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The Show Goes On, Thanks to Local Musicians..................................... 4 Tickets On Sale Now for Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical..................12 Opera Xpress Is Buzzing With Excitement With A Busy Bee.................14 Charlotte Ballet Reinvents Shakespeare...............................................16 Charlotte Symphony Celebrates Charlotte at 250................................18
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Above and below, local musicians perform during The Blumey Awards program, a favorite for musician Phil Thompson.
The View From the Pit
The show goes on, thanks to local musicians By Liz Rothaus Bertrand
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ver wondered about the musicians who play at Blumenthal’s shows? Audience members often lean over the pit after performances to ask musician Phil Thompson questions about how the orchestra comes together. For the last 24 years, the professor emeritus (recently retired from Winthrop University) and longtime performer with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has been helping Blumenthal hire local musicians for Broadway tours, concerts and other productions needing band members to supplement their show when they come through Charlotte. The number of performers can range widely from a couple of players to more than 30. Cost and the complexity of a show are big factors in determining the size of an orchestra. If a touring Broadway show has a really difficult trumpet or violin book, for example, the producers may choose to travel with that particular musician, too. Continued on Page 6
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“Believe me this is not a problem in Charlotte, but in some of the cities they go to, there’s just not enough of a really good pool of musicians,” says Thompson. “They can’t afford to go into a smaller town where there’s a mediocre musician – it just ruins the show.” Things come together quickly when a show rolls into town. While local musicians receive their sheet music a week or more in advance to prepare their parts, rehearsal time with the traveling artists is limited to a few hours. Touring musicians typically arrive on Monday – their day off – and spend Tuesday morning at Belk Theater running through the show with the local musicians. That evening, they do a one-hour sound check with the actors to ensure all the mics are working properly and possibly run through a page of music on the big numbers. Then it’s show time. “They’ve got to have the intestinal fortitude to go through it one time and hit it … nail it,” says Thompson. “It’s fun. That’s what I love about it so much!” He says people always want to know what his favorite show is to play. Until recently, he would have chosen West Side Story or Wicked, but since 2012, he says everyone’s favorite show, hands down, is The Blumey Awards. For that one-night event, which highlights the extraordinary talents of area high school musical theater performers, 17 local
professionals play in the pit. Most of the same musicians have come back year after year to play. Blumenthal’s commitment to ensuring the best sounding production on stage and providing Thompson with the flexibility and finances to hire excellent performers are other factors he appreciates. “They are so supportive of local musicians,” he says. “They make my job so enjoyable, and I’m not just blowing smoke. I’ve talked to the contractors in other cities.” LOOKING AHEAD At least half the shows that come through town don’t need to hire local musicians at all. They are self-contained productions for budgetary reasons. On the low end, they typically use synthesizers to fill in the missing sounds or, on the high end, they can afford to bring their own complete orchestra (as was the case with the national tour of Hamilton). Blumenthal has no control over that. But even as many traveling shows have scaled back over the years due to touring costs, Blumenthal continues to be the largest employer of local musicians, next to the symphony. “We all say our prayers about this, that the shows don’t all go self-contained …” says Thompson. “If they do, the musicians will dry up. As long as the work continues and all of the shows don’t go self-contained, we’ll have a great pool of players in Charlotte, and it will only get bigger.”
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Local musicians accompany a performance on a Blumenthal stage.
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TheaterWorksUSA Martian Entertainment Greg Schaffert Lang Entertainment Group Lisa Chanel Jennifer Doyle & Roy Lennox Glass Half Full Productions Mary Maggio Tim Schwider Hummel/Green Van Dean/Meredith Lucio Present The TheaterWorksUSA Production of
THE
LIGHTNING THIEF THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL
BOOK BY
MUSIC & LYRICS BY
JOE TRACZ
ROB ROKICKI Adapted from the book, THE LIGHTNING THIEF by RICK RIORDAN Featuring
CHRIS McCARRELL as Percy Jackson with
IZZY FIGUEROA JORREL JAVIER RYAN KNOWLES SAM LEICHT SARAH BETH PFEIFER JAMES HAYDEN RODRIGUEZ JALYNN STEELE T. SHYVONNE STEWART KRISTIN STOKES
SCENIC DESIGN BY
COSTUME DESIGN BY
LEE SAVAGE
NEW PUPPETRY DESIGNS BY
T.J. KEARNEY
TOUR MARKETING & PRESS
COMPANY MANAGER
NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE
CASTING BY
STEWART/WHITLEY ORCHESTRATIONS
WILEY DEWEESE & ROB ROKICKI
DAVE BOVA
JENNIFER R. GRAVES
ALLIED TOURING J.T. PUBLIC RELATIONS
RYAN RUMERY
HAIR, WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN BY
ROD KINTER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
VERONICA AGLOW
SOUND DESIGN BY
DAVID LANDER
FIGHT DIRECTION BY
ACHESONWALSH STUDIOS
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
LIGHTING DESIGN BY
SYDNEY MARESCA
PRODUCTION MANAGER
BRIAN LYNCH
EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION
THE ROAD COMPANY STEPHEN LINDSAY & BRETT SIROTA
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
MARTIAN ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC DIRECTOR
WILEY DEWEESE CHOREOGRAPHED BY
PATRICK McCOLLUM DIRECTED BY
STEPHEN BRACKETT The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical was originally developed and presented by TheaterWorksUSA — Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director and Michael Harrington, Managing Director. Original casting by Jason Blitman & Greg Uliasz. This production is being presented in arrangement with Rick Riordan and the Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency. Original Cast Recording on Broadway Records.
