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5 THE PROGRAM 12 MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG IN CONTEXT 15 SONDHEIM ON SONGS PLUS:

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16 About the Company 36 Patron Services 37 Emergency Exits 40 Guide to Local Theatre 43 Boston Dining Guide 46 Dining Out: Top of the Hub

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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Music & Lyrics by

Stephen Sondheim

Book by

George Furth

Based on the original play by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart

Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Directed by Maria Friedman Choreographer

Music Director

Tim Jackson

Scenic & Costume Design

Soutra Gilmour Casting

Alaine Alldaffer

Matthew Stern Lighting Design

Philip S. Rosenberg

Sound Design

John Shivers & Kevin Kennedy

Production Stage Manager

Emily F. McMullen

Stage Manager

Kevin Schlagle

We gratefully acknowledge the major production sponsors of Merrily We Roll Along

Sherryl & Gerard Cohen Eilene Davidson Grayken Carol G. Deane Betsy & David Epstein J. David Wimberly This production is based on the 2012 Menier Chocolate Factory production and the subsequent West End production that ran April 23 – July 27, 2013, produced

by Chocolate Factory Productions, Neal Street Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions, Bob Bartner & Norman Tulchin, Debbie Bisno, Scott M. Delman, Just for Laughs Theatricals, and Tanya Link.

Originally produced on Broadway by Lord Grade, Martin Starger, Robert Fryer, and Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell and Howard Haines.

Merrily We Roll Along is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International, New York, NY. mtishows.com.

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A draft rendering of the Huntington Avenue Theatre complex, after construction and renovations are completed.

A NEW ERA FOR THE HUNTINGTON — AND OUR HUNTINGTON AVENUE THEATRE Welcome to the Huntington Avenue Theatre — around our offices and shops we’ve been calling it “the HAT” — now solely controlled by the Huntington Theatre Company, where we will produce world-class theatre and present other great companies for generations to come.

We are making extensive plans to renovate and expand our beautiful theatre, adding to our already extensive services to audiences, artists, and the Greater Boston community. Working together with the architects at Bruner/Cott & Associates, the first improvements were made to the Huntington Avenue Theatre this summer, reconfiguring the theatre entrance to make it more accessible to the public and operational without the adjacent buildings.

Our commercial development partners QMG Huntington, LLC have begun the process for approval by the Boston Planning and Development Agency, and their plans include an apartment building which will rise next door to the current theatre. Designed

by Stantec, the plans call for a new twostory entrance to the theatre, as well as lobby and events space for Huntington

patrons with additional restrooms and new refreshment options.

As depicted above in a preliminary exterior rendering, the project will restore the theatre’s historical architecture, create new and expanded lobbies open to the public throughout the day, and modernize our theatrical and mechanical systems. There are still many details and plans to put in place, and we will continue to share the latest information about the Huntington Avenue Theatre complex as it develops.

The Huntington is extremely grateful for the support and encouragement we have received from Mayor Martin J. Walsh, from our Board of Trustees and Council of Overseers, from our major individual and institutional donors, and from our loyal audience members and supporters throughout Greater Boston.

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CAST

(in alphabetical order) Scotty / Mrs. Spencer / Auditionee......................................................Amy Barker Joe Josephson..............................................................................Christopher Chew Ensemble....................................................................................Caleb Damschroder Gussie Carnegie.................................................................................Aimee Doherty Beth......................................................................................................... Jennifer Ellis Mary Flynn...........................................................................................Eden Espinosa Ensemble............................................................................................. Bransen Gates KT.......................................................................................................... Rebecca Gibel Charles Kringas.............................................................................. Damian Humbley Newscaster / Waitress / Auditionee............................................... Morgan Kirner Meg Kincaid.........................................................................................Jessica Kundla Frank Junior (at select performances)............................................Cameron Levesque Ensemble............................................................................................. Carla Martinez Frank Junior (at select performances)................................................ Brendan O’Brien Bunker / Newscaster / Reverend............................... Maurice Emmanuel Parent Terry / Mr. Spencer............................................................................. Robert Saoud Ru / Photographer................................................................................ Pablo Torres Franklin Shepard.................................................................................. Mark Umbers Tyler / Make-up Artist....................................................................... Patrick Varner Jerome............................................................................................... Craig Waletzko Dory / Evelyn.........................................................................................Ceit M. Zweil

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Caleb Damschroder (Franklin Shepard, Jerome, Bunker/Newscaster/Reverend); Bransen Gates (Tyler/Make-up Artist, Ru/Photographer); Rebecca Gibel (Mary Flynn, Gussie Carnegie); Morgan Kirner (Beth, KT, Meg Kincaid); Carla Martinez (Dory/Evelyn, Newscaster/ Waitress/Auditionee); Robert Saoud (Joe Josephson); Craig Waletzko (Charles Kringas, Terry/ Mr. Spencer); Ceit M. Zweil (Scotty/Mrs. Spencer/Auditionee)

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PROLOGUE

“Merrily We Roll Along”.............................................................................Company

ACT I

Scene 1: Frank’s Beach House, Bel Air, California — 1976 “That Frank”.................................................................................................Company Scene 2: NBC Studio, New York City — 1973 “Old Friends — Like it Was”.............................................................. Mary, Charley “Franklin Shepard, Inc.”................................................................................ Charley Scene 3: Frank’s Apartment, New York City — 1968 “Old Friends”........................................................................... Mary, Frank, Charley “Growing Up — Part 1”......................................................................................Frank “Growing Up — Part 2”................................................................................... Gussie Scene 4: Manhattan Courthouse, New York City — 1967 “Not a Day Goes By”.......................................................................................... Beth “Now You Know”.......................................................Scotty, Mary, Tyler, Charley, Frank, Joe, Jerome, Company There will be one 15-minute intermission

ACT II

Scene 1: Alvin Theatre, New York City — 1964 “Musical Husbands Finale”.............................................................................. Gussie “It’s a Hit”............................................................ Joey, Frank, Mary, Beth, Charley Scene 2: Gussie and Joe’s Brownstone, New York City — 1962 “The Blob”...................................................................................... Company, Gussie “Growing Up”.................................................................................................... Gussie “Good Thing Going”.......................................................................... Charley, Frank Scene 3: The Downtown Club, New York City — 1960 “Bobby and Jackie and Jack”..................................Charley, Frank, Beth, Pianist “Not a Day Goes By”................................................................... Beth, Mary, Frank Scene 4: New York City — 1958–1959 “Opening Doors”........................... Charley, Frank, Mary, Joe, Auditionees, Beth Scene 5: A Rooftop on 110th Street, New York City — 1957 “Our Time”....................................................................... Frank, Charley, Company

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ORCHESTRA Conductor............................................................................................Matthew Stern Piano / Keyboard..................................................................................Henry Moore Reed 1..........................................................................................................Mark Pinto Reed 2......................................................................................................Rod Ferland Reed 3.................................................................................................... Greg Newton Trumpet 1....................................................................................................... Jay Daly Trumpet 2............................................................................................ Rick Hammett Trombone.................................................................................................John Faieta Percussion..............................................................................................Joe DeMarco Bass (upright)..........................................................................................Mike Rivard Alternate Conductor.............................................................................Henry Moore Musical Contractor............................................................................. Rick Hammett Music Copyist...............................................................................................Chris Cho The Huntington Theatre Company is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; and by more than 6,000 individual, foundation, and corporate contributors.

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Stephen Sondheim in rehearsals for the original production of Merrily We Roll Along in 1981.

“AN ENDING, BUT IT’S REALLY A BEGINNING”: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG IN CONTEXT “I once had a Franklin Shepard moment myself. It was when I agreed to write Do I Hear a Waltz? I took the job out of expedience and greed, and although I didn’t pay for it as heavily as Frank does, it taught me a lesson — I never again wrote anything that wasn’t for love. And it had a silver lining: the experience helped me write Merrily We Roll Along.” — STEPHEN SONDHEIM THE SPARK OF AN IDEA In 1979, following the success of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, director Harold Prince proposed to composer Stephen Sondheim that their next musical should center on teenagers, a suggestion from Prince’s wife. “Why don’t you do a show about kids that reflects the two kids you have in your home,” Prince recalls of her initial inspiration. “Because they have a vision of the world, and […] of what we’re doing wrong.”

Prince took the notion of a musical centering on the genuine idealism of youth and connected it to a Kaufman and Hart play from the 1930s called Merrily We Roll Along; he and Sondheim decided to transpose the story to their own era. “Kaufman and Hart had wanted to write about the deterioration 12 MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

of American idealism and the rise of capitalist greed in what they called ‘the heedless years’ which followed the end of World War I until the Depression,” Sondheim writes in his book Finishing the Hat. “In our transposition, we were writing about a generation’s idealistic expectations for the future, symbolized by the launch of Sputnik, and their deterioration into compromise and deceit, exemplified by Nixon and Watergate and culminating in the ‘Me Decade,’ as the 1970s came to be labeled.”

Sondheim, Prince, and Merrily book writer George Furth decided to keep the most daring element of the Kaufman and Hart source material: the story was told backwards. The audience meets the characters corrupt and disillusioned, and over the course of the evening, travels back to a better, brighter time in their lives. Sondheim knew he wanted to mirror the arrangement of the story in the structure of the music. He wanted to create a series of songs where “metaphorically the ‘old’ tunes linger, even if in fragmented forms.”

Discovering how to make that idea work pushed him to write what he now refers to as the “hardest” show of his career.

CONTENT DICTATES FORM Just as the trios of relationships led to the waltz tempo of A Little Night Music and the pointillist painting technique led to the staccato precision of Sunday in the Park with George, the story of Merrily We Roll Along inspired Sondheim to create its unique form. “The songs are all based on the interrelationships of the three [characters], and the things they have in common get fragmented and distorted over a period of years, the way aspects of our friendships do,” Sondheim says, about the way frayed friendship and happier memories inspired the texture of the musical.

Sondheim conceived of a structure that would intertwine the elements of the different eras in the characters’ lives, constantly shifting in a way that mirrored the changes in the friendships. “The idea of the score was that it was built in modular blocks,” Sondheim says. “The blocks were shifted around instead of having transitions from number to number or interweaving themes the way the songs functioned in Sweeney Todd. [In Merrily,] you take a release from one song, and you make that a verse for a different song, and then you take a chorus from a song and make that a release for another song, and then you take an accompaniment from yet a different song and make that a verse in another song. It’s like modular furniture that you rearrange in a room: two chairs become a couch, two couches at an angle become a banquette.”

Many musicals feature reprises — a verse from a song is repeated later in the show, often with a surprising shift in emotional context; in Merrily, Sondheim discovered that he wanted to reverse that order — to feature the poignant, ironic “reprise” version early on, and then hear the “original” version later in the musical. The inverted structure dictated that the songs that captured where the characters were at their youngest ages — songs with the free simplicity of youth — would be heard at the climax of the musical. “Merrily was the hardest one I ever had to write,” Sondheim says, “and it was partly because I was trying to recapture what I was like when I was 25 without making a comment on it.”

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A “DEFINITIVE” MERRILY The original production of Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway closed after just 16 performances in 1981; the initial inspiration — looking at the fresh exuberance of teenagers — led Prince and Sondheim to cast young, inexperienced performers, a choice that they now see as having been the downfall of that original staging. But in the years to follow, Sondheim and book writer George Furth revised Merrily many times: first for a 1985 La Jolla Playhouse staging, directed by James Lapine, and then again for the 1992 West End production. The 1992 London staging starred Maria Friedman (director of this production) as Mary Flynn.

Friedman has had her own career-long Director Maria Friedman relationship with Sondheim’s work, frequently drawing on his work in her concerts and cabaret performances. “He appeals to every part of me as a performer,” Friedman says. “He’s just got his finger on humanity and its foibles and difficulties.” When offered a chance to direct Merrily for a drama school in London in 2010, Friedman jumped at it, and that staging quickly led to two more opportunities to direct the show: first for the prestigious Menier Chocolate Factory, and then again when that production transferred to London’s West End. Stephen Sondheim himself called this production the “best Merrily I’ve seen.” The Huntington presentation marks the American premiere of Friedman’s production.

Building on that initial impulse from Sondheim and Prince — how do the young see the world — Friedman’s staging provides a lens where different generations all see themselves. “There was one day where I was sitting in the foyer,” Friedman shared in an interview with BroadwayWorld about watching the audience at the London production. “There were several different generations represented throughout the bar. So, I heard a lovely elderly lady saying, ‘Oh, I remember those days! I remember those terrible mistakes, and then there were the people my age saying, ‘Oh, God, this is just like my life! I can’t bear it!’ and, then, there were the young people saying, ‘I’ll never make these mistakes!’”

— CHARLES HAUGLAND

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SONDHEIM ON SONGS

In Finishing the Hat, the first of Sondheim’s two-volume set of collected lyrics and commentaries, the composer reflects on the particular impetus behind several of the songs of Merrily We Roll Along: “FRANKLIN SHEPARD, INC.” “I seem to have a penchant for nervous breakdowns: ‘Rose’s Turn,’ ‘Getting Married Today,’ ‘Epiphany,’ and now ‘Franklin Shepard, Inc.’ Part of the explanation, of course, is that I’m attracted to volatile characters because they’re the stuff of drama, and when they explode in song, it allows the songwriter to veer off unexpectedly in many directions, echoing the disorder in the character’s mind. Each of the above songs bubbles with changes of pace and form, alternating between tight rhyming and free verse, percussive and lyrical music — in other words, surprise, the lifeblood of theatre.”

“GROWING UP” “I happen to like stories about unsympathetic characters, because I trust the author to tell me why they interest him. That was the purpose of ‘Growing Up.’ […] We should see [Frank] torn between decisions — making, as he always does, the wrong one.”

