OC - Fiddler On The Roof

Matchmaker Touring, LLC presents

Based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories by special permission of Arnold Perl.

Book By JOSEPH STEIN

Music By JERRY BOCK

Lyrics By SHELDON HARNICK

Original New York Stage Production Directed and Choreographed by

JEROME ROBBINS

Produced on the New York Stage by HAROLD PRINCE with

Dave Adamick Andrew Boza Ryan F. Cupello Alex Herrera Ted Keener Barbi McGuire Kristin Morris Sarah Sesler Clay Smith

Kirk Bixby Danny Blaylock Pamela D. Chabora Andrea Spencer Christensen Patrick David Aaron Dore Brooke Hills Billy Holly Chelsey LeBel Johnny Machesko Megan Mekjian Samantha Mitchell Joshua Phan-Gruber Brenne Rimberg Dennis Setteducati Michael Shultz David B. Springstead, Sr. Stephen Charles Turner Gerri Weagraff

Lighting Design by Costume Design by KEN BILLINGTON AND TONY RAY HICKS JASONKANTROWITZ Orchestrations LARRY BLANK

Scenic Design by STEVE GILLIAM

Musical Coordinator TALITHA FEHR

Music Director DAVID ANDREWS ROGERS

General Manager ROBERTA ROBERTS

Casting by JOY DEWING, C.S.A.

TL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL

Executive Producer RANDALL A. BUCK

Sound Design by DUNCAN ROBERT EDWARDS

CLEMMONS/DEWING CASTING

Assistant Director/Choreographer KEN DAIGLE

Mr. Robbins’ Original Choreography Reproduced by SAMMY DALLAS BAYES Directed by SAMMY DALLAS BAYES EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION THE BOOKING GROUP MEREDITH BLAIR

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CAST OF CHARACTERS TEVYE. . .....................................................................................JOHN PREECE GOLDE..............................................................................GERRI WEAGRAFF TZEITEL...................................................................................BROOKE HILLS HODEL.................................................................................... SARAH SESLER CHAVA. . ..................................................................................CHELSEY LeBEL SHPRINTZE.....................................................................................BRENNE RIMBERG BIELKE. . ................................................................................. KRISTIN MORRIS YENTE, THE MATCHMAKER............................................PAMELA D. CHABORA MOTEL, THE TAILOR.......................................................................ANDREW BOZA PERCHIK, THE STUDENT..............................................JOSHUA PHAN-GRUBER LAZAR WOLF, THE BUTCHER..............................DAVID B. SPRINGSTEAD, SR. MORDCHA, THE INNKEEPER........................................ DENNIS SETTEDUCATI RABBI............................................................................................................BILLY HOLLY MENDEL,THE RABBI’S SON............................................................ ALEX HERRERA AVRAM, THE BOOKSELLER.........................................................DAVE ADAMICK NACHUM, THE BEGGAR............................................................RYAN F. CUPELLO LABEL.......................................................................................................... CLAY SMITH GRANDMA TZEITEL...................................................................... KRISTIN MORRIS FRUMA-SARAH...............................................................................MEGAN MEKJIAN CONSTABLE.................................................................................DANNY BLAYLOCK FYEDKA........................................................................................... MICHAEL SHULTZ SASHA..................................................................................................PATRICK DAVID BORIS.........................................................................................JOHNNY MACHESKO VLADIMIR...................................................................................................TED KEENER THE FIDDLER............................................................STEPHEN CHARLES TURNER SON-SCHLOIME..........................................................................................KIRK BIXBY YUSSEL.................................................................................................... AARON DORE MAMA-SHANDEL..............................................................................BARBI McGUIRE MAMA-SURCHA............................................ANDREA SPENCER CHRISTENSEN DAUGHTER-RIVKA............................................................SAMANTHA MITCHELL DAUGHTER-BLUMA...................................................................MEGAN MEKJIAN UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific notice is posted at the time of the performance.

