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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Founded in 1991, Tuacahn Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization that is nestled at the base of Padre Canyon, surrounded by red sandstone cliffs that rise thousands of feet into the beautiful blue southern Utah sky. Margaret Archibald
Sue Cox
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MISSION: Tuacahn edifies and inspires the human spirit through professional world-class family entertainment and an unparalleled artistic and academic experience that matches the majesty of our canyon. Known best for its professional theatre, Tuacahn attracts the most talented actors in America. Each year, thousands of applicants audition from New York City to Los Angeles. Tuacahn productions include professional Equity Actors, many of whom have performed on Broadway or in other nationally recognized venues. As a community asset, Tuacahn entertains more than 300,000 patrons each year, with musicals, concerts, shopping, food, and other special events. Tuacahn is Utah’s largest professional non-profit theatre and acts as an economic engine generating an annual impact of more than $100 million. Visitors stay in hotels, dine at restaurants, and shop at retail outlets while enjoying recreational activities in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Tuacahn High School (THS) for the Performing Arts is Utah’s first public charter school, opening in 1999. THS offers an intimate college and career preparatory academic experience with a focus on the arts - music, dance, drama, musical theatre, visual arts, and technical theatre. There is no tuition for Utah residents and out-of-state students pay a modest investment to attend. Combined with the Amphitheatre, there is no other high school experience comparable to Tuacahn High School. BOARD EMERITUS Dr. Marion Bentley Elisabeth Bingham Tom Dearden Doug Glendenning Carol Hansen Fred Lampropoulos Penny Shelley Dr. L. Douglas Smoot Jack Wixom
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Scott S. Anderson ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Kevin M. Smith EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Kevin E. Warnick PRODUCER
presents
Tuacahn’s Production of
A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
Book and Lyrics by ROBERT L. FREEDMAN
Music and Lyrics by STEVEN LUTVAK
Based on A Novel by ROY HORNIMAN
Original Broadway Production Produced by Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, 50 Church Street Productions, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Catherine & Fred Adler, Rhoda Herrick, Kathleen K. Johnson, Megan Savage, ShadowCatcher Entertainment, Ron Simons, True Love Productions, Jamie deRoy, Four Ladies & One Gent, John Arthur Pinckard, Greg Nobile, Stewart Lane & Bonnie Comley Exeter Capital/Ted Snowdon, Ryan Hugh Mackey, Cricket-CTM Media/Mano-Horn Productions, Dennis Grimaldi/Margot Astrachan, Hello Entertainment/Jamie Bendell Michael T. Cohen/Joe Sirola, Joseph & Carson Gleberman/William Megevick and Green State Productions in association with The Hartford Stage and The Old Globe Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Vocal Arrangements by Dianne Adams McDowell & Steven Lutvak
Gail Bennett, Kelly Dorney, James Taylor Odom, Nick Tubbs With
Joshua Finkel, Linda Griffin, Tracy Lore, Eric Jon Mahlum, Logan Scott Mitchell, Ashley Moniz And
Tim Cooper, Jadon Webster, Lisa Zimmerman Original Director DARKO TRESNJAK
Original Lighting Design PHILLIP ROSENBERG
Lighting Design Hair & Makeup Design CRAIG STELZENMULLER DANIEL KOYE Assistant Choreographer RICKY BULDA
Original Sound Design DANIEL MOSES SCHREIER Sound Design JOSHUA REID
Assistant Artistic Producer SHARI JORDAN
Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager L.A. LAVIN ERIN JOY SWANK
Costume Design LINDA CHO
Technical Supervision WES HAMBLIN Company Manager KARIN EDWARDS
Original Video Design AARON RHYNE Scenic Design ALEXANDER DODGE Production Manager CRAIG ENGEL
Dialect Coach BEN FUREY
Casting WOJCIK/SEAY
Music Direction/Supervision BENET BRAUN Directed & Choreographed by PEGGY HICKEY Sponsored by Dr. Scott and Suzanne Smith A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder was developed, in part, at the 2006 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab at the Sundance Resort with continuing Post-Lab Support through its initiative with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance material are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
CAST OF CHARACTERS Monty Navarro..............................................................................................................NICK TUBBS* Miss Shingle................................................................................................................. TRACY LORE* Sibella Hallward....................................................................................................... GAIL BENNETT* Asquith D’Ysquith, Jr....................................................................................JAMES TAYLOR ODOM* Tour Guide................................................................................................................LINDA GRIFFIN* Lord Adalbert D’Ysquith..............................................................................JAMES TAYLOR ODOM* Reverend Lord Ezekial D’Ysquith.................................................................JAMES TAYLOR ODOM* Miss Barley............................................................................................................. ASHLEY MONIZ* Lord Asquith D’Ysquith, Sr...........................................................................JAMES TAYLOR ODOM* Henry D’Ysquith...........................................................................................JAMES TAYLOR ODOM* Tom Copley.............................................................................................. LOGAN SCOTT MITCHELL* Phoebe D’Ysquith................................................................................................. KELLEY DORNEY* Lady Hyacinth D’Ysquith..............................................................................JAMES TAYLOR ODOM* Newsboys..................................................................................JOSHUA FINKEL*, LINDA GRIFFIN*,
