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Book by

THOMAS MEEHAN & BOB MARTIN

Music by

MATTHEW SKLARLyrics by

CHAD BEGUELIN

Based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berrenbaum

Featuring

ERIK GRATTONKEN CLEMENT BERNARD DOTSON CYNTHIA FERRER VERONICA J. KUEHN TREY MIDDLETON

RUTH PFERDEHIRT CHRISTOPHER RUSSO DANNY RUTIGLIANOwith

DARREN BIGGART ALLYSON CARR ALLYSON KAYE DANIEL PAUL IANNIELLO ERIC ANTHONY JOHNSONCHANDON JONES DREW KING ANDREW KRUEP EMILY LARGER ERIC JON MAHLUM

FRANKIE PAPARONE EMILY JEANNE PHILLIPS SHAUN REPETTO WYATT ROGERSMORGAN ROSE EMILY GRACE TUCKER

Scenic Design

CHRISTINE PETERSCostume Design

GREGG BARNESLighting Design

PAUL MILLERSound Design

SHANNON SLATON

Hair Design

BERNIE ARDIA Associate Costume Designer

ANNA STAINBACKCasting

STEWART/WHITLEYFlying Effects

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Music Supervisor/Coordinator

JOHN MEZZIO Music Director

NATE PATTEN

Executive Producer

TRINITY WHEELERAssociate Director

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ALLIED TOURING

Choreography Recreated by

NANCY RENEE BRAUNChoreography by

CONNOR GALLAGHERDirected by

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Orchestrations

DOUG BESTERMANVocal Arrangements

PHIL RENO Dance Arrangements

DAVID CHASE

Production Manager

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

HECTOR GUIVAS

Production Stage Manager

ANDREW BACIGALUPOAssociate General Manager/

Company Manager

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General Manager

GENTRY & ASSOCIATESJAMEY JENNINGS

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T H E C A S T

(in order of appearance)

Santa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEN CLEMENTMrs . Claus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ALLYSON KAYE DANIELBuddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ERIK GRATTONCharlie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAUL IANNIELLOTequila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EMILY LARGERWalter Hobbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHRISTOPHER RUSSOSam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRANKIE PAPARONEMatthews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAUL IANNIELLOChadwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ERIC JON MAHLUMEmily Hobbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CYNTHIA FERRERMichael Hobbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TREY MIDDLETONDeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RUTH PFERDEHIRTSecurity Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ERIC ANTHONY JOHNSON, SHAUN REPETTOMacy’s Sales Woman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EMILY LARGERStore Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BERNARD DOTSONJovie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VERONICA J . KUEHNFake Santa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ERIC JON MAHLUMLittle Boy on Santa’s Lap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WYATT ROGERSPolicemen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAUL IANNIELLO, FRANKIE PAPARONEMr . Greenway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DANNY RUTIGLIANOCharlotte Dennon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EMILY LARGEREnsemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ALLYSON CARR, ALLYSON KAYE DANIEL, PAUL IANNIELLO, ERIC ANTHONY JOHNSON, ANDREW KRUEP, EMILY LARGER, ERIC JON MAHLUM, FRANKIE PAPARONE, EMILY JEANNE PHILLIPS, SHAUN REPETTO, WYATT ROGERS, MORGAN ROSE, EMILY GRACE TUCKER

SWINGSDARREN BIGGART, CHANDON JONES, DREW KING

UNDERSTUDIESUnderstudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific posting

or announcement is made at the time of the performance .

For Santa — ERIC JON MAHLUM; for Buddy — PAUL IANNIELLO; for Walter Hobbs — DANNY RUTIGLIANO; for Emily Hobbs — EMILY LARGER; for Deb — ALLYSON KAYE DANIEL; for Store Manager — ERIC JON MAHLUM; for Jovie — EMILY GRACE TUCKER;

for Mr. Greenway — ERIC JON MAHLUM; for Michael Hobbs — WYATT ROGERS

Dance Captain: CHANDON JONESAssistant Dance Captain & Fight Captain: DREW KING

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

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Veronica J. Kuehn

Emily Jeanne Phillips

Frankie PaparoneDrew King Andrew Kruep

Trey Middleton

Chandon Jones

Wyatt Rogers

Danny Rutigliano

Allyson Carr

Darren Biggart

Allyson Kaye Daniel Paul Ianniello

Ruth Pferdehirt Christopher Russo

Erik Gratton

Shaun Repetto

Emily Larger Eric Jon Mahlum

Eric Anthony Johnson

Ken Clement Bernard Dotson Cynthia Ferrer

Emily Grace TuckerMorgan Rose


T H E C A S T


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S C E N E S & M U S I C A L N U M B E R S

Elf The Musical has a running time of 2 hours and 20 minutes, including intermission.

