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TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Trustees Tony winner, The Band’s Visit, part of Blumenthal’s 2018-19 Season.... 4 Opera Carolina’s Season Honors Women's Voices.............................. 6 The Queen City Comedy Experience to Take Over Uptown................12 Charlotte Ballet Has a Pretty Powerful 2018/19 Season Ahead...........14 A Season of Celebration at the Charlotte Symphony............................18
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The Band’s Visit Wins Best Musical
Tour heads to Charlotte next year as part of Blumenthal’s 2018-19 PNC Broadway Lights season By Liz Rothaus Bertrand
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ongratulations to 2018 Tony® Award Best Musical winner The Band’s Visit! This critically acclaimed show heads to Knight Theater Aug. 6-25, 2019, as part of Blumenthal Performing Arts’ 2018-19 PNC Broadway Lights Season. The Queen City will be the fourth stop on this show’s national tour, continuing Blumenthal’s impressive track record of bringing Tony Award Best Musical winners to Charlotte before most cities across the country. That honor includes 2016 Best Musical winner Hamilton – headed to Belk Theater Oct. 10Nov. 4, 2018 as part of the 2017-2018 PNC Broadway Lights Season – and 2017 Best Musical winner Dear Evan Hansen, headed to Belk Theater March 19-24, 2019, as part of next season.
The Band’s Visit celebrates the deeply human ways music, longing and laughter can connect us all. After a mix-up at the border, an Egyptian Police Band is sent to a remote village in the middle of the Israeli desert. With no bus until morning and no hotel in sight, these unlikely travelers are taken in by the locals. Under the spell of the desert sky, their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected ways. “Charlotte theater fans are among the best in the country. Their exceptional support and enthusiasm have made us a top destination for the very best touring Broadway productions,” said Blumenthal President/CEO Tom Gabbard. “The season ahead continues the tradition of being able to see the best of Broadway close to home.”
A Christmas Story, The Musical Dec. 4-9, 2018 Ovens Auditorium
Dear Evan Hansen March 19-24, 2019 Belk Theater
Hello, Dolly! July 9-14, 2019 Belk Theater
Matthew Bourne's Cinderella Jan. 9-12, 2019 Belk Theater
A Bronx Tale April 16-21, 2019 Belk Theater
The Band’s Visit Aug. 6-25, 2019 Knight Theater
Miss Saigon Feb. 19-24, 2019 Belk Theater
Falsettos June 25-30, 2019 Knight Theater
Aladdin Sept. 10-29, 2019 Belk Theater
The cast of The Band's Visit. Photo by Matthew Murphy
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In addition to the PNC Broadway Lights shows, Blumenthal will present a knockout lineup of Broadway Extras. A Christmas Story, The Musical Dec. 4-9, 2018 Matthew Bourne's Cinderella Jan. 9-12, 2019 Photo by Deen van Meer ©Disney
Potted Potter Nov. 27-Dec. 2, 2018 Rock Of Ages Dec. 27-31, 2018 The Lightning Thief – The Percy Jackson Musical Jan. 15-20, 2019
Michael James Scott as Genie and ensemble in Aladdin.
Tap Dogs April 2-7, 2019 Subscriptions to the 2018-19 PNC Broadway Lights season are on sale now. Visit BlumenthalArts.org/Broadway for more information.
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There Seems to be a Revolution Happening Opera Carolina’s season honors women’s voices shaping politics and creating social change
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here are dozens of examples of strong, fierce women in opera,” said James Meena, general director and principal conductor at Opera Carolina. “More often than not, however, female characters in opera are victims or a love interests, rather than women who take control of their lives. This season, we're celebrating powerful women – those who are smart, noble and who live unapologetically” The 70th Season (and its Heroines) • The Grand Opera season opens in November with Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment. Marie (played by Sarah Coburn) is a spirited young woman who was orphaned as an infant and improbably raised by a French army regiment. Unaware of her aristocratic lineage, she falls for a handsome peasant and is forced to decide between love and social status. Nov. 10, 15, and 18.
• Second in the series is the tragicomic Carmen, an opera in four acts by Georges Bizet. Carmen (Alyson Cambridge) drinks, smokes and gets what she wants. But her gypsy spirit will ultimately prove her undoing. When she chooses bullfighter Escamillo over Don Jose, she meets her demise. Yet she’s not tragic. She would rather live fully than play it safe. Even in death, Carmen is a feminist heroine. Jan. 19, 20, and 24. • Closing out the Grand Opera season is Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Beautiful, educated Tatyana (Melinda Whittington) is rejected when she declares her love for Eugene (Alexy Lavrov), a rich playboy. Soon after, he kills his best friend in a duel. Years later, Eugene returns from selfimposed exile to discover Tatyana married to a prince. He realizes – too late – his love for her. May 9, 11 and 12.
