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In 1889 two remarkable institutions that became synonymous with The City of Light opened. One was the Eiffel Tower, a sky-scraping thousand-foot tall, wrought-iron structure erected for the Paris World’s Fair. It remains one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world. The other? A scarlet-colored night spot with a distinctive windmill perched on its roof. Set in the Jardin du Paris, at the foot of the bohemian Montmartre district (where there were once many farms with windmills), the legendary Moulin Rouge (Red Mill) was created as a unique pleasure palace. There the champagne flowed, the ornate décor beguiled, aristocrats and bohemian writers and artists mingled, and staged shows were opulent, risqué and, at times, scandalous. A temple of decadence and dazzle, portrayed in the famed artworks of Toulouse-Lautrec, silent films and talkies, and most recently in a smash hit Broadway musical, the Moulin Rouge has persisted despite fires, wars, boom, bust, and two global pandemics.

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Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical, the recipient of ten 2021 Tony Awards (including Best Musical) is currently spreading its nostalgic brand of extravaganza and oohla-la to Denver and other major U.S. cities. (The show is also still running on Broadway, in Australia and in London’s West End.) The production is the latest chapter in the epochspanning fascination with the fabled Paris showplace. Adapted from Baz Luhrmann’s inventive 2001 ﬁlm, Moulin Rouge! The Musical in style and spectacle lives up to movie critic Roger Ebert’s description of the movie as “all color and music, sound and motion, kinetic energy, broad strokes, operatic excess.” But what sets the stage, if you will, for the musical’s romantic and pop-song mashup about a young poet’s love aﬀair with a beautiful Moulin Rouge cabaret star? Let’s rewind back to those heady times in the Belle Epoch era, when Paris was giddy with relaxed morals and waning class rigidity, and a host of new show palaces became all the rage.

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The Moulin Rouge is the best known, and most enduring. It sported crystal chandeliers, mirrored walls and a spacious dance floor for performers as well as patrons. As they sipped champagne, the audience watched exuberant variety revues with musical, comedic and acrobatic acts. But the most famous act by far, and a mainstay today, is “le cancan” — the high kicking dance executed at a furious pace by a chorus line of limber, skirt-swishing young women. The can-can, which grew out of the less racy quadrille partner dance, revealed enough black-stockinged female leg in public to be shocking to prim Parisians. But if the effect was titillating, it was leavened with winking humor. The early Moulin Rouge star La Goulue (“The Gourmand”) would kick the top hats off men’s heads. And when she spotted Britain’s Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in the audience, she cheekily called out, “Hey Wales! The champagne’s on you?” La Goulue is one of the dancers immortalized in portraits and posters by Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, a regular at the Moulin Rouge (and nearby brothels). But the kicking, cartwheeling can-can moves he portrayed could also be injurious to the performers — especially the leaping splits that ritually ended a number. Though the Moulin Rouge had a laissez-faire ambience, some routines ignited outrage. For instance, in 1907 the writer-performer Colette kissed her lover, the Duchess of Mornay, onstage in an Egypt-themed routine. At a time when any public display of homosexuality was illicit, the show was promptly banned. During World War I, the original Moulin Rouge burned down in a 1915 blaze. It was rebuilt in 1921, and soon booked such entertainers as Maurice Chevalier. The owners also installed a cinema, and starting in the 1920s Black American acts were booked, including Lew Leslie’s Black Birds and performers from Harlem’s Cotton Club. The Moulin Rouge stayed open in World War II but courted controversy. In German-occupied Paris, the club became a favorite “recreational” hub for Hitler’s officers. The rising chanteuse Edith Piaf faced criticism for singing there, while also helping Jewish friends escape the Nazis. In the 1950s, French and American stars like Lena Horne and Frank Sinatra performed at the Moulin Rouge. And the club’s centenary in 1989 was marked with a celebrity gala featuring such headliners as Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald and actress Jane Russell. While today Parisians tend to view it as mainly a tourist attraction, the Moulin Rouge continues to draw crowds to its dinner shows. Since the 1920s, French and Hollywood moviemakers have evoked the glittering past of the cabaret in more than a dozen films. The 1952 hit Moulin Rouge directed by John Huston focused on Jose Ferrer as Toulouse-Lautrec. The 1960 feature Can-Can, adapted from the Broadway musical about habitues of a club based on the Moulin Rouge, drew global attention when Russian leader Nikita Kruschev visited the movie set. In 2001, Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!, with its eye-popping visuals and ingenious postmodern pastiche of modern pop tunes, made a huge splash. And Luhrmann gave his blessing to the Broadway adaptation, serving as a “guide” and supporter for the musical. Like its namesake, Moulin Rouge! The Musical has had staying power, despite having to cancel some performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact with its splashy scenic design, mash-up score of tunes by such pop favorites as Lady Gaga, Adele and Beyonce, romantic panache and vibrant theatricality, it can serve as a sparkling diversion in a difficult era — a role that the Moulin Rouge itself has played for more than a century.

Thomas Stearns Eliot is widely regarded as one of England’s greatest writers and was awarded the 1948 Nobel Prize for Literature “for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry.” While Eliot was writing about cats at a time when they served the useful purpose of keeping mice in check, he had a lifelong affection for them, often sending letters and poems about his own cat to his godson, Tom Faber, and making up unusual or outlandish names for cats for friends. Practical Cats was originally going to include poems about consequential dogs as well; however, Eliot ultimately felt that it would be “impolite to wrap cats up with dogs.” The book was eventually titled Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, in reference to Eliot’s alias among his friends. Most of the poems were written between 1936 and 1938. Many of the cats were modelled on notable figures: Macavity is styled on Moriarty, the infamous villain who challenged Sherlock Holmes; Skimbleshanks was based on Rudyard Kipling’s The Long Trail, and Gus the theatre cat mentions Henry Irving, a great actor in the Victorian era. Grizabella the glamour cat, however, remained incomplete and unpublished as Eliot felt it was becoming too sad for his intended youthful audience. Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats was first published in October 1939 just after the outbreak of WWII and sold for 3 shillings and sixpence a copy. Today they are recognized as classics and have been given their second (of nine lives) in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-running musical, Cats.

Webber grew up reading Eliot’s poems as a child. In the late 1970s, he set about adapting the poems into a stage musical with collaborators Trevor Nunn (director) and Gillian Lynne (choreographer). Nunn was intrigued by the premise of Cats but felt that some narrative arch was vital to making the piece work. When the unﬁnished poem about Grizabella was sent to Webber, Nunn felt it was the key to the whole piece. With music by Webber and lyrics by Nunn, Grizabella and her memorable song, “Memory,” were used to form a story that the other poems and dance would complement. Cats debuted at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981 and, as of 2019, remains the fourth-longest-running Broadway shows and the sixth-longest-running West End show in history. This article was compiled from material provided by Cats.

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A NUEVO QUIXOTE STILL SEEKING TO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF HIS PAST By jose sebastian alberdi, originally written for Hartford Stage in September 2019

Considered one of the most prominent Latino playwrights in North America, Octavio Solís has been produced from New York to California, including in Denver with the DCPA Theatre Company world premiere of Lydia in 2008. He spoke with jose sebastian alberdi about his play, the characteristic humor of the play, and what keeps him writing.

alberdi: How did you become a writer? Solís: I’ve been interested in literature since childhood and I dreamed of becoming a writer, but when I could find no other living writers in the phone book, I abandoned that dream. Then I was stage-bit in high school and actively pursued training for a career as an actor. I occasionally wrote some poetry and got it published, but nothing ever took hold until I devised some punk one-acts that I wrote and directed to feature my acting talent. My theatre folks all loved the writing, but my acting not so much. So that’s where I made a complete shift to playwriting. alberdi: The title of the play, Quixote Nuevo, suggests a new re-imagining of Cervantes’s novel. How do you see this play in relationship to its 17th century source material? Solís: The title does suggest a rethinking of the Quixote saga, but note that I chose the word “nuevo” as opposed to “new.” I wanted to claim the saga as a Latino story, not as a European one. The play adheres to the spirit of the original in its depiction of a comical hero who doesn’t really cope with the harsh world as it is but as it used to be. My Quixote goes out into the desert of West Texas to right the wrongs of his past; and like Cervantes’ knight, conflates his readings of chivalric exploits with his own sad, pathetic life. So, just as in the classic novel, my Quixote explores a world of the lower-income denizens of La Plancha, Texas for the first time in his life and wreaks havoc on the rules that everyone lives by. alberdi: Your play addresses aging, cultural identity, racism; yet it’s also deeply funny — a strong through line between the original novel and your reimagining of it.

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Solís: To my thinking, Cervantes’ novel represents the first instance of a comic epic in the canon. Back then, he was dismayed at how everyone had immersed themselves in the cheap novellas of the time, stories and poems detailing the adventures of knight errants and dragons and damsels in distress, to the same degree that people are immersed in sword and sorcery books, films and video games today. So he determined to give his readers a story of a pretend-knight in order to have them cope with the harsh realities of 16th century Spain, peopled with merchants, shepherds, milkmaids, convicts and obsequious clerics who live in a bankrupt country ravaged by years of war. The juxtaposition of fantasy with reality can result in either a tragic collision or a comical discordance.

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The play adheres to the spirit of the original in its depiction of a comical hero who doesn’t really cope with the harsh world as it is but as it used to be. — OCTAVIO SOLÍS

alberdi: “The Wall” immediately conjures the physical border between Mexico and the United States. But the number of walls in this play seems endless: walls between regret and acceptance, youth and old age, memory and myth. Solís: There are as many varied and disparate attitudes toward [the border wall] as there are people in this country, but in the final analysis, it is only as real as we wish it to be. In this play, it’s the barrier between reality and fantasy; Quixote rides along one side and Sancho along the other, each seeing the world that is exclusively familiar to them, denying the other’s assertions…until one of them (Sancho, usually) dares to peek over the wall into the other’s way of seeing, or until reality smashes them both over the head. But it’s also a metaphor for the invisible wall that the Rio Grande already represents, a line on a map that defines otherness and creates a schism in Quixote’s mind, which is riven in two by his love and his fear, thereby erecting yet another wall inside him, each brick forged in denial. Then there is the wall between life and death, the last barricade of our existence, one which Quixote must bravely confront in order to complete his mission, if he is to feel like he’s atoned for all the mistakes of his life. Walls are everywhere in this work, but none of them are insurmountable. alberdi: Anyone familiar with your work would know that it is oftentimes set in the Texas Borderlands. Apart from being from El Paso, what is it about this landscape that captures your imagination? Solís: For me, this part of the country is a story mill. There are so many struggles and tensions that are wrought in this desert town of El Paso, and almost all of them come as a result of the friction between the two worlds at once separated and united by the Rio Grande border. The hopes and dreams of people swirl in the eddies of this river, and in the hard-scrabble earth baked by the unrelenting sun, lives are lived and lost with casual aplomb. Every time I go home, I can almost hear the ghosts whispering their stories to me through the soles of my feet. What alternative do I have except to write them down? This article was reprinted by permission of Hartford Stage.

