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The seasonality of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts often resembles that of the school year. From late summer to spring, we are in the throes of our theatre season, packing nearly 40 shows into nine months. Then, we ease back, take a breath and anticipate the plays to come with a few shows sprinkled in.

The irony of this comparison is that it is true for nearly every department…except Education. Between May and June — the span of this issue of Applause — DCPA Education will be working at full steam. Consider this: • DPS Shakespeare Festival just wrapped up on April 26 and our Education team provided 125 workshops to prepare the 5,000 students for the event.

• The DCPA’s seventh annual Bobby G High School Musical Theatre Awards and Competition on May 23 includes education workshops and in-school adjudication for 45 high schools across the state.

• Shakespeare in the Parking Lot is traveling to schools and community centers throughout the metro area all spring.

Featuring an abridged version of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, our troupe is entertaining high school students and facilitating in-class workshops.

• Building upon the tremendous success of our Theatre for Young Audiences program, DCPA Education has announced the fall production of Goodnight Moon, which will welcome 42,000 children ages PreK-2nd grade.

• Classes, classes and more classes! Just as our spring acting session for child, teen and adults winds down, our summer camps and classes ramp up. More than 1,500 students will fill our halls all summer.

If you’ve never participated in our Education programs, join us for an acting class! You can swing on a trapeze, learn stage combat, attend the Bobby G Awards or stop by and catch a bit of the Bard. It’s fun for everyone!

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Janice P.S. While our Theatre Company shows go on hiatus during the summer, be sure to revisit us for The Last Defender, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Anastasia, Mixed Taste and It’s Not You, It’s Me – The Second City.

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The snow and bracing weather were no match for the electrifying atmosphere at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ 39th annual Saturday Night Alive on March 2. Touted as the final act before The Stage Theatre closed for renovation, DCPA Education’s Teen Company demonstrated the importance of arts education when they performed a medley as the opening act for the ever-talented Vanessa Williams.

Guests enjoyed the perennial Surprise Box Sale, luxury Silent Auction — including a coveted walk-on role to our engagement of Wicked, dinner by Epicurean, desserts and dancing. Additionally, the event featured a new element — the presentation of the Daniel L. Ritchie Spotlight Award to its namesake in recognition of his work to advance the mission of the DCPA.

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Fiddler On the Roof. You’ve heard of it, yes? Unless you’re Rip Van Winkle and a long time asleep, how could you not?

Based on some of Sholem Aleichem’s short stories, Fiddler is among the most beloved and widely disseminated of American musicals. True, we’ve had Hamilton, The Book of Mormon and Spamalot since.

One is a take on American history, the second a spoof of missionary misadventures, the third about a kibitzing bunch of galloping knights. But Fiddler…? About impoverished Jews in Russia at the start of the 20th century? Why? You might well ask. Its own creators had doubts. They wanted to make a musical about Anatevka, a dirt-poor Russian shtetl (village) home to mostly destitute Jews, by focusing on the hardscrabble life of its milkman, Tevye, his wife Golde, their five daughters, his lame horse, chickens, cows and geese. These people were viewed with scorn by the host country, Russia, that eventually offered them a Sophie’s choice: pogrom (massacre) or exile. Guess what they chose?

It took three American descendants of these exiled Jews — composer Jerry Bock, lyricist Sheldon Harnick and bookwriter Joseph Stein — to consider enshrining all that misery in a show.

Bock and Harnick had collaborated on the 1959 Tony Award-winning musical Fiorello! about New York City’s popular Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, and were looking for another project. They knew the Aleichem stories

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were a tough subject, but the stories were close to their hearts. Their parents came from Russia and from just such circumstances. Since they had worked with Joseph Stein on the musical Tenderloin and knew his own background matched theirs, they decided to ask him to join them.

He did.

Even knowing the odds of finding success in this venture were low, they persisted. But translating tales of poverty, separation and exile into song and dance took effort and, well, patience, more of it than they’d anticipated. Trial and error made them realize they needed help — more players in the game, preferably some with skin in this history.

They decided to approach the eminent producer/director Harold Prince, but Prince, who was German-Jewish (as opposed to Russian) did not wholly embrace the project.

He urged the creators to go after director/choreographer Jerome Robbins.

Robbins, born Rabinowitz (a derivation of Aleichem’s own birth surname), was very busy, but also interested.

After months of delays — as outlined in Barbara Isenberg’s meticulous book Tradition! on the making of this musical — Robbins came on board in 1963. Taking a deep dive, he turned into an indispensable ringmaster and was just the man to try to whip this project into shape.

“Whip” is the word. Robbins was a known martinet.

He had a rigorous, often tyrannical work ethic that was admired, but also dreaded as much as it was revered. He did not suffer fools, and he also did not always know what

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he was looking for, but he could always spot it when he found it.

This made for plenty more trial and error. A contentious issue arose with the casting of Zero Mostel as Tevye. Robbins had named names during the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, something Mostel could not forgive. But the two men respected one another as artists and learned to tolerate each other for the sake of the work. The wayward Mostel, however, was not above taunting Robbins by throwing a lot of improvisational clowning into the gears. If Robbins was the ringmaster, Prince, who by now had joined the company as producer, became the referee — a buffer during a long and trying rehearsal period.

He started by asking the three originators of the idea what they thought this musical should be and then turned the question on its head. He badgered them into finding the right flavor, hitting the right notes, engaging in the contradictions of pride, forbearance, anger, optimism, regret and hope. Those characteristics are baked into the Jewish DNA, along with the determination to overcome and survive. Ritual is the Jewish anchor. Also tradition; now there’s a title for a song…

Early in the morning of July 17, 1918, Czar Nicholas of Russia and his family were killed by members of a Bolshevik revolutionary group. However, rumors persisted for years afterward that the Czar’s youngest daughter, Anastasia, had survived the attack.

The legend of the lost Grand Duchess was likewise bolstered by the 1991 announcement that nine bodies of Romanov family members and servants had been found in an unmarked grave, but that the bodies of one of the daughters and the younger brother Alexei remained unaccounted for.

Over the years, several imposters came forward and claimed to be Anastasia. The most notable of these was Anna Anderson; she bore a striking resemblance to the girl and even knew many personal details of her life.

DNA test results later denounced Anderson’s claim and ultimately concluded that bone fragments in a separate grave were the two missing members of the Romanov family.

Yet, as director Darko Tresnjak said, “A fabrication gave birth to a myth, a modern romance” that has inspired many books, films, and now a Broadway musical.

Anastasia plays The Buell Theatre August 7 – 18.

Yehezkel Lazarov. Photo by Joan Marcus.

Placing Tevye’s story in a broader context answered the deeper questions: What makes us strong?

What is courage? What are morality and love?

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The longer Stein, Bock and Harnick worked with Robbins, the clearer it became that what they had thought of as a small parochial tale was much more universal.

Placing Tevye’s story in that broader frame answered the deeper questions: What makes us strong? What is courage? What are morality and love?

Invigorated, they kept writing and composing, also injecting a good deal of found humor, while Robbins kept rejecting and refining. This went on until they nailed what they were all looking for in a process that, in the end, honored and rewarded everyone. The modest idea born in the late 1950s became a powerful reality on September 22, 1964, when Fiddler on the Roof opened on Broadway.

You know the rest. The statistics are overwhelming, with a huge international success, a movie, five Broadway revivals, productions in almost any country or language you can mention, including a stirring new one in Yiddish (amazingly, a first) making fresh waves in New York.

This 55-year survival is no accident, with a score derivative of its ancient musical roots, inspired lyrics and a book that respects and elevates its origins.

Bock is quoted in Isenberg’s book saying that, while they wrote Fiddler as they would any other show, “those embers…kept burning underneath.”

As for the title and that melancholy figure on the roof, an image taken from Marc Chagall’s painting, it was, Chagall said, that of a drunken uncle and mediocre fiddle player who clambered on the roof when he was in his cups to play his violin. Chagall allowed its use on one condition: the music had to reflect his uncle’s off-key playing.

