The Frankel • Baruch • Viertel • Routh Group and NETworks Presentations, LLC James D. Stern and Douglas L. Meyer Jon B. Platt present
Book by MEL BROOKS and THOMAS MEEHAN
Music and Lyrics by MEL BROOKS
Based on the story and screenplay by GENE WILDER and MEL BROOKS and on the original motion picture by special arrangement with TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
Featuring
CHRISTOPHER RYAN
PRESTON TRUMAN BOYD
JANINE DIVITA
CORY ENGLISH
JOANNA GLUSHAK
DAVID BENOIT
SYNTHIA LINK
NOAH ABERLIN PURDIE BAUMANN ERIN WEGNER BROOKS DON DANIELS ZAK EDWARDS BILLY GRIFFIN ALLISON PAIGE HENNING LEAH HOFMANN KRISTIN MARIE JOHNSON DANIELLE KELSEY MATTHEW WARNER KIERNAN DIONNA THOMAS LITTLETON ERIC JON MAHLUM JILLIAN OWENS ALEX PUETTE DAVE SCHOONOVER MATTHEW J. VARGO ERICK R. WALCK MARGUERITE WILLBANKS Scenery Designed by
Costumes Designed by
ROBIN WAGNER
WILLIAM IVEY LONG
Sound Designed by
Wigs & Hair Designed by
JONATHAN DEANS Casting by
TARA RUBIN CASTING Music Supervision and Vocal Arrangements by
PATRICK S. BRADY
PAUL HUNTLEY
Associate Director and Choreographer
JAMES GRAY
Orchestrations by
DOUG BESTERMAN
General Management
MOLLY HAYDON
Make Up Designed by
ANGELINA AVALLONE
Assistant Director and Choreographer
Production Stage Manager
JEFF WHITING
JOHN M. ATHERLAY
Music Direction by
Music Coordination by
ROBERT BILLIG
NY General Management
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Production Manager
HECTOR GUIVAS Company Manager
JAMEY JENNINGS
Original Music Supervision and Arrangements by
GLEN KELLY
Direction & Choreography by
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CAST
(in order of appearance) Herald......................................................................................................ERIC JON MAHLUM Ziggy................................................................................................................. DON DANIELS Inspector Kemp...............................................................................................DAVID BENOIT Medical Students............................................NOAH ABERLIN, DAVE SCHOONOVER Senior Student.............................................................................................. ERICK R. WALCK Frederick Frankenstein.......................................................................CHRISTOPHER RYAN Telegraph Boy................................................................................................... BILLY GRIFFIN Elizabeth..........................................................................................................JANINE DIVITA Shoeshine Man................................................................................................. DON DANIELS Igor..................................................................................................................CORY ENGLISH Equines................................................................ ALEX PUETTE, DAVE SCHOONOVER Inga.....................................................................................................................SYNTHIA LINK Frau Blucher...........................................................................................JOANNA GLUSHAK Victor.............................................................................................................. ERICK R WALCK The Monster............................................................................. PRESTON TRUMAN BOYD Transylvania Quartet.................................... DAVE SCHOONOVER, ERICK R WALCK, ERIC JON MAHLUM, ALEX PUETTE Hermit..............................................................................................................DAVID BENOIT Sasha.................................................................................................................. ALEX PUETTE Masha..............................................................................................ERIN WEGNER BROOKS Basha..........................................................................................MARGUERITE WILLBANKS Tasha..........................................................................................................DANIELLE KELSEY Bob..................................................................................................................NOAH ABERLIN Ritz Specialty..................................................................................................... ALEX PUETTE The Count.........................................................................................DAVE SCHOONOVER THE ENSEMBLE NOAH ABERLIN, PURDIE BAUMANN, ERIN WEGNER BROOKS, DON DANIELS, BILLY GRIFFIN, ALLISON PAIGE HENNING, DANIELLE KELSEY, MATTHEW WARNER KIERNAN, DIONNA THOMAS LITTLETON, ERIC JON MAHLUM, JILLIAN OWENS, ALEX PUETTE, DAVE SCHOONOVER, ERIK R. WALCK, MARGUERITE WILLBANKS UNDERSTUDIES For Inspector Kemp/Hermit: ERIC JON MAHLUM, ERICK R. WALCK; For Frederick Frankenstein: NOAH ABERLIN, DAVE SCHOONOVER; For Elizabeth: ERIN WEGNER BROOKS, DANIELLE KELSEY; For Igor: NOAH ABERLIN, MATTHEW J. VARGO; For Inga: LEAH HOFMAN, DANIELLE KELSEY; For Frau Blucher: ERIN WEGNER BROOKS, MARGUERITE WILLBANKS; For The Monster: ALEX PUETTE, ERICK R. WALCK SWINGS ZAK EDWARDS, LEAH HOFMANN, KRISTIN MARIE JOHNSON, MATTHEW J. VARGO. DANCE CAPTAINS KRISTIN MARIE JOHNSON, MATTHEW J. VARGO ORCHESTRA Conductor: ROBERT BILLIG Assistant Conductor/Keyboards: TOM WHIDDON Drums/Percussion: BRAD FLICKINGER Keyboards: EDGAR WILLIAM “TREY” COX, III Synthesizer Programming: RANDY COHEN
