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Christopher J. Bell – SunTrust Bank
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Mayor Steve Schewel – City of Durham
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Bob Klaus – General Manager, DPAC DPAC Guiding Priniciples DPAC’s National Ranking and Awards Nederlander and PFM – Our Theater Family Johnson Lexus President’s Club Show Credits and Cast Information Consumer Ticket Warning DPAC Food and Beverage DPAC Group Services Heart of the Arts Connect with DPAC DPAC Stars – Volunteer Program Triangle Rising Stars Guest Etiquette Discover Broadway
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WELCOME FROM OUR SPONSOR
SunTrust is proud to sponsor what may be the most stellar season yet of SunTrust Broadway at DPAC! Whether this is your first SunTrust Broadway visit, or you’re a long-time season seat member, we’re delighted to welcome you to this exciting performance. SunTrust understands that that the arts are essential to the quality of life in the communities we serve. The performing arts in particular have the power to inspire, entertain, inform, thrill and unite us in a communal experience. We value our ongoing partnership with DPAC, which has proven to be an extraordinary artistic and economic force in our region, forever setting a high bar on quality that it meets and exceeds season after season. Helping people gain personal confidence about their finances is SunTrust’s passion and our purpose. Did you know that 75% of Americans report that their finances are their primary source of stress? SunTrust recognized that this is a silent epidemic that had to be addressed. In 2016, we launched the onUp Movement to offer everyone – SunTrust clients or otherwise – a way to take the first steps toward financial confidence. Escaping financial stress frees you to enjoy what is most important. We encourage you to join the Movement at onUp.com, where you’ll find tips, resources and challenge games to launch your journey to a life well-spent. But for tonight, sit back, and enjoy the show!
Christopher J. Bell SunTrust Region President, Triangle East
Welcome to SunTrust Broadway at DPAC!
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WELCOME FROM THE MAYOR The traditional tenth anniversary gift is aluminum or tin, but that just does not seem fitting to celebrate a place that has delivered nothing but platinum for Durham for the last decade. As Durham’s mayor, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Durham Performing Arts Center. My wife and I have been season ticket holders in DPAC’s Broadway series since it opened in 2008, and like DPAC’s more than 4 million guests, I continue to marvel at the caliber of performances showcased in our great city. Each year just gets better and better. For example, more than 480,000 visitors walked the red carpet last year to attend award-winning musicals, such as Les Misérables, The Color Purple, and sold-out concerts including David Byrne, Anita Baker and Jerry Seinfeld. In addition, this past fall, DPAC hosted 32 sold-out performances of the Tony® award-winning musical HAMILTON. That’s not all. While providing entertainment that families can enjoy together is a top priority for DPAC, finding ways to involve those who may not otherwise enjoy all that the arts have to offer has become a special passion for this theater. Last year, DPAC hosted its second “sensory-friendly” theatrical performance for children with autism. No doubt, the arts contribute to Durham’s sense of community.Your attendance enables DPAC to support other nonprofit arts groups, such as the Durham Arts Council and the Hayti Heritage Center. DPAC also cultivates the arts in education by arranging visits from touring cast members to local schools through Heart of the Arts, and not to mention donating hundreds of tickets each year to schools and local charities to use for auctions and fundraising. DPAC is constantly working to ensure that the arts touch many areas of Durham and, indeed, the entire Triangle community. A visit to DPAC is an open invitation to experience Durham—from great awardwinning restaurants to shopping and culture. It’s as easy as parking and either walking, biking or taking the bus to downtown eateries, or taking a short drive to nearby malls, museums or historical sites. If you stay the night, downtown hotels are here to welcome you with open arms. Milestone anniversaries are often the result of great partnerships, and DPAC is no different. Since the very beginning, the facility’s manager Nederlander/PFM has been responsible for bringing Tony®-winning Broadway shows to Durham, making DPAC a source of local, regional and national pride. If the first ten years indicate what’s to come, then buckle your seatbelts! Thank you for choosing DPAC and Durham. Now settle into your seats to enjoy your DPAC experience and an unforgettable show! Sincerely,
Mayor Steve Schewel
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WELCOME FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER Welcome to DPAC! We’re glad you are here. The team here recently celebrated our tenth birthday. It was a milestone that had us looking back on hosting over 2,000 events, entertaining over 4 million guests - generating an economic impact for Durham of over $658 million. I was DPAC’s first employee. I started in January of 2008, about ten months before the center opened. When I first started, I had no office and worked out of a Starbucks in Downtown Durham that had a good Wi-Fi connection. One of my first tasks as General Manager was to recruit the original management team. We started with ten full-time staff members; since then, the staff has doubled in size as the number of annual events has tripled from our first season. Special recognition goes to Rachel Traversari and Josh Anderson, who were part of the original staff and have grown into roles as senior leaders within our organization. The success that DPAC has does not just happen. It takes hundreds of full-time, parttime and volunteer staff members, and many more at The Nederlander Organization, Professional Facilities Management and the City of Durham’s elected officials and staff with whom we work closely in the operation of DPAC. I extend my thanks to everyone that has played a part in DPAC being ranked among the top five theaters in the country every year. This past October we received what may be our greatest recognition, being named as Theater of the Year by IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association), a trade association made of venue managers, agents, and event promoters. This recognition is a source of pride for Durham and the region: there were a total of seven theaters nominated with the six other nominees in the much larger markets of Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. We’re always proud to share the accolades, awards and top rankings we achieve at DPAC, because we also want to thank you, our loyal guests, who have made this possible. Thank you for choosing to join us at this performance, and thank you for a fantastic first ten years. Sincerely,
Bob Klaus General Manager
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Year End 2018 Attendance Rankings U.S. Theaters
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2018 Certificate of Excellence
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Over the past ten seasons, DPAC has been honored to be regionally and nationally recognized as one of the top theaters in the nation. As proud as we are of these accomplishments, what makes us happiest are the smiles and applause we see and hear at the end of every performance. We are always delighted to express our appreciation for each of our guests, and we are honored to have your support. We hope you enjoy this special performance and thank you for coming to DPAC!
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OUR THEATER FAMILY THE NEDERLANDER ORGANIZATION If you’ve ever attended a Broadway show in New York, chances are you may have been to one of DPAC’s sister theaters operated by its parent company,The Nederlander Organization. With nine of the largest venues in New York’s theater district, Nederlander theaters are host to some of Broadway’s biggest productions including the blockbuster musical Hamilton playing in Nederlander’s Richard Rodgers Theatre, Disney’s The Lion King in their Minskoff Theatre, and Wicked in their Gershwin Theatre. Other shows currently playing in Nederlander Theaters in New York include Pretty Woman: The Musical, The Cher Show: A New Musical, Tootsie: The Musical. New Broadway hits playing in the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre will be announced soon. For over five decades, the Nederlanders have been prolific producers and presenters of major theatrical productions. Under the leadership of President James L. Nederlander, the Nederlanders have built a national network of theaters including nine Broadway venues in New York: The Palace, The Brooks Atkinson, The Gershwin, The LuntFontanne, The Marquis, The Minskoff, The Nederlander, The Richard Rodgers, and The Neil Simon Theatres. Outside of New York, their venues include Broadway In Chicago at The CIBC Theatre, The Oriental Theatre, The Cadillac Palace Theatre, The Roosevelt University Auditorium Theatre and The Broadway Playhouse (Chicago, IL); Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC); The Hollywood Pantages Theatre, The Dolby Theatre (Los Angeles, CA); Broadway San Diego at The Civic and Balboa Theatres (San Diego, CA); Broadway In Tucson at Centennial Hall (Tucson, AZ); Broadway San Jose at The San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (San Jose, CA); Best of Broadway at The North Charleston Coliseum Performing Arts Center (North Charleston, SC); The City National Grove of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA); and The Aldwych Theatre, The Adelphi Theatre and The Dominion Theatre (London, England). The Nederlanders are industry leaders and generous supporters of arts organizations and social causes for which they have received countless honors. In 2009, the Nederlanders established The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (The Jimmy® Awards) to celebrate outstanding student performances in high school musical productions across the United States. DPAC is a participant in The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ with its annual Triangle Rising Stars program.
