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ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Based on “Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats” by T.S. ELIOT Felipe Barbosa Bombonato Ashley Chasteen Molly Emerson Erica Leigh Hansen Amanda LaMotte Madison Mitchell Hillary Porter
Daniel J. Self Chris Stevens Brad Trump Rachel Boone Craig Donnelly Blayne Gregg-Miller Katharine Heaton Larry A. Lozier, Jr.
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Nathan Morgan Kristen Quartarone Clinton James Sherwood Daniel Switzer Robert Burke Jordan Dunlap Melissa Grohowski Jamie Joseph
Candace Lyn Luther Louie Napoleon Elizabeth Ruff Christopher E. Sidoli Lucas Thompson Chaz Wolcott
Orchestrations by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER DAVID CULLEN
Lighting Design by DAVID HERSEY
Set and Costumes Designed by JOHN NAPIER
Lighting Adapted by RICK BELZER
Scenic Design Reproduced by RAYMOND HUESSY
Sound Design by DUNCAN ROBERT EDWARDS
Musical Supervisor KRISTEN BLODGETTE
Musical Director J. MICHAEL DUFF
Musical Coordinator TALITHA FEHR TL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL
Executive Producer General Manager Casting by Associate Choreographer RANDALL A. BUCK ROBERTA ROBERTS JOY DEWING, C.S.A. JONATHAN STAHL CLEMMONS/ DEWING CASTING Original Associate Director and Choreographer GILLIAN LYNNE Original Director TREVOR NUNN Directed and Choreographed for the Tour by RICHARD STAFFORD Originally Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH and THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP LIMITED. First performance at The New London Theatre London, May 11, 1981. Originally Produced in New York by Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Group Limited, David Geffen and The Shubert Organization. CATS is presented through special arrangement with The Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatre Library 1065 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10018 TOUR DIRECTION: COLUMBIA ARTISTS THEATRICALS. 321 WEST 44TH ST., SUITE 1003, NEW YORK, NY 10036 (917) 206-4600 TEL / (917) 206-4646 FAX WWW.COLUMBIAARTISTSTHEATRICALS.COM
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THE CAST (in amphibolical order) ALONZO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAMIE JOSEPH ASPARAGUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHRISTOPHER E. SIDOLI BOMBALURINA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASHLEY CHASTEEN BUSTOPHER JONES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHRISTOPHER E. SIDOLI CASSANDRA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CANDACE LYN LUTHER CORICOPAT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CRAIG DONNELLY, LARRY A. LOZIER, JR., LUCAS THOMPSON DEMETER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MADISON MITCHELL GENGHIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DANIEL SWITZER GRIDDLEBONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ELIZABETH RUFF GRIZABELLA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MELISSA GROHOWSKI GROWLTIGER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHRISTOPHER E. SIDOLI JELLYLORUM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ELIZABETH RUFF JENNYANYDOTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ERICA LEIGH HANSEN MACAVITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLINTON JAMES SHERWOOD MISTOFFELEES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAZ WOLCOTT MUNGOJERRIE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DANIEL SWITZER MUNKUSTRAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DANIEL J. SELF OLD DEUTERONOMY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NATHAN MORGAN PLATO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLINTON JAMES SHERWOOD POUNCIVAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROBERT BURKE RUMPELTEAZER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HILLARY PORTER RUM TUM TUGGER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHRIS STEVENS SILLABUB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MOLLY EMERSON SKIMBLESHANKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOUIE NAPOLEON TANTOMILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RACHEL BOONE, BLAYNE GREGG-MILLER, AMANDA LaMOTTE, KRISTEN QUARTARONE TUMBLEBRUTUS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRAD TRUMP VICTORIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JORDAN DUNLAP
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific notice is posted at the time of performance. FELIPE BARBOSA BOMBONATO • RACHEL BOONE • ROBERT BURKE CRAIG DONNELLY • BLAYNE GREGG-MILLER • ERICA LEIGH HANSEN KATHARINE HEATON • AMANDA LaMOTTE • LARRY A. LOZIER, JR. KRISTEN QUARTARONE • ELIZABETH RUFF • CLINTON JAMES SHERWOOD CHRISTOPHER E. SIDOLI • LUCAS THOMPSON
