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Hello and happy holidays from the Denver Center!

Whether you’re here to celebrate the season with Camp Christmas, The Hip Hop Nutcracker or A Christmas Carol or joining us because you’re excited to see Annie, SIX or Yippie Ki Yay — The Die Hard Parody, we’re delighted that you’re here.

Your presence is a present to the many artists, actors and administrators who passionately believe in the work on our stages, in classrooms and throughout the community.

We’ve just tallied up the figures for our recently completed 2023 fiscal year and what a year it was! We created 888,163 engagements — a big leap toward our goal of one million engagements annually by our 2028/29 season.

Of that, nearly 120,000 were students who took a class, wrote a script, participated in a competition or attended one of our hundreds of in-school workshops.

Our Community Engagement and Audience Development efforts also engaged more than 43,000 individuals through our $10 ticket program, free community performances, pre-show workshops or post-show discussions.

And you contributed more than $21 million through donations, fundraisers and our enviable SCFD regional sales tax.

We are humbled by this outpouring of support — both through your active participation and your overwhelming generosity.

But the best is yet to come! World premieres, immersive productions, family favorites and readings of new works. If this is your first time at the theatre, welcome. If it’s your 50th, your commitment motivates us, and we invite you all to come back, deepen your engagement, take a class and be inspired through the transformative power of live theatre.

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In the winter of 1843 a novella appeared that captivated London readers.

The first book run of the slim volume of 6,000 copies sold out quickly. A century later, two million copies had been purchased. And today it is hard to imagine the winter holiday season — or the American theatre — without Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

This fable of greed and redemption has spawned scores of print, stage and film versions. It started with an 1844 play in London, sanctioned by Dickens himself. The first film that imparts the fable of misanthropic skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation into a benevolent member of society, was a silent picture released in 1901. And since 1990, the DCPA Theatre Company has been one of many regional stage companies to usher in holiday seasons with a lively live adaptation of the story.

This year more than 50 renditions of A Christmas Carol are being mounted at theatres throughout the U.S. Among the scores of faithful film versions are animated features (including one starring Mr. Magoo and another featuring Bugs Bunny) and comedy features like The Muppet Christmas. A slew of other treatments update the story (like the Bill Murray hit Scrooged) and others still that imagine Dickens crafting the book — as in the 2017 movie The Man Who Invented Christmas and the recent play, Mr. Dickens and his Carol.

So, what is it about A Christmas Carol that still entrances readers and audiences today, even in an era when cynicism and social anxiety are so rampant? What is the source of its abiding popularity, which has been a holiday gift to theatres?

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It begins, of course, with Dickens himself. By 1843, at age 31, he was a successful novelist, and a man deeply concerned by and outspoken about the grinding poverty among the British lower classes.

He had already published several novels we now consider classics — Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby and The Old Curiosity Shop — which drew in part on his own childhood experiences of destitution.

But as the sales of his new novel Martin Chuzzlewit lagged (Haven’t read it? You aren’t alone!), and the writer’s wife was expecting their fifth child, Dickens needed another literary hit.

He had written Christmas tales before. But after a powerful visit to the Field Lane Ragged School for needy children, he decided to pen a Christmas pamphlet that would be titled “An Appeal to the People of England on behalf of the Poor Man’s Child.”

Yet the idea morphed into fictional work that would have far greater impact than most pamphlets. It would colorfully, movingly shine a light on poverty in the new industrial era, and promote more humane working conditions and public charity.

In the novella he described the central figure of Scrooge as “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint...secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.” Scrooge treats his employee Bob Cratchit with miserly disdain, and begrudges him spending Christmas with his family. He scoffs at a pair of gentlemen who approach him for a contribution to help the destitute. “Are there no prisons?” Scrooge retorts. “Are there no workhouses?”

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Dickens was enraged by this kind of selfish indifference. But he believed in the potential of positive transformation in human beings and engineered an ingenious turnabout for Scrooge. He created several compelling phantoms to visit the old curmudgeon on Christmas Eve. First was the ghost of Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s ex-business partner, who rises in chains from the grave to warn that without “charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence” Scrooge too would suffer an anguished afterlife.

Three Yuletide spirits are also conjured to whisk Scrooge to Christmases from the past, present and future. He sees what he’s missed by failing to value love, friendship and charity. And the story ends in moral triumph, when Scrooge sees the errors of his ways, makes amends with his family, becomes a generous benefactor, and celebrates the holiday joyfully with the Cratchit family — including Bob’s frail son Tiny Tim. Though he certainly didn’t invent Christmas, Dickens’ story did impact Britain’s observance of it. What had become a subdued, insular religious event revived into a more festive public affair, like those in Scrooge’s past. And Queen Victoria’s German mate Prince Albert added in a new element: displaying decorated trees at Yuletide.

But A Christmas Carol also provided a great script for drama. It has compelling characters, supernatural effects, comedy, sentimentality, opportunities for song and dance — and a family-forward message of goodwill to all.

And no wonder. Dickens was passionate about theatre from the time he was a child. As an adult he was quite a ham: he produced elaborate amateur theatricals with friends and relatives. And on his popular lecture tours in Britain and America, he read aloud from his novels — and his A Christmas Carol recitation was a smash hit. According to biographer Edgar Johnson, it was “more than a reading; it was an extraordinary exhibition of acting...without a single prop or bit of costume, by changes of voice, by gesture, by vocal expression, Dickens peopled his stage with a throng of characters.”

Ghosts, hiss-worthy villainy, Christmas fol-de-rol, new beginnings — the intrinsic theatricality Dickens poured into his fable remains crowdpleasing today. And if many of us now donate to charity at the holidays and wish one another good tidings, we likely have Dickens to thank.

As A Christmas Carol beguiles us, it can also remind us of what Dickens eloquently articulated. He asked us to think of those who are less fortunate “as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.”

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These days it’s hard to imagine the music scene without hip hop. Since its emergence in the 1970s, it has influenced fashion, art, dance, education, media and entertainment including musical theatre. It features four elements: deejaying (or “turntabling”), rapping (or “MCing”), graffiti painting and “B-boying,” a dance style that incorporates acrobatics, spinning, intricate footwork, and head or back spins.

Which is just what you’ll see at The Hip Hop Nutcracker, a mash-up of Tchaikovsky’s classic score with all of the core elements of hip hop on full display.

And at the very center of the action is Kurtis “The Breaks” Blow performing as the show’s MC. As the first rapper to be signed by a major label, Blow has been blowing up the charts since 1979 with 10 albums in 11 years including the self-titled “Kurtis Blow,” “Deuce,” “Party Time,” “Ego Trip” and “America.”

Just as Blow’s career has transformed over the past five decades, so has the hip hop genre.

