WHO’S WHO in the CAST
JOSHUA WOODIE (Grinch). An Ohio native, Joshua is honored to help tell this beautiful story yet again this year. Other credits include: Bridges of Mad. County (Robert), The Last 5 Years (Jamie), The Music Man (Harold), and Rock of Ages (Stacee). He sends love to his wonderful wife, Leyla.
W. SCOTT STEWART (Old Max) lives with his dog, RC, south of Nashville on a farm his family has owned since 1810.When not acting and touring, he sings and plays bass with The Dill Pickers. Thanks to my dad for still supporting this “hobby.” www.wscottstewart.com
XAVIER McKNIGHT (Young Max) is psyched to be back in Whoville! He is an actor, singer, musician, and a Florida Keys native. Other credits include: Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia!, Something Rotten!, Spelling Bee. Much love to FSE, and Jay Jay. @xaviermcknight www.xaviermcknight.com
BRIAN ROONEY (Grandpa Who, u/s Old Max) is happy to return to Whoville for his third tour. Brian works internationally in both theatre and film. You can find his film work at IMDB and on his YouTube channel. Special thanks to my brother, Tim, and to you - for supporting live theatre.
BARBARA BAYES (Grandma Who). Hello again dear Whoville! Theatre: Beauty and the Beast (Mrs. Potts), The Cake (Della), Executive Decision (POTUS). TV: “Evil Lives Here,” “Six Degrees of Murder,” “A Crime to Remember.” Love to family, friends and to SDB who is always near.
VIVIAN ATENCIO (Cindy-Lou Who) is thrilled to be back in Whoville! Past performances: Les Misérables (Broadway Tour, Little Cosette/ Young Eponine), “Blue’s Clues” (Nickelodeon) Thanks DDO Agency, Bohemia Group, Tom Sitzler, Alyson Isbrandtsen Talent, Dance Center of SA, Murnane Casting, family and friends for helping Vivian achieve her dreams! @viviansayswhat
MILA JAYMES (Cindy-Lou Who). National tour debut! Theatre: Willy
Wonka, Winnie the Pooh, Reindeer Games. Grateful to Grinch Creative Team, Barry Kolker, EDGE, Amelia DeMayo. Thanks to @studio19dancecomplex and all NYC/PA acting, vocal, dance coaches! Endless love to family and friends for their support. @mila_jaymes19 www.milajaymes.com
MARISSA PARNESS (Mama Who) is filled with holiday cheer to be in Whoville for a third year! Select credits include The Da Vinci Code (Ogunquit), Little Shop of Horrors (North Shore MT), and Midsummer (The Cell). Marissa is also an accomplished audiobook narrator. @catladylately
NICK DRIVAS (Papa Who). Royal Caribbean: Grease (Roger), Columbus the Musical! (Columbus). OffBroadway: The Office! a Musical Parody (Dwight). Regional: Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), West Side Story (Tony), Rocky Horror (Brad). Love to his family, Brian/HKA, his beautiful fiancée, Katie, and their corgi, Cooper!
OLIVIA J. LU (Annie Who, u/s CindyLou Who). 10, Thrilled to join Whoville! National tour: Les Misérables, TV and film: “Awkwafina is Nora from Queens,” “Ziwe,” “Nickelodeon Face’s Music Party,” Absolutely Augmented Reality, Virgencita. Thank you to Mom, Dad, Victoria, Grandma, Murnane Casting, Jackie Reid, Barry Kolker.
MIA SACHDEV (Annie Who, u/s Cindy-Lou Who). Professional Debut! Special thank you to Barry Kolker, Jason Bercy, Julie Nelson, Laura Mehl, Jennifer Johns-Grasso & team at Broadway Artists Alliance, the entire Grinch Company & Crossroads Live, Murnane Casting, and my family, friends & teachers for their love & support! @mia_13505
MORIEL BEHAR (Auntie Who, u/s Grandma Who). Seattle native, BFA Musical Theatre (NYU Tisch). National tour: Little Women (Aunt March). Recent regional favorites: The Sound of Music (Baroness Elsa), Midsummer (Titania), Charlie Brown (Lucy), Shrek (Fiona), Newsies (Katherine). Thanks to Firestarter, Bob and Diane. www.morielbehar.com, @momo_behar
LAUREN BOBROW (Boo Who) is thrilled to be returning to Whoville for her second year on tour! OffBroadway: My True Love. VeeCee Award. LIU Post BFA MT ‘23. Endless gratitude to her family and loved ones. @LaurenRoseBobrow LaurenBobrow.com
AUDREY FISHER (Reno Who/Phyllis Who) is a NYC-based performer, hailing from Lakeland, FL. Recent: Six the Musical (NCL), Scarlet Pimpernel (Engeman). Ithaca College BFA MT. Thank you so much to my family, friends, and ATB Talent Agency.