DAVE ADAMICK • KIRK BIXBY • PAMELA D. CHABORA ANDREA SPENCER CHRISTENSEN • RYAN F. CUPELLO • PATRICK DAVID AARON DORE • ALEX HERRERA • BILLY HOLLY • JOHNNY MACHESKO BARBI McGUIRE • MEGAN MEKJIAN • SAMANTHA MITCHELL BRENNE RIMBERG • DENNIS SETTEDUCATI • CLAY SMITH DAVID B. SPRINGSTEAD, SR. • STEPHEN CHARLES TURNER SWINGS JOHNNY MACHESKO • TED KEENER

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SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE PROLOGUE TRADITION..............................................................................Tevye, The Company Scene 1. Kitchen of Tevye’s House MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER. . ...........................................Hodel, Chava, Tzeitel Scene 2. Outside Tevye’s House IF I WERE A RICH MAN................................................................................... Tevye Scene 3. Inside Tevye’s House SABBATH PRAYER. . .......................................................Tevye, Golde, The Company Scene 4. The Inn, the following evening TO LIFE........................................................................... Tevye, Lazar, The Company Scene 5. Street Outside the Inn Scene 6. Outside Tevye’s Barn MIRACLE OF MIRACLES................................................................................Motel Scene 7. Tevye’s Bedroom THE DREAM......................................................................... Tevye, Grandma Tzeitel, Fruma-Sarah, Golde, The Company Scene 8. Village Street and Motel’s Tailor Shop Scene 9. The Wedding Ceremony SUNRISE, SUNSET.........................................................Tevye, Golde, The Company Scene 10. Tevye’s Yard BOTTLE DANCE, WEDDING DANCE. . ............................................. The Company ACT TWO PROLOGUE Scene 1. Outside Tevye’s House, afternoon NOW I HAVE EVERYTHING.............................................................. Perchik, Hodel DO YOU LOVE ME.............................................................................................Tevye, Golde Scene 2. Village Street Scene 3. The Railroad Station FAR FROM THE HOME I LOVE..................................................................... Hodel Scene 4. Village Street, some months later Scene 5. Tailor Shop Scene 6. A Road, late afternoon CHAVA SEQUENCE.................................................................Tevye, The Company Scene 7. Outside Tevye’s Barn ANATEVKA.. ....................................................................................... The Company Scene 8. Outside Tevye’s House FINALE. . .............................................................................................. The Company ORCHESTRA Music Director, Conductor DAVID ANDREWS ROGERS Associate Music Director, Keyboards STEPHEN BOUDREAU Violin RACHEL GOLUB • Flute, Clarinet GIUSEPPE FUSCO Trumpet JOHN GUESS • Guitar, Mandolin TOM GOSLIN Bass JASON GUERRA • Drums/Percussion CHRISTIAN DIONNE Keyboard Programmer NATHAN THOMAS Music Coordinator TALITHA FEHR-TL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL For musicians’ bios visit: www.inthepitontheroad.com 4

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WHO’S WHO JOHN PREECE (Tevye) with this his tenth National Tour of Fiddler on the Roof, has performed in the show over 3,400 times with more than 1,780 of those performances as Tevye. John has been involved in theatre for the past 40 years.

Other roles he has enjoyed performing are Ben Franklin in 1776 and The Devil in Damn Yankees. John just completed a successful run as Quixote in The Man of La Mancha at the Candlelight Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware. John still remains best known throughout the United States and Canada for his portrayal as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. John has also been involved in producing and directing over 35 productions ranging from the classics to musical theatre. He has produced such shows as Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sound of Music, and 42nd Street as well as the successful tour of Norman, Is That You? starring Don Knotts. Having spent most of his life in the Baltimore area, John and his wonderful wife Susie now reside in Springfield, IL. DAVE ADAMICK (Avram, U/S Lazar Wolf, U/S Rabbi, U/S Mordcha) Credits include: National Tour: Bye Bye Birdie.

