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Features

The Performance

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19 Program and notes

Mary Poppins How the Broadway show found a new form of animation.

12 Larry-Douglas Embury

The man behind Might Mo pipes up.

48 Healthy Habits

for Healthy Families How to encourage good eating habits.

52 Camper’s Delight

Take a look at some of summer’s kid-friendly options.

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Departments 42 Dining Guide 56 Information 58 Staff/Golden Rules 60 The Buzz

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On My Mind

By Kathy Janich

Yes, she flies. But that was

hardly an obstacle in moving Mary Poppins from the big screen to the Broadway stage. Musical theater heroines 8 EncoreAtlantA.com

have, after all, been aloft since Mary Martin chased after Peter Pan’s shadow.

The bigger question: How to capture in some way, shape or form the animation and Technicolor that are so integral to the iconic 1964 feature film.

The answer, according to director Cameron Mackintosh: choreography.

In writing about the stage adaptation, Mackintosh says, it “was never going to be either possible or desirable to put on stage the film’s brilliant and innovative mix of live action and animation.”

The goal, then, became “a show both familiar and surprising that would merge the best of the books and the film into something new.”

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Onstage, Mary Poppins finds a style of animation all its own

For inspiration, Mackintosh looked to P.L. Travers’ five Mary Poppins novels for children, which the Australian author began publishing in 1934. “Peppered through her stories and conversation were references to dance, which is the perfect theatrical form to deliver all the magical journeys outside Cherry Tree Lane,” Mackintosh explains.

The solution seems to have gone down like, well, a spoonful of sugar.

Broadway’s Mary Poppins is more than three years into its run. This tour is well into its fifth month, with more than a dozen cities yet to come.

Tour dance captain Troy Edward Bowles says there are other important elements

that bring the vibrancy of the movie to the stage: the dozens of hand-painted costumes and myriad quick changes that keep the large ensemble hopping.

(Watch especially, he says, for the chalkpavement-picture scene in which Mary, Bert, Michael and Jane pop into a new world. Watch, too, he advises, for a quick nod to the movie’s penguin waiters.)

It takes a lot of people to get — and keep — all that action spit-spot.

It began with the Broadway creative team, which featured a choreographic quintet led by noted contemporary dance maker Matthew Bourne (also credited as co-director), and included a co-choreographer, an associate choreographer, a resident choreographer and, traveling with each company, a dance captain — in this case, Bowles.

He’s responsible for maintaining the look and integrity of the choreography, for training and rehearsing new company members, for holding understudy rehearsals and for the day-to-day upkeep of everything choreographic.

Bowles, a Utah native who came up in ballet and made his Broadway debut in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 2005, is also a swing player. That means he goes on when another company member is sick, injured or on vacation. He can be Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 9

In the first Poppins book, Bert was a match-man (selling matches) when it rained and a sidewalk artist when the sun shone. The chimney sweep was a minor character in the second book. It was Walt Disney’s idea to add sweep to the list of Bert’s talents.

The notion of kite-flying and the song “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” is the invention of the movie’s original musical team, brothers Richard and Robert Sherman.

Their father was a great maker of kites, fashioning and flying them with his sons and their friends.

offstage for a month, go on once in a while or, as has happened more recently, perform for weeks at a time.

Bowles describes Mary Poppins as “highly choreographed.” Not only does it have six major dance numbers but also smaller choreographed moments from beginning to end. In the prologue, for example, with the entire company onstage, Bert talks about the changing winds. Each ensemble member sways subtly, “dancing” the words that Bert speaks. There is, Bowles says, a sense of movement in every scene.

And even more movement behind the scenes. “It’s amazing to think about 10 EncoreAtlantA.com

what happens [backstage],” Bowles says.

“People don’t see the rush of clothes being thrown everywhere and makeup being tossed on in a matter of seconds.”

In the “Jolly Holiday” scene that follows the sidewalk chalk picturepopping, ensemble members change costumes constantly to replicate as closely as possible what we’ve all seen in the movie. “It took many rehearsals to get those costume changes down,” Bowles says. “It’s the first rehearsal we do in every city we go to.”

The focus on movement isn’t the only departure from the movie. The play sounds different, too. The movie featured 17 songs; the stage musical has 30. Gone are such favorites as “Sister Suffragette” and “I Love to Laugh.”

New, by the team of Anthony Drewes and George Stiles, are “Cherry Tree Lane,” “Practically Perfect” and “Being Mrs. Banks,” among others.

Kathy Janich is an Atlanta theater artist and freelance writer. After years in daily newspapers, she’s found a joyous second career as an artistic associate at both Synchronicity Theatre and 7 Stages.

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Larry-Douglas Embury: The man behind Mighty Mo

By Kristi Casey Sanders

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Prior to his appointment as resident organist in 2001, Embury says Mighty Mo only was played for summer film series singalongs. Now, he says, “I open for the majority of the shows. ... I end 15 minutes before the show starts, so the orchestra has time to tune up, and I usually start when the house opens.”

Embury prefers not to use a set list of songs for his concerts. Instead, he likes to spotlight music from upcoming shows and play audience favorites.

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f you slipped into the theater right before tonight’s curtain went up, you missed one of the Fox Theatre’s greatest attractions: Organist in Residence LarryDouglas Embury, who plays pre-show concerts on the theater’s 1929 Möller pipe organ, “Mighty Mo.”

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from a 1929 Ludwig drum kit, Zildjan crash cymbal and grand piano to carillon bells, a real marimba and a locomotive whistle. “They’re under wind pressure,” Embury explains. “So when I activate, say, the castanets, if you were in the chamber, you’d see the castanets look just like they were in a dancer’s hands, but they’re under wind pressure [which

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“We have almost 4,000 volunteer ushers, and after nine years, [I’ve] got to know a lot of them. One likes to hear ‘Besame Mucho’ and one likes to have me play ‘Hello, Dolly!’ And I take suggestions from people who come by the rail [separating the organ from the audience]. One night a lady came by and [asked for] ‘Claire de Lune.’

It’s one of my favorites, so I played it next. I don’t have any agenda; it’s all about them.”

One of the joys of what Embury calls “having the best job in the world” is getting to play such a rare, world-class instrument. “Mighty Mo has all the bells and whistles, and can handle any musical literature I throw at it, from Bach to boogie-woogie, rock ’n’ roll, Broadway, gospel, hymns, countrywestern and scores for ballet.”

Part of what makes the instrument so flexible is that its keyboard and stops are connected to a whole gallery of musical instruments hidden behind the faux opera boxes on either side of the stage.

Mighty Mo’s catalogue of sounds range

Keep in mind that Embury doesn’t only play the Fox or Mighty Mo. Among his illustrious credits are engagements as a pianist with the Desilu Orchestra (of “I Love Lucy” fame), assisting pianist/conductor José Iturbi and playing a command performance for Pope John Paul II (the Baldwin concert grand piano from that concert emblazoned with the papal seal now resides in Embury’s home). When he’s not at the Fox, Embury plays improvisational jazz, church organ, concert and cabaret piano at venues around town. If you’d like to engage him for a special event, e-mail him at larryd@duoarts.com.

makes them] ‘speak.’” Embury says that when he plays, he must think like an arranger, deciding whether and when to introduce brass instruments, strings, percussion and sound effects into the musical score of each song he plays.

And he loves surprising the audience with songs they wouldn’t expect to hear from such an august instrument. For last year’s Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival, the Robert Downey Jr. movie Iron Man was scheduled, so Embury learned how to play the Ozzy Ozborne/Black Sabbath song “Iron Man” on the organ. “When I played it, the audience was up for grabs,” he laughs. “But that’s what it’s all about. We have an intergenerational audience — we have grandparents come to see the shows with their grandkids and everything in between.”

Perhaps what Embury enjoys most is playing for the children who come to the Fox. “The first time I ever saw a theater organ was in the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver ... when I was a little kid of five, and it really did something to me. So I think, ‘There’s a little Larry standing there,’ when I play and see their eyes as big as saucers. It’s exciting for adults to see that big behemoth [Mighty Mo] rising up out of the orchestra pit, so I know it must be exciting for little kids to see it.”

If children (or adults) are interested in learning how to play the theater organ, Embury says there are two wonderful organizations with chapters in Atlanta they should contact: The American 16 EncoreAtlantA.com

Take the magic of Mighty Mo home with you Several of Organist in Residence Larry-Douglas Embury’s CDs are for sale at the Fox Theatre gift kiosk.

Sonic Bloom ($20) is a deluxe CD/ DVD set that’s specially mastered for surroundsound home theaters and features a panorama of aural and visual delights.

Celebrate the holidays with Larry, Carols and Mo ($15), which captures the spirit of the Fox’s annual free concerts for the citizens of Atlanta. And enjoy standards such as “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Moon River” on Mighty Mo and “All that Jazz” ($15), which also features “phantom of the Fox” Joe G. Patten, who almost single-handedly rescued the organ from neglect and spent most of his life restoring it. “He’s my mentor,” Embury says. For more information, visit foxtheatre.org or duoarts.com.

Theatre Organ Society (atos.org) and the American Guild of Organists (agohq. org). “[They] have scholarship programs for kids so they can ... study with teachers, so when I go to that great keyboard in the sky, there’ll be someone to come after me,” Embury chuckles.

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A MUSICAL BASED ON THE STORIES OF P.L. TRAVERS AND THE WALT DISNEY FILM Starring

CAROLINE SHEEN

GAVIN LEE

with

LAIRD MACKINTOSH BLYTHE WILSON RACHEL IZEN DENNIS MOENCH ELLEN HARVEY MARY VANARSDEL MIKE O’CARROLL BRYCE BALDWIN KELSEY FOWLER Bailey Grey CARTER THOMAS DEBRA CARDONA MICHAEL GERHART BRIAN LETENDRE DOMINIC ROBERTS NICK SANCHEZ Q. SMITH TOM SOUHRADA TIA ALTINAY CAROL ANGELI JACOB ben WIDMAR GAIL BENNETT KIARA BENNETT TROY EDWARD BOWLES ELIZABETH BROADHURST JONATHAN BRODY Elizabeth Earley GEOFFREY GOLDBERG EMILY HARVEY ERIC HATCH TIFFANY HOWARD KELLY JACOBS SAM KIERNAN KOH MOCHIZUKI SHUA POTTER JESSE SWIMM Original Music and Lyrics by

RICHARD M. SHERMAN and ROBERT B. SHERMAN Book by

JULIAN FELLOWES New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by

GEORGE STILES and ANTHONY DREWE Co-created by

CAMERON MACKINTOSH Produced for Disney Theatrical Productions by

THOMAS SCHUMACHER

Music Supervisor

Music Director

DAVID CADDICK

JAMES DODGSON

Orchestrations by

WILLIAM DAVID BROHN

Sound Design

Dance and Vocal Arrangements

STEVE CANYON KENNEDY Co-choreographer

STEPHEN MEAR

GEORGE STILES Lighting Design

HOWARD HARRISON

Scenic and Costume Design

BOB CROWLEY Co-direction and Choreography

MATTHEW BOURNE Directed by

RICHARD EYRE Makeup Design

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Associate Scenic Designer-US

