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Dinosaurs headed to Detroit! An Interview with Scott Wright, Erth Artistic Director and Artistic Director for Dinosaur Zoo Live

Q: What is Erth, and what is the “Dinosaur Zoo”? A: Erth is a visual and physical theatre company based in Sydney, at an amazing venue called Carriageworks. We have been around for 20 years and we create and tour shows around Australia and overseas. Dinosaur Zoo Live is a very cool show that is presented as an interactive theatre show. All of the dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures are Australian and during the show we let kids come up and pat them, feed them … and if the kids behave badly, we feed them to the dinosaurs (joking)! Q: When you were younger, did you ever think you would be involved in something like the type of work Erth creates? A: No, not really, but as a child I was an extrovert, and I also loved puppets and made my own puppets. The two things had to come together at some point. Q: How was the concept for the Dinosaur Zoo inspired? A: We had done a lot of work with museums throughout the world, making life-size dinosaur puppets, and we decided that we would make some of our own and promote Australia prehistoric natural history. The show is very funny but educational at the same time. Q: Aesthetically, the show looks interesting. What about the storyline? Does any plot exist? A: There’s no real storyline. It really is a live animal presentation. Of course, each dinosaur comes with a backstory about where it came from, how it behaves, what it eats, etc. Q: Who are some of the most popular characters? A: The baby dinosaurs and the big scary carnivores. One truly amazing thing about ☛ continued on page 22

cott Wright is the Artistic Director and co-founder of Erth Visual & Physical, Inc. which began in 1990. He trained as a dancer and choreographer in Victoria in Southeast Australia, and is a multi-skilled artist incorporating puppetry (one of his greatest loves), movement, acting, aerial, stilts and pyrotechnics. Scott currently is devising several new shows including Murder—inspired by the music of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ murder ballad “Stagger Lee,”—and a production with a prehistoric aquarium in which the audience is submerged in an ancient underwater environment, witnessing the thrills and spills of aquatic life. Also in development is a new work based upon the last Thylacine (the largest know carnivorous marsupial of modern times) kept in Australian captivity. Scott’s personal focus currently lies within the survival of indigenous folklore, exploring how ancient stories can be retrieved and presented to new audiences. This interest takes him into remote communities throughout Australia where he meets with elders, learning and developing methods for pupTickets are on sale now for Dinosaur Zoo at the petry to tell the stories of ancient creatures Fisher Theatre March 12–16. Please see ad on page 22. and landscapes.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Overture........................................................................................................................................The Orchestra Prologue: The North Pole – Santa’s Home Scene 1: The North Pole – Chistmastown “Christmastown”................................................................................................... Santa, Buddy & Company Scene 2: The North Pole – Santa’s Workshop Scene 3: The North Pole – Santa’s Workshop Scene 4: The North Pole/New York City “World’s Greatest Dad”.............................................................................................................................Buddy Scene 5: Empire State Building. The offices of Greenway Press “In the Way”.................................................................................Deb, Walter, Emily, Michael & Company Scene 6: Macy’s department store “Sparklejollytwinklejingley”..............................................................Buddy, Store Manager & Company Scene 7: The Hobbs’ apartment “I’ll Believe in You”.................................................................................................................Michael & Emily Scene 8: The Hobbs’ apartment, the next day “In the Way” (Reprise)..............................................................................................................Emily & Walter Scene 9: The offices of Greenway Press “Just Like Him”..........................................................................................................Buddy, Deb & Company Scene 10: Rockefeller Center “A Christmas Song”................................................................................................ Buddy, Jovie & Company Scene 11: Walter’s office Scene 12: The streets of New York “World’s Greatest Dad” (Reprise)..................................................................................Buddy & Company ACT TWO Entr’acte........................................................................................................................................The Orchestra Prologue: The North Pole – Santa’s Home.........................................................................Buddy & Santa Scene 1: Chung Fu Palace “Nobody Cares About Santa”......................................Fake Santas, Store Manager, Waitress & Buddy Scene 2: Exterior, The Tavern on the Green “Never Fall in Love”......................................................................................................................................Jovie Scene 3: The Hobbs’ apartment “There Is A Santa Claus”........................................................................................................Michael & Emily Scene 4: The offices of Greenway Press “The Story of Buddy the Elf ”............... Buddy, Michael, Walter, Greenway, Emily, Deb & Company Scene 5: Central Park, the woods near the Boathouse “Nobody Cares About Santa” (Reprise).................................................................................................Santa Scene 6: Central Park “A Christmas Song” (Reprise)................................Jovie, Buddy, Emily, Micahel, Walter & Company Epilogue: The North Pole – Santa’s house Finale......................................................................................................................................................Company THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION MUSICIANS

