Program 9: Hello, Dolly! by Texas Performing Arts

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Welcome to Texas Performing Arts! We’re so glad you’re here! We are proud to present Austin’s most diverse and prestigious live performance experience. In addition to hosting Broadway In Austin, Texas Performing Arts is home to concerts, comedy shows, and our eclectic fine arts season, The Essential Series. Every year, we are proud to work with artists from all over the world to share the performing arts experience with guests of all ages and all backgrounds. Please speak to the nearest usher or visit Guest Services should you need assistance.

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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.

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.

PROFILE NAME YEAR JOB MAJOR

Oscar Corpus Class of 2020 Ticketing Services Representative English Honors

By Hayley Naples ’20

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.

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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YOU’RE A SENIOR THIS YEAR! HOW DO YOU FEEL TPA HAS PREPARED YOU FOR POSTGRADUATION?

TICKET SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE IS A COMPLEX ROLE. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF YOUR ROLE AS TICKET SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE?

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.

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 programs, the student employment program, and $10 tickets to students throughout Central Texas. Memberships start at just $150 for the year and, depending on contribution level, may 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 visit texasperformingarts.org

“TPA has given me valuable tools, connections, and experiences that will come in handy after graduation.” —Oscar Corpus

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SCOTT RUDIN ROY FURMAN JAMES L. NEDERLANDER ELI BUSH UNIVERSAL THEATRICAL GROUP ROGER BERLIND WILLIAM BERLIND JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION LEN BLAVATNIK PETER MAY THE ARACA GROUP INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK JAY ALIX & UNA JACKMAN SCOTT M. DELMAN STEPHANIE P. M c CLELLAND AL NOCCIOLINO WENDY FEDERMAN & HENI KOENIGSBERG PATTY BAKER & GOOD PRODUCTIONS BENJAMIN LOWY ERIC CORNELL & JACK SENNOTT EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

JOEY PARNES

SUE WAGNER

JOHN JOHNSON

PRESENT

CAROLEE CARMELLO HELLO, DOLLY! IN

ALSO STARRING

JOHN BOLTON BASED ON THE PLAY “THE MATCHMAKER” BY

THORNTON WILDER

BOOK BY

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY

MICHAEL STEWART JERRY HERMAN ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON THE NEW YORK STAGE BY

DAVID MERRICK

FEATURING

DANIEL BEEMAN ANALISA LEAMING

SEAN BURNS CHELSEA CREE GROEN COLIN Le MOINE LAURA SKY HERMAN JANE BROCKMAN BLAKE HAMMOND COLIN BRADBURY ALEC COHEN KAREN ELLIOTT CHRISTOPHER FAISON JENNY HICKMAN LAURA IRION MADISON JOHNSON JULIE KAVANAGH NATHAN KEEN BEN LANHAM MARTY LAUTER IAN LIBERTO HILLARY PORTER STEFFANY PRATT MICHAEL J. RIOS KYLE SAMUEL LIZ SCHMITZ SCOTT SHEDENHELM TIMOTHY SHEW CASSIE AUSTIN TAYLOR CAYEL TREGEAGLE DAVIS WAYNE BRANDON L. WHITMORE SCENIC AND COSTUME DESIGN

SANTO LOQUASTO ORCHESTRATIONS

LARRY HOCHMAN

SOUND DESIGN

LIGHTING DESIGN

NATASHA KATZ MUSIC DIRECTOR

BEN WHITELEY

SCOTT LEHRER MUSIC SUPERVISION

ANDY EINHORN

VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

DANCE ARRANGEMENTS

MUSIC COORDINATOR

DON PIPPIN

DAVID CHASE

SEYMOUR RED PRESS

HAIR, WIGS & MAKE UP DESIGN

CASTING

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES

TELSEY + COMPANY

WILLIAM JOSEPH BARNES

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE

TOUR MARKETING AND PRESS

COMPANY MANAGER

BRIAN BOGIN

DKC/O&M

ALLIED TOURING

MIKE McLINDEN

TOUR BOOKING AGENCY

THE BOOKING GROUP

PRODUCTION MANAGER

AURORA PRODUCTIONS

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY

GOWER CHAMPION WARREN CARLYLE JERRY ZAKS CHOREOGRAPHED BY

DIRECTED BY

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CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)

Dolly Gallagher Levi..............................................................................................CAROLEE CARMELLO Ambrose Kemper...............................................................................................................COLIN LeMOINE Horace Vandergelder............................................................................................................JOHN BOLTON Ermengarde.............................................................................................................LAURA SKY HERMAN Cornelius Hackl.............................................................................................................. DANIEL BEEMAN Barnaby Tucker....................................................................................................................... SEAN BURNS Minnie Fay........................................................................................................... CHELSEA CREE GROEN Irene Molloy................................................................................................................ ANALISA LEAMING Mrs. Rose..........................................................................................................................KAREN ELLIOTT Ernestina........................................................................................................................ JANE BROCKMAN Rudolph........................................................................................................................ BLAKE HAMMOND Stanley..................................................................................................................... SCOTT SHEDENHELM Judge................................................................................................................................. TIMOTHY SHEW Court Clerk............................................................................................................ CHRISTOPHER FAISON Townspeople, Waiters, etc............................................................... COLIN BRADBURY, ALEC COHEN, KAREN ELLIOTT, CHRISTOPHER FAISON, JENNY HICKMAN, MADISON JOHNSON, JULIE KAVANAGH, BEN LANHAM, MARTY LAUTER, STEFFANY PRATT, MICHAEL J. RIOS, KYLE SAMUEL, LIZ SCHMITZ, SCOTT SHEDENHELM, TIMOTHY SHEW, CASSIE AUSTIN TAYLOR, CAYEL TREGEAGLE, DAVIS WAYNE, BRANDON L. WHITMORE UNDERSTUDIES Swings and understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. For Dolly Gallagher Levi—JANE BROCKMAN, KAREN ELLIOTT for Ambrose Kemper—COLIN BRADBURY, MARTY LAUTER for Horace Vandergelder—BLAKE HAMMOND, TIMOTHY SHEW for Ermengarde—HILLARY PORTER, STEFFANY PRATT for Cornelius Hackl—CHRISTOPHER FAISON, IAN LIBERTO for Barnaby Tucker—SCOTT SHEDENHELM, BRANDON L. WHITMORE for Minnie Fay—MADISON JOHNSON, HILLARY PORTER for Irene Molloy—JENNY HICKMAN, CASSIE AUSTIN TAYLOR for Ernestina—KAREN ELLIOTT, JENNY HICKMAN SWINGS LAURA IRION, NATHAN KEEN, IAN LIBERTO, HILLARY PORTER DANCE CAPTAIN IAN LIBERTO ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN

NATHAN KEEN

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CAST

SEAN BURNS

CAROLEE CARMELLO

JOHN BOLTON

DANIEL BEEMAN

ANALISA LEAMING

CHELSEA CREE GROEN

COLIN LeMOINE

LAURA SKY HERMAN

JANE BROCKMAN

COLIN BRADBURY

ALEC COHEN

KAREN ELLIOTT

CHRISTOPHER FAISON

BLAKE HAMMOND

JENNY HICKMAN

LAURA IRION

MADISON JOHNSON

JULIE KAVANAGH

NATHAN KEEN

BEN LANHAM

MARTY LAUTER

IAN LIBERTO

HILLARY PORTER

STEFFANY PRATT

MICHAEL J. RIOS

KYLE SAMUEL

LIZ SCHMITZ

SCOTT SHEDENHELM

TIMOTHY SHEW

CASSIE AUSTIN TAYLOR

CAYEL TREGEAGLE

DAVIS WAYNE

BRANDON L. WHITMORE

SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT ONE Overture............................................................................................................................................Orchestra Scene 1: Along Fourth Avenue, New York City Scene 2: Grand Central Station “I Put My Hand In”.....................................................................................................Dolly and Company Scene 3: A Street in Yonkers Scene 4: Vandergelder’s Hay and Feed Store, Yonkers “It Takes a Woman”.................................................................... Vandergelder and the Instant Glee Club “Put on Your Sunday Clothes”.............................Cornelius, Barnaby, Dolly, Ambrose, and Ermengarde Scene 5: The Yonkers Depot “Put on Your Sunday Clothes”............................................................................... The People of Yonkers Scene 6: Outside Mrs. Molloy’s Hat Shop—Water Street, New York City Scene 7: Inside the Hat Shop “Ribbons Down My Back”......................................................................................................Mrs. Molloy “Motherhood”...................................................................................... Dolly, Vandergelder, Mrs. Molloy, Minnie Fay, Cornelius, and Barnaby “Dancing”......................................... Dolly, Cornelius, Barnaby, Minnie Fay, Mrs. Molloy, and Dancers Scene 8: A Quiet Street Scene 9: 14th Street “Before The Parade Passes By”..................................................................................Dolly and Company ACT TWO Scene 1: From 42nd Street to 14th Street “Penny in My Pocket”........................................................................................................... Vandergelder “Elegance”.................................................................. Mrs. Molloy, Cornelius, Minnie Fay, and Barnaby Scene 2: Outside the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant, on the Battery Scene 3: Inside the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant “The Waiters’ Galop”................................................................................................ Rudolph and Waiters “Hello, Dolly!”..................................................................................Dolly, Rudolph, Waiters, and Cooks “The Contest”...................................................................................Ambrose, Ermengarde, Mrs. Molloy, Cornelius, Minnie Fay, Barnaby, and the Contestants Scene 4: A Courtroom on Centre Street “It Only Takes a Moment”..........................................Cornelius, Mrs. Molloy, Prisoners, and Policemen “So Long Dearie”...............................................................................................................................Dolly Scene 5: Vandergelder’s Hay and Feed Store, Yonkers “Hello, Dolly!”..................................................................................................... Dolly and Vandergelder Scene 6: The Hudson River Valley Finale........................................................................................................................................... Company THERE WILL BE ONE INTERMISSION. ORCHESTRA Conductor—BEN WHITELEY Keyboard/Associate Conductor—MATTHEW J. POOL Keyboard 1—MAX MAMON Percussionist—RICHARD ROSENZWEIG First Trumpet—JEFFREY WILFORE Music Coordinator—SEYMOUR RED PRESS Associate Music Coordinator—KIMBERLEE WERTZ Music Copying—EMILY GRISHMAN MUSIC PREPARATIO

LOCAL MUSICIANS Reed I—JAKE LAMPE Trombone—RANDY ZIMMERMAN Reed II—MATT MALDONDANDO Bass Trombone—KERRY WILLIAMS Reed III—JOEY COLARUSSO Acoustic Bass—CHRIS MARESH Reed IV—PAUL BAKER Violin—JAVIER CHAPARRO Trumpet—STEVE HAWK Violin—TRACY SEEGER Trumpet—ERIC JOHNSON Violin—PAUL ROBERTSON Cello—ANNA PARK

WHO’S WHO in the CAST CAROLEE CARMELLO (Dolly Gallagher Levi) has appeared in 14 Broadway musicals and is a threetime Tony Award-nominee for her performances in Parade, Lestat, and Scandalous. She recently completed a year-long run as Mrs. Lovett in the critically acclaimed Sweeney Todd at New York’s Barrow Street Theatre. Additional Broadway roles include Mae Tuck in Tuck Everlasting; Mrs. du Maurier in Finding Neverland (Drama Desk Award nomination); Mother Superior in Sister Act; Alice Beineke in The Addams Family (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations); Donna in Mamma Mia!; Ms. Pennywise in Urinetown; Kate in Kiss Me, Kate; Marguerite in The Scarlet Pimpernel; Abigail Adams in 1776; Cordelia in Falsettos; and Oolie in City of Angels. OffBroadway credits include John & Jen, Das Barbecü, I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Hello Again (Obie Award), A Class Act, The Vagina Monologues, and Elegies. Television credits include The Deuce, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Good Fight, Madam Secretary, Smash, Law & Order: SVU, Frasier, Ed, and Remember W.E.N.N. (SAG Award nomination). Ms. Carmello was nominated for an Indie Series Award for Best Supporting Actress in the award-winning webseries “Indoor Boys.” Her concert appearances have taken her across America and Europe, including engagements at Lincoln Center, Town Hall, and Carnegie Hall. JOHN BOLTON (Horace Vandergelder) recently completed a two-year run starring as Vlad in Broadway’s Anastasia. His additional Broadway credits include Dames at Sea, A Christmas Story: The Musical, Curtains and How to Succeed…. Mr. Bolton was in the original cast of the Tony Awardwinning Best Musicals Spamalot, Contact, and Titanic. He made his Broadway debut alongside Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees. Nominated for Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Astaire, Rivera and Lortel awards, Mr. Bolton headlined four sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall and performed as a soloist with the NY Philharmonic at Lincoln Center. He plays US Attorney General Hank Nolan on CBS’ Madam Secretary and spent four seasons as Bruce on Gossip Girl. He has guest-starred on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Elementary, Blue Bloods, Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife and Law & Order, and is featured in the film Mapplethorpe. DANIEL BEEMAN (Cornelius Hackl). National tour: Something Rotten! Regional: Sunday in the Park with George, Hair, The Diary of Anne Frank (Kansas City Repertory Theatre); Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music (Kansas City Starlight); Music Theatre Wichita, Ogunquit Playhouse, Spinning Tree Theatre. University of Missouri-Kansas City. texasperformingarts.org

ANALISA LEAMING (Irene Molloy). Broadway: School of Rock (Rosalie Mullins); The King and I (Anna); Hello, Dolly!; On the Twentieth Century. New York: Pipe Dream, Where’s Charley? (Encores!); The Mikado (Carnegie Hall). National/international tours: Annie, The Sound of Music. Regional: The Muny, Kansas City Starlight Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Magic Theatre, Geva Theatre Center, Infinity Theatre Company, Barrington Stage Company. Leaming is a Lotte Lenya Competition winner. Creator of “A Balancing Act” podcast. B.M. Eastman School of Music. SEAN BURNS (Barnaby Tucker). National tours: Jersey Boys (Joe Pesci), Peter Pan 360 (Michael Darling). Regional: Jersey Boys (Ogunquit Playhouse), Titanic (Signature Theatre), Elmer Gantry (Signature Theatre), Defiant Requiem (The Kennedy Center). Bachelor of Music, Catholic University of America. CHELSEA CREE GROEN (Minnie Fay). National tour debut. Off-Broadway/New York: Fiorello! (Dora), Pete(HER)Pan with Alice Ripley (Tinkerbell). Regional: The Music Man (Zaneeta, Theatre By The Sea), Les Misérables (Cosette, Theatre Aspen), Fiorello! (Dora, Berkshire Theatre Group), The Muny, Ogunquit Playhouse, Phoenix Theatre, Arizona Broadway. AEA’s Roger Sturtevant Award Winner. B.F.A. University of Michigan. COLIN LeMOINE (Ambrose Kemper). National tour debut. Regional: Newsies, Guys and Dolls, Pippin (Music Theatre Wichita); Annie (Axelrod Performing Arts Center). B.F.A. Musical Theater Indiana University. Jacob’s Pillow Musical Theatre Dance alum. LAURA SKY HERMAN (Ermengarde). National tour debut. Off-Broadway: The Little Dancer (Marie van Goethem). Favorite regional: New London Barn Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Reagle Music Theatre, Miami City Ballet. Current undergrad at Harvard University (Hasty Pudding Theatricals, first woman cast in 171 years) with additional training from the B.F.A. musical theater program at Texas State University and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. JANE BROCKMAN (Ernestina, u/s Dolly Gallagher Levi). Broadway: Wicked, A Christmas Carol. New York: Live from Lincoln Center Camelot (Lady Anne); Show Boat, Kristina (Carnegie Hall); Kismet (Widow/Ayah, Encores!), The Kid (The New Group). National tours: Wicked, The Light in the Piazza, The Sound of Music (Berta). Film: Bad Education, The Producers. Television: The Americans, Law & Order: SVU. Proud Equity member. 19

