October 2014: The Phantom of the Opera at the Fox Theatre

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10 A New Phantom for a New Time This national tour introduces the first update of Broadway’s longest-running show ever.

By Julie Bookman

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A New

PforHANTOM a New Time This new national tour introduces the first update of Broadway’s longest-running show. Ever.

In his lair the Phantom (Cooper Grodin) puts his mesmerizing moves to work on his protege, Christine (Julia Udine) .

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By Julie Bookman

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A drawer full

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Source: Stage manager Heather Chockley (pictured below)

ow to account for the phenomenal success of The Phantom of the Opera?

Maybe it’s the title character’s romantic pain, his profound loneliness. Maybe it’s Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lush music of the night. Or the opulent Paris opera house setting, enhanced by dramatic lighting and characters in elaborate costumes.

There are many theories for the popularity of the show that opened in 1986 in London, and, in New York, has chalked up more than 11,000 performances to date. It’s easily Broadway’s longest-running musical, still regularly grossing $1 million a week.

“I think it’s that no matter who you are, there’s a character in the show you can identify with,” says Heather Chockley, one of four stage managers for the “newly conceived” road tour of Phantom, now making its way around the country in 21 tractor-trailers.

This massive tour includes a cast of 37 plus 20 crew members who travel with the show; 100 more are hired in each city.

Associate director Seth Sklar-Heyn has another theory on Phantom’s enduring appeal.

“Whether you go into it as a romantic or not, you encounter a man who only wants one thing — to be loved by one person,” he says. “If that’s not universal, I don’t know what is.”

Sklar-Heyn believes that he represents many theatergoers who want to experience “something that will move me in a way that film can’t.” Phantom, he says, has all the goods: “It’s a production where the music moves you, the visual moves you, the story moves you.

Sklar-Heyn works for Cameron Mackintosh, Phantom’s name-above-the-title producer.

In addition to overseeing the Broadway production, he pops

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into various cities to ensure the touring show remains tight, fresh and balanced.

“Above all, I want the audience to get the story clearly,” he says. “For that to happen, all the parts must be unified, from the sound and the music to the performance levels.”

New York audiences continue to experience the original production, but this tour gives theatergoers across the nation the first opportunity to see a “fresh look” Phantom, according to Mackintosh.

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The story, script and original costumes, created by Maria Björnson, remain the same although the new version includes some Björnson designs that haven’t been used until now.

In this version the Phantom himself is onstage more; in the original, he’s often heard but not seen. And that famous falling chandelier? It still falls, but the new design is by Howard Eaton, who created the fiery 2012 Olympic rings in London.

“This chandelier weighs one ton,” says Chockley. “It’s rigged to

move in new and terrifying ways.

It’s particularly fun for the people in the audience sitting under it.”

The scenery is entirely new.

The goal was to create a design that would do more to contrast the Phantom’s dark and dank backstage world with the traditional opera-house setting.

The set’s centerpiece is a massive wall unit that Chockley and crew members call “The Beast.” It rotates on something like a train track, can move in various ways and split open to create other settings. Those familiar with the

Above: The company performs the Act 2 opener, "Masquerade."

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original Phantom likely will notice that more real-life details have been added to settings.

And yet the updated Phantom is less about design elements than sensibility.

“You could call it a more naturalistic, contemporary approach to both characters and story,” says Sklar-Heyn. After all, he says, theatergoers’ tastes have changed since the 1980s, as have performance styles. Also, much more is possible — and even expected — in technical wizardry, from digitalized lighting to pyrotechnics.

Director Laurence Connor was given the chance to “fill in

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more blanks, to clarify details, to redefine perspectives,” Sklar-Heyn says. And the actors have had a certain freedom to put an individual stamp on their characters.

Actors, as many of us know, say “break a leg” to wish each other luck before a performance.

Chockley and crew members have their own saying: “We say ‘See you on the ice.’

"This is a very complicated show and everything depends on everyone,” she says. “So that’s our way of saying, ‘Hey we’re all in this together and it’s slippery out there, so let’s be careful.’ ”

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Christine (Julia Udine) sees the Phantom of the Opera (Cooper Grodin) through a mirror..

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JACQUELYNNE FONTAINE HANNAH FLORENCE

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GRACE MORGAN plays the role of Christine

Music by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Lyrics by CHARLES HART Additional Lyrics by RICHARD STILGOE Book by RICHARD STILGOE & ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Based on the novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra by GASTON LEROUX Orchestrations by DAVID CULLEN & ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Musical Supervisor JOHN RIGBY Video & Projection Design by NINA DUNN for Knifedge Sound Design by MICK POTTER Lighting by PAULE CONSTABLE Costume Design by MARIA BJÖRNSON Set Design by PAUL BROWN Choreography by SCOTT AMBLER Directed by LAURENCE CONNOR For THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA National Tour Costume Coordinator for the late MARIA BJÖRNSON CHRISTINE ROWLAND Associate Choreographer NINA GOLDMAN

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Casting by TARA RUBIN CASTING MERRI SUGARMAN, CSA Musical Director RICHARD CARSEY

Associate Director SETH SKLAR-HEYN

Production overseen by MATTHEW BOURNE & CAMERON MACKINTOSH

A CAMERON MACKINTOSH, THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP and NETWORKS Presentation Original Production still running at the Majestic Theater, New York City, and Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, UK Musical Staging and Choreography by GILLIAN LYNNE Directed by HAROLD PRINCE

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CAST The Phantom of the Opera............................................................................................COOPER GRODIN Christine Daaé.......................................................................................................................JULIA UDINE Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny...................................................................................................BEN JACOBY Carlotta Guidicelli........................................................................................JACQUELYNNE FONTAINE Monsieur Firmin..................................................................................................................BRAD OSCAR Monsieur André..........................................................................................EDWARD STAUDENMAYER Madame Giry............................................................................................................... LINDA BALGORD Ubaldo Piangi................................................................................................................ FRANK VIVEROS Meg Giry................................................................................................................ HANNAH FLORENCE Auctioneer.....................................................................................................................MARK EMERSON Porter..........................................................................................................................................ERIC RUIZ Jeweler (Il Muto)/Passarino.......................................................................................... EDWARD JUVIER Monsieur LeFévre/Firechief........................................................................ JAY LUSTECK (10/22-10/26) DAN DEBENPORT (10/28-11/2) Monsieur Reyer............................................................................................................ DAVID FOLEY, JR. Joseph Buquet................................................................................................................ ALLAN SNYDER Wardrobe Mistress..................................................................................................... CHRISTY MORTON Princess (Hannibal)............................................................................................... CELIA HOTTENSTEIN Princess (Hannibal).......................................................................................................GRACE MORGAN Wild Woman (Hannibal)..................................................................................... KATHRYN MCCREARY Slave Master (Hannibal)............................................................... TED KEENER** / LUKE LAZZARO* Madame Firmin/Confidante (Il Muto)...........................................................................LINDSAY O’NEIL Hairdresser (Il Muto)........................................................................................ MERRITT DAVID JANES Don Attilio (Il Muto)............................................................................................................. QUINTO OTT Policeman in Pit................................................................................................................NICK CARTELL The Ballet Chorus of the Opera Populaire............................................................. MORGAN COWLING, ANJELICA BETTE FELLINI, RAMONA KELLEY, ABIGAIL MENTZER, LILY ROSE PECK, MICKI WEINER Swings............................................................ ADAM BASHIAN, DAN DEBENPORT, AMY DECKER, CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD, ALEXANDRA PERNICE, TARA SWEENEY, MARGUERITE WILLBANKS Dance Captain.................................................................................................................TARA SWEENEY Assistant Dance Captain............................................................................CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD *Tuesdays/Thursdays/Saturdays **Wednesdays/Fridays/Sundays

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For The Phantom of the Opera – ERIC RUIZ, ALLAN SNYDER; for Christine Daaé – GRACE MORGAN, CELIA HOTTENSTEIN; for Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny – NICK CARTELL, ERIC RUIZ; for Carlotta Giudicelli – KATHRYN MCCREARY, LINDSAY O’NEIL; for Monsieur Firmin – DAVID FOLEY, JR., JAY LUSTECK; for Monsieur André –MARK EMERSON, MERRITT DAVID JANES; for Madame Giry – CHRISTY MORTON, MARGUERITE WILLBANKS; for Ubaldo Piangi – EDWARD JUVIER, JAY LUSTECK; for Meg Giry – MORGAN COWLING, TARA SWEENEY

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Under the direction of RICHARD CARSEY Associate Music Director: JAMIE JOHNS Violin: GARRY IANCO; Keyboards: ELAINE DAVIDSON, CHRIS KONG, RUTH KWAN LOCAL MUSICIANS Reed I: JEANNE CARERE; Reed II: MIRANDA DOHRMAN; Reed III: KIYOAKI KOJIMA; Reed IV: SAM SKELTON; Horn: ED FERGUSON; Violin: MARY BURNDRETT; Violin: ROBERT GIVENS; Viola: JOLI WU; Cello: NAN KEMBERLING; Bass: MARC MILLER Musical Contractor: LEONARD ALTIERI 20 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

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MUSICAL NUMBERS PROLOGUE The stage of the Paris Opera House, 1911................................Auctioneer, Raoul & Company OVERTURE ACT ONE - Paris, late 19th century SCENE 1 The Dress Rehearsal of Hannibal Think of Me................................................................................ Carlotta, Christine & Raoul SCENE 2 After the Gala Angel of Music............................................................................................ Christine & Meg SCENE 3 Corps de Ballet Dressing Room Little Lotte/The Mirror (Angel of Music)..........................Raoul, Christine & The Phantom SCENE 4 The Labyrinth Underground The Phantom of the Opera........................................................... The Phantom & Christine SCENE 5 The Phantom’s Lair The Music of the Night..................................................................................... The Phantom SCENE 6 Beyond the Lake, the Next Morning I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It................................... Christine & The Phantom SCENE 7 Backstage Magical Lasso...................................................Buquet, Meg, Madame Giry & Ballet Girls SCENE 8 The Manager’s Office Notes/Prima Donna................................................. Firmin, André, Raoul, Carlotta, Piangi, Madame Giry, Meg & The Phantom SCENE 9 A Performance of Il Muto Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh.......................................................... Carlotta & Company SCENE 10 The Roof of the Opera House Why Have You Brought Me Here?/ Raoul, I’ve Been There.................... Raoul & Christine All I Ask of You......................................................................................... Raoul & Christine All I Ask of You (Reprise).................................................................................. The Phantom ENTR’ACTE ACT TWO - Twelve months later SCENE 1 The Grand Ballroom at the Opera House, New Year’s Eve Masquerade/Why So Silent?............................................................................Full Company SCENE 2 Backstage..............................................................................Raoul & Madame Giry SCENE 3 The Manager’s Office Notes/Twisted Every Way......................................... André, Firmin, Carlotta, Piangi, Raoul, Christine, Madame Giry & The Phantom SCENE 4 A Rehearsal for Don Juan Triumphant............... Christine, Piangi, Reyer, Carlotta, Madame Giry & Company SCENE 5 A Graveyard in Perros Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again.................................................................Christine Wandering Child/Bravo, Bravo.........................................The Phantom, Christine & Raoul SCENE 6 Before the Premiere.......................Raoul, André, Firmin, Firemen & The Phantom SCENE 7 Don Juan Triumphant................................ Carlotta, Piangi, Passarino & Company The Point of No Return................................................................. The Phantom & Christine SCENE 8 The Labyrinth Underground Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer................................................Full Company SCENE 9 The Phantom’s Lair............................ Christine, The Phantom, Raoul & Company 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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BIOS COOPER GRODIN (The Phantom). Credits include Shakespeare in the Park’s Into the Woods, the Drama Desk-nominated The Golden Land, Les Misérables (25th anniversary tour), El Gallo in The Fantasticks, Zorro in Zorro (China), Billy in Carousel, The Count in A Little Night Music, Governor Slaton in Parade, Grendel (City Opera, Julie Taymor dir.), Zaide (Peter Sellars dir.), Paul McCartney’s Ecce Cor Meum (Carnegie Hall debut). Concerts: NY Phil.

