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LETTERS TO THE CEO In Applause No. 6, CEO Scott Shiller asked patrons if live theatre should stay rooted in tradition or if it should evolve to embrace new interests, new technology and new ways to experience productions. Excerpts from your responses follow.

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I recently heard someone refer to Denver as a “cow town.” As a somewhat recent transplant (one of the more than 100,000 who have moved here over the last five years), I was confused. Granted, I’ve seen the livestock parade that opens the Western Stock Show. And I know ranching is an essential part of Colorado. But I look around and I don’t see a cow town. I see a vibrant American city, growing by leaps and bounds, with one of the lowest rates of unemployment in the country. I see the country’s most attended arts and culture scene. To borrow a term from our successful start-up scene, I see Denver 2.0. None of this suggests our past needs to be left in the past. In fact, it’s more important than ever that we honor our heritage and keep our stories alive in the present. It’s just that our story gets richer and more expansive as we grow. America is a land of reinvention. Right now, Denver is living that promise out in a very real and exciting way. So if our past is (debatably) bovine, what is our present? Or more to the point, who is our present? We transplants consider Colorado home now, along with all of you who have been here for years, decades or even generations before us. Thank you for welcoming us. We may be strangers but we love living here just as much as you do. We love the stories we hear about Denver’s past. And we appreciate the opportunity to add our tales to the mix. I believe live theatre is a crucial piece of our shared storytelling experience. It’s always been a place to see both time-tested stories and fresh new perspectives. Seems like now is the time to ask ourselves whose stories belong on our stages. So what do you think, natives and newcomers? Whose stories do you want to see? Which voices from our past still resonate and which new voices deserve to be heard? How can our theatres amplify the voices that honor the cow and the now? Let us know your thoughts online at denvercenter.org/sightline.

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In 2007, the seductive, off-beat Irish film once opened to glowing reviews and quickly developed a fervent following. This lyrical musical tells the story of two down-on-their-luck musicians: an angst-ridden Dublin street singer/songwriter who works as a vacuum cleaner repairman, and a Czech immigrant who sells flowers to support herself and her family. Girl (as she is known) initiates a friendship with Guy (as he is known), and in the course of a week they make music together, fall in love and part, but not before changing each other’s lives. once is both graceful and gritty. It has a naturalism and intimacy that are generally best achieved in film, which explains why the Irish playwright Enda Walsh was less than enthusiastic when he was asked if he would write the book for a Broadwaystyle musical based on the movie. “I guffawed when my agent called and asked me to speak to the producers,” says Walsh. “I said, ‘What a stupid idea.’ It’s a two-hander with very little plot. It’s delicate. I called the producers and told them it wasn’t for me. There’s no tradition of musical theatre in Ireland. Then they told me John Tiffany was attached to it as director.” Walsh and Tiffany are longtime friends, and although Tiffany also had doubts at first as to the viability of the material as a musical, he convinced Walsh not to reject the idea outright. Says Walsh, “John said, ‘Let’s just take two days, and we can read the screenplay and listen to the songs and talk about it.’ I said, ‘Okay, we’ll do two days — and that’s all we’ll do.’ ” Well, not quite. “Those two days convinced us that we wanted to do this show,” says Tiffany. The musical became such a critical and commercial success that it spawned a London production, a Broadway show and a US national tour — a journey that saw this modest undertaking

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win no fewer than eight 2012 Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book (Walsh), and Best Direction of a Musical (Tiffany). “I never think about adapting films for the stage. That’s not the way I work,” insists Tiffany. “When I was approached about once, I hadn’t even seen the film. But one of my best friends said, ‘You will love the music.’ So I downloaded the soundtrack — and I absolutely loved it. I’d never heard music like that. [It’s] the reason I wanted to do the show. Not just the music itself, but the fact that it’s a story about creating music, the healing power of music.” In reading through John Carney’s screenplay, Walsh discovered there was much he could relate to. “I’m a big fan of the movie Brief Encounter, and I saw similarities,” he says. “There’s a bittersweet pang that really hurts. Very quickly I thought I was a good match for the material. I tend to write characters that are inarticulate and lonesome, and something comes into their life that changes them. From listening to the songs, I thought it might be good for me to do something about Ireland, which was so hurt in the recession. A little love letter to Dublin. “That was my way in. You start by bringing two people together and getting them to talk to one another. The tone shows itself quickly, so you step out of the way and allow it to write itself. “I knew all along that there were markers. I just had to unlock a stage language that was right. As soon as the Girl started talking, I thought, ‘That’s the swagger of it.’ She became the style of it and the force of the piece — and the central storyteller.” The 12 adult members of the cast play at least one instrument and are onstage virtually throughout the show. “I didn’t want

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“Each person is riffing off a love that’s been lost, that got away. That was the key: for the audience to feel part of the experience, and look at the people on the stage and go, ‘They’re us.’ ”

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anyone on stage we didn’t get to know intimately,” says Tiffany. By individualizing each character, adds Walsh, “we built a community, and that became the heart of the piece.” As the show unfolds, the focus, of course, is on the relationship between Guy and Girl, but the audience also catches glimpses of the lives of the other characters. “We needed to be sure that there are all these other love stories in the air. Each person is riffing off a love that’s been lost, that got away. That was the key: for the audience to feel part of the experience, and look at the people on the stage and go, ‘They’re us.’ ” In the end, the material proved to be as powerful on stage as it is on film. “What’s very moving about the piece is how sometimes we meet people who we don’t necessarily stay with forever, but they give us the resources to move on to the next part of our life,” says Tiffany. “There’s something very truthful in that. People have said to me, ‘When I was sitting in the theatre watching once, I felt like I was watching it with everyone I’ve ever loved, whether or not they’re still in my life.’ ”

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For 1,200 years Nonnberg, the First Abbey of Benedictine Nuns nestled on an Austrian hillside, offered a spiritual shelter from the dark forces of the world. It was here, just prior to World War II, that a high-spirited young novice named Maria sought a life of sacrifice and prayer. As is told in one of the most popular musicals in American history, Maria was hurtled from a life of solitude into the tumultuous life on the world stage. Most of you sitting in the audience know the story of this nun-turned-governessturned-singer-turned-wife-and-mother and for those of you unfamiliar with her inspiring life, we won’t spoil the story. But what happened to Maria after leaving her beloved Austria? The family headed for America with only the clothes on their backs and a few treasured belongings. They had no money and spoke no English as they began a new life in New York doing the only thing they knew: singing for their supper. Touring this country from ocean to ocean countless times in a big blue bus, the family learned a new language, new culture and learned to love their adopted country. When they arrived to perform a concert near Stowe, Vermont, they were stunned by the beauty of the place. Though plagued by money problems, they were catching on to the American notion of “time payments,” and decided to buy a dilapidated house on a mountain-top overlooking a valley, instead of buying new clothes for the large family. “We can build a house and barns, but we can never build a view like this,” Georg exclaimed. The von Trapp family’s story is one of faith, courage and love. When they ran out of money, they prayed and new opportunities for performing arose. When part of their rickety house fell down, they prayed and friends appeared to help them build a new one. When a nearby Army Corps of Engineers facility was closed, they prayed for

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guidance about a bit of wartime red tape that prevented land purchases by aliens. After threatening Maria with jail, Vermont state officials suddenly relented and the von Trapps turned it into a hugely successful summer music camp. When their fellow Austrians were desperate for food and clothing, they prayed to be shown a way to help. They created the Austrian Relief Fund, which grew to include relief drives for several European countries. Money and tons of food and clothing were collected. They mailed bundles of goods from post offices along their route. When they stood before a judge and took an oath of allegiance to the United States of America, they prayed in gratitude that they were now citizens of the country whose freedom they so deeply cherished. The von Trapps touched millions of lives with their music and through their generosity. “…Only one thing is necessary to be happy and to make others happy,” Maria said, “and that one thing is not money, nor connections, nor health — it is love.” The Abbey of Nonnberg cast a long shadow. Its young novice lived a life of service after all. This story was adapted from an article by Teri Downard, former Deputy Director of the DCPA’s Media Relations and Publications Department.