Regional: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (William Barfee), The Full Monty (Dave Bukatinsky), The Wizard of Oz (Cowardly Lion), Forever Plaid (Sparky), and Grease (Roger).

Credits include: The Secret Garden, The Fantasticks, Baby, Into the Woods, 1776, Hello Dolly, Godspell, Wizard of Oz. Much love to family, friends, and doodles near and far.

PAMELA D. CHABORA (Yente, U/S Golde, U/S Grandma Tzeitel) favorite roles: The Glass Menagerie (Amanda), The Belle of Amherst (Emily Dickinson).

Chabora serves as a performer and master teacher at Theatre West Virginia and Mountain State University. Chabora thanks God and family.

ANDREA SPENCER CHRISTENSEN (Mama-Surcha, U/S Yente, U/S MamaShandel) is a graduate of the American Musical & Dramatic Academy. This is her second tour of Fiddler on the Roof.

Credits include: Man of La Mancha (Antonia), Snoopy the Musical (Lucy), Godspell (Peggy).

RYAN F. CUPELLO (Nachum, U/S Perchik, U/S Fiddler) National Tour debut!

Regional: Les Miserables, My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, Camelot, Oliver!, The Temperamentals, Last Night of Ballyhoo. A graduate of the University of Buffalo (BFA Music Theatre). Love to my parents!

PATRICK DAVID (Dance Captain, Sasha, U/S Nachum, U/S Fiddler) is honored to be back on this wonderful tour. Credits KIRK BIXBY (Assistant Company include: 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor)...twice; Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, SonSugar at WBT; Chip in On the Town; Mike Schloime, U/S Mendel, U/S Avram, U/S in A Chorus Line; Sweeney Todd; Cabaret; Nachum) is a true Variety Entertainer. Credits and more. Thanks to his family and endless include: Contemporary Dance, Party Clown/ gratitude to Sammy. Fight the “R” word!!!

Magician, Sound Engineer, Color Guard, Voice Overs, Student Films, Children’s Assembly Programs, Regional Theatre, and a current interest in Fire Dancing.

DANNY BLAYLOCK (Constable) is making his touring debut. L.A. credits: Ug, The Caveman Musical, Gidget, the Musical (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola). NY credits: Parade, Drat! The Cat!, Chicago.

Love to Mom, Dad and John.

ANDREW BOZA (Motel) is elated to be back on tour with Fiddler on the Roof!

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WHO’S WHO AARON DORE (Yussel, U/S Motel, U/S Perchik, U/S Mendel) is a recent graduate of the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Favorite Regional Credits include Tick Tick Boom and Summer of ’42. Thanks to his friends and family for their support.

ALEX HERRERA (Mendel, U/S Motel) is excited to join Fiddler on the Roof!

National Tour: All Shook Up (Dean Hyde). Favorite Roles: Forever Plaid (Jinx), Into the Woods (Jack). BFA: Stephens College. Thank you to friends and family.

BROOKE HILLS (Tzeitel) Regional Credits: Urinetown, Two Gentlemen of Verona. Recent N.Y. Credits: Risk, and The Fallen. BA Theatre: Seattle Pacific University. Brooke is thrilled to be with the Fiddler on the Roof touring family.

Love to hubby, Doug.

BILLY HOLLY (Rabbi, U/S Avram, U/S Mordcha) “The Wild Man of Rock and Roll,” has appeared in over 40 award-winning plays, musicals and films.

Favorites: Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors and Jesus in Godspell.

BARBI McGUIRE (Mama-Shandel, U/S Yente) Living the dream with her first National tour. Regional: Grey Gardens (Big Edie), Annie (Hannigan), Company (Joanne). Film: Split Ends TV: “Celebrity Ghost Stories/Close Calls.” “Couldn’t have done this without your support Lonnie.”

MEGAN MEKJIAN (Daughter-Bluma, Fruma Sarah, U/S Tzeitel, U/S MamaShandel, U/S Mama-Surcha) Favorite roles include: Peter Pan (Peter), Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy), West Side Story (Rosalia/ Soloist). Recent NYU Tisch/CAP 21 graduate. Endless thanks to my family, friends, and teachers.

