Anything Goes

January 22, 2015

Welcome CURTAIN GOING UP! The celebrated 3,000 pound stage curtain, Silver Code, is opening on a new arts season at Stephens Auditorium. After a year of cleaning, repairing, and re-rigging the auditorium’s iconic main theatre curtain, a unique work of art designed by artist and sculpture Ryokichi Mukai, you’ll be captivated by its original shine and glory – just like opening night 46 years ago.

But it is not just nostalgia that has made the curtain conservation such a marvelous spectacle, the hall itself dazzles the eye with eclectic architecture and charms the ear with excellent acoustics.

Just as the curtain is a cause to celebrate, so is the exciting, jam-packed season of entertainment we have in store that will allow you the opportunity to indulge in your favorite arts genre.

Families, serious-minded theater-goers, and the adventurous all have something to look forward to this season. Whether you love Broadway or are mesmerized by music, there are numerous world-class superstars, acclaimed performers, and wellestablished talent who will move and inspire you.

This winter, sail the sunny seas with the perfect Broadway getaway as the cast of Anything Goes as heads out to sea on the S.S. American on January 22. This cheery Cole Porter musical comedy features the madcap romantic antics of the passengers aboard a luxury cruise ship.

For music fans, there will be lots to enjoy at Stephens. The ‘80s super group The Australian Bee Gees will bring their hits to life on February 20, and the Grammy Award winners, The Chieftains will get our toes tapping to traditional Irish music just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. You won’t have to look far for the best in classical music this season. The world’s greatest composers provide the backbone for The State Symphony of Mexico on March 3 featuring Irina Chistiakova on piano.

You are invited back for two nights in March to experience the multi-talented STOMP performers as they fill the stage with energizing beats, inventive and invigorating dance, and theatrical performance combined into one electrifying rhythm. Their technical skill is truly awesome: this perfectly synchronized ballet of juggled sticks, drums, matchboxes and brooms, is indeed thrilling to witness.

You’ll find this season has plenty of opportunities to indulge in your favorite genre or experience something new. The Iowa State Center staff works hard to create these experiences for you. Each interaction—subscription, ticket purchase and contribution to the Performing Arts Fund— helps make it possible for us to continue to bring more joy, more diversity, and more inspiration through the world’s greatest performances to the heart of Iowa.

Enjoy the show!

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Mark North General Manager Stephens Auditorium

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Guest Information Our audience members are a valuable part of every performance at Stephens Auditorium. After all, without you, we wouldn’t be here. To ensure you have an enjoyable experience at Stephens Auditorium, please take a moment to read the following information. Enjoy the performance!

Admittance: All exterior doors open 45 minutes prior to curtain time and the house opens 30 minutes before curtain time.

Arriving Late: As a courtesy to the performers and other audience members, we cannot immediately seat guests who arrive after the performance starts.

Latecomers will be admitted as soon as there is an appropriate break in the performance.

Cameras And Recording Devices: Taking photographs and the use of recording devices is prohibited and a violation of state and federal copyright laws. Photos will be deleted from memory cards and cell phones, tape and film will be confiscated.

Cancellations: Typically, weather related cancellations are not decided until hours before curtain time and will be announced by the media whenever possible. For specific performance information, guests can call the Stephens Auditorium Ticket Office at 515-294-2479, the Administration Office at 515-294-3347, or check our web site at www.center.iastate.edu for updates.

Cell Phones and Pagers: All cell phones, pagers and alarm watches should be turned off. Guests expecting messages should leave their cell phones or pagers at the Guest Services Desk, along with their seat locations. Guests may also leave their seat location and the Guest Services number, 515-294-2313, with the calling party.

Children: Every audience member (infants included) must occupy a seat and have a ticket. Please use discretion when deciding which events are appropriate for children. To learn about performances recommended for young children, please contact the Ticket Office at 515-294-2479.

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Guests are also asked to be considerate of their young ones and other guests by excusing themselves if their child becomes disruptive during the performance.

Coat Check: A free coat check is available on the ground floor, just west of the Celebrity CafĂŠ.

Elevators: Elevators are located in the lobbies of all floors on the north side of Stephens Auditorium.

First Aid Assistance: First aid assistance is provided by Mary Greeley Medical Center. If you need assistance, please visit the Guest Services Desk or ask your usher for details.

Food and Beverages: Food and beverages may be purchased at concession stands located in the lobby areas of the main floor and ground floor before the performance and during intermission.

Gift Certificates: Give the gift of entertainment! Gift certificates may be purchased at the Ticket Office in onedollar increments.

Groups: For most shows, groups of 15 or more receive a $5 discount off adult prices. Call 515-294-2479 for more information.

Guest Services: The Guest Services Desk is located in the main floor lobby on the north side of Stephens Auditorium.

ISU Student Ticket Discounts: ISU students can purchase tickets to most Performing Arts Series events for as little as $26. There is a limit of two tickets per performance, per student ID. Funded by the Government of the Student Body (GSB).

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Lost and Found Items: Lost items may be reported, turned in or claimed at the Guest Services Desk located on the main floor during an event. After an event, please contact us at 515-294-3347, Mon–Fri, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Lost and found items are kept for 30 days.

Parking: Free parking is available in the lots south and east of Stephens Auditorium. Lots A-1 and B-3 are reserved for Performing Arts Fund Donors who contribute $250 or more. Lots are reserved up to 15 minutes prior to show time and are subject to availability. Parking for mobility-impaired guests is available in the lot located west of Stephens Auditorium.

Public Amenities: Restrooms are located on the ground floor and first balcony lobby area. Additional facilities can be found in the first and second balcony towers.

Women’s facilities are house left (as you face the stage) and men’s are house right. Restrooms equipped for the mobilityimpaired are located on the ground floor.

Smoke-Free Environment: Smoking is not allowed in Stephens Auditorium. The Iowa State Center buildings and grounds are smoke-free.

Ticket Exchange: Ticket exchange is an exclusive benefit available only to Performing Arts Series Subscribers and only available for Performing Arts Series events.

INTERACT WITH THE IOWA STATE CENTER

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Theater Etiquette In today’s world, everyone seems to have less time and more stress, making the chance to sit back, relax and enjoy an event that much more meaningful. A visit to the theater can provide a wonderful escape, so here are some tips that will ensure you — and the guests around you — will have an even more enjoyable trip to Stephens Auditorium.

“Fashionably Late” is never in style Please arrive early enough to find your seat before the curtain rises. After the performance has begun, latecomers will be asked to wait until a suitable moment before being seated. The same reminder applies at intermission.

Hearing a Pin Drop If you should need a cough drop or candy to help soothe a scratchy throat, please try to open the wrapper quickly and at an appropriate time (a scene change, applause, etc.). A good tip: unwrap a few lozenges before entering the auditorium.

Sit Back, Relax, and... “Hello?”

Please be considerate of your neighbors, just as you would expect the same consideration from them, and turn off all cell phones, pagers and watches with alarms. With the outstanding acoustics in the auditorium, these sounds will distract and annoy everyone. If needed, you can arrange to be notified in the event of an emergency call. See “Cell Phones and Pagers” on page 2 for details.

A Star is Born Performing arts enrich our community’s cultural life and bring a variety of entertainers to our backyard. These talented artists may be performing in your favorite musical or playing a well-known concerto, but you may be sitting near people who aren’t familiar with the piece.

Please resist humming, singing along, or finishing a line for the actors.

Talk of the Town We’re delighted if the performance becomes the “talk of the town,” but please wait until intermission or the final curtain to carry on conversations.

You might also consider reserving any negative feedback until you are in private. People have differing opinions about creative events, and after all, you could be sitting next to the conductor’s mother or a company member’s spouse.

An Evening with the Family Children are always welcome at Stephens Auditorium events. However, some performances require an adult attention span and a quiet auditorium.

Please be considerate of both your young ones and the rest of the audience by excusing yourself with your child if he or she becomes disruptive during the performance.

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Good Neighbors Should you find yourself near someone who chooses to violate the rules of common courtesy, please remember that a quiet reminder or a polite “shh” can be very effective. If needed, ask an usher to help resolve the issue.

Great Escape A quick departure is noticed by everyone in the audience and especially by the performers on stage. Making a mad dash for the exit expresses inconsideration to everyone in the auditorium. Please stay until the house lights go up. Should you need to make an exit before the final curtain call, please be discreet and considerate to others in your row.

