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Breakin’ Convention Returns to Charlotte............................................ 4 Meet Some of the Stars of The Illusionists Coming in October............ 6 5 Reasons Not to Miss Opera Carolina's New Season ......................... 8 Celebrating Charlotte Ballet's Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux ......................12 A Little Cabaret Trivia Before the Show Hits the Belk Stage ...............14 Charlotte Symphony Committed to Education...................................16 CONNECT WITH US
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Breakin’ Convention Returns to Charlotte This Fall
he incredible international festival of hip-hop dance theater, Breakin' Convention, returns to the Queen City Sept. 30-Oct. 1. This celebration of hip-hop culture comes direct from Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, thanks to a sponsorship by Sprite in Charlotte. It puts the best dance crews from around the globe and amazing local talent on the stage for two nights of innovative, interactive dance and art. Plus, free family-friendly activities will take place all week on the plaza at Levine Center for the Arts. The international lineup brings innovative artists from different cultures to the Blumenthal stage. This year’s artists hail from Korea, South Africa, Canada and the United Kingdom. From Korea, the seven-member B-Boy group Just Dance fuses traditional Korean
movement with high-energy break dancing. Another artist interested in the fusion of culture and movement is Jane Sekonya from South Africa. Her “Afrofuze” pieces allow her to tell comedic stories through dance. The two members of Canada’s Tentacle Tribe, Emmanuelle Lêphan and Elon Höglund, have worked together for over a decade, crafting pieces that draw on stories from nature and animals. While Pro-Motion’s performances are rooted in elements of the natural world, their futuristic street dancing draws on popping and animation dancers from Jonzi D the group’s U.K. home. Jonzi D, artistic director of Breakin’ Convention, is also from the U.K. His talents extend far beyond hip-hop dance, leading to collaborations with artists like The Roots, Steve Williamson and Gangstarr.
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Meet Some of the Stars of The Illusionists Coming in October
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hink you can't be fooled? Think again. The mysterious, hypertalented performers of The Illusionists – coming direct from Broadway to Ovens Auditorium Oct. 21-23 – have all had dazzling careers, thanks to the many tricks up their sleeves. Here’s a little information about some of the illusionists coming this fall. THE TRICKSTER, aka Jeff Hobson Specialty: Probably the only man who can make you laugh as he clandestinely snatches your watch. How you know him: He is best known for his hilarious hosting in Las Vegas and his own one-man shows. He has been featured on HBO, FOX Family's "Masters of Illusion," and NBC's "World's Greatest Magic." THE INVENTOR, aka Kevin James Specialty: Amazing illusions infused with quirky humor. How you know him: Starting in 2005, he was the headliner of "The World's Greatest Magic Show" in Las Vegas. Previously, he had starred in a production at the Crazy Horse in Paris. He has performed for the Prince of Monaco, the Sultan of Dubai and recently President Barack Obama and family. THE ESCAPOLOGIST, aka Andrew Basso Specialty: Death-defying escapes. How you know him: With performances in famed arenas like
Sydney Opera House and London’s Hammersmith Apollo, the Italian escape artist has gained worldwide acclaim. His most lauded trick combines Houdini’s famed escape and the world’s first fullview water torture cell. THE DEDUCTIONIST, aka Colin Cloud Specialty: Hyper-aware feats of mind reading. How you know him: With a background in forensic science, he crafted a magic career through shows at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival Fringe. His ability to recall specifics about audience members has earned him praise from the likes of Simon Cowell and ITV’s Jonathan Ross, as well as the title “the real-life Sherlock Holmes.”
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5 Reasons Not to Miss Opera Carolina’s 2016/17 Season ... Even for Newcomers
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pera: Does the word bring to mind outsized singers with long braids and funny helmets belting out songs in a foreign language? Don’t be fooled. Opera is rooted in real life. Whether you prefer jeans or cocktail attire – and either is appropriate – here are five reasons not to miss Opera Carolina’s 2016/17 season, made possible by Wells Fargo Private Bank’s sponsorship.
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Understand pop culture. You know the music from The Barber of Seville, even if you don’t think you do. Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd sang comically to Rossini’s tunes in “The Rabbit of Seville.” Isn’t it time you saw the original, in which a busybody barber tries to help one man land the woman of his dreams?
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Get a history lesson. La Traviata is based on the tragic life of the famously gorgeous Parisian courtesan Marie Duplessis. By the time she was 16, men were paying for her company (literally). Her affair with Alexander Dumas, son of “The Three Musketeers” author, is the basis for Verdi’s opera, which, in turn, was the basis for “Pretty Woman” and “Moulin Rouge.” Don’t expect a happy
Hollywood ending; the real Traviata died of tuberculosis at 23.
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A feminist perspective. Puccini created a feminist heroine in The Girl of the West (La Fanciulla Del West). In the mountains of a lawless California Gold Rush town, an independent and beautiful, scripturequoting saloon owner tries to tame the hardliving miners. When she falls for a bandit, the sheriff (who is head over heels for her) wants to string her man up. The hero in this original spaghetti Western doesn’t wear a white hat. She wears a skirt.
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There’s nothing else like it. In a 2014 Huffington Post essay, “Why I Love Opera and You Should, Too,” Henriette Lazaridis wrote, “Go to an actual opera house where you can enjoy the grandiosity of … the experience.” “Opera is the grandest of all art forms,” said James Meena, Opera Carolina’s general director and principal conductor. “It’s based on real life, but it’s larger than life. And it’s all set to the most glorious music ever written.”
