Les Misérables (Program Book 2022)

DEAR FRIENDS Amy Brady

Welcome to the 2022-2023 KeyBank Broadway Series! What a thrill it is to begin this season by opening the national tour of the timeless and incomparable Les Misérables. Being the first city to put this musical phenomenon back on the road speaks to the expertise of our staff, the quality of our facilities and the welcoming and appreciative nature of our outstanding audiences here in Cleveland.

It is a testament to your enthusiasm and loyalty that Playhouse Square has been able to grow the Broadway Series from one week of performances to two in 1996, and then from two weeks to three in 2016, making Cleveland one of just a handful of cities around the country able to support Broadway show runs of that length. And, thanks to many of you in the audience today, we continue to have the largest base of season ticket holders for touring Broadway in North America!

As we open the season, our Education Department prepares to welcome families and students to the Children’s Theater Series and Student Matinee Performances, both presented by University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, providing parents and teachers the opportunity to introduce a new generation to the magic and importance of live theater.

And, as we announced in August, Playhouse Square has named a new President and CEO who will join the organization in early 2023. We are thrilled to bring Craig Hassall, current Chief Executive of Royal Albert Hall in London and one of the world’s top artistic leaders, to Cleveland as we continue to build upon our position of strength and expand our local, national and international impact. Craig is a visionary and innovator who brings unmatched ability in operations; broad, international expe rience; and deep relationships across the performing arts industry.

For the past several months and through the end of December, we are commemorating the 100th Anniversary of our historic theaters. We wonder what the original builders and audiences would think of the dynamic destination Playhouse Square has become today. One thing is certain: our next century is off to a brilliant start and we are so glad you are a part of it.

Once again, welcome to another season of Broadway in Cleveland here at Playhouse Square … Together We Shine!

Sincerely, Amy Brady Chair, Board of Trustees

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elcome to Playhouse Square! As a longtime supporter of the Broadway Series, all of us at KeyBank are thrilled to see you here enjoying the best live theater experience that Cleveland has to offer.

As one of the most recognized theater operations in the country, Playhouse Square shares KeyBank’s mission of helping Cleveland thrive and has proved over time to be a pillar of our great community. We are proud to support Playhouse Square and help bring award winning theatrical perfor mances to our city as a part of the KeyBank Broadway Series.

Since 2017, KeyBank has made investments totaling more than $1 billion in Northeast Ohio as part of our National Community Benefits Plan, which supports low to moderate income individuals and neighborhoods through lending for affordable housing, small businesses, mortgage and transformative philanthropy.

Recently, we fulfilled our aggregate $16.5 billion goal ahead of schedule and increased our national commitment to $40 billion dollars. Our investments will continue to focus on economic access and equity for underserved communities and populations. We believe building a better world starts at home and each investment that we have made in Northeast Ohio is making a difference. When our neighbor hoods succeed, we all succeed.

Thank you for joining us and for supporting Playhouse Square. We hope you enjoy this KeyBank Broadway Series show!

Sincerely,

Kelly Lamirand, KeyBank Cleveland Market President

SPOTLIGHT ON News

INTRODUCING CRAIG HASSALL, INCOMING PRESIDENT & CEO

In August, Playhouse Square named current Royal Albert Hall Chief Executive Craig Hassall as President & CEO. He will join the organization in early 2023.

Under his leadership, the Royal Albert Hall has grown its catalog of events produced, increased revenues and broadened the reach of the venue to become a major destination within London.

Craig is a mainstay in the international theater community, with decades of experience operating and curating major venues in Europe and Australia. In addition to his role as chief executive of the Royal Albert Hall, he previously held the chief executive position at Opera Australia and was managing direc tor of the English National Ballet. He was also chief operating officer at Raymond Gubbay Limited, a prominent commercial promoter in the UK, and held senior artistic roles for major projects including the 2000 and 2012 Olympic Games in Sydney and London.

“Playhouse Square is a dynamic, visionary organization with a great history of accomplishment and leadership in the performing arts industry,” says Craig. “It’s poised to play an even bigger role and I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to partner with the Board of Trustees and this talented staff to take Playhouse Square to the next level.”

SPOTLIGHT ON

Together We Shine

TOGETHER WE SHINE WITH ... OUR SEASON TICKET HOLDERS

Playhouse Square’s exemplary reputation within the touring Broadway industry is fueled by the combi nation of the quality of its staff and venues and the knowledgeable audiences that welcome each pro duction. Broadway in CLE is the phenomenon that it is because of the largest, most enthusiastic base of season ticket holders in North America.

More than 40,000 strong, our KeyBank Broadway Series season ticket holders are couples, families and groups of friends and neighbors, of all ages and backgrounds, coming together from across the region to experience the unparalleled thrill of live performance.

Playhouse Square shines brightest when our season ticket holders are in the house.

TRUSTEES Playhouse Square

Officers Chair

Amy G. Brady*

President & CEO

Gina Vernaci*

Vice Chair, Advancement

Rick Buoncore*

Vice Chair, Education

Margaret M. Judd*

Vice Chair, Finance

Mark D. Ross*

Vice Chair, Government Affairs

Paul J. Dolan*

Vice Chair, Nominating & Governance

Brent Ballard*

Vice Chair, Real Estate Development

Bill Cosgrove*

Vice Chair, Sales & Marketing

Andrea Hogben*

Vice Chair, Strategic Planning

Jim Merlino*

Secretary/Treasurer

Heather Lennox*

Board Members

Terry Adelman

Thomas W. Adler*

Himanshu Amin Warren Anderson* Steven M. Auvil

Gina Beredo

Laura Bloomberg

Paul Carleton

Scott Chaikin*

John G. Chapman, Sr.*

James Graham

Lawrence H. Hatch

Amy C. Held

Bob Helmer

Jason Hillman

A.J. Hyland

David Jacobs*

Julie Jacono

Michael Jeans

Louis G. Joseph Patrice (Patsy) Kouvas

Edward J. Largent Todd Leombruno Heath Monesmith

Jon H. Outcalt*

James R. Pender

James A. Ratner* Sean Richardson

Luci Schey William R. Seelbach

David B. Sewell Daniel I. Simon Doug Spiker Sara Ellen Stashower* Kevin Stein

K.K. Sullivan* Kurt C. Treu

Leila L. Vespoli

Daniel P. Walsh, Jr. Frances Cudjoe Waters Neil C. Weinberger Denise G. Wells

Debra A. Wert

Jeffrey J. Wild

Trustee for Life

Oliver C. Henkel, Jr.

William B. Lawrence

Rena J. Olshansky

Victor J. Scaravilli

Lawrence J. Wilker

James B. Wolf, Jr.

National Trustee

Thomas C. Stevens

Chairs Emeritus

Oliver C. Henkel, Jr. John F. Lewis†

Julien L. McCall†

Forrest D. Hayes†

Glenn R. Brown†

Jon H. Outcalt

Henry F. Eaton†

K.K. Sullivan

Thomas W. Adler

Thomas C. Stevens

David S. Goodman James Ratner

Partners Co-Chairs Ryan Herman Lindsey Jump

*Executive Committee †Deceased as of 8/25/22

Playhouse Square is a not-for-profit performing arts center that presents and produces a wide variety of performing arts, advances arts education and creates a destination that is a superior location for entertainment, business and residential living, thereby strengthening the economic vitality of the region.

Playbill Editor: Linda Feagler

For advertising information, please contact Matt Kraniske: 216-377-3681

GIVING BACK to Playhouse Square

Playhouse Square is a community-based not-for-profit organization which depends upon philanthropic support from individuals, foundations, and corporations. More than $7 million dollars must be raised annually to help Playhouse Square meet its mission of operating and maintaining the historic theaters, expanding arts education outreach, and investing in the community through area development. The following are charitable opportunities which support Playhouse Square:

Donor Circle

Donor Circle is a membership program for individuals who give an annual gift of $600 or more. Donor Circle members receive advance access to tickets, prime seating for Broadway and other performances, and a personal ticket concierge. At select giving levels, members have access to the private RJF Presidents’ Club for dinner and bar service, plus reserved, first-floor parking in the Playhouse Square garage. Companies can also contribute via the Corporate Donor Circle program and receive community recognition, client entertainment and employee rewards. Contact: Mary Winchester, 216-640-8412

Foundation Support

Corporate, community and family foundations and government agencies like the Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga County Arts and Culture provide Playhouse Square with annual operating support and funding for education programs. Contact: Cheryl Helden, 216-640-8406

Holiday Spectacular!

Get in the holiday spirit with an afternoon of traditional and popular holiday music matched with the magical blend of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and Pops Chorus! Meet adoptable puppies and kittens from local shelters and get family photos with Santa Claus in the lobby.

Sunday, November 27 - 2pm - Connor Palace Tickets: ClevelandPops.com/Concert/Holiday

Friends

Friends is a membership program for individuals who give an annual gift of $50 to $599. Members receive advance access to tickets, discounts, special recognition and invitations to private events throughout the year. Contact: Victoria Gray, 216-640-8417

Partners

Partners is the official young professionals group of Playhouse Square. Members enjoy unique opportunities to network, volunteer, socialize and fine-tune their leadership skills. Young professionals (ages 21-40) can join Partners for as little as $50 per year. Contact: Sarah Stengel, 216-640-8408

Leading Ladies

In the spirit of fun and celebration, Leading Ladies is designed to engage women by providing the opportunity to connect with each other through a shared passion for Playhouse Square and its notfor-profit mission. Members are invited to four exclusive events throughout the year, such as pre-show cocktail receptions, special guest speaker luncheons, and behind-the-scenes experiences. An annual membership is $250. Contact: Leanne Dewyer, 216-640-8411

Endowment and Planned Giving

Share your love for Playhouse Square when you plan for the future. Individuals and families that have declared their intention to include Playhouse Square in their estate plans, whether by will, trust or life income arrangement, are recognized through Legacy Circle. No minimum is required to participate. Requests for anonymity are respected. Contact: Michelle Ryan Stewart, 216-640-8410

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Playhouse Square Donor Recognition

With sincere gratitude, we recognize the following individuals, organizations, and foundations, who have provided generous support of $1,200 or higher to Playhouse Square through an annual gift. Listing current as of 8/22/22.

Individuals & Family Foundations

President ($50,000 and higher)

Jim Brickman

Director

($25,000-$49,999)

Patricia & John Chapman

Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences

The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation - Bruce & Ellen Mavec

Kathy & Jim Pender and the Michael Pender Fund Carol & Walt Rosebrough Mark & Shelly Saltzman Sandor Foundation

Kristen & Kevin Stein

Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr.

Executive ($20,000-$24,999)

Sheldon & Terry Adelman Kimberley & David Sewell Producer ($15,000-$19,999)

Joann & Thomas Adler Foundation

Himanshu & Leslie Amin

Fred & Mary Behm

Jenny and Glenn+ Brown

Dr. John F. Burke, Jr. & Judge Nancy Fuerst

The Dalrymple Family

Samuel J. & Connie Frankino Foundation

Rochelle & Harley Gross

Dave & Brenda Jacobs

John & Mary Ann Mastrantoni

Dennis & Tammy Matecun

Douglas & Charlotte McGregor James & Susan Ratner

The Ralph & Lucille Schey Foundation

Tom & Chris Stevens

Tony & Leila Vespoli

Aaron & Whitney Weisenberg

Platinum Founder

($10,000-$14,999)

The Warren Anderson Family

Barry B. & Brenda S. Beeler

Amy & Stan Brady

Darlene Brown

Jim Brown, Jr.