Keeping Up Appearances Help us preserve the ambience of Stephens Auditorium by depositing all trash in the appropriate receptacles located in the lobby areas.

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Services for Guests Every effort is made to ensure every guest has an enjoyable experience at Stephens Auditorium. Should you have additional questions or require special accommodations, please make arrangements with the Ticket Office when purchasing tickets.

ATM: For your convenience, an ATM is located in the Ticket Office lobby. The ATM is accessible during regular business hours and for the duration of all performances.

Background Materials: To learn more about the artists before you come to Stephens, we post biographies of the performers, composers and authors. You can also preview the event with audio and video samples at www.center.iastate.edu Listening Devices: Infrared listening devices to clarify and amplify sound are available free of charge at the Guest Services Desk in the main floor lobby. The

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supply is limited and dispensed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Special Seating: Wheelchair seating and special seating for the hearing and visually impaired is available for all performances.

Sign Language Interpretation: When possible, we will arrange to provide sign language interpretation and taperecorded programs. Requests for these services must be made one month in advance.

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The Art of Programming Do you wonder how the eclectic mix of performances on the Performing Arts Series comes together? And how do we choose the dates? Contrary to the notion that the Performing Arts Series is selected randomly, much like picking shows from a hat, programming involves a lot of planning to bring the best possible collection of performances to our stage.

From beginning to end, we do extensive research in choosing the performances.

Our goal is to offer high-quality performances from varied genres and disciplines as diverse as our audience.

Preparation for the next season begins one to two years before we announce the series each May. Discussions for the 2015-2016 series have already begun.

The extensive planning process includes all of these considerations: 1. Priority List of Artists

After scheduling the series each year, there may be performances which were considered but didn’t fit into the schedule and we keep those events on a priority list for the future. Some artists are so well received, that we want them back when the timing is right for a return performance.

2. Geographic/Routing Criteria A big question in the planning process is what performances will be touring in the Midwest and when. Artists’ agents advise which shows are available and the potential artist fees. Many events are available to play at Stephens Auditorium in mid-fall and spring, as they start their tours on either coast and route into the Midwest in October, February and March. Fewer events are available in September, December, January, and April.

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3. Collecting Information

Next, we collect background material on the performances from various sources, including:

Agents: Most agents know the sales history of the artists and want to sell only the events that make sense for a particular venue. We discuss whether an event will fit our community and its needs.

ISU’s Performing Arts Council: This panel of Iowa State University faculty, staff, students and community members offers valuable insights and feedback on performances.

Iowa State Center staff: Staff members may attend regional and national meetings on the arts, providing an opportunity to preview artists and shows.

Guest comments: Guests often have excellent intuition about artists and shows that would be successful on the series. We welcome your comments.

Other sources: We monitor the artists scheduled by other presenters to see what works in markets similar to ours.

Magazines like Billboard and Variety cover hot new jazz artists, classical music favorites, popular performers and off-Broadway shows.

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4. Talking to Artists’ Representatives Negotiations begin via phone, e-mail and at performing arts conferences.We determine how many performances our market can support and begin to shape a preliminary series. We must also consider: • balancing the types of shows and arranging dates with the university and community calendars • checking potential conflicts with other area arts presenters • generating budgets for each potential event to ensure there is a balance between financial responsibility and artistic merit, since ticket sales cover only 68% of presenting costs

Now the actual booking begins and the schedule is adjusted several times until we have the right mix of performances. Talent fees, ticket prices, performance dates and hundreds of other details are ironed out.

When all parties agree, we finalize the event and sign the contracts. However, nothing is set in stone. Scheduling conflicts, changes in tour funding, and other circumstances can change even ‘finalized’ performances.

At last, the Performing Arts Series is announced to the public! (Of course, we’re already planning great shows for next season.)

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Ways to Enhance your Experience Make the Most of Your Experience With These Special Opportunities Before, During and After the Show.

When you think of Stephens Auditorium, we hope you think of it not just as a venue for seeing the performing arts, but also as a place where you are engaged as an active participant in the arts. The following events will enhance your visit and make each experience more fulfilling.

of the professional touring group provide unique insights before each performance.

Previews are free for ticket holders and occur 30 minutes before curtain time.

You’ll find the Celebrity Café on the ground floor lobby in Stephens, on the north side of the auditorium.

Master Classes: In master classes, artists will meet with groups of students, usually from Iowa State University and other area schools, and share their knowledge and insight as professional performers. In some cases, the artists will even provide a class for the entire community.

Overture Dinner: We offer pre-concert meals prior to our classical programming, with the next dinner scheduled before the State Symphony of Mexico, March 3, 2015. The buffet is held in the Scheman Building and includes three entrees, dessert, beverages and cash bar. With an informative presentation about the evening’s concert, it is a great way to make it a fun evening with like-minded arts supporters.

Free Previews in the Celebrity Café: Engaging presentations offered by topic experts, ISU faculty members or members

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Iowa State Center Staff Mark North..................................................................................General Manager Missy Borton.......................................................................Administrative Assistant Kay Lande.................................................................. Administrative Receptionist

Business & Finance

Linda Schwartz........................................................................... Business Manager Helen Nelson.....................................................Accounts Payable Administrator Jamie Hopper.................................................. Payroll & Personnel Administrator

Event & Conference Services

Pat Dennis............................................ Director of Event & Conference Services Angie Weeks.......................... Event & Conference Services Sales Coordinator Melissa Johnson............................... Event & Conference Services Coordinator Dave Burrack........................................ Event & Conference Services Manager Josh Oakland..........................................Event & Conference Set-up Supervisor

Guest & Client Services

Tim Hinderks......................................................Guest & Client Services Manager Sandra Robinson..............................................Guest & Client Services Manager Steve Flack....................................................... Environmental Services Manager Greg Gerstein..............................Scheman Environmental Services Technician

Marketing & Development

Angela Ossian...................................................................... Director of Marketing Jordan Julson........................................................ Digital Marketing Coordinator Holly Boman......................................................................... Marketing Manager Patti Cotter..............................................Development & Sponsorship Manager Janae Verhelst..............................................................................Marketing Intern

Technical Operations

Steve Harder........................................................... Theaters – Technical Director Jake Ewalt...................................... Audio/Stage Manager – Technical Director Mike Broich............................ Exterior/Production Manager – Technical Director

Programming & Education

Craig Wiebke............................................................................ Event Coordinator Sara Compton...................................................................Outreach Coordinator Carol Lamb...............................................................................Outreach Assistant

Ticket Office

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Youth Matinee Series Performing Arts For Young Minds Parents and educators know that helping a student develop creativity and imagination is one of the most important things they can do. Helping to complete the education formula, our Youth Matinee Series energizes, engages and enhances the overall learning process for students through the magic and

wonder of live performing arts experiences produced by professional touring artists.

Performances are geared toward enriching students’ lives and illustrating the dynamic relationship between literature, social studies, history, science, math, world cultures and the performing arts.

Martha-Ellen Tye Performing Arts Institute The Martha-Ellen Tye Performing Arts Institute was established through a generous endowment by long-time Marshalltown resident, the late MarthaEllen Tye. It brings a unique blend of arts experiences to students of all ages through matinee performances, teaching activities in schools, demonstrations and workshops.

Now in its 15th year, the program has served more than 150,000 students in grades PreK12 from across the state of Iowa.

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Mrs. Tye believed strongly in the power and importance of arts education and vigorously supported programs that develop the “whole person — body, mind and spirit.”

The Youth Matinee Series is underwritten by this endowment, which allows us to keep prices affordable. Resource guides can be downloaded for free.

If you would like to learn more about these performances, contact Sara Compton, Outreach Coordinator, at 515-294-7389, e-mail scompton@iastate.edu, or visit www.center.iastate.edu.

