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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 Love Never Dies – A Musical 20 Years in the Making...........................16 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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CAST
(in order of appearance) Alice Murphy................................................................................................................. AUDREY CARDWELL Billy Cane......................................................................................................................... HENRY GOTTFRIED
Daddy Cane...........................................................................................................................DAVID ATKINSON
Margo Crawford.............................................................................................................................LIANA HUNT Max......................................................................................................................................HAYDEN CLIFTON
Florence.....................................................................................................................................ALESSA NEECK
Edna..................................................................................................................................MARY PAGE NANCE Daryl Ames................................................................................................................. JEFF BLUMENKRANTZ
Lucy Grant...................................................................................................................... KAITLYN DAVIDSON
Jimmy Ray Dobbs...........................................................................................................PATRICK CUMMINGS
Daddy Murphy................................................................................................................JOHN LESLIE WOLFE Mama Murphy...............................................................................................ALLISON BRINER-DARDENNE
Mayor Josiah Dobbs...................................................................................................................... JEFF AUSTIN Stanford Adams.................................................................................................................... KEVIN McMAHON
Dr. Norquist..................................................................................................................... DAVID KIRK GRANT County Clerk............................................................................................................................ROBIN De LANO Ensemble............................................................................................. DEVIN ARCHER, HAYDEN CLIFTON, ROBIN De LANO, DAVID KIRK GRANT, KEVIN McMAHON, MARY PAGE NANCE, ALESSA NEECK, MICHAEL STARR UNDERSTUDIES Should an understudy substitute for a listed performer, it will be posted in the lobby at the time of the performance. for Alice Murphy—ROBIN De LANO, DONNA LOUDEN; for Jimmy Ray Dobbs—DEVIN ARCHER; for Daryl Ames—HAYDEN CLIFTON, ROBERT PIERANUNZI; for Billy Cane—MICHAEL STARR; for Daddy Cane—KEVIN McMAHON; for Lucy Grant—MARY PAGE NANCE, ALESSA NEECK; for Daddy Murphy—DAVID KIRK GRANT, ROBERT PIERANUNZI; for Mama Murphy—ROBIN De LANO; for Mayor Josiah Dobbs—DAVID KIRK GRANT; for Margo Crawford—KELLY BAKER, ALESSA NEECK SWINGS KELLY BAKER, CODY DAVIS, DONNA LOUDEN, ROBERT PIERANUNZI DANCE CAPTAIN/FIGHT CAPTAIN ROBERT PIERANUNZI STAGE MANAGERS GEOFF MAUS, MARGOT WHITNEY BRIGHT STAR IS PERFORMED WITH ONE INTERMISSION. TIME/PLACE 1945–1946, and 22 years earlier. North Carolina.
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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE “If You Knew My Story”.............................................................................................................Alice, Company “She’s Gone”............................................................................................................................ Daddy Cane, Billy “Bright Star”.................................................................................................................................Billy, Ensemble
“Way Back in the Day”*..............................................................................................................Alice, Ensemble
“Whoa, Mama”........................................................................................................Jimmy Ray, Alice, Ensemble “Firmer Hand/Do Right”..........................................................Daddy Murphy, Mama Murphy, Alice, Ensemble “A Man’s Gotta Do”.....................................................................................................Mayor Dobbs, Jimmy Ray “Asheville”.................................................................................................................................Margo, Ensemble
“What Could Be Better”..........................................................................................Jimmy Ray, Alice, Ensemble