TRACY LORE*, LOGAN SCOTT MITCHELL*
Major Lord Bartholomew D’Ysquith...........................................................JAMES TAYLOR ODOM* Lady Salome D’ysquith Pumphrey..............................................................JAMES TAYLOR ODOM* Actors..................................................................................JOSHUA FINKEL*, ERIC JON MAHLUM*,
LOGAN SCOTT MITCHELL*
Lady Eugenia............................................................................................................LINDA GRIFFIN* Mr. Gorby.......................................................................................................... ERIC JON MAHLUM*
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CAST OF CHARACTERS Chief Inspector Pinckney........................................................................................JOSHUA FINKEL* Guard....................................................................................................... LOGAN SCOTT MITCHELL* Magistrate........................................................................................................ ERIC JON MAHLUM* Chauncey......................................................................................................JAMES TAYLOR ODOM* The Ensemble JOSHUA FINKEL*, LINDA GRIFFIN*, TRACY LORE*, ERIC JON MAHLUM*, LOGAN SCOTT MITCHELL*, ASHLEY MONIZ* Swings TIMOTHY AARON COOPER, JADON WEBSTER, LISA ZIMMERMAN Dance/ Fight Captain – LOGAN SCOTT MITCHELL* Understudies Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. Monty Navarro: JADON WEBSTER, Phoebe D’Ysquith: LISA ZIMMERMAN, The D’Ysquith Family: TIMOTHY AARON COOPER, Sibella Hallward: ASHLEY MONIZ* *Indicates a member of Actors; Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States The videotaping, photography and audio taping of this production is strictly prohibited.
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SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I “A Warning to the Audience”.................................................................................................Ensemble “You’re a D’Ysquith”..............................................................................................Miss Shingle, Monty “I Don’t Know What I’d Do”......................................................................................................... Sibella “Foolish to Think”........................................................................................................................Monty “A Warning to Monty”............................................................................................................Ensemble “I Don’t Understand the Poor”..................................................................... Lord Adalbert, Ensemble “Foolish to Think” (Reprise).........................................................................................................Monty “Poison in My Pocket”.......................................................................... Monty, Asquith Jr., Miss Barley “Poor Monty”............................................................................................................. Sibella, Company “Better With a Man”........................................................................................................Henry, Monty “Inside Out”................................................................................................................... Phoebe, Monty “Lady Hyacinth Abroad”.............................................................................. Lady Hyacinth, Ensemble “The Last One You’d Expect”........................................................................................................... Company
ACT II “Why Are All the D’Ysquiths Dying”.............................................................Mourners, Lord Adalbert “Sibella”........................................................................................................................................Monty “I’ve Decided to Marry You”............................................................................. Phoebe, Sibella, Monty “Final Warning”..................................................................................................................... Ensemble “Poison in My Pocket” (Reprise)..................................................................................................Monty “Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun”...............................................................................Lord Adalbert “Stop! Wait! What?!”...................................................................................................................Monty “That Horrible Woman”..............................................Sibella, Phoebe, Detective, Magistrate, Guard “Finale”....................................................................................................................................Company There Will Be One 15-Minute Intermission
