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2019–2020 SEASON

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In my role as Chairman of the Board of the Palace Theater, I have the pleasure of presiding over this beautiful and valued

performing arts center and watching it grow each year. This year is particularly exciting, as it is our 15th Anniversary year!

Fifteen years ago, a group of dedicated local and state leaders organized to restore and reopen this historic facility. After an extensive renovation, we welcomed our first audience to take in the visual splendors of the theater—and the mellifluous tones of Tony Bennett’s voice.

Over the past fifteen years, we have welcomed close to two million people, held over 1900 events and presentations and served as the premier arts and cultural destination for the Greater Waterbury community and its surrounding towns.

We have achieved a great deal in fifteen years, with still so much opportunity for growth ahead. In addition to serving as a performance venue, a cultural center, a reception facility for special events and a community gathering place, we also serve as the performance home for the Waterbury Arts Magnet School. It is a pleasure to watch the evolution of young performers as they work to hone their craft both on and off stage. And it is gratifying to see their names appear in our playbills, as they pursue careers in theater, and return to their home stage while on tour.

The Palace is still growing, and we are so grateful to have the support of you, our valued patrons. Each time you attend a performance, or provide financial support, you help us further our mission of supporting the cultural and educational needs of our community.

On behalf of the Board and the staff, I thank you, whether you are a 15-year supporter, or a first-time visitor. Welcome to the Palace!

Sincerely,

Peter J. Jacoby, MD, FACEPChairman of the Board

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It is with great pleasure that I can announce the 2020-2021 Webster Broadway Series! This upcoming season will be a

richly colored and inspired one, taking us to places like Imperial Russia and modern Israel—with stops across several decades in the U.S.A.! Our goal each year is to create a season that brings the best of Broadway to our community—and, as always, the heart of our Webster Broadway Series is the pairing of these exciting titles with you, our devoted subscribers and patrons.

The 2020-2021 season begins with the popular musical Waitress! Based on the 2007 Indie film of the same name, and filled with Sara Bareilles’ melodious songs, this hilarious and uplifting show reflects on friendship, dreams and love—along with a generous serving of pie!

The Band’s Visit, the 10-time 2018 Tony Award-winning musical, follows an Egyptian band to a small town in Israel, and celebrates the ways in which music crosses boundaries to bring joy and understanding to people of very different backgrounds. The story of The Band’s Visit can serve as an inspiration to us all!

On the heels of this season’s successful production of A Bronx Tale: The Musical, we are bringing the original piece and actor to Waterbury! This non-musical offering is Chazz Palminteri’s one-man show, A Bronx Tale, which is the basis for the film and musical of the same name. Mr. Palminteri brings to life his autobiographical coming of age story in a tour de force performance. If you loved the musical, you’ll be enthralled by his solo performance!

What better way to celebrate our Beautiful Palace than with Beautiful: The Carole King Musical ? Certain to capture our hearts, this superb and joyous production presents the famed singer-songwriter’s life and music as she develops into the voice of a generation.

Next spring, the glorious sights and sounds of Anastasia will transport us from 1916 Russia to 1920’s Paris, as a young woman sets out to solve the mystery of her past. With over a dozen new songs joining those from the animated film version, the show deftly combines adventure, romance and history. This Broadway production originated at Connecticut’s Hartford Stage and we are delighted to bring it here.

Grab your dancing shoes and kick off your summer with Summer: The Donna Summer Musical ! This upbeat, lively show will not only get us ready for the warmer months with its “Hot Stuff” and exuberant music and dancing, but will also bring out the Disco Diva in all of us!

With these and even more offerings to be added to our season soon, we hope that the 2020-2021 Webster Broadway Series will see you back at the Palace, enjoying our Beautiful Season!

Sincerely,

Frank TaveraCEO

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show information

march 17, 2020

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Dodger Theatricals Joseph J. Grano Tamara and Kevin Kinsella Pelican Group with Latitude Link, Rick Steiner, NETworks Presentations

present

Book by

Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice

Music by

Bob GaudioLyrics by

Bob Crewe

with

Eric Chambliss Corey Greenan Jon Hacker Michael MiltonAndrés Acosta Justin Albinder Ashley Bruce

Kenneth Quinney Francoeur Katie Goffman Connor Lyon Kevin Patrick MartinSean McGee Hamilton Moore Bruno Vida Amy Weaver

The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Scenic Design

Klara ZieglerovaCostume Design

Jess GoldsteinLighting Design

Howell BinkleySound Design

Steve Canyon Kennedy

Projection Design

Michael ClarkWig and Hair Design

Charles G. LaPointeFight Director

Steve RankinProduction Supervisor

Richard Hester

Orchestrations

Steve OrichMusic Coordinator

John MillerMusic Director

Michael Kaish

Production Management

NETworks PresentationsHector Guivas

Casting

Tara Rubin CastingMerri Sugarman, CSA

Company Manager

Deborah BarriganProduction Stage Manager

Stacy N. Taylor

Associate Producer

Lauren Mitchell Executive Producer

Dana ShermanTour Booking & Marketing

Broadway Booking Office NYC

Music Supervision, Vocal/Dance Arrangements and Incidental Music by

Ron Melrose

Choreography

Sergio Trujillo

Directed by

Des McAnuffWorld Premiere Produced by La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA

Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director & Debby Buchholz, Managing Director

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cast(in alphabetical order)

Gyp DeCarlo, Nick DeVito, Billy Dixon, Charlie Calello (and others) .................................. ANDRÉS ACOSTAJoey, French Rap Star, Detective One, Officer Petrillo, Crewe’s PA, Hal Miller, Barry Belson, Davis (and others) ...................................................................................... JUSTIN ALBINDERMary Delgado, Angel (and others) .............................................................................................ASHLEY BRUCEBob Gaudio ............................................................................................................................ERIC CHAMBLISSTommy DeVito .....................................................................................................................COREY GREENANFrankie Valli .................................................................................................................................. JON HACKERChurch Lady, Angel, Lorraine, Miss Frankie Nolan, Bob’s Party Girl (and others) .....................CONNOR LYONStosh, Norman Waxman, Detective Two, Hank Majewski, Police Officer, Recording Studio Engineer, Accountant’s Assistant, Joe Long (and others) ...........KEVIN PATRICK MARTINBob Crewe, Donnie, Accountant, Finney (and others) ................................................................... SEAN McGEENick Massi .......................................................................................................................... MICHAEL MILTONFrankie’s Mother, Nick’s Date, Angel, Francine (and others) ..........................................................AMY WEAVER

UNDERSTUDIESUnderstudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

Frankie Valli: JUSTIN ALBINDER, BRUNO VIDATommy DeVito: KEVIN PATRICK MARTIN, HAMILTON MOOREBob Gaudio: KENNETH QUINNEY FRANCOEUR, SEAN McGEE

Nick Massi: ANDRÉS ACOSTA, HAMILTON MOORE

SWINGSKENNETH QUINNEY FRANCOEUR, KATIE GOFFMAN, HAMILTON MOORE, BRUNO VIDA

Dance Captain: KATIE GOFFMAN; Assistant Dance Captain: ANDRÉS ACOSTA; Fight Captain: KEVIN PATRICK MARTIN

JERSEY BOYS ORCHESTRAMusic Director : Michael Kaish; Associate Conductor: Anthony Brindisi;

Keyboards: Anthony Brindisi, Katie Holmes, Michael Kaish; Guitar: Max Caine;Bass: Carlos Holguin; Drums: Brett Beiersdorfer; Music Coordinator : John Miller

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ERICCHAMBLISS

COREYGREENAN

JON HACKER

MICHAELMILTON

ANDRÉS ACOSTA

JUSTIN ALBINDER

ASHLEY BRUCE

KENNETH QUINNEY FRANCOEUR

KATIE GOFFMAN

CONNOR LYON

KEVIN PATRICK MARTIN

SEAN McGEE

HAMILTON MOORE

BRUNO VIDA

AMY WEAVER

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musical numbersACT ONE

“Ces Soirées-La (Oh, What a Night)”—Paris, 2000 ............................................. French Rap Star, Backup Group“Silhouettes” ....................................................................................... Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, Nick DeVito,

Frankie Castelluccio“You’re the Apple of My Eye” .............................................................. Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, Nick DeVito “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” .................................................................................. Frankie Castelluccio“Earth Angel” ....................................................................................................... Tommy DeVito, Full Company“Sunday Kind of Love” ..................................................... Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, Nick’s Date“My Mother’s Eyes” ............................................................................................................................ Frankie Valli“I Go Ape” ................................................................................................................................... The Four Lovers“(Who Wears) Short Shorts” ........................................................................................................ The Royal Teens“I’m in the Mood for Love/Moody’s Mood for Love” ......................................................................... Frankie Valli“Cry for Me” ................................................................... Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi“An Angel Cried” ............................................................................................................ Hal Miller and The Rays“I Still Care” .................................................................................................Miss Frankie Nolan and The Romans“Trance” ....................................................................................................................... Billy Dixon and The Topix“Sherry” ......................................................................................................................................The Four Seasons“Big Girls Don’t Cry” ..................................................................................................................The Four Seasons“Walk Like a Man” ......................................................................................................................The Four Seasons“December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” ..................................................................... Bob Gaudio, Full Company“My Boyfriend’s Back”.......................................................................................................................... The Angels“My Eyes Adored You” ..................................................................Frankie Valli, Mary Delgado, The Four Seasons“Dawn (Go Away)” .....................................................................................................................The Four Seasons“Walk Like a Man” (reprise) ............................................................................................................ Full Company

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

ACT TWO“Big Man in Town” .....................................................................................................................The Four Seasons“Beggin’” .....................................................................................................................................The Four Seasons“Stay” .........................................................................................................Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli, Nick Massi“Let’s Hang On (To What We’ve Got)” .........................................................................Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli“Opus 17 (Don’t You Worry ‘Bout Me)” .................................... Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli and The New Seasons“Bye Bye Baby” ............................................................................................... Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons“C’mon Marianne” .......................................................................................... Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” ............................................................................................................ Frankie Valli“Working My Way Back to You” ..................................................................... Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons“Fallen Angel” .................................................................................................................................... Frankie Valli“Rag Doll” ..................................................................................................................................The Four Seasons“Who Loves You?” .............................................................................................. The Four Seasons, Full Company

Please silence all electronic devices such as cellular phones, beepers and watches. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY“Ain’t That a Shame” (Domino/Bartholomew) • “Candy Girl” (Santos)“Don’t Think Twice” (Dylan) • “Girl Come Runnin’” (Gaudio/Crewe)

“Grease” (Gibb) • “I Make a Fool of Myself” (Gaudio/Crewe)“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” (Porter) • “Marlena” (Gaudio)

“New Mexican Rose” (Crewe/Calello) • “Our Day Will Come” (Hillard/Garson)“Ronnie” (Gaudio/Crewe) • “Save It For Me” (Gaudio/Crewe)

“Silver Star” (Gaudio/Parker) • “Swearin’ to God” (Crewe/Randall)“Tell It to the Rain” (Petrillo/Cifelli)

“The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” (Gaudio/Crewe)“To Give (The Reason I Live)” (Gaudio/Crewe)

“Watch the Flowers Grow” (Brown/Bloodworth)“Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (Goffin/King)

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who’s who in the castERIC CHAMBLISS (Bob Gaudio) is honored to return to this tour! Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof (Sasha, u/s Perchik). Regional: Gypsy (Tulsa), All Shook Up (Chad), The Full Monty (Ethan), and Altar Boyz (Matthew). He is originally from Ottawa, IL. Go Cubs, go! Special thanks to Tara Rubin Casting, The Mine, and Nomi Tichman. Love to Mom and Dad, family, friends, Kona The Wonder Dog, and his partner in crime Nicole Ferguson. For Nani and Grandma. @tallboy_chambliss

COREY GREENAN (Tommy DeVito). Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Sky), Scandalous. National Tour: If/Then, Mamma Mia!. International Tour: Evita (Che). New York/Regional: I Am Harvey Milk, Sweeney Todd, 42nd Street, Much Ado About Nothing. BA Pepperdine University (Theatre Arts).

