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Heartbeat of Home a stage-thumping success Review by Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star 4 stars ★★★★ out of 4

urprise is the best element that a piece of live entertainment can possess, and Heartbeat of Home, which had its North American premiere at the Ed Mirvish Theatre, is positively jam-packed with the nicest kind of surprises. If you were a fan of Riverdance, you’re probably expecting more of the same, since this show is created by the same duo— John McColgan and Moya Doherty—who launched that earlier hard-shoe phenomenon and sent it spinning around the world like a step-dancing satellite. And rest assured, there’s a lot of Irish dancing in Heartbeat of Home, performed with rat-a-tat-tat precision by a dynamic cast. If you’re a newcomer to the form, you’ll be blown away. If you’re already a fan, you’ll fall in love all over again. But McColgan and Doherty are canny showmen and they’ve expanded the terpsichorean world of their earlier success to reflect some of the numerous ethnic changes that have occurred both in their native Dublin and around the world. The famous “40 shades of green” that mark the Emerald Isle have added a whole palette filled with browns and blacks to the colour mix, reflecting the tides of Latin and AfroCuban immigration over the past 20 years since Riverdance first opened. You wouldn’t know it at first. The amazing lighting by Peter Canning begins by picking 4

out a series of step-dancers, one by one, with laser-like precision. Their tight black clothing, the Uzi-blast sound of their feet, the pride of their carriage are all familiar and yet exhilarating. But before you can get too comfortable, the music changes tempo, the lighting grows brighter and a team of Latin dancers join the mix, with the Irish adapting their steps to accompany them. And then a troupe of Afro-Cuban artists slash across the stage, creating the same dramatic effect that made the opening number of Ragtime—for example—so spectacular, as three different cultures existed separately and yet together. From there on, there’s no turning back. We are on a journey from a small island where people of many cultures exist separately to a larger body of land, where they can all live their lives in happy coexistence. There are no spoken words needed, and even the lyrics of Joseph O’Connor to the stirring music of Brian Byrne offer us feelings rather than plot points. We’re in the theatre to be carried away by the power of music, dance and visual artistry, with the projections of David Torpey adding an element of magic that keeps things in constantly pleasing motion. It may sound like a shallow thing to say, but this is probably the most physically attractive company that I can

recall anywhere. To paraphrase the famous line from Cabaret: “The boys are beautiful, the girls are beautiful, even the orchestra is beautiful.” And the fact that this beauty is so ethnically varied only adds to its potency. The packaging of Heartbeat of Home is first-class, to be sure, but the dancing is world-class, and that’s what we come for. David Bolger is in charge of the overall choreography/musical staging, and his ability to co-ordinate all the various styles so that they never seem like a step-dancing mash-up is breathtaking. And pride of place must also go to the great John Carey, who has taken the minimalist form of Irish dance and found seemingly limitless variations within it. Everyone who sees the show will have their own favourite performers, but I was particularly impressed by Bobby Hodges, a young man who combines the energy of Gene Kelly with the grace of Fred Astaire and offers the charm of both. Ciara Sexton is the kind of dark-haired pixie you might imagine playing Tinker Bell in a Dublin production of Peter Pan, but her skills are mischievous as well as elfish. And Clare Craze, the Latin dance captain, is a

ball of kinetic energy and coiled sexuality whom I defy you to take your eyes off. She’s tremendous. But they all are, as is the entire event called Heartbeat of Home. It’s a spectacular celebration of the human spirit that provides non-stop entertainment as well. That’s quite the combination. are on sale now for Heartbeat of Home at the • Tickets Fisher Theatre March 18–23; see ad below.

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PORGY AND BESS

George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin Book Adapted by

Musical Score Adapted by

Suzan-Lori Parks

Diedre L. Murray

Alicia Hall Moran Nathaniel Stampley Sumayya Ali Denisha Ballew Dan Barnhill Danielle Lee Greaves David Hughey Fred Rose and

Alvin Crawford Kingsley Leggs Vanjah Boikai Adrianna M. Cleveland Roosevelt André Credit Cicily Daniels Dwelvan David Nkrumah Gatling Tamar Greene Nicole Adell Johnson James Earl Jones II Quentin Oliver Lee Cheryse McLeod Lewis Sarita Rachelle Lilly Kent Overshown Chauncey Packer Lindsay Roberts Soara-Joye Ross Scenic Design

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Sound Design

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Christopher Akerlind

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Music Supervisor

Music Director and Conductor

Music Coordinator

Dale Rieling

John Miller

J. Jared Janas and Rob Greene Constantine Kitsopoulos Casting

Associate Director

Production Stage Manager

Technical Supervision

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Nancy Harrington

John M. Atherlay

Hudson Theatrical Associates

Justin Huff, CSA

Tour Booking Agency

Marketing Direction

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Associate Producers

Greenleaf Productions Michael Crea PJ Miller Olivia Smith-Dews Orchestrations by

William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke Choreographed by

Ronald K. Brown Directed by

Diane Paulus First performed at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University August 17, 2011. Diane Paulus, Artistic Director and Diane Borger, Producer. The worldwide copyrights in the words of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family.