“Hip hop has evolved over 50 years into an increasingly diverse, global phenomenon with one of the most significant developments being the fusion of hip hop with other musical genres like classical music,” says Blow who paved the way for generations of hip hop artists and fans after scoring the first certified gold record rap song in 1980.

As a founding father of hip hop, Blow is also responsible for “Christmas Rappin,” acclaimed for being the first rap holiday song. Fitting, then, that he is setting the stage every night for this acclaimed holiday show.

“The show is a one-of-a-kind, holiday experience that brings together the entire family,” Blow described. “Your kids, mom and dad, and the grandparents can enjoy this show together!

“Every performance, I can’t wait to get back on stage with these talented hip hop dancers and musicians! And I can’t wait to see the audience standing on their feet and throwing their hands in the air and everyone saying, ‘Oh yeah!’”

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— KURTIS BLOW, MC

While the delivery of The Nutcracker might be different, Blow assures us this new twist on a beloved tale will be familiar. “We still have Byron the nutcracker, Maria Clara, the mouse king who is now the mouse queen played by a female b-girl,” Blow explained. “What is different is we have a DJ playing hip hop beats throughout the performance. The sound of the fusion of Tchaikovsky’s classical music with modern hip hop beats is unbelievable.”

“Hip hop is for everyone just like The Hip Hop Nutcracker.

Audiences have responded to the sprit and message of our show: LOVE conquers all. I really believe that. And we show that every night.”

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What is so funny about a rich and powerful man who disposes of most of his six wives — who wind up “divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived,” as British children learn to memorize in history classes?

The marital track record of Britain’s King Henry VIII is not a pretty one. And it is not usually written about or played for laughs.

But the hit Broadway pop musical SIX marks a highly successful departure from tradition. With sly satire, pop panache and a sextet of powerhouse singer-actors, the 80-minute crowd pleaser is based partly on historical fact — and a lot on the daring feminist cheek and contemporary sensibilities of a gifted British duo, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss.

The two met studying at England’s Cambridge University. And as they concocted a show about Henry and his wives to present at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, they knew from some of the (many, many) historical and fictional accounts, TV documentaries and feature films (there’s also a Shakespeare play about Henry the XIII’s reign), the basics of his epic matrimonial saga.

So, cue the decorous gowns and genteel music of the Tudor court?

No way. The duo tapped into their own generation’s pop anthems and snappy irreverent humor. And they chose the framework of a pity party/singing competition to allow each wife their say about life with Henry and rouse the most sympathy (and cheers) from the audience.

But their goal wasn’t just docu-mockery. “What we were interested in doing,” Moss told Smithsonian Magazine in 2021, “was reframing the way that women have been perceived in history and telling their side of the story.”

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SIX was a hit in Edinburgh, went on to tour Britain, then to success on London’s West End, on Broadway and around the globe. Now it’s reigning over U.S. stages on tour.

Global domination has been a welcome surprise to the show’s creators, who are still in their 20s. “Even though it had been such a hit in London, when we came out to America, Lucy and I were freaking out, wondering if the history is going to appeal in the same way,” Marlow told The Guardian newspaper. “But [the audience] knew all the words already from the internet, which was extraordinary.”

Need a refresher course on who the “six” spouses were. Here’s a quick rundown: Henry’s first and longest union (two decades) was with a smart, assertive Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, who despite many pregnancies only produced one viable child with the monarch, christened Mary. Assuming Catherine would never produce a male heir to his throne, Henry divorced her — by defying Catholic Church doctrine and inventing his own religious denomination (The Church of England).

Wife No. 2 was lovely Anne Boleyn, who also gave birth to a daughter (the future Queen Elizabeth I), but alas, no son. To be rid of her, Henry accused Anne of adultery and though historians now doubt her guilt, she was tried and executed.

Next up? Jane Seymour. She produced a male heir, who became King Edward VI — but she died 12 days after his birth. The king still needed a queen, so he turned to Anna of Cleves, a sort of mail order German bride.

Henry loved Thomas Holbein’s flattering portrait of her, but rejected her in the flesh. Uncrowned, her marriage annulled, Anna still enjoyed a cushy life at court — and unlike poor Anne Boleyn, kept her head on.

On to Katherine Howard, a fun-loving young woman Henry called his “blushing rose without a thorn.” That is, until dalliances with two other men led to her own execution.

Yet another Catherine (Parr) was his final bride and reportedly a faithful nurse to the ailing monarch. (After his death she remarried, only to perish in childbirth herself soon after.)

This condensed version omits a lot of political and personal rivalry among Henry, his wives, and their relations and courtiers. For details, check out Antonia Fraser’s book (and a source for the show), The Six Wives of Henry VIII, and the acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy by historical novelist Hilary Mantel.

What you get from SIX is its own unique take on the women’s experiences and a big jolt of pizzazz: sparkly royal mini-dresses and teeny crowns, catchy tunes and punchy lyrics as the wives (or ex-wives, they remind you) belt out solos, boogie and are each other’s backup singers.

Moss and Marlow told the BBC the numbers are very much influenced by current pop divas with a lot more agency than 16th-Century queens.

Anne Boleyn’s upbeat solo tune, “Don’t Lose Ur Head” (“I’m just trying to have some fun/ Don’t worry, don’t worry/ Don’t lose your head”), riffs off British singer Lily Allen’s musical style. “Get Down” is Anna of Cleves whose Queen-spiration is Nicki Minaj and Rihanna: “I’m a Wienerschnitzel, not an English flower/No one tells me I need a rich man/Doin’ my thing in my palace in Richmond.”

Amid the ribald comedy, there are some serious moments, including when Jane Seymour delivers “Heart of Stone,” a poignant Adele-esque ballad addressed to her son: “Soon I’ll have to go/I’ll never see him grow/ But I hope my son will know/He’ll never be alone.”

But some have argued that SIX mainly turns women’s tragedies, and their mistreatment by a male-dominated society that viewed women mainly as sex objects and breeders, into comedy.

That subject may fuel a debate — as you leave the theatre after this one-of-a-kind show’s dazzling get-down finale.

Message In A Bottle is a breathtaking dance-theatre show, featuring emotive choreography and a poignant story. Siblings Leto, Mati and Tana live peacefully in their village, until civil war devastates their community. Under attack, the family must make impossible choices for each other and themselves. Their story encourages conversation and action, to find ways to support and heal during a refugee crisis — it is a story of humanity and hope.

Set against the backdrop of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting’s iconic music, the choreography by five-time Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince astounds and surprises with high intensity athleticism and emotion.

The dancers, from storytelling powerhouse ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company, flow in and out of different dance styles, partners and solos, and showcase immense theatrical talent onstage.

