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t began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music… and is now Broadway’s musical. Motown the Musical is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. In 1959 Berry Gordy secured a loan for $800 from his family savings fund and started his own record company in Detroit, Michigan. Within a few years, the label was selling more singles and released more hits than any other record company—and be-
came the most successful African-American owned and operated business in the U.S. Now, the Motown story is live on stage at the Fisher Theatre in the record-breaking smash hit Motown the Musical! Tickets for Motown the Musical at the Fisher Theatre Oct. 21–Nov. 16 go on sale Fri., July 18 at 10AM. Join the Broadway In Detroit e-mail list now and receive a presale code on Mon., July 14—text FISHER to 22828, visit BroadwayInDetroit.com or call 313-872-1000. Open captioned performance Nov. 9, 7:30PM. Groups (12+): e-mail Groups@BroadwayInDetroit.com (subject: Motown) or call 313-871-1132.
Top left: Jarran Muse as Marvin Gaye. Top right: Krisha Marcano (Florence Ballard), Allison Semmes (Diana Ross) & Trisha Jeffrey (Mary Wilson). Bottom: The Temptations. Motown The Musical First National Tour. Photos © 2014 Joan Marcus.
FISHER THEATRE • OCT. 21–NOV. 16
ANNE GAREFINO SCOTT RUDIN ROGER BERLIND SCOTT M. DELMAN JEAN DOUMANIAN ROY FURMAN IMPORTANT MUSICALS STEPHANIE P. M c CLELLAND KEVIN MORRIS JON B. PLATT SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER STUART THOMPSON
PRESENT
BOOK, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY
TREY PARKER, ROBERT LOPEZ AND MATT STONE WITH
KJ HIPPENSTEEL ALEXANDRA NCUBE
A . J. HOLMES
GREY HENSON
STANLEY WAYNE MATHIS
RON BOHMER COREY JONES COLIN BRADBURY JOSH BRECKENRIDGE JR BRUNO MICHAEL BUCHANAN JONATHAN CULLEN JOSH DANIEL DAYNA JARAE DANTZLER TREVON DAVIS C. J. ELDRED KELECHI EZIE CHRISTOPHER FAISON LOGAN HART JEFF HEIMBROCK CAROLE DENISE JONES TYLER JONES TREVOR LEADERBRAND DANIEL LeCLAIRE ANTYON LE MONTE ADAM LEVINSK AS LAIONA MICHELLE DIMITRI MOISE KEVIN MICHAEL MURPHY DANA JOEL NICHOLSON LACRETTA NICOLE TYRONE ROBINSON KRISTOPHER THOMPSON-BOLDEN ZURIN VILLANUEVA JAMA AL WILSON SCENIC DESIGN
COSTUME DESIGN
ANN ROTH
BRIAN MACDEVITT
BRIAN RONAN
HAIR DESIGN
ORCHESTRATIONS
CASTING
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
SCOTT PASK
LIGHTING DESIGN
JOSH MARQUETTE LARRY HOCHMAN & CARRIE GARDNER STEPHEN OREMUS DANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS
KIMBERLY FISK
GLEN KELLY
JUSTIN MENDOZA
MICHAEL KELLER
MUSIC COORDINATOR
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
TOUR BOOKING AGENCY
TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
THE BOOKING GROUP/ MEREDITH BLAIR
MUSIC DIRECTOR
SOUND DESIGN
ALLIED LIVE
AURORA PRODUCTIONS
ELI BUSH
STP/ DAVID TURNER
MUSIC SUPERVISION AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
STEPHEN OREMUS CHOREOGRAPHED BY
CASEY NICHOLAW DIRECTED BY
CASEY NICHOLAW AND TREY PARKER
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(in order of appearance) Mormon....................................................................................................................TYLER JONES Moroni....................................................................................................................GREY HENSON Elder Price.......................................................................................................... KJ HIPPENSTEEL Elder Cunningham.....................................................................................................A. J. HOLMES Missionary Training Center Voice...........................................................................RON BOHMER Price’s Dad................................................................................................................RON BOHMER Cunningham’s Dad......................................................................................... ADAM LEVINSKAS Mrs. Brown..............................................................................................................KELECHI EZIE Guards............................... TREVON DAVIS, CHRISTOPHER FAISON, TYRONE ROBINSON Mafala Hatimbi.................................................................................STANLEY WAYNE MATHIS Nabulungi...................................................................................................ALEXANDRA NCUBE Elder McKinley......................................................................................................GREY HENSON Joseph Smith.............................................................................................................RON BOHMER General.................................................................................................................... COREY JONES Doctor.......................................................................................................JOSH BRECKENRIDGE Mission President.....................................................................................................RON BOHMER Ensemble.................................JOSH BRECKENRIDGE, JR BRUNO, MICHAEL BUCHANAN, TREVON DAVIS, KELECHI EZIE, CHRISTOPHER FAISON, LOGAN HART, TYLER JONES, DANIEL LeCLAIRE, ADAM LEVINSKAS, LAIONA MICHELLE, KEVIN MICHAEL MURPHY, LACRETTA NICOLE, TYRONE ROBINSON, KRISTOPHER THOMPSON-BOLDEN, ZURIN VILLANUEVA UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Elder Cunningham: MICHAEL BUCHANAN For Elder Price: ADAM LEVINSKAS For Mafala Hatimbi: JOSH BRECKENRIDGE, JAMAAL WILSON For Nabulungi: DAYNA JARAE DANTZLER, CAROLE DENISE JONES For Missionary Training Center Voice/Price’s Dad/Joseph Smith/Mission President: TYLER JONES, ADAM LEVINSKAS For Elder McKinley: TYLER JONES, KEVIN MICHAEL MURPHY For the General: JOSH BRECKENRIDGE, JAMAAL WILSON Standby for Elder Cunningham: DANA JOEL NICHOLSON Standbys for Elder Price: JONATHAN CULLEN, C. J. ELDRED SWINGS COLIN BRADBURY, JOSH DANIEL, DAYNA JARAE DANTZLER, JEFF HEIMBROCK, CAROLE DENISE JONES, TREVOR LEADERBRAND, ANTYON LE MONTE, DIMITRI MOISE, JAMAAL WILSON DANCE CAPTAIN COLIN BRADBURY ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN CAROLE DENISE JONES THE BOOK OF MORMON ORCHESTRA Conductor—Justin Mendoza; Keys 2/Associate Conductor—Jon Balcourt; Keyboards—Jon Balcourt, Justin Mendoza; Bass—Alexandra Eckhardt; Drums—Giancarlo De Trizio; Guitar—Ethan Pakchar; Keyboard Programmer—Randy Cohen; Violin—Laura Roelofs; Reeds—Paul McCaffrey; Trumpet—Walter White; Trombone—Ava Ordman; Sub Keyboard—Robert Conway THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION
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KJ Hippensteel
Alexandra Ncube
Grey Henson
A. J. Holmes
Stanley Wayne Mathis
Ron Bohmer
Corey Jones
Colin Bradbury
Josh Breckenridge
JR Bruno
Michael Buchanan
Jonathan Cullen
Josh Daniel
Dayna Jarae Dantzler
Trevon Davis
C. J. Eldred
Kelechi Ezie
Christopher Faison
Logan Hart
Jeff Heimbrock
Carole Denise Jones
Tyler Jones
Trevor Leaderbrand
Daniel LeClaire
Antyon Le Monte
Adam Levinskas
Laiona Michelle
Dimitri Moise
Kevin Michael Murphy
Dana Joel Nicholson
Lacretta Nicole
Tyrone Robinson
Kristopher Thompson-Bolden
Zurin Villanueva
Jamaal Wilson
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WHO’S WHO KJ HIPPENSTEEL (Elder Price) is happy to be joining the tour of The Book of Mormon! Broadway: The Book of Mormon. National tours: Wicked, The Wedding Singer, 9 to 5: The Musical. New York: Clueless: The Musical (Reading), Watch Out, Blood Feathers. Regional: Altar Boyz, Hairspray, All Shook Up, and Rent. Thank you Mom, Dad, Joseph, Kyle and The Mine (agents) for your love and support, and thank you to Anne, Scott, Casey, Trey, Matt, Jen, Steve, and Carrie for giving me this amazing opportunity. Studies at the Matt Corozine Studio and Liz Caplan Vocal Studio. Proud graduate of Wright State University and member of Actors Equity Association. I love Brooke! A. J. HOLMES (Elder Cunningham). A. J. has played the role of Arnold Cunningham in all three North American companies of The Book Of Mormon. Other credits include Frederick in Young Frankenstein (National Tour), and Henry in Next To Normal (Arizona Theatre Co. & SJ Rep.). A.J. composes for StarKid Productions (Twisted, A Very Potter Musical, Me And My Dick). Proud University of Michigan graduate. Thanks to BRS/GAGE. Love to Mom, Dad, Kellyn and the rest of my incredibly supportive family. ALEXANDRA NCUBE (Nabulungi) is delighted to make her national tour debut with The Book of Mormon. She holds her B.A. in Theatre from Arizona State University. Favorite credits include Spring Awakening (Martha) and Rent (Mimi). “A huge thank you to friends, family and dear Sean for all of the love and support!” RON BOHMER (Price’s Dad and others). Broadway/tour roles include Father in revival of Ragtime, title role in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sir Percival Glyde in The Woman in White, Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard (Jefferson Award nom.), Alex in Aspects of Love (Robby Award, best actor). Regional: El Gallo in The Fantasticks (Acclaim Award, best actor), George in Sunday in the Park with George (Critics Circle Award, best actor). GREY HENSON (Elder McKinley). Professional and touring debut. Grey is a recent Carnegie Mellon graduate (2012), holding a B.F.A. in Acting/ Musical Theatre. Favorite roles: Assassins (Sam Byck), Sweeney Todd (Beadle Bamford). TV/ film: “Suburgatory.” “So much love to my family, friends and everyone at CMU. Finally, a big thanks to the BOM team for this amazing experience.” COREY JONES (General). Regional: Othello (Shakespeare Santa Cruz); King John, Aaron in Titus Andronicus, Caliban in The Tempest (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Chad Deity in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Dallas Theater Center); The Color Purple (Celebration Theater); Gee’s Bend (Arkansas Repertory); Macbeth, Ragtime
(PCPA Theaterfest); Williamstown Theater Festival; Illinois Shakespeare Festival. “Much love to my family!” STANLEY WAYNE MATHIS (Mafala Hatimbi). Broadway: The Book of Mormon; Nice Work If You Can Get It; Wonderful Town; Kiss Me, Kate; You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown; The Lion King; Jelly’s Last Jam; Oh Kay! Off-Broadway: ResurGents, Real Black Men Don’t. Regionals: Ruined, Radio Golf, Gem of the Ocean, Fences, Master Harold and the Boys. TV: “2-2,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Gossip Girls.” Film: Brother To Brother, Family On Board, Steve McQueen’s Shame. COLIN BRADBURY (Swing, Dance Captain) is psyched to join BOM! Favorites: Come Fly Away (OBC); Sinatra: Dance With Me (Asst. Dance Supervisor); A Chorus Line (first national); Heatwave: The Jack Cole Project (world premiere); Radio City Christmas Spectacular (RCMH); Girl Crazy (Encores); Yank! (workshop); White Christmas (L.A., St. Paul, Boston); 42nd Street (Japan/U.S. national); Paper Mill; TUTS; PCLO; Gateway; McCarter. Endless thanks to his family and Olives to Brian! JOSH BRECKENRIDGE (Ensemble). Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Olen), The Ritz. OffBroadway: The Scottsboro Boys (Vineyard), Saved! (Shane, Playwrights Horizons). Regional: The Whipping Man (John, KC Rep), Tales of the City (Jon, ACT/O’Neill Theatre Ctr.), Scottsboro Boys (Guthrie), Hairspray (Seaweed, Marriot Lincolnshire), Smokey Joe’s Café (Cape Playhouse), Dreamgirls (C.C., NCT), Memphis (La Jolla Playhouse, 5th Avenue). Film: Finding Me: Truth. B.F.A.: CCM. JR BRUNO (Ensemble). First national tour! Broadway: West Side Story. Favorite Regional/ European: [title of show], Avenue Q, …Spelling Bee, Into the Woods. Graduate of the B-W Conservatory of Music. “Thank you to my friends, family, colleagues and teachers. Thank you Book of Mormon team for being amazing! Special thank you to Mom, Dad, Jade and T.J.” MICHAEL BUCHANAN (Ensemble). Broadway: The Addams Family, Cry-Baby. OffBroadway: Fat Camp, Play It Cool. National Tour: The Addams Family. Other credits: White Noise (Chicago), The Addams Family (Chicago), Hair—Woof (Arizona Theatre Co.), Urine town—Bobby (2006 Joseph Jefferson Award Winner: Best Actor in a Musical), Mame (Kennedy Center), Pirates of Penzance (Guthrie), West Side Story (Tony), The Fantasticks (Matt). JONATHAN CULLEN (Standby Elder Price). Next to Normal (Henry, MTC); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Stage West Calgary); Billy Elliot (first national tour); West Side Story (Theatre St. John’s); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Charlottetown); Oberon, Anything Goes, Metamorphoses (Theatre Sheridan). TV: “Bomb Girls” (Global). Train9