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BECOMING DE AR EVAN HANSEN

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In making the groundbreaking musical Dear Evan Hansen, its creators found an unlikely protagonist. Or rather, Evan Hansen found them. And in this identifiable and universal lost soul, they discovered an uplifting way to connect disconnected families. Dear Evan Hansen, which went on to win six Tony Awards including Best Musical and launched its first national tour in Denver, is a different kind of musical. One that has become a potent reminder of the power of live theatre to change lives.

I think there is some kind of cure in knowing that we’re not alone in [our] loneliness. — JUSTIN PAUL, CO-COMPOSER

“It’s really unbelievable what we are hearing from kids and from parents and from families in crisis,” said Director Michael Greif. “They are telling us that they are seen. They are telling us that things they didn’t feel they could talk about — yes, they can talk about them. They are telling us that the redemption and the forgiveness in Dear Evan Hansen is helping them to get through whatever they are going through, and to accept themselves.” Dear Evan Hansen, as its title implies, is about a letter. It’s also about a lie that snowballs out of control and earns one invisible teenager popularity and internet fame. Perhaps most provocatively: It’s about what happens when a lie 14

actually makes everyone’s lives better. At least for a time. The musical is the invention of co-composers Justin Paul and Benj Pasek who wrote the Oscar-winning music for La La Land and The Greatest Showman. The themes they set out to explore were grief, loneliness and the growing power of social media. Their premise is based loosely on an incident from Pasek’s high school days, when a fellow student willfully faked a connection to a dead classmate to make himself sound more interesting in his college application essays. That musical might have turned out in a dark vein. But that’s not Dear Evan Hansen. The writers instead chose the more diﬃcult, interesting and, they believe, hopeful path. “You want to feel that you are loved and heard and seen and valued when you don’t feel that way behind closed doors,” said Pasek. “That’s very much how I felt at 17 — waiting to like myself and wondering if other people would ever think I was worth liking.” In Evan, and in a mysterious boy in their story named Connor, the writers found the ultimate mantra of their musical: “No one deserves to disappear.” “I don’t think Dear Evan Hansen oﬀers a cure for loneliness,” Paul said, “but I think there is some kind of cure in knowing that we’re not alone in that loneliness. We want kids to know that the sense of isolation is a temporary thing and that whatever pain you feel, you can use it to make something that can help save yourself.”

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Courtney Reed

Conor Ryan

Austin Durant

André Ward

David Harris

Libby Lloyd

Gabe Martínez

Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer

Nicci Claspell

Harper Miles

Andrés Quintero

Adrienne Balducci

Andrew Brewer

Jack Cahill-Lemme

Sam J. Cahn

Darius Crenshaw

Alexander Gil Cruz

Alexa De Barr

Tamrin Goldberg

Alexis Hasbrouck

Jordan Fife Hunt

Justin Keats

Tyler John Logan

Tanisha Moore

Brayden Newby

Kent Overshown

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Sharrod Williams

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ALTERNATE Satine Alternate–YVETTE GONZALEZ-NACER UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. For Satine—NICCI CLASPELL; for Christian—ANDREW BREWER, JACK CAHILL-LEMME; for Zidler—KENT OVERSHOWN, DENZEL TSOPNANG; for The Duke—ANDREW BREWER, JACK CAHILL-LEMME, DENZEL TSOPNANG; for Lautrec—KENT OVERSHOWN, DENZEL TSOPNANG, RICARDO A. ZAYAS; for Santiago—ALEXANDER GIL CRUZ, TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE, RICARDO A. ZAYAS; for Nini—ADRIENNE BALDUCCI, AMY QUANBECK, JENNIFER WOLFE; for La Chocolat—TAMRIN GOLDBERG, ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS; for Arabia—TANISHA MOORE, AMY QUANBECK, ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS; for Baby Doll—JENN STAFFORD, SHARROD WILLIAMS SWINGS JACK CAHILL-LEMME, ALEXA DE BARR, TAMRIN GOLDBERG, JORDAN FIFE HUNT, JUSTIN KEATS, AMY QUANBECK, TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE Dance Captain: AMY QUANBECK Assistant Dance Captain: JUSTIN KEATS THE SETTING 1899. Inside the Moulin Rouge and in various parts of Paris. THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard: Andrew Graham Associate Conductor/Keyboard: Jennifer Oikawa; Drums: Mark Pardy; Reeds: Rajiv Halim; Trumpet: Adam Roebuck; Guitar 1: Felton Offard; Guitar 2: Tim Morey; Bass: Tom Mendel; Violin/Viola: Chuck Bontrager; Cello: Kelsee Vandervall Midiomatic, LLC | Taylor J. Williams and Dana Haynes Electronic Music Designer: Taylor J. Williams Associate Electronic Music Designer: Dana Haynes Assistant Electronic Music Designer: Ethan Deppe; Music Preparation Services: Emily Grishman

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(in alphabetical order) Arabia.............................................................................................................................................................NICCI CLASPELL Harold Zidler..............................................................................................................................................AUSTIN DURANT The Duke of Monroth................................................................................................................................. DAVID HARRIS Nini.........................................................................................................................................................................LIBBY LLOYD Santiago.......................................................................................................................................................GABE MARTÍNEZ La Chocolat.................................................................................................................................................... HARPER MILES Baby Doll..............................................................................................................................................ANDRÉS QUINTERO Satine.......................................................................................................................................................... COURTNEY REED Christian..............................................................................................................................................................CONOR RYAN Toulouse-Lautrec...........................................................................................................................................ANDRÉ WARD Pierre....................................................................................................................................................SHARROD WILLIAMS Ensemble..................................................... ADRIENNE BALDUCCI, ANDREW BREWER, NICCI CLASPELL, SAM J. CAHN, DARIUS CRENSHAW, ALEXANDER GIL CRUZ, ALEXIS HASBROUCK, TYLER JOHN LOGAN, HARPER MILES, TANISHA MOORE, BRAYDEN NEWBY, KENT OVERSHOWN, ANDRÉS QUINTERO, ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS, JENN STAFFORD, SHARROD WILLIAMS, JENNIFER WOLFE, RICARDO A. ZAYAS

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A Brief History The Moulin Rouge club you will see in the theatre tonight is a work of theatrical imagination in the spirit of the Moulin Rouge of Paris. Here’s a brief history of that emblematic venue.

• October 6, 1889: The Moulin Rouge opens at the foot of the Montmartre hill. The aim of its founders, Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler, is to allow the very rich to come and slum it in a fashionable district, where people live differently from other parts of Paris. The place attracts men and women, the middle classes and rich foreigners passing through Paris, as well as artists and ordinary folk. The French cancan, a new dance inspired by the quadrille, enchanted the spectators. Nicknamed “The First Palace of Women” by Oller and Zidler, the cabaret quickly becomes a great success.

• The first revue, Circassiens et Circassiennes, is launched in April 1890. Toulouse-Lautrec creates the posters for the Moulin Rouge from 1891, the first being La Goulue.

• July 29, 1907: First appearance of Mistinguett at the Moulin Rouge in the Revue de la Femme. • After the First World War, Francis Salabert takes charge of the Moulin Rouge. The venue experiences a new popularity thanks to Jacques-Charles and Mistinguett. As the artistic director of the Moulin Rouge, Mistinguett sets a new standard for spectacular revue shows that will inspire Las Vegas venues for nearly a century. American revues, including the Hoffmann Girls, are put on for the first time in Paris.

• In the 1930s, the ballroom is transformed into the most ultra-modern nightclub of the time. The Moulin Rouge welcomes the Cotton Club in 1937.

• June 22, 1951: Georges France, called Jo France, acquires the Moulin Rouge and starts major renovation work. The birthplace of the French cancan now hosts major international artists.

• 1955: Jo France transfers the Moulin Rouge to the brothers Joseph and Louis Clérico. The famous French cancan is still performed, soon choreographed by Ruggero Angeletti and danced by the Doriss Girls.

• 1962: Jacki Clérico, son of Joseph Clérico, takes charge of the Moulin Rouge. It is the start of a new era: enlargement of the auditorium, installation of a giant aquarium and the first aquatic ballet. Frou Frou of 1963 and its ensuing success marked the beginning of the series of shows beginning with an “F,” their lucky letter, including ten shows up to the latest revue.

• In 2019, the Moulin Rouge and its 60 artists celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Féerie revue show: two hours of amazement featuring cabaret and music hall styles, dance scenes and surprise acts, without forgetting the Moulin Rouge’s most emblematic dance, the French cancan.

• October 2019: The Moulin Rouge, famous around the world, celebrates its 130th anniversary. The authentic Moulin Rouge of Paris invites you to enter its dazzling and spectacular world. Visit us at the home and birthplace of the Parisian way of celebrating since 1889! www.MoulinRouge.fr Moulin Rouge® is a registered trademark of Moulin Rouge

COURTNEY REED (Satine) is best known for originating the role of “Princess Jasmine” in Disney’s Aladdin, for which she received a Grammy nomination. She was last seen in Lauren Yee’s award-winning play Cambodian Rock Band at The Signature Theatre. She made her Broadway debut in Mamma Mia! and also had the honor of being a part of the closing company of In the Heights as “Carla.” TV: “Liza on Demand,” “Search Party,” “The Affair,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “White Collar,” “NYC 22,” and “CSI: NY.” She is a proud graduate of CCPA at Roosevelt University and beyond thrilled to be returning home to Chi with her loving family! @RhodesReed CONOR RYAN (Christian) played opposite Kate Baldwin in the off-Broadway revival of John & Jen (Keen Company) and was seen in Desperate Measures at the York Theatre/New World Stages (Outer Critics Circle nom). He has developed and originated roles in: Bliss (5th Avenue), My Very Own British Invasion, Benny & Joon (Paper Mill), Into the Wild (Encore), and The Fortress of Solitude (The Public). Broadway: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Television: NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert.” Conor trained at the University of Michigan and Walnut Hill School for the Arts. @conor2.o AUSTIN DURANT (Harold Zidler). Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Macbeth, War Horse, You Can’t Take It With You. The Public: Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Classic Stage Company, LCT3, Yale Rep, Geffen Playhouse, The Old Globe, Intiman Theater, Berkshire Theater Group. Television: “Search Party,” “Succession,” “The Good Fight,” “Elementary,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Person of Interest.” MFA Yale School of Drama. ANDRÉ WARD (Toulouse-Lautrec). Broadway: Escape to Margaritaville, Rock of Ages, Xanadu, Saturday Night Fever (OBC), Something Rotten and The Producers. National Tours: Pippin (Leading Player), The Producers, Ragtime (Chicago company), Cinderella, Dreamgirls. Regional: Dot (Peoples Light), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Portland Center Stage), Elegies (Barrington Stage). TV/Film: “Pose,” “The Forty-Year-Old Version,” “Murphy Brown,” “Master of None,” “High Maintenance,” “Elementary,” “Difficult People,” “Broad City.” DAVID HARRIS (The Duke of Monroth). Aussie calling NYC home. Australia: Multiple award wins/nominations: Miss Saigon (Chris), Legally Blonde (Emmett), Priscilla Queen of the

