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Truist is proud to sponsor this exciting season of Truist Broadway at DPAC! Whether this is your first visit, or you’re a long-time Truist Broadway Member, we’re delighted to welcome you to this performance.
The arts are essential to the communities we serve. They have the power to inspire, entertain, inform, thrill, and unite. We value our ongoing partnership with DPAC, which is an extraordinary artistic and economic force in our region –continually striving for better season after season.
Sponsoring the Truist Broadway at DPAC series is just one way we support our region. Supporting our local communities is at the core of what we do, and how we deliver on our purpose – to inspire and build better lives and
Thank you for joining us in this journey. Now sit back, and enjoy the show!
Like so many Durham residents, I recognize the jewel that DPAC is to Durham and the Triangle region. Though we’ve endured a few changes for everyone’s safety as we’ve attended shows recently, attendees have supported the health-related actions and worn their masks cheerfully. That’s the true spirit
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, is continuing to showcase the energy, the passion and great entertainment with a list of performances that people will travel from miles around to see.
I’m thrilled to say that DPAC, after more than a decade, is continuing to showcase the energy, the passion and great entertainment with a list of performances that people will travel from miles around to see. The awardHAMILTON is set to return for three dynamic weeks in May. If you have seen it before, now is your time to see it again. If you’ve never seen it, trust me and hundreds of thousands of others who have seen the show, you are in for a treat.
This season will feature some of the biggest Broadway, concerts, comedy shows and special events to ever take the DPAC stage. You won’t want to miss the premieres of Disney’s biggest new hit, FROZEN and the winner of ten Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
There are other shows and artists I’m sure you won’t want to miss, including RENT, a perennial rock musical that premiered on Broadway in the 90s, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Hadestown, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, the renowned astrophysicist and author. Those are just a few of the superstar performances that are featured this season.
DPAC fan-favorites and first-time performers will also be taking the stage throughout the upcoming season, including Brandi Carlile, The Temptations and The Four Tops, Steve Martin and Martin Short, and the original Jersey Boy, Frankie Valli
And as usual, all the trappings 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.
And as usual, all the trappings 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 officially welcome you to one of the greatest theaters in the world! But don’t take my word: Just this year, DPAC was ranked 1st and 2nd in the country by national theater reviewers and magazines, including Venues Today and Pollstar. Thank you for choosing DPAC and Durham. Now settle into your seats to enjoy your DPAC experience and an unforgettable show.
As your mayor, I’m so excited that one of my duties is to officially welcome you to perhaps one of the greatest theaters in the world! But don’t take my word: Just last year, DPAC was ranked 4th, 6th, and 7th by national theater reviewers and magazines, including Pollstar, Venues Now and Billboard Magazine. Thank you for choosing DPAC and Durham. Now settle into your seats to enjoy your DPAC experience and an unforgettable show.
Sincerely, Mayor Elaine O’Neal
Sincerely, Mayor Elaine O’Neal
It is my great pleasure as your new mayor to welcome you to DPAC!
Since opening in 2008, over five-million guests have heard that greeting as they walked through our doors to experience blockbuster Broadway shows, worldclass concerts, superstar comedians, and many special events including dance, speakers, holiday performances and family shows.
We celebrated our five-millionth guest milestone last February and it was a significant reminder of how important you are, our members and guests. We called this past season, our “Comeback Season” and more than you know we appreciated your words of support, your attendance, and even your patience as we did our best to reopen and juggle a sense of both safety and normalcy.
Big shows have graced our stage in the past and we have many more big events planned for this season and beyond. But even with the biggest show on our stage, DPAC would seem empty to us without having you in the audience, in the moment with family and friends, experiencing the magic and power of live entertainment.
As I write this welcome note, DPAC is ranked among the best theaters in America by three national publications (Venues Now - #1, Pollstar - #2, Billboard - #5). Back in the summer of 2021 as we worked toward reopening there were many unknowns, but each day we kept moving forward with the understanding that it was important that we come together again to share the performances, the songs, the stories, the smiles and laughs, and even sometimes the tears, that live events bring to us in a way that no other entertainment form can.
On behalf of my team at DPAC and our parent companies, Nederlander and Professional Facilities Management (PFM), we invite you to celebrate live with our 14th season and the incredible diversity and variety of the over 250 performances that will grace our stage.
“Welcome to DPAC, we’re glad you are here.”
Sincerely,
Bob Klaus, General Manager
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We believe in great entertainment experiences. We want to be our guests’ favorite place for live events.
To present one-of-a-kind, live entertainment events. From Broadway to concerts, comedy to family shows – ‘there is something for everyone’ at DPAC.
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.
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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DPAC is honored to be recognized both regionally and nationally as one of the top theaters in the nation since 2010. We continue to be humbled and proud of all of 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.
DPAC is proud to be operated under the direction of Nederlander and PFM.
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 are host to some of Broadway’s biggest productions.
Under the leadership of President James L. Nederlander, the Nederlanders have built a national network of theatres including:
• The Palace Theatre – New York, NY
• The Lena Horne Theatre – New York, NY
• The Gershwin Theatre – New York, NY
• The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre – New York, NY
• The Marquis Theatre – New York, NY
• The Minskoff Theatre – New York, NY
• The Nederlander Theatre – New York, NY
• The Richard Rodgers Theatre – New York, NY
• The Neil Simon 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 Tanger at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts – Greensboro, NC
• The Hollywood Pantages Theatre and The Dolby 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 Alaska at Alaska Center for the Performing Arts – Anchorage, AL
• The National Theatre – Washington, DC
• Best of Broadway at The North Charleston Coliseum Performing Arts Center – North Charleston, SC
• The City National Grove of Anaheim – Anaheim, CA
• The Aldwych Theatre , The Adelphi Theatre and The Dominion Theatre in the U.K. – London, England
PFM is a wholly-owned for-profit subsidiary of Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), incorporated in 1988 in response to a growing need for objective evaluation and management of small-to-medium-sized performing arts facilities in geographicallydiverse locations. One of the first companies of its kind, PFM’s business is focused on what we know and do best –performing arts “product.”
