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The Red Shoes to Grace Belk Theater Stage New adaptation of hit film designed to dazzle your senses
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beloved fairytale and Academy Award-winning movie, The Red Shoes has seduced audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its tale of obsession, possession and one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page lives to dance, but her ambitions become a battleground between the two men who inspire her passion. Matthew Bourne’s magical new adaptation of the legendary Powell and Pressburger film will be at Belk Theater Oct. 17-22. It reunites the team who brought you New Adventures’ worldwide hit Sleeping Beauty, with sumptuous designs by Lez Brotherston (set Ashley Shaw as Victoria Page in The Red Shoes. and costumes), Paule Constable (lighting) and with Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles Paul Groothuis (sound). and Martin Scorsese. His work ranges “Set in the theatrical world of a from the witty and playfully robust to touring dance (ballet) company, it is the achingly romantic and bittersweet. actually about dance and dancers,” said The music will be played live by the New Bourne. "The film’s genius is to make Adventures Orchestra. that theatrical world at times surreal, “If anyone wants a lesson on how to larger than life and highly cinematic. My tell a story with pure dance, they should challenge will be to capture some of that ring up Matthew Bourne. The man is a surreal, sensuous quality within the more master of narrative, a wizard at staging natural theater setting.” the apparently unstageable,” acclaimed This production is set to a new Sarah Crompton for WhatsOnStage. score arranged by Terry Davies using “This ballet needed no explanation the mesmerizing music of golden-age or description – all of the emotion was Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, most famous for his collaborations See The Red Shoes on Page 6 4
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Ashley Shaw as Victoria Page and Sam Archer as Boris Lermontov in The Red Shoes.
of red silk by a rich female customer, to excellently conveyed to the crowd, whose make a pair of dancing slippers for her mouths were left constantly ajar by the daughter. Using red leather along with sublime spectacle. The entire show was the silk, he worked very carefully on the faultless from start to end – and a real shoes, only to have the woman tell him tribute to the skill of the phenomenal they were trash. She said he had done company and a fantastic display of nothing but spoil her silk. "In that case," the tremendous talent of Sir Matthew he said, "I may as well Bourne,” added the "The entire show was spoil my leather too," U.K.’s Express & Star newspaper. faultless from start and he cut up the shoes in front of her. The Red Shoes to end." was first written by An intoxicating U.K.'s Express & Star Danish poet and drama where life author Hans Christian Anderson. imitates art with fateful He explained the origins of the story in consequences, this new adaptation of an incident he witnessed as a small child. The Red Shoes is designed to dazzle your By his report, his father was sent a piece senses and break your heart.
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Pittsburgh CLO & Kansas City Starlight’s production of
Lyrics by
Music by
Book by
HOWARD ASHMAN & GLENN SLATER
ALAN MENKEN
DOUG WRIGHT
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film, produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written & directed by John Musker & Ron Clements Starring MELVIN ABSTON JENNIFER ALLEN STEVE BLANCHARD ALLEN FITZPATRICK ERIC KUNZE
FREDERICK HAGREEN
BRANDON ROACH
CONNOR RUSSELL
JAMIE TORCELLINI
and
DIANA HUEY as ARIEL
Scenic Design
Costume Design
KENNETH FOY
Lighting Design
AMY CLARK & MARK KOSS
CHARLIE MORRISON
Wig & Hair Design
Original Soundscape Design
Associate Director
Associate Choreographer
LEAH J. LOUKAS MICHAEL HEITZMAN
GARETH OWEN ROBBIE ROBY
Production Stage Manager
MICHAEL McEOWEN
Sound Design
ED CHAPMAN
New Soundscape Design
RANDY HANSEN Production Supervisor
JOHN R. EDKINS
Company Manager
CHRISTOPHER HOLMAN
Flying Sequences Choreographed by
PAUL RUBIN Music Direction by
COLIN R. FREEMAN Choreographed by
JOHN MacINNIS Directed by
GLENN CASALE
Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions Scenery, props and new costumes were created by a partnership with Dallas Summer Musicals, Starlight Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO and Theatre Under The Stars. Disney’s The Little Mermaid is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
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CAST
(in order of appearance) Ariel.................................................................................................................................... DIANA HUEY Pilot .......................................................................................................................... DANE STOKINGER Sailors ................................VENNY CARRANZA, MICHAEL McGURK, JAMES SHACKELFORD, BRIAN STEVEN SHAW, SHELDON HENRY Prince Eric ........................................................................................................................... ERIC KUNZE Grimsby ...............................................................................................................ALLEN FITZPATRICK Flounder ...................................................................................................................CONNOR RUSSELL Scuttle......................................................................................................................JAMIE TORCELLINI King Triton ........................................................................................................... STEVE BLANCHARD Sebastian .....................................................................................................................MELVIN ABSTON Mersisters Aquata ...........................................................................................................MELISSA GLASGOW Andrina ................................................................................................................. KRISTIN BURCH Arista ................................................................................................................ BRENNA WAGNER Atina ............................................................................................................................BECCA ORTS Adella ...............................................................................................................AMANDA MINANO Alana ........................................................................................................KRISTINE M. BENNETT Flotsam .....................................................................................................................BRANDON ROACH Jetsam ............................................................................................................... FREDERICK HAGREEN Ursula ......................................................................................................................... JENNIFER ALLEN Gulls ................................................ VENNY CARRANZA, MICHAEL McGURK, KC FREDERICKS Maids ....................KRISTIN BURCH, MELISSA GLASGOW, AMANDA MINANO, BECCA ORTS, BETY LE, BRENNA WAGNER Chef Louis ................................................................................................................ DANE STOKINGER Chefs .............................................. VENNY CARRANZA, MICHAEL McGURK, KC FREDERICKS, JAMES SHACKELFORD, BRIAN STEVEN SHAW, SHELDON HENRY Princesses ........................................KRISTIN BURCH, MELISSA GLASGOW, AMANDA MINANO, KRISTINE M. BENNETT, BECCA ORTS, BRENNA WAGNER ENSEMBLE