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST GAIL BENNETT* (Sibella Hallward) recently closed the Broadway production of Anastasia as Tsarina Alexandra/ Lily u/s. She performed the title role in Mary Poppins hundreds of times across the continent including The Broadway First National Tour, Ogunquit, Gateway, Norris, and here at Tuacahn! Favorites: The Producers (Las Vegas, Hollywood Bowl), Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady opposite Jefferson Mays), Maria (The Sound Of Music opposite Rex Smith), Kate/Lilli (Kiss Me, Kate), Janet (The Drowsy Chaperone with Sally Struthers), Marian (The Music Man opposite Davis Gaines), Irene (Hello, Dolly!), Betty (Sunset Boulevard), Betty (White Christmas), Claudia (NINE), Annie (Annie, Get Your Gun), Jellylorum (Cats), Dinah (Starlight Express), and Belle (A Christmas Carol with Christopher Lloyd). She also frequents the Disney Magic as a Broadway Guest Artist playing Mother Gothel in Tangled the Musical. Recent TV includes Tales of the City on Netflix, Law and Order SVU, AFLAC. www.gailbennettonline.com, instagram: @ gailbennettonline TIMOTHY AARON COOPER (Swing, u/s The D’ysquith Family). Timothy is originally from Brisbane, Australia and is thrilled to be doing A Gentleman’s Guide again. Broadway National Tours: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. NYC Credits: The Light Rail (Green Room 42), Vox Lumiere’s Phantom (Le Poisson Rouge). Regional: Sweeney Todd (Pioneer Theatre Company), Jesus Christ Superstar (Seven Angels Theatre). Film/TV: True Crime with Aphrodite Jones. Tim has also worked as a main stage performer for Disney Cruise Line. B.F.A. Brigham Young University. Much love and thanks to his wife Sarah, daughter Ollie, and son McCoy. www.timothyaaroncooper.com KELLEY DORNEY* (Phoebe D’Ysquith) is so excited for her Tuacahn debut reprising her role as Phoebe in A Gentleman’s Guide which she performed earlier this year with 3D Theatricals. Other recent LA credits: The World Goes Round at
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Reprise 2.0, Annie at the Hollywood Bowl, Nice Work If You Can Get It (Billie Bendix) and Carousel (Heavenly Friend) at MTW, Lend Me a Tenor (Maggie), Singin’ in the Rain (Dora/Dinsmore) and First Date (Ovation nominated Ensemble, Woman #2) with McCoy Rigby, OKLAHOMA! (Ado Annie) at 3D Theatricals, and Superhuman (Center Theatre Group). Kelley has toured the country with Fancy Nancy and Click Clack Moo (Theatreworks USA) and Disney Cruise Lines. While living in London, she performed in the PBS Concert Special: A Tale of Two Cities (Seamstress) and the workshop of Love Never Dies (Really Useful Group). She can be heard on both cast albums. Thank you Peggy, Shari, and my family. JOSHUA FINKEL* (Detective) MFA is a Director, Acting Coach and Actor and is thrilled to be back in beautiful Utah! Selected Theater Credits: KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Molina, Broadway/London/Toronto/India/ MTG) Regional and Tour: LES MISERABLES (Thenardier) BARK! (Ben, Original Cast/Recording) PARADE (Leo Frank, VeeCee Award) ROMEO and JULIET (Tybalt, Bartlett Sher Dir.) LOST IN YONKERS (Uncle Louie, Ogden) FUNNY GIRL (Eddie Ryan, Sundance) Director/ Choreographer: DAMES AT SEA (Sierra Madre Playhouse) TOGETHER AT LAST (54 Below, NYC) THE SPITFIRE GRILL (Actors Co-op, Ovation Nomination) SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (San Francisco Premiere) HOLLYWOOD REVISITED (Ongoing Internationally) VIOLET (El Portal, Scenie Award) INTO THE WOODS (Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks) Fun Fact: Joshua was the Live Action Model for Prince Eric in DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID. More info: www.joshuafinkel.com LINDA GRIFFIN* (Lady Eugenia) After playing Marie (Fairy Godmother) in last season’s Cinderella, Linda couldn’t wait to get back to the red rocks of Tuacahn! She is thrilled to work with fellow Burbanker Peggy Hickey on GGLAM. Her 32 years of work as an Actors Equity actress include original Broadway casts of Something Rotten! and The Drowsy Chaperone, Encores’ Anyone Can Whistle, and the National Broadway tours of Wicked, The tuacahn amphitheatre 2019
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Drowsy Chaperone, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Favorite regional productions include Oliver! (Pioneer Theater) Sister Act (Sacramento Music Circus) Minsky’s world premiere at The Ahmanson in LA, and The Producers at The Hollywood Bowl. In addition to the two Grammy nominated OBC recordings, you can also hear her on the soundtracks of Disney’s Home on the Range and Shaggy Dog II. Her best production is son Max, and longest run of 42 years with husband, Tom. TRACY LORE* (Miss Shingle) is thrilled to be returning to the role of Miss Shingle in GGLAM! National Tour: THE LITTLE MERMAID (Ursula),PETER PAN, starring Cathy Rigby. Regional: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, SIDE SHOW, SISTER ACT, THE SECRET GARDEN, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, (Queen Aggravain-Ovation nom.), MUSIC MAN, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, 42 ND STREET, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (Frau Blucher-Ovation Award), HAIRSPRAY (Velma-Ovation nom.), THE WEDDING SINGER, THEPRODUCERS, ALL SHOOK UP (Sandra-Ovation nom.), THE FULL MONTY, WILL ROGER’S FOLLIES, ANYTHING GOES, CRAZY FOR YOU, GUYS AND DOLLS, ME & MY GIRL, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, CAROUSEL, BETTY BLUE EYES, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, CINDERELLA, BOEING-BOEING (BertheDesert Theatre League Award), THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, PROPOSALS, NOISES OFF, CHICAGO (Velma-AriZoni Award), COMPANY, THE WIZARD OF OZ, INTO THE WOODS. Member of the Musical Theatre Guild. ERIC JON MAHLUM*(Magistrate) is thrilled to be making his Tuacahn Theatre debut! Broadway: Wicked (Witch’s Father/Ozian Official) National Tours: Newsies, Elf The Musical, Young Frankenstein, Joseph... Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz. Favorite Regional: Les Miserables (Javert, Sierra Repertory Theatre), Les Miserables (Thenardier, Skylight Music Theatre), Grumpy Old Men (Stan, Ogunquit Playhouse), Mame (Mr. Upson/Uncle Jeff, Goodspeed Opera House), The Music Man (Ewart Dunlop,Riverside Theatre), Beauty and the