Presently, PFM holds management/ booking contracts in nine facilities located in six states, including:
• Providence Performing Arts Center and Veterans Memorial Auditorium – Providence, RI
• The Wheeler Opera House – Aspen, CO
• Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall and FSW Sun Coast Credit Union Arena – Fort Myers, FL
• Coral Springs Center for the Ar ts – Coral Springs, FL
• North Shore Center for the Performing Arts – Skokie, IL
• The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts – Worcester, MA
• DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, NC
• The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts – Greensboro, NC
The North Carolina Theatre not only locally produces Broadway-caliber shows but also invests in local talent and the performing arts with its Conservatory. With offerings that range from camps to mainstage productions, our Conservatory is reaching more people with classes for all ages and theatre experience levels.
The Conservatory is also a creative resource for schools, teachers, and students in our community, bringing quality theatre arts programs to local schools. We offer a variety of in-school programs led by professional teaching artists, many of whom are actors, dancers, singers, directors, choreographers, and playwrights.
We invite you to join the BMW of Southpoint President’s Club at DPAC, where members enjoy the very best seats and VIP amenities to every one of the Broadway hits that are part of Truist Broadway at 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 selfsustaining, but also sponsor over 50 Community Engagement programs that touch the lives of so many throughout Durham and the entire Triangle region each year.
• Center Orchestra Seating – Guaranteed Seating in the fir st 12 Rows for each of the Truist Broadway Shows.
• Priority Ticket Purchases – Members have direct access for additional ticket purchases, exchanges, and special arrangements. Opportunity to purchase added orchestra seats prior to the start of public on sale 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 President’s Club membership is easier than ever. There’s no interest, and you can pay in monthly installments.
• Members-Only Hospitality Area – Private 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 first access to exchange seats pr ior to the start of public on sale.
• Complimentary Parking – Par king directly adjacent to DPAC
• PLUS! Elevated membership levels provide even more extraordinary benefits, including advertising in Truist Broadway’s show programs distributed at all Broadway events and bonus tickets to select shows.
For more information on member benefits and seating availability, email us at PresidentsClub@DPACnc.com. See members list on the following pages
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A show at DPAC is the ultimate experience for any group. Group Services at DPAC is your connection to savings of 10% to 15% for Broadway performances and select special events. Seeing a performance with a group is not only fun, it’s also economical. You just need 10 or more people who want to get together for both a great outing and a great deal on shows at DPAC. Any group can take advantage of our special group pricing, including:
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Safety is every venue’s #1 priority and mobile entry gives DPAC a better understanding of who guests are prior to every performance through this new adaptation. Now, more than ever; it is critical for venues to know who is in possession of each ticket in order to be able to share important information with them before the doors open and the show begins.
With mobile entry, which is powered by DPAC’s official ticketing partner Tick etmaster; there’s no need for direct contact or physical exchange of your ticket. Mobile entry guarantees a quick and safe ticket scan straight from your phone.
Our secure ticket technology reduces the risk of ticket fraud, eliminated the possibilities of theft or counterfeiting. Once you’ve purchased your mobile tickets on Ticketmaster; you can always rest assured you’re getting the seats you paid for.
Always be aware, though. Do not purchase tickets from unauthorized online ticket brokers. Don’t be fooled by online websites who mimic DPAC’s name or website or offer tickets they might not even have. Go directly to DPACnc.com or to ticketmaster.com
DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC Operated under the direction of Nederlander and PFM
NETworks Presentations LLC presents
by
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin Based on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berrenbaum Featuring Cody Garcia
Mark Fishback Jerquintez Alonzo Gipson Jaxon James Caitlin Lester-Sams Bobby Montaniz Nakiya Peterkin Christopher Robert Smith Tieisha Thomas with
Shannon Conboy David Couter Will Daly Jo Davis Nico DiPrimio Justin Glass Evan Hussey TJ Kubler Juliana Lamia Ryan Mulvaney Daniel Pahl Emily Ann Stys Emilee Theno Nicole Zelka Cait Zuckerman
Scenic Design Christine Peters Costume Design Gregg Barnes Lighting Design Paul Miller Sound Design Shannon Slaton Hair Design Bernie Ardia Costume Coordinator Matthew C. Hampton Flying Effects ZFX, Inc.
Besterman
(in order of appearance)
Santa ............................................................................................................................
MARK FISHBACK Mrs. Claus
NICOLE ZELKA Buddy
CODY GARCIA Charlie
JUSTIN GLASS Tiara
CAIT ZUCKERMAN Walter Hobbs
CHRISTOPHER ROBERT SMITH Sam............................................................................................................................................ TJ KUBLER Matthews
JUSTIN GLASS Chadwick DAVID COUTER Emily Hobbs
CAITLIN LESTER-SAMS Michael Hobbs
JAXON JAMES Deb
NAKIYA PETERKIN Security Guards
NICO DiPRIMIO, RYAN MULVANEY Macy’s Sales Woman
JULIANA LAMIA Store Manager
JERQUINTEZ ALONZO GIPSON Jovie
TIEISHA THOMAS Fake Santa
DAVID COUTER Little Boy on Santa’s Lap
WILL DALY Policemen
JUSTIN GLASS, TJ KUBLER Mr. Greenway. ........................................................................................................BOBBY MONTANIZ Charlotte Dennon CAIT ZUCKERMAN Ensemble
SHANNON CONBOY, DAVID COUTER , WILL DALY, NICO DiPRIMIO, JUSTIN GLASS, EVAN HUSSEY, TJ KUBLER, JULIANA LAMIA, RYAN MULVANEY, EMILY ANN STYS, EMILEE THENO, NICOLE ZELKA, CAIT ZUCKERMAN
JO DAVIS, DANIEL PAHL
Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance.
For Santa: BOBBY MONTANIZ ; for Buddy: JUSTIN GLASS; for Walter Hobbs: DAVID COUTER ; for Emily Hobbs: NICOLE ZELKA ; for Deb: NICOLE ZELKA ; for Store Manager: BOBBY MONTANIZ ; for Jovie: CAIT ZUCKERMAN; for Mr. Greenway: DAVID COUTER ; for Michael Hobbs: WILL DALY.
Dance Captain: JO DAVIS Assistant Dance Captain: DANIEL PAHL
The use of any recording devices, 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.
