LITTLE-KNOWN THEATER JOBS: HAIR AND WIG SUPERVISOR
A chat with Mary Kay Yezerski, who keeps the witches curled and coiffed in Wicked on Broadway
By: Ruthie Fierberg
As a young child, Mary Kay Yezerski dreamt of becoming a fashion designer. “I had already been sewing and styling my doll’s hair since I was five. I was drawing and making clothes for myself in sixth grade,” Yezerski said. “My plans flipped a couple years later,” she said, when she saw her oldest siblings playing in the orchestra of their high school production of Oklahoma!
“The dancing and costumes just really got to me,” Yezerski recalled. “I was blown away.” Between school drama club and summer theater, Yezerski knew she had to pursue a job in the industry. At 16, Yezerski served in the costume department at Muhlenberg College’s Summer Music Theatre, sewing and helping run a production of My Fair Lady. “That’s where I learned what a quick-change was!” she said.
After studying theater with a concentration in acting and costume design at Point Park College (now Point Park University), Yezerski was hired as a costumer at theaters like Philadelphia’s Arden and Atlanta’s Alliance. At the Alliance, Yezerski also had to maintain the wigs, which led her to a hair and makeup apprenticeship with the Santa Fe Opera under acclaimed Broadway wig designer Tom Watson. After five years at the Alliance, Yezerski moved
Zoe Jensen as Glinda and Ethan Kirschbaum as Fiyero (center) in the National Tour of Wicked, photo by Joan Marcus
to New York City to assist in Watson’s studio. Her first Broadway gig? The Producers. One show led to another, until she first subbed (or “swung,” as it were) on Wicked on Broadway. Today, Yezerski is the head of hair at that musical. Here, Yezerski explains what she actually does and why every hair must be in its place.
What does a head of hair—also known as the hair and wig supervisor—do?
Mary Kay Yezerski: The hair supervisor is in charge of making sure the hair in the show (wigs and personal hair) follow the design of the show. I am in charge of a room of four people with the help of my assistant, Ryan McWilliams—my right-hand man. Together we oversee how everything looks. We also run “tracks” during the show. Most supervisors in other departments [like costumes] do not [perform a backstage track during] the show. Running a “track” means you do very specific tasks during very specific parts of the show, and you do it almost exactly the same every single time. If someone else runs your track for you, they are expected to also do the exact same things you do.
Whom do you collaborate with on a daily basis?
Besides working with the other three hair stylists, I work most closely with the Elphaba and Glinda actors and their dressers. I also interact with the makeup artist while getting Elphaba ready. I report to the stage manager if there are any concerns or issues as far as the immediate show is concerned. I report to the associate hair designer, Jared Janas, and the designer, Tom Watson, for all of the styling of the wigs. Sometimes when we’re dealing with a crossover of departments, like a hat placement, we will work with the costume department. We have to have a special fitting day for Elphaba with her wigs and hats because the hats fit a lot differently with their own hair and a wig under there.
Describe a typical day at Wicked for you.
If I’m doing day work—which involves the washing, setting, and/or styling of a wig—I’ll get in a little earlier than call time, but our call time is one hour before half-hour. [Editor’s note: That’s 90 minutes prior to curtain time.] I will often have already gotten a text if one of “my girls” (the witches) is out, and who is on for them. I do minor touch-ups to most of the wigs; there are five for me per show (three for Glinda, two for Elphaba). The wig we call “the bubble”—Glinda’s curly wig—is the most labor intensive. I have to brush through each curl to refresh it, and sometimes I need to use a curling wand to bring the curls back to life. This can involve a few curls or the whole thing on a humid day! The wigs are all human hair, so my “mom joke” is that it’s bad enough having a bad hair day, imagine if you have dozens of bad hair days in one day!