JON HACKER (Frankie Valli) is thrilled to be joining the JB family again, after closing the show on Broadway and moving on to the Off-Broadway production. Broadway: Jersey Boys (Joey, u/s Frankie Valli). Off-Broadway: Jersey Boys (Joey, u/s Frankie Valli). National Tour: Newsies (Oscar Delancey, u/s Jack Kelly). Regional: From Here to Eternity (Ogunquit Playhouse & NYC Debut). Les Misérables (Weathervane Playhouse), Next to Normal (Human Race Theatre). BFA, Wright State University. Thanks to Dodgers, Tara Rubin Casting, The Mine and the creative team. To my wife, Taryn, this one is for you. Instagram: @jonhacker_

MICHAEL MILTON (Nick Massi) is very excited to join Jersey Boys on tour! Previous: NCL’s Jersey Boys (Nick Massi); National Tour: Dirty Dancing (Johnny Castle u/s), Legally Blonde (UPS Guy), Anything Goes First National (Ensemble). Off-Broadway/Vegas: Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man (Stefan). TV: “My Crazy Love Story” (Rico). Michael is also the creator of Shadow Star, a new mobile app that connects aspiring performing artists with Broadway Star mentors. When you shadow our Stars, their spotlight shines on you. Sign up now for pre-registration at shadowstarnyc.com. Love and thanks to Momma, Bruno, Thomas, and the Jersey Boys family. @shadowstarnyc @michaelmilton2

ANDRÉS ACOSTA (Gyp DeCarlo and others, Assistant Dance Captain). NYC based AEA actor. Tours: West Side Story (Bernardo), Flashdance (Joe). Favorite Credits: Jersey Boys (Tommy DeVito, NSMT), South Pacific (Paper Mill Playhouse), Evita (Asolo Rep), In the Heights (PCLO), On Your Feet (Gateway). BFA Music Theatre FSU. Special thanks to creative team, Merri Sugarman, MSA & my lovey. IG: @AndresAcostaNYC

JUSTIN ALBINDER ( Joey and others). National tour debut! Recent: Jersey Boys (Frankie, Phoenix Theatre Company), Jersey Boys (NCL), Sense and Sensibility, The

Drowsy Chaperone. Member of Joe & Tom Comedy; Higher Education, Ghoul Catchers. Thanks to Albinder clan, Nyle, Merri, Richard, Danny, JB team, Katie Agresta. Ithaca College BFA. www.justinalbinder.com IG: @justinalbinder

ASHLEY BRUCE (Mary Delgado and others) is thrilled to return to the Jersey Boys family! Born in Scotland, she studied in London before moving to NYC with her husband (hey hubby!). Credits include Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie), Cinderella (Cinderella), Beauty and the Beast (Belle). Huge thanks to Tara Rubin Casting, the Jersey Boys team and her amazing family.

KENNETH QUINNEY FRANCOEUR (Swing) is excited to join the Jersey Boys family! New York: A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Finian’s Rainbow. Tour: Memphis. Regional: West Side Story, Hair, Gypsy, She Loves Me. Elon University BFA. Thanks to Pantera/Murphy Agency, Tara Rubin Casting, JB Team, Rox, Ted, and Gail, this one is for you. Instagram: @kfrancoeur

KATIE GOFFMAN (Dance Captain, Swing). Off-Broadway: Clueless (Standby Cher). National Tour: Ghost (Molly), Rock of Ages (Regina). Katie created Wisco Queens (www.wiscoqueens.com) and @why2KsTV. Thanks JB team, the Dodgers, and TRC! Much love to Merri, Richard, Danny, her hubby Devon, coaches/brothers, and parents! Follow @katiegoffman, www.katiegoffman.com.

CONNOR LYON (Lorraine and others) is thrilled to join the Jersey Boys family! Other credits include: Rocky Horror (Theatre Under the Stars), Rock of Ages (Norwegian Cruise Line), Little Women (A.D. Players). Sam Houston State University ‘15. Endless gratitude to the JB family. Love to Mom, Marissa and Cara! IG: @connorslyon

KEVIN PATRICK MARTIN (Hank Majewski, Norm Waxman, Fight Captain and others) is ecstatic to be doing a dream show! 45+ professional productions across the country at North Shore Music Theatre, Trinity Repertory Company, Gulfshore Playhouse and more. Television: Food Network’s Bakers vs. Fakers. Training: Rhode Island College. Thanks to TRC, ATB and Mom & Dad. Love to Alex. Instagram: @sweetsbykevin

SEAN McGEE (Bob Crewe and others). Regional: Reefer Madness (Jimmy, TUTS), Cry-Baby (Cry-Baby, Tent Theatre), Xanadu (Sonny, WaterTower Dallas), Oklahoma! (Will Parker, Pennsylvania Shakespeare, Lyric Stage), My Fair Lady (Freddy, CityRep). BFA University of Oklahoma. Thanks Merri & ATB. Love to friends & E+M+D+D+C. For Mom & Dad. I did it. Glory to God. Instagram: @veryseanmcgee

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HAMILTON MOORE (Swing) is excited to be swinging for Jersey Boys and making his tour debut with this incredible production. Hamilton is a recent graduate of UC-College Conservatory of Music. Huge thanks to the JB creative team/cast, everyone at Tara Rubin, teachers past and present, family and friends. IG: @Jeanclaudevanham

BRUNO VIDA (Swing) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut! Recently a part of the inaugural cast of Jersey Boys on NCL. Born and raised in Cuiabá, Brazil. Many thanks to Merri & TRC, Richard, Danny, the entire JB fam, Thomas at LW, my MIIIKE and minha família! Website: brunovida.com

AMY WEAVER (Francine and others) is overjoyed to make her national tour debut! Credits include A Funny Thing...Forum (Philia), The Addams Family, and The Music Man. Special thanks to Tara Rubin Casting and Bloc! So much love to my fiancé, my family, and God! For your daily dose of magic @dreamweaver90210.

MARSHALL BRICKMAN (Book). Films (author or co-author): Sleeper, Annie Hall, Manhattan, Manhattan Murder Mystery, For the Boys, Intersection; (as writer/ director): Simon, Lovesick, The Manhattan Project, Sister Mary Explains It All. Television: “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” (head writer), “The Dick Cavett Show” (head writer/co-producer). He has published in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Playboy and other periodicals and was the 2006 recipient of the Writers Guild of America’s Ian McClellan Hunter Lifetime Achievement Award. Jersey Boys, his first venture into musical theatre (with co-author Rick Elice), won four Tony Awards including Best Musical. The Addams Family, his second theatrical venture (also with Rick), ran over 700 performances on Broadway and had national and international tours. Upcoming projects include musicals about Roy Rogers and the Woodstock Festival of 1969.

RICK ELICE (Book) co-wrote Jersey Boys (winner 2006 Tony Award, 2007 Grammy Award and 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical) with the great Marshall Brickman. His play, Peter and the Starcatcher, won five 2012 Tony Awards and is one of the most produced plays in North America. Also on Broadway: The Addams Family (with Marshall Brickman, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa) and The Cher Show. Coming soon: The Princess Bride for Disney, with Bob Martin and David Yazbek; Water for Elephants, with the acclaimed theater collective, Pig Pen. Rick’s book, Finding Roger, An Improbably Theatrical Love Story, is published by Kingswell. Heartfelt thanks to those whose work in the theater makes him grateful for the day he was born: Sondheim, Stoppard, Bennett, Prince, Fosse, Robbins, Nichols, Tune, Nunn, Laurents, Stone, Kushner, Taymor,

Papp, Schumacher, Schneider, David, Strong, Gaudio, Valli, McAnuff, Trujillo, Coyne, Brickman, Timbers and, eternally, Roger Rees. Rick thinks about them a lot. He never thought about Jersey much. He does now.

BOB GAUDIO (Composer) wrote his first hit, “Who Wears Short Shorts,” at 15, for the Royal Teens, and then went on to become a founding member of The Four Seasons and the band’s principal songwriter. He also produced the hit “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” for Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand (Grammy nomination, Record of the Year) as well as six albums for Diamond, including The Jazz Singer. Other producing credits include albums for Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and the soundtrack for the film of Little Shop of Horrors. Several songs co-written with Bob Crewe have been cover hits for such artists as the Tremeloes (“Silence Is Golden”), the Walker Brothers (“The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore”) and Lauryn Hill (“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”). With his wife, Judy Parker, Gaudio produced and co-wrote the Who Loves You album for The Four Seasons and one of Billboard’s longest-charted singles (54 weeks), “Oh, What a Night.” A high point in his career came in 1990 when, as a member of the original Four Seasons, Gaudio was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1995, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which hailed him as “a quintessential music-maker.” To this day, Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli still maintain their partnership...on a handshake.

