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3 Reasons You Will Love The Bodyguard............................................... 4 Comedian Colin Mochrie to Host Upcoming Symphony Show............ 8 Catching Up With Broadway's Celebrated Curious Incident...............10 International Opera Vocal Competition to Debut in Charlotte............12 Spot the Differences With a Circus 1903 Photo Puzzle.......................14 Charlotte Ballet: What’s the Point of Pointe Shoes?.............................20

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3 Reasons You Will Love The Bodyguard The musical thriller comes to Belk Theater in March

ou know the beloved movie. Now, imagine it coming to life live on stage! Frank Farmer, former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Frank and Rachel each expect to be in charge – what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features a host of irresistible classics including “Queen of the Night,” “So Emotional,” “One Moment in Time,” “Saving All My Love,” “Run to You,” “I Have Nothing,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and one of the biggest selling songs of all time – “I Will Always Love You.” If you’re not sold already, following are three good reasons why you simply can’t miss this PNC Broadway Lights show, coming to Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center March 7-12.

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Based on the smash hit film, the awardwinning musical will star Grammy® Award-nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox!

The show features more than just one standout vocalist. In fact, check out what NorthJersey.com reviewers said! “One of the many unexpected pleasures of The Bodyguard is that it offers two divas for the price of one. Between the two of them, Deborah Cox and Jasmin Richardson, who plays her sister, take turns blowing the roof off …”

What show gives you powerhouse vocalists singing irresistible classic hits and a thrilling roller-coaster ride all in one show? The Bodyguard does! This show is quite the unexpected thriller and will have you on the edge of your seat the whole time.

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Share Some Laughs With the Charlotte Symphony

omedy meets composition next month as the Charlotte Symphony presents The Second City Guide to the Symphony, Feb. 4 at Belk Theater. Hosted by the hilarious Colin Mochrie from “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” The Second City Guide to the Symphony is a light-hearted blend of sketch comedy and music, including hilarious original lyrics set to orchestral songs, plus your fill of the greats, from Mozart to Mahler! The Second City theater and improv school in Chicago has been an incubator of some of the world’s top comedic minds, including Martin Short, Tina Fey, John Candy, Stephen Colbert, Jim Belushi and many more. This concert takes a satirical, often edgy, but loving look at the musicians, various composers, and even YOU, the audience. Maestro Albert-George Schram, who’s no slouch himself in the comedy department, will conduct this one-of-a-kind night of great music and lots of laughs.

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This iconic work is paired with Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending” and Mozart’s “Sinfonia Concertante”

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Catching Up With Broadway's Most Celebrated Play, Curious Incident, Coming Next Month

be received the way that it was – the night of he page-to-stage transfer of Mark the Tonys was bewildering and exciting! The Haddon’s best-selling novel “The idea that it’s now going to tour the whole Curious Incident of the Dog in the USA in the fall, I find that immensely moving Night-Time” made its Broadway debut in and immensely flattering. the fall of 2014. Curious Incident arrived in the U.S. after a celebrated Ben, as the associate premiere at The National director, your play is Theatre in London in 2012. enjoying a healthy twoThe show tells the story year run – something of a gifted 15-year-old uncommon with plays. named Christopher and What’s the secret behind his journey to uncover the the success? mystery behind the death KLEIN: I think a big part of his neighbor’s dog. The of why this play continues 2015 Tony Award-winning to run is because it’s play, written by Simon almost like a musical in the Stephens, is headed to way it uses sound design, Charlotte’s Belk Theater projection design – huge Feb. 14-19. theatrical events and Following are excerpts choreography and all kinds from NY1 theater reporter of different things. It also Frank DiLella’s interview brings what you would featuring Stephens Photo by Joan Marcus normally think of with a and associate director Adam Langdon as Christopher Boone play – there are these Benjamin E. Klein before in the touring production of The incredibly intimate and the show’s Broadway run Curious Incident of the Dog in the moving scenes. came to a close. Night-Time. Simon ... can you reflect on the year gone by? STEPHENS: It’s so strange. You know, I wrote the play for … Mark Haddon and my three children. Mark asked me to write the adaptation … I wanted the intellectual challenge to even see if I could do that. And I wanted to write something that my children could go and see. Then the idea that it was taken up by director Marianne Elliott and The National Theatre – that it could have a life and go all the way to New York, and then

Simon, what I love about this play is that it really is a play for today. Christopher represents a large population of folks in our world. Truly gifted individuals. STEPHENS: Yes. What was important for Mark and myself was that Christopher shouldn’t be defined by any condition that he has. This is just a boy who sees the world with more clarity than any person would see it … I think as audiences we cherish that – it helps us go out in the world and see the uncertainties and difficulties.

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ove over, Simon Cowell. Italian tenor Marcello Giordani; Dominique Meyer, director of the Vienna State Opera; Michael Capasso, general director of the New York City Opera; and Evans Mirages, artistic director of the Cincinnati Opera, are moving into the judges’ seats when Opera Carolina hosts the Marcello Giordani International Vocal Competition from April 24 through 28. The competition is open Marcello Giordani presents a master class to an aspiring opera singer. to aspiring opera singers of all nationalities between the served as a judge for the competition in ages of 21 and 35. First prize is $10,000 Italy, Charlotte is hosting the 2017 U.S. and an opportunity to sing the lead or competition in conjunction with Giordani’s a supporting role in an Opera Carolina appearances as Dick Johnson in Opera production. Second prize is $5,000; third Carolina’s The Girl of the West, Puccini’s prize is $3,000. operatic tribute to Westerns. At the height of his professional career, Winning the Giordani Competition is and with successes at the world’s leading a tremendous career boost. “Part of our opera houses including the Met, La Scala mission is nurturing young talent,” said and the Vienna State Opera, Giordani Meena. “When that’s accompanied by established a private foundation to help prestige and a financial award, it’s even promising young singers kick-start their more special.” careers. The foundation sponsors master “Marcello is a world-renowned opera classes, seminars and summer programs, star and a generous benefactor,” said and provides training and financial support. Meena. “His foundation and the competition Thanks to the more than 25-year are helping young, talented opera singers relationship between Giordani and Opera make a full-time living as artists. We’re Carolina General Director & Principal thrilled to welcome Marcello and a new Conductor James Meena, who has generation of opera stars in Charlotte.”

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Spot the Differences

Circus 1903 comes to Knight Theater in May

he producers of the world’s biggest magic show, The Illusionists, have teamed up with the award-winning puppeteers from War Horse to present a thrilling turn-of-the-century circus spectacular. Circus 1903 – The Golden Age of Circus comes to Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts May 2-7. Sensational puppetry puts elephants back in the ring as never seen before

along with a huge cast of the most unique, amazing and dangerous circus acts from all four corners of the world – from strong men to contortionists, acrobats to musicians, knife throwers, high wire and much more! See if you can spot the differences in the show images below, and then May 2-7, discover the grand circus of the past as Circus 1903 – The Golden Age of Circus sets out to captivate audiences of all ages.

Photos by Jose Leon Photography Answers: 1. The “U” is missing in the word Circus 2. The bottle is moved from the trunk (in the back) to the bucket (up front) 3. The arrow after “Circus” is flipped 4. The ringmaster’s boutonniere/lapel is moved to the opposite side of his jacket

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CAST (in order of appearance) Jerry Mulligan......................................................................................................................GAREN SCRIBNER (Saturday matinee; Sunday evening) RYAN STEELE Lise Dassin........................................................................................................................................SARA ESTY (Sunday matinee) LEIGH-ANN ESTY Adam Hochberg........................................................................................................................... ETAI BENSON Henri Baurel............................................................................................................................ NICK SPANGLER Milo Davenport..................................................................................................................... EMILY FERRANTI Madame Baurel........................................................................................................................ GAYTON SCOTT Monsieur Baurel.............................................................................................................................. DON NOBLE Returning Soldier................................................................................................BARTON COWPERTHWAITE Returning Soldier’s Wife................................................................................................... CAITLIN MEIGHAN Mr. Z..........................................................................................................................................KYLE VAUGHN Olga........................................................................................................................................... LAURIE WELLS Store Manager................................................................................................................................. DON NOBLE Lise’s Ballet Partner............................................................................................BARTON COWPERTHWAITE Ensemble..............................................BKAROLINA BLONSKI, BRITTANY BOHN, STEPHEN BROWER, RANDY CASTILLO, JESSICA COHEN, BARTON COWPERTHWAITE, ALEXA DE BARR, LEIGH-ANN ESTY, CAITLIN MEIGHAN, DON NOBLE, ALEXANDRA PERNICE, DAVID PROTTAS, LUCAS SEGOVIA, RYAN STEELE, KYLE VAUGHN, LAURIE WELLS, DANA WINKLE, ERICA WONG, BLAKE ZELESNIKAR UNDERSTUDIES

Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Jerry Mulligan: BARTON COWPERTHWAITE; for Lise Dassin: CAITLIN MEIGHAN; for Adam Hochberg: STEPHEN BROWER, DAVID PROTTAS; for Henri Baurel: STEPHEN BROWER, CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD; for Milo Davenport: ALEXANDRA PERNICE, DANA WINKLE; for Madame Baurel: LAURIE WELLS, DANA WINKLE; for Olga: ASHLEE DUPRÉ, ERIKA HEBRON, NATHALIE MARRABLE; for Mr. Z: JACE CORONADO, CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD, COLBY Q. LINDEMAN; for Monsieur Baurel: JACE CORONADO, KYLE VAUGHN; for Returning Soldier: CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD, COLBY Q. LINDEMAN, TOM MATTINGLY; for Store Manager: JACE CORONADO, CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD; for Lise’s Ballet Partner: CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD, COLBY Q. LINDEMAN, TOM MATTINGLY; for Returning Soldier’s Wife: ASHLEE DUPRÉ, ALIDA MICHAL, DANIELLE SANTOS SWINGS JACE CORONADO, ASHLEE DUPRÉ, ERIKA HEBRON, CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD, COLBY Q. LINDEMAN, NATHALIE MARRABLE, TOM MATTINGLY, ALIDA MICHAL, SAYIGA EUGENE PEABODY, DANIELLE SANTOS DANCE CAPTAINS CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD

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MUSICAL NUMBERS SETTING Paris, 1945, at the end of the Second World War

ACT I “Concerto in F”....................................................................................................................................Company “I Got Rhythm”................................................................................................. Henri, Adam, Jerry, Company* “Second Prelude”...........................................................................................................Lise, Female Ensemble “I’ve Got Beginner’s Luck”...................................................................................................................... Jerry* “The Man I Love”.........................................................................................................................................Lise “Liza”........................................................................................................................................................ Jerry* “’S Wonderful”................................................................................................... Jerry, Adam, Henri, Company “Shall We Dance?”......................................................................................................................................Milo “Second Rhapsody/Cuban Overture”..................................................................................................Company ACT II Entr’acte...............................................................................................................................................Orchestra “Fidgety Feet”..........................................................................................................................Jerry, Company* “Who Cares?”.................................................................................................................................. Milo, Henri “For You, For Me, For Evermore”................................................................................Henri, Jerry, Lise, Milo “But Not for Me”.............................................................................................................................Adam, Milo “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise”.............................................................................Henri, Adam, Company* “An American in Paris”.......................................................................................................................Company “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”............................................................................ Adam, Henri, Jerry There will be one 15-minute intermission ORCHESTRA

Musical Director/Conductor: David Andrews Rogers Associate Music Director/Keys 3: Brad Gardner; Keys 1/Piano: Ray Wong; Keys 2: Henry Palkes; Reed 1: Katherine Fink; Reed 2: Tansie Mayer; Reed 3: Tom Colclough; Trumpet 1: Sam Oatts; Trumpet 2: Anthony DiMauro; Trombone: Dave Grott; Violin 1: Susan French; Violin 2: Adrian Walker; Cello: Nick Donatelle; Drums/Percussion: Paul Hannah; Copying/Preparation: Emily Grishman Music Coordinator: Seymour Red Press *Dance Arrangements by Sam Davis