There’s something for everyone at Message In A Bottle, whether you’re a fan of dance, Sting’s music, or theatre. The Sunday Mirror says “This is what dance is supposed to do. This is how it should make you feel.” This spectacular show will be at the Buell Theatre in Denver between February 13 – 25. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to witness the latest masterpiece from Kate Prince.

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SIX received its U.S. premiere at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on May 22, 2019, Rick Boynton, Creative Producer; Barbara Gaines, Artistic Director; Criss Henderson, Executive Director.

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CAST

Gerianne Pérez

Zan Berube

Amina Faye

Terica Marie

Aline Mayagoitia

Adriana Scalice

Aryn Bohannon

Wesley Carpenter

Jana Larell Glover

Taylor Pearlstein

Cassie Silva

Kelly Denice Taylor

Catherine of Aragon.................................................................................................. GERIANNE PÉREZ Anne Boleyn..............................................................................................................................ZAN BERUBE Jane Seymour........................................................................................................................... AMINA FAYE Anna of Cleves......................................................................................................................TERICA MARIE Katherine Howard....................................................................................................ALINE MAYAGOITIA Catherine Parr.............................................................................................................ADRIANA SCALICE ALTERNATES Alternates never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

ARYN BOHANNON, WESLEY CARPENTER, JANA LARELL GLOVER, TAYLOR PEARLSTEIN, CASSIE SILVA, KELLY DENICE TAYLOR DANCE CAPTAIN ARYN BOHANNON AT THIS PERFORMANCE

Scan this QR Code to see the cast at this performance SIX WILL BE PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION

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CAST

(in historical order)

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MUSICAL NUMBERS “Ex-Wives” ..........................................................................................................................The Queens “No Way” ............................................................................................................Catherine of Aragon “Don’t Lose Ur Head” ................................................................................................... Anne Boleyn “Heart of Stone” .........................................................................................................Jane Seymour “Haus of Holbein” .............................................................................................................The Queens “Get Down” ....................................................................................................................Anna of Cleves “All You Wanna Do” ........................................................................................ Katherine Howard “I Don’t Need Your Love” ........................................................................................Catherine Parr “Six” ........................................................................................................................................The Queens THE LADIES IN WAITING Music Director/Keyboard—Jane Cardona Bass—Sterlyn Termine Guitars—Rose Laguana Drums—Kami Lujan Associate Conductor—Lena Gabrielle Music Technology: Phij Adams Synthesizer Technician: Randy Cohen Keyboards Music Coordinator: Kristy Norter

CATHERINE OF ARAGON BIRTH AND DEATH

December 15, 1485 – January 7, 1536

MARRIAGE

ONE: to Arthur (Henry’s older brother), November 14, 1501 (aged 15) TWO: to Henry VIII, June 11, 1509 (aged 23)

CHILDREN

Mary, born February 18, 1516 (later Queen Mary I).

Catherine also had two other children who died as infants, three stillborn children, and several miscarriages.

INTERESTS

Religion, sewing, dancing, a bit more religion.

CAUSE OF DEATH

Probably a type of cancer.

REMEMBERED FOR...

Her refusal to accept that her marriage was invalid; her faith; her dramatic speech to Henry when he had her brought to court to seek the annulment of their marriage.

DID YOU KNOW?

While Henry fought in France in 1513, Catherine was regent during the Battle of Flodden; when James IV of Scotland was killed in the battle, Catherine wanted to send his body to Henry as a present.

QUEENSPIRATION

Beyoncé and Shakira.

ANNE BOLEYN BIRTH AND DEATH MARRIAGE CHILDREN

c. 1501 – May 19, 1536 January 25, 1533 (aged 31)

INTERESTS QUEEN LINKS

Fashion, dancing, flirtation, collecting evangelical works.

Lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon.

CAUSE OF DEATH

Executed on Tower Green, London.

REMEMBERED FOR...

Headlessness; bringing about England’s break with the Pope; having a sixth fingernail.

DID YOU KNOW?

Because she was fluent in French, Anne would have acted as a translator during the visit of Emperor Charles V to court in 1522.

QUEENSPIRATION

Lily Allen and Avril Lavigne.

Elizabeth, born September 7, 1533 (later Queen Elizabeth I).

Anne also had at least two miscarriages.

JANE SEYMOUR BIRTH AND DEATH

1507 or 1508 – October 24, 1537

MARRIAGE CHILDREN INTERESTS QUEEN LINKS

May 30, 1536 (aged 28 or 29)

CAUSE OF DEATH

Hemorrhage after the birth of Prince Edward; her child with Henry.

REMEMBERED FOR...

DID YOU KNOW?

Being the “only one he truly loved”; having two troublesome brothers who fought over the regency of the young Prince Edward after King Henry’s death.

While Anne Boleyn was still alive, Henry sent Jane a gift of money which she refused, apparently saying there “was no treasure in this world that she valued so much as her honor.”

QUEENSPIRATION

Adele and Sia.

Edward, born October 12, 1537 (later King Edward VI).

Religious faith, obedience.

Lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn.

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A LIT TLE B IT O F H E R-STO RY

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ANNA OF CLEVES ALSO KNOWN AS BIRTH AND DEATH

Anne of Cleves (the Anglicisation of her name) She is referred to as Anna here to distinguish between the two Annes & to honor the name she would have called herself in her own language.

1515 – July 16, 1557

MARRIAGE CHILDREN

January 6, 1540 (aged 24) None.

INTERESTS

Staying alive.

QUEEN LINKS

Anna visited Katherine Howard once she became queen and bowed down to her.

CAUSE OF DEATH

Probably cancer.

REMEMBERED FOR...

Being chosen from her portrait and then rejected when Henry met her.

DID YOU KNOW?

When Henry first met Anna of Cleves, he disguised himself, possibly imagining some sort of a romantic reaction. According to a witness, when Henry kissed Anna, she turned away coldly from the hideous stranger molesting her. The witness, Lord Russell, observed that he “never saw His Highness so marvelously astonished.”

QUEENSPIRATION

Nicki Minaj and Rihanna.

KATHERINE HOWARD BIRTH AND DEATH

c. 1523 – February 13, 1542

MARRIAGE CHILDREN

July 28, 1540 (aged 17) None.

INTERESTS

Religious faith, obedience.

QUEEN LINKS

Lady-in-waiting to Anna of Cleves; cousin to Anne Boleyn.

CAUSE OF DEATH

Executed on Tower Green, London.

REMEMBERED FOR...

Being completely used (and abused) by those with power over her.

DID YOU KNOW?

From her arrest on November 8, 1541 until her execution three months later, Katherine stayed under house arrest at Syon House; in late January of 1542, an act was passed in Parliament that rendered it treason for a woman to become the king’s wife without “plain declaration before of her unchaste life,” meaning Henry could have her killed.

