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2018-2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. Marianne E. Felice, Chair Steven G. Joseph, Vice Chair Charles R. Valade, Treasurer Kristen Albright, Secretary Marie A. Angelini Tracy Barlok Maureen F. Binienda Lisa M. Carroll Tarek Elsawy, MD Joseph D. Freitas

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Troy Siebels Carolyn J. Stempler Thomas J. Sullivan Founders Edward P. Madaus Paul J. Demoga, Esq. Honorary Director Mary C. DeFeudis

STAFF & SUPPORT Box Office Director of Ticketing Genevieve Shappell Assistant Box Office Manager Brendan Donnellan FSS Ticketing Manager Nadia Naco Box Office Associates Mildred Anderson Naya Byfield Julie Carlson Derek Courtney Anna MacInnis Cathy Mezynski Jean O'Halloran Sonya Richards Development Director of Development Nel Lazour Development Associate Veronica Bailey Development Officer Betty Blute Education Director of Education Meghan Montaner Director of Dance Jennifer Agbay Education Assistant Kelly Rourke Outreach Programs Coordinator Sharon Hart

Executive Office President & CEO Troy Siebels General Manager R. Glen Grusmark Executive Assistant Amanda Bohart Facilities Facilities Manager Bob Krafve Facilities Associates Francesca Cormier William Powers Matthew Ricard Ed Rodriguez Finance and Human Resources Director of Finance & HR Janine Diliberto Associate Director of Finance & HR Gerry Baeder Finance & HR Assistant Veronica Villacis Marketing & Public Relations Director of Marketing & PR Lisa Condit Senior Sales Manager Diane Pieciak Design Manager Monica Wagner Elefterion Advertising & Subscription Coordinator Lillian Irwin Digital Media Assistant Harmony Wheeler Group Sales Brand Ambassador Daniella Marie

Brand Ambassadors Rick McGrail Amy Osborn Kim Sanderson Jennifer Stepsis Operations Director of Operations David MacArthur Jr. Assistant Operations Manager Savannah Plante Special Events Coordinator Mark Steina House Managers Pete Belsito Elizabeth LoConto Ellen Santimaw Mark Steina FSS Salon Maître D’s Sue Shimeall Ray Trifone Production Production Manager Jon Rosbrook Lighting Designer Brenda Shepard House Sound/Audio Engineer Nick Joyce Stage Crew IATSE Local 96 Wurlitzer Team Curator Bruce Hager Donor & Restorer Don Phipps

2018-2019 SPONSORS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS We are grateful to the following for their support of the theatre’s 2018-2019 season.

For more information contact Nel Lazour, director of development at 508.471.1770.

Please note we offer ASL sponsored by FLEXcon and audio description services provided by Audio Journal at specific performances during our season. We offer wheelchair accessibility at all shows.

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Commerce Bank, a Division of Berkshire Bank Arthur M. & Martha R. Pappas Foundation

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PRODUCER CIRCLE MEMBERS Virginia & Kevin Byrne James & Stella Chacharone Clark University John & Brigita Clementi Coghlin Electrical Contractors, Inc. Mark & Cindy Cooper Jeanne Y. Curtis Charitable Trust Melvin Cutler Michael Czech & Silvia Corvera-Behar Paul & Andrea Damour Maureen & Richard Dodakian Kevin & Michelle Donovan Jason & Chelsea Eastty* Fred & Patty Eppinger Scott Erb & Donna Dufault, Erb Photography Barbara E. Fargo Warner S. & Mary F. Fletcher Susan & Jay Foley, Foley, Inc. Sheryl Fox Richard & Joan Freedman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Freitas Mark & Jan Fuller Lisa Kirby Gibbs The Grenon Family

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Mary & William Ritter Ruth Rubin Thomas & Patricia Ryan Scumaci Family Seaman Engineering Corporation J. Robert Seder The Shanklin Family Dr. Jang Singh John & Suzanne Stagias Drew Stratton Sunshine Sign Company, Inc. Tiffany & Co. E. Paul & Kathy Tinsley Donna Truex Michael & Dorothy Tsotsis UMass Medical School Ron & Marsha Wagner Patty & Daniel Walton David Williams & Joyce Cariglia Charles & Margorie Wilson Sharon & Peter Woodbury* * Sustainer Member Updated as of 11/2/2018

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2018-2019 SEASON MEMBERS Supporter Subcriber Members Daniel M. Barry & Shannon Kenyon Jeff Judkins Kurt & Sharon Parent Supporter Members Steven & Cindy Cariglio John & Melissa Harris Judith & Leon Josephs John & Susan LoVerso Daleen Perkins John & Joyce Pyne Associate Subscriber Members Susan Druker Steve & Tricia Gallo Bernard Kobel Kristi Koch John Kullas Lynette Paczkowski Associate Members Jennie Lee Balboni Gail & Don Bellefleur

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2018-2019 SEASON MEMBERS Diane L. Rivard David Branagan David Brandt Kevin Brassard Joan Breeds Linda Brenckle Jacqueline Brennan Mark Brideau Kevin Bridgeo Stephanie Briggs Richard & Laura Brissette Janice Brown Linda & Matthew Brown Michael & Debbie Brown Patty & Charles Brown Jennifer Brown Michelle Brown Dan & Diane Browne Susan Brownworth Jay Bry John & Dawn Bryan Brenda Buckley Sally & David Buffum Anita Bugan Joseph Burbage Jamie & Josiah Burden Hilary Burnham Mark Cady Thomas & Rebecca Callinan Steven Campbell Patricia & Francis Canali Wanda Cantlin Janice & Nicholas Cappello Patricia Caprera Barbara Carbone Jeffrey & Ginni Cardoso Janet Carey Susan Carey Claudette Carini Alice Carlin Joseph Carlone Beverly & Dorothy Carlson Barbara & Paul Carmody Wendy Caron Lawrence Carrier Ann Carter June & Robert Carter Bonnie Cassidy Laura Caswell Karen Cavan Kathryn Cavan Michael, Ellie & Diana Celularo Paul Challenger Ruth Chang-Comerato Iris Chase