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST GAREN SCRIBNER (Jerry Mulligan): Garen is thrilled to bring this beautiful story across America with this incredible company of artists. Garen comes directly from the Broadway company, where he played Jerry Mulligan. A former soloist with the San Francisco Ballet and an artist of Nederlands Dans Theater I, Garen believes art has the capability of changing lives, and he is grateful for the opportunity to share his passion with the audience. He thanks his gorgeous Lise, Sara Esty, his family, Victoria Morris, Marianne Wells, and the entire cast & crew for sharing this journey. Follow Jerry, Garen, and his dog, Pilot, behind-thescenes at @GarenScribner. SARA ESTY (Lise Dassin): Broadway: An American in Paris (OBC ensemble, Lise alternate). Théâtre du Châtelet: An American in Paris (Lise standby). Former soloist with the Miami City Ballet. Training: Maine State Ballet, School of American Ballet, and Miami City Ballet School. Sara received a Princess Grace Fellowship Award for excellence in dance, and has performed various works by Balanchine, Robbins, Tharp, Taylor, Scarlett, Ratmansky, Wheeldon, and Peck. Special thanks to the ever growing AAIP team and family, and BRS/ Gage. For M, D, L, my family, and the man I love. Vive la France! @sesty5 ETAI BENSON (Adam Hochberg): Thrilled to be bringing Paris to North America! Broadway/ National Tour: Boq in Wicked. Regional: Fortress of Solitude (Premiere, Dallas Theatre Center), My Name is Asher Lev (GableStage), A Room With a View (Premiere, Old Globe). Workshops: The Band’s Visit, Little Miss Sunshine. Training: University of Michigan and Moscow Art Theatre. Thanks to The Talent House, Christopher and Rachel. For my family - Je t’aime. www.etaibenson.com @etaibenson EMILY FERRANTI (Milo Davenport): Thrilled to be a part of the original touring company of such a beautiful production! Broadway: Wicked. National Tour: Wicked (Nessarose), Dreamgirls (Sweetheart). Radio City Spring Spectacular. Regional: Annie (Grace) at Maltz Jupiter Theatre. TV: “Forever.” Graduate of The Boston Conservatory. Thank you to Christopher and Rachel, CGF, and John for always supporting me even if it means leaving town again! Twitter-@emfernful GAYTON SCOTT (Madame Baurel): Broadway: Gypsy starring Bernadette Peters directed by Sam Mendes, The Women starring Cynthia Nixon, Present Laughter starring Frank Langella. Other NY theater includes The New Group, The Culture Project, Here among others. TV/Film: “Law&Order: CI,” “Guiding Light,” “As the World Turns,” “Great Performances PBS,” Forbidden Love, PS I Love You. Gayton studied acting with William Esper. NICK SPANGLER (Henri Baurel): Original Broadway casts of The Book of Mormon, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and It Shoulda Been You, 17C

in which he created the role of the best man, Greg Madison. His Off-Broadway performance as Matt in The Fantasticks garnered him the Theater Hall of Fame Elaine and Jerry Orbach Fellowship Award. In 2008 Nick was the winner of the reality series “The Amazing Race” on CBS. LEIGH-ANN ESTY (Lise Alternate/Ensemble): Leigh-Ann is thrilled to be joining the tour of AAIP! After 12 years dancing with Miami City Ballet, she is excited to take on a new adventure. Huge thanks to M, D, and S for their unconditional love and support. Let’s do this! RYAN STEELE (Jerry Alternate/Ensemble): Broadway: Newsies (Astaire Award nom), Matilda, West Side Story, Billy Elliot. Film/TV: Ted 2, Five Dances, NBC’s “Peter Pan Live,” “Smash.” Big thanks to Laurie, Dustin and the AAIP team. All the love to family, DDPC and Char. KAROLINA BLONSKI (Ensemble): Broadway: West Side Story. National Tours: West Side Story, Movin’ Out, and Joseph...Dreamcoat. NYC/Vegas: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, The New York Spectacular, and Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers! Thanks to Dustin, the AAIP team, Rachel, Matthew Powell, Dr. Geiger, and love to my Drew, Glen and family :) BRITTANY BOHN (Ensemble): National tour debut! Regional: Anything Goes, Mame (Goodspeed), Kiss Me Kate (Barrington), Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby (PCLO). Point Park alumna & ATL native. Love to the creative team, Clear Talent Group, and my family! This is for Mom & Dad. STEPHEN BROWER (Ensemble, u/s Adam, u/s Henri): Overjoyed to hit the road with this beautiful show! Tour: Pippin (Swing, u/s Pippin/Lewis). Regional: MUNY, Connecticut Rep, Lyric Theatre, Cortland Rep. Grosses bises to Mama, Papa, Berta, Telsey, BRS/Gage, and TSU. For pics of food and boys in tights: @stephenbrower RANDY CASTILLO (Ensemble): Broadway tour debut! Born and raised in NYC. Former soloist with Company Nacional de Danza, Dresden Ballet, Opera Ballet de Lyon. Worked with mentors Duato, Forsythe, Lubovitch, Kilian and Millipied. Attended Juilliard. Love to family and teachers. Endless thanks to Lakey and Sofia. JESSICA COHEN (Ensemble): Jessica is overjoyed to be joining An American in Paris! She has danced with Northern Ballet and Sarasota Ballet. Thank you to my family and friends for the unconditional support in my dreams. @jlcballerina JACE CORONADO (Swing, u/s Mr. Z, u/s M. Baurel, u/s Store Manager): Broadway: West Side Story Nat’l Tours: WSS, Guys and Dolls Professional; Metropolitan Opera (Aida, Stroman’s Merry Widow), Broadway-bound Can-Can, Sister Act (Pablo), Curtains! (Aaron Fox), Light in the Piazza (Fabrizio), 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Oklahoma! (Ali Hakim). Ballet Companies: Ballet Austin, Ballet Memphis, Ballet Trockadero. Instagram: @bwayjace. BARTON COWPERTHWAITE (Returning Soldier, Lise’s Ballet Partner, Ensemble, u/s Jerry): Barton Cowperthwaite has been working as an artist in NYC since 2014. He’s danced for Lar Lubovitch, Pontus Lidberg, and recently starred in the Lifetime film “Center Stage: Dance Camp.” He’s incredibly excited about his musical theater debut! www.bartonc.com ALEXA DE BARR (Ensemble): First National Tour debut! Off-Bway: Trip of Love, BOMBSHELL in concert. Regional: Cabaret, Nice Work…, Singin’ in the Rain (Cyd Charisse), Anything Goes. WSS European Tour. DCL. Love to CTG and my many gems! ADeBarr ASHLEE DUPRÉ (Asst Dance Captain, Swing, u/s Olga, u/s Returning Soldier’s Wife): Broadway: An American in Paris. Off-Broadway: On Your Toes, Where’s Charley? (Encores!): Silence! The Musical. National Tours: Movin’ Out (Brenda Judy). Twyla Tharp’s 50th Anniversary Tour. NYSAF: In Your Arms. The Phantom of the Opera (Las Vegas Spectacular). Colorado Ballet. Love to my family and friends. ERIKA HEBRON (Swing, u/s Olga): St. Louis, MO Native! National Tour: West Side Story (Swing). Regional: Oklahoma!, Damn Yankees, How to Succeed, The Producers. Proud OCU Grad. Many thanks to blocNYC, Telsey, the entire AAIP creative team, and love to my family and friends! CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD (Dance Captain, Swing, u/s Henri, u/s Mr. Z, u/s Returning Soldier, u/s Store Manager, u/s Lise’s Ballet Partner): This marks Christopher’s third US Tour following The Phantom of the Opera (Asst. DC, Swing), and Billy Elliot (Older Billy, Ensemble). Toured internationally with A Chorus Line (Larry), danced for Dayton Ballet, and trained at SUNY Buffalo and the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC. Instagram: @Tut85 COLBY Q. LINDEMAN (Swing, u/s Mr. Z, u/s Returning Soldier, u/s Lise’s Ballet Partner): NYC: Wicked (swing/Chistery u/s), Trip of Love (Moon River duet), Standard Time. Tours/Regional: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (DC/swing), Urban Cowboy (Bubba), Sacramento Music Circus, Walnut St, Goodspeed. Huge thanks to the AAIP team & MSA. Proud OCU grad. Lots of love to my family & DE. NATHALIE MARRABLE (Swing, u/s Olga): Hailing from South Africa, graduate Boston Ballet School. Madonna (body double/tour), Le Crazy Horse, Natl. Tour The Drowsy Chaperone (Kitty), Vancouver Playhouse Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Asst. Choreo). NYC: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Dedicated to “Mama”. 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

TOM MATTINGLY (Swing, u/s Returning Soldier, u/s Lise’s Ballet Partner): After dancing with Richmond Ballet and Cincinnati Ballet, Tom became a principal dancer with Ballet West. In 2014, he joined Visceral Dance Chicago and began his freelance choreographic career. Graduate of Virginia School of the Arts. www. TomMattinglyDance.com or on Instagram @TomMattinglyDance. CAITLIN MEIGHAN (Returning Soldier’s Wife, Ensemble, u/s Lise): Thrilled to be making her National Tour debut after 10 seasons dancing with the Joffrey Ballet. Film: Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance. She is honored to be joining the An American in Paris family. Special thanks to her loving husband, incredible parents, family and friends for all their support. ALIDA MICHAL (Swing, u/s Returning Soldier’s Wife): NY Theatre: Wonderful Town, Red Dirt/ White Trash, Tours: Chicago (Hunyak), Regional: Anastasia, (Maria, Odette) West Side Story (Graziella), Victor/Victoria, Hello Dolly, White Christmas, Guys and Dolls (Mimi) BA UCLA TFT Ray Bolger MT program, Sacramento Ballet. www. alidamichal.com. @alidamichal15 DON NOBLE (Monsieur Baurel, Store Manager, Ensemble): Broadway: Once, End Of The Rainbow, National Tour of Mamma Mia! (Sam Carmichael). Regional: Jane Austen’s Emma, To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch), James Joyce’s The Dead, Funny Girl, An Ideal Husband, Blood Brothers, Henry IV, The Tempest. TV: “Zero Hour”, “The Blacklist”. www.donnoble.net SAYIGA EUGENE PEABODY (Swing): Stevensville, MI native of Liberian decent. Dance: Giordano Dance Chicago, Danceworks Chicago, Luna Negra Dance Theater. Theater: Cats, Anything Goes, Sister Act, Evita (Marriott). Artistic Director of Trilogy School of Performing Arts, Lake Zurich, IL. Thanks to Telsey casting and my loving friends and family. ALEXANDRA PERNICE (Ensemble, u/s Milo): National Tour: Phantom of the Opera (Meg u/s, corps de ballet). Regional: West Side Story (Graziella), The Music Man. Dance: Orlando City Ballet (Soloist) and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. Point Park University Graduate. Loving thanks to Telsey Casting, the creative team, The Krasny Office, family and friends. www. alexandrapernice.com @alexandrapernice DAVID PROTTAS (Ensemble, u/s Adam): A graduate of Toronto’s National Ballet School, David spent the past 10 years with the New York City Ballet, dancing a large range of classical and contemporary repertoire. He is thrilled to be joining the cast of An American in Paris! DANIELLE SANTOS (Swing, u/s Returning Soldier’s Wife): Previously enjoyed 9 years with San 17D

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Francisco Ballet and is honored to join the cast of An American in Paris as her musical theatre debut! LUCAS SEGOVIA (Ensemble): Principal Dancer with Ballet Argentino (Clarin Award - Outstanding Dancer). Also danced with The Joffrey Ballet and Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company. Regional: West Side Story (Bernardo) at Drury Lane (Chicago). He is blessed to be part of this production! Thanks to Chris Wheeldon, family and mama. KYLE VAUGHN (Mr. Z, Ensemble, u/s M. Baurel): Tours: All Shook Up! (u/s Chad), FAME . World Premieres: Catch Me If You Can, The Nutty Professor. Regional: Arena Stage, Ford’s Theater (Helen Hayes Award), Paper Mill Playhouse, 5th Avenue, Santa Fe Opera, TUTS , Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Grand Ole Opry. LAURIE WELLS (Olga, Ensemble, u/s Mme. Baurel): Broadway/ Tours: Mamma Mia! (Donna), and Swing! Off- Broadway/ Regional favorites: Trip of Love, Our Sinatra, City of Angels and 42nd Street at Goodspeed, The Full Monty, Ragtime. Thrilled to be sharing the stage again with hubby (Don Noble) and in PARIS no less! www.lauriewells.net DANA WINKLE (Ensemble, u/s Milo, u/s Mme. Baurel): Tours: Pippin, 42nd Street, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chicago. Regional: A Chorus Line (Sheila, Cassie), Cabaret (Kost), Damn Yankees (Gloria), Anything Goes (Bonnie), Drowsy Chaperone (Kitty). AEA member/NYU grad. Wife of Brian Ogilvie/mom to Shane. Favorite city: Paris! Infinite gratitude to family. www.danawinkle.com ERICA WONG (Ensemble): Broadway: The King and I. Regional: In Your Arms (Old Globe). NYC: War Paint (workshop). Ballet: Milwaukee Ballet (Michael Pink’s Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, La Bohème), Ballet Theatre of Maryland (Dianna Cuatto’s Firebird). For my family, friends, and my teachers at Hawaii State Ballet. BLAKE ZELESNIKAR (Ensemble): Thrilled to be apart of this amazing production! Recent credits include Radio City NY Spectacular, Mariah Carey, Flash Dance the Musical, and Bad Boys of Ballet. GEORGE GERSHWIN (Composer) was born in Brooklyn in 1898 and began his musical training at 13. At 16 he quit high school to work for a music publisher and soon was writing songs himself. The Gershwins’ shows include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Of Thee I Sing and the folk opera Porgy and Bess. George’s classical masterpieces include “Rhapsody in Blue,” “Concerto in F” and “An American in Paris.” In 1937 George was at the height of his career. While working on the score of The Goldwyn Follies in Hollywood, he collapsed and died of a brain tumor. He was not quite 39 years old. 17E

