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Welcome to another incredible season of theatre! With the launch of our strategic plan, we are more committed than ever to our mission — to engage and inspire through the transformative power of live theatre. With a goal to create one million engagements by our 50th anniversary, we will present works by legendary playwrights and composers, reintroduce our family package, and “launch” a new project from Off-Center. This season Broadway and Theatre Company audiences will both experience works by two highly acclaimed artists: Stephen Sondheim (A Little Night Music and Company) and Pulitzer Prizewinner Lynn Nottage (Clyde’s and MJ). We will kick off the 25th Anniversary tour of MAMMA MIA! and welcome back Disney's Frozen, which originated right here in Denver. We have shows inspired by some of the biggest names in music — Tina Turner, Sting, Michael Jackson, Cher and Ruth Brown. We are welcoming families with Little Red, Annie, Shrek The Musical, Bluey’s Big Play, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, and A Christmas Carol. For individuals who like to be on the cusp of the “next big thing,” we will present the world premieres of Cebollas and Rubicon and continue our commitment to the Colorado New Play Summit. Additionally, Off-Center returns with its family-favorite presentation of Camp Christmas followed by Space Explorers: THE INFINITE, which will take audiences aboard the International Space Station. All of these shows plus our acting classes, free community performances, in-school programs, tours, student matinees, postshow discussions, fundraisers, venue rentals and collaborations. There are so many ways to engage with and be inspired by the activities here and in the community. We invite you to lean in, sign up and explore your options. Visit denvercenter.org, read our NewsCenter or follow @DenverCenter on social media. While we absolutely love what we do, it wouldn’t be worthwhile without you. Join us! Warm regards,
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“Denver has an incredibly enthusiastic and engaged The iconic musical, MAMMA MIA!, is returning to Denver audience,” said DCPA Executive Director of Broadway & to launch a new tour. You might be thinking, “new tour? I Cabaret, John Ekeberg. “It’s that enthusiasm and energy saw MAMMA MIA! at the Buell in 2002.” “MAMMA MIA! has that feeds the performers and creates a great theatrical played to millions of people around the world in hundreds environment for all. Our audiences have come to expect of cities. Each new production is treated like a premiere,” new and exciting work coming said Executive Producer Amy from the DCPA. It’s always our Jacobs of Bespoke Theatricals. goal to engage and inspire A new production can entail through the work presented casting fresh talent, a different on our stages and I think the creative team, new sets or excitement of being a part of costumes, interesting staging something new leads to that or choreography. “Every tour engagement and inspiration.” aims to not only recreate But don’t let the phrase the experience of seeing the “tour launch” fool you. This show on Broadway, but also ultimate feel-good show, told with the insight gained from through ABBA’s music, is the runs on Broadway, in the same classic story of love West End and other markets and friendship. Jacobs said, around the world, the creative “The new MAMMA MIA! tour team gets the opportunity to promises to capture all the bring fresh ideas to each new magic and excitement of the production,” Jacobs explained. — JOHN EKEBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR first production which opened In fact, Denver is a hot spot OF DCPA BROADWAY & CABARET almost 25 years ago in London.” for Broadway producers seeking to launch a new tour. From family-favorite Disney's The Lion King to contemporary hit Dear Evan Hansen, the Buell has launched over a dozen Broadway national tours. MAMMA MIA! What makes the Denver Center for the Performing Arts OCT 31 – NOV 5 • BUELL THEATRE such an attractive option? The main contributing factor: ASL Interpreted, Audio Described and Open Captioned Denver audiences. performance: Nov 4 at 2pm
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The prolific novelist, Toni Morrison, wrote in her book Beloved, “Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” Though Morrison was writing about enslaved people escaping from a plantation, her words aptly describe rock ’n’ roll legend Tina Turner’s life journey. During her life, Tina never shied away from sharing her story of trial and triumph. Her autobiography, I Tina was adapted into the 1993 film What’s Love Got to Do With It? And now, her story is told on stages around the world in the Tony Awardwinning TINA — The Tina Turner Musical. Written by Katori Hall and directed by Phyllida Lloyd, the musical premiered on London’s West End before transferring to Broadway in 2019. Featuring hits such as “Proud Mary,” “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” “Simply the Best,” and “We Don’t Need Another Hero,” the musical follows Tina from her modest beginnings in the Jim Crow South to surviving an abusive marriage and becoming one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. The musical shows how Tina became a living example of reinvention. Tina, whose given name was Anna Mae Bullock, was born in Brownsville, Tennessee in 1939. Her parents moved the family to Nutbush when she was a child, but their toxic relationship kept Tina and her sisters bouncing between their parents and grandparents during childhood. When the couple split, and Tina’s mother Zelma Currie moved to St. Louis, she left Tina with her maternal grandmother. That decision strained their relationship for the rest of their lives, but Tina found solace in music.
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Naomi Rodgers performing "River Deep—Mountain High" as ‘Tina Turner’ in the North American touring production of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL.. Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade, 2022.
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For Roz White, who plays Zelma, Tina is the epitome of bravery. White remembers watching Tina’s “Let’s Stay Together” video on MTV at the age of 14. By then, White knew she had a voice, but hadn’t had a role model for a girl with a deeper sound until Tina’s Private Dancer album came out. From then on, White says her grandmother would ask her to sing Tina’s songs whenever she had friends over to play cards. As White got older, she recognized that the ferocity in Tina’s voice and dance moves was rooted in a deeper story. By the time Tina graduated from high school, she worked cleaning houses and as a nurse’s aide during the day, and sang in clubs at night. In the late 1950s, she met musician and band leader, Ike Turner, who renamed her Tina and helped her secure a recording contract. By 1960, they formed the Ike & Tina Turner Revue and toured the South while releasing Billboard hits. Then, came the 1966 hit “River Deep – Mountain High” and higher hemlines. The single was immensely popular in Europe, and led to Tina gracing the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and to the duo opening up for The Rolling Stones. This is where her signature moves also caught the eye of little girls around the world. Standing at 5’4” Turner moved her legs when she was dancing like she was running for her life. She shook her body as if possessed by the Holy Spirit, trying to free her of the limited expectations placed on Black women from the South at that time. Tina’s shimmy and high kicks also became her ticket to freedom. She had followed in her mother’s footsteps
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Tina’s Turner’s illustrious career is marked by 12 Grammy Awards, a sold out 50th anniversary world tour, and an induction into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 2021 at the age of 81. However, Tina’s true success was ownership of her freed self. She found a pathway to inner peace through Buddhism and meditation; a unique sense of style; a new sound, and the courage to stand on her own. She was never defeated by tragedy, even when she couldn’t see a way out. “She’s someone who society thought would have a minimal future,” White says. Instead, “she surpassed everything projected on her by her family and the world. The world says a little girl from Nutbush can’t sell out a stadium in Brazil, but she did.”
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She’s someone who society thought would have a minimal future. [Instead], she surpassed everything projected on her by her family and the world.