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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Scene 1: A Village in Transylvania, 1934 “The Happiest Town”..............................................................................Villagers Scene 2: Medical School, New York City “The Brain”............................................................................. Frederick, Students Scene 3: Hudson River, Pier 57 “Please Don’t Touch Me”.............................................Elizabeth and Voyagers Scene 4: A Railroad Station in Transylvania “Together Again”...........................................................................Frederick, Igor Scene 5: A Hay Wagon “Roll in The Hay”..................................................................Inga, Frederick, Igor Scene 6: Castle Frankenstein Scene 7: The Grand Hall of Castle Frankenstein “Join the Family Business”.................................... Victor, Frederick, Ancestors Scene 8: The Laboratory “He Vas My Boyfriend”....................................................................Frau Blucher Scene 9: The Town Hall “The Law”...............................................................................Kemp and Villagers Scene 10: The Laboratory “Life, Life”................................................................................................Frederick Scene 11: The Courtyard of Castle Frankenstein “Welcome to Transylvania”.............................................. Transylvania Quartet. “Transylvania Mania”....................... Igor, Frederick, Inga, Kemp and Villagers THERE WILL BE A 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
ACT TWO Scene 1: The Forest “He’s Loose” ��������������������������������������������������������������������������Kemp and Villagers Scene 2: The Laboratory “Listen to Your Heart” ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Inga “Surprise” ����������������������������������������������������Elizabeth, Igor, Frau Blucher, Sasha, Masha, Basha, Tasha and Bob Scene 3: A Remote Cottage in the Forest “Please Send Me Someone” ����������������������������������������������������������������������Hermit Scene 4: The Dungeon of Castle Frankenstein “Man About Town” ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������Frederick Scene 5: A Theatre in Transylvania “Puttin’ on the Ritz” Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin...................... Frederick, The Monster, Inga, Igor, Frau Blucher, Ensemble Scene 6: A Cave in the Forest “Deep Love” ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Elizabeth Scene 7: The Laboratory Scene 8: The Village Square “Deep Love” (Reprise) �������������������������������������������������������������������� The Monster Finale Ultimo ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������The Company Please be advised that strobe lights are used in this production.
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST CHRISTOPHER RYAN (Frederick Frankenstein) is thrilled to be part of Young Frankenstein and to step into the role of Dr. Frankenstein! He was in the Las Vegas company of Monty Python’s Spamalot (u/s Lancelot), and has toured with My Fair Lady, Music Man, and Camelot (starring Robert Goulet). Regional credits include Snoopy in the revival version of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Jennie Award – Theatre in the Square), and Johnny Cantone in The 1940’s Radio Hour (Theatre in the Square), Evita (Maltz Jupiter), Beauty & the Beast (TOTS), Annie (Casa Mañana), Chess (Alliance Theatre). Film/TV: Run Ronnie Run, In the Heat of the Night. Love and gratitude to Merri, Tara, James, Stro, Mel, my loving family, friends & Moriah! Proud Actors’ Equity member.
UK winning the Evening Standard’s award in Manchester for Best Actor in a touring company. coryenglish.com DAVID BENOIT (Inspector Kemp) is thrilled to join the tour of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. Broadway: Avenue Q (Nicky/Trekkie), Dance of the Vampires, Les Miserables. National: Avenue Q, Les Miz (Thenardier), All Shook Up (Sheriff Earl), Forbidden Broadway. Off -Broadway: Forbidden Broadway 92, Forever Plaid (Sparky), Forbidden Broadway: Summer Shock!, The Big Bang, Forbidden Hollywood (Chicago). Regional: Adding Machine: a musical (Mr. Zero) (Helen Hayes nom.). Special thanks to Pete and Jed. For: Mom and Dad.
JANINE DIVITA (Elizabeth). Broadway: Grease (Rizzo, 2007 Revival). Regional PRESTON TRUMAN BOYD (The Mon- highlights: Sophisticated Ladies, starring ster) Preston is thrilled to rejoin the tour as Maurice Hines (Terri, Arena Stage), Olithe Monster! NY Credits: Republic (Liam). ver! (Nancy, Walnut Street Theatre), Grey NY Readings/Workshops: On A Clear Day, Gardens (Young Little Edie Beale, Portland Wallenberg, Hilltop House. Regional: Les Center Stage). University of Michigan alum Misérables (Grantaire), Singin’ in the Rain (BFA Musical Theatre). Much thanks to (Production Tenor), Oklahoma! (Slim), The Nicolosi, Tara Rubin casting, the YF team, Muny; KC Starlight. Working (the Mason) mom, dad, family, friends and Sean. www. at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland. janinedivita.com NFAA winner with Placido Domingo, Coral Gables. TV: “Guiding Light.” Preston is a JOANNA GLUSHAK (Frau Blucher) 2008 grad of CCM. Thanks to God, the Broadway: Hairspray, Urinetown, Sweet Smell Gage Group, Tara and Merri. Love to Of Success, Les Misérables, Sunday In The Mom, Dad, Haley and the Fam! Love to Park With George, After The Night and the Sydney. Proud AEA Member. www.pres- Music, Conversations With My Father, Rags, Etc. NYC Opera: A Little Night Music, The tontrumanboyd.com Most Happy Fella. National tours: Xanadu, CORY ENGLISH (Igor) most recently Evita. Joanna has worked extensively offappeared on Broadway as Igor in Young Broadway and regionally. She is a graduate Frankenstein. After 12 years of living in New of the Yale