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Stephen Schwartz

Winnie Holzman

Anne Brummel

Tiffany Haas

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire Starring

Emily Ferranti Dan Pacheco Timothy Britten Parker David Nathan Perlow Todd Anderson Kerry Blanchard Catherine Charlebois Michael Drolet Jeremy Duvall Peter C. Ermides Ryan Patrick Farrell Samantha Farrow Natalie Fotopoulos Linda Griffin Laurel Harris Lauren Haughton Zach Hensler KJ Hippensteel Courtney Iventosch Ryan Jackson Kevin Jordan Kelly Lafarga Lisa Livesay Marissa Miller Robert Pendilla Casey Quinn Don Richard Michael McCorry Rose Ben Susak Erin Wilson Justin Wirick Lindsay Wood and

Marilyn Caskey Don Amendolia

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Costumes

Eugene Lee Projections

Elaine J. McCarthy

Music Arrangements

Associate Set Designer

Edward Pierce

Casting

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Tony Meola

Production Supervisor

Technical Supervisor

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Adam Souza

Chic Silber

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Kimberly Fisk

Thom Widmann

Music Director

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Kenneth Posner

Tom Watson

Alex Lacamoire & Stephen Oremus

Lighting

Susan Hilferty

Dance Arrangements

James Lynn Abbott Michael Keller

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Jake Bell

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CAST

(in order of appearance) Glinda......................................................................................................................Tiffany Haas Witch’s Father..........................................................................................................Don Richard Witch’s Mother............................................................................................ Kerry Blanchard Midwife.................................................................................................................. Linda Griffin Elphaba............................................................................................................... ANNE BRUMMEL Nessarose........................................................................................................... Emily Ferranti Boq...........................................................................................................................Dan Pacheco Madame Morrible............................................................................................ Marilyn Caskey Doctor Dillamond...........................................................................Timothy Britten Parker Fiyero................................................................................................... David Nathan Perlow Ozian Official...........................................................................................................Don Richard The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.............................................................................DON AMENDOLIA Chistery......................................................................................................................... Ben Susak Monkeys, Students, Denizens of the Emerald City, Palace Guards and Other Citizens of Oz..................................................... Kerry Blanchard, Michael Drolet, Ryan Patrick Farrell, Samantha Farrow, Natalie Fotopoulos, LINDA GRIFFIN, Laurel Harris, Zach Hensler, KJ Hippensteel, Lisa Livesay, MARISSA MILLER, ROBERT PENDILLA, Casey Quinn, Don Richard, Michael McCorry Rose Erin Wilson, Justin Wirick

STANDBy FOR ELPHABA Stephanie Torns UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

Understudy for Elphaba—Laurel Harris; for Glinda—Lisa Livesay, Marissa Miller; for Fiyero—KJ Hippensteel, Michael McCorry Rose; for The Wizard and Dr. Dillamond—Peter C. Ermides, Don Richard; for Madame Morrible—Linda Griffin, Erin Wilson; for Boq—Michael Drolet, Robert Pendilla; for Nessarose—Catherine Charlebois, Laurel Harris; Lauren Haughton; for Chistery—Todd Anderson, Jeremy Duvall, Ryan Patrick Farrell, Kevin Jordan, Ryan Jackson; for Witch’s Father and Ozian Official—Peter C. Ermides, Jeremy Duvall SWINGS Todd Anderson, Catherine Charlebois, Peter C. Ermides, Lauren Haughton, Courtney Iventosch, Ryan Jackson, Kevin Jordan, Kelly Lafarga Dance Captains/Swings Jeremy Duvall, Lindsay Wood There will be one 15-minute Intermission.

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musical numbers Act I “No One Mourns the Wicked”........................................................Glinda and Citizens of Oz “Dear Old Shiz”........................................................................................................... Students “The Wizard and I”......................................................................................Morrible, Elphaba “What Is This Feeling?”.......................................................... Galinda, Elphaba and Students “Something Bad”...........................................................................Dr. Dillamond and Elphaba “Dancing Through Life”...................... Fiyero, Galinda, Boq, Nessarose, Elphaba and Students “Popular”...................................................................................................................... Galinda “I’m Not That Girl”...................................................................................................... Elphaba “One Short Day”......................................Elphaba, Glinda and Denizens of the Emerald City “A Sentimental Man”..............................................................................................The Wizard “Defying Gravity”..............................................Elphaba, Glinda, Guards and Citizens of Oz Act II “No One Mourns the Wicked” (reprise).............................................................Citizens of Oz “Thank Goodness”..........................................................Glinda, Morrible and Citizens of Oz “The Wicked Witch of the East”.................................................Elphaba, Nessarose and Boq “Wonderful”.......................................................................................The Wizard and Elphaba “I’m Not That Girl” (reprise).......................................................................................... Glinda “As Long As You’re Mine”.........................................................................Elphaba and Fiyero “No Good Deed”.......................................................................................................... Elphaba “March of the Witch Hunters”............................................................. Boq and Citizens of Oz “For Good”................................................................................................ Glinda and Elphaba “Finale”.................................................................................................................................All Traveling ORCHESTRA Conductor—Adam Souza Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2—Flint Hawes Keyboard 1—Phillip Kirchman Guitars—David Boguslaw Drums—Romano DiNillo MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE ORCHESTRA Piccolo, Flute, Alto Flute, Soprano Recorder, Penny Whistle—Amanda Sparfeld Oboe/English Horn—Stephanie Shapiro Soprano Sax, Eflat Clar., Bflat Clar., Bass Clarinet—Shannon Ford French Horn—Andrew Pelletier Trumpet, Flugel Horn—Gordon Simmons Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone—Greg Near Percussion—John Dorsey Keyboard #3—Paul McCaffrey Keyboard #4—Chris Ranney Keyboard Sub—Robert Conway Bass, Double Bass With Pick-Up, 5 String Electric, Fretless Electric—Clark Suttle Music Contractor—Diane Bredesen Orchestrations adapted by Christopher Jahnke The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

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WHO’S WHO Anne Brummel (Elphaba) is thrilled to be playing the role of Elphaba with this talented group of people. Anne was an original member of this touring production and has spent the last year as the Elphaba standby.

She’s toured the U.S. and Canada with Cats, Scarlet Pimpernel, Funny Girl, and Evita, where she stood by for the role of Eva Peron.

Favorite regional productions include Fiddler on the Roof, Civil War, Big, and several more productions of Evita. She would like to thank her incredibly supportive family and friends, Christopher Freer and everyone at CTG, Telsey + Co., all the creatives of Wicked for this incredible opportunity and her husband Brian. You are my reason for everything.

Tiffany Haas (Glinda) is tickled pink to come and go by bubble! In 2005 she made her Broadway debut in Wicked and spent two years as the Nessarose cover/vocal swing.

After touring as the Glinda understudy, Tiffany “Couldn’t Be Happier” to make the role her own. She toured in the 1st Nat’l tour of The Drowsy Chaperone and has guest performed with numerous Symphony Orchestras. While studying opera and musical theater at CCM, she won the title of Miss Ohio and competed in the Miss America Pageant.

