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For 70 amazing years, you—the people of North Carolina—have been by our side. You’ve inspired us and cheered us on since our first telecast back in 1955. Together, we’ve welcomed Mister Rogers to our neighborhood, gotten our hands dirty with This Old House and gone on countless trips with NC Weekend. We’ve mastered the art of French cooking with Julia, found our roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. and rummaged through every yard sale looking for the next big Antiques Roadshow discovery.
Because of you, PBS North Carolina has expanded beyond broadcast television to educate, inform, entertain and inspire all North Carolinians—at home, in the classroom or on the go. Your support has made all of this possible, and for that we’re forever grateful.
Dear North Carolina, YEARS
So here’s to you for 70 wonderful years! And stay tuned as the best is yet to come.
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First Horizon Bank welcomes you to Broadway at DPAC
As a proud DPAC sponsor and advocate of the arts, First Horizon Bank is honored to welcome you to the theater. It is a privilege to share this remarkable experience with you as we celebrate the many ways live performance unites, inspires and uplifts us all.
Our nancial institution recognizes the bene t and importance of supporting community events like this one. While we have the resources and reach of a large bank, our roots are rmly grounded in the values of a local one — roots planted right here in Durham. These connections empower us to drive meaningful change in the places we serve and for the people who call them home.
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Thank you for joining us today. Now, sit back, relax and enjoy the show!
5,000 years of art history
On behalf of the City of Durham, I would like to welcome you to DPAC! Like so many Durham residents, I recognize the jewel that DPAC is to Durham and the Triangle region.
I’m thrilled to say that DPAC, after more than a decade, continues to showcase the energy, passion and great entertainment with a list of performances that people will travel from miles around to see.
This season will feature some of Broadway’s biggest hits, concerts, comedy shows and special events to ever take the DPAC stage. I’m also excited to see so many DPAC fan-favorites and rst-time performers take the stage throughout the upcoming season.
And as usual, all the special touches that come with seeing a Broadway show or concert at DPAC still await you, starting with the beauty of the theater and DPAC’s legendary customer service. A visit to DPAC is an open invitation to experience Durham. It’s as easy as parking and walking to downtown restaurants, or taking a short drive to nearby malls, museums, or historical sites.
As your Mayor, I’m so excited that one of my duties is to o cially welcome you to one of the greatest theaters in the world!
But don't take my word for it – DPAC is a Pollstar favorite, consistently ranking among the top theaters in the country. Thank you for choosing DPAC and Durham. Now settle into your seats to enjoy your DPAC experience and an unforgettable show.
In
Service and Gratitude, Leonardo Williams – Mayor
"Welcome to DPAC!"
For seventeen years, I’ve had the privilege of being part of the team that says, “Welcome to DPAC!”
From our inaugural season in 2008 where we only had a few thousand Broadway at DPAC members to this season where we are proud to be welcoming nearly 18,000 season members and be ranked as one of the top- ve theatres in the country, it has been an exceptional journey.
On behalf of everyone on Team DPAC, we thank you for this chance to host you at this incredible Broadway performance.
For some of you in the audience, this may be your rst time visiting, while others may have joined us for countless great shows over the past decade. Whether this is your rst visit or your hundredth, please know that every single guest at DPAC is important to us.
We are always here to listen and to help. Your feedback helps us stay on track to deliver unforgettable, moving, emotional, fun, and all-around great experiences.
We invite you to Discover the Magic of Broadway this season…we’re glad you are here.
Bob Klaus – General Manager
We have an unfair advantage... We care more
OUR VISION – We believe in great entertainment experiences. We want to be our guests’ favorite place for live events.
OUR MISSION – To present one-of-a-kind, live entertainment events. From Broadway to concerts, comedy to family shows – ‘there is something for everyone’ at DPAC.
OUR VALUES – Quality, safety, and service. We deliver these values with warmth, friendliness and an attention to detail that is the hallmark of the legendary DPAC experience.
OUR PROMISE – DPAC welcomes all guests, performers, and events in an open, friendly and respectful setting. We stand committed against all forms of discrimination.
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Mid-Year National Rankings
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DPAC is honored to be regionally and nationally recognized as one of the top theaters in the nation. We continue to be humbled by and proud of all our accomplishments, but what really drives us each day are the smiles and applause we see and hear at the end of every performance. Enjoy this experience of a lifetime.
Beyond education – transformation
Campbell University invests in each student. We prepare each one to make a life, to make a living and to make a difference. Our students are welcomed into an inclusive community of family, and mentored to become leaders who will impact the world. Inspired by our faith, we encourage each student to grow academically, spiritually and socially through the world of opportunities that surround them. Your career, your calling.
DPAC is proud to be operated under the direction of Nederlander and PFM.
The Nederlander Organization
If you’ve ever attended a Broadway show in New York, chances are you may have been to one of DPAC’s sister theaters operated by its parent company, The Nederlander Organization. With nine of the largest venues in New York’s theater district, Nederlander theaters host Broadway’s biggest productions.
Under the leadership of President James L. Nederlander, the Nederlanders have built a national network of theatres including:
• The Gershwin Theatre – New York, NY
• The Lena Horne Theatre – New York, NY
• The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre – New York, NY
• The Marquis Theatre – New York, NY
• The Minsko Theatre – New York, NY
• The Nederlander Theatre – New York, NY
• The Neil Simon Theatre – New York, NY
• The Palace Theatre – New York, NY
• The Richard Rodgers Theatre – New York, NY
• Broadway In Chicago at The CIBC Theatre, The James M. Nederlander Theatre, The Cadillac Palace Theatre, The Roosevelt University Auditorium Theatre and The Broadway Playhouse – Chicago, IL
• DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, NC
• Broadway at The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts – Greensboro, NC
• The Hollywood Pantages Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
• Broadway San Diego at The Civic and Balboa Theatres – San Diego, CA
• Broadway in Tucson at Centennial Hall – Tucson, AZ
• OKC Broadway at The Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall – Oklahoma City, OK
• Broadway San Jose at The San Jose Center for the Performing Arts – San Jose, CA
• Broadway at The National at The National Theatre – Washington, DC
• Best of Broadway at The North Charleston Coliseum Performing Arts Center – North Charleston, SC
• Broadway in El Paso at The Plaza Theatre – El Paso, TX
• Broadway in Richmond at The Altria Theatre – Richmond, VA
• Broadway in Norfolk at Chrysler Hall – Norfolk, VA
• Broadway Comes to Reno at The Pioneer Center – Reno, NV
• The Aldwych Theatre, The Adelphi Theatre and The Dominion Theatre in the U.K. – London, England
Professional Facilities Management, Inc. (PFM)
PFM is a wholly-owned for-profit subsidiary of Providence Performing Arts Center, incorporated in 1988 in response to a growing need for objective evaluation and management of small- to medium-sized performing arts facilities in geographically diverse locations. One of the first companies of its kind, PFM’s business is focused on what we know and do best – performing arts “product.” Our corporate mission – to bring a wide variety of programming to the broadest audience while maintaining financial responsibility and sensitivity to local constituency needs – has guided PFM to past successes and promises future growth. PFM is governed by a Board of Directors who contribute successful business experience, entrepreneurial spirit, and a bottom-line focus.
Presently, PFM holds management/booking contracts in nine facilities located in five states.
• Providence Performing Arts Center and Veterans Memorial Auditorium – Providence, RI
• Barbara B . Mann Performing Arts Hall – Fort Myers, FL
• Coral Springs Center for the Arts – Coral Springs, FL
• DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, NC
• The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts – Worcester, MA
• Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center – Sandy Springs, GA
• Sarasota Performing Arts Center at The Bay – Sarasota, FL
• The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts – Greensboro, NC
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The Performing Arts Showstoppers at DPAC program is for area high school students who both love smiling and saying hello AND seeing DPAC’s biggest shows.
Showstoppers will welcome guests at DPAC’s entry doors all season long. Their genuine and kind greetings provide an upbeat entry experience for DPAC’s guests as they arrive at the very biggest shows on tour.
The Showstopper program o ers students the following:
• Volunteer service hours for college-bound applications and resumes.
• Excellent customer service experience at one of the top- ve performing arts centers in America.
• Opportunities to experience DPAC’s hit shows.
• Plus, peer social gatherings with like-minded fans of live entertainment and theatre.
The inspiration for this program comes from the Durham Way nders at DPAC, a City of Durham volunteer program where members share their time and talents in the spirit of helping everyone feel welcome at DPAC.
For more information, visit DPACnc.com/community/performing-artsshowstoppers
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For Fun, For Friends, For Good:
Expanded Youth & Family programs like Camp Shelanu, School’s Out Camp, and AfterCrew
Academic Excellence: Nurturing young learners from six weeks through 5th grade at our Early Childhood Learning Center and The Lerner School
Supporting Our Community: Social and clinical services through our Helping Department
Get Moving: Fitness and aquatics in our state-of-the-art Health & Wellness Center
Celebrating Jewish Life: Film & Book Festivals, lectures, and community holiday events
WBroadway’s Ultimate Season Ticket
e invite you to join the DPAC President’s Club, where members enjoy the very best seats and VIP amenities for every one of the Broadway hits that is part of Broadway at DPAC.