QUEENSPIRATION

Ariana Grande and Britney Spears.

CATHERINE PARR BIRTH AND DEATH

c. 1512 – September 5, 1548

MARRIAGE

ONE: to Sir Edward Burgh, a courtier, 1529 – 1533 TWO: to John Neville, Lord Latimer, 1534 – 1543 THREE: to Henry VIII, July 12, 1543 FOUR: in secret to Thomas Seymour, May, 1547

CHILDREN

A daughter (to Thomas Seymour) who died as an infant.

INTERESTS

Writing books, encouraging education, the Reformation.

QUEEN LINKS

Catherine’s mother was lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon and Catherine was friendly with Aragon’s daughter, Princess Mary.

CAUSE OF DEATH

Childbirth.

REMEMBERED FOR...

Surviving.

DID YOU KNOW?

Catherine was the first woman in England to publish books under her own name and in English.

QUEENSPIRATION

Alicia Keys and Emeli Sandé.

GERIANNE PÉREZ (Catherine of Aragon) is thrilled to be inaugurated into the SIX Queendom! Favorite credits: In Transit (Broadway), Waitress (Tour/Broadway), Vocalosity (Tour).

Television: “Law and Order.” Proud graduate of NYU. Unending thanks to BRS/Gage, the SIX team and my family, without whom this would not be possible. And for my fellow Queens out there, please remember to be unapologetically you. Everyone else is taken. ¡Sigue! @gerianne.perez ZAN BERUBE (Anne Boleyn) is thrilled to be making “herstory” in her North American Tour debut! BFA University of Michigan. A huge thank you to Alex and everyone at KMR, Tara Rubin Casting and the entire SIX team. Endless love and gratitude to my family, friends, AD & UK and my incredible Mom and Dad for their neverending support. www.zanberube.com @zanberube AMINA FAYE (Jane Seymour) is thrilled to be making her National Tour Debut and joining the fierce Queendom!

Off-Broadway: Suffs (Robin) at The Public. Regional/Album: Love in Hate Nation (Susanna Son) at Two River. A 2020 Penn State graduate (WE ARE!).

Gratitude to her supportive parents, Adja, Outuma, Oumy, Dan, Nick and Casey and all those who’ve supported her along the way!

TERICA MARIE (Anna of Cleves).

Terica’s National Tour Debut! Regional: Light It Up (Holy Day), Hairspray (Lorraine) TV: “The Chi” (Receptionist), “Chicago PD” (Driver). Check out her original music available on all streaming platforms. Endless thanks to Ball State University, CLA Management, Stewart Talent Agency, family and best friends.

I am forever grateful for all the love and support. To God be the Glory! @tericamarie ALINE MAYAGOITIA (Katherine Howard). Born in Mexico City, University of Michigan alumni, always loved pink. Theatre: Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Goodspeed), Eva Perón in Evita, A Crossing (Barrington Stage), In The Heights (The Ordway, PCLO), Forbidden Broadway-The Next Generation. TV: “Love Life” on HBOMax, ViacomCBS Showcase.

Grateful to my teachers, Take3Talent, Animal Federation and team SIX. Todo es para mi familia. @alinemayagoitia

ADRIANA SCALICE (Catherine Parr) is so excited to join the Queendom!

She was most recently seen in the first national tour of Mean Girls as the Standby for Cady, Regina, and Janis.

Endless gratitude to family and friends, CGF, Texas State University, and Tara Rubin Casting. @adrianascalice ARYN BOHANNON (Alternate, Dance Captain) is a recent graduate from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. She is absolutely thrilled to be making her National Tour debut! She would like to thank the entire Queendom for being such a constant source of joy, and her loved ones for being the best support system she could ask for. @arynboh WESLEY CARPENTER (Universal Alternate). She/her. Wesley is back in the Queendom and now making her Broadway debut! A southern gal, Belmont University grad. Credits: SIX Norwegian (Seymour), Jersey Boys (Lorraine), Miss Saigon (Ellen), Grease (Sandy). A massive thank you to LA Talent & Tara Rubin Casting. Mom, Dad, Lauren, and Emma, I literally would not be here without you. @wesleykcarpenter JANA LARELL GLOVER (Alternate), a recent PPU grad, is absolutely thrilled to be making her National Tour debut!

Regional: Memphis (LPPAC). A special thank you to Avalon Artist Group, LINK and the entire SIX team. And a major thank you to her family & friends for their endless support! She feels incredibly blessed to be a part of the Queendom! All glory to God!! @janalarell TAYLOR PEARLSTEIN (Alternate).

Losing my head over joining the Queendom! National Tour: Kathryn Merteuil, Cruel Intentions. Regional: Hodel, Fiddler (Arizona Theatre Co.), Dance Core/Cover, Flashdance. BFA U Arizona. Taylor is a singer-songwriter, music available everywhere. Endless thanks to Sam, A3, Peter Van Dam and Tara Rubin casting, and the amazing SIX team! Couldn’t do this without my fam and beautiful NYC community. @taypearlstein CASSIE SILVA (Universal Alternate) She/her. Welcome to the historemix! So excited to be back with the Queendom after her run with the Aragon tour. Other B’way shows: Rock of Ages, Matilda. Other credits include:

Hairspray, The Wayward Guide, Legally Blonde: The Search… Special thanks to the Creatives, Crew, Tara Rubin Casting, Marc & Dustin at Daniel Hoff Agency & Kristi Reed. @CassieMSilva KELLY DENICE TAYLOR (Alternate) is royally excited to be a part of the Queendom! Previously a recording artist with Walt Disney Records, Kelly has made a variety of TV appearances on Disney+, Disney Channel, and ABC. Broadway: SIX on Broadway, International: Disney Cruise Line, Universal Studios Japan. Endless thanks to my agents at FSE, TRC, and the entire SIX team for the love & support! IG: @kellydenicetaylor LUCY MOSS (Writer, Co-Director) is half of Marlow and Moss, the writing duo behind the musical SIX (West End, Broadway). She won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Score with Toby Marlow for SIX. She is also half of the show’s Tony-nominated directors, making her the youngest woman to direct a musical on Broadway (lol).

Other writer-director credits include the multi-award-winning Hot Gay Time Machine (West End). Her directing credits include: Legally Blonde (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical (Actors’ Fund Online Benefit). Her song-writing credits include: The Monkey King (Netflix); Dylan Mulvaney’s Day 365 LIVE! (The Rainbow Room); Book of Queer (discovery+); “The 75th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS). @mucyloss TOBY MARLOW (Writer) is the other half of Marlow and Moss, the writing duo behind the musical SIX, alongside Lucy Moss. For SIX, the duo won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Score, two Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and they received a Grammy nomination for the album SIX: Live on Opening Night.