“I Can’t Wait”..........................................................................................................Alice, Jimmy Ray, Ensemble “Please Don’t Take Him”........................................................................... Mayor Dobbs, Alice, Daddy Murphy, Mama Murphy, Stanford, Ensemble
“A Man’s Gotta Do” (Reprise)....................................................................................... Mayor Dobbs, Ensemble
ACT TWO Entr’acte................................................................................................................................................. The Band
“Sun Is Gonna Shine”........................................................................................Alice, Mama Murphy, Ensemble “Heartbreaker”.....................................................................................................................................Jimmy Ray
“Another Round”.................................................................................................... Lucy, Daryl, Billy, Ensemble
“I Had a Vision”........................................................................................................................ Alice, Jimmy Ray “Always Will”..................................................................................................................Billy, Margo, Ensemble “I Can’t Wait” (Reprise)......................................................................................................................... Ensemble
“So Familiar”...............................................................................................................................Alice, Ensemble
“At Long Last”*...........................................................................................................................Alice, Ensemble
“Finale”.................................................................................................................................................. Company *Music and Lyrics by Edie Brickell ORCHESTRA Music Director/Conductor/Piano/Accordion—P. JASON YARCHO Associate Conductor/Accordion/Auto Harp—MAX GROSSMAN Banjo/Acoustic Guitar—GEORGE GUTHRIE Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar—ANDREW ZINSMEISTER Mandolin/Acoustic Guitar—WAYNE FUGATE Violin—ANGELA PICKETT Bass—SKIP WARD Drums/Percussion—JOE MOWATT Viola/Violin—DAVID GOLD Cello—DAVID MERGEN Music Supervisor—PETER ASHER Supervising Music Director/Vocal Arrangements—ROB BERMAN Music Coordinator—SEYMOUR “RED” PRESS
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DAVID ATKINSON
JEFF AUSTIN
JEFF BLUMENKRANTZ
ALLISON BRINER-DARDENNE
AUDREY CARDWELL
PATRICK CUMMINGS
KAITLYN DAVIDSON
HENRY GOTTFRIED
LIANA HUNT
JOHN LESLIE WOLFE
DEVIN ARCHER
KELLY BAKER
HAYDEN CLIFTON
CODY DAVIS
ROBIN De LANO
DAVID KIRK GRANT
DONNA LOUDEN
KEVIN McMAHON
MARY PAGE NANCE
ALESSA NEECK
ROBERT PIERANUNZI
MICHAEL STARR
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WHO’S WHO in the CAST DAVID ATKINSON (Daddy Cane) is a proud native of Atlanta, a graduate of University of Georgia and a member of Actors Co-op, Hollywood. Regional: Parade (Merry-GoRound); Billy Elliot: The Musical (La Mirada); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Urban Cowboy (TUTS Houston); Trails (NYMF, world premiere). L.A.: Bonnie & Clyde, Lucky Stiff, Big River, Guys and Dolls, Man of La Mancha, The Spitfire Grill. TV/film: American Made, “Snowfall,” “Scandal,” “2 Broke Girls,” “Castle,” “50 to 1,” “Longmire,” “Justified,” “CSI” and “True Blood.” JEFF AUSTIN (Mayor Josiah Dobbs). L.A.: Singin’ in the Rain, Annie (MT West); Candide (Ahmanson Theatre); Annie Get Your Gun (South Bay CLO); Chess (Long Beach CLO). Regional: Sweeney Todd (Clarence Brown Theatre), Gypsy (Sundance Theatre), Kismet (Riverside CLO). National tours: City of Angels, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Evita (European tour). Film: Armageddon, L.A. Confidential. TV: “Grace & Frankie,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Castle,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “The Closer,” “Bones,” “The King of Queens,” “Without a Trace,” “NYPD Blue,” “Carnivàle.” JEFF BLUMENKRANTZ (Daryl Ames) originated the role of Daryl on Broadway, where he also appeared in A Class Act, How to Succeed…, Damn Yankees, Threepenny Opera, and Into the Woods. Off Broadway: Murder for Two, The Golden Apple and Anyone Can Whistle (Encores). TV/Film: The Big Sick, “The Detour,” “30 Rock,” “The Good Wife,” Joseph… Dreamcoat, “Will & Grace,” “Law & Order(s),” Sweeney Todd and Candide (NY Philharmonic/ PBS). Additionally, Jeff is a Tony-nominated composer/lyricist. jeffblumenkrantz.com. ALLISON BRINER-DARDENNE (Mama Murphy). Bright Star: The Old Globe, Kennedy Center. Broadway: Bright Star, Mamma Mia! National tours: Follies (Ahmanson Theatre), Mamma Mia!, White Christmas, Les Misérables, Titanic. Off-Broadway: Forbidden Broadway, Listen to My Heart, Return to the Forbidden Planet. June Carter Cash in Ring of Fire (Alabama Shakespeare Festival, St. Louis Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Company, Syracuse Stage), plus over 25 other regional credits. TV: “The Carrie Diaries,” “Law & Order,” “SVU,” “All My Children,” “One Life to Live.” 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
