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BLUE MAN GROUP Creates Vaudeville for the 21st Century . . . .4 Test Your AVENUE Q IQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Opera Carolina Sponsors Rescue Opera Express . . . . . . . . . . .8 PERFORMANCE PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Try Green Eggs and Ham at the Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Yanni Celebrates a New Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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BLUE MAN GROUP CREATES VAUDEVILLE FOR 21ST CENTURY intrigue him. And he does so without ever speaking. “Talking is so limiting,” says Goldman. “We talked once, and it was horrible. But we don’t think of the Blue Man as a mute. We think of him as someone who has chosen not to say anything.” The show is not without words. LED screens display a series of messages designed to make the audience laugh and/or think. An authoritative voice explains the intricacies of modern plumbing and choreography and technology. People in the front rows immediately feel a part of the proceedings since they get slickers to protect their clothes from paint splatterings and such. The Blue Men are also know for the enormous amount of eye contact they make with the audience, both from the stage and by interacting with them. For Goldman, Stanton and Wink, the finale unites the audience in a magical way. “It’s all about the connection,” says Stanton. “Even though technology has made it so that we don’t have to have that live experience, there’s something about our humanity that will always need it.”

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o one knows how to make a more inspired mess than BLUE MAN GROUP. Whether they’re beating on drums and generating a kaleidoscopic spray of airborne paint or chomping out a Cap’n Crunch symphony, the bald-and-blue characters approach each messy, noisy enterprise with the expertise and determination of children. And the audience responds with grininducing joy and howls of laughter. You might say that BLUE MAN GROUP is child’s play for adults. At first glance, a mess – but looking closer, it’s far from one. Don’t confuse child’s play with childishness. “We have things that we think about, and they express themselves in these weird ways,” says Phil Stanton, co-founder of BLUE MAN GROUP with Matt Goldman and Chris Wink. “We’re usually looking at things from the point of community or relationships. We’re trying to say something about the power of a group.” Goldman adds, “Preserving a childlike wonder is definitely one of the things behind what we do. We believe that we’re all creative beings, and creativity can look a lot of different ways. We’re trying to get to an ecstatic, euphoric, emotional place.” Think of the show as vaudeville for the 21st century. The Blue Men – and a few musicians – offer an array of flights of fancy, ranging from primitive to sophisticated, in a variety show quite unlike any other. Many think that being bald and blue is putting on a mask of sorts, says Goldman, but it’s the opposite: “Once you strip away the hair, the skin tone, the gender, the ears, and have no particular style of clothing, what’s left? It’s really the rawest, purest form of what’s essentially human.” The Blue Man uses every facet of his being to engage the audience in situations and ideas and behavior and sights and sounds that

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TEST YOUR AVENUE Q IQ! A

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The Frankel • Baruch • Viertel • Routh Group and NETworks Presentations, LLC Jon B. Platt James D. Stern and Douglas L. Meyer present

Book by MEL

BROOKS and THOMAS MEEHAN

Music and Lyrics by

MEL BROOKS

Based on the story and screenplay by GENE WILDER and MEL BROOKS and on the original motion picture by special arrangement with TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX

CHRISTOPHER RYAN

JANINE DIVITA

Featuring

PRESTON TRUMAN BOYD

JOANNA GLUSHAK

CORY ENGLISH

DAVID BENOIT

SYNTHIA LINK

NOAH ABERLIN PURDIE BAUMANN ERIN WEGNER BROOKS DON DANIELS ZAK EDWARDS BILLY GRIFFIN ALLISON PAIGE HENNING LEAH HOFMANN KRISTIN MARIE JOHNSON DANIELLE KELSEY MATTHEW WARNER KIERNAN DIONNA THOMAS LITTLETON ERIC JON MAHLUM JILLIAN OWENS ALEX PUETTE DAVE SCHOONOVER ERICK R. WALCK CRAIG WALETZKO MARGUERITE WILLBANKS Scenery Designed by

Costumes Designed by

Lighting Designed by

ROBIN WAGNER

WILLIAM IVEY LONG

PETER KACZOROWSKI

JONATHAN DEANS

PAUL HUNTLEY

ANGELINA AVALLONE

Sound Designed by Casting by

TARA RUBIN CASTING Music Supervision and Vocal Arrangements by

PATRICK S. BRADY

General Management

Wigs & Hair Designed by

Associate Director and Choreographer

Assistant Director and Choreographer

JAMES GRAY

JEFF WHITING

Orchestrations by

Music Direction by

DOUG BESTERMAN

TOM WHIDDON

NY General Management

Make Up Designed by

Production Stage Manager

JOHN M. ATHERLAY Music Coordination by

JOHN MILLER

GREGORY VANDER PLOEG GENTRY & ASSOCIATES

FRANKEL GREEN THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT

HECTOR GUIVAS

MOLLY HAYDON

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JAMEY JENNINGS

National Marketing and Press Director Exclusive North American Tour Direction

Original Music Supervision and Arrangements by

GLEN KELLY

Direction & Choreography by

SUSAN STROMAN

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CAST (in order of appearance) Herald.....................................................................................................ERIC JON MAHLUM Ziggy ................................................................................................................DON DANIELS Inspector Kemp ...............................................................................................DAVID BENOIT Medical Students...................................................NOAH ABERLIN, DAVE SCHOONOVER Senior Student...............................................................................................ERICK R. WALCK Frederick Frankenstein ..........................................................................CHRISTOPHER RYAN Telegraph Boy ...................................................................................................BILLY GRIFFIN Elizabeth..........................................................................................................JANINE DIVITA Shoeshine Man .................................................................................................DON DANIELS Igor .................................................................................................................CORY ENGLISH Equines.....................................................................ALEX PUETTE, DAVE SCHOONOVER Inga ..................................................................................................................SYNTHIA LINK Frau Blucher .............................................................................................JOANNA GLUSHAK Victor.............................................................................................................ERICK R WALCK The Monster ................................................................................PRESTON TRUMAN BOYD Transylvania Quartet............................................DAVE SCHOONOVER, ERICK R WALCK, ERIC JON MAHLUM, ALEX PUETTE Hermit ............................................................................................................DAVID BENOIT Sasha ..................................................................................................................ALEX PUETTE Masha..............................................................................................ERIN WEGNER BROOKS Basha ..........................................................................................MARGUERITE WILLBANKS Tasha..........................................................................................................DANIELLE KELSEY Bob.................................................................................................................NOAH ABERLIN Ritz Specialty......................................................................................................ALEX PUETTE The Count............................................................................................DAVE SCHOONOVER THE ENSEMBLE NOAH ABERLIN, PURDIE BAUMANN, ERIN WEGNER BROOKS, DON DANIELS, BILLY GRIFFIN, ALLISON PAIGE HENNING, DANIELLE KELSEY, MATTHEW WARNER KIERNAN, DIONNA THOMAS LITTLETON, ERIC JON MAHLUM, JILLIAN OWENS, ALEX PUETTE, DAVE SCHOONOVER, ERIK R. WALCK, MARGUERITE WILLBANKS UNDERSTUDIES For Inspector Kemp/Hermit: ERIC JON MAHLUM, ERICK R. WALCK; For Frederick Frankenstein: NOAH ABERLIN, DAVE SCHOONOVER; For Elizabeth: ERIN WEGNER BROOKS, DANIELLE KELSEY; For Igor: NOAH ABERLIN, DON DANIELS; For Inga: LEAH HOFMAN, DANIELLE KELSEY; For Frau Blucher: ERIN WEGNER BROOKS, MARGUERITE WILLBANKS; For The Monster: ALEX PUETTE, ERICK R. WALCK SWINGS ZAK EDWARDS, LEAH HOFMANN, KRISTIN MARIE JOHNSON, CRAIG WALETZKO. DANCE CAPTAIN: KRISTIN MARIE JOHNSON ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: BILLY GRIFFIN ORCHESTRA Conductor: TOM WHIDDON Assistant Conductor/Keyboards: TREY COX Drums/Percussion: BRAD FLICKINGER Keyboards: JASON WETZEL Synthesizer Programming: RANDY COHEN 13A

MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Scene 1: A Village in Transylvania, 1934 “The Happiest Town”......................................................................................Villagers Scene 2: Medical School, New York City “The Brain” ....................................................................................Frederick, Students Scene 3: Hudson River, Pier 57 “Please Don’t Touch Me”...........................................................Elizabeth and Voyagers Scene 4: A Railroad Station in Transylvania “Together Again” ...................................................................................Frederick, Igor Scene 5: A Hay Wagon “Roll in The Hay” .........................................................................Inga, Frederick, Igor Scene 6: Castle Frankenstein Scene 7: The Grand Hall of Castle Frankenstein “Join the Family Business” .................................................Victor, Frederick, Ancestors Scene 8: The Laboratory “He Vas My Boyfriend” ............................................................................Frau Blucher Scene 9: The Town Hall “The Law”......................................................................................Kemp and Villagers Scene 10: The Laboratory “Life, Life” .....................................................................................................Frederick Scene 11: The Courtyard of Castle Frankenstein “Welcome to Transylvania”...........................................................Transylvania Quartet “Transylvania Mania”....................................Igor, Frederick, Inga, Kemp and Villagers THERE WILL BE A 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

ACT TWO Scene 1: The Forest “He’s Loose” ....................................................................................Kemp and Villagers Scene 2: The Laboratory “Listen to Your Heart” ............................................................................................Inga “Surprise” ...............................................................Elizabeth, Igor, Frau Blucher, Sasha, Masha, Basha, Tasha and Bob Scene 3: A Remote Cottage in the Forest “Please Send Me Someone” ................................................................................Hermit Scene 4: The Dungeon of Castle Frankenstein “Man About Town” .........................................................................................Frederick Scene 5: A Theatre in Transylvania “Puttin’ on the Ritz” Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin...................................Frederick, The Monster, Inga, Igor, Frau Blucher, Ensemble Scene 6: A Cave in the Forest “Deep Love” ....................................................................................................Elizabeth Scene 7: The Laboratory Scene 8: The Village Square “Deep Love” (Reprise) ...............................................................................The Monster Finale Ultimo ..........................................................................................The Company Please be advised that strobe lights are used in this production. 13B

WHO’S WHO in the CAST CHRISTOPHER RYAN (Frederick Frankenstein) is thrilled to be part of Young Frankenstein and to step into the role of Dr. Frankenstein! He was in the Las Vegas company of Monty Python’s Spamalot (u/s Lancelot), and has toured with My Fair Lady, Music Man, and Camelot (starring Robert Goulet). Regional credits include Snoopy in the revival version of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Jennie Award – Theatre in the Square), and Johnny Cantone in The 1940’s Radio Hour (Theatre in the Square), Evita (Maltz Jupiter), Beauty & the Beast (TOTS), Annie (Casa Mañana), Chess (Alliance Theatre). Film/TV: Run Ronnie Run, In the Heat of the Night. Love and gratitude to Merri, Tara, James, Stro, Mel, my loving family, friends & Moriah! Proud Actors’ Equity member. PRESTON TRUMAN BOYD (The Monster) Preston is thrilled to rejoin the tour as the Monster! NY Credits: Republic (Liam). NY Readings/Workshops: On A Clear Day, Wallenberg, Hilltop House. Regional: Les Misérables (Grantaire), Singin’ in the Rain (Production Tenor), Oklahoma! (Slim), The Muny; KC Starlight. Working (the Mason) at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland. NFAA winner with Placido Domingo, Coral Gables. TV: “Guiding Light.” Preston is a 2008 grad of CCM. Thanks to God, the Gage Group, Tara and Merri. Love to Mom, Dad, Haley and the Fam! Love to Sydney. Proud AEA Member. www.prestontrumanboyd.com CORY ENGLISH (Igor) most recently appeared on Broadway as Igor in Young Frankenstein. After 12 years of living in New York City and performing in Broadway shows including Forum, Barnaby in Hello Dolly , Damn Yankees, Guys and Dolls and Gypsy with Tyne Daly, Cory moved to London to study acting at Drama Studio London where he met his wife, British actress Eva Alexander. UK credits: Corpus Christi, Our Father and Comedy of Errors as both Dromios. British television credits include work for the BBC and channel 4. West End credits: Mary Sunshine in Chicago, Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls and starred as Max Bialystock in The Producers at Theatre Royal Drury Lane before touring the same production around the UK winning the Evening Standard’s award in Manchester for Best Actor in a touring company. coryenglish.com DAVID BENOIT (Inspector Kemp) is thrilled to join the tour of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. Broadway: Avenue Q (Nicky/Trekkie), Dance of the Vampires, Les Miserables. National: Avenue Q, Les Miz (Thenardier), All Shook Up (Sheriff Earl), Forbidden Broadway. Off -Broadway: Forbidden

Broadway 92, Forever Plaid (Sparky), Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock!, The Big Bang, Forbidden Hollywood (Chicago). Regional: Adding Machine: a musical (Mr. Zero) (Helen Hayes nom.) Special thanks to Pete and Jed. For: Mom and Dad. JANINE DIVITA (Elizabeth). Broadway: Grease (Rizzo, 2007 Revival). Regional highlights: Sophisticated Ladies, starring Maurice Hines (Terri, Arena Stage), Oliver! (Nancy, Walnut Street Theatre), Grey Gardens (Young Little Edie Beale, Portland Center Stage). University of Michigan alum (BFA Musical Theatre). Much thanks to Nicolosi, Tara Rubin casting, the YF team, mom, dad, family, friends and Sean. www.janinedivita.com JOANNA GLUSHAK (Frau Blucher) Broadway: Hairspray, Urinetown, Sweet Smell Of Success, Les Misérables, Sunday In The Park With George, After The Night and the Music, Conversations With My Father, Rags, Etc. NYC Opera: A Little Night Music, The Most Happy Fella. National tours: Xanadu, Evita. Joanna has worked extensively offBroadway and regionally. She is a graduate of the Yale school of Drama. SYNTHIA LINK (Inga) is thrilled to be joining the cast of Young Frankenstein! Favorite Credits include: NYC Radio City Rockette, A Chorus Line (Maggie), No No Nanette (Flora), ...Forum (Tintinabula), The Producers and Funny Girl. Thanks to my incredibly supportive parents for always encouraging me to follow my dreams. NOAH ABERLIN (Ensemble). Three previous national tours: The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), The Producers and Contact. Other credits include Candide (NYC Opera), Annie Get Your Gun (Goodspeed), Carnival (Paper Mill); Damn Yankees, The Producers & Contact (North Shore), Grease (KS Starlight). He is a Brooklyn, NY native and a BFA graduate of Syracuse University. PURDIE BAUMANN (Ensemble) has been seen as the center Rockette in NYC for so many years she cannot count. She owes her fame and fortune to Mom and Dad’s studio, “Stairway of the Stars.” Let’s help them recover and rebuild. MaywoodFineArts.org. Mr. Cool Pop Preen, I WILL marry you one day! ERIN WEGNER BROOKS (Ensemble). National Tour: Cirque Dreams, Off-Broadway: A Stoop On Orchard Street, Pinkalicious, Las Vegas: Jubilee! Terrorized the high seas performing the roles of Cruella De Ville and Lady Tremaine for Disney Cruise Line. Love to Duncan, her amazing family, Kimberly Vaughn, and KTA for their continued support. www.erinwegner.com

