TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT presents
West Side Story Based on a conception of JEROME ROBBINS
Book by
Music by
ARTHUR LAURENTS
Lyrics by
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Entire Original Production Directed and Choreographed by
JEROME ROBBINS with
Andrés Acosta Konrad Case Addison Reid Coe Erika Hebron Theo Lencicki Thomas Mothershed Josh Pins Tory Ramirez Arianna Rosario Jeff M. Smith Michelle Alves
Yesenia Ayala Blue Cervini Mark Deler Dan Higgins Greg London Louie Napoleon Anthony Raimondi Bridget Riley Carolina Sanchez Tony Thomas Laura Volpacchio
Amber Ardolino Lauren Cannon Max Chucker MaryJoanna Grisso Matthew Krob Guy Mandia Jr. Thaddeus Pearson J. Nycole Ralph Ricardo Rique-Sanchez Michael Shultz Juan Torres-Falcon
Scenic Design by Costume Design by Lighting Design by Sound Design by JAMES YOUMANS DAVID C. WOOLARD HOWELL BINKLEY PETER McBOYLE Arrangements Music Director Orchestrations STEPHEN SONDHEIM J. MICHAEL DUFF LEONARD BERNSTEIN PATRICK VACCARIELLO WITH SID RAMIN and GARTH EDWIN SUNDERLAND and IRWIN KOSTAL Original Broadway Production Translations Co-Choreographed by LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA PETER GENNARO
Music Coordinator TALITHA FEHR TL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL
Casting JOY DEWING, CSA JOY DEWING CASTING
Exclusive Tour Direction THE BOOKING GROUP
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Executive Producer RANDALL A. BUCK
General Manager ROBERTA ROBERTS
Technical Supervisor GEOFFREY QUART
Choreography Reproduced by JOEY McKNEELY Directed by DAVID SAINT Broadway Production Directed by ARTHUR LAURENTS
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CAST
The Jets Action........................................................................................................................ GUY MANDIA, JR. Anybodys..................................................................................................................... BRIDGET RILEY A-rab............................................................................................................................. MAX CHUCKER Baby John............................................................................................................................... JOSH PINS Big Deal................................................................................................................... MICHAEL SHULTZ Diesel............................................................................................................................... DAN HIGGINS Graziella................................................................................................................... LAUREN CANNON Hotsie............................................................................................................................ERIKA HEBRON Mugsy................................................................................................................ LAURA VOLPACCHIO Riff............................................................................................................................... THEO LENCICKI Snowboy......................................................................................................................... JEFF M. SMITH Tony...................................................................................................................... ADDISON REID COE Velma..............................................................................................................................BLUE CERVINI The Sharks Alicia.......................................................................................................................... YESENIA AYALA Anita......................................................................................................................... MICHELLE ALVES Bebecita.................................................................................................................. AMBER ARDOLINO Bernardo.....................................................................................................................ANDRÉS ACOSTA Bolo...............................................................................................................................TORY RAMIREZ Chino...............................................................................................................JUAN TORRES-FALCON Consuela....................................................................................................................J. NYCOLE RALPH Federico..............................................................................................................THADDEUS PEARSON Fernanda.................................................................................................................ARIANNA ROSARIO Inca....................................................................................................................................MARK DELER Maria............................................................................................................... MARYJOANNA GRISSO Pepe..........................................................................................................RICARDO RIQUE-SANCHEZ Rosalia................................................................................................................ CAROLINA SANCHEZ Tio..................................................................................................................................TONY THOMAS The Adults Doc.................................................................................................................................GREG LONDON Glad Hand.................................................................................................................. MATTHEW KROB Officer Krupke.............................................................................................. THOMAS MOTHERSHED Lt. Schrank..................................................................................................................... KONRAD CASE
