Program 13: Aladdin

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2019–20 Essential Series Artist: Bella Gaia

NASA-inspired Bella Gaia explores planet with music, dance The multimedia show was inspired by astronauts who saw the Earth from space.

Evan Thompson | January 10, 2019 HeraldNet.com Photo by Nao Suzuki

Earth looks a lot like a living organism from outer space.

Political and cultural differences give way to forests, seas, and mountains. The interconnection of all things — especially humanity’s relationship with nature — returns to focus.

This feeling, referred to as the “overview effect,” is a phenomenon experienced by astronauts who have made the International Space Station their home 254 miles above Earth.

Kenji Williams, a filmmaker, violinist, and composer from New York, learned about the effect when he met astronaut Edward Michael “Mike” Fincke in 2005. Up until 2015, Fincke held the American record for texasperformingarts.org

“Bella Gaia,” which translates to “Beautiful Earth,” presents the Earth as a multifaceted yet cohesive organism. most days in space (381.6). (Scott Kelly holds the record at 520 days.)

Williams, 44, whose career focus has been to create art for a greater purpose, spent the next few years figuring out how to replicate that feeling for those who can’t go into space.

His efforts resulted in Bella Gaia, a show that blends world music and NASA images. What began as a solo production in 2009 has 5

since expanded into an award-winning multimedia experience.

“I really wanted to create an experience that transformed people,” Williams said.

“There needs to be a new emphasis and value in emotional connections to very abstract things, like climate change.”

Bella Gaia, which translates to “Beautiful Earth,” presents the Earth as a multifaceted yet cohesive organism. It also shows how human activity has become the dominant influence on the environment.

How does Williams do this? By turning the stage into a planetarium of sorts through sophisticated visualization software.

Satellite data from major climate change crises and disasters both past and present — such as last summer’s devastating California wildfires, rising carbon emissions and melting ice caps — are mapped onto a spinning 3D globe and projected on screen behind the performers.

These orbital views, which also include projections of ocean currents and air traffic flight paths, give the audience the perspective of an astronaut viewing the events from space.

Williams said Bella Gaia is a bridge between art and science.

“Scientific visualizations suddenly become beautiful, intricate paintings,” Williams said. “Perhaps it is beautiful and disturbing. But it really does bring a new perspective that I think has been lacking in the climate change movement.”

Williams pairs space images with ethereal violin melodies that he loops with electronica rhythms he co-composed with other artists.

“It’s very emotionally moving in the way we present the information,” Williams said. “There is no narrator. It’s all music and visual communication. Just presenting data and statistics doesn’t change people’s minds. Ultimately, humans don’t act unless it affects us personally. Bella Gaia brings this home.”

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Hook ’em Arts: A Student Voice

By Hayley Naples ’20

Hook 'em Arts is the student voice of Texas Performing Arts (TPA) and a social organization for students to explore their interest in the performing arts. With meetings once a week, students can enjoy unique experiences such as Broadway Karaoke, Trivia, and Painting with Bob Ross. These events help to increase student participation with the arts both on and off campus.

For many students, the organization also provides opportunities to experience a dance, chamber music, or theatrical performance for the first time with a group of their peers. For others, it’s a group to make new friends and develop skill sets.

“Hook 'em Arts allows like-minded people to come together and create a tightly-knit student community surrounding the arts,” said Becca Wrench ’20. “It is great to be able to have a place where

"It's great to be able to have a place where people from all different majors can be involved in the arts." —Becca Wrench '20 people from all different majors can be involved in the arts.”

Additionally, HEA hosts professionals from the arts industry as guest speakers twice a semester to share their experiences. Previous speakers include Martha Redbone, Karen Maness, and Brooklyn Rider.

HEA welcomes all students from dance to engineering majors to HEA meetings and events.

Friendly organization members encourage their fellow students to attend events between their academic and work commitments.

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Interested in joining Hook ’em Arts?

Find us Mondays in Bass Concert Hall Level 6 The Loft from 5-6 pm Visit texasperformingarts.org/students for more information.

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Creating a Monster (Habitat)

By Hayley Naples ’20

Photo by Daniel Solano

Over 50,000 attendees stepped into a whimsical world of play as they entered into the Creek Monster’s Habitat!

Texas Applied Arts students were hard at work last semester designing and constructing a monster habitat for Waterloo Greenway Conservancy’s Creekshow.

The 2019 Annual Creek Show showcased interactive light-based art installations along Waller Creek through downtown Austin.

Through the show, the conservancy aims to teach Austinites to properly care for the city's green spaces as a collective community.

Waterloo Greenway hopes to build parks that connect from Waterloo to Lady Bird Lake to encourage citizens to interact with our beautiful, diverse environment. Additionally, organizers hope to bring awareness to the importance of Waller Creek.

With the support of the UT Green Fund Grant and the expertise of Texas Performing Arts staff and College of Fine Arts faculty, stu-

dents designed and created their own immersive installation to be featured at the event. The Texas Applied Arts Special Projects class was supported by industry professionals from Santa Fe Opera, Meow Wolf, New York Public Theatre, and Purdue University. They worked together (both in person and remotely) to complete their work on the Habitat in 10 short weeks for opening night in November.

Students from a variety of academic programs including Engineering, Arts and Entertainment Technology, Radio Television & Film, Architecture, as well as Theatre & Dance, came together to bring this project to life.

They also were able to problem solve alongside local professionals from organizations such as dwg landscape architects, sculptor Chris Levak, and UT Landscaping as they took their prototype to completion.

Through The Creek Monster Habitat, students were able to apply lessons from their interdisciplinary classes to a real-world installation with active deadlines for an Austin-based client. This incredible team of students, professional staff, and facilities staff from Texas Performing Arts brought this creature to life.

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Student Spotlight At Texas Performing Arts, we are able to 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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Oscar Corpus Class of 2020 Ticketing Services Representative English Honors

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e met with Oscar Corpus to chat about the performing arts and his time as a valued student employee.

TPA has given me valuable tools, connections, and experiences that will come in handy after graduation.

Being part of the TPA Ticket Office Team has helped me realize which careers I’m interested in pursuing, and it’s given me a glimpse of the type of work environment I would like to be a part of one day.

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YOU HAVE BEEN WITH TPA FOR OVER A YEAR. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE PART OF YOUR JOB?

My favorite part of working at TPA is the environment; I look forward to coming to work every day! I truly believe I've made my closest college friends working at the ticket office.

I also love the diversity of ages, cultures, and backgrounds. I've made an abundance of memories and relationships that will last well beyond graduation.

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Because Bass Concert Hall hosts a wide variety of shows, from Broadway musicals to comedy shows, every event has different rules and requirements that must be enforced in order to provide the best experience to our patrons.

TPA HELPS OPEN A LOT OF DOORS FOR STUDENTS. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY WHILE WORKING FOR TPA?

Working for TPA has been an amazing learning experience.

Not only have I gained valuable knowledge on diverse fields in the arts and entertainment but I was also able to incorporate my own strengths and passions.

For example, I used my Spanishspeaking abilities in an ambitious project to translate important informational signs. I was even able to record announcements that play during shows. This project allowed me to act as a leader and provided opportunities for me to work with different communities and organizations.

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Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of

Thomas Schumacher presents

Music by

ALAN MENKEN

Book by

Lyrics by

CHAD BEGUELIN HOWARD ASHMAN TIM RICE and CHAD BEGUELIN

Based on the Disney film written by RON CLEMENTS, JOHN MUSKER, TED ELLIOTT & TERRY ROSSIO and directed and produced by JOHN MUSKER & RON CLEMENTS

Starring

JONAH HO'OKANO KORIE LEE BLOSSEY KAENAONĀLANI KEKOA JONATHAN WEIR REGGIE DE LEON JERALD VINCENT ZACH BENCAL BEN CHAVEZ COLT PRATTES JEREMY GASTON ADAM STEVENSON FRANK VIVEROS MICHAEL BULLARD MICHAEL CALLAHAN CORNELIUS DAVIS BOBBY DAYE MATHEW DEGUZMAN BRIAN DILLON MAX B. EHRLICH KEISHA GILLES ERIK HERNANDEZ ORIANNA HILLIARD CAMERON HOBBS ADRIENNE HOWARD CAMERON MITCHELL JACKSON ALBERT JENNINGS KENWAY HON WAI K. KUA JASON SCOTT MACDONALD XAVIER MCKINNON ANGELINA MULLINS CELINA NIGHTENGALE ALLIE PIZZO CASSIDY STONER ANNIE WALLACE MICHELLE WEST ZACH WILLIAMS Co-Producer

ANNE QUART General Manager

MYRIAH BASH Music Director/Conductor

BRENT-ALAN HUFFMAN Sound Design

KEN TRAVIS

Technical Supervision

Senior Production Supervisor

GEOFFREY QUART/ HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES Associate Director

Dance Supervisor

SCOTT TAYLOR

MICHAEL MINDLIN

Dance Music Arrangements

GLEN KELLY

CLIFFORD SCHWARTZ

Music Coordinator

Production Supervisor

JASON TRUBITT

Casting

TARA RUBIN CASTING FELICIA RUDOLPH, CSA

Original Fight Direction

Production Stage Manager

HOWARD JOINES J. ALLEN SUDDETH KATHLEEN E. PURVIS

Hair Design

Makeup Design

JOSH MARQUETTE

MILAGROS MEDINA-CERDEIRA

Costume Design

GREGG BARNES

Illusion Design

JIM STEINMEYER

Lighting Design

NATASHA KATZ

Scenic Design

BOB CROWLEY Orchestrations

DANNY TROOB Music Supervision Incidental Music & Vocal Arrangements

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Directed and Choreographed by