The national tour of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS is dedicated to the memory of Associate Costume Designer Ashley Farra, who followed her dreams and dedicated her passions to the art of theatre.

CAST

Sumayya Ali

Vanjah Boikai

Denisha Ballew

Adrianna M. Cleveland

Alicia Hall Moran

Nathaniel Stampley

Alvin Crawford

Kingsley Leggs

Dan Barnhill

Danielle Lee Greaves

Roosevelt AndrĂŠ Credit

Cicily Daniels

David Hughey

Dwelvan David

Fred Rose

Nkrumah Gatling

Tamar Greene

Nicole Adell Johnson

James Earl Jones II

Quentin Oliver Lee

Cheryse McLeod Lewis

Sarita Rachelle Lilly

Kent Overshown

Chauncey Packer

Lindsay Roberts

Soara-Joye Ross

CAST (in order of appearance)

Clara................................................................................................................SUMAYYA ALI Jake...............................................................................................................DAVID HUGHEY Mariah.........................................................................................DANIELLE LEE GREAVES Sporting Life............................................................................................ KINGSLEY LEGGS Mingo, the Undertaker �� KENT OVERSHOWN Serena..................................................................................................... DENISHA BALLEW Robbins............................................................................................. JAMES EARL JONES II Porgy............................................................................................. NATHANIEL STAMPLEY Crown..................................................................................................... ALVIN CRAWFORD Bess...................................................................................................ALICIA HALL MORAN Detective...................................................................................................... DAN BARNHILL Policeman ��FRED ROSE The Strawberry Woman.............................................................SARITA RACHELLE LILLY Peter, the Honey Man ��CHAUNCEY PACKER The Crab Man............................................................................................DWELVAN DAVID Fisherman............................................................................ ROOSEVELT ANDRÉ CREDIT, NKRUMAH GATLING, TAMAR GREENE Women of Catfish Row ��ADRIANNA M. CLEVELAND, CICILY DANIELS, NICOLE ADELL JOHNSON, SOARA-JOYE ROSS SWINGS VANJAH BOIKAI, QUENTIN OLIVER LEE, CHERYSE McLEOD LEWIS, LINDSAY ROBERTS UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Porgy: JAMES EARL JONES II, QUENTIN OLIVER LEE, KENT OVERSHOWN; for Bess: SUMAYYA ALI, CHERYSE McLEOD LEWIS, SOARA-JOYE ROSS; for Sporting Life: KENT OVERSHOWN, CHAUNCEY PACKER; for Crown: DWELVAN DAVID, QUENTIN OLIVER LEE; for Clara: ADRIANNA M. CLEVELAND, LINDSAY ROBERTS; for Jake: VANJAH BOIKAI, NKRUMAH GATLING; for Detective: FRED ROSE; for Serena: ADRIANNA CLEVELAND, SOARA-JOYE ROSS; for Mariah: CICILY DANIELS; for Policeman: WILLIAM GILINSKY Dance Captain: NICOLE ADELL JOHNSON

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE “Overture” “Summertime” �� Clara and Jake “A Woman Is a Sometime Thing” ��Jake and Ensemble “Crap Game” ��Ensemble “Gone, Gone, Gone” ��Ensemble “My Man’s Gone Now” �� Serena “Leaving for the Promised Land” �� Bess and Ensemble “It Takes a Long Pull” �� Jake and the Fisherman “I Got Plenty of Nothing” �� Porgy “I Hates Your Strutting Style” �� Mariah “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” �� Porgy and Bess “Oh, I Can’t Sit Down” ��Ensemble ACT TWO “Entr’acte” “It Ain’t Necessarily So”..............................................................Sporting Life and Ensemble “What You Want With Bess” �� Bess and Crown “It Takes a Long Pull” (Reprise) �� Jake and the Fisherman “Oh, Doctor Jesus”.............................................................................Serena and the Ensemble “Street Cries”....................................................... Strawberry Woman, Honey Man, Crab Man “I Loves You, Porgy” ��Bess and Porgy “Oh, The Lord Shake the Heaven” ��Ensemble “A Red Headed Woman” ��Crown and Ensemble “Clara, Don’t You Be Downhearted” ��Ensemble “There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon” ��Sporting Life “Where’s My Bess” �� Porgy, Mariah, Serena “I’m on My Way” �� Porgy and Ensemble SETTING Time: Late 1930s Place: Catfish Row and Kittawah Island Charleston, South Carolina THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION ORCHESTRA Conductor: Dale Rieling; Associate Conductor/Piano: Chip Prince Drums: Mark O’Kain; Synthesizer Programmer: Karl Mansfield Violin 1: Charlotte Merkerson, Bryan Johnston; Violin 2: Victoria Haltom, Anna Bittar-Weller; Viola: John Madison, Barbara Zmich; Cello: Diane Bredesen, Andrew Mcintosh; Bass: Derek Weller; Reed 1: Amanda Sparfeld; Reed 2: Nermis Mieses; Reed 3: Paul Onachuk; Reed 4: Shannon Ford; Reed 5: Mark Berger; French Horn 1: Andrew Pelletier; French Horn 2: Tamara Kosinski; Trumpet 1: David Ammer; Trumpet 2: Gordon Simmons; Tenor Trombone 1: John Rutherford; Bass Trombone/Tuba: Gary Hellick