Desert (Tick), Wicked (Fiyero), Into the Woods (Baker), The Full Monty (Malcolm), Chess (Anatoly). USA: Next to Normal (Dan: Connecticut Critics nomination), Les Misérables (Valjean), Ragtime (Father), Rags (Bronfman), Anything Goes (Billy). International Concerts: Stephen Schwartz’s Defying Gravity, Boublil/Schönberg’s Do You Hear the People Sing? www.davidharrisofficial.com @DavidHarrisOz LIBBY LLOYD (Nini) is thrilled to be here with you “chickens” at the Moulin Rouge! Favorite credits include the Original Broadway Cast of Diana (u/s Diana, swing). Off-Broadway: The Wrong Man (MCC). Regional: Tuacahn Amphitheater, MTWichita. TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Gratitude to God, the Moulin Rouge! The Musical team, and bloc. All my love to Dallas and my family. Instagram: @libby.lloyd GABE MARTÍNEZ (Santiago) is a graduate of Muhlenberg College and a longtime veteran of the cruise ship and wedding band circuits. Favorite credits include: Peter and the Starcatcher (Slank), In The Heights (Usnavi), Hair (Berger), Sister Act (Curtis), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Barfée). Much love to Em, Mom and Dad, to whom I owe everything, and to everyone at the Hell’s Kitchen Agency. @gabemartinezofficial YVETTE GONZALEZ-NACER (Satine Alternate). Broadway: Hadestown. First National Tour: In the Heights; 3 Mo’ Divas. Stage: West Side Story, Sweet Charity, Much Ado About Nothing, Corridos Remix (Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead). Film: Replica. TV: “Grease: Live” (FOX), “Madam Secretary,” “Criminal Minds,” “The Fresh Beat Band” (Imagen Award for Best Actress - 2x nominated). Her original music is available online and can be heard on various films & TV shows. Yvette dedicates her performance to her familia! @yvettenacer NICCI CLASPELL (Arabia/Ensemble). First National Tour: American Idiot (The Extraordinary Girl). Other favorites include: Chicago (Velma), Cabaret (Sally), Dogfight (Rose), The Last 5 Years (Cathy alt.), Rent (Mimi), Postmodern Jukebox. AMDA LA graduate. Love to my amazing family, Aligned, Headline, and the Moulin Rouge! The Musical team! @nclaspell

HARPER MILES (La Chocolat/ Ensemble) is elated to be a part of the touring company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. She was last seen in the hit Broadway revival Caroline, or Change (Radio 3) and on tour with Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Lucille). Harper would like to thank her family and friends for their continuous support. Luke 1:37 ANDRÉS QUINTERO (Baby Doll/ Ensemble). Originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Andres was most recently seen in the world premiere of A Crossing at Barrington Stage. Selected credits: Bat Out of Hell (New York City Center), Altar Boyz (National Tour), Fandango for Butterflies (La Mama NYC), “Law & Order: SVU.” Insta: @andresquin21 ADRIENNE BALDUCCI (Ensemble) is all joy at The Rouge. Recent credits: Eurydice at The Metropolitan Opera, “74th Annual Tony Awards,” A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Chicago Shakespeare, The Music Man at Goodman Theatre, and A Chorus Line at Porchlight Music Theatre. IG: @a_dreamyy. Xo ANDREW BREWER (Ensemble). Broadway/First National Tour: Beautiful: The Carol King Musical (Gerry/Ensemble). Off-Broadway: Nymph Errant, Cougar: the Musical, Sex Tips … Man. Regional: South Pacific (Lt. Cable), Cinderella (Topher), Carrie (Billy). Love to Mom and Dad, The Mine. JACK CAHILL-LEMME (Swing) is thrilled to be touring with Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Regional: Marriott Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, The Rev, Timber Lake Playhouse, Griffin Theatre. Endless thanks to his family, the creative and casting team, and Gray Talent. Love to Kody. SAM J. CAHN (Ensemble). Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast), Wicked (Chistery), Rocky (Rocky Marciano), Memphis, Disney’s Aladdin. First National Tour: On Your Feet! Vegas: Celine Dion’s “A New Day.” TV: “World Music Awards” (Celine Dion), “Kennedy Center Honors” (Gloria Estefan). Film: Isn’t It Romantic, A Christmas Carol, Radio City 75th Christmas Spectacular. @samjcahn DARIUS CRENSHAW (Ensemble). Broadway: The Color Purple, The Phantom of the Opera, Motown the Musical, Hello, Dolly! Opera: Un Ticket pour Broadway/ Street Scene (Toulon Opera). Film: The Last Five Years. TV: “Saturday Night Live,” “Rent: Live.” Dance: New York City Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet.

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ALEXANDER GIL CRUZ (Ensemble) is excited to join the Moulin Rouge family! Off Broadway: Evita (New York City Center). National Tours: Paul in A Chorus Line; West Side Story. TV/Film: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” “SNL,” “The Get Down,” Vinyl. Thanks to Bloc, Friends, Family, and all three nephews. @cruzlikepenelope ALEXA DE BARR (Swing). Excited to join the underworld! Catch her in Disney’s Better Nate Than Ever spring 2022! Broadway: West Side Story revival. Tours: An American in Paris, West Side Story. Other: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Trip of Love, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Love to all my supportive gems! @alexadebarr TAMRIN GOLDBERG (Swing). National tour: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Select regional: Goodspeed Musicals, Broadway Sacramento, Barrington Stage, Alliance Theatre. Film: Breathing Free (associate movement director). 2017 NYIT Award for Outstanding Choreography. Barnard grad. Love to my incredible family! ALEXIS HASBROUCK (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Credit: Cats (Royal Caribbean Productions). Middletown, NY native and Rider University graduate (BFA). Beyond grateful for this opportunity and support from family, friends, and teachers. IG:@anhasbrouck JORDAN FIFE HUNT (Swing). OffBroadway: Emojiland, Fiorello!, Where’s Charley?. National tour: A Chorus Line. Regional: Aladdin (The Muny), West Side Story (Guthrie Theatre), The Wiz (Broadway Sacramento). TV: “Search Party,” “The A-List,” “Todrick.” Film: SC7NARIO. BFA Boston Conservatory at Berklee. @jordanfifehunt JUSTIN KEATS (Swing). Broadway: Paramour, Escape to Margaritaville. NYC: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Regional: The MUNY, La Jolla Playhouse, Pioneer Theater, Sac. Music Circus, Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Walt Disney Entertainment and Norwegian Cruise Line. BFA Dance PerformanceUniversity of CA, Irvine. Love to parents Donna and Jacque and thanks to agent, Dave! @ForKeatsSake TYLER JOHN LOGAN (Ensemble). Wow, so grateful to be on stage. Tours: CATS (Plato/Macavity, Tugger, Munkustrap) and Elf. Favorites: Riff in West Side Story (North Shore, Ordway, TBTS), Annie (Hollywood Bowl), and AMTD Company in Beijing. Huge thank

you to my amazing family and friends! @tylerlogan31 TANISHA MOORE (Ensemble). BFA Music Theatre, Florida State University. Previous tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Flashdance. Featured Cast Recordings: Disney’s Freaky Friday, Emojiland Off-Broadway. Certified Yoga Instructor (@FullOutFlows). Thank you to CESD, Mom, Dad, and Grandma! tanishamoore.com BRAYDEN NEWBY (Ensemble). National Tour: Cats (Plato/Macavity). Regional: Ogunquit Playhouse, Tuacahn Center for the Arts. Other Credits: 2021 MET Gala, MTV VMA’s, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Saturday Night Live,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.” Gratitude to my family, Pepe, and CESD. @braybraynoob KENT OVERSHOWN (Ensemble). It’s a dream realized to be a part of the Moulin Rouge! The Musical family. NY Theatre: Promenade (City Center Encores!). National Tours: The Book of Mormon (Jumamosi), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Memphis. Concert: Bernstein: Mass (Philadelphia Orchestra). Endless thanks to friends, fam, and HCKR. “Go Blue!” @koverme AMY QUANBECK (Dance Captain, Swing). Excited to back onstage! MN native. UC Irvine. Broadway/National Tours: The Cher Show, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (u/s Mrs. Bucket), Wicked. TV/Film: Isn’t It Romantic, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “The Other Two.” Thanks to Jonathan, family, & CESD! @amy_quanbeck ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS (Ensemble). Credits: “10 Years Golden” (Santigold) “99 Cents” Tour (Santigold). National Tours: Wicked First and Second National Tours. Regional: North Shore Music Hall. TV/Film: “The Other Two” (HBO Go), “The Ellen Show.” BFA: The University of the Arts. Instagram @theadeamichelle JENN STAFFORD (Ensemble). National Tour Debut! Canadian born and raised. TV/Film: Avatar 2 & 3, “Dear White People,” “A Week Away.” Stage: Cirque du Soleil’s Beatles LOVE, The Grammys. Many thanks to creative/casting teams, Emagine Content, MSA and my dear family! IG: @jennyouin DENZEL TSOPNANG (Principal Standby) ecstatically makes his National Tour debut with Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Select credits: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (American Blues), Ragtime (Griffin Theatre), The Scottsboro Boys (MTI National Pilot), White Christmas (Theatre at the Center), Boys in the Band (Windy City Playhouse), Ghost (Peninsula Players) and Sister Act