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Jonah Ho'okano

Korie Lee Blossey

Kaenaonā lani Kekoa

Jonathan Weir

Reggie De Leon

Jerald Vincent

Zach Bencal

Ben Chavez

Colt Prattes

Jeremy Gaston

Adam Stevenson

Frank Viveros

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Michael Bullard

Michael Callahan

Cornelius Davis

Bobby Daye

Mathew deGuzman

Brian Dillon

Max B. Ehrlich

Keisha Gilles

Erik Hernandez

Orianna Hilliard

Cameron Hobbs

Adrienne Howard

Cameron Mitchell Jackson

Albert Jennings

Kenway Hon Wai K. Kua

Jason Scott Macdonald

Xavier McKinnon

Angelina Mullins

Celina Nightengale

Allie Pizzo

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Michelle West

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CAST

(in order of appearance) Genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KORIE LEE BLOSSEY Jafar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JONATHAN WEIR Iago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REGGIE DE LEON Aladdin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JONAH HO'OKANO Jasmine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KAENAON ĀLANI KEKOA Sultan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JERALD VINCENT Babkak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZACH BENCAL Omar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BEN CHAVEZ Kassim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COLT PRATTES Shop Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ERIK HERNANDEZ Razoul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOBBY DAYE Henchmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAMERON HOBBS & ALBERT JENNINGS Prince Abdullah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XAVIER MCKINNON Attendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEISHA GILLES, ALLIE PIZZO, ANNIE WALLACE Fortune Teller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEISHA GILLES Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CORNELIUS DAVIS, BOBBY DAYE, MAX B. EHRLICH, KEISHA GILLES, ERIK HERNANDEZ, CAMERON HOBBS, ADRIENNE HOWARD, CAMERON MITCHELL JACKSON, ALBERT JENNINGS, KENWAY HON WAI K. KUA, JASON SCOTT MACDONALD, XAVIER MCKINNON, ANGELINA MULLINS, CELINA NIGHTENGALE, ALLIE PIZZO, ANNIE WALLACE, MICHELLE WEST, ZACH WILLIAMS STANDBYS For Genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JEREMY GASTON For Jafar/Sultan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADAM STEVENSON For Genie/Sultan/Babkak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRANK VIVEROS SWINGS MICHAEL BULLARD, MICHAEL CALLAHAN, MATHEW DEGUZMAN, BRIAN DILLON, ORIANNA HILLIARD, CASSIDY STONER UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the performance.

Aladdin: MICHAEL CALLAHAN, MAX B. EHRLICH, ALBERT JENNINGS; Jafar: BOBBY DAYE; Jasmine: CASSIDY STONER, ANNIE WALLACE; Kassim: ALBERT JENNINGS, XAVIER MCKINNON; Omar: MICHAEL BULLARD, KENWAY HON WAI K. KUA; Babkak: CAMERON HOBBS; Sultan: BOBBY DAYE; Iago: MICHAEL BULLARD, MICHAEL CALLAHAN, BRIAN DILLON DANCE CAPTAIN: MICHAEL CALLAHAN ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: MICHAEL BULLARD FIGHT CAPTAINS: MICHAEL CALLAHAN, JASON SCOTT MACDONALD Spooky Voice/Voice of the Cave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRANDON O’NEILL

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I “Arabian Nights”* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genie, Company “One Jump Ahead”† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aladdin, Ensemble “Proud of Your Boy”* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aladdin “These Palace Walls” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jasmine, Female Attendants “Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim”* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim, Jasmine, Ensemble “A Million Miles Away” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aladdin, Jasmine “Diamond in the Rough” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jafar, Iago, Aladdin “Friend Like Me”* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genie, Aladdin, Ensemble Act One Finale (“Friend Like Me” Reprise* / “Proud of Your Boy” Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genie, Aladdin ACT II “Prince Ali”* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Babkak, Omar, Kassim, Genie, Ensemble “A Whole New World”† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aladdin, Jasmine “High Adventure”* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Babkak, Omar, Kassim, Ensemble “Somebody’s Got Your Back” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genie, Aladdin, Babkak, Omar, Kassim “Proud of Your Boy” (Reprise II)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aladdin “Prince Ali” (Sultan Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sultan, Company “Prince Ali” (Jafar Reprise)† . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jafar Genie’s Exit (“Somebody’s Got Your Back” – Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genie Finale Ultimo (“Arabian Nights” Reprise / “A Whole New World” Reprise†) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company Music by Alan Menken. *Lyrics by Howard Ashman. †Lyrics by Tim Rice.

All other lyrics and additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin.

THE ALADDIN TOURING ORCHESTRA Music Director/Conductor: BRENT-ALAN HUFFMAN Keyboard 2/Assistant Conductor: BRAD GARDNER Percussion/Second Assistant Conductor: DANNY TAYLOR Keyboard 1: NANCY BLAIR WOLFE Concertmaster: JD HUNTER Lead Trumpet: STEPHEN HAWK Acoustic and Electric Bass: MARK VAN ZIEGLER Drums: MATTHEW WATSON Music Coordinator: HOWARD JOINES Music Preparation: ANIXTER RICE MUSIC SERVICES Electronic Music Programming: JEFF MARDER LOCAL MUSICIANS Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Sax: JAKE LAMPE; Oboe, English Horn: IAN DAVIDSON; Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Bari Sax: PAUL BAKER; Trumpet, Flugelhorn: ERIC JOHNSON; Trumpet, Flugelhorn: MIKE SAILORS; Trombone, Bass Trombone: RON WILKINS; Violin: TRACY SEEGER; Cello: SARA NELSON; Keyboard Sub: DAN REDNER THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. texasperformingarts.org

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST JONAH HO’OKANO (Aladdin). Fresh from creating the newly-refreshed version of Disney Cruise Line’s Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular, Jonah is thrilled to be running around Agrabah with the National Touring company. Past encounters with the street-rat include: DCA’s Aladdin (Hyperion Theatre), and Valentine Nights (Tokyo Disney Sea). Regional: SideShow (‘Fakir’, 3D Theatricals), Rent (‘Roger’, Plan-B Ent.), Carrie: The Killer Musical Experience (‘Swing’, LA Production). Love to Mom back home in Hawaii.

Jeremiah 29:11.

KORIE LEE BLOSSEY (Genie) is overjoyed to be jumping out of the lamp! National Tour Debut!

A New Yorker by way of Michigan, some favorite credits include Tarzan (Kerchak), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon), The Tempest (Caliban) and Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II). A Special THANK YOU to Irene Cabrera and DDO Artists Agency. Casey, Scotty, Mindlin and The Entire Aladdin/Disney Family, Thank You for Dreaming with Me! Love to ALL My Family & Friends!

This One’s for you MOM! KorieLeeBlossey.com @KLBlossey KAENAON ĀLANI KEKOA (Jasmine) is thrilled to join the Agrabah ‘ohana! Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, she grew up singing in church and in her local musical theatre community. She is a graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University where she was involved in the concert choir and theatre department. This is her first national tour.

“E nanea mai!” Jeremiah 29:11.

JONATHAN WEIR (Jafar). Broadway: Aladdin (Jafar), The Lion King (Scar/Pumbaa). National Tours: Aladdin (Jafar), The Lion King (Scar/Pumbaa), Jersey Boys (Gyp DeCarlo). Chicago: The Visit, 2666 (Goodman Theatre), Stepping Out (Steppenwolf Theatre), The Liar, A Little Night Music, Misalliance (Writers Theatre), Twelfth Night, King Charles III (Chicago Shakespeare), Ragtime (Drury Lane Theatre), Grand Hotel, 42nd Street (Marriott Lincolnshire), The Merry Widow (Lyric Opera Chicago). Regional: Richard III (Notre Dame Shakes), Candide (Shakespeare Theatre Company DC).

REGGIE DE LEON (Iago). Broadway: Aladdin (Iago). Other Disney: Frozen – Live at the Hyperion (Duke of Weselton). TV/FILM: Recurring on MOM (Paul), Superior Donuts (Zale), Young & Hungry(Danny), Melissa & Joey (Wyatt), and “Shep” in the Pup Star films on Netflix. All love and thanks to God, Mom, Dad, and Katie! reggiedeleon.com

JERALD VINCENT (Sultan). Broadway: Aida.

National Tours: Aida, Beauty and the Beast, The Producers, Funny Girl. Regional: Kiss Me Kate, Showboat, Ain’t Misbehavin. Film: About a Boy, Coming to America, Naked Gun 33 1/3, For the Boys.

TV: Fame, Rosewood, 24, Casino, Thirtysomething.

Thanks to Tara Rubin Casting KMR Agency and family Jeanette, Brandon, Jeremy, and Shirley.

ZACH BENCAL (Babkak). National Tour debut!

Goodspeed, Hartford Symphony, Forestburgh Playhouse, Monomoy Theatre, NCL, TheatreworksUSA, & various NYC theatre. Off-Broadway: The Anthem!, & The Civil War. BMI 2016, aspiring composer. BFA MT, The Hartt School 2013. Thanks to creative, Eric Woodall/TRC. Love to Mom, Dad, Jonah, family/ friends, teachers. For KG. @zbencal BEN CHAVEZ (Omar). Tour debut! Off-Broadway: Marry Harry. Regional: Asolo Rep, The Rep/ St. Louis, Cape Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus. Award-winning composer of The Cobalteans (NYMF). Proud graduate of the NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway and member of the Broadway Inspirational Voices. Thanks to Mom, Dad, family, Robert, and God! @ben__chavez COLT PRATTES (Kassim) plays “Ryan” on the Sundance series This Close, and played “Johnny Castle” in ABC’s Dirty Dancing. He also danced with P!NK in the duet from her acclaimed music video “Try.” Broadway/Tours include West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Rock of Ages, High School Musical and more. Thank you Angelina, and our monsters, for literally everything. Raaaaaar! Twitter/ Instagram @coltprattes, (YouTube) Part Of Love.