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CAST (in alphabetical order) Grover/Mr. D............................................................................................................................. JORREL JAVIER Chiron and others....................................................................................................................RYAN KNOWLES Percy Jackson.....................................................................................................................CHRIS McCARRELL Clarisse and others....................................................................................................... SARAH BETH PFEIFER Luke and others................................................................................................JAMES HAYDEN RODRIGUEZ Sally and others....................................................................................................................... JALYNN STEELE Annabeth................................................................................................................................ KRISTIN STOKES UNDERSTUDIES for Chiron and Grover—IZZY FIGUEROA; for Percy and Luke—SAM LEICHT; for Annabeth—SARAH BETH PFEIFER; for Clarisse and Sally—T. SHYVONNE STEWART DANCE CAPTAIN—KRISTIN STOKES FIGHT CAPTAIN—JAMES HAYDEN RODRIGUEZ THERE WILL BE ONE INTERMISSION DURING THE PERFORMANCE. TIME Present Day PLACE Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, NY Also, New York and Los Angeles. And a bunch of places in between.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT 1 “Prologue/The Day I Got Expelled”............................................................................................Percy, Company “Strong”.............................................................................................................................................. Sally, Percy “The Minotaur/The Weirdest Dream”..........................................................................................Percy, Company “Another Terrible Day”................................................................................................................................ Mr. D “Their Sign”..............................................................................................................Chiron, Percy, Luke, Grover “Put You in Your Place”......................................................................................... Clarisse, Annabeth, Company “The Campfire Song”..................................................................................................................Campers, Chiron “The Oracle”.......................................................................................................................The Oracle, Company “Good Kid”..................................................................................................................................Percy, Company “Killer Quest!”.............................................................................................. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Company ACT II “Lost!”.............................................................................................................................Percy, Annabeth, Grover “My Grand Plan”................................................................................................................................... Annabeth “Drive”.................................................................................................Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Ares, Company “The Weirdest Dream (Reprise)”..................................................................................................................Percy “The Tree on the Hill”............................................................................................................... Grover, Company “D.O.A”....................................................................................................................................Charon, Company “Son of Poseidon”................................................................................Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Ares, Company “The Last Day of Summer”.............................................................................................. Percy, Luke, Company “Bring on the Monsters”........................................................................................................................ Company ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard/Melodica—WILEY DeWEESE Drums/Percussion—JEFF FERNANDES Guitar—KEVIN WUNDERLICH Bass—YUKA TADANO Keyboard Programmer—RANDY COHEN & TAYLOR WILLIAMS, COHEN KEYBOARDS
The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device or such photographing or sound recording inside this theater, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for money damages.
