European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes May entertainment Roadway photos by Lynda Sparks 3 James Riley Smith Callie Kimberly Myers and Leella Ratcliff perform in Neil Simons there playing our plays its song at military bases a lovers quarrel Smith As composer Vernon Gersch and Warner As lyricist Sonia Meisner 27 28 bad Hersfeldt rec 29 Fulda rec 30 outpost India 1 Thum Kreuza nato 3 Kerpen Bolke 4 Sheinberg Reichel building 5 Xanten belgian dining 6 minister International 8 Dilmen Santa Barbara Cavern dining 9 Weskirchen 10 11 Kalmar no 12  Schill Cavern German dining 13 monchengladbach 15 Geilenkirche to Cocren sentry 16 1823 25 Kitzinger Harvey bks theater 26 bad Kissinger Daley bks rec 27 Bamberg Warner bks entertainment 29 Erlanger Ferris bks Community Center june 30 Crail sheim Mckee bks rec 1 Augsburg Reese Cavern theater 2 Neu Ulm Nelson bks 3 bad Cannstatt theater 5 Heilbronn Wharton bks rec 6 lyricist Sonia Warner wants her by Anita Gosch staff writer a barrel of laughs has rolled into Europe with the do sponsored Broadway hit there playing our now touring military bases in Holland and the written by Neil americas Premier funny with music by Tony award winning composer Marvin there playing our song is a romantic comedy featuring acerbic biting sarcasm and hilarious its the Story of the relationship Between an established and an aspiring female both haunted by voices that express their says Leella Ham Lisch wrote the music together with lyricist Carole Bayer and its the Story of their he is a very straight laced kind of and she is wild and Ratcliff and the six other performers in the play Are part of the Southern appalachian repertory a summer theater based in Mars All Are professional performers who Are engaged by other theater companies during the rest of the while in  have a tight playing six nights a but on their Days off they plan to take full advantage of what the continent has to were a very artistic so Well be going to Art museums and says but were also a very fun were looking Forward to All the the Beers and wines and food Are All exciting to were going to be so fat when we Well have to change our show the troupe got the idea to perform on the Dod circuit when Singer Callie who plays the part of the related her experiences singing with a Dod show in the far East last Callie told me to Call the government to see if they want our recalls i you dont just Call the but then i got to and simply called the the armed forces professional entertainment office in sent Ratcliff an the performers auditioned and were one of the criteria of the says was that the production have a Small cast and be easily with few props and a sparse she chose there playing our which the troupe had originally performed in because its a so it combines song and the music is there Are lots of easy laughs and it has Good character we changed some of the lines in the play to make it a Little closer to Home for the military says rat we put in european such As saying Ger Man sports so that the people can relate to it there playing our song stars baritone James Riley Smith As composer Vernon Gersch and Soprano Warner As lyricist Sonia Tenor Douglas Ray and Bari tone Bruce Kainey portray the voices that Gersch hears in his and Alto Ratcliff and Soprano Kimberly Myers portray the voices that walk pianist Ste Ven Chicurel provides the musical performances of there playing our song Are free to members of the forces and their guests see Box for Check your local music and theater Organiza Tion or recreation Center for starting