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CAST

(in order of appearance) Santa .................................................................................................................................... KEN CLEMENT Mrs. Claus ....................................................................................................................... CARLY VALANCY Buddy ....................................................................................................................................SAM HARTLEY Charlie ................................................................................................................... COLEMAN HEMSATH Tequila ............................................................................................................................... HELEN REGULA Walter Hobbs ................................................................................................................. JOEL STIGLIANO Sam..............................................................................................................................SCOTTY JACOBSON Matthews .............................................................................................................. COLEMAN HEMSATH Chadwick ........................................................................................................ CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO Emily Hobbs .......................................................................................................................MARIE LEMON Michael Hobbs ...................................................................................................... TRISTAN KLAPHAKE Deb............................................................................................................. MORGAN BILLINGS SMITH Security Guards ................................................................. LANCE E. HAYES, CAMERON TURNER Macy’s Sales Woman ......................................................................................... JULIA LYNN SAMMON Store Manager .............................................................................................................. RENDELL DeBOSE Jovie ............................................................................................................... MACKENZIE LESSER-ROY Fake Santa ....................................................................................................... CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO Little Boy on Santa’s Lap .........................................................................................................ISAAC LEER Policemen ................................................................. COLEMAN HEMSATH, SCOTTY JACOBSON Mr. Greenway. ............................................................................................................ GEORGE L BROWN Charlotte Dennon ........................................................................................................... HELEN REGULA Ensemble .................................................... ERICA PERÉZ-BARTON, CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO, ANDY GARCIA, LANCE E. HAYES, COLEMAN HEMSATH, SCOTTY JACOBSON, ISAAC LEER, MEGAN ROSE McLAUGHLIN, HELEN REGULA, CAMERON TURNER, JULIA LYNN SAMMON, MORGAN UNGER, CARLY VALANCY

SWINGS

NICHOLAS STEVEN KING, SHANNON WALSH

UNDERSTUDIES and STANDBY

Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Santa: CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO; for Buddy: COLEMAN HEMSATH; for Walter Hobbs: GEORGE L BROWN; for Emily Hobbs: HELEN REGULA; for Deb: CARLY VALANCY; for Store Manager: CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO; for Jovie: JULIA LYNN SAMMON; for Mr. Greenway: CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO; for Michael Hobbs: ISAAC LEER. Dance Captain: SHANNON WALSH Assistant Dance Captain & Fight Captain: NICHOLAS STEVEN KING

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George L Brown

Ken Clement

Rendell DeBose

Tristan Klaphake

Isaac Leer

Marie Lemon

Mackenzie Lesser-Roy

Joel Stigliano

Erica PerĂŠz-Barton

Chris Collins-Pisano

Andy Garcia

Lance E. Hayes

Coleman Hemsath

Scotty Jacobson

Nicholas Steven King

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE

Overture ......................................................................................................................... The Orchestra

“Happy All The Time” .......................................................................................Santa, Buddy & Company “World’s Greatest Dad” ........................................................................................................................ Buddy “In the Way” ............................................................................. Deb, Walter, Emily, Michael & Company “Sparklejollytwinklejingley” ................................................ Buddy, Jovie, Store Manager & Company “I’ll Believe in You” .............................................................................................................Michael & Emily “In the Way” (Reprise) ........................................................................................................ Emily & Walter “Just Like Him” ..................................................................................................... Buddy, Deb & Company “A Christmas Song” ............................................................................................ Buddy, Jovie & Company “World’s Greatest Dad” (Reprise) ..............................................................................Buddy & Company

ACT TWO

Entr’acte .................................................................................................................................... The Orchestra “Nobody Cares About Santa” .....................................Fake Santas, Store Manager, Waitress & Buddy “Never Fall in Love (with and Elf)” ..................................................................................................... Jovie “There Is A Santa Claus” ....................................................................................................Michael & Emily “The Story of Buddy the Elf ” .............. Buddy, Michael, Walter, Greenway, Emily, Deb & Company “Nobody Cares About Santa” (Reprise) ............................................................................................ Santa “A Christmas Song” (Reprise)...............................Jovie, Buddy, Emily, Michael, Walter & Company Finale ..............................................................................Buddy, Jovie, Walter, Emily, Michael, Company

THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION MUSICIANS

Conductor: Sean P. Cameron Associate Conductor: Jacob Carll Keyboards: Sean P. Cameron, Jacob Carll Reeds: Justin Brown, Kyle Moffatt, Brian Handeland Trumpets: Connor Pietrzak, Andrew Golden Trombone: Christopher Caine Drums: Chris Karabelas Musical Coordinator: John Mezzio

WHO’S WHO

SAM HARTLEY (Buddy) National tour: Elf (Buddy), Beauty and the Beast (Beast). OffBroadway: The Lightning Thief (u/s Grover, Lucille Lortel Theater). Recent: The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Duke, LTOTS); Ragtime (Stanford White, Ogunquit Playhouse); 54 Sings 1776 (Thomas Jefferson, 54 Below); Young Frankenstein (Dr. Frederick Frankenstein); Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf). Special thanks to Sam, Nate, the entire Elf family, Gregg Baker and the GBM crew. All my love to Team Hartley. @samfred88

MORGAN BILLINGS SMITH (Deb) is so happy to be returning to Christmastown after having toured with the 2016 company of Elf! Other recent credits include Molly in Peter and the Starcatcher (Weathervane Playhouse), Luisa in The Fantasticks (The Eagle Theatre) and a onewoman production of David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries (Skyline Theatre Company). Marymount Manhattan graduate, magna cum laude. All my love and gratitude to Sam. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season! morganbillingssmith.com

GEORGE L BROWN (Mr. Greenway, u/s Walter) is making his national tour debut. George is from Buffalo, NY where he was born and raised. He is truly thankful for the support from family and friends and gives all glory and honor to God! Founder and director of God’s Purchase gospel choir (national recording artist out of Buffalo, NY). Professional credits include: Rent (Tom Collins), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (US Ken & Andre), Gospel at Colonus (Preacher/Baladeer), Pageant: The Musical (Miss Deep South), Holes (X-Ray), Avenue X (Milton) and Sight and Sound Theatres.

