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CAST Alex Owens................................................................................................ KARLI DINARDO Nick Hurley.................................................................................................ADAM J. RENNIE Harry.................................................................................................. MICHAEL KINGSTON Tess.................................................................................... DANIELLE MARIE GONZALEZ Kiki.................................................................................................BRIANNA-MARIE BELL Jimmy.........................................................................................................JACOB TISCHLER Gloria................................................................................................................HEIDI FRIESE Hannah................................................................................................PATRICIA BARTLETT C.C..................................................................................................RANDY CHARLEVILLE Ensemble..................................................................ANDRÉS ACOSTA, ALEX AQUILINO, AMBER ARDOLINO, TOM FEENEY, EMILY GRACE KERSEY, ANTONIO JEFFERSON, CAITLIN LESTER SAMS, KATIE LOMBARDO, RYAN J MACCONNELL, ASHLEY MUNZEK Joe..............................................................................................................ANDRÉS ACOSTA Andy................................................................................................. RYAN J MACCONNELL Miss Wilde..................................................................................... CAITLIN LESTER-SAMS Ballet Dancers......................................................... ALEX AQUILINO, ASHLEY MUNZEK Break Dancer.................................................................................... ANTONIO JEFFERSON SWINGS KATHERINE ROARTY, BRANDON STONESTREET UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Alex Owens: AMBER ARDOLINO, KATIE LOMBARDO; for Nick Hurley: ANDRÉS ACOSTA, RYAN J MACCONNELL; for Harry: ANDRÉS ACOSTA, RANDY CHARLEVILLE; for Tess: CAITLIN LESTER-SAMS, KATHERINE ROARTY; for Kiki: AMBER ARDOLINO, KATIE LOMBARDO; for Jimmy: ALEX AQUILINO, RYAN J MACCONNELL; for Gloria: AMBER ARDOLINO, EMILY GRACE KERSEY; for Hannah: CAITLIN LESTER-SAMS, DANIELLE MARIE GONZALEZ; for C.C.: ANDRÉS ACOSTA, TOM FEENEY; for Joe: BRANDON STONESTREET, TOM FEENEY; for Andy: BRANDON STONESTREET, ALEX AQUILINO; for Miss Wilde: KATHERINE ROARTY, EMILY GRACE KERSEY; for Ballet Dancers: BRANDON STONESTREET, KATHERINE ROARTY; for Break Dancer: BRANDON STONESTREET Dance Captain: KATHERINE ROARTY Assistant Dance Captain: BRANDON STONESTREET Production Stage Manager: TRAVIS HARTY THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
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SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Prologue............................................................................................................Alex, Ensemble Steeltown Sky......................................................................................... Alex, Nick, Ensemble It’s All in Reach..................................................................................................................Alex Maniac.......................................................................................................... Kiki, Gloria, Tess Dealbreaker............................................................................................................... Alex, Nick Put It On............................................................................................... Kiki, Gloria, Tess, Alex It’s All in Reach (Reprise)..................................................................................................Alex Experience.....................................................................................................................Hannah Inside.................................................................................................................Alex, Ensemble Justice...................................................................................................... Nick, Male Ensemble I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll.......................................................................................................... Tess Remember Me..................................................................................................... Gloria, Jimmy Manhunt.............................................................................................................................. Kiki Here And Now.......................................................................................................... Nick, Alex My Next Step.................................................................Alex, Nick, Gloria, Jimmy, Ensemble Maniac (Reprise)................................................................................................ Full Company ACT TWO Chameleon Girls................................................................................... C.C., Gloria, Ensemble Here And Now (Reprise).......................................................................................... Alex, Nick My Turn.................................................................................................. Alex, Nick, Ensemble