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ANNE GAREFINO SCOTT RUDIN ROGER BERLIND SCOTT M. DELMAN JEAN DOUMANIAN ROY FURMAN IMPORTANT MUSICALS STEPHANIE P. M c CLELLAND KEVIN MORRIS JON B. PLATT SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER STUART THOMPSON
PRESENT
BOOK, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY
TREY PARKER, ROBERT LOPEZ AND MATT STONE WITH
KEVIN CLAY CONNER PEIRSON ANDY HUNTINGTON JONES KAYLA PECCHIONI JACQUES C. SMITH RON BOHMER COREY JONES JARON BARNEY JACOB BEN-SHMUEL CHRISTOPHER BRASFIELD ROBERT COLVIN SCOTT DIFFORD JAKE EMMERLING ZACH ERHARDT KENNY FRANCOEUR JOHN GARRY ERIC GEIL KEISHA GILLES ANDRÉ-CHANCE GODDARD KRISTEN JETER TYLER LEAHY WILL LEE-WILLIAMS JOSH MARIN HENRY MCGINNISS STONEY B. MOOTOO MONICA L. PATTON JOHN PINTO JR. J NYCOLE RALPH JAMARD RICHARDSON TYRONE L. ROBINSON LEONARD E. SULLIVAN BRINIE WALLACE
SCENIC DESIGN
COSTUME DESIGN
LIGHTING DESIGN
SOUND DESIGN
SCOTT PASK
ANN ROTH
BRIAN M ac DEVITT
BRIAN RONAN
HAIR DESIGN
ORCHESTRATIONS
CASTING
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
J OSH MARQUETTE LARRY HOCHMAN & CARRIE GARDNER STEPHEN OREMUS D ANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS
PAIGE GRANT
MUSIC DIRECTOR
MUSIC COORDINATOR
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
GLEN KELLY
ANDREW GRAHAM
MICHAEL KELLER
ELI BUSH
TOUR BOOKING AGENCY
TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
THE BOOKING ALLIED TOURING AURORA GROUP/ PRODUCTIONS MEREDITH BLAIR
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
THOMPSON TURNER PRODUCTIONS/ ADAM J. MILLER
MUSIC SUPERVISION AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
STEPHEN OREMUS CHOREOGRAPHED BY
CASEY NICHOLAW DIRECTED BY
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CAST
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Mormon........................................................................................................................... TYLER LEAHY Moroni.....................................................................................................ANDY HUNTINGTON JONES Elder Price............................................................................................................................KEVIN CLAY Elder Cunningham.....................................................................................................CONNER PEIRSON Missionary Voice.............................................................................................................. RON BOHMER Price’s Dad........................................................................................................................ RON BOHMER Cunningham’s Dad........................................................................................................JARON BARNEY Mrs. Brown............................................................................................................. MONICA L. PATTON Guards...................................................................... WILL LEE-WILLIAMS, TYRONE L. ROBINSON Mafala...................................................................................................................... JACQUES C. SMITH Nabulungi................................................................................................................. KAYLA PECCHIONI Doctor..................................................................................................... ANDRÉ-CHANCE GODDARD Elder McKinley........................................................................................ANDY HUNTINGTON JONES Joseph Smith..................................................................................................................... RON BOHMER General.............................................................................................................................. COREY JONES Mission President.............................................................................................................. RON BOHMER Ensemble...................................................................JARON BARNEY, CHRISTOPHER BRASFIELD, JAKE EMMERLING, ZACH ERHARDT, JOHN GARRY, ERIC GEIL, KEISHA GILLES, ANDRÉ-CHANCE GODDARD, TYLER LEAHY, WILL LEE-WILLIAMS, JOSH MARIN, STONEY B. MOOTOO, MONICA L. PATTON, JOHN PINTO JR., TYRONE L. ROBINSON, BRINIE WALLACE UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Elder Price—ZACH ERHARDT For Elder Cunningham—KENNY FRANCOEUR For Mafala Hatimbi—TYRONE L. ROBINSON, LEONARD E. SULLIVAN For Nabulungi—KRISTEN JETER, STONEY B. MOOTOO, BRINIE WALLACE For McKinley/Moroni—JAKE EMMERLING, HENRY MCGINNISS For Price’s Dad/Joseph Smith/Missionary President/et al—JARON BARNEY, JAKE EMMERLING For General—WILL-LEE WILLIAMS, TYRONE L. ROBINSON Standby for Elder Price—ROBERT COLVIN Standby for Elder Cunningham—JACOB BEN-SHMUEL Robert Colvin is appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association pursuant to an exchange program between American Equity and UK Equity.
SWINGS SCOTT DIFFORD, KENNY FRANCOEUR, KRISTEN JETER, HENRY MCGINNISS, J NYCOLE RALPH, JAMARD RICHARDSON, LEONARD E. SULLIVAN DANCE CAPTAIN KENNY FRANCOEUR ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN KRISTEN JETER THE BOOK OF MORMON ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard 1—ANDREW GRAHAM; Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2—DANIEL KLINTWORTH; Guitar—TIM MOREY, JOE PARKER; Bass—ADAM OVERACKER; Drums—JEFF MacPHERSON; Keyboard Programmer—RANDY COHEN THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION
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Conner Peirson
Kevin Clay
Andy Huntington Jones
Ron Bohmer
Corey Jones
Kayla Pecchioni
Jacques C. Smith
Jaron Barney
Jacob Ben-Shmuel
Christopher Brasfield
Robert Colvin
Scott Difford
Jake Emmerling
Zach Erhardt
Kenny Francoeur
John Garry
Eric Geil
Keisha Gilles
AndrĂŠ-Chance Goddard
Kristen Jeter
Tyler Leahy
Will Lee-Williams
Josh Marin
Henry McGinniss
Stoney B. Mootoo
Monica L. Patton
John Pinto Jr.
J Nycole Ralph
Jamard Richardson
Tyrone L. Robinson
Leonard E. Sullivan
Brinie Wallace
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WHO’S WHO in the CAST KEVIN CLAY (Elder Price). National tour debut! Regional: Pittsburgh CLO, Music Theatre Wichita and Wagon Wheel Theatre. Proud graduate of Penn State with a B.F.A. in musical theatre. He would like to thank his family and, of course, Crew 15. CONNER PEIRSON (Elder Cunningham) is excited to jump into the Book of Mormon family. Favorite roles include Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), Rent (Mark), Seussical (Horton) and Commedia in the Park. Thanks to my supportive family, friends and mentors. “Curtis G. this is all your fault.” ANDY HUNTINGTON JONES (Elder McKinley). Broadway: Cats (Munkustrap), Bullets Over Broadway, Cinderella. Tours: Cinderella (Prince Topher), West Side Story (Riff). Regional: Muny, North Shore Music Theatre, Maltz Jupiter. Andy is a graduate of the University of Michigan who now lives in New York and is super stoked to be touring through your town. KAYLA PECCHIONI (Nabulungi). International tour: Dreamgirls (Ensemble, u/s Lorrell); New York: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Kayla is so humbled to be joining this incredible family! Endless thanks to her friends, family, Eddie, Avalon Artists Group and the entire BoM team. JACQUES C. SMITH (Mafala Hatimbi). Broadway/national tour: If/Then (Stephen), Rent (Benny). Regional: Old Globe, Goodman Theater (BTAA Award, Jefferson nomination), Pasadena Playhouse (FRED Award, NAACP nomination), Ebony Repertory Theatre (Ovation Award) and others. TV: “Marlon,” “Eagleheart,” “Oz” (series regular), “General Hospital,” “CSI: Miami,” “American Masters,” “Law & Order,” “ER” and others. Education: UCSD (M.F.A.), Princeton University (B.A.). RON BOHMER (Price’s Dad and others). Select Broadway/tour: Ragtime (Father), The Scarlet Pimpernel (The Scarlet Pimpernel), The Woman in White (Sir Percival Glyde), The Phantom of the Opera (Phantom), Sunset Boulevard (Joe Gillis), Aspects of Love (Alex—Robby Award, Best Actor). Regional: The Fantasticks (El Gallo—Acclaim Award, Best Actor), Sunday in the Park with George (Critics Circle Award, Best Actor). 9C