(Mercury Theater). Thank you to Gray Talent Group and my amazing friends and family! TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE (Swing). From Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway to the tour! Other Broadway credits: Disney’s Aladdin, Holiday Inn, Miss Saigon. Go Blue! Impossible without Mom. For Peyton always. @TDubbyO SHARROD WILLIAMS (Ensemble). Broadway: Hamilton (Chicago), CATS, Tuck Everlasting. Off-Bway: Grand Hotel (Encores!). Tours: A Chorus Line, Bring It On. Regional: Kennedy Center, TUTS, Muny, Asolo Rep. TV/Film: “Neighbors,” Better Nate Than Ever (Disney+), Happy, Yummy, Chicken. BFA: Montclair State University. Love you mom, dad, CESD, CDM. @SharrodSharrod7 JENNIFER WOLFE (Ensemble) is thrilled to join Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Recently seen in First National Tour of Summer (Dance Captain/ Swing), Rock of Ages, Waitress #1 (u/s Sherrie), Dancer for Miley Cyrus and Todrick Hall. Endless gratitude to Casting, Creatives, ATB, and Robert. @jwolfe059 RICARDO A. ZAYAS (Ensemble). Honors Graduate of Fordham University. Dance: Ailey II, Shen Wei Dance Arts, LINES Ballet, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Pyer Moss show for Paris Couture Fashion Week. Named “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. Theater: Evita, Chess, Motown. Broadway: Head Over Heels and Hamilton. TV: “Saturday Night Live,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Halston,” and “Hawkeye.” Film: Spielberg’s West Side Story. @RicardoAZayas JOHN LOGAN (Book) received the Tony for his play Red. Other plays include Peter and Alice, I’ll Eat You Last and Never the Sinner. Upcoming: Swept Away at Berkeley Rep. As a screenwriter, Logan has been nominated three times for the Oscar and has received Golden Globe, BAFTA, WGA, Edgar and PEN Center awards. His films include Skyfall, Spectre, Hugo, The Aviator, Gladiator, Rango, Genius, Sweeney Todd, The Last Samurai and Any Given Sunday. He created “Penny Dreadful” for Showtime. ALEX TIMBERS (Director) is the recipient of Tony, Golden Globe, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and London Evening Standard Awards, as well as two Obie and Lortel Awards. Broadway credits include Beetlejuice; David Byrne’s American Utopia; Oh Hello with Nick Kroll and John Mulaney; The Peewee Herman Show; Disney’s Peter and the Starcatcher; and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (also bookwriter). TV:

SONYA TAYEH, she/her (Choreographer) received Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Selected credits include Sing Street (NYTW/Broadway), Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Colonial Theatre/ Broadway), “Rent: Live” (FOX), The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova), Martha Graham Dance Company’s Lamentation Variation Series (The Joyce Theater), American Ballet Theatre’s What Becomes of Love? For a deeper look visit sonyatayeh.com. JUSTIN LEVINE, he/him (Music Supervision, Orchestrations, Arrangements and Additional Lyrics). Recent: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony Award), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Delacorte Theater, Drama Desk nomination), Vevo X Lorde: Melodrama (Electric Lady Studios), Contemporary Color (David Byrne, Barclays Center), The Outsiders, Here Lies Love (The Public Theater, National Theatre, Seattle Rep, Mass MoCA), The Weight of Smoke (Paul Taylor/ Doug Elkins, Lincoln Center), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Broadway/ The Public Theater), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Delacorte Theater), Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre Company), Murder Ballad (MTC/ Union Square). Follow on Instagram: @justinlevine BAZ LUHRMANN (Creative Consultation Services), known for his unique storytelling style, has captured imaginations globally with a range of award-winning projects in film, opera, theatre and music. Luhrmann attended Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art, where he conceived Strictly Ballroom, which he would later adapt into his directorial film debut in 1992. Luhrmann continued his work on the stage as the artistic director of the Sydney Theatre’s Experimental Company, as well as an opera company under the Australian Opera, through which he produced a groundbreaking adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set in colonial India. After completing his next two films, the BAFTA-winning Romeo + Juliet and the Oscar-winning Moulin Rouge!, Luhrmann took his production of Puccini’s La bohème to Broadway. The show was nominated for seven Tony Awards and won two. Since then, Luhrmann has directed two additional films, Australia and an Oscar-winning

adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Most recently, Luhrmann created “The Get Down” for Netflix. Luhrmann married Catherine Martin, his longtime creative collaborator, in 1997. They have two children, Lillian and William. DEREK McLANE (Set Designer) has designed more than 350 productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, internationally and for TV. On Broadway: more than 40 productions, including Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony Award), A Soldier’s Play, The Parisian Woman, Anything Goes, The Price, Fully Committed, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Ragtime, I Am My Own Wife and 33 Variations (Tony Award). He has designed the Academy Awards for six years (Emmy Award) and has designed four live musicals for NBC, including “Hairspray” (Emmy Award). CATHERINE ZUBER (Costume Designer). Select Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Award), My Fair Lady (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Award), Oslo, War Paint (Drama Desk and OCC Awards), Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I (Olivier, Tony and OCC Awards), Gigi (Drama Desk Award), Awake and Sing (Tony Award), The Royal Family (Tony Award), South Pacific (Tony Award), The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award), The Light in the Piazza (Tony Award). Recipient: 2017 Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award. Induction: Theater Hall of Fame, 2016. JUSTIN TOWNSEND (Lighting Designer). Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony Award), Jagged Little Pill (Tony nom.), St. Joan, Present Laughter, The Little Foxes, The Humans (Tony nom.), American Pyscho (Tony nom.), Fool for Love, Casa Valentina, A Night With Janis Joplin, Vanya and Sonia..., The Other Place, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Also with Timbers: Here Lies Love. Incoming Chair of the Department of Design for Stage and Film at NYU. PETER HYLENSKI (Sound Designer). Grammy, Olivier, eight-time Tony nominee. Selected designs include Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony Award), Frozen, Anastasia, Beetlejuice, Once on This Island, Something Rotten, King Kong, Rock of Ages, After Midnight, Motown, The Scottsboro Boys, Side Show, Rocky, Bullets Over Broadway, Shrek the Musical, On a Clear Day, Lend Me a Tenor, Elf, Wonderland, Cry Baby, The Times They Are A-Changin’, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity and Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. DAVID BRIAN BROWN (Hair Designer). Broadway highlights: Mrs. Doubtfire, Come From Away (Toronto, London,

Melbourne), Frozen, Dear Evan Hansen, Travesties, War Paint (Drama Desk Award), She Loves Me (Drama Desk nomination), Curious Incident…, The Bridges of Madison County, Death of a Salesman, Follies, Shrek, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Nine, Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Success, Aida, Chicago, Side Show. Film credits: It’s Complicated, Angels in America (Emmy nomination), Too Wong Foo…. SARAH CIMINO, she/her/hers (Makeup Designer) is a NYC-based makeup artist and designer. Credits include Caroline, or Change (Broadway, makeup design), The Juilliard School (drama faculty, makeup supervisor), Company XIV (company makeup designer), Santa Fe Opera and Lincoln Center Festival (makeup artist). MATT STINE (Music Producer) is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and Tony Award-winning orchestrator as well as a Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circlenominated sound designer. Select credits include Beetlejuice the Musical (Broadway), Here Lies Love (The Public Theater/Royal National Theatre), Assassins (Classic Stage Company), Sweeney Todd (Barrow Street Theatre), Misery (Broadway), The Tempest (The Public Theater) and Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Public Theater). 27sound.com ANDREW GRAHAM (Music Director). New York: Avenue Q, Wicked, Book of Mormon. Las Vegas: Spamalot, Avenue Q. National tours: Book of Mormon, Wicked, Avenue Q, Pippin, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Music Man, Footloose. Regional: Signature Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Cleveland Play House and Alley Theatre Muny. Degrees from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio and Trinity College of Music in London.. MICHAEL AARONS (Music Coor dinator). Broadway: Jagged Little Pill, Hamilton, Freestyle Love Supreme, Dear Evan Hansen, Flying Over Sunset, Diana. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors. Tours: Frozen, Hamilton (national tours, Los Angeles), Pretty Woman, Dear Evan Hansen. Aarons is a partner of M2 Music with Michael Keller. m2music.nyc JIM CARNAHAN, CSA (Casting) has cast more than 150 Broadway shows. This season on Broadway: The Lehman Trilogy; Caroline, or Change; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; Funny Girl; Take Me Out; Plaza Suite. Film: Ari Aster’s Disappointment Blvd. STEPHEN KOPEL, CSA (Casting). Broadway: Jagged Little Pill; Kiss Me, Kate; The Play That Goes Wrong; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical;

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Sunday in the Park…; Amélie; She Loves Me; Noises Off; Violet; The Glass Menagerie; Harvey; Once; Anything Goes. ASHLEY RODBRO, she/her (Worldwide Supervising Associate Director) is a director and writer for theatre and film. She is the creative director and CEO/ founder of Heredia Vision. Associate: Oh, Hello (Broadway, tour, Netflix). Resident: Hamilton (Puerto Rico, San Francisco). Yale 2009. Love to Kaeme and R. @heredia_vision @ashleyrodbro MATT DICARLO, he/him (Associate Director) restaged Beetlejuice in South Korea and also directed the national tour and Off-Broadway productions of The Play That Goes Wrong. Associate director: The Color Purple tour. Broadway PSM: Beetlejuice, The Color Purple, Rock of Ages, and more. Faculty: Columbia. matt-dicarlo.com. @mattyD0804 CAMDEN GONZALES (Associate Choreographer) is a performer and choreographer based in NYC. Recent credits include assistant director of A Sherlock Carol (New World Stages) and dance captain for Hamilton in Puerto Rico and San Francisco. Special thanks to Sonya, and love to soonto-be forever bae, Seth. TED ARTHUR (Associate Music Supervisor). Broadway: Diana: The Musical (Music Director), The Prom (Associate Conductor), Once On This Island (Assistant Conductor), Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, Wicked. Off Broadway: Cyrano (MD). Ted is on the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees and a member of MUSE (Musicians United for Social Equity). ABBEY O’BRIEN (Resident Director). Associate on Broadway’s Waitress, Jagged Little Pill. Director: A Holiday Cabaret (Conceived/Writer), The Rocky Horror Show, Meet Me in St. Louis, 13: The Musical. Choreographer: Extraordinary (dir. Diane Paulus, A.R.T.), Sugarland music video, “Letterman,” Rock of Ages, Dreamgirls, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Big Fish. Favorite Performing credits: Broadway’s Spamalot, Pal Joey, Radio City Rockettes, “Smash” (NBC). Abbeyo.com KATE WILSON (Dialect). Broadway: Funny Girl, MJ: The Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Beetlejuice, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Cher Show. TV/ Film: The Tragedy of Macbeth, Women Talking, “Dopesick,” “Mrs. America,” Lady Bird, Three Billboards… Inside Llewyn Davis. Faculty: Juilliard. JEFF NORMAN (Production Stage Manager). Tours: Mike Birbiglia’s The New One, The Play That Goes Wrong,

