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WHAT’S NEXT JAN

Waitress Jan 22–27 | BCH

Dorrance Dance ETM: Double Down Jan 30 | BCH

FEB

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet Feb 5 | MCT

Songs of Freedom Feb 8 & 9 | MCT

MAR

A Thousand Thoughts Kronos Quartet and Sam Green Mar 27 | BCH

Teatro Línea de Sombra Amarillo Mar 28 & 29 | MCT

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Fiddler on the Roof Apr 2–7 | BCH

Terence Blanchard and Rennie Harris Caravan Apr 11 | BCH

Anastasia Feb 12–17 | BCH

The University of Texas Jazz Orchestra with Joe Lovano Apr 13 | BRH

Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar Apr 26 | BCH

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Cats May 7–12 | BCH

Hamilton May 28–Jun 16 | BCH

Texas Performing Arts Essential Series BCH Bass Concert Hall

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Lexus Broadway in Austin BRH Bates Recital Hall

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LOEWY LOEWY LAW FIRM LOEWY LOEWYLAW LAW LAWFIRM FIRM FIRM

Engaging with the Student Arts Audience For many Texas Performing Arts student employees, Tim Rogers is a familiar face around campus.

As Assistant Director of Student Engagement at TPA, Tim is their go-to guy for all fun activities within the organization: Hook ’em Arts, AmBASSadors, student employment, and The Loft.

This very talented and very busy employee has also taken on a new professional venture—teaching. In the spring of 2019, Tim will teach a class on campus within the College of Fine Arts. The course, Engaging with the Arts from the Audience, offers students an opportunity to

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fulfill a fine arts requirement or an elective while gaining a deeper understanding of the arts.

“I hope to show my students the impact of all types of art and how unfamiliar artwork can be rewarding,” said Tim. “I want to help them learn new ways to appreciate the arts.”

The class will give students the opportunity to blend their academic time with the performing arts, exposing them to these worldclass experiences on campus that they may otherwise miss. Students will learn about the history and context of fine arts performances in Texas Performing Arts Essential Series Season as well as other mediums of art like sculpture, digital art, and gallery artwork while exploring the impact it leaves on our culture.

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participating or viewing that art, understanding where it came from can enrich our experience,” said Tim. Although this spring will mark his second class, Tim has been making strides towards creating this fusion of academics and live performances for some time.

“When I initially joined the team in 2013, I had an interest in eventually teaching,” said Tim. “I researched Student Engagement programs at peer institutions and took note of ways that we might fill in the gaps.”

Over the course of his six-year tenure, the UT alumnus (Master of Music, 2008) has been working with Texas Performing Arts Director and Associate Dean Kathy Panoff and the Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Andrew Dell’Antonio to develop this course and provide the best performing arts experience to texasperformingarts.org

“I hope to show my students the impact of all types of art and how unfamiliar artwork can be rewarding.” our students.

And although a student’s time on campus is generally brief in the grand scheme of their professional careers, Tim knows that this is the best time in their lives to explore all that the fine arts has to offer.

“Like the fine arts, the population of students is constantly changing.

The average student is on campus for four years and then moves on to the next part of their life,” said Tim. “It’s exciting to see them grow personally and professionally over the years. I find that part of my job is very fulfilling.”

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What Should I See Next?

BEGIN HERE The movement and music are amazing.

WHAT DID YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE?

WHICH EXPRESSION OF ART IS YOUR FAVORITE?

Dance is great!

I loved the storyline!

I love music!

Theater rules!

WHAT KIND OF STORIES DO YOU LIKE TO HEAR?

Stories with historical value

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

Dorrance Dance ETM: Double Down

Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar

Songs of Freedom

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Terence Blanchard and Rennie Harris Caravan

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A Thousand Thoughts Kronos Quartet and Sam Green

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Stories with multimedia elements

Student Spotlight At Texas Performing Arts, we professionally involve students in every aspect of our organization. Having the opportunity to show, connect, and inspire our students to be the next generation of arts leaders is one of the most important things we do.

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Hannah Robbins Hopkins Second-Year Masters Student Senior Student Associate for Campus & Community Engagement Information Studies/ English

e met with Hannah Robbins Hopkins to chat about the performing arts, her academic studies, and her time as a valued student employee.

INFORMATION STUDIES AND ENGLISH IS AN INTERESTING COMBINATION OF MAJORS. TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THAT.

I love getting to do interdisciplinary work, and I believe that my research is so much stronger for it. Most of my research deals with teenagers’ communication practices in online spaces and the ways in which they are really making and shaping language in areas like social media.

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Being a part of a dual program means that we’re able to engage with wonderful faculty and exciting research across several parts of campus.

WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AT TPA?

This is my second year as the Senior Student Associate for Campus & Community Engagement (CCE).

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Arts and Academic Connection program. This role gives me the opportunity to visit area schools to work with teachers and administrators as we’re designing lessons. I also help design educational tours, coordinate events, and create other resources for CCE.

AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SUCH A PASSION FOR EDUCATION AND THE ARTS, HOW DO YOU FEEL THE PERFORMING ARTS IMPACTS THE STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE?

When students see themselves represented in the performing arts, there’s an invitation to create their own dreams. Attending youth performances can help them to be inclusive, engaged, and considerate community members. As students are learning about self-expression, exposure to the arts can be instrumental in fostering healthy relationships.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS?

I love seeing students and new artists stretch themselves technically and creatively. Whether it’s a new role as a stage manager or especially complex choreography, it’s evident when students have put in the long hours of work and are truly proud of the results.

TEXAS INNER CIRCLE Take your Texas Performing Arts experience to the next level by becoming a member of the Texas Inner Circle.

Your membership supports our educational engagement programs, the student employment program, and last season, thanks to donors like you, Texas Performing Arts was able to provide 14,000 $10 Student Tickets to the Central Texas community.

Memberships start at just $150 for the year and include: • Free Parking • Behind-the-Scenes Tours • Access to our members-only Texas Inner Circle Lounge with pre-ordered drink service and express elevator To Join call 512.232.8567, or email support@texasperformingarts.org

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT WORKING AT TPA?

Brenda Simms is really an incredible supervisor and leader. Every single day, she comes to work focused on teachers and students, finding the best ways to make them feel heard and supported. Brenda constantly stretches herself to better, and more creatively, serve schools and communities. texasperformingarts.org

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THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION JAMES L. NEDERLANDER THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP CAMERON MACKINTOSH ROY FURMAN JOHN GORE STELLA LA RUE GROVE ENTERTAINMENT BURNT UMBER PRODUCTIONS INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK/AL NOCCIOLINO PETER MAY

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MUSIC BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER BASED ON “OLD POSSUM’S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS” BY T. S. ELIOT THE “CATS” COMPANY: ZACHARY S. BERGER CAITLIN BOND NICK BURRAGE ERIN CHUPINSKY TONY D’ALELIO KAITLYN DAVIDSON PHILLIP DECEUS PJ DIGAETANO MARIA FAILLA KERI RENÉ FULLER TION GASTON JUSTIN W. GEISS TIMOTHY GULAN DAN HOY ROSE IANNACCONE LAURA KATHERINE KAUFMAN TYLER JOHN LOGAN MCGEE MADDOX BRANDON MICHAEL NASE DEVIN NEILSON CHARLOTTE O’DOWD EMILY JEANNE PHILLIPS LEXIE PLATH MARIAH REIVES ADAM RICHARDSON ETHAN SAVIET LIZ SCHMITZ TRICIA TANGUY HALLI TOLAND AHREN VICTORY ANTHONY MICHAEL ZAS AND ANDY MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN MUSIC SUPERVISION BY KRISTEN BLODGETTE M U S I C D I R E C T O R E R I C K A N G M U S I C C O O R D I N AT O R TA L I T H A F E H R CASTING BY TARA RUBIN CASTING / LINDSAY LEVINE, CSA AND XAVIER RUBIANO, CSA TOUR BOOKING, MARKETING AND PUBLICITY DIRECTION BOND THEATRICAL GROUP TOUR MANAGEMENT TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT GREGG DAMANTI GENERAL MANAGEMENT KAREN BERRY PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER DONAVAN DOLAN COMPANY MANAGER AARON QUINTANA O R C H E S T R AT I O N S B Y A N D R E W L L O Y D W E B B E R & D A V I D C U L L E N SCENIC AND COSTUME DESIGN BY JOHN NAPIER LIGHTING DESIGN BY NATASHA KATZ SOUND DESIGN BY MICK POTTER A S S O C I AT E C H O R E O G R A P H E R K I M C R A V E N A S S O C I AT E D I R E C T O R / C H O R E O G R A P H E R C H R I S S I E C A R T W R I G H T C H O R E O G R A P H Y B Y A N DY B L A N K E N B U E H L E R B A S E D O N T H E O R I G I N A L C H O R E O G R A P H Y B Y G I L L I A N LY N N E DIRECTED BY TREVOR NUNN

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Zachary S. Berger

Caitlin Bond

Nick Burrage

Erin Chupinksy

Tony d’Alelio

Kaitlyn Davidson

Phillip Deceus

PJ DiGaetano

Maria Failla

Keri René Fuller

Tion Gaston

Justin W. Geiss

Timothy Gulan

Dan Hoy

Rose Iannaccone

Tyler John Logan

McGee Maddox

Laura Katherine Kaufman

Brandon Michael Nase

Devin Neilson

Charlotte O’Dowd

Emily Jeanne Phillips

Lexie Plath

Mariah Reives

Adam Richardson

Ethan Saviet

Liz Schmitz

Tricia Tanguy

Halli Toland

Ahren Victory

Anthony Michael Zas

Andy Michael Zimmermann

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For Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tugger: ZACHARY S. BERGER, TYLER JOHN LOGAN; for Grizabella: MARIA FAILLA, TRICIA TANGUY; for Mistoffelees: PJ DiGAETANO, JUSTIN W. GEISS; for Munkustrap: ZACHARY S. BERGER, TYLER JOHN LOGAN; for Peter/Bustopher Jones/Asparagus: ADAM RICHARDSON, ANDY MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN; for Victor/Old Deuteronomy: ADAM RICHARDSON, ANDY MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Company The Naming of Cats� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Company Invitation to the Jellicle Ball � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Victoria, Mistoffelees, Munkustrap The Old Gumbie Cat � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Munkustrap, Jennyanydots, Jellylorum, Demeter, Bombalurina The Rum Tum Tugge � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Rum Tum Tugger, Company Entry of Grizabella � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Grizabella, Demeter, Bombalurina, Company Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Bustopher Jones, Jennyanydots, Bombalurina, Jellylorum, Company Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer Old Deuteronomy � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger, Old Deuteronomy Song of the Jellicles and the Jellicle Ball � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Company Memory � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Grizabella ACT II Introduction to Act II/The Moments of Happiness � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Old Deuteronomy, Sillabub Gus the Theatre Cat � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Jellylorum, Asparagus The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Asparagus, Old Deuteronomy, Munkustrap, Company Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Skimbleshanks, Company Macavity, The Mystery Cat � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Demeter, Bombalurina, Company Magical Mister Mistoffelees � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Mistoffelees, Rum Tum Tugger, Company Memory � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Sillabub, Munkustrap, Grizabella Journey to the Heaviside Layer � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Company The Ad-dressing of Cats � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Old Deuteronomy, Company Finale Prologue — “Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” additional lyric material written by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe “Memory” lyric written by Trevor Nunn, based on poems by T.S. Eliot THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION CATS ORCHESTRA Music Director/Conductor: Eric Kang Associate Music Director/Keyboard: Evan Roider Keyboards: Luke Flood, David Robison, David Sawicki Reeds: Garrett Hack, Dave Stambaugh Guitar: Ralph Agresta; Bass: John Toney Drums/Percussion: Aaron Nix Music Supervisor: Kristen Blodgette Associate Music Supervisor: Brian Taylor Keyboard Programmer: Stuart Andrews Music Coordinator: Talitha Fehr

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST ZACHARY S. BERGER (Swing) hails from Niskayuna, NY and couldn’t be more excited to be back into the junkyard. Credits include: CATS (International Tour); Jekyll and Hyde (World Tour); Hello, Dolly! National tour starring Sally Struthers (Cornelius u/s). Off-Broadway: The Kid, 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor) at Sacramento Music Circus, My Fair Lady (Freddy) at Theater by the Sea. PCLO, Pioneer Theater Company.

Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, BFA Musical Theater/Drama. “Spread love.”

CAITLIN BOND (Victoria) is thrilled to be making her Broadway National touring debut! She has performed in professional productions with Atlantic City Ballet, Ballet West Academy, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and appeared on Season 14 of “So You Think You Can Dance.” Thanks to Mom and Dad for their love and support.

NICK BURRAGE (Dance Captain/Swing) BFA Dance Marymount Manhattan College. National tours: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

Notable dance credits: The Joyce Theater, Jacob’s Pillow, Emery Lecrone Dance, KENZO

by H&M Fashion Show. Much love to family and friends! Proudly repped by CESD. @nickburrage ERIN CHUPINSKY (Dance Captain/Swing) Off-Broadway: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Tours: Love Never Dies (US Premiere); Hello, Dolly!; CATS; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Wonderful Town (1st Nat’l). Regional Favorites: The Tempest (Ariel), Beauty and the Beast (Babette), Chicago, Victor Victoria. Training: BFA Western Michigan University, LAMDA (London). Erin has run 27 marathons and is an ironman triathlete.

Love and gratitude to Kristen, Andy and Karen. erinchupinsky.com @erinchupinsky TONY d’ALELIO (Mungojerrie) is elated to be back on the road dancing a role he has loved since kindergarten. Off-Broadway: This Ain’t No Disco World Premier. Other National Tours: Matilda the Musical (Michael Wormwood), Kinky Boots (Angel), Beauty and the Beast (LeFou). Regional: The Kennedy Center, The Maltz Jupiter Theatre, The Wick. Creator of upcoming Web Series: “Daydream”. Thank you Mom, teachers, family, and friends. @tonydalelio KAITLYN DAVIDSON (Jellylorum) Broadway: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Nice Work If You Can Get It. texasperformingarts.org

National Tour: Bright Star (Lucy Grant), R&H’s Cinderella (Ella), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Judy). Regional: Riverside Theatre: Chicago (Roxie); The Cape Playhouse: The Music Man (Marian Paroo). CCM Alum. Thanks to Andy, Lindsay, DGRW, Mom and Dad! Instagram: @kaitlyndavidson27 PHILLIP DECEUS (Alonzo) A New Jersey Native is thrilled to be performing on the North American tour of CATS. Regional Credits: My One and Only, On Kentucky Avenue; International: Tokyo Disney Sea Resort and Vegas The Show. Thanks to all my Family, friends for your love and support.

PJ DIGAETANO (Coricopat) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut in CATS. Credits: CATS (Mr. Mistoffelees) Royal Caribbean, Iceploration (Austin) Busch Gardens, Singer/ Dancer on Regent Cruise’s Navigator (traveled to 55 countries and 6 continents). Love to my family, friends, and incredible mom. Dreams do come true! Instagram: @itspjdigaetano MARIA FAILLA (Cats Chorus) Broadway: CATS. Tours: Sound of Music, Evita, West Side Story. Regional: Man of La Mancha (Shakespeare Theatre Co), Pirates of Penzance, The Vagabond King. B.M. Rice University.

Love to my family, Billy and HAA. mariafailla. com @mvf10 Like houseplants? Subscribe to Maria’s Planty Podcast @bloomandgrowradio on iTunes and Instagram!

KERI RENÉ FULLER (Grizabella) National Tour Debut! Previous credits- Broadway: Waitress (Francine & Jenna u/s). Regionally, she has appeared in Murder Ballad (Sara), Les Misérables (Eponine), Lizzie Borden (Lizzie), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Esmeralda), Dogfight (Rose). Proud BM Baldwin Wallace University Alumna and member of the Actor’s Equity Association. Thank you to the Lord as well as endless gratitude to CGF, Lindsay from Tara Rubin, Trevor, Andy, Brian and Kristen, and the magic that is our Creative Team for this life altering experience. Love to BWMT’15, Mom, Dad, and Michael. For KJB and Tiff. @krfuller13 TION GASTON (Mistoffelees) is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. Tion is an undergraduate student at Point Park University majoring in dance. Regional credits include: Brigadoon, 21

WHO’S WHO in the CAST Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Throughly Modern Millie. Tion is ecstatic to be embarking on this new journey with CATS. Tion wants to give a huge thanks to God, his family, and all his teachers! @tion_9 JUSTIN W. GEISS (Swing) So pumped to be joining CATS! Regional: Newsies (Henry, U/S Crutchie), A Chorus Line (Bobby). Training at Houston Ballet Academy and the Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet 2 Program. Special thanks to my friends and family who have supported me throughout my entire career.

TIMOTHY GULAN (Peter/Bustopher Jones/ Asparagus) Broadway/Tours: The Last Ship, Les Misérables, South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Some Like It Hot, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, Carousel, Falsettos, The Lion King, Blood Brothers, Passion, The Frogs.

Premieres: Mr. Knightley in Emma @streamingmusicals.com, For the Boys, Houdini, the King Stag, Just So, Get In the Car. Movies/ TV: South Pacific, Passion, The Knick, Ice Age, Boardwalk Empire, The Producers.

Regional: The Glass Menagarie, Arsenic and Old Lace, Amadeus, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Billy Elliot, Bridges of Madison County, Big Fish. Tim teaches throughout the country. Thanks Professional Artists, Tara Rubin Casting. Love Kat. timothygulan.com DAN HOY (Munkustrap) is thrilled to be a part of the CATS family. Touring Debut. Regional: Jehan/Aphrodisius (Quasimodo U/S) in the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Great Lakes/Idaho Shakes), Gabe in Next to Normal (BTOTS), Jamie in Last Five Years (Revolution Theatrics), Pippin in Pippin (Thin Air Theater). Graduate of BWMT (2018) and the Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Academy (2014). Special thanks to Erin, Mallory and Melissa at CESD and Lindsay/Tara Rubin. He is grateful to his friends and family (Mom, Dad, Lizzie, Rachel, Grace and Zane) for all of their love and support. IG/Twitter:@ dan_jhoy; FB:@DanHoy95 | danhoy.org ROSE IANNACCONE (Rumpleteazer) is ecstatic to take on her first national tour with CATS! Regional: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Newsies, Gypsy, Singin’ in the Rain (Broadway at Music Circus) Mamma Mia! (Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse). IAMT ’18! Rose gives special thanks to all her family, friends, and teachers. Meow!

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LAURA KATHERINE KAUFMAN (Swing) is thrilled to join the 1st National Tour of CATS. Previous: An American in Paris 1st National Tour, Odyssey Dance Theatre, City Ballet of SD. BFA Dance From the U of Arizona. Thanks to the CATS team, Miller-Marley, Lakey Wolff, and her incredible parents. This is for you! @yuzzz12 TYLER JOHN LOGAN (Plato/Macavity) National Tour: Elf; American Musical Theatre Dance Company. Regional: “Riff” in West Side Story (Ordway, North Shore, Theatre by the Sea), Annie (Hollywood Bowl), Honeymoon in Vegas (Marriott Theatre). Huge thank you to his phenomenal family and incredible friends. @tylerlogan31 MCGEE MADDOX (Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tugger) From Spartanburg, South Carolina I am thrilled to be back on the road and in such an iconic show! First National Tour: An American in Paris/ Jerry Mulligan. Principal Dancer: The National Ballet of Canada. I want to thank my friends, family, and the lovely Charlotte. @mcgeemaddox BRANDON MICHAEL NASE (Victor/Old Deuteronomy) Thrilled to be joining the CATS family! Regional: American Repertory Theater, Asolo Rep, Bucks County Playhouse, Casa Mañana, Dallas Theatre Center, Tulane Summer Lyric, 3D Theatricals. Training: BM University of North Texas, MM NYU. Infinite thanks to God, Tara Rubin, DDO, and family (especially my rocks; Lauren, Anaya, and Ellis). For my Annie. brandonmichaelnase.com; @brandonmichaelnase DEVIN NEILSON (Tumblebrutus) a native of St. George Utah, is thrilled to be joining the North American Tour of CATS. Theatre credits include Race in Disney’s Newsies, Pepper in Mamma Mia!, Gideon in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Le Fou in Beauty and the Beast. Training: Brigham Young University, Music Dance Theatre BFA. CHARLOTTE O’DOWD (Swing) Broadway & 1st National Tour: An American in Paris. Regional: Chicago, Wizard of Oz, Disney’s Little Mermaid, Joseph. Vegas: Cirque du Soleil The Beatles LOVE, Steve Wynn’s Showstoppers. Canada’s National Ballet School graduate. Endless love and thanks to mom, dad, Laura, Hannah, Ellen, Rachel & McGee. Thanks MSA! Instagram:@chassychassimi EMILY JEANNE PHILLIPS (Jennyanydots) National Tours: Elf, the Musical (MSG). Offtexasperformingarts.org

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST Broadway: Attack of the Elvis Impersonators.

Regional: Goodspeed, Papermill Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Fulton Opera House and more! Thank you to GBM, Lindsey Levine, Andy and the Creatives. Love to Dad and Becca! emilyjeannephillips.com

Degarmo), Sister Act, CATS (Grizabella), The Producers, Disney on Classic concert tour (Japan). Regional: Merry-GoRound Playhouse, Theatre Aspen. Ithaca College grad (BFA Musical Theater) and Cleveland, OH native. Love to family & friends! triciatanguy.com @TriciaTanguy

LEXIE PLATH (Bombalurina) is honored to be a part of this magical legacy. National Tours: Bullets Over Broadway (First National), Anything Goes (Virtue). Regional: A Chorus Line (Val, Arvada Center), Bullets Over Broadway (Ogunquit Playhouse), Guys & Dolls (Fulton Theatre). To my family & Conor, love you mean it. Insta: @lexie.plath

HALLI TOLAND (Tantomile) Broadway: Carousel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Regional: The Muny, Music Theatre Wichita.

Proud graduate of the University of Michigan, Class of 2017. Thanks to HCKR, friends, teachers, and most especially Mom, Dad, Nikki, Troy and Scottie. @hallitoland

MARIAH REIVES (Cassandra) was born and raised in Sanford, North Carolina. She trained at UNCSA for high school and graduated from Marymount Manhattan College. Regional theatres include NY City Center, The Muny, and Theatre Under The Stars. This is Reives’ first national tour. A huge thanks to my family and friends for the support and my amazing agents at Bloc NYC. @mariahreives ADAM RICHARDSON (Cats Chorus) Regional credits: We Shall Not Be Moved (The Apollo), Showboat (Westchester Broadway Theatre), CATS (Flatrock Playhouse). Tour: Porgy and Bess (Europe/Middle East). Proud Carnegie Mellon University and Juilliard alum! Thanks to God, mom and dad, siblings, family/friends, Tara Rubin Casting, and Kathy and the entire Encompass team.

ETHAN SAVIET (Skimbleshanks) is thrilled to be joining the tour of CATS. Past regional credits include Pittsburgh CLO, Syracuse Stage, and MGR Playhouse. BFA, Syracuse University. Thanks to my friends and family for the love and support.

LIZ SCHMITZ (Demeter) Thrilled to be in the junkyard! 1st National Tour: An American in Paris, Matilda. Regional: The Fulton Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO. BFA Penn State University, Crew15! Endless love and gratitude to my family. @LizSchmitz TRICIA TANGUY (Cats Chorus) OffBroadway: The Marvelous Wonderettes (Original and Revival companies). National Tours: Joseph...Dreamcoat (U/S Diana 24

AHREN VICTORY (Sillabub) Thrilled to be making her Broadway National Tour debut at the Jellicle Ball! New York based artist, recently performed at Jacob’s Pillow and BC BEAT with Breton Follies. Love & Gratitude to my Family, Friends, LDC Artist Rep., Mentors for their endless support. DZLAM! Check Meowt: AhrenVictory.com & Instagram: @ahren.victory ANTHONY MICHAEL ZAS (Pouncival) is thrilled to be a part of this legendary production!

Anthony’s most notable credits include the 1st National Tour of Newsies where he played the roles of Elmer and Spot Conlon. Anthony was then asked to reprise his role of Elmer in the filming of Newsies Live! Anthony recently made his television debut dancing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Back to Brooklyn” special! Anthony wants to thank all his friends and family for their endless support! @anthonymzas ANDY MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN (Cats Chorus) is thrilled to make his National Tour debut! Musicals: Carousel (Enoch Snow), Into the Woods (The Baker), Street Scene (Daniel Buchanan). Operas: Die Zauberflöte (Tamino), Don Pasquale (Ernesto), Roméo et Juliette (Roméo). Thanks Roth & Associates East, Kristen Blodgette and Tara Rubin Casting! Love to Mom, Dad and Sam. @AndyZimmann ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (Composer) is the composer of some of the world’s best known musicals including CATS, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Phantom of the Opera (which celebrated its 30th anniversary on Broadway this year) and Sunset Boulevard. texasperformingarts.org

WHO’S WHO in the CAST When Sunset Boulevard joined School of Rock – The Musical, CATS and Phantom on Broadway in February 2017 he became the only person to equal the record set in 1953 by Rodgers and Hammerstein with four shows running concurrently. As well as The Phantom Of The Opera and CATS his productions include the groundbreaking Bombay Dreams which introduced the double Oscar winning Bollywood composer AR Rahman to the Western stage. As a composer and producer, Lloyd Webber is one of an elite group of artists to have achieved EGOT status by receiving an Emmy, four Grammys including Best Contemporary Classical Composition for Requiem, his setting of the Latin Requiem mass, an Oscar and eight Tony Awards including the 2018 Special Tony for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Additionally he has been honored with seven Oliviers, a Golden Globe, the Praemium Imperiale, the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre, a BASCA Fellowship, and the Kennedy Center Honor. He owns seven London theatres including the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the London Palladium. He is passionate about the importance of music in education and the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has become one of Britain’s leading charities supporting the arts and music. In 2016 the Foundation funded a major new national initiative which endowed the American Theatre Wing with a $1.3 million, three-year grant to support theatre education opportunities for underserved young people and public schools across the U.S. He was knighted

by Her Majesty The Queen in 1992 and created a life peer in 1997. To mark his 70th birthday, his bestselling autobiography Unmasked was published by HarperCollins in March 2018.

THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT (Poet & Lyricist) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 26, 1888. He was educated at Harvard, the Sorbonne in Paris and Merton College, Oxford.

He settled in England in 1915 and taught briefly at two schools before joining Lloyds Bank in the city of London. His first volume of poems, Prufrock and Other Observations, was published in 1917. The Waste Land, his most famous work, was first published in 1922. In 1925 he left the bank to become a director of the publishing house of Faber. There have been several individual and collected editions of his poetry, as well as volumes of his literary and social criticism; he also wrote a number of verse plays, including Murder texasperformingarts.org

in the Cathedral, which was commissioned for the Canterbury Festival of 1935. T.S. Eliot had a great affection for cats, and “Possum” was his alias among his friends. Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats appeared in October 1939 and was the basis for CATS. He received many honors and distinctions, among them the Order of Merit and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Eliot died in January 1965 and was posthumously awarded the 1983 Tony Award for the book of CATS. TREVOR NUNN (Director) From 1968 to 1986, he was the youngest-ever artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, directing more than 30 productions, from classics to new works including Nicholas Nickleby and Les Misérables. He was later director of the National Theatre, where award-winning productions included Not About Nightingales, Troilus and Cressida, Oklahoma!, The Merchant of Venice, Summerfolk, My Fair Lady, A Streetcar Named Desire, Anything Goes and Love’s Labour’s Lost. He directed the world premieres of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia and Rock ’n’ Roll; and of CATS, Sunset Boulevard, Starlight Express, Aspects of Love and The Woman in White by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Other theatre includes Hamlet, Richard II, Inherit the Wind, Kiss Me Kate (Old Vic); A Little Night Music (West End and Broadway); Heartbreak House, Flare Path, The Tempest (Theatre Royal, Haymarket); All That Fall (59E59); The Wars of the Roses (Rose Theatre); Pericles (TFANA).

GILLIAN LYNNE (Original Choreographer) 1926-2018: The first non-royal woman to have a London theatre named after her: the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Broadway: The Roar of the Greasepaint…, Pickwick; How Now, Dow Jones; CATS (Olivier Award, Tony nomination), Aspects of Love, The Phantom of the Opera (Tony Nomination); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Off-Broadway/Regional: Jeeves Takes Charge, Now Or Never, Imaginary Invalid (WTC).

Gillian’s iconic work on CATS and Phantom has been seen and enjoyed by millions worldwide along with her direction of the television programs A Simple Man and Le Morte D’Arthur (both BBC). Awards: BAFTA, 2013 Olivier Special Award, Golden Rose of Montreux (“The Muppet Show” series), Vienna’s Silver Order of Merit in 1983 (for directing the first proscenium arch production of CATS enabling the show to tour the world), Mr. Abbot Award, Molière 25

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Her “White Cat” solo was honored by the American Dance Machine in 2015. Her husband, the actor Peter Land proudly oversees her legacy.

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She has been the associate musical supervisor for The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway since 1988 and supervised 15 subsequent companies of Phantom worldwide. She served as musical supervisor for Love Never Dies in Hamburg and the National Tour. Additional Broadway: Evita, Mary Poppins, LoveMusik, The Woman in White, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Little Night Music and rehearsal pianist for Carrie with Betty Buckley. She recently was the conductor for the Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close. National tour: On Your Toes, Jerry’s Girls, Barnum and Bounce (Goodman, Kennedy Center).

ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER (Choreographer) Mr. Blankenbuehler is proud to have received the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors for his work on the musical Hamilton. He is three-time Tony Award winner for his choreography in the Broadway productions of Bandstand, In The Heights and Hamilton for which he also received London’s Olivier Award. The recent production of Bandstand (director/choreographer) also received the Drama Desk and Chita Rivera Award for Best Choreography. Other Broadway credits include Bring It On (Tony nomination), 9 To 5 (Tony nomination), The People In The Picture, The Apple Tree, Annie, and the recent revival of CATS. Other theatrical work includes Desperately Seeking Susan (West End), the world premiere of the new musical FLY (Dallas Theatre Center), The Wiz (City Center Encores), A Little Princess (Andrew Lippa), and the recent international tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Upcoming projects include the new musical Only Gold with British singer/songwriter Kate Nash. On television, Mr. Blankenbuehler’s work has been seen on the Lionsgate/ABC remake of Dirty Dancing, America’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, the Sopranos, MTV, Sesame Street featuring Janelle Monae, as well as many commercials. He has staged concert work for both Elton John and Bette Midler, and he conceived, directed and choreographed the hit Caesars Palace production Nights On Broadway. He is currently working on a new limited series on FX about the lives of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon and also on the new film adaptation of CATS. As a performer, Mr. Blankenbuehler has danced on Broadway in Fosse, Contact, Man of La Mancha, Saturday Night Fever, Steel Pier, Big and Guys and Dolls. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Blankenbuehler resides in New York City, with his wife Elly and two children, Luca and Sofia. Mr. Blankenbuehler is a recipient of a special 2015 Drama Desk Award for his achievement in the theatre.

NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Designer) is a New York-based lighting designer who has designed lighting for many varieties of entertainment, including dance and opera companies, concerts, regional theatres, Off- Broadway, Las Vegas, TV and permanent lighting installations. She is a six-time Tony Award winner whose recent Broadway credits include Frozen, Springsteen on Broadway, Hello Dolly, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Aladdin, An American in Paris, Once, The Glass Menagerie, Aida and Beauty and the Beast. CATS is her second show with Andrew Lloyd Webber after designing School of Rock on Broadway last season.

KRISTEN BLODGETTE (Music Supervisor) was associate musical supervisor for CATS (original Broadway, tours, Copenhagen) and musical supervisor/conductor for the Broadway revival.

MICK POTTER (Sound Designer) School of Rock (Drama Desk Award nominee), The Phantom of the Opera (Parnelli Award), Les Misérables (Tony Award nominee, Helpmann

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST Award), Miss Saigon (Broadway World Audience Award, London), Love Never Dies (Green Room Award), CATS (Drama Desk Award nominee), The Woman in White (Olivier Award), Saturday Night Fever, Bombay Dreams, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act, Joseph, Zorro the Musical, The Sound of Music, Evita, Betty Blue Eyes, From Here to Eternity, Barnum, Sunset Boulevard, Carousel, Chess.

CHRISSIE CARTWRIGHT (Associate Director/Choreographer) West End, performer: Billy, Irene, Evita, Barnum, Blondel; Choreographer: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Sherlock Holmes the Musical, Mack and Mabel. Tours: The Entertainer, Devil’s Virtuoso, Annie, The Card, On the Twentieth Century, The Witches of Eastwick, Showbizpops Orchestra’s The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. TV choreography: Kiss Me Kate, Alas Smith and Jones, Hit Dancing. Associate director/choreographer: Five Guys Named Moe (London, NY, Australia), CATS all over the world, Brick by Bricusse, Dear World.

Movement director and musical staging: The Private Ear and The Public Eye, Birdsong, This is the Hour – a celebration of the music of Claude-Michel Schönberg. Children’s director: Mary Poppins. Resident director: CATS, Joseph…, Sister Act, The Wizard of Oz. KIM CRAVEN (Associate Choreographer) Resident Choreographer - CATS (Broadway).

Resident Director - Come Fly Away and Times They Are A-Changin’ (Broadway). Associate Director/ Choreographer - Movin’ Out (London). Associate Choreographer - Honeymoon in Vegas (Broadway).

Dance Supervisor - Movin’ Out (1st National), Swing! (1st National). Dance Captain - Mamma Mia! (1st National & Vegas), On The Town (Broadway). Associate Choreographer - Damn Yankees and The Full Monty (Papermill Playhouse).

Kim began her career with The Pennsylvania Ballet and is part of the faculty at NYCDA. ELLENORE SCOTT (Assistant Choreographer) Broadway: King Kong (associate choreographer), Head Over Heels (associate choreographer), CATS Revival (assistant choreographer), Falsettos Revival (assistant choreographer). Off-Broadway: Pride and Prejudice at Cherry Lane Theater (choreographer). Artistic Director of ELSCO Dance Company. Instagram: @ellenorescott LILI FROEHLICH (Assistant Choreographer) 28

Broadway: CATS (Electra, DC, u/s Sillabub, Jennyanydots & Rumpleteazer). Tours: Hamilton (Swing/DC) and Joseph . . .

Dreamcoat (Ensemble). Lili is originally from Fort Worth, TX and is a proud graduate of Otterbein University in Westerville, OH. She is so grateful for this opportunity!

BRIAN TAYLOR (Associate Music Supervisor) Broadway credits include CATS (Associate Conductor), Evita (Assistant Conductor), An American in Paris, Cinderella, and Mary Poppins. Rehearsal piano for Sunday in the Park With George at New York City Center, and Paint Your Wagon and Lady Be Good! at City Center Encores. Keyboard for Jesus Christ Superstar live on NBC. ERIC KANG (Music Director/Conductor) National tours: Love Never Dies (assistant conductor), A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder 1st National (pianist). New York: Bunnicula (assistant music director). Regional: Merrily We Roll Along, The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, and others. Degrees from New York University and Williams College. Support Arts Education in your public schools!

STUART ANDREWS (Keyboard Programmer) Broadway/West End: The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Evita, Mary Poppins, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Woman in White. West End: Miss Saigon, CATS, Stephen Ward, The Wizard of Oz, Betty Blue Eyes, Love Never Dies, Oliver!, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Sound of Music, La Cage aux Folles.

TALITHA FEHR (Music Coordinator) has worked on over 70 national and international tours and productions. Highlights include: Sister Act, Mamma Mia!, School of Rock, Come Fly Away, and Love Never Dies, as well as the Vancouver Olympic Ceremonies 2010. She dedicates her work on CATS to the memory of her mentor, Sam Lutfiyya.

TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting) Selected Broadway and National Tours: Ain’t Too Proud (upcoming), King Kong, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, The Band’s Visit, Prince of Broadway, Indecent, Bandstand, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, A Bronx Tale, CATS, Falsettos, Disaster!, School of Rock, Les Misérables, The Heiress, texasperformingarts.org

WHO’S WHO in the CAST The Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, Shrek, Spamalot, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys. Off-Broadway: Gloria: A Life, Smokey Joe’s Café, Jersey Boys, Here Lies Love, Love, Loss, and What I Wore Selected Regional: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Westport Country Playhouse, Asolo Rep. tararubincasting.com VICTORIA TINSMAN (Hair and Makeup Design Coordinator) Thrilled to be back at the Junkyard! Broadway: Pretty Woman, CATS, She Loves Me, Fish in the Dark, Fun Home, Rocky, Amazing Grace, A Delicate Balance, Phantom of the Opera. 2 Seasons at The Alley Theatre.

3 Seasons at Utah Shakespearean Festival.

UNCSA BFA in Wigs & Make Up. ABIGAIL HAHN (Associate Costume Designer) is a New York based Costume Designer/Stylist. As an Associate, her International credits include: School of Rock (West End and Australia) and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Shanghai). NY Associate/ assistant credits include Broadway: Sunset Boulevard, CATS, School of Rock, Fun Home, Violet, A Christmas Story, Hair. Select Associate credits Off-Broadway: The Public Theater (Dry Powder), CSC (Peer Gynt, Allegro), and NY City Center (Wild Party, Little Shop of Horrors, A New Brain, Irma La Douce, Merrily We Roll Along). Additionally, Abby has designed costumes for several commercials and photoshoots.

DONAVAN DOLAN (Production Stage Manager) National Tours: Love Never Dies, An American in Paris, 42nd Street, Annie, GHOST, Catch Me if You Can, Grease, Peter Pan 360, Jesus Christ Superstar, RENT, Oklahoma!, A Chorus Line, Copacabana. International Tours: 42nd Street, The Sound of Music, and Thomas & Friends.

J. ANDREW BLEVINS (Stage Manager) National tours: Love Never Dies, An American in Paris, Motown, Ragtime, Camelot, 50 Shades!

The Musical. Regional: Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Thanks to my family for all of their love and support! For SMB! LAURA C. NELSON (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway/national tour: An American in Paris.

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Hatmaker’s Wife. Other NYC: LCT Directors Lab, Amélie (for Berkeley Rep), A Man of No Importance (Gallery Players). Regional: Gateway Playhouse, Two River Theater, Florida Studio Theatre. On the high seas: Royal Caribbean. BFA: UC-CCM Stage Management. @lar.nelson AARON QUINTANA (Company Manager) is excited to be a part of CATS. Broadway credits include: Shuffle Along, The Addams Family, Next to Normal. National Tours include: The Lion King, Once the Musical, Dirty Dancing, Love Never Dies. A Colorado native, he would love to thank his family and friends for their ongoing love and support!

JUSTIN COFFMAN (Assistant Company Manager) National Tours Include: Love Never Dies, Dirty Dancing, The Lion King. New York/101 Productions: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Big Fish, Of Mice and Men, Romeo & Juliet, The Bridges of Madison County, and more. Endless love to all my family and friends! #BKind2EachOther NEURO TOUR (Physical Therapy) Carolyn Lawson PT, founder and CEO of NEURO TOUR and Neurosport, leaders in performing arts medicine. We are honored to be part of CATS. Broadway: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Cher Show. Tours: On Your Feet!, Hamilton.

TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Tour Management)has been an innovator in touring musical theater productions for over two decades, producing shows throughout North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. Additionally, the company is experienced in casino and leisure markets. Current and upcoming productions include On Your Feet!, School of Rock, Kinky Boots, CATS, Escape to Margaritaville and My Fair Lady. With strong ties to the Broadway community, TROIKA prides itself on delivering top quality productions to audiences worldwide.

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BOND THEATRICAL GROUP (Booking, Marketing & Publicity Direction) is a fully independent booking, marketing and publicity company for live entertainment productions.

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST Days, Jesus Christ Superstar, Latin History for Morons and Once on this Island. Additional booking clients include Spamilton and Tap Dogs. Current marketing and publicity projects include Anastasia, The Band’s Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, Diana (Broadway), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Escape to Margaritaville, Fiddler on the Roof, Moulin Rouge!, The Color Purple, The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), and The Prom.

THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP (Licensor/ Producer) is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s producing and licensing company and manages the theatrical rights for all of Andrew’s works, including The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Sunset Boulevard and School of Rock-The Musical. The Really Useful Group reached over 20 million people across the globe last year from live theatre and concert audiences, cinema-goers, television viewers and music fans, to social media and art lovers. This year, The Really Useful Group continues to work across theatre, film and television and as it produces and develops new projects and partnerships worldwide, alongside its ongoing work in education, amateur licensing and music publishing.

THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION (Producer) For more than 100 years, the Shubert Organization has been in the forefront of the American theatre. Under the leadership of Philip J. Smith, Chairman, and Robert E. Wankel, President, the Shubert Organization owns and operates 17 Broadway theatres and six OffBroadway venues. The company has produced and coproduced hundreds of plays and musicals, including CATS, Dreamgirls, Sunday in the Park With George, Amadeus, The Real Thing, The Grapes of Wrath, Equus, The Elephant Man, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, School of Rock-The Musical, The Humans, Meteor Shower, Angels in America, The Band’s Visit, Come From Away, and Dear Evan Hansen.

Margaritaville, Meteor Shower, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, The Humans, The Elephant Man with Bradley Cooper, Kinky Boots, Movin’ Out, the upcoming Tootsie, and many others.

CAMERON MACKINTOSH (Producer) has produced the three longest-running musicals in history: Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera and CATS. Miss Saigon is now touring North America and the U.K. while his co-production with Disney of Mary Poppins returns to London’s West End in 2019. He owns eight London theatres including the Victoria Palace which is now home to the award-winning musical Hamilton, co-produced with Jeffrey Seller.

Cameron was knighted in 1996; recently was the first British producer to be elected to the Theater Hall of Fame; and is the recipient of the 2017 Stephen Sondheim Award.

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CATS TOUR STAFF GENERAL MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT GENERAL MANAGER KAREN BERRY PRODUCTION MANAGER GREGG DAMANTI TECHNICAL DIRECTOR DAVE BURCH COMPANY MANAGER AARON QUINTANA Assistant Company Manager..Justin Coffman CASTING TARA RUBIN CASTING Tara Rubin CSA, Lindsay Levine CSA, Xavier Rubiano CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Laura Schutzel CSA, Kaitlin Shaw CSA, Claire Burke CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA, Felicia Rudolph CSA, Louis DiPaolo, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Juliet Auwaerter BOOKING DIRECTION BOND THEATRICAL GROUP Temah Higgins Mollie Mann Rada Angelova Wendy Roberts Tammie Ward MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION BOND THEATRICAL GROUP DJ Martin Temah Higgins Marc Viscardi Mahaley Jacobs Nicholas Jaech Matthew Lerner Nicole Musto Tori Viggiano bondtheatricalgroup.com MAKEUP DESIGN JOHN NAPIER Makeup development by Nanci Powell WIGS MISS LEMON LIMITED Jenny Dean & Charles Wright MUSICAL SUPERVISOR FOR ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER David Wilson New dance sequences for “The Old Gumbie Cat,” “The Rum Tum Tugger” and “Magical Mister Mistoffelees” co-arranged by John Clancy PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER............................. DONAVAN DOLAN Stage Manager .........................................................................J. Andrew Blevins Assistant Stage Manager ............................................................ Laura C. Nelson Assistant Choreographers ......................................Ellenore Scott, Lili Froehlich Dance Captains ....................................................Nick Burrage, Erin Chupinksy Associate Scenic Designer ............................................................ Kevin Depinet UK Associate Costume Designer.......................................................Tracy Stiles US Associate CostumeDesigners..................................Lisa Zinni, Abigail Hahn Costume Assistants ............................................. Chris Hynds, Holly McCaffrey Costume Intern .........................................................................Matthew Freeman Associate Lighting Designer .................................................Craig Stelzenmuller Assistant Lighting Designer.............................................................. Dan Walker Moving Light Programmer .................................................................Alex Fogel Associate Sound Designer ............................................................... Adam Fisher Hair & Makeup Design Coordinator.........................................Victoria Tinsman Production Carpenter .....................................................................D. Wade Jolly Production Electrician................................................................... Dawn Kenseth Production Sound ..................................................Colle Bustin, Joshua Hummel Production Properties ....................................................................... Clista Jarrett HEAD CARPENTER .........................................................JOSEPH SPRATT Flyman ......................................................................................Samantha Vettrus Foy Carpenter..............................................................................Stephen Bogaev Head Electrician ......................................................................... Maxfield Bishop Assistant Electrician.............................................................. Chrissi McCulough Sound Mixer..................................................................................Zachary Ireson Assistant Sound............................................................................. Kevin Thurber Props Supervisor ............................................................................... Paul Wilson Assistant Props ..................................................................................Sara Schultz Wardrobe Supervisor............................................................... Crystal S. Heckert Assistant Wardrobe ....................................................................... Emma Bogaev Hair & Makeup Supervisor ............................................................... Jakey Hicks Assistant Hair & Makeup............................................................. Sierra Peterson Production Assistants ........................ Chelsey Arce, Megan Ciszek, Mason Fick Associate Keyboard Programmer ................................................... David Weiser Rehearsal Pianist ..................................................................... Ming Aldrich-Gan Physical Therapy .............................................NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy

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Physical Therapist ..............................................Kerrie O’Donnell, PT, DPT Medical Director ..............................................................Craig E. Weil, MD Production Photography..................................................... Matthew Murphy Creative Services................................................................................ SpotCo Website & Interactive Marketing ....................................................... SpotCo Accounting ...............................................................Zwick & Banyai, PLLC Employee Benefits .................................................................. PEOPLE, Inc. Insurance ................................................ The Arts Insurance Program, LLC. Legal ..................................Jean Ward, Esq., Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz Merchandising......................................... Creative Goods Merchandise LLC For TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT Chief Executive Officer........................................................Randall A. Buck Chief Operating Officer .........................................................Angela Rowles Executive Vice President, Production ............................................ Kori Prior Executive Vice President, Marketing .............................................Amy Katz General Managers .............................................Karen Berry, Brian Schrader Assistant General Managers ..................Madeline M. McCluskey, A.J. Orth Technical Director ....................................................................... Dave Burch Production Managers .....Heather Chockley, Gregg Damanti, Jessica Sentak Production Coordinator.................................................... Nathaniel Vilandre Director of Engagements .....................................................Barrett Newman Financial Controller ..............................................................Sean O’Connell Budgeting & Forecasting Manager .................................... George Lamberty Senior Accountant ................................................................Lourdes Castillo Staff Accountant...................................................................Marite Espinoza Accounting Clerk ....................................................................Electra Walker Office Manager ..................................................................... Mary Lauritzen Costume Shop Administratorv ............................................ Alison M. Smith Warehouse Manager.................................................................. Scott Garrish troika.com CREDITS Scenery and automation by TTS STUDIOS, Charleston, SC. Lighting equipment from PRG LIGHTING. Sound equipment by SOUND ASSOCIATES. Rigging equipment by CHRISTIE LIGHTS. Light up and large costumes executed by John Kristiansen New York Inc. Grizabella costume executed by Sasha Keir. Leotards executed by Phil Reynolds. Painting

by Nicola Killeen Textile. Jennyanydots painting by Hochi Asiatico. Leg and arm warmers knitted by Jo Thompson. Skimbleshanks and Victor knitted by Marian Grealiish. Additional makeup consultation by Karen Dawson.

FLYING BY FOY CATS rehearsed at the New 42nd Street® Studios CATSTheMusical.com

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

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

Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E) The Director-Choreographer is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.

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

The Company Manager employed in this production is represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

This production is produced by a member of the Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

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Aline and Alan Hollingsworth Laura and Marcus O. Horton Robbi Hull John Huth John C. Jackson Linda Jacoby Linda Jakobeit Kibbie D. Jensen Darlene Jilka Marion and Jim Jirsa* Brian Johnson and Brooke Turner* Katherine P. and Thomas L. Johnson Steven Johnson Anita and Ralph Jones Brenda E. Jones Steve Jones Smruti Joshi Laura and Ronald Kaplan Peggy D. Karstendiek Profs. Kelso and Dart Randy Kemp Kathleen Kennedy Deborah S. and Bill Keyes Kim and Glen Kieschnick Krystal Kincell Mark Kobren Gail and Jeff Kodosky Nancy and Henry Kojzarek Bobbi Kommineni and Chakri Gottemukkala Walter Kuenast Jennifer and Michael Kuhl Jim B. Kuhn Dr. Karla Kuusisto and Mr. Erik Holt Paul Lagrone Cyndee Lake Hans Landel* Gary Lane Sheryl and Richard Lane Chris Lavallee Nadya Laws Rhonda Lawson Daniel Leeman Karen Leiker Gail and Larry Lerche Joan and Moise Levy Dawn and Fred Lewis Phyllis Light Jung Lim Judy Lister Betty Lorch Alaire and Thomas Lowry Maria Luedke Steve Luhrs Charles Lupher Russell Lyday Flo and Ren MacNary John Madden and Nikki Le Ramona Magid Richard Maier Jason Mance Pat and John Maniscalco Peggy Manning Michelle and Richard Manson Sarah and Glenn Marcus Amy and Charles Martin Joyce Martin Lauren Martin Steve and Roxanne Martin Tonya and Nicco Martinez Jerry and Cindy Matl Charlotte and Tom Matthews Vicki and W. S. May, Jr. Stephanie Mayes

Natalie and John Mazzie Virginia and Donald McAlister Kelli McDonald Suzanne and John McFarlane Ford McTee Bret Meador Hawk Mendenhall Alan Metayer Lynn Meyer and Rick Clemens Mark Miller Tracie Miller Janet Mitchell Janet and Jerry Morford Gwen and Robert Morton Leslie and Ron Munson Radhika Nair Todd Nash Marina Navarrete Catherine and James Nelson Desmond Ng Caleb North Nancy Norvell Mary and David O’Bannon Susan and Robert Oakley Doug Opalka Dr. Susan Orth and Dr. Mark Maunder Frank A. Parma Betty and Ron Patterson Gene and Karen Payne R. Richard Payne Sally and Doug Pendergras Gloria Petersen Deborah H. Peterson Tracy Pichard Barbara and John Pickett Allen and Tonya Place Bonnie and James Pohl Carla and Steve Portnoy Wanda Potts Selena and David Procter Sandra and Harry Pruett James Putnam Christina and Steve Quakenbush Sharan Rae and Craig Smith Elizabeth Raiford Lisa and Curtis Randa Roberta S. Ratliff Phil Reeder Elinor and Edwin Reese Colleen and James Reeves Charles Rice Joanne and Hamilton Richards Alyce Richardson Jeanine and Dan Roadhouse Christy and Matthew Robinson Sandra and James Robinson Susan Rodenko Kathleen and Art Rodriguez Duane Rogers Elizabeth Rogers Erin R. Rosales Michele Ross Patricia Rotunda Linda and Jerry Roudebush Summer Rydel Terry and Rita Salyer Roberta and Ernest Saulmon Chad Schexnayder Keith Schnell Sandford Matthew Schocket, M.D. Charles Schoepflin Catherine Scholl David A. Schwendner Suzy and Guss Searcy

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Jude Sears John and Charlotte Seay Kathy and Howard Seitzman Lori Nunan Shaw Ann Silvernail and Judy Tierney Louise Simpson Emily Skeen Carole Smith Debbie and David Smith Rae Smith The Snyder Family Dale and Stephen Sonnenberg Buck Powers and Greg Sovey Ann and Benard Stafford Barbara and David Staggs Paul Stone Charlie Stover Teri and Alex Suarez Mary and Francis Sullivan Richard Suman Kathy and Daryl Swarts Peter Swartz Kathy and Tom Sweet William Tabbit-Humphrey Johanna Takach Lynn and Gabriel Tellechea Mary Temple Faye Terry Bri Thatcher and Andy Modrovich Carrie Thomas Jodie Thompson Kathy Thompson Carol and Ted Thomson Matthew Tomko Heather and Jeffrey Tramonte Cody Ulmer Leslie and Gary Urano Jamie and Thomas Valigura Janet and Jack Van Cleave Stephanie and Stewart Vanderwilt Angela and John Vanston Bruce Vasbinder Tara Vela Ruth Verver Nancy and Michael Voticky Dennis Waley Martha Waller Kate and John Watson Lynmarie Weaver Kenneth R. Webb Steve and Kathy Weiner Chrissie Welty Pamela Werner Tracy Weston Barbara and Daniel Wheat Connie and Scott White Dianne and Leslie White Patricia White* Carolyn Williams Dyanne and Stan Williams Ann and Eric Wilson Susan and Chris Wilson with Bonita Grumme Elise Winchester Jerie Winekauf Nancy and Allen Woelke Christine Wolf Lisa Wyatt Mitchell Young Timothy Young Mark and Terry Zamutt Riyam Zreik

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Director’s Council Volunteer Leadership in Action The Texas Performing Arts Director’s Council is a group of dedicated donors, sponsors, and volunteers committed to presenting world-class performances, providing students access to every performance on our stages, and building the next generation of audiences, artists, and presenters.

We are grateful for their extraordinary support and dedication.

2018–19 COUNCIL MEMBERS Robert and Jannis Baldwin Becky Beaver and John Duncan Reny Buduan Edwina Carrington Marianne and Mario Davila Laura Estes and Joyce Lauck Joanne Guariglia Stephanie Guariglia Rob Hagelberg Dan Jackson and Jeremy Guiberteau Cassie LaMere Julia Marsden Stephanie L. Perkins Rachel Tocker Annie Zucker Brian Zucker 39

Venue Fast Facts Texas Performing Arts is home to five venues on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin.

Each of our venues has features that set the stage for cultural contributions in Central Texas.

Read more about our venues at texasperformingarts.org

Bass Concert Hall

• Seats 2,900 guests • Renovated in 2007 with Green initiatives • Home of Lexus Broadway in Austin

McCullough Theatre

• Seats 400 guests • 30-foot proscenium stage • Hosts The University of Texas Butler Opera Center

Bates Recital Hall

• Seats 700 guests • Houses the country’s largest tracker organ • Located inside the Butler School of Music Building

• Seats 244 guests • Located inside the Winship Drama Building

B. Iden Payne Theatre

• Seats 500 guests • Home to Department of Theatre and Dance student productions

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Oscar G. Brockett Theatre

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The Team Relationships & Revenue Rachel Durkin-Drga

Leigh Remeny

Ashton Bennett Murphy Assistant Scenic Charge Artist

Interim Director

Administrative Associate, Business Operations

Judy Lister-Patrick

Terri Waddle

Assistant Stage Supervisor

Assistant to the Director DEVELOPMENT

Ashley Clarke Member Relations Manager

Natalia Morgan

CAMPUS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Judith Rhedin

Development Assistant

Assistant Director, Campus & Community Engagement

Rachel Schoen

Brenda Simms

Stewardship Manager

Ann Stafford

Program Coordinator, Education & Curriculum Development

Director of Development

PRODUCTION

Sarah Weidler Young

Seb Boone

Associate Director for Development

Master Electrician

Scott Bussey

HUMAN RESOURCES

Technical Director

Warren G. Whitaker

Sarah Cantu

SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Human Resources Manager

Master Electrician

Jeff W. Ellinger

MARKETING

Lighting Supervisor

Gene Bartholomew

Phoebe Greene

Director of Marketing & Communications

Danielle Culp Project Administrator

Erica De Leon Marketing Specialist, Digital Media

Selena San Miguel Marketing Coordinator, Strategic Content

Business Operations, Programming & Production Rachel Durkin-Drga Senior Associate Director BUSINESS OFFICE

Lisa Carothers

Performance Logistics Coordinator

Conrad Haden

Dani Pruitt Performance Logistics Coordinator

Hank Schwemmer Master Carpenter

Rebecca Switzer Prop Shop Supervisor PROGRAMMING

Cynthia Patterson Program Manager

Will Shirey Talent Buyer STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Tim Rogers Assistant Director, Student Engagement

Patron Experience, Planning & Analytics Tara Vela Associate Director GUEST SERVICES

Stage Supervisor

Sarah Andrews

Carolyn Hardin

Guest Services Manager

Assistant Prop Shop Supervisor

Alec Pasquarella

Jason Huerta

Front of House Operations & Special Events Manager

Associate Scenic Studio Supervisor

J. E. Johnson Scenic Studio Supervisor

Yvonne Kimmons Assistant Director, Performance Logistics

Kenny Kuykendall Assistant Audio Supervisor

Lindsay Long Performance Logistics Coordinator

Administrative Associate, Business Affairs

Michael Malak

Kristi Lampi

Karen Maness

Business Operations Manager

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Senior Departmental Buyer, Business Operations

Travis Perrin

Audio Supervisor

TICKET OFFICE

Susan Griffin Ticketing Services Manager

Josh Hernandez Assistant Ticketing Services Manager

Shade Oyegbola Assistant Ticketing Services Manager

Dianne Whitehair Ticketing Systems Manager

Scenic Art Supervisor

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Texas Performing Arts is also proud to acknowledge the hundreds of part-time and volunteer staff who play a critical role in presenting our annual season of world-class performing arts events to the Austin community.

House Managers Dina Black Virginia Bosman Margaret Byron Gracie Cano Jan Collinson Carlos Hernandez Chuck Hesse Paige Horton Olga Kasma-Carnes Charlotte Klein

Eric Lee Laura Kojzarek Lee Michael Lee Ryan Monahan Shana Nichols Elisabeth Poigin Kimberly Hans Reaves Jessica Reed Ron Rizzato Gracie Sanders

Robyn Scott Josh Shandera Julie Spruell Andrea Stanfill Debra Thomas Leah Waheed Kyle Walker Sally Zukonik

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Student Employees Laura Baggs Mahaly Baptiste Natasha Cosme Batista Alex Bellon Jacob Brinks Haley Brower Casey Canamar I Gusti Ayu “Tiara” Chikadini Jane Cloninger Oscar Corpus Madeline Daniell Maddie Dennison Jennica Dombrowski Kate Dopkin Carol Endicott Emily Fernandez Wendy Fernandez Benjamin Galvan Lina Garcia Hunter Gierhart Emily Gitten Jose Guillen Lauryn Hanley Madeleine Hayes David Hernandez Hannah Heydinger

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Hannah Robbins Hopkins Jared Horn Hannah Hurst Emily Hyatt Alexandra Jereb Taylor Jones Mikaela Kelarek Rachel Lai Adriana Lara James “Wyatt” Laster Juan Leyva Kelsey Linberg Audre Long Cate Lowry Anna Lu Mila Luna Jenifer Margos Zachary Markizer Diamante Martinez Adam Means Sean Meyers Julio Muñoz Olivia Naworol Brian Nguyen Claire Norris April Owusu Malyssa Quiles

Kelyn Perry Eric Ramirez Alyson Redland Hayley Reese Lisa Resendez Morgan Riddle Alany Rodriguez Ericka Salas Jessica Sell Rebekah Singleton Brenda Stanfill Christian Scheller Brisa Shaw Rohit Swaminathan Skyler Taten Rohan Teredesai Taylor Travis George Velasquez Eric Vera Kenneth Wei Henry Wheatley-Ruther Nathan Wilton Christian Wintz Claire Wood Gustavo Zamarripa

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Become a Corporate Circle Member Members of the Corporate Circle enjoy VIP benefits while providing jobs for up to 70 students at Texas Performing Arts each year. With your support, students gain real work experience in every field from accounting to stage management, as well as professional mentoring, résumé and job search support, and a paycheck to help cover the cost of a world-class education at The University of Texas at Austin.

The Corporate Circle is a great way to enjoy everything that Texas Performing Arts has to offer today, align your brand with the cultural leader in Central Texas, and help our students build a strong foundation for the future!

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Work Smarter Ricoh’s innovative business services are empowering Texas Performing Arts, on and off the stage.

Spotlight on Ricoh's Interactive Whiteboard, which encourages innovative, engaging, hands-on collaboration.

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Our experience and cutting-edge technology allows the real-time exchange of information and the ability to collaborate whenever, wherever and however—helping Texas Performing Arts to work smarter.

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EVERY MOMENT, MASTERED. IN SUPPORT OF GREAT PERFORMERS Lexus of Austin and Lexus of Lakeway are proud sponsors of the Lexus Broadway in Austin series at Texas Performing Arts. Through this dynamic partnership, Lexus is committed to supporting the cultural life in Central Texas, by expanding world-class programming and strengthening the bond between performing arts and the community. lexus.com/ES | #LexusES

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5 THINGS TO EXPECT FROM THIS ESSENTIAL SERIES SEASON

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Bellyaches

Comedy troupes and colorful playwrights will leave you with breathless with laughter.

Photos by Jeff Thomas, Mark Niskanen, John Abbott, and Tom Lawlor

Learn more about our Essential Series artists at texasperformingarts.org/season

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Rhythm

Whether it’s the smooth jazz of Fred Hersch or the harmonies of The Sounds of Zamar, you’ll enjoy this season’s melodies.

Strength

From the athleticism of the acrobats to the grace of Ragamala dancers, this season’s dance performances will demonstrate the art of strength.

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Storytelling

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This season’s storytelling will transport you through Shakespeare’s Elizabethan era, the heartbreak of WWI, and the historic events of the 1960s.

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Culture

You’ll experience a spectrum of cultures that bring perspectives from around the globe to center stage.

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1. Waitress features original music and lyrics by six-time Grammy nominee Sara _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson. (9 LETTERS) 2. The Play That Goes Wrong won Best New Comedy at the 2015 Laurence _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Awards before transferring to Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre in April 2017. (7 LETTERS) 3. The ultimate love story continues in Love Never Dies, the spellbinding _ _ _ _ _ _ to The Phantom of the Opera.

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4. Anastasia transports us from the twilight of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. (7 LETTERS) 54

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5. The original production of Fiddler on the Roof won _ _ _ Tony Awards, including a special Tony for becoming the longest-running Broadway musical of all time. (3 LETTERS) 6. Cats, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber, has captivated audiences in over _ _ _ _ _ _ countries (6 LETTERS).

7. With book, music and lyrics by LinManuel _ _ _ _ _ _ _, featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton is the story of America then, as told by America now. (7 LETTERS)

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Answers: 1. BAREILLES; 2. OLIVIER; 3. SEQUEL; 4. RUSSIAN; 5. TEN; 6. THIRTY; 7. MIRANDA

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