DMPA: Evita Program - August 21-23, 2014

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ALVIN HOUGH JR. (Music Director/ Evita Cast......................................................................

15 Conductor).

Dreamgirls (National Tour); Evita Musical Numbers .................................................

17 Innocence—workshop (Manhattan Theatre Club); Saving Kathie Lee Gifford Evita Who’s Who inAimee the Castby .........................................

19 (New 42nd St Studios); One Night Only Evita Staff and Credits ................................................ 36 Benefit with Sheryl Lee Ralph (Memorial Andrew Lloyd Webber &..............................................

38 Theatre); Say It Ain’t So (Kennedy Center); Tim Rice: at Collaborations Night the Oak Room (Algonquin).

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Des Moines Performing Arts’ Summer Camps Broadway: The Addams Family, Memphis, Des Moines Performing Arts in the Spotlight: ............. 50 Million Dollar Quartet, Ring of Fire, All Teacher Engages Broadway Actress With Students Shook Up, Rent. Off-B’way: Romantic Des Moines Performing Arts Board of Directors .......... 58 Poetry, Walmartopia, Imperfect Chemistry.

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FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

Dear friends, The story of Eva Perón is fascinating. Her story is that of a girl from rural Argentina who rapidly became one of the most powerful and beloved women in her country before her fabled death in 1952 at the age of 33.

It was her unlikely story that captured the attention of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice, who released a “concept” album of their musical about Perón entitled Evita in 1976. The pair had successfully launched Jesus Christ Superstar in the same way, and Evita eventually led to the first staged production of the show in London in 1978, directed by Harold Prince. The 1979 Broadway production won seven Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, and spawned no less than three U.S. tours.

Eight years ago, Evita received a major London revival. I was in the U.K. at the time, and I was thrilled to attend the first preview performance of the work in June 2006.

We are pleased to present the national tour of this new production of Evita as the first offering in the 2014-15 Willis Broadway Series. Directed by Michael Grandage, this new production presents a more authentic look at the story of Eva Perón while still paying homage to the iconic moments of the musical.

The choreography by Rob Ashford incorporates tango into the show’s dances, and Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Cullen reorchestrated the musical to give it a more Latin sound. The most notable change, however, is that the narrator of the musical is not Che Guevara, as the role was conceived by Harold Prince in the original production.

Instead, the character Che returns to the role of an everyman, a voice of the people, as the role was conceived for the concept album.

If you haven’t already, there is still time to purchase Season Tickets for the 2014-2015 Willis Broadway Series. When you buy the 5-Show Package, you get the best seats at the best prices with lots of great benefits!

Welcome to the Des Moines Civic Center, and please enjoy this performance of Evita.

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Dear friends, Welcome to the Des Moines Civic Center and to the Willis Broadway Series.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, please accept our sincere thanks to our loyal Season Ticket Holders and to our Donors whose generous gifts are the foundation for all we do. We truly appreciate your support.

In addition to the Willis Broadway Series, Des Moines Performing Arts presents The Dance Series, the Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Family Series, and three offerings within the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series – the Temple Comedy Series, Live at the Temple and Lunch Unplugged.

The staff and board take great pride in making our four venues performance homes for our entire community, including the Des Moines Symphony. To embrace our roots, we welcome local artists, dance studios, students and more onto our stages each year.

Des Moines Performing Arts is also a national leader in theater and arts education. More than 50,000 students attend curriculum-connected performances in our facilities each year. Teachers learn to incorporate the arts into traditional classroom topics. The Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards program is elevating and showcasing the work of high schools and their students.

As a non-profit organization, Des Moines Performing Arts requires your help to make all of this happen. We ask for your support as a donor and appreciate your help in creating a world-class performing arts center.

To learn more about attending any of our performances or about making a donation, please visit DesMoinesPerformingArts.org or call (515) 246-2300.

Thank you for being here. Enjoy the show!

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welcome Once again the Willis Auto Campus is honored to provide title sponsorship to Des Moines Performing Arts’ main stage season in the form of the 2014-2015 Willis Broadway Series. We recognize the importance of this type of cultural enrichment and appreciate the vitality it brings to our community.

It is our privilege, through our partnership with Des Moines Performing Arts, to bring world class productions like Evita to Central Iowa.

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CAST Che ................................................................................................................................... JOSH YOUNG Eva .................................................................................................................... CAROLINE BOWMAN Eva (at certain performances) ......................................................................................... DESI OAKLEY Magaldi ..................................................................................................CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTONE Perón .................................................................................................................. SEAN MacLAUGHLIN Mistress .............................................................................................................KRYSTINA ALABADO Cabinet Members .................................. RYAN K. BAILER, RONALD L. BROWN, MATT STOKES Priest .................................................................................................................... RONALD L. BROWN Italian Admiral ..................................................................................................... RONALD L. BROWN Mother of Child..................................................................................................... ALISON MAHONEY Nurses ..........................................................................................ALISON MAHONEY, MEGAN ORT

“DON’T CRY FOR ME” QUARTET

KRYSTINA ALABADO, MARIA FAILLA, MEGAN ORT, KATERINA PAPACOSTAS

EVA’S FAMILY

RYAN K. BAILER, TONY HOWELL, MEGAN ORT, PAIGE SILVESTER, SALLY ANN SWARM

EVA’S LOVERS

RONALD L. BROWN, TONY HOWELL, ERIC ANTHONY JOHNSON, CHRIS KOTERA

GENERALS

RYAN K. BAILER, NICHOLAS BELTON, JOHNNY STELLARD, MATT STOKES

ENSEMBLE

KRYSTINA ALABADO, CHELSEA ARCE, RYAN K. BAILER, NICHOLAS BELTON, RONALD L. BROWN, KRISTEN SMITH DAVIS, MARIA FAILLA, TONY HOWELL, ERIC ANTHONY JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTONE, CHRIS KOTERA, ALISON MAHONEY, MEGAN ORT, KATERINA PAPACOSTAS, PAIGE SILVESTER, JOHNNY STELLARD, MATT STOKES, SALLY ANN SWARM

UNDERSTUDIES

Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance For Eva—DESI OAKLEY, KATERINA PAPACOSTAS For Che—NICHOLAS BELTON, JOHNNY STELLARD for Perón—RYAN K. BAILER, MATT STOKES for Magaldi—NICHOLAS BELTON, JOHNNY STELLARD, TUG WATSON for Mistress—ROBIN MASELLA, MEGAN ORT, PAIGE SILVESTER for Mother of Child—MARIA FAILLA, ROBIN MASELLA, MORGAN ROSE

SWINGS

IAN LIBERTO, ROBIN MASELLA, MORGAN ROSE, TUG WATSON

ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN ROBIN MASELLA

DANCE CAPTAIN IAN LIBERTO

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I

“Requiem”...........................................................................................................................The Company “Oh, What a Circus” ....................................................................................................Che and Company “On This Night of a Thousand Stars” .......................................................................................... Magaldi “Eva, Beware of the City” ....................................................................... Magaldi, Eva, Che and Family “Buenos Aires” ................................................................................................... Eva, Che and Company “Goodnight and Thank You” ...................................................................................Che, Eva and Lovers “The Art of the Possible” .................................................................................... Perón, Eva and Officers “Charity Concert” .............................................................................Magaldi, Che, Perón and Company “I’d Be Surprisingly Good for You”.................................................................................. Eva and Perón “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” ............................................................................................Mistress “Perón’s Latest Flame” ................................................................................................Che and Company “A New Argentina”.................................................................................. Perón, Eva, Che and Company