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DON DANIELS (Ensemble) is on the road again! Favorite credits include: Bright Lights, Big City (Prince Music Theatre), Of Thee I Sing, She Loves Me (Papermill Playhouse), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Westchester), Big River (National Tour). Thanks to Tara Rubin Casting. Love to my girls: Sara, Marley and Piper. You are my world! ZAK EDWARDS (Swing) is thrilled to join this spectacular cast! New York: Melanie (yes, Melanie) in Yank! the Musical Off Broadway and No, No, Nanette (with Rosie O'Donnell and Beth Leavel) at City Center Encores. Plus, a bunch of regional credits. Thanks to his family, the YF family, and Jon. BILLY GRIFFIN (Ensemble/Assistant Dance Captain) BFA NYU’s CAP 21. National Tours of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and A Few Good Men Dancin’. Episodes of The Electric Company on PBS. Check out animated Billy in the recently released “Dance On Broadway” for Nintendo Wii. Love and thanks to MSA, Tara Rubin Casting, YF Creative Team, family and friends. For Mom and Dad. ALLISON PAIGE HENNING (Ensemble) is delighted to be cast in her first national tour! She’s a recent graduate of American Academy of Dramatic Arts and has studied ballet, tap and jazz. Allison thanks The Krasny Office and sends love to her family, Ms. Lynette and her best friend and sister Laura. LEAH HOFMANN (Swing) loves Lululemon, LaDuca Shoes and Levain Bakery cookies. Since watching Contact perform on the 2000 Tony Awards, she has dreamt of working with Susan Stroman. Thank you to everyone along this journey, including: Merri Sugarman, Dustin Flores, TomBurkeVoice.com, Darin Adams, Jen Waldman, and God for making her 5’10!” KRISTIN MARIE JOHNSON (Swing/Dance Captain) Broadway: Young Frankenstein (original cast). National tour: 42nd St.. Radio City Rockette (3 yrs NYC). B.A. in theatre (Florida State University). Love and thanks to my family and friends for their support. Thank you Stro for turning my dreams into reality. DANIELLE KELSEY (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: The Producers (Ulla), A Chorus Line (Cassie). NYC/Other: Radio City Rockette, Rod Stewart World Tour. TV/Film: Zombie Prom (w/ RuPaul), American Dreams, MTV Movie Awards. Sometimes you just have to look fear in the eye and say, “I feel you fear, but I’m going to do it anyway.” MATTHEW WARNER KIERNAN (Ensemble).

NYU grad. Credits include: B’way; Hot Feet. Tours: All Shook Up, 42nd Street, Cats. Regionally: NMST, Gateway Playhouse, Huntington Theatre, Atlanta’s TOTS. Thank you to Tara Rubin Casting, wonderfully supportive friends and family, and Patricia Kiernan, the most amazing mom a guy could ask for! Love you! DIONNA THOMAS LITTLETON (Ensemble) is ecstatic to join Young Frankenstein in her first national tour! Other credits: Grease (KC Starlight), The Wiz (Yale University), Yaledancers. Training: The Ailey School, Yale University, HTDC. Thanks to Tara Rubin, and Stro for making my dream come true. Love to God, Kevin, and my Dad. For my Mom. ERIC JON MAHLUM (Ensemble) is thrilled to be part of such a fantastic show! Broadway: Wicked. Off Broadway: Plane Crazy, The Yard. National Tours: Joseph... Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz. Regional: Papermill Playhouse, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Tennessee Repertory, Kansas City Starlight, Atlanta Theatre of the Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals. Much love to Mom and Gary! JILLIAN OWENS (Ensemble). Tours: The Will Rogers Follies; Regional: Carnival! (Kennedy Center); NYC: Dahlia (The Actors Studio, The Gerald W. Lynch Theater), CTFD Gala choreographed by Mercedes Ellington (City Center), Company (Skirball Center); Film: The Quiet Room (13bit); BFA from NYU’s CAP 21. ALEX PUETTE (Ensemble) is elated to be a part of the Young Frankenstein family! National Tours: Legally Blonde (1st National). Regional: 42nd Street, The Producers, The Muny; A Chorus Line (Greg), West Virginia Public; Fiddler… , Kansas City Starlight. Proud grad of the University of Michigan. Love and thanks to family and friends, Tara Rubin, and Stewart Talent! DAVE SCHOONOVER (Ensemble) is delighted to be a part of Young Frankenstein. Tour: Cats (Rum Tum Tugger). NYC: That Other Woman’s Child. Regional: Pirates!, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Hello, Dolly!. BFA Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Huge thanks to Family, The Mine, as well as Merri and everyone at Tara Rubin. ERICK R. WALCK (Ensemble) leaves Las Vegas to join the touring company of Young Frankenstein. Last seen in Hello Dolly! with Leslie Uggams and The Producers with David Hasselhoff. Erick is celebrating his 38th year in the entertainment industry and would like to acknowledge the Waldo Foundation for their support throughout the years. CRAIG WALETZKO (Swing) Most recent:

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST Nick in Better Left Unsaid, the first NY play to be streamed live to the web. B’way/Nat’l Tours: Guys & Dolls, Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, Cats, Steel Pier and Gypsy (as Tulsa w/Tyne Daly.) On-Camera: The Producers, Onion News, various commercials/soaps. Carnegie-Mellon grad. Love to his wife Joey and their daughters. craigwaletzko.com MARGUERITE WILLBANKS (Ensemble). Broadway: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. National Tours: The Secret Garden, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Marguerite has also worked in many Regional Theatres across the U.S., performed in concerts with various Symphony Orchestras and can be heard on several film sound tracks including The Producers. MEL BROOKS (Book, Composer & Lyricist, Producer) Director, producer, writer and actor, Mel Brooks is the creator of the 2001 smash hit Broadway musical The Producers—winner of a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. Three of those Tony Awards (Best Score, Best Book of a Musical, Best Musical) went to Mel Brooks himself, as well as two Grammy Awards (Best Musical Show Album and Best Long-Form Music Video). Mr. Brooks began his distinguished career during television’s Golden Age as a writer for Sid Caesar on “Your Show of Shows” in 1951. In 1955 and in 1957, Brooks received Emmy Award nominations (with others) for Best Comedy Writing for “Caesar’s Hour,” and in 1956 he was nominated (with others) for Best Writing for a Variety or Situation Comedy. In 1952, Brooks wrote sketches for Leonard Sillman’s Broadway smashhit revue, New Faces of 1952, and in 1957, together with Joe Darion, he wrote the book for the Broadway musical Shinbone Alley, which starred Eartha Kitt. In 1962, he wrote the book for the Broadway musical All American, starring Ray Bolger. In the ‘60s, Brooks teamed up with Carl Reiner to write and perform The 2000 Year Old Man albums, which became immediate bestsellers. In 1960 and 1961, Brooks and Reiner received Grammy Award nominations for Best Spoken-Word Comedy for 2000 Years and for Best Comedy Performance for 2000 and One Years, respectively. In 1997, Brooks and Reiner teamed up again for The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000. Both a book and CD were released, the CD winning a Grammy Award in 1998 for the Best Spoken-Word Album, Comedy. Brooks wrote and narrated The Critic, a short satire on avant-garde art films, which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Subject in 1964. In 1965, he teamed up with Buck Henry and

created “Get Smart,” the long-running television show starring Don Adams as Agent 86. Brooks, along with others, received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in ComedyVariety in 1967 for “The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special.” In 1968, he wrote and directed his first feature film, The Producers, starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. He then went on to create a remarkable string of hit comedies: 1970, wrote, directed and acted in The Twelve Chairs; 1974, co-wrote, directed and acted in Blazing Saddles and was nominated, along with John Morris, for Best Title Song, “Blazing Saddles”; 1974, co-wrote and directed Young Frankenstein; 1976, co-wrote, directed and starred in Silent Movie; 1977, cowrote, directed, produced and starred in High Anxiety; 1981, wrote, directed, produced and starred in History of the World, Part I; 1983, produced and starred in To Be or Not to Be; 1987, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in the hit sci-fi spoof, Spaceballs; 1991, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in Life Stinks; 1993, cowrote, directed, produced and starred in Robin Hood: Men in Tights; 1995, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in Dracula: Dead and Loving It; 2005, co-wrote and produced The Producers, the film version of his Tony Award-winning 2001 Broadway musical and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, “There’s Nothing Like a Show on Broadway.” For three successive seasons, Brooks won the Emmy Award for his role as Uncle Phil on the hit comedy show, “Mad About You.” His visionary film company, Brooksfilms Limited, founded in 1980, has produced some of America’s most distinguished films, among them David Lynch’s The Elephant Man, David Cronenberg’s The Fly, Frances, Richard Benjamin’s My Favorite Year and 84 Charing Cross Road, starring Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft. THOMAS MEEHAN (Book) won the 2003 Tony Award for co-writing the book for Hairspray after having won the 2001 Tony Award for cowriting the book of The Producers. Earlier, in 1977, he received his first Tony Award for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and he has since written the books for the musicals I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Annie Warbucks, Bombay Dreams and Cry-Baby. In addition, he is a long-time contributor of humor pieces, including “Yma Dream,” to The New Yorker; an Emmy Award-winning writer of