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One hundred and nineteen years ago this year, author L. Frank Baum, wrote a charming book called The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that became a children’s classic. The book was turned into a stage musical a year later and begat another great classic: the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Judy Garland played a girl who, after a close encounter of the tornado kind, found herself in a strange and mysterious land. Dorothy was her name and all she really wanted was to get back home to Kansas. The film’s iconic characters and images have become so deeply ingrained in our collective consciousness that psychologists use the movie as an archetype of the hero’s journey. Like Dorothy, all we want, it would seem, is to find our way back home.

The next Oz-ian incarnation came along in 1975 when a sleek version of the story called The Wiz, featuring an all-black cast, opened on Broadway.

It ran for 1,672 performances and was later made into a movie.

Then, in 1995, strident political satirist and author Gregory Maguire wrote a gargantuan and immensely popular fantasy novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. In an ironic twist — everything in Oz seems to have an ironic twist — the book examines, among other things, the nature of good and the nature of evil. Maguire found them alarmingly and inextricably entwined.

Then the adventures in Oz morphed once again, this time into a stage production adapted from Maguire’s book. Its latest life form is that of the Tony Award-winning musical by composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin) and librettist Winnie Holzman (“My So Called Life,” “thirtysomething”).

Wicked tells a tale that is about as far removed from Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz as the Emerald City is from Wichita. The show’s dark, witty, sophisticated charm made it the hottest ticket on Broadway.

Glinda the good witch is still there, but what, the musical inquires, is goodness after all? The main action revolves around Elphaba, the so-called Wicked Witch (named by Maguire as a derivation of L. Frank Baum’s initials). Elphaba proves the popular adage that, indeed, it’s not easy being green. Born a lovely shade of jade, she is misunderstood, shunned and persecuted. While this naturally takes its toll, the question remains: is she evil? The answer is as ambiguous as her name. Elphaba and Glinda’s unlikely friendship illustrates the fact that it’s not simple trying to figure out which witch is which.

“The idea behind Wicked is that things are not as they seem,” notes Holzman. “What you think you know, you don’t really know. It is the premise of the novel that you know certain things, but you don’t know the deeper story.”

The same notion drew composer Stephen Schwartz to the project: “I’m often attracted to an idea that takes a familiar story and spins it, looking at it from another direction, like Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. I like it when I see things like that, and I like to write them. For me, if you take a familiar story — whether it be the Book

In advance of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory playing The Buell Theatre July 9 – 28, COSTUME tickle your taste buds COLUMN with these trivia questions.

of Genesis or The Wizard of Oz — and you come at it from another point of view, the tension between the audience’s preconception and the approach you’re taking to the story adds an extra level of response, plus it helps to clarify the points you’re trying to make.

“The idea of taking what is one of the iconic villains of American culture, the Wicked Witch of the West — so much ‘the villain’ that we don’t even know her name — and looking at it from her point of view, that seemed to me a brilliant concept. It was clear that a show about her could explore some of my favorite themes: the difference between surface appearances and what’s really going on underneath, how life is more complex and has more ambiguity than we tend to be comfortable with and, certainly, than our public discourse admits to.”

Schwartz also found the whole idea inherently musical.

“The idea of taking what is one of the iconic villains of American culture, the Wicked Witch of the West… and looking at it from her point of view, that seemed to me a brilliant concept.”

2. Dahl wrote another book which inspired a musical that toured Denver. What was the name of that book?

• James and the Giant Peach • The Gremlins • Matilda

7. How many chocolate bars did Charlie open to find the golden ticket?

• Three • Seven • Nine

4. In the original movie, most of the chocolate bars were made of what?

• Chocolate • Wax • Wood 5. In the 1971 movie, the river was really made of chocolate.

• True • False

Noah Weisberg as Willy Wonka and company. Roald Dahl’s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Photo by Joan Marcus.

9. What are Oompa Loompas?

• Taste testers • Factory workers • Chefs 9. Which song features in both the musical and the 1971 film?

• Pure Imagination • The Candy Man Can • Strike That! Reverse It! 10. Which chocolate bar had the golden ticket for Charlie?

• Nutty Crunch Surprise • Triple Dazzle Caramel • Wonka’s WhippleScrumptious Fudgemallow Delight

1) True. When Dahl was 13, Cadbury would send his school boxes of chocolate to taste, which included 12 bars in foil — one a “control” bar and 11 new flavors. 2) Matilda. 3) Gene Wilder. 4) Wood. 5) True. It was made of chocolate, cream and 15,000 gallons of water. 6) Tim Burton. 7) Three.

8) Factory workers. 9) Pure Imagination. 10) Wonka’s Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight

“Oz is a fantastical, larger-than-life setting full of characters who almost demand to sing,” he said, “and the witch herself is so full of big emotions — rage, ambition and longing — the idea was screaming to be a musical.”

In addition, tucked into this timeless tale is enough eye-popping technical wizardry in Eugene Lee’s award-winning sets to keep everyone this side of Oz happy. Yet beyond the show’s infectious score and mind-boggling sets is a thoughtful universal theme.

Actor David Garrison, who played The Wizard in Denver’s first touring engagement, wisely suggested: “There’s a Green Girl in all of us…. Everyone has felt like the outcast at one time or another. It’s part of the show’s broad appeal. It’s not a children’s show, but kids enjoy the fantasy of it, adolescents get the love story and adults see the political allegory.

“This show is like a rock concert every night. It’s very heartening to see that. It’s what theatre does best.”

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6. Who directed the 2005 movie remake starring Johnny Depp?

• Mel Brooks • Tim Burton • Rob Reiner

3. What screen star played Willy Wonka in the 1971 movie?

• Dustin Hoffman • Gene Wilder • Jim Carrey

— STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, COMPOSER

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1. Beloved children’s author Roald Dahl based Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on his life.

• True • False

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Winnie Holzman

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire Starring

Mariand Torres

Erin Mackey

Mili Diaz Tom Flynn Curt Hansen Michael Wartella Allison Bailey Kerry Blanchard Beka Burnham Lauren Cannon Matt Densky Ryan Patrick Farrell Sarah Anne Fernandez KC Fredericks Nick Gaswirth Sara Gonzales Alison Jantzie Kelly Lafarga Philip Dean Lightstone Mattie Love Tiffany Rae Mallari Micaela Martinez Hayden Milanes Andy Richardson Wayne Schroder Jeff Sears Tregoney Shepherd Brandon Stonestreet Ben Susak Justin Wirick Amy Yakima