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CHRIS MCCARRELL
IZZY FIGUEROA
JORREL JAVIER
RYAN KNOWLES
SAM LEICHT
SARAH BETH PFEIFER
JAMES HAYDEN RODRIGUEZ
JALYNN STEELE
T. SHYVONNE STEWART
KRISTIN STOKES
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WHO’S WHO in the CAST CHRIS McCARRELL (Percy Jackson) originated the role of Percy Jackson in the 2017 Off-Broadway production of The Lightning Thief. Broadway: Les Misérables (Marius). Television: “Peter Pan Live,” “The OA.” Regional: Anne of Green Gables (Gilbert) at Fingerlakes Musical Theatre Festival, Sweeney Todd (Anthony) at Kansas City Rep, Summer of ’42 (Hermie) at Bucks County Playhouse, Bubble Boy: The Musical (Bubble Boy) at American Theatre Group. A 2013 graduate of Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music. Love to Mom and Dad always. IZZY FIGUEROA (u/s Grover, Mr. Brunner, Assistant Stage Manager). Thrilled to be a part of TLT touring Co. Tours/regional: James…Peach (N.J. premiere, TGS); Click, Clack, Moo (TWUSA); Joseph…Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar (PIP); Carded (Feinstein’s/54 Below). Thanks to Stewart/Whitley, TLT team and Meg Pantera Agency! “For my Bern.” @izzyyfig. JORREL JAVIER (Grover, Mr. D). Stoked to join Camp Half-Blood! Regional credits: Mamma Mia! (Casa Mañana), In the Heights (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma and ZACH Theatre). Texas State University (B.F.A. musical theater c/o ’18). Love and thanks to his parents and sister, his Texas State family and the folks at CGF Talent. JorrelJavier.com. IG: @Jorrel_. RYAN KNOWLES (Chiron and others) originated the role of Buddy in the national tour of We Will Rock You, the Queen Musical. Tours: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Todrick Hall’s Oz: The Musical. Off-B’way: Bulldozer, Newsical, Caligula Maximus. Regional: For the Record: The Brat Pack, Disney’s The Hunchback… (Wis.). TV: Host of Nickelodeon’s daily live program “Me: TV”. SAM LEICHT (u/s Percy, Luke) is so excited to be making his national tour debut with The Lightning Thief! Previous regional credits include Link in Hairspray, Will Bloom in Big Fish and Gabe in Next to Normal. Proud Baldwin Wallace University alum. So much love to family and friends. Instagram: @leichtning. SARAH BETH PFEIFER (Clarisse and others, u/s Annabeth) is pumped to hit the road and continue her journey with this amazing show! Notable past credits include The Lightning Thief (Lucille Lortel), Goldstein (The Actors Temple) and Legally Blonde (national tour). She is an active voice-over artist and a member of the Constellation Choir. @itsmesbp. JAMES HAYDEN RODRIGUEZ (Luke and others, Fight Captain) originated the role of Luke in NYC and is on the original cast album. Favorite credits: The Visitor (The Public Theater), Spring Awakening (first national tour), Man of La Mancha (Shakespeare Theatre Company),
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Hairspray (Signature Theatre). TV: “Conan @ The Apollo.” “Sending love to my boys at home!” jameshaydenrodriguez.com. @james_hayden. JALYNN STEELE (Sally and others). Overjoyed to be a part of this amazing show! Off-Broadway: Sistas: The Musical (Dr. Simone). National/ international tours: Fosse (Lead and Gotcha Girl). Regional: Mamma Mia! (Tanya), Beehive, Little Shop of Horrors (Ronette). Other Credits: After Midnight (Star), Rock of Ages (Justice). “Grateful to my family and husband.” @Jalynn_The*Entertainer. T. SHYVONNE STEWART (u/s Clarisse, Sally) is a navy brat, but considers Dallas home. National tour debut! Credits include Sister Act (Ensemble, Tina, u/s Deloris), AIDA Cruises (Lead Soloist), Kennedy Center Honors, Christmas in Washington. Degrees from Spelman College, George Washington and Georgetown. “Thanks to God, family, friends, creative team and my amazing representation.” IG: @chosenmelody. tshyvonnestewart.com. KRISTIN STOKES (Annabeth, Dance Captain) has had the honor of playing Annabeth since TLT first workshop, including both Off-Broadway runs, and recording the original cast album. Other credits include The Ballad of Little Jo, Two River Theatre (OCR); Fly By Night, Dallas Theatre Center; Agent 355, Musical Theatre Factory; Tales from the Bad Years, Theatreworks Silicon Valley. ROB ROKICKI (Music, Lyrics, Orchestrations) is a songwriter, performer and educator. His shows have been nominated for three Drama Desks and a Lortel Award. Projects: Strange Tails (Ars Nova ANT Fest); Relativity (USC) with Michael Ruby; the graphic novel rock musical, Monstersongs (NAMT ’18). Larson Award finalist and alum of the BMI writing workshop. Thanks to TWUSA, Iconis, Flynnie, Abrams and all the artists who’ve contributed to the development of this show. B.F.A., B.A. University of Michigan. Albums available on Broadway Records. robertrokicki.com. @rrokicks. JOE TRACZ (Book) is the writer of Broadway’s Be More Chill (with Joe Iconis) and Poster Boy (with Craig Carnelia, Williamstown Theater Festival). TV/ film work includes all three seasons of Netflix’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events.” Joe is an alumnus of the Ars Nova Play Group, a former Playwrights Realm writing fellow, and for The Lightning Thief, a Drama Desk nominee for Best Book. He has a B.A. from Kalamazoo College and an M.F.A. from NYU Tisch. RICK RIORDAN is the author of five #1 New York Times bestselling series, including the Percy Jackson series, the Kane Chronicles, the Heroes of Olympus series, the Magnus Chase series and the Trials of Apollo, with the fourth book in that 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