IRA GERSHWIN (Lyricist). In 1918 Ira began a remarkable collaboration with his younger brother George that lasted until George’s early death in 1937. Their show, Lady, Be Good!, in 1924, became the first of more than 20 scores for stage and screen. In 1935, with DuBose Heyward, they wrote the opera Porgy and Bess. Ira’s collaboration with George, as well as with Vincent Youmans, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Kurt Weill, Jerry Kern, Aaron Copland, Harry Warren, Arthur Schwartz and Burton Lane, set new standards for American stage and film musicals. Ira was nominated for three Academy Awards and died in 1983. CRAIG LUCAS (Book). Plays: Missing Persons, Reckless, Blue Window, Prelude to a Kiss (Obie, Pulitzer finalist, Tony nom.), God’s Heart, The Dying Gaul, Stranger, Small Tragedy (Obie), Prayer for My Enemy, The Singing Forest (Steinberg), Ode to Joy, I Was Alive With You. Movies: Longtime Companion (Sundance Audience Award), The Secret Lives of Dentists (NY Film Critics Award), The Dying Gaul. Operas: Orpheus in Love (composer Gerald Busby), Two Boys (composer Nico Muhly). Musicals: An American in Paris (Tony nom.), Three Postcards, The Light in the Piazza (Tony nom), Amélie, Sousatzka. Direction: The Dying Gaul (film), Birds of America (film), Saved or Destroyed (Obie), Play Yourself, world premieres of The Light in the Piazza, Ode to Joy, This Thing of Darkness, I Was Most Alive With You. CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON (Director and Choreographer) received a Tony Award nomination for Best Director and won the Tony Award for Best Choreography for this production. Born in England, Christopher danced for the Royal Ballet and New York City Ballet. He has choreographed for ballet companies worldwide and for television, film and Broadway. Awards: Astaire, Drama Desk, two Oliviers, two OCCs. Honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2016 Honours. Current Artistic Associate of the Royal Ballet, where he most recently created the full-length story ballet The Winter’s Tale. In December 2016, Joffrey Ballet will premiere Christopher’s reimagined production of Nutrcracker. ROB FISHER (Musical Score Adapted, Arranged & Supervised). Internationally recognized conductor/ pianist. Founding music director, Encores! series. Guest symphony conductor: Chicago, Philadelphia, L.A., Boston: Tanglewood opening with Renée Fleming. Conductor: NY Philharmonic’s My Fair Lady, Carousel (Emmy nomination); San Francisco Symphony’s Emmy-winning Sweeney Todd; Carnegie Hall’s The Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls. Numerous recordings, including the cast albums of An American in Paris (Grammy nomination) and the Grammywinning Chicago. Artistic advisor: Carnegie Hall Gershwin Centenary Celebration. Broadway: Anything 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Goes, Hair, The Apple Tree, Wonderful Town, The Threepenny Opera, others. Frequent guest: “A Prairie Home Companion.” BOB CROWLEY (Set and Costume Design). Current Broadway: Aladdin. Previous: An American in Paris (Tony Award), The Audience, Skylight, The Glass Menagerie, Once, Mary Poppins, Tarzan, Aida, Carousel (Lincoln Center). Nominated numerous times; winner of an Olivier Award and seven Tony Awards. Current West End/London: The Hard Problem, The Audience. Opera/dance: The Winter’s Tale, Alice in Wonderland, Don Carlos. Film: Tales of Hollywood, Suddenly Last Summer, The Crucible. Royal Designer to Industry Award and Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatrical Design. NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) has designed extensively for theatre, opera and dance, and other areas of the entertainment world. Broadway credits include An American in Paris (Tony Award), Aladdin, The Glass Menagerie (Tony Award), Motown, Once (Tony Award), Follies, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage (Tony Award) and Aida (Tony Award). She is honored to have designed the lighting for many ballets choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, including The Winter’s Tale, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Cinderella and Carnival of the Animals. JON WESTON (Sound Design). Broadway design credits include She Loves Me; Amazing Grace; An American in Paris; On the Twentieth Century; You Can’t Take It With You; The Bridges of Madison County; Big Fish, How to Succeed…; 13 the Musical; The Color Purple; Caroline, or Change (AUDELCO Award); Nine; Thoroughly Modern Millie. OffBroadway and regional: The Last Five Years; Death Takes a Holiday; Parade (Mark Taper Forum); A Little Night Music (L.A. Drama Critics Award); Family Guy, Live! (Carnegie Hall). 59 PRODUCTIONS (Projection Design) received a Tony Award for this production. 59 Productions specialize in design for performance, exhibitions and live events. Credits include: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway); Oslo (The Lincoln Centre); War Horse (NT/ World Tour); Les Misérables (World Tour); David Bowie Is (V&A); Little Dancer (The Kennedy Centre) The Enchanted Island, Satyagraha (Metropolitan Opera); Morgen Und Abend, Eugene Onegin, The Minotaur, Salome (ROH); The Harmonium Project, Deep Time (Edinburgh International Festival); and London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony. TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ Tours: Paramour, Waitress, Fiddler on the Roof, The Color Purple, On Your Feet!, Hamilton, Something Rotten!, Kinky Boots, Wicked, The Sound of Music, Newsies, Rock of Ages. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, Classic Stage, MCC, Second Stage, Signature. Regional: Alliance, A.R.T., Ford’s, Goodman, 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

La Jolla, New York Stage and Film, Paper Mill, Williamstown. Film: Into the Woods, Margin Call, Rachel Getting Married, Across the Universe, Camp, Pieces of April. TV: “This Is Us,” “Grease Live!,” “The Wiz Live!,” “Flesh and Bone,” “Masters of Sex,” “Smash,” “The Big C,” commercials. www. telseyandco.com TODD ELLISON (Music Supervisor) Broadway: American in Paris, Annie, La Cage, Spamalot, Lestat, Amour, 42nd Street, Wild Party, On the Town, Once Upon a Mattress, How to Succeed…, She Loves Me, also Cats, Starlight Express, Annie 2. Composer–incidental music: A Class Act, Taller… Dwarf. Encores!: Band Wagon; On the Town; No, No, Nanette. Vienna Konzerthaus; Carnegie Hall; San Diego, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Long Beach, New Haven symphonies, Philly Pops. Toddellisonmusic.com CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN (Orchestrations) is one of UK’s foremost conductors and winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for An American in Paris. Film orchestrations/ arrangements: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Son of Rambow, Enduring Love, Max, Hyde Park on Hudson, Birth, A Streetcar Named Desire. Ballet orchestrations/arrangements: Chroma, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet), Elysian Fields (Rambert). For opera: Eau (Opera de Lille). Bristol University and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Professor: Royal Academy of Music, London. BILL ELLIOTT (Orchestrations). Best Orchestrations Tony Award for An American in Paris. 2015 Encores! Lady Be Good; 2012 Tony and Grammy noms. for Nice Work If You Can Get It; additional orchestrations for the 2011 Broadway revival of Anything Goes. Prolific arranger for the Boston Pops; orchestra arrangements for Barbara Hannigan, Kelli O’Hara, Sutton Foster, Josh Groban’s Stages album. Arranged and produced Michael Feinstein’s Grammy-nominated album The Sinatra Project. SAM DAVIS (Dance Arrangements). Broadway: Holiday Inn, Side Show, Gigi, Big Fish, Drood. As composer: Taming of the Shrew (Delacorte Theater), Red Eye of Love, Bunnicula, Love and Real Estate (Off-Broadway). Kennedy Center: Little Dancer, Trumpet of the Swan. Film: Hail, Caesar!, Beauty and the Beast (2017). TV: “Good Behavior.” Winner of the Jonathan Larson Award and a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music. SEYMOUR RED PRESS (Music Coordinator). Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre. More than 100 Broadway shows. Screen credits include Hunchback of Notre Dame, Birdcage, In & Out. This season: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Chicago, City Center’s Encores! DAVID ANDREWS ROGERS (Music Director/ Conductor). Broadway tours: Les Misérables, Show Boat, The Phantom of the Opera (Associate Music 17F

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Director). International: The Wizard of Oz (also Associate Music Supervisor), Le Magicien d’Oz (Palais des Congrès, Paris), Fiddler on the Roof, Cats, Chicago. Off-Broadway: The Vocal Lords (Chekhov Theatre Ensemble), Happy Hunting (York Theatre). Guest Conductor: Carnegie Hall (New York Pops), Lincoln Center, Apollo Theatre, Town Hall. Over 150 productions in regional theatre, readings, symphony pops concerts, recordings. Conducted for stars including Harvey Fierstein, Patti LuPone, Joel Grey, Sutton Foster, Kristin Chenoweth, Topol, Nell Carter, Debbie Gibson, and former star of the Moulin Rouge, Debbie de Coudreaux. MaestroDAR.com DONTEE KIEHN (Associate Director/Associate Choreographer). Previous credits include An American in Paris (Broadway: Associate Director/ Choreographer), The Addams Family (Broadway, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico City: Associate Director/ Choreographer); Next to Normal (Broadway, Japan, Korea: Associate Choreographer); The Winter’s Tale (Public Theater, Choreographer); Ten Cents a Dance (Williamstown Theatre Festival, Choreographer). Broadway performance credits: Gypsy, The Addams Family, and 42nd Street. SEAN MAURICE KELLY (Associate Choreographer/Resident Director) is very happy to be joining this company. Broadway: An American in Paris (Associate Choreographer), Movin’ Out (1st national, Dance Supervisor/Swing), Billy Elliot (Resident Choreographer). Principal dancer and Guest Ballet Master, Houston Ballet RICK STEIGER (Production Supervisor). Broadway: An American in Paris; Act One; War Horse; Come Fly Away; The Royal Family; 13; Frost/Nixon; Spring Awakening; The Woman in White; Caroline, or Change; Topdog/Underdog; Elaine Stritch: At Liberty; The Wild Party; Epic Proportions; The Civil War; Titanic; Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk. KENNETH J. DAVIS (Production Stage Manager) marks his 20th year touring the world with Broadway musicals with this beautiful production. Previous national tours include The Lion King, Rock of Ages, Spamalot, Hairspray, The Full Monty, Ragtime, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Chicago, Applause and Cats. In New York: Broadway, Off-Broadway, Radio City Music Hall and Lincoln Center. On the high seas: Norwegian, Oceania and Regent cruise lines. DONAVAN DOLAN (Assistant Stage Manager): National Tours: 42nd Street, Annie, GHOST, Catch Me if You Can, Grease, Peter Pan 360, Jesus Christ Superstar, RENT, Mame, Barbie Live, Oklahoma!, A Chorus Line, Copacabana. International Tours: 42nd Street, The Sound Of Music, and Thomas & Friends. LAURA C. NELSON (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: An American in Paris. Off-Broadway: Trip of Love, Around the World in 80 Days, The 17G

Hatmaker’s Wife. Other NYC: Amélie, A Man of No Importance, various readings/workshops. Regional: Two River Theater, Florida Studio Theatre. BFA in Stage Management from CCM. KATHY FABIAN/PROPSTAR (Props Supervisor). Recent Broadway Credits: Fiddler on the Roof, China Doll, On Your Feet, The King and I, An American In Paris, The Real Thing, The Realistic Joneses, If/Then, Rocky, The Bridges of Madison County, I’ll Eat You Last, Kinky Boots, Lucky Guy, Chaplin. UNKLEDAVE’S FIGHT-HOUSE (Fight Direction) is a team of fight directors founded by David Anzuelo. The core members are: Jesse Geguzis; Sean F. Griffin and Gerry Rodriguez. Broadway credits: An American in Paris (Palace); Tuck Everlasting (Broadhurst); Disgraced (Lyceum). Regional: Disgraced (Mark Taper Forum). ALLIED LIVE (Marketing and Press) is a fullservice marketing/advertising agency representing national tours, performing arts institutions and experiential entertainment entities throughout North America. Current touring clients: Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, An American in Paris, Something Rotten, RENT 20th Anniversary Tour, Kinky Boots, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Mamma Mia!, Motown The Musical, Second City & Slate’s Unelectable You; Once, ELF and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. JIM LANAHAN (General Manager) has spent 20+ years managing and marketing Broadway tours. Select credits: Footloose, Titanic, AIDA, The Lion King, War Horse, Jersey Boys, Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables, Blue Man Group, The Phantom of the Opera and the North American premiere of The Bodyguard starring Deborah Cox. #TLJL 101 PRODUCTIONS, LTD (Executive Producer). Wendy Orshan and Jeffrey M. Wilson founded their company in 1994. Their associates are Ron Gubin, Chris Morey and Jeff Klein. Upcoming Broadway Productions: Dear Evan Hansen, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Recent: An Act of God, An American in Paris, Eclipsed, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway, National Tour), The Elephant Man. Special projects: Eclipsed at the Curran (San Francisco), New Island Festival (Governor’s Island, New York), “A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House” for PBS, and IBM’s Centennial Gala. STUART OKEN (Producer) leads the producing team for An American in Paris. For Elephant Eye Theatrical, his other projects include The Addams Family, Saved and Venice. As Executive VP at Disney Theatrical, he produced The Lion King, Aida and Der Glockner Von Notre Dame. Mr. Oken founded Chicago’s Apollo Theater Center and produced the motion pictures About Last Night, Impromptu and Queens Logic. He served as president of Witt-Thomas Films at Warner Brothers 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST and founded and served as artistic director of the American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University. VAN KAPLAN (Producer), is the Executive Producer of Pittsburgh CLO, and has been involved with twenty-one Broadway shows, including On Your Feet! The Elephant Man, Matilda, Evita, Catch Me If You Can, Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away and The Addams Family. In 2009, he co-founded The National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards, which he directs annually on Broadway, as seen in the 2012 documentary series on PBS titled “Broadway or Bust.” ROY FURMAN (Producer). Currently on Broadway: The Book of Mormon (Tony Award), The Color Purple (Tony), On Your Feet!, Cats, The Humans (Tony). Other Tony Award winners for Best Play or Musical: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, A View from the Bridge, A Raisin in the Sun, War Horse, Spamalot, The History Boys, Fosse and Skylight. Mr. Furman cofounded Furman Selz, an international investment firm, now vice chairman of Jefferies LLC; chairman, Jefferies Capital Partners; vice chairman, Lincoln Center; president and chairman emeritus, FilmSociety Lincoln Center. TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) has been the innovator in touring musical theater productions for over three decades, producing and managing shows throughout North, Central, and South America, Europe and Asia. Additionally, the company is experienced in casino and leisure markets having produced for the Wynn, Caesars, Grand Casino, Hilton, Eldorado and Harrah’s. Current and upcoming productions include The Bodyguard, School of Rock, The Color Purple, Love Never Dies, Annie, Cheers, Sister Act, The Wizard of Oz. With strong ties to the Broadway community, TROIKA prides itself on delivering top quality productions to audiences worldwide. Please visit us at www.troika.com. STEPHANIE P. MCCLELLAND (Producer) and her company Green Curtain Productions (GCP) have won twelve Tony Awards, eleven Drama Desk Awards, nine Drama League Awards, nine Outer Critics Circle Awards, one Olivier Award for producing more than 70 theatrical productions worldwide. Current Broadway: The Book of Mormon, The Humans, The Front Page, and Fiddler on the Roof. DARREN BAGERT (Producer) is a three-time Tony Award winning producer with projects including An American in Paris (Bway/US Tour/ London); The Color Purple; The Truth (London); Dear Evan Hansen; Absolute Brightness; Side Side; Buyer & Cellar (NY/US Tour/London); Of Mice & Men; Glass Menagerie; Sweeney Todd; Company; Long Day’s Journey among others. 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