Where I Belong................................................................................................................Jimmy Enough................................................................................................................................Nick Put It On (Reprise)......................................................................................... Tess, Kiki, Harry Gloria............................................................................................................. Gloria, Ensemble Where I Belong (Reprise)................................................................................... Jimmy, Gloria Hang On.................................................................................................................... Alex, Nick Let Go.................................................................................................................................Alex What A Feeling................................................................................................... Full Company FLASHDANCE ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard 1: Eric Fotre Leach Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2: Patrick Duffy Drums: Jaren Angud Guitar: Rick Merino, Jon Hawkins Bass: Daniel Durston Reed (Tenor/Alto/Soprano/Flute/Clarinet): Brian Handeland Electronic Music Design: Strange Cranium/Billy Jay Stein
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WHO’S WHO KARLI DINARDO (Alex Owens), a Melbourne girl from Australia is thrilled to be making her National Tour debut with the incredible cast and team of Flashdance.Credits: Revolution in the Elbow… (Minetta Lane Theater, Off-Broadway), The Music Man (JWET), 42nd Street (ACCC), The Pajama Game (GP). Love to my family and friends for their endless love and support. ADAM J. RENNIE (Nick Hurley). Originally from Sydney, Australia. Adam is excited to be debuting up in the Northern Hemisphere with Flashdance. Credits include: Love Never Dies, Jekyll & Hyde, Vernon God Little, Next to Normal, The Producers, Irene, Crazy for You & Australian musicals Once We lived Here & Prodigal. BA Theatre-Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). BRIANNA-MARIE BELL (Kiki) is an AMDA New York graduate. Brianna-Marie has won numerous outstanding performance/soloist awards. Credits include Regional: Apollo Theater, Cinderella (Cinderella), ETC Showchoir. TV: “American Idol.” She would like to express her gratitude to her loving & supportive parents, Auntie Tee, family & friends. Special Thanks to SW Artists. Ephesians 5:20. HEIDI FRIESE (Gloria) is thrilled for her second national tour! National Tours: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Phyllis Who). Regional: The Music Man (Zaneeta) at both Engeman and Harbor Lights, Lady Windermere’s Fan (Lady Agatha) at PICT, world premier of M33 (June Havoc) at PPU. Ecclesiastes 3:4 DANIELLE MARIE GONZALEZ (Tess) is a native New Yorker, where she graduated from AMDA and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. Most recently she was in the National Tour of Rock of Ages. Much love to family and friends.Twitter & Instagram: @dangled33 PATRICIA BARTLETT (Hannah). NYC: Scandalous Affair (Hedda Hopper), Regional: Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival/ on tour Mississippi, Orpheus Descending (Nurse/Sister); Walnut Street, Curtains (Carmen Bernstein), Music Man (Mrs. Paroo) u/s; Do Black Patent Leather Shoes… (Helen); The Bikinis (Betty). BM, NCSA; MM, MSM; opera, Juilliard. RANDY CHARLEVILLE (C.C.). Tour: The Phantom of the Opera; Off-Broadway: Rasputin and Definitely Doris. TV: “Tony Awards”, “ESPY Awards” & “Loving”. Tremendous love & thanks to God, Mom, Aunt Betty & the entire creative/production team for this amazing opportunity! “What a feeling!”
MICHAEL KINGSTON (Harry). Theatre, Chicago: 33 Variations (Diabelli); The Light in the Piazza (Naccarelli); Pippin (Charlemagne/ Berthe); The Front Page (McCue); Peter Pan (Hook) and Fiorello! (Morris). NBC-TV: “Chicago PD.” Represented by Gray Talent. For Thelma, Pat, Grandpa, and Dixie. JACOB TISCHLER (Jimmy). New London Barn Playhouse: Spamalot (Prince Herbert), Legally Blonde (Emmett), Oklahoma! (Will Parker). Northern Stage: White Christmas (Mike). BFA Drama—CMU 2013. Composer/ lyricist: GRINDR: The Musical (WVMTF 2014, Best Lyrics & Best Score), Inexperienced Love (NYCFringe, 2012). Circus Smirkus 2006-2009. ANDRÉS ACOSTA (Joe/Ensemble) recently played Bernardo in the national tour of West Side Story and performed in South Pacific at Paper Mill Playhouse. Favorite professional credits: Grease (Danny), A Chorus Line (Al) and Ragtime (Houdini). BFA Music Theatre from FSU. ALEX AQUILINO (Ensemble) is thrilled to be in Flashdance! Credits: Radio City Christmas Spectacular Tour (Ensemble). He graduated from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program and was most recently Chet Walker’s assistant at Jacob’s Pillow. Love to family & friends! AMBER ARDOLINO (Ensemble) is a real steel town girl from Pittsburgh! She was previously seen on the National Tour of West Side Story (Bebecita, U/S Anita). Amber recently performed on the Norwegian Getaway in Legally Blonde (Serena, Whitney, Chutney). amberardolino.com. TOM FEENEY (Ensemble). New York credits: Queen of the Night (The Diamond Horseshoe), Women: The War Within (Baryshnikov Arts Center), NAMT Gala: Show Off! (Skirball Center), and Technodoulia Dot Com (The Living Theatre.) Tom has a BFA in theater from Fordham University at Lincoln Center. Special thanks to Sergio Trujillo, Katherine Roarty, and everyone at Duncan Stewart Co. for giving him this opportunity. ANTONIO JEFFERSON (Ensemble/Break Dancer). A Washington, DC native, Antonio has over 15 years of arts and fitness experience. Antonio has taught and choreographed throughout the US and abroad and performed at the White House, Library of Congress, for Cirque du Soliel, Nike and GQ. EMILY GRACE KERSEY (Ensemble) is beyond thrilled to join Flashdance! Favorite credits: A Chorus Line (Kristine), The Producers (Showgirl), The Boy Friend (Maisie), Legally Blonde (Delta Nu). Huge thanks to Sergio and 13