TOURING MUSICIANS
Music Director, J. MICHAEL DUFF Associate Music Director, Keyboard I, CHRISTIAN REGUL Assistant Conductor, Keyboard II, CHRISTOPHER BABBAGE Guitar, JILL WARREN • Bass/Band Tech, ARNOLD S. GOTTLIEB Drums, WM. JEVON RUSHTON Music Contractor/Coordinator, TALITHA FEHR (TL Music International) For musician’s bios visit: www.inthepitontheroad.com
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ACT I WHEN CATS ARE MADDENED BY THE MIDNIGHT DANCE PROLOGUE: JELLICLE SONGS FOR JELLICLE CATS*.................................................The Company 1. THE NAMING OF THE CATS...............................................................The Company 2. THE INVITATION TO THE JELLICLE BALL.......... Victoria, Quaxo, Munkustrap 3. THE OLD GUMBIE CAT.............................Jennyanydots, Jellylorum, Bombalurina, Demeter, Munkustrap 4. THE RUM TUM TUGGER...........................................................................The Tugger 5. GRIZABELLA, THE GLAMOUR CAT............... Grizabella, Demeter, Bombalurina 6. BUSTOPHER JONES.................Bustopher, Jennyanydots, Jellylorum, Bombalurina 7. MUNGOJERRIE AND RUMPELTEAZER.................... Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer 8. OLD DEUTERONOMY..................... Munkustrap, The Tugger, Old Deuteronomy 9. THE JELLICLE BALL................................................................................The Company 10. MEMORY*.......................................................................................................... Grizabella
ACT II WHY WILL THE SUMMER DAY DELAY - WHEN WILL TIME FLOW AWAY 11. THE MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS..................................Old Deuteronomy, Sillabub 12. GUS: THE THEATRE CAT.........................................................Jellylorum, Asparagus 13. “GROWLTIGER’S LAST STAND”....Growltiger, Griddlebone, The Crew, Genghis 14. SKIMBLESHANKS....................................................Skimbleshanks and The Company 15. MACAVITY...........................Demeter, Bombalurina, Macavity, Munkustrap, Alonzo 16. MR. MISTOFFELEES.... Quaxo, otherwise known as Mr. Mistoffelees, The Tugger 17. MEMORY*.......................................................................................... Grizabella, Sillabub 18. THE JOURNEY TO THE HEAVYSIDE LAYER.................................The Company 19. THE AD-DRESSING OF THE CATS............................................ Old Deuteronomy *Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats: additional lyric material written by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe *Memory: lyrics written by Trevor Nunn, based on poems by T.S. Eliot.
A NOTE ON THE TEXT Most of the poems comprising Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats (1939) have been set to music complete and in their originally published form; a few have been subject to a minor revision of tense or pronoun, and eight lines have been added to “The Song of the Jellicles.” However, some of our lyrics, notably the story of “Grizabella,” were discovered among the unpublished writings of Eliot. The prologue is based on ideas and incorporates lines from another unpublished poem, entitled “Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats.” “Memory” includes lines from and is suggested by “Rhapsody on a Windy Night” and other poems of the Prufrock period. All other words in the show are taken from The Collected Poems.
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WHO’S WHO FELIPE BARBOSA BOMBONATO (Swing) is excited to make CATS his first professional show! He’s a recent grad of the University of Florida BFA Musical Theatre program. He would like to thank his family and God for EVERYTHING! RACHEL BOONE (Swing) is a native of North Carolina and a FSU alum. She is thrilled for her National Tour debut with CATS. Special thanks to God, family, and friends for the love and support! ROBERT BURKE (Pouncival, U/S Mistoffelees) is making his professional debut. Training: Rutgers University: MGSA, Papermill Playhouse, Dance Designs Studios; Performed works by BenoitSwan Pouffer, Doug Elkins, and Ohad Naharin. He would like to thank his family for their support. ASHLEY CHASTEEN (Bombalurina) returns for a second year to reprise her dream role! Recent shows Midsummer Night’s Dream, Damn Yankees, Red Hot Hollywood National Tour, plus choreography credits. Thank you, Troika. Friends, family, you rock, and I love you. Go Dawgs! CRAIG DONNELLY (Swing) is ecstatic to be part of the CATS National Tour! Regional credits include Tarzan (Premiere), Crazy for You, She Loves Me, Seussical the Musical, and Oklahoma! Love to his family and