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WHO’S WHO ALICIA HALL MORAN (Bess) is thrilled to portray Bess in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess after performing in the Company of the workshop, the A.R.T. premiere, and finally as the Bess alternate and understudy in Broadway’s Tony-winning production. Moran’s musical background includes critically-acclaimed concerts and collaborations in Dance, Jazz, Classical Music and Fine Arts. A California native, Moran lives in New York with husband and frequent collaborator, pianist Jason Moran, and their sons. aliciahallmoran.com. NATHANIEL STAMPLEY (Porgy). West End: The Lion King (Disney UK Ltd.). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, The Color Purple, The Lion King. Fiorello!, Lost in the Stars, NY City Center’s Encores!; Abyssinia, North Shore Music Theatre; Pacific Overtures, Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Strike Up the Band, Auditorium Theatre’s Ovations!; Violet, Big River, Apple Tree Theatre; The Skylight Opera Theater’s Girl Crazy, The King and I; Link Up with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall; Musical Introduction Series at 92Y. ALVIN CRAWFORD (Crown). Broadway: The Lion King, Candide, Miss Saigon, The

Buddy Holly Story. Off-Broadway/Regional: Pirates Of Penzance, Big River, A Raisin in the Sun, (Phylicia Rashad Dir.) Famous Orpheus, Martin Guerre, Street Scene. Film/ TV: And So It Goes (2014 release), It Runs in the Family, Clarence, Pray for Me, South Pacific. Alvin is a graduate of The Juilliard School. KINGSLEY LEGGS (Sporting Life). Broadway: Sister Act, The Color Purple, Miss Saigon. Touring: Sister Act, Ragtime, Miss Saigon, It Ain’t Nothing but the Blues. Regional: NCT, 5th Avenue, Goodman Theatre, Denver Center Theatre, Seattle Rep, Ford’s Theatre, Baltimore Centerstage, Geffen Playhouse, Laguna Payhouse, Milwaukee Skylight, Alliance Theatre, Marriotts Lincolnshire, The MUNY, St. Louis Black Rep. TV: “City of Angels,” “One Life to Live,” “Law and Order SVU.” SUMAYYA ALI (Clara, u/s Bess). Broadway/ New York: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Ragtime!, Lost in the Stars. Favorite Regional: Master Class, Ragtime! (Kennedy Center), Oklahoma! (Portland Center Stage). TV/Film: Red Hook Summer, Something Whispered; Boston District winner of Metropolitan Opera Competition, Spelman College, BA, New England Conservatory, MM. Performance dedicated to my lovely teacher Mr. Bonds. sumayya.com.

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punzel’s Prince Into the Woods, Harry Easter Street Scene, Father Children of Eden. Opera: Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Schaunard La Boheme, Morales Carmen. This performance is dedicated to my amazing parents, Calvin and Linda, for their undying love and support! davidhughey.com. FRED ROSE (Policeman, u/s Detective). Fred has appeared on Broadway in Cyrano de Bergerac (w/ Kevin Kline), Company (dir. John Doyle), Cabaret, (Studio 54) and Phantom, as well as in the pit orchestras (cello) of The Boy from Oz and Phantom. He is proud to be a part of this incredible production! VANJAH BOIKAI (Swing, u/s Jake) studied opera at Ohio State. Touring debut; Regional: Barn Theater, Weathervane Playhouse, Opera Columbus. He sings with Condola Rashad’s band Condola and the Stoop Kids. He is thrilled to join this family and tell this classic story. Thanks to family, friends. For Mom and Dad Musu, Leroy Boikai. ADRIANNA M. CLEVELAND (Woman of Catfish Row, u/s Clara, u/s Serena). Native of Pittsburgh, B. M. in voice from Baldwin-Wallace College. Trained by world-famous Heldentenor Dr. Timothy Mussard and his wonderful wife, Annie Mussard. Currently a member of the Nouveau Noir Vocal Ensemble directed by