WHO’S WHO Dale at Duncan Stewart. Endless love to Mom, Dad, and Andrew! emilygracekersey.com. CAITLIN LESTER-SAMS (Miss Wilde/ Niece/Ensemble). Caitlin’s previous credits include [Title of Show] (Heidi), Brigadoon (Meg), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Linoleum), They’re Playing Our Song (Sonia), and The Full Monty (Pam). She holds a BFA from Western Michigan University. To learn more visit. caitlinlestersams.com. KATIE LOMBARDO (Ensemble) is beyond excited to tour with Flashdance! Recent graduate of the University of the Arts, BFA in Jazz Dance/Minor in Musical Theatre. Endless love & thanks to the creative team, my friends, and mostly, Mom Dad & Emily. RYAN J MACCONNELL (Andy/Ensemble). From the small town of Chittenango, NY, “Land of Oz.” Graduated Ithaca College with Musical Theatre BFA and is grateful to say Flashdance is his 1st national tour. Endless gratitude to God, Mom, Dad, Sisters, Family, Friends, Teachers, Miller. ryanjmac.com. ASHLEY MUNZEK (Ensemble) graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in dance. Most recently she performed in Die Fledermaus at the Metropolitan Opera.OffBroadway: Project Runway’s Chris March’s The Butt-Cracker Suite. Tour: Young Frankenstein. Film: Sorority Row and Love and Other Drugs. Regional: Cats and Chicago. Love to family and Jerome. KATHERINE ROARTY (Swing/Dance Captain) a Pittsburgh native, she received a BFA in Dance from University of Illinois. Katherine is a New York City-based dancer with MSA Agency and works with the Education Department at BDC. Credits include: Queen of the Night, Rock of Ages, “Victoria Secret Fashion Show,” national commercials and “Good Morning America.” BRANDON STONESTREET (Swing; Assistant Dance Captain) is incredibly excited to join the cast of Flashdance -The Musical as the male swing! Other credits include the international tour of West Side Story (Big Deal). Brandon would like to thank his family for all the support. TOM HEDLEY (Book/Executive Producer). Having written the original screenplay, Hedley coined the title Flashdance to convey a complete style that merged fashion, music and dance. He wrote six produced movies and additionally penned screenplays for Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, Jean-Paul Goude, among others. Hedley was the winner 14
of the Humanitas Prize for the Academy Award winning movie Iris, starring Judy Dench and Kate Winslet. Previously he was Arts and Entertainment Editor of the Toronto Telegram, Editor of Toronto Life, Editor of the distinguished UK publishing house Duckworth and was especially known as a pioneering editor of the New Journalism at Esquire Magazine during its golden age. Hedley is presently at work on a new movie. ROBERT CARY (Book & Lyrics) is lyricist and co-author of Palm Beach (La Jolla Playhouse, directed by Des McAnuff); co-author with Ben Feldman of Inventing Avi (Off-Broadway, directed by Mark Waldrop); and director of the feature films “Ira and Abby,” “Save Me,” and “Anything But Love,” which he co-wrote. Cary has written a new ZZ Top musical premiering soon. ROBBIE ROTH (Music & Lyrics). Robbie Roth’s music has been heard on stage, screen and radio around the world. His songs have appeared on the Billboard charts in America and he has written and produced for countless artists including Tony-nominated Gavin Creel. Robbie is currently working on the stage adaptation of the 2002 Fox feature, “Drumline,” while enjoying time spent with Michelle, Oliver and Simon. SERGIO TRUJILLO (Director & Choreographer). Broadway: Tony Award® winning Best Musical Memphis (OCC Award, Astaire, Drama Desk Award noms.), Tony and Olivier Award® winning Best Musical Jersey Boys (Olivier, Drama Desk, Dora, OCC Award noms.), Leap of Faith (Drama Desk, Astaire noms), Hands on a Hardbody, The Addams Family, Next to Normal (Lucille Lortel Award nom), All Shook Up, Guys and Dolls (Astaire Award nom.). Off-Broadway: Saved (Lucille Lortel nom.), The Capeman, Romeo & Juliet (Public), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Kismet (Encores!). Regional: White Noise, Arrabal (director/choreographer), Chasing the Song,The Wiz, Zhivago (La Jolla), Mambo Kings. International: Disney’s Tarzan (World Theatre Award nom.); West Side Story; The Sound of Music (Stratford); Peggy Sue Got Married (West End). TV: Judging/ choreographing on “So You Think You Can Dance: Canada,” “Broadway: The American Musical” (PBS), “The 14th American Comedy Awards” (ABC), “Triple Sensation” (CBC). Ovation Award for “Empire.” Four Dora Award nominations in Canada. Mr. Trujillo was chosen by the Colombian government as one of the top 100 Colombians in the world. Upcoming: Memphis on the West End, On Your Feet, A Bronx Tale.