BOB CREWE (Lyricist). “New York was pregnant in the fifties,” says Bob Crewe, “gestating with possibilities.” Crewe and music partner Frank Slay became independent writer-producers when the category hadn’t yet been invented. In 1957, they wrote and produced “Silhouettes” for The Rays, which skyrocketed to #1. Suddenly, producers in demand, they launched Freddie Cannon’s “Tallahassee Lassie” and Billy & Lillie’s “Lah Dee Da.” Crewe’s 1960’s unprecedented producing success with The Four Seasons birthed a new sound, striking a major chord in American pop. “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Candy Girl,” “Ronnie”—all smashes! When lead Frankie Valli demanded a solo turn, Crewe and Bob Gaudio wrote (and Crewe produced) “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” which eventually became the century’s fifth most-played song. Crewe ran hot with artists from Vicki Carr, Oliver and Lesley Gore to Mitch Ryder, co-writing with Charles Fox the soundtrack for Jane Fonda’s film Barbarella. Then his own Bob Crewe Generation exploded with “Music to Watch Girls By.” In 1972 Bob was in L.A., where he revived Frankie Valli with “My Eyes Adored You” by Crewe and Kenny Nolan. They also co-wrote Patti LaBelle’s “Lady Marmalade” (#1, July ’75), which was a hit again on the soundtrack of Moulin Rouge (#1, June ’01)...David Ritz.

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who’s who in the castDES McANUFF (Director) is a two-time Tony Award-winning director and former artistic director of Canada’s Stratford Festival. He is also Director Emeritus of La Jolla Playhouse, where as Artistic Director he staged over 30 productions of classics, new plays and musicals. He’s co-founder of Broadway’s Dodgers. Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud, Summer, Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys (Tony and Olivier Awards: Best Musical), Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (Tony Award: Best Special Theatrical Event), Dracula the Musical, How to Succeed…, The Who’s Tommy (Tony and Olivier Awards: Best Director), A Walk in the Woods, Big River (Tony Awards: Best Director, Best Musical). Selected New York: Fetch Clay, Make Man (NYTW), multiple productions at The Public and BAM. Stratford highlights: A Word or Two, Caesar and Cleopatra, The Tempest (all with Christopher Plummer). Opera: Faust (The Met, ENO). TV: 700 Sundays (HBO). Film: Cousin Bette (with Jessica Lange, director), The Iron Giant (producer, BAFTA Award) and Quills (executive producer). In 2011, he was honored with a doctorate from Ryerson University where he attended theatre school. In 2012, he was awarded Canada’s Governor General’s National Arts Center Award and the Order of Canada.

SERGIO TRUJILLO (Choreographer). Ain’t Too Proud (Tony Award), On Your Feet (Tony Award nominee, Outer Critics Circle/Astaire Awards), Memphis (Olivier/OCC Award, Drama Desk/Astaire Award nominations), Jersey Boys (Drama Desk/OCC /Greenroom/Dora nominations), Summer (Chita Rivera Award), A Bronx Tale (Chita Rivera Award nomination), The Addams Family, Next to Normal, Hands on a Hardbody (Drama Desk nomination), Leap of Faith (Drama Desk nomination), Guys and Dolls (Astaire Awards nomination), and All Shook Up. Director/choreographer; Arrabal (ART–Elliot Norton Award), Gloria Estefan on Broadway (Minskoff Theatre), Flashdance: The Musical (National tour), Cirque De Soleil’s Paramour (Stage Entertainment). Other Theatre: Invisible Thread (Second Stage–Astaire Award nomination), Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Musical (Olney Theatre–Helen Hayes Award nomination), Freaky Friday (Signature Theatre), and The Wiz (La Jolla Playhouse). International credits: Tarzan (Disney), Peggy Sue Got Married (West End), West Side Story (Stratford Festival).

RON MELROSE (Music Supervision, Vocal/Dance Arrangements and Incidental Music). Forty-three years of arranging, music direction and supervision, including eighteen Broadway shows and productions spanning the world. Helpmann Award (Australia’s Tony) for music direction on Jersey Boys, music supervisor of Jersey Boys film, associate producer of Jersey Boys cast and Christmas albums. Music supervisor and arranger, A Bronx Tale (Broadway), Summer: The Donna Summer

Musical (La Jolla Playhouse). Composer: Fourtune (Off-Broadway), The Silver Swan (NEA Fellowship), The Missing Peace (Washington’s Capitol Fringe), Early One Morning (liturgical one-woman musical, two Harvard Hasty Pudding shows, a gospel Requiem, songs for Saturday Night Live. Education: Harvard (philosophy), Westminster (choral conducting). Thanks to Alexandra.

KLARA ZIEGLEROVA (Scenic Design). Broadway: Sister Act, The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. Numerous Off-Broadway and regional productions: Flashdance (National Tour), Public Theater, MTC, NYTW, etc. London’s West End: Sister Act, Jersey Boys. Ms. Zieglerova designed the interior of New World Stages, NYC. Awards: the Green Room Award 2010 (Australia) and the Best Set Design of the 2009 Theatregoers’ Choice Award London (both for Jersey Boys); 2005 Lumen Award (New World Stages); 2003 Drammy Award for Best Set Design; 2000 Carbonell Award for Best Set Design; sets for the Best Touring Production, 2003 L.A. Ovation Award.

JESS GOLDSTEIN (Costume Design). Career highlights include Jersey Boys, Newsies, On the Town, The Rivals (2005 Tony Award), The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino and Henry IV with Kevin Kline (both Tony nominated), Proof, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Buried Child, How I Learned to Drive, Tintypes, The Mineola Twins (Lortel and Hewes Awards), Il Trittico for the Metropolitan Opera and Tony Goldwyn’s film A Walk on the Moon. 2015 recipient of TDF’s Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award; graduate of the Yale School of Drama and has served on their faculty since 1990. www.jess-goldstein.com

HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Design). Broadway: Prince of Broadway, Come From Away (2017 Tony nom), A Bronx Tale, Hamilton (2016 Tony Winner), After Midnight (2014 Tony nom), How to Succeed… starring Daniel Radcliffe (2011 Tony nom), West Side Story (2009 Tony nom), Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, In The Heights (2008 Tony nom), Jersey Boys (2006 Tony Winner), Avenue Q, Parade, Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1993 Tony nom). Co-Founder and Resident Lighting Designer for Parsons Dance. 1993 Sir Laurence Olivier and Canadian Dora Awards for Kiss of The Spider Woman. 2006 Henry Hewes Design Award for Jersey Boys. 2016 Henry Hewes Design Award for Hamilton.

STEVE CANYON KENNEDY (Sound Design) was the production engineer on such Broadway shows as Cats, Starlight Express, Song & Dance, The Phantom of the Opera, Carrie and Aspects of Love. His Broadway sound design credits include On Your Feet, Zhivago, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Tony Award), Hands on a Hardbody (Drama Desk Award), Jesus Christ Superstar,

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Catch Me If You Can (Tony Nomination), Guys and Dolls, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Jersey Boys (Drama Desk Award), Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, Hairspray, The Producers, Aida, Titanic, Big, How to Succeed..., Carousel and The Who’s Tommy (Drama Desk Award).

MICHAEL CLARK (Projection Design). Elephant Man, Dracula The Musical, Lennon, 700 Sundays, Jersey Boys, Ring of Fire (Broadway), Domesticated, Frankenstein the Musical, Burleigh Grimes (Off-Broadway), Heidi Chronicles, My One and Only, Big Maybelle, The Breakup Notebook, Villians Tonight, Sondheim Celebration (regional and cruise lines), Le Denier Judgement (Cannes), Ghost: The Musical (UK tour) Over 30 other productions as Associate Designer and currently forming new curriculum in Projection, Augmented and Virtual Reality at the University of Florida.

CHARLES G. LaPOINTE (Hair and Wig Design). Over 80 Broadway shows including Hamilton, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Anastasia, The Band’s Visit, SpongeBob SquarePants, Amélie, Motown the Musical, Memphis: The Musical, Allegiance, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Color Purple, Doctor Zhivago, Of Mice and Men, Violet, Sideshow, The Elephant Man, After Midnight, Clybourne Park, Newsies, Jekyll and Hyde, The Mountaintop, Superior Donuts, Bonnie and Clyde, In the Heights. Television: The Wiz Live! (Emmy Award Nomination), Bluebloods, American Crime, Maddoff, Hairspray.

STEVE RANKIN (Fight Director). Broadway: Jersey Boys, Memphis, Carousel, Henry IV, Guys and Dolls, Doctor Zhivago, The Farnsworth Invention, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Dracula, Bonnie and Clyde, Two Shakespearean Actors, Anna Christie, The Real Inspector Hound, The Who’s Tommy. Off-Broadway: The Third Story, Pig Farm, The Night Hank Williams Died, Below the Belt. Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Henry V, The Who’s Tommy, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Caesar and Cleopatra. Metropolitan Opera: Faust, Rodelinda, Iphigénie en Tauride.

RICHARD HESTER (Production Supervisor). Supervisor for all productions of Jersey Boys internationally (New York, both U.S. Tours, Las Vegas, London, Australia, Netherlands and South Africa/Asia.) Broadway: Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Success, Cabaret, Annie Get Your Gun, Patti LuPone’s Matters of the Heart, A Delicate Balance, The Old Neighborhood, Titanic, The Phantom of the Opera, The Red Shoes, The Secret Garden. U.S. National Tours: Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story. U.S. Regional: Jersey Boys (La Jolla Playhouse). Ten years with Patti LuPone on the road. Co-founder/producer with Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore of Broadway Barks!, an animal adoption event in NY since 1999.

STACY N. TAYLOR (Production Stage Manager) is ecstatic to be traveling the country with this show. Previous credits: Tours: Spring Awakening, South Pacific, Beauty and the Beast, Annie, Bodyguard, Waitress, and School of Rock. Other credits: Weston Playhouse, Blue Man Group (Orlando). Proud graduate of the SM program at the University of Cincinnati–College-Conservatory of Music (CCM).

LIA JENNINGS (Stage Manager) is excited to tour with Jersey Boys on land! Weston Playhouse, Norwegian Cruise Line: Jersey Boys & Havana, Cirque du Soleil: Zumanity. Carnegie Mellon University: MFA. Thanks to friends and The Dodgers. Love to mom, dad, brother and God!

JUSTIN MYHRE (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: The Great Society, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Off-Broadway: Roundabout Theatre Company, The New Group, NYTW, Page 73, Prospect Theater Company, Tectonic Theater Project. Regional: Barrington Stage, New York Stage and Film. BA: Vassar College. Endless thanks to the Dodgers.

STEVE ORICH (Orchestrations). Broadway: Jersey Boys (Tony Nomination, Best Orchestrations). Off-Broadway: Snoopy, Personals, A Good Swift Kick. Tours: Annie, Godspell, A Class Act. Regional Theatre: Musical Director and/or Orchestrator at Pasadena Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum, Hollywood Bowl, La Jolla Playhouse, Theatreworks, Goodman Theatre, Goodspeed, Asolo Rep, Dorset Theatre, Northlight, Pioneer Theatre. TV: Composer, Arranger & Conductor for documentaries, sitcoms, movies and specials. Recordings: 20 albums, including the Grammy-winning Jersey Boys cast album. His orchestrations have been performed by the National Symphony, the Boston Pops, at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the White House and around the world.