friends! JORDAN DUNLAP (Victoria) is excited to be returning to the junkyard in her dream role! Recent Credits: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Regional Premier/Dance Captain), The Producers, Celebrity Cruises, Ballet Memphis Company. Thanks to my family for love and support! MOLLY EMERSON (Sillabub) is thrilled to spend her first National Tour as a kitty! BFA Wright State University. Regional: Spelling Bee (Olive), Nunsense (Amnesia), Hairspray (Penny) and Bernstein’s Mass (Soloist). Love to friends and family! BLAYNE GREGG-MILLER (Swing) loves acting, singing and dancing, so CATS is rather fitting. It’s the first show she ever saw, so this is quite serendipitous! Also, she hates mayonnaise and loves peanut butter. MELISSA GROHOWSKI (Grizabella, Assistant Company Manager, Assistant Stage Manager) is proud to return to the CATS family. Regional credits include Rent, Hair, The Wedding Singer, High School Musical, The Civil War, and Smokey Joe’s Café. BFA from Wright State University. ERICA LEIGH HANSEN (Jennyanydots, U/S Grizabella, U/S Jellylorum) is thrilled be returning to CATS! She is a University of Alabama graduate. Favorite credits include: Cunegonde (Candide), Paulina (A Winter’s Tale), Daisy Mae (Li’l Abner), Rusty (Footloose), Peppermint Patty (Snoopy!!!), Olive (25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee), and Martha (Secret Garden). KATHARINE HEATON (Swing) Broadway: Camelot concert with Jeremy Irons (Shubert Theatre); Regional: Christmas Carol (North Shore Music Theatre); Footloose! (Cape Playhouse); Recording: James Taylor “One Man Band.” Love and gratitude to Mom & Dad. Psalm 28:7 JAMIE JOSEPH (Alonzo) is excited to return to the CATS junkyard. Jamie was last seen in MTW’s CATS (Alonzo). The Who’s Tommy-Flickerhouse Productions. TV: “ABDC,” “American Idol.” Love to my Family, Friends and Bangels. Sunbutternugget. X. AMANDA LaMOTTE (Swing) recently graduated from FSU with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Favorite credits: Dragon Tales Live! National Tour (Emmy), Hello, Dolly (Ermengarde) and A Chorus Line (Kristine) at Theatre by the Sea. LARRY A. LOZIER, JR. (Assistant Dance Captain, Swing) is ecstatic to return to the tribe for a second season. Last season he was a swing covering 8 different roles. Recent credits: CATS, Urban Cowboy, A Chorus Line, Hello Dolly, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Celebrity Cruises. All glory to God and thanks to his parents. CANDACE LYN LUTHER (Cassandra) recently received her BFA in dance from SUNY Purchase College. She has performed in The Nutcracker, George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments and Serenade, as well as numerous student works. MADISON MITCHELL (Demeter) is thrilled to return to the National Tour of CATS. Favorite roles: Jo (Little Women), Anita (West Side Story), Luisa (The Fantasticks). She thanks her family for their love and her Savior, Jesus Christ, for His blessings. Phil. 4: 6-7 NATHAN MORGAN (Old Deuteronomy) is happy to be returning for his fourth season to CATS, having previously been seen as Gus/ Growltiger/Bustopher Jones, and as the vocal swing. He earned his BM in Classical Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. Thanks, friends and family!
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WHO’S WHO LOUIE NAPOLEON (Skimbleshanks) is elated to embark on his second year with CATS! National Tour: Cabaret (Dance Captain/Bobby). Regional: Irish Classical Theatre, Weathervane (Rent– Regional Premiere), New London Barn Playhouse. BFA: SUNY Buffalo. Thanks Richard, Kristen and Joy. Love to CWRNBNJNESEN. HILLARY PORTER (Rumpelteazer) National Tour debut thanks to Troika Entertainment and Clemmons/Dewing Casting! Greenville, SC resident and 2011 Clemson University graduate. Thank you Mom, Dad (Kim and Ray), and sister Megan for your constant love! KRISTEN QUARTARONE (Dance Captain, Swing) is thrilled to return to CATS as Dance Captain, after performing for two years as Rumpelteazer. Favorite credits: Sweet Charity (Charity), Peter Pan (Peter), Seussical the Musical (Mayzie), and You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally). BA from Rhode Island College. Love and thanks to God, Joe, family, and friends!! ELIZABETH RUFF (Jellylorum, U/S Grizabella, U/S Jennyanydots) is making her National Tour debut with CATS. She recently graduated from SUNY Fredonia. Some credits include Kiss Me, Kate (Kate), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), and West Side Story (Maria). DANIEL J. SELF (Munkustrap) Regional: West Side Story (Baby John), The Music Man (Tommy Djilas), The Daly News (Bob & Chuck Daly). Training: Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts; The Rock School of the Philadelphia Ballet. CLINTON JAMES SHERWOOD (Plato/ Macavity, U/S Rum Tum Tugger, U/S Munkustrap, U/S Skimbleshanks) is stoked to be making his National Tour debut! Millikin University Graduate. Endless love to those who’ve helped me get to my favorite junkyard: my amazing family and friends. 