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HOW DISNEY TURNED A BEAST INTO A BEAUT BY TERI DOWNARD

Even on your very best day, chances are you’ve never danced with your dinnerware. Oh, you may have talked things out over a good cup of tea from time to time, but rarely with the teapot itself. You even may have warbled in your wardrobe, but with it? Ah, but perhaps you’ve never visited an enchanted castle. Fear not. Here’s your chance, as Disney’s Beauty and the Beast rolls into town for a return run in Denver. As usual, it’s the love of a good woman that turns a beast into his best. Then again, this timeless tale of redemption brings out the best in everyone. Based on the traditional fairytale first published in France in the mid-18th century, Beauty and the Beast has been translated into hundreds of versions worldwide. When Walt Disney Pictures released the animated feature film in 1991, it was hailed as an instant classic with critics praising its “songs worthy of a Broadway musical.” With two Academy Awards (Best Song and Best Original Score), Disney set out to turn that praise into reality. The transformation of evil into good is hardly the only transformation in this show. To the tune of $13 million dollars, give or take a few, the Disney folk transformed their very successful film musical into an equally successful stage musical. Linda Woolverton adapted her screenplay for the stage complete with new scenes and seven new songs. The show opened at the Palace Theatre on April 18, 1994, ultimately playing 5,461 performances on Broadway in 13 years. With 580 costume pieces, 81 wigs and spectacular staging effects, people become household utensils such as teapots and wardrobes and candelabra and feather dusters and clocks right before your eyes. Since its Broadway debut 22 years ago, more than 35 million people in 21 countries have enjoyed the eyebrow-

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NETworks Presentations LLC presents

Music by

Lyrics by

Alan Menken

Book by

Howard Ashman & Tim Rice

Linda Woolverton

Originally Produced by

Disney Theatrical Productions Featuring Brooke Quintana Sam Hartley Matt DaSilva Stephanie Harter Gilmore Stephanie Gray DeAndre Horner Jake Jones Melissa Jones Thomas Mothershed Ryan N. Phillips Samuel Shurtleff Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek with Kari Baker Mike Baskowski Danny Burgos Kevin Paul Clark Ben Cullen Mary Beth Donahoe David Grindrod Lance E. Hayes Kyle Huey Hannah Jewel Kohn Lacey Kriston Kevin Kulp Jennie McGuinness Hayley Palmer Jeanette Palmer Colleen Roberts Sarah Shelton Micah Wallace Scenic Design Stanley A. Meyer

Costume Design Ann Hould-Ward

Lighting Design Natasha Katz

Sound Design John Petrafesa, Jr.

Hair Design David H. Lawrence

Fight Direction Rick Sordelet

Illusion Design Jim Steinmeyer

Puppet Design Basil Twist

Orchestrations Danny Troob Associate Director Sam Scalamoni

Dance Music Arrangements Glen Kelly Associate Choreographer Connor Gallagher

Music Coordinator John Mezzio

Production Stage Manager Jess Gouker Casting Patricia Pearce Gentry Bob Cline General Manager Mary K. Witte

Vocal Arrangements David Friedman Music Director/Conductor Kevin Francis Finn

Company Manager Colin Byrne

Tour Marketing Broadway Booking Office NYC Executive Producer Kary M. Walker & Seth Wenig

Tour Booking The Booking Group Production Manager Hector Guivas

Music Supervision and Incidental Music Arrangements

Michael Kosarin Choreography by

Matt West Directed by

Rob Roth Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International, New York, NY. www.mtishows.com www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com

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Belle.........................................................................................................................................BROOKE QUINTANA Beast...................................................................................................................................................SAM HARTLEY Gaston.............................................................................................................CHRISTIAAN SMITH-KOTLAREK Lefou.................................................................................................................................................. MATT DASILVA Mrs. Potts................................................................................................................................... STEPHANIE GRAY Lumiere....................................................................................................................................... RYAN N. PHILLIPS Cogsworth.......................................................................................................................... SAMUEL SHURTLEFF Babette.......................................................................................................................................... MELISSA JONES Maurice............................................................................................................................THOMAS MOTHERSHED Madame de la Grande Bouche................................................................ STEPHANIE HARTER GILMORE Chip (at certain performances)..................................................................................... DEANDRE HORNER Chip (at certain performances)....................................................................................................JAKE JONES Monsieur d’ Arque..................................................................................................................... DANNY BURGOS Young Prince.............................................................................................................................MIKE BASKOWSKI Carpet..........................................................................................................................................MIKE BASKOWSKI Silly Girls............................................... JEANETTE PALMER, COLLEEN ROBERTS, SARAH SHELTON Townspeople/Enchanted Objects....................KARI BAKER, MIKE BASKOWSKI, DANNY BURGOS, BEN CULLEN, MARY BETH DONAHOE, DAVID GRINDROD, LANCE E. HAYES, KYLE HUEY, HANNAH JEWEL KOHN, LACEY KRISTON, KEVIN KULP, JENNIE MCGUINNESS, JEANETTE PALMER, COLLEEN ROBERTS, SARAH SHELTON, MICAH WALLACE Voice of Prologue Narrator.................................................................................HASSAN NAZARI-ROBATI UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. For the Beast — BEN CULLEN, MICAH WALLACE for Belle — KARI BAKER, MARY BETH DONAHOE for Gaston — BEN CULLEN, MICAH WALLACE for Lefou — MIKE BASKOWSKI, KEVIN PAUL CLARK for Lumiere — DAVID GRINDROD, LANCE E. HAYES for Cogsworth — DANNY BURGOS, KYLE HUEY for Mrs. Potts — LACEY KRISTON, JENNIE McGUINNESS for Madame de la Grande Bouche — LACEY KRISTON, JENNIE McGUINNESS for Babette — COLLEEN ROBERTS, HANNAH JEWEL KOHN for Maurice — DANNY BURGOS, KYLE HUEY for Monsieur D’Arque — KYLE HUEY, KEVIN PAUL CLARK for Carpet — KEVIN PAUL CLARK, KEVIN KULP

Dance Captain............................................................................................................................HAYLEY PALMER Assistant Dance Captain..................................................................................................KEVIN PAUL CLARK Fight Captain...................................................................................................................................... BEN CULLEN Swings............................................................................................... KEVIN PAUL CLARK, HAYLEY PALMER

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

Please turn off your cell phones and pagers prior to the beginning of the performance.

ACT I Overture.............................................................................................................................................................Orchestra Prologue.............................................................................................................................................................Orchestra Belle.................................................................................................... Belle, Gaston, Silly Girls and Townspeople Wolf Chase............................................................................................................................................................Maurice Me.............................................................................................................................................................................. Gaston Belle (Reprise)...........................................................................................................................................................Belle Home.............................................................................................................................................................................Belle Home (Reprise).............................................................................................................................................. Mrs. Potts Gaston........................................................................................... Lefou, Gaston, Silly Girls and Tavern Patrons Gaston (Reprise)............................................................................................................................ Gaston and Lefou How Long Must This Go On?............................................................................................................................. Beast Be Our Guest........................................................Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, and Enchanted Objects, Ensemble If I Can’t Love Her.................................................................................................................................................. Beast ACT II Entr’acte/Wolf Attack..................................................................................................................................Orchestra Something There............................................................... Belle, Beast, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts and Cogsworth Human Again........................................ Lumiere, Madame de la Grande Bouche, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Babette, Chip and Enchanted Objects, Ensemble Beauty and the Beast.................................................................................................................................. Mrs. Potts If I Can’t Love Her (Reprise)............................................................................................................................... Beast A Change In Me.........................................................................................................................................................Belle The Mob Song.................................................................................................... Gaston, Townspeople, Ensemble Home (Reprise)................................................................................................................................... Belle and Beast Beauty and the Beast (Reprise)..................................................................................... Belle, Prince, Company

There will be one 20-minute intermission ORCHESTRA Music Director/Conductor/Keyboards: Kevin Francis Finn Associate Conductor/Keyboards: Shane Parus Violin: Deborah Moyer Reeds: Rebecca Hovan, Nathan Nix, Michael Witsberger Trumpet: Nicholas Berry French Horn: Rebecca Fathman Bass: Catherine O’Malley Cello: Eric Sheaffer Drums/Percussion: Kevin McNaughton