Other writing and composing credits include Hot Gay Time Machine (West End), Book of Queer (discovery+), The Monkey King (Netflix), Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! (Off-Broadway, Soho Theatre), “The 75th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS), Dylan Mulvaney’s Day 365 LIVE! (The Rainbow Room), Courtney Act: Fluid (international tour), and Kyle Hanagami’s Stay Inside. Toby also writes pop music, collaborating with artists such as Jinkx Monsoon (The Virgo Odyssey), and Alaska Thunder**** (“ROY G BIV”). @thetobymarlow

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WHO’S WHO

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JAMIE ARMITAGE (Co-Director) is a Tony Award-nominated director for his work on SIX. Directing credits include: Southern Belles: A Tennessee Williams Double Bill (King’s Head Theatre); Spring Awakening and Sweeney Todd (RCSSD); And Tell Sad Stories Of The Death Of Queens (King’s Head Theatre); Love Me Now (Tristan Bates Theatre); Spoonface Steinberg (Edinburgh Fringe); Richard II (Emmanuel Chapel); Robin Hood, and Henry IV, Part 1 (ADC Theatre). He was a Resident Director at the Almeida Theatre from 2019 to 2021, and an Associate Artist at the King’s Head Theatre. Upcoming projects include the New York transfer of David Hare’s Straight Line Crazy, which he is co-directing with Nicholas Hytner.

CARRIE-ANNE INGROUILLE (Choreography). She/her. Carrie is an Olivier and Tony Award-nominated choreographer for her work on SIX. Choreography credits include Antigone (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Our Generation (National Theatre), Wonderful Town (Opera Holland Park), This Is My Family (Chichester Festival Theatre), Tales of the Turntable (Southbank Centre), Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense (Duke of York’s Theatre/U.K. tour), The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party (Royal Opera House), The Suicide (National Theatre), R&D (Hampstead Theatre), The Catherine Tate Show Live (U.K. tour), Into the Hoods Remixed (Peacock Theatre/ U.K. tour) and Some Like it Hip Hop (Peacock Theatre/ U.K. tour). Carrie is currently the U.K. Associate Choreographer for Hamilton, London.

JOE BEIGHTON (Music Supervision) is a musical director and supervisor based in London. In 2019 he received an Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Music for his work on SIX. Musical supervisor credits include SIX (U.K. tours and West End, Broadway, Chicago [winner: Jeff Award for Musical Direction], Sydney Opera House; NCL); St. Anne Comes Home (Actors Church); Babies (BYMT).

Joe studied music at the University of Cambridge before training at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

EMMA BAILEY (Scenic Design) is an award-winning set and costume designer based in Scotland. She originally trained as an architect and continued her studies at the prestigious Motley Theatre Design course. In 2011 she was awarded the Linbury Prize for Stage Design for her production of Roy Orbison in Clingfilm at the Royal Opera

House London. She trained at the Royal Shakespeare Company and has gone on to design for theatre, opera, music and fashion. emmabaileydesign.com GABRIELLA SLADE (Costume Design) works as a set and costume designer in the UK and internationally. She won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Costume Design for SIX. She won the Off-West End award for SIX in 2019 for Best Costume Design, and was also nominated for an Olivier and Whatsonstage award in the same year.

Gabriella was the costume designer for the Spice Girls and their dancers for Spice World, which toured the UK and was seen by over 700,000 fans.

Gabriella is thrilled that SIX marks her Broadway debut.

TIM DEILING (Lighting Design).

Nominated for the 2022 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design for SIX. West End credits: SIX, Knights of the Rose, American Idiot, Cinderella, Dick Whittington, Vanities the Musical. He’s also lit many U.K. tours including Club Tropicana, Our House, HMS Pinafore and Summer Holiday. He’s worked on many plays/musicals at regional U.K. theatres and throughout Europe. He’s also worked for many years as an associate to Ken Billington and The National Theater in London. Tim is an American living in London.

PAUL GATEHOUSE (Sound Design) is a Tony & Drama Desk Award-nominated Sound Designer & Music Producer.

Sound Design: Identical (Nottingham Playhouse); Oliver! (Asia première in Tokyo); RENT (Hope Mill Theatre); SIX The Musical (London/Broadway/ UK & US Tours/Australia); Cameron Mackintosh & Disney’s Mary Poppins (London/ Tokyo/Australia); The Witches Of Eastwick (Cirkus Theatre, Stockholm); Amélie (Munich-Werk7) Billionaire Boy (Nuffield Theatres, Southampton). Recordings: SIX Live on Opening Night - Original Broadway Cast Recording (Producer/Mixer); Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein - Original London Cast Recording (Producer/ Mixer); Newsies - (Mixer) Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording, (Recording Engineer / Mixer). Film: SIX The Musical (London).

TOM CURRAN (Orchestrations) is a Grammy, Tony, Olivier and Drama Desk Award nominated orchestrator, arranger and music producer. Theatre credits include: The Great British Bake Off Musical (West End/Cheltenham); Identical (Nottingham/Manchester);

SIX (Worldwide). As associate orchestrator: Funny Girl (Broadway/ West End/UK tour); Barnum (Menier Chocolate Factory); High Society (The Old Vic). Orchestrations for Alexis Ffrench and Marc Almond. Music department for Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds. Tom is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. @tomcurran_music ROBERTA DUCHAK (Music Supervision U.S.). Broadway: SIX. Regional: SIX (Chicago Shakespeare, A.R.T., Citadel, Ordway); Emma, Murder for Two, The Taming of the Shrew (Chicago Shakes); resident musical director at Drury Lane Theatre; Brigadoon (Goodman Theatre). Film: vocal coach for Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman in Les Misérables. Winner of two Jeff Awards; five nominations.

Notable acting credits: Ragtime (Broadway); Show Boat (national tour); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chicago/national tour). @robertaduchakvocalstudio JANE CARDONA (Music Director).

They/them. Broadway: SIX (Rehearsal Pianist, Sub-Conductor), To Kill A Mockingbird (Pump Organ), Head Over Heels (Associate Music Director, Music Director Replacement), Moulin Rouge (Sub Conductor, Transcriptionist), Beetlejuice (Keyboard Sub) Jagged Little Pill (Sub Conductor, Music Assistant). Off-Broadway: Oratorio for Living Things (Ars Nova - Lucille Lortel Winner for Outstanding Ensemble). Regional: Outsiders (La Jolla Playhouse), Williamstown Theater Festival, New York Stage and Film. It is such a privilege to perform in SIX, and I am grateful to all of my mentors who made it possible for me to do so. All my love to Nora.

