Digital programs for events at Wharton Center for Performing Arts. 

Digital Programs

Chicago Razzle II LLC presents

# **Chicago**


Lyrics by **Fred Ebb**

Music by **John Kander**

Book by **Fred&nbsp;Ebb&nbsp;&&nbsp;Bob&nbsp;Fosse**

Based on the play by Maurine&nbsp;Dallas&nbsp;Watkins 

Original Production Directed and Choreographed by **Bob&nbsp;Fosse**

Starring

- **Taylor Lane**      
- **Ellie Roddy**
- **Connor Sullivan**
- **Andrew Metzger**

Also Starring

1. **Illeana “illy” Kirven**            
2. **D. Fillinger**

- Malachi Alexander    
- Lindsay Lee Alhady     
- Timothy Scott Brausch     
- Faith Jordan Candino     
- Christopher Cline     
- Teryn Cuozzo     
- Josh England     
- Roberto Facchin     
- Serena Kozusko     
- Zoie Lee     
- Eliza Levy     
- Ryan McInnes     
- Emiliano Morales              
- Simeon Rawls     
- Angelliz M. Rosado Ramos     
- Brad Weatherford     
- Christina Youngblood

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- Scenic Design\
**John Lee Beatty**    
 - Costume Design\
**William Ivey Long**
- Lighting Design\
**Ken Billington**
- Sound Design\
**Scott Lehrer**
- Supervising\
Music Director\
**Robert Billig**
- Music\
Director/Coordinator\
**Cameron Blake**\
**Kinnear**
- Orchestrations\
**Ralph Burns**
- Vocal  Arrangements\
**Rob Fisher**
- Associate Costume\
Designer\
**Donald Sanders**
- Wig & Hair Design\
**Bernie Ardia**
- Makeup Designer\
**Justen M. Brosnan**
- Dance Music\
Arrangements\
**Peter Howard**
- Script Adaptation\
**David Thompson**
- Associate\
Conductor\
**Andy Chen**
- Casting\
**ARC**\
**Patrick Maravilla** 
- Tour Marketing\
& Press\
**Anita Dloniak**\
**Melissa A. Hazek**
- Production Stage\
Manager\
**Lauryn Elizabeth**
- Production Supervisor\
**Bethany Sortman**
- Associate Producer\
**Lauren L. Sobon**\
**Brian J. Enzman**
- Production Manager\
**Russell A. Thompson**
- General Manager\
**Ryan Parliment**
- General Management\
**APEX Touring**
- Executive Producer\
**William T. Prather**

1. Re-creation of Original\
Production Choreography\
**Gregory Butler**
2. Re-creation of Original\
Production Direction\
**David Hyslop**

Choreographer Original New York Production\
**Ann Reinking**\
in the style of Bob Fosse

Director Original New York Production\
**Walter Bobbie**

Based on the presentation by City Center’s Encores!

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**THE SCENE:**\
Chicago, Illinois. The late 1920s.


THE SCENE:

- Overture	
- The Band and Company
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- “All That Jazz”	
- Velma and Company 
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- “Funny Honey”	
- Roxie
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- “Cell Block Tango”	
- Velma and Girls
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- “When You’re Good to Mama”	
- Matron “Mama” Morton
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- “Tap Dance”	
- Roxie, Amos and Boys 
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- “All I Care About”	
- Billy and Girls 
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- “A Little Bit of Good”	
- Mary Sunshine
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- “We Both Reached for the Gun”	
- Billy, Roxie, Mary Sunshine and Company
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- “Roxie”	
- Roxie and Boys
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- “I Can’t Do It Alone”	
- Velma
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- “My Own Best Friend”	
- Roxie and Velma
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**INTERMISSION**

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- Entr’acte	
- The Band
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- “I Know a Girl”	
- Velma
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- “Me and My Baby”	
- Roxie and Boys
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- “Mister Cellophane”	
- Amos
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- “When Velma Takes the Stand”	
- Velma and Boys
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- “Razzle Dazzle”	
- Billy and Company
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- “Class”	
- Velma and Matron “Mama” Morton
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- “Nowadays”	
- Roxie and Velma
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- “Hot Honey Rag”	
- Roxie and Velma
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- Finale	
- Company
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Original choreography for “Hot Honey Rag” by **Bob Fosse**


Musical Numbers

**ORCHESTRA**

- Music Director and Conductor:
- **CAMERON BLAKE KINNEAR**
- Associate Conductor:
- **ANDY CHEN**
- Piano and Assistant Conductor:
- **BRENT C. MAULDIN**
- Reed 1:
- **JASON WHITMORE**
- Reed 2:
- **HEATHER KRIESEL**
- Reed 3:
- **CLAY STEINER**
- Trumpet 1:
- **JORDAN WEBB**
- Trumpet 2:
- **WILL ESPOSITO**
- Trombone:
- **ANDY SHARKEY**
- Banjo/Mandolin/Ukulele:
- **TRAVIS WELCH**
- Tuba/Bass:
- **GARRETT SULLIVAN**
- Percussion:
- **JASON CHAFATELLI**



ORCHESTRA

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TAYLOR LANE

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ELLIE RODDY

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ILLEANA “illy” KIRVEN

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MALACHI ALEXANDER

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LINDSAY LEE ALHADY

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TIMOTHY SCOTT BRAUSCH

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FAITH JORDAN CANDINO

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CHRISTOPHER CLINE

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TERYN CUOZZO

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JOSH ENGLAND

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ROBERTO FACCHIN

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SERENA KOZUSKO

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ZOIE LEE

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ELIZA LEVY

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RYAN MCINNES

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EMILIANO MORALES

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SIMEON RAWLS

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BRAD WEATHERFORD

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CHRISTINA YOUNGBLOOD

(in order of appearance)

- Velma Kelly
- **TAYLOR LANE**
- Roxie Hart	
- **ELLIE RODDY**
- Fred Casely 	
- **BRAD WEATHERFORD**  
- Sergeant Fogarty	
- **CHRISTOPHER CLINE**
- Amos Hart	
- **ANDREW METZGER**
- Liz	
- **ELIZA LEVY**
- Annie	
- **CHRISTINA YOUNGBLOOD** 
- June	
- **ANGELLIZ M. ROSADO RAMOS**
- Hunyak	
- **LINDSAY LEE ALHADY**
- Mona	
- **FAITH JORDAN CANDINO**
- Matron “Mama” Morton	
- **ILLEANA “illy” KIRVEN**
- Billy Flynn	
- **CONNOR SULLIVAN**
- Mary Sunshine	
- **D. FILLINGER**
- Go-to-Hell-Kitty	
- **ZOIE LEE** 
- Harry	
- **ROBERTO FACCHIN**
- The Doctor	
- **JOSH ENGLAND**
- Aaron	
- **SIMEON RAWLS**
- The Judge	
- **JOSH ENGLAND**
- The Bailiff	
- **TIMOTHY SCOTT BRAUSCH**
- Martin Harrison	
- **ROBERTO FACCHIN**
- Court Clerk	
- **TIMOTHY SCOTT BRAUSCH**
- The Jury	
- **MALACHI ALEXANDER**

**UNDERSTUDIES**\
Understudies never substitute for a listed player unless a specific announcement 
for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

For Roxie Hart: Christina&nbsp;Youngblood, Eliza&nbsp;Levy\
For Velma Kelly: Eliza&nbsp;Levy, Christina&nbsp;Youngblood\
For Billy Flynn: Simeon&nbsp;Rawls, Malachi&nbsp;Alexander\
For Amos Hart: Josh&nbsp;England, Ryan&nbsp;McInnes\
For Matron “Mama” Morton: Angelliz&nbsp;M.&nbsp;Rosado&nbsp;Ramos, Serena&nbsp;Kozusko

**SWINGS**\
Teryn Cuozzo, Serena Kozusko, Ryan McInnes, Emiliano Morales 

**DANCE CAPTAINS**\
Serena Kozusko, Ryan McInnes

Cast

**TAYLOR LANE** *(Velma Kelly)* is honored to bring this iconic role to life as a proud Chicagoan! National Tour: *Jesus Christ Superstar*. Regional: Goodspeed Opera House (Randy Skinner's *42nd Street*); Marriot Theatre, Paramount Theatre; Porchlight Music Theatre (*Judy Turner*, *A Chorus Line*); Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Infinite love and gratitude to my friends and family, and a special thanks to ARC Casting and Take3Talent.\
@taylorroses

**ELLIE RODDY**  *(Roxie Hart).* National tour debut! Ellie is elated to paint the town(s) with the legacy of *Chicago*! Originally from Orlando, FL, she's now a New York resident. Favorite credits include Sherrie (*Rock of Ages*), Anytime Annie (*42nd Street*), Rizzo (*Grease*), and Magenta (*Rocky Horror Live!*). SO eternally grateful for my friends, my family, Resolute Artists Agency, and my funny honey, Ash.\
@ellieroddy_

**CONNOR SULLIVAN**  *(Billy Flynn)*. Thrilled to return for a second year in the cell block! Favorite credits include performing at Walt Disney World and for Disney Cruise Line, and all the shows he performed in the basement with his siblings growing up. HUGE thanks to the *Chicago* creative team, ARC, and APEX!\
@connorpsully

**ANDREW METZGER** *(Amos Hart)* is honored to play such a dream role! Recent credits: Genie (*Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular*, Disney Cruise Line - Fantasy); Cowardly Lion (*The Wizard of Oz*, Lythgoe Family Productions); Uncle Fester alongside Teri Hatcher as Morticia (*The Addams Family*, 5-Star Theatricals). Special thanks and love to Mackenzie and Indy! @andrewmetzger_actor/ www.andrewmetzger.net

**ILLEANA "illy" KIRVEN** *(Matron "Mama" Morton)* (she/her) is delighted to continue her *Chicago* journey. Last seen on the 25th Anniversary International Tour in South Korea and 25th Anniversary North American Tour. With 100s of shows on her resume, here are a few favorites: Caroline in productions of *Caroline, or Change*, Deloris Van Cartier in *Sister Act*, the Narrator in productions of *Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat*. Illy dedicates her shows to her one-of- a-kind, beautiful angel Mama, Mildred. Enjoy the show. @321illy 

**D. FILLINGER** *(Mary Sunshine).* National tour debut and overjoyed to be part of this incredible legacy! Hails from small town Cullman, AL. Special thanks to God, my parents, Aunt Robin, mentors Lindsay Troha, Dr. Kenning, Dr. Richardson, Chelsea Reynolds, & best friends Nic and Daylan. Dedicated to my late brother, Nicholas—#4Nic. @drewfillinger

**MALACHI ALEXANDER** *(The&nbsp;Jury/Billy Flynn Understudy)* (he/they) is ecstatic to be on his first national tour! Some of his past credits include *Fela!*, *Kinky Boots*, *Heathers* and *9 to 5*. He was also a recent performer on the Disney Wish. Education: Howard University BFA in Musical Theatre, Minor in Dance. @thechialexander

**LINDSAY LEE ALHADY** *(Hunyak).* Recent credits include *Bandstand* (The Rev Theatre Company), *Crazy For You* (Asolo Repertory Theater), *A Christmas Story* (John W. Engeman Theater), *Chicago* and *Disney's The Little Mermaid* (The Lexington Theater Company), and *Singin' In The Rain* (Lyric Theater of Oklahoma). Thank you to Bloc Talent! Love to Mom, Dad, and Jamilee.

**TIMOTHY SCOTT BRAUSCH** *(The&nbsp;Bailiff/The Clerk).* National Tours: *My Fair Lady*. Regional: North Carolina Theatre. Elon University, BFA in Music Theatre. Love to my family, friends, PMA and my dance mentors without whom I would be nowhere. timothyscottbrausch.com\
@timothyscottbrausch 

**FAITH JORDAN CANDINO** *(Mona)* is ecstatic to be returning to *Chicago* on tour! Regional: *Crazy For You* (Ogunquit Playhouse), *West Side Story* (VA-Rep), *A Chorus Line* (City Springs), *Pelagius* (Legacy Theatre), Norwegian+Regent Cruise Lines, *Awakening* (inaugural cast). Film: Hallmark Channel, LionsGate, Apple TV+, Warner Bros. Love to Mom+Dad, my dreams are a reality because of you. Love to friends, ARC Casting, APEX, and Resolute Artists Agency. @curlycandino

**CHRISTOPHER CLINE** *(Sergeant&nbsp;Fogarty).* National tour debut! Most recently seen in *Mamma Mia!* on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. From New Jersey, Christopher is a recent graduate of the University of Miami. Big thanks to the team, my family, & voice coach, Edgar! @christopherccline

**TERYN CUOZZO**  *(Swing)* (she/her). National tour debut! BFA Musical Theatre Coastal Carolina University. Credits: *Cabaret* (Sally Bowles), *La Cage* (Collette), *Steel Magnolias* (Shelby). Thank you to the entire *Chicago* family, @ccutheatre and her team at Avalon Artists Group. Love to Mom, Dad and Alexa! @teryncuozzo

**JOSH ENGLAND** *(The&nbsp;Doctor/The Judge/Amos Hart Understudy)* is beyond excited to be making his national tour debut in *Chicago*! Based in NYC, originally from Michigan. Regional: *Carousel*, *Damn Yankees*, *A Chorus Line*, *42nd Street*, *West Side Story*, *Cabaret*. TV/Film: *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*, *Gossip Girl*. BFA, Oakland University. Love to ARC Casting, Mom, Dad and all of his friends and family! @josh_england_

**ROBERTO FACCHIN** *(Harry/Martin Harrison)* is from Málaga, Spain. Recent credits include the Antonio Banderas- Baayork Lee production of *A Chorus Line* (Mark), Broadway hit *CATS* (Alonzo), *Anastasia* (Ensemble/Von Rothbart), *West Side Story* (Chino), *Cocktail Hour* with Ballets With a Twist and *Orphan Train* with Covenant Ballet Theatre. If you want to learn more about his work, you can visit his website. Robertofacchin.com

**SERENA KOZUSKO** *(Swing/Dance Captain/Matron "Mama" Morton Understudy)* (she/her) is thrilled to make her national tour debut in this dream show! Recently: *Carousel* (The Wick), *Hello, Dolly!* (Pioneer Theatre), *Grease* (Cha-Cha, MT Wichita), *Joseph...Dreamcoat* (Potiphar's Wife, Arizona Broadway). Vail, CO native, University of Utah alum. Huge thanks to ARC, the *Chicago* team, and her wonderful friends/family!\
@heyitsseray

**ZOIE LEE** *(Go-To-Hell-Kitty).* Kansas City, MO native. Previous credits: *Anastasia* National Tour, *Jersey Boys* (NCLH), *Regent Splendor* (NCLH), Cedar Fair Ent. at Worlds of Fun. Studied Music Theater at AMDA. Zoie is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this show's legacy. *Chicago* was a pivotal show in her life, and is honored to share this story now! Razzle Dazzle 'Em!

**ELIZA LEVY** *(Liz/Roxie Hart & Velma Kelly Understudy)* (she/her) is a recent graduate of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, and is currently making her national tour debut with this wonderful production! She would like to thank the team at Henderson & Hogan, all of her teachers, friends, and family! Love you to the moon and back! @eliza_levyy

**RYAN McINNES** *(Swing/Dance Captain/Amos Hart Understudy)* (he/him). National tour debut! Regional: Engeman Theater, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Proud recent graduate of Point Park University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Endless thanks to Mom, Dad, Meaghan and this incredible team. Biggest thanks for supporting live theater! @_ryanmcinnes

**EMILIANO MORALES** *(Swing)* is thrilled to be a part of *Chicago The Musical*. National tour debut! Regional: *Frozen* (NSMT), *Usurpations* (Theatre Row), *Othello: Santiago* (Guthrie Theatre), *Bright Star* (FPAC). Texas State University BFA in Musical Theatre. My infinite gratitude to my family, mi mamá, Kaitlin Hopkins, and Señor C.A. Rust. Orgullosamente Mexicano. @emilianomoraless

**SIMEON RAWLS** *(Aaron/Billy Flynn Understudy)* is thankful to be making his national tour debut! Regional: *Chicago* (Arts Coastal), *Beautiful* (Virginia Rep), *Disney's Beauty & the Beast* (Engeman). Many thanks to Avalon Artists Group! Love always to mum, my mentors, Miss Peggy, Claire, and my support circle. This one's for us, we did it. @simeonrawls

**ANGELLIZ M. ROSADO RAMOS** *(June/Matron "Mama" Morton Understudy).* Born in Puerto Rico. Trained in Beyond Dance Studio with Michi and Solimar Arzola and graduated from AMDA. Credits: *On Your Feet*, Puerto Rico and *On Your Feet* National Tour. "Thanks to God, my family and friends. *Chicago* was my biggest dream, and now I get to do it every night." @angelliz.rosado

**BRAD WEATHERFORD** *(Fred&nbsp;Casely).* National tour debut! Regional: Fulton Theatre, Casa Mañana, Arkansas Rep, Argyle Theatre, Playhouse on Park, The Palace Theatre. Other credits: Christmas at Carnegie Hall, The Dome St. Louis. Many thanks to Jim and the MTA family, ARC Casting, and his family and friends for their love and support.