AUDREY CARDWELL (Alice Murphy). National tours: Cinderella (Ella), Anything Goes, Elf. Regional: The Old Globe and Asolo Rep. (Sarah Brown, Guys and Dolls), The Muny, North Shore Music Theatre, Houston Theatre Under the Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals, Pennsylvania Centre Stage. B.F.A., Penn State University. @akatcard. PATRICK CUMMINGS (Jimmy Ray Dobbs). Broadway: Bright Star. New York: This Is How It Ends (59E59); New Girl in Town, Donnybrook, Transport (Irish Repertory); It Must Be Him (Peter Jay Sharp), Happiness (Mitzi Newhouse). Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Kansas City Starlight, Moonlight Amphitheatre, Musical Theatre West and more. TV/film: “Hostages” (Robert Harper), “Madam Secretary,” “The Blacklist,” Pittsburgh! B.F.A. in acting from Carnegie Mellon. “Thanks to CGF, Alessa and my family for their steadfast support.” KAITLYN DAVIDSON (Lucy Grant). Broadway: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Nice Work If You Can Get It. National tour: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Ella), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Judy). Other New York: The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (Encores!). Select regional: Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing (Signature Theatre, Carol Sue), Chicago (Riverside Theatre, Roxie), The Music Man (The Cape Playhouse, Marian Paroo), 42nd Street (The Marriott Theatre, Peggy Sawyer). CCM alum. Instagram: @kaitlyndavidson27. kaitlyn-davidson.com. HENRY GOTTFRIED (Billy Cane) grew up in Nashville, Tenn. and received a B.A. in theater studies from Yale. Past credits include Waitress (original Broadway cast), Pippin (first national tour) and Peter Pan Live! on NBC. Henry is based in New York City and is excited to ship out with this beautiful production. Thanks to Mom and Dad, and love and balloons to G. LIANA HUNT (Margo Crawford). Broadway: Newsies (Katherine), Mamma Mia! (Sophie). National tours: Wicked (Nessarose), Mamma Mia! (Sophie). Regional: Private Lives (Sibyl, Riverside Theatre), Jekyll & Hyde (Emma Carew, Engeman Theatre), Grease (Sandy, Engeman Theatre), Les Misérables (Eponine, 9D
WHO’S WHO in the CAST Merry-Go-Round). B.F.A.: NYU. Thank you to the team and Talent House. “Love to my family, Larkin and Newman.” Proud AEA member. Instagram/Twitter: @lianamariehunt. JOHN LESLIE WOLFE (Daddy Murphy). The Phantom of the Opera/Las Vegas (Andre). Broadway: Parade, Passion, Evita and Sarava. NY City Opera: Brigadoon (Tommy), Most Happy Fella (Joey). National tours/regional: Parade (Watkins), Evita (Peron), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), Annie (Warbucks), 1776 (Hancock), Our Town (Dr. Gibbs). Kennedy Center: Martin Guerre (Pierre Guerre), Passion (Col. Ricci). TV: “House of Cards,” “The West Wing,” “The Wire,” “Homicide” and HBO’s “Something the Lord Made” (Walter Dandy) with Alan Rickman. Film: Amira & Sam, The Invasion, Step Up and Invincible. DEVIN ARCHER (Ensemble, u/s Jimmy Ray Dobbs). National tours: Mamma Mia! Las Vegas: Mamma Mia!, Ace. L.A.: The Last Five Years and Rent (McCoy Rigby); Tarzan (3D Theatricals); Les Misérables (Musical Theatre West). Chicago: Follies (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Fiddler on the Roof (Marriott Lincolnshire), Departure Lounge (Bailiwick), Twelfth Night (Notre Dame Shakespeare). Graduate of Northwestern University (“Go ’Cats!”). @devinjarcher. KELLY BAKER (Swing, u/s Margo Crawford) is a recent graduate of UCLA’s Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program. UCLA: Carrie (Norma), Sunday in the Park with George (Celeste #2). Regional: Into the Woods (Cinderella), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Oklahoma! (Laurie). “Much love and thanks to Anthony Boyer (DDO Artists Agency), Michael Donovan, my family and my friends!” Instagram: @kellbakes. HAYDEN CLIFTON (Ensemble, u/s Daryl Ames) is thrilled to be joining the Bright Star tour! Regional: Music Theatre Wichita, Gateway, Arrow Rock Lyceum, Engeman, Ogunquit, Casa Mañana. TV: HBO’s “The Deuce.” Proud Otterbein University grad. Love to Taur, his family and friends, Calleri and creative teams, and TKO. @haydenkc14. CODY DAVIS (Swing). Broadway/NYC: R+H Cinderella (Asst. Dance Captain); Lady, Be Good (Encores!). Tour: R+H Cinderella, White Christmas. Regional: The Old Globe, Asolo Rep., Music Theatre of Wichita, Pennsylvania 9E