Overture ...................................................................................................................... The Orchestra “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
Entr’acte ................................................................................................................................ The Orchestra “Nobody Cares About Santa” ................................. Fake Santas, Store Manager, Waitress & Buddy “Never Fall in Love (with an Elf)”.................................................................................................... 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 Finale ..........................................................................Buddy, Jovie, Walter, Emily, Michael, Company THERE WILL BE
Conductor/Keyboard: Michael Gildin
Associate Conductor/Keyboard: Sachio Nang
Reeds: Justin K. Brown, Jessie Englander, Aveion Walker
Trumpets: Josh Ganci, John P. Johnson Trombone: Pete Charles Isaac Drums: Patrick Phalen IV Music Coordinator: John Mezzio
Electronic Music Design: Hiro Iida and Adam Wiggins for STRANGE CRANIUM
CODY GARCIA (Buddy) is a fabulous entity who is excited you’re here spreading holiday cheer, and they are thankful to Buddy for helping lift their Christmas spirit. Cody is a huge supporter of buttering toast butter side up but appreciates all who butters their toast butter side down. When Cody isn’t frolicking, they can be found exhorting creativity and thriving emotionally. National tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Wonka). Other credits: Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere), and How a Moose Named Alaska Saved the Titanic: Part Two (Alaska). Alma mater: Boston Conservatory. Cody would like to thank Stephanie Bull Prehoda for writing this biography. Headshot: @miaisabellaphotography #BullSistersThreePlusCody @popgoesthecultureshock codyrgarcia.com
MARK FISHBACK (Santa) joyfully returns to this beloved Christmas musical, with several years in international and North American tours: West Side Story, Elf, 42nd Street, the new musical, Elf on the Shelf, along with several regional productions including Mary Poppins, Kinky Boots, and Newsies Happiest of Holidays!
JERQUINTEZ ALONZO GIPSON (Store Manager). B.F.A. in Musical Theatre and Minor in Dance. Credits: Emma A New Musical, Working the Musical, Trouble in Mind. Regional: Hairspray, Theatre Memphis; Jelly’s Last Jam, Hatiloo Theatre; Bright Star, Murder on the Orient Express and Kinky Boots (Lola), Charleston Stages; The Color Purple, The Revival Theatre Production; Sister Act, Interlakes Theatre. He enjoys performing any chance he gets and loves to inspire others to never give up. Thank you to Carla (Mother) and Terriney (Sister) for everything. To see more of him: Instagram @Jxlonzo Tiktok @jaytotheque30
JAXON JAMES (Michael Hobbs) is thrilled to be touring with Elf this holiday season! Favorite credits: A Christmas Story (Swing, ensemble 2021 nat’l tour) Regional: Matilda (Bruce), A Christmas Story (Randy), Oliver (Oliver), Beauty and the Beast (Chip). Many thanks to The Wrightway (Rance Wright, Joe Barros, Alison Franck), Slow Burn Theatre Company, Amy Tanner, RealDance, Stewart Whitley Casting, NETworks Production Company, Zoom Talent, CESD, and my family. Follow me on IG: @jaxonjamestheofficial
CAITLIN LESTER-SAMS (Emily) is so pleased to be back in Christmastown for a fourth time! Other National tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Mrs. Bucket), Flashdance the Musical (Ms. Wilde). Regional: Title of Show (Heidi), Legally Blonde (Brooke), Escape to Margaritaville (Rachel), Footloose (Vi Moore), Brigadoon (Meg), Great American Trailer Park Musical (Linoleum) and others. BFA from Western Michigan University. IG @unsophisticaitlin caitlinlestersams.com
BOBBY MONTANIZ (Mr. Greenway) is beyond excited to be making his touring debut with Elf the Musical! Regional: The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee, Seussical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Sunset Boulevard. This summer he sailed around Europe with Disney Cruise Line! Love to his incredible fiancé, Michael. @bobbymontaniz
NAKIYA PETERKIN (Deb) is thrilled to be playing Deb on this tour! Favorite roles include Chicago (Matron Mama Morton), national tour; Avenue Q (Gary Coleman) and The Color Purple (Sofia). Most recent: Shrek (Dragon), Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre. Thankful to be back onstage with an amazing cast and for another opportunity to spread the joy of theatre.
CHRISTOPHER ROBERT SMITH (Walter Hobbs), SAG/AFTRA, originally from Michigan has performed all over the US and Canada. Credits: Little Night Music (Carl Magnus), Legally Blonde (Prof Callahan), national tour Dirty Dancing (Dr. Houseman), JCSS (Pilate), Mamma Mia! (Bill Austin), Les Mis and Friends (Javert). TV: Big Bang Theory, Mad Men, Young and Restless, Ellen Show, Friends With Better Lives, and Property Bros. Chris has also been in many national commercials and has been on the cover and centerfold of Men’s Health magazine. Would like to thank his family and Elf the Musical! Thanks and God Bless! IMDb: Christopher Robert Smith www.chrissmithactor.com @chrissmithtraining
TIEISHA THOMAS (Jovie). National tour debut! Black. Fem. Artist and Storyteller hailing from NYC. Off Broadway: Hercules (Melpomene), B-Boy Blues the Play (Michi), Chronicle X (Knowledge), Lost in the Disco (Angelina), Midnight Mugshot (Principal Gordon). Virtual: WILMAR (Ugbad / Hamdi), Getting There (Tanaysha). Television: Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Let the Right One In (Showtime), Skully and the Mole Crack
the Case (NBC Peacock Kids), Teaching While Black. Film: B-Boy Blues (BET+); Unlocked; Istikhaara, New York; Help Yourself. “A woman’s gifts will make room for her”- Hattie McDaniel. GOD Thank you, for without you I am nothing. Instagram: @officialtieishathomas
SHANNON CONBOY (Ensemble). National tour debut! Favorite credits: Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy Selden), Dames at Sea (Ruby), West Side Story (Velma), Head Over Heels, The Little Mermaid at The Gateway; Beauty and the Beast at The ZACH. SMU graduate! Thank you Stewart/Whitley, Hell’s Kitchen Agency, and the creative team of Elf the Musical! Love to her supportive family and Jacob. IG: @shanconboy shannonconboy.com.