WHO’S WHO in the CAST series, The Tyrant’s Tomb due out in October 2019. He is also the author of the multi award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults. For 15 years Rick taught english and history at public and private middle schools in the San francisco Bay Area and in Texas. While teaching in San Antonio, Saint Mary’s hall honored him with the school’s first Master Teacher Award. While teaching fulltime, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups. His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre— the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. Today over 96 million copies of his books are in print in the United States and rights have been sold into more than 38 countries and translated into 42 languages. Rick is the publisher of Rick Riordan Presents, an imprint at Disney-Hyperion dedicated to publishing own-voices fiction for middle grade readers based on world cultures and mythologies. Twentieth Century Fox adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series. His books have spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections. Rick Riordan now writes full time. He lives in Boston with his wife and two sons. STEPHEN BRACKETT (Director). Credits include Be More Chill (Signature and Two River Theaters/upcoming Lyceum Theater), The Lightning Thief (TheaterWorksUSA, national tour), Significant Other (Geffen Playhouse), The Mad Ones (Prospect Theater), Ultimate Beauty Bible (Page 73), I Now Pronounce (Humana Festival), Le Switch (About Face), Buyer & Cellar (Rattlestick and Barrow Street Theaters/national tour/London’s Menier Chocolate Factory) and Be a Good Little Widow (Ars Nova). Upcoming: A Strange Loop (Playwrights Horizons) and Fall Springs (Barrington Stage). PATRICK McCOLLUM (Choreographer). Credits include The Band’s Visit (Broadway, Atlantic Theater Company); Angels in America (Broadway 2018); The Tempest (L.A. Philharmonic); Oh, Hello! (Broadway, Cherry Lane Theatre); The Lightning Thief (Lucille Lortel Theater); Man From Nebraska (Second Stage); Blueprint Specials (Public Theater); Rain (Old Globe); Unknown Soldier (Williamstown Theatre Festival); You Are Here (Goodspeed Opera House); Wilderness (Abrons Arts Center); Permission(MCC). As associate choreographer for Broadway/Off-Broadway: The Last Ship, Peter and the Starcatcher, Rocky, Murder Ballad (Manhattan Theater Club); Wicked as North American Dance Supervisor. WILEY DeWEESE (Music Direction/ Orchestrations) is an NYC-based music director/ arranger/pianist. Credits as music director and/ or orchestrator: The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova), The Abominables (The Civilians/Children’s Theater Company), The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (TheaterWorksUSA/Lucille Lortel Theater), 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
The Wildness (Ars Nova). Credits in other music capacities: Girl from the North Country (Public), Amélie (B’way, Center Theater Group, Berkeley Rep), First Daughter Suite (Public), Preludes (LCT3), Fortress of Solitude (Public). Wiley is a graduate of NYU Steinhardt. LEE SAVAGE (Set Designer). New York: TheaterWorksUSA, Labyrinth Theater Company, Women’s Project Theater, LCT3, Roundabout Theatre Company, Atlantic Theater Company, Partial Comfort, Clubbed Thumb. Regional includes Oslo Repertory Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Goodman Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington National Opera, Westport Country Playhouse, Yale Repertory. International: Dublin’s The Gate, Edinburgh Fringe Festival. NAACP: Satchmo at the Waldorf (Wallis Annenberg), Helen Hayes: Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (nom.) Richard III (nom.). Connecticut Critics Circle: The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow. Member of Wingspace Theatrical Design. Instructor: Yale School of Drama and Rhode Island School of Design. Training: B.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design. M.F.A. Yale School of Drama. SYDNEY MARESCA (Costume Designer) recently designed the costumes for Hand to God on Broadway and in London, Real Enemies (Brooklyn Academy of Music), Boy (Keen Company), A Delicate Ship (The Playwrights Realm), John and Jen (Keen Company), Winners (EST), Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (TheaterWorksUSA), When January Feels Like Summer (EST), Year of the Rooster (EST, Henry Hewes nomination), Il Turco in Italia (Juilliard), Blood Play (The Debate Society), 16 Words or Less (Clubbed Thumb), Finks (EST). Film work includes Sin Matador, Breakup at a Wedding and Movie 43’s Superhero Speed Dating. Faculty: NYU. DAVID LANDER (Lighting Designer). Broadway designs include Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song, The Winslow Boy, The Heiress with Jessica Chastain, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, 33 Variations with Jane Fonda, I Am My Own Wife, A Man for All Seasons, among others. Off-B’way: Atlantic Theater, Public Theater, Vineyard Theatre, among others. Regional: Alley Theatre, A.R.T., Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum, Old Globe, among others. Awards: Two Tony Award nominations; five Drama Desk nominations (one win), among others. RYAN RUMERY (Sound Designer) is a musician, composer and producer. His music is in the films The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Paul Manafort (Washington Post), Afghan Cycles (Brooklyn Film Festival), Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock (Tribeca), How to Let Go of the World (And Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change) (Sundance, HBO)