Films: Music and Lyrics, Salt. His album, It’s the Little Things, is available on iTunes. For his beautiful parents, Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman, teachers, coaches and About Artists Agency.

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BRAD OSCAR (Monsieur Firmin). B’way: Big Fish, Nice Work ... , The Producers (Tony nom.), The Addams Family, Spamalot, Jekyll & Hyde, Aspects of Love. National tours: Young Frankenstein, Jekyll & Hyde. West End: The Producers. Off-B’way: Forbidden B’way, The Body Beautiful, Bells Are Ringing (Encores!).

Regional: Barrington Stage, Asolo Rep, Arena Stage, Old Globe. Film: Ghost Town, The Producers. TV: "Smash," "The Good Wife" and three "Law & Orders."

EDWARD STAUDENMAYER (Monsieur André) recently starred as Lord Evelyn in the national tour of Anything Goes. Broadway: Wonderland and Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. Ed spent 19 years with Forbidden Broadway, taking him off-Broadway, around the world and onto three cast recordings. Tours and regional: A Room With a View, Spamalot, Beauty and the Beast, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Joseph ..., Cats, Noises Off. Nominations: Barrymore and National Theater awards. UCLA graduate.

JULIA UDINE (Christine Daaé) is honored to make her touring debut with this new production of The Phantom of the Opera. Theater credits include Jack’s Back (Jenny) and West Side Story (Maria). TV: Law & Order SVU, All My Children. Much love and thanks to her wonderful family, friends and teachers, especially Melissa Daniels, Andrea Duffin and Bruce Kolb for their LINDA BALGORD (Madame Giry). Broadway: inspiration and endless support!

The Pirate Queen (Queen Elizabeth I — Drama BEN JACOBY (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) has Desk Award nomination), Gypsy (2008 revival called Chicago his home for the past year and — Mama Rose standby), Cats (Grizabella), La comes to Phantom directly from the Chicago-area Cage aux Folles (revival — Marie Dindon), Marriott Theatre. Regionally, Ben has appeared Passion. National tours: Sunset Boulevard at the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Maine (Norma Desmond), Aspects of Love (Rose Vibert).

State Music Theatre and in several productions Off-Broadway: Death Takes a Holiday (The at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. He holds Contessa). Myths and Hymns with the Prospect undergraduate degrees in English literature and Theatre Company, Jerry Springer the Opera in theater from Denison University and an M.F.A. in Concert at Carnegie Hall. acting from UC Irvine. Love and thanks to ALL FRANK VIVEROS (Ubaldo Piangi) is grateful family and friends. to be a part of this incredible production! He JACQUELYNNE FONTAINE (Carlotta originated the roles of Bloat the Blowfish in Giudicelli). Regional: The Student Prince Disney’s Finding Nemo: The Musical and Iron (Kathie, Pittsburgh CLO); A Little Night Music Chef in off-Broadway’s Yellow Brick Road.

(Charlotte, Indiana Rep Theater); The Sound Favorites: Caroline, or Change (Bus/Dryer), Once of Music (Elsa, North Shore); A Room With a on This Island (Agwe), Buddy (Apollo), Songs for View (Ragazza, Old Globe). Opera (U.S./Italy): a New World (Man 1), Children of Eden (Cain), La Traviata (Violetta), Le Nozze di Figaro Sweeney Todd (Beadle). Thanks to God for Meg, (Susanna). Awards: Loren Zachary Grand Merri Sugarman & Tara Rubin, my friends and National Finals (winner), Miss California 2006, incredible Familia. Gracias! @Frrankly Top 10 Miss America 2007 and the talent award, singing “Vissi d’arte” from Puccini’s Tosca. HANNAH FLORENCE (Meg Giry) is so happy to be a part of Phantom. Broadway: Scandalous.

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BIOS NY: It’s a Bird ... It’s a Plane ... It’s Superman (Encores!), Where’s Charley? (Encores!), Anna Nicole (NYC Opera/BAM). Mary Poppins (1st national tour). TV: "One Life to Live." NYU alumna. Thanks to Tara Rubin Casting, Nicolosi & Co, friends and family. @yeshannahbanana GRACE MORGAN (Christine Daaé at certain performances, Princess). Regional: Grease (Sandy, Forestburgh Playhouse). A Little Night Music (Anne, Indiana Repertory Theatre). B.F.A. University of Michigan. Thanks to Tara Rubin Casting, Carson-Adler and my family. For my husband, Daniel. To God be the glory!

ADAM BASHIAN (Swing) is thrilled to be joining the Phantom phamily with this iconic production! Favorites: On Your Toes (Encores!), Tamar of the River (Prospect Theatre, OCR), Yeoman of the Guard (NYGASP), In Transit, Dr. Zhivago (pre-Broadway readings). TV: "House of Cards." Bass voice in Meredith Monk’s Songs of Ascension. Thanks to Laurence, Merri, DSM, and the family. Montclair State alum 2011.

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new works. TV: "Law & Order: SVU" (Judge Aidala), three feature films and counting. Baylor University and SWBTS grad. Thanks to my friends, family and my CLA family. Reach for the stars and hold fast to the Hand that hung them!

AMY DECKER (Swing). Tours: The Will Rogers Follies (Betty Blake, opposite Larry Gatlin). NY: Ophelia (Ophelia), Songs ... New World (Woman 1). Regional: The Sound of Music (Maria), The Game (Madame de Tourvel), White Christmas (Betty), The King and I (Anna).

Bachelor's: Manhattan School of Music. Thanks to the Creative Team and agent Lisa Price at The Price Group. Love to Ryan. AmyDecker.com MARK EMERSON (Auctioneer, u/s Monsieur André). London: Angels in America (Prior, Lyric Hammersmith). NYC: A Picture of Autumn (Mint Theater). Regional: Sunday in the Park With George, Merton of the Movies (Merton), The Wiz, Zhivago. M.F.A: UCSD. Love to family and Jake!

ANJELICA BETTE FELLINI (Corps de Ballet). Performed at the New York State Theater, Kennedy Center and Saratoga Springs Performing NICK CARTELL (Policeman in Pit, Fight Arts Center. Studied at the School of American Captain, u/s Raoul). National tour debut. Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Joffrey Ballet in Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar (u/s perf: Jesus/ NYC. At age 7, she worked with Susan Stroman Judas/Annas), Scandalous (OBC recording). on the Little Dancer workshop at Lincoln Center Off-Broadway: Frankenstein (OC recording). as “Marceline.” Anjelica completed her classical Regional: Numerous. Thank you to cast, crew, training with Edward Ellison of Ellison Ballet.

Tara Rubin Casting, Gotham Talent, family and my amazing wife, Christine. NickCartell.com @ DAVID FOLEY JR. (Monsieur Reyer, u/s nickcartell Monsieur Firmin). New York/national tours: Shrek the Musical (Shrek u/s), Forbidden Broadway, MORGAN COWLING (Corps de Ballet, NEWSical. Favorite regional credits: Nathan in Guys u/s Meg Giry). NYC: Once We Lived Here (off- and Dolls (STAGES St. Louis, Kevin Kline Award Broadway), Bull Durham (workshop). Regional: nomination), Burrs in The Wild Party (freeFall Hello, Dolly!; The Madness of May; Disney’s Theatre Company), Marlin in Finding Nemo the Wishes (original cast). Australia: Guys and Dolls, Musical. All my love, KD3!

Seussical, Marriage of Figaro, Coram Boy, The Crucible. Western Australian Academy of Perf. CELIA HOTTENSTEIN (Princess, u/s Arts alum. Huge thanks to family, friends and Christine). National tour debut! Proud 2013 Gage Group. graduate of the Boston Conservatory. Thanks to Mom, Dad and Booey, my family and friends, DAN DEBENPORT (Swing). Favorite credits: Merri Sugarman and Tara Rubin Casting, The Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp), Les Laurence Connor, Fran Charnas, DGRW and Misérables (Bishop of Digne), The Music Man last, but not least, Mary Saunders and Rodney (Oliver Hix, 1st national tour), other classics and Bush. For Boldy, my angel of music.

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BIOS CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain). Phantom marks Christopher’s second U.S. national tour, following the national tour of Billy Elliot (Older Billy, Ensemble).

Christopher has also toured internationally with A Chorus Line (Larry), danced for Dayton Ballet, earned two degrees from SUNY Buffalo and was a scholarship recipient to the Joffrey Ballet School. @C_M_Howard MERRITT DAVID JANES (Hairdresser, u/s Monsieur André). A UMaine and Circle in the Square grad from Colchester, Vt. Tours: Catch Me If You Can (Hanratty, 1st nat’l), Shrek (Farquaad), Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), The Wedding Singer (Robbie Hart, 1st nat’l). Other: Carnegie Hall, Broadway’s Beacon Theatre, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

MerrittDavidJanes.com EDWARD JUVIER (Jeweler, Passarino, u/s Ubaldo Piangi). Broadway/tour: Les Misérables. NY: Fanny (York), Smoking Bloomberg (NYMF, Best of Fest Award), Drat!

The Cat! (ODTC). Regional/stock: Disney’s Aladdin (Genie, regional prem), The Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolpho, Kevin Kline nom), I Do! I Do! (Michael), Bat Boy (Rick/Lorraine), Guys and Dolls (Nicely-Nicely), Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Max).

TED KEENER (Slave Master) is thrilled to be touring the country with Phantom! Favorite theater credits: Fiddler on the Roof (tour) and Young Frankenstein. Ballet companies: Richmond Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Smuin Ballet of San Francisco and the National Choreographers Initiative. Thanks always to family, friends and teachers!

production directed by Hal Prince. National tour: Joseph ... Dreamcoat (Levi, TOTS-Atlanta).

Regional favorites: Gigi (Reprise/LA), Oklahoma!