KRISTINE M. BENNETT, KRISTIN BURCH, VENNY CARRANZA, KC FREDERICKS, MELISSA GLASGOW, SHELDON HENRY, BETY LE, MICHAEL McGURK, AMANDA MINANO, BECCA ORTS, JAMES SHACKELFORD, BRIAN STEVEN SHAW, DANE STOKINGER, BRENNA WAGNER
DANCE CAPTAIN ROBBIE ROBY
FLIGHT CAPTAIN
BRITTANY ZEINSTRA
UNDERSTUDIES & SWINGS
Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time. For Ariel: AMANDA MINANO; For Prince Eric: FREDERICK HAGREEN, JAMES SHACKELFORD; For Ursula: BRENNA WAGNER; For King Triton: DANE STOKINGER; For Sebastian: SHELDON HENRY; For Scuttle: VENNY CARRANZA; For Flotsam: BRIAN STEVEN SHAW; For Jetsam: BRIAN STEVEN SHAW; For Grimsby: DANE STOKINGER; For Flounder: KC FREDERICKS; For Chef Louis: VENNY CARRANZA Male Swing: ROBBIE ROBY; Female Swing: BRITTANY ZEINSTRA
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ACT I
MUSICAL NUMBERS
“The World Above” ............................................................................................................................Ariel “Fathoms Below” †.............................................................................. Pilot, Sailors, Prince Eric, Grimsby “Daughters of Triton” ................................................................................................................ Mersisters “If Only (Triton’s Lament)” .....................................................................................................King Triton “Daddy’s Little Angel” ........................................................................................ Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam “Part of Your World” * .........................................................................................................................Ariel “The Storm” .....................................................................................................................................Sailors “Part of Your World (Reprise)” ...........................................................................................................Ariel “She’s In Love” ..........................................................................................................Flounder, Mersisters “Her Voice” ...............................................................................................................................Prince Eric “Under the Sea” .................................................................................................. Sebastian, Sea Creatures “If Only (Ariel’s Lament)” ..................................................................................................................Ariel “Sweet Child” ...................................................................................................................Flotsam, Jetsam “Poor Unfortunate Souls” ................................................................................................................ Ursula
ACT II
“Positoovity” .........................................................................................................................Scuttle, Gulls “Beyond My Wildest Dreams” ...............................................................................Ariel, Maids, Grimsby “Les Poissons” ..........................................................................................................................Chef Louis “Les Poissons (Reprise)” ...............................................................................................Chef Louis, Chefs “One Step Closer” .....................................................................................................................Prince Eric “Daddy’s Little Angel (Reprise)” ......................................................................... Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam “Kiss the Girl” * ........................................................................................................... Sebastian, Animals “If Only (Quartet)” ....................................................................Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, King Triton “The Contest” ............................................................................................................. Grimsby, Princesses “Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise)” ................................................................................................ Ursula “Finale” †........................................................................................................ Prince Eric, Ariel, Ensemble Music by Alan Menken, * Lyrics by Howard Ashman, † Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater All other lyrics by Glenn Slater
DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID TOURING ORCHESTRA Conductor: COLIN R. FREEMAN Associate Music Director/Keyboards: OLIVER TOWNSEND Drummer: ANTHONY DeAUGUSTINE
ADDITIONAL MUSICAL STAFF
Keyboard Programming: JIM HARP, SYNTHLINK LLC
LOCAL MUSICIANS
Violins: Jane Hart, Martha Geissler Cello: Sarah Markle Woodwinds: Phil Thompson (contractor), Hollis Ulaky, Jack Murray Trumpet: Ron Turner French Horn: Byron Johns Keys 2: Bill Congdon Keys 3: D. Scott Ferguson Bass: Tom Hildreth Keys 2: Rick Dior
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CAST
DIANA HUEY
JENNIFER ALLEN
STEVE BLANCHARD
ALLEN FITZPATRICK
FREDERICK HAGREEN
BRANDON ROACH
CONNOR RUSSELL
JAMIE TORCELLINI
ERIC KUNZE
KRISTINE M. BENNETT
KRISTIN BURCH
VENNY CARRANZA
KC FREDERICKS
MELISSA GLASGOW
SHELDON HENRY
BETY LE
MICHAEL McGURK
AMANDA MINANO
BECCA ORTS
ROBBIE ROBY
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MELVIN ABSTON
JAMES SHACKELFORD
BRIAN STEVEN SHAW
DANE STOKINGER
BRENNA WAGNER
BRITTANY ZEINSTRA
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST DIANA HUEY (Ariel) couldn’t be more honored or excited to swim across the country and to live out this childhood dream! Regional: 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre, ACT Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Signature Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Flat Rock Playhouse, Prospect Theatre and Playwrights Horizons. TV: Leverage, The Glee Project and New Day Northwest’s theme-song singer. She is a Helen Hayes Award Winner for Best Leading Actress for Signature Theatre’s Miss Saigon. Endless thanks to this team for this incredible opportunity and her family and Andrew for their support and love! DianaHuey.com MELVIN ABSTON (Sebastian) Broadway: Sister Act. Nat’l Tour: Lion King, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Sister Act. Regional: ZACH Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, TUTS, The 5th Avenue Theatre and Goodman Theatre. Film/TV: Chastity Bites, Solace, Gotham, Raising Hope, Chuck, recurred on Grey’s Anatomy, H+: The Digital Series and Weeds. VO: Verizon Wireless, South Park Studios and The Prince of Peace. Proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA, prouder father to Jaron, Stevie and Krystina!
