M E S S AG E F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T Greetings! Welcome to The Milwaukee Theatre, and to Monty Python’s Spamalot, one of the highlights of our 2010-2011 season of Broadway presentations. They say there is no better tonic than laughter, and I can promise you a full dose at Monty Python’s Spamalot. “Lovingly ripped off” from the comic retelling of the King Arthur legend in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot will keep you in stitches whether you are a Monty Python fan who will see some of the jokes coming, or a Broadway fan simply in search of good music, comedy and acting. As the Sunday Times says, Spamalot “raises silliness to an art form,” and we will know how much you appreciate it when we see you shaking with laughter and having a great time! Going forward, our 2010-11 season of concerts and Broadway shows also includes the return of holiday concert favorite Mannheim Steamroller (December 22-23); Riverdance (February 4-5), the enduring celebration of Irish dance that was so successful at the Milwaukee Auditorium in 1999 that it inspired us to remodel the building into the Milwaukee Theatre; the fairy tale-inspired family classic Disney’s Beauty And The Beast (April 15-17); and finally, the Wisconsin premier of Rock of Ages (April 29-May 1), a hilarious, hard-rocking tribute to 1980s “hair metal” and the rock & roll lifestyle, starring Constantine Maroulis. We also have a growing calendar of independent presentations in the Milwaukee Theatre this season, starting with gospel sensation Marvin Sapp (January 7), then Anita Baker (February 11), and continuing with Mike Epps & Friends with Special Guest Sheryl Underwood (March 12), the Disney family show Imagination Movers (March 18), Yanni (March 24), and Celtic Woman (April 27). New bookings are confirmed regularly, so visit www.wcd.org any time to check the calendar, and sign up for event updates to get timely email announcements and special offers for upcoming shows. Thank you for joining us tonight, and best wishes for a joyous holiday season. We hope you will have a wonderful experience here, and return for many more shows at The Milwaukee Theatre! Sincerely, Richard A. Geyer, President & CEO Wisconsin Center District The Milwaukee Theatre Historic Elegance, World Class Performances Sincerely,
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Monty Python’s Spamalot is the third show in the Milwaukee Theatre’s 2010-11 Season. Other shows this season: MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT 3 Performances, December 10 & 11, 2010 Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot is the outrageous new musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail. With a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC OF MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER BY CHIP DAVIS 2 Performances, December 22 & 23, 2010 Kick-off your Holiday celebration with Mannheim Steamroller’s spectacular 25th Anniversary production! Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features the beloved Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller along with state of the art multimedia effects in an intimate setting. The spirit of the season comes alive with the signature sound of Mannheim Steamroller, with this ultimate family experience that has made Mannheim Steamroller America’s favorite Christmas artist. RIVERDANCE 3 Performances, February 4 & 5, 2011 Riverdance, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play three Farewell Performances at the Milwaukee Theatre DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 5 Performances, April 15-17, 2011 A TALE AS OLD AS TIME, TRUE AS IT CAN BE. Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to the Milwaukee Theatre! Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including “Be Our Guest” and the beloved title song. Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast at the Milwaukee Theatre! ROCK OF AGES 5 Performances, April 29-May 1, 2011 Tony Award® Nominee and “American Idol” finalist, Constantine Maroulis, reprises his acclaimed performance as Drew in the First National Tour of the five– time Tony Award® nominated smash–hit musical Rock of Ages In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA’s most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80’s. It’s five time 2009 Tony® nominee Rock of Ages, an arena-rock love story told through the mind–blowing, face–melting hits of Journey, Night Ranger, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, Whitesnake and many more. Don’t miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on!
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VLAD THE IMPALER WANKEL Fannnii Oopsaatli, Mooni Murikkikonnen and Ni-Jerkk Productions In association with
The Flying Finns Aerial Ballet, Rovaniemi Traffic Police, Border Guards for Christ and The International Friends of the Sauna Present
A Ruudo Kokki – Lapp Cheese Council Production Of Bin Faaarkrekkions new Moosical
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(Finns Aint What They Used To Be) Book by
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Hutti Jaarvennianen, Walli Maatritiiiaaaeenioon and
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The story, in music and song, of Finland’s transformation from a predominantly rural agricultural base to one of the most sophisticated industrial and entrepreneurial economies in the world
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MUSICAL NUMBERS “These Little Finns Remind Me of You” “Milk It” “I Hear Your Nokia But I Can’t Come In” “Milk It (Reprise)” “It’s a Bleeding (Economic) Miracle!” “Foek You, Farmers” “Milk It (Finale)” THE ACTION TAKES PLACE ENTIRELY IN A SAUNA. DIK OD TRIAANENEN FOL WILL BE PERFORMED WITH THREE INTERMISSIONS: ONE EVERY TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS. Featuring the show-stopping, foot-stomping East Finland Moose Ballet—45 magnificent creatures in high-stepping harmony. Believed to be the greatest display of horn ever seen on an American stage.