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AMBER JACOBSEN, NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS LLC, GROVE ENTERTAINMENT, COL JOYE IN ASSOCIATION WITH LIONSGATE AND MAGIC HOUR PRODUCTIONS present
By
ELEANOR BERGSTEIN with
CHRISTOPHER TIERNEY
BRONWYN REED
MATTHEW AMIRA JORDAN EDWIN ANDRÉ ALYSSA BRIZZI JEROME HARMANN HARDEMAN GARY LYNCH HANNAH JANE McMURRAY JON EDWARD POWELL ALAN SCHARF
JENNIFER MEALANI JONES MATT SURGES
MATTHEW BORCHERS KRISTIAN BROOKS CHANTE CARMEL HENRY BYALIKOV JENIFER DILLOW KELLIE DROBNICK MICHAL KOLACZKOWSKI ANJELICA BETTE FELLINI LINDSEY HAILES SOPHIE LEE MORRIS JOHN SWAPSHIRE JULZ TOCKER CHRIS VanDENHENDE D. SCOTT WITHERS Set Designer
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Sound Designer
STEPHEN BRIMSON LEWIS
TIM MITCHELL
JENNIFER IRWIN
BOBBY AITKEN
Video & Projection Designer
Hair Designer
Ballroom & Latin Choreographer
Associate Director
Associate Choreographer
JON DRISCOLL
BERNIE ARDIA
CRAIG WILSON
KASEY RT GRAHAM
DAVID SCOTCHFORD
Associate Set Designer
CHRISTINE PETERS
Associate Lighting Designer
Associate Costume Designer
VIVIEN LEONE
DANA BURKART
Associate Sound Designer Associate Video Designer
SIMON KING
Music Director
Music Coordinator
ALAN J. PLADO
JOHN MILLER
Production Stage Manager
Tour Booking
Company Manager
KELSEY TIPPINS
THE ROAD COMPANY
AARON QUINTANA
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GREGORY VANDER PLOEG JAMEY JENNINGS
EMILY HARDING
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BOND THEATRICAL GROUP LAURA STANCZYK CASTING
Executive Producer
Production Managers
TRINITY WHEELER
JASON JUENKER LAURA DIELI
Special Thanks to JIMMY IENNER Music Supervisor and Orchestrations
CONRAD HELFRICH Choreography by
MICHELE LYNCH Original Chroreography by
KATE CHAMPION Director
JAMES POWELL Originally Produced by Jacobsen Entertainment, 18 November 2004, Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia
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Frances “Baby” Houseman................................................................................................................BRONWYN REED Elizabeth / Singer............................................................................................................................. CHANTE CARMEL Dr. Jake Houseman................................................................................................................. JON EDWARD POWELL Marjorie Houseman....................................................................................................... HANNAH JANE McMURRAY Lisa Houseman......................................................................................................................................ALYSSA BRIZZI Billy Kostecki / Singer.......................................................................................................... JORDAN EDWIN ANDRÉ Max Kellerman........................................................................................................................................ GARY LYNCH Neil Kellerman........................................................................................................................................MATT SURGES Penny Johnson................................................................................................................JENNIFER MEALANI JONES Johnny Castle........................................................................................................................CHRISTOPHER TIERNEY Mr. Schumacher..................................................................................................................................... ALAN SCHARF Robbie Gould...................................................................................................................................MATTHEW AMIRA Tito Suarez........................................................................................................... JEROME HARMANN HARDEMAN Vivian Pressman................................................................................................................................ JENIFER DILLOW Moe Pressman............................................................................................................................... D. SCOTT WITHERS Ensemble........................................................ MATTHEW BORCHERS, KRISTIAN BROOKS, CHANTE CARMEL JENIFER DILLOW, KELLIE DROBNICK, LINDSEY HAILES JOHN SWAPSHIRE, JULZ TOCKER, CHRIS VanDENHENDE D. SCOTT WITHERS SPECIALTIES This Magic Moment Soloist............................................................................................................. CHANTE CARMEL We Shall Overcome Vocalist............................................................................................................ CHANTE CARMEL Sheldrake Emcee............................................................................................................................D. SCOTT WITHERS SWINGS HENRY BYALIKOV, MICHAL KOLACZKOWSKI ANJELICA BETTE FELLINI, SOPHIE LEE MORRIS UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Frances “Baby” Houseman: ANJELICA BETTE FELLINI, SOPHIE LEE MORRIS; for Johnny Castle: HENRY BYALIKOV, JULZ TOCKER, CHRIS VanDENHENDE; for Penny Johnson: KRISTIAN BROOKS, KELLIE DROBNICK; for Dr. Jake Houseman: GARY LYNCH, D. SCOTT WITHERS; for Marjorie Houseman: KRISTIAN BROOKS, JENIFER DILLOW; for Lisa Houseman: ANJELICA BETTE FELLINI, SOPHIE LEE MORRIS; for Billy Kostecki/Singer: MATTHEW AMIRA, MATT SURGES; for Max Kellerman: ALAN SCHARF, D. SCOTT WITHERS; for Neil Kellerman: MATTHEW BORCHERS, MICHAL KOLACZOWSKI; for Tito Suarez: JOHN SWAPSHIRE; for Mr. Schumacher: HENRY BYALIKOV, D. SCOTT WITHERS; for Elizabeth/Singer: JENIFER DILLOW, LINDSEY HAILES; for Vivian Pressman: KRISTIAN BROOKS, KELLIE DROBINICK; for Robbie Gould: HENRY BYALIKOV, JULZ TOCKER; for Moe Pressman: HENRY BYALIKOV, MICHAL KOLACZKOWSKI; for “This Magic Moment” Soloist: JENIFER DILLOW, LINDSEY HAILES; for “We Shall Overcome” Vocalist: LINDSEY HAILES, JOHN SWAPSHIRE; for Sheldrake Emcee: HENRY BYALIKOV, MICHAL KOLACZKOWSKI. Dance Captain: HENRY BYALIKOV Assistant Dance Captain: SOPHIE LEE MORRIS Fight Captain: JULZ TOCKER THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION
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Christopher Tierney
Bronwyn Reed
Matthew Amira
Jordan Edwin AndrĂŠ
Alyssa Brizzi
Jerome Harmann Hardeman
Jennifer Mealani Jones
Gary Lynch
Hannah Jane McMurray
Jon Edward Powell
Alan Scharf
Matt Surges
Matthew Borchers
Kristian Brooks
Henry Byalikov
Chante Carmel
Jenifer Dillow
Kellie Drobnick
Michal Kolaczkowski
Anjelica Bette Fellini
John Swapshire
Julz Tocker
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Lindsey Hailes
Sophie Lee Morris
D. Scott Withers
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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE This Magic Moment Merengue (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Incidental) You Do Something To Me You’re The Cream In My Coffee There Will Never Be Another You Johnny’s Mambo Do You Love Me? Love Man Honey Love Infectious Cha Cha An Original Waltz / Penny’s Waltz Viva La Quince Brigada This Land Is Your Land / We Shall Overcome Stubborn Kind Of Fellow De Todo Un Poco / Wipeout Hungry Eyes Overload Hey! Baby! (I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Incidental)/ Johnny’s Tango To The Sheldrake De Todo Un Poco Maybe The Way Life Goes These Arms of Mine Cry To Me
ACT TWO Dawn Interlude Blow the Man Down (Trad.) The Way Life Goes (reprise) Besame Mucho Save The Last Dance For Me If You Were The Only Girl Magic Hour Serenade Duke of Earl Love Is Strange You Don’t Own Me Nunca Lisa’s Hula Yes! In The Still Of The Night (I’ll Remember) Summertime (Incidental) Nocturnado Someone Like You She’s Like The Wind Kellerman’s Anthem (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life A number of songs Eleanor Bergstein tried very hard and unsuccessfully to obtain for the movie we have been able to obtain for our production and put in the places originally intended, including “Save The Last Dance For Me” (The Drifters) and “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” (Marvin Gaye).