Sharon Sachs Settings

Eugene Lee Projections

Elaine J. McCarthy

Jason Graae

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Susan Hilferty

Tony Meola

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Chic Silber

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Adam Souza

Jake Bell

James Lynn Abbott

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Edward Pierce

Lisa Leguillou

Corinne McFadden Herrera

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Kenneth Posner

Tom Watson

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David O’Brien

Marcia Goldberg & Nina Essman

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(in order of appearance) Glinda...................................................................................................................................ERIN MACKEY Witch’s Father...................................................................................................... WAYNE SCHRODER Witch’s Mother (5/8 – 6/6)...........................................................................................AMY YAKIMA Witch’s Mother (6/7 – 6/9)........................................................................... KERRY BLANCHARD Midwife............................................................................................................. TREGONEY SHEPHERD Elphaba..................................................................................................................... MARIAND TORRES Nessarose.................................................................................................................................... MILI DIAZ Boq........................................................................................................................MICHAEL WARTELLA Madame Morrible....................................................................................................... SHARON SACHS Doctor Dillamond.................................................................................................................TOM FLYNN Fiyero................................................................................................................................. CURT HANSEN Ozian Official........................................................................................................ WAYNE SCHRODER The Wonderful Wizard of Oz................................................................................... JASON GRAAE Chistery.......................................................................................................................... KC FREDERICKS Monkeys, Students, Denizens of the Emerald City, Palace Guards and Other Citizens of Oz........... ALLISON BAILEY, KERRY BLANCHARD, BEKA BURNHAM, LAUREN CANNON, MATT DENSKY, RYAN PATRICK FARRELL, SARAH ANNE FERNANDEZ, SARA GONZALES, MATTIE LOVE, TIFFANY RAE MALLARI, HAYDEN MILANES, ANDY RICHARDSON, JEFF SEARS, TREGONEY SHEPHERD, BRANDON STONESTREET, JUSTIN WIRICK, AMY YAKIMA STANDBY FOR ELPHABA CECELIA TICKTIN UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. for Elphaba—SARAH ANNE FERNANDEZ for Glinda—ALLISON BAILEY, BEKA BURNHAM for Fiyero—HAYDEN MILANES, JEFF SEARS for The Wizard and Dr. Dillamond—NICK GASWIRTH, WAYNE SCHRODER for Madame Morrible—SARA GONZALES, TREGONEY SHEPHERD for Boq—MATT DENSKY, ANDY RICHARDSON for Nessarose—BEKA BURNHAM, MICAELA MARTINEZ for Chistery—RYAN PATRICK FARRELL, PHILIP DEAN LIGHTSTONE, BEN SUSAK for Witch’s Father and Ozian Official—NICK GASWIRTH, JEFF SEARS SWINGS NICK GASWIRTH, ALISON JANTZIE, MICAELA MARTINEZ, BEN SUSAK DANCE CAPTAINS/SWINGS KELLY LAFARGA, PHILIP DEAN LIGHTSTONE

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ACT I “No One Mourns the Wicked”.............................................................Glinda and Citizens of Oz “Dear Old Shiz”..........................................................................................................................Students “The Wizard and I”..................................................................................................Morrible, Elphaba “What Is This Feeling?”...............................................................Galinda, Elphaba and Students “Something Bad”................................................................................... Dr. Dillamond and Elphaba “Dancing Through Life”................. Fiyero, Galinda, Boq, Nessarose, Elphaba and Students “Popular”.........................................................................................................................................Galinda “I’m Not That Girl”.......................................................................................................................Elphaba “One Short Day”..................................... Elphaba, Glinda and Denizens of the Emerald City “A Sentimental Man”...........................................................................................................The Wizard “Defying Gravity”................................................. Elphaba, Glinda, Guards and Citizens of Oz

ACT II “No One Mourns the Wicked” (reprise)..................................................................Citizens of Oz “Thank Goodness”................................................................Glinda, Morrible and Citizens of Oz “The Wicked Witch of the East”.................................................. Elphaba, Nessarose and Boq “Wonderful”................................................................................................. The Wizard and Elphaba “I’m Not That Girl” (reprise)....................................................................................................... Glinda “As Long As You’re Mine”.................................................................................Elphaba and Fiyero “No Good Deed”..........................................................................................................................Elphaba “March of the Witch Hunters”................................................................. Boq and Citizens of Oz “For Good”..............................................................................................................Glinda and Elphaba “Finale”.......................................................................................................................................................All TRAVELING ORCHESTRA Conductor—ADAM SOUZA Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2—ADAM R. MCDONALD/MICHAEL GRIBBIN Keyboard 1—DEREK SHORTER Keyboard 3—PHILLIP KIRCHMAN Guitars—DAVE BOGUSLAW Drums—TIM MULLIGAN The Wicked touring musicians welcome the following local musicians who will be playing at all performances in Denver.

Clarinets/Soprano Sax—ART BOUTON Percussion—MARK FOSTER Trombone—JAMES GRAY Bass—BRIAN KNOTT Flutes/Recorder—PAUL NAGEM Trumpet—SAM OATTS Keyboard Sub—JORDAN ORTMAN French Horn—CHANDLER SPOON Oboe/English Horn—MAX SOTO Keyboard—MARTHA YORDY Contractor—JAMES HARVEY Orchestrations adapted by Christopher Jahnke.

Wicked uses Yamaha Pianos exclusively.

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST MARIAND TORRES (Elphaba) is thrilled to join this company after standing by for Elphaba on Broadway and the show’s first national tour. Other favorite credits: In Transit (original Broadway cast), Prince of Broadway (Japan world premiere, directed by Hal Prince/Susan Stroman), …the Great Comet of 1812 (original Off-Broadway cast), School of Rock (Off-Broadway workshop), Eva Peron in Evita (Kansas City Rep), Giant (Signature Theatre), Spamalot (Connecticut Rep). TV: “Madam Secretary.” Endless thanks to HCKR, Craig, Lisa and the Wicked team for this opportunity. Love to Nick, Mami and family for their unwavering support. For Pa. Follow along: @mariandtorres. mariandtorres.com.

ERIN MACKEY (Glinda) Broadway: Wicked (Glinda), In Transit (Ali), Amazing Grace (Mary), Chaplin (Oona), Anything Goes (Hope), Sondheim on Sondheim. Other theater credits include Chicago and Los Angeles companies of Wicked (Glinda); Sweeney Todd (Johanna) with NY Philharmonic at Lincoln Center, also aired on PBS; Lady Be Good (Shirley) at Encores!; Sunday in the Park with George (Dot/ Marie) and South Pacific (Nellie) at the Guthrie Theater; The Light in the Piazza (Clara) at South Coast Repertory; South Pacific (Nellie) and Annie (Grace) at Paper Mill Playhouse; The Phantom…

(Christine) at Pittsburgh CLO. Film/ TV: The Intern, The Parent Trap, “Blue Bloods,” “Gossip Girl.”

SHARON SACHS (Madame Morrible).

Miss McGery in Numbers Nerds (Outstanding Individual Performance), NYMF Playwrights Horizons, CPA Th e a t r i c a l s . C h i c a g o /re g i o n a l : Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables (Joseph Jefferson nomination), Drury Lane Oakbrook; Miss Hannigan in Annie, Miss Shingle in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Jeanette in The Full Monty (BroadwayWorld Regional Award), RMRT; Steppenwolf; Goodman; Chicago Shakespeare; Mark Taper Forum; The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. TV: “Will & Grace,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Grimm,” “Episodes,” “Weeds,” “Dexter.” Go Rockford! @sharonsachs.

JASON GRAAE (The Wizard).

Broadway: A Grand Night for Singing,

Falsettos, Stardust, Snoopy!, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Off-Broadway: Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (Drama Desk nomination: Best Actor); Forever Plaid; Olympus on My Mind; Spamilton; etc. L.A.: Winner of Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre; Forbidden Hollywood/ Broadway (Ovation Award); Ragtime; L.A. Opera, Hollywood Bowl and a lot more. TV/film: Yes. 5½ years was voice of Lucky for Lucky Charms cereal.

Recorded over 60 CDs, including original cast, studio and solo albums.

MILI DIAZ (Nessarose) is honored and overjoyed to join Wicked! Recently, Mili was seen as Nina in In the Heights at the Olney Theater (BroadwayWorld Award) and the Fulton Opera House.

Regional: West Side Story (Maria) at Woodstock Playhouse and RENT (Mimi) at Clear Space Theatre. “Love and thanks to God, the Wicked team, Nicolosi & Co., Telsey + Co, mi familia and Jeffrey.” Pace MT ’17. @sillymili.

TOM FLYNN (Doctor Dillamond) is extremely grateful to return to Wicked, performing for the first time with the Munchkinland company. Over the past 11 years, Mr. Flynn has performed Doctor Dillamond for over 3,000 performances on both Broadway, as well as the first national tour (four times), the original Los Angeles company and the original San Francisco company. He is eternally thankful to Lisa Leguillou, Joe Mantello, David Stone and all at 321 for this continued gift!

CURT HANSEN (Fiyero) Broadway: Wicked, Next to Normal, Hairspray.

National tours: Kinky Boots (Charlie Price), Next to Normal (Gabe). TV: “Madam Secretary,” Nickelodeon’s “Big Time Rush” (Dak Zevon), ”The Good Wife.” Film: People You May Know, B-Side. Regional: Between the Lines (KC Rep), Parade (CTG), Girlfriend (CTG and ATL). Curt is a Wisconsin native who loves his wife Mallauri and his family. @curt_hansen.

M I C H A E L WA R T E L L A ( B o q ) .

Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tuck Everlasting, Wicked. OffBroadway: RENT, The Kid (The New Group); Seussical (Theaterworks/ USA); Oliver Twist (TFANA). Regional:

Chasing R ainbows (Flat Rock Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House), Midsummer, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Denver Center Theatre Company. Film/ TV: “The Mysteries of Laura,” Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet, Loving Leah. Twitter/Instagram: @mikewartella.

CECELIA TICKTIN (Standby for Elphaba) Professional theater debut!

“Wild and unending gratitude to Avalon Artists and the Wicked team for taking a chance on me. If success is standing on the shoulders of giants, Andrew Byrne is my giant. Mom, dad, Marissa: We did it!” For Emily and Robby. The only thing that makes achieving your dream impossible is giving up on it. @ceceliaticktin.

ALLISON BAILEY (Ensemble, u/s Glinda). National tour debut! Regional c re d i ts : G o o d s pe e d an d N ew London Barn Playhouse. The Boston Conservatory ’14. “Thanks to God and much love to my family, DGRW and Telsey + Co.” Allison-Bailey.com.

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

BEKA BURNHAM (Ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose). Back in Oz! Previously with the company for almost two years. BoCo ’14. “Love and thanks to Craig/Telsey, DGRW, my Wicked family, Mom and Dad and especially my pup, Root.”

LAUREN CANNON (Ensemble). Thrilled to be in Oz! Credits include West Side Story (nat’l/int’l/Ogunquit Playhouse), Radio City Christmas Spectacular and recently seen on the 2016 Tony Awards.

“Love to my family.” @L_cannon.

MATT DENSKY (Ensemble, u/s Boq).

NYC: How the Grinch… (Young Max u/s, MSG), Kris Kringle (Sky, Town Hall).

Regional: The Little Mermaid, Rock of Ages, SantaLand Diaries. B.F.A.—CCM. Thanks to Cooper Company/Gotham Talent. Love to Mom, Dad and Chris.

MattDensky.com.

SARAH ANNE FERNANDEZ (Ensemble, u/s Elphaba). Thrillified to be joining her dream show! N.Y. theater: In the Heights (Nina), Pop Punk High.

NYU Tisch 2018 grad. Endless love to family, Telsey + Co and the Cooper Company. “For Mom, Dad, M & M— thank you for always believing that I could fly.” sarahannefernandez.com.

KC FREDERICKS (Chistery) is ecstatic to return to Oz! Nat’l tours: Wicked, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Cats.

World premiere Tuck Everlasting.

RhetOracle Dance Co., Odyssey Dance Theatre. TV/Film: “Smash,” Disney’s High School Musical 3. Love to husband, Matt. @kcfredericks NICK GASWIRTH (Swing, u/s Witch’s Father, Ozian Official, The Wizard, Dr. Dillamond). Broadway: …Great Comet of 1812, A Christmas Story. N.Y./regional: Secondhand Lions (Seattle 5th Ave), I Am Harvey Milk (Lincoln Center), The Gig (NYMF), Yeast Nation (FringeNYC).

B.F.A. University of Michigan. Proud member AEA. nickgaswirth.com.

SARA GONZALES (Ensemble, u/s Madame Morrible). Webster University B.F.A. in musical theater. Regional: Bridget in Bring It On (L.A.), Daniela in In the Heights (L.A.) and more.

Award-winning jazz vocalist, performing internationally at IAJE in Toronto, Monterey Jazz Festival and 54 Below.

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ALISON JANTZIE (Swing). Gigi (Broadway), The Radio City Rockettes, Roman Holiday (Golden Gate Theater), Encores!, The Stratford Shakespeare Festival and season 5 of “Murdoch Mysteries.” Profound gratitude for the Wolff pack, Eric and family. @alisonjantz.

KELLY LAFARGA (Dance Captain, Swing) feels honored to join Wicked.

Film: Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D. TV: “Glee,” “Bones,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “DWTS.” Tours: Eve, Donnie Klang. Marymount Manhattan

College. Thanks Mom, Nina, and Sasha for their endless love and support.

“Dad, I love and miss you always.”

PHILIP DEAN LIGHTSTONE (Dance Captain, Swing, u/s Chistery) is thrilled to be back in Oz. National tours: Wicked (first national), Fame: The Musical. Regional: Transcendence Theatre Co. (Sonoma). L.A. theater: …Forum (Garry Marshall Theatre), Frozen (Disney California Adventure), Recorded in Hollywood, Happy Days (dir. Garry Marshall), Bare: A Pop Opera (dir. Kristin Hanggi). TV/film: “JAG,” Bad Santa. Love to Colin, family and friends.

MATTIE LOVE (Ensemble). Originally from Layton, Utah. Radio City Christmas Spectacular, FX untitled Fosse/Verdon series. B.F.A. Marymount Manhattan College. National tour debut! Thanks to LDC Artist Representation! “Much love to my family, Collin and Winslow.” @mattildaalove.

TIFFANY RAE MALLARI (Ensemble) has been lucky to perform for the past 10 years. Some accomplishments include High School Musical 3, Cirque du Soleil’s Viva! Elvis and Disneyland’s California Adventure.

MICAELA MARTINEZ (Swing, u/s Nessarose). A dream come true! Most recently seen in Frozen: Live at the Hyperion. First national tours: Sister Act (Ensemble, u/s Mary Robert), Walking the Tightrope (Esme). Regional favorites: The Addams Family (Wednesday), Spring Awakening (Wendla). Instagram: @micccccmart.

HAYDEN MILANES (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero) is thrilled to join the Wicked family. Hayden toured nationally and internationally as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys. Roosevelt University. Thanks to the Wicked team, Telsey and his agents at Talent Works. For Sarah. @haydenmilanes.

ANDY RICHARDSON (Ensemble, u/s Boq). Broadway: Newsies (OBC), Gypsy, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

National tours: Kinky Boots, Newsies.

Regional: Sacramento Music Circus, Paper Mill Playhouse. “Endless love to my family!” B.A. from NYU. Instagram: @aricha3. Twitter: @AMRichardson3.

WAYNE SCHRODER (Witch’s Father, Ozian Official, u/s The Wizard, Doctor Dillamond). Broadway: 9 to 5, A Christmas Carol. Tours: 9 to 5. Off-

Broadway: The Prince and the Pauper, Mimi le Duck. Film: The Producers, Brando, Welcome Home. Television: “Guiding Light,” “All My Children.”

Concert: Kristina at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall in London.

JEFF SEARS (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero, Witch’s Father, Ozian Official).

National tours: The Book of Mormon (first national) and Avenue Q. OffBroadway: Avenue Q (Princeton/ Rod). Regional: Goodspeed, Riverside Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Stages St. Louis. Carnegie Mellon University. KU grad. For Mom and Dad. @jeffdsears.

TREGONEY SHEPHERD (Midwife, u/s Madame Morrible) is excited to make her home in Munchkinland. Broadway: Been there. National tours: Done that.

Regional theater: Check. One woman shows: Check again. Education: D.M.A. vocal performance. Love to Lafayette.

TregoneyShepherd.com.

BRANDON STONESTREET (Ensemble) is thrilled to be in the land of Oz! National tours: Matilda, Elf and Flashdance. International tour: West Side Story. “Many thanks to my parents, MSA and this incredible cast and crew.

BEN SUSAK (Swing, u/s Chistery) is very grateful to be back with the Munchkinland family! Credits: Cirque du Soleil, “SYTYCD,” Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Florence + the Machine, Ke$ha, Kelly Clarkson, “American Music Awards,” “Video Music Awards,” “Billboard Awards,” “DWTS,” “American Idol,” San Francisco Ballet.

JUSTIN WIRICK (Ensemble). Joined Jan. 2010. 3,000+ performances. 20 Green Girls. Denizen of Pittsburgh, Pa. Travel enthusiast: eight plus years of touring, 50 states, eight provinces, 15 countries. Passions/hobbies: Wicked, gymnastics, figure skating, fundraising, event coordinating, photography, motivational speaking. “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. Follow my adventures on IG @justinwirick88.”