WHO’S WHO IS THE CAST BIN FAAARKREKKION (Writer). Faarkrekkion’s career typifies the Finnish economic miracle. Born the son of a humble woodcutter, Bin worked his way up through shrubbery management to become Professorof Treadmill Dynamics at the University ofToooti, believed to be the 28th most northerly university in the world. “I have always been interested in the relatively rapid transition from a predominantly rural agricultural base to one of the most advanced industrial economies in the Western world, and one day in the sauna, it came to me: What a great subject for a musical.” RUUDI KOKKI(Producer). Like Bin Faaarkrekkion, Kokki’s life has had its twists and turns. He learnt his trade up country where he was, for a time, the 28th most northerly person in Finland. “My father was a humble woodcutter. But at these latitudes,where it is dark for half the year, this was a very dangerous business, as it was not always possible to see where the trees are falling—and one year my father brought down a huge spruce on top of his friend Nee-Wom, partly killing him.” Kokki’s father would never touch a tree again. He would hang about the cabin nursing his grief, rocking backwards and forwards and listening to the hated Swedish group Abba. “My loathing of Abba, and their enormous earnings, led me to my first musical venture, the formation of an alternative Finnish group: Udda. Two boys, two girls and, my master-stroke, one hermaphrodite, Ken-Angela Nuuti.” Udda’s problems are now well known. Shiiti refused to share a towel with Noggi, 4 Milwaukee Theatre
Bonk com-plained that Tuulivaarskinonen’s name was bigger on the door and KenAngela turned out to be Norwegian. Kokki changed his name to Art Polaris and wrote DoSkleeezwiaanaenblon, an erotic opera set amongst the winkle pickers on Finland’s Baltic Sea coast. The show closed after only eight minutes. The sight of 94 aroused win-kles was too much even for Helsinki’s liberal Ghooti Sponennewspaper. “DoSkleeezwiaaanaenblon gives Finnish erotic opera a bad name. I’ve seen more erotic activity at a builder’s yard.” Undaunted, Kokkiset to work on an erotic opera set in abuilder’s yard. Di Hoviekrekkertilllniamen, the story of a young female crane operator who pleasures herself during preliminary works connected with the extension of Helsinki’s Metro system, was an instant hit. “I discovered, for the first time, how many people were interested in the extension of the Metro system, and in the burgeoning Finnish economy generally.” Kokki set himself a new task, to represent this extraordinary economic transformation in music, dance, mime and magic. One night he was explaining his plans at the exclusive Sons of Humble Woodcutter’s Club in the chic Kongspalatzen, when a fellow diner pricked up his hears. His name was Bin Faaarkrekkion. The rest is history. DILLI AARNEN. Dilli, 43, began her career understudying Speeni Solkomen in The Keith Richard Story. She’s married to producer Mooni Moorikikinen but is having an affair with Ost Fwellok and Stubbi Bwenolllenson. She has won four Golden Nukkies.
W H O ’ S W H O I N T H E C A S T ( c o n t .) SWELL PEST. Swell is best known for his portrayal of Gossi Tweshonen, the unsighted bus driver in FinnTV’s hit series “Aaarghh! Villianomeniaanen Schiederrbobrana Ig”(“Watch Out!”). He lives in the woods many miles north of Helsinki in a house modelled on Steve Earle’s early hit “Guitar Town.” SAD AAARSE. As well as being Finland’s open unicycle champion, Sadd is a keen environmentalist, who believes that man has much to learn from the moose. “We think we have all the answers, but we don’t. If we did we’d have horns.” He has twice won the Shapeless Gray Thing of Tampere. THE HONNI OBIKKIONEN SINGERS. Twelve boys, seven girls and an ostrich who all met up at Utsjoki Cold Research Institute in the extreme north of Finland. “There was not much to do in the evenings but sneeze,” laughs Honni, now 57, “so we used to cheer everyone up with a few Leonard Cohen songs.They went down so well that we now do Tom Waits, Tibetan songs for the dead and Petula Clark.” A little-known fact about the Honni Obikkionen Singers is that they once had two ostriches in the team. STONG VATTIAAANIKKERA (Moose Trainer). Stong, twice winner of the most westerly man in Finland, grew up with moose. “Very often I would go down to breakfast and find moose in the kitchen, in the car and sometimes listening to the radio, dressed up to look like my mother and father.” During almost a decade of psychiatric treatment, Stong took up ballet as a way of dealing with what he called “bad thoughts.” The treatment worked, and Stong took, and on the third time passed, accountancy exams. He returned to the community and rose to become CEO and lifetime president of the Finnish Steel Corporation. What few people knew was that in the evening Stong was combining the two “loves of my life”: moose and ballet. Without anyone knowing, he hired a theatre and put on his very own creation, Moose Lake. As a result he was re-admitted to hospital where, despite everyone’s best efforts, he wrote and scored 12 more moose ballets. Now 88 years old and a trim 193 pounds, Stong believes his time has come. “For years I was laughed at. I only hope I will be again tonight.”
TANAKA ING(Director). The only non-Finn in the company, Ing has a long history in experimental theatre, including Churchill’s History of the English Speaking People in mime, a salsa version of the Tibetan Book of the Dead and a puppet version of The U.S. Population Census of 1973. A great tennis lover, Ing went to Finland for a contemplation weekend and found himself hooked. “I love trees and always have, and in Finland there are something like a thousand trees for each person. I also like the bits in between them, which allow you to walk around the trees without hitting them. I hope I can do my bit to make the world sing along with the remarkable transformation from a predominantly conservative rural base to one of the most advanced industrial economies in the Western world.” Ing’s next project is to drain Lake Michigan for a day. Patrons are asked not to smoke or speak Swedish in the theatre. Please use cell phones whenever possible.