DIRTY DANCING ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard: Alan J. Plado Associate Conductor/Keyboard: Julie Homi Guitar: Matt Brown Reeds: Brian Krock Drums: Rick Donato Percussion: Miles Lassi Bass: Brad Lovelace Trumpet: Michael Robb
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CHRISTOPHER TIERNEY (Johnny Castle) has danced with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Les Ballet Jazz du Montreal and Houston Ballet. First national tour of Movin’ Out and the North American premiere of Dirty Dancing. Original cast on Broadway in Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark. Off Broadway credits include I Am The Wind (The One) and Downward Facing Debbie (Tate). Featured actor in Across The Universe with Julie Taymor. All my heart to mom, dad, Patrick and Natalie for their love and support. BRONWYN REED (Frances “Baby” Houseman) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut playing the iconic role of “Baby” in this fabulous production of Dirty Dancing! After training with The Joffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, she studied at Stanford University (BFA Drama) and LAMDA (MA in Acting). She plays the recurring role of Lucy Huston on “Law & Order: SVU,” and can next be seen opposite Charlize Theron in The Last Face, directed by Sean Penn, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Deepest thanks to my cast and crew for dancing with me, to Laura for believing in me and to Aaron and Matt for fighting for me. All my love to my family and friends, and most of all to my love, Michael. Follow my journey on twitter: @bronwynreed, and instagram: bronwynreedofficial. MATTHEW AMIRA (Robbie; u/s Billy). Touring debut! Regional: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Jehan Frollo, Ogunquit Playhouse), South Pacific (Asolo Repertory Theatre), She Loves Me (Stephen Kodaly, Infinity Theatre), Fiddler on The Roof, The Most Happy Fella (Goodspeed Opera House), Fiddler on the Roof (Perchik, Music Theatre of Wichita). New York City native. BFA in Musical Theatre from the Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music (CCM). All my love to my family, Lookers, Avalon Artists, and Kat! @ matthewamira JORDAN EDWIN ANDRÉ (Billy Kostecki, Singer). Jordan is excited to be making his National Tour debut! Regional: West Side Story (Tony), Bye Bye Birdie (Conrad Birdie), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theseus, Wagon Wheel Theatre). Training: BFA Musical Theatre, University of Michigan. Broadway Dreams Foundation. Huge thank you to everyone on the creative team and Laura Stanczyck. Much love to my family and friends for their love and support. Twitter: @_ jordaneandre Instagram: @jordaneandre ALYSSA BRIZZI (Lisa Houseman) was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. Growing up, she trained with The National Ballet School of Canada in Toronto, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Banff Ballet. She could be seen most recently in Idaho! The Comedy Musical at the Smith Center in Las Vegas as Belle and Dream Cassie. Some of her past credits include The Broadway 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
National Tour of Beauty and the Beast as the swing and dance captain, Mystic Rhythms (Tokyo DisneySea), Hairspray, West Side Story, High School Musical, Gypsy, Big the Musical and as a finalist on CBC’s reality television series “Triple Sensation.” Alyssa would like to thank her family for their constant love and support as well as the wonderful creatives of Dirty Dancing! JEROME HARMANN HARDEMAN (Tito Suarez). Broadway, National and International Tours, Regional North American and European theatre companies: Dirty Dancing; The Full Monty; Dreamgirls; Ragtime; Swing; Kiss of The Spiderwoman; The Fantasticks; Smokey Joe’s Café; Evita; Cats; Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Floyd Collins; Once On This Island; Kiss Me Kate; Five Guy’s Named Moe; The Man of La Mancha; A Soldiers Play; The Laramie Project; The Story of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.; The Long Dance; Es Geht Mir Gut and A Night At The Circus. TV/Film: “One Life To Live,” “30 Rock,” “All My Children,” “The Good Wife,” The Green Jacket, Measuring Up, Eve’s Place, The Peacemaker and Malcolm X. Member of AEA, SAG/AFTRA, AGMA and WGA. JENNIFER MEALANI JONES (Penny Johnson), an Ellicott City, MD native, started her dance career in Philadelphia, PA, where she graduated from the University of the Arts. While in Philly she performed with Philadanco, was featured on “So You Think You Can Dance” (Season 10), was an NBA 76ers Dream Team dancer and worked with the brilliant Gunnar Montana. In 2014 she moved to Los Angeles where she has danced and worked professionally on stage, in film and commercials. Jennifer is grateful for the love and support from her family and friends, and is thrilled to be starring as Penny on this tour of Dirty Dancing! GARY LYNCH (Max Kellerman; u/s Jake). Broadway: Les Misérables (Jean Provaire and Javert, Original Broadway Production, 6 years/over 2300 performances), Mamma Mia! (Sam Carmichael, Original Cast, North American and US Premieres) - 2 time National Broadway award nominee, Dirty Dancing (Max Kellerman, Original Cast, US Premiere, 1st and 2nd National Tours). Numerous credits over the last 36 years include off Broadway, Regional, Stock, International, TV and Film. Gary is on the teaching staff, is the artistic director of the NJSDA black box theater and is on the board of directors at the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts. HANNAH JANE McMURRAY (Marjorie Houseman) is thrilled to join the Dirty Dancing tour! Recent credits include: Peter Pan 360 (National Tour). NY/Regional: 1776, Murder on the Nile (Arrow Rock Lyceum), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Boomerang Theatre Co.), Death for Five Voices, The Hidden Sky (Prospect Theater Co.), My Way… (Smithtown PAC), The Miser 9D
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(Piper Theater) and Les Misérables (Weston Playhouse). In addition to her stage credits, Hannah Jane has been featured in several films, web series and commercials. Graduate of The Boston Conservatory and LAMDA. Visit www.hannahjanemcmurray.com. JON EDWARD POWELL (Dr. Jake Houseman). LA Theatre Credits: Cages (Thomas Morri, Playwrights’ Arena), 1776 (Witherspoon, Musical Theatre West), The Rose Bowl Queens (J.B. Eberhart), The Foreigner (Charlie), Little Women The Musical (Professor Bhaer) and Romeo and Juliet (Montague). Film/TV credits: Jeepers Creepers 2, Mighty Joe Young and “Private Practice.” Jon is from Blackfoot, ID and graduated from BYU with a BFA in Musical Dance Theatre. ALAN SCHARF (Mr. Schumacher) spent the early years of his career performing mostly in musicals such as Damn Yankees, West Side Story and Showboat and tours of The Fantasticks and Take Her, She’s Mine. He took a four year leave of the Theatre when he joined the folk-singing group “The Highwaymen,” known for their hits of Michael, Row the Boat Ashore and Cottonfields. He then moved to the West Coast to where he acted in films and many TV commercials. MATT SURGES (Neil Kellerman; u/s Billy) is a recent graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre in New York City. He is proud to be making his National Tour debut in Dirty Dancing! Matt is originally from Sacramento, CA, and some of his regional credits there include A Funny Thing Happened...(Hero), Fiddler on the Roof (Perchik), Passion (Giorgio), Cabaret (Cliff) and Pride and Prejudice (Mr. Bingley). He would like to thank mom, dad, Laura, Clara, and VGP Management. MATTHEW BORCHERS (Ensemble; u/s Neil), a St. Louis native, is ecstatic to be dancin’ dirty! Credits: Theory of Relativity (54 Below), Holiday Inn (MUNY), West Side Story (Baby John, MTWichita), Bye Bye Birdie (Harvey Johnson, Lyric OKC), Happy Days (Westchester). Love to the Big Man Upstairs, The Mine, PAC, family, friends and teachers. Proud AEA member. OUMT’15. BOOMER! www.matthewborchers.com KRISTIAN BROOKS (Ensemble; u/s Penny, Marjorie, Vivian). Before receiving a BA from the University of Rochester, Kristian spent five years on the U.S.A. National Team for rhythmic gymnastics. Brooks has also danced for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, spent two seasons flying with Aerial Dance Chicago and appeared as a featured aerialist in Cedar Point’s Luminosity. Special thanks to casting, family, and friends. Infinite love to mom, dad, and Terry. HENRY BYALIKOV (Swing/Dance Captain; u/s Johnny, Robbie, Mr. Schumacher, Moe Pressman) is thrilled to join the cast of Dirty Dancing. Recent credits include: TV: “Dancing With the Stars 9E
