Lucky Penny Productions

05/29/2026

✨Meet the fabulous cast of The Drowsy Chaperone — the delightfully silly, tap-dancing, cocktail-shaking finale to Lucky Penny’s 2025–2026 Season! ✨

OPENING TONIGHT AND RUNNING MAY 29 – JUNE 14, 2026

Directed by Daren A.C. Carollo
Music Direction by Craig Burdette
Choreography by Alex Gomez

Tickets are on sale now at: www.luckypennynapa.com

🌟 Today’s Featured Cast Member:
Max Geide is Robert Martin

Max has now done five shows at Lucky Penny, which at this point makes it less a theatre and more a habit he has no intention of breaking. Max was last seen here in "Peter and Alice." Other recent work includes "Other Desert Cities" (2025 NorBay Theater Awards – Outstanding Supporting Performance), "Wonder of the World" (Lake Tahoe — Lakey Penny) "Almost, Maine" (Arty Awards – Best Actor), "The Glass Menagerie," and "Rumors" at Sonoma Arts Live. "The Drowsy Chaperone" has been a favorite for a long time, and getting to finally do it here, with these people, is not lost on him. Enormous thanks to Taylor and Barry for building something so special. All his love to his husband Alex Gomez, Robb, Marc, Carol, Greg, Monica, Curtis, Bonnie, Doug, Amy, April, Ryan, Robby, Jenny, Brandon, David, his nieces, nephew, and everyone who keeps showing up — you make it mean something.

🥂 About the Show:
Filled with glamorous brides, mistaken identities, gangsters disguised as pastry chefs, a charming Latin lover, and one very tipsy chaperone, The Drowsy Chaperone is a laugh-out-loud love letter to the golden age of Broadway musicals. Told through the imagination of a devoted theater fan spinning his favorite cast album, this wildly fun musical is packed with big laughs, bigger dance numbers, and enough joy to leave you grinning all the way home. ✨

05/28/2026

✨Meet the fabulous cast of The Drowsy Chaperone — the delightfully silly, tap-dancing, cocktail-shaking finale to Lucky Penny’s 2025–2026 Season! ✨

OPENING TOMORROW AND RUNNING MAY 29 – JUNE 14, 2026

Directed by Daren A.C. Carollo
Music Direction by Craig Burdette
Choreography by Alex Gomez

Tickets are on sale now at: www.luckypennynapa.com

🌟 Today’s Featured Cast Member:
Faustino Cadiz III is Gangster #2

Faustino is a Filipino-American San Francisco Bay Area Educator and Performing Artist ecstatic to join Lucky Penny’s "The Drowsy Chaperone" after appearing as Jacob in "La Cage aux Folles." Credits: "42nd Street" (Julian Marsh; SCT), "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead" (Rosencrantz; CCCT), "A Chorus Line" (Paul; P*P), "Yellow Face" (HYH&Others; Chanticleers), "Assassins" (Czolgosz; MST), Kunoichi Production’s "Pacific Overtures," alongside collaborations around the Bay Area with CenterREP, SFBATCO, Bindlestiff Studio, 42nd Street Moon, Hillbarn Theatre and many others. Much love to family, friends, and this dedicated and exuberant cast and creative crew!

🥂 About the Show:
Filled with glamorous brides, mistaken identities, gangsters disguised as pastry chefs, a charming Latin lover, and one very tipsy chaperone, The Drowsy Chaperone is a laugh-out-loud love letter to the golden age of Broadway musicals. Told through the imagination of a devoted theater fan spinning his favorite cast album, this wildly fun musical is packed with big laughs, bigger dance numbers, and enough joy to leave you grinning all the way home. ✨

05/27/2026

IMPORTANT message for Lucky Penny patrons - Tickets for our shows are only sold through our website, by calling us, or in person when our box office is open. Our website is luckypennynapa.com and our site will link you to our authorized seller, Ovation Tix. PLEASE do not try to purchase tickets for Lucky Penny shows through ANY other website. Tickets for our shows run from $25 for youth to $47 for adults, but we have run into a batch of scalpers who are offering seats to our shows for three times their face value! If you have any doubt, contact us at 707-266-6305 or [email protected] as we try to figure out how to block these cheaters.

05/27/2026

✨Meet the fabulous cast of The Drowsy Chaperone — the delightfully silly, tap-dancing, cocktail-shaking finale to Lucky Penny’s 2025–2026 Season! ✨

OPENING THIS FRIDAY AND RUNNING MAY 29 – JUNE 14, 2026

Directed by Daren A.C. Carollo
Music Direction by Craig Burdette
Choreography by Alex Gomez

Tickets are on sale now at: www.luckypennynapa.com

🌟 Today’s Featured Cast Member:
Peter Budinger as The Underling and DC Scarpelli as The Man in Chair

Peter and DC have been partners on stage and off for over 30 years, since they were theatre majors and improv comedians at Yale together. They’ve written and directed some plays, won some awards, and appeared in many, many productions together — you may remember them as Georges and Albin/Zaza in Lucky Penny’s "La Cage aux Folles!" Off stage, Peter is a Health Educator for the CA Dept of Public Health and DC is Creative Director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre and designer for theatre organizations throughout the country. http://dcscarpelli.com