COREY JONES (General). Regional: How the Grinch… (Old Globe); How to Fight Loneliness, King John, Titus Andronicus, The Tempest (Utah Shakespeare); Wild with Happy (Pittsburgh City Theater), The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Dallas Theater Center); The Color Purple (Celebration Theater); Gee’s Bend (Arkansas Repertory); Othello (Shakespeare Santa Cruz); Macbeth, Ragtime (PCPA); Williamstown; Illinois Shakes, Chautauqua. “Love to my family!” JARON BARNEY (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: Elf: the Musical, Something’s Afoot (Pioneer Theatre Company). “Special thanks to my incredibly supportive family, Mike, the University of Utah MTP and The Book of Mormon team!” JACOB BEN-SHMUEL (Standby Elder Cunningham) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut with this brilliant show! He recently graduated from UCIrvine with his B.F.A. in music theater. Thanks to his incredible family, friends and mentors! CHRISTOPHER BRASFIELD (Ensemble). National tours: Hairspray, Smokey Joe’s Cafe ft. The Coasters. Off-Broadway: Choir Boy, Dear Edwina, The Columbine Project. TV: “The Chica Show” (NBC and Sprout). “Thanks to my amazing family and friends! xo.” ROBERT COLVIN (Standby Elder Price) is thrilled to making his American debut in The Book of Mormon! Originally from just outside London, U.K. Previous credits include Legally Blonde (Warner, international), Dirty Dancing (Standby Johnny, West End and international tour), Grease (Danny, Sweden). SCOTT DIFFORD (Swing) is ecstatic to become a Mormon! Broadway: Matilda, A Christmas Carol. Tours: Memphis (first national), Ragtime. Selected regional: Miss Saigon, Oklahoma!, White Christmas, Cats (PCLO); Joseph…Dreamcoat (Ogunquit Playhouse and Theater of the Stars); The Producers (Riverside Theater); NY Knicks Acroback Tumbler. Thanks to TKO, Heather, friends and family! JAKE EMMERLING (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: South Pacific (Cable), West Side Story (Snowboy) and Much Ado About Nothing (Claudio). Thanks to his friends, 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
WHO’S WHO in the CAST family, educators and the BoM creative team. Proud Shenandoah Conservatory grad and Derry, Pa. native. ZACH ERHARDT (Ensemble). Recent CCM graduate. Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar (The Muny), Chuck Cranston in Footloose (Thunder Bay Theatre), Doody in Grease (John W. Engeman). “Thanks Nicolosi & Co., The Mindocks, Phil, Grace, the BoM team and my family.” KENNY FRANCOEUR (Dance Captain, Swing). Broadway: Book of Mormon. Tours: Anything Goes (Purser). Regional: Spamalot, The Little Mermaid, The Music Man, Spelling Bee. BM Vocal Performance from NYU Steinhardt. “Thanks to the Book of Mormon family, SW Artists, and my family!” JOHN GARRY (Ensemble) is so excited to be here! Some favorites: Spamalot (nat’l tour), Bunnicula (Off-B’way), …Spelling Bee (Alabama Shakes) and clowning around with the physical comedy company Parallel Exit. “For Ben, my family, and friends—LOVE!!!” ERIC GEIL (Ensemble). Recently earned a B.F.A. from CCM and has performed at KC Starlight. He would like to thank his incredible family for their unending support, CYT, faculty at CCM, AEA and MT15 “you know what’s.” KEISHA GILLES (Ensemble) is thrilled to be joining this cast! National tour: Dreamgirls. Off-Broadway: Sistas The Musical. Regional: The Little Mermaid, Smokey Joe’s Café, The Drowsy Chaperone. Graduate of The Hartt School. Thanks to The Boys at Hoff! ANDRÉ-CHANCE GODDARD (Ensemble) is elated to be joining The Book of Mormon family in his national tour debut! Recent credits include Swing!, Fugitive Songs and Shining City. “Tremendous thanks to my supportive family.” New York University ’16. KRISTEN JETER (Assistant Dance Captain, u/s Nabulungi, Swing). Credits: Hair (Dionne), Smokey Joe’s Café (Brenda), All Shook Up (Lorraine), Nuncrackers. Raised in Smyrna, GA; attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. “Love and thanks to the Jeters for their never-ending support!” 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
TYLER LEAHY (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: Farmer’s Alley Theatre, Music Theatre Wichita. Proud graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.F.A. for musical theater. “Thanks to my family, KMR and my MT16ers!” WILL LEE-WILLIAMS (Ensemble). OffBroadway: Seussical. National tour: Miss Saigon. NYC/regional: Philly in From My Hometown (Wilde Award-winner), Aida, Tommy, Rent. Film/web: Losing Lester, Passed Over. Recordings: Seussical: Original OffBroadway Cast. “For my Roxana. Love to Dad, Mom and TIC.” JOSH MARIN (Ensemble) National tour debut! Credits include Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, Mr. Black in The Wild Party, Chad Diety in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Diety, Harpo in The Color Purple, Flick in Violet and most recently Benny in In the Heights! HENRY McGINNISS (Swing).National tour debut! Chicago: Paramount, Drury Lane, Marriott, Mercury, Griffin, Boho. Regional: KC Starlight, Peninsula Players. TV: “Chicago Fire.” Henry is a Joseph Jefferson Awardwinner and two-time nominee. Proud CCPA graduate. “Love to my family and Hayley.” STONEY B. MOOTOO (Ensemble). Native of the Bronx, New York, Stoney B. Mootoo is a recent graduate of UNCG’s Acting & Musical Theatre program, including intensive training from Tony Award-winning musical director Dominick Amendum. MONICA L. PATTON (Ensemble) has worked with such notables as Eartha Kitt and Diahann Carroll. Broadway: Abby’s Song, Ragtime, Finian’s Rainbow. Tour: The Lion King, Annie, Joseph…Dreamcoat. Her novel and single, Beautiful Carnage is available on Amazon. JOHN PINTO JR. (Ensemble) would like to thank Anne, Scott and Casey for giving him this amazing job… again! Love and thanks to his incredibly supportive family and boyfriend. Dass it! J NYCOLE RALPH (Swing). Award-winning producer best known for creating “Working Out the Kinks,” the first scripted sitcom 9D