ENSEMBLE
AMBER ARDOLINO, YESENIA AYALA, LAUREN CANNON, BLUE CERVINI, MARK DELER, THADDEUS PEARSON, J. NYCOLE RALPH, TORY RAMIREZ, RICARDO RIQUE-SANCHEZ, ARIANNA ROSARIO, CAROLINA SANCHEZ, TONY THOMAS
SWINGS
ERIKA HEBRON, LOUIE NAPOLEON, ANTHONY RAIMONDI, LAURA VOLPACCHIO
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance For Action—Louie Napoleon, Michael Shultz; for Alicia—Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio; for Anita— J. Nycole Ralph; for Anybodys—Blue Cervini, Erika Hebron; for A-rab—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Baby John—Michael Shultz, Anthony Raimondi; for Bebecita—Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio; for Bernardo—Mark Deler; for Big Deal—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Bolo—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Chino—Louie Napoleon, Tory Ramirez; for Consuela—Yesenia Ayala, Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio; for Diesel—Louie Napoleon, Jeff M. Smith; for Doc—Thomas Mothershed; for Fernanda—Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio; for Federico—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Glad Hand—Konrad Case, Thomas Mothershed; for Graziella—Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio; for Hotsie— Laura Volpacchio; for Inca—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Krupke—Konrad Case, Matthew Krob, Greg London; for Lt. Schrank—Matthew Krob, Greg London, Thomas Mothershed; for Maria— Arianna Rosario, Carolina Sanchez; for Mugsy—Erika Hebron; for Pepe—Mark Deler, Louie Napoleon; for Riff—Dan Higgins, Jeff M. Smith; for Rosalia—Arianna Rosario, Laura Volpacchio; for Snowboy—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Tio—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Tony—Thaddeus Pearson, Michael Shultz, Jeff M. Smith; for Velma—Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio Dance Captains—BLUE CERVINI, ANTHONY RAIMONDI; Fight Captain—GREG LONDON West Side Story | Overture Center
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MUSICAL NUMBERS SETTING
Upper West Side of New York City
ACT I Scene 1: The Neighborhood “Prologue”................................................................................................The Sharks and the Jets “Jet Song”........................................................................................................... Riff and the Jets Scene 2: Outside Doc’s Drugstore “Something’s Coming”......................................................................................................... Tony Scene 3: Bridal Shop Scene 4: The Gym “Dance at the Gym”....................................................................................................... Company “Maria”................................................................................................................................. Tony Scene 5: Alleyways “Tonight”.............................................................................................................Tony and Maria “America”.....................................................................................Anita, Rosalia and Shark Girls Scene 6: The Drugstore “Cool” ............................................................................................... Riff, Jet Boys and Jet Girls Scene 7: Bridal Shop “One Hand, One Heart”.......................................................................................Tony and Maria Scene 8: The Neighborhood “Tonight” (Quintet)........................................................................................................ Company Scene 9: Under the Highway “The Rumble”
THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION
ACT II Scene 1: Maria’s Bedroom “I Feel Pretty” (“Me Siento Hermosa”)......................... Maria, Rosalia, Consuela and Fernanda “Somewhere”...................................................................Anybodys, Tony, Maria and Company Scene 2: The Neighborhood “Gee, Officer Krupke”.................................................................................... Action and the Jets Scene 3: Maria’s Bedroom “A Boy Like That”/“I Have a Love”.................................................................. Anita and Maria Scene 4: The Drugstore Scene 5: The Cellar Scene 6: The Neighborhood
WEST SIDE STORY ORCHESTRA
Music Director—J. Michael Duff AMD/Piano—Christian Regul; Keys 2—Priscilla Duff; Concertmaster—Laura Colgate; Cello—Nick Donatelle; Reed 1—Aaron Patterson; Reed 2—Dustyn Richardson; Trumpet—Scott Steen; Trombone—Brian Troiano; Bass—Arnold S. Gottlieb; Percussion—David Vincola; Drums—Paul Hannah; Band Tech—Arnold S. Gottlieb; Librarian—Paul Hannah; Music Coordinator—Talitha Fehr—TL Music International For musicians’ bios, please visit www.inthepitontheroad.com.
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ANDRÉS ACOSTA (Bernardo) feels honored to be working on this extraordinary piece of theatre. Favorite professional credits include Grease (Danny), A Chorus Line (Al), Ragtime (Houdini) and Hairspray (Sketch). B.F.A. Music Theatre from FSU. All my love and gratitude to my parents, friends and MSA.
family, my showstopper family, TC, KR and everyone along my dance journey!
KONRAD CASE (Lt. Schrank, u/s Glad Hand, u/s Officer Krupke) would like to dedicate his performance to his mother, Jacquie. Thank you for making him tryout for Peter Pan so many years ago. Konrad feels truly blessed to be a part of this amazing cast. Many thanks.
ERIKA HEBRON (Hotsie, Swing, u/s Anybodys, u/s Graziella, u/s Consuela, u/s Fernanda, u/s Alicia, u/s Bebecita, u/s Velma, u/s Mugsy) is thrilled to join the cast of West Side Story in her first national tour. Former Miss Missouri whose recent credits include: The Will Rogers Follies, Crazy For You and Damn Yankees. Proud dance performance graduate at OCU.