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WHO’S WHO MATT KOPEC (Buddy). National tour: Elf The Musical (Buddy, 1st Nat’l), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Msr. D’Arque), All Shook Up. Regional: Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Wizard of Oz (Tin Man), Joseph... (Butler/Levi), 42nd Street, The Full Monty (Dance Captain). Other favorites include Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy); Lady, Be Good (Bertie Bassett); Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Matt is a proud alumnus of The Muse Machine in Dayton, OH, and holds a BFA in Acting, Musical Theatre from Wright State University. Thanks and love to my family, David, and my niece Hannah to whom I dedicate this performance. TYLER ALTOMARI (Michael) is thrilled to be on his first tour! Favorite roles: Oliver (Oliver), Bye Bye Birdie (Randolph), Miracle on 34th St (Tommy Mara). Tyler would like to thank the production team for this opportunity. He also thanks his family, Shelli of RKS, Carson Kolker, Donald, Denise, Julia, and Jackie. JANE BRUCE (Emily) is thrilled to be making her touring debut with the cast of Elf! Previous roles include Jo March (Little Women), Meredith Parker (Bat Boy), and Judy Garland (Beyond the Rainbow). Proud University of Michigan graduate. Much love to Networks, Eddie at Take 3 Talent, and the fam. janebrucemusic.com. JACQUELINE GRABOIS (Deb) was last seen in the national/international tours of Avenue Q (Kate Monster), Hairspray (Velma Von Tussle) and Shout! The Mod Musical (Red Girl). Regional: Peter Pan at Northern Stage (Mrs.Darling). Voiceovers: Stage Star Productions (Spring Awakening, The Wizard of Oz, Urinetown). Nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Avenue Q. jacquelinegrabois.com. GORDON GRAY (Santa) is delighted to be reprising his role of Santa in Elf. Formerly a professor of Theatre at Barnard College, he has more recently been performing in numerous tours of Broadway musicals. Favorite roles include Max in The Sound of Music, Herr Schultz in Cabaret, and Pop Carnes in Oklahoma. He is also coauthor and director with Isy Monk, of the PBS teleplay “We Ain’t What We Was.” KATE HENNIES (Jovie) spent last Christmas “falling in love with an Elf” and is thrilled to be back! BFA, Millikin University. Credits: Drowsy Chaperone (Janet), Biloxi Blues (Rowena), Shape of Things (Jenny). Many thanks