KEN CLEMENT (Santa) is quite jolly to return to Elf for a sixth season! Regional: West Side Story, The Tin Woman, Moon Over Buffalo, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Killer Joe, Glengarry…, 1776, Anna in the Tropics, A Funny Thing…Forum, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Faith Healer, Chicago, The Seafarer, The Diary of a Madman, Mack and Mabel, The Lt. of Inishmore. Nat’l tour: Oliver! TV: “Burn Notice,” “The Glades,” “Magic City.” Film: Sex Drive, I Love You Phillip Morris, Catastropico, Pain and Gain.”

RENDELL DeBOSE (Store Manager) Is excited to be back with the Elf the Musical family. National Tours: Memphis (Bobby Dupree), Elf. Princess Cruise Lines/Holland America: Music of Denali.

Regional: Shrek (Donkey), Broadway Palm Theatre; Dreamgirls (Jimmy Early), Springer Opera House; Peter Pan (Smee) and Big River (Jim), Dutch Apple. A proud graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School. I would like to thank God and my Family for their support. RendellDeBose.com TRISTAN KLAPHAKE (Michael) is thrilled to join the National Tour of Elf: The Musical! National tours: A Christmas Story: The Musical! (Ralphie); Regional

Theatre: Sweeney Todd (Tobias), Herberger Theater Center; Oliver! (Oliver), Fort Peck Summer Theatre; Oliver! (Oliver), A Christmas Story: The Musical!

(Ralphie), A Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim), The Little Mermaid (Flounder), Les Misérables (Gavroche) and Peter Pan (Michael) all with Arizona Broadway Theatre. Thanks to Jason Bercy with Bercy Talent Management and Christine McKenna with Stewart/ Whitley Casting for this amazing opportunity; and special thanks to Mom, Dad and Kieran and my entire ABT family for their unending love and support!

ISAAC LEER (Boy, u/s Michael) National tour debut! Regional credits include: Guthrie Theatre, To Kill a Mockingbird (Dill); A Christmas Carol (Ensemble); Children’s Theatre Company, The Abominables (Freddy u/s); Northfield Arts Guild Theatre, Les Misèrables (Gavroche), Music Man (Winthrop). Thanks to Mom and Dad, Elijah & Silas, and gratitude to Karen at Lampiasi Talent!

MARIE LEMON (Emily) National tour: The Producers (Shirley), Elf (Emily). Off-Broadway: The Berenstain Bears Live! (Mama Bear). BFA, Millikin University. With all my heart: Sam, Nate, cast, creative. For Mom, Dad, Sissy. @marie.lemon

MACKENZIE LESSER-ROY (Jovie) is thrilled to be joining the Elf family! National tours: Once (Girl).

Regional: Spring Awakening (Wendla), Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman). TV: NBC’s “Rise” (Cellist).

Training: The Boston Conservatory. Huge thanks to Stewart/Whitley Casting, Carson-Adler Agency, and Celeste Simone. Love to Mom & Dad. @mlesserroy

JOEL STIGLIANO (Walter) is delighted to be back with Elf this year. Selected credits: Hello, Dolly! (Horace Vandergelder, Ozark Actors Theater); Peter Pan (Hook, Dutch Apple); Unexpected Guest (Inspector Thomas, Cortland Rep); The Crucible (Danforth, Monomoy Theater); Noises Off (Lloyd Dallas, Herb Strauss). His voice can be heard in a handful of cartoons “Zarafa,” “Mobile Suit Gundam,” “The Mai Mai Miracle,” among others. Many thanks to the Sam and the Creative Team for the opportunity and to Katie, Mom & The Bros. for the rest. joelstigliano.com ERICA PERÉZ-BARTON (Ensemble) is thrilled to be returning to Christmastown for her second year with the company of Elf: The Broadway Musical. Recent credits include Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie; Surflight Theatre); Dance, Dance, Dance: America and The Littlest Tree (RWS Entertainment). Proud New Yorker and OCU alumna. Thank you, Mom, Dad, Rich, Alyssa, Dan and friends! Philippians 4:13 CHRIS COLLINS-PISANO (Ensemble, Fake Santa, u/s Santa, u/s Store Manager, u/s Mr. Greenway). OffBroadway: Friends The Musical Parody (Male Understudy). NY/Regional: Barnum (PT Barnum, Skyline Theater Co.), Flashdance (Jimmy, Gateway

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Playhouse), Grease (Roger, Engeman Theatre), Saturday Night Fever (Bobby C, Westchester Broadway Theater). So much love and thanks to the cast and crew of Elf, MT’16, The Justice League, Morgan, and the Collins-Pisano Clan.

ANDY GARCIA (Ensemble) is thrilled to be returning to Christmastown this year in Elf! Regional: Mamma Mia, Holiday Inn (Finger Lakes MT Festival), West Side Story (Action), Saturday Night Fever, Hairspray, Guys & Dolls, Charlotte’s Web (Wilbur). The Boston Conservatory: Ghost (Sam), In The Heights (Sonny), On The Town, The Pajama Game and Disney’s On The Record. BFA The Boston Conservatory. Much love and thanks to his friends, family, Victor, and Justin. @andygarsha16 NICHOLAS STEVEN KING ( Swing ) is beyond thrilled to be joining the company of Elf the Musical! Previous credits: A Chorus Line (Frank), How to Succeed… (J. Pierrepont Finch), Altar Boyz (Mark) and he performed with Disney Cruise Line in multiple roles. He would like to thank the Boys at Daniel Hoff Agency, his mom, his family, Domini, and his incredible husband for all his support. @nicholasstevenking

LANCE E. HAYES (Ensemble, Assistant Dance Captain) is pumped to be spending this holiday season in Christmastown! Intl./Natl. Tours: West Side Story (Riff), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Regional: A Chorus Line (Don), On the Town, Carrie: The Musical, Mary Poppins, The Producers, The Little Mermaid, Dames At Sea. Many thanks to the Elf team, and Gregg for everything. Love to Mom and Dad. @lanceehayes COLEMAN HEMSATH (Ensemble, u/s Buddy).