DPAC President’s Club members also play an important role in helping maintain DPAC’s excellence. With member support, DPAC is able not only to be self-sustaining, but also to sponsor over 50 Community Engagement programs that touch the lives of so many throughout Durham and the entire Triangle region each year.
Exclusive membership bene ts:
•Center Orchestra Seating – Guaranteed seats in the rst 12 rows of the Orchestra and the rst row of the Grand Tier for each of the Broadway at DPAC shows.
•Priority Ticket Purchases – DPAC President’s Club members have direct access for additional ticket purchases, exchanges, and special arrangements. Opportunity to purchase added orchestra seats before the public for almost 150 added performances, including Concerts, Comedy, and Special Events, plus Holiday performances and Greatest Hits of Broadway.
•Extended Payment Plans – Budgeting for your DPAC President’s Club membership is easier than ever. There’s no interest, and you can pay in monthly installments.
•Members-Only Hospitality Area
•Private hospitality area with members-only entrance.
•Open 60 minutes before events and at intermission.
•Complimentary snacks and beverages, including soft drinks and bottled water.
•Plus, a members-only gift card pre-loaded for snack and beverage purchases at DPAC events.
•First Access – Receive rst access to exchange seats prior to the start of public sales.
•Complimentary Parking – Exclusive parking directly adjacent to DPAC.
• PLUS! Elevated membership levels provide even more extraordinary bene ts, including advertising in show programs distributed at all Broadway events and bonus tickets to select shows, and access to priority seats for Nederlander theatrical and concert events in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
For more information on member bene ts and seating availability, email us at PresidentsClub@DPACnc.com. See members list on the following pages
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DPAC
Operated under the direction of Nederlander and PFM
BOB KLAUS
General Manager
JOSH ANDERSON
Senior Director of Facilities & Production
CANDICE TERRELL
Senior Director of Marketing, Sales & Ticketing
Disney Theatrical Group
SAMANTHA YANCEY
Senior Director of Events & Business Operations
under the direction of Andrew Flatt Thomas Schumacher Anne Quart presents
Music by
ALAN MENKEN
Lyrics by
HOWARD ASHMAN & TIM RICE
Starring
Book by
LINDA WOOLVERTON
KYRA BELLE JOHNSON FERGIE L. PHILIPPE
STEPHEN MARK LUKAS DANNY GARDNER KATHY VOYTKO JAVIER IGNACIO
HARRY FRANCIS KEVIN LIGON HOLLY ANN BUTLER CAMERON MONROE THOMAS
BEATRICE GODDARD BEGGS LEVI BLAISE COLEMAN
VINNY ANDALORO BRIANNA ASCIONE BENJAMIN CHENG SPENCER DEAN JULIAN MARCUS D e GUZMAN
MICHAEL DIKEGOROS DARRELL T. JOE EMILY LARGER MATTHEW MARVIN LENA MATTHEWS
CALEB Mc ARTHUR CARSON HAMPTON PALMER SAM ROSE PEARSON KATIE POHLMAN MELAINA RAIRAMO
ELLEN ROBERTS GRACE MARIE RUSNICA BEN SEARS MICHAEL SELTZER JASMINE PEARL VILLAROEL KATE WESLER
Managing Director, Disney Theatrical Group ANDREW FLATT
Scenic Design STANLEY A. MEYER
Sound Design JOHN SHIVERS
Costume Design ANN HOULD-WARD
Hair & Make-Up Design DAVID H. LAWRENCE
Movement Coordinator LORENZO PISONI
General Manager MYRIAH BASH
Associate Director SAM SCALAMONI
Illusion Design JIM STEINMEYER
Lighting Design NATASHA KATZ
Projection/Video Design DARREL MALONEY
Casting THE TRC COMPANY
KEVIN METZGER-TIMSON, CSA PETER VAN DAM, CSA
Technical Supervisor MARTIJN APPELO
Associate Choreographers JENNIFER RIAS
ERIN N. MOORE
Dance Music Arrangements DAVID CHASE
Production Supervisor JASON TRUBITT
Production Stage Manager ANDREW BACIGALUPO
Music Coordinator MICHAEL AARONS
Executive Producer ANNE QUART
Orchestrations DANNY TROOB
Music Supervision and Arrangements
MICHAEL KOSARIN
Production Conceived by ROB ROTH
Directed and Choreographed by MATT WEST
Company Manager MAIA SUTTON
Music Director/Conductor DAVID ANDREWS ROGERS
Carson Hampton Palmer
Grace Marie Rusnica
Ellen Roberts
Sam Rose Pearson
Katie Pohlman
Melaina Rairamo
Kathy Voytko
Kyra Belle Johnson Fergie L. Philippe
Stephen Mark Lukas
Danny Gardner
Javier Ignacio
Levi Blaise Coleman Beatrice Goddard Beggs
Cameron Monroe Thomas
Harry Francis Kevin Ligon
Holly Ann Butler
Darrell T. Joe Emily Larger
Matthew Marvin
Caleb McArthur
Lena Matthews
Michael Dikegoros
Vinny Andaloro
Julian Marcus De Guzman
Brianna Ascione
Benjamin Cheng
Spencer Dean
Ben Sears
Michael Seltzer
Kate Wesler
Jasmine Pearl Villaroel
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Enchantress KATE WESLER
Beast
Belle
FERGIE L. PHILIPPE
KYRA BELLE JOHNSON
Lefou HARRY FRANCIS
Gaston STEPHEN MARK LUKAS
Village Lasses
MELAINA RAIRAMO, JASMINE PEARL VILLAROEL, KATE WESLER
Maurice KEVIN LIGON
Cogsworth JAVIER IGNACIO
Lumiere
Babette
Mrs. Potts
Chip (at certain performances)
Chip (at certain performances)
Madame
DANNY GARDNER
CAMERON MONROE THOMAS
KATHY VOYTKO
BEATRICE GODDARD BEGGS
LEVI BLAISE COLEMAN
HOLLY ANN BUTLER
Monsieur D’Arque SPENCER DEAN
Ensemble BENJAMIN CHENG, SPENCER DEAN, JULIAN MARCUS De GUZMAN, MICHAEL DIKEGOROS, DARRELL T. JOE, EMILY LARGER, KATIE POHLMAN, MELAINA RAIRAMO, GRACE MARIE RUSNICA, BEN SEARS, JASMINE PEARL VILLAROEL, KATE WESLER
Voice of Prologue Narrator…Angela Lansbury
SWINGS
VINNY ANDALORO, LENA MATTHEWS, CALEB McARTHUR, SAM ROSE PEARSON, ELLEN ROBERTS, MICHAEL SELTZER
VACATION SWINGS
BRIANNA ASCIONE, MATTHEW MARVIN, CARSON HAMPTON PALMER, KATIE POHLMAN
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the performance.
Belle: MELAINA RAIRAMO, GRACE MARIE RUSNICA; Beast: BENJAMIN CHENG, CALEB McARTHUR; Gaston: BENJAMIN CHENG, CALEB McARTHUR; Mrs. Potts: EMILY LARGER, SAM ROSE PEARSON; Lumiere: MICHAEL DIKEGOROS, BEN SEARS; Cogsworth: SPENCER DEAN, MICHAEL DIKEGOROS; Lefou: JULIAN MARCUS De GUZMAN, MICHAEL SELTZER; Maurice: SPENCER DEAN, BEN SEARS; Madame: EMILY LARGER, SAM ROSE PEARSON; Babette: MELAINA RAIRAMO, JASMINE PEARL VILLAROEL.
DANCE CAPTAIN: SAM ROSE PEARSON ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: MICHAEL SELTZER
FIGHT CAPTAIN: MICHAEL SELTZER
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Violin: RYU MITSUHASHI; Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute: DANE ANDERSEN; Clarinet/Flute/Bass Clarinet: DAVID ORLICZ; Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Piccolo Trumpet: TIM BURKE; French Horn: SARAH YOUNKER; Trombone/Bass Trombone: MEGAN O’MALLEY; Drums/Percussion: GARY SELIGSON; Music Associate/Keyboard Swing: MICHAEL HOPEWELL
Keyboards: CONNOR DORAN; JOSH TATSUO CULLEN
Music Coordinator: Michael Aarons, M-Squared Music
Associate Music Coordinator: Anja Wood, M-Squared Music
Music Preparation: Anixter Rice Music Services
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ANGELA LANSBURY (Voice of the Prologue Narrator) enjoyed a career spanning almost 75 years in film, stage and television. Winner of five Tony Awards®, her Broadway credits include Hotel Paradiso (1957), A Taste of Honey (1960), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Mame (1966, Tony Award®), Dear World (1968, Tony Award®), Gypsy (1974, Tony Award®), Sweeney Todd (1979, Tony Award®), Deuce (2007), Blithe Spirit (2009, Tony Award®), A Little Night Music (2010) and The Best Man (2012). She appeared in over 60 motion pictures including Gaslight (Academy Award® Nomination), National Velvet, The Harvey Girls, State of the Union, The Portrait of Dorian Gray (Academy Award® Nomination), Samson and Delilah, The Court Jester, The Long Hot Summer, The Manchurian Candidate (Academy Award® Nomination), The World of Henry Orient and Death on the Nile. In 1991 she was the voice of Mrs. Potts in Disney’s animated feature, Beauty and the Beast. From 1984-1996 she made television history starring as Jessica Fletcher on “Murder, She Wrote,” the longest-running detective drama series in TV history, winning four of her six Golden Globe® Awards. In 2013 she was awarded an Oscar® for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures. She was named a Dame of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Lansbury passed away peacefully on October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday.