“OPENING DOORS” “Although the details may vary, that song describes what the struggle was like for me and my generation of Broadway songwriters. I’m sure it must often have seemed frustrating at the time, but in retrospect, it strikes me as the most exhilarating period of my professional life.”

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Damian Humbley as Charley Kringas, Eden Espinosa as Mary Flynn, and Mark Umbers as Franklin Shepard.

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ABOUT THE COMPANY Amy Barker* (Scotty/Mrs. Spencer/Auditionee) appeared as Nurse and Mrs. Harriet Pawling in Sunday in the Park with George and as Mrs. Anderssen in A Little Night Music at the Huntington. She also appeared as Vicki Nichols in The Full Monty (Westchester Broadway Theatre and Greater Boston Stage Company); Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly! (Westchester Broadway Theatre); Mrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music (Pittsburgh CLO); Abby in The Musical of Musicals, The Musical! (Foothills Theatre); Lady Jacqueline in Me and My Girl (Williams Center for the Arts); and Mama Ogre in Shrek the Musical (Wheelock Family Theatre); as well as productions at North Shore Music Theatre, Barter Theatre, Carousel Dinner Theatre, ZACH Theatre, and Mountain Playhouse.

She graduated with honors from the University of Texas (BA in history) and The Boston Conservatory (MFA in musical theatre).

Christopher Chew* (Joe Josephson) first appeared at the Huntington as Captain in Amphitryon. His credits include Bud in The Bridges of Madison County and Dan in Next to Normal (SpeakEasy Stage Company); George/Preacher in Jonah and the Whale (Greater Boston Stage Company); Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, Sweeney in Sweeney Todd, Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha, Fredrik in A Little Night Music, and George in Sunday in the Park with George (Lyric Stage Company); Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol (Hanover Theatre); and Shrek in Shrek the Musical (Wheelock Family Theatre).

He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University (BFA in drama) and Northeastern University (EdD in educational leadership).

Caleb Damschroder* (Ensemble) has previous credits that include the 2014 Broadway revival of Cabaret, Jake Whippany in Paint Your Wagon (City Center’s Encores!), Sparky in Plaid Tidings (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse), Philippe du Chandon in The Phantom… (Gateway Playhouse), Prince Christopher in Cinderella (Tuacahn Center for the Arts), and Miss Saigon (Pittsburgh CLO/Toronto), among others. On television, Mr. Damschroder has been seen on “Younger” (TV Land), “Shades of Blue” (NBC), “Guiding Light” (CBS), and the 68th Annual Tony Awards (CBS). He is also a composer and lyricist and is a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop and the Dramatists Guild.

Aimee Doherty* (Gussie Carnegie) recently appeared as Yvonne and Blair Daniels in Sunday in the Park with George and as Mrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music at the Huntington. Recent productions include Billy Elliot (Wheelock Family Theatre), Big Fish (SpeakEasy Stage Company), Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play (Lyric Stage Company and New Century Theatre), and The Little Foxes (New Century Theatre). She is a rotating cast member of Shear Madness at the Charles Playhouse. Television credits include “The Makeover” and “The Making of a Monster: Whitey Bulger.” Ms. Doherty received Elliot Norton Awards for Best Actress in a Musical for Hairspray (Wheelock Family Theatre), Far from Heaven (SpeakEasy Stage Company), and On the Town and Into the Woods (Lyric Stage Company), and an IRNE Award for Best Actress in Nine (SpeakEasy Stage Company).

Jennifer Ellis* (Beth) has appeared Off Broadway at New World Stages and here in Boston at the Charles Playhouse as Barbara DeMarco in Shear Madness. Other credits include The Bridges of Madison County, Far from Heaven, and Nine (SpeakEasy Stage Company); A Christmas Carol (national tour); My Fair Lady (Elliot Norton and IRNE Award), Urinetown, City of Angels, and 1776 (Lyric Stage Company); Wonderful Town (Elliot Norton Award) and Carousel

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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Eden Espinosa* (Mary Flynn) is most recognized for her critically acclaimed portrayal of Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway and in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Ms. Espinosa originated the title character in Brooklyn the Musical, played Flora in Flora the Red Menace, and Maureen in the closing company of Rent. She also originated the role of Sadie Thompson in Rain at The Old Globe. She portrayed Eva Peron in Tennessee Performing Arts Center and Studio Tenn’s production of Evita. Most recently, she has returned from Denmark and London playing Emma Borden in Lizzie. Her television appearances include shows such as “Law & Order” and “Ugly Betty.” Voice-over credits include Cassandra in the Disney show “Tangled: The Series,” “Robot Chicken,” “Mad TV,” “Elena of Avalor,” and “Titan Maximum.” Ms. Espinosa’s debut album Look Around is available at all online retail outlets, and she is currently writing music for her second album. edenespinosa.com. @edenespinosa.

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(Reagle Music Theatre); Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Comedy of Errors, and The Boys from Syracuse (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company); Out of Sterno, The Most Happy Fella (IRNE Award), and Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Gloucester Stage Company); The Cherry Orchard and Snow White (Peterborough Players); and several Signature Series performances with Boston Lyric Opera. jenellis.net.

* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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ABOUT THE COMPANY Bransen Gates (Ensemble) has Boston credits that include Tom Thumb in Barnum (Moonbox Productions); Crazy for You (dir.

Kirby Ward), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Carousel, and Guys and Dolls (Reagle Music Theatre); and Mary Poppins (Wheelock Family Theatre). Other credits include Earthworm in Pasek and Paul’s James and the Giant Peach (CIC Theater Company); Pippin in Pippin (Childsplay); The Music Man (Theater Works); Footloose, Hairspray, and Bye Bye Birdie (Hale Centre Theatre); and Otto in Spring Awakening (Mesa Encore Theatre). Mr. Gates has performed in concert with Jason Robert Brown and recently performed with Alan Cumming at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

He is an Arizona native, and a graduate of The Boston Conservatory (BFA in musical theatre). bransengates.com. @branhattan.

Rebecca Gibel* (KT) is a resident actor at Trinity Repertory Company, where her credits include Oklahoma!, A Lie of the Mind, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage, Ivanov, Camelot, Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical, and Barefoot in the Park. Regional credits include the title role in Yentl (Cleveland Play House); Noises Off (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Orpheus Descending and Blues for Mr. Charlie (Intiman Theatre/The Williams Project); Three Sisters (Arden Theatre Company); Frogs (Fault Line Theatre); Gypsy (Hangar Theatre); A Doll’s House (Gamm Theatre); Enchanted April, Crazy for You, Urinetown, and To Fool the Eye (Creede Repertory Theatre); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Arvada Center For the Arts); and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Aurora Fox Arts Center). Film and television credits include “Blue Bloods” and the upcoming feature film The Burning Woman opposite Sienna Miller. Ms. Gibel is the narrator of over 100 audiobooks. She holds an MFA from Brown University/ Trinity Repertory Company. rebeccagibel.com.

Damian Humbley* (Charles Kringas) played Charley in Merrily We Roll Along in Maria Friedman’s acclaimed London production. His other credits include Max in Lend Me a Tenor (Gielgud Theatre); Walter Hartright in The Woman in White (Palace Theatre); Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof (Savoy Theatre); Forbidden Broadway (Vaudeville Theatre); Dickens Abridged (Arts Theatre); Jamie in The Last Five Years and Life of the Party (Menier Chocolate Factory); Putting It Together and Songs for a New World (St. James Theatre); Eilert Lovborg in Hedda Gabler (Salisbury Playhouse); Harry in Company (Sheffield Crucible); and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (UK tour). He studied theatre at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

Morgan Kirner* (Newscaster/Waitress/Auditionee) has appeared at the Huntington in Sunday in the Park with George and as Anne Egerman in A Little Night Music. Her other credits include Ariel in The Little Mermaid (Theatre by the Sea); Kelsi in High School Musical (Surflight Theatre); Cinderella in Cinderella, Peter in Peter Pan, Zaneeta Shinn in The Music Man with the Ocean City Theatre Company; and an understudy in Paper Mill Playhouse’s The Little Mermaid. She is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory.

Jessica Kundla (Meg Kincaid) recently appeared in the Huntington’s Sunday in the Park with George. Her Off Broadway credits include Circle of Friends and Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr. Her regional credits include Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel (Reagle Music Theatre, IRNE Award nomination, ArtsImpulse Award winner for Best Student Actress), Anne Egerman in A Little Night Music (Nextdoor Theater, OnStage Critics Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress), Jenny Lind in Barnum (Moonbox Productions), and Florinda in Into the Woods as

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ABOUT THE COMPANY Cameron Levesque (Frank Junior) has regional credits that include Mame (Greater Boston Stage Company, ArtsImpulse Award); Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Fiddlehead Theatre Company); Carousel (Reagle Music Theatre); Mary Poppins (Wheelock Family Theatre, IRNE Award nomination); A Christmas Carol (Hanover Theatre); A Little Princess and The Wizard of Oz (Metrowest Family Theater); and The Who’s Tommy (Turtle Lane Playhouse). He was last seen as Billy in Billy Elliot performed through the Weston Drama Workshop. He can also be heard in Family Time Audio Theatre’s recording of Jimmy and the Star Angel.

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well as Fiddler on the Roof and Floyd Collins (Weathervane Theatre). Ms. Kundla is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory. jessicakundla.com.

Carla Martinez* (Ensemble) has credits that include Joice Heth in Barnum and Kate in The Wild Party (Moonbox Productions); Brecht on Brecht (New Repertory Theatre); Marta in Company and My Fair Lady (Lyric Stage Company); Far from Heaven (SpeakEasy Stage Company); Mary Poppins, Shrek the Musical, Hairspray, It’s a Wonderful Life, and Oliver! (Wheelock Family Theatre); and The Wiz, The Full Monty, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Dreamgirls (Interlakes Summer Theatre). Ms. Martinez is a performer, educator, choreographer, and graduate of Berklee College of Music. carla-martinez.com.

Brendan O’Brien (Frank Junior) has recent credits that include appropriate (SpeakEasy Stage Company); Show Boat (Fiddlehead Theatre); The Velveteen Rabbit, Miss Nelson is Missing, and the world premiere of Caps for Sale and Stuart Little (Boston Children’s Theatre). He is a member of Boston Children’s Theatre’s Junior Show Choir, and a fifth grade student at the Condon School.

Maurice Emmanuel Parent* (Bunker/Newscaster/Reverend) previously appeared at the Huntington as Bobo/Mrs. Johnson in A Raisin in the Sun. His other credits include Hair (Barrington Stage Company), Ragtime (Music Theatre of Wichita, Fulton Opera House, and New Repertory Theatre), King Edward in Edward II (Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Elliot Norton Award), Mr. Bones in The Scottsboro Boys (SpeakEasy Stage Company, ArtsImpulse Award), and Chilford Ndlovu in The Convert (Underground Railway Theater, IRNE Award).

He received a BS in business administration from Carnegie Mellon University and a BA in vocal performance (music theatre) from New York University. Mr. Parent is a resident company member of the Actors’ Shakespeare Project and co-founder of The Front Porch Arts Collective. mauriceparent.com.

Robert Saoud* (Terry/Mr. Spencer) previously appeared at the Huntington in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other credits include Chico Marx in the national tour of Groucho: A Life in Review, opposite Gabe Kaplan; Tony in Shear Madness (Charles Playhouse); Mr. McAffee in Bye Bye Birdie (North Shore Music Theatre); Edna in Hairspray (Wheelock Family Theatre); Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (Fiddlehead Theatre); Albert/Bessie in Casa Valentina (SpeakEasy Stage Company); and Tito in Lend Me a Tenor, Sam Byck in Assassins, and Sancho in Man of La Mancha (Lyric Stage Company). Following Merrily We Roll Along he will be playing Ladislav Sipos in She Loves Me (Greater Boston Stage Company). He has been seen in numerous commercials and cabarets, is a 2000 fellow of the Eugene O’Neill Cabaret Symposium, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.

* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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ABOUT THE COMPANY Pablo Torres* (Ru/Photographer) was last seen at the Huntington in A Little Night Music as Henrik Egerman. His other credits include Mary Poppins (Robertson Ay) with Wheelock Family Theatre; Sweeney Todd (Toby) and Bat Boy: The Musical (Rick) with Tampa Theatre; Elegies: For Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens (Patrick) with Edinburgh Fringe; and most recently, the Celebrant in Bernstein’s Mass at The Boston Conservatory. He has also been a soloist at Carnegie Hall and Disney’s Candlelight Processional. He is a recent graduate of The Boston Conservatory (BFA in musical theatre).

Mark Umbers* (Franklin Shepard) played Franklin in Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier Chocolate Factory and on the West End. His previous theatre work in London includes The Merchant of Venice, Candide, Troilus and Cressida, and My Fair Lady (National Theatre); The Pirates of Penzance (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); The Vortex (Donmar Warehouse); Funny Girl (Chichester Festival Theatre); The Glass Menagerie (Apollo Theatre); Sweet Charity (Theatre Royal Haymarket); She Loves Me (Menier Chocolate Factory); and The Browning Version (Harold Pinter Theatre). Film work includes King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Che: Part Two, Cassandra’s Dream, These Foolish Things, Love is the Devil, and A Good Woman. Television work includes “Mistresses,” “The Turn of the Screw,” “The Prince of Hearts,” “Berkeley Square,” “The Merchant of Venice,” and “The Scarlet Pimpernel” (BBC); “Blackbeard” (Hallmark); “The Princes in the Tower” (C4); “Eternal Law,” “Harley Street,” “Foyle’s War” (ITV); and most recently, “Collateral” for Netflix, both seasons of “Home Fires” for Masterpiece PBS, and “My Dinner With Hervé” for HBO. He studied classics at Oxford University.