National Tour: Elf (Buddy u/s, performed). OffBroadway: Far From Canterbury (Soho Playhouse), The Gold (NYMF). Favorite Credits: The Little Mermaid (Prince Eric, Cape Fear); The Elephant Man (John Merrick, Skyline Theatre). Thanks to Sam, The Elf team, Professional Artists, Helen, and Steven. Proud Ohio native. BFA Ithaca College. @colemanscorner SCOTTY JACOBSON (Ensemble) is overjoyed to be joining the Elf family! He recently earned his BFA in Commercial Dance from Pace University in 2017. Tour Credits: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Regional Credits: Cats (Pouncival), Mary Poppins (Robertson Ay/Swing), West Side Story (Baby John). Love to his friends, family, & Mom! @scottyjacobson_official

MEGAN ROSE McLAUGHLIN (Ensemble) is ecstatic to return to her Christmastown family. Other favorite credits include the 42nd Street national tour, Crazy For You, Oklahoma!, Holiday Inn (FLMTF) and Will Rogers Follies (Lyric Theatre of OK). An Iowa native and OCU grad. Megan sends thanks to the creative team and her love to her family.

HELEN REGULA (Ensemble, u/s Emily). So glad you came to the show! Past credits include The Little Mermaid (Ursula), Footloose (Rusty) and The 25th Annual Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky). Huge thank you to the creative team of this production and my agency, The Luedtke Agency. Shoutout to my family for their unending support, this beautiful cast, and Coleman Hemsath: cheers to another year my friend, I love performing with you. helenregula.com

JULIA LYNN SAMMON (Ensemble, u/s Jovie) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut spreading Christmas cheer! A Chorus Line (Kristine, Gateway Playhouse); Oklahoma! (Gertie, Ogunquit Playhouse); Grease (Patty Simcox, Royal Caribbean); Disney’s Beauty The Beast (Silly Girl, NETworks Int’l Tour). Sending love to Mom, Dad and Gregg Baker Management.

CAMERON TURNER (Ensemble) so thrilled to join the cast of ELF! Represented by MSA Talent agency. Regional credits include Mamma Mia (Eddie), Evita (Ensemble), Oklahoma (Curly U/S), Legally Blonde (Ensemble, Warner U/S).

Other credits include Vegas! The Show, and TV/ Film Credits include “RuPaul’s Drag Race”.

MORGAN UNGER (Ensemble) is thrilled to be joining Christmastown! Graduate of the Dance Theater Conservatory Program of AMDA NY. Recent: Original production of Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble) Disney Cruise Line. NY Theatre’s include: Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater, Dixon Place, and Inwood Art Works.

CARLY VALANCY (Ensemble, u/s Deb). Carly is sparkle, jolly, thrilled to be making her national tour debut with Elf! Regional: Camelot (Guinevere/New London Barn Playhouse), All Shook Up (Natalie/ Woodstock Playhouse). Endless gratitude to Sam, and the phenomenal Elf team, TPG, and most importantly: my Valancy clan. Proud UNC alum! carlyvalancy.com

SHANNON WALSH (Swing, Dance Captain) is thrilled to join Elf on tour! National Tours: The Wizard of Oz. Other favorites include: Into the Woods (Little Red), Anything Goes, Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Big love to friends & family, and special thanks to Gregg Baker Management and Stewart/Whitley!

THOMAS MEEHAN (Book) won the 2003 Tony® Award for co-writing the book for Hairspray after having won the 2001 Tony® Award for co-writing the book of The Producers. He received his first Tony® Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and he has written books for the musicals I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Annie Warbucks and the American version of Bombay Dreams. His recent works are Annie, Chaplin, Elf The Musical, Young Frankenstein, for which he co-wrote the book with Mel Brooks, and Cry-Baby, co-written with Mark O’Donnell.

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BOB MARTIN (Book). The Drowsy Chaperone (Book, “Man in Chair”), Tony® Award, Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, NY Drama Critics’ Circle Award. Selected regional: The Drowsy Chaperone (L.A., Toronto, London), L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award, L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, Olivier nomination; Minsky’s (Book, L.A.); Second City Toronto (performer 1994-2000, artistic director 2003-2004). Selected television writing.

Canada: “Slings and Arrows” (writer, creative producer), “Michael, Tuesdays and Thursday” (writer, actor), “Made in Canada,” “Twitch City.”

MATTHEW SKLAR (Music) is a Tony®, Emmy®, and Drama Desk Award-nominated composer. His works include the Broadway musicals Elf and The Wedding Singer (Tony Award Nomination for Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Music). He also wrote the music for The Rhythm Club (Signature Theatre), Judas & Me, and Wicked City (American Stage Company).

Matthew received a 2015 Primetime Emmy® Award Nomination for Outstanding Music Direction for the critically-acclaimed NBC stop-motion animated TV special “Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas”, starring Jim Parsons. He adapted and arranged the music of Marvin Hamlisch for the Emmy Award-winning documentary film Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love, seen on PBS/American Masters. Matthew has contributed original songs/music to Sesame Street, Wonder Pets!, and the NBC Broadcast of The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. His music has been performed by major orchestras, including the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestras.