Shakespeare Festival and Infinity Theatre Co. University of Michigan alum. Oklahoma native. Thanks to the whole Bright Star team, Calleri Casting and Henderson Hogan. “Love to my family and friends. Excited to share this story!” ROBIN De LANO (Ensemble, County Clerk, u/s for Alice Murphy, Mama Murphy). L.A.: Mamma Mia! (Hollywood Bowl); Song and Dance; A Chorus Line; The Last Five Years; High Fidelity; Zorro; Tick, Tick, Boom!; Closer Than Ever (Garland Award); Joseph… Dreamcoat. Film: @GirlsIAuditionWith (HollyShorts Comedy finalist), First Comes Like, Inferno, 66 Drive, Harmony, Let the Right One In and Zombie Prom. TV: “Rosewood,” “The Temp,” “Passions,” “Journeyman.” Check out her award-winning sketch show on Instagram: @GirlsIAuditionWith. DAVID KIRK GRANT (Ensemble, Dr. Norquist, u/s Mayor Josiah Dobbs, u/s Daddy Murphy). National tours: 42nd Street (Julian Marsh), The Music Man (Charlie Cowell/ Harold Hill), H.M.S. Pinafore (Dick Deadeye), The Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King). Regional: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (The Old Globe); Kiss Me, Kate (Pasadena Playhouse); Side Show (La Jolla Playhouse, dir. Bill Condon); Parade, Man of La Mancha (San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award nom.); The Producers, Evita, Footloose, Ring of Fire. TV/ film: “The Office,” “Journeyman,” Spud, The Thin Line. DONNA LOUDEN (Swing, u/s Alice Murphy). Select credits: Frozen—Live at the Hyperion (Disney’s California Adventure); The Scarlet Pimpernel (Contempo Productions); You Can Be Anything (Mattel); Sister Act, Disney’s When You Wish and Beauty and the Beast (Tuacahn Center for the Arts); Seussical The Musical (3-D Theatricals); The Music Man and Young Frankenstein (Musical Theatre West); Rent (Lawrence Welk Theatre); Godspell (ACTC). “Love to my family.” Instagram: @donnajeanie. donnalouden.com. KEVIN McMAHON (Ensemble, Stanford Adams, u/s Daddy Cane). Broadway tours: Wicked, City of Angels. Off-Broadway: Little Moon of Alban. Regional: Forever Plaid (San Diego, Las Vegas); The Fantasticks (Ford’s Theatre); A Little Night Music (Center Theatre Group, South Coast Rep); Sweeney Todd (Sacramento Music Circus); Carousel, The Full Monty (Musical Theatre West— 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
WHO’S WHO in the CAST Ovation nom.); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (McCoy Rigby); A New Brain (Musical Theatre Guild); Children of Eden (Cabrillo). TV/film: “Merchants and Masterpieces,” Little Secrets. Twitter/Instagram: @kbmcmahonjr. Proud Equity member. kevin-mcmahon.com. MARY PAGE NANCE (Ensemble, Edna, u/s Lucy Grant). Broadway: …the Great Comet of 1812 (OCR), Finding Neverland (OBC/OCR). NY/regional: Dragons (The York), Finding Neverland (A.R.T.), A Chorus Line (Sheila), VA Rep, UFOMT. Developmental Labs: Soft Power, The Cher Show, …the Great Comet or 1812, War Paint, Finding Neverland. TV: Tony Awards 2015, 2017; “Today Show,” “GMA,” Macy’s Parade, Broadway at the White House. B.F.A., SUNY Purchase. “Love and gratitude to the entire Bright Star team, my family and Johnny.” Instagram: @apageofmary. marypagenance.com. ALESSA NEECK (Ensemble, Florence, u/s Margo Crawford, u/s Lucy Grant). Broadway: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Ella alternate/original Broadway company), White Christmas (OBC). Off-Broadway: Happiness (Young Helen/LCT); No, No, Nanette (Encores!). National tour: Little House on the Prairie, The Musical (Mary Ingalls). Recent regional: South Pacific (Nellie/MTW), The Music Man (Marian/Moonlight Stages), The Great American Mousical (Wendy/ Goodspeed), Anything Goes (Hope/NSMT), Bye Bye Birdie (Kim/NSMT), 42nd Street (Peggy/PCLO), Head Over Heels (Philoclea/ Oregon Shakespeare Festival). “Love and thanks to my family, Patrick and CGF!” ROBERT PIERANUNZI (Dance Captain/ Fight Captain, Swing, u/s Daryl Ames, u/s Daddy Murphy). Regional favorites: Mary Poppins (Bert), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy), West Side Story (Riff), I Only Have Eyes for You (Busby Berkeley), Cats (Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger), Bye Bye Birdie (Albert Peterson), Meet Me in St. Louis (Lon), Dames at Sea (Lucky), Cinderella (Prince Charming) and Grease (Kenickie), to name a few. Love to the most amazing family and friends, and this entire creative team. MICHAEL STARR (Ensemble, u/s Billy Cane). UCLA alum. Regional: Romy and Michele’s Hight School Reunion (5th Avenue Theatre); Kiss Me, Kate (Hartford Stage/The Old Globe). L.A.: Mamma Mia! and A Chorus 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
Line (Hollywood Bowl); Frozen (Disneyland); Carrie: The Musical (The Los Angeles Theatre); Salome and Wonderful Town (L.A. Opera); West Side Story and Empire: The Musical (McCoy Rigby), Footloose, Oklahoma!, Big Fish. Many thanks to the brilliant Bright Star team and his loving family! @mjstarr77. STEVE MARTIN (Music, Book and Original Story) is one of the most well-known and pervasive talents in entertainment and one of the most diversified performers in the industry today, a successful author, playwright, producer, actor, screenwriter and comedian for more than three decades. His work has earned him an Academy Award, five Grammy Awards (two for comedy, three for music), the Mark Twain Award and the Kennedy Center Honor. Martin’s films are widely popular successes, such as The Jerk (1979, also screenplay), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), Roxanne (1987, also screenplay), Parenthood (1989), L.A. Story (1991, also screenplay), Father of the Bride (1991) and Bowfinger (1999, also screenplay). As an author, Martin’s work includes the plays Picasso at the Lapin Agile and The