Something Rotten!, Newsies, Chicago. Las Vegas: Mamma Mia!, The Lion King, Cirque du Soleil’s O. Toronto: Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables. Opening team for Disney Cruise Lines. Proud member of AEA. DAWN FENTON (Stage Manager). Broadway: Kinky Boots; Tours: Kinky Boots First National Tour; Off Broadway/Regional: Blue Man Group (PSM for the Chicago and Las Vegas Productions); Arizona Theatre Company, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Cleveland Playhouse, and over 20 musicals at Seaside Music Theater. XAVIER KHAN (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway/Tours: Hamilton (Broadway, Philip and Angelica companies). New York: Roundabout, Second Stage, Atlantic Theater, Carnegie Hall. Regional: Cleveland Play House, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Two River Theater, Great Lakes Theater, and many more. MATT SCHREIBER (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: Motown The Musical, Godspell, and Avenue Q. National Tours: Mike Birbiglia’s The New One, The Play That Goes Wrong, Something Rotten!, Motown The Musical, Wicked, Memphis, In The Heights and Mamma Mia!. RYAN GARSON (Company Manager). First National: Hamilton (Angelica Tour), On Your Feet!, Kinky Boots. Chicago: AMTP, Broadway In Chicago. Proud Northwestern alum and a Wisconsinite at heart. Endless thanks to Aaron and Matt. Love and gratitude to mom, dad, and family, friends and mentors who have supported me along the journey. Never give up. JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS (Production Manager) is Hillary Blanken, Guy Kwan, Hannah Wilson, Ana Rose Greene, Victoria Bullard, Sadie Alisa, Ross Leonard, Christopher Batstone and Abby Filiaggi. Over the last 23 years, JSP has helped create over 100 Broadway, Off-Broadway and touring productions. Current and upcoming shows include Beautiful, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Funny Girl, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, MJ The Musical, Mr. Saturday Night, POTUS, Some Like It Hot, Tina: the Tina Turner Musical. www.juniperstreet.com FORESIGHT THEATRICAL (General Manager) is comprised of partners Allan Williams, Aaron Lustbader, and Mark Shacket who oversee and supervise The Phantom of the Opera, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, David Byrne’s American Utopia, Funny Girl, Girl from the North Country and

POTUS on Broadway, Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Tour, and the worldwide management of Kinky Boots. BOND THEATRICAL (Marketing & Publicity Direction) is an independently-owned booking, marketing and publicity company for live entertainment productions. Current marketing and publicity shows include 1776, Anastasia, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, Jagged Little Pill, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, The Band’s Visit, The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, The Prom and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Current tour marketing and booking shows include 9 to 5: The Musical, A Soldier’s Play, An Officer and a Gentleman, Annie, Blue Man Group, CATS, Clue, Clueless, Company, Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Girl from the North Country, Jesus Christ Superstar, Kathleen Turner: Finding My Voice, Lempicka, Love Actually Live, The Lehman Trilogy and What the Constitution Means to Me. WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR (Exclusive Tour Direction) is a leading entertainment agency representing the world’s greatest artists, content creators and talent across books, digital media, film, food, music, sports, television and theater. Named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, WME is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company. THE ROAD COMPANY (Exclusive Tour Direction). Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to Moulin Rouge! The Musical, current representation includes Wicked, The Prom, Ain’t Too Proud, Oklahoma!, Jagged Little Pill, Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Band’s Visit and more. GLOBAL CREATURES (Producer) specializes in producing new theatrical works. The company’s first venture was in 2007 with Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular, which toured for twelve years. How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular (2012) followed, with the company then producing its first original musical – King Kong (2019 Special Tony Award). Strictly Ballroom The Musical debuted in 2014, touring Australia, with productions in Toronto and the West End, with a UK tour set for 2022. Muriel’s Wedding The Musical (2017) co-produced with Sydney Theatre Company toured Australia, and is being workshopped for international markets. Moulin Rouge! The Musical premiered on Broadway in 2019 and was honored with 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Productions are set for London, Melbourne, Cologne, and Tokyo.

GERRY RYAN OAM is a Melbournebased entrepreneur with interests across manufacturing, entertainment, wine, hospitality, property and sport. As the founder and Chairman of Jayco, Gerry helms Australasia’s largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles. He is Chairman of several Australian entertainment enterprises, including theatre producers Global Creatures (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), animatronic specialists Creature Technology Company (“Jurassic World: The Exhibition”) and most recently, theme park “Gumbuya World.” Gerry is also a backer of sporting enterprise, including the Melbourne Storm and GreenEdge Cycling. Gerry was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2000. Gerry and Val Ryan and their children Michael, Andrew and Sarah are proud supporters of the Arts. BILL DAMASCHKE (Producer). Lead producer of 2019 Drama Desk Best Musical winner The Prom, which was also made into a Netflix film event by Ryan Murphy. Co-producer of Tony Award Best Play winner The Ferryman. Previously, Bill spent 20 years at DreamWorks Animation, most recently as chief creative officer, where he led the creative, artistic and operational direction of the company. His tenure oversaw the release of some of the company’s major films, including Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon. He also oversaw all of DreamWorks Animation’s live theatrical productions, including awardwinning Shrek (Broadway, national tour and West End). BUENA VISTA THEATRICAL, a division of Disney Theatrical Group, licenses a wide variety of film and television titles for adaptation to the stage. Titles on stage around the world have included

Anastasia, All About Eve and Moulin Rouge!; future titles in development include Mrs. Doubtfire, The Devil Wears Prada, Working Girl and many others. AARON LUSTBADER (Co-Producer) is a partner and general manager at Foresight Theatrical. Gratitude to Carmen and Bill for the opportunity. Love to DJ and Dylan. HUNTER ARNOLD (Co-Producer). Select Broadway and West End: The Inheritance (Olivier Award), Hadestown (Tony Award), Tina—The Tina Turner Musical, Once on This Island (Tony Award), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Anastasia, Kinky Boots (Tony Award and Olivier Award). OffBroadway: Little Shop of Horrors. DARREN BAGERT (Co-Producer) feels SPECTACULAR SPECTACULAR working on this adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s film extravaganza. Darren is a multiple Tony Award winner with more than 20 past productions. Currently: Ain’t Too Proud, Dear Evan Hansen. He also directs immersive fashion shows for Ralph Lauren. ERICA LYNN SCHWARTZ (Co- Producer). Tony-award winning producer, Avalon Road Productions (founder). Broadway: Reasons to Be Pretty, David Byrne’s American Utopia. Erica is Vice President of Theatrical Programming for ATG. Greatest productions are daughters Julia and Abby with husband, Matt. Thanks to Carmen, Bill, Aaron and all the Bohemians MATT PICHENY (Co-Producer) is a former actor turned real estate investor, Tony award winner, and author of the #1 best-selling book, “Backstage Guide to Real Estate.” Matt is thrilled to partner with his wife, Erica Schwartz, and the rest of the team on this spectacular production. STEPHANIE ROSENBERG (Co-Producer). Tony-nominated producer, The Empress Productions (founder). Broadway: Anastasia, On the Town, Matilda. Tours: Matilda, With Love Marilyn. Albums: Matilda, The Color Purple (Grammy Award), The Lightning Thief. Stephanie is also a performer, director, writer and coach. Special thanks to my family. TheEmpressProductions.com ADAM BLANSHAY PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Headed by Adam Blanshay and Edward Johnson, producing theatre across the U.K., West End, Broadway and Australia. Produced more than 60 productions worldwide. Winner of six Tony Awards, seven Olivier Awards and one Helpmann Award. Full biography: adamblanshay.com.

CHARLES & NICOLAS TALAR (CoProducers) have produced many musicals and family shows, among them Notre Dame de Paris, which they continue to exploit worldwide after 20 years. With all their productions, Charles and Nicolas Talar have presented more than 7,500 performances to 16 million spectators. IRIS SMITH (Co-Producer). Tony Award winner. Broadway: The Band’s Visit, Tootsie, Beetlejuice, The Prom, King Kong, The New One, On Your Feet!, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. London: Dreamgirls. Film credits: Wakefield, People You May Know, Into the Now VR. ALERI ENTERTAINMENT (Co-Pro ducer). International patron of the arts. RRPM. Thrilled to be a part of this great production and proud to be working with such an amazing team and cast. Current: King Kong. SOPHIE QI/HARMONIA HOLDINGS (Co-Producer). Sophie Qi founded Harmonia, a cross-cultural live entertainment presenter, producer and developer specializing in the Asian marketplace. Projects include King Kong, Jagged Little Pill, Roman Holiday and 9 to 5 (West End). Additionally, they bring theatre education programs to students and professionals across Asia. CJ ENM (Co-Producer). Global entertainment and media company. Theatrical credits include Kinky Boots, The Cher Show, Hughie, Side Show, Big Fish, The Bodyguard, Strictly Ballroom, The Wind in the Willows and August Rush. Broadway League member. www.cjenm.com LEN BLAVATNIK (Co-Producer). is founder and chairman of Access Industries, a privately-held industrial group with global strategic investments. An active philanthropist, Mr. Blavatnik supports the arts and leading educational, cultural and scientific institutions and has co-produced numerous Broadway, West End and film productions. AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP (Co-Producer) is the world’s number one live theatre company with the vision of helping great shows to find the largest audiences. ATG operates 58 venues globally, is an award-winning theater producer and provides leading ticketing platforms. ENDEAVOR CONTENT (Co-Producer) specializes in financing, sales and advisory services for film, documentaries, television and theatre. Its goal is to empower artists and content creators by providing them with more ownership and creative

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CARMEN PAVLOVIC (Producer). Carmen’s career has spanned various theatrical companies including the Really Useful Company (Australia) and the London-based Clear Channel Entertainment. She was the director of international production for Stage Entertainment, expanding their operations into Russia, Italy and France while overseeing international licensing and programming of the group’s 25 theatres across Europe. For Stage Entertainment, Carmen also served as the international executive producer of numerous shows in Germany, Holland, France, Italy, Spain and Russia. In 2008, Carmen returned to live in Australia and founded Global Creatures, with business partner Gerry Ryan, where she also holds the position of CEO. Carmen’s favorite drama is raising her two children, Ned and Millie, with husband, Pete.

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JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION (Co-Producer). Family of companies includes Broadway Across America and Broadway.com, under the supervision of 13-time Tony-winning producer John Gore (chairman and CEO). Productions include Ain’t Too Proud, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Jagged Little Pill, King Kong, Mean Girls, Oklahoma!, Pretty Woman, The Prom, Tootsie.

ERIC FALKENSTEIN (Co-Producer). Upcoming Broadway and tours: Carmen Jones, Jitney, Luna Gale, MLK, Turn Me Loose.