Patrick Varner* (Tyler/Make-up Artist) previously appeared in Sunday in the Park with George and A Little Night Music at the Huntington Theatre Company. Recent credits include Assassins and Fiddler on the Roof (New Repertory Theatre, the latter directed by Austin Pendleton); Sondheim on Sondheim and Buyer and Cellar (Lyric Stage Company); Buyer and Cellar (6th Street Playhouse); Dogfight (SpeakEasy Stage Company); and Brundibar and But the Giraffe! (Central Square Theater). Mr. Varner earned his BFA in acting from Boston University, and also trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. patrickvarneractor.com.

Craig Waletzko* (Jerome) has Broadway and national touring credits that include Kinky Boots (George), Guys and Dolls, Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, A Christmas Carol, Cats, Steel Pier, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Gypsy. Favorite regional roles include Father in Ragtime and Cornelius in Hello, Dolly! (Westchester Broadway); Phil in White Christmas (Syracuse Stage); Michael in I Do! I Do! (Surflight); Eddie in Funny Girl (Barrington Stage, North Carolina Theatre); and Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (Pioneer Theatre). On-camera work includes featured roles in “House of Cards,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Blue Bloods,” “Alpha House,” “The Knick,” and the upcoming feature Ocean’s Eight, as well as various commercials and industrial films. He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, and a proud member of Actors’ Equity and SAG/AFTRA. craigwaletzko.com.

Ceit M. Zweil* (Dory/Evelyn) has appeared as Gooch in Mame (IRNE Award nomination), Rita in Lucky Stiff, Smitty in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (IRNE Award nomination), and Alice in The Addams Family (Greater Boston Stage Company). Other credits include Diane in Out from Under with Mary (Open Theatre Project/ SLAM Boston); Diligence in Virtues Strayed (CHROMA); Kiss Me, Kate (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company); On the Town (Lyric Stage Company); Miss

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Stephen Sondheim (Composer & Lyricist) is an American musical theatre legend and Pulitzer Prize and multiple Tony Award winner.

He wrote the music and lyrics for Road Show, Passion, Assassins, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, Merrily We Roll Along, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Pacific Overtures, The Frogs, A Little Night Music, Follies, Company, Anyone Can Whistle, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, as well as the lyrics for West Side Story, Gypsy, Do I Hear a Waltz?, and additional lyrics for Candide. Anthologies of his work include Side by Side by Sondheim, Marry Me a Little, You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow, Putting It Together, and Sondheim on Sondheim. He composed the film scores of Stavisky and Reds, songs for Dick Tracy, and the television production “Evening Primrose.” His collected lyrics with attendant essays have been published in two volumes: Finishing the Hat and Look, I Made a Hat. In 2010 the Broadway theatre formerly known as Henry Miller’s Theatre was renamed in his honor.

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Stacey in Anne of Green Gables (Wheelock Family Theatre); Ronette in Little Shop of Horrors (New Repertory Theatre); and Heart & Soul: The Songs of Frank Loesser (New England Light Opera). She is the front woman for the band Better Her Than Me and a professional choreographer and arts educator. She graduated from Smith College (BA in history) and Emerson College (MA in theatre education).

George Furth (Book, 1932–2008) was born in Chicago, received his bachelor’s degree at Northwestern School of Speech, and went to Columbia for his graduate work. Having acted in 40 movies and countless television shows, he went on to write Company, Twigs, The Act, The Supporting Cast, Merrily We Roll Along, and Precious Sons. His other work includes The Doctor is Out, a mystery he collaborated on with Stephen Sondheim, seven one-act plays entitled Sex (7), and a musical entitled Off the Record with music by Doug Katsaros. Mr. Furth won Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama-Logue, and London Evening Standard awards.

Maria Friedman (Director) made her directorial debut with her highly acclaimed production of Merrily We Roll Along which opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory in November 2012 and transferred to the West End in May 2013. The production won Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards in 2013, Olivier Awards in 2014 (for which Ms. Friedman was also nominated for Best Director of a Musical), and the Critic’s Circle Award in 2013. She went on to direct High Society at The Old Vic in 2015, which was equally well-received and then directed Stepping Out which toured in 2016, opening in the West End in the spring of 2017. Ms. Friedman is best known as a four-time Olivier Award-winning star of the musical stage. The heart of her career has been centered around the love and work of her dear friend Stephen Sondheim. She has played Dot in Sunday in the Park with George at the National Theatre, Fosca in Passion at the Queen’s Theatre (Olivier Award), Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd at the Royal Festival Hall with Bryn Terfel, and Mary in Merrily We Roll Along at the Leicester Haymarket. In concert, she has played Sally in Follies and both Charlotte and Petra in A Little Night Music. Ms. Friedman was honored to sing for Stephen Sondheim at his 80th birthday celebrations in New York and Washington, as well as at the special all-Sondheim BBC Prom. Her many international concert appearances include three sell-out seasons at New York’s prestigious Café Carlyle, and many concerts with Michael Legrand and the late Marvin Hamlisch. Most recently, she premiered her new cabaret show Lenny and Steve with musical director Jason Carr at the Hippodrome’s Matcham Room. Her most recent recording is Maria Friedman Sings the Great British Songbook (on Sepia Records). In addition to winning four Olivier Awards, she has received nine Olivier Award nominations and has won an Evening Standard Award.

* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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ABOUT THE COMPANY Tim Jackson (Choreographer) has worked extensively in the UK and internationally as a choreographer for theatre and opera. In addition to Merrily We Roll Along (Menier Chocolate Factory and West End), his theatre work includes Stepping Out (UK tour and West End); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (West End); the Olivier Awards 2016 and 2017 (Royal Opera House and Royal Albert Hall); Oliver! (Watermill Theatre); The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (Leicester Curve); Little Shop of Horrors (Manchester Royal Exchange); Made in Dagenham and Much Ado About Nothing (Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch); Allegro (Bridewell Theatre); If I (Aoyama Theatre, Tokyo); The Threepenny Opera and Into the Woods (Oxford Playhouse); and Parade (Southwark Playhouse). Opera credits include La Pèrichole (Garsington Opera), The Marriage of Figaro (Wilton’s Music Hall), and La bohème (Jerusalem and Nablus). He has also worked in the West End as a performer, music director, and arranger.

Matthew Stern (Music Director) recently worked on The Bridges of Madison County, The Scottsboro Boys (IRNE Award), Violet, and Big Fish (SpeakEasy Stage Company); Altar Boyz, Mame, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and The Nutcracker (Greater Boston Stage Company); Shrek the Musical and Hairspray (Wheelock Family Theatre); Assassins and Brecht on Brecht (New Repertory Theatre); Ragtime (Fiddlehead Theatre); Parade, The Human Comedy, Pacific Overtures, Assassins, and Merrily We Roll Along (Boston University); Candide (Berkshire Theatre Festival); Saturday Night (Brandeis Theatre Company); and many productions at French Woods Festival. He teaches musical theatre on the faculties of The Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston University, and holds an MFA in theatre studies from Boston University. Upcoming productions include She Loves Me (Greater Boston Stage Company) and Allegiance (SpeakEasy Stage Company, East Coast premiere). mattsternmusic.com.

Soutra Gilmour (Scenic & Costume Design) has numerous theatre credits that include Knives in Hens, Inadmissible Evidence, and Piaf (Olivier Award nomination) (Donmar Warehouse); Apologia, The Wild Party, and Urinetown (The Other Palace); My Brilliant Friend (Rose Theatre Kingston); Strictly Ballroom (West Yorkshire Playhouse/Toronto); Twelfth Night, Les Blancs, Evening at the Talk House, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, From Morning to Midnight, Strange Interlude, Antigone (Evening Standard Award), Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, Double Feature, and Shadow of a Boy (National Theatre); Hecuba, Candide, and The Tragedy of Thomas Hobbes (Royal Shakespeare Company); I See You, The Pride, and Random (Royal Court); Richard 111, The Maids, The Homecoming, The Ruling Class, The Pride, The Hothouse, and Macbeth (Trafalgar Studios); Assassins, Merrily We Roll Along, and Torch Song Trilogy (Menier Chocolate Factory); Bull and When the World Was Green (Young Vic); Reasons to Be Happy (Hampstead Theatre); Cyrano de Bergerac (Roundabout Theatre Company, Tony Award nomination); The Crucible, The Duchess of Malfi, and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Old Vic); reasons to be pretty (Almeida Theatre); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Close the Coalhouse Door, Our Friends in the North, and Son of Man (Northern Stage); Angels in America and Thérèse Raquin (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow); The Birthday Party and The Caretaker (Olivier and ES Award nominations) (Sheffield Crucible/Tricycle); A Taste of Honey and Bull (Sheffield/Broadway); Into the Woods (Regent’s Park/The Public Theater); The Commitments, From Here to Eternity, In a Forest Dark and Deep, The Little Dog Laughed, Three Days of Rain, The Lover (Olivier Award nomination), and The Collection (West End); among others.

Philip S. Rosenberg (Lighting Design) has previous Huntington credits that include Can You Forgive Her?, Betrayal, Private Lives, Bus Stop, and She Loves Me. His Broadway credits include The Elephant Man, It’s Only a Play, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder. In years past, Mr. Rosenberg has also served as associate lighting designer on over 35 Broadway plays and musicals. Off Broadway credits include Explorers Club and Cactus Flower. Regional credits include The Kennedy

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John Shivers & Kevin Kennedy (Sound Design) previously designed The Colored Museum for the Huntington. They have worked together on numerous shows and projects including Bonnie & Clyde, Hugh Jackman, and Kinky Boots in their pre-Broadway productions; Sister Act, Bonnie & Clyde, Leap of Faith, and Kinky Boots on Broadway; Kinky Boots in Seoul; and Flashdance, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Kinky Boots on tour. Regionally, Mr. Shivers and Mr. Kennedy have worked together on The Nutty Professor (Southern Stage Productions), Harmony (Alliance Theatre), and Tales of the City (American Conservatory Theater). Other non-collaborative credits include 1776 (American Conservatory Theater), The Rocky Horror Show (The Old Globe), and Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, and The Lion King (Broadway and tours).

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Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre, Guthrie Theater, The Old Globe, TheatreWorks, Hartford Stage, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Manhattan School of Music, Portland Stage Company, The Actors Company Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Dorset Theatre Festival, Bay Street Theater, Two River Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, and Westport Country Playhouse.

Jonathan Tunick (Orchestrations) has long been the orchestrator for Stephen Sondheim, with credits including Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods, Passion, The Frogs, and Road Show. His other Broadway credits include Promises, Promises; A Catered Affair; LoveMusik; A Chorus Line; The Color Purple; Titanic; and Nine. He has composed and conducted film scores for Mike Nichols, Franco Zeffirelli, and Sidney Lumet, plus Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and television classics “Murder, She Wrote” and “Columbo.” Previously holding the Emmy, Grammy, and Academy awards in 1997 for Titanic, he was awarded the first Tony Award ever given for orchestration, making him one of the very few persons to hold all four major awards. In 2009, he was inducted into Broadway’s Theater Hall of Fame.

Alaine Alldaffer (Casting) is also the casting director for Playwrights Horizons, where her credits include Grey Gardens (also for Broadway), Clybourne Park (also for Broadway), Circle Mirror Transformation (Drama Desk and Obie awards for Best Ensemble and an Artios Award for casting), and The Flick (Playwright Horizons and Barrow Street Theatre). Television credits include “The Knights of Prosperity” (aka “Let’s Rob Mick Jagger”) for ABC. Associate credits include “Ed” for NBC and “Monk” for USA. Ms. Alldaffer has also cast productions for Arena Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville, among others. She credits Lisa Donadio as her associate casting director.

Emily F. McMullen* (Production Stage Manager) has previously worked on Ripcord, Topdog/Underdog, A Doll’s House, Bedroom Farce, Sunday in the Park with George, I Was Most Alive with You, Can You Forgive Her?, Disgraced, A Confederacy of Dunces, A Little Night Music, after all the terrible things I do, The Colored Museum, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Awake and Sing!, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Smart People, The Seagull, Venus in Fur, and The Cocktail Hour for the Huntington. She spent nine seasons as production stage manager at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell and 15 summers as production stage manager of Music Theatre of Wichita. Other credits include work with Lexington Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, South Coast Repertory, North Shore Music Theatre, and Capital Repertory Theatre, among others. She holds a BA from Emory University and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.

* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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ABOUT THE COMPANY Kevin Schlagle* (Stage Manager) returns to the Huntington after previously working on Ripcord; Topdog/Underdog; Bedroom Farce; Sunday in the Park with George; Can You Forgive Her?; Milk Like Sugar; A Confederacy of Dunces; A Little Night Music; after all the terrible things I do; Come Back, Little Sheba; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Smart People; Venus in Fur; Our Town; God of Carnage; Ruined; and Prelude to a Kiss. Other theatre credits include American Repertory Theater, New Repertory Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. His opera credits include Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Baroque, Boston Opera Collaborative, Guerilla Opera, New England Conservatory, Boston University’s Opera Institute, and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. He holds a BFA in stage management from Boston University and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.