DAVID COUTER (Ensemble). Favorite credits: Titus Andronicus (Lucius/Demetrius), Rose Playhouse London; Comfort (Peter), Lincoln Center; and Caddywhompus (Alex), Fringe NYC. He received a BFA in Theatre from the University of Memphis. For Kelly. Smile. Skip. Laugh. www.davidcouter.com
WILL DALY (Ensemble) is thrilled to join the company of Elf the Musical! Will recently understudied as Christian Bechdel in Paramount theater’s Fun Home in Aurora, IL., and played Christopher Robbin in Winnie the Pooh at the Mercury Theater in Chicago, IL. He studies musical theater at Ovation Academy for the Performing Arts in Oak Park, IL. When he’s not on stage, he’s hanging out with his friends, playing baseball, basketball or soccer, or drawing in one of his many sketchbooks. He’d like to thank his agents at DDO Chicago and his Ovation family for their love and support!
JO DAVIS (Swing, Dance Captain). National tour: Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby (Michael Darling). Regional: Mamma Mia! (Lisa, Dance Captain), Smokey Joe’s Café (DeLee), Legally Blonde (Margot), …Spelling Bee (Logainne), A Chorus Line. BFA in Musical Theatre Dance: CCPA. @thejodavis_
NICO DiPRIMIO (Ensemble) is so excited to be joining Elf the Musical this year! A graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. National tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville, A Charlie Brown Christmas Live. Regional: The Little Mermaid, Gateway Playhouse; Mamma Mia!, Ivoryton Playhouse; Guys and Dolls, ABT.
Off-Broadway: My Princess Diana. He would like to thank his family, UIA Talent Agency & JHA Management. Enjoy the show! @nicoo_d
JUSTIN GLASS (Ensemble) is so thrilled to be back on the road with Elf The Musical! National tour: Waitress. NYC: Bright & Brave, a new musical (Elliot), Dixon Place. Regional: Newsies (Davey), Grease (Roger), The Fantasticks (Matt), Spamalot (Sir Robin), Into the Woods (Baker) Floyd Collins (Homer, dir. Adam Guettel). A proud Boston Conservatory graduate! Many thanks to Stewart/Whitley and the Elf team for believing in me. Love to my family, friends, and Mom who have always supported me. @justin_glass
EVAN HUSSEY (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: A Chorus Line, City Springs Theatre & Gallery Players; Elf the Musical, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina; La Cage Aux Folles and Mamma Mia, Little Theatre On The Square. Graduate of Marymount Manhattan Musical Theatre. Endless thanks to Mom, Dad, Stewart/Whitley, and Brian at Hell’s Kitchen Agency. @evanhussey
TJ KUBLER (Ensemble) (he/him) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut with Elf the Musical! Favorite credits include Kinky Boots (Angel Swing), The Engeman Theatre; Newsies (Elmer), Westchester Broadway Theatre; and Crazy For You (Sam/Cowboy Trio), The Sharon Playhouse. Thanks to his family and friends for all their love and support! For Grandma and Lauren <3 IG: @tj_kubler
JULIANA LAMIA (Ensemble). National tour debut! Favorite credits: Pippin (Catherine), A Chorus Line (Diana), Aida (Ensemble, u/s Amneris). Proud alum of Texas State University’s BFA Musical Theatre program. Special thanks to Stewart/Whitley, ATB, and the creative team of Elf the Musical! Much love to Mom, Dad, Nick, family, and friends. Happy Holidays! @julianalamia. julianalamia.com
RYAN MULVANEY (Ensemble). National tour debut! Recent International/Regional: Footloose (Travis), Norwegian Cruise Lines; Elements, Norwegian Cruise Lines; A Chorus Line (Bobby), Laguna Playhouse; West Side Story (Big Deal); ShBoom (Denny), Surflight. BFA - CAP21/Molloy University. Sending all his love to dad, mom, Dori, & Piper. @r_mulvaney
DANIEL PAHL (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain) is thrilled to be joining the Elf the Musical family! National tour: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Mr. Bucket). Regional: Newsies (Elmer), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Motel), Joseph and the…Dreamcoat (Dan), Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble). NY Dance: Broadway Dance Lab, Trainor Dance, and Steps Repertory Ensemble. Columbia University graduate. Thanks to Stewart/ Whitley and the entire Elf team! All the love to Mom, Dad, Matt, Joe, Kira, and Lila-Rose! @dpahl10
EMILY ANN STYS (Ensemble). National tour debut! Favorite credits: Rock of Ages (Waitress 1), Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie), An American in Paris, West Side Story, and Beauty and the Beast (Disney Dream. opening cast). Oakland University. Special thanks to Stewart/Whitley, Hell’s Kitchen agency, and the creative team of Elf the Musical! Much love to The Stys fam and Justin! IG: @eastys
EMILEE THENO (Ensemble). Thrilled to be spreading Christmas cheer! National tour: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. OffBroadway: No Strings. Regional Theatre: A Chorus Line (New London Barn Playhouse). B.A. from Loyola Marymount University. Endless gratitude to the Elf the Musical creative team for this opportunity. All my love to mom, dad, and Austin! www.emileetheno.com | @emileetheno
NICOLE ZELKA (Ensemble). “But the children love the books!” National tour: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Ensemble, u/s Mrs. Teavee, u/s Mrs. Gloop), Rodger & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Gabrielle, u/s Marie). Thank you to the entire Elf the Musical team and NETworks family! Love to LDC Artists and momager, Nate Patten. For my family always! @nicolezelka / nicolezelka.com
CAIT ZUCKERMAN (Ensemble). National tour debut! Most recent credit: The Little Mermaid (Ursula), Gateway Playhouse. Other credits: A Chorus Line (Val), Weathervane Theater; Wedding Singer (Holly), Mamma Mia (Lisa), Clearspace Theater; and Elf the Musical (Ensemble), Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Thanks to the creative team for giving this fantastic opportunity, and a big thanks to mom, dad, Tommy, toots, and Emil. @caitzuck
THOMAS MEEHAN (Book) won the 2003 Tony Award® winner 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 work includes Annie, Chaplin, Elf the Musical, Young Frankenstein, for which he cowrote the book with Mel Brooks, and Cry-Baby, co-written with Mark O’Donnell.