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST television comedy; and a collaborator on a number of screenplays, including Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs, To Be or Not to Be and the film version of The Producers. He is also the co-author of the libretto of 1984, an opera composed by Lorin Maazel and based on George Orwell’s classic novel of the same name, which had its world premiere in the spring of 2003 at London’s Royal Opera House and was performed last year at La Scala in Milan. Mr. Meehan is a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild. Finally, his latest musical, “Elf,” for which he co-wrote the book with Bob Martin, will be opening on Broadway this fall. SUSAN STROMAN (Director/Choreographer). Ms. Stroman directed and choreographed The Producers, winner of a record-making 12 Tony Awards including Best Direction and Best Choreography. She co-created, directed and choreographed the groundbreaking musical Contact for Lincoln Center Theater, winning the 2000 Tony Award for Best Choreography, as well as Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards and a 2003 Emmy Award for “Live at Lincoln Center.” Other Broadway credits include The Frogs, Oklahoma! (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Olivier Awards), Thou Shalt Not, The Music Man (Outer Critics Circle Award), Steel Pier, Big, Show Boat (Tony, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Picnic and Crazy for You (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Olivier Awards). Off-Broadway credits include The Scottsboro Boys (Lucille Lortel Award), And the World Goes ’Round (Outer Critics Circle Award), Flora the Red Menace, and Happiness. For ten years she choreographed Madison Square Garden’s annual spectacular event A Christmas Carol (Outer Critics Circle Award), directed by Mike Ockrent. For New York City Opera: A Little Night Music, 110 in the Shade, and Don Giovanni. Ms. Stroman created Double Feature, a full-length ballet for New York City Ballet featuring the music of Irving Berlin and Walter Donaldson. She has created the ballets Blossom Got Kissed for New York City Ballet’s 50th Anniversary season, But Not For Me for the Martha Graham Company, and Take Five…More or Less for Pacific Northwest Ballet. Her choreography received an Emmy nomination for the HBO presentation Liza – Stepping Out at Radio City Music Hall, starring Liza Minnelli. Other TV credits include co-conceiver/choreographer for PBS’s Sondheim – a Celebration at Carnegie Hall and An Evening with the Boston Pops – a Tribute to Leonard Bernstein. She received the American Choreography Award for her work in Columbia Pictures feature film Center Stage. Ms. Stroman directed and choreographed The Producers: The

Movie Musical, nominated for 4 Golden Globes. She is the recipient of the George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Theatre and the winner of a record four Astaire Awards. In January 2011 Ms. Stroman will premiere a new ballet commissioned by New York City Ballet. ROBIN WAGNER (Set Designer) Broadway designs include the new production of A Chorus Line; The Producers (Tony Award); The Boy From Oz; Kiss Me, Kate; Saturday Night Fever; Side Show; Angels in America; Victor/Victoria; Jelly’s Last Jam; City Of Angels (Tony Award); Crazy for You; Jerome Robbins’ Broadway; Chess; 42nd Street; Dreamgirls; On the Twentieth Century (Tony Award); A Chorus Line; Jesus Christ Superstar; Lenny; Promises, Promises; The Great White Hope; and Hair. Other work includes operas: the Metropolitan, Swedish Royal, Vienna State, Royal Opera Covent Garden. Honors also include Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and other awards. He is a trustee of the Public Theater and a member of the Theatre Hall of Fame. WILLIAM IVEY LONG (Costume Designer). Young Frankenstein marked Mr. Long’s ninth Broadway collaboration with Susan Stroman. Previous collaborations include The Frogs, Thou Shalt Not, The Producers (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), The Music Man, Contact (Hewes Award), Steel Pier, Big, Picnic, Crazy for You (Tony, Outer Critics Circle Awards), also A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden, Double Feature at New York City Ballet as well as The Producers: The Movie Musical (2005). Other Broadway includes Nine to Five, Pal Joey, Grey Gardens (Tony Award), Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Chicago, Sweet Charity, La Cage aux Folles, The Boy From Oz, Swing, Guys and Dolls (Drama Desk Award), Lend Me a Tenor (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Nine (Tony, Drama Desk, Maharam Awards). Mr. Long also designed costumes for the Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour and for Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage Hotel. He is a 5 time Tony Award winning designer and was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2005. PETER KACZOROWSKI (Lighting) Broadway: 40 plays and musicals including the revival of Driving Miss Daisy, A View From the Bridge, Time Stands Still; Waiting for Godot; Curtains; Grey Gardens; The Producers; Contact; Kiss Me, Kate; Steel Pier. Recent Off-Broadway: Venus in Fur, The Brothers/Sisters plays, Twelfth Night, Ruined, Saturn Returns, Wig Out! Resident companies: NY Shakespeare Festival (both downtown and at the Delacorte), MTC, Roundabout, Lincoln Center

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST Theatre, Playwright’s Horizons, City Center Encores! Regional: The Goodman, Guthrie, Geffen, Seattle Rep, La Jolla, Berkeley, CTG, Long Wharf, Centerstage, Hartford. Opera: The Met, NYCO, San Francisco, Houston, Santa Fe, Seattle. Abroad: Royal Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera/ North, Edinburgh Festival, Maggio Festival Florence, L’Arena di Verona, La Fenice, OperBonn, Teatro Sao Carlos Lisbon. Awards: Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Dramalogue and Hewes Design awards. JONATHAN DEANS (Sound Designer). Recent Broadway credits include La Cage aux Folles, Young Frankenstein, Pirate Queen, Lestat, Taboo, Follies, Seussical, Music Man, Fosse, Parade. His work with Cirque du Soleil includes Viva Elvis, OVO, Love, Ka, Zumanity, O, Mystere, La Nouba, Corteo. He was nominated for a Tony award in 2010 and has been presented with a USITT award for “Distinguished Career in Sound Design.” Some of his work while living in England included Time, Mutiny, Marilyn, On your Toes, Jumpers and The Real Thing. PAUL HUNTLEY (Hair and Wig Design) London born Paul Huntley is a special Tony Award Winner as well as a Drama Desk recipient. Paul has worked on hundreds of Broadway projects since arriving in this country in 1972. His projects have included Cats; Amadeus; Kiss Me, Kate; The Producers and Hairspray. He has also worked with some of the most talented leading ladies of the American Cinema. They include Bette Davis, Vivien Leigh, Mae West, Glenn Close, Angela Lansbury and Jessica Lange. Movies are Christopher Plummer in “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” and Willem Dafoe in “Cirque Du Freak.” ANGELINA AVALLONE (Make-up Design). Most recent projects include: The Addams Family, A Little Night Music, Memphis, A Behanding in Spokane, The Royal Family and Collected Stories. Broadway credits include West Side Story, Rock of Ages, 9 TO 5, Happiness, 33 Variations, Waiting For Godot, Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, Accent on Youth, The Little Mermaid, Company, The Coast of Utopia, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Sweeney Todd, The Times They Are A-Changin’, Curtains, The Pirate Queen, Company, The Color Purple, The Pajama Game, Grey Gardens, Awake and Sing!, Fame Becomes Me, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sweet Charity, The Light in the Piazza, The Pillowman, Wonderful Town, Seascape, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Lestat, Dance of the Vampires, Dracula the Musical, Little Shop of Horrors and Our Leading Lady for MTC. TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). B’way/ tours: Promises, Promises, A Little Night Music,