Love and thanks Wicked creative team, Telsey + Co., and of course mom, dad, and husband Christian.

MARILYN CASKEY (Madame Morrible).

Broadway: Electra in Gypsy, Madame Giry and Carlotta in Phantom of the Opera, The American Clock, The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall. Canadian Sunset Boulevard. National tour: Man of La Mancha. Rainbow and Stars The Bernstein Revue (Bistro Award).

Many regional productions including D.C.’s Arena: doing Shakespeare, Moliere, Chekov and musicals. Goodspeed, Pittsburgh CLO: Kiss Me, Kate; Camelot. Coconut Grove: Berlin to Broadway (Carbonell Award). Paper Mill: Rags. TV: “Law & Order.”

DON AMENDOLIA (The Wizard). Film: Skeletons in the Closet, The Secret of My Success, Fearless, Ed Wood, Bounce, Wayne’s World, 12:01 PM (Oscar nomination—Best Short Film), Boogie Nights, A Walk in the Clouds. Broadway: 33 Variations, Stepping Out, My One and Only. Off-Broadway: Terrence McNally’s Some Men (at the 2nd Stage) and Dedication, Cloud Nine (original

cast), The Firebugs. Television—More than 30 guest starring roles: “Seinfeld,” “Frasier,” “Ellen,” “L.A. Law,” “Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” “Perfect Strangers,” “Twin Peaks,” “Law & Order,” “Precious Victims.” Regional—more than 50 productions: Guthrie Theater, Cricket Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, LA Stage Company, Houston Grand Opera and the premiere productions of Some Men at the Philadelphia Theatre Company and Moisés Kaufman’s 33 Variations at Arena Stage. As a Director: Steppenwolf Theatre, Seven Angels Theatre, Seacoast Repertory, Reprise LA, Dallas Summer Music Hall, Helen Hayes Repertory Theatre and on television: “Harry & the Hendersons” and “Growing Pains.” LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Cloud Nine; Dramalogue Awards for Stepping Out and Four Fathers.

Emily Ferranti (Nessarose) is thrilled to be joining the Second National Tour! She previously was a part of the First National as a swing and then ensemble and Glinda u/s.

BFA from The Boston Conservatory. Thank you to the creative team, Craig, Nicolosi and Co, and to my family and friends for their continuous support!

Dan Pacheco (Boq) is excited and grateful to be on tour with Wicked! Regional favorites: Altar Boyz, Zanna Don’t!, Disney’s Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular, I Love a Piano, Disney’s Snow White, Four Guys Named José. TV: “117th Annual Rose Parade,” “Hard Times of RJ Berger.” Graduate of New York University; CAP21. Thanks to the creative team, Telsey + Co, Lisa, Dominick, and KSR. For my family, Colleen, Lynette, and as always, Mom. I’m blessed!

TIMOTHY BRITTEN PARKER (Dr. Dillamond) is thrilled to be returning to Wicked. Broadway: Wicked, Rent (original cast, Obie Award), The Innocents, Runaways, The Visit, Wicked (National Tour). Off-Broadway includes Machinal (Public), Kenneth Lonergan’s The Heartsick Pioneer (Drama-Logue Award), The King of Connecticut. Founding member Naked Angels Theatre Company where he performed in 40 productions. Film: Quiz Show, Gold Coast. TV: recurring on “Law & Order” (Forensic Detective Hoeck), “NY Undercover.” Love to my wife Tiffany and son Henry.

David Nathan Perlow (Fiyero) has spent the past year in Broadway’s Tony Award-winning production of La Cage Aux 13

WHO’S WHO Folles and is thrilled to be joining the Wicked family. Credits include La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf Theater, North Shore Music Theater, Pre-Broadway workshops of White Noise, Clueless, YANK! and Kinky Boots. All my love to my family and to Dawn. For Grandma.

STEPHANIE TORNS (Standby for Elphaba) was previously a part of the Broadway company as ensemble/Elphaba u/s, and is beyond excited to be joining the Second National Tour. Much thanks to the creative team and Telsey + Co. for making this possible, and to my Mom, Dad, Meme, and Missy for always believing in my chance to fly!

“This one’s for you Pa!” TODD ANDERSON (Swing, u/s Chistery).

Broadway: A Chorus Line (u/s Zach, Mike, Al, Greg, Bobby), Sweet Charity, Boy From Oz. Off-Broadway: The Wild Party, Garden of Earthly Delights. Tours: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (u/s Freddy Benson), Tap Dogs.

KERRY BLANCHARD (Ensemble) is so happy to be a part of Wicked. Thanks to everyone at Wicked, Telsey and MSA. All my love to my wonderful family and amazing friends for their never ending support, love and laughter.

CATHERINE CHARLEBOIS (Swing, u/s Nessarose) is thrilled to be joining the Wicked family! Recent graduate of Syracuse University (B.F.A. Musical Theatre). Last seen in Hurricane (NYMF). Big thanks to Telsey + Co., the Wicked team and Nicolosi & Co. For Mom and Dad. MICHAEL DROLET (Ensemble, u/s Boq). Broadway: Wicked. National Tours: Wicked—Los Angeles Cast (Boq), Saturday Night Fever (Vinnie). Regional: Peter Pan—Dorset Theatre Festival (Peter Pan), Thoroughly Modern Millie—Musical Theatre West. TV: “The Tonight Show.”

JEREMY DUVALL (Dance Captain, Swing, u/s Chistery, Witch’s Father, Ozian Official). Thrilled to be here in Oz after a great run with the Chicago company, Jeremy sends tremendous thanks to God, family and friends. Credits: Radio City, Music Theatre of Wichita, Tokyo Disney. Proud AEA member.

PETER C. ERMIDES (Swing, u/s The Wizard, Doctor Dillamond, Witch’s Father, Ozian Official). Original Chicago company of Wicked. Broadway: The Who’s Tommy (Tommy), King David (King David cover).

Regional: Assassins (Zangara), A Chorus

Line (Greg). He is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory of Music. Love to his family and friends for their support.

RYAN PATRICK FARRELL (Ensemble, u/s Chistery). A Michigan native. Began dancing at age 8. Ryan is thrilled to join Wicked on tour. Credits include: Wicked (Chicago), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Cats national tour (Mistoffelees), Copacabana (Mill Mountain), Princess Cruises, Chase Brock Experience (Joyce Soho) and Boyz II Men. Love to Mom and Dad. SAMANTHA FARROW (Ensemble) is beyond excited to join the Wicked family. I thank God, my parents and family for their love and support, Carl and Mo for always believing in me and all of my friends for dreaming with me. Thanks Telsey + Co! Natalie Fotopoulos (Ensemble) was a “So You Think You Can Dance” top 6 finalist for Season 2. In 2007 she moved to Greece to choreograph for the Greek version of the popular television show. Love and Fankicks!