JASON HOWLAND (Music Supervision & Arrangements) is the composer of Broadway’s Little Women the Musical, Off-Broadway’s Blessing in Disguise and the PBS special “Handel’s Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise.” Musical supervisor/musical director/conductor for Broadway’s Beautiful—The Carole King Musical, Bonnie and Clyde, Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde, Les Miserables, Taboo, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War and Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark. He has conducted in concert for such notables as Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Brandy, BeBe and Cece Winans, Carl Anderson, Linda Eder, Kate Shindle, the Kingston Trio and more. Proud parent of Noah and Nina. KLARA ZIEGLEROVA (Scenic Design). Broadway: Sister Act, The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. Off-B’way: The Public Theater, Manhattan Theater Club, New York Theatre Workshop and numerous Regional Theaters. London’s West End: Sister Act, Jersey Boys. Interior architecture design: New World Stages, New York. PAUL TAZEWELL (Costume Design). Broadway: A Streetcar Named Desire; Magic/ Bird; Jesus Christ Superstar; Lombardi; Memphis (Tony nomination); Guys and Dolls; In the Heights (Tony nomination); The Color Purple (Tony nomination); Caroline, or Change; A Raisin in the Sun; Drowning Crow; Bring in ‘da Noise...(Tony nomination); Elaine Stritch at Liberty; On the Town; Fascinating Rhythm; Def Poetry Jam. Faust, MET. HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Design). Designs include: After Midnight (2014 Tony nomination), How to Succeed… (2011 Tony nomination), West Side Story (2009 Tony nomination), In The Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Avenue Q, Parade and Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination). Parsons Dance (Resident Lighting Designer/Co-Founder). 1993 Sir Laurence Olivier Award and Canadian Dora Award for Kiss of The Spider Woman. 2006 Henry Hewes Design Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Tony Award winner for Jersey Boys. PETER NIGRINI (Projection Design). Broadway: The Best Man, Fela!, 9 to 5, Say Goodnight Gracie. Elsewhere: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (2nd Stage), Notes from Underground (Yale Rep), The Grace Jones Hurricane Tour, Rent (New World Stages), Divine Rivalry (Hartford Stages), Haround and the Sea of Stories (NYCOpera), Blind Date (Bill T. Jones), The Orphan of Zhao (Lincoln Center Festival). For Nature Theater of Oklahoma, No Dice and Life & Times (Burg-
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o one knows how to make a more inspired mess than Blue Man Group. Whether they’re beating on drums and generating a kaleidoscopic spray of airborne paint, or catching flying gumballs with their mouths and spewing the paint onto canvases, or feasting on Twinkies, or chomping out a Cap’n Crunch symphony, the bald-and-blue characters approach each messy, noisy enterprise with the expertise and determination of children. And the audience responds with unadulterated, uncomplicated, grin-inducing joy; with howls of laughter; with childlike wonder and delight. You might say that Blue Man Group is child’s play for adults. At first glance, a mess—but looking closer, it’s far from one. It might be child’s play but its not childish. “We have been known to look at things in a unique way, and then express those things in a unique way,” says Phil Stanton, co-founder of Blue Man Group with Matt Goldman and Chris Wink. “A lot of what we do is colorful, and kids enjoy it, and adults are entertained by it, whether they get the idea behind it or not. We’re usually looking at things from the point of community or relationships. We’re trying to say something about the power of a group. That’s why there are three Blue Men; three is the smallest number that makes up a group.” Goldman adds, “Preserving a childlike wonder is definitely one of the things behind what we do. We believe that we’re all creative beings, and creativity can look a lot of different ways. We’re trying to get to an ecstatic, euphoric, emotional place. We surf many different interests—science and art and music and spectacle and reading and math and technology. Why can’t people be fascinated and entertained by all of these things?” At a Blue Man Group theatrical show 16
there is, indeed, something on the bill to fascinate and entertain everyone. “We have so many different influences,” says Stanton. “Vaudeville. The Marx Brothers. Buster Keaton. Punk rock. Kodo drummers. Butoh dance. Ultraman, who was a Japanese super hero. It’s all somewhere deep in our DNA.” Says Goldman, “I don’t like to name influences because the list is too vast. Our influences are almost everything we’ve ever been exposed to. Bugs Bunny is just as big an influence on me as the Marx Brothers.” The Blue Man is a combination of hero and trickster, clown and scientist, innocent and super hero. When speaking about their creation, Goldman and Stanton sometimes refer to him as a singular being, and sometimes refer to him in the plural. Goldman adds, “A lot of people think that being bald and blue is putting on a mask of sorts. We consider it the opposite, that we’re taking off the mask. Once you strip away the hair, the skin tone, the gender, the ears, and have no particular style of clothing, what’s left? It’s really the rawest, purest form of what’s essentially human. We’ve found that for the first third or first half of the show, audiences think they’re looking at these very strange, unusual beings. But somewhere in there— and I see this over and over—it suddenly dawns on them that they’re actually watch-
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ing themselves. And then the question becomes—and I go back and forth on this myself—are we watching three different beings with three different personalities, or are we watching one being that’s been split into three? I like to live in the ambiguity of it.” The Blue Man uses every facet of his being to engage the audience in situations and ideas and behavior and sights and sounds that intrigue him. And he does so without ever speaking. “Talking is so limiting,” says Goldman. “But we don’t think of the Blue Man as a mute. We think of him as someone whose chosen not to say anything, he chooses to express himself differently.” The show is not without words. LED screens display a series of messages designed to make the audience laugh and/or think. An authoritative, other-worldly voice wittily explains the intricacies of modern plumbing and choreography and technology. But more often than not, words are unnecessary. When the Blue Men are playing their unique polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, pipes—instruments of their own making—or fiercely pounding on drums, words would just intrude on the giddiness being felt throughout the theater. But even when the audience is in a heightened state of exhilaration, the Blue Men are often teaching them somet h i ng— even if the audiphoto: Blue Man Group