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and was in an abusive marriage with Ike. Glamorous gowns and glitter disguised the fact that she was fighting for her life behind-the-scenes. In 1976, with four boys, mounting legal fees and pennies to her name, Tina left her marriage to Ike. Just two years after the passage of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which allowed women to have credit cards, loans and mortgages without a husband or male relative to co-sign, Tina struck out on her own. It was also at a time when divorce was still taboo and when women over the age of 35 were regarded as past their prime. Tina set out to prove them all wrong. For the next seven years, she scraped to make ends meet, performing in clubs, festivals and lounges in the U.S. and Europe. In her mid-40s, she released her fourth solo album, Private Dancer, donning leather corsets, fish net tights, a blonde wig and red lipstick. This was a new Tina. Turner won three Grammy Awards from Private Dancer, including Record of the Year for “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” She spent the better part of the next decade selling out arenas as well as rebuilding her life and her finances after the fallout of her marriage to Ike. However, she also found love along the way — both within herself and with her husband, record label executive Erwin Bach. The two met while Turner was on tour in Europe and lived in Switzerland for most of their relationship. The two were together until she passed on May 23, 2023.
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. You might know their names, but do you know their stories? The six wives of Henry VIII are on their way to Denver. These Tudor Queens-turned-pop-icons remix their stories with style. In what begins as a competition to determine which queen suffered the worst fate, the queens ultimately discover their individuality and find their “happily ever afters.” SIX quickly became an international sensation, winning 23 awards in the 2021/22 Broadway season, including Tony Awards for the iconic costuming by Gabriella Slade and the original score by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. The SIX: LIVE ON OPENING NIGHT Broadway album debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard cast album charts and surpassed 6 million streams in its first month. These queens will perform in the Buell Theatre from December 5-24 with an accessible performance on December 17. Come for the sensational music and stay for the powerful story. You won’t want to miss what The Washington Post calls, “Exactly the kind of energizing, inspirational illumination this town aches for!”
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There’s a truck stop in eastern Pennsylvania that sells the usual fare: burgers, fries, wraps, sandwiches. There is the occasional elevated offering like the Manuel Luis Echegoyen La Fiesta Burger, a beef patty topped with cotija, avocado, salsa verde and jalapeños. For the most part though, the menu is fairly uninspired, like a ham and cheese sandwich… on white. But for the kitchen staff, creating each sandwich, no matter how simple, is a work of art, an opportunity to connect with another person. “The sandwich is your pulpit, it’s where you preach the gospel of good eating,” Rafael, one of the cooks, explains. Welcome to Clyde’s the truck-stop setting for Lynn Nottage’s play of the same name. In it, characters may be talking about sandwiches (and describing some mouthwatering ones), but the story is really about any art. “I think the play is very intentionally about creative expression and having room to shape your own narrative through art,” Nottage told the Los Angeles Times. “That is really at its core. How do you take the simple ingredients that you have in front of you and create something that is singular and special? Something that when people bite into it, they understand fully who you are and you have a communion.” Nottage has been seeking communion with audiences for years with plays such as Intimate Apparel, about a black seamstress at the turn of the 20th century; and Ruined (produced by DCPA Theatre Company in 2011), about women in the Congo. More recently she wrote the book for MJ, a jukebox musical about pop star Michael Jackson (touring to Denver in April 2024). Along the way, she’s scooped up two Pulitzer Prizes. Clyde’s might be her most popular play to date. It was the most produced show of 2022 and seems apropos for a society emerging out of lockdown. The truck stop, the play tells us, is a liminal space. “You here cause you done run outta options, ain’t nobody gonna hire you except for Clyde,” Letitia, another one of the cooks explains. “Cuz if you here, you done something. We all done something. And we just biding our time ’till we can get to another place.” Everyone working at Clyde’s was once incarcerated, and most of them are now just stuck, marking time: Owner Clyde refuses to change her restaurant, Letita circles back to old flames, Rafael has a stalled love story, and another chef, Jason, is trying to escape a racist past tattooed all over his body. Jason may be familiar to some audiences. He’s a character in Nottage’s play Sweat (produced by DCPA Theatre Company in 2019), about a factory shutting down in Reading, Pennsylvania. In it, Jason turns violent against a scab during a factory strike and gives someone a traumatic brain injury. After being released, he’s now washed up at Clyde’s, and his racist gang tattoos do nothing to endear him to Rafael or Letitia, both people of color.
The characters wonder, if I can just dedicate myself to getting better at making a sandwich, what else could improve about my life? — JAMIL JUDE, DIRECTOR
Jude was also motivated to take on the play because of how it tackles radical imagination and freedom through craft. “The characters wonder, if I can just dedicate myself to getting better at making a sandwich, what else could improve about my life?” explains Jude. And the play’s central question becomes, can a sandwich really make a difference? Nottage purposefully picked something humble. A sandwich is just a sandwich after all — despite the new found appreciation everyone who has seen “The Bear” has for what it takes to run a good sandwich shop. While the characters wax on about their dream sandwich and strive to put together a tuna melt with reverence, the audience would be forgiven for reluctantly agreeing with Clyde, who comments: “That bitch ass sandwich ain’t gonna change a damn thing.” Can you even dare to dream when you were incarcerated only to emerge from prison to flip burgers at a godforsaken truck stop? Montrellous acts as the Orpheus to the other chefs. He’s come into limbo to lead them out through example. They have a perfect right to dream unabashedly, he encourages, and to dedicate themselves to an art form no matter how humble. And when they finally do look out on that horizon, they may see that getting out of limbo is as simple as hanging up their aprons and walking out the door.
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The three battle each other and Clyde, their foul-mouthed, foultempered boss. She is constantly ready to put someone down physically or emotionally the moment she senses anyone is getting out of line or having fun. Montrellous, the head chef, who smells like canola oil and patchouli, is Clyde’s antithesis and the calm center of the play. He was also formerly incarcerated, but is a mentor to other cooks. “He has a servant’s heart,” says Sekou Laidlow, who plays Montrellous. “And that kind of depth of humanity is what I think people should witness, particularly from one who has endured the confines of prison. It is a direct critique of what society says Black men are.” The play’s emotional depths are one thing that drew director Jamil Jude to the show. He was last at the DCPA in 2022 when he directed Choir Boy. For that show, he had to get his actors to showcase the soul-stirring nature of gospel music. For this one, he needed his performers to learn… knife skills? Yep. There’s actual cooking on stage (with real knives). “It’ll be a little smell-o-vision for the audience,” Jude says. But also culinary skills were necessary to “learn just how these characters go about their job in this kitchen,” Jude adds.