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BASED ON THE ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION

Music & Lyrics by

Cole Porter Original Book by

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P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse New Book by

Timothy Crouse & John Weidman Emma Stratton Brian Krinsky Tracy Bidleman Anthony Chan Rachelle Rose Clark Michael R. Douglass Roy Flores Kenny Francoeur Richard Lindenfelzer Drew Martin Mychal Phillips Dennis Setteducati with

Willie Dee Patrick Heffernan Jamie Mills Kaylee Olson Gabriella Perez Lexie Plath Michael Santora Bryan Seastrom Katie Wilson Stewart Annie Wallace Boe Wank Bradley Allan Zarr Original Set Design

Scenic Design Coordinator

Original Costume Design

Lighting Design

Sound Design

Derek McLane

James Kronzer

Martin Pakledinaz

Anthony Pearson

David Bullard

Additional Orchestrations

Original Orchestrations

Music Director/Conductor

Music Coordinator

Dance Arrangements

Bill Elliott

Michael Gibson

Robbie Cowan

John Mezzio

David Chase

Hair & Wig Design

Make-Up and Hair Coordinator

Paul Huntley

Bernie Ardia

General Management

Gentry & Associates Mary K. Witte

Costume Coordinator

Jimm Halliday

Casting

Dale Brown CSA Duncan Stewart And Company

Production Manager

Production Stage Manager

Ben Neafus

Company Manager

Alex Eberle

Colin Byrne

Press & Marketing

Executive Producer

Tour Booking Agency

Type A Marketing

Orin Wolf

The Booking Group

Original Direction and Choreography Recreated By

Sean McKnight and Jennifer Savelli Directed and Choreographed by

Kathleen Marshall Anything Goes is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022

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Cast CAST

(in order of appearance)

Elisha Whitney ................................................................................... MICHAEL R. DOUGLASS Fred, a bartender .......................................................................................MICHAEL SANTORA Billy Crocker.................................................................................................... BRIAN KRINSKY Reno Sweeney................................................................................................EMMA STRATTON Captain ................................................................................................................ DREW MARTIN Ship’s Purser ............................................................................................ KENNY FRANCOEUR Crew .............................................................ANTHONY CHAN, WILLIE DEE, ROY FLORES, KENNY FRANCOEUR, MICHAEL SANTORA, BRYAN SEASTROM, BOE WANK, BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR A Reporter ................................................................................................. BRYAN SEASTSROM A Photographer .......................................................................................................... BOE WANK Henry T. Dobson, a minister ...............................................................BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR Luke ........................................................................................................................ ROY FLORES John ................................................................................................................. ANTHONY CHAN Angels Purity .......................................................................................................GABRIELLA PEREZ Chastity ......................................................................................................ANNIE WALLACE Charity.......................................................................................................... KAYLEE OLSON Virtue................................................................................................................. LEXIE PLATH Hope Harcourt...................................................................................RACHELLE ROSE CLARK Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt ............................................................................TRACY BIDLEMAN Lord Evelyn Oakleigh .....................................................................RICHARD LINDENFELZER FBI Agents ........................................................................ WILLIE DEE, MICHAEL SANTORA Erma ............................................................................................................. MYCHAL PHILLIPS Moonface Martin .................................................................................. DENNIS SETTEDUCATI Old Lady in a Wheelchair .......................................................................................JAMIE MILLS Quartet.................................................................MICHAEL SANTORA, BRYAN SEASTROM, BOE WANK, BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR Ship’s Passengers ............................... WILLIE DEE, PATRICK HEFFERNAN, JAMIE MILLS, KAYLEE OLSON, GABRIELLA PEREZ, LEXIE PLATH, MICHAEL SANTORA BRYAN SEASTROM, KATIE WILSON STEWART, ANNIE WALLACE, BOE WANK, BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR SWINGS PATRICK HEFFERNAN, KATIE WILSON STEWART UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Reno Sweeney: JAMIE MILLS, ANNIE WALLACE; for Billy Crocker: MICHAEL SANTORA, BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR; for Evelyn Oakleigh: PATRICK HEFFERNAN, BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR ;for Moonface Martin: MICHAEL R. DOUGLASS, BRYAN SEASTROM; for Hope Harcourt: JAMIE MILLS, GABRIELLA PEREZ; for Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt: JAMIE MILLS, ANNIE WALLACE; for Elisha Whitney: PATRICK HEFFERNAN, DREW MARTIN; for Captain: BRYAN SEASTROM, BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR; for the Purser: WILLIE DEE, BOE WANK; for Erma: GABRIELLA PEREZ, LEXIE PLATH; for Luke: BRYAN SEASTROM, BOE WANK, for John: ROY FLORES, BOE WANK Dance Captain: KATIE WILSON STEWART Assistant Dance Captain: BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR Production Stage Manager: ALEX EBERLE THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. Standing

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Cast CAST

Emma Stratton

Tracy Bidleman

Kenny Francoeur

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Brian Krinsky

Anthony Chan

Rachelle Rose Clark

Michael R. Douglass

Roy Flores

Richard Lindenfelzer

Drew Martin

Mychal Phillips

Dennis Setteducati

Willie Dee

Patrick Heffernan

Jamie Mills

Kaylee Olson

Gabriella Perez

Lexie Plath

Michael Santora

Bryan Seastrom

Katie Wilson Stewart

Annie Wallace

Boe Wank

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Scenes & Musical Numbers SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Overture Scene 1: A Smoky Manhattan Bar “I Get a Kick Out of You”................................................................................ Reno Sweeney Scene 2: The Afterdeck of an Ocean Liner “There’s No Cure Like Travel” .....................................................Captain, Purser, and Sailors “Bon Voyage” ......................................................................................Sailors and Passengers Scene 3: On Deck, that evening “You’re the Top” ..................................................................Reno Sweeney and Billy Crocker “Easy to Love” ................................................................................................... Billy Crocker Reprise: “Easy to Love”................................................................................. Hope Harcourt Scene 4: Whitney’s Stateroom/Moon’s Adjacent Cabin “The Crew Song” ..............................................................................................Elisha Whitney Scene 5: On Deck, mid-morning “There’ll Always Be a Lady Fair” (Sailor’s Chantey) .................................................. Quartet “Friendship” ...................................................................Moonface Martin and Reno Sweeney Scene 6: Evelyn’s Stateroom Scene 7: On Deck, at twilight “ It’s De-lovely” ...................................................................Billy Crocker and Hope Harcourt Scene 8: On Deck, early the following morning “Anything Goes”......................................................... Reno Sweeney, Sailors and Passengers ACT TWO Entr’Acte Scene 1: The Ship’s Nightclub “Public Enemy Number One” ................................................. Captain, Purser and Passengers “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” ............................................... Reno Sweeney, Angels and Passengers “Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye” ................................................................ Hope Harcourt Scene 2: The Ship’s Brig “Be Like the Blue Bird”................................................................................ Moonface Martin “All Through the Night” ........................................ Billy Crocker, Hope Harcourt and Quartet Scene 3: On Deck, later that night “The Gypsy in Me” ................................................Lord Evelyn Oakleigh and Reno Sweeney Scene 4: The Ship’s Brig Scene 5: On Deck “Buddie, Beware” .........................................................................................Erma and Sailors Finale................................................................................................................ Full Company ANYTHING GOES ORCHESTRA Conductor: Robbie Cowan Associate Conductor: Luke Williams Drums: Andrew Maguire Reeds: Luke Meyer, Jordan Standlee, Brett Gregory Trombone: Christopher Caine Trumpets: Paul Stodolka, Elizabeth Stodolka Synthesizer Programmer: Hiro Iida Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation - Katharine Edmonds/Emily Grishman Standing

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Who’s Who WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST EMMA STRATTON (Reno Sweeney).

Regional: Kiss Me, Kate (Kate), Into The Woods (Baker’s Wife), Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett). Emma is thrilled to be part of Kathleen Marshall’s gorgeous production! Love to her unbelievably supportive family, friends, Trinity, and Tyler. www.emmastratton.com BRIAN KRINSKY (Billy Crocker). National Tour: Beauty and the Beast (Beast/Gaston Cover). Regional: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Adam Pontipee), Oliver (Bill Sykes), Seussical (Horton), Brigadoon (Charlie). Love to Wolf Talent Group, Teresa, Kathleen, Dale, Jennifer, Sean, Mom, Dad, Jesse, Jordan, Cast and Crew. Dedicated to my bright light in the sky Elizabeth. Wagner College. @BKrinsk TRACY BIDLEMAN (Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt). Off-Broadway: Witch (Into the Woods), Chaperone (Drowsy Chaperone), Domina (A Funny Thing...). Regional: Katisha (The Mikado), Fairy Queen (Iolanthe), Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors). Tracy has also performed over 30 operatic roles throughout the United States and abroad. You can visit her website at: www.tracybidleman.com.