ence is unaware of it. Take, for instance, one of their most famous pieces, beating paint-covered drums, which never fail to rev up the crowd. What audiences likely aren’t aware of is that they’re being given a lesson in synesthesia, a mixing of the senses. The great choreographer George Balanchine was famous for saying, “See the music and hear the dancing.” That’s synesthesia. So is seeing the sounds of the drums and feeling the colors of the paint. “The paint on the drums for us is a visual representation of the music,” says Wink, “We want to create a visceral experience. We want you to feel it in your gut. That’s why we have as big a drum as we can find. Because that drum will literally vibrate your viscera, your guts will resonate.” Connecting to the audience and creating a community within the walls of the theater is what matters most to Blue Man Group. “The relationship with the audience is everything,” says Goldman. “Because at the end of the day, the Blue Man is really just trying to connect. He knows, whether intellectually or on a gut level, that in order to get to that ecstatic, heightened moment, he’s got to connect with these strangers. That’s why the Blue Man is so respectful of the audience. That’s why he wants to gain their trust. It’s all about the connection.” “It’s all about the connection,” emphasizes Stanton. “And we also want to make a statement about how important it is to have that experience live, in person. Though technology has made it so that we don’t have to have be physically together, there’s something about our humanity that will always need to be among other people, among our tribe.” Blue Man Group is at the Fisher Theatre April 21–26. For tickets, please see our ad on page 18 17
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WHO’S WHO theater, Vienna). Upcoming: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. KEVIN KENNEDY (Sound Design). Credits include: 1776 The Musical, Noah Racey’s Pulse, Bonnie & Clyde (Asolo Rep), This Wonderful Life (Asolo Rep, Syracuse Stage, Cleveland Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse), Nilo Cruz’s Hurricane (Ringling International Arts Festival); 1776 The Musical (ACT); The Rocky Horror Show (The Old Globe); Hugh Jackman In Performance and Kinky Boots (Pre-Broadway); Sister Act, Bonnie & Clyde, and Kinky Boots (Broadway). CHARLES LAPOINTE (Wig & Hair Design). Broadway: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Of Mice and Men, After Midnight, Beautiful, Motown, Clybourne Park, Newsies, The Columnist, Magic/Bird, Bonnie & Clyde, The Mountaintop, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, The Merchant of Venice, Memphis, Henry IV, The Rivals, Cymbeline, Lombardi, Fences, Looped, The Miracle Worker, Superior Donuts, 33 Variations, Guys and Dolls, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, The Color Purple, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Good Vibrations, The Apple Tree, A Raisin in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Lieutenant
of Inishmore, Radio Golf, Sight Unseen, High Fidelity, Xanadu and Bring It On. DOUG BESTERMAN (Orchestrations). Broadway: Bullets Over Broadway, Rocky, On a Clear Day..., Elf, How to Succeed..., Sister Act, Young Frankenstein, Tarzan, Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony/Drama Desk), The Producers (2001 Tony/Drama Desk), Seussical, Music Man, Fosse (1999 Tony®), Big, Damn Yankees, and others. Also: Carrie (Off-Broadway), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Guys and Dolls (London). Film/Television: Frozen, Nine, The Producers, Winnie The Pooh (2012), Chicago, Mulan, Anastasia, “Smash,” “Scrubs.” Arranged for: Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, Mandy Patinkin, the Boston Pops Orchestra. JIM ABBOTT (Dance Arrangements). Broadway/National Tours: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Rent, Aida, Bombay Dreams, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Disney’s Tarzan. Dance Arrangements for Tarzan, Aida, Bombay Dreams, Sweet Charity, Guys and Dolls and Wicked. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, Dennis DeYoung of Styx, Shirley Bassey, Bob Hope, Vanessa Williams, Phil Collins and Elton John. BILLY JAY STEIN (Electronic Music Design) is a keyboardist, programmer, composer,
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WHO’S WHO music director and music producer. Credits include: Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Jekyll and Hyde (2012), Hairspray, Rocky Horror Show, Altar Boyz, Jekyll and Hyde (1997), “Handel’s Messiah Rocks,” “Linda Eder,” “Ray Charles,” “Darlene Love,” “Pawn Stars,” “Sex and the City.” strangecranium.com. JOHN MEZZIO (Musical Supervisor/Music Coordinator) has conducted many national tours, including State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, Seussical the Musical starring Cathy Rigby, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, the Royal National Theatre’s revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, and The Wedding Singer. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was the Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. Mr. Mezzio was Musical Coordinator for several national tours, including Sweet Charity starring Molly Ringwald, Annie starring John Schuck and Mackenzie Phillips, Hairspray, The Producers, Spring Awakening, Shrek the Musical, and Memphis. He is currently the Musical Coordinator for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (US and international tours), Anything Goes, and Elf the Musical. NATE PATTEN (Music Director). Broadway: Catch Me If You Can, Bonnie and Clyde. Kennedy Center: Elf the Musical. Off Broadway: Silence! The Musical (also in L.A.), The Toxic Avenger. Tours: We Will Rock You, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, The Wizard of Oz. Thanks to Jason, Dani, and Emily. ERIC FOTRE LEACH (Music Director/ Conductor/Keyboard). Most recently toured with NETworks’ production of ELF: The Musical. Has proudly collected many wonderful regional credits from Flat Rock Playhouse, Theatre Raleigh, The New London Barn Playhouse, and The Palace Theatre of New Hampshire. Southern Illinois University Alum; EricFotreLeach.com. BRAD ROUSE (Associate Director) has directed plays and musicals at the Public Theater in New York City, City Center Encores!, the Ahmanson Theater, Hartford Stage, Juilliard, City Theater in Pittsburgh, and NYU. He received an award from the Connecticut Critics Circle for his production of Hedwig and The Angry Inch (starring Anthony Rapp) and was nominated as Best Director in Los Angeles and Philadelphia for The Mice by Julia Jordan, Nell Benjamin and Larry O’Keefe (choreographed by Rob Ashford). His work has been featured on CBS’s “60 Minutes II” and NPR’s Fresh Air. 20