The Buoncore Family

Scott Chaikin & Mary Beth Cooper

Christopher & Sara Connor Jim & Mary Conway

Natalie & Paul Cooper Donald J. & Mary Jo Dailey

The Dolan Family

Evelyn Dolejs

Robert A. & Joan P. Ellis

Art & Maryann Falco

Irving & Gloria Fine Foundation

Lou & Ann Frangos

Mr. Michael Frank in memory of Pat Snyder George M. & Pamela S. Humphrey Fund James Graham & David Dusek David & Robin Gunning Thomas & Jan Hablitzel Donald & Nancy Hansen Marsha Ann Harrison Amy & Rick Held Bob & Linda Helmer Jason & Meredith Hillman Andrea Hogben

Todd & Thomasina Houston

A.J. & Tricia Hyland Darlene James Patrice Kouvas

William B. & Mary Margaret Lawrence Edith Lerner Catherine L. Lozick David Maltz

Jim & Amy Merlino Karen & Dan Moon Beth E. Mooney John C. Morley

Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Nock

Dr. & Mrs. James Oh Susan & John Onysko Jane & Jon Outcalt Edda & Terry Owen

Louis B. & Joan M. Perry Family Foundation

Anthony & Mary Rego

Drs. Edward & Teresa Ruch Agnes Sojka

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen† H. Spaeth

Douglas & Stephenie Spiker Lauren & Steve Spilman K.K. & Joe Sullivan

Daniel & Mary Jo Sustar Kurt & Christine Treu Robert & Susan Voth Neil Weinberger** Debbie & Jim Wert Jeff & Danielle Wild

The Zaim Family

Sustaining Founder ($5,000-$9,999)

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Mr & Mrs David & Laura Adante Sheila A. Adler Vlad & Cheryl Agranovich Dr. & Mrs. Mark Angel

The Ruth & Elmer Babin Foundation Chris & Karen Bailo Brent & Ann Ballard Daniel & Deborah Bandi Greg & Jenny Barrett Michael Baruschke & Denise C. Huck** Dr. Eric Beck & Dr. Alex Venizelos Mark & Bev Belgya Robert Bendall & Linda Bendall Cip & Gina Beredo Tim & Kristy Birch Marilyn & Larry Blaustein Gayle & Larry Boron Dr. & Mrs. Akram Boutros Anne Burr Vincent C. Campanella Daniel J. Campbell Chris Caputo Paul & Sherry Carleton Harry Carlson Maria Cashy Cheryl Cervar** Jared & Linda Chaney

Dr. William Chilcote & Dr. Barbara Kaplan Rick & Sheila Chiricosta Christopher & Beth Chizmar

Dr. Jeff & Rachel Christoff Bill & Cathy Christopher David & Jacqeuline Clark Alex & Kelly Clarke

Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Clutterbuck

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Conway Craig & Jan Cook Bill & Paula Cosgrove Colleen & Kevin Coyne Robert & Patricia Crabtree

Daniel & Darlene Crudele Scott & Judi Dalton Marisa Darden Marti & Jeffrey Davis Sheila Delzani

Timothy & Nancy Demshar Veronica & Jesse Dickerson Jason & Jennifer Drasner Paul & Teri Eberl Delores Eliason

Dr. & Mrs. Brad Evans Mike & Geri Evans Bill Fenoglio & Erika Battaglia Mr. Michael & Dr. Elizabeth Ferguson Beverly Fittipaldo Laura Florence & Christopher Meyer

The Fortney Family Foundation

Tim & Cindy Friedmann Barbara & Fred Fruscella Patricia A. Gaul joan m. gelb Nancy & James Goldsmith Gries Family Foundation James Griffiths

Mr. & Mrs. James B. Griswold Peter & Debra Guren Greg Haas David & Lynne Hamilton Kathleen E. Hancock Sondra & Steve Hardis

Mary & Gordon Harnett Daniel Harrington Lawrence & Linda Hatch** Beth & Geoff Hauck David & Lynn Heiman

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Mrs. Lynn Heisler

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Herrick

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Herrick

Jean & Richard Hipple

Chris & Jacqueline Hodgson

Michael & Jane Horvitz

Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman Horvitz

Valerie A. Hughes

Bruce & Donna Jackson

Bruce & Debbie Jarosz

Margy & Amo† Judd**

Elizabeth Jukic

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Conway

Lori Kalberer

Aaron Kamat

Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Kamins

Judith S. Kamm

Andrew & Katherine Kartalis

Josh & Nicky Kaufman

Pam & Steve Keefe

Daniel J. Kelly

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Keresman

Leonard Kichler & Debbie Garson

Steven Kimmelman

Barbara Knecht

Howard & Susan Knicely

Joe & Calli Kohmann

Alex I.† & Donna M. Koler

Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein & Brian Robbins

Angela & Christopher Kovacs

Terry Kovel

Charles & Carleen Kruger

The Kuhn Family Foundation

Rich & Stacey Kyle Edward & Jacque Largent Steffen & Paige Lauster

Heather Lennox & Douglas Krause

Dean & Lynda Leonakis Cathy & John† Lewis David & Carolyn Lincoln Paul Lincoln & Kathy Toderick Michael & Tracy Lipscomb

Bill & Joyce Litzler

Stacey & Matt Litzler

David Logsdon

Mark & Shannon London

Jay & Lanee Lucarelli

Dr. Selena Magalotti & Mr. Jamie Lamphear

Sis Malley

Randy & Katy Marcus

Marcia & Andrew Margolius Michael & Marietta Marquart Joseph & Joyce Marquette Charles & Kimberly Marshall Mr. Wesley Mateo

Madelaine C. Mavec

Ruth & Doug Mayers

Harry & Debbie McDonald Family

Lorraine McGlone Dan & Amy McKenna Scott & Beth McMillen Megan Lum Mehalko

Mr. & Mrs. Jared Miller

Heath & Kimberly Monesmith Barbara & Gerhard Moskal Ronna Murray

Steven & Kimberly Myers

David & Ellen Nager Greg & Kate Naples Jim & Kim Newbrough

Steele Nowlin & Christine Jayjack Bob & Ann O’Brien William J. & Katherine T. O’Neill

Katie & Ken Outcalt

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Pagon John & Terri Parker

Dr. Lydia Parker

Dr. Stephan Parker Scott & Judy Pendergast

The Pendergrass Family Doug Perkowski Susan & Robert Price Charles & Ilana Horowitz Ratner

Robert S. & Sylvia K. Reitman Family Foundation Jim & Tina Renacci Sean & Lisa Richardson Joe & Bethany Rifici Linda Rion-Waldock Barbara S. Robinson Ken & Amy Rogat

Mark D. Ross

Dr. & Mrs. Fred C. Rothstein

Chuck & Kathy Rotuno Norman & Elisabeth Ryan Harlan & Lynn Sands John & Ann Scanniello Mark & Cathy Schikowski Sally & John Schulze Richard J. Sedmak William & Nancy Seelbach Walter & Joyce Senney Elisabeth & Bradley Sherman Drs. Daniel Simon & Dr. Marcy Schwartz Donald A. & Catherine C. Sinko

Jim Skulina & Tamara Tomasello-Skulina Howard & Debi Slater Becky & Rick Smith John Smith

Keith Cullen & Jill Soltau

Giving Fund

Chad & Molly Sperling

Lois† & Tom Stauffer

Michelle & Mike Stewart

AJ & Nancy Stokes

Steven & Monika Strah

J.D. & Catherine Sullivan** Pam & Bill Summers

Joseph D. Sweeney Michael & Patricia Sweeney James & Charlene Szaller David & Mary Ellen

Szamborski

Robert & Carol Taller

The Tapper Charitable Foundation

Rachel Tasler & Samantha Grace Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Thomas Curtis & Marisa Tuggle Kathleen & Craig Urmston Vaidean & Lauer Family Willem & Sherry Van Der Wal Karen S. Verderber Gina Vernaci & Bill Hilyard Dennis & Jennifer Vidic David & Charlotte Waddell Jon, Tanya, & Grace Wagner Daniel & Molly Walsh Joshua Weaver Mr. & Mrs. Michael Weiner** Bill & Gia Weisberg William M. Weiss Foundation Eileen & Jim Wilkoff William Sopko Family Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Wilson Wolf Family Foundation D.J. Wurdack Inc. Executive Search & Consulting David & Karen Yankovitz Darrell A. Young Janice M. Young Andrea & Jimmy Zeilinger

Gold Founder

($2,500-$4,999)

Anonymous (11) Karen & Myles Abbott Joseph C. & Michele A. Adams

Kevin Adelstein & Monique Cohn Frederic & Michelle Ahlgren Mindy & Gary Aleman Tony & Becky Alexander Karen Alexander Victor & Abby Alexander Daniel & Lisa Anderson Harvey & Jaci Andrekovic Dr. Kevin & Jackie Andryc

Susan Anhold

Scott & Jackie Arbogast

Dr. Yasser & Rawa Armanazi Dominic & Christi Audino

Mr. & Mrs. James Aussem Steven & Elise Auvil

Phil & Susie Axelrod Cindy Babitt

Chad & Tracie Bailey

Dr. Charles M. Bailin & Ms. Linda Myers

Kimberly Baioni

Shelby & Robert Ball Kelly & Doug Banks Brian & Kristin Barren Chris & Hye Young Bartish Craig & Michele Bashein

Dr. George & Mrs. Ramona Bause

Renee & Eric Beaver

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Belisle

Harold & Barbara Belkin Clifford Bellmore Susan & Steven Belman Leigh Belvedere Susan & John Benedejcic Amy Benedict

Steve & Dorie Benedict Robert Andrew & Nancy Dean Benko George & Courtney Benson John & Mary Beth Bergenstein

Grant & Melissa Berlin Tom & Joy Berlin

Margo & Tom Bertin Helen Beshara

Dr. Alok & Cristine Bhaiji Biel-Goebel Family Foundation

John & Gibby Bittman

Ms. Claudia Bjerre

Art & Kim Boehm Gregory & Nancy Boehm Charles & Julia Bolton Debbie Boncha

Ronald Borsenik Pamela Borstein Ken & Sheila Bossin Heather & Steve Bossin

Laura & Dennis Bower

Mrs. Kimberly Bowman Kathleen & Mark Boylan Carl & Mandy Boyles Bill & Karen Brace Robert & Rose Breckenridge Breznai Family Nancy Bridgman Nicholas Brill Michelle & Gary Brockett

Ms. Leslie Brown

The Bryan Buck Family

Cynthia & Brian Burke

Liz & Craig Burkhart

Nancy Burnham & Ted Hill

Rob & Jane Burns

Kathy & Bob Bushok

Dr. & Mrs. Brett Butler

Alison & Marty Butler

Kim Caito

Don & Marie Calabrese

Gust Callas

Dr. & Mrs. J. Jeffery Cameron

Joseph & Esther Campanella

Marlene S. Campbell

Miss Patricia E. Campbell

Patricia Campbell

Ken & Marsha Caratelli

Denise Carkhuff & Dane Wujnovich

Mr. & Mrs. Fred N. Carmen

John & Tana Carney

Mr. Michael P. Carney**

Nancy W. Carpenter

Patrick Carpenter*

Mr. & Mrs. David M. Carr

Bob & Roslyn Case

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Cashy

William & Elizabeth Cassella

Carolyn Castelluccio

Jim & Kathleen Catanese

David & Susan Catanzarite

Michael & Lori Catanzarite

Linda Cenin

J. Peter & Jacqueline Cerar

Louis Cerny

Louis & Cindy Chaiten

Kathy & Dean Chimples

Debra & Seth Chwast

Christine Cipa

Richard & Joanne Clark

Karen & Thomas Clark

William & Jennifer Clawson

Robert & Laura Clemente

Bob & Krissy Clutterbuck

Barry & Cheryl Cohn

Laura & Ron Coill

David & Jamie Cole

Jay Cole

Dr. Thomas & Katherine Collins

Mary Anne Comotto

Martha Comunale

Kenneth, Karen & Zoe Conley

Dennis & Paula Conrad

William H. Considine

Mr. Frank Consolo

Brian & Maggie Cook

Christopher & Ludy Cook

John Corrigan

Joseph & Susan Corsaro

Phil & Sue Coverdale

Patrick Covey

Charles Cowap & Rachel Rawson

Mathew & Megan Cox**

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Crandall Kim & Ryan Crane Donald Craven

Susan & Michael Cristal Edward & Carmela Cromling Alex Cruz

James & Claudia Cull Amy D’Amico

Dominic & Polly D’Amore Sherry Dangremond

Howard & Dana Darvin

Lori & Mark Davis

Matt & Jen Davis Tina & Josh Davis

Andrew & Erin Deak

Mary Kay DeGrandis & Edward Donnelly

Daniel & Bridget DeMonica Kathleen Dempsey Kevin & Sue Devers

Bill & Eileen DeWood John & Ann DiRocco

George & Barbara Diver Nancy Dobras

Mr. & Mrs. Courtney Dolar

Craig & Lynn Donnan

Jim & Katy Donohue and Family

J.R. & Ashley Doolos

Howard & Eileen Drechsler

Phil & Lisa Dregalla

Nancy & Scott Drehs

Dennis & Sandy Drellishak

The Druley Family

Rebecca Dunn

Faith Durden, MD

Dr. & Mrs. Mohan J. Durve

Mark & Suzanne Dvoroznak

Rosemary Dziak

The Ecker Family

Tom & Cindy Einhouse

Greg & Kelly Eippert

Tim Eippert

Robert & Jean Elliott

Judy Emert

Scott & Tracyle Emick

Jean & J.P. Emond

Jeff & Lori Epstein

Lucinda Evans Joseph Farkas

Diane & Warren Farr**

Gene & Marion Faubel

Rob & Mia Faxon

Robert & Noelle Fazio Sheri & Terry Fedor

Deborah Feller

John & Sharon Ferchill

Paul & Alyssa Ferraro

Chuck & Shelley Ferrell

Joseph Ferritto

Theodore Figura

Drs. Joseph Finocchio & Susan Ray

Dennis & Marcy Fisher

LuAnne & Ronny Fisher

Jan & John Fitts

Barbara & Howard Fleischmann

Ms. Susan P. Flowers

The Fowler Family

Jim & Linda Francis

The Nicholas & Frances Frank Foundation

John & Laura Frazier

David & Jeannie Fredecker

Barry & Lisa Fredrickson

Richard & Lynda Freedman**

Mark Fremont & Donna Krasney

Matt & Wendy French

Eric & Michele Fried

The Friedlander Family

Richard & Beth Friedler

Cherie & Scott Friedman

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey I. Friedman

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Friedman Georgia Froelich & Russell O’Rourke