Cupid, Ed, Sunset Beat, Police Story and Goody Goody. Film: In Stranger Company, Those Who Wander, When the Moon Was Twice As Big, By the Dashboard Light and Rap Master Ronnie for HBO. Original Recordings: Johnny Guitar, Sundown, Frankenstein and Northbound Train. ALLEN FITZPATRICK (Grimsby) Allen’s 10 Broadway appearances include Les Misérables, The Scarlet Pimpernel, 42nd Street, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Memphis, Driving Miss Daisy, Sweet Smell of Success, Passion and Damn Yankees. Allen was featured in five National Tours including starring as Max in Sunset Boulevard. Regional: 200 plays. Multiple TV and film roles. www.allenfitzpatrick.weebly.com ERIC KUNZE (Prince Eric) Recent: Bruce Bechdel Fun Home with Lea Salonga. “The Man” Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Whistle Down the Wind (IRNE Award best actor), title character in Jesus Christ Superstar (with Carl Anderson). Broadway: Marius in Les Misérables, Chris in Miss Saigon, Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees (with Jerry Lewis). Regional: Che in Evita (Los Angeles Ovation Nomination), West Side Story (Tony), Into the Woods (the Prince), title role in Pippin (LA Robbie Award), South Pacific (Lt. Cable) the title role in The Who’s Tommy in Los Angeles. Symphony appearances: Cincinnati Pops, The Kennedy Center The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber, Carnegie Hall with the New York POPS. For more information visit www.erickunze.com.
JENNIFER ALLEN (Ursula) Broadway credits include starring and co-starring roles in Bridges of Madison County, Sister Act (Mother Superior), Memphis, A Catered Affair, Cats (Grizabella), Little Me, Guys and Dolls (Miss Adelaide) and City of Angels. Allen has been seen in National Tours of Ragtime (Emma Goldman), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Ma and Tessie Tura) and Cabaret (Sally Bowles). Regionally, she has worked at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Goodspeed Opera House and Paper Mill Playhouse. Allen makes her home in New York with her loving family, husband Rob and two gorgeous children Cedric and Frances.
FREDERICK HAGREEN (Jetsam) Previous credits include Assassins as John Hinckley, Jr., Pirates of Penzance and Jasper in Deadland (5th Avenue Theatre); Come From Away (Seattle Rep.); Bad Apples (ACT); Disney’s Mary Poppins and Les Misérables (Village Theatre); American Idiot and Really, Really (ArtsWest). Love to B, Kels, L-Dawg and the family.
STEVE BLANCHARD (King Triton) Broadway: Beauty and the Beast, Camelot, A Christmas Carol and The Three Musketeers. National Tours: Newsies, Little House on the Prairie, Camelot and Phantom of the Opera. Television: The Tap, Law & Order, Third Watch,
BRANDON ROACH (Flotsam) National Tours: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. 5th Avenue: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Regional: Tuacahn (Sister Act, Disney’s When You Wish), Surflight (The Wizard of Oz), Cd’A Summer Theatre (Mary Poppins; 9 to 5 and Hello,
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Dolly!). Thanks to Michael and Ellery at The Roster. Much love to friends and family.
(Nancy). Love to Mom, Dad and her husband Matthew. SHMILY.