ACT II

“On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada” ......................................................................Perón and Company “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” ............................................................................................................ Eva “High Flying, Adored”..........................................................................................................Che and Eva “Rainbow High”................................................................................................................ Eva and Valets “Rainbow Tour” ....................................................................................... Perón, Che, Eva and Company “The Chorus Girl Hasn’t Learned” ..............................................................................Eva and Company “And the Money Kept Rolling In” ...............................................................................Che and Company “Santa Evita”............................................................................................ Mother of Child and Company “Waltz for Eva and Che” ......................................................................................................Eva and Che “You Must Love Me” ......................................................................................................................... Eva “She Is a Diamond” .................................................................................................... Perón and Officers “Dice Are Rolling” ............................................................................................................ Perón and Eva “Eva’s Final Broadcast”...................................................................................................................... Eva “Montage” ...........................................................................................................................The Company “Lament” ............................................................................................................................................. Eva

SETTING

Junin and Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1934–1952 THERE WILL BE ONE FIFTEEN-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

ORCHESTRA

Conductor: William Waldrop Associate Conductor: David Sawicki Keyboard 1: Christian Regul; Keyboard 2: David Sawicki Concert Master: Susan French; Drums: Adam Wolfe Music Coordinator: David Lai, Talitha Fehr Synthesizer Programmer: Stuart Andrews Music Copyist: Rob Meffe

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST CAROLINE BOWMAN (Eva). Broadway: Kinky Boots (Original cast member), Wicked.

Tours: Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), Fame: The Musical (Carmen), Grease (Rizzo). Workshops/ readings: Kinky Boots, Empire (Tanis). Proud graduate of Penn State University, B.F.A. Musical Theatre. Originally from the Baltimore/ Washington area. Soffer/Namoff Entertainment: Thank you for changing my life. All my love and thanks to my beautiful family and friends. Shout out to Telsey Casting/Craig Burns for believing in me. Mom and Dad, I am forever indebted to you.

God is good! @CarolineVBowman

Michigan. After playing Eva Peron in college, it is an honor for her to portray this dynamic and powerful woman again. Gracious thanks to the Evita team, CGF Talent, and Telsey & Co. Endless love to family and friends, especially M&D, F, C&L, JLK, LG and A. For Daddy.

Proverbs 3:5-6. www.desioakley.com CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTONE (Magaldi).

South Pacific first national tour Lincoln Center (Lt. Cable, u/s); Fiddler on the Roof Lyric Opera San Diego (Perchik); South Pacific Ogunquit Playhouse (Lt. Cable); Tommy! TCR (Capt.

Walker); Dido & Aeneas Mark Morris Dance Group (Aeneas); A Little Night Music Boston Pops; Pirates of Penzance Glimmerglass; Mahagonny Tanglewood; The Apartment NYCFringe. TV: “All My Children,” “Personal Justice,” “Watch What’s Happening Live.” www. johnstonechristopher.com

JOSH YOUNG (Che) received a 2012 Tony Award nomination and Theatre World Award for his critically acclaimed Broadway debut as “Judas” in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar, director Des McAnuff. Two seasons at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival: “Judas” in JCS, “Connie Rivers” in Grapes of Wrath and “Che” in Evita, director Gary Griffin, earning Broadway World Awards for each. Josh played “Marius” in the National Tour of Les Misérables and “Tony” in the International Tour of West Side Story. Debut and new album Still Dreaming of Paradise are available on iTunes, Amazon, www.

Josh-Young.com and at this theater’s merchandise stands wherever Evita merchandise is sold. B.F.A. Syracuse University. Tweet @joshpaulyoung

KRYSTINA ALABADO (Mistress, Ensemble).

Broadway: Green Day’s American Idiot. First National Tours: Spring Awakening, American Idiot (dir. Michael Mayer). Off-Broadway/Regional: Camp Wanatachi (La MaMa), Pregnancy Pact (Weston Playhouse, Yale), Table (Long Warf Theatre), Fall Springs (Ars Nova), Freckleface Strawberry (MMAC reading). Huge thanks to Dad, Mom, the twins, Terry and Marilyn my managers, Jo, CESD and Telsey & Co. Proud Equity member! @krystinaalabado

SEAN MacLAUGHLIN (Perón) was last seen on Broadway, U.S. and Canada as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera. Other Broadway credits include: Bombay Dreams, the original casts of The Woman In White and Elton John’s Lestat.

Off-Broadway: Tut (NYMF), Requiem for William, The Audience and Baby: In Concert (Transport Group). Some favorite regional credits include: Camelot (Lancelot), The Rainmaker (Starbuck), The Rink (Dino), Floyd Collins (Homer), Violet (Monty), Kennedy Center’s Sondheim Celebration: Merrily We Roll Along and many more. Film/TV: “Something the Lord Made” (HBO) and “South Pacific Live from Carnegie Hall” (PBS). Equity Member since 1999. For Elaine and Quinn.

CHELSEY ARCE (Ensemble). Tours: Memphis (first national), Daniel Ezralow’s OPEN tour.

Regional: BSC’s Guys & Dolls and STC’s Forum.

Film/TV credits include Gone With The Bullets, The Other Guys, The Women, AMICI, “Ugly Betty,” 2014 Sochi Olympics. Commercial: Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Avon, Dancepaws, Microsoft, Beyoncé. Graduate of The Boston Conservatory. *Helen Hayes nominee. Special thanks to BlocNYC, Telsey and her family and friends for all their continued support.

RYAN K. BAILER (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of Evita! Former credits include Les Misérables (third National Tour, Javert u/s), Evita (Chicago’s Marriott Lincolnshire, Peron u/s) and Forever Plaid (Chicago’s Royal George, Smudge).

Ryan has a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan, and is ever grateful to his friends and family for their love and support!

DESI OAKLEY (Eva Alternate) is thrilled to be hitting the road with the cast of Evita!

Broadway: Annie (Original revival cast), Wicked.

National tour: Wicked. Regional: Ariel, The Little Mermaid; MTWichita. B.F.A., University of

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST NICHOLAS BELTON (Ensemble). Hair (Broadway and tour), Natasha Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, See Rock City & Other Destinations and Normal (Duke on 42nd), Wicked (Chicago), My Life With Albertine (Playwrights Horizons). Regional: Turn of the Century (Goodman Theatre), Carousel (Long Wharf Theatre), Court Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Fords Theatre, Crossroads and Idaho Shakespeare. Nick’s also a private chef. www.kitchensurfing.com/nicholasbelton RONALD L. BROWN (Ensemble). Tours: Man of La Mancha (Cervantes), My Fair Lady, Evita (Juan Peron). Regional: Red (Mark Rothko), Camelot (Merlyn/Pellinore), Evita (Juan Peron), Annie and Annie Warbucks (Daddy Warbucks), Man of La Mancha (Cervantes), Cats (Old Deuteronomy), The Secret Garden (Archibald), The Light in the Piazza, On The Twentieth Century, many others. Proud and active member of Actors’ Equity Association.