Associate Scenic Designers

Technical Supervision

BRYAN JOHNSON

Casting

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DAVID BENKEN

Production Stage Manager

LOIS L. GRIFFING

Associate Producer

TODD LACY

Original Direction Adapted by

JAMES POWELL

Associate Choreographer and Original Choreography Adapted by

GEOFFREY GARRATT Tour Directed by

ANTHONY LYN

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cast (in order of appearance) Bert.......................................................................................................................... Gavin Lee George Banks................................................................................................. Laird Mackintosh Winifred Banks......................................................................................................Blythe Wilson Jane Banks......................................................................................Kelsey Fowler or Bailey Grey Michael Banks...........................................................................Bryce Baldwin or Carter Thomas Katie Nanna........................................................................................................... Emily Harvey Policeman.......................................................................................................... Jonathan Brody Miss Lark...........................................................................................................Debra Cardona Admiral Boom......................................................................................................Mike O’Carroll Mrs. Brill.................................................................................................................Rachel Izen Robertson Ay.....................................................................................................Dennis Moench Mary Poppins..................................................................................................... Caroline Sheen Park Keeper.........................................................................................................Tom Souhrada Neleus............................................................................................................... Brian Letendre Queen Victoria....................................................................................................... Ellen Harvey Bank Chairman....................................................................................................Mike O’Carroll Miss Smythe.......................................................................................................... Ellen Harvey Von Hussler...................................................................................................... Michael Gerhart Northbrook...................................................................................................... Dominic Roberts Bird Woman.......................................................................................................Mary VanArsdel Mrs. Corry...................................................................................................................Q. Smith Valentine..............................................................................................................Nick Sanchez Miss Andrew.......................................................................................................... Ellen Harvey Ensemble Tia Altinay, Carol Angeli, Jacob ben Widmar, Gail Bennett, Kiara Bennett, Elizabeth Broadhurst, Jonathan Brody, Debra Cardona, Michael Gerhart, Geoffrey Goldberg, Emily Harvey, Eric Hatch, Tiffany Howard, Sam Kiernan, Brian Letendre, Koh Mochizuki, Shua Potter, Dominic Roberts, Nick Sanchez, Q. Smith, Tom Souhrada SWINGS Troy Edward Bowles, Elizabeth Earley, Kelly Jacobs, Jesse Swimm UNDERSTUDIES (Understudies never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the performance) Mary Poppins: GAIL BENNETT, ELIZABETH BROADHURST; Bert: LAIRD MACKINTOSH, DOMINIC ROBERTS, JESSE SWIMM; George Banks: JONATHAN BRODY, MICHAEL GERHART; Winifred Banks: GAIL BENNETT, ELIZABETH BROADHURST, EMILY HARVEY; Mrs. Brill: DEBRA CARDONA, EMILY HARVEY; Robertson Ay: SHUA POTTER, DOMINIC ROBERTS; Bird Woman: DEBRA CARDONA, Q. SMITH; Miss Andrew/Queen Victoria/Miss Smythe: Emily Harvey, Q. Smith Admiral Boom/Chairman: MICHAEL GERHART, TOM SOUHRADA; Mrs. Corry: TIA ALTINAY, KIARA BENNETT, EMILY HARVEY; Katie Nanna: KIARA BENNETT, ELIZABETH EARLEY, KELLY JACOBS; Miss Lark: ELIZABETH BROADHURST, EMILY HARVEY, KELLY JACOBS; Neleus: TROY EDWARD BOWLES, SHUA POTTER; Von Hussler: KOH MOCHIZUKI, JESSE SWIMM; Northbrook: GEOFFREY GOLDBERG, SAM KIERNAN; Policeman: MICHAEL GERHART, JESSE SWIMM; Park Keeper: JONATHAN BRODY, MICHAEL GERHART; Valentine: GEOFFREY GOLDBERG, DOMINIC ROBERTS. Dance Captains: Troy Edward Bowles, Kelly Jacobs ORCHESTRA Music Director/Conductor: James Dodgson Assistant Conductor/Keyboard 1: D Scott Ferguson; Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2: William Johnson; Substitute Keyboard: Chip Prince; Guitar: Justin Smith; Percussion: Mark O’Kain.

Caroline Sheen is appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association pursuant to an exchange program between American Equity and UK Equity.

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musical numbers Mary Poppins takes place in and around the Banks’ household somewhere in London at the turn of the last century.

ACT I † “Chim Chim Cher-ee” .......................................................................................................... Bert “Cherry Tree Lane” (Part 1)*. .........................................................................George and Winifred Banks, Jane and Michael, Mrs. Brill, and Robertson Ay “The Perfect Nanny”...................................................................................................... Jane and Michael “Cherry Tree Lane” (Part 2)................................................George and Winifred Banks, Jane, and Michael, Mrs. Brill, and Robertson Ay “Practically Perfect”*............................................................................... Mary Poppins, Jane, and Michael † “Jolly Holiday” ............................................... Bert, Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Neleus, and the Statues “Cherry Tree Lane” (Reprise), “Being Mrs. Banks,”* “Jolly Holiday” (Reprise)...................................................................George, Winifred, Jane, and Michael “A Spoonful of Sugar”..................................................Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, Robertson Ay, and Winifred “Precision and Order”*.......................................................................Bank Chairman and the Bank Clerks † “A Man Has Dreams” ........................................................................................................ George Banks “Feed the Birds”........................................................................................ Bird Woman and Mary Poppins † “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” ...................................................Mary Poppins, Mrs. Corry, Bert, Jane, Michael, Fannie, Annie, and Customers “Playing The Game”*. ...................................................................Mary Poppins, Valentine, and other Toys “Chim Chim Cher-ee” (Reprise).............................................................................. Bert and Mary Poppins ACT II “Cherry Tree Lane” (Reprise)..................................................................Mrs. Brill, Michael, Jane, Winifred, Robertson Ay, and George “Brimstone and Treacle” (Part 1)*. ........................................................................................ Miss Andrew “Let’s Go Fly a Kite”......................................................................... Bert, Park Keeper, Jane, and Michael “Cherry Tree Lane” (Reprise), “Being Mrs. Banks” (Reprise).................................................................................George and Winifred “Brimstone and Treacle” (Part 2)............................................................... Mary Poppins and Miss Andrew “Practically Perfect” (Reprise).................................................................. Jane, Michael, and Mary Poppins “Chim Chim Cher-ee” (Reprise)..........................................................................................................Bert † “Step in Time” .......................................................... Bert, Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael, and the Sweeps “A Man Has Dreams,” “A Spoonful of Sugar” (Reprise)....................................................................................George and Bert “Anything Can Happen”*..................................................... Jane, Michael, Mary Poppins, and the Company “A Spoonful of Sugar” (Reprise)........................................................................................... Mary Poppins † “A Shooting Star” .....................................................................................................................Orchestra

*New Songs † Adapted Songs THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION SONG Credits “The Perfect Nanny,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Feed the Birds” and “Let’s Go Fly A Kite” written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.

“Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “Jolly Holiday,” “A Man Has Dreams,” “Supercalifragi­listicexpialidocious,” and “Step in Time” written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, with new material by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

“Cherry Tree Lane,” “Practically Perfect,” “Being Mrs. Banks,” “Precision and Order,” “Playing The Game,” “Brimstone and Treacle” and “Anything Can Happen” written by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

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cast

CAROLINE SHEEN

GAVIN LEE

LAIRD MACKINTOSH

BLYTHE WILSON

RACHEL IZEN

DENNIS MOENCH

ELLEN HARVEY

MARY VANARSDEL

MIKE O’CARROLL

BRYCE BALDWIN

KELSEY FOWLER

BAILEY GREY

CARTER THOMAS

DEBRA CARDONA

MICHAEL GERHART

BRIAN LETENDRE

DOMINIC ROBERTS

NICK SANCHEZ

Q. SMITH

TOM SOUHRADA

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cast

TIA ALTINAY

CAROL ANGELI

JACOB ben WIDMAR

GAIL BENNETT

KIARA BENNETT

TROY EDWARD BOWLES

ELIZABETH BROADHURST

JONATHAN BRODY

ELIZABETH EARLEY

GEOFFREY GOLDBERG

EMILY HARVEY

ERIC HATCH

TIFFANY HOWARD

KELLY JACOBS

SAM KIERNAN

KOH MOCHIZUKI

SHUA POTTER

JESSE SWIMM

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who’s who CAROLINE SHEEN (Mary Poppins). Born in Wales. Theatre-West End and U.K.: Clara, The Light in the Plaza, (European Premiere); Mary, Mary Poppins; Susan, Once in a Lifetime; Philia, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Truly Scrumptious, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Sandy, Grease; Eponine, Les Miserables; Jennifer, The Witches of Eastwick (Original Cast); Sophie(u/s) in Mamma Mia! (Original Cast); Florinda in Into the Woods.

New York: Carrie, Three Sides; NYMF2006.

TV: “Hotel Babylon,” “Torchwood,” “Doctors” and “Henry VII.” Concert performances at the Royal Opera House, Royal Albert Hall and the Wales Millennium Centre. Debut album: Raise The Curtain. CarolineSheen.com.

GAVIN LEE (Bert). Gavin originated the role of Bert in London and New York for which he received Drama Desk and Theatre World Awards as well as Tony and Olivier Award nominations. In London’s West End, his credits include roles in Crazy For You, Peggy Sue Got Married, Me and My Girl, Over My Shoulder, Oklahoma and Contact. Other professional credits include Singin’ In The Rain, Snoopy, Noel Coward’s Masterpieces, Of Thee I Sing, Saturday Night, Ayckbourn’s Whenever and Chicago.

Laird Mackintosh (George Banks).

Canadian theater: The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul, Phantom u/s), The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert), White Christmas (Phil), Arcadia (Septimus). Stratford Festival: My One and Only (Billy), South Pacific (Lieutenant Cable), Hello, Dolly! (Cornelius), Fuente Ovejuna (Leonelo), Into the Woods (Rapunzel’s Prince), Anything Goes (Lord Evelyn) and My Fair Lady (Freddy). Other credits: World premiere of Earnest, the Importance of Being (Algernon), The Land of Smiles (Gustl), Opera Atelier, Houston Grand Opera, National Ballet of Canada.

Blythe Wilson (Winifred Banks) is delighted to be joining Mary Poppins.

Most recently: Baroness in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Toronto production of Sound of Music. Recent: Milady/George Stile’s Three Musketeers, Donna/Mamma Mia!, Narrator/ Joseph... Dreamcoat (National Tour). Stratford 26 EncoreAtlantA.com

Festival: Laurie/Oklahoma, Nancy/Oliver, Lucy/ Three Penny Opera. Company member at the Shaw Festival. Other: Cathy/Last Five Years, Eva Peron/Evita (Betty Nominee), Faye/ Anyone Can Whistle, Title Role/Mystery of Edwin Drood. Blythe lives in Toronto with her husband Mark.

RACHEL IZEN (Mrs. Brill). Rachel is making her U.S. debut having appeared in countless London West End shows, including A Chorus Line (Maggie), Chicago (June), Guys and Dolls (Agatha), Singin’ in the Rain (Dora Bailey), Bitter Sweet (Gussie), Beauty and the Beast (Mrs. Potts), Annie (Miss Hannigan) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Flannery).