to Sam, Connor, and the Elf team. All my love to friends, family, and Jake. katehennies.com. KEVIN ROCKOWER (Mr. Greenway, u/s Walter). Recent roles: Marcello (La Bohème), Germont (La Traviata), Robert (Iolanta). In NYC Kevin has performed with Symphony Space, Opera Slavica, Regina Opera, and Gateway Classical Music Society. Regional companies include the Kitchen Theatre Company, Vermont Stage Company and the Millbrook Playhouse. Kevin is a graduate of Ithaca College (BFA) and Penn State (MM). MATTHEW ALAN SMITH (Walter) is thrilled be appearing in his first NETworks tour! Recent credits: Sweeney Todd (Turpin), Hairspray (Wilbur), Grey Gardens (Gould), Guys and Dolls (Sky). Soundtrack recordings: Robots, The Fountain, and the Academy Award-winning Happy Feet. Much love and thanks to friends, my parents, and Brian. CLYDE VOCE (Store Manager) is beyond thrilled to be touring once again with the Elf family! Regional: Guys and Dolls (Nicely Nicely), Dreamgirls (TruTone), Barnstormer (Arthur), My Fair Lady (Jamie). All my love to Mom, Dad, and Cory. AUSTIN BRANNAN (Ensemble, u/s Michael) is thrilled to be making his professional debut in Elf. From Baltimore, 12-year-old Austin loves to sing and dance. Local credits include Mame, Hello Dolly and The Music Man. Austin thanks his family for their support and dedicates every performance to his mom who applauds from heaven. LILYANN CARLSON (Ensemble). Previous roles: Pickles in The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse), Audrey Williams in Hank Williams: Lost Highway (MGR), Narrator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Weston Playhouse), Sally Harper in Little Women (Syracuse Stage). Thanks to my parents and Team Boals! Syracuse University, BFA Musical Theatre. MARA GABRIELLE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back on the road with Elf. National tour: Shrek The Musical (Swing). Regional: Spelling Bee (Olive), Mack and Mabel (Mabel), Gypsy (Dainty June), 42nd Street (Anytime Annie), Prince and the Pauper (Radio City Music Hall). Graduate of The Boston Conservatory. Love and thanks to Bob Cline, NETworks and my ALWAYS supportive family and friends! TIMOTHY GRADY (Ensemble). National tour debut! Recently seen at NY City Center, Radio City Music Hall, Maltz-Jupiter, Mc13

WHO’S WHO Carter, Riverside, Gateway and Ogunquit. Wagner College Theater graduate. Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Colleen, the creative team, NETworks, and Bob Cline Casting. TimGradyFilms.com. DAN HIGGINS (Ensemble). Recent credits: West Side Story national tour (Diesel, u/s Riff). Studied at Penn State University for Musical Theatre. Dance training for 18+ years in all genres, primarily at Center Stage in New Jersey. Has performed in various venues throughout NJ, PA, and NY. CAITLIN LEARY (Ensemble, u/s Jovie) is excited to join this jolly cast of Elf! She was last seen on NETwork’s tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Swing, Asst. Dance Captain). A special thanks to the creative team for this great experience. Love to Mom, Dad, Brendon, and Shane. Happy Holidays! RYAN PATRICK LINGLE (Ensemble, Swing, Assistant Dance Captain) is thrilled to join the touring company of Elf this holiday season! Regional credits include Kiss Me Kate, Singin’ in the Rain, and Guys and Dolls (Rusty Charlie). BFA Music Theatre from Florida State University. Much love and many thanks to my incredibly supportive family and friends. NICK LORENZINI (Ensemble). Favorite color: green. Favorite credits: Cats (Rum Tum Tugger, Flat Rock Playhouse), 42nd Street (Engeman), Forever Plaid (McCoy Rigby), RENT, and Annie (Musical Theatre West), Hairspray, Oklahoma, I Love a Piano (Moonlight Amphitheatre), The Producers (Cabrillo). Dedication to the beautiful people I get to call my family and friends. Happy Holidays! KYLE MCINTIRE (Ensemble, u/s Santa, u/s Store Manager, u/s Mr. Greenway). National tour debut! Regional: Les Miserables, The Music Man, Richard III (Utah Shakespeare Festival), My Fair Lady, Joseph…, Annie, A Christmas Carol (West Virginia Public). BFA, Otterbein University. Thanks to DDO, friends, and his loving family. ELYSE NIEDEREE (Ensemble, Swing, Dance Captain) is overjoyed to be spreading holiday cheer with this incredible cast and team! She was last seen performing on the high seas for Norwegian Cruise Lines as the Red Girl in Shout! The Mod Musical. Thanks to my teachers, friends, and wonderful family. JACQUELINE NUZZO (Ensemble, u/s Emily) is thrilled to be appearing in her first 14