As an 18-year-old freshman at New York University, Matthew began playing keyboards for the Broadway production of Les Miserables, eventually conducting the show at 21. He has also been a keyboardist, conductor, and/or arranger for many Broadway productions including Shrek, Caroline, or Change, Nine, Oklahoma, 42nd Street, Putting It Together, Annie Get Your Gun, On the Town, Titanic, Guys and Dolls, Sunset Boulevard, and Miss Saigon. Matthew also appeared onstage as “Oscar” in the Broadway revival of 42nd Street. Awards include the ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, the Gilman/ Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Award, and the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award. Matthew is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, and the American Federation of Musicians, Local 802.

His music is published by Warner/Chappell Music.

Matthew was educated at The Juilliard School of Music (Pre-College Division), the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and New York University.

CHAD BEGUELIN (Lyrics) is a four-time Tony® nominee. His works include Disney’s Aladdin (Tony Award nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Best Book

and Outstanding Lyrics) and The Wedding Singer (Tony Award nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Lyrics). His play Harbor premiered Off-Broadway at Primary Stages. Chad also wrote the book and lyrics for Judas & Me (NYMF Award for Excellence in Lyric Writing), The Rhythm Club (Signature Theater) and Wicked City (American Stage Company). He is the recipient of the Edward Kleban Award for Outstanding Lyric Writing, the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Awards, the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award and the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award. Chad is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Dramatic Writing Program. He currently lives in New York with his husband Tom and their Yorkshire Terrier, Bailey.

SAM SCALAMONI (Director). Sam is proud to be the director of the critically acclaimed National Tours of Elf the Musical which celebrates its 12th and 13th companies in 2018 with two tours crossing the U.S., following successful runs at The Kennedy Center and The Theatre at Madison Square Garden!

Currently in development is a new musical, A Thousand Faces, based on the life of film legend Lon Chaney, Unbelievable, based on baseball legend Jackie Mitchell and a stage adaptation of the MGM musical Summer Stock. Also in 2018, Sam will direct the premiere national tour of the new holiday musical Noel with book by best selling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer. He directed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast for the Ogunquit Playhouse and North Carolina Theatre. Sam served as the Associate Director of the most recent national and international tours of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast which he also supervised on Broadway and mounted multiple companies worldwide, most recently in Shanghai China. He also directed Les Misérables winning the SALT Award for Best Director of a Musical and Best Musical of the Year and Agatha Christie’s An Unexpected Guest, winning the Broadway World Award for Best Director of a Play both at Cortland Repertory Theatre. Other tours directed: Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live! which broke box office records at Radio City Music Hall and the national tour of The Gazillion Bubble Show. For Tricia, Spencer and Mia.

CONNOR GALLAGHER (Choreographer).

Beetlejuice (Broadway, March 2019); The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre Company, Astaire Award). Connor recently directed and choreographed a newly reimagined production of Beauty and the Beast for Disney Creative Entertainment. Regional: Found (Philadelphia Theatre Company), The world-premiere stage production of Disney’s Tangled, The Twelve (The Denver Center); additional productions at Two River Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, The Goodspeed Opera House, Theatreworks, The Maltz Jupiter,

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CHANDON JONES (Associate Choreographer) is thrilled to once again spread Christmas cheer this holiday season with the national tour of Elf! Her favorite choreographic credits include: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Associate Choreographer), Theatreworks USA’s Off Broadway production of Bunnicula! (Associate Choreographer), Cornell University’s 150th Charter Day Celebration kicking off with a “Big Red Birthday Bash” (Choreographer), Tisch University’s 50th Anniversary Gala (CoChoreographer) as well as her work with Skyline Theatre Company, in New Jersey, choreographing their productions of Cabaret, Funny Girl and Dreamgirls. Chandon is a graduate of Elon University.

CHRISTINE PETERS (Scenic Design). Design Credits: 2012/ 2018 Elf Tour, 1st Date, Mickey & Minnie’s Doorway to Magic. Noel Tour. Broadway (associate designer): King Kong Alive on Broadway, Miss Saigon, 1984, Paramour, Les Meserables, Testament of Mary, Jekyll & Hyde The Book of Mormon, Newsies The Musical, The Addams Family, Elf, Bonnie and Clyde, The House of Blue Leaves, Elling, Enron, Mary Stuart, The American Plan, Cyrano de Bergerac, Chita Rivera: The Dancer ’s Life. National tours (associate designer): Waterfall, Aladdin, Newsies, Dirty Dancing, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Wizard of Oz, The Phantom of the Opera, Jekyll and Hyde,Mary Poppins, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast. Regional theater (designer): Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, Cinderella, Cats (Zoni Award, Set Design) Miss Saigon, The Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady (Zoni Award), The Music Man. Midtown International Theater Festival (designer): Tallish Tales: A Cautionary Fable for Children and Adults (MITF Award, Set Design).

GREGG BARNES (Costume Design). Broadway: Pretty Woman (Upcoming), Mean Girls, Tuck Everlasting (Tony nom.), Something Rotten! (Tony nom.), Aladdin, Kinky Boots (Tony nom., Olivier Award), Follies (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), Elf, Legally Blonde (Tony nom.), The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, Olivier nom.), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song (Tony nom.), Side

Show. Other: Dreamgirls (Olivier nomination), Sinatra (Radio City), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Pageant (Olivier Nomination), The Kathy and Mo Show. TDF Young Master Award.

PAUL MILLER (Lighting Design). Broadway: Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde (also, West End, Australia & Vienna), Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only, as well as Irma La Duce, Where’s Charley, Lost in the Star, Of Thee I Sing and Music in the Air (Encores). Off-Broadway: Marry Harry, Desperate Measure, Clinton The Musical, Lucky Guy, Vanities - the Musical, Waiting for Godot (50th Anniversary Production), Nunsense, Addicted, Balancing Act, and others. Also on Broadway as Associate Designer: Macbeth, Three Days of Rain, Company, Sweeney Todd, Little Women, Hairspray, The Producers, Life x3, The Music Man, The Price, Saturday Night Fever, The Civil War, On The Town, The Sound of Music and Titanic. Regional: The Old Globe, Denver Center, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare, Cleveland Playhouse, Asolo Rep, Riverside Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Baystreet Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Goodspeed Playhouse and Paper Mill Playhouse among others. International: Sâo Paulo, Manila, Johannesberg, Beijing, Toronto, Montreal, Milan (La Scala) and London. National Tours: Shrek, Story Time Live, The Wizard of Oz, Legally Blonde, Sweeney Todd, Hairspray, The Producers, Nunsense 20th Anniversary, Scooby Doo in Stage Fright, The Sound of Music.