ACT ONE

Happy All The Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa, Buddy & Company

World’s Greatest Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buddy

In the Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deb, Walter, Emily, Michael & Company

Sparklejollytwinklejingley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buddy, Jovie, Store Manager & Company

I’ll Believe in You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael & Emily

In the Way (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily & Walter

Just Like Him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buddy, Deb & Company

A Christmas Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buddy, Jovie & Company

World’s Greatest Dad (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buddy & Company

ACT TWO

Entr’acte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Orchestra

Nobody Cares About Santa . . . . . . . . . .Fake Santas, Store Manager, Waitress & Buddy

Never Fall in Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jovie

There Is A Santa Claus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael & Emily

The Story of Buddy the Elf . . .Buddy, Michael, Walter, Greenway, Emily, Deb & Company

Nobody Cares About Santa (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa

A Christmas Song (Reprise) . . . . . . . Jovie, Buddy, Emily, Michael, Walter & Company

MUSICIANSConductor — SAMUEL THORNE BAGALÀ;

Assistant Conductor — PATRICK FANNING; Reed 1 — JOSH PLOTNER; Reed 2 — JUSTIN BROWN; Reed 3 — BILL TODD; Trumpet 1 — ERIC SIEREVELD;

Trumpet 2 — JOE PINO; Trombone — MATT BROWN; Drums — GREGG MONTEITH; Music Coordinator — JOHN MEZZIO

We dedicate this performance of Elf The Musical to the memory of our friend Thomas Meehan,

the Nicest Man in Show Business.



T H E C O M P A N Y

ERIK GRATTONBuddySeeing the world through Buddy’s eyes every day is the happiest way to spend the holiday season . New York: As You Like It (Rosalind, dir Moritz von Stuelpnagel); The Devil and Tom Walker (Tom, Metropolitan Playhouse); Scapin (Sylvestre, New York Classical Theatre) . Regional: The Foreigner (Charlie, dir Brian Yorkey, Village Theatre); Mr Burns, a Post-Electric Play (Matt/Homer Simpson, ACT, Seattle) . TV: Grimm, All My Children . Other favourite roles: Shrek, Hamlet, Dromio, Prince Hal, Jacob Marley, Billy Pilgrim, VP Panch and Wilbur the Pig . “Love to Krista and to family in KC, LA, Seattle .”

KEN CLEMENTSantaKen is quite jolly to return to Elf for a fifth season! Regional: West Side Story; The Tin Woman; Moon Over Buffalo; Last of the Red Hot Lovers; Killer Joe; Glengarry…; 1776; Anna in the Tropics; A Funny Thing…Forum; Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol; Faith Healer; Chicago; The Seafarer; The Diary of a Madman; Mack and Mabel; The Lt. of Inishmore . Nat’l Tour: Oliver! TV: Burn Notice, The Glades, Magic City. Film: Sex Drive, I Love You Phillip Morris, Catastropico, Pain and Gain.

BERNARD DOTSONStore ManagerB’way: Finian’s Rainbow, (First Gospeleer, Original Revival Cast), Chicago, (Billy Flynn), Imaginary Friends, (Leo, Original Cast), Sweet Smell Of Success (Club Zanzibar Singer, Original Cast), Jesus Christ Superstar, (Original Revival Cast), and the Tony® Award winning Musical

Ragtime, (Original Cast) . With a host of Regional, National, and International Tours, Bernard can also be heard singing on 6 cast recordings and received multiple nominations in the east and west coasts for his one man show Unexpected Songs . “Two is best!!” BernardDotson .com

CYNTHIA FERREREmilyCynthia has played leading roles in three national tours, over one-hundred musicals, and appeared on stage in almost every major theatre in the U .S .; working alongside Carol Burnett, Buddy Ebsen, Vicki Lawrence, Yvonne DeCarlo, Michael Feinstein, the Nicholas Brothers, Onna White, and Tommy Tune . Film/TV: worked with Garry Marshall, Julia Roberts, Courtney Cox, and Jennifer Garner, appearing in Mother’s Day, Valentines Day, Georgia Rule, Cougartown, Crossing Jordan, Judging Amy, Port Charles and General Hospital . Following Elf, Cynthia will be directing Irving Berlin’s Louisiana Purchase in Los Angeles .

VERONICA J. KUEHNJovieVeronica is thrilled to be returning to Elf, where she last played Jovie on the National Tour in 2015 . Veronica was most recently seen in the The Old Globe/Asolo Repertory Theater’s co-productions of Guys and Dolls (Miss Adelaide). B’way: Xanadu, Mamma Mia! . Off B’way: Avenue Q, Clinton The Musical, both at New World Stages . Regional: The York Theatre, MSMT, The Eugene O’Neill, New Repertory Theatre and Lyric Stage Co . Veronica has soloed at Boston Symphony Hall with the Pops (conductor, Keith Lockhart) .



BFA from the Boston Conservatory . Original Cast Album of Clinton The Musical . @veronicajkuehn

TREY MIDDLETONMichael HobbsTrey is so excited to be joining the incredible cast of Elf the Musical! He made his Broadway debut in Matilda the Musical in which he also performed across the country in the First National Tour . From Hilton Head Island, SC, when he is not onstage, he plays soccer, baseball and golf . He is extremely grateful to Mara Entertainment and Innovative Artists for believing in him . Thank you to friends and HHP teachers for your support and a big thank you to Deborah Abramson . Love to Dad, Mom, Natalie, Cal, Sam, Nonna, Grampy, Aunts, Uncles and all of the cousins plus the one on the way!

RUTH PFERDEHIRTDebRuth loves spreading Christmas joy! Nat’l Tour: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder . Regional: Johnny Manhattan (Meadowbrook Playhouse), Gypsy (Pittsburgh CLO), The Importance of Being Earnest (Flatrock Playhouse), Noises Off and One Man, Two Guvnors (St . Louis Rep), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse), Hello, Dolly! and The Producers (St . Louis MUNY); Finding Nemo: The Musical (Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom) . Also notable – Ruth’s stage debut as Baby Jesus in The Nativity (Reba Place Church) . “Love and thanks to the Pferds and Michael .” BFA University of Michigan Ruthpf .com .

CHRISTOPHER RUSSOWalter HobbsB’way: The Grapes of Wrath (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Meet Me in St. Louis. Nat’l Tours: Wicked, Miss Saigon, The Who’s

Tommy, Singin’ in the Rain. Other Theatre: Ballad Of Little Jo, A Few Good Men, Forest Boy, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Frauleins in Underwear. Created roles in Petty Treasons and Pirates at the Road Theatre Company in LA . Film: The Manchurian Candidate, Limbo. TV: Quantico, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Grapes of Wrath (American Playhouse), North and South, Baywatch Hawaii .

DANNY RUTIGLIANOMr. Greenway, u/s Walter HobbsDanny portrayed this role in 2015 Nat’l tour . B’way: The Lion King (original B’way, LA casts, Ovation Award), Billy Elliot, Born Yesterday, ...Whorehouse Goes Public, and Holiday Inn (PBS Great Performances, Nov . 2017) . Nat’l tours: How to Succeed..., Cirque du Soleil’s Banana Schpeel. Numerous Off-B’way including five productions for Encores!, notably title role in Fiorello! TV: Blue Bloods, Elementary, HAPPYish, all the Law & Orders, Without a Trace, My Big Fat Greek Life, others . Film: The Producers, Goodfellas, Dumbo II. Recently completed lab of B’way bound Beetlejuice. dannyrutigliano .com

DARREN BIGGARTSwing, Assistant Stage ManagerNat’l Tour: Elf . NYC: NY City Center, MSG, Prospect Theatre, NYMF, Lincoln Center . Regional: Kennedy Center, MUNY, PCLO, Northern Stage . Creative Director: Idina Menzel’s World Tour, A BroaderWay Foundation . Founding Producer: Encores! Off-Center . Director/Choreographer: Pace University, Plymouth State University, BDC, Steps . BFA: UMich .

ALLYSON CARREnsembleAllyson was proud to make her Broadway Debut in Mamma Mia! Regional: Guys and



Dolls, Cinderella, How to Succeed..., Fame, Princesses, Cirque du Soleil to name a few . Off-Broadway: Standard Time, How to be a Man and Thin Line . Allyson has toured with artists such as P!nk and Britney and The Rolling Stones . Next project is a movie with Rebel Wilson called Isn’t it Romantic . Ally would like to thank her family for their support always . She is excited to join this amazing company and make this story come to life . Love and Peace

ALLYSON KAYE DANIELEnsemble, Mrs. Claus, u/s DebAllyson is delighted to join the Sparkle Jolly Tour of Elf! Originally from Washington, DC she attended the prestigious Duke Ellington School of the arts and went on to attain a BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State . Favourite credits include Oda Mae Brown in Ghost, Miss Jones in How to Succeed..., Killer Queen in We Will Rock You, Church Soloist in The Color Purple, and Bird Girl in Seussical The Musical!

PAUL IANNIELLOCharlie, Matthews, Policeman, u/s BuddyPaul is on a never ending sugar rush returning to Christmastown this Holiday Season . Favourite Color: Blue . Favourite Elves: Brayden, Hailey, and Ryan . Favourite credits: Elf the Musical! (1st National Tour), All Shook Up (St Louis MUNY) and First Date (Blumenthal PAC) . Santa sized hugs to Sam, Connor, Nancy, Nate, Casting, Cast and Crew for this snow on Christmas morning experience . Special thanks to WAM, CTG, Nagel, Mindy, Don and Paudra . This and every performance is for his family . @paulianniello

ERIC ANTHONY JOHNSONEnsemble, Security GuardBroadway Tours: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Dance Captain), West Side Story, Evita, Elf, Miss Saigon. Regional: The ART, Kennedy Center, Music Circus, KC Starlight, Lone Tree Arts Center, Northern Stage . An indecent amount of love and thanks to Connor, Nancy, Chip, Mom, Michelle and Elizabeth Warren . BFA Boston Conservatory . For Marisue!

CHANDON JONESSwing, Dance CaptainChandon is thrilled to once again spread Christmas cheer this holiday season with the National Tour of Elf! Touring Companies: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Babette/Dance Captain/Swing) . Favourites: Singin’ in the Rain (Zelda Zanders) at Gateway Playhouse and High School Musical 2 (Violet) at North Carolina Theatre . Graduate of Elon University .

DREW KINGSwing, Assistant Dance CaptainDrew is a Fordham University graduate and Massachusetts native . He is thrilled to be returning to Elf! Broadway: On the Twentieth Century (Porter) . Encores!: On Your Toes . Regional: Goodspeed Opera, Paper Mill, Kennedy Center, Ogunquit Playhouse . Many thanks to Sam, Connor, Nancy, Nate, and all my teachers . For my beautiful family!

ANDREW KRUEPEnsembleAndrew is elated to be back in Christmastown! Off-Broadway: Big River (NYCC Encores!) Tour: Elf (Kennedy Center, MSG), Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (MSG), and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast . Regional: NSMT, The Fulton,



Stages STL, Northern Stage, and the Joyce Soho . Thanks to Sam and Connor! Also to CLA, and friends/family for all their support .

EMILY LARGEREnsemble, Tequila, Macy’s Sales Woman, Charlotte Dennon, u/s Emily HobbsNY/National Tours: Elf the Musical, (Kennedy Center, MSG); The 39 Steps (Annabella/Pamela/Margaret); Cabaret (Rosie); The Runaway Clone – NYMF (Margot) . Regional: Evita (Eva Peron), Hairspray (FAF, Velma u/s), A New Brain (Lisa) . Love to her family for supporting her wild dreams! emilylarger .com

ERIC JON MAHLUMEnsemble, Chadwick, Fake Santa, u/s Santa, u/s Store Manager, u/s Mr. GreenwayBroadway: Wicked (Witch’s Father/Ozian Official) . National Tours: Newsies, Young Frankenstein, Joseph...Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz. Favourite Regional: Les Misérables (Javert, Sierra Repertory Theatre), Les Misérables (Thenardier, Skylight Music Theatre), Mame (Mr . Upson/Uncle Jeff, Goodspeed Opera House), Ragtime (Henry Ford, Barrington Stage), A Little Night Music (Mr . Erlanson, The Arden Theatre), Ghost (Hospital Ghost, Finger Lakes Music Theatre Festival), Titanic (Frederick Barrett, Fireside Theatre), Kismet (The Poet, Opera Kansas) . ericjonmahlum .com

FRANKIE PAPARONEEnsemble, Sam, PolicemanBroadway: Shrek (White Rabbit) . International: Fame. Select Regional: Hello, Dolly! (Goodspeed), Mamma Mia! (Ogunquit Playhouse), High School Musical (MUNY), My Fair Lady (Cape Playhouse), Spamalot (Geva Theatre), Godspell (Syracuse Stage) and Legally

Blonde (NSMT) . BFA Syracuse University . Thanks Connor, Nancy, and Sam for this opportunity . For Mom, Dad, and Robbie .

EMILY JEANNE PHILLIPSEnsembleNational Tours: Elf the Musical . Off-Broadway: Attack of the Elvis Impersonators . Regional: Papermill Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Fulton Opera House and more! Thank you to Gregg Baker, Stewart/Whitley, Sam, Connor, and Nancy! Love to Dad and Becca! emilyjeannephillips .com

SHAUN REPETTOEnsemble, Security GuardShaun is thrilled to be back with Elf The Musical! NY: Propaganda! The Musical (Ensemble) . Tours: Elf 1st National (Ensemble), West Side Story (Swing) . Regional: The Little Mermaid (u/s Flounder), All Shook Up (u/s Dennis), Memphis, Young Frankenstein . BFA, University of Arizona . Thank you to Matthew, Mom, Dad and Brian for the constant love and support . Proud member of Actors Equity Association .

WYATT ROGERSBoy, u/s Michael HobbsCredits include: Part of the Plan, Original Musical World Premiere (Young Sean); Elf The Musical, National Broadway Tour (Michael), Gypsy, StudioTenn (Ensemble); The Wizard of Oz, StudioTenn (Mayor of Munchkinand); Bonnie & Clyde, Boiler Room (Little Clyde) . Wyatt is 12 years old . Thanks to his family and friends for supporting him, Apex Talent Group, Stewart Whitley and NETworks for believing in him, and Bridget Berger, Ron Browning, Ryan Greenawalt and Cori Laemmel for mentoring him .



MORGAN ROSEEnsembleBroadway: School of Rock. Off-Broadway: Dear Edwina. National Tours: Evita (Revival 1st Nat’l), Shrek the Musical (1st Nat’l) Favourite regional: Pirates of Penzance (Barrington Stage Co .), A Chorus Line (Maine State Music Theatre), Funny Girl (Westchester Broadway) . BFA MT FSU! Proud AEA member . For Dustin . All my love to Mom, Dad, Trey and Stella .

EMILY GRACE TUCKEREnsemble, u/s JovieEmily is grateful to be on her first national tour! Shrek (Fiona), Tangled the Musical (Rapunzel), Crazy for You (Polly Baker), La Cage (Goodspeed Opera House), Cats (Jennyanydots), Twice Charmed (Cinderella) . Thank you to The Mine, Terrific Talent, Andrea Zee, and the entire creative team . For Mom . @emilygracetucker

T H E C R E A T I V E T E A M

THOMAS MEEHANBookThomas Meehan won the 2003 Tony® Award for co-writing the book for Hairspray after having won the 2001 Tony® Award for co-writing the book of The Producers . He received his first Tony® Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and he has written books for the musicals I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Annie Warbucks and the American version of Bombay Dreams . His recent works are Annie, Chaplin, Elf The Musical, Young Frankenstein, for which he co-wrote the book with Mel Brooks, and Cry-Baby, co-written with Mark O’Donnell .

BOB MARTINBookThe Drowsy Chaperone (Book, Man in Chair), Tony® Award, Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, NY Drama Critics’ Circle Award . Selected regional: The Drowsy Chaperone (L .A ., Toronto, London), L .A . Stage Alliance Ovation Award, L .A . Drama Critics Circle Award, Olivier nomination; Minsky’s (Book, L .A .); Second City Toronto

(performer 1994-2000, artistic director 2003-2004) . Selected television writing: Canada – Slings and Arrows (writer, creative producer), Michael, Tuesdays and Thursday (writer, actor), Made in Canada, Twitch City.

MATTHEW SKLARMusicMatthew Sklar is a Tony®, Emmy®, and Drama Desk Award-nominated composer . His works include the Broadway musicals Elf and The Wedding Singer (Tony Award Nomination for Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Music) . He also wrote the music for The Rhythm Club (Signature Theatre), Judas & Me, and Wicked City (American Stage Company) . Matthew received a 2015 Primetime Emmy® Award Nomination for Outstanding Music Direction for the critically-acclaimed NBC stop-motion animated TV special Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, starring Jim Parsons . He adapted and arranged the music of Marvin Hamlisch for the Emmy Award-winning documentary film Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love,



seen on PBS/American Masters . Matthew has contributed original songs/music to Sesame Street, Wonder Pets!, and the NBC Broadcast of The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade . His music has been performed by major orchestras, including the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestras . As an 18-year-old freshman at New York University, Matthew began playing keyboards for the Broadway production of Les Miserables, eventually conducting the show at 21 . He has also been a keyboardist, conductor, and/or arranger for many Broadway productions including Shrek, Caroline, or Change, Nine, Oklahoma, 42nd Street, Putting It Together, Annie Get Your Gun, On the Town, Titanic, Guys and Dolls, Sunset Boulevard, and Miss Saigon . Matthew also appeared onstage as Oscar in the Broadway revival of 42nd Street . Awards include the ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, the Gilman/Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Award, and the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award . Matthew is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, and the American Federation of Musicians, Local 802 . His music is published by Warner/Chappell Music . Matthew was educated at The Juilliard School of Music (Pre-College Division), the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and New York University .

CHAD BEGUELINLyricsChad Beguelin is a four-time Tony® nominee . His works include Disney’s Aladdin (Tony Award nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Best Book and Outstanding Lyrics) and The Wedding Singer (Tony Award nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding

Lyrics) . His play Harbor premiered Off-Broadway at Primary Stages . Chad also wrote the book and lyrics for Judas & Me (NYMF Award for Excellence in Lyric Writing), The Rhythm Club (Signature Theater) and Wicked City (American Stage Company) . He is the recipient of the Edward Kleban Award for Outstanding Lyric Writing, the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award and the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award . Chad is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Dramatic Writing Program . He currently lives in New York with his husband Tom and their Yorkshire Terrier, Bailey .

SAM SCALAMONIDirectorMr . Scalamoni is a freelance New York based director of theatre across the US and worldwide . He is proud to be the director of the critically acclaimed National Tours of Elf the Musical which celebrates its 10th and 11th company in 2017 with two tours crossing the U .S ., one playing The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in December! Currently in development is a new musical, 1000 Faces, based on the life of film legend Lon Chaney, Unbelievable, based on baseball legend Jackie Mitchell and a stage adaptation of the MGM musical Summer Stock . Most recently he directed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast for the Ogunquit Playhouse and North Carolina Theatre . Mr . Scalamoni served as the Associate Director of the most recent National and International Tours of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast which he also supervised on Broadway and mounted multiple companies worldwide . He will be working on a new version of the show



in Mandarin opening in Shanghai in 2018 . He also directed Les Misérables winning the SALT Award for Best Director of a Musical and Best Musical of the Year and Agatha Christie’s An Unexpected Guest, winning the Broadway World Award for Best Director of a Play both at Cortland Repertory Theatre . Other tours directed; Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live! which broke box office records at Radio City Music Hall and the National Tour of The Gazillion Bubble Show . Mr . Scalamoni is a proud member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society . For Tricia, Spencer and Mia

CONNOR GALLAGHERChoreographerSelected Credits: The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre Company, 2016 Astaire Award); Found (Philadelphia Theatre Company); Disney's Beauty and the Beast (director and choreographer, Disney Cruise Line); Camelot (Westport); Tangled (Disney Cruise Line); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Ogunquit Playhouse); The Twelve (Denver Center); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Bucks County Playhouse); The Fabulous Lipitones (Goodspeed); Spidermusical (The Mint); Perez Hilton... (FringeNYC, Barrow Street Theatre, Joe’s Pub); Babes in Toyland (Lincoln Center); and over a dozen shows for Theatreworks USA . Connor has created choreography for Glidden Paint, Luxxotica Eyewear, Hanky Panky underwear, The Writers Guild Awards, and the HIFA Festival in Zimbabwe . Associate: Into the Woods (Public Theatre), Beauty and the Beast National and International Tours, Meet Me In St. Louis (Papermill Playhouse) . Upcoming: Beetlejuice (Broadway); The Magic School Bus (director, Theatreworks) . Connor is a graduate of The Cincinnati

Conservatory and made his Broadway debut as a performer in Beauty and the Beast. connorgallagher .com

NANCY RENEE BRAUNChoreography RecreationFavourite associate choreographer credits include Beauty and the Beast and Tangled for Disney Cruise Lines, The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre), Found (Philadelphia Theatre Co) . On TV, Nancy has choreographed for Blue Bloods (CBS) and assistant choreographed on Limitless (CBS) . She is also assistant choreographer for the movies The Week Of (starring Adam Sandler) and Rebel In The Rye, in which she is also featured . Nancy performed on Broadway in Gypsy. Northwestern University graduate . Best credit is mommy to my son Max!

CHRISTINE PETERSScenic DesignDesign Credits: 2012/2017 Elf Tour, First Date, Mickey & Minnie’s Doorway to Magic . Broadway (Associate Designer): Paramour, Les Misérables, Testament of Mary, Jekyll & Hyde, The Book of Mormon, Newsies, The Addams Family, Elf, Bonnie and Clyde, The House of Blue Leaves, Elling, Enron, Mary Stuart, The American Plan, Cyrano de Bergerac, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life. National tours (Associate Designer): Waterfall, Aladdin, Newsies, Dirty Dancing, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Wizard of Oz, The Phantom of the Opera, Jekyll and Hyde, Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast . Regional theater (Designer): Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, Cinderella, Cats (Zoni Award, Set Design) Miss Saigon, The Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady (Zoni Award), The Music Man . Midtown International Theater Festival (Designer): Tallish Tales: A Cautionary Fable for Children and Adults (MITF Award, Set Design) .



GREGG BARNESCostume DesignBroadway: Tuck Everlasting (Tony nom .), Something Rotten! (Tony nom .), Aladdin, Kinky Boots (Tony nom ., Olivier Award), Follies (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), Elf, Legally Blonde (Tony nom .), The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, Olivier nom .), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song (Tony nom .), Side Show. Other: Dreamgirls (Olivier nomination), Sinatra (Radio City), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Pageant (Olivier Nomination), The Kathy and Mo Show . TDF Young Master Award .

PAUL MILLERLighting DesignBroadway: Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde (also, West End, Australia & Vienna), Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only, as well as Irma La Duce, Where’s Charley, Lost in the Star, Of Thee I Sing and Music in the Air (Encores) . Off-Broadway: Marry Harry, Desperate Measure, Clinton The Musical, Lucky Guy, Vanities The Musical, Waiting for Godot (50th Anniversary Production), Nunsense, Addicted, Balancing Act, and others. Also on Broadway as Associate Designer: Macbeth, Three Days of Rain, Company, Sweeney Todd, Little Women, Hairspray, The Producers, Life x3, The Music Man, The Price, Saturday Night Fever, The Civil War, On The Town, The Sound of Music and Titanic. Regional: The Old Globe, Denver Center, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare, Cleveland Playhouse, Asolo Rep, Riverside Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Baystreet Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Goodspeed Playhouse and Paper Mill Playhouse among others . International: Sâo Paulo, Manila, Johannesberg, Beijing, Toronto, Montreal, Milan (La Scala) and London . National

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SHANNON SLATONSound DesignShannon Slaton has designed many national tours including Bullets Over Broadway, The Illusionists, Turn of the Century, Shrek, Hairspray, The Producers, Kiss Me, Kate, Noise/Funk, The Full Monty, Contact, A Chorus Line, Tap Dogs, Sweeney Todd, The Wizard of Oz, The Drowsy Chaperone and The Wedding Singer . He was also the Advance Sound on Wicked and the Production Sound for The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and the U .S . National Tour . Shows he has mixed on Broadway include: Man of La Mancha, Bombay Dreams, Sweet Charity, Jersey Boys, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Drowsy Chaperone, Spring Awakening, Fela!, Anything Goes, Annie, Legally Blonde and Cabaret.

BERNIE ARDIAHair and Wig DesignBernie Ardia has enjoyed a 37-year career, starting in television . He has designed over 75 productions including the currently running NETworks’ tours of The Sound of Music, Elf the Musical and Dirty Dancing . A few past highlights include Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables (U .S . and Canada), Ragtime at The Kennedy Center, Kiss of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera, Starlight Express at The Las Vegas

Hilton, Cinderella with Eartha Kitt and Debbie Gibson, and ABC-TV Happy Birthday, Hollywood . It has been a thrill working with so many talented performers throughout his career including, Jeanne Cooper, Toni Tennille, Anita Gillette, Mary Wilson, Makenzie Phillips, Lynda Carter, Melody Thomas Scott and even Judge Judy! This production is dedicated to his sister . Mr . Ardia is also the author of Barbra Streisand in New York City .

STEWART/WHITLEYCastingDuncan Stewart CSA & Benton Whitley CSA . Broadway/NY: The Great Comet, A Clockwork Orange, As You Like It, On The Town, Pippin, Chicago, La Cage Aux Folles, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Carnegie Hall), West Side Story, The Band Wagon, Pageant; West End/U .K .: Thriller Live, (Menier Chocolate Factory), West Side Story; Tours: Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, The Sound of Music, Into the Woods, The Bodyguard, Chicago, Once, Shrek, Elf, Flashdance, Anything Goes, Bullets Over Broadway, We Will Rock You; Upcoming: Prince of Egypt, Hadestown, The Man in the Ceiling, Back Home Again, Waterfall, August Rush; Regional: American Repertory Theater, Alley Theatre, Bay Street, Goodspeed, Theatre Under the Stars, Aslo Rep, Hollywood Bowl, TheatreWorks, Royal Caribbean . The Casting Society of America . Artios Award Winning . stewartwhitley .com

DOUG BESTERMANOrchestrationsThree-time Tony Award winner: Fosse (1999), The Producers (2001), Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) . Broadway: Anastasia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, A Bronx Tale, It Shoulda Been You, Bullets Over Broadway, Rocky, On a Clear Day…, Sister Act, How to Succeed…, Elf, Young Frankenstein,



Tarzan, Dracula, Seussical, The Music Man, Big, Damn Yankees. International: Guys and Dolls. Regional: Little Dancer, Calvin Berger. Film/television: Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan Live!, The Sound of Music Live! Frozen, Mulan, Chicago.

JOHN MEZZIOMusic Supervisor/CoordinatorJohn Mezzio has conducted several national tours including State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor/Victoria starring Toni Tennille, Seussical The Musical, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, the Royal National Theatre’s revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! and The Wedding Singer. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. John was Musical Coordinator for several national and international tours including Sweet Charity starring Molly Ringwald, Annie starring John Schuck and Mackenzie Phillips, Hairspray, The Producers, A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening, Elf the Musical, Memphis, Bullets Over Broadway, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Shrek The Musical.

NATE PATTENMusic DirectorCurrently on Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Other Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, School of Rock, Catch Me If You Can, Bonnie and Clyde. Kennedy Center: Elf the Musical. Off-Broadway: Silence! The Musical (also in L.A.), The Toxic Avenger. Tours: Flashdance, We Will Rock You, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, The Wizard of Oz. Music Director/Conductor for The Midtown Men. Nate is also the creator/host of a podcast called #BookedIt: a Broadway Musician’s Guide to Theatre, Facebook and Being #Grateful. @BookedItpodcast

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SAMUEL THORNE BAGALÀConductorSamuel Thorne Bagalà is thrilled to be returning to Elf for his third season! Music Director credits: 20th Anniversary Tour of Rent; nine seasons at Maine State Music Theater: Mamma Mia!, Young Frankenstein, and Grease; and Theater by the Sea: West Side Story . He’s played keyboard at Charlie and The Chocolate Factory on Broadway and at Ogunquit Playhouse . Graduate of the Boston Conservatory . Endless thanks to Mom, Dad, Marcus, Bub, Nate Patten and Patrick Fanning! samuelbagala .com

MICHAEL WHITNEYAssociate Director, Fight CoordinatorMichael Whitney currently serves as the Associate Artistic Director at Skyline Theatre Company located in Bergen County New Jersey . He has also served as the Assistant Director for both the International and National Companies of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast . Michael has been very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with many regional theaters across the country . Some include: The North Carolina Theatre, Theatre Institute at Sage, The Geva Theatre and Ogunquit Playhouse .

MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI)mtishows .com, is one of the world’s leading dramatic licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond . MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical material and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide .

ALLIED TOURINGTour Marketing & PressAllied Touring is a full-service engagement management agency representing Broadway tours and other live touring events across North America . Current tours: An American in Paris, The Book of Mormon, Bright Star, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Elf the Musical, The Humans, Kinky Boots, Motown the Musical, RENT, School of Rock, Something Rotten!, and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas . Upcoming tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Groundhog Day and The Scenario .

THE ROAD COMPANYTour BookingThe Road Company was founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota . In addition to multiple companies of Elf The Musical, current representation includes Wicked, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, War Paint, The Band’s Visit, SpongeBob SquarePants, Rock of Ages, Clue, The Choir of Man, The Lightning Thief, The Illusionists, Dirty Dancing, The Sound of Music and Kinky Boots . The Road Company is made possible by Magaly Barone, Shawn Willett, Jenny Kirlin, Justine Spingler, Joe Reed and Josh Cape .

ANDREW BACIGALUPOProduction Stage ManagerAndrew Bacigalupo is happy to be spreading Christmas Cheer for all to hear! West End: The Merchants of Bollywood; Milan, Italy: Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Italian Premiere); National/International Tours: The Sound of Music, Million Dollar Quartet, Ghost the Musical, Walking with Dinosaurs, DRUMLine Live, Cirque Dreams. Kentucky native . Proud member of Equity . For Mom and Dad



AMY RAMSDELLStage ManagerFavourite credits include: Hamilton (Chicago), Dreamgirls, Once (Tour), Billy Elliot, First Date, Bad Jews, The Sound of Music, Jekyll & Hyde, Jesus Christ Superstar, Barcelona, Choir Boy, The Country House, Slowgirl, American Night. BFA Stage Management, UNCSA .

FRANK LOTTAssociate General Manager, Company ManagerFrank Lott is in his 3rd decade as a Broadway professional . General Management & Company Management credits include Broadway & National/International Tours of: Wicked, The Lion King, Cats, Crazy for You, Show Boat, Dirty Dancing, Elf The Musical, Master Class (w/Faye Dunaway), Little Shop of Horrors, Blood Brothers (w/David Cassidy & Petula Clark), Marlene, Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man, My Fair Lady (w/Richard Chamberlain), Shirley Valentine (w/Pauline Collins), The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (w/Sarah Brightman) . Recently, the Associate Producer of The 5th Avenue Theatre – Seattle .

TRINITY WHEELERExecutive ProducerBroadway: Les Misérables (Production Stage Manager) . National Tours: Bullets Over Broadway (Executive Producer), Elf the Musical (Executive Producer), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Executive Producer), The Phantom of the Opera (Supervisory Production Stage Manager), Les Misérables (Production Stage Manager), Mary Poppins (Production Stage Manager), Young Frankenstein starring Roger Bart and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp . Trinity currently works on the national tours of Les Misérables, Finding

Neverland, Dirty Dancing and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Instagram: @trinityonbroadway

WARNER BROS. THEATRE VENTURESProducerWarner Bros . Theatre Ventures develops and produces first-class musicals and stage productions from the company’s expansive catalogue . WBThV is currently represented on Broadway with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and was previously represented on the West End by Olivier Award-winning musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and on Broadway by the stage adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf and Tony Award Best Play winner The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time . Other Broadway credits include the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County and the holiday hit Elf The Musical. The division is readying productions of 17 Again, Dave, Beetlejuice, Night Shift, A Star is Born and Dog Day Afternoon for the stage . WBThV also licenses third-party stage rights including such productions as The Bodyguard, Singin’ in the Rain, Hairspray, The Wizard of Oz, The Color Purple and 42nd Street.

BSL ENTERPRISESProducerBSL Enterprises is a producing and management partnership between longtime business partners Brett Sirota and Stephen Lindsay . BSL is the managing member of The Road Company theatrical booking agency, and has invested in and/or partnered with shows and companies such as Wicked, SpongeBob SquarePants, Sunday in the Park With George, War Paint, Dirty Dancing, If/Then, The Second City and Next to Normal.


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FOR TICKETKINGGeneral Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAMES ALDRIDGEPhone Operations Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ALAN FORSYTHPhone Operations Asst . Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUSIE MARCONPhone Operations Supervisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KAREN COSTA, SCOTT RICHARDSON, JANET KOMPARE-FRITZAdministrative Services Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAGGIE BUSKISales & Ticketing Analyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VICTORIA MAGINNISTicketing Co-ordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KARYN KINGReporting Co-ordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IAIN LIDSTONETicketing Software Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SARA RIVARDTicketing Software Co-ordinator . . . . . .FRANCO MARCANTONIODatabase Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APARNA ALIMINETI

FOR MIRVISH GROUP SALES & SUBSCRIPTIONSSales Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHRIS DORSCHTGroup Sales Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NATASHA SPRINGETTAssociate Manager, Subscription Operations . . .BLAIR LEIGHTONAssociate Manager, Subscription Services . . . . DANIEL McLARTYSubscriber Relations Co-ordinator/Supervisor . . . . . DAVE PELLEYSubscriber Relations Representative . . . . . . . . . . PAULYN RAMANEducation Co-ordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DENISE ANDERSONGroup Sales Co-ordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NELIA BAIRDCorporate Group Sales & Event Co-ordinator . . . TIFFANY TOBIASGroup Sales Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRANDON BARNSWELL

Subscriber Administration

Representatives . . . . DANIELLA FRUSTAGLIO, MUNIRA SARUAT

Subscriber Service Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . ERNEST AVSEEV,

ERNEST CAYEMEN, DENIS COUILLARD,

ARIKA UMME GUL, ANDREA HEALY, CLARA KIM,

ALEXANDRA LEAN, RICHARD McDONALD,

RYAN REEVE, MIKE RICHARDSON

FOR THE PRINCESS OF WALES THEATREGeneral Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RON JACOBSONFront of House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JASON POWELLAssistant House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JESSICA LYNCHBox Office Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EWA MUNDYHead Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RON MONTGOMERY, JR .Head Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MICHAEL SWITZERHead of Flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOM LOCKEHead of Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEVIN DIXONHead of Wardrobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAM WESTONHead of Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARK BENNETTMaintenance Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KEVIN McCARTHYSecurity & Parking Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROBERT ASHLEY

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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 .) .

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

The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada .

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

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

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


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