(Lyric Opera of Chicago), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Sacramento Music Circus). Dance: San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Opera, School of American Ballet. @lukelazzaro JAY LUSTECK (Monsieur LeFévre, Firechief, u/s Monsieur Firmin, u/s Ubaldo Piangi).

Broadway: A Tale of Two Cities. NYC/offBroadway: Pipe Dream, Fanny, Juno, Of Thee I Sing, Damn Yankees (City Center Encores!), Beowulf (Irish Rep), Show Boat in concert (Carnegie Hall). National tours: Deaf West’s Big River, The Phantom of the Opera. Regionally: 1776, A Tale of Two Cities, The Full Monty. AEA. Love to Shevhan and Eliza! JayLusteck.com KATHRYN McCREARY (Wild Woman, u/s Carlotta Guidicelli) is overjoyed to be a part of this production! National tour: Avenue Q. Regional favorites: Spring Awakening; Smokey Joe’s Café; Caroline, or Change; The Women of Brewster Place; The Sound of Music; All Shook Up; Rent.

B.A. College of Wooster, M.M. the Ohio State University. Thank you Mom, Dad, Jessie, John and doggies!

ANJELICA BETTE FELLINI (Corps de Ballet) performed leading and corps roles with NYC Ballet at the New York State Theater, Kennedy Center and Saratoga.

Studied at the School of American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Joffrey Ballet.

Portrayed Marceline for Susan Stroman in the Little Dancer workshop at Lincoln Center. Anjelica is a graduate of Ellison Ballet. This is her first national tour.

RAMONA KELLEY (Corps de Ballet) is from CHRISTY MORTON (Wardrobe Mistress, Berkeley, Calif. She holds a B.F.A. in dance from u/s Madame Giry). National tours: The Addams NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She danced the Family, Cinderella, Dr. Dolittle. NY/regional: principal role of Betsy in Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly the York, NYMF, Fringe, Emelin, Pittsburgh Away. Ramona has also performed with Cherylyn CLO, Sacramento Music Circus, Signature D.C., Lavagnino Dance, Sidra Bell and Oakland Ballet Alliance, Barrington Stage, North Shore, Radio City, Kennedy Center, NCT, Riverside, Fulton. ,among others.

B.F.A. University of Michigan.

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BIOS LINDSAY O’NEIL (Madame Firmin, Confidante, u/s Carlotta). Broadway/tour: A Christmas Story, The Musical (Mother u/s), Cats (Jellylorum/Griddlebone). New York: The Most Happy Fella, Little Me, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Encores!); Carousel (New York Philharmonic); W.S. Gilbert ... (Lyrics and Lyricists); Babes in Toyland (Avery Fisher Hall); and An American in Paris. Education: M.M. Manhattan School of Music and B.M. Eastman School of Music. Love and thanks to my family and Jason.

Eisen Associates, parents, teachers and most of all to my beautiful wife, Kate.

QUINTO OTT (Don Attilio) is thrilled to be joining Phantom (the first Broadway show he ever saw!). Recent credits: Die Zauberflöte (Music Academy of the West), The Mikado, HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, Yeomen of the Guard (NYGASP), Oliver!; Hello, Dolly! (MacHaydn Theater). QuintoOtt.com

MICKI WEINER (Corps de Ballet) is thrilled to join the Phantom family. NYC: The Chase Brock Experience, New York Theatre Ballet. Tours: Zorro. Regional: How to Succeed ... (Goodspeed Opera). Commercial: Dance on Broadway (Nintendo Wii & PS3). Thanks to Take 3 and love to my family! MickiWeiner.com

LILY ROSE PECK (Corps de Ballet) has performed with Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet, the Santa Fe Opera and was on the third national U.S. tour of The Phantom of the Opera.

MARGUERITE WILLBANKS (Swing, u/s Madame Giry). Broadway: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Madame de la Grande Bouche).

National tours: A Christmas Story the Musical!, Young Frankenstein (Frau Blucher), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Secret Garden.

Regional: Man of La Mancha (Maria, TUTS), Paramour (She, Old Globe), La Cage aux Folles (Marie Dindon, Riverside Theatre), Pride and Prejudice (Mrs. Bennett, NYMF).

ALEXANDRA PERNICE (Swing) trained with American Ballet Theater, Orlando City Ballet and is a graduate of Point Park University.

Performance credits include Paramount Pictures, Orlando City Ballet, internationally with PCDC and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Regional: West Side Story (Graziella) and The Music Man. Thanks to Tara Rubin Casting, family and friends.

TARA SWEENEY (Corps de Ballet, u/s Meg Giry, Dance Captain), a Kansas City native, is classically trained in both ballet and voice, having studied with the Kansas City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, North Carolina School of the Arts. Favorites: Spamalot (2nd nat’l), Hello, Dolly!

(Dance Captain), Steel Pier (Precious McGuire).

Thank you to Ann, Ms. Jane, Niko, Mom and Dad and my shiny new hubby, Glenn.

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (Composer, Book and Orchestrations) is the composer of The Likes of Us, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, ERIC RUIZ (Porter, u/s The Phantom, u/s By Jeeves, Evita, Variations and Tell Me on a Raoul). Theater: King Lear with Billy Porter (King Sunday (later combined as Song & Dance), Cats, of France/Knight), Twilight in Manchego (Esau), Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, South Pacific (Lt. Cable), The Who’s Tommy Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle (Cousin Kevin). Television: "General Hospital," Down the Wind, The Beautiful Game (now "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "The Good Wife." called The Boys in the Photograph), The Woman in White, Love Never Dies and Stephen Ward. He ALLAN SNYDER (Joseph Buquet, u/s the composed the film scores for Gumshoe and The Phantom) is thrilled to be a part of Phantom! Odessa File and a setting of the Latin Requiem Broadway: Les Misérables (final cast, original mass. As well as many of his own shows, production). Off-Broadway: The Fantasticks. his producer credits include Daisy Pulls It Select regional: The Scarlet Pimpernel (Percy), Off, Lend Me a Tenor, Shirley Valentine, La Kiss Me, Kate (Fred/Petruchio), The Full Monty Bête, the groundbreaking Bollywood musical, (Jerry). Thanks to the Phantom team, Dulcina A. R. Rahman’s Bombay Dreams, his smash hit 28 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

BIOS CHARLES HART (Lyrics) was born in London and educated in Maidenhead and Cambridge. He has written words for musicals (The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, The Kissing-Dance, The Dreaming); opera (The Vampyr - BBC TV); and miscellaneous songs; as well as both words and music for television ("Watching," "Split Ends" - Granada TV) and radio ("Love Songs" - BBC Radio). His Two Studies for String Quartet was performed by the Sacconi Quartet in February 2005 at London’s Purcell Room. Hart’s photographs have appeared on posters and in playbills, as well as publications ranging from Attitude to the Daily Telegraph, and, in 2003, he was one of three photographers featured in an exhibition organized by UNICEF to celebrate the UN Convention on the Rights of CAMERON MACKINTOSH (Producer), the Child. He lives and works in London. for nearly 50 years, has been producing more musicals than anyone else in history, including RICHARD STILGOE (Additional Lyrics and the three longest-running musicals of all time: Book) has spent 50 years as a performer and writer Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera and in all forms of the performing arts. He wrote Cats. His new hit production of Miss Saigon lyrics for Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom is breaking box-office records in London. of the Opera, The Magistrate and Road Rage, Later this year, his successful new production and music and lyrics for Bodywork, Brilliant of Barnum (co-produced with Chichester and the Dinosaur and Orpheus – the Mythical. His Michael Harrison) will begin a UK tour, and, in broadcasting work has earned him the New the autumn, he will produce a new production York Radio Festival Gold Award, three Monaco of Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together. Festival Prizes and the Prix Italia. In 1997, he Other worldwide successes include Mary founded the Orpheus Centre in Surrey, where Poppins (co-produced with Disney), Little Shop young disabled people prepare for independent of Horrors, Side by Side by Sondheim, Five living through a series of performing arts courses.

Guys Named Moe, The Witches of Eastwick He was High Sheriff of Surrey in 1998, during and his reinventions of Oliver!, My Fair Lady, which year he was awarded the OBE. He owns Oklahoma! and Carousel. Cameron, with and drives a JCB, and has five children and 11 Working Title and Universal, produced the grandchildren. In the Jubilee honours list of hugely successful award-winning film version 2012, Richard was knighted for charitable service of Les Misérables. He owns nine West End through the Alchemy Foundation. theaters: Prince of Wales, Gielgud, Queen’s, CONNOR (Director).

Wyndham’s, Noël Coward, Novello and Prince LAURENCE Edward, all of which have been spectacularly Credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (UK refurbished, and the newly acquired Victoria and Australian arena tour), the entirely Palace and Stephen Sondheim. He’s the co- new stage production of The Phantom of owner of Music Theatre International, the the Opera (UK tour), Oliver! (UK tour) world’s largest library of secondary rights of and the new version of Miss Saigon (West the great musicals. Cameron was knighted in End, UK tour and worldwide). Laurence is the 1996 New Year’s Honours for his services also co-director of the new version of Les to the British theater and has is the first British Misérables (worldwide). He directed the 25th anniversary concert of The Phantom producer elected to the Theater Hall of Fame. productions of The Sound of Music and The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium and the films of The Phantom of the Opera and the acclaimed Australian production of Love Never Dies. He pioneered television casting for musical theater with the Emmy Award-winning BBC series "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" He has won seven Tonys; three Grammys, including best contemporary classical composition for Requiem; two International Emmys; the Praemium Imperiale; the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre ;and the Kennedy Center Honor. He owns six London theaters, including the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the London Palladium. He was knighted in 1992 and created an honorary life peer in 1997.

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BIOS of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall and the 25th anniversary concert of Les Misérables at the O2 in London, both of which were simultaneously broadcast in cinemas worldwide and subsequently released on DVD. DVD credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (world arena tour), The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Concert (Royal Albert Hall), Les Misérables (O2 Arena). Awards include Miss Saigon — UK/ Manchester Evening News Award for best touring musical; Korea/best new foreign production and best ensemble in a musical; Australia/The Green Room Award for best director of a musical; Les Misérables — UK/best musical at the Manchester Evening News Awards.

SCOTT AMBLER (Choreographer). As a member of Matthew Bourne’s company since 1991, Scott created many roles including The Prince in Swan Lake. Choreography includes The Hostage (RSC); Mrs. Hartley and the Growth Centre (BBC); I Giganti della Montagne and La Calisto (Musica nel Chiostro — Batignano); Die Stein der Weisen (Garsington); Time and the Conways (National Theatre); Enron (Chichester/ Royal Court/West End/Broadway); Sondheim’s Passion (Donmar Warehouse); Earthquakes in London (National Theatre/UK tour); Lord of the Flies (New Adventures — Theatre Royal Glasgow); The Merchant of Venice (RSC); Decade (Headlong); The Phantom of the Opera (UK tour); Chariots of Fire (Hampstead/Gielgud — Olivier nominee); Richard II (BBC); Der Zigeunerbaron (Stadttheater Klagenfurt); This House (National Theatre); #AIWW (Hampstead); Candide (RSC). TV and film appearances include Nutcracker!, The Car Man, Swan Lake, Mrs. Hartley and the Growth Centre, Roald Dahl’s Red Riding Hood, Late Flowering Lust, Drip – A Love Story and OK2. Scott is an associate artist with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures.