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ANDREW BRUCE & BOBBY AITKEN MUSICAL SUPERVISOR, ADDITIONAL MATERIAL & ARRANGEMENTS
MARTIN KOCH CHOREOGRAPHY
ANTHONY VAN LAAST DIRECTED BY MUSIC AND LYRICS BY LLOYD PHYLLIDA
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ANDREW BRUCE & BOBBY AITKEN MUSICAL SUPERVISOR, ADDITIONAL MATERIAL & ARRANGEMENTS
MARTIN KOCH CHOREOGRAPHY
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NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION TEAM Director Choreographer Production Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designers Musical Supervisor, Additional Material & Arrangements Transcribed by
PHYLLIDA LLOYD ANTHONY VAN LAAST MARK THOMPSON HOWARD HARRISON ANDREW BRUCE BOBBY AITKEN MARTIN KOCH ANDERS NEGLIN
Associate Director Associate Choreographer Associate Musical Supervisor
MARTHA BANTA JANET ROTHERMEL DAVID HOLCENBERG
Associate Set Designer Associate Costume Designer Associate Lighting Designers Associate Sound Designer Associate Hair Designer
NANCY THUN LUCY GAIGER ED MCARTHY, ANDREW VOLLER DAVID PATRIDGE JEFF KNAGGS
Company Manager Production Stage Manager
MICHAEL SANFILIPPO LARRY SMIGLEWSKI
Executive Producer
BESPOKE THEATRICALS AMY JACOBS
General Management
WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS ANIÈLE FORTIN-PERKELL, MATT KUNKEL
Technical Supervision
PORT CITY TECHNICAL RYAN GEORGE
Casting Director
TARA RUBIN CASTING KEVIN METZGER-TIMSON, CSA
Tour Booking Agency
THE BOOKING GROUP MEREDITH BLAIR, KARA GEBHART
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Sophie Sheridan............................................................................................................ALISA MELENDEZ Ali..............................................................................................................................................HALEY WRIGHT Lisa.......................................................................................................................................L’ORÉAL ROACHÉ Tanya...................................................................................................................................... JALYNN STEELE Rosie ................................................................................................................................CARLY SAKOLOVE Donna Sheridan.....................................................................................................CHRISTINE SHERRILL Sky.................................................................................................................................... GRANT REYNOLDS Pepper.......................................................................................................................................PATRICK PARK Eddie......................................................................................................................................... LOUIS GRIFFIN Harry Bright........................................................................................................................... ROB MARNELL Bill Austin...................................................................................................................................JIM NEWMAN Sam Carmichael..........................................................................................................VICTOR WALLACE Father Alexandrios................................................................................................................ BLAKE PRICE THE ENSEMBLE GABE AMATO, ADIA OLANETHIA BELL, EMILY CROFT, MADISON DEADMAN, JORDAN DE LEON, NICO DiPRIMIO, PATRICK DUNN, STEPHANIE GENITO, TASSY KIRBAS, JASMINE OVERBAUGH, BLAKE PRICE, DORIAN QUINN, XAVI SOTO BURGOS, AMY WEAVER UNDERSTUDIES Swings and understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. For Sophie Sheridan—MADISON DEADMAN, AMY WEAVER for Ali—ADIA OLANETHIA BELL, TASSY KIRBAS for Lisa—ADIA OLANETHIA BELL, TASSY KIRBAS for Tanya—STEPHANIE GENITO, JASMINE OVERBAUGH for Rosie—EMILY CROFT, JASMINE OVERBAUGH for Donna Sheridan—EMILY CROFT, STEPHANIE GENITO for Sky—LOUIS GRIFFIN, XAVI SOTO BURGOS for Pepper—GABE AMATO, JORDAN DE LEON for Eddie—GABE AMATO, NICO DiPRIMIO for Harry Bright—PATRICK DUNN, BLAKE PRICE for Bill Austin—PATRICK DUNN, DORIAN QUINN for Sam Carmichael—BLAKE PRICE, DORIAN QUINN for Father Alexandrios—DANNY LOPEZ-ALICEA, PATRICK DUNN SWINGS DANNY LOPEZ-ALICEA, MAKOA, FAITH NORTHCUTT, GRAY PHILLIPS DANCE CAPTAIN DANNY LOPEZ-ALICEA ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN GRAY PHILLIPS THE BAND Conductor/Keyboard—MATTHEW CROFT Associate Conductor/Keyboard—ALEX “GOLDIE” GOLDEN Guitars—NICK GREATHOUSE, BENJAMIN SAMUELSON; Bass—NOGA SHEFI; Drums—KEVIN McNAUGHTON; Keyboard Programmer—ETHAN DEPPE; Music Coordinator—MICHAEL AARONS
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CHRISTINE SHERRILL
ALISA MELENDEZ
CARLY SAKOLOVE
JALYNN STEELE
ROB MARNELL
JIM NEWMAN
VICTOR WALLACE
GRANT REYNOLDS
LOUIS GRIFFIN
PATRICK PARK
L’ORÉAL ROACHÉ
HALEY WRIGHT
GABE AMATO
ADIA OLANETHIA BELL
EMILY CROFT
MADISON DEADMAN
JORDAN DE LEON
NICO DiPRIMIO
PATRICK DUNN
STEPHANIE GENITO
TASSY KIRBAS
DANNY LOPEZALICEA
MAKOA
FAITH NORTHCUTT
JASMINE OVERBAUGH
GRAY PHILLIPS
BLAKE PRICE
DORIAN QUINN
XAVI SOTO BURGOS
AMY WEAVER
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“CHIQUITITA” “DANCING QUEEN” “DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW” “GIMME! GIMME! GIMME!” “HONEY, HONEY” “I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO” “I HAVE A DREAM” “KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU” “LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME” “MAMMA MIA” “MONEY, MONEY, MONEY” “ONE OF US” “OUR LAST SUMMER” “SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS” “S.O.S.” “SUPER TROUPER” “TAKE A CHANCE ON ME” “THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC” “THE NAME OF THE GAME” “THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL” “UNDER ATTACK” “VOULEZ-VOUS” On a Greek Island, a wedding is about to take place... PROLOGUE Three months before the wedding ACT ONE The day before the wedding ACT TWO The day of the wedding
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WHO’S WHO CHRISTINE SHERRILL (Donna Sheridan) last enjoyed the role of Donna during her residency with the Las Vegas company of Mamma Mia! Other national credits include Kiss Me, Kate (Kate); Next to Normal (Diana); Guys and Dolls (Adelaide); Sunset Boulevard (Norma Desmond), which earned her the Joseph Jefferson Award. TV/film/ video: “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Prophet,” “Red Dead Redemption,” Landline. @christinesherrill. “Love to my boys.” ALISA MELENDEZ (Sophie Sheridan) is honored and overjoyed to be your mamma mija Sophie! Broadway: Almost Famous (u/s Penny Lane, Swing). Regional: Rent (Mimi Marquez, Paper Mill), Almost Famous (Old Globe). Pace MT. Thank you Justin, team A3, CC and the good Lord above. “Mi familia, I love you. For the dancing queens!” @alisamelendez. CARLY SAKOLOVE (Rosie) played Rosie in Mamma Mia!’s 2013/14 national tour and on Royal Caribbean! Off-Broadway: The Book of Merman (Ethel), NEWSical the Musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes (Betty Jean). TV: “The Watcher”(Netflix). Film: Joanna Gleason’s The Grotto. Singing impressionist headliner on Celebrity Cruises. Boston Conservatory graduate. Instagram: @carlysakolove. “For my family!” JALYNN STEELE (Tanya) is thrilled to tour with Mamma Mia! Broadway: The Lightning Thief (Sally and others). Off-Broadway: Sistas (Dr. Simone). National/International tours: Fosse (Star). Regional theater: Rock of Ages (Justice), Joseph… (Pharaoh) and Mary Poppins (Mrs. Corry). Television: “Titanique The Musical: Livestream” (Ensemble) and “Sesame Street.” “Love to my family and friends.” @Jalynn_The_Entertainer. ROB MARNELL (Harry Bright). Broadway: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (OBC), Beautiful (Gerry Goffin u/s), Gettin’ the Band Back Together (Joe Perry). Other: Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio in Las Vegas, Joe Long in Clint Eastwood film), Rock of Ages (Stacee Jaxx). B.F.A. Elon University. Original comedy and music: robmarnell.com. “Endless love to Laurel and our baby boy. For Elliot.” @robmarnell.