MICHAEL KAISH (Music Director) is thrilled to be returning to Jersey Boys after serving as associate conductor last year. Broadway: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Regional: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (La Jolla Playhouse), Ride the Cyclone, Sense and Sensibility (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Company (Writers Theatre). Proud graduate of Northwestern University, where he is also on faculty for the NHSI Musical Theatre “Cherubs” program. Jersey born and raised. Thanks to Ron, the band and cast, and his family. michaelkaish.com

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

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who’s who in the castThe Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, Shrek, Spamalot, … Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys. Off-Broadway: Jersey Boys, Here Lies Love, Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Regional: Six, North American Premiere, Yale Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

DANNY AUSTIN (Associate Choreographer). Jersey Boys (Associate Choreographer/Broadway, 1st National Tour, Chicago, Las Vegas, London West End, Australia); Hairspray (Associate Choreographer/London West End, U.K. Tour, NETworks International Tour); Hairspray (Resident Director/Choreographer, Canadian Company). Charlottetown Festival Young Company (Artistic Director), The Stratford Festival (Acting Company, seven seasons–three Tyrone Guthrie Awards).

BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour Booking, Engagement Management, Press and Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour booking, marketing and press company representing award-winning musicals and plays. Currently: Jersey Boys, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, A Bronx Tale, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Sting starring in The Last Ship, Be More Chill, The Ferryman, Potted Potter, The Heroin Diaries Musical, The Crown Dual, The New Colossus, the Lythgoe Family Panto productions including Aladdin and His Winter Wish and A Cinderella Christmas, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies. bbonyc.com

THE DODGERS (Producer) is a producing partnership hatched at BAM in 1978 by six friends. Migrated to NY Shakespeare Festival, then off and on Broadway. Over 150 productions in North America, London, Europe and Australasia; blessed by Broadway’s Tonys (56), London’s Oliviers, Australia’s Helpmanns. Broadway: Jersey Boys, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, A Bronx Tale, Groundhog Day, Matilda, 42nd Street, Urinetown, The Farnsworth Invention, Dracula, Jesus Christ Superstar, Into the Woods (’87 and ’02), The Music Man, Titanic, Wrong Mountain, Footloose, Mandy Patinkin, High Society, 1776, ...Forum, The King and I, The Who’s Tommy, Ralph Fiennes’ Hamlet, Guys and Dolls, Once Upon a Mattress, How to Succeed..., Jelly’s Last Jam, The Secret Garden, Prelude to a Kiss, Gospel at Colonus, Big River, Pump Boys and Dinettes. The original producers of Jersey Boys, and currently its production Off-Broadway and tours in North America, United Kingdom and Australia. Offices in Times Square and London’s Covent Garden. Their president is Michael David.

JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR. (Producer) is Chairman/ CEO of JJG Family Office. Mr. Grano was Chairman of UBS Financial Services Inc. (formerly PaineWebber). While at PaineWebber, Mr. Grano chaired the Board

of Governors of the National Association of Security Dealers (NASD). In 2002, Mr. Grano was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. He proudly served his country as a Captain in the U.S. Special Forces (Green Berets). Due to his commitment to education, Mr. Grano received the Corporate Leadership Award from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. Other awards include the USO Gold Medal for Distinguished Service and The Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He is also a member of the Council for the United States and Italy, a member of both the City University of New York’s Business Leadership Council.

KEVIN AND TAMARA KINSELLA (Producers). Kevin Kinsella has been investing in early-stage technology companies for over thirty years, through Avalon Ventures, a venture capital fund he founded. These companies have been responsible for bringing to market several multi-billion dollar drugs for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis, the Apple iPhone touch-screen, Big Data software to discover oil and gas, cloud computing, AI and Zynga. Mr. Kinsella is a MIT Life Sustaining Fellow, is on Johns Hopkins SAIS Dean’s Advisory Counsel and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Kinsella Estates winery produces one of the highest rated Cabernets in Sonoma County, regularly receiving 96 and 95 point scores from The Wine Advocate. For Jersey Boys, Kevin won the Tony, the Olivier, Green Room, Helpmann and Naledi Awards. Its Grammy-winning CD is now Double Platinum. Kevin received his second Tony nomination for the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar.

THE PELICAN GROUP (Producer), a San Diego production company, is enthusiastic about supporting this production of Jersey Boys. The Group, assembled by Ivor and Colette Royston, consists of Todd and Debby Buchholz, Edward and Martha Dennis, Eric and Marsi Gardiner, Cam and Wanda Garner, Richard and Patricia Harmetz, Irwin and Joan Jacobs, Hal and Debby Jacobs, Paul and Stacy Jacobs, Jeff and Deni Jacobs, John and Angie Longenecker, Rao Makineni, Nevins and Margaret McBride, Ray Mirra, Shearn Platt, Edward Richard, Drew and Noni Senyei, Steven Strauss and Lise Wilson. Mr. Royston co-produced the TV film Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (w/Cliff Robertson and Loretta Swit, 1986) and the feature film Soultaker (1990).

LATITUDE LINK (Producer). Four time Tony Award-winning producer of 20+ Broadway, Off-Broadway, touring and international shows including Come From Away, Jersey Boys, Fun Home, Hedwig, and Memphis, Latitude Link shows have been nominated for a total of 53 Tony Awards and have won 22, as well as Olivier, Dora, Green Room, and Helpmann Awards. www.latitudelink.com

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RICK STEINER (Producer). Of the eleven Broadway musicals Rick co-produced, Jersey Boys, Hairspray, The Producers and Big River won Tony Awards for Best Musical. In 1954, at age eight, Rick made his stage debut opposite Gene Lockhart in On Borrowed Time and then promptly retired. Rick won six poker championships including the 1992 World Series of Poker 7-Stud Hi-Lo event. He resided in Cincinnati, Ohio with his children, Ace and Duke, and sat on the ownership bench of his beloved Cincinnati Reds until his untimely death on November 3, 2016.

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer), is an industry leading producer of touring musical theater productions committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide. Having produced national and international tours over 20 years, NETworks’ productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, The Band’s Visit, A Bronx Tale, Blue Man Group Speechless Tour, Fiddler on the Roof, Once On This Island, Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical and Waitress.

LAUREN MITCHELL (Associate Producer). As producer, on Broadway: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, A Bronx Tale, Jersey Boys, Matilda, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Farnsworth Invention, Urinetown, Into the Woods (‘02 revival), Wrong Mountain, High Society. Off-Broadway: Barbra’s Wedding, Bare. As actress, on Broadway: The Boys From Syracuse, Me and My Girl, Nine, Annie, City of Angels (L.A.), Into the Woods (original cast and PBS American Playhouse) and numerous Off-Broadway, regional, television and concert appearances.

LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE (Original Producer). The Tony Award-winning La Jolla Playhouse is internationally-renowned for creating some of the most exciting and adventurous work in American theatre through its new play development initiatives and innovative Without Walls program. Led by Artistic Director and 2017 Tony Award-winner Christopher Ashley and Managing Director Debby Buchholz, the Playhouse was founded in 1947 by Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer, and reborn in 1983 under the artistic leadership of Des McAnuff. Jersey Boys is among the 30 Playhouse productions that have moved to Broadway, garnering 38 Tony Awards, including the currently-running hits Come From Away, Junk, and Latin History for Morons, as well as Memphis, The Who’s Tommy, Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning I Am My Own Wife. Visit lajollaplayhouse.org.

who’s who in the castSTAFF FOR JERSEY BOYS

General ManagementDODGER MANAGEMENT GROUP

Tour Booking, Engagement Management, Press & MarketingBROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC

Steven SchneppKent McIngvale Jenny Bates David FreelandZach Stevenson Sean Mackey Stacey Burns

Danny Knaub Rachel Peterson Phil Della Noce

COMPANY MANAGERDeborah Barrigan

National Press RepresentativesBONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN

Adrian Bryan-Brown Susanne TigheMelissa Cohen

Production Stage Manager ............................. STACY N. TAYLORStage Manager........................................................Lia JenningsAssistant Stage Manager........................................ Justin MyhreAssistant Company Manager ...................................... Ben OttenProduction Management...................... NETworks Presentations,

Hector GuivasProduction Consultant ...............................................Mary DuffeMusic Technical Design ................................Deborah N. HurwitzAssociate Choreographer .......................................Danny AustinDance Assistants ............................ Dianna Barger, Caitlin LearyDialect Coach......................................................Charley LaytonAssociate Music Supervisor ...................................Ben HartmanAssociate Scenic Designer .......................................Nancy ThunAssociate Costume Designer.................................. Lee J. AustinAssistant to the Costume Designer ..................... Ricky Jay YatesAssociate Lighting Designer ...............................Patricia NicholsAssistant Lighting Designer ......................... Christopher OstromAssistant Wig Designer ......................................Elizabeth PrintzStory Board Artist ...................................................Don HudsonTara Rubin Casting ...........Tara Rubin CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA,

Laura Schutzel CSA, Kaitlin Shaw CSA, Claire Burke CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA,

Felicia Rudolph CSA, Xavier Rubiano CSA, Louis DiPaolo, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Juliet Auwaerter

Automated Lighting Programmer ...................... George KieltyProjection Programmer ....................................... Paul VershbowProduction Carpenter ................................................Nate LewisHead Carpenter...................................................Scott HalsteadDeck Carpenter ........................................................Kyle GosleyAutomation Carpenter .............................................. Josh MyersProduction Electrician ..............Phillip M. Meyer, Matthew PeddieHead Electrician ................................................. Cory KalkowskiAssistant Electrician ..................................................Riley WoodProduction Sound ............................................. Walter TrarbachHead Sound .............................................................Joe SamalaAssistant Sound ..................................................Amanda HannaProduction Props ................................................Emiliano ParesHead Props ......................................................... Tory SheppardAssistant Props .......................................... Stephanie MalaspinaProduction Wardrobe Supervisor ............................ Lee J. AustinHead Wardrobe ...................................................... Elise PackeeAssistant Wardrobe ........................................Anastasia LillpoppHead Hair ..........................................................Bryon McDonaldAssistant to John Miller ................................ Jennifer CoolbaughSynthesizer Programming ............ ...............Deborah N. Hurwitz,

Randy CohenMusic Copying .................................Anixter Rice Music ServiceDramaturg .......................................................... Allison HorsleyAdvertising ....................................................Serino Coyne, Inc.Hotel Booking .......................................................... Road RebelBanking ............................. Signature Bank: Barbara von BorstelPayroll .................................... Checks and Balances Payroll Inc.Accountants .................................... Schall and Ashenfarb C.P.A.Insurance ................................................... AON/Albert G. Rubin