CONNOR RUSSELL (Flounder) Quentin in October Sky (The Old Globe); Premiere of Disney’s Aladdin, Hairspray Anniversary Concert, A Chorus Line (5th Avenue Theatre); Beatsville (Asolo Rep); Idaho! The Comedy Musical (The Smith Center); A Musical Christmas Carol (Pittsburgh CLO); White Christmas (Arkansas Rep); The Who’s Tommy (Village Theatre) and Gypsy (Capital Rep). Film: Paul in The Hinterlands (IAWTV Award nomination for Best Leading Actor), Brand Upon the Brain (Toronto Film Festival/ New York Film Festival), Truth Slash Fiction (SeriesFest 2016 Winner). Instagram/Twitter: @mrconnorrussell
VENNY CARRANZA (Gull, Ensemble, Chef Understudy, Scuttle Understudy) is excited to be going “Under The Sea.” B’way: A Chorus Line, Camelot, We Will Rock You, Seussical, HAIR. Regional: Monty Python’s Spamalot, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Señor Discretion Himself and others. TV/Film: “Jack and Jill,” “Scrubs.” Thanks to all the Mermaid team, Mr. Wolfe and God!
JAMIE TORCELLINI (Scuttle) Broadway: Cats (Mr. Mistoffelees), Little Johnny Jones (Standby for Donny Osmond), Me and My Girl (Standby for Jim Dale), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Man of La Mancha (Barber), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (LeFou) and the original company of Billy Elliot. Television/Film: “Law & Order,” “ER,” “The Jamie Foxx Show,” “Stuart Little,” Mrs. Santa Claus. Torcellini has also provided character voices for Disney’s Tarzan, Pocahontas and was the character model for the body of Aladdin. KRISTINE M. BENNETT (Alana, Ensemble) National tours of Disney’s The Little Mermaid and The Music Man. Regional credits: The Fireside, NSMT, TUTS, The Gateway Playhouse, Paper Mill. Commercial credits: Match.com, AdoreMe.com, Citibank, Hood, Farkle, Petro and more. In her off time, Kristine loves spending time with her husband and teaching Pilates. Many thanks to Glenn, Jon, Colin, Michael, the whole Mermaid family and her own family for their constant support! Zeph 3:17 KRISTIN BURCH (Andrina, Ensemble) Overjoyed to return to this magical show! 5th Avenue: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, How to Succeed… International Tour: West Side Story (Anybodies/ Maria u/s). Regional: Legally Blonde (Elle), Chicago (Roxie), Oliver! 9E
KC FREDERICKS (Gull, Ensemble, Flounder Understudy) is excited to return to the sea after originating this fantastic production. National Tours: Wicked, Cats. Regional: Paper Mill, Pittsburgh CLO, KC Starlight, Alliance Theatre, Barrington, NC Theatre, MUNY, Maltz Jupiter, Merry-Go-Round. TV/Film: Smash, Disney’s High School Musical 3: Senior Year, The American Mall (MTV). Love and thanks to my wonderful husband, Matt. MELISSA GLASGOW (Aquata, Ensemble) is thrilled to be under the sea! Favorite credits: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (TUTS/McCoy Rigby), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Theatre at Madison Square Garden), Catch Me If You Can (Moonlight Amphitheater). BFA Musical Theatre, UC-Irvine. Thanks to Glenn, John and Colin and love to my wonderful family. SHELDON HENRY (Ensemble, Sebastian Understudy) is a native New Yorker with a BFA from The Hartt School of Music. Some of his recent/favorite credits: South Pacific national tour, 20th Anniversary Riverdance international tour, The Prom, Guys and Dolls, Dreamgirls, Central Ave Breakdown, Five Guys Named Moe, Buddy Holly, Tommy, Parade, A Christmas Carol and Show Boat. Henry is also a proud alum of Boys Choir of Harlem. He would like to thank his family, friends and wonderful agents at CarsonKolker for their continued support. BETY LE (Ariel Double, Ensemble) is thrilled to share this magical story of Disney’s The Little Mermaid with you. For more info on 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST her training and credits, visit betyle.com. Instagram: be_ty_le Thank you Universe for this blessing. Om Mani Padme Hum. MICHAEL McGURK (Gull, Ensemble) Broadway: The Wedding Singer (original cast), The Music Man (original revival cast). OffBroadway: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. National Tour: Dr. Dolittle. McGurk has performed on the Tony Awards® twice. BFA: The Boston Conservatory. AMANDA MINANO (Adella, Ensemble, Ariel Understudy) Off-Broadway: Let Her Kick (Workshop). Touring: Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Regional: Sacramento Music Circus, The 5th Avenue Theatre, TUTS, McCoy Rigby Entertainment, IVRT. Love to Anthony Boyer, the Minano clan, and Max. Keep shining, you ARE enough! @amanda.minano #mermanda BECCA ORTS (Atina, Ensemble) is thrilled to be among this magnificent group of artists. Some favorite credits include: The Last Five Years (Cathy), Xanadu (Kira), Rocky Horror Show (Janet), Cabaret (Sally) and Shrek (Princess Fiona). Love to Kody and fam. ROBBIE ROBY (Swing, Dance Captain) Broadway: Billy Elliot, Hairspray, Paint Your Wagon (Encores!, Cast Album). National Tours: Spamalot, Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Joseph…Dreamcoat (Cast album), Starlight Express. Baltimore native, BS in Elementary Education from Towson University. Dare to dream! JAMES SHACKELFORD (Ensemble, Understudy Prince Eric) is thrilled to continue with Mermaid! A native of Liberty, MO and a graduate of Oklahoma City University. Tours: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Prince Eric u/s, Swing). Regional: Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Sacramento Music Circus and Westchester Broadway Theatre. A Soloist with the USO Show Troupe. jamesdshackelford.com BRIAN STEVEN SHAW (Ensemble, Flotsam/ Jetsam Understudy) Regional: Sacramento Music Circus, Pittsburgh CLO, TUTS, 5th Avenue Theatre, McCoy Rigby, 3-D Theatricals, Disneyland. Commercial: “Frozen Fun” 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