school of Drama. York City and performing in Broadway shows including Forum, Barnaby in Hello SYNTHIA LINK (Inga) is thrilled to be Dolly , Damn Yankees, Guys and Dolls and joining the cast of Young Frankenstein! Gypsy with Tyne Daly, Cory moved to Favorite Credits include: NYC Radio City London to study acting at Drama Stu- Rockette, A Chorus Line (Maggie), No No dio London where he met his wife, British Nanette (Flora), ...Forum (Tintinabula), actress Eva Alexander. UK credits: Corpus The Producers and Funny Girl. Thanks to Christi, Our Father and Comedy of Errors my incredibly supportive parents for always as both Dromios. British television credits encouraging me to follow my dreams. include work for the BBC and channel 4. West End credits: Mary Sunshine in Chi- NOAH ABERLIN (Ensemble). Three cago, Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls previous national tours: The Wizard of and starred as Max Bialystock in The Pro- Oz (Scarecrow), The Producers and Conducers at Theatre Royal Drury Lane before tact. Other credits include Candide (NYC touring the same production around the Opera), Annie Get Your Gun (Goodspeed), 4 Overture Center | Young Frankenstein
Carnival (Paper Mill); Damn Yankees, The Producers & Contact (North Shore), Grease (KS Starlight). He is a Brooklyn, NY native and a BFA graduate of Syracuse University. PURDIE BAUMANN (Ensemble) has been seen as the center Rockette in NYC for so many years she cannot count. She owes her fame and fortune to Mom and Dad’s studio, “Stairway of the Stars.” Let’s help them recover and rebuild. MaywoodFineArts.org. Mr. Cool Pop Preen, I WILL marry you one day! ERIN WEGNER BROOKS (Ensemble). National Tour: Cirque Dreams, Off-Broadway: A Stoop On Orchard Street, Pinkalicious, Las Vegas: Jubilee! Terrorized the high seas performing the roles of Cruella De Ville and Lady Tremaine for Disney Cruise Line. Love to Duncan, her amazing family, Kimberly Vaughn, and KTA for their continued support. www.erinwegner.com DON DANIELS (Ensemble) is on the road again! Favorite credits include: Bright Lights, Big City (Prince Music Theatre), Of Thee I Sing, She Loves Me (Papermill Playhouse), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Westchester), Big River (National Tour). Thanks to Tara Rubin Casting. Love to my girls: Sara, Marley and Piper. You are my world! ZAK EDWARDS (Swing) is thrilled to join this spectacular cast! New York: Melanie (yes, Melanie) in Yank! the Musical Off Broadway and No, No, Nanette (with Rosie O’Donnell and Beth Leavel) at City Center Encores. Plus, a bunch of regional credits. Thanks to his family, the YF family, and Jon. BILLY GRIFFIN (Ensemble) BFA NYU’s CAP 21. National Tours of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and A Few Good Men Dancin’. Episodes of The Electric Company on PBS. Check out animated Billy in the recently released “Dance On Broadway” for Nintendo Wii. Love and thanks to MSA, Tara Rubin Casting, YF Creative Team, family and friends. For Mom and Dad. ALLISON PAIGE HENNING (Ensemble) is delighted to be cast in her first national tour! She’s a recent graduate of American Academy of Dramatic Arts and has studied ballet, tap and jazz. Allison thanks The Krasny Office and sends love to her family, Ms. Lynette and her best friend and sister Laura.
LEAH HOFMANN (Swing) loves Lululemon, LaDuca Shoes and Levain Bakery cookies. Since watching Contact perform on the 2000 Tony Awards, she has dreamt of working with Susan Stroman. Thank you to everyone along this journey, including: Merri Sugarman, Dustin Flores, TomBurkeVoice. com, Darin Adams, Jen Waldman, and God for making her 5’10!” KRISTIN MARIE JOHNSON (Swing/ Dance Captain) Broadway: Young Frankenstein (original cast). National tour: 42nd St.. Radio City Rockette (3 yrs NYC). B.A. in theatre (Florida State University). Love and thanks to my family and friends for their support. Thank you Stro for turning my dreams into reality. DANIELLE KELSEY (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: The Producers (Ulla), A Chorus Line (Cassie). NYC/ Other: Radio City Rockette, Rod Stewart World Tour. TV/Film: Zombie Prom (w/ RuPaul), American Dreams, MTV Movie Awards. Sometimes you just have to look fear in the eye and say, “I feel you fear, but I’m going to do it anyway.” MATTHEW WARNER KIERNAN (Ensemble). NYU grad. Credits include: B’way; Hot Feet. Tours: All Shook Up, 42nd Street, Cats. Regionally: NMST, Gateway Playhouse, Huntington Theatre, Atlanta’s TOTS. Thank you to Tara Rubin Casting, wonderfully supportive friends and family, and Patricia Kiernan, the most amazing mom a guy could ask for! Love you! DIONNA THOMAS LITTLETON (Ensemble) is ecstatic to join Young Frankenstein in her first national tour! Other credits: Grease (KC Starlight), The Wiz (Yale University), Yaledancers. Training: The Ailey School, Yale University, HTDC. Thanks to Tara Rubin, and Stro for making my dream come true. Love to God, Kevin, and my Dad. For my Mom. ERIC JON MAHLUM (Ensemble) is thrilled to be part of such a fantastic show! Broadway: Wicked. Off Broadway: Plane Crazy, The Yard. National Tours: Joseph... Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz. Regional: Papermill Playhouse, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Tennessee Repertory, Kansas City Starlight, Atlanta Theatre of the Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals. Much love to Mom Young Frankenstein | Overture Center 5