On television his work includes Live from Lincoln Center, numerous Showtime and Comedy Central specials and the internationally televised New Year’s Eve Celebration from New York’s Time’s Square for the last 18 years including concert appearances by Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, Cindy Lauper and others.

SHANNON SLATON (Sound Design) has designed many national tours including The Sound of Music; Elf the Musical; Bullets Over Broadway; The Illusionists; Turn of the Century; Shrek The Musical; Hairspray; The Producers; Kiss Me, Kate; Noise/Funk; The Full Monty; Contact; A Chorus Line; Tap Dogs; Sweeney Todd; The Wizard of Oz; The Drowsy Chaperone and The Wedding Singer. He was also the Advance Sound on Wicked and the Production Sound for The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and the U.S. National Tour. Shows he has mixed on Broadway include: Man of La Mancha, Bombay Dreams, Sweet Charity, Jersey Boys, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Drowsy Chaperone, Spring Awakening, Fela!, Anything Goes, Annie, Legally Blonde and Cabaret.

BERNIE ARDIA (Hair and Wig Design) has enjoyed close to a 40-year career, starting in television. Mr. Ardia has designed over 75 productions including the current NETworks productions of Finding Neverland, The Sound of Music and the seasonal favorite – ELF. Other credits Ragtime, The Kennedy continued

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STEWART/WHITLEY (Casting). Duncan Stewart CSA & Benton Whitley CSA. Broadway/NY: The Great Comet, A Clockwork Orange, As You Like It, On The Town, Pippin, Chicago The Musical, La Cage Aux Folles, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Carnegie Hall West Side Story, The Band Wagon, Pageant. West End/U.K.: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory, West Side Story. Tours: Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, The Sound of Music, Into the Woods, The Bodyguard, Chicago The Musical, Once, Shrek, Elf, Flashdance, Anything Goes, Bullets Over Broadway, We Will Rock You. Upcoming: Hadestown, Paradise Square, August Rush, Reefer Madness, Other World, The Man in the Ceiling, Back Home Again, Waterfall.

Regional: American Repertory Theater, Alley Theatre, Bay Street, Goodspeed, Theatre Under the Stars, Asolo Rep, Hollywood Bowl, TheatreWorks, Royal Caribbean. The Casting Society of America.

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DOUG BESTERMAN (Orchestrations). Threetime Tony Award winner: Fosse (1999), The Producers (2001), Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002). Broadway: Anastasia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, A Bronx Tale, It Shoulda Been You, Bullets Over Broadway, Rocky, On a Clear Day…, Sister Act, How to Succeed…, Elf, Young Frankenstein, Tarzan, Dracula, Seussical, The Music Man, Big, Damn Yankees. International: Me and My Girl. Regional: The Honeymooners, The Sting. Film/television: Mary Poppins Returns, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Mulan, Chicago.

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

Elf The Musical, Memphis, Bullets Over Broadway, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Shrek The Musical.

NATE PATTEN (Music Supervisor) was most recently the music director for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway and is music supervisor for the Australian company. Other Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, School of Rock, Catch Me If You Can, Bonnie and Clyde. Kennedy Center: Elf the Musical. Off Broadway: Silence! The Musical (also in L.A.), The Toxic Avenger. Tours: Flashdance, We Will Rock You, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, The Wizard of Oz. Nate is also the co-producer/writer/host of a popular podcast called #BookedIt: a Broadway Musician’s Guide to Theatre, Facebook and Being #Grateful. @BookedItpodcast SEAN P. CAMERON (Music Director/Conductor) is a pianist, conductor, and music director who lives and performs in New York City. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended the CollegeConservatory of Music (CCM) on full scholarship and earned dual degrees in Music Education and Performance. He comes to Elf after spending 2018 as the associate music director and pianist for the U.S. and Japanese tour of A Chorus Line. Endless gratitude goes out to music supervisor Nate Patten and the rest of the music department, to Sean’s loving wife Sam, and of course, to Santa Claus!

MICHAEL WHITNEY (Associate Director, Fight Coordinator) currently serves as the Associate Artistic Director at Skyline Theatre Company located in Bergen County New Jersey. He has also served as the Assistant Director for both the International and National Companies of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Michael has been very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with many regional theaters across the country. Some include: The North Carolina Theatre, Theatre Institute at Sage, The Geva Theatre and Ogunquit Playhouse.

MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) mtishows.com, is one of the world’s leading dramatic licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical material and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide.

ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing & Press) is a full-service engagement management agency representing Broadway tours and other live touring events across North America. Current tours: Bat Out of Hell; The Book of Mormon; Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella; Elf the Musical;

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Hello, Dolly!; Kinky Boots; The Play that Goes Wrong; Rent; School of Rock; Something Rotten!; and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming tours: Bandstand, The Lightning Thief, Mean Girls, Rock of Ages, and SpongeBob SquarePants.

THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Booking) was founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to multiple companies of Elf The Musical, current representation includes Wicked, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, War Paint, The Band’s Visit, SpongeBob SquarePants, Rock of Ages, Clue, The Choir of Man, The Lightning Thief, The Illusionists, Dirty Dancing, The Sound of Music and Kinky Boots. The Road Company is made possible by Magaly Barone, Shawn Willett, Jenny Kirlin, Justine Spingler, Joe Reed and Josh Cape.

PAULA ESCOBAR (Production Stage Manager).