Guys and Dolls, Billy Elliot, Shrek, The Country Girl, Rock N’Roll (US casting), The Farnsworth Invention, …Young Frankenstein, Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Pirate Queen, Les Misérables, History Boys (US Casting), Spamalot, Jersey Boys, …Spelling Bee, Producers, Mamma Mia!, The Phantom of the Opera, Good Vibrations, Bombay Dreams, Oklahoma!, Happiness, Flower Drum Song, Imaginary Friends, Metamorphoses, Frogs, Contact, Thou Shalt Not, Man of No Importance. Yale Rep.B’way/tours: Promises, Promises, A Little Night Music, Guys and Dolls, Billy Elliot, Shrek, The Country Girl, Rock N’Roll (US casting), The Farnsworth Invention, …Young Frankenstein, Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Pirate Queen, Les Misérables, History Boys (US Casting), Spamalot, Jersey Boys, …Spelling Bee, Producers, Mamma Mia!, The Phantom of the Opera, Good Vibrations, Bombay Dreams, Oklahoma!, Happiness, Flower Drum Song, Imaginary Friends, Metamorphoses, Frogs, Contact, Thou Shalt Not, Man of No Importance. Yale Rep. JAMES GRAY (Associate Director/Choreographer) has a long association with Susan Stroman and Mel Brooks, serving as Dance Captain for both Young Frankenstein and the Original London Production of The Producers. As a performer in Young Frankenstein, he understudied and performed the role of Igor on Broadway as well as the National tour. His history with The Producers was three fold — Original London Company (understudied and performing the role of Carmen Ghia with Nathan Lane), on Broadway, and appeared as a little old lady in the Movie Musical version. Other productions include 42nd Street, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Jubilee (Las Vegas), and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Pantages LA). Originally from Bristol, England his West End credits include Me and My Girl, the original companies of Mack and Mabel and Beauty and The Beast. James thanks Susan and Mel for this amazing opportunity. This one is for Dad, Marg, Bill, Joe and Vera. JEFF WHITING (Ass’t. Director/Choreographer). Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys, Young Frankenstein, Hair, Wicked (5th Anniv.). Off-B’way: Happiness (Lincoln Center); The Scottsboro Boys (Vineyard). London: Jersey Boys. National Tours: Hairspray, The Producers. Opera: Kiss Me, Kate (Glimmerglass). Member of The Walt Disney Company’s creative staff (writer, director, choreographer). Artistic Director of Open Jar Productions, dedicated to the development and direction of new plays, musicals and The Open Jar Institute, dedicated to quality actor training.

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST www.openjarproductions.com STEVEN ZWEIGBAUM (Broadway Associate Director) Production Stage Manager for the original companies of Shenandoah; 42nd Street; Steaming; Singin’ in the Rain; Me and My Girl; City of Angels; Crazy for You; A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden; The Life; High Society; The Producers; Young Frankenstein and the revivals of Room Service, Whoopee!; The Iceman Cometh, Kiss Me, Kate, The Music Man; and Blithe Spirit. CHRIS PETERSON (Broadway Associate Choreographer) Broadway: Young Frankenstein, Contact, Steel Pier, On Your Toes, Crazy for You. Also, four international companies of Crazy for You; national tours of Contact, Crazy For You, Anything Goes, 42nd Street, Sugar Babies with Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney; Jubilee at Carnegie Hall; for Ten seasons Chris mounted Madison Square Garden’s production of A Christmas Carol. Television: “Celebrating Gershwin with Mikhail Baryshnikov,” “The Kennedy Center Honors,” “In Performance at the White House,” “The Today Show,” “David Letterman Show,” “An Evening With The Boston Pops.” Film: The Producers and recently choreographed Evening starring Meryl Streep. JAMEY JENNINGS (Company Manager) has served as company manager on several National and International tours, including Cinderella starring Lea Salonga, Hairspray, Oklahoma!, Fosse, Seussical the Musical, Contact, and most recently The Wizard of Oz. JOHN M. ATHERLAY (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Xanadu, Beauty and the Beast, A Small Family Business, The Seagull. National Tours: The 101 Dalmatians, Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Little Shop of Horrors, The Producers, Stardust with Betty Buckley, Almost Like Being in Love with Diahann Carroll. Regional: Peter Pan, Seven Guitars, Dreamgirls with Jennifer Holiday and Sweet Charity with Donna McKechnie. SARAH A. TSCHIRPKE (Stage Manager) Broadway: The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, Jersey Boys, Phantom of the Opera. National Tour: 101 Dalmatians, Little House on the Prairie, Jersey Boys, Little Shop of Horrors, Porgy & Bess, Momix, Adventures of Huck Finn, Living History and more. Selected Off-Broadway/NY: Irish Repertory Theatre, Best Little Whorehouse… Dr. Sex. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Denver Center Attractions, Denver Center Theatre Company, North Shore Music Theatre, National Theatre Conservatory, Northern Stage, Colonial Theatre. Member, Actors Equity Association. Ms.

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Tschirpke’s work has also spanned producing, directing, technical direction, production management, design, and dramaturgy. PATRICIA L. GRABB (Ass’t. Stage Manager) Tours: Swing! (Japan), 101 Dalmatians, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Evita, Miss Saigon, A Christmas Carol. Regional: Peter Pan (Papermill Playhouse); Fences, Broadway Bound, The Taffetas (Pennsylvania Centre Stage); Fame! (Jersey Shore Entertainment); Hamlet (Brooklyn Gallery Players); 2 seasons, over 10 musicals with Surflight Theatre; Workshops: Tribeca PAC, NYC. Proud graduate Penn State University, BFA Stage Management and AEA member. Love to her family. GLEN KELLY (Music Arrangements and Supervision) Music supervisor and arranger for Broadway’s The Producers. Other Broadway credits: Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, Beauty and the Beast, The Frogs, High Society, Steel Pier, Dance a Little Closer and A Christmas Carol. For New York City Ballet, he arranged the music and co-wrote the libretto (with Susan Stroman) for Double Feature. Other ballet credits include Thou Swell (for NYCB) and But Not for Me for the Martha Graham Company. PATRICK S. BRADY (Music Supervision and Vocal Arrangements) was the musical director and vocal arranger for the Broadway production and film version of The Producers. He also served as musical supervisor for two national tours and international companies in London, Toronto and Melbourne. Other Broadway shows include The Will Rogers Follies, Nick & Nora, Crazy for You, King David, Big, Triumph of Love, Fosse. OffBroadway credits: Pete ‘n’ Keely, Closer Than Ever and St. Louis Woman. He has arranged and conducted albums for Sally Mayes (The Comden & Green Songbook, The Story Hour), Judy Kaye (Diva by Diva) and Rebecca Luker (Anything Goes). He most recently served as the musical director and conductor for Young Frankenstein on Broadway. DOUG BESTERMAN (Orchestrations) Threetime Tony Award winner. Broadway: Tarzan, Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony/Drama Desk Awards), The Producers (2001 Tony/Drama Desk), Fosse (1999 Tony), The Music Man, Seussical, Big, Damn Yankees, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Dracula. Also King David, A Christmas Carol and the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular. West End: Sister Act, Guys and Dolls. Regional: Calvin Berger, I Sent a Letter to My Love, Paramour. Ballets: Take Five (More Or Less), But Not for Me and Double Feature. Film/television:

WHO’S WHO in the CAST Nine, The Producers, Chicago, Mulan, Anastasia, Pocahontas, Superstar, Lincoln, Cinderella, Annie, Geppetto, South Pacific and Scrubs. Arranged for Christine Andreas, Toni Braxton, Beyoncé Knowles, Barry Manilow, Mandy Patinkin, Barbra Streisand and the Boston Pops. As a composer, Doug’s music has been heard in the films The Punisher, Out of Step and Exit Speed; the TV shows “Summerland” and “One Life to Live;” and the musical “Hats.” JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator) Recent Broadway: La Cage Aux Folles; A Little Night Music; Ragtime; Rock of Ages; Burn the Floor; Young Frankenstein; Xanadu; Les Misérables; Grey Gardens; The Drowsy Chaperone; Beauty and the Beast; Hairspray; Coram Boy; Threepenny Opera; Sweeney Todd; The Producers; Movin’ Out; Caroline, or Change; Little Shop of Horrors; Hot Feet; Thoroughly Modern Millie; 42nd Street; Urinetown; Nine; La Bohème; Oklahoma!; Jekyll & Hyde; The Rocky Horror Show; Seussical; The Music Man; Fosse; The Civil War. Studio musician (bass): Michael Jackson, Madonna, Portishead, Eric Clapton, BB King, Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon, Celine Dion, Smashing Pumpkins, Tommy Flanagan, Pete Seeger, NY Philharmonic. His album Stage Door Johnny – John Miller: takes on Broadway is available on PS Classics Records. www.JohnMillerBass.com MOLLY HAYDON (National Marketing and Press Director) began her career in entertainment marketing in Canada promoting concerts and touring theatre. For more than a decade now, she has specialized in marketing Broadway and arena tours across North America and in London. First national tours include: The Producers; Wicked; Kiss Me, Kate; Copenhagen; Dame Edna’s The Royal Tour; The Sound of Music and Annie. For the last three years Molly has overseen the hugely successful arena tour of Walking With Dinosaurs. Molly has had the distinct privilege of working with the industry’s finest and funniest. Special Thanks to Tom Viertel and Laura Green. ON THE ROAD (Tour Direction) is a full-service theatrical booking agency providing booking and contract services for touring shows throughout North America. Founded in 1997, On The Road is proud to have served as tour director for such Tony Award winning shows as The Producers – the new Mel Brooks musical, Hairspray, Movin’ Out, Sweeney Todd, and Spring Awakening as well as The Rat Pack – Live at the Sands, Little Shop of Horrors, Golda’s Balcony, Burn The Floor, and Young Frankenstein. Simma Levine, an industry veteran, joined On The Road in 2002 and has been