ANTHONY CHAN (John). Bay Area native. Off-Broadway: 4@15 (Comic).

Regional: Avenue Q (Princeton), Ching Chong Chinaman (Upton), …Spelling Bee (Chip), All Shook Up (Dennis), Oliver! (Noah). Thanks to Mum, Dad, Smash, Nicola, Big, Littles, FFAM, Myrona, and Gary. Training: UC Irvine; ODH. RACHELLE ROSE CLARK (Hope Harcourt). BFA: UC Irvine. Recent credits: Spring Awakening (Wendla/Thea), Avenue Q (Christmas Eve), Nickel Mines. Love and thanks to my golden friends, amazing UCI professors, the Anything Goes team, Dale Brown, Captain, and my beautiful family. For you, Mom and Dad. www.rachelleroseclark. com MICHAEL R. DOUGLASS (Elisha Whitney) NY Theater: Love’s Labour’s Lost (NYSF, Alex Timbers, director), Ragtime, Sanity Is Subjective, Buried Child, The Importance of Being Earnest. Regional: Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Lend Me a Tenor, My Fair Lady, Plaza Suite, Twelfth Night. TV/Film: “Big Significant Things,” “Girl Code,” “Running With Sharks.” Father of Ashley and Sabrina, Grandfather of Abigail.

ROY FLORES (Luke). Regional credits include South Pacific, Anything Goes, The King & I, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Producers. Love and thanks to my family, David, 7C, Margaret and Sue (SW Artists), and Dale (Duncan Stewart & Co). Check out 18

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my single, “Won’t Apologize”, on iTunes. For more info visit www.royflores.net KENNY FRANCOEUR (Purser). Regional: Spamalot (Prince Herbert), The Little Mermaid (Scuttle/Chef Louis), The Music Man (Jacey Squires), Spelling Bee (Chip Tolentino). NYU Steinhardt B.M. in Vocal Performance. www. kenny-francoeur.com RICHARD LINDENFELZER (Lord Evelyn Oakleigh) is from Tyngsboro, Massachusetts and a proud graduate of Ithaca College. Recent credits include Les Miserables (Bishop) and An Enemy of the People (Hovstad). LOVE to my family, friends and HDs! www. richardlindenfelzer.com DREW MARTIN (Captain). Previous roles: Phantom (Philippe), South Pacific (Emile), Annie (Warbucks), Secret Garden (Archibald), Closer Than Ever (Man #1), Chess (Greggor), Company (Larry), Forever Plaid (Sparky)...

Thanks to Heavenly Father, Family and Friends, Dale Brown and NETworks! Miss you Gram! www.drewmartinlive.com MYCHAL PHILLIPS (Erma). National tours: Seussical, Clifford the Big Red Dog: Live! Hugs to the fabulous AG team and to Dale. Love to M, D, C, A, & G (best fam in the world), Mario (for loving me in spite of 7AM vocal trills), & CMB (for teaching me to “sexy walk”). www.mychalphillips.com DENNIS SETTEDUCATI (Moonface Martin) is over the “moon” to be a part of such a great production! National Touring credits include Elf, Fiddler on the Roof, The Drowsy Chaperone, and The Wizard of Oz. Special thanks to his family, friends, Eddie at Take 3, Dunkin’ Donuts and the Boza!

WILLIE DEE (Ensemble) is a native of Dallas, TX. BFA, Sam Houston State University.

National Tours: Shrek (Papa Bear, Donkey u/s), A Chorus Line (Richie), Hairspray (Thad). Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, McCarter Theatre Center, Flat Rock Playhouse and Gateway Playhouse. HUGE thanks to my amazing family! Proudly represented by MSA Agency.

PATRICK HEFFERNAN (Swing). Wagner College: BA Theatre Performance, Dance minor. Nat’l tour: Fiddler on the Roof (Perchik) with PEG. Regional: 42nd Street at Gateway Playhouse, White Christmas at Surflight Theatre, H2$ at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, various summer theatre credits at Mac-Haydn Theatre and the Arundel Barn Playhouse including Singin’ in the Rain (Don Lockwood) and Crazy for You (Bobby Child).

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JAMIE MILLS (Ensemble; Old Lady in Wheelchair) is excited to be on the S.S. American! Regional: Things to Ruin, The Pokémusical, The Trouble with Words, Swingin’ Christmas, Chicago, Tintypes. UNCo and TUTS alum. Love and endless thanks to Todd with ATB, Momma, Daddy, and Benka.

KAYLEE OLSON (Charity) is delighted to debut with Anything Goes! Her love for dance flourished at Innovative Dance Studio in her hometown of Wilsonville, Oregon. Living in New York, she performed with Norwegian Cruise Line, and at Lady Gaga’s Art Pop event.

GABRIELLA PEREZ (Purity). BFA NYU. Favorite roles: A Chorus Line (Diana), West Side Story (Anita), Sweeney Todd (Johanna).

Performed: Radio City Music Hall, Joe’s Pub, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Choreography includes: My Fair Lady, 9 to 5, Bonnie & Clyde, original pieces. www. gabbyperez.com.

LEXIE PLATH (Virtue) is thrilled to be in Anything Goes! Favorite credits include Young Frankenstein (Inga), A Chorus Line (Sheila), Les Miserables (Fantine), and Chicago (Hunyak). BFA Music Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University.

MICHAEL SANTORA (Ensemble; Quartet) is thrilled to be a part of Anything Goes!

Regional: Singin’ in the Rain (Don Lockwood), Crazy for You (Bobby), The Music Man (Harold Hill), Anything Goes (Billy). Love to Mom, Darci, and Mousey!

BRYAN SEASTROM (Ensemble; Quartet).

NY: Fabulous!, Brindlebeast. Regional: Peter Pan, White Christmas, Singin’ in the Rain.

National Tour: A Kid’s Life!. PCPA and College of Santa Fe (BFA) grad. Thanks Kathleen and company, Dale Brown, ATB Talent. Love to family and “Lady Fair,” Mary.

KATIE WILSON STEWART (Swing; Dance Captain) is a proud native of Asheville, NC. Favorite regional credits include Chicago (Velma), Urinetown (Hope Cladwell), The Boy Friend (Masie), and Footloose (Urleen).

BFA, East Carolina University. Thanks to my amazing friends and mentors, Jim and Marianne. Love to Jake, Mom, Dad, M & M. ANNIE WALLACE (Chastity). Regional: A Chorus Line (Sheila), A Funny Thing…Forum (Panacea), Will Rogers Follies (Ensemble).

Other: Anything Goes (Reno), Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), The Wild Party (Queenie).

BFA Texas State University. Thank you Kaitlin, Michael, Mom and Dad. Go Bobcats!

BOE WANK (Ensemble; Quartet). NYC by way of OH-IO! Favorite credits: All Shook Up (Dean), Beauty and The Beast (LeFou), Little Women (Laurie), A Chorus Line and Standing

The Drowsy Chaperone. All love to the family, BWMT, The Luedtke Agency, and all cast and creative.

BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR (Ensemble; Quartet; Assistant Dance Captain) is delirious to be performing with this de-lovely company!

Tours: Drowsy Chaperone (Robert Martin), Spamalot, and Catch Me If You Can. Lousy with gratitude for Dale at Duncan Stewart Casting, Michael at The Roster, friends and family- especially Mom. COLE PORTER (Music & Lyrics) was born in Peru, Indiana in 1891. He attended Yale. In the late 1920s he gained renown for many great songs, among them “Night and Day”, “You’re the Top”, “Begin the Beguine” and “I Get a Kick Out of You”. His 1930s were highlighted by such Broadway offerings as Anything Goes, Gay Divorce, and Jubilee. A crippling accident in 1937 left him in constant pain yet he continued to write memorable scores, among them Kiss Me Kate, Can Can and Silk Stockings. He died in 1964.

GUY BOLTON (1884-1979) and P.G. WODEHOUSE (1881-1975) were both born in England. Together, with Jerome Kern, they wrote the famed Princess Theatre musicals.