LINDA GRIFFIN (Midwife, u/s Madame Morrible). Happy wife, loving mother, avid cook and lazy gardener. Certified Horticulturist. 30 years of show business; proud member of Actors Equity. Member of the Original Cast of The Drowsy Chaperone, the best time of my professional life.

LAUREL HARRIS (Ensemble, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose) is Wicked excited to be joining the Oz family! BFA U of Michigan.

NYC: Radio City, Camp Wanatachi. Tour/ Regional: Seussical, Annie (NCT). Unlimited love and gratitude to God, my supportive family, amazing friends, Sisi and Rob. Special thanks to Jeanine, Lisa and Craig. For you, Mom and Dad. LAUREN HAUGHTON (Swing, u/s Nessarose). Broadway: Wicked. Off-Broadway: Fools In Love. Regional Favorites: Sammy with Leslie Bricusse (Old Globe Theatre), Turn of the Century with Tommy Tune (Goodman Theatre). B.F.A.: Musical Theatre, Syracuse University. Thanks to Mom, Dad, the Gillis family and The Mine. Je T’aime Michael.

ZACH HENSLER (Ensemble) is so grateful and thankful to be back in Wicked! “The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.”— J. H. Holmes KJ HIPPENSTEEL (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero) is happy to be joining Wicked! BFA from Wright State University. Nat’l tours: The Wed15

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ot since The Who’s Tommy back in now has two suburban pals: Will, who stays 1993 has there been a Broadway show home against his wishes; and Tunney, who with the pedigree of American Idiot, enlists to fight in Iraq. Though Mayer addthe punk-popera staging of Green Day’s epic ed little dialogue to Armstrong’s lyrics, he concept album that will play at the Detroit hopes that by sharing words among a dozen Opera House January 17–22, 2012. performers, he’s created a kind of found-text Michael Mayer, American Idiot’s direc- libretto for a multipronged narrative that entor and co-writer (with Billie Joe Armstrong twines city, suburb and battlefield. and the rest of Green Day), won a 2008 Tony “I had great anxiety about the liberties we for Spring Awakening. Though were taking, dramatically as well as emohis previous tuners have included tionally,” Mayer recalls. “I Thoroughly Modern Millie and kept thinking we would cross Triumph of Love, the director is a line that would be intolersufficiently au courant that Green able, but instead Billie Joe Day’s album bowled him over. kept urging me to go further, Part of it was timing; American which was encouraging—and Idiot came out terrifying.”

He just months before adds that he found Bush’s 2004 reit gratifying, yet election, turning surreal, to talk its defiant howl with the songwriter against the “redabout characters he neck agenda” (as had originated for one lyric goes) into a wholly different a prophetic yawp. medium.

“I thought, my What does this God,” Mayer refable—set “in the Original Berkeley cast. Photos by Doug Hamilton & Paul Kolnik calls, “these punks recent past”—have from Oakland are to say to Obama’s talking about what it’s like to live in Bush’s America? “I wish the state of our union America right now. And the rage and the didn’t still feel as resonant as it does with the love in equal measure throughout the album show,” says Mayer with a shudder. “I think I just found incredibly complicated and daz- it’s really good at this moment not to forget zling—and tuneful.”But theatrical? Arm- how our country got this way and to mainstrong’s earnest, anguished lyrics loosely tain a healthy amount of anger about it.” sketched the emotional journey of an aimIt’s not Green Day’s style, though, to sulk; less antihero (“Jesus of Suburbia”) through its bleakest tunes often chime brightly in maa dystopian cityscape (“Boulevard of Broken jor keys. That puts American Idiot in lofty Dreams”), where he falls under the thrall of company, Mayer says. “Even the most tragic a charismatic drug dealer (“St. Jimmy”) and opera you go to see at the Met is stirring and a fiery, idealistic girlfriend (“She’s a Rebel,” rousing, and the music is gorgeous to sing,” “Extraordinary Girl”), then loses them both he asserts. “It inspires the performers to and returns to the comfortable oblivion of great heights of expression, and to the joy of the suburbs (“Homecoming,” “Whatsher- performing. And I think all that’s in here.”

Story by Rob Weinert-Kendt, Time Out New York. Reprinted by permission. name”).

“The project’s conceit was that I would take the record and basically write story Green Day’s American Idiot plays at the Detroit Opera onto it and from inside it,” Mayer says. “The House January 17–22, 2012. Tickets are on sale now amount of freedom I had to dream and imag- at the Fisher Theatre box office, ticketmaster.com ine was unprecedented for me.” In addition to and 800-982-2787. Groups of ten or more e-mail the album’s Jesus-Jimmy-Whatshername tri- Groups@BroadwayInDetroit.com (subject line American angle, Mayer layered on another trio. Johnny Idiot) or call (313) 871-1132.

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WHO’S WHO ding Singer, 9 to 5. Regional: Fame, All Shook Up, Altar Boyz, Hairspray. Thanks to The Mine, Mom, Dad, Joseph, Kyle, and Snookie for their love and support. I love Brooke!

COURTNEY IVENTOSCH (Swing) is ecstatic to be joining Wicked! Regional: On the Town (Ivy Smith), 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer). Thank you Wicked team, Telsey + Co, Karen Garber, Pam and Deb, Janie, Mindy, Bob. Endless love and thanks to my amazing Mom, Dad and brothers!

RYAN JACKSON (Swing, u/s Chistery) Tours: Cats, Dr. Dolittle, West Side Story.

Theater: Goodspeed, Walnut St., Portland Center Stage, Ford’s Theater, Paper Mill, T.U.T.S, K.C. Starlight, Sacramento Music Circus, Radio City, Westchester B’way, City Center Encores. B.F.A. MMC. Lovification: Telsey+Co., Wicked team, my A-list.

KELLY LAFARGA (Swing) feels honored to join Wicked. Film: Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D. TV: “Glee,” “Bones,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “DWTS.” Tours: Eve, Donnie Klang.

Marymount Manhattan College. Thanks Mom, Nina, and Sasha for their endless love and support. Dad, I love and miss you always.

KEVIN JORDAN (Swing, u/s Chistery) is proud to be part of the Wicked family. Other credits include Altar Boyz (Mark); Cats (Skimbleshanks); You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Schroeder); A Chorus Line (Swing). B.F.A. from BYU. Love to family and friends.

LISA LIVESAY (Ensemble, u/s Glinda).

Regional: Parade (Monteen), 25th Annual… Spelling Bee (Olive), The Last 5 Years (Cathy), Peter Pan (Peter), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Man of La Mancha (Antonia).

Thanks: KSR, parents, Jason, Michael, and brilliant and beautiful Nolan. Soli Deo Gloria! lisalivesay.net MARISSA MILLER (Ensemble, u/s Glinda). is overjoyed to join the cast of Wicked!

Proud Boston Conservatory graduate. A huge thank you to Meg Pantera and Telsey + Co. for making my dreams come true. All my love to David, friends and family—especially my parents for always believing in me.

