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NETworks Presentations, LLC presents

MATT GOLDMAN

Created, Written and Directed by

PHIL STANTON

CHRIS WINK

Artistic and Musical Collaborators CHRIS DYAS, LARRY HEINEMANN, IAN PAI, TODD PERLMUTTER, JEFF TURLIK Blue Man KALEN ALLMANDINGER KIRK MASSEY PETER MUSANTE MICHAEL RAHHAL BHURIN SEAD BRIAN TAVENER Musicians JULIAN CASSANETTI JERRY KOPS MICHAEL A. PETRUCCI CHRIS REISS RAMSEY ROUSTOM CLEMENT J. WALDMANN, III

Production/Lighting Design by Costume Design by JOEL MORITZ CHASE TYLER Video Design by Blue Man Character Costume CARYL GLAAB by and BLUE MAN GROUP PATRICIA MURPHY Associate Creative Production Supervisor Music Director Director KORI PRIOR BYRON ESTEP MICHAEL QUINN General Management Tour Press and Marketing GENTRY & ASSOCIATES ALLIED LIVE ANGELA ROWLES Company Manager Production Stage Manager DARREN E. DOUTT SETH F. BARKER

Sound Design by MATT KOENIG Recorded Sound Design & Music Supervisor TODD PERLMUTTER Associate Director MICHAEL DAHLEN Production Manager JASON JUENKER Head Carpenter DAN SYLVIA

Consultant to Producer LAURA CLEMENT Executive Producer KEN GENTRY Directed by

MARCUS MILLER and BLUE MAN GROUP Original Direction by Blue Man Group and Marlene Swartz Original Executive Producer - Maria Di Dia Original Associate Producers - Akie Kimura Topal & Broadway Line Company Original New York production presented in a workshop production at La MaMa E.T.C. blueman.com

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST KALEN ALLMANDINGER (Blue Man) has performed with Blue Man Group all over the world. He studied acting at Chicago College of Performing Arts, where he worked with Lookingglass, About Face, and Chicago Shakespeare theater companies. KIRK MASSEY (Blue Man) is stoked to be a part of the North American Tour with Blue Man Group. Has been with Blue Man Group since 2005 and has performed in New York, Boston, Orlando and all over the world as a part of Blue Man Group’s “How to be a Megastar” World Tour. Currently performs full time in Blue Man Group’s Orlando production when not on tour. Kirk would like to thank God for His many blessings, his friends and family for all of their love and support and everyone at Blue Man Group and NETworks who made this dream possible.

in Boston, MA, where he also runs an independent record label, Carrot Policeman Records, and plays in the band The And Company (www.theandcompany.com). JULIAN CASSANETTI (Music Director/ Strings) started working for Blue Man Group at the Charles Theatre in Boston in early 2000. Starting as a zither sub, he went on to play guitar and zither for the “Megastar” tour in late 2006. After touring for nearly two years he returned to the Boston show. While in Boston, Julian has played with many other bands such as The Lot Six, Viva Viva, and Drug Rug. He’d like to thank his friends and family for all the support over the years, and everyone at Blue Man Group for the opportunity to be a part of such a creative and special family. Love love love.

JERRY KOPS (Chapman Stick/ Strings) is a New York-based musician who is extremely grateful to be a part of the Blue Man Group family. He has been a Chapman stick sub in the NYC production of Blue Man Group since Fall 2006 and has also had the good fortune of performing as a rhythm guitarist in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages. Thank you to my beautiful wife Katie, MICHAEL RAHHAL (Blue Man mom, dad and our little four-legged boy Swing). An avid chocolatier and fledgling Ziggy. I wouldn’t be anywhere without all camouflageist, Michael appreciates the your love and support! subtle differences between you and him. Deadly with his dog and in love with his MICHAEL A. PETRUCCI (Percussion/ wife, he hopes you will stay just far enough Kit) is a drummer of diverse styles. He away for you and him to remain friends, yet earned a bachelor degree from Berklee close enough to still smell one another. He College of Music and strives always to will perform for you if asked. greater his skills. Michael began performing with BMG in 2004 and is excited about BHURIN SEAD (Blue Man) has joining this tour. He’s also a drum instructor performed with Blue Man Group since and a member of IATSE local 74. “No great 2008. He attended The University of Texas thing is created suddenly” – Epictetus at Austin where he received a degree in human biology and an insatiable thirst to CHRIS REISS (Strings Swing) picked up do something else. He loves eating his ma’s air guitar at age 6, playing along to Weird home cooking, biking and popping bubble Al Yankovic. Soon after I was taking piano wrap. His best friends are his wife Bonnibel lessons. Around age 12, I started my long and their cat Manny. term relationship with the electric guitar. With much support from my family of pianists, BRIAN TAVENER (Blue Man) from I was sent to attend L.I.P.A. (Liverpool Institute Asheville, NC, has performed as Romeo in of Performing Arts) before coming back to Romeo and Juliet and Dracula in Dracula. join rock tours in the states. Joined the Blue While not on tour, Brian is a Blue Man Man Group family in 2005 in Las Vegas after PETER MUSANTE (Blue Man Swing) is a San Francisco-raised theatre artist / educator currently based in NY where he collaborates on original works including Angel Reapers by Martha Clarke/Alfred Uhry, and his award-winning “kinetic poem” Legs and All with SF clown Summer Shapiro.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST playing the circuit in L.A. for 4 years. BMG Orlando opened in 2007 where I transferred to and currently reside.