Professional.” Stage: choreographer “Bethany Mota Fan Fest,” guest star “Forever Tango,” principal “Sway,” principal “In Your Arms” with Christopher Gatelli. Henry supports the No Barriers Organization with friend & dance partner Amy Purdy. More @HenryByalikov Instagram/Twitter. @OfficialHenryByalikov Facebook. Www.HenryByalikov.com CHANTE CARMEL (Elizabeth/Singer, Ensemble). Los Angeles native. U.C. Santa Barbara alumni. Broadway: Motown the Musical (Martha Reeves). Tours: RENT (Joanne), Dreamgirls (Michelle). T.V.: “A Different World”, “ER”, “New Girl.” Web Series: Buppies (BET). Film: A Beautiful Soul. Special thanks: God, my amazing Parents & Family. TLA. JENIFER DILLOW (Vivian Pressman, Ensemble; u/s Marjorie, Elizabeth) is thrilled to make her national tour debut with Dirty Dancing! Favorite credits include Garry Marshall’s film Mother’s Day, Sinatra: Voice for a Century (Sutton Foster cover), Mary Poppins (Ensemble/DC), On The Town (Ensemble), Disney Dreams (Belle), Twice Charmed (u/s Cinderella), Villain’s Tonight (u/s Cruella). B.F.A. PACE University, RADA. Immeasurable love to my savior Jesus, my family and CTG. All for you Garry! www.jeniferdillow.net. KELLIE DROBNICK (Ensemble; u/s Penny, Vivian) is honored to be making her National Tour debut. Originally from Columbus, OH., Kellie moved to NYC to receive her BFA from The Juilliard School. Upon graduation, Kellie was fortunate to work for MOMIX. Kellie would like to thank her amazing family, friends and teachers! MICHAL KOLACZKOWSKI (Swing; u/s Neil, Moe Pressman). National and first International Tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Regional favorites: Bye Bye Birdie (Goodspeed), Memphis (John W. Engeman Theatre), Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Wedding Singer and Pal Joey (Barn Theatre, MI). Dance: ALMA NYC, iLuminate’s The Tourist. Training: Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center and Michigan State University. Much gratitude to casting, ME Management, educators, friends, & his ballroom-dancing parents! Instagram/twitter: @michalkolaczko ANJELICA BETTE FELLINI (Swing; u/s Baby, Lisa) is thrilled to be touring with Dirty Dancing! Broadway: Phantom of the Opera. National Tour: 25th Anniversary Production of Phantom of the Opera. Other Credits: Little Dancer (Lincoln Center Theater, NYC). Thanks to About Artists, Laura Stanczyk, NETworks and CDG for their belief. For Mom, from Baby. Twitter: @anjelbfellini, Instagram: @anjelicabette. LINDSEY HAILES (Ensemble; u/s Elizabeth) is a Kansas native who attended school at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA. Other National Tour credits include The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble). Much 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
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love to my wonderful family, friends, mentors and teachers for continued love and support. SOPHIE LEE MORRIS (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain; u/s Baby, Lisa) is an Actress, Dancer and Singer represented by Take 3 Talent in New York City. Sophie recently graduated from Texas Christian University with her BFA in Musical Theatre and has had the privilege to work professionally at Theatre Raleigh, McCarter Theatre Center, Trinity Shakespeare Festival and more. sophie-lee-morris.squarespace.com @sophie.lee.morris CHRIS VanDENHENDE (Ensemble; u/s Johnny). Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Chris VanDenhende has been dancing his entire life. Training: hometown studios and Tulsa Ballet. In 2009, Chris fell in love with musical theater and moved to the bright lights of NYC. Credits include Trouble a Rock Musical at NYMF; Stilleto Entertainment, Holland America Cruise Line (dance); Chicago the Musical tour. Chris is thrilled and honored to be a part of the iconic piece of Americana that is Dirty Dancing. He thanks his family and friends for their unwavering support and encouragement. Instagram: @ChrisVanNYC. JOHN SWAPSHIRE (Ensemble; u/s Tito) was born and raised in St. Louis, graduated from Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, trained under the direction of Lee Nolting and Alicia Graf Mac at Center Of Creative Arts. Residencies: Paul Taylor, River North, Pilobolus, Complextions Ballet, Alvin Ailey and Camillie A Brown. B.F.A in Dance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Performed with the St. Louis Black Repertory Theater and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company. JULZ TOCKER (Ensemble, Fight Captain; u/s Johnny, Robbie) is a New Zealand born Actor, Dancer, Model and entrepreneur. He moved to Australia at 16 years old, then went on to London, Italy, Asia and finally America. Studying acting and training in the competitive dance world for 14 years, he has been part of the “Dancing with the Stars” brand for five years as a professional dancer, troupe and choreographer through five countries. Julz is a New Zealand, Australian, Irish and international ballroom champion. In addition to studying acting with the Imagine Life School in Los Angeles with Diana Castle and Faline England, he has opened his own dance studio, Just Dance Los Angeles. He is also partners with the new sunglasses line Slapsee. D. SCOTT WITHERS (Moe Pressman, Ensemble; u/s Jake, Max, Mr. Schumacher) is thrilled to join the Dirty Dancing team! National tours: Elf, Memphis and Catch Me If You Can. Regional Theatres: Childsplay, Phoenix Theatre, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, Arkansas Rep, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Geva, Fulton and AZ Broadway. BFA in Theatre 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
Performance from Arizona State. Much love to Withers clan and AJP! ELEANOR BERGSTEIN (Writer) is a novelist, screenwriter, producer and director. Her stories have been published in national magazines, ranging from Transatlantic Review to Redbook and Cosmopolitan. Her first novel, Advancing Paul Newman, about women and politics in the 1960s, was published by the Viking Press, and her first movie script was It’s My Turn, starring Jill Clayburgh and Michael Douglas. Her second novel, Ex-Lover, about sexual obsession, was published by Random House. She has worked on a variety of film projects, including the final script revision of Sister Act. She then wrote and directed Let It Be Me, which starred Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals, Leslie Caron and Patrick Stewart. Her most famous project was one of the most successful independent films of all time, Dirty Dancing. It was the unique continuing response to the story over the years that made her decide to reimagine Dirty Dancing as a stage event. The multiple viewings by audiences all over the world made her suspect that what the audiences really wanted was to be more physically involved in the story. This would mean that its ultimate form should be one that combined dance and story and music onstage in a new way. It was also her chance to add new scenes not in the movie, as well as songs she had wanted for the movie and been unable to obtain. Ms. Bergstein, through her company Magic Hour Productions, is at work on a new stage musical set in London in the late 1960s, a new work of fiction, and preparing a film to be shot in Rome as well as film to be shot in Slovenia. JAMES POWELL (Director) most recently directed the hugely popular re-imagined Cameron Mackintosh production of Les Misérables, which began in the UK and then a US tour, Spain, Canada, Japan, Korea, Australia and Broadway. As an Associate Director, James has mounted 1st class productions of Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins throughout the world. He is delighted to be back at the helm of Dirty Dancing, after directing this version in London, Toronto, Holland, Germany, and now the USA. KATE CHAMPION (Original Choreographer) is the Artistic Director and founder of the Sydney based dance-theatre company Force Majeure. She has also worked variously as a director/ choreographer/performer for Sydney Theatre Company, DV8 Physical Theatre, Australian Dance Theatre, Opera Australia, Belvoir, Legs on the Wall, NIDA and The English National Opera. In 1996, Kate was awarded the Robert Helpmann Scholarship for Choreographic Excellence enabling her to create her first solo work Face Value which was awarded a Green Room and a MO Award. In 1997 she directed Under the Influence for Legs on the Wall, which premiered 9F
