Performances Magazine | Ahmanson Theatre, July 2023

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KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE

Jun 18–Jul 16, 2023

PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPRINGHILL

In the days leading up to one of Cassius Clay’s most anticipated fights, the heavyweight boxing champion forms an unlikely friendship with the controversial Hollywood star Stepin Fetchit. With a rhythmic script by award-winning performer and playwright Will Power and direction by Emmy Award® winner, Debbie Allen, Fetch Clay, Make Man explores the improbable bond that forms between two drastically different and influential cultural icons. This true story is as powerful and poetic as Clay himself, while also humorous and irreverent like Fetchit’s signature act.

AHMANSON THEATRE

Jun 27–Jul 30, 2023

Direct from Broadway, the beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony®winning triumph is coming to the Ahmanson with its Broadway stars to boot. Into the Woods features Montego Glover as The Witch, Stephanie J. Block as The Baker’s Wife, Sebastian Arcelus as The Baker, and Gavin Creel as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf – all reprising their Broadway roles. Directed by Lear deBessonet (Hercules), this theatrical event honors Sondheim’s legendary memory and his Broadway masterpiece like never before.

COMING SOON: AHMANSON THEATRE

Aug 8–Sep 10, 2023

In Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the team behind the Tony Award ® -winning global hit, The Play That Goes Wrong, bring their trademark comic mayhem to the J.M. Barrie classic Peter Pan. The much-loved members of The Cornley Drama Society once again battle against technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes on their way to Neverland with hilarious and disastrous results.

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DIRECT FROM BROADWAY FEATURING MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL MISCHIEF COMPANY

—London Evening Standard

“ JOYOUS PHYSICAL COMEDY AND DISASTER!”

IT TAKES TWO

By Jessica Doherty

—Stephanie J. Block

Sebastian Arcelus and Stephanie J. Block’s love for theatre is rather literal. Not only are they two renowned actors, but they have become a powerful team as husband and wife, both offstage and onstage in Into the Woods at the Ahmanson Theatre this month.

“We are living the word ‘marriage’ in the truest sense,” Stephanie said.

Stephanie and Sebastian met during the first national tour of Wicked, where they played Elphaba and Fiyero, respectively. Stephanie was fresh out of a 10-and-a-half-year relationship, but Sebastian called his mom just a few days into their relationship to say that he had found the one. After the tour, Stephanie realized what an “extraordinary human” Sebastian was, and that was that. A lot of life has happened between then and now—they are celebrating their 16th year of marriage and have an 8-year-old daughter together, who has joined them on this tour.

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“We are living the word ‘marriage’ in the truest sense.”

While The Baker and The Baker’s Wife seek to start a family, Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus bring theirs on the road.

(l-r) Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus in the Broadway production of Into the Woods . Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman.

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Stephanie said that touring as a family is “not for the faint of heart.” Between the logistics of packing, traveling, and homeschooling their daughter before shows, their days often start early and end late. But the source material makes it worth all the while.

Into the Woods is the acclaimed musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, which has previously graced the stage at Center Theatre Group in 1989, 2002, and 2017. Sebastian plays The Baker, while Stephanie plays The Baker’s Wife. The two venture into the woods to break the curse upon their family so that they can have a child. Stephanie said that these two roles, “resonate with us in such a deep and meaningful way—these two characters, working hard to have a child—that was our story.”

Sebastian said that Stephanie describes The Baker as “a mirror and a window” into himself and his anxieties and hopes. Stephanie feels The Baker’s Wife is a beautifully flawed warrior who is tempted, but, ultimately, sacrifices for her family.

The lines between life offstage sometimes blur with the character’s life onstage. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The two already know what has happened during their day before the show. The work and “sweet agony” of living feeds into the work onstage.

“He covers me. He protects me. He pours love, lifts me up, and makes it work,” Stephanie said of Sebastian.

This is often done without words—a worried glance when a cart hits her leg, or a squeeze of the hand to signal that they want to cut a note off early together.

The chemistry between them is palpable. Even when glimpsing at them through a shared Zoom call window, the two look at each other with an incredibly clear sense of care. Stephanie said the audience often comments on their chemistry in the show.

“Of course, it is woven into the fabric of who we are as people,” she said. “It is literally decades in the making and 10 minutes fresh before we

(l-r) Stephanie J. Block, Sebastian Arcelus and Katy Geraghty in the Broadway production of Into the Woods. Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman.

—Stephanie J. Block

step on stage—so they’re getting our whole story in the language of Lapine and Sondheim.”

At times, they’ve been encouraged to tone down their affections onstage, to better reflect the couple’s growth and connection over the story.

“Act One of Into the Woods is individual journeys— we’re all going for our specific thing, goal, wish,” Sebastian said. “Act Two, this group is now working as a team, a collaboration, a unit. Making art again...it is about work[ing] together to make something happen.”

This production’s timing was serendipitous for their family, after the isolation and challenge during the pandemic on theatre and education and the ideal time in their daughter’s life. The tour has allowed their daughter to experience the culture and history across the United States and find a new sense of community in the company.

“The company has embraced our child and touched me as a mother in ways I can’t explain,” Stephanie said. “She has been welcomed in so many beautiful ways and the way she recognizes how she belongs is such a beautiful thing for an eight-year-old.” Their daughter has her own dressing room, costume, and makeup, and company members have even joined her in her interests—like a Pokémon trading card party. Los Angeles is the last stop of the engagement, which makes the performance for both Stephanie and Sebastian even sweeter. “[We’re] savoring this extraordinary experience in an extraordinary place,” Stephanie said. “It’s all baked in there.”

For Stephanie, who grew up in Southern California, returning to the Ahmanson Theatre is like returning home. She grew up attending shows at Center Theatre Group and has performed there previously in productions like 9 to 5 before its Broadway run. “Talk about hallowed ground, [Center Theatre Group] was a temple for me,” Stephanie said. “This is the genesis of who I am.”

As for their daughter, Stephanie said her first show at the Ahmanson Theatre, “will be seeing her mom and dad on stage.”

“The company has embraced our child and touched me as a mother in ways I can’t explain...she has been welcomed in so many beautiful ways and the way she recognizes how she belongs is such a beautiful thing for an eight-year old.”

“[We’re] savoring this extraordinary experience in an extraordinary place,” Stephanie said. “It’s all baked in there.”

(l-r) Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus in the Broadway production of Into the Woods. Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman.

DUKING IT OUT Will Power

Debbie Allen & WITH

By Jessica Doherty

Fetch Clay, Make Man started with a photograph of Muhammad Ali and Stepin Fetchit in the window of Oakland’s Afrocentric bookstore, Marcus Books.

“You need plays and movies to explore one aspect of Muhammad Ali’s life,” Playwright Will Power said. “Muhammad Ali is just one of those epic figures, and here’s a chapter that people don’t really know much about.”

Fetch Clay, Make Man is about the unlikely friendship between champion boxer Muhammad Ali and actor Stephin Fetchit. Allen finds that the play is a “wonderful exploration” of not only these two men, but of the sociopolitical spirit of the times they lived through.

Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay, was one of the most recognized and lauded figures of boxing, winning gold in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Stepin Fetchit was a Hollywood actor in the 1930s, and one of the first African Americans to become a millionaire. But he was a controversial figure—he often played harmful and stereotypical roles in white films, and, by the 1960s, his career was over. While Ali was on the rise, he and Fetchit became friends.

Their relationship serves as a testament to the complexities of the Black experience in Hollywood and sports. The play also touches upon the racial justice movement of the 60s, especially after the assassination of Ali’s former friend, Malcom X.

Power also said that the entire play feels like a “chessboard with only kings and queens” because of how each character has a certain level of notability and depth. This comparison applies to the production’s company as well, with Debbie Allen at the helm directing film and television stars Ray Fisher, Edwin Lee Gibson, and Alexis Floyd.

Allen has had a prolific career that has spanned decades on both stage and screen. As an actress, she starred as Anita in West Side Story and won a Golden Globe for her role as Lydia Grant in Fame. She is not only a recurring role as Dr. Catherine Fox on Grey’s Anatomy, but an Executive Producer of the show as well. As a choreographer, she has worked with stars like Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Lena Horne, Dolly Parton, and more. And Allen has directed episodes of hit televison shows like Insecure, Scandal, and Empire. Her sister, Phylicia Rashad, directed Blues for an

The duo are working together to tell the story of two unlikely friends at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

Alabama Sky at the Mark Taper Forum last season. Now, it’s Allen’s turn to direct at the Kirk Douglas Theatre with Fetch Clay, Make Man.

Allen actually met Ali when she was younger, when she and her mother attended one of his first poetry readings in Houston, Texas. “What I remember the most was the excitement of everyone when he walked into the room,” she said. “And I remember drinking champagne, when no one was looking!”

A core component of the play is rhythm. Power’s background in rap and classical verse influences his work greatly— and is part of the reason why he is considered one of the founding writers of hip-hop theatre. Dance serves as a metaphor and reality for boxers, as they “dance” about to not get hit.

Allen agrees, and her proximity to the worlds of dance and sports helps her draw that connection further. Her husband is former NBA Lakers player Norman Nixon, and the two run the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles, which trains students ages four and up.

Despite taking place in the past, both Power and Allen feel that Fetch Clay, Make Man speaks to audiences in the present. “Fetch Clay, Make Man deals with sexism, racism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam,” she said. “With the divisiveness going on in our country right now, it speaks to the challenges...for people who are considered minorities, who are on the rise.”