CREDITS Bicycle hire by O Vienhonhennin. Live chick-ens by Barry Vig. Cigarettes by De Mornay. Penises by Vic and Wilf. Miss Aarnen’s writing paper by Bureau de Monde. Animal costumes by Wolf out Fitz. Boys’ shackles by Chain-Me. Moose costumes by Rump’s Pelt. The producers, and their wives, wish to thank Olli Brun Executive Ski-Wear, The “VerriBig” Gold Watch Company, Bahama Villas,The Flying Butler, Chirac Champagne Cellars, The Sapphire Salon and Frank’s Viagra Warehouse. COME TO FINLAND If you’ve enjoyed this production, why not hop on a plane and see Finland for yourself? It is such a lovely place. (Mostly flat but with some raised bits.) Quite warm sometimes in the south, though on the whole colder in the north. There are some paper mills. The roads have relatively few bumps. All hotels have curtains. Things are very clean, but not pathologically so. It’s a great place for trees. Alongside the trees you will find other trees, which blend into a forest running for a thousand miles. If you’ve never seen a forest running, then Finland is the place for you. And don’t believe anyone who says you can’t get tomatoes there. Of course you can. Milwaukee Theatre 5
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Historian, French Guard, Minstrel, Brother Maynard..................THOMAS DEMARCUS Mayor, Dennis’ Mother, Sir Bedevere, Black Knight, Prince Herbert’s Father.................................................................... MATT BAN (in order of appearance) Patsy, Guard 2..........................................................................................................GLENN GIRON Historian, French Guard, Minstrel, Brother Maynard ........................ King Arthur............................................................................................................... STEVETHOMAS MCCOY DEM Mayor, Dennis’Mother, Sir Bedevere, Sir Robin, Guard 1.................................................................................................MARTIN GLYER Black Knight, Prince Herbert’s Father .................................................................... MAT Sir Lancelot, French Taunter, Patsy,The Guard 2 .................................................................................................. GLENN Knight King of Ni,Arthur Tim the Enchanter. .................................................................... ADAM GRABAUSTEVE M ..................................................................................................... Sir Fred, Robin, Guard 1 .........................................................................................MARTIN Not Dead Nun, Prince Herbert................................................................. JOHN GARRY Sir Lancelot, The French Taunter, Sir Dennis Galahad, Concorde. .......................................................................JACOB L. SMITH Knight of Ni, Tim the Enchanter................................................................... ADAM GR The Lady of the Lake................................................................................CAROLINE BOWMAN Not Dead Fred, Nun, Prince Herbert ................................................................. JOHN Sir Not Sir Appearing, Monk.......................................................................SHAUN PATRICK MOE Dennis Galahad, Concorde......................................................................JACOB L. God........................................................................................................................................ERIC IDLE The Lady of the Lake .......................................................................... CAROLINE BO Not Appearing, Monk................................................................... SHAUN PATRIC French Sir Guards.................................................................CARL DRAPER, MICHAEL WARRELL God ........................................................................................................................... ERI Minstrels............................... STEPHEN CERF, JENNIFER CORDINER, MICHAEL WARRELL French Guards .......................................................... CARL DRAPER, MICHAEL WA Sir Bors...................................................................................................................... STEPHEN CERF Minstrels ....................... STEPHEN CERF, JENNIFER CORDINER, MICHAEL WA Sir Bors ...........................................................................................................STEPHEN
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STEPHEN CERF, JENNIFER CORDINER, CARL DRAPER, ENSEMBLE WILLIAM HARRELL, JENNY HOLAHAN, MELISSA DENISE LOPEZ, STEPHEN CERF, JENNIFER CORDINER, CARL DRAPER, SHAUN PATRICK MOE, LINDA NEEL, JEFFREY SHANKLE, WILLIAM HARRELL, JENNY HOLAHAN, MELISSA DENISE LOPEZ, TARA SWEENEY, MICHAEL WARRELL, JESSICA WOCKENFUSS SHAUN PATRICK MOE, LINDA NEEL, JEFFREY SHANKLE, TARA SWEENEY, MICHAEL WARRELL, JESSICA WOCKENFUSS
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific UNDERSTUDIES announcement is made at the time of the performance. Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcemen is made at the time of the performance. For King Arthur – MATT BAN; For Lady of the Lake – LINDA NEEL For Sir Lancelot et. al – STEPHEN CERF; For Sir Robin et. al – JEFFREY SHANKLE For King Arthur – MATT BAN; For Lady of the Lake – LINDA NEEL For Sir Dennis Galahad et. al – SHAUN PATRICK MOE; For Patsy – MICHAEL WARRELL For Sir Lancelot et. al – STEPHEN CERF; For Sir Robin et. al – JEFFREY SHAN For Sir Bedevere/Dennis’ Mother – WILLIAM HARRELL; For Historian/Minstrel – JOHN GARRY For Sir Dennis Galahad et. al – SHAUN PATRICK MOE; For Patsy – MICHAEL WA For Black Knight/ Prince Herbert’s Father – JACOB L. SMITH For Sir Bedevere/Dennis’ Mother – WILLIAM HARRELL; For Historian/Minstrel – JOHN For Not Dead Fred/Prince Herbert – THOMAS DEMARCUS For Black Knight/ Prince Herbert’s Father – JACOB L. SMITH For Brother Maynard – CARL DRAPER For Not Dead Fred/Prince Herbert – THOMAS DEMARCUS For Brother Maynard – CARL DRAPER
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Conductor/Piano – Kevin Casey MUSICIANS Associate Conductor/Keyboard II – Nolan Bonvouloir Conductor/Piano – Kevin Casey Trumpet 1 – Andrew Hoesl Associate Conductor/Keyboard II – Nolan Bonvouloir Trumpet 2 – Emma Stanley Trumpet 1 – Andrew Hoesl Trombone – Alex Jeun Trumpet 2 – Emma Stanley French Horn – Ami Fields Trombone – Alex Jeun French Horn – Ami Fields THE VIDEOTAPING OROR OTHER RECORDING OF THIS THE VIDEOTAPING OTHER RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION ISISAAVIOLATION OF THE COPYRIGHT LAW AND PRODUCTION VIOLATION OF THE COPYRIGHT LAW AND AN ACTIONALBLE ACTIONALBLE FEDERAL OFFENSE. AN FEDERAL OFFENSE. 6 8 Milwaukee Theatre
SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I Overture Scene 1: The Mighty Portcullis Scene 2: Moose Village “Fisch Schlapping Song”.................................................................Historian, Mayor, Villagers Scene 3: Mud Castle “King Arthur’s Song”........................................................................................King Arthur, Patsy Scene 4: Plague Village “I Am Not Dead Yet”............................................................................... Not Dead Fred, Lance, Robin and Bodies Scene 5: Mud Village Scene 6: The Lady of the Lake and The Laker Girls “Come With Me”.............................................................................................................King Arthur, Lady of the Lake and Laker Girls “The Song That Goes Like This”....................................................................... Sir Galahad and Lady of the Lake Scene 7: The Knights “All for One”....................................................................................King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad and Sir Bedevere Scene 8: Camelot “Knights of the Round Table”............................................... Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad,Sir Bedevere and The Camelot Dancers “The Song That Goes Like This” (Reprise)...................................................Lady of the Lake Scene 9: The Feet of God Scene 10: Find Your Grail “Find Your Grail”......................................................................... Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot,Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere, Knights and Grail Girls Scene 11: The French Castle “Run Away”................................................................................... French Taunters, King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin,Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere, French Guards and French Citizens ACT II Scene 1: The Mighty Portcullis Scene 2: A Very Expensive Forest “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”.................................................Patsy, King Arthur, Knights and The Knights of Ni Scene 3: Sir Robin and His Minstrels “Brave Sir Robin”..................................................................................... Sir Robin and Minstrels Scene 4: The Black Knight Scene 5: Another Part of the Very Expensive Forest “You Won’t Succeed on Broadway”................................................ Sir Robin and Ensemble Scene 6: A Hole in the Universe “The Diva’s Lament”............................................................................................Lady of the Lake Scene 7: Prince Herbert’s Chamber “Where Are You?”.................................................................................................... Prince Herbert “Here Are You”.......................................................................................................... Prince Herbert “His Name Is Lancelot”...................................Sir Lancelot, Prince Herbert and Ensemble Scene 8: Yet Another Part of the Very Expensive Forest “I’m All Alone”........................................................................... King Arthur, Patsy and Knights “The Song That Goes Like This (Reprise)” Lady of the Lake and King Arthur Scene 9: The Killer Rabbit “The Holy Grail”.................................................................................................King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot,Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere and Knights Finale “Find Your Grail Finale - Medley”.........................................................................The Company THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, beepers and watches. The use of cell phones in the theatre is prohibited. Milwaukee Theatre 9
WHO’S WHO STEVE McCOY (King Arthur) is happy to be a part of the Spamalot family. Steve recently starred in the national tour of Man of La Mancha and is a veteran of numerous tours (performing in every state in the USA) including 42nd Street, Oliver, The Will Rogers Follies, and the European tours of Oklahoma! and My Fair Lady. He had the great pleasure of working on a Jerry Herman tribute in Los Angeles with theatre legends Carol Channing and Angela Lansbury. Favorite regional credits include Curtains (Frank Cioffe), Grey Gardens (George Gould Strong), La Cage (Georges) and the lead role in The Farnsworth Invention. Thanks to his old friends at Phoenix and, as always, this is for the loves of his life, Matt and the boys. CAROLINE BOWMAN (Lady of the Lake) is proud to be making her US touring debut and to be a part of her third Phoenix production. Previous Phoenix Entertainment credits include the China tour of FAME – The Musical (Carmen Diaz) and the Istanbul, Turkey production of Grease (Rizzo). Other recent credits include: Smokey Joes Café (Patti), Romance, Romance (Josephine/Monica) and A Man of No Importance (Adele). To her amazing parents, family and friends: Thank you for always believing in me. A proud graduate of Penn State University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. GLENN GIRON (Patsy) is a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico and attended the University of Oklahoma for two years. He is thrilled to make his touring debut in such a fun and exciting show! Credits include: Mungojerrie in Cats (Arizona Broadway Theater), Sugar (Westchester Broadway Theater), Swing!, The Who’s Tommy, and Seven Brides…(Lyric Theater of Oklahoma). New York: Gotta Dance and The Nutcracker Rated R. He would like to thank his family for all the love and support they give him! He owes all his success to you! ADAM GRABAU (Sir Lancelot) is a lifelong resident of central Maryland and has been featured at multiple regional theatres in the Baltimore/DC area. Favorite credits include: Oklahoma! (Jud Fry), Beauty and the Beast (Gaston), The Producers (Franz Liebkind), Noises Off (Lloyd), and Les Miserables (Grantaire/ Bamatabois). He recently returned from three months in eastern China where he appeared in Phoenix’s international tour of FAME – The Musical. He holds two degrees in Theatre Performance and Arts Administration from the Maryland Distinguished Arts Scholars Program. JACOB L. SMITH (Sir Dennis Galahad, Concorde) Originally from Cedar Falls, Iowa, Jake is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. Most recently, he performed in the 10 Milwaukee Theatre
2010 Broadway Rising Stars concert at Town Hall in New York. Other New York credits include Paint Your Wagon (Mike Mooney) and Silk Stockings (Peter Boroff) and toured as The Man of Many Hats for ArtsPower’s From The Mixed-Up Files…. He would like to thank Sara, Mom and Dad, his “A’s” and of course, Big Guns upstairs. MATT BAN (Sir Bedevere, u/s King Arthur) is thrilled to be touring with Spamalot, one of his favorite shows of all time. Matt earned a BA in Theatre from Wagner College in New York City and has worked all over the country since his graduation in 2009. Favorite roles: Little Shop of Horrors (The Dentist), The Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolpho), Kiss Me Kate (Gangster #2), Fiddler on the Roof (Mendel), The Full Monty (Harold), and Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (The Big Bopper). Thanks to his wonderful family for their love and support, especially Monica. Much love to Erin. MARTIN GLYER (Sir Robin). Growing up in a home where Monty Python was a quotable staple, Martin has been training for this practically since birth. Recent credits include: Getting Even With Shakespeare (Hamlet), The Snow Queen (Troll), and Woody Allen’s Play it Again, Sam (Allan). Thanks to his friends and family for their constant support and love. To the owl outside his window who woke him up early for this audition, thank you. JOHN GARRY (Not Dead Fred, Nun, Prince Herbert, u/s Historian/Minstrel) is elated to be joining the cast of Spamalot! A native of Forestburgh, New York, John recently graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Favorite credits include Beauty and the Beast (Lefou), Oklahoma! (Will Parker), and The Way of the World (Witwoud), among others. To my incomparable family, friends, and teachers – SO much love! THOMAS DEMARCUS (Historian, French Guard, Minstrel, Brother Maynard) Nat’l Tour: The Pajama Game (Hines). NYC: Iowa ‘08 (Vineyard Theatre); Eggs (Provincetown Playhouse); For the Love of Miss Bishop (Algonquin). Other: How to Succeed, Little Shop of Horror, The Glass Menagerie and the short film “Gravy Train”. Thomas is also one-third of the creative team behind the acclaimed webseries “30/2010”. He has never appeared on “Law & Order”, his favorite color is blue, and he loves bookshops. For Mom, Dad, Forrest and TDLMFKVMUD. STEPHEN CERF (Ensemble, u/s Sir Lancelot) is thrilled to be a part of this Spamalot cast! Credits include: Gypsy, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Miserables, Joseph...Dreamcoat, West Side Story and Angels. Stephen has performed as a soloist with the Boston Pops, and has toured internationally as a