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WHO’S WHO in the CAST and City of Gold (Sundance). Recent theatrical projects include Apologia (Roundabout), Be More Chill (Signature Theatre). Recently received the Obie for Sustained Excellence in Sound Design and Composition, and was a composer for the Sundance Institute of Music and Sound Design Labs at Skywalker Sound. ACHESONWALSH STUDIOS (New Puppetry Designs) is a kinetic creation studio providing design, fabrication, direction and performance services. Our clients include Amazon Studios, Broadway, Cirque du Soleil, Disney, Lincoln Center Theater, Radio City Music Hall and TheaterWorksUSA. AchesonWalsh Studios was founded by Matt Acheson and Fergus J. Walsh in 2014. Recent work includes Candide at the Alliance Theater, The Wizard of Oz at the Kansas City Ballet and William Johnson Hippopotamus in development at LabWorks at The New Vic. ROD KINTER (Fight Director). Off-Broadway credits include Pearl Theatre Company (Resident Fight Director 2009–2016): Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy, The Anthem, Abe Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party, Red Roses Green Gold, Days to Come, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. New York City Opera Resident Fight Director 1995–2011. Regional: American Repertory Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Barter Theatre, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare on the Sound, Princeton Festival, Glimmerglass Opera, NJ State Opera. Faculty AMDA. rodkinter.com. DAVE BOVA (Hair, Wig & Makeup Designer). Broadway: Be More Chill, M. Butterfly, Sunset Boulevard, Bandstand, Indecent, The Real Thing, Violet. Off-Broadway: Be More Chill, Jerry Springer The Opera, Little Miss Sunshine, Here Lies Love, Buried Child, Pericles, Booty Candy, My Name Is Asher Lev, Good Person of Szechwan, Romeo and Juliet. Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, Signature Theatre, Playwright Horizons, Dallas Theatre Center, Shakespeare Theatre of D.C., Ford’s Theatre, The Public, Public Works, Seattle Rep, Two River Theatre, Delaware Rep, Cleveland Play House, Utah Shakespeare Festival. Opera: Glimmerglass Festival, Central City Opera, Sarasota Opera, Kansas Lyric Opera, Washington National Opera, Santa Fe Opera. davebovadesign.com. VERONICA AGLOW (Production Stage Manager). Off-Broadway: Avenue Q, Fiddler on the Roof (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene); On the Grounds of Belonging (Public Theater); The Mad Ones (Prospect Theatre Company); A Taste of Things to Come (York Theatre); and Brits Off-Broadway (59E59 Theaters). Regional: Cape Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse, Arkansas Repertory Theatre. As always, this is dedicated to her super-supportive parents.
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T.J. KEARNEY (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: Deaf West’s Spring Awakening. Tour: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Off-Broadway: As You Like It (CSC); …Charlie Brown (York). Regional: 42nd Street (Bucks); Newsies, Hairspray, The Producers (Maltz); As You Like It, My Fair Lady (Bay Street); The Steward of Christendom, Humor Abuse, Leap of Faith, Girlfriend (CTG); Merrily We Roll Along (Wallis); Twist! An American Musical (Pasadena); Six Dance Lessons, This Wonderful Life (Laguna). B.F.A. CalArts. JENNIFER R. GRAVES (Company Manager). 40+ shows including Broadway: Eclipsed, Hair, Riverdance. Tours: Hair, August Osage County (Estelle Parsons), Riverdance, West Side Story (USA, Canada, Japan), Fiddler on the Roof (Theodore Bikel), Camelot (Robert Goulet). Chicago: Heartbreak Hotel, I Love Lucy Live, Immediate Family, Wicked. Thanks Mom, family and friends. BRIAN LYNCH (Production Manager) has been working on Broadway over 40 years. His credits include Rent, Avenue Q, Baz Lurhman’s La Bohème, Billy Joel’s Movin’ Out, In the Heights, West Side Story, Ragtime, White Christmas and Sting’s The Last Ship. 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: The Book of Mormon; Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella; Hello, Dolly!; Kinky Boots; The Play That Goes Wrong; Rent; Rock of Ages; School of Rock; Something Rotten!; Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Clue—Live on Stage, The Lightning Thief, Clint Black’s Looking for Christmas, Mean Girls, SpongeBob SquarePants. STEWART/WHITLEY CASTING (Casting). Duncan Stewart, CSA and Benton Whitley, CSA. B’way/N.Y.: Hadestown, …the Great Comet of 1812, On the Town, Pippin, Chicago, La Cage…, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Curvy Widow, As You Like It, Stuffed, Carnegie Hall West Side Story. Tours: The Lightning Thief, Chicago, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, The Bodyguard, Elf, Dirty Dancing, The Sound of Music. Numerous regional theaters. Artios Award-winning office. stewartwhitley.com. THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Direction). Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, current representation includes Wicked, Ain’t Too Proud, The Prom, Beetlejuice, The Band’s Visit, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The SpongeBob Musical, Rock of Ages, The Choir 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