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WHO’S WHO ing: Sheridan College Music Theatre Program. “Thanks to Bruce and the gang at TH, and to my mom and brother for teaching me to believe.” JOSH DANIEL (Swing) is beyond excited to make his tour debut ringing doorbells! Regional: St. Louis MUNY, Weston Playhouse, Music Theatre of Wichita. Favorites include Into the Woods (Jack), Hello Again (the College Boy), Street Scene (Dick McGann). So much love to CCM, CGF, BOM and the greatest family and friends. Dream on. DAYNA JARAE DANTZLER (Swing). Previous credits include national tours: The Color Purple (Celie), James and the Giant Peach (Spider); regional theater: Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II), Frankenstein (Ensemble) and most recently opened Disney’s newest ship, the Disney Fantasy. Dantzler gives thanks to her mother for her everlasting love and support. TREVON DAVIS (Ensemble), Flint, Michigan native and Clark Atlanta University alumnus, is excited to join The Book of Mormon family. Credits: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Broadway); Dreamgirls, “C.C. White” (Apollo Theater and international tour); MTV’s “Making the Band 4”; BET’s “Sunday Best” (Season 1 Top Seven Finalist); Hypebeasts (film). Proverbs 3:5–6. C. J. ELDRED (Standby Elder Price) couldn’t be happier making his tour debut with BOM! Regional: Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre. C. J. was born and raised in Seattle, Wash. and is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. So much love and thanks to BOM, friends and family! KELECHI EZIE (Ensemble). “Buffalove” N.Y. native, Princeton University. Recent credits: Celie in The Color Purple (White Plains Performing Arts Center), Seven Sicknesses and Restoration Comedy (Flea Theater). Writer/star of The Truth About Beauty and Blogs, official selection of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival. Special thanks to Carrie Gardner, BOM creatives, Shelli at RKS and family and friends. Kelechi is thrilled to join BOM! CHRISTOPHER FAISON (Ensemble). N.Y.: Finian’s Rainbow (Irish Repertory Theatre), Mine Eyes Have Seen (The Duplex Cabaret Theater). Regional: Songs for a New World (Man One), Dreamgirls (J.T. Early), Smokey Joe’s Café (Ken). “Much love and thanks to family and friends across the globe. Forever thankful for DDO, AEA and BOM creatives. For Corey.” LOGAN HART (Ensemble) ecstatically joins this production! Regional: Gabe—Next to Normal (MTC); Ryan—High School Musical (Paper Mill Playhouse, Casa Mañana); Mark— Altar Boyz (Zach Scott). Broadway Bares XXII
and XXIII. “Love and thanks to Mom, Dad, Jess, Shalaina, Jake, Jen, About Artists, Carrie Gardner and the BOM team!” JEFF HEIMBROCK (Swing) is ecstatic to be joining The Book of Mormon family! Regional: A Chorus Line (Mark), 42nd Street. “Many thanks to Casting, Mom, Chad, Bonnie, Karl, Emily, BXJ, Tatiana, Tory, the Dame and RSO. Pace University B.F.A. Musical Theatre Class of 2015. For Jack.” CAROLE DENISE JONES (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain) is extremely happy to be a part of this great cast. She is from Va. and studied musical theater at James Madison University. National tours: Whistle Down the Wind (Candy), Mamma Mia! She has also done several great regional theater productions. Proud AEA member. TYLER JONES (Ensemble). Theater: Last Smoker In America, Parade, All’s Well That Ends Well. Television: “Boardwalk Empire.” Thanks to Carrie, the Mormon team, TKO, and Candace Goetz. Love to Mom, Dad and Jordan. Michigan grad. TREVOR LEADERBRAND (Swing) couldn’t be happier to travel with the Mormon family! Broadway: The Book of Mormon. National tour: Catch Me If You Can. Regional: Maples Repertory, Timber Lake Playhouse, VADco. Many, many thanks to Kate and Carrie Gardner. Trevor couldn’t be here without his family, friends and Ms. D. Proud Florida State graduate! DANIEL LeCLAIRE (Ensemble). Credits: “Betty White’s 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America’s Golden Girl” (Singer/Dancer), Hairspray at the Hollywood Bowl (Fender), All American Rejects’ “Beekeeper’s Daughter” music video (feat. dancer), L.A.’s critically acclaimed For The Record series: Tarantino and John Hughes, Broadway Rocks Anaheim (choreographer). “Price is Right” Christmas Showcase Showdown winner. “Thank you AEA and Shelli at MSA Agency. For Mom, Dad, Mark and family!” ANTYON LE MONTE (Swing) is thrilled to join The Book of Mormon. Credits include Hairspray (national tour, 2007); “American Idol” (Fox, 2009); La Cage (The Arts Center Hilton Head); Aida (Gateway Playhouse); Mama, I Want to Sing! (New World Stages NYC). He sends his love and thanks to his family, friends and Beau for their continuous love and support. ADAM LEVINSKAS (Ensemble). Regional: Xanadu (Sonny, The Lyric Theater), Treasure Island (Abraham, The Fulton Theater), Saturday Night Fever (Tony). Special thanks to The Boston Conservatory and Karl Bury, as well as Carrie Gardner and the creative team for giv11
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WHO’S WHO ing him this opportunity. Love to my family, friends, and Matthew. LAIONA MICHELLE (Ensemble). Recipient of an NAACP Award. Nominated Best Lead Actress by the Helen Hayes 2005 Awards for Yellowman (Arena Stage). World premieres: Dan Dietz’s Clementine in the Lower 9 and Robert O’Hara’s Booty Candy. Additional theater: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Shakespeare Theatre Company and Goodspeed Opera House. TV: “Law and Order” and “All My Children.” DIMITRI JOSEPH MOÏSE (Swing). NY/ Regional: Gary Goldfarb: Master Escapist (Tyler) at the Signature, Johnny Baseball (Tim Wyatt), HAIR (Hud), A Chorus Line (Richie). Film: Broadway 4D. Proud graduate of the New Studio on Broadway at NYU Tisch and proud AEA member. For my family, friends, and faculty whose inspiration is indelible. KEVIN MICHAEL MURPHY (Ensemble). Credits: Awesome ’80s Prom (Off-B’way), various musical/comedy shows at NYMF, NYCFringe and UCB, as well as the creator of the critically acclaimed concert series, If It Only Even Runs a Minute. B.M.—JMU, M.A.— NYU (Steinhardt). Thanks to the entire BOM team, Phoenix Artists and the most supportive parents a guy could ever want. DANA JOEL NICHOLSON (Elder Cunningham Standby) is ecstatically grateful to be joining the BOM family! Regional: Carousel (KC Rep/The Living Room), Shrek: The Musical (Coterie Theatre), Evil Dead: The Musical (Egads! Theatre), The Last 5 Years and Elegies (Riverbend Theatre Collective). “Enormous amounts of love to my fiancé Emma and my incredible family/friends.” LACRETTA NICOLE (Ensemble). Select credits: National tours: Buddy. Regional: Legally Blonde, All Shook Up, Ragtime, Avenue Q, Hairspray. Guest soloist: The Amanda McBroom Project. Workshops: Brooklyn Super Hero Supply Company, Disaster! The Musical, Harlem Ladies…. Television: “Law & Order: SVU,” “30 Rock.” “I love you mommy 5 and 7.” TYRONE ROBINSON (Ensemble). B’way tour: The Lion King. Regional: Shakespeare Theatre (DC), Goodspeed, Arvada Center (2012 Denver Henry Award nominee). Thanks to family, teachers, Kim Stern, Maggie Flanigan, Charlie Sandlan, Carrie and Rebecca. Love you G! MFA: NYU Tisch. KRISTOPHER THOMPSON-BOLDEN (Ensemble) is beyond elated to join this amazing production! You may remember him from the Broadway national tours of The Color Purple, Billy Elliot, Anything Goes, or as CJ in the