KYRA BELLE JOHNSON (Belle) is honored to bring this magical story back to the stage. She previously toured as Sophie in the National Tour of Mamma Mia! TV/Film Credits: Damned If You Do, Role Play, and “FBI.” Proud alumna of Texas State’s BFA Musical Theatre Program. Huge thanks to DGRW and Disney for making this dream come true. Endless gratitude to Colin and her family, given and chosen, for their steadfast love and support. @kyrabellejohnson
FERGIE L. PHILIPPE ( Beast ). Grateful to be making his Disney wishes come true! Broadway: Hamilton as Hercules Mulligan and James Madison, Camelot as Sir Sagramore/King Arthur u/s. Off Broadway: Jason Robert Brown’s The Connector as Bob/Willis. On television: “The Good Fight,” “Law and Order: SVU” and “The Gilded Age.” Film: Space Cadet . Puppetry: Aanika’s Elephants, Jupiter’s Journey to Earth, Rescue Rue and Disney’s The Little Mermaid He sends his love to Rose, his family and Disney World. Insta - @fergsters95
STEPHEN MARK LUKAS ( Gaston ). Broadway/Tour: Nick Arnstein in Funny Girl, The Book of Mormon . Regional: Paper Mill, Goodspeed, Ogunquit, Maltz Jupiter, Westport Country Playhouse. Television: “Elsbeth,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Gossip Girl.” Love to my family and B. Follow along: @smlukas
DANNY GARDNER ( Lumiere ). Broadway: Dames At Sea, A Christmas Carol, Flying Over Sunset . Off-Broadway: Lady, Be Good! (City Center Encores!), The NY Summer Spectacular (Radio City). National Tours: White Christmas, 42nd Street . Regional: Crazy For You (Signature Theater), Mary Poppins (Seattle 5th Avenue). Love to my wife, castmate Emily. www.danny-gardner.com @dannyjgnyc
KATHY VOYTKO ( Mrs. Potts ). Broadway: The Music Man, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Tuck Everlasting, Next To Normal, The Pirate Queen, The Frogs, Nine, Oklahoma! Tours: Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Gentleman’s Guide… Thank you Disney, the amazing BATB company, TRC & CGF! For my loves: John, Alena, & Evelyn.
JAVIER IGNACIO ( Cogsworth ). Broadway: Company (Jamie, Peter, Andy u/s); Side Show (Houdini/Dog Boy). National Tour: Company (Peter); Fiasco’s Into the Woods. Off-Broadway: Fiasco’s Twelfth Night (Sebastian); PublicWorks’ Twelfth Night; Encores! Call Me Madam. Regional Theatres: La Jolla Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, The Asolo Rep and MTWichita. Wichita State University Alum. AEA. www.JavierIgnacio.com
HARRY FRANCIS (Lefou). London/West End: Mary Poppins, Cats, Wicked, A Chorus Line, Barnum, Pippin, The Book of Mormon. Tours: Cats, Hairspray, West Side Story, Edward Scissorhands. US: West Side Story, Cats, Newsies, Jersey Boys and Elvis @HarryRFrancis
KEVIN LIGON (Maurice). 12 Broadway shows including Hello, Dolly!, The Producers, The Secret Garden . Regional: Arthur Whittington in An Old-Fashioned Family Murder (New Theatre), Herr Schultz in Cabaret (Goodspeed), Pirelli in Sweeney Todd (Kennedy Center). TV: “Blue Bloods,” “The Good Fight,” “Law & Order: SVU.”
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HOLLY ANN BUTLER ( Madame). Broadway: Come From Away, Diana the Musical, On the Town, How to Succeed…, Grease. National Tours: Evita, Shrek, Jersey Boys. TV/Film: Diana the Musical, A Holiday Spectacular, “Figure It Out.” Instagram: @performingpinup. Thanks to my husband, Steven.
CAMERON MONROE THOMAS ( Babette ), TXST MT 2025, is thrilled to make her National Tour debut with BATB ! Recent credits: Sister Act (Tina/Ensemble) and BATB (Ensemble) at The Muny and Beautiful (Lucille/Shirelle) at The ZACH. Philippians 4:13.
BEATRICE GODDARD BEGGS (Chip at certain performances) is joyfully celebrating her National Tour debut! She hopes to inspire other kids to bravely chase their dreams. With gratitude to Avalon Artists, Bercy Talent & CalliCo, she dedicates this show to her little brother, Teddy. @beatrice_b_adventure_diary
LEVI BLAISE COLEMAN ( Chip at certain performances ). Debut tour! Levi thanks JESUS; Disney Theatrical Group; TRC Company; Kim Pedell/Zoom Talent; David Gilbert/Zuri Agency; Amelia DeMayo/Glenn Gordon & bergenPACPAS; Jessi Clayton/ThePrepNY; The Ailey School; family & friends. IG: @leviblaise
VINNY ANDALORO ( Swing ) is thrilled to be twirling on the road again! National Tours: Funny Girl, Cats. Regional: Ogunquit, NSMT, The LEX. BFA, The Boston Conservatory. Love to my amazing family, friends, mentors, and incredible fiancé, Jackson. IG: @vinny__andaloro
BRIANNA ASCIONE ( Vacation Swing ). National Tour debut! Credits: Broadway At Music Circus, Goodspeed Musicals, Bucks County Playhouse. Marymount Manhattan 2022. Huge thanks to Suite Talent and Disney. All the love to my family and friends for their love and support! @briannajascione
BENJAMIN CHENG ( Ensemble ). National tour debut! Memphis, TN native and recent CCM graduate. Many thanks to HCKR and The TRC Company. And thanks to God and my family for their constant love and support! Colossians 3:16-17. @benjamin.s.cheng
SPENCER DEAN (Monsieur D’Arque, Ensemble). National Tour debut!! Regional: MUNY, Goodspeed, NSMT, Weston, City Springs. TV: “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” BFA: Boston Conservatory. Thanks
to The TRC Company, Lucille and The Hybrid Agency. Immense love to friends & family, especially mom - you are my rock! @JSpencerDean; www.Spencer-Dean.com
JULIAN MARCUS De GUZMAN (Ensemble). Broadway: Beetlejuice, Newsies, Hello, Dolly!, Miss Saigon. BFA Dance & Sociology, UC Irvine. Filipino. San Francisco Bay Area Born & Raised. Thankful for the DeGuzman’s, Jo, CESD, Canaan, Joni, Coyote. Isang bagsak! @julianofguzman
MICHAEL DIKEGOROS (Ensemble). National tour debut! Off Broadway: The York. Regional: Ogunquit, Tuacahn, Music Theatre Wichita. Commercial: Holiday Inn Club Vacations. Elon BFA MT. Love to CTG, The TRC Company, his family, friends, Brady and Ellie. michaeldikegoros.com @m_dikegoros
DARRELL T. JOE (Ensemble ). So excited to share this “tale as old as time” around the country! Broadway: Spamalot . Off Broadway: Cheek to Cheek (York). National Tours: Jesus Christ Superstar . Regional: Goodspeed, Muny, DCPA, TUTS, Maltz and more! @darrelltjoe
EMILY LARGER (Ensemble). National Tours: Elf (Kennedy Center, MSG), The 39 Steps Regional/NY: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Christine), Billy Elliot, Cabaret (Goodspeed), A Chorus Line (Cassie). Sharing this adventure with her loves Danny, Jack, and Maple! emilylarger.com
MATTHEW MARVIN ( Vacation Swing ). National Tour: Elf The Musical . Regional: Tuacahn, Riverside, Fulton, Maine State, Stages STL, ACT of Connecticut, Cincinnati Playhouse, The LEX. Film: Doubt . BFA: MMC. Thanks to Avalon Artists Group, the BATB team and The TRC Company! @matthewmarvin.