Uleto & Lisa Fuentes Ryan & Evrim Fulmer

Richard L. Furry

Susan Fury

Chris & Julie Fuss Dale† & Linda Gabor Jay & Kim Gaebelein**

Mary Galindo

Joseph & Patricia Gall

Ms. Maria Gallagher Mrs. Barbara Galvin

The Gambrel Family Jess & Molly Gamiere

Richard & Robbin Garcia Matthew Garson & Case Bochenek

Michael & Kimber Gebura Ann & Jay Geib

Dan & Deirdre Geib

Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Geldart

David & Kim Geller

Craig & Kathleen Gemmill Denise & Lorenzo Gentile

Dr. Robert & Mrs. Carla

Gerber

Kris & James Gerish

John & Claudia Gherlein

Mr. & Mrs. Garry Gibbs

Lee & Larysa Gibson

Deborah & Jerry Gideon

Thomas Gilbride & Sal Martello

Margaret Giltinan

Arnie & Maria Glantz

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Glauberman

Michael & Connie Gleason

Ted & Nancy Goble

Dr. Rishi & Mrs. Sarah Goel

Michael and Christine Goff Joe Gogol & Lee Friedman

Ronald & Eileen Gold

Francine Gordon Jim & Karen Gornik

Jennifer & Jacob Gorny

Amy Goske

Ms. Kristen Grady

Roe Green

Ira Greenberg & Howard Adelman

Michael & Barbara Greenberg

David & Julie Greene

Aimee Greenfield

Jen Greulich

Douglas & Gwenn Grimm

Mr. & Mrs. David Grinnell

Jerry & Rose Grisko Christopher & Mary Gutman

The Haber Family Lloyd & Ann-Marie Hagenbuch

Jaime Hain Lois Hann

Patricia Hanousek Kathie & Chuck Hardin Jack Harley & Judy Ernest Jeff Harnden & Jennifer Gardner**

The Harrington Family

Mr. Randall E. Harris & Dr. Marianne L. Coburn Tony Harris Paul & Janet Havener Christine Haverly & Tricia Cardilino

Jacqueline Heath

Dr. & Mrs. George Heathcote John & Barbara Hemsath

Debra Hench

Cheryl Henderson & Family Damian & Laura Henri Paulette & William Hughes Ruth Herzak Kevin & LuAnn Hinkel Robert & Joan Hinkle Katie Hintze Charles & Michelle Hirsch George & Elaine Hlavacs

In Memory of Kathleen Hlavin

Priscilla B. Hoag

Mr. D. Peter Hochberg & Ms. Maxine Singer

Robert & Lisa Hodges Tracy & Rick Hoefling Kristi Holden & Andrew Perodeau

Pat & Jack Holland

Richard & Sally† Hollington

Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Hollington, III

Diane & Michael Holztrager

The Matthew R. & Marie M. Hopkins Foundation Dr. Michael & Mrs. Mary K. Hopkins

Andrew & Kristin Horansky

J. Atlee Horner III

Alla & Randy Horvat Robert & Linda House Ruth & Stephen Hovan Karen & Geoff Howson Tim Hrobat Annie & Rick Hubbard John Hudec Barry & Brenda Hummel Michael & Ann W. Hurley Susan & Robert Hurwitz Family Foundation Pam Hutto & Bill Lohn Kent & Stacey Iler Doug & Megan Isenberg

Dr. & Mrs. David Jackson Robert & Brenda Jackson Patrick & Suzanne Janson Michael & Rosemarie Jaworski Christine & Tracy Jemison Jessica Johnson Rick & Lori Johnson Mike Jones Jose Juarez Ms. Elizabeth Judson Elizabeth B. Juliano Katherine Kanzinger Faye Kaplan

Ira & Amy Kaplan

Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kapley Karen & Larry Katz David & Judy Kaufman Thomas & Natalie Kayani

Ms. Carole Keating John & Vincetta Kedzior James Keene James & Gail Kelly Michael Kelly & Wendy Olson Betty & John Kemper Kendis Family Trust Linda Kenyon

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Kern Eric & Tami Kern

Paul Kershey

Randy & Rhonda Kertesz

Dr. Ashoo Khanuja

Robin & Randy Kilbride Donald & Joan Kimmel Mr. & Mrs. Rich Kirkpatrick

Autumn Kiser

Dan & Carol Klimas

Jonathan & Adena Klineman Judith Klotzman

Don & Ingrid Knechtges

Edward & Julia Knotek

Allison & David R. Knowles

Jeffrey C. Knox & Lora Lewis William Knox & Richard England

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Kobistek

Audrey & Kenny Koblitz William & Kathleen Kobyljanec

Thomas & Wendy Kocovsky Renee Koepp

Nancy & Rik Kohn Tom & Sonja Kolaric Sharon & Ken Koncilja John & Susan Kosir Elda C. Krach

Janet L. Kramer Michelle Krocker & Kate Raymond Gary & Laura Krusinski Andy & Deviani Kuhar Peter & Cathy Kuhn Sam Kuntz

Jeanne & Duane Kurapka

Dr. Jerry & Karen Lamendola Tony & Maria Landl

The Landskroner Family Mr. & Mrs. John Lane Paula & Jim Lang Teresa Larsen

Meghan & Daniel Latham Donald & Betsy Latore Judge & Mrs. Robert M. Lawther

Neil & Barbara Lazar

James & Kathryn Lee Dr. Scott Leffler

Gary & Marla Leidich Debra Leizman & Keith Kerman Anne Lengauer

Mary Anne & Michael Leon Constance & Joseph Leslie Nobby Lewandowski

Carter & Carol Lewis

Dennis & Amy Lewis Jan Lewis

John Q. Lewis & Family Mike & Jan Lewis

Keith & Nancy Libman

Dennis & Karen Linden

Paul & Gina Linehan

Mr. & Mrs. Rudolf Linnebach

Joseph & Kim Little

Gary & Theresa Ljubi

Jacqueline & Norman Lobins

Cindy & Joseph Locala

Matthew A. Long & Lynette P. Mattson

Charles & Donna Loper

Don & Ginny LoPresti

Tim & Jeanette Luli

John & Nancy Lupo

Bob & Michele Lux

Chuck & Paula Lynn

John & Angela Mago

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Seventy million people must be right. And if you are one of the philistines who is not counted in the legions of devotees who have attended a per formance of Les Misérables over the past four decades, you best keep it under wraps or risk being swatted with a day-old patisserie.

Although it is hard to imagine, when Cameron Mackintosh premiered the English translation of Les Miz at London’s Royal Shakespeare Company in 1985, it drew mixed reviews from the critics. Some of those comments were fired over the bow with such intensity that most ships would have sunk under the sheer weight of the stinging repartee. Irving Wardle, of The Times, noted, “the show increasingly gives itself up to spectacle and push-button emotionalism at the expense of character and content.”

Despite that chatter, audiences reacted differently. A groundswell of adoring fans bubbled up faster than a baking chocolate soufflé. By the end of the first week of previews, the run at the Barbican Theatre was on its way to selling out. That sizable risk which Cameron and his investors put on the line — an estimated $1.2 million in today’s dollars — seemed secure as they prepared to move to the West End’s Palace Theatre in December of 1985. Two years later, this fan favorite opened in New York City’s Broadway Theatre. Since that auspicious first performance, Les Miz has gone on to snag the Tony, Grammy, Oscar and 140 major theatrical awards.

Things were jumping at Playhouse Square in August 1989. That was the summer of the first Les Miz run at Playhouse Square. With our 7,000 season-ticket holders, Cleveland was the 22nd stop for the third national tour. That engagement ran for what was considered a remarkable 16 performances. We simply had not experienced anything like this phenomenon in our recent history.

The success which each of these beloved institutions would find through the ensuing years is now legendary. Playhouse Square’s early passionate leaders, like the visionary producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh, had big dreams. “No” was not in either of our vocabularies. In both instances, there were early critics and naysayers who considered each endeavor a folly.

However, let’s take in for a moment what has unfolded over the past three-and-a-half decades. Cameron is the world’s leading theatrical producer, introducing more beloved and prosperous musi cals than anyone else in the history of the industry. Simultaneously, Playhouse Square has grown to become the largest performing arts center in the United States west of the Hudson River — while having the most season-ticket holders in North America (42,000 and counting.)

In celebration of these great achievements, the crème de la crème of musical theater will have traveled 4,000 miles to Playhouse Square. Cameron, along with Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, have come to town to launch this freshly produced tour. In addition, Cleveland native and Tony Award recipient Orin Wolf will be with us in his role as the tour producer.

At the impressionable age of 10, Orin attended our original engagement of Les Miz. That experi ence inspired him to seek a career in the Broadway industry. Similarly bitten by the showbiz bug at the age of eight, Cameron knew by the end of Salad Days that he wanted to be a producer. You never know what budding empresario is sitting next you!

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CAMERON MACKINTOSH presents BOUBLIL & SCHÖNBERG’S

A musical based on the novel by VICTOR HUGO

Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG

Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER

Original French text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL

Additional material by JAMES FENTON Adaptation by TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD

New Orchestrations by STEPHEN METCALFE, CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE and STEPHEN BROOKER Original Orchestrations by JOHN CAMERON

Musical Staging by GEOFFREY GARRATT Projections realized by FINN ROSS and FIFTY-NINE PRODUCTIONS Sound by MICK POTTER

Lighting by PAULE CONSTABLE Original Costume Design by ANDREANE NEOFITOU Additional Costumes by CHRISTINE ROWLAND and PAUL WILLS Set and Image Design by MATT KINLEY inspired by the paintings of VICTOR HUGO

Directed by LAURENCE CONNOR and JAMES POWELL

For LES MISÉRABLES National Tour

Casting by General Management Executive Producer Executive Producer FELICIA RUDOLPH, CSA GREGORY VANDER PLOEG SETH SKLAR-HEYN TRINITY WHEELER MERRI SUGARMAN, CSA for Gentry & Associates for Cameron Mackintosh Inc. for NETworks Presentations for Tara Rubin Casting

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Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Designer STEFAN MUSCH

Musical Staging Associate JESSE ROBB

Resident Director RICHARD BARTH

Musical Supervision STEPHEN BROOKER & JAMES MOORE

Musical Director BRIAN EADS

Associate Director COREY AGNEW

A CAMERON MACKINTOSH and NETWORKS Presentation

Jean Valjean

CAST of characters

in order of appearance

NICK CARTELL

Javert PRESTON TRUMAN BOYD

STEVE CZARNECKI

DANIEL GERARD BITTNER

Innkeeper’s Wife EDEN MAU

The Bishop of Digne

BENJAMIN H. MOORE

RANDY JETER

CHRISTOPHER JAMES TAMAYO, DAVID YOUNG

Foreman STEVE CZARNECKI

Fantine HALEY DORTCH

Girl

Woman

JULIA ELLEN RICHARDSON

EMILY SOMÉ

Wigmaker KELSEY DENAE

Bamatabois

CIARAN BOWLING

J.T. WOOD

Champmathieu ANDREW MARKS MAUGHAN

Cosette

Thénardier

Éponine

Petit Gervais

Thénardier’s Gang

CORA JANE MESSER / HAZEL VOGEL

CHRISTINA ROSE HALL

CORA JANE MESSER / HAZEL VOGEL

MATT CROWLE

HARRISON FOX / GABRIEL LAFAZAN

CHRISTINE HEESUN HWANG

ADDIE MORALES

CHRISTOPHER JAMES TAMAYO

CIARAN BOWLING

STEVE CZARNECKI

BENJAMIN H. MOORE

Enjolras

Students

DEVIN ARCHER

GREGORY LEE RODRIGUEZ

ANDREW MARKS MAUGHAN Feuilly DANIEL GERARD BITTNER

ETHAN ROGERS

J.T. WOOD Grantaire KYLE ADAMS Lesgles RANDY JETER

Prouvaire

DAVID YOUNG

RANDY JETER Major Domo KYLE ADAMS Ensemble JENNA BURNS, ARIANNE DiCERBO, GENEVIEVE ELLIS, OLIVIA J. LU, DAELYNN CARTER JORIF Swings BEN CHERINGTON, NICOLE MORRIS, ASHLEY DAWN MORTENSEN, CHRISTOPHER ROBIN SAPP, KYLE TIMSON

Hailer

Captain

KYLE TIMSON Fight Captain STEVE CZARNECKI

UNDERSTUDIES

For Jean Valjean–RANDY JETER, ANDREW MARKS MAUGHAN; for Javert STEVE CZARNECKI, BENJAMIN H. MOORE; for Cosette–JENNA BURNS, EDEN MAU; for Fantine–KELSEY DENAE GENEVIEVE ELLIS; for Thénardier KYLE ADAMS, CIARAN BOWLING; for Madame Thénardier–ARIANNE DiCERBO, JULIA ELLEN RICHARDSON; for Éponine–DAELYNN CARTER JORIF, NICOLE MORRIS; for Marius CHRISTOPHER JAMES TAMAYO, J.T. WOOD; for Enjolras DANIEL GERARD BITTNER, DAVID YOUNG; for Little Cosette/Young Éponine OLIVIA J. LU; for the Bishop of Digne ANDREW MARKS MAUGHAN, BENJAMIN H. MOORE; for the Factory Foreman–KYLE ADAMS, KYLE TIMSON; for the Factory Girl– KELSEY DENAE, ASHLEY DAWN MORTENSEN; for Bamatabois–DANIEL GERARD BITTNER, BEN CHERINGTON; for Grantaire–DANIEL GERARD BITTNER.