King Lear, Platonov (Almeida); Emperor and Galilean, The False Servant, Oedipus (National Theatre); Hamlet (Tokyo); Giselle (La Scala). Opera credits include Otello (Zurich); Aida (Bregenzer Festspiele); Die Gezeichneten (Teatro Massimo, Palermo); The Fairy Queen, Pelleas et Melisande, Lulu, The Turn of the Screw, Don Giovanni (Glyndebourne Festival Opera); Mitridate, re di Ponto, Falstaff, Tosca, I Masnadieri, The Midsummer Marriage (Royal Opera, Covent Garden); King Arthur (Chatelet); Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Moses und Aron (Metropolitan Opera, New York); Die Zauberflöte (Salzburg); Peter Grimes, Parsifal (Paris Opera); Don Carlos (Sydney); Tristan und Isolde (Deutsche Oper, Berlin); Rigoletto (Madrid); Thais (Chicago); Katya Kabanova, Lucio Silla, The Tempest, The Marriage of Figaro (Santa Fe); L’incoronazione di Poppea (Bologna); La Traviata (Arena di Verona); Anna Bolena (Verona); Mephistopheles (Amsterdam); The Magic Flute (Bolshoi); Die Frau ohne Schatten, Elektra (Mariinsky, St Petersburg); He Had It Coming, Fidelio (Birmingham Opera Company); Tannhauser (San Francisco); Zemire et Azor, Tom Jones (Drottningholm Court Theatre); Vanessa (Los Angeles). Films include: Up at the Villa.

MARIA BJÖRNSON (Costume Designer). In 1990, she was awarded The Observer’s Experts’ Expert, the Theatre Designers’ Designer and in 1999, the 19th Franco Abbiati Prize. She received numerous awards for The Phantom of the Opera designs, two Tony awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Drama Critics Awards, for best costume and set. Musical theater also includes Aspects of Love (London and Broadway), and Follies (Shaftesbury).

Theatre includes The Cherry Orchard (RNT), The Blue Angel, Camille, Hamlet, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Way of the World (RSC); Plenty, Phèdre, Britannicus, The Lulu Plays, (Almeida), Hedda Gabler (Duke of PAUL BROWN (Set Design). Born in the York’s). Opera includes Don Giovanni, Sleeping Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, Paul trained under Beauty, Kátya Kabanová, Der Rosenkavalier Percy Harris, Motley design course. Theater (ROH); Macbeth (La Scala); Cosi fan tutte credits include As You Desire Me, The Country (Glyndebourne); Carmen, Die Walkure, Toussaint Wife, The Sea, Marguerite (West End); The L’Ouverture (ENO); The Queen of Spades Tempest, Naked, Richard II, Coriolanus, (Netherlands Opera); The Janá’ek Cycle (WNO/ 32 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

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BIOS Scottish Opera). Winner 1979 and 1988, Golden at the National Theatre for several years and Troika Quadrennial awards Prague. Maria died was head of costume at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Work for Cameron Mackintosh in 2002. MariaBjornson.com includes Carousel (London, New York, Japan); PAULE CONSTABLE (Lighting Designer) Oliver! (London, Toronto, Sydney); The Recently: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Witches of Eastwick (London, Melbourne); Cripple of Inishmaan and Peter and Alice for the My Fair Lady (London, U.S. tour); and Mary Michael Grandage Company; The Light Princess Poppins (London, New York). Other musicals for the National Theatre; the new production include The Secret Garden (RSC, London); of Les Mis. She has received Olivier awards for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London, New York); His Dark Materials (NT, 2005), Don Carlos and Gypsy (New York).

(West End, 2006), The Chalk Garden (Donmar, 2009) and The Curious Incident of the Dog in NINA DUNN (Video & Projection Design, for the Night in 2013, plus the 2011 Tony Award for Knifedge). Recent projects for theater and opera best lighting for War Horse on Broadway and an include Aida (Royal Albert Hall); Backbeat (Duke LA Critics Circle Award in 2011 for Les Mis and of York’s Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2013 for War Horse. Her opera designs have (Mariinsky Theatre); Emperor and Galilean been seen all over the world. Recently Figaro, Die (National Theatre); Northern Ballet’s Cleopatra; Meistersinger and Billy Budd (Glyndebourne); The Armstrong and Miller Live UK comedy tour Medea (ENO); and Anna Bolena, Don Giovanni, and Katy Brand’s UK comedy tour (Mick Perrin); Satyagraha at the Metropolitan Opera. Dance: and Richard Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten Sleeping Beauty and Dorian Gray for Matthew (Mariinsky Theatre) that won Golden Mask Awards for best opera production and best design.

Bourne.

Recent live events include Wella’s ITVA Awards MICK POTTER (Sound Designer) Saturday and trend catwalk show in Paris; illuminations Night Fever (London, New York and 10 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, for the new productions worldwide), Starlight Express St John’s Bible launch; projection design for the (Las Vegas, U.S./UK/Scandinavian tours), Tell opening ceremony of the World Indoor Athletics Me on a Sunday (London/UK tour), Scrooge Championships in Doha; and a courtyard the Musical (London, U.S./ UK tours), Jesus installation for Hermes in the Musee de la Chasse Christ Superstar (UK Tour), Bombay Dreams in Paris. Forthcoming projects include The Flying (London, New York), The Woman in White Dutchman (ENO) and La Boheme (WNO).

(London, New York, 2005 Laurence Olivier Award for best sound design), Hair (London), PAUL KIEVE (Illusion Consultant) West End Whistle Down the Wind (London), Evita revival includes Ghost the Musical (and Broadway), (London), The Sound of Music (London/ Matilda, Zorro, The Tempest, The Lord of the Toronto/UK tour), Joseph ... Dreamcoat Rings, Our House, The Witches of Eastwick, (London), Phantom – The Las Vegas Scrooge, The Witches, The Woman in White.

Spectacular (Las Vegas, 2006 Parnelli Award RSC: The Winter’s Tale, The Cherry Orchard, for best sound design), Ich war noch niemals in The Tempest (Sam Mendes). National Theatre: New York (Hamburg, Stuttgart), Der Schuh des Theatre of Blood, La Grande Magia, Mrs. Manitu (Berlin), Zorro (London/Paris/Japan), Affleck, Her Naked Skin. Opera: L’Heure Sister Act (London, Hamburg), Les Misérables Espagnole (ROH); Das Rheingold (Strasbourg); — 25th anniversary production (O2 Arena, Macbeth (Hamburg). Ballet: Alice in Wonderland (Royal Ballet & ENB); Aladdin (Scottish Ballet).

UK/Spain/tour), Love Never Dies (London).

Arena tours: Holiday on Ice, Batman Live. TV: CHRISTINE ROWLAND (Costume “Cranford,” “I’d Do Anything,” BBC’s “History Coordinator for the late Maria Björnson) has of Magic,” “Heroes of Magic.” Film: Hugo, Harry worked in both subsidized and commercial Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Book: Hocus theater. She was resident costume supervisor Pocus (Bloomsbury). Received British Magical 34 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

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BIOS Society Award for outstanding contribution to Express; the West End productions of Beautiful magic and is a gold star member of the Inner and Damned, Carmen Jones, Carousel (Opera North), The Drowsy Chaperone, The King and Magic Circle. stageillusion.com I, Sinatra at the Palladium, The Last Empress, ANGELA COBBIN (Hair and Wig Creator) Marguerite, Les Misérables, The Phantom of Ms. Cobbin’s extensive career includes Madame the Opera, Peter Pan, The Pirates of Penzance Tussaud’s, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and The Producers. As musical supervisor his and the National Theatre, where productions credits include the UK tours of The Producers, include Guys and Dolls, Richard III and The The King and I, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Madness of George III. Royal Shakespeare The Poor Soldier, Cameron Mackintosh’s 25th Theatre: The Seagull and The Beckets. West anniversary UK tour of The Phantom of the End: The Iceman Cometh, Lulu, Ivanov, Orpheus Opera and the arena world tour of Jesus Christ Descending, To the Green Fields Beyond, Superstar starring Tim Minchin and Melanie C. The Graduate, Chicago, Lenny, Jesus Christ He regularly conducts many of the UK’s major Superstar, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, orchestras and is co-supervisor of Cameron and Ragtime. For Cameron Mackintosh: The Mackintosh’s new production of Miss Saigon in Witches of Eastwick, Mary Poppins (London, the West End. New York, the Netherlands, tours), Betty Blue Eyes, Les Misérables (2011), The Phantom of the Production Overseen by MATTHEW Opera (2012 UK tour), Oliver (UK tour). Bregenz BOURNE. Bourne is widely hailed as the UK’s Festival: Fidelio and Porgy and Bess. Film: Saint most popular and successful choreographer/ Ex and Clandestine Marriage. Television: “Spitting director. He is the creator of the world’s longestImage,” “Bramwell” and “Dylan Thomas­-Return running ballet production (Swan Lake), a fiveJourney.” “Best wig I’ve ever seen” — Barry time Olivier Award winner and the only British Humphries. director to have won the Tony Award for both best choreographer and best director of a musical.

DAVID CULLEN (Orchestrations) is best He has been artistic director of New Adventures known as the orchestrator of musicals in London (formally Adventures in Motion Pictures) since and New York, particularly those of Andrew Lloyd 1987. During this time, he has created new Webber: Cats, Starlight Express, Song and Dance, audiences for dance with groundbreaking work Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, By Jeeves, both at home and internationally, including Whistle Down the Wind, The Beautiful Game, The Nutcracker!, Highland Fling, Swan Lake, Phantom of the Opera, The Woman in White, Cinderella, The Car Man, Play Without Words, Love Never Dies and, most recently, The Wizard Edward Scissorhands, Dorian Gray and Sleeping of Oz. Other musicals he has orchestrated include Beauty. Bourne choreographed several major Abbacadabra, Children of Eden, Shogun the revivals of classic musicals including Cameron Musical, Stepping Out, Edna — the Spectacle and Mackintosh’s productions of Oliver! (1994 the London revivals of Can-Can, The Baker’s and 2009) and My Fair Lady (2002). In 2004, Wife, Carmen Jones and the Donmar production Bourne co-directed (with Richard Eyre) and of Parade. Records he has arranged include choreographed (with Stephen Mear) the West End the America by the King’s Singers,Christmas and Broadway musical Mary Poppins.