Power, too, finds that Fetch Clay, Make Man is timeless, despite taking place in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1960s. “It deals with...public persona—who is that person or those personas that you want [the public] to see and what are the complexities in all of us?”

Allen finds that Ali, especially, speaks to the ever-changing political climate. Ali was known for trash-talking during his matches, often pushing the limits of his opponents. Allen said he is similar to the ways people on both sides of the political spectrum are pushing against the status quo.

“People are walking lines of political correctness on one side, and blatantly tearing them down on the other,” she said. “It’s a great American saga, if you will. Come [to Fetch Clay, Make Man] ready to share and learn.”

“Fetch Clay, Make Man deals with sexism, racism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam...With the divisiveness going on in our country right now, it speaks to the challenges...for people who are considered minorities, who are on the rise.”

—Debbie Allen

with Stephanie J. Block

The Tony Award-winning actress shares the itinerary of her perfect weekend in SoCal.

By Jessica Doherty

Stephanie J. Block is returning home to Southern California, where she was born and raised, for the final stop of the exclusive engagement of Into the Woods. We asked her what her ideal weekend in Southern California would look like with her family— when it’s between “72 to 75 degrees without rain the entire time,” of course.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Saturday

We’re going to Disneyland, y’all! We’re doing Disneyland as a family. The first thing we always do is we ‘jump’ into Disney. We close our eyes, and we go, “woosh!” and we pretend like we’re kids again. My first ride is always It’s a Small World. Second, we’ll go on something fast—probably Space Mountain. Then we’ll go to Carnation Plaza, and we’ll do snacky-snacks, whether that’s a big-ass pickle or popcorn, maybe [my daughter] will get cotton candy. She’ll probably want a snack again, so we’ll get a Dole Whip and go to the Tiki Room to sit for a hot second. And we’ll be trading pins the entire time there. And then we’d do Pirates of the Caribbean, and Haunted Mansion. Then, Haunted Mansion again because she shut her eyes the whole time. Then Splash Mountain, then watch a parade, and figure it out from there. I’d love to stay at the Disney resort Saturday night.

Friday

We’re going to wake up at Shutters on the Beach Hotel in Santa Monica. We’re going to have a delicious breakfast or brunch on the beach, get our feet in the sand, and poke around and collect shells. And then we might do a little shopping. I’m going to take them to El Coyote and have Mexican food—legit Mexican food. Then we would go back to the beach and spend the night.

Sunday

We’d do something a little quieter on Sunday, like visiting friends. We’d have people meet us at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Gardens in Pasadena, where there are such gorgeous gardens and art, for a low-key sitch. And then we’d have to get [our daughter’s] wiggles out. So, we’d take her to a great park. Somehow, we’ve got to get to Laguna Beach, where Sebastian can try to learn to surf.

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2:22 – A GHOST STORY

Written by Danny Robins

Directed by Matthew Dunster

OCTOBER 29 – DECEMBER 4, 2022

BONUS PRODUCTION AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS

Book by Dominique Morisseau

Music & Lyrics from The Legendary Motown Catalog

Directed by Des McAnuff

Choreographed by Sergio Trujillo

DECEMBER 13, 2022 – JANUARY 1, 2023

SECOND SEASON PRODUCTION THE SECRET GARDEN

Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman

Music by Lucy Simon

Directed and Choreographed by Warren Carlyle

FEBRUARY 19 – MARCH 26, 2023

THIRD SEASON PRODUCTION

1776

Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards

Book by Peter Stone

Based on a Concept by Sherman Edwards

Directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus

Choreography by Jeffrey L. Page

APRIL 11 – MAY 7, 2023

FOURTH SEASON PRODUCTION A SOLDIER'S PLAY

Written by Charles Fuller

Directed by Kenny Leon

Starring Norm Lewis

MAY 23 – JUNE 25, 2023

FIFTH SEASON PRODUCTION INTO THE WOODS

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by James Lapine

Choreographed by Lorin Latarro

Music Supervisor Rob Berman

Directed by Lear deBessonet

JUNE 27 – JULY 30, 2023

FINAL SEASON PRODUCTION PETER PAN GOES WRONG

Written by Henry Lewis

Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields

Directed by Adam Meggido

Featuring Members of the Original Mischief Company

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JORDAN ROTH JUJAMCYN THEATERS NEW YORK CITY CENTER DARYL ROTH HUNTER ARNOLD CONCORD THEATRICALS

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PRESENT THE NEW YORK CITY CENTER ENCORES! PRODUCTION OF

MONTEGO GLOVER STEPHANIE J. BLOCK

SEBASTIAN ARCELUS GAVIN CREEL

MUSIC & LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM

BOOK BY JAMES LAPINE

ORIGINALLY DIRECTED BY JAMES LAPINE

ORCHESTRATIONS BY JONATHAN TUNICK

WITH COLE THOMPSON KATY GERAGHTY DIANE PHELAN

FEATURING NANCY OPEL

JASON FORBACH AYMEE GARCIA AND DAVID PATRICK KELLY

AND

JOSH BRECKENRIDGE FELICIA CURRY ERICA DURHAM ELLIE FISHMAN TAʼNIKA GIBSON MARYA GRANDY ALBERT GUERZON BROOKE ISHIBASHI

KENNEDY KANAGAWA PAUL KREPPEL EDDIE LOPEZ XIMONE ROSE SABRINA SANTANA SAM SIMAHK JIM STANEK ALYSIA VELEZ

SCENIC DESIGNER DAVID ROCKWELL COSTUME DESIGNER ANDREA HOOD

LIGHTING DESIGNER TYLER MICOLEAU

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR CODY RENARD RICHARD

ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER MATTHEW STEFFENS

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

SHOWTOWN THEATRICALS

NATHAN GEHAN SAMUEL DALLAS

LEAR

SOUND DESIGNERS SCOTT LEHRER ALEX NEUMANN

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER SCOTT ROWEN

CASTING BY THE TELSEY OFFICE CRAIG BURNS, CSA GEOFF JOSSELSON, CSA

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CHOREOGRAPHED BY LORIN LATARRO

MUSIC SUPERVISOR ROB BERMAN

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DIRECTED BY LEAR deBESSONET

THIS PRODUCTION OF INTO THE WOODS ORIGINATED AT NEW YORK CITY CENTER ENCORES! IN MAY, 2022

deBESSONET • ENCORES! ARTISTIC DIRECTOR; ROB BERMAN • ENCORES! MUSIC DIRECTOR; CLINT RAMOS • ENCORES! PRODUCING CREATIVE DIRECTOR; JENNY GERSTEN • PRODUCER OF MUSICAL THEATER

PUPPET DESIGNER JAMES ORTIZ HAIR, WIGS & MAKEUP DESIGNER COOKIE JORDAN

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MONTEGO GLOVER STEPHANIE J. BLOCK SEBASTIAN ARCELUS GAVIN CREEL

COLE THOMPSON KATY GERAGHTY DIANE PHELAN

NANCY OPEL JASON FORBACH AYMEE GARCIA

DAVID PATRICK KELLY

JOSH BRECKENRIDGE FELICIA CURRY ERICA DURHAM

ELLIE FISHMAN TA’NIKA GIBSON

MARYA GRANDY ALBERT GUERZON BROOKE ISHIBASHI

KENNEDY KANAGAWA

PAUL KREPPEL

EDDIE LOPEZ XIMONE ROSE SABRINA SANTANA SAM SIMAHK

JIM STANEK ALYSIA VELEZ

CAST

Witch ............................................................................................... MONTEGO GLOVER

Baker’s Wife STEPHANIE J. BLOCK

Baker ........................................................................................... SEBASTIAN ARCELUS

Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf GAVIN CREEL

Jack ................................................................................................... COLE THOMPSON

Little Red Ridinghood KATY GERAGHTY

Cinderella ............................................................................................... DIANE PHELAN

Cinderella’s Stepmother NANCY OPEL

Rapunzel’s Prince ................................................................................. JASON FORBACH

Jack’s Mother AYMEE GARCIA

Narrator/Mysterious Man ................................................................ DAVID PATRICK KELLY

Cinderella’s Father/Puppeteer JOSH BRECKENRIDGE (6/27 – 7/16) ALBERT GUERZON (7/18 – 7/30)

Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Giant FELICIA CURRY

Lucinda ................................................................................................ TA’NIKA GIBSON

Florinda ........................................................................ BROOKE ISHIBASHI (6/27 – 7/2) ERICA DURHAM (7/5 – 7/30)

Milky White/Puppeteer ................................................................... KENNEDY KANAGAWA

Steward JIM STANEK

Rapunzel .................................................................................................. ALYSIA VELEZ