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Dan Hoy
Rose Iannaccone
Marina Lazzaretto
Tyler John Logan
Laura Katherine Kaufman
McGee Maddox
Brandon Michael Nase
Devin Neilson
Charlotte O’Dowd
Emily Jeanne Phillips
Lexie Plath
Mariah Reives
Adam Richardson
Ethan Saviet
Liz Schmitz
Tricia Tanguy
Ahren Victory
Anthony Michael Zas
Andy Michael Zimmermann
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Alonzo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PHILLIP DECEUS Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tugger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McGEE MADDOX Bombalurina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LEXIE PLATH Cassandra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARIAH REIVES Coricopat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PJ DiGAETANO Demeter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIZ SCHMITZ Grizabella. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KERI RENÉ FULLER Jellylorum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KAITLYN DAVIDSON Jennyanydots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EMILY JEANNE PHILLIPS Mistoffelees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TION GASTON Mungojerrie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TONY d’ALELIO Munkustrap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAN HOY Peter/Bustopher Jones/Asparagus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIMOTHY GULAN Plato/Macavity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TYLER JOHN LOGAN Pouncival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANTHONY MICHAEL ZAS Rumpelteazer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROSE IANNACCONE Sillabub. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AHREN VICTORY Skimbleshanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ETHAN SAVIET Tantomile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAURA KATHERINE KAUFMAN Tumblebrutus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEVIN NEILSON Victor/Old Deuteronomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRANDON MICHAEL NASE Victoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAITLIN BOND The Cats Chorus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARIA FAILLA, ADAM RICHARDSON, TRICIA TANGUY, ANDY MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN SWINGS ZACHARY S. BERGER, NICK BURRAGE, ERIN CHUPINSKY, JUSTIN W. GEISS, MARINA LAZZARETTO, CHARLOTTE O’DOWD
DANCE CAPTAINS NICK BURRAGE, ERIN CHUPINSKY
UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
For Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tugger: ZACHARY S. BERGER, TYLER JOHN LOGAN; for Grizabella: MARIA FAILLA, TRICIA TANGUY; for Mistoffelees: PJ DiGAETANO, JUSTIN W. GEISS; for Munkustrap: ZACHARY S. BERGER, TYLER JOHN LOGAN; for Peter/Bustopher Jones/Asparagus: ADAM RICHARDSON, ANDY MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN; for Victor/Old Deuteronomy: ADAM RICHARDSON, ANDY MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.
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SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS Act I
Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company The Naming of Cats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company Invitation to the Jellicle Ball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria, Mistoffelees, Munkustrap The Old Gumbie Cat. . . . Munkustrap, Jennyanydots, Jellylorum, Demeter, Bombalurina The Rum Tum Tugger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rum Tum Tugger, Company Entry of Grizabella. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grizabella, Demeter, Bombalurina, Company Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bustopher Jones, Jennyanydots, Bombalurina, Jellylorum, Company Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer Old Deuteronomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger, Old Deuteronomy Song of the Jellicles and the Jellicle Ball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grizabella
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Introduction to Act II/The Moments of Happiness. . . . . . . . . Old Deuteronomy, Sillabub Gus the Theatre Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jellylorum, Asparagus The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles. . . . . . . . . Asparagus, Old Deuteronomy, Munkustrap, Company Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skimbleshanks, Company Macavity, The Mystery Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demeter, Bombalurina, Company Magical Mister Mistoffelees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mistoffelees, Rum Tum Tugger, Company Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sillabub, Munkustrap, Grizabella Journey to the Heaviside Layer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company The Ad-dressing of Cats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Deuteronomy, Company Finale Prologue — “Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” additional lyric material written by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe “Memory” lyric written by Trevor Nunn, based on poems by T.S. Eliot THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION
CATS ORCHESTRA Music Director/Conductor: Eric Kang Associate Music Director/Keyboard 3: Evan Roider Keyboards: Luke Flood, David Robison, David Sawicki Reeds: Garrett Hack, Dave Stambaugh Guitar: Ralph Agresta; Bass: John Toney Drums/Percussion: Aaron Nix Music Supervisor: Kristen Blodgette Associate Music Supervisor: Brian Taylor Keyboard Programmer: Stuart Andrews Music Coordinator: Talitha Fehr
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WHO’S WHO ZACHARY S. BERGER (Swing) hails from Niskayuna, NY and couldn’t be more excited to be back into the junkyard. Credits include: CATS (International Tour); Jekyll and Hyde (World Tour); Hello, Dolly! National tour starring Sally Struthers (Cornelius u/s). Off-Broadway: The Kid, 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor) at Sacramento Music Circus, My Fair Lady (Freddy) at Theater by the Sea. PCLO, Pioneer Theater Company. Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, BFA Musical Theater/Drama. “Spread love.”
PJ DIGAETANO (Coricopat) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut in CATS. Credits: CATS (Mr. Mistoffelees) Royal Caribbean, Iceploration (Austin) Busch Gardens, Singer/Dancer on Regent Cruise’s Navigator (traveled to 55 countries and 6 continents). Love to my family, friends, and incredible mom. Dreams do come true! Instagram: @itspjdigaetano MARIA FAILLA (Cats Chorus) Broadway: CATS. Tours: Sound of Music, Evita, West Side Story. Regional: Man of La Mancha (Shakespeare Theatre Co), Pirates of Penzance, The Vagabond King. B.M. Rice University. Love to my family, Billy and HAA. www.mariafailla.com @mvf10 Like houseplants? Subscribe to Maria’s Planty Podcast @ bloomandgrowradio on iTunes and Instagram!
CAITLIN BOND (Victoria) is thrilled to be making her Broadway National touring debut! She has performed in professional productions with Atlantic City Ballet, Ballet West Academy, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and appeared on Season 14 of “So You Think You Can Dance.” Thanks to Mom and Dad for their love and support. KERI RENÉ FULLER (Grizabella) National Tour Debut! Previous credits- Broadway: Waitress NICK BURRAGE (Dance Captain/Swing) BFA Dance (Francine & Jenna u/s). Regionally, she has appeared Marymount Manhattan College. National tours: in Murder Ballad (Sara), Les Misérables (Eponine), Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Notable dance Lizzie Borden (Lizzie), Hunchback of Notre Dame credits: The Joyce Theater, Jacob’s Pillow, Emery (Esmeralda), Dogfight (Rose). Proud BM Baldwin Lecrone Dance, KENZO by H&M Fashion Show. Wallace University Alumna and member of the Much love to family and friends! Proudly repped by Actor’s Equity Association. Thank you to the Lord CESD. @nickburrage as well as endless gratitude to CGF, Lindsay from Tara Rubin, Trevor, Andy, Brian and Kristen, and the ERIN CHUPINSKY (Dance Captain/Swing) Off- magic that is our Creative Team for this life altering Broadway: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Tours: Love experience. Love to BWMT’15, Mom, Dad, and Never Dies (US Premiere); Hello, Dolly!; CATS; Michael. For KJB and Tiff. @krfuller13 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Wonderful Town (1st Nat’l). Regional Favorites: The Tempest (Ariel), Beauty and TION GASTON (Mistoffelees) is a native of the Beast (Babette), Chicago, Victor Victoria. Training: Charlotte, North Carolina. Tion is an undergraduate BFA Western Michigan University, LAMDA (London). student at Point Park University majoring in dance. Erin has run 27 marathons and is an ironman triathlete. Regional credits include: Brigadoon, Disney’s Love and gratitude to Kristen, Andy and Karen. www. Beauty and the Beast, and Throughly Modern Millie. erinchupinsky.com @erinchupinsky Tion is ecstatic to be embarking on this new journey with CATS. Tion wants to give a huge thanks to God, TONY d’ALELIO (Mungojerrie) is elated to be his family, and all his teachers! @tion_9 back on the road dancing a role he has loved since kindergarten. Off-Broadway: This Ain’t No Disco JUSTIN W. GEISS (Swing) So pumped to be joining World Premier. Other National Tours: Matilda the CATS! Regional: Newsies (Henry, U/S Crutchie), A Musical (Michael Wormwood), Kinky Boots (Angel), Chorus Line (Bobby). Training at Houston Ballet Beauty and the Beast (LeFou). Regional: The Kennedy Academy and the Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet Center, The Maltz Jupiter Theatre, The Wick. Creator 2 Program. Special thanks to my friends and family of upcoming Web Series: “Daydream”. Thank you who have supported me throughout my entire career. Mom, teachers, family, and friends. @tonydalelio TIMOTHY GULAN (Peter/BustopherJones/Asparagus) KAITLYN DAVIDSON (Jellylorum) Broadway: Broadway/Tours: The Last Ship, Les Misérables, South Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Nice Work Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Some Like It Hot, If You Can Get It. National Tour: Bright Star (Lucy Picasso at the Lapine Agile, Carousel, Falsettos, The Lion Grant), R&H’s Cinderella (Ella), Irving Berlin’s King, Blood Brothers, Passion, The Frogs. Premieres: White Christmas (Judy). Regional: Riverside Mr. Knightley in Emma @streamingmusicals.com, For Theatre: Chicago (Roxie); The Cape Playhouse: The the Boys, Houdini, the King Stag, Just So, Get In the Car. Music Man (Marian Paroo). CCM Alum. Thanks to Movies/TV: South Pacific, Passion, The Knick, Ice Age, Andy, Lindsay, DGRW, Mom and Dad! Instagram: Boardwalk Empire, The Producers. Regional: The Glass @kaitlyndavidson27 Menagarie, Arsenic and Old Lace, Amadeus, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Billy Elliot, Bridges of Madison County, PHILLIP DECEUS (Alonzo) A New Jersey Native Big Fish. Tim teaches throughout the country. Thanks is thrilled to be performing on the North American Professional Artists, Tara Rubin Casting. Love Kat. tour of CATS. Regional Credits: My One and Only, timothygulan.com On Kentucky Avenue; International: Tokyo Disney Sea Resort and Vegas The Show. Thanks to all my Family, friends for your love and support.