LENA MATTHEWS ( Swing ) is thrilled to be a part of BATB ! Broadway: Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream . Off-Broadway: A Sign of the Times . Tour/Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar, Newsies, Carousel . Love and gratitude to my father Bob Matthews and my team at Suite talent! @_lenamatthews
CALEB McARTHUR ( Swing ). National Tour Debut! University of Michigan BFA Musical Theatre Alum. Thank you to his agents at Henderson Hogan, his devoted teachers and his loved ones who have helped make this dream come true. @calebbmcarthur
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CARSON HAMPTON PALMER ( Vacation Swing ) is excited to be making his National Tour debut! Regional: Sacramento Music Circus, MTWichita. Many thanks to his family, friends, CTG, Creative Team, TRC, and Disney for making his dreams come true. BFA: TXST. @carsonhamptonpalmer
SAM ROSE PEARSON (Swing, Dance Captain). (they/she) National tour debut! TV/Film: “The Equalizer,” “Evil Lives Here.” Regional: Asolo Rep, NC Theater, New London Barn Playhouse, Forestburgh Playhouse. Elon Music Theatre BFA Alum. Endless thanks to HCKR, Disney, and their family - given, found and chosen. @sampearson___
KATIE POHLMAN ( Vacation Swing ). Broadway: Aladdin . National Tours: Aladdin , Bandstand . Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, MTWichita, Muny; SNL; Oklahoma City University Dance. Many thanks to The Mine, Disney Theatrical Group and Andrew. Love to my amazing nieces and nephews!
MELAINA RAIRAMO (Village Lass, Ensemble) is overjoyed to be here! Regional: Guthrie, Fulton, Maine State. Proud UATD alum. Endless gratitude to family, friends, and the Beauty team—this dream wouldn’t be possible without you. Roll Tide! @Melaina_Rairamo
ELLEN ROBERTS (Swing). National Tour Debut! Boston Conservatory class of 2025. Credits: Frozen, Jersey Boys (NSMT), Beautiful, Jersey Boys, The Bodyguard (TBTS). LINK Class 6. Thanks to Michelle Chasse, Daniel Hoff Agency, and love to her family.
GRACE MARIE RUSNICA (Ensemble). National tour debut! Pittsburgh native and recent graduate of CCM. Off-Broadway: Monte Cristo. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, The Muny. TV: “American Idol.” All my love to the whole BATB team, Henderson Hogan, and my family! @gracerusnica
BEN SEARS ( Ensemble ). (he/him) Pizza Enthusiast! Broadway: The Heart of Rock & Roll (OBC). National Tours: CATS (1st Nat’l), A Bronx Tale. Love to The A Squad, my agents, Peter Van Dam & my Family. As always, this is for Dad.
MICHAEL SELTZER ( Swing, Assistant Dance Captain, Fight Captain ). Broadway: West Side Story. 1st National Tour: Back to the Future . Regional: The Old Globe, Asolo Rep,
Sacramento Music Circus, The Muny, Weston Theater Company. BFA Musical Theater: The Boston Conservatory. Love to The Bloc Agency and family.
JASMINE PEARL VILLAROEL (Village Lass, Ensemble) completed her BFA at Temple University (‘25) while in the Original Broadway Cast of The Great Gatsby! Endless love and thanks to family, friends & teachers for everything. Wishing on stars & working hard! @jasmine.villaroel
KATE WESLER (Enchantress, Village Lass, Ensemble). Broadway: Harmony (OBC). Tours: Chicago (Roxie), Pippin (Fastrada). TV/Film: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Principal Dancer), Caught Stealing (Principal Dancer). Julianne Hough Residency (Dancer). CCM graduate. Grateful for this team. Love to my family. www.katewesler.com @kate.wesler
LINDA WOOLVERTON ( Book ). Linda Woolverton’s first animated feature, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991) won the Golden Globe for the Best Comedy/Musical and became the first animated film to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award®. Woolverton cowrote the screenplay for The Lion King animated feature, rewrote the script for Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and contributed to the animated feature Mulan. She went on to adapt the script of Beauty and the Beast for the Broadway stage and received the Tony Award® nomination for Best Book of a Musical in 1994. Woolverton was also awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Beauty and the Beast for Best New Musical in the UK. Beauty and the Beast ran in New York between 1994 and 2007, becoming the sixth longest running show in Broadway history. Woolverton also wrote the Book for Elton John and Tim Rice’s Musical Aida which ran for five years at the Palace. Woolverton’s script for Alice in Wonderland (2010), directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, grossed over one billion dollars and she became the first female screenwriter with a sole credit on a billiondollar film. From there she wrote the screenplay for Disney’s Maleficent (2014) starring Angelina Jolie which became a worldwide success. She is currently creating a television series, producing an animated series and adapting a fantasy novel for film.
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ALAN MENKEN ( Composer ). Theatre: God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway), Beauty and the Beast, A Christmas Carol, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, Newsies, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, A Bronx Tale, Hercules, Little Shop of Horrors (Off-Broadway). Film: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast (Animated) , Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted, Tangled, Sausage Party, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin (Live Versions), Disenchanted (Live Action), The Little Mermaid (Live Version), Spellbound. Television: “Sesame Street,” “Lincoln,” “The Neighbors,” “Galavant,” “Tangled.” Awards: Tony Award; Daytime Emmy®; 2 Drama Desks; 8 Oscars®; 11 GRAMMYS®; 7 Golden Globes; London’s Evening Standard; Olivier; 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards. Songwriters Hall of Fame, American Theater Hall of Fame, Billboard’s #1 single/album, Disney Legend, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Max Steiner Award. His Emmy® win elevated him to EGOT status, as the 16th person ever to receive an Emmy, GRAMMY®, Oscar, and Tony Award. Upcoming: Nancy Drew And the Mystery at Spotlight Manor: A Musical.
HOWARD ASHMAN ( Lyricist ) is best known as the pivotal creative mind behind The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast (which is dedicated to “Our friend, Howard Ashman, who gave a Mermaid her voice and a Beast his soul…”). Ashman’s first love was theatre. He was a founder of Off Off-Broadway’s renowned WPA Theatre, where he conceived, wrote and directed the classic musical Little Shop of Horrors as well as God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (both music by Alan Menken). A new cast recording of Rosewater is available from Sh-K-Boom records. In 1986, Ashman wrote and directed the Broadway musical Smile (music by Marvin Hamlisch). Lamented as a lost treasure of the 1980’s theatre scene, Smile remains popular on high school and college campuses. A documentary about Ashman’s life titled HOWARD has received great acclaim for its sensitive portrayal of the man and the artist. Howard Ashman died in 1991 from complications of AIDS. For more information, please visit howardashman.com.
TIM RICE (Lyricist) has been writing lyrics for musical theatre and related enterprises for nearly 50 years. Credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar
and Evita with Andrew Lloyd Webber; Aladdin, King David and Beauty and the Beast with Alan Menken; Chess with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson; and The Lion King and Aida with Elton John. He has won numerous awards along the way, usually for the wrong things or for simply turning up. His latest musical opened in London in 2013, based on James Jones’s novel From Here to Eternity, with music by Stuart Brayson. He is currently working on a show about Machiavelli and wrote three new songs with Alan Menken for the 2017 live action film of Beauty and the Beast. www.timrice.co.uk
MATT WEST (Director & Choreographer). Matt West’s Broadway credits include Lestat (Palace Theatre), Music by Sir Elton John, Lyrics by Bernie Taupin; Beauty and the Beast (Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award, Olivier, Drama Desk and Outer Critics’ Circle Award nominations); Elaborate Lives (Alliance Theatre), Music by Sir Elton John, Lyrics by Sir Tim Rice. OffBroadway credits: Disenchanted, Mimi Le Duck starring Eartha Kitt. International credits: Little Shop of Horrors (Buenos Aires), The Wanderer (Tokyo’s Parko Theatre). Touring credits: Trolls Live! (Director/Choreographer, Cirque du Soleil). Home Video: The Little Mermaid, Cinderella and Peter Pan (VSDA), The Nutcracker (The Disney Channel). Disney Live Entertainment: World of Color, Dream Up, Jubilation, Fantasmic! As an Actor, Matt created the role of Bobby in the film A Chorus Line directed by Sir Richard Attenborough. Future projects: The Broadway bound wrestling musical Wow!