**CHRISTINA YOUNGBLOOD** *(Annie/Roxie Hart & Velma Kelly Understudy)* from Toledo, Ohio. Ball State Musical Theatre BFA. Regional: *42nd Street* (Winnie; Arrow Rock), *West Side Story* (Graziella; Porthouse). Love to Mom, Dad, MSA, Kooky Cardinals, and the cast of 2013 *Fame Jr.* Dedicated to Michael Elliott. @Xtinayoungblood

**EXECUTIVE PRODUCER**\
 WILLIAM T. PRATHER

**GENERAL MANAGEMENT**\
APEX TOURING

**GENERAL MANAGER**\
RYAN PARLIMENT

**PRODUCTION MANAGER**\
RUSSELL A. THOMPSON

**ASSOCIATE  PRODUCERS**\
LAUREN L. SOBON\
BRIAN J. ENZMAN

**CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER**\
RACHELLE WINESETT

**TOUR MARKETING AND PRESS**\
ANITA DLONIAK\
MELISSA A. HAZEK 

**TOUR BOOKING AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT**\
**THE BOOKING GROUP**\
Meredith Blair\
Richard Rundle\
Brian Brooks

**CASTING**\
**ARC**\
Duncan Stewart, CSA\
Mark Brandon, CSA\
Patrick Maravilla\
Jarrett Reiche\
Kendra Lucas\
Kyle Coker, Devi Peot, Jaron Cole\
Ryan Stana, CEO RWS Global\
Ryan Saab, SVP RWS Global

**SENIOR COMPANY MANAGER**\
MARC CIEMIEWICZ

**TOUR COMPANY MANAGER**\
JESSICA FERNANDO 

**PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR**\
BETHANY SORTMAN

**PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER**\
LAURYN ELIZABETH

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**PRODUCTION STAFF**

- Head Carpenter	
- **Aaron Collins**
- Assistant Stage Manager	
- **Vassie Dinstel**
- Carpenter/Rigger	
- **Starrett Pattison**
- Lighting Programmer	
- **David Arch**
- Production Electrician	
- **Elizabeth Marquis-Silva**
- Head Electrician	
- **Dallas LaFon**
- Electrician 	
- **Kelcie Nutile**
- Electrician	
- **Hope Honaker**
- Production Audio	
- **Colin Braeger**
- Head Audio	
- **Adam Visconti**
- Audio	
- **Conor Gregersen**
- Head Props	
- **Tori Powers**
- Head Wardrobe/Wigs	
- **Paisley Finlayson**
- Swing Technician	
- **Daisy Luna**
- Vice-President of Marketing	
- **Denise S. Trupe**
- Payroll Services	
- **Paycom Payroll, LLC**
- Legal Council	
- **Littler Mendelson, P.C.** 
- Banking	
- **Chase Bank**
- Insurance	
- **Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc.** 
- Art Design	
- **KellyAnne Hanrahan & EJZ Design**
- Production Photography	
- **Jeremy Daniel**
- Web Design	
- **The Beardy Boys**
- Merchandising	
- **Creative Goods**
- Trucking	
- **Stage Call**
- Busing	
- **On the Road Coach**
- Concierge	
- **Road Concierge**

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**CREDITS**\
Scenery built and painted by Hudson Scenic Studios.\
Lighting equipment from PRG Lighting.\
Sound equipment by PRG Audio.

The Christman Company

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The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device or such photographing or sound recording inside the theater, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. 

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

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Hamilton 2025

Hamilton

Chicago

# **Tatiana Eva-Marie**
## **Club 750 Music**


**Tatiana Eva-Marie**\
Vocals

**Davide Laura**\
Violin

**Julian Smith**\
Bass

**Dion Barardo**\
Guitar


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Program will be announced from stage.

The performance will run approximately 75 minutes, with no intermission.


Program

Bundle 4 eats or sweets choices for $25

**EATS**

MILKING THE MATTERHORN $8\
Air-dried beef, landjaeger, appenzeller, gruyere, swickles, zopf

CHEESE PIE PROGRESSION (AVAILABLE V) $8\
Lorraine cheese pie, bacon, gruyere, caramelized onions, spring greens with vinaigrette

CIRCLE OF FISH $8\
Cod mornay, whole grain mustard, gratinee, wild mushroom whole wheat spaetzle

WOODSHED SNACK (GF) $8\
Sauerbraten, rosti, braised red cabbage, red wine demi, & pea tendrils

**SWEETS**

POLYRHYTHM PIE (V) $8\
Semolina raisin, raspberry apricot marmalade, with vanilla sauce

BITONAL BOMBE (GF/VG) $8\
Pineapple passionfruit, gooseberry coulis, & toast

**SIPS**

MIDNIGHT MELODY $12\
Traverse City Whiskey, tart cherry liqueur, lychee syrup, & soda

SWING & SIP MOCKTAIL $8\
Sparkling rose, zero-proof tequila, Floreale Aperitivo with lemongrass syrup

**TATIANA EVA-MARIE** was acclaimed as a millennial shaking up the jazz scene by *Vanity Fair* magazine. Though her interests have led her to explore a wide range of musical styles, Tatiana Eva-Marie’s craft is always inspired by her own French and Romanian-Gypsy heritage, a love for the Parisian art scene era spanning the 1920s to the 60s, a passion for traditional Gypsy songs; a fascination for New Orleans music, and a deep connection to the Great American Songbook. 

Nicknamed the “Gypsy-jazz Warbler” by *The New York Times*, Tatiana Eva-Marie is a transatlantic bandleader, singer, author, and actress based in Brooklyn. She is known for singing French popular music derived from the Django Reinhardt tradition with Balkan Gypsy and folk influences.

Born into a family of musicians, painters, and poets, Tatiana Eva-Marie began her career at age four, immersed in the world of show business. Before her twenties, she had already recorded several albums, established herself as an actress on the Paris stage, wrote and directed two musicals, and was pursuing a master’s degree in medieval studies at the Sorbonne. Completely dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach to artistic creation, she developed a fascination for the Renaissance Man archetype and began to travel the world collaborating with artists of various spheres. She soon chose New York as her home base where she quickly built her reputation as a singer and started the Avalon Jazz Band which became overnight the number one reference for French swing around the world. With her musicians, she performed on some of the most important American stages and became the international ambassador of “1930s Paris.”

Temporarily moving back to Europe, Tatiana Eva-Marie was incapable of abandoning herself to a pandemic-induced lethargy. She released four albums, starred as guest singer in various projects, wrote the libretto to “Eden Park,” an opera by Swiss composer and childhood friend Gérard Massini, and started the online arts and culture publication “Shrine Magazine.” In 2023, she could be found onscreen in the cinemas of France in Gérome Barry’s first feature film “Swing Rendez-Vous,” loosely based on her New York lifestyle, and her first role as a leading lady!

Tatiana Eva-Marie returned to New York with a brand-new project celebrating the music of guitarist Django Reinhardt, the inventor of Gypsy Jazz. Instead of focusing on the emblematic style that he created, her upcoming album “Djangology” highlights the music of Django the composer, with her own lyrics in French, English, and Romanes (the Gypsy language) set to her original arrangements, laying the foundations for a Django songbook.


About Tatiana Eva-Marie

Tatiana Eva-Marie

# **Michael Palascak**
## **Club 750 Comedy**



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The performance will run approximately 60 minutes, with no intermission.

Bundle 4 eats or sweets choices for $25

**EATS**

SHORT-FORM SHARK BOARD (GF) $8\
Speck, salami, cornichons, pickled beets, bleu cheese, cheese curds

PUNCH LINE PORK SLIDER $8\
Star anise brined pork tenderloin, cracker crust, sweet pickles, whole grain mustard + mayo on a brioche bun, with sweet potato chips

CALLBACK CATFISH (GF) $8\
Blackened cat fish, spring hash, remoulade, & celeriac shoestrings

DOUBLE-TAKE DUMPLINGS (V) $8\
Pan-fried apline dumplings, wild mushroom, radicchio, cambozola

**SWEETS**

PIE FACE (V)  $8\
Sugar cream pie with black & white ice cream

XXX (GF/VG)  $8\
Root beer shaved ice, Goldschlager + Jagermeister with vanilla plant-based ice cream

**SIPS**

JEST & GIN $12\
Gin, clementine liqueur, pomegranate syrup, & sparking grapefruit

CLEVER CLOVER MOCKTAIL $8\
​​​​​​​Pineapple-mint Fresca, lime, sparkling hop water

**MICHAEL PALASCAK** is a comedian who grew up in Wabash, Indiana, began his career in Chicago, and now resides in LA. He has performed on both *The Late Late Show with James Corden* and *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,* along with appearances on *A Little Late with Lilly Singh, Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Conan,* has a Comedy Central Half Hour special, and was a Top 5 Finalist on *Last Comic Standing*, where one judge claimed, "this is a guy that could star in a sitcom."

Consistently writing and performing, Michael recently released both a new album, *The Internet Live* through 800 Pound Gorilla Media and a new stand-up special on the Dry Bar app, *1984*, available for free streaming.

​Drew Hunt of *The Chicago Reader* wrote about Michael, "In a lot of ways, he represents the ideal antidote to the sort of unbridled cynicism that pervades much of contemporary stand-up." Michael's optimism continues in the new National Lampoon series, *The Bright Side,* where he takes a positive stance on a negative topic streaming on YouTube.

MICHAEL PALASCAK

Michael Palascak

# **Menopause The Musical 2:**

## ***'Cruising Through The Change'* ®**

**Seth Greenleaf**\
Director

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The performance will run approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.

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**Original Stage Play:** Jeanie Linders\
**Additional Book and Lyrics:** Karen Bishko and Jeanette Hopkins\
**Director:** Seth Greenleaf\
**Arranger/Music Producer:** Ross O'Connor\
**Music Director:** Peter Aylin\
**Supervising Music Director:** Alan J. Plado\
**Choreographer:** Jonathan Stahl\
**Stage Manager:** Kimberly L. Simari\
**Assistant Stage Manager:** Lauren Schwartz\
**Production Manager:** Crystal Fasanya\
**Production Coordinator:** Kevin Patterson\
**Assistant Production Coordinator:** Aaron Gibson\
**Audio Supervisor:** Asher Georges\
**Scenic Design:** Sean McClelland\
**Lighting Design:** Jean-Yves Tessier\
**Sound Design:** David Lanza

### **GFour Productions Staff**

**Founder/Chairman:** Kenneth Greenblatt\
**CEO/President:** Seth Greenleaf\
**CFO:** Maureen Portlock\
**Director of Operations and Production:** Ashley Dinges\
**Director of Casting:** Karie Koppel\
**Associate Director of Operations and Production:** Caleb Spivey\
**Marketing Coordinators:** Erica Gerold\
**Music Clearances:** Chris Robertson\
**Accountant:** Lerrfo & Chandross Victor Lerro\
**IP Counsel:** St. Onge, Steward, Johnston, & Reens LLC; Gene Winter/Jonathan Winter\
**Attorney:** Boies, Shiller & Flexner LLP; Stuart Singer/James Grippando\
**In House Counsel:** David Harris\
**Founder:** Kenneth & Sandi Greenblatt; Alan & Kathi Glist

*Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through 'The Change'®* is booked exclusively by Columbia Artists Theatricals.

This production operates under an agreement with Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. All actors and stage managers are members of Actors' Equity.

The use of cameras, videotape, recorders, or audio recorders by members of the audience during the course of this production is strictly prohibited. Recording devices will be confiscated by the House Manager.

Menopause

**INGRID COLE**, *Earth Mother,* is a critically acclaimed Actor/Singer who has been honored with The Suzi Bass Award for "Best Leading Actress in a Musical" for her role in *A CATERED AFFAIR* and for her role as Rose in *GYPSY*, and as The Medium/Aunt in *SEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE* for which she won Best Actress in a Musical, Atlanta Theatre Fan Winner. She has been a member of *MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®* since 2005. Other national credits include *INTO THE WOODS, MARY POPPINS, GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, CHICAGO, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, CALL ME MADAM, RAGTIME, THE MIKADO, CINDERELLA, THE MEDIUM, NATALIE NEEDS A NIGHTIE, PIRATES OF PENZANCE* and *NUNSENSE.* Ms. Cole has written and produced a one-woman cabaret show *COLE SINGS COLE* Songs of Cole Porter.

**TERRI DIXON**, *Iowa Housewife/Dance Captain,* hails from the Maryland suburbs of Washington D.C. She now lives in Bonita Springs, Florida. Credits include: Broadway, *SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE*; National Tours, *MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®,* *THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS with Ann Margret, MY ONE AND ONLY*; Regional Theatre, *ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE* (The Wick, New Harmony Theatre), *DROWSY CHAPERONE* (Alhambra Theatre), *SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE* (Maine State Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre), *WAITING FOR THE MOON* (World Premiere of Frank Wildhorn's Production at Lenape Performing Arts Center) and many others. Terri entertained on 5-Star cruise ships for many years—both on the Production Team and as a solo artist. [TerriDixonSings.com](http://www.terridixonsings.com). She thanks her husband and family for all their love and support.

**ADRIANNE HICK**, *Soap Star,* is a native New Yorker! Recent credits include Francesca, *THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY*, Mother, *RAGTIME* (Riverside Center), Maria, *THE SOUND OF MUSIC* (Ivoryton Playhouse) and Anna, *THE KING AND I* (Interlakes). Others include B'Way National Tour of *LES MISÉRABLES*, (Fantine U/S/Factory Girl); International Tour of *JEKYLL & HYDE* (Lady Beaconsfield); *SOUTH PACIFIC*, Nellie (Ivoryton Playhouse & The Wick Theatre); *COMPANY*, April (Lyric Stage Co.);  Alice, *BRIGHT STAR* (Riverside Center- Broadway World Award), Sister Margaretta/Elsa U/S, *THE SOUND OF MUSIC* (Asolo Rep), *THROUGH THE INVISIBLE DOOR* (MTL); Alison, *FUN HOME* (American Stage, Tampa Bay Theatre Award).

**DONNA J. HUNTLEY**, *Professional Woman,* has enjoyed performing Professional Woman/Soap Star since 2004. Broadway/Off Broadway credits include *LENA HORNE: THE LADY AND HER MUSIC, HAIRSPRAY* (Motor Mouth Mable), *CHICAGO* (Matron Mama Morton), *BARNUM* (Joyce Heath), and more. Donna has worked, performed, and toured such greats as Richard Pryor, Ben Vereen, Mary Wilson, El Puma and Chayanne. Donna's a proud Actor's Equity Association member and honored to be a part of *MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®.* Find Donna on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook @donnajhuntley.

**LAUREN SCHWARTZ**, *Assistant Stage Manager,* is an experienced Assistant Stage Manager based in New Jersey. Having honed her craft at The Grunin Center for The Arts and the Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company, she looks forward to bringing precision and passion to every production with a meticulous eye for detail and a dedication to seamless performances.

**JEANIE LINDERS** *(Original Stage Play Creator)* created and wrote the original *MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®* and was a passionate voice for a generation of women facing more than just hot flashes. She was the recipient of the Veteran Feminist Medal of Honor presented by Gloria Steinem, and funded women's education and housing programs from New Orleans to Kenya and Ghana, as well as raising over a million dollars for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, as well as other charities. Jeanie's work in entertainment spanned three decades and included theatre, multistage music festivals, and celebrity-driven events. She also launched The Center for Art & Entertainment and completed her Marge Potter book series. We continue to honor Jeanie's memory and legacy by sharing her humor, heart, and wit onstage each night, spreading her healing laughter across the world.