MAX CHUCKER (A-rab) hails from Virginia Beach and is a proud FSU graduate (B.M.). Favorite professional credits include Hello, Dolly! (Barnaby); Fiddler (the Fiddler); Big River (Young Fool). Love to MICHELLE ALVES (Anita). First national Hurrah Players, G.S.A., FSU-MT, The 408, tour. Born and raised in Puerto Rico. Credits: Kathi Lee, Emmy and family. Rent, Hair, Nine, Hairspray, Chicago; Dirty Dancing 2, Feel the Noise, Black Eyed ADDISON REID COE (Tony) is honored Peas, Ricky Martin, Pitbull, Nelly Furtado; to be a part of West Side Story. He recently Billboards, Grammys. Endless LOVE and appeared in Legally Blonde (Warner) at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre. He THANKS to family and friends! would like to thank God, his mother, Kathy, AMBER ARDOLINO (Bebecita) feels so family, friends and his best friend and blessed to be cast in her first national tour! girlfriend, Mary. Enjoy the show! She would like to thank Joy Dewing Casting, her family, and God for this incredible MARK DELER (Inca, u/s Bernardo, u/s Pepe), recent graduate in Dance from the opportunity. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, YESENIA AYALA (Alicia, u/s Consuela) is is overjoyed to make his national tour debut thrilled to be on tour with WSS! She holds a with West Side Story! He thanks God, his B.F.A. in Theatre from ECU and has worked friends, family and most of all his Maee for regionally since then. Now resides in NY where their support. she was recently seen in Terminator Too: MARYJOANNA GRISSO (Maria) is Judgement Play. Mami y Papi, esos es pa’ ti. thrilled to be a part of West Side Story. LAUREN CANNON (Graziella). This is Credits: DreamWorks Shrektacular Lauren’s first national tour, and she is thrilled (Gingy), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), to be playing the role of Graziella. She Urinetown (Hope Cladwell). B.F.A. in vocal would like to thank the team at DDO Artists performance from West Virginia University. Agency, her incredibly supportive family and Thank you to Troika, Joy Dewing Casting, her mom. Couldn’t have done it without you. my family, mentors and friends!
BLUE CERVINI (Dance Captain, Velma, u/s Anybodys) is thrilled to be a Jet Girl! Credits include: Cats (Victoria) at Gateway Playhouse; Ballet Aviv’s Nutcracker (Arabian Princess); Debbie Allen’s Just Dance; Quixotic Fusion. Thanks to my 6
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DAN HIGGINS (Diesel, u/s Riff). First national tour. Studied at Penn State University for Musical Theatre. Dance training for 18+ years in all genres, primarily
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST at Center Stage in N.J. Has performed in A-rab, u/s Chino, u/s Federico, u/s Inca, u/s various venues throughout NJ, PA and NY. Pepe, u/s Bolo, u/s Tio) is beyond excited to be a part of this historic show! National MATTHEW KROB (Glad Hand, u/s tours: Cats (Skimbleshanks), Cabaret (Dance Officer Krupke, u/s Lt. Schrank) is thrilled to Captain/Bobby). Regional: Irish Classical join his first national tour! Most recently he Theatre Co, Weathervane Rep (Rent— appeared as Max in Lend Me a Tenor. Other regional premiere), Gretna Theatre, New favorite roles include Richard Hannay in London Barn Playhouse. B.F.A.: SUNY The 39 Steps and Ms. Roosevelt in The Bully Buffalo. Love CWRNBNJNENEN. (Off-Broadway). THADDEUS PEARSON (Federico, u/s THEO LENCICKI (Riff), a born West Sider Tony) is thrilled to have his touring debut from Scranton, PA, is thrilled to be leading the in West Side Story understudying Tony. He Jets in such an amazing production. National thanks his cast, production staff, professors, Tours: Hairspray, A Chorus Line, Young friends and family and God for his many Frankenstein. Favorite Regional: WSS, Altar wonderful blessings. B.F.A. University of Boyz, Cabaret, Fiddler. PSU graduate. To Florida, Go Gators! family and friends, you’re the greatest! JOSH PINS (Baby John). National tour GREG LONDON (Fight Captain, Doc, u/s debut! Regional: John Darling in Peter Pan Officer Krupke, u/s Lt. Schrank). National (Paper Mill Playhouse), Tommy Djilas in tours: Hairspray (Edna), Fiddler on the The Music Man (Broward Stage Door), Roof (Lazar), A Streetcar Named Desire Baby John in West Side Story (Forestburgh (Mitch). International tours: Hairspray, Playhouse). Josh thanks his family for their The Fantasticks. Off-Broadway: Spurn. constant love and support. Regional: Richard III (Richard), Macbeth (Macbeth), Greater Tuna (Thurston), ANTHONY RAIMONDI (Dance Captain, Assassins (Czolgosz), Annie (Warbucks). Swing, u/s Baby John, u/s A-rab, u/s Big Appeared with Stacy Keach in Richard III Deal, u/s Snowboy, u/s Tio, u/s Bolo, u/s (Shakespeare Theatre, DC). Federico, u/s Inca) is a recent graduate of the University of Arizona. Since graduating, GUY MANDIA JR. (Action) is currently he has performed in several commercial and studying Musical Theater and Dance at concert performances. He performed with Temple University. Regional Credits: the main company of Giordano Jazz Dance Buddy Holly (Walnut Street Theater), The Chicago and was a featured dancer on the Unexpected Guest and Funny Girl (Gretna Bad Romance National Tour. Playhouse). Love to family, friends, teachers and mentors! For T. J. NYCOLE RALPH (Consuela, u/s Anita) Favorite credits: A Time to Love (National THOMAS MOTHERSHED (Officer Black Theatre), In the Boom Boom Room Krupke, u/s Glad Hand, u/s Lt. Schrank, u/s (The 45th St. Theatre), Hairspray (The Doc) is thrilled to be a part of the West Side Fulton), Hair—Dionne, A Chorus Line— Story national tour! Regional: My Fair Lady Sheila, Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, directed by Frank Galati, Over the Tavern, Dayton Contemporary Dance 2nd Company, Sweet Charity, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Norwegian Cruise Lines. 