operation has expanded into a decadeslong partnership encompassing live theatre, Grammy Award® -winning original music, two rock concert tours, various children’s RAMSEY ROUSTOM (Percussion / Kit). educational offerings including the After moving from Syria at the age of six founding of the Blue School, and multiple to the United States, Ramsey picked up appearances on major television shows. drumming by age 11. By 18 he was accepted to the Berklee College of Music in Boston CHRIS DYAS (Artistic and Musical where he studied with great teachers as well Collaborator) has been performing and as performing with faculty at outside gigs. writing music with Blue Man Group since Ramsey went on to be hired by Blue Man 1997. Before that he played in too many Group at the age of 23. Besides recording on bands to mention. His current NYC based critically acclaimed film scores/ Sundance project is the Lingering Doubts. best film/score, Ramsey has toured with Colin Hay of Men at Work fame. LARRY HEINEMANN (Artistic and Musical Collaborator) has worked with Blue CLEMENT J. WALDMANN, III Man Group since its inception in 1988 in (Percussion/Kit Swing) has been performing a variety of capacities including musical with Blue Man Group since October of 1995. director, composer, performer, instrument He is very fortunate to have performed with designer, recording engineer and recording many artists in numerous venues all over the producer. Outside of Blue Man Group, world. Many thanks go out to family and Larry has worked with Caroline Records friends for all their love and support. recording artists Springhouse as both bass player and producer, Point Music recording SETH F. BARKER (Production Stage artists Code Mesa as musician and producer Manager) is pleased to be joining the and his latest project is playing bass for NYtouring company of Blue Man Group. based band Donkeys, whose first CD was Previous credits include: Hairspray, Rent, recently released. The Rocky Horror Show and Big Top show, Corteo by Cirque du Soleil. Seth would like IAN PAI (Co-composer and Artistic to thank Michael and Barbara Barker for Collaborator) is Blue Man Group’s original their continued love and support. drummer, co-composer and artistic collaborator. He is also the Musical LIZZ GIORGOS (Assistant Stage Director and drummer for the art-pop Manager) is very excited to be a part of group Fischerspooner. As a composer and this tour! Lizz has worked with Blue Man musician he has done work for theatre, film, Group’s New York production since 2007 dance, performance and rock in general. He as a Stage Manager and lead deck crew graduated from Pratt Institute with a B.F.A. member. Special thanks to her family for all in Painting. their support. MARCUS MILLER (Director) has been CHRIS WINK, PHILIP STANTON, with Blue Man Group since 1995. During that MATT GOLDMAN (Creators) Longtime time he’s helped create and direct 16 shows friends Chris Wink, Philip Stanton, and with them including the London, Tokyo and Matt Goldman founded Blue Man Group as Berlin versions. They’re all a little different a way to celebrate the human spirit through but this one’s the best. He lives in Brooklyn music, science, art, and theatre. After giving where he practices telepathy with his pit bull, more than 1,000 performances in New Brooklyn. His other gig is as a Canadian. York, the original three Blue Men stepped off-stage to focus on building Blue Man JEFF TURLIK (Associate Creative Director) Productions into a successful global creative was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and company. What started as a three-person shortly thereafter began his life’s journey on 4 Overture Center | Blue Man Group

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST the wings of the bird we call music. Through many pathways and skyways he learned and performed, listened and expressed, and lived and loved, occasionally making a little scratch. In Boston, 1999, he began his collaboration with Blue Man Group. He currently resides in New York City. Together they have seen many places around the globe. Shared many experiences. Rocked many houses. Tore the roofs off the suckers. JOEL MORITZ (Production and Lighting Designer). This is Joel’s third Production Design for Blue Man Group which have also included Zurich and one aboard the NCL ship Epic. He has designed lights for Blue Man Group’s international productions in Tokyo, Berlin, Oberhausen, Stuttgart, Amster-dam and Basel as well as at Universal Studios Orlando. Recent New York/Off Broadway work includes productions at: NYTW, Rattlestick, The Public, Ma-Yi, The Culture Project, Rising Phoenix and Juilliard. Joel’s regional theater