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WHO’S WHO Maestro David Jennings-Smith. Thankful for my family and my teachers for inspiring me. ROOSEVELT ANDRÉ CREDIT (Fisherman). B’way: Show Boat (and national tour), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Off B’way: Marie Christine, The Prince and the Pauper. Regional: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (A.R.T.), Ragtime, I Am Harvey Milk, For the People, (Majestic Theater, Gettysburg), The White House Cantata. Great to be back! Hugs for all! CICILY DANIELS (Woman of Catfish Row, u/s Mariah). Broadway: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Ursula u/s, Alana), All Shook Up (Sylvia u/s), Rent (Joanne u/s). National Tour: Caroline or Change (Washing Machine), TV & Film: “Boardwalk Empire” (Jazz Dancer), “Ugly Betty” (Zelda), Across the Universe. Yale University, B.A. Theater. DWELVAN DAVID (The Crab Man, u/s Crown). First 1st National Tour. NY: Standby (NYMF 2013) Regional: Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Wiz, Caroline, or Change, Ragtime, Big River, Cats, Show Boat, The Nativity, Hot Mikado. Nominations: BTAA, Louie, Joseph Jefferson. BFA Millikin University. AEA Proud. Shalom Y’all! DwelvanDavid.com. NKRUMAH GATLING (Fisherman, u/s Jake). is thrilled to be joining the cast of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess! Broadway: Hair. National Tours: Hair, Miss Saigon. Regional: Band Geeks (Goodspeed), Miss Saigon, Dreamgirls, Wonderful Life (TUTS). Many thanks and lots of love to Mom and my family! TAMAR GREENE (Fisherman) is debuting in his first national tour. MM: Eastman. Regional: Viva Verdi (Buffalo Opera Unlimited), RENT (Blackfriar’s), The Wiz (OFC), Trial By Jury (Rochester Lyric Opera), Little Shop of Horrors (RAPA). Much love to my family, friends, and soulmate Jen. NICOLE ADELL JOHNSON (Woman of Catfish Row, Dance Captain). Baltimore native. Credits: The Lion King (Broadway, national tour), Companies: Lula Washington, Creative Outlet Dance Theater. Him and Us (film), Tannhauser (L.A. Opera). AEA Member. Thank you God, family and friends for your endless love and support. JAMES EARL JONES II (Robbins, u/s Porgy). Regional: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, First Folio, Writers Theatre, Marriott Theater, Lookingglass, Court Theatre, Lyric Opera Chicago, SF Opera, Theater at the Center, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Northlight, Ravinia, Broadway in Chicago. Love & thanks to his 14

family, friends, Sam/Stewart Talent & Telsey. For Semaje. QUENTIN OLIVER LEE (Swing; u/s Porgy, Crown) is proud and excited that this is his first professional credit. He sends love to his family, friends & all supporters of local performing arts. www.quentinolee.wix.com/quentinsings. CHERYSE MCLEOD LEWIS (Swing, u/s Bess) is thrilled to join this 1st national tour! Opera Highlights: Carmen (Carmen), Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina), Hansel and Gretel (Hansel). Concert Highlights: Gettysburg Festival, Orchestra Seattle, Greensboro Symphony. Debut Solo CD: Spirituals. CheryseMusic.com. SARITA RACHELLE LILLY (The Strawberry Woman). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Swing). Regional: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (A.R.T.). Opera: Dead Man Walking (Sister Rose) (New England Premiere BOC); The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mrs. Ford); International: Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica Urbania, Italy). Much love to Eagles 4. KENT OVERSHOWN (Mingo, the Undertaker, u/s Porgy, u/s Sporting Life). Tour: Memphis (Wailin’ Joe, u/s Bobby, Delray, Gator). Regional: Casa Mañana, MUNY, Westchester Broadway Theatre. Endless thanks to friends and family without whose love and support I wouldn’t be here. Thanks to Telsey and Co and the phenomenal team at Harden-Curtis. Dad, this is for you! Go Blue! CHAUNCEY PACKER (Peter, the Honey Man, u/s Sporting Life) is excited to perform in his first Broadway tour. Chauncey has performed operatic roles in Porgy & Bess, La Boheme and others in the US and abroad. Special thanks to family and friends. LINDSAY ROBERTS (Swing, u/s Clara). National Tours: Memphis (1st National, Felicia u/s). Off-Broadway/Regional: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Lost in the Stars (City Center Encores), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Ragtime (Sarah), Festival of The Lion King (Nala). B.M. University of Maryland. All glory to God! lindsayroberts.com. SOARA-JOYE ROSS (Woman of Catfish Row, u/s Bess, u/s Serena, u/s Mariah). From Dance of the Vampires and Les Miserables on Broadway, Jerry Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall, to Elton John’s Aida, this award-winning actress has performed roles throughout the USA and abroad. “Grateful for my family, friends, agency & The Almighty!” Soara-JoyeRoss.com. GEORGE GERSHWIN (Composer) was born in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898. George wrote 22 musical comedies, most with