SAM BRACKLEY (Palm Spring Who, u/s Papa Who). National Tour Debut! NYC: His Story. Regional: La Cage aux Folles (Signature Theatre), Joseph… Dreamcoat, 42nd Street, The Wizard of Oz (Starlight), Saturday Night Fever, Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, Seussical. Television: “Julia” (HBOMax). Norwegian Cruise Lines (Production Singer).
EMILY MESA (Punky Who) is a Latinx performer and proud child of immigrants. She hopes, through her work, to be an advocate for her community. Previous work: Pete the Cat (TheatreWorksUSA), Jane Eyre (Off Brand Opera), En Las Sombras (Parity Productions), The Oresteia (Gallery Players). Education: BFA Acting, Ithaca College.
BROOKE NOELANI (Scallops Who) is so excited to be making her national tour debut! Brooke recently graduated from BYU with a BFA in Music Dance Theatre. Much love and thanks to her beautiful friends and family! You are POWERFUL! @brookieniels
SIA MICHAL ARVINGER (Betty Who) is sooo excited to be back in Whoville this year spreading joy and Christmas cheer!! Tours: Legally Blonde (Ensemble, Pilar u/s). Regional: Kinky Boots (Ensemble), Super Trio (Torment). Soon to be NYC transplant!! @siamichal
DERECK ATWATER (Buzz Who, u/s Grinch, u/s Grandpa Who) is a Maryland native and graduate of Nazareth University in Rochester, NY. Since graduating, he has been performing for audiences nationwide
and is grateful to be returning to Whoville! He wants to thank everyone involved-especially Margot and his family for their unwavering support! @dereck.atwater dereckatwater.com
RACHEL GUBOW (Trixie Who, u/s Mama Who) is excited to be back on tour for her second year. Regional: Beautiful (Fulton, Maine State, North Shore), La Cage aux Folles (Barrington Stage), The Full Monty (North Shore), A Christmas Story (Engeman Theatre). Proud NYU and UMich grad. Love and gratitude to Mom, Dad, and Jackie.
OLIVIA A. CRUZ (Danny Who) Year two as a Who! Olivia’s performance journey has taken her from Walt Disney World, to regional theaters, to on set of Steven Spielberg film, West Side Story (2021). BFA in Dance; UArts, Philadelphia. Much love to my village! @Olivia_Antoinette
LINDSAY HOFFPAUIR (Bugsy Who) is elated to be returning to Whoville this year! Regional credits: The Addams Family (Wednesday, Prather Productions), Grease (Frenchy, Clear Space Theatre Company). Many thanks to my support system and this incredible team! CCU BFA MT. www.lindsayhoffpauir.com
BEN THOMAS STRONG (Timey Who, u/s Grinch, u/s Old Max). National tour debut! Regional: Escape to Margaritaville, Mary Poppins, She Loves Me, and more. Proud Montclair State alum. A huge thank you to Ben’s parents, Kelli at FSE, and all his arts educators along the way! www. benthomasstrong.com @benthomasstrong
CONNOR KABAT (Swing, u/s Young Max). National Tour: Pretty Woman (Giulio/Ensemble). International Tour: Pretty Woman (Giulio/Ensemble). Shenandoah Conservatory BFA MT 2023. Many thanks to Brian at HKA, as well as Connor’s professors, loved ones, and the Grinch Team. Shine your light! @connorkabat connorkabat.com
TARYN SMITHSON (Swing, u/s Young Maxine, Dance Captain) is thrilled to be back in Whoville! National Tour: Cats (Rumpleteazer). Regional: A Chorus Line (Maggie, Theatre by The Sea), Tootsie (North Shore Music
Jon E. Mendelsohn, MD, FACS Medical Director
Theater). BFA Boston Conservatory. LINK Program Class 4. Thanks to The Collective, Crossroads, and Grinch team. Love to my family.