JEREMY GASTON (Standby Genie). National/ International Tours: The Book of Mormon 2nd Nat’l (Ensemble), Motown 2nd Nat’l (Berry Gordy u/s, Stevie Wonder u/s), Sister Act 1st Nat’l (Eddie u/s), Shrek (Donkey), Smokey Joe’s Café (Victor u/s), I (Priest u/s). Special thanks to Daniel Hoff Agency & Tara Rubin Casting. Love to my family for their endless support. Jeremiah 29:11 | Instagram @JeremyAllynGaston ADAM STEVENSON (Standby Jafar/Sultan) is thrilled to be part of Disney’s Aladdin. Regional credits: The Monster (Young Frankenstein), Prouvaire (Les Miserables), Berger (HAIR!), Eugene (Grease North American Tour), Smudge (Forever Plaid, Plaid Tidings) TV: Mayday (Discovery), Reign (CW). Thanks to Kate, Geoff and Bruce, and family and friends near and (Ja)far.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST FRANK VIVEROS (Standby Genie/Sultan/Babkak) is ecstatic returning to the road after originating Piangi on The Phantom of the Opera tour. Favorites: Once on this Island (Agwe), Sweeney Todd (Pirelli), Ain’t Misbehavin (Ken), Finding Nemo: The Musical (Bloat) and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Lord Pinkelton). Gracias to the Creatives, TRC, Meg & Katie, Familia, Amigos, and Matt! @frrankly

the beach, longer naps in my bed. Thanks to my family and loved ones. @ikaika.ehrlich

MICHAEL BULLARD (Assistant Dance Captain, Swing). From Saranac Lake, NY. West Side Story (International Tour, Papermill Playhouse), Guys & Dolls, La Cage Aux Folles (Goodspeed Opera House). B.A. Theatre Performance from Wagner College. Gratitude to my family, friends, and CTG. michaelbullard.nyc

ERIK HERNANDEZ (Shop Owner, Ensemble).

BFA from (CCM) University of Cincinnati.

Regional Credits: Music Theatre of Wichita & Opera North. Off-Broadway: Spamilton (Daveed Diggs/Male #4) Thank you to my parents, family, friends, Cynthia, & Tara Rubin casting. ILYF. @imerikhernandez

MICHAEL CALLAHAN (Dance Captain, Fight Captain, Swing). Broadway and Nat’l Tour: Cinderella (Raccoon/u/s Jean-Michel & Pinkleton). BFA Elon. Special thanks to my family and DGRW. IG: @mkrcallahan CORNELIUS DAVIS (Ensemble). National Tour Debut! Regional: Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Flat Rock Playhouse, Arkansas Repertory Theatre. BFA from the University of Central Florida. Huge thanks to TRC, creatives, Judy, my family, and chosen family. For Grandma. corneliusdavis.com BOBBY DAYE (Razoul, Ensemble). Broadway/ Off-Broadway: Book of Mormon, Shrek, Color Purple, The Lion King, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Dreamgirls, Bubbly Black Girl, After Midnight, and The Wiz. More information at bobbydaye.com.

MATHEW DEGUZMAN (Ensemble). Broadway: Aladdin, Follies, A Christmas Story (OBC). Tour: Pippin, A Christmas Story. Regional: Follies, Curtains, The Little Mermaid, West Side Story, White Christmas, 42nd Street. mathewdeguzman.com Follow: @mathewdeguz BRIAN DILLON (Swing). Wish granted!

Broadway: Aladdin. Tour: A Chorus Line, Disney Cruise Line. Regional: A Chorus Line, Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mamma Mia. Proud Boston Conservatory Alumnus. Endless thanks to Nathan, TPG, friends, and family. @bridills MAX B. EHRLICH (Ensemble). National Tours: Miss Saigon, The King and I, Mamma Mia!.

Regional: Seven Brides…(Nu Puppis), Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (Company of Fools).

Education: BFA at VCU. Interests: long walks on

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KEISHA GILLES (Attendant, Fortune Teller, Ensemble). Broadway: Book of Mormon. National Tour: Book of Mormon, Dreamgirls. Off-Broadway: Sistas the Musical. Regional: The Little Mermaid, Smokey Joe’s Café. Hartt School ’12. Love Mom & Papy. Thanks to Daniel Hoff Agency keishagilles.com

ORIANNA HILLIARD (Swing) is excited to be joining Aladdin! Nat’l Tour: A Chorus Line (Diana Morales). Favorites: In The Heights (Vanessa), The 25th…Bee (Olive), CATS (Victoria), Disney Cruise Line. Love to my family! IG: @littleoreo.

CAMERON HOBBS (Ensemble). NYC/ National Tour: Something Rotten! (1st National), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Actors Fund).

Regional: Muny, North Shore, Fulton, Disney Cruise Line. BFA: Otterbein University. Thank you to Casey, Tara Rubin, Bloc, family, friends, and Stephen. For Aunt Stacey and Haven. @camhobbs ADRIENNE HOWARD (Ensemble). Broadway/ NYC: Shuffle Along, Radio City Rockette. National Tour: Memphis. Boston Celtics Dancer (NBA).

Bachelor of Science in Classical Ballet from Indiana University. Much love and thanks to MSA, Mom, Dad and my Favorite! adrienne-howard.com CAMERON MITCHELL JACKSON (Ensemble).

Point Park University, BFA Musical Theatre.

Tour: West Side Story Int’l. Regional: Pittsburgh Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theater, Broward Stagedoor Theater, Weathervane Playhouse. Much love to my family and many thanks to Lakey Wolff & Co. IG: @cameronmjackson ALBERT JENNINGS (Henchman, Ensemble) is excited to be part of Aladdin. National Tour: Mamma Mia! Credits: In the Heights, Buddy Holly Story, RENT, Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Thanks to Eric and Tara Rubin Casting. Much love to family, friends, and Momma Dukes! IG: @albertjj KENWAY HON WAI K. KUA (Ensemble).

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Succeed..., The King and I, Waterfall, Aladdin, Cinderella, Pacific Overtures, Miss Saigon. Film: Talking to My Mother, G ­ eneration Um. JASON SCOTT MACDONALD (Fight Captain, Ensemble) from Orlando, FL. Trained with Melissa Stokes, Alberto Alonso, and Alora Haynes. BFA in Dance, BS in Finance from FSU & performed with Parsons Dance, Beyoncé, & Queen of the Night.

XAVIER MCKINNON (Prince Abdullah, Ensemble) is honored to play in Agrabah. Previous credits: Rent tour (Benny), Kinky Boots tour (Referee Angel) and Rock of Ages (Jakeith/Franz). Thanks to Antoinette, Britt, Cesc, Ripples for the constant love and support. @xmckinnon ANGELINA MULLINS (Ensemble). Broadway: I Tours: 1st Nat’l Spamalot, Fosse, Saturday Night Fever. TV: SMASH (Season 1 Ensemble) So grateful to be a part of this incredible production!

All my love to Colt, Missy Lou, and Mya lady. @angelinaprattes, YouTube: Part of Love.

CELINA NIGHTENGALE (Ensemble). Credits: Rock of Ages Las Vegas, Aladdin A Musical Spectacular, Legends in Concert. LA Credits: Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Adam Lambert, Jason Derulo. TV: ABC’s Wicked City. Thank you to my amazing family. This is for you Dad. @celinanighten ALLIE PIZZO (Attendant, Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: Broadway at Sacramento, Pittsburgh CLO, Drury Lane, Fulton, MSMT, Penn Center Stage. Love to my incomparable fiancé AJ, family, Pip & Sal and The Mine. For Mom, my #1. @thedandelion CASSIDY STONER (Swing) is thrilled to join the Aladdin Family! Proud Pace MT ’16. Endless gratitude to Eric, Michael, CGF, and Schachter Entertainment. All the love to her beloved NC family, the Fairlee twins, Hunter, and Chris.

IG: @cassidystoner ANNIE WALLACE (Attendant, Ensemble). Tour: Anything Goes (Chastity/Reno u/s) Regional: A Chorus Line (Sheila), Peter Pan (Tiger Lily). Proud graduate of Texas State University. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Michael, Sandra, Eric Woodall, Kaitlin Hopkins, Brian, and Tater Tot. @anne_bamm MICHELLE WEST (Ensemble). NY/Tours: West Side Story (Carnegie Hall), Memphis, Sid the Science Kid Live! Regional: The Prom, Legally Blonde, Hello, Dolly! Wizard of Oz, Avenue Q and The Wiz. BFA Temple U! Love to my fiancé,

Matthew, on the drums, my family and friends. @chelleywest ZACH WILLIAMS (Ensemble) National Tour Debut! New York: Austin’s Pride Regional: Asolo Rep (Josephine), Sacramento Music Circus, Riverside, Maltz Jupiter, Fulton; North Shore. Proud FSU Grad. Thanks to my loving family, CTG, Tara Rubin Casting, and Tata. @zfwilliams23 ALAN MENKEN (Music). Stage musicals: God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and The Beast, A Christmas Carol, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, Newsies, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and A Bronx Tale.