1776. B.F.A. from Florida State University. Love to my family. TORY RAMIREZ (Bolo, u/s Chino), a graduate of North East School of the Arts, LOUIE NAPOLEON (Swing, u/s Action, San Antonio, TX, is currently a sophomore u/s Big Deal, u/s Snowboy, u/s Diesel, u/s musical theater/dance major at Pace West Side Story | Overture Center
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST University, NYC. He appeared on NY stages at Joe’s Pub and Laurie Beechman Theater. BRIDGET RILEY (Anybodys). OffBroadway: Freckleface Strawberry, Pinkalicious, The Scarlet Letter. National tour: Seussical. Regional: Nine (Brugge, Belgium), …Spelling Bee, Les Misérables, Producers, All Shook Up, Cabaret. Concerts: Carnegie Hall. Training: Jacob’s Pillow School for Dance, B.F.A. Pace University. Love to my family. RICARDO RIQUE-SANCHEZ (Pepe) was born in Wasilla, AK and grew up in St. Louis, MO. He started dancing at 16 and moved to NYC after graduating from Stephens College in Columbia, MO with his B.F.A. in Dance. He is extremely excited to be in this tour. ARIANNA ROSARIO (Fernanda, u/s Maria, u/s Rosalia) is a recent graduate of the New World School of the Arts B.F.A. program. This is Arianna’s first national tour, and she is extremely excited to become a part of the West Side Story family.
Texas Tech University. Big thanks to my dear friends and fantastic family for all their love and support. TONY THOMAS (Tio). Touring debut with West Side Story! Credits: Dreams—Debbie Allen, Black Nativity—Mike Malone/ Stephawn Stevens, Tony Fowell Music and Movement, Joyce Mosso, Christopher Huggins, and Edgeworks Dance Theater. Thank you family and friends… this is only the beginning. JUAN TORRES-FALCON (Chino) is thrilled to be a part of WSS! A CubanAmerican from Miami, FL, Juan graduated from NYU. His credits include: A Chorus Line (Paul), Rent (Angel). Para mi Abuelo Andres y mis primeras damas: Georgina, Mariquita, Martha Rosa y Alina.
LAURA VOLPACCHIO (Mugsy, Swing, u/s Graziella, u/s Rosalia, u/s Consuela, u/s Fernanda, u/s Alicia, u/s Bebecita, u/s Velma, u/s Hotsie). Recent credits include The Music Man, Fame the Musical (Iris Kelly), Gypsy of the Year and commercials for White House Black Market. Laura graduated with honors CAROLINA SANCHEZ (Rosalia, u/s Maria) from New York University’s Gallatin School is currently a senior music theater major at Rider of Individualized Study. University and is thrilled to be performing in her first national tour. Previous credits: The ARTHUR LAURENTS (Book, Director). Producers (Ulla), A New Brain (Mimi). Thank His first play, Home of the Brave, opened you Mariann Cook, Robin Lewis and her family/ on Broadway in 1945, followed by many friends for all their support. others. His newest plays are A Key Change and Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You MICHAEL SHULTZ (Big Deal, u/s Tony, Are, starring Shirley Knight and Alison u/s Baby John, u/s Action) is honored to be Fraser. These came right on the heels of his part of this production. National tour: Fiddler New Year’s Eve starring Marlo Thomas and on the Roof (Fyedka). Regional: Anything Keith Carradine at his favorite theatre, the Goes, Hairspray, The Sound of Music. Mike George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. proudly holds a B.F.A. from Penn State He wrote his first musical, West Side Story, University. Endless thanks to friends, family, in 1957, followed by Gypsy and others. MTX and Troika. His first screenplay was The Snake Pit in 1948, followed by others including Rope, JEFF M. SMITH (Snowboy, u/s Riff, u/s Anastasia, The Way We Were and The Tony, u/s Diesel) has always wanted to be Turning Point. His own play, Invitation to a Jet! Regional favorites: Damn Yankees a March in 1960, was the first of several (Oquinquit Playhouse), Man of La Mancha he directed. I Can Get It for You Wholesale (ACCC), Cats (Gateway Playhouse). B.A. in 1961 was the first musical he directed, 8