BOB MARTIN (Book) has been working as a writer, performer, and producer in television, film, and theatre in Canada and the US for more than three decades. Bob is co-creator of the musicals The Drowsy Chaperone, Elf the Musical, and The Prom, which are beloved by critics and audiences alike. The Prom was adapted into a Netflix film with an all-star cast. Recent theatre projects include Hey Look Me Over! (Encores!), Half Time (Chicago, Paper Mill), The Sting (Paper Mill). His theatrical endeavors in development include Night at the Museum, The Princess Bride, Smash, and a sequel to The Drowsy Chaperone. Mr. Martin was the co-creator of Slings & Arrows, which multiple publications continue to name as one of the best television shows of all time. His television projects also include Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays (CBC), Michael: Everyday (CBC), and Sensitive Skin (HBO), with more in development.
MATTHEW SKLAR (Music). Two-time Tony, Emmy Award-nominated composer of The Prom (Tony nom. for Best Original Score, winner of the Dramatists Guild Frederick Loewe Award), Elf the Musical, and The Wedding Singer (Tony nom. for Best Original Score). Film/TV: The Prom (Golden Globe nom. for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy), Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (Emmy nom. for Outstanding Music Direction), Sesame Street, Wonder Pets! and PBS’s American Masters Honors also include the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, the Gilman/ Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Award, and the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation.
CHAD BEGUELIN (Lyrics) is a six-time Tony Award-nominee whose works include Disney’s Aladdin (Tony noms. for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk noms. for Outstanding Lyrics and Best Book), The Prom (Tony noms. For Best Book and Best Original Score and Drama
Desk noms. for Best Book and Outstanding Lyrics), and The Wedding Singer (Tony noms. for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk nom for Outstanding Lyrics). He also wrote the lyrics for Elf the Musical. Chad 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. Much love to his husband Tom.
SAM SCALAMONI (Director) is proud of the critically acclaimed Elf the Musical which has toured the U.S. since 2012 with successful runs at The Kennedy Center and The Theatre at Madison Square Garden! In 2022 he directed the world premiere of the award-winning musical A Thousand Faces, based on the life of film legend Lon Chaney. In development he has; Unbelievable, based on baseball legend Jackie Mitchell and a miniseries based on the same story titled Lookout. Sam developed and directed the new musical, The Elf on the Shelf; A Christmas Musical, the premiere of the holiday musical Noel with book by best-selling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast for the Ogunquit Playhouse and North Carolina Theatre. Sam is the Associate Director of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast which he also supervised on Broadway and mounted multiple companies worldwide, most recently in Tokyo. He 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. His Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live! broke box office records at Radio City Music Hall. For Tricia, Spencer and Mia.
CONNOR GALLAGHER (Choreographer). Broadway: Beetlejuice, The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre Company, Astaire Award, Calloway nominee). Connor most recently directed a reimagined Beauty and the Beast for Disney Creative Entertainment (Brass Ring Award). Recent works include Found (Philadelphia Theatre Company), Elf the Musical (Kennedy Center), The Twelve (The Denver Center), Tangled (world premiere); and productions at The Public Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, American Conservatory Theater, Two River Theatre, Westport
Country Playhouse, The Goodspeed Opera House, TheatreWorks, and Northern Stage. Spent a year on Broadway as a dancing rug. connorgallagher.com
CHRISTINE PETERS (Scenic Design). Credits: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tour, Tootsie tour, Elf the Musical tour, 1st Date, Mickey & Minnie’s Doorway to Magic. Broadway (associate designer): King Kong Alive on Broadway, Miss Saigon, 1984, Paramour, Les Misérables, Testament of Mary, Jekyll & Hyde, The Book of Mormon, Newsies The Musical, The Addams Family, Elf the Musical, Bonnie and Clyde, The House of Blue Leaves, Elling, Enron, Mary Stuart, The American Plan, Cyrano de Bergerac, Chita Rivera. National tours (associate designer): 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.
GREGG BARNES (Costume Design). Broadway: Some Like It Hot (Upcoming), Pretty Woman, Mean Girls (Tony nom.), Tuck Everlasting (Tony nom.), Something Rotten! (Tony nom.), Aladdin, Kinky Boots (Tony nom., Olivier Award), Follies (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), Elf the Musical, 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 MILLER (Lighting Design). Broadway: Ruben & Clay’s Christmas Show, Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only. National tours: The Illusionists, Elf the Musical, The Producers, Hairspray, Nunsense. Many commercial OffBroadway productions and City Center Encores! Regional: The Old Globe, Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Ontario), DC Shakespeare, Chicago Shakespeare, Idaho Shakespeare, Great Lakes Theatre Co, Asolo Rep, American Conservatory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, The Goodspeed Opera House, Pittsburgh CLO, and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, among others. Ballet: The New Jersey Ballet, Eglevsky Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet. Television: Live from Lincoln Center, Netflix, Showtime, Comedy Central. International: Productions in São Paulo, Toronto, London, Vienna, Milan (Teatro alla Scala),
Manila, Johannesburg, Beijing, Slovenia, Canada, and Mexico. Paul has been the Lighting Director for the internationally televised New Year’s Eve Celebration from New York’s Times Square for the last 20 years. He is originally from Chicago and trained at The Theatre School at DePaul University.
SHANNON SLATON (Sound Design) has designed many national tours including Shrek; Once on this Island; 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 production sound for The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and national tour, and advance sound for Wicked. Shows he has mixed on Broadway include Springsteen on Broadway, Man of La Mancha, Bombay Dreams, A Christmas Carol, Sweet Charity, Jersey Boys, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Drowsy Chaperone, Spring Awakening, Fela!, Anything Goes, Annie, Legally Blonde, and Cabaret
BERNIE ARDIA (Hair and Wig Design) is a California native with a 40-year career starting in print and television. He has designed for over 75 productions including: Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables and Oliver, Kiss of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express (Las Vegas), Cinderella with Eartha Kitt; and Hairspray (recreating Paul Huntley’s designs). He is also the author of Barbra Streisand in New York City, and presenting the upcoming At Sea with Patrick Dennis, My Madcap Mexican Adventure with the Author of Auntie Mame (pub. Ratteling Good Yarns).