BRIAN LYNCH (Production Management) has been working on Broadway for over 40 years. His credits include Rent, Avenue Q, Baz Lurhmann’s La Bohème, In the Heights, West Side Story, Sting’s The Last Ship, Ragtime, Movin’ Out and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, among many others.

THEATER MATTERS (General Management) manages live entertainment globally. It is represented on Broadway and across North America by SIX. Recent productions include The Play That Goes Wrong, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Devil Wears Prada, and The Notebook.

MEGAN E. FARLEY (Associate Director). Proud associate for SIX across North America. Regional associate direction/ choreography: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Hairspray, Elf, The Wizard of Oz (Paramount Theatre); Peter Pan (Chicago Shakespeare Theater).

Regional choreography: Groundhog Day, Legally Blonde (Paramount Theatre), Big Fish (BOHO). BSU alum. Love to Chris, our parents and my support system. @meganefarley meganfarley.com GALIA BACKAL (Associate Director) is a first generation MexicanAmerican director, choreographer, and collaborator. Selected credits: El Huracán (Brooklyn College), Into the Woods (Prima Theatre), Does the Title Matter? (Circle in the Square Theatre School), El Corrido de California (Roundabout Theatre Company Refocus Project), Macbeth (Circle in the Square Theatre School), The Archive (Pace University), EVERYBODY (LIU Post), El Cóndor Mágico (The Civilians R&D Group). www.galiabackal.com ELIZA OHMAN (Associate Choreographer) spent the pandemic teaching, dancing on her roof and handing out free samples of hempinfused seltzer. Dreams. Pre-pandemic she was seen onstage screaming/ crying in King Kong, as well as shows like Hamilton, “Fosse/Verdon,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Dispatches From Elsewhere.” She practices the guitar daily, has seen little improvement, and loves Josh.

Rom 12:12. @elizaohman TAYLOR McMAHON (Resident Choreographer). At the core, Taylor thrives to curate creative spaces that place communication and collaboration above all else. Previously: Associate Choreographer Fly (La Jolla), One Thousand Nights and One Day (Prospect Theater) and co-creator Arts for Alz (@artsforalznyc). Choose kind. @taylorjmcmahon

ELIZABETH RACANELLI (Resident Choreographer) is so excited to be a part of the SIX Queendom. She was last seen performing in the Broadway and touring companies of Hamilton as a swing. She would like to thank the entire creative team for this special opportunity. Love to family, friends, MM, EGM, and AGM. CRISTINA ANGELES (Resident Director) is an Afrolatina theatermaker.

As the Founding Artistic Director of Checkmark Productions, she is dedicated to creating community and conversation by developing new work on stage and screen. Recent credits include Hilary Bettis’s Queen of Basel at Theaterworks Hartford, and overseeing the national tour of Charles Fuller’s A Soldier’s Play. More at www.cristinaangeles.com SARA GAMMAGE (Production Stage Manager). National credits: Hamilton (Chicago & LA), Motown: The Musical (First National Tour). Regional credits: Porchlight Music Theatre, Court Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Lookingglass Theatre, Marriott Theatre and Apple Tree Theatre. Proud graduate of Northwestern University; also holds a Master of Library and Information Science from Kent State University, and a Paralegal Certificate from the University of California – San Diego.

AMBER JOHNSON (Stage Manager).

Touring credits: Hamilton (Philip Tour), Waitress (1st National), Motown: The Musical (1st & 2nd National), The Book of Mormon (2nd National), and Jersey Boys (Chicago Tour). Amber is a proud member of the Absentee Shawnee Nation of Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BFA in Theatre. As always, Boomer Sooner!

WILLIAM COLLINS (Assistant Stage Manager). Touring: The Realish Housewives (The Second City). Also with The Second City, productions at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center, Huntington Theater, San Diego Repertory and Berkley Repertory. Six seasons with Peninsula Players Theater and the Chicago run of Hamilton. Love to Helen and Clara.

NEURO TOUR (Physical Therapy).

Carolyn M. Lawson PT, founder and CEO NEURO TOUR & Neurosport Physical Therapy, leaders in

entertainment and performing arts medicine. We are honored to be part of this amazing production of SIX. NT, keeping performers, Happy, Healthy, & On Stage!

THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking Agency) has represented 27 Tony Award® winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tours include: Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Come From Away, The Book of Mormon, 1776, Hadestown, Mean Girls, MJ The Musical, Pretty Woman, Six, Tina, To Kill A Mockingbird, Anastasia, Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, My Fair Lady, R.E.S.P.E.C.T and Tootsie. Future tours include: Almost Famous, Funny Girl, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire, A Strange Loop, The Devil Wears Prada, and The Wiz. BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Marketing & Publicity) is an independentlyowned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties.

BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com.

THE PEKOE GROUP (Advertising/ Social Media) is an advertising agency serving Broadway shows in NYC and on Tour. As a Certified Woman-Owned Business, The Pekoe Group is proud to represent SIX on Broadway and across North America.

KENNY WAX (Producer) recently completed a three-year term as president of the Society of London Theatre. He is one of the Producers of the Tony Award winning and Olivier nominated production of SIX, produced Top Hat (winner of three Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical), Once on This Island (winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Musical), the world premiere of Identical based on Erich Kastners novel The Parent Trap and most recently Tom, Dick and Harry based on the true story of the Great Escape. Productions with Mischief Theatre include The Play That Goes Wrong (winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, currently playing Off-Broadway), Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery and Magic Goes Wrong, in collaboration with Las Vegas magicians Penn & Teller. Family productions include Hetty Feather, The Worst Witch

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TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting).

Broadway: Six, Ain’t Too Proud, King Kong, The Band’s Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, Aladdin, Falsettos, Les Misérables, Indecent, Jersey Boys, Miss Saigon, Cats, School of Rock, Billy Elliot.

Film: Here Today. Regional: Yale Rep, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Asolo Rep, Westport Country Playhouse.

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(Olivier Award for Best Family Show) and Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World.

Steven Spielberg. Upcoming: The Devil Wears Prada, The Notebook, Night At The Museum.

WENDY BARNES & ANDY BARNES for GLOBAL MUSICALS (Producers).