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President since September 2004. SETH C. WENIG (Executive Producer) has been with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He spearheaded the International tours of Fosse starring Ben Vereen/Ruthie Henshall as well as the UK regional tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. Together with Cameron Mackintosh, Seth served as executive producer of a forty week UK/US tour of the National Theatre’s My Fair Lady. He is currently serving as Executive Producer on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific, Young Frankenstein and The New 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables. He is most proud of his greatest productions, Marlo and Camden. THE FRANKEL • BARUCH • VIERTEL • ROUTH GROUP (Producer) have produced and managed productions for over 25 years. Currently: A Little Night Music, Burn the Floor Tour, Hairspray (on tour in the UK) and Stomp. Previously: The Norman Conquests, Gypsy, Young Frankenstein, The Producers, Hairspray, Sweeney Todd, Company, Little Shop of Horrors, The Weir, The Sound of Music, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Angels in America, Oleanna, Love Letters, Driving Miss Daisy, Frankie and Johnny ..., Penn & Teller, many others. Upcoming: Leap of Faith with music by Alan Menken on Broadway in Spring 2011 and Flashdance in London in Fall 2010. Awarded 36 Tonys, 47 Drama Desk Awards, 38 Outer Critics Awards, four Grammys, eight Olivier Awards and two Pulitzer Prizes. They have the rare distinction of having won Tony Awards in all four “Best” categories – play, musical, play revival and musical revival. NETworks PRESENTATIONS, LLC (Producer) Founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig and Scott Jackson, NETworks has produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions. Previous productions include Oliver!; Little Women starring Maureen McGovern; Jekyll & Hyde; Kiss of the Spiderwoman; Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson; Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall; The Light in the Piazza; My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh; Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!; Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake; Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Annie and Hairspray among many others. Joining returning hits The Wizard of Oz, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific this season are Joyful Noise’s production of Handel’s Messiah Rocks, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line, Blue Man

WHO’S WHO in the CAST Group National Tour and Les Misérables. JAMES D. STERN (Producer) An Awardwinning theatrical producer, filmmaker and CEO of Endgame Entertainment, he has produced over 50 Broadway shows and films, including the Tony-Award-winning musicals, The Producers and Hairspray; the Tony-nominated Legally Blonde; and the international hit, Stomp. In film, he has directed and produced the critically acclaimed documentary Every Little Step. As producer, his films include “Proof,” “Hotel Rwanda,” “I’m Not There” and “An Education.” DOUGLAS L. MEYER (Producer) fulfilled a dream by winning a Tony as co-producer of The Producers and Hairspray! Other broadway credits: Swing!, Little Shop of Horrors, The Wedding Singer, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Legally Blonde. His greatest creation: his Abby-Normal son, David “the Brain” Meyer. Doug is a Certified Financial Planner and Managing Director of Investments with Wells Fargo Advisors in Deerfield, Illinois. Doug has deep love for his wife Stacey, desserts and the Cubs. JON B. PLATT (Producer). Tony Awards: Angels in America; Millennium Approaches (Pulitzer Prize for Drama); Perestroika; Copenhagen; God of Carnage. Tony nominations: Damn Yankees; Peter Pan; Hello, Dolly!; The Diary of Anne Frank; LonesomeWest; Man

of La Mancha; Wicked; You’re Welcome America. National: The Sound of Music; Sunset Boulevard; Hair; Jesus Christ Superstar; Fiddler on the Roof; The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; A Chorus Line; The Graduate; Blue Man Group “Tubes.” Current: Wicked: New York, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Stuttgart. Driving Miss Daisy starring James Earl James and Vanessa Redgrave. FRANKEL GREEN THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT (General Management) is currently general managing A Little Night Music and Rock of Ages in New York; Stomp in New York and on tour; and Burn the Floor on tour. Richard Frankel and Laura Green have managed more than 90 productions over the past 20 years in New York and on tour in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Previous productions: Smokey Joe’s Café, The Sound of Music, The Weir, Swing!, The Producers, Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors, Sweeney Todd, Company, Gypsy, The Norman Conquests and Finian’s Rainbow. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 48,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits,

STAFF FOR YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Executive Producers Tom Viertel Kenneth H. Gentry Seth C.Wenig General Management/Production Management Gregory Vander Ploeg, Hector Guivas NY General Management Frankel Green Theatrical Management Richard Frankel Laura Green JoeWatson Leslie Ledbetter Company Manager Jamey Jennings Assistant Company Manager Kristin Stewart National Marketing and Press Director Molly Haydon TOUR DIRECTION PROVIDED BY On the Road Simma Levine, President Josh Sherman, Allison Engallena www.ontheroadbooking.com Casting Tara Rubin Casting Tara Rubin, CSA, Merri Sugarman, CSA EricWoodall, CSA, Laura Schutzel, CSA, Paige Blansfield, Dale Brown, Kaitlin Shaw Production Stage Manager..........................John M. Atherlay Stage Manager ..........................................Sarah A. Tschirpke Ass’t. Stage Manager ....................................Patricia L. Grabb Ass't. Director ....................................................Scott Bishop Ass't. Director/Choreographer ............................JeffWhiting

Assoc. Director/Choreographer ............................James Gray Broadway Assoc. Director ........................Steven Zweigbaum Broadway Assoc. Choreographer ....................Chris Peterson Tour Ass’t. Choreographer/ Dance Captain ....................................Kristin Marie Johnson Assoc. Set Designer ........................................David Peterson Ass't. Set Designer..................................................Atkin Pace Assoc. Costume Design....................................Scott Traugott Ass't. Costume Designer ..............................Robert J. Martin Ass’t. Costume Designer....................................Cathy Parrott Ass't. toWilliam Ivey Long ............................Donald Sanders Assoc. Lighting Designer ......................................John Viesta Ass't. Lighting Designer ................................Keri Thibodeau Moving Light Programmer..............................JoshWeitzman Assoc. Sound Designer/Programmer ..................Brian Hsieh Ass’t.Wig Designer ................................Giovanna Calabretta Management Assistant............................................Ed Brooks Frankenstein Puppet....................Michael Curry Design Prosthetic Design ..........................................John Dods Head Carpenter ................................Michael Reininger Ass’t. Carpenter ..............................Frank. J. Ferraro, Jr. Flyman ................................................Chris Mattingly Production Electrician ....................Brian GF McGarity Head Electrician ................................................Billy Paton Ass’t. Electrician..............................................Nicole Laeger Ass’t. Electrician ..........................................Joshua Moberly Head Audio..........................................................Matt Nall Ass’t. Audio......................................................Ben Madden Head Props ..............................................Austin Rodriguez HeadWardrobe ................................Molly Yoder-Williams Ass't.Wardrobe ................................................Kristina May Head Make-up ..................................................Paul Bigot