Insurance Services, Inc./George Walden, Claudia Kaufman

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Counsel ............................................................Nan Bases, Esq.Information Technology Management .................... ITelagen, Inc.Web Design/Maintenance ................... Curious Minds Media, Inc.

www.curiousm.comProduction Photographer ....................................... Joan MarcusTheatre Displays ................................................... King Displays

Official Websitewww.JerseyBoysTour.com

DODGERSDodger Theatricals

President ............................................................. Michael DavidPartner ...............................................................Edward StrongExecutive Vice President, Content ...................... Lauren MitchellExecutive Vice President, Governance ................... Pamela LloydExecutive Producer ............................................. Dana ShermanVice President, Marketing ................................... Jessica LudwigVice President, Finance ....................................Paula MaldonadoAssociate General Manager ..................................Kelly Ann GrayManager, Project Oversight/Cohort Relations ....... Andrew SernaSales Director ............................................ Ann E. Van NostrandProduction Coordinator ...................................... Lyndsey GoodeSenior Finance Associate .................................Mariann FresielloOffice & Atelier Manager .........................................Shelley LittleExecutive Assistant .............................................Hayley WatkinsGeneral Management Assistant .......................... Baily BlanchardOffice Assistant .................................................Shelby GerweckSpecial Events ........................................................ John HaberConsultant ................................................Sally Campbell Morse

Dodgers-at-LargeMark Brystowski, Samuel Burgess, Sandra Carlson, Alexa Cripe, Adina Halperin, Maureen Rooney, Jacob Stuckelman, Michael Sanfilippo, Linda Wright

CREDITSScenery by ShowMotion, Inc., Norwalk, CT and Proof Productions, Sewell, NJ. Video wall construction performed by Tait Towers, Inc. Sound equipment by Masque Sound. Video equipment by Sound Associates. Costumes executed by Tricorne, Inc., Saint Laurie Merchant Tailors and Maria Ficarola Knitwear Ltd. Specialty dying and printing by Gene Mignola, Inc. Dance Shoes by Worldtone Dance. Hosiery and undergarments by Bra*Tenders. Props provided and executed by The Spoon Group and BrenBri Props. Special effects provided and executed by Jauchem and Meeh, Inc. Keyboards by Yamaha. Scenic drops adapted from George Tice: Urban Landscapes/W.W. Norton. Other photographs featured are from George Tice: Selected Photographs 1953-1999/David R. Godine. (Photographs courtesy of the Peter Fetterman Gallery/Santa Monica.)

IN MEMORYIt is difficult to imagine producing anything without the presence of beloved Dodger family members James Elliot Love and Jean-Michel Quincey. Friends to everyone they met, James and Jean-Michel stood at the heart of all that is good about the theatrical community. They will be missed, but their spirits abide.

FORJUDY PARKER

A rolling ball of thunderand

BOB CREWEForever a silhouette on the shade

SONG CREDITS“Ces Soirées-La (“Oh, What a Night”)” (Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker, Yannick Zolo, Edmond David Bacri). Jobete Music Company Inc., Seasons Music Company (ASCAP). “Silhouettes” (Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.), Regent Music Corporation (BMI). “You’re the Apple of My Eye” (Otis Blackwell), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI). “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy

McHugh), EMI April Music Inc., Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing (ASCAP). “Earth Angel” (Jesse Belvin, Curtis Williams, Gaynel Hodge), Embassy Music Corporation (BMI). “Sunday Kind of Love” (Barbara Belle, Anita Leanord Nye, Stan Rhodes, Louis Prima), LGL Music Inc./Larry Spier, Inc. (ASCAP). “My Mother’s Eyes” (Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert), Abel Baer Music Company, EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ASCAP). “I Go Ape” (Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.), MPL Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP). “(Who Wears) Short Shorts” (Bob Gaudio, Bill Crandall, Tom Austin, Bill Dalton), EMI Longitude Music, Admiration Music Inc., Third Story Music Inc., and New Seasons Music (BMI). “I’m in the Mood for Love” (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh), Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP). “Moody’s Mood for Love” (James Moody, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh), Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP). “Cry for Me” (Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “An Angel Cried” (Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music (BMI). “I Still Care” (Bob Gaudio), Hearts Delight Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Trance” (Bob Gaudio), Hearts Delight Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Sherry” (Bob Gaudio), MPL Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP). “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe), MPL Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP). “Walk Like a Man” (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio), Gavadima Music, MPL Communications Inc. (ASCAP). “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” (Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker), Jobete Music Company Inc, Seasons Music Company (ASCAP). “My Boyfriend’s Back” (Robert Feldman, Gerald Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI). “My Eyes Adored You” (Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan), Jobete Music Company Inc, Kenny Nolan Publishing (ASCAP), Stone Diamond Music Corporation, Tannyboy Music (BMI). “Dawn, Go Away” (Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer), EMI Full Keel Music, Gavadima Music, Stebojen Music Company (ASCAP). “Big Man in Town” (Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music (BMI), Gavadima Music (ASCAP). “Beggin’” (Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina), EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Stay” (Maurice Williams), Cherio Corporation (BMI). “Let’s Hang On (To What We’ve Got)” (Bob Crewe, Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer), EMI Longitude Music, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Opus 17 (Don’t You Worry ’Bout Me)” (Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer) Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Everybody Knows My Name” (Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe), EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Bye Bye Baby” (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “C’mon Marianne” (L. Russell Brown, Ray Bloodworth), EMI Longitude Music and Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe), EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Working My Way Back to You” (Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer), Screen Gems–EMI Music Inc, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Fallen Angel” (Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett), Chrysalis Music (ASCAP). “Rag Doll” (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music (BMI), Gavadima Music (ASCAP). “Who Loves You?” (Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker), Jobete Music Company Inc, Seasons Music Company (ASCAP).

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

Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

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

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

Dramatists Guild of America—the professional association of playwrights, composers and lyricists.

The Theatre Managers, Press Agents, and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

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show information

march 20-21, 2020

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APEX TOURING presents

SCENIC COORDINATIONAndrew R. Cohen

COSTUME DESIGNERSuttirat Anne Larlarb

LIGHTING DESIGNERRussell A. Thompson

PROJECTION DESIGNERJon Driscoll

AIR SCULPTORDaniel Wurtzel

FLYING EFFECTSZFX

INCIDENTAL MUSICAL ARRANGER

David Chase

MUSIC SUPERVISORJP Meyer

MUSIC DIRECTORMichael

Mastroianni

VOCAL DIRECTORDaniel Gittler

VIDEO PROGRAMMERChris Herman

CASTINGLauren L. SobonBrian J. Enzman

TOUR BOOKINGThe Booking Group

Meredith BlairBrian Brooks Rich Rundle

BOOK BY

James GrahamMUSIC AND LYRICS BY

Gary Barlow & Eliot Kennedy

ORCHESTRATIONSSimon HaleCHOREOGRAPHY

Mia MichaelsDIRECTION RECREATED BY

Mia WalkerORIGINAL DIRECTION

Diane Paulus

Based on the Miramax Motion Picture written by David Magee and the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee

STARRING

WITH

Kirk LawrenceDesirée Dillon

Brycton Archer Ashton Heathcoat Dylan Jacob Loraw Jack Packer Nicholas ReedAND

Timothe Bittle Nicholas Karl Brown Dani Ciaramitaro Morgan GillottNathan Edward Groth Aaron J. Heaps Jake Kinney Elizabeth Lester

Ashley McCormack Justin Miller Oscar Maddie Parrish Justine RimaConnor Simpson Braden Sweeney Ashleigh Thompson

SOUND DESIGNER David Temby

ASST SOUND DESIGNERSam Silva

ORIGINAL SOUND EFFECTS Shannon Slaton

ILLUSIONSPaul Kieve

HAIR & MAKE UP DESIGNERBrandon T. Miller

TOUR PRESS & MARKETINGDenise S. Trupe

COMPANY MANAGERMarc Ciemiewicz

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGERMolly Burch

ARTISTIC PRODUCERLauren L. Sobon

MARK BACON JOSEPHINE FLORENCE COOPER

PRODUCTION MANAGERRussell A. Thompson

GENERAL MANAGERAPEX Touring

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERWilliam T. Prather

TOUR CHOREOGRAPHERCamden Loeser

FindingNeverlandTheMusical.com

Based on the film produced by Richard Gladstein, Associate Producers Nellie Bellflower and Tracey Becker/Previous Production Executive Producer Robert Ahrens.Finding Neverland was developed and premiered at The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, Diane Paulus, Artistic Director, Diane Borger, Producer.

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cast(in order of appearance)

PETER PAN .................................................................................................................................Maddie ParrishWENDY (Acting Troupe) ..................................................................................................................Justine RimaCAPTAIN HOOK (Acting Troupe)................................................................................................... Justin MillerJ.M. BARRIE ..................................................................................................................................... Mark BaconMARY BARRIE ..................................................................................................................... Ashleigh ThompsonLORD CANNAN ..............................................................................................................................Jake KinneyALBERT ...................................................................................................................................... Braden SweeneyCHARLES FROHMAN .................................................................................................................Kirk LawrenceELLIOT ...............................................................................................................................Nicholas Karl BrownSYLVIA LLEWELYN DAVIES ....................................................................................Josephine Florence CooperMR. HENSHAW ...........................................................................................................................Timothe BittleMR. CROMER ..........................................................................................................................Connor SimpsonMISS JONES ..........................................................................................................................Ashley McCormackMISS BASSETT ...........................................................................................................................Elizabeth LesterMISS POTTER .........................................................................................................................Dani CiaramitaroMRS. DU MAURIER ...................................................................................................................Desirée DillonCAPTAIN JAMES HOOK............................................................................................................Kirk LawrencePORTHOS ...................................................................................................................................................Oscar

THE LLEWELYN DAVIES CHILDRENGEORGE: Brycton Archer, Dylan Jacob Loraw, Jack Packer

PETER: Dylan Jacob Loraw, Jack Packer, Nicholas Reed JACK: Jack Packer, Ashton Heathcoat,

Nicholas Reed, Dylan Jacob Loraw MICHAEL: Ashton Heathcoat, Nicholas Reed

ENSEMBLETimothe Bittle, Nicholas Karl Brown, Dani Ciaramitaro, Morgan Gillott,

Nathan Edward Groth, Aaron J. Heaps, Jake Kinney, Elizabeth Lester, Ashley McCormack, Justin Miller, Maddie Parrish, Justine Rima, Connor Simpson,

Braden Sweeney, Ashleigh Thompson

ONSTAGE SWINGSMorgan Gillott, Nathan Edward Groth

UNDERSTUDIESUnderstudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement

is made at the time of the performance. For J.M. Barrie: Jake Kinney, Justin Miller; for Charles Frohman/Captain James Hook :

