annina |
| Richard Gersten | Richard Gersten, Alfredo, Canio |
| Richard (Bud) Markley | Vito Cappachino, Gaston & Joseph |
| Kevin Kees | Kevin Kees, Baron & Germont |
| Danielle Floyd | Demi Cappachino (Daughter of Lottie and Vito) |
| Reid Lewis | Henri/Director of the Opera House |
| Stu Ainsworth | Stu/Director of the Opera House |
| Howard Bakken | Marcel/Pianist |
Covers: Celeste Martino (Lady Diva), Tracelyn Gesteland (Lulu), Oscar Menoyo (Vito)
Act 1
| Comedy Tonight (A Funny Thing Happened) | Ensemble |
| Jewel Song (Air Des Bijoux) (Faust) | Solange Sior |
| Nobody Does It Like Me (Seesaw) | Lisa Wackerman |
| Somewhere Over-Indulging(Arlen) | Bud Markley |
| Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (Phantom of the Opera) | Danielle Floyd |
| Memory (Cats) | Lisa Wackerman |
| Ol’ Man River (Showboat) | Kevin Kees |
| Libiamo (La Traviata) | Solange Sior & Richard Gersten, Ensemble |
| Un di felice, Eterea (La Traviata) | Solange Sior & Richard Gersten, Ensemble |
| Sempre Libera (La Traviata) | Solange Sior & Richard Gersten |
Act 2
| Pura Siccome Un Angelo (La Traviata) | Solange Sior & Kevin Kees |
| Pollution (Lehrer) | Lisa Wackerman, Bud Markley, Richard Gersten & Kevin Kees |
| Theme From New York, New York | Kevin Kees |
| Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better (Annie, Get Your Gun!) | Lisa and Bud |
| Una Furtiva Lagrima (Elixir Of Love) | Bud Markley |
| Va Laisse Couler Mes Larmes (Werther) | Lisa Wackerman |
| Ridi Pagliacci (Pagliacci) | Richard Gersten |
| Habanera (Carmen) | Solange Sior |
| Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat (Guys & Dolls) | Bud Markley |
| Va, Pensiero (Nabucco) | Ensemble |