SAMANTHA MITCHELL (Rivka, U/S Hodel, U/S Shprintze, U/S Bielke) is elated to be making her National Tour debut. Past roles include Into the Woods (Cinderella) and Blithe Spirit (Edith).

BFA: The Hartt School. Much love to the family, the Dolls and John.

KRISTIN MORRIS (Bielke, Grandma Tzeitel) has gotten younger since playing Shprintze seven years ago.

TED KEENER (Vladimir, Onstage This is Kristin’s Touring debut! Credits Swing) has danced professionally include Bald Soprano (Ms. Martin), with Richmond Ballet, Sacramento CATS (Rumpleteaser). BFA: Syracuse Ballet, Smuin Ballet, the National University. Love to parents, family, VA, Choreographers Initiative, and now makes SU and you! his National Tour debut! Endless thanks to his family, the Lees, and MSA. JOSHUA PHAN-GRUBER (Perchik) Regional credits include Cornelius in CHELSEY LeBEL (Chava) BFA Hello, Dolly, Jigger in Carousel, and Emerson College, 2010. Previous credits Kenickie in Grease. A recent graduate of include john & jen, bare, and the East Penn State BFA, he sends his love to his Coast Premiere of Esperanza Rising. family for their continued support.

Chelsey is thrilled to be back with Fiddler on the Roof for another season. Love to BRENNE RIMBERG (Shprintze, U/S the fam!

Chava, U/S Fruma Sarah) is thrilled to be making her National Tour debut! A JOHNNY MACHESKO (Boris, soon-to-be graduate of NYU Tisch: Onstage Swing, U/S Fyedka) appeared Stella Adler Studio, she thanks her family, most recently in the Off-Broadway friends and teachers for their loving production of Angelina Ballerina (Swing). support!

Regional: Big River (Huck), Producers (Leo), and Oklahoma! (Will). BFA Music Theatre SARAH SESLER (Hodel) from Erie, from FSU. Love to family and friends.

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WHO’S WHO Wild Party (Queenie), Show Boat (Julie) and Kiss Me, Kate (Lois/Bianca). BFA: Shenandoah Conservatory. Love to mom, dad, Michael and Dr. Jones.

(Annie), Beggar Woman (Sweeney Todd), Sister Amnesia (Nunsense). Thanks to Paul, Bekah, Jordan, Mom, and Dad for their support!

DENNIS SETTEDUCATI (Mordcha, U/S Lazar Wolf) is happy to be returning to Fiddler on the Roof. Credits include: National Tour: The Drowsy Chaperone (Gangster 1), Regional: Man of La Mancha (Sancho), The Music Man (Marcellus), Anything Goes (Moonface), and The Wizard of Oz (Cowardly Lion).

SAMMY DALLAS BAYES (Director, Choreographer) Mr. Bayes has staged and directed successful productions of numerous musicals in London’s West End, Sydney and Melbourne Australia, the Far East, as well as Europe. Credits at home and abroad include: Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol (Tony Award Best Revival), West Side Story, Chicago, Pippin, Annie, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Nunsense, Man of La Mancha, Canterbury Tales (Tony Nomination), Lend Me A Tenor, I hate Hamlet, Broadway Bound, Sister Mary Ignatious Explains It All For You, and Last of The Red Hot Lovers. He has been recognized for his contributions to theater abroad and at home receiving numerous awards for outstanding work. Mr. Bayes has written three theatre pieces, two musicals and one dramatic play. One Man’s War, the dramatic play based on the true life story of one of the first Marines to go into combat in Vietnam in 1965, was mounted at the New Play Festival at The University of Hartford in May of 2003 and subsequently received a two-month engagement at the Triad Theater in NYC. The musical Two Ladies on Stage, which received a top Drama Critic’s Award in Tokyo, was based on the lives of two Japanese female film stars, and was produced for the KOMA Theater in Tokyo Japan. His most recent project, now in the process of finding the appropriate venue, is a musical extravaganza centered around music, true stories and events of the 1950s and 60s. Titled “Radio U.S. of A.” Countdown, it features hit songs of the two decades laced with powerful and dramatic episodes of the human experience...