Regional/Opera: Oliver! (Goodspeed Opera House), Beauty and the Beast, Altar Boyz, Hairspray (North Carolina Theatre), Oklahoma!, Crazy For You (NCT Conservatory), Farnace (Spoleto Festival USA), What the Butler Saw, The Invisible Hand (Westport Country Playhouse), A Christmas Carol (Triad Stage); One Night for One Drop (Cirque du Soleil). Sending love to mom and Tyler!

HANNAH ABAIR (Company Manager) is ecstatic to join the NETworks family! Coming from the world of dance theatre, she has managed tours all over the world with companies such as Pilobolus and the Московский балет. Recent notable festival credits include: Children of a Lesser God and Ninagawa Macbeth. Special thanks to her loving and supportive husband, family, and friends.

TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer).

Broadway: Les Misérables (Production Stage Manager). National Tours: Dirty Dancing (Executive Producer), Bullets Over Broadway (Executive Producer), Beauty and the Beast (Executive Producer), The Phantom of the Opera (Supervisory Production Stage Manager), Mary Poppins (Production Stage Manager), Young Frankenstein starring Roger Bart and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Trinity currently works on the national tours of Les Misérables, Finding Neverland, Elf and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Instagram:@trinityonbroadway

WARNER BROS. THEATRE VENTURES (Producer) develops and produces first-class musicals and stage productions from the company’s expansive catalogue. WBThV is currently represented on Broadway with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and was previously represented on the West End

by Olivier Award-winning musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and on Broadway by the stage adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf and Tony Award Best

Play winner The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Other Broadway credits include the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County and the holiday hit Elf The Musical. The division is readying productions of 17 Again, Dave, Beetlejuice, Night Shift, A Star is Born and Dog Day Afternoon for the stage. WBThV also licenses third-party stage rights including such productions as The Bodyguard, Singin’ in the Rain, Hairspray, The Wizard of Oz, The Color Purple and 42nd Street.

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) from its inception over 20 years ago, has been an industry leading producer and manager of touring musical theatre productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide. Having toured over 70 productions internationally, NETworks’ current and upcoming touring productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Elf the Musical, Finding Neverland, The Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, The Band’s Visit, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof and Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon.

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Assistant Costumes Coordinator . . . . . . . . . Gabriel Ortega Associate Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Beumer Assistant Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . Topher Stumreiter Moving Light Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . Parker Conzone Associate Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick LaChance Assistant Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Glauber Head Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Comito Assistant Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Dayton Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Simmons Falk Head Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savannah Bell Asst. Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cassandra Klepzig Head Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lukas Guilbeau Asst. Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiffany White Head Props. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Kraft Head Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Musselman Hair and Makeup Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . .Steven Young Dance Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon Walsh Assistant Dance Captain . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Steven King Fight Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Steven King Fight Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Whitney Electronic Music Design . . . . . . Hiro Iida for Strange Cranium On Production Assistants. . . . .John Fortrunato, Brad Seibeking, Andrew Wenzel Advertising Services . . . . . . . Allied Integrated Marketing/ Debbie Allamong, Doug Blemker, Eric Stormoen Radio Spot Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HMS Media Television Spot Design/Video Production. . . . HMS Media Production Photography . . . . . .Amy Boyle, Joan Marcus, Jeremey Daniel Merchandising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Araca Group Accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . .NETworks Presentations LLC Legal Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F. Richard Pappas, Esq. HR & Payroll Services . . . . . . . . . .Human Resources inc.

Housing . . . . . . . Road Concierge, an ALTOUR Company Travel Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janice Kessler, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Trucking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clark Transfer Busing . . . . . . . . . . . . Croswell VIP Motorcoach Services, Clarion Coach Staff for NETworks Presentations Chief Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Gentry President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orin Wolf Chief Financial Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott W. Jackson Chief Operating Officer . . . . . . . . Jennifer Ardizzone-West Executive Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seth Wenig Executive Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Wheeler Director of Adminstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curt Owens Executive Assistant to the President . . . Hannah Rosenthal Senior Director of Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Kinna Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Gifford Director of Tour Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura S. Carey Tax Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Guerieri Associate Tax Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim Ngan Tran Health and Safety Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . Emma Downey Senior Director, Booking and Engagements . . . . . . Mary K. Witte Director, Booking and Engagements . . . . . . . . Colin Byrne Booking Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Rosenthal Director of Marketing/PR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Hess Senior Director, General Management . . . . Gregory Vander Ploeg General Managers . . . . . . . . Jamey Jennings, Steve Varon Associate General Manager. . . . . Pearce Landry-Wegener General Manager Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Gehring Senior Director, Production Management . . .Jason Juenker Senior Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hector Guivas Production Managers . . . . . . . Evan Rooney, Walker White Associate Production Manager. . . . . . . . . . Emma Downey Music Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Mezzio IT Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Pizza Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buddy Piccolino

Office Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carol Jewell Warehouse Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Korff Warehouse Costume Manager . . . . . . .Bobby Maglaughlin Rehearsed at Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York City Credits Scenery provided by Hudson Scenic Studios; Sound equipment by Sound Associates; Lighting equipment provided by Christie Lites; Properties by BrenBri Props; Flying Effects provided by ZFX, Inc.; Costumes prepared

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Special Thanks to Clark State Performing Arts Center, Springfield, OH, Adele Adkins, Executive Director Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting Services, IT Services CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Brian Enverso, Kathleen Thies Insurance Broker Services Maury Donnelly & Parr, Inc. Robert B. Middleton, Sr. and Meghan Shriver Financial Services and banking arrangements by SunTrust Bank Stock and Amateur rights for Elf The Musical are represented by Music Theatre International, New York City.

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

THEATRE POLICIES & OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION The following is presented to inform our patrons and to maintain an orderly theatrical environment and experience. These policies notwithstanding, management will always strive to be fair, ethical and understanding of our patrons’ needs. For answers to frequently asked questions visit TheHanoverTheatre.org/faq.