WHO’S WHO in the CAST BLAKE HAMMOND (Rudolph, u/s Horace Vandergelder). Broadway: Living on Love; First Date; Sister Act; Elf; Billy Elliot; The Lion King; Hairspray; The Music Man; Kiss Me, Kate; On the Town. Eight national tours, including Something Rotten!, Cinderella, The Addams Family. Recipient of Carbonell Award, Chicago After Dark Award, LA Drama Critics Circle Award, and Indie Soap Award. COLIN BRADBURY (Ensemble, u/s Ambrose Kemper). Broadway/tours: Carousel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Come Fly Away, The Book of Mormon, A Chorus Line, White Christmas, 42nd Street. Other favorites: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Lovin’ The Bogin, Heatwave: The Jack Cole Project. Television: Fosse/Verdon. Film: Hail Caesar! ALEC COHEN (Ensemble). National tour debut. Regional: Music Theater Wichita, Bucks County Playhouse, Maine State Music Theater, Fulton Theater, Westchester Broadway Theater, Music Theater West. B.F.A. University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. KAREN ELLIOTT (Mrs. Rose, Ensemble, u/s Dolly Gallagher Levi, Ernestina). Broadway: Les Misérables (original cast and revival). National tours: Les Misérables, Sister Act. Regional: Kiss Me, Kate; Sweeney Todd; Evita; The Nerd. Playwright, author, educator, coach, proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. CHRISTOPHER FAISON (Court Clerk, Ensemble, u/s Cornelius Hackl). Broadway: My Fair Lady. Television: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 72nd Annual Tony Awards. National tour: The Book of Mormon. Regional credits include Songs for a New World, Jesus Christ Superstar, Smokey Joe’s Cafe. JENNY HICKMAN (Ensemble, u/s Irene Molloy, Ernestina). National tour debut. Regional: The Witches of Eastwick (Ogunquit Playhouse), Mary Poppins (West Virginia Public Theater). Television: Law & Order: SVU. Co-founder/Co-artistic Director of New Wave Theater Collective, a New York City-based theater company focused on developing new work. Proud graduate of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music. LAURA IRION (Swing). Broadway: Sunday in the Park with George, Cinderella (original cast, Charlotte replacement). National tours: West Side Story, Cinderella. Regional: The Muny, North Shore Music Theatre, New York Stage and Film. B.F.A. University of Michigan.

MADISON JOHNSON (Ensemble, u/s Minnie Fay). Regional: Mary Poppins (Paper Mill Playhouse); A Chorus Line, Grease, Meet Me in St. Louis, 42nd Street, Beauty and the Beast, The Addams Family, Shrek (The Muny). B.F.A. Musical Theater Elon University. JULIE KAVANAGH (Ensemble). National tour: La Cage aux Folles. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, The Old Globe, Sacramento Music Circus, The Muny, Theatre Under The Stars, Stages St. Louis. Hairspray, In Concert!. Artistic Director of Broadway Method Academy. B.F.A. University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music. NATHAN KEEN (Assistant Dance Captain, Swing). Broadway: Hello, Dolly!; Les Misérables. National tours: Finding Neverland, Chicago, We Will Rock You, West Side Story, Ragtime, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast. International/regional: West Side Story (Centennial International Tour); Kiss Me, Kate (Roundabout Theatre Company benefit concert); Spring Spectacular (Radio City Music Hall). BEN LANHAM (Ensemble). National tours: An American in Paris, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, West Side Story. Regional: The Muny, North Carolina Theatre, Music Theatre Wichita, Lyric Theatre Oklahoma, Wick Theatre. B.F.A. Oklahoma City University. MARTY LAUTER (Ensemble, u/s Ambrose Kemper). National tour debut. Broadway: Kinky Boots. Regional: Guys and Dolls (The Guthrie); Evita, Fiddler on the Roof, Mamma Mia!, Newsies (Maine State Music Theater); Newsies (The Fulton). B.F.A. Musical Theater The Boston Conservatory. IAN LIBERTO (Dance Captain, Swing, u/s Cornelius Hackl). Broadway: Hello, Dolly!; How to Succeed…; Promises, Promises; Billy Elliot; Chaplin. National tours: The Book of Mormon, Evita, A Chorus Line (Bobby). Regional: The Hollywood Bowl, Paper Mill Playhouse, Theatre Under the Stars, Sacramento Music Circus, Marriott Lincolnshire, Ravinia. B.F.A. Millikin University. HILLARY PORTER (Swing, u/s Ermengarde, Minnie Fay). Broadway/New York: A Bronx Tale, Thoroughly Modern Millie. National tours: Cats (Rumpleteazer), Elf. Regional: Once (Girl, Pioneer Theatre), A Chorus Line (Diana Morales, Cape Playhouse), Jersey Boys (Lorraine, Ogunquit Playhouse), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Rosalia, The Muny).

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST STEFFANY PRATT (Ensemble, u/s Ermengarde). Credits: A Chorus Line (Tricia), Mamma Mia! (Ali), Cabaret (Lulu), Anything Goes (Purity), Spamalot (Ensemble), Joseph… (Mrs. Potiphar) and West Side Story (Anybodys). B.F.A. Musical Theater Montclair State University.

DAVIS WAYNE (Ensemble). National tour debut. Regional: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Riff, The Muny), Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz (world premiere), Pittsburgh CLO, Pioneer Theatre Company, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre By The Sea. B.F.A. Musical Theater Pace University.

MICHAEL J. RIOS (Ensemble). Film/TV: Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical, “Hyped for Halftime” (Super Bowl 2015). National tours: Newsies; Hello, Dolly! (starring Sally Struthers); Cats; The Wizard of Oz. Regional: West Side Story, Hairspray, Peter Pan.

BRANDON L. WHITMORE (Ensemble, u/s Barnaby Tucker). National tour debut. Regional: The Muny, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, North Carolina Theatre, Fireside Dinner Theatre. B.F.A. Dance Performance The University of the Arts.