(Disneyland Resort). Thanks Glenn, John, Craig and Nick. Instagram: brianshaw_blue DANE STOKINGER (Chef Louis, Pilot, Ensemble, Triton Understudy, Grimsby Understudy) Selected regional credits: A Christmas Story (Old Man), Monty Python’s Spamalot (Lancelot), Wizard of Oz (Tin Man), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Caractacus Potts), Full Monty (Jerry), Trails (Mike), No Way To Treat A Lady (Morris Brummell). All my Love to Jess. BRENNA WAGNER (Arista, Ensemble, Ursula Understudy) is absolutely joyous to return to Disney’s The Little Mermaid! Seattle: 5th Avenue’s Paint Your Wagon; ArtsWest’s Violet (Violet); Village Theatre’s Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady. Regional: Arizona Theatre Company. Love to Mama and Dad. brennawagner.com BRITTANY ZEINSTRA (Swing) Regional: Mamma Mia! (Sophie) at The Muny, How to Succeed… at TUTS, Me and My Girl. BFA from Boston Conservatory. Love to my parents and fearless sisters. BrittanyZeinstra.com ALAN MENKEN (Music) Stage credits: Little Shop of Horrors; Beauty and the Beast; A Christmas Carol; King David; God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; Real Life Funnies; The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravits; Weird Romance and Der Glocker Von Notre Dame. Film credits: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Newsies, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules and Home on the Range. Other achievements: A Billboard #1 album (Pocahontas) and #1 single (“A Whole New World”). Awards include eight Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, 10 Grammys, a London Evening Standard Award, an Olivier, a New York Drama Critics Award, a Drama Desk and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical. Stage adaptations: A Christmas Carol and The Hunchback of Notre Dame plus the film Noel. HOWARD ASHMAN (Lyrics) wrote the lyrics for the Disney animated films The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin 9F
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST (3 songs). He served as producer on The Little Mermaid and executive producer on Beauty and the Beast. With composer Alan Menken, he received two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes for Best Song (“Beauty and the Beast” and “Under the Sea”) and four Grammy Awards. He received an Academy Award nomination with Menken for “Friend Like Me” from Aladdin. As author, lyricist and director for the stage musical Little Shop of Horrors, which ran for five years in New York and was produced worldwide, Ashman received two Outer Critics Circle Awards, a New York Drama Critics Circle Award, a London Evening Standard Award and a Drama Desk Award. For his screenplay version of Little Shop of Horrors, Ashman received a nomination from the Screen Writers Guild and “Mean Green Mother from Outer Space” was nominated (with Menken) for an Academy Award for Best Song. He was author, lyricist and director of Smile for which he received a Tony nomination for Best Book. Stage credits include God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater and The Confirmation (his only full-length play). Artistic Director: WPA Theatre (1976–1982). GLENN SLATER (Lyrics) Broadway: Houdini with Danny Elfman (2013). Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2008 Tony Award nomination for Best Score and Grammy nomination for Best Cast Album). West End: Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy (2009), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies (2010, Olivier nomination for Best Musical). Regional: Leap of Faith (Ahmanson Theatre, L.A. 2010). OffBroadway: newyorkers (Manhattan Theatre Club 2001, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations). Film: Disney’s Home on the Range (2004) and Tangled (2010, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Song). Awards: Kleban Award for Lyrics, ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award and the Jonathan Larson award. Slater lives in New York City and has two sons, Benjamin and Daniel. DOUG WRIGHT (Book) is a Pulitzer Prize winner and has received a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, GLAAD Media Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama League Award 9G
and a Lucille Lortel Award for I Am My Own Wife, which premiered at Playwrights Horizon in 2003. For Grey Gardens, he was nominated for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Book of a Musical. In 1995, Wright won an Obie Award for his play Quills, his screen adaptation was named Best Picture by the National Board of Review and nominated for three Academy Awards. Wright was cited by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and awarded the Tolerance Prize from the KulturForum Europa. Plays include The Stonewater Rapture, Interrogating the Nude, Unwrap Your Candy, Grey Gardens, Disney’s The Little Mermaid and The Pavilion. Currently, he serves on the board of the New York Theatre Workshop and is a member of the Dramatists Guild Council. GLENN CASALE (Director) Broadway: Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby (Tony Award nomination Best Revival), which was filmed by A&E and garnered two Emmy Awards. OffBroadway: The Property Known as Garland starring Adrienne Barbeau and Dragapella at Studio 54 (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award nominations for Best Production). International: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast (Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and Russia), The Wiz. Regional: Hunchback of Notre Dame; The Little Mermaid; Ballroom; Camelot with Rachel York and Lou Diamond Phillips; Wrestlers starring Mark Harmon and George Clooney; Bingo!; From the Top starring Carol Burnett; Los Angeles Ovation Award-winning Best Musical Anything Goes starring Rachel York, Brent Barrett, Sally Struthers and Fred Willard; Camelot starring Michael York; The Prisoner of Second Avenue with Jason Alexander. Television: ABC-TV’s The Faculty starring Meredith Baxter and “The Wayans Brothers.” Casale is the Artistic Director for the California Musical Theater in Sacramento. JOHN MacINNIS (Choreographer) John choreographed Disney’s The Little Mermaid currently running in Tokyo, along with the new company that just opened in Nagoya Japan. He also choreographed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which ran for over 10 years in 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST five European countries. He is the associate choreographer of the new West End production of Dreamgirls and the Broadway productions of Something Rotten, Disney’s Aladdin and the 2011 Tony Award winning musical The Book of Mormon. He directed and choreographed the Olympic Medals Ceremonies at the 2010 Winter Olympic Winter Games in Whistler B.C. Canada and the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City Utah. From 19992001, he directed and choreographed The Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Detroit and the first international production in Mexico City. MacInnis has choreographed at The Shaw Festival, Goodspeed Opera House, Pittsburgh CLO, Theater Under The Stars, Music Theater Wichita, Sacramento Music Circus, and North Shore Music Theatre.