STANLEY A. MEYER ( Scenic Designer ). Award-Winning Artist, Illustrator, and Scenic Designer. Winner of the League of American Theatres & Producers National Broadway Award; 30 Float Designs, 23 Awards for the Tournament of Roses Parade ; Dial M For Murder & The Three Musketeers , Syracuse Stage. American Premieres: Sir Tim Rice’s From Here to Eternity & Saturday Night Fever, REV; Treasure Island, Arkansas Rep; WarholCapote , ART. Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Ogunquit Playhouse; Ain’t Misbehavin’, Cleveland; Steve Miller Band, Alice Cooper, Cyndi Lauper, Disney on Ice, Barbie Live!, Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Universal Studios Japan, SeaWorld Orlando, San Diego, Abu Dhabi. Thank you, Tom Schumacher, for asking me to design the scenery and digital artwork for this show. My
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agent, Michael Moore, and my Associates, who keep me sparkling: Christine Peters, Brian Webb, Jason M. Curtis, Jesús Luna, Gaetane Bertol, and Bill Beilke. Love to my husband, Arnis. Explore more: www.stan.fyi
ANN HOULD-WARD ( Costume Designer ). Broadway: The Color Purple ; The Visit ; The People in the Picture ; A Free Man of Color (Drama Desk nomination); A Catered Affair (Drama Desk nomination); Company; Dance of the Vampires; Beauty and the Beast (Tony Award®, American Theatre Wing’s Design Award, Ovation Award); Into the Woods (Tony® & Drama Desk nominations, Outer Critics Circle nomination, L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award); Falsettos; Sunday in the Park with George (Tony® & Drama Desk Nominations); Harrigan ‘N’ Heart; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; St. Joan; Three Men on a Horse; Timon of Athens ; In the Summer House ; Little Me ; The Moliere Comedies . West End/London: The Prince of Egypt ; Imagine This ; Beauty and the Beast (Olivier nomination); Notes from the Field by Anna Deveare Smith (Royal Court); Dear World (directed by Gillian Lynne). Berlin: Schuh Des Manitu. European Tour: Ben Hur Live Off-Broadway: over 50 Off-Broadway credits. Regional: over 100 credits in USA regional theatres including Guthrie Theatre, Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse and Arena Stage. Opera: Peter Grimes (Metropolitan Opera); West Side Story (Salzburg Festival); MAHAGONNY (Los Angeles Opera); The Most Happy Fella (NYC Opera). Circus: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (2001 & 2003). Film: Strike!; Six by Sondheim. Ballet: Norwegian National Ballet; Mikhailovsky Ballet; ABT; Alvin Ailey; San Francisco Ballet; Ballet Hispanico. Recipient of Irene Scharaff Award for Sustained Excellence.
NATASHA KATZ ( Lighting Designer ) has designed extensively for theatre, opera, dance, concerts and permanent lighting installations around the world. She is an eight-time Tony Award® winner whose recent Broadway credits include Hell’s Kitchen ; Sweeney Todd ; Here We Are ; Grey House ; MJ ; Some Like It Hot ; Springsteen on Broadway ; and Hello, Dolly! Recent dance designs include Like Water for Chocolate at the Met. She is a TDF Wendy Wasserstein Project Mentor and was recently inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.
MICHAEL KOSARIN (Music Supervision and Arrangements) was music director, conductor, and arranger of the original Broadway production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in 1994 and has collaborated with composer Alan Menken ever since. He’s worked on Broadway since 1982, on the original productions of Nine, Grand Hotel, Secret Garden, King David, A Chorus Line, Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Newsies, and Aladdin, as well as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Hercules worldwide. Film work includes Pocahontas, Hercules, Enchanted, Tangled, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Disenchanted, Spellbound, and live-action Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. An Emmy-award-winning television music producer/ arranger, he produced/arranged music for “Galavant,” has composed songs and scores for “Sesame Street” and “The Wonder Pets,” and contributes to “Ms. Rachel’s” program. Kosarin is a multi-GRAMMYnominated recording artist and producer, with dozens of theater albums and motion picture soundtracks, as well as long-time collaborations with such legendary artists as Carly Simon and Barbara Cook.
JOHN SHIVERS (Sound Designer). Real Women Have Curves, Swept Away, The Heart of Rock and Roll, Shucked (2023 Tony and Drama Desk Award nominee), Beauty and the Beast (Worldwide), Pretty Woman (Worldwide), Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, Kinky Boots (2013 Tony Award recipient), Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, Leap of Faith, Bonnie & Clyde, Sister Act, 9 to 5, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, The Little Mermaid, TARZAN ® , Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays . International: Wicked, TARZAN ® , The Lion King (Shanghai) and (Singapore), Regional: The Muny (2015-Present), Swept Away (2024 Helen Hayes Award recipient), Galileo, Trading Places, The Wanderer, Becoming Nancy, 42nd St., Heart of Rock & Roll, First Wives Club, Nutty Professor, Tales of the City, Emma, Robin & the 7 Hoods, Ace. Associate / Supervisor: Mary Poppins, Hairspray, The Producers, The Lion King (worldwide), Titanic, Big, How to Succeed…, The Who’s Tommy, The Buddy Holly Story. Other credits: Savion Glover, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Gregory Hines and engineering at Electric Lady Studios
ROB ROTH ( Production Conception ) was nominated for a Tony Award® as Best Director for his Broadway debut, Beauty and the Beast, which has become one of the top ten longest-running musicals in Broadway history. The show has been produced all over the world, selling more than 45
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million tickets and winning many awards including the Olivier Award for Best Musical in London. Rob went on to direct the world premiere of Elaborate Lives: The Legend of Aida, collaborating with Sir Elton John and Sir Tim Rice. Rob directed the Broadway musical Lestat, based on the Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles with a score by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Rob frequently directs rock concerts, working with legendary artists including Alice Cooper, KISS, The Dresden Dolls, Cyndi Lauper and Steve Miller. Rob’s first play, WARHOLCAPOTE , debuted at American Repertory Theatre at Harvard, and was published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster. The play was named Best Audio Book of 2022 by The Times of London and was a #1 best seller on Amazon. Rob is an avid collector of rock and roll graphics, his collection is featured in a new book, Rock Visions, from Genesis Books, to be released in 2025. Rob and his husband Patrick live in New York with their Labrador Tag.
DANNY TROOB (Orchestrator). Danny’s career as a musician includes composing, orchestrating and conducting. Some early credits include Pacific Overtures, The Baker’s Wife (both shows’ dance music), Big River (music supervision, Drama Desk Award winner). Danny orchestrated the animated features Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas – where he also conducted the score – and wrote and conducted the scores to Disney’s The Little Mermaid 2 and Lady and The Tramp 2. On Broadway, he orchestrated the award-winning revivals of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying and The Pajama Game. He received a second Drama Desk Award for Cinderella in 2011. He orchestrated Dr. Zhivago in Australia in 2014, and more recently Disney’s Hercules and Jeanine Tesori’s Soft Power
DARREL MALONEY ( Video & Projection Designer) is an award-winning designer who has designed for theatre, broadcast, concerts, opera, museums, exhibitions and film. Broadway: The Cher Show, American Idiot, On Your Feet!, Allegiance, The Parisian Woman, A Night with Janis Joplin, Everyday Rapture, The Illusionists. Off-Broadway: Found (Atlantic Theater, Drama Desk nom.), Checkers (Vineyard Theatre, Drama Desk nom.), Tappin’ Thru Life (Drama Desk nom.), The Babylon Line (Lincoln Center Theater), Joan of Arc: Into The Fire (Public Theater), Pretty Filthy (Civilians), Kung Fu, Golden Child (Signature Theatre), The Village Bike, The Submission (MTC), Kansas City
Choir Boy (Prototype, A.R.T., Kirk Douglas Theatre), Karen O’s Stop the Virgens (St Anne’s Warehouse, Sydney Opera). Select other designs: WARHOLCAPOTE (A.R.T.), Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Surf (Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas), Sadko (Vlaamse Opera, Ghent), The Summer King (Pittsburgh Opera). Darrel’s company “d13” has provided the performance and virtual set content for The Tony Awards and titles sequence and post-production for the filmed version of Allegiance on Broadway.
DAVID H. LAWRENCE ( Hair & Make-Up Designer) is happy to be working with members of the original creative team on this new production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Broadway: Baby It’s You, Company (Revival), Anything Goes, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, She Loves Me, Guys and Dolls (CLAIROL Award) , Tommy, How to Succeed…, Trying, A Funny Thing Happened…, The King and I, Moliere Comedies, Night of The Iguana, On The Waterfront, Wait Until Dark, On The Town, Grease, Death of a Salesman (NY/LA and Showtime) , Bells are Ringing, 42nd Street (NY, Germany, US Tour) , The Full Monty (NY and Tour), Maurice Hines’ Guys and Dolls (Tour), The Crucible, Some Like it Hot starring Tony Curtis (Tour), Dance of the Vampires, All Shook Up (NY and Tour), Souvenir. Off-Broadway: Mimi Le Duck, Indian Blood, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Dinah Was, Twelfth Night, A Dybbuk, Jeffrey, Picasso at the Lapin Agile . TV/Film: “SNL” (Emmy nom.), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (ABC), The James Brady Story (HBO). Winner 1994 Outstanding Achievement Award from Theatre Crafts International for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. In honour of the late, great Paul Huntley. Without his mentorship, I would not be here.