Film work: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast (Animated), Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted, Tangled, Sausage Party, Beauty and the Beast (Live Version). Television credits: Sesame Street, Lincoln, The Neighbors, Galavant, Tangled. Awards: 2012 Best Score Tony Award®, 2012 Music Drama Desk AwardTM; 8 Oscars®; 11 Grammy® Awards; 7 Golden Globes; London’s Evening Standard; the Olivier and Outer Critics Circle AwardTM. Other: Songwriters Hall of Fame, Billboard’s #1 single and album, Disney Legend, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Doctorates from NYU and the North Carolina School of the Arts.

HOWARD ASHMAN (Lyrics). Best known as the pivotal creative mind behind The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (which is dedicated to “Our friend, Howard Ashman, who gave a Mermaid her voice and a Beast his soul…”), Ashman’s first love was theatre. He was a founder of Off OffBroadway’s renowned WPA Theatre, where he conceived, wrote and directed the classic musical, Little Shop of Horrors as well as God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, (both music by Alan Menken). A new cast recording of Rosewater will be available this spring from Sh-K-Boom records. In 1986, Ashman wrote and directed the Broadway musical Smile (music by Marvin Hamlisch). Lamented as a lost treasure of the 1980’s theatre scene, Smile remains popular on high school and college campuses throughout the country. Ashman’s family is thrilled that Ashman and Menken’s original songs for Aladdin, some of which were cut in the making of the film — as well as portions of Ashman’s original film treatment — have been reinstated in the theatrical production. Howard Ashman died in 1991 from complications of AIDS. For more information, please visit howardashman.com.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST TIM RICE (Lyrics). Tim Rice has been writing lyrics for musical theatre and related enterprises for nearly 50 years. Born 1944, he remembers the cold UK winter of 1947. Credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita with Andrew Lloyd Webber; Aladdin, King David and Beauty and the Beast with Alan Menken; Chess with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson; and The Lion King and Aida with Elton John. He has won numerous awards along the way, usually for the wrong things or for simply turning up. His latest musical opened in London in 2013, based on James Jones’ great novel From Here to Eternity, with music by Stuart Brayson. Annoyingly, it closed in 2014 but there have been successful new productions in the US in 2016 & 2017 – Hakuna Matata! He is currently working on a show about Machiavelli and wrote three new songs with Alan Menken for the 2017 live action film of Beauty and the Beast. More can be found (as if this isn’t enough) at timrice.co.uk.

CHAD BEGUELIN (Book, Lyrics) is a four-time Tony Award ® Nominee who currently has two shows running on Broadway: Disney’s Aladdin (Tony Award® Nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk AwardTM Nomination for Outstanding Lyrics and Best Book) and The Prom for which he wrote the book and lyrics.

Other works include The Wedding Singer (Tony Award ® Nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk AwardTM Nomination for Outstanding Lyrics) and the Broadway musical Elf for which he wrote the lyrics. Chad is the recipient of the Edward Kleban Award for Outstanding Lyric Writing, the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award and the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award. Chad is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Dramatic Writing Program. Much love to Tom. CASEY NICHOLAW (Director, Choreog­ rapher). Represented on Broadway as director/ choreographer of The Prom, Mean Girls (2018 Tony Award ® Nominations for Best Direction and Choreography), Disney’s Aladdin (2014 Tony Award ®, Drama Desk AwardTM & Outer Critics Circle AwardTM Nominations for Best Choreography), and co-director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon (2011 Tony Award®, Drama Desk AwardTM & Outer Critics Circle AwardTM for co-director and nominations in the same categories for choreography); Olivier award winner for Best

Choreography. Represented on the West End as director and choreographer of Dreamgirls, The Book of Mormon, and Aladdin. Other Broadway credits as director/choreographer: Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten (2015 Tony Award ® Nomination for Best Direction) Elf: The Musical; The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony Award ®, Drama Desk AwardTM & Outer Critics Circle AwardTM Nominations); Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by Mike Nichols (2005 Tony Award ®, Drama Desk AwardTM & Outer Critics Circle AwardTM Nominations for Best Choreography). Additional New York credits: for City Center Encores! – the highly acclaimed productions of Most Happy Fella and Anyone Can Whistle and Follies (direction/choreography).

BOB CROWLEY (Scenic Design). His designs for the NT include Collaborators, Travelling Light, The Habit of Art, The Power of Yes, Phèdre, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Gethsemane, Fram (also co-directed), The History Boys (also Broadway, Tony Award ®) and Mourning Becomes Electra; for the RSC more than twenty-five productions including Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Plantagenets (Olivier Award); and for Broadway The Glass Menagerie (and West End), Carousel (Tony Award ®), The Capeman, Sweet Smell of Success, Disney’s Aladdin (West End, Broadway), Aida (Tony Award®), Tarzan (also directed), Mary Poppins (Tony Award ®), The Year of Magical Thinking, Coast of Utopia (Tony Award®), and Once (Tony Award®). Other designs include An American in Paris (Théâtre du Châtelet, Broadway – Tony Award ®), The Audience (West End, Broadway), Skylight (West End, Broadway), Great Scott (Dallas Opera), Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Winter’s Tale and Strapless (Royal Ballet), The Cunning Little Vixen (Le Châtelet), Don Carlo and La Traviata (Royal Opera). Film credits include Othello, Tales from Hollywood, Suddenly Last Summer, and The Crucible (costumes). He received The Royal Designer for Industry Award and the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in T ­ heatrical Design.

GREGG BARNES (Costume Design). Broadway: Tuck Everlasting (2016), Something Rotten (2015 Tony Award ® Nomination), Aladdin (New York, London, Japan, Hamburg, Sydney), Dreamgirls (West End, 2017 Olivier Nomination), Kinky Boots (2013 Tony Award ® Nomination, 2016 Oliver Award), Follies (2012 Tony Award®, Drama Desk Award TM, Henry Hewes Award), Elf, Legally Blonde (2007 Tony Award ® Nomination), The

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony Award ®, Drama Desk AwardTM, Olivier Nomination), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song (2002 Tony Award ® Nomination), Side Show, Bye Bye Birdie.

New York: The Wizard of Oz, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Pageant (NY and London— Olivier Nomination). Regional: Mame, Allegro (Helen Hayes Award). TDF Young Master Award.

NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) has designed extensively for theatre, opera, dance, concerts and permanent lighting installations around the world.

She designed the lighting for Aladdin on Broadway as well as in the UK, Australia, Germany, and Japan. She is a six-time Tony Award® winner for Best Lighting Design whose recent Broadway credits include: Hello, Dolly! (starring Bette Midler), Cats, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, School of Rock, An American in Paris, Aladdin, Skylight, The Glass Menagerie, Once, Follies, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage, and Aida. Recent dance designs include: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Winter’s Tale, and Tryst for The Royal Ballet, all choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon. She currently has 5 shows on the West End including The Glass Menagerie for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award.

KEN TRAVIS (Sound Design). Broadway: In Transit, Aladdin, Jekyll and Hyde, A Christmas Story the Musical, Scandalous, Newsies, Memphis, The ThreePenny Opera, Barefoot in the Park, Steel Magnolias. New York and Regional Companies: The Old Globe, The 5th Avenue Theater, McCarter Theater, Seattle Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, LA CTG, ACT Seattle, Guthrie Theater, KC Rep, Dallas Theater Center, Playwrights Horizons, The New Group, NYSF Public Theater, CSC, Signature Theater NYC, SoHo Rep,Vineyard Theater, The Civilians, Mabou Mines. ken-travis.squarespace.com MICHAEL KOSARIN (Music Supervision, Incidental Music and Vocal Arrangements) was music director of the Broadway production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in 1994, and has collaborated as composer Alan Menken’s music director and arranger since. He’s worked steadily on Broadway since 1982, on the original productions of Nine, Grand Hotel, Secret Garden, King David, Mayor, A Chorus Line, Triumph of Love, Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Leap of Faith, Sister Act, Newsies, and Aladdin, and arranged the legendary theatrical version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. His vast motion picture texasperformingarts.org

work includes Pocahontas, Hercules, Enchanted, Tangled, Captain America, the 2017 live-action film of Beauty and the Beast, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and the 2019 live-action Aladdin. An Emmy®-award-winning television music producer and arranger, he worked for two seasons on the musical series Galavant, and has composed for children’s shows such as Sesame Street. In the recording world, Kosarin is a three-time Grammy®nominated recording artist and producer. He also maintains an active concert career ranging from cabaret to symphony orchestras, and has conducted films such as The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast live to picture all over the world, including at the Hollywood Bowl in front of 17,000 people.

DANNY TROOB (Orchestrations). Danny’s fivedecade career includes composing, orchestrating, and conducting. Early credits: Pacific Overtures, The Baker’s Wife (dance music) and Big River (music supervision–Drama Desk AwardTM winner). He orchestrated the animated features Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas, Newsies the film and the Broadway show. In 2012 he orchestrated Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella for which he won his second Drama Desk AwardTM. China, Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, and the UK round out his world travels.

GLEN KELLY (Dance Music Arrangements) is honored to have worked with such icons as Mike Nichols, Stephen Sondheim, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen and Trey Parker. He won the New York Drama Desk AwardTM for his score to The Nance. He was music supervisor and arranger for The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Death of a Salesman and Bullets Over Broadway. He arranged music for Something Rotten, A Christmas Story, The Book of Mormon, The Scottsboro Boys, The Drowsy Chaperone, Spamalot, and Beauty and the Beast, among others.

HOWARD JOINES (Music Coordinator).