Aladdin, West Coast Premiere of Carrie the Musical, 9 to 5 the Musical, Spamalot, Dora the Explorer LIVE, SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical, Seussical the Musical and Scooby-Doo. TheFlyGuy.com. Twitter: @theflyguy
COLIN R. FREEMAN (Musical Director/ Conductor) U.S. regional (partial list): Annie, Annie Get Your Gun, The Andrews Brothers, Assassins, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls (1992 U.S. National Tour), Grease, Gypsy, Harmony, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, My Fair Lady, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Wizard of Oz. London/West End: Chess, Cats, Fame, Children of Eden, Matador, Me and My Girl. Freeman has conducted many of the country’s leading symphony orchestras, as well as recorded for the BBC. He has worked with artists such as Michael Feinstein, Barry Manilow, Mitzi Gaynor and Rod Stewart. Freeman has an LA Alliance Ovation Stage Award for Best Musical Direction (2003). He lives happily in Palm Springs with his wife, Lorna Luft.
AMY CLARK (Costume Designer) Chaplin (Broadway, Barrymore); On Your Toes (City Center Encores!); Other Desert Cities (Pittsburgh Public Theater); Lord of the Flies and The North Pool (Barrington Stage); Show Boat (Goodspeed); Monster at the Door (Alley Theatre). Awarded the 2012 Theater Hall of Fame Emerging Artists Fellowship.
PAUL RUBIN (Flying Sequence Choreographer) Rubin’s career of choreographing flying sequences spans four decades. Rubin is a member of The Academy of Magical Arts at The Magic Castle. The 5th Avenue: Cathy Rigby as Peter Pan. Broadway: Wicked; Curtains with David Hyde Pierce; Frozen; The Pirate Queen; Cathy Rigby as Peter Pan; Kiss Me, Kate; Doctor Zhivago; The Green Bird; Dance of the Vampires; Fiddler on the Roof and Saturday Night Fever. International/Touring Productions: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Holland, Moscow, Tokyo, U.S.), Tori Amos’ The Light Princess (National Theatre, London), Evolution touring China, 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
KENNETH FOY (Scenic Designer) Broadway: Candida starring Joanne Woodward, Macbeth with Nicol Williamson, Annie, An Evening with Jerry Herman, Gypsy (dir. Arthur Laurents) and more. National/International: My Fair Lady, Bombay Dreams, Doctor Dolittle, White Christmas, The Sound of Music, The King and I, Disney’s High School Musical and High School Musical 2. Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, La Scala, Radio City, Six Flags, Busch Gardens, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
MARK KOSS (Costume Designer) designed at Sacramento Music Circus for La Cage aux Folles in 2014, Chicago in 2013, Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Fiddler on the Roof in 2012, and The Producers and Camelot in 2011. He was the associate costume designer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Circus XTREME and Marvel Universe LIVE! produced by Feld Entertainment. His other credits include Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of The Little Mermaid, directed by Glenn Casale, co-designed with Amy Clark; San Francisco Playhouse’s Animals Out of Paper and Dead Man’s Cell Phone; Shotgun Players’ The Threepenny Opera; San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s Pericles; Ray of Light Theatre’s The Who’s Tommy (Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award). M.F.A., NYU Tisch. CHARLIE MORRISON (Lighting Designer) National/International tours: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, How the Grinch Stole Christmas 9H
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST (NYC/Tour); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon, Aida (U.S., Taiwan and China); The Producers, Man of La Mancha, Guys and Dolls, Groovaloo (NYC, LA, Foxwoods and U.S. Tour); Hello, Dolly!, My Fair Lady, The King and I (U.S. Tour and Korea); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Gypsy, 42nd Street (U.S. and Japan); Smokey Joe’s Café, The Who’s Tommy (Europe & Japan); Titanic, The Music Man and many others. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC), Goodspeed Musicals, Seattle Rep, Theatre Under the Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals, California Music Circus, Kansas City Starlight, Pittsburgh CLO, George Street Playhouse, North Carolina Theatre, Playmaker’s Rep, Tulsa Opera, many others. Morrison is the recipient of two Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design and has been nominated for seven Helen Hayes Awards. Website: cmlighting.com. ED CHAPMAN (Sound Designer) Current/ recent touring productions: A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Guys and Dolls, The Producers, Disney’s The Little Mermaid (codesign with Randy Hansen). Other notable projects: Pirates of Penzance (dir. John Rando at Barrington Stage), The Wizard of Oz (Walnut Street Theatre), over 20 productions at The Weston Playhouse, The Joker’s Game (World Premiere in China), Bedbugs (Off-Broadway), Rocky Horror Show (dir. Hunter Foster), American Pops Orchestra in Tokyo. Chapman sends much love and thanks to his parents, John and Gayle, and family Kate, Mary Ann, Johnny and Eddie. LEAH J. LOUKAS (Hair & Wig Design) The 5th Avenue Theatre: A Night With Janis Joplin. Broadway: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; Oh, Hello; The Heidi Chronicles; On The Town; A Night With Janis Joplin; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; American Idiot; Irena’s Vow. Off-Broadway: The Royale (Lincoln Center); The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout); Barbecue, Fortress of Solitude and Plenty (The Public Theater); Taming of the Shrew, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Into the Woods (Shakespeare in the Park); Heathers: The Musical (Signature Theatre); Jelly’s Last Jam (Signature Theatre 9I