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WHO’S WHO DAN HOY (Munkustrap) is thrilled to be a part of the CATS family. Touring Debut. Regional: Jehan/ Aphrodisius (Quasimodo U/S) in the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Great Lakes/Idaho Shakes), Gabe in Next to Normal (BTOTS), Jamie in Last Five Years (Revolution Theatrics), Pippin in Pippin (Thin Air Theater). Graduate of BWMT (2018) and the Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Academy (2014). Special thanks to Erin, Mallory and Melissa at CESD and Lindsay/Tara Rubin. He is grateful to his friends and family (Mom, Dad, Lizzie, Rachel, Grace and Zane) for all of their love and support. IG/Twitter: @dan_jhoy; FB:@DanHoy95 | Web: www.danhoy.org
DEVIN NEILSON (Tumblebrutus) a native of St. George Utah, is thrilled to be joining the North American Tour of CATS. Theatre credits include Race in Disney’s Newsies, Pepper in Mamma Mia!, Gideon in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Le Fou in Beauty and the Beast. Training: Brigham Young University, Music Dance Theatre BFA.
CHARLOTTE O’DOWD (Swing) Broadway & 1st National Tour: An American in Paris. Regional: Chicago, Wizard of Oz, Disney’s Little Mermaid, Joseph. Vegas: Cirque du Soleil The Beatles LOVE, Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers. Canada’s National Ballet School graduate. Endless love and thanks to ROSE IANNACCONE (Rumpleteazer) is ecstatic mom, dad, Laura, Hannah, Ellen, Rachel & McGee. to take on her first national tour with CATS! Thanks MSA! Instagram:@chassychassimi Regional: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Newsies, Gypsy, Singin’ in the Rain (Broadway EMILY JEANNE PHILLIPS (Jennyanydots) at Music Circus) Mamma Mia! (Ogunquit National Tours: Elf, the Musical (MSG). Off-Broadway: Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse). IAMT ’18! Rose Attack of the Elvis Impersonators. Regional: Goodspeed, gives special thanks to all her family, friends, and Papermill Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, North Shore teachers. Meow! Music Theatre, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Fulton Opera House and more! Thank you to GBM, Lindsey LAURA KATHERINE KAUFMAN (Tantomile) Levine, Andy and the Creatives. Love to Dad and Becca! is thrilled to join the 1st National Tour of CATS. emilyjeannephillips.com Previous: An American in Paris 1st National Tour, Odyssey Dance Theatre, City Ballet of SD. BFA LEXIE PLATH (Bombalurina) is honored to be a part Dance From the U of Arizona. Thanks to the CATS of this magical legacy. National Tours: Bullets Over team, Miller-Marley, Lakey Wolff, and her incredible Broadway (First National), Anything Goes (Virtue). parents. This is for you! @yuzzz12 Regional: A Chorus Line (Val, Arvada Center), Bullets Over Broadway (Ogunquit Playhouse), Guys & Dolls MARINA LAZZARETTO (Swing) Excited to be (Fulton Theatre). To my family & Conor, love you mean joining the CATS family. Broadway: An American In it. Insta: @lexie.plath Paris, West Side Story. Off Broadway: Trip of Love, Doctor Faustus. First National Tours: An American MARIAH REIVES (Cassandra) was born and In Paris, Wicked, Come Fly Away. Regional: Jerome raised in Sanford, North Carolina. She trained Robbins Broadway (Muny) Television: “Fosse/ at UNCSA for high school and graduated from Verdon”, “Marvelous Mrs Maisel”, “The Tonight Marymount Manhattan College. Regional theatres Show”, “SNL” and others. Thanks to Mum for all her include NY City Center, The Muny, and Theatre support. @marinalazz Under The Stars. This is Reives’ first national tour. A huge thanks to my family and friends for the support TYLER JOHN LOGAN (Plato/Macavity) National and my amazing agents at Bloc NYC. @mariahreives Tour: Elf; American Musical Theatre Dance Company. Regional: “Riff” in West Side Story (Ordway, North ADAM RICHARDSON (Cats Chorus) Regional Shore, Theatre by the Sea), Annie (Hollywood Bowl), credits: We Shall Not Be Moved (The Apollo), Honeymoon in Vegas (Marriott Theatre). Huge thank Showboat (Westchester Broadway Theatre), CATS you to his phenomenal family and incredible friends. (Flatrock Playhouse). Tour: Porgy and Bess (Europe/ @tylerlogan31 Middle East). Proud Carnegie Mellon University and Juilliard alum! Thanks to God, mom and dad, MCGEE MADDOX (Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tugger) siblings, family/friends, Tara Rubin Casting, and From Spartanburg, South Carolina I am thrilled to Kathy and the entire Encompass team. be back on the road and in such an iconic show! First National Tour: An American in Paris/Jerry Mulligan. ETHAN SAVIET (Skimbleshanks) is thrilled to Principal Dancer: The National Ballet of Canada. be joining the tour of CATS. Past regional credits I want to thank my friends, family, and the lovely include Pittsburgh CLO, Syracuse Stage, and MGR Charlotte. @mcgeemaddox Playhouse. BFA, Syracuse University. Thanks to my friends and family for the love and support. BRANDON MICHAEL NASE (Victor/Old Deuteronomy) Thrilled to be joining the CATS family! LIZ SCHMITZ (Demeter) Thrilled to be in the Regional: American Repertory Theater, Asolo Rep, junkyard! 1st National Tour: An American in Paris, Bucks County Playhouse, Casa Mañana, Dallas Theatre Matilda. Regional: The Fulton Theatre, Maine State Center, Tulane Summer Lyric, 3D Theatricals. Training: Music Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO. BFA Penn State BM University of North Texas, MM NYU. Infinite University, Crew15! Endless love and gratitude to thanks to God, Tara Rubin, DDO, and family (especially my family. @LizSchmitz my rocks; Lauren, Anaya, and Ellis). For my Annie. www.brandonmichaelnase.com; @brandonmichaelnase
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WHO’S WHO TRICIA TANGUY (Cats Chorus) Off-Broadway: The Marvelous Wonderettes (Original and Revival companies). National Tours: Joseph...Dreamcoat (U/S Diana Degarmo), Sister Act, CATS (Grizabella), The Producers, Disney on Classic concert tour (Japan). Regional: Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Theatre Aspen. Ithaca College grad (BFA Musical Theater) and Cleveland, OH native. Love to family & friends! www.triciatanguy.com @TriciaTanguy
Fellowship, and the Kennedy Center Honor. He owns seven London theatres including the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the London Palladium. He is passionate about the importance of music in education and the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has become one of Britain’s leading charities supporting the arts and music. In 2016 the Foundation funded a major new national initiative which endowed the American Theatre Wing with a $1.3 million, threeyear grant to support theatre education opportunities for underserved young people and public schools across the U.S. He was knighted by Her Majesty The Queen in 1992 and created a life peer in 1997. To mark his 70th birthday, his bestselling autobiography Unmasked was published by HarperCollins in March 2018.