After preparing my wigs, I will take them up to the “girls’” dressing rooms. [The actors who play the witches] are very special in that we come to them. The ensemble members go to the hair room to get their first wigs on. I pin-curl Elphie’s hair and leave to allow the makeup artist to get to work. I pin-curl Glinda’s hair, put on her microphone and put on her bubble wig and crown with only two large pins because we have to get her out of that quickly. I pin Glinda’s hat to her Shiz wig that I will take with me. Having the hat attached to the wig saves us time in the quick-change [which comes later].
I go back to Elphie and put on her microphone, wig and little beanie. At this point, the show will be starting very soon. Once [it does], it’s full-speed ahead with hair changes, hat changes and hair brushing.
At the end of the show, I remove their wigs. I spray them with alcohol and clean the lace fronts with makeup remover. I put the wigs on blocks [foam heads] that help them keep their shape. I do minor touch-ups—put some pin curls in Glinda’s Shiz wig, rebraid Elphie’s Act 1 wig, style a bun in Elphie’s Act 2 wig. And that’s it for the night. What is the piece of your job that you love, that you never tire of?
I really enjoy being part of the support system for the performers. I am
closest to the witches, so I learn about who they are, what they’re about, what they need. I like to try to be someone who takes away some of the stress of this overwhelming job. These two women do so much! It’s a very hard job. I like to take off some of the burden. I like to provide this for all the performers in the show. There are some I don’t see as much, but I like my team to create a safe space for all, and I try to be an example of that.
What are some of the challenges of your job?
The hours are pretty relentless. I have a husband, a teenager and a dog. I worry that I don’t get to do enough with and for them. Being on a longrunning show, you have to take days off to be a part of special moments with your family. I missed my kid’s first official steps, but I try to be there for everything I possibly can.
Tell me a story from a day on the job that you’ll never forget.
I’ve had a lot of special moments, but nothing, nothing compares to the reopening of Broadway. We all needed theater and the companionship and to be together again so much. I shed so many tears from the first day back in the theater through to the reopening performance. Hearing that audience was insane! I questioned my career many times while theater was shut down, but I had my answer for why I do it that day.
Describe a moment when you felt hugely proud to do what you do.
The hair I style has been in magazines, in pictures outside the theater, and on TV. But, I remember a moment not long after I took over the hair room at Wicked, I snuck into the theater during “Defying Gravity” and watched the scene with the audience members, and I thought, “That’s my work up there! My work is part of what is taking these audience members into this moment in this famous scene in this famous show. I’m part of this.” I’m very lucky.
Recall a challenge that occurred on the job. How did you overcome it?
There are so many challenges in theater. There is so much problemsolving. It’s part of what we love about this career. It keeps your mind working.
What is Broadway to you?
Having worked in all manner of theater—from those with very little budget to shows with all access—I want to be clear that all of that is theater at its finest. Telling stories, problem-solving. But, Broadway is New York City. It’s international. People travel here from all over the country and the globe to see what we do. It’s truly amazing.
What’s one thing you wish audiences understood better about theater?
I wish they really understood how hard it is. It looks fun—it is fun—but it’s pretty grueling. Also, for every actor onstage, there’s probably three backstage people. Did I just make that number up? Probably, but there are a lot of people who come together to put on these shows and they are excellent in their craft.
What’s one thing you wish other industry insiders understood better about your job or theater from your perspective?
Sometimes the hair department can be treated as an afterthought. Our department as a union is one of the smallest and newest on Broadway. Sometimes we don’t get credit as our own entity. I’m looking at you, Tonys. We’d love the recognition that others in our industry receive. The Tonys got rid of the hair and makeup award and we’d love to see that come back.