Peter DuBois (Artistic Director) is in his 10th season as Artistic Director at the Huntington where his directing credits include Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George and A Little Night Music; the world premieres of Gina Gionfriddo’s Can You Forgive Her?, Lydia R. Diamond’s Smart People, Evan M. Wiener’s Captors, Stephen Karam’s Sons of the Prophet (2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist), Bob Glaudini’s Vengeance is the Lord’s, and David Grimm’s The Miracle at Naples; the regional premieres of A. Rey Pamatmat’s after all the terrible the things I do, Stephen Belber’s The Power of Duff, and Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw and Rapture, Blister, Burn; and Craig Lucas’ Prelude to a Kiss. His West End/London credits include Sex with Strangers and Rapture, Blister, Burn (Hampstead Theatre); All New People with Zach Braff (Duke of York’s Theatre); and Becky Shaw (Almeida Theatre). His New York credits include Can You Forgive Her? (Vineyard Theatre); The Power of Duff with Greg Kinnear (New York Stage and Film/Powerhouse Theater); Rapture, Blister, Burn (Playwrights Horizons, 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist); Sons of the Prophet (Roundabout Theatre Company, 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist); Modern Terrorism, Becky Shaw, Trust with Sutton Foster, All New People, and Lips Together, Teeth Apart (Second Stage Theatre); Measure for Pleasure, Richard III with Peter Dinklage, Mom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?, and Biro (The Public Theater/NYSF); and Jack Goes Boating with Philip Seymour Hoffman and The View From 151st Street (LAByrinth Theater Company/The Public Theater). He served for five years as associate producer and resident director at The Public Theater, preceded by five years as artistic director of the Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska. Prior to his work at Perseverance, Mr. DuBois lived and worked in the Czech Republic where he co-founded Asylum, a multi-national squat theatre in Prague. His productions have been on the annual top 10 lists of The New York Times, Time Out, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, Newsday, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, The Evening Standard, The Boston Globe, and Improper Bostonian, and he received an Honorable Mention for 2013 Bostonian of the Year by The Boston Globe Magazine.

Michael Maso (Managing Director) has led the Huntington’s administrative and financial operations since 1982. He has produced more than 200 productions in partnership with three artistic directors and is one of the most well-regarded managing directors in the theatre industry. Under his tenure, the Huntington has received over 140 Elliot Norton and Independent Reviewers of New England Awards, as well as the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Mr. Maso received the 2016 Massachusetts Nonprofit Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as TCG’s 2012 Theatre Practitioner Award, the Huntington’s 2012 Wimberly Award, StageSource’s 2010 Theatre Hero Award, the 2005 Commonwealth Award (the state’s highest arts honor) in the category of Catalyst, and the 2000 Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence. In 2004, the Boston Herald honored him as Theatre Man of the Year. Mr. Maso led the Huntington’s 10-year drive to build the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, which opened in September 2004, and

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Christopher Wigle (Producing Director) is in his 18th season at the Huntington where he has produced over 80 productions. He has worked on Broadway, Off Broadway, and regionally for Lincoln Center Theater, Playwrights Horizons, the Bay Street Theater, and the Royal National Theatre. Working primarily as a stage manager, his credits include the original productions or New York premieres of Six Degrees of Separation (John Guare), subUrbia (Eric Bogosian), The Designated Mourner (Wallace Shawn), Some Americans Abroad (Richard Nelson), Desdemona (Paula Vogel), Racing Demon (David Hare), Sex and Longing (Christopher Durang), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Alfred Urhy), and Sophistry (Jonathan Marc Sherman). Additional credits include the awardwinning Broadway revivals of The Heiress and The Most Happy Fella, as well as two seasons as workshop director for the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

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is currently leading the redevelopment and renovation of the Huntington Avenue Theatre. He currently serves on the Boston Cultural Planning Steering Committee and previously served as a member of the board for ArtsBoston, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), and StageSource and as a site visitor, panelist, and panel chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2005, he was named as one of a dozen members of the inaugural class of the Barr Fellows Program. Prior to the Huntington, he served as the managing director of Alabama Shakespeare Festival, general manager of New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company, business manager for PAF Playhouse on Long Island, and as an independent arts management consultant based in Taos, New Mexico.

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ABOUT THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY The Huntington Theatre Company is Boston’s leading professional theatre and one of the region’s premier cultural assets. Since its founding in 1982, the Huntington has received over 140 Elliot Norton and Independent Reviewers of New England Awards, as well as the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. In the past 35 years, the Huntington has played to an audience of 3.5 million, presented over 200 plays (18 of which went on to Broadway or Off Broadway), and served over 500,000 students, community members, and other cultural organizations.

Under the direction of Artistic Director Peter DuBois and Managing Director Michael Maso, the Huntington brings world-class theatre artists from Boston, Broadway, and beyond together with the most promising new talent to create eclectic seasons of exciting new works and classics made current.

Long an anchor cultural institution of the Avenue of the Arts, the Huntington’s primary home will remain on Huntington Avenue on a permanent basis. The Huntington plans to renovate and expand the current theatre into a first-rate, modern, state-of-the-art venue with enhanced services for audiences, artists, and the community.

The Huntington built the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts in 2004 as a home for its new works activities and to provide a much-needed resource for the local theatre community. At the Calderwood Pavilion, the Huntington provides first-class facilities and audience services at significantly subsidized rates to dozens of organizations each year, including some of Boston’s most exciting small and mid-sized theatre companies.

The Huntington serves 200,000 audience members each year at the Huntington Avenue Theatre and the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. Through a diverse and impactful range of nationally renowned education and community programs, the Huntington reaches 36,000 young people and underserved audience members each year. These programs include the Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest, the August Wilson Monologue Competition, the Huntington Community Membership Initiative, and the student matinee series. The Huntington is a founding partner of Codman Academy Charter Public School and has collaborated with Codman year-round for 16 years to create and teach its innovative, interdisciplinary Humanities curriculum.

A national leader in the development of new plays, the Huntington has produced more than 120 world, American, and New England premieres to date. Through the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program, the cornerstone of its new work activities, the Huntington supports local writers through two-year fellowships and is also proud to serve as a home for Playwright-in-Residence Melinda Lopez.

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HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY TRUSTEES & OVERSEERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES David R. Epstein Chairman Sharon Malt President Carol B. Langer Treasurer Sherryl Cohen Clerk Carole Alkins David Altshuler Neal Balkowitsch Michael Brown John Cini Gerard H. Cohen John Cohen Carol G. Deane

James J. Dillon Betsy Banks Epstein William Finard David Firestone John Frishkopf Ann T. Hall Thomas Hamilton III Cassandra Hyland Henderson Arthur C. Hodges Frederick Jamieson Nada Despotovich Kane Michelle Karol David Leathers William P. McQuillan Ann Merrifield Sandra Moose Anne M. Morgan Cokie Perry Bryan Rafanelli

Mitchell J. Roberts Robert H. Scott John D. Spooner Wendell Taylor Linda H. Thomas Linda Waintrup J. David Wimberly Veronica Wiseman Mary Wolfson Fancy Zilberfarb Warren R. Radtke Trustee Emeritus

COUNCIL OF OVERSEERS Nancy S. Adams Kitty Ames Steven M. Bauer Camilla Bennett Nancy Brickley Jim Burns Suzanne Chapman J. William Codinha Bette Cohen Tenney Cover Elizabeth Cregger Catherine Creighton Deborah First Anne H. Fitzpatrick Maria Farley Gerrity Eilene Davidson Grayken Paul Greenfield Janice Hunt Alan S. Johnson Katherine Jones

Linda Kanner Christopher Kimball Loren Kovalcik Sherry Lang Joie Lemaitre Tracie Longman Nancy Lukitsh Rumena Manolova-Senchak Charles Marz Noel McCoy Thalia Meehan Daniel A. Mullin Tania Phillips Gail Roberts Valerie Shey Ben Taylor Kate Taylor Stephen M. Trehu Juliet Schnell Turner Tracey A. West

Caleb White John Taylor Williams Bertie Woeltz Christopher R. Yens Linda Zug

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BENEFACTORS CIRCLE The Benefactors Circle recognizes our leadership and major donors and offers members a range of special benefits. We are grateful to the members of the Benefactors Circle and the other donors listed below whose generous Annual Fund gifts support our artistic programs, as well as our award-winning youth, education, and community initiatives. For information or to become a Benefactors Circle member, please call Meg White, Director of Major Gifts, at 617 273 1596. $100,000+ Sherryl and Gerard Cohen** Carol G. Deane** Betsy and David Epstein** Eilene Davidson Grayken** Nancy and Ed Roberts** Mr. J. David Wimberly $50,000–$99,999 Dr. John and Bette Cohen** Arthur C. and Eloise W. Hodges** Barbara and Amos Hostetter** Gardner C. Hendrie and Karen Johansen** Carol B. Langer** Susan and David Leathers** Sharon and Brad Malt** Bill and Linda McQuillan** Jane and Neil Pappalardo Mitchell and Jill Roberts** Linda and Brooks Zug** 1 anonymous gift $25,000–$49,999 Dr. and Mrs. Reinier Beeuwkes Stephen Chapman** Denise and William Finard** Karen and David Firestone** Ann and John Hall** Jane and Fred Jamieson** Nada Despotovich Kane** Wayne Davis and Ann Merrifield** Sandra Moose and Eric Birch** Ms. Anne M. Morgan** John D. Spooner** Ellie Svenson and Mark Klempner** Faith and Joseph Tiberio Charitable Foundation Linda and Daniel Waintrup** Howard and Veronica Wiseman** $10,000–$24,999 Amy and David Abrams** Neal Balkowitsch and Donald Nelson Kay Calvert and Jim Manzi** Fay Chandler‡ Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Counts Jim Dillon and Stone Wiske** Linda L. D’Onofrio Jennifer Eckert and Richard D’Amore** 30 MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Debbie and Bob First**, in memory of Susan Spooner** Valerie and Mark Friedman** John Frishkopf** Nicki Nichols Gamble Maria and Daniel Gerrity** Karen and Gary Gregg Tom and Nancy Hamilton** Cassandra Hyland Henderson** Joyce Huber and Randall Ellis Elizabeth and Woody Ives Marjie and Robert Kargman Loren B. Kovalcik / IntePros Consulting** Joie Lemaitre** Mr. and Mrs. David Long Tracie L. Longman and Chaitanya Kanojia** Nancy Lukitsh** Daniel A. Mullin** Paula and Bill O’Keeffe** Cokie and Lee Perry** Jeffrey Dover and Tania Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Rawson** Gail Roberts** Jan and Joe Roller** Dr. Paul S. Russell Darin and Debbie Samaraweera Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Sullivan Linda H. Thomas** Juliet Schnell Turner** Mary Wolfson** Genevieve and Justin Wyner 1 anonymous gift ** Spotlight Spectacular supporter ‡ Deceased This list reflects gifts received during the 14 months prior to August 18, 2017.

PATRONS PROGRAM $5,000-$9,999 Alice and Walter Abrams • Steven M. Bauer** • Nancy Adams and John Burgess • Charles and Kathleen Ames** • Marianne Baldwin and Eva Marie Mancuso • Coralie Berg and Steve Schwartz • Amy and Joshua Boger • Susan and Michael Brown • Jim Burns • Katie and Paul Buttenwieser • Betsy Cabot • Susan and Alfred Chandler • Suzanne Chapman • Nancy Ciaranello • John Cini and Star Lancaster • Dominic Cioffoletti and Christopher Scinto** • J. William Codinha and Carolyn Thayer Ross • Betsy and David Cregger • Laura and Neil Cronin • Amey A. Defriez • Margaret Eagle and Eliezer Rapaport • Bob and Esta Epstein** • Robert Fine and Matthew Fine • Mr. and Mrs. William Fink • Anne H. Fitzpatrick** • Donald Fulton • Mary Beth and Chris Gordon • Donna and Jay Hanflig • Ned Murphy and Ann-Ellen Hornidge • David A. Kronman • Ted and Ann Kurland** • Cecile and Fraser Lemley** • John and Jean Lippincott • Gregory Maguire • Charles Marz** • Jack Fabiano and Noel McCoy** • Sharon Miller • Brant Cheikes and Janine Papesh • Bryan Rafanelli** • Robert M. Rosenberg, in honor of Mary Wolfson** • Adrienne and Arnold Rubin** • Marilyn and Jay Sarles** • Rumena and Alexander Senchak** • Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sherbrooke** • Valerie Shey** • Bruce and Emily Stangle • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stearns** • Jean C. Tempel • John Travis • Drs. Stephen and Beth Trehu** • Elizabeth and Caleb White • Ike Williams • Bertie and Anthony Woeltz** • Christopher R. Yens and Temple Gill • Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Zilberfarb** • 1 anonymous gift $2,500-$4,999 Patricia Bellinger and Richard Balzer • Michael Barza and Judith Robinson • Bruce and Denise Bauman** • Carolyn Birmingham • Edward Boesel • Charles Merrill and Julie Boudreaux • Nancy and Richard Brickley • Kevin and Virginia Byrne • Stephen Chapman • McLane and Tenney Cover • Catherine and Peter Creighton • Ellen and Kevin Donoghue** • Newell Flather • Thomas and Joanne Gill • Mark E. Glasser and Frank G. McWeeny • Paul Greenfield and Sandy Steele** • Betsy and David Harris • Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Hibbard, in honor of David Wimberly • Carmela M. Hilbert • Prof. and Mrs. Morton Z. Hoffman • Janice and Roger Hunt** • Linda and Steven Kanner • Seth and Mary Kaufman • Susie and David Kohen • Anne and Geoff LaFond** • Barrie Landry** • Sherry Lang • Anthony Lucas • Ann D. Macomber • Mahmood Malihi** • John Matteson** • Mike and Mary McConnell • Amy Merrill, in honor of Donna Glick • Kristin and John Montgomery** • Kelly Nowlin** • Tom and Patricia O’Brien** • Paul Odland • Ella and Edward Owens** • Coleen and David Pantalone • Jackie and Bob Pascucci • Mr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Powell • Deborah and S. Caesar Raboy • Sally C. Reid and John D. Sigel • Victoria and John Rizzi • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rotenberg** • Richard Powers and Stephen Schram** • Judith and Edward Siegel** • Vivian and Lionel Spiro** • Helen and Jack Stewart • Lisbeth Tarlow and Stephen Kay • Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tritman • Pamela Tucker and George Pettee • Mary Verhage • Mindee Wasserman** • Norman Weeks • Rita and Adam Weiner** • Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner** • 2 anonymous gifts $1,000-$2,499 James Alexander and Thomas Stocker • Carole and Leonard Alkins • Dr. Ronald Arky • Eric Bacon** • Carol Baker • George and Katharine Baker • Jessica and Shane Baron** • Kate and Gordon Baty • Jacqueline Bell and Aron Epstein** • Dr. Susan E. Bennett and Dr. Gerald Pier • Susana and Clark Bernard • Jerry M. Bernhard • Christina and Ky Bertoli**♦ • Jeanne and John Blasberg** • Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon C. Bolton III • Joseph L. Bower and Elizabeth Potter • Geri and Bill Brehm • Jane Brock-Wilson, in honor of Carol Deane • Kenneth Brown • Robert Buckley** • Paul Buddenhagen • Patricia and Jack Carucci** • Patricia Chadwick and Norman Cantin** • Peggy and Anton Chernoff • David Chilinski** • Matthew Clark and Jonathan Worth** • Ann and John Clarkeson** • Lisa Cleary** • Dorothy Coffin • Pamela K. Cohen • Rosalie Florence Cohen • Ken and Ginny Colburn • Anne Crowley** • Ivy and Howard Cubell** • Dennis Condon and Robert Cummings • David Dalena and Brian Patton • Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dayton • Dean K. Denniston, Jr. • Margaret Deutsch** • George Dhionis • Robert and Dubs Dickey** • Linda and Tim Diering • Kirsten Doyle and Brendon Buckley** • Virginia Drachman and Douglas Jones • Jonathan Dyer and Thomas Foran • Stephen Elman and Joanne D’Alcomo • Jason and Cecily Epstein** • Jerome and Vivien Facher • Barbara and Larry Farrer • Donna and Harley Frank • Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Gardiner • Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Garrison • Sharon and Irving Gates • Lori and Michael Gilman • Peter and Jacqueline Gordon • Phil Gormley and Erica Bisguier • Mr. K. Frank Gravitt • Garth and Lindsay Greimann • Irene and Stephen Grolnic • Katherine Haltom • H. Patricia Hanna • Theodore and Sally Hansen • Louis A. Harrison** • Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hartmann • Susan and Michael Hartnett** • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas High • Barbara