KYLE SAMUEL (Ensemble). National tour debut. Regional: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (The Muny), Newsies (The Fulton and Maine State Music Theatre), A Chorus Line (Mike, directed by Baayork Lee). B.F.A. Musical Theater Pace University. LIZ SCHMITZ (Ensemble). Most recently seen on the revival tour of Cats as Demeter. First National Tours: An American in Paris, Matilda. Regional: The Fulton Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. B.F.A. Penn State University. Member of Crew15. SCOTT SHEDENHELM (Stanley, Ensemble, u/s Barnaby Tucker). Regional: Newsies (Paper Mill Playhouse), West Side Story (Riverside Theatre/ Westchester Broadway Theatre/John W. Engeman Theater), A Chorus Line (Riverside Theatre), The Little Mermaid (North Shore Music Theatre). T I M O T H Y S H E W (J u d g e , u / s H o r a c e Vandergelder). Eleven Broadway shows, including Les Misérables (Jean Valjean), Guys and Dolls, Bye Bye Birdie, The Visit. National tours: The Light in the Piazza, Les Misérables. Films: Tangled, Chicago, Shaggy Dog. Television: Madam Secretary, Law & Order. Proud AEA member for 40 years. CASSIE AUSTIN TAYLOR (Ensemble, u/s Irene Molloy). National tour debut. Regional: Nice Work if You Can Get It (Eileen Evergreen), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy), Newsies (Music Theatre Wichita), Singin’ in the Rain (The Muny). B.F.A. Musical Theater Brigham Young University. CAYEL TREGEAGLE (Ensemble). National tour debut. Regional: Sacramento Music Circus, The Muny, Music Theatre Wichita, Walt Disney World. B.F.A. Musical Theater Brigham Young University.

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MICHAEL STEWART (Book) was still relatively early in his theatrical career when he had his first smash hit in 1960 with Bye Bye Birdie, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book. His subsequent Broadway shows include Carnival! (Drama Critics Circle Award); Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award, Drama Critics Circle Award); George M! (with Francine and John Pascal); Mack & Mabel (Tony nomination); The Grand Tour; 42nd Street (with Mark Bramble; Tony Award); and Harrigan and Hart (Tony nomination). He is also the lyricist of Barnum (music by Cy Coleman, Tony nomination) and I Love My Wife (Tony nomination). Mr. Stewart died in 1987. JERRY HERMAN (Music & Lyrics) remains one of the most iconic and beloved composers in the American theater. His legendary scores have spawned such standards as “I Am What I Am,” “The Best of Times,” “Mame,” “If He Walked into My Life,” “We Need a Little Christmas” and “Hello, Dolly!” His first Broadway musical, Milk and Honey (1961), ran for 543 performances. He made history in 1964 with Hello, Dolly! (10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, a Broadway record held for 37 years), which was followed by yet another smash, Mame, in 1966. With Dolly! and Mame still running, Herman had the rare distinction of having three Broadway shows playing simultaneously when Dear World opened in 1969. In 1974, Mack & Mabel opened (and remains one of his best-loved scores) and was followed by 1979’s The Grand Tour. Herman’s most recent Broadway show, La Cage aux Folles, became another phenomenon, winning the Tony Award in 1984 for Best Musical. It was successfully revived in 2004 and 2010, winning the Tony for Best Revival each time. Two of Herman’s most cherished songs from Hello, Dolly! are the emotional highlights of the DisneyPixar classic Wall-E, cementing Herman’s place in American popular culture. His countless awards and honors include multiple Tony Awards, Grammy Awards, Olivier Awards, Drama Desk Awards, the Johnny Mercer Award, the Richard Rodgers Award, the Oscar Hammerstein Award, the Frederick Loewe 21

WHO’S WHO in the CAST Award, membership in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Theater Hall of Fame, and most recently, The Kennedy Center Honor. GOWER CHAMPION (Original Director and Choreographer) is a name synonymous with some of the greatest musicals in Broadway history. In addition to Hello, Dolly!, which cemented his reputation as a legendary theater artist and garnered him Tony Awards for both Direction and Choreography, he directed and choreographed Bye Bye Birdie (Tony Awards for Direction and Choreography), Carnival! (Tony nomination for Direction), I Do! I Do! (Tony nomination for Direction), The Happy Time (Tony for both Direction and Choreography), Sugar (Tony nominations for Direction and Choreography), Mack & Mabel (Tony nominations for Direction and Choreography), and 42nd Street (Tony for Choreography, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography, Tony nomination for Direction). His first Broadway credit as choreographer, Lend an Ear, won him his first Tony Award for Choreography in 1949. He studied dance from an early age and, at the age of 15, toured nightclubs with his friend Jeanne Tyler and later with Marge Belcher, who eventually became his wife. During the late 1930s and early 1940s, Champion worked on Broadway as a solo dancer and choreographer. After serving in the US Coast Guard during World War II, the team of Gower and Marge Champion became one of the most popular attractions on television variety shows, appearing on Jack Benny, Garry Moore, Dinah Shore, The Ed Sullivan Show, and in their own series, The Marge and Gower Champion Show, in 1957. The pair also appeared in several film musicals with Bing Crosby (Mr. Music, 1950), Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel (Show Boat, 1951; Lovely to Look At, 1952), Debbie Reynolds (Give a Girl a Break, 1953), Betty Grable (Three for the Show, 1955), Esther Williams (Jupiter’s Darling, 1955), and occasionally earned their own top billing (Everything I Have Is Yours, 1952). Gower Champion died in 1980 on the day that 42nd Street, his last great hit, opened on Broadway. He was awarded the last of his eight Tony Awards posthumously. JERRY ZAKS (Director) was nominated for the 2017 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for this production. Credits include Meteor Shower, A Bronx Tale: The Musical, Shows for Days, Sister Act, The Addams Family, Guys and Dolls, Six Degrees of Separation, Lend Me a Tenor, The House of Blue Leaves, The Front Page, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Anything Goes, La Cage aux Folles, Little Shop of Horrors, The Man Who Came to Dinner, The

Foreigner, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Sister Mary Ignatius…, Beyond Therapy, Baby with the Bath Water, and The Marriage of Bette and Boo. He has received four Tony Awards and eight nominations, and has also received four Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, and an Obie Award. He directed the film Marvin’s Room. Zaks is a founding member of the Ensemble Studio Theatre. He received the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society’s George Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre and an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Dartmouth College, his alma mater. He is a 2013 inductee into the Theater Hall of Fame. WARREN CARLYLE (Choreographer). Broadway: directed and choreographed After Midnight (Tony Award for Choreography), Chaplin, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, Finian’s Rainbow, and A Tale of Two Cities. He choreographed She Loves Me, On the Twentieth Century, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, A Christmas Story, and Follies. He directed and choreographed the 2015 Radio City New York Spring Spectacular starring the Rockettes. Additional New York/international credits: directed and choreographed On Your Toes (City Center Encores!); choreographed “Carousel” (New York Philharmonic, Emmy Award nomination); Girl Crazy, On the Town, Finian’s Rainbow, Juno, Stairway to Paradise (City Center Encores!), and 101 Dalmatians (Madison Square Garden/national tour). Directed and choreographed the sold-out Australian arena tour, Hugh Jackman: Broadway to Oz. Television: staging of the 68th and 69th annual Tony Awards (CBS), So You Think You Can Dance (Fox). STEPHEN EDLUND (Associate Director). Broadway: Hello, Dolly!; Meteor Shower; A Bronx Tale; Sister Act. National tours: A Bronx Tale, Sister Act. Regional/NYC: Shows for Days (Lincoln Center Theatre), Randy Newman’s Harps and Angels (Center Theatre Group) and Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Center Theatre Group). SARA EDWARDS (Associate Choreographer). Broadway: She Loves Me, Follies, Chaplin, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Additional credits include: No, No Nanette; Of Thee I Sing; On Your Toes; Me and My Girl (New York City Center Encores!). Associate Choreographer for Hello, Dolly! on Broadway with Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters, and Donna Murphy. Other associate credits include After Midnight, Follies, The Sting with Harry Connick Jr., Radio City Rockettes Spring Spectacular, and NYC Ballet Something to Dance About: Jerome Robbins Broadway to Ballet.