MATTHEW C. HAMPTON (Costume Coordinator) is a New York City based costume designer and proud USA 829 union member. Recent design and assistant design projects include: The Sound of Music (U.S. and Asian Tour), A Bronx Tale (U.S. Tour), Love Never Dies (U.S. Tour), Frozen (Broadway & U.S. Tour), &Juliet (Toronto), Anastasia (U.S. Tour), Oklahoma! (U.S. Tour). @matthewc.hampton
DOUG BESTERMAN (Orchestrations). Threetime Tony Award-winner. Broadway: Anastasia, A Bronx Tale, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, It Shoulda Been You, Bullets Over Broadway (Tony nom.), Rocky, On a Clear Day…, Sister Act, How to Succeed… (Tony nom.), Elf the Musical, Young Frankenstein (Drama Desk nom.), Tarzan, Dracula, Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony/
Drama Desk Awards), The Producers (2001 Tony/ Drama Desk Awards), Seussical, The Music Man (Drama Desk/Tony noms.), Fosse (1999 Tony), Big (Drama Desk nom.), Damn Yankees (Drama Desk nom.). Off-Broadway: Carrie, Weird Romance. Regional: The Honeymooners, The Sting. TV/Film: Schmigadoon, Mary Poppins Returns, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Chicago, Mulan.
NATE PATTEN (Music Supervisor) was the music director for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway as well as music supervisor for the Australian company. Other Broadway: Company (with Patti LuPone), The Prom, Ain’t Too Proud, Be More Chill, Beautiful, School of Rock, Catch Me If You Can. Kennedy Center: Elf the Musical. Off Broadway: Silence! The Musical (also in L.A.), The Toxic Avenger. Tours: Flashdance, We Will Rock You, Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, The Wizard of Oz. Nate is also the host of a popular podcast called Patten Disregard featuring interviews with Broadway celebrities. @natepatten
JOHN MEZZIO (Music Coordinator) has conducted national tours including State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, and Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. National tours: Oklahoma!, The Producers, Spring Awakening, Memphis, Beauty and the Beast, and Elf the Musical
MICHAEL GILDIN (Music Director/Conductor) is a New York-based music director and pianist. A graduate of Columbia University, his recent credits include the national tours of Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He is a frequent research consultant for New York City Center’s Encores! Series, scouring archives around the world to reconstruct lost scores by the likes of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers. Big thanks to Nate and the whole NETworks family!
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form.
MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 70,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle schoolaged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students. A Broadway Junior version of Peter Pan is available for licensing at mtishows.com MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).
STEWART/WHITLEY (Casting). Duncan Stewart CSA and Benton Whitley CSA. Broadway/ NY: Hadestown (Artios Award), Chicago, Paradise Square, Rock of Ages, The Lightning Thief, ...the Great Comet of 1812, Elf the Musical, On the Town, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/UK: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. Tours: Hadestown, Hairspray, Waitress, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: ART, Berkeley Rep, Alley, Bay Street, For the Record, TUTS, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature, RCCL. @stewartwhitley, stewartwhitley.com
ROADCO ENTERTAINMENT (Tour Booking) is a producing and distribution agency specializing in live entertainment experiences. A collaboration between Sony Music Entertainment and BSL Enterprises, RoadCo represents a broad roster of live events based on popular brands and preexisting intellectual properties, as well as all-new immersive, interactive attractions for viewers of all ages.
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing & Press) is an integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, sports, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 75+ Broadway shows over more than two decades. Current tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Mean Girls, Pretty Woman, Tootsie. Upcoming tours: Funny Girl, Mrs. Doubtfire.
GENTRY & ASSOCIATES, INC. (General Management) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include 1776, Anastasia, Blue Man Group, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Elf the Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, Les Misérables, Peter Pan, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
JESS LEVINE (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be joining Elf the Musical for her first national tour! Originally from Pittsburgh and a graduate of Penn State, regional credits include Plano and The Cherry Orchard (Quantum Theatre). Many thanks to all the family and friends that continue to support her.
KATHLEEN CARRAGEE (Assistant Stage Manager) is so excited to be spreading Christmas cheer with Elf the Musical this season! National tour: Hairspray and Fiddler on the Roof Broadway: How I Learned to Drive, Skeleton Crew, and Lackawanna Blues. Off Broadway: Prayer for the French Republic. UNCSA, Pickles all the way! Love to Mom, Dad, Erin, and everyone who has helped me along the way.
ROYCE MATTHEWS (Company Manager) most recently completed the national tour of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady as the Assistant Company Manager. Now he’s ready to sleigh this holiday season with Buddy the Elf!
KATE FRIESEN (Assistant Company Manager) is feeling very jolly to have the opportunity to bring glittery Christmas cheer to theaters all over with her Elf the Musical family! National tour: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Thank you to Dad, all my friends and family, and my home theater, The Walton Arts Center, for constant support in this adventure. All the love to Ma for being my favorite theatre buddy and helping me realize my dreams!
HANNAH ROSENTHAL (Associate Producer). Broadway: The Band’s Visit, To Kill A Mockingbird Current national tours: Anastasia, Fiddler on the Roof. Hannah is the Co-Founder of CreateHER, a free education program for high school playwrights and producers, and a proud graduate of the University of Michigan. Impossible without her family & Alex.
TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer).
Broadway: 1776 (dirs. Diane Paulus and Jeffrey Page), Les Misérables. National tours: The Sound of Music (dir. Jack O’Brien), Finding Neverland, Once on This Island, Waitress, The SpongeBob Musical, Chicago, Dirty Dancing, Elf the Musical, The Producers, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma!, Funny Girl, The Wizard of Oz, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein starring Roger Bart, and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Current projects: Les Misérables, Hairspray, 1776, Peter Pan (dir. Lonny Price). Host of Rhapsody Radio (Apple Podcasts, Spotify). Love to Alan, Colin, Richard, Sawyer, Huck, Curry and Alfie. @trinityonbroadway
(Producer) develops and produces first-class musicals and stage productions from the company’s expansive catalogue.The department is currently represented on Broadway with the eight-time Tony Award-nominated hit musical Beetlejuice, based on Tim Burton’s cult movie classic.WBThV was previously represented on the West End, Broadway, first national tour and by the current Australian production of the Olivier Award-winning musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Broadway stage adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf and by the Tony Award-winning Best Play 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 developing productions of Dave (Arena Stage), 17 Again (NAMT), Dog Day Afternoon, and A Star is Born.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.
NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) is an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for more than 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include 1776, Anastasia, Blue Man Group, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Elf the Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, Les Misérables, Peter Pan, and To Kill a Mockingbird. networkstours.com
STAFF FOR Elf The Musical
Executive Producer
Trinity Wheeler Associate Producer
Hannah Rosenthal General Management Gentry & Associates
Gregory Vander Ploeg
Pearce Landry-Wegener Steven Varon-Moore Madeline McCluskey Heather Moss
Production Management
NETworks Presentations
Jason Juenker
Hector Guivas Shelby Stark Walker White pesci Exclusive Tour Direction RoadCo Entertainment Jenny Kirlin Didi Perez Arianna Giorgetti Will Whitaker www.theroadcompany.com
Tour Marketing & Press
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING
Andrew Damer Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke Hayden Anderson Adina Hsu Amenkha Sembenu Emily Toppen Casting STEWART/WHITLEY
Dunchan Stewart, CSA & Benton Whitley, CSA Joey Montenarello, CSA; Micah Johnson-Levy Afsheen Misaghi; Samantha Walsh Company Manager Royce Matthews Assistant Company Manager Kate Friesen
Assistant Director Drew King Assistant Choreographer Elyse Niederee Production Stage Manager Jess Levine Assistant Stage Manager Kathleen Carragee Associate Costume Coordinator Benjamin Weigel Associate Lighting Designer Wheeler Moon Moving Light Programmer Parker Conzone Associate Sound Designer Nikki Belenski
Production Sound Harry Platt
Production Electrician................................ Jeremy Jones
Head Carpenter
Jeshua Myers
Joshua Myers Flywoman
Assistant Carpenter
Shannon Dodson Head Electrician
Jacob Ryan Asst. Electrician Alex Barthel
Head Sound Nick Dunk Asst. Sound Derek Stevenson Head Props Chelsea Jenkins Head Wardrobe Jaron Myers
Hair and Makeup Supervisor Amber Moldrem Crew Swing Joshua Lindblom Dance Captain Jo Davis Assistant Dance Captain ............................... Daniel Pahl
Production Assistants ....... Ryan Buchholz, Carson Gantt, Cheyenne Oliver
Interactive Media .............................. Andy Drachenberg
Radio Spot Production HMS Media
Television Spot Design/Video Production HMS Media Production Photography ........ Amy Boyle, Joan Marcus, Jeremey Daniel
Merchandising............................................. Araca Group
Accounting .......................NETworks Presentations LLC
Legal Services ............................ F. Richard Pappas, Esq. HR Services Global Solutions, Inc. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy..... Production on Deck Housing ......................................................... Road Rebel Travel Agency .......................................... Janice Kessler, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Trucking Clark Transfer Busing Croswell VIP Motorcoach Services, Clarion Coach
Chief Executive Officer .................................. Orin Wolf Chief Financial Officer Scott W. Jackson Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Ardizzone-West Chief Producing Officer ................................ Seth Wenig Executive Producers Mimi Intagliata, Trinity Wheeler Associate Producer Hannah Rosenthal Executive Assistant ............................ Isabellea Schiavon Health and Safety Director Kayla Rooplal Sr. Director/Finance John Kinna Controller Jennifer Gifford Director of Tour Accounting ................... Laura S. Carey Tax Director Pat Guerieri Associate Tax Accountant Kim Ngan Tran Sr. Director/Booking and Engagements ...Mary K. Witte Director, Booking and Engagements ........... Colin Byrne Engagement Manager Stacey Burns Director of Sales Zach Stevenson Director of Marketing .................................Heather Hess Sr. Director/General Management
Gregory Vander Ploeg Sr. General Manager/Operations Director Pearce Landry-Wegener General Manager Steven Varon-Moore Associate General Managers Madeline McCluskey, Heather Moss Operations Manager ...................Catherine Logan Blanar Sr. Director/Production Management Jason Juenker Sr. Production Manager Hector Guivas Production Managers .......... Shelby Stark, Walker White Technical Director ................................................... pesci Music Coordinator John Mezzio Warehouse Manager Joseph Spratt Warehouse Costume Manager ......... Bobby Maglaughlin
Rehearsed at RWS Studios, Long Island City Credits
Scenery provided by Hudson Scenic Studios; Puppets provided by Proof Productions; Sound equipment by PRG; Lighting equipment provided by Christie Lites; Properties by BrenBri Props; Flying Effects provided by ZFX, Inc.; Costumes prepared by Bethany Joy Costumes, Arel Studio, Lynne Mackey Millinery, Tricorne Costumes, Jennifer Chapman, Kieron Cotter, Jess Gersz, Rodney Gordon, Laduca Shoes, Worldtone Shoes, Lizet Rubinos, Gene Mignola, Diana Belanger.
Special Thanks to The Carson Center, Paducah, KY, Mary E. Katz, Executive Director Insurance Broker Services
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Robert B. Middleton, Sr. and Meghan Coleman Financial Services and banking arrangements by Signature Bank Stock and Amateur rights for Elf The Musical are represented by Music Theatre International, New York City. 212-541-4684 www.mtishows.com Visit the Elf The Musical tour at @ElfMusicalTour #ElfTheMusical ElfTheMusicalTour.com
All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE.
UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.
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Triangle Rising Stars celebrates outstanding achievement in high school musical theater, by focusing attention on the meaningful work being done both on and off stage by dedicated teachers and students.
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As the regional qualifying event for The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (NHSMTA), also known as The Jimmy Awards®, Triangle Rising Stars brings together high school musical theater students from across Central North Carolina to compete for a chance to represent DPAC in the national finals in New York City.