**KAREN BISHKO**, *Additional Book & Lyrics,* in 2007 Karen opened for UK boyband Take That at London's 18,000 capacity O2 Arena. Karen's first musical *SINGLE* has received exceptional reviews and was programmed in 2020 to have its first full production but cancelled due to COVID-19. Karen wrote songs for the musical *SHADOWS* and was nominated for Outstanding Original Music by the NY Innovative Theatre Awards. Most recently, Karen has written a musical entitled *THE FAN*. One of the songs was a finalist for The Stiles and Drewe New Song Award. *MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2®* has been a dream job, as she thrives on making audiences laugh while maintaining pathos. karenbishko.com

**JEANETTE HOPKINS**, *Additional Book & Lyrics,* writer, playwright, composer, vocal/acting coach. Alumni of Ohio University. Body of work includes words/music/book for the musicals *BOMBSHELLS* and *LINCOLN* *TUNNEL*. End credit songs for film and television. Creator and writer for series: *Sherlock*, *Main St. Gym,* *A Place Called Rockwell,* as well as Las Vegas and Atlantic city shows: *Here's to the Ladies,* and *Multiple Personalities.* Her vocal/acting students have starred on Broadway, film and TV. 

**SETH GREENLEAF**, *Director,* A Tony Award® winner for his work on *THE INHERITANCE, STEREOPHONIC,* and the 50th anniversary production of *WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF*. Seth would be the first to tell you that he's lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA's School of Theatre, Film and Television, he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film ever since. Some of his favorite highlights include producing *9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL* on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award® and Olivier Award-winning musicals *THE BOOK OF MORMON* and *MATILDA THE MUSICAL and* directing the award-winning documentary *F(L)AG FOOTBALL* (FlagFootballTheMovie.com). He currently has *DEAD OUTLAW, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, STEREOPHONIC, SIX*, and *THE BOOK OF MORMON* running on Broadway; and *FUNNY GIRL* and *TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL* on national tour in the U.S. and *THE SHARK IS BROKEN* on tour in the UK. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the Great White Way, for more information on that effort please visit BroadwayGreen.com.

**JONATHAN STAHL**, *Choreographer,* is honored to have been working on *MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH 'THE CHANGE'®* since its beginnings.  Having done everything from Ballet to Broadway, from Denver to Dubai, he is thankful to add this choreographic credit to his eclectic career.  Although starting as a performer, now his career mostly consists of directing and choreographing. For other current projects and more on his career, please visit jonathan-stahl.com or #fromballet2broadway on Instagram. He hopes you enjoy this awesome show!

**ALAN. J. PLADO**, *Supervising Music Director*, Conductor for the Broadway national tours of *BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, JERSEY BOYS, DIRTY DANCING, LEGALLY BLONDE, ELF THE MUSICAL, MEMPHIS*. Broadway: *DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, KINKY BOOTS*. Off-Broadway: *WE'RE STILL HOT, JERSEY BOYS, JUST A MATTER OF TIME, THE LAST WORD, SHOOTING STAR (NYMF)*. Alan has worked regionally at Ogunquit Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare, Laguna Playhouse, Mill Mountain Theater, Theater Aspen, and Geva Theater. Recent credits include *SCROOGE* (Arizona Theatre Co.), *BEAUTIFUL, JERSEY BOYS,* and *A CHORUS LINE* (The REV). He also serves as the Music Supervisor for *MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®* (since 2004), and internationally, was the music director/arranger for the show on the West End (Shaw Theater), and in Dublin, Ireland. He is a long-time member of AFM Musicians' union. For my Dad.

**PETER AYLIN**, *Music Director,* conducted his first show at nineteen in the UK. He has performed for the late Princess Diana, worked with Britt Ekland, Cilla Black, Bonnie Langford, Wayne Sleep, and Victor Spinetti. He has conducted Dora Bryan in the UK revival tour of *HELLO DOLLY* and led the Players Theatre (West End) at the piano for many years. In 1994 Peter moved to Toronto, Canada and has worked there ever since. In 2006, he conducted the Canadian Premier of "Song & Dance." Peter is privileged to have been a part of the *MENOPAUSE* "family" since its Canadian debut, seventeen years ago.

**ROSS O'CONNOR**, *Arranger/Music Producer,* is a highly experienced musical director, composer, and lyricist with over 20 years of experience. He honed his musical talents at the Conservatory of Music Dublin before premiering his own original musical, *NEW FISH,* in 2019. As an arranger, Ross has worked on various productions, including *MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2®* in the UK and Ireland. He has also composed and scored music for films, including the upcoming Hallmark Channel feature "From Paradise With Love." Ross's versatile and creative musical talents, coupled with his passion and dedication to his craft, have earned him respect and recognition within the industry.

**SEAN MCCLELLAND**, *Scenic Design,* Sean, now residing out of Santa Fe, NM, has previously spent 15 years in South Florida from which he designed around 200 shows with the top theatres in the area and beyond. Along with designing, he has painted most of his sets and backdrops over the years and spends time on his paint easel oil painting. To view more of his work please visit [www.symbiontscenic.com](http://www.symbiontscenic.com).

**JEAN-YVES TESSIER**, *Lighting Design,* Original *MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® lighting* designer Jean-Yves Tessier hails from the cold reaches of Canada and once had a sexy French accent. He has since lost it. If found, please take good care of it. He has been rained on exactly 1,452 times. Incredibly this is also his PIN number. The universe is weird that way. What a pleasure returning to the wonderful GFour family and meeting with our four dear friends once again. Enjoy!

**DAVID LANZA**, *Sound Design,* is a sound designer based out of Fort Worth, TX.  Previous collaborators include Dallas Theater Center, Amphibian Stage, Jubilee Theater, Stage West, Nickelodeon, Alfalfa Studios, Kate Spade, and The Ford Foundation.  Love to Nikki, Maggie, Peter, and the Oxford comma. www.DavidLanzaAudio.com

**GFOUR PRODUCTIONS** *(Producer)* proudly produces some of the world's most recognized shows, from Broadway to the West End. Current and recent productions and investments: *DEAD OUTLAW* (Broadway); *GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS* (Broadway); *STEREOPHONIC* (Broadway, West End); *THE SHARK IS BROKEN* (West End, Broadway, UK Tour); *STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW* (West End, Broadway); *SIX THE MUSICAL* (Broadway, West End and Tour); *THE BOOK OF MORMON; THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG*. Current tours include *FUNNY GIRL, TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL,* and the international sensation *MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®* and its sequel. Winners of more than 50 Tony Awards® for their productions including *NINE, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, THE INHERITANCE* and more. www.GFourProductions.com

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**Music: Parodied with Great Application**

**Please Mr. Postman**; Words and Music by Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland; (c) EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Jobete Music Co Inc., Stone Agate Music (BMI ASCAP) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Holding Out For A Hero**; Words and Music by Dean Pritchard, Kim Steinman; (c) Sony/ATV Melody (BMI) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED **I Don't Look Good Naked Anymore**; Words and Music by Seth David Fleishman, Anthony Krucinski; (c) Hidden Pond Productions, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Walk Like An Egyptian**; Words and Music by Liam Sternberg; (c) Peer International Corporation (BMI) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Happy Feet**; Words and Music by Milton Ager, Jack Yellen; (c) 1930 WC Music Corp. (ASCAP) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**That's Amore**; Words and Music by Harry Warren, Jack Brooks; (c) Four Jays Publishing Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**That's Amore**; Words and Music by Jack Brooks, Harry Warren; (c) Famous Music LLC., Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Can't Smile Without You**; Words and Music by Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow; (c) Universal Polygram Int. Publishing, Inc. on behalf of Universal/ Dick James Music LTD. (ASCAP) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Save Your Kisses For Me**; Words and Music by Tony Hiller, Martin Lee, Lee Sheriden; (c) EMI Music Publishing LTD (PRS) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Three Times A Lady**; Words and Music by Lionel Richie; (c) Brenda Richie Publishing, Jobete Music Co Inc., Libren Music (ASCAP) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**But I Do**; Words and Music by Paul Gayten, Robert C Guidry; (c) BMG Platinum Songs US (BMI) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**I Will Survive**; Words and Music by Dino Fekaris, Frederick J Perren; (c) Universal Polygram Int. Publishing, Inc. on behalf of itself and Perren-Vibes Music, Inc. (ASCAP) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Disco Inferno**; Words and Music by Leroy Green, Tyronne Kersey; (c) Reservoir 416 (BMI) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Disco Inferno**; Words and Music by Leroy Green, Tyronne Kersey; (c) Mercy Kersey Music ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Yes**; Words and Music by Neil Cavanaugh, Terry Fryer, Tom Graf; (c) After The Fire, Flood Music Co Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Yes**; Words and Music by Robert Cavanaugh, Terry Fryer, Thomas Graff; (c) The Flood Music Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**That's What Friends Are For**; Words and Music by Burt F. Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager; (c) 1985 New Hidden Valley Music Company (ASCAP), WC Music Corp. (ASCAP), Carole Bayer Sager Music, Inc. (BMI) and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) All rights on behalf of itself and New Hidden Valley Company administered by WC Music Corp. All rights on behalf of itself and Carole Bayer Sager Music Inc. administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

**Man! I Feel Like A Woman**; Words and Music by Robert John Lange, Shania Twain; (c) Songs of Universal, Inc. on behalf of Loon Echo, Inc., Universal Polygram Int. Publishing, Inc. on behalf of Out of Pocket Prod, LTD. (ASCAP/BMI) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Production

Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through the Change®

# **Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: *New Orleans Songbook***

1. Luther S. Allison\
Lead Pianist
2. Quiana Lynelle\
Vocalist
3. Milton Suggs\
Vocalist

- Marcus Grant\
Drums 
- Mariel Bildsten\
Trombone 
- Brandon Woody\
Trumpet
- Liany Mateo\
Bass 
- Patrick Hill\
Saxophone


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Program to be announced from stage.

The performance will run approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.
 
Media Partner: WKAR


Program to be announced from stage.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS brings the soul of New Orleans and the spirit of Mardi Gras to this amazing event, celebrating the composers and inspired songs of the Crescent City, the historic epicenter of jazz. From Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong, to Ellis Marsalis and James Black, New Orleans has long been an apex of innovation and inspiration. Led by pianist Luther S. Allison, and vocalists Quiana Lynelle and Milton Suggs, New Orleans Songbook immerses audiences in the captivating and timeless spirit of this vibrant city. 
	
For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the art form of jazz from the heart of New York City to over 446 cities in more than 40 countries. 

The JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS touring initiative provides an affordable opportunity to present great jazz programming, featuring up-and-coming musicians who have been identified as rising stars by JALC. The initiative also allows for expansion of the mission of JALC “to entertain, enrich, and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy.”

Approximately 150,000 students participate in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s education programs each year. “What is Jazz?” from the renowned education department at JALC is being offered in conjunction with the tour. 

This tour appears by arrangement with IMG Artists and is represented by Toby Tumarkin. 


JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS

### **Luther S. Allison, Music Director and Piano**

Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Luther S. Allison is multi-instrumentalist specializing in both piano and drum set. In 2017, Allison earned his BM in Studio Music & Jazz from the University of Tennessee, and his MM in Jazz Studies from Michigan State University in 2019. Early on in his collegiate studies, Allison was recruited by trombonist Michael Dease to record on his 2016 release, *Father Figure*, with Posi-Tone Records, becoming Allison's professional recording debut at 19 years old. Soon after, Allison went on to record as a sideman on several more albums with Posi-Tone Records including Diego Rivera's *Connections* (piano), Michael Dease's *Reaching Out* (piano), Dease's *Give It All You Got* (drums), Dease's *Never More Here* (piano) and Markus Howell's *Get Right* (drums). Allison is a Grammy Award winning pianist with Samara Joy on her 2023 release "Tight" and performed on the Grammy stage alongside Samara Joy the year prior. Upon graduation, Allison moved to New York City where he quickly became a regular on the bandstand at some of the city's premiere jazz clubs including Dizzy's Smalls Jazz Club and Minton's. Allison has performed nationally and internationally alongside the likes of Rodney Whitaker, Jazzmeia Horn, The Baylor Project, Samara Joy, Gregory Tardy, Ulyssess Owens Jr., and many more. In addition to teaching on faculty every year at the Brevard Jazz Institute summer camp in North Carolina, Allison has worked as a clinician in Mexico, China, Japan, Switzerland, St. Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago. Outside of his work as a sideman, Allison band-leads his trio, sextet, and octet featuring original compositions and arrangements rooted in his influences from all forms of black American music. Additionally, Allison co-leads a project with dancer John Manzar.

### **Quiana Lynelle, Vocalist**

Quiana Lynelle is a dynamic vocalist, music educator, and advocate whose artistry spans jazz, soul, gospel, and blues. Raised in Texas and deeply influenced by her musical roots in church and the rich cultural landscape from Texas to New Orleans, she developed a unique style that blends musical tradition with a contemporary edge. In 2017, Quiana gained national recognition by winning the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, propelling her career to new heights. Her debut album, *A Little Love*, released in 2019 on Concord Records, was met with critical acclaim, with *DownBeat* Magazine praising her "velvety tone and expressive phrasing." The album, produced by Grammy-winner Brian Michel Bacchus, showcases her five-octave range and her ability to reinterpret both originals and classics. Quiana has performed at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Playboy Jazz Festival, sharing stages with legends like Job Batiste, Herbie Hancock, and Patti Austin. Her most recent project, Pillow Talk, reflects her growth as an artist, exploring themes of self-discovery, love, and reflection. A passionate educator, Quiana has over 20 years of experience, teaching at the Interlochen Center for the Arts and Loyola University, as well as mentoring young musicians through the Trombone Shorty Foundation. Her commitment to arts education and advocacy is evident in her work as Vice President or the Memphis Chapter of the Recording Academy, where she champions the rights of artists. Quiana Lynelle's performances and teachings are a testament to her belief in the transformative power of music, leaving a lasting impact on audiences and students alike.

### **Milton Suggs, Vocalist**

Milton Suggs' voice and approach to music is a reflection not only of his direct lineage, but of the many great voices in Black American music and culture from the past century and beyond. Firmly rooted in the blues, Milton sports a rich baritone with the breadth and power reminiscent of singers like Jow Williams, is able to emote with soulful intensity of singers like Donny Hathaway and achieve a velvet palette suggestive of Nat King Cole. Milton possesses a unique ability to evoke emotion with a masterful sense of phrasing and dynamics. A gifted composer, arranger, and lyricist, Milton's music is both honest and inventive, drawing inspiration from a number of influences while forging a singular identity. As a visionary artist, Suggs seeks to pave new roads within the vast traditions that were laid before him; for it is the spirit, struggles, triumphs, and stories from the many generations that preceded him that make up the foundation upon which his own artistry stands. Voted repeatedly a top 10 rising star male, vocalist in *DownBeat* Magazine's annual critic's poll, the recognition of Milton's talents have continued to grow throughout the years as a fixture in jazz, working with artists and bands such as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Orrin Evans, Wycliffe Gordon, Ulysses Owens, and Marquis Hill among others. Milton has also been consistent with his own efforts as a recording artist, producing four albums to date and continually developing new projects with new ensembles. Born in Chicago, Illinois, a third-generation musician, Suggs recognized music as a gift from a young age; it was later that he would accept it as a calling. While growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, though continually exposed to music of varying styles, it was with his church choir at the age of seven that Milton garnered his first experiences with singing and performance. While in elementary and middle school, he gravitated toward the upright bass, the instrument of his father and namesake, and later played the alto saxophone and drums. However, it was not until after high school that he committed to the pursuit of music as his life's work. Returning to Chicago, he began studying piano with the legendary Willie Pickens, while also honing his craft as a vocalist and performer. In 2012, Milton moved to New York where he immediately took to performing throughout the city, soon branching out internationally as a performer and educator. Presently, Milton Suggs continues to blaze a trail as a vocalist, composer, and educator touring throughout the world as both a collaborator and leader, embracing each opportunity to explore new creative terrain, and further the legacy left by his predecessors.

### **Marcus Grant, Drums**

Marcus R. Grant is a professional drummer, percussionist, musicologist, and educator from West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is currently a Brown University Ph. D candidate in Musicology & Ethnomusicology with a secondary certificate study in the Department of Africana Studies. Grant holds a bachelor's in jazz performance from Temple University, a Masters in jazz performance, a Masters in musicology from the University of Miami (FL), and a Masters in musicology and ethnomusicology from Brown University. His research focuses on Black American protest music which includes hip-hop, gospel, and jazz studies. As a performer, Grant has shared the stage with Shelly Berg, Victor Goines, Warren Wolf, Dave Leibman, Nestor Torres, Ben Wolfe, Nicki Parrott, among others.

### **Mariel Bildsten, Trombone**

*DownBeat* Magazine calls New York City-based jazz trombonist Mariel Bildsten "irrepressibly spontaneous." Mariel has earned global distinction through her performances with Jon Batiste, Roy Hargrove, Jennifer Hudson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and the Mingus Big Band at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, London's O2 Arena, the Newport Jazz Festival, and the Apollo Theater. Her lyrical and swinging style has thrilled audiences around the world. Mariel Bildsten's band ranging from duo to septet, headlines jazz festivals, plays internationally, and performs regularly in New York City. Her records *Backbone* (2020) and *Steppin' Out!* (2023) received rave reviews.