JIM NEWMAN (Bill Austin). Broadway: Hands on a Hardbody, Curtains, Minnelli on Minnelli, Steel Pier, Sunset Boulevard, Tommy. First national tours: Kiss Me, Kate; Big; Joseph...Dreamcoat. Film/television: “Succession,” “And Just Like That,” “The Equalizer,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Daddyhunt,” “After Forever,” Love Is Strange, Hiding in Daylight. The Cowboy in Village People. VICTOR WALLACE (Sam Carmichael). B’way: Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia! final cast. Off-B’way: Far From Heaven at Playwrights Horizons (cast recording). Tours: The Phantom of the Opera (Buquet, Phantom u/s), Les Misérables (Enjolras). Las Vegas: Mamma Mia! (Sky) at Mandalay Bay Casino. Regional: Fun Home (Bruce Bechdel) at Coachella Valley Rep, Dragone’s Carmen (Escamillo) at La Jolla Playhouse. GRANT REYNOLDS (Sky) is blessed to be making his national tour debut with this beautiful company! Credits: Billy Porter’s directorial debut, Anything’s Possible on Amazon Prime, Sweeney Todd and The Color Purple (Muny). He is thankful to God, his fantastic family and his amazing team. Carnegie Mellon MT ’21. “For Grandma and Grandpa.” @grantreynoldss. LOUIS GRIFFIN (Eddie, u/s Sky). Off-Broadway: We Are the Tigers. Tour: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Favorites: Miss Saigon, Newsies (Casa Manana), Joseph… Dreamcoat (The New Theatre), How To Succeed… (Maltz Jupiter). TV/ film: “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” The Big Pitch. @louisthegriffin. PATRICK PARK (Pepper, Ensemble). Broadway: KPOP. Regional: Mythic, The Louder We Get (Segal Centre). TV/film: Best Sellers, “Appelles-Moi Si Tu Meurs.” “Big gratitude to my family, friends, Tara Rubin Casting and everyone at ART Agency!” @patrickpark. L’ORÉAL ROACHÉ (Lisa, Ensemble) is overjoyed to continue this epic ABBA legacy! Recent credits: Jesus Christ Superstar (Soul Singer, u/s Mary), Six (Anne Boleyn), Aida (Aida). “God has brought me and will continue to bring me!” @loreal_roache.
HALEY WRIGHT (Ali, Ensemble). Prior to this tour, Haley had been to only a handful of U.S. states, so getting to travel and do what she loves is just an absolute treat. Love and thanks to all her people! @haleyleft. GABE AMATO (Ensemble u/s Pepper & Eddie) Nat’l tour: Cinderella (’17– ’18). Regional: Gypsy (Goodspeed Opera House), West Side Story (Muny), Cabaret (Asolo Rep). B.F.A. LIU Post. “All the love to my family, friends and Take3Talent.” @gabe_c_amato. ADIA OLANETHIA BELL (Ensemble, u/s Ali, u/s Lisa). National tour debut! Regional faves: The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy, Capital Rep), The Comedy of Errors (u/s Luciana, Chicago Shakes). B.F.A.: The University of Arizona. Rep: Gray Talent Group. “I love you Mom!” IG: @adia_bell. EMILY CROFT (Ensemble, u/s Donna, u/s Rosie). National tour: Rock of Ages 10th anniversary. TV/film: “Law & Order: Organized Crime.” Other: Disney World, Disney Cruise Line. B.F.A. SUNY Buffalo. Thanks to ATB, Martha and Janet. “Love to my family and Josh.” @emlurrr. MADISON DEADMAN (Ensemble, u/s Sophie). B.F.A. graduate of CCM, performed in regional productions of Cabaret, Les Misérables and Rock of Ages, and appears in TV and film. Stay tuned @mjdeadman and madisondeadman.com. Much love to Connor, her parents and TTH agents. JORDAN DE LEON (Ensemble, u/s Pepper). National tour: The Prom. Select regional: The Muny, PCLO, Seattle Rep, Fulton Theatre, DCPA, Pasadena Playhouse, The 5th Avenue Theatre. CCM. Rep: The Price Group. “For my family.” IG: jordan_deleon_. NICO DiPRIMIO (Ensemble, u/s Eddie). Tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to Margaritaville, Elf, Charlie Brown Christmas Live. Regional: Mamma Mia!, The Little Mermaid, Guys and Dolls. Love to his whole family! Thanks to Tara Rubin Casting, UIA, JHA! @nicoo_d. PATRICK DUNN (Ensemble, u/s Bill, u/s Harry). Recently seen leading the national tour of Les Misérables
STEPHANIE GENITO (Ensemble, u/s Donna, u/s Tanya) is over the moon to be making her tour debut! Regional: If/Then, Rent, A Chorus Line, American Idiot. “Gratitude to the TPG team, my family, the TGIF crew, my bestest Bear. For my Dancing Queen.” @sgenito. TASSY KIRBAS (Ensemble, u/s Lisa, u/s Ali). They/Them. Tassy is a proud Wright State grad who’s beyond thrilled to experience their first national tour! Credits: onstage swing, The Who’s Tommy (Goodman Theatre); Sally Bowles, Cabaret (Woodstock Playhouse); Charity, Sweet Charity (WSU). @tassykirbas. DANNY LOPEZ-ALICEA (Swing/ Dance Captain) is thrilled to be back on the road with Mamma Mia! National tours: Mamma Mia!, Something Rotten! Cruises: Kinky Boots (NCL), Priscilla… (NCL). Regional: In the Heights (Engeman), The Producers (ACCC), La Cage… (ACCC), WSS (Palace Theatre). @d.lopez580. MAKOA (Swing) is gracious to be making their national tour debut with Mamma Mia! A Native Hawaiian of Hilo, Hawaii. Kamehameha Schools (’17), Performing Arts Project (’18), NYU Tisch (’22). Mahalo Ke Akua! @makoanyc. FAITH NORTHCUTT (Swing). She/her. Faith is so pumped to be joining Mamma Mia! Tours: Hairspray. Sending love and thanks to the whole Mamma Mia! team and to friends and family. Proud FSU graduate. IG: @faithnorthcutt, faithnorthcutt.com. JASMINE OVERBAUGH (Ensemble, u/s Tanya, u/s Rosie) is aware of the power of live theater and grateful to provide such a gift. Point Park ’17. Notable credit: Rent 20th Anniversary! Overwhelming gratitude to Don and Eieshia. Support single moms by donating to momsformomsnyc.org (@jasminemoverbaugh). GRAY PHILLIPS (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain). Touring: Tina, Legally Blonde. Regional: North Shore Music Theatre, Gateway, Engeman, Theatre By The Sea. Pace MT ’19. “For my family and Jacob. Thank you to Janet,