ROBERT PENDILLA (Ensemble, u/s Boq). Broadway: Wicked (Swing). National Tours: Mamma Mia! (Pepper). Off-B’Way/ NYC: Victor Woo (Henry). Regional: Flower 18

Drum Song (original L.A. cast), My Fair Lady (Hollywood Bowl), Mame (Hollywood Bowl), Dorian (Buell Center). International: Aida (original German cast). Thanks Mom, Dad, Bro, friends and the “MINE!” CASEY QUINN (Ensemble) is excited to join the national tour after Wicked in Chicago! Thanks Grams and Mom for my training, also Dad, Cory, family and friends for your love. Thanks John, Alan, Joey and MSA. Dreams do come true!

DON RICHARD (Witch’s Father, Ozian Official, u/s The Wizard, Doctor Dillamond). Broadway: Urinetown (Cladwell), Jane Eyre (Brocklehurst). Workshops: Vampire Lestat for Elton John, Most Wanted for La Jolla Playhouse. National tour: Sunset Boulevard, Wicked (first national and Chicago companies). Regional: Lisbon Traviata, Falsettoland and Phantom. Film: Soderberg’s King of the Hill. Proudly Equity.

Michael McCorry Rose (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero). Tours: Joseph…Dreamcoat, Grease!, Stephen Schwartz and Friends in Concert. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Primary Stages, Starlight, NoHo Arts Center, Disney Cruise Line. Graduate of UCLA. Thanks to the Wicked team, Telsey + Co, the Luedtke office, family and friends.

BEN SUSAK (Chistery) is very excited to be joining Wicked for the first time! Credits: Cirque du Soleil, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Florence + the Machine, Ke$ha, “American Music Awards,” “Video Music Awards,” “Billboard Awards,” “DWTS,” “American Idol,” San Francisco Ballet, LA Ballet, “SYTYCD.” ERIN WILSON (Ensemble, u/s Madame Morrible). Thrilled to tour with Wicked. New York: The Rockae. Regional: Grease (ChaCha) for Sacramento Music Circus and NCT, West Side Story (Velma) to name a few. B.F.A. from BYU. Thanks to Craig and Telsey + Co. For Mom and Dad! erinwilsononline.com JUSTIN WIRICK (Ensemble) has toured the world and somewhere over the rainbow in West Side Story (Euro/Asia tour), in a world class cirque production—iL CiRCo’s Viaggio! and with The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. But there’s no place like Oz. To the Wicked team, Telsey + Co. and family— love, support and thanks, Oh my!

LINDSAY WOOD (Dance Captain, Swing) is ecstatic to be a part of the Wicked family! dre.dance company member. BFA in Dance,

FSU. Many thanks to everyone at Telsey + Co. and Wicked. Endless love and appreciation to my family and husband, Adam.

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (Music and Lyrics) has contributed music and/or lyrics to Godspell, Bernstein’s Mass, Pippin, The Magic Show, The Baker’s Wife, Working (which he also adapted and directed), Rags and Children of Eden. For films, he collaborated with Alan Menken on the scores for Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted and wrote the songs for the DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. His first opera, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, was presented by New York City Opera in April, 2011. Defying Gravity, a book about his professional career, was recently published by Applause Books.

Mr. Schwartz is the artistic director of the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshops and president of the Dramatists Guild. Awards include three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a tiny handful of tennis trophies.

He was recently inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. stephenschwartz.com WINNIE HOLZMAN (Book) received a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award for Wicked. She created the memorable television drama “My So-Called Life” which starred Claire Danes. Holzman got her start writing for the acclaimed drama “thirtysomething” and later executive produced (again with Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick) “Once and Again.” Other theatre work includes the musical Birds of Paradise (with composer David Evans) and a ten-minute play called Post-its: Notes on a Marriage which she wrote with her husband, actor Paul Dooley. Features include: ’Til There Was You. Also an actress, Ms. Holzman appeared in Jerry Maguire and as Larry’s wife’s therapist on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Most recently she teamed with her daughter, Savannah Dooley, to write and produce the new ABC Family series, “Huge.” She is a graduate of Princeton University, received an MFA from the NYU Musical Theatre Program, and serves on the board of the Writers Guild Foundation.

JOE MANTELLO (Director). Directing credits include Other Desert Cities, The Pride, Pal Joey, 9 to 5 the Musical, November, The Receptionist, The Ritz, Three Days of Rain, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross, Laugh Whore, Assassins (Tony Award), Take

Me Out (Tony Award), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Design for Living, The Vagina Monologues, bash, Love! Valour!

Compassion!, Proposals, The Mineola Twins, Corpus Christi, Mizlansky/Zilinsky, Blue Window, God’s Heart, The Santaland Diaries, Snakebit, Three Hotels, Imagining Brad.

Film: Love! Valour! Compassion! As an actor: The Normal Heart (Tony nom.), Angels in America (Tony nom.) and The Baltimore Waltz. Recipient of Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Helen Hayes, Clarence Derwent, Obie and Joe A. Callaway awards. He is a member of Naked Angels and an associate artist at the Roundabout.

WAYNE CILENTO (Musical Staging).

Broadway: Sweet Charity (Tony nom.), Aida, The Who’s Tommy (Tony, Drama Desk, Astaire awards), How to Succeed… (Tony nom.), Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical (director/choreographer; Tony nom., Best Choreography), Jerry’s Girls, Baby (Tony nom.). West End: The Who’s Tommy (Olivier nom.). Other credits: Off-Broadway’s A Hot Minute and Angry Housewives, national tour of Spirit, …Forum at La Jolla (San Diego Drama Critics and Drama-Logue awards).

Performer credits: A Chorus Line (Mike, original cast), The Act, Seesaw, Perfectly Frank, Irene, Big Deal, Rachel Lily Rosenblum and Dancin’ (Tony nom.). He has done musical staging for Liza Minnelli, Barry Manilow, Chita Rivera, Billy Joel, Donna Summer and Pete Townshend.

EUGENE LEE (Scenic Designer) has been resident designer at Trinity Rep since 1967.

He has BFA degrees from the Art Institute of Chicago and Carnegie Mellon University, an M.F.A. from Yale Drama School and three honorary Ph.Ds. Mr. Lee has won three Tony Awards for Bernstein’s Candide, Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and Wicked. He is the production designer for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Other New York theatre work includes The Pirate Queen, Alice in Wonderland, The Normal Heart, Agnes of God, Ragtime, Uncle Vanya, Ruby Sunrise and A Number. Film credits include Coppola’s Hammett, Huston’s Mr. North and Malle’s Vanya on 42nd Street. Mr. Lee is an adjunct professor at Brown University and lives with his wife Brooke in Providence, where they raised their two sons.

SUSAN HILFERTY (Costume Designer) has designed more than 300 productions for theatres across America and internationally.

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WHO’S WHO Her directorial collaborators include Athol Fugard (set, costumes, co-director), Michael Mayer, James Lapine, Robert Falls, Robert Woodruff, Joe Mantello, JoAnne Akalaitis, Garland Wright, Mark Lamos, Frank Galati, Des McAnuff, Sharon Ott, David Petrarca, Richard Nelson, Christopher Ashley, Kenny Leon, Laurie Anderson, Tony Kushner, Carole Rothman, Garry Hynes and Emily Mann.