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST followed by others including La Cage aux Folles and Gypsy with Angela Lansbury, then Tyne Daly and most recently, Patti LuPone. In 2000, he wrote a memoir, Original Story By. His latest book, Mainly on Directing: West Side Story, Gypsy, and Other Musicals, was published in March 2009. His posthumous memoir The Rest of the Story was published in 2012. LEONARD BERNSTEIN (Music) (1918–1990). Composer, conductor, author, teacher and recording artist, Bernstein transformed the way Americans and people everywhere hear and appreciate music. A few of his many compositions include the symphonies Jeremiah and The Age of Anxiety, the theatre piece Mass, Chichester Psalms, Divertimento, the film score for On the Waterfront, the ballets Fancy Free and Facsimile and the operas Trouble in Tahiti and A Quiet Place. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1969 and, over his lifetime, conducted many of the major orchestras of the world. His Broadway musicals include Wonderful Town, Candide, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and the immensely popular West Side Story. STEPHEN SONDHEIM (Lyrics) wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone Can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, The Frogs, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park With George, Into the Woods, Assassins, Passion and Road Show as well as lyrics for West Side Story, Gypsy, Do I Hear a Waltz? and additional lyrics for Candide. Side by Side by Sondheim, Marry Me a Little, You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow, Putting It Together and Sondheim on Sondheim are anthologies of his work as composer and lyricist. For films, he composed the score of Stavisky, background music for Reds and songs for Dick Tracy and the television production “Evening Primrose.” He co-authored the film The Last of Sheila and the play Getting Away With Murder. Mr. Sondheim is on the council of
the Dramatists Guild, having served as its president from 1973 to 1981. JEROME ROBBINS (Choreography) is world renowned for his work as a choreographer of ballets as well as his work as a director and choreographer in theatre, movies and television. His Broadway shows include On the Town, Billion Dollar Baby, High Button Shoes, West Side Story, The King and I, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Miss Liberty, Call Me Madam and Fiddler on the Roof. His last Broadway production in 1989, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, won six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director. Among the more than 60 ballets he created are Fancy Free; Afternoon of a Faun; The Concert; Dances at a Gathering; In the Night; In G Major; Other Dances; Glass Pieces; and Ives, Songs, which are in the repertories of New York City Ballet and other major dance companies throughout the world. His last ballets include A Suite of Dances created for Mikhail Baryshnikov (1994), 2 & 3 Part Inventions (1994), West Side Story Suite (1995) and Brandenburg (1996). In addition to two Academy Awards for the film West Side Story, Mr. Robbins received four Tony Awards, five Donaldson Awards, two Emmy Awards, the Screen Directors Guild Award and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. He was a 1981 Kennedy Center Honors recipient and was awarded the French Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur. Mr. Robbins died in 1998. DAVID SAINT (Director) is the Artistic Director of The George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where in the past fourteen years he has directed over 25 mainstage productions, including seven premieres by Arthur Laurents, most recently New Year’s Eve starring Marlo Thomas and Keith Carradine. Notable productions under his tenure include the Richard Rodgers Award-winning The Spitfire Grill, Outer Critics Circle Award-winning The Toxic Avenger, Anne Meara’s Down the Garden Paths with Eli Wallach, Creating Claire by West Side Story | Overture Center
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Tony winner Joe DiPietro and the Next Stage Festival where shows like Proof originated. He has directed on- and off-Broadway and around the country working with such artists as Jonathan Larson, A.R. Gurney, Jack Klugman, Holly Hunter, Bea Arthur, Aaron Sorkin, Sandy Duncan and Paul Rudd and at such theatres as Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons and Seattle Rep. Awards: Alan Schneider Award, Helen Hayes Award, L.A. Drama Critics Award and several DramaLogue Awards. Mr. Saint is the Executor of the Arthur Laurents Estate. JOEY MCKNEELY (Reproduction Choreographer) first was introduced to West Side Story by Mr. Robbins himself when he danced in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. He has directed and choreographed West Side Story throughout the world, including La Salla Opera in Milan, the Chatelet in Paris and the Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London (Olivier nom., Best Musical Revival). On Broadway, Joey’s choreographic debut was Smokey Joe’s Cafe, followed by The Life, Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center, The Wild Party, The Boy From Oz starring Hugh Jackman and the recent revival of West Side Story. He has earned two Tony Award nominations, two Outer Critics Circle nominations, an NAACP Image Award and an L.A. Ovation Award. He has also directed/choreographed U.S. national tours of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Annie Get Your Gun, Crazy for You and Smokey Joe’s Cafe. In addition, he directed The Beautiful Game in Tokyo, Love U, Teresa in China, and the ballet of American in Paris for Bordeaux Opera. Japan. Feature film choreography: IQ and Zoolander.