143JTG! CHRISTOPHER E. SIDOLI (Asparagus, Growltiger, Bustopher Jones, U/S Old Deuteronomy) Off-Broadway: The Awesome 80’s Prom. NYC: premiere of Children of Children (Merkin Hall) and June Again (Ensemble Studio Theater). Regional: Side Show, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Hello Again, West Side Story, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Graduate of Skidmore College. CHRIS STEVENS (Rum Tum Tugger) is overjoyed to be making his tour debut with CATS! Recent grad of DeSales University. Credits: Damn Yankees, Guys & Dolls, Last Five Years, Carousel, 1776. Love to family and friends for their constant support, especially Di, Jippy, and Brett! DANIEL SWITZER (Mungojerrie) is ecstatic to be performing in CATS! He is a 2011 Rockford College graduate originally from St. Louis, MO. Thanks to my friends and family, especially Mom, Don, Bros, and DJ! 6
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LUCAS THOMPSON (Swing) is thrilled to be part of CATS! Credits include West Side Story, Urinetown, A Chorus Line, and Jesus Christ Superstar. BM/MM from Jacobs School of Music. Love to family and friends! BRAD TRUMP (Tumblebrutus) recently finished his training with the Joffrey Ballet School (NYC). This is his first National Tour and he is very excited to be a part of this wonderful cast! CHAZ WOLCOTT (Mistoffelees) is delighted to return to his dream role! Regional: Casa Mañana, MT Wichita, Lyric-OK, Westchester Broadway, Gretna. BFA Oklahoma City University. Thanks-Richard, Joy & Troika. LoveMom, Dad, Louie, family & friends. ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (Composer) is the composer of The Likes of Us, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, By Jeeves, Evita, Variations and Tell Me On A Sunday later combined as Song & Dance, Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, The Beautiful Game, The Woman in White and Love Never Dies. He composed the film scores of Gumshoe and The Odessa File, and a setting of the Latin Requiem Mass Requiem. In 2004, he produced a film version of The Phantom of the Opera directed by Joel Schumacher and, in 2006, a unique spectacular version of the show in Las Vegas. His new musical Love Never Dies, which continues the story of The Phantom and Christine, opened at London’s Adelphi Theatre in March 2010. He pioneered television casting for musical theatre with the Emmy award-winning BBC series “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?” He repeated his success with “Any Dream Will Do” which cast the title role of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and in 2008 he cast the musical Oliver! for the BBC. This year in the BBC series “Over The Rainbow” he has cast Danielle Hope in the role of Dorothy for his new theatrical production of The Wizard of Oz which opened at the London Palladium March 2011. His awards include seven Tonys, three Grammys including Best Contemporary Classical Composition for Requiem, seven Oliviers, a Golden Globe, an Oscar, two International Emmys, the Praemium Imperiale, and the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre and The Kennedy Center Honor. He currently owns seven London theatres including the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and the London Palladium. He was knighted in 1992 and created an honorary life peer in 1997. THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT (Poet and Critic) was born in St. Louis in 1888, he settled in England in 1915. Already famous for his works Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) and The Waste Land (1922), Eliot’s interests began to move toward playwriting in the mid-1920s. His best known play, Murder in the Cathedral, was commissioned for the Canterbury festival of 1935. His awards include the Order of Merit and the Nobel Prize
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WHO’S WHO for Literature (both 1948), the Hanseatic Goethe Prize (1954) and the Dante Gold Medal (1959). Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats (1939) provided much of the book for this musical. He received the Tony Award for the book of CATS in 1983, 18 years after his death.
West End theatres: The Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, Gielgud, Queen’s, Wyndham’s, Albery and The Strand. In 1995 his company received The Queen’s award for Export Achievement and he was knighted in the 1996 New Year’s Honours for his services to British Theatre.