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) singer/dancer. He studied Musical Theater at the Boston Conservatory, and would like to thank his family for their love and support. JENNIFER CORDINER (Ensemble) thanks Mom and Dad for putting their clumsy daughter in ballet class! Since then she has performed as a Radio City Rockette. National Tours: Joseph...(Wife), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Liza); Regional: The Producers (Ensemble) and Anything Goes (Charity). Jen holds a BA in English from Rutgers University and has appeared on Gossip Girl, Cashmere Mafia and Law and Order. Love to family and friends and here’s to a fabulous run! CARL DRAPER (Ensemble, u/s Brother Maynard) is so thrilled to be part of this production. Regional Credits include shows with the Pittsburgh CLO, West Virginia Public Theater, Chicago Comedy Company, Jersey Productions and Interlakes Theater. Recent Graduate of CCM. Other venues include the Cincinnati Pops and aboard Spirit Cruises. Big love to the family and friends. WILLIAM HARRELL (Ensemble, u/s Sir Bedevere) is pleased to be on tour with Spamalot. Other National Tours: Oliver! (Mr. Sowerberry). Favorite regional credits: Midsummer (Demetrius), Once Upon A Mattress (Dauntless), West Side Story (Arab), My Three Angels (Alfred), The Fantasticks (Matt). Most recently from Philadelphia and a ‘Bama native, Will would like to thank his family and friends for all their love and support. Love to C&G. JENNY HOLAHAN (Ensemble) is excited to be getting “Spammed” once again, having recently performed in the Ogunquit Playhouse production of Spamalot. She has also performed with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines while sailing around the world on three different ships. Other credits: Playball! (Vancouver, BC) and Zodiaque Dance Co. (Buffalo, NY). Jenny has a BFA in Dance from the University at Buffalo and currently lives in New York City with her husband. Love and thanks to her family and Jack! MELISSA DENISE LOPEZ (Ensemble) is excited to be in Spamalot for her first national tour. She hails from Miami, FL but now resides in New York City. Graduate of AMDA-New York. Regional credits: FanDance, The Producers, Will Rogers Follies and La Cage Aux Folles; Film: When in Rome, The Regular & Chance Encounter. Love to my family and Mommy you are still my hero! SHAUN PATRICK MOE (Ensemble, u/s Sir Galahad) is excited to be touring again, on his 3rd national tour! He’s been seen on tour with Oklahoma! (Slim, u/s Will Parker) and Crazy for You (Moose). Favorite roles: 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor), Chicago (Billy Flynn),
I Love You...Change (Man #1) and Beauty and the Beast (Gaston). Shaun dedicates his performance to his parents for their endless support, and to Susan. Love to Mike, Shannon, Brian, Mark, and Lawren. LINDA NEEL (Ensemble, u/s Lady of the Lake) is thrilled to be a part of Spamalot! Linda has been dancing on both coasts performing in many musicals including Singin’ in the Rain, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Producers, and a brief stint in Istanbul, Turkey with Grease. Linda is a proud alumnus of the Circle in the Square Theatre School and sends much love to her ever supportive group of family and friends. JEFFREY SHANKLE (Ensemble, u/s Sir Robin) has toured in Phoenix Entertainment’s 2007-08 national tour of Gypsy (Pastey, Dance Captain) and performed for Disney Creative Entertainment in Twice Charmed (Original Cast/Cast Recording) on the Disney Magic. Washington DC area credits include: Sweeney Todd (Anthony), The Producers (Leo Bloom) Hairspray (Corny Collins), Crazy for You, (Bobby Child), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy Smith), George M! (George M. Cohan), Oklahoma! (Will Parker), Plaid Tidings (Sparky) and My Way- The Music of Frank Sinatra. TARA SWEENEY (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of the National Tour of Spamalot! A native of Kansas City, MO, Tara is a classically trained ballet dancer with a passion for musical theatre. Favorite previous credits include: Guys and Dolls (Havana Specialty), European tour of Phantom of the Opera (Jeanne), Cats (Rumpleteazer), Steel Pier (Precious McGuire), Grease (Marty), and West Side Story (Velma). So much love to Mom and Dad. MICHAEL WARRELL (Ensemble, u/s Patsy) is excited to be a part of this fantastically funny and endearing show! Favorite credits include FAME – The Musical (International tour), Grease (Istanbul), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (North Shore, Benjamin), Urinetown (Bobby Strong), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Boyet), Lippa’s The Wild Party (Oscar), and Songs For A New World (Man 1). He graduated in May ‘09 from Ball State University with a Bachelor’s in musical theatre. JESSICA WOCKENFUSS (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of Spamalot! Recent credits include: Holland America Cruise Line, Stiletto Entertainment; Theatre By the Sea- A Chorus Line, Hello, Dolly!, The Producers, George M!, Evita. Other credits:“Wild Country,” Hershey Park; Elon University- A Chorus Line, Cabaret, West Side Story, Carousel, The Cherry Orchard. Maryland native, proud Elon ‘09 graduate and BTP Alum. Love to the family, DBS, Pod, fellow journeymen. Milwaukee Theatre 11
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) ERIC IDLE (Co-creator of Monty Python, The Rutles, PythOnline, Spamalot, etc.) has been working with John Du Prez for 30 years. They began collaborating on The Life of Brian, wrote several songs together for The Meaning of Life, The Contractual Obligation Album and the best selling Python CD Monty Python Sings! They wrote a Musical for BBC Radio Four called The Back Page, about sex, royalty and cricket, and a musical version of Edward Lear’s The Owl and The Pussycat, which was published by Dove Books as a book and a CD under the title The Quite Remarkable Adventures of The Owl and the Pussycat. In 1999 they began performing a series of live concerts, first at The Getty Museum in LA, followed by two tours of North America – Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python and The Greedy Bastard Tour (which became a best selling book The Greedy Bastard Diary) in 2003. They released a CD of favorite music from places that don’t exist The Rutland Isles and have continued to release a series of unnecessarily rude songs for special occasions. In 2005, their musical Spamalot (directed by Mike Nichols) opened in New York and won a Tony for Best Musical on Broadway as well as a Grammy for Eric and John. Their collaboration continued with Not The Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy) an Oratorio based on The Life of Brian, which they have performed all round the world, most recently at The Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and the DVD and CD are now available. They have also collaborated on What About Dick?