JIM STEINMEYER ( Illusion Designer ). Jim Steinmeyer was called by The New York Times the “celebrated ‘invisible man’— inventor, designer, and creative brain behind many of the great stage magicians.” His illusions have been featured by Doug Henning, Siegfried and Roy, David Copperfield, Ricky Jay, and many others. He created the special illusions for Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins, Aladdin, and many other shows. He is also the author of books on the history and art of magic.
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DAVID CHASE ( Dance Music Arrangements ) has been Music Director, Music Supervisor and/or Dance Arranger for 40+ Broadway productions over the last three decades. He has two Emmy® Award nominations for Music Direction for NBC’s live telecasts of “The Sound of Music” and “Peter Pan,” plus GRAMMY® and Olivier® nominations. David has written arrangements and orchestrations for Boston Pops (including their signature “Twelve Days of Christmas”), Kennedy Center Honors, Essential Voices USA, and Radio City Music Hall. TV includes conducting, arranging and orchestrating for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Schmigadoon!,” “The Gilded Age,” and “Étoile.” David appeared onscreen in Season 5 of “Maisel” as the announcer and bandleader for the ‘Gordon Ford Show.’ Other conducting includes numerous film scores (recently: The Last Showgirl) as well as productions at Lyric Opera of Chicago. His choral arrangements are published by Hal Leonard. David lives in New York City with his wife (and Drama Desk nominee) Paula Leggett Chase and their two sons.
CHRISTOPH BUSKIES ( Electronic Music Programming ). Christoph’s revolutionary music system KeyComp has been successfully implemented worldwide in The Lion King, Frozen, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act and Beauty and the Beast
MICHAEL AARONS ( Music Coordinator ). Broadway: Boop!, Smash, Old Friends, Pirates! The Penzance, Real Women Have Curves, Sunset Boulevard, & Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Aladdin . Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors Other: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Paper Mill Playhouse. Tours: Hamilton, & Juliet, Mamma Mia!, Moulin Rouge!, The Wiz, Beauty and the Beast TV/Film: “Up Here,” “South Park,” “Annie Live!,” Hamilton, Incredibles 2, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. www.m2music.nyc
LORENZO PISONI ( Movement Coordinator ). Broadway: Parade; MJ; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ; Gary ; Beetlejuice ; Disney’s Frozen ; Noises Off . Off Broadway: Lucy, Mac Beth ; All the Fine Boys ; Harlequin Studies . West End: MJ ; Disney’s Frozen ; Mary Poppins . Lorenzo’s acting on and off-Broadway has been recognized with Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Obie and Outer Critics Circle Awards.
SAM SCALAMONI ( Associate Director ) is grateful to have been the Associate Director of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast for Disney since 2001. He has supervised the show on Broadway, mounted US tours and companies in Korea, Japan, China, Brazil, Australia, UK tours, and an international tour. Sam is the director of the National Tour of Elf the Musical, which has toured since 2012, playing engagements in NYC and the Kennedy Center. Sam directed and collaborated with Alan Menken on the Broadway musical Leap of Faith , and co-created and directed Mulan Jr . Sam is a founding member and Artistic Director of Skyline Theatre Company.
STEVE BEBOUT ( Supervising Resident Director ). Associate directing credits include Company (Tour), Some Like It Hot (Broadway, Tour), Disney’s Aladdin (Broadway, Tour), Something Rotten! (Broadway, Tours), The Book of Mormon (Broadway, Tours, West End), Sister Act (Broadway), The Addams Family (Broadway, Tours, International). He’s directed a bunch of his own stuff too.
JENN RIAS ( Associate Choreographer ). Choreography credits: A Doll’s House with Jessica Chastain (Broadway), International Premiere of Beaches the Musical (Theatre Calgary), Tootsie (Ogunquit Playhouse), Spamalot (Ogunquit Playhouse). Jenn is currently Associate Choreographer for the US National Tour and Australian Companies of Beauty and the Beast She was also Associate Choreographer for the North American Tours of Aladdin and Dear Evan Hansen. As a performer, Jenn was in the Original Broadway Companies of The Cher Show, Escape to Margaritaville, War Paint and Aladdin and made her Broadway debut in Rock of Ages. She was a Radio City Rockette. Thank you, Matt West! For my boys. @jenniferriascannon
ERIN N. MOORE ( Associate Choreographer ) is a versatile artist, working across genres and mediums. A graduate of Ailey/Fordham, some credits include Company: Philadanco; TV: “Boardwalk Empire,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” PBS Great Performances “Celebrating 50 years of Broadway’s Best;” Broadway (original casts): Follies, After Midnight, Shuffle Along ; Classical: The Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Symphony. Choreography credits: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (Choreographer), Chase
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THE TRC COMPANY (Casting). Led by partners Claire Burke, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Xavier Rubiano, and Peter Van Dam. Broadway: Dead Outlaw, BOOP! The Musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Left on Tenth, The Outsiders, SIX, Aladdin . National Tours: The Phantom Of The Opera, Water For Elephants, The Wiz, Back To The Future, Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables. The TRC Company is proud to continue the casting legacy of Tara Rubin Casting and Johnson-Liff Associates.
NEURO TOUR (Physical Therapy) Carolyn M. Lawson PT, founder and CEO of Neurosport & NEURO TOUR (Physical Therapy), leaders in performing arts medicine. We are honored to be part of this amazing tour.
JASON TRUBITT ( Production Supervisor ) is proud to be with Disney Theatrical, having supervised 11 productions of Aladdin and 6 productions of Beauty and the Beast in 9 countries. Prior to supervising, Jason was a stage manager on the original Broadway productions of Aladdin, Sister Act, Mary Poppins, Brooklyn, and Never Gonna Dance . Additional happy years spent at Wicked Broadway and Mamma Mia! National Tour. Jason has also stage managed at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Washington Opera, and the Goodspeed Opera House. Thanks to Clifford Schwartz. Love to Marlene, Herbie and Ryan.
DAVID ANDREWS ROGERS ( Music Director/Conductor ). Broadway/International tours: Phantom of the Opera, My Fair Lady, An American in Paris, The Wizard of Oz, Fiddler on the Roof, Cats, Chicago, Les Misérables, Show Boat . Guest Conductor: NY Pops at Carnegie Hall, OKC Philharmonic, Apollo Theatre. NY: York Theatre, New World Stages, Theatre at St. Clements. Extensive stock and regional theatre. Orchestrator and educator.
ANDREW BACIGALUPO ( Production Stage Manager ). NYC: Elf: The Musical ; Milan, Italy: Priscilla Queen of the Desert ; National/ International Tours: Some Like it Hot, Disney’s
Aladdin, Oklahoma!, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Sound of Music, Million Dollar Quartet, Walking with Dinosaurs, and Ghost the Musical. Proud AEA member. Love to Mom, Dad, Matt and Izzy.
CAITLIN KELLERMEYER ( Stage Manager). Select theaters and companies: The Walt Disney Company, TUTS and La Jolla Playhouse. Select Broadway/tours: Back to the Future; Tina; Kiss Me, Kate; Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Love to the family and #kellermeyerkids! @cakellermeyer
MALASHIA CARTER ( Assistant Stage Manager ). National Tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Company, Back To The Future . Broadway: Apprenticeships on Some Like it Hot, Ain’t Too Proud . Montclair State. She is grateful to God, family, and friends for their love and support.
KRISTIN STEWART ( Assistant Stage Manager ). Broadway: Frozen , Aladdin , Deaf West’s Spring Awakening . National and International Tours: Frozen , Beauty and the Beast , Elf , Shrek , Young Frankenstein , Wizard of Oz , Hairspray , Wonderful Town , Stand By Your Man , Full Monty . BFA Illinois Wesleyan. MA University of Denver. Love to my husband and our sweet pup. Gratitude to my parents. @theenchantedsms.