UNDERSTUDIES

Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

for Witch—Felicia Curry, Ximone Rose for Baker’s Wife—Ellie Fishman, Ximone Rose for Baker—Jason Forbach, Sam Simahk, Jim Stanek for Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf—Eddie Lopez, Sam Simahk for Jack—Kennedy Kanagawa, Sam Simahk

for Little Red Ridinghood—Erica Durham, Ellie Fishman for Cinderella—Erica Durham, Ellie Fishman for Cinderella’s Stepmother—Marya Grandy, Ximone Rose for Rapunzel’s Prince—Eddie Lopez, Sam Simahk for Jack’s Mother—Felicia Curry, Marya Grandy for Narrator/Mysterious Man—Jim Stanek for Cinderella’s Father—Eddie Lopez, Sam Simahk for Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Giant—Marya Grandy, Ximone Rose

for Lucinda—Erica Durham, Ellie Fishman, Sabrina Santana

for Florinda—Erica Durham, Ximone Rose, Sabrina Santana for Milky White—Marya Grandy, Eddie Lopez

for Steward—Paul Kreppel, Eddie Lopez

for Rapunzel—Erica Durham, Ellie Fishman, Sabrina Santana

Standby for Narrator/Mysterious Man—Paul Kreppel

DANCE CAPTAIN

Eddie Lopez

ORCHESTRA

Music Director/Conductor—John Bell

Associate Music Director/Keyboard 1—Evan Rees

Keyboard 2—Jason Wetzel

Keyboard Sub—Mary Ekler

Percussion—Mark O’Kain

Flute—Patti Cloud

Clarinet—Juan Gallegos

Bassoon—William May

French Horn 1—Laura Brenes

French Horn 2—Danielle Ordanza

Violin/Concertmaster—Una Tone

Violin 2—Jen Choi Fischer

Viola 1—Linnea Powell

Viola 2—Nikki Shorts

Cello—David Mergen

Bass—William Johnson

Trumpet—Tim Schadt

Keyboard Programmer—Randy Cohen

Contractor—Robert Payne

ACT ONE

Prologue: “Into the Woods” Company

“Cinderella at the Grave” Cinderella, Cinderella’s Mother

“Hello, Little Girl” ................................................................... Wolf, Little Red Ridinghood

“I Guess This Is Goodbye” ......................................................................................... Jack

“Maybe They’re Magic” Baker’s Wife

“I Know Things Now” Little Red Ridinghood

“A Very Nice Prince” ...................................................................... Cinderella, Baker’s Wife

“First Midnight” ................................................................................................. Company

“Giants in the Sky” Jack

“Agony” Cinderella’s Prince, Rapunzel’s Prince

“A Very Nice Prince” (reprise) ......................................................... Cinderella, Baker’s Wife

“It Takes Two” ..................................................................................... Baker, Baker’s Wife

“Second Midnight” Company

“Stay with Me” Witch

“On the Steps of the Palace” ............................................................................. Cinderella

Finale: “Ever After” .............................................................................. Narrator, Company

ACT TWO

Prologue: “So Happy” Company

“Agony” (reprise) .......................................................Cinderella’s Prince, Rapunzel’s Prince

“Witch’s Lament” .................................................................................................... Witch

“Any Moment” Cinderella’s Prince, Baker’s Wife

“Moments in the Woods” Baker’s Wife

“Your Fault” ........................................Jack, Baker, Witch, Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood

“Last Midnight” ...................................................................................................... Witch

“No More” Baker, Mysterious Man

“No One Is Alone” Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Baker, Jack

Finale: “Children Will Listen” ....................................................................Witch, Company

WHO’S WHO

MONTEGO GLOVER (Witch) is a Tony Award nominee, two-time Drama Desk Award winner, Outer Critics’ Circle Award winner and honoree, and Drama League Award nominee. Her Broadway credits include Memphis (Tony nominee, Drama Desk & OCC winner), Les Misérables, It Shoulda Been You, The Color Purple, Hamilton (Chicago company). Off Broadway: The Royale (Lincoln Center Theater, Drama Desk Award), All The Natalie Portmans (MCC, OCC Honor). Television/Film: The Blacklist, Inventing Anna, Bull, Black Box, The Following, Hostages, Smash, The Good Wife, White Collar, Golden Boy, Law & Order, Made In Jersey, Alone (indie). As a voiceover artist, Ms. Glover enjoys numerous campaigns and scripted projects in animation, gaming, television, and narration. Most recently, voicing characters on the animated feature Entergalactic for Netflix. In June 2023, The Montego Glover Exhibition celebrates its one year anniversary at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center & African American Museum in Montego’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tenn. @MontegoGlover. MontegoGlover.com.

STEPHANIE J. BLOCK (Baker’s Wife) is fulfilling a decades long dream of performing this role alongside her husband, Sebastian Arcelus. Block has established herself as one of the most relevant and versatile voices in contemporary musical theatre. Broadway: Into the Woods, The Cher Show (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award winner), Falsettos (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), Anything Goes, 9 to 5: The Musical (Drama Desk nomination), The Pirate Queen, The Boy From Oz, Wicked. Off-Broadway: Brigadoon (Encores!); Little Miss Sunshine (Drama Desk nomination); By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Drama Desk nomination). Film and Television: iMordecai , Bluff City Law, Rise, Madam Secretary, Orange Is the New Black, Homeland, It Could Be Worse, Stephanie J. Block Live From Lincoln Center for Great Performances on PBS. She currently co-hosts and co-produces Stages Podcast with Marylee Fairbanks and can be accessed wherever you get your podcasts. Twitter and Instagram: @stephaniejblock.

SEBASTIAN ARCELUS (Baker) feels so fortunate to return to the Woods, direct from the recent Broadway production and alongside his real-life wife Stephanie

J. Block. On screen, he most recently portrayed Jay Whitman on the long-running CBS hit series Madam Secretary. He is also known for his memorable turn as Lucas Goodwin on the critically acclaimed Netflix original series House of Cards. Broadway: Into the Woods, A Time to Kill, Elf, Jersey Boys, Wicked, Rent, and Good Vibrations. Off-Broadway: Happiness (Lincoln Center Theater), The Blue Flower (Second Stage), and Where’s Charley? (Encores! at City Center). Television: The Deuce, The Leftovers, FBI, Bull and Person of Interest. Film: Split, Ted 2, The Best of Me, and The Last Day of August.

GAVIN CREEL (Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf). Upcoming: Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice (book, music and lyrics, originally commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Broadway: Into the Woods; Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award); Hair (Tony nomination); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony nomination); Waitress; The Book of Mormon; She Loves Me; La Cage aux Folles. West End: The Book of Mormon (Olivier Award), Hair, Waitress, Mary Poppins . Television: PBS Stars on Stage , American Horror Stories, Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime . Original recordings: GOODTIMENATION , Quiet , Get Out . Graduate: University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Gavin is a Hermitage Artist Writing Fellow, and Walk on Through was selected for development at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s 2022 National Musical Theater Conference.

COLE THOMPSON (Jack). Broadway: Into the Woods. Readings/workshops: Bliss (dir. Sheryl Kaller). Regional: Weston Playhouse, Connecticut Repertory Theatre. Cole is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre program. Huge thank you to the Nicolosi and Co. team! Much love to my family and friends for their constant support! @_cole__thompson.

KATY GERAGHTY (Little Red Ridinghood) is honored to be donning the red cape again! Broadway: Groundhog Day (original Broadway cast). Favorite theatre credits: & Juliet (pre-Broadway Toronto run), Bliss (world premiere at 5th Ave), Hairspray, Shrek the Musical and Into the Woods. Huge thank you to Eddie and Take 3. This one is for Marty and Derek.

DIANE PHELAN (Cinderella). Most recently starred as Cinderella in the Broadway revival of Into the Woods. Broadway: School of Rock, The King and I. Select credits: Here Lies Love (The Public), Sound of Music (Maria, La Mirada), West Side Story (Maria, Paris Châtelet), Carousel (Julie Jordan, NAAP), Pirates of Penzance (Mabel, CT Rep). Co-founder #racismisavirus. Film: Sherri in Marry Harry on Amazon Prime. For my family. IG @dianicaphelan.

NANCY OPEL (Cinderella’s Stepmother). Broadway: Into the Woods, A Christmas Carol Broadway (SF co.), Wicked, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Honeymoon in Vegas, Cinderella, Memphis, Gypsy, Fiddler on the Roof, Urinetown, Triumph of Love, Anything Goes, Sunday in the Park with George, Evita, and others. Off-Broadway: Curvy Widow, Toxic Avenger, My Deah, Polish Joke, Mere Mortals, All in the Timing. National tour: The Drowsy Chaperone Television: The Big C, multiple Law & Order. Juilliard School, drama division. nancyopel.com.

JASON FORBACH (Rapunzel’s Prince, u/s Baker) is thrilled to return to Woods after garnering national attention, stepping in last minute to play the Baker in this production’s opening night on Broadway. Other Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul), Les Misérables (Enjolras). Special engagement/national tour: Into the Woods, The Secret Garden, Phantom: Las Vegas!, Les Misérables. Off-Broadway: The Music Teacher. Love to Joe and Jasper.

AYMEE GARCIA (Jack’s Mother) is beyond thrilled to be able to join this beautiful and brilliant cast of ITW. Broadway: Shrek the Musical (Mama Bear), Les Misérables (Madame Thénardier) and Avenue Q (u/s). National tour: Cinderella the Musical (Charlotte). Television/Film: Fraggle Rock, Back to the Rock (Marjory the Trash Heap/Ma Gorg), Sesame Street (Rosa, Abuela). Love to friends, family, therapy and her agent Penny Luedtke for all the love and support. Instagram: @aymeegarcia1234.