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST HeadWigs............................................................Judi Jewell ProductionWigs/Make-up ................................Jeff Knaggs Dialect Coach ......................Deborah Hecht, Jessica Drake Production Assistants............................................Allie Roy, Zdenka Kalina, Bruno Narchi Ass’t. to Mr. Brooks ..................................Shelby Van Vliet Ass’t. to Mr. Routh ..........................................Katie Adams Ass’t. to Mr. Viertel ................................Tania Senewiratne Ass’t. to Mr. Baruch ..........................................Sonja Soper Advertising ........................................................Spotco, Inc. Drew Hodges, Jim Edwards, Tom McCann, Tom Greenwald, Aaliytha Davis; Creative Group Website............................................Mammoth Advertising Production Photography ..................................Paul Kolnik Merchandising ....................................................Dewynters Music Preparation ..............................Anixter-Rice Services Accounting ......................Fried and Kowgios Partners, LLP NETworks Presentations, LLC Legal....................Franklin,Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C Payroll Services ............................................................ADP Insurance ............................................DeWitt Stern Group Travel Agency............................Road-Rebel Transportation Tax Consultant ..............BrentA.Turner, One Source, PSG IT Services..................GeorgeW.Wilson, One Source, PSG Trucking ........................................................Clark Transfer For Frankel Green Theatrical Management Finance Director ....................................Michael Naumann Ass't. to Mr. Frankel ........................................Heidi Libby Ass't. to Ms. Green..................................Joshua A. Saletnik Ass't. Finance Director ......................................Sue Bartelt Finance Associate ..........................................Heather Allen IT Manager................................................Roddy Pimentel Director of Business Affairs..........................Michael Sinder Business Affairs Ass't. ................................Dario Dallalasta Booking ..................................On the Road Booking, LLC Simma Levine Office Manager ..............................................EmilyWright Receptionists ..................Christina Cataldo, Allison Raines For NETworks Presentations Chief Executive Officer ....................................Ken Gentry Chief Operating Officer ............................ScottW. Jackson Executive Producers ....................................Seth C.Wenig, Kary M.Walker Assoc. Producer ............................................Angela Rowles Ass’t. Producer ..............................................Mary K.Witte Senior General Manager ..................Gregory Vander Ploeg Assoc. General Managers ............Jim Lanahan, Kim Reiter Production Manager ......................................Jason Juenker Ass’t. Production Manager ............................Hector Guivas Production Coordinator............................Kaitlin Ciccarelli Marketing/PR ................................................Heather Hess Playbill Creation & Maintenance ................Tuckey Requa Music Coordinator ..........................................John Mezzio Controller ..................................................Paula L. Jenkins Assistant Controller ....................................Jennifer Gifford Accounts Payable ..............................................Laura Carey Accountant ..........................................................Lisa Blank Office Manager..........................................Buddy Piccolino Office Assistant..................................................Nancy Kerr The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

Credits Scenery provided by Hudson Scenic Studio. Additional scenery provided by Showroom, Inc and F&D Scene Changes. Painted drops provided by Scenic Art Studios. Lighting equipment provided by PRG Lighting. Sound equipment provided by PRG Audio. Stage properties provided by Cigar Box Studios, Rabbit’s Choice and Costume Armour. Additional props built by Showman Fabricators. Frankenstein puppet provided by Michael Curry Design. Hand props byMoon Boots - JennieMarino. Costumes by Carelli Costumes, Inc.; David Quinn; EuroCo Costumes, Inc.; Jennifer Love Costumes, Inc.; John David Ridge, Inc.; Scafati Tailoring, Inc.; Tricorne, Inc. Shoes by T.O. Dey, J.C. Theatrical and LaDuca.Millinery by Carelli Costumes, Inc.; Rodney Gordon; Inc. Rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios Special Thanks to Providence Performing Arts Center; Norbert Mongeon and Orange County Performing Arts Center Financial Services and banking arrangements by M&T Bank Visit the Young Frankenstein website at YoungFrankensteinTheMusical.com

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in theUnited States. All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE. UNITED SCENICARTISTS represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. The Press Agents, Company and House Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. Please turn off your cell phones and pagers prior to the beginning of the performance.

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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and support of the following contributors.

Producer’s Circle Chairman’s Council Mr. and Mrs. William B. McGuire, Jr.

Director’s Council Scot and Diane Powell

President’s Council Peg and Jay Adamczyk Jim and Cathy Baily Mrs. Nancy B. Thomas and Mr. William M. Barnhardt Arthur D. Becker, Christine K. Becker, Kimberly K. Becker

Amy and Philip Blumenthal Betsy and Alfred Brand Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cameron Mr. William K. Diehl, Jr. Walter and Michele Fisher

Dorlisa and Peter Flur Tom and Vickie Gabbard David and Barbara Goodman Beverly and Jim Hance Chuck and Diane Harrington

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Hauser Sally Hawk and Tommi Levi Jeanne and Rick Puckett Mr. and Mrs. Eric Sklut Edgar and Karen Whitener

Grace, Michael and John Galloway Harry and Gail Grim Belinda and Timothy Gunter Mandy and Todd Houser Thomas and Nora Hughes Sunny and Wen Hutchinson David and Susan Jamison Lloyd Johnson

Howard and Julie Levine Karmen and Russell Martin Chris and Caroline McDowell Thomas C. Nelson and Anna Spangler Nelson Wendy and Frank Rosen Bill and Brenda Ryan Jane and Nelson Schwab Thad and Bobbie Sharrett

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Sherrill Lisa and Glenn Sherrill Ronnie and Paulette Sherrill Jacqueline Snipes Pam and Andy Warlick Mr. and Mrs. E.I. Weisiger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. White Caroline and Lawrence A. Wilson

Lane E. Faison J.C. and Elizabeth Faulkner Beth and Jonathan Feit Curt and Sara Fochtmann Joyce Staley Ford Peggy and Heriberto Garcia John R. Georgius In Memory of Judy Gerhart Anne and George Goodyear Mrs. Charles Grace Rebecca and Carl Guidice Sharon and Benjamin Hager Pamela G. Hanna, M.D. Ned Hardison Blaine and Robin Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hawley Eleanor and Parks Helms Tim and Carolyn Hilton Dr. and Mrs. Alex Horchak Jim and Peggy Hynes Lynn Jeffrey Tom and Michelle Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Graeme M. Keith Ginger Kemp Virginia A. Kern Mary Jean and Howard L. Kushner Janice S. Ladley James Ledbetter

The Leon Levine FoundationSandra and Leon Levine Mr. and Mrs. Kurt E. Lindquist, II David Markoski Lori Matthews Ashley and Scott Mattei Gary and Jill Maxwell Jane and Hugh McColl T. Bragg and Betsy McLeod Mr. Edwin McMahan Elsa and Joseph McNamara John and Donna Mitchell Marie Mitchell Daniel Nance Ed and Jill Newman Janet and Peter Nixon Madison O’Kane Donald O’Shields Mr. and Mrs. John R. Prince III Jim Putnam Eva and George Raftelis Sally and Russell Robinson Robert and Lisa Rollins William R. Rollins Carla and Ed Rose In Memory of Larisa Samoylov Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Schmidly Dale and Mary Sedivec

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Seymour Mr.andMrs.CharlesM.Shelton,Sr. Peggy and Pope Shuford Jim Shupe The Marc and Mattye Silverman Foundation Tom and Sherry Skains Mr. and Mrs. Wayne B. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Spencer Walter and Ingrid Steele Dia and Paul Steiger Ms. Donita Stewart John D. and Patricia E. Stewart Robert and Ann Stolz John and Mary Sumner Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Thomas David Thomason Ellen and Ron Vilas Greg and Sandy Vlahos Catherine and Scott Warfield Lin and DP Washburn Mary Ellen and Reid Wilkerson Richard T. “Stick” Williams Rip and Cathey Winfield Steve Worthy GillianAlbinskiandDouglas Young Stephen C. Young

Benefactor Howard and Margaret Bissell J. Michael Booe and Rebecca S. Henderson Laura and Sam Bowles Lea and Robin Burt Amy and Alfred Dawson Daniel and Marilyn DiMicco Charlie Elberson Scott Fuller

Grand Patron Larry Adams Bill and Valerie Alexander Elizabeth Austin Mr. and Mrs. John M. Barry Dr. and Mrs. Edward S. Baum Mike and Renee Baumbach Ralph and Linda Beck Mark and Louise Bernstein Ken and Beth Beuley Roy and Amy Bivens Mr. and Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Crandall and Erskine Bowles Peter and Cynthia Buck James R. Bullock Bret Burquest Tony and Dianne Byers Jeffrey Carlson Nan and Hal Clarke Steve and Elaine Coats Brandon and Amy Croom Roger Cuddy Bill and Rose Cummings Adelaide and Ned Davis James W. Donahue Pepper and Roddey Dowd Mr. and Mrs. James F. Downs Marica and Bob Dynko Greg Ewald

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Contributions received February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011.

Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and support of the following contributors.

Leadership Gift

Corporate Chairman Partners

2010/11 Broadway Lights Series Sponsor

Signature Gift

Official Healthcare Provider of Blumenthal Performing Arts CREATIVE CATERING

Major Gifts

Preferred Caterer of Blumenthal Performing Arts

Preferred Snack Food Provider of Blumenthal Performing Arts

Preferred Dining Partner of Blumenthal Performing Arts

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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and support of the following contributors.

Corporate Partners Directing Partner

Cadwalader

Rodgers Builders

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Daniel and Ana Aceti Alston & Bird, LLP Crosland, LLC Design Build Mechanical Corporation

Family Dollar Store Hubbell Consulting, LLC Hunton & Williams, LLP InterCon Building Corporation

McGuireWoods, LLP Midrex Technologies, Inc. NUCOR Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

RSM McGladrey Shurtape Technologies, LLC South Arts SteelFab, Inc.

Imperial Printing Jack and Jill of America Foundation, Inc. Internetwork Services Inc. KBR Lincoln Harris McGrann Paper Corporation Modular Designs Morningstar Mini-Storage

NASCAR Media Group North Highland Company PCL Construction Services Inc. Preferred Electric Robert W. Baird & Company, Inc. Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.

Spectrum Properties Stewart Engineering, Inc. Toshiba United Mechanical Corporation W. B. Moore Company of Charlotte, Inc.

Cabarrus Glass Co., Inc. Carocraft Cabinets, Inc. Carousel Capital Company Carroll Financial Associates, Inc. Charlotte Engineers LLP Charter Concrete Services, Inc. Chicago Title Insurance Company Childress Klein Properties Choate Construction Co.

Cochrane Steel, Inc. Collins and Wright Inc. Crowder Construction Company Design Strategies LLC Dixon Hughes PLLC Doerre Construction Co., LLC E.F. Belk & Son, Inc. Ec,a Architecture, PC Elm Engineering Forsythe Solutions Group, Inc.

Galvan Industries, Inc. Garmon & Co., Inc. Commerical Flooring Hendrick Construction, Inc. Herlocker Mechanical Systems, Inc. High Performance Technologies, Inc. HITACHI Data Systems HM Properties Hood Hargett & Associates Hoopaugh Grading Co., LLC

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BB&T Belk, Inc. The Broadway League C design Inc. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Clariant Direct Source, Inc. The Dowd Foundation Grant Thornton Associate Partner

Acoustics Incorporated Adams Electric Company AREVA NP Inc. Ashley Furniture HomeStore Aster Group Corporation B&H Millwork and Fixtures Inc. B.E. Holbrooks Co., Inc. BE&K Building Group Inc. Blythe Development Co. C.M. Steel, Inc.

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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and support of the following contributors.

Corporate Partners (cont.) Associate Partner (cont.)

IKON Office Systems Information Innovators, Inc. Interstate Electric Co. Inc. Ironworks Consulting KingGuinn Associates, P.A. Lake Norman Custom Glass, Inc. L.T. Mechanical, Inc. Lantern Builders, Inc. LITTLE Madison Construction Group, Inc. Marsh Properties Martin Marietta Materials MCC Mechanical, LLC

McCombs Steel Company, Inc. McDade Supply, Inc. McNeary, Inc. MechanicalContractors, Inc. MegaPath, Inc. Monaghan Group PLLC Mooresville Glass and Mirror Morrow Insurance Agency, Inc. MV Momentum Construction Myers & Chapman, Inc. NASCAR Foundation Net Direct Systems

North American Lawn & Landscape, LLC Odell Associates PinPoint Safety, LLC Quality Sprinkler Red Moon Marketing Reznick Group, P.C. Robert Pittenger Company Rogers Unloading Service Schindler Elevator Corp. Security Forces, Inc. Shook Kelly Signature Consultants The Southeastern Group Inc. - Paint, Drywall, Trim Southern States Rebar of North Carolina, Inc.

Sprint Staley Inc. Sun Belt Office & Data Suppliers, Inc. The Title Company of North Carolina Toler, Bly & Associates, CPA, PLLC Tropical Nut & Fruit Inc. Unique Express, Inc. Velligan Medical Services Walker Engineering, PA Warco Construction, Inc. White Knight Engineered Products Willis

Contributions received February 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011.

Foundation Gifts THE DOCTOR FAMILY FOUNDATION Education Programs and Student Scholarships

The Arts & Science Council supports Blumenthal Performing Arts’ 2011 Fiscal Year budget with a Basic Operating Grant in the amount of $345,401.

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

Where Charlotte Comes Together! Please contact us for more information on becoming a member. Blumenthal Performing Arts PO Box 37322 • Charlotte, NC 28237 • 704.348.5823 development@ncbpac.org • BlumenthalArts.org

THIS MONTH, WE THOUGHT YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D APPRECIATE OUR NOT THANKING YOU. In these extraordinary times, your generosity could not be more important in helping ASC fund the efforts of those dedicated to arts, science, history and heritage. With every dollar more critical than ever, we are foregoing our tradition of listing all of our donors in this publication. Instead, you can view a list of our donors at ArtsAndScience.org, and we hope you will accept our sincere gratitude as we devote our resources to those who are counting on our support.

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TRY GREEN EGGS AND HAM AT THE SYMPHONY

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ould you eat them at the Symphony? Would you eat them with a…hmmm… What rhymes with Symphony? The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra brings the deliciously delightful rhymes of Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham to audiences of all ages at its upcoming Lollipops concert on March 26. The Symphony is teaming up with the artists of “Really Inventive Stuff” for the concert. Inspired by the legends of vaudeville and silent film, “Really Inventive Stuff” combines music, miming, and puppetry to open the imaginations of its audiences as it creatively shares some of literature’s best tales. Green Eggs and SAM - I - AM Ham features Kimberly Schroeder as the Soprano, and Michael Boudewyns as the persistent Sam-I-Am. “We’ve designed this so that the soprano, or the person who does not like green eggs and ham, is living in kind of a black and white world,” says Boudewyns. “And in contrast, Sam-I-Am is very colorful. I just love Dr. Seuss. I think that what Dr. Seuss has given the world is a giant gift, and all of this is in celebration of Dr. Seuss.” Boudewyns is the co-founder of “Really Inventive Stuff.” He has performed with theater companies around the nation and has

been creating literature-based performances since 1997. Kimberly Schroeder is currently the co-director of the Delaware Dance Company’s Youth Dance Ensemble. She has been in many productions, including Fiddler on the Roof, La Boheme and Cinderella. This orchestral adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss tale features music by Robert Kapilow. “Kapilow’s score for Green Eggs and Ham is a lot like ‘Looney Tunes’ music, where the scores are like patchwork – constantly changing melodies and illustrating a cartoon,” says Boudewyns. “The music catches you by surprise and really forces you to pay attention.” The concert is sure to be fun for all, Boudewyns says: “We want to make sure that a sense of playfulness exists. People forget that when you see a performance, you are there to play. Actors perform in a play; musicians play instruments –audiences need that same experience. They need the opportunity to play.” Find out how much you like green eggs and ham on Saturday, March 26 in the Belk Theater. A pre-concert festival begins at 10 a.m. and puts the musical experience into kids’ hands, with crafts, activities, and instrument exploration in The Symphony Guild of Charlotte’s “Musical Petting Zoo.”

Lollipops: Green Eggs and Ham Sat. March 26 • 11am • Belk Theater 704-972-2000 • www.charlottesymphony.org 16

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