How To Succeed....2025
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying!
The Savoyard Light Opera Company is proud to present How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, the musical and comedic satire of corporate culture and the ruthless pursuit of success. Can the Voice of a Book tell you all you need to know about getting to the top of the executive ladder? A young window washer hopes so, in this rags-to-riches story, set in 1961. Memorable characters, a funny story line, and satisfying classic Broadway numbers will keep you wildly entertained, while you contemplate all that has changed - and not changed - about power dynamics and ambition.
The talented near-professional cast hails from far and wide. All parts require auditions. How to Succeed features former news correspondent, and host of Phantom Gourmet, Dave Robichaud as the Voice of the Book. The Savoyard Light Opera Company has presented quality musicals with live orchestras in Carlisle since 1988.
TICKETS are now on sale https://www.ticketstage.com/T/SLOC
Please email slocproducers@gmail.com or call Bill C. at 978-502-3903 with questions and especially if you need help selecting handicap seating.
Production Dates
Friday, Nov. 14 & Saturday, 15 Nov. @ 7:30pm
Sunday, Nov. 16 @ 2pm
Friday, Nov. 21 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, Nov. 22 @ 4pm
Director - Kendra Thyne
Music Director - Barry Singer
Choreographer-Amy Nosowitz
Producer- SLOC board
Performances take place in Corey Auditorium which is part of The Carlisle Public Schools 83 School St., BUT please use GPS to take you to the Church St. Entrance, Carlisle School/Corey Auditorium Carlisle, Massachusetts 01741, United States. Please review under the 'contact us' section of our home page.
If you have any questions, please email SLOCproducers@gmail.com (preferred) or call 978-254-1571, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. If your question is time sensitive, we can respond more quickly to an email.
Glossary of 1960's Terms in How To Succeed.....
Metrecal - a popular weight-loss powdered meal replacement
Judith Anderson - a Broadway star who also had a prolific career in film. Rosemary may be referring to Anderson’s famous roles as Medea and as Lady Macbeth
Steno pool - a group of secretaries who take dictation in shorthand
Dictation - writing down, recording what is said
Shorthand - a system of writing that uses symbols and abbreviations to increase writing speed
Longhand - writing out words in full
Dictation machine - a sound recording device used to record speech to later type into print
Carbon paper - sheets of paper that create multiple copies onto layered paper that is typed or written on
Adding machine - a mechanical calculator that creates a roll of tape for bookkeeping purposes
Playing Gin - a card game from a standard deck, where players match cards into sets and runs
Helena Rubinstein - an art collector and philanthropist, who was also a cosmetics entrepreneur
The Copa - a New York City nightclub where many entertainers made their New York debut
Cigarette girl - attractive young woman selling cigarettes from a tray held by a neck strap
Vassar - when How to Succeed was written, Vassar College was all women and meant to provide women with an equivalent education to the best men’s colleges of that time
Typhoid Carrier - reference used to describe someone to steer clear of; typhoid carriers are asymptomatic but contagious people infected with Salmonella typhi
Bergdorf Goodman - luxury department store
Fink - Informant, strikebreaker, generally unpleasant person
Wildroot cream oil - hair cream used for styling
Gatling - Richard Jordan Gatling invented a rapid-firing firearm that was an early version of a machine gun
”The Untouchables” - special agents during the prohibition who worked to end Al Capone’s illegal activities
Rail Splitter - person who splits logs into rails, famously known as a nickname for Abraham Lincoln, and used to describe someone who rose from humble beginnings
Shriners, Diner’s Club, Golden Key - Brotherhood of man references several membership-based groups, with Elks being the most recognizable. Shriners stemmed from Masonic Temple membership and is most known for supporting children’s hospitals. Diner’s Club refers to a charge account for business people, starting with New York based restaurants. Golden Key is an academic society.
"B. B. D. O." (the initials of the character Ovington) is a reference to the largest advertising agency of the 20th century, Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn - commonly known as BBDO (and still in operation today).