SPENCER ROSS (Co-Producer). No words in the vernacular can describe the excitement of being a part of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Broadway: Angels in America (2018, Tony Award), Amélie, Come From Away, Significant Other, An American in Paris. My love to Phil. www.SBRProductions.com GILAD-ROGOWSKY (Co-Producer). Sue and Larry are Tony winners for the record-breaking Angels in America. Other credits: Jagged Little Pill, Other Josh Cohen. More at InFineCompany.com. INSTONE PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Founder, Dan Stone. Productions: The Prom, Tootsie, The Cher Show, Dear Evan (Tony winner), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Beyond thrilled to be a Moulin family member. AF CREATIVE MEDIA (Co-Producer). Founded by Brian and Dayna Lee. Broadway: Angels in America. OffBroadway: People, Places and Things. Upcoming: Nowhere Boy @artsandfood_nyc INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FUND (Co-Producer). Brisa Trinchero, Mark Carleton, Seaview Productions, Selladoor Worldwide, Harmonia Holdings, WalkRunFly. NEDERLANDER PRESENTATIONS, INC. (Co-Producer), owned by James L. Nederlander, prominent for three generations in management and operation of theatres and productions of distinguished entertainment. INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK (Co-Producer). Forty leading Broadway tour presenters: The Band’s Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, Tootsie, Hadestown, Oklahoma!, Waitress. CODY RENARD RICHARD (CoProducer) is thrilled to be a part of the team! Love to Nick and Nzinga. More info at CodyRenard.com. @codyrenard JUJAMCYN THEATERS (Co-Producer) (Jordan Roth, President). Current: Hadestown, The Book of Mormon, Slave Play, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, David Byrne’s American Utopia. Recent: Springsteen on Broadway, Angels in

SUZANNE GRANT (Co-Producer). Recent Broadway: To Kill a Mockingbird, Network, Lifespan of a Fact, Waverly Gallery. PETER MAY (Co-Producer) is an avid investor in Broadway and winner of three Tony awards and received many nominations. SANDY ROBERTSON (Co-Producer) is a San Franciscan and has been an investor in more than 25 Broadway shows. TRIPTYK STUDIOS (Co-Producer). Led by four-time Tony-nominated producers B. Swibel, Tara Smith and Adam Westbrook, select Broadway includes The New One; Oh, Hello; An American in Paris (worldwide); Xanadu (worldwide); You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush; The Seagull; and King Kong. CARL DAIKELER (Co-Producer) spent his teens working behind the scenes at his family’s Bucks County Playhouse and intends to spend his 50s supporting Broadway. SANDI MORAN (Co-Producer) is a founding patron of Opera Naples and a trustee for the Naples Winter Wine Festival. DESANTIS-BAUGH PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Michael DeSantis and Patrick Baugh are producers of Kinky Boots (Tony Award), and have backed more than 25 Broadway, West End and touring shows. Our best production to date: twin boys Nick and Alex. RED MOUNTAIN THEATRE COMPANY (Co-Producer), led by Keith Cromwell, is proud to support new work through the generosity of Kathryn and Raymond Harbert. www.redmountaintheatre.org 42ND.CLUB (Co-Producer). Tony Award-winning club for Broadway investors. Principals include Wendy Federman (nine Tonys) and Phil Kenny (two Tonys). www.42nd.club. CANDY SPELLING (Co-Producer). Author, philanthropist, television producer. Tootsie; Hillary and Clinton; King Lear; Three Tall Women; Carousel; The Iceman Cometh; The Color Purple (Tony Award); Promises, Promises; How to Succeed...; Nice Work...; After Midnight. Boards: UCLA Health System Board, vice-chair of the Board of American Humane.

TULCHIN BARTNER PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer) is an Olivier, Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning production company. Alice Tulchin and Beverly Bartner’s highlights include The Audience, Jerusalem and A Little Night Music. Currently represented on Broadway by To Kill a Mockingbird and Come From Away. ROY FURMAN (Co-Producer). Current Broadway productions: Tootsie, Tina— The Tina Turner Musical, Dear Evan Hansen (Tony Award), The Book of Mormon (Tony Award), Mean Girls. OffBroadway: Little Shop of Horrors. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. STAFF FOR MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL! PRODUCER GLOBAL CREATURES Carmen Pavlovic Bill Damaschke John Lanasa Roger Micone Nick Hart Angela Dalton Sam Wardlaw Judy Fuccilli Jackie Emery GENERAL MANAGEMENT FORESIGHT THEATRICAL Aaron Lustbader Allan Williams Mark Shacket Nick Ginsberg Nzinga Williams COMPANY MANAGER Ryan Garson Associate Company Manager Nzinga Williams DIRECTOR OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Chloe Beck TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION BOND THEATRICAL bondtheatrical.com DJ Martin Temah Higgins Mollie Mann Marc Viscardi Wendy Roberts Phillip Aleman Janiya Wade Melissa Cohen Bailey Ford Steph Kelleher Adrienne Richards Simon Rosales CASTING JIM CARNAHAN, CSA STEPHEN KOPEL, CSA Alexandre Bleau, CSA Hillary Dominguez Kendall Latimer Jason Thinger PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS Hillary Blaken Guy Kwan Hannah Wilson Ana Rose Greene Victoria Bullard Ross Leonard Sadie Alisa Chris Batstone Abby Filiaggi LEGAL COUNSEL LEVINE PLOTKIN & MENIN LLP Loren Plotkin Conrad Rippy Susan Mindell Daniel Watkins Emily Erstling Kevin Hess Cris Criswell PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER.............................................................JEFF NORMAN Stage Manager............................................................ Dawn Fenton Assistant Stage Managers......Xavier Khan, Matt Schreiber Worldwide Supervising Associate Director..................................................................... Ashley Rodbro Associate Director....................................................... Matt DiCarlo Resident Director.....................................................Abbey O’Brien

FOR GLOBAL CREATURES Chairman..................................................................Gerry Ryan OAM CEO............................................................................Carmen Pavlovic Chief Operating Officer.................................................... Nick Hart Head of Legal and Business Affairs.................. Jackie Emery Chief Financial Officer............................................ Sam Wardlaw Head of Production................................................. Angela Dalton U.K. Executive Producer......................................Patrick Murphy Head of International Marketing....................... Roger Micone U.S. Marketing Director............................................. John Lanasa

U.K. Marketing Director..................................Charlotte Twining Head of HR.......................................................................Judy Fuccilli Financial Controller............................................ Deborah Bensen Senior Lawyer...............................................................Emma Talbot Associate Producer..................................................Robert Stoker Executive Assistant....................................................Julie Norman CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Scenic Items fabricated by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Group, L.L.C., New Windsor, NY. Show control and scenic motion control featuring Stage Command Systems® by PRG-Scenic Technologies. Scenery and Scenic Effects fabricated, and painted by Global Scenic Services, Inc., Bridgeport, CT. Additional Scenery by Empire Technical Fabrication, Wayne, NJ. Lighting equipment from PRG Broadway. Sound equipment from PRG Broadway. Props fabrication and finishes by Behind the Mule Studio, Prop & Paint Creative Studio, Hat Rabbit Studio, Brenbri Properties, Quinto Ott, Colin Davis Jones Studio, Ramos Upholstery, Anna Light, Paper Mache Monkey, PRG, Daddy-O Productions, Enhance-A-Colour, In Vogue Studios, Scenic Arts Studio, and Bad Monkey Props. Soft goods provided by iWeiss Theatrical Solutions. Costumes by John Cowles, Jennifer Love Costumes, Parsons-Meares LTD., Janet Hine Design, Sydney Costume Workshop, Nigel Shaw, Euro Co Costumes Inc., Arel Studios, Carmen Gee, Ed Dawson Tailors. Global freight for costumes by Rock-it Global. Custom shirts by CEGO NYC. Shoes provided by Steppin’ Out Custom Footwear, La Duca Shoes and Worldtone Dance. Millinery by Angels Costumes, Arnold S. Levine Inc. and Rick McGill. Custom jewelry by Larry Vrba and Rebecca Dee. Crafts by Julianne Kroboth, Phillip Rolfe, Rick Kelly, Dyenamix, Syluss Afano, David Menkes, and R. Kaye LTD. Gloves by Wing & Weft. Custom embroidery by Deesigns NYC, New York Embroidery Studio and Fabio Toblini. Hauling by Clark Transfer. Official Makeup Partner M*A*C Crystals by Preciosa SPECIAL THANKS Dr. Sandra E. Cha; Dr. Stephen Rawlings; Clint Mitchell; Anton Monsted; Lauren Levin; Christopher Bayes; Matthew Holtzclaw; Jason Whicker; Devon Lipe; Katie Means; and all of the incredible actors who have helped throughout the development of Moulin Rouge! Moulin Rouge! The Musical was rehearsed at New 42 and Open Jar Studios “The Moulin Rouge of Paris – Global Creatures Official Licensee” Moulin Rouge ® MoulinRougeMusical.com MUSIC CREDITS “Amores Como El Nuestro” by Omar Alfanno. ©2008 Sony Music Publishing LLC, Capuri Music Publishing, & Lanfranco Music All rights on behalf of Sony Music Publishing LLC and Capuri Music Publishing administered by Sony Music Publishing LLC, 424 Church Street, Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219. All rights reserved. Used by permission. “Bad Romance” written by Stefani Germanotta and Nadir Khayat © 2009 Published by House of Gaga Publishing LLC (BMI), Songs of Redone (BMI) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (BMI). “Because We Can” written by Quentin Cook Published by TCF Music Publishing, Universal Polygram International Publishing Inc (ASCAP). “Brick House” written by Lionel Ritchie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald La Pread, Thomas McClary, Williams King © 1977 Published by Brenda Richie Publishing, Cambrae Music, Hanna Music, Jobete Music Co. Inc., Libren Music, Macawrite Music, Old Fashion Publishing, Walter Orange Music (ASCAP). “Burning Down The House” written by David Byrne, Christopher Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Martina Weymouth Published by Bleu Disque Music Co Inc (ASCAP), Index Music Inc (ASCAP) and Warner Chappell Music (ASCAP), all rights administered by WB Music Corp. All Rights Reserved. “Can’t Help Falling In Love” written by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss, Published by Raleigh Music Publishing LLC (ASCAP). “Chandelier” written by Sia Kate Furler, Jesse Samuel Shatkin © 2014 Published by Aidenjulius Music, EMI April Music Inc, EMI Music Publishing Ltd (ASCAP, PRS). “Children of the Revolution” written by Mark Bolan, Published by Spirit One Music o/b/o Spirit Services Holdings, S.a.r.l. “Come What May” written by David Baerwald and Kevin Gilbert Published by TCF Music Publishing Inc., Zen of Iniquity/ Almo Music Corporation (ASCAP). “Crazy” Written by Brian Burton; Thomas Callaway; Gian Piero Reverberi; Gianfranco Reverberi. Published by BMG Monarch (ASCAP), Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp and Killer Tracks Used by permission. All rights reserved. “Diamonds” written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Sia Kate Furler, Tor Erik Hermansen, Benjamin Levin © 2012 Published by EMI Music Publishing LTD (PRS), Matza Ballzack Music, Administered by Downtown Music, Prescription Songs LLC, Administered by Songs of