AHREN VICTORY (Sillabub) Thrilled to be making her Broadway National Tour debut at the Jellicle Ball! New York based artist, recently performed at Jacob’s Pillow and BC BEAT with Breton Follies. Love & Gratitude to my Family, Friends, LDC Artist Rep., Mentors for their endless support. DZLAM! Check Meowt: AhrenVictory.com & Instagram: @ahren.victory THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT (Poet & Lyricist) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 26, ANTHONY MICHAEL ZAS (Pouncival) is thrilled 1888. He was educated at Harvard, the Sorbonne to be a part of this legendary production! Anthony’s in Paris and Merton College, Oxford. He settled in most notable credits include the 1st National Tour of England in 1915 and taught briefly at two schools Newsies where he played the roles of Elmer and Spot before joining Lloyds Bank in the city of London. Conlon. Anthony was then asked to reprise his role His first volume of poems, Prufrock and Other of Elmer in the filming of Newsies Live! Anthony Observations, was published in 1917. The Waste recently made his television debut dancing on Land, his most famous work, was first published in “Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Back to Brooklyn” special! 1922. In 1925 he left the bank to become a director Anthony wants to thank all his friends and family for of the publishing house of Faber. There have been their endless support! @anthonymzas several individual and collected editions of his poetry, as well as volumes of his literary and social criticism; ANDY MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN (Cats Chorus) he also wrote a number of verse plays, including is thrilled to make his National Tour debut! Musicals: Murder in the Cathedral, which was commissioned Carousel (Enoch Snow), Into the Woods (The Baker), for the Canterbury Festival of 1935. T.S. Eliot had a Street Scene (Daniel Buchanan). Operas: Die Zauberflöte great affection for cats, and “Possum” was his alias (Tamino), Don Pasquale (Ernesto), Roméo et Juliette among his friends. Old Possum’s Book of Practical (Roméo). Thanks Roth & Associates East, Kristen Cats appeared in October 1939 and was the basis for Blodgette and Tara Rubin Casting! Love to Mom, Dad CATS. He received many honors and distinctions, and Sam. @AndyZimmann among them the Order of Merit and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Eliot died in January 1965 and was ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (Composer) is posthumously awarded the 1983 Tony Award for the the composer of some of the world’s best known book of CATS. musicals including CATS, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ TREVOR NUNN (Director) From 1968 to 1986, Superstar, The Phantom of the Opera (which he was the youngest-ever artistic director of the celebrated its 30th anniversary on Broadway this Royal Shakespeare Company, directing more year) and Sunset Boulevard. When Sunset Boulevard than 30 productions, from classics to new works joined School of Rock – The Musical, CATS and including Nicholas Nickleby and Les Misérables. Phantom on Broadway in February 2017 he became He was later director of the National Theatre, where the only person to equal the record set in 1953 award-winning productions included Not About by Rodgers and Hammerstein with four shows Nightingales, Troilus and Cressida, Oklahoma!, The running concurrently. As well as The Phantom Of Merchant of Venice, Summerfolk, My Fair Lady, A The Opera and CATS his productions include the Streetcar Named Desire, Anything Goes and Love’s groundbreaking Bombay Dreams which introduced Labour’s Lost. He directed the world premieres the double Oscar winning Bollywood composer AR of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia Rahman to the Western stage. As a composer and and Rock ’n’ Roll; and of CATS, Sunset Boulevard, producer, Lloyd Webber is one of an elite group of Starlight Express, Aspects of Love and The Woman artists to have achieved EGOT status by receiving an in White by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Other theatre Emmy, four Grammys including Best Contemporary includes Hamlet, Richard II, Inherit the Wind, Kiss Classical Composition for Requiem, his setting Me Kate (Old Vic); A Little Night Music (West End of the Latin Requiem mass, an Oscar and eight and Broadway); Heartbreak House, Flare Path, The Tony Awards including the 2018 Special Tony for Tempest (Theatre Royal, Haymarket); All That Fall Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Additionally (59E59); The Wars of the Roses (Rose Theatre); he has been honored with seven Oliviers, a Golden Pericles (TFANA). Globe, the Praemium Imperiale, the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre, a BASCA
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WHO’S WHO GILLIAN LYNNE (Original Choreographer) 1926-2018: The first non-royal woman to have a London theatre named after her: the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Broadway: The Roar of the Greasepaint…, Pickwick; How Now, Dow Jones; CATS (Olivier Award, Tony nomination), Aspects of Love, The Phantom of the Opera (Tony Nomination); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Off-Broadway/Regional: Jeeves Takes Charge, Now Or Never, Imaginary Invalid (WTC). Gillian’s iconic work on CATS and Phantom has been seen and enjoyed by millions worldwide along with her direction of the television programs A Simple Man and Le Morte D’Arthur (both BBC). Awards: BAFTA, 2013 Olivier Special Award, Golden Rose of Montreux (“The Muppet Show” series), Vienna’s Silver Order of Merit in 1983 (for directing the first proscenium arch production of CATS enabling the show to tour the world), Mr. Abbot Award, Molière Award and DBE: Dame of the British Empire. Her “White Cat” solo was honored by the American Dance Machine in 2015. Her husband, the actor Peter Land proudly oversees her legacy. ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER (Choreographer) Mr. Blankenbuehler is proud to have received the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors for his work on the musical Hamilton. He is three-time Tony Award winner for his choreography in the Broadway productions of Bandstand, In The Heights and Hamilton for which he also received London’s Olivier Award. The recent production of Bandstand (director/choreographer) also received the Drama Desk and Chita Rivera Award for Best Choreography. Other Broadway credits include Bring It On (Tony nomination), 9 To 5 (Tony nomination), The People In The Picture, The Apple Tree, Annie, and the recent revival of CATS. Other theatrical work includes Desperately Seeking Susan (West End), the world premiere of the new musical FLY (Dallas Theatre Center), The Wiz (City Center Encores), A Little Princess (Andrew Lippa), and the recent international tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Upcoming projects include the new musical Only Gold with British singer/songwriter Kate Nash. On television, Mr. Blankenbuehler’s work has been seen on the Lionsgate/ABC remake of Dirty Dancing, America’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, the Sopranos, MTV, Sesame Street featuring Janelle Monae, as well as many commercials. He has staged concert work for both Elton John and Bette Midler, and he conceived, directed and choreographed the hit Caesars Palace production Nights On Broadway. He is currently working on a new limited series on FX about the lives of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon and also on the new film adaptation of CATS. As a performer, Mr. Blankenbuehler has danced on Broadway in Fosse, Contact, Man of La Mancha, Saturday Night Fever, Steel Pier, Big and Guys and Dolls. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Blankenbuehler resides in New York City, with his wife Elly and two children, Luca and Sofia. Mr. Blankenbuehler is a recipient of a special 2015 Drama Desk Award for his achievement in the theatre.