AMY YAKIMA (Witch’s Mother, Ensemble). Thrilled to be a part of Wicked. Credits include Finding Neverland (Broadway), Fox’s “SYTYCD” Season 10 female winner, Amazon Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Lindsey Stirling (Music Box tour),

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RYAN PATRICK FARRELL (Ensemble, u/s Chistery). A Michigan native.

Began dancing at age 8. Ryan is thrilled to join Wicked on tour. Credits include Wicked (Chicago), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, CATS national tour (Mistoffelees), Copacabana (Mill Mountain), Princess Cruises, Chase Brock Experience (Joyce Soho) and Boyz II Men. Love to Mom and Dad.

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Shaping Sound Company. Endless love to her family, MSA and NDSD. @dance10amy.

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (Music and Lyrics) has contributed music and/or lyrics to Godspell, Pippin, The Magic Show, The Baker’s Wife, Working (which he adapted and directed), Rags, Children of Eden and the opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon. For film, he collabo­rated with Alan Menken on the scores for Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted, and wrote the songs for the DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. Mr. Schwartz is artis­tic director of the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshops and serves on the council of the Dramatists Guild.

He is a member of the Theater Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Awards in­ c lude three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award and a tiny handful of tennis trophies. Defying Gravity, a book about his profes­sional career, is available from Applause Books. stephenschwartz.com.

WINNIE HOLZMAN (Book) received a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award for Wicked. Other theater work: the musical Birds of Paradise (with composer David Evans); One of Your Biggest Fans; Post-Its: Notes on a Marriage (both written with her husband, actor Paul Dooley); and Choice, which premiered at the Huntington Theatre in Boston. Holzman got her start writing for the ground-breaking TV drama “Thirtysomething” and went on to create the series “My So-Called Life,” which starred Claire Danes. She executive produced (again with Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick) “Once and Again,” collaborated with her daughter, Savannah Dooley, on the ABC Family series “Huge” and, most recently, teamed with Cameron Crowe on the Showtime series “Roadies.” Features include ’Til There Was You. Also an actress, Ms. Holzman appeared in Jerry Maguire and as Larry’s wife’s therapist on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” She is a graduate of Princeton University, the NYU Musical Theatre Program, and a member of the Dramatists Guild.

JOE MANTELLO (Director). Broadway: Hillary and Clinton, The Boys in the

Band, Three Tall Women, Blackbird, The Humans, Airline Highway, The Last Ship, Casa Valentina, I’ll Eat You Last, The Other Place, Other Desert Cities, Pal Joey, 9 to 5, November, The Ritz, Three Days of Rain, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross, Assassins (Tony Award), Take Me Out (Tony Award), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Design for Living, Proposals, Love! Valour! Compassion! Off-B’way: Dogfight, The Pride, A Man of No Importance, The Vagina Monologues, bash, The Mineola Twins, Corpus Christi.

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

WAYNE CILENTO (Musical Staging).

Broadway: Sweet Charity (Tony nom.), Aida, The Who’s Tommy (Tony, Drama Desk, Astaire awards), How to Succeed… (Tony nom.), Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical (director/choreographer; Tony nom., Best Choreography), Jerry’s Girls, Baby (Tony nom.). West End: The Who’s Tommy (Olivier nom.). Other credits: Off-Broadway’s A Hot Minute and Angry Housewives, national tour of Spirit, …Forum at La Jolla (San Diego Drama Critics and Drama-Logue awards). Performer credits: A Chorus Line (Mike, original cast), The Act, Seesaw, Perfectly Frank, Irene, Big Deal, Rachel Lily Rosenblum and Dancin’ (Tony nom.). He has done musical staging for Liza Minnelli, Barry Manilow, Chita Rivera, Billy Joel, Donna Summer and Pete Townshend.

EUGENE LEE (Scenic Designer) is resident designer at Trinity Rep and a resident artist at Long Wharf Theatre. He is the production designer of “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” Other Broadway credits: Bright Star, Ragtime, Show Boat and Sweeney Todd. Film credits: Coppola’s Hammett, Huston’s Mr. North, Malle’s Vanya on 42nd Street and Demme’s A Master Builder. B.F.A.: Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon. M.F.A.: Yale School of Drama. Three honorary PhDs. Awards: Tony, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Emmy awards; Elliot Norton Award for Sustained Excellence;

Pell Award; and DesignxRI Lifetime Achievement Award. A recent inductee into the New York Theater Hall of Fame, he lives in Providence, R.I., with his wife, Brooke.

SUSAN HILFERTY (Costume Designer) has designed more than 300 productions for theaters across America and internationally. Her directorial collaborators include Athol Fugard (set, costumes, co-director), Michael Mayer, James Lapine, Robert Falls, Robert Woodruff, Joe Mantello, JoAnne Akalaitis, Garland Wright, Mark Lamos, Frank Galati, Des McAnuff, Sharon Ott, David Petrarca, Richard Nelson, Christopher Ashley, Kenny Leon, Laurie Anderson, Tony Kushner, Carole Rothman, Garry Hynes and Emily Mann. Recent work: Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera 2012/2013, Taylor Swift Speak Now world tour 2011/2012. Broadway: Present Laughter (Tony nom.), Wonderland, Sondheim on Sondheim, Spring Awakening (Tony nom.), Lestat (Tony nom.), Assassins, Into the Woods (Hewes Award, Tony nom.), Dirty Blonde. She designs for opera, dance, film and TV and chairs Design at NYU/Tisch. Her numerous awards include the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Wicked.

KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Design) has more than 50 Broadway play and musical theater credits. He designs extensively Off-Broadway, for resident theaters and touring productions throughout the United States as well as internationally. Selected Broadway credits: War Paint, On Your Feet!, Disgraced, If/Then, Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Pippin, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally Blonde, The Coast of Utopia— Shipwrecked, Other Desert Cities, Harvey, The Best Man, The Merchant of Venice, The Royal Family, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Goat…, Uncle Vanya, Side Man, The Little Foxes and The Rose Tattoo. He is the recipient of Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Obie awards.

TONY MEOLA (Sound Designer).

Broadway: First Date (associate producer); The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Drama Desk Award); Lysistrata Jones (associate producer as well as sound design); Pal Joey; The Ritz; Laugh Whore; Man of La Mancha; Sweet Smell of Success; Copenhagen; Kiss Me, Kate; Footloose; The Lion King

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

TOM WATSON (Hair and Wig Design) is head of the wig and makeup department at the Metropolitan Opera. He has designed wigs for more than 80 Broadway productions. Current and recent Broadway designs include Wicked, Rock of Ages, How to Succeed…, The Addams Family, Annie, Act One, You Can’t Take It with You, The King and I, The Sound of Music national tour, Dames at Sea, Thérèse Raquin, Fiddler on the Roof (current revival), Bright Star and Long Day’s Journey into Night.

JOE DULUDE II (Makeup Designer).

Broadway and West End: Wicked, Beautiful. Broadway: Spongebob the Musical, Allegiance, Dr. Zhivago, On the Town, If/Then, Follies, Jekyll & Hyde, The Normal Heart, Grease. OffBroadway: Into the Woods (Public Theater), The Wild Party (Encores!), Show Boat (NY Philharmonic). Film: The Discovery (key makeup), Central Intelligence, Ghostbusters. Teaching:

Pace University, Muhlenberg College, Hartt School. joe2design.com.