CAST the company

Kyle Adams Devin Archer Daniel Gerard Bittner

Ciaran Bowling

Preston Truman Boyd Jenna Burns

Nick Cartell Ben Cherington Matt Crowle Steve Czarnecki

Kelsey Denae Arianne DiCerbo

Haley Dortch

Genevieve Ellis Harrison Fox Christina Rose Hall

Christine Heesun Hwang Randy Jeter

Daelynn Carter Jorif Gabriel Lafazan

Olivia J. Lu Eden Mau

Andrew Marks Maughan

Cora Jane Messer

Benjamin H. Moore

Addie Morales

Nicole Morris

Ashley Dawn Mortensen

Julia Ellen Richardson Gregory Lee Rodriguez

Ethan Rogers Christopher Robin Sapp

Emily Somé

Christopher James Tamayo

Kyle Timson Hazel Vogel

J.T. Wood David Young

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PROLOGUE: 1815, DIGNE

MONTREUIL-SUR-MER

The End of the Day”

Ladies”

Company

Valjean

and Factory Workers

Fantine

Clients

Valjean

and Valjean

Cosette

of the House”

1823, MONTFERMEIL

his Wife and Customers

Bargain”. M. and Mme. Thénardier and Valjean

PARIS

and the Beggars

Javert

Café” Enjolras, Marius and the Students

People’s Song”

My Life”

Heart Full of Love”

Day More”

the Students and the Citizens

Valjean, Marius and Éponine

Cosette, Marius and Éponine

The Company

INTERMISSION

“On My Own” Éponine

Little Fall of Rain” Éponine and Marius

with Me to Days

Him Home”

Eats Dog”

Grantaire, Students and Women

Valjean

Thénardier

Javert

Women

Chairs at Empty Tables” Marius

Chorale”

at the Feast”

and Mme. Thénardier

The Company

The Orchestra

BRIAN EADS;

ERIC EBBENGA;

TIM LENIHAN; Violin/ Concertmaster – ALLY JENKINS; Viola – JARVIS BENSON; Cello

Conductor/Keyboards

NILES LUTHER; Bass – BRAD LOVELACE; Flute / Piccolo / Alto Flute / Recorder – SCHUYLER THORNTON;

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SYNOPSIS the story

ACT ONE

PROLOGUE: 1815, DIGNE

After 19 years on the chain gang, Jean Valjean finds that the ticket-of-leave he must display condemns him to be an outcast. Only the Bishop of Digne treats him kindly and Valjean, embittered by years of hardship, repays him by stealing some silver. Valjean is caught and brought back by the police and is astonished when the Bishop lies to the police to save him. Valjean decides to start his life anew.

1823, MONTREUIL-SUR-MER

Eight years have passed and Valjean, having broken his parole and changed his name to Monsieur Madeleine, has become a factory owner and Mayor. One of his workers, Fantine, has a secret illegitimate child. When the other women discover this, they demand her dismissal. Desperate for money to pay for medicines for her daughter, Fantine sells her locket, her hair, and then joins the whores in selling herself. Utterly degraded, she gets into a fight with a prospective customer and is about to be taken to prison by Javert when the ‘Mayor’ arrives and demands she be taken to the hospital instead.

The Mayor then rescues a man pinned beneath a cart. Javert is reminded of the abnormal strength of convict 24601 Jean Valjean, who, he says, has just been recaptured. Valjean, unable to see an innocent man go to prison, confesses that he is prisoner 24601. At the hospital, Valjean promises the dying Fantine to find and look after her daughter Cosette. Javert arrives to arrest him, but Valjean escapes.

1823, MONTFERMEIL

Cosette has been lodged with the Thénardiers, who horribly abuse her while indulging their own daughter, Éponine. Valjean pays the Thénardiers to let him take her away to Paris.

1832, PARIS

Nine years later, there is unrest in the city because of the likely demise of the popular leader General Lamarque, the only man left in the government who shows any feeling for the poor. A street gang led by Thénardier and his wife sets upon Jean Valjean and Cosette. They are rescued by Javert, who does not recognize Valjean until he has gone. The Thénardiers’ daughter Éponine, who is

secretly in love with the student Marius, reluctantly agrees to help him find Cosette, with whom he has fallen in love.

News of General Lamarque’s death circulates in the city and a group of politically-minded students stream out into the streets to whip up support for a revolution.

Cosette is consumed by thoughts of Marius, with whom she has fallen in love. Éponine brings Marius to Cosette and then prevents an attempt by her father’s gang to rob Valjean’s house. Valjean, convinced it was Javert lurking outside his house, tells Cosette they must prepare to flee the country.

ACT TWO

The students prepare to build the barricade. Marius, noticing that Éponine has joined the insurrection, sends her away with a letter to Cosette, which is intercepted by Valjean. Éponine decides to rejoin her love at the barricade.

The barricade is built and the revolutionaries defy an army warning to give up or die. Javert is exposed as a police spy. In trying to return to the barricade, Éponine is killed.

Valjean arrives at the barricade in search of Marius. He is given the chance to kill Javert but instead lets him go. The students settle down for a night on the barricade and, in the quiet of the night, Valjean prays to God to save Marius. The next day the rebels are all killed.

Valjean escapes into the sewers with the unconscious Marius. After meeting Thénardier, who is robbing the corpses of the rebels, he comes across Javert once more. He pleads for time to deliver the young man to the hospital. Javert lets Valjean go and, his unbending principles of justice having been shattered by Valjean’s own mercy, he kills himself.

Unaware of the identity of his rescuer, Marius recovers in Cosette’s care. Valjean confesses the truth of his past to Marius and insists he must go away.

At Marius and Cosette’s wedding, the Thénardiers try to blackmail Marius. Thénardier says Cosette’s ‘father’ is a murderer and as proof produces a ring which he stole from the corpse the night the barricade fell. It is Marius’s own ring and he realizes it was Valjean who rescued him that night. He and Cosette go to Valjean where Cosette learns for the first time of her own history before the old man dies.

WHO’S WHO in the cast

KYLE ADAMS (Grantaire, Major Domo, u/s Thénardier, u/s Factory Foreman) is a Chicago based actor and pro wrestling fan. Honored to join this company. Regional: Paramount Theatre, Drury Lane, Marriott Lincolnshire, Rocky Mountain Repertory, and Fireside Theatre, among others. TV: NBC’s Chicago Med, The CW’s 4400. Represented by DDO. Wouldn’t be here without Amanda, Jared or Dad. @smyleadams

DEVIN ARCHER (Enjolras). National tours: Miss Saigon, Bright Star, Mamma Mia! Las Vegas: Mamma Mia!, Ace. Other: Sweeney Todd, The Last Five Years, RENT, Tarzan, Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific. Northwestern Wildcat. Love and gratitude to my family, friends, The Mine and Tara Rubin Casting. @devinjarcher

DANIEL GERARD BITTNER (Laborer, Feuilly, u/s Enjolras, u/s Bamatabois, u/s Grantaire). Pittsburgh-born-and-raised performer, and recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. He has recently made his Broadway debut in The Phantom of the Opera as Monsieur Reyer/ Hairdresser. Dan would like to thank his family and friends for all of their love and support!

CIARAN BOWLING (Bamatabois, Babet, u/s Thénardier, u/s Grantaire). Credits: New York: Two by Synge (Michael Dara, Irish Repertory Theatre), The Daughter in Law (Joe, Mint Theater Company). West End: Les Misérables (Grantaire, Stephen Sondheim Theatre.) Film: Les Misérables (2020). Other credits: The Burial at Thebes (Haemon, The Irish Repertory Theater); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Rude Elemental, Theater for a New Audience in New York).

PRESTON TRUMAN BOYD (Javert) is beyond thrilled to be back wielding the truncheon! Broadway: Kiss Me Kate (Ralph), The Play That Goes Wrong (Robert Grove), Sunset Boulevard (Artie Green), She Loves Me, On the Twentieth Century, Bullets Over Broadway, and Big Fish. You may have seen Preston on the 1st national tour of Young Frankenstein (The Monster) or the 1st national tour of Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio). Film and TV credits: A Good Person, Alex Inc., Younger, Schmigadoon. Lots of love and gratitude

to Mom, Dad and the fam. Thank you BRS/Gage. All of my love to Sydney and baby girl.

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JENNA BURNS (Ensemble, u/s Cosette) is incredibly grateful to be back on stage! Most recently seen touring with the North American company of The Phantom of the Opera (Christine Daaé u/s). Thanks to Bloc, Tara Rubin Casting, and her husband Kevin. Soli Deo Gloria.

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NICK CARTELL (Valjean). Thrilled to return as Valjean. Broadway: Cirque Du Soleil’s Paramour, Scandalous: The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar (2012 Revival). National tours: Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera. Off-Broadway: Frankenstein. Regional: The Light in the Piazza (AriZoni Award—Best Actor, Musical), My Fair Lady, Les Misérables and many more! Concerts: Bringing It Home (solo show, 54 Below), South Coast Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, The Broadway Boys. Thank you to this amazing company, TRC, Michael Kirsten and HCKR; to my family, friends and Christine for your undying support; to Sullivan Kaye for making me a father, you are “the best of my life.” For MOM. @nickcartell www.nickcartell.com

BEN CHERINGTON (Swing, u/s Bamatabois). National tour debut. Credits include Pittsburgh CLO, ACT of Connecticut, and Clinton Showboat Theatre. Gratitude for all the places and people Ben calls home. BFA Carnegie Mellon University. @bencherington

MATT CROWLE (Thénardier). Broadway: Monty Python’s Spamalot. Chicago: The Santaland Diaries (Goodman Theatre), The Producers (Leo, Mercury Theater Chicago), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (The D’Ysquith Family, Porchlight Music Theatre), Mary Poppins (Bert, Paramount Theatre), South Pacific (Billis, Drury Lane Oakbrook). Love and thanks to Ma, Pa, Jim, Sam, and Erin. mattcrowle.com

STEVE CZARNECKI (Farmer, Factory Foreman, Brujon, u/s Javert, Fight Captain) is thrilled to fight on the barricade once again. NYC/Tours: Les

Misérables (u/s Valjean, u/s Javert), Phantom (Swing), Paint Your Wagon (Ensemble). Regional: Sweeney Todd at the Muny (U/S Sweeney), as well as multiple shows at Papermill Playhouse, The Fulton and more. BFA Otterbein. Instagram @steveczar. All his love to Liz.

ARIANNE DiCERBO (Ensemble, u/s Madame Thénardier). Over the moon touring with the first musical she ever saw. Several national tours as crew, now enjoying the “change of scenery!” Film: Abe (featured), Cabaret: Fringe-Sight is 2020 at Don’t Tell Mama, NYC. Love to GDK. ariannedicerbo.com

KELSEY DENAE (Wigmaker, u/s Fantine, u/s Factory Girl) is absolutely thrilled and honored to return to the barricades! National Tours: Les Misérables. Regional: 9 to 5, Smokey Joe’s Café, Show Boat, Always Patsy Cline. Green Bay native (Go Pack!). BFA UWSP. Huge thanks to TRC, and my team at Hudson Artists. Love always to my family and Jacob. @kk_denae.

HALEY DORTCH (Fantine) is honored to make her national tour debut as Fantine. A special

thanks to teachers, the Les Mis team, and Tara Rubin Casting. So much love to her friends, family, and her dog, Boba. And Go Blue! @haleydortch

GENEVIEVE ELLIS (Ensemble, u/s Fantine). National tour debut! Favorite credits: Into the Woods (Cinderella), Something Rotten! (Portia), Noises Off (Brooke/Vicki), Songs for a New World (Woman 1), Hunchback (Ensemble). SUNY Fredonia Musical Theatre alum. Beyond grateful for this experience. Much love to Dan and my fam! @genevieve.ellis

HARRISON FOX (Gavroche) is thrilled to be joining the Les Mis Tour, something he has dreamt of since he was 6! Credits include: OffBroadway: Make Believe, 2ST. Films: As They Made Us, Blunt. TV: Law & Order SVU, That Damn Michael Che S2. Thank you to his team John Mara Jr & CESD! Love to his Family & Friends. @harrisonfoxofficial.

CHRISTINA ROSE HALL (Madame Thénardier). Roe, Feathers and Teeth, and Wonderful Town (Goodman Theatre); The Little Mermaid, Kinky

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Boots (Paramount Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Skylight Music Theatre); Marriott Theater; Firebrand Theatre; Writer’s Theater; Chicago Shakes; Milwaukee Rep; Mercury Theater; Fountain Theatre. Graduate of S.M.U., and represented by Gray Talent Group.

CHRISTINE HEESUN HWANG (Éponine) is a queer, Korean-American playwright-actor from the Midwest. Acting: Miss Saigon (National tour, Kim Alternate), Ars Nova ANTFest, Gossip Girl (HBO Max). Writing: Leviathan Lab, YES Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival. YoungArts and Spotlight Education alum. For my family, my loved ones, and God! chiseoni.com

RANDY JETER (Bishop of Digne, Lesgles, Loud Hailer, u/s Jean Valjean) is elated to be joining the barricade with his Les Mis debut. Off-Broadway: Parable of the Sower (The Public Theater), International tour: Ivan Jacob’s The Phantom of the Opera (Maestro), Favorite Regional Credits: Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote), Jekyll & Hyde (Jekyll & Hyde), Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker Jr.). MSM alum! Love to A&K! @randy_jeter www. randymjeter.com

DAELYNN CARTER JORIF (Ensemble, u/s Éponine) is honored to be joining the beautiful Les Misérables family for her national tour debut! Previous credits: Next To Normal (Natalie), Rent (Joanne), A New Brain (Lisa) and more. Love and thanks to The University of Michigan, Henderson Hogan, Tara Rubin Casting, and most especially, her wonderful parents for this dream come true.