national tour! She spent last year performing with Disney Cruise Line aboard the Disney Wonder. Other professional credits include Joseph... (Narrator) and The Taffetas (Cheryl). Proud graduate of Wagner College. Happy Holidays! jacquelinenuzzo.com. LAUREN PALMERI (Ensemble). Second Christmas with Elf! National tours: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (u/s Belle). Regional: My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line (Diana), The Sound of Music (Leisl), Carousel (Julie Jordan). BFA Musical Theatre, U ARTS. Many thanks to my friends and family for their constant love and support! laurenpalmerionline.com. CHRISTOPHER TIMSON (Ensemble, u/s Buddy) is ecstatic to be spending the holidays with the cast of Elf! National tours: Young Frankenstein (Igor), The Music Man (Quartet). Regional: S’Wonderful (Harold), Forever Plaid (Jinx), The Rocky Horror Show (Brad), Sweeney Todd (Tobias), A Chorus Line (Bobby). Love and thanks to family, friends, and G.A.D. Hey Kevin. ChristopherTimson.com. AMY VAN NORSTRAND (Ensemble) is a graduate of Point Park University, BA Musical Theater and Dance. Recent Credits: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Paper Mill Playhouse/ Maltz Jupiter Theater/Ogunquit Playhouse), Singin’ in the Rain, White Christmas (Gateway Playhouse), 9 to 5 (Ogunquit Playhouse/ Gateway Playhouse), 42nd Street (John Engeman Theater). TANNER WILSON (Ensemble) is thrilled to make his national tour debut with Elf! Some favorite credits include White Christmas, Rent, She Loves Me, and Fame. All my love to Elon University Music Theatre and the class of 2014, the 870, and my family. Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! 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. He received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and he has since written books for the musicals I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Annie Warbucks and the American version of Bombay Dreams. His most recent works are Annie, Chaplin, Elf, Young Frankenstein, for which he co-wrote the book with Mel Brooks, and Cry-Baby, cowritten with Mark O’Donnell. BOB MARTIN (Book). Broadway: The Drowsy Chaperone (Book, Man in Chair), Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, NY Drama Critics’ Circle ®

Award. Selected regional: The Drowsy Chaperone (L.A., Toronto, London), L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award, L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, Olivier nomination; Minsky’s (Book, L.A.); Second City Toronto (performer 1994-2000, artistic director 2003–2004). Selected television writing. Canada: “Slings and Arrows” (writer, creative producer), “Michael, Tuesdays and Thursday” (writer, actor), “Made in Canada,” “Twitch City.” MATTHEW SKLAR (Music) received a Tony Award nomination (Best Original Score) and a Drama Desk nomination (Outstanding Music) for his work on The Wedding Singer. He co-produced the show’s original Broadway cast recording for Sony/BMG Masterworks Broadway. Matthew is a recipient of the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award, the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation and the ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award. In addition to his work as a composer, Matthew has been a pianist, conductor and/or arranger for more than a dozen Broadway productions including Shrek; Caroline, or Change; Nine; 42nd Street; Titanic; Miss Saigon and Les Misérables. He has also contributed original music to the hit Nickelodeon television series “Wonder Pets.” ®

CHAD BEGUELIN (Lyrics) wrote the lyrics and co-book for The Wedding Singer (Tony Award nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Lyrics). He also wrote the book and lyrics for Judas & Me (NYMF Award for Excellence in Lyric Writing), the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award and the ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award. Much love to Tom. SAM SCALAMONI (Director) is proud to be returning to Elf The Musical after a successful U.S. National Tour in 2012. He has directed musicals, plays, and special events in New York, across the country, and around the world and is also a founding member of the Skyline Theatre Company and currently serves as Artistic Director. His direction of musicals includes the national tour of Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live! for Broadway Across America, two workshops of Alan Menken’s Leap of Faith, the premiere of the new musical Sense and Sensibilities at Playwrights Horizons and the Berkshire Musical Theatre Workshop, and the premiere of Mulan Jr. for Disney Theatrical. He also directed the national tour of The Gazillion Bubble Show ®