Recent work: Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera 2012/2013, Taylor Swift “Speak Now” World Tour 2011/2012. Broadway: Wonderland, Sondheim on Sondheim, Spring Awakening (Tony nom.), Lestat (Tony nom.), Assassins, Into the Woods (Hewes Award, Tony nom.), Dirty BLONDE. She designs for opera, dance, film and TV and chairs Design at NYU/Tisch. Her numerous awards include the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Wicked.

KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Designer) has more than 40 Broadway play and musical theatre credits. He designs extensively offBroadway and for resident theatres throughout the United States as well as internationally. He is the recipient of the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards.

Broadway: The Merchant of Venice, The Royal Family, The Coast of Utopia—Shipwrecked, Wicked, Hairspray, 9 to 5, Catch Me If You Can, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally Blonde, The Homecoming, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross, Charlie Brown, The Frogs, Little Women, The Goat, Uncle Vanya, The Little Foxes and The Rose Tattoo. Opera credits include designs for the New York City Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Kenneth was the recipient of the 2003 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design.

TONY MEOLA (Sound Designer). Broadway: Lysistrata Jones (associate producer as well as sound design); Pal Joey; The Ritz; Laugh Whore; Man of La Mancha; Sweet Smell of Success; Copenhagen; Kiss Me, Kate; Footloose; The Lion King (Drama Desk Award); The Sound of Music; A Christmas Carol (MSG), Steel Pier; Forum; The King and I; Moon Over Buffalo; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; Guys and Dolls; Five Guys Named Moe; She Loves Me; The Red Shoes; Anything Goes. London: Kiss Me, Kate; The Lion King; Smokey Joe’s Cafe and Anything Goes. National and international: The Lion 20

King, Les Misérables, Mozart, Der Gloeckner von Notre Dame. Tony is a graduate of Ithaca College’s Department of Theatre Arts. Thanks, Dick.

ELAINE J. McCARTHY (Projection Designer). Recent Broadway designs include The People in the Picture, Impressionism, Thurgood, Spamalot, Assassins, Man of La Mancha, Into the Woods, and Judgement at Nuremberg. Opera designs include Moby Dick (Dallas Opera), Dead Man Walking (Houston Opera), Mazeppa (Metropolitan Opera), War and Peace (Kirov and Met Opera), Tan Dun’s The Gate and Peter Sellar’s The Peony Pavilion. Off-Broadway designs include Frequency Hopping (set and projection), Embedded, The Stendhal Syndrome, Suitcase, Speaking in Tongues and The Thing About Men. Regional designs include Distracted (set and projection), Limonade tous les Jours, Fran’s Bed, Once in a Lifetime, Cobb and Hair. She received an Eddy Award in 2003.

TOM WATSON (Hair and Wig Design) is head of the wig and makeup department at the Metropolitan Opera. He has designed wigs for more than 50 Broadway productions. Current and recent Broadway designs include On a Clear Day…; How to Succeed…; Wonderland; House of Blue Leaves; Born Yesterday; The Addams Family; Million Dollar Quartet; Rock of Ages; Promises, Promises; Elling; South Pacific; Sondheim on Sondheim; A View from the Bridge; and Sunday in the Park with George.

JOE DULUDE II (Makeup Designer). Inspired by monster makeup as a kid, he is the designer for Wicked productions. Broadway: The Wedding Singer, Assassins, Into the Woods (key makeup Vanessa Williams).

Off-B’way: Birdie, Broadway Bares (design and bodypainting). Film and television: E!, Style, Lifetime, PBS, “Access Hollywood,” MTV. Print and Runway: Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Vibe, Rolling Stone, Diesel, Enyce and more. Other: Artist Relations and consultant for MAC Cosmetics.

Thom Widmann (Production Supervisor). Ten productions for Lincoln Center Theater including The Light in the Piazza, The Frogs and Contact. Other credits: The Sound of Music, The King and I, Amy’s View, Skylight and the nat’l tour of An Inspector Calls. Graduate of SUNY Purchase.

Adjunct faculty, Fordham University.

JAKE BELL (Technical Supervisor) has been a stage manager and technical production manager on Broadway for more than 25 years. Broadway, national and international credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, Les Misérables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon, Swan Lake, Dreamgirls, Cats, Chess.

STEPHEN OREMUS (Music Supervisor/ Arranger). Broadway: Received the 2011 Tony and Drama Desk awards for co-orchestrating The Book of Mormon (along with Larry Hochman); Music Director/Vocal Arranger of The Book of Mormon; Worldwide Music Supervisor/Arranger of Wicked, Music Supervisor/Vocal Arranger/Orchestrator of Avenue Q, All Shook Up and 9 to 5; Coproducer with Dolly Parton of the Grammynominated 9 to 5 Broadway cast recording.

Other: Music Supervisor/Vocal Arranger/ Orchestrator of tick, tick…BOOM!; Music Director of Lippa’s The Wild Party and Rent (National Tour); Music Director/Conductor for the Rufus Wainwright Sings Judy Garland concert; Music Director of Jerry Springer— The Opera at Carnegie Hall. He is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, Boston.

WILLIAM DAVID BROHN (Orchestra­ tions) received the 1998 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Ragtime. Other credits include Mary Poppins, Curtains, Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden, Show Boat, Crazy for You, Carousel, Sweet Smell of Success, Oklahoma! (B’way); Mary Poppins, Oliver!, My Fair Lady, South Pacific (London) and Betty Blue Eyes. He has provided arrangements for Marilyn Horne, James Galway, Placido Domingo and Joshua Bell’s recording on Sony Classical of Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite for Violin and Orchestra.

ALEX LACAMOIRE (Music Arrange­ ments) is the Music Supervisor for In the Heights, which won him the 2008 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and a 2008 Grammy Award for producing the cast album.

Other Broadway credits as Music Director, Arranger, and/or Orchestrator: 9 To 5, High Fidelity and Legally Blonde. Other favorite projects: Bat Boy: The Musical (off-B’way), the 2001 national tour of Godspell, Captain Louie and The Wiz (City Center Encores!).

Love to Mom, Dad, Little Sis and Ileana.

ADAM SOUZA (Music Director/Conductor). Broadway: Wicked. Tours: Spamalot first national (Conductor), Les Misérables

third national. Off-Broadway: Summer of ‘42. Regional credits include several productions at both North Shore Music Theatre and Goodspeed (Conductor/ Assistant). Originally from Connecticut, Adam is grateful for his Goodspeed education and is thrilled to be part of the Wicked family. Thank you to Ste, MOF, Todd, Keller, Ben and the Gribster.

Love and gratitude to my wonderful family.

Boston Conservatory alumnus.