Mr. Bayes dedicates his work on this production to the memory and life of a dear friend and actor who he knew for over 40 years, David Masters....This one’s for you David. You’re missed.

MICHAEL SHULTZ (Fyedka) is thrilled to return to Fiddler on the Roof! Regional Credits: Hairspray (TriArts Playhouse), The Sound of Music (Fulton Theatre), Anything Goes, Oklahoma! (OCTC).

Thanks to friends and the Fiddler family for their love and support.

CLAY SMITH (Label, U/S Constable) holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance from LSU. Credits: Franz (The Sound of Music, Asian Tour), Booth (Assassins), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd), and Captain Hook (Peter Pan). Thanks to God, family and friends, DAR, and Sammy.

DAVID B. SPRINGSTEAD, SR. (Lazar Wolf, U/S Tevye) is a 40+ year stage veteran. Previous national tours: last season’s Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye standby), 30th Anniversary tour 1776 (Ben Franklin), 35th Anniversary tour Fiddler on the Roof (Lazar Wolf/Tevye cover). Regional includes: Annie (Daddy Warbucks), Shenandoah (Charlie Anderson), Big River (Pap).

STEPHEN CHARLES TURNER (Fiddler, U/S Rabbi, U/S Avram, U/S Mordcha) is excited to be appearing in his very first National Tour. Stephen is from Colorado where he enjoys rafting, ballroom dance, and playing poker. Stephen dedicates this to his wonderful parents.

GERRI WEAGRAFF (Golde) is delighted to return for a second year of the Fiddler on the Roof North American Tour! Favorite roles: Miss Hannigan 8

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KEN DAIGLE (Assistant Director/ Choreographer) Ken had the extreme

WHO’S WHO pleasure of learning Fiddler on the Roof from Sammy Bayes and Jerome Robbins while performing in the 1990 Broadway Revival. Ken has since worked with the Robbins Trust directing and choreographing Fiddler on the Roof around the country. Other credits include Damn Yankees, The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Forum, Show Boat and Evita. Ken is currently studying Ministry at Unity Institute in Kansas City, MO. He and his husband JD Schramm make their homes in New York City and San Francisco.

KEN BILLINGTON (Lighting Designer) has 93 Broadway shows to his credit including such theatre milestones as Sweeney Todd and the current production of Chicago. Current touring productions Chicago (Worldwide), Riverdance (lighting supervisor) and the seasonal White Christmas. Past touring productions have included 9 to 5, Dreamgirls, High School Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, Doctor Doolittle and Annie, to name a few. Other projects include New York’s Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular from 1979 to 2005, the Las Vegas spectacular Jubilee!, Shamu One Ocean and Shamu Rocks! for SeaWorld Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio. Ken is the recipient of Tony, NY Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and Ace Awards for Television lighting and The Lumen for his Architectural work.

JASON KANTROWITZ (Lighting Designer) Jason’s designs include Broadway/New York productions of [title of show], Dame Edna, Starmites, The Syringa Tree and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. National Tours of The Phantom of the Opera (Associate Designer), Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol and Harvey Fierstein, Annie, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Olympic figure skating show Stars On Ice. International shows include Sweet Charity, The Producers, Besame Mucho, Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Caravan, and for London’s Royal National Theatre, The

Syringa Tree. As a preeminent designer of award-winning themed attractions, his work includes Fantasmic! (Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Sea), Finding Nemo (Disney’s Animal Kingdom), Lion King (Disney’s Animal Kingdom & Hong Kong Disneyland), Playhouse Disney, Voyage of the Little Mermaid (Disney’s Hollywood Studios), Shamu Rocks! (SeaWorld Orlando & San Diego), Shamu Miracles and Believe (SeaWorld Orlando), IllumiNights, Emerald Beat, Irish Thunder, Kinetix (Busch Gardens Williamsburg).