WHO’S WHO in the CAST of Man and The Illusionists. The Road Company is made possible by Magaly Barone, Shawn Willett, Jenny Kirlin, Justine Spingler, Joe Reed and Michelle Shine. ASHLEE LATIMER (Brand Strategist) is a Tony Award-winning producer, director and writer based in New York City. Broadway: Once on This Island (Tony Award), Be More Chill; West End: The Jungle; Off-Broadway and national tour: The Lightning Thief, Be More Chill. Love to the Village. JASON BLITMAN AND GREG ULIASZ (Original Casting). Currently, Jason is the Associate Artistic Director at TWUSA and Greg is the Lead Theatrical Agent at MSA. So proud to have assembled the original Off-Broadway cast! Endless love to Chris, Kristin, Sarah Beth, James, Carrie, George, Jonathan, Danielle, Sam, Peter and the halfbloods along the way. Thanks Barbara, Franklin and Eric. THEATERWORKSUSA (Producer) (Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director; Michael Harrington, Managing Director), originally commissioned, developed and produced The Lightning Thief offBroadway. TWUSA is America’s foremost not-forprofit producer dedicated to creating exceptional, transformative theatrical experiences for young and family audiences in diverse communities throughout New York City and North America. Celebrated for its work since 1961, TWUSA has developed nearly 150 thought-provoking and entertaining plays and musicals, and presented them to over 100 million people in 49 states, Canada and the Virgin Islands. twusa.org. MARTIAN ENTERTAINMENT (Producer/ General Manager) is a Tony Award-winning firm owned by Carl D. White and Gregory Rae, and includes Tyrus Emory and Steven DeLuca. Select credits: The Play That Goes Wrong (N.Y. and tour); The Normal Heart (Tony Award); Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony Award); A Clockwork Orange; Bare: The Musical; the feature film musical Hello Again; and the TV pilot “Sox News.” Upcoming: the new musicals Home Street Home, Loch Ness and Run Baby Run. MartianEntertainment.com. GREG SCHAFFERT (Co-Producer) Broadway: Lead Producer: Peter and the Starcatcher (five Tony Awards), All Shook Up, Burn the Floor. OffBroadway: Bat Boy The Musical, Shear Madness, Striking 12, John & Jen. Regional: Something in the Game. Current: Looking for Christmas (Old Globe). In development: Atlantis, Singing River: The Muscle Shoals Musical, Painted Alice. gregschaffert.com. LANG ENTERTAINMENT GROUP/VICTORIA LANG (Co-Producer). Award-winning producer of theater, television and film. Broadway: The Cher 704.372.1000 | BlumenthalArts.org
Show, Sylvia, 1984, Margaritaville, Tootsie. West End: Funny Girl, Shout!, Bat Boy. Off-Broadway and touring: Found, Silence! Matt & Ben, Johnny Guitar, Shout!, Listen to My Heart, Girls Night!, Divorce Party and more. Founder/Partner: OffBroadway Touring, Plus Media. LISA CHANEL (Co-Producer) joined the board of TheaterWorksUSA in 2014 and is currently serving as chair. She is a lifelong patron of and advocate for the arts. JENNIFER DOYLE (Co-Producer) is an educator. After a long career as a learning specialist in New York independent schools, she is now a private consultant to families that have children with learning issues as well as advising educational media companies. She has invested in a number of Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows. ROY LENNOX (Co-Producer) has had a long career in finance and investment. He has invested in a number of Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including a Tony-nominated Best Musical. GLASS HALF FULL PRODUCTIONS (CoProducer) is a U.K.-based production company, managed by Gareth Lake and founded by Gareth and Adam Blanshay. GHF produces internationally, with latest credits including Network (Broadway), Pinter at the Pinter Season and King Lear (West End). MARY MAGGIO (Co-Producer). Tony-nominated Broadway producer for …the Great Comet of 1812 starring Josh Groban and the gorgeous revival of On the Town (2014). Avid investor in shows/tours including Matilda, Pippin, Rocky and Farinelli and the King. “Grateful thanks to Mom for fostering my love of theater from an early age.” TIM SCHWIDER (Co-Producer) is excited to be involved in his first musical production. Proud alum of Harvey Mudd College and University of Michigan. Loving husband to Jessica. Father to Theo and Sam, who eagerly anticipate the show. MARTIN HUMMEL (Co-Producer). Lead producer of Love Child by Daniel Jenkins and Robert Stanton. Selected co-producing credits: Nevermore, Peter and the Starcatcher (Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tour), Deaf West’s Big River, Langston Hughes’ Little Ham. R.K. GREENE (Co-Producer). Delighted to be on The Lightning Thief team, R.K.’s producing credits include Farinelli and the King, Terms of Endearment, A Time to Kill, Peter and the Starcatcher, Room Service, Cougar and Love Child. storylineproject.com.