Regional productions include Gypsy (Rose), Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman), The Winslow Boy (Miss Barnes), The Pajama Game (Gladys), Follies (Hattie) and The Witches of Eastwick (Felicia Gabriel).

DENNIS MOENCH (Robertson Ay) is thrilled and honored to be touring with this incredible company. Broadway: Mary Poppins (Valentine/Robertson Ay u/s). National Tour: All Shook Up (Dennis). Off-Broadway: Altar Boyz (Abraham), Fame (Schlomo). Regional Theater: All Shook Up (Dennis, Jeff Award Nom.), Fiddler... (Motel), Hair (Woof). B.F.A.: NYU/Tisch. Visit dennismoench.com. Thank you Antz and everyone in the Disney family for this unbelievable opportunity; my family in N.Y., N.C. and Iowa; and Eric, for saying “yes”... and for driving.

ELLEN HARVEY (Miss Andrew, Queen Victoria, Miss Smythe). Broadway: The Music Man, Thou Shalt Not. National Tours: Disney’s High School Musical (Ms. Darbus), Mamma Mia (Tanya), Doctor Dolittle, and Sunset Boulevard (Norma u/s). Regional: Phantom (Carlotta) N.C. Theatre, Annie (Miss Han­ nigan) Casa Mañana, No,No,Nanette (Lucille) Goodspeed, Beauty & The Beast (Wardrobe) Pittsburgh CLO… and many more. Film: The Producers, Music & Lyrics, The Hard Truth.

Proud AEA member. ellenharvey.net.

MARY VANARSDEL (Bird Woman). OffBroadway: Cole Porter’s Paris. Regional: Mass and Camelot (with Jeremy Irons) — Hollywood Bowl; On The 20th Century

who’s who (Reprise!); 110 In The Shade (Pasadena Play­ house); Gypsy (Rose), Phantom (Carlotta), A Man of No Importance (Lily) and many more. TV/Film: In The Line of Fire, “LA Law,” “Melrose Place,” “Gilmore Girls,” etc.

Thanks to Edward Sayegh (voice) and SCAW (Agents). maryvanarsdel.com.

MIKE O’CARROLL (Admiral Boom/ Chairman).

An actor, director and teacher, Mike comes to Mary Poppins from the 2008 pro­duction of White Christmas having perf­ormed the roles of Snoring Man/Ezekiel. A veteran of Broadway and innumerable tours, his favorites include, Tevye/Fiddler, Cap’n Andy/ Show­­­boat, Clem/Will Rogers, Falstaff/I, Henry IV, Drum­mond/Inherit the Wind and the original JP Mor­gan/Ragtime. My love to Paige and my family.

BRYCE BALDWIN (Michael Banks at cer­tain perform­ances), age 12 of Thornton, Colorado appeared at the Denver Center Theater Company in two seasons of A Christmas Carol and in Shakespeare’s Richard III. Bryce also performed at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre as Winthrop in The Music Man (Denver Post Ovation Award Nomination Best Young Actor) and The Will Rogers Follies.

KELSEY FOWLER (Jane Banks at certain performances) 13, (AEA/SAG/AFTRA) Broadway: Mary Poppins (Jane Banks); Sunday In The Park With George (Louise/Bather); Grey Gardens (Lee Bouvier). TV: CBS “The Early Show” and “The View.” Recordings: Sound Of Music (Marta); Grey Gardens OBCR. Special thanks to God, my amazing family and Abrams Artists for your inspiration and guidance as I pursue my dreams!

Bailey Grey (Jane Banks at certain performances), age 11, first national tour! Favorite regional roles include Jojo in Seussical and Fan in A Christmas Carol. Bailey has also played leading roles in four independent N.Y.-based films. Thanks to Amelia DeMayo, Shirley Grant Management and especially Mom, Dad and my little sister Aedyn.

CARTER THOMAS (Michael Banks at certain perf­ormances) is excited to be part of the Mary Poppins National Tour. Credits: Radio 28 EncoreAtlantA.com

City Christmas Spectacular – 2008 National Arena Tour with the Rockettes (Ben), Oliver!

(Oliver), South Pacific (Jerome), Peter Pan (Michael Darling), A Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim). A BIG thanks to Jo/KSR, Mea Hack and Scott Harlan.

Debra Cardona (Miss Lark, Ensemble).

Broadway: A Christmas Carol. National Tours: My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, Radio City Christmas Spectacular.

Regional: The Light in the Piazza (Pioneer Theatre Company) Ragtime (Paper Mill Playhouse), Forbidden Broadway (Denver Center). Love to Darin!

MICHAEL GERHART (Von Hussler, En­sem­ ble). Broadway: The Phantom of The Opera, My Fair Lady. National Tours: Mamma Mia!, Phantom of The Opera, Tom­my, My Fair Lady, The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, West Side Story and Chess. Chi­cago native. North­western graduate. Love to Becky, Maddie, Collin.

BRIAN LETENDRE (Neleus, Ensemble) joins direct from the Broadway production where he originated the role of Neleus. B.F.A.: The Juilliard School. Broadway: Urban Cowboy (Baby Boy), Movin’ Out (James u/s). Regional: The Sound of Music (Rolf), The Music Man (Tommy Djilas). Film: Across The Universe.

DOMINIC ROBERTS (Northbrook, Ensemble).

Broadway: Original Cast of Mary Poppins.

Other: Readings of Disney’s High School Musical 1 & 2, Prospect Theatre Company, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis Muny, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and The Weston Playhouse. Thanks to the fam!

NICK SANCHEZ (Valentine, Ensemble).

Broadway: Mary Poppins (Valentine), Tarzan, Rent (Angel u/s). Off-Broadway: Altar Boyz (Juan). B.F.A. from Marymount Manhattan College. Recent: Six Degrees of Separation (Paul), Original Disney’s High School Musical! workshops (Chad). XOXO Mom, Dad and family. Proud member of AEA. Q. SMITH (Mrs. Corry, Ensemble). “For my brother Shannon — forever in our hearts.”

Broadway: Les Misérables. Off Broadway/ Concerts: Fame: The Musical on 42nd Street, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, soloist at

who’s who Inaugural Breakfast. Qperstar.com. B.F.A. Ithaca College. Love to my parents! Psalm 27:4.

TOM SOUHRADA (Park Keeper, Ensemble).

Nat’l Tours: Evita, My Fair Lady, The King & I and The Boy Friend directed by Julie Andrews.

Regional: Cincinnati Playhouse, St. Louis Rep, Cleveland Playhouse, Goodspeed, Geva, Ogunquit Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre, N.C. Theatre, etc. Thanks to THE MINE. TIA ALTINAY (Ensemble) is back in the Disney Family! Tours: Disney’s High School Musical, Bombay Dreams, Mamma Mia! (Ali). Regional: High School Musical 2, The King and I (Eliza), The Wiz (Dorothy). Tia has a B.F.A. in music, dance and theater. Love to Mom. CAROL ANGELI (Ensem­ble). National Tour Debut! Favorite Regional Credits: Miss Saigon (Kim), The Mistress Cycle (Ching) — Regional Premiere, Carousel (Louise u/s), West Side Story (Anita) and Romeo and Juliet (Juliet). Proud B.F.A. Musical Theatre from Penn State. AEA. For Mom and GrandmaMahal kita!

JACOB ben WIDMAR (Ensemble) Broadway/ NYC: Xanadu (u/s Whoopi Goldberg,) Irving Berlin’s White Christmas; No, No, Nanette (Encores!). Premiere works of Dancing in the Dark (Old Globe) and White Noise (La Petit) Performed at Goodspeed, Reprise!, Sacramento Music Circus, AMTSJ and more.

GAIL BENNETT (Ensemble). Production Credits: The Producers, Las Vegas (Usherette/ Lick-me Bite-me); A Christmas Carol Kodak Theatre L.A. (Belle). Regional favorites: My Fair Lady (Eliza Doolittle opposite Jefferson Mays), Nine (Claudia), Cats (Jellylorum), Annie, Get Your Gun (Annie) and Two Gentlemen of Verona (Julia).

KIARA BENNETT (Ensemble) is supercali­ fragilistically excited to be on stage with Mary Poppins! Recent Credits: Dreamgirls 25th Anniv. (TOTS), The Wiz (Hangar), Broadway Bares (Roseland). M.F.A Dance/ Choreography (Smith College). Thanks and Love to my amazing family, DDO Artists Agency, AEA.

TROY EDWARD BOWLES (Swing, Dance Captain). B’way: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Pirate Queen. National Tour: James in Movin’ Out. N.Y.: NYC Opera, Radio City Xmas, City Center Encores!, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. Film: A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey. Thanks Ben, David, Ed and Caron.

ELIZABETH BROADHURST (Ensemble).

Annie, 30th Anniversary Tour (Grace), Hair (European Tour), 1776 (Martha, Guthrie Theater), Two Gentleman of Verona (Baltimore Center Stage), The Producers (Ulla, Beef & Boards). B.F.A.; the Boston Conservatory.

Love to Mom, Dad, Shaun, Corey and Joey.

More at elizabethbroadhurst.com.

JONATHAN BRODY (Policeman, Ensemble).

Broadway: Spamalot, Titanic, Me and My Girl, Sally Marr ... and her escorts. Tours: Spamalot, Funny Girl, My Fair Lady. Regional: Animal Crackers, Hamlet, Irma Vep, Forever Plaid. TV: “Boardwalk Empire,” “Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall,” “Porgy and Bess” and “An American Voice.”

ELIZABETH EARLEY (Swing) is thrilled to join this cast of Mary Poppins! Tours: Whistle Down the Wind, Beauty & the Beast. Regional: Ragtime (Kennedy Center), Bennett’s A Chorus Line (Cassie), Evita (Sacramento Music) ... More at elizabethearley.com.

B.F.A. NYU. Love and gratitude to my family, Jason and Judy Boals.

Geoffrey Goldberg (Ensemble). Tours: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 42nd Street (Asia); New York: On The Town (benefit concert); Regional: Westchester Broadway, Carousel DT, Ordway Center. B.F.A., Tisch/ NYU. Love and thanks to family and friends. For mom and dad! geoffrey-goldberg.com.

EMILY HARVEY (Katie Nanna, Ensemble) has perfor­med in the U.S., U.K. and Europe. Some of her theater credits include The Tempest; Nine; Footloose; Kiss Me, Kate!; Phantom of the Opera; and The Three Musketeers. She is excited to be on her first U.S. national tour.

Eric Hatch (Ensemble). Tour debut!

Broadway: West Side Story 2009 Revival, Legally Blonde, Mary Poppins and The Pirate Queen. Graduate of Point Park University.

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who’s who Thanks to the entire Disney family, especially Antz, whom I cannot thank enough; Charice; my family; and Dennis with whom I get to share this experience.

TIFFANY HOWARD (Ensemble) is super excited about going on the road with Mary Poppins. National Tours: Fame, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, All Shook Up, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. FSU grad. Love to family, friends, The Mine, my angel Mike, God for so many blessings!

KELLY JACOBS (Swing, Dance Captain) is delighted to spread the magic of Mary Poppins. Favorite credits: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (NYC), Mame (Kennedy Center), Cts (Marri­ott Theatre Lincolnshire), Camelot with Robert Goulet (Atlanta TOTS), Tokyo-Disney. Love to actor-husband Adam and her devoted family.