Global Musicals was founded by Wendy and Andy Barnes to produce new contemporary British musicals by lesser-known writers. Spotted by them as a student production at the Edinburgh Festival in 2016, SIX marked the company’s first production and was nominated for five Olivier Awards including Best New Musical. They are currently developing two further new British musicals, Pieces of String and 42 Balloons. Since 2006, Andy and Wendy have also run the awardwinning nonprofit musical theatre development company Perfect Pitch, creating contemporary new musicals for younger diverse audiences. globalmusicals.com

CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER (Producer) proudly produced the North American premiere of SIX. A leading international theater company and recipient of the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare produces a year-round season featuring plays, musicals, world premieres and theatrical presentations from around the globe—alongside education programming for students, teachers and lifelong learners, and creative community engagement with artists across the city. The Theater is Chicago’s leading international presenter and has toured its own productions across five continents, garnering multiple accolades, including the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award. chicagoshakes.com

GEORGE STILES (Producer) (he/him) is best known as an Olivier Awardwinning composer of stage musicals, most notably with lyricist Anthony Drewe. Their acclaimed shows include Honk! (Olivier Award for Best New Musical), Betty Blue Eyes, Soho Cinders and Mary Poppins, which played for six years at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre and is currently enjoying a triumphant West End revival. George is a passionate supporter of new British musicals, nurturing new writing with the Stiles + Drewe Prize and Mentorship Award, and is proud to be making his Broadway producing debut with SIX alongside fellow champions of new British musicals, Kenny Wax, Wendy and Andy Barnes. stilesanddrewe.com

LUCAS McMAHON (Executive Producer) is thrilled to be part of the Queens’ tour across America! He is represented on Broadway this season with SIX and Mrs. Doubtfire. Other credits include Mike Birbiglia’s The New One (Broadway and national tour), The Play That Goes Wrong (Broadway, Off Broadway and national tour), Something Rotten! (Broadway and national tour) and Hand to God (Broadway and West End). He is a proud alumnus of Northwestern University. Lucas saw his first show at Boston’s Colonial Theatre when he was 6 and hopes the SIX tour will be many people’s first show!

KEVIN McCOLLUM (Producer) received the Tony Award for Best Musical for Rent (1996), Avenue Q (2004) and In the Heights (2008). Current: SIX (Broadway, U.S. tour); Mrs. Doubtfire (Broadway); Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong (Off-Broadway and U.S. tour). Credits: Motown: The Musical (Broadway, West End, U.K. and U.S. tours); The Drowsy Chaperone (Broadway, UK); Something Rotten!

(Broadway, U.S. tour); Hand to God (Broadway, West End); Mike Birbiglia’s The New One (Broadway, U.S. tour); Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème; [title of show] (Broadway); Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Broadway, tour); and the 2009 revival of West Side Story (Broadway, tour). He also produced the West Side Story (2021) film directed by

SAM LEVY (Associate Producer) is a New York-based theatre producer.

Credits include Come From Away (Broadway, West End, Canada, North American tour, Australia); The Ferryman (Broadway); The Mentalists starring Stephen Merchant (West End); Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (New York and London). Over a decade with Arielle Tepper Productions, including director of programming at the Summer Play Festival at The Public Theater. Proud to be associated with SIX from its early days in the UK, to Broadway and beyond.

STAFF FOR SIX GENERAL MANAGEMENT THEATER MATTERS John E. Gendron Associate General Manager..................Ashley Berman COMPANY MANAGER Michael Camp Associate Company Manager..............Stephanie Smith ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Sam Levy PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Molly Meg Legal PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT THEATRE TECH Brian Lynch TOUR BOOKING AGENCY THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair Kara Gebhart Laura Kolarik Stephanie Ditman Sophie Tiesler www.thebookinggroup.com TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION BOND THEATRICAL bondtheatrical.com DJ Martin Temah Higgins Mollie Mann Marc Viscardi Wendy Roberts Melissa Cohen Hannah Wallace ADVERTISING/SOCIAL MEDIA THE PEKOE GROUP Amanda Pekoe Jessica Ferreira Christopher Lueck Connor Santos Jenny Dorso Kiernan Matts Briana Lynch Ryan Meitzler Kelly Ganning David Blaakman Audrey Armacost Ashley Steinberg CASTING TARA RUBIN CASTING Tara Rubin, CSA Merri Sugarman, CSA; Claire Burke, CSA; Peter Van Dam, CSA; Felicia Rudolph, CSA; Xavier Rubiano, CSA; Kevin Metzger-Timson, CSA; Louis DiPaolo; Spencer Gualdoni LEGAL COUNSEL LEVINE PLOTKIN & MENIN, LLP Loren Plotkin Conrad Rippy Susan Mindell Daniel Watkins Emily Erstling Kevin Hess Cris Criswell Production Stage Manager....................Sara Gammage Stage Manager.................................... Amber Johnson Assistant Stage Manager.......................William Collins Associate Director..........Galia Backal, Megan E. Farley Associate Choreographer..........................Eliza Ohman Resident Choreographers..................Taylor McMahon, Elizabeth Racanelli Resident Director................................ Cristina Angeles Associate Scenic Designer......................Meredith Ries Associate Costume Designers...................... Lisa Zinni, Amanda Jenks Assistant Costume Designer...............Courtney Irizarry Associate Lighting Designer....................Timothy Reed Assistant Lighting Designer.......................Victoria Bain Associate Sound Designers............... Joseph Haggerty, Josh Millican Production Carpenter.............................Andy Cappelli Head Carpenter.................................. Kaitlin Ciccarelli Assistant Carpenter.................................Dylan Dineen Production Electricians........................Jimmy Fedigan, Patrick Johnston Associate Production Electrician............ Brian Messina Head Electrician................................... Edgar Vanegas Assistant Electrician..........................Kate E. Raymond Head Props.............................................. Jillian Beggs Production Sound.......................................Dillon Cody Head Sound........................................... Mike Rukstad Assistant Sound.......................................... Sarah Ortiz Advance Sound................... Josh Davis, Dan Scheivert Production Wig Supervision........... Charles G. LaPointe Associate Production Wig Supervision.......Loren Skora Wardrobe Supervisor.............................. Kearney Starr Hair & Makeup Supervisor................. Kelly T. Flanagan Crew Swings....................Vince Goga, Casandra Maher Moving Light Programmers........................ Paul Toben, Scott K. Tusing

KENNY WAX, LTD. Kenny Wax Lettie Graham Sarah Whiteside Lauri Cryan Katie Wilmore Jennifer Amey Amanda Sutton GLOBAL MUSICALS LTD. Andy Barnes Wendy Barnes Josh Bird Debbie Hicks GEORGE STILES George Stiles Larah Simpson Hugh Vanstone ALCHEMATION Kevin McCollum Lucas McMahon John Ban Jack Eidson Annie Van Nostrand Lyndsay Borko Evan Shalat Rachel Bonner Breanne Jackson CREDITS Scenery built, painted, and electrified by Hudson Scenic Studio. Automation and show control featuring Hudson Motion Control by Hudson Scenic Studio. Sound Shop: Sound Associates. Lighting equipment provided by PRG Lighting. Costumes executed by John Kristiansen New York Inc. Custom shoes by LaDuca. Custom Jewelry by R.Kaye Lmtd. Hosiery by Bratenders and Capezio. Wigs constructed by Chuck LaPointe.