DAVID PATRICK KELLY (Narrator/Mysterious Man)

Broadway: Into the Woods, Thérèse Raquin, Uncle Vanya , Once , Twelfth Night , The Government Inspector, Working. Select Off-Broadway: Miss You Like Hell, Everybody, When I Come to Die, Ghosts, Kit Marlowe, Lobster Alice. Television: Ray Donovan, Twin Peaks, Succession, Feed the Beast, The Blacklist, Gossip Girl, and others. Film: Fugitive Dreams, John Wick, Flags of Our Fathers, ChiRaq, The Longest Yard, Last Man Standing, Flirting with

Disaster, The Crow, Malcolm X and The Warriors Obie Award for Sustained Excellence.

JOSH BRECKENRIDGE (Cinderella’s Father/Puppeteer

6/27 – 7/16). Broadway: Come From Away, The Scottsboro Boys , The Ritz . Off-Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys, Saved. Tour: The Book of Mormon Regional: Christmas in Connecticut, Dave, The Whipping Man, Tales of the City. Film: Spirited, Finding Me: Truth. TV: American Rust, Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, FBI . BFA: CCM. Debut album: Monotony. j-breckenridge.com. @j.breckenridge. music.

FELICIA CURRY (Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Giant, u/s Witch, u/s Jack’s Mother). Broadway: Into the Woods

Off-Broadway: Queens Girl in the World. Regional: The Skin of Our Teeth, Nina Simone: Four Women; Matilda; The Color Purple; Ragtime; Caroline, or Change; Les Misérables; Aida. Thanks and love to Dougie, my parents, family, friends, Geoff, SAKS&. @thefeliciacurry.

ERICA DURHAM (Florinda 7/5 – 7/30; u/s Little Red Ridinghood, Cinderella, Lucinda, Florinda, Rapunzel). Tour: The Color Purple. Regional: The Muny, Broadway at SAC Music Circus, North Shore Music Theatre and Arkansas Rep. Thanks to the Collective Talent, The Telsey Office, and the incredible team. My love to my family and Kevin. Instagram: _ericadurham.

ELLIE FISHMAN (u/s Baker’s Wife, Little Red Ridinghood, Cinderella, Lucinda, Rapunzel). Tours: Miss Saigon (Ellen), Finding Neverland. Off-Broadway: The Hello Girls (Grace Banker). Regional theater: The Music Man (Marian/Goodspeed), Les Misérables (Fantine/ Witchita), Rags (Goodspeed), The Sound of Music (Maria/City Springs). BFA University of Michigan. IG: @ellie_fishman.

TA’NIKA GIBSON (Lucinda). Recently recurring as Debbie Allen in HBO’s Winning Time. Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud (Diana Ross), Oklahoma! (Laurey), Dreamgirls (Lorell), The Wiz (Dorothy), Aida (Aida). Television: Bull (CBS), Iron Fist (Netflix). Thank you God, Lakey, Thomas, Mitch (CAA), Mom, Dad, Telsey, Patty Forbes and Aaron. @tanika_renee_gibson.

MARYA GRANDY (u/s Cinderella’s Stepmother, Jack’s Mother, Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Giant, Milky White). World premiere: The Devil Wears Prada Broadway: Les Misérables. Off-Broadway: Closer

Than Ever, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Damn Yankees, and Bells Are Ringing (Encores!). Countless regional productions. TV: Law & Order, Conviction, Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire. BA: Yale University. For Peter.

ALBERT GUERZON ( Cinderella’s Father/Puppeteer 7/18 – 7/30 ) is grateful to return to the woods! Broadway credits: Mamma Mia!, Ghost, Honeymoon In Vegas, Escape to Margaritaville, Into The Woods Off-Bway and Tours: Into The Woods (NYCC), The Life (NYCC), The Visitor (Public), Oliver (NYCC). Other Favs: The Wiz, Twyla Tharp’s The Times They Are a-Changin'

BROOKE ISHIBASHI (Florinda 6/27 – 7/2, she/her/ hers). Recent: Into the Woods (City Center Encores, Broadway), originated/developed Cambodian Rock Band (South Coast Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse). Former Actors’ Equity Association national councilor; Fair Wage Onstage core member; NYCLU ambassador; Be An #ArtsHero/Arts Workers United cofounder. Arts and culture contributes $919 billion+ to the U.S. economy, employing 5.2 million+ arts workers. BeAnArtsHero.com.

KENNEDY KANAGAWA (Milky White, u/s Jack)

Broadway: Into the Woods (original cast, Drama Desk nomination). Other recent credits: Gold Mountain (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Adventurephile (Keen Company); Saturday Night (Second Stage); The Good Swimmer (BAM); Lolita, My Love (York Theatre Company); Dinner with Georgette (NYTW Next Door); Last Ship to Proxima Centauri (Portland Stage); Eastbound (Village Theater). Love to David. kennedykanagawa.com.

PAUL KREPPEL (Standby for Narrator/Mysterious Man, u/s Steward). 50-plus year multi award-winning career in theatre, television, and film. From Boston improv to NYC—LaMama to Lincoln Center—N.Y. to L.A. Tony Award: co-directing/creating/producing through WetRock Entertainment (Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!) Thrilled to be part of this amazing production. Thanks Murphy, Will and Molly. For Ade and Irv. paulkreppel.com.

EDDIE LOPEZ (u/s Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf, Rapunzel’s Prince, Cinderella’s Father, Milky White, Steward, Dance Captain) The Inheritance (Geffen Playhouse); Throne of Blood (BAM); The Unfortunates (ACT); Vanya Sonia Masha Spike (Denver Center); Henry V, Mary Poppins (USF); Hedwig and The Angry Inch

(OSF). Nine seasons with Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Film/TV: Redwood Highway , Madam Secretary. CalArts. @eleddielo.

XIMONE ROSE (u/s Witch, Baker’s Wife, Cinderella’s Stepmother, Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Giant, Florinda). New Orleans native. University of Michigan Musical Theatre Program. Broadway: Once on This Island. Off-Broadway: Only Gold, We’re Gonna Die Tour: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Regional: Lempicka (La Jolla Playhouse). CGF Talent. Stream my music on all platforms! @SimoneWithAnX.

SABRINA SANTANA (u/s Florinda, Lucinda, Rapunzel) is honored to be making her National Tour debut in the Into The Woods tour! Readings/Workshops: Take the Lead (Dir. Christopher Gattelli). Pace MT ‘22. Thanks to CESD, The Telsey office, & her friends and family for their unwavering support. @sabrina.santana

SAM SIMAHK (u/s Baker, Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf, Jack, Rapunzel’s Prince, Cinderella’s Father). Broadway: Into the Woods, Carousel. National Tours: My Fair Lady, The King and I. Select regional: Lyric Opera Chicago (King and I, West Side Story), Theatre Under The Stars (Oklahoma!), Huntington Theatre Co. (A Little Night Music). Thanks to BRS/Gage, The Telsey Office, and my family. @soapboxsam.

JIM STANEK (Steward, u/s Baker, u/s Narrator/ Mysterious Man). Broadway: Into the Woods, Fun Home, A Gentleman’s Guide…, The Story of My Life, Lestat, Little Women, The Rivals, *A Funny Thing Happened…, Indiscretions. Off-Broadway includes * Goldstein, Freud’s Last Session, * Frankenstein Recordings: 3hree Musketeers and asterisks. TV: Blue Bloods, Mr. Robot, The Good Wife. Film: Bella, Borough Of Kings. Education: CMU. Teacher: AMDANY. Inspiration: Beth. Our 3 boys. @staneknyc.

ALYSIA VELEZ (Rapunzel) is excited to let her hair down in her Broadway debut as Rapunzel! So much love to her mom, family, support system and BRS/Gage. She previously starred in TikTok’s musical, For You, Paige and had her opera debut with Magic City Opera (Sand Man and Dew Fairy) in Hansel and Gretel. Alysia earned her BM from Manhattan School of Music. She would like to give a special thank you to Judith Clurman. Beyond grateful! IG: alysiavelez.

STEPHEN SONDHEIM (Music & Lyrics) wrote music and lyrics for Saturday Night, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone Can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, The Frogs,

Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George, Assassins, Passion and Road Show. He wrote the lyrics for West Side Story, Gypsy and Do I Hear a Waltz? and additional lyrics for Candide. He composed music for Evening Primrose (television) and the films Stavisky, Reds and Dick Tracy. His collected lyrics with attendant essays have been published in two volumes: Finishing the Hat and Look, I Made a Hat In 2010, Broadway’s Henry Miller’s Theatre was renamed in his honor.

JAMES LAPINE (Book) also worked with Stephen Sondheim on Sunday in the Park with George and Passion. He conceived and directed the musical review Sondheim on Sondheim. With William Finn he created Falsettos, Little Miss Sunshine, and directed Finn’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Other Broadway credits include his play based on Moss Hart’s memoir Act One and Flying Over Sunset. He has written the plays Table Settings, Twelve Dreams, The Moment When, Fran’s Bed, and Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing. Lapine has been the recipient of three Tony Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, SDC’s Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, and was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. His book Putting it Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George made the New York Times bestseller list.

JONATHAN TUNICK (Orchestrations) was Stephen Sondheim’s orchestrator of choice, orchestrating nearly all of his musicals, including Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Passion and Road Show plus A Chorus Line, Nine, A Gentleman’s Guide… and the recent Carousel, West Side Story, and The Music Man. In 1997 he received the first Tony given for orchestration, elevating him to “EGOT” status with all four major entertainment awards. In 2009 he was inducted into Broadway’s Theater Hall of Fame.