DISNEY THEATRICAL GROUP, a division of
The Walt Disney Studios, was formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Andrew Flatt, Anne Quart and Thomas Schumacher. Worldwide, its ten Broadway titles have been seen by more than 200 million theatregoers and have been nominated for 62 Tony Awards®, winning Broadway’s highest honor 20 times. The company’s inaugural production, Beauty and the Beast , opened in 1994, playing a remarkable 13-year run on Broadway and continues to be produced in replica productions around the world. In November 1997, Disney made theatrical history with the opening of The Lion King, which received six 1998 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director, Julie Taymor, who became the first woman in Broadway history to win the award. Approaching 30 landmark years on Broadway, it has welcomed over 124 million visitors worldwide to date and has multiple productions currently running worldwide. The Lion King has played over 100 cities in 24 countries on every continent except Antarctica and its worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or entertainment title in box office history. Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida opened on Broadway Bank’s “Backstage on Broadway” Industrial (Choreographer), West Side Story , The Muny (Associate Choreographer), Strike Up the Band at Carnegie Hall (Associate Choreographer). Erin is thrilled to be part of this creative team! @mooregranola
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next, winning four 2000 Tony Awards. It was followed by Mary Poppins , a co-production with Cameron Mackintosh, which opened in London in 2004 and went on to enjoy a six-year Tony-winning Broadway run. TARZAN®, Tony-nominated for its 2006 Broadway premiere, went on to become an international hit with an award-winning production enjoying a ten-year run in Germany. In January 2008, The Little Mermaid opened on Broadway and was the best-selling new musical of that year. Disney Theatrical Group opened two critically acclaimed productions on Broadway in 2012, winning seven Tony Awards between them: Peter and the Starcatcher and Newsies, each of which enjoyed a two-year run and launched North American tours, with Newsies playing a record-breaking Fathom Events in-cinema release. Disney Theatrical Group’s 2014 hit, Aladdin , continues its smash Broadway run, having launched eleven productions on four continents and been seen by more than 21 million guests. Disney Theatrical Group’s newest hit, the 2018 Tony-nominated Best Musical Frozen has launched eight productions around the world and a filmed version of the stage musical currently available on Disney+. Other stage ventures include King David in concert on Broadway, Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame in Berlin, stage productions of Disney’s High School Musical and the Oliviernominated West End hit Shakespeare in Love Disney Theatrical Group has collaborated with preeminent theatres in the US to develop new stage musicals including The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Freaky Friday. As a part of the recent acquisition of 20th Century Studios, Disney Theatrical Group also heads the Buena Vista Theatrical banner, which licenses Fox titles for stage adaptations including Anastasi a; Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Mrs. Doubtfire. Disney Theatrical recently premiered Hercules in London’s West End and a North American tour production of Beauty and the Beast. Next up: The world premiere of the stage musical The Greatest Showman in Bristol, England in Spring 2026. In addition to theatrical stage productions, Disney Theatrical Group licenses and manages Location-Based Entertainment (LBE) experiences for The Walt Disney Company, including Disney On Ice , Mundo Pixar , Disney Junior Live On Tour, and The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail, expanding the magic of Disney storytelling into immersive environments worldwide. With dozens of stage productions and live ticketed events currently being produced or licensed, a Disney live experience is taking place somewhere around the globe virtually every hour of the day.
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With our local partners, we are committed to providing a welcoming space for everyone to share in the irreplaceable experience of live theater.
Thank you for your participation in making touring Broadway a respectful and inclusive place, where everyone on stage, backstage and in the audience feels they belong.
Opening Night - September 2, 2025
Staff for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Worldwide
General Manager Myriah Bash
Production Supervisor
Technical Supervision
Jason Trubitt
Dave Churchill
Associate General Manager Alex Reyes
Associate Director Sam Scalamoni
Supervising Resident Director
.Steve Bebout
Associate Choreographers Jenn Rias, Erin N. Moore
Movement Coordinator
Lorenzo Pisoni
Associate Scenic Designer Christine Peters
UK Associate Costume Designer
US Associate Costume Designer
Associate Lighting Designer
Moving Light Programmer
Associate Sound Designer
Associate Hair & Make-Up Designer
Jack Galloway
Sam Fleming
Craig Stelzenmuller
.Sean Beach
Kevin Kennedy
Ashley Roller
UK Associate Video Designer Alessandro Uragallo
Producing and Development Director
Hunter Chancellor Production Coordinator
Jake Catsaros
SENIOR PUBLICIST DENNIS CROWLEY PUBLICIST AMY KATZ
STAFF
Staff for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Tour
COMPANY MANAGER
Assistant Company Manager
Production Stage Manager
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Managers
Dance Captain
Assistant Dance Captain
MAIA SUTTON
Aaron Ward
Andrew Bacigalupo
Caitlin Kellermeyer
Malashia Carter, Kristin Stewart
Sam Rose Pearson
Michael Seltzer
Fight Captain Michael Seltzer
Production Assistants
Technical Supervisor
Touring Technical Supervisor
Technical Operations Specialist
Production Carpenter
Production Automation
Isaac Byler, Caroline Duffin
Martijn Appelo
Noah Kern
James Garner
Patrick Eviston
Jem Hodgson
Head Carpenter Nick Ray
Automation Carpenter
Deck Carpenter
Flyperson
Production Electricians
Production Video
Head Electrician
Lead Follow Spot
Deck Electrician/Video
Production Properties
Head Properties
Mitch Ponikiski
Lakin Freedle
Ashton Hill
Patrick Johnston, Jimmy Fedigan
Dan Mueller
Dawn Kenseth
Jacob Ryan
Mitchell Dailey
Jennifer A. Kramer
Assistant Properties ............................
Production Sound ..............................
Emily Jaeger
Taryn Nicole
Nick Borisjuk
Head Sound Will Koch
Assistant Sound
Crew Swings/Advance
Wardrobe Supervisor
Assistant Wardrobe
Hair & Make-Up Supervisor
Tutor/Child Guardian
Athletic Trainer
Assistant Lighting Designer
Jake Delgado
Kate Spradling,
Tiffany White
Élisè M. Packee
Maya Patrick
Haley Richardson
Melissa Waters
Jael Hudson
Brandon Rosen
Scenic Assistant ...............................
Costume Department Coordinator/Assistant .........
Fabric Manager
Fitting Assistant
Stitcher
Special Projects
Moving Light Assistant
US Video Assistant & Animator
US Video Programmer
Casting Associate
Music Coordinator
KeyComp Music Programming
Music Preparation
Dialect Coach
Children’s Tutoring
Associate to Mr. Menken
Production Photography
Payroll
Director, Financial Accounting
Manager, Financial Accounting
Corporate Immigration Counsel
Risk Management
Corporate Music Counsel
Corporate Privacy Counsel
Jeff Hinchee
Brendan Woods
Steven Feldman
Annette Lovece
Matthew P. Freeman
Kevin Foster II
Jonah Camiel
Stefania Bulbarella
Andrew “Gus” Gusciora
Olivia Paige West
Michael Aarons
Christoph Buskies, Torben Köhler, Gerrit Netzlaff
Anixter Rice
Music Services
Deborah Hecht
On Location Education
Rick Kunis
Matthew Murphy
Cathy Guerra, Marie Caringal, Calvin Gin
Patrick Matarazzo
Jordon Loyo
Fabricio Lopez
Johan Kangas, Matthew Rooney
Donna Cole-Brulé
Anjelica Bader
Housing Services Road Rebel Global
THE TRC COMPANY
Claire Burke CSA, Kevin Metzger-Timson CSA, Xavier Rubiano CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA, Tara Rubin CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Louis DiPaolo CSA, Spencer Gualdoni CSA, Olivia Paige West CSA, Frankie Ramirez CSA
CREDITS
Scenery constructed by Great Lakes Scenic Studios and F&D Scene Changes. Automation and Additional Scenery by Silicon Theatre Scenery B.V. Additional Scenery and Automation by PRG Scenic Technologies. Additional Scenery by Scenic Art Studios. Soft Goods by Rose Brand, J&C Joel, and Big Image Systems. Lighting, Audio, and Video Equipment by PRG Broadway. Props by Marcus Hall Props, Bad Monkey Props, BB Props, and The Specialists Ltd. Illusion Effects by WK Magic. Special Effects equipment by LUMINOUS and J&M Special Effects. Handlesticks Designs by Jeremy Chernick. Costumes by Eric Winterling Costumes, Das Gewand, Phil Reynolds Costumes, Blackheath Park Fine Costumes, Arel Studio, Arnold Levine Millinery, Charles Hanrahan Costumes, Parsons-Meares, Ltd., Randy Carfagno Productions, Pintler Costumes and Technologies, Dress 4 Dance, On Stage, Sky NYC. Custom shoes by La Duca, T.O. Dey Shoes, World Tone Dance Shoes. Wig Construction by Backstage Artistry. Prosthetic Makeup by Joshua Turi/Designs to Deceive and Applied Arts. Trucking provided by Clark Transfer, Inc.
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Beauty and the Beast rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios®
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Beauty and the Beast National Tour proudly participates in Touring Green. We transport our theatrical equipment on a carbon neutral basis with Clark Transfer in association with NativeEnergy.com. For more information on this program, please visit www.clarktransfer.com/green.
The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
The Stagehands, Wardrobe, Makeup and Hair employees in this production are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829 of the I.A.T.S.E. represents the Designers & Scenic Artists for the American Theatre
The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
The 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 STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
STAFF
DISNEY THEATRICAL GROUP
Andrew Flatt Managing Director
Creative & Production
VP, Creative Development
VP, Production
Director, Creative Development
Director, Producing & Development
Director, Technical Production
General Manager
General Manager
General Manager
Sr. Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor, Live Events
Associate General Manager
Associate General Manager
Associate General Manager
Sr. Manager, Technical Production
Sr. Manager, Production Operations
Manager, Creative Production
Asst. Manager, Creative Development.