WHO’S WHO in the CAST series highlighting the natural hair movement. “Yaaaaaasssss!” Best Supporting Actress— Smokey Joe’s Café; Consuela and Anita—WSS Broadway tour. JAMARD RICHARDSON (Swing). Broadway/ Off-Broadway: Book of Mormon, Waitress (reading), Invisible Thread. Proud OU alumni. “BOOMER!! Thanks and love to “G,” The Mine, BOM casting/creatives and my amazing family. MLMR this is for you!” #ShareLove. #GiveLove. #SpreadLove. TYRONE L. ROBINSON (Ensemble) worked with writing teams at “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report.” TV: “Law & Order: SVU.” Tour: Disney’s The Lion King, Ragtime (Best Actor nominee—Denver Henry Awards). Thanks family, friends, creatives! M.F.A.: NYU Tisch. LEONARD E. SULLIVAN (Swing). Nat’l tours: Hairspray, High School Musical. European tours: A Chorus Line, Smokey Joe’s Café, And The World Goes Round. Regional theaters: Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed, Atlanta TUTS, San Jose Music Theatre. Thanks to Mom, Dad and Lenore. BRINIE WALLACE (Ensemble) is honored to be back in the states after premiering The Book of Mormon in Australia! Thanks to the Tombros’, Jen Waldman, the YoungArts Foundation, the Broadway Dreams Foundation and her PSU Misfits! Recent grad, Penn State. TREY PARKER (Co-Director, Book, Music, Lyrics) wrote and directed his first feature film, Cannibal! The Musical, while attending the University of Colorado-Boulder. A few years later, Trey co-created the hit animated series “South Park” with Matt Stone (his college friend and Cannibal! producer). Debuting on Comedy Central in 1997 and currently in its 21st season, “South Park” has won five Emmy Awards as well as the coveted Peabody Award. The same year “South Park” debuted, Parker wrote, directed and starred in the film Orgazmo. Two years later, Parker and Stone released the critically acclaimed feature film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. The musical, which Parker directed and co-wrote, earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song and the first ever New York Film Critics Circle Award for an animated film. In 2004, the pair returned to theaters with Team America: World 9E
Police, an action movie co-written and directed by Parker that starred a cast of marionettes. It has been a long-time dream of Parker’s to write a musical for Broadway. Trey Parker is originally from Conifer, Colo. ROBERT LOPEZ (Book, Music, Lyrics) is the co-creator of the smash hit, Tony Awardwinning Broadway musicals Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon. Along with his wife and collaborator, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, he wrote the songs for Disney’s Frozen, earning an Oscar and a Grammy for the movie’s signature song, “Let It Go,” and a Grammy for the Frozen soundtrack. Lopez and Anderson-Lopez also co-wrote the song “Remember Me” from Pixar’s Coco, the original musical Up Here for the La Jolla Playhouse’s 2015–16 season, the score for Disney’s Winnie the Pooh, and Finding Nemo: The Musical (playing at Walt Disney World since 2006). Currently, Lopez and Anderson-Lopez are adapting Frozen for Broadway and working on the Disney animated film Frozen 2. Lopez shared two Emmy Award wins for his music for Nickelodeon’s “The Wonder Pets” and Emmy nominations for the musical episode of “Scrubs” and the song “Moving Pictures,” which opened The 87th Academy Awards. His work has also been featured on TV shows, including “South Park,” “The Simpsons” and “Phineas and Ferb.” Lopez is one of only 12 artists to win all four major entertainment industry awards (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards). He has also won Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Lucille Lortel, Frederick Loewe and Edward Kleban awards. A graduate of Yale, Lopez now resides in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Thanks Buzzetti, Mom, Dad, Billy, Katie, Annie and especially Kristen for all the love and support. MATT STONE (Book, Music, Lyrics) met Trey Parker at the University of Colorado, and together they made a short animated piece called The Spirit of Christmas. This launched their most recognized work, the critically acclaimed and award-winning television show, “South Park.” The animated series is in its 21st season on Comedy Central and has won Stone five Emmy Awards and the coveted Peabody Award. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which Stone produced and co-wrote, earned an Oscar nomination and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film. In addition to “South Park,” Stone has 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
WHO’S WHO in the CAST partnered with Parker on the low-budget Cannibal! The Musical, the superhero comedy Orgazmo and the marionette action thriller Team America: World Police. Matt Stone is originally from Littleton, Colo. CASEY NICHOLAW (Co-Director and Choreographer). Currently represented on Broadway as director/choreographer of Disney’s Aladdin (2014 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations, Best Choreography), and co-director/choreographer of The Book of Mormon (2011 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards as co-director, receiving same nominations for choreography, and Olivier Award recipient). Currently represented on the West End as director/choreographer of Dreamgirls, Aladdin, and The Book of Mormon. Other Broadway director/choreographer credits: Tuck Everlasting; Something Rotten! (2015 Tony nominee, Best Direction/Choreography); Elf: The Musical; The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations); Monty Python’s Spamalot, directed by Mike Nichols (2005 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations, Best Choreography). City Center Encores!: Most Happy Fella, Anyone Can Whistle and Follies (director/choreographer). SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design). Over 50 Broadway designs including The Book of Mormon (Tony Award); The Pillowman (Tony); The Band’s Visit; Mean Girls; Waitress; Oh, Hello on Broadway; Pippin (Tony nomination); Something Rotten!; The Visit; An Act of God; It’s Only a Play; I’ll Eat You Last; A Steady Rain; The Coast of Utopia (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Hewes awards); Pal Joey (Tony nomination); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (first revival, Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award); A Behanding in Spokane; Nine; Promises, Promises; Speed the Plow; Take Me Out; Martin Short…; The Vertical Hour; Sweet Charity; Urinetown. London: The Book of Mormon, The Playboy of the Western World, The Country Girl, LoveSong, On An Average Day (all West End); Tales from Hollywood, Take Me Out and The Same Deep Water as Me (Donmar). Also Peter Grimes (Met Opera), Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. STEPHEN OREMUS (Musical Supervisor/ Music Director/Vocal Arranger/Co-Orchestrator). Broadway: Kinky Boots (Tony Award for 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
Best Orchestrations and Grammy Award); The Book of Mormon (Tony and Drama Desk awards for Best Orchestrations and Grammy Award). Worldwide music supervisor/arranger of Wicked; music supervisor/vocal arranger/ orchestrator of Broadway productions/tours of The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, All Shook Up and 9 to 5: The Musical. Conductor/ contributing arranger for the Oscar-winning Disney film Frozen. Music director of “The Wiz Live” on NBC TV and The 87th Academy Awards telecast; arranging Lady Gaga’s tribute to The Sound of Music and orchestrator/ conductor for Lady Gaga’s performance of “Till It Happens to You” on The 88th Academy Awards. Music director/conductor for Rufus Wainwright’s concerts: Rufus Does Judy and House of Rufus. ANDREW GRAHAM (Music Director/ Conductor). New York: The Book of Mormon, Wicked and Avenue Q. Las Vegas: Spamalot, Avenue Q. National tours: Wicked, Avenue Q, Pippin, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Seussical, The Music Man, Footloose. European tours: Hair and Grease. Regional: world premiere of Disney’s Freaky Friday at Signature Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Cleveland Play House and Alley Theatre; Aida, Annie and Footloose at The Muny; Beauty and the Beast and the world premiere of Disney’s When You Wish at Tuacahn Center for the Arts. He holds degrees from both Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and Trinity College of Music in London. ANN ROTH (Costume Design) is a Tony Award-winning costume designer with over 100 theater design credits. Select designs include the original Broadway productions of The Odd Couple, Purlie, Seesaw, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, They’re Playing Our Song, Hurlyburly, The House of Blue Leaves, The Book of Mormon and The Nance (Tony Award). Film credits include The English Patient (Academy Award), The Post, Julie & Julia, The Reader, Doubt, Mamma Mia!, Cold Mountain, The Hours, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Birdcage, Klute, Working Girl, Silkwood, 9 to 5, Hair and Midnight Cowboy. Roth was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2011. BRIAN MacDEVITT (Lighting Design). The Book of Mormon (Tony Award). Recent New York City: Death of a Salesman directed by Mike Nichols, The Mountaintop with Samuel 9F