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 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.

STEVE GILLIAM (Scenic Designer) A Professor of Drama at Trinity University, Steve owes his design career to a chemistry class he dropped in college.

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WHO’S WHO his spouse, Sam, also on the faculty at Trinity, an Equity actress and visual artist.

The Gilliams now partner as a husband and wife theatrical design team, having designed throughout the United States for over 25 years. Steve has been a resident scenic designer for the St. Louis MUNY for the past 17 years. The Gilliams have designed several National Tours of Fiddler on the Roof, directed by Sammy Dallas Bayes, and starring Theodore Bikel, Topol, and Harvey Fierstein in the role of Tevye. Other notable associations include Chicago’s Light Opera Works, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, SeaWorld, Six Flags and the New York Toy Fair. The design you are seeing tonight stands on the shoulders of artist Marc Chagall and designer Boris Aronson. Steve and Sam thank Mr. Bayes for his continued support of the work they do, and his inspired collaboration with this production of Fiddler on the Roof, truly an American classic.

DAVID ANDREWS ROGERS (Music Director, Conductor) is pleased to continue his association with Troika and Fiddler on the Roof, having been Music Director and Conductor for their 2009/2010 tour starring Topol, Theodore Bikel and Harvey Fierstein, and their 2010/2011 tour starring John Preece.

DAR was previously Music Director and Conductor for the Broadway National Tours of Les Misérables and Show Boat, and his other conducting experience includes the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, the Broadway National Tour of Phantom of the Opera, the North American Tours of Chicago and CATS, the ABC-TV special “In a New Light,” and over 150 hit productions in stock and regional theatre as well as numerous readings and workshops of new musicals.

DAR’s concert appearances include New York’s Lincoln Center, Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theatre, and recording artist Deborah Gibson. Educated at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and Oxford University in England, David is originally from Texas and now makes his home in New York City.

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LARRY BLANK (Orchestrations) Larry did the Tony-nominated orchestrations for The Drowsy Chaperone and White Christmas as well as Martin Short’s Fame Becomes Me for composer Marc Shaiman. Larry is co-orchestrator with Marc Shaiman for Catch Me If You Can. Larry has been orchestrator on many films for composer Marc Shaiman and has been arranger on four Academy Awards shows and most recently was conductor for Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli at the Grammys. Larry has had the pleasure of arranging/conducting for the following singers: Barbra Streisand, Betty Buckley, Michael Crawford, Michael Feinstein and many others. He arranged/ orchestrated Barbara Cook’s “Count Your Blessings,” “John Barrowman Swings Cole Porter,” and for Barry Manilow’s album “Greatest Hits Of The 50s,” the song “Rags To Riches.” Larry was Musical Director/Conductor for They’re Playing Our Song on Broadway as well as several other far less successful musicals. In Los Angeles, Larry was the Musical Director/ Conductor for Sugar Babies, La Cage Aux Folles, Evita and The Phantom of the Opera. Larry was also Music Director and Conductor for Michael Crawford’s tours of Australia.

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; OffBroadway: Bare, Bat Boy, Dear Edwina, Zanna Don’t!. Tours: Evita, Fiddler on the Roof, Movin’ Out, Sound of Music, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

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WHO’S WHO 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, Sound of Music, Swing!, Cinderella, and The King and I. Talitha has also had the privilege of working on Broadway’s The Pirate Queen, pre-production 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 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.