LEAR DEBESSONET (Director) most recently directed Into the Woods for Encores!, Annie Live! for NBC and Hercules (Disney Theatricals/Public Works). She is the artistic director of Encores! at New York City Center, and previously founded the acclaimed Public Works program at The Public Theater. She served as resident director at The Public for eight seasons. Her directing work has received an Obie Award, Lortel Award, Lilly Award and multiple Drama Desk nominations.

LORIN LATARRO (Choreographer). Broadway’s Waitress, Mrs. Doubtfire, Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Janet McTeer/Liev Schreiber, Waiting for Godot with Ian McKellen/Patrick Stuart, Merrily We Roll Along (Roundabout), La Traviata (Met Opera), Chess (Kennedy Center), 21 Chump Street (BAM), Twelfth Night (The Public). Immersive: Queen of the Night. Lorin directed Candace Bushnell’s Is There Still Sex in the City (Daryl Roth Theatre, NY Times Critic’s Pick), #DateMe (Westside Theatre), David Foster and Kat McPhee show. For Encores!: Assassins; God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; Fanny. BFA from The Juilliard School, directing MA from NYU.

ROB BERMAN (Music Supervisor). In 15 years as music director of Encores! at New York City Center, Rob conducted over 35 shows culminating with this production of Into the Woods. Broadway music supervision and conducting includes Bright Star; Dames at Sea; Finian’s Rainbow; White Christmas; The Pajama Game; The Apple Tree; Wonderful Town; and Promises, Promises. Winner of the Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and six-time nominee for The Kennedy Center Honors on CBS.

DAVID ROCKWELL (Scenic Designer). Broadway: Take Me Out; Kiss Me, Kate; Lobby Hero; She Loves Me (Tony, Drama Desk and OCC awards); On the Twentieth Century (Tony nom.); You Can’t Take It With You (Tony nom.); Kinky Boots (Tony nom.); Lucky Guy (Tony nom.); Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC noms.); and the upcoming production of A Beautiful Noise Off-Broadway: Into the Woods, Seven Deadly Sins and Shakespeare in the Park. Founder and president of the architecture and design firm Rockwell Group.

ANDREA HOOD (Costume Designer). Off-Broadway: Hercules , Twelfth Night , As You Like It , Romeo and Juliet (The Public Theater/Shakespeare in the Park), Love and Information (New York Theatre Workshop, Lortel nomination), A Midsummer Night’s Dream , Othello , The Comedy of Errors (Classic Stage Company). Regional: The Who’s Tommy (Kennedy Center), Williamstown Theatre Festival, Glimmerglass Festival, Huntington Theatre Company, Two River Theater. International: National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China; Berlin State Opera House, Germany. Obie Award. andreahooddesign.com.

TYLER MICOLEAU (Lighting Designer). Originally from Maine, lighting designer Tyler Micoleau lives in Brooklyn. He has designed on Broadway, Off-

Broadway, as well as regionally and internationally. He is the recipient of a Tony Award (for The Band’s Visit), two Lucille Lortel Awards, two Henry Hewes Design Awards and two OBIE awards. Recent designs include: American Buffalo (Circle in the Square), A Case for the Existence of God (Signature Theatre NYC), and the national tour of The Band’s Visit

SCOTT LEHRER (Co-Sound Designer) has designed over 200 plays and musicals on and Off-Broadway, at regional theatres and internationally, from the original Playwrights Horizons production of Sunday in the Park with George, to the long-running revival of Chicago, to The Music Man. He received the first sound design Tony for the 2008 revival of South Pacific. Recording projects include the Broadway cast recording of An American in Paris (Grammy nom.), Loudon Wainwright III’s High Wide & Handsome (Grammy), and Meredith Monk’s mercy

ALEX NEUMANN (Co-Sound Designer). Tours: Fiddler on the Roof (first national), The King and I (second national). Regional: Sense and Sensibility (American Repertory Theater, Portland Center Stage), Bus Stop, The Atheist (Huntington Theatre Company), Ether Dome (Alley Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Huntington Theatre Company), 39 Steps (Olney Theatre Center). Events/Other: Drama Desk Awards (2017–2019), A Tribute to the Presidential Scholars (Kennedy Center, 2016–2019). Footloose (Norwegian Cruise Lines 2019). Broadway: Over 20 productions as associate sound designer. soundsneu.com.

JAMES ORTIZ (Puppet Designer). Most recently: dino design for Lincoln Center’s production of The Skin of Our Teeth. Soon: Disney’s Hercules, Kiss My Aztec! at Hartford Stage. Previous credits include The Public Theater, Carnegie Mellon University, Dallas Theater Center, Shakespeare Theatre of DC, Opera Saratoga, Ars Nova and 59E59. 2016 Obie for puppetry design for The Woodsman. 2021 Drama Desk for The Skin of Our Teeth puppet design. American Theatre magazine Six Theatre Workers you Should Know in 2020. Jamesortiz.co.

COOKIE JORDAN (Hair, Wigs & Makeup Designer)

Broadway: The Skin of Our Teeth, Skeleton Crew, Clyde’s, Trouble in Mind, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, A Strange Loop, Slave Play, Once on This Island, Sunday in the Park with George, In Transit, Eclipsed, Side Show, After Television: Emmy nomination for makeup design of NBC’s The Wiz Live! Recipient of 2019 and 2020 Obie Awards, Ruth Morley Design Award.

KIMBERLEE WERTZ (Music Coordinator). Television: The Tony Awards, The Kennedy Center Honors, The Academy Awards, A Capitol Fourth, We Are One: Obama Inaugural, Mozart in the Jungle. Broadway: A Year With Frog and Toad; with Red Press: Hello, Dolly!; Carousel; King Lear; West Side Story; Funny Girl; The Lehman Trilogy; The Music Man; City Center Encores!

CODY RENARD RICHARD (Production Supervisor) is thrilled to be back in the woods! As a stage manager, Cody has worked on 14 Broadway shows, most recently serving as the PSM and associate director for Freestyle Love Supreme. Other favorites: Cirque du Soleil, Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Tony Awards, VMAs and four Live! musicals for NBC. Cody is adjunct faculty at Columbia University. He was named a 2020 OUT100 honoree and to the Kennedy Center Next 50 list. CRR Scholarship founder. codyrenard.com.

SCOTT ROWEN (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Hamilton (original company), On the Town, Annie, The Velocity of Autumn, Nice Work…, Billy Elliot, Legally Blonde, The Wedding Singer, Lestat. Los Angeles: Hamilton. Chicago: Hamilton, Gotta Dance. Regional: How to Dance in Ohio. Off-Broadway: The Public Theater, Atlantic Theater Company. Scott is a graduate of Harvard University.

MARCEDÉS L. CLANTON (Stage Manager). Selected Credits: Hamilton (Eliza and Peggy tours); Matilda The Musical; The Madwoman of Chaillot; Ah, Wilderness!; The Maids; Sons of the Prophet; The Temperamentals; Bootycandy; Fruit Fly (Leslie Jordan); Wolves; The Color Purple the Musical; Take Me Out; Tambo & Bones; Luis Alfaro The Greek Trilogy ; Rotterdam ; Mutt House ; Die, Mommie Die!

AARON A. WATSON (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be heading Into the Woods! Select credits: Mystic Pizza, A Christmas Carol, Titanic The Musical, A Chorus Line, Mamma Mia!, MacGyver The Musical, Cruel Intentions The Musical. Sending love and thanks to all my family and friends who have given support over the years.

JOHN BELL (Music Director). Broadway: Into the Woods, My Fair Lady (also national tour), Fiddler on the Roof, On the Town, An American in Paris. City Center Encores: Brigadoon, Me and My Girl, The New Yorkers, Lady Be Good, and more. Irish Repertory Theatre: Finian’s Rainbow, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Meet Me in St. Louis. Other NY Credits: Sondheim’s Marry Me a Little (new cast recording), Adam Gwon’s

Ordinary Days, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. BFA in musical theater from Ithaca College. Masters in Music from CUNY. MBA candidate at Boston University.

EVAN REES (Associate Music Director) is a long time denizen of the Woods. Selected credits: Broadway: Into the Woods (2022), The Visit. Off-Broadway: Stardust Road, A Bed and a Chair. Regional: Grand Hotel, Fun Home. Faculty, NYU Steinhardt. Thanks to RB, JB, friends and family! IG: @evanreesmusic.

MARTAVIUS PARRISH (Associate Director) is a New York City-based Broadway director, performer, teaching artist (Lincoln Center) and creative entrepreneur. Broadway: Into the Woods . Upcoming: Oliver! (NYCC). Other select highlights: Disney’s Hercules (workshop) and directing with the New York Shakespeare Exchange and One Minute Play Festival. Website: MartaviusParrish.com Instagram: @martaviusparrish.

VICTORIA DAVIDJOHN (Associate Director) is thrilled to continue journeying into the woods. Previously: Into the Woods at New York City Center Encores! and Broadway (associate director). Inaugural director of Trenton Youth Theater, a co-curricular theater program for high school students. Proud Lilly Award recipient. All my love to Mom, Dad, Tita and Nathan. @victoriadavidjohn.

MATTHEW STEFFENS (Associate Cho reographer) . Broadway: Doctor Zhivago; Promises, Promises; Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. OffBroadway: Queen of the Night, The Visitor, Superhero, Bountiful. Favorite regional credits: Joseph…, Violet, A Chorus Line, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Princess Butterfly (Wanda Theme Park in China). Metropolitan Opera: danced, fought, and flown through 22 operas. Huge thanks to Lorin Latarro for inspiring collaboration.