Beast (Monsieur D’Arque, Ogunquit Playhouse) A Little Night Music (Mr. Erlanson, The Arden Theatre), Titanic (Frederick Barrett, Fireside Theatre), Kismet (The Poet, Opera Kansas), I Left My Heart (Milwaukee Repertory Theatre) Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (The Engeman Theatre) LOGAN SCOTT MITCHELL* (Tom Copley/Guard, Dance Captain/Fight Captain) is so grateful to make his Tuacahn Debut. Tours: Centennial World Tour of West Side Story (Snowboy). Regional: Goodspeed Opera House (Bye Bye Birdie), Arvada Center (White Christmas, u/s Phil Davis), Lake Dillon Theatre Co. (Rock of Ages, Franz), Palace Theatre (West Side Story, Action), Ivoryton Playhouse (All Shook Up, Dean), and eleven productions with the Phoenix Theatre Company, including West Side Story (Action), Chicago (Mary Sunshine), and Jersey Boys. Logan currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he is studying Philosophy, Ethics, and Nonprofit Leadership & Management at Arizona State University. Infinite gratitude to the incomparable Peggy Hickey, and love to Sam, Nana, and Mom. ASHLEY MONIZ* (Miss Barley, u/s Sibella Hallward) is delighted to make her Tuacahn debut with this brilliant show and company. Her AEA National Tour credits include KINKY BOOTS, SISTER ACT (Sister Mary Robert), 9 TO 5, LEGALLY BLONDE, and HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. Regionally, Ashley has performed as Jovie in ELF (Musical Theatre West), Audrey In LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Anchorage Concert Association), Amber in HAIRSPRAY (Engeman Theater), Belle in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Cabrillo Musical Theatre), and Anna + Elsa in FROZEN LIVE (Disney’s California Adventure). Favorite role: wife to Benet Braun. Love and endless gratitude to family, friends, KMR + Associates, Gary, everyone at Tuacahn, this hilarious cast, Ricky, Peggy, and Benet. @ashmonymony www.AshleyMoniz.com
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST JAMES TAYLOR ODOM* (The D’Ysquith Family) is excited to be making his debut at Tuachan this summer! National Tours: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (D’Ysquith Family), The Sound of Music (Capt. Von Trapp U/S). Regional: Grumpy Old Men (Tim, Ogunquit Playhouse), Murder For Two (Suspects, TheatreSquared), The Thirty Nine Steps (Richard Hannay, Cortland Repertory), God of Carnage (Alan, Shadowland Stages), My Fair Lady (Broadway World Award, Henry Higgins, Prather Entertainment Group), Baskerville (Sherlock Holmes, Cider Mill Playhouse), and Mary Poppins (George Banks, Gainesville Theatre Alliance). Other regional favorites include: One Man, Two Guvnors, The Importance of Being Earnest, Sherlock Holmes & The West End Horror and It’s a Wonderful life. Original one-man shows: Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon and The Mystery Bookshop Musical. MFA- University of Arkansas and BA- Brenau University. Avalon Artists Group. www.jamestaylorodom.com NICK TUBBS* (Monty Navarro) is overjoyed and honored to be making his Tuacahn debut having previously played Monty in the West Coast Regional Premier of Gentleman’s Guide. Additional credits include THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Quasimodo - PCPA), FOREVER PLAID (Jinx - Norris, Welk Resorts, ICT, PCPA), RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (Swing - McCoy Rigby Nat. Tour), SPAMALOT (Galahad – 3-D Theatricals), LES MISERABLES (Enjolras/Grantaire – Musical Theatre West, Anchorage Concert Association), and COMPANY (Paul - Cabrillo/5-Star Theatricals). Additionally, Nick cruised around the world singing on board Princess Cruises and
currently tours the country with Doo-Wop group, Kit and the Kats. Endless thanks to Peggy, Benet, Ricky and the whole Tuacahn family. And all the love to friends/family near and far, and to his remarkable wife, Haley, who is simply perfection! Instagram: @hiimnicktubbs JADON WEBSTER (Swing, u/s Monty Navarro) This is Jadon’s OFFICIAL Tuacahn Debut! He is deeply humbled & intensely grateful for this opportunity — for this place he calls home. Favorite roles include: Monty in A Gentleman’s Guide..., Percy in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Tony in West Side Story, & Black Stache in Peter & the Starcatcher. Jadon will star alongside Will Swenson as Anthony in Utah Rep’s production of Sweeney Todd this fall. All my gratitude & love goes to God, to my family, friends, & those who have loved & believed in me through everything. LISA ZIMMERMAN (Swing, u/s Phoebe D’Ysquith) recently completed her Master of Music in Vocal Performance at The University of Utah where she had the wonderful privilege of studying and performing multiple operatic roles such as “Bianca” in Dialoghi delle Carmelitane, “Violetta” in La Traviata, and “Adina” in L’elisir d’Amore. She has performed in various venues around the world including Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, as well as Novafeltria, Italy. During her last four years in Utah, Lisa has enjoyed local performances with the Utah Lyric Opera as well as starring in the Hale Centre Theatre’s production of Brigadoon as “Fiona”, Sense and Sensibility as “Elinor”, and most recently as “Phoebe” in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. She is thrilled for the opportunity to join Tuacahn in reprising one of her most beloved roles!