EDGAR GODINEAUX (Associate Choreographer). 2010 Tony Award® winning Memphis (also in UK), Leap of Faith and SYTYCD Canada. Bway: Aida, Swing, Pajama Game (Encore Series). Soon: Chasing The Song. Film/ TV: Chicago, Jersey Boys, “Idlewild,” “The Five Heartbeats,” “Boldin,” “Great Observer,” “Glee,” “Law & Order,” “Eli Stone,” “South Beach.” Tours: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross. Pierce, Lennox you are my everything, Daddy loves you. NATALIE CARUNCHO (Associate Choreographer) is thrilled to have worked with Sergio and this wonderful company. Favorite Credits include: Flashdance (Dance Captain, u/s Alex, Kiki), In the Heights (Ensemble, u/s Nina, Vanessa, Carla), A Chorus Line (Diana Morales) and Romeo & Juliet (Juliet). All of my love to my family and to my Sean. TYPE A MARKETING (Marketing and Press) is an independent, full-service marketing company specializing in Broadway and national tours. Current/upcoming roster: Broadway: Gigi, Les Misérables, Kinky Boots, The Phantom of the Opera, and Side Show. Tours: Anything Goes, Blithe Spirit, Dirty Dancing, I Love Lucy: Live on Stage, Nice Work If You Can Get It, and Million Dollar Quartet. typeamktg.com. DUNCAN STEWART CSA/BENTON WHITLEY CSA (Casting). Broadway/New York: On the Town, Pippin, Chicago, La Cage, The Band Wagon (Encores), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Natasha Pierre & Great Comet of 1812, Pageant, People Sing (Carnegie Hall). West End/London: Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. National Tours: We Will Rock You, Pippin, Chicago, La Cage, Anything Goes. Regional: A.R.T., Bay Street, Alley Theatre, RCCL. Casting Associate Andrea Zee. dstewartco.com. LEE POULIN (Company Manager). Lee is thrilled to be back in the land of 80’s and spandex. Most recently, he worked on The Book of Mormon (Broadway and tours), In Your Arms, War Horse (National Tour), Evita (on Broadway with Ricky Martin), the developmental lab of Motown The Musical, and the world premiere of Disney’s Newsies. Lee is also the Producing Artistic Director of The Teal Heart Project for ovarian cancer research. Love and thanks to Stephen – always, and for everything. Insta/ Twitter @leestevenp. TRAVIS HARTY (Production Stage Manager) graduated from Otterbein University with a BA in Stage Management and Music. National Tour: Memphis (NETworks). NYC: Clinton the Musical (NYMF). Regional: Maple & Vine, A Devil at Noon, Sleep Rock Thy Brain (Humana
Festival), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Dracula, A Christmas Carol (Actors Theatre). Other: The Woman in Black (Crossroads Rep). DANI DAVIS (Executive Producer). For NETworks: Little Women the Musical, The Wedding Singer, DreamWorks’ Shrek the Musical, Billy Elliot (Helen Hayes Award 2012). Broadway Producer: The Lonesome West (4 Tony noms), Little Women the Musical (1 Tony nom, 2 Drama Desk). Director, Librettist: “Handel’s Messiah Rocks” for PBS and Sony (2 Emmy Awards, 7 noms) and national tour (NETworks). Director: Cape Rep Theater, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, The Atlanta Symphony. Writer: featured in MORE, Marie Claire. Broadway/ Tour performer: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The World Goes Round, Grease. Board Member: Duke University Women’s Forum, The Creative Coalition, The Leauge of Professional Theater Women. Member: SDC, BMI. Proud mom of Noah and Nina. Follow me on Twitter @DaniDavisdd. NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS, LLC (Producer) from its inception nearly 20 years ago has been an industry-leading producer of touring musical theatre productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to its audiences. Having toured over
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CASTING DUNCAN STEWART AND COMPANY Duncan Stewart CSA, Benton Whitley CSA Andrea Zee Dale Brown CSA Emily Feinstein Jeremy Sickles COMPANY MANAGER Lee Poulin Production Stage Manager........................................................... Travis Harty Associate Director.......................................................................... Brad Rouse Associate Choreographer......................................................Edgar Godineaux Associate Choreographer..................................................... Natalie Caruncho Assistant Director......................................................................Stephen Santa Assistant Choreographer............................................................... Kristin Piro Associate Scenic Designer.........................................................Evan Adamson Costume Coordinator................................................................... Kristina May Associate Projection Designer.........................................................Dan Scully Electronic Music Design................................ Strange Cranium/Billy Jay Stein Music Director...............................................................................Nate Patten Head Carpenter......................................................................... Sean Sweeney Assistant Carpenter....................................................................Lindsey Roller Flyman................................................................................William Strickland Head Electrics.......................................................................... Samuel Tepper Assistant Electrics.......................................................................Alan Pleiman Production Electrician.................................................................... Eric Rimes Head Sound................................................................................ Ben Baczenas Head Props.................................................................................Daniel Cuomo Wig and Makeup Supervisor.......................................................... Ameila Bay Wardrobe Supervisor.................................................................Season Saulet Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor........................................Savannah Ketchum Hair Coordinator..........................................................................Kai Ravelson Assistant Stage Manager...........................................................Kathryn Sykes Production Audio................................................................... Kate Munchrath Projection Editor......................................................................Simon Harding Video Programmer...........................................................Benjamin Keightley Associate Lighting Designer.........................................................Ryan O’Gara Assistant Lighting Designer ............................................................ Joe Doran Moving Lights Programmer............................................ Christopher Herman Production Assistant..................................................................... Jason Marx Rehearsal Pianist..................................................................... Emily Marshall Keyboard Programmer.......................................................................Hiro Iida Stage Management Intern.....................................................Brandon Looney Print Design................................................................The Marketing Division Radio Spot Produciton......................................................................CreativeX Television Spot Design/Video Produciton........................................CreativeX Website.............................................................................. Pit Bull Interactive Accounting......................................................... NETworks Presentations, LLC Tour Accountant......................................................................... Paula Jenkins Legal................................F. Richard Pappas, Esq and Sendroff & Baruch, LLP HR & Payroll Services....................................................Human Resources, Inc. Insurance...............Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Bob Middleton, Meghan Shriver Housing................................................................Lisa Morris, Road Concierge Travel Agency.....................................Janice Kessler, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Trucking..................................................................................... Clark Transfer Cast Bus.............................................................................................. Croswell Crew Bus...............................................................................................Clarion NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS STAFF Chief Executive Officer............................................................Kenneth Gentry Chief Operating Officer......................................................... Scott W. Jackson President...........................................................................................Orin Wolf Executive Vice President Production.............................................Seth Wenig Director of Finance......................................................................... John Kinna Controller................................................................................Jennifer Gifford Executive Producers.............................................. Kary M. Walker, Dani Davis Associate Producer....................................................................Angela Rowles Director of Booking......................................................... Charmaine McVicker Senior General Manager................................................Gregory VanderPloeg General Managers....................................................Mary K. Witte,Tyler Soltis Associate General Managers........................ Bobby Maglaughlin, Curt Owens
Senior Production Manager.......................................................Jason Juenker Production Managers...............................................Ben Neafus, Lauren Dieli Associate Production Manager....................................................Evan Rooney Warehouse Manager........................................................................Brad Korff Director of Marketing/PR............................................................Heather Hess Database Manager.....................................................................Siba Mahanty Music Coordinator........................................................................ John Mezzio Office Manager.......................................................................Buddy Piccolino Administrative Assistant............................................... Esther Schwarzbauer CREDITS
Scenic construction provided by The Global Scenic Services and Scenic Solutions, LLC. Sound provided by Masque Sound; Video and projections provided by Sound Associates; Lighting provided by PRG Properties constructed by Joe Cairo and TTS Studios; Costumes construction by Donna Langdon Studios and Jennifer Love Studios; Special Effects provided by J & M Special Effects. Construction by Arel Studios, Euroco and Jeff Fender Studio Alterations by Arel Studios. Rehearsed at Pearl Studios NYC. “Flashdance…What a Feeling” (Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara) © 1983 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP), Alcor Music (USA) (ASCAP) and Carub Music (ASCAP). All rights administered by WB Music Corp. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Gloria” (Written by Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi, & Trevor Veitch) Published by Sugar Songs. “I Love Rock N Roll” (Written by Jake Hooker, Alan Merrill) Published by Finchley Music Corporation / Rak Publishing, Ltd. Administered by Music & Media International, Inc. “Maniac” (Michael Sembello, Dennis Matkowsky) © 1983 WB Music Corp (ASCAP), SONY/ATV Harmony (ASCAP) and Intersong-USA Inc. (ASCAP). All rights administered by WB Music Corp. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Manhunt” (Douglas N. Cotler, Richard Gilbert) © 1983 Rightsong Music, Inc. (BMI) and Ensign Music Corporation (BMI). All rights administered by Rightsong Music, Inc. (BMI). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
VISIT WWW.FLASHDANCETHEMUSICAL.COM Make-up provided by SPECIAL THANKS Capitol Theater, Yakima WA NEURO TOUR—Official Provider of Physical Therapy Services Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting Services IT Services CliftonLarsonAllenLP George Wilson, Linda Rubenstein, Pat Guerieri, Tim Pizza Financial Services and banking arrangements by M&T Bank Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). The Director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, a national theatrical labor union. United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.