@tmsmithson
DR. SEUSS (Writer) was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984, two Emmy awards and three Academy awards, Dr. Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 books, many of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television specials and videos. His books include The Cat in the Hat, which infused 236 simple words with rhythm, rhyme and humor, and Green Eggs and Ham which used only 50 words. Even after his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the world’s best-selling author of children’s books.
TIMOTHY MASON (Book & Lyrics). Broadway: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (2006 & 2007). Off-Broadway: Levitation, Only You, Babylon Gardens (with Timothy Hutton and Mary-Louise Parker) and The Fiery Furnace (with Julie Harris), all produced by Circle Rep. Regional: the Old Globe, San Diego; Actors Theatre of Louisville; South Coast Rep; Seattle Rep; Victory Gardens, Chicago; the Jungle Theatre and the Guthrie Theatre Lab, Minneapolis; and the Royal National Theatre, London. Tim’s historical thriller, The Darwin Affair, is now available from booksellers everywhere.
MEL MARVIN (Composer). Bway; Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Cymbeline, A History of the American Film, Tintypes (Tony Award® nom.), Yentl, Fascinating Rhythm. Innumerable scores for productions of plays, from Shakespeare (Lincoln Center Theater, Guthrie, A.R.T., Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, McCarter, etc.) to Kushner (Angels in America, Mark Taper Forum), Musicals for young audiences: Little Miss Hollywood, Madeline’s Rescue, Strega Nona Meets Her Match, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, A Cricket in Times Square, Gold. Opera: Guest From the Future,
premiered at Bard Summerscape in 2004, and Buwalsky, Opera Spanga, Holland, Yale, the Skirball Center, NYC (2004) Recently: Elmer Gantry at D.C.’s Signature Theatre, Truth and Reconciliation at the O’Neill Theater Center, workshops of Perfect 36 Head Faculty Composer and Director of Production, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU.
ALBERT HAGUE (Original Composer of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas”). His music for the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas, especially the songs “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas” are instantly recognized worldwide by young and old alike. His Broadway career includes the standard “Young and Foolish” from the hit show Plain and Fancy as well as Redhead, for which he won the Tony in 1959. His film and TV career started when he was in his late 50s with the role of Professor Shorofsky in the movie Fame and the “Fame” TV series, and continued with many small roles in movies such as Space Jam and The Story of Us Born in 1920 in Berlin, he escaped the Nazis via music scholarships in Rome and Cincinnati and settled in NY. The music from The Grinch is his most enduring achievement.
MATT AUGUST (Director) is currently the Artistic Director of Arizona Theatre Company. His productions have broken box-office records on Broadway (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), played Off-Broadway, in many major regional theatres, in festivals, on national tours, at the Grand Ole Opry and three holiday seasons at Madison Square Garden. They have been featured on television, radio and been performed at the White House for President Bush and several Veteran organizations. He has directed World Premieres, American Premieres, Regional Premieres that have been recognized with nominations and awards from LA’s Ovation, Washington DC’s Helen Hayes, Arizona’s Mac, San Francisco’s Bay Area Critics, Broadway World, Utah’s Audience Choice and Australia’s Helpmann Awards. His
work has appeared on Year End Top-Ten lists for the LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Huffington Post, Arizona Republic, Oakland Tribune, Tucson Sun, San Jose Mercury News and NPR/KQED. He has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the Old Globe Theatre, Drama League, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Acting Company, Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center, the Juilliard School, and San Francisco’s Zen Center. In addition to theatre, he was awarded the Panavision New Filmmakers Grant and directed the Award Winning short family film “How to Get to Candybar” which has played at festivals around the world. He recently directed the American Regional Premiers of King Charles III and In the Heights; the world premiere of Discord-The Gospel According to Jefferson, Dickens and Tolstoy, Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, and Norris’ Clybourne Park. He was the Associate Director to Jack O’Brien on three Broadway shows.