(2007) - a film for radio, starring Eddie Izzard, Billy Connolly, Tracey Ulman and Tim Curry, Rutlemania, the Tribute Concert! (2008) and most recently An Evening Without Monty Python which played to rave notices in LA and NY. Eric is proud to be playing God. JOHN DU PREZ (Music), a Trevelyan Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, and Associate of the Royal College of Music, he entered the film industry in 1978 composing additional music for Monty Python’s Life of Brian. This began a long association with Eric Idle, leading eventually to their current writing partnership. He has scored more than 20 feature films including The Meaning of Life, A Private Function, A Fish Called Wanda, Once Bitten, UHF and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I, II, and III. Other Python projects include the Contractual Obligation Album, Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl and The Fairly Incomplete & Rather Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book. He was musical director for Eric Idle’s two North American stage tours, Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python (2000) and The Greedy Bastard Tour (2003). MONTY PYTHON. Is he God or Godot, an agent of the devil or an agent of the William Morris Agency, or is he, as some have argued, a 12 Milwaukee Theatre
fictitious character invented in 1969 by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin in a desperate attempt to find a title for their rather silly TV show? Whatever the truth, he is the eponymous impresario who fronts “The Flying Circus,” The Holy Grail, The Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different and who appeared live at Drury Lane, City Center and the Hollywood Bowl. He has fronted numerous books including The Big Red Book and the Papperbok as well as many CDs, DVDs and matching ties and handkerchiefs. He is currently in retirement in an old jokes home near Dover, anxiously awaiting Nighthood and a Knightnurse. Further details: www.PythOnline.com MIKE NICHOLS (Director), formerly half of the legendary comedy team of Nichols and May, has been one of the leading directors of stage and screen for more than 30 years. Broadway directing credits include: Barefoot in the Park, Luv, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Real Thing and Spamalot, for all of which he was awarded the Tony for Best Direction. Film credits include: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate (Academy Award for Best Direction), Catch 22, Carnal Knowledge, Silkwood, Working Girl, Postcards From the Edge, Regarding Henry, The Birdcage, Primary Colors, Closer and Charlie Wilson’s War, and for HBO: Wit and Angels in America. Mr. Nichols has received the George Abbott Award, the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honor, the American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, and has been honored by the Museum of Television and Radio and the Lincoln Center Film Society. BT McNICHOLL (Re-created Direction) recently staged the first international production of Billy Elliott. For Disney/Feld, he directed the first stage musical of Winnie the Pooh (now in its 7th year worldwide). Recipient of the Australian “Tony” for Cabaret (Mendes/ Marshall), McNicholl is a BMI award-winning writer and lyricist of the critical success The It Girl. Associated with MGM’s theatrical division, he has also developed new work at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center. With Eric Idle, McNicholl co-directed an all-new Monty Python revue in Los Angeles and New York (2009). Other credits include 10 Broadway shows with directors Mike Nichols, Sam Mendes, David Hare, Stephen Daldry, and James Lapine, and hit productions for Goodspeed Opera House (2004 Best Musical), Dorset Theatre Festival (Best Production 2003) and Walnut Street Theatre. CASEY NICHOLAW (Choreographer) received 2006 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for his work on The Drowsy one, and 2005 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) Critics Circle nominations for Best Choreography for Monty Python’s Spamalot, directed by Mike Nichols. Additional New York credits: for City Center Encores! – the highly acclaimed productions of Anyone Can Whistle and Follies (direction and choreography), Bye Bye Birdie (choreography) and Can-Can (musical staging); for N.Y. Philharmonic – Candide; South Pacific at Carnegie Hall (also on PBS Great Performances), Sinatra: His Voice, His World, His Way at Radio City Music Hall starring the world-famous Rockettes. Current projects include Robin and the 7 Hoods at the Old Globe this summer as well as the new musicals Minsky’s and Elf. SCOTT TAYLOR (Re-created Choreography) has supervised and performed in 12 original Broadway shows, including A Little Night Music, Broadway Bound, Spamalot, Contact, Thou Shalt Not, Steel Pier, Victor/Victoria, Showboat, Crazy for You, CATS, Wind in the Willows, A Christmas Carol, Sinatra at Radio City, and A Little Night Music at the NYC and LA Opera. He has performed nationally in dozens of others and has been the Dance Supervisor and Associate Choreographer for productions worldwide in London, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Germany, most recently on Paradise Found in London with Susan Stroman and Hal Prince. Scott has assisted and worked closely with Susan Stroman, Stephen Sondheim, Mike Nichols, Chita Rivera, Hal Prince, Julie Andrews, Liza Minnelli, Kander and Ebb, Rob Marshall, Blake Edwards, Trevor Nunn, Jerry Zachs, Harry Connick, Jr., Casey Nicholaw, Dolly Parton, Lynne Page, and many more. He can also be seen dancing in the films of A Chorus Line, Center Stage, PBS Great performances of Contact and Crazy for You, the TONY Awards, and numerous television specials and commercials. JAMES KRONZER (Scenic Design Modifications) resides in Washington DC where he has designed shows for Washington Ballet, The Shakespeare Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Signature Theater, Woolly Mammoth and Studio Theatre among others. His work has been seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway and regionally in Philadelphia, San Diego, Atlanta, Denver, Florida, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Boston, Vermont and Knoxville. His numerous national tours include The Wizard of Oz, Thomas Live!, Backyardigans, Showboat and Barbie Live! as well as a new musical for Disney called Twice Charmed. He has been Design Coordinator for the national tours of The Pajama Game for Phoenix and The Drowsy Chaperone, The Producers, Fosse and Annie for NETworks. He has also designed shows for Norwegian Cruise Lines. He began his career as a Design Assistant for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theater in London. Awards he has received include eight Helen Hayes Awards (DC) and