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WHO’S WHO for Jon Platt and Martian Entertainment. On Broadway, Mr. Scalamoni was the Associate Director for Elton John’s Broadway musical Lestat and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. He also supervised the U.S. national tour, the U.K. international tour and companies in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Seoul, Korea of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and serves as the Associate Director of the current National Tour. His other NYC and regional credits include At the Back of the North Wind at the Players Theatre and the National Arts Club, The New Picasso and Fidelity Futurestage at New World Stages, and Treaty 321! at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Mr. Scalamoni held the position of Artistic/Producing Director of The Hackmatack Playhouse in Maine and Artistic Director of The Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts in Orange County New York. CONNOR GALLAGHER (Choreographer). Recent: The Fabulous Lipitones (Goodspeed Musicals), Charles Busch’s Bunnicula (DR2), Into the Woods (Public Theatre in Central Park, Assistant Director/Choreographer), The Robber Bridegroom (The Roundabout Theatre Company), Fat Camp (NYMF & Cleveland, Best Choreography Award), Spidermusical (The Mint), Perez Hilton... (FringeNYC, Bleecker, Barrow, Joe’s Pub), Duck for President & Junie B. Jones (Theatreworks), the current Beauty and the Beast tour (Associate), Babes in Toyland (Lincoln Center), The York Theatre, The Riverside Theatre, La Comedia, Revision Theatre, Broadway Cares, The Gay Games, and five productions with Northern Stage. Connor has created choreography for Glidden Paint, Luxxotica Eyewear, and Hanky Panky underwear. He served as choreographer for “The Battery’s Down,” a musical webseries, as well as the new pilot “The Devil’s Bitch.” Connor is a graduate of The Cincinnati Conservatory and made his Broadway debut as a performer in Beauty and the Beast. connorgallagher.com. CHRISTINE PETERS (Scenic Design). Design credits: 2012 Elf tour. Broadway (Associate Designer): The Testament of Mary, Jekyll & Hyde, The Book of Mormon, Newsies, The Addams Family, Elf, Bonnie & Clyde, The House of Blue Leaves, Elling, Enron, Mary Stuart, The American Plan, Cyrano de Bergerac, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life. National tours (Associate Designer): Jekyll & Hyde, Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast. Regional theatre (Designer): Legally Blonde, Cinderella, Cats (Zoni 16

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WHO’S WHO including State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, Seussical The Musical starring Cathy Rigby, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, the Royal National Theatre’s revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! and The Wedding Singer. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. John was Musical Coordinator for several national tours including Sweet Charity starring Molly Ringwald, Annie starring John Schuck and Mackenzie Phillips, Hairspray, The Producers, and Shrek the Musical. He is currently the Musical Coordinator for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Memphis. ERIC FOTRE LEACH (Music Director). Thrilled to be making his touring debut with Elf. Regional credits: The Spitfire Grill, Once on this Island, Cats, The Music Man, Blood Brothers. Graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Thanks his family, friends, and colleagues for love and support. Christmas totally came early this year. Very blessed. EricFotreLeach.com. BENJAMIN SHAW (Associate Director) Broadway: current revival of The Glass Menagerie, End of the Rainbow. NYC: Theatreworks USA, Fordham University, Abingdon Theatre Co. Regional: 5th Ave Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, Theatre Latte Da, A.R.T. Also three years at Disney Theatrical Group. Graduate of Muhlenberg College. Grew up in Pittsburgh! benjyshaw.com. NANCY RENÉE BRAUN (Associate Choreographer) is thrilled to return to the Elf team! Favorite associate credits with Connor Gallagher: Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre workshop), Fat Camp (NYMF Choreography Award). Her own choreo credits: Fantasy Football: The Musical? (NYMF Best of Fest Runner-Up), Broadway’s Godspell Flash Mob (100,000 YouTube hits!), Berenstain Bears: Live! (Off-Broadway/National Tour), Altar Boyz (TriArts Playhouse). Broadway acting credits: Gypsy, Fat Camp. Northwestern University. CHRISTINE J. COLONNA (Production Stage Manager) is extremely excited to be a part of the Elf team. Her most recent shows include The Lost Colony, 42nd Street, and The Full Monty. She would like to thank her friends and family for all of their love and support! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