TREVOR NUNN (Original Director) was educated at Downing College, Cambridge and in 1962 he won an ABC Director’s Scholarship to the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, whereas Resident Director, his productions included The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Peer Gynt and a musical version of Around the World in Eighty Days. In 1964, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, was made an Associate Director in 1965 and became the company’s youngest ever Artistic Director in 1968. He created The Other Place, the Donmar Warehouse and the Swan Theatre, and led the RSC into its new home in the Barbican. He was responsible for running the RSC until he retired from his post in 1986. From 1997–2003 he was Director of the National Theatre. Theatre: His productions for the RSC included The Revenger’s Tragedy, The Relapse, The Alchemist, Henry V, The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale, Henry VIII, Hamlet, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, As You Like It, All’s Well That Ends Well, Once in a Life-time, Three Sisters, Juno and the Paycock, Othello, The Blue Angel, Measure for Measure, Henry IV, Parts I and II , The Fair Maid of the West; and with John Caird, Nicholas Nickleby (winner of five Tony Awards), JM Barrie’s Peter Pan and Les Misérables, which won eight Tony Awards and has become the most performed musical in the world. Trevor Nunn’s work at the NT includes Arcadia, Enemy of the People, Mutabilitie, Not About Nightingales, Oklahoma!, Betrayal, Troilusand Cressida, The Merchant of Venice, Summerfolk, Albert Speer, The Cherry Orchard ,My Fair Lady, The Relapse, South Pacific, The Coast of Utopia, A Streetcar Named Desire, Anything Goes and Love’s Labour’s Lost. Other credits include Hamlet (Old Vic), Skellig (Young Vic), The Lady From The Sea (Almeida Theatre), CATS, Starlight Express, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, Chess, The Baker’s Wife, Timon of Athens, Heartbreak House. Opera: For Glyndebourne: Idomeneo, Porgy and Bess, Cosi Fan Tutte, Peter Grimes. For The Royal Opera House: Porgy and Bess, Katya Kabanova, Sophie’s Choice. Television: “Antony and Cleopatra” (BAFTA award), “The Comedy of Errors,” “Macbeth,” “Three Sisters,” “Nicholas Nickleby (Emmy Award),” “Word of Mouth,” “Othello,” “Porgy and Bess,” “Oklahoma!” (Emmy Award), “The Merchant of Venice.” Film: Hedda, Lady Jane, Twelfth Night.
JOHN NAPIER (Designer) is an Associate Designer of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Notable productions for them include Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, King Lear, Once in a Lifetime, Nicholas Nickleby, Hedda Gabler, Peter Pan and Mother Courage. Productions for the Royal National Theatre include Peter Shaffer’s Equus, Trelawny of the Wells, Peter Pan, An Enemy of the People and Candide. He designed Lohengrin and Macbeth for Covent Garden, Idomeneo at Glyndebourne, The Devils for ENO and Nabucco for the Met. In the musical theatre, Napier designed CATS, Starlight Express, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard, all seen worldwide. He also designed Time, Children of Eden, Burning Blue, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Jesus Christ Superstar in London’s West End. He designed Captain Eo starring Michael Jackson and Hook for Stephen Spielberg. Design awards include SWET awards for King Lear and Lohengrin, an Olivier for Burning Blue and Tony Awards for Nicholas Nickelby, CATS, Starlight Express, Les Misérables and Sunset Boulevard. John Napier is a Royal Designer for Industry, a Fellow of the London Institute and a member of the American Academy of Achievement.
CAMERON MACKINTOSH (Original Producer) produces musicals. Currently around the world, he has in production Les Misérables, CATS, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, The Witches of Eastwick, Martin Guerre, Oliver!, My Fair Lady and Oklahoma!. He owns seven 8
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GILLIAN LYNNE, CBE (Original Associate Director and Choreographer) was instrumental in the development of jazz dance in Britain leading to ground breaking work as a director and choreographer of film, television and stage. Her 50 plus Broadway, West End and International shows, films and TV include: Tonight at Eight, Cabaret, What the World Needs Now, Gigi, The Roar of the Greasepaint, How Now Dow Jones, My Fair Lady, The Secret Garden, Halfa-Sixpence, Man of La Mancha, Yentl, “A Simple Man” (1988 BAFTA Award) and “Le Morte d’ Arthur” (Samuel G. Engel Award). She is best known for her direction/choreography/staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS, The Phantom of the Opera and Aspects of Love. She was awarded the CBE in 1997, and in 2001, she choreographed and staged Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. RICHARD STAFFORD (Director) Broadway: choreographer for In My Life (Music Box Theatre). International: director/choreographer The Full Monty, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Mexico City), CATS (Copenhagen, Sao Paulo), choreographer Jesus Christ Superstar (Mexico City), Evita (Sydney), CATS (Mexico City, Buenos Aires). Recent Regional:director/choreographer: The King & I (North Shore Music Theatre), Curtains, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Walnut Street Theatre),