Underpants, the best-selling novella, Shopgirl and his memoir, Born Standing Up. Steve Martin is also an accomplished Grammy Award-winning, boundary-pushing bluegrass banjoist and composer. In 2013, Martin released his third full-length album called Love Has Come for You, a unique collaboration with songwriter Edie Brickell. Love Has Come for You won a Grammy for Best American Roots Song for the title track and inspired their musical Bright Star, which opened on Broadway in March 2016 and received five Tony Award nominations and seven Drama Desk Award nominations, winning for Outstanding Music. Bright Star also won Outstanding New Broadway Musical and Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Martin and Brickell’s second album together, So Familiar, was released on Rounder Records and featured 12 remarkable songs that brought the acclaimed duo’s musical collaboration into fresh creative territory. Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers released their newest collaboration, The Long-Awaited Album, on Rounder Records on September 22, 2017. EDIE BRICKELL (Music, Lyrics and Original Story) released the debut multi-platinum album Shooting Rubber Bands at the Stars with New Bohemians in 1988. Her recent works include 9F
WHO’S WHO in the CAST a 13-track collaboration with Steve Martin titled Love Has Come for You. The album won a Grammy for Best American Roots Song and inspired the musical Bright Star. Their second album, So Familiar, is out now. WALTER BOBBIE (Director) directed the New York productions of Bright Star, Venus in Fur, The Landing, Golden Age, School for Lies, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Chicago, The Submission, Cabin Pressure, The Savannah Disputation, New Jerusalem, High Fidelity, The Other Woman, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Sweet Charity, Twentieth Century, Footloose, Durang/Durang, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls and A Grand Night for Singing. He was Artistic Director of City Center Encores! where he also directed Fiorello!; Chicago; Tenderloin; Golden Boy; No, No, Nanette; and Zorba; as well as the Carnegie Hall concerts of South Pacific and Carousel. Mr. Bobbie recently premiered Paul Rudnick’s Big Night at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. He serves on the Board of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. He is the recipient of Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Tony awards. JOSH RHODES (Choreographer) choreographed the Broadway productions of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award Winner, Outer Critics Circle, Astaire and Drama Desk Award nom.), It Shoulda Been You, First Date and Bright Star (Outer Critics Circle and Astaire Award nom.). On London’s West End, he choreographed Carousel at the English National Opera and Sweeney Todd starring Emma Thompson. City Center Encores!: Zorba and Big River. Other theater credits include Company starring Neil Patrick Harris (PBS), Sondheim: The Birthday Concert (PBS), The Landing (Vineyard Theatre), Broadway: Three Generations (Kennedy Center), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Shakespeare Theatre Company) and Working (Prospect Theatre). Mr. Rhodes directed Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville (The Old Globe), Guys and Dolls (Asolo Rep and The Old Globe), Spamalot (5th Avenue Theatre) and Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees in Diagon Alley at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. He is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan.
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WHO’S WHO in the CAST into Night, Falsettos and The Little Foxes. Upcoming: Junk (LCT) and The Parisian Woman (Broadway). EDWARD PIERCE (Scenic Design Supervisor). Select Broadway: Amazing Grace, Holler If Ya Hear Me, The Other Place, A Streetcar Named Desire, Wicked (all worldwide productions). edwardpierce.com. LEE WILKINS (Associate Choreographer). Broadway Associate Choreographer: Bright Star, It Shoulda Been You, First Date, Cinderella. Other: Carousel (English National Opera), Big River (NYC Encores!), Guys and Dolls (Old Globe and Asolo Rep.), Paint Your Wagon (5th Avenue Theatre), On the Town (L.A. Philharmonic), Company (Avery Fisher Hall), Minsky’s (Ahmanson Theatre). Television choreography: “The Late Show with Steven Colbert” (CBS), “The Hatfields and McCoys” (NBC pilot) and “Alpha House” (Amazon Studios). Direction/choreography: Little Mermaid (Casa Mañana), First Date (Straz Center). PETER ASHER (Music Supervisor). In 1964, he was one-half of Peter & Gordon, who amassed nine top-20 records. In 1968, he was head of A&R for the Beatles’ record company, Apple Records, where he found, signed and produced James Taylor. In 1971, Asher founded Peter Asher Management, representing James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Randy Newman and more. As a producer, Mr. Asher has worked with such diverse artists as James Taylor, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Diana Ross, Neil Diamond, Linda Ronstadt, Robin Williams and Cher, among many others. He has produced 13 Grammy Award-winning recordings and has twice been awarded the Grammy for Producer of the Year. In the New Year’s Honours list for 2015, Peter Asher was awarded a CBE by Queen Elizabeth. ROB BERMAN (Supervising Music Director & Vocal Arrangements). Broadway: Bright Star; Dames at Sea; Tuck Everlasting; Promises, Promises; Finian’s Rainbow; White Christmas; The Pajama Game; and Wonderful Town. As music director of City Center Encores!, he has conducted the music of Bock, Coleman, Kander, Kern, Lane, Loesser, Loewe, Rodgers, Sondheim, Strouse, Styne and Weill. Berman is an Emmy Award winner and sixtime nominee for Outstanding Music Direction of The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS). 