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KRISTEN BLODGETTE (Music Supervisor) was associate musical supervisor for CATS (original Broadway, tours, Copenhagen) and musical supervisor/ conductor for the Broadway revival. She has been the associate musical supervisor for The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway since 1988 and supervised 15 subsequent companies of Phantom worldwide. She served as musical supervisor for Love Never Dies in Hamburg and the National Tour. Additional Broadway: Evita, Mary Poppins, LoveMusik, The Woman in White, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Little Night Music and rehearsal pianist for Carrie with Betty Buckley. She recently was the conductor for the Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close. National tour: On Your Toes, Jerry’s Girls, Barnum and Bounce (Goodman, Kennedy Center). JOHN NAPIER (Scenic & Costume Designer) studied Fine Art at Hornsey College of Art and theatre design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Credits: Royal Shakespeare Company (associate designer), Royal National Theatre; opera includes the Royal Opera, Glyndebourne, ENO and the Metropolitan Opera; CATS; Starlight Express; Les Misérables; Miss Saigon; Sunset Boulevard; Michael Jackson’s Captain EO; Siegfried & Roy Show at the Mirage (creator/co-director); and Steven Spielberg’s Hook. Awards include four Oliviers (nine nominations), a BAFTA and Tony Awards for Nicholas Nickleby, CATS, Starlight Express, Les Misérables and Sunset Boulevard. American Academy of Achievement member, elected Royal Designer for Industry in 1996 and an Honorary Fellow of the London Institute. NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Designer) is a New York-based lighting designer who has designed lighting for many varieties of entertainment, including dance and opera companies, concerts, regional theatres, OffBroadway, Las Vegas, TV and permanent lighting installations. She is a six-time Tony Award winner whose recent Broadway credits include Frozen, Springsteen on Broadway, Hello Dolly, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Aladdin, An American in Paris, Once, The Glass Menagerie, Aida and Beauty and the Beast. CATS is her second show with Andrew Lloyd Webber after designing School of Rock on Broadway last season. MICK POTTER (Sound Designer) School of Rock (Drama Desk Award nominee), The Phantom of the Opera (Parnelli Award), Les Misérables (Tony Award nominee, Helpmann Award), Miss Saigon (Broadway World Audience Award, London), Love Never Dies (Green Room Award), CATS (Drama Desk Award nominee), The Woman in White (Olivier Award), Saturday Night Fever, Bombay Dreams, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act, Joseph, Zorro the Musical, The Sound of Music, Evita, Betty Blue Eyes, From Here to Eternity, Barnum, Sunset Boulevard, Carousel, Chess. CHRISSIE CARTWRIGHT (Associate Director/ Choreographer) West End, performer: Billy, Irene, Evita, Barnum, Blondel; Choreographer: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Sherlock Holmes the
WHO’S WHO Musical, Mack and Mabel. Tours: The Entertainer, Devil’s Virtuoso, Annie, The Card, On the Twentieth Century, The Witches of Eastwick, Showbizpops Orchestra’s The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. TV choreography: Kiss Me Kate, Alas Smith and Jones, Hit Dancing. Associate director/choreographer: Five Guys Named Moe (London, NY, Australia), CATS all over the world, Brick by Bricusse, Dear World. Movement director and musical staging: The Private Ear and The Public Eye, Birdsong, This is the Hour – a celebration of the music of Claude-Michel Schönberg. Children’s director: Mary Poppins. Resident director: CATS, Joseph…, Sister Act, The Wizard of Oz. KIM CRAVEN (Associate Choreographer) Resident Choreographer - CATS (Broadway). Resident Director - Come Fly Away and Times They Are A-Changin’ (Broadway). Associate Director/Choreographer - Movin’ Out (London). Associate Choreographer - Honeymoon in Vegas (Broadway). Dance Supervisor - Movin’ Out (1st National), Swing! (1st National). Dance Captain - Mamma Mia! (1st National & Vegas), On The Town (Broadway). Associate Choreographer - Damn Yankees and The Full Monty (Papermill Playhouse). Kim began her career with The Pennsylvania Ballet and is part of the faculty at NYCDA. ELLENORE SCOTT (Assistant Choreographer) Broadway: King Kong (associate choreographer), Head Over Heels (associate choreographer), CATS Revival (assistant choreographer), Falsettos Revival (assistant choreographer). Off-Broadway: Pride and Prejudice at Cherry Lane Theater (choreographer). Artistic Director of ELSCO Dance Company. Instagram: @ellenorescott
Saigon, CATS, Stephen Ward, The Wizard of Oz, Betty Blue Eyes, Love Never Dies, Oliver!, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Sound of Music, La Cage aux Folles. TALITHA FEHR (Music Coordinator) has worked on over 70 national and international tours and productions. Highlights include: Sister Act, Mamma Mia!, School of Rock, Come Fly Away, and Love Never Dies, as well as the Vancouver Olympic Ceremonies 2010. She dedicates her work on CATS to the memory of her mentor, Sam Lutfiyya. TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting) Selected Broadway and National Tours: Ain’t Too Proud (upcoming), King Kong, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, The Band’s Visit, Prince of Broadway, Indecent, Bandstand, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, A Bronx Tale, CATS, Falsettos, Disaster!, School of Rock, Les Misérables, The Heiress, The Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, Shrek, Spamalot, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys. Off-Broadway: Gloria: A Life, Smokey Joe’s Café, Jersey Boys, Here Lies Love, Love, Loss, and What I Wore Selected Regional: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Westport Country Playhouse, Asolo Rep. www.tararubincasting.com
VICTORIA TINSMAN (Hair and Makeup Design Coordinator) Thrilled to be back at the Junkyard! Broadway: Pretty Woman, CATS, She Loves Me, Fish in the Dark, Fun Home, Rocky, Amazing Grace, A Delicate Balance, Phantom of the Opera. 2 Seasons at The Alley Theatre. 3 Seasons at Utah Shakespearean Festival. UNCSA BFA in Wigs & LILI FROEHLICH (Assistant Choreographer) Make Up. Broadway: CATS (Electra, DC, u/s Sillabub, Jennyanydots & Rumpleteazer). Tours: Hamilton ABIGAIL HAHN (Associate Costume Designer) is (Swing/DC) and Joseph . . . Dreamcoat (Ensemble). a New York based Costume Designer/Stylist. As an Lili is originally from Fort Worth, TX and is a proud Associate, her International credits include: School of graduate of Otterbein University in Westerville, Rock (West End and Australia) and Disney’s Beauty OH. She is so grateful for this opportunity! and the Beast (Shanghai). NY Associate/assistant credits include Broadway: Sunset Boulevard, CATS, School of BRIAN TAYLOR (Associate Music Supervisor) Rock, Fun Home, Violet, A Christmas Story, Hair. Select Broadway credits include CATS (Associate Conductor), Associate credits Off-Broadway: The Public Theater Evita (Assistant Conductor), An American in Paris, (Dry Powder), CSC (Peer Gynt, Allegro), and NY City Cinderella, and Mary Poppins. Rehearsal piano for Center (Wild Party, Little Shop of Horrors, A New Brain, Sunday in the Park With George at New York City Irma La Douce, Merrily We Roll Along). Additionally, Center, and Paint Your Wagon and Lady Be Good! Abby has designed costumes for several commercials at City Center Encores. Keyboard for Jesus Christ and photoshoots. Superstar live on NBC. DONAVAN DOLAN (Production Stage Manager) ERIC KANG (Music Director/Conductor) National National Tours: Love Never Dies, An American in tours: Love Never Dies (assistant conductor), A Paris, 42nd Street, Annie, GHOST, Catch Me if You Can, Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder 1st National Grease, Peter Pan 360, Jesus Christ Superstar, RENT, (pianist). New York: Bunnicula (assistant music Oklahoma!, A Chorus Line, Copacabana. International director). Regional: Merrily We Roll Along, The Little Tours: 42nd Street, The Sound of Music, and Thomas & Mermaid, Les Misérables, and others. Degrees from Friends. New York University and Williams College. Support Arts Education in your public schools! J. ANDREW BLEVINS (Stage Manager) National tours: Love Never Dies, An American in STUART ANDREWS (Keyboard Programmer) Paris, Motown, Ragtime, Camelot, 50 Shades! The Broadway/West End: The Phantom of the Opera, Musical. Regional: Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Les Misérables, Evita, Mary Poppins, Jesus Christ Thanks to my family for all of their love and Superstar, The Woman in White. West End: Miss support! For SMB!