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Universal Stage Productions The Araca Group Jon B. Platt and David Stone
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Music and Lyrics Book Stephen Schwartz Winnie Holzman
Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire
Starring
Jessie Davidson Zoe Jensen
Nicolas Garza Ethan Kirschbaum Drew McVety Jada Temple
Travante S. Baker Keith A. Bearden Jennifer Mariela Bermeo Sam Buchanan Sean Burns
Reagan Davidson Olivia Dei Cicchi Matt Densky Ali Deucher Ben Diamond
Kelley Dorney Tristan Hill Clair Rachel Howell Darriel Johnakin Mattie Tucker Joyner
David Kaverman Kelly Lafarga Taylor Quick Jackie Raye Donivyn Riley
Anthony Sagaria Lauren Sambataro Derek Schiesel DJ Smart Brett Stoelker Ben Susak Melissa Victor Justin Wirick and
Eileen T’Kaye Blake Hammond
Settings Costumes Lighting Sound Eugene Lee Susan Hilferty Kenneth Posner Tony Meola
Projections Wigs & Hair Special Effects Technical Supervisor
Elaine J. McCarthy Tom Watson Chic Silber Jake Bell
Music Arrangements
Music Director Dance Arrangements Music Coordinator
Alex Lacamoire & Stephen Oremus Faith Seetoo James Lynn Abbott Michael Keller
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General Management Casting Press Executive Producers 321 Theatrical The Telsey Office Phillip Aleman Marcia Goldberg
Management Craig Burns, CSA & Nina Essman
Orchestrations William David Brohn
Music Supervisor
Stephen Oremus
Musical Staging by Wayne Cilento
Directed by Joe Mantello
Grammy Award-Winning Cast Recording on DECCA BROADWAY
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Glinda..............................................................................................................................
ZOE JENSEN
Witch’s Father ............................................................................................... KEITH A. BEARDEN
Witch’s Mother DARRIEL JOHNAKIN
Midwife KELLEY DORNEY
Elphaba JESSIE DAVIDSON
Nessarose JADA TEMPLE
Boq NICOLAS GARZA
Madame Morrible EILEEN T’KAYE
Doctor Dillamond DREW McVETY
Fiyero ............................................................................................................ ETHAN KIRSCHBAUM
Ozian Official ................................................................................................. KEITH A. BEARDEN
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz .................................................................... BLAKE HAMMOND
Chistery (December 17–28) ......................................................................................... DJ SMART
Chistery (December 29–January 11) TRAVANTE S. BAKER
Monkeys, Students, Denizens of the Emerald City, Palace Guards and Other Citizens of Oz JENNIFER MARIELA BERMEO, SAM BUCHANAN, SEAN BURNS, REAGAN DAVIDSON, OLIVIA DEI CICCHI, MATT DENSKY, ALI DEUCHER, BEN DIAMOND. KELLEY DORNEY, DARRIEL JOHNAKIN, TAYLOR QUICK, JACKIE RAYE, DONIVYN RILEY, ANTHONY SAGARIA, BRETT STOELKER, MELISSA VICTOR, JUSTIN WIRICK
STANDBYS FOR ELPHABA LISSA DEGUZMAN, ADELINA MITCHELL
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. for Elphaba OLIVIA DEI CICCHI for Glinda TAYLOR QUICK, JACKIE RAYE for Fiyero—BEN DIAMOND, ANTHONY SAGARIA, BRETT STOELKER for The Wizard and Dr. Dillamond KEITH A. BEARDEN, DAVID KAVERMAN for Madame Morrible—KELLEY DORNEY, MELISSA VICTOR for Boq SEAN BURNS, MATT DENSKY for Nessarose—CLAIR RACHEL HOWELL, MATTIE TUCKER JOYNER, JACKIE RAYE for Chistery—TRISTAN HILL, DEREK SCHIESEL, BEN SUSAK for Witch’s Father and Ozian Official DAVID KAVERMAN, ANTHONY SAGARIA, BRETT STOELKER
SWINGS
TRISTAN HILL, MATTIE TUCKER JOYNER, DAVID KAVERMAN, LAUREN SAMBATARO, DEREK SCHIESEL
DANCE CAPTAINS/SWINGS
KELLY LAFARGA, BEN SUSAK
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WHO’S WHO in the CAST
JESSIE DAVIDSON (Elphaba) is wildly excited to be a part of this company and the Wicked legacy. Broadway: Six (Alternate—Jane Seymour, Katherine Howard, Catherine Parr). National tour: Pretty Woman: The Musical (Vivian Ward). Off-Broadway: Harmony (Ruth). Regional: Maltz Jupiter Theatre, the REV. B.F.A.: Penn State. “Thank you to my family and friends for your unwavering love and support. Forever grateful for Tim, Craig/Telsey and the Wicked team for making my childhood dream come true.”