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

STEPHEN OREMUS (Music Supervisor/ Arranger) is currently serving as music supervisor/arranger for Disney’s Frozen, which premiered on Broadway this spring. Broadway: Kinky Boots (2013 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and 2013 Grammy Award), The Book of Mormon (2011 Tony and Drama Desk awards for Best Orchestrations and 2012 Grammy Award). Worldwide music supervisor/arranger of Wicked; music supervisor/vocal arranger/ orchestrator of Broadway productions/ tours of The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, All Shook Up and 9 to 5; Grammy nominee as co-producer with Dolly Parton of 9 to 5 Broadway cast recording. Other credits: music supervisor, vocal arranger and or­chestrator: tick, tick…BOOM!; music director: Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party; conductor and contributing orchestrator for the Oscar-winning Disney film Frozen; music director of “The 87th Academy Awards” telecast and “The Wiz Live!” on NBC TV. WILLIAM DAVID BROHN (Orchestra­ tions) received the 1998 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Ragtime. Other credits include Mary Poppins, Curtains, Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden, Show Boat, Crazy for You, Carousel, Sweet Smell of Success, Oklahoma! (B’way); Mary Poppins, Oliver!, My Fair Lady, South Pacific (London) and Betty Blue Eyes. He has provided arrangements for Marilyn Horne, James Galway, Placido Domingo and Joshua Bell’s recording on Sony Classical of Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite for Violin and Orchestra.

ALEX L AC A M O I R E (Music Arrangements). has won three Tonys and three Grammys for his work on the Broadway musicals Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen and In the Heights. He won his fourth Grammy producing the soundtrack for The Greatest Showman, and is the recipient of the 2018

Kennedy Center Honors Award for his work on Hamilton. As Music Director, Arranger and/or Orchestrator on/OffBroadway: Bring It On, Wicked, High Fidelity, Annie (2011 B’way revival), The People in the Picture, 9 to 5 (Drama Desk and Grammy noms.), Legally Blonde, Bat Boy: The Musical. Film and television credits include FX’s “Fosse” (Supervising Music Producer), The Greatest Showman (Executive Music Producer), Incredibles 2 (Arranger/ Orchestrator) and “Sesame Street” (Emmy-nominated composer). Other credits: Godspell (2001 national tour), orchestrations for The Rockettes and for the Oscars.

ADAM SOUZA (Musical Director).

Broadway: Wicked, Kinky Boots; Tours: Wicked, Kinky Boots, Spamalot, Les Misérables, The Midtown Men. Associate Supervisor of Wicked in Mexico City and São Paolo, Brazil. Regional: Next to Normal, TheaterWorks Hartford; NSMT; Goodspeed Musicals, over 15 productions. The Boston Conservatory. For MOF. JAMES LYNN ABBOTT (Dance Arrange­m ents). Broadway: Aida, Tarzan, Bombay Dreams, Rent, Footloose, Joseph…, Cats, Sunset Boulevard and Miss Saigon. National tours include Starlight Express, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Who’s Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, Dennis De­Young of Styx, Shirley Bassey, Bob Hope, Vanessa Williams and Elton John. Clients include Dr Pepper, FritoLay, American Airlines and General Electric.

MICHAEL KELLER (Music Coordinator).

Broadway: War Paint, Anastasia, Dear Evan Hansen, School of Rock, Hamilton. Upcoming Broadway: Prince of Broadway, The SpongeBob Musical, Frozen, Half Time. Current tours: Kinky Boots, Hamilton (Chicago), Hamilton (national tour).

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting).

Broadway/tours: Beetlejuice; Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus; Oklahoma!; Be More Chill; Network; The Cher Show; The Prom; Pretty Woman; My Fair Lady; Mean Girls; Frozen; Anastasia; Come From Away; Waitress; Hamilton; Kinky Boots; Hello, Dolly!; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; On Your Feet!

Off-Broadway: Atlantic, Classic Stage, MCC, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Second

WICKED

(Drama Desk Award); The Sound of Music; A Christmas Carol (MSG); Steel Pier; …Forum; The King and I; Moon Over Buffalo; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; Guys and Dolls; Five Guys Named Moe; She Loves Me; The Red Shoes; Anything Goes. London: Kiss Me, Kate; The Lion King; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; and Anything Goes. National and international: The Lion King, Les Misérables, Mozart, Der Gloeckner von Notre Dame.

Tony is a graduate of Ithaca College’s Department of Theatre Arts. Thanks, Dick.

WICKED

Stage. Film: Mary Poppins Returns, Ben Is Back, The Greatest Showman, Into the Woods, Rachel Getting Married. TV: “Rent,” “Murphy Brown,” “This Is Us,” “House of Cards,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “One Day at a Time,” commercials. telseyandco.com.

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

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

EDWARD PIERCE (Associate Scenic Designer) operates a NYC-based design studio specializing in the production design of Broadway, touring and international stage productions.

With his team of artists, Edward provides first-class development and management of designs. Notable collaborations include the Tony Awardwinning Wicked with Eugene Lee, Billy Elliot, The Pirate Queen, Aida, Ragtime, Cabaret and Noise/Funk. edwardpierce.com.

CHIC SILBER (Special Effects).

Broadway: Sherlock Holmes; Edward Gorey’s Dracula; The Elephant Man; Amadeus; Nicholas Nickleby; Tintypes; Working; The Dresser; Alice in Wonderland; Grand Hotel; Piaf; Orpheus Descending; Moon Over Buffalo; Footloose; The Civil War; Aida; Kiss Me, Kate; Annie Get Your Gun; Dance of Death; Brooklyn; La Cage aux Folles; Godspell. Circus: Monte Carlo Circus Spectacular, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Clyde Beatty–Cole Bros.

DAVID O’BRIEN (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Godspell, Wonderland, Lend Me a Tenor (2010),

Grease, The Pajama Game, Sweet Charity, Fiddler on the Roof (2004), Noises Off, Stones in His Pockets, Cats, Guys and Dolls, among others.

Directing credits include 59th FIFA Congress (2009) at Atlantis (Nassau), as well as the most recent national tours of Grease (2008 and 2010).

C O L L E E N DA N A H E R ( S t a g e Manager) is thrilled to be a part of the Wicked team. Broadway: Godspell, Wonderland, South Pacific, Lend Me a Tenor, Grease, Grey Gardens. Regional: Many productions over several years at the Vineyard Playhouse in beautiful Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. Love to LBB. AARON ELGART (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, Disaster!, Newsies, Shatner’s World: We Just Live in It, Wit, Bonnie & Clyde, La Cage aux Folles (2010).

National tours: Once, Sister Act, The Addams Family, 9 to 5 The Musical.

Regional: Cutman (Goodspeed Musicals).

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

321 THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT (General Management). Credits include Wicked (worldwide); SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical; War Paint; Oh, Hello on Broadway; Fully Committed (Broadway revival and original Off-Broadway); Fun Home; If/Then; Peter and the Starcatcher; Bring It On: The Musical; Sister Act; Traces; Next to Normal; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; The Vagina Monologues; Man of La Mancha; The Graduate; I Love You, You’re Perfect…; and Bat Boy. Other management credits include The Lion King, Smokey Joe’s

Café, The Santaland Diaries, Full Gallop, Smoke on the Mountain, Rent, Guys and Dolls and The Diary of Anne Frank.

321 Theatrical Management includes Nina Essman, Nancy Gibbs, Marcia Goldberg, Ken Silverman, Danielle Karliner Naish and Amy Merlino.

MARC PLATT (Producer). Theater: The Band’s Visit (Tony Award); War Paint; Oh, Hello on Broadway; If/ Then; Pal Joey; Three Days of Rain; Wicked; Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands (Drama Desk Award); Family Week. Film: Mary Poppins Returns, Hotel Artemis, La La Land (Oscar nomination), The Girl on the Train, Bridge of Spies (Oscar nomination), Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Ricki and the Flash, Into the Woods, Drive, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Nine, Rachel Getting Married, Wanted, Legally Blonde, Legally Blonde 2, Song One, Lost River, Winter’s Tale, 2 Guns, Charlie St. Cloud, Cop Out, The Other Woman, The Seeker, The Perfect Man, Honey, and Josie and the Pussycats.

Television: “RENT Live” (FOX), “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (NBC—Emmy Award), “A Christmas Story Live!” (FOX), “Grease: Live!”

(FOX—Emmy Award), “Empire Falls” (HBO), “Taking the Stage” (MTV), "Once Upon a Mattress" (ABC), "The Path to 9/11" (ABC).

UNIVERSAL STAGE PRODUCTIONS (Producer) is the live-theater division of the world-famous motion picture studio, currently represented by the record-breaking phenomenon Wicked, currently celebrating its 15th hit year on Broadway. Additional credits include Billy Elliot, winner of 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical; Bring It On: The Musical; the Tony Award-winning revival of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess; and Holiday Inn—The New Irving Berlin Musical with Roundabout Theatre Company.

THE ARACA GROUP (Producer).

Founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego and Hank Unger, The Araca Group produces and merchandises live entertainment and theatrical events on Broadway and around the world. For more information, please visit araca.com.

JON B. PLATT (Producer). Productions in­clude Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Angels in America/Perestroika, Copenhagen, God of Carnage, Death

DAVID STONE (Producer) is currently represented around the world

by Wicked. He has also produced The Boys in the Band, War Paint, If/ Then, Next to Normal, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Three Days of Rain, Man of La Mancha, The Vagina Monologues, Fully Committed, Lifegame, The Diary of Anne Frank, Full Gallop, The Santaland Diaries and Family Secrets. David serves on the boards of The Broadway League and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. He also serves on the advisory boards of V-Day and Second Stage Theater.

David has lectured on theater at Yale, Princeton, Columbia and his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.

STAFF CREDITS for WICKED CASTING Telsey + Company Bernard Telsey CSA Craig Burns CSA Laura Wade Ally Kiley GENERAL MANAGEMENT 321 Theatrical Management Nina Essman Nancy Nagel Gibbs Marcia Goldberg TECHNICAL SUPERVISION JAKE BELL PRODUCTION SERVICES LTD. TOUR PRESS REPRESENTATIVE Phillip Aleman COMPANY MANAGER............... STEVE QUINN ENGAGEMENT MANAGER................KEN SILVERMAN PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER.....DAVID O’BRIEN Stage Manager...................................Colleen Danaher Assistant Stage Manager .................... Aaron Elgart Associate Company Manager............ Emily Powell Assistant to Mr. Schwartz..................... Michael Cole Assistant Scenic Designer.................Nick Francone Oz Map Design...................................Francis Keeping Associate Costume Designer.Amanda Whidden Associate Hair Designer..................... J. Jared Janas Assistant Costume Designers.... Tricia Barsamian, Amy C. Bradshaw, Cathy Small, Mary Wilson Associate Lighting Designer..............Karen Spahn Assoc. Lighting Designer/ Automated Lights..........................Warren Flynn Assistant Lighting Designer.......................Joel Shier Assoc. Sound Designer/ Prod. Sound Engineer....................... Kai Harada Assistant Sound Designer........... Catherine Mardis Projections Programmer.... Demfis Fyssicopolous

Associate Projection Designer..........Shawn Boyle Assistant Projection Designer.......Keri Thibodeau Projection Animators............................Gareth Smith, Ari Sachter-Zeltzer Special Effects Associate......................Aaron Waitz Flying Effects................................ZFX Flying Illusions Production Carpenter............................ Rick Howard Head Carpenter................................. Matthew Biltgen Automation Carpenter..........................Rick Schadle Assistant Carpenters....................... Forrest Hinman, Terry Thomas Flyman...............................................................Don Hill, Jr. Production Electrician................... Brendan Quigley Scenic Electrics...............................................Mike Ward Head Electrician......................................... Keno Garcia Assistant Electricians............Matthew Cadenhead, Katie Ludwig, Jacob Martin Production Properties Supervisor...............George Wagner Head Properties...........................................Bob Uzabel Assistant Properties.........................................Noel Bell Head Sound Engineer......................... David Romich Assistant Sound Engineer..................James Wilcox Additional Production Staff.................Henry Baker Production Wardrobe Supervisor....Alyce Gilbert Wardrobe Supervisor... Cynthia Romo Lancaster Assistant Wardrobe Supervisors.. Pamela Mattei, Michelle Roussell Hair Supervisor..............Andrea DiVincenzo Shairs Assistant Hair Supervisor.....................David Bryant Makeup Design..................................Joseph Dulude II Makeup Supervisor........................ Joyce McGilberry Masks and Prosthetics.............W.M. Creations, Inc. Matthew W. Mungle Advance Carpenters........................ David Johnson, Michael Lohrer, Dave Rader, Duke Wilson Advance Electrician.....................................Eric Rimes Advance Electrics/Sound...............David Trovarelli Advance Sound.......................................... Brian Moore Advance Wardrobe................... Ann M. Bruskiewitz Music Preparation.......Anixter/Rice Music Service Synthesizer Programming.............Andrew Barrett Guitar Effects Programming..................Lou Garrett Production Assistants.............................. Susan Bero, Sarah Koehler, Joshua Pilote, Stuart Shefter, Wendy Stephens Advertising..............Serino Coyne/Greg Corradetti Caroline Thompson, Kevin Hirst Website...........................................Situation Interactive Merchandise.......................................The Araca Group Banking..................................................Bank of America Payroll...........................................Checks and Balances Accounting...............................WithumSmith+Brown Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA Anthony Moore, CPA Insurance..............AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Physical Therapy....................................NEURO TOUR Neil Toussaint PT, DPT, ATC, Cert. DN Housing and Travel.....................................Road Rebel Makeup provided by MAC Cosmetics MARC PLATT PRODUCTIONS Adam Siegel, Greg Lessans, Joey Levy, Jared LeBoff, Ryan Christians, Dan Attanasio, Katie McNicol, TJ Barber STONE PRODUCTIONS Patrick Catullo Aaron Glick Tim Bloom UNIVERSAL STAGE PRODUCTIONS Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal................ Ron Meyer Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment.......Jeff Shell Chairman, Universal Pictures.........Donna Langley President, Universal Pictures......Jimmy Horowitz SVP, CFO Productions......................Arturo Barquet VP, Live Theatricals.........................Chris Herzberger VP, Legal Affairs..............................................Keith Blau

321 THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT Heather Allen Amy Merlino Coey Theresa Cooper Katie Engel Marissa Gonzales Danielle Karliner Rachel Kaufman Ellise Lesser Stuart Levy Uma McCrosson Rebecca Peterson Susan Sampliner Tyler Siems Maan Singh Tinna EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION

Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota The Road Company www.theroadcompany.com

CREDITS Scenery built by F&D Scene Changes. Scenic motion control featuring Stage Command Systems© by Scenic Technologies, a division of PRG. Lighting equipment from PRG Lighting; Sound equipment from PRG Audio, both divisions of Production Resource Group LLC. Special effects by Sunshine Scenic Studios and Aztec Stage Lighting. Video projection system by Scharff Weisberg Inc. Projections

by Vermilion Border Productions. Costumes

by Barbara Matera Ltd., Parsons-Meares Ltd., Tricorne, Eric Winterling, Scafati and Cego.

Millinery by Rodney Gordon and Lynne Mackey Shoes by T.O. Dey, Frederick Longtin, LaDuca and J.C. Theatrical. Flatheads and monkey wings by Michael Curry Design Inc. Chistery growing wings by Robert Allsop. Life-casts

by Todd Kleitsch and Sunday Englis. Fur by Fur & Furgery. Undergarments and hosiery

by Bra*Tenders, Inc. Antique jewelry by Ilene Chazanof. Specialty jewelry and tiaras by Larry Vrba. Custom Oz accessories by LouLou Button.

Custom screening by Olympus Flag and Banner and Gene Mignola. Certain props by John Creech Designs & Den Design Studio. Graphic props by Proper Decorum, Inc. Confetti by Artistry in Motion. Puppets by Bob Flanagan. Spellbooks

by Sascha Kaminski. Bedding by Sew & So. Wigs by Watson Associates. Electronic instruments and equipment from Manny’s Music.

Guitar amplifiers by Mesa Boogie. Cymbals by Sabian. Drumheads by Remo. Drumheads from Headhunters. Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios.

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

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

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

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

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

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

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

WICKED

of a Salesman, A Raisin in the Sun, A View from the Bridge, Clybourne Park, Mother/Hat, Jerusalem, Venus in Fur, Betrayal, You’re Welcome America, Driving Miss Daisy, I’ll Eat You Last, The Diary of Anne Frank, No Man’s Land/ Waiting for Godot, Exit the King, A Delicate Balance, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Recipient, the 2012 Robert Whitehead Award for Distinguished Producing.