Sam Kiernan (Ensemble) is thrilled to join this cast. National Tours: Gypsy (Tulsa), Get up N’ Dance (Back-up Dancer). Regional: Pirates! (Huntington Theatre), Oklahoma and High School Musical (Paper Mill Playhouse).

Special thanks to Barry Kolker and his family.

Proud AEA Member.

KOH MOCHIZUKI (Ensemble) is excited for his third production with Disney Theatricals after Aida (B’way) and Disney’s On the Record (Nat’l tour). Regional: Carnival (Kennedy Center), Julie Taymor’s Grendel (Lincoln Center). TV: The Today Show, Satur­day Night Live. Love to family and David.

SHUA POTTER (Ensemble) has been seen across the country in shows such as Altar Boyz, Hairspray, West Side Story and The Servant of Two Masters. He’s overjoyed to be tapping on rooftops with Miss Poppins herself. Thanks to family, friends and RSDIII. JESSE SWIMM (Swing) is proud to be a part of Mary Poppins. Tours: Cameron Mackintosh’s My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Grease. Proud member AEA. Thanks The Mine. Thanks Mom and Dad for all their support!

LOIS L. GRIFFING (Production Stage Manager).

Broadway: Desire Under the Elms, Hairspray, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, All Shook Up, 30 EncoreAtlantA.com

Aida, Chicago, Miss Saigon. National tours: Ragtime, Chicago, Carousel, Miss Saigon, Cats. Off-Broadway: The Common Pursuit.

Other: The Foreigner (Chicago and San Francisco), Goodman Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse and Northlight Theatre.

JIMMIE LEE SMITH (Stage Manager). B’way credits include; The Lion King, Satur­day Night Fever, Jekyll & Hyde, Play On!, Street Corner Symphony. Tours include: Satur­day Night Fever, Evita (20th Anniversary), Jesus Christ Superstar and Jam on the Groove.

TANYA GILLETTE (Assistant Stage Manager).

New York credits: Tarzan, Urine­town the Musical, The Crucible, Primary Stages.

National Tours: Disney’s On the Record, Chicago. Region­al: Trinity Rep, Hartford Stage, Huntington Theatre, Seattle Rep, San Jose Rep. Tanya graduated from the Conserv­ atory of Theatre at Webster University.

THOMAS RECKTENWALD (Assistant Stage Manager) has spent time on Broadway with Mary Poppins, Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, Spamalot, Grease, Young Frankenstein, White Christmas, A Little Night Music and HAIR. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Buddha and M.A.P. for their support.

P.L. TRAVERS (Author of the Mary Poppins stories) was born in 1899 in Australia, in a residence above the bank where her father was branch manager. She began to write while a member of a touring stage company. In 1924, able to support herself as a journalist, she left Australia for England. She wrote a number of other books in addition to the Mary Poppins stories. She was fascinated by myth and fairy tales and traveled widely, living for a time with the Navajo. She was made “writer in residence” at both Smith and Radcliffe colleges in Massachusetts and also received an honorary doctor­ate from Chatham College, Pittsburgh. She died in London in 1996.

DISNEY (Producer). Since its founding in 1923, the Walt Disney Company has become a world leader in creating high quality family entertainment. Under the direction of president and CEO Robert A. Iger, the company’s diverse entertainment interests now include film,

who’s who theater, television, radio, home entertainment and music, as well as world-renowned theme parks and resorts. Mary Poppins, one of the most successful films in the company’s history, was released in 1964, 20 years after Walt Disney first tried to secure the film rights to the P.L. Travers stories. The film was a phenomenal achievement, earning five Academy Awards‚ including Best Music and Best Song, and remains one of Disney’s most enduring and best-loved films. Disney Theatrical Productions was formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Thomas Schumacher.

In November 1997, Disney opened The Lion King, which received six 1998 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. In addition to the Broadway and North American touring companies, The Lion King can currently be seen onstage in Lon­don, Hamburg, Tokyo and Paris. May 2009 marked the first-ever opening of a Disney Theatrical show in Las Vegas: The Lion King at Mandalay Bay. The company’s inaugural production, Beauty and the Beast, played its final Broadway performance in July 2007 and is currently performing in Argentina, Italy, Japan and Russia. Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida opened on Broadway in March 2000, received four 2000 Tony Awards and the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, and ran for four-and-a-half years. In 2009, Aida re-opened in Tokyo.

Mary Poppins, a co-production by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, opened in December 2004 in London, completed its successful run in January 2008 and recently finished a smash-hit U.K. tour. The Tony Award-winning Broadway production opened in November 2006 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, where it continues to play, and the first US tour began in spring 2009. Upcoming productions include an open-ended run in Holland beginning in April 2010 and an Australian production set for July 2010. Tarzan, which opened on Broadway in the 2006-07 season, is now an international hit with an award-winning production in Germany and a record-setting one in Holland that closed in May 2009. In January 2008, The Little Mermaid opened on Broadway with a score composed by eight-time 32 EncoreAtlantA.com

Academy Award winner Alan Menken and the legendary Howard Ashman, with new lyrics by Glenn Slater, and was the No. 1 selling new musical of that year. Having completed its run in August 2009 playing to sold-out summer audiences, a national tour announcement is anticipated in the near future. In addition to producing musicals, DTP licenses stage performance rights to more than a dozen Disney musicals to schools, community groups and professional theaters around the world through Music Theatre International.

CAMERON MACKINTOSH (Producer and Co-Creator) has been producing shows for more than 40 years, during which time he has put on hundreds of productions around the world including Cats, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera — the three longestrunning musicals of all time — and Miss Saigon. He has also produced Little Shop of Horrors, Side by Side by Sondheim, Follies, Martin Guerre, The Witches of Eastwick and acclaimed revivals of My Fair Lady, Oklahoma! and Oliver! His latest production of Oliver! just opened at London’s historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane with Rowan Atkinson starring as Fagin, leading a huge company and orchestra of more than 100. His recent musical coproduced with Disney, Mary Poppins (a subject that he has wanted to do for more than 30 years), has been an enormous success in London and on Broadway. An international touring production is touring the U.K. this spring followed by productions in Amsterdam and Sydney. Phantom is now the longestrunning production in Broadway history; in 2006, Les Misérables overtook the previous record holder, Cats, to become the longestrunning musical in the world and is now in its 24th year at the Queen’s Theatre in London.

New productions of Les Misérables are continually opening all over the world, and an international touring company will open at the end of 2009 in a new staging, followed by a U.S. tour in 2010. Miss Saigon in a new production is a success all over again, with several inter­national companies opening around the world. Cameron owns seven theaters in London’s West End: the Prince of

who’s who Wales, Gielgud, Queens, Wyndham’s, Noël Coward, Novello and Prince Edward, nearly all of which have undergone spectacular refur­ bishment. In 1995, his company received the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement, and he was knighted in the 1996 New Year’s Honours for his services to British theater. He is president of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and in 1990 he endowed the Chair of Contemporary Theatre at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, where he is also an Honorary Fellow and Member of the Court of Benefactors. In 2006, he received the national Enjoy England Award for Excellence for Outstanding Contribution to Tourism.

THOMAS SCHUMACHER (Producer) is president of Disney Theatrical Group. He joined the Walt Disney Company in 1988, previously serving as president of Feature Animation, where he supervised the development and production of 21 animated feature films.

His Broadway producing credits include Julie Taymor’s production of The Lion King (six 1998 Tony Awards) now in its 12th year; Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (four 2000 Tony Awards); Tarzan, with the music and lyrics of Phil Collins and direction and design by Bob Crowley; Mary Poppins, a partnership between Disney and Cameron Mackintosh and The Little Mermaid, which opened in January 2008, featuring direction

by Francesca Zambello. Schumacher’s other producing credits include On the Record, a mus­ical celebrating Disney’s catalog of beloved songs and the highly successful touring stage production of Disney’s High School Musical, which reached 41 cities over 60 weeks through­out 2007-08. He is also the author of the book How Does the Show Go On? An Introduction to the Theater, published by Disney Editions. Future projects in develop­ment include The Man in the Ceiling, based on the Jules Feiffer book with music by Andrew Lippa, and a stage adaptation by Rick Elice of Peter and the Starcatchers, a novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. A graduate of UCLA, he is a member of the Executive Com­mittee for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Tony Administration Committee, the

Advisory Committee of the American Theatre Wing and serves as adjunct professor at Columbia University.

RICHARD M. SHERMAN & ROBERT B. SHERMAN (Original Music & Lyrics). Honors include two Oscars (Mary Poppins), nine Oscar nominations, three Grammy Awards, 24 gold/ platinum albums, a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Early hits, including “You’re 16” and “Tall Paul,” led to a long-term association with Walt Disney and more than 150 songs for Disney films, TV and theme parks (“It’s a Small World” being the world’s most translated and performed song). Their Disney film credits include The Jungle Book, The Parent Trap, Bedknobs & Broom­sticks, Winnie the Pooh, The Aristocats and The Tigger Movie. Other films: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Tom Sawyer, The Slipper and the Rose, Charlotte’s Web and Beverly Hills Cop 3. Stage credits include Over Here!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London, Broadway, U.K. tour), Busker Alley, Mary Poppins (London and Broadway).

JULIAN FELLOWES (Book). A British, Oscarwinning screenwriter, Julian is also an actor and director. He studied at Ampleforth College, Yorkshire and Magdalene College, Cambridge.

His first script for cinema, Gosford Park (2001), won him the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, plus honors from the Writers Guild of America, among others. He received the National Board of Review’s Best Directorial Debut Award for the film Separate Lies, based on his own screenplay. He most recently wrote and directed the feature film From Time To Time starring Maggie Smith. His other projects include the books Snobs, The Curious Ad­ventures of the Abandoned Toys and Past Imperfect and the scripts for Vanity Fair and The Young Victoria.

GEORGE STILES (New Songs, Additional Music, Dance & Vocal Arrangements). Stiles and Drewe’s musical Honk! won London’s Olivier Award for Best New Musical (2000) and has since been seen in more than 2,000 productions worldwide. Their other shows include Just So (North Shore Music Theatre), Peter Pan, Tutankhamun and Soho Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 33

who’s who Cinders. George’s new musical The Three Musketeers, with lyrics by Paul Leigh and book

by Peter Raby, recently played at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Other work includes the scores for Sam Mendes’ Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya (BAM), musical adaptations of Tom Jones and Moll Flanders, songs for the RSC’s Shakespeare Revue and a blissful spell as Dame Edna’s pink pianist and resident comp­oser. Mary Poppins marks his Broadway debut. StilesAndDrewe.com.

ANTHONY DREWE (New Songs & Additional Lyrics). During his 23-year writing collaboration with composer George Stiles, Anthony has written the book and lyrics for Tutankhamun, Just So, Soho Cinders, the multi awardwinning Honk! and the lyrics for Peter Pan — A Musical Adventure (book by Willis Hall).

With composer Tony Hatch, he wrote lyrics for The Card and, with Singaporean composer Dick Lee, the lyrics for A Twist of Fate. Work as a director includes Snoopy, Honk! (South Africa, Chicago, Tokyo and Singapore) and Just So (North Shore Music Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre). As a performer, recent work includes Rogues to Riches, The Three Musketeers and A Twist of Fate.