IG @jessiedavidson__.
ZOE JENSEN (Glinda) fell in love with theater after seeing the Wicked national tour in 2006 and is thrilled to be playing her dream role. Broadway: The Heart of Rock and Roll (Paige, OBC), Six (Katherine Howard), Dear Evan Hansen. National tour: Hamilton (Eliza). Off-Broadway: We Are the Tigers (Farrah). Regional: My Best Friend’s Wedding (Amanda Newhouse). TV: “Law & Order: SVU.” Zoe is from Rockford, Illinois and received her B.F.A. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. “Big thanks to Whole Artist Management and Paradigm. Endless love to my ‘qwitches,’ always for Mom and Dad.” @Lanazoejensen.
EILEEN T’KAYE (Madame Morrible). Recent credits: Mrs. Strakosh in Funny Girl (first national tour); Yente in Fiddler on the Roof (starring Jason Alexander, La Mirada Theatre); Anne-Marie in A Doll’s House, Part 2 (ICT); Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Sisters in Law (worldpremiere, Phoenix Theatre). And now Wicked—it’s thrillifying! Eileen is also a voice-over artist, an award-winning theater producer and the Founding Producing Director of Boston Court Pasadena. “For Ashley W and my sweet David.”
BLAKE HAMMOND (The Wizard). Broadway: Edna, Hairspray; Pumbaa, Disney’s The Lion King; Waiter, First Date; Mr. Braithwaite, Billy Eliott; Chadwick, Elf; Jacey Squires, The Music Man; Bruce, Living on Love; Ernie, Sister Act; Phillip, Kiss Me, Kate; Uperman/ MC, On the Town. Tours: Eight national companies, including Nostradamus, Something Rotten!; Uncle Fester, The Addams Family; Sebastian, Cinderella; Rudolph, Hello, Dolly! Other credits and awards: When Pigs Fly, L.A. Critics
Award; At Wit’s End, Florida Carbonell and Chicago After Dark awards; The Producers, Joseph Jefferson nomination; Then We Got Help, webseries, Indy Soap Award. Thanks for supporting live theater!
NICOLAS GARZA (Boq) couldn’t be happier to be here! Selected regional: Signature Theatre, TUTS, ZACH, Arvada Center, ACT of CT, Transcendence, Portland Center Stage, Milwaukee Rep, Seattle Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, San Antonio Broadway. TV: The CW’s “Walker.” Thanks to Brian at HKA, Telsey and the Wicked team. Endless love and gratitude to Mom and Dad. @nicolasgarza.
ETHAN KIRSCHBAUM (Fiyero) is beyond grateful to help take the magic of Wicked on the road! Stage: Kinky Boots on tour, The Engagement Party cover at the Geffen, Biloxi Blues, Heathers, First Date. Screen: “The Gringo Hunters” (Netflix) and featured in Dove Cameron’s “Breakfast” music video. “Sincerest thanks to Telsey (Craig and Alex), Lisa, manager Christina and of course Mom, Dad, Sammy and Abby! Love you guys forever.” @ethan.kirschbaum.
DREW McVETY (Doctor Dillamond). Broadway: Bandstand, The Front Page, The Last Ship, Cyrano De Bergerac, Billy Elliot, Sunday in the Park with George, Spamalot, Frozen, Big River, Titanic, The Heidi Chronicles. National tours: Cabaret, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Acting Company. TV: “The Good Wife,” “Blue Bloods,” “Law & Order(s),” “Molly Dodd,” many others. Film: The Strange Case of Wilheim Reich, Henry’s Crime. Drew is a lead producer and the star of A Sherlock Carol
JADA TEMPLE (Nessarose) is thrilled to join Wicked. Off-Broadway: Speakeasy, Oscar at the Crown Television: “Evil,” “Gossip Girl.” “Much love and immense gratitude to MSA, my family and friends.” B.F.A. musical theater from Pace University.