GEOFFREY QUART (Technical Supervisor) Prior to his current position, Mr. Quart spent three years as Project Foreman for Showman Fabricators, where he managed the build and installation of countless projects including the studio sets for CNN’s “American Morning,” “Paula Zahn Now,” and “ABC Nightly News.” Mr. Quart began his career in Toronto, Canada as an Assistant Production Manager and Assistant Technical Director for Livent Inc. and Parallel Productions, working on productions such as Ragtime, Jane Eyre, 12

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The Vagina Monologues and The Lion King. Mr. Quart and his wife Anne are enjoying life in blissful suburbia in New Jersey with their daughter Madelyn and their dog, Tucker.

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-everafter 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.

STAFF FOR

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RANDALL A. BUCK CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Donald Kindl GENERAL MANAGER Roberta Roberts COMPANY MANAGER P.D. Seltzer TOUR MARKETING REPRESENTATIVES Courtney Davis, Amy Katz PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER.. . . . . Suzayn MacKenzie HEAD CARPENTER.. . . . . Melissa Steinbach Assistant Company Manager Assistant Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . Kirk Bixby Associate Scenic Designer. . . . . . . . . Sam Gilliam Assistant Scenic Designer. . . . . . . . . Michael Riha Assistant Lighting Designer . . . Brandon Mitchell Production Electrician / Programmer. . . . . . . . . . .

Michael Brown Production Electrician.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Brown Production Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colle Bustin Assistant Production Sound. . . . . . Elle Xu Bustin Production Sound Services.. . . . . . . Mark Norfolk, SAVI USA Assistant Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . Joshua Townsend Assistant Carpenter. . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Garvin Head Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Blood Assistant Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Prather Head of Sound.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelly Franz Assistant Sound Engineer. . . . . . . . Sherie Farmer Head of Properties. . . . . . . . . . Paige J. Zaloudek Head of Wardrobe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay R. Cole Assistant Wardrobe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season Saulet Production Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Andrea VanSwearingen, Ariel Osborne

TROIKA COSTUME SHOP STAFF COSTUME DIRECTOR Tony Ray Hicks

Project Assistant: Alison Smith Work Room Manager: Helen Jones Lead Stitcher: Laura Browning Painter/Dyer: Risa Ono, Melanie Lester Stitchers: Risa Ono, Melanie Lester, Sharon Landrum

TROIKA PRODUCTION STAFF

TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR Geoffrey Quart DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Jaime Prine DIRECTOR OF BOOKING & 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 and Parr, Inc. Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Jean Ward, Esq. Creative Services.. . . . . . . . . . . G Creative, Inc. Production Photography. . . . . . . Carol Rosegg Warehouse Manager. . . . . . . . . . . Scott Garrish

TOUR DIRECTION The Booking Group

Meredith Blair, Mollie Mann Brian Brooks and Richard Rundle www.thebookinggroup.com

CREDITS

Hotel Booking and Travel by Road Rebel Entertainment Touring. Scenery Modifications by SHOWMAN FABRICATORS, Long Island City, NY, Elliot Bertoni; Original Scenery by GREAT LAKES SCENIC STUDIOS, Burlington, ON, Dave Stevens; Additional Scenic Painting by JAMES FOUCHARD; Tevye’s Cart Provided by THE MUNICPIAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS, Dennis M. Reagan; Soft Goods by I. WEISS & SONS, Fairview, NJ, Jennifer Tankleff; Lighting

by CHRISTIE LITES ORLANDO, Orlando, FL, Larry Thomas; Audio Services by SPECIALIZED AUDIO-VISUAL, INC., Clifton Park, NY, Mark Norfolk; Backline by JONAS PRODUCTIONS, Indianapolis, IN; Drums by D DRUMS; Footwear

by LaDUCA SHOES, NYC; Trucking by JANCO, LTD., Wayne, NJ, Rick Rosenthal; Rehearsed at RIPLEY-GRIER STUDIOS. Merchandising by CREATIVE GOODS MERCHANDISE, Pete Milano, 212-643-6535.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees represents technicians, artisans, and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live theatre, film, and television production.

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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Overture Center for the Arts would like to recognize

our 2011/12 Community Partners and thank them for all they do to support Madison’s thriving arts community.