WHO’S WHO in the CAST L. Jackson, Chinglish on Broadway, and The Enchanted Island at the Metropolitan Opera. Last season he designed Le Compte Ory at the Metropolitan Opera. Dance: American Ballet Theater, Tere O’Connor Dance, Merce Cunningham, Lar Lubovitch, and Nancy Bannon, among others. Director: Proof at Theater Three. Awards: five Tonys, Obie, Bessie, Outer Critics’, Hewes, and Drama Desk, among others. He is a member of Naked Angels and faculty at University of Maryland. He is a father to Jake and Georgie. BRIAN RONAN (Sound Design). Over 35 Broadway designs including Springsteen on Broadway, War Paint, Tuck Everlasting, Sting’s The Last Ship, Beautiful, If/Then, The Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Spring Awakening, Grey Gardens and Cabaret. Off-Broadway designs include Bowie’s Lazarus, Giant, Rent, Everyday Rapture, Saved, 10 Million Miles and Bug. He is the recipient of Obie, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Olivier and Tony awards. He has had the opportunity to work with the most talented composers, directors, designers, actors, musicians and stagehands in the world for which he is eternally grateful. LARRY HOCHMAN (Co-Orchestrator). Tony Award: The Book of Mormon. Tony nominations: Fiddler on the Roof; A Class Act; Spamalot; The Scottsboro Boys; Something Rotten!; She Loves Me; Hello, Dolly! Five Emmy Awards as composer of “The Wonder Pets” (Nickelodeon). Other Broadway: The Addams Family, Jane Eyre. Twenty-eight regional and Off-Broadway shows. Films: multiple Disney films and The Informant! (Marvin Hamlisch). Composer: The Little Mermaid II, Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories,” In Memoriam (symphonic poem). Recordings, concerts: Sir Paul McCartney, Not the Messiah (Eric Idle), Mandy Patinkin, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Barry Manilow, Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic. GLEN KELLY (Dance Arrangements) arranged music and wrote original lyrics for Bullets Over Broadway. He supervised and arranged Mel Brooks’ The Producers and Young Frankenstein. Other arranging credits include Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, A Christmas Story, The Scottsboro Boys, Aladdin and Something 9G
Rotten! He won a Drama Desk Award for his original score to The Nance. JOSH MARQUETTE (Hair Design). NY/ London: Dreamgirls; Paramour; Tuck Everlasting; School of Rock; Something Rotten!; Aladdin; Kinky Boots; The Book of Mormon; Trip of Love; First Date; Elf; Dogfight; The Best Man; Look Back in Anger; The Drowsy Chaperone; Pig Farm; …Trailer Park Musical; Altar Boyz; Show Boat at Carnegie Hall; Mamma Mia! at Encores!; Most Happy Fella; No, No, Nanette; and Follies. West Coast: Robin and the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, Minsky’s, Vanities. Television: “The Slap,” “30 Rock,” “Saturday Night Live.” CARRIE GARDNER, C.S.A. (Casting) also serves as casting director for the Roundabout. Broadway: Cyrano de Bergerac, Importance of Being Earnest, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, American Idiot, Spring Awakening, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Off-Broadway: Sons of the Prophet, Look Back in Anger, Suicide Incorporated, Dream of the Burning Boy, Tigers Be Still, Ordinary Days, The Understudy, The Language of Trees, Distracted, Speech & Debate, and Marriage of Bette & Boo. MICHAEL KELLER (Music Coordinator). Current Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, The Color Purple, School of Rock, Kinky Boots, Wicked, The Lion King. Upcoming Broadway: War Paint, Anastasia, The SpongeBob Musical, Half Time. Tours: Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King, Wicked. STEVE BEBOUT (Associate Director) also served as associate director of The Addams Family (Broadway, tour, Brazil and Australia), Sister Act (Broadway), 101 Dalmatians (tour) and Girl Crazy (Encores!). Directing credits include I Got Fired and Two Rooms in New York City. Regional: The Full Monty, The Buddy Holly Story and Little Shop of Horrors. NYU: Urinetown: The Musical and Bye Bye Birdie. Thanks to Casey, Trey, Jen and the entire BoM team. JENNIFER WERNER (Associate Director). Associate Director: The Most Happy Fella, Follies (Encores!); Robin and the 7 Hoods (Old Globe); Winnie the Pooh (int’l tour). 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
WHO’S WHO in the CAST Choreography: As Long As… (Roundabout), NFL national commercials, Drama League Awards, ABC’s upfronts, Cabaret (Paris, numerous regional productions), The Black Suits (Center Theatre Group), The Wiz (Maltz Jupiter Theater), My Fair Lady (Ogunquit), A Wonderful Life (Engeman), The Phantom… (NCT). Director: The Little Mermaid, Spamalot (NCT); Chess (Wharton Center). Choreography Off-Broadway: Bloodsong of Love (Ars Nova), The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks (Lortel/Theatreworks), ReWrite (Urban Stages) and Things to Ruin (Second Stage). JOHN MacINNIS (Associate Choreographer). Credits include director and choreographer of medal ceremonies at the Olympic Winter Games (2002 and 2010) and Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Mexico City, Mexico. He choreographed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, currently running in Europe. He also choreographed at Shaw Festival, Godspeed, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh CLO, TUTS, MTW, Sacramento Music Circus and North Shore Music Theatre. He has performed in eight Broadway shows. AURORA PRODUCTIONS (Production Management). Current projects: Amy and the Orphans, Anastasia, Angels in America, Bobbie Clearly, The Book of Mormon (Broadway and tour), Children of a Lesser God, Farinelli and the King, Carousel, Frozen, The Iceman Cometh, School of Rock, Springsteen on Broadway, Stories By Heart, The Humans (tour), Three Tall Women, Travesties. Upcoming: The Boys in the Band, Head Over Heels, Skintight. Aurora has been providing technical supervision and production management to the entertainment industry since 1989. PAIGE GRANT (Production Stage Manager) is happy to be part of The Book of Mormon. National tours: The King and I, Jersey Boys (first national tour), Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, War Horse. New York: productions with Manhattan Theatre Club. Las Vegas: Jersey Boys. Regional: La Jolla Playhouse and California Shakespeare Theatre. B.F.A. Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music. Love and thanks to Mom in Washington and friends across the country.