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WHO’S WHO BEHIND THE SCENES SCOTT ANDERSON (Artistic Director) joined Tuacahn in 2004 and enjoys creatively shaping and leading this dynamic arts institution. He has worked for more than thirty-four years in theatre, film, radio and television. He has been involved in over 100 productions as an actor, director or producer but considers his sixteen years at Tuacahn to be one of his most satisfying challenges. Scott’s more recent directing credits include: The Prince of Egypt, Shrek the Musical, Disney’s When You Wish, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, Aladdin, Tarzan, Annie, Les Misérables and Peter Pan. He also wrote and directed the acclaimed motion picture The Best Two Years and more recently The Jerk Theory. He continues to work as a writer and director and is always working on new film projects. Scott attended Dixie State College and the University of Utah, where he studied Theater and Film. He is the proud father of three children and ten grandchildren. Scott hopes to shepherd more outstanding entertainment to this unique venue in the years to come.
PEGGY HICKEY Tuacahn debut. As Choreographer: Broadway: Anastasia, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Astaire and Outer Critics Circle Nomination, Tony Award for Best Musical); National Tour: Anastasia, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Directed & Choreographed); Lincoln Center: My Fair Lady (NY Philharmonic), The Most Happy Fella, Lucky to Be Me, The Music Of Leonard Bernstein (New York City Opera); International: Anastasia (Spain, Germany, Holland), The King and I (France/Theatre du Châtelet,), Fiddler on the Roof (Mexico). Selected Regional: Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion (5th Avenue Theatre), Kiss Me Kate (Hartford), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Old Globe), Carnival (Goodspeed), Oklahoma! (Paper Mill); Selected Opera: LA Opera (Wonderful Town), Washington Opera (Die Fledermaus), Lyric Opera of Chicago (directed and choreographed Celebrating 100 Years of Bernstein). Film: Woodshock, The Brady Bunch Movie (MTV Nomination, Best Choreography); Television: Grease and Fiddler (Encore for Disney +), Hansel and Gretel (Live from Lincoln Center), Die Fledermaus (Live from The Kennedy Center), Beck’s “The New Pollution” (MTV Award, Best Choreography), Hot in Cleveland, General Hospital (ABC), 90210 (The CW), The Days of Our Lives, Passions (NBC). Upcoming: Anastasia, Tokyo, Elf (Tuacahn, Director); Kinky Boots (Gateway, as Choreographer), Mame (Musical Theatre West, as Choreographer), www.peggyhickey.com
RICHARD BULDA (Assistant Choreographer) was last seen here as Shan Yu in 2013’s MULAN at the Hafen. As a performer, he has worked with many of the regional theater companies on the West Coast, as well as opera companies throughout the region. Notable appearances are as the Store Manager in ELF, The Musical, Ensemble in Bright Star, Benjamin Pontipee in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Macavity in CATS, Chick Gordon in Yankee Doodle Dandy, and Angie the Ox in Guys and Dolls. As associate director/choreographer he has assisted Peggy Hickey on Catch Me If You Can, South Pacific, The King and I, and Big Fish. His opera appearances include Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Arizona Opera, and Dallas Opera. He is very happy to return to Tuacahn and thanks the company, as well as good friend Peggy Hickey, for this opportunity. BENET BRAUN (Music Direction) just completed his MFA in Music Direction at UC Irvine, and is thrilled to reignite his professional career with Gentleman’s Guide at Tuacahn. National Tours: Cabaret (Asst Music Director), Waitress (Key 2 substitute) Regional: Guys and Dolls (Music Theater West), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Capitol Theater Rep), and Sacramento Music Circus (Asst Music Director). This is also the first opportunity for Benet to work with his wife, Ashley Moniz, who is playing Miss Barley in this production. Here’s to a wonderful life and artistic partnership. I love you, Ashley. CRAIG STELZENMULLER (Lighting Designer) Craig is a New York City based Lighting Designer specializing in theatre, dance, opera, music, and anything else that can be considered a live performance. On Broadway, he has worked as an Associate Lighting Designer to some of the industry’s leading designers. Broadway shows include: Hillary & Clinton, Boys in the Band, Pretty Woman, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Cats, School of Rock, An Act of God, Gigi, It’s Only a Play, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (2014 Tony Award Best Musical), I’ll Eat You Last (starring Bette Midler), Matilda (2013 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design), Scandalous, Lysistrata Jones, Wonderland, Everyday Rapture, [Title of Show], White Christmas, The Little Mermaid. Recent Projects: Lighting Designer for From Broadway with Love - Parkland Benefit Concert, Associate Lighting Designer for Andrew Lloyd Weber’s The Wizard of Oz (North American, Australian, & European Tours), An American in