world premiere of the musical The Nutty Professor, directed by Jerry Lewis. “Many thanks to JC, Mama, the gang at TalentWorks, Carrie and this amazing creative team!” ZURIN VILLANUEVA (Ensemble) is thrilled to join the funniest tour around! Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. her credits include Good News (Goodspeed), Witness Uganda (NYC workshop), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Crossroads Theatre) and Crowns (Arena Stage). She recently played the iconic Josephine Baker in the new musical Josephine Tonight! B.F.A. Howard University. “Love and respect to all people above all else! Thank you Mommy!” JAMAAL WILSON (Swing). Tours/Regional: Dreamgirls; The All Night Strut; Sundiata, The Lion King of Mali (Sundiata); Olympic Spirit: The Jesse Owens Story (Jesse Owens); Junie B. Jones. Other: POPart, The Musical; For the Love of Christ, etc. Multiple concerts throughout U.S., Germany and London. “Much love to Mom and family for your support.” TREY PARKER (Co-Director, Book, Music, Lyrics) wrote and directed his first feature film, Cannibal! The Musical, while attending the University of Colorado in Boulder. A few years later, Trey co-created the hit animated series “South Park” with Matt Stone (his college friend and Cannibal! producer). Debuting on Comedy Central in 1997 and currently in its 15th season, “South Park” has won four Emmy Awards as well as the coveted Peabody Award. The same year “South Park” debuted, Parker wrote, directed and starred in the film Orgazmo. Two years later, Parker and Stone released the critically acclaimed feature film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. The musical, which Parker directed and co-wrote, earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song and the firstever New York Film Critics Circle Award for an animated film. In 2004, the pair returned to theaters with Team America: World Police, an action movie cowritten and directed by Parker that starred a cast of marionettes. It has been a long-time dream of Parker’s to write a musical for Broadway. Trey Parker is originally from Conifer, Colorado. ROBERT LOPEZ (Book, Music, Lyrics) is the Tony, Grammy and Emmy-winning cocreator of the smash hit musicals Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon. With wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, he wrote the songs for Disney’s blockbuster movie Frozen, including its hit song “Let It Go,” nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe Award. They also wrote songs for Winnie the Pooh (Disney Animation, 2011) and Finding Nemo: The Musical (playing at Walt Disney World since 2006). They are currently writing an original stage musical called Up Here, directed by Alex Timbers. Bobby shared two Emmy Awards for his music 13
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WHO’S WHO for “The Wonder Pets” and an Emmy nomination for the “Scrubs” musical episode. His work has been seen on “South Park,” “The Simpsons” and “Phineas and Ferb.” Member BMI Workshop, Dramatists Guild Council, WGA, AEA, Yale grad, native NY’er. Thanks Buzzetti, Mom, Dad, Billy, Katie, Annie and especially Kristen for all the love and support. MATT STONE (Book, Music and Lyrics) met Trey Parker at the University of Colorado, and together they made a short animated piece called The Spirit of Christmas. This launched their most recognized work, the critically acclaimed and award-winning television show, “South Park.” The animated series is in its 15th season on Comedy Central and has won Stone four Emmy Awards and the coveted Peabody Award. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which Stone produced and cowrote, earned an Oscar nomination and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film. In addition to “South Park,” Stone has partnered with Parker on the low-budget Cannibal! The Musical, the superhero comedy Orgazmo and the marionette action thriller Team America: World Police. Matt Stone is originally from Littleton, Colorado. CASEY NICHOLAW (Co-Director and Choreographer) won 2011 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for his work as co-director of The Book of Mormon. Other Broadway credits: Elf: The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations) and Monty Python’s Spamalot, directed by Mike Nichols (2005 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Choreography). Additional New York credits: for City Center Encores!—the highly acclaimed productions of Anyone Can Whistle and Follies (direction and choreography), Bye Bye Birdie (choreography) and Can-Can (musical staging); for NY Philharmonic—Candide; South Pacific at Carnegie Hall (also on PBS “Great Performances”), Sinatra: His Voice, His World, His Way at Radio City Music Hall starring the world-famous Rockettes. He directed and choreographed the world premieres of Minsky’s at Center Theatre Group, Robin and the 7 Hoods at the Old Globe and Disney’s Aladdin at the 5th Avenue in Seattle. SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design). Selected Broadway: The Book of Mormon (Tony); The Pillowman (Tony); The House of Blue Leaves; A Steady Rain; A Behanding in Spokane; Promises, Promises; Hair; The Coast of Utopia (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Hewes awards); Pal Joey (Tony nom.); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Tony nom., Drama Desk Award); Nine; The Lieutenant of Inishmore;
Speed-the-Plow; November; Cry-Baby; Take Me Out; Martin Short…; The Vertical Hour; Sweet Charity; Urinetown. London: The Playboy of the Western World, The Country Girl, Love Song, On an Average Day (all West End); Tales From Hollywood (Donmar); Bash (Almeida); Albert Herring (Opera North). Also Peter Grimes (Met). Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. ANN ROTH (Costume Design). Theater includes: Hurlyburly, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Singin’ in the Rain, Purlie, The Odd Couple, Waiting for Godot. Tony nominations: The Crucifer of Blood, The Royal Family, Present Laughter, The House of Blue Leaves. Films include: Midnight Cowboy, Klute, The Day of the Locust (BAFTA), The Goodbye Girl, Coming Home, Hair, Working Girl, Sabrina, Silkwood, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Mambo Kings, The Birdcage, The English Patient (Oscar), The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Hours, Cold Mountain, Angels in America, The Stepford Wives, The Village, Closer, Evening. Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award (2000). BRIAN MacDEVITT (Lighting Design). The Book of Mormon (Tony award). Recent NYC: Death of a Salesman directed by Mike Nichols, Mountaintop with Samuel L. Jackson, Chinglish on Broadway and The Enchanted Island at the MET Opera. Last season he designed Le Compte Ory at the Metropolitan Opera House. Dance: American Ballet Theater, Tere O’Connor Dance, Merce Cunningham, Lar Lubovitch, Nancy Bannon Etal. Director: Proof Theater. Three awards: five Tonys, OBIE, Bessie, Outer Critics’, Hewes awards, Drama Desk, et al. Member: Naked Angels Faculty: University of Maryland. Father: Jake and Georgie. BRIAN RONAN (Sound Design). More than 20 Broadway shows including Bring It On; Nice Work If You Can Get It (Tony nomination); The Book of Mormon (Tony Award); Anything Goes (Drama Desk, Tony nomination); American Idiot; Promises, Promises; Next to Normal (Tony nomination); Grease; Curtains; Spring Awakening; Grey Gardens; and The Pajama Game. His career has spanned North America, Europe and Asia and has allowed him to work with the most talented composers, directors, designers, actors, musicians and stagehands in the world for which he is eternally grateful. STEPHEN OREMUS (Music Supervisor/ Vocal Arranger/Co-Orchestrator). Broadway: Tony and Drama Desk awards for co-orchestrating The Book of Mormon and Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Worldwide music supervisor/arranger of Wicked; music supervisor/vocal arranger/orchestrator: Avenue Q, All Shook Up and 9 to 5; co-producer with Dolly Parton of the Grammy-nominated 9 to 5 Broadway cast recording. Music supervi15
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WHO’S WHO sor/arranger of Kinky Boots. Other credits: Music supervisor, vocal arranger and orchestrator; tick, tick…BOOM!; music director: Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party. Music director: Jerry Springer—The Opera at Carnegie Hall; music director: Rufus Wainwright’s concerts at London’s Royal Opera House and his re-creation of Judy Garland’s legendary concert at Carnegie Hall. LARRY HOCHMAN (Co-Orchestrator). Tony Award for The Book of Mormon. Four other Tony nominations incl. The Scottsboro Boys and Spamalot. Five Emmy Awards as composer of “The Wonder Pets!” (Nickelodeon). Other Broadway incl. The Addams Family, Jane Eyre. Twenty-five regional and OffBroadway shows incl. Death Takes a Holiday. Seventeen films incl. Marvin Hamlisch’s The Informant! Composer: Little Mermaid II (add’l music), Spielberg’s Amazing Stories, In Memoriam (symphonic, publ. E.B. Marks). Recordings, concerts: Sir Paul McCartney, Eric Idle, Mandy Patinkin, Audra McDonald, Barry Manilow, Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic. BRIAN USIFER (Associate Music Supervisor). Broadway/Off-Broadway orchestras: The Book of Mormon, Sister Act, Wicked, …Spelling Bee, Avenue Q, Altar Boyz, Burnt Part Boys. Five years of regional theater, including Follies (Barrington Stage Co.). Concerts: Clay Aiken “Tried and True DVD,” Arranger/orchestrator for many readings/workshops of new musicals, Music Director for upcoming Kinky Boots. B.Mus., SUNY Fredonia; M.A., NYU Steinhardt. JUSTIN MENDOZA (Music Director). Broadway: In the Heights. Tours: In the Heights first national (Conductor), Wicked first national (Associate Conductor). Off-Broadway: Fugitive Songs. Regional: She Loves Me, Falsettos, Jesus Christ Superstar, three years as Associate Music Director of San Francisco’s Beach Blanket Babylon. “Much love and gratitude to my family and all who helped me on this journey!” JOSH MARQUETTE (Hair Design). Broadway/Off-Broadway: Dogfight, The Best Man, The Book of Mormon, Elf, The Drowsy Chaperone (and West End), To Be Or Not To Be, Pig Farm, The…Trailer Park Musical, Altar Boyz, Mamma Mia! West Coast: Aladdin, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, Minsky’s, Vanities. Other N.Y.: Show Boat at Carnegie Hall, Encores! No, No, Nanette and Follies, numerous productions at Juilliard. National tours: Drowsy, Barbie Live! Television: “30 Rock.” RANDY HOUSTON MERCER (Makeup Design). Broadway designs include Cry-Baby, Hairspray, Fiddler on the Roof, La Bohème,
Flower Drum Song, Cabaret, The Producers, Follies, Sunset Boulevard, Smokey Joe’s Café, Chicago, Guys and Dolls, Crazy for You, A Christmas Carol, Titanic, Big, Major Barbara. Films: The Crazies, Little Children, SpiderMan 2, Company Man, Runaway Bride, Meet Joe Black, Hearts in Atlantis, The Mirror Has Two Faces. Client list includes Tina Fey, Glenn Close, Barbra Streisand, Sigourney Weaver, Marcia Gay Harden, Juliette Binoche, Lauren Bacall and Sir Anthony Hopkins. CARRIE GARDNER, C.S.A. (Casting) also serves as casting director for the Roundabout. Broadway: Cyrano de Bergerac; The Importance of Being Earnest; The Pee-Wee Herman Show; Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson; American Idiot; Spring Awakening; Mrs. Warren’s Profession; Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Off-Broadway: Sons of The Prophet; Look Back In Anger; Suicide Incorporated; Dream of the Burning Boy; Tigers Be Still; Ordinary Days; The Understudy; The Language of Trees; Distracted; Speech & Debate; Marriage of Bette & Boo. GLEN KELLY (Dance Arrangements). Music supervisor and arranger for The Producers and Young Frankenstein. Other Broadway credits include The Scottsboro Boys, Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, Beauty and the Beast, Death of a Salesman, The Frogs, High Society, Steel Pier, Dance a Little Closer and A Christmas Carol. For NYCB, he arranged the music and co-wrote the libretto for Double Feature. Other ballet credits: Thou Swell (for NYCB) and But Not for Me for the Martha Graham Company. MICHAEL KELLER (Music Coordinator). Broadway: The Book of Mormon, Memphis, Wicked, Mamma Mia!, The Lion King. Television: “The Celebrity Apprentice,” “Smash.” Concert: Barbra Streisand (1994–2012). “Pamela, Zachary and Alexis make it all worthwhile.” MARC BRUNI (Associate Director). Director: Old Jews Telling Jokes (Westside), Pipe Dream (Encores!), Fanny (Encores!), Ordinary Days (Roundabout), In the Mood (Berkshires), …Spelling Bee (Paper Mill/PTC), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Paper Mill), Such Good Friends (NYMF Directing Award), six shows at St. Louis MUNY including Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Music Man, The Sound of Music (both Kevin Kline nominations). Associate: 15 Broadway shows. STEVE BEBOUT (Broadway Associate Director) also served as Associate Director of The Addams Family (Broadway, tour, Brazil, Australia), Sister Act (Broadway), 101 Dalmatians (tour), Girl Crazy (Encores!). Directing credits include NYC: I Got Fired, Two Rooms; Regional: The Full Monty, The Buddy Holly 19