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WHO’S WHO LAURA C. NELSON (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway/national tour: An American in Paris. Off-Broadway: Desperate Measures, Trip of Love, Around the World in 80 Days, The Hatmaker’s Wife. Other NYC: LCT Directors Lab, Amélie (for Berkeley Rep), A Man of No Importance (Gallery Players). Regional: Gateway Playhouse, Two River Theater, Florida Studio Theatre. On the high seas: Royal Caribbean. BFA: UC-CCM Stage Management. @lar.nelson
THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP (Licensor/ Producer) is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s producing and licensing company and manages the theatrical rights for all of Andrew’s works, including The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Sunset Boulevard and School of Rock-The Musical. The Really Useful Group reached over 20 million people across the globe last year from live theatre and concert audiences, cinema-goers, television viewers and music fans, to social media and art lovers. This year, The Really Useful Group continues to work across theatre, film and television and as it produces and develops new projects and partnerships worldwide, alongside its ongoing work in education, amateur licensing and music publishing.
AARON QUINTANA (Company Manager) is excited to be a part of CATS. Broadway credits include: Shuffle Along, The Addams Family, Next to Normal. National Tours include: The Lion King, Once the Musical, Dirty Dancing, Love Never Dies. A Colorado native, he would love to thank his family THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION (Producer) For more than 100 years, the Shubert Organization and friends for their ongoing love and support! has been in the forefront of the American theatre. JUSTIN COFFMAN (Assistant Company Manager) Under the leadership of Philip J. Smith, Chairman, National Tours Include: Love Never Dies, Dirty and Robert E. Wankel, President, the Shubert Dancing, The Lion King. New York/101 Productions: Organization owns and operates 17 Broadway Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Big Fish, Of Mice and Men, theatres and six Off-Broadway venues. The Romeo & Juliet, The Bridges of Madison County, and company has produced and coproduced hundreds more. Endless love to all my family and friends! of plays and musicals, including CATS, Dreamgirls, Sunday in the Park With George, Amadeus, The Real #BKind2EachOther Thing, The Grapes of Wrath, Equus, The Elephant NEURO TOUR (Physical Therapy) Carolyn Man, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightLawson PT, founder and CEO of NEURO TOUR Time, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, School of Rockand Neurosport, leaders in performing arts medicine. The Musical, The Humans, Meteor Shower, Angels We are honored to be part of CATS. Broadway: in America, The Band’s Visit, Come From Away, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Cher Show. Dear Evan Hansen. Tours: On Your Feet!, Hamilton. JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Producer) President TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Tour Management) of the Nederlander Organization and son of the late has been an innovator in touring musical theater James M. Nederlander. He is the third generation of productions for over two decades, producing shows a family known for owning and operating theatres throughout North, Central and South America, around the world, and for producing theatre, cultural Europe and Asia. Additionally, the company is presentations, and popular music attractions. Recent experienced in casino and leisure markets. Current credits include On Your Feet!, The Band’s Visit, and upcoming productions include On Your Feet!, Escape to Margaritaville, Meteor Shower, Mean School of Rock, Kinky Boots, CATS, Escape to Girls, My Fair Lady, The Humans, The Elephant Margaritaville and My Fair Lady. With strong ties Man with Bradley Cooper, Kinky Boots, Movin’ Out, to the Broadway community, TROIKA prides itself the upcoming Tootsie, and many others. on delivering top quality productions to audiences CAMERON MACKINTOSH (Producer) has worldwide. Please visit us at www.troika.com. produced the three longest-running musicals in BOND THEATRICAL GROUP (Booking, Marketing history: Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera & Publicity Direction) is a fully independent and CATS. Miss Saigon is now touring North booking, marketing and publicity company for live America and the U.K. while his co-production entertainment productions. Current tour marketing with Disney of Mary Poppins returns to London’s and booking projects include Blue Man Group, West End in 2019. He owns eight London theatres CATS, Clueless, Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s Musical, including the Victoria Palace which is now home to Djembe, Girl from the North Country, First Date, the award-winning musical Hamilton, co-produced Hundred Days, Jesus Christ Superstar, Latin History with Jeffrey Seller. Cameron was knighted in 1996; for Morons and Once on this Island. Additional recently was the first British producer to be elected to booking clients include Spamilton and Tap Dogs. the Theater Hall of Fame; and is the recipient of the Current marketing and publicity projects include 2017 Stephen Sondheim Award. Anastasia, The Band’s Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, Diana (Broadway), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION founded in Christmas! The Musical, Escape to Margaritaville, 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more Fiddler on the Roof, Moulin Rouge!, The Color than 50,000 professional actors and stage managers. Purple, The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), and Equity endeavors to advance the careers of its members by negotiating wages, working conditions The Prom. and providing a wide range of benefits (health and pension included). Member: AFL-CIO, FIA. #EquityWorks
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CATS TOUR STAFF GENERAL MANAGEMENT &
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TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT GENERAL MANAGER KAREN BERRY PRODUCTION MANAGER GREGG DAMANTI TECHNICAL DIRECTOR DAVE BURCH COMPANY MANAGER AARON QUINTANA Assistant Company Manager. . Justin Coffman CASTING TARA RUBIN CASTING Tara Rubin CSA, Lindsay Levine CSA, Xavier Rubiano CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Laura Schutzel CSA, Kaitlin Shaw CSA, Claire Burke CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA, Felicia Rudolph CSA, Louis DiPaolo, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Juliet Auwaerter
UK Associate Costume Designer. . . . . Tracy Stiles US Associate Costume Designers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Zinni, Abigail Hahn Costume Assistants. . Chris Hynds, Holly McCaffrey Costume Intern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Freeman Associate Lighting Designer. . Craig Stelzenmuller Assistant Lighting Designer. . . . . . . . . . . Dan Walker Moving Light Programmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Fogel Associate Sound Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Fisher Hair & Makeup Design Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Tinsman Production Carpenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Wade Jolly Production Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dawn Kenseth Production Sound. . . . . Colle Bustin, Joshua Hummel Production Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clista Jarrett
MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION BOND THEATRICAL GROUP DJ Martin Temah Higgins Marc Viscardi Nicholas Jaech Matthew Lerner Nicole Musto Tori Viggiano www.bondtheatricalgroup.com
HEAD CARPENTER. . . . . . . . D. WADE JOLLY Flyman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Hudgens Foy Carpenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Bogaev Head Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maxfield Bishop Assistant Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . Delaney McCowen Sound Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zachary Ireson Assistant Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Thurber Props Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Wilson Assistant Props. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sara Schultz Wardrobe Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . Crystal S. Heckert Assistant Wardrobe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Bogaev Hair & Makeup Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . Jakey Hicks Assistant Hair & Makeup. . . . . . . . . . . Gabriel Nunez Production Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C helsey Arce, Megan Ciszek, Mason Fick Associate Keyboard Programmer. . . . David Weiser Rehearsal Pianist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ming Aldrich-Gan
MAKEUP DESIGN JOHN NAPIER Makeup development by Nanci Powell
Physical Therapy. . NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy Physical Therapist. . . . . Kerrie O’Donnell, PT, DPT Medical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig E. Weil, MD
WIGS MISS LEMON LIMITED Jenny Dean & Charles Wright
Production Photography. . . . . . . . . Matthew Murphy Creative Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SpotCo Website & Interactive Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . SpotCo
BOOKING DIRECTION BOND THEATRICAL GROUP Temah Higgins Mollie Mann Rada Angelova Wendy Roberts Tammie Ward
MUSICAL SUPERVISOR FOR ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER David Wilson New dance sequences for “The Old Gumbie Cat,” “The Rum Tum Tugger” and “Magical Mister Mistoffelees” co-arranged by John Clancy PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DONAVAN DOLAN Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Andrew Blevins Assistant Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . Laura C. Nelson Assistant Choreographers. . Ellenore Scott, Lili Froehlich Dance Captains. . . . Nick Burrage, Erin Chupinksy Associate Scenic Designer. . . . . . . . . . Kevin Depinet
Accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zwick & Banyai, PLLC Employee Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PEOPLE, Inc. Insurance. . . . . . . The Arts Insurance Program, LLC. Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Ward, Esq., Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz Merchandising. . . Creative Goods Merchandise LLC For TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT Chief Executive Officer. . . . . . . . . . Randall A. Buck Chief Operating Officer. . . . . . . . . . . Angela Rowles Executive Vice President, Production. . . . Kori Prior Executive Vice President, Marketing. . . . Amy Katz
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General Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KarenBerry, Brian Schrader, Tyler Soltis Assistant General Managers. . . . . . Madeline M. McCluskey, A.J. Orth Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Burch Production Managers. . . . . . . . . . . Heather Chockley, Gregg Damanti, Jessica Sentak Production Coordinator. . . . . . . . Nathaniel Vilandre Director of Engagements. . . . . . . . . Barrett Newman Financial Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Ward Budgeting & Forecasting Manager. . George Lamberty Senior Accountant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lourdes Castillo Staff Accountant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marite Espinoza Accounting Clerk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electra Walker Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lauritzen Costume Shop Administrator. . . . . Alison M. Smith CREDITS Scenery and automation by TTS STUDIOS, Charleston, SC. Lighting equipment from PRG LIGHTING. Sound equipment by SOUND ASSOCIATES. Rigging equipment by CHRISTIE LIGHTS. Light up and large costumes executed by John Kristiansen New York Inc. Grizabella costume executed by Sasha Keir. Leotards executed by Phil Reynolds. Painting by Nicola Killeen Textile. Jennyanydots painting by Hochi Asiatico. Leg and arm warmers knitted by Jo Thompson. Skimbleshanks and Victor knitted by Marian Grealiish. Additional makeup consultation by Karen Dawson. FLYING BY FOY CATS rehearsed at the New 42nd StreetŽ Studios www.CATSTheMusical.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 the United States. The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.
Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E) The Director-Choreographer is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
The Company Manager employed in this production is represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. This production is produced by a member of the Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
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FOUNDER’S SPOTLIGHT In Memoriam In the past year, three beloved staff members of DPAC passed away. Their colleagues took time to share remembrances of these friends gone too soon.
Vince McCoy, 60 Until his untimely passing in September, Vince had served as an usher since the day DPAC first opened its doors on Nov. 30, 2008. “Vince’s easy-going personality and smile has laid the groundwork for the guest experience that exists today,” says Michael Louthan, DPAC’s Director of Audience and Event Services. Several colleagues mentioned that it was evident he loved working at a performing arts venue. “I will always think of Vince in relation to the musical Wicked,” Michelle Frost says. “He loved that show, especially ‘Defying Gravity.’ He always told me that he got chills hearing that song.” He also knew his stuff, even up until his last days.“I quizzed him on a couple of the trivia questions during one of our last visits,” recalls Jerry Boylan. “He answered right away that BB King was the first performer and that RENT was the first Broadway show.” “Most of all,Vince always treated everyone - guests and co-workers alike - with kindness and respect. “Vince was such a fine man and a true gentleman,” says Anne Infinito. “Working alongside him was always a pleasure. I have missed his smiling face and upbeat attitude at DPAC. Go with God, Vince.”
Michael Land, 66 Michael joined DPAC two years ago as the staff photographer. If you’ve attended a DPAC performance in that time, there’s a very good chance you’ve met Michael. One regular guest said: “He was so great, and always added to our DPAC experience. He made my daughter and me feel like models.” Michael passed away unexpectedly on May 4. “In two short years, almost all of our guests had a positive experience with him with the red carpet photos,” Louthan says. “He was the definition of a gentleman in terms of how he carried himself and made every guest, even when there was a long line, feel special and that they were the most important thing he was focused on. When you find someone like Michael, you find a gem. And it’s very tough to lose that.”
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Michael cut a memorable and charming figure, several colleagues say. “Michael’s standard greeting was, ‘How ya doin’?’ with a slight New Jersey accent,” says Dennis Wiziecki. “He was always impeccably dressed and had a kind word to share with everyone. He was amazing at making guests feel special as he posed them.” Wilhelmina Rice recalls one moment with Michael that always made them both laugh. “Once I saw this woman had walked up to him and took his head in her hands and kissed him,” she says. “So I walked back over there and said ‘Oh, so this is what you’re doing, flirting and kissing when you’re supposed to be taking pictures?’ Well, Michael and I laughed about that every time we saw each other, but he did explain to me that the lady was one of his professors when he attended Duke University. I will truly miss our conversations and laughs we had together.” He was as kind to his co-workers as he was to guests, says Phyllis Carington. “Michael always had your back,” she says. “During a quick turnaround between a weekend Broadway matinee/evening shift, I unfortunately did not bring anything to eat and was rather hungry. Michael quickly pulled out a chicken salad snack pack and insisted that I take it.” Michelle Arriaga summed up Michael’s warm spirit: “He always welcomed me with such a smile that just brightened up a cloudy day.”
Roger Kornegay, 70 Roger was one of the original stagehands at DPAC, and brought his positive attitude to his job each day until passing away in January. “He was one of the people who worked tirelessly to make all of the great shows, day in and day out,” Louthan says. “You can’t do 200-plus events a year without a team of people working hard, and he was an important and now a missed part of that.” His colleagues say that he radiated positivity at all times. “Truly he would light up a room,” says Karen Byers. “Everybody was his friend. He had the best attitude I’ve ever seen. Doing all the hard work we do back here, he always did it with a smile.” Caitlin Brooks says Roger was particularly keen to make new employees feel welcome. “Whenever anyone new would come in, he would take him under his wing and make sure they were on the up and up and in the know and fill in any gaps that they had,” she says. Matt Tippett bonded with Roger over their love of motorcycles and military service in Vietnam. “He never met a stranger, and was always positive,” he says. Before moving to his current role, Louthan spent years working closely with backstage crews. He grew to appreciate the good attitude and infectious joie de vive Roger brought to his job. “Working in the back, it was always nice when I saw his name on the list,” Louthan says, “because I knew it was going to be a better day.”
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Snacks and Beverages at DPAC We invite you to enjoy drinks and light snacks before the show. Please see below for a menu of the food and beverage options available at our snack Snacks and Beverages at DPAC bars located in the lobby. We invite you to enjoy drinks and light snacks before the show. Please see below for a menu of the food and beverage options available at our snack bars locatedSweets in the lobby. Beverages
Candy ................................................... $3 Bottled Drinks ................................... $4 Gourmet JumboSweets Cookie ................. $4 SouvenirBeverages Soda .................................... $6 Candy ................................................... $3$4 Bottled Drinks ................................... $4 ® Triple Fudge Brownie ....................... Dasani Bottled Water..................... $4 Gourmet Jumbo Cookie ................. $4 Souvenir Soda .................................... $6 ® Monster Energy ............................... $5 Triple Fudge Brownie ....................... $4 Dasani® Bottled Water..................... $4 ® Starbucks Place Roast$5 ........... $5 ® ............................... Monster EnergyPike ® ® Hot Tea.................................. $5 Tazo Starbucks Pike Place Roast ........... $5 Snacks ® Hot- Hot Cocoa .......................................... $5 Tazo Tea.................................. $5 Snacks Planters Trail Mix ............................... $3 Hot Cocoa.......................................... $5 Planters Trail Mix ............................... $3$3 Pringles ................................................ Pringles ................................................ $3 Premium Domestic Beer Classic Hummus with Pretzels ........ $5 Premium Domestic Beer Classic Hummus with Pretzels ........ $5 16 oz. - $7 16 oz. - $7
Fresh Fresh Pub-Style BavarianSoft Soft Pretzel...........$5 Pretzel...........$5 Pub-Style Bavarian Fruit, Crackers & Cheese ................ $7 Fruit, Crackers & Cheese ................ $7 Chicken Salad Croissant .................. $7 Chicken Salad Croissant .................. $7
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PRE-SHOW DINING OPTIONS There are a wide variety of upscale and festive options within walking distance or a short drive of DPAC. Many offer pre-show dining discounts and after show specials. Show nights can be very busy, and reservations are strongly suggested where available. Check our Plan Your Visit page at DPACnc.com for Season Seat Member special offers.