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JASON J. CARROLL (Stage Manager). Broadway: Les Misérables 25th anniversary production, In My Life, Cabaret, Thou Shalt Not. National tours: Les Misérables 25th anniversary production, The Phantom of the Opera, The Full Monty, Million Dollar Quartet, The Producers, Jolson. OffBroadway: Hair and Bloomer Girl (Encores!), Mr. Goldwyn, Blue Window. Regional: Goodspeed and Paper Mill. B.F.A. University of Michigan. DERRIC NOLTE (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: Bullets Over Broadway, Annie, Evita. Off-Broadway: Rent, Avenue Q. New York: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Cotton Club Parade (Encores!); Carousel (N.Y. Philharmonic). Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Porthouse Theatre. Education: University of Cincinnati’s CollegeConservatory of Music. BRIAN USIFER (Associate Music Supervisor). Music Director of Kinky Boots on Broadway. Associate Music Supervisor of the Kinky Boots North American tour, as well as the Toronto and London productions. B’way/Off-B’way orchestras include …Spelling Bee, Avenue Q and Altar Boyz. DAVID TURNER (General Manager) is a partner in Thompson Turner Productions. Previous credits with Stuart Thompson include Boeing-Boeing, The Seagull, You’re Welcome America, God of Carnage, Fences, Jerusalem, King Charles III, The Present and worldwide companies of The Book of Mormon. Previous management credits include …Spelling Bee, Show Boat and Barrymore on Broadway and numerous Off-Broadway plays and musicals. From 1994 to 2007 he founded and ran the Adirondack Theatre Festival, where he produced more than 60 plays and musicals and led the construction of a new theater in a vacant Woolworths store in Glens Falls, N.Y. ADAM J. MILLER (Associate General Manager). With Stuart Thompson Productions: The Seagull, Boeing-Boeing, Exit the King, Lend Me a Tenor and Elling. Other Broadway/ tour management: Burn the Floor, A Chorus Line, Ring of Fire, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bombay Dreams, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Urinetown The Musical.
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WHO’S WHO in the CAST ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing & Press) is a full-service engagement management agency representing Broadway tours and other live touring events across North America. Current tours: An American in Paris, The Book of Mormon, Bright Star, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Elf The Musical, The Humans, Kinky Boots, Motown: The Musical, Rent, School of Rock, Something Rotten! and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming tours: Bandstand; Bat Out of Hell; Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Hello, Dolly!; The Lightning Thief; Mean Girls; The Play that Goes Wrong; Rock of Ages; and SpongeBob SquarePants. ANNE GAREFINO (Producer) has been the executive producer for the Emmy and Peabody award-winning television series “South Park” since the show began. This year the show celebrated its 21st season. She has produced two critically acclaimed films with Trey Parker and Matt Stone: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and Team America: World Police. Before moving to Los Angeles, she lived in Washington, D.C. and worked for the public television station WETA-TV. During her tenure at WETA, she co-produced the “In Performance at the White House” series. The Tony-winning production of The Book of Mormon marks Anne’s Broadway debut. She began her career in entertainment at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre on Capitol Hill and is thrilled and honored to be working in theater again. Anne attended Boston College and the American Film Institute, and is originally from Lambertville, N.J. SCOTT RUDIN (Producer). Films include Lady Bird, Fences, Ex Machina, Steve Jobs, Top Five, While We’re Young, Inherent Vice, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Captain Phillips, Inside Llewyn Davis, Frances Ha, Moonrise Kingdom, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Margaret, Moneyball, True Grit, The Social Network, Greenberg, It’s Complicated, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Julie & Julia, Doubt, There Will Be Blood, Margot at the Wedding, The Darjeeling Limited, No Country for Old Men, Notes on a Scandal, The Queen, Closer, The Life Aquatic, Team America, The Village, School of Rock, The Hours, The Royal Tenenbaums, Wonder Boys, Sleepy Hollow, South Park, A Civil Action, The Truman Show, In & Out, First Wives Club, Mother, Clueless, Nobody’s Fool, 9I
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WHO’S WHO in the CAST Visit. Other Tony Award-winning productions include Spamalot, The Color Purple, Skylight, The Humans, A Raisin in the Sun, War Horse, A View from the Bridge, Curious Incident… and The History Boys. Co-founded investment firm Furman Selz, now vice chairman of Jefferies & Company and chairman of Jefferies Capital Partners, its private equity arm. Vice chairman of Lincoln Center and chairman emeritus of Film Society of Lincoln Center. STEPHANIE P. McCLELLAND (Producer) is the founder of Green Curtain Productions and is a multi-award-winning producer (13 Tony, 12 Drama Desk, 10 Drama League, 10 Outer Critics Circle, one Olivier). Credits include more than 90 theatrical productions worldwide. Represented on Broadway this season by The Book of Mormon and Hello, Dolly! KEVIN MORRIS (Producer). In addition to representing Trey and Matt, Kevin writes fiction. He is the author of the 2016 novel, All Joe Knight (Grove Atlantic, 2016) and the collection of short stories, White Man’s Problems (Black Cat Press, 2015). All Joe Knight was long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS LTD. (Producer) has initiated and produced more than 160 new productions in the West End and on Broadway. JON B. PLATT (Producer). Productions include Angels in America, Copenhagen, God of Carnage, The Humans, The Book of Mormon, Death of a Salesman, Clybourne Park, A Raisin in the Sun, Wicked, A View from the Bridge, Venus in Fur, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Front Page, The Crucible, The Audience, Fish in the Dark, Skylight. 2012 Robert Whitehead Award for Distinguished Producing on Broadway. STUART THOMPSON (Executive Producer). Select Broadway credits: Sweat (2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), Six Degrees of Separation, The Present, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, King Charles III, No Man’s Land/ Waiting for Godot, The Testament of Mary, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Death of a Salesman, Jerusalem, The Motherf*cker with the Hat, A View from the Bridge, God of Carnage, Exit the King. 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