Booking Protect: You can protect your investment by participating in Booking Protect, a new ticket insurance option. You can choose to select Booking Protect as an addon before finalizing your transaction. Booking Protect is only available at the time of purchase and allows you to receive a full refund of the purchase price should you or anyone in your party be unable to attend due to injury, illness, adverse weather conditions and more.

Accessible Seating and ADA Provisions: The Hanover Theatre is committed to providing access and an enjoyable visit for persons of different abilities. Spaces are reserved for patrons who use wheelchairs and for their ambulatory companions.

When purchasing tickets, please be sure to mention if any special accommodations are required, including low vision, hard of hearing, limited mobility, etc.

Box Office Hours of Operation: (in person and by telephone)

Monday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm; Sunday (if there is a performance), noon until 30 minutes after curtain on performance evenings. So that we may best serve patrons attending each event, please avoid visiting the box office to purchase tickets to future events during the hour just prior to curtain time. Tickets may be purchased online 24/7 at TheHanoverTheatre.org. By telephone, call the box office at 877.571.7469 during standard hours of operation.

Visit or mail the box office at: 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA 01608 E-mail: boxoffice@thehanovertheatre.org Groups: Attending the theatre is even more fun when you bring a group. Groups of 10 or more may be eligible for a discount. For info, contact Daniella at 508.471.1763.

Assistive Listening Devices: Devices are available, please inquire at the box office or ask an usher. These cannot be reserved in advance, but the number of devices available should be sufficient for the usual demand. You will be asked to leave your driver’s license as a deposit when borrowing an assistive listening device.

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THEATRE POLICIES & OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION all such devices are prohibited from use in the theatre, and offenders may be ejected without compensation. On rare occasions, specific performers or engagements may request that this policy be suspended, in which case we will advise our patrons by covering lobby signage which lists the standard policy. All members of the press or media must receive advance authorization from the PR dept. (PR@thehanovertheatre.org) to use cameras or recording devices inside the theatre and must display identification upon arrival.

Cell Phones: Out of respect to the performers and to fellow audience members, please remember to silence all cell phones while in the theatre. Also please note, there is no telephone which is manned throughout the performance. Please be sure to leave your cellular number with anyone who may need to reach you during an emergency, and in the event of an emergency please take your call in the theatre lobby.

Children: All patrons MUST have a valid ticket. Parents are discouraged from bringing children under 5 years of age to performances which are not specifically oriented to children.

Parents must remove any disruptive children from the theatre into the lobby. For these reasons, and for the comfort of all audience members, please consider carefully whether it is

appropriate for you to bring children under 5 to the theatre.

Concessions: Please do not bring outside food and drinks to the theatre. Snacks and beverages will be available for sale in the lobby. Depending on the performance, drinks may be brought into the seating areas, but food is prohibited.

First Aid: Please speak with the house manager or any of the ushers if you need first aid or have any sort of accident or medical emergency. Insurance regulations require that such instances be documented immediately.

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Inclement Weather Policy: It is generally impossible for touring shows and performances to be rescheduled, so we do not cancel events due to inclement weather. As with other touring performances and sporting events, we are unable to refund tickets. In extreme weather conditions we will do our best to exchange member tickets to an alternate performance, if applicable. The theatre strongly recommends that you add on ticket insurance at the time of ticket purchase through Booking Protect to protect your purchase. continued

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THEATRE POLICIES & OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION Lost and Found: Management is not responsible for lost or stolen items. Items found at the theatre will be held by the house manager. If you have lost an item, please contact the box office as soon as possible to make a report. You will then be contacted if the item has been found. Retrieval of the item is the responsibility of the customer. Items not claimed within 30 days will be donated or disposed of without compensation.

Rental of Theatre and Event Spaces: The Hanover Theatre is available for appropriate organizations and activities.

Please contact Mark Steina, special events coordinator, at 508.471.1799 or mark@thehanovertheatre.org for further information.

Prohibited items and activities which are prohibited include (but are not limited to): smoking, weapons, outside food or drinks, camera or recording devices, cell phones not silenced or set to vibrate, laser pointers, disruptive or abusive language, pets (except those assisting persons with disabilities), and persons exhibiting intoxication or drug use. Offenders may be removed from the theatre without compensation.

Resale of Tickets for Profit: Ticketholders may on occasion be in a position where they have purchased tickets that

they later cannot personally use and will want to donate, give, trade or sell these tickets to friends or acquaintances.

Management does not discourage private transactions of this nature. However, we may take appropriate actions to thwart the organized resale of tickets for profit by third parties, which we do not condone. The public is advised to be careful purchasing tickets from individuals they do not know personally, as such tickets may be void and in such cases admission to the theatre will be denied without compensation.

Standing Room: All persons entering the theatre must have a valid ticket, and are not allowed to stand in the back or aisles.

Tax Deductible Donations: As the theatre is a 501(c)(3) notfor-profit organization, donations to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Please consult with your tax professional.

Ushers: The Hanover Theatre uses a dedicated and trained force of volunteer ushers that seat and assist our guests.

If you would like to volunteer to usher or provide other administrative assistance to the organization, please contact David MacArthur Jr. at 508.471.1764 for details.

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THEATRE ETIQUETTE 101 The following suggestions are based on comments from our patrons. We hope that you take these into consideration so that everyone may enjoy the show in comfort without distractions or interruptions.

• Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices.

• Please refrain from talking during the performance.

Please do not take any photos or videos of the performance, these acts are prohibited in our general policies.

• Please remove your hat so that patrons behind you can see.

• Please limit heavy perfumes or colognes; others around you may be sensitive or allergic.

• If you must leave your seat during a performance, please do so as quietly as possible.

• Please be kind and stay until after the cast bows. The performers work extremely hard to give the public an enjoyable show. It would be greatly appreciated if you share your enthusiasm.

• If any problem should arise and you would like to speak with a theatre representative, please ask your usher for immediate assistance or see a house manager in the main lobby.

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