With Kiri by Kiri Te Kanawa, I Am What I Am by Shirley Bassey and A Different Hat with Paul THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP (Producer) Carrack and the RPO. He provided orchestrations was founded in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Webber for Geppetto and Cinderella and the movie of The and is wholly owned by him. At the heart of RUG’s Phantom of the Opera. business are the Lloyd Webber musicals Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus JOHN RIGBY (Musical Supervisor) As a Christ Superstar, By Jeeves, Evita, Variations, musical director/conductor credits include the Tell Me on a Sunday, Cats, Starlight Express, The German productions of Miss Saigon and Starlight Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, Sunset 36 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

BIOS Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, The Boys in the Photograph, The Woman in White, Love Never Dies and Stephen Ward. His other productions include A. R. Rahman’s Bombay Dreams, the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The Sound of Music and The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium and Toronto). The Really Useful Group is an international entertainment company, with offices in London and Sydney, which produces and coordinates Lloyd Webber’s works worldwide.

The company’s theater and concert production, recording, merchandising, music publishing and licensing divisions provide specialized services for Lloyd Webber works and also to the work of other producers and authors.

SETH SKLAR-HEYN (Associate Director).

Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (production supervisor), Evita (associate director), A Little Night Music (associate director), Finian’s Rainbow (associate director), Good Vibrations (associate director), Mary Stuart (assistant director), Rock’n’Roll (assistant director), Frost/Nixon (assistant director), The Coast of Utopia (assistant to the director). U.S. tour: Billy Elliot (resident director). Seth directed the U.S. tour of Frost/Nixon and the current U.S. tour of Evita. He serves as executive producer for Cameron Mackintosh Inc. in N.Y. Graduate of Vassar College.

NINA GOLDMAN (Associate Choreographer). Broadway: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Contact, Swan Lake, The Red Shoes, The Phantom of the Opera. Off-Broadway: Belle Epoque, The Dybbuk, Bloomergirl. Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands, The Car Man. Regional: The Shape She Makes (ART). Royal Opera House, Great Lakes Theater Festival, National Ballet of Canada, Feld Ballets, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. Film/TV: Swan Lake 3D, The Metamorphosis, Fame. Sarah Lawrence faculty. Upcoming: Fall 2014 The Little Dancer (Kennedy Center). Hunter College Arnhold Dance Education graduate student.

Wife. Music direction: Marriott, Utah Shakespeare, Syracuse Opera. Eight seasons as artistic director of Skylight Opera Theatre. Conductor: Mikado (PBS), Richard Wargo’s Ballymore (world premiere). Actor/pianist: 2 Pianos, 4 Hands (Milwaukee Rep, Actors’ Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Hartford Stage Company — Conn. Critics Circle Award); Souvenir, Old Wicked Songs. Love to Jurg. For my dad.

DAVID RUTTURA (Resident Director) has worked extensively as an associate director on Broadway (Spider-Man (resident director), Follies, Lombardi, Million Dollar Quartet, White Christmas, A Man for All Seasons); off-Broadway (Atlantic Theater Company, Roundabout); regionally (Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Co., Old Jews Telling Jokes) and internationally (Ben Hur Live). Directing credits include projects with Gateway Playhouse, Araca, Ars Nova, 2g, Joe’s Pub, Fordham University, Ensemble Studio Theatre, among others. Film credits include the Web series Dick Punch and stalkTALK. davidruttura.com.

TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting).

Selected Broadway: Bullets Over Broadway, Aladdin, Mothers and Sons, Les Misérables, Big Fish, The Heiress, Ghost, One Man, Two Guvnors (U.S. casting), Jesus Christ Superstar (U.S. casting), Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, How to Succeed ..., Promises, Promises, A Little Night Music, Billy Elliot, Shrek, Guys and Dolls, The Farnsworth Invention, Young Frankenstein, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Pirate Queen, Spamalot, Jersey Boys, Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, The Phantom of the Opera, Contact. OffBroadway: Here Lies Love; Love, Loss and What I Wore. Regional: Sundance Theatre Lab, Yale Repertory, La Jolla Playhouse, Kennedy Center, Paper Mill Playhouse, e Old Globe.

JOEL T. HERBST (Company Manager) Go RICHARD CARSEY (Musical Director). Goslings!

Tours: La Cage aux Folles, Little House on the Prairie. Broadway: The House of Blue Leaves. ERIC SPROSTY (Production Stage Manager) Lincoln Center: Joshua Schmidt’s A Minister’s Broadway: Fosse, Movin’ Out, Jekyll and ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 37

BIOS Horse, Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Matilda the Musical, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder , NETworks presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Do You Hear the People Sing, Holland HEATHER CHOCKLEY (Stage Manager) Taylor in Ann, Backbeat, 50 Shades! The is a proud member of AEA and IATSE. She Musical, The Rat Pack Is Back!, America’s Got has toured extensively, both nationally and Downton, Scooby Doo Live! Musical Mysteries, internationally, with The Sound of Music, Cats, Chuggington and Magic Tree House: A Night in Sweet Charity, The King and I, Fiddler on the New Orleans. bbonyc.com Roof and the 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables, among others. Much love to her SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been with NETworks since its inception husband, family and friends. in 1995. He spearheaded the international NICOLE OLSON (Assistant Stage Manager) tours of Fosse starring Ben Vereen and National: Jersey Boys, Billy Elliot, Irving Berlin’s Ruthie Henshall. Seth produced Lincoln White Christmas (original company). Regional: Center Theatre’s production of Rodgers and San Jose Repertory (six seasons including By the Hammerstein’s South Pacific, Disney’s Beauty Bog of Cats ... with Holly Hunter), TheatreWorks, and the Beast and the National Theatre’s War Portland Center Stage. B.A., theater: Univ. of Horse. With Cameron Mackintosh, Seth served as executive producer for the U.S. Southern California. and UK tours of the National Theatre’s My MICHAEL G. MORALES (Assistant Stage Fair Lady, the 25th anniversary U.S. tour of Manager) B.F.A.: Theatrical stage management. Les Misérables and the new Phantom of the 1st national tour: Rock of Ages. National tour: Opera tour. He is most proud of his greatest Mary Poppins, Jesus Christ Superstar, Chicago, productions — Marlo and Camden.

Movin’ Out. Pre-Broadway: Wonderland and Miss Abigail’s Guide. Regional: My Fair Lady (Asolo), NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS, LLC West Side Story (The Fulton), A Year With Frog and (Producer), since its inception nearly 20 years Toad, The Threepenny Opera (Seaside). Special ago has been an industry-leading producer of thanks to his family and his beautiful wife for their touring musical theatre productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to love and support. Proud AEA member. its audiences. Having toured over 60 productions STEPHANIE C. HALBEDEL (Assistant Stage extensively throughout North America, Manager). Credits include NETworks Tours NETworks is now expanding its tours into many Beauty and the Beast, Blue Man Group and Shrek, international markets including South America, as well as shows throughout the Northeast and Greece, Italy, Turkey, and South East Asia.

New York, most recently Grease at Paper Mill Its current touring season includes Cameron Playhouse. Many, many thanks to Eric, Heather, Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Nicole and Michael for this opportunity and for all Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Dirty Dancing, Blue Man Group, Flashdance, Anything Goes the love. and Elf the Musical.

BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour Booking, Engagement Management, Press & Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour booking, marketing and press company, representing musicals, plays and theatrical productions. Currently: Jersey Boys, War Hyde. National tours: Contact, Movin’ Out, The Drowsy Chaperone, Spring Awakening, West Side Story, Jekyll and Hyde. Selected regional: 10 seasons at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, three seasons at Paper Mill Playhouse, including the PBS filming of Crazy for You.

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STAFF STAFF FOR The Phantom of the Opera GENERAL MANAGEMENT Gentry & Associates, Inc Scott Jackson, Gregory Vander Ploeg, Bobby Maglaughlin COMPANY MANAGER Joel T. Herbst ASSOCIATE COMPANY MANAGER Justin A. Sweeney TOUR BOOKING, ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT, PRESS AND MARKETING Broadway Booking Office NYC Steven Schnepp, Temah Higgins, Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, David Freeland, Judith Hoenig Adelson, Zach Stevenson, Sean Mackey, Scott Praefke, Kayla Burgett NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATION The Publicity Office Marc Thibodeau, Michael Borowski CASTING Tara Rubin Casting Tara Rubin CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA Eric Woodall CSA, Kaitlin Shaw CSA Lindsay Levine CSA, Scott Anderson ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Seth Sklar-Heyn PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Eric Sprosty SUPERVISORY PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Trinity Wheeler PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR................ JASON JUENKER UK PRODUCTION MANAGER................... SPENCER NEW RESIDENT DIRECTOR.............................DAVID RUTTURA Stage Manager.......................................... Heather Chockley Ass’t. Stage Managers... Michael G. Morales, Nicole Olson, Stephanie C. Halbedel UK Technical Stage Manager.........................Paul Whittaker Fight Director..........................................................Joe Bostik Fight Captain........................................................Nick Cartell Casting Directors......................Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman Casting Associate............................................... Kaitlin Shaw Casting Assistant........................................... Scott Anderson Production Assistants............................Stephanie C. Halbedel, Sarah Helgesen UK Draftsman............................................... Timothy Crowdy US Assoc. Scenic Designer......................... Christine Peters UK Production Carpenter................................ Damien Soper UK Production Technician.......................... Richard Paterson UK Automation Programmer................................. Andy Biles UK Properties Supervisor................................ Jonathan Hall UK Assoc. Lighting Designer................................Rob Casey US Assoc. Lighting Designer............................ Karen Spahn UK Production Electrician.....................................Ian Moulds US Production Electrician........................... Brendan Quigley Automated Lighting Programmer....................Tommy Hague Projection Animation Programmer......................Ben Pearcy UK Assoc. Sound Designer...............................Adam Fisher US Assoc. Sound Designer...............................David Bullard UK Production Sound Engineer......................... Sean Lawler UK Costume Supervisor.........................Roxanne Armstrong US Costume Associate..................................... Sam Fleming US Costume Supervisor...................................Jimm Halliday US Asst. Costume Supervisors....................John Saunders, Eric Franzen Hair and Wig Creator...................................... Angela Cobbin