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PATRONS PROGRAM (continued) Hirshfield and Cary Coen, in honor of Sherry and Gerry Cohen** • Bob Hiss and Mary Riffe Hiss • Richard and Priscilla Hunt • Susan M. Hunziker • Terence Janericco • Alan Johnson • Leonard W. Johnson • Holly and Bruce Johnstone • Katherine and Hubie Jones • Rev. Dr. Katherine Kallis • Paul and Elizabeth Kastner • John Keane • Cathie and Clarke Keenan • Paul and Tracy Klein • Dorothy and Richard Koerner • Yuriko Kuwabara and Walter Dzik • Alan Leventhal • Drs. Lynne and Sidney Levitsky • Jon A. Levy • Ms. Susan Lincoln • Stuart and Yvonne Madnick • The Mancuso Family • Mr. and Mrs. Carmine A. Martignetti** • Joan and John McArdle • Louise and Sandy McGinnes • Kathy McGirr and Keith Carlson • Jack and Susan McNamara • Mary Rivet and Christopher Meyer • Neal and Lynne Miller • Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell, in memory of Virginia Wimberly • Bill and Ginny Mullin • Bob and Alison Murchison • Jonette Nagai and Stephen O’Brien • Eric and Elizabeth Nordgren • Mary Owens • Joy Pak and David Deutsch** • Susan Pak • Dr. and Mrs. John William Poduska, Sr. • Billy Porter and Adam Smith** • Jessica and David Reed • Lynn and John Reichenbach • Ellen Remmer • Michelle and Aaron Rhodes**♦ • Jean and Richard Roberts • Donna Robinson and Chris Zook** • Sue Robinson, Ricardo Rodriguez, and Michael Kelley** • Sarah Rothermel • Susan and Geoffrey Rowley • Farley Sullivan and Jeff Roy** • Rohini Sakhuja • Susan Pioli and Martin Samuels • Mr. and Mrs. William R. Sapers • Jane E. Shattuck • Ellen Sheehy and Scott Aquilina • Eric Sheffels** • Rebecca Jean Smith • Eric and Barbara Snyder** • Beth and Michael Stonebraker • John H. Straus and Liza Ketchum • Hope and Adam Suttin • Anne and Tank Tankanow** • Jared Tausig, in honor of David Wimberly • Ben and Kate Taylor** • Beth and Anthony Terrana** • David Parker and Janet Tiampo • Richard Trant** • Robert C. Volante • Carolyn Walton • Dr. Ronald Weinger • Scott and Jacqueline Wellman • Wendling Charitable Fund • Tracey Allyson West • Wilson Butler Architects • Dr. Elaine Woo • Jerold and Abbe Beth Young • Sally and Richard Zeckhauser** • 6 anonymous gifts

SUPPORTERS PROGRAM $500-$999 Lindsay Miller and Peter Ambler • Elizabeth Aragao**♦ • John and Rose Ashby, in honor of Ann T. Hall • Robin Barnes and David Bor • Molly and John Beard • Louis and Nancy Beckerman • Kathleen Beckman • Howard H. Bengele • Jonas Berman • Martin S. Berman and Mary Ann Jasienowski • Leonard and Jane Bernstein • Margaret and James Blackwell, in honor of David Wimberly • Lori Bornstein and Alan Rothman • Stephen and Traudy Bradley • Frank B. Mead • Pam and Lee Bromberg • Barry Brown and Ellen Shapiro • Cammie and Douglas Bryant** • Mrs. Barbara Buntrock-Schuerch • Thomas Burger and Andree Robert • A. William and Carol Caporizzo • Carrig Kitchens LLC • Cara and Anthony Casendino • Hsiu Chang**♦ • George and Mary Chin • John Clippinger • Herbert Stuart Cohen • Janet L. Comey • Alison Conant and Richard Frank • Stephen Conner • Charles Cooney and Peggy Reiser • Paul Curtis • Lloyd and Gene Dahmen • Josh and Jennifer Davis • Marguerite Davoren • Judy DeFilippo‡ • Dunch LLC** • Karen Dunnet and Richard Murphy** • Mr. Glenn Edelson • Dr. Rachela Elias and Gedalia Pasternak • Jill and Richard Epstein** • Martha A. Erickson • Peter and Jan Eschauzier • Doug Faithfull** • Maggi Farrell • Ed Feijo** • Glenda and Bob Fishman** • Gail Flatto • Pierre Fleurant • Dr. and Mrs. Richard Floyd • Hilary and Chris Gabrieli • Tony and Melissa Gallo • William Gault • Drs. Laura Green and David Golan • Nathaniel and Jodi Gorton** • Suzanne Greenberg • Tracy Griffin and David Long** • Diane and Steve Hall** • Gail and Jan Hardenbergh • Terry Rockefeller and William Harris • Dr. and Mrs. George Hatsopoulos • John and Holliday Heine • Dr. Galen Henderson and Dr. Vanessa Britto • Kathleen Henry and Kim Maarkand • Shari and Christopher Hill** • Rosalind and Herbert Hill • Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Howlett • Maggie Jackson and Pat Mawn**♦ • Peter K. Jenkins • Peter Jenney • Candace Julyan and David Hancock** • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Karofsky • Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Karon • Nancy R. Karp • Jane Katims and Daniel Perlman • Bicky and Nicholas Kelly** • Michael and Dona Kemp • Mr. and Mrs. William Keravouri** • John T. Kittredge • Jill Kneerim • Edgar Knudson • John and Sharon Koch • Cheryl and James Kolb • Dale Koppel • Jeanne and Allen Krieger • Patricia Leighfield, in memory of Robert Crisp • Jenny and Jay Leopold • Katherine Lewandowski and Adam Guren♦ • June K. Lewin, in memory of Ted Kazanoff • Linda and Stephen Lindsay** • Mark H. Lippolt • Lenore and Elliot Lobel** • Babette and Peter Loring • Barbara A. Manzolillo • Amy and Bill Marshall • Bronwyn Martin, in memory of Travis Martin • Kathy Martin and David Johnson • James D. Maupin • Kenneth Virgile and Helene Mayer • Geraldine McManus and Richard Hand • Thalia Meehan and Gretchen Grimshaw** • Dan Miller • Dorian Mintzer and David Feingold • Nicole Moceri • Mary Ellen Moore • Kevin Morris • Marianne and Richard Moscicki** • The Munzer Family • Eileen Murray • Fred and Julie Nagle • Janet and David Offensend • Ray O’Neill • Elizabeth and Robert Owens** • Marianne Pasts • Patricia Patricelli • Ellen C. Perrin • Mr. and Mrs. Murray Preisler • Suzane Priebatsch • Margaret Ramsey • Robert Raymond • Edith Rea • Charles Reed and Ann Jacobs • Sam Reiche** • Gretchen Reilly • Sharon and Howard Rich • Audrey Rideout • Christina Rifkin • Michael and Jane Roberts • Sue Robinson • Christine and David Root • Diane Rosenberg • Sari Rosman • Jen and Mitchell Ross** • Pauline and Robert Rothenberg • Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld and Magi McKinnies • Kathleen and William Rousseau • Phyllis and Sam Rubinovitz • Diane and Richard Schmalensee • William Schutten • David W Shukra and Clifford S Wunderlich • Omar Saddiqi • Gilda Slifka • Mark Smith and John O’Keefe • Edward Sonn • Nancy and Edward Stavis • Lee Steele** • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stein** • Gail Steketee and Brian McCorkle • Jennifer Stone and Robert Waldinger • Darline Lewis and Marshall Sugarman • Beth and Larry Sulak • Todd Trehubenko • Gregory Van

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SUPPORTERS PROGRAM (continued) Boven and David Beck** • Rosamond B. Vaule • Sumer and Kiran Verma • Beverlee Vidoli** • Bill Walczak** • Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Walther • Scott and Brenda Warner • Constance V. R. White • Karolye and Fernando Cunha • P.T. Withington • Clark Wright and Lisa Goldthwait Wright • Robert E. Zaret • 5 anonymous gifts $250-$499 Jonathan Aibel and Julie Rohwein • Rosanna Alfaro • Fidler Family • Robert Allen • Nancy T. and Jack W. Ammerman • Michael Ansara • Tammy Arcuri • Tom Austin • Carolyn Baird • Mr. and Mrs. James Banker • Emily Barclay and John Hawes • Marilyn Barrett • Peter Barrett • David Barry • Nancy Barry • Caitlin Bearce • Mr. and Mrs. Milton E. Berglund • James Berkman • Gregory Bialecki and Mary Herlihy • Robert Bienkowski • Clinton Blackburn♦ • Donald and Ellen Bloch • Drs. Brian and Rachel Bloom • Anthony Boral and Leah Rugen • Sandy Bornstein • Richard and Dorothy Botnick • Jonathan Golding and Sally Bradley-Golding • Eric and Sandra Brenman • S. Britt • Deborah B. Brown • Ruth Budd and John Ehrenfeld • Allan and Rhea Bufferd • Diane Burman • Daniel C. Burnes • Eric Butler**♦ • Pauline H. Bynum • Missage Cadet, M.D. • Cathy Campbell and Jack Orrock • Colleen Campion • Judith Carmany • Charles R. Carr • Frank Carrano • Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Cheston, Jr. • Mary Chin • Maria Church • Krista Clouse • Valerie Cloutier • Priscilla Cogan • Steven Cohen • Stuart Cole • Steven Coleman and Christine Tunstall • Silvia Coulter • Robert Crone • Howard S. Crowley • James F. Crowley • Zoltan and Cristina Csimma • Karen Davis and Randy Block • Bill and Kay DeFord • Charlotte Delaney and Steve Pattyson • Joel Desilets • Jane and Stephen Deutsch • Mary L. Dill • Soroor Dowlati • Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Downey • Owen Doyle • Raya Dreben • Grace Durrani • Harriett M. Eckstein • Gordon Edes • Diane F. Engel • Mr. and Mrs. James Feldman • Roger Ferguson and Chris Gaucher • Mr. and Mrs. Barry Fireman • Michael Firestone** • Kathleen McGrath Fitts • Thomas M. Formicola and Lenny Goldstein • Margot Fronsaglia** • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Frumkin • Stephen Gaal • Michael and Leslie Gaffin • Michael Gallerstein • Kathryn M. Gallucci • Judith L. Ganz • Clifford Garnett • Gisele Garraway • Vincent Genest • Jack and Maureen Ghublikian • Celia and Walter Gilbert • Silvia Glick • Michael and Sophie Gordon • Amelia and William Graham • Susan Greco • Thomas Greeley • Paul and Martha Green • Dr. William and Susan Griever • Steven and Barbara Grossman and David Grossman • Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Groves • Stella M. Hammond • Eunice Harps • Judith Harris • Mary Hayes • Lizbeth Hedstrom • Margaret N. Henderson and Loretta Henderson • Alfio Hernandez • Erin Higgins • David Hollowell • Ken Horn • Lyle Howland • Andrea Humez • Mrs. Donald Hunsicker • Barbara Bradlee • Amal Hussein • Mr. and Mrs. Howard Israel • Roland Jacobson • Ali Jadbabaie and Nikroo Hashemi • Toini and Carl Jaffe • Peter and Adrienne Jaffe • Norman W. Johnson • The Jolly Family • Peter Jones • Jess and Aran Kadar • Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Kalowski • Jane Kamer • Sondra Katz and Jess Klarnet • Amelia and Joshua Katzen • Rob and Mary Keane-Hazzard • Jim Keefe and Family • Glenn Kelly • Paul Kelly • Judy and Dan Kennedy, in honor of Stephen Sondheim • Margie Kern** • David Kettner • Gail King and Christopher Condon • Remsen M. Kinne • Jason Knutson • Nancy F. Korman • Gail and Dr. Marcel Korn • Mrs. Charlotte Krentzel • Drs. Carol and Ben Kripke • Joan Kuhn • Oldrich Kyn • Andreas Laddis • Monica and Thomas LaFond** • Susan Lane and William Kane • Carol Lazarus • Dr. and Mrs. Lucian Leape • Colleen Leary** • Michelle Lewis • Dr. and Mrs. David Lhowe • Virginia Litle • Lida and Francis Lloyd • Jim and Allie Loehlin • Ms. Barbara Lurvey • David and Christine Manns • Michael Maso • Arthur Mattuck • Stephen T. McAvinn • Kevin McCarthy • Terri-Lynn McCormick • Hope and Shaw McDermott • Robert McOwen • Gabriella Meyer • Forrest and Sara Milder • Gale Minot • Joseph Misdraji • Margaret Mone • Barbershop Deluxe • Michael and Donna Moskow • Bob Muti, in memory of James Robinson • Tom Norris • Thomas Novak • Chukwuemeka Nwanze • Richard Belin and Rosanne O’Brien • Kathryn O’Connell • Nancy and Chris Oddleifson • Linda Ordoukhanian • William Pananos • Robert and Beverly Parke • Marian Pasquale • Ted and Josie Petersen • Mr. and Mrs. Harry Photopoulos • Stephen Pike • Josephine Pizzuto, in memory of Pat Pizzuto • James Poterba and Nancy Rose • Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Proulx • Helene M. Quinn and Tony Kanopt • Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quitt • Jennifer Rabold • Kerry Mulligan Railey • Tom Redburn • Jodi Rand • Peter and Suzanne Read • Katharine and William Reardon • Mary Rench, in honor of David Wimberly • Suzanne Ricco • Roger Riggs • Patricia Robinson • Barbara Roby • Daniel P. Romard • Anne Romney • Jean Rosenberg and Peter Southwick • Abby Rosenfeld • Leila Joy Rosenthal • Mathilde and Robert Ross • Susan Rothenberg • Debra Ruder • Ryan Ruopp • Nancy L. Russell • Jeremy Ryan • Vinod and Gaile Sahney • David and Anne Salant • Margaret M. Talcott and L. Scott Scharer • Robert and Susan Schechter • Molly Schen • Kim and Eric Schultz • Eric Searls and April Levin • Karen J. Shack • Firouzeh Shahbazi** • Tom Shapiro and Emily Kline • Mrs. F. Shedd Fisher** • Elisabeth Shields • James Shields and Gayle Merling • James Shuman • David Siegel • Mr. and Mrs. Edward Siegel • Drs. Margaret and Michael Simon • Ellen L. Simons • Nancy Sklar • Dr. and Mrs. Carl Soderland • Renai Stalzle • Candace Steingisser • Bob and Susan Stevenson • Glenn and Katherine Strehle • Debbie London and Ted Sturman • Dr. and Mrs. Herman D. Suit • Julia Swanwick**♦ • Kenneth Sweder • Richard A. Sweeney • Patrick Tally • Jacob Taylor and Jean Park • M.K. Terrell • Janet Testa • Mary Anne Thadeu • Karen Thompson • Judy Thomson • Patricia Tibbetts • Mr. Robert Toomey • Thomas and Barbara Van Dyke • Pat and Steve Vinter • Lori and Christopher Wadsworth, in appreciation of Dave Wimberly • Mr. and Mrs. David Wahr • Jerry Warshaw • Susan Weiler • David White • Nancy White • Leslie Wilcox • Richard and Frances Winneg • Elizabeth P. Wolf • Janis Woodman, in honor of Christopher Woodman • Alfred Woodworth • David C. Wright • Natalie Wright • Mr. and Mrs. John Wyman • Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Zafft • Lorena and Robert Zeller • Carolyn Zern • 13 anonymous gifts ♦ Member of The Hunt, the Huntington’s young donor program ** Spotlight Spectacular supporter