Timothe Bittle, Justin Miller; for Sylvia Llewelyn Davies : Ashley McCormack, Ashleigh Thompson;for Mrs. du Maurier : Elizabeth Lester, Ashley McCormack;

for Mary Barrie: Elizabeth Lester, Ashley McCormack, Dani Ciaramitaro

Dance Captains .........................................................................................Morgan Gillott, Nathan Edward Groth

ORCHESTRAMusic Director/Conductor/Keyboard 1—Michael Mastroianni

Assistant Music Director/Keyboard 2—Nathaniel BeliveauViolin—Victoria Hurlburt

Guitars/Ukelele/Mandolin—Connor Kirkpatrick Drums/Percussion—Matthew Roth

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cast

MARK BACON

JOSEPHINE FLORENCE

COOPER

KIRKLAWRENCE

AARON J. HEAPS

JUSTINERIMA

CONNORSIMPSON

BRADENSWEENEY

ASHLEIGHTHOMPSON

OSCAR

NATHANEDWARD GROTH

JAKE KINNEY

ASHLEYMcCORMACK

JUSTIN MILLER

MADDIE PARRISH

TIMOTHE BITTLE

NICHOLAS KARLBROWN

DANICIARAMITARO

ELIZABETHLESTER

MORGANGILLOTT

BRYCTONARCHER

ASHTONHEATHCOAT

DYLAN JACOB LORAW

JACKPACKER

NICHOLAS REED

DESIRÉE DILLON

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musical numbersACT I

“Neverland” ....................................................................................................................................... Instrumental“Welcome to London” ...............................................................................................................London Parkgoers“My Imagination” .................................................................................................................................J.M. Barrie“Believe” ..................................................................... J.M. Barrie, Sylvia, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Company“The Dinner Party” ...................................................... J.M. Barrie, Mary Barrie, Mrs. du Maurier, Lord Cannan,

Charles Frohman, Sylvia, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Albert“We Own the Night” ....................................................J.M. Barrie, Sylvia, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Servants“All That Matters” ......................................................................................................................................... Sylvia“We Own the Night” (Reprise) .................................................................................. Peter, George, Jack, Michael“Sylvia’s Lullaby’’ .......................................................................................................................................... Sylvia“Neverland’’ ...............................................................................................................................J.M. Barrie, Sylvia“Circus of Your Mind” (Part 1) ................................................................................................... Charles Frohman“Circus of Your Mind” (Part 2) ........................................................................................................... Mary Barrie“Circus of Your Mind” (Part 3) ....................................................................................................Mrs. du Maurier“Circus of Your Mind” (Part 4) .................................Charles Frohman, Mrs. du Maurier, Mary Barrie, Company“Stronger” (Part 1) ................................................................................................................................J.M. Barrie“Hook”...................................................................................................Captain James Hook, J.M. Barrie, Pirates“Stronger” (Part 2) .................................................................................Captain James Hook, J.M. Barrie, Pirates

INTERMISSION

ACT II

“The World ls Upside Down” ..........................................J.M. Barrie, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Acting Troupe“What You Mean to Me” ...........................................................................................................J.M. Barrie, Sylvia“Play” ..........................................................................................Charles Frohman, Sylvia, J.M. Barrie, Company“We’re All Made of Stars” ........................................................................................... Peter, George, Jack, Michael“When Your Feet Don’t Touch the Ground” ..............................................................................J.M. Barrie, Peter“Something About This Night’’ (Part 1) ................................................................Charles Frohman, Elliot, Actors“Something About This Night’’ (Part 2) ...................................Charles Frohman, Elliot, J.M. Barrie, Peter, Actors“Neverland” (Reprise) .....................................J.M. Barrie, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Sylvia, Mrs. du Maurier,

Charles Frohman and Actors“Finale” ..................................................... Mrs. du Maurier, J.M. Barrie, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Company

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MARK BACON ( J.M. Barrie) is thrilled to play with his imagination for the next year! Selected credits: Brigadoon (Tommy), Hairspray (Link), Heathers (Hipster, JD understudy), All Shook Up (Chad), Mamma Mia! (Sky). Shout-out to my flight attendants. Follow him on Instagram @bitz820 MmmBaconPlease.com.

JOSEPHINE FLORENCE COOPER (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies) is honored to enter the whimsical yet grounded world of this story and character! Tours/Off-Broadway: Girls Night, La Storia Di Colapesce, Night Witches, The Dream Project. TV/Film: Comedy Central, Uncanny Harbor. BFA Theatre Emerson College. Deep gratitude for my people CFMAHZ! This one’s for Mama, Dad, Grammy and most of all…Pappy! Follow her on Instagram @josephine_florence.

KIRK LAWRENCE (Charles Frohman/Captain James Hook) is overjoyed to set sail with this magical show. Regional: West Side Story (Doc), Oklahoma! (Mr. Carnes), A Wonderful Life (Mr. Potter), Sweeney Todd (Todd). Tours: The Wizard of Oz (Marvel/Oz—APEX), Julie Taymor’s Juan Darien. Kirk sends love to Jamie and encourages everyone to “Play!” www.kirklawrence.com

DESIRÉE DILLON (Mrs. du Maurier). Oklahoma native, Oklahoma City University grad, current New York City resident. Winner of the international Crescendo Music Awards and Mario Lanza and Elaine Malbin Vocal Competition in New York City. Favorite regional credits include Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Mary Poppins, and Anything Goes. @dadillon88

BRYCTON ARCHER (George) is excited to be making his national tour debut in Finding Neverland. He has a passion for performing and has performed in a variety of theatre productions including playing Michael Hobbs in Elf the Musical and Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka Jr. He would like to thank his family, theatre family and all the directors that have worked with him on and off stage.

ASHTON HEATHCOAT (Michael/Jack) is nine years old and is thrilled to be making his national tour debut. Past roles: Finding Neverland (Michael), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Chip), and Nickelodeon’s I Am Frankie (Beto). He would like to thank Mom, Dad and Rowan for their love and support. IG: @ashtonheathcoat

DYLAN JACOB LORAW (Peter/George/Jack) is living a dream being part of the 2020 Finding Neverland national tour. Dylan fell in love with theatre four years ago and has not left the stage since. Dylan thanks everyone that has supported, loved and encouraged him along this journey. @dylanjloraw Matthew 5:16 “Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

JACK PACKER ( Jack/Peter/George) is excited to make his national tour debut and return to his favorite role in this magical adventure! Recent credits: Holiday Inn (Charlie Winslow), JESUS (Young Jesus), Let Freedom Ring (featured vocalist), and A Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim). Thanks to my family, friends, and teachers for their love and support. Isaiah 25:1 Follow on Instagram @jackryanpacker.

NICHOLAS REED (Michael/Jack/Peter). Nicholas’s passion for theater began at the age of five. He loves to perform for an audience and is blessed to be a part of Finding Neverland.

TIMOTHE BITTLE (Mr. Henshaw/Ensemble/Frohman/Hook Cover). Regional: Coalhouse (Ragtime), Jim (Big River), Billy Flynn (Chicago), Curtis (Sister Act), Benny (In The Heights), Frankenstein (Universal Studios Japan). Love to my family for their love and support. @tlbittle

NICHOLAS KARL BROWN (Elliot/Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of Finding Neverland and making his national tour debut! Nicholas is a proud graduate of Temple University for Musical Theatre. Select regional: Legally Blonde (Walnut Street & Riverside), Matilda (Walnut Street), Chicago (Arkansas Rep. Theatre), The Little Mermaid, Tarzan (Gretna Theatre). For Dad. @nicholas_karl www.nicholaskarlbrown.com

DANI CIARAMITARO (Miss Potter/Ensemble/Wendy, Peter Pan, & Mary Barrie cover). National Tour Debut! Recent AMDA NYC graduate. Thrilled. Grateful. Love to my friends, family, and teachers! @daniciaramitaro

MORGAN GILLOTT (Ensemble/Peter Pan and Wendy Cover/Swing/Dance Captain) is elated to be making her theatre debut! She has most recently performed with Dance Lab New York in the Fire Island Dance Festival. She attended Joffrey Ballet School and IAMT. Big thanks to her family, dance teachers and voice coach.

NATHAN EDWARD GROTH (Ensemble/Russian Bear/Swing/Dance Captain). National tour debut! Previous credits: Swing! The Musical (Dutch Apple, NCL), Elf (Broadway Palm) and several shows internationally with Norwegian Cruise Lines. Proud graduate of AMDA New York–Dance Theatre Conservatory. Special thanks to my family, friends and teachers for all the love. @nathangroth Nathanedwardgroth.com

AARON J. HEAPS (Ensemble). Until God opens the next door, praise him in the hallway. Grateful He opened this door into Neverland. Proud alumnus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the National Theater Institute. Peace. Love. Happiness. @aaronjheaps

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JAKE KINNEY (Lord Cannan/Ensemble/J.M. Barrie Cover) is a New York City based performer, music director, and voice teacher. Much love to family, friends and his VERY patient girlfriend and dog for their constant support.

ELIZABETH LESTER (Miss Bassett/Ensemble/Mrs. du Maurier and Mary Barrie Cover) started her training at Maine State Ballet. From there she furthered her dance education at Portland Ballet in Maine, and apprenticed with them in 2017–2018. Elizabeth was recently a part of the 2nd national tour in 2018/2019 as Miss Potter/Ensemble. She has returned to spread some more magic. She would like to give a special thank you to Camden and Mia for all they do for this show & the opportunities they’ve presented!

ASHLEY McCORMACK (Miss Jones/Ensemble/Sylvia, Mary Barrie, Mrs. du Maurier & Miss Bassett Cover). Favorite regional: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Belle), 9 to 5 (Doralee), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy). University of Alabama. Love to Mac and my incredible family. www.ashley-mccormack.com @ashley.brooke

JUSTIN MILLER (Turpin/Ensemble/J.M. Barrie and Frohman Cover). National tour debut! The Bridges of Madison County (Robert Kincaid), Camelot, Chicago (Billy Flynn). All of the love to his family! @justinleemiller1

OSCAR (Porthos) is very excited to be making his stage debut in Finding Neverland. Originally from Lancaster, PA, the Golden Doodle is just over one year old. When not on stage, Oscar travels in his own custom van, likes to fetch tennis balls and eat his chew toys. A big “WOOF” to his trainer Kaye Ames, his handlers, Marc and Meg, and the boys on stage for taking such good care of him.

MADDIE PARRISH (Peter Pan/Ensemble). National tour debut! Most recently performed with Parsons Dance Company. NYU Tisch (BFA Dance). Love to mom, dad and my family/friends. You believed!