Usually, they collaborated on the book, and Wodehouse wrote the lyrics. Bolton, with one collaborator or another, or on his own, had a hand in well over 100 musicals and straight plays as well as numerous film scripts and novels. Wodehouse wrote 97 books―most notably the “Jeeves” novels―and countless short stories, articles, essays and films. In addition to Anything Goes, their work together includes Oh, Boy!; Leave It To Jane; Oh, Lady!

Lady!!; Sitting Pretty; Oh, Kay! and Rosalie.

HOWARD LINDSAY & RUSSEL CROUSE (Co-Authors of the Original Book).

The Lindsay and Crouse partnership stands as the longest of any writers in theatrical history. It began in 1934, when they rewrote the libretto for Anything Goes. Their Life With Father (1939) holds the record for the longest-running play on Broadway. They also wrote The Sound of Music (with Rodgers and Hammerstein), State of the Union (Pulitzer Prize), Call Me Madam (with Irving Berlin), and The Great Sebastians, and produced Arsenic and Old Lace. Prior to their teaming up, Howard Lindsay (1889-1968) was an actor, stage manager, director, and playwright. Russel Crouse (1893-1966) was a newspaperman, press agent, author, and librettist.

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O. Henry Prize-winning short story writer. He is the author of The Boys on the Bus, a classic account of the role of the press in presidential campaigns and the son of Russel Crouse, one of the original authors of Anything Goes.

JOHN WEIDMAN (New Book), has written the books for a wide variety of musicals, among them Pacific Overtures, Assassins and Road Show, all with scores by Stephen Sondheim, and Contact, co-created with director/choreographer Susan Stroman. Since his children were pre-schoolers, Weidman has written for Sesame Street, receiving more than a dozen Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Children’s Program. From 1999 to 2009 he served as president of the Dramatists Guild of America.

KATHLEEN MARSHALL (Director & Choreographer). Broadway, as director/ choreographer: Nice Work If You Can Get It, Anything Goes, The Pajama Game, Grease and Wonderful Town; as choreographer: Boeing-Boeing, Little Shop of Horrors, Follies, Seussical, Kiss Me, Kate, 1776 and Swinging on a Star. OffBroadway: Two Gentlemen of Verona (New York Shakespeare Festival), Saturday Night (Second Stage), Violet (Playwrights Horizons), and As Thousands Cheer (Drama Dept). City Center Encores!: Bells Are Ringing, Carnival, Hair and Babes in Arms; Artistic Director for four seasons. Regional: Living on Love (Williamstown Theatre Festival); The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Denver Center Theatre). ABC/Disney: “Once Upon a Mattress” and Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” (Emmy nomination). She has received three Tony® Awards (out of nine nominations), three Drama Desk Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Astaire Award, the George Abbott Award and the Richard Rodgers Award. She is an Associate Artist of the Roundabout Theatre Company. For Scott, Ella and Nathaniel, and in loving memory of Martin Pakledinaz.

DEREK McLANE (Original Scenic Design).

Broadway designs include Beautiful, The Heiress, Nice Work, The Best Man, Follies, Anything Goes, How to Succeed, Bengal Tiger, Million Dollar Quartet, Ragtime, 33 Variations, The Pajama Game, I Am My Own Wife. Off-Broadway: The Last Five Years, Ruined, Lie of the Mind, Hurlyburly. He designed the 2013 and 2014 Academy Awards, AWARDS: Winner of 1997 and 2004 OBIE Awards, 2004, 2005, 2007 Lucille Lortel Awards; 2009 Tony Award, 2011 Drama Desk Award, 2014 Emmy Award.

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JAMES KRONZER (Scenic Coordinator).

Broadway: Glory Days Off-Broadway: Opus, Under the Bridge. National tours (Design Adaptation): Shrek, Spamalot, The Producers and Addams Family. TV: Over 60 stand up Comedy specials for Netfix, Showtime and Comedy Central starring comedians such as Aziz Ansari, Nick Cannon and Sinbad. Awards: Eight Helen Hayes (D.C). Two Barrymore (Philadelphia). He is a member of United Scenic Artists. www.jameskronzer.com.

MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ (Original Costume Design). NY theatre includes The Glass Menagerie (Lortel nomination); The Pajama Game (Tony® nomination); Lend Me a Tenor (Hewes Award, Tony and OCC nominations); Thoroughly Modern Millie; Blithe Spirit (Tony® nomination); Kiss Me, Kate; The Wild Party (Lippa); Golden Child; and The Life.

Opera: Iphigenie en Tauride (Metropolitan Opera), The Bartered Bride (Juilliard), Tristan and Isolde and Adriana Mater (Paris Opera/ Bastille), L’amour de Loin (Salzburg, Paris/ Chatelet, Santa Fe, Helinski and works throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan). Awards include two Tonys®, Drama Desk, Obie, Lucille Lortel, among others.

JIMM HALLIDAY (Costume Coordinator).

Jimm has been a proud member of the NETworks family since 1999, having designed or coordinated dozens of National Tours.With Santo Loquasto, Jimm won the 2010 Helen Hayes Award for the acclaimed production of Ragtime at the Kennedy Center and has been the Resident Costume Designer at New York’s Mac-Haydn Theatre for the past 30 years.

Special thanks and gratitude to dear friend and colleague Seth Wenig for all his insight and guidance.

ANTHONY PEARSON (Lighting Design).

Other Desert Cities, My Brilliant Divorce & Hamlet (Asolo Rep), Celtic Fyre (Busch Gardens). Associate lighting designer for Broadway shows: Pippin, Kinky Boots, Porgy & Bess (US Tour), We Will Rock You (US Tour), Shatner’s World, Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway, Other Desert Cities, 9 to 5 (US Tour), Chicago (International), Finian’s Rainbow, Looped, Boeing Boeing, The Drowsy Chaperone (US Tour and West End), Rent (Asia Tour). Other projects include New Years Eve Celebrations from Times Square NYC and his hometown of Sydney, Australia.

DAVID BULLARD (Sound Design). Sound Design: Men’s Lives (Bay Street), Ninth and Joanie (LABrynth), Amadeus (Old Globe – Critics Circle Nomination), One Night Only: Al Pacino, The Unexpected Man (Drama Desk, Lortel Nomination). Associate Design:

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Phantom of the Opera, Warhorse, Sondheim on Sondheim, Sweeney Todd, Pacific Overtures, Xanadu, Gem of the Ocean, Radio Golf. Live work with Donny & Marie, Steve Reich and Musicians ROBBIE COWAN (Music Director/ Conductor). National tours: Elf, Shrek, Damn Yankees! Regional: Sweeney Todd, Triassic Parq, Singin’ in the Rain, and more in CA, CO, WA, and NY. Robbie has been lucky enough to perform in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center, from Notre Dame to National Public Radio. M.M., San Francisco Conservatory; B.A. in music and philosophy, Gonzaga University. Born and raised in Anchorage, AK. www.robbiecowan.com JAMES LOWE (Music Supervisor).

Broadway: Les Misérables, Anything Goes, Gypsy. National Tour: Phantom of the Opera (US Music Supervisor), My Fair Lady, The Light in the Piazza. Houston Grand Opera (Le nozze di Figaro, Carmen, The Little Prince), Lyric Opera of Chicago (Oklahoma!), Glimmerglass Festival (Camelot), Utah Opera (Florencia en el Amazonas, Of Mice and Men), Houston Ballet (The Nutcracker). Concerts with Elton John, Randy Newman, Booker T. Jones. Grammy nomination: Anything Goes cast recording (co-producer and conductor). www.jameslowemusic.com.

BILL ELLIOT (Additional Orchestrations) Tony nomination orchestrator Nice Work If You Can Get It; Grammy nomination co-producer of Nice Work cast album; Emmy nomination Music Director Michael Feinstein PBS Special “The Sinatra Legacy”; producer and arranger of Michael Feinstein’s Concord albums “The Sinatra Project” and “The Good Life”; prolific arranger for the Boston Pops, New York Pops, Hollywood Bowl orchestra, and other orchestras. Arrangements for TV and film include “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge”, “Northern Exposure”, “Wedding Crashers”.