Rehearsed at Gibney Center SPECIAL THANKS We’d like to thank all the Queens and Ladies in Waiting past and present; the staff at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; the staff at American Repertory Theater; the staff at Citadel Theatre; the staff at Ordway Center of the Performing Arts; Grace Taylor; Franny-Anne Rafferty; Freya Sands; Melody Sinclair; Katy Richardson; Justin Allin; Mieka Van Der Ploeg; Lauren Dix; Jamie Platt; Charlie Smith; Steve Gage; Lotte Wakeham; Cressida Carré; Andy Graham; Roberto Surace; Rebecca Fry; Jimmy Jones; the staff at the Arts Theatre; Kevin Wilson; Martin Barrow; Helen Snell; James & Rosie Pearson; Genevieve Ampaduh; Stephen Crocker and all the staff at Norwich Theatre; Andy Barnwell; Sylvia Addison; Pippa Ailion.

SIX was originally performed by the Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society and featured Megan Gilbert, Ashleigh Weir, Holly Musgrave, Tilda Wickham, Annabel Marlow and Shimali De Silva.

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This production is presented under license from Ex-Wives Ltd. London, the exclusive worldwide licensor for SIX © 2017 Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. All rights reserved. All rights inquiries to rights.sixthemusical. com. SIX logo © Ex-Wives Ltd. For all tour booking inquiries, please contact The Booking Group www.thebookinggroup.com To learn more about the production, please visit www.sixonbroadway.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok: @sixustour We are gathered in this theatre on the traditional and unceded territories of the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Peoples. We also recognize the 48 contemporary Indigenous Tribes and Nations who have historically called Colorado home. The entire team at SIX pays its respects to Elders past, present, and future, and to all those who have stewarded the land and water for generations. May we all grow in our relationship with the vibrant Indigenous communities who continue to thrive and uphold their sacred relation to this land.

Please be advised that smoke, haze, and strobe lights are used during the performance.

WARNING The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside this theatre, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for money damages.

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It’s no secret that the dog who plays Sandy in Annie has been stealing the spotlight at every show since the musical first premiered in 1976.

Since Annie’s inception, Bill Berloni has been training the Sandys. The dog, according to the script by Charles Strouse, Thomas Meehan and Martin Charnin, is described as medium-sized, sandy color of an indistinguishable breed.

Before Annie was on Broadway, Berloni, who was a 20-year-old aspiring actor at the time, was asked by one of the musical’s producers to find a dog and train it to be Sandy. From that moment, he made training rescue dogs for the stage his passion and career.

For the new national tour, Georgie and Bailey play Sandy.

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That’s it. If they’re well-balanced, then they can learn anything,” Berloni said of what makes the perfect candidate to be a stage dog. Sandy has a pivotal role in the story. The character is on stage for about fourteen minutes with 15 - 20 stage cues a show. And the Sandys cast are always rescue dogs. Georgie was saved from nearly being turned over to a Pennsylvania kill shelter. Bailey was rescued from Puppy Love Rescue in Louisiana.

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“Our training begins a conversation with them unlike any conversation they’ve ever had before,” explained Berloni of his process. “Every behavior has a reward. And for the most part, the reward is love. So, there’s never any, ‘if you do that, this is your punishment.’ There is: ‘I’d like you to do this. And if you do, you’ll get a reward.’ It’s a much slower process.”

Once that’s mastered, the dogs learn their cues for the show. For this production of Annie, the rehearsal process with the cast began about a month before the first performances. Treviño, the tour Annie, spent many hours bonding with Georgie and Bailey by feeding them, walking them and even sleeping with them. “What differentiates our dogs [from other pets] is that they learn to listen to other people, as opposed to just listening to me,” Berloni said. If at any time the dogs don’t want to perform, they don’t have to and they retire from their stage careers.

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Business Partner Claire Dommert, Nia Pitts, Marketing & Broadway Monica Robles...............Supervisor, Mailroom Georgia Wood, Rain Young.....Apprentices Major & Planned Gifts Kinsey Scholl.................Operations Specialist Wardrobe Caroline Eppers.......................................Manager, Marketing Corporate Partnerships Heidi Bosk...........Associate Director, Press & Heidi Echtenkamp.............................Supervisor THEATRE COMPANY Promotions, Broadway & Cabaret Kara Erickson-Stiemke.................Coordinator Robin Appleton^, Amber Krimbel^, Erin Bunyard.............Senior Digital Strategist Lauren LaCasse^, Lisa Parsons Wagner^, Kaylie Groff........Manager, Grants & Reports Administration Sofia Contreras.....................Graphic Designer Emily Kettlewell.................Associate Director, Charles Varin .......................Managing Director Nicole Watts, Kami Williams^..........Dressers Annual Giving Brenda Elliott, Madysen Hunter....................Business Admin/ Wigs Marc Ravenhill ....................Associate Director, Paul Koob..............Senior Graphic Designers Assistant Company Manager Diana Ben-Kiki......................................Supervisor Donor Relations TJ Forlenza............................................Copywriter Alex Koszewski................ 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Director, Sales & Marketing, Jessica Eckenrod.................Artistic Associate Jane Deegan..................................Administrator Leslie Channell .......................................... Director, Broadway & Cabaret Leean Kim Torske.................................... Director, Facilities Business Operations Literary Programs Jerad Ayala, Steven Bilbao, Lyndsay Corbett...................Teaching Artist & Emma Hunt........................................Coordinator, Communications & PR Costume Crafts Abraham Cervantes, Lindsey Cervantes, Manager, Playwriting & Bobby G Rachel Ducat.................Executive Assistant & Emily Kent........Director, Insights & Strategy Kevin Copenhaver....................................Director Carmen Molina, Judith Primero Molina, Business Manager Lucas Kreitler.........Junior Graphic Designer Chris Campbell.........................................Assistant Juan Loya Molina...............................Custodians Dwight Barela, Mark Dill, John Howard, Rya Dyes.................................................Registrar & Michael Ryan Leuthner........................ Director, Costume Shop Zak Merten, Bryon Willingham... Engineers Digital Marketing On-Site Class Manager Janet Macleod... Director/Design Associate Michael Kimbrough....Manager, Engineering Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski........................ Director, Emily Lozow.............Assoc. Director, Sales & Marketing, Broadway & Cabaret Meghan Anderson Doyle....Design Associate Brian McClain.....................Manager, Custodial Education & Curriculum Management Stephanie Cooper, Gavin Juckette......Teaching Artist & Theatre Kyle Malone................................Director, Design Patron Experience Amoreena Knabb, Ingrid Ludeke, for Young Audiences Program Manager Dan McNulty.........................Marketing Analyst Carolyn Plemitscher ................................. Draper Evan Gendreau.................. 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