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in Sydney and toured to the Edinburgh Fringe and Riverside Studios, London. In 2001 she created a new solo show - About Face and in 2002 directed Same, Same But Different for Force Majeure. Both these productions won Helpmann Awards. Kate choreographed the world premiere of the stage version of Dirty Dancing, which opened in Sydney November 2004 and has subsequently toured to Europe, UK and USA. Since 2005 Kate has directed Already Elsewhere, Tenebrae 1 and 11, The Age I’m In, Not In A Million Years, Never Did Me Any Harm, a co-production with Sydney Theatre Company) and Food, a co-production with Belvoir) for Force Majeure. In 2010 Kate choreographed the premiere production of Opera Australia’s Bliss which subsequently toured to the Edinburgh Festival and Spring Awakening for Sydney Theatre Company. Kate was Associate Director of Opera Australia’s 2013 production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. CONRAD HELFRICH (Music Supervisor and Arranger). Credits as Musical Director/ Supervisor, Orchestrations and Arranger include Broadway The Last Word at the Duke Theatre in July 2016 for NYMF. Other credits include Dirty Dancing Hamburg (2006-2008), London (2006-2011 and 2013), Toronto, Utrecht, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Berlin, Oberhausen, Stockholm, German National Tour, Paris; The Australian Outback Spectacular (2006-2010) for Warner Village Theme Parks; The Full Monty (2003 Australia); Singin’ in the Rain (2001 Australia and Asia); The Man from Snowy River (2001/2002 Australia); Jolson (1999/2000 Australia); Me and My Girl (1994-1996 Australia and New Zealand); The New Rocky Horror Show (1992 Australia and Asia); Blues in the Night (1991 Australia); Nine (1987-1988 Australia); Me and My Girl (1986 Australia); Songbook (Australia); As You Like It (Melbourne Theatre Company 1984). Awards: ARIA awards as Musical Director and Producer best cast albums for Nine (1989) and The Man from Snowy River (2003), Green Room Award as Best Musical Director (The Man from Snowy River). He has also produced the cast albums for all international productions of Dirty Dancing since 2006. Conrad is indebted to Col Joye, Kevin Jacobsen, Amber Jacobsen, Eleanor Bergstein, Jimmy Ienner and Chong Lim for their undying faith, confidence and trust in this most exciting of adventures. But above all Conrad thanks all the musicians who faithfully perform this fantastic score night after night. MICHELE LYNCH (Choreographer) is thrilled to be a part of Dirty Dancing. Broadway: Everyday Rapture, The Coast of Utopia, Hairspray (assoc. choreo), The Full Monty (asst. choreo), Urinetown (asst. choreo). Off-Broadway: Little Miss Sunshine, 9G
Everyday Rapture, We The People. Opera: Showboat at the Kennedy Center, Chicago Lyric Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and San Francisco Opera. National Tours: Little House on the Prairie, Happy Days. Film: Camp, Joyful Noise, The Last Five Years. World Tour: Dolly Parton 2011. STEPHEN BRIMSON LEWIS (Set Designer) has designed Dirty Dancing internationally, including shows in the West End, Europe and USA. Broadway Credits include Waiting For Godot, No Man’s Land and Indiscretions, for which he received Tony and Drama Desk nominations. National Theatre credits include A Little Night Music and Les Parents Terribles, for which he won an Olivier Award. He is an associate artist for the Royal Shakespeare Company. TIM MITCHELL (Lighting Designer) lit the original West End production and subsequent international productions of Dirty Dancing. Other West End credits include: Singin’ In The Rain, Yes, Prime Minister, A Chorus of Disapproval, Crazy For You, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Noises Off and The Play What I Wrote. Tim is an associate artist at the RSC and Chichester and has lit numerous theatre, dance and opera productions internationally and in the UK. JENNIFER IRWIN (Costume Designer) Jennifer’s career spans 35 years designing for drama, opera, film & in particular dance & ballet. Jennifer designs regularly for all the major Australian companies including The Sydney Theatre Company, The Australian Ballet, Belvoir Theatre Company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company & Opera Australia. Jennifer has designed the largest scale spectacular productions ever staged in Australia: Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies, The Official Commemorative Ceremony marking the Centenary of Australian Federation, The Olympic Arts ‘Festival of the Dreaming’ Opening. Jennifer designed the costumes for the Original Production of Dirty Dancing 2004. BOBBY AITKEN (Sound Designer) Ghost, Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You, Grease, Lennon, Blast!, Return To the Forbidden Planet, Five Guys Named Moe. Bobby was the Sound Designer for the ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Bobby works to create techniques to deliver credible sound reinforcement for large scale, in-the-round opera productions. JON DRISCOLL (Video & Projection Designer) Earthquakes in London (Evening Standard Award for Best Design), Nation, The Power of Yes, All’s Well That Ends Well, The Observer, Gethsemane, Her Naked Skin, Fram, A Matter of Life and Death and The Reporter (National Theatre); Ghost the Musical (Piccadilly); The Wizard of Oz (Palladium); Birdsong (Comedy); Love Never Dies (Adelphi); Richard III, Complicit and The 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
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Prisoner of Second Avenue (Old Vic); Enron for Headlong (West End and Broadway) – Olivier Award nomination for Best Design; Separate Tables and The Last Cigarette (Chichester); Frost/Nixon (Donmar Warehouse, West End and Broadway); Brief Encounter for Kneehigh (West End and Broadway). OBIE, Evening Standard Award and Critics’ Circle Award for Best Design, Olivier Award nomination for Best Design. BERNIE ARDIA (Hair Designer) has enjoyed a 30-year career, starting in television. Mr. Ardia has designed over 75 productions including this NETworks production of Dirty Dancing The Classic Story On Stage. Working with Eleanor Bergstein is another exciting adventure. Other credits : Ragtime, The Kennedy Center; Upcoming tours of Elf The Musical; Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables; Kiss of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera; Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express in Las Vegas; and Cinderella with Eartha Kitt. Mr. Ardia is proud to have worked with many talented performers in his career including Jeanne Cooper, Anita Gillette, Mary Wilson, Lynda Carter, Makenzie Philips and even Judge Judy! He is also the author of two Streisand books, including “Barbra Streisand in New York City.” ALAN J. PLADO (Music Director) is ecstatic to be working on Dirty Dancing! Broadway national tours: Legally Blonde, Elf The Musical, Memphis, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Off-Broadway: We’re Still Hot, Just a Matter of Time. Alan serves as the Music Supervisor for Menopause The Musical, and internationally, was the music director and arranger for the show on the West End (Shaw Theater) and in Dublin, Ireland (Tivoli Theater). Thanks to Conrad, John, and NETworks. JOHN MILLER (Musical Coordinator) Broadway (over 100 shows, including): Les Misérables; Rocky; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Pippin; Once; Jersey Boys; Newsies; Rock of Ages; Jesus Christ Superstar. Musician (bass): Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon, Michael Jackson, Peter Paul & Mary, BB King, Bette Midler, Bob Dylan, Mose Allison. His album Stage Door Johnny – John Miller: Takes on Broadway is available on PS Classics Records. JohnMillerBass.com KASEY RT GRAHAM (Associate Director / Resident Director). Associate Director: On the 20th Century (Broadway revival), Dirty Dancing (Australian tour). Resident Director: The Phantom of the Opera (US tour). Directing: Into the Woods, Songs for a New World (Pennsylvania Center Stage), The Wizard of Oz, Pump Boys and Dinettes (Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre), Sylvia (The Theater Barn), Guys and Dolls (TexArts). MFA Penn State; University scholar, Medal for Creative Achievement. He is the author of Small Talk available on Amazon. Love to Ian, Mom, and Dad. 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