JOHN MEZZIO (Music Coordinator) has conducted many national tours, including State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, Seussical the Musical starring Cathy Rigby, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, the Royal National Theatre’s revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, and The Wedding Singer. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was the Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. Mr. Mezzio was Musical Coordinator for several national tours, including Sweet Charity starring Molly Ringwald, Annie starring John Schuck and Mackenzie Phillips, Hairspray, The Producers, Spring Awakening, Shrek the Musical, Standing

and Memphis. He is currently the Musical Coordinator for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (US and international tours), Anything Goes, and Elf the Musical.

DAVID CHASE (Dance Arranger). Anything Goes is David’s fifth Roundabout production and umpteenth show with Ms. Marshall.

Thirty Broadway and West End shows as Music Director and/or Arranger. For my mother, who made me take tap in first grade. The feet couldn’t do it, but somehow the hands remembered the rhythms. Music education: Harvard biology degree.

ROB FISHER (Vocal Arranger) founding music director of City Center Encores! from 1994-2005, is the score supervisor for the upcoming An American in Paris and supervising music director of Chicago worldwide. Other Broadway: Anything Goes, Hair, The Apple Tree, Wonderful Town, Threepenny Opera.

Symphony: NY Philharmonic (Carousel, My Fair Lady), San Francisco (Sweeney Todd), Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago. Opera: Chicago Lyric (Sound of Music).

BERNIE ARDIA (Make-up and Hair Coordinator). Mr. Ardia has enjoyed a 30-year career, starting in television. Mr. Ardia has designed over 75 productions including the recent Canadian Company of Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables, NETworks’ tour of Billy Elliot.

Highlights include Ragtime at The Kennedy Center, Kiss of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera, Starlight Express, Cinderella with Eartha Kitt and Debbie Gibson. It has been a thrill working with so many talented performers including, Jeanne Cooper, Ramin Karimloo, Anita Gilette, Mary Wilson, Makenzie Phillips, and even Judge Judy! Mr. Ardia is also the author of Barbra Streisand in New York City.

COLIN BYRNE (Company Manager). North American Tours: Memphis, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Assistant Company Manager). Regional: Maine State Music Theatre’s 2012 and 2013 seasons (Assistant Company Manager). Many thanks to his family and friends for their continued love and support. And to my Crush – You still amaze me.

ALEX EBERLE (Production Stage Manager). Regional: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Merchant of Venice (The Old Globe), Hairspray, Fiddler on the Roof, All My Sons, See How They Run (Barrington Stage Company), RED (Triad Stage). BFA, University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Thanks M&D! SEAN MCKNIGHT (Co-Associate Director & Choreographer) began his choreographic career with Hot Mikado for which he was an Ovation! and LA Drama Critics Circle Award

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nominee. He made his New York City debut as director/choreographer with the sold-out concert Broadway Classics at Carnegie Hall.

Other credits include: Dance Austria! - The Big Waltz at Lincoln Center, Hershey Park, and extensive work for BC/EFA. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan and is currently on faculty at Pace University.

JENNIFER SAVELLI (Co-Associate Director & Choreographer). Originally from Cleveland and trained by mother Dianne, Jennifer is thrilled to be serving as Kathleen Marshall’s Assoc. Director and Choreographer after setting the 1st Nat. Tour of Anything Goes! She originated the role of Charity in the hit revival on Broadway and she served as dance captain.

She has also assisted Kathleen on Broadway’s Boeing Boeing. Jennifer has choreographed for Carnival Cruises and The Philadelphia Orchestra. Her career includes numerous performances on Broadway, in concert, television, and film. Love to my family!

ORIN WOLF (Executive Producer) is the President of NETworks Presentations and, having joined the company just one year ago, is especially excited to make Anything Goes his inaugural tour. Prior to joining NETworks, Orin founded and ran Off Broadway Booking and produced Broadway shows. Current Broadway productions include Beautiful — The Carole King Musical and Once (Broadway Tony Award® Winner, London and National Tour). He is a graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute and was awarded the T-Fellowship for Creative Producing at Columbia University in conjunction with Hal Prince and is now the Director.

DUNCAN STEWART CSA/BENTON WHITLEY CSA (Casting). Broadway/New York: On the Town, Pippin, Chicago, La Cage, The Band Wagon (Encores), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Natasha Pierre & Great Comet of 1812, Pageant, People Sing (Carnegie Hall). West End/London: Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. National Tours: We Will Rock You, Pippin, Chicago, La Cage, Flashdance. Regional: A.R.T., Bay Street, Alley Theatre, RCCL. Casting Associate Andrea Zee. dstewartco.com TYPE A MARKETING (Marketing & Press) is an independent, full-service marketing company specializing in Broadway and national tours. Current/upcoming roster: Broadway: Gigi, Les Misérables, Kinky Boots, The Phantom of the Opera, and Side Show. Tours: Anything Goes, Blithe Spirit, Dirty Dancing, Flashdance – The Musical, I Love Lucy: Live 22

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on Stage, Nice Work If You Can Get It, and Million Dollar Quartet. www.typeamktg.com THE BOOKING GROUP (Booking) is Broadway’s premiere booking agency representing more than 18 Tony Award winning best musicals and plays since its inception in 1996.

TBG has booked several long running tours such as the “Best Musical of the Century” The Book of Mormon, the most Tony Award winning musical in history Mel Brooks’ The Producers, the worldwide hit Mamma Mia!, and the groundbreaking musical Rent. TBG is committed to bringing the best of Broadway to North America and beyond.

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS LLC (Producer) from its inception nearly 20 years ago has been an industry-leading producer of touring musical theatre productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to its audiences. Having toured over 60 productions extensively throughout North America, NETworks is now expanding its tours into many international markets including South America, Greece, Italy, Turkey, and South East Asia. Its current touring season includes Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Dirty Dancing, Blue Man Group, Flashdance, Anything Goes and Elf the Musical.

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STAFF EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Orin Wolf GENERAL MANAGEMENT Gentry & Associates Gregory VanderPloeg Mary K. Witte Penelope Lopez PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT NETworks Presentations LLC Jason Juenker Ben Neafus NATIONAL TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY Type A Marketing Elyce Henkin DJ Martin Erica Jacobson Kelly Stotmeister CASTING DUNCAN STEWART AND COMPANY Duncan Stewart CSA, Benton Whitley CSA Andrea Zee, Dale Brown CSA Emily Feinstein, Jeremy Sickles TOUR DIRECTION THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair Kara Gebhart Rich Rundle Brian Brooks Mollie Mann www.thebookinggroup.com COMPANY MANAGER Colin Byrne Production Stage Manager .......................................... Alex Eberle Production Assistant ..............................................Lionel Christian Assistant Choreographer ...................................... Vanessa Sonon Scenic Coordinator ................................................ James Kronzer Scenic Assistant .....................................................Jeremy W. Foil Sound Design ........................................................... David Bullard Associate Sound Design ......................................Franck Francois Costume Coordinator .............................................. Jimm Halliday Costume Assistant ................................................. John Saunders Lighting Desgin ...................................................Anthony Pearson Associate Lighting Designer ......................... Jeremy Cunningham Moving Light Programmer ................................ Timothy F. Rogers Head Carpenter .........................................................Kenneth Britt Assistant Carpenter ...............................................Ashley Harman Flyman .................................................................Stephen Bogaev Head Electrician .........................................Patrick Medlock-Turek Assistant Electrician/Followspot Operator ..............Nate Eyestone Moving Light Technician ............................................Jesse Sutten Head Sound............................................................ Timothy Jarrell Head Properties..................................................... Thomas Rivers Wardrobe Supervisor ............................................Kaitlin Saltzman Wardrobe Assistant .................................................Emma Hankin Hair Supervisor ...................................................... Karly Anderson Music Programmer ................................................Jason Howland Associate Music Programmer........................................... Hiro Iida Print Design ............................................... The Marketing Division Radio Spot Produciton....................................................CreativeX Television Spot Design/Video Produciton .......................CreativeX Website..............................................................Pit Bull Interactive Production Photography ......................................... Jeremy Daniel Hotel Booking ...................................Lisa Morris, Road Concierge Cast Bus .........................................................Croswell VIP Coach Crew Bus .................................................................Clarion Coach Trucking Services ....................................................Clark Transfer Accounting ...................................... NETworks Presentations LLC Tour Accountant ....................................................... Paula Jenkins HR & Payroll Services ................................Human Resources Inc Insurance .............................................. Maury, Donnelly, and Parr

Associate Producer ............................................... Angela Rowles Director of Booking ....................................... Charmaine McVicker Senior General Manager .............................Gregory VanderPloeg General Managers .....................Mary K. Witte, Guy Jordin Heard, Tyler Soltis Associate General Managers .....Bobby Maglaughlin, Curt Owens Assistant General Manager ................................. Penelope Lopez Senior Production Manager .................................... Jason Juenker Production Managers ............................ Ben Neafus, Lauren Dieli Associate Production Manager.................................Evan Rooney Warehouse Manager ..................................................... Brad Korff Director of Marketing/PR ......................................... Heather Hess Database Manager .................................................. Siba Mahanty Music Coordinator ..................................................... John Mezzio Office Manager .....................................................Buddy Piccolino Administrative Assistant............................... Esther Schwarzbauer CREDITS Special thanks to RiverPark Center, Owensboro, KY Rehearsed at Gibney Studios.