### **Brandon Woody, Trumpet**

*The New York Times* featured artist Brandon Woody started his musical journey at the age of seven. Since then, Woody has gone on to become an international artist, performing with his band UPENDO, curating projects for major museums, film scoring, collaborating with international bands, and performing at major venue sand institutions around the globe. Woody uses music as a tool for healing, genuine connection, and celebrating community. He has performed at venues and festivals such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wharton Center for Performing Arts, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Riverside Church, The Shed, and many more. Brandon has played as a sideman with Paul Russell, Solange, Standing on the Corner, Klein, Lafayette Gilchrist, Jonathan Barber, Luther S. Allison, and more. Woody started his band, UPENDO in 2018 while he was in college at Brubeck Institute and Manhattan School of Music studying with Ambrose Akinmusire and Cecil Bridgewater. Since then, Woody has gone on to perform nationally with regular concerts across the east coast. In 2021, Woody was named a Bach/Conn Endorsed Artist and was named the Best Musician to Watch by the *Baltimore* Magazine in 2022. Woody works to share his knowledge and love for music with those who want to learn. In his spare time, Woody teaches private group lessons and masterclasses at institutions such as the Peabody Preparator, University of Maryland, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Poly Technic Institute, Accent Pontiac, and public schools such as Cecil Elementary, A Philip Randolph High School, Temple X Schools, and Highlandtown Elementary #215.

### **Liany Mateo, Bass**

Named one of *DownBeat* Magazine's "25 For the Future," Liany Mateo has traveled across the globe performing, touring, and teaching music. Influenced by a mix of hard-hitting straight-ahead swing, Free Jazz/Avant-Garde, and music with deep pocket groove. Mateo is the bassist for Arturo O/Farrill's *Legacies* album recorded on Blue Note records. Mateo was also featured on the PBS television show *NEXT* at the Kennedy Center, as a featured artist introduced as Christian McBride's protégé. She has performed with musicians such as Regina Carter, Geoffrey Keezer, Matthew Whitaker, Carl Allen, Steve Wilson, Fay Victor, and Brandee Younger. She holds a jazz degree from the esteemed Michigan State University, and a master's degree from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. In 2023, she won the esteemed Next Jazz Legacy Award and grant through New Music U.S.A., led by Terri Lyne Carrington. You can find her playing across NYC's most notable venues such as Dizzy's, Smalls, The Jazz Gallery, The Django, and Mezzrow. In 2024, she was selected for the National Jazz Museum in Harlem's Curatorial Fellowship, programming events at the globally recognized museum.

### **Patrick Hill, Saxophone**

Patrick Hill is an African American alto saxophonist, woodwind instrumentalist, arranger, and composer. As a native of Dallas, Texas, he grew up under the mentorship of critically acclaimed alto saxophonist, Brad Leali. He completed his undergraduate studies that the University of North Texas with a bachelor's in jazz performance. While studying at UNT, Patrick had the opportunity to learn in various ensembles including the UNT Latin Jazz Ensemble, under direction of Jose Aponté; The 3 O'Clock Lab Band, under direction of Tanya Darby; and the Grammy Nominated 1 O'Clock Lab Band, under direction of Alan Baylock. He had the pleasure of performing as a side man and bandleader with several revered musicians such as Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, joey Defrancesco, Mike Boone, Shelley Caroll, Brad Leali, Conrad Herwig, Wycliffe Gordon, Kenny Werner, Ari Hoeing, Quincy Davis, and Kirk Whalum. He obtained his master's degree in jazz performance at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania under the mentorship of members of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Dick Oatts, and Terrell Stafford as well as Tim Warfield Jr. After graduation, he proceeded to tour with Michael Bublé and his big band performing music from his recent 2022 Grammy award winning record, *Higher*. While touring, Hill had the opportunity to perform in many different countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and South America. He currently resides in New York City where he is working towards an Artist diploma in jazz studies at The Juilliard School. During his short time spent at the school and the New York scene, he has already begun to establish himself as a very reliable sideman performing at established venues such as, The Village Vanguard, Smalls Jazz Club, Dizzy's Coco Cola, The Blue Note, Birdland Jazz Club, and the Jazz Gallery. His goal is to present a unique sound that pays homage to the previous innovators of this music while moving forward his own perception of melody, soul, and swing to bring forth a sense of community.

Bios

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: New Orleans Songbook

The Acting Company

- Kent Gash\
Artistic Director
- Devin Brain\
Producing Director
- Erik Schroeder\
Managing Director
- Margot Harley\
 Founder

In partnership with Play On Shakespeare 

In association with Honorary Producers Willette and Manny Klausner

Presents

# **August Wilson’s Two Trains Running**

Directed by Lili-Anne Brown

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The performance will run approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including one intermission.

Media Partner: Michigan Public 

- Scenic Design
- Tanya Orellana† 
- Costume Design
- Samantha C. Jones† 
- Lighting Design				
- Jared Gooding† 
- Original Music & Sound Design	
- Lindsay Jones† 
- Props Design					
- Anna Dorodnykh
- Voice & Speech				
- Duane Boutté
- Intimacy Director
- Ann James°
- Wig & Hair Design			
- Tommy Kurzman† 
- Associate Director
- Irvin Mason Jr.° 
- Casting
- Murnane Casting\
Amber Snead, CSA\
Chad Eric Murnane, CSA\
Nathanial Riccio
- Production Stage Manager	
- Esther Bermann
- Assistant Stage Manager		
- Imani Ross


Creative

Originally Produced on Broadway by Yale Repertory Theatre (Stan Wojewodski, Jr., Artistic Director), Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director) Herb Alpert/Margot Lion, Scott Rudin/Paramount Pictures, and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger, Chairman; Rocco Landesman, President; Paul Libin, Producing Director; Jack Viertel, Creative Director); produced in association with Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director), Seattle Repertory Theatre and Old Globe Theatre (Jack O’Brien, Artistic Director; Thomas Hall, Managing Director) Originally mounted by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards, Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai, Managing Director).

The Acting Company’s national tour of Two Trains Running received its first performances at Rubicon Theatre Company of Ventura, California in January 2025.

° The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. 
 
† Designers represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees 
 
§ Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. 


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**REPERTORY STAFF**

- Production Manager
- Neal Goleta 
- Associate Costume Designer\
*Two Trains Running*
- Sharné Van Ryneveld Nel 
- Associate Scenic Designer
- Danielle DeLaFuente 
- Associate Sound Designer			
- Nat Houle 
- Assistant Scenic Designer			
- Ningning Yang 
- Assistant Lighting Designer			
- Trey Brazeal 
- Assistant Props Designer			
- Malena Logan 
- Intimacy/Sensitivity Specialist		
- Ann James 
- Production Assistant			
- Kydiana Jeanty 
- Costume Shopper\
*Two Trains Running*			
- Alex Rockey
- Key Art Illustration				
- Brianna Pippens 

**TOUR STAFF**

- Tour Company Manager			
- Holly Adam
- Assoc. Production Manager/Tour Technical Director
- Chris Grainer 	
- Tour Lighting Supervisor
- Molly Garrison 
- Tour Sound Supervisor 			
- Danny H. Saturne 
- Tour Wardrobe Supervisor			
- Krista Grevas
- Tour Lighting Drafter				
- Jessica Neill
- Tour Crew 
- Hannah Sgambellone

**THE ACTING COMPANY STAFF**

- Artistic Director					
- Kent Gash 
- Managing Director					
- Erik Schroeder 
- Producing Director					
- Devin Brain 
- Director of Development			
- Hillary Cohen 
- Associate Producer					
- B. Rafidi 
- Development Associate			
- Natalya Ribovich


In 2003, I had the great good fortune to direct August Wilson's KING HEDLEY II for the Alliance Theatre. August Wilson came to Atlanta and continued to revise the script and rehearse with our company. During the opening August signed a poster for me saying "THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES ... ". As always, August was prescient and indeed even now in 2024-25, the struggle continues. Our current political climate in America continues to illustrate the sense of dislocation and exclusion that many African Americans feel. In *TWO TRAINS RUNNING* August Wilson's characters are on the precipice in American, struggling to stake their claim to a piece of the American Dream. It is a story about questioning your place in the world and amidst the turbulent 1960's these brilliant, witty, wry, and eloquent characters strive to thrive and realize the promise made by this great Country to all of its citizens. 

*TWO TRAINS RUNNING* challenges our sense of how we identify and define ourselves, as well as how others project their perceived values of us onto our day to-day lives. The play wonders if the tension between these two perspectives can ever be resolved, and if so... HOW? August Wilson doesn't give us concise answers. *In TWO TRAINS RUNNING*, characters must cultivate their own hope but Wilson believes we are ever resilient and so we endure.  These are but a few of the reasons why August Wilson's *TWO TRAINS RUNNING* is more necessary, essential, and vital than ever before.


Kent Gash\
Artistic Director\
The Acting Company


The Acting Company develops actors by touring professional theater coast-to-coast.

Founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley with the first graduating class of the Drama Division of The Juilliard School, the Company has launched the careers of some 400 actors, including Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, Lorraine Toussaint, Frances Conroy, Harriet Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, and Kelley Curran, while bringing sophisticated theater to hundreds of communities across the country.

The Acting Company has performed for over 4 million people in 48 States, 10 foreign countries, on and Off-Broadway, and at leading resident theaters including the Guthrie, the Kennedy Center and New York City Center. 

New works commissioned by The Acting Company include plays by William Finn, Marcus Gardley, Rebecca Gilman, John Guare, Beth Henley, Tony Kushner, Lynn Nottage, Meg Miroshnik, Ntozake Shange, Maria Irene Fornés, Marsha Norman, Samm-Art Williams, and Wendy Wasserstein among other notable playwrights. The Company’s education programs bring our award-winning workshop curriculum and in-school residencies to thousands of rural, suburban, and metropolitan schools each year.

Among many accolades, The Acting Company received the 2003 Tony honor for Excellence in the Theater and recently won the 2019 Audelco Award for Best Play for its production of Nambi E. Kelley’s Native Son directed by Seret Scott. 

**ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS**

The Acting Company’s 2025 National Tour is made possible by support from the Hitz Foundation and Play On Shakespeare. This program is supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts; Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the Axe-Houghton Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; Doris Duke Foundation; The Ford Foundation; Goldman Sachs Gives; Holborn Foundation; Howard Gilman Foundation; The Kean Foundation; The Kovner Foundation; Lucille Lortel Foundation; Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund; Nancy Friday Foundation; The Robertson Foundation; Rona Jaffe Foundation; The Shubert Foundation; The Smart Family Foundation of New York; The Strong-Cuevas Foundation; and many generous individual donors to whom we are ever grateful. The Acting Company respectfully acknowledges the indelible memories of Anne L. Bernstein (1948-2021), Louanna O. Carlin (1937-2021), Carol Crowley (1930-2023), Jill Edelson (1933-2020), John N. Gilbert, Jr. (1938-2023), and Edgar Lansbury (1930-2024).

“August Wilson’s Two Trains Running” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com 
 
**SPECIAL THANKS**

Rubicon Theatre Company (Producing Artistic Director Karyl Lynn Burns; Associate Artistic Director Stephanie Coltrin; Production/Company Manager Julia Donlon; Technical Director Jimmy Callahan; Master Electrician Claire Cleary; Run Crew: Joe Lopez and Gabi Baltzell; Carpenters: Stewart Forgey and Ross Mantor; Prop Artisans: Alex Choate and Alex Johnson; Costume Assistant Tara Vanoni; Wig/Production Assistant Danielle White; Sound Technician Danny Fiandaca)

Theresa Posorske and Concord Theatricals

Sally Cade Holmes, Taylor Bailey, and Play On Shakespeare

Matt Gross and Heart Spade PR

Additional Production Staff: Shira Abarnir, Catherine Copeland, Kyle Daniels, Carly Genovesi, Gabrielle Giacomo, Joy Hanks, Quintin Nel, Tyrus Newell, Hannah Sgambellone, Amanda Stutzman, Ellery Suffridge-Brown, Taylor Suffridge-Brown, Jack Ryan, Hannah Yankowitz 

Harkness Center for Dance Injuries

Tour Booking: Alliance Artist Management

Audited Financial Statements: Lutz and Carr, CPAs LLP

Legal Representation: Jason Baruch, Sendroff & Baruch, LLP 

Sound and Lighting equipment provided by: Launch AV, Kinetic Lighting, and Hayden Production Services

Tour Transit by: Lamoille Valley Transportation, Inc., Clark Transfer

The Acting Company would like to thank Constanza Romero and the August Wilson estate for their support of this production.


**J'Laney Allen** (Wolf, Sterling u/s) Extremely grateful to be joining The Acting Company! NYC Theatre: *Twelfth Night* (Classical Theatre of Harlem/Audelco Nominee). NYU: *Pipeline, Cloud 9, The Tempest.* Irene Ryan, Kingsley Colton & Mark Twain Award Recipient (KCACTF). Education: MFA: NYU Grad Acting. BS: North Carolina A&T. Social Media: @jlaneyallen. 

**Chuckie Benson** Hambone, Wolf u/s) is a Lansing, MI native and holds his BFA in Music Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University. Chuckie comes to The Acting Company from being a proud, Jeff nominated Chicago actor. He is also an alum of Forbidden Broadway's *Spamilton*, the Chicago cast as well the first National Tour. Having performed in *The Three Musketeers* presented by The Acting Company at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, it is an honor to reunite and to officially join The Acting Company family. Regional credits include: *DreamGirls* (McCarter, Goodspeed); *RENT, Once on This Island, The Three Musketeers* (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); *The Color Purple* (Drury Lane); *The Wiz* (Kokandy); *Sophisticated Ladies* (Porchlight Theatre); *Heartbreak Hotel* (Broadway Playhouse); Buddy in *The Buddy Holly Story* (American Blues Theatre); *Hair* (Mercury Theatre); *Rent* (Theo Ubique); R*agtime, Sister Act* (Wagon Wheel), *Big River, Hairspray* (Timber Lake Playhouse). National Tour: *Spamilton* (1st National Tour). Love you Mom and Dad. [IG:@chuckie.benson](about:blank) 

**Diana Coates** (Risa u/s) is delighted to be telling these marvelous stories with The Acting Company. Originally from DC, she now resides in NYC. Most recently she was seen as Lady Macbeth at The Chenango River Theatre in New York and in productions of *Hamlet* and *Much Ado About Nothing* at the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Minnesota. Other Select Regional: *The Nacirema Society* (Goodman Theatre); *Murder on the Orient Express* (Drury Lane); *Henry V, The Winters Tale* (First Folio); *Murder on the Orient Express* (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), *The House that Will Not Stand* (Victory Gardens), *Our Town, Into the Breeches* (Asolo Repertory Theatre); *Measure for Measure, The Tempest, The Rover* (Michigan Shakespeare Festival). TV/Film: *Chicago Fire* (NBC), *Chicago Med* (NBC), *Deli Boys* (Hulu), and *Emperor of Ocean Park* (MGM+). She is represented by DDO Artists Agency and is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association. Always for mom.

**Brian D. Coats** (Holloway) has been in August Wilson's *King Hedley II, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Seven Guitars* (Two River Theater)*.* New York credits include Broadway's tour of August Wilson's *Jitney,* (Manhattan Theatre Club) *the best we could (A Family Tragedy),* (Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3) *On the Levee*, (Working Theater), *La Ruta*, (Pan Asian Rep),*The Brothers Paranormal*, (Ensemble Studio Theatre) *Travisville*, (Classical Theater of Harlem), *The Bacchae, The First Noel*, (The Public Theater), *The Merry Wives of Windsor* and *Two Gentlemen of Verona*. Other Regional/Touring credits include productions at Mark Taper, Old Globe, Arena Stage, Seattle Rep, Shakespeare and Co, Pittsburgh Public, Huntington, Cincinnati Playhouse, Denver Center, Williamstown Theater Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Geva Theatre and others. Television credits include: "Queens", "FBI: Most Wanted", "Luke Cage", "Boardwalk Empire", "Law & Order", "Law & Order: Organized Crime", "Law & Order: SVU", "JAG", "Blue Bloods", and "The Sopranos". Mr. Coats is a graduate of the University of North Carolina's School of the Arts.