Mary Poppins marks his Broadway debut.

StilesAndDrewe.com.

RICHARD EYRE (Director) was director of the Royal National Theatre (1988-1997). He has directed many classics and new plays by David Hare, Christopher Hampton, Tom Stoppard, Alan Bennett, Trevor Griffiths, Tony Harrison and Nicholas Wright. He directed Arthur Miller’s The Crucible on Broadway in 2001 and Hedda Gabler in the West End in 2006.

He has won five Olivier Awards, four Evening Standard Awards, three Critics Circle Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild. He has directed many awardwinning films for TV and four feature films: The Ploughman’s Lunch, the Oscar-nominated Iris (which he co-wrote), Stage Beauty and Notes on a Scandal with Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett.

MATTHEW BOURNE (Co-Director & Chor­­ eog­rapher). Widely hailed as the U.K.’s most popular and successful choreographer/director, 34 EncoreAtlantA.com

Matthew is the creator of the world’s longest-running ballet production, a five-time Olivier Award winner and the only British director to have won the Tony Award for both choreographer and director of a musical. He is artistic director of New Adventures, which has created an enormous new audience for dance with its groundbreaking dance/theater productions Nutcracker!, Highland Fling, Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Car Man and Play Without Words. Musical theatre includes Oliver!, My Fair Lady (Olivier Award), South Pacific and Mary Poppins (Olivier Award). Matthew’s latest production, Edward Scissor­hands, based on Tim Burton’s classic film, is currently touring the U.S. MatthewBourne.org.

BOB CROWLEY (Scenic and Costume Design) is an associate of the National Theatre. He has designed more than 50 productions in London for the National, Almeida, Donmar, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Ballet and Royal Opera House including Mary Poppins (London Evening Standard Award). In New York for Lincoln Center Theater: The Coast of Utopia (Tony, Drama Desk Awards), Carousel (Tony Award), Hapgood, The Invention of Love (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), Twelfth Night (Tony nomination). The Public Theater: The Seagull. On Broadway: The Cape­man (Tony nomination), The Iceman Cometh (Tony nomination), Sweet Smell of Success, Disney’s Aida (Tony Award), The History Boys (Tony Award), Mary Poppins (Tony, Drama Desk Awards). In addition, he directed and designed Tarzan (Broadway, The Netherlands).

STEPHEN MEAR (Co-Choreographer). Broadway: The Little Mermaid (world prem­iere in Denver), Mary Poppins (Tony‚ Drama Desk and OCC nominations). London: Mary Poppins (Olivier Award for Best Choreography with Matthew Bourne), On the Town (Eno), Acorn Antiques, Tonight’s the Night, Anything Goes (What’s On Stage Award, Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production), Singin’ in the Rain (What’s On Stage Award, Olivier nomination), Soul Train (Olivier nomination), Witches of Eastwick (co-choreographer with Bob Avian).

Regional theater: Just So, How to Succeed…,

who’s who Putting It Together, Bouncers, Shakers, Honk, Snoopy, Half a Sixpence. Opera: Don Giovanni (Royal Opera House). Music videos: “Number One” (Goldfrapp), “The Importance of Being Idle” (Oasis).

HOWARD HARRISON (Lighting Designer).

Recent Broadway: Mamma Mia! (also Japan, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Moscow, Toronto, Madrid, Stockholm, Australia and national tour), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Putting It Together.

Recent West End: Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia!, Guys and Dolls, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Donkeys’ Years, Edward Scissorhands, Heroes, Suddenly Last Summer, Skellig, The Master Builder, Oleanna, Ragtime, The Witches of Eastwick. Opera includes Aida, Il Trovatore and I Masnadieri (Royal Opera, Covent Garden), The Makro­ pulos Case, Nabucco (Metropolitan Opera).

Howard has been nominated seven times as Best Lighting Designer for the Laurence Olivier Awards and received the Australian Green Room Award in 2001 for his work on Mamma Mia! STEVE CANYON KENNEDY (Broadway Sound Designer) was the production engineer on such Broadway shows as Cats, Starlight Express, Song & Dance, The Phantom of the Opera, Carrie and Aspects of Love. His Broad­way sound design credits include Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Jersey Boys (Drama Desk Award), Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, Hairspray, The Producers, Aida, Titanic, Big, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Carousel and The Who’s Tommy (Drama Desk Award). Steve is married to actress Loni Ackerman and together they have two sons, Jack and George.

WILLIAM DAVID BROHN (Orchestra­ tions) received the 1998 Tony Award (Best Orchestrations) for Ragtime and Drama Desk awards for both Miss Saigon and The Secret Garden in 1991. Other Broadway musicals he has orchestrated are Crazy for You, Carousel, Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Sweet Smell of Success and Wicked. After Cameron Mackintosh commissioned Brohn to orchestrate Miss Saigon (1989) for London’s Drury Lane Theatre, the association continued with Oliver!; Witches of Eastwick; Martin Guerre; and Hey, 36 EncoreAtlantA.com

Mr. Producer! and co-productions at the National Theatre of Carousel, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady and South Pacific. Brohn’s output includes arrangements for solo singers and instrumentalists, choruses, ballet companies and symphony orchestras.

DAVID CADDICK (Music Supervisor) has been the music director of numerous London and Broadway musicals including Evita, Cats, Song & Dance, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and Sunset Boule­ vard. He was Executive Producer for Cameron Mackintosh’s Broadway production of Okla­ homa! and music director for the world premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Bounce.

Music direc­tor for the film of Evita starring Madonna. He won a Grammy Award for producing the complete symphonic recording of Les Misér­ables and received nominations for the cast albums of A Chorus Line and South Pacific; he also produced the cast albums of Oliver, Okla­homa! My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins.

JAMES DODGSON (Music Director). Music Director on over 45 productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Royal National Theatre: Oh What a Lovely War, The Villains Opera. London’s West End: The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, The Secret Garden, On a Clear Day, Peter Pan (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra). Tours: Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, Chicago. Many theater compositions.

NAOMI DONNE (Makeup Designer). Films include License to Kill, The Crucible, Object of My Affection, Six Degrees of Separation, The Russia House, Little Women, Chocolat (BAFTA nomination), Zoolander, The Royal Tennenbaums (Hollywood Makeup Guild Award), Meet the Fockers, The Producers.

London theatre: Song & Dance, Follies, Star­ light Express, Mary Poppins; New York: Sweet Smell of Success, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Nine and Tarzan.

CHRISTINE ROWLAND (Associate Cos­tume Designer) has worked extensively in the U.K., both at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as on

who’s who several musicals including Carousel, and My Fair Lady. Mary Poppins is the 24th produc­ tion she has worked on with Bob Crowley.

ROSALIND COOMBES (Associate Scenic Designer). Mary Poppins — U.K. tour designer.

Associate designer to Bob Crowley for London and Broadway along with Tarzan, The Cape­man and Sweet Smell of Success (Broad­ way), The Witches of Eastwick (London) and The History Boys (NT and Broadway). Other designers assisted include John Napier, Maria Bjornson, Paul Brown and Ian MacNeil.

MATT KINLEY (Associate Scenic Designer).

Since leaving the National Theatre five years and forty productions ago, he has been an associate designer on shows including The Woman in White, My Fair Lady (U.K. and U.S. Tours), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (U.K. Tour), Les Misérables (Broadway revival/Holland), Equus (West End), Mary Poppins (U.K./U.S./ AUS/Holland Tours). Matt is currently devel­ oping a new scenic and video design for a new Les Misérables international tour.

ANGELA COBBIN (Wig Creator). Angela’s international career includes Madame Tussauds, Royal Opera House, Royal Shakespeare Company. National Theatre: Guys and Dolls, Madness of King George, Porgy and Bess.

West End: The Graduate, Chicago, The Ice­man Cometh, Jesus Christ Superstar, Witches of Eastwick, Mary Poppins (London).

GEOFFREY GARRATT (Associate Chor­eog­ rapher). Geoffrey’s Choreographic credits include Witches of Eastwick (U.K. Tour), Jack and the Beanstalk (Barbican), Blues in the Night (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Fascinating Aida (U.K. Tour), Little Shop of Horrors (West Yorkshire Playhouse) and Jack and the Beanstalk (Opera House, Belfast).

Associate choreographic credits include the recent revival of Oliver! (West End), Mary Poppins (West End, Broadway and U.K. Tour), Miss Saigon (including recent productions in Australia, Korea and Brazil) The Witches of Eastwick (West End and Australia), South Pacific (National Theatre) and Dance Captain for Martin Guerre and Cats.

ANTHONY LYN (Tour Director). Train­ing: RWCMD, Cardiff. London theater includes Anything Goes; Oklahoma!; Joseph…; Les Misérables; Damn Yankees; Miss Saigon; Hey, Mr. Producer!; The Lion King; and five royal performances. Lectured at Royal Acad­ emy, Actors Centre and Duke. Recently, world­wide associate director of The Lion King and associate director of Mary Poppins on Broadway.

DAVID BENKEN (Technical Director) has supervised the technical aspects of numerous Broadway and touring productions around the world. Broadway credits include: The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, The Seafarer, The History Boys, The Woman in White, The Boy From Oz, Jumpers.

National Tours: The Lion King; The Producers; Beauty and the Beast (U.S. & U.K.); Kiss me Kate; Miss Saigon; Peter Pan; Les Misérables (U.S. & U.K.). Las Vegas: The Lion King, Phantom, The Producers, We Will Rock You. International: Dreamgirls, Korea.

TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). Broad­way: Pirate Queen, Les Misérables, History Boys, Spamalot, Jersey Boys, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Phantom…, Good Vibrations, Bombay Dreams, Oklahoma!, Flower Drum Song, Imaginary Friends, Metamorphoses. LCT: The Frogs, Contact, Thou Shalt Not, A Man of No Importance.

Off-Broadway: Second Stage. Regional: Wil­ liams­town, Kennedy Center, La Jolla,Yale Rep. Film: The Producers.