JAMES LYNN ABBOTT (Dance Arrange­ ments). Broadway: Aida, Tarzan, Bombay Dreams, Rent, Footloose, Joseph…, Cats, Sunset Boulevard and Miss Saigon. National tours include Starlight Express, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Who’s Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, Dennis De­Young of Styx, Shirley Bassey, Bob Hope, Vanessa Williams and Elton John. Clients include Dr. Pepper, Frito Lay, American Airlines and General Electric.

MICHAEL KELLER (Music Coordinator). Music Coordination for The Book of Mormon, The Addams Family, Memphis, Billy Elliot, Wicked, Mamma Mia!, The Lion King, Barbra Streisand Concerts (1994/2001/2006/2007). Life is complete with wife Pamela Sousa, son Zachary and daughter Alexis.

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ Tours: Baby It’s You!, Sister Act, Catch Me If You Can, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, Million Dollar Quartet, The Addams Family, Memphis, Rock of Ages, Next to Normal, 9 to 5, In the Heights, South Pacific, Peepshow in Vegas. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Film: Margin Call, Howl, Sex and the City 1 & 2, Jonah Hex, Main Street, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Dan in Real Life, Then She Found Me, Across the Universe, Ira & Abby, Rent, Pieces of April, Camp, The Grey Zone, Finding Forrester, The Bone Collector. TV: “Ugly Betty” (pilot), “Whoopi,” HBO’s “Undefeated,” commercials.

LISA LEGUILLOU (Associate Director) worked with Joe Mantello on Frankie and Johnny…, Take Me Out and The Vagina Monologues. She appeared in eight Broadway shows; on TV in “Sex and the City,” “NYPD Blue” and “NY Undercover;” and in the films Changing Lanes, Center Stage, Ev21

WHO’S WHO eryone Says I Love You and HBO’s “Angels in America.”

CORINNE McFADDEN HERRERA (Asso­ciate Choreographer) has worked with and assisted Wayne Cilento on Sweet Charity (Broadway and national tour) and Wicked (Broadway). As a performer, Corinne was featured in the Broadway revival of Sweet Charity and the original companies of Aida and Wicked. She has also appeared in and assistant choreographed numerous commercials and music videos. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Manny and Wayne.

EDWARD PIERCE (Associate Scenic Designer) operates a NYC-based design studio specializing in the production design of Broadway, touring and international stage productions. With his team of artists, Edward provides first-class development and management of designs. Notable collaborations include the Tony Award-winning Wicked with Eugene Lee, Billy Elliot, The Pirate Queen, Aida, Ragtime, Cabaret and Noise/ Funk. edwardpierce.com CHIC SILBER (Special Effects). Broadway: Sherlock Holmes; Edward Gorey’s Dracula; The Elephant Man; Amadeus; Nicholas Nickleby; Tintypes; Working; The Dresser; Alice in Wonderland; Grand Hotel; Piaf; Orpheus Descending; Moon Over Buffalo; Footloose; The Civil War; Aida; Kiss Me, Kate; Annie Get Your Gun; Dance of Death; Brooklyn; La Cage aux Folles; Godspell. Circus: Monte Carlo Circus Spectacular, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Clyde Beatty–Cole Bros.

KIMBERLY FISK (Production Stage Manager) is happy to join the Wicked family.

National Tours include: 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.

Matthew Leiner (Stage Manager).

Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof, Hollywood Arms, The Phantom of the Opera. Tour: Wicked (Second National), Mary Poppins (First National), Wicked (Chicago), The Phantom of the Opera. NY Credits: The Flight of the Lawnchairman, First Lady Suite. Regional: Bounce (Kennedy Center), 22

Hollywood Arms (Goodman Theater), West Virginia Public Theater.

Lora K. Powell (Assistant Stage Manager). Having worked on both the San Francisco and Los Angeles productions of Wicked, Lora is pleased to be a part of the National tour. Other credits include the Los Angeles productions of The Producers and The Lion King, Disney’s Aladdin—A Musical Spectacular. NYC: Annie Get Your Gun, The Life, Chicago and The Wizard of Oz at Madison Square Garden (starring Roseanne).

Lora thanks her son Dylan for his continued love and support.

GREGORY MAGUIRE (Author of Original Novel) published a dozen novels for children before writing his first adult novel, Wicked. A devotee of children’s fantasy, Maguire’s subsequent novels for adults are variations-on-a-theme: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister considers Cinderella as a 17th-century maid from Harlem; Lost evokes the ghost of Charles Dickens’s Scrooge; and Mirror Mirror features a High Renaissance Snow White daunted by the Wickedest stepmother, Lucrezia Borgia. Maguire’s novel Son of a Witch, a sequel to Wicked, is followed by Volume III of the Wicked Years, the recently released novel, A Lion Among Men. He lives in Massachusetts and Vermont with his husband, the painter Andy Newman, and their three children.

321 THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT (General Management) is currently represented by Wicked; Sister Act; and Bring It On. Nina Essman, Nancy Nagel Gibbs, and Marcia Goldberg’s past Broadway, OffBroadway, and national tour management credits include Next To Normal; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Man of La Mancha; The Graduate; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and Bat Boy: The Musical. Additional individual productions include Smokey Joe’s Café; The Vagina Monologues; The Santaland Diaries and The Diary of Anne Frank.

Marc Platt (Producer). Broadway: Wicked; Three Days of Rain; Pal Joey. OffBroadway: Matthew Bourne’s ballet Edward Scissorhands; Family Week. Films: Legally Blonde; Legally Blonde 2; Rachel Getting Married; Wanted; Scott Pilgrim vs.

The World; Nine; The Other Woman; Charlie St. Cloud; Cop Out; Honey; Josie and the Pussycats; The Perfect Man; The Seek-

er: The Dark Is Rising. Television: “Taking The Stage” (MTV); “Empire Falls” (HBO); “Once Upon A Mattress” (ABC); “The Path To 9/11” (ABC). Mr. Platt previously served as president for three movie studios (Orion, TriStar and Universal).

UNIVERSAL PICTURES STAGE PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Universal Pictures Stage Productions is the theatrical production unit of the world-famous motion picture studio. Universal’s stage credits include the acclaimed worldwide productions of Wicked and Billy Elliot the Musical and the recentlydebuted Bring It On The Musical. Universal’s upcoming films include Tower Heist, a comedy caper with an all-star cast led by Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy; Illumination Entertainment’s 3-D CG-animated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax; the epic action adventure Battleship; and Snow White and the Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth and Sam Claflin.

THE ARACA GROUP (Producer). Founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego and Hank Unger, The Araca Group produces and merchandises live entertainment and theatrical events on Broadway and around the world. araca.com JON B. PLATT (Producer). Tony Awards: Copenhagen, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Pulitzer Prize for Drama) and Perestroika. Tony Award nominations: Damn Yankees; Peter Pan; Hello, Dolly!; The Diary of Anne Frank; Lonesome West; Man of La Mancha; Wicked. National: The Sound of Music; Sunset Boulevard; Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar; Fiddler on the Roof; Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; A Chorus Line; The Graduate; Blue Man Group: Tubes. Off-Broadway: Forbidden Broadway; SVU Special Victims Unit.