**Robert Cornelius** (West, Memphis u/s) hails from Chicago and is pleased to be working with The Acting Company. Most recently Robert has performed regionally in *Jitney* (Arkansas Rep), as Jean Charles in *Where the Mountain Meets the Sea* (Signature Theatre), *Dreamgirls* (Goodspeed Opera House and McCarter Theatre Center), *Chicken and Biscuits* (Front Porch Arts Collective), *Joe Turner's Come and Gone* (Huntington Theatre). He has also done *Blues for an Alabama Sky* (Madison Rep), *You Can't Take it With You* and *The Rivals* (Milwaukee Rep), *Spunk* (St. Louis Black Rep), and *Great Expectations* (Indiana Rep). In Chicago, he has performed in the World Premieres of *Her Honor, Jane Byrne* (Lookingglass Theatre), *Lottery Day* (Goodman Theatre), and *Rightlynd* (Victory Gardens Theater). Robert has also done *Aida* (Drury Lane Theatre), *Raisin* (Court Theatre), *Picnic* (American Theatre Company), *Wit* (The Hypocrites), *Total Bent* (Co-production with About Face and Haven Theatres (Joseph Jefferson Award nomination)), *Hamlet* (The Gift Theatre), *The Taming of the Shrew* (First Folio Theatre), and *Wheatley, Takunda* and *Spiele 36* (Victory Gardens). A proud member of SAG/AFTRA, Robert can be seen on TV in "The Chi", all three seasons of "South Side," "Chicago PD," "Shameless,' and "Turks". Robert also performs as a singer with the band Poi Dog Pondering and as singer songwriter of his own band, RC7.

**James Ricardo Milord** (Sterling) is a Boston native Haitian-American actor. He recently won a New England Theatre Critics award for Outstanding Lead Performance as King Hedley in *King Hedley II* (Actors Shakespeare). He was also nominated for a Norton in his lead performance as Herald Loomis in *Joe Turner's Come and Gone* (Huntington Theatre). Mr. Milord appeared in the riveting premier of *K-I-S-S-I-N-G* (Huntington Theater). That previous year, he was seen in *Common Ground Revisited* (Huntington Theatre), while completing productions of *Paradise Blue* (Gloucester Stage) and the premier of *Young Nerds of Color* (Central Square Theatre). Prior to the pandemic, Mr. Milord was seen in *Pipeline* (WAM, Front Porch, & Central Sq. Theatre). Other credits include *A Christmas Carol* (Underground Railway), *The Handmaid's Tale* (Boston Lyric Opera), *The Agitators, Cyrano* (Gloucester Stage), *Anna Christie, Barbecue* (Lyric Stage), *Akeelah & the Bee* (Wheelock Family Theatre), *The Good Negro*, *Splendor*, and *The Brothers Size Trilogy*, (Company One). Film credits include *Salem's Lot* (Warner Bros. Pictures), *Honest Thief* (Solution Entertainment Group), *Proud Mary* (Screen Gems), *The Brotherhood* (Showtime), and a multitude of indies. Mr. Milord dedicates this tour to the late great Johnny Lee Davenport. "Hold a good thought!"

**Jeffrey Rashad** (West u/s, Holloway u/s, Hambone u/s) Off Broadway: *A Christmas Carol in Harlem* (Classical Theatre of Harlem). Regional: *Passover* (Resident Ensemble Players), *The Comedy of Errors*, *Merry Wives of Windsor*, *A Midsummer Night's Dream*, *The Taming of the Shrew* (The Old Globe), *Treasure Island* (MSMT). Film: *First Date* (JazziDreamer Ent.), *Time to Leave* (Before the Crown Productions), *Generational Curses* (Fly in Rice Media/Black Hours). Education: B.F.A. - Howard University, M.F.A. - The Old Globe/USD Shiley Graduate Acting. [www.JeffreyRashad.com](http://www.jeffreyrashad.com/).  @jeffyjeff_ on Instagram. 

**Michael A. Shepperd** (Memphis)Directing: *Blood at the Root* (Open Fist Theatre Company)- Los Angeles Drama Critic Circle nomination for Best Director; *The Boy From Oz* (Ovation Award, LADCC Award, Best Director); *Rotterdam* (The Kirk Douglas Theatre (LADCC Award Best Production, Stage Raw: Best Production and Best Director)); *West Addams* (Skylight Theatre (LA Times Critics Choice)); *Laughter on the 23rd Floo*r (The Garry Marshall Theatre); *Sucker Punch* (The Couerage Theatre); *Too Heavy for Your Pocket* (Sacred Fools (LA Times Critics Choice)). Acting: Miss Trunchbull in *Matilda* (La Mirada), *The Producers* (Roger; Ovation Award nom.), *Fences* (Troy; Ovation, LADCC nom.), *BootyCandy* (LADCC nom. Ovation, Stage Raw Win), Mister in *The Color Purple* (Ovation Award), *Steel* (Ovation Award), *Master Harold and the Boys* (NAACP Theatre Award nom.), *Intimate Apparel* (NAACP Theatre Award), *Choir Boy* (NAACP nom.); *Athol Fugard's Valley Song* (International City Theatre). Broadway/Regional: *Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan; Little Shop of Horrors; Caroline, or Change; The Whipping Man*.

TV: "NCIS: Origins", "Bosch", "Why Women Kill", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Hot In Cleveland", "Wizards of Waverly Place", "Monk", "Criminal Minds". @shepdawg1122.

**DeAnna Supplee** (Risa) is a Philadelphia-born, New York City-trained actress.  A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she has also studied at the British American Drama Academy at the University of Oxford and the Actors Studio Drama School (MFA, Acting).  NYC Theater: *American Rot* (La Mama, dir: Estelle Parsons), *The Winter's Tale* (NYSX), *On Strivers Row* (Metropolitan Playhouse), *Much Ado About Nothing* (NYSX), *The Trojan Women* (The Flea Theater), *Fires in the Mirror*, *Laundry & Bourbon*, *Platanos Y Collard Greens*, and *Romeo & Juliet*. Regional Theater: *The Garbologists* (Shadowland Stages), B.*R.O.K.E.N. code B.I.R.D. switching* (Berkshire Theatre Group), *The Niceties* (Mile Square Theatre), *Skeleton Crew* (TheatreSquared). International Theater: *Look/Alive* (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). TV: "Elsbeth", "Law and Order: SVU". @deannasupplee

**August Wilson** (Playwright) [April 27, 1945 - October 2, 2005] authored *Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II*, and *Radio Golf*. These works explore the heritage and experience of African-Americans, decade-by-decade, over the course of the twentieth century. His plays have been produced at regional theaters across the country and all over the world, as well as on Broadway. In 2003, Mr. Wilson made his professional stage debut in his one-man show, *How I Learned What I Learned*. Mr. Wilson's works garnered many awards including Pulitzer Prizes for *Fences* (1987); and for *The Piano Lesson* (1990); a Tony Award for *Fences*; Great Britain's Olivier Award for *Jitney*; as well as eight New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for *Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, The Piano Lesson, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars, Jitney*, and *Radio Golf*. Additionally, the cast recording of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom received a 1985 Grammy Award, and Mr. Wilson received a 1995 Emmy Award nomination for his screenplay adaptation of The Piano Lesson. Mr. Wilson's early works included the one-act plays *The Janitor, Recycle, The Coldest Day of the Year, Malcolm X, The Homecoming* and the musical satire *Black Bart and the Sacred Hills*. Mr. Wilson received many fellowships and awards, including Rockefeller and Guggenheim Fellowships in Playwrighting, the Whiting Writers Award, 2003 Heinz Award, was awarded a 1999 National Humanities Medal by the President of the United States, and received numerous honorary degrees from colleges and universities, as well as the only high school diploma ever issued by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. He was an alumnus of New Dramatists, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a 1995 inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and on October 16, 2005, Broadway renamed the theater located at 245 West 52nd Street - The August Wilson Theatre. Additionally, Mr. Wilson was posthumously inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2007. Mr. Wilson was born and raised in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and lived in Seattle, Washington at the time of his death. He is immediately survived by his two daughters, Sakina Ansari and Azula Carmen Wilson, and his wife, costume designer Constanza Romero.

**Lili-Anne Brown** (Director), a Chicago South Side native, works as a director, actor and educator, and has performed in, directed and produced many award-winning shows in Chicago and nationally. Recent directing credits include: *The Nacirema Society..., School Girls, or The African Mean Girls Play* and the world premieres of Ike Holter's *I Hate It Here* and *Lottery Day* (Goodman Theatre); *Dreamgirls* (McCarter Theater and Goodspeed Musicals), *FELA*! (Olney Theater), *Joe Turner's Come and Gone* (Huntington Theatre), *Ain't No Mo'* (Woolly Mammoth and Baltimore CenterStage), *Rent* and *The Color Purple* (The Muny), *Once on This Island* (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), *Acoustic Rooster...*(Kennedy Center and National Tour), *Put Your House in Order* (La Jolla Playhouse), *Cullud Wattah* (Victory Gardens). She is the former Artistic Director of Bailiwick Chicago, where she focused programming on Chicago-premiere musicals and new play development with resident playwrights.  She has received a Helen Hayes Award, 5 Jeff Awards, 2 BTA awards and an African American Arts Alliance Award for excellence in directing. She is a 2021 recipient of the 3Arts Award for Theatre, the 2023 Zelda Fichandler Award Finalist, and an inaugural Platform Award recipient.  She is a member of SDC, AEA, SAG-AFTRA, and a graduate of Northwestern University.

**Tanya Orellana** (Scenic Designer) [she/her] designs performance spaces for theatre and opera. Originally from San Francisco's Mission District, she is a core member of the award-winning ensemble Campo Santo. Previous collaborations with Lisa Peterson include *The Kind Ones* by Miranda Rose Hall (The Magic), *Timon of Athens* and *Coriolanus* (Utah Shakespeare Festival). Recent collaborations include *Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone 2* directed by Jaime Castañeda, *Fefu and Her Friends* directed by Pam MacKinnon, *Oedipus* directed by Jenny Koons at The Getty Villa, *The Industry's Sweet Land*, an immersive opera directed by Yuval Sharon and Cannupa Hanska Luger, and *LEAR* by Marcus Gardley, co-directed by Eric Ting and Dawn Monique Williams. Tanya received her MFA in Scenic Design from CalArts and is the 2016 recipient of the Princess Grace Fabergé Theatre Award. She is a member of Wingspace Theatrical Design and an organizing member of La Gente: The Latine Production Network. [www.tanyaorellana.com](https://www.tanyaorellana.com).

**Samantha C. Jones** (Costume Designer) (she/her) is excited to join The Acting Company in their work this season. She is a Costume Designer and educator with previous design credits at Geffen Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Center Theatre Group, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, McCarter Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Goodspeed Musicals, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Court Theatre, Paramount Theatre (Aurora), Drury Lane Theatre, Writers Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Chicago Children's Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Jackalope Theatre, The Muny, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Cleveland Playhouse, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Alley Theatre, Seattle Children's Theatre, First Stage Theatre, Skylight Music Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Peninsula Players Theater, and others. Upcoming productions include: *Fat Ham* (OSF) and *Little Shop of Horrors* (Denver Center). Her work can be viewed at [samanthacjones.com](http://samanthacjones.com/).

**Jared Gooding** (Lighting Designer) is excited to be designing his first national tour and first design with The Acting Company. Based out of Chicago, his design credits include shows for theaters all over the country. Designs for STAGES Houston, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Goodman Theater, Writers Theater, Court Theater, Chicago Children's Theater, TimeLine Theatre, Madison Children's Theater, MPAACT, Syracuse Stage, Fulton Theater, Bristol Riverside Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Indiana Repertory Theater, First Stage Milwaukee, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florentine Opera Company, American Blues Theater, Congo Square, and Steep Theater. He was the lighting assistant for *The Wiz Live* on NBC, and has associate designed at the Kennedy Center in DC. He is an Ensemble Member with American Blues and MPAACT theaters and was named the 2023 emerging artist at the Michael Merritt Awards in Chicago.  His work is featured at [goodingdesigns.com](http://goodingdesigns.com/)**.**

**Lindsay Jones** (Original Music and Sound Design) Broadway: *Slave Play* (Tony nominations for Best Score and Best Sound Design of a Play), *The Nap*, *Bronx Bombers,* and *A Time to Kill*. Off-Broadway: *Privacy* (The Public Theater), *Bootycandy* (Playwrights Horizons), *Feeding the Dragon* (Primary Stages), *Top Secret* (New York Theatre Workshop) and many others. Regional: Guthrie Theater, Center Stage, American Conservatory Theater, Hartford Stage, Alliance Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Arena Stage, Old Globe Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre and many others. International: Slave Play (West End, London), Royal Shakespeare Company (England), Stratford Festival (Canada), and many others. Audio dramas: Disney's *Star Wars: Tempest Breaker*, Marvel's *Wastelanders*, Audible's A *Streetcar Named Desire* with Audra McDonald and Carla Gugino, Next Chapter Podcasts' *Play On Shakespeare*, and Committee For Children's *The Imagine Neighborhood.* Lindsayhas received two Tony Award nominations, seven Joseph Jefferson Awards (24 nominations), two Ovation Awards (three nominations), an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, and many others. Film/TV scoring: HBO Films' *A Note of Triumph* -- *The Golden Age Of Norman Corwin* (2006 Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subject), the newly released *Dinosaur Discoveries* (now playing the Houston Natural Sciences Museum) and over 30 other films. He is the co-chair of Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA), and teaches Composition For Theatre and Music History at the University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts. [www.lindsayjones.com](https://www.lindsayjones.com)

**Anna Dorodnykh** (Props Design) is happy to join The Acting Company family again! Off-Broadway credits: *The Counter* (Props Supervisor), *Love + Science* (Props Designer), *A Sherlock Carol* (Deck Props), *Romeo & Bernadette* (Deck/Props) Regional: [*Fiddler on the Roof-* Props Designer (The Axelrod Performing Arts Center), *Odyssey-* Rehearsal Props Lead (The Acting Company National Tour).

**Duane Boutté** (Voice & Speech) is a New York based actor, director and theater educator. He trained at UCLA and the National Theatre Conservatory and has taught at Illinois State University, Ramapo College, The New School and National Theatre Institute. Boutté was text coach for Woodward Shakespeare Festival's *Twelfth Night* and *Hamlet* and was a faculty advisor for voice and text on MFA directed productions at ISU. In his private studio, he has helped prepare actors for roles on Broadway and nationwide. Boutté is an Acting Company alum whose first NY job was touring in the company's '91-'92 production of *A Midsummer Night's Dream*. Other acting credits include *Stonewall* (1996 film), *Brother to Brother* (film), the original Broadway company of *Parade* and the 1994 TONY winning revival of *Carousel*.  Among his favorite roles performed are "Mercutio" (OSF), "Bayard Rustin" (Public Theater, Berkeley Rep), "Jeremy" in *Joe Turner's Come and Gone* (Denver Center), and "Orestes" in an *Oresteia* inaugurating Berkeley Rep's RODA Theatre.  His directing credits include Neil LaBute's *Appomattox* (world premiere), *Home* (Rep Stage), *The Merry Wives of Windsor* (Worcester Shakespeare), *The Winter's Tale,* *Othello*, *Fences,* *Stalag 17, Everybody*, *Cabaret* and more.  Composer credits include *Caravaggio Chiaroscuro* (LaMama), *Lyin' Up a Breeze* (Second Space), and *Thanks To The Lighthouse* (NY Parks).

**Ann James** (Intimacy Director/Sensitivity Specialist)made her debut as the first Black Intimacy Coordinator on Broadway for *Pass Over*. Broadway credits include: *Sunset Boulevard, A Wonderful World, Eureka Day, Sh\*t. Meet. Fan, John Proctor is the Villain, The Outsiders* (Tony Award Best Musical 2024), *Lempicka, Illinoise, Hamilton, Parade* (Tony Award 2023 for Best Revival), *Sweeney Todd, Heart of Rock and Roll, Jelly's Last Jam.* Off-Broadway: *Antiquities, The Great Privation, Velour! A Drag Spectacular!, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, The Hippest Trip, Sunset Baby, Orlando, Jonah, White Girl in Danger, How to Defend Yourself, The Comeuppance, Evanston Salt Costs Climbing, My Broken Language, The Half-God of Rainfall, Here There Are Blueberries, Life and Trust, The Lonely Few.* Tour: *Hamilton* UK. James' company, Intimacy Coordinators of Color awarded a 2024 Special Citation from the OBIE Awards and The American Theatre Wing. 