JUSTINE RIMA (Wendy/Ensemble). National tour debut! BFA Dance graduate from Marymount Manhattan College. Many hugs to my family and Bryan for all the love and support. @stinerima

CONNOR SIMPSON (Mr. Cromer/Ensemble) is thrilled to join the company of Finding Neverland ! National/International Tours: Annie. Favorite regional credits: A Christmas Story: The Musical, Stand By Your Man: The Tammy Wynette Story, 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down, Spamalot, Around The World In 80 Days. Composer/Lyricist: Minnie Quay. BFA in Musical Theatre from Kent State University. Many thanks to his family and friends for their constant love and support.

BRADEN SWEENEY (Albert/Ensemble). National tour debut! Past credits include Norwegian Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, ZACH Theatre, Red Mountain Theatre Company and Gateway Playhouse. Rider University, BFA. www.bradensweeney.com @bradensweeney7

ASHLEIGH THOMPSON (Mary Barrie/ Ensemble/Sylvia Cover). National tour: The Wizard of Oz (Glinda/Aunt Em), APEX Touring. Regional: 9 to 5 (Judy), Jenny Wiley Theatre; Company (Kathy), Heritage Theatre Festival; Oliver! (Nancy), Festival 56. BFA Musical Theatre, Shenandoah Conservatory. For my family. Love to Allen. www.ashleighthompson.com

GARY BARLOW (Composer/Lyricist) is one of Britain’s most successful songwriters and record producers. As part of pop group Take That, he has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records. Aside from his achievements with Take That, he has also co-written and produced music for other renowned artists including Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Robbie Williams. Gary’s last solo record Since I Saw You Last sold more than 600,000 copies and was the ninth biggest-selling album that year. In more recent years, Gary has also turned his attention to the world of theatre, composing the score for the hugely successful production Finding Neverland, working alongside screenwriter Tim Firth to write the music and lyrics for the musical The Girls and also working alongside his Take That bandmates to produce The Band, a record-breaking musical featuring the music of Take That.

ELIOT KENNEDY (Composer/Lyricist) is a Grammy Award-winning musician/singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. Eliot has had number-one hits with artists including Take That, Spice Girls, Celine Dion, Bryan Adams, Aretha Franklin and more. Winner of Ivor Novello, Juno and Critics Choice Awards. Golden Globe nominee. Honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University. Eliot has worked with Gary Barlow for more than 20 years as co-writer/co-producer.

JAMES GRAHAM (Book). James’s plays include the acclaimed Privacy (2016) at the Public Theater in New York, starring Daniel Radcliffe; The Vote (2015) at London’s Donmar Warehouse; and This House (2012) at the National Theatre, nominated for the Olivier Best Play Award and screened worldwide as part of NT Live. His first feature film, X Plus Y, was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival and London Film Festival 2014.

DIANE PAULUS (Original Director) is the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. Broadway: Jagged Little Pill, Waitress, Finding Neverland, and the Tony Award-winning revivals of Pippin (Tony Award,

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Best Director), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and Hair. Cirque du Soleil: Amaluna. Diane was selected for the 2014 Time 100, Time Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. For Katharine and Natalie.

MIA MICHAELS (Choreographer). TV: “So You Think You Can Dance” (three-time Emmy Award winner, five-time nominee), “SYTYCD Canada.” Film: Rock of Ages. Stage: New York Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes (director/choreographer), Finding Neverland (Broadway), Hello, Dolly! (Paper Mill), Cirque du Soleil’s Delirium, Celine Dion’s A New Day, Madonna, Prince. Dance: RAW (founder/artistic director/choreographer). Inspirational master teacher worldwide. Dedicated to my Mom and Dad in Neverland !

SIMON HALE (Orchestrator). Broadway: Finding Neverland, Spring Awakening, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Drama Desk award nomination). Girl from the North Country (Public Theater, Old Vic–Olivier award nomination), Tootsie, Strictly Ballroom (West End), Romantics Anonymous (Shakespeare’s Globe). He has worked as arranger/orchestrator for George Benson, Björk, Sarah Chang, Ray Davies, Robin Gibb, Josh Groban, Jamiroquai, Lang Lang, George Michael, Oasis, Sade, Duncan Sheik, Simply Red and Sam Smith (Grammy nomination) for whom he orchestrated the Oscar/Golden Globe winning “Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectre. Simon won a BAFTA award for the soundtrack to the video game L.A.Noire. @simonhaleuk

MIA WALKER (Tour Director) is thrilled to be joining Prather again after being the Tour Director on Pippin. Mia was the Associate Director on the first National Tour of Finding Neverland, and the Assistant Director on the Broadway production. Broadway credits include: Associate Director on Jagged Little Pill and Waitress; Assistant Director on Porgy and Bess and Pippin. Mia frequently directs at various Off-Broadway and regional theaters, and she is a Drama League Directing Fellow. B.A., Harvard University. www.miapwalker.com

CAMDEN LOESER (Tour Choreographer) is thrilled to be returning to this truly magical production. A professional performer and choreographer based in New York City, Camden received his BFA in Dance from New York University, and in 2016 was one of 12 men selected internationally to study in the Musical Theater Dance Program at the School at Jacobs Pillow. Past credits include the national tour of Finding Neverland 2018–19 (Associate Choreographer), the national tour of Pippin (Dance Captain/Pippin understudy), A Chorus Line at the Heritage Theater Festival (Mike), and most recently Camden acted as the Assistant Choreographer for the remounting of the Broadway Revival of Pippin in Tokyo, Japan.

ANDREW R. COHEN (Scenic Coordinator). Off-Broadway: The Lincoln Center: Where Words Once Were; 59E59 : Occupied Territories. Regional: Studio Theatre: Murder Ballad (Helen Hayes Award Nomination for Outstanding Set Design); Folger Theatre: King John, Olney Theatre Center: The Crucible, Theatre J: The Jewish Queen Lear, Broken Glass; Mosaic Theater Company of D.C.: Satchmo at the Waldorf, Marie and Rosetta; Kennedy Center. Theatre for Young Audiences: Earthrise, Darius & Twig; Imagination Stage: Charlotte’s Web, Anatole : Mouse Magnifique, A Year with Frog and Toad; Theater Alliance: Flood City, Still Life with Rocket; MFA in Scenic Design from University of Maryland. www.andrewcohendesigns.com

SUTTIRAT ANNE LARLARB (Costume Design). Broadway: Straight White Men, Waitress, Of Mice and Men; Off-Broadway: Hold on to Me Darling, Dying For It, Atlantic Theatre; The Killer (Set & Costumes), TFANA; Macbeth, Hartford Stage & LA Opera, with Darko Tresjnak; Selma ’65, LaMama; Frankenstein, Royal National Theatre with Danny Boyle; London 2012 Opening Ceremony (Emmy). Film: Gemini Man, Steve Jobs, 127 Hours (Production & Costume Design), Slumdog Millionaire; TV: “American Gods” & “Trust” (Production Design).

RUSSELL A. THOMPSON (Production Manager/Lighting Designer). Designs include the international and national tour of The Wizard of Oz, national tours of Pippin, Million Dollar Quartet, Memphis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Hair, Fiddler on the Roof, All Shook Up, Footloose, The Wedding Singer, and Beehive the 60’s Musical; the world premiere of Around the World in 80 Days and the regional premiere of The Civil War. Prather Productions designs include Jesus Christ Superstar, Hairspray, Rent, 9 to 5, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jekyll & Hyde, Yeston & Kopit’s Phantom, Swing, Ragtime, Peter Pan, Buddy, Legally Blonde and Cats. His designs for West Side Story, Aida and Miss Saigon have earned him three awards. Prior to joining Prather Productions, Russell lived in New York where his credits ranged from Club MTV to Manhattan School of Music.

JON DRISCOLL (Projection Design). Broadway: Finding Neverland, Chaplin, Ghost, Frost/Nixon, Brief Encounter. Off-Bway: Richard III (BAM). West End: Kate Bush: Before the Dawn, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet), The Phantom of the Opera (Royal Albert Hall), 3 Winters, King Lear. Recipient: Drama Desk, Obie, Olivier Awards.

DAVID TEMBY (Sound Design) is proud to design once again for APEX Touring. In addition to providing designs and management for high profile events and installations around the world, Mr. Temby is the Chief

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Operating Officer for Clearwing Productions. And, when not managing hundreds of employees, events, and production design responsibilities, his antics are lovingly tolerated by his awe-inspiring wife, Gretchen, his son, Truman, and his loyal sidekick, Gunther. More information about Mr. Temby and his credits can be found at clearwing.com.

BRANDON T. MILLER (Hair and Wig Designer) is thrilled to be adding pixie dust to the wigs of Neverland ! He designed and styled wigs for the national tours of Memphis The Musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Pippin, and the international tour of The Wizard Of Oz. Brandon has been the resident wig designer at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for seven years. He is also the Wig Supervisor for APEX Touring. Enjoy the show!

PAUL KIEVE (Illusions). Broadway: The Cherry Orchard (Roundabout), Finding Neverland, Ghost (DD Award), Matilda, Pippin, Side Show, An Act of God, Macbeth (Armory), Groundhog Day (Old Vic) London and forthcoming Broadway. Movies: Hugo, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Mickey and the Magician (permanent show at Disneyland Paris). Has consulted for David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, David Blaine. Awarded Creative Fellowship of the Magic Castle, Hollywood. An associate artist of the Old Vic Theatre. www.stageillusion.com

DANIEL WURTZEL (Air Sculptor). Shows at: Musée Rodin, the Grand Palais in Paris, the Tate Modern Turbine Hall, the World Expo, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, the Museu do Amanhã in Rio de Janeiro, the Phillips Collection, Swiss Science Center Technorama, Copernicus Science Center, Phaeno Science Center and Kunsthall 3.14. Daniel’s work has been featured on Broadway in Finding Neverland and with Cirque du Soleil in Amaluna, 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Julie Taymor), Spades (dir. Robert Lepage). Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna (dir. Diane Paulus), Radio City Rockettes, NY Spectacular (dir. Mia Michaels), Air Play Show (dir. West Hyler). danielwurtzel.com

DAVID CHASE (Incidental Musical Arranger). Music director, supervisor and/or arranger for 30 Broadway productions. Also: several West End productions, Chichester Festival Theatre, Radio City, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Boston Pops, Kennedy Center Honors. TV: Music Director/Arranger for NBC’s “The Sound of Music Live!” and “Peter Pan Live!” (Emmy nominations for both). Grammy nod for Nice Work album. Music training: Harvard Biology degree.

JP MEYER (Music Supervisor) is the Musical Director at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster, PA, and serves as the musical supervisor/coordinator for APEX Touring, most recently for the national and international tours of The Wizard of Oz and Pippin, the Musical. His orchestration and musical directing credits include Mary Poppins, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, A Christmas Story, A Wonderful Life, Funny Girl, Yeston and Kopit’s Phantom, Anything Goes, Les Misérables, Oklahoma! and West Side Story.