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US Hair and Wig Coordinator.............................Gary Martori UK Wig and Make-up Supervisor..................... Helen Keane Illusion Consultant................................................. Paul Kieve Music Preparation.....................David Hague, Dakota Music Music Contractor...................................................John Miller Keyboard Programming................................ Stuart Andrews Asst. Keyboard Programmer..............................Dave Weiser Production Carpenter................................ Corey Krolikowski Advance Carpenters.................... Don S. Gilmore, Greg Pott Head Carpenter....................................... Christopher J. Weir Automation Carpenter..................................... Eamon Keane Carpenter.......................................................... George Munz Ass’t. Automation / Carpenter.......................... D. Wade Jolly Flyman....................................................Timothy P. Callahan Load Out Carpenter................................ Duncan McPherson Head Electrician................................................Josh Moberly Ass’t. Electrician............................................ Dirk Van Pernis Ass’t. Electrician/Pyro Tech................................... Mike Berg Advance Electricians.............Paul Orzechowski, Eric Rimes Head Audio................................................... Joshua Hummel Ass’t. Audio......................................................... Shelly Franz Advance Audio.................................................... Shelly Franz Head Props................................................. Austin Rodriguez Ass’t. Props...................................................Michael Vergoth Head Wardrobe............................................... Kaitlyn Barrett Ass’t. Wardrobe................................................ Emily Staloch Star Dresser..................................................... Sally M. Howe Head Wigs..............................................................Hailei Call Ass’t. Wigs......................................................... Karin Craven Make-up Supervisor....................................... Rudy Guerrero Entertainment Safety Consultant....................... Scott Oxman, Oxman Safety Physical Therapy Consultant.Carolyn Lawson, NEURO Tour Print/Advertising Design............. Dewynters, Emily Balawejder Radio and Television Spot Production................... Steam UK Website.................................................................. Dewynters Social Media................................... The Really Useful Group Production Photography........Alastair Muir, Matthew Murphy Merchandising.............................Platypus Productions, LLC Merchandise Manager..................................... Zachary Gray Accounting.............................. NETworks Presentations LLC Tour Accountant...............................................Paula Jenkins Legal................................................ F. Richard Pappas, Esq. HR and Payroll Services..................Human Resources, Inc. Insurance....................................... Maury, Donnelly & Parr – Bob Middleton, Meghan Shriver Travel Agency.................................. Carlson Wagonlit Travel Accommodations....................................................... Lisa Morris, Road Concierge an ALTOUR Company Technical Production Accounting...............Janice Anderson International Freight.Jackie Jupp Project Management, Ltd. US Warehousing and Freight services.....Shockwave Cargo Trucking........................................................... Clark Transfer For Cameron Mackintosh LTD Directors........................... Cameron Mackintosh (Chairman) Nicholas Allott (Chief Executive) Richard Johnston Deputy Managing Director................................Robert Noble Financial Controller......................................... Richard Knibb Executive Producer and Casting Director ....Trevor Jackson Executive Producer................................ Thomas Schönberg Technical Director........................................ Jerry Donaldson Head of Marketing........................................... David Dolman Assistant to Cameron Mackintosh...................... Jane Austin Assistant to Nicholas Allott................................Claire Mistry Assistant to Robert Noble.................................. Helen Lloyd Technical Administrator.....................................Charlie Boyle Technical Production Assistant.........................Jenny Picken Production Assistant ............................................ Rob Ottey

STAFF For Cameron Mackintosh, Inc. Managing Director...........................................Nicholas Allott Executive Producer......................................Seth Sklar-Heyn Production Associate....................................... Shidan Majidi For The Really Useful Group Directors............................................. Andrew Lloyd Webber Madeleine Lloyd Webber Chairman................................................... Mark Wordsworth Managing Director .......................................... Barney Wragg Director of Legal and Business Affairs............ Jonathan Hull Chief Financial Officer.....................................Isobel Chester Vice President of Europe and the Americas............ Jessica Koravos Executive Assistant to Andrew Lloyd Webber........ Jan Eade Music Content Manager.................................Benjamin Frost Production Manager ......................................Jamie Forshaw Production Assistant.........................................Hannah Wills For NETworks Presentations Chief Executive Officer....................................Kenneth Gentry Chief Operating Officer................................. Scott W. Jackson President...................................................................Orin Wolf Executive Vice President of Production................. Seth Wenig Director of Finance.................................................John Kinna Controller......................................................... Jennifer Gifford Executive Producers.................... Kary M. Walker, Dani Davis Associate Producer..........................................Angela Rowles Director of Booking................................. Charmaine McVicker Senior General Manager....................... Gregory VanderPloeg General Managers....... Mary K. Witte, Guy Heard, Tyler Soltis Associate General Managers................... Bobby Maglaughlin, Curt Owens Assistant General Manager............................Penelope Lopez Senior Production Manager.............................. Jason Juenker Production Managers.........................Ben Neafus, Laura Dieli Associate Production Manager.......................... Evan Rooney Assistant Production Manager........................ Ashley Harman Warehouse Manager................................................Brad Korff Director of Marketing/PR....................................Heather Hess Database Manager.............................................Siba Mahanty Music Coordinator................................................John Mezzio Office Manager............................................... Buddy Piccolino Administrative Assistant........................ Esther Schwarzbauer

Museum, Smithsonian Institution/Art Resource, NY/Scala, Florence. ©Photo SCALA, Florence 2012. ‘A Summer Pastoral’

by Francois Boucher reproduced by kind permission of the Trustees of the Wallace Collection, London.

Special Thanks To Norbert Mongeon; Providence Performing Arts Center City of Providence, RI This performance is dedicated to the memory of Mark Clark, Head Audio Tax & Financial Consulting Accounting Services, IT Services CliftonLarsonAllen LLP George Wilson, Linda Rubenstein Pat Guerieri, Tim Pizza Financial Services and banking arrangements by M&T Bank PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP 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.

Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

The Theatre Managers, Press Agents, and Company Managers employed in this production are 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.

Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios, New York ­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Credits Scenery constructed and painted by Bay Productions, TR2, Cardiff Theatrical Services, Souvenir Scenic Studio, Art Deco Exim, Howard Eaton Lighting, Ltd. Wild Creations; Scenery Engineering by Delstar Engineering, Silicon Theatre Scenery, Eeldfab; Painted drops provided by Cardiff Theatrical Services, Richard Nutbourne; Additional Scenery by Gerriets International, Gordon Aldred, Rose Brand; Set Electrics by Howard Eaton Lighting, Ltd.; Automation by Silicon Theater Scenery; Rigging by Christie Lights; Rehearsal Set constructed by Scenic Solutions; Clothes painted by Richard Nutbourne, Cardiff Theatrical Services, Bay Productions; Lighting Equipment provided by Christie Lights; Sound Equipment provided by Sound Associates; Sound and Lighting towers provided by Adirondack Studios; Stage Properties provided by MarcusHall Props, MDM, Russell Beck Studio, Paul Harding, C&C Woodcraft, Nicola Kileen Textiles, Catherine Goodley, Rorschach Prop FX, Alex Goacher, Make Stuff, Ltd, Kevin Brookes; Additional props provided by Moonboots; Prosthetics by Prosthetics Renaissance; Pyro and Special Effects by J&M Special Effects; Hats by Sean Barret, Jenny Adey. ‘The Toilet of Venus’ by Francois Boucher reproduced by kind permission of the Metropolitan Museum of Art/Art Resource/Scala, Florence. ©Photo SCALA, Florence 2012. ‘Section of a Salon’ by Louis-Gustave Taraval reproduced by kind permission of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design

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Fifth Third Bank Broadway In Atlanta is thrilled to bring the best of Broadway to Peachtree Street at the Fox Theatre, and the 2014/2015 Series is our largest ever! Thank you for joining us for the beautifully re-imagined production of The Phantom of the Opera. Our series will continue with Dirty Dancing, Newsies, Wicked, Blue Man Group Pippin and Motown the Musical. For more information about our series or to read the latest Broadway Buzz, please visit BroadwayInAtlanta.com.

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE THEATRE A fully restored 1929 “Movie Palace,” the Fox Theatre, with 4,665 seats, is a multiple-purpose facility, housing Broadway shows, ballet, symphonies, concerts, movies, and private corporate events.

PRIVATE ROOMS The Fox Theatre has three private rental spaces, with accommodations for 25 to 1,200 guests. Our Egyptian Ballroom and Grand Salon are beautifully decorated and can be set up to your specifications. The Landmarks Lounge is adjacent to the lobby and is perfect for a small pre-show and intermission event. To book your “Fabulous Fox” evening, please call 404.881.2100 or visit us at www.foxtheatre.org.

TICKET OFFICE The Fox Theatre Ticket Office is located in the arcade entrance to the theatre. The Ticket Office is open for walk up ticket sales Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., and Saturday,10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The Fox Theatre Ticket Office is not open on Sundays unless there is a performance. On event days, the Ticket Office opens two hours prior to show time. Doors to the Fox open one hour prior to show time.

Tickets for all performances at the Fox may be purchased online at www.FoxTheatre.org, all Ticket Alternative outlets and all Atlanta-area Whole Foods Markets, by calling 855-285-8499, or by visiting the Fox Theatre Ticket Office in person during regular Box Office hours.

GROUP SALES The Fox Theatre Group Sales Department offers discounts to Groups for most Broadway shows. The Group Sales office is open Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm. Call 404 881-2000 or email foxgroup@foxtheatre.org.

CONCESSIONS Concession stands are located in the Spanish Room, main lobby, and on the mezzanine lobby level.

RESTROOMS Restrooms are located off the Main Lobby (downstairs), Mezzanine Lobby levels, and the Gallery level. Accessible restroom facilities are located in the Spanish Room and Accessible/Family restrooms are located through the Office door in the main lobby.

GIFT SHOP The Fox Theatre operates a gift shop selling history books, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and an assortment of other theatre-related merchandise. The gift shop is located in the Spanish Room.

TOURS Fox Theatre Tours are conducted Mondays and Thursdays at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 1:00 PM. Saturday tours are offered at 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Fox Theatre Tours are guided by Fox employees well-versed in the Fox’s history, current events, awards, and upcoming shows.

Tickets for Fox Theatre Tours are available at the Fox Theatre Ticket Office or online at www.foxtheatre.org.

Special Tours can range from backstage to architectural to a school or college group. Please contact the Fox Theatre by calling (404) 881-2100 to schedule your group tour.

LOST AND FOUND Lost and found items are turned in to the Event Staff’s office.

To check on lost items, please call 404-881-2119. Lost and found items will be retained for 30 days.

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EMERGENCY INFORMATION In the event of an emergency, and for your safety, please follow the directions provided by the Fox Theatre staff.

SMOKING In accordance with the Fulton County Clean Air Ordinance, the Fox Theatre is a smoke-free facility. Smoking is only permitted in designated areas.

ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY The Fox Theatre strives to make events accessible to all guests.

If you require assistance during your visit to the Fox Theatre please seek out or ask for one of our Accessible Ambassadors.

These staff members are attired in the traditional Fox Theatre uniform however also have gold braid and white gloves to make them easier to see. The Fox Theatre offers the use of wheelchairs, listening devices and booster seats at no additional charge. Our Ambassadors will assist you to special restroom accommodations.

Note: Steep Steps lead to all seats on the upper levels. For assistance needed or additional information on programs, please contact the Event Staff’s office at: 404-881-2119.

TICKETS To purchase accessible seating at the Fox Theatre please call: 404-881-2016 Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM or on Saturday, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. A Fox Theatre Ticket Office Associate will be happy to help you. Ticket buyers may also visit the ticketing site at www.foxtheatre.org.

PROGRAMS PROVIDED Opened Captioning Performance Sponsored in partnership through TDF (Theatre Development Fund).

ELEVATORS Elevators are located at the north end of each lobby. The elevators are available during all performances and make it possible to access each lobby without the use of stairs. Patrons should be aware that access to upper seating areas do involve stairs.

PARKING Parking is available within a four-block radius in all directions of the Fox Theatre. Advanced reserved parking is available for sale at the Fox Ticket Office or by calling 855-285-8499. The Fox Theatre assumes no responsibility for vehicles parked in any of the privately owned parking lots operating in the Fox Theatre district.