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various Symphony Orchestras and can be heard on several film sound tracks including JILLIAN OWENS (Ensemble). Tours: The The Producers. Will Rogers Follies; Regional: Carnival! (Kennedy Center); NYC: Dahlia (The Actors MEL BROOKS (Book, Composer & LyriStudio, The Gerald W. Lynch Theater), cist, Producer) Director, producer, writer and CTFD Gala choreographed by Mercedes actor, Mel Brooks is the creator of the 2001 Ellington (City Center), Company (Skir- smash hit Broadway musical The Producers— ball Center); Film: The Quiet Room (13bit); winner of a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. BFA from NYU’s CAP 21. Three of those Tony Awards (Best Score, Best Book of a Musical, Best Musical) went ALEX PUETTE (Ensemble) is elated to to Mel Brooks himself, as well as two Grambe a part of the Young Frankenstein family! my Awards (Best Musical Show Album and National Tours: Legally Blonde (1st Nation- Best Long-Form Music Video). Mr. Brooks al). Regional: 42nd Street, The Producers, began his distinguished career during televiThe Muny; A Chorus Line (Greg), West sion’s Golden Age as a writer for Sid Caesar Virginia Public; Fiddler… , Kansas City Star- on “Your Show of Shows” in 1951. In 1955 light. Proud grad of the University of Michi- and in 1957, Brooks received Emmy Award gan. Love and thanks to family and friends, nominations (with others) for Best Comedy Tara Rubin, and Stewart Talent! Writing for “Caesar’s Hour,” and in 1956 he was nominated (with others) for Best Writing DAVE SCHOONOVER (Ensemble) is for a Variety or Situation Comedy. In 1952, delighted to be a part of Young Franken- Brooks wrote sketches for Leonard Sillman’s stein. Tour: Cats (Rum Tum Tugger). Broadway smash-hit revue, New Faces of NYC: That Other Woman’s Child. Regional: 1952, and in 1957, together with Joe Darion, Pirates!, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, he wrote the book for the Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!. BFA Wisconsin - Stevens Shinbone Alley, which starred Eartha Kitt. In Point. Huge thanks to Family, The Mine, 1962, he wrote the book for the Broadway as well as Merri and everyone at Tara Rubin. musical All American, starring Ray Bolger. In the ‘60s, Brooks teamed up with Carl Reiner MATTHEW J. VARGO (Swing/Dance to write and perform The 2000 Year Old Captain) B’way: Cats (Tugger & Munkus- Man albums, which became immediate besttrap u.s.), Christmas Carol (Original Cast sellers. In 1960 and 1961, Brooks and Reiner Recording). Tours: White Christmas (Phil received Grammy Award nominations for Davis u.s.), The Producers (Carmen Ghia Best Spoken-Word Comedy for 2000 Years u.s.), Kiss Me, Kate (Gremio). Regional: and for Best Comedy Performance for 2000 Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (World and One Years, respectively. In 1997, Brooks Premiere), TUTS, Sacramento Music Cir- and Reiner teamed up again for The 2000 cus, PCLO, LA Music Center Opera. Proud Year Old Man in the Year 2000. Both a book member Actor’s Equity since 1988. CSUF and CD were released, the CD winning a 1991. Grammy Award in 1998 for the Best Spoken-Word Album, Comedy. Brooks wrote ERICK R. WALCK (Ensemble) leaves and narrated The Critic, a short satire on Las Vegas to join the touring company of avant-garde art films, which received the Young Frankenstein. Last seen in Hello Dolly! Academy Award for Best Animated Short with Leslie Uggams and The Producers Subject in 1964. In 1965, he teamed up with with David Hasselhoff. Erick is celebrating Buck Henry and created “Get Smart,” the his 38th year in the entertainment industry long-running television show starring Don and would like to acknowledge the Waldo Adams as Agent 86. Brooks, along with Foundation for their support throughout the others, received an Emmy Award for Outyears. standing Writing Achievement in ComMARGUERITE WILLBANKS (Ensem- edy-Variety in 1967 for “The Sid Caesar, ble). Broadway: Disney’s Beauty and the Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard MorBeast. National Tours: The Secret Garden, ris Special.” In 1968, he wrote and directed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Marguerite his first feature film, The Producers, starring has also worked in many Regional Theatres Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, which earned across the U.S., performed in concerts with him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. 6 Overture Center | Young Frankenstein
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He then went on to create a remarkable string of hit comedies: 1970, wrote, directed and acted in The Twelve Chairs; 1974, cowrote, directed and acted in Blazing Saddles and was nominated, along with John Morris, for Best Title Song, “Blazing Saddles”; 1974, co-wrote and directed Young Frankenstein; 1976, co-wrote, directed and starred in Silent Movie; 1977, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in High Anxiety; 1981, wrote, directed, produced and starred in History of the World, Part I; 1983, produced and starred in To Be or Not to Be; 1987, cowrote, directed, produced and starred in the hit sci-fi spoof, Spaceballs; 1991, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in Life Stinks; 1993, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in Robin Hood: Men in Tights; 1995, co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in Dracula: Dead and Loving It; 2005, cowrote and produced The Producers, the film version of his Tony Award-winning 2001 Broadway musical and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, “There’s Nothing Like a Show on Broadway.” For three successive seasons, Brooks won the Emmy Award for his role as Uncle Phil on the hit comedy show, “Mad About You.” His visionary film company, Brooksfilms Limited, founded in 1980, has produced some of America’s most distinguished films, among them David Lynch’s The Elephant Man, David Cronenberg’s The Fly, Frances, Richard