WHO’S WHO Story, Little Shop of Horrors; and for NYU: Urinetown, Bye Bye Birdie. “Thanks to Casey, Trey, Jen and the entire BoM team.” JENNIFER WERNER (Broadway Associate Director). Associate Director: Follies (Encores!), Robin and the 7 Hoods (Old Globe), Winnie the Pooh int’l tour. Choreography: ABC’s Upfronts; As Long As (Roundabout), NFL national commercials; Drama League Awards. Regional: Ogunquit, TriArts, Engeman and NC Theaters. Off-Broadway choreography: Bloodsong of Love (ArsNova), The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks (Lortel/TheatreworksUSA), ReWrite (Urban Stages), Things to Ruin (Second Stage) and The Black Suits (The Public Theatre/SPF). JOHN MacINNIS (Associate Choreographer). Credits include Director/Choreographer of Medals Ceremonies at The Olympic Winter Games (2002 and 2010). Choreographed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, currently running in Europe. Director/Choreographer: Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Mexico City, Mexico. Choreographed at Shaw Festival, Goodspeed, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh CLO, TUTS, MTW, Sacramento Music Circus and North Shore Music Theatre. John has performed in eight Broadway shows. AURORA PRODUCTIONS (Production Management). Current projects: The Book of Mormon (Broadway and national tours), Once (Broadway and national tour), Matilda, No Man’s Land/Waiting for Godot, Dinner With Friends and A Raisin in the Sun. Upcoming projects include Bullets Over Broadway, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Violet and Just Jim Dale. Aurora has been providing technical supervision and production management to the entertainment industry since 1989. auroraprod.com. KIMBERLY FISK (Production Stage Manager). National tours include Wicked, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hairspray, The Full Monty (both national tours), Ragtime, Titanic, Victor/Victoria and How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Broadway credits include How To Succeed…, Titanic, Chicago and Disney’s Aida. Favorite credits include Bubba and Jezebel. BRIAN BOGIN (Stage Manager). Broadway and tours: Soul Doctor, War Horse, The People in the Picture, Elf, Wicked, Rent, Good Vibrations, Phantom…, Chicago, Spamalot, Urinetown, The Grinch…. Off-Broadway/ regional: …The Great Comet of 1812, White Christmas (Boston), Ragtime (concert), Robin & the 7 Hoods, Toxic Avenger. Thanks to Kim, Chester and Paco. Olives Jelly! 20
CONWELL S. WORTHINGTON III (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays, 33 Variations and Desire Under the Elms. Tours: The Lion King and Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays. B.A. in Drama, UC Irvine. Thanks to Anjali, Mom, Dad and the Bal family. DAVID TURNER (General Manager). Since joining Stuart Thompson Productions in 2008, David has managed 12 Broadway productions and tours including The Book of Mormon and Jerusalem. Previously, David managed numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway shows including …Spelling Bee, Show Boat and Barrymore. From 1994 to 2007 he founded and ran the Adirondack Theatre Festival where he produced more than 60 plays and musicals and led the construction of a new theater in a vacant Woolworths store in Glens Falls, N.Y. He is joined by GREGG ARST as Associate General Manager. ALLIED LIVE (Press and Marketing) is a full-service marketing and advertising agency representing Broadway shows, national tours, performing arts institutions and experiential entertainment entities. Clients include Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!, Catch Me if You Can, West Side Story, Hair, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Ghost, A Christmas Story, Elf, Traces, Blue Man Group and Stomp. ANNE GAREFINO (Producer) is the executive producer for the Emmy and Peabody award-winning television series “South Park.” She has produced two critically acclaimed films with Trey Parker and Matt Stone: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and Team America: World Police. Before moving to Los Angeles, she lived in Washington, D.C., and worked for the public television station WETA-TV. During her tenure at WETA, she co-produced the “In Performance at the White House” series. The Tony and Grammy award-winning production of The Book of Mormon marks Anne’s Broadway debut. She began her career in entertainment at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre on Capitol Hill and is thrilled and honored to be working in theater once again! Anne attended Boston College and the American Film Institute and is originally from Lambertville, New Jersey. SCOTT RUDIN (Producer). Films include Moonrise Kingdom; The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo; Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close; Moneyball; Margaret; The Social Network; True Grit; Greenberg; It’s Complicated; Fantastic Mr. Fox; Julie & Julia; Doubt; No Country for Old Men; There Will Be Blood; Reprise; The Queen; Margot at the Wedding; Notes on a Scandal; Venus; Closer; Team America: World Police; I Heart Huckabees; School of Rock; The Hours; Iris; The Royal Tenenbaums; Zoolander; Sleepy Hollow; Wonder
Boys; Bringing Out the Dead; South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut; The Truman Show; In & Out; Ransom; The First Wives Club; Clueless; Nobody’s Fool; The Firm; Searching for Bobby Fischer; Sister Act; The Addams Family. Theatre includes Passion; Hamlet; Seven Guitars; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Skylight; The Chairs; The Blue Room; Closer; Amy’s View; Copenhagen; The Designated Mourner; The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?; Caroline, or Change; The Normal Heart; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Doubt; Faith Healer; The History Boys; Shining City; Stuff Happens; The Vertical Hour; The Year of Magical Thinking; Gypsy; God of Carnage; Fences; The House of Blue Leaves; Jerusalem; The Motherf**ker with the Hat; One Man, Two Guvnors; Death of a Salesman. Television includes “The Newsroom.” ROGER BERLIND (Producer). Recent productions include Copenhagen; Kiss Me, Kate; Proof; Medea; Anna in the Tropics; Caroline, or Change; Wonderful Town; Doubt; The History Boys; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Faith Healer; Deuce; The Year of Magical Thinking; Curtains; Rock ’n’ Roll; Is He Dead?; Gypsy; 13; Equus; Ragtime; A Little Night Music; A Behanding in Spokane; Driving Miss Daisy; La Bête; Arcadia; Jerusalem.