THE TELSEY OFFICE (Casting). With offices in both New York and Los Angeles, The Telsey Office casts for theater, film, television and commercials. The Telsey Office is dedicated to creating safe, equitable and anti-racist spaces through collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability and advocacy.

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing & Press) is an integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, sports, consumer and lifestyle brands, including 80+ Broadway shows over 25 years. Current tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Beetlejuice,

The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, Into the Woods, Mean Girls , Pretty Woman , Tootsie . Upcoming tours: Back to the Future, Funny Girl, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, The Kite Runner, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire

SHOWTOWN THEATRICALS (General Manager). Broadway/ Tour: Into the Woods, Parade, A Christmas Carol, In Residence on Broadway, The Jimmy Awards, Notre Dame de Paris (Lincoln Center). Regional: American Prophet, Anne of Green Gables, Grace: The Musical, Mystery Science Theatre 3000. OB: A Sherlock Carol Upcoming: How to Dance in Ohio, The Illinois Project, Romy & Michele, Russian Troll Farm, Syncing Ink, and When Playwrights Kill. showtown.nyc.

AURORA PRODUCTIONS (Production Management) A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Company, Frozen (Australia, Germany, London, Japan, North American tour), Hadestown (tour), Macbeth, Mean Girls (tour), Plaza Suite, The Kite Runner, The Music Man, …what the end will be Aurora has been providing technical supervision and production management to the entertainment industry since 1989.

MICHAEL SANFILIPPO (Company Manager). Broadway and national tours include Jagged Little Pill , A Christmas Carol, Ain’t Too Proud (pre-Broadway), Summer, Something Rotten!, Dreamgirls, The Color Purple, The Lion King (LA), Aida (Broadway), Beauty and the Beast (LA), The Phantom of the Opera (LA and SF) and Les Misérables (LA and SF), to name a few. Delighted to be working with ShowTown again!

JORDAN ROTH (Producer) is a seven-time Tony Awardwinning producer and president of Jujamcyn Theaters. Jordan produced the 2018 Tony Awardwinning revival of Angels in America and the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Best Play Clybourne Park. A multi-faceted creator, tastemaker and thought-leader across the worlds of theater and fashion, Jordan was recently named to the International Best-Dressed List and serves on the board of trustees of Broadway Cares, The Broadway League, The Times Square Alliance and the Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation. JordanRoth.com. @Jordan_Roth.

JUJAMCYN THEATERS (Producer) is recognized as a theatrical innovator championing shows that push the boundaries of Broadway and creating uniquely welcoming experiences for audiences and artists. We are thrilled to welcome you to the St. James, one of our five Broadway theatres. Current productions

include the Tony Award-winning Best Musicals Moulin Rouge! The Musical , Hadestown , and The Book of Mormon , as well as the revival of Funny Girl and the upcoming New York, New York: A New Musical

NEW YORK CITY CENTER (Michael S. Rosenberg, President & CEO) is Manhattan’s first performing arts center, founded in 1943. Through the Tonyhonored Encores! series—celebrating American musical theater for nearly 30 years—City Center produces acclaimed revivals that include Chicago (soon to be the longest running show on Broadway) and Parade, which moves to Broadway this winter. City Center’s signature dance programs include the Fall for Dance Festival, Artists at the Center, Studio 5 and the annual season by Principal Dance Company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Guest artists and companies include Kyle Abraham, Matthew Bourne, Ayodele Casel, Nederlands Dans Theater and Twyla Tharp. NYCityCenter.org @NYCityCenter.

DARYL ROTH (Producer) . Singular distinction of producing seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays: Anna in the Tropics, August: Osage County, Clybourne Park, How I Learned to Drive, Proof, Three Tall Women , and Wit . Thirteen Tony Awards; 120 productions, including Kinky Boots, The Normal Heart, Indecent, Company, Funny Girl, and Life of Pi. Trustee, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Inducted into the 2017 Theater Hall of Fame. DarylRothProductions.com.

HUNTER ARNOLD (Producer). Select Broadway and West End: Hadestown (Tony), The Inheritance (Tony, Olivier), A Christmas Carol, Some Like It Hot, A Beautiful Noise, Leopoldstadt, Into the Woods, Funny Girl, Cabaret (Olivier Award), Back to the Future (Olivier Award), A Strange Loop (Tony), Company (Tony), Moulin Rouge! (Tony), Dear Evan Hansen (Tony, Olivier), Kinky Boots (Tony). Select OffBroadway: Little Shop of Horrors. @huntercarnold.

CONCORD THEATRICALS (Producer) is the world’s most significant theatrical agency, comprising R&H, TamsWitmark, Samuel French, the ALW Collection and more. We provide comprehensive services to creators and producers: licensing, publishing, recording and first-class producing. Five- time Grammy nominee.

Recent: Hadestown (Tony), Company (Tony), Six, Almost Famous, Death of a Salesman, Some Like It Hot

NICOLE EISENBERG (Producer). Broadway: Into the Woods, Indecent. She is a board of director for GLAAD and MCC Theater. Nicole dedicates this to her belief in the voice of theater to open hearts and minds toward equality, education and social justice. And to her own fans: Stephen, Noah, and Evan.

JESSICA R. JENEN (Producer). Broadway: Company (Tony winner), Venus in Fur (Tony nomination), An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Upcoming 2023 Broadway productions: Parade, New York New York, Life of Pi. With producer Jon B. Platt: I’ll Eat You Last, The Heiress, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Death of a Salesman, Clybourne Park, Nice Work if You Can Get It. London: Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical. Special thanks to Luigi & Rose Caiola and Roy Cockrum.

MICHAEL CASSEL GROUP (Producer) is an international producer based in Sydney, Australia, and New York. Australian productions include Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Mary Poppins, & Juliet, and the recently concluded international tour of Disney’s The Lion King. Broadway: co-producer of MJ and previously, co-lead producer of Almost Famous

KEVIN RYAN (Producer) co-founded with Stephanie J. Block and Capathia Jenkins one of Broadway’s largest charity fundraisers, the Stage & Screen Sleep Out, to support Covenant House’s work with children and youth overcoming homelessness and human trafficking. This season on Broadway he produced Into the Woods, and with Lisa Alexander-Taylor produced Ohio State Murders. He co-produced the Broadway revivals of Parade and August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson with Diane Scott Carter, and the pair are currently supporting the Broadway production of Kimberly Akimbo

SHOWTOWN PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Nathan Gehan and Jamison Scott are lead producers of the Tonywinning Broadway/tour production of A Christmas Carol. Upcoming: When Playwrights Kill, Romy & Michele, American Prophet, and Syncing Ink. Nathan is the Founder and CEO of ShowTown Theatricals where Jamison serves as Creative Producer/ Partner. Love to Anna, Stella and Howie. BMOG.

ARMSTRONG, GOLD & ROSS (Producer). Liz Armstrong, Rebecca Gold and Spencer Ross are thrilled to be part of this fantastic Sondheim production. Shared Broadway credits include The Minutes, The Sound Inside, and Angels in America (2018).

NICOLE KASTRINOS (Executive Producer) is vice president of creative operations at Jujamcyn Theaters. Recent Jujamcyn productions include Tony Award-winning Best Musicals Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Hadestown, and Pass Over. Select executive producer credits include Angels in America, Present Laughter, Manilow on Broadway, Clybourne Park, Lombardi, Finian’s Rainbow, A Bronx Tale, August Wilson’s Radio Golf and the national tour of Falsettos.

CENTER THEATRE GROUP

MEGHAN PRESSMAN (Managing Director/CEO, she/her) joined Center Theatre Group in 2019. Previously, she served as Managing Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (D.C.), Director of Development for Signature Theatre (N.Y.), and Associate Managing Director of Berkeley Rep. She is a graduate of Yale School of Drama/Yale School of Management, and serves as a mentor in the Theater Management program. Meghan has served as the Vice-Chair for the Theatre Communications Group Board of Directors, and is a member of the Broadway League.

DOUGLAS C. BAKER (Producing Director, he/him) joined Center Theatre Group in 1990. Doug is an active member of the Broadway League, the Independent Presenters Network (IPN), and is a proud member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers (ATPAM). In 2013, Doug received the Broadway League’s prestigious Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management Award.

GORDON DAVIDSON (Founding Artistic Director) led the Taper throughout its first 38 seasons, guiding over 300 productions to its stage and winning countless awards for himself and the theatre—including the Tony Award for theatrical excellence, Margo Jones Award, The Governor’s Award for the Arts, and a Guggenheim fellowship. The Kentucky Cycle and Angels in America (Part One) won the Pulitzer in consecutive years and, in 1994, three of the four plays nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play were from the Taper (Angels in America won). In 1989, Gordon took over the Ahmanson and, in 2004, he produced the inaugural season in the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

STAFF FOR INTO THE WOODS

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

SHOWTOWN THEATRICALS

Nathan Gehan Jamison Scott

Samuel Dallas Rebecca Crigler

Michael Fiske Jessica Morrow

Brandi Knox Matthew Jerome Sycle

Ryan Logue Alexander Friedland

George Youakim Lauren Harton Laurel Hinton

Chante Carmel Paula Nance

ShowTown Theatricals is a partner in the Black Theatre Coalition Broadway General Management Fellowship program.