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST SAM HARTLEY (Beast). Recent credits: Young Frankenstein (Frederick), Les Misérables (Enjolras) and Into the Woods (Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince). Training: University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thanks to the creative team for this incredible opportunity! For my invaluable parents, brothers, family, friends, and teachers who continue to encourage, guide, and inspire. @samfred88 BROOKE QUINTANA (Belle) is beyond ecstatic to be joining this national tour as Belle. Credits include Les Misérables (Eponine), A Chorus Line (Diana Morales) and The Drowsy Chaperone (Trix). Brooke would like to thank God, her friends, and family for their unwavering love and support on this incredible adventure. To my Mom “I love you TTFA.” MATT DASILVA (LeFou). National tour debut! Recent credits include How to Succeed... (Bud), Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Lucas), New Dawn and Les Misérables. Proud Rhode Island native and Harvard grad. Thanks to Rod, Babs and B$L. Follow me: @mattydasilva STEPHANIE HARTER GILMORE (Madame de la G rand B ouche) spent last year chandelier-swinging as Duchess Estonia Dulworth in the national tour of Nice Work if You Can Get It. Other favorite credits include The Tempest (Ariel), Cats (Jelly/Griddle), and The Marvelous Wonderettes (Missy). For Stacy. stephaniehartergilmore.com STEPHANIE GRAY (Mrs. Potts) is thrilled to be touring the country with one of her favorite musicals. Previously toured with Arts Power, former Young Artist at Seagle Music Colony. BM Boston University. All my love to Mom, Dad, Christina, Becca and Nate!

and his family, but mostly God who makes all things possible. He misses his three siblings in Texas!! M E LI S SA J O N E S (B a b et te). A Southern California native, Melissa currently lives in NYC. Favorite past shows include 42nd Street (Anytime Annie), Nunsense (Mary Leo) and Sugar Babies (Sugar Baby). All my love to family and my Mot. Don’t know what I would do without you. THOMAS MOTHERSHED (Maurice). National Tours: Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), West Side Story (Krupke) Regional: My Fair Lady (Harry) directed by two time Tony winner, Frank Galati, Les Misérables (Thénardier), All Shook Up (Jim Haller), 1776 (John Adams), Hamlet (Polonius), Merchant of Venice (Shylock). BFA Acting Florida State University. www.tmothershed.org RYAN N. PHILLIPS (Lumiere) is thrilled to be rejoining the Disney family! Previous credits include the national tour of In the Mood (Narrator), Pirates of Penzance (Frederic), Urinetown! (Bobby Strong), and many shows with Disney Cruise Line. A huge thank you to NETworks, Bob, Dave and all my family and fri ends. www.ryannphillips.com SAMUEL SHURTLEFF (Cogsworth) is thrilled to be returning for his second touring season as Cogsworth! Previously, he has been seen in regional productions of South Pacific (Emile), Sordid Lives (G.W.), The Foreigner (Froggy) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom). He would like to thank his beautiful Muse, Terrilynn. www.samuelshurtleff.net. #CogsyAcrossAmerica

DEANDRE HORNER (Chip at certain performances), nine, hails from McDonough, GA and is very excited to be part of this Broadway national tour. Thanks to all of the supportive people in my life, especially my family.

CHRISTIAAN SMITH-KOTLAREK (Gaston). “‘Time After Time’ was never better, and I heard Sinatra sing it.” - Carol Burnett; stunned me! Assassins (Booth), Marriage of Figaro (Almaviva), Die Zauberflöte (Papageno); NYC cabaret: Joe’s Pub; NYC solo shows: SubCulture, Rockwood Music Hall. Thrilled to be your Gaston! Insta/twitter: @christiaanuum

JA K E J O N E S (C h i p at c e r ta i n performances) is thrilled to be here! He has performed in community theater shows including Jungle Book, The Music Man and The Wizard of Oz. Jake would like to thank Artisan Children’s Theater

K A R I B A K E R ( To w n s p e r s o n / Enchanted Object) is making her debut with the touring company of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! Regional productions: Tarzan (Jane), A Chorus Line (Cassie), A Beef and Boards

Christmas (Swing), Anything Goes (Purity), Mary Poppins, The Producers, and The Wizard of Oz. A big thank you goes out to Bob, NETworks, her family, and friends. Enjoy the show! Follow her on insta/twitter @KBake222 MIKE BASKOWSKI (Townsperson/ Carpet) is excited to share Disney magic across the country! Recent Credits: Goodspeed Opera House, The Palace Theatre, Theatre by the Sea, The Reagle Music Theatre. Love and thanks to Mom, Dad, J&D +1, The Price Group, and RC.” DANNY BURGOS (Monsieur D’Arque, Townsperson/Enchanted Object) is humbled to make his national tour debut with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Favorite credits: West Side Story (Bernardo) and The Addams Family (Gomez Addams). Proud Florida State University graduate! Special thanks to NETworks, friends, family, teachers and MT2015. www.dannyburgos.com KEVIN PAUL CLARK (Assistant Dance Captain, Swing). National Tour Debut! Regional includes Merry Go Round Playhouse and Portland Center Stage. Company member alum of Nevada Ballet Theatre. Many thanks to this cast, crew, and team. Endless gratitude to his loved ones! For mom. BEN CULLEN (Townsperson/Enchanted Object, Fight Captain) is pumped to return to the provincial town for another season! Regional: Les Misérables (The Fulton; Foreman, Courfeyrac), Joseph... Dreamcoat (The Fulton; Naphtali), The Wedding Singer (Glen Guglia). Proud Penn State alumnus; WE ARE! BenCullenWalker.com, Instagram: @Built_by_Ben MARY BETH DONAHOE (Townsperson/ Enchanted Object) is delighted to make her national tour debut! Recent credits: White Christmas (Rhoda) at Fulton Theatre; 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer); Spamalot; Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, The Music Man, Cinderella, Hair at MSMT. BFA Ohio Northern. Love to the Donahoe Team. www.MaryBethDonahoe.com DAVID GRINDROD (Townsperson/ Enchanted Object) is from Annapolis, MD and is happy to be back on the road again after playing Mark on the

LANCE E. HAYES (Townsperson/ Enchanted Object) is ecstatic to be making his national tour debut! Select Regional: The Producers, The Little Mermaid, Carrie: The Musical, and Dames At Sea. Love and gratitude to Gregg Baker, Mom and Dad, family, friends, Bob Cline, and NETworks. KYLE HUEY (Townsperson/Enchanted Object), from Grapevine, TX, is very excited to join the BATB tour after returning from Disney Tokyo! Credits: Toy Story the Musical (Buzz Lightyear), Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolpho), Les Misérables (Enjolras u/s), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opera (Puck), The Tempest (Adrian). B.A. Ouachita Baptist University. Thankful for my supportive friends and family! kylewhuey.com HANNAH JEWEL KOHN (Townsperson/Enchanted Object) is excited to return to the cast of her dream show! Credits: Entwined (Luna), Joseph…Dreamcoat (Dance Captain), Disney’s Youth Performing Arts promotional film. Love and gratitude to DDPC & family for endless love and support! LACEY KRISTON (Townsperson/ Enchanted Object) is thrilled to be returning to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Her theatre experience includes Joseph (Narrator), Phantom (Christine), My Fair Lady (Eliza), and ensemble roles with the Indianapolis Opera. She thanks God and family with love to all. KEVIN KULP (Townsperson/Enchanted Object). Regional: Anything Goes (The Marriott Theatre), Miss Saigon (Walnut Street Theatre and Signature Theatre), A Chorus Line (Paul), The King and I (Walnut Street Theatre and Olney Theatre), Muhlenberg Alumni. Love to Mom and Dad! Follow me on Instagram @Kulpy JENNIE MCGUINNESS (Townsperson/ Enchanted Object), a graduate of NYU Steinhardt, is originally from Allentown, PA and a professional Irish Dancer. Favorite credits include the national tour of Elf the Musical (Ensemble, Deb u/s) and regional performances in The Full Monty (Georgie), The Marvelous

Wonderettes (Suzy), The Last 5 Years (Cathy). Love and Hugs! HAYLEY PALMER (Dance Captain, Swing) earned her MFA in Acting from UC Irvine. Roles include Romeo and Juliet (Nurse), Twelfth Night (Maria), The Fantasticks (Mortimer), and Legally Blonde the Musical (Whitney/ Ensemble). Thank you family, friends, and teachers for your love and support! www.hayleydrewpalmer.com JEANET TE PALMER (Silly Girl/ Enchanted Object). A Michigan native, Jeanette is overjoyed to make her national tour debut in her dream show! Credits: Singin’ In the Rain (Ensemble/Kathy Seldon u/s), Funny Girl (Bubbles), White Christmas (Judy Haynes), Children of Eden (Eve) and Thoroughly Modern Millie. AMDA NY Graduate. Showers of love to family, friends, cast, and crew! Joshua 1:9 COLLEEN ROBERTS (Silly Girl/ Enchanted Object). National tour debut! Select regional: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Westchester Broadway Theatre), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Cats, I Love a Piano (OPTC), Meet Me in St. Louis (Gretna Theatre). Love to family, friends, Jersey, and Rider MT. SARAH SHELTON (Silly Girl/Enchanted Object) comes from Wichita, KS. Graduate of Oklahoma City University with a degree in dance performance. Favorite past roles include 42nd Street (Anytime Annie) and Legally Blonde (Serena). Love to Mom, Dad, Rog, and Nicholas! MICAH WALLACE (Townsperson/ Enchanted Object) is excited to join the cast of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! His latest credit was West Side Story (Riff) at the Palace Theatre. He’d like to thank his family, friends, Wolfenstein, and God. www. micahwallace.net KEVIN FRANCIS FINN (Music Director/ Conductor/Keyboards). 1983 B.M (Piano) from The Hartt School, Univ. of Hartford (CT); 1978 graduate of NYC’s High School for the Performing Arts. As musical director, Kevin has toured nationally with Joseph…Dreamcoat w/ Donny Osmond, Cats IV, Dreamgirls; in NYC, assisted Phil Reno on Chess (1992 off-Broadway revival). Musically directed and/or conducted regionally: Northern Stage Co (VT), Red Mountain