LISSA DEGUZMAN (Standby for Elphaba) is thrilled to be back in Oz. Broadway: Wicked, King Kong, Aladdin. National Tour: Wicked (Elphaba), Aladdin (Jasmine).
Regional: MUNY (Waitress), Drury Lane (Cinderella), Cape Playhouse
(Camelot), KC Starlight (Legally Blonde), MUNY (Fiddler on the Roof), Studio Tenn (West Side Story). Belmont University. “Endless love and gratitude to the Wicked Team, Telsey, Matt & DGRW, and my wonderful family & friends.” Salamat! @lissadeguz
ADELINA MITCHELL (Standby for Elphaba) is honored to continue her national tour debut in the first Broadway show she ever saw, now as standby! Selected credits: The Music Man (Marian, ASL production), world premieres of A.D. 16, Gun & Powder Regional: Signature Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, The Kennedy Center, The Muny. Endless thanks to the Wicked team, Lisa, Craig, Alex, Telsey, DGRW and anyone who believed in her along the way—especially her family and Britt. “Pura Vida!” adelinamitchell.com. @adelinamitchell_.
TRAVANTE S. BAKER (Chistery) is honored to return to Munchkinland! Credits: Hamilton (National Tour), A Chorus Line (Larry; Goodspeed), Dreamgirls (The MUNY ‘24), WSS (International Tour), Mamma Mia! (Pepper; Flatrock), Soul: The Stax Musical (Baltimore Center Stage). Gratitude to my circle! @travantebaker
KEITH A. BEARDEN (Witch’s Father, Ozian Official, u/s The Wizard, Doctor Dillamond). Broadway: Wicked, Tales of the City—A Concert. Tours: Shrek, Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar. Other: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Next to Normal, The Drowsy Chaperone (pre-Broadway), 9 to 5 and a bundle of TV, voice-over and film work. @keiths_bear_den.
JENNIFER MARIELA BERMEO (Ensemble). Jennifer’s resume spans film, television, music and theater. A first-generation Ecuadorian from N.J., she most recently toured with The Weeknd. Jennifer’s thrilled to join Wicked! “Live your dreams.” jennifermarielabermeo.com. @jennifermariela.
SAM BUCHANAN (Ensemble). Cats (Plato/Macavity, North American tour), Dance Lab New York, Rock the Ballet (international tour), Mamma Mia! (Laguna Playhouse). B.F.A. Pace University. Thank you to Suite Talent, family and friends! @samrbuchanan.
SEAN BURNS (Ensemble, u/s Boq). National tour: Hello, Dolly! (Barnaby); Jersey Boys (Joe Pesci, u/s Frankie Valli); Peter Pan 360 (Michael). “Thanks to Telsey and the Wicked
team, The Hybrid Agency and Laura. Endless gratitude for Mom, Dad and Tina.” @sean_burns_actor.
REAGAN DAVIDSON (Ensemble) is overjoyed to join the Wicked family! National tours: Cats. TV: “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” 2023. Many thanks to Ryan and the Suite Talent team. Love to Tiff, Cooper and Waffles! @reagandavidson_.
OLIVIA DEI CICCHI (Ensemble, u/s Elphaba). Broadway: Wicked. National tour: Les Misérables (u/s Fantine and Cosette). Film/TV: She Came to Me, “SNL: (backup singer for Lorde). “Thanks to DGRW, Telsey and the Wicked team. Love to Mom, Dad and Lucas.” Check out Dei Cicchi’s EP Karma Colada on Spotify. @dei_cicchi.
MATT DENSKY (Ensemble, u/s Boq). NYC: How the Grinch… (Young Max u/s, MSG), Kris Kringle (Sky, Town Hall). Regional: The Little Mermaid, Rock of Ages, Fully Committed, SantaLand Diaries. B.F.A.—CCM. Thanks to Cooper Company/MSA. “Love to Mom, Dad and Chris.” mattdensky.com.