SCOTT M. DELMAN (Producer) has coproduced 25 Broadway and London West End plays and musicals including Tony nominees such as Ragtime, American Idiot, Reasons to Be Pretty, Mary Stuart and Arcadia. More recently, Scott has won Tony awards for coproducing Death of a Salesman and The Book of Mormon. JEAN DOUMANIAN (Producer). Cock, Tribes, Death of a Salesman, The Mountaintop, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, The House of Blue Leaves, August: Osage County (2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play), Tom Stoppard’s Jumpers and Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, dir. David Cromer (Obie and Lortel awards). SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS (Producer). West End/Broadway shows include Twelfth Night and Richard III; A Chorus of Disapproval; The Sunshine Boys; La Cage aux Folles; Clybourne Park; Nice Work If You Can Get It; Jerusalem; The Mountaintop; Betrayal; Much Ado About Nothing; The Children’s Hour; Arcadia; A View From the Bridge; A Little Night Music; The Norman Conquests; Boeing-Boeing; The Seagull; Rock ’n’ Roll; Faith Healer. SFP is a subsidiary of The Ambassador Theatre Group. ROY FURMAN (Producer). Currently on Broadway: The Book of Mormon, War Horse,
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Nice Work If You Can Get It, Evita. Upcoming: Annie, The Heiress, Cinderella. Recent productions include The Addams Family, West Side Story, The History Boys, Spamalot. Cofounded investment firm Furman Selz. Currently Vice Chairman at Jefferies and Co. Vice Chairman at Lincoln Center. Chairman Emeritus, Film Society of Lincoln Center. STEPHANIE P. MCCLELLAND (Producer). Founder, Green Curtain Productions (GCP). Ms. McClelland has six Tony and Drama Desk awards and more than 50 theatrical productions worldwide. Broadway credits include The Cripple of Inishman; All The Way; A Raisin in the Sun; After Midnight; Betrayal; Twelfth Night/Richard III; The Testament of Mary; I’ll Eat You Last; The Heiress; One Man, Two Guvnors; Jerusalem; Arcadia; La Bête; Red; The Addams Family; A Behanding in Spokane; Ragtime; Hamlet; All My Sons; Sunday in the Park With George; Cyrano de Bergerac; Journey’s End; The History Boys; The Drowsy Chaperone; The Color Purple; Spamalot; Glengarry Glen Ross; The Pillowman; Democracy; Jumpers; Flower Drum Song. Boards: The Juilliard School and American Associates of the National Theatre. “Love and gratitude to my family.” KEVIN MORRIS (Producer). Proudly Trey and Matt’s lawyer and friend since they slept on couches. Producer of the classic documentary film Hands on a Hardbody. In addition to his law practice, he now devotes much of his time to writing. He thanks Gaby and their beautiful kids, Rocky and Dulcie, who won’t be allowed to see this show for a long time. JON B. PLATT (Producer). Tony Awards: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Pulitzer Prize)/Perestroika, Clybourne Park (Pulitzer Prize), Copenhagen, God of Carnage, The Book of Mormon, Death of a Salesman. Nominations: Wicked, A View From the Bridge, The Motherf**cker with the Hat, Jerusalem, Venus in Fur, Nice Work If You Can Get It. OffBroadway: Cock. STUART THOMPSON (Executive Producer). Of the more than 20 Broadway shows he has produced, recent credits include The Testament of Mary, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2013), Death of a Salesman (2012), Jerusalem, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, A View from the Bridge (2010), Exit the King and God of Carnage; also the recent Off-Broadway production of Cock. His general management company has been responsible for more than 60 productions. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theater as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and 22
working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. actorsequity.org. STAFF FOR THE BOOK OF MORMON GENERAL MANAGEMENT STUART THOMPSON PRODUCTIONS Lily Alia Gregg Arst Kevin Beebee Marc Boissey Megan Curren Kevin Emrick Michele Haberman Shaun Moorman Lee Poulin Marshall Purdy Julie Schneider Susan Brumley Zachary Spitzer Matthew L. Wright ASSOCIATE GENERAL MANAGER Gregg Arst COMPANY MANAGER Kevin Beebee PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AURORA PRODUCTIONS Gene O’Donovan, Ben Heller, Chris Minnick, Jarid Sumner, Liza Luxenberg, Anthony Jusino, Rachel London, David Cook, Bridget Van Dyke, Melissa Mazdra & Rob Ward TOUR BOOKING AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair, President Kara Gebhart, Vice President Operations TOUR PRESS & MARKETING ALLIED LIVE Laura Matalon Marya Peter John Gilmour Meghan McDonald Doug Blemker, Mary Alyce Blum, Sarah Dahlberg, Andrew Damer, Jen Gallagher, Anne Dailey Meyer, Jacqueline Smith BROADWAY PRESS OFFICE BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN Chris Boneau Jim Byk Christine Olver MAKEUP DESIGNER Randy Houston Mercer ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Marc Bruni BROADWAY ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Steve Bebout Jennifer Werner ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER John MacInnis SCOTT RUDIN PRODUCTIONS Andrew Coles Peter Cron Taylor Hess Robert Hoffman David Rogers Jason Sack Chelsea Salyer Dan Sarrow Jason Shrier Noah Stahl Christopher Verone Production Stage Manager ..................................Kimberly Fisk Stage Manager.............................................................................. Brian Bogin Assistant Stage Manager.......................................Conwell S. Worthington III Associate Company Manager................................................... Susan Brumley Dance Captain.......................................................................... Colin Bradbury Assistant Dance Captain...................................................Carole Denise Jones Associate Scenic Designer...................................................Frank McCullough Assistant Scenic Designers........Lauren Alvarez, Christine Peters, Orit Carroll Associate Costume Designer............................................Matthew Pachtman Assistant Costume Designer......................................................Irma Brainard Costume Shopper.........................................................Brenda Abbandandolo Associate Lighting Designer...............................................Benjamin C. Travis Assistant Lighting Designer.......................................................... Rob Denton
Associate Sound Designer...........................................................Cody Spencer Production Carpenter...............................................................Mike Martinez Production Electrician.......................................................................Dan Coey Production Sound Engineer.............................................Christopher C. Sloan Production Props........................................................................ Peter Sarafin Moving Light Programmer.................................................... David John Arch Head Carpenter............................................................................. Keith Reese Advance Carpenter........................................................................... Chris Cory Flyman..................................................................................... Ronnie Sukinik Automation............................................................................. Forrest Hinman Assistant Carpenter...................................................................John Croissant Head Props................................................................................ Vera Pizzarelli Assistant Props.............................................................................Scott Gibson Head Electrician........................................................................... Steve Deidel Advance Electrician.....................................................................Jody Durham Deck/Moving Lights................................................................. Sean Hamilton Followspot..............................................................................Steve Ramondo Head Sound..................................................................................Chad Parsley Assistant Sound.............................................................................Jeff McWay Wardrobe Supervisor............................................................Wayne Spellman Assistant Wardrobe...........................................................Virginia Ohnesorge Stitcher.....................................................................................Michael Harrell Hair Supervisor.......................................................................Yolanda Pollock Assistant Hair..............................................................Rosemary Lucius-Louis Associate Musical Supervisor.........................................................Brian Usifer Assistants to the Producers..................................... Jack Zegarski, Carly Price Production Assistants..........Alan D. Knight, Michelle Heller, Katrina Stevens Casting Associate......................................................................... Kate S. Boka Banking............................ City National Bank/Erik Piecuch, Michele Gibbons Payroll.........................................................................Castellana Services, Inc. Accountant.................................Fried & Kowgios CPAs LLP/Robert Fried, CPA Controller........................................................................................J.S. Kubala Insurance..........................................................................DeWitt Stern Group Legal Counsel..................................................................Lazarus & Harris LLP/ Scott Lazarus, Esq., Robbert C. Harris, Esq. Assistant Marketing Director.................................................... Chelsea Salyer Advertising................................................................................ Serino/Coyne/ Nancy Coyne, Greg Coradetti, Scott Johnson, Roger Micone, Hetal Patel, Doug Murphy Digital Outreach.......................................................BLT Communications, Inc. Logo and Artwork Design........................................BLT Communications, Inc. Website Design...................................................... South Park Digital Studios Travel Agent....................................................................................Tzell Travel
Company Housing................................................Lisa Morris, Road Concierge Physical Therapy.................................................Neuro Tour Physical Therapy CREDITS
Scenery fabrication by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Groups, LLC, New Windsor, N.Y. Lighting equipment provided by PRG Lighting, Secaucus, N.J. Sound equipment provided by Masque Sound. Costumes by Eric Winterling, Inc.; Gilberto Designs, Inc.; Katrina Patterns; Izquierdo Studios, Ltd.; Studio Rouge, Inc. Millinery by Rodney Gordon, Inc. Custom fabric printing by First 2 Print LLC.; Jeff Fender Studios. Eyewear provided by Dr. Wayne Goldberg. Custom footwear by LaDuca Shoes, Inc. Props executed by Cigar Box Studios, Tom Carroll Scenery, Jerard Studios, Deadalus Design and Production, Joe Cairo, J&M Special Effects, Jeremy Lydic, Josh Yoccom. Wigs made by Hudson Wigs. Makeup provided by MAC Cosmetics. Keyboards from Yamaha Corporation of America.
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Souvenir merchandise designed and created by The Araca Group. Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios. 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 employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). 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 Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. The press agents and company managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
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PRELUDES & ENCORES from page 24 Ottava Via • ottavavia.com • page 28 Corktown, 1400 Michigan Ave. Detroit MI. 48216, (313) 962-5500. Type of cuisine: Casual/Rustic Italian, Price: $$, Amenities: FR. Stone fired pizza, small plates, pasta, Italian entrees, gelato, outdoor seating, bocci ball in season, full bar. The Rattlesnake Club • rattlesnakedetroit.com • page 25 300 River Place Drive, Detroit, MI 48207. (313) 567-4400. Type of cuisine: American, Price $$$ GRV. The Rattlesnake Club celebrates over 25 years in Detroit! Chef Chris Franz’s innovative cuisine, our attentive service and award-winning wine list await on Detroit’s Riverfront! Star Lanes Restaurant at Emagine Royal Oak • page 21
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PRELUDES & ENCORES from page 26 service at each of our locations. Owner and CEO Joe Vicari is a proud supporter of Broadway in Detroit since 2009. Restaurants in The Westin Book Cadillac • page 31 Downtown Detroit, 1128 Washington Blvd. at Michigan Ave., Detroit MI 48226: ● 24 Grille • spa1924grille.com, (313) 964-3821. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$$, Amenities: RV. Located on Michigan Ave. at the Westin Book Cadillac, 24grille features Executive Chef Christian Borden’s interpretation of classic American dishes. Take 10% off your entire bill with your theatre ticket. ● Motor Bar • bookcadillacwestin.com, (313) 442-1600. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$, Amenities: V. Located on the second floor of the Westin Book Cadillac, Motor Bar is a comfortable location for a classic late night cocktail, dessert or appetizer after the show. ● Roast • roastdetroit.com, (313) 961-2500. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$$, Amenities: RV. Iron Chef Michael Symon’s Roast is located on the street level of the Westin Book Cadillac. The Detroit Free Press recently named Roast Restaurant of the Year. The Whitney • thewhitney.com • page 2 Midtown, 4421 Woodward Ave., Detroit MI 48201. (313) 832-5700. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$$, Amenities: GPRV. Detroit’s most romantic restaurant. Experience our Prix Fixe Theatre Menu before your next show or join us anytime for dinner or an elegant dessert seven nights a week. Call for reservations during intermission or after tonight’s performance!
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BROADWAY IN DETROIT The Program for Broadway In Detroit at the Detroit Opera House Volume 53, Number 1 • July 1–13, 2014
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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. Lost and Found (Items will be held 30 days)..................................................... (313) 961-3500 Emergencies/Security.............................................................. (313) 237-3257 Pre-paid Parking...................................................................... (313) 237-7464 Opera House Parking Center....................................................(313) 965-4052 Cadillac Café Reservations...................................................(313) 237-3487 or cadillaccafedetroit.com ATM located in DOH Parking Center & Broadway lobby of theatre. AGE LIMIT As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of Broadway In Detroit not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on Shows and Show content. You will be made aware of particular age restrictions during your purchase. Some shows make further age appropriate recommendations and Broadway In Detroit will provide those on its website; however, judgment of the content for each show should be made on an individual basis prior to purchase. When available, Broadway In Detroit provides links to show websites for further information. All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.
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