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Wish you had seen The Beatles live? Wish you’d been born back then? Wish you hadn’t been in kindergarten when they set foot on American soil? Wish you’d gone to just one of their concerts? Wish, wish, wish…

Well, wish no more.

Leave it to Southern California to come up with a solution for gratifying every kind of appetite, this one included. It was not instant gratification — we’re told it took 20 years to put Rain, the concert, together — but when The Beatles hung up their guitars in 1970 and took off in four different directions, leaving thousands of fans wanting more, someone somewhere had to come up with the idea of cloning the Fab Four.

And so they have. Along with founder Mark Lewis, the original guys who created (and originally impersonated) The Beatles — Joey Curatolo, Joe Bithorn, Steve Landes and Ralph Castelli — came to Rain, the band, and eventually Rain, the show, via Beatlemania. Now touring with Rain is Paul Curatolo, Steve Landes, Aaron Chiazza and Alastar McNeil.

Some of them had become smitten with The Beatles on the night of February 9, 1964, when those four famous boys from Liverpool, England, stepped on the stage of “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The Beatles’ revolutionary brand of rock ’n’ roll made a worldwide impression and their popularity went straight through the roof. They recorded 13 albums in a short eight years, made memorable films and gave concerts everywhere. So it’s no wonder that

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the suddenness of their breakup in 1970 sent shockwaves through the music world.

Rain, the band, was formed in part out of this devastation, but even more out of a desire simply to keep the music alive. It was a labor of abiding love. They studied the songs, the gestures, the look, the dress and gradually built an impressive repertoire.

Rain is more a concert than a show, with a stationary bandstand prominent center stage and a dazzling array of lighting and other perpetual motion special effects swirling around the musicians. Not only do the four performers play The Beatles’ songs including iconic favorites from “Abbey Road,” but they also meticulously match the Fab Four’s clothing, hairstyles and facial hair at changing periods of their performing lives.

In this manner the members of Rain, the show, preserve the music and the musical legacy while giving audiences the momentary illusion of “being there.” It’s the same thrill Americans felt on that February night in 1964 and at every live concert thereafter. It’s a thrill they’ll be enchanted to rediscover now.

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You’re familiar with the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” That’s why DCPA Education regularly seeks out partners to ensure that we are connecting with individuals and communities.

Our 27-year partnership with Phamaly Theatre Company is our longest-lasting example of the power of community connection.

Our multi-pronged relationship with this local acting company helps us connect to actors with disabilities. Throughout the year, Phamaly utilizes our Education studios for auditions and rehearsal space. Additionally, we offer acting instruction to company members, all of whom attend on scholarship thanks to our Lewis E. Meyers, Jr. Scholarship program.

Another longstanding partnership is with the Denver Public Library. This collaboration allows DCPA Education to present our literacy-based Book Stars storytelling workshop and Shakespeare in the Parking Lot’s abridged performances of Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at library branches. Plus, in conjunction with our Theatre for Young Audiences program, DPL brings its book mobile on site, our actors record the play for the library’s Phone-A-Story program and we extend tickets and tours for distribution to library visitors.

In an effort to broaden the representation of our diverse community in our class enrollment, we work with ReSchool’s Blueprint4Summer program, Opening Act and Upbeat Colorado.

Blueprint4Summer is an initiative to narrow the gap between learners who have access to summer enrichment programs and those who do not. Working with Blueprint4Colorado, the DCPA offers summer camp scholarships and connects with families who might otherwise not be familiar with our programs.

Opening Act works with young women of color to bolster leadership skills during their middle and high school careers. As a collaborator, DCPA Education provides scholarships for these participants to attend our classes.

Since 2001, Upbeat Colorado has endeavored to make classical music instruction available to low-income families. Last year, DCPA Education was delighted to broaden these opportunities through scholarships to acting classes.

Additionally, DCPA Education works with its cultural partners including the Mexican Cultural Center on Día del Niño at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science as well as the Colorado Symphony at its Cinco de Mayo celebration. These extraordinary events allow us to engage with individuals who are not necessarily patrons of theatre and introduce them to new opportunities through fun, interactive activities.

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Brian McClain.....................Custodial Supervisor Tara Miller......................................... Senior Manager Janice Sinden..............................President & CEO Brook Nichols......Director, Event Technology Maggie Lamb........................Executive Assistant Peter Sifter.......Facilities Operations Manager to the CEO Madison Stout......................Reception/Security Dawn Williams................................Director, Event BROADWAY & CABARET Sales & Marketing Cesar Carillo, Juan Loya, Carmen Molina, ADMINISTRATION Blanca Primero, Judith Primero, John Ekeberg.........................Executive Director Angeles Reyes Soto.............................Custodians Alicia Bruce................................. General Manager Ashley Brown...........................Business Manager MARKETING, SALES & PATRON SERVICES GARNER GALLERIA THEATRE Abel Becerra.............................Technical Director Lisa Mallory........................................Vice President Anna Hookana+..........................Core Stagehand Patrick Berger.............Audience Development Manager Heidi Bosk.................................Associate Director, DEVELOPMENT PR & Integrated Marketing Shelley Thompson.........................Vice President Rachel Cadden......................... Communications Coordinator Rebecca Clark.......................................Coordinator Casey Eickhoff, Megan Fevurly.......................Associate Director, Brenda Elliott..........Senior Graphic Designers Individual Philanthropy Brianna Firestone..........Director of Marketing, Tamara Fox.................................... Manager, Grants Insights & Strategy Alicia Higginbotham..............Manager, Special Rachel Garn..................................Email Developer Events Jacquelyn Glover.......Junior Web Developer/ Ariel Keener.........Coordinator, Special Events Administration Marc Ravenhill................Manager, Stewardship Brittany Gutierrez.................... Communications Julie Voorhees....Manager, Capital Campaign Associate Donna Hendricks................Executive Assistant EDUCATION & COMMUNITY Jeff Hovorka......... Director, Sales & Marketing ENGAGEMENT Emily Kent................................Director, Marketing David Lenk.......................................Video Producer Allison Watrous..................... Executive Director Emily Lozow......Marketing & Digital Manager Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski.......................Director of Adam Lundeen...........Marketing Technologist Education & Curriculum Management Kyle Malone.....................................Design Director Stuart Barr..................................Technical Director Helen Masvikeni..........................Project Manager Claudia Carson.....Teaching Artist & Program Manager – Playwriting & Bobby G Carolyn Michaels....................................Copywriter Leslie Channell....................Director of Business Cheyenne Michaels.........Marketing Associate Operations John Moore....................... Senior Arts Journalist Linda Eller........................................................Librarian Anna Nunez........................Jr. Marketing Analyst Dana Good...............................Assistant Registrar Joseph Schurwonn.................Financial Analyst Timothy McCracken...................Head of Acting Austin Walker.................Marketing Coordinator Andre Rodriguez......................Teaching Artist & Suzanne Yoe...........Director, Communications & Cultural Affairs Program Manager – Shakespeare David Saphier.......Teaching Artist & Program Manager – In School Programming TICKETING & AUDIENCE SERVICES Elizabeth Schmit..........................Office Manager Jennifer Lopez....................Director, Ticketing & Audience Services Melissa Sumner............................................Registrar Rachel Taylor...............................Teaching Artist & Ticketing Services Program Manager – Literacy Engagement Kirk Petersen...........................Associate Director, Patron Relations and Resiliency Programming Justin Walvoord........................Teaching Artist & Micah White.............................Associate Director, Subscription Services Program Manager – Teacher Professional Development Billy Dutton....Associate Director, Operations Maggy Stacy, Malcolm Brown..............Subscription Manager Robyn Yamada............................Teaching Artists Amanda Gomez...........VIP Ticketing Manager Christina Gesford, FACILITIES & EVENT SERVICES Tristan Jungferman, Zoë Mäkelä, Lauren Trujillo....................Box Office Managers Clay Courter.......................................Vice President D.J. 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