his brother Ira. From his early career George had ambitions to compose serious music, and his classical masterpieces include Rhapsody in Blue. In the late ’20s George became fascinated by DuBose Heyward’s novel Porgy, recognizing it was a perfect vehicle for opera using jazz and blues idioms. Porgy and Bess opened in Boston on September 30, 1935, and had its Broadway debut two weeks later. In 1937 George was at the height of his career. While working on the score of The Goldwyn Follies in Hollywood, he collapsed, and on July 11, died of a brain tumor. DuBOSE & DOROTHY HEYWARD (Libretto/Lyrics). DuBose Heyward (1885–1940) was a native and life-long resident of Charleston, South Carolina. In 1923 Heyward married Dorothy Hartzell Kuhns (1890-1961), an aspiring author from Ohio. His novel Porgy, was published with great success in 1925. Dorothy inspired, and collaborated in, the transformation of Porgy into a play, which ran a total of 367 performances on Broadway. The Heywards later collaborated with George and Ira Gershwin in the creation of the opera, Porgy and Bess, contributing the libretto, based largely on the play, and co-writing many of the songs, including “Summertime.”

IRA GERSHWIN (Lyrics), the first songwriter to receive a Pulitzer Prize (Of Thee I Sing, 1932), was born in New York in 1896. He wrote hundreds of songs for Broadway and Hollywood, the majority with his brother, George, but many in collaboration with composers Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harry Warren, Burton Lane, and Vernon Duke, among others. Nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Song, Ira also took great pride in his contributions to Porgy and Bess (1935), and in his acclaimed book, Lyrics on Several Occasions (1959). Ira died in 1983 at the age of 86. DIANE PAULUS (Director) is Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard. Broadway: A.R.T.’s Pippin (2013 Tony Award Revival), A.R.T.’s The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (2012 Tony Award-Revival), and The Public Theater’s HAIR (2009 Tony Award-Revival). A.R.T.: The Donkey Show, Prometheus Bound, Tod Machover’s Death and the Powers: The Robots’ Opera, Best of Both Worlds, and Johnny Baseball. Opera: The Magic Flute, Il mondo della luna, Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, L’incoronazione di Poppea, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, and Orfeo. Other work: Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. Awards: 2013 Tony Award for Best Director of

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SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL AND HOW W by Matt Wolf

ne simple gesture said it all: there it was, August 2010, and Whoopi Goldberg had walked on stage for the press performance of her limited run as the Mother Superior in Sister Act, as a capacity crowd at the London Palladium cheered and hollered in a most gratifyingly un‐English way. Taking in the applause, the star put a finger to her lips in order to silence the crowd. The show, as they say, must go on, and it was time to do so. That outpouring of affection wasn’t lost on a woman who has been wowing audiences in all art forms since the legendary New York director Mike Nichols first brought Whoopi to attention, presenting the then little‐ known performer’s Broadway debut in 1984 at the Lyceum Theatre. Since that time, she was nominated for an Academy Award for her screen debut in The Color Purple; went on to win an Oscar five years later for her indelible supporting turn in Ghost; fronted various awards shows (including the Oscars, where one will never forget the sight of Whoopi abseiling down on to the stage like some madcap Mary Poppins only to announce herself as “the African Queen”); and has become a daytime TV personality in America courtesy her co‐hosting duties on “The View.” But Sister Act occupies a special place in the Whoopi canon, and not just because the source films that inspired the stage musical made a lot of money—more than $230 million in the case of the first one—and were also lots of fun. As that Palladium vignette served to indicate, here was a screen phenomenon returning to her theatre roots in ®

front of an adoring crowd: Whoopi’s connection to the material remains undeniable and strong. Let’s just say that even when not in the production Whoopi hovers over the stage musical as more than a coproducer: a sort of beneficent, and inspirational, patron saint. Sister Act, of course, tells the story of Deloris van Cartier, the nightclub singer‐ turned‐nun who has become one of those characters that audiences know without needing to be reminded of the title of the film itself; Celie from The Color Purple is another. But when talk turned to fashioning the movie anew for the stage, Whoopi had no intention of ever appearing in it; instead, she was there to preside over something, in her view, “brand new, fresh and exciting,” that could mint a young leading lady‐turned‐ star—just as Whoopi had herself been catapulted to attention thanks to her theatre work a quarter‐century or more before. Her intuition must have worked, given that Sister Act in London played more than 600 performances over 18 months, breaking box office records twice at the Palladium, and on Broadway was nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical. In fact, the show has now been seen by over three million audience members across the globe, including productions in Hamburg, Vienna, Milan, and on tour throughout the UK, with upcoming productions scheduled to begin in Paris, Stuttgart, Scheveningen, Moscow, Madrid, Prague, Sao Paolo, Korea, ®

Top: The touring cast of Sister Act, center: Ta’Rea Campbell as Deloris. Photos by Joan Marcus.