BOB RICHARD (Choreographer & Co-Director) of the Broadway and tour productions of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! for the past 19 years. Off-Broadway he directed and choreographed Inventing Mary Martin: The Revue of a Lifetime (Joe A. Callaway Award nomination) and The Road to Qatar He has directed at North Shore Music Theatre, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and Theatre By The Sea, including productions of Peter Pan, The Music Man, Beauty and the Beast, and Chicago, winning several awards. He has choreographed at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Theatre Under The Stars, and Pioneer Theatre Company, and internationally in Shanghai, Beijing, and Singapore. Mr. Richard’s television and film credits include “LazyTown,” “The Tonight Show,” “The Today Show,” “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” and the Big Apple Film Festival. He is also a guest master instructor at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. He has received a Footlight Award, Gypsy Rose Lee Award, Ivey Award, Ernie Award, and San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award. Mr. Richard’s career has
encompassed dancing, teaching master classes worldwide, directing, and choreographing for over 41 years. Christmas lives in the dreams of children.
JOHN LEE BEATTY (Scenic Designer). His 115 Broadway productions include: Junk, Disgraced, Other Desert Cities, Venus in Fur, Chicago, Good People, Proof, Doubt, The Color Purple, The Sisters Rosensweig, A Delicate Balance, The Heiress, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Talley’s Folly, Burn This, Fifth of July, Rabbit Hole, Penn & Teller and more. Education: Brown, Yale School of Drama. Awards: Tony, Obie, Outer Critics, Drama Desk, Theater Hall of Fame.
ROBERT MORGAN (Costume Designer). Broadway: The Full Monty, Imaginary Friends, I’m Not Rappaport and Sherlock’s Last Case. OffBroadway: Saturn Returns and Pride’s Crossing. Lincoln Center: The Loves of Anatol. Circle in the Square; 101 Dalmatians. Forty years of designing for regional theatres across the U.S; founding Associate Artist, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego.
CRAIG STELZENMULLER (Lighting Designer) is a New York-based lighting designer. Broadway associate credits include: Sweeney Todd, Grey House, Almost Famous, MJ, A Christmas Carol, Springsteen, The Minutes, Hillary and Clinton, Boys in the Band, Pretty Woman, Charlie…Chocolate Factory, Cats, School of Rock, An Act of God, Gigi, Gentleman’s Guide…, I’ll Eat You Last…, and Wonderland. Recent: Here We Are (The Shed), Beauty and the Beast (International Tour). Faculty at Studio School of Design. Graduate: UNC School of the Arts.
JOSHUA D. REID (Sound Designer) is a sound and systems designer, based in New York City. He holds dual citizenship with the United States and Canada, and has worked extensively on Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, international productions and sound system installations. Recent design selections include RENT (Stratford Festival), A Christmas Carol (Broadway w/Jefferson Mays, Tony Nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award), Ragtime (Calgary Philharmonic), Million Dollar Quartet
(Theatre Calgary), A Little Night Music (Arizona Opera), The Color Purple (National Tour), Girlfriend (TheatreWorks Hartford, Connecticut Critics Circle Award), A Christmas Carol (Geffen Playhouse, LA Drama Critics Circle Award, LA Ovation Award), Jerry Springer: The Opera (Signature Theatre), A Time Like This (Carnegie Hall). Full credentials listed at ReidSoundDesign.com.
JOSHUA ROSENBLUM (Vocal Arrangements and Incidental Music). Broadway: Miss Saigon, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Wonderful Town, The Music Man, Falsettos, Anything Goes. Off-Broadway (composer/lyricist): BUSH IS BAD, Fermat’s Last Tango, Einstein’s Dreams (Drama Desk nomination). Pianist: New York Pops, City Center Encores! Faculty member: NYU (conducting), Yale (composition). Contributing writer: Opera News Education: B.A. in Music (summa cum laude) and M.Mus. in Piano, both from Yale. Wonderful family: Joanne, Julian, Phoebe.