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WHO’S WHO Oliver! (Sacramento Music Circus) Dreamgirls, Miss Saigon (director-North Carolina Theatre), Singin’In The Rain, Gypsy (Westchester Broadway Theatre). Mr. Stafford won the Barrymore Award for outstanding choreography for La Cage Aux Folles at the Walnut Street Theatre. www.richardstafford.net JONATHAN STAHL (Associate Choreographer) is proud to be working on this production of CATS after having performed in the show in Hamburg Germany, on the National Tour, and on Broadway! As a performer, his credits include everything from ballet to Broadway and range from Denver to Dubai. Jonathan has been Richard Stafford’s associate director/choreographer on numerous projects. In addition, he is proud of his work as director/ choreographer on Nine at WBT. He thanks you, the audience, for your continued support of the Arts! RAYMOND HUESSY (Associate Scenic Designer) has worked in theater, opera, and film. He assisted on the Broadway companies of 42nd Street, Nicholas Nickleby, and Miss Saigon. Since 1982, he has been John Napier’s scenic associate on most of the world’s productions of CATS (Broadway, five U.S. touring sets, two UK tours, the Canadian, German, Swiss, and two Australian productions), and on two productions each of Starlight Express (U.S. National Tour, Las Vegas Company), Miss Saigon (2nd U.S. National Tour, German Company), and Sunset Boulevard (U.S. National Tour, Australian Company). He recently moved the German company of CATS to Stuttgart from Hamburg (where it had run for nearly fifteen years) and assisted on the National Tour of the dance musical Contact. Movie work includes Dressed to Kill, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and the Chris Rock/Anthony Hopkins feature Black Sheep. ‘ DUNCAN ROBERT EDWARDS (Sound Designer) Selected theater designs include Bounce, Three, Cinderella, Parade, The Civil War, The Sound of Music, Floyd Collins, the National Tour of Fiddler on the Roof, High School Musical for Disney Theatricals, the Broadway production of LoveMusik for which he was a Drama Desk nominee, and Miss Saigon for which he received a Jeff Award for outstanding sound design in Chicago. Some of his New York theater designs include I Love You, You’re Perfect...Now Change, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare For My Father starring the late Lynn Redgrave, The Food Chain, and The Last Five Years. In addition to theater, Duncan has designed many broadcast and special event systems including the studio sound systems for “Saturday Night Live,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno,” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” One of his most challenging projects was the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics for which he was grateful for the opportunity to design. He 10
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thoroughly enjoyed Andrea Bocelli’s South American and East Coast US tour. And one of his favorite ongoing projects has been the worldwide presentations of works by Pulitzer winning composer Steve Reich. DAVID HERSEY (Lighting Designer) has designed the lighting for over 250 plays, musicals, operas and ballets. His work has been seen in most corners of the globe and his many awards include Tonys for Evita, CATS and Les Misérables and the Olivier Award for Lighting Design given in 1996. His work has been represented in London’s West End by CATS, Starlight Express and Les Miserables. He has also been active in the world of theme parks in Florida and Italy as well as lighting extravaganzas at The Mirage, Treasure Island and Bellagio Hotels in Las Vegas. He is founder of DHA Lighting which concentrates on the design of specialist lighting. For ten years he was lighting consultant to the National and is a past Chairman of the Association of Lighting Designers. David has recently returned from a two year sabbatical during which he sailed over 38,000 miles around the world. RICK BELZER (Lighting Adaptation) To quote his mother, “At 13 I took him to a local theatre and I haven’t seen him since!” He turned pro at age 16; at 19 he became the youngest member of the United Scenic Artists. For the past 25 years he has mainly focused on theatrical design and production. He has worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Theatre Company for 20 years and on productions of Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Starlight Express; on Broadway, Nationally and Internationally. He, as a side line, has also designed the lighting for “Titanic”-The Artefact Exhibition. This exhibit has been in 20 cities world-wide and viewed by 10 million people in the past 5 years. Recently he completed an additional exhibit, “St. Peter and The Vatican - The Legacy of the Popes,” featuring many never seen objects from the Vatican Vaults. This production of CATS is the 18th new production Mr. Belzer has been involved with. If he only knew in 1982 what “Now and Forever” would mean! Rick hopes you enjoy his work. KRISTEN BLODGETTE (Musical Supervisor) has been associated with CATS since 1984 when she served as Musical Director of the First National Tour. She has been involved with The Phantom of the Opera since it’s New York opening, supervising (as assistant to David Caddick) the Broadway production; the U.S. National Tours; and companies in Hamburg, Switzerland, Belgium, Copenhagen, Stuttgart, Madrid, Mexico City and Buenos Aires (2010). Additional credits include Mary Poppins (Broadway), LoveMusik (Broadway), The Woman in White (Broadway), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Broadway), CATS (Broadway, National Tours, Mexico, Copenhagen), Sunset Boulevard