GABRIEL LAFAZAN (Gavroche). U.S. tour debut! Regional: The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), How I Became a Pirate (Max the Pirate), and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Linus). Special thanks to Barry Kolker, Susan Lipton, Annie’s Playhouse, and DANJ! Love to Ethan, Mom, Dad, family and friends.

OLIVIA J. LU (Ensemble, u/s Little Cosette/Young Éponine), 8, honored to make her U.S. national tour debut. TV and film work includes Awkwafina is Nora From Queens, Ziwe S2, Nickelodeon’s Face Party, The Dear. Thank you to Mom, Dad, Victoria, Grandma, Tara Rubin Casting, Jackie Reid, Barry Kolker, Laura Menard.

EDEN MAU (Innkeeper’s Wife, u/s Cosette). National tour debut! Woohoo! Some of her favorite credits include: A Gentleman’s Guide (Sibella), Joseph (Narrator), and Kinky Boots (Lauren U/S). Eden is so grateful for all of her besties. A big old thank you to her role model parents, Nick, Sandy, Dustin, and Marc. I love you all endlessly. BWMT @edenelizabethmau Xoxo.

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MAUGHAN (Champmathieu, Combeferre, u/s Jean Valjean, u/s Bishop of Digne). Credits: A Little Night Music (Barrington Stage Company), Les Misérables (National tour). Roles: Freddy (My Fair Lady), Candide (Candide), Rodolfo (La bohème), Alfredo (La traviata), Gabriel von Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus), and Lensky (Eugene Onegin). Grammy recipient for (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. Thanks to The Collective and Tara Rubin Casting! @andrewmarksmaughan

CORA JANE MESSER (Little Cosette/Young Éponine) is thrilled to be on her first national tour. She most recently played Gretl in The Sound of Music (Asolo Rep) and Daisy Armstrong in Murder on the Orient Express (Asolo Rep). She is thankful to all her family, friends, and coaches who have supported her on this journey. @cj_messer

BENJAMIN H. MOORE (Innkeeper, Claquesous, u/s Javert, u/s Bishop of Digne). Off-Broadway: Harmony (NYTF). Tour: Rent 20th Anniversary. Favorite regional: Sister Act (PCLO, KC Starlight), Maybe Happy Ending (Alliance Theatre), Light it Up! (Cleveland Playhouse), Into the Woods (City Springs Theatre). Love to my family, friends, & Clear Talent Group! Glory to God! @mooreofthemusic

ADDIE MORALES (Cosette) is delighted to join Les Misérables for her national tour debut. Regional Theatre: West Side Story (Maria), Evita (Eva), The Sound of Music (Maria). TV: Law and Order: SVU. Many thanks to CTG, Tara Rubin Casting, and the entire creative team. All for my family who came before me, and my sweet nieces and nephew.

NICOLE MORRIS (Swing, u/s Éponine). National tour: An Officer and a Gentleman (Ensemble, u/s Seeger). Regional/Summer Stock: Hairspray

(Dynamite), Mamma Mia! (Sophie), Footloose (Rusty). BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College. @nicole_morris

ASHLEY DAWN MORTENSEN (Swing, u/s Factory Girl) is excited to be rejoining the barricade on the road. Broadway: Les Misérables (swing). National tour: Wicked (Elphaba understudy), Les Misérables. Regional: Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), White Christmas (Betty Haynes). The Sound of Music (Maria), How to Succeed…(Rosemary). Graduate of NYU CAP21. Special thanks to Will, Nicolosi and love always always to Davin. @shebakesyoueat

JULIA ELLEN RICHARDSON (Factory Girl, u/s Madame Thénardier) is thrilled to be returning to the Les Misérables family! Pre-Covid Tour: Swing, u/s Factory Girl. Other credits: Hello, Dolly! (Irene Molloy), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Aquata), Christmas Carol (Belle). To my family & friends: “I love you more!” ig/tt: @missjuliarich

GREGORY LEE RODRIGUEZ (Marius) is a proud Boricua from the Bronx and an alum of the Hartt School aught ‘19 - who is overjoyed to be

joining the team of this iconic show. Many thanks to Tara Rubin Casting and the Daniel Hoff Agency. Eternally grateful for his friends and family shaping him. ¡Mama Te Amo! @gregory.rod

ETHAN ROGERS (Courfeyrac). Regional: Nutty Professor (Ogunquit Playhouse), Into the Woods (ZACH Theatre), Beauty & The Beast (ZACH Theatre), Hair (Beck Center), Taming of the Shrew (Great Lakes Theatre). He is forever grateful for the support of his amazing family. BM-Music Theatre, Baldwin Wallace University. Reps: HCKR. John 13:35.

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN SAPP (Swing). The Buddy Holly Story (Buddy Holly, Argyle Theatre), Pirates of Penzance (Frederic, New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players), Tangled (Flynn Rider, Disney Cruise Line), Eileen 100th Anniversary (Dinny, VHRP LIVE!), Titanic (Thomas Andrews, College Light Opera Company).

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EMILY SOMÉ (Old Woman). National tour debut! Emily is a recent graduate of Northwestern University where she studied theatre and psychology. She is beyond grateful to the Les

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Misérables team, Gray Talent Group, and her amazing family and friends for their endless love and support.

CHRISTOPHER JAMES TAMAYO (Constable, Montparnasse, u/s Marius), a recent graduate of the University of Michigan B.F.A. Musical Theatre program, has performed across the country, most recently at the Cape Playhouse and their production of Grease (Sonny). All the love and gratitude to his friends and family. Insta: @_cjtam www.christopherjamestamayo.com

KYLE TIMSON (Swing, u/s Factory Foreman, Dance Captain) is thrilled to be returning to the barricade after spending 2 plus years on the previous U.S. tour! Previously seen as Shrek on the International tour of Shrek The Musical. Love to friends, family, Rachel, and Lily! For Baba. @kylertimson

HAZEL VOGEL (Little Cosette/Young Éponine) is a Baltimore native thrilled to be on her first national tour. Regional favorites: Matilda (Matilda) and Tarzan (Young Tarzan). Thanks to the Les Misérables national tour team, Tara Rubin Casting, CESD and all the incredible teachers, directors, coaches, family & friends that have helped to make her dreams come true. IG: @hlvsings

J.T. WOOD (Fauchelevent, Joly, u/s Marius) is thrilled to be joining the Les Misérables Tour! Previous credits include the Rent 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour (Mark) and the Rent 20th Anniversary Tour (Swing, Angel/Collins u/s). Special thanks to Michael and the Roster Agency family as well as Tara Rubin Casting. All the love to his family and friends.

DAVID YOUNG (Constable, Jean Prouvaire, u/s Enjolras) is an alum of DePauw University and native of Houston, Texas. Broadway national tour: Fiddler on the Roof (Swing). Previous credits: A Gentleman’s Guide (Monty), Bye Bye Birdie (Conrad Birdie), Penny (Martin Halstrom), Macbeth (Macbeth). Endless thanks to his teachers, family, friends, Daniel Hoff Agency, and Sophia Manoloff. @davidyoungsings

ALAIN BOUBLIL (Concept, Book and Original French Lyrics). Librettist/original lyricist: La Révolution Française, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon,

Martin Guerre and The Pirate Queen with ClaudeMichel Schönberg and Marguerite with Michel Legrand. Co-wrote the screenplay and co-produced the movie soundtrack of Golden Globe-winning Les Misérables (Academy-Award nomination, best song). Author: plays The Diary of Adam and Eve and Manhattan Parisienne, prize-winning novel, Les Dessous de Soi. Awards: two Tony, Grammy, Victoires de la Musique Awards; Molière, Evening Standard and Olivier Award; special Grammy honor; honoree of NY Pops at Carnegie Hall (2016). Producer: Boublil/Schönberg Do You Hear the People Sing worldwide symphonic concerts. Current major Martin Guerre re-write heralds a new first class production.

CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG (Book and Music). Co-book writer and composer of La Revolution Française, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre and The Pirate Queen Co-wrote Marguerite in collaboration with Alain Boublil, Michel Legrand, Herbert Kretzmer. Supervised overseas productions and co-produced international cast albums of his shows. Composed the ballet scores for Wuthering Heights and Cleopatra for Northern Ballet. Co-wrote the screenplay and reconceived the music for the Les Misérables musical movie. Golden Globe winner, Oscar nominee, 2016 honoree of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall with Alain Boublil. Appointed visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University. Guest Professor at Royal Academy of Music.

CAMERON MACKINTOSH (Producer) for over 50 years has remained the world’s most prolific producer of musicals with dozens of his produc tions either in performance or in preparation around the world. As well as co-producing Hamilton in London his record-breaking origi nal productions include Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Miss Saigon, Little Shop of Horrors, Side By Side By Sondheim, Tom Foolery and Five Guys Named Moe, all of which continue to be performed regularly around the world. He is also the producer and owner of Lionel Bart’s great musical Oliver! and both pro ducer and devisor of Sondheim’s Putting It Together and most recently Old Friends. His other modern reinventions of classic musicals include My Fair Lady, Follies, Half a Sixpence and

Barnum. In 2013, alongside Working Title Films and Universal, Cameron produced Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning film adaptation of Les Misérables, which has become one of the most successful movie musicals of all time. The latest sell-out staged concert of Les Misérables produced in London for nearly 250 record breaking performances is now due to go on a World Tour starting in the autumn of 2024. He owns and operates eight historic London theatres which have all been spectacularly rebuilt and refurbished for the 21st Century. The Sondheim, formerly known as the Queen’s, has been rebuilt and renamed in honor of Cameron’s great friend, theatrical legend Stephen Sondheim. Music Theatre International, the world’s largest owner of secondary rights of many of the great est musicals ever written, is now one of Cameron’s companies. In 1990, Cameron inaugurated the Chair of Contemporary Theatre at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford University, with Stephen Sondheim as his first visiting professor, and has since hosted some of the greatest names in the arts of all time. Cameron was knighted in 1996 and is the first British producer to be elected to Broadway’s Theatre Hall of Fame.

HERBERT KRETZMER, 1925 – 2020, (Lyrics) was born in South Africa to immigrant parents from Lithuania. He was a London journalist writing the commentary for a weekly cinema newsreel when Cameron Mackintosh invited him to write the lyrics for the epochal West End production of Les Misérables in 1985. Combining twin careers as a journalist/lyricist, he contributed regular lyrics for the BBC’s famous satire series “That Was the Week That Was” and had also written lyrics for the French singer Charles Aznavour (“Yesterday When I Was Young,” “She,” etc.). It was Kretzmer’s work with Aznavour which led to Cameron’s invitation. Kretzmer was the recipient of two honorary doctorates and was appointed OBE in 2010.

JAMES POWELL (Director) was in London when he took over as resident director in 1996 and then later as associate director. He has since directed it in Scandinavia and Berlin, joint directed the anniversary production (U.K. tour, Japan Australia, Toronto) and the O2 Arena concert (London), Broadway, Sao Paolo, Dubai, Amsterdam Early 2023. Other work: Singin’ in the Rain (west Yorkshire Playhouse, RNT), The

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Witches of Eastwick (London, Australia), Mary Poppins (Bristol, London, Australia, Holland, New Zealand, Zurich, Germany, Japan), Dirty Dancing (London, Utrecht, Chicago, Toronto, Berlin, Oberhausen, U.S. Tour). He co-directed Batman Live (U.K., South America, U.S). This is the 3rd U.S. Tour for James.

LAURENCE CONNOR (Director). Theatre: Cinderella (Gillian Lynne Theatre), Joseph… Dreamcoat (London Palladium), Chess (ENO West End), School of Rock (Broadway, West End, U.S. tour), Les Misérables (Broadway, West End, worldwide, U.S. and U.K. tours), Miss Saigon (West End, U.S and U.K. tours, worldwide), Jesus Christ Superstar (U.K. arena tour, Australia), the entirely new stage production of The Phantom of the Opera (U.S. and U.K. tours), Oliver! (U.K. tour). Concerts: The Phantom of the Opera 25th anniversary (Royal Albert Hall, worldwide cinema streaming, DVD), Les Misérables 25th anniversary (O2 Arena, worldwide cinema streaming, DVD), Miss Saigon 25th anniversary (cinema release, DVD). Awards: Miss Saigon West End (Best Direction – WhatsOnStage, Broadway World awards), Miss Saigon Australia (Best Director of a Musical – Green Room Awards), Les Misérables Korea (Best Director of a Musical).

MATT KINLEY (Set and Image Designer) graduated from the Motley course in 1994 and spent the next decade in production and design at the National Theatre and the West End in London. As part of a long-working partnership with Cameron Mackintosh, he has designed and adapted productions of My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Phantom and Miss Saigon all over the world amongst the design of numerous other independent productions. In 2009 he was asked to redesign Les Misérables for its 25th Anniversary, the success of this re-imagining has seen many international productions and he is delighted to present the latest version of this legendary show on this new U.S. tour.

PAULE CONSTABLE (Lighting Designer) has designed productions for all the major U.K. companies including Follies, Angels in America and The Red Barn for the National Theatre and the 25th anniversary concert of Les Miz at the O2. Awards: Tony Awards for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, War Horse, four Olivier

Awards, L.A. Critics Circle Awards, New York Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award and Helpmann Award. Opera includes Cav and Pag and Roberto Devereux at the Met; dance includes The Red Shoes and Sleeping Beauty for Matthew Bourne.