KRISTEN SMITH DAVIS (Ensemble). National tours: South Pacific (Lincoln Center revival) and White Christmas. Regional: Oliver! (Bet), Show Boat (Kim), Fiddler on the Roof (Chava), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Alice), Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy Selden), 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), An American in Paris (world premiere). Love to her new husband, Jeremy. www.kristensmithdavis.com MARIA FAILLA (Ensemble). Tours: Rosalia (“Somewhere” solo)/Maria u/s (West Side Story

international tour). Regional: Pirates of Penzance (Bristol Riverside), The Vagabond King, Man of la Mancha, Call Me Madam (CLOC). Third place, American Traditions Competition, and Lys Symonette Award for “Extraordinary Promise as a Singing/Actor,” 2012 Lotta Lenya Competition.

B.M. from Rice University. www.mariafailla.com TONY HOWELL (Ensemble). Off-Broadway: 50 Shades of F****d Up (original cast), Broadway Varietease (Swing). Tours: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Swing, u/s Lefou).

Regional: Show Boat (Kennedy Center), Cabaret (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse) and Cats (Gateway Playhouse) et al. Founder of Creative Social Media. Let’s connect at www.Tony-Howell.com and @TonyHowell!

ERIC ANTHONY JOHNSON (Ensemble).

GAHHH! Life’s AMAZING! National tours: West Side Story (first national), Elf (‘13), Miss Saigon. Regional: American Repertory Theater, Sacramento Music Circus, Kennedy Center and KC Starlight. Infinite thanks to The Price Group, Chris, Craig and the Evita team! Love to Boston Conservatory, friends, Emily, Mom, Dad and 6u.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and currently a student at the Upright Citizens Brigade. Much thanks to family, friends, coaches and especially teachers!

IAN LIBERTO (Swing, Dance Captain).

Broadway: Chaplin (OBC); How To Succeed…; Promises, Promises; Billy Elliot. Tours: A Chorus Line, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Billy Elliot.

Regional: Paper Mill, TUTS, Sac Muisic Circus, Ravinia Festival, Marriott Theatre, Gateway, Kennedy Center. Love to mom and Kasey.

Graduate of Millikin University. @ianliberto ALISON MAHONEY (Ensemble). NYC: Ragtime anniversary concert (Avery Fisher), Church (Public Theater), Dream of Love (Lincoln Center). Regional: A Little Night Music (Baltimore Center Stage), Ragtime, The Sound of Music (Paper Mill), The King and I (OSTC). Soloist: Avery Fisher, Alice Tully, Boston Esplanade, the Vatican. As The Singing Baker: Food Network, CBS from the Couch and Playbill.com. Thanks to friends and family. www.alisonmahoney.com

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ROBIN MASELLA (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain) is thrilled to be making her touring debut with Evita! NY Credits: Candide (Lincoln Center/ NYCO). Regional favorites include Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Crazy For You, Seven Brides…, Carnival!, Show Boat. Has performed regionally at Sacramento Music Circus, Goodspeed, TUTS & KC Starlight. Commercials: “NBC Ford/ Smash.” Love to Dad, Mom and Benji for their endless support!

MEGAN ORT (Ensemble). Touring debut!

Previous credits: The Music Man (Zaneeta Shinn) and Annie Get Your Gun (Dolly Tate cover) at The Glimmerglass Festival; Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), Gianni Schicchi (Lauretta), Coram Boy (Young Alexander/Aaron). Proud and recent graduate of Ithaca College, B.F.A. Musical Theatre. Infinite thanks to Telsey+Co, Kristen Blodgette, Marc Webster, the HD, the GG, and especially Mom, Dad and Caitlin!

KATERINA PAPACOSTAS (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her touring debut! New York: Featured ensemble of Ever After directed

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by Chris Gattelli. Other credits include Ethel Toffelmeir, Marian u/s Kate Baldwin in The Music Man (Arena Stage); Wendy in Mousical directed

by Julie Andrews (Goodspeed); and Judy in White Christmas (Northern Stage). Many thanks to the entire Evita team for this incredible opportunity!

Filakia MBNZ! katerinapapacostas.com MORGAN ROSE (Swing). Favorite credits: Shrek the Musical (first national), Dear Edwina (Off B’way), A Chorus Line (MSMT), George M! (TBTS), Funny Girl (Westchester). B.F.A. MT FSU! Enormous thanks to my descamisados, Chris, Seth, Kristen, Craig/Telsey, Kate, Al, Ricky, Tim, Steven, Rach, Amanda, Jonathan, Raumakers, MNM and MSA! Her work is inspired by her parents and dedicated to the memory of her brother, Dustin.

PAIGE SILVESTER (Ensemble) is grateful and excited to be touring for the first time! Favorite credits include The Sound of Music, Oliver! and A Little Night Music at Sacramento Music Circus, Chicago at MUNY and Cats at North

Carolina Theatre. Paige is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan. She sends love and thanks to family, friends, BLOC, Telsey & Co and Dan. JOHNNY STELLARD (Ensemble). Broadway: Evita. Off-Broadway: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Regional: MTWichita, Arkansas Rep., Geva Theatre, NCTheatre. TV: “Live from Lincoln Center: American Songbook Series” (PBS).

Other: Hollywood Bowl (Kristin Chenoweth in Concert), Sweeney Todd in Concert (Pittsburgh Bach Choir). Grand Rapids, MI native. B.F.A. Music Theatre from Elon University, Dance Minor. Thank you Craig, Kristen, Seth and Chris.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST SALLY ANN SWARM (Ensemble) thanks many… Broadway/national tours: Cats (closing company), Show Boat, The Phantom of the Opera and Dr. Dolittle with Tommy Tune. Regional: Tintypes (Anna Held), My Way: Frank Sinatra Tribute (Leading Lady), Jekyll & Hyde (Lady Beaconsfield), Carousel (Julie) and George M! (Nellie Cohan). Off-Broadway: Menopause The Musical (Soap Star) with NYC CD recording, and Dames At Sea (Mona).

Cats, Sunset Boulevard and Jesus Christ Superstar.

His recent producer credits include A.R. Rahman’s Bombay Dreams, The Sound of Music and The Wizard of Oz. He pioneered casting for musical theatre on TV with the International Emmy awardwinning “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?” His awards include an Oscar, seven Tonys, three Grammys, two International Emmys, seven Olivier Awards and the Kennedy Center Honor.

His latest work is based on the life of Dr. Stephen Ward. He was knighted in 1992 and created an honorary life peer in 1997.

TUG WATSON (Swing) is thrilled to be a part of this production. Previous credits include the national tours of Young Frankenstein (Swing), Cats (Munkustrap) and Annie (Ensemble). Tug has also performed at Casa Mañana, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Syracuse Stage and Light Opera Works in Chicago. A proud member of AEA, a graduate of Syracuse University, and son of Drew and Becky, he hopes you enjoy the show!

MICHAEL GRANDAGE (Director) is Artistic Director of the Michael Grandage Company in London. He was Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse (2002–2012) and Sheffield Theatres (2000–2005). He is the recipient of Tony, Drama Desk, Olivier, Evening Standard and Critics’ Circle Awards. Work includes: The Cripple of Inishmaan with Daniel Radcliffe, Peter and Alice with Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw, 25 productions for the Donmar Warehouse including Red (UK & NYC), Hamlet with Jude Law (UK & NYC), Frost/Nixon (UK & U.S.).

