A Bit of Benny
Choreography by: Patti Wilcox
Music by: Benny Goodman
Costume Design: Lisa Weller
Lighting Design: Jonathan Christman
Dancers: Beth Dodson, Lauren Hurst, Katherine Kerns, Tracey Lewis,
Erin Maxon, Krista Rogers, Heather White
Patti Wilcox
Ms. Wilcox recently conceived, directed and choreographed A Swell Party,
The Cole Porter Songbook for the Kennedy Center. The show is now on the
road as a national tour starring Melba Moore. Other credits include Blues
in the Night for the New York revival as well as the national and international
companies (Drama Logue Award and also NAACP Image Award nomination), Die
Fledermaus for Arkansas Opera, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum for both Artpark and the prestigious Moscow Arts Center, Little Shop
of Horrors for Arizona Theater Company (Zoni nomination), Beehive for StageWest,
Oedipus Private Eye for Musical Theater Works, and the premiere of A Magic
Night for the Berns Theater in Stockholm Sweden. Direction and staging
for symphonies include Totally Cole for Houston Symphony, Horray for Hollywood
for the Minnesota Orchestra, and An Arizona Christmas for Phoenix Symphony.
Her work has also been seen at Seattle Repertory Theater, The Old Globe
Theater, New York Shakespeare Festival, Pasadena Playhouse, Syracuse Stage,
Indiana Repertory Theater, Thames Television in London, and Canole S in
Italy. Her next project is staging, Scapan for Arizona Theater Company.
Ms. Wilcox also teaches dance at the renowned Steps Studio in New York
City, and travels worldwide to give master classes in Theater and Dance.
Wake Forest Theater & Dance homepage compiled by
Jonathan Christman
November, 1997