MICK POTTER (Sound Designer) is one of the world’s leading Sound Designers. He has designed the sound for over a hundred first class musical theatre productions globally, working at the forefront of technical and creative innovation. His shows include multiple word premiere productions on both the West End and Broadway stage and his Sound Designs have garnered many awards, including an Olivier Award in the West End and a Tony Award nomination on Broadway. He is honoured to have worked with many of the greatest Producers, Composers, Directors, Creatives and Artistes in Musical Theatre. www.mickpotter.com

ANDREANE NEOFITOU (Costume Designer). Theatre includes Les Misérables (Tony nomination) and Miss Saigon (worldwide); Once in a Lifetime, Nicholas Nickleby, Hedda Gabler, The Merchant of Venice, Fair Maid of the West, The Changeling (all Royal Shakespeare Company); Peter Pan (National Theatre); Grease (West End); Miss Julie (Athens); Carmen (Royal Albert Hall); Timon of Athens with David Suchet (Old Vic); Martin Guerre (Guthrie); Nabucco (the Met); Jane Eyre (Broadway, Outer Critics Circle nomination). Film include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (dir. Tom Stoppard).

CHRISTINE ROWLAND (Additional Costume Design) was head of costume for the Royal Shakespeare Company and resident costume supervisor at the National Theatre. For Cameron Mackintosh: Carousel (London, NY, Tokyo), Oliver! (London, U.S. tour, Australia), The Witches of Eastwick (London, Australia), My Fair Lady (London, U.S. tour), Mary Poppins (London, NY, U.S. tour, Australia, Holland), Betty Blue Eyes (London), The Phantom of the Opera (U.K. tour, U.S. tour), Les Miz (Japan, South Korea, Australia, Brazil, Broadway, U.K. tour, U.S. tour, Spain, Canada). Other musicals: Gypsy (NY), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London, NY).

PAUL WILLS (Additional Costume Design, Costume Design Consultant) is a critically acclaimed British Stage and Costume Designer. His designs can be seen in the West End and Internationally. Work includes: The Clinic (The Almeida); The Steward of Christendom (Gate Theatre); The Monstrous Child (The Royal Opera House); An Enemy of The People (Theatre Cocoon, Tokyo); Anna Christie (Donmar Warehouse) and King Lear with Sir Ian McKellen (West End) which was nominated for Best Revival at the Olivier Awards in 2019.

GEOFFREY GARRATT (Musical Staging).

Trained at Bird Theatre College in London. Associate choreographer on Mary Poppins (London); Miss Saigon (Broadway, U.K. tour, Korea, Australia); Oliver! (London, Australia, Holland, Toronto, U.K., U.S. tours); Witches of Eastwick (London, Australia); South Pacific (National Theatre); Hey, Mr. Producer! (London, U.S.). Choreographic credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Blues in the Night and A Doll’s House for West Yorkshire Playhouse; Jack and the Beanstalk (Barbican); and Fascinating Aida (U.K. tour and West End). Performed in Cats, Martin Guerre,

Fiddler on the Roof, Matador, West Side Story, Mister Cinders and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

MICHAEL ASHCROFT (Musical Staging).

Movement director: Henry V (MGC), Dirty Dancing (Playful Productions), The Power of Yes (RNT), Resurrection Blues (Old Vic), Life Is a Dream (Donmar), The Blue Room (West End). RSC (associate artist): Hamlet, Richard III, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, Merry Wives the Musical, Macbeth, Richard II. Film: Hamlet, Richard II, Henry IV.

FINN ROSS (Projection Realization) has won two Oliviers, a Tony and three Drama Desk awards. Recent Theatre: Back to the Future (West End); Les Misérables (West End); Sweet Charity (Donmar/Broadway); Mean Girls (Broadway), Bat Out of Hell (West End/International), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (West End/Broadway), Curious Incident... (Broadway/West End/Tour).

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JOHN CAMERON (Original Orchestrations) arranged the Orchestral Score for all the original productions of Les Misérables, Paris, London, Broadway, the Symphonic recordings, Concert, 10th Anniversary and 2006 Queen’s Theatre versions. As a composer his extensive film and television film score credits include the Academy Award-nominated A Touch of Class and the Emmy-nominated “Path to 9-11.” John co-composed Zorro the Musical, nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Musical 2009. Other arranging credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

STEPHEN METCALFE (New Orchestrations).

For the past 19 years, Stephen has been Head Of Music at Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. Productions include Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Avenue Q, Hair, Betty Blue Eyes, Barnum, The Witches of Eastwick, and Half A Sixpence. Stephen produced the cast albums of Les Misérables (25th anniversary), Oliver! (London), Mary Poppins (Australia), Miss Saigon (London, Holland), Betty Blue Eyes (London) and Half A Sixpence. He orchestrated and produced the soundtrack albums for the Universal Pictures film of Les Misérables, for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award.

CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE (New Orchestrations). Orchestrations: Porgy and Bess (2012 Tony nomination), Heart And Lights (2014 Radio City), Legally Blonde, Cry Baby, Grease (2007 Revival),

Do You Hear the People Sing? (Symphonic arena tour of Boublil/Schönberg), Dessa Rose, A Man of No Importance, Tom Jones (Stiles/Leigh), Chasing Nicolette, Not Wanted on the Voyage (Bartram/ Hill), Just So (Stiles/Drewe). Music Producer/ Music Supervisor of Memphis. Assistant to William David Brohn: Ragtime, Sweet Smell of Success, The Witches of Eastwick, Mary Poppins, Wicked.

STEPHEN BROOKER (New Orchestrations, Musical Supervisor). Conductor/musical director: Les Misérables film. Supervisor: Les Misérables (NY, London, Tokyo), Half a Sixpence, Barnum, Oliver!, Mary Poppins, Miss Saigon, Cats, My Fair Lady, The Secret Garden, South Pacific, Chess, The Woman in White, Saturday Night Fever, The Phantom of the Opera. Conductor: symphonies and choirs worldwide including Royal Choral Society for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. Composer: Walt Disney, Coca-Cola, Ford Motors, BMW cars, Jaguar Cars. Produced recordings of Les Misérables, Oliver!, Mary Poppins, South Pacific. Conducted the 85th Academy Awards.

JAMES MOORE (Musical Supervisor). Broadway: Miss Saigon, On the Town, Gigi, Follies, South Pacific, Ragtime, Steel Pier, Company. National tours: The Producers; Kiss Me, Kate; Crazy for You; And the World Goes ‘Round – The Songs of Kander and Ebb. Regional: Signature Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Paper Mill, The Muny. Symphonic: Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, The Santa Barbara Symphony. Recordings: On the Town, Follies. Education: Master and Bachelor of Music degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD (Adaptors). Trevor Nunn joined the RSC in 1964 and in 1968 was made the company’s youngest ever Artistic Director. He was responsible for running it until retiring from the post in 1986. From 1997-2003, he was director of the National Theatre. Trevor has worked extensively in theatre, opera and musical theatre. John Caird is a freelance director, librettist and writer working worldwide in theatre, opera and musical theatre – at the National Theatre, the RSC (Honorary Associate Director) and at the Royal Dramatic

Theatre Stockholm (Principal Guest Director). Theatre Craft, his encyclopedic book about directing, is published by Faber. Together, John and Trevor directed Nicholas Nickleby (five Tony Awards), JM Barrie’s Peter Pan and the original Les Misérables (eight Tonys).

JEAN-MARC NATEL (Original French Text) was born in 1942. He studied art at the Beaux Arts in Toulon before turning to poetry and has published two volumes of his poems. In 1968 he moved to Paris where he met Alain Boublil, who introduced him to songwriting with the daunting task of co-writing the lyrics for Les Misérables. Since then, he has written songs for a variety of artists and, recently, some of his poetry has been set to music by Franck Pourcel.

JAMES FENTON (Additional Material) has worked as a political and literary journalist, drama critic and war correspondent. He won the Newdigate Prize for Poetry, was made Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1983, Professor of Poetry at Oxford from 1994 to 1999 and awarded the Queen’s Medal for Poetry in 2007. Libretti include Haroun and the Sea Stories (New

York City Opera). Plays include Pictures at an Exhibiton (Young Vic) and Orphan of Zhao (RSC, ACT).

COREY AGNEW (Associate Director) is happy to be back with Les Misérables. Favorite credits include: Les Misérables (Associate and Resident Director - Mexico, Toronto, Australia, U.S. Tours), Matilda (Deputy-Associate and Resident Director - South Korea, Toronto, U.S. national tour), Mary Poppins (Associate, Resident and Children’s Director - Broadway, Australian Premier, 1st and 2nd U.S. Tours), The Sunshine Boys (Soulpepper Theatre), Robin Hood (Ross Petty Productions). Corey is passionate about teaching acting and coaches many successful college applicants: agnewactingstudio.com

JESSE ROBB (Musical Staging Associate). An honors graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Robb’s career covers a wide variety of work including Broadway, Cirque Du Soleil, Disney, Momix, Prime Video, RWS Entertainment Group, Opera Philadelphia, and Turner Classic Movies. Broadway: Associate Choreographer: Miss Saigon and The Cher Show. Additional

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RICHARD BARTH (Resident Director). After serving as Resident Director for a portion of the last North American tour of Les Misérables, Richard is honored to return to this incredible production. He’s performed on Broadway and Off-Broadway, toured North America in Miss Saigon (2003-4) and Les Misérables (2010-13) and worked in many regional theatres. Training: The Hartt School.

BRIAN EADS (Musical Director, Conductor) is a doctoral candidate in Orchestral Conducting, Indiana University. Guest conducting credits: Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Festival Orchestra, Lima Symphony Orchestra. His orchestral arrangements have been performed by: Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, Madison Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting, Florida State University; Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance, Delta State University. Unending love and thanks to all of my family, friends and teachers. Soli Deo Gloria!

STEFAN MUSCH (Wigs, Hair and Make-up Designer). Theatre: The Phantom of the Opera (London, 25th Anniversary, U.K. Tour, International), Les Misérables (London, Staged Concert, International), Miss Saigon, Shrek (London, International), King Lear (Chichester, London). London: An American in Paris, Frozen: The Play, Lady Windermere’s Fan, The Book of Mormon, Hairspray, Gone with the Wind, Wicked, Lord of the Rings. Germany: Disney’s Aida, Elisabeth, Tabaluga and Lili, Cats (also 1st national tour). Film: Young Woman and the Sea, Spencer, Maleficent, Cinderella, Flawless, The Merchant of Venice. Events: Royal Variety Show (2014, 2016), Her Majesty’s the Queen Platinum Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace. U.K. Theatre Trust Award for Outstanding Achievement in Wigs and Make-Up.

JOHN MILLER (Musical Coordinator). Over 140 Broadway shows, including: Death of a Salesman, A Beautiful Noise, MJ-The Musical, Mrs. Doubtfire, Ain’t Too Proud, Tina—The Tina Turner Musical, Oklahoma!, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Waitress and Jersey Boys. Musician (bass): Leonard Cohen, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bette Midler, Peter, Paul and Mary, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Bette Midler. www.johnmillerbass.com

BOND THEATRICAL (Marketing & Publicity Direction) is an independently-owned booking, marketing and publicity company for live entertainment productions. Current tour booking and marketing shows include & Juliet, A Beautiful Noise, A Soldier’s Play, Annie, Blue Man Group, CATS, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, Clue, Clueless, Company, Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Girl from the North Country, Harmony, Jesus Christ Superstar, Lempicka, Life Of Pi, Les Misérables, Peter Pan and The Lehman Trilogy. More at bondtheatrical.com

STEVEN SCHNEPP (Tour Booking and Marketing Consultant) has worked for Cameron Mackintosh’s North American touring productions for more than three decades. He is proud to continue to be associated with the world’s most popular musical. BBONYC.com

TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). Selected Broadway and national tours: KPOP (upcoming), Mr. Saturday Night, Six, Ain’t Too Proud, King Kong, The Band’s Visit, Prince of Broadway, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, Cats, Falsettos, School of Rock, Bullets Over Broadway, Aladdin, Big Fish, Billy Elliot, Shrek, Spamalot, … Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, The Phantom of the Opera. Selected OffBroadway: Sing Street, Trevor, Between the Lines, Clueless, Gloria: A Life, Smokey Joe’s Café, Here Lies Love.  Regional: Yale Rep, Asolo Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe. Film: Here Today.

CHRIS DANNER (Company Manager). National tour: The Band’s Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, Disney’s The Lion King, Kinky Boots, Disney’s Newsies, Once, 50 Shades, The Addams Family, 9 to 5, Legally Blonde, The Color Purple, My Fair Lady, Blue Man Group, The Light in the Piazza, Annie, Oliver!, Cover Girls, Blue’s Clues Live!, and the Magic of David Copperfield.

ELLE AGHABALA (Associate Company Manager) is thrilled to be back on the barricades. National tours: Annie (30thAnniversary) and To Kill A Mockingbird. Regional: Center Theatre Group and The Wallis.

JACK McLEOD (Production Stage Manager). Is honored to continue his association with Les Misérables and thanks you for attending and supporting the performing arts. Thirty-five years of Broadway and international touring credits. jack-mcleod.com

RYAN W. GARDNER (Stage Manager). Broadway/NYC: Waitress, David Byrne’s American Utopia, When Playwrights Kill. National tour:  Waitress (pre and post COVID). Regional: Multiple credits at Barrington Stage, SpeakEasy Stage, and Blumenthal Performing Arts. Proud graduate of Boston College. Thanks and love to Mom, Dad, Will, and SF. Glory to God. #keeppounding @ontheroad_rg

CLAIRE FARROKH (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be on the road with Les Misérables! National tour: Fiddler on the Roof (PSM), The SpongeBob Musical (ASM). Regional Theatre: Geva Theatre Center, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, McCarter Theatre Center. BFA: Carnegie Mellon University (2019). @claire.farrokh.