PERFORMANCE NOTES All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket in order to be admitted to the theatre. Not all events are suitable for children.

Infants will not be admitted to adult programs/performances. Parents will be asked to remove children who create a disturbance.

Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management, in conjunction with the wishes of the producers.

Please turn off all pagers and cell phones prior to the beginning of each performance.

Camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited.

Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)

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ETIQUETTE 1. Please arrive early. Latecomers may not be seated until intermission.

2. Take care of personal needs (drinks of water or restroom) before the performance begins.

3. Please silence or turn off all electronic devices, including cell phones, beepers, and watch alarms. We encourage you to share your experience at the Fox via social media, but please refrain from doing so or texting during performances; the glow from your device is distracting.

4. Most shows do not allow photography of any kind.

Flash photography inside the theatre is never allowed as it is a distraction to those around you and a danger to the performers.

5. The overture is part of the performance. Please cease talking at this point.

6. Dear Lovebirds, when you lean your heads together, you block the view of the people behind you. Please consider the people that will be seated behind you when choosing whether or not to wear a hat or what hair style you choose.

7. Please refrain from talking, humming, or singing along with the show, except when encouraged to do so by the artist or show.

8. Please wait for an appropriate moment to dig something out of your pocket or bag.

9. Go easy with the perfume and cologne, many people are highly allergic.

10. If you need assistance during the show, please go to your nearest volunteer usher. If additional assistance is needed the usher will get the appropriate person to further help you.

11. Yes, the parking lot gets busy and public transportation is tricky, but leaving while the show is in progress or before the actors have taken their final bows is discourteous. Wait until it is over and then exit with the rest of the audience.

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Allan C. Vella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President & C.E.O. Adina Alford Erwin . . . Vice President & General Manager Jeff Quesenberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President & C.F.O. Jennifer S. Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Sales/Ballrooms Jay Forrester . . . Director of Concessions & Merchandising Molly Fortune . . . . Director of Restoration and Operations Elton Houze . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Information Systems Jamie Vosmeier . . . . . . . . Director of Ticket Sales & Service Shelly Kleppsattel . . . . . . . . . Booking & Contract Associate Rick Robbins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller Rachel Bomeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office Manager Ken Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest Services Manager Nikki Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales Manager Carmie McDonald . . . . Community Engagement Manager Shelby Moody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Sales Manager Dan Goldberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-Commerce and Social Media Manager Amy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Manager Len Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Manager Gary Hardaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Carpenter Larry Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Flyman Scott Hardin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property Master Ray T. Haynie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Electrician Cary Oldknow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Electrician Rodney Amos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Sound Engineer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Edward L. White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman Keith O Cowan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chairman Clara Axam, Robyn Barkin, Beauchamp Carr, Renee Dye, Sheffield Hale, John Holder, Edward Hutchison, Walt Huntley, Craig Jones, Jay Myers, Glen Romm

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Water is a big part of Savannah's mystique., as this sunset view of the Talmadge Memorial Bridge proves.

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uch has changed since Margaret Mitchell compared Savannah and its coastal companion Charleston to "aged grandmothers sunning themselves placidly in the sun" in Gone With the Wind.

Scarlett O'Hara was born 150 years too soon to hang out with the party crowd that fills downtown’s rooftop bars every night and patrols the hangouts and beaches on Tybee Island. But not you.

An hour by air or three to four by car from Atlanta (depending on where you live and whether you consider speed limits absolutes or advisories) deposits you in the revitalized heart of what's known as the Garden City, Hostess City and several other nicknames.

No matter what you think you know about Savannah, it's more than "The Book" (John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and 48 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

Evil) and the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade bacchanalia.

Here are six reasons to run down there this weekend or any weekend. We could have come up with 50 or more. If we missed your favorite excuse, let us know.

1. COCKTAILS TO GO Here's the way to do open carry. Ask your friendly bartender (try the HangFire Bar on Whitaker Street) to pour your leftover Moon River brew or Scorpion Tea into a plastic glass, and you're ready to amble or pedal to your next stop. Yes, we said pedal. Savannah Slow Ride offers 100 percent pedal-powered, eco-friendly, 15-person bicycle tours. One of your options is the pub crawl. Don't stray too far away from the nightspots on River and Bay streets, though. The open-container law applies only in the downtown Historic District.

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6 reasons to hang out in the Garden City this weekend, any weekend. By Janet Roberts

2. GHOSTS EVERYWHERE The past is an inextricable part of Savannah's present, so you should expect some of its long-departed citizens to still be hanging around. A ramble at dusk through the Colonial Park Cemetery at Abercorn and Oglethorpe streets can raise the hairs on the back of even the most rational person's neck.

The more glamorous Bonaventure Cemetery doesn't have the history of murder, voodoo and grave desecration that the 264-year-old Colonial does, nor its nearby ancient dueling ground.

You might lose track of time wandering among the gravestones of Savannah's departed, but beware! The gates are locked at 8 p.m., and those yellow-fever victims buried in the 1700s don't make comfortable overnight companions.

If you do exit pursued by a phantom, seek shelter on a nearby porch painted an ethereal blue. Lowcountry legend holds that "haint blue" or "Savannah blue" repels restless spirits because the color reminds them of water or heaven.

Savannah Stopover. March 5-7, 2015.

Forget about snagging tickets for South by Southwest. SXSW comes to you via the Savannah Stopover. This multi-venue music festival began as an oasis where small indie bands traveling to Austin for SXSW could pull off I-95, catch some Z's and play a gig or two (and make a few bucks for gas and food, too). It has since taken on a life and a buzz of its own.

4. TORAH ON DEERSKIN Need a break from the tourist rush? Brush up your Hebrew and view one of the rarest religious artifacts in a city full of churches. It's the 15th-century Torah printed on deerskin, a treasure of Congregation Mickve Israel since its founding in 1733. You can see the Torah, and read from it if you remember anything from Hebrew school, on 45-minute tours that include the elegant sanctuary (10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-4 p.m. Monday-Friday).

5. SHOPPING ON BROUGHTON Skip the malls, and stroll the Broughton Street shopping district, which mixes familiar chains and small, locally owned ateliers that sell the kind of merchandise you really can't get back 3. PARTY, PARTY, PARTY The city that loves to party moves from one fes- home. Three places to linger: The Paris Market & Brocante. This home tival to the next without stopping. Three that décor and accessories shop revives the nearly are worth marking your calendars: Savannah Film Festival. Oct. 25-Nov. 1. If lost art of window dressing with ever-changing the Savannah College of Art and Design didn't displays. Give yourself at least an hour to poke launch Savannah's reputation as a film-friendly through the shop's collection of candles, soaps, furniture, lighting, specialty foods, books, town, it certainly paved the way. SCAD hosts kitchenware, linens and oddments from hither film screenings, parties, panel discussions and lots of celebrity-spotting in its lovingly restored and thither.

Nourish Savannah. This might be Trustees Theatre and elsewhere. the best-smelling shop in the city. Owners Savannah Book Festival. Feb. 12-15, 2015. This free, four-day event brings in celebs Shoshanna and Corey Walker sell their own small-batch soaps along with carefully curated of a literary bent in order to get more people lines for face, baby, bath, aromatherapy and reading, writing and talking about books and ideas. It also sponsors author events periodical- candles. If the Broughton Street location gets too busy, visit the other shop a few miles southly throughout the rest of the year.

IF YOU GO GETTING THERE: Fly if you're in a hurry (Delta has 10 or so nonstop flights daily), but what you'd spend on airfare would pay for a couple of nights in a swanky B&B or riverfront hotel. By car, take I-75 south to Macon and I-16 east to Savannah.

Watch for signs to downtown exits.

WHERE TO STAY: Hotels are premium-priced from the Savannah River south through the Historic District, but the area also gives you the most choices, from familiar chains to newer, swankier joints (the Bohemian and new Cotton Sail Hotel, for example). For something homier, check out the colonial- and Victorian-era homes that are now B&Bs or vacation rentals.

WORD OF WARNING: Leave your adorable strappy sandals in your hotel room. The Historic District’s charming but cobblestoned streets and squares can be murder on your ankles, especially after dark or after cocktails. Try fashionable flats or stylin' running shoes. If not, there’s always urgent care.

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A view of downtown's Historic District (below) and the waterfront (right) from one of many rooftop bars.

WHERE TO FIND IT BED-AND-BREAKFAST INNS | historicinnsofsavannah.com CASIMIR'S LOUNGE | At the Mansion on Forsyth Park, 700 Drayton St. 912.238.5158, mansion.kesslercanyon.com/dining/lounge COLONIAL PARK CEMETERY | At Abercorn and Oglethorpe streets. visit-historic-savannah.com/ colonial-park-cemetery.html CONGREGATION MICKVE ISRAEL. 20 E. Gordon St. 912.233.1547. mickveisrael.org/museum-and-tours

6. ROOFTOP VIEWING They're everywhere, especially in the hotels along Bay and River streets just up from the Savannah River.

The city's swellest new hotels have chic overlooks where guests can toast sunsets and passing cargo ships and watch from a safe distance as tourists stream up and down from the riverfront. But even workaday hotels like the Holiday Inn Express on Bay Street and restaurants like Fiddler's Crab House give guests their own rooftop havens. You might also want to check out Rocks on the Roof at the Bohemian Hotel, the Top Deck at the Cotton Sail Hotel or Casimir's Lounge at the Mansion on Forsyth Park. Cheers!

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FIDDLER’S CRAB HOUSE | 131 W. River St. 912.644.7172. liveoakstore.com/fiddlersriverstreet HANGFIRE BAR | 37 Whitaker St. 912.443.9956. www. facebook.com/hangfirebar NOURISH SAVANNAH | 202 W. Broughton St. (or 7360 Skidaway Road in the Norwood Market center).

912.232.3213. nourishsavannah.com/default.asp THE PARIS MARKET & BROCANTE | 36 W. Broughton St. 912.232.1500. theparismarket.com ROCKS ON THE ROOF | At the Bohemian Hotel, 102 W. Bay St. 912.721.3800. bohemianhotelsavannah.com/ dining/lounge SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL | Feb. 12-15. Locations in and around Telfair, Wright and Chippewa squares in the Historic District. savannahbookfestival.org SAVANNAH FILM FESTIVAL | Oct. 25-Nov. 1. At Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. filmfest.scad.edu SAVANNAH SLOW RIDE | $25 plus tax & fees for two hours. 912.414.5634. savannahslowride.com SAVANNAH STOPOVER | 478.254.0888. savannahstopover.com SHOPSCAD | 340 Bull St. in Poetter Hall at Charlton Street. 912.525.5180. shopscad.com THE TOP DECK | At the Cotton Sail Hotel, 126 W. Bay St. 912.200.3700. cottonsailhotel.com/top-deck.aspx URGENT CARE | Open 24/7 in the Historic District.