DAVID SCOTCHFORD (Associate Choreographer) Choreographer: Dirty Dancing Stockholm, Sweden 2012; Carousel, Oklahoma University; Oklahoma City Philharmonic; In The Heights, Kean University; Wonderland, Ice Factory Festival NYC. Associate Choreographer / Additional Choreography: Dirty Dancing West End London, Berlin, Oberhausen. Associate Choreographer: Dirty Dancing, 1st US Tour 2008, Toronto, Utrecht; David is a regular guest teacher at Steps On Broadway and Broadway Dance Center in New York. Originally from Australia, David is now a proud New Yorker. DavidScotchford.com KELSEY TIPPINS (Production Stage Manager). National Tours: Dirty Dancing, Beauty and the Beast, Elf the Musical (first national), Shrek! the Musical (Asia & North America). Favorite Regional: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Weston Playhouse), HMS Pinafore (Piedmont Opera). Proud graduate of UNCSA’s Stage Management program. Thanks and love to the family, to NETworks, and to Corey. @ kelseytippins to follow my adventures. ZACH TUCKER (Stage Manager). Tour: Pippin (1st national), Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage. Regional: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Smart People, The Seagull, A Raisin in the Sun (Huntington Theatre); The Heart of Robin Hood (A.R.T.); Stock: Funny Girl, Mary Poppins (North Shore Music Theatre). Proud member of Actors’ Equity. Much love and thanks to my family. SARAH GARRETT (Assistant Stage Manager). Touring: Blue Man Group (PSM). The Walt Disney Company: Magic Kingdom shows (various), Finding Nemo - The Musical, Disney Media Events. Blue Man Group Orlando (SM); five years. Regional: Berkshire Theatre Group; four seasons, Two River Theatre Company, The Ohio Light Opera, Central City Opera. AARON QUINTANA (Company Manager) is thrilled to be working with NETworks Presentations on Dirty Dancing the Classic Story On Stage. Broadway credits include: Shuffle Along, The Addams Family, Next to Normal. National Tours include: The Lion King, Once the Musical. Aaron would love to thank his family and friends for their love and support! THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Booking) was founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage, current representation includes Wicked, After Midnight, If/Then, The Sound of Music, Kinky Boots, Once, The Illusionists, Annie, Elf, Camelot, Ragtime and Donny and Marie. The Road Company is made possible by Shawn Willett, Magaly Barone, Jenny Kirlin, Justine Spingler, Didi Perez and Garrett Holtz. 9H
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BOND THEATRICAL GROUP (Marketing & Publicity Direction) is a fully independent Booking, Marketing & Publicity company for live entertainment productions. Current tour marketing & publicity projects include Cabaret; The Color Purple; Dirty Dancing; Escape to Margaritaville; Fiddler on the Roof; Half Time; Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical; How the Grinch Stole Christmas and marketing services for The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. LAURA STANCZYK CASTING (Casting) Broadway, Off-Broadway and Tours: After Midnight, A Night With Janis Joplin, Follies, Lombardi, Ragtime, Impressionism, Fetch Clay Make Man, Me, Myself & I, The Seafarer, Radio Golf, Coram Boy, Translations, Damn Yankees, The Glorious Ones, Cripple Of Inishmaan, Tryst, Flight, Urinetown. AWARDS: Nominated for six Artios Award for Excellence in Casting, won for Follies. TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer) is honored to return to the NETworks family. Broadway: Les Misérables. National tours include The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, RENT, Young Frankenstein, The Producers and Oklahoma!. Love to Alan, Big Mac and Ricky. @ trinitywheeler AMBER JACOBSEN (Producer) started working for her father (Col Joye) as the head of touring and executive producer in Australia. She was responsible for touring artists including Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, the Bee Gees, Pearl Jam and Usher as well as executive producing Fame, SHOUT, The Man From Snowy River and Long Way to the Top. Amber was the executive producer for the original production of Dirty Dancing and has produced all productions since 2010. This year Amber produced The Last Word, a new musical comedy for NYMF. NETworks PRESENTATIONS, LLC (Producer) from its inception nearly 20 years ago has been an industry leading producer and manager of touring musical theatre productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide. Having toured over 60 productions throughout North America, NETworks is now expanding its tours into international markets including South America, Greece, Italy, Turkey and South East Asia. Current touring productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Dirty Dancing, Elf the Musical, Finding Neverland, Into The Woods, Once the Musical, The Sound of Music, The King and I and an international tour of Shrek The Musical. GROVE ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) is a production company dedicated to developing, producing and presenting new work. Helmed by producer Beth Williams, the Grove partners 9I
include producers Mindy and Bob Rich, Jeremiah J. Harris, Darren P. DeVerna and Allan Williams. Current and upcoming productions include Tuck Everlasting, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, The Blonde Streak, Bull Durham, the tours of The Sound of Music, Dirty Dancing and An Act of God starring Sean Hayes. Grove has also presented Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert at Avery Fisher Hall. Projects in development include a new play based on the life of Oscar Levant starring Sean Hayes, a new musical by Ryan Scott Oliver, and the recently announced new musical featuring the songs of Jimmy Buffett. Prior to founding Grove, Ms. Williams helped launch Key Brand Entertainment in the United States and was the CEO – Theater Division for Broadway Across America. COL JOYE (Producer) has had No. 1 hits, recorded 15 Top 10 albums and was the first inductee into the Australian Hall of Fame (ARIA). He has numerous platinum and gold albums and hundreds of awards and toured extensively throughout Australia. Col was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to music and charity on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. Col was chosen to run with the Olympic Torch for the Sydney Olympics and recently received his own postage stamp. Col has been a producer of every production of Dirty Dancing worldwide. LIONSGATE (Producer) is a premier next generation global content leader with a diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, international distribution and sales, branded channel platforms, interactive ventures and games, and location-based entertainment. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com MAGIC HOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) was founded by Eleanor Bergstein in 1994 to develop and produce works by herself and others for print, film, and stage. Magic Hour Productions has been involved in the development and production of the stage musical of Dirty Dancing since its inception, including the first staged workshop in New York in 2001. Currently, Magic Hour Productions is working to bring Dirty Dancing to new territories around the world. In addition to Dirty Dancing, Magic Hour Productions is developing a new musical by Ms. Bergstein set in London. She is also preparing a television series based on her first novel about women, feminism and politics in the sixties. Magic Hour’s team includes Tomoko Minami, who has worked with Ms. Bergstein since 2001, and Robin Nahas. The company is based in New York City. 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