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES, INC. (General Management) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years.

SETH SKLAR-HEYN (Executive Producer) has served as Executive Producer for Cameron

Mackintosh Inc. for North American projects since 2013, working on all recent Broadway and touring productions of The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, and Miss Saigon. In 2021, Seth directed the new production of The Phantom of the Opera that reopened Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End (based on Harold Prince’s original staging), as well as the 2022 Australian premiere of Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of The Phantom of the Opera at the Sydney Opera House (based on Laurence Connor’s original staging). Graduate of Vassar College.

TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer).

Broadway: 1776 (dirs. Diane Paulus and Jeffrey Page), Les Misérables. National tours: The Sound of Music (dir. Jack O’Brien), Finding Neverland, Once on This Island, Waitress, The SpongeBob Musical, Chicago, Dirty Dancing, Elf the Musical, The Producers, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma!, Funny Girl, The Wizard of Oz, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein starring Roger Bart, and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Current projects: Les Misérables, Hairspray, 1776, Peter Pan (dir. Lonny Price) Host of Rhapsody Radio (Apple Podcasts, Spotify). Love to Alan, Colin, Richard, Sawyer, Huck, Curry and Alfie. @trinityonbroadway

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer).

Current and upcoming productions include 1776, Anastasia, Blue Man Group, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Elf the Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, Les Misérables, Peter Pan, The Prom, and To Kill a Mockingbird. www.networkstours.com.

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STAFF Les Misérables

OPENING NIGHT OCTOBER 12, 2022 STAFF FOR LES MISÉRABLES

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Seth Sklar-Heyn Trinity Wheeler

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Gregory Vander Ploeg

Pearce Landry-Wegener

Steve Varon-Moore

Madeline McCluskey Heather Moss

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

NETworks Presentations

Jason Juenker

Hector Guivas Shelby Stark Walker White pesci

COMPANY MANAGER

Chris Danner

Associate Company Manager

Elle Aghabala

EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION

BOND THEATRICAL GROUP

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TOUR BOOKING

Temah Higgins Mollie Mann

Wendy Roberts

Megan Savage Madison St. Amour Yoomi Kim

MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION

DJ Martin Jenny Bates

Marc Viscardi

Hannah Wallace

TOUR BOOKING & MARKETING CONSULTANT

BBO

Steven Schnepp

CASTING

Tara Rubin Casting

Tara Rubin CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA

Laura Schutzel CSA, Claire Burke CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA, Felicia Rudolph CSA, Xavier Rubiano CSA, Kevin Metzger-Timson CSA, Spencer Gualdoni, Olivia Paige West, Frankie Ramirez

Automation Carpenter Alice Michael Assistant Carpenter Mitch Chvala

Flyman Paul Arebalo Head Electrician David George

Assistant Electricians Mary Anderson, John Stinson Head Sound Engineer Christopher Lutz

Assistant Audio

Assistant Properties

U.S. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

COREY AGNEW RESIDENT DIRECTOR RICHARD BARTH PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

JACK McLEOD Stage Manager Ryan W. Gardner Assistant Stage Manager

Claire Farrokh Fight Director

Joe Bostick Intimacy Director Claire Warden

U.S. Musical Staging Associate Jesse Robb Voice Consultant Liz Caplan

U.K. Associate Scenic Designer David Harris U.S. Associate Scenic Designer Christine Peters U.K. Associate Costume Supervisor Laura Hunt U.S. Costume Supervisor......................................................... Sam Fleming

Wigs, Hair and Make-up Designer

U.K. Hair and Wig Coordinator

U.K. Associate Lighting Designer

Musch

Kinsey

Ben Jacobs

U.S. Associate Lighting Designer Karen Spahn Lighting Programmer

Alyssa Eilbott

U.K. Associate Sound Designer Nic Gray Production Sound Josh Hummel Projection Realization 59 Productions

Johnathan Lyle, Finn Ross

Projections Programmer Jonathan Lyle

U.K. Musical Supervisor Stephen Brooker U.S. Musical Supervisor James Moore Music Coordinator John Miller Assistant to John Miller Jennifer Coolbaugh Keyboard Programming Stuart Andrews Head Carpenter Casey Nellis

Davis Head Properties

Jason Saddy Combs

Megan Kraft

Advance Rigger/Crew Swing Keefe Kenendy Head Wardrobe Katrina Cahalan-Wilhite Assistant Wardrobe Patricia Bond Wig/Hair Supervisor Jennifer Chin Assistant Wigs Stephen Riegel

COVID Assistant Company Manager Toni Ostini Child Guardian/Teacher Jessica Balun

Casting Directors Tara Rubin CSA, Felicia Rudolph CSA Casting Associate Merri Sugarman, CSA Casting Assistant Spencer Gualdoni Production Assistants Emily Huber, Emily Korn, Tiffanie Lane, Jess Levine

Rehearsal Pianist Danny Percefull Tutoring Services On Location Education Physical Therapy Consultant Carolyn Lawson, NEURO Tour Print/Advertising Design Cameron Mackintosh LTD, KellyAnne Hanrahan

Radio and Television Spot Production Steam U.K. Website Brackets Digital Social Media AKA UK Production Photography Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade Merchandising Platypus Productions, LLC Merchandising Manager Carolyn Doyle Legal Services Rick Pappas, Esq. Accounting NETworks Presentations LLC HR Services Global Solutions, Inc. Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Strategy Production on Deck Housing Road Rebel Travel Agency Janice Kessler, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Trucking Clark Transfer

For Cameron Mackintosh LTD

Directors Cameron Mackintosh Nicholas Allott Alan Finch Richard Knibb Robert Noble Thomas Schönberg

Executive Producer Thomas Schönberg Technical Director Jerry Donaldson Head of Marketing David Dolman Head of Music Stephen Metcalfe Head of Casting Paul Wooller Licensing Manager Maria Baxter Assistant to Cameron Mackintosh Jane Austin Assistant to Nicholas Allott Claire Delfont Assistant to Alan Finch Emma Hedges Assistant to Richard Knibb Lauren Fourtout-Davies

For Cameron Mackintosh, Inc.

Managing Director Alan Finch Executive Producer Seth Sklar-Heyn www.cameronmackintosh.com

For NETworks Presentations

Chief Executive Officer. Orin Wolf Chief Financial Officer Scott W. Jackson Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Ardizzone-West Chief Producing Officer Seth Wenig Executive Producers Mimi Intagliata, Trinity Wheeler

Associate Producer

Executive Assistant

Health and Safety Director

Hannah Rosenthal

Isabella Schiavon

Kayla Rooplal

Sr. Director/Finance John Kinna

Controller

Director of Tour Accounting

Jennifer Gifford

Laura S. Carey

Tax Director Pat Guerieri

Associate Tax Accountant

Sr. Director/Booking and Engagements

Director, Booking and Engagements

Engagement Manager

Director of Sales

Kim Ngan Tran

Mary K. Witte

Colin Byrne

Stacey Burns

Zach Stevenson

Director of Marketing Heather Hess

Sr. Director/General Management

Gregory Vander Ploeg

Sr. General Manager/Operations Director Pearce Landry-Wegener

General Manager

Associate General Managers

Sr. Director/Production Management

Sr. Production Manager

Production Managers

Steven Varon-Moore

Madeline McCluskey, Heather Moss

Jason Juenker

Hector Guivas

Shelby Stark, Walker White

Technical Director pesci

Music Coordinator

John Mezzio

Rehearsed at Gibney Dance Center, New York

Special Thanks to Playhouse Square, Cleveland, OH; Gina M. Vernaci, President & CEO

Insurance Broker Services

Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc.

Robert B. Middleton, Sr and Meghan Coleman

Financial Services and banking arrangements by Signature Bank

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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.

All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE.

UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

Warehouse Manager

Joseph Spratt Warehouse Costume Manager Bobby Maglaughlin

Credits

Rigging and Lighting Equipment supplied by Christie Lites; Video Projection supplied by 4Wall; Sound Equipment supplied by Sound Associates; Set, Show control and scenic motion control featuring stage command systems ® by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Group, L.L.C., New Windsor, NY; Scenic Construction by Global Scenic; Costumes constructed by Eric Winterling, Arnold Levine Millinery, Arel Studios, Timberlake Studios, Dyenamix, Parsons-Meares, Ltd., Montana Leatherworks, Stiefelwerks, Mad Tailor LLC, John Schneeman Studio; Wigs by Atelier Perru, The Netherlands; Weapons and Torches by J&M Special Effects.

The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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

The Press Agents, Company and House 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 unionrepresented employees.

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PLAYHOUSE SQUARE History

A Phoenix from the Ashes

In 1964, the Mimi Ohio Theatre lobby and audi torium were destroyed by fire. When the fledg ling Playhouse Square organization restored the spaces in 1982, funding and time constraints made it possible only for the auditorium to be fully restored. Thanks to a gift from the George Gund Foundation, the lobby was re-created in its original splendor in 2016. You can watch a doc umentary about the project, “Restoring the Legacy,” on Playhouse Square’s YouTube channel.

Re-Creating History

We call the completed Mimi Ohio Theatre George Gund Foundation Lobby project a “re-creation” rather than a restoration. Why? There was nothing left to restore after a 1964 fire destroyed the space. To reproduce the lobby’s original 1921 splendor, architects, restoration specialists and Playhouse Square staff conducted exhaustive research of the original drawings by architect Thomas Lamb, photo archives and a few remaining bits of ornamental plaster detail to gain a thorough understanding of the space and inform the plans for re-creating the lobby.

Broadway to Buildings

Where do the arts and real estate go hand-inhand? At Playhouse Square, of course! As the theaters began to be restored in the early 1980s, it was thought that developers would step in to build and open businesses around them. When that didn’t happen, Playhouse Square began to steward development of the surrounding neighborhood. In 1999, Playhouse Square became the first per forming arts center with a real estate services division, which manages the one million square feet of property owned by the organization and another 1.5 million square feet outside the theater district. Other performing arts centers have since looked to our expertise as a model.

YPs Take the Lead

Best known as the masterminds behind the annual Jump Back Ball benefit, Playhouse Square’s young professionals group – Partners –was formed in 1991. Since then, hundreds of

young professionals engage with Playhouse Square each year to build leadership skills, raise funds and volunteer in support of our not-forprofit mission, enjoy shows together, network and have fun!

Keeping Up the KeyBank State Theatre

First restored more than 30 years ago, the KeyBank State Theatre was repainted from the street to the proscenium in 2015. The new, cohesive color palette showcases the beauty and craftsmanship of the nearly 100-year-old theater. It took 25 painters 12,500 hours and 595 gallons of paint in 15 differ ent colors to complete the project, which also included 6000 sheets of new metal leafing in the auditorium dome and the application of a histori cally accurate wall-covering design. While the theater was dark, its lighting fixtures and restrooms received major upgrades.

What’s in a Logo?

The Playhouse Square logo we use today – a tilted burgundy square with a capital P in its center – was introduced in 2008 to capture the enduring spirit of entertainment and excitement. Each of the logo’s graphic elements has meaning: the exclamation point with a star in the “P” sym bolizes excitement and innovation; the swirl in the “P” represents creativity and forward motion; the tilted square symbolizes Playhouse Square as a destination; and the burgundy color gives nod to the color scheme of our historic theaters.

Going Green

While red is the color most often associated with theaters, Playhouse Square is making efforts to go “green.” You will find receptacles for recycling paper, plastic and cans, along with those desig nated specifically for the program you’re cur rently reading, throughout the complex. Lighting fixtures are being switched to LED for increased energy efficiency. And the Playhouse Square administrative office is making strides towards going paperless.

Patterns in Plaster

As you walk through the theaters, you may

notice various patterns within the plaster deco ration. Common are dentil, lamb tongue, rope and rosettes. Other patterns you may see have been associated with certain meanings since they were first used hundreds or even thousands of years ago, such as the acanthus leaf (immortali ty), egg and dart (life and death), and the palm leaf, first used in ancient Egypt as a reference to the Nile River. In the KeyBank State Theatre, if you look closely and carefully, you can find ox skulls, which were believed to offer protection from natural elements. And throughout the the aters, you will find griffins, mythical creatures thought of as guardians.

No Butts About It

In the 1920s, women were being enticed by such advertising as “reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet.” Although ladies who smoked in public were still frowned upon in 1922, the manage ment decided to buck the controversy by creat ing the private Egyptian Smoking Room. Located off the main lobby, it allowed female guests a proper place to smoke. The room’s walls were of Hindu design; its carved furniture upholstered in a black and gold brocade Egyptian motif; wrought iron Egyptian-styled lamps were topped

with red silk shades, and a rare carpet from India covered the floor.

Although the room retains the name of the Egyptian Smoking Room to this day, it is now used for administrative purposes because no smoking is allowed in any of the Playhouse Square spaces.

Knot Your Average Carpet

The original carpet that adorned the Connor Palace Grand Hall (main lobby) when the venue opened in 1922, was touted as the largest carpet in the world to be woven in one piece. Gray with wine-colored roses, the 67-foot by 40-foot carpet was created in Maffersdorf, Czecho-Slovakia and contained 9,000,272 knots — all tied by hand.