NEURO TOUR - Official provider of Physical Therapy services Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting Services, IT Services CliftonLarsonAllen LLP George Wilson, Linda Rubenstein Pat Guerieri, Tim Pizza Make-up provided by Financial Services and banking arrangements by M&T Bank Visit the Anything Goes website at AnythingGoesOnTour.com Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

The Director is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an indepen dent national labor union.

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

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS STAFF Chief Executive Officer ......................................... Kenneth Gentry Chief Operating Officer .......................................Scott W. Jackson President .........................................................................Orin Wolf Executive Vice President Production...........................Seth Wenig Director of Finance ...................................................... John Kinna Controller ...............................................................Jennifer Gifford Executive Producers...........................Kary M. Walker, Dani Davis

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Chuck Horras & Betty Baudler Jon & Bonnie Hunziker Etha S. Hutchcroft Marcia Imsande Lincoln & Janet Jackson Larry & Pat Jenkins Sue Johnson Tom & Debra Johnson Delma L. Kernan Joseph & Karen Kerns Karen Kerper Susan & LeRoy Kester Elizabeth Keys Christine King Janann King John & Joy Kix Cathy Kling & Terry Alexander Paul & Adele Knop Kenneth & Michelle Koehler Jeff & Dawn Koster Marina Kraeva Dan & Sharon Krieger Keith & Brenda Kutz John Landgraf & Phyllis Jones Richard & Irene Lang Ruth G. Larson John & Mary Lawless Donald & Dorothy Lewis Efstathia Lingren Robert Lorr Eudene & Susan Lund Elizabeth K. Lyons Greg & Carol Madsen Bill & Beverly Marion Charles & Barbara Markus Maribeth Martin Jane & John Mathison Marie Mayer & Larry Brandt Judy McDonald Thomas & Dorothy McGee Clete & Joyce Mercier Arlo & Lori Meyer John & Pam Miller John B. Miller & Kathryn Madera Miller Carver Nebbe & Leysan Mubarakshina Anja Mudring & Gerd Meyer Charles & Mary Ann Mulford Don & Becky Nibe Susan Norris Don & Evelyn Nystrom Ruth Anne Ohde Danny & Trisha Oldes Larry & Cheryl Olofson Bonnie & David Orth Sue & Gary Osweiler John & Jacqueline Peeler Alec & Charlton Pendry John Pesek John E. Pierce Pat & Linda Plummer Emil & Mary Kay Polashek Jolene & Frank Randall Ellen M. Rasmussen Laura Reicks Klaus Ruedenberg Carolyn Cutrona & Daniel Russell

Tom & Lorna Safley Dean & Judy Sampson Jane Schill Norm & Sue Scott Richard & Jasmine Seagrave Jerry & JoAnn Sell Barbara A. Shedd Si & Mary Anne Silence John & Sandra Slaughter Jim & Diane Smith Dave & Sherri Smith Charles & Diana Sorenson Raymond & Jane Stanley Curtis Struck & Megan Fairall Calvin & Susan Swan Margaret & John Tait Marcia Thompson Jim & Gloria Toombs Ted Tostlebe & Marilyn Hanson Ardy & Dean Ulrichson Eleanor Vandeventer Steven, Kathy & Zach Vince Georgia & Carl Vondra Daniel & Sherrie Vos Mike & Deidre Wahlin Jim & Madeleine Walker Fred & Darlene Walker Bryan & Kara Warme Mark & Diana Weber Joan E. Welch Becca Wemhoff B. Joan White Della Jane Wright Thomas & Zora Zimmerman

Company Member – $100 and above Andy Abrahamsen Barb & Jack Adams Franklin & Kay Ahrens La Donna Allen Martha Anderson Karen J. Andrew Sandi & Dave Austin Rod & Jan Avey Stacy Bainter David & Jane Bartlett Richard J. Baumhover Amy & Steven Becker Judy & Don Beitz Holly Bender Robert & Mary Bergmann Marianne Berhow Roger & Corry Bertelsen Nancy L. Besch Carl & Jean Bessman Judith Blair Suzanne Block Gail & Janeen Boliver Charlene Boll Diane Borcherding Eldon & Marilyn Boswell Jean Krusi & Ed Braun Jeff & Jan Breitman Rod & Joyce Brink Donald & Ruth Ann Buck Bob & Rosemary Bulman

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Terry & Karen Burianek Janice Burkhart Kathryn Burkholder Daniel & Sandra Buss Bonny & Ray Callahan Matt & Carol Carlson Duane & Karen Carstens Margy Chamberlin John & Donna Cleasby Gladys & Peter Colwell Randy & Sara Compton Harold & Rachel Crawford Katherine Mason John & Barb Dalhoff Greg & Amy Davis Mary M. de Baca Brian & Jennifer Dieter Boyd & Irene Dohrmann Dee Dreeszen Carl Duling Frank Dunn Grace Liles Dyer George Eichhorn Don & Mary Eichner Carol Elbert Marvin Beck & Jane Farrell-Beck Bob & Karen Fowser David & Susan Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Albert Freeman Mim & Jim Fritz Rebecca Fritzsche John E. Galejs Mary Garst Ann & Howard Garton Deborah Gitchell Kathy & Chuck Glatz Marilyn J. Green Jean Griffen William J. Gutowski & Margaret A. Dempsey Dennis & Jane Haahr Duane Harris Marjorie Hartman Jerry & Pat Hatfield C.S. Hedlund Stephen & Nancy Heideman Kent & Sarah Heikens Craig & Martha Heineman Martha Helland Isabel Hendrickson Pete & Janet Hermanson Randy & Liz Hertz Tom & Joyce Hertz Joan Herwig Gary & Debra Hintze Carolynne Hoefing Bill & Judy Hoefle Drs. M. Peter & Lorraine J. Hoffman Robert & Janice Holland William & Barbara Holt Tim & Susan Hooper Carole Horowitz Dick & Sandy Horton Ted & Karen Huiatt Mina Hertz Jacobs Marian & Roger Jansen Darren & Sue Jarboe

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Todd & Lori Jenks Al Jergens & Kris Miles Tim & Sue John Kent & Sara Johnson Marilyn & Wendell Johnson Marilyn R. Johnson Margaret Johnson Rich & Judy Jones Roger Jones Linda Kelley David Kenworthy Cheryll & Tom Kierski John & Chris Kinley Karen & Wayne Klaiber Jim & Joyce Kliebenstein Gerald Klinkefus Carl Klostermann Roger & Mary Jo Kluesner Richard Kottman Asrun Yr Kristmundsdottir Bev & Ken Kruempel Richard Kruger The Olson & Kushkowski Family John & Susan Lang Harvey & Sally Lapan Randy & Beth Larabee Einar & Lois Larsen William & Susan Lawyer Michael & Debbie Lee Rev. Selva R. Lehman Dick & Ginny Lephart Elyse & Howard Levine Amelia Limyao Jeff & Lorie Loehr Carole Magilton Dick & Jackie Manatt Stephen & Audrey Marley Kae L. Mart Gary D. Mason Edith A. McClure Jeff & Mary Lou McDowell Harold & Connie McLaughlin John & Renee McPhee Helen F. McRoberts Glen & Mary Jo Mente Todd & Barbara Meyer Patrick & Ruth Milder Patricia & Kemp Miller Paul & Ann Mills John Miranowski & Susana Goggi Larry & Sara Mitchell Ginny & Lee Molgaard Jeannine Moore