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VAN DEAN (Co-Producer) is a Grammy Awardwinning founder of Broadway Records (150+ albums) and a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer (Anastasia, Jagged Little Pill). BroadwayRecords.com. MEREDITH LUCIO (Co-Producer). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony Award). OffBroadway: Bedlam’s Hamlet and Saint Joan (Best Revival, OBA), The 39 Steps (New World Stages) and Rooms: A Rock Romance. Cast albums: Hello, Dolly! starring Bette Midler. Speaker/teaching engagements: Commercial Theatre Institute, the International Thespian Festival, Scottsdale Community College. STAFF FOR THE LIGHTNING THIEF GENERAL MANAGEMENT MARTIAN ENTERTAINMENT Carl D. White Gregory Rae Tyrus Emory Steven DeLuca Jennifer R. Graves Joey Gambetta CASTING STEWART/WHITLEY Duncan Stewart, CSA; Benton Whitley, CSA; Paul Hardt; Christine McKenna-Tirella, CSA; Allie Carieri EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION THE ROAD COMPANY Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota TOUR MARKETING & PRESS ALLIED TOURING Marya K. Peters Andrew Damer Sarah Dahlberg Scott Praefke Jennifer Gallagher Meghan Kastenholz Anne Dailey Meyer Jacqueline Smith Anne Waisanen Jessica W. Cary Shae Woodward NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE JT PUBLIC RELATIONS Joe Trentacosta SOUVENIR MERCHANDISE DESIGNED AND CREATED BY THE ARACA GROUP araca.com or 212-869-0070 BRAND STRATEGIST Ashlee Latimer Production Stage Manager.................Veronica Aglow Assistant Stage Manager.......................T.J. Kearney 2nd Assistant Stage Manager................Izzy Figueroa Company Manager........................Jennifer R. Graves Associate Director...................................... Nic Cory Associate Choreographer................Francine Espiritu
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Associate Lighting Designer................ Greg Solomon Associate Sound Designer................ Brian McDonald Assistant Costume Designer............... Nina Vartanian Assistant Wig Designer............ Cassie Janay Williams Dance Captain....................................Kristin Stokes Fight Captain...................... James Hayden Rodriguez Production Carpenter.............................Paul Wilson Flyman/Rigger........................................ Ben Martin Head Electrician........................... Christopher Mount Spot/Moving Light Electrician............ Joshua Jackson Sound A1..................................... Ashton McWhirter Sound A2....................................... Katharine Fraser Properties.................................Edward J. Curington Wardrobe Supervisor.................... Season Joy Saulet Production Electrician..............................Eric Abbott Show Moving Light Programmer............... Colin Scott Keyboard Programmer......................Randy Cohen & Taylor Williams, Cohen Keyboards Associate Keyboard Programmers........Sam Starobin, Juan Matos, Jeremy King Copyist............................................ Chris Deschene Production Assistant............................Melia Beschta Photographer......................................Jeremy Daniel Scenery & Prop Construction/ Refurbishment by..........................B.B. Properties Lighting Equipment Provided by............. PRG Lighting Sound Equipment Provided by.............Masque Sound Swords, Shields & Weaponry by.......Gotham Armory/ Nathan DeCoux Creative Services................. Allied Global Marketing/ Debbie Allamong, Eric Stormoen Digital Producer....................................Tyrus Emory Hotel Arrangements.........................Road Concierge Production Counsel.................. Gray Krauss Sandler, Des Rochers LLP—David F. Schwartz Banking............................................ Signature Bank Payroll.....................................Checks and Balances Accountant...................................Marks Paneth LLP Mark D’Ambrosi, Petrina Bryan Insurance................................... Gallagher Insurance Deb Kozee, Amanda Rivera Rehearsal Studios..................... TW Studios: Chelsea 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 Theatre Managers, The Press Agents, and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). 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.