Cats, Chicago, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chita Rivera: The 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 A Christmas Story, The Pirate Queen, pre-production and development of Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, the 2012 Toronto launch of Wizard of Oz and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies. J. MICHAEL DUFF (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 Street—Moscow, 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.
JAMES YOUMANS (Scenic Design). Broadway: Gypsy (Patti LuPone), Swinging on a Star. Off-Broadway: Matt and Ben, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Jeffrey, Sight Unseen, After-Play, The Petrified Prince (dir. Harold Prince), The Swan (Public Theater), Raised in Captivity (Nicky Silver). T A L I T H A F E H R , T L M U S I C Other: Randy Newman’s Faust (La Jolla INTERNATIONAL (Music Coordinator) Playhouse), The Bozwell Sisters (Old Globe), was founded by Talitha Fehr in 2010 to Cinderella (national tour), 1776 (Guthrie). carry on the musical contracting traditions of Upcoming: Creature From the Black Lagoon her mentor Sam Lutfiyya. National tours of (Universal Studios Hollywood); New Year’s Sister Act, Catch Me If You Can, West Side Eve (Arthur Laurents), George Street Story, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Come Playhouse. Love to Liz and the kids. Fly Away, Mamma Mia!, A Christmas Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, 10
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST DAVID C. WOOLARD (Costume Design). Broadway: Dividing the Estate, The Farnsworth Invention, Old Acquaintances, Ring of Fire, All Shook Up, 700 Sundays, The Smell of the Kill, The Rocky Horror Show (2001 Tony Award nomination), Voices in the Dark, The Who’s Tommy (1993 Tony and Olivier award nominations), Bells Are Ringing, Marlene, Wait Until Dark, Horton Foote’s The Young Man From Atlanta, Damn Yankees and A Few Good Men.
Music Technology from McGill and lives in Stratford, Canada with his wife, Meghan, and their daughters, Ella and Beatrice.
JOY DEWING, CSA (Casting Director). Current/recent tours: Catch Me if You Can, West Side Story, In the Heights, Fiddler on the Roof, Cats. Off-Broadway: Voca People, Soul Doctor, Forever Dusty. Regional: Flat Rock Playhouse, The Lost Colony. Dance: The Bad Boys of Dance, STREB. Other recent favorites: Legally Blonde (tour), HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Designer). Dear Edwina (off-Broadway), Movin’ Out Broadway works include: Jesus Christ (tour), 101 Dalmatians (tour/NYC). Joy Superstar, How To Succeed… with Daniel travels to SETC, UPTA, and the nation’s Radcliffe, Lombardi, Million Dollar Quartet, top universities and training programs Memphis, West Side Story (2009 Tony every year to discover the next generation nomination), Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, of our industry’s most talented performers. In the Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Proud member of The Casting Society of Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, Kiss of America and catcher on its softball team. the Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination). www.joydewingcasting.com. Parsons Dance (co-founder), five-time Helen Hayes Award recipient, 1993 Sir Laurence LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA (Translations) Olivier Award and Canadian Dora Award is the creator-composer-lyricist of In the for Kiss of the Spider Woman. 2006 Henry Heights; winner of four Tony Awards, Hewes Design Award, Outer Critics Circle including Best Musical and Best Score; Award and Tony Award for Jersey Boys. and recipient of a Best Leading Actor Howell teaches master classes in Lighting nomination for his performance as Usnavi. Design in multiple undergraduate and Miranda also won a 2009 Grammy Award graduate arts programs and has created a for Original Broadway Cast Album, and was yearly scholarship and internship opportunity named a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize at his alma mater, East Carolina University, for Drama, both for In The Heights. Other for an outstanding student in his beloved credits include: Stephen Schwartz’ Working (contributing composer), Bring It On (music/ field of Lighting Design. lyrics), Freestyle Love Supreme (cofounder/ PETER MCBOYLE (Sound Designer) is performer). TV/film credits: “Modern the Resident Sound Designer at the renowned Family,” “House,” “The Sopranos,” “Sesame Stratford Shakespeare Festival where he has Street,” “The Electric Company,” The Odd designed more than 45 productions. He has Life of Timothy Green, Sex and The City. had the privilege of working with fantastic artists including Des McAnuff, Christopher RANDALL A. BUCK (Chief Executive Plummer, Gary Griffin, Twyla Tharp, John Officer) has produced more than 50 Doyle, Stafford Arima, Susan H. Schulman, productions across the globe for Troika Brian Bedford, Brent Carver and Brian Entertainment. Before joining Troika in 1999, Dennehy. Favorite productions include Mr. Buck was Vice President and General Come Fly Away (Broadway/tour); Caroline, Manager for Livent in Toronto. While Or Change (Toronto); West Side Story working for Livent, he managed productions (Stratford); The House Of Martin Guerre such as Fosse, Ragtime, Show Boat, Music (Toronto); Barrymore (Tour/Broadway/ of the Night and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Toronto). Peter has a Masters degree in Mr. Buck was a stage manager for more than West Side Story | Overture Center