DAVID STONE (Producer) is currently represented around the world by Wicked. He has also produced Next to Normal, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Three Days of Rain, Man of La Mancha, The Vagina Monologues, Fully Committed, Lifegame, The Diary of Anne Frank, Full Gallop, The Santaland Diaries and Family Secrets. David serves on the boards of The Broadway League and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. He also serves on the advisory boards of V-Day and Second Stage Theatre. David has lectured on theatre at the Juilliard

School, NYU, Yale, Columbia and his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.

STAFF CREDITS for Wicked CASTING Telsey + Company: Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton, David Morris, Cesar A. Rocha GENERAL MANAGEMENT 321 Theatrical Management Nina Essman, Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Marcia Goldberg TECHNICAL SUPERVISION JAKE BELL PRODUCTION SERVICES LTD. TOUR PRESS REPRESENTATIVE Phillip Aleman Justin O’Neill COMPANY MANAGER.............................................. Erica Norgaard ENGAGEMENT MANAGER.............................................KEN SILVERMAN PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR............................... BOB BRINKERHOFF Production Stage Manager................................. Kimberly Fisk Stage Manager............................................................Matthew Leiner Assistant Stage Manager...............................................Lora K. Powell Assistant Company Manager........................................Kelly Ann Gray Assistant Director................................................................Paul Dobie Associate Music Supervisor................................. Dominick Amendum Dance Supervisor..................................................... Patrick McCollum Assistant to Mr. Schwartz................................................Michael Cole Assistant Scenic Designer..............................................Nick Francone Oz Map Design.............................................................Francis Keeping Associate Costume Designer................................... Amanda Whidden Associate Hair Designer..................................................J. Jared Janas Assistant Costume Designers....................................Tricia Barsamian, Amy C. Bradshaw, Cathy Small, Mary Wilson Associate Lighting Designer............................................Karen Spahn Assoc. Lighting Designer/ Automated Lights...............................................Warren Flynn Assistant Lighting Designer..................................................Joel Shier Assoc. Sound Designer/ Prod. Sound Engineer.............................................Kai Harada Assistant Sound Designer.........................................Catherine Mardis Projections Programmer....................................Demfis Fyssicopolous Associate Projection Designer.........................................Shawn Boyle Assistant Projection Designer......................................Keri Thibodeau Projection Animators.....................................................Gareth Smith, Ari Sachter-Zeltzer Special Effects Associate................................................Aaron Wawitz Flying Effects..........................................................ZFX Flying Illusions Production Carpenter...................................................... Rick Howard Head Carpenter............................................................Justin Klynsma Automation Carpenter..................................................... Rick Schadle Assistant Carpenters.................................................Shane Anderson, Terry Thomas

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Flyman.............................................................................Matt Biltgen Production Electrician............................................... Brendan Quigley Scenic Electrics....................................................................Mike Ward Head Electrician................................................................ Keno Garcia Assistant Electricians...........................Damian Marotta, Katie Blanch Production Properties Supervisor.............................. George Wagner Head Properties............................................................ Diana Rebholz Assistant Properties......................................................... Spencer Bell Head Sound Engineer...................................................Michael Carrico Assistant Sound Engineer.............................................Anthony Jones Additional Production Staff..............................................Henry Baker Production Wardrobe Supervisor....................................Alyce Gilbert Wardrobe Supervisor.................................... Cynthia Romo Lancaster Assistant Wardrobe Supervisors.............................. Shevhan Lusteck, Glen Moore Hair Supervisor..........................................................Molly O. McGrath Assistant Hair Supervisor............................................ Robert Gardner Makeup Design...........................................................Joseph Dulude II Makeup Supervisor...................................................Joyce McGilberry Masks and Prosthetics......................................... W.M. Creations, Inc. Matthew W. Mungle, Lloyd Matthews Advance Carpenters.................................. Dave Rader, Dave Johnson, Matt Levy, Zach Mathison Advance Electrician..............................................................Eric Rimes Advance Electrics/Sound...............................................Brian Messina Advance Sound.............................................................Douglas Graves Advance Wardrobe.............................................. Megan Quinn-Gahm Music Preparation......................................Anixter/Rice Music Service Synthesizer Programming.......................................... Andrew Barrett Guitar Effects Programming..............................................Lou Garrett Production Assistants....................................................... Susan Bero, Sarah Koehler, Joshua Pilote, Stuart Shefter, Wendy Stephens Advertising............................................Serino Coyne/Greg Corradetti Caroline Thompson, Jean Leonard, Dana Zell Website.............................................................................Istros Media Merchandise...............................................................The Araca Group Banking......................................................................Bank of America Payroll............................................................Castellana Services, Inc. Director of Finance........................................................ John DiMeglio Accounting.................................................Fried & Kowgios CPA’s LLP, Robert Fried, CPA Insurance............................................AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Legal Counsel............................................Loeb & Loeb/Seth Gelblum Legal Counsel for Universal Pictures....................................Keith Blau Physical Therapy..............................................................NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy Inc. Susan Hughes, Medical Director Ken R. Mautner, M.D. Travel Agent....................................................................... Road Rebel Makeup provided by MAC Cosmetics ­­M ARC PLATT PRODUCTIONS Adam Siegel, Greg Lessans, Joey Levy, Jared LeBoff, Nik Mavinkurve, Conor Welch, Claire Wihnyk, Keri DeVos STONE PRODUCTIONS David Stone Patrick Catullo Aaron Glick UNIVERSAL PICTURES President & COO, Universal Studios, Inc.............................. Ron Meyer Chairman..................................................................... Adam Fogelson Co-Chairman................................................................ Donna Langley Vice-Chairman............................................................ Rick Finkelstein President, Universal Pictures.....................................Jimmy Horowitz 24

321 Theatrical Management Bob Brinkerhoff, Susan Brumley, Patrick Catullo, Mattea CoglianoBenedict, Eric Cornell, John DiMeglio, Tara Geesaman, Aaron Glick, Jason Haft, Andrew Hartman, Adam Jackson, Brent McCreary, Alex Owen, Rebecca Peterson, Susan Sampliner, Greg Schaffert, Steve Varon, Nathan Vernon, Haley Ward Exclusive tour Direction Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota The Road Company theroadcompany.com CREDITS Scenery built by F&D Scene Changes. Scenic motion control featuring Stage Command Systems© by Scenic Technologies, a division of PRG. Lighting equipment from PRG Lighting; Sound equipment from PRG Audio, both divisions of Production Resource Group LLC. Special effects by Sunshine Scenic Studios & Aztec Stage Lighting.

Video projection system by Scharff Weisberg Inc. Projections by Vermilion Border Productions. Costumes by Barbara Matera Ltd., Parsons-Meares Ltd., Tricorne, Eric Winterling, Scafati, & Cego.