two Barrymore Awards (Philadelphia). He is a member of United Scenic Artists. More of his work can be seen at www.jameskronzer.com. MIKE BALDASSARI (Lighting Design) is a Tony and Emmy nominated Lighting Designer whose designs have been seen in more than 25 countries. Theatrical Lighting for film: Nine, Sex and the City 2, Going the Distance, Neil Young’s Turnk Show. Co-designed the Broadway hit Cabaret (Tony Nomination and Entertainment Design Award). Garth Brooks Live from Central Park (Emmy nomination). International: Beauty and the Beast; Europe, Blast II; Japan. Family entertainment: Yo Gabba Gabba Live!. Off-Broadway: Bare, Jewtopia, Savion Glover. Tours: Ring of Fire, La Mancha, Will Rogers, Fame, Spider-Man, Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Yeston’s Phantom. Concerts: multiple Alice in Chains tours. Co-designed Neil Young’s Chrome Dreams worldwide. Lighting Director: Neil’s Harvest Moon. www.mike-o-matic.com CRAIG CASSIDY (Sound Design) has been providing sound reinforcement for the theater for 25 years designing sound for productions here in the USA and around the world. Recent productions include A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, Ring Of Fire, Gypsy, Man of La Mancha, Grease, The Will Rogers Follies, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Fame and Phantom. Regional productions include: Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Crazy For You, Wuthering Heights, Jekyll and Hyde, and Follies. When he is not behind a sound console you can find him sailing the Long Island Sound with his wife Dina & daughter Kealy. STEVEN M. BISHOP (Musical Supervisor) has composed three musicals and has written more than 50 reviews. Currently, he is the arranger/ orchestrator for the upcoming Broadway show, Genius. He was the conductor for the 1st National Tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and the Musical Director/Conductor for the offBroadway run of Bingo! Other credits include: Riverview (Goodman Theatre), Arthur (Marriott Lincolnshire), Evita (Jupiter Theatre) and the tours of Ziegfeld, Gypsy, Grand Hotel and Jolson: The Musical. His arrangements have also been heard on The Today Show, AMC Discovery, TNT’s Nashville Now and provided orchestrations for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Mr. Bishop has musically directed more than 125 productions, including 5 in Seoul, South Korea and is in constant demand as a vocal and audition coach. JAMES CUNNINGHAM (Supervising Musical Director) has toured the nation with Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Spamalot, Evita and Cats. Regionally he has conducted productions of Maury Yeston’s Phantom (NCT), Cats (The Milwaukee Theatre 13
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) MUNY), Singin’ in the Rain (Cape Fear Regional Theatre) and Joseph…Dreamcoat (Tarrytown Music Hall). He has served as associate musical director and pianist at the St. Louis MUNY for several productions including Beauty & The Beast, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady and Oklahoma! He is a former staff music director and coach for the Program in Vocal Performance at NYU where he conducted productions of Urinetown, 29 and The Boys from Syracuse. He holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music and New York University. THE ROAD COMPANY (Exclusive Tour Direction) is pleased to continue its decadelong association with Phoenix Productions. Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota, The Road Company’s past and present representation includes Wicked, Billy Elliot, Rock of Ages, Bring It On: The Musical, 9 to 5: The Musical, Grease, David Copperfield, The Vagina Monologues, The Graduate, Fame, Man of La Mancha and Phoenix Productions’ current tours of Monty Python’s Spamalot and The Color Purple. The Road Company is made possible by Magaly Barone, Shawn Willett, Jenny Kirlin, Justin Pifer, Clay Baker and Kate Anderson. STEPHEN B. KANE (Executive Producer) is delighted to be part of the Spamalot journey forward through North America. After completing degrees in both Business and Arts Management, Mr. Kane spent the past three decades supervising every aspect of touring show business. He has mounted more than 70 Broadway musicals in North America and has produced and/or managed major productions throughout Europe, South America and Asia. Mr. Kane’s current collaborations include The Color Purple, Rock of Ages, Fame throughout China’s mainland, Grease in Istanbul and the upcoming tour of Little House on the Prairie. He is the CEO for Baker Park Associates, Inc., a theatrical management and consulting firm, a member of ISPA, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and was co-founder of both Phoenix Productions in North America and Phoenix Asia Group, a Singapore based theatrical think-tank dedicated to the networking of production, marketing and entertainment investment opportunities throughout the Far East. For real adventure, he spends post-production time in sunny south Florida raising his 6-year-old sons, Andrew and Aidan. MICHAEL McFADDEN (Artistic Producer) is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Phoenix Entertainment. He has guided more than 70 major productions as Producer and/or Director in both the national and international touring entertainment industry. Productions include Godspell, Buddy, The Will Rogers Follies, Kopit and Yeston’s Phantom, Grease, 14 Milwaukee Theatre
Man of La Mancha, Gypsy, Ring of Fire, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Color Purple. Michael has directed many musicals across many continents including the North American tours of Smokey Joe’s Café and The Pajama Game, 42nd Street in Seoul, Fame throughout China and Korea, Grease in Singapore, Malaysia, Macau and Istanbul and he devised and directed the international premiere of a new holiday musical entitled Sing Along Santa. Following the launch of Monty Python’s Spamalot tour, Mr. McFadden will take charge of the upcoming North American tour of Rock of Ages, helm an all new production of Little House on the Prairie, and continue his development of BASSic RHYTHM, an original musical that explores the organic sound of the bass. When not traveling, Michael shares his quiet time with his wife, LeAnne, and their sons, Sam and Liam. PHOENIX ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) is an established international theatrical producing and management enterprise founded by long time colleagues Stephen Kane and Michael McFadden. Its mission is to develop, produce and present the very finest in touring Broadway musicals and family entertainment. Throughout their three decades of theatrical success and industry partnership, the Phoenix team has delivered thousands of performances of more than 80 live productions on four continents. Since launching Spamalot and having recently helmed the critically acclaimed tours of Gypsy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Pajama Game, Phoenix is now globally represented with all new productions of The Color Purple and Rock of Ages (North America), Fame (China) and Grease (Turkey) and the upcoming U.S. tour of Little House on the Prairie. Team Phoenix also represents the Korean language productions of Grease and Fame, both enjoying openended runs in Seoul. Under the direction of colleague Ellie Chung, their Singapore based affiliate Phoenix Asia Group brings international booking, producing, presenting, classical-artist management and theatrical investment to the collective production and management capabilities of Phoenix Entertainment. www.phoenix-ent.com