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
AUGUST ERIKSMOEN (Orchestrations). Broadway: Come from Away, Bright Star (Tony nom.), Gigi, First Date, Hugh Jackman… (add. orchestrations), The Addams Family (dance arrangements, add. orchestrations), Memphis (dance arrangements), Million Dollar Quartet (assoc. music supervisor), Ring of Fire (assoc. music director), All Shook Up (music director) and Rent (assoc. conductor). Off-B’way: Bare (orchestrations), Romantic Poetry (orchestrations), Walmartopia (orchestrations/supervision). Other: James and the Giant Peach, I Am Harvey Milk (Lincoln Center), Kristin Chenoweth (in concert) and Chita Rivera (in concert). TV: “Once Upon a Time,” Disney’s Descendants, 2011 Billboard Music Awards. P. JASON YARCHO (Music Direction). Thrilled to be joining the Bright Star family. Broadway: Wicked, Bullets Over Broadway, Shuffle Along, An American in Paris. OffBroadway: Cagney; Tick, Tick… Boom! Tours: Wicked (first and second national tour). Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Westport Playhouse, Playwrights Horizons, The Muny, Barrington Stage Company, Cincinnati Pops. Masters Degree in orchestral conducting from CCM. SEYMOUR “RED” PRESS (Music Coordinator) is the recipient of a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. Credits include more than 100 shows from the original Gypsy through Dreamgirls, Nine, Noise/Funk, Elaine Stritch: At Liberty, the acclaimed revivals of Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Carousel and …Forum. Screen credits include Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mike Nichols’ The Birdcage and Paramount’s In & Out. An ASCAP composer, his compositions have sold more than 100,000 records. This season on Broadway: Hello, Dolly! and Chicago. HOWARD CHERPAKOV CSA (Original New York Casting). Broadway and national tour credits include Bright Star, Next Fall, The Seafarer, Coram Boy, Chicago, Annie Get Your Gun, Dirty Dancing and South Pacific. OffBroadway/regionally, he has cast productions for The Old Globe, Lincoln Center Theater, Women’s Project Theater, New York Stage and Film, Atlantic Theater Company, Naked Angels, Pasadena Playhouse, Irish Arts Center, Soho Playhouse, ATG and NYMF. Artios Award (and three additional nominations) for Outstanding Theatre Casting. hccasting.com. 9H
WHO’S WHO in the CAST CALLERI CASTING (James Calleri, Paul Davis, Erica Jensen) (Additional New York Casting). Broadway: Fool for Love, Hughie, The Elephant Man, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Of Mice and Men, Venus in Fur, 33 Variations, A Raisin in the Sun. Select Off-Broadway and regional: The Long Wharf, Humana Festival, Williamstown (four seasons), Classic Stage (14 seasons), Playwrights Horizons (10 seasons). Current TV: Hulu’s “The Path”. Member CSA. callericasting.com.
LARRY MORLEY (Technical Supervisor) is pleased to have been a part of the Broadway community for more than 35 years. Broadway credits include Meteor Shower, Bright Star, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, End of the Rainbow, Hair, Next to Normal, Equus, Journey’s End, Driving Miss Daisy, The Merchant of Venice, as well as tours of Cabaret and Cinderella. Larry also supervises productions of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
MICHAEL DONOVAN CSA (Los Angeles Casting) is the recipient of seven Artios Awards, given by the Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in Casting. His theater credits include productions at Pasadena Playhouse, Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Geffen Playhouse, Kirk Douglas Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, International City Theatre, Ebony Repertory Theatre, Getty Villa, Laguna Playhouse, Falcon Theatre, The Theatre @ Boston Court and Arizona Theatre Company, as well as several national tours. Donovan has cast numerous independent films and TV series.
JOEY PARNES (Producer). Broadway: Carousel; Three Tall Women; The Iceman Cometh; Meteor Shower; 1984; A Doll’s House, Part 2; Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award); The Glass Menagerie; The Front Page; The Humans (Tony); Bright Star; Shuffle Along; The Crucible; Blackbird; A View from the Bridge (Tony); Skylight (Tony); A Raisin in the Sun (Tony); A Gentleman’s Guide… (Tony); Betrayal; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Tony); Hair (Tony); among others.