**Tommy Kurzman** (Wig & Hair Design) Broadway: *Uncle Vanya, I Need That, Gutenberg: The Musical!, The Cottage,* *Peter Pan Goes Wrong*, *Pictures From Home*, *The Collaboration*, *Macbeth*, *Mrs. Doubtfire*, *All My Sons*, *True West, St. Joan*, *My Fair Lady*, *Little Foxes*, *Long Day's Journey*, *Bright Star*, *The King and I* and *Fiddler on the Roof*. Off-Broadway: *Little Shop of Horrors* (Westside Theatre), *Titanique*, Roundabout, MCC, Atlantic, The New Group, The Public, Manhattan Theatre Club, New World Stages. Regional: The MUNY, Goodspeed, Drury Lane, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Huntington, Geva Theatre, Arena Stage, MSM. Instagram: @TommyKurzmanWigs

**Irvin Mason Jr.** (Associate Director) is a director, actor, poet, and teaching artist born and raised in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. His work intersects expressive movement, live music, emerging technology, and Afro-Caribbean traditions to breathe new life to physical storytelling. Irvin seeks to direct work that leaves a residue --- unapologetic work that dismantles the traditional foundations of theater and creates space for new voices to tell their own stories. Irvin is the proud, current recipient of the 2024-2026 Drama League Stage Directing Fellowship. He has recently assisted on the new work development of plays and musicals at the Playwrights Center and Berkeley Rep's Ground Floor. His recent directing credits include: *Ain't Misbehavin* (Gallery-Players), *Stuck* (Chain Theatre), and *Pipeline* (Gallery-Players). Assistant Directing: *Gospel According to Heather* (AMAS, dir. Rachel Klein). In 2023, Irvin served as a directing observer to Schele Williams on the Broadway revival of *The Wiz*. He was the SDCF directing shadow on *Little Shop of Horrors* (dir. Maggie Burrows) and *Rent* (dir. Lili-Anne Brown) at the MUNY. He was also the directing observer on *Pup! A Chew Story* (NAMT). @iirvinmason | [irvinmasonjr.com](http://irvinmasonjr.com/)**.**

**Murnane Casting** is a first-class office in New York City. With a passion for developing new works, our team specializes in casting for theatre, film, and television projects nationwide. Our mission is to offer a collaborative, relaxed, and highly creative casting experience for our clients. Learn more at MurnaneCasting.com

**Esther Bermann** (Stage Manager) is excited to join The Acting Company again after company managing their national tour of *Odyssey* in 2023. As a freelance stage manager based in NYC, her credits include New York Theatre Workshop, The Public Theater, New York City Center, Soho Rep, NYMF, NYU, and Bushwick Starr. She also tours with Dianne McIntyre Group on the new dance work *In the Same Tongue*, produced by Octopus Theatricals. Additionally, she has over 20 years of dance and theater performance experience and has worked in the administrative offices of Dance/NYC and Pentacle. She holds a BA in dance and drama from University of California, Irvine.

**Imani Ross** (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be joining The Acting Company for their 2024-2025 tour. A Purdue Northwest Graduate, she has accumulated years of experience within the different facets of production, education, corporate event planning, and stage management. Based in Chicago, she has worked with many local and national companies including: Drury Lane Theatre, Woman Evolve, Writers Theatre, The Fearless Fund, Lifeline Theatre, ONE Church LA, SJR Engagements and The All Nations Collective. Select theatre credits: *A Chorus Line, Mary Poppins, Elf the Musical* (Drury Lane Theatre), *Twisted Melodies* (Congo Square Theatre), *Noises Off* (Steppenwolf Theatre), *Hot Wing King* (Writers Theatre).

**STAFF FOR REPERTORY**

**Sharné van Ryneveld Nel** (Assistant Costume Designer) South African born and living in New York. Received her MFA from the University of Illinois. Recent credits from assisting, designing and dressing include *The Lonely Few* with MCC Theatre, *Hansel and Gretel* with Aspen Opera Festival, *La Traviata* with The Santa Fe Opera and *The Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockett*es at Radio City Music Hall.

**Danielle DeLaFuente** (Associate Scenic Designer) [she/her] is thrilled to be the Assistant Scenic Designer on these productions! Her recent assistant/associate credits include *The Ghost of John McCain* (Soho Rep), *Henry VI: Parts 1 & 2* (The Old Globe), *What Became of Us* (Atlantic Stage 2), *The White Chip* (MCC), *The Covenant* (Roundabout Theatre), and *Mr Parent* (Lyric Stage Company). She would like to thank Tanya and the entire team for having her back again! [danielledelafuente.com](http://danielledelafuente.com/)

**Natalie "Nat" Margaret Houle** (Associate Sound Designer) is an LA-based sound designer, associate designer, composer, and spatial audio advocate born and raised in New York with nearly fifteen years of experience in audio. She recently received her MFA in Sound Design at the University of California, Irvine in 2024 and received her BA in Theatre Design & Technology at The State University of New York at New Paltz in 2021. On the West Coast, she has worked with Arizona Theatre Company, PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Western Stage, Geffen Playhouse, REDCAT, Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, Teenage Drama Workshop at CSUN, and Cal State LA. In between running around doing gigs and making sounds go boom, she enjoys tea ceremonies, meditation, and yoga. [natssounddesign.com](http://natssounddesign.com/) & [nmhspatial.com](http://nmhspatial.com/)

**Malena Logan** (Assistant Props Designer) is a scenic and props designer from Los Angeles, CA and is based in New York City. (She/They) finished her BFA in Theater Design and Technology at Syracuse University. Recent credits include 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, and Dead Air (SheNYC). Assistant credits include dig (Primary Stages). Malena would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her dreams in New York City.

**Kydiana Jeanty** (Production Assistant) is a new member of The Acting Company. Kydiana graduated from FSU with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. There, she refined her skills in stage management and acting. She has worked on many memorable theater productions during her time at FSU and across many theater companies. Recently, she has been a part of many workshops and presentations of new works with New York Stage and Film. She is very excited to be working with The Acting Company and the stage management team as the production assistant for the productions of Shakespeare's *The Comedy of Errors* and August Wilson's *Two Trains Running.*

**Alex Rockey** (Shopper) (he/him) is a costume and scenic designer based in NYC. His work has been seen across the country including *il barbiere di siviglia* (The Santa Fe Opera - Apprentice Scenes) alongside being the Costume Administrative Apprentice for the season, *The Phantom Tollbooth* (Berkeley Carroll School), *Eternal Bonds .2* (UT Austin, Fall For Dance), and many more. He has worked in theatre as He's thrilled to be back in the city after his Grad School hiatus, continuing his work as a designer, maker, and coordinator in both concentrations. Additional credits include *Romeo y Juliet* (Department of Theatre and Dance, Scenic), *Proving Up* (Butler School of Opera, Scenic), his self-produced thesis, *You Can't Drag Us Down* (Department of Theatre and Dance, Scenic & Costume), *KHAITE* (Spring Summer '25, New York Fashion Week, Project Coordinator), *Giorgio Armani* (Spring '25, Collection Coordinator), and so much more. Alex endeavors to showcase queer identity and inspiration in his work through transformation, humor, and at times, subtlety.@alexrockeydesign alexrockeydesign.com

**Ningning Yang** (Scenic Assistant) is a scenic designer for theatre and screens. She is grateful to assist Tanya on these wonderful productions. Recent works include *Pippin* (Syracuse University), a site-specific production of the *Rent* (SouthernPlains Productions), *A Doll's House* adapted by Jasmine Roth (Carnegie Mellon University).

**TOUR STAFF**

**Holly Adam** (Tour Company Manager) Excited to be on the road with The Acting Company! Previously---Broadway: *Stereophonic*. Off-Broadway: *Stereophonic*, *Teeth*, *In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot* (Playwrights Horizons), *Show/Boat: A River* (Target Margin Theater). Regional: *La bohème*, *Vanessa*, *Ruinous Gods* (Spoleto Festival USA). University of Michigan. Love to Mom. @holly.adam

**Molly Garrison** (Tour Lighting Supervisor) is a Chicago based freelance lighting designer and stage manager. Select design credits include *Urinetown, Peter and the Starcatcher*, and *Into the Woods*. She would like to thank The Acting Company for this opportunity. She also would like to thank her wife for her endless support.

**Chris Grainer** (Associate Production Manager/Tour Technical Director) is so excited and proud to be the Associate Production Manager and Tour Technical Director for August Wilson's *Two Trains Running* and Shakespeare's *A Comedy of Errors*! Prior to joining The Acting Company, Chris spent his winter touring the country with Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet. He is looking forward to returning to the Aspen Music Festival this summer as the Meadows Campus Production Manager. Chris is an alumnus of SUNY Purchase College and Collegiate School of Richmond, VA. He would like to thank his friends, family, and peers for their enthusiastic support and kindness. Bravo, everyone!

**Krista Grevas** (Tour Wardrobe Supervisor) is a theatre creative based in NYC. Her most recent wardrobe and costume credits include wardrobe supervisor for New Light Theater Project's *Room 1214* at 59E59 Theaters. She is a Company Member with New Light having served as wardrobe for several productions as well as costume designer of *Tracks* this past August and September. Recently, she has worked with RWS Global at their New York offices as a stitcher and shop assistant with their wardrobe department. Her other credits include costume associate for *Grease* and *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* at Bucks County Playhouse as well as wardrobe supervisor on *Canned Goods* with American Theatre Group. Other production company credits include New York Rep, Trustus Theater, and Pendragon Theater. She holds her BA in Theatre Performance with a minor in Dance from the College of Charleston and her MFA in Actor Performer Training from Rose Bruford College in London, England.

**Jessica Neill** (Tour Lighting Drafter) is a Chicago-based designer, assistant, and artist. She is excited to be providing support for The Acting Company. Chicago area design credits include *Mean Girls Jr, What the Constitution Means to Me, Sweat* (Paramount Theatre), *The Tragedy of King Christophe* (House Theatre), *Seven Days at Sea* (Light and Sound Productions), *Lighthouses in the Desert* (Glass Apple Theatre), *Bunny's Book Club* (Lifeline Theatre), *Hans Christian Anderson* (Northwestern University), *Admissions* (Theatre Wit), and *Master Class* (TimeLine Theatre). Associate and assistant credits include *Waitress, Frozen, The Full Monty, Million Dollar Quartet, Beautiful,  Billy Elliot, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, School of Rock, Groundhog Day, Kinky Boots* (Paramount), *Lucy & Charlie's Honeymoon, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Frankenstein* (Lookingglass Theatre), *Ghost in Gadsden's Garden* (Actor's Gymnasium), *graveyard shift* (Goodman Theatre), and *The Children* (Steppenwolf Theatre). JessicaNeill.com

**Danny H. Saturne II** (Tour Sound Supervisor) has always had a passion for sound. He received his bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts Design and Technology from SUNY New Paltz in 2020 and his Associate's in Theatre Arts Design and Technology in 2018 from SUNY Suffolk. Credits include mixing musicals from 2021-2022 for The John W. Engeman theater and touring with *A Charlie Brown Christmas* during the 2023 Winter Season. As a professional A1, he has worked with various musical groups, including the Choirs of America at the Kupferberg Center of the Arts in Queens.

**THE ACTING COMPANY STAFF**

**Kent Gash** (The Acting Company Artistic Director) brings to The Acting Company professional collaborations with stellar living dramatists Tarell Alvin McCraney, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Robert O'Hara, Dominique Morisseau, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Regina Taylor, among many others. He has also directed dynamic modern reconsiderations of Alexander Dumas, Langston Hughes, Noël Coward, Duke Ellington, Frank Loesser, Stephen Sondheim, William Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and August Wilson. As a director, Kent's productions have been seen at leading U.S. theaters including the Public Theater, Steppenwolf, the Guthrie, Fords Theatre and The Acting Company's newly commissioned production of *The Three Musketeers*, centering Dumas and the Black origins of the classic swashbuckler at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, playing through October 2023. Upcoming: the world premiere musical *Billy Strayhorn: Something To Live For*. Kent was Associate Artistic Director of Alliance Theatre and Alabama Shakespeare Festival. He is the founding director of NYU-Tisch's New Studio on Broadway, he serves on the SDC Foundations' Lloyd Richards New Futures Residency for Black Directors selection committee and the Princess Grace Foundation Arts Advisory Council. Carnegie-Mellon (BFA, Acting) and UCLA (MFA, Directing).

**Devin Brain** (The Acting Company Producing Director and Director, *The Comedy of Errors*) has held increasingly significant roles at The Acting Company since starting as Staff Repertory Director during our 2012-2013 season. In his own artistic practice, Devin is a freelance stage director specializing in contemporary productions of classical texts, as well as original work. Select recent productions include: *Othello, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, You / Emma* by Paz Pardo (an adaptation of *Madame Bovary*), *Exposure* by Laura Zlatos (an exploration of the life and work of Francesca Woodman), *Bones in the Basket* (on original adaptation of Russian Fairy Tales), *Middletown* by Will Eno, *Breath of Kings* (his adaptation of *Richard II,* *Henry IV*, and *Henry V*), *Blacktop Sky* by Christina Anderson, and *The Droll* {or, a play about the END of theatre} by Meg Miroshnik. Devin holds an MFA in Directing from the Yale School of Drama where he also served as Artistic Director of the Yale Cabaret.

**Erik Schroeder** (The Acting Company Managing Director) served as managing director of The House Theatre of Chicago, director of marketing at Lookingglass Theatre, worked at the Manhattan Theatre Club and received the Theatre Communications Group Leadership U Fellowship, funded by The Mellon Foundation. His work on Broadway includes *Hadestown* (also West End and National Tour), *Water for Elephants* and *Swept Away*, among others. Erik was an instructor at Columbia College Chicago, a board member of The Hypocrites, and speaker at UChicago, Loyola, NAMP, League of American Orchestras, and INTIX. He has produced and/or performed at 54 Below, American Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Florida Studio Theatre. Graduate of St. Olaf College and the Commercial Theatre Institute.

**Hillary Cohen** (The Acting Company Director of Development)'s arts administration work represents experience at Vox Populi co-operative art gallery, Manhattan Theatre Club, Film Forum, Wave Hill public garden and cultural center, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Cherry Lane Theatre, and New York Classical Theatre. She has served as a Creative Space Grant panelist for the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York. Hillary studied Nonprofit Management at NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and is a graduate of Drexel University with a degree in Corporate Communication and a Theatre Production minor. She is a proud IATSE Local One spouse.

**B. Rafidi** (The Acting Company Associate Producer) comes to The Acting Company after working as a freelancer in stage and production management for 7 years. Select stage management credits include *I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet* (New Light Theater Project), *Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet* (The Acting Company), and *The Medora Musical* (StageWest Entertainment). Rafidi also worked for three years as the Production Activities Manager for The Juilliard School's Center for Innovation in the Arts after finishing the Juilliard stage management apprenticeship ('18-'19). @rafidi0913

**Natalya Ribovich** (The Acting Company Development Associate) recently joined The Acting Company after working in development at the Vineyard Theatre. She received her BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch. She has produced, directed, and performed in numerous off and off-off Broadway productions. Recent work includes Juliet in *Romeo and Juliet* (Theatre 71), Ophelia in *Hamlet* (The West End Theatre), Olivia in *Twelfth Night* (New Stage Performance Space), Amy in *Little Women* (Theatre 71) and Mina in *Dracula* (The NuBox). @natalyaribovich

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VIDEOTAPING

The Acting Company: August Wilson’s Two Trains Running

- SIMON FRIEND   
- DARYL ROTH    
- HAL LUFTIG    
- MARK GORDON PICTURES    
- NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS
- 42ND.CLUB
- KATE AND BILL FISHEL    
- PLAYING FIELD    
- HARRIET NEWMAN LEVE    
- KUHN DODANI
- HANNA OSMOLSKA & SETH WENIG, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
- AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER AND SHEFFIELD THEATRES

Present

# **Life of Pi**

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY **YANN MARTEL**\
ADAPTED BY **LOLITA CHAKRABARTI**

TAHA MANDVIWALA

- JESSICA ANGLESKHAN    
- ALAN ARIANO    
- PRAGUN BHARDWAJ    
- BEN DUROCHER    
- SHILOH GOODIN
- ANNA LEIGH GORTNER    
- AUSTIN WONG HARPER    
- AARON HASKELL    
- RISHI JAISWAL
- TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS    
- MI KANG    
- INTAE KIM    
- SHARAYU MAHALE    
- SINCLAIR MITCHELL
- MAYA RANGULU    
- BETSY ROSEN    
- ANNA VOMÁČKA    
- SORAB WADIA    
- SAVIDU GEEVARATNE

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SCENIC & COSTUME DESIGN\
**TIM HATLEY**

- PUPPETRY & MOVEMENT DIRECTION\
**FINN CALDWELL**
- PUPPET DESIGN\
**NICK BARNES**\
 **& FINN CALDWELL**
- VIDEO & ANIMATION DESIGN\
**ANDRZEJ GOULDING**
- LIGHTING DESIGN\
**TIM LUTKIN & TIM DEILING**
- SOUND DESIGN\
**CAROLYN DOWNING**
- HAIR & WIG DESIGN\
**DAVID BRIAN BROWN**\
**MEG MURPHY**
- COMPOSER\
**ANDREW T. MACKAY**
- DRAMATURG\
**JACK BRADLEY**
- GLOBAL ASSOCIATE PUPPETRY\
& MOVEMENT DIRECTOR\
**SCARLET WILDERINK**
- U.S. ASSOCIATE PUPPETRY\
& MOVEMENT DIRECTOR/RESIDENT DIRECTOR\
**JON HOCHE**
- CASTING\
**ARC**\
**DUNCAN STEWART, CSA**\
**PATRICK MARAVILLA**
- DIGITAL MARKETING\
**THE THEATER LOVERS**
- TOUR BOOKING\
& MARKETING DIRECTION\
**BOND THEATRICAL**
- U.K. GENERAL MANAGEMENT\
**SIMON FRIEND**\
**ENTERTAINMENT**
- GENERAL MANAGEMENT\
**GENTRY & ASSOCIATES**\
**GREGORY VANDER PLOEG**
- PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER\
**KELSEY TIPPINS**
- COMPANY MANAGER\
**KATIE CORTEZ**
- PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT\
**NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS**\
**JASON JUENKER**

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TOUR DIRECTOR\
**ASHLEY BROOKE MONROE**

DIRECTOR

## **MAX WEBSTER**

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FIRST PRODUCED AT SHEFFIELD THEATRES\
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE AT THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY\
DIANE PAULUS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: KELVIN DINKINS, JR. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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**SETTING**\
1976-78. Pondicherry in India, Tomatlán in Mexico and the middle of the Pacific Ocean

There will be one 20-minute intermission.