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST 20 years, surviving a year with Mary Martin and 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 and 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 happilyever-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. ROBERTA ROBERTS (General Manager) is excited to be in her eleventh season 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 around the world
to 50 countries and every continent except Antarctica. TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) has been the innovator in touring musical theater productions for over two decades, producing shows throughout North America and the world. Each season, Troika tours to hundreds of cities across the U.S. and Canada. In addition, Troika has produced in European markets including Russia, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Central/ South American and Caribbean credits include touring Cats in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. As the first U.S. production company to tour a musical in mainland China, Troika has toured extensively across the Pacific Rim in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore, with productions of The Sound of Music, Swing!, 42nd Street and Chicago. The company is experienced in casino and leisure markets having produced for The Wynn, Caesars, Grand Casino, Hilton, Eldorado and Harrah’s (Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Biloxi, Lake Tahoe and Branson). Current and upcoming productions include Catch Me if You Can, Sister Act, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Shear Madness and The Wizard of Oz. With strong ties to the Broadway community, Troika prides itself on delivering top quality productions to audiences worldwide. ALLIED LIVE (Marketing and Press) is a full-service marketing and advertising agency representing Broadway shows, national tours, performing arts institutions and experiential entertainment entities. Clients include: The Book of Mormon, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!, Catch Me if You Can, Hair, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Ghost, A Christmas Story, Elf, Traces, Blue Man Group and Stomp.
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STAFF FOR WEST SIDE STORY Executive Producer Randall A. Buck GENERAL MANAGER Roberta Roberts TOUR PRESS & MARKETING Allied Live, LLC Laura Matalon Sarah Dahlberg Jacqueline Smith COMPANY MANAGER Steve Lisciani TOUR BOOKING AGENCY The Booking Group Meredith Blair, Mollie Mann Brian Brooks and Richard Rundle www.thebookinggroup.com CASTING Joy Dewing Casting Joy Dewing, CSA Nikki Grillos TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR Geoffrey Quart PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER........... Kim Negrete Associate Scenic Designer................................Jerome Martin Production Carpenter....................................Andrew Sullivan Production Props..................................................Clista Jarrett Associate Lighting Designer...............................Ryan O’Gara Assistant Lighting Designer.....................................Joe Doran Moving Light Programmers..........Joe Allegro, Chris Herman Production Electricians............. Michael Brown, Adam Grant Associate Sound Design................................Daniel Fiandaca Production Sound............................. Colle Bustin, Alex Ritter Fight Coordinator....................................................Ron Peritti HEAD CARPENTER........................................Mike Kantz Assistant Carpenters.............Abby Powers, Joshua Townsend Head of Properties.........................................Jen Day-Gottlieb Head Electrician.......................................Preston Rounsaville Assistant Electrician........................................... Laura Prather Head of Sound................................................... Marc Rongere Assistant Sound Engineer................................. Sherie Farmer Head of Wardrobe..............................................Season Saulet Head of Hair and Make-Up..............................Emily Baldwin Accounting........................................Zwick & Banyai, PLLC. Employee Benefits..................................... The Capital Group Insurance................................Maury, Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Legal..........................................................S. Jean Ward, Esq. Creative Services...............................................Allied Digital Production Photography..................................... Carol Rosegg Massage Therapy...........NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc Massage Therapist........................ Olga L. Rodriguez-Gomez Medical Director..................................... Thomas Myers, MD Merchandise Provider............................Creative Goods NYC For TROIKA Entertainment Chief Executive Officer................................ Randall A. Buck Chief Financial Officer...................................... Donald Kindl Associate Producer................................................ Jaime Prine General Managers..........................................Roberta Roberts Joe Christopher Assistant General Managers ...........................Brian Schrader Abram Best 14