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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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For This Tangled Web of a Story, ‘Are You In, or Are You Out?’ Tickets on sale now for Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical
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aring is a quality for which Bourne is Based on the French novel, Les Liasions Dangereuses, and the classic cult film starring Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillipe and Sarah Michelle Geller, Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical pulls you into the manipulative world of Manhattan’s most dangerous liaisons: Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil. The national tour kicks off this spring and heads to McGlohon Theater April 25-27! Seduced by revenge and fueled by passion, the two diabolically charming step-siblings place a bet on whether or not Sebastian can deflower their incoming
headmaster’s daughter, Annette Hargrove. As the two set out to destroy the innocent girl – and anyone who gets in their way – they find themselves entangled in a web of secrets, temptation, and the cruelest game of all: love. “Funny and nostalgia-fueled. The choice lines and inspired soundtrack hits are all there … the best of the ’90s!” raves The New York Times. “Fun, sexy, and seductive. It’s a great time!” adds Huffpost. Featuring your favorite throwback hits by artists like Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, REM, *NSYNC and Britney Spears, this intoxicating new musical is the ultimate night out.
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inding our place in society can be hard for adults, but it’s especially confusing for kids. Bella, the heroine of the story A Busy Bee by Ruben Piirainen, is a busy bee determined to discover her place in the hive. The season’s Opera Xpress production is based on the story of a honeybee on a quest to find her purpose. At a time when students are feeling the pressure to always have the right answer, Bella and her friends remind us that we learn by trying – even if we don’t always succeed. The 13-week tour runs through April. Close to 30,000 elementary school students from Charlotte-Mecklenburg and other parts of North Carolina, upstate South Carolina and northern Georgia will see the Opera Xpress production. In addition to the in-school performances, there will be five family productions.
A summary straight from the score
“Sometimes you may feel like you’re not good enough.
Sometimes you may feel like you’re not smart enough. But good things will come to you if you keep trying.”
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harlotte Ballet’s Innovative Works series is the next step in Artistic Director Hope Muir’s daring vision for the company. This unique experiment brings the works of William Shakespeare to life through a creative collaboration with UNC Charlotte. Together, choreographers and Shakespeare scholars will use the language of dance to embody and reinvent Shakespearean themes. For her Charlotte debut, choreographer Stephanie Martinez is collaborating with playwright, theater and dance historian Dr. Lynne Conner to explore Shakespeare from a woman’s perspective. This challenge “is really unusual – it’s a puzzle,” said Conner. “How do I bring my skills to this other world?” Approaching the creative process as a conversation with Shakespeare himself, Martinez and Conner discovered many parallels between gender issues then and now. “Shakespeare is very male-centric, and I want audiences to see it from a woman’s point of view,” Martinez said. Also collaborating for Innovative Works are Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Dr. Andrew Hartley and choreographer Peter Chu, who choreographed a fresh interpretation of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring for Charlotte Ballet II and Charlotte Ballet’s Reach scholarship program accompanied by the Charlotte Symphony last season. To further Charlotte Ballet’s mission of expanding the audience for ballet and connecting with communities, every performance of Innovative Works features a Photo by Jeff Cravotta
post-performance reception with Charlotte Ballet dancers in the lobby of the Center for Dance for refreshments and conversation about the inventive pieces. Join us to see the culmination of this innovative collaboration and experience Shakespeare’s enduring tales in a fresh, provocative way. Tickets start at just $25.
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Charlotte Symphony Celebrates Charlotte at 250
n one of many citywide events as part of Charlotte’s 250th anniversary, the Charlotte Symphony shines a spotlight on its own principal flutist, Victor Wang, next month. Wang presents living composer Michael Daugherty's poignant Native American musical journey, “Trail of Tears,” on the Classical Series stage as part of Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty. Daugherty’s homage to Cherokees expelled from North Carolina in the 1830s, specifically its third movement, “Sun Dance,” showcases the virtuosity of one of the Symphony’s most recent arrivals. “The first movement, ‘Where the Wind Blew Free,’ has lots of melody and singing lines for me,” Wang told The Charlotte Observer. “The second, ‘Incantation,’ is freeform and lets me improvise; it deals with the death march.” Nearly 4,000 Cherokees died during that march on the way to Oklahoma.
“Then ‘Sun Dance’ is full of pyrotechnics. I’m delighted to play it,” Wang said. NextGen conductor Joseph Young will lead the captivating program featuring a diverse cast of characters. Tchaikovsky at his best, Sleeping Beauty brings fairy-tale colors while Copland’s Billy the Kid Suite depicts a classic American scene.
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