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Music Copyist.................. Dakota Music & Emily Grishman Keyboard Programming.............................. Stuart Andrews

STAFF FOR MARY POPPINS

MUSIC COORDINATOR �������������������������������������� DAVID LAI

COMPANY MANAGER..................................RANDY MEYER Assistant Company Manager.......................... Emily Powell Show Accountant............................................... Joy Sims Production Stage Manager.......................... Lois L. Griffing Stage Manager..................................... Jimmie Lee Smith Assistant Stage Managers............................ Tanya Gillette, Thomas Recktenwald Dance Supervisor...........................................Brian Collier Dance Captains.............. Troy Edward Bowles, Kelly Jacobs Assistant Director.........................................Corey Agnew Production Manager..................................Jane Abramson Assistant to Associate Producer.................. Kerry McGrath Production Assistants...... Lori Byars, Nikki Lint, Alicia Quirk NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT A. HEMERLING Assistant Costume Designer/ Production Wardrobe Supervisor......................Helen Toth Wig Creator................................................ Angela Cobbin Production Hair Supervisor............................. Gary Martori Illusions Designer..................................... Jim Steinmeyer Associate Lighting Designer......................... Kristina Kloss Assistant Lighting Designer..................Catherine Costanzo Lighting Programmers.................Joe Allegro, Chris Herman Associate Sound Designer......................... Andrew Keister Assistant to the Wig Creator...........................Laura Solari Head Carpenter............................................. Michael Nye Automation Carpenter...................................... Chad Rowe Assistant Carpenter/Flyman........................Michael Muery Assistant Carpenter............................................ Luke Nye Advance/Swing Carpenter................................ Bryan Odar Production Electrician................................ Jimmy Maloney Head Electrician...........................................Vincent Goga Automated Lighting Technician....................... Bruce Tyrrell Assistant Electrician...................................Andrew Bynum Advance/Swing Electrician..........................David Trovarelli Head Propman............................................. Roger Snyder Assistant Props.......................................... Jill B. Gounder Production Sound Engineer........................Walter Trarbach Head Sound.................................................Steve Rogers Assistant Sound.................................... Timothy W. Richey Wardrobe Supervisor......................................John Furrow Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor................... Elizabeth Brady Star Dresser.................................................... Fran Curry Advance Wardrobe.................. Tom Reiter, Mary Ann Scinto Wardrobe Assistant..................................... Sandy Wilding Assistant Hair........................................ Christina Carlson Make-Up Supervisor...................................Cheryl Thomas Child Guardian............................................... Kim Tobash Dialect Coach.......................................... Christine Adaire

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Production Co-Counsel........................... F. Richard Pappas Casting Directors......................... Tara Rubin, Eric Woodall Children’s Tutoring........On Location Education, Kim Tobash Physical Therapy..............Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc. Medical Director.......................... Hugh C. McLeod, III M.D. Tour Booking Consultant...........................Steven Schnepp Production Photography.................................Joan Marcus Production Travel............................................ Jill L. Citron Payroll Manager.................. Anthony DeLuca, Cathy Guerra Corporate Counsel............................... Michael Rosenfeld CREDITS Scenic Elements Provided by Scenic Technologies, a Division of Production Resource Group, L.L.C., New Windsor, NY; Adirondack Scenic, Inc.; Hamilton Scenic Specialty, Inc.; Proof Productions, Inc.; Chicago Scenic Studios; Scenic Art Studios; Gordon Aldred; I. Weiss.

Automation Equipment by PRG LLC. Prop Supervisors MarcusHall Props – Lisa Buckley, Claire Sanderson, Bebe Barrett, Richard Ince, Mike and Rosi Compton, Carl Robertshaw. Additional Props Provided by Proof Productions; The Spoon Group. Parrott’s Head Sculpture

by MDM Props. Lighting Provided by Epic Production Technologies. Additional Lighting Truss Provided by Tyler Truss. Sound Provided by Masque Sound. Special Effects Provided by Jauchem and Meeh. Projection by Sound Associates. Costumes by Parsons-Meares, Ltd.; Eric Winterling; Werner Russold; Seamless Costumes; Claudia Diaz Costume Shop, Inc.; Jodi Zanetti; Kate Wyatt; David Plunkett. Millinery by Arnold Levine; Lynne Mackey; Rodney Gordon; Jenny Adey. Shoes by T.O. Dey; Capezio; Sam Vasili. Shirts by Cego. Makeup provided

by M•A•C. THANKS Thanks to David Plunkett, Sean Barrett, Keith Watson, Kate Wyatt, Ivo and Kay Covney, Louise Dadd, Nicola Kileen Textiles.

FOR CAMERON MACKINTOSH LIMITED Directors........................ Nicholas Allott, Richard Johnston Deputy Managing Director............................. Robert Noble Executive Producer & Casting Director......... Trevor Jackson Technical Director........................................Nicolas Harris Financial Controller...................................... Richard Knibb Associate Producer.............................. Darinka Nenadovic Sales & Marketing Manager......................... David Dolman Head of Musical Development................ Stephen Metcalfe Production Associate................................... Shidan Majidi

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“An Absolute knockout.”

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- The Wall Street Journal

AtlAntA’s best Artists. the world’s greAtest stories.

25th AnniversAry seAson begins

June 9 Shrew: the MuSical with

404.264.0020 gashakespeare.org Chris Kayser. Credit: Stacey Bode Photgraphy

who’s who DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS President...........................................Thomas Schumacher Executive Vice President & Managing Director............................... David Schrader Senior Producer....................................... Michele Steckler Senior Vice President, International....................Ron Kollen Vice President, Operations......................... Dana Amendola Vice President, Worldwide Publicity & Communications.................................... Joe Quenqua Vice President, Creative Development & Licensing............................................ Steve Fickinger Vice President, Domestic Touring.......................Jack Eldon Vice President, Human Resources...................June Heindel Director, Domestic Touring..................... Michael Buchanan Director, Publicity & Communications............... Jay Carducci Manager, Labor Relations........................ Stephanie Cheek Manager, Human Resources..............................Jewel Neal Manager, Film Development..........................Dusty Bennett Manager, Information Systems..................... Scott Benedict Senior Computer Support Analyst..............Kevin A. McGuire IT/Business Analyst................................William Boudiette Production Executive Music Producer.............................. Chris Montan Director, International................................. Michael Cassel Manager, Physical Production....................Karl Chmielewski Dramaturg & Literary Manager........................ Ken Cerniglia

Administrative Staff Sarah Bills, Lindsay Braverman, Amy Caldamone, Crosby Clyse, Alanna Degner, Michael DeiCas, Jessica Doina, Cristi Finn, Gregory Hanoian, Abbie Harrison, Cyntia Leo, Colleen McCormack, Lisa Mitchell, Brendan Padgett, Dimitri Pankas, Ryan Pears, David Scott, Benjy Shaw, Anji Taylor, Christina Tuchman, Kyle Wilson, Jason Zammit DISNEY THEATRICAL MERCHANDISE Vice President........................................ Steven Downing Operations Manager....................................Shawn Baker Merchandise Manager................................. Neil Markman Associate Buyer.........................................Violeta Burlaza Assistant Manager, Inventory.....................Suzanne Jakel District Manager........................................Alyssa Somers On-site Retail Manager..................................... Mario Mey On-site Assistant Retail Manager............ Dominique Hogue Disney Theatrical Productions 214 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 guestmail@disneytheatrical.com The original Film Screenplay for Walt Disney’s MARY POPPINS

by Bill Walsh • Don Da Gradi Design Consultant, Tony Walton

Marketing Vice President, Broadway.................................Andrew Flatt Vice President, International......................... Fiona Thomas Director, Internet Strategy & Online Marketing.....Kyle Young Director, Broadway......................................Michele Groner Director, Domestic Tour Marketing.............. Deborah Warren Director, Customer Relationship Management & Strategy.................................................... Kelly Colbert Website Manager......................................... Eric W Kratzer Assistant Manager, Advertising....................Lauren Daghini Sales Director, National Sales................................ Bryan Dockett Manager, Sales & Ticketing............................... Nick Falzon Manager, National Sales................................. Victoria Cairl Sales & Ticketing Manager.............................. David Felsen

This production is produced in collaboration with our profes­ sional, union-represented employees.

Business and Legal Affairs Senior Vice President................................. Jonathan Olson Director.................................................Daniel M. Posener Senior Counsel................................................. Seth Stuhl Paralegal......................................................Jessica White

The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Per­son­nel and Librar­ians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musi­cians of the United States and Canada.

Finance Vice President, Finance & Business Development Mario Iannetta Director..................................................... Joe McClafferty Senior Manager, Finance.................................Dana James Manager, Finance........................................... John Fajardo Production Accountants.............................Joy Sims Brown,

Nick Judge, Barbara Toben Assistant Production Accountant....................Isander Rojas Senior Sales Analyst......................Liz Jurist Schwarzwalder Senior Business Planner................................. Shaan Akbar Director, Accounting.................................... Leena Mathew Senior Financial Analyst......................Adrineh Ghoukassian

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The actors and stage managers engaged in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Asso­ciation. The union of pro­ fes­sional actors and stage managers in the United States.

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

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

The Press Agent and Company Man­a­ger em­ployed in this production are repre­sented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers.

The Director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an indepen­dent national labor union.

FIRE NOTICE The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of a fire or other emergency please do not run—WALK TO THAT EXIT. Thoughtless persons annoy patrons and endanger the safety of others by lighting matches or smoking in prohibited areas during the per­form­ance and intermissions. This violates a City ordinance and is punish­able by law.

FIRE COMMISSIONER Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management.

Patrons with disabilities: wheelchair seating is available in a variety of theater locations. When ordering your tickets, please indicate any special needs. For our hearing-impaired guests, the theater is equipped with infra-red listening devices; please contact an usher for assistance.

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404.873.4300 Stephanie Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Mid-South Region Sarah Goodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticketing Manager Rachel Bomeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticketing /Administrative Assistant Rebekah K. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Director Terry Romanoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Corporate Partnerships Taryn O’Bra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of National Marketing For media inquiries, please contact Jennifer Walker at KC Public Relations, 404-233-3993.

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South City Kitchen

Fox theatre Dining Guide Looking for a great night out? Try one of these local restaurants before or after the show. For Dinner and a Show packages, visit encoreatlanta.com/offers.

Neighborhood codes: A–Alpharetta, B–Buckhead, IP–Inman Park, OFW–Old Fourth Ward, M­—Midtown, D–Downtown, P–Perimeter Mall area, SS–Sandy Springs, VH–Virginia-Highland, V—Vinings, W–Westside

American Canoe Located in Atlanta’s historic Vinings area on the Chattahoochee River where Buckhead meets Vinings. Its original cuisine and distinctive design have already been featured in Bon Appetit, Food And Wine, Gourmet, The Wine Spectator and The New York Times. Canoe, recipient of the prestigious Mobil 4 Star Award, was also selected as one of the “Best New Restaurants” in the country by the James Beard Foundation.

4199 Paces Ferry Road SE, 770-432-2663, canoeatl.com. V Einstein’s The place that puts a smile on your face. Dining with an emphasis on service, Einstein’s offers innovative competitivelypriced cuisine in a warm, accommodating environment. Enjoy a delicious meal on their award-winning patio and sip on their infamous martinis. 1077 Juniper St., 404-876-7925, einsteinsatlanta.com. M Garrison’s A neighborhood destination known for high quality food, generous portions and a comfortable setting. Superb wine and specialty cocktails compliment the highest quality seafood, steaks and creative sandwiches.

Their outside dining is perfect for relaxing and people-watching. Vinings Jubilee Shopping

Center, 4300 Paces Ferry Rd., 770-436-0102, garrisonsatlanta.com. V Hudson Grille is the perfect place to catch a game, to meet friends for a great meal or to enjoy drinks at one of their expansive bars.

Four locations: Midtown, 942 Peachtree St. NE, 404-249-9468; Alpharetta, 865 North Main Street, 770-777-4127; Perimeter, 4400 AshfordDunwoody, 770-350-0134; Brookhaven, 4046 Peachtree Road, 404-233-0313, hudsongrille. com. M,A,P,B Lenox Square Grill offers breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. DJ every Friday and Saturday night till 2am. Private meeting rooms accommodate up to 150. 3393 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404.841.2377, lenoxsquaregrill.com. B Livingston Restaurant and Bar It’s hard to beat the location (across the street from the Fox Theatre in the Georgian Terrace), and diners get complimentary parking, but the main attraction is the glamour of the main dining room, which has hosted the likes of Clark Gable, and the al fresco seating area, which is available in warm weather. 659 Peachtree St. NE, 800-651-2316, livingstonatlanta.com. M Lobby The menu focuses on seasonal fare at this sophisticated American restaurant in the lobby

Start your night with a standing ovation.