STAFF FOR THE BOOK OF MORMON GENERAL MANAGEMENT THOMPSON TURNER PRODUCTIONS Oliver Benjoseph Micah Frank Rebecca Habel Garrett Holtz Carrie Jablansky Jasmin L. Jakobsen Adam Jackson James Lawson Sammie Liebman Shaun Moorman Brittany Weber COMPANY MANAGER Spencer Smith PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AURORA PRODUCTIONS Steven Dalton, Cori Gardner, Ben Heller, Anthony Jusino, Isaac Katzanek, Liza Luxenberg, Chris Minnick, Serena Montsma, Ryan Murphy, Gene O’Donovan, Geoff Quart, Luke Ricca, Mackenzie Whiting TOUR BOOKING AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair, President Kara Gebhart, Vice President Operations TOUR PRESS & MARKETING ALLIED TOURING Marya Peters Andrew Damer Meghan Kastenholz Sarah Dahlberg Jen Gallagher Anne Dailey Meyer Scott Praefke Jacqueline Smith Anne Waisanen BROADWAY PRESS OFFICE BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN Chris Boneau Kelly Guiod ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Steve Bebout BROADWAY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Jennifer Werner ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER John MacInnis SCOTT RUDIN PRODUCTIONS Garrett Basch Helena Budnik Patrick Wengler Tom Ishizuka Daniel Goldberg Daniel Unitas Sam Martinez Henry Cropsey Rachel Marc Production Stage Manager.......... Paige Grant Stage Manager.............................Jason J. Carroll Assistant Stage Manager....................Derric Nolte Assistant Company Manager..............Alexa Bishop Dance Captain............................Kenny Francoeur Assistant Dance Captain....................Kristen Jeter Associate Scenic Designer......... Frank McCullough Assistant Scenic Designers............Lauren Alvarez, Christine Peters Associate Costume Designer....Matthew Pachtman Assistant Costume Designer............ Irma Brainard
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Costume Shoppers................... Summer Lee Jack, Isabelle Simone Associate Lighting Designers... Benjamin C. Travis, Jennifer Schriever Assistant Lighting Designer................... Carl Faber Associate Sound Designer...............Cody Spencer Production Carpenter...................... Mike Martinez Production Electrician............................ Dan Coey Production Sound Engineer.... Christopher C. Sloan Production Props............................. Peter Sarafin Moving Light Programmer.............David John Arch Keyboard Programmer..................... Randy Cohen Drum Programmer.........................Sean McDaniel Head Carpenter........................... LaVoid McKibbin Advance Carpenter........................Tom Bertino Jr. Deck Carpenter...............................Ronan Havlice Automation......................................... Steven Ball Flyman............................. Brent “Squatch” Jahnke Head Props................................... Ryan Marquart Assistant Props.............................. Jill B. Gounder Head Electrician................................... Bob Jarvis Deck Electrician...............................Mike Novosel Advance Electrician.......................... Jody Durham Followspot........................................Mike Holmes Head Sound.................................. Jason DeJardin Assistant Sound.................................Alicia Martin Wardrobe Supervisor.................... Gerbie Connolly Assistant Wardrobe.................................Joe Reid Stitcher.........................................Michael Harrell Hair Supervisor............................ Sonya Reynolds Assistant Hair Supervisor................... Lynn Grassy Associate Musical Supervisor.............. Brian Usifer Assistant to Anne Garefino................Carly J. Price Production Assistants.....................Alan D. Knight, Katrina Olson, Lori Byars Engagement Manager........................Garrett Holtz Casting Associate............................ Kate S. Boka Casting Consultant............................ Jeremy Rich Rehearsal Pianist.......................... Kathryn Sherrell Rehearsal Drummer......................... Gary Seligson Banking.................................. City National Bank/ Erik Piecuch, Michele Gibbons Payroll............................ Castellana Services, Inc. Accountant................... WithumSmith+Brown, PC/ Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA Controller...........................................J.S. Kubala Insurance................................ DeWitt Stern Group Legal Counsel.....................Lazarus & Harris LLP/ Scott Lazarus, Esq., Robbert C. Harris, Esq. Marketing Consultant....................Crispin Ollington Advertising.............................................. SpotCo Digital Outreach............ BLT Communications, Inc. Logo and Artwork Design......... BLT Communications, Inc. Website Deisgn............. BLT Communications, Inc. Vocal Consultant.................................. Liz Caplan Production Photographer...................Joan Marcus Travel Agent................. Tzell Travel/The “A” Team 9K
Company Housing........... Chris Renzulli/Tourwerks Transportation.................... Executive Car Service Rental Cars...... Hertz Entertainment/Shauna Neeld Physical Therapy....... Neuro Tour Physical Therapy CREDITS Scenery fabrication by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Groups, LLC, New Windsor, NY. Lighting equipment provided by PRG Lighting, Secaucus, NJ. Sound equipment provided by Masque Sound. Costumes by Eric Winterling, Inc; Gilberto Designs, Inc.; Katrina Patterns; Izquierdo Studios, Ltd; Studio Rouge, Inc. Millinery by Rodney Gordon, Inc. Custom fabric printing by First 2 Print LLC.; Jeff Fender Studios; Eyewear provided by Dr. Wayne Goldberg. Custom footwear by LaDuca Shoes, Inc., Props executed by Cigar Box Studios, Tom Carroll Scenery, Jerard Studios, Daedalus Design and Production, Joe Cairo, J&M Special Effects, Jeremy Lydic, Josh Yoccom, Anna Light. Wigs made by Hudson Wigs. Makeup provided by MAC Cosmetics. Keyboards from Yamaha Corporation of America. Drums by Pearl Drums. Cymbals provided by Zildjian Cymbals. SPECIAL THANKS John Barlow, Lisa Gajda, Angela Howard, Bruce Howell, Beth Johnson-Nicely, Sarah Kooperkamp, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Katie Lopez, Annie Lopez, Kathy Lopez, Frank Lopez, Billy Lopez, Brian Shepherd, Eric Stough, Boogie Tillmon, The Vineyard Theatre, Darlene Wilson. Souvenir merchandise designed and created by The Araca Group. Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios.
The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). The musicians, conductors, music preparation personnel and librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union. The press agents and company managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
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PRODUCER'S CIRCLE (CONTINUED) Glenn and Krissa Gaston John R. Georgius Robin Gershen Robert W. Graf Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greene Kathy R. Hairston Neil and Sharyn Handelsman Fred Handsel and Ben Bellante Pamela Hanna, M.D. Eric Hauser and Phillip Butts Leland Helms Donna and Randy Helton Jennifer Henry Sherri and Waddie Heyward Kathy and Ben Hill Carol Hitselberger Michelle and Brian Howell Beth and Hytham Imseis Kathy and Charlie Izard Jerri Kallam
Charity Kates Joan Kirschner Tricia and Ryan Knatz Karin Kulbok Janice S. Ladley Zack Lansat Beverly and John Lassiter Chase and Ron Law James Ledbetter Richard and Anna Marriott Marie-Claire Marroum-Kardous Dr. and Mrs. Alden Milam Shelley and Andy Misiaveg Amy and Jason Murphy Donna Nellis Jill and Ed Newman Marian M. Nisbet Wendy Oglesby and David Higbe Drs. Elaine and Thomas Pacicco Jack Page and Robert Myers
Anne Patefield Donna and Steve Pernotto Kathy and Jerry Price Fidel and Laura Prieto Cynthia and Steve Reese Irena and Lee Rimler Sally and Russell Robinson Mikel Rogers Ryan Beth and John Schleck Dr. Marvin Shapiro and Mrs. Anita Shapiro Charles Shelton Jan and Scott Smith Wayne B. Smith, Jr. and Indun Patrick Wendy and Brian Smith Sara and Morgan Spencer Rochelle and Peter Stewart Claire and Jim Talley Dr. Ben C. Taylor, III
Christine and Joseph Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Thomas Sandi and Ben Thorman Debi and Bill Timmerman Ellen and Jim Wade Teresa and Stick Williams Pat and Bill Williamson Krista and Thomas Wilson Savannah Wingo Members of The Legacy Society at Blumenthal.