BRIAN BAUER (Company Manager) has over eight years of experience managing tour productions. Past shows include The Wizard of Oz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and The Magic of David Copperfield. Special thanks to his nieces, Shayna and Rachel, for their love and support. KARY M. WALKER (Executive Producer). NETworks since 2001. Previously Executive Producer at Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre in Chicago for two decades. Founding board member National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Vietnam Veteran. Mr. Walker has been in show business for 40 years and produced over 150 shows. Mr. Walker is most delighted to have been able to recently marry his partner of 33 years, Mr. James Morvay. MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTIShows.com) is one of the world’s leading dramatic licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to the idea of theatre as education and has created special collections for younger performers. The MTI Broadway Junior Collection includes “JR.” titles, 60-minute musicals for performance by middle school children; and “KIDS” titles, 30-minute musicals for performance by elementary school children. MTI School Editions™ are musicals that have been annotated for performance by high school students, and the Theatre For Young Audiences (TYA) Collection are 70-minute musicals designed for adults to perform for children. MTIShowSpace.com is the theatre world’s online community where practitioners and fans from around the world share advice, photos, videos, sets, props, costumes and more, to help bring their next productions to life. 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. Current clients include: Blue Man Group, The Book of Mormon, A Christmas Story, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Ghost, Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia!, Motown, Once, Peter and the Starcatcher, Stomp, We Will Rock You, West Side Story and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. ®

WHO’S WHO WARNER BROS. THEATRE VENTURES (Original Producer) is the live stage play division of Warner Bros. Entertainment responsible for developing and producing world-class musicals and other stage productions for the studio. The division also licenses stage rights to properties in the studio’s vast media library, including such recent stage productions as The Light in the Piazza, The Wizard of Oz, Singin’ in the Rain, The Color Purple and 42nd Street as well as the upcoming Diner and Bridges of Madison County. WBTV’s parent company, Warner Bros. Entertainment, a Time Warner Company, is a fully integrated, broad-based entertainment company and a global leader in the creation, production, distribution, licensing and marketing of all forms of creative content and their related businesses, across all current and emerging media and platforms. UNIQUE FEATURES (Original Producer) was launched in 2008 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne, who together built New Line Cinema into an industry powerhouse. The company is currently developing and producing several film and television projects, including The Mortal Instruments with

Constantin Film, currently in production in Toronto, starring Lily Collins and directed by Harald Zwart; an animated adaptation of Paul McCartney’s illustrated book High in the Clouds to be directed by Rob Minkoff, written by Josh Klausner with original music by McCartney; Sailing to Byzantium, based on the award-winning novella by Robert Silverberg; an original television series for Showtime with Bennett Miller and Kristen Gore; and the reality series “Dude, That’s My Sister” for MTV with Bunim-Murray. NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS, LLC (Producer). Since 1995, NETworks has produced and managed over 55 touring productions in the US., U.K. and internationally. Current productions include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; Blue Man Group National Tour; Elf The Musical; Flashdance the Musical; Memphis the Musical; Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera; The National Theatre of Great Britain’s production of War Horse and We Will Rock You, the musical by Queen and Ben Elton.

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STAFF EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Kary M. Walker GENERAL MANAGEMENT Gentry & Associates Scott W. Jackson Angela Rowles Gregory VanderPloeg Guy Jordin Heard Mary Witte Bobby Maglaughlin Penelope Lopez TOUR MARKETING AND PRESS Allied Live Laura Matalon Andrew Damer EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION The Road Company Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota 165 West 46th St, Ste 1101 New York, NY 10036 212.302.5200 voice 212.302.5374 fax www.theroadcompany.com CASTING Bob Cline COMPANY MANAGER Brian Bauer Production Stage Manager...................................Christine J. Colonna Assistant Director......................................................Michael Whitney Assistant Choreographer............................................. Enrique Brown Associate Scenic Designer.............................................Jerome Martin Tour Costume Designer.................................................Dana Burkhart Costume Coordinator........................................... Lindsay McWilliams Associate Lighting Designer.........................................Kirk Fitzgerald Assistant Lighting Designer...........................................Timothy Reed Moving Lights Programmer..................................................Brad Gray Production Electrician...................................................... Jesse Sutten Assistant Sound Designer...................................................Harry Platt Production Props Supervisor..........................................Emilian Pares Head Carpenter..............................................................Duncan Fisher Assistant Carpenter...........................................................Darren Alley Flyman........................................................................... Kenneth Britt Head Electrics.....................................................................Oliver Read Assistant Electrics........................................................William Nallett Head Props.......................................................................Sara Morand Head Audio..............................................................Nathaniel Putnam Assistant Audio...............................................................Renee Levine Head Wardrobe.................................................... Lindsay McWilliams Head Wigs........................................................... Mark Bailey Capalbo Rehearsal Pianist.........................................................Rachel Fogarty Print Design..........................................................................Allied Live Radio Spot Production.......................................................HMS Media Television Spot Design/Video Production.........................HMS Media Website.................................................................. Pit Bull Interactive Production Photography.............................. Joan Marcus, Amy Boyle Merchandising..................................................................Araca Group Accounting.............................................NETworks Presentations, LLC Legal.................................................................F. Richard Pappas, Esq. HR & Payroll Services.......................................Human Resources, inc. Insurance............................................................................ OneBeacon Tax Consultant...................................Brent A. Turner, One Source PSG IT Services.....................................George W. Wilson, One Source PSG Financial Services..........................George W. Wilson, One Source PSG Housing....................................................Lisa Morris, Road Concierge Travel Agency......................... Janice Kessler, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Trucking.......................................................................... Clark Transfer

FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Chief Executive Officer................................................Kenneth Gentry Chief Operating Officer............................................. Scott W. Jackson President............................................................................... Orin Wolf Executive Vice President Production.................................Seth Wenig Director of Finance..............................................................John Kinna Executive Producer......................................................Kary M. Walker Associate Producer........................................................Angela Rowles Director of Booking............................................. Charmaine McVicker Senior General Manager....................................Gregory VanderPloeg General Manager.......................................................Guy Jordin Heard General Manager............................................................ Mary K. Witte Assistant to the CEO/Associate General Manager..............Curt Owens Assistant General Manager.........................................Penelope Lopez Assistant General Manager...................................Bobby Maglaughlin Senior Production Manager...........................................Jason Juenker Associate Production Manager......................................Hector Guivas Associate Production Manager.......................................... Ben Neafus Assistant Production Manager........................................Evan Rooney Intern, Production Department...................................Ashley Harman Warehouse Manager............................................................Brad Korff Director of Marketing/PR................................................Heather Hess Music Coordinator............................................................ John Mezzio Controller....................................................................Jennifer Gifford Accounts Payable.............................................................. Laura Carey Office Manager...........................................................Buddy Piccolino Administrative Assistant.................................... Esther Schwarzbauer Office Assistant.................................................................Carol Jewell CREDITS: Scenery by Hudson Scenic Studios; Sound equipment provided by Sound Associates; Lighting equipment by Christie Lights; Flying Effects provided by ZFX, Inc

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☛ continued from page 4 their popularity is that we have many dinosaurs that have appeared on various YouTube clips. We totaled the amount of hits the other day and discovered that our dinosaurs have amassed over 5 million hits collectively. One dino in particular has 3 million to herself! Q: The puppet designs are amazing! Who creates them, and how? A: We create everything in the show. We have some amazing artists that work with us. Bryony Anderson is one of them, she’s awesome and inspiring. Q: Where have you toured? A: Where haven’t we been? We played Robert Irwin’s birthday in Queensland, one of the oldest theatres in Wellington (New Zealand), the halls of the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. The show has been so many places and will continue travelling. Q: Would this production appeal only to artists or to a wider audience? A: This show appeals to anybody between the ages of 5 and 500.

Q: Who is your team? A: The Erth team/crew sometimes changes; they are always great people and all have vast amounts of skill and experience. I have performed in the show as the presenter, we also like to work with real zookeepers and use them to present the show. It‘s really cool when a real zookeeper works with us to present the show because they really do look after animals. Whereas whenever I do it, I’m just a theatre director who knows a lot about dinosaurs… even though a lot of people think I’m a paleontologist! We also work with a team of puppeteers who are all great at bringing our dinosaurs to life. Q: What’s the best thing about taking this production on tour? A: One of the endearing things about touring the show is performing the work in more and more regional towns. The audiences are so warm and appreciative. The show really does appeal to so many people and it’s always great to do the show for new audiences. The response and enthusiasm is wonderful, and you feel like the show evolves with every thank you and round of applause. n

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