Theater Co (AL), Springer Opera House (GA), Arizona’s Broadway Theatre. From 1999 to 2004, Kevin was an artist in residence and served as the musical director for the Department of Theater and Dance at Millikin University. As a composer, his theater piece Girl’s Night Out was produced at The Warehouse Theatre in East Croydon, UK and 13 Alabama Ghosts & Jeffrey in 2010 at Red Mountain Theatre Co. AL. Numerous chamber works for violin, viola, and many, many songs for various voice parts. ALAN MENKEN (Composer). Theater: God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Little Shop Of Horrors, Real Life Funnies, Atina: Evil Queen Of The Galaxy, Kicks, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz, Beauty And The Beast, A Christmas Carol, Weird Romance, King David, Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap Of Faith, Aladdin and Newsies. Film: Little Shop Of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Hercules, Life With Mikey, Lincoln, Home On The Range, Noel, Enchanted, Shaggy Dog, Tangled and Mirror Mirror. Songs: Rocky V, Home Alone 2 and Captain America. Awards: 8 Oscars (19 nominations), 11 Grammys (including Song of the Year), 7 Golden Globes, Tony (plus 4 nominations), Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, New York Drama Critics, Olivier and London’s Evening Standard Award, Drama League. Honors: Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, Doctorates from New York University and University of North Carolina School of the Arts. HOWARD ASHMAN (Lyrics) conceived, wrote and directed Little Shop of Horrors, based on Roger Corman’s 1960-era horror flick, with music by Alan Menken. Little Shop played for five years off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theater. The show continues to be produced to great acclaim in the U.S. as well as internationally. In 2003, Little Shop was revived on Broadway and in 2007 it was revived on the West End. It is currently one of the most produced shows in American High Schools. In 1986, Ashman wrote and directed the Broadway musical, Smile, music by Marvin Hamlisch. Little appreciated at the time, Smile is now considered a lost gem of musical theater and is performed by high school students around the U.S. Turning his talents toward film, Ashman was pivotal in

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the renaissance of Disney animated musicals and in the development of Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Producer and Lyrics), Beauty and the Beast (Executive Producer and Lyrics) and Aladdin (Lyrics), all with music by Alan Menken. Ashman’s contributions to the revival of classic Disney animated musicals were perhaps best expressed by the dedication to the film Beauty and the Beast: “To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul. He will be forever missed.” Ashman’s numerous awards include two Oscars, two Golden Globes, four Grammys, a Drama Desk and a London Evening Standard. He died in 1991 at age 40 from complications arising from AIDS. Ashman Sings Ashman, a CD of his work, with never-before-heard demos, including those from Smile, is available from PS Classics. Ashman’s papers are in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. TIM RICE (Lyrics), (Sir Tim to you), has been writing lyrics for musical theatre and related enterprises for over forty years, something he only intended to do for a few months while waiting to become a pop star. The waiting has been extended, mainly because of the world’s failure to accept him as a rock god, but also because of the distracting success of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Aladdin, King David and Beauty and the Beast with Alan Menken, Chess with Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, and The Lion King and Aida with Elton John. He is well known in England, his home country, for his love of cricket and as a tolerable radio and television personality. He has won numerous awards along the way, including Oscars, Tonys and lifesaving badges, but often for the wrong thing and often for simply turning up. He is currently working on a musical play about Machiavelli, and is plugging Chess in Concert starring Josh Groban, Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal. More gripping info can be found on www. timrice.co.uk but please don’t feel obliged to go there. LINDA WOOLVERTON (Book). While working as a development executive at CBS, Linda Woolverton wrote two young adult novels: Star Wind and Running Before the Wind. After her books were published by Houghton Mifflin, she began to write full time. She started by writing scripts for animated

television shows. When one of her novels caught the attention of a Disney executive, she was hired to write the script for the animated feature, Beauty and the Beast. Upon its release in 1991, the film won the Golden Globe for the best comedy/musical and became the first animated film to be nominated for the best picture Academy Award. Woolverton was then hired to write the screenplay for The Lion King. She then rewrote the script for Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey as well as writing on the animated feature Mulan. She went on to adapt the script of Beauty and the Beast for the Broadway stage and received the Tony Award nomination for best book of a musical in 1994. Woolverton was also awarded the Laurence Oliver Award for Beauty and the Beast for best new musical in the U.K. Beauty and the Beast ran between 1994 and 2007, becoming the ninth-longest running show in Broadway history. She also wrote the book for Elton John and Tim Rice’s musical Aida which ran for five years at the Palace Theatre. In 2008, Linda received a lifetime achievement award from the Writers Guild of America-Animation Writers Caucus for her longtime work in the field of animation. Linda Woolverton’s script for Alice In Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, was released in March of 2010. The film grossed over one billion dollars worldwide. Woolverton’s screenplay for Disney’s Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie was released in May of 2014 and became a worldwide success. She recently completed Alice Through the Looking Glass for Disney, which is in production in the UK, and is currently working on a television pilot based on the Jean Auel’s novel, The Clan of the Cave Bear. ROB ROTH (Director) received a Tony Award nomination for his Broadway directing debut, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, which went on to become the ninth longest running show in Broadway history. Beauty has been performed all over the world, winning many awards both for Rob and the production, including the Olivier Award for best musical in London. Rob went on to direct the inaugural production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida and the Broadway musical Lestat, based on the Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles, with score by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Rob co-wrote the book and directed the musical The Opposite

of Sex, at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. In addition to his work in theatre, Rob is a frequent director of rock concerts, working with diverse artists KISS, Cyndi Lauper, Alice Cooper, The Dresden Dolls and guitar great Steve Miller. Rob is the executive producer of the film Taken By Storm, about the life of legendary British artist Storm Thorgerson. Rob is the co-author of the coffee table book The Art of Classic Rock, which features over 1,500 pieces from his collection of rock and roll graphics, the largest private collection of its kind in the world. Rob is married to noted psychologist Dr. Patrick Meade. They have homes in New York City and Long Island that they share with their two labs, Dash Rip Rock and Tag. MATT WEST (Choreographer). After asking his parents non-stop over a year for tap lessons, Matt began dance class at the age of 8 years old. Story goes, his Father said, “Let’s find a class, enroll him, and in a few weeks it’ll be over and he will stop asking!” That was 48 years ago. A lot has happened since. Matt began working professionally at the age of 13, touring the United States as Peter Pan for the Walt Disney Company. When Matt outgrew his tights, Disney sent him to NYC as a member of Disney’s Kids of the Kingdom, performing a summer gig at Radio City Music Hall. From there, Matt went on to perform in many Broadway musicals including playing Bobby in A Chorus Line, a character he re-created in the film version directed by Sir Richard Attenborough. For his choreography of Disney’s first Broadway musical, Beauty and the Beast, Matt received the Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award along with London’s Olivier Award, New York’s Drama Desk Award, and the Outer Critic’s Circle nominations. Beauty also received the Olivier Award for best new musical in the U.K. Matt choreographed the Broadway musicals Lestat, with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and Mimi le Duck starring the great Eartha Kitt. Matt also choreographed the world premiere of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, which debuted at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. Other favorites: Little Shop of Horrors, Buenos Aires; The Wanderer, Tokyo’s Parco Theatre; The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan for Disney Home Video; The Nutcracker for the Disney Channel; and The Spectacular Fantasmic at Tokyo’s Disney Sea. Currently, Matt is directing