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST SANTO LOQUASTO (Scenic and Costume Design) received the 2017 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for Hello, Dolly!. Broadway: Cafe Crown (Tony Award for set design), The Cherry Orchard (Tony for costume design), Grand Hotel (Tony for costume design). Total of 22 Tony nominations, among them The Iceman Cometh, Shuffle Along, Bullets Over Broadway, and Fences. Loquasto has collaborated with Woody Allen on 30 films. Film credits include Radio Days (Academy Award nomination for production design), Bullets Over Broadway (Academy Award nomination for production design) and Zelig (Academy Award nomination for costume design). He received the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration in 2002, was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2004, received the Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for the Arts in 2006, the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2007, and the Breukelein Institute Gaudium Award in 2013. NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) is a New York-based lighting designer and was nominated for the 2017 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for this production. She is a six-time Tony Award winner who has designed extensively for theater, opera, dance, concerts, and permanent lighting installations around the world. Her recent Broadway credits include Frozen, Meteor Shower, Springsteen on Broadway, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Cats, School of Rock, An American in Paris, Aladdin, Skylight, The Glass Menagerie, Once, Follies, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage, and Aida. SCOTT LEHRER (Sound Design). Recent credits: Carousel, The Front Page, The Gabriels, Shuffle Along, Fiddler on the Roof, Dames at Sea, The King and I, Living on Love, Honeymoon in Vegas, A Delicate Balance, Love Letters, A Raisin in the Sun, Betrayal, Lucky Guy, Chaplin (Drama Desk Award), Death of a Salesman (Tony Award nomination), over 50 City Center Encores! revivals and South Pacific (first Tony for Sound Design). Record production includes An American in Paris (Grammy Award nomination), Loudon Wainwright’s High Wide and Handsome (Grammy), and Meredith Monk’s mercy. LARRY HOCHMAN (Orchestrations) won the 2017 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Orchestrations for Hello, Dolly!. Sixteen Broadway shows, including The Book of Mormon (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), She Loves Me (Drama Desk), and Spamalot. Seven Tony nominations. Television: composer of Wonder Pets! (five Emmy Awards). Twentyfive regional and Off-Broadway shows. Seventeen films including The Informant! Arrangements: Paul McCartney, Eric Idle, Barbra Streisand, Audra McDonald, Boston Pops, NY Philharmonic.

BEN WHITELEY (Music Director). Broadway: The Addams Family, Cats. National tours: A Christmas Story, Spamalot, The Full Monty, Falsettos, Grand Hotel. City Center Encores!: 1776 (Music Director), plus Paint Your Wagon, New Moon, Merrily We Roll Along, and 29 other productions/recordings (Associate Music Director/Chorus Preparation). Noel Coward’s Sail Away (with Elaine Stritch, Carnegie Hall). 17 productions, including Singin’ in the Rain (The Muny). Other: Carousel (NY Philharmonic/PBS), Paper Mill Playhouse, 5th Avenue Theatre, St. Louis Symphony (guest conductor). Recordings: Allegro, Boardwalk Empire (Grammy Award). ANDY EINHORN (Music Supervision). Broadway: Carousel; Hello, Dolly!; Holiday Inn; Bullets Over Broadway; Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella; Sondheim on Sondheim; Brief Encounter; Evita. National tours: The Sound of Music, The Light in the Piazza, Sweeney Todd, The Lion King. Regional: Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, Théâtre du Châtelet, Houston Grand Opera. Symphonic work: New York Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony. Audra McDonald’s music director. Television: Six by Sondheim (Peabody Award), Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (Peabody). B.A. Rice University. DON PIPPIN (Vocal Arrangements) is among the most revered and honored arrangers and conductors in Broadway history. His countless credits include such classics as Irma La Douce, Oliver! (Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director), 110 in the Shade, Mame, Dear World, Applause, Seesaw, Mack & Mabel, A Chorus Line, The Grand Tour, Cabaret, and La Cage aux Folles. Also, Ankles Aweigh, Foxy, Ben Franklin in Paris, A Broadway Musical, and Woman of the Year. Pippin was the longtime musical director for New York’s famed Radio City Musical Hall and has also been special guest conductor for many major symphony orchestras throughout the world. DAVID CHASE (Dance Arrangements). Thirtyfive Broadway shows as dance arranger, music director, and/or music supervisor. Also West End, Radio City Music Hall, Boston Pops, Lyric Opera of Chicago. Two Emmy Award nominations. Grammy Award nomination. SEYMOUR RED PRESS (Music Coordinator) received a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre in 2007. Credits include more than 100 shows, from the original Gypsy through An American in Paris. Film credits include Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mike Nichols’ The Birdcage, and Paramount’s In & Out. An ASCAP composer whose

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST compositions have sold over 100,000 records, his playing career has segued from Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman to Leonard Bernstein. This season on Broadway: Chicago. CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES (Hair, Wigs & Makeup Design). Broadway: Groundhog Day, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Front Page, The Crucible, Misery, Sylvia, A Delicate Balance, The Last Ship, It’s Only a Play, Betrayal, Les Misérables, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, American Psycho, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Matilda, Ghost, Mary Stuart, Billy Elliot. Television: The Americans, House of Cards. TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway: Network, The Cher Show, The Prom, American Son, Torch Song, Pretty Woman, My Fair Lady, Mean Girls, Frozen, Once on This Island, Anastasia, Come from Away, Waitress, Hamilton, Kinky Boots, Wicked. Film: Mary Poppins Returns, The Greatest Showman, Into the Woods. Television: Murphy Brown, This Is Us, House of Cards, Divorce, One Day at a Time. WILLIAM JOSEPH BARNES (Production Supervisor) has been the Production Stage Manager of over 25 Broadway shows, most recently Hello, Dolly! and Three Tall Women. Previous Broadway productions include the Best Play Tony Awardwinning productions of Love, Valour, Compassion; Master Class; Art; Take Me Out; and The Humans and the Best Revival Tony Award-winning productions of Assassins; Glengarry Glen Ross; Boeing, Boeing; Skylight; and Hello, Dolly!. BRIAN BOGIN (Production Stage Manager). Broadway/tours: Frankie and Johnny…; The Waverly Gallery; Straight White Men; On Your Feet!; …Great Comet; Allegiance; The Book of Mormon; Constellations; War Horse; The People in the Picture; Elf; Wicked; Phantom…; Chicago; Spamalot; Urinetown; Good Vibrations; Soul Doctor; The Grinch…; My Fair Lady; Hello, Dolly!; Rent. Off-Broadway/regional: Privacy, The Ruins of Civilization, Heisenberg, The Toxic Avenger, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Citi Performing Arts Center), Ragtime, Robin and the 7 Hoods. AMY RAMSDELL (Stage Manager). National tours: Hamilton, Les Misérables, Elf, Dreamgirls, Once. Past credits include Hamilton (Chicago), Marvin’s Room, God Looked Away (with Al Pacino), Billy Elliot, First Date, Bad Jews, Barcelona, Choir Boy, The Country House, Slowgirl. Additional credits include Geffen Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, and Pasadena Playhouse. texasperformingarts.org