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Mercury Bar • mercuryburgerbar.com • page 27 Bach &Burger Associates; Phone 313-822-4303; Corktown, 2163 Michigan Ave. Detroit MI. 48216, frank@frankbach.com (313) 964-5000. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $. Classic American burger bar, gourmet burgers, hot dogs, grilled bologna, tater tots, Guernsey dairy milk shakes, Michigan craft beers, full bar.
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PRELUDES & ENCORES • Special places to go before & after Ottava Via • ottavavia.com • page 27 Corktown, 1400 Michigan Ave. Detroit MI. 48216, (313) 962-5500. Type of cuisine: Casual/Rustic Italian, Price: $$, Amenities: FR. Stone fired pizza, small plates, pasta, Italian entrees, gelato, outdoor seating, bocci ball in season, full bar. The Rattlesnake Club • rattlesnakedetroit.com • page 26 300 River Place Drive, Detroit, MI 48207. (313) 567-4400. Type of cuisine: American, Price $$$ 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 15
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Located in the beautiful Hotel St. Regis, La Musique is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Directly connected to the Fisher Theatre, it’s the perfect place for dinner before the show. Present tickets for tonight’s performance and receive 15% off your entire bill. Make a complete evening out of your trip to the show and spend the night in the magnificent Hotel St. Regis. Present tonight’s show tickets and receive an additional 15% off our current room rates for the room of your choice. 3071 W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202 313-873-3000 HotelStRegisDetroit.com
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Traffic Jam & Snug • trafficjamdetroit.com • page 28 511 W. Canfield St., Detroit MI, 48201. (313) 831-9470. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$, Amenities: FGR. Featuring an eclectic menu of vegetarian items, burgers, fresh fish, pastas & salads. Decadent house-made desserts. Free, guarded parking. Minutes from the Fisher Theatre. Union Street • unionstreetdetroit.com • page 24 Midtown, 4145 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201. (313) 831-3965. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$, 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. The Whitney • thewhitney.com • page 4 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! ☛ listings continue on page 28
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BROADWAY IN DETROIT The Program for the Fisher Theatre Volume 53, Number 10 March 10–22, 2015 Fisher Theatre • Fisher Building 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202 BroadwayInDetroit.com 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 Advertising Director.....................................Debbie Michelson, SMZ Press Agent................... Brendy Barr, Brendy Barr Communications Program Design................................Frank Bach, Bach & Associates THE FISHER THEATRE Business Office Staff Accounting................................................................. Barbara Jones House Staff Theatre Manager.....................................................James Manduzzi House Manager............................................................Reuben Perez Box Office Treasurer...................................................... Marc Roland Group Sales Manager........................................................Amy Yokin Subscription Manager..................................................Gwen Harden Lost and Found........................................................... Robin Teachey Production Staff Head Stage Technician...................................................... Sam Aluia Head Lighting Technician..................................... Suzanne Johnston Head Propman................................................................. Joe Achatz Head Sound Technician..............................................J. B. Ralbovsky Head Scenery Technician................................................Ronald Ivey Wardrobe Supervisor........................................ Kristyn Pinky Mahle Musical Director........................................................ Paul McCaffrey 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. Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E). Articles found in the theater will be held for 30 days only. Lost article inquiries should be made by phone to (313) 872-l000 between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Fisher Theatre Offices................................................ (313) 872-1000 Broadway In Detroit Season Ticket Office & Subscription Information...........................................(313) 872-1180 Group Sales Information............................................(313) 871-1132 If you expect emergency phone calls please leave your seat location with the ticket taker. For emergencies only during performances.............. (313) 872-1111 New handicap (wheelchair) facilities now located in the main floor lobby near elevators.
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SEE YOUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER FOR CURRENT INCENTIVES (1) EPA ESTIMATED MPG WITH 2.4L ENGINE AND NINE SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ACTUAL MILEAGE MAY VARY. (2) MSRP OF 200C MODEL SHOWN: $32,565. TO GET FULL PRICING DETAILS, SEE YOUR DEALER. MSRP EXCLUDES TAX, TITLE, LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES. STARTING AT PRICE REFERS TO THE BASE MODEL, OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT NOT INCLUDED. PRICING MAY CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTIFICATION. CHRYSLER, UCONNECT AND AMERICA’S IMPORT ARE TRADEMARKS OF FCA US LLC.