ALI DEUCHER (Ensemble). Making her national tour debut! Credits include Katy Perry, Doja Cat, The Weeknd and more. Incredibly grateful to be in this space and share energy with you. Follow along: @alideucher, @ali.d.effect.
BEN DIAMOND (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero). National tour debut in his favorite musical! Regional: Jersey Boys (Paper Mill), Newsies (TUTS), Mamma Mia! (Theatre Aspen). TV: “Bull” (CBS). Thank you to mom, dad, family and friends, Craig, Alex, Wicked and DGRW. @boondoomond.
KELLEY DORNEY (Midwife, u/s Madame Morrible). National tour debut! Regional: The Secret Garden (Ahmanson), Cinderella (Broadway Sacramento), Annie (Hollywood Bowl) and A Gentleman’s Guide… (Gateway). Originated the role of Hillary Clinton in 44: The Obama Musical. “Thanks Avalon and my family!”
TRISTAN HILL (Swing, u/s Chistery) is elated to be making his Broadway debut in Wicked! Stage: Hamilton (national tour), Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Film/TV: A Jazzman’s Blues, Christmas on the Square, “Christmas in Rockefeller Center with Mariah Carey.” Regional: Once on This Island. Gratitude to God and family. @tristanjosephhill.
CLAIR RACHEL HOWELL (Swing, u/s Nessarose). After making her Broadway debut in Wicked, Clair is thrilled to be joining the cast of Wicked on the road. Thank you to her family and Jeremy for their constant support. @clairinthecity.
DARRIEL JOHNAKIN (Witch’s Mother, Ensemble) is originally from Miami, Fla. A graduate of Pace University’s commercial dance. Theater: Radio City. Film/TV: “Spirited,” Mean Girls. “Big thanks to my mom for being my rock.” @dariiijohnakin.
MATTIE TUCKER JOYNER (Swing, u/s Nessarose). Regional credits: Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Broadway Rose and VMT. B.F.A.: University of Oklahoma. “Gratitude to Mom, Dad, Caroline and to my loves Sean and Sunshine! Gran-Gran and Papa, this is for you!” IG: @emteejay.
DAVID KAVERMAN (Swing, u/s Witch’s Father, Ozian Official, The Wizard, Dr. Dillamond). National tours: Miss Saigon, Motown: The Musical (Smokey Robinson). Training: Otterbein University BM and Manhattan School of Music MM. Thankful for his SuperMama, The Mine, the Wicked team and The Telsey Office. @deighvidk.
KELLY LAFARGA (Dance Captain, Swing) feels honored to join Wicked Film: Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D. TV: “Glee,” “Bones,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “DWTS.” Tours: Eve, Donnie Klang. Marymount Manhattan College. Thanks Mom, Nina and Sasha for their endless love and support. “Dad, I love and miss you always.”
TAYLOR QUICK (Ensemble, u/s Glinda). Anastasia first national tour; Frozen (Anna), Fulton; Newsies (Katherine), Steel Magnolias (Shelby), Stages STL; 42nd Street (Peggy), Maltz Jupiter; Oklahoma! (Laurey), Ogunquit; Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie), Goodspeed; Thankful for family, Ben, DGRW and Telsey. Rejoice always. @taylorlquick
JACKIE RAYE (Ensemble, u/s Glinda, Nessarose). Six years and counting with Wicked. Broadway: Wicked (Glinda/Nessarose u/s). Tours: Wicked (Glinda/Nessarose u/s). TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Theater: A Chorus Line (Maggie), Anything Goes (Hope), Oklahoma! (Laurey). B.F.A. from TCU. Endless gratitude to the Wicked creative team, Telsey office, team at CESD, God and her friends and family. @jackieraye_.