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and opera lighting design has been seen across the nation in theatres such as Arena Stage, Long Wharf, The Shakespeare Theatre, Chicago Opera Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Lookingglass Theatre, The Goodman, Steppenwolf and Kansas City Rep. International theatrical productions at: The Traverse Theatre, Assembly Theater in Edinburgh and productions in Buenos Aires, Lima, Hong Kong, Paris, Prague, Taipei and Cairo. Joel is an avid snowboarder and photographer. CHASE TYLER (Costume Designer). Select Credits: Broadway: Title of Show, Off Broadway: Bash’d, Blue Man Group, Television: The Coaches Show, Thrillavision, countless commercials. Film: Satan Hates You. Opening this year: The Ride, Moisty the Snowman Saves Christmas, and Murray Hill is Mr. Showbiz. MATT KOENIG (Sound Design) has been working with Blue Man Group since 2000, and is known as Monitor Matt and Chef.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST CARYL GLAAB (Video Design) began working with the founders of Blue Man Group in 1989 and continues to enjoy the collaboration.

York City. Since then, he has been involved in the opening and direction of many Blue Man Group shows throughout the world. He currently works as a Music Director for Blue Man Productions and plays both PATRICIA MURPHY (Blue Man Chapman Stick and Zither in the band. Character Costume) has worked on the He has also played guitar and/or banjo on Broadway productions of Black and Blue, numerous recordings outside of Blue Man The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Group and composed several movie and Dracula and Wicked, among others. She video game soundtracks. has worked with many ballet companies, on several movies including the features MICHAEL DAHLEN (Associate Director). Dracula and Far From Heaven and on Bette Off-Broadway: The New Bozena, Cherry Midler’s Kiss My Brass tour. Other credits: Lane Theatre, Hudson Theater (L.A. Weekly Tick, tick...BOOM!; Once Around the City; Award, Nominated for Best Ensemble The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Performance, Winner for Best Direction, Rainn Skin; Bright Lights, Big City. Wilson). Regional: Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Film: How the Grinch Stole Christmas TODD PERLMUTTER (Recorded Sound dir. Ron Howard, Men In Black II dir. Barry Design and Musical Supervisor) Credits Sonnenfeld. Television: “Law & Order” (NBC), with Blue Man Group include performing in “Viva Variety” (Comedy Central). shows, sound design, music direction, and composition. Todd produces all of Blue Man ALLIED LIVE (Tour Marketing and Press) Group’s music output including their 2 full is a full-service entertainment marketing length albums, “Audio” and “The Complex.” and advertising agency representing He has the pleasure of working out of the numerous Broadway shows, national tours, newly renovated Loho Studios in the Lower performing arts institutions, and experiential East Side of Manhattan. Todd has recently entertainment entities throughout North started a record label called L.E.S. Recs. He America. Current clients include: Billy will have 2 releases by 2011, one of which Elliot, Hair, West Side Story, In The Heights, will be a record with longtime Blue Man Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Group music collaborator Chris Dyas and Philharmonic, Cirque du Soleil, Madame another with country legend Greg Garing. Tussauds Hollywood, and Hollywood & Look for them at lesrecs.com. Highland Center. www.alliedlive.com BYRON ESTEP (Music Director) started playing Chapman Stick in the Blue Man Group band in 1994 as part of the “TUBES” show at the Astor Place Theater in New

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NETworks PRESENTATIONS, LLC (Producer) Since 1995, NETworks has produced and managed over 45 touring productions in the US., U.K. and internationally. Current productions include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific, Blue Man Group National Tour, La Cage Aux Folles, Shrek The Musical, Billy Elliot The Musical and The New 25th Anniversary Production of Les Misérables. Future productions include Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, Flashdance the Musical and National Theatre of Great Britain’s production of War Horse touring the U.S.