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WHO’S WHO BEHIND THE SCENES Paris (US and Asia Tours), Dogfight (Second Stage Theatre). Past Regional Designs include: Spamalot, Buddy Holly, Billy Elliot, A Chorus Line, The Little Mermaid, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hairspray, Hello Dolly, Phantom, High School Musical 1&2, Dreamgirls, The Music Man, Funny Girl, Mame, Ragtime, Camelot, South Pacific. Craig is a graduate of the UNC School of the Arts. www.CraigStelzenmuller.com JOSHUA REID (Sound Design) Tuacahn Amphitheatre Debut. Recent design selections include Billy Elliot (Theatre Calgary), Girlfriend (TheatreWorks Hartford, CT Critics Circle Award), A Christmas Carol (Geffen Playhouse, LA Drama Critics Circle Award), NOEL (1st National Tour), The Royal Family of Broadway (Barrington Stage), Jerry Springer: The Opera (Signature Theatre), A Time Like This (Carnegie Hall), and The Pride (Wallis Annenberg PAC, LA Ovation nomination). Broadway Associate Design credit selections include: The Ferryman, Iceman Cometh, Falsettos, The Color Purple, American Psycho, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Visit, and Act One. Additional credits listed at www.ReidSoundDesign.com LINDA CHO (Costume Design) Broadway: A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love & Murder (Tony Award); The Velocity of Autumn. Over 200 regional and international design credits in theatre, dance and opera. Recipient of the Craig Noel Award, Connecticut Critic Circle Award, Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, Ruth Morely Design Award. Nominations from Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Henry Hewes, Elliot Norton, Bay Area, Robby, IRNE and Jeff awards. MFA, Yale School of Drama. www.lindacho.com ALEXANDER DODGE (Scenic Design) Broadway: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics noms.), Present Laughter (Tony nom.), Old Acquaintance, Butley and Hedda Gabler. Off-Broadway: The Liar (CSC); Ripcord (MTC); Rapture, Blister, Burn (Playwrights); Lips Together, Teeth Apart (Second Stage); Observe the Sons of Ulster… (LCT, Lortel winner). West End: All New People. Opera: The Ghosts of Versailles (L.A. Opera), Dinner at Eight (Minnesota), Il Trittico (Berlin) and Lohengrin (Budapest). Tour: Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame (Tokyo, Berlin). TV: “Julie’s Greenroom” (Netflix). Training: Yale. BEN FUREY (Dialect Coach) Ben is delighted to return to A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
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and the world of the D’Ysquiths for the fourth time. He has coached voice, text and dialect on over one hundred and twenty-five professional productions. Broadway credits include: INK, The Nap, Michael Moore: The Terms of My Surrender, The Encounter, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime, The Last Ship, Billy Elliot, Matilda, King Charles III, Side Show and Spamalot. Off-Broadway credits include multiple productions at Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout, and the Atlantic Theater Company as well as the award-winning Sweeney Todd at Barrow Street Theatre, Appropriate at Signature Theatre, and Fairview at Soho Rep/ Berkeley Rep. National tours include A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder, Curious Incident…, Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot, and Spamalot. Regional/ International includes productions at Hartford Stage, (7 shows), Palm Beach DramaWorks (12 shows), George St Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Goodspeed Opera, Papermill Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Two River Theater, Canon Theatre (Toronto), the Gate Theatre (Dublin), Dallas Theater Center, and Colorado and North Carolina Shakespeare Festivals. Film and TV credits include The Hunt, Blindspot, Tales Of The City, Elementary, Vine Talk, Lost City of Z, and Treasure Buddies. Teaching: Juilliard. UNC School of the Arts. www.benfurey.com SHARI JORDAN (Asst. Artistic Producer/Casting Coordinator) from Raleigh, NC, began her professional career as an actor in the National Tour of Crazy for You (Tess). She has since performed from NYC to LA. Shari began at Tuacahn in 2010 as dance captain for Crazy for You. She has performed at Tuacahn for the past nine seasons and been the dance captain for 17 shows. Tuacahn audiences may remember Shari as Rosie in Mama Mia!, the Mother in the World Premier of Disney’s When You Wish, Mama Bear in Shrek, and Madame in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Shari performed the role of Ulla and every other female role in Mel Brooks’ The Producers on the Broadway National Tour as well as the Las Vegas production with Tony Danza and David Hasselhoff. Shari was an assistant choreographer to five time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman for the historic Hollywood Bowl’s production of The Producers and performed the role of Shirley Markowitz. She is also in the film of The Producers. Shari was a Radio City Rockette for six seasons and a national champion baton twirler. Director/Choreographer/Assistant credits include The Stage Door, Hollywood Bowl, University of Michigan, Pittsburgh CLO, North Shore Music Theatre, North Carolina Theatre and TNT’s tuacahn amphitheatre 2019