WHOOPI GOT THE HABIT and Japan. Expect a stage convention of Deloris‐es someday soon. The films, of course, are drenched in the music of the times, and Sister Act on stage could have gone the jukebox musical route. Instead, Alan Menken, a composer who has himself won more Oscars than most of us have had cups of coffee, offers up an original score in the best pastiche tradition, which is to say that an entire era of disco, gospel, and blues pours forth from the stage, contributing to a score that, says Whoopi, “works just as well as the film, if not better.” Whoopi in any case knows first‐hand the virtues of music‐making when it comes to musical theatre: she was the unexpected choice to take over for Nathan Lane in the hit Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum, directed by Jerry Zaks, and it is Zaks who directed Sister Act on Broadway— a vivid example of the sort of small‐world department on which Broadway thrives. An African‐American woman as the male roman slave, Pseudolus? We told you there wasn’t much this singular talent couldn’t do.

And it’s surely not coincidental that Sondheim’s peerless lyrics for Forum’s uproarious opening number include the immortal line, “tragedy tomorrow/comedy tonight.” That mantra could well apply equally to the hapless Deloris, a singer seeking refuge from the gun‐toting Curtis, who finds both a safe home and the chance to send some women’s voices soaring within a convent that clearly didn’t realize all it needed was this feisty, winning outsider to wake them up. Sister Act may take its opening cues from the cries of a chanteuse in danger, but it builds toward a celebration not just of the sisterhood but of the power of soul, both musical and otherwise. In retrospect, small wonder Whoopi was keen to still her appreciative public in order to get the show on the road. You came to cheer, she seemed to be telling the sold‐ out house. Now stay to listen. Matt Wolf is the London theatre critic for The International Herald Tribune and theatre editor at theartsdesk.com. to Sister Act The Musical at the Fisher Theatre • ForApriltickets 22–May 4, see ad below.

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wins’ Porgy and Bess; Jesus Christ Superstar; Godspell. Musician (bass): Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon. His album Stage Door Johnny John Miller: Takes on Broadway is available on PS Classics Records. johnmillerbass.com. WILLIAM DAVID BROHN (Orchestrations). Miss Saigon, Oliver!, The Secret Garden, Carousel, Oklahoma!, Crazy for You, Ragtime, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Curtains, Wicked. CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE (Orchestrations). Cry Baby, Memphis, Grease (2007), Just So, Dessa Rose, A Man of No Importance, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables (new orchestrations currently used worldwide.) TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ Tours: If/Then, The Bridges of Madison County, All the Way, Motown, Kinky Boots, Newsies, Rock of Ages, Wicked, Evita, Sister Act, Million Dollar Quartet. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Film: Into the Woods, The Last Five Years, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Friends with Kids, Margin Call, Sex and the City. TV: “Masters of Sex,” “The Sound of Music Live!,” commercials. telseyandco.com. NANCY HARRINGTON (Associate Director). With Ms. Paulus, Tony Award-winning productions of Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy

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WHO’S WHO MIA WALKER (Assistant Director). Broadway: Pippin (Asst. Dir); The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Asst. Dir). Upcoming: assisting Diane Paulus on American Repertory Theater’s productions of Witness Uganda and Finding Neverland. B.A. Harvard University. ARCELL CABUAG (Associate Choreographer) of the Bay Area is the Associate Artistic Director of the Ronald K Brown EVIDENCE Dance Company. Winner of the 2004 BESSIE NY Dance Award, he is also a professor of dance at Long Island University. “Follow your Bliss!” TYPE A MARKETING (Press and Marketing) is an independent, full-service marketing company specializing in Broadway and national tours. Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera, Kinky Boots, Les Miserables, Tuck Everlasting. Tours: The Addams Family, American Idiot, Anything Goes, Flashdance the Musical, Million Dollar Quartet, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, I Love Lucy: Live on Stage, Chaplin. typeamktg.com. HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES (Technical Supervisor). Over 65 Broadway productions and tours. Recent: A Night with Janis Joplin, The Glass Menagerie, Romeo & Juliet, Forever Tango, The Trip to Bountiful, Cinderella, Glengarry Glen Ross, Newsies, The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. HTA is part of the HUDSON family which includes Hudson Scenic Studio and Hudson Sound & Light. RICHARDS/CLIMAN, INC. (General Manager). Founded in 1997 by David R. Richards and Tamar Haimes (formerly Climan). Current: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, The Glass Menagerie, Bronx Bombers, All the Way, Mothers and Sons and Bullets Over Broadway. Past Broadway/Tours: Anything Goes, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, August: Osage County, Twelve Angry Men, Annie. JEFFREY RICHARDS (Producer) is proud to present The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and is grateful to Diane Paulus and Diane Borger, who gave this production its initial home at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard. He would also like to thank all the writers, directors, actors and actresses, designers, managers, agents and theatre owners that he has had the pleasure of working with for making his career possible. JERRY FRANKEL (Producer) received Tony Awards for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2013), Glengarry Glen Ross (2005), August: Osage County, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, La Cage Aux Folles, Hair, Spring Awakening and Death of a Salesman (1999). Past 20