SHAWN PENNINGTON (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Wicked, Next to Normal, Sondheim on Sondheim. National tours: Fun Home, If/Then, Peter and the Starcatcher, Rock of Ages, Spelling Bee, The Pajama Game, Gypsy, The Will Rogers Follies, Smokey Joe’s Café. Regional: Up Here (La Jolla Playhouse), Little Miss Sunshine (Sundance Theatre Lab). Proud AEA member. GEOFF MAUS (Stage Manager). First national tours: Fun Home, Matilda The Musical. Broadway: Matilda The Musical. Off-Broadway: The Woodsman, Austin, BARE. Others: The Juilliard School (Guest Artist Production Stage Manager, 2013-2014). Proud member of Actors’ Equity. MARGOT WHITNEY (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be joining Bright Star. Select credits include The King and I (national tour), Sweat (Broadway), Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (first national tour), War Horse (national tour), The Public Theatre, Signature Theatre Company, NY Stage and Film, La Jolla Playhouse, Virginia Opera, Cincinnati Opera and Cincinnati Ballet. B.F.A. University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. Love and thanks to family and friends! 9I
SUE WAGNER (Producer). Broadway: Carousel; Three Tall Women; The Iceman Cometh; Meteor Shower; 1984; A Doll’s House, Part 2; Hello, Dolly!; The Glass Menagerie; The Front Page; The Humans; Bright Star; Shuffle Along; The Crucible; Blackbird; A View from the Bridge; Skylight; Fish in the Dark; A Raisin in the Sun; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder; Betrayal; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; End of the Rainbow; and Hair. JOHN JOHNSON (Producer). Broadway: Carousel; Three Tall Women; The Iceman Cometh; Meteor Shower; A Doll’s House, Part 2; Hello, Dolly!; The Glass Menagerie; The Front Page; The Humans; Bright Star; Shuffle Along; The Crucible; Blackbird; A View from the Bridge; Skylight; A Raisin in the Sun; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder; and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Graduate: Fordham University at Lincoln Center. AT&T PAC/SHN (Producer) is a nonprofit foundation that operates and programs a 10acre campus comprised of three premier performance venues and a park in downtown Dallas. Opening in October 2009, the Center has helped complete the 30-year vision of the Dallas Arts District. SHN is the preeminent theatrical entertainment company in the Bay Area, bringing live entertainment experiences 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
WHO’S WHO in the CAST to San Francisco’s premier venues. SHN presents current hits fresh from Broadway, original Broadway cast productions, preBroadway premieres and one-of-a-kind events that are at the forefront of the national theater scene. BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS (Producer) operates six theaters in Charlotte. Its highly diverse arts and education programs range from blockbuster musicals to dance, music and family attractions. Coproducer/investor of Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Red, The Mountaintop, The Color Purple, Kinky Boots, Matilda, An American in Paris, Traces, Legally Blonde, Pippin. THE CURRAN (Producer). Built in 1922, the Curran has housed some of the biggest productions in theater history, and has maintained a reputation over the course of its life as one of the premier live-entertainment venues in North America. Under the curation of eight-time Tony Award-winner Carole Shorenstein Hays, the 1,600-seat Curran reopened in January 2017 following an extensive and celebratory two-year renovation and restoration project. Its goal has been to create a new kind of artistic hub in San Francisco—one that engages new and existing audiences, and attracts the most visionary artists in the world by presenting bold, daring work. The Curran continues to search the globe for the kind of works its always dreamt would play this stage. PAC PRODUCTIONS (Producer) has proudly served the Raleigh/Durham area for more than 20 years in presenting first national Broadway touring shows. They have provided unparalleled service in hosting thousands of theater patrons, and aim to continue their contribution to the diverse arts presence in the area. THEATRE UNDER THE STARS (TUTS) (Producer). Founded in 1968, TUTS is Houston’s leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit musical theater company, with a focus on inclusivity, education and community engagement. TUTS relies on the generous support of donors to continue offering the very best in musical theater to the greater Houston community, as well as to support our education, community engagement and accessibility programs. For more information, visit tuts.com. 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
CENTER THEATRE GROUP (Producer: Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director; Stephen D. Rountree, Managing Director; Douglas C. Baker, Producing Director) is Los Angeles’ leading nonprofit theater company, programming the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre. In addition to presenting and producing the broadest range of theater, Center Theatre Group is one of the nation’s leading producers of ambitious new works through commissions and world premieres and a leader in interactive community and education programs. THE OLD GLOBE (Originating Theater). The Tony Award-winning Old Globe, San Diego’s flagship arts institution, is a leading professional regional theater, reaching 250,000 people annually. Led by Artistic Director Barry Edelstein and Managing Director Michael G. Murphy, The Old Globe’s programs include 15 productions of classic, contemporary, and new works on three stages, including its renowned Shakespeare Festival and “Globe for All” communitybased Shakespeare tour. Many Globe World premieres have gone on to successful runs on Broadway and in theaters nationwide. ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing & Press) is a full-service engagement manage ment agency representing Broadway tours and other live touring events across North America. Current tours: An American in Paris, The Book of Mormon, 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; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Hello, Dolly!; and The Play that Goes Wrong. BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour Booking and Engagement Management) is a leading theatrical tour booking, marketing and press company representing awardwinning musicals and plays. Currently: Jersey Boys, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, The Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, Fun Home, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies and Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes. bbonyc.com. 9J