WHO’S WHO BEHIND THE SCENES Emmy winning AFI’s Tribute to Mel Brooks in which Shari had a featured role. She is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of N.C. State University. Shari is excited for this new opportunity to produce theatre at such an amazing venue. Love to Mom, Dad and my boys, AJ, Jordan and Hudson! WES HAMBLIN (Technical Director) joined Tuacahn in 2006 and brings 18 years of scenery building experience with him, most notably 8 years on the TV series Touched by an Angel. After earning a BFA from USU his career has taken him from Alaska to Florida and New York to California. He is excited to settle in one place fora while and spend time with his family. CRAIG ENGEL (Production Manager) is in his third year as the Production Manager at Tuacahn. Managing last year’s productions of Cinderella, Matilda, Newsies, Million Dollar Quartet and Fairy Tale Christmas at Tuacahn. Previously Craig worked at Dixie State University as their Technical Director and mixed Audio for the Tuacahn productions of Tarzan, Grease, The Little Mermaid, Mulan, and Putnam County Spelling Bee. This year’s production have been a joy to manage. I would like to thank the production team for producing one of the best technical seasons I have been a part of. KARIN EDWARDS (Company Manager) is excited to be back for her 3rd season as Team Mom, aka Company Manager. The view from this side of the desk is spectacular and it is thrilling to be surrounded by so many talented people in here in her happy place! Previous shows at Tuacahn include, Disney’s Tarzan, Cats, Disney’s the Little Mermaid, Hairspray, Disney’s Aladdin, Joseph... Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz, Hairspray, Grease, Mamma Mia, Disney’s Newsies, Shrek, Fairy Tale Christmas, Matilda, Million Dollar Quartet, and Cinderella. Karin has worked at many theaters and on National and International tours on many shows and has managed a production company that produced all of the events for the children’s television show LazyTown. Of all of the productions in her life, the one she is proudest of is her 11-yr. old son, Kadence! Love to her family and all of those here that have become family.
L. A. LAVIN (Production Stage Manager) Nat’l Tours: “Annie”, “Cats”, “Les Miserable”, “The Phantom of the Opera”,” Grease”, “The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber”, “Chicago”,” Blast”, “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, “Mamma Mia”, “Walking with Dinosaures”, “How to Train Your Dragon”, “Jersey Boys”. Las Vegas: “Chicago”, “Always Patsy Kline”, “Hans Klok and the Beauty of Magic”, “Nevada Ballet”, “Sex Tips for Straight
Women from a Gay Man”. Tuacahn Center for the Arts: “Million Dollar Quartet”. ERIN JOY SWANK (Assistant Stage Manager) is a Denver-based freelancer who enjoys working in multiple genres. Recent credits include Nevada Ballet’s The Nutcracker in Las Vegas, Boston Lyric Opera’s The Barber of Seville, Theatreworks (Colorado)’s Little Shop of Horrors, and two seasons of plays and musicals with New Harmony Theatre. Five Christmases were also spent touring with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, featuring the Rockettes and three adorable camels. When not stage managing, Erin enjoys paddling any river possible, including as a professional guide. Erin would like to thank Lynda and Shari for inviting her to join the Tuacahn family, and Mom, Mike and Eeyore for the oats. Member: Actors’ Equity, AGMA, USITT, and the SMA (where she is known for gathering stage managers for social events around the country). www.erinjoyswank.com WOJCIK | SEAY CASTING (Casting) Owners Scott Wojcik and Gayle Seay along with Holly Buczek and Courtney Hammond cast in all mediums. National and International tours: Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story-Tokyo, Something Rotten!, RENT, Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages, Motown, Jekyll & Hyde-Korea, DreamgirlsKorea, Vocalosity, Flashdance, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Joseph… Dreamcoat, and A Chorus Line. Off-Broadway includes: Othello: The Remix, Church & State, The Portal, Tennessee Williams’ The Two Character Play, Handle With Care, Triassic Parq and more. Regional: Multiple seasons/shows for Riverside Theatre, FL; Arvada Center, CO; John W. Engeman Theatre, NY; Theatre Raleigh, NC; Stages St. Louis, MO; Theatre Aspen, CO. www.wscasting.com @WScasting
DARKO TRESNAJAK (Original Director) won the 2014 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder starring Jefferson Mays, and a 2015 Obie Award for The Killer starring Michael Shannon. Favorite productions include The Ghosts of Versailles with Patti LuPone and Patricia Racette at Los Angeles Opera; The Merchant of Venice with F. Murray Abraham at TFANA and RSC; Titus Andronicus with John Vickery at the Stratford Festival; The Skin of Our Teeth with Marian Seldes and Kristine Nielsen at WTF; and The Women with Kate Baldwin at The Old Globe. Darko is the Artistic Director of Harford Stage. Darkotresnjak.com
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WHO’S WHO BEHIND THE SCENES PHILLIP ROSENBERG (Original Lighting Design) Off-Broadway: The Explorers Club (MTC). Regional: Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Ford’s, Guthrie, Old Globe, TheaterWorks, Hartford Stage, Huntington, Chicago Shakespeare, Shakespeare Theatre, Manhattan School of Music, Portland Stage Company, TACT, Barrington Stage Company, Williamstown Thatre Festival, Dorset Theatre Festival, Bay Street Theatre, Two River Theatre, George Street, Westport, Philip has served as associate lighting designer of more than 35 Broadway plays and musicals. DANIEL MOSES SCHREIER (Original Sound Design) Broadway: Merrily We Roll Along; Sondheim on Sondheim; A Little Night Music; Gypsy; Radio Golf; John Doyle’s Sweeney Todd; Putnam County Spelling Bee; Pacific Overtures; Assassins; Into the Woods; Topdog/Underdog; Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk, others. Off-Broadway: Passion, Road Show, Homebody/Kabul, Floyd Collins, others. Composer: The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, The Tempest. Awards: three Tony Award nominations, three Drama Desk Awards, Obie Award for sustained excellence. AARON RHYNE (Original Video Design) Winner of the 2017 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Projection Design for Anastasia. Broadway: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Drama Desk Award), Bonnie & Clyde. Off-Broadway: Absolute Brightness…, Bootycandy, Water by the Spoonful, Wild With Happy, Working, The Lily’s Revenge. Opera: Florencia (Florida Grand), The Ghosts of Versailles (L.A. Opera), La Taviata (Wolf Trap). Regional: Arena Stage, Asolo Rep, Berkeley Rep, Ford’s Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Huntington Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter, Shakespeare Theatre, The Old Globe, Theatre Aspen. www.aaronrhyne.com ROBERT L. FREEDMAN (Book and Lyrics) won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Book of a Musical for the Tony-winning Best Musical of 2014, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Score, with composer and co-lyricist Steven Lutvak, with whom he shared the 2014 Drama Desk Award for Best Lyrics. Among his television career highlights, Robert won the Writers Guild Award for HBO’s A Deadly Secret, and was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild award for the miniseries Life
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With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. Other teleplays include Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, for which he received a third Writers Guild nomination; What Makes A Family, which received a GLAAD Award and for which Robert was a Humanitas finalist; What Love Sees, winner of the Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Television Festival; as well as the highly-rated true crime dramas Murder In The Hamptons, The Pastor’s Wife, Honor Thy Mother, and Bitter Blood. In 2006, Freedman and Lutvak received both the Fred Ebb Award for songwriting and the Kleban Award for lyric writing for their work on the musicals A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Campaign of the Century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Robert has B.A. in Theatre from UCLA and an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing and Musical Theatre from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Robert is currently at work on a film for HBO and Sundance Films. He is married to actress Jean Kauffman, and they are the proud parents of Max Freedman, a writer and community activist living in Brooklyn. STEVEN LUTVAK (Music and Lyrics) made his Broadway debut with his score to A Gentleman’s Guide to Love And Murder, for which he supplied the music, and co-wrote the lyrics with Robert L. Freedman. A Gentleman’s Guide won the Drama League, the Outer Critics Circle, the Drama Desk and the Tony Awards for Best Musical of 2014. Since its successful run of over two years on Broadway, there have been two National Tours (the second of which is currently on the road), and productions have already been seen in Sweden, Japan, and the first Chinese language production opens this December. Previously, Lutvak and Freedman won the Kleban and Fred Ebb Songwriting Awards for their songs to A Gentleman’s Guide, which was originally developed at the Sundance Theater Lab, and which premiered as a co-production at the Hartford Stage, and the Old Globe in San Diego. Lutvak and Freedman previously wrote the musical Campaign of the Century, which won the California Musical Theater Competition from the Beverly Hills Theater Guild. Campaign was originally commissioned by The American Musical Theater of San Jose, and was later presented in a concert version at Chicago›s Humanities Festival, and featured in the New York Music Theater Festival. tuacahn amphitheatre 2019
WHO’S WHO BEHIND THE SCENES KEVIN M. SMITH (CEO/Executive Producer) has been with Tuacahn for more than sixteen years, serving in various capacities including marketing associate, company manager, production manager, development associate, producer, and Chief Executive Officer. He received his undergraduate from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in Sociology and minor in Business Management and received a Master of Education degree from Southern Utah University. Kevin has produced or coproduced more than 40 musicals at Tuacahn and oversees all facets of Tuacahn operations and programs. Kevin was instrumental in the creation of Utah’s first public charter high school, the Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts, which opened its doors in 1999. Kevin lives in Ivins with his wonderful wife, Rebecca, and their children. KEVIN E. WARNICK (Chief Financial Officer/Producer) has been associated with Tuacahn since the inaugural 1995 season. Initially hired as a sound designer and engineer, Kevin began producing at Tuacahn in 1999– managing the creation and implementation of the various technical aspects of the theatre’s theatrical productions. He had served as Tuacahn’s Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer before assuming his current role as Chief Financial Officer. Kevin received his degree from Brigham Young University and enjoys applying his varied educational and professional background in helping Tuacahn fulfill its mission here among the red rocks of Southern Utah. Originally hailing from Ft. Worth, Texas, Kevin now resides in Ivins with his wife, Kareen.
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