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JOHN FROST (Producer). Australia’s most prolific theatrical producer. Tony Awards: The King and I, Hairspray. Other productions: The Producers, The Secret Garden, The Phantom of the Opera, Driving Miss Daisy, Chicago, Annie, Wicked. CHERYL WIESENFELD (Producer). Broadway: Three-time Tony-winning producer of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and Elaine Stritch: At Liberty. RON SIMONS (Producer). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Tony). Ron produced two films in theaters now: Blue Caprice and Mother of George. simonsaysentertainment.com. CHERYL AND TED LACHOWICZ (Producers). Over the past 12 years, Cheryl and Ted have been involved with many Broadway productions, including The Color Purple, West Side Story, The Addams Family, Gypsy, The Merchant of Venice, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? LUIGI & ROSE CAIOLA (Producers). Broadway: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony Award), Macbeth, Cinderella, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Anarchist, The Heiress,

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GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Kenneth Greenblatt, Seth Greenleaf, David Beckerman, Alan Glist, and Marc Goldman. Productions include Tony winners Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Nine, La Cage Aux Folles. Recent: The Glass Menagerie, Glengarry Glen Ross, Menopause The Musical. Combined: over 40 Tony Awards, over 50 Drama Desk Awards. GFourProductions.com. GREENLEAF PRODUCTIONS (Associate Producer). Recent: Tony Award-winners Matilda the Musical, The Book of Mormon, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Death of a Salesman and The Glass Menagerie. GreenleafProductions.com. MICHAEL CREA (Associate Producer). Broadway: The Glass Menagerie, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Upcoming: The Bridges of Madison County. BFA Shenandoah Conservatory. PJ MILLER (Associate Producer). Broadway: Ghost the Musical, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Anarchist, The Glass Menagerie. Love to Mom, Dad, Katie, and James. OLIVIA SMITH-DEWS (Associate Producer) has been the Accounting Administrator for the Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts since April 2000, overseeing all financial matters for Ira Gershwin Trusts. AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER. A.R.T. at Harvard University is one of the country’s most celebrated theaters and winner of numerous awards, including three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. Since becoming Artistic Director, Diane Paulus continues the A.R.T.’s mission to expand the boundaries of theater by originating innovative work such as Sleep No More, Once, Prometheus Bound, and Pippin. OBERON, A.R.T.’s club theatre, also serves as an incubator for local artists and a groundbreaking producing model.

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STAFF FOR THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS GENERAL MANAGER RICHARDS/CLIMAN, INC. DAVID R. RICHARDS TAMAR HAIMES Michael Sag Kyle Bonder Jenny Peek Rachel Welt COMPANY MANAGER Erik Birkeland PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES Neil A. Mazzella Geoffrey Quart Sam Ellis Irene Wang TOUR DIRECTION THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair Kara Gebhart www.thebookinggroup.com TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY TYPE A MARKETING Elyce Henkin John McCoy DJ Martin Melissa Cohen GENERAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE JEFFREY RICHARDS ASSOCIATES Irene Gandy Alana Karpoff Thomas Raynor Christopher Pineda CASTING TELSEY + COMPANY Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, David Morris, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn Casi CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Condrad Woolfe Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow, Sean Gannon, Scott Galina Production Stage Manager.......................................John M. Atherlay Stage Manager................................................................ Sharika Niles Stage Manager...........................................................William Gilinsky Assistant Director............................................................... Mia Walker Associate Choreographer...............................................Arcell Cabuag Assistant Company Manager............................................Jose Solivan Dance Captain.....................................................Nicole Adell Johnson Dialect Coach............................................................Dawn-Elin Fraser Associate Scenic Designer........................................Stephen A. Davan Associate Costume Designer............................................ Ashley Farra Costume Design Assistants...................................... Kathryn Squitieri, Jennifer Stimple-Kamei, Casandra Lollar Associate Lighting Designer.................................... Anthony Pearson Lighting Programmer................................................. Justin Freeman Associate Sound Designer...............................................Jason Crystal Production Assistants........................... Sean Szaller, Sammi Cannold Production Carpenter................................................Andrew Sullivan Production Electrician.................................................Michael Brown Production Sound.............................................................Colle Bustin Synthesizer Programmer..............................................Karl Mansfield Production Props.........................................................Worth Strecker Head Carpenter............................................ Christopher “Clem” Zajac Carpenter.................................................David “Sideshow” Burgdorf Head Electrician.................................................................... Zak Knoll Assistant Electrician/Spot Operator............................William Nallett Head Audio.................................................................. Brett Rothstein Assistant Sound.......................................................... Anna-Lee Craig Head Props.........................................................................Dan Boesch Assistant Props................................................................Jillian Bartels Wardrobe Supervisor...........................................Marguerite Peresich Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor............................... Christine Goodall