CAROLE L. HABER (Producer) has produced Big Fish, Evita, The Story of My Life, Next Fall (Tony nomination), Jerusalem (Tony nomination) and Nice Work If You Can Get It. Carole has been involved in many Broadway productions over the past 15 years. She is also a published author of travel books and articles. JAMES NEDERLANDER (Producer) operates a chain of legitimate theatres including the Brooks Atkinson, Gershwin, Lunt-Fontanne, Marquis, Minskoff, Nederlander, Neil Simon, Palace, and Richard Rodgers on Broadway, and many landmark venues around the world from Los Angeles to London. Recent credits include: The all new Broadway production of CATS, An American in Paris and On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan. FIVE CENT PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Members include The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts of Hartford, CT; Citi Performing Arts Center, Boston, MA; Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN; Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (shared). In addition to An American in Paris, Five Cent has produced new musicals including The Addams Family, Saved and Venice. MICHAEL LEAVITT (Producer) is a member of Elephant Eye Theatrical. A multiple Tony Award-winning producer and former president of Fox Theatricals, Leavitt’s Broadway productions include An American in Paris, The Addams Family; Thoroughly Modern Millie; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; Death of a Salesman; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Jekyll & Hyde and others. APPLES AND ORANGES STUDIOS, Tim and Pamela Winslow Kashani and Frank and Susan Kavanaugh (Producers). Mission: Combine Broadway and Silicon Valley to accelerate musicals with our THEatre Accelerator: www.nycoc.com. For: Timothy, Erin, Ty, Bridget, Hair, Memphis and the soon-to-arrive Higher Education. DOMINION PICTURES (Producers). Carl Moellenberg: six Tonys, produced 44 shows, Chairman Dominion Pictures. Wendy Federman: three Tonys, produced 43 shows. Bobby Sain: CEO Dominion Pictures, film/theatre producer. Ricardo Hornos: Producer on B’way, West End, Buenos Aires. SIMONE GENATT HAFT/MARC ROUTH (Producer). Founders of Broadway Asia, among the largest global production, management and distribution companies; 400 cities, 40 countries, five continents including: An American in Paris, The Producers, Hairspray, The Sound of Music, King and I, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Addams Family, Legally Blonde, Stomp, Cookin’/Nanta, Fuerzabruta, Ice Age Live, China Goes Pop, Peter Pan Immersive, Amelie. Asia/Brazil Licensing House for Rodgers & Hammerstein. 17H

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST TRIPTYK STUDIOS (Producer) is a production company co-founded by awardwinning producers Tara Smith, B. Swibel, & Adam Westbrook. Select Broadway credits include Oh, Hello, An American in Paris, Xanadu, The Seagull, You’re Welcome America. Upcoming stage/TV: Amélie, Freedom Run with NBCUniversal & Stevie Wonder, Big Dead Place (HBO), and the new Archie comics musical with Oscar-winner Adam McKay. SPENCER ROSS (Producer) is the founder of SBR Productions LLC, www.sbrproductions.com. Broadway: An American in Paris. Upcoming: Amélie, Come From Away, Significant Other. EDWARD WALSON (Producer). CATV, hotel/ restaurant owner. Film: City Island, Blue Jasmine, Magic in the Moonlight, Irrational Man, Time Out of Mind and Café Society. Broadway: An American in Paris, Relatively Speaking, Cinderella, Big Fish and Bullets Over Broadway. PETER MAY (Producer) is president and founding partner of Triarc Partners. Producer of Cinderella, The Elephant Man, The Humans (Tony Award). Investor: The Book of Mormon, Matilda, West Side Story and many others. MICHAEL STRUNSKY (Producer) is the trustee of the Ira Gershwin Musical Estate. THE LEONORE S. GERSHWIN 1987 TRUST (Producer) is the business entity of the Ira Gershwin Estate. ADAM ZOTOVICH (Producer). Productions include The Color Purple, Legally Blonde, All My Sons, A View From the Bridge, Dear Evan Hansen, Driving Miss Daisy, Evita, Of Mice and Men. Crain’s “40 Under 40.” President of New Vintage Theatricals, Ltd. CELIA ATKIN (Producer) is a London based entrepreneur and producer. Her activities encompass commercial theatre and not-for-profit performing arts philanthropy, striving always to support creative excellence. GENE BEARD (Producer). Chairman of WAF, Inc., past Chairman OWF, Inc., past vice chairman of Interpublic Group and served on the boards of Mattel, Brown Bros. and Marc USA. JULIE BOARDMAN (Producer). Broadway: An American in Paris, Dames at Sea, Hughie. National Tours: Peter and the Starcatcher, Dreamgirls. Proud graduate of the University of Southern California, and member of The Broadway League. www. untitledtheatricals.com. @artonstage CAIOLA PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Tonywinning brother & sister producing team, Luigi & Rose Caiola. Broadway: All The Way, The Elephant Man, On Your Feet!, The Color Purple. Upcoming: Dear Evan Hansen, Natasha, Pierre and the Comet of 1812 and BURN THIS! 17I

STUART DITSKY (Producer). Producing partner Adam Ditsky, B’way: The Addams Family; OffBroadway: Summer ’69, Nunsense, Rantoul and Die. Family: Wendy, Meredith, Lauren, Brian, Olivia, Emmett, Ella, Benjamin, Riley, Maggie, Booboo. KALLISH WEINSTEIN CREATIVE (Producer). In addition to Broadway credits, Jan Kallish and Rachel Weinstein have decades of experience in leadership positions at theatre companies in New York, Chicago and London. SUZANNE FRIEDMAN (Producer) is an interior designer in Chicago and very excited to be involved with An American in Paris. Other Broadway credits include Ragtime on Ellis Island and HALF TIME, opening this Spring. INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK (Producer) is a consortium of 40 of the leading touring Broadway presenters throughout America. Congratulations to our colleague Van Kaplan and Pittsburgh CLO. PROCTORS (Producer) is the Performing Arts Center of the Capital Region of New York working with Masie Productions and community members to support new work. SANDY ROBERTSON (Producer) is currently a producer of four Broadway shows. He is particularly interested in bringing new talent to Broadway by supporting the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. DEBORAH TAYLOR (Producer). Tony award winning Producer, representing FireMused Productions. Broadway Credits include: American in Paris, Glass Menagerie, One Man Two Guvnors, Heidi Chronicles, Hughie, China Doll, American Idiot, La Cage aux Folles, The Mountaintop, Elling. WONDERFUL PRODUCTIONS (Producers). Michael A. Alden, Dale Badway, Ken Mahoney: each winner of two Tonys, three Emmys. Sean Rudolph, Brad Blume: RudolphBlume.com. Dominick LaRuffa Jr., Rob Hinderliter: Tony winners. Marty Borell: À la vie! HARRIET NEWMAN LEVE (Producer). Credits: Beautiful, Hedwig (Tony), War Horse (Tony), La Cage aux Folles (Tony), The Norman Conquests (Tony), The 39 Steps, A Little Night Music, Ann, The Mountaintop, The Crucible, Beebo Brinker, Stomp. JANE DUBIN (Producer). Tony-winner. Broadway: An American in Paris, Peter and the Starcatcher, Ann, Norman Conquests. OffBroadway / Tour: Absolute Brightness, PATSC, 39 Steps, Beebo Brinker, Groundswell. London: Umbrellas. Broadway League. Board: LPTW, Houses on the Moon Theater Co. SARAHBETH GROSSMAN (Producer). President, Sobelle Productions. Broadway: An American in Paris, Dames at Sea, Ann, Stick Fly, Ghetto Klown. Off-Broadway: The Report, Bend 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST in the Road, The Irish Curse, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Ten Chimneys. JENNIFER ISAACSON (Producer). Credits: Hedwig (Broadway and Tour) and Of Mice and Men (RaisetheRoof).Othercredits:Ann,NormanConquests, 39 Steps (NWS). Executive Producer at WalkRunFly. www.walkrunfly.com RAISE THE CURTAIN (Producer). Sharleen Cooper-Cohen: Writer/producer, Stormy Weather; Officer/Gentleman. Minerva Productions: Anne O’Shea and Brian Quattrini. Gabrielle Palitz: All The Way (Tony), Bandstand, 9 more. ELEPHANT EYE THEATRCIAL (Producer) is a Broadway development and production company operating under the direction of Stuart Oken, Michael Leavitt and Five Cent Productions. In addition to An American in Paris, the company has produced the musicals The Addams Family, Saved and Venice. PITTSBURGH CLO (Producer) produced the world premiere of An American in Paris, in Paris. Founded in 1946, it is one of the largest nonprofit musical theatre organizations in the country dedicated to creating and developing new work. It has launched hundreds of professional careers in the theatre, and its Academy for Musical Theater provides education and training for young students. In 2009, it co-founded the National High School Musical Theater Awards/Jimmy Awards with the Nederlander Organization. PittsburghCLO.org THÉÂTRE DU CHÂTELET (Producer), founded in 1862, is the musical theatre of Paris. The Châtelet’s eclectic program mixing opera, dance and music attracts more than 250,000 annual visitors into its 2,000-seat auditorium. Under the direction of Jean-Luc Choplin since 2006, the Châtelet has established its reputation as the home of American musicals in Paris, producing and welcoming classics such as My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music and Sweeney Todd. An American in Paris is the Châtelet’s first Broadway production. AMUSE INC. (Associate Producer) is a leading talent agency and production company in Japan. Past projects on Broadway: Kinky Boots, Evita, An American in Paris and many more. CHINA PERFORMING ARTS AGENCY (Associate Producer) Among the largest entertainment companies in China, CPAA invests and creates productions with domestic and international partners; Turandot, Shaolin Warriors, Cats, Mamma Mia, River Dance, China Goes Pop, Era and more. LUN-YUN CHANG (Associate Producer). Artistic director, bassoonist, Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra. Dean, College of Arts, Tainan University of Technology. Trustee, Kaohsiung Philharmonic Culture and Arts Foundation. IVY ZHONG (Associate Producer). Chairman and executive director, China Broadway Entertainment, 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org

the most aggressive live entertainment company in China. Extensive China/Hollywood film and digital background. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 50,000 professional actors and stage managers. Equity endeavors to advance the careers of its members by negotiating wages, working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits (health and pension included). Member: AFL-CIO, FIA. #EquityWorks ____________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER 101 Productions, LTD. Wendy Orshan Jeffrey M. Wilson Ron Gubin Chris Morey Jeff Klein Justin Black Beth Blitzer Emily Goeler Joel Glassman Kathy Kim Robert Nolan Steve Supeck Holly Sutton ____________________________________________________ GENERAL MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Troika Entertainment GENERAL MANAGER Jim Lanahan Assistant General Manager.............................................. Arnie VandeBrake PRODUCTION MANAGER James Milburn Associate Production Manager.................................................Anna E. Bate Assistant Production Manager............................................... Ártemis López ____________________________________________________ TECHNICAL DIRECTOR John Ward ____________________________________________________ COMPANY MANAGER DeAnn L. Boise Associate Company Manager.......................................... Candace Hemphill ____________________________________________________ TOUR MARKETING & PRESS Allied Live, LLC Laura Matalon Marya Peters Jennifer Gallagher ____________________________________________________ TOUR BOOKING AGENCY THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart www.thebookingroup.com ____________________________________________________ CASTING Telsey + Company Bernard Telsey CSA, William Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Adam Caldwell CSA, Karyn Casl CSA, Rikki Gimelstob, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Rachel Minow, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Conrad Woolfe CSA, Kristian Charbonier, Scott Galina, Lauren Harris, Jaime Jaget, Ally Kiley, Rachel Nadler, Madison Sylvester, Laura Wade ____________________________________________________ LEGAL COUNSEL LEVINE, PLOTKIN & MENIN, LLP Loren Plotkin, Conrad Rippy, Susan Mindell Daniel Watkins Haily Ferber ____________________________________________________ PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER........................................KENNETH J. DAVIS Assistant Stage Manager..................................................... Donavan Dolan Assistant Stage Manager.................................................... Laura C. Nelson Assistant to the Director........................................................ Jackie Barrett Associate Scenic Designer...............................................Frank McCullough Assistant Scenic Designers.............................. Jeffrey Hinchee, Jaimie Todd Model Builders............................................................................Ben Davies, Adam Wiltshire, James Stadnyk Associate Costume Designer........................................................ Lisa Zinni