DONIVYN RILEY (Ensemble) was born and raised in Miami, Florida and began dancing at age 4. He is a classically trained dancer who studied mainly ballet and modern at New World School of the Arts in downtown Miami.
ANTHONY SAGARIA (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero, Witch’s Father, Ozian Official) is thrilled to be back in Oz! Broadway: American Psycho (OBC), Frozen National Tours: Wicked. NYC/Regional: Kinky Boots, The Bad Years, Murder Ballad, Into the Woods. TV/Film: “OITNB,” “Madam Secretary,” “Dead Sound.” Thanks to my family, DGRW, BWU, and Telsey + Co. @Anthony_Sagaria
LAUREN SAMBATARO (Swing) is thrilled to be back in Oz! Broadway: Wicked, Mamma Mia! (DC/Swing). National tours: Wicked, Movin’ Out, Evita. Regional: In the Heights, West Side Story, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. B.F.A. Fordham/Ailey. “All my love and gratitude to my infinite support system: Jeremy, Mom, Dad, R&R!” @lauren_sambataro.
DEREK SCHIESEL (Swing, u/s Chistery). National tour debut. Thrilled to be in Oz! Minnesota native. Credits: Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, The Weeknd, Jason Mraz, VMA’s, LA Philharmonic Orchestra, “Dear White People,” “Jane the Virgin.” @DerekSchiesel.
DJ SMART (Chistery). Awards: 2006 NAACP ACT-SO National Dance Gold Medalist. 2007 National YoungArts winner. UArts Stella Moore Prize recipient. Edge magazine’s “Person of the Week.” Credits: Apple, Cher, The Jacksons, Twenty-One Pilots, Tinashe, AGT, “SYTYCD” (U.S. and Ukraine). djsmartjr.com. @djsmartjr.
BRETT STOELKER (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero, Witch’s Father, Ozian Official). National tour: Pretty Woman, Les Misérables, Rock of Ages (Stacee Jaxx), Joseph…Dreamcoat. Select regional: Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus), Next to Normal (Gabe). Thankful for Jillian, Mom and Dad, DGRW and Craig/The Telsey Office. IG @brettstoelker.
BEN SUSAK (Dance Captain, Swing, u/s Chistery) is very grateful to be back with the Munchkinland family! Credits: Cirque du Soleil, “SYTYCD,” Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Florence + the Machine, Ke$ha, Kelly Clarkson, “American Music Awards,” “Video Music Awards,” “Billboard Awards,” “DWTS,” “American Idol,” San Francisco Ballet.
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MELISSA VICTOR (Ensemble, u/s Madame Morrible). Blessed to be in Munchkinland! Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors. Creator of the highly acclaimed children’s podcast “Stoopkid Stories.” She thanks God, her village, FSE agent Arbender and Telsey Casting. “Mommy, Shaneka, we made it!” IG: TheMelissaVictor.
JUSTIN WIRICK (Ensemble). Pennsylvania native and proud member of the Wicked national tour since January 2010 (4,000+ shows). Travel enthusiast, event planner, fundraising coordinator and self-proclaimed Wicked historian. “So much love and gratitude to my parents, Brian and Linda.” Follow along: @justinwirick88.
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (Music and Lyrics) has contributed music and/ or lyrics to The Queen of Versailles, Godspell, Pippin, The Magic Show, The Baker’s Wife, Working (which he adapted and directed), Rags, Children of Eden and the opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon. For film, he collaborated with Alan Menken on the scores for Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted, and wrote the songs for the DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt Mr. Schwartz is artistic director of the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshops and serves on the council of the Dramatists Guild. He is a member of the Theater Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Awards include three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award and a tiny handful of tennis trophies. Defying Gravity, a book about his professional career, is available from Applause Books. stephenschwartz.com.
