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LTAC Contact: Katie Maltais, Marketing Director Phone: 720-509-1007 Mobile: 515-321-6016 Fax: 720-509-1101 Email: katie.maltais@cityoflonetree.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2014
ARTISTIC TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR GUYS AND DOLLS IN CONCERT Director Gavin Mayer and Musical Supervisor Susan Draus at the Helm LONE TREE, CO – The Lone Tree Arts Center (LTAC) announced today that Guys and Dolls in Concert will be led by Director Gavin Mayer and Musical Supervisor and Conductor Susan Draus. Taking a brief hiatus from her work as the Music Director and Conductor/Keyboardist for The Book of Mormon, Susan Draus is excited to return to the Denver area she calls home. She has conducted and music directed many Broadway shows and national tours, including Billy Elliot, Mama Mia, Sister Act, and Good Vibrations. Regionally and across the country she is the winner of several Los Angeles Dramalogue Awards, Denver Drama Critics Awards and Joseph Jefferson Awards, and was the Music Director/Conductor for Jerry Mitchell’s Peepshow in Las Vegas. She has arranged for Henry Mancini, orchestrated for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and served as an arranging consultant for Walt Disney Imagineering. Locally, Susan has music directed several shows in at the Denver Center, Arvada Center, Littleton Town Hall, Denver Civic Theater. Currently, Gavin Mayer’s work can be seen in Disney’s Tarzan at the Arvada Center. His extensive directing credits also include the Arvada Center’s productions of Great Gatsby, Miracle on 34th Street: the Musical and Legally Blonde, which was recognized with the 2012 True West Award for Best Musical and Curtains, which earned a Henry nomination for Best Musical and Best Director of a Musical. Gavin currently serves as
an adjunct professor of theatre at the University of Northern Colorado and holds a MFA in Directing from the School of Theatre at Florida State University. Jen Kiser will serve as Lighting Designer, Allen Noftal will be Sound Designer, and Costume Coordinators will be Lori and Rae Klapperich. Guys and Dolls in Concert is produced in conjunction with Starkey Theatrix. Ticket Information The show runs October 22-26 and prices range $30-$55. Subscriptions are on-sale now and may be purchased by calling 720-509-1000 Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm or at www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. All ticket prices include ticket handling fees. Single tickets will be on-sale August 4, 2014. This show is made possible in part thanks to the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District, the Andrews Winslow Foundations, and Professor Michael R. Harris & Charlotte MinHarris. About LTAC The Lone Tree Arts Center is a professional, innovative and environmentally friendly LEED Certified venue. Owned and operated by the City of Lone Tree, LTAC has created a dynamic model for the performing arts by collaborating with premier Colorado performing arts companies to present their productions in Lone Tree while also presenting international and national touring artists. LTAC has quickly discovered its place as a new provider of arts education programs for children and seniors and is an important meeting and event rental site for corporate, civic, private, and community arts groups. ###