Michael is President of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and was appointed CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2011.

THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP (RUG) (Licensor) has produced, co-produced or licensed throughout the world Aspects of Love, The Beautiful Game, Bombay Dreams, By Jeeves, Cats, Daisy Pulls It Off, Evita, The Hired Man, Jeeves Takes Charge, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, La Bête, Lend Me a Tenor, Love Never Dies, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, On Your Toes, The Phantom of the Opera, Shirley Valentine, The Sound of Music, Song & Dance, Starlight Express, Sunset Boulevard, Tell Me on a Sunday, Whistle Down the Wind, The Wizard of Oz and The Woman in White. RUG is wholly owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

ROB ASHFORD (Choreographer).

Broadway—Director/Choreographer: How To Succeed (Tony nominations, Direction and Choreography); Promises, Promises (Tony nomination, Choreography); Choreographer: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award, Best Choreography), Evita (Tony nomination), The Wedding Singer (Tony nomination), Cry-Baby (Tony nomination), Curtains (Tony nomination); Director: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. London— Director: Anna Christie (Donmar; Olivier Award), A Streetcar Named Desire (Donmar; Olivier nomination), Macbeth at Manchester International Festival; Director/Choreographer: Parade (Donmar; Olivier nominations, Direction and Choreography); Choreographer: Evita (Olivier nomination), Guys and Dolls (Olivier nomination), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Olivier nomination), Forum (National Theatre). Other: “The 81st Annual Academy Awards” (Emmy Award, Choreography).

TIM RICE (Book/Lyrics) got the idea for Evita driving to a dinner in London in 1973, hearing part of a radio program about her remarkable life.

He remembered her from his schoolboy stamp collection, and after further research realized her fantastic story might be the musical to prove that he and Andrew Lloyd Webber were not one-hit wonders. His first new stage musical in thirteen years, From Here to Eternity, based on James Jones’ 1951 masterpiece novel—music by Stuart Brayson, opens (or has opened, depending on when you’re reading this) in the West End in October 2013. www.timrice.co.uk ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (Music and Orchestrations) is best known as a composer. His musicals include The Phantom of the Opera, Evita,

SETH SKLAR-HEYN (Tour Director).

Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (Production

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST the National Theatre, London. Other Broadway credits include A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Rodgers), Evita (Marquis), Hamlet (Broadhurst), The Seafarer (Booth), Frost/ Nixon (Jacobs). He has designed over 200 productions including many in the UK for the National Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, Royal Opera House, Royal Shakespeare Company and in the West End.

Supervisor), Evita (Associate Director), A Little Night Music (Associate Director), Finian’s Rainbow (Associate Director), Good Vibrations (Associate Director), Mary Stuart (Assistant Director), Rock’n’Roll (Assistant Director), Frost/Nixon (Assistant Director), The Coast of Utopia (Assistant to the Director). OffBroadway/Encores!: Cotton Club Parade (Assistant Director). U.S. National Tour: Billy Elliot (Resident Director). Previously for Michael Grandage, Seth directed the U.S. National Tour of Frost/Nixon in 2009, starring Stacy Keach and Alan Cox. Seth serves as Executive Producer for Cameron Mackintosh Inc. in N.Y. Graduate of Vassar College.

MICK POTTER (Sound Design) has designed numerous world premiere, West End and Broadway musicals. Recent sound designs include Miss Saigon, Saturday Night Fever, Bombay Dreams, Zorro, The Woman in White, Whistle Down the Wind, Evita, Joseph…, Love Never Dies, The Sound of Music, Sister Act, The Wizard of Oz, Betty Blue Eyes, The Phantom of the Opera and Les Misérables.

Awards include an Olivier for The Woman in White London and Parnelli Award for Phantom of the Opera Las Vegas.

CHRIS BAILEY (Tour Choreographer).

Choreography—2013 CBS Tony Awards opening number. Movement Director—Cyrano De Bergerac, Roundabout Theatre company.

Tours as Choreographer: Shrek (US), The Wedding Singer (US), Guys and Dolls (UK, Australia), Thoroughly Modern Millie (UK).

Associate choreography—2013 Academy Awards. Broadway: Evita; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Promises, Promises; Cry-Baby. West End: Guys and Dolls, Evita, Once in a Lifetime, Candide (also Paris).

Film: Beyond the Sea.

RICHARD MAWBEY (Wig and Hair Design) owns London’s Wig Specialities. Theatre: La Cage aux Folles, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Frost/Nixon, Hairspray, South Pacific, Legally Blonde, Passion, End of the Rainbow, White Christmas, Piaf, Sweet Charity, Evita, Guys and Dolls, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Merrily We Roll Along, the Donmar West End season. Television: “Little Britain,” “Poirot.” Film: The Ghost Writer, Titanic, Star Wars, Dumbledore in Harry Potter. Personal wigmaker to Sean Connery, Dame Edna, Kylie Minogue, Madonna.

JENNIE FORD (Associate Choreography).

Choreography credits range from Opera to Broadway; working closely with numerous Tony Award-winning choreographers. Performing credits: 7 Broadway musicals and 4 albums. She has been hired as “teacher to the stars” such as Nick Jonas, Darren Criss, Beau Bridges, George Wendt, Ronn Moss, Jerry Mathers. Author of a new “how-to” book series for Broadway. www.

BeTheBestOnBroadway.com CHRISTOPHER ORAM (Set and Costume Design) is the recipient of Tony, Oliver, Evening Standard, Critics’ Circle, Garland and Ovation Awards for his work both here in the U.S. and in the UK. Currently the set and costume designer for the Michael Grandage Company season at the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End.

ZACHARY BOROVAY (Projection Design).

Recent Broadway credits include No Man’s Land, Waiting For Godot, Evita, Elf, Lombardi (Drama Desk nom.), Rock of Ages (London, national tour, Las Vegas, etc.), A Catered Affair (Drama Desk nom.), Xanadu (national tour, Japan).

Additional selected credits include Chaplin (La Jolla Playhouse), Peepshow (Planet Hollywood Casino, Las Vegas), The Radio City Christmas Spectacular and Voyage de la Vie (RWI, Sentosa, Singapore). Zachary is on the board of trustees of United Scenic Artists Local 829. borovay.com

NEIL AUSTIN (Lighting Design). Recipient of the 2010 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Red at the Golden Theatre and the 2011 Laurence Olivier Award for The White Guard at

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ tours: If/Then, The Bridges of Madison County, All the Way, Motown, Kinky Boots, Newsies, Rock of Ages, Wicked, Porgy and Bess, Sister Act,

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Million Dollar Quartet. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Regional: A.R.T., Dallas Theater Center, Goodman, La Jolla, Paper Mill, Signature. Film: Into the Woods, The Last Five Years, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Friends with Kids, Margin Call, Sex and the City 1 & 2. TV: “Masters of Sex,” “The Sound of Music Live!,” “Smash,” “The Big C,” commercials. www.telseyandco.com JASON GOLDSBERRY (Makeup Design) is proud to make his Broadway design debut with this astounding show and amazing creative team!