Tara Rubin and the whole island fam!” @grelph_. grayphillips.com. BLAKE PRICE (Ensemble, u/s Sam, u/s Harry). National tour: Monty in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder. TV/film: “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Awkwafina is Nora From Queens.” “Thank you to The Price Group, my family and my future wife, Kat!” DORIAN QUINN (Ensemble, u/s Bill, u/s Sam). As an Oklahoma native and UCO alumni, Dorian is thrilled to be making his tour debut! Credits: Jersey Boys, Xanadu. Love and thanks to Dorian’s family and friends. Glory to God! @dairyquinn22, @dq_drawingss. DorianQuinn.org. XAVI SOTO BURGOS (Ensemble, u/s Sky). National tour debut! Previous credits: Aladdin in Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular (Disney Cruise Line), Christopher in Cinderella: Enchanted Edition (Flat Rock Playhouse). “Thanks to the real ones who believed in me. Bronx Proud!” @xavi.s.b. AMY WEAVER (Ensemble, u/s Sophie). Favorite credits: Jersey Boys national tour (Francine), Hong Kong Disneyland (Merida). WKU alum. “Special thanks to Kevin-Metzger Timson and Tara Rubin Casting, Bloc, my incredible family and God!” Believes in mermaids and magic! @dreamweaver90210. JUDY CRAYMER (Creator/Producer) originated the idea of Mamma Mia! and, in 1996, formed Littlestar Services Limited with Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Richard East to produce the stage musical in London. Since then, she has produced 50 productions of Mamma Mia! in 16 languages around the world. In 2002, Judy was presented with a Woman of the Year Award in recognition of her international success with Mamma Mia! In the Queen’s birthday honours list of 2007, she was honoured with an MBE for her contribution to the music industry. In 2008, Judy produced Mamma Mia! The Movie, starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. Mamma Mia! The Movie also garnered Golden Globe and Bafta nominations, and Judy was personally nominated by Bafta for the Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement. Ten years after Mamma Mia! The Movie grossed more than $600 million around the world, Judy produced an all-new movie musical based on the songs of
ABBA for Universal Pictures. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was written and directed by Ol Parker, featuring Cher, Andy Garcia and Lily James alongside the returning cast of the original movie. Judy is co-executive producer of the new entertainment show Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream produced by Thames and Littlestar. RICHARD EAST (Producer) is an originating producer of Mamma Mia!, having been involved since its inception. A Tony nominee, he has worked in the entertainment business for 35 years in Australia, London and the U.S. BJÖRN ULVAEUS (Music & Lyrics) was born on April 25, 1945 in Gothenburg. In the mid-’50s, Björn fell in love with rock’n’roll and skife. By the early ’60s, he was a member of a folk group called the West Bay Singers. In 1966, Björn had a chance meeting with Benny Andersson, himself a member of Sweden’s number-one pop group, The Hep Stars. Björn recorded a couple of solo singles in the late ’60s, at which point he also started concentrating more on his collaboration with Benny Andersson. In 1970, Björn and Benny started releasing records as a duo. From 1972–82, ABBA. In 1982, Björn and Benny started writing the musical Chess with Tim Rice. In 1986, Chess opened in London’s West End. In 1988, Chess received its Broadway premiere. In 1990, Björn and Benny decided to write a new musical. In 1995, the resulting musical, Kristina from Duvemåla, opened. Björn and Benny’s most recent musical is Help Wanted. Björn writes many of the lyrics for the Benny Andersson Orchestra, and has involved himself in the stagings of Mamma Mia! In 2008, Mamma Mia! The Movie was released. In 2016, Mamma Mia! The Party opened in Stockholm, with Björn as one of the producers. In 2018, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was released. BENNY ANDERSSON (Music & Lyrics) was born on December 16, 1946 in Stockholm. In 1952, he received accordion lessons from his father and grandfather. From 1964–68, Benny was a member of the Hep Stars, Sweden’s most popular rock band in the ’60s. During this time, he began composing music. “Sunny Girl” and “Wedding” were huge hits for the Hep Stars. From 1972–82, ABBA. From 1982–84, Benny composed the music (together with Björn Ulvaeus
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and Tim Rice) for the musical Chess. In 1987, he began collaborating with Orsa Spelmän and recorded three albums rooted in Swedish folk music. From 1990–95, working with Björn, Benny composed the music to Kristina från Duvemåla, which premiered in October 1995. In 1995, Benny received the title of professor from the Swedish government. In 2001, his collaboration with Orsa Spelmän led to the formation of Benny Andersson’s Orchestra, a 16-man constellation with vocalists Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg. In 2007, Benny was inducted in to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. In 2008, he was appointed Honorary Doctor of the College of Humanities at Stockholm University, and at Luleå University of Technology in 2012. CATHERINE JOHNSON (Book). Theater includes Rag Doll, Renegades, Suspension (Bristol Old Vic); Too Much Too Young (Bristol Old Vic and London Bubble); Boys Mean Business, Dead Sheep, Little Baby Nothing (Bush Theatre, London), Shang-aLang (Bush Theatre and U.K. tour); and Mamma Mia! (worldwide). Also, Through the Wire and A Letter to Lacey (NT Connections). Film: Catherine wrote the screenplay for Mamma Mia! The Movie, released in July 2008. Television includes “Casualty,” “Byker Grove,” “Love Hurts,” “Gold,” “Linda Green,” original screenplays for “Rag Doll and Where’s Willy?” (HTV), “Sin Bin” (BBC), the series “Love in the 21st Century” (Channel 4) and “Dappers” (BBC3). Other work: Creative Consultant on ABBA the Museum, Stockholm. Awards: Catherine has won the Bristol Old Vic/HTV Playwriting Award, Thames Television’s Writerin-Residence Award and Thames Television’s Best Play Award and was nominated in 2002 for a Tony Award for Best Musical Book for Mamma Mia! PHYLLIDA LLOYD (Director). Grenfell: In the Words of the Survivors (National Theatre), Donmar all-female Shakespeare trilogy (London and St. Ann’s Warehouse), The Taming of the Shrew (The Public Theater at the Delacorte), Mary Stuart (Donmar Warehouse, Apollo and Broadway; Tony nomination), Josephine and I (Bush Theatre/Joe’s Pub), Mamma Mia! (London, Broadway, worldwide), Tina: The Musical (London, Broadway, worldwide), The Ancient Mariner (BAM). Film: Mamma Mia! (Universal), The Iron Lady (Pathe/DJ Films), Gloriana A Film (Illuminations, International Emmy), Herself (Element Pictures). Opera in
