A Milonga for Gabriel Isaacs

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Sandra Antognazzi & Company

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THE PLAYWRIGHTS’ THEATRE OF EAST HAMPTON AT LTV
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION
PRESENT A CONCERT STAGING OF THE NEW COMEDY WITH MUSIC

A Milonga for Gabriel Isaacs

by John McCaffrey & Mark Singer
Directed by Paul Lincoln
with music by The Oscar Feldman Trio and live Tango by Sandra Agnozzi & Company
Produced by Josh Gladstone

Gabriel is newly divorced and still in pain from the breakup. He wants to find new love, but is fearful of getting hurt again. Could tango be the answer? Tango - a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, erotically charged, and having many varied steps and poses including, for Gabriel, pretending that he is not falling in love with his new dance-class partner Lauren. Now - they have just three chances and three dances to get it right…

Join us at this concert staging of a spicy, neurotic, and zany new comedy by two sharp playwrights and directed by Broadway’s Paul Lincoln - featuring an ensemble of five actors joined by live Tango music performed by Oscar Feldman and his smoldering Jazz Trio and Tango dancers Sandra Antognazzi & Company. There’ll be something for everyone at this night of passion and play, including a post-show dessert reception with the artists courtesy of our producers, The Playwrights’ Theatre of East Hampton.

Musican/Dancer

OSCAR FELDMAN, Musician

Known for his splendid tonalities and melodically outstanding charts, the Argentinian native demonstrates his superb skills on alto, tenor, and soprano saxes, while employing a wide range of Panamerican references, from straight ahead to tango to candombe to samba to mambo.
Feldman created quite an uproar by the end of the 1990s with his impressive recording debut as a leader "El Angel" (Songosaurus, 1999). For his second album “Oscar e Familia”, the great Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal was in charge of penning the title track (Sunnyside, 2009). For his third solo album “Gol” (ZOHO, 2017), Feldman hand-picked his bandmates with the precise intention of what he wanted to accomplish. The album features some of the hottest musicians on the jazz scene today. “Gol” received rave reviews from fans and music critics. With training from the best jazz teachers, he graduated cum laude in 1995 with a Major in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music. Oscar realized that he could be an artist bridging both worlds and soon after was part of the United Nations Orchestra conducted by Dizzy's successor, Paquito D' Rivera. Since moving to New York, Oscar quickly developed a well-deserved reputation as a versatile musician, as evidenced by his work with notable artists such as guitar legend Al Di Meola, Grammy winner and top producer/arranger Eumir Deodato, Jeff Tain Watts, Avantango, Paquito D'Rivera's United Nations Orchestra, Alex Acuna, Bebo Valdes and His All-Star Latin Jazz Band, touring and performing at prestigious venues such as the Opera Vienna House, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Town Hall in New York, Park La Villette in Paris, the Blue Note as well as many International Jazz Festivals in Europe, the Americas, and Africa. Among his numerous recordings as a sideman, Oscar recorded the album "Tropicana Nights" with a Big Band conducted by Paquito D'Rivera which received the Latin Grammy Award 2000 for "Best Latin Jazz Album”. Feldman has led many touring projects enlisting the talents of notable musicians such as Horacio Negro Hernandez, Alex Acuna, Dave Samuels, Otmaro Ruiz, and Tom Kennedy. Oscar has been always passionate about teaching. Currently, he is on the faculty at the New York Jazz Academy, has taught workshops and clinics at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and leads his own weekly music jam classes in New York.

SANDRA ANTOGNAZZI, Dancer

Sandra Antognazzi was born and raised in Argentina. Her professional career spans over two decades in performance, choreography, and teaching, in two different dance traditions: modern dance and Argentine tango. Mrs. Antognazzi has been praised by the specialized press for her “strikingly powerful presence” and “lyricism” (The New York Times), and for her ‘memorable” performances (Attitude Dance Magazine). In Argentina, Sandra performed with celebrated choreographer Ana Maria Stekelman, (Director of Tangokinesis), and was awarded First Prize at "Concurso de Ballet y Danza" and received a Special Award from the Jury for Best Soloist. Upon arriving in New York Sandra had a scholarship to study with renowned Jennifer Muller/The Works. Sandra was a principal dancer with the Doris Humphrey Repertory Dance Company, Mary Anthony Dance Theater, and Errol Grimes Dance Group, touring nationally and internationally. A fascination with her native tango grew into a full-time passion. Sandra studied with young and old tango masters, all of whom inspired her in many different ways. Mrs. Antognazzi has partnered with some of Argentina’s leading Tango dancers. Sandra’s most recent tango credits include performing, touring, directing and/or choreographing for Pablo Aslan’s Avantango, Todo Tango with the Arturo O'Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Tango & Tango with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Leonardo Suarez Paz’ Cuartetango in venues such as Town Hall, Lincoln Center’s Rose.

Director & Playwrights

PAUL LINCOLN

Paul Lincoln is one of the busiest vocal coaches in New York City with clients in almost every show on Broadway. Most recently seen off-Broadway in Roundabout Theatre Company’s premiere of "Primary Trust" this summer, Paul maintains an active acting career as well. Some of his other favorite credits have been Classic Stage Company’s acclaimed revival of Allegro directed by John Doyle and Tony Nominee Elizabeth A. Davis’s premier of her musical "My Name is not Indian Joe". As a director, Paul loves to help develop new pieces. He directed the world premiere of Nell Benjamin ("Mean Girls", "Legally Blonde") and Larry O’Keefe’s ("Heathers", "Legally Blonde") Life of the Party and he is thrilled to be working on this production of "A Milonga for GABRIEL ISAACS".

Photo BY Anthony Chatmon

JOHN McCAFFREY, Co-Playwright

John McCaffrey, a resident of Wainscott, is the published author of one novel and three short story collections. He also teaches creative writing at the Rochester Institute of Technology, pens a regular column for The Good Men Project, and is the editor for Vine Leaves Press's 50 Give and Take. Since meeting Mark Singer on the basketball court more than a decade ago the two have partnered on numerous stage and screen projects.

Photo courtesy of John McCaffrey

MARK SINGER, Co-Playwright

Mark Singer is an actor, singer and writer who has been featured in operas, musicals, plays, and on the cabaret stage for over three decades. He has created and produced numerous musical revues and plays for the Catskill Mountain Foundation in Hunter, NY, where he and his wife Darcy will be performing on November 11. Mark is delighted to have this opportunity to showcase his original work with his talented friend John McCaffrey. Mark is currently Founding Managing Partner for Acquisitions and Strategy at Finn Partners PR. His financial career began at Sanford Bernstein and Co. where he was a Senior Portfolio Manager and Partner.

Photo by David Katzive

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Saturday, October 21 @ 7:30PM

A Milonga for Gabriel Isaacs

The Story

A Milonga for Gabriel Isaacs

by John McCaffrey & Mark Singer Directed by Paul Lincoln with music by The Oscar Feldman Trio and live Tango by Sandra Agnozzi & Company Produced by Josh Gladstone

Musican/Dancer

Director & Playwrights

by John McCaffrey & Mark Singer
Directed by Paul Lincoln
with music by The Oscar Feldman Trio and live Tango by Sandra Agnozzi & Company
Produced by Josh Gladstone