CATE AGIS (Assistant Stage Manager). National tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Broadway: Miss Saigon, ...The Great Comet. NYC: Sleep No More, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, Ragtime on Ellis Island. Regional: A.R.T., Contemporary American Theater Festival, ArtsEmerson, Actors’ Shakespeare Project. B.F.A. stage and production management, Emerson College. ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing & Press) is a full-service engagement management agency representing Broadway tours and other live events across North America. Current: Bandstand, The Book of Mormon, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (San Francisco), The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Mean Girls, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live, The Play That Goes Wrong, Rent, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming: Ain’t Too Proud, The Cher Show, Hadestown, Pretty Woman, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tootsie. AURORA PRODUCTIONS (Production Manager). Anastasia (tour); Beetlejuice; Betrayal; The Book of Mormon (Broadway and tour); Frozen (Broadway and tour); Hello, Dolly! (tour); Mean Girls (Broadway and tour); Rock of Ages; Tootsie; To Kill a Mockingbird. Aurora has been providing technical supervision and production management to the entertainment industry since 1989. NEUROSPORT (Physical Therapy). Leaders in entertainment and performing arts medicine. “We are honored to be part of the amazing company of Hello, Dolly!.” Broadway: The Lion King; Hello, Dolly!; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; Waitress. Tours: Movin’ Out, Billy Elliot, Hamilton. Concerts: P!NK, Bette Midler, Katy Perry. ROY FURMAN (Producer). Current productions: Mean Girls, Pretty Woman, King Kong, Dear Evan Hansen (Tony Award), The Book of Mormon (Tony), The Band’s Visit (Tony). Other Tony winning productions include The Color Purple, The Humans, A View from the Bridge, Spamalot, War Horse, The Curious Incident…, A Raisin in the Sun, and The History Boys. Vice Chairman Jefferies LLC, Vice Chairman Lincoln Center. JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Producer) is the president of the Nederlander Organization and son of the late James M. Nederlander (Chairman). Credits include The Present, War Paint, On Your Feet!, The Humans, The Elephant Man, An American in Paris, Kinky Boots, I’ll Eat You Last…, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, West Side Story, Next to Normal, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Movin’ Out, Million Dollar Quartet, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, among many others.

WHO’S WHO in the CAST UNIVERSAL THEATRICAL GROUP (Producer), the live theater division of Universal Pictures, is currently represented on Broadway by Wicked and Mean Girls. Additional Broadway credits include Billy Elliot, Bring It On, Shrek, and Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn. ROGER BERLIND (Producer). Recent productions include Dear Evan Hansen; The Book of Mormon; One Man, Two Guvnors; Twelfth Night; Richard III; This Is Our Youth; The Curious Incident…; Fish in the Dark; An American in Paris; and A View from the Bridge. WILLIAM BERLIND (Producer). Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen, The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, Skylight, Fish in the Dark, This Is Our Youth, The Realistic Joneses, All the Way, Lucky Guy, Grace. Off-Broadway: The Flick, Cock. JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION (Producer). This family of companies includes Broadway Across America and Broadway.com, under the supervision of John Gore (Chairman and CEO). Productions include Beautiful, Cats, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, The Glass Menagerie, Groundhog Day, Indecent, On Your Feet!, and The Present. LEN BLAVATNIK (Producer) is the founder and chairman of Access Industries, a privately held US industrial group with global strategic investments in various industries. An active philanthropist, Blavatnik provides significant support to the arts and leading educational, cultural and medical institutions throughout the world and has co-produced numerous Broadway and film productions. PETER MAY (Producer) is President and Founding Partner of Trian Partners. Broadway: The Humans (Tony Award), A View from the Bridge (Tony), The Elephant Man, Cinderella, Waitress, The Crucible, Passing Strange. THE ARACA GROUP (Producer). Founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego and Hank Unger, the Araca Group produces and merchandises live entertainment and theatrical events on Broadway and around the world. INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK (Producer) includes 40 of America’s leading Broadway presenters whose subscription base totals 475,000. Broadway/London/national tours: War Paint, Cats, Dear Evan Hansen, Groundhog Day, On Your Feet!, Waitress, The Color Purple, Shuffle Along…, An American in Paris, Kinky Boots, Matilda, The Red Shoes.

JAY ALIX & UNA JACKMAN (Producer). Broadway: The Front Page, The Humans (Tony Award), Blackbird, Bright Star, A View from the Bridge (Tony), The Crucible, Fish in the Dark, Skylight (Tony), A Gentleman’s Guide… (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle Awards). Documentaries: “Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance,” “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” for PBS. SCOTT M. DELMAN (Producer) is a theater enthusiast and leading investor in entertainment content. He has co-produced or produced more than 50 Broadway and West End dramas and musicals, earning nine Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards along the way. STEPHANIE P. McCLELLAND (Producer). Founder, Green Curtain Productions. Ms. McClelland is a multi-award-winning producer with 13 Tony Awards, 12 Drama Desk Awards, 10 Drama League Awards, 10 Outer Critics Circle Awards, and one Olivier Award. Credits include more than 80 theatrical productions worldwide. Recent credits include 1984, The Book of Mormon, The Front Page, Present Laughter, and Groundhog Day. AL NOCCIOLINO (Producer) is President of NAC Entertainment, a theatrical company specializing in the presentation of touring Broadway shows in the Northeast. For more than 30 years, he has been investing, producing and co-producing Broadway tours and Broadway shows, including, most recently, The Band’s Visit, The Front Page, Cats, On Your Feet!, and Kinky Boots. WENDY FEDERMAN & HENI KOENIGSBERG (Producer). Tony-winning productions include Angels in America; Dear Evan Hansen; The Band’s Visit; Hello, Dolly!; A View from The Bridge; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime; Skylight; A Raisin in the Sun; All the Way; A Gentleman’s Guide…; Pippin; The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess; Hair. Thirty additional Tony Award nominations. PATTY BAKER & GOOD PRODUCTIONS (Producer) is a Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Tony winner. Co-producer of Three Tall Women, The Iceman Cometh, Carousel, Memphis, Beautiful, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Fiddler on the Roof, among others. BENJAMIN LOWY (Producer) produces and develops theater for Broadway and stages worldwide. Last season: Angels in America (Tony Award), Carousel, Mean Girls, Three Tall Women, The Iceman Cometh, all five Tony-nominated. Selected previous: Sunday

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST in the Park with George (revival); A Doll’s House, Part 2. Benjamin also produces theater for The Lowy Salpeter Company. ERIC CORNELL & JACK SENNOTT (Producer) are partners in the Tony Award-winning Cornice Productions. They are currently represented on Broadway with Oklahoma! and To Kill a Mockingbird. Other recent productions and investments: What the Constitution Means to Me, Anastasia, The Lifespan of a Fact, Waitress (UK). Upcoming: Anne of Green Gables. DAVID MERRICK (Original Producer) claimed to be born on November 4, 1954, the night his first Broadway musical Fanny opened. His second production, in 1955, was Thornton Wilder’s comedy The Matchmaker. He immediately determined it would make a brilliant musical—which, in 1964, turned out to be Hello, Dolly!. At a time when few producers managed more than one production a year, he stunned Broadway in 1957 with three hits in one month (including John Osborne’s ground breaking Look Back in Anger). The following November, he opened three shows in a single week. At the height of his activity, he had eight productions running simultaneously on Broadway. His musicals included Jamaica with Lena Horne; Destry Rides Again with Andy Griffith and Dolores Gray; Gypsy with Ethel Merman; Take Me Along with Jackie Gleason; Irma La Douce; Do Re Mi with Phil Silvers and Nancy Walker; Carnival! with Anna Maria Alberghetti and Jerry Orbach; I Can Get It for You Wholesale with Elliott Gould and Barbra Streisand; Stop the World—I Want to Get Off and The Roar of the Greasepaint—The Smell of the Crowd with Anthony Newley; Oliver!; 110 in the Shade; I Do! I Do! with Mary Martin and Robert Preston; The Happy Time with Robert Goulet; Promises, Promises with Orbach; Sugar with Robert Morse and Tony Roberts; Mack & Mabel with Preston and Bernadette Peters; and the legendary 42nd Street with Orbach and Tammy Grimes. Notable plays included The Entertainer with Laurence Olivier; The World of Suzie Wong; A Taste of Honey with Angela Lansbury; Becket with Olivier and Anthony Quinn; Sunday in New York with Robert Redford; Luther with Albert Finney; Arturo Ui with Christopher Plummer; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with Kirk Douglas; Inadmissible Evidence with Nicol Williamson; Cactus Flower with Lauren Bacall and Barry Nelson; Peter Weiss’ Marat/Sade; Brian Friel’s Philadelphia, Here I Come!; Woody Allen’s Don’t Drink the Water and Play It Again, Sam; Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Travesties; Forty Carats with Julie Harris; Child’s Play; and Peter Brook’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to name a few. An texasperformingarts.org