To learn more about how to register your school’s theater program for Triangle Rising Stars, please visit DPACnc.com/community/triangle-rising-stars.
In Spring 2022, DPAC named Joshua Thompson (Weaver Academy) and Symoné Spencer (Enloe High School) Triangle Rising Stars’ Best Actor and Best Actress winners. Joshua and Symoné then went on to compete nationally at The Jimmy Awards®
Out of 92 participants, Joshua and Symoné were each Top 4 Finalists, earning $3,000 in scholarships each. In addition, Joshua was also awarded the Spirit of The Jimmy Awards®, which is given along with a $2,000 scholarship to the nominee who was the kindest and most positive, as selected by their fellow nominees. More information on NHSMTA™ and The Jimmy Awards® can be found at jimmyawards.com.
DPAC's new mobile app offers you a secure place to easily store and organize all of your mobile tickets, so you are ready for entry to every one of the blockbuster Broadway shows on our calendar.
In addition, DPAC’s mobile app offers other great features including pre-order of drinks for pick-up at intermission, plus links to a digital copy of the show program, updates on all upcoming shows, and key tips to help you plan for your visit.
Join today for these great benefits:
• Latest news • New show announcements
• Special online ticket offers
• Friends-only sweepstakes and special events
It’s free, fast, and easy to sign up now at DPACnc.com.
Whether you like, tweet, or post, DPAC invites you to become part of our social community. We hope you’ll share your memories and experiences with us, and in return we’ll show you inside backstage and share announcements, special offers and other great entertainment news. DPAC
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Discover Broadway offers Truist Broadway members a way to donate tickets so their valuable seats do not go unused.
Thanks to the generosity of DPAC’s Truist Broadway members, hundreds of tickets have been donated to deserving students from high schools and universities located throughout Durham. For many, these seats provided opportunities for students to experience their first ever Broadway show.
For those that we serve through this program, these opportunities are more than just a ticket, they are a chance to experience something that could inspire goals and dreams for the future.
• If you know in advance that you cannot attend a show, or even if one member of your party will not be joining you, simply contact DPAC at DiscoverBroadway@dpacnc.com.
• You will receive an acknowledgment from DPAC that your unused tickets will be transferred to an area student.
• DPAC will handle all other details and provide instructions to the recipient on how to access their tickets.
Please note: Ticket donations must be made at least 72 hours prior to the performance date. Discover Broadway donations do not provide tax donation receipts.
At DPAC, we’re committed to Guest Courtesy. Please remember to be a good neighbor to those seated around you.
Yes, the lobby gets busy and the parking lots can be tricky, but please remain at your seats until the houselights come up.
As a courtesy to the performers and other audience members, DPAC asks that you do not rush for the exits prematurely at the end of the performance.
Please time your exits and re-entry to the seating area to occur only at intermission or breaks between songs. This is a courtesy to other guests around you who will appreciate you keeping these disruptions to a minimum.
Please note that all guests require a ticket, regardless of age. Children under the age of 6 are not allowed at most DPAC performances including Broadway, Concerts and Comedy shows.
For some shows, DPAC will make recommendations on the appropriate minimum age based on the content and the length of the event. Parental discretion is always advised and judgment of the appropriateness of the content for each show should be made on an individual basis prior to purchase.
Children must be able to sit quietly in their own seat without disturbing other guests. As a further courtesy to our guests, DPAC recommends one parent or chaperone for every one child in attendance.
Please save texting until AFTER the show. The light from phones is distracting to others throughout the theater. Please keep them turned off.
Small snacks and drinks are welcome in the seating area, but as a courtesy to those around you, eat and drink as quietly as possible. Please know that odors and noisy wrappers can disturb others. We also ask that you finish sandwiches or other large food items before entering the seating area.
At DPAC, each event that we host determines their own policy on photography and video recording using mobile phones.
Please note that GoPro’s, tablets, and cameras of any kind are prohibited at all DPAC events.
All Broadway shows prohibit photography and video recording.
Once the show starts, please let the stage be the center of attention. We ask that you turn off all cell phones and limit conversation. If children are attending this performance with you, please exit the theater immediately if they become restless or talkative.
Few things in life give back like the arts. At The Cedars, we think it’s only right that we return the favor. As a Life Plan Community, we serve a new generation of younger older adults seeking active, fulfilling lives and broader horizons. Life has been good to them. And, thanks in no small part to the arts, now it gets even better.
To learn more about life at The Cedars, visit cedarsofchapelhill.com
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DPAC’s Local Hero Spotlight recognizes those in the Triangle who are doing great deeds in service to their communities or families. Recipients receive a VIP night out at DPAC and in many cases, this night out provides an opportunity for those who have never been to DPAC to have their first-ever live theater experience. Community members selected for this honor receive a DPAC VIP experience, including premium seating to a select show, VIP parking and access to BMW of Southpoint President’s Club hospitality area. Want to nominate someone? Visit DPACnc.com for more information.
Congratulations to all our Local Heroes
“Education is indispensable not to foster material progress but to save humanity” -Maria Montessori
Each fall, DPAC selects up to 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.
Ambassadors are offered unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to attend DPAC’s varied and diverse events, while also having the chance to volunteer in guest service roles and report on their experiences via videos, online blogs, and social media posts.
Through this program, DPAC provides Ambassadors with meaningful and impactful experiences, while guiding their future careers in the arts.
Follow DPAC’s Performing Arts Ambassadors throughout the season by visiting DPACnc.com.
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Inspired by Durham’s great community leader MaryAnn Black, DPAC has reserved select seating starting at $15 + taxes per ticket, exclusively for residents of Durham.
These savings can be found on most Broadway shows plus some concerts, comedy shows, special events and holiday programming.
City of Durham Resident tickets must be purchased via phone at 919.680.2787 or in person at the Blue Cross NC - Ticket Center at DPAC, located at 123 Vivian Street.
Durham residents should ask DPAC for All tickets for this special offer. Tickets will be available until one month before each event, while supplies last. For a complete list of available performances, please visit DPACnc.com
If you love the art of theater, you’ll love an artfully designed closet. DPAC audiences receive $500 o their minimum purchase of $2,500 at California Closets. Sign up with our local designers for a free consultation!
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