Enjoy a sumptuous pre-show dinner with our 3-course Prime Time Menu | $39.95 or $49.95 Offered nightly until 6:30pm.

Four Metro Atlanta Restaurants Sandy Springs • Buckhead Centennial Olympic Park • Kennesaw ruthschris.com

of TWELVE Atlantic Station. 361 17 St., 404961-7370, lobbyattwelve.com. M ONE.midtown kitchen Dine on fresh, seasonal American cuisine in a club-like atmosphere near Piedmont Park. 559 Dutch Valley Rd., 404-8924111, onemidtownkitchen.com. M Murphy’s This restaurant has one of the city’s top brunch menus, but it’s known for great peoplewatching and its contemporary comfort food.

997 Virginia Ave., 404-872-0904, murphysvh. com. VH Soho An American Bistro with swift attentive service and delicious food. SOHO offers a new wine and tapas pairing each week and the option to dine on their lovely patio, at the energetic bar or the romantic Sun Porch. 4300 Paces Ferry Rd. SE, 770-801-0069, sohoatlanta.com Two Urban Licks “Fiery” American cooking meets live music at this hip hangout. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404-522-4622, twourbanlicks.com. M

American/steakhouse Cowtippers is known as an avid supporter of the community, whimsy and down right good oldfashioned fun. Home to traditional steak house fare served with creative twists; enjoy huge deserts, 25 types of margaritas, and the best burgers in town. 1600 Piedmont Ave., 404874-3751, cowtippersatlanta.com. M Joey D’s Oakroom Near Perimeter Mall, this stylish steakhouse has a staggering selection of spirits and a hot after-dinner singles scene.

1015 Crown Pointe Pkwy., 770-512-7063, centraarchy.com. P New York Prime A Prime Time Top 10 USDA Prime Steakhouse known for its wine list, atmosphere and world class service. 3424 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404846-0644, centraarchy.com. B Prime Enjoy steak, sushi a nd seafood in a festive atmosphere near Lenox Mall. 3393 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-812-0555, h2sr.com. B Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse A favorite local steak house with multiple locations near shopping and entertainment hotspots. Sides are generous, and the quality of the steaks and seafood is excellent.

Three locations: Buckhead, 3285 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-365-0660; Sandy Springs, 5788 Roswell Road, 404-255-0035; Centennial Olympic Park, 267 Marietta St., 404-223-6500; ruthschris.com. B, SS, D The Tavern at Phipps This is one of Atlanta’s hottest after-work spots, and has been singled out for its happy hour and singles scene by

Jezebel, InSite Magazine and the AOL City Guide. 3500 Peachtree Rd. NW, 404-8149640, centraarchy.com. B

American/southern South City Kitchen (two locations) With a stylish, Southern-contemporary menu, this DiRoNA restaurant helped make grits hip for the business crowd. Sundays are BBQ Nite. Midtown: 1144 Crescent Ave. 404-873-7358, Vinings: 1675 Cumberland Pkwy. 770-435-0700. southcitykitchen.com. M Terrace celebrates American heirloom recipes through supporting local and regional farmers, fisherman and producers. It recaptures the pure simple flavors and tastes of natural and organic ingredients while bursting with delicious flavors.

176 Peachtree St. NW, 678.651.2770, ellishotel.com/terrace. D

asian fusion Aja Restaurant & Bar Serving modern Asian cuisine, Aja has a 150-seat patio overlooking Buckhead and a huge lounge, where diners nosh on dim sum and sip mai tais. 3500 Lenox Rd., Ste. 100, 404-231-0001, h2sr.com. B

brasserie Joël is a chic yet relaxed French restaurant that blends contemporary style with rustic flavors.

Responsible for one of Atlanta’s most acclaimed dining experiences, Chef Cyrille Holota guides the kitchen as executive chef, bringing his full-flavored brasserie concept to the menu.

3290 Northside Parkway, 404-233-3500, joelbrasserie.com. B

brew pub/gormet 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. Two locations: Midtown: 848 Peachtree St. NE, 404-870-0805; Buckhead: 3242 Peachtree Road NE, 404-2640253, gordonbiersch.com. M, B 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., 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 Nawlins-inspired brunch is served on the

Our Professional Ensemble Bruce V. Benator, CPA, Managing Partner Kevin J. Hedrick, CPA, Partner Steven G. Horn, CPA, Partner Laura E. Speir, CPA, Partner Patricia A. Yeager, CPA, Partner

Certified Public Accountants and Consultants For over 25 years, the FIRM of CHOICE in Atlanta

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weekends. Downstairs, a take-away market sells sandwiches, spices, pastries and beverages.

240 N. Highland Ave., 404-681-4434, parishatl.com. IP

european fusion Ecco Esquire Magazine named this casual, European-influenced bistro a “Best New Restaurant in America.” It’s also gotten raves for its killer wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and cheese menus. 40 Seventh St. NE, 404347-9555, ecco-atlanta.com. M

italian Il Mulino’s cuisine is characterized by its simplicity: a rustic and hearty blend of the freshest ingredients available, from fish and lamb and cured meats to homemade pecorino and ricotta, all lovingly and meticulously prepared to celebrate and enjoy with family, friends and even strangers. Peachtree Tower: 191 Peachtree St. LOB 03, 404-524-5777, ilmulino.com/ atlanta.html. D La Tavola Serving classic Italian cuisine for lunch and dinner in the heart of VirginiaHighland. 992 Virginia Ave., 404-873-5430, latavolatrattoria.com. VH Medici Tuscan cuisine served in the typical Tuscan spirit; flexible menu with Tuscanrubbed steaks and a wide selection of antipasti, insalata e zuppes, pastas, hand tossed pizza and bistecches. 2450 Galleria Pkwy., 770-9534500, renaissancewaverly.com. V

mediterranean ENO by Zaza Atlanta’s true European Mediterranean inspired restaurant and wine bar, or “enoteca,” has come to epitomize European-Mediterranean quality of life in Atlanta. 800 Peachtree St., 404685-3191, enorestaurant.com. M

mediterranean/latin/asian fusion Shout A young crowd keeps Shout’s rooftop lounge hopping every night. The menu reflects a mix of Mediterranean, Far Eastern and South American influences. 1197 Peachtree St N.E., 404-846-2000, h2sr.com. M

MEXICAN Cantina Tequila & Tapas Bar is located in the Terminus building on the corner of Peachtree and Piedmont road. It features authentic Mexican cuisine and has become Buckhead’s newest watering hole. Join us weekly for $2 Taco Night every Tuesday, Buck wild Wednesdays, when certain items are only $1, and Disco Thursday. 3280

Peachtree Rd. NW, Terminus 100 – Suite 150, 404-892-9292, h2sr.com. B El Taco An eco-friendly watering hole serving fresh Mexican food made with all-natural meats and killer margaritas. 1186 N. Highland Ave. NE, 404-873-4656, eltaco-atlanta.com.VH

moroccan The Imperial Fez offers authentic Moroccan cuisine in an exotic dining environment. Guests dine on pillows and enjoy savory food eaten by hand. It is a truly unique dining experience with nightly belly dancing performances and live music starting at 7:30 p.m. 2285 Peachtree Rd. NE, #102, 404-351-0870, imperialfez.com. B

seafood/sushi Coast Seafood and Raw Bar serves Atlanta’s freshest seafood and island cocktails. The menu incorporates classics including crab and corn hush puppies, a signature seafood boil, and a variety of raw or steamed oysters, clams and mussels; along with signature fresh catch entrees.

111 w. paces ferry rd. nw, 404-869-0777, h2sr. com. B Goldfish This fun seafood/sushi restaurant has Happy Hour specials Mon-Fri and nightly entertainment in its lounge. 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., 770-671-0100, h2sr.com. P

spanish/tapas Noche A Virginia-Highland favorite known for its Spanish-style tapas dishes and margaritas.

1000 Virginia Ave., 404-815-9155, h2sr.com.

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sports bar STATS A modern sports bar that doesn’t skimp on the quality of its food; five bars and multiple screens are at your service. 300 Marietta St., 404-885-1472, statsatl.com. D

steak/sushi Room This elegant restaurant serves steak and sushi on the ground floor of the TWELVE Centennial Park hotel. 400 W. Peachtree St., 404-418-1250, roomattwelve.com. D Strip This sophisticated steak, seafood and sushi restaurant offers an in-house DJ and a rooftop deck. Atlantic Station at 18th St., 404-385-2005, h2sr.com. M Twist This lively restaurant has a huge bar, satay station, tapas menu, sushi and seafood dishes; patio seating is first-come, first-served. 3500 Peachtree Rd. NW, 404-869-1191, h2sr.com. B

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A “Best New Restaurant in America” —Esquire “Best Wine List” —Creative Loafing “Best Appetizer” —Jezebel

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our in 10 Georgians believe that one of the leading childhood health issues in the state is childhood obesity, according to a new survey from Georgia Children’s Health Alliance (GCHA).

While most people believe childhood obesity is a serious problem, the statistics remain high, putting record numbers of obese children at risk for debilitating health problems.

Once a disease of older adults, type 2 diabetes is one of the chronic illnesses that is increasingly being diagnosed in overweight children and adolescents.

Additionally, childhood diagnoses of high blood pressure, sleep apnea and asthma have soared over the past 10 years.

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These health risks can be minimized with changes in lifestyle. For families absorbed in school, work and extracurricular activities, the idea of a major lifestyle change can be overwhelming, but a simple reevaluation of exercise and eating habits can go a long way in getting the whole family on the road to a healthy future.

Encouraging children to consume healthy foods and sustain an active lifestyle does not have to become a household power-struggle. The key for parents in setting the proper structure is to follow the three “P’s.” Planning, preparing and providing healthy meals and snacks for the family will ensure the right foods are being consumed.

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Healthy tips: • Plan the times you will have snacks at home.

• Plan the foods you will provide as snacks.

• Think in colors — add fruits and vegetables in a variety of colors.

• Think in textures — smooth, crunchy or chewy.

• Think finger food sizes.

• Think of adding low-fat milk or water to drink.

— sleep. Research from the University of Michigan shows that every additional hour per night a third-grader spends sleeping reduces the child’s risk of being obese by 40 percent. The results give parents one more reason to impose bed times and restrict caffeine in the evening.

Once parents can teach their children the benefits of making healthy lifestyle choices in terms of nutrition and physical activity, the whole family can reap the benefits.

Cristina Caro is a program coordinator for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, which focuses on promoting healthful habits in children and their families. Visit myfamily healthspot.org or thegcha.org to find out how your children can stay healthy.

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Understanding what to eat is only half the battle. Kids often don’t know when they’ve had enough. Snacking in front of the television or rushing through a meal to get back to their favorite video game are distractions that keep kids from listening to their bodies.

Teaching children to listen to their personalized hunger/fullness scale, the body’s signals that ask for nourishment, will help them decide how hungry they are before a meal and how full they are during the meal. Once they can stay in tune with these indicators, children will know when to stop eating.