LegACy SPOnSOrS

PLAtinuM COMMunity PArtnerS American girl’s Fund for Children SiLver COMMunity PArtnerS

American Family insurance Bell Laboratories Capital newspapers, inc.

DeWitt ross & Stevens Food Fight, inc. gammex Provideo SvA

Supranet Communications tDS telecommunications tOMCAt Products unity uW Hospital and Clinics uW Medical Foundation Webcrafters

BrOnze COMMunity PArtnerS Murphy Desmond S.C. Smart Motors

Stafford rosenbaum S.C. State Bank of Cross Plains COMMunity PArtnerS

the Bruce Company of Wisconsin CunA Mutual group Custer Financial Services the Fiore Companies, inc. goodman’s Jewelers Hovde Properties J.H. Findorff & Son inc.

Mge Foundation

Mullins group Park Bank Pepsi Cola of Madison the robert H. Keller Co. Steve Brown Apartments von Briesen & roper Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. WiSC-tv *List current as of December 2, 2011

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PATRON SERVICES AND INFORMATION

Welcome to Overture Center for the Arts

Your enjoyment is important to us. Please contact an usher or the ticket office if you have any concerns about your experience here.

ORDERING & INFORMATION Order online! overturecenter.com Phone orders: Call 608.258.4141 Mail or fax: online order form at overturecenter.com or in our magazine.

Etiquette Please turn off all paging devices, cell phones and watch alarms.

Smoking is prohibited in Overture.

Buy in person: Visit the ticket office located on the main floor just off the Rotunda Lobby.

The use of cameras or tape recorders in the theaters is prohibited without written permission from Overture Center and the performing company’s management.

Ticket office hours: Mon–Fri, 11 am–5:30 pm; Sat, 11 am–2 pm; open additional hours evenings and Sundays on days of ticketed performances.

Food, large bags and other large items are not permitted in the theaters. Bottled water and beverages in Overture Refillable Theater Cups are allowed in the theaters at select shows.

Group orders: Groups of 15 or more receive a discount on most performances. Call 608.258.4159 to make reservations.

In consideration of audience members with scent sensitivities and allergies, please use perfumes, aftershaves and other fragrances in moderation.

Visit overturecenter.com: For a calendar of events, links to artists’ websites, video, audio, directions, parking and much more.

PATRON SERVICES & POLICIES Accessibility: Request accommodations when ordering your tickets. Call 608.258.4144 for information, questions, or to request the following:

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wheelchair-accessible seating house wheelchair for transport sign language interpretation Braille playbill other accommodations

Information is also available at overturecenter.com/tickets/accessibility Children and lap seating: Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter the theaters for performances. Children under the age of 6 are not permitted at certain performances. See our season brochure, visit our website or call the Help Line at 608.258.4143 for information.

Contacting a patron during a performance: Call 608.258.4179 with the performance the patron is attending and his/ her row and seat number.

Lost and Found: Visit the information desk in the Rotunda Lobby or call 608.258.4973.

Rentals: For information on renting spaces in Overture Center for weddings, performances, meetings or other events, call 608.258.4163 or email events@overturecenter.com.

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Event Staff Stagehand services in Overture are provided by members of Local 251 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

Volunteer usher and other services for Overture are provided by Overture members.

For information, visit overturecenter.com/ contribute/volunteer or call 608.258.4177.

RESIDENT ORGANIZATIONS Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society bachdancinganddynamite.org | 608.255.9866 Children’s Theater of Madison ctmtheater.org | 608.255.2080 Kanopy Dance Company kanopydance.org | 608.255.2211 Li Chiao-Ping Dance lichiaopingdance.org | 608.835.6590 Madison Ballet madisonballet.org | 608.278.7990 Madison Opera madisonopera.org |608.238.8085 Madison Symphony Orchestra madisonsymphony.org | 608.257.3734 Wisconsin Academy’s James Watrous Gallery wisconsinacademy.org | 608.265.2500 Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra wcoconcerts.org | 608.257.0638