London, Paris, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Barcelona, Toronto. ANTHONY VAN L A AST (Choreographer) is a multi-award winning choreographer of international acclaim. In 1999, he was awarded the MBE and in 2018 the CBE, both for services to dance and choreography. In 2019, he became an Honorary Doctor of the Arts. His work for theater includes Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Mamma Mia!, Sister Act, Bombay Dreams, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Song & Dance and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. His productions have been nominated for numerous awards, including Helpman, Tony and Oliver awards. His film credits as a choreographer include Mamma Mia!, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Beauty and the Beast, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Never Say Never Again and What’s Love Got to Do With It. MARK THOMPSON (Production Designer). Awards/nominations: two Critics Circle Awards, five Olivier Awards and seven Tony Award nominations. Theater in NYC: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The Taming of the Shrew; Mamma Mia!; Tina: The Musical (London, Broadway, worldwide); A Raisin in the Sun (set only); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; God of Carnage; Life (x) 3; Bombay Dreams; Art; Follies (set only); La Bête; One Man, Two Guvnors; The Blue Room; Arcadia. Opera at The Met: The Queen of Spades, Macbeth. Other work in the U.K. includes multiple productions for the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. HOWARD HARRISON (Lighting Designer) has been nominated for six Best Lighting Designer Olivier Awards and won for City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse) and Macbeth (Gielgud Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Broadway). His recent theater credits include Das Falco Musical (VBW Vienna) and As You Like It (@sohoplace). His West End productions include Mamma Mia! (Global), Blithe Spirit (Harold Pinter Theatre), The Wind in the Willows (Palladium), Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre/New Amsterdam Theatre NY), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Old Vic), The Importance of Being Earnest (Vaudeville Theatre), Guys and Dolls (Piccadilly Theatre), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Lyric Theatre). Dance includes The Phantom of the Opera (Shanghai
Ballet), Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!, Edward Scissorhands (Sadlers Wells, U.K. and U.S. tours). Operas include The Barber of Seville (Lyric, Chicago), Nabucco (Metropolitan, NY). ANDREW BRUCE (Sound Designer) began his theater career at Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1968 and was appointed head of sound at the Royal Opera House in 1971. A year later, he co-founded Autograph Sound, a leading British sound design and rental company that celebrated its 50th year in 2022. He was appointed Associate Sound Designer for Evita, Cats and Starlight Express and Sound Consultant on the original Paris version of Les Misérables in 1981. He subsequently designed the sound for the 1985 London production and all its reproductions. Original West End productions include Song and Dance, Chess, Follies, Into the Woods, Children of Eden, City of Angels, Martin Guerre, The Fix, The Witches of Eastwick, Mamma Mia!, Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins. BOBBY AITKEN (Sound Designer). Recent productions include Tammy Faye (Almeida) and Standing at the Sky’s Edge (Crucible Theatre and The National). Bobby’s West End and Broadway productions include Grease (Piccadilly Theatre), Mamma Mia! (worldwide), Desperately Seeking Susan (Novello Theatre), Dirty Dancing (worldwide), We Will Rock You (worldwide), Lennon (Broadway), Cyberjam (Queen’s Theatre), Blast! (London, U.S.), Return to the Forbidden Planet (Cambridge Theatre, London, U.S., Japan and Australia), Five Guys Named Moe (Albery Theatre and tours), Which Witch?, Metropolis (Piccadilly Theatre). Opera credits include Carmen, Madame Butterfly, Aida, Cav and Pag, Tosca and La Bohème (Royal Albert Hall). Bobby’s design for the Australian production of We Will Rock You won him the 2005 Helpmann Award for Best Sound Design. He worked on the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. MARTIN KOCH (Musical Supervisor, Additional Arrangements and Materials) runs a successful music production company with Nick Gilpin. Currently working on the film Consider Yourself, written by Sir Elton John. London: Chicago, Pirates of Penzance, The Boy Friend, Blondel, Follies. International: Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Oliver!, Mamma Mia!,
MARTHA BANTA (Associate Director). Associate Director Mamma Mia! Broadway, national tour, Las Vegas. Original Associate Director of Rent Broadway, tour, London. Director Rock of Ages 10th anniversary tour. NYC: Public Theater, Rattlestick, New York Theatre Workshop, Cherry Lane, Lincoln Center. Regional: Portland Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public, PCLO, Ordway, St. Louis Rep, Capital Rep., Berkshire Theatre. Adirondack Theatre Festival’s founding Artistic Director of several premieres. JANET ROTHERMEL (Associate Choreographer). Broadway: Mamma Mia!, Sister Act, Side Show, Joseph… Dreamcoat. TV: “Dancing With the Stars,” Tony Awards, Miss USA/ Universe. Film: Beauty and the Beast (2017), Mamma Mia! (2008). DAVID HOLCENBERG (Associate Music Supervisor) was the original music director of Mamma Mia! and is thrilled to be back on the island! Other recent Broadway: MJ (Tony and Grammy nominations, Drama Desk Award), Groundhog Day, Matilda, Rocky and Ghost. Other credits include the world premiere of Newsies, the U.S. premiere of Ragtime, The Radio City Summer Spectacular starring the Rockettes and Mamma Mia! at the Hollywood Bowl. NANCY THUN (Associate Scenic Designer) has designed sets and costumes for theater, television, opera and ice shows but primarily she has served as Associate Set Designer for Broadway plays and musicals such as Jersey Boys and preparing them for audiences all over the world!