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GENERAL MANAGER.............................................................................STEPHEN KEARNS DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION ......... SCOTT ORLESKY Production Photography................. Scott Suchman COMPANY MANAGER ....................................................................ARTHUR JM CALLAHAN ACCOUNTING .............. MELODEE SNOKE-BULLOCK Trucking ............................................. Janco, Ltd. TOUR PRESS & MARKETING Finnish program by Michael Palin. MANAGINGSTAGE ASSOCIATE ........................RICH HIXON Buses .................. Hemphill Entertainment Services PRODUCTION MANAGER .................................................CHRISTOPHER LOCKLEAR ALEMAN PUBLIC RELATIONS
GENERAL MANAGER ..................STEPHEN KEARNS www.alemanpr.com COMPANY MANAGER .......................JOSE SOLIVAN Phillip Aleman l Supervisor..........................Joseph Joubert PRODUCTION Justin O’Neill STAGE MANAGER.................. SUZANNE APICELLA Choreographer.......Stephanie Guiland-Brown
ant to the Choreographer.............Jamal TOUR PRESS & MARKETINGM. Story Musical Supervisor. ......................Steven Bishop ALEMAN PUBLIC RELATIONSHultgren ant Scenic Designer ................Kacie Dance Captain..................................Michael Warrell www.alemanpr.com Asst. Dance Captain.............. Jessica Wockernfuss ant Lighting Designer ...............Mark Simpson Phillip Aleman Asst. Lighting Design.......................... Karen Spahn tion ASM............................Suzanne Apicella Justin O’Neill Lighting Programmer............................ Paul Turner ant Wig/Hair ..............................Leah Loukas Production Electrician.................... Jeremy Musical Supervisor ..................... Steven M.Wrable Bishop Electrician/Programmer ..........Jeremy Wrable Dance Captain ...............................Michael Warrell Production Wardrobe....................... Joseph Geary Asst. Dance Captain Jessica Cherutin, Wockenfuss Production Wigs &............... Hair......................... David Bova Wardrobe ............................Debbie Asst. Lighting Design ......................... Karen Spahn Dialect Coach. ..............................................Ben Furey Megan McGilvery Lighting Programmer ........................... Paul Turner Head Carpenter. ................................Jason McGrath Carpenter...........................Matthew R.Chandler Bates Production Electrician ..................... Jeremy Wrable Asst. Electrician. ..............................Jeffrey Production Wardrobe ........................JosephFuller Geary ant Carpenter..........................Brandon Head Audio............................................Rhys Dawson Production Wigs & Hair ........................ David Bova Props...........................................................Darcy Engel Electrician ...........................Anna Birgenheier Dialect Coach ....................................... Ben Furey Asst. Props............................................. Addison Grist Head Carpenter..............................Jason McGrath ant Electrician.........................Stephen Atwell Wardrobe Supervisor...............................Kim Lozan Asst. Carpenter ................................... Tim Dhority Audio ................................Jens Muehlhausen Hair/Wig Supervisor.......................Amber Morrow Head Electrician ................................ Michael Bert udio......................................Craig Freeman Conductor/Keyboards..........................Kevin Casey Asst. Electrician ........................... Jeffrey Chandler Keyboards/Assoc. Conductor..NolanRhys Bonvouloir Head Audio ...................................... Dawson Props ....................................Andrew Iverson Props ................................................ Darcy Hoesl Engel Trumpet 1............................................. Andrew be Supervisor ........................Terrah Trimble Asst. Props2....................................... Addison Grist Trumpet ............................................Emma Stanley ig Supervisor .............................Jeri Nicolas Wardrobe Supervisor ............................ Kim Lozan Trombone. ..................................................... Alex Jeun Hair/Wig Supervisor ....................... Morrow nce ..........................DeWitt Stern Amber Group, Inc. French Horn. ................................................Ami Fields Conductor/Keyboards ........................Kevin Casey Insurance............................DeWitt Stern&Group, Inc ..........................................Brooks Distler Keyboards/ Assoc. Conductor..... Nolan Bonvouloir Legal. ...................................................Brooks & Distler nting/USTrumpet ................Gordon and Company, PA 1 .......................................Andrew Hoesl Accounting/US.............Gordon and Company, PA Turmpet 2.......................................Emma Stanley nting/Canada....................Fruitman Kates CA Accounting/Canada.................Fruitman KatesJeun CA Trombone ..............................................Alex Resources .......................Catherine Financial Services..........................Bank ofGouldin America French Horn ..........................................Ami Fields Human Resources.....................Catherine Gouldin .........................Yolanda Gault, Omar Insurance ......................... DeWittFarhiya Stern Group, Inc. Payroll Services. . ..............................C2 Portfolio, Inc. Legal...........................................Brooks & Distler al Services .........................Bank of America
Website Design ................ Situation Marketing, LLC www.montypythonsspamalot.com Merchandising................................... Araca Group Payroll .........................................C2 Portfoli Transportation and SPAM® is a registered trademark of Rebel ........................... Road IT Accommodations Manager .........................................Wells Hormel Food Entertainment LLC. Travel
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Reception .........................................Ruth Br All songsFinnish published by Rutsongs program by MichaelMusic Palin. & Ocean Music Ltd., ©2004: rights Reserved, except Intern Customs BrokerAll..................Livingston songs from Monty Python & the Holy Grail, pubwww.montypythonsspamalot.com National Advertising/Logo Creation ..............S lished by EMI/Python (Monty) Pictures, as folProduction Videographer ............The SPAM® ismusic a registered trademark of Palin;Image F lows: “Finland,” & lyrics by Michael Hormel Foodmusic LLC. Production Photography ..................Scott Suc “Knights of Round Table,” by Neil Innes, lyrics by Graham Chapman and John Cleesel Trucking...............................................Janc All songs published Rutsongs Music & Ocean “Brave Sir...................Hemphill Robin,” by music by Neil Innes, lyricsMuby Buses Entertainment Se sic Ltd., All rights Reserved, Eric Idle;©2004: and “Always Look on theexcept Brightsongs Side from Monty Python & the Holy Grail, published by EMI/ Website Design .................Situation Marketing of Life,” music & lyrics by Eric Idle from Life of Python (Monty) Pictures, as follows: “Finland,” music Merchandising .......................................Dew Brian, published by Python (Monty) Pictures. & lyrics by Michael Palin; “Knights of the Round Ta-
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The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
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