Benjamin’s My Favorite Year and 84 Charing Cross Road, starring Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft. THOMAS MEEHAN (Book) won the 2003 Tony Award for co-writing the book for Hairspray after having won the 2001 Tony Award for co-writing the book of The Producers. Earlier, in 1977, he received his first Tony Award for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and he has since written the books for the musicals I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Annie Warbucks, Bombay Dreams and Cry-Baby. In addition, he is a longtime contributor of humor pieces, including “Yma Dream,” to The New Yorker; an Emmy Award-winning writer of television comedy; and a collaborator on a number of screenplays, including Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs, To Be or Not to Be and the film version of The Producers. He is also the co-author of the libretto of 1984, an opera composed by Lorin Maazel and based on George Orwell’s classic novel of the same name, which had
its world premiere in the spring of 2003 at London’s Royal Opera House and was performed last year at La Scala in Milan. Mr. Meehan is a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild. Finally, his latest musical, “Elf,” for which he co-wrote the book with Bob Martin, will be opening on Broadway this fall. SUSAN STROMAN (Director/ Choreographer). Ms. Stroman directed and choreographed The Producers, winner of a record-making 12 Tony Awards including Best Direction and Best Choreography. She co-created, directed and choreographed the groundbreaking musical Contact for Lincoln Center Theater, winning the 2000 Tony Award for Best Choreography, as well as Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards and a 2003 Emmy Award for “Live at Lincoln Center.” Other Broadway credits include The Frogs, Oklahoma! (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Olivier Awards), Thou Shalt Not, The Music Man (Outer Critics Circle Award), Steel Pier, Big, Show Boat (Tony, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Picnic and Crazy for You (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Olivier Awards). Off-Broadway credits include The Scottsboro Boys (Lucille Lortel Award), And the World Goes ’Round (Outer Critics Circle Award), Flora the Red Menace, and Happiness. For ten years she choreographed Madison Square Garden’s annual spectacular event A Christmas Carol (Outer Critics Circle Award), directed by Mike Ockrent. For New York City Opera: A Little Night Music, 110 in the Shade, and Don Giovanni. Ms. Stroman created Double Feature, a full-length ballet for New York City Ballet featuring the music of Irving Berlin and Walter Donaldson. She has created the ballets Blossom Got Kissed for New York City Ballet’s 50th Anniversary season, But Not For Me for the Martha Graham Company, and Take Five…More or Less for Pacific Northwest Ballet. Her choreography received an Emmy nomination for the HBO presentation Liza – Stepping Out at Radio City Music Hall, starring Liza Minnelli. Other TV credits include co-conceiver/choreographer for PBS’s Sondheim – a Celebration at Carnegie Hall and An Evening with the Boston Pops – a Tribute to Leonard Bernstein. She received the American Choreography Award for her work in Columbia Pictures feature film Center Stage. Ms. Stroman directed and choreographed The Producers: Young Frankenstein | Overture Center 9
The Movie Musical, nominated for 4 Golden Globes. She is the recipient of the George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Theatre and the winner of a record four Astaire Awards. In January 2011 Ms. Stroman will premiere a new ballet commissioned by New York City Ballet.
From the Bridge, Time Stands Still; Waiting for Godot; Curtains; Grey Gardens; The Producers; Contact; Kiss Me, Kate; Steel Pier. Recent Off-Broadway: Venus in Fur, The Brothers/Sisters plays, Twelfth Night, Ruined, Saturn Returns, Wig Out! Resident companies: NY Shakespeare Festival (both downtown and at the Delacorte), MTC, ROBIN WAGNER (Set Designer) Broad- Roundabout, Lincoln Center Theatre, Playway designs include the new production wright’s Horizons, City Center Encores! of A Chorus Line; The Producers (Tony Regional: The Goodman, Guthrie, Geffen, Award); The Boy From Oz; Kiss Me, Kate; Seattle Rep, La Jolla, Berkeley, CTG, Long Saturday Night Fever; Side Show; Angels in Wharf, Centerstage, Hartford. Opera: The America; Victor/Victoria; Jelly’s Last Jam; Met, NYCO, San Francisco, Houston, Santa City Of Angels (Tony Award); Crazy for Fe, Seattle. Abroad: Royal Opera, ScotYou; Jerome Robbins’ Broadway; Chess; 42nd tish Opera, Opera/ North, Edinburgh FesStreet; Dreamgirls; On the Twentieth Cen- tival, Maggio Festival Florence, L’Arena di tury (Tony Award); A Chorus Line; Jesus Verona, La Fenice, OperBonn, Teatro Sao Christ Superstar; Lenny; Promises, Promises; Carlos Lisbon. Awards: Tony, Drama Desk, The Great White Hope; and Hair. Other Outer Critics, Dramalogue and Hewes work includes operas: the Metropolitan, Design awards. Swedish Royal, Vienna State, Royal Opera Covent Garden. Honors also include Drama JONATHAN DEANS (Sound Designer). Desk, Outer Critics Circle and other awards. Recent Broadway credits include La Cage He is a trustee of the Public Theater and a aux Folles, Young Frankenstein, Pirate member of the Theatre Hall of Fame. Queen, Lestat, Taboo, Follies, Seussical, Music Man, Fosse, Parade. His work with WILLIAM IVEY LONG (Costume Cirque du Soleil includes Viva Elvis, OVO, Designer). Young Frankenstein marked Mr. Love, Ka, Zumanity, O, Mystere, La Nouba, Long’s ninth Broadway collaboration with Corteo. He was nominated for a Tony Susan Stroman. Previous collaborations award in 2010 