🥂 About the Show:
Filled with glamorous brides, mistaken identities, gangsters disguised as pastry chefs, a charming Latin lover, and one very tipsy chaperone, The Drowsy Chaperone is a laugh-out-loud love letter to the golden age of Broadway musicals. Told through the imagination of a devoted theater fan spinning his favorite cast album, this wildly fun musical is packed with big laughs, bigger dance numbers, and enough joy to leave you grinning all the way home. ✨

05/27/2026

05/26/2026

✨Meet the fabulous cast of The Drowsy Chaperone — the delightfully silly, tap-dancing, cocktail-shaking finale to Lucky Penny’s 2025–2026 Season! ✨

OPENING THIS FRIDAY AND RUNNING MAY 29 – JUNE 14, 2026

Directed by Daren A.C. Carollo
Music Direction by Craig Burdette
Choreography by Alex Gomez

Tickets are on sale now at: www.luckypennynapa.com

🌟 Today’s Featured Cast Member:
Taylor Bartolucci as The Drowsy Chaperone

Taylor is thrilled to once again bring her signature “sarcastic drunk” energy to the stage—a role she seems to keep inhabiting! She is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Lucky Penny Productions, works for Madonna Estate Winery, Leadership Napa Valley, and co-hosts the Tues/Thurs morning show on 99.3 The Vine. When she’s not juggling all of that, she’s mom to her two crazy gremlins Rocco and Gia. Endless gratitude to the Lucky Penny community and everyone who keeps the magic of local theatre alive.

🥂 About the Show:
Filled with glamorous brides, mistaken identities, gangsters disguised as pastry chefs, a charming Latin lover, and one very tipsy chaperone, The Drowsy Chaperone is a laugh-out-loud love letter to the golden age of Broadway musicals. Told through the imagination of a devoted theater fan spinning his favorite cast album, this wildly fun musical is packed with big laughs, bigger dance numbers, and enough joy to leave you grinning all the way home. ✨

05/14/2026

Lucky Penny Productions opens their seventh and final show of the 2025-26 season on Friday, May 29th. “The Drowsy Chaperone” runs three weekends through June 14th at the Lucky Penny Community Arts Center.

“This musical is a love letter to musicals,” said Artistic Director Taylor Bartolucci, who plays the tipsy title character. “It’s full of laughs and dancing and catchy tunes, which has made it a favorite for theatre lovers everywhere.”

In the story, a die-hard musical theatre fan plays his favorite cast album and the characters come to life in his New York apartment. In the show-within-the-show, we meet two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone – all the ingredients for a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical.

“The Drowsy Chaperone” debuted in 1998 in Toronto and opened on Broadway in 2006 where it went in to win five Tony Awards.
“The Drowsy Chaperone” features Stage Direction by Daren A.C. Carollo, Musical Direction by Craig Burdette, and Choreography by Alex Gomez. The cast includes DC Scarpelli as The Man in the Chair, Melissa Momboisse as Janet Van De Graaff, Max Geide as Robert Martin, Jeremy Kreamer as George, Taylor Bartolucci as The Chaperone, Alex Gomez as Aldolpho, Sarah Lundstrom and Faustino Cadiz as the Pastry Chefs, Leslie Sexton as Mrs. Tottendale, Peter Budinger as the Underling, Kade Morrill as Trix the Aviatrix, Barry Martin as Feldzeig, Jenny Veilleux as Kitty, and Erin Smith and Adam Goldsmith as multiple characters.

Tickets for “The Drowsy Chaperone” can be purchased at www.luckypennynapa.com. Current Subscribers are renewing their subscriptions for the upcoming 2026-27 season, and new Subscribers will be welcomed soon. If you have questions, contact Lucky Penny at 707-266-6305 or email [email protected].

04/30/2026

The AUDITION DEADLINE for Freaky Friday The Musical is tomorrow! Follow this link for details on how to submit your video. - https://mailchi.mp/luckypennynapa/audition-deadline-for-freaky-friday

04/30/2026

Submission deadline is tomorrow!

🎭 SEEKING NON-AEA AUDITION SUBMISSIONS: “FREAKY FRIDAY, THE MUSICAL” 🎭
Book by Bridget Carpenter, Music by Tom Kitt, Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Based on the novel by Mary Rodgers and the Disney films

We are especially seeking:
• Teen actors (or those who can convincingly play teens)
• Adult male presenting actors

* Specific character breakdowns can be found at www.luckypennynapa.com under AUDITIONS

About the Show: When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. This heartfelt and hilarious musical explores identity, empathy, and the powerful bond between a mother and daughter.

Key Dates:
• Rehearsals begin: Approx. August 9, 2026
• Typical schedule: Mon–Thurs evenings + weekends as needed
• Performances: September 11–27, 2026
• Callbacks (by invitation only): May 16 & 17

How to Submit:
Email: [email protected] and include your Headshot & resume + a video link to one song (no a ca****la; accompaniment required)

⚠️ Important Notes
• If you’ve already submitted to our general auditions, no need to resubmit
• If you’ve performed with Lucky Penny Productions before, no video submission required
• Submission deadline: Friday, May 1
• Callback invitations will be sent shortly
• Lucky Penny is a all-volunteer organization but we do offer a small travel stipend that ranges from $15-$20/day.

For questions email [email protected]