11-time Tony Award winner, Merrick (1911–2000) produced more than 80 plays and musicals. JOEY PARNES (Executive Producer). Broadway: King Lear; Hillary and Clinton; Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus; To Kill a Mockingbird; The Waverly Gallery; The Iceman Cometh; Three Tall Women; Carousel; Meteor Shower; 1984; A Doll’s House, Part 2; Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award); The Front Page; The Humans (Tony); Bright Star; Shuffle Along…; A View from the Bridge (Tony); Skylight (Tony); A Raisin in the Sun (Tony); A Gentleman’s Guide… (Tony); Betrayal; Vanya and Sonia… (Tony); Hair (Tony); among others. SUE WAGNER (Executive Producer). Broadway: King Lear; Hillary and Clinton; Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus; To Kill a Mockingbird; The Waverly Gallery; The Iceman Cometh; Three Tall Women; Carousel; Meteor Shower; 1984; A Doll’s House, Part 2; Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award); The Glass Menagerie; The Front Page; The Humans (Tony); Bright Star; Shuffle Along…; A View from the Bridge (Tony); Skylight (Tony); Fish in the Dark; A Raisin in the Sun (Tony); A Gentleman’s Guide… (Tony); Betrayal; Vanya and Sonia… (Tony); End of the Rainbow; Hair. JOHN JOHNSON (Executive Producer). Broadway: King Lear; Hillary and Clinton; Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus; To Kill a Mockingbird; The Waverly Gallery; The Iceman Cometh; Three Tall Women; Carousel; Meteor Shower; 1984; A Doll’s House, Part 2; Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award); The Glass Menagerie; The Front Page; The Humans (Tony); Bright Star; Shuffle Along…; A View from the Bridge (Tony); Skylight (Tony); A Raisin in the Sun (Tony); A Gentleman’s Guide… (Tony); Vanya and Sonia… (Tony). Graduate: Fordham University at Lincoln Center.

STAFF FOR HELLO, DOLLY! SCOTT RUDIN PRODUCTIONS Henry Cropsey Matt DeCristofaro Lucas Kantler Loni Rodgers Nina Watson Patrick Wengler GENERAL MANAGEMENT WAGNER JOHNSON PRODUCTIONS Sue Wagner John Johnson Jillian Robbins Heather Allen Zachary Baer Grace Barron Nora Rigney Mike McLinden Katie Titley Megan Curren Kendall Booher Celina Lam Jessica Fried Dylan Glen Stephanie Smith

Kylee Serlin Billy Stanek Steve Toyama Pen Williamson SPOTCO Scott Johnson CASTING TELSEY + COMPANY Bernard Telsey, CSA Craig Burns, CSA Lauren Harris LEGAL COUNSEL GRUBMAN SHIRE MEISELAS & SACKS, P.C. Allen J. Grubman, Lawrence Shire, Jonathan A. Lonner, Adam J. Rosen

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Jillian Robbins Adam Rodner

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Stephen Edlund

COMPANY MANAGER Mike McLinden

ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER Sara Edwards

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AURORA PRODUCTIONS, INC. Ben Heller Chris Minnick Liza Luxenberg Ryan Murphy Steven Dalton Dave Elmer Luke Ricca Martijn Appelo Tor Rametta Jack Rhea Micah Ammons Abby Doermann Hannah Osborne Cori Gardner Gene O’Donovan

ARCHIVAL CONSULTANT Steven Suskin

TOUR MARKETING AND PRESS ALLIED TOURING Marya K. Peters Andrew Damer Janie Dickerson Jennifer Gallagher Anne Dailey Meyer Scott Praefke Jacqueline Smith Anne Waisanen Hayden Anderson Jessica Cary NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE DKC/O&M Rick Miramontez Marie Bshara TOUR BOOKING AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair, President Kara Gebhart, Vice President Operations ADVERTISING BLT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Dawn Baillie Grace Brescia Drew Cummins Kaz Dugandzic Jason Elvrom Dylan Feiner Jen Gerard Kevin Gustafson Sergio Gutierrez Kristie Kam Laura Mackey Whitney Murdy

Production Supervisor..........William Joseph Barnes Production Stage Manager....................Brian Bogin Stage Manager................................Amy Ramsdell Assistant Stage Manager........................ Cate Agis Associate Company Manager................ Katie Titley Assistant Choreographer........................ Katie Huff Associate Scenic Designers............Evan Adamson, Jisun Kim Associate Costume Designer.....Matthew Pachtman Assistant Costume Designers.................Justin Hall, Caroline Spitzer Associate Lighting Designer............... Aaron Spivey Assistant Lighting Designer...............Travis McHale Associate Sound Designer................... Will Pickens Production Carpenter.......................... Keith Reese Head Carpenter............................... Jamie L. Kurtz Assistant Carpenters....................Robert DiCandia, Andy Shaw, Henry Talarowski Production Electrician............................. Dan Coey Head Electrician...............................Adam Lansing Assistant Electricians.............................. Jes Halm, Jeff Chandler Moving Light Programmer...................... Alex Fogel Production Sound Engineer...........Jason Choquette Sound Engineer............................Timothy Schmidt Assistant Sound Engineer...............Mason Wisecup Production Properties..........................Pete Sarafin Head Properties................................... Rayn Jacks Assistant Properties............. Mark “Sparky” Mallory Assistant Production Properties...........Colin LaBrie, Lizzie Tredinnick Wardrobe Supervisor.........................Nadine Hettel

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Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor...........Emily Baldwin Ms. Carmello’s Dresser........................ Lolly Totero Stitcher........................................ Aughra T. Moon Hair Supervisor..............................Lisa Chan-Wylie Assistant Hair Supervisor...................Felicia Wilson Production Assistants........................Chandler Jez, Michelle Tewksbury Creative Services...............Allied Global Marketing/ Debbie Allamong, Eric Stormoen Accountant.............................. Marks Paneth LLP/ Mark A. D’Ambrosi, Patricia M. Pedersen, Michael Saccento Banking................................... City National Bank/ Stephanie Dalton, Michele Gibbons Insurance................................. Reiff & Associates/ Dennis Reiff, Regina Newsom Payroll Services.... Checks and Balances Payroll, Inc. Physical Therapy....................................Kyle Miller Medical Director.................Dr. Robert Meislin, M.D. Production Photographer............. Julieta Cervantes Housing and Ground Travel Coordination..........................Road Rebel Entertainment Touring Air Travel Coordination............. Tzell Travel Group/ A-Team Tours Andi Henig & Alan Braunstein

CREDITS Scenery and scenic effects built, painted and automated by ShowMotion Inc. Lighting equipment from PRG. Sound equipment from Masque Sound. Props fabricated by Behind the Mule Studio, Jerard Studio, Tom Carroll Scenery. Costumes by Costume Armour, Inc., Euro Co Costumes, Inc., Giliberto Designs, Inc., Lynne Baccus, Malabar Ltd., Seamless Costumes Ltd., Timberlake Costumes, Inc., Tricorne, Inc. Hosiery and undergarments provided by Bra*Tenders. Millinery by Albertus Swanepoel, Bee Festival Hats & Bonnets, Kaz Maxine, Rodney Gordon. Custom Footwear by Capezio, LaDuca Shoes, Worldtone Dance. Custom Parasols by Barrington Brolly. Custom Gloves by Wing & Weft Gloves. Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios. HelloDollyonBroadway.com/Tour 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 Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians. This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

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ANSWERS: 1. 1981; 2. Bass Concert Hall; 3. Roughly 100 students per academic year; 4. Any student in grade 7-12 may attend the daytime Youth Performances with their academic group; 5. The Essential Series

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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT / TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS

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Hello Dolly! Jan 21–26 Bass Concert Hall BROWN BAG LUNCH

Q&A with Company Members The Village at The Triangle Visit our website for event details FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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Martha Redbone Bone Hill: The Concert Sat Feb 1 McCullough Theatre POST-PERFORMANCE TALK

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Campus & Community Engagement events at Texas Performing Arts

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Texas Inner Circle Texas Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the financial support of our donors. Each year, thousands of students throughout the region enjoy the performing arts thanks to your generosity.