Many thanks to family and friends for undying support, especially my sweetheart Bryan and my CC. This one’s for Amy! DAVID CULLEN (Co-Orchestrator) studied composition with Howard Ferguson and Richard Rodney Bennett at the Royal Academy of Music in the 1960s. He is best known as an orchestrator of musicals, particularly those of Andrew Lloyd Webber – Cats, Starlight Express, Song and Dance, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, By Jeeves, Whistle Down the Wind, The Beautiful

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Game, The Phantom of the Opera, The Woman in White, Love Never Dies and most recently The Wizard of Oz. KRISTEN BLODGETTE (Music Supervisor).

Credits: Evita with Ricky Martin (Broadway), The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway, North American companies, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Basel, Antwerp, Copenhagen, Mexico City, Madrid, Buenos Aires); Cats (Broadway, national tours, Hamburg, Copenhagen); Sunset Boulevard; Jesus Christ Superstar; The Woman in White; Mary Poppins; LoveMusik; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Annie Get Your Gun with Deborah Voigt (Glimmerglass); Bounce directed by Harold Prince (Goodman, Kennedy Center); tours of On Your Toes, Jerry’s Girls, Barnum; and rehearsal pianist for Carrie with Betty Buckley.

WILLIAM WALDROP (Associate Music Supervisor/Music Director/Conductor).

Broadway: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Evita. National tours: The Phantom of The Opera, Cats. Off-Broadway: Donnybrook!, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Las Vegas:

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Phantom—The Las Vegas Spectacular, Hedwig and The Angry Inch. As a composer, William’s songs (with lyricist Robert Williamson) have been heard in cabarets and theatres across the country. In New York City: Birdland, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Duplex, New World Stages. William is a proud graduate of The Peabody Conservatory of Music (M.M.) and The University of Mississippi (B.M.). Love to Mom and Dad! DAVID CHASE (Dance Arrangements) is thrilled to once again be part of the Grandage and Ashford team. West End (dance arranger): Evita, Guys and Dolls. Current Broadway: music supervisor/ arranger/adapter for Cinderella, music director/ arranger: How to Succeed…; dance arranger: Anything Goes; music supervisor/arranger: Nice Work If You Can Get It. Music education: Harvard Biology degree.

TIMOTHY R. MACKABEE (Associate Set Design). Broadway: Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (directed by Spike Lee). Lincoln Center Theatre, Public Theater. Regional: Dallas

Theatre Center, Portland Center Stage, Syracuse Stage, Yale Rep, Paper Mill Playhouse, Asolo Rep, Studio Theatre. TV: “Smash,” “The Today Show.” Education: North Carolina School of the Arts, Yale School of Drama. timothymackabeedesign.com AMANDA SEYMOUR (Associate Costume Designer). Recent credits: Paul’s Case, Urban Arias; Exile, Lawnpeople at the Cherry Lane Theatre; Don Pasquale, Armide at the Juilliard School; Bumbug the Muscial, The Clurman: Theatre Row; The Sound of Music, Paper Mill Playhouse; The Family Room, Arclight Theatre; Lydia, Yale Repertory Theatre. Broadway assistant credits: Chaplin the Musical; Nice Work If You Can Get It; Present Laughter.

KRISTINA KLOSS (Associate Lighting Designer). Evita (Broadway), Billy Elliot (Broadway, first national, second national), Mary Poppins (Broadway, first national). Broadway: First Date, August Osage County, Faith Healer, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Glass Menagerie, Urban Cowboy. Metropolitan Opera House,

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST TONY SMOLENSKI (Associate Sound).

Misérables, The Woman in White, Jesus Christ Superstar. West End: The Wizard of Oz, Betty Blue Eyes, Love Never Dies, Oliver!, Evita, The Sound of Music.

DRISCOLL OTTO (Associate Projection Design). Recently: Lighting Design Rock of Ages (Norwegian Cruise Line), Lighting/Projections Antony & Cleopatra (Houston Shakespeare Festival). Regional: Dallas Theatre Center, The Hangar Theater, Flatrock Playhouse, Reprise Theatre Company, Houston Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Dallas, Utah Festival Opera, and Trinity Rep. Associate designer (Broadway): Evita, Elf, Ann, Rock of Ages, After Miss Julie and Race.

BONNIE PANSON (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: 26 productions including Bring It On, Spider-Man, Chicago, Dance of the Vampires, Private Lives, Blast, Seussical, Civil War, On the Town, Bring in ‘da Noise/Funk, Starlight Express, The Odd Couple, Pirates of Penzance. Tours: Bring It On and multiple versions of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

St. Louis Muny: South Pacific. Off-Broadway: The Last Five Years, A New Brain. Proud mom of her college kid, Jenny Spicola.

JENNY PENDERGRAFT (Wig & Hair Supervisor) is a NYC based hair dresser.

Broadway credits include: Evita, Wicked, Bye Bye Birdie and The Little Mermaid. Thanks to Eddie for opening my eyes to this world, to Patrick for supporting me in every new adventure and to my Angels for guiding me!

TREY JOHNSON (Stage Manager) is excited to be a part of the Evita family. His credits include: Broadway: A Streetcar Named Desire; Off-Broadway: The Last Five Years, Fun Home, The Broken Heart; multiple workshops and readings. Northern Arizona Grad. Proud Member AEA. Love to his family and friends for their constant support.

Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Member of United Scenic Artists 829. For Pumpkin.

DAVID LAI (Music Coordinator). Broadway: Mary Poppins, Bonnie & Clyde, Wonderland, South Pacific, The Woman in White, Jesus Christ Superstar, Riverdance. Broadway conductor: Miss Saigon and The Phantom of the Opera for last 15 years. Producer: West Side Story (Grammy), Promises, Promises and South Pacific (Grammy noms.).

MICHELLE HELLER (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: No Man’s Land and Waiting for Godot, Annie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. New York: Tough Titty, La hija de Rappaccini, Instinct. Regional: No Man’s Land, Misery, Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Old Globe. University of Maryland. Much love to Mom and Dad.

TALITHA FEHR (Music Coordinator).

National tours: Sister Act, Catch Me If You Can, West Side Story, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Wizard of Oz, Come Fly Away, Mamma Mia!, A Christmas Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Chicago, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chita Rivera A Dancer’s Life, Movin’Out, and 101 Dalmatians. International/ Asian tours: West Side Story, Sound of Music, Swing!, Cinderella, and The King and I. Broadway: A Christmas Story, The Pirate Queen, pre-production and development of Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, the 2012 Toronto launch of Wizard of Oz, and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

RYAN P. MURPHY (Production Manager) is currently in his seventh season with Troika Entertainment, having worked on more than 40 national and international tours with a wide range of amazing artists. Current projects include the first national tours of Sister Act, Ghost: The Musical and Evita, as well as tours of West Side Story, Bring It On and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of The Wizard of Oz. Prior to joining Troika, Ryan spent time as a Production Supervisor, Stage Manager and Executive Producer. Originally from Buffalo, NY, Ryan would also like to thank his family, friends and soon-to-be husband Joe for all their love and support.

STUART ANDREWS (Synthesizer Programmer). Broadway and West End: Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera, Les

JOE CHRISTOPHER (General Manager) presented and produced over 65 productions and

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST special events as the Associate General Manager and Coordinator of Theater Programming at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. His favorite Kennedy Center credits include the Tony Awardnominated Broadway revivals of Follies and Ragtime, four seasons of Barbara Cook’s Spotlight Series, critically acclaimed festivals celebrating the works of August Wilson & Terrence McNally, Master Class starring Tyne Daly, Thurgood starring Laurence Fishburne and numerous other special events. National Tours: Sister Act, Shear Madness, Evita, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of The Wizard of Oz. HAL LUFTIG (Producer). Winner of four Tony Awards and London’s Olivier Award, Hal Luftig has worked on and off-Broadway for the past 25 years. Broadway: Kinky Boots, Evita, Catch Me If You Can, Come Fly Away, West Side Story, All My Sons, Legally Blonde, The Times They Are A-Changin’, Whoopi, Movin’ Out, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Annie Get Your Gun, High Society, The Diary of Anne Frank, The King and I, Moon Over Buffalo, Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam,

The Secret Garden. He is currently developing The Last Goodbye, with the music of Jeff Buckley. Hal has an M.F.A. from Columbia University, and an ulcer from tension.

TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) has been the innovator in touring musical theater productions for over two decades, producing shows throughout North, Central, and South America, Europe and Asia. Additionally, the company is experienced in casino and leisure markets having produced for the Wynn, Caesars, Grand Casino, Hilton, Eldorado and Harrah’s.

Current and upcoming productions include Annie, Bring It On: The Musical, Evita, Ghost, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Sister Act and West Side Story. With strong ties to the Broadway community, Troika prides itself on delivering top quality productions to audiences worldwide.

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST 1999, Mr. Buck was Vice President and General Manager for Livent in Toronto. Mr. Buck was a stage manager for more than 20 years, surviving a year with Mary Martin and Carol Channing in Jimmy Kirkwood’s Legends!, a year in Japan with Siegfried & Roy, opening The Phantom of the Opera Music Box Company and opening Show Boat on Broadway. When not on the road Randy can be found in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife, Angela, and their daughter Sierra Ashley Buck.

JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Producer).

President of Nederlander Organization and son of James M. Nederlander (Chairman).

Mr. Nederlander is currently represented on Broadway with Priscilla, Spider-Man. Other credits include West Side Story, Next to Normal, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Movin’ Out, The Tragedy of Carmen (recipient of a special Tony Award).

TERRY ALLEN KRAMER (Producer).

Credits (partial listing): Sugar Babies; Me and My Girl: The Goat… (Tony Award); Movin’

Out (Tony Award); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Cyrano; West Side Story; 9 to 5; The Addams Family; The Merchant of Venice; Race; Promises, Promises; Spider-Man Turn of the Dark; Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth; Kinky Boots (Tony Award); and I’ll Eat You Last.

ANTHONY NICHOLSON (Producer). Director of Foundation Board of University of Central Florida. Broadway: Evita with Ricky Martin, The Best Man with James Earl Jones, Porgy and Bess, Matilda and Cinderella.

TOM & CONNIE WALSH (Producers).

Broadway: Kinky Boots (Tony winner), First Date. Long-time supporters of the nonprofit performing arts in Seattle. Board members of the 5th Avenue Theatre and the Pacific Northwest Ballet.

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YASUHIRO KAWANA (Producer).

Broadway: First Date; Let It Be; Kinky Boots (Tony Award); Evita; Catch Me If You Can; Come Fly Away; Legally Blonde. He has co-presented Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles; The Full Monty; Fosse; in Japan and Japanese local productions of Promises, Promises; Side Show; Grease; All Shook Up; Brooklyn; Titanic; Sweet Charity; The Producers; The Boy From Oz; Never Gonna Dance.

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MICHAEL J. MORITZ, JR. (Producer).

Broadway producer, record producer, music director, entertainment entrepreneur from Youngstown, Ohio. Broadway producing credits include Big Fish, One Night With Janis Joplin, Beautiful: The Carole King Story. Album producing credits include Norbert Leo Butz (Memory and Mayhem), Aaron Tveit (Radio In My Head). michaelmoritz.com PITTSBURGH CLO (Producer). Under the direction of Van Kaplan this not-for-profit arts organization appreciates the support of nearly 200,000 patrons each year and produces a subscription series, educational programs, national tours, develops and invests in new works, including 18 Broadway shows (24 Tony Awards) and is a founder of The National High School Musical Theater Awards (PBS). www. pittsburghCLO.org JOHN and DIANE CHACHAS (Producer).

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Gilbert Rozon. Subsidiary of Just for Laughs.

Broadway: Bullets Over Broadway, Twelfth Night/Richard III, Kinky Boots. London: I Can’t Sing—The X Factor Musical, A Chorus Line (London Palladium), Chimerica, Merrily We Roll Along, Old Times (Harold Pinter Theatre), The Ladykillers (Vaudeville), Abigail’s Party (UK tour). Thanks to Hal. www.hahaha.com GLASS HALF FULL PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Managing members: Adam Blanshay and Gareth Lake. Broadway: Twelfth Night/Richard III. London: I Can’t Sing—The X Factor Musical (London Palladium). UK Tour: Shrek The Musical. Thanks to Hal. www. ghfproductions.co.uk RICARDO HORNOS (Producer). Broadway: Evita, The Heiress, Cinderella, The Trip to Bountiful, Big Fish. Buenos Aires: Spanishspeaking versions of Young Frankenstein, A Steady Rain, The Norman Conquests, Good People (all in association with Pablo Kompel).

Film (in development): Omelette Surprise, Fernando in Arizona, Yankee Doodle Day. Board: Symphony Space.

SCOTT SANDERS PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Scott Sanders is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning theatre, film and television producer. Broadway: The Color Purple, with partner Oprah Winfrey; The Pee-wee Herman Show (Broadway and Los Angeles); Evita starring Ricky Martin. Additional Broadway:

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Elaine Stritch: At Liberty and upcoming— After Midnight, the new jazz musical created with Wynton Marsalis. Other musicals in development: Coal Miner’s Daughter, starring Zooey Deschanel as Loretta Lynn and Houdini, with a score by Stephen Schwartz, directed by Jack O’Brien and starring Hugh Jackman. In 2012 Sony Pictures Entertainment partnered with the company to adapt and develop stage musicals from SPE’s film library.

CAROL FINEMAN (Producer). Broadway: Evita, The Pee-wee Herman Show. Worth Street: Christopher Shinn’s Four, The Normal Heart, Drama Desk for The Stage Door Canteen.

Headed press at the Public for 11 years. Highlight credits there (downtown and Broadway): The Tempest, Noise/Funk, Elaine Stritch: At Liberty, The Seagull w/Meryl Streep. Currently, Producer & VP/Theatre, Scott Sanders Productions.

BRIAN SMITH (Producer). Broadway: Kinky Boots (Tony Award), Evita, Catch Me If You Can. NYC: The Harmonious Pimps of Harmony…, Camp Wanatachi, Yes We Can, PINK!. Artistic Director, Down Payment Productions. 2010 NY Innovative Theatre Award, Outstanding Director.

WARREN TREPP (Producer). Broadway: Kinky Boots, Evita, Legally Blonde, Movin’ Out and Thoroughly Modern Millie. His proudest production is his son Warren Edward, a credit he shares with his wife, Jâlé.

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STAFF AND CREDITS STAFF FOR EVITA

UK Assistant Scenic Designer................. Lee Newby, Andrew Riley, Simon Anthony Wells Renderer ............................................... Ann Bartek Production Properties ..........................Andrew Miller Associate Costume Designer .........Amanda Seymour Assistant Costume Designer ................ Ryan Dodson Associate Lighting Designer .................Kristina Kloss Broadway Associate Lighting Designer ..... Dan Walker Assistant Lighting Designer ............Weston Wilkerson Lighting Programmer .............................Rob Halliday Production Electrician ....................Jeff “Swing” Holtz Associate Sound Designer ............... Tony Smolenski UK Associate Sound Designer ...........Paul Gatehouse Production Sound ................ Colle Bustin, Dillon Cody Associate Projection Designer ........... Driscoll A. Otto Production Hair and Wigs .............. Jenny Pendergraft

GENERAL MANAGEMENT Joe Christopher Associate General Manager.................... Abram Best COMPANY MANAGER DeAnn L. Boise PRESS/MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE ANITA DLONIAK & ASSOCIATES, INC Anita Dloniak Diane L. Rodes Melissa A. Hazek CASTING TELSEY + COMPANY Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA,

HEAD CARPENTER ................................NOAH KERN Assistant Carpenter ..........................Leon Lobsinger Assistant Carpenter .......................... Josh Townsend Head Electrician ................................ Stephen Atwell Assistant Electrician ......................... Jeremy Bolnick Assistant Electrician .............................Eric Johnson Assistant Electrician ................. Christopher K. Nimm Head of Props ............................. Jennifer A. Kramer Head of Sound .....................................Jared Ullman Assistant Sound Engineer ............Christopher Landry Head of Wardrobe ........... Marguerite “Meg” Peresich Assistant Wardrobe ......................... Kasey Walraven Star Dresser ..................................Whitney Vaughan Head of Hair and Wigs ......................... Alicia Monica Assistant Hair and Wigs ......................Kaylan Paisley

Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, David Morris, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn Casl CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Conrad Woolfe, Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow, Sean Gannon, Scott Galina

EXCLUSIVE TOUR BOOKING THE ROAD COMPANY 165 West 46th Street, Suite 1101 New York, NY 10036 202.302.5200 voice 202.302.5374 fax www.theroadcompany.com PRODUCTION MANAGER Ryan P. Murphy

Production Associate ........................... Joe Cameron Production Assistants ...................Mitchell Anderson, Zachary Gray Associate to Mr. Luftig......................... Scott Sinclair Assistant to Mr. Sanders .......................Jamie Quiroz Physical Therapy ................................... NeuroTours Medical Director ....................... Thomas Meyers, MD Accountant ............................Zwick & Banyai, PLLC. Insurance.....................Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Payroll ............................................. SCI Companies Legal Counsel ............S. Jean Ward, ESQ. & Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C. Production Photographer .................Richard Termine Advertising ............................Spotco/Drew Hodges, Josh Fraenkel, Callie Goff Website & Online Marketing ......................... SpotCo/ Sara Fitzpatrick, Marc Mettler, Michael Crowley, Meghan Ownbey Accountant ....................... Robert Fried CPA/Fried & Kowgios CPAS LLP

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Andrew Sullivan PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER ......... Bonnie Panson Stage Manager ................................... Trey Johnson Assistant Stage Manager ................... Michelle Heller Tour Director .................................. Seth Sklar-Heyn Tour Choreographer .............................. Chris Bailey Associate Choreographer .......................Jennie Ford Associate Music Supervisor ............. William Waldrop Dance Captain ........................................ Ian Liberto Assistant Dance Captain ..................... Robin Masella Associate Scenic Designer ........... Timothy Mackabee Broadway Associate Scenic Designer ............................ Bryan Johnson UK Associate Scenic Designer..........David Woohead, Richard Kent

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STAFF AND CREDITS SOUND ASSOCIATES, Yonkers, NY. Video Projection System Engineered and Provided by WORLDSTAGE, New York, NY. Costumes by SIOBHAN NESTOR, ARTHUR & TAILORS, CYGNET STUIDOS, INC., JOHN KRISTIANSEN, SARAH TIMBERLAKE, JENNIFER LOVE, HOUSE OF SAVOIA, SCAFATI, JODEK INTERNATIONAL LTD.—David Douek, Daniel Webster, COSTUME ARMOUR, KAUFMAN’s ARMY & NAVY, BECKSTEIN’S MEN’S FABRIC CZAR, and TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT COSTUME SHOP, Glen Burnie, MD. Handmade Shoes by FRED LONGTIN, J.C. THEATRICAL, T.O. DEY, WORLDTONE DANCE SHOES, CAPEZIO THEATRICALS, LADUCA SHOES. Eva Peron’s jewelry by Marcelo Toledo. Millinery

by Anne Guay & Stetson Hats, Arnold S. Levine.

Undergarments by BRA*TENDERS. Original Wigs

by WIG SPECIALTIES LONDON. Historical Footage Provided by ASSOCIATED PRESS, ARENAPAL, FONDO DOCUMENTAL MUSEO EVITA/ARCHIVO GENERAL DE LA NACION AND PRODUCERS LIBRARY. Trucking

by JANCO, LTD., Rick Rosenthal, Wayne, NJ. Paul Change Custom Tailors, Arel Studio.

GM Consultant ...... Amy Jacobs, Bespoke Theatricals Immigration Counsel .............. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP Visa Consultant ......................................... Lisa Carr Merchandising...........Broadway Merchandising, LLC/ Adam S. Gordon, David Eck FOR TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT Chief Executive Officer ......................Randall A. Buck Chief Operating Officer ...................Michael J. Orsino Chief Financial Officer ........................... Donald Kindl Associate Producer ................................Jaime Prine General Managers ........................... Joe Christopher Townsend Teague Assistant General Managers .................. Abram Best, Brian Schrader Production Manager .........................Ryan P. Murphy Marketing Manager........................... Courtney Davis Marketing Consultant .................................Amy Katz Booking Associate ............................. Doria Montfort Budgeting & Forecasting Manager ...... George Lamberty Controller .........................................Ryan Rudzinski Staff Accountant ............................. Lourdes Castillo Accounting Clerk ............................. Marite Espinoza Office Manager ................................. Doria Montfort Warehouse Manager ............................ Scott Garrish

SPECIAL THANKS Diagio Americas, Inc., Swarovski Elements, Steven Rivellino/8th Sea Inc., Michael J. Passaro and Jimmy Goode.

FOR TROIKA COSTUMES Costume Director .......................... Michelle Harrison Project Assistants ........ Alison Smith, Kristina Lamdin Work Room Manager .............................Helen Jones Lead Stitcher ...................................Laura Browning Craft Manager ........................................... Rise Ono Stitchers.................. Kristin Czako, Sharon Landrum, Katherine Krauss, Marla Parker

Rehearsed at The New 42nd Street Studios and Pearl Studios NYC Performance rights to Evita are licensed by R&H Theatricals: www.rnh.com 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.

CONNECT WITH EVITA www.EvitaTour.com www.facebook.com/evitatour @EvitaTour

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

CREDITS Production Travel by ROAD REBEL ENTERTAINMENT TOURING, San Diego, CA. Scenery, Automation, and Show Control by SHOW MOTION, INC., Milford, CT Using the AC2 Computerized Motion Control System.

Show Deck by PRG—SCENIC TECHNOLOGIES, a Division of Production Resource Group, LLC, New Windsor, NY. Soft Goods by I. WEISS THEATRICAL SOLUTIONS, Fairview, NJ. Props by PROPS IS TOPS, PROPSTAR, TOM CARROLL SCENERY, JOHN CREECH DESIGN & PRODUCTION. Lighting Equipment by PRG LIGHTING, Secaucus, NJ. Sound Equipment by

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

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

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

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

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COLLABORATIONS Josh Young as ‘Che’, Caroline Bowman as ‘Eva Perón’ and Sean McLaughlin as ‘Juan Perón’ in the National Tour of EVITA. Photo Credit: Richard Termine

By Timothy Reid

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he musical partnership of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice has produced some of musical theater’s most popular shows, including the iconic Evita.

The duo formed when at the age of 21, Sir Tim wrote to Sir Andrew, then 17, describing himself as a “with-it” writer of lyrics who wondered if the young composer would consider it “worth his while” to meet him. Their collaborations produced some of musical theater’s great works.

Before Evita was even a spark of an idea, the team’s first work was on a musical called The Likes of Us in 1965. After their initial collaboration, Rice wanted to work on pop songs and Webber wished to create another musical. The pair was approached to create an end-of-theterm religious concert for a school which

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The pair stayed with the biblical theme and produced the rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar in 1969. Initially created as a concept album, the musical received its first staging in 1971. The concept for Superstar combines the musical flavors of rock with the style of opera, as the entire show is told in song. Evita is also considered a “rock opera” for that reason.

The inspiration for Evita began with a radio play about Eva Perón Sir Tim heard while driving in his car and a documentary called Queen of Hearts which aired in the UK in 1972. As with Jesus Christ Superstar, the pair first released a concept album of the sungthrough musical in 1976. Evita’s anthem “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” (sung by Julie Covington) became a number one hit. It opened in the West End in 1978 starring pop singer David Essex in the “narrator” role of Che and Elaine Paige in the title role. Almost overnight Paige became a star and the show was a soldout sensation.

The reimagined production of Webber’s blockbuster The Phantom of the Opera is here September 10-21.

Ace Young as Joseph and Diana DeGarmo as Narrator in “Jacob & Sons”.

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would later, through album conceptions and multiple stagings, become Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Joseph premiered in London’s West End in 1973 and on Broadway in 1982.

Its later Broadway reception, with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin, was also stellar and the show garnered seven Tony Awards®. After nearly 20 years of planning and negotiations, a film of the musical graced the silver screen in 1996 starring Antonio Banderas and Madonna. Evita lives on in this new tour, following a successful revival run on Broadway.

Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo star in the new tour of Webber and Rice’s Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat November 18-23.

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After a trip to New York City in 2007, third-grade teacher Brian Sammons contacted a Broadway star out of the blue, asking if she would exchange letters with his students.

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Sammons’ class sent her a package filled with handwritten letters from students and a disposable camera hoping Podschun would send back photos of New York City.

“I was so happy to do it and honored that he picked me,” said Podschun in a phone interview with The Courier.

“I’m sure people thought I was a little crazy,” Sammons said.

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“It’s just neat to expand their minds,” Podschun said.

On Monday, Sammons’ efforts were recognized with The Broadway League Educator Apple Award.

Des Moines Performing Arts’ Education Team members Karoline Myers and Eric Olmscheid surround Brian Sammons at the National High School Musical Theater Awards in New York City on June 30, where Sammons received his 2014 League Educator Apple Award from The Broadway League (photo courtesy of Des Moines Performing Arts).

Des Moines Performing Arts nominated Sammons for The Broadway League Educator Apple Award. He, another teacher and two principals from around the country were applauded for bringing Broadway and theater education inside the classroom.

get excited. I use that connection to motivate students in all my subjects.”

After years of writing, emailing and video chatting, Sammons brought a group of about 40 students to meet Podschun when Wicked hit Des Moines.

A grant from the Iowa Arts Council paid for the trip and, by a stroke of good fortune, the kids got complimentary matinee tickets.

“It really is a reflection of the folks that I work with and the kids,” Sammons said.

Sammons found his star-struck students respond much more enthusiastically if he crafts a mathematics story problem around Podschun’s life.

For example: Podschun has to make rehearsal across town in New York City in 45 minute or she will be late. Which subway routes does she take to get there on time?

“Brian is a teacher who exemplifies being a lifelong learner and bettering his knowledge and skills as an educator to bring exceptional opportunities for learning to his students,” said Amy May, elementary principal for AplingtonParkersburg schools.

“Sometimes math lessons don’t go well at all but all I had to do was put Hayley into the problem solving and you’ve got their attention,” Sammons said. “They are inspired by her and

*The article was written by reporter MacKenzie Elmer and was published in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier on July 6, 2014. Des Moines Performing Arts received permission to reprint the article.

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GUEST INFORMATION Hall during designated performances. No other food or drink is allowed in the theater.

ASL INTERPRETATION

Des Moines Performing Arts offers American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation for select performances through Deaf Services Unlimited.

ELEVATORS

Elevators to the second level are located in the Nollen Lobby and near the Stoner Theater.

ATM

An ATM is located in the Ticket Office Lobby.

EMERGENCY EXITING

In case of an emergency, please leave through your nearest exit location.

AUDIO DESCRIPTION

The Iowa Radio Reading Information Service for the Blind and Print Handicapped, Inc. (IRIS) offers audio description services for select performances.

Call (515) 246-2300 to reserve a listening device.

LATE SEATING

Late seating will be accommodated by House Staff at the earliest appropriate time. Pay attention to lobby chimes, which are sounded five minutes before the show begins, as well as after intermission.

BINOCULARS

Binoculars are available for rent at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters for $5.

LISTENING DEVICES

Listening devices are available for use at no charge at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters.

BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT

Playbills for most Broadway productions are available in Braille at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters, compliments of the lowa Department of the Blind. Large print playbills are also generally available.

LOST ITEMS

Lost items may be reported or claimed at the Nollen Lobby Guest Services Counter during an event. After an event, please contact our Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300 or stop by Monday through Friday, 9 am. to 5 p.m. Items are kept for 30 days.

CAMERAS

The use of cameras or any type of recording devices in the Main Hall is prohibited at all times.

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CELL PHONES AND MOBILE DEVICES

If you have a medical need, please notify the House Staff.

Medical services are provided by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines in the Prairie Meadows Lobby.

Please turn cell phones and mobile devices off, or set them to the silent mode. Please also refrain from text messaging and using them as light sources during the performance.

PRE-ORDERING DRINKS

Avoid the line at intermission by ordering your drink ahead of time. Order and pay at any open bar before the performance. Pick your drink up at either lobby’s Guest Services Counter during intermission.

CHILDREN

Children age five and above are generally welcome to attend performances. Children younger than five are welcome to attend designated family-oriented productions only. Regardless of age, all guests must present a ticket. Call the Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300 if you are unsure if your child will be admitted.

SPECIAL SEATING NEEDS

Seating is available for all performances for a variety of accessibility requirements (including wheelchair, motorized cart, difficulty with stairs and sight impairment).

Please call the Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300.

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Coats and other personal items may be checked at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters during all Main Hall performances.

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