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EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH Making a Difference in Our Community
Since 2008, DPAC’s community outreach program Heart of the Arts has been making connections between the shows DPAC presents on our stage, local students and non-profit organizations. Through Heart of the Arts, DPAC coordinates master classes led by touring Broadway cast and crew members for Durham students interested in the performing arts. Students and their teachers have told us that DPAC’s educational outreach events are among their school year’s highlights.The chance to interact with Broadway theater professionals is inspiring; they provide real-world insights and offer students a once-in-a-lifetime experience. New this year, DPAC’s Heart of the Arts team has started the Performing Arts Ambassador program. The diversity of what is offered at DPAC will be revealed to high school students passionate about the arts through this yearround program and they will acquire a behind-the-scenes look at the events at one of the top five theaters in America. These up-close experiences will not only help students realize the importance of the arts, but also allow them to share their insights and experiences with teens throughout the region via social media.
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CONNECT WITH DPAC Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to be the first to know about new show announcements, special offers, and more. We’ll take you behind the scenes for an exclusive backstage look at DPAC. Post about your DPAC experience with the #dpacnc for a chance to win swag, prizes, and more!
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STARS VOLUTEER PROGRAM Become a Volunteer at DPAC DPAC invites you to become a member of the DPAC Stars, part of Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau (DCVB) Wayfinder volunteer program. As a volunteer at DPAC, you have the privilege of being our guests’ first impression of DPAC and, for many, their first impression of the City of Durham.
DPAC has hosted over 2,000 performances and had over four million guests through our doors. It’s undeniable that DPAC would not be where it is today without the contributions of the members of this important volunteer program. DPAC is famous for our customer service, and we invite you to serve as an ambassador for Durham in welcoming the 500,000 guests that will visit DPAC this season.
THE VOLUNTEER’S ROLE
Volunteers play many important roles at DPAC including:
• Provide information and directions to guests as they arrive at the three main parking areas used for DPAC events. • Greet and assist guests with directions just inside the entrances to DPAC. • Pass out programs and information on upcoming events.
KEY BENEFITS
• Convenient online scheduling of shifts. • Camaraderie with others in sharing time and service to the community. • Option to stay and watch the show after completion of volunteer shift. JOIN TODAY! DPAC Stars are such an important part of our legendary “DPAC Experience.” We hope you will consider this chance to serve the greater Durham community and the world-class events that are coming to DPAC. Visit www.DPACnc.com/community/volunteer to learn more about our DPAC Stars program and how to get involved!
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TRIANGLE RISING STARS CELEBRATING THE BEST OF HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL TALENT IN OUR REGION
DPAC is proud to present the ninth annual Triangle Rising Stars (TRS) competition sponsored by Marchael Bayne. Triangle Rising Stars is the regional qualifying event for The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (NHSMTA). NHSMTA is a national competition that celebrates outstanding student performances in high school musical productions across the United States.Triangle Rising Stars brings together high school musical theater students from Durham, the Triangle and the surrounding region to perform and compete for a chance to represent DPAC in the national finals in New York City each summer. A team of judges from DPAC, Duke University, ABC 11, Carolina Theatre and other arts and performance professionals attend area high school musical productions throughout the school year. Twenty finalists are then selected to rehearse and compete with the best of their peers, culminating in a live performance at the Triangle Rising Stars Showcase and Awards show at DPAC each May. This year, six awards will be presented during the live ceremony: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Dancer, Best Ensemble, Triangle Shining Star (congeniality award), and The Marchael Bayne Award for Best Musical. The students awarded Best Actress and Best Actor each receive $2,000 academic scholarships and are invited on an all-expenses-paid trip to the NHSMTA program in New York City in June at Nederlander’s Minskoff Theatre, home for Disney’s The Lion King.
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About NHSMTA – The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (NHSMTA) was established in 2009 to elevate the importance of theatre arts education in schools and reward excellence in student performance. The program impacts over 50,000 students annually who participate in high school musical theatre competitions sponsored by thirty professional theatres throughout the US. Also known as The Jimmy® Awards, named for Broadway impresario James M. Nederlander, this yearround program is administered by The Broadway League Foundation Inc.
Please visit DPACnc.com/TRS for more information on Triangle Rising Stars. More information on NHSMTA and The Jimmy Awards can be found at jimmyawards.com.
Special thanks to Marchael Bayne and our community partners and judges for participating!
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GUEST ETIQUETTE At DPAC, we’re committed to Guest Courtesy. Please remember to be a good neighbor to those seated around you. IT CAN WAIT.
Please save texting until AFTER the show. The light from phones is distracting to others throughout the theater. Please keep them turned off.
QUIET PLEASE.
Once the show starts, please let the stage be the center of attention. We ask that you turn off all phones and limit conversation. If children are attending this performance with you, please exit the theater immediately if they become restless or talkative.
CAMERAS / RECORDING
Photography and video recording is prohibited. All electronic devices (cell phones, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras) must be turned off before the start of the show. Cameras with detachable lenses are never allowed into the building, and for some shows no cameras of any kind are allowed, including small point-and-shoot cameras.
ENTERING AND EXITING THE SEATING AREA
Please time your exit and re-entry to the seating area to occur only at intermission or breaks between songs. This is a courtesy to other guests around you who will appreciate you keeping these disruptions to a minimum.
IT’S SUPERSTAR ENTERTAINMENT, NOT A FOOD FEST Small snacks and drinks are welcome in the seating area, but as a courtesy to those around you, eat and drink as quietly as possible. Please know that odors and noisy wrappers can disturb others. We also ask that you finish sandwiches or other large food items before entering the seating area.
KIDS AT DPAC
Children must be able to sit quietly in their own seat without disturbing other guests. As a courtesy, DPAC recommends one parent or chaperone for every one child in attendance.
We sincerely hope you enjoy your DPAC experience so please know we are here to help. If you have a question or need assistance of any kind, please just ask the nearest usher, security guard, or DPAC staff member. We believe in great entertainment experiences, and we want to be our guests’ favorite place for live events.
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DISCOVER BROADWAY Can’t use one or more of your season tickets for the next show? Donate your tickets and give an area youth or senior the chance to experience their first Broadway show ever! DPAC’s Discover Broadway and Golden Ticket programs offer SunTrust Broadway members a way to donate their tickets so their valuable seats do not go to waste. During the 2017 / 2018 season, over 150 tickets were donated to these programs and distributed to Durham Public Schools, Partners for Youth Opportunity and Durham seniors living in public housing. For many, these seats provided opportunities for youth and seniors to experience their first Broadway show ever. For the 2018 / 2019 season, DPAC’s Discover Broadway program will be partnering with Durham Public Schools to reach students in the performing arts who would otherwise be unable to afford to attend our events. DPAC’s Golden Ticket benefits seniors living at the J.J. Henderson Housing Center in Durham. By generously donating tickets you cannot use, Durham youth and seniors get the chance to experience the magic and music of live Broadway shows. With your generosity, these donated tickets provide the opportunity of a lifetime.
It’s easy to help: • If you know in advance that you cannot attend a show, or even if one member of your party will not be joining you, simply contact DPAC at :
DiscoverBroadway@dpacnc.com
• You will receive an acknowledgment from DPAC that your unused ticket information is being processed. • You, then, discard your original tickets and DPAC will handle all other details – we will reprint the tickets and arrange to have them distributed to deserving Durham students and seniors. * Please note: ticket donations must be made at least 72 hours prior to your scheduled performance date.
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