Donations made as of Nov 21, 2019 Please note that the donor acknowledgment page is updated each semester. Texas Performing Arts values every gift received. However, we regret that limited space does not allow us to list every donor. For information on ways to give, please call the membership office at 512.232.8567 or email us at support@texasperformingarts.org

BENEFACTORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CIRCLE $6,000+

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PRODUCERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CIRCLE $3,000-5,999

Drs. Lynn Azuma and Brian Hall Carolyn R. Bartlett Lee Carnes Edwina P. Carrington Suzanne and Bill Childs Daniel Curnock Joan G. Dentler Matthew B. Ely Jessica and Marc Evans Susan and Lee Gammill Jorge and Linda Garcia Cynthia S. Glover and Dwight C. Williams Susan and Barry Goodman Juan M. Guerrero, M.D. Lisa Harris Mellie and Tom Hogan Jessica Jansen and Michael Cicchella Gary C. Johnson Cathy and James Kratz Gretchen and Lance Kroesch Colin Lapin Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Loftus Sue and Gary Lowe Julia Marsden Sheryl and Daniel McNichol Janis and Joe Pinnelli Gina and Don Reese Chuck Ross and Brian Hencey

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Tahira and Atta Sahibzada Kenneth Sandoval Dianne and Eugene Schoch, III Carolyn and Marc Seriff Syd Sharples Barry Smith Kathleen and Gilbert Soto Carole Tower and Matthew St. Louis Laura and David Starks Shari and Eric Stein Louann and Larry Temple Rebecca and Scott Van Den Berg Catherine and David Wilkes Annie Solomon Zucker Brian Zucker DIRECTORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CIRCLE $1,200-2,999

Anonymous Kimberly Attallah Cathi Backor Bonnie L. Bain Deepika and Somdipta Basu Roy Becky Beaver Robert Biard Casey Blass and Lee Manford Robert Bloemhof Dave and Nancy Bourell Kim Britt Kara and Shelby Brown Kim and Thomas Reed Brown Peggy and Gary Brown Renee Butler Shellie and Martin Campos Carol and Shannon Casey Farrah and Nathan Chelstrom Damien Clark Sue and Kevin Cloud John Coers Thomas Crowson Dr. Exalton and the Honorable Wilhelmina Delco Margaret Denena and Cliff Knowles Susan and David Donaldson Laurie and Andrew Duncan Jeffrey Dwyer Maria Dwyer Weslie and Stephen Elliott Barbara Ellis and Alex McAlmon Susan Epstein Kevin Espenlaub and John Hampton Laura L. Estes and Joyce A. Lauck Richard and Susan Farias Andrew C. Fear Lowell Feldman Family Jim Ferguson and Art Sansone texasperformingarts.org

Nanci L. Fisher 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 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 37

Liz and Jon Phelan 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 Austin Seal Co. Donna and Manuel Ayala 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 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 King Florist 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 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil Ann and Michael Owen Augustine Park Robert Pender 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

HUMAN RESOURCES

Lindsay Long

Director

Warren G. Whitaker

Rachel Durkin-Drga

SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Human Resources Manager

Michael Malak

MARKETING

Karen Maness

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

Gene Bartholomew Director of Marketing & Communications

Lizzie Choffel Senior Graphic Designer

Danielle Culp Project Administrator

Erica De Leon Marketing Specialist, Digital Media

Romina Jara Marketing Coordinator, Media Buying & Settlements

Selena San Miguel Marketing Coordinator, Strategic Content

Production Events Manager Audio Supervisor Scenic Art Supervisor

Ashton Bennett Murphy Assistant Scenic Charge Artist

Travis Perrin Assistant Stage Supervisor

Dani Pruitt Production Events Manager

Hank Schwemmer Master Carpenter

Rebecca Switzer Prop Shop Supervisor PROGRAMMING

Cynthia Patterson Program Manager

Will Shirey

Assistant Director, Campus & Community Engagement

PRODUCTION

Brenda Simms

Assistant Director, Performance Logistics

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Scott Bussey

Assistant Director, Student Engagement

Program Coordinator, Education & Curriculum Development

Yvonne Kimmons

DEVELOPMENT

Technical Director

Natalia Morgan

Seb Boone

Development Assistant

Rachel Schoen Stewardship Manager

Sarah Weidler Young Associate Director for Development

Susan Griffin Ticketing Services Manager

Master Electrician

Dianne Whitehair

Jeff W. Ellinger

Ticketing Systems Manager

Lighting Supervisor

Margaret Badasci

Phoebe Greene

Assistant Ticketing Services Manager, Event Operations

Production Operations Manager

Conrad Haden

Concerts and Special Events Manager

Amber Goodspeed Broadway Events Manager

TICKET OFFICE

Sarah Cantu

Sarah Andrews Alec Pasquarella

Tim Rogers

Master Electrician

GUEST SERVICES Essential Series, Theatre & Dance and Guest Services Manager

Talent Buyer

Stage Supervisor

Eric Vera Assistant Ticketing Services Manager, Concerts

Carolyn Hardin Assistant Prop Shop Supervisor

Jason Huerta Associate Scenic Studio Supervisor

J. E. Johnson Scenic Studio Supervisor

Kenny Kuykendall Assistant 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 Laura Baglereau Zoe Bihan Haley Brower Charlotte Brumbelow Ashleigh Bullard Maria Burgee Lindsay Coleman Oscar Corpus Jessica Curneal Antonio Dorantes Alyssa Finger Rogers Flores Lina Garcia Daniel Geld Laura Adriana Godinez Sarah Gomez Vivian Gonzalez Madeleine Hayes David Hernandez Isabella Hollis Hannah Hurst Emily Hyatt Mayre Jane Elizabeth Jantz Alexandra Jereb Taylor Jones Jake Josephi

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Hannah Kambo Mikaela Kelarek Eddie Lambert Adriana Lara Juan Leyva Audrey Long Audrey Loomis Mila Luna Reilly Lunsford Zachary Markizer Diamante Martinez Adam Means Sean Meyers 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 Tania Torres Noah Tucker Hemma Uzoh Vanessa Valle Henry Wheatley-Rutner Nathan Wilton Kamrey Windham Christian Wintz Rebecca Wrench Tavia Zepeda

2019–20 2019–20 ESSENTIAL ESSENTIAL SERIES SERIES PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE

AXIS Dance Company in•ter•twine

Feb 15

Bass Concert Hall

“Fearless and contemporary, and inventive and reinvigorated. AXIS is breaking artistic ground.” – San Francisco Chronicle PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ART SPARK TEXAS AND KUT-FM Photo by Steve Disenhof

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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.

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!

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By Hayley Naples â&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

From the actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

Photos by Lawrence Peart

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.

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 2019â&#x20AC;&#x201C;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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