Millinery by Rodney Gordon & Lynne Mackey Shoes by T.O. Dey, Frederick Longtin, LaDuca & J.C. Theatrical. Flatheads & monkey wings by Michael Curry Design Inc. Chistery growing wings by Robert Allsop. Prosthetics by WM Creations. Life-casts by Todd Kleitsch and Sunday Englis. Fur by Fur & Furgery. Undergarments & hosiery by Bra*Tenders, Inc. Antique jewelry by Ilene Chazanof.

Specialty jewelry & tiaras by Larry Vrba. Custom Oz accessories by LouLou Button. Custom screening by Olympus Flag and Banner & Gene Mignola. Certain props by John Creech Designs & Den Design Studio. Graphic props by Proper Decorum, Inc. Confetti by Artistry in Motion. Puppets by Bob Flanagan. Spellbooks by Sascha Kaminski.

Bedding by Sew & So. Wigs by Watson Associates. Electronic instruments & equipment from Manny’s Music. Guitar amplifiers by Mesa Boogie. Cymbals by Sabian. Drumheads by Aquarian. 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.

The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

The Press Agents & Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

Broadway In Detroit The Program for Broadway In Detroit at the Detroit Opera House Volume 50, Number 4 • December 7–31, 2011

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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 General Director.........................................................David DiChiera 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.................................. Robert N. Tacoma Head Carpenter.............................................................John Kinsora Head Electrician........................................................Robert Mesinar Head Propertyman....................................................... Alan Bigelow Head Sound...................................................................... Henry Ruiz Head Flyman...............................................................Robert Martin Production Electrician.................................................. Gary Gilmore Head of Wardrobe.............................................. Mary Ellen Shuffett Orchestra Personnel Manager................................. Diane Bredesen 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).

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 An ATM is located in the Detroit Opera House Parking Center 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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Guide: $ = <$10, $$ = $10-$25, $$$ = $25-$50, $$$$ = >$50, F=Free Parking, G = Groups, P=Prix fixe packages available, R = Reservations, S = Shuttle Service, V=Valet Parking Andiamo • andiamoitalia.com Warren, Grosse Pointe Woods, Bloomfield, Royal Oak, Sterling Heights, Dearborn, Detroit Riverfront, Novi, Livonia. Type of cuisine: Italian, Price: $$$, Amenities: GRV (F-some locations). This season, enjoy Prezzo-Fisso, a fixed-price Fisher Theatre menu on performance days with tickets. Contact your local Andiamo for reservations and information.

The Capital Grille • thecapitalgrille.com The Somerset Collection – North, 2800 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48084. (248) 649-5300. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$$, Amenities: FGPRV. Join us before or after the show for our dry aged steaks, freshest of seafood, award-winning wine list, incredible staff and our special $39 menu especially created for theatre guests.

Majestic Café • majesticdetroit.com Midtown, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201.

(313) 833-9700. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$, Amenities: FGSR. Located in the historic Majestic Theatre Center. The menu is rooted in classic American comfort food with a modern twist. Delicious appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, entrees & desserts are all made fresh daily.

Mario’s • mariosdetroit.com Midtown, 4222 Second St., Detroit, MI 48201.

(313) 832-1616. Type of cuisine: Italian, Price: $$$, Amenities: GPRSV. Complimentary shuttle to & from the Opera House. Show your tickets and receive 10% off food on your performance date. Afterglow specials too! Party with the people who perform. continued on page 28

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Ocean Prime • ocean-prime.com Coolidge & Big Beaver, 2915 Coolidge Highway, Troy, MI 48084. (248) 458-0500. Type of Cuisine: American, Price $$$, Amenities: FVRG. Seafood or Steak? At Ocean Prime, you can choose the best of both. Our passion is to give you an extraordinary supper club experience.

Traffic Jam & Snug • trafficjamdetroit.com 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 Detroit Opera House.

Union Street • unionstreetdetroit.com Midtown, 4145 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201.

(313) 831-3965. Type of Cuisine: American, Price: $$, Amenities: GR. 15% off when you bring in your Wicked ticket! Serving lunch, dinner, desserts & Sunday brunch.

Kitchen open late. Large group tours welcomed.

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Million Dollar Musical Romps

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n December 4, 1956, the future LJ: When you talk about the contribution rock n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, that Carl Perkins made to music, how do you Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and bring that across to the fans who are maybe Carl Perkins gathered at Sun Records in too young to have heard of Carl Perkins?

Memphis for what would be one of the great- RBL: Most people have heard of “Blue est jam sessions ever. Million Dollar Quartet Suede Shoes.” Carl Perkins actually wrote brings that legendand recorded the song ary night to life, before Elvis did it featuring a score of and made a humonrock hits including gous hit out of it. El“Blue Suede Shoes,” vis’s version eclipses “Fever,” “That’s Carl’s because he was All Right,” “Sixable to perform it on teen Tons,” “Great television. He also inBalls of Fire,” “Walk fluenced later bands the Line,” “Whole like the Beatles, who Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ went on to cover sevOn,” “Who Do You eral of Carl’s songs, Love?,” “Matchand he influenced a box,” “Folsom Prison wave of the British Blues,” “Hound Dog” invasion. and more.

LJ: How has this Earlier this year, show inspired you?

WJR’s Lloyd Jackson RBL: I’ve been ins Marcu Joan by al Broadway cast. Photo interviewed Robert Origin spired as an actor Britton Lyons, who has played Carl Perkins and a musician to play in a context of a band. in the production since it began as a work- This is by far the best band I’ve ever played shop in Seattle in 2006 through its successful in, and I’ve played with a lot of them. The run on Broadway. fact that we get to play eight times a week Lloyd Jackson: Does being in this show together makes for an incredibly tight unit. make you feel like you’re traveling back in LJ: How will Detroiters be able to relate to time? this show?

Robert Britton Lyons: One of the big joys I RBL: Detroit is a music town and this is a get from this show is that we get to play this music show. You’re not going to see a pit ormusic that these guys were inventing in the chestra playing behind the scenes with actors modern context, and what that does is bring pretending to play the music. You’re going to a relevance to the history and birth of rock n’ get the actors themselves as the musicians. roll to all the music that you hear on the radio It’s a live band on stage. Elvis might break today, Top Forty included. a string and they have to work in a string LJ: What’s it like to portray Carl Perkins? change into the show. It’s just a big ol’ party, RBL: It’s a blast, throughout the process I and the history of rock n’ roll, and how these learned quite a bit about the man, and what four guys came to meet at Sun Records, and I’ve come to understand is that he was one of their rises to fame and subsequent departhe most generous and gracious people you’d tures. It’s a history lesson and a rock conmeet, as well as an incredibly talented song- cert—and a hell of a good time. writer and musician. It’s hard to compare it to the difficulties in playing someone like an Million Dollar Quartet plays at the Fisher Theatre Elvis Presley, or Johnny Cash. The direction Jan. 24–Feb. 5, 2012. Tickets are on sale now at the has always been to never be impersonators; Fisher Theatre box office, ticketmaster.com and we are people who inhabit these characters 800-982-2787. Groups of twelve or more e-mail so you never get an impersonation of any of Groups@BroadwayInDetroit.com (subject line Million these guys which is quite refreshing.”

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