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Assistant Costume Designer................................................. Amanda Jenks Costume Design Assistants............................ Kaitlyn Day, Courtney Irizarry Production Properties Supervisor............................................ Kathy Fabiant Associate Properties Supervisor.................................................. John Estep Assistant Properties Supervisor..................................... Samantha Shoffner Associate Lighting Designer.......................................... Craig Stelzenmuller Assistant Lighting Designer.....................................................Jon Goldman Moving Light Programmer......................................................Marc Polimeni Production Electrician...............................................................Jeremy Lane Production Video...........................................................Preston Rounsaville Associate Sound Designer........................................................Josh Millican Production Sound...................................................................Charlie Grieco Associate Projection Designer................................................Brad Peterson Assistant Projection Designer........................................... Amber McDonald Projection Programmer...........................................................Brad Peterson Production Supervisor............................................................... Rick Steiger Technical Consultant..................................................................... Jake Bell Keyboard Programmer..........................................................Stuart Andrews Associate Keyboard Programmer..............................................David Weiser Copyist................................................................................ Emily Grishman Dance Captain......................................................... Christopher M. Howard Assistant Dance Captain........................................................ Ashlee Dupré Fight Director.........................................................................David Anzuelo Assistant Fight Director......................................................... Jesse Geguzis Rehearsal Pianist.....................................................................Henry Palkes Vocal Coach................................................................... Dominque Plaisant Dialect Coach............................................................. Guillian Lane-Plescia Production Assistants..........................................................Gretchen Burke, Michael Medina, Saori Yokoo Personal Assistant to Mr. Oken........................................... Missy Greenberg Personal Assistant to Mr. Kaplan..................................... Elizabeth Roberts Personal Assistant to Mr. Furman........................................Eileen Williams Personal Assistant to Mr. Wheeldon.............................................Matt Trent ____________________________________________________ HEAD CARPENTER................................................................. SHANE LOWRY Assistant Carpenter...............................................................Sean Sweeney Assistant Carpenter................................................................. Chris Haugh Assistant Carpenter.................................................... Jennifer Day-Gottlieb Head of Props...........................................................................Clista Jarrett Assistant Props........................................................................Aaron Heeter Head Electrician................................................................. Michael Latocha Assistant Electrician.............................................................Jeremy Bolnick Assistant Electrician..............................................................Brian Pearson Assistant Electrician................................................................. Craig Scurti Head of Audio..................................................................... Daniel Lundberg Assistant Audio...................................................................Hannah Overton Head of Wardrobe.................................................................. Meredith Scott Assistant Wardrobe.............................................................Katherine Kraus Head of Hair................................................................................ Tony Lauro ____________________________________________________ Physical Therapy...................................NEURO TOUR, Physical Therapy, Inc Physical Therapist......................................................................... Brien Lee Medical Director................................................................ Craig E. Weil, MD ____________________________________________________ Accounting...............................................................Fried and Kowgios, LLP Employee Benefits............................................................The Capitol Group Insurance....................................................... Maury, Donnelly and Parr, Inc Creative Services.....................................................................Serino Coyne Website, Social Media & Video....................................................Apples and Oranges Studios: Pamela Kashani, Tim Kashani, Christopher Sepulveda, Ally Rice, Dawson Schachter, Emily Wilson, Mayumi Ando and Rachel Vigier Production Photograhy.......................................................Matthew Murphy Additional Photography......................................Angela Sterling, Matt Trent Merchandise Provider.................................Encore Merchandising/Joseph Boyles Merchandise Manager...................................................... Rachel Silvestrini ____________________________________________________ For TROIKA Entertainment Chief Executive Officer........................................................Randall A. Buck Chief Operating Officer..................................................... Michael J. Orsino Chief Financial Officer.............................................................Donald Kindl General Manager......................................................................Jim Lanahan Assistant General Manager.............................................. Arnie VandeBrake Associate Production Manager.................................................Anna E. Bate Assistant Production Manager............................................... Ártemis López Marketing Consultant....................................................................Amy Katz Booking Manager.................................................................. Doria Montfort Budgeting & Forecasting Manager.....................................George Lamberty Controller......................................................................Honey Aboutorabian Staff Accountant.................................................................Lourdes Castillo Staff Accountant................................................................. Colin Djieugoue

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Accounting Clerk.................................................................Marite Espinoza Warehouse Manager................................................................ Scott Garrish Office Assistant................................................................ Shaquille Stewart ____________________________________________________ For TROIKA Costumes Costume Shop Administrator................................................... Alison Smith Work Room Manager...................................................................Helen Jones First Hand..............................................................................Ellouise Davis Project Assistant........................................................... Rachel Christensen Craft Manager................................................................................Risa Ono Crafts.......................................................... Mary Elise Collier, Marla Parker ____________________________________________________ CREDITS Production Travel.............................................................ROAD CONCIERGE Scenery............................................................. CENTER LINE STUDIOS, INC Props.................................................................... KATHY FABIAN/PROPSTAR Lighting Equipment...............................................................PRG LIGHTING Sound Equipment.....................................................................MASQUE SOUND & RECORDING CORPORATION Motors & Automation.............................................................PRG LIGHTING Keyboards........................................................................STUART ANDREWS Percussion........................................DAN McMILLAN/HUDSON PERCUSSION Costumes Executed by................................... OHN KRISTIANSEN NEW YORK Men’s Tailoring by................................................... GILBERTO DESIGNS, INC Additional Costumes by....................TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT COSTUME SHOP, TRICORNE INC, GILBERTO DESIGNS, INC, CLAUDIA DIAZ COSTUME SHOP, INC Custom Knitware by........................................... MARIAN GREALISH FORINO Fabric Printing by..........................................................GENE MIGNOLA, INC Fabric Painting by....................................................HOCHI ASIATO STUDIOS Masks by................................................................IZQUIERDO STUDIOS LTD Millinery by...............................................................LYNNE MACKEY STUDIO Wigs by..................................................................... INDEPENDENT WIG CO Trucking by................................................................................ JANCO, LTD. ____________________________________________________ THANKS LaDUCA, BRA*TENDERS ____________________________________________________ SPECIAL THANKS Bartlett Sher, Andrea Selby ____________________________________________________ Rehearsed at Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York, NY & The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, NY. ____________________________________________________ Technical Rehearsals and Previews held at Proctors in Schenectady, NY ____________________________________________________ Original Cast Recording Available on Masterworks Broadway. ____________________________________________________ GERSHWIN® and AN AMERICAN IN PARIS® are registered trademarks of Gershwin Enterprises. ____________________________________________________

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. 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 Press Agents employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional unionrepresented employees.

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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and generosity of the following supporters.

2016-2017 Broadway Lights

THE DOCTOR FAMILY FOUNDATION

Education Programs and Student Scholarships

Breakin' Convention Sponsor

Big Brothers Big Sisters Ticket Sponsor, an Arts for All Initiative

Presenting Sponsor The Blumey Awards & Dance Theatre of Harlem

Charlotte Jazz Festival Presenting Sponsor

Preferred Dining and Catering Partner

Duke Energy Ticket Scholarship Fund, an Arts for All Initiative

Preferred Caterer

$15,000+ CEO PARTNERS

$10,000+ PRESIDENTIAL PARTNERS

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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and generosity of the following supporters.

LEADERSHIP GRANTS The Arts & Science Council supports Blumenthal Performing Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2017 fiscal year budget with operating and programmatic grants.

Blumenthal Performing Arts receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

CORPORATE PARTNERS $7,500+ Directing Partners Ernst & Young LLP

Foundation for the Carolinas

Publix Super Markets Charities

$5,000+ Executive Partners Belk, Inc Bradley British American Business Council C design Inc.

Cousins Properties Crescent Communities, LLC Deloitte InterCon Building Corporation King & Spalding LLP

McKenneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Inc Moore & Van Allen PLLC North Highland Company NUCOR

Rodgers Builders Inc. SteelFab, Inc. Troutman Sanders LLP UTC Aerospace Systems

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP PMMC Preferred Electric Co., Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers

Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson P.A. RSM US LLP Walbridge Southeast White Knight Engineered Products, Inc.

Howard Brothers Electric Jenkins Peer Architects McCracken & Lopez, PA McGrann Paper Corporation McVeigh & Mangum NC Interiors Contracting, Inc. Odell Associates

Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Rogers Unloading Service Schindler Elevator Corp. Tippens & Zurosky LLP Velligan Medical Services, PC Xentegra

$2,500+ Managing Partners Baird Private Wealth Management BDO Bryan Cave Carolina CAT Charlotte Paint Co. Inc.

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Little McGuireWoods LLP Nieman Marcus

$1,000+ Associate Partners BB&T Cabarrus Glass Company Inc. Charlotte Business Journal Chicago Title Insurance Company Crosland Southeast DTH IT Consulting

Galvan Industries, Inc. Garmon & Company, Inc. Commercial Flooring Heede Southeast, Inc. High Performance Technologies Hood Hargett & Associates Hoopaugh Grading Company, LLC

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RESTAURANT PARTNERS Our Restaurant Partners help make your Blumenthal experience even more special. We gratefully acknowledge their generous support and hope you will patronize them frequently.

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What’s the Point of Pointe Shoes?

n Charlotte Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty, running March 10-18 at Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts, the cast of more than 80 dancers includes many ballerinas wearing pointe shoes. Alessandra Ball James, who will dance the role of Sleeping Beauty, answered questions about these magical shoes.

Q: What are pointe shoes and what’s the point of wearing them? Pointe shoes are special shoes that allow ballerinas to dance on their toes. Ballet is about creating beautiful lines and shapes with our bodies, and pointe shoes extend our lines and give a sense of lightness and the illusion that we’re floating on air.

to flatten the top and super glue the tips so they last longer. Q: How long does each pair of pointe shoes last? It depends on what I’m dancing. For Sleeping Beauty, which includes a lot of intense pointe work, I’ll use about 10 pairs of shoes. I typically go through 35 pairs a season.

Q: How old were you when you started dancing on pointe? I was 11, but the age can vary. Dancers start pointe after several years of training to ensure that we’re strong enough to go on pointe. Q: What are pointe shoes made of? Pointe shoes are made of layers of fabric and glue covered with satin. The tip of the shoe is a hard box made of dense fiber, cardboard or paper. Our pointe shoes are custom fit for us, and we have techniques to break-in the shoes. To get my shoes ready I cut the shank (a box within the front end of the shoe that encases and supports our toes) so it breaks where my arch is, for a more flattering shape. This also enables me to wear the shoe for longer. Then, I step on the shoe

Alessandra Ball James as Sleeping Beauty.

Photo by Peter Zay

Charlotte Ballet Sleeping Beauty

Photo by Jeff Cravotta

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ASC thanks the following organizations and individuals for their exemplary leadership to ensure access to an excellent, relevant and sustainable cultural community for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region.

2016 ASC Corporate & Individual Donors President's Circle $500,000+

Trustees $100,000 - $499,999

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ASC CORPORATE VANGUARD

CORPORATE PATRONS

STEELFAB

$25,000 - $99,999

SunTrust Bank

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Town of Davidson

Children's Theatre of Charlotte

Clariant Corporation

Town of Huntersville

Community School of the Arts

Deloitte

Town of Matthews

Cottingham Chalk

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

Town of Mint Hill

Discovery Place, Inc.

Fifth Third Bank

Town of Pineville

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-

Grant Thornton LLP

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe &

GreerWalker LLP

$5,000 - $9,999

Harris Teeter, Inc.

Accenture

Hood Hargett & Associates, Inc.

K&L Gates LLP

AT&T North Carolina

Industrial Battery & Charger, Inc.

KPMG LLP

Barnhardt Manufacturing Company

Johnson & Wales University

McGuireWoods

Carlisle & Gallagher

Johnston, Allison & Hord, P.A.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Charlotte Regional Realtor Association Keith Corporation

National Gypsum

Cherry Bekaert LLP

Levine Museum of the New South

Novant Presbyterian Healthcare

Childress Klein Properties

LS3P Associates Ltd.

Parker Poe

Coca-Cola Consolidated

McColl Center for Visual Art

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Cogentrix Energy Power

Messer Construction Co.

Management, LLC

Midrex Technologies Inc.

Children & Family Services Center/Fiscal Sponsors

American Arts + Culture

Foundation For The Carolinas

Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.

Garofalo, LLP

North Carolina Blumenthal Performing

Sisters of Mercy

Elliott Davis Decosimo

The Charlotte Observer

Forbo Siegling, LLC

The Dickson Foundation

Luquire George Andrews, Inc.

Odell Associates, Inc.

The Dowd Foundation

Microsoft Corporation

Office Environments

The Leon Levine Foundation

Opera Carolina

Poyner Spruill LLP

Town of Cornelius

Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.

Regions Bank

University of North Carolina

Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Ruff, Bond, Cobb, Wade & Bethune, LLP

Southminster, Inc.

Shelco, LLC

The Duke Endowment

The Lynnwood Foundation

CORPORATE DIRECTORS

TIER REIT

The Mint Museum

$10,000 - $24,999

United Way Central Carolinas, Inc.

Trinity Episcopal School

Akers Foundation, Inc.

Winston & Strawn LLP

WARCO Construction, Inc.

Allen Tate Company

Wray Ward

at Charlotte

Arts Center

Alston & Bird LLP Arts & Science Council

CORPORATE CONTRIBUTORS

BB&T

$1,000 - $4,999

Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC

Beacon Partners

Blumenthal Foundation

Bergmann Associates

Cadwalader,Wickersham & Taft LLP

Carocon Corporation

Cato Corporation

Carolina Raptor Center

Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

Carolina Voices

Hearst Corporation

Central Piedmont Community College

Hunton & Williams LLP

Charlotte Ballet

LITTLE

Charlotte Center City Partners

Mayer Brown

Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority

SPX Flow, Inc.

Charlotte Symphony

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VANGUARD SOCIETY

Kristin & Duane Thomas Kristin and Duane Thomas Scott & LouAnn Vaughn Brad & Aileen Westover Bill & Pat Williamson

John M. Santopietro Sam & Jan Schiffman Tari & Ed Schutzman The following individuals help Catherine and Jeremy Schwartz ensure Culture For All through their Mr. & Mrs. John L. Seabrook, III membership in the Vanguard Society, Dr. & Mrs. Jay G. Selle a philanthropic group who generously PATRONS Mr. & Mrs. Scott C. Shell contribute $1,000 or more to ASC. $3,000 - $4,999 Mattye & Marc Silverman Michael & Janet Adams Dr. & Mrs. Eric Skipper PRESIDENTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Airheart Jenny & Scott Stevens $10,000 & above Michael Andrews & Jen Algire Claire Taylor William & Linda Farthing Jennifer O. Appleby Ms. Susan E. Thomas Susan Faulkner & Don Smith Bobby Bellamy Mark & Anne Tiberio The Gambrell Family Foundation David E. Bolls John & Christina Trainor Lynn J. Good Ronald Butler Ken & Mary Beth Valentine Carol & Watts Hamrick Joanne & Anthony Caterino Greg & Sandy Vlahos Jeanne Edwards Johnson Malcomb Coley Kevin & Jill Walker Santosh Menon Catherine E. Connor James Young Brian Moynihan Mr. & Mrs. William D. Cornwell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Steven K. Young Debbie & Pat Phillips Brian Crutchfield & Ken Davis Tom & Sherry Skains Robert D. & Peggy B. Culbertson DIRECTORS Anna & Tom Nelson Sara Cummings* $1,500 - $2,999 M. Andrew Dews Anonymous (11) TRUSTEES Paul & Mary Jo Duffy Jessica Adams* $5,000-$9,999 Katherine Fisher Susie C. Adams Anonymous (1) Landrum Fisher Mrs. Louise L. Allred Mary Lou & Jim Babb Paul & Dede Foody Tanja Andrejchak John Barkley Jayne & Forrest Frazier Ross & Michele Annable William M. & Harriet B. Barnhardt Ms. Kristine Goldbach Jenny L. Apker & Gregory M. Rekuc Aileen & Mark Boltz Laura & Charlie Greer Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Arthur Mary & Charles Bowman John & Cathy Harris Shaunna & Derrick Bailey* Jim & Joni Brown Steve & Pam Hasty Clayton and Deirdre Baker Robert E. Bush, Jr. Michael Haworth Robert Baker & Dr. Laramie Williams Jim & Joan Carroll Elizabeth & Mark Hindal Melissa A. Banks Waymon N. Chen* John & Maria Huson Brian & Holly Baran* Nan & Hal Clarke Chris Jensen Mona Baset & Will Wilhelm Sally & Derick Close Jacqueline & Sean Jones Debbie & Randy Beaver Peter & Nancy Covington Matt & Shirley Kosmicki Pam & George Beckwith Mr. & Mrs. R. Stuart Dickson Ron & Joye Lamberth William Behrmann Theresa & Doug Drew Kal Kardous & Marie-Claire Catherine Bessant Gregory Marshall & Susan Evans Marroum-Kardous Pascal & Jane Binetti Jennifer & William Fox Leslie & Michael Marsicano Martin H. Bingham Patty & Alex Funderburg Steven B. Martin Diane Blanchfield Laura & Mike Grace Jim & Jennifer McCarthy Barry Bobrow & Karen Knoble Cammie & W. Barnes Hauptfuhrer Pat & Laurie McCormick Mary & Steve Boehm Katie and Mike James Jen & Jay McDonald Jean-Pierre & Patricia Bonnefoux Hope & Dhiaa Jamil Donald A. McMullen, Jr. & Daniel P. Brennan Jack & Elizabeth Jordan Madeline L. McMullen Dr. & Mrs. Richard E. Bridgette Jane Lewis-Raymond & Tom Raymond Lesli & Mike McNamara Jay & Mandi Brigman* Donna & Ivan Marcotte Mundise Mortimer Paige & Matthew Brockmann Harrison & Margaret Marshall Rolfe & Ann Neill John Broderick Edward A. & Linda S. Need Karl & Shannon Newlin Benjamin Brooks Patrick J. O'Leary Keith & Mica Oberkfell Hayden & Fran Brown Mr. & Mrs. John M. Papadopulos Mike & Mary Onak James D. Buchanan Anne & Scott Perper Stephanie & Billy Owens Laura Budzichowski Robert Hugh Pryor Susan L. Patterson Carol & Jeff Burgess Sally & Russell Robinson Leanne S. Phillips Kevin Burianek Mr. Kris Ruckman Lauren Piefke & Craig Caudle, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Keith G. Butler Lori & Eric Sklut T. Crawford Pounds Rob & Shirley Byrd Andrea & Sean Smith Chuck & Darlene Price Richard Byrne Glenn & Debbie Stewart Robbin & Pat Riley Susanne & Tom Cambern Margaret & John Switzer *Young Donor Society

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DIRECTORS continued Ted & Michelle Campbell Simon & Jill Cann Ron Carlee & Emily Cross Peter & Connie Carlson Robert F. Carta LaTonya M. Chavis Drs. Daniel Uri & Iris Cheng Anthony Lantzy & Matthew Chila Staci Clark Bill & Ruth Cline Jack & Kimberly Cobb Phoebe & Charles Coddington* Brooke & Steve Cornwell Carolyn & John Corsi Rev. S. Michael Covington Chad & Ashley Cowan* David & Susan Cox Julie A. Crawford Santiago J Crespo Scott Crutchfield Stephen & Kathy Cummings Deborah Cupini Bill & Sarah Currens Sarah & Larry Dagenhart Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Davis Ricky L. Davis Scott & Lynn Davis Stephen & Linda De May Annamarie M. Deak-Phillips Ryan Deal & John Leonard* Caroline Dellinger Sheldon & Caroline Dellinger Diane & Bill Denton Anup and AJ Desai Susanne Payne Dixon Robert Frank Dogens Philip L. & Lisa Lewis Dubois Jim & Kris Earle Jeff Edge Helen Eggers Brent & Kristy Evans Tere & Doug Ey Jami & Bryan Farris Marcelo Fava Dr. & Mrs. Tom Fehring Chris & Leigh Ferrante Suzanne & Elmar Fetscher Lee Fite Sally & Curt Fochtmann Martin T. Foley Ellen & Rick Fox Paul Franz Angela Frederick & Greg Lanham David & Pamela Frew Angela M. Friedland Christine Frye John Fugarino Harvey & Cindy Gantt Bill & Susan Gary

Kris Gaston Kelly G. Gervais Mr. & Mrs. John Giannuzzi Matthew Gillespie Tammy and Ken Golder Stuart & Shari Goldstein Greg & Linda Gombar Carol Goolsby David L. Graham Bryan & Jandy Gregory Tom Griffin Sanjeev K. Gulati Travis & Lise Hain Joe & Kim Hains Mr. & Mrs. Claude Hamilton Melva Hanna Carla & George Harrison Kate & Greg Hatcher Patrick Hayden & Christi Hart Jim & Laurie Hedrick A.D. & Tracey Hembrick Edward F. Hennessey Steve & Bonnie Herdt Jay Herring Cathy Hester Marcy Hingst Kristin Hinson Elise & Bo Hinton Carol Hitselberger & Dr. Robert Petty Michael Holcomb Colleen D. Hole Sarah Holmes Jeff & Anna Honeycutt M. Allison Honeycutt Adam Howard John C. Huber Larissa & Ken Huber Karen Humphries Amelia Diane Hunter Pierce B. Irby Gibbs & Bryan Ives Shirley & Marc Jarmosevich* Ashley & Barbara Jenkins Carolina & Michael Johnson Lea & Stuart Johnson Shane A. Johnson* Kathleen Ann Kaney David & Karen Karpey William E. Keenan Alfred E. Kendrick Tara & Jack Kester, Jr. John & Shawn King Kurt & Lisa Kitterman Kelli & David Knoble Alan Koreneff Elizabeth L. Kruger Maria & John Kurtz Stephanie & Sean Ladley Christopher & Audrey Lakin Brent & Amanda Lambert Harry L. Lancaster & Jane G. Henderson

James M. Laney Jeff & Tammy Ledford Rob Leonard Hal & Holly Levinson Erik C. Lioy Shug & Walker Lockett Frank & Rachel Lorch Heidi G. Lushes Steve & Stacy Lynch Rhett N. Mabry Janet & David MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Maher Jonathan & Marianne Mangels James H. Mann Sharon & Mike Manning Elena Marsh Teresita & Timothy Martin Trish & Jeff Martin David J. Matthews Jim & Fran McDermott Valecia McDowell Thomas & Heather McElroy Loy & Susan McKeithen Joseph W. McLelland Josh & Barbara Meeks Rohit Mehta Michele Melchior Mark & Lindsay Merritt Ron & Julie Messenger* Mark & Emily Metz Laura Meyer Wellman & Ward Wellman M. Marie Mitchell Thomas & Susan Mitchell Jan & Perry Mixter Katherine & Flynn Mooring* Meg & Bob Morgan Lee & Gwynne Movius Jim & Linda Nash Rajsekhar & Carter Natarajan Cortney & Fritz Nauck Mike & Sherry Nedzbala My Ngo Anna-Maria Nicholls Katrina & Matthew Nichols Richard & Sonja Nichols John M. Norman Kevin & Sue O'Hara Keith and Teresa O'Leary Bill Pappas Paula Parker Rose & Bailey Patrick Cyndee & Robert Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Patterson Brian Peinkofer Tim Phelps Richard & Diane Phillips Claudia & Andrew Plepler Scott Poole J. William & Susan Porter Jim Preston *Young Donor Society

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DIRECTORS continued

MJ White Martha Whitecotton Mary Wilcox Eric & Dina Wilson Gregory C. Wolf G. Duane Wood Anne & Fletcher Wright Jarrett & Mary Wyant Barbara G. Yarbrough Traci & Michael Zeller Sam & Emily Zimmern

Alan C. Black Brad & Kathryn Black Walter & Christi Pringle Charles Bliss Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Pritchard Mr. & Mrs. William F. Blue, Jr. Karen & Ward Pritchett Dr. & Mrs. Willam Bockenek Walt & Ann Przygocki Jodee & Carl Boehm Beth & Ernie Reigel Mrs. Jean Boggs Laura & Mark Reynolds Christiana Bondi Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Rick Morris L. Botkin Mary Riley Heyward & Whitney Bouknight B.L. Rogers & C.M. Lucas Alicia Bowers Adriana Rugh Robyn T. Bowers David & Linda Sakaluk SPONSORS Paula M. Bradham Mr. & Mrs. Todd Schanzlin $1,000 - $1,499 Alisa Bradshaw Anna Schleunes and Anonymous (12) Chris & Laurie Brady Michael Wilson Marc Abraham & Mike Rutledge* Brian Brighton Mark & Rachael Schuler Christopher Ackerlund Lisa Brisbone Barbara D. Scott Jeffrey M. Adams Timothy Britt Deborah A. Scott Susan Adams Peggy L. Brookhouse Dale & Mary Sedivec Tesa M. Adams Todd & Renee Broud Dr. Mark F. Self and Justin Addis Gregory M. Brouse Dr. Thea Moore Dr. Kiran Adlakha Frank & Mary Brown Kevin Sexton Deborah & Keith Agisim Mary Jo Brown Ruth G. & Colin S. Shaw Mr. & Mrs. John W. Alexander Stacey H. & Gordon R. Brown Marcie & Torrence Shealy Courtney & John Allison Todd A. Brown Ellen Sheppard Donna Allson Mr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Browne, Jr. Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker John Altmeyer Ms. Kelly A. Bruno Evangeline Sifford Suzanne V. Alwan & Walker Jones Patrick Bryant Mr. & Mrs. William T. Sigmon Mr. Anderson Peter & Cynthia Buck Michael N. Silverman Paul & Kristen Anderson Steven & Peggy Burke Walker & Elizabeth Simmons Larry & Emily Andress David Burkholder Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Simons Weston Andress John Burns Bob & Caroline Sink Michael Ankrom Troy & Jennifer Burns Daniel S. Small Lisa B. Armbrister Lindsay H. Burrell* Randolph Smith Andrew & Christie Asimos Bowman K. Burton Shawn and Sienna Smith Paul Baalman Mark & Valerie Busch Gina Stavrakas Mary M. Baer Roland Todd Cage Kurt & Terri Stephenson Barbara Baker Dorothy & Myron Caldwell John Stoker* Trish & Marty Baker Mr. & Mrs. Stokely G. Caldwell, Jr. Wesley & Claudia Sturges Steven Balzer Aubrey Calhoun Melissa Summitt Robert Barbee Michael & Kursten Callahan* Scott & Patty Szabo Lani Barnes Heather & Scott Cammarn Ann & Michael Tarwater Gail & John Baron Boyd & Frances Campbell Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland Cindy Barringer Sharon H. Campbell Gerald & Krista Terrell, Jr. Cheryl Barton Kathy Cantwell & Eric Bartholomew Peter Toomey Chuck & Debbie Beam Patrick Carey Brent & Alice Torstrick Barry Beasley John & Kelley Carmichael Katie and John Scott Trotter Brent Beasley Francie Carney Mark & LuAnn Tucker Mary J. Becker Regina & George Carp Donna Turner Rick L. Beckman Daniel R. Carrizosa Mr. & Mrs. F. William Vandiver, Jr. David & Pamela Belinkie* Edward Carroll Paula Vincent David & Lisa Belk Kenneth Cartledge Phil & Michelle Wall Charity E. Bell Garland S. & Katherine C. Cassada Brad & Susan Wallace Lisa Bellucci Peter Cassidy Sandra Walsh Andrew & Christine Beloni Nadine Castro Kay & Van Weatherspoon Dr. And Mrs. Luis Bendezu Ann Caulkins & Kelley Anderson Dave & Pamela Wedding Jennifer E. Bennett & Douglas A. Mays Nancy L. Causey Ed Weisiger,Jr. & Betsy Fleming Steve Bentley & David Deal James & Holly Chamberlain Mr. & Mrs. David W. Welch Sanford Berlin & Leslie Kooyman Christine Channels* Ms. Sarah R. Welch Jane Berry Laura Cherny* Christopher Wey Manisha Bhutani Marvin R. Chiddick *Young Donor Society