COMPANY MANAGER

Michael Sanfilippo

Assistant Company Manager Rachel Roberson

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

AURORA PRODUCTIONS

Ben Heller Liza Luxenberg Chris Minnick

Kyle Schuller Nic Forero Jack Rhea

Delaney Teehan Kelly Levy Cori Gardner

NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE

DKC/O&M

Rick Miramontez Marie Bshara

Kendall Edwards Bailey Everett

TOUR MARKETING, PRESS, & ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING

Andrew Damer

Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke

Dakota Abell Jessica Cary Adina Hsu

Anne Dailey Meyer Amenkha Sembenu Emily Toppen

LEGAL COUNSEL

SENDROFF & BARUCH, LLP

Jason Baruch, Esq. Mark Sendroff, Esq

Jason Aylesworth, Esq Carter Anne McGowan, Esq

SOCIAL MEDIA

MARATHON DIGITAL

Mike Karns, Melanie Pateiro, Ava Coploff, Kerri Delisi, Polly Hilton, Taylor Merced, Zack Reiser, Jhanay Williams

CASTING THE TELSEY OFFICE

Craig Burns, CSA Geoff Josselson, CSA Priya Ghosh

Production Supervisor Cody Renard Richard

Production Stage Manager Scott Rowen

Stage Manager Marcedés L. Clanton

Assistant Stage Manager Aaron A. Watson

Associate Director Martavius Parrish

Associate Director .Victoria Davidjohn

Associate Choreographer Matthew Steffens

Dance Captain Eddie Lopez

Associate Music Director Evan Rees

Music Preparation Josh Clayton

Associate Scenic Designer Dick Jaris

Associate Scenic Designer

Assistant Puppet Designer

Additional Puppet Fabrication

Puppet Captain

Associate Costume Designer

Mask Design

Associate Hair/Wig Designer

Associate Makeup Designer

Associate Lighting Designer

Assistant Lighting Designer

Associate Sound Designer

Associate Sound Designer

Head Carpenter

Assistant Carpenter

Production Electrician

Advance Production Electrician

Head Electrician

Assistant Electrician

Followspot

Moving Light Progammer

Production Sound Engineers

Advance Production Sound

Sound Mixer

A2

Production Props

Head Props

Assistant Props

Wardrobe Supervisor

Assistant Wardrobe

Hair/Wig/Makeup Supervisor

Assistant Hair & Makeup

Covid Safety Managers

Rehearsal Pianist

Production Assistant

Encores! Creative Associate

Accountant

Merchandising

Controller/Bookkeeping

Payroll Services

Banking

Insurance

Production Photographers

TJ Greenway

Camille Labarre

Tom Lee, Sion Silva, Averly Sheltraw

Kennedy Kanagawa

Heather Stanley

Kyle Krueger

Harley Haberman

Joya Giambrone

Kirk Fitzgerald

Katy Atwell

Matt Bell

Ien DeNio

Alden Corey

Tony Ward

James Fedigan

Patrick Johnston

Steve Laplante

Wayne Ogle

Adam Grant

Jonah Camiel

Walter Trarbach, Michael Tracey

Brett Bingman

Adam Fitchett

Marion Ayers

Dan Brown

Brittany Maxwell

Robyn Monkarsh

Emily Baldwin

Olivia Buelow

Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche

Sophie Lin

Natalie Alaby, Michael Cuschieri

Mark Mitchell

Zaira Paredes-Villegas

Adrian Alexander Alea

CBIZ Marks Paneth/Chris Cacace, CPA, Marina Flom CPA

Max Merch/Randi Grossman

Broadway Bookkeeping/ Heather Allen, Matthew Jerome Sycle

Checks and Balances Payroll, Inc.

Signature Bank/Margaret Monigan, Roberto Larrinaga

Claudia Kaufman

Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman

Housing Road Rebel

Physical Therapy Neurotour

NEW YORK CITY CENTER

DIRECTOR OF EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION NICOLE JOHNSON

CREDITS

Scenery and scenic effects built, painted and automated by ShowMotion Inc., Milford, Connecticut. Lighting and sound equipment from PRG. Souvenir merchandise designed and created by Max Merch. Costumes executed by Fritz Masten, Rene Pistella and PSP New York. Tailoring by Giliberto Designs and Dawson Tailors. Custom shirts by Cego. Custom shoes by LaDuca. Dyeing and distressing by Jeffrey Wallach. Score preparation for MTI by Wayne Blood.

Special thanks to Rick Pappas and Marion Talan.

Broadway art concept inspired by Ben Wiseman.

Rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios

www.IntoTheWoodsBway.com

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

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

The following employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Machine Operators, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC: Stage Crew Local 33; Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 857; Wardrobe Crew Local 768; Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706.

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

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

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

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees. Center Theatre Group is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the American Arts Alliance, the Broadway League, Independent Producers’ Network (IPN), and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG).

President & CEO

VP & COO

VP, Education & Community Engagement

VP & Artistic Director, Dance Programs

VP, Marketing & Communications

VP & CFO

VP, Development

Michael S. Rosenberg

Julie Mason Groob

Tia Powell Harris

Stanford Makishi

Molly Meloy

Susan Neiman

Naomi Weinstock

MEGHAN PRESSMAN Managing Director/CEO | DOUGLAS C. BAKER ♦ Producing Director

GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director

Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication, and extraordinary efforts.

ARTISTIC

LINDSAY ALLBAUGH,♦ TYRONE DAVIS, NEEL KELLER,♦ KELLEY KIRKPATRICK♦ Associate Artistic Directors

TIFFANY SLAGLE Artistic & Literary Administrative Assistant

CASEY NICHOLAW, PHYLICIA RASHAD, PAULA VOGEL Associate Artists

EXECUTIVE

CAMILLE SCHENKKAN♦ Deputy Managing Director

A'RAELLE FLYNN-BOLDEN Staff Programs Manager

ERIC SEPPALA♦ Executive Assistant to the Managing Director/CEO

LYNNE GUGENHEIM Advancement Strategy, Special Events & Leadership Consulting

BRANDON MENDEZ HOMER Executive Office Fellow

MANAGEMENT

NAUSICA STERGIOU♦ General Manager

ERIC SIMS♦ Ahmanson Theatre Presentations Manager

KATIE SOFF ♦ Associate General Manager

JEFFREY UPAH♦ General Management Associate

KIARA BRYANT Company Manager

ADRIENNE KNIGHT Assistant Company Manager

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

TRACI KWON♦ Arts Education Initiatives Director

JESUS REYES♦ Community Partnerships Director

NICO ROSARIO Creative Workforce Initiatives Director

AURORA ILOG Program Manager

COURTNEY CLARK Digital Learning Manager

MEIGHAN LA ROCCA Education & Community Partnerships Coordinator

ZAID ALABWAINI Digital Learning Intern

ESTELA GARCIA, DEBRA PIVER♦ Resident Teaching Artists

CHRISTINE BREIHAN, ZACHARY BROWN, RAMY EL-ETREBY, AJA HOUSTON, DEREK JACKSON, JOHNATHON L. JACKSON, JER ADRIANNE LELLIOTT, CARENE ROSE MEKERTICHYAN, MARA PALMA, TIANA RANDALL-QUANT, MONIQUE SYPKENS, JESSICA VOLPI Teaching Artists

PRODUCTION

JOE HAMLIN♦ Director of Production

SHANNON G. BICKNELL Production Manager

KATIE CHEN Associate Production Manager

BEONICA BULLARD Assistant Production Manager

CAMBRIA CHICHI Production Coordinator

SHAWN ANDERSON♦ Head Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre)

SCOTT LUCAS Head Properties (Ahmanson Theatre)

JARED BATTY Head Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre)

ROBERT SMITH♦ Head Sound (Ahmanson Theatre)

SHANE ANDERSON Head Flyrail (Ahmanson Theatre)

MICHAEL GARDNER♦ Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)

MARY BORGIA Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)

CHRISTINE L. COX♦ House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre)

EMMET KAISER♦ Head Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum)

MARY ROMERO Head Properties (Mark Taper Forum)

AARON STAUBACH♦ Head Electrician (Mark Taper Forum)

CHRISTIAN LEE Head Sound (Mark Taper Forum)

LORETTA BUSSEN Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum)

LINDA WALKER♦ House Manager (Mark Taper Forum)

ZANE WAYNERIGHT Stage Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre)

CESAR VARGAS Head Electrician (Kirk Douglas Theatre)

MATTHEW COLLERAN...Head Audio and Video (Kirk Douglas Theatre)

CHAD SMITH♦ Technical Director

CHLOE JOY Assistant Technical Director

EDUARDO FERNANDEZ-BAUMANN Shop Coordinator

MERRIANNE NEDREBERG♦ Shop Director

KATE REINLIB Associate Prop Director

ERIC BABB Assistant Prop Director

ANGELENE STOREY Prop Coordinator

RAUL VEGA MARTINEZ Prop Carpenter

RASHON WILSON Costume Director

CAYLYN DABNEY Resident Assistant Costume Designer

ASHPHORD JACOWAY Resident Assistant Costume Designer

OPERATIONS

PETER WYLIE Operations & Facilities Director

CHASE ANDERSON-SHAW Kirk Douglas Theatre Manager

CHRISTIAN TAYLOR Facilities Manager

NIKI ARMATO Facilities Associate

JULIO A. CUELLAR♦ Facilities Assistant

VANESSA DE LOERA Facilities Coordinator

JASMINE BRAFF Operations Supervisor

CURT GAVIN Operations Assistant

NAT PERRY, D’ANGELO ANDERSON, SIMON MARTIN, REGINA NILES Drivers VANESSA BRADCHULIS, LILY BROWN, OLIVIA CHOATE, PRESSLY COKER, SEBASTIAN DE LA PAZ, MONICA GREENE, PAT LOEB, TWON POPE, SAM UDERO Stage Door