‡ Deceased

This list reflects gifts received during the 14 months prior to August 18, 2017.

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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT DONORS The Huntington Theatre Company is grateful to receive support from a wide range of corporations, foundations, and government agencies that support the Huntington’s annual operations, as well as our award-winning productions and education and community programs. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Diana JacobsKomisar, Institutional Giving Manager, at 617 273 1514 or djkomisar@huntingtontheatre.org.

Executive Season Producers ($100,000+) The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Barr Foundation Klarman Family Foundation with the Barr-Klarman Arts Capacity Building Initiative Massachusetts Cultural Council The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

Benefactors ($15,000–$24,999) BPS Arts Expansion Fund at EdVestors* The Druker Company** Goodwin** Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Foundation Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation* Leggat McCall Properties** Lucy R. Sprague Memorial Fund* MEDITECH Suffolk Construction** Schrafft Charitable Trust*

Season Co-Producers ($50,000-$99,999) Hershey Family Foundation Liberty Mutual Insurance* Mabel Louise Riley Foundation* Production Sponsors ($25,000–$49,999) The Abbey Group** Bank of America* Edgerton Foundation National Endowment for the Arts PR Restaurants LLC**

Patrons ($10,000–$14,999) Alfred E. Chase Charitable Foundation* Eaton Vance Investment Counsel HYM Investment Group** Kennedy Center* The Tiny Tiger Foundation*

Supporters ($5,000–$9,999) AON Consulting** CBT Architects** Citizens Bank** Cue Ball Group Nixon Peabody Proskauer LLP Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation* Rodgers Family Foundation Ropes & Gray LLP Stantec Architecture Boston** Theatre Communications Group WilmerHale Members ($2,500–$4,999) Boston Cultural Council Bruner/Cott & Associates** Cambridge Savings Bank* Jackson and Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust* Roy A. Hunt Foundation* * Education and community programs donor ** Spotlight Spectacular supporter

Thank you to our in-kind contributors: Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP High Output** MAX Ultimate Food**

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THE HUNTINGTON LEGACY SOCIETY BUILDING A LEGACY OF GREAT THEATRE — The Huntington Legacy Society recognizes those who play a lasting role in securing the Huntington’s strong, successful future beyond their lifetime by making a bequest or other planned gift.

We are grateful to these members of the Huntington Legacy Society: Neal Balkowitsch and Donald Nelson Howard H. Bengele Suzanne Chapman Brant A. Cheikes Sherryl and Gerard Cohen Carol G. Deane Susan Ellerin Arthur C. and Eloise W. Hodges Jane and Fred Jamieson Mary Ellen Kiddle Carol B. Langer Joie Lemaitre

Sharon and Brad Malt Bill and Linda McQuillan Mary C. O’Donnell Steve Stelovich Robert C. Volante Linda and Daniel Waintrup Margaret J. White J. David Wimberly Veronica and Howard Wiseman Genevieve and Justin Wyner 1 anonymous

THE HUNTINGTON LEGACY SOCIETY BUILDING A LEGACY OF GREAT THEATRE

“Our participation is not only a legacy we leave for the Huntington, it’s a legacy we leave our family as well. We want them to think about the mark they will leave on society and culture.”

— SHARON & BRAD MALT

If you have already included the Huntington as part of your will or estate plans, or if you wish to discuss how you can participate, please contact Celina Valadao, Major Gifts Officer, at 617 273 1536 or cvaladao@huntingtontheatre.org.

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HUNTINGTON AVENUE THEATRE • GENERAL INFORMATION Contact Information for the Huntington Theatre Company The Huntington Theatre Company performs in three beautiful theatres in two dynamic Boston neighborhoods. The 890-seat Huntington Avenue Theatre is on the Avenue of the Arts (264 Huntington Avenue), diagonally across from Symphony Hall. The 370-seat Virginia Wimberly Theatre and the flexible 250-seat Nancy & Edward Roberts Studio Theatre are part of the Calderwood Pavilion in the historic South End, on the campus of the Boston Center for the Arts (527 Tremont Street).

Website: huntingtontheatre.org Box Office: 617 266 0800 Box Office email: tickets@huntingtontheatre.org Administrative office: 617 266 7900 Administrative office email: thehuntington@huntingtontheatre.org Lost and Found: 617 273 1666

Box Office Hours The Box Office is generally open Tuesday-Saturday, noon-curtain (or 6pm); Sunday, noon-curtain (or 4pm).

Hours change weekly. For the most up-to-date hours, please visit huntingtontheatre.org or call the Box Office at 617 266 0800.

Huntington Group Discounts Groups of 10 or more may receive a discount of up to 20% off full ticket prices and a free ticket for every 20 purchased. Space is available at the theatre for pre- or post-performance receptions. Contact Victoria Swindle for more information at 617 273 1657 or groups@huntingtontheatre.org.

If Your Plans Change We hate to see empty seats. Please consider donating any tickets you can’t use. For more information please call the Box Office at 617 266 0800.

Refreshments Snacks, wine, beer, soft drinks, and coffee are available before opening curtain and during intermission in the main lobby. Drinks purchased at concessions are permitted inside the theatre, but food is not.

Babes in Arms Children must have their own seats. Babes in arms are not permitted in the theatre. Children under 6 are not permitted.

Cameras The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Pagers and Cellular Phones Please silence all watches, pagers, and cell phones during the performance.

Wheelchair Accessibility The Huntington Avenue Theatre is accessible by ramp and can accommodate both wheelchair and companion seating in the orchestra section. Please notify us when you purchase your tickets if wheelchair accommodations will be required and confirm arrangements with the House Manager at 617 273 1666.

Hearing Enhancement The Huntington Avenue Theatre is equipped with an FM hearing enhancement system.

Wireless headphones are available free of charge at the concessions stand in the main lobby for your use during a performance.

Public Transportation We encourage patrons to use public transportation to the Huntington Avenue Theatre whenever possible. The theatre is conveniently located near the MBTA Green Line Hynes or Symphony Stations; Orange Line/Commuter Rail Mass Ave. Station; the No. 1 Harvard-Dudley bus via Mass Ave. to Huntington Ave.; and the No. 39 Arborway-Copley bus to Gainsborough Street.

Huntington Avenue Theatre Parking Parking is available at many nearby locations. For details, please visit huntingtontheatre.org or call the Box Office at 617 266 0800.

Please note that these parking garages are independently owned and operated and are not affiliated with the Huntington Theatre Company or the Huntington Avenue Theatre.

Restrooms Located in the lower-level and balcony lobbies. A wheelchair-accessible restroom is located in the main lobby on the first floor.

Coat Check Located in the lower lobby.

If You Arrive Late In consideration of our actors and other audience members, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management.

Large Print Programs Large print programs are free of charge and are available in the main lobby.

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Michael Maso

ADMINISTRATION General Manager................................................Sondra R. Katz Associate General Manager.........................Conwell Worthington III Assistant General Manager..................................................Annie Walsh Company Managers........................Jazzmin Bonner, Meagan Garcia Assistant to the Managing Director........................ Gabrielle Jaques

MARKETING Director of Marketing.............................................. Temple Gill Associate Director of Marketing...................... Meredith Mastroianni Communications Manager.................................................Desiree Barry Tessitura Analytics Manager........................................... Derrick Martin Digital Content Manager............................................Carolyn MacLeod Promotions & Community Coordinator.......................... James Boyd Community Membership Coordinator.....................................................Candelaria Silva-Collins Communications Associate...................................................Leah Reber Marketing Associate.......................................................... Clare Lockhart Co-op Trainee, Northeastern University................ Liam Hofmeister

Norma Jean Calderwood Artistic Director

Finance Director of Financial Management................. Glenda Fishman Accounting Manager.............................................................. June Zaidan Accounting Coordinator.................................................Laura Casavant Accountants....................................Alexander, Aronson, Finning, CPA Human Resources Director of Human Resources.............................. Nina Nicolosi Human Resources Coordinator.................................... Michael Comey Payroll and Reporting Specialist...................................April Swiniuch Administrative Support Assistant................. Kendrick Terrell Evans Information Technology IT Director.....................................................................................Scott Poole Network Administrator....................................................... Dan Moloney ARTISTIC Producing Director.......................................Christopher Wigle Associate Producer................................................... Rebecca Bradshaw Director of New Work.................................................Charles Haugland Assistant to the Artistic Director.......................................Billy Cowles Playwright-In-Residence..................................................Melinda Lopez Literary Apprentice..................................................J. Sebastian Alberdi Producing Apprentice..................................................................Kat Klein Huntington Playwriting Fellows................................. MJ Halberstadt, Brenda Withers DEVELOPMENT Director of Major Gifts................................................Margaret J. White Major Gifts Officer..............................................................Celina Valadao Special Events Manager......................................................Kirsten Doyle Institutional Giving Manager...........................Diana Jacobs-Komisar Individual Giving Manager...............................................Annalise Baird Development Database Coordinator...........................Lisa McColgan Development Associate.....................................Elizabeth MacLachlan Development Assistant........................................................ Sam Buntich EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Interim Co-Directors of Education..................................Meg O’Brien, Alexandra Smith Education Associate..............................................................Marisa Jones Education Apprentice....................................................................Ivy Ryan Teaching Artists........................... Kortney Adams, Pascale Florestal, Naheem Garcia, Lydia Graeff, Keith Mascoll, Allie Meek, Anneke Reich