Groundhog Day; Bandstand; Paramour; Allegiance; Aladdin; Matilda; Side Show; Bullets over Broadway; A Night With Janis Joplin; Cinderella; Scandalous; Chaplin; Ghost; How to Succeed; Promises, Promises; Bye-Bye Birdie; Grease; Times They Are A-Changin’; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Conductor/Percussionist: Groundhog Day; Matilda; Billy Elliot; Miss Saigon; Les Misérables; Radio City Music Hall. For Robin and Taylor.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST JOSH MARQUETTE (Hair Design). NY/London: Present Laughter; Dreamgirls; Paramour; Tuck Everlasting; School of Rock; Something Rotten; Aladdin; Kinky Boots; The Book of Mormon; Trip of Love; First Date; Elf; Dogfight; The Best Man; Look Back In Anger; The Drowsy Chaperone; Pig Farm; The… Trailer Park Musical; Altar Boyz; Show Boat at Carnegie Hall; Encores! Most Happy Fella; No, No, Nanette & Follies; Mamma Mia! West Coast: Robin & the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, Minsky’s, Vanities. Television: The Slap, 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live.

MILAGROS MEDINA-CERDEIRA (Makeup Design). Makeup design for Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten, The Rocky Horror Show and makeup design consultant for Present Laughter and Sister Act. She has worked as a makeup artist on Broadway for more than 20 years, including Spider-Man, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Into the Woods, Bells Are Ringing, The Wild Party, Tango Argentino, Little Me, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I and Kiss of the Spider Woman, and has worked with the esteemed Eartha Kitt and Diahann Carroll.

JIM STEINMEYER (Illusion Design). The New York Times calls him the “celebrated invisible man, designer and creative brain behind many of the great stage magicians.” His illusions have been featured by Doug Henning, Siegfried and Roy, David Copperfield, Ricky Jay, and many others. He created the special illusions for Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, The Phantom of the Opera, and Mary Poppins. He’s also the author of books on the history of magic.

JEREMY CHERNICK (Special Effects Design).

Broadway: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, American Psycho, Aladdin The Musical, You Can’t Take It With You. London’s West End: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, Let the Right One In. Off-Broadway and other: Joan of Arc (The Public Theater) Freaky Friday (Disney Theatrical Group) Guards at the Taj (the Atlantic) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney Theatrical Group), Parsifal (Metropolitan Opera). Television and Film: The Wiz Live & Peter Pan Live. Chernick serves as Head designer for J&M Special Effects in Brooklyn jmfx.net. In 2014, his work was featured at the Museum of Art & Design in New York.

J. ALLEN SUDDETH (Original Fight Direction).

J. Allen Suddeth has worked professionally for the past thirty years out of the New York area.

For Broadway, he has staged fights for the smash

hits Disney’s Aladdin, and Newsies plus the recent revival production of Jekyll and Hyde, as well as Gem Of The Ocean, Saturday Night Fever, Jekyll & Hyde, Angels in America Part One and Two, Loot, Saint Joan, A Small Family Business, and Hide and Seek. He is ranked as one of sixteen recognized Fight Masters in the United States by The Society of American Fight Directors.

SCOTT TAYLOR (Associate Director). Currently Associate/ Resident Director for Disney’s Broadway and all international companies of Aladdin. Scott has supervised and/or performed in 14 Broadway shows, including On A Clear Day, A Little Night Music, Broadway Bound, Spamalot, Contact, Thou Shalt Not, Steel Pier, Victor/ Victoria, Showboat, Crazy For You, Cats, Wind In The Willows, A Christmas Carol, Sinatra At Radio City, and A Little Night Music at the NYC and LA Opera. He has performed nationally in dozens of others and has been the Dance Supervisor and Associate Choreographer and Director for first class productions in London, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Germany.

TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). Selected Broad­w ay: Dear Evan Hansen, Bandstand, Indecent, Prince of Broadway, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, A Bronx Tale, Cats, Falsettos, Disaster!, School of Rock, It Shoulda Been You, Gigi, Bullets Over Broadway, Les Misérables, The Heiress, How to Succeed.., Billy Elliot, Shrek, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, Spamalot, …

Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, The Phantom of the Opera. Off-Broadway: The Band’s Visit; Here Lies Love; Love, Loss, and What I Wore.

NEURO TOUR PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC. (Physical Therapy) Carolyn M. Lawson PT, founder and CEO of Neurosport & NEURO TOUR (Physical Therapy), leaders in performing arts medicine.

We are honored to be part of this amazing Aladdin Tour.

GEOFFREY QUART / HUDSON THEATRI­ CAL ASSOCIATES (Technical Supervision and Production Management). More than 65 Broadway productions and tours. Recent: Hamilton, Fiddler on the Roof, Sylvia, The Realistic Joneses, Of Mice and Men, Mothers and Sons, All the Way, The Bridges of Madison County. HTA is a member of Neil A. Mazzella’s HUDSON family, which includes Hudson Scenic Studio and Hudson Sound & Light.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST A Night With Janis Joplin, Porgy and Bess tour, Newsies Broadway, Newsies tour, and Aladdin (Broadway, Tokyo, Hamburg, London, and Sydney).

Geoff’s other Broadway credits include, Skylight, School of Rock, Ivo van Hove’s A View from the Bridge, and The Crucible, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time US Tour and Hello Dolly! with Bette Midler.

CLIFFORD SCHWARTZ (Senior Production Supervisor). Clifford has been with Disney Theatrical since 1999. His Disney credits include two international productions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, ten productions of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, four productions of Disney’s Tarzan, and the Broadway productions of Aladdin, Mary Poppins, and The Little Mermaid.

Other Broadway credits include Peter and the Starcatcher, Grease! (1995), Chicago (1996), Big, Guys and Dolls (1992), Lend Me a Tenor, and Moose Murders. Off-Broadway credits include Wenceslas Square and the world premiere of Steven Sondheim’s Assassins (1990). Clifford earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Temple University in Philadelphia.

JASON TRUBITT (Production Supervisor) is proud to work with the amazing Clifford Schwartz on all productions of Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast around the world. Other Broadway stage manager credits include: Wicked, Sister Act, Mary Poppins, Never Gonna Dance, Brooklyn, Mamma Mia!, and Phantom of the Opera. Jason is a graduate of the theatre program at the University of Illinois. Love to Marlene and Herbie.

BRENT-ALAN HUFFMAN (Conductor/Music Director). Broadway: Leap Of Faith, Sister Act, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast. Tours: Aladdin (Australia-Asia), Sister Act, Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast; US Premiere and cast recording: Hunchback of Notre Dame. Music Supervision: Hunchback of Notre Dame (Japan); Annie (Mexico); Sister Act (Brazil); Beauty and the Beast (Mexico). Television: The Music Man (2003); A Christmas Carol (2004). Vocalist: Enchanted (2007); Tangled (2010); Beauty and the Beast (2017).

MICHAEL MINDLIN (Dance Supervisor) is a New York City based choreographer, director, instructor, and performer. Directing and choreography credits include Awesomer and Awesomer, Xanadu, Evita, Beauty and the Beast, BC Beat 2012 & 2014, and several BC/EFA benefit concerts. Broadway performance credits

include Aladdin, Bring It On, Mamma Mia, 9 to 5, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Michael is on faculty at Broadway Dance Center in NYC and is currently the Dance Supervisor for the 1st National Tour of Hamilton.

KATHLEEN E. PURVIS (Production Stage Manager). Credits include: King Kong Alive on Broadway, Aladdin, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Finding Neverland, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Mary Poppins, Wicked, The Lion King, Ragtime, Show Boat, The Scarlet Pimpernel, CATS, The Good Body, The Vagina Monologues and Barbra Streisand’s Timeless concert.

VANESSA COAKLEY (Stage Manager).

Broadway: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; The Merchant of Venice; National Tour: La Cage aux Folles. Off-Broadway credits include The Public, Roundabout, MTC, MCC & Playwrights Horizons.

ANDREW NEAL (Assistant Stage Manager).

Broadway: King Kong, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Cyrano de Bergerac, Wicked, Fosse, Les Miserables, Sly Fox, La Cage aux Folles. National Tours: Jersey Boys, Chicago, Wicked.

BERNADETTE SCHOENBORN (Assistant Stage Manager) is very excited to join the National tour of Disney’s Aladdin! Broadway credits: Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Thanks to family, friends, and Milo for their love and support!

DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, a division of The Walt Disney Studios, was formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Thomas Schumacher. Worldwide, its 10 Broadway titles have been seen by more than 200 million theatergoers and have been nominated for 60 Tony Awards®, winning Broadway’s highest honor 20 times. With 21 productions currently produced or licensed, a Disney musical is being performed professionally somewhere on the planet virtually every hour of the day. The company’s inaugural production, Beauty and the Beast, opened in 1994.

It played a remarkable 13 year run on Broadway and has been produced in 37 countries worldwide.

In November 1997, Disney opened The Lion King, which received six 1998 Tony Awards® including Best Musical. After 22 landmark years on Broadway, it has welcomed more than 100 million visitors worldwide to date, and can currently be seen in nine productions worldwide.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Having played 20 countries on every continent except Antarctica, The Lion King’s worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history. Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida opened on Broadway next, winning four 2000 Tony Awards®. It was followed by Mary Poppins, a co-production with Cameron Mackintosh, which opened in London in 2004 and went on to enjoy six years on Broadway, a Tony Award®, and a West End revival. Tarzan®, which opened on Broadway in 2006, went on to become an international hit with an award-winning production enjoying a 10-year run in Germany.