Kobalt Music Publishing. “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” Music by Jules Styne, Lyrics by Leo Robin; Courtesy of Leo Robin Music and Quaytor Productions, Inc., from the original Broadway Musical show “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” “Diamonds Are Forever (Main Title)” written by John Barry, Donald Black © 1971 Published by EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI), EMI United Prtnership Ltd (PRS, BMI). “Don’t Speak” written by Gwen Stefani, Eric Stefani Published by Knock Yourself Out Music (ASCAP). “Don’t You Want Me” written by Jo Callis, Philip Oakey, Philip Wright; Published by BMG Platinum Songs, Music of V2 America (ASCAP) administered by Domino Publishing Company USA (ASCAP). “El Tango De Roxanne” written by Baz Luhrman, Marianito Mores, Craig Pearce, Gordon Sumner Published by EMI Blackwood, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., TCF Music Publishing, Rightsong Music, Inc, Warner Chappell Music Argentina (SADAIC), all rights on behalf of Warner Chappell Music Argentina, administered by WB music Corp. All Rights Reserved. “Everlasting Love” written by Buzz Cason, Mac Gayden © 1967 Published by Rising Sons Music Inc (BMI). “Every Breath You Take” written by Gordon Sumner © 1983 published by GM Sumner (PRS). “Fidelity” written by Regina Spektor © 2006 Published by EMI Music Publishing LTD o/b/o Soviet Kitch Music (BMI). “Firework” written by Ester Dean, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Katy Perry, Sandy Julien Wilhelm © 2010, Published By Ultra Tunes (ASCAP), Peer Music III Ltd. (BMI) on behalf of itself and Dat Damn Dean Music, Downtown DLJ Songs (ASCAP) on behalf of DIPIU SRL (SIAE), EMI Music Publishing LTD (PRS), When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch administered by WB Music Corp. “Galop Infernal” Written by Carl Davis, J. Offenbach Published by Faber Music Inc. “Gimme Shelter” Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Published by ABKCO Music, Inc. (BMI). “Heroes” written by David Bowie and Brian Eno © 1977 Published by Jones Music America (ASCAP), administered by ARZO Publishing, Universal Music Careers (BMI) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Tintoretto Music/RZO Music Inc (BMI). “Hey Ya!” Written by Andre Benjamin, Published by BMG Monarch (ASCAP) obo Gnat Booty Music (ASCAP). Used by permission. All Rights Reserved. “I Don’t Want To Wait” written by Paula Cole © 1996 Published by Sony/ ATV Melody (BMI), Hing Face Music (BMI). “I Love You Always Forever” written by Donna Lewis © 1996 Published by Peruzzi Music LLC (ASCAP), SonyATV Allegro (ASCAP). “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” written by George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam Published by Irving Music Inc. on behalf of itself, and Boy Mets Girl Music. “I Will Always Love You” written by Dolly Parton Published by Velvet Apple Music (BMI). “It Ain’t Me Babe” written by Bob Dylan Published by Special Rider Music (SESAC). “Jungle Boogie” By George Brown, Donald Boyce, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell and Richard Westfield, Kharana Music Publishing (ASCAP), Attitudes In Music, Inc. Pub Designee (BMI), WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Old River (BMI), Claydes Smith Heirs Pub Designee (BMI), Uranus Nine Inc Pub Designee (BMI) and WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), All rights on behalf of itself and Kharana Music Publishing administered by WB Music Corp. All rights on behalf of itself and Attitudes In Music, Inc. Pub Designee, Old River, Claydes Smith Heirs Pub Designee and Uranus Nine Inc Pub Designee administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. All Rights Reserved. “L’Amour Est Oiseaux” written by Georges Bizet; From the 1875 opera Carmen. “La Vie En Rose” written by Edith Piaf (Edith Gassion) and Louiguy (Louis Guglielmi) © 1947 Published by Editions Beuscher Arpege (SACEM). “La Complainte De La Butte” (Jean Renoir/Georges Van Parys). Used by permission of Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. on behalf of Les Nouvelles Editions Meridian, Paris. “Lady Marmalade” written by Kenny Nolan and Robert Crewe © 1974 Published by Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP), Stone Diamond Music (BMI), Kenny Nolan Publishing (ASCAP), Tannyboy Music Company (BMI). “Le Tango Du Moulin Rouge” written by Baz Luhrmann, Mariano Mores, Craig Pearce Published by Fox Film Music Corporation, TCF Music Publishing Inc (BMI, ASCAP). “Let’s Dance” written by David Bowie; Published by Jones Music America (ASCAP) administered by ARZO Publishing and Universal Music Careers (BMI). “Love Hurts” written by Boudleaux Bryant Published by House of Bryant Publications (BMI). “Love Is a Battlefield” written by Michael Chapman and Holly Knight Published by Reservoir Media Music (ASCAP) obo Blue Raincoat Music Publishing Ltd (PRS) & Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprise (ASCAP). “Material Girl” written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans © 1984 Published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI). “Milord” written by Monnot, Georges Moustacchi Published by Universal Music – MGB Songs on behalf of Ed Salabert. “Minnie The Moocher” written by Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill, and Irving Mills. ©1931 EMI Mills Music Inc. and Hi-De-Ho-Man Music (Calloway Entertain).All rights administered by Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, 424 Church Street, Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Territory: World. “Money (That’s What I Want)” written by Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy Jr. © 1959 Published Jobete Music Co. Inc (ASCAP), Stone Agate Music (BMI). “Mr. Big Stuff” written by Joseph Broussard, Carrol Washington, Ralph Williams Published

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Associate Director of Special Projects................ Catie Davis Associate Choreographer............................Camden Gonzales Additional Associate Choreographers.............Nancy Braun, Katie Spelman Assistant Choreographers.....................................Mia DeWeese Karli Dinardo, Fred Odgaard Associate General Manager.................................Nick Ginsberg Human Resources Management.............................K+K Reset/ Kiah Jones, Karen Robinson Music Consultant.................................. Mary-Mitchell Campbell Additional Arrangements....................................Cian McCarthy Associate Scenic Designer............................Erica Hemminger Assistant Scenic Designer..............................Tony DiBernardo Associate Costume Designer.................................A.C. Gottlieb Assistant Costume Designer...............................Dara Affholter Assistant to the Costume Designer.............. Gabriel Ortega Associate Lighting Designer.................................. Nick Solyom Assistant Lighting Designers.......Katy Atwell, Trey Brazeal Associate Sound Designer..................................... Justin Stasiw Associate Hair Design............................Michael Buonincontro Special Effects Designer.................................. Markus Maurette Production Carpenter............................................Chad Woerner Head Carpenter................................................................ Elan Bustin Assistant Carpenter ...........................................Schuyler Woods Automation...............................................................Matthew Brown Flyman..................................................................................... JJ Jordan Production Electrician........................................Jeremy Wahlers Head Electrician...................................................................Erik Plath Assistant Electricians.....................Kurt Krohne, Kevin Zegan Moving Light Programmer............................................Brad Gray Production Sound.......................... Simon Matthews, Phil Lojo Sound Mixer..................................................................... Wes Shaffer Assistant Sound....................................................Keith Monaghan Production Props.........................................................Buist Bickley Assistant Production Props.................................Chris Kavanah Head Props............................................................... Andrew Iverson Assistant Props.....................................................................Jena Kerr Dialect Coach.................................................................. Kate Wilson Wardrobe Supervisor..........................................Michael Hannah Assistant Wardrobe Supervisors..............................Stephanie Richardi-Sweigard, Meredith Scott Hair Supervisor....................................................... Tereza Cordeiro Assistant Hair Supervisor....................................... Mark Bennett Advance Carpenter...............................................................T.J. King Advance Electrics/Sound/Crew Swing..........Michelle Reiss Advance Wardrobe.............................................................Risa Ono Advance Carpenter/Crew Swing................... Brooke Carlson General Management Associates..........................Lane Marsh, Andrew Joy, Jalaina Ross, Maan Singh Tinna, Amanda Harper, Alex Wolfe General Management Office..................... 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by Peermusic III, Ltd. on behalf of itself, Malaco Music Co. and Caraljo Music. “Nature Boy” written by Eden Ahbez Published by Golden World Enterprises (ASCAP). “Never Gonna Give You Up” written by Matt James Aitken, Peter Alan Waterman, Mike Stock, Published by Mike Stock Publishing, Adminstered by Kobalt Music Group Ltd., Universal Songs of Polygram Int., Inc. on behalf of Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music-Careers on behalf of Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. “One More Night” by Phil Collins © 1984 by Phil Collins Ltd. Administered worldwide by Concord Music Publishing LLC. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. “Only Girl (In The World)” written by Mikkel Storleer, Tor Erik Hermansen, Crystal Nicole Johnson, Sandy Julien Wilhelm © 2010 Published by Ultra Music Publishing (BMI), Downtown DMP Songs (BMI) on behalf of DIPIU SRL, Inc. (SIAE) and EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), EMI Music Publishing LTD (PRS), CStyle Ink Music Publishing (ASCAP), Slide That Music (ASCAP). “P.I.M.P” written by Curtis Jackson, Denaun M. Porter, Brandon Parrott Published by Derty Werks, EMI April Music Inc (ASCAP). “Play The Game” written by Frederick Mercury © 1980 Published by Queen Music LTD (PRS). “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” written by Paul David Hewson, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton, Published by Universal Polygram Int. Publishing, Inc. on behalf of Universal Music Publishing Int. B.V. “Raise Your Glass” written by Max Martin, Alecia b. Moore, Johan Karl Schuster © 2010 Published by EMI Blackwood Music (BMI) Pink Inside Publishing (BMI) and MXM Music AB, Administered by Kobalt Music Group Ltd. “Rebel Rebel” written by David Bowie, Published by Jones Music America (ASCAP), administered by ARZO Publishing, EMI Songs and Chrysalis Music. “Ride Wit Me” written by Eldra De Barge, William De Barge, Jason Epperson, Cornell Haynes, Etterlene Jordan, Lavell Webb ©2000 Published by Jobete Music Co. Inc (ASCAP), Jackie Frost Music/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, D2 Pro Publishing, Jay E’s Basement, Dynacom Publishing/ Universal Music Corporation. “Rolling In The Deep” written by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth © 2010 Published by EMI Music Publishing LTD (PRS) and Universal-Polygram Int. Tunes, Inc. on behalf of Universal Music Publishing Ltd (SESAC). “Roxanne” written by Gordon Summer ©1978 Published by GM Sumner (PRS) Published by EMI Blackwood Music Inc (BMI). “Royals” written by Joel Little and Ella O’Connor © 2012 Published by EMI April Music Inc (ASCAP) and Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP). “Seven Nation Army” written by John Anthony White Published by Songs of Universal, Inc., on behalf of itself and Peppermint Stripe Music. “Shut Up And Dance” written by Benjamin Berger, Eli Maiman, Ryan McMahon, Nicholas Petriccia, Kevin Ray, Sean Waugaman © 2014 Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (ASCAP), SonyATV Allegro (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), Verb to Be Music (ASCAP), What A Raucous Music (ASCAP), Anna Sun Music (ASCAP), Treat Me Better Tina Music (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. on behalf of itself and Ryan McMahon Publishing and Benjamin Berger Publishing. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” written by Thaddis Harrell, Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash, Christopher A. Stewart © 2008 Published by Songs of Peer Ltd. on behalf of itself and March Ninth Music Publishing (ASCAP) and EMI April Music (ASCAP), B-Day Publishing (ASCAP), Sony/ ATV Music Publishing (UK) Limited (PRS) and Intellectual Don administered by WB Music Corp. “So Fresh So Clean” written by Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, David Sheats Published by BMG, Irving Music, Organized Noize Music, Universal Music Publishing. “Such Great Heights” written by Benjamin Gibbard, James Tamborello Published by Zeitgeist Artist Management. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” written by Dave Stewart, Annie Lennox Published by Universal Music - MGB Songs on behalf of Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited. “Sympathy For The Devil” Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Published by ABKCO Music, Inc. (BMI). “Tainted Love” written by Edward Cobb Published by Embassy Music Corporation (BMI). “Take On Me” written by Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pal Waaktaar © 1985 Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Limited (PRS). “The Pitch Song (Spectacular Spectacular)” written by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce, Published by Fox Film Music Corporation/TCF Music Publishing Inc and Words and Music obo Mushroom Music administered by Big Deal. “The Sound of Music” Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. This selection is used by special arrangement with The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, a Concord Music Company, www.rnh.com. All Rights Reserved. “Torn” written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Philip Thornalley © 1993 Published by ColgemsEMI Music Inc. (ASCAP), Scott Cutler Music (ASCAP) and Songs of Polygram International (BMI). “Toxic” written by Catherine Dennis, Henrik Jonback, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd (PRS) and BMG Rights Management US LLC/BMG Gold Songs. “Up Where We Belong” written by Will Jennings, Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie © 1982 Published by Ensign Music, Famous Music LLC, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP, BMI). “We Are Young” written by Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, Nathaniel Ruess © 2011 Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (BMI), Rough Art (ASCAP), Shira Lee