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Preferred Electric Co., Inc. Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Savills Studley Schindler Elevator Corp. Ty Hardee Financial Velligan Medical Services, PC
$2,500+ Managing Partners Adams Electric Company Baird Private Wealth Management BDO Bryan Cave Leighton and Paisner LLP Carolina CAT Charlotte Insurance Charlotte Paint Co. Inc.
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$1,000+ Associate Partners BB&T Cabarrus Glass Company Inc. Charlotte Labor Source Carousel Capital Charlotte Business Journal Collier Law Crosland Southeast Curvature
Donald Haack Diamonds & Fine Gems Galvan Industries, Inc. Garmon & Company, Inc. Commercial Flooring High Performance Technologies Hood Hargett & Associates Hoopaugh Grading Company, LLC
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HOSPITALITY 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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Blumenthal Performing Arts receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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WE INSPIRE BIG DREAMS
Abby Corrigan performing at the Blumenthal Performing Arts 25th anniversary celebration. Photo by Daniel Coston.
Abby Corrigan, named best actress in Blumenthal Performing Arts’ 2014 Blumey Awards, is a 2016 graduate of Musical Theatre and Drama at Northwest School of the Arts. She landed the role of Medium Allison on the National Tour of Fun Home just out of high school.
Blumenthal Performing Arts has been entertaining and inspiring our community since 1992.
Your gifts make inspiration possible.
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What’s So Funny About This Fall? Find out with The Queen City Comedy Experience By Liz Rothaus Bertrand
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eed a good laugh? You’ll find plenty of opportunities when The Queen City Comedy Experience lands uptown at Spirit Square, Sept. 27-29. Co-produced by Queen City Comedy, The Comedy Zone and Blumenthal Performing Arts, this one-of-akind event will highlight several dozen local and national acts from a wide variety of comedy genres. Headliners include “Saturday Night Live” alum Jay Pharoah and YouTube sensation Randy Rainbow, known for his spliced celebrity interviews and politically-inspired musical parodies. “If it’s comedy, we’ll have it there,” says event co-creator Cale Evans, a frequent local improv performer with groups like Now Are the Foxes and Charlotte Comedy Theater. Twenty-four distinct shows spanning improv, sketch, stand up and more are planned during the three-day celebration of comedy. “It’s going to have a little something for everybody,” says Evans. For those who want a show they can bring the kids or Grandma to, a special Family Friendly Funny Festival schedule will be available with events that are appropriate for all ages. Much of The Queen City Comedy Experience’s focus will be on local acts, like the popular sketch comedy group Robot Johnson and the long-running Improv Charlotte, who donates its regular show proceeds to charity. Another highlight will be a reunion of one of Charlotte’s favorite
sketch comedy teams, The Perch. Spirit Square will be buzzing with comedy acts, free happy hour stand-up shows, buskers, magicians, musical groups, comedic films, a live-taping of The Comedy Zone podcast, plus chances for budding performers of all ages to get some hands-on comedy experience. Two art galleries within Spirit Square will be transformed into mini clubs for additional performance spaces to accommodate the large variety of offerings. Fans can purchase $49.98 Festival Passes that include seats for Jay Pharoah and Randy Rainbow at McGlohon Theater, plus general admission access to all the gallery and Duke Energy Theater shows. Keep checking online for details on single tickets and additional acts to come.
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Charlotte Ballet Has a Pretty Powerful 2018/19 Season Ahead
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harlotte Ballet dancers exhibit stunning athleticism and breathtaking artistry. Transcending grace, beauty and elegance, they are POWERFUL. In Charlotte Ballet’s 2018/19 Season, audiences will experience: FALL WORKS Oct. 11-13, 2018 • Knight Theater A centennial celebration of two landmark artists – Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins. NUTCRACKER Dec. 7-23, 2018 • Belk Theater Charlotte’s favorite holiday tradition featuring extravagant sets and costumes. INNOVATIVE WORKS Jan. 25-Feb. 16, 2019 • Center for Dance A daring, Shakespearian experiment and a creative collaboration with UNC Charlotte.
PETER PAN March 8-17, 2019 • Knight Theater A spectacular journey you’ll never, never forget! SPRING WORKS April 25-27, 2019 • Knight Theater New contemporary works and the return of Johan Inger’s Walking Mad. CHOREOGRAPHIC LAB May 16-18, 2019 • Center for Dance Expanding to three evenings, experience the choreographic voices of Charlotte Ballet dancers. YOU power Charlotte Ballet. Your support makes possible creative partnerships and innovative programming. You impact the presenting of new works or established favorites by internationally-recognized choreographers, bringing new artists to our city.
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Celebrating the big dream to create Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, its first 25 years and hopes for the future.
Our 25th anniversary season is presented to the community by
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A Season of Celebration at the Charlotte Symphony
he Queen City turns 250 this year. In honor of this anniversary, your Charlotte Symphony kicks off its exciting 2018-19 season at Belk Theater in September with an Opening Night performance of Brahms’s Violin Concerto featuring superstar Joshua Bell, plus a world premiere of a newly commissioned work composed by Nkieru Okoye, in honor of Charlotte today and tomorrow. The royal festivities continue in October with Handel Water Music, a collection of coronation anthems and other works Maestro Christopher Warren-Green himself has led at past royal weddings. The final in a trio of anniversary performances, Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty in February 2019 features “Trail of Tears,” a composition by Michael Daugherty
depicting musically the plight of Native Americans. The Charlotte Symphony’s principal flutist, Victor Wang, will wow in this performance. The Symphony also offers many occasions to celebrate and make memories with the whole family this season. Head to the theater Thanksgiving weekend for Home Alone in Concert and enjoy the timeless classic as your Charlotte Symphony presents the fulllength film and score. Enjoy two full weekends of Magic of Christmas concert options this season, and ring in the New Year on Dec. 31 as the symphony hosts its first New Year’s Eve celebration! The evening will feature the music of Strauss and Gershwin, plus an after-party with dancing and champagne.
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