Licensed Partnerships & Brand Management
SVP, Licensed Partnerships & Brand Management
VP, Marketing, Publicity, Sales & Education
VP, Sales & Analytics
Director, Worldwide Publicity & Communications
Director, Marketing
Director, Live Ticketed Events & Licensed Partnerships
Director, Sales & Ticketing
Director, Education & Audience Engagement
Director, Licensed Partnerships
Director, Licensed Partnerships
Associate Creative Director
Sr. Manager, Publicity & Licensed Partnerships
Sr. Manager, Global Sales
Sr. Manager, Integrated Planning
Sr. Manager, Education, Access & Inclusion
Sr. Manager, Digital Marketing
Manager, Licensing Operations
Manager, Social Media
Manager, Video Content
Manager, Ticketing Services & Operations
Manager, Yield Management
Manager, Licensed Partnerships & International Production
Manager, Group Sales
Asst. Manager, DTC Marketing
Asst. Manager, Live Ticketed Events & Licensed Partnerships
Asst. Manager, Education & Audience Engagement.
Asst. Manager, Digital Education Programs
Asst. Manager, Marketing
Graphic Designer
Production Designer
VP, Domestic Touring & Regional Engagements
Domestic Touring
Director, Domestic Touring
Director, Regional Engagements
Director, Regional Engagements
Manager, Domestic Touring Operations
Manager, Domestic Touring
under the direction of Anne Quart Executive Producer
Thomas Schumacher Chief Creative Officer
Ben Famiglietti
Randy Meyer
Caley Beretta
Hunter Chancellor
Dave Churchill
Myriah Bash
Kerry McGrath
Thomas Schlenk
Kathleen E Purvis
Lisa Dawn Cave
Holly Coombs
Jason Trubitt
Elizabeth Boulger
Christina Huschle
Margie McGlone
Alex Reyes
Martijn Appelo
James Garner
Estee Dechtman
Hannah Dawe
Angelo Desimini
Elizabeth Findlay
Nick Falzon
Michael Cohen
Lauren Daghini
Michael Height
Paul Martucci
Lisa Mitchell
Ann Myers
David R Scott
Eric Emch
Gregory Boilard
Nicholas Faranda
Greg Josken
Sarah Kenny
Peter Tulba
Erin Breznitsky
Alfredo D’Uva
Brandon Fake
Nicholas Leonard
Mark Shultz
Lisa Weiner
Heather West
Meagan DiPolo
Talia Escobedo
Renita James
Julie Ann Arbiter
Bryce Payne
Dana Saragnese
Kevin Calhoun
Jack Eldon
Michael Buchanan
Scott A Hemerling
Kelli Palan
Peyton Farmer
Caitlin Mullins
Merchandise
VP, Merchandise & Sales Operations .
Director, Sales, Licensing, & Operations
Sr. Manager, Buying, Planning & Logistics
Manager, Global Licensed Brands
Manager, Product Development
Merchandise Planner
Asst. Manager, Merchandise
Asst. Manager, Licensed Brands
Merchandise Logistics Specialist
Technical Support Specialist
Sr. Retail Manager
Onsite Retail Manager
Onsite Retail Asst. Manager
Onsite Retail Asst. Manager
VP, International, Europe
Director, Labor Relations
International
Labor Relations
Alyssa Somers
Valerie Cirillo
Violeta Lin
Samantha Cascio
Kevin Kiniry
Jimmisaul Blake
Monica Cotallat
Elli Stovall-Brown
Tianfu Chen
Andy Ng
Mario Mey
Dana Collins
Andrew Melendez
Adam Flowers
Fiona Thomas
Tony Thomas
Manager, Labor Relations Bert Piper
Business Affairs and Legal Counsel
SVP, Business Affairs & Legal Counsel
Director, Business Affairs & Legal Counsel
Director, Business Affairs & Legal Counsel
Paralegal Manager
Paralegal Specialist
Paralegal
Finance, Operations & Technology
VP, Finance, Operations & Technology
VP, Operations
Director, Technical Services & Support
.Seth Stuhl
Albert T. Kim
Camele-Ann White
Jessica White
Andrew Harlan
Vivian Chiu
Mario Iannetta
Dana Amendola
Michael Figliulo Director, FP&A
Director, Production Accounting
Sr. Manager, Finance
Sr. Manager, Finance
Sr. Manager, Security
Manager, Operations
Finance Manager
Associate Manager, Application Support & Services
Sr. Financial Analyst
Sr. Production Accountant
Sr. Production Accountant
Strategy & Business Development Associate
Sr. Production Accountant
Mikhail Medvedev
Arlene Smith
Chris Ekizian
John Fisher
A.J. Mercado
Erin Clark
Cynthia Jiang
Peter Martelli
Michelle Chan
Angela DiSanti
Rachel Fabros
Liza Gaylord
David Kim
Sr. Technical Support Engineer Showkat Mahmud
Director, DEI
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Human Resources
Director, Human Resources
Elena Chang
Anthony C. Perry Manager, Human Resources
Ariel Stein Orzata Specialist, Human Resources
Administrative Staff
Kyle Barry
Micah Akilah, Aleks Angelico, Alexa Aquino, Kiara Brown-Clark, James Bruenger-Arreguin, Jake Catsaros, Chloe Chow, Catherine Daly, Annalisa Deseno, Gemma Elepano, Jacqueline Godfrey, Rojonna Handy, Frankie Harvey, Cassandra Hess, Julia Iorio, Lauren Katz, Kasey Kopp, Gabrielle Lenger, Jenna Ng Lowry, Ingrid Matias, Emma McGahan, Olufunke Modupe-Adenaike, Cullen Motak, Leah O’Gorman, Hannah Pearson, Vincent Pendarvis II, Marysa Pratico, Mel Primorac, Simon Rosales, Bri Silva, Caroleen Teboul, Alex Viola, Jessica Walters, Greg West
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The best of high school musical theater talent in our region
The DPAC Rising Star Awards celebrates the performing arts in our schools by recognizing outstanding achievements in high school musical theater throughout central North Carolina. The program focuses attention on the meaningful work being done both on and o stage by dedicated teachers and students. As the regional qualifying event for The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (NHSMTA), also known as The Jimmy Awards®, The DPAC Rising Star Awards brings together high school musical theater students from Durham, the Triangle and the surrounding region to perform and compete for a chance to represent DPAC in the national nals in New York City.
To learn more about how to register your school’s theater program for The DPAC Rising Star Awards, please visit DPACnc.com/community/dpacrising-star-awards.
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This past spring, DPAC named Carmen Sophia Dubon (Weaver Academy) and Josiah Jennings (Hillside High School) The DPAC Rising Star Awards’ Best Actress and Best Actor winners. Carmen and Josiah then went on to compete nationally at the Jimmy Awards® in New York City, which included a total of 110 nominees representing 55 Regional Awards Programs from across the country.
Carmen and Josiah worked with Broadway professionals and made their Broadway debuts on Nederlander’s Minsko Theatre stage, where Disney’s The Lion King performs to sold out audiences nightly. Josiah was one of ve recipients who received the Outstanding Performance in an Ensemble Award, which came with a $2,500 scholarship.
Additionally, KoKo Thornton (Enloe High School) represented The DPAC Rising Star Awards on the national level this past spring. Nominated by DPAC's 2024 Best Actor winner Conor Kruger, she was one of two teachers from across the country to receive the Inspiring Teacher Award during the Jimmy Awards® in 2025.
KoKo, Carmen and Josiah represented DPAC and central North Carolina exceptionally and we could not be prouder of the great talent that exists in our region.
More information on NHSMTA™ and the Jimmy Awards® can be found at jimmyawards.com and by these valuable community partnerships and sponsors
The DPAC Rising Star Awards are made possible by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
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Each fall, DPAC selects 30 high school students from across Central North Carolina who are passionate about live entertainment to serve as Performing Arts Ambassadors throughout the school year.
As part of the team at DPAC, Ambassadors shadow sta across multiple departments and attend a wide variety of DPAC events, including Broadway, Concert, Comedy and Special Events. With an emphasis on content creation, Ambassadors receive media training and report on their experiences via videos, online blogs, and social media posts. Ambassadors also receive exclusive opportunities to go behind the scenes at DPAC's biggest events.
These unique, memorable, and impactful experiences o er the chance to learn about the importance of media and live entertainment, while also preparing students for future careers in the performing arts industry.
Keep up with our Ambassadors this season by following @DPACHeartoftheArts on Instagram or by visiting DPACnc.com.
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For City of Durham Residents, Military and Students
Inspired by Durham’s great community leader MaryAnn Black, DPAC has reserved select seating exclusively for Durham residents, military and students to most Broadway shows and select special events.
This program provides an opportunity for many to experience their rst-ever live performance at a savings of 20% to 75%
DPAC For All tickets may be purchased online, via phone or in person at the Blue Cross NC - Ticket Center at DPAC, located at 123 Vivian Street / William V. "Bill" Bell Way.
For a complete list of available performances, please visit DPACnc.com.
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