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Technical Supervisor...................................... Geoffrey Quart Production Coordinator................................. Ryan P. Murphy Technical Director................................................Sam Mahan Director of Booking & Sales........................... Michael Orsino Marketing Manager.........................................Courtney Davis Marketing Consultant.............................................. Amy Katz Budgeting & Forecasting Manager..............George Lamberty Controller....................................................... Ryan Rudzinski Staff Accountant........................................... Lourdes Castillo Accounting Clerk...........................................Marite Espinoza Office Administrative Coordinator................. Doria Montfort Warehouse Manager...........................................Scott Garrish For TROIKA Costumes Costume Director........................................Michelle Harrison Project Assistants................... Alison Smith, Kristina Lamdin Work Room Manager...........................................Helen Jones Lead Stitcher..................................................Laura Browning Craft Manager........................................................... Risa Ono CREDITS Hotel Booking and Travel by ROAD REBEL ENTERTAINMENT TOURING, San Diego, CA. Scenery by SHOWMAN FABRICTORS, Long Island City, NY, Elliot Bertoni. Original Scenery by HUDSON SCENIC STUDIO, INC., Yonkers, NY. Mannequins and Sewing Machine provided by FOX SEWING MACHINES, New York, NY. Cigarette Lighters courtesy of ZIPPO LIGHTERS. Certain Props by JOHN CREECH DESIGN AND PRODUCTION, Brooklyn, NY and ANN PINKUS, MONMOUTH ANTIQUES, Red Bank, NJ. Lighting Equipment Provided by HUDSON CHRISTIE LIGHTING, Yonkers, NY. Sound Equipment Provided by MASQUE SOUND, East Rutherford, NJ. Backline by JONAS PRODUCTIONS, Fountaintown, IN. Costumes by TRICONE, INC., BARBARA MATERA, LTD., ERIC WINTERLING, INC., TIMBERLAKE STUDIOS, INC., GILIBERTO DESIGNS, INC., BECKENSTEIN MEN’S FABRICS, INC., and TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT COSTUME SHOP, Glen Burnie, MD, Michelle Harrison. Custom Knitwear by MARIA FICALORA KNITWEAR, LTD. Costume Ageing and Distressing by HOCHI ASIATICO STUDIO. Accessories by DAVID SAMUEL MENKES CUSTOM LEATHERWEAR NEW YORK. Undergarments by BRA*TENDERS. Footwear by JC THEATRICAL & CUSTOM FOOTWEAR, INC., CAPEZIO, and BLOCH SHOES. Millinery by ARNOLD S. LEVINE, INC. Trucking by JANCO, LTD., Wayne, NJ, Rick Rosenthal. Sinfonia orchestra enhancement by Realtime Music Solutions, LLC, with orchestra adaptation by J. Michael Duff. Rehearsed at PEARL STUDIOS NYC. Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). The Director and/or 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 employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.
Overture Center for the Arts thanks our corporate and foundation supporters for their generous support and partnership. PUBLIC SUPPORT
The City of Madison LEGACY SPONSORS
$100,000 AND ABOVE
American Girl’s Fund for Children MG&E Foundation $20,000 – $99,999
American Family Insurance Capital Newspapers, Inc. CUNA Mutual Foundation J.H. Olson Charitable Foundation Madison Community Foundation Arts Access National Endowment for the Arts Park Bank Robert W. Baird & Co. University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation $15,000 – $19,999
Bell Laboratories CUNA Mutual Group Food Fight, Inc. ProVideo SupraNet Communications TOMCAT Products Unity UW Health $10,000 – $14,999
A. Paul Jones Charitable Trust The Bruce Company of Wisconsin DeWitt Ross & Stevens Diego’s Mexican Bistro & Icon Restaurants Evjue Foundation Exact Sciences Gammex Kuehn Family Foundation Madison Investment Advisors Murphy Desmond, S.C. Oscar Mayer University Research Park Webcrafters – Frautschi Foundation
$5,000 – $9,999
Alliant Energy Foundation Courtier Foundation Custer Financial Services Dane Arts Dane County Epicentre (an Illumina Company) Goodman’s Jewelers J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc. New England Foundation for the Arts Outrider Foundation Pepsi Cola of Madison PPD Promega Corporation ScheduleSoft Smart Motors Stafford Rosenbaum, S.C. Trek Bicycle Corporation Wisconsin Arts Board $1,000 – $4,999
Anonymous Boardman & Clark LLP Culver’s VIP Foundation Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier Hovde Properties, LLC Kilwins Monona State Bank Perkins Coie Sergenian’s Floor Coverings State Bank of Cross Plains Sub Zero Foundation Target Von Briesen & Roper Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C. Wheeler, Van Sickel & Anderson, S.C. WISC-TV *List current as of 12.10.12
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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.
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. 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.
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RESIDENT ORGANIZATIONS Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society bachdancinganddynamite.org | 608.255.9866 Children’s Theater of Madison ctmtheater.org | 608.255.2080
Information is also available at overturecenter.com/tickets/accessibility
Forward Theater Company forwardtheater.com | 608.234.5001
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.
Li Chiao-Ping Dance lichiaopingdance.org | 608.835.6590
Event Staff Stagehand services in Overture are provided by members of Local 251 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Usher and other services for Overture are provided by Overture volunteers. For information, visit overturecenter.com/contribute/ volunteer or call 608.258.4177. 16
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Kanopy Dance Company kanopydance.org | 608.255.2211
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 xx | Overture Center
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