STAFF FOR BRIGHT STAR GENERAL MANAGEMENT JOEY PARNES PRODUCTIONS Joey Parnes Sue Wagner John Johnson Jillian Robbins Jesse Rothschild Aliza Wassner Kyle Bonder Allison Kupfer Katherine Barton ASSISTANT PRODUCER Jesse Rothschild TOUR BOOKING AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC Steven Schnepp Kent McIngvale Jenny Bates David Freeland Zach Stevenson Sean Mackey Stacey Burns Danny Knaub Rachel Peterson Phil Della Noce TOUR MARKETING & PRESS REPRESENTATION ALLIED TOURING Andrew Damer Marya K. Peters Sarah Dahlberg Jacqueline Smith Jennifer Gallagher Meghan Kastenholz Anne Dailey Meyer Scott Praefke Anne Waisanen ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Katia Koziara MAKEUP DESIGNER Tommy Kurzman Assistant Company Manager................... Julia Sattler Production Stage Manager............ Shawn Pennington Stage Manager...................................... Geoff Maus Assistant Stage Manager.................. Margot Whitney Choreography Supervisor.................... Richard Gatta LA Casting Associate..................... Richie Ferris, CSA NY Casting Associate.......................Paul Davis, CSA Associate Scenic Designer.................. Edward Pierce Assistant Scenic Designer................ Jason Jamerson Associate Costume Designer...................Daniel Urlie Costume Design Assistants.................... Lena Sands, Whitney Oppenheimer Costume Project Manager .....................Kitty Youngs Associate Lighting Designer.............. Justin A. Partier Lighting Design Assistant............. Nathan W. Scheuer Associate Sound Designer...................... Jessica Paz Associate Hair and Wig Designer..... Tommy Kurzman Head Carpenter..................................... Patrick Venn Assistant Carpenter..............................Sarah Walker Head Props................................... Christine Goodall Assistant Props.................................. Kate Raymond Production Electrician................................ Dan Coey Head Electrician....................................... Billy Paton Assistant Electrician..................... Lionel “Train” Riley Advance Electrician............................... Kevin Zegan Moving Light Programmer...........Scott Kearns Tusing Moving Light Programmer................... Chris Osborne Production Audio.................................. Mike Wojchik Head Sound Engineer...................... Brad Zuckerman Assistant Audio.....................................Tyler Ponath
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Wardrobe Supervisor............................. Kristina May Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor....... Marcia VanKuiken Hair and Makeup Supervisor..................... Lisa Fraley Merchandise......... Creative Goods Merchandise LLC/ Pete Milano Legal Counsel.........................Lazarus & Harris LLP/ Scott Lazarus, Esq., Robert Harris, Esq., Emily Lawson, Diane Viale Accountants.......................................Marks Paneth/ Mark A. D’Ambrosi, Patricia Pedersen Banking...................................... City National Bank/ Stephanie Dalton, Michele Gibbons Insurance................................AON/Albert G. Ruben/ George Walden, Claudia B. Kaufman Payroll................... Checks and Balances Payroll, Inc. Housing Coordination..............................Road Rebel Entertainment Touring Travel Coordination..................... Tzell Travel Group/ A-Team: Andi Henig & Alan Braunstein CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Scenery fabrication by F & D Scene Changes Ltd. Original scenery and scenic effects by Stiegelbauer Associates Inc., Hudson Scenic Studio. Rigging equipment by United Staging & Rigging, LLC. Trucking by Clark Transfer. Original specialty props fabricated by The Old Globe Theatre, Bren-Bri Props, Cigar Box Studios, Paper Mache Monkey Design Studio, Prism Props and Sydney Schatz. Original costumes executed by Eric Winterling. Original fabric printing by Gene Mignola, Inc. Additional costumes and props provided by the Center Theatre Group Costume and Props Shops. Lighting equipment from PRG Lighting. Audio equipment from PRG Audio. SPECIAL THANKS Robert Payne, Steve Rankin, Scott Sanders, Anthony DeAngelis, Anjee Nero, Samara Bay, Ryan Driscoll 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. The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. The touring Backstage Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
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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
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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.
Charlotte Ballet’s 2018/19 Season
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A MUSIC A L 2 0 Y E A R S IN T HE M A K ING 198 6
The Phantom of the Opera opens in London.
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Phantom opens on Broadway.
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The idea of a sequel is born after a conversation between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Phantom designer Maria Björnson where the two pitch that The Phantom could reside above New York City in Manhattan’s first penthouse.
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A documentary about the Coney Island Fairground captivates Lloyd Webber, becoming the setting for his new musical.
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Lloyd Webber partners with Frederick Forsyth to write the story, though it does not develop into a stage show. Forsyth later incorporates some of these ideas into his novella The Phantom of Manhattan.
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After a lapse in production, the project begins again when Ben Elton is brought on board to help develop a story. His suggestion to continue The Phantom’s story with many of the original characters is a hit.
Gardar Thor Cortes (The Phantom) and Meghan Picerno (Christine Daaé) star in Love Never Dies. | Photo by Joan Marcus
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Lloyd Webber announces that the sequel will be titled Phantom: Once Upon Another Time. He later changes it to Love Never Dies.
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Rehearsals begin for Love Never Dies with past West End Phantom Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess, the original Christine in Phantom – The Las Vegas Spectacular, in the leading roles.
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With new direction, redesigned sets, costumes and choreography, a revamped version of the show is a hit in Australia with subsequent openings in Tokyo, Japan and Hamburg, Germany.
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Casting is announced for the North American tour, which officially launched in October.
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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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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
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Charlotte Symphony kicks off its 2018-19 season in September.
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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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Charlotte Symphony’s 2018-19 season
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