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STAFF FOR Blue Man Group Executive Producer Ken Gentry General Management Gentry & Associates Scott W. Jackson, Angela Rowles Blue Man Productions Consulting General Manager Christian Chenier Company Manager Darren E. Doutt Tour Marketing and Publicity Allied Live Laura Matalon Jennifer Gallagher Jacqueline Smith Production Stage Manager..............................Seth F. Barker Ass’t. Stage Manager........................................... Lizz Giorgos Head Carpenter........................................................ Dan Sylvia Flyman.................................................................Danielle Taylor Assistant Carpenter............................................Eamon Keane Head Electrician................................................... Eric Christian Ass’t. Electrician...................................................Rachel Wilson Head Audio................................................................Harry Platt Ass’t. Audio................................................................Ben Darby Head Video...............................................................Eric Geiger Video System Technician............................... Kendra Geiger Head Props.......................................................Alex M. Bender Ass’t. Props......................................Marianna Mezhibovskaya Head Wardrobe..................................................Michael Lavin Instrument Tech............................................................Ben Flint Ass’t. Set Designer...................................................Ann Bartek Assistant Lighting Designer.........................Tabitha Rodman Lighting Programmer..................................... Tommy Hague Production Electrician..............................................Barb Bartel Assistant Video Designer.....................................Matt Tennie Video Control Programmer..............................Sean Cagney Video Studio..........................Zarah Cabanas, Luke Schantz, Patricio Harris, Lauren Kushner, Tae Gook Ahn, John Richard Sanchez, Nico Sarudiansky, Jon Knight Assistant Sound Designer..................................Matt Werden Sound System Engineer/ Assoc. Sound Designer............................................David Lee Sound Consultant............................................Shannon Slaton Video & Interactivity Consultant........................ Bob Bonniol Prop Supervisor..................................................... Clista Jarrett Print Design, Radio and Television Spot Production...............................Blue Man Group and SpotCo Website........................................................................... Neutron Merchandising........................Creative Goods Merchandise Accounting ............................NETworks Presentations, LLC Legal.................... Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C. HR & Payroll Services........................ Human Resources Inc. Insurance...................................................DeWitt Stern Group Tax Consultant..............Brent A. Turner, One Source PSG IT Services................George W. Wilson, One Source PSG Housing Coordination............Lisa Morris, Road Concierge Travel Agency.....................................................Janice Kessler Carlson Wagonlit Travel Trucking................................................................Clark Transfer Bus Services......................................................... Clarion Coach Financial Services....................................... George W. Wilson One Source PSG Banking Services........................................................M&T Bank

NETworks Staff Chief Executive Officer.................................Ken Gentry Chief Operating Officer......................Scott W. Jackson Director of Finance........................................ John Kinna Executive Producers......... Seth Wenig, Kary M. Walker Associate Producer................................... Angela Rowles Assistant Producers................Jim Lanahan, Mary Witte Assistant to the CEO....................................Curt Owens Senior General Manager...........Gregory Vander Ploeg General Managers................ Dawn Kusinski, Kim Reiter Associate General Manger...........................Curt Owens Assistant General Manager.............Bobby Maglaughlin Production Manager................................. Jason Juenker Associate Production Manager................Hector Guivas Assistant Production Manager........... Christian Bottorff Marketing/PR.............................................. Heather Hess Music Coordinator...................................... John Mezzio Assistant Controller................................Jennifer Gifford Office Manager......................................Buddy Piccolino Office Assistant.............................................. Nancy Kerr

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Scenery Fabrication provided by PRG-Scenic Technologies a division of Production Resource Group, LLC., New Windsor, NY and Daedalus Design and Production. Show control and scenic motion control feature stage command systems® by PRG-scenic technologies, a division of Production Resources Group, LLC., New Windor, NY. Stage Construction performed by TAIT Towers, Inc. Video equipment provided by Nocturne Productions. Lighting equipment provided by Epic Productions. Sound system provided by Sound Associations. Blue Man instruments provided by Polyphonic Workshop and Bill Swartz. Props & special effects provided by Practical Props and Van Adams Technologies. Zygote Interactive Balls provided by Tangible Interaction. Puppet provided by Michael Curry Design. Additional props provided by Square Root Studios, Three Byte Intermedia, Raphael Abrams, digiLED, Jerard Studios, Chase Tyler Designs, Dana Burkart. Makeup provided by Alcone Paramount. Company Shipping Provided by Airways Freight. Reusable Seat Covers provided by “Sit-At-Ease” Rehearsed at the Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR Special Thanks to Laura Clement Barbara Darwall, Paul Ackerman, David Baker, Leslie Case, Lydia Cheuk, Carol Chiavetta, Bizzy Coy, Melody Easton, Lloyd Edelman, Carl Flanigan, Max Frey, John Hickey, Clista Jarrett, Elizabeth Kandel, Tom Kingsley, Jon Knight, Tahra Millan, Rachel O’Connor, David Russo, Steven Varon EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION BY: Columbia Artists Theatricals Music Credits “Free Bird” written by Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant All rights owned or administered by © Songs Of Universal, Inc. on behalf of itself and Longitude Music Co. (BMI) Used by permission. “Bad Romance” written by S. Germanotta. All rights owned or administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC Used by permission. “Crazy Train” written by Robert Daisley, Randy Rhoads, and John Osbourne. Used by permission of Blizzard Music Limited. Visit the Blue Man Group website at www.BlueMan.com All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE.

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