Lawrence Rick Music (BMI), Way Above Music (BMI) and WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Bearvon Music, FBR Music administered by WB Music Corp and WB Music Corp. on behalf of itself. “What’s Love Got To Do With It” written by Terry Britten, Graham Lyle Published by WB Music Corp. and Aaron Lyle. “Where It’s At” written by Beck, Michael Simpson, John King, Published by Kobalt Music Group, Dust Brothers Music, administered by Universal Music Publishing Group. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Published by ABKCO Music, Inc. (BMI). “You Spin Me Round” written by Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Wayne Hussey, Tim Lever, Mike Percy Published by Burning Music Ltd administered by WB Music Corp and Westbury Music Ltd administered by Royalty Network. “Your Song” written by Elton John, Bernie J.P. Taupin Published by Universal Songs of Polygram Intl. Inc. of Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. Music credits correct at the time of printing. This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees. 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.

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PLEASE BE ADVISED • LATECOMERS and those exiting the theatre are seated at predetermined breaks in designated areas. • PHOTOS, RECORDING & CELL PHONE USE are prohibited. • CHILDREN 6+ are welcome in our theatres and must be ticketed. • DRINKS are allowed in provided containers. • ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, LARGE PRINT PROGRAMS & BOOSTER SEATS are available in most theatres. Ask an usher to direct you.

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

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Sydney Cole Alexander and Matthew Hancock in In The Upper Room • Photo by Adams VisCom

ANNOUNCING THE

THEATRE COMPANY SEASON Theatre is finally back in full swing at the Denver Center! To celebrate a season of rebirth and renewal, we’re pulling out all the stops: timeless classics, laugh-out-loud comedies, and the hottest plays direct from New York City. As always, your Theatre Company subscription comes with a season of perks, including: • The best seats at the best price — save up to 29% • Early access to Broadway touring productions and other added attractions, including Theater of the Mind and A Christmas Carol. • Discounts on additional tickets • Free exchanges and concierge ticketing services (including free exchanges) • Easy auto-renew options to keep your seats, year after year

THE CHINESE LADY SEP 9 – OCT 16, 2022 SINGLETON THEATRE

HOTTER THAN EGYPT FEB 10 – MAR 12, 2023 KILSTROM THEATRE

Intriguing, powerful, and based on a true story, The Chinese Lady is a play unlike anything you’ve seen before. The year is 1834 and 14-year-old Afong Moy is newly arrived in America…

Hailed as a standout at the 2020 Colorado New Play Summit, Hotter Than Egypt is the captivating tale of an American couple’s own personal revolution.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

THE COLOR PURPLE

SEP 30 – NOV 6, 2022 KILSTROM THEATRE

MAR 31 – MAY 7, 2023 WOLF THEATRE

The Bard is back at the Denver Center! Cupid-like characters conspire to bring a quartet of lovers together, while darker forces seek to drive them apart.

Based upon the novel written by Alice Walker and the Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment motion picture

LAUGHS IN SPANISH

THE 39 STEPS APR 14 – JUN 18, 2023 SINGLETON THEATRE

JAN 20 – MAR 5, 2023 SINGLETON THEATRE

Returning to the Denver Center after it’s sold-out run in 2010 — a fresh take on an all-time audience favorite!

Stylish and vibrant, Laughs in Spanish is a hilarious snapshot of Cuban and ColombianAmerican culture set in the heart of Miami’s Wynwood arts district.

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303.893.6030 SEASON SPONSORS

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

PROUD SPONSOR OF DCPA’S BEST OF BROADWAY SOCIETY

SETTING THE STAGE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

T “We are honored to know that our contributions have enhanced DCPA’s ability to positively impact nearly 2 million students through their education program, bringing them one step closer to realizing their ambitions.” — WANDA COLBURN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH AND NATE PALMER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, CIBC COMMERCIAL BANKING

The arts help build rich, vibrant communities. That’s why CIBC is proud celebrate its 18th year as a supporter of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Best of Broadway Society, and their ongoing efforts to enrich the Denver community. During this time, CIBC has seen firsthand the impact that the DCPA has made through arts education. CIBC is passionate about the role arts education plays in building confidence, fostering critical thinking and shaping tomorrow’s leaders. The CIBC team is honored to further this important work and committed to benefiting DCPA theatre and education programs. CIBC also strives to ensure its clients’ successes. The company provides wealth management, private banking and commercial banking financial solutions to the Denver community through a team driven by its passion to be the leader in client relationships. CIBC strives to understand each client’s story, financial needs and goals because the team is committed to helping make their clients’ ambitions a reality. Distinguishing factors of CIBC include: • High touch client experience: Dedicated service and support from an experienced team in both wealth management and commercial banking • Dynamic investment management: Investing proactively to drive out performance in ever-changing markets • Strategic approach to private banking: Banking solutions aligned to client objectives and wealth plans. • Comprehensive approach to commercial banking: Offering commercial lending, treasury management and access to capital markets to address complex business needs. CIBC is proud to serve as a long-time sponsor of the DCPA and to further deepen its engagement with this worthy cause. Learn more at cibc.com/US

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APPLAUSE • MAY – JUN 2022 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

The Crested Butte Arts Festival Celebrating 50 years Adam Freed, Whetstone Waterdance

August 5-7

Enjoy the beauty of Crested Butte at the Premier Arts Event in Colorado featuring 100+ juried fine artists and a weekend full of family friendly activities. Tickets available June 1st @crestedbutteartsfestival.com

PROUD SPONSOR OF THE DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

We are so grateful to our partners and to the thousands of donors and event participants over the years who have helped to improve and enrich the lives of those in our community. — THE DENVER POST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The Denver Post is proud to support the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, both through sponsorship of its acclaimed theatre productions as well as with grant funding through The Denver Post Community Foundation. Our longstanding partnership with DCPA has given countless individuals of all ages, the opportunity to experience and develop a lifelong appreciation for the arts. The Denver Post Community believes in giving back to the communities in which it serves and proudly supports hundreds of nonprofits’ programs and events. Support is given in many ways: through The Denver Post Community Foundation, employee volunteering, and in-kind advertising. The Denver Post Community Foundation, a recognized 501 (c)(3) nonprofit agency, raises funds through individual and corporate donations, through its unique signature events and programs and through the annual holiday Season To Share campaign. The overall mission is to improve and enrich the lives of those in our community through support of programs that benefit arts and culture; children and youth; education and literacy; and the provision of basic human services. To date, including recent Season To Share grants issued this spring, over $8,377,750.00 has been raised and distributed. • Signature Events and Programs These well-established events and programs have become staples in the community. They offer partners, participants and volunteers something unique each year. They include: Pen & Podium Literary Lecture Series, Passport To The Arts, and the Colorado State Spelling Bee.

The Denver Post Season To Share

• The Denver Post Season To Share The Denver Post Season To Share holiday fundraising campaign is a program of The Denver Post Community Foundation with Denver Active 20-30 Children’s Foundation as the matching partner for the 2021/22 campaign. This spring, $1,700,000 was granted to 51 metro Denver nonproﬁts, thanks to 3,900 kind donors. These grantees focus on program speciﬁc guidelines of homelessness, hunger, children and youth, and health and wellness. Together We Can Make A Difference denverpostcommunity.com

The Denver Post Pen & Podium Series

APPLAUSE • MAY – JUN 2022 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

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DCPA IN THE COMMUNITY

When Denver Center for the Performing Arts Founder Don Seawell completed his vision for downtown’s Arts Complex, he said it was a gift to the community. But 40+ years later, some individuals still think “that’s not for me.” But we at the DCPA aren’t satisfied with that. We want theatre to be an essential part of Denver life. Whether we are a place for creative fulfillment, meaningful conversation or simply a way to have fun, our aim is to connect with and be in service to our community. In addition to newer programs such as Theatre for Young Audiences and Off-Center — both of which were designed to engage new, untraditional audiences — we are now expanding our community engagement efforts through partnerships and exciting programs including: Shakespeare in the Parking Lot – May 14 Enjoy free adaptations of Shakespeare at area community centers. Visit https://dcpa.today/SITPL for times and locations. City of Westminster Partnership – May 21 in the Westminster Plaza Enjoy three free acting workshops for youth at the Curtain Up Downtown series. Latinx Community Evening – June 9 at Denver Performing Arts Complex In partnership with the Colorado Symphony, we will activate the Arts Complex for a vibrant happy hour with musicians and performers before Quixote Nuevo. Denver PRIDE Parade – June 26 along Colfax Ave The annual Denver Pride Parade is back in person and bigger than ever. Watch for the DCPA’s celebratory float with 100,000 of your closest friends.

SUMME R THEATRE CLASSES 1- and 2-week theatre daycamps for children and teens Adult classes on weeknights All skill levels welcome

ENROLL TODAY

Education & Community Engagement

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Area Festivals We will pop up our tent and celebrate with revelers at some of the area’s best festivals: Five Points Jazz Festival – June 4 in Five Points Dragon Boat Festival – July 23-24 in Sloan’s Lake Park City of Aurora’s Global Fest – August 20 at the Aurora Municipal Center

Applause -- Moulin Rouge, June 9-26, 2022

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Quixote Nuevo

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