Theatrical Vermin In No Need of the Orkin Man

Mice and flies are two pests you would never stand for in your house, but both are necessary to every theater house! Mice are actually special shields placed over microphones on the floor at the front of a stage. Flies is the entire area above the stage (not visible to the audience) where scenery is hung and stored. Flymen (stagehands

operating the counterweight system and flying scenery) often are located on the fly floor, which is the work area above the stage floor.

Young STARS Shine At Playhouse Square

You might see volunteer RedCoats from time to time who look like they’re not old enough to vote — and they aren’t. These youths are part of the successful STARS (Students Take A Role at the Square) program, where older students volun teer to usher at Broadway Series shows, concerts and other special events at the theaters. While the STARS program can be interesting and fun for all students, it becomes a particularly invalu able opportunity to gain experience and behindthe-scenes knowledge for those students who are planning future careers in the performing arts.

Say Goodnight, Gracie Legendary comedy duo George Burns and Gracie Allen were married in Cleveland January 7, 1926 during their Playhouse Square booking. A brief, early-morning ceremony was performed by a Justice of the Peace, after which the newly weds checked into the Statler Hotel. George’s older brother and his family (who lived in Akron) came up to Cleveland that afternoon to celebrate with the couple before George and Gracie returned to their room to honeymoon.

At 2 a.m. the phone rang. It was fellow come dian Jack Benny calling from Omaha. Immediately recognizing Jack’s voice, George cut him off saying, “Send up two orders of ham and eggs,” then hung up.

Ten minutes later the phone rang. It was Benny again. This time George interrupted his friend with, “You forgot the ketchup!” and hung up on Benny a second time. Half an hour later came a knock at the door. It was a waiter with two orders of ham and eggs. Trying to keep a straight face the waiter announced, “Compliments of Mr. Jack Benny from Omaha!”

As George liked to tell it, the newlyweds ate their Benny breakfast at 2:30 a.m., and, when they were done, Gracie said, “George, this was the high point of the night!”

The KeyBank State Theatre Murals

The four murals on the walls of the KeyBank State Theatre lobby were painted by American Modernist James Daugherty (1890-1974), whose

work hangs in the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum and the Smithsonian. One of the murals, The Spirit of Cinema, was featured on the cover of Life magazine on February 20, 1970. It was that national attention that became the convincing argument to save the venue from the wrecking ball. Destruction of the State would also have meant the loss of the original historic Daugherty murals, since they are painted direct ly on the walls. Today they are the only Daugherty works which remain at the original site where they were painted.

Performers Help Restore Playhouse Square

During her 1996 run of Kiss of the Spider Woman, legendary Broadway star Chita Rivera was given a guided tour of Playhouse Square. As she followed her tour guide into the State auditorium, an excited Chita pointed to the mezzanine railing and proudly exclaimed, I helped paint that! Indeed, she had. In 1984, Chita had last played Playhouse Square when much restoration remained, and during her free time willingly added her brush strokes to the history of the State.

Likewise, Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary fame also performed at the KeyBank State Theatre several times during its early restoration. She became so enthusiastic over the restoration process that she would climb the scaffolding and help paint the ceiling. Like Chita, on a return visit, Mary pointed out the ceiling area that she had helped paint (just-above-and-to-the-left of the Men’s Room doorway on the mezzanine).

The GE Chandelier

Officially the world’s largest outdoor chandelier, the 20-foot tall GE Chandelier is adorned with 4200 crystals. To find out how it was made, visit the Playhouse Square YouTube channel.

A Change in History?

One of many fascinating items to be found in the book Playhouse Square: An Entertaining History deals with the infamous John Wilkes Booth. Booth performed locally at the old Academy of Music, which was one of the first drama schools in the country and was located at 1371 W. 6th Street.

It was at that Cleveland Academy where he

would play his last role prior to performing at Washington D.C.’s Ford Theatre where he would assassinate President Lincoln. (Might history have been changed if the Academy had held over Booth’s play for an extended run?)

Connor Palace Trivia

Before the days of clothes dryers, touring per formers were often forced to pull still-damp clothes off the drying line when it was time to pack and leave. During the vaudeville era, the Connor Palace (known then as the Palace) became known as one of the most perform er-friendly venues in the country because of its many backstage amenities, one of which includ ed a drying room. In this large room, wet clothes could be hung and hot air was continuously blown into the area to hasten the drying time.

Singers’ Secrets

Repeat three times: Performer packs pickle for perfect pipes. Singer Anita Baker surprised back stage workers during her sold out shows by keeping an ample supply of pickle juice in her dressing room — using it to gargle! (No report as to whether Anita acquired the pickle practice during her two pregnancies.) Likewise, another unusual gargling agent was the preference of singer Millie Jackson who required a certain imported beer as her gargle-of-choice.

There Goes the Neighborhood!

The 1870s ushered in the golden age for Euclid Avenue as the street became a stretch of grand mansions, with grounds often extending as far as Lake Erie, and stately elm trees arching over the avenue. Called Millionaire’s Row, it was the address where all the best families lived.

But by Cleveland’s Centennial in 1896, Euclid Avenue residents were likely muttering, Well, there goes the neighborhood! as the dirt street was paved with sandstone, and businessmen began to buy up and tear down the mansions and towering elms to make way for commercial ventures.

Streetcar lines on the once totally residential stretch hastened the creation of a commercial district, forcing wealthy families to move even farther east on Euclid Avenue. In another 30 years, the district would see the birth of the five main theaters that would eventually become Playhouse Square.

KeyBank State Theatre Trivia

The stage of the KeyBank State Theatre is so large that a typical high school gymnasium (complete with basketball court and bleachers) could easily fit on stage. As another point of comparison, three of the Mimi Ohio Theatre stages could fit onto the State’s stage.

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Hanna Theatre Trivia

Since its opening in 1921, the Hanna Theatre has been the site of two world premieres: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Me and Juliette in 1953 and, in 1974, Odyssey by Michel Legrand, starring Yul Brynner. Another first occurred in 1937, when Gilbert and Sullivan’s first Cleveland-staged opera was performed at the Hanna by the D’Oyly Carte Company from London.

Connor Palace: A Three Stooges Favorite

In his biography, Moe Howard & The Three Stooges, Moe Howard wrote about the plight of dressing rooms on the road. Although dressing rooms were usually spartan at best and a hovel at worst, Howard had nothing but praise for the Connor Palace (known then as the Palace Theatre): “This theater was built without missing a thought for the actors’ comfort. The Palace was beautiful not only outside and in the auditorium, but also backstage. Most impressive was the second floor, which sported a regulation-size pool table, chess tables, comfortable chairs, an ice machine and soft drinks, playing cards, cigars — it had all the facilities of a private club. In the basement was a laundry room. There was even a nursery for youngsters.

Best of all were the dressing rooms, heavily

carpeted with mirrored walls and make-up tables. They had everything in them, right down to padded coat hangers.”

KeyBank State Theatre Trivia

Above the fireplace at the rear of the KeyBank State Theatre auditorium, an original mural hangs despite its near-tragic loss. Removed from the wall in the early 1970s prior to the scheduled demolition of the venue, the mural eventually turned up in the basement of a piano store and was repurchased by Playhouse Square for $200.

The recovered mural was badly torn, having originally been painted on burlap then glued to the wall. The challenge of restoring the artwork fell to the Theater District’s Bonfoey Company. Artisans sanded the glue from the burlap and attached the cleaned mural to canvas via beeswax.

The next step was to clean and restore the work where needed. A stretcher for the canvas had to be custom-made. To eliminate tears and wrinkles, the stretcher was designed to expand and contract with the theater’s climactic changes and held together with springs (no nails or screws). It took Bonfoey employees 18 months to restore the painting at a cost of $8,500.

Although the creator of this mural is unknown, it is suspected to be Italian artist

Sampitrotti, who had painted three murals for

the original Mimi Ohio Theatre lobby. (Those murals were later destroyed in the Ohio’s 1964 lobby fire.)

Kennedy’s Cabaret Trivia

The bar in Kennedy’s (the lower level cabaret space accessed by way of the Mimi Ohio Theatre lobby), might be familiar to Cleveland oldtimers. The former home of the bar was the Elegant Hog Saloon when the tavern was locat ed on Buckeye Road.

World’s Longest Lobby Explained

In 1920 as the Loew’s chain anticipated building in the area that would come to be known as Playhouse Square, it was discovered there wasn’t sufficient room to build two theaters side by side in the available space.

Since it was important that the proposed the ater marquees be located on Euclid Avenue, an architectural plan was devised. Even though the KeyBank State Theatre would be completed and open 21 months before the Connor Palace, it was decided to build the State behind the Connor Palace. This led to the construction of the State’s 320-foot-long lobby, reported to be the longest theater lobby in the world. The Mimi Ohio Theatre would then be built on the other side of

the State, giving all three theaters the desired Euclid Avenue marquee frontage.

What Would It Cost to Build Them Today?

Even though the Connor Palace is not the largest of the Playhouse Square venues, it was the most costly to build ($3.5 million) by the time it pre miered on Nov. 6, 1922. The largest theater, the State, (opened Feb. 5, 1921) was built at a cost of $2 million; the Ohio (Feb. 14, 1921) also cost $2 million, and the Allen’s costs totaled $1.9 million when it opened April 1, 1921. (Exact building costs for the Hanna Theatre — which opened March 28, 1921 — have yet to be uncovered.)

Video Killed the Vaudeville Star

By 1925 the popularity of motion pictures was spelling the decline of vaudeville. Seeing the writing on the screen, the Keith Organization (which ran the Palace Theatre, now Connor Palace) opted to introduce films into its sched ule of reduced vaudeville bookings. The Iron Horse, a John Ford epic about the construction of the transcontinental railroad, was the first silent film to play the Palace. It starred George O’Brien and Madge Bellamy, and a ticket cost a whopping 25 cents!

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Smoking Policy

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Camera Policy

Cameras, including cameras on cell phones and other personal handheld devices, audio/video recorders and flash photography are strictly prohibited.

Cell Phones

The experience of a live performance can be ruined by the interruption of ringtones, vibrat ing phones or conversation. The magic of a darkened theater can be disrupted by the light of someone text messaging as well. Please be con siderate to others and remember to turn off your cell phone for the duration of the show.

Thank You

Playhouse Square gratefully acknowledges the people of Cuyahoga County for their historical support to theater restoration, upkeep and programming, as well as through their ongoing contributions through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

MIMI CONNOR KEYBANK US BANK WESTFIELD ALLEN ALLEN ALLEN HANNA KENNEDY’S OHIO PALACE STATE PLAZA STUDIO

OCTOBER

Whose Live Anyway?

The Genesis Show

Little Shop of Horrors American Mariachi GroundWorks Wenceslas Square

Les Misérables

Little Shop of Horrors American Mariachi

Square

Les Misérables

Disney Junior: Costume Palooza Eli Castro Little Shop of Horrors American Mariachi Wenceslas Square

Les Misérables

Little Shop of Horrors Wenceslas Square

Les Misérables

The Peking Acrobats

Wenceslas Square Les Misérables Romeo & Juliet Grace for President

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Romeo & Juliet

Misérables

Les Misérables Live Laugh & Love Wenceslas Square Everybody

Les Misérables Romeo & Juliet Swan Lake Wenceslas Square Everybody

Les Misérables Theresa Caputo Live! Wenceslas Square Everybody

Les Misérables Romeo & Juliet Swan Lake Grace for President Wenceslas Square Everybody

Les Misérables Les Misérables

The Piano Guys Nat Geo Live: The Secret life of Bears

NOVEMBER

The Great Leap Cats

The Great Leap Cats The Great Leap

Les Misérables Romeo & Juliet

Les Misérables Romeo & Juliet Wenceslas Square

Les Misérables Romeo & Juliet The Great Leap Wenceslas Square

Cats

Romeo & Juliet

The Great Leap Sweeney Todd

Cats

Romeo & Juliet

The Great Leap Sweeney Todd US Army Field Band

Cats

Romeo & Juliet

The Great Leap Sweeney Todd Peter Rabbit Tales JEEZY

Cats

Romeo & Juliet

The Great Leap Sweeney Todd Peter Rabbit Tales MercyMe

Cats

The Great Leap Sweeney Todd

Cats

The Great Leap Christmas with C.S. Lewis

A Christmas Carol Cleveland Pops

The Great Leap Cats The Great Leap Danny Ripepi Memorial Concert feat.Night Ranger

Cats

Cats

The Great Leap Sweeney Todd

Cats

The Great Leap Sweeney Todd

Cats The Great Leap Sweeney Todd Stephen Petronio Company Tammy Pescatelli

Cats

The Great Leap Cats

The Great Leap Cats

The Great Leap Cats

The Great Leap Christmas with C.S. Lewis

Cats The Great Leap Christmas with C.S. Lewis Royal Comedy 2022

A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas

The Turkey Jam feat. Bobby Brown with SWV & Ginuwine & Ruff Endz

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OUTCALT/ HELEN/

SETTING THE STAGE

We believe that all Cleveland youth should have access to high-quality arts education. Through the generosity of our donors, we are investing to scale up neighborhoodbased programs that now serve 3,000 youth year-round in music, dance, theater, photography, literary arts and curatorial mastery. That’s setting the stage for success. Find your passion, and partner with the Cleveland Foundation to make your greatest charitable impact.