Company); Butler (59E59). Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Barrington Stage Company, McCarter Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre. Education: University of Cincinnati’s CCM, BFA, Theater Design and Production/Makeup and Wig Design. MICHAEL HEITZMAN (Associate Director) Recent directing credits: Legally Blonde and Big River, Sacramento Music Circus; Shrek and Disney’s The Little Mermaid, North Shore Music Theater (IRNE Best Director nomination); Buyer & Cellar at Mason Street Warehouse; and VICES (Jefferson Award, Best Director nom). Other credits: Associate Director for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Moscow, Paris, Amsterdam) and Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Dallas Summer Musicals). michaelheitzman.com ASHLEY ANDERSON (Assistant Flying Sequence Choreographer) Anderson is thrilled to be behind the scenes on this production. Some of Anderson’s favorite performing credits include the tours of The Wedding Singer and Disney’s The Little Mermaid, and regional productions of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Music Man and Bye Bye Birdie. MICHAEL McEOWEN (Production Stage Manager) On the road and Broadway. Luminaries along the way have been Richard Thomas and George Wendt in 12 Angry Men; Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!; Cathy Rigby in Peter Pan; Fantasia in The Color Purple; Carl Anderson, Ted Neeley and Sebastian Bach in Jesus Christ Superstar; Theodore Bikel in Fiddler On The Roof; Leslie Uggams and Rip Taylor in Anything Goes; Mickey Rooney and Donald O’Connor in The Sunshine Boys; and Norbert Leo Butz and Tom Hewitt in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. JESS MANNING (1st Assistant Stage Manager) is shore you will be hooked on this show and find yourself kraken a smile. S-Pacific credits include Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mary Poppins, Spring Awakening, Carrie: The Musical. Tours: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST MATTHEW MATULEWICZ (2nd Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway: Hello, Dolly!, Dear Evan Hansen, In Transit, Shuffle Along…, School of Rock, Gigi. National Tours: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical: BFA from University of North Carolina School of the Arts. ROBBIE ROBY (Associate Choreographer, 3rd Assistant Stage Manager) has been with Disney’s The Little Mermaid since its remounting at Paper Mill Playhouse in 2013. Other associate/ assistant choreography productions include the world premiere of Beaches (Signature Theatre), The Tempest (Shakespeare in the Park), Idaho! The Comedy Musical (Las Vegas premiere), Hairspray (Paper Mill Playhouse and Royal Caribbean’s “Oasis of the Seas”), Carnegie Hall Family Holiday Concert: The New York Pops and the 2006 National Tour of Joseph...Dreamcoat. Thank you John, Glenn and, of course, Doug. PITTSBURGH CLO (Producer) has been a driving force behind the preservation, creation and promotion of live musical theater since 1946. As one of the largest regional musical theater organizations in the country, Pittsburgh CLO is fortunate for the yearly support of nearly 200,000 patrons. In addition to producing fresh new productions of Broadway classics, the not-for-profit’s mission is to develop new works and showcase new talent. The organization’s dedication to musical theater extends beyond its six-show summer season to year-round programming at its 250-seat CLO Cabaret Theater. Ongoing initiatives are the Pittsburgh CLO Academy of Musical Theater, CLO Mini Stars, the Construction Center for the Arts, The Richard Rodgers Award and the acclaimed Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, a 27-year-old program and first of its kind in the country. In 2009 Pittsburgh CLO co-founded the National High School Musical Theater Awards with the Nederlander Organization. In 1997, the organization expanded its mission to include developing and producing new musicals for touring and Broadway (22 Broadway shows 29 Tony Awards®), represented by current productions of On Your Feet, Cats, Kinky Boots and Bandstand. Pittsburgh CLO produced the 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
world premiere of An American in Paris both in Paris and on Broadway. The production has since launched a National Tour and opened in London’s West End in March 2017. PittsburghCLO.org. KANSAS CITY STARLIGHT THEATRE (Producer) Starlight Theatre, recent winner of the Venue Excellence Award from the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), is the largest and oldest performing arts organization in Kansas City and the second-largest outdoor producing theatre in the country. Opened as a theater in 1950 and as a not-for-profit organization in 1951, Starlight presents and produces Broadway musicals and concerts. It also offers extensive community outreach and educational programming, including classes, scholarships and Starlight’s Blue Star Awards, one of the largest high school musical theatre award programs in the nation. Located on 16 acres in Kansas City’s Swope Park, Starlight’s venue includes rehearsal halls, gift store, club area for dining, concessions, gardens, fountains and a 10-story, climatecontrolled stage. For more information, visit www.kcstarlight.com. MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the U.S. and in over 60 countries worldwide. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 professional stage actors and stage managers working in theatres across the United States. AEA negotiates wages and working conditions, and provides benefits, including health and pension plans, for members. AEA seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. 9J