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REHEARSED AT FOXWOOD STUDIOS SPECIAL THANKS To A.R.T. Board of Trustees and Advisors and the Porgy and Bess Leadership Circle. www.PorgyAndBessTheMusical.com Facebook.com/TheGershwinsPorgyandBessNationalTour Youtube.com/PorgyandBessTour Twitter.com/PorgyBessTour The 2012 Broadway Cast Recording of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS is now available on PS Classics. www.psclassics.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. Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

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The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel, and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. The Director 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. This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

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(248) 414-1000. Price: $$, Amenities: GV. Fabulous food including savory appetizers, wonderful salads, burgers, sandwiches, hand-crafted pizza and delicious desserts! We also offer a full bar with premium beers, wines & liquors! Traffic Jam & Snug • trafficjamdetroit.com • page 24 511 W. Canfield St., Detroit MI, 48201. (313) 831-9470. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$, Amenities: FGR. Featuring an eclectic menu of vegetarian items, burgers, fresh fish, pastas & salads. Decadent house-made desserts. Free, guarded parking. Minutes from the Fisher Theatre. Union Street • unionstreetdetroit.com • page 27 Midtown, 4145 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201. (313) 831-3965. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$, Amenities: GR. 15% off when you bring in your ticket to this show! Serving lunch, dinner, desserts and Sunday brunch. Kitchen open late. Large group tours welcomed. Joe Vicari Restaurant Group • page 25 vicarirestaurants.com • As Detroit’s very own “food network,” the Joe Vicari Restaurant Group is home to Metro Detroit’s most frequented and wellknown restaurants. Featuring our flagship Italian restaurant—Andiamo (andiamoitalia.com)—we are also the home of the award-winning Joe Muer Seafood (joemuerseafood.com), the new Joe Vicari Andiamo Italian Steakhouse (andiamoitalia.com), southwest inspired Mesquite Creek in Clarkston (mesquitecreek.com), Brownie’s on the Lake on Lake St. Clair (browniesonthelake.com), and Macomb County’s best family restaurant, The Country Inn (countryinnrestaurant.net). Whatever your dining pleasure, the Joe Vicari Restaurant Group offers you a wide variety of authentic cuisine—never compromising the quality of food, using only the finest and freshest ingredients. Enjoy a great atmosphere and professional service at each of our locations. Owner and CEO Joe Vicari is a proud supporter of Broadway in Detroit since 2009. 26

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Under the management of Nederlander Detroit, LLC Executive Director................................................Alan N. Lichtenstein Assistant to Mr. Lichtenstein............................................. Nancy King Director, Corporate Sales/Marketing................................ Scott Myers Senior Director, Marketing.............................................. Alyssa Cohen Accounting.................................................................... Barbara Jones Box Office Treasurer......................................................... Marc Roland Group Sales Manager.......................................................... Amy Yokin Subscription Manager.................................................... Gwen Harden Advertising Director........................................Debbie Michelson, SMZ Press Agent......................Brendy Barr, Brendy Barr Communications Program Design...................................Frank Bach, Bach & Associates The Detroit Opera House is owned and operated by Michigan Opera Theatre michiganopera.org President and CEO..........................................................Wayne Brown Director of Operations.................................................Jason Warzecha House Manager................................................................Randy Elliott Patron & Ticket Services Manager....................Kimberly A. Mogielski Ticket Services Assistant Manager.................................Kimberly Gray Director of Production..................................................David Osborne Technical Director......................................................Daniel T. Brinker Assistant Technical Director..............................................Andrew Gay Head Carpenter................................................................John Kinsora Head Propertyman........................................................ Patrick McGee Head Electrician...............................................................Fred Graham Head Sound.........................................................................Henry Ruiz Head Flyman................................................................. Robert Martin Production Electrician..................................................... Gary Gilmore Head of Wardrobe.................................................Mary Ellen Shuffett Orchestra Personnel Manager....................................... Molly Hughes The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside the theater without the written permission of the management is prohibited by law. Violations may be punishable by ejection and may render the offender liable for money damages. The musicians employed in this production are members of the Detroit Federation of Musicians, Local 5. Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E) Local #38.

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