LIV SCOTT Lead CCO and Testing Coordinator

FINANCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES

CHERYL SHEPHERD Chief Financial Officer

SARAH STURDIVANT Director of Finance & Technology

DENICE BEHDAD Assistant Controller

ANAHITA ASHRAFIPOUR Senior Accountant

NAKISA ASCHTIANI Senior Staff Accountant

XOCHITL ORTEGA Accounts Payable Supervisor

KERRY LARICK Accounting Assistant

JESSICA HERNANDEZ Payroll Manager

JUAN MARTINEZ Payroll Specialist

AMBER JACKSON Temporary Payroll Assistant

TOM MEGALE Director of Business Applications

JANELLE CABRERA TORRES Tessitura & Web Administration Director

JOEY SOLANO Digital Product Manager

CHIMA OMEAKU Help Desk Support

CRIS SPACCA♦ Tessitura & IT Support

JODY HORWITZ♦ Director of Human Resources

CRISTINA TORRES Human Resources Generalist

MOSS ADAMS Auditor

MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF Legal Counsel

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Legal Counsel

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

SARAH SULLIVAN Director of Institutional Advancement

RICKY CARTER Director of Major and Planned Gifts

PAMELA KUHR Director of Annual Giving

PAULA MATALLANA Associate Director of Institutional Grants

VANESSA WHEELER Associate Director of Gift Accounting & Research

ELIZABETH DELLORUSSO Major Gifts Officer

OYE EHIKHAMHEN Individual Giving Officer

ZAIN PATEL Individual Giving Officer

NICOLE SCIPIONE♦ Individual Giving Officer

KATELIN URGO Individual Giving Officer

EMILY GUTOWSKY Events Manager

WENDY HUI Grants Manager

MIKE RATTERMAN Telefunding Manager

GRACELYN SWEENEY.. Advancement Operations Associate

ALICE PELAYO Donor Liason & Institutional Advancement Assistant

IRENE CHO Temporary Executive Assistant

AL BERMAN,♦ VARTAN MERJANIAN, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, PAUL VITAGLIANO Donor Advisors

ANYÉ YOUNG Advancement Intern

MARKETING AND GRAPHICS

GARRETT COLLINS Deputy Director of Marketing

EMYLI GUDMUNDSON Associate Director, Advertising & Creative Content

CANDICE WALTERS♦ Associate Director, Marketing Operations

KIYOMI EMI♦ Senior Manager, Marketing Events & Partnerships

DEVANY HARDEN Manager, CRM & Email Marketing

KATHARINE MEANS Marketing Associate

MARCY PANIAGUA Social Media Associate

JILLIAN MOORE Marketing Coordinator

MOLLY SMITH Theatre Archival Fellow

ANASTASIA ERNST Marketing Intern

CAROLINE THOMPSON/IMPACT 123 Media Planning

CAROL HALL/CAROL HALL & ASSOCIATES Marketing Consultant

DEANNA McCLURE Art & Design Director

JAVIER VASQUEZ Digital Content Producer

IRENE T. KANESHIRO♦ Senior Design Manager

LILA WAKILI Senior Graphic Designer

CINDY ANDRADE Production Artist

COMMUNICATIONS

BRETT WEBSTER Communications Director

JESSICA DOHERTY Associate Editorial Director

BOBBY MARTINEZ Communications Coordinator

COURTNEY HEIMBUCK Publicist

MICHELLE TEH Publicity Intern

DAVIDSON & CHOY PUBLICITY

TIM CHOY, PETER GOLDMAN, VICTORIA WESTBROOK Publicity Consultants

MATT ROSS PUBLIC RELATIONS

MATT ROSS, NICOLE CAPATASTO Publicity Consultants

TICKET SALES AND SERVICES

SHAWN ROBERTSON♦ Ticket Sales Director

MICHAEL ZOLDESSY♦ Associate Director, Ticket Sales

SKYPP CABANAS♦ Senior Manager, Ticket Operations

TINTIN NGUYEN Ticketing Operations Coordinator

SANDY CZUBIAK♦ Audience & Subscriber Services Director

JENNIFER BAKER,♦

CHERYL HAWKER♦ Audience Services Senior Supervisors

JONATHAN FLORES Audience Services Assistant Supervisor

GARY HOLLAND,♦

CHRISTIAN UNGER Audience Services Sales Associate

JESSICA ABROMAVICH, JUSTINE PEREZ♦ Donor Associates

KIMBERLY ARENCIBIA, JOSHUA BADILLO, VICKI BERNDT,♦

CLAY BUNKER, FRANK ENSENBERGER, DANIEL GARCIA, IVONNE HERRERA, MICHAEL MUNOZ, DENISE REYNOSO, FELIPE ROQUE, SAMUEL ROQUE, JURGEN SANTOS, CHRISTINA WRIGHT Audience Services Representatives

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LIGIA PISTE,♦

PETER STALOCH♦ Subscriber Services Senior Representatives

SARAH K. GONTA♦ Box Office Treasurer

KEANA JACKSON, MICHAEL VALLE♦ 1st Assistant Treasurers

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MARCO RAMIREZ

CYNTHIA GRACE

ROBINSON

SARAH RUHL

T.TARA TURK-HAYNES

LUIS VALDEZ

PAULA VOGEL

KAREN ZACARÍAS

L.A. WRITER'S WORKSHOP

Since 2005, we have invited local playwrights to spend a year researching and writing a new work with the feedback of their fellow writers and artistic staff as part of our L.A. Writers’ Workshop. Learn more at CTGLA.org/Artists.

2023-2024 COHORT:

AMY BERRYMAN

INDA CRAIG-GALVÁN

ISAAC GÓMEZ

CHRISTOPHER OSCAR PEÑA

RAMIZ MONSEF

JASMINE SHARMA

Artists creating new work commissioned by Center Theatre Group this season:

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Peter K. Barker

Judith Beckmen

Ronald W. Burkle

John B. Emerson **

Richard M. Ferry

Brindell Gottlieb

Bernard A. Greenberg

Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.

Glen A. Holden

Kent Kresa

Edward J. McAniff

Fredric M. Roberts

Richard K. Roeder

Claire L. Rothman

Joni J. Smith

Lisa Specht **

Cynthia A. Telles

James A. Thomas

Andrea L. Van de Kamp **

Thomas R. Weinberger

** Chair Emeritus

Current as of 5/31/2023

TAKE A TOUR OF THE MUSIC CENTER

Free 90-minute docent-led tours take you through the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall, along with Jerry Moss Plaza. You’ll learn about the history and architecture of the theatres along with The Music Center’s beautiful outdoor spaces.

Tours are offered daily. Check the schedule to plan a fun-filled day in Downtown L.A.!

Visit musiccenter.org for additional information.

Johnese Spisso

Philip A. Swan

Timothy S. Wahl

Alyce de Roulet

Williamson

Jay S. Wintrob

Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Jillian Davis. Photo by Rachel Neville.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.

Hilda L. Solis Supervisor, First District

Janice Hahn Chair, Fourth District

Kathryn Barger Supervisor, Fifth District

Holly J. Mitchell Supervisor, Second District

Lindsey P. Horvath Chair Pro Tem, Third District

Live at The Music Center

SAT 1 JUL 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.

Into the Woods CENTER THEATRE GROUP

@ Ahmanson Theatre

Thru 7/30/2023

SAT 1 JUL / 8:00 p.m.

The Music Center’s Summer

SoundWaves: Las Cafeteras

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center

TUE 4 JUL / 4:00 p.m.

Gloria Molina Grand Park’s 4th of July Block Party 2023

GLORIA MOLINA

GRAND PARK

@ Gloria Molina Grand Park

FRI 7 JUL / 7:00 p.m.

The Music Center’s

Dance DTLA: West African Dance Night

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center

JULY 2023

FRI 14 JUL / 7:00 p.m.

The Music Center’s

Dance DTLA: Reggaetón

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center

FRI 14 JUL / 7:30 p.m.

Dutch National Ballet: Frida

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Thru 7/16/2023

FRI 21 JUL / 7:00 p.m.

The Music Center’s

Dance DTLA: Country Line

Dancing Night

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center

SAT 22 JUL / 8:00 p.m.

The Music Center’s

Summer SoundWaves: Oumou Sangaré

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center

FRI 28 JUL / 7:00 p.m.

The Music Center’s

Dance DTLA: Samba Night

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center

SAT 29 JUL / 8:00 p.m.

The Music Center’s Summer SoundWaves: Olatuja

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center

The Music Center’s Dance DTLA. Photo: Will Yang for The Music Center.

OUR BOLDEST DANCE SEASON YE

Music Center’s 2023–2024

Ailey’s Khalia Campbell. Photo by Dario Calmese.

Be A Part Of It.

SEE IT.

FEEL IT.

LIVE IT.

Summer at The Music Center

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