STAFF Producers......................................... Pittsburgh CLO, Kansas City Starlight Theatre Production Supervisor..................... John R. Edkins Production Stage Manager........ Michael McEowen 1st Asst. Stage Manager...................... Jess Manning 2nd Asst. Stage Manager........Matthew Matulewicz 3rd Asst. Stage Manager...................... Robbie Roby Head Carpenters............................ Jerry Van Orden, Billy Larimore Foy Flying Director......................... Ryan McAlpine Foy 1/Automation.........................Adrian Gutierrez Foy 2/Automation/Asst. Carpenter........Sarah Walker Flyman..................................................... Terry Behle Production Electrician...................... Dustin Adams Head Electrician...................................Mark Vlahos Front Light.........................William Charles Lawson Assistant Electrician..........................Kate Raymond Head Sound...................................... Brian Canonico A2...........................................................Cory Raynor Head of Props....................................Paige Zaloudek Assistant Props...............................Shawn Riley-Rau Head Wardrobe................................ Rachel Mairena Assistant Wardrobe.........................Karen Larimore Hair and Wig Supervisor..........................Robin Lee Hair and Wig Consultant....................... Jeff Knaggs Assistant Lighting Designer............. John Burkland Merchandise Provider........Encore Merchandising/ Joseph Boyles Merchandise Manager.....................Jessica Johnson COMPANY MANAGEMENT Company Manager................. Christopher Holman Assistant Company Manager............ Casey Zelhart CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Producers wish to thank the TDF Costume Collection for its assistance with this production. Lighting and Equipment by Christie Lights Sound Equipment by adi: audible difference inc. and Sound Associates
GENERAL MANAGEMENT & ACCOUNTING BY TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT Chief Executive Officer.................. Randall A. Buck Chief Operating Officer............... Michael J. Orsino Chief Financial Officer Emeritus.......Donald Kindl Chief Financial Officer...................... Michelle Jones General Managers........ Karen Berry, Jim Lanahan, Mark Johnson Assistant General Managers....................Jay Krause, Arnie VandeBrake Senior Production Manager................... Laura Dieli Production Managers.......................... Anna E. Bate, Dawn Magyar Assistant Production Manager........Ártemis López Marketing Consultant............................... Amy Katz Booking Manager............................ Doria Montfort Budgeting & Forecasting Manager......................................... George Lamberty Senior Accountants....................... Lourdes Castillo, Jessica Moore Accounting Clerks......................... Marite Espinoza, Electra Walker Warehouse Manager.............................Scott Garrish Office Assistant............................. Shaquille Stewart 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. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians. Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E) United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. The Theatre Managers, Press Agents, and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Mangers.
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Blumenthal Performing Arts receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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Maria in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music.
he spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family will return to the stage of Belk Theater Nov. 24-26 to once again thrill audiences with its Tony®, Grammy® and Academy® award-winning best score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss” and the title song. The Sound of Music features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, suggested by “The Trapp Family Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp. “Every review of the national tour of The Sound of Music (this one included) notes that the production dusts off some traditions and discards others, giving us a clearer view of its creators’ intentions. What emerges is a version like no other I’ve seen,” hailed Lawrence Toppman with The Charlotte Observer. “All I can say is that this new production is one of the finest I have seen in a long, long time,” said Don Grigware with Broadwayworld.com. “It soars with human touches and has a magnificent cast that win our hearts.” The musical enjoyed extraordinary success as the first live television production of a musical in over 50 years when The Sound of Music Live! aired on NBC in December 2013 and was seen by over 44 million people. 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the film version, which continues to be the most successful movie musical in history.
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