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


FIRST PRODUCED 

Based on the classic novel by Yann Martel, ***LIFE OF PI*** follows sixteen-year-old animal lover Pi Patel as he discovers the beauty and ugliness of wildlife. When his family decides to sell their zoo and cross the Pacific Ocean from India to Canada, Pi is eager to go along the journey. From surviving a shipwreck to finding unlikely friends and heroes, ***LIFE OF PI*** takes viewers on an unforgettable journey of fear, love, and discovery

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Taha Mandviwala

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Jessica Angleskhan

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Alan Ariano

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Pragun Bhardwaj

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Ben Durocher

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Savidu Geevaratne

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Shiloh Goodin

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Anna Leigh Gortner

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Austin Wong Harper

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Aaron Haskell

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Rishi Jaiswal

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Toussaint Jeanlouis

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Mi Kang

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Intae Kim

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Sharayu Mahale

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Sinclair Mitchell

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Maya Rangulu

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Betsy Rosen

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Anna Vomáčka

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Sorab Wadia

- Pi
- **TAHA MANDVIWALA**
- Pi (at certain performances)
- **SAVIDU GEEVARATNE**
- Cook/Voice of Richard Parker
- **BEN DUROCHER, TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS**
- Father
- **SORAB WADIA**
- Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin
- **SINCLAIR MITCHELL**
- Amma/Nurse/Orange Juice
- **JESSICA ANGLESKHAN**
- Lulu Chen/Mrs. Biology Kumar/Zaida Khan
- **MI KANG**
- Mamaji/Pandit-Ji
- **RISHI JAISWAL**
- Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai
- **ALAN ARIANO**
- Rani
- **SHARAYU MAHALE**
- Richard Parker/Puppeteer	
- **BEN DUROCHER, SHILOH GOODIN, ANNA LEIGH GORTNER, AUSTIN WONG HARPER, AARON HASKELL, TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS, BETSY ROSEN, ANNA VOMÁČKA**
- Ensemble
- **PRAGUN BHARDWAJ, BEN DUROCHER, SAVIDU GEEVARATNE, SHILOH GOODIN, ANNA LEIGH GORTNER, AUSTIN WONG HARPER, AARON HASKELL, TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS, BETSY ROSEN, ANNA VOMÁČKA**

**UNDERSTUDIES**\
Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

For Pi—SAVIDU GEEVARATNE, SHARAYU MAHALE;\
for Father—PRAGUN BHARDWAJ, RISHI JAISWAL;\
for Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin—PRAGUN BHARDWAJ, INTAE KIM;\
for Amma/Nurse/Orange Juice—MAYA RANGULU;\
for Lulu/Leonard Chen/Mrs./Mr. Biology Kumar/Zaida/Mr. Khan—INTAE KIM, MAYA RANGULU;
for Mamaji/Pandit-Ji—PRAGUN BHARDWAJ, AUSTIN WONG HARPER;\
for Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai—JON HOCHE, INTAE KIM;\
for Rani/Ravi—SAVIDU GEEVARATNE, MAYA RANGULU;\
for Richard Parker—JON HOCHE

**SWINGS**\
JON HOCHE, INTAE KIM, MAYA RANGULU

**ASSISTANT PUPPETRY & MOVEMENT DIRECTION/
PUPPET CAPTAIN**\
BETSY ROSEN

**FIGHT CAPTAIN**\
TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS

**LIFT CAPTAIN**\
AUSTIN WONG HARPER

**RESIDENT DIRECTOR**\
JON HOCHE

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**TAHA MANDVIWALA** (*Pi*) is an actor, athlete, and health coach. Deeply passionate about movement and storytelling, he is grateful for the opportunity to lead the *Life of Pi t*our as Pi. Taha blends his love for performance and wellness to inspire others toward vibrant, balanced living. @manlykoala

**JESSICA ANGLESKHAN** (*Amma/Nurse/Orange Juice*) is an NYC actor of over 20 years, now on her first National Tour. Frequent Met Opera performer, she's worked internationally as a revival movement director. Other credits include "Law and Order: SVU," "Blue Bloods," and more. Training: NYU, Stella Adler. Member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA. For Behr

**ALAN ARIANO** (*Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai*) comes direct from *Girl From the North Country* (Dr Walker) National tour. Broadway: *Miss Saigon* (Original 1991), *Jerome Robbins' Broadway,* *The King and I*, *M. Butterfly, Shogun*. Off-Broadway: *Felix Starro*, *Good Enemy*, *Greater Clements*. TV: "Law and Order: SVU" (recurring)*, "*L&O," "FBI: Most Wanted*," "*Gotham," "Tremé*."* Visit www.alanariano.com. For MOM

**PRAGUN BHARDWAJ** (*Ensemble, u/s Father, u/s Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin, u/s Mamaji/Pandit-Ji*) is an Indian American actor with a BFA in Musical Theater from Pace University and is thrilled for his tour debut! Recently seen in *Sunset Boulevard* (Artie Green) at ACT of CT, and *In The Heights* (Ensemble - u/s Benny, Sonny, Piragua Guy) at the Gateway. Thankful for my beautiful family. @pragun_bhardwaj

**BEN DUROCHER** (*Cook/Voice of Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble*). New York: *Avenue Q* (Princeton/Rod), *Madama Butterfly* at Met Opera, TV/Film: "Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock," "Helpsters," "Pineapple Playhouse," *Dying For Sex,* "Mr. Crocket." Two-time Emmy Award winning puppet builder/wrangler for "Sesame Street" and The Jim Henson Company. @bendurocher

**SAVIDU GEEVARATNE** (*Ensemble, u/s Pi, u/s Ravi*) is thrilled to be joining *Life of Pi*! A Sri Lankan-American actor, singer, and musician, he trained at NYU Tisch. Off-Broadway: *Your Own Personal Exegesis, Monsoon Wedding*. Thanks to ARC+Julia for believing! Love to his teachers, friends, and family for their support. Thank you Amma for everything. @the_savidoodle_

**SHILOH GOODIN** (*Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble*). Broadway: *Life of Pi, Paradise Square.* Off-Broadway: *Babes in Toyland* at Lincoln Center, *LoveLife* at Encores, *Screwtape Letters, The Anthem*. Other faves: *A Chorus Line* (Cassie) at Cincinnati Playhouse, *Rigoletto* (Santa Fe Opera), *Twelfth Night* (Assoc Choreo, The Public).

**ANNA LEIGH GORTNER** (*Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble*). Broadway tour debut! Regional Theater: *label**●**less* (Cincinnati Playhouse), The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati. Proud Tumbling instructor at Broadway Dance Center! So much love to Mom, Dad, Beth, Chris, Andrew and all of the teachers who helped me on the way! Jer 31:13. @anna.gortner

**AUSTIN WONG HARPER** (*Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble, u/s Mamaji/Pandit-ji, Lift Captain*). (he/him) National Tour: *Tootsie.* Select Regional: *Sister Act* (The Muny), *Tootsie* (Ogunquit Playhouse), *Guys and Dolls, Newsies, Billy Elliot* (Woodminster). Big love to mom, Patrick, and Stanley! @austinhapa

**AARON HASKELL** (*Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble*). Fellowship recipient at Alvin Ailey. Credits: *War Horse, Lion King* Broadway (Puppetry Specialist), Cirque du Soleil's *Toruk*, and *Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy*. Creator/Director of Wake Up, You're Dead!, and The Pact; Designer/Builder for Six Flags, Lincoln Center, Acheson/Walsh Studios, and Nightmare: Haunted House.

**RISHI JAISWAL** (*Mamaji/Pandit-Ji, u/s Father*) is an actor, director, screenwriter, and choreographer. He has been featured on the NBC comedy "American Auto," ABC's "Johnny Knoxville's Prank Panel," NBC's "Superstars of Dance," "So You Think You Can Dance," and "Good Morning America." Rishi wrote, starred in, and directed the feature film *Unmasked* in 2022.

**TOUSSAINT JEANLOUIS** (*Cook/Voice of Richard Parker/Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble, Fight Captain*). *Meredith Monk's Indra's Net* (Chorus), Dr. Bernice Reagan Johnson and Toshi Reagan's International Tour of *Parable of the Sower*: *The Opera* (Bankole/Richard Moss), based on the novel by Octavia E. Butler, Katori Hall's Pulitzer Prize winning *Hot Wing King* (Cordell), and SITI Company's *The Bacchae* (King Pentheus).

**MI KANG** (*Lulu Chen/Mrs. Biology Kumar/Zaida Khan*) is thrilled to be part of the *Life of Pi*! Selected credits: *Inherit the Wind* (Goodman); *Villette* (Lookingglass); *The Chinese Lady* (TimeLine); *Dracula* (Cincy Playhouse); *Journal of Ben Uchida* (Seattle Children's); *Tale for Time Being* (Book-It). Mi is a Northwestern MFA Acting graduate and represented by Stewart Talent.

**INTAE KIM** (*Swing, u/s Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin, u/s Leonard Chen/Mr. Biology Kumar/Mr. Khan, u/s Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai)* is making his National tour debut. Originally from Boston, he graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in Theater and English. Past credits include projects like "Fargo"and "Succession". He's thrilled to tour with this team and grateful to his family and loved ones for their support.

**SHARAYU MAHALE** (*Rani, u/s Pi*) is an Indian-American actor and dancer. After completing a B.S. in Business from NYU she pivoted to a career in the performing arts! Credits include: *Monsoon Wedding* (Off-Broadway), "Cobra Kai" (Netflix), *Footnotes* (Amazon), *Frankie Meets Jack* (Tubi). Thank you Aai & Papa! @sharayu.mahale

**SINCLAIR MITCHELL** (*Admiral Jackson/Russian Sailor/Father Martin*). Broadway: *The Lion King*. Off-Broadway: *The Emperor Jones, Harlem Song*. National Tour: *The Prom, School of Rock, The Producers, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas*. Regional: *Shout Sister Shout!, The Wiz*. CCM Grad, Olympic Torch Bearer ('96 games). Love to fiancé Joey. Thanks to About Artists Agency.

**MAYA RANGULU** (*Swing, u/s Amma/Nurse, u/s Lulu Chen/Mrs. Biology Kumar/Zaida Khan, u/s Rani*) is thrilled to make her National tour debut! Originally from Portland, Oregon, her training includes American Conservatory Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, AMAW Los Angeles, and a B.A. from Stanford University. Endless gratitude to family, friends, and mentors. Here's to the stories we tell and the people we love. @mayarangulu

**BETSY ROSEN** (*Assistant Puppetry and Movement Director/Puppet Captain/Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble*) is a Helen Hayes Award-winning artist based in NYC. Broadway: *Life of Pi* (OBC). Selected credits: Sydney Opera House, Lincoln Center, American Repertory Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse, Woolly Mammoth. Grateful for all who hold me up, the *LOP* family, and FSE. @thebetsyrosen

**ANNA VOMÁČKA** (*Richard Parker/Puppeteer, Ensemble*) is a dancer who has worked with Brennan Gerard & Ryan Kelly, Bebe Miller, & Nami Yamamoto. She also creates her own work, including film *Listening Near an Edge* (2022) and immersive performance *W A S T E in S P A C E* (2019). Excited for her National tour debut! Annavomacka.com @anna.vomacka

**SORAB WADIA** (*Father*). From Bombay, India. Tours: *Aladdin, Oklahoma! Kite Runner* (solo play). International: *Jihad! The Musical* (West End, London), *Merchant of Venice* (Venice, Italy), *Bend It Like Beckham* (Toronto). Regional: *Nathan the Wise* (Folger/Theater J), *Much Ado About Nothing* (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival), *Monsoon Wedding* (Berkeley Rep). Off-Broadway: *Babette's Feast* (Theater at St. Clement's), *The Tempest* (LaMama), *Bunty Berman Presents...* (The New Group), *Nymph Errant* (Prospect Theater). TV: "Blacklist: Redemption," "Madame Secretary," "L&O: SVU," "30 Rock," "Chapelle's Show." @SorabWadia


**YANN MARTEL** (*Novelist*) is a Canadian writer. He is the author of a collection of short stories and four novels, most notably *Life of Pi*, for which he won the 2002 Man Booker Prize. Writing credits include: *The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios*, *Self*, *Life of Pi*, *Beatrice and Virgil*, *The High Mountains of Portugal* and the non-fiction collection *101 Letters to a Prime Minister: The Complete Letters to Stephen Harper.* Martel is presently at work on *Son of Nobody*, a novel about the Trojan War. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with the writer Alice Kuipers and their four children.

**LOLITA CHAKRABARTI** (*Playwright*) is an actress and award-winning playwright. She won an Olivier, WhatsOnStage and UK Theatre Award for Best New Play for *Life of Pi*. Her adaptation of *Hamnet* recently opened at The RSC and London's West End. Her debut play *Red Velvet* earned her the Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award and The Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright and an Olivier Award nomination. Other writing includes *Hymn, Invisible Cities, Calmer*, dramaturg on *Message In A Bottle* and *Sylvia*. Lolita trained at RADA and has worked as an actress on stage and screen for 35 years.

**MAX WEBSTER** (*Director*) is a Tony® & Olivier Award nominated director specializing in new work, opera, and live music events. Theatre credits include: *The Importance of Being Earnest* (Upcoming, National Theatre); *Macbeth* (Donmar & West End); *Henry V* (Donmar); *Antigone, As You Like It* and *Twelfth Night* (Regent's Park); *Dr. Seuss' The Lorax* (Old Vic/San Diego Old Globe/Minneapolis Children's Theatre); *The Jungle Book* (Fiery Angel); *Fanny and Alexander, Cover My Tracks* (Old Vic); *The Twits* (Leicester Curve); *The Winter's Tale* (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh); *The Sea of Fertility, Mary Stuart* (Parco Tokyo); *Much Ado About Nothing* (Globe); *Orlando, To Kill a Mockingbird, My Young and Foolish Heart* (Royal Exchange, Manchester); *James and the Giant Peach, My Generation* (Leeds Playhouse). Opera: *La Bohème* (Göteborgsoperan, Sweden) and *The Merry Widow* (ENO).

**ASHLEY BROOKE MONROE** (*Tour Director*). Broadway: *Life of Pi,* *Indecent, Fun Home, The Glass Menagerie*. Broadway National tour: *Hamilton* (resident director). Off-Broadway: *All of Me* (The New Group), *Julius Caesar* (CSC), *Death Cruise* (Access Theater), *The Goree All-Girl String Band* (Theatre Row). Regional: *All of Me* (Barrington Stage Company), *Fun Home* (Cape Rep), *Indecent* (Huntington, Center Theatre Group).