In January 2008, The Little Mermaid opened on Broadway and was the No. 1-selling new musical of that year. Disney Theatrical Productions opened two critically acclaimed productions on Broadway in 2012, receiving seven Tony Awards® between them: Peter and the Starcatcher and Newsies, each of which enjoyed a two-year run with the latter spawning a record-breaking Fathom Events’ in-cinema release. Aladdin, Disney Theatrical’s 2014 hit, continues selling out on Broadway and has launched five additional productions around the globe and has been seen by more

than 10 million guests. Its newest hit, the 2018 Tony Award ® Nominee for Best Musical Frozen, continues setting records in its Broadway run and on tour across North America with future productions set to open in Australia, Japan, London, and Germany. Other successful stage ventures have included the Olivier-nominated London hit Shakespeare in Love, stage productions of Disney’s High School Musical, Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame in Berlin, and King David in concert. DTP has collaborated with the nation’s preeminent theatres to develop new stage musicals including The Jungle Book, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Freaky Friday, and Hercules. As a part of the recent acquisition of 21st Century Fox, DTP also heads the Buena Vista Theatrical banner which licenses Fox titles for stage adaptations including Anastasia; Moulin Rouge! The Musical; Mrs. Doubtfire and The Devil Wears Prada.

Information in “Who’s Who in the Cast” is provided by the production. Where opinions are expressed, they are those of the players, not necessarily those of playbill Magazine.

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STAFF Opening Night - March 11, 2020 Staff for ALADDIN Worldwide Co-Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Quart Senior Production Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifford Schwartz Production Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Trubitt Technical Supervisor . . . . . . . . Geoffrey Quart/Hudson Theatrical Associates General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myriah Bash Associate General Managers . . . . . . . . Carly DiFulvio Allen, Margie McGlone Associate Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Taylor Music Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Kosarin Dance Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Mindlin Associate Scenic Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Atkinson, Ros Coombes Associate Costume Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Galloway, Sky Switser Associate Hair and Make-Up Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl Thomas Associate Sound Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Gayle, Alex Hawthorn Associate Lighting Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Odam, Aaron Spivey Production Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Eviston, John McPherson Moving Light Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Beach Special Effects Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Hagen Projection Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Brodie Production Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Maloney Production Props Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Abel Production Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Lojo, Simon Matthews Production Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabriela Mercado SENIOR PUBLICIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DENNIS CROWLEY NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . GREGORY HANOIAN Staff for ALADDIN Tour COMPANY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CANDACE HEMPHILL Associate Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joy Sims Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathleen E. Purvis Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanessa Coakley Assistant Stage Managers . . . . . . . . Andrew Neal, Bernadette Schoenborn Dance Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Callahan Assistant Dance Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Bullard US Tour Fight Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Mindlin Fight Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Callahan, Jason Scott Macdonald Production Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Burke, Christopher Kee Anaya-Gorman, Lindsey Miller, Ashley Pettit, Megan Sover US Tour Associate Scenic Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Hamrick Assistant Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Craeger Assistant Costume Designers . . . . . . . . . Tom Bertsch, Torrance Shepherd Projection Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chongren Fan Head Carpenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Kern Automation Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Yeoman, John Zawislak Deck Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David “Sideshow” Burgdorf Flyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tommy Seawright Advance Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooke Carlson, Adam Gentry, Seth Larkin, Roland Valentine Crew Swing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Christiani Automation Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Stackle Head Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vincent Goga Front Light Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Elizabeth Raymond Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve LaPlante, Alan Pleiman Advance Electricians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey S. Hartford, Rob Virzera Head Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer A. Kramer Assistant Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Lasley Assistant/Swing Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katy Brown Head Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes Shaffer Sound Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shane Cook Advance Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitch Tracey Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meredith Scott Wardrobe Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Richardi-Sweigard Wardrobe Assistant Katherine Kraus Advance Wardrobe Risa Ono, Eliza Vlasova Hair & Make Up Supervisor Debra Parr Hair & Make Up Assistant Shon Harper Casting Associate Felicia Rudolph CSA Music Coordinator Howard Joines Electronic Music Programming Jeff Marder Assistant Music Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annbritt duChateau Music Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anixter Rice Music Services Associate to Mr. Menken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Kunis Physical Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy Beth Dougherty, DPT Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serino Coyne, Inc. Production Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deen van Meer Manager, Financial Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrineh Ghoukassian Payroll Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie Caringal, Calvin Gin, Cathy Guerra Corporate Immigration Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Rosenfeld

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Risk Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johan Kangas, Linh Dao Housing Services . . . . . . . . . Tourwerks, Inc., Chris Renzulli, John Connor Special Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Bolgar, Ravenswood Studios TARA RUBIN CASTING Tara Rubin CSA, Eric Woodall CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Lindsay Levine CSA, Kaitlin Shaw CSA, Claire Burke CSA, Felicia Rudolph CSA, Xavier Rubiano SPECIAL EFFECTS DESIGNER Jeremy Chernick CREDITS Scenery constructed and automated by Hudson Scenic Studio, Inc. Additional Scenery by Souvenir Scenic Studios Limited and Studio Hamburg. Lighting equipment by PRG Lighting. Additional projection animation by Gabriel Aronson. Props by the Paragon Innovation Group; The Specialists Ltd.; Baltimore Knife and Sword Co. and The Rabbit’s Choice.

Sound equipment by Masque Sound. Video projections provided by Sound Associates, Inc. Magic carpet by Tait Towers. Illusion effects by William Kennedy MagicEffect. Special effects equipment by J&M Special Effects.

Soft goods by iWeiss. Costumes by Arel Studio; Lynne Baccus; William Beilke; Jim Crochet; Donna Langman Costumes; Scout Insensee; J. Doug James Millinery; Eric Winterling, Inc.; Jeff Fender Studio; Polly Kinney; Lynne Mackey Studio; Marian Jean Hose, LLC; Monica Viani; Jan Parran; Parsons-Meares, Ltd.; Rodney Gordon, Inc. and Tricorne. Special thanks to Bra*Tenders for undergarment and hosiery. Custom shoes by LaDuca and T.O. Dey Shoe Company. Wigs by Magnolia Wigs.

SONG EXCERPTS (used by permission) “Mambo” music by Leonard Bernstein. “Beauty and the Beast,” “Belle,” “Part of Your World,” and “Under the Sea,” music by Alan Menken, lyrics

by Howard Ashman. “Colors of the Wind,” music by Alan Menken, lyrics

by Stephen Schwartz. “Genie In A Bottle” words and music by Stephen Kipner, David Frank & Pam Sheyne.

The premiere of Aladdin was produced by The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, WA. David Armstrong, Executive Producer & Artistic Director; Bernadine C. Griffin, Managing Director; Bill Berry, Producing Director.

Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facebook.com/Aladdin Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @Aladdin Instagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @Aladdin YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . youtube.com/DisneyOnBroadway This production is produced in collaboration with our professional, union-represented employees.

Disney’s Aladdin is a registered trademark owned by The Walt Disney Company and used under special license

by Disney Theatrical Productions.

Visit Aladdin at: disneyonbroadway.com Aladdin National Tour proudly participates in Touring Green. We transport our theatrical equipment on a carbon neutral basis with Clark Transfer in association with NativeEnergy.com. For more information on this program, please visit www.clarktransfer.com/green.

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 Stagehands, Wardrobe, Makeup and Hair employees in this production are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829 of the I.A.T.S.E. represents the Designers & Scenic Artists for the American Theatre The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are 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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STAFF DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS President & Producer. . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Schumacher SVP, Strategy, Marketing & Revenue . . . . . . Andrew Flatt SVP, Production & Co-Producer . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Quart

Creative & Production

VP, Creative Development . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Famiglietti Director, Creative Development . . . . . . . Jane Abramson Director, Production Operations . . . . . . . . Mimi Intagliata Director, Creative Development & Business Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seth Marquette General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myriah Bash General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Meyer General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Schlenk Senior Production Supervisor . . . . . . . . Clifford Schwartz Associate Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Lee Production Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Dawn Cave Production Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Trubitt Production Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doc Zorthian Associate General Manager . . . . . . . . Carly DiFulvio Allen Associate General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Height Associate General Manager . . . . . . . . . . Margie McGlone Associate General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry McGrath Manager, Creative Development . . . . . . . . Caley Beretta Manager, Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Boulger Manager, Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunter Chancellor Manager, Production Operations . . . . . . . . James Garner Literary Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Haverkate Manager, Creative Development . . Colleen McCormack Asst. Manager, Production . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Dworkin

Marketing, Publicity, Sales & Education

VP, Marketing, Publicity, Sales & Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angelo Desimini VP, Sales & Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Falzon VP, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Wyatt Director, Worldwide Publicity & Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Cohen Director, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Daghini Director, Education & Audience Engagement . . Lisa Mitchell Senior Manager, Creative Services . . . . . . . . . Eric Emch Senior Manager, Content Marketing & Community Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Josken Senior Manager, Education & Audience Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Kenny Senior Manager, Sales & Ticketing . . . . . . . Lauren Rutlin Senior Manager, Digital Marketing . . . . . . . . . Peter Tulba Manager, Sales & Ticketing . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan Beggs Manager, Teaching & Learning/ Resident Teaching Artist . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Chapman Manager, Publicity & Communications . Michael DeiCas Manager, Global Tourism Sales . . . . . . Nicholas Faranda Manager, Group Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erica Jacobson Manager, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chantal Lopez Project Manager, Marketing Services . . . . . . David Shum Production Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Simone Cotton Video Content Producer & Editor . . . . . . . Brandon Fake Asst. Manager, Ticketing Operations . Nicholas Leonard Asst. Manager, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . Becca Levenson Asst. Manager, Content Marketing & Community Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Rollins Production Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erica Scalogna Asst. Manager, CRM and Consumer Insights . Janey Sherlock Communications & Publicity Specialist . . . . . Gregory Boilard

Domestic Touring

VP, Domestic Touring & Regional Engagements . . Jack Eldon Director, Domestic Touring . . . . . . . . Michael Buchanan Director, Regional Engagements . . . . Scott A. Hemerling Director, Regional Engagements . . . . . . . . . . Kelli Palan Manager, Domestic Touring & Planning . . . . . . Liz Botros Manager, Domestic Touring . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Mullins

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Licensing and Merchandise

VP, Licensed Brands & Merchandising . . Steven Downing Director, Marketing Licensed Brands . . . . . . . Gary Kane Director, Merchandise & Sales Operations Alyssa Somers Director, Theatrical Licensing . . . . . . . . . . David R. Scott Int’l Retail Brand Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie Cirillo Manager, Licensing Sales & Operations . . Pearl Hodiwala Manager, Product Development . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Kiniry Manager, Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Violeta Lin Manager, Creative Licensed Brands . . . . . . . . Ann Myers Asst. Manager, Creative Projects . . . . . . . . Carolina Villa Senior Retail Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mario Mey On-Site Retail Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Koonce On-Site Assistant Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Puccio

Strategy & Business Development

Director, Strategy & Business Development . . Clive Chang

International

SVP, International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Kollen VP, International, Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiona Thomas Director, International Production . . . . . . . Felipe Gamba Director, International, Australia . . . . . . Paula McKinnon Manager, International Production . . . . . . . . . . Lee Taglin

Business & Legal Affairs and Labor Relations

SVP, Business & Legal Affairs . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Olson VP, Business & Legal Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seth Stuhl Director, Labor Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Kardel Director, Business & Legal Affairs . . . . . Naila McKenzie Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clinton D. Hannah Senior Manager, Labor Relations . . . . . Stephanie Cheek Manager, Business & Legal Affairs . . . . . . . Jessica White Senior Paralegal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Browne Senior Paralegal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vivian Chiu

Finance, Operations and Technology

VP, Finance, Operations & Technology . . . Mario Iannetta VP, Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Amendola Director, Technical Services & Support . . . . Michael Figliulo Director, Production Accounting & Analysis . . Monica Toribio Senior Manager, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . Mikhail Medvedev Senior Manager, Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.J. Mercado Senior Manager, Production Accounting . . Arlene Smith Manager, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer August Manager, Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Clark Manager, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Ekizian Manager, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Martucci Manager, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kari Schouveller Senior Production Accountant . . . . . . . . . . Angela DiSanti Senior Business Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noel Moore Jr. Senior Production Accountant . . . . . . . . . Samantha Sorin Senior Technical Support Engineer . . . . Philip San Filippo Associate Systems Engineer . . . . . . . . . Lauren Kelemen Production Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Jacobson

Human Resources

Director, Human Resources . . . . . . . . . Marie-Pierre Varin Specialist, Human Resources . . . . . . Jennifer F. Vaughan

Administrative Staff

Ky’Lend Adams, Caitlin Baird, Marissa Bendit, Alexander Chang, Katherine Collins, Monica Cotallat, Matt Hagmeier Curtis, Danielle DeMatteo, Theresa Donis, Daniel Drabik, Gemma Elepano, Jon Farber, Max Faye, John Fisher, Phil Grippe, Frankie Harvey, Andrew Hill, Jesse Hixson, Christina Huschle, Stephanie Kelleher, August Laska, Thomas Laub, Rachel Lee, Ingrid Matias, Kyrie McCormick, Gabriela Mercado, Sunny Ng, Connor Norton, Bryce Payne, Jessica Petschauer, Matt Quinones, Mark Shultz, Bri Silva, Barclay Sparrow, Corey Steinfast, Amani Stiger, Henry Tisch, Michael Ulreich, Angela Voelker, Lisa Weiner Disney Theatrical Productions dtg.guestservices@disney.com

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Pamela and David Frager Sandra Freed Toni and Douglas French Nancy Gary and Ruth Cude Cheryl and R. James George, Jr. Michael Gibertini and Kari Nations Brian Gleason Sharon and Bruce Golden Melissa and Rick Gorskie Karen and Rowland Greenwade Sven and Robin Griffin Cheryl Gross Gabrielle and Gary Grossenbacher Richard Hartgrove and Gary Cooper Gladys M. Heavilin Mary Ann and Dr. Andrew Heller Raje Heyer Anne and Thomas Hilbert Amy and Jeffrey Hubert Frank Ikard Admiral and Mrs. B. R. Inman Donna and B.R. Israel Ben and Jenn Ivester Jo Ann Ivester John Izzo and Deb Tackett Donna and Edward King Kelley Knutson and Carol Walsh-Knutson Sheila Kothmann Calvin and Donna Lee Sue and Larry Lewellyn Ellen and Richard Leyh Stacy Libby Suzanne Lima Mr. and Mrs. George F. Littlejohn Jennifer and Christian Loew Jacqueline Longino Gayle and Scott Madole Delores Massad Mr. and Mrs. W.F. McCasland Molly McDonald and Chad Hartmann Monica and Robert Meadows Jennifer and Jim Misko Mary and Lynn Moak Melissa Moloney and Chris Walk Miriam and Jim Mulva Glenn, Jennifer, Waylon, and Wyatt Muniz Carol Nelson Meri and Don Nelson Jeffrey Neumann Elizabeth and Dustin Norman Jacqueline and Shawn O’Farrell Cathy Oliver Wayne Orchid Leora Orent and Art Markman Connie and Sam Pate Michele and Roy Peck Nancy and Frank Petrone Shari and John Pflueger Liz and Jon Phelan 37

Leslie Powell Debbie and Jim Ramsey Sara and Dick Rathgeber Alec Rhodes Linda and Robert Rosenbusch Alyssa Russell Nancy Scanlan Steve and Susan Schaffer Nina and Frank Seely Tracey Sharples Carol Ann Shepherd Trish and Brian Sierer Robyn and Rick Sperling Karin and Robert Stern Lorri Stevenson Austin Stitzer Bruce Stuckman Lisa and Gregory Symons Nancy and L. Brent Talbott Lee R. Thomas Erin Vander Leest and Tom Pyle Daniel and Sara-Jane Watson Mark Weiss and Janet Bray Suzy and Otto Wheeler Susan and Chris Wilson with Bonita Grumme Jacqueline Wittmuss Dr. Lucas Wong and Dr. Lisa Go Michele and Jud Wyatt CENTER STAGE $600-1,199 Dwain Aidala Mark Aitala Priscilla J. Alfaro Joe Annis Anonymous Donna and Manuel Ayala The Ballon Family Jana and Barry Bandera Travis and George Baxter-Holder Dr. Steven A. Beebe April Berman Carolyn and Jon Bible Carolyn and Andrew Birge Denis Blake Stephanie and Michael Blanck Robert Bracewell Steve and Jen Braud Christopher and Tira Brom Janice and Charlie Brown Kimberly Brown Scott Brown and Cheri Lafrinea Kelly Canavan Kelli and John Carlton Kristen and Luis Casaubon Shane Chambers

Ken Ciani Sam and Alison Clare Sarah Compton Jeanette Cortinas Elaine Daigle Wilma Dankovich Lorraine and John Davis Tricia and Paul Davis Lisa and Paul Delacruz Dr. and Mrs. Ben Denny Lucy Ditmore Sharon Duboise Cathleen and Michael Eady Susan and David Eckelkamp Sheila Ellwood Carol and Clint Fletcher Jane W. Fountain Elizabeth and Michael Frisch Katina and Matthew Gase Jon and Joanna Geld Sharon and Richard Gibbons Glenn and Nancy Gilkey Jana and John Grimes Stephanie Guariglia Maria Gutierrez and Peter Nutson Tizzle Bizzle Hallock Cindy and John Hanly Amy and Peter Hannan Darcy and Rick Hardy Family Jennifer and John Harper Jennifer and Randall Harris Mrs. Julianna H. Hernandez Damon and Ella Holditch Marjorie and David Hunter Beth and Bill Ivers Kathleen and Jim Jardine Mary Beth and Dan Jester Jacqueline Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Johnston James Jones Susan and Richard Klusmann Jan and Orion Knox Aileen Krassner Kiehl and Michael Kiehl Amy and David Lambert Melanie C. Lewis Robin Lieberman Mary and Don Lorenz Nancy and Dale Lowe Peggy Manning Steve and Roxanne Martin Charles and Leslie Martinez Tonya and Nicco Martinez Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Masullo Stephanie Mayes Ford McTee Dawn and Jason Melear Frances Ellen and Paul Metzger Pauline and Alfred Meyerson Mark Miller Rachel Monday and Willard Yankus James W. Moritz Denise Margo Moy

Brian Neidig Margaret and Brian Nilson Dan and Deborah O’Neil Ann and Michael Owen Augustine Park Robert Pender Cindy Perez Tami Pharr Kari and Brian Phenegar Suzanne Pickens and Douglas Hoitenga Kate and Scott Powers Javier Prado Eric Rabbanian Tom and Kit Randall Dawn and Thomas Rich Bill and Meredith Rogers Julie and Richard Schechter Betty Schnell Amy Shipherd Lawrence Sipos Katherine and Dennis Smith Raymond Smith Steven Smith Dale and Stephen Sonnenberg Nancy Whitworth Spong Geeta and David Suggs Dona and Ali Tabrizi Judy and Jay Tarwater Stacy and Michael Toomey Cody Ulmer Jamie and Thomas Valigura Douglas P. Warner Saradee and Melvin Waxler Chrissie Welty Marie and Phil Wendell Leslie and Bryan Weston Brenda and Rex White, Jr. Michael Wilen Elise Winchester Timothy Young Mitchell and Jeannette Young Micka and Richard Ziehr

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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.