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SPONSORS continued Raymond & Sharon Chinn Dr. Michelle K. Chiu Michael D. Christensen Eugene P. Christian James & Leigh Chuber Matthew Churchill Bradford A. Clark Herb & Gina Clegg Patricia A. Clement Ellison & Angeline Clinton Gene & Jean Cochrane Kieth & Serena Cockrell D. Mark Cody Brian W. Coffey Dr. & Mrs. Paul Colavita Heather & Brian Collier Ken Collins Russell Condrich Nancy & Charles Conner, Jr. Dorothy & Mike Connor Christopher Cooley Barbara W. Cooper Kathy and Chris Cope Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery P. Corser Norma & Ronald Costanzo Jeanie & Tom Cottingham Jeanie Cottingham Donna Council Stephen M. Cox Bob & Ann Cramer Gregory L. Cranford Nancy M. Crown Jeffrey Cudd Ned Curran Rennie Cuthbertson David W. Dabbs Rafic Dahan Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dalton Rufus Dalton John Daniels Adam & Amanda Darden* Christine Davis Joni Y. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Davis Thomas & Nancy De Vries Deborah S. Deabate Robert & Karen Dean William Deaton Susan Deluca Roger Denny & Natasha Adams-Denny Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Dickson Lesa Dillard Margot DiZinno Mr. & Mrs. Ron Dock April & Joseph Dodge, Jr.* Meredith & Walter Dolhare Jim & Kathy Dollar William Dove

Roddey & Pepper Dowd William E. Downey James M. Doyle Dennis & Stephanie Dreyer David Drummond Brett & Julie Durham Michele A. Durkin Kristina A. Earle Annette Ebright Deborah & Michael Edwards Mark Edwards Julie and Tom Eiselt Charlie Elberson Frank E. Emory, Jr. John Enders Mr. Martin W. Ericson, Jr. Douglas F. Esamann Tamika Eubanks* Tiffany Eubanks Claudia & W. Lee Fanning, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Robert Farnham, III Gregory Farr Gregory Faucette Mr. & Mrs. John C. Fennebresque Mr. & Mrs. Brett Ferguson Corey Ficke Thomas Fiepke Dean M. Fischbeck & Lisa B. Lust Walter & Michele Fisher Amy M. Fistner* Melanie Fitzgerald Gene A. Flavors Edith D. Fletcher Christopher & Carol Floyd Dorlisa K. & Peter W. Flur Jeff & Amy Foley Parker & Joan Foley Anthony A. Fox Dr. Laura R. Foxx David & Dawn Franchina Brian L. Franklin* Scott Freeman Angela & Michael Friedland Helen A. Fritsche Scott L. Furney Tom & Vickie Gabbard Rudolph & Glenda Gabriel Rodney Gaddy Melisa & Frank Galasso* Steve Galbreath Michael Galloway Emily & Sean Garrett* Melissa & Jeff Gass Judy A. Gauthier Karen Geiger & Damon Rumsch Kodwo and Phyllis Ghartey-Tagoe Nick & Carrie Giaimo* Deborah M. Gibbs Rick Giovannelli Richard S. Glaser, Jr. & Ellen J. Reich

Elster Foundation c/o Doug & Liz Goldstein Amy Gollinger Sarah F. Gordon* Stacy & Todd Gorelick Elizabeth Gray Nancy Schneidenbach Green Karen & Barry Greenblatt Jason & Caroline Griffin Lisa M. Grodevant Nancy Gutierrez & James Hathaway Mirsad & Mirzeta Hadzikadic Robert J. Hahn & Alicia Burke Rick & Sandra Hajda Mary N. Hall Robert Hallman Matthew L. Hanley Mr. & Mrs. William Hans, Jr. Dana Hanson Jennie & Greg Harper McLean Harper Randy & Kara Harrington Robert & Sharon Harrington Julie S. Harris* Ken & Julie Harris Weddington, NC Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Zeiss* Vida C. Harvey* Donna L. Hayes Chris & Brenda Heck Angela M. Helms Joe & Sally Helweg Anne J. Henderson Jennifer Neely & Henry Fleming Rosalie Herring Gretchen Hefner Hesketh Timothy J. Hessert Josephine H. Hicks Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Hileman Susan J. Hill Richard Hinson Greg & Julie Hobby Amy Hockett Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Hodges Jane & Arnold Hoffmann Christine & Trevor Hoke* James Holloway Ashley Holmes* Jennifer & Kent Holtzmuller Jonathan and Lisa Hood John and Trish Hosmer Cindy Hostetler Stephen C. Hostetler David & Cynthia Houston Drs. Daniel & Karen Howard Tina Howell Carmolita V. Hubbard James V. Huffman Lisa M. Hughes Chris & Jodi Hummer Calvin Hung *Young Donor Society

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SPONSORS continued Dr. & Mrs. James Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Hyde Adam & Emily Hyder Robb & Lois Ingland Anne Irwin-Ward Jarett S. Isralow David & Rosalyn Jacobs Lane Jacobs & Tamara Titus Amanda Kohout & William Jacobson Julia Smoot Janson James Jeffries Mr. & Mrs. Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. Charles E. Johnson Danny Johnson Graham Johnson Linda G. Johnson Richard & Donna Johnson Victoria Orena Johnson Gretchen M. Johnston Michael & Sarah Johnston Crystal M. Jones* James Jones Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jones Kara D. Judd Ms. Jerri Kallam* Ernest J. Kapopoulos James Kaylor David Keatley Mark & Jill Kelly Suzanne & Robert Kelly Marty & Marcie Kelso Karen Kennedy Gaskins Michael Kennelly Jeff & Kelly Kent Betsy Kerr Mike & Devin Kerrigan Cole & Kari Kessell Kimberly M. Kicklighter Greg & Leisha Kilpatrick Jinna Kim & Kirk Halliburton* Ron & Jan Kimble John & Sandy Kindbom Agatha & George King Michael & Nicole Kloss Richard Knafelz Cathy Knorzer Julie Knutson Thomas and Marilee Koewler John & Sarah Komisin Wendy & Jeff Kornegay John D. Krepshaw Robert & JoAnna Krumbine Sudhir Kumar Brad & Jeanne Kutrow Phil & Susan Kuttner Henry A. LaBrun John Lamb Patty & Chris Lambert

Jennifer M. Lancaster John, Sandi & Caroline Langdon Becky & Andy Largen Barbara Laughlin Stephen J. Lawler Wood & Laney Lay Mr. & Mrs. Haynes P. Lea Craig A. Leach Kenneth Leahy Rene LeBlanc-Allman Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Lee David G. Leitch Mr. & Mrs. Harry Lerner Mr. & Mrs. Joel Levy* David & Beth Lewis W. Spencer Lilly Scott & Cheri Lindblom James Linnett Jeremy Litton Eric Livingston Jane & Luther Lockwood John R. Logan Todd Logan Henry & Trissy Lomax Judy & Rodney Long Nash E. Long Dr. & Mrs. John W. Longshore Joan F. Lorden Mr. & Mrs. William Lorenz Carol Lovin Dr. & Mrs. Jack A. Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Lucas, III Steve Luquire Ms. Majewski Julie Maloney Scott Mandell Stephen & Michele Mangan Steven Martinez Barnett Massey Mr. & Mrs. Anil Matai Ms. Haia Matariyeh & Mr. Timothy Pivovarnik Alicia R. Mattison William & Sloane Mayberry Judy and John Mayo Kelsey & Dennis Mayo* Alexander McAlister Mr. & Mrs. Albert L. McAulay, Jr. Eleanor M. McCurdy Lewis H. McCurdy James E. McDermott Rick McDermott & Rob Willard Stephanie D. McDonald Mike & Melissa McGuire Dr. & Mrs. Hamilton W. McKay, Jr. Karen McKinney Suzy & Ed McMahan Shawn & Jaysen Foreman-McMaster* Donna C. McMoore Bill & Donna McNairy

James Meena & Mary Turk-Meena Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Ruth A. Melander John P. Mellon Darlyne Menscer & Farnum Gray Brad & Barbara Merlie Heather L. Mertz Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Miller Valerie & Robert Mittl Arrington & Burch Mixon John & Jacquelyn Mixson Jared & Courtney Mobley Ruth Moeller Krishan K. Mohindroo Mary Joyce & Stephen Monahan Colleen & Daniel Montano Vince & Linda Mooney Katie & Kevin Morgan Charles Morris Mark Moyer Sean & Sheila Mullen Melissa & Bryon Mulligan A. R. Mullinax Patrick Mumford Linda B. Mundle Ed & Madeline Munn Brian & Laura Murdock* Darren Myers Jeffrey & Carrie Nagle* Richard & Barbara Neidinger Christopher & Susan Nelson Zeev Neuwirth Bonnie & Ron Newth Lara S. Nichols Dr. & Mrs. David Nix Mary Nixon Tony & Donnamarie Nobili Tye Nordberg Joseph & Debbie O'Connor Kevin D. Oden, Ph.D. Tate & Kristin Ogburn Terry Ohr Kimberly Rochelle Oliver* James Olsen Lorry Olson Genie & Maciej Ombach Trey O'Quinn Melissa Swonger Orr* Robert & Pidge Osborn Margaret A. Osmer Kenneth & Suzanne Parker Luann & Bill Parmelee Roger Pelz Sherri Pendleton Clay & Nikki Perry* Meghan & Bernie Petit* Andrew R. Petruski R. Lynn Pettus Kiet Pham Joy Pinchback*

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SPONSORS continued Lily and Victor Pineiro Mr. & Mrs. Christian F. Pineno Jeff & Melissa Pitts Debra Plousha Moore William M. Podaras Deborah Poovey Anne Predieri Wallace & Bill Prestwood Katrina Pride* Ben & Jeanette Proffitt Derek Raghavan Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Rains Raghu Raj* Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. Ralston Jane S. Ratteree Kim & Robby Ray Michael Ray Roger A. Ray Lilly Raymond Jack S. Rech JeNai & Ray Redwood* James Reichard David A. Renner James B. Reynolds Mark and Norma Ricci John Richards & Leigh McDonald Mike & Kelli Richardson Rosalind & Jerry Richardson Ann & Craig Richardville Kathy L. Ridge Mike Riley Irena & Lee Rimler Ellyn Ritterskamp Juan L. Rivera Jeffrey Roark Jason G. Roberts Allen Robertson Brett & Craig Robertson Chandra & Dan Robertson Mr. William L. Robertson, Jr. Graham Robinson Karen S. Robinson Sean M. Robinson* Tynetta Robinson Ann Roby Derek Rogers Marvin Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Rollwage The Waldman & Romanelli Family Carla & Ed Rose Geoffrey & Katherine Rose Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Rosenthal Tom Duke & Tina Ross Young-Sun & Dan Roth Mr. & Mrs. Chan Roush Daniel G. Roy Dr. & Mrs. Michael Ruhlen Lisa & Mike Ryan Jackie & Joe Salinas

Gwendoria Salley D. Blaine Sanders Brian Savoy* Jamison Scheeres* K. Will & Jean-Anne Schmidt Jerry & Martha Schmitt Angela & Josh Scholl* Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Betsy & George Scott Kevin & Meghan Scotto Octavia Seawell Daniel Seguine Mr. & Mrs. William Serenius Hugh & Katy Shannon Anne M. Sheffield Gina Shell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Sherard, Jr. Peter & Cheryl Sherrard Jim and Angie Shoff Marcus S. Shore Carol E. Shrum David & Elizabeth Shuford* Sharon & Jose Simon Viki & Doug Singleton Nathan Sloan Coren Smith David and Jennifer Smith Edward & Kinya Smith II Elton T. Smith, Jr. Emily & Zach Smith Joshua & Janet Smith* Kathleen & Michael Smith Keith A. Smith Malcolm Smith Lisa Bowers Smoots Nancy M. Sokany Jeremy & Jo Sorenson* Grace & Eli Sotomayor Kenneth Spielfogel & Richard Withem Lee Spinks Steve & Barbara Spradling Cassandra & Reginald Springer* Sarah Stabley* Todd & Catherine Stancombe Eli Stav Justin Steinschriber & Kirsten Baldwin Catherine Stempien & James Bolin Mr. & Mrs. John Anton Maguire Mr. & Mrs. John A. Stewman, III Kevin P. Stichter Tim & Lu Anne Stokes Shane & Tami Stout Sheri Wiltshire Straw Carol & Gary Sugg Dr. D Matthew Sullivan Jack & Melissa Sullivan* Robert Sullivan William Sullivan