In addition to eating healthy, physical activity needs to be addressed, especially during the busy holiday season and cold winter months. Fewer organized sports during the winter means less opportunity for structured exercise. For children, this means the most exercise they’ll be engaged in is typing on the computer or speeding through channels on TV. With a recent study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine finding a link between hypertension and watching television, it has become abundantly clear that sedentary behaviors could lead to major problems.

While staying active is a key ingredient to ensuring a healthy future for children, there is at least one sedentary activity that should remain a regular part of the day

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work with assistants and perform grand illusions. Experience is preferred, but not required. Circus Camp runs from June 1 -Aug. 6 at two locations — Dunwoody and Decatur — and is open to children ages 5 and up. For more information, visit circuscamp.org or call 404-370-0001.

Museum of Design Atlanta Looking to engage the budding artist under your roof? CampMODA is the place to be. For eight weeks, kids (ages 6 to 12) can put their creativity to work with sessions such as EnviroCoke, where campers create alternative uses for repurposed materials supplied from The Coca-Cola Company; jewelry making, which incorporates various media (wire, bead, thread, etc.) to make a range of jewelry pieces; and Lego building, where

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Circus Camp Finally, it’s okay to let your kids run away with the circus. Circus Camp, that is. Taught by professional performers, Circus Camp introduces children to circus, visual and performing arts in a safe, fun and non-competitive environment. For campers with previous experience, there’s Advanced Aerial Camp and Extreme Magic Camp; both run concurrently with the general camp. Advanced Aerial Camp is open to ages 8 and older and focuses on advanced aerial skills, fitness, athletic ability, balance, strength and flexibility. Extreme Magic Camp (ages 9 and up) introduces campers to advanced concepts in magic, including sleight of hand, stage technique and showmanship, while teaching them to

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Alliance Camp Encourage your little thespians with high energy acting camps at the Alliance Theatre. Campers, grades 2-12, will have the chance to explore various elements of theater through a range of mini camps/workshops. Camps include sessions in performing arts, musical theater, camera technique, advanced scene study and more; workshops feature themes such as “Dive into Disney” and “Middle School Mania.” In addition to the sessions, older campers (ages 16+) also can become teaching assistants. For more information, visit alliancetheatre. org/en/Education/Acting-Classes/ Summer-Camps.

Camp Broadway A star is born every day at Camp Broadway! Sponsored by the Fox Theatre, Camp Broadway is a weeklong (June 21-25) performing arts camp that teaches youth (ages 11-17) to sing, dance and act. Taught by New York Broadway professionals, the camp is designed to develop the camper’s performance abilities, increase self-esteem, encourage 54 EncoreAtlantA.com

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creativity and enhance their appreciation for the arts. In addition to attending a Broadway show at The Fox, campers will create an original skit and perform various songs and dances from select Broadway shows in a final presentation.

For more information, visit foxtheatre. org/outreach1_campBroadway or call 404-881-2087.

Ailey Camp For one month each summer, the Fox Theatre also hosts the only AileyCamp* in the South. Founded in 1989 by Alvin Ailey and the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, the camp is a nationally acclaimed dance program for youth.

Unlike other Ailey programs, AileyCamp isn’t a training ground for professionals dancers. Instead, the camp uses dance as a way of developing self-esteem, self-discipline, creative expression and critical-thinking skills among inner-city junior high school students. Varied dance instruction is combined with personal development classes that focus on nutrition counseling, conflict resolution, drug abuse prevention, decision-making and goal setting. *Note: There are no spaces available for Ailey Camp 2010.

However, for more information, or to get an early start for next year, visit foxtheatre. org/outreach1_campAiley.

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Theatre A fully restored 1929 “Movie Palace,” the Fox Theatre, with 4,678 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 brand new Landmarks Lounge is adjacent to the lobby and is perfect for a small pre-show and intermission event. All rooms include the Fox Theatre’s professional sales and coordination staff. To book your ”Fabulous Fox“ evening, please call 404.881.2100 or visit us at www.foxtheatre.org.

The Box Office The Fox Theatre Box Office is located in the arcade entrance to the theater. The Box 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 Box Office is not open on Sundays unless there is a performance. During Events, the Box 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 at any TICKETMASTER outlet, by calling TICKETMASTER at 404.817.8700 or 404.249.6400, or by visiting the Fox Theatre Box Office in person during regular Box Office hours. You may purchase tickets for a particular nights performance that night only until 8pm at the box office.

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

Restrooms Restrooms are located on the main lobby and mezzanine lobby levels. Restrooms are also located on the Gallery level. Restrooms for patrons who are physically challenged are located in the Spanish Room.

Gift Shop The Fox Theatre operates a gift shop selling history books, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and an assortment of other theaterrelated merchandise. The gift shop is located in the main lobby and is open at each performance.

Tours Tours of the Fox Theatre are available through the Atlanta Preservation Center. Tours are conducted Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Tours begin in the Peachtree Street Arcade entrance to the theater. For more information on tours and to confirm the tour schedule, please call the Atlanta Preservation Center at 404.688.3353.

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.

Special Needs Ken Shook, Patron Services Director, is our liaison to the disabled community. He can be reached at 404.881.2118 and can provide information on such topics as the locations and prices of accessible seating and other programs for the disabled. The Fox Theatre also has a new brochure detailing all of these programs for our patrons with special needs. They are available at the Guest Relations Table.

Fox Ambassadors are located at the Guest Relations Table in the main lobby at the Fox Theatre Merchandise Kiosk to offer their assistance, theater information, and several rental items to enhance your performance enjoyment. An audio clarification device (Phonic Ear) is available for patrons with hearing disabilities. It is available, free of charge, on a first-come, first-serve basis on the evening of a performance, or you may reserve a device by calling the Patron Services Director. A limited number of booster seats are also available free of charge. Binoculars are available for sale. All items require a form of identification to be held until the item is returned.

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.

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 Box Office or by calling TICKETMASTER at 404.817.8700. 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. Please be aware that 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. Please limit conversation during the performances.

Camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited.

Lost and Found Lost and Found items are turned in to the House Manager’s office. To check on lost items, please call the House Manager at 404.881.2075. Lost and Found items will be retained for 30 days.

Emergency Information In the event of an emergency, please walk to the nearest exit. Do Not Run.

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GOLDEN RULES The following brief, but important article has been published to assist in audience etiquette.

To this day we get at least one phone call a week asking for reprint rights. These calls and letters come from orchestras and theaters, opera and ballet companies all over the United States and Canada, big and little troupes alike.

The message, telegraphed between the lines, seems to be an S.O.S.: American audiences are out of control. Are they?

Here’s a refresher course. Please read on, and remember, part of one’s pact as an audience member is to take seriously the pleasure of others, a responsibility fulfilled by quietly attentive (or silently inattentive) and selfcontained behavior. After all, you can be as demonstrative as you want during bows and curtain calls.

1. Go easy with the atomizer; many people are highly allergic to perfume and cologne.

2. If you bring a child, make sure etiquette is part of the experience. Children love learning new things.

3. Unwrap all candies and cough drops before the curtain goes up or the concert begins.

4. Make sure cell phones, beepers, and watch alarms are OFF. And don't jangle the bangles.

5. The overture is part of the performance.

Please cease talking at this point.

6. Note to lovebirds: When you lean your heads together, you block the view of the person behind you. Leaning forward also blocks the view.

7. THOU SHALT NOT TALK, or hum, or sing along, or beat time with a body part.

8. Force yourself to wait for a pause or intermission before rifling through a purse, backpack or shopping bag.

9. Yes, the parking lot gets busy and public transportation is tricky, but leaving while the show is in progress is discourteous.

10. Honor the old standby: Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.

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The Fox Theatre

660 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 404.881.2100 • www.foxtheatre.org

STAFF

Allan C. Vella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Manager Adina Alford Erwin . . . . . . . Assistant General Manager Pat “Sunshine” Tucker . . . . . . . . . . Box Office Manager Ben Neill . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Box Office Manager Robert Burnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller Jennifer S. Farmer . . . . . . . . Director of Sales/Ballrooms Oliver Diamantstein . . . . . . Director/Food and Beverage Len Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Operations Pat Prill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Greta Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant House Manager Kristen Delaney . . . . . . . . . .Director of Marketing & PR Ken Shook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patron Services Director Shelly Kleppsattel . . . . . . Booking & Contract Associate Jamie Vosmeier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Group Sales Director Molly Fortune . . . . . . Preservation Department Manager Amy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Manager Rebecca J. Graham . . . . . Assistant Production 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 Larry Douglas Embury . . . . . . . . . Organist In Residence Tammy Folds . . . . . . . . . . Production Security Manager

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS Alan E. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman of the Board Edward L. White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Robert L. Foreman Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Vice President Beauchamp C. Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Vice President John A. Busby Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd Vice President Julia Sprunt Grumbles . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th Vice President Edward Hutchison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer Robyn Rieser Barkin . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Treasurer Clara Hayley Axam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary Walter R. Huntley, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Robert E. Minnear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Carl V. Patton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Ada Lee Correll, Richard Courts IV, Keith Cowan, F. Sheffield Hale, John R. Holder, Florence Inman, Craig B. Jones, Steve Koonin, Charles Lawson, Starr Moore, Jay Myers, Joe G. Patten, Glen J. Romm, Sylvia Anderson Russell, Nancy Gordy Simms, Clyde C. Tuggle, Carolyn Lee Wills.

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Anne Cox Chambers, Arnall (Pat) Connell, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., Jere A. Drummond, Richard O. Flinn III, Arthur Montgomery, Joseph V. Myers Jr., Edward J. Negri, Edgar Neiss, Herman J. Russell, Preston Stevens Jr.

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Looking for an off-beat way to celebrate Father’s Day? Head to the High Museum of Art, which has on display “The Allure of the Automobile,” a collection of 18 rare cars that truly are rolling sculptures. In addition to the one of a kind airplaneinspired 1937 Dubonnet Hispano-Suiza H-6C “Xenia,” which took five years to build, you will find the first car to ever bear the Porsche name, two exquisite automobiles once owned by Clark Gable, and Steve McQueen’s 1957 Jaguar XK-SS Roadster (only 16 were ever built). Don’t miss the classic car parade down Peachtree Street on May 8. — Kristi Casey Sanders drive by: The exhibit runs through June 20.

For more information, call 404-733-HIGH or visit high.org.

Jazz Jones

Experience 31 Days of Jazz throughout the month of May with the “Dinner and Jazz,” “Nightlife” and “Eclectic Jazz” series at various places around the city, then cap off the month with the 33rd annual Atlanta Jazz Festival, held Memorial Day weekend, May 29-30, in Piedmont Park. Festivities include the “Ultimate Jazz Score,” a performance showcase of jazz artists that have been chosen by the community. hear it: atlantafestivals.com ­— A.B. art + culture

Journey through the blues Get better acquainted with what’s considered the only truly indigenous form of American music at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center. An hour and a half north of Jackson, Miss., in B.B. King’s hometown of Indianola, Miss., the museum is a living memorial that celebrates the 60+ year career of the blues ambassador himself. In addition to several exhibits chronicling various decades of King’s career, visitors can engage with several hands-on exhibits, including an interactive guitar studio, where they can make their own music. — Ashley L. Brazzel be blue: Bbkingmuseum.org; 662-887-9539.

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