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I was blessed in my original collaborators on the film. Their vision and friendship was what made it possible for us to find enough truth to reach our lovely audience. I thank them all – for their commitment, their kindness and their talent. To my beloved Emile Ardolino, who I dare to hope is smiling on us, to David Chapman whose brilliance as a designer let us turn a low-budget movie into a world of radiance and glamour, and to my dear friend, Kenny Ortega. Kenny’s contribution went far beyond his electric and dynamic choreography. It was and is his spirit, his joy and passion for movement and the pursuit of joy – for dance as the defining point of happiness – that we have kept in our hearts and our spirits on our journey to the stage. Thank you, my beloved Kenny, thank you all. —Eleanor Bergstein MUSIC CREDITS BESAME MUCHO (Velasquez/Skylar). © Peer International Corp. CRY TO ME (Russell) by Solomon Burke;© Sloopy II Music and SonyATV Music Publishing LLC. 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DIRTY DANCING STAFF Opening Night: September 13, 2016 Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, TN GENERAL MANAGEMENT GREGORY VANDER PLOEG JAMEY JENNINGS, MARY WITTE, ANNE CAPE PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS LLC JASON JUENKER LAURA DIELI, HECTOR GUIVAS, EMMA DOWNEY COMPANY MANAGER AARON QUINTANA ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGER NICOLE GEHRING MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION BOND THEATRICAL GROUP DJ Martin Temah Higgins Marc Viscardi Madelyn Ransom EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION THE ROAD COMPANY Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota www.theroadcompany.com CASTING LAURA STANCZYK CASTING Laura Stancyzk, CSA Nicholas Petrovich Amanda D’Aquila Hannah Rosenthal Caleb Caudill
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Production Stage Manager........................................Kelsey Tippins Stage Manager............................................................. Zach Tucker Assistant Stage Manager........................................... Sarah Garrett Technical Production Supervisor............................. Michael Conlon Associate Director/Resident Director................. Kasey RT Graham Associate Choreographer......................................David Scotchford Associate Set Designer.......................................... Christine Peters Associate Costume Designer......................................Dana Burkart Associate Sound Designer (US)................................... Chris Cronin Hair and Makeup Supervisor..................................... Marcus Lopez Assistant Lighting Designer........................................ Kaitlyn Breen Lighting Programmer.......................................................Andi Davis Video Programmer (US).............................................Chris Herman Systems Engineer............................................................. Alan Cox Sound Design Associate............................................... Simon King Fight Director.............................................. Christian Kelly Sordelet Dance Captain..........................................................Henry Byalikov Assistant Dance Captain.....................................Sophie Lee Morris Fight Captain..................................................................Julz Tocker Head Carpenter...............................................................Eric Steele Flyman...............................................................Garrett Schnathorst Deck Carpenter....................................................... Alex Groveman Automation Programming..............................................Ben Neafus Automation....................................................................Corey Tobin Production Electrician..................................................... Eric Rimes Head Electrician.......................................................John Weathers Video Engineer................................................................ Alex Avery Assistant Electrician................................................. Joel Schulman Sound Engineer/AI............................................. Heather Augustine Assistant Sound Engineer/A2..................................... Rachel Hardy Head Props...............................................................Lauren Bowen Assistant Props.....................................................Cheryl Stansfield Props Supervisor.......... Marcus Hall Properties, Brenbri Properties Head Wardrobe.............................................................. Dani Lamb Assistant Wardrobe.....................................................Elise Packee Costume Assistant...................................................Anna Stainback Head Hair & Makeup............................................... Karmen Ascher Production Assistant.................................................... Haley Wilson National Press Representative.........................Adrian Bryan-Brown Music Licensing.......................................Chris Roberts, Kim Green Physical Therapy............................................................ Neuro Tour Physical Therapist........................................................Logan Lefler Medical Director................................................. Dr. Craig Weil, MD Production Videographer......................... Steam Motion and Sound Production Photographer...................................... Matthew Murphy Website............................................................................. AKA NYC Interactive Agency....................................... The Marketing Division Bob Bucci, Maris Smith, Danielle Migliaccio Legal Counsel..................................... Davis Wright Tremaine LLP/ M. Graham Coleman, Andrew Owens, Jeffrey Carter Accounting.........................................NETworks Presentations LLC Tour Accountant................................................... Laura Carey, CLA HR & Payroll Services..................................Human Resources inc. Trucking..................................................................... 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Brian Goldsmith Chairman, Lionsgate Television Group.........................Kevin Beggs Co-President, Motion Picture Group..................................Erik Feig President, Lionsgate Television Group........................Sandra Stern General Counsel and Chief Strategic Officer.............. Wayne Levin Chief Financial Officer.................................................Jimmy Barge Consultant, Theatrical Stage Productions...................Adam Bialow FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Chief Executive Officer............................................Kenneth Gentry Chief Operating Officer......................................... Scott W. Jackson President........................................................................... Orin Wolf Executive Vice President Production............................. Seth Wenig Executive Assistant / Associate General Manager........ 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Engagement Manager................................... Esther Schwarzbauer Director of Marketing/PR............................................Heather Hess Digital Marketing Strategist.......................................Perrin Shapiro Senior General Manager.............................. Gregory Vander Ploeg General Managers.......................... Jamey Jennings, Mary K. Witte Assistant General Manager............................................Anne Cape Senior Production Manager...................................... Jason Juenker Production Managers...........................Lauren Dieli, Hector Guivas Assistant Production Manager................................ Emma Downey Music Coordinator........................................................John Mezzio Warehouse Manager........................................................Brad Korff Office Manager....................................................... Buddy Piccolino Administrative Assistant........................................... Kevin Persaud Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting Services, IT Services CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Linda Rubenstein Pat Guerieri, Tim Pizza Financial Services and Banking Arrangements by SunTrust Bank CREDITS Scenery constructed by PRG Scenic Tecnnologies. Show control and scenic motion control featuring Stage Command Systems ® by PRG-Scenic Technologies A Division of Production Resource Group, L.L.C., New Windsor, NY. Automation equipment provided by PRG Scenic Technologies. Lighting equipment from Christie Lights. Sound equipment by Sound Associates. Video equipment provided by PRG Video. Rigging by Christie Lights. Scenic Painting by Joe Forbes and Scenic Arts Studios. Properties provided by Marcus Hall Props. Costume Shops Arel Studio, Valerie Strok, Lisa Krizner-George and L. Allmeier. Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech license granted by Intellectual Properties Management, Atlanta, Georgia, as exclusive Licensor of the King Estate. Rehearsed at Gibney Dance Center Dirty Dancing ®, TM & © 2016 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. SPECIAL THANKS NEURO TOUR - Official provider of Physical Therapy services The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States. Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre. This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
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PRODUCER'S CIRCLE $25,000+ Peg and Jay Adamczyk Mark Bernstein* Barbara and David Goodman* $7,500+ Mr. William K. Diehl, Jr. Belinda and Timothy Gunter
$10,000+ Dr. Milton and Arlene Berkman Philanthropic Fund Victoria and Porter Durham
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LEADERSHIP GRANTS The Arts & Science Council Supports Blumenthal Performing Arts’ 2016 Fiscal Year budget with a Basic Operating Grant in the amount of $150,000.
Blumenthal Performing Arts receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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Charlotte Ballet
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Celebrating Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux
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ith a celebrated performance career, masterful choreographic works and visionary leadership of Charlotte Ballet, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux has made a lasting impact on the ballet world and the Charlotte community. The 2016/2017 Season is Bonnefoux’s final season as president and artistic director of Charlotte Ballet, a position he came to in 1996, just a few years after Charlotte Ballet (then North Carolina Dance Theatre) moved to Charlotte from Winston-Salem. Charlotte Ballet’s 2016/2017 Season is in celebration of Bonnefoux. He selected the ballets that honor his past 20 years and look forward to the future of the company. Following is what Bonnefoux has planned this season:
INNOVATIVE WORKS Jan. 27-Feb. 18 • Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance Passion, intensity, movement … Bonnefoux created Innovative Works in 1997 to present contemporary ballet in an intimate venue. Twenty years later, Innovative Works is one of Charlotte Ballet’s most popular performances.
FALL WORKS Oct. 20-22 • Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Bonnefoux brings the extraordinary Ohad Naharin to Charlotte Ballet. Naharin’s Minus 16 uses improvisation and his signature “Gaga” method to craft a unique experience. Resident Choreographer Dwight Rhoden, who Bonnefoux first invited to work with Charlotte Ballet in 2002, returns to present his ballet The Groove.
WUTHERING HEIGHTS April 27-29 • Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Called “king of the pas de deux,” Associate Artistic Director Sasha Janes is premiering his Wuthering Heights ballet. Bonnefoux’s final season comes to an end similar to where he began. Wuthering Heights opens with a performance of contemporary choreographer Alonzo King’s MAP, the first ballet Bonnefoux commissioned for the company 20 years ago.
NUTCRACKER Dec. 3-23 • Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Thanks to a generous gift from the McColl family in honor of Jane Spratt McColl, Bonnefoux is collaborating with a world-renowned design team to reimagine his Nutcracker production with all new sets and costumes.
SLEEPING BEAUTY March 10-19 • Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Sleeping Beauty is a treasured ballet classic and childhood favorite. Bonnefoux is joined by Associate Artistic Director Patricia McBride to stage this opulent production.
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Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s Sleeping Beauty.
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A Little Cabaret Trivia Before the Show Opens in November
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illkommen to 50 years at the Cabaret! Leave your troubles outside – life is beautiful at Cabaret, John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff’s Tony®-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way. Since its premier five decades ago, Cabaret has pushed the envelope of mainstream Broadway musicals. Come hear some of the most memorable songs in theater history, including “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time.” Roundabout Theatre Company’s sultry revival takes the stage at Belk Theater Nov. 8-13.
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The 2016 National Touring cast of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Cabaret.
Cabaret Trivia Before the curtain opens, test your knowledge with Cabaret trivia. 1. In what year did the show debut on Broadway? a) 1970 b) 1966 c) 1987 d) 2001 2. Where is the musical set? a) London b) Paris c) New York d) Berlin 3. True/False: Cabaret is based on Christopher Isherwood’s “The Berlin Stories.” 4. Which of these famed actresses has not portrayed the role of Sally Bowles on stage? a) Idina Menzel b) Emma Stone c) Brooke Shields d) Molly Ringwald 5. True/False: The cast members are quadruple-threats, serving as actors, singers, dancers and the orchestra in this production. ANSWERS: 1:b, 2: d, 3: True, 4: a, 5: True
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A Commitment to Education
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or 85 years, the Charlotte Symphony has filled the city with music. Debuting in 1932, the organization has grown to a full-time professional orchestra led by internationally acclaimed Music Director Christopher Warren-Green. But the Charlotte Symphony is not just about performances in the concert hall. The Symphony serves the community by inspiring and teaching tomorrow’s music makers. The Symphony’s wide range of educational initiatives cultivate the musical interests and talents of youths, contributing to their academic achievement and unifying diverse areas of the community. Last season, the Symphony provided music education experiences for over 30,000 local children, and the musicians taught nearly 700 hours of music in classrooms across the community, including in high-need public schools. The Winterfield Youth Orchestra program at Winterfield Elementary – an ethnically diverse school serving a high-poverty area in east Charlotte – engages more than 80 students in a free after-school program. The El Sistema USA member program brings together Winterfield students, teachers, parents, Charlotte Symphony musicians and the community through performances that feature the students and special guest artists. At the end of the 2015-2016 school year, five students from the Winterfield program were admitted into Northwest School of the Arts – the Charlotte area's only middle and high school public arts magnet – where the Symphony’s musicians coach nearly 200 students in band, orchestra and piano classes.
This program is just one way the Charlotte Symphony continues to work to ensure the future of music appreciation in the community. Here’s to the next 85 years.
Over 80 Winterfield Elementary students participate in the Symphony’s after-school orchestra program.
UPCOMING CONCERTS Chris Botti • Oct. 8
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