Mr. & Mrs. Otis B. Smith, Jr. Philip & Galina Spike Bernard Stephenson, Jr. & Victoria Stephenson Janet & David Stephenson Ann Stokka Wilma Struss Robert & Deanne Summerfelt Paul & Linda Thede Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Thompson Ron & Meg Thompson Douglas & Christine Timmons Dorothy Timmons Roy Tinguely Steven & Mary Ann Tjaden David & Karen Toot Tedra Towne Charles & Mary Townsend John & Marjorie Uitermarkt Doug & Vicky Van Dyke Bev Van Fossen Stephen Van Houten Greg & Lana Voga Gene & Karen Walker Janice Walter Bobbie Warman Mary T. Watkins Harry & Marion Weiss Toni Wheelock Lorrie Whitaker Richard & Elizabeth White Bill & Toni Whitman Stephen & Lee Ann Willson Richard & Patricia Wood Steven & Lorraine Woolery Dario D. Zaffarano Suzanne Zaffarano Chad & Amy Zmolek

John & Laurel Mors Thomas & Lynn Nehls Dwain & Mary Noffke Sarah Nusser & Michael King Michael & Ginger O'Keefe Dale & Kris Olson Diane Oppedal Miriam Patterson Don & Jan Payer Carlton & Sally Peterson Carol Alexander Phillips & Dean Phillips Barbara Peterson Jean Austin Peterson Bion L. Pierson Richard & Carol Pletcher Arthur & Bernadene Pohm Marlys Potter Ronald Prahl Mabel Prescott Jane Punke Mark & Sharon Rasmussen Ken & Anne Recker Kathy Rhode Thomas & Doris Rice Robert & Harriet Ringgenberg Joe & Jennifer Rivera William S. Robinson Jo & Bob Rod Dick & Karen Ross Malcolm Rougvie Charles & Priscilla Sage Steve Sapp & Lisa Enloe Michael Schaffer & Karen Stiles Diane & Don Schaffer Candy & Steve Schainker Stephani S. Scherbart Dale & Linda Schroeder Linda & John Schuh Gary Schultz Ron & Kim Schumaker George Seifert Phyllis Seim Dennis & Joan Senne Sam & Becky Senti Frank & Lynn Seydel Tori Shahidi & Larry Kelley Kenneth & Shirley Shaw Debra Shenk Diana D. Shonrock Al & Kathy Sievers Clifford Smith Richard Smith

Matching Gift Honor Roll

Agilent Technologies Alliant Energy Foundation AXA Foundation Bon Ton Stores Foundation General Electric Merck Company Foundation Meredith Corporation Foundation Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. State Farm Companies Foundation

These generous individuals have included the Performing Arts Series in their wills.

Wayne P. Davis

Frankee and Jim Oleson

The late James Watson

Gifts in Honor

In Memory of Deb Lande Adams In Memory of Dee Hegstrom A gift in honor or memory is a generous way to celebrate a person’s life and accomplishments.

To support the arts while honoring a loved one, contact Patti Cotter, Development and Sponsorship Manager, at 515-294-1238 or pcotter@iastate.edu.

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Webster City Community Theatre Bringing live theatre to the Webster City area since 1968 Almost, Maine

A new romantic comedy by John Cariani “Where hearts and the Northern Lights meet” February 6-8 & 13-15 All tickets $12

The Trial of Goldilocks The Trial of Goldilocks

by Joseph Robinette “A new twist on a familiar fairy tale for the entire family” April 10-12 & 17-19 All tickets $10

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT

“A musical parody of the legend of King Arthur” July 9-12 & 16-19 All tickets $15

Camp Creamery

A week-long children’s theatre camp led by professional actors from The Old Creamery Theatre in Amana July 27-August 1

Box Office Information: To reserve tickets, call 515-832-4456 or order online www.wcctonline.org Box office is located at the theatre 1001 Willson Avenue, Webster City, IA 50595 Box office opens the Saturday before each production.

Hours are 5:00-7:00 pm weeknights, 10:00 am to noon on Saturdays, and one hour prior to each performance Webster City Community Theatre is a proud member of the Iowa Community Theatre Association and the American Association of Community Theatres.

Funded by a Webster City Hotel-Motel Tax grant.

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C.Y. Stephens Curtain Donors

Special thanks to the following individuals who gave so generously to conserve Iowa State’s marvelous tapestry, Silver Code, designed in 1969 by Japanese artist Ryokichi Mukai. Woven at the Kawashima Textile Mill in Kyoto Japan, the curtain symbolizes the grandeur of the inaugural years of Stephens Auditorium.

Pat and Louis Banitt

Frankee and James Oleson

Irene Beavers

Rae and Peter Reilly

Lee & Lori Burras

Rebecca Rice

Linda and John Dasher

Jo and Bob Rod

Ferne Bonomi and Wayne Davis

Dennis and Sally Rust in memory of Lucille Rust

Emerson Charitable Trust Helen Fleming and William Reinhardt, Jr. G!

Susan and Phil Sargent Laura Stebbins Shelley and Kevin Stow

Debbie Gitchell

Mary Beth and Charles Sukup

Carole Horowitz in memory of Professor Jack Horowitz

Ruth and Clayton Swenson

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University Museums

Ann and Al Jennings

Mary Watkins

Betty and Dennis Keeney

Lee Anne and Stephen Willson

Margaret and Gary Krull

Suzanne Zaffarano

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Dedicated Volunteers Iowa State University Performing Arts Council A university committee comprised of Iowa State University faculty, staff, and students, as well as Ames community members, the Performing Arts Council advises the Iowa State Center on programming for the Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium.

Alex Ortberg – Music Student Alissa Stoehr – Graduate Assistant Education Angela Ossian – Iowa State Center Staff Art Klein – AIOFA Bret Pugh – Community Brian Davidson – Community Cinian Zheng-Durbin – Community Debra Gibson – Faculty Hannah Skalbeck – Music Student Homer Gartz – Community Jane Cox – Faculty Janice Baker – Faculty Madeline Olsem – Music Student Melissa Patrick – Community Mike Golemo – Faculty Nancy Marion – Community Pat Miller – Faculty Patti Cotter – Iowa State Center Staff Phillip Sears – Music Student Salugna Sarkar – Graduate and Professional Student Senate Sam Johnson – Music Student Sara Compton – Iowa State Center Staff Sarah Jablon – Graduate Assistant Tanya Anderson – Community Tyler Baintgr – Music Student Vahid Noroozi – Graduate Assistant

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Ames International Orchestra Festival Association Board of Directors 2014-2015 Karl Gwiasda, President Arthur Klein, Vice President Herb Harmison, Treasurer Mary Richards, Secretary Jim Beckwith Jacob Harrison David Hoffman Willa Holger Beverly Kruempel Wendy Nutini Bion Pierson Peter Reilly Kevin Schilling David Stephenson Dario Zaffarano

The Stephens Street Team The Stephens Street Team unites the Iowa State Center and ISU by celebrating the importance of the arts in our lives. Its mission is to promote the arts to students of ISU through unique marketing efforts and special events. The Stephens Street Team will plan events, lead marketing activities and develop new and creative ways to reach out to the student body at ISU about the incredible, affordable and accessible events at the Iowa State Center. Activities may include planning on-campus promotional events or philanthropic events that relate to shows, assisting with performance day events, sidewalk chalking, flyer distribution, presentations to campus organizations about our performing arts series and more!

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Sponsors The Iowa State Center recognizes and thanks its sponsors for their support of the 2014-2015 Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium:

Proud Sponsor of Chieftains

Proud Sponsor of Million Dollar Quartet

Proud Sponsor of Stomp

Proud Sponsor of Elf

Proud Supporter of the Arts

Grants The Iowa State Center recognizes and thanks the following organizations for their support of the 2014-2015 Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium: Ames International Orchestra Festival Association (AIOFA) and Ames Commission on the Arts Proudly Supporting Iowa State Symphony (Youth Matinee Series Concert), Moscow State Symphony Orchestra and State Symphony of Mexico

The Great Gatsby This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Iowa Arts Council and General Mills Foundation.

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