Patsy & Ted Sumner Beth E. Susi, M.D. Kevin & Kayt Szulwach* David R. Taylor James E. Taylor Katrina Teague Barbara Ann Temple, Ph.D. Peter J. Thedinga Kathryn & Richard Thigpen James P. Thomas Joan & Hailey Thomas Vivan J. Thomas Anthony O. Thompson Sandi & Ben Thorman Jerry & Phyllis Tomb Kimberly Tomljanovic William Toole & Claudina Ghianni Maureen Torres Pamela S. Torres Sean Trahan Roberta M. Tremain Lynn & Jeff Trenning Sayre & Michael Tribble Cassandra L. Triggs-Tucker Don & Beverly Truslow Mack L. Turner & Lisa C. Turner Audra Tyree Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ubell Larry & Susan Valenti Mrs. William K. Van Allen Andrea & Mike Vasaune Matthew J. Vernon Tamara J. Stringer & Richard W. Viola Bruce & Janet Voelker Nick & Volree Wade* Gaby & Kent Walker John D. Walker Kent & Gaby Walker Sharon Walker Mary Claire & Dan Wall Wendy Wall Judy Schindler & Chip Wallach Mr. & Mrs. Louis T. Walters Keva Walton Charles H. Warner Sidney R. Warner George & Debbie Warren Debra S. Watt Carol Weida & James Mountjoy Gregory & Julianne Weidner Dr. David A. Weinrib Julia Weitzen Phillip & Carol Wertz Mr. & Mrs. John Wester Mr. & Mrs. David B. Whelpley, Jr. Keaven & Monica White Mack W. White Rebecca S. Whitley Mary Whitten Bohmer Danny & Sandi Wiles Amy Pritchard Williams *Young Donor Society

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SPONSORS continued Andrew Williams Marylyn & Ed Williams Dick M. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Wilson John Witherington* W. Kurt Withrock Ronald S. Witkowski Jennifer Wolfe Velva & Tom Woollen Tracey Wopperer Westley H. Workman David C. Wright, III Nancy E. Wright Margaret & Zachary Zapack Russell Zusi YOUNG DONOR SOCIETY The following individuals support the cultural sector through membership in the Young Donor Society, a leadership giving group for those 40 and under who generously contribute $500 or more to ASC. Kathryn Aittola Stephanie Alger Beth & Charlton Allen Shirelle Allen Melissa Anderson Kendra Armstrong Nina Austin Christopher Baier Dana J. Bailey Amy Barclay Neal Barrow Amanda & Michael Beacham Jessica Bednarcik Kerrie L. Beer Jason & Mary Jordan Benoit Jason R. Benton Erica Berger Karen Bernhardt Tamra Berry Rachel Besnoff Christina Boettcher Comey Katharine & Joel Bonasera Carrie Booker Jason Boone Samrat Bose Heyward & Whitney Bouknight Jennifer Braganza Melissa Brammer Abernathy Chris Branch Nicholas & Elizabeth Bresnahan Elena Arecco Bridgmon Collin & Chrissy Brown Daunte & Tonya Bruce Michelle L. Bruni James L. Bryan

Dart Budz Mr. Genc Burgija & Mr. Jeremy Hall Keith R Burns Mr. & Mrs. George M. Burris Michael & Shirley Butterworth Laura Jo Canady Mark & Marguerite Carson Aimee Caswell Mr. & Mrs. Drew Cawthorne Kyle Brown & Alli Celebron-Brown Kevin & Karen Chapman Colin Cheek Amy & Kevin Chheda Elizabeth Childers Laura Ciotoli Joanetta Clowney Melissa Cornwell Stephanie Couch Kristen Cousins Emily Crow Christy Daniel Russ & Stephanie Daniel Jennifer Darwin Alicia & Robert Davis Bradley Davis Margaret Dechant Robert DeMilio Alicia & Michael DePalma Matt & Kerri DeRuyter Brendan Dignan Jim Doermann Kolby Dougherty Caitlin & Brian Donley Christopher & Sarah Douglas Scott Downey William Drennan Julie & Matt Drinkhahn Shannon Hoff Duarte & Victor Duarte Taylor Dubois Sidney Echevarria Nikki Emanuel Jarrell & Richard Jarrell Landon Eustache Todd Everts James & Katie Ewing Scott & Ryann Fairweather Michael Feehley Whitney & Mitchell Feld Valdo Figueroa Nicholas Fischer Wendi Fleener Alexander G. Foley Carrie & Greg Foster Ryan Frankeny Liz & Stephen Franklin Stephanie Friedman Michael Gaffney Troy Gardner Christopher Gialanella Brian Gibbons Amy Gilbert Daniel Gillette

Matthew Gozycki Rachel Gragg Andrea Graham Jada Grandy Whitney Greene Adam & Robin Growley Jane & Marc Gustafson John Hackney Melanie Hall Patrick Haller Jessica & Charles Hamm Karen Hammill & David Stewart Brian Harrison Mark & Charlitta Hatch Keith & Emily Hay Sarah Head Cache Heidel Merideth Helgeson Jessica Helton Shameeka M. Henderson Dedwana Henry Timothy J. Hessert Vincent & Jessica Hindman Allison Hines Jill & Trey Hogan Kathryn C. Holland Natalie Holland Jill Gehling Holthaus Angela Hood Catherine Hope Beth Hoving Lauren Hultz Retha Irene Hunsicker Mason Hurley Jennifer Robson Jabon Jonathan Jacob Dwight Jacobs Dipika Jain Michael Jakielski Taurus W. Jamison N. Scott Jarrell & Diego Alves William & LaKeisha Jefferson Amanda A. Johnson Tiffany Johnston Neil D. Jonas Katie Jones Matthew Jones Tamisha Jones Angela & Nickolas Jordan Isaac Jordan Heather Jousma Sarah Kaminski David Keatley Tara M. Keener Tracy & Kerri Keller Matthew Kelly Tara Kenny Howard Key Heather & Jonathan Kidwell Anika & Jonathan Kim James Kimball & Shauna Bailey *Young Donor Society

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YOUNG DONOR SOCIETY YOUNG DONOR SOCIETY continued continued Kenneth & Jenna King KennethB.&King Jenna King Robert Robert Kranish B. King Joshua Joshua Dan & Kranish Sarah Kuhn Dan &Lambert Sarah Kuhn Holly HollyLampkin Lambert Leon LeonLathers Lampkin June June Lathers Jared & Elizabeth Lawrence JaredLawrence & Elizabeth Lawrence Kyle & Kim Morgenegg Kyle Lawrence & Kim Morgenegg Joshua E. Lemke Joshua Lemke Rob & E. Erin Lentz Rob & Erin Lentz Clay Lewis Clay Lewis Ashley Lingerfeldt Ashley Lingerfeldt Anthony J. Little Anthony Littlejohn J. Little Michelle MichelleLivingston Littlejohn Jamelia Jamelia Livingston Katie Loiacono Katie Loiacono David Lockney David Lockney Heather Lohneiss Heather Philip & Lohneiss Heather Lopina Philip &Love Heather Lopina Derrick Derrick LoveH. Lowry Gwendolyn Gwendolyn H. Lowry Brooks & Jenny Luquire BrooksLytch & Jenny Luquire Mary Mary Lytch Meghan Maciag Meghan Maciag Rob Mallard Rob Mallard Jason & Karen Mann Jason &Marks Karen Mann Daniel Daniel Marks Heather Marshall Heather Marshall Kara Martin Kara Marvin Martin Erin Erin Marvin Marco Mascioli MarcoL.Mascioli John McCormick John L. J. LabonMcCormick McCoy & J. Labon McCoy &McCoy Katie Densford Katie Densford McCoy April McDonald April McDonald David McGibbon DavidMeacham McGibbon Hunt Hunt Meacham Emma C. Merritt Emma&C.William MerrittMerritt Shelli Shelli &Meyer William Merritt Amber Amber Meyer Andrew Mezwicki AndrewMiddleton Mezwicki Sharon Sharon Middleton Christopher Martin Miller Christopher Martin Miller Kyle C. Miller Kyle C.&Miller Wesley Brittany Misson WesleyMitchell & Brittany Misson David David Mitchell Stefanie Moody Mitchell & Stefanie Moody Mitchell & Matthew Mitchell Matthew Mitchell Angelo & Heather Mitsopoulos AngeloMoneypenny & Heather Mitsopoulos Jackie & Andrew Mondi Jackie Moneypenny & Andrew Mondi Patrecia Moore Patrecia Moore Virginia M. Moore Virginia Moreno M. Moore Cynthia Cynthia&Moreno Micah Cathy Morrison Micah&&Scott CathyMoss Morrison Hope Hope & Scott Moss

Kevin & Sarah Moss Kevin&&Leigh SarahPittman Moss Josh Josh & LeighMukamwiza Pittman Marie-Josee Marie-Josee Mukamwiza Megan Mukherjee MeganMyers Mukherjee Philip Philip Myers Naman Liz & Jeremy Liz & Jeremy Naman Natalie M. Neely Natalie M. NeelyNeugent Charlie & Stacia CharlieNicholson & Stacia Neugent Adam AdamNickerson Nicholson Sean Sean Nickerson Melissa Noblitt Melissa Noblitt Janie Norton Janie O'Connell Norton Sean Sean O'Connell Megan O'Hara Megan O'Hara Michael Olson Michael David &Olson Jennifer Orr David & Jennifer Painter Orr Karl & Stephanie Karl Pais & Stephanie Painter Erin Erin Pais Fern Paterson Fern Paterson Patronis Konstantinos Konstantinos Rachel PermutPatronis Rachel Permut Sharene Pierce Sharene Pierce Victoria Pittman Victoria Pittman Brandon & Crystal Powell Brandon & Crystal Powell Nisha Prasad Nisha Prasad Akshata & Matthew Pulley AkshataPurmort & Matthew Pulley Allison AllisonReed Purmort Anna AnnaReilly Reed Eric Eric Reilly Cory & Amanda Rogers Cory & Rogers Dory & Amanda Morgan Rogers Dory Morgan Rogers Jeff && Becky Roman Jeff & Becky Roman Patrick D. Ryan Patrick Sale D. Ryan Darbie DarbieP.Sale Shaun Sanders Shaun P. & Sanders Bethany Brian Saunders Bethany L. & Schaperjohn Brian Saunders Jennifer Jennifer L. Schaperjohn Andy Schmidt Andy Schmidt Laura & Alex Schneider Laura & Glenn & Alex KatySchneider Scott Glenn & Steven O.Katy ScottScott Steven Senay O. Scott Tandy Tandy Senay Shannon Shea Shannon Shea Katie Short Katie Short Russell Silva Russell Silva Kimberly Simmons Kimberly Simmons MaryBeth Simon MaryBeth Kaeli Sims Simon Kaeli Sims Crystal Smith Crystal Smith Jennifer Smith Jennifer Smith Matthew & Erin Socha Matthew&&Patrick Erin Socha Meagan Soffera MeaganSolid & Patrick Soffera Allison Allison Solid Melissa Spada Melissa Spada Dr. & Mrs. Robert Saltzmann Dr. & Mrs. Daniel SpicerRobert Saltzmann Daniel Liza & Spicer Mike Stahnke Liza & Mike Stahnke Stephen Stancil Stephen Stancil

Brian Stanton Brian Stanton Stephanie Stenglein StephanieStewart Stenglein Deborah Deborah Stewart Nick Stewart NickStrausbaugh Stewart Bill Bill Strausbaugh Charles M. Taft Charles M. S. Taft Vijayendra Tanwar Vijayendra S. Tanwar Tedrick Tarver Tedrick&Tarver Janelle Chad Taylor Janelle & Chad Taylor Jim & Kelly Thompson Jim & Kelly Thompson Michelle Thornhill Michelle Thornhill Elizabeth & Alexander Timkovich Elizabeth & Alexander Roger & Merritt Tise Timkovich Roger & Merritt Tise Robert Touchstone & Derak Ince Robert Touchstone Elizabeth Trenary & Derak Ince Elizabeth Mary AliceTrenary & Phillip Trussell Mary Alice PhillipUtrup Trussell Jonathan && Theresa Jonathan & Theresa Utrup Chris & Megan Vutsinas Chris & Megan Vutsinas Lynne Wakefield LynneWaldmiller Wakefield Anne Anne Waldmiller David Walker David Walker Jonathan Weathers Jonathan Weathers Jennifer Weiss-Heery JenniferWhichard Weiss-Heery Karen & Mark Schrader Karen Whichard Mark Schrader Lanise & Rodney& Wideman LaniseWilder & Rodney Wideman Beau Beau Wilder Bradley E. Williams Bradley Williams Jenna C.E.Wise Jenna WiseWood Joe & C. Rachel Joe & Rachel Lauren & ClayWood Woodruff Lauren Yi & Clay Woodruff Hyong HyongYoung Yi Adam Adam YoungZiegler Christopher Christopher Ziegler Emily Zimmer Emily Zimmer

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