DAVID KRANE (Dance Music
Arrangements) created the dance music and additional score for the Academy Award–winning Chicago and the film of Nine; created the musical score adaptation for Disney’s Into the Woods starring Meryl Streep; produced and arranged Michelle Williams’s vocals for My Week with Marilyn; and composed Aspire with Stephen Cole, the first American musical produced in the Middle East. Their musical comedy about that incredible experience, The Road to Qatar!, was produced in Dallas, New York City, and the Edinburgh Festival. It is licensed by josef-weinberger. com, and the album, produced by jayrecords.com, is available on iTunes. Mr. Krane’s many Broadway credits include Cabaret, On the Twentieth Century, and She Loves Me. His latest work is in Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns and his own new original musical, Goin’ Hollywood (goinhollywood.com). davidkrane.com
PETER LEIGH-NILSEN (Musical Supervisor). National/International Tours: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (U.S.), My Fair Lady (China), The Producers (U.S.), Guys and Dolls (U.S.), Bring It On: The Musical (U.S./Tokyo), and Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (Taiwan). Regional: Peter Pan (NorthShore Music Theatre), She Loves Me (The Princeton Festival), Chicago (Theatre By The Sea). He recorded keyboards for the Original Broadway recording of How The Grinch... (Sony Masterworks), and teaches with The Broadway Experience (Tokyo/NYC) and The American Musical Theatre Dance Company. Love to Richard and Maggie.
CHRISTOPHER BABBAGE (Music Director, Conductor) returns for his second season with Grinch. He is Music Supervisor at Tuacahn Amphitheatre where highlights have included The Prince of Egypt with Stephen Schwartz and The Count of Monte Cristo with Frank Wildhorn. Other tours: Smokey Joe’s Café, Grease (Asia), Cats (North and Latin America), Sister Act (First and Second National, Asia), Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Regional: Circa ’21, MUNY St. Louis, Arvada Center, Paper Mill Playhouse.
MURNANE CASTING (Casting) is
a casting office in New York City, founded by Chad Eric Murnane. We specialize in casting theatre, film, and television projects nationwide, with a focus on developing new works and collaborating with emerging creators. Our mission is to curate exceptional ensembles of artists in a relaxed and imagin-ative casting environment. Learn more at murnanecasting.com
PEARSON CASTING CSA (Additional Casting). Won ‘Best Casting In Regional Theatre’ at the CDG Awards for their work on Rent. UK/European Theatre Includes: Titanique, Starlight Express, Operation Mincemeat, Six, Superyou!, Lizzie, Fly More Than You Fall, The Whistling, Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera, House Of Cleopatra, Play On!, Bluey’s Big Play, 42 Balloons. US Theatre includes: Pretty Woman, Clue.
JAYNA NEAGLE (Executive Producer). For Cirque du Soleil: ’Twas the Night Before: Paramour (Broadway, Hamburg); The Wiz (NBC production). For BASE Entertainment: Arrabal (Buenos Aires, Toronto), Jersey Boys (Johannesburg, Asian tour), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (São Paulo), The Lion King (Singapore), Jerry Mitchell’s Peepshow (Las Vegas), Wayne Brady: Making Sh%@ Up (Las Vegas).
DEANA MARIE KIRSCH (General Manager) is excited to return to the magic of Whoville this season. Las Vegas credits include: Absinthe, Jersey Boys, BAZ, Mat Franco: Magic Reinvented Nightly, Magic Mike Live, and Criss Angel Mindfreak Select Regional and Tour credits: A Chorus Line, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Wonderland, Annie, and TINA - The Tina Turner Musical.
HEATHER CHOCKLEY (Production Manager) joined the CXL team after having toured, both nationally and internationally, for 15 years. After that lifetime on the road, she finds she likes not living out of a suitcase the whole time. Now based in the DC metro area, she also does a bit of political event work, and shares the crew member recruiting responsibilities at CXL.
EMMA IACOMETTA (Production Stage Manager) is delighted to be a part of sharing this holiday classic!
National Tours: The Book of Mormon, Cats, Escape to Margaritaville, and Noël. Regional theatres: D.C., Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey. Many thanks to Crossroads Live. Love to Mom. @emmiac
KRISTEN BENNER (Assistant Stage Manager). is excited to spread holiday cheer on her touring debut! She is a recent graduate from SUNY Purchase College, originally from Buffalo, NY (Go Bills!). Recent select credits include Tina- The Tina Turner Musical, and various productions at 92NY.