MICHAEL MASTROIANNI (Music Director). National tour debut! Off-Broadway: Green Card the Musical. Regional: Burn All Night (A.R.T.), Sister Act, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (WPPAC), Born for This (Cutler Majestic). Multi-instrumentalist, orchestrator, nap enthusiast, and recent graduate of Berklee College of Music. Much love to family, friends & Meg. Mastromjm.com

NATHANIEL BELIVEAU (Assistant Music Director/Keyboards). Ecstatic to join this Neverland family! If you focus on only the right next step, you can make it anywhere. IG—@livredevie123

MARC CIEMIEWICZ (Company Manager). For over 25 years Marc has worked as an actor, director, stage manager, company manager, and production manager from coast to coast. Tours: Yeston and Kopit’s Phantom, It’s Swingtime!, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler) and Footloose, The Wedding Singer with Prather Touring and the national and international tours of The Wizard of Oz with APEX Touring. Marc holds a BFA and an MFA in Musical Theatre from Shenandoah Conservatory and San Diego State University respectively. Let Art Live!

MEG WOODLEY (Assistant Company Manager/Child Wrangler) is thrilled to be Assistant Company Manager on this tour. Previous credits include: Wig and Wardrobe Supervisor for The Wizard of Oz international tour with APEX Touring and acting in A Christmas Carol with Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Meg holds a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance from Rockford University.

MOLLY BURCH (Production Stage Manager) graduated from Columbus State University where she studied stage management. Her most recent credits include ZeroSpace and Sleep No More in New York City, The Polar Express Train Ride and The Wizard of Oz Train Ride with Rail Events Inc., and StarQuest Dance Competition. Her current goal is to work in every state.

BRIAN J. ENZMAN (Artistic Producer/Casting). 32 years with the Prather company (APEX/Prather Touring/ Dutch Apple–Lancaster, PA and Broadway Palm–Ft Myers, FL). He has been involved in over 200 productions from the first show at the Dutch Apple in 1987 (A Chorus Line)

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to the 2019 national tour of Once. As resident director, credits include Phantom, Les Misérables, The Civil War, Jekyll and Hyde, The Drowsy Chaperone, South Pacific, Hello Dolly, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Cabaret, Gypsy, Mame, The King and I, Damn Yankees, The Music Man and Annie to name a few. Graduate of Millersville University in Lancaster, PA.

LAUREN L. SOBON (Artistic Producer/Casting) has been with Prather Productions for over 29 years and has either produced, directed, choreographed, cast or performed in over 115 productions for the company. Recent credits include serving as the Artistic Producer/Casting Director for the recent international and domestic tours of The Wizard of Oz, national tour of Pippin, and Director/Casting for the 2016 national tour of Million Dollar Quartet. Other national tours: Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Fiddler On The Roof, Gypsy, Annie Get Your Gun. Regional: A Wonderful Life, Shrek, Honky Tonk Angels, A Christmas Carol, How To Succeed… and The Sound of Music.

THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking). Since its inception in 1996, The Booking Group has represented 25 Tony Award-winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current touring productions include: Hamilton, Anastasia, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, Hello, Dolly!, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Rent : The 25th Anniversary Tour, and Waitress. Future productions include: Hadestown, 1776, The Cher Show, Pretty Woman, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Tootsie.

PRATHER TOURING (General Management). Past national tours include Footloose, The Wedding Singer, BLAST, Fiddler on the Roof, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Memphis, Million Dollar Quartet, Once, Pippin, the Tony Award-winning musical, Cabaret and the international tour of The Wizard of Oz. William T. Prather is the Executive Producer of Prather Touring and is a second-generation theatre producer following in the footsteps of his parents, Tom and Debbie Prather who produced live theatre for over 50 years. He is a graduate of the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University and returned to the family business in 1993 after spending a couple of years in the corporate world. As Executive Producer of Prather Productions, he produces more than 32 shows each year in their regional theatres in Pennsylvania and Florida.

APEX TOURING (Producer). Highlighting their fourth national tour season. Past productions include the 2019 tour of Once, 2019 international tour of The Wizard of Oz, 2018–2019 national tour of The Wizard of Oz, the 2018 tour of Cabaret and 2017 tour of Pippin. APEX has been created to serve the ever expanding need for high quality, Broadway caliber touring productions around the world. Relying on the steady producing skills of its affiliates, APEX looks forward to many years of producing Broadway’s brightest new shows.

STAFF FOR FINDING NEVERLAND

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERWILLIAM T. PRATHER

GENERAL MANAGEMENTPRATHER TOURING

PRODUCTION MANAGERRUSSELL A. THOMPSON

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERRACHELLE WINESETT

VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETINGDENISE S. TRUPE

CASTINGLAUREN L. SOBON BRIAN J. ENZMAN

COMPANY MANAGERMARC CIEMIEWICZ

ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGERMEG WOODLEY

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGERMOLLY BURCH

TOUR BOOKING AGENCYThe Booking Group

Meredith BlairBrian Brooks and Rich Rundle

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENTProduction Stage Manager ..........................................Molly BurchHead Carpenter .................................................... Michele PontonFly Carpenter ...........................................................Aaron CollinsCarpenter/Rigger .....................................................Dallas LaFonHead Electrician/Head Video ..............................Elizabeth MarquisElectrician/Assistant Video ..........................................Jacob RyanHead Audio .................................................................. Sam SilvaAssistant Sound Engineer/Assistant Video ................Adam ViscontiHead Props/Assistant Stage Manager ................. Bethany SortmanProps/Carpenter ................................................... Kelsey GerdonHead Wardrobe ...................................................... Audrey LastarWardrobe .............................................................. Sarah LindsleyZFX Flying ................................................................. Emily BallouEquipment Coordinator ........................................... Matt JamesonLegal Counsel ............................................. Boy Agnew PotanovicAdvertising & Interactive Marketing ........................Denise S. TrupePayroll Services ..............................................................PaycomProduction Photography ........................................Denise S. TrupeBanking .................................................................... Chase BankInsurance ........................................... Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc. Trucking ......................................................................Stage CallBusing ........................................................... On the Road CoachLighting and Audio Gear .............................. Clearwing Productions

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Ana Dec, Programs & Ticketing OfficerKatie Ellis, Special Events Associate

Marilyn Failla, Special Events AssociateDave Flowers, Chief Production Officer

Debbie Forchielli, Volunteer CoordinatorSusan Gordan, Special Events Associate

Denise Hinkelman, Box Office & Administrative AssistantBrian Kimmey, Digital & Design Manager

Natalie Lawlor, Development OfficerMeg Luddy, Operational Events Manager

Sheree Marcucci, Marketing & Public Relations OfficerMichael Migaldi, Bar Manager

Deirdre Patterson, Box Office ManagerAudra Petrucelli, Director of Hospitality & Special Events

Lisa Reiss, Booking CoordinatorSandra Rosa, Finance Officer

Courtney Santoro, Special Events AssociateJoanne Sivilla, Finance Associate

Justin Stanziale, Director of FacilitiesLisa Suzio, Development Associate

Peggy Terhune, Communications & Governance Associate

administrative staff

Dave Barata, Head Sound EngineerAndrew Bynum, Head ElectricianGardner Friscia, Head CarpenterKarin Lopez, Wardrobe Mistress

Dawn Makay, Head PropsKen Owens, Head Flyman

Jay Scott, Production Assistant

technical staff

Nancy DiLorenzoBruce HirschCarol Merola

house managers

chief executive officer Frank Tavera

Dr. Peter Jacoby, ChairmanPaul Pernerewski, Vice Chairman

Jack Senich, SecretaryMartin G. Morgado, Treasurer

Craig Porter, Marketing Committee ChairMary Rosengrant Chiappalone, Development

Committee ChairJoyce DeCesare, MS, LPC, BCPC, Member At Large

Shae AplandMary Grace Cavallo

Vincent FariselloDavid Ferraro

Joseph FotiJohn HopkinsDoug Johnson

Dr. Scott Kurtzmann

Peggy LawlorDave Martin

James MurphyMichael O’Connor

Felix RodriguezDr. Verna RuffinJason Van Stone

board of directors

board of advisorsCarolyn F. CicchettiTimothy Moynahan

James C. SmithSandra Vigliotti-Senich

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2019–2020 corporate partners

The generosity of our corporate partners has made it possible for us to improve our theater and present exciting programming this season. We sincerely thank all of them and are proud to showcase their support.

corporate membersAlbert BrothersBunker Hill PharmacyCarpin ManufacturingCoil Pro Machinery, Inc.ConnectiCareThe Corbo GroupDemsey Manufacturing CompanyDrew MarineGaffney Bennett & Associates, Inc.Don GamsjagerHubbard-Hall Inc.Jaci Carroll Staffing ServicesL.F. Powers Co., Inc.Marion Manufacturing

Metallon, Inc.Moore, O’Brien & FotiOpticareTom & Janine Pettinicchi Republican-AmericanSavings Bank of DanburySecor, Cassidy & McPartland, PCSecurity First Insurance GroupSterling Security SystemsSuzio/York Hill CompaniesTomasso GroupTORRCOTracy Driscoll Insurance & Financial Services

institutional supportersAccurate Mailing ServicesAdam Broderick Salon & SpaAFR FurnishingsAmerican Savings FoundationArts & Tourism Commission,

City of WaterburyAqua TurfBetter Business UnlimitedLeif Bjaland & Emil de Cou Ken & Cara BlazierBourassa Catering & EventsBuckaplan.comCentral CT Chamber of CommerceCity of WaterburyConnecticut Community FoundationCorporate Display SpecialtiesDavid, Helen &

Marian Woodward FundEmily’s Catering GroupFascia’s Chocolates

Felix Manuel Rodriguez PhotographyFrankies of Reidville DriveGeorge A. & Grace L. Long

FoundationGraham’s FloristiHeart Media CommunicationsL & R Productions, Inc.LaBonne’s Epicure MarketLouis Belloisy PhotographyMain Street Community

FoundationMichael’s GreenhousesThe Monteiro Family Naugatuck Valley Ear, Nose &

Throat Associates The Next StreetOsher Lifelong Learning InstituteO’Rourke & Birch FloristsOnyx II Peak Physical Therapy

Pepsi Cola of BristolPerry’s CleanersProspect Printing Republican-AmericanSweet Maria’sTheater Development FundThomaston Savings BankThomaston Savings Bank FoundationTOWER Design & Print LLCUniversal CopyVerbena CateringVillage at East FarmsWatertown Foundation Inc.Waterbury Regional Chamber WATR Radio 1320 AMWorxWTNH News Channel 8Wyndham Southbury

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