MICHAEL KOSARIN (Music Supervisor/ Incidental Music Arrangements) was the original music director/incidental music arranger of the Broadway production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast over twenty years ago, and has collaborated as composer Alan Menken’s music director since then. He has worked steadily on Broadway for over thirty years, on the original Broadway productions of Nine, Grand Hotel, Secret Garden, King David, Mayor, A Chorus Line, Triumph of Love, Little Shop of Horrors, Can-Can (Encores!), Hunchback of Notre Dame (abroad and in development), The Little Mermaid, Leap of Faith, Sister Act, Newsies, and Disney’s newest hit, Aladdin. His extensive film work includes the Disney animation films Pocahontas, Hercules and Home On The Range, as well as numerous live action films, including the more recent hits Enchanted, Tangled, and Captain America. He is music director/conductor and song arranger/producer for the new liveaction Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, and Dan Stevens; to be released early 2017. He won an Emmy Award for outstanding music direction for his work on “A Christmas Carol” for NBC-TV – for which he also provided the underscore – and did music direction and underscore as well for ABC-TV’s “Once Upon a Mattress” and “The Music Man” (another Emmy nomination). He is currently music producer/arranger/conductor for ABC’s “Galavant”, currently producing its second season. Kosarin is a threetime Grammy-nominated recording artist and producer, and recording and concert work features longtime collaborations with Carly Simon (including the gold album and HBO special “My Romance”), Barbara Cook (including “Tribute”, recorded live at Café Carlyle), and Jane Krakowski (“Live at Feinsteins”). An in-demand composer for children’s television, his work has been featured on “Sesame Street”, “Wonder Pets”, and the BBC’s “Third and Bird”. He lives in New York City with his wife and son.

STANLEY A. MEYER (Scenic Design) has more than four dozen credits as a scenic designer, production designer and illustrator that have earned him numerous awards and nominations including The League of American Theatres and Producers, National Broadway Award an American Theatre Wing Design Award nomination, a New York Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, Los Angeles Ovation Award Nomination, THEA Award (Best Outdoor Nighttime Spectacular for Peter Pan’s Neverland at Universal Studios Japan), IAPPA Brass Ring Award (B est O utdoor Day time Spectacular for SeaWorld’s Blue Horizons – a stadium show that features a cast of dolphins, whales, birds, trainers, acrobats, and divers in Orlando and San Diego), numerous Los Angeles Drama Logue Awards for his work at the Grove Shakespeare Festival in Southern California, and most recently the 2014 Presidents Trophy for his float design featured in the Pasadena, California Tournament of Roses Parade, seen worldwide on New Year’s Day. When first starting out in NYC, Stan designed The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Cloud 9, and The Manhattan Punchline Theatre’s Festival of One Act Comedies on Theatre Row, as well as The Secret Garden for Theatre Works USA (his first Union job). His critically acclaimed work includes the international sensation Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; the Southeast Asia tour of Barbie Live!; the world premiere of Treasure Island - A New Musical (Arkansas Repertory Theatre), the world premiere of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Elaborate Lives (Alliance Theatre, Atlanta); the new spectacular 2014 version of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, Legends!; Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Rollercoaster Verbolten! and new musical London Rocks!; Alice Cooper’s 2007, 2009 and 2010 World Tours; The Steve Miller Band 2010, 2012 & 2014 World Tours; Cyndi Lauper’s 2008 True Colors Tour; SeaWorld’s Shamu show One Ocean seen in Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio; the Disney on Ice show Dare to Dream; Barnum’s Funundrum, the 200th Anniversary of PT Barnum Edition of the 2012 Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus; The New Nutcracker Ballet for The Lone Star Ballet, Texas; Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales and a plethora of Disney industrials, parades and special events for all of the Disney theme parks including Mickey’s Nutcracker, filmed for The Disney Channel. He also

illustrated the witty and delightful selfhelp interior design book by James Swan and Carol Beggy called 101 Things I Hate About Your House. He is represented by the Michael Moore Agency. To view more of Stanley’s Design, go to www.stanleyameyerdesign.com. ANN HOULD-WARD (Costume Design). Ann has worked on 30 international tours of Beauty. Broadway: The Visit, The People in the Picture, A Free Man of Color (Drama Desk nomination), A Catered Affair (Drama Desk nomination), Company, Dance of the Vampires, Beauty and the Beast (Tony Award, American Theatre Wing’s Design Award, Ovation Award, Oliver nomination), Into the Woods (Tony, Drama Desk nominations, Outer Critics Circle nomination, L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award), Falsettos, Sunday in the Park with George (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), Harrigan ‘N’ Heart, Dream. St. Joan, Three Men on a Horse, Timon of Athens, In the Summer House, Little Me, The Moliere Comedies, House Arrest, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet (Public Theatre). Off-Broadway: Passion (CSC revival), Russian Transport, The Blue Flower, Wings, In the Grand Manner, Let Me Down Easy, Road Show, Surviving Grace, Lobster Alice, Cymbeline. Film: Strike! (Miramax). Other credits: Metropolitan Opera – Peter Grimes, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 2001 & 2003, The Most Happy Fella (New York City Opera), Los Angeles Opera – Mahagonny, Graciela Daniele (Ballet Hispanico), Lar Lubovitch (White Oak Dance Project – San Francisco Ballet), American Ballet Theatre (Othello, Artemis and Meadow), Alvin Ailey (Reminicin’, Saddle Up, Morning Star). Over 100 credits in regional theaters. Ann is the U.S. representative for the International Design Quadrennial in Prague and a recipient of the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Patricia Zipprodt Award NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Designer). Broadway credits include An American in Paris (Tony Award), Gigi, Aladdin, The Glass Menagerie (Tony Award), Motown, Once (Tony Award), Follies, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage (Tony Award) and Aida (Tony Award). Extensive designs Off-Broadway, at American regional theatres, concerts and permanent installations, opera and dance include Royal Opera House, Dutch National Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera and NYC Opera. Awards: Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Hewes, WhatsOnStage, Joseph Jefferson, Ruth

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Morely Design and National Broadway Theatre awards. JOHN PETRAFESA , JR. (Sound Designer) was the production sound engineer and/or associate sound designer for numerous productions of Beauty and the Beast including Broadway, Los Angeles, Toronto, U.S. National Tours II & III and the U.K. National Tour. Other theatrical design and engineering credits include Elf, The Musical (2012 U.S. Tour), Under Fire (2010 NYMTF), The Music Man (Broadway), Guys and Dolls (National Tour) and Les Misérables (Broadway and National Tour). John has also designed and/ or consulted on numerous corporate, broadcast and special events. John is a director with Production Glue, LLC, a New York based creative and technical consulting agency. DAVID H. LAWRENCE (Hair Design). H av i n g w o r k e d o n B r o a d w ay productions many years, David has had the pleasure of working with all of the best casts, crews and fellow designers on Broadway. This production of Disney’s Beauty and The Beast for NETworks is no exception. Broadway: Baby It’s You, A Catered Affair, Rock ’N’ Roll, Company, All Shook Up, Guys and Dolls, Tommy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The King and I, Grease, Death of a Salesman, the new 42nd Street and The Full Monty. David also designed the hair for two seasons of Saturday Night Live. David won the 1994 Outstanding Achievement award from Theatrecrafts International for his work on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Thanks Paul Huntley, the late Bob Kelly, plus all who work so hard backstage nightly. RICK SORDELET (Fight Direction). 53 Broadway shows including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aida among others. 52 first class productions all over the world. 100’s of shows Off Broadway and Regional Theater. Cyrano the opera starring Placido Domingo at the Met, The Royal Opera House, and La Scala in Milan, Ben Hur Live on tour all over Europe and in Rome (www.benhurlive.com). Film and television: The Game Plan, Dan in Real Life, Hamlet and 12 years as Chief Stunt Coordinator for Guiding Light. Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence by the Lucille Lortel Foundation. Jeff Award for Outstanding Fight Direction for Romeo and Juliet for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Board member

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JIM STEINMEYER (Illusion Design). According to The New York Times, Jim Steinmeyer is the “celebrated invisible man, designer and creative brain behind many of the great stage magicians of the last quarter century.” His illusions have been featured by magicians Doug Henning, Siegfried and Roy, David Copperfield, Criss Angel, Ricky Jay and many others. Jim has created special illusions for Broadway, Off-Broadway, West End, and Las Vegas shows, including Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins and Aladdin, and for Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. He’s also the author of several books on the history of magic, including the bestseller Hiding the Elephant, along with The Glorious Deception and The Last Greatest Magician in the World. Jim lives in Los Angeles with his wife, television producer Frankie Glass.

SAM SCAL AMONI (Associate Director). Mr. Scalamoni is the director of the critically acclaimed national tours of Elf the Musical, which launched its 6th and 7th companies this year that crossed the U.S. He also directed the national tour of Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live! for Broadway Across America (which broke box office records at Radio City Music Hall) and the national tour of The Gazillion Bubble Show. Mr. Scalamoni is the associate director of the current national and international tours of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and he also supervised Broadway and mounted multiple companies worldwide. He was associate director for Elton John’s Lestat and currently serves as the artistic director of Skyline Theatre Company, a professional non-profit theatre company in New Jersey. Currently in development is a new musical, 1000 Faces, based on the life of film legend Lon Chaney and a stage adaptation of the MGM musical Summer Stock. Mr. Scalamoni’s direction of original works include the two original incarnations of Alan Menken’s Leap of Faith in workshop, the original development workshop of Mulan Jr. (Disney Theatrical Productions), workshop presentations of Sense and Sensibility (Playwrights Horizons and Shakespeare & Company), workshops of the musical At the Back of the North Wind (Players Theatre, National Arts Club and The Village Theatre), a workshop of The New Picasso (New World Stages), Treaty 321! (Lucille Lortel), and Fidelity Futurestage (New World Stages for Richard Frankel Productions). Regionally, he recently directed Les Misérables, (SALT Award for best director of a musical and best musical of the year) and Agatha Christie’s An Unexpected Guest (Broadway World Award for best director of a play), both at Cortland Repertory Theatre. Mr. Scalamoni is a proud member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. For Tricia, Spencer and Mia

BASIL TWIST (Puppet Design), originally from San Francisco, is a third generation puppeteer who lives and works in New York City. Broadway credits include The Addams Family and The Pee Wee Herman Show. Original creations: The Araneidae S how, Symphonie Fantastique, Petrushka, Master Peter’s Puppet Show, Dogugaeshi, La Bella Dormente Nel Bosco, Behind the Lid, and Arias with a Twist. Partnerships include The Spoleto Festival, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center’s New Visions Series, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Japan Society and Gotham Chamber Opera. He premiered his second opera, Hansel and Gretel, with The Houston Grand and Atlanta Opera Companies. Recent collaborations include A Streetcar Named Desire with Lee Breuer at The Comedie Francaise. Awards: Obie Award, five UNIMA Awards for Excellence in Puppetry, two Bessie Awards, a Drama Desk Award, New York Innovative Theatre Award, and Henry Hewes Design Award, Guggenheim Fellow, an inaugural United States Artist Ford Fellow and an inaugural Doris Duke Performing Artist Award. He was honored with a festival of his original works in Washington, D.C.. Twist is the director of the Dream Music Puppetry Program at HERE in New York City. His “Rite

CONNOR GALLAGHER (Associate Choreographer) began as a performer in the Broadway company of Beauty and the Beast. Choreographer: first national tour of Elf the Musical, Tangled (Disney Cruise Lines), The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout), Bye Bye Birdie (Goodspeed), Into the Woods

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(Public Theatre, Assistant Director), HIFA (Zimbabwe), Northern Stage, FringeNYC, NYMF, BCEFA. Dance Educator: Broadway Dancer Center, Take It From the Top. CCM Grad. UTPO. www.connorgallagher.com JOHN MEZZIO (Music Coordinator) has conducted several national tours including State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, Seussical The Musical starring Cathy Rigby, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, the Royal National Theatre’s revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! and The Wedding Singer. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. John was Music Coordinator for several national tours including Sweet Charity starring Molly Ringwald, Annie starring John Schuck and Mackenzie Phillips, Hairspray, The Producers, and Shrek the Musical. He is currently the Music Coordinator for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Elf The Musical. JESS GOUKER (Production Stage Manager) is so excited to be back in the provincial town for a second season. Jess is a graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey with a BA in Theatre, concentrating in Stage Management. National tours: Beauty and the Beast (ASM). New York: False Solution (SM) at La Mama, ETC., Ocean in a Teacup (ASM) at The June Havoc Theatre for the Midtown International Theatre Festival, Wanderlust (SM) at The Tank for the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Winter Conference and Wanderlust (ASM) at the Robert Moss Theatre for Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. She has worked regionally with The Weston Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse and North Shore Music Theatre. MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTIShows.com) is one of the world’s leading dramatic licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the U.S. and in over 60 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly

dedicated to the idea of theatre as education and has created special collections for younger performers. The MTI Broadway Junior Collection® includes “JR.” titles (60 -minute musicals for performance by middle school children) and “KIDS” titles (30-minute musicals for performance by elementary school children). MTI School Editions™ are musicals that have been annotated for performance by high school students, and the Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) Collection are 70-minute musicals designed for adults to perform for children. MTI ShowSpace.com is the theatre world’s online community where practitioners and fans from around the world share advice, photos, videos, sets, props, costumes and more, to help bring their next productions to life. BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour booking, marketing and press company representing award-winning musicals and plays. Currently: Jersey Boys, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Matilda The Musical, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The King and I, Donny & Marie Christmas, The Sound of Music, Fun Home, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, NETworks presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Love Letters starring Ali MacGraw & Ryan O’Neal, and The Rat Pack is Back!. www.bbonyc.com THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking) is Broadway’s premiere booking agency representing more than 18 Tony Award winning best musicals and plays since its inception in 1996. TBG has booked several long running tours such as the “Best Musical of the Century” The Book of Mormon, the most Tony Award winning musical in history Mel Brooks’ The Producers, the worldwide hit Mamma Mia!, and the groundbreaking musical Rent. TBG is committed to bringing the best of Broadway to North America and beyond. KARY M. WALKER (Executive Producer). NETworks since 2001. Formerly Executive Producer at Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre in Chicago. Founding board member National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Vietnam Veteran. Mr. Walker has been in show business for 40 years

and has produced over 150 shows. He is delighted to have just celebrated 2 years of legal marriage to his partner of 34 years, Mr. James Morvay. SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He spearheaded the international tours of Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall. Seth has produced The Lincoln Center Theatre’s Production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific and The National Theatre’s War Horse. Together with Cameron Mackintosh, Seth served as Executive Producer for both the US and UK tours of the National Theatre’s My Fair Lady, The 25th Anniversary US tour of Les Misérables and the new The Phantom of the Opera tour. He is most proud of his greatest productions – Marlo and Camden. NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS LLC (Producer), from its inception nearly 20 years ago, has been an industry leading producer and manager of touring musical theatre productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide. Having toured over 60 productions extensively throughout North America, NETworks is now expanding its tours into many international markets including South America, Greece, Italy, Turkey and South East Asia. Current touring productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (domestic and international productions), Dirty Dancing, Blue Man Group, and Elf the Musical. Upcoming touring productions include Bullets Over Broadway, Once the Musical and an international tour of Shrek The Musical.

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STAFF FOR BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Executive Producer Kary M. Walker & Seth Wenig General Management Gentry & Associates, Inc. Gregory Vander Ploeg Jamie Jennings, Tyler Soltis, Mary K. Witte, Steve Varon Production Management NETworks Presentations LLC Jason Juenker Laura Dieli, Hector Guivas, Dave Burch Tour Marketing Broadway Booking Office NYC Steven Schnepp, Temah Higgins, Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, Zach Stevenson, Scott Praefke Tour Direction THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair Mollie Mann, Kara Gebhart, Brian Brooks, Rich Rundle www.thebookinggroup.com Casting Patricia Gentry and Bob Cline Company Manager Colin Byrne _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Production Stage Manager............Jess Gouker Ass’t. Stage Manager........................Emily White Head Carpenter.....................................Eric Steele Ass’t. Director.............................Michael Whitney Ass’t. Choreographer................ Chandon Jones Ass’t. Company Manager...................Dan Fisher Assoc. Scenic Designer........... Christine Peters Assoc. Lighting Designers..............Sean Beach, Jon Goldman, Peter Hoerburger, Daniel Walker Lighting Programmer.......................Sean Beach, John Dunkle Assoc. Costume Designer...............Christopher Vergara Ass’t. Costume Designer............... Abigail Hahn Assoc. Sound Designer...................Tylor Foster, Eric Talorico Carpenter........................................Keefe Kennedy Flyman...........................................Robert DiCandia Head Electrician........................ Michael Latocha Production Electricians................... Barb Bartel, Matthew Charles Hrinko, Trevor Maynar, Erik Plath Ass’t. Electrician................................ Justin Petito Head Audio......................................... Ryan Motley Ass’t. Audio........................................... Gavin Little Head Properties............. Anna Katharine Mantz Head Wardrobe.....................................Dani Lamb Ass’t. Wardrobe..................... Shoshana Latocha Wigs/Hair Supervisor................Crysta Menefee Dance Captain................................ Hayley Palmer Fight Captain..........................................Ben Cullen Rehearsal Conductor........................ Nate Patten Assoc. Synth Programmer......Brent Frederick Dialect Coach...................... Claudia Hills-Sparks Print Design, Printing.................... Marty Molina, Emily Balawejder Radio and TV Spot Production......HMS Media Video Production.................................HMS Media Website..................................... Pit Bull Interactive Production Photography...............Matt Murphy Merchandising.Disney Theatrical Merchandise Accounting........ NETworks Presentations LLC Tour Accountant.....................Laura Carey, CLA Legal Services..............F. Richard Pappas, Esq. HR & Payroll Services.. Human Resources Inc. Cast Bus..................................Croswell VIP Coach Crew Bus........................................... Clarion Coach Hotel Booking.... Lisa Morris, Road Concierge

For NETworks Presentations Chief Executive Officer........... Kenneth Gentry Chief Operating Officer........ Scott W. Jackson President....................................................Orin Wolf Executive Vice President Production................. Seth Wenig Executive Assistant/Assoc. GM... Curt Owens Director of Finance.............................John Kinna Controller ......................................Jennifer Gifford Executive Producers......... Angela Rowles, Kary Walker, Trinity Wheeler Director of Booking.........Charmaine McVicker Engagement Manager... Esther Schwarzbauer Director of Marketing/PR............ Heather Hess Senior General Manager..........................Gregory Vander Ploeg General Managers...................... Jamie Jennings, Tyler Soltis, Mary K. Witte Assistant General Manager.............Steve Varon Senior Production Manager...... Jason Juenker Production Managers..........Laura Dieli, Hector Guivas Associate Production Manager.....Dave Burch Music Coordinator............................ John Mezzio Warehouse Manager............................ Brad Korff Office Manager.......................... Buddy Piccolino Administrative Assistant........... Kevin Persaud Credits Audio Equipment by PRG Audio; Lighting Equipment by PRG Lighting; Scenery Constructed by 3DX Scenic Studios; Automated Scenery by: 3DX Scenic Studios; Drops Painted by Joe Forbes, Scenic Arts Studios; Illusion Construction by Entertainment Design and Fabrication; Props Construction by Spoon Group; Puppet Construction by Tandem Otter Productions; For Tandem Otter: Barbara Busackino, Producer. Wigs and Prosthetic by Atelier Bassi Gmbh with Sari Rambut Wig Production and Toga; Additional wigs by wigfactoryusa.com; Specialty Props by Tom Talmon Studios. Rehearsed at Alvin Ailey Dance Theater

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Wow, what a night! 775 guests, 45 corporate tables, numerous auction items, countless hours and sensational performances by Broadway’s own Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James made the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ 36th annual Saturday Night Alive an unforgettable celebration. Chaired by Claudia & Jim Miller and Lisa & Norm Franke, more than $877,000 was raised to benefit 84,000 students who participate in our Theatre Education programs. Together, we create programs that directly impact academic success, stimulate business development and are inspirational to even the smallest of our citizens. Thank you for your tremendous support of Saturday Night Alive, the DCPA and, especially, tomorrow’s brightest stars!

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1. Jim Miller, Kelli O’Hara, Brian d’Arcy James, and Claudia Miller 2. Presenting sponsor Murray BMW of Denver displayed its i8 electric car on the red carpet. 3. Norm & Lisa Franke, Scott & Kerry Shiller, Claudia & Jim Miller, and Lyn & Michael Schaffer 4. Silver Sponsors Bob and Kathy Clark with their family 5. Ken Jones, Marti Holmes, Meredith Hutson, Mark Sexton, Angela Whitmore (front) Corporate Chairs Lisa & Norm Franke, Representative Mike Coffman (back) 6 & 11. Entertainers Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James met DCPA Education students who performed at dinner. 7. Gold Sponsor Always Best Care Senior Center was represented by owner Erin Nichols (seated on right) and her guests. 8. Michael Surd, General Sales Manager, Murray BMW of Denver 9. Kelly Kiefer and Lisa Daniel-Johnson 10. Terri Fisher and Terry Vitale. 12. William & Tricia Sullivan from Colorado State Bank & Trust (Silent Auction Sponsor)

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Diana Ross - In The Name of Love Tour Jul 19 Beautiful — The Carole King Musical Jul 19 – 31 The Phantom of the Opera Aug 25 – Sep 11

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A sold-out crowd of 650 beautifully bedecked women — and a few gents too — attended the DCPA’s 11th annual Women with Hattitude luncheon. Over a lovely meal by Epicurean Catering, guests enjoyed entertainment by Kevin Curtis (Sweeney Todd), Abby Noble (Bobby G Awards) and the cast of The Realish Housewives of Cherry Creek: A Parody. The most anticipated moment was the guest-nominated fashion show of the day’s best hats. More than $80,000 was raised to benefit the Women’s Voices Fund, a first-of-its-kind endowment to support the work of women in the theatre.

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DCPA TEAM DCPA Scott Shiller..............................................................President/CEO Eve Gordon...........................Executive Assistant to the CEO

BROADWAY & CABARET John Ekeberg........................... Executive Director Broadway Alicia Giersch..................................................... General Manager Alyssa Chacon............. Operations Business Administrator Abel Becerra.................................. Technical Director, Cabaret

DEVELOPMENT David Zupancic.................................Director of Development Shawn Bayer.................................................... Associate Director Chelley Canales...................................Development Associate Megan Fevurly.....................................Development Associate Melissa Olson........................................Development Assistant Marc Ravenhill................................................. Associate Director Valerie Taron.................................................... Associate Director

EDUCATION Allison Watrous........................................Director of Education Jessica Austgen................................................ Teaching Artist & Shakespeare Coordinator Stuart Barr.................................. Education Technical Director Claudia Carson.........................................Bobby G Coordinator Leslie Channell............................................. Education Registrar Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski................................................Education Curriculum Manager Linda Eller..............................................................................Librarian Tim McCracken..................................................... Head of Acting Jannett Matusiak............................................ Business Manager Michelle Patrick...................Corporate Training Coordinator David Saphier..............School Coordinator/Teaching Artist Rachel Taylor......... .At-Risk Coordinator & Teaching Artist Chloe McCleod, Justin Walvoord, Robyn Yamada.................................................... Teaching Artists

FACILITIES & EVENT SERVICES Clay Courter.....Vice President, Facilities & Event Services James Babcock, Dwight Barela, Clint Flinchpaugh, Michael Kimbrough................ Engineers Quentin Crump...............................................Security Specialist Tom Duffin.....................................Manager, Event Technology Caitlin Glasgo................................................ Events Coordinator Stori Heleen.................................Event Technology Specialist Jaymes Kimbrough..................Event Technology Specialist Clint King.........................................................Security Supervisor Terry Koch........................... Director, Facilities Management John Lower.............................................................. Chief Engineer Brian McClain............................................. Custodial Supervisor Tara Miller, Danielle Porter, Brittany Schoede............................................. Events Managers Brook Nichols................................Director, Event Technology Alyssa Stock....................................Assistant Project Manager Will Stowe.....................................Event Technology Specialist Tara Wenger....Facilities/Event Services Business Manager Dawn Williams.....................................Director, Event Services Juan Loya, Carmen Molina, Blanca Primero, Judith Primero, Angeles Reyes Soto, Francisco Trujillo............................................................Custodians

MARKETING & SALES Jennifer Nealson..................................Chief Marketing Officer Heidi Bosk......................... Senior PR & Promotions Manager Nathan Brunetti...................................................Digital Manager Kim Conner.........................................................Graphic Designer Flora Jane DiRienzo...............Director of Strategic Projects Brenda Elliott......................................Senior Graphic Designer Brianna Firestone....................................Director of Marketing Simone Gordon...................................................Project Manager Hope Grandon..........................................PR & Events Manager Jeff Hovorka............................. Director of Sales & Marketing Jennifer Kemps........................................Group Sales Manager Emily Kent...................................................... Marketing Manager David Lenk............................................................. Video Producer

Emily Lozow........................................... Marketing Coordinator Adam Lundeen..................................... Website Administrator Kyle Malone.................................................................... Art Director Carolyn Michaels...........................................................Copywriter John Moore................................................Senior Arts Journalist Adam Obendorf........................................... Senior Art Director Beth Osolin......................Group Sales Business Coordinator Allison Barber Pasternak..... Executive Assistant to the CMO Joseph Schurwonn......................................... Financial Analyst Jill Schwager...............Education Group Sales Coordinator Rob Silk................................................................. Creative Director Suzanne Yoe...........................Director of Marketing Services & Cultural Affairs THEATRE SERVICES Carol Krueger.................................. Theatre Services Manager Adam Alberti, Ethan Aumann, Nora Caley, Hadley Kamminga-Peck, LeiLani Lynch, Gregory Melton, Douglas Murphey, Joyce Murphey, Margaret Ohlander, Dylan Phibbs, Valerie Schaefer, Mica Ward..................... Theatre Company House Managers TICKETING SERVICES Jennifer Lopez.........................Director of Ticketing Services Kirk Petersen...........................................Assoc. Dir. of Ticketing Services – Patron Relations David Smith.............................................Assoc. Dir. of Ticketing Services – Subscription Services Jessica Bergin, Katie Clow-Pollard, Tristan Jungferman...................................Box Office Managers Billy Dutton..............................................VIP Ticketing Manager Micah White..............................................Subscription Manager Malcolm Brown, Kevin Dykstra, Elisabeth Link, Molly Dougherty, Edmund Gurule......................Show Leads Kirsten Anderson, Rebecca Hibbert, Scott Lix, Gregory Swan........................Subscription Agents Maggie Blumer, Ashley Brown, Austin Lee Brown, Rena Bugg, D.J. Dennis, Nicole Giordano, Jennifer Gray, Roger Haak, Noah Jungferman, Megan Kelly, Alia Kempton, Daniel Lindsey, Brett Martinez, Shane Rodriguez, Hayley Solano, J.P. Velez, Tomas Waples..................................... Ticket Agents

SHARED SERVICES Vicky Miles................................................ Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Jeffrey...................................Senior Financial Analyst ACCOUNTING Jennifer Siemers...................................Director of Accounting Sara Brandenburg, Michaele Davidson.....................................Senior Accountants Georgette Maddox...........................................Payroll Specialist Kim Stewart........................................................ Staff Accountant HUMAN RESOURCES Regina Matthews......................... Director Human Resources Brian Carter...................................Human Resources Manager Donald Gabenski.............................................................Reception Jamie Hawkins...................................................... HR Coordinator Monica Robles............................................Mailroom Supervisor INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Chris Calenzo...................................................Help Desk Analyst Jayson Cowley......................................Network Administrator Jim Hipp................................................. Associate Director of IT Christopher Hoge.......................VoIP/System Administrator Bobby Jiminez......................... Senior Audienceview Analyst John H. Voorheis............................ Manager of Infrastructure

THEATRE COMPANY Kent Thompson........................... Producing Artistic Director ADMINISTRATION Charles Varin...................................................Managing Director Ryan Meisheid...........................Associate Managing Director Allison Taylor..................................................Company Manager Kerri Mirtsching.................................... Business Administrator Alie Quistberg...........................Assistant Company Manager ARTISTIC Douglas Langworthy ........... Literary Manager/Dramaturg Chad Henry....................................................... Literary Associate

Emily Tarquin...................................................Artistic Associate/ New Play Coordinator Grady Soapes.............................................. Artistic Coordinator Eli Carpenter............................................................ Artistic Interns PRODUCTION Jeff Gifford...............................................Director of Production Melissa Cashion....................Associate Production Manager Julie Brou...................Production & Artistic Office Manager Scenic Design Lisa M. Orzolek................................ Director of Scenic Design Matthew Plamp, Nicholas Renaud..............................Scenic Design Assistants Lighting Design Charles R. MacLeod...................................Director of Lighting Lily Bradford.....................................Lighting Design Assistant Reid Tennis............................................... Production Electrician Multimedia Charlie I. Miller...................... Resident Multimedia Specialist Topher Blair............................Multimedia Assistant/Operator Sound Design Craig Breitenbach...........................................Director of Sound Tyler Nelson.......................................................... Sound Designer Alex Billman, Frank Haas..............................Sound Operators Stage Management Christopher C. Ewing................ Production Stage Manager Matthew Campbell, Rachel Ducat, Aja M. Jackson, Kurt Van Raden.................Stage Managers D. Lynn Reiland......................................... Production Assistant Scene Shop Eric Rouse.......................................................... Technical Director Robert L. Orzolek..................... Associate Technical Director Josh Prues.................................... Assistant Technical Director Albert “Stub” Allison, Louis Fernandez III.......................................... Lead Technicians Justin Hicks, Brian “Marco” Markiewicz, Keli Sequoia, Mike Van Aartsen.............Scenic Technicians Prop Shop Robin Lu Payne.............................................Properties Director Eileen S. Garcia......................... Assistant Properties Director Jamie Stewart Curl, David Hoth, Georgina Kayes, Katie Webster..........................................................Props Artisans Paint Shop Jana L. Mitchell...........................................Charge Scenic Artist Melanie Rentschler........................................Lead Scenic Artist Costume Shop Janet S. MacLeod..........................................Costume Director/ Costume Design Associate Meghan Anderson Doyle........ Costume Design Associate Carolyn Plemitscher, Louise Powers, Jackie Scott............................................................................Drapers Cathie Gagnon.................................................................First Hand Sheila P. Morris........................................................................... Tailor Kelly Jones.............................................................................. Stitchers Costume Crafts Kevin Copenhaver............................Costume Crafts Director Wigs Diana Ben-Kiki............................................................... Wig Master House Crew Doug Taylor*..........................................Supervising Stagehand Mariah Becerra*, Jim Berman*, Jennifer Guethlein*, Stephen D. Mazzeno*, Miles Stasica*, Tyler Stauffer, Matt Wagner* (*IATSE Local 7 Stagehands)................................ Stagehands Wardrobe Brenda Lawson........................................Director of Wardrobe Maria Y. Davis, Taylor Malott............................Wig Assistants Robin Appleton, Amber Donner, Anthony Mattivi, Tim Nelson, Lisa Parsons, Alan Richards................ Dressers

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Two of our main driving principles at Abend Gallery and Gallery 1261 are collaboration and the power of art to support charitable endeavors as well as other artistic disciplines. That’s why Abend Gallery partners with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) annually for Saturday Night Alive. Numerous works by gallery artists are donated to the Saturday Night Alive auction and valued at more than $20,000 a year. There are many other ways in which this practice manifests in our galleries’ programs. In terms of collaboration, last year Abend launched a series of guest-curated exhibitions. In the past we have partnered locally with curator Ivar Zeile and Plus Gallery for a pop-up exhibition in our space, as well as Mark Sink who guest-curated an exhibition at Abend as part of his Month of Photography, a biennial celebration of fine art photography with hundreds of events throughout Denver and the region, taking place in March and April. At Abend we believe in art in all of its forms. As such, we aim to break boundaries and explore the intersections of fine art and other disciplines such as tattooing, illustration and digital media. Currently on view is Nexus, guest curated in collaboration with artist David Gluck, an exhibition that examines the convergence of tattooing and painting. The works in the show are all paintings by fine artists who have been influenced by tattoo culture and the imagery intrinsic to that culture, by tattoo artists who wield paintbrushes, and by several individuals who have successfully made a dual career out of both painting and tattooing.

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We also partner with local charities, such as Project Angel Heart and the Central Visitation Program. In the past Abend Gallery has hosted Art for Life, a one-night auction featuring more than 100 artists donating over 100 works for auction that benefit Project Angel Heart, an outstanding charity dedicated to providing meals to individuals coping with life-threatening illness. Many of our artists from Abend and Gallery 1261 participated by donating works as well as performing live demonstrations during the event. Even though 2015 was the final year for Art for Life, we look forward to working with Project Angel Heart on future charitable partnerships. For more than 10 years, Gallery 1261 has hosted a silent auction benefit for the Central Visitation Program (CVP). The CVP is “a low fee supervised visitation program that provides a safe and comfortable environment in which children and non-residential parents may visit.” We donate our space each year as well as a portion of the proceeds from any art sale during the event. The annual event at the gallery has typically provided more than 10% of CVP budget each year. This year the fundraiser will take place on November 6. Visit CVPDenver.org for more information. We are proud of our continued partnership with the DCPA, support of local charities and promoting the arts community of Denver.

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