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Managing Director

THEATRE OPERATIONS Director of Theatre Operations.............................. Joey Riddle Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA Associate Director of Theatre Operations — Calderwood Pavilion................................Katie Most Calderwood Pavilion House Manager.........................Julie Cameron Calderwood Pavilion Management Assistant...........Matt Feldman Calderwood Pavilion Apprentice...................................Micaela Slotin Assistant House Managers.........................................................Paul Fox, Ksenia Lanin, Maura Neff Front of House Staff..............................................Natasha Bonfield, Mia Buchsbaum, Robert Caplis, Barbara Crowther, Talia Curtin, Linnea Donnelly, Katie Flanagan, Madeleine Gibbons, Ryan Impagliazzo, Terry McCarthy, Laura Meilman, Maegan Passafume, Tiniqua Patrick, Nick Perron, Sarah Schnebly, Ciera-Sadé Wade, Dalton Zogleman Custodians.....................................................Jose Andrade, Mike Brown Security Coordinator...............................................................Greg Haugh Huntington Avenue Theatre Associate Director of Theatre Operations — Huntington Avenue Theatre...............Katrina Alix Huntington Avenue Theatre House Manager................Andrew Elk Assistant House Managers.................Meg Ciabotti, Annie Walsh Front of House Staff................................................... Julie Cameron, Kendrick Terrell Evans, Ariana Goldsworthy, Robin Goldberg, Annalise Lamberty, Brianna Randolph Custodians......................................... Nelson DaSilva, Calvin Traylor, III Security Coordinator...............................................................Greg Haugh Ticketing Services Assistant Manager — Ticketing Systems......................Katie Catano Assistant Manager — Patron Services.................... Victoria Swindle Huntington Avenue Theatre Ticketing Coordinator............................................ Brenton Thurston Calderwood Pavilion Ticketing Coordinator..........................................................Noah Ingle Subscriptions Coordinator...................................................Amy Klesert Ticketing Associate...........................................................Nicole Williams Customer Service Reps................................Victoria Barry, Nick Boonstra, Sue Dietlin, Katelyn Reinert, Brittany Schmitke, Yurika Watanabe

STAFF (continued) PRODUCTION Director of Production................................... Todd D. Williams Associate Director of Production................................... Bethany Ford Stage Management Apprentice.........................................Jamie Carty Production Management Apprentice..........................Rachael Hasse Scenery Technical Director.................................................. Dan Ramirez Associate Technical Director........................................ Adam Godbout Assistant Technical Director..................................................Dan Oleksy Scene Shop Foreman..............................................................Mike Hamer Master Carpenter....................................................................Larry Dersch Scenery Mechanic...........................................................Jesse Washburn Carpenters................................................................... Andrew Cancellieri, Milosz Gassan, Christian Lambrecht, Nick Hernon Carpenter/Scene Shop Assistant...........................Carolyn Daitch Huntington Avenue Theatre Stage Carpenter...............................................................Chris Largent Properties Properties Master.............................................Kristine Holmes Assistant Properties Master.............................................Justin Seward Properties Artisan.....................................................................Ian Thorsell Properties Run................................................................Andrew DeShazo Properties Apprentice...................................................Margot Adolphe Paints Charge Scenic Artist............................................Kristin Krause Assistant Charge Artist.........................................Romina Diaz-Brarda

Scenic Artist...........................................................................Chelsey Erskin Scenic Painting Apprentice...................................................... Molly Hall Costumes Costume Director.............................................. Nancy Hamann Assistant Costume Director................................. Virginia V. Emerson Costume Design Assistant.....................................................Mary Lauve Head Draper...........................................................................Anita Canzian Draper...............................................................................................Sarah Pak Costume Crafts Artisan/Dyer................Denise M. Wallace-Spriggs First Hand............................................................................Rebecca Hylton Wardrobe Supervisor..........................................................Christine Marr Calderwood Pavilion Wardrobe Run....................Barbara Crowther Costume Intern..................................................................... Lauren Reuter Electrics Lighting & Projections Supervisor................. Katherine Herzig Assistant Lighting Supervisor....................................... Bridget Collins Calderwood Pavilion House Electrician............................Taylor Ness Huntington Avenue Theatre House Electrician.............. Sean Baird Sound Sound Supervisor................................................. Ben Emerson Sound Engineer.......................................................................... J. Jumbelic Calderwood Pavilion House Sound Operator............................................. Jesse McKenzie Sound Apprentice...............................................................Valentin Frank

Additional Staff for Merrily We Roll Along Associate Music Director..............................................Henry Moore Dialect Coach...............................................................Amelia Broome Fight Consultant................................................................Ted Hewlett Dance Captain............................................................... Carla Martinez Assistant Director....................................................Stephanie LeBolt Production Assistants.................... Juli Merhaut, Madison Lusby Child Wrangler................................................................Phaedra Scott Associate Scenic Designer...................................Grace Laubacher Assistant Scenic Designer (UK)........................... Rachel Wingate Carpenters................................Andrew Adamopoulos, Jeff Clark, Jesse Hoyer, Bill O’Donnell, Christina Rossi, Rita Roy, Tiffany Soucy, Slava Tchoul Deck Run Crew................................. Jessi Rechin, Christina Rossi, Scenic Artist................................................................ Amanda Gimbel Associate Costume Designer.......................................Brian Bustos Costume Supervisor (UK).................................. Binnie Bowerman Costume Rental..............................................Angel Costumes (UK) Draper........................................................................ Margaret Koerber First Hands.........................................Katie Kenna, Karen Martakos

Stitchers...................................................Ash Wagner, Sarah Karten Shopper....................................................................Kathryn Schondek Dressers.........................................Katie Kenna, Kathryn Schondek Wig Designer........................................................................Jason Allen Wig Master....................................................................... Troy Siegfried Wig Run..................................................................... Linnea Soderberg Associate Lighting Designer......................................... Kelly Martin Assistant to the Lighting Designer.................................Ali Witten Follow Spot Operators.................................Evey Connerty-Marin, Dean Covert, Sara Hutchins, Lily McMurrer, Jennifer Timms Electrics Crew.......................................... Kevin Barnett, Aliza Burr, Shannon Clark, Evey Connerty-Marin, Jess Forden, Malcolm Foster, Kevin Fulton, Aaron Henry, Nate Jewett, RJ LaMura, Becky Marsh, Lily McMurrer, Devin Mooney, Brian Shaw, Slava Tchoul, Adrian Yuen Assistant Sound Engineer...................................Terrence Dowdye Visa Legal Counsel............................................. Wiskoff Law, PLCC; Carly B. Wiskoff, David King

Special thanks to Diane Benjamin and everyone at Sonia Friedman Productions and David Babani and everyone at Menier Chocolate Factory.

This production uses the Artist Engagement Services of the University Resident Theatre Association, Inc. The Huntington Theatre Company is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), an association of the nation’s leading resident professional theatres; Theatre Communications Group, a national service organization for the nonprofit professional theatre; StageSource, a regional alliance of theatre artists and producers; and ArtsBoston, the voice and resource for the arts in Greater Boston.

This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

The director and choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

The scenic, costume, lighting, and sound designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE. The musicians are represented by the Boston Musicians’ Association, Local 9-535, American Federation of Musicians.

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GUIDE to LOCAL THEATRE DOWNTOWN/THEATRE DISTRICT BLUE MAN GROUP, Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St., 800-BLUE-MAN. Ongoing. This giddily subversive offBroadway hit serves up outrageous and inventive theatre where three muted, blue-painted performers spoof both contemporary art and modern technology. Wry commentary and bemusing antics are matched only by the ingenious ways in which music and sound are created.

FUN HOME, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 800-982-2787. Oct 17–29. Winner of five 2015 Tony Awards including Best Musical, this play based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir—hailed as “a rare beauty that pumps fresh air into Broadway” by the New York Times—introduces us to Alison at three different ages as she explores and unravels the many mysteries of her childhood.

HOME, Emerson/Paramount Center Robert J. Orchard Stage, 559 Washington St., 617-824-8400. Sep 27–Oct 1. On an empty stage, a house is conjured from thin air. Residents move in, move out, clean up, burn down, sweep under, paint over, fence off and move on, all the while living among the traces of residents present, past and future.

KISS, Emerson/Paramount Center Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre, 559 Washington St., 617-824-8400. Oct 26–Nov 19. When a young, aspirational theatre troupe discovers and performs what they believe is a Syrian soap opera, they come to realize just how much they got wrong in this brilliant playwithin-a-play that shows how misunderstanding cultural cues can reveal blind spots you never knew you had.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., 800-982-2787. Sep 13–Oct 1. Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster retains the beloved story and thrilling score while boasting exciting new special effects, scenic and lighting designs, staging and choreography. It has been hailed by critics as “bigger and better than ever before.”

REVERSIBLE, The 7 Fingers, Emerson/Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., 617-824-8400. Sep 6–24. The Montrealbased troupe travels through time and space in an electrifying mix of theatre, illusion, dance, music and acrobatics dedicated to past generations whose stories might hold the key to a better tomorrow.

SHEAR MADNESS, Charles Playhouse Stage II, 74 Warrenton St., 617-426-5225. Ongoing. It’s a day like any other at the 40 MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

BEHIND THE MASK: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s perennial favorite, The Phantom of the Opera, returns to the Boston Opera House September 13–October 1.

Shear Madness salon, when suddenly the lady upstairs gets knocked off. Whodunit? Join the fun as the audience matches wits with the suspects to catch the killer in this wildly popular comedy.

LOCAL/REGIONAL THEATRE ALLIGATOR ROAD, Greater Boston Stage Company, 395 Main St., Stoneham, 781-279-2200. Oct 12–29. Kathy’s recent widowhood has resulted in some peculiar behavior—like yarn-bombing the family hardware store. But her decision to literally give away the store to a complete stranger causes a tense confrontation with her college-age daughter in this world premiere by Maine playwright Callie Kimball.

A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY, Flat Earth Theatre, Black Box Theater, The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal St., Watertown, 617-923-8487. Sep 30–Oct 14.

In 1932 Berlin, a group of young radicals struggle to respond as Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rise to power. Watching their world unravel around them from the uncertain safety of Agnes Eggling’s apartment, these artists, activists and idealists grapple with fear for their lives and the responsibility of making moral choices in a time of vanishing options.

CAROUSEL, The Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., 617-912-9222. Oct 12–15. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1945 musical revolves around a carousel barker and millworker whose romance comes at the expense of their jobs.

CONSTELLATIONS, Underground Railway Theater, Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 866811-4111. Sep 7–Oct 8. Marianne and Roland meet at a party.

They go for a drink. They fall madly in love and start dating. Or do they? There are infinite possibilities, and a single word may alter their lives at any moment in Nick Payne’s play about love, possibility, bees and quantum physics.

DEATH OF A SALESMAN, Trinity Repertory Company, Dowling Theater, Lederer Theater Center 201 Washington St., Providence, R.I., 401-351-4242. Sep 28–Nov 26. Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece of the perilously high cost of the American Dream tells the story of Willy Loman, who desperately craves success for himself and his sons. When stark reality cannot live up to his dreams, the wall of delusions he has constructed quietly crumbles around him while a devastated and demoralized man searches in vain for a hidden path to greatness.

EVITA, North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Road, Beverly, 978-232-7200. Sep 26–Oct 8. The third and final collaboration between musical theatre legends Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice is the Tony Award-winning tale of a passionate woman who went from the streets of Argentina to show business stardom to the highest levels of influence in Buenos Aires.

EXIT THE KING, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Emerson/ Paramount Center Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre, 559 Washington St., 866-811-4111. Sep 13–Oct 8. Eugène Ionesco hilarious and poignant comedy tells the story of megalomaniacal ruler King Berenger, whose incompetence has left his country in near ruin. Despite the efforts of his two queens and the other members of the court to convince the King he has only 90 minutes left to live, he refuses to relinquish any control.

FACELESS, Zeitgeist Stage Company, Plaza Black Box Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St., 617-933-8600.

Sep 15–Oct 7. In this riveting and timely new drama, 18-yearold Susie Glenn is on trial for conspiring to commit acts of terrorism, and recent Harvard Law grad and practicing Muslim, Claire Fathi, has been brought on to prosecute. Though pitted against one another in the courtroom, these two young women fight a similar battle to defend their morals, motives and religious freedoms.

THE GHOST SONATA, Fort Point Theatre Channel, Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre, 820 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 800-838-3006. Oct 6–14. In one of August Strindberg’s most famous chamber plays, a society ruled by irrational power transforms free people into puppets of the status quo, a mummy tells the truth about a politician who maintains his power with lies and an estranged family is forced to recognize the secrets they have hidden behind for years.

A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK, Huntington Theatre Company, Wimberly Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-266-0800. Oct 6– Nov 5. On his way home after a year in East Africa, a young aid worker goes back to a shabby Amsterdam hotel room with a fellow American. The two strangers replay their pasts and confess their shared fear that they betrayed the people who needed them most. A powerful chance encounter offers the possibility of connection and redemption in this new play by Huntington Playwriting Fellow Ken Urban.

GYPSY, Lyric Stage Company, 140 Clarendon St., 617-5855678. Sep 1–Oct 8. “Everything’s Coming up Roses” in this brilliant musical by Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents based on the real-life memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee and her stage-mother, Mama Rose.

INCORRUPTIBLE, Emerson Stage, Emerson/Paramount Center Robert J. Orchard Stage, 559 Washington St., 617-824-8000.

Oct 19–22. In 1250 AD in Priseaux, France, the town’s patron saint relic ceased producing miracles years ago, driving away pilgrimaging peasants and their pennies to a rival monastery claiming miracles from the same saint. Hope rose with a prom

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String Masters Series • Sept. 24 The acclaimed duo of Jorja Fleezanis (violin) and Karl Paulnack (piano) join forces in a program of works by Bach, Debussy, Bolcom and Ives.

Piano Masters Series • Sept. 26 Eminent American pianist Norman Krieger performs works by Beethoven, Lazarof, Chopin and Brahms.

Tickets: 617-912-9222 or bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events

Everything’s Coming Up Roses in this greatest of all American musicals!