MATTHEW LAMBERT (Company Manager). Broadway: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan Tours: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Peter Pan, Disney’s The Lion King, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Boy Friend, The Belle of Amherst, The Gin Game, The Buddy Holly Story, Show Boat and Joseph.
EMILY MARTEL (Assistant Company Manager) is very excited to be joining the Grinch tour! Emily resides in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where she serves as program director of the Coastal Youth Arts Campus, and staff director at the Coastal Youth Theatre. Thank you to Matthew Lambert for this opportunity.
NEURO TOUR (Physical Therapy). Carolyn Lawson PT, founder and CEO of NEURO TOUR, Global leaders in performing arts & entertainment medicine. We are honored to be part of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Merry Christmas Who-ville
CROSSROADS LIVE (Producer & Tour Management) brings together some of the world’s top producers of live entertainment, now all under one banner. With offices in London, New York, Washington, D.C., Sydney, and Melbourne—our global platform ensures the best-loved titles from Broadway and the West End can be embraced by audiences around the world. Crossroads Live North America, under the leadership of Angela Rowles, is an innovative, full-service theatrical production company delivering the Broadway experience to audiences in North America and beyond. Our 20242025 Season: Annie; Dear Evan Hansen; Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical; Pretty
Woman; The Phantom of the Opera (Asia); TINA–The Tina Turner Musical, and Elf The Musical on Broadway.
BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity) is an independently-owned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing awardwinning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com
RUNNING SUBWAY (Producer) is a NYC-based entertainment company founded by James Sanna with Joshua Rosenblum. Grinch: Broadway & all tours. Other productions include Sinatra at the London Palladium, Peter Pan at Madison Square Garden (Cathy Rigby), Judy Garland In Concert. Projects include the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience (NYC) Bodies - the Exhibition, as well as the venue Discovery Times Square which featured Star Wars, Vikings, The Hunger Games, Titanic, DaVinci, King Tut, TerraCotta Warriors, Harry Potter the Exhibition, Spy, CSI, Pompeii and The Avengers. Current exhibitions include, Art of the Brick (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia and Edmonton), Bricktionary A-Z, Body Worlds (Boston), and touring productions of DaVinci and The Dead Sea Scrolls. Running Subway is the producer of RiseNY is a first-of-itskind attraction in the heart of New York City, combining a spectacular, soaring ride with museum-style galleries to celebrate the history of the Big Apple and the joy of the New York experience. Head to riseny.co for tickets and more information!
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser
and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 70,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle schoolaged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students. MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).
STAFF FOR DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL
For Crossroads Live North America
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Jayna Neagle
GENERAL MANAGER
Deana Marie Kirsch
Associate General Manager Melanie Cahill
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Heather Chockley
Associate Production Manager Suzayn MacKenzie Roy
COMPANY MANAGER
Matthew Lambert
Assistant Company Manager Emily Martel
TOUR BOOKING, MARKETING & PUBLICITY
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TOUR BOOKING
Temah Higgins Mollie Mann
Wendy Roberts
Madison St. Amour Laura Rizzo
Jesse Daniels Nilesha Alexander
TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY
DJ Martin
Marc Viscardi
Bailey Ford Elisabeth Reyes
CASTING
MURNANE CASTING
Chad Eric Murnane, CSA
Amber Snead, CSA
Nathanial Riccio
PRODUCTION
STAGE MANAGER ..................... EMMA IACOMETTA
Assistant Stage Manager ..................... Kristen Benner
Associate Director Scott Seidl
Assistant Choreographer Katie McConaughy
Dance Captain Taryn Smithson
Associate Lighting Designer Olivia LoVerde