2019–20 COUNCIL MEMBERS Robert and Jannis Baldwin Becky Beaver Edwina Carrington Marianne and Mario Davila Laura Estes and Joyce Lauck Cynthia Glover and Dwight Williams Joanne Guariglia Stephanie Guariglia Rob Hagelberg Rhonda Hall Dan Jackson and Jeremy Guiberteau Julia Marsden Ashlee Olsem Stephanie L. Perkins Rachel Tocker Rebecca Van Den Berg Annie Solomon Zucker Brian Zucker

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The Team Bob Bursey

MARKETING

Executive Director

Gene Bartholomew

Rachel Durkin-Drga

Director of Marketing & Communications

Senior Associate Director

Tara Vela Associate Director BUSINESS OFFICE

Kristi Lampi Business Operations Manager

Lisa Carothers Administrative Associate, Business Affairs

Leigh Remeny Administrative Associate, Business Operations

Terri Waddle Senior Departmental Buyer, Business Operations CAMPUS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Judith Rhedin Assistant Director, Campus & Community Engagement

Brenda Simms

Lizzie Choffel Senior Graphic Designer

Danielle Culp Project Administrator

Erica De Leon Marketing Specialist, Digital Media

Romina Jara

PRODUCTION

Yvonne Kimmons

Seb Boone Sarah Cantu

Lighting Supervisor

Phoebe Greene Production Operations Manager

Conrad Haden Stage Supervisor

Jason Huerta Associate Scenic Studio Supervisor

Alec Pasquarella

J. E. Johnson

HUMAN RESOURCES

Warren G. Whitaker SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Human Resources Manager

Master Carpenter

Rebecca Switzer PROGRAMMING Program Manager

Will Shirey Talent Buyer

Tim Rogers

TICKET OFFICE

Susan Griffin Ticketing Services Manager

Dianne Whitehair Ticketing Systems Manager

Margaret Badasci Assistant Ticketing Services Manager, Event Operations

Eric Vera Assistant Ticketing Services Manager, Concerts

Carolyn Hardin Assistant Prop Shop Supervisor

Broadway Events Manager

Hank Schwemmer

Assistant Director, Student Engagement

Technical Director

Essential Series, Theatre & Dance and Guest Services Manager

Amber Goodspeed

Production Events Manager

Scott Bussey

Sarah Andrews

Concerts and Special Events Manager

Dani Pruitt

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Jeff W. Ellinger

GUEST SERVICES

Assistant Stage Supervisor

Assistant Director, Performance Logistics

Natalia Morgan

Associate Director of Development

Travis Perrin

Cynthia Patterson

Marketing Coordinator, Strategic Content

DEVELOPMENT

Sarah Weidler Young

Assistant Scenic Charge Artist

Selena San Miguel

Master Electrician

Stewardship Manager

Ashton Bennett Murphy

Prop Shop Supervisor

Master Electrician

Rachel Schoen

Scenic Art Supervisor

Marketing Coordinator, Media Buying & Settlements

Program Coordinator, Education & Curriculum Development

Development Assistant

Karen Maness

Scenic Studio Supervisor

Kenny Kuykendall Assistant Audio Supervisor

Lindsay Long Production Events Manager

Michael Malak Audio 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 Andrea Stanfill Castro Charlotte Coffee Carlos Hernandez Chuck Hesse Paige Horton Jean Humes Olga Kasma-Carnes Charlotte Klein

Sharon Kojzarek Eric Lee Ryan Monahan Shana Nichols Elisabeth Poigin Shannon Quinn Kimberly Hans Reaves Jessica Reed Ron Rizzato Mary Ruiz Gracie Sanders

Robyn Scott Josh Shandera Julie Spruell Debra Thomas Kristine Tydlacka Leah Waheed Tonya Wood Sally Zukonik

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Student Employees Jose Luis Almanzan Laura Baglereau Zoe Bihan Haley Brower Ally Payne Brown Charlotte Brumbelow Ashleigh Bullard Maria Burgee Gabrielle Clemente Oscar Corpus Jessica Curneal Antonio Dorantes Alyssa Finger Rogers Flores Lina Garcia Ameli Garcia Daniel Geld Laura Adriana Godinez Sarah Gomez Vivian Gonzalez Aydin Haleftiras David Hernandez Isabella Hollis Hannah Hurst Emily Hyatt Mayre Jane Elizabeth Jantz

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Alexandra Jereb Jake Josephi Hannah Kambo Mikaela Kelarek Eddie Lambert Adriana Lara Juan Leyva Audrey Long Audrey Loomis Mila Luna Reilly Lunsford Zachary Markizer Evan McClain Meagan McCrary Adam Means Nicole Melendez Basil Montemayor Julio MuĂąoz Hayley Naples Olivia Naworol Brian Nguyen Reese Niemietz Pollyanna Ohair Samuel Oladejo Alejandro Pallanes Alexandria Passanisi

Indira Rampersad Alyson Redland Morgan Riddle William Rios Alany Rodriguez Luis Javier Romero Ericka Salas Sophia Savellos Christian Scheller Jessica Sell Brisa Shaw Madison Sheridan Rebekah Singleton Katherine Stam Brenda Stanfill Ariane Stier Sydney Svagerko Kennedy Thompson Hemma Uzoh Vanessa Valle Krista West Nathan Wilton Kamrey Windham Christian Wintz Rebecca Wrench Tavia Zepeda

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TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS 2019–20 ESSENTIAL SERIES PERFORMANCE

Lisa Lampanelli’s Losin’ It!

Mar 26 & 27

McCullough Theatre

“I decided stand-up comedy really wasn’t for me anymore. It wasn’t making my heart happy. So, I created Losin’ It!, a show using comedy to talk about weight and body issues, which are things I’ve struggled with for years. This is so much more fulfilling!”

– Lisa Lampanelli PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KUT-FM Photo by Jeremy Daniel

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$10 STUDENT TICKETS (K-12 and college) $12 MILITARY TICKETS

Thirsty?

Enjoy a Texas craft beer at Texas on Tap located on Level 3 of Bass Concert Hall.

Wine, frozen cocktails, and non-alcoholic bottled beverages also available.

Visit texasperformingarts.org for a full drink menu.

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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, rĂŠsumĂŠ 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 students build a strong foundation for the future!

ENCORE

OVATION

Dennis Eakin Kia Dormady Financial Frost Bank University Federal Credit Union APPLAUSE

K Friese and Associates Michael Iupe, PLLC OroSolutions Richie & Gueringer, P.C. For information on the Corporate Circle contact Development at 512.232.8567

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No Time? No Problem.

©2019 HEB, 19-6216

@H-E-B 19-3609

By Hayley Naples ’20 There are no two days that look alike in the Texas Performing Arts Prop Shop. At any given time, the Prop Shop could be working on providing props for one to three productions simultaneously. Their days consist of reviewing show notes, purchasing goods, as well as building (and rebuilding) hundreds of props. A diverse team with talents in electronics, welding, sewing, Photoshop, painting, and special effects design props for the Department of Theatre & Dance or Sarah and Ernest Butler Opera Center productions.

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From the actor’s chair to the pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, each stage prop for TPA productions is carefully selected to help tell a story. Every item is selected from hundreds of other items or individually crafted by the prop shop team to suit the production and the individual actor. Each prop is then tested by team members and actors for accuracy as well as function. This may mean switching the direction a refrigerator opens or reconstructing a 1950s lighter.

Additionally, it must be safe and functional for the actors and audience. Meetings with stage managers, actors, and even fire marshalls before performances ensure prop safety.

Although these items may not be center stage, their presence can give the audience a sense of place and time or stir emotions.

They immerse the audience in the story and usher them into connecting to the performance. texasperformingarts.org

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Behind the Scenes: Prop Shop

Dinner, drinks and a show - Can tonight get any better?

Located down the street from Bass Concert Hall, The University of Texas Club is the perfect spot for dinner or a drink before your show.

Contact us today to to see how we can enhance your show experience.

512.477.5800

*Some restrictions apply. See Club for details.ŠClubCorp USA, Inc. All rights reserved. 46661 1119 AJ

A modern Texas kitchen featuring locally inspired flavors and ingredients with a Latin influence.

Enjoy 15% off and VIP parking with our Broadway Pre-Theatre dinner offer.

Four Seasons Hotel Austin | cicloatx.com | 512.685.8300

Support The 2019–20 Texas Performing Arts Season is made possible by generous support from our corporate and foundation partners.

As an educational institution committed to the free exchange of ideas, Texas Performing Arts is proud to present a rich array of performing arts for the Austin and Central Texas community. Sponsorship of Texas Performing Arts does not imply endorsement of artists or their performance content by sponsors or their representatives.

For Information on Corporate Sponsorship Contact Sarah Weidler Young, Associate Director of Development 512.471.1195 | syoung@texasperformingarts.org

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Student Tickets Thanks to the generous support of donors last season, Texas Performing Arts provided $10 Student Tickets for Essential Series performances to more than 3,000 students.

Your gift to the Student Ticket Fund means that for just $10 and their valid student ID, any student from any school can experience the excitement and inspiration of live performances by world-class artists.

Share the experience of the performing arts that you love. Donate to the Student Ticket Fund today!

Visit texasperformingarts.org/support or call 512.232.8567 to make a gift.

*The Essential Series is our selection of fine arts shows; Bass Pass tickets are available for select Broadway shows and concerts.

Photos by Lawrence Peart

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