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WHO’S WHO (Broadway, Los Angeles, National Tour), Bounce (Goodman, Kennedy Center), Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway, Mexico), Carrie (Broadway) and National Tours of On Your Toes, Jerry’s Girls and Barnum. J. MICHAEL DUFF (Music Director) Musical Director: Broadway: The News; National Tours: CATS, Les Misérables, Starlight Express, Nunsense with Dody Goodman, 42nd Street, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’; International Tours: 42nd StreetMoscow, The Sound of Music- Asia, The King and I-Asia, Cinderella with Lea Salonga-Asia. Resident Musical Director: Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre (1981-1988), Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre (1991-1996). Composer: Phantom of the Country Opera (Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre), Joseph Jefferson Award nominee for Best New Work, published by Music Theatre International; Rodeo (ASCAP/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop winner); At Wit’s End (Florida Stage and Northlight Theatre), Carbonell Award winner for Best New Work. Other credits: Who’s Who In Entertainment, guest conductor- Grant Park Orchestra. CLEMMONS/DEWING CASTING (Casting) is Dave Clemmons, CSA, Joy Dewing, CSA, and Alan Lane. Current projects include: the Broadway premiere of Driving Miss Daisy, starring James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave, Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland, the new musical Grumpy Old Men; National Tours: Legally Blonde, CATS, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, ‘Swonderful, Wizard of Oz; Regional: Flat Rock Playhouse, Drury Lane Theatre and Casa Mañana. Previous credits: Broadway: The Boy From Oz, Brooklyn, The Civil War, Dracula, Ring of Fire; Off-Broadway: Bare, Bat Boy, Dear Edwina, Zanna Don’t!. Tours: Evita, Fiddler on the Roof, Movin’ Out, Sound of Music, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. TALITHA FEHR TL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL (Music Coordinator) was founded by Talitha Fehr in 2010 to carry on the musical contracting traditions of her mentor Sam Lutfiyya. Talitha has worked on National tours of Mamma Mia!, Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol and Harvey Fierstein, Jesus Christ Superstar starring Ted Neeley, CATS, Chicago, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chita Rivera A Dancer’s Life, Movin’ Out, and 101 Dalmatians. International and Asian tours of West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Swing!, Cinderella, and The King and I. Talitha has also had the privilege of working on Broadway’s The Pirate Queen, preproduction and development of Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies. ROBERTA ROBERTS (General Manager) is excited to be embarking on her tenth year with Troika Entertainment. Prior to her current position, Ms. Roberts was Producer for the Cruise Line Entertainment Division of Paramount Show Services International where she produced and managed 12
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entertainment programs for numerous clients including Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Renaissance Cruises, Orient Lines and Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth II. A graduate of James Madison University, Ms. Roberts is grateful for a career that has taken her to more than 45 countries and led her to her husband, Yiannis Gianareas. RYAN MURPHY (Production Coordinator) is currently in his fifth season as Production Coordinator with Troika Entertainment, having worked on over 30 national and international tours with a wide range of amazing artists. Prior to joining Troika, Ryan served as the Production Supervisor and Executive Producer for The Rainbow Cubs, overseeing the creation, development, and operation of a children’s entertainment company in Niagara Falls, NY. Originally from Buffalo, NY, Ryan holds a BFA from Niagara University and an MA from The University of Rochester. Ryan would also like to thank his family, friends, and most importantly his partner Joe, for all their love and support. RANDALL A. BUCK (Chief Executive Officer) has produced over 50 productions across the globe for Troika Entertainment. Before joining Troika in 1999, Mr. Buck was Vice President and General Manager for Livent in Toronto. While working for Livent, he managed productions such as Fosse, Ragtime, Show Boat, Music of the Night, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Mr. Buck was a stage manager for more than 20 years, surviving a year with Mary Martin & Carol Channing in Jimmy Kirkwood’s Legends!, a year in Japan with Siegfried & Roy, opening The Phantom of the Opera Music Box Company and opening Show Boat! on Broadway. Since beginning as an apprentice with The Kenley Players in the late 60s, he has had the privilege of working closely with visionaries such as Twyla Tharp, Susan Stroman, Hal Prince, Joe Layton & Josh Logan, plus hundreds of stars. Mr. Buck had the privilege of recently serving on the board for the National Alliance of Music Theater. Randy is currently living happily-ever-after in the Washington, DC area with his wife, Angela, and their daughter Sierra Ashley Buck. DONALD KINDL (Chief Financial Officer) graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1982 and again in 1988 with his Masters in Business Administration. He began his career with Combustion Engineering in Windsor, CT in 1982, and moved to Maryland in 1992 to assume the position of Comptroller for various theatrical productions. In his current position he oversees the daily operations of all aspects of finance and management information systems. Mr. Kindl and his lovely wife, Cindy, are the proud parents of three wonderful children: Stephen, Stacey and Scott.