Assistant Lighting Designer Willem Hinternhoff
Moving Light Programmer Sean Beach
Production Electrician Rob Virzera
Production Audio Jason O’Neal
Costume Coordinator Sarah Smith
Hair & Make Up Coordinator Erin Kennedy Lunsford
Keyboard Programmer Jim Harp
HEAD CARPENTER......... WENDY JOY BECKWITH
Flyman Kate York
Assistant Carpenter Taylor Moss
Head Props Ryan Brooke
Assistant Props Roman Lamapkin-Jones
Head Electrician Piper Kirchhofer
Assistant Electrician Caitlin Brown
Deck Electrician Dylan Janish
Head Audio Julia Moriarty
Assistant Audio........................................... Walker Smith
Head Wardrobe Emily-Elizabeth Glover
Assistant Wardrobe Robyn Gill
Head Hair & Makeup Joanna Catalano
Assistant Hair & Makeup
Jenna Wilson
Crew Swing Darniece Brandon
Physical Therapy . NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy
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Executive Producer Jayna Neagle
Executive Producer Kori Prior
Vice President of People Operations Charisse Fontes
Vice President of Finance Brian Jacob
Vice President of Marketing Michael Yuen-Killick
Senior General Manager Andrew Terlizzi
Director of Production Heather Chockley
Director of Booking and Engagements Tyler Soltis
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President James Sanna
General Counsel Ken Munoz
CFO Glenn Masterson
SVP of Production Elin Eggertsdottir
Creative Producer Chris Giordano
Producer Evan Storey
Producer Cameron Crews
Head of Sales and Marketing ..............Adam Sciorsci
Marketing Manager Vanessa Lizana
Marketing Assistant Sam Zaintz
SPECIAL THANKS
Rehearsed at Rock Lititz
CREDITS
Lighting Provided by 4Wall Entertainment, Inc.
Sound Provided by Masque Sound.
Show control and motion control featuring stage command systems by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Group, LLC., New Windsor, NY.
Trucking by JANCO.
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Regional Director of Marketing & Public Relations
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Senior Group Sales Manager
Megan Neumann
Regional Operations Manager, Midwest
Anne Simendinger
Marketing Associate
All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE.
UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.
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Fifth Third Bank
Dr. Allison Ferree-Chavez and Mr. Rob Chavez
Local 12WKRC-TV
Christine Herche
National Endowment for the Arts
Phil and Christy Ochs
Ohio Arts Council
Eric and Sharon Vetter
Claudia F. Vollmer
Procter & Gamble TriHealth
Anonymous (5)
Education & Community Engagement ArtsWave
CAA SPONSORS
Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel
Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation –Founding Sponsor
ArtsWave
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Fifth Third Bank
Local 12WKRC-TV
Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.
Procter & Gamble
TriHealth
Eleanora C. U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee
Fifth Third Bank
Education & Community Engagement
Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.
ArtsWave
Graphic Village
Harlan Graphics
Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel
The Hearst Foundation
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.
The Louise Taft Semple Foundation
Eleanora C. U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee Fifth Third Bank
The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Trust - Narley L. Haley & Fifth Third Bank, CoTrustees
Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.
P&G Fund*
Graphic Village
The Hearst Foundation
Pepsi Summerfair Cincinnati TriHealth
The Louise Taft Semple Foundation
WOW Windowboxes
The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Trust - Narley L. Haley & Fifth Third Bank, Co-Trustees
The Overture Awards
National Endowment for the Arts
Accent on Cincinnati
Ohio Arts Council
Arthur Murray-Cincinnati
P&G Fund*
Pepsi Summerfair Cincinnati
Arthur Murray – West Chester Fort Washington Investment Advisors
TriHealth
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
WOW Windowboxes
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Summerfair Cincinnati TriHealth
Punky’s Pixels
Summerfair Cincinnati
CAA Presenting
TriHealth
21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati
Liz Solway
Summerfair Cincinnati
Dee and Tom Stegman
Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell
Elizabeth Stone
Vanessa and Rick Wayne
Summerfair Cincinnati
Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell
CAA Presenting
The Cincinnati Herald CityBeat
21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati
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Fairfield by Marriott Cincinnati Uptown
The Cincinnati Herald
Heidelberg Distributing
Company
CityBeat
CAA PREFERRED PARTNERS
Vanessa and Rick Wayne
Graphic Village
Harlan Graphics
CAA PREFERRED PARTNERS
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Jeff Thomas Catering
Movers and Makers Cincinnati
eat well celebrations and feasts
Fairfield by Marriott Cincinnati Uptown
Jeff Ruby’s Culinary Entertainment
Punky’s Pixels
Graphic Village
Heidelberg Distributing Company
Kinley Cincinnati
WOW Windowboxes
Harlan Graphics
Jeff Ruby’s Culinary Entertainment
Maple Knoll Village
Kinley Cincinnati
The Party Source
Prime Cincinnati
Punky’s Pixels WOW Windowboxes
Maple Knoll Village
Pepsi
The Party Source
Philip Bortz Jewelers
Pepsi
Prime Cincinnati- Box Office Sponsor
Philip Bortz Jewelers
Prime Cincinnati- Box Office Sponsor
Street City Pub- Membership Program Sponsor
CORPORATE MEMBERS
CORPORATE FOUNDER
CORPORATE MEMBERS
Gifts of $5,000 and above
DAV (Disabled American Veterans)
CORPORATE FOUNDER
Street City Pub- Membership Program
TriHealth
Sponsor
WOW Windowboxes
TriHealth
WOW Windowboxes
Weston Art Gallery
Weston Art Gallery
Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Endowment
Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Endowment
The Alpaugh Foundation
The Alpaugh Foundation
Jan and Roger Ames
Jan and Roger Ames
Gale and David Beckett
CORPORATE PATRON
Gifts of $2,500-$4,999
Gifts of $5,000 and above DAV (Disabled American Veterans)
Blank Rome LLP
Imbus Roofing Company, Inc.
CORPORATE PATRON
Rare World Metals Mint
Gifts of $2,500-$4,999
Blank Rome LLP
Imbus Roofing Company, Inc.
CORPORATE BENEFACTOR
Rare World Metals Mint
Gifts of $1,500-$2,499
Gale and David Beckett
CityBeat
CityBeat
John Deatrick
John Deatrick
eat well celebrations and feasts
Analytics Medical Staffing
CORPORATE BENEFACTOR
Jeff Caywood & Rob Neel
Prologis
Gifts of $1,500-$2,499
eat well celebrations and feasts
FotoFocus
FotoFocus
Carolyn Gutjahr
Carolyn Gutjahr
Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation
Helen and Brian Heekin
Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation
Helen and Brian Heekin
Joyce and Roger Howe
Jeff Thomas Catering
Joyce and Roger Howe
Patricia and Jim King
Jeff Caywood & Rob Neel Prologis
CORPORATE FRIEND
Gifts of $1,000-$1,499
CORPORATE FRIEND
Gifts of $1,000-$1,499
AlphaMark Advisors
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Huhn
AlphaMark Advisors
East Orchard Dentistry
North American Properties
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Huhn
Jeff Thomas Catering
A. M. Kinney, III
Patricia and Jim King
Kolar Design
A. M. Kinney, III
Toni LaBoiteaux
Kolar Design
Susan and John Lame
Toni LaBoiteaux
Whitney and Phillip Long
Barbara and Gates Moss
Susan and John Lame
Whitney and Phillip Long
Pamela and Lennell Myricks, Jr.
Barbara and Gates Moss
National Endowment for the Arts
Our thanks also to our Associate Level Members.
Our thanks also to our Associate Level Members.
*Denotes a fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation †Denotes deceased
*Denotes a fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation †Denotes deceased
Pamela and Lennell Myricks, Jr.
Betsy and Peter Niehoff
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
Betsy and Peter Niehoff
Ohio Arts Council
Sue Ann and Judge Mark Painter
Kathy Sackett
Sue Ann and Judge Mark Painter
Kathy Sackett
Liz and Steve Scheurer
Liz and Steve Scheurer
Thomas R. Schiff Foundation
Marilyn Scripps
Thomas R. Schiff Foundation
Rebecca Seeman
Marilyn Scripps
Mu Sinclaire and the Sinclaire
Rebecca Seeman
We have made every effort to be as accurate as possible in compiling our list of donors. If your name has been incorrectly listed or omitted, please contact the Development Department at (513) 977-4112. Please accept our apologies for any errors.
We have made every effort to be as accurate as possible in compiling our list of donors. If your name has been incorrectly listed or omitted, please contact the Development Department at (513) 977-4112. Please accept our apologies for any errors.