LUCY GAIGER (Associate Costume Designer). Theater: Jack Absolute Flies Again (RNT), Associate Costume Designer on The Ferryman (Royal Court, West End and Broadway), The Light in the Piazza (West End and Chicago), Lungs (Old Vic), A Christmas Carol (Old Vic), Venus in Fur (Haymarket) and Young Marx (Bridge Theatre). Associate Costume Designer on Mamma Mia! worldwide, including Royal Caribbean International production. Other work: Productions for RSC, Almeida and Donmar Warehouse. Musicals: Bombay Dreams, The Phantom of the Opera, Nine, Moby Dick, Into the Woods, Carmen Jones and The Wizard of Oz. Lucy has supervised many plays and designed costumes for Sarah Brightman’s world tours. Recent film: Matilda (Netflix) and Wicked (Universal). ED McCARTHY (Associate Lighting Designer). Over 80 Broadway, OffB’way and regional shows. Associate Lighting Designer for all companies of Mamma Mia! in the Western Hemisphere since 2000. Television: 23 Tony Awards (seven Emmy nominations), “Live from Lincoln Center,” Grammys, “Prairie Home Companion” and more. Graduate of, and teacher at, NYU Tisch School of the Arts. ANDREW VOLLER (Associate Lighting Designer). Theater: Lighting designs for Riverdance 25th Anniversary Tour (U.K. and U.S.); Hello, Dolly! (Netherlands tour); I Am from Austria; Evita; Messiah Rocks; Rebecca; Romeo and Julia; Hair (Vienna); Shrek The Musical (German and international tour); Hans Klok’s The Beauty of Magic (Las Vegas). Associate Lighting Designer and Programmer for Mamma Mia! (London, New York, Australia, Toronto, U.S. tours, Japan, Las Vegas, South Korea, South Africa and the international tour). Programming credits: Rio 2016 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, Sochi 2014 Paralympic open and closing ceremonies, London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies, Eurovision Song Contest (2001, 2009 and 2010), Bombay Dreams (London and Broadway) and The Blue Room (Donmar Warehouse and Broadway). DAVID PATRIDGE (Associate Sound Designer) has been involved with Mamma Mia! since 1999 and has participated in creating 12 different productions of the show. He has
worked in theater for 42 years and considers his time working on Mamma Mia! some of the most memorable! Currently David can be found working at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting Director). Selected Broadway and national tours: The Outsiders, Back to the Future, Here Lies Love, Bad Cinderella, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, KPOP, Mr. Saturday Night, Six, Ain’t Too Proud. Selected Off-Broadway: Sing Street, Trevor, Between the Lines, Clueless. Film: Here Today. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Goodspeed. MATTHEW CROFT (Music Director/ Keys 1). Broadway: The Illusionists: Turn of the Century (MD/Keys 2). Touring: Jesus Christ Superstar (AMD/ Keys 2, Assoc. Music Supervisor); Beetlejuice, Something Rotten!, Motown: The Musical, The Producers, Guys & Dolls. “Thanks to our amazing cast, creative team, crew and our incredible orchestra. All my love to my partner, Aubrey—F&A.” matthewcroftmusic.com. MICHAEL AARONS (Music Contractor). Broadway: Harmony, How to Dance in Ohio, & Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Aladdin, Little Shop of Horrors. Upcoming Broadway: Boop!, The Wiz, Heart of Rock & Roll. Current tours: Hamilton, Aladdin, Frozen, Company, Mamma Mia!, Moulin Rouge!, Jagged Little Pill. Aarons founded M² Music with Michael Keller. m2music.nyc. LARRY SMIGLEWSKI (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Kiss Me, Kate. National tours: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Ain’t Too Proud, School of Rock, White Christmas. OffBroadway: Cagney, Sex Tips…, All Is Calm. Regional: The Muny, Theatre Under the Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals, Baltimore Center Stage, etc. For Nettie and Smigs. @LarrySmigs. ALEXANDER PIERCE (Stage Manager). National tours: Tina: the Tina Turner Musical, Ain’t Too Proud, Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary Tour, Rent, Mamma Mia! (Farewell Tour). Regional: The Kennedy Center (Guys and Dolls), Walnut Street Theatre, Arden Theatre Co., Philadelphia Theatre Co., Delaware Theatre Co,, Huntington Theatre Co. and Ogunquit Playhouse. Graduate of Emerson College.
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Billy Elliot the Musical. Orchestrations: Just So, Moby Dick, Which Witch, Tutankhamen, Mamma Mia!, Jerry Springer the Opera, Billy Elliot the Musical, Bad Girls, Kombat Opera, Shoes, Viva Forever! Also for Shirley Bassey, Charles Aznavour, Jennifer Rush, Michael Ball, Sir Elton John, Anastasia, Denise Van Outen, Jamelia, John Barrowman, Emeli Sandé, Lesley Garrett, Vanessa Mae, Will Young, Beverley Knight, Birdy, John Newman. Television: “The Olivier Awards,” “The Royal Variety Performance,” “Baftas,” “Sports Personality of the Year,” “Kombat Opera,” “Music Live.” Grammy and Tony award nomination for Mamma Mia!, Tony and Drama Desk winner for Billy Elliot the Musical.
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TOURING STAFF Company Manager .................. Michael Sanfilippo Assistant Company Manager ................Arella Flur Production Stage Manager ........ Larry Smiglewski Stage Manager .........................Alexander Pierce Assistant Stage Manager ...Chloe Rose Schweizer Dance Captain ......................Danny Lopez-Alicea Assistant Dance Captain .................. Gray Phillips Head Carpenter.................................... Will Klein Assistant Carpenter/Flyperson ......... Sam Vettrus Assistant Carpenter ......................... Nate Brooks Head Electrician .................................MJ Hawley Assistant Electrician ...................... David Salazar Assistant Electrician/Spots ..........Jeremy Warsitz Head Sound ..................................... Jeff McWay Assistant Sound ........................... Thomas White Head Props.................................Garrett Holmes Head Wardrobe ................................ Cat Lovejoy Assistant Wardrobe ............................ Katy Reko Head Hair and Makeup .............. Cassondra Takas Swing Tech .............................. Amanda Pusateri
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Director, Sales & Marketing, Compliance Manager Ashley Lawler .............................................Artisans Broadway & Cabaret Rya Dyes .................................................Registrar & Monica Robles...............Supervisor, Mailroom Andrew McGlothen................Prop Carpenter Emma Hunt ........................................Coordinator, On Site Class Manager Communications & PR Kinsey Scholl .................Operations Specialist Paint Shop Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski........................ Director, Jana Mitchell....................Charge Scenic Artist Education & Curriculum Management Emily Kent........Director, Insights & Strategy INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Kristin Hamer MacFarlane, Gavin Juckette ......Teaching Artist & Theatre Lucas Kreitler .........Junior Graphic Designer for Young Audiences Program Manager Michael Ryan Leuthner ........................ Director, Lisa Roebuck.................................Vice President Melanie Rentschler .....................Scenic Artists For security purposes, the IT team has been omitted. Digital Marketing Emma Kimball..................Assistant Registrar & Costume Shop Office Coordinator Emily Lozow .............Assoc. Director, Sales & Janet Macleod... Director/Design Associate OPERATIONS Marketing, Broadway & Cabaret Jesús Quintana Martínez ....................... Director, Meghan Anderson Doyle ....Design Associate Vincent Bridgers ........................Senior Analyst Community Engagement Kyle Malone................................Director, Design Stephanie Cooper, Adam Busch ................................. 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Engineers David Saphier......Teaching Artist & Manager, Broadway & Cabaret Simone Gordon .................Associate Director Costume Crafts In-School Programming Whitney Testa..................Executive Assistant, Kyle Greufe, Tara Perticone...............Analysts Kevin Copenhaver....................................Director Charlotte Talbert ......................................Librarian Marketing & Broadway Brandon LeMarr ......................................Manager Chris Campbell.........................................Assistant Rachel Taylor .....Teaching Artist & Manager, Julie Whelan ...........................................Associate, Sarah Martinez ..............................Administrator Wigs Literary Engagement & Resiliency Produced Programs Jacob Parker .......................Associate Director Diana Ben-Kiki......................................Supervisor Justin Walvoord ....................Teaching Artist & Mikayla Woods.................................Coordinator, Joseph Reecher ......................Senior Engineer Abby Schmidt^, Manager, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Produced Programs Cordelia Taylor ..................................Coordinator Marisa Sorce^ ..............................Wig Assistants Samuel Wood.........................Teaching Artist & Suzanne Yoe.......................Director, Content & House Crew Communications OFF-CENTER District Liaison Douglas Taylor+...................................Supervisor FACILITIES Ticketing & Audience Services Charlie Miller ...Executive Director & Curator James Berman+, Forest Fowler+, Jennifer Lopez ...........................................Director Courtney Ozaki ............................ Line Producer Glen Lucero..................................................Director William Loving+, Dave Mazzeno+, Christina Adamoli*, D.J. Dennis*, Dwight Barela, Mark Dill, John Howard, Kyle Moore+, THEATRE COMPANY Zak Merten, Bryon Willingham ... Engineers Edmund Gurule*, Hayley Solano*, Matt Wagner+ ...................................Stagehands Sam Stump*...................Counter/Show Leads Jodi Benavides, Calli Lavarnway+, Administration Bryan Faciane............Lead Security Officers Kirsten Anderson*, Scott Lix*, Charles Varin .......................Managing Director Kelley Reznik+ ........................................Assistants Liz Sieroslawski*, Calum Abeywickrema, Brian Adams, Greg Swan* ..................... Subscription Agents Madysen Hunter....................Business Admin/ Wardrobe Mayte Armendariz, David Bright, Assistant Company Manager Heidi Echtenkamp .............................Supervisor Samy Alkaihal, Tamika Cox*, Tyler Edwards, Manuel Amaya Loera, Alex Koszewski ................ Company Manager Robin Appleton^, Amber Krimbel^, Mekenzie Dalton*, Elliot Davis*, Gabe McNally-Nakamura, Zeah Edmonds*, Jen Gray*, Noa Halpern, Ann Marshall........................... General Manager David La Beaux^, Lauren LaCasse^, Isabella Samaniego, Lisa Parsons Wagner^, Shayne Thullen.................Security Specialists Natalie Jaramillo*, Phi Johnson-Grimes*, Artistic Kami Williams^..........................................Dressers Judy Briggs...........................................Front Desk Noah Jungferman*, Alison Orthel*, Chris Coleman .......................... Artistic Director Lane Randall*, Holly Stigen*, Quentin Crump........................................Manager, Andrew Sullivan*, Robert Warner*, Grady Soapes ....................Artistic Producer & * Member, I.A.T.S.E. Local B-7 + Member, I.A.T.S.E. Local 7 Security & Guest Relations Joseph Williams*..........................Ticket Agents Casting Director ^ Member, I.A.T.S.E. Local 719 Merry Davis ..........................Financial Manager Jessica Eckenrod.................Artistic Associate Staff list current through September 25, 2023
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Mr. Alan Salazar Mr. Torrey Cosgrove Ms. Nancy Saltzman Mr. Stuart Sanks Tom Satter Mr. Philip Schecter Ms. Brittany Schweer Creigh Senich Ms. Cynthia Settje Mike Shea Laura Sheldon Mr. Timothy Sheppard Mr. Mark Shirley Nancy Siegel Mrs. Adrienne Singleton Ms. Pamela Sletten Ms. Terri Slivka Lynn Slouka Mrs. Ardis Smith Majorie Smith Ms. Marilyn Smith Marlis Smith Michael Smith Cheryl Sparks Ms. Margaret Spencer Kathryn & Hanspeter Spuhler Jeffrey Stevens Peter Stevenson Susan Stiff Tonga Stimpson Mr. Todd Stockbauer Mandi Stoll Ms. Merrie Kippur Mr. and Mrs. Steve and Susan Suggs Ms. Jeanne Surbrugg Mr. Ludvik Svoboda Mr. and Mrs. Chris Swahn Kate Taucher Patti Theil Dillon Thomas
Kimberly Thompson Ellen Thorp Mona Threlkeld Marguerite Tierney Martha Timmers Mary Tindle Gregory Treiber Mark Trenka Ms. Herminia Vigil Julie Voorhees Joe & Gayle Vrablik Kay Wagner Patricia Wagner Nicole Walsh Donna & Tom Ward Mrs. Jennifer Ward Mr. Merle Waterman Wendy Weil David Weiland Ms. Sue Weiske Etta & Michael West Julie Wheeless Ms. Salina Whitaker Ms. Shawna-Gay White Rachel Williams & Mike Weissmann Natalie Willms Mary Ann Wilner Ms. Clara Winter Joe & Pam Woods Mr. Matthew Wozniak Sandra Wu Earl Wylder Christine & Ronald Yaros Mr. David Young Ms. Jaye Zessar John Chapter & Dale Zitek While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of our donor listings, we apologize for any errors or omissions. Please contact us at 303.446.4812 if we made an error in your acknowledgment so that we can correct our records for future listings. Thank you!
SPECIAL THANKS The DCPA would like to extend an extra measure of gratitude to our Encore Society members, who have made a long-term commitment to the theatre by including us in their estate plans.
Thanks to you, the show will go on!
JOIN THE ENCORE SOCIETY Leslie Alexander and Sophia Dotson in A Little Night Music. Photo by Amanda Tipton Photography
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Chevron and its 1,000-plus Colorado employees are honored to call Colorado home. Chevron is no newcomer to Colorado, and with the acquisition of PDC Energy in late summer 2023, the company is the largest oil and natural gas producer in the state. Chevron Colorado is focused on safely delivering the affordable, reliable, and ever-cleaner energy this state needs. Its team has reimagined what safely and responsibly producing oil and natural gas looks like with the goal of a lower-carbon future. The result is a transformational design that lowers greenhouse gas emissions by more than 90% and shrinks Colorado’s surface footprint by more than 95%. Learn more at colorado.chevron.com. Partnering with Communities As the human energy company, Chevron’s dedication to developing people drives its culture and community partnerships. The company is proud to support the Denver Center for the Performing Arts as a vital element in the state’s creative energy. The arts are for everyone, and Chevron’s contribution enables youth theater, budding teen playwrights, Denver’s own theater company and more. We are proud to partner with communities along the Front Range and the Western Slope. We place a high priority on education, investing several hundred thousand dollars at every level of the educational system. •
At Colorado State University we support students in the College of Natural Resources and established the Chevron Fellows program for Bridge Scholars who are studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
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Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) values are central to several partnerships, including the University of Northern Colorado where we helped establish a DEI initiative for faculty and staff.
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We help underserved and rural learners, refugees and immigrants explore career pathways through Mi Casa Resource Center, Aims Community College and four-year schools.
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We proudly support Girls in Science with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and CBS4. In Grand Junction, we are a longstanding partner of Eureka! science museum and also invest in robotics programs across the state.
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Environmental partnerships include RiversEdge West to restore riparian waterways; Colorado Canyons Association to deliver outdoor learning in three major Western Slope canyons on the Western Slope, and Water Education Colorado to inform Coloradans about the state’s water resources.
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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 Foundation believes in giving back to the communities in which it serves and proudly supports hundreds of nonprofit 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, over $10,040,250 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 holiday fundraising campaign kicks off on October 29, 2023 and runs through December 31, 2023. Donations up to $1,000,000 will be matched at $.50 per dollar, by our matching partner The Denver Children’s Foundation, making an even greater impact for our neighbors in need. These funds will support more than 50 local nonprofit agencies who prepare children and youth for success in the classroom and in life, protect children and families in need with medical care, nourish those experience hunger, and house those in need of a permanent home. Visit seasontoshare.com for more information. Together We Can Make A Difference denverpostcommunity.com
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CELEBRATE THE COLORADO SYMPHONY’S CENTENNIAL WITH THESE CONCERTS AND MORE ALL SEASON LONG!
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Disney in Concert: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 with Peter Oundjian
OCT 27-28
NOV 3-5
Revolution:
Two Titans: Mozart & Mahler
Elvis Christmas Spectacular
DEC 1-3
DEC 19
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