Bel canto magic meets a beloved fairy tale as the beautiful maid Angelina quests for true love, despite the scheming of her wicked stepfather and stepsisters. The classic rags-to-riches story is transported to Depression-era Hollywood, with glamorous sets and costumes and a cast of unforgettable characters. Don’t miss your chance to indulge in an evening of enchantment! Cats| | Overture Center madisonopera.org | tickets: (608) 258-4141
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR Geoffrey Quart
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Donald Kindl GENERAL MANAGER Roberta Roberts COMPANY MANAGER Townsend Teague TOUR MARKETING REPRESENTATIVES Courtney Davis, Amy Katz PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER. . . . Kimberly Negrete HEAD CARPENTER. . . . . . Jamie L. Kurtz Associate Choreographer. . . . . Jonathan Stahl Assistant Company Manager Assistant Stage Manager.. . Melissa Grohowski Dance Captain. . . . . . . . . . Kristen Quartarone Scenery Adapted by. . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Tighe Associate Lighting Designer.. . . . Renee Brode Production Electrician/Programmer.. . . . . Michael Brown Production Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . Brad Brown Production Sound.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colle Bustin Production Sound Services. . . . Mark Norfolk, SAVI USA Assistant Carpenter. . . . . . . . Jennifer L. Day Assistant Carpenter.. . . . . . . . . . Jared Brackett Head Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Atwell Assistant Electrician. . . . . . . Brittney Manning Head of Sound.. . . . . . . . . . . Marc J. Rongere Head of Properties. . . . . . . . . . . Abby Powers Head of Wardrobe. . . . . . . . . . . Gillian Austin Assistant Wardrobe. . . . . . . . . . . Renee Jones Lead Hair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Goode Assistant Wardrobe/Hair.. . . Sonya Reynolds Massage Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . NEURO TOUR
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Jaime Prine
RANDALL A. BUCK
DIRECTOR OF BOOKING AND SALES Michael J. Orsino
Production Coordinator........Ryan P. Murphy Production Carpenter.................. Sam Mahan Assistant General Manager...... Steve Lisciani Budgeting and Forecasting Manager.........George Lamberty Comptroller..............................Ryan Rudzinski Accounting Clerk...................Marite Espinoza Staff Accountant....................Lourdes Castillo Office Manager......... Anissa Hartline-Orsino Accounting....................... Thomas J. Lydon & Associates, P.A. Employee Benefits............The Capital Group Insurance............Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc. Legal................................... S. Jean Ward, Esq. Creative Services................... G Creative, Inc. Production Photography............Joan Marcus Warehouse Manager..................Scott Garrish
CREDITS
Casting by CLEMMONS/DEWING CASTING. Hotel Booking and Travel by ROAD REBEL ENTERTAINMENT TOURING. Lighting provided by CHRISTIE LITES ORLANDO, Larry Thomas. Audio Services by SPECIALIZED AUDIO-VISUAL, INC., Clifton Park, N.Y., Mark Norfolk. Trucking by JANCO LTD., Rick Rosenthal. Inflatables by BIGAIR PRODUCTIONS, INC., Paul Polson. Flying Physical Therapy, Inc. Automation by FOY INVENTERPRISESINC. Tire Massage Therapist...Olga L. Rodriguez-Gomez Automation by TOMCATUSA INC., Dave Sowa. Original Medical Director. . . . . . . Timothy Micek, MD Properties executed by COSTUMEARMORINC. Scenery by Production Assistant . . . . . Caskey Hunsader SHOWMANFABRICATORS, Long Island City, NY, Elliot Bertoni. Scenic Backdrops, additional properties and hard scenery TROIKA COSTUME SHOP STAFF by PARAGON THEMEAND PROP FABRICATIONLTD, Lisa McKay. Fiber Optics by TPR ENTERPRISES, INC. Light COSTUME DIRECTOR Ring by COPPERCREEK STUDIOS. Musical Equipment Tony Ray Hicks provided by JONAS PRODUCTIONS Drums by D DRUMS. Project Assistant: Alison Smith Rehearsed at PEARL STUDIOS NYC and NEW YORK Workroom Manager: Helen Jones CITY CENTER. Merchandise by CREATIVE GOODS Lead Stitcher: Laura Browning MERCHANDISE, Pete Milano, 212-643-6535. Painters/Dyers: Risa Ono, Melanie Lester
Stitchers: Risa Ono, Melanie Lester, Sharon Landrum
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees represents technicians, artisans, and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live theatre, film, and television production.
The producers wish to extend an extra special thanks to Universal Studios. CATS! Experience the magical, musical stage spectacular on DVD and Video available now! 14
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The Director-Choreographer is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel, and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
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