912.290.6061. savannahemergencycare.com VACATION RENTALS | vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/ usa/georgia/coastal/savannah

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east in the Sandfly neighborhood. shopSCAD. An easy walk south of Broughton Street brings you to a shop that's worth the weekend trip all by itself. SCAD students, grads, staff and faculty make all of the merchandise — cutting-edge fashions, jewelry, home goods, handbags, prints, sculpture and fiber art. Students usually run the cash registers and are a fun bunch of people to chat with as you browse.

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Total square feet in Buckhead Atlanta, including office space, retail, restaurants, cafĂŠs and entertainment.

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Architecture firms that teamed to design the buildings so that no two are alike.

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An architectural rendering of the new shopping mecca.

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ustard-craving Atlantans, rejoice.

Your Shake Shack fix no longer requires a trip to New York. Just shimmy over to Buckhead, order your black-and-white malted, and browse the aisles at say, Christian Louboutin, or maybe Jimmy Choo.

That’s right, Buckhead Atlanta — the long-anticipated, high-end, live-work-play development — is open for business. With the look and feel of L.A.’s Rodeo Drive, the dining, entertainment, shopping, office and residential juggernaut is gunning to become Atlanta’s reigning “must-see” and “must-be-seen-at” destination.

It spans six city blocks at Peachtree and East Paces Ferry roads, an intersection some may remember as THE place to party in Buckhead.

That changed eight years ago when the land was cleared and large cranes moved in to begin the project, originally known as The Streets of Buckhead. When the recession hit, construction stopped, and in 2011, OliverMcMillan bought the property, changing its name to Buckhead Atlanta. The commercial real estate company has developed similar projects in San Diego, Houston and Honolulu.

Clearly, the stars of this show are the shopping and dining. With up to 60 anticipated retailers — many new to Atlanta — Buckhead Atlanta is positioning itself to become the new epicenter of an already well-known shopping mecca for must-have labels. (Move over Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza.)

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Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza have been preparing for the opening of Buckhead Atlanta, investing millions of dollars to attract their own luxury retailers and improve dining options. “Lenox Square did not want to be outdone,” says Buckhead Coalition President Sam Massell. “They’ve invested in a new facade, new stores and new ideas.” Phipps Plaza is adding new paint and modern lighting and updating its interior. Phipps also will be adding a hotel and apartments, Massell says.

“Atlanta is the fashion icon hub of the Southeast,” says OliverMcMillan spokesman Rocell Viniard. “So it was really important to bring new concepts. There’s very little duplication in the retail or restaurant mix.”

OK, but let’s talk shopping!

Akris, Bella Bag, Christian Louboutin, diptyque, Helmut Lang, Jimmy Choo, Theory and Tod’s are among the 23 retailers that have signed on to open locations. Their customers will be able to taste everything from burgers to sushi to pasta. American Cut, Doraku Sushi, Gypsy Kitchen, Le Bilboquet, the Shake Shack, Georgetown Cupcake and Corso Coffee are among the 13 confirmed restaurants scheduled to debut through the end of 2015.

Shops and restaurants will open as they’re completed, giving people a new and different choice each week. The development also will have 370 apartment homes for rent, ranging from 692-sq. ft. studios to 1,997-sq. ft. penthouses with three bedrooms. Residents are expected to begin moving in in November.

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urally integrate into the existing structure of the city, which is not typical with this type of project,” Viniard says. “We wanted it to feel like it’s always been a part of the neighborhood.”

The vision to blend Buckhead Atlanta into the city’s fabric begins with a welcoming and visually impressive exterior that can be seen by anyone driving by. The tree-lined streets look like they’ve been there for decades. A mature tree canopy of four 35-foot-tall oaks, plus 130 additional trees, are meant to provide shade in spring and summer and provide a color kaleidoscope in the fall.

Two underground decks will offer free parking. Until then, complimentary valet parking is available.

Sam Massell, president of the Buckhead Coalition, sees the shopping district as new way to attract people to his favorite neighborhood and as a benchmark for other retailers. “Competition begets competition,” he says. “We’ve had the title ‘Shopping Mecca of the South’ and Buckhead Atlanta expands on that.”

Game on, Rodeo Drive, game on.

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Four architectural companies teamed up to make sure no two of Buckhead Atlanta's buildings look alike. And they wanted the development to look as if it had always been part of the neighborhood..

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Are you looking for a great night out?

Try one of these local restaurants before or after the show.

For dinner-and-show packages, visit encoreatlanta.com/offers.

ARTICLE 14 — Whether dining at lunch, brunch or dinner, Article 14 is about the experience. The menus include options inspired by chef Chris Blobaum’s coast-to-coast American cuisine. In 2013, Jezebel magazine named Article 14 one of Atlanta’s 100 best restaurants. Reservations are gladly accepted at 404.443.8432. 1180 Peachtree St. N.E., Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30309. M THE LAWRENCE — A Midtown restaurant concept where quality, innovation, style and comfort are the focus, as are delivering an unexpected and unique experience. The Lawrence strives to rethink food in a fresh way in a comfortable intown neighborhood setting. 905 Juniper St. N.E. 404.961.7177. thelawrenceatlanta.com, M LOBBY — The menu at this sophisticated American restaurant focuses on seasonal fare. In the lobby of TWELVE Atlantic Station. 361 17th St. N.E., 404.961.7370, lobbyattwelve.com, M 56 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

THE MELTING POT — A premiere fondue restaurant where guests can enjoy a choice of fondue cooking styles and a variety of unique entrees, salads and indulgent desserts. Four Atlanta locations. 754 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.389.0099, meltingpot.com. M MURPHY’S — This restaurant has one of the city’s top brunch menus, but it’s known for great people-watching and contemporary comfort food. 997 Virginia Ave N.E., 404.872.0904, murphysvh.com, VH ONE. MIDTOWN KITCHEN — Dine on fresh, seasonal American cuisine in a club-like atmosphere near Piedmont Park. 559 Dutch Valley Road, 404.892.4111, onemidtownkitchen.com. M NEIGHBORHOODS CODES: A-Alpharetta, B-Buckhead, DK-Dekalb, D-Downtown, DW-Dunwoody, IP-Inman Park, M-Midtown, OFW-Old Forth Ward, P-Perimeter Mall area, SS-Sandy Springs, VH-Virginia Highland, NA-North Atlanta, V-Vinings, W-Westside

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TWO URBAN LICKS — “Fiery” American cooking meets live music at this hip hangout. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404.522.4622, twourbanlicks.com. M

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SOUTH CITY KITCHEN — With a stylish, Southern-contemporary menu, this DiRoNA restaurant helped make grits hip for the business crowd. Two locations: Midtown: 1144 Crescent Ave., 404.873.7358; Vinings: 1675 Cumberland Parkway, 770.435.0700, southcitykitchen.com. M, V

ELEVEN RESTAURANT & BAR — A luxurious destination at Loews Atlanta Hotel. Delectable cuisine, vibrant cocktails and live music. Visit Eleven for pre- or post-performance cocktails or a quick bite that always gets a standing ovation.

1065 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.745.5745, loewshotels. com/restaurants/eleven/cuisine. M PRIME — Enjoy steak, sushi and seafood in a festive atmosphere near Lenox Square mall. 3393 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.812.0555, h2sr.com. B RUTH'S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE — A favorite local steakhouse with multiple locations near shopping and entertainment hot spots. Sides are generous, and the quality of the steaks and seafood is excellent. Three locations: Buckhead, 3285 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.365.0660; Sandy Springs,

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BREWPUB/ GOURMET PUB FARE GORDON BIERSCH — Fresh-brewed beers are a tasty accent to this brewery-restaurant’s hearty pizzas, salads and sandwiches. For a small additional fee, pre-show diners can leave cars in the lot while they’re at the Fox Theatre.

Two locations: Midtown: 848 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.870.0805; Buckhead: 3242 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.264.0253, gordonbiersch.com. M, B

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MUSIC AND LYRICS BY JULIANA NASH

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DINING GUIDE TAP — A gastropub offering easy-to-share pub fare and an extensive beer selection. The patio is a great place to chill after work. 1180 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.347.2220, tapat1180.com. M

CREOLE/CAJUN PARISH — New Orleans-inspired dishes served with a modern twist and a fully stocked raw bar. A N’awlins-inspired brunch is served on weekends.

Downstairs, a takeaway market sells sandwiches, spices, pastries and beverages. 240 North Highland Ave. N.E., 404.681.4434, parishatl.com. OFW

ITALIAN DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE — At Phipps Plaza in the heart of Buckhead. 3500 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.844.4810, davios.com/atl. B

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AGAVE — Offering creative Southwestern fusion, a tequila bar and specialty margaritas.

Specializing in company meetings, events and family celebrations. Rated excellent by Zagat 2003-11. Just a short drive from the Fox Theatre.

242 Boulevard S.E., 404.588.0006. agaverestaurant.com, OFW

ECCO — Esquire Magazine named this casual, European-influenced bistro a best new restaurant in America. It’s received raves for its wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and cheese menus. 40 7th St. N.E., 404.347.9555, ecco-atlanta.com. M

ALMA — A refreshing approach to contemporary Mexican cuisine. Bright, fresh ingredients and traditional regional influences come together with other Latin American flavors in vibrant dishes that feel familiar and new all at once. 191 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.968.9662, alma-atlanta.com. D

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“The Jerusalem Quartet’s debut…was breathtaking. Or jaw-dropping. Or maybe ear opening. In any case, it was brilliant” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).

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SUNDAY, OCT0BER 26 / 3:00 PM / $56 PRE-CONCERT TALK 2 PM

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The Ebène Quartet is “one of the standout quartets of the new generation”

PROGRAM Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat major, K. 428 Felix MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 Robert SCHUMANN String Quartet No. 3 in A major Op. 41 No. 3

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FOX FUN FACTS THEATER’S DOORS CREAK OPEN FOR GHOST LIGHT TOURS

Back by popular demand! The Fox Theatre is again lifting the curtains of its eerie past this Halloween season for the venue’s second-annual Ghost Light Tours. Visitors can creep behind the scenes to experience spaces in the celebrated venue that are home to resident ghosts — spirits that loved the theater and its grounds so much that they have ... never ... left.

Not to worry. There will not be a crashing chandlier. And the (mostly) friendly spirits include the lady of the house, a Confederate soldier and an actor from a previous performance. You’ll have to take the tour to meet the others.

These tours, which began Oct. 11 and last one week, showcase the ghosts and their individual histories, along with real accounts of unexplained events gathered from Fox staff members and theater contractors. You’ll also learn about the history of the lot before the doors to the Fox opened in 1929. Tour locations include the boiler and power rooms; the dressing rooms; the main elevator; the stage-freight elevator; and the sub-basement. For times and ticketing information, visit foxtheatre.org, the Fox ticket office on Peachtree Street in Midtown or call 855.285.8499.

Please note, Ghost Light Tours are not recommended for ages 7-10. Anyone under 6 will absolutely not be permitted.

This vintage photo, which has an eerie quality to it, shows the right side of the orchestra section. It was taken by photographer Edgar Orr who shot the construction and interiors of the Fox between the years 1922 and 1964.

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