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GUIDE TO LOCAL THEATRE (continued) ised tide-turning visit from the Pope, but he’s a no-show. With starvation looming, a larcenous, one-eyed minstrel and his wife (of sorts) shows the desperate monks a way out of bankruptcy, one that strains the very essence of church teachings.

MEN ON BOATS, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Roberts Studio Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Sep 8–Oct 7. A genderbending cast of performers uses carefully exaggerated theatrics to tell the story of an actual 1869 expedition led by John Wesley Powell to chart the Colorado River in this Boston premiere.

THE 39 STEPS, Moonbox Productions, Roberts Studio Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., 617-933-8600. Nov 17–Dec 9. Alfred Hitchcock and Monty Python collide in the hilarious spymelodrama-turned-comedy in which an ordinary man living a quiet life meets a beautiful woman with a mysterious past who is murdered in his apartment, making him the target of both a nationwide manhunt and a nefarious ring of spies. A cast of more than 150 characters (played by just four actors) makes adventure and romance more absurdly enjoyable than ever.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main St., Gloucester, 978-281-4433. Oct 6–28. In this stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s timeless American classic exploring civil rights and racism in the segregated South of the 1930s, 10-year-old Scout Finch observes the trial of a black man unjustly accused of rape as her attorney father, Atticus, struggles to prove the innocence of the accused.

WARHOL CAPOTE, American Repertory Theater, Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-547-8300. Sep 9–Oct 13. In the 1970s, Truman Capote and Andy Warhol began collaborating on a Broadway play together, recording conversations about the show, as well as everything from Studio 54 scandals to America’s obsessive relationship with celebrity. For this world premiere play, Warhol’s unpublished recordings have been crafted into an incisive portrait of two of America’s most enigmatic artistic personas.

DANCE PILOBOLUS, Boch Center, The Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., 866-348-9738. Oct 27–29. The wildly creative avant-garde dance company has transformed itself into an international entertainment juggernaut, and continues to explore new ways of using the human body as a graphic and expressive medium.

OPERA SIEGE OF CALAIS, Odyssey Opera, Huntington Avenue Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., 617-933-8600. Oct 26 & 28. Donizetti’s rarely performed 1836 melodrama tells the story of the English siege of the French city of Calais at the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War. TOSCA, Boston Lyric Opera, Emerson/Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., 617-542-6772. Oct 13–22. Against a backdrop of war, chaos and corruption, a singer named Floria Tosca must give the performance of a lifetime to save the man she loves. Set in early 1800s Italy, Puccini’s classic is the passionate, sweeping story of three strong-willed characters destined to become masters and victims of their own fate.

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BOSTON DINING GUIDE

BRING YOUR EVENT TO NEW HEIGHTS

L–Lunch • D­–Dinner • B–Breakfast C–Cocktails • VP–Valet Parking SB–Sunday Brunch • LS–Late Supper

49 SOCIAL, 49 Temple Pl., 617-338-9600. This eclectic bar and restaurant at Downtown Crossing serves refined modern American cuisine. The seasonal dinner menu draws inspiration from around the globe while also incorporating ingredients from local New England farms. D, C. 49social.com.

ARAGOSTA BAR & BISTRO, Three Battery Wharf, 617-9949001. This latest addition to Boston’s vibrant waterfront restaurant community offers a new take on Italian cuisine by award-winning chef David Daniels who shows his signature flair through hand-made pastas, prime meats and classic New England seafood. Using quality, local farm-raised ingredients, Aragosta offers a warm, social atmosphere in a stunning waterfront setting. Also offering an open kitchen with Chef’s Counter and an outdoor terrace. B, L, D. Mon–Sun 6:30 a.m.– 10 p.m.; Sat & SB 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. aragostabistro.com.

AVENUE ONE RESTAURANT, Hyatt Regency, One Avenue de Lafayette, 617-912-1234. Newly renovated and located in the heart of the Theatre District, Avenue One restaurant and lounge serves contemporary New England cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Enjoy a refreshing cocktail, three-course prix fixe dinner or a delectable dessert. Discounted parking available. B 6:30–11:30 a.m., L noon–3 p.m., D 5–10 p.m. C, VP r egencyboston.hyatt.com.

BACK DECK, 2 West St. (corner of Washington), 617-6700320. With three deck spaces and a menu of grill-focused favorites, Back Deck invites everyone to gather around patio tables and chairs for a charcoal-cooked meal and backyardinspired cocktails. Its ambiance brings the outdoors inside with floor-to-ceiling open windows, carriage lighting, lush green planters, glazed brick and an open kitchen. Drawing inspiration from a roof deck, this restaurant is the ultimate urban retreat.

L, D, Sat & SB, C. BackDeckBoston.com.

BLU, 4 Avery St., 617-375-8550. Located in the heart of the Theatre District next door to the Ritz Carlton on the fourth floor, blu Restaurant and Bar is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a feast for the senses. Its contemporary American menu includes the all-time favorite lobster club. Featuring spectacular floor-to-ceiling windows, blu is perfect for a pre-show dinner, corporate events, weddings, cocktail receptions and

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BOSTON DINING GUIDE (continued) private dining. L Mon–Fri 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., D Mon–Sat 5–10 p.m. blurestaurant.com.

CITYPLACE, On Stuart Street between Tremont and S. Charles streets in the State Transportation Building. Enjoy handcrafted beers at Rock Bottom Brewery, delicious treats from Panera Bread and gourmet Chinese at P.F. Chang’s as well as flatbread sandwiches, specialty pizzas, custom burritos and more in the Food Court. B, L, D, C. cityplaceboston.com.

CLINK, The Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles St., 617-224-4004.

Clink serves the freshest North Atlantic seafood, seasonal New England fare and delicious artisanal meats, highlights of a menu that artfully marries European culinary tradition with contemporary American innovation. The dining room features vestiges of original jail cells and an open kitchen, while gold leather seats, butcher block tables and granite accents add to the contemporary style. Nightly, Clink’s lobby bar draws urban dwellers and hotel guests to an energetic and social nightlife scene in the heart of Boston. B 6:30–11 a.m., L 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m., D 5–11 p.m., SB 10 a.m.–3 p.m. clinkrestaurant.com.

DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE, 75 Arlington St., 617-357-4810. This Boston institution is located in Park Square, within walking distance to all theatres. The Northern Italian steakhouse menu includes a selection of homemade pastas and Brandt meats (aged New York sirloin, Niman Ranch pork chop, Provini porterhouse veal chop), as well as Davio’s classics and selection of fresh seafood, before or after the theatre. Enjoy a lighter fare menu in the spacious bar and parlor area. D Sun–Tue 5–10 p.m., Wed–Sat ’til 11 p.m., L Mon–Fri. VP. davios.com.

FAJITAS & ’RITAS, 25 West St., 617-426-1222. Established in 1989, Fajitas & ’Ritas is an easygoing restaurant and bar that features fresh, healthy Texan and barbecue cuisine at bargain prices. An all-around fun place to eat, drink and hang out, the walls are decorated with colorful murals and the bar boasts some of Boston’s best—and sturdiest—margaritas. L, D Mon & Tue 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.; Wed, Thu & Sat ’til 10 p.m.; Fri ’til 11 p.m.; Sun ’til 8 p.m. C. fajitasandritas.com.

THE HUNGRY I, 71½ Charles St., 617-227-3524. In a twostory townhouse with three working fireplaces and an outdoor patio, Chef Peter Ballarin celebrates 30 years of French country cuisine and creative desserts. Signature dishes include venison au poivre and braised rabbit a la moutard. Private dining rooms available. L, D, SB, C. hungryiboston.com.

JASPER WHITE’S SUMMER SHACK, 50 Dalton St., 617-8679955; 149 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, 617-520-9500.

Enjoy top-notch seafood such as pan-roasted lobster, awardwinning fried chicken and an impressive raw bar in a casual setting. L, D. summershackrestaurant.com.

LEGAL SEA FOODS, 558 Washington St., 617-692-8888; 26 Park Plaza, Park Square Motor Mart, 617-426-4444; 255 State St., Long Wharf, 617-227-3115; Copley Place, 100 Huntington Ave., 617-266-7775; 270 Northern Ave., Liberty Wharf, 617-477-2900; other locations. Legal Sea Foods, a Boston tradition for more than 50 years, features more than 40 varieties of fresh fish and shellfish as well as an award-winning wine list. Named “Boston’s Most Popular Restaurant” (Zagat 2010/2011). L & D. legalseafoods.com.

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MASSIMINO’S CUCINA ITALIANA, 207 Endicott St., 617-5235959. Owner/chef Massimino—former head chef of Naples’ Hotel Astoria and Switzerland’s Metropolitan Hotel—offers specialties like the veal chop stuffed with arugula, prosciutto, smoked mozzarella and black olives, amongst numerous other delights. L, D, C. Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 11 p.m. massiminosboston.com.

MERITAGE RESTAURANT + WINE BAR, Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf, 617-439-3995. Known for its excellence in wine and food pairings, Meritage enters a new era with an exciting transformation featuring a stylish, refined dining room, sophisticated wine bar and the addition of two new private dining rooms overlooking Boston Harbor. To complement the bold and elegant interiors, Chef Daniel Bruce has introduced a unique vineyard-to-table menu. D Tue–Sat 5–10 p.m., SB 10 a.m.–2 p.m. C, VP. meritagetherestaurant.com.

PARKER’S RESTAURANT, Omni Parker House, 60 School St. at Tremont Street, 617-725-1600. Executive chef Gerry Tice celebrates nostalgic cuisine with a contem­porary flair at Parker’s Restaurant, the birthplace of Boston Cream Pie, the Parker House Roll and Boston Scrod. B Mon–Fri 6:30–11 a.m., Sat–Sun 7–11:30 a.m., offering an elaborate buffet in addition to a la carte selections. L Mon–Fri 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m.; D Mon– Thu 5:30–10 p.m., Fri & Sat 5–10 p.m.

ROWES WHARF SEA GRILLE, Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf, 617-856-7744. Rowes Wharf Sea Grille delivers the sea straight to your table. Enjoy power breakfasts and lunches followed by a vibrant after-work cocktail and dinner scene. The sunlight-filled dining room or seasonal outdoor terrace is an ideal spot for a leisurely lunch or special date night. B 6:30–11 a.m., L 11:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Afternoon Tea 2:30–4 p.m., D 4:30–10 p.m. roweswharfseagrille.com.

RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE, 45 School St., 617-742-8401.

At Ruth’s Chris Steak House, each steak is hand-selected from the top 2% of the country’s beef, broiled to perfection at 1,800 degrees and served in the restaurant’s signature style—on a sizzling, 500-degree plate so every bite stays hot and delicious. Located at Old City Hall, Ruth’s Chris also features fresh seafood, an award-winning wine list and a gracious environment with warm hospitality. L, D, C. ruthschris.com.

THE TAJ BOSTON, 15 Arlington St., 617-536-5700. This 1927 landmark offers dishes reflecting the seasonal flavors of New England as well as authentic Indian dishes for dinner. The Cafe: B, L, D, Sat & SB. The Lounge: L, D, C. The Bar: L, D, C. tajhotels.com/boston.

TOP OF THE HUB, 800 Boylston St., Prudential Center, 617-536-1775. Located 52 stories above the city, Top of the Hub is Boston’s special occasion favorite. With upscale American cuisine, live entertainment nightly, a spectacular view and romantic atmosphere, Top of the Hub promises a unique experience for both visitors and native Bostonians alike. L, D, C, SB. topofthehub.net.

YE OLDE UNION OYSTER HOUSE, 41 Union St., 617-2272750. America’s oldest restaurant, now celebrating 191 years, serves Yankee-style seafood, beef and chicken, and is famed for the oyster bar where Daniel Webster dined daily.

Specialties include clam chowder and fresh lobster. L & D Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Fri & Sat ’til 10 p.m. C ’til midnight. unionoysterhouse.com.

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ining in a room perched on one of with wild Maine blueberries and classics like the the highest points in the city can be Clyde Mays old fashioned. Given the encyclopethrilling, yet at Top of the Hub the dic wine list, it would be a grievous oversight not spectacular view is merely an appetizer to point out that Top of the Hub has for an evening of fine food, drink and won Wine Spectator’s coveted Award entertainment. And while the vista TOP OF THE HUB of Excellence multiple times, offering may not change, the restaurant contin- 800 Boylston St. wines by the bottle, half-bottle and in ues to evolve, not only offering season- Prudential Center large format—not to mention the doz617-536-1775 ally and regionally inspired dishes, but Refer to Dining Guide, ens of vintages available by the glass. page 44 also an exciting new lounge menu that For those looking to make an makes the expansive bar area an even entire evening out of their Top of more welcoming destination for a the Hub experience, the aforemenThe lounge menu special night on the town. tioned lounge victuals make for a Under the expert direction of offers a perfect perfect prelude to the eatery’s nightly Executive Chef Stefan Jarausch, the live music performances. Sandwiches, prelude to the kitchen at Top of the Hub continues soups, salads, flatbreads, oysters and to turn out a wide array of fresh nightly live music. shareable platters (charcuterie and seafood—from appetizers like the cheese or pork belly banh mi sliders, grilled baby octopus and exquisitely anyone?) are highlights for smaller creamy lobster bisque to hearty entrées like the appetites, while more substantial dishes including Atlantic herb-crusted halibut served with mussels, New England fish & chips, duck confit crispy chickzucchini pearls and saffron pasta in a tomato en breast, spaghettini with white clam sauce and broth—as well as Instagram-worthy indulgences seared Georges Bank scallops are featured as well. like the perfectly cooked, nearly-fork-tender Whether you need a pre-theatre stopover, grilled filet mignon. Speaking of indulgences, a place to celebrate a special occasion or a the bar also mixes it up with creative, refreshing memorable spot to spend time with that special cocktails such as the blueberry mojito crafted someone, Top of the Hub has you covered.

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