**TIM HATLEY** (*Scenic Design and Costume Design*) Broadway/West End: *Starlight Express* 2024, *Back to the Future: The Musical,* *Life of Pi, Dreamgirls, Travesties, Ghosts, Vincent in Brixton, Temple, Bodyguard, Shrek, Spamalot, Humble Boy, Private Lives, The Crucible, The Pajama Game, Carmen, Don Quixote, My Fair Lady, Singin' in the Rain*. Film credits include *Closer, Notes on a Scandal*, and *Stage Beauty*. Winner of three Tony Awards® and three Olivier Awards for Best Design. timhatley.com

**FINN CALDWELL** (*Co-Puppet Design, Puppetry/Movement Director*) is an Olivier Award winning director, designer and performer; he is a co-artistic director of Gyre & Gimble, where his co-director/puppet designer credits include *The Four Seasons: A Reimagining* (Globe), *The Hartlepool Monkey* (U.K. tour) and *The Elephantom* (National Theatre/West End). As puppet co-designer/director: *The Wicker Husband* (Watermill), *The Grinning Man* (Bristol Old Vic/West End), *Dr. Seuss' The Lorax* (Old Vic/San Diego Old Globe/Minneapolis Children's Theatre) and *Running Wild* (Chichester/Regent's Park/U.K. tour). As director of puppetry/movement: *The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Angels in America, The Light Princess* and *War Horse* (all National Theatre/West End). As director, credits include: *Ex Machina* (NIDA, Australia) and *Lardo* (Old Red Lion).

**NICK BARNES** (*Co-Puppet Design*) began making puppets at university and afterwards at the Slade School of Fine Arts, incorporating puppets into his theatre designs for opera and theatre. He subsequently formed the puppetry company Blind Summit Theatre, devising and performing in shows which toured internationally from the Edinburgh Fringe to the Metropolitan Opera and co-directed the puppetry for the London Olympic Games opening ceremony. Nick now runs his puppet making studio in Hove. Follow Nick's work at www.nickbarnespuppets.co.uk

**ANDRZEJ GOULDING** (*Video & Animation Design*). Video designs include *& Juliet, Room, Groundhog Day* (Broadway); *Starlight Express, Just For One Day*, *Life of Pi, The Drifters Girl, & Juliet, Message in a Bottle, Sylvia, The Unfriend, Eureka Day, Pressure* (West End); *People, Places and Things* (St Ann's Warehouse); *Henry V, Coriolanus* (Donmar Warehouse, NT Live); *The Da Vinci Code* (U.K. tour); *Burn* (Joyce Theater); *The Machine* (Park Avenue Armory), *Message in a Bottle* (tour).

**TIM LUTKIN** (*Lighting Design*). Tony® and two-time Olivier Award winner. Broadway: *Back the Future: The Musical,* *Life of Pi*. Select West End: *The Crucible, Back to the Future, Fiddler on the Roof, Noises Off, Strangers on a Train, Close to You, The Full Monty, Present Laughter, Chimerica, Quiz, Lungs, A Number, Elf, Big*. National Theatre: *Under Milk Wood, Antony and* *Cleopatra, LesBlancs, Jack Absolute Flys Again.*

**TIM DEILING** (*Lighting Design*). West End credits: *SIX, Knights of the Rose, American Idiot, Cinderella, Dick Whittington, Vanities the Musical*. He's also lit many U.K. tours including *Club Tropicana, Our House, HMS Pinafore* and *Summer Holiday*. He's worked on many plays/musicals at regional U.K. theatres and throughout Europe. He's also worked for many years as an associate to Ken Billington and The National Theater in London. Tim is an American living in London.

**CAROLYN DOWNING** (*Sound Design*) is an award-winning sound designer working internationally in a variety of fields with creativity and collaboration at the heart of her work. Carolyn's work includes The Commonwealth Games 2022 Opening Ceremony, Birmingham; Jean Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure exhibition; *The Normal Heart* for the National Theater; *Downstate* at National Theatre, Steppenwolf Playwrights Horizons; *Henry V* for Donmar; *Summer and Smoke* (Olivier nomination 2019) and *Chimerica* for Sonia Friedman Productions (Olivier award 2015).

**DAVID BRIAN BROWN** (*Wig Design*)*.* Broadway highlights: Drama Desk Awards for *Mrs. Doubtfire* and *War Paint*. *Moulin Rouge!, Life of Pi, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, She Loves Me* (Drama Desk nomination), *Shrek, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Nine, Sweet Smell of Success, Aida, Chicago, Sideshow*. Film credits: "Angels in America" (Emmy nominated), *Too Wong Foo....*

**ANDREW T. MACKAY** (*Original Music*) is an Olivier Award-nominated composer and the co-founder of Bombay Dub Orchestra. He studied at the London College of Music. His music often fuses orchestra with traditional elements from the project's region and has scored many films in India and around the globe. *Life of Pi* was Andrew's first theatre score, followed by *Henry V* (Donmar) with Kit Harington. The soundtrack to *Life of Pi* is available on all streaming platforms.

**JACK BRADLEY** (*Dramaturgy*) is a dramaturg, translator and playwright. As literary manager at the National Theatre (1994-2007) he advised Richard Eyre, Trevor Nunn and Nicholas Hytner on new plays. For Sonia Friedman Productions since 2007 shows include *Harry Potter and the Cursed Child*; *Mean Girls*; and *New York, New York.* For *Tricycle Theatre* (2007-2012): *The Great Game, The Bomb-A Partial History, The Riots.* And for Simon Friend, other work: *The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.* Jack has conducted writing workshops around the world.

**SCARLET WILDERINK** (*Global Associate Puppetry & Movement Director*) (she/her/hers) one of the Olivier award winning puppeteers in the original West End cast of *Life of Pi;* then set up the ART, Broadway and Toronto productions. Regional: *Life of Pi,* Mirvish Theatre, American Repertory Theatre. West End: *War Horse,* New London Theatre; *Life of* Pi, Wyndham's Theatre (Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor); *Pinocchio,* National Theatre. Off-West End: *The Sorcerer's Apprentice,* Southwark Playhouse; *Putting It Together,* *The Other Palace*. U.K. regional: *The Wicker Husband* and *Watership Down*, Watermill Theatre; *Treasure Island,* Stephen Joseph Theatre. U.K. tour: *The Comedy of Errors & A Midsummer Night's Dream, Running Wild.* International: *Cabaret*, MAC Theatre. Education: Guildford School of Acting. Actors' Equity Association member.

**JON HOCHE** (*U.S. Associate Puppetry & Movement Director/Resident Director/ u/s Mr. Okamoto/Captain/Jai, u/s Richard Parker*). Broadway: *Life of Pi* (Richard Parker puppeteer), *King Kong* (Voice of King Kong/Puppeteer). Off-Broadway: *Little Shop of Horrors* (Audrey 2 puppeteer); *Soft Power* (The Public Theater, Grammy-nominated); *Vietgone, Poor Yella Rednecks* (Manhattan Theatre Club); *Soul Samurai*, *The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G* (Ma-Yi Theater/Vampire Cowboys Theater); *Hello, From the Children of Planet Earth* (Playwrights Realm). National tour: *War Horse* (Puppeteer/Puppet Captain). TV: "Hello Tomorrow!" (Apple TV+) @JonHoche

**ARC** (*Casting*). 150+ productions across the globe & 13 Artios Awards for Casting. Broadway/NY Past & Present Productions include: *A Wonderful World, Life of Pi, Chicago the Musical, Disney's The Lion King & Beauty and the Beast, Hadestown, Lost in Yonkers, Great Comet* *of 1812, Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, 39 Steps,* *Pippin, La Cage* *aux Folles*. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/U.K.: *Sister Act,* *Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate* *Factory.* Tours: *1776, Girl From The North Country, Hairspray, Waitress, Urinetown, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You*. Regional: A.R.T., Berkeley Rep, Alley, Bay Street, Goodspeed, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature. ARC, Part of RWS Global. www.castingbyarc.com IG: castingbyarc

**BOND THEATRICAL** (*Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity*) is an independently-owned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com

**KATIE CORTEZ** (*Company Manager*) National Tours: *To Kill a Mockingbird, 1776, Waitress, The Prom, The Phantom of the Opera, Finding Neverland, Bullets Over Broadway*, Disney's *Beauty and the Beast.*

**FRANK DEMING II** (*Associate Company Manager*). National Tours: *Mean Girls, To Kill a Mockingbird* (ACM), *Pretty Woman* (ACM), *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (CSM). Regional: Virginia Theatre Festival (CM), New Harmony Theatre (CM). Graduate of the University of Montevallo. Proudly mentored by Jen and Marcus Lane, Katie Cortez, and Jack Stephens.

**KELSEY TIPPINS** (*Production Stage Manager*) (she/they). National Tours: *Mrs. Doubtfire, Pretty Woman the Musical, The Prom, Once On This Island*, *A Bronx Tale*, *Finding Neverland*, *Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage*, Disney's *Beauty and the Beast*, *Elf The Musical*, and *Shrek The Musical*. Favorite regional: The Muny, Weston Playhouse and Piedmont Opera. For Ace. @kelseytippins

**MATTHEW BROOKS** (*Stage Manager*) (he/him). National Tours: *Company*; *Jesus Christ Superstar*; *A Christmas Story*; *An Officer and a Gentleman*; *Xanadu*; and *Rosie Revere, Engineer and Friends*. Regional: Asolo Repertory Theatre; New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theatre; Connecticut Repertory Theatre; Colorado Shakespeare Festival; and the Dorset Theatre Festival. Thanks to Kelsey, Heather, my parents, and mi amore Nia most of all. Proud AEA member and graduate of the University of Illinois. matthewibbrooks.com 

**FOUAD HASSAN** (*Assistant Stage Manager*) (he/him) is a blind and Arab stage manager, proud of both. Fouad dedicates his work to beautiful Arabs who rarely see ourselves and our real stories represented. With credits including Broadway's *Hamilton* and *The Kite Runner*, and Off-Broadway's *We Live in Cairo*, Fouad strives to foster spaces of community, care, and visibility for all.

**GENTRY & ASSOCIATES** (*General Manager*) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include *A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Funny Girl, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mean Girls, Peter Pan,* Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber's *The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music* and *The Wiz.*

**HANNA OSMOLSKA** (*Executive Producer*) has general managed *Life of Pi* in London's West End (Wyndham's Theatre), on UK tour and on international engagements. She is also the Executive Director of Simon Friend Entertainment whose current and recent productions include *Paranormal Activity, Here You Come Again, The Girl on the Train* and *The Height of the Storm.*

**SETH WENIG** (*Executive Producer*) has been with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He spearheaded the international tours of *Fosse* starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall. Seth has produced the Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's *South Pacific* and the National Theatre production of *War Horse.* Together with Cameron Mackintosh, Seth served as Executive Producer for both the US and UK tours of the National Theatre's *My Fair Lady*, the 25th Anniversary US tour of *Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera* tour, *Miss Saigon.* Currently, *Funny Girl, The Book of Mormon,* and *Life of Pi*. He is most proud of his greatest productions -- Marlo and Camden.

**SIMON FRIEND** (*Producer*) has commissioned, developed and lead produced many productions in the U.K. including *Life of Pi*, which arrived on Broadway last year after a long run in London's West End - the production won 3 Tonys® and 5 Oliviers. This year has included world premiere productions of *Minority Report* based on Philip K. Dick's story, and *Paranormal Activity* based on the Paramount Pictures films, the enormously successful new Dolly Parton musical *Here You Come Again* across the U.K. and in London, and the forthcoming new play *Second Best*. Recent West End credits: *The Real Thing*, *Life of Pi*, *Bad Jews, The Starry Messenger, The Girl on the Train, The Height of the Storm* (also Broadway) and *Admissions,* amongst many others. Simon also produced the Academy Award-winning film *The Father.*

**DARYL ROTH** (*Producer*) holds the singular distinction of producing seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays: *Anna in the Tropics, August: Osage County, Clybourne Park, How I Learned to Drive, Proof,* Edward Albee's *Three Tall Women* and *Wit.* The proud recipient of 13 Tony Awards and London's Olivier Award, over 130 productions including *Kinky Boots, Into the Woods, Indecent, Left on Tenth* and *The Normal Heart.* Trustee, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Lincoln Center Theater. Honored to have been inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.

**HAL LUFTIG** (*Producer*). Winner of five Tony Awards and two Olivier Awards, Hal Luftig has worked on and off Broadway for the past 35 years. Broadway includes *Here Lies Love, Plaza Suite, American Utopia, Kinky Boots, Children of a Lesser God, Legally Blonde, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Diary of Anne Frank* and *Angels in America.* Off-Broadway: *Fiddler on the Roof* in Yiddish; *Scotland, PA* (Roundabout); *Here Lies Love* (The Public). Upcoming: *Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,* *Becoming Nancy* and *Scotland, PA* (Broadway).

**MARK GORDON PICTURES** (*Producer*). Broadway: *Romeo + Juliet*, *Life of Pi*, *The Piano Lesson*, *POTUS*. Off-Broadway/Regional: *Teeth*, *Highway Patrol, Nollywood Dreams, The Buddy System.* UK: *People, Places and Things*, *Brace Brace*, *Punch*, *School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play*. Film: *Saving Private Ryan, Speed, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, Murder on the Orient Express, Source Code, Molly's Game, Steve Jobs, The Patrio*t. Television: "Grey's Anatomy," "Criminal Minds," "Ray Donovan," "Designated Survivor," "Quantico," "Private Practice," "The Rookie."

**NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS** (*Producer*) is an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for more than 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include *A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Funny Girl, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mean Girls, Peter Pan,* Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber's *The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music* and *The Wiz.*

**42ND.CLUB** (*Co-Producer*) is a seven-time Tony Award® winning network of Broadway producers and investors. Productions include *& Juliet, Hadestown* and *Moulin Rouge!.* In development: *Alice in Neverland*. Producers: Phil & Claire Kenny, Winston Hatta (@buddybroadway) and Miles & Bonnie Romney. www.42nd.club

**KATE AND BILL FISHEL** (*Co-Producer*) live in the Pacific Palisades with their three sons Mike, John, and Andy and their own representative of the divine through love, fear, and survival: Wally Washington Fishel.

**HARRIET NEWMAN LEVE** (*Co-Producer*) has won four Tony Awards®. Productions include *Ain't Too Proud, Beautiful, An American in Paris, Hedwig, War Horse, The 39 Steps, The Mountaintop, A Little Night Music, La Cage aux Folles, The Norman Conquests, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Crucible* and *Stomp.*

**KUHN DODANI** (*Co-Producer*). Eric Kuhn is a Tony Award® winning producer between New York and London and co-CEO and co-founder of Folk Media Group. Nik Dodani is an actor, filmmaker, and producer who serves as CEO of Cosmic Pomegranate and co-founder of The Salon.

**PLAYING FIELD** (*Co-Producer*). Combining our knowledge of theatre and capital, Playing Field is dedicated to accelerating the creation of world class theatre through the early-stage development, late-stage investment and production of a wide variety of projects in London, nationally and internationally. Work includes *The Lehman Trilogy, Back to the Future, Life of Pi, War Horse, Starlight Express, Dear England, Stranger Things, The Motive and the Cue, Moulin Rouge, Merrily We Roll Along, Funny Girl, Patriots and Jerusalem*. playingfield.co.uk

**AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER** (*Co-Producer*) at Harvard University, led by Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Director Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., produces groundbreaking work to catalyze dialogue and transformation. The A.R.T. is a Tony Award-winning creative hub, launching acclaimed productions seen on Broadway, across the U.S., and around the world including *Jagged Little Pill, Waitress, Great Comet, All the Way, The Glass Menagerie, Pippin, Once, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, 1776*, and *Real Women Have Curves* (upcoming).

**SHEFFIELD THEATRES** (*Co-Producer*) is the largest U.K. producing theatre complex outside London, comprising the Crucible, Lyceum and Playhouse. Celebrated for creating bold new work, recent hits include *Life of Pi, Everybody's Talking About Jamie* and *Standing at the Sky's Edge.*

Chicago

Tatiana Eva-Marie

Michael Palascak

Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through the Change®

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: New Orleans Songbook

The Acting Company: August Wilson’s Two Trains Running

Life of Pi

Pink Martini Featuring China Forbes

The Peking Acrobats

Sphinx Virtuosi

Club 750 Comedy: Kevin Bozeman

Club 750 Music: Brandon Woody’s UPENDO

Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny

MOMIX: Alice

Time for Three

Shucked

Club 750: Gabriel Kahane

Club 750: Tammy Pescatelli

Mariachi Herencia de México: A Mariachi Christmas

Family Magic with Bill Blagg

Ana Gasteyer – Sugar and Booze

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ In Concert

Of Equal Place: Isotopes in Motion

STOMP

Club 750: Cameron Graves

Club 750: Greg Morton

Mandy Patinkin In Concert: Being Alive With Adam Ben-David on piano

London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Les Misérables

Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap