DCT NEXT STOP BROADWAY 2022

“Welcome to Dallas Children’s Theater. Enjoy the show!”

- Robyn Flatt, Executive cDirector

DCT BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT: Jim Markus* CHAIRMAN: Todd Ranta* VP DEVELOPMENT: Michael DeLuke* VP EDUCATION: Helen Harris-Allen* VP FACILITIES: Everett Spaeth* VP FINANCE/TREASURER: Lauren Herrington* CO- VP GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING: Camelia Shoemaker* CO- VP GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING: Martha Barrios* CO- VP SOCIAL OUTREACH: Mar Howard* CO- VP SOCIAL OUTREACH: Stephanie Jeffery* SECRETARY: Julie Parolisi* ARTISTIC LIAISON: Emily Jefferson

Morgan Bennett Chuck Blanchard Sara Borrelli Laura Jane Durfee Jennifer Fargo Sarah Freedman Christy Gammill Lara Wilhelm Harrison* Scott Hudson Josh Johnston Amanda Kendall Anna Kurian Lisa Lee Jacqueline Mackewicz

Corale Madden Elissa M. McClure Beth Minton Leah Mora* Tim Mullins Stephanie Nelson* LaToyia Pierce Jennifer Garratt Saltsman Amanda Schnetzer Shanti Shahani de Venegas Evan P. Singer Michael Stockham Kyle Turner

DCT BOARD OF ADVISORS Jennifer Altabef Lorlee Bartos Joan Becker Nancy Carlson Mary Covington Yvonne Crum Paul Daugherty Betsy Fijolek Jane Kennedy Greene Rocky Howard Sharron Hunt Vibeke Jarnum Emily Jefferson Margaret Keliher

Tara Lewis* Peter Martin Karol Omlor Teresa Parravano Christa Sanford Sally Schopmeyer Elizabeth Showalter Everett Spaeth Deborah Stanford Laurie-Jo Straty Craig Sutton Bill Travis Karen Travis

EMERITUS MEMBERS CHAIR EMERITUS: Melissa Deakins CHAIR EMERITUS: Laurie Sands Harrison CHAIR EMERITUS: Julie H. Kosnik CHAIR EMERITUS: Carole Jordan CHAIR EMERITUS: Carol March*

BOARD LIAISON Mickie Bragalone – Office of Cultural Affairs

* - Executive Committee

DCT STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Robyn Flatt ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Nancy Schaeffer ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Artie Olaisen SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PHILANTHROPY: Sandra Session-Robertson EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR: Coy Covington FINANCE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES: Dennis O’Riley FINANCE MANAGER: Jim Amrhein FINANCE ASSISTANT: Donna Keeler DEVELOPMENT GRANTS MANAGER Joey Hamilton

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NATIONAL TOUR PRODUCING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL TOURS: Sally Fiorello EDUCATION EDUCATION DIRECTOR: Nancy Schaeffer EDUCATION COORDINATOR: Terry Feagin PROJECT INCLUSION COORDINATOR: Gina Waits MUSICAL THEATER CONSERVATORY: K. Doug Miller EDUCATION ASSOCIATE: Ryan Ramirez

PRODUCTION & FACILITIES PRODUCTION MANAGER / RENTAL COORDINATOR: Janel Villatoro TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: MARKETING Josh Smith & PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR OF MARKETING: RESIDENT COSTUME DESIGNER / COSTUME SHOP MANAGER: Trish Long Lyle Huchton DIRECTOR OF TICKETING SOUND ENGINEER: & PATRON SERVICES: Brian Christensen Steve Jones RESIDENT SOUND DESIGNER: BOX OFFICE ASSOCIATE: Marco Salinas Joanna Coogan NETWORK SYSTEMS ADMIN. / BOX OFFICE: IT/FACILITIES: Rachel Wells Aaron Rodriguez MASTER ELECTRICIAN: Troy Carrico LEAD CARPENTER: Isabel McNeil ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE ACTING / VIDEO: Karl Schaeffer

DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER PRESENTS

NEXT STOP BROADWAY 2022

Conceived and Directed by

K. DOUG MILLER

Music Director

Costume Designer

PAMELA McLAIN

LYLE HUCHTON

Choreographers

Lighting Designer

KELLY McCAIN MEGAN KELLY BATES K. DOUG MILLER

TROY CARRICO Education Production Manager

Sound Designer

Musical Theater Apprentice

JOHN MICHEAL MOSS II

MARCO SALINAS

BRAYDEN JAKE

DCT EDUCATION STAFF

PRODUCTION STAFF

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND EDUCATION DIRECTOR....................NANCY SCHAEFFER EDUCATION COORDINATOR................................ TERRY FEAGIN EDUCATION ASSOCIATE.......................................RYAN RAMIREZ PROJECT INCLUSION COORDINATOR................... GINA WAITS EDUCATION APPRENTICE............................ CAITLYNE MARTIN

PRODUCTION STAFF................................BRIAN CHRISTENSEN, DAVIS GILMARTIN, RAYVEN HARRIS, KATELYN MASON, C.J. NEWMAN STAGE MANAGER................................................MADDIE COLLINS COSTUME SHOP ASSISTANT...................... GLORY SPRINKLES, JASMINE WOODS

SPECIAL THANKS: Karl Schaeffer

2021-22 EDUCATION SPONSORS The Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation

Office of

Arts & Culture

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED BY

SENSORY-FRIENDLY SPONSORS INCLUDE

Capital for Kids

The Eugene McDermott Foundation

Frost Bank

The Ryan Goldblatt Foundation

Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust

Margot B. Perot/Perot Foundation

Green Mountain Energy

Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

DCT’s official renewable energy partner

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NEXT STOP BROADWAY 2022 THE WHOLE “BEING DEAD” THING from BEETLEJUICE

Judge Madden – Beetlejuice Caroline Bush Mia Cortez Zoë Emrick Veronica Fenoglio-Kushera Lili Fudge Tatiana Gonzalez Audrey Hale Sidney Rose Kronbach

I’M ALIVE from NEXT TO NORMAL

Cate Goglia Ruby Long

HERE I AM from DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS REQUIEM from DEAR EVAN HANSEN

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS from YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

TIME WARP from THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

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Kade Kuehler Jonas Laukoter Brooklyn Mitchell Harper Pardue Jace Petrutsas Alex Reich Caroline Ricketts Brenna Stewart Abby Waugh

Sadie Wilson – Christine Colgate Jace Petrutsas – Bellhop

Ruby Long – Zoe Sidney Rose Kronbach – Cynthia Judge Madden – Larry

Sean Grantham – Charlie Brown Isabella Joseph – Lucy Marloh Madison – Sally Hope Medrano – Violet

Cate Goglia – Riff-Raff Madeleine Jenkins – Columbia Zoë Emrick – Magenta Jace Petrutsas – Criminologist Caroline Bush – Transylvanian Edie Hoesterey – Transylvanian Sidney Rose Kronbach – Transylvanian Jonas Laukoter – Transylvanian Georgina Le-Henderson – Transylvanian Ruby Long – Transylvanian Judge Madden – Transylvanian Kai McGhee – Transylvanian Brooklyn Mitchell – Transylvanian Caroline Ricketts – Transylvanian Mimi Simons – Transylvanian Brenna Stewart – Transylvanian Abby Waugh – Transylvanian Sadie Wilson – Transylvanian

NEXT STOP BROADWAY 2022 STORY OF MY LIFE from SHREK

ALYSSA GREENE from THE PROM

MARRY THE MAN TODAY from GUYS AND DOLLS

Alex Reich – Pinocchio Mia Cortez – Sugar Plum Fairy Veronica Fenoglio-Kushera – Wicked Witch Baylor Ford – Mamma Bear Lili Fudge – Little Pig Tatiana Gonzalez – Mad Hatter Sean Grantham – Big Bad Wolf Audrey Hale – Little Pig Kade Kuehler – Ugly Duckling Harper Pardue – Little Pig Brayden Jake – Guard

Cate Goglia – Alyssa Ruby Long – Emma

Edie Hoesterey – Adelaide Brenna Stewart – Sarah

SOME THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE from LITTLE WOMEN

Caroline Ricketts – Jo Georgina Le-Henderson – Beth

STUPID WITH LOVE from MEAN GIRLS

Mimi Simons – Cady Jonas Laukoter – Aaron Tatiana Gonzalez Sean Grantham Hope Medrano Alex Reich

FOR NOW from AVENUE Q

Jace Petrutsas – Princeton Cate Goglia – Cate Monster Brooklyn Mitchell – New Kid Kai McGhee – Gary Coleman Jonas Laukoter – Brian Georgina Le-Henderson – Christmas Eve Caroline Ricketts – Nicky Abby Waugh – Rod Brenna Stewart – Lucy Edie Hoesterey – Trekkie Monster/Bad Idea Bear Residents of Avenue Q – Caroline Bush, Zoë Emrick, Madeleine Jenkins, Sidney Rose Kronbach, Ruby Long, Judge Madden, Mimi Simons, Sadie Wilson

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MEET THE ARTISTIC / PRODUCTION STAFF K. DOUG MILLER Director / Choreographer Doug is proud to be DCT’s Musical Theater Conservatory Director. His directing credits at DCT include the national tours and local productions of Stuart Little; The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs; How I Became a Pirate; Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; and Miss Nelson Has a Field Day. Other shows at DCT include A Charlie Brown Christmas; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas; and Miracle on 34th Street. Doug was Performance Director for Barney & Friends (PBS), and has directed at most professional theaters in DFW, including Theatre Three, Uptown Players, WaterTower Theatre, Kitchen Dog Theater, Brick Road Theatre, MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, One Thirty Productions, Second Thought Theatre, and The Firehouse Theatre. Doug has received the Dallas Theatre League, The Column, Dallas Observer, and the prestigious DFW Critics Forum Awards for Acting & Directing. “Mr. Doug” is committed to perfecting and changing the lives of young performers. He is incredibly proud of his students and production team.

PAMELA McLAIN Music Director Pam has been a music director, pianist and instructor in DFW for almost 20 years and first came to DCT in 2005 as the pianist for a staged reading of The Music Lesson and then played for several camps and auditions in the following years. In recent seasons, she served as music director for Seussical™, Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium, Tomás and the Library Lady, The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats, Ella Enchanted: The Musical, Little Women: The Musical, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Miss Nelson Has a Field Day, and DCT Academy’s Next Stop Broadway. She is also an instructor for DCT’s Musical Theater Conservatory and for the Blue Pegasus Players, DCT’s class programming for students with sensory processing differences and other special needs.

KELLY McCAIN Choreographer Kelly is excited to be working (IN PERSON AGAIN!) with these talented Musical Theater students. Her work has been seen at The Firehouse Theatre, Theatre Three, WaterTower Theatre, Uptown Players, MainStage Irving-Las Colinas, and Garland Summer Musicals. Other recent choreography credits include Ragtime (Lyric Stage) and Something Rotten (Garland Civic Theatre).

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MEGAN KELLY BATES Choreographer Megan is delighted to be working with DCT and Doug Miller. Mrs. Bates has choreographed shows all over the DFW area including Theatre Three, WaterTower Theatre, Jubilee Theatre and MainStage Irving-Las Colinas to name a few. Megan is no stranger to the stages in the DFW area and was named Best Actress in D Magazine’s 2013 “Best of” for her performance in Avenue Q. MARCO SALINAS Sound Designer Marco has designed many, MANY shows for DCT over the last 22 years. He is also a recipient of numerous awards for his sound design work in the Dallas/Fort Worth theater scene, and has designed for shows as far away as New York City and even Ireland. He is also the Director of Educational Tours with Shakespeare Dallas where he writes and directs local area tours that teach children and teens about William Shakespeare.

LYLE HUCHTON Costume Designer Lyle has been a working costumer in the Dallas area for over 25 years. He has designed over 30+ shows for Dallas Children’s Theater. Some of his favorites include Ella Enchanted: The Musical; Treasure Island Reimagined!; Jungalbook; James and the Giant Peach; Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane; Pinkalicious, The Musical; Tuck Everlasting; and Rapunzel!

Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale. Other regional credits include The Dallas Opera, Dallas Theater Center, Shakespeare Dallas, San Antonio Opera, and The Dallas Arboretum’s The 12 Days of Christmas. National tours for HIT Entertainment include Barney Live! and The Wiggles.

He also worked on the locally produced PBS television show, Barney and Friends, receiving two Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Costume Design/Styling.

He is in his 8th year as the Resident Costume Designer/ Costume Shop Manager here at Dallas Children’s Theater.

TROY CARRICO Lighting Designer Troy is excited to be designing DCT’s Next Stop Broadway again this year! He has been working around the DFW area including In The Heights and A Christmas Carol at Dallas Theater Center, Little Shop of Horrors at Theatre Three, and Your Healing is Killing Me at Cara Mía Theatre Co. Troy is excited to be back working full time at DCT as the Master Electrician after being on tour with The Secret Comedy of Women.

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MEET THE ARTISTIC / PRODUCTION STAFF JOHN MICHEAL MOSS II Education Production Manager John continues his association with Dallas Children’s Theater where he has served in numerous capacities for the past 14 years. His design credits include DCT’s National Touring production of Miss Nelson Has a Field Day and Diary of a Worm, a Spider & a Fly. An Active contributor to the touring program, John served as Assistant Stage Manager and ensemble member for the 2008-09 production of Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. He later became the Stage Manager/ Technical Director for four consecutive National Tours, including: The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, The BFG (Big Friendly Giant), Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (2016-17), and How I Became a Pirate. A highly skilled artist/technician, John has worked for many different theaters and performing arts organizations including Dallas Theater Center, Theatre Britain, Lone Star Circus®, and Wagon Wheel Theatre in Warsaw, IN.

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NANCY SCHAEFFER Artistic Director and Education Director Nancy has directed numerous DCT productions including Schoolhouse Rock Live!; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; Ella Enchanted: The Musical; Magic Tree House’s Holiday Musical: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens; Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium; Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook; Teen Brain: The Musical; Skippyjon Jones; Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale; Go, Dog. Go!; Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat; Pinkalicious, The Musical; How I Became a Pirate; dont u luv me?; Madeline’s Christmas; EAT (It’s Not About Food); Goodnight Moon; The Secret Life of Girls; and 12 productions of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Nancy also directed DCT’s highly successful touring production of The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fair(l)y (Stoopid) Tales which toured the U.S. and then traveled to Shanghai, China, playing at the 2006 Shanghai International Children’s Culture and Arts Expo. Nancy has directed for The Dallas Opera and Shared Stories for the Sixth Floor Museum. She has also directed the Christmas Celebration for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She serves as DCT’s Education Director and Artistic Director.

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