and has been presented with include The Frogs, Thou Shalt Not, The Pro- a USITT award for “Distinguished Career ducers (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics in Sound Design.” Some of his work while Circle Awards), The Music Man, Contact living in England included Time, Mutiny, (Hewes Award), Steel Pier, Big, Picnic, Crazy Marilyn, On your Toes, Jumpers and The for You (Tony, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Real Thing. also A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden, Double Feature at New York City PAUL HUNTLEY (Hair and Wig Design) Ballet as well as The Producers: The Movie London born Paul Huntley is a special Tony Musical (2005). Other Broadway includes Award Winner as well as a Drama Desk Nine to Five, Pal Joey, Grey Gardens (Tony recipient. Paul has worked on hundreds Award), Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, of Broadway projects since arriving in this Outer Critics Circle Awards), Chicago, country in 1972. His projects have included Sweet Charity, La Cage aux Folles, The Boy Cats; Amadeus; Kiss Me, Kate; The ProducFrom Oz, Swing, Guys and Dolls (Drama ers and Hairspray. He has also worked with Desk Award), Lend Me a Tenor (Drama some of the most talented leading ladies of Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Nine the American Cinema. They include Bette (Tony, Drama Desk, Maharam Awards). Davis, Vivien Leigh, Mae West, Glenn Mr. Long also designed costumes for the Close, Angela Lansbury and Jessica Lange. Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour and for Movies are Christopher Plummer in “The Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage Hotel. He Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” and Wilis a 5 time Tony Award winning designer and lem Dafoe in “Cirque Du Freak.” was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame ANGELINA AVALLONE (Make-up in 2005. Design). Most recent projects include: PETER KACZOROWSKI (Lighting) The Addams Family, A Little Night Music, Broadway: 40 plays and musicals including Memphis, A Behanding in Spokane, The the revival of Driving Miss Daisy, A View Royal Family and Collected Stories. Broad10 Overture Center | Young Frankenstein
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way credits include West Side Story, Rock of Ages, 9 TO 5, Happiness, 33 Variations, Waiting For Godot, Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, Accent on Youth, The Little Mermaid, Company, The Coast of Utopia, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Sweeney Todd, The Times They Are A-Changin’, Curtains, The Pirate Queen, Company, The Color Purple, The Pajama Game, Grey Gardens, Awake and Sing!, Fame Becomes Me, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sweet Charity, The Light in the Piazza, The Pillowman, Wonderful Town, Seascape, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Lestat, Dance of the Vampires, Dracula the Musical, Little Shop of Horrors and Our Leading Lady for MTC. TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). B’way/tours: Promises, Promises, A Little Night Music, Guys and Dolls, Billy Elliot, Shrek, The Country Girl, Rock N’Roll (US casting), The Farnsworth Invention, …Young Frankenstein, Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Pirate Queen, Les Misérables, History Boys (US Casting), Spamalot, Jersey Boys, …Spelling Bee, Producers, Mamma Mia!, The Phantom of the Opera, Good Vibrations, Bombay Dreams, Oklahoma!, Happiness, Flower Drum Song, Imaginary Friends, Metamorphoses, Frogs, Contact, Thou Shalt Not, Man of No Importance. Yale Rep.B’way/tours: Promises, Promises, A Little Night Music, Guys and Dolls, Billy Elliot, Shrek, The Country Girl, Rock N’Roll (US casting), The Farnsworth Invention, … Young Frankenstein, Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Pirate Queen, Les Misérables, History Boys (US Casting), Spamalot, Jersey Boys, …Spelling Bee, Producers, Mamma Mia!, The Phantom of the Opera, Good Vibrations, Bombay Dreams, Oklahoma!, Happiness, Flower Drum Song, Imaginary Friends, Metamorphoses, Frogs, Contact, Thou Shalt Not, Man of No Importance. Yale Rep.
Nathan Lane), on Broadway, and appeared as a little old lady in the Movie Musical version. Other productions include 42nd Street, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Jubilee (Las Vegas), and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Pantages LA). Originally from Bristol, England his West End credits include Me and My Girl, the original companies of Mack and Mabel and Beauty and The Beast. James thanks Susan and Mel for this amazing opportunity. This one is for Dad, Marg, Bill, Joe and Vera. JEFF WHITING (Ass’t. Director/Choreographer). Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys, Young Frankenstein, Hair, Wicked (5th Anniv.). Off-B’way: Happiness (Lincoln Center); The Scottsboro Boys (Vineyard). London: Jersey Boys. National Tours: Hairspray, The Producers. Opera: Kiss Me, Kate (Glimmerglass). Member of The Walt Disney Company’s creative staff (writer, director, choreographer). Artistic Director of Open Jar Productions, dedicated to the development and direction of new plays, musicals and The Open Jar Institute, dedicated to quality actor training. www.openjarproductions.com STEVEN ZWEIGBAUM (Broadway Associate Director) Production Stage Manager for the original companies of Shenandoah; 42nd Street; Steaming; Singin’ in the Rain; Me and My Girl; City of Angels; Crazy for You; A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden; The Life; High Society; The Producers; Young Frankenstein and the revivals of Room Service, Whoopee!; The Iceman Cometh, Kiss Me, Kate, The Music Man; and Blithe Spirit.
CHRIS PETERSON (Broadway Associate Choreographer) Broadway: Young Frankenstein, Contact, Steel Pier, On Your Toes, Crazy for You. Also, four international companies of Crazy for You; national tours of JAMES GRAY (Associate Director/Cho- Contact, Crazy For You, Anything Goes, reographer) has a long association with 42nd Street, Sugar Babies with Ann MillSusan Stroman and Mel Brooks, serving er and Mickey Rooney; Jubilee at Carnas Dance Captain for both Young Fran- egie Hall; for Ten seasons Chris mounted kenstein and the Original London Produc- Madison Square Garden’s production of A tion of The Producers. As a performer in Christmas Carol. Television: “Celebrating Young Frankenstein, he understudied and Gershwin with Mikhail Baryshnikov,” “The performed the role of Igor on Broadway Kennedy Center Honors,” “In Performance as well as the National tour. His history at the White House,” “The Today Show,” with The Producers was three fold — Origi- “David Letterman Show,” “An Evening With nal London Company (understudied and The Boston Pops.” Film: The Producers and performing the role of Carmen Ghia with recently choreographed Evening starring Young Frankenstein | Overture Center 13
one, Beauty and the Beast, The Frogs, High Society, Steel Pier, Dance a Little Closer and JAMEY JENNINGS (Company Manager) A Christmas Carol. For New York City Balhas served as company manager on several let, he arranged the music and co-wrote the National and International tours, including libretto (with Susan Stroman) for Double Cinderella starring Lea Salonga, Hairspray, Feature. Other ballet credits include Thou Oklahoma!, Fosse, Seussical the Musical, Swell (for NYCB) and But Not for Me for Contact, and most recently The Wizard of the Martha Graham Company. Oz. PATRICK S. BRADY (Music Supervision JOHN M. ATHERLAY (Production Stage and Vocal Arrangements) was the musical Manager). Broadway: Xanadu, Beauty and director and vocal arranger for the Broadway the Beast, A Small Family Business, The production and film version of The ProducSeagull. National Tours: The 101 Dalmatians, ers. He also served as musical supervisor for Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Little Shop of two national tours and international comHorrors, The Producers, Stardust with Betty panies in London, Toronto and Melbourne. Buckley, Almost Like Being in Love with Dia- Other Broadway shows include The Will hann Carroll. Regional: Peter Pan, Seven Rogers Follies, Nick & Nora, Crazy for You, Guitars, Dreamgirls with Jennifer Holiday King David, Big, Triumph of Love, Fosse. and Sweet Charity with Donna McKechnie. Off-Broadway credits: Pete ‘n’ Keely, Closer Than Ever and St. Louis Woman. He has SARAH A. TSCHIRPKE (Stage Manager) arranged and conducted albums for Sally Broadway: The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, Jer- Mayes (The Comden & Green Songbook, sey Boys, Phantom of the Opera. National The Story Hour), Judy Kaye (Diva by Diva) Tour: 101 Dalmatians, Little House on the and Rebecca Luker (Anything Goes). He Prairie, Jersey Boys, Little Shop of Horrors, most recently served as the musical director Porgy & Bess, Momix, Adventures of Huck and conductor for Young Frankenstein on Finn, Living History and more. Selected Broadway. Off-Broadway/NY: Irish Repertory Theatre, Best Little Whorehouse… Dr. Sex. DOUG BESTERMAN (Orchestrations) Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Denver Three-time Tony Award winner. Broadway: Center Attractions, Denver Center The- Tarzan, Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 atre Company, North Shore Music Theatre, Tony/Drama Desk Awards), The ProducNational Theatre Conservatory, Northern ers (2001 Tony/Drama Desk), Fosse (1999 Stage, Colonial Theatre. Member, Actors Tony), The Music Man, Seussical, Big, Damn Equity Association. Ms. Tschirpke’s work has Yankees, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Dracula. also spanned producing, directing, technical Also King David, A Christmas Carol and the direction, production management, design, Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacuand dramaturgy. lar. West End: Sister Act, Guys and Dolls. Regional: Calvin Berger, I Sent a Letter to My PATRICIA L. GRABB (Ass’t. Stage Man- Love, Paramour. Ballets: Take Five (More Or ager) Tours: Swing! (Japan), 101 Dalmatians, Less), But Not for Me and Double Feature. Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Evita, Miss Sai- Film/television: Nine, The Producers, Chicagon, A Christmas Carol. Regional: Peter Pan go, Mulan, Anastasia, Pocahontas, Superstar, (Papermill Playhouse); Fences, Broadway Lincoln, Cinderella, Annie, Geppetto, South Bound, The Taffetas (Pennsylvania Centre Pacific and Scrubs. Arranged for Christine Stage); Fame! (Jersey Shore Entertainment); Andreas, Toni Braxton, Beyoncé Knowles, Hamlet (Brooklyn Gallery Players); 2 sea- Barry Manilow, Mandy Patinkin, Barbra Stresons, over 10 musicals with Surflight Theatre; isand and the Boston Pops. As a composer, Workshops: Tribeca PAC, NYC. Proud Doug’s music has been heard in the films graduate Penn State University, BFA Stage The Punisher, Out of Step and Exit Speed; Management and AEA member. Love to the TV shows “Summerland” and “One Life her family. to Live;” and the musical “Hats.” Meryl Streep.
GLEN KELLY (Music Arrangements and Supervision) Music supervisor and arranger for Broadway’s The Producers. Other Broadway credits: Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaper14 Overture Center | Young Frankenstein
ROBERT BILLIG (Music Director/Conductor). Broadway: Wicked, Never Gonna Dance, Man of La Mancha, Chicago, … Whorehouse Goes Public, Miss Saigon,
Les Misérables, Song And Dance, Singing’ In The Rain, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. National tours: The Drowsy Chaperone, Wicked, Barnum, Seesaw and No, No Nanette. Off-Broadway and film: Little Shop of Horrors. He has conducted for major stars for television and concerts as well as international symphony orchestras. JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator) Recent Broadway: La Cage Aux Folles; A Little Night Music; Ragtime; Rock of Ages; Burn the Floor; Young Frankenstein; Xanadu; Les Misérables; Grey Gardens; The Drowsy Chaperone; Beauty and the Beast; Hairspray; Coram Boy; Threepenny Opera; Sweeney Todd; The Producers; Movin’ Out; Caroline, or Change; Little Shop of Horrors; Hot Feet; Thoroughly Modern Millie; 42nd Street; Urinetown; Nine; La Bohème; Oklahoma!; Jekyll & Hyde; The Rocky Horror Show; Seussical; The Music Man; Fosse; The Civil War. Studio musician (bass): Michael Jackson, Madonna, Portishead, Eric Clapton, BB King, Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon, Celine Dion, Smashing Pumpkins, Tommy Flanagan, Pete Seeger, NY Philharmonic. His album Stage Door Johnny – John Miller: takes on Broadway is available on PS Classics Records. www. JohnMillerBass.com MOLLY HAYDON (National Marketing and Press Director) began her career in entertainment marketing in Canada promoting concerts and touring theatre. For more than a decade now, she has specialized in marketing Broadway and arena tours across North America and in London. First national tours include: The Producers; Wicked; Kiss Me, Kate; Copenhagen; Dame Edna’s The Royal Tour; The Sound of Music and Annie. For the last three years Molly has overseen the hugely successful arena tour of Walking With Dinosaurs. Molly has had the distinct privilege of working with the industry’s finest and funniest. Special Thanks to Tom Viertel and Laura Green. ON THE ROAD (Tour Direction) is a fullservice theatrical booking agency providing booking and contract services for touring shows throughout North America. Founded in 1997, On The Road is proud to have served as tour director for such Tony Award winning shows as The Producers – the new Mel Brooks musical, Hairspray, Movin’ Out, Sweeney Todd, and Spring Awakening as well as The Rat Pack – Live at the Sands,
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Mackintosh; Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!; Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake; Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Annie and Hairspray among many others. Joining returning hits The Wizard of Oz, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific this season are Joyful Noise’s production of Handel’s Messiah Rocks, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line, Blue Man Group National Tour and Les Misérables. JAMES D. STERN (Producer) An Awardwinning theatrical producer, filmmaker and CEO of Endgame Entertainment, he has produced over 50 Broadway shows and films, including the Tony-Award-winning musicals, The Producers and Hairspray; the Tony-nominated Legally Blonde; and the international hit, Stomp. In film, he has directed and produced the critically acclaimed documentary Every Little Step. As producer, his films include “Proof,” “Hotel Rwanda,” “I’m Not There” and “An Education.” DOUGLAS L. MEYER (Producer) fulfilled a dream by winning a Tony as coproducer of The Producers and Hairspray! Other broadway credits: Swing!, Little Shop of Horrors, The Wedding Singer, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Legally Blonde. His greatest creation: his Abby-Normal son, David “the Brain” Meyer. Doug is a Certified Financial Planner and Managing Director of Investments with Wells Fargo Advisors in Deerfield, Illinois. Doug has deep love for his wife Stacey, desserts and the Cubs. JON B. PLATT (Producer). Tony Awards: Angels in America; Millennium Approaches (Pulitzer Prize for Drama); Perestroika; Copenhagen; God of Carnage. Tony nominations: Damn Yankees; Peter Pan; Hello, Dolly!; The Diary of Anne Frank; Lonesome West; Man of La Mancha; Wicked; You’re Welcome America. National: The Sound of Music; Sunset Boulevard; Hair; Jesus Christ Superstar; Fiddler on the Roof; The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; A Chorus Line; The Graduate; Blue Man Group “Tubes.” Current: Wicked: New York, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Stuttgart. Driving Miss Daisy starring James Earl James and Vanessa Redgrave.
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Credits Scenery provided by Hudson Scenic Studio. Additional scenery provided by Showroom, Inc and F&D Scene Changes. Painted drops provided by Scenic Art Studios. Lighting equipment provided by PRG Lighting. Sound equipment provided by PRG Audio. Stage properties provided by Cigar Box Studios, Rabbit’s Choice and Costume Armour. Additional props built by Showman Fabricators. Frankenstein puppet provided by Michael Curry Design. Hand props by Moon Boots - Jennie Marino. Costumes by Carelli Costumes, Inc.; David Quinn; EuroCo Costumes, Inc.; Jennifer Love Costumes, Inc.; John David Ridge, Inc.; Scafati Tailoring, Inc.; Tricorne, Inc. Shoes by T.O. Dey, J.C. Theatrical and LaDuca. Millinery by Carelli Costumes, Inc.; Rodney Gordon; Inc. Rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios Special Thanks to Providence Performing Arts Center; Norbert Mongeon and Orange County Performing Arts Center Financial Services and banking arrangements by M&T Bank Visit the Young Frankenstein website at YoungFrankensteinTheMusical.com The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE.
UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. The Press Agents, Company and House Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
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PATRON SERVICES AND INFORMATION
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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. Buy in person: Visit the ticket office located on the main floor just off the Rotunda Lobby. 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. Group orders: Groups of 15 or more receive a discount on most performances. Call 608.258.4159 to make reservations. TTY/ TextNet: Call 1.866.704.2328 for tickets and information. 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 (TTY/TextNet: 1.866.704.2328) for information, questions, or to request the following: n n n n n
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Etiquette Please turn off all paging devices, cell phones and watch alarms. Smoking is prohibited in Overture. The use of cameras or tape recorders in the theaters is prohibited without written permission from Overture Center and the performing company’s management. Food, large bags and other large items are not permitted in the theaters. Bottled water and beverages in Overture Refillable Souvenir Cups are allowed in the theaters at select shows. In consideration of audience members with scent sensitivities and allergies, please use perfumes, aftershaves and other fragrances in moderation. 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 Friends. 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
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