WINNIE HOLZMAN (Book) received a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award for Wicked. Other theater work: the musical Birds of Paradise (with composer David Evans); One of Your Biggest Fans; Post-Its: Notes on a Marriage (both written with her husband, actor Paul Dooley); and Choice, which premiered at the Huntington Theatre in Boston. Holzman got her start writing for the groundbreaking TV drama “Thirtysomething” and went on to create the series “My So-Called Life,” which starred Claire Danes. She executive produced (again with Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick) “Once and Again,” collaborated with her daughter, Savannah Dooley, on the ABC
Family series “Huge” and, most recently, teamed with Cameron Crowe on the Showtime series “Roadies.” Features include ’Til There Was You. Also an actress, Ms. Holzman appeared in Jerry Maguire and as Larry’s wife’s therapist on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” She is a graduate of Princeton University, the NYU Musical Theatre Program and a member of the Dramatists Guild.
JOE MANTELLO (Director). Broadway: Little Bear Ridge Road, Grey House, Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?, Hillary and Clinton, The Boys in the Band, Three Tall Women (Tony nom.), Blackbird, The Humans, Airline Highway, The Last Ship, Casa Valentina, I’ll Eat You Last, The Other Place, Other Desert Cities, Pal Joey, 9 to 5, November, The Ritz, Laugh Whore, Three Days of Rain, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross, Assassins (Tony Award), Take Me Out (Tony Award), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Design for Living, Proposals, Love! Valour! Compassion! Off-Broadway: Here We Are, Dogfight, The Pride, A Man of No Importance, The Vagina Monologues, Corpus Christi. Netflix: “The Boys in the Band.” As an actor: “Hollywood” (Netflix), “The Watcher” (Netflix), “American Horror Story: NYC” (FX), “Feud” season 2: “Capote and the Women” (FX), The Glass Menagerie, The Normal Heart (Tony nom./HBO), Angels in America (Tony nom.). Recipient of Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Helen Hayes, Clarence Derwent, Obie and Joe A. Callaway awards. He is a member of the Theater Hall of Fame.
WAYNE CILENTO (Musical Staging) directed and choreographed the revival of Fosse’s Dancin’. He received Tony, Drama Desk and Fred Astaire awards and an Olivier nomination for The Who’s Tommy. Tony nominations include Wicked, How to Succeed…, Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical, Sweet Charity, Baby (choreography) and Dancin’ (best supporting actor). Broadway choreography credits include Aida, Jerry’s Girls, Holler If Ya Hear Me and American Dance Machine. Off-Broadway he directed and choreographed A Hot Minute His concerts include Alicia Keys’ World Tour, the PBS special “Spirit,” Liza Minnelli, Barry Manilow, Chita Rivera, Billy Joel, Donna Summer, Pete Townsend and The Jonas Brothers. Wayne was an original Broadway cast member of A Chorus Line, The Act, Seesaw, Perfectly Frank, Irene, Big Deal and Rachael Lily Rosenbloom and choreographed the film Winter’s Tale
EUGENE LEE (Set Design) was the production designer of “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night With Seth Meyers.” Other Broadway credits: Bright Star, Ragtime, Show Boat and Sweeney Todd. Film credits: Coppola’s Hammett, Huston’s Mr. North, Malle’s Vanya on 42nd Street and Demme’s A Master Builder. B.F.A.: Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon. M.F.A.: Yale School of Drama. Three honorary Ph.D.s. Awards: Tony, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Emmy; Elliot Norton Award for Sustained Excellence; Pell Award; DesignxRI Lifetime Achievement Award; New York Theater Hall of Fame.
SUSAN HILFERTY (Costume Designer) has designed costumes and scenery for over 300 productions around the world. Her Broadway credits include Parade, Present Laughter, Spring Awakening, Lestat and Into the Woods (all Tonynominated). Her many directorial collaborations include Athol Fugard, Joe Mantello, James Lapine, Michael Mayer, Robert Falls, Tony Kushner, JoAnne Akalaitis, Des McAnuff, Christopher Ashley, Yaël Farber, Rebecca Taichman and the late Garland Wright. In addition to her work in theater, Susan has designed opera (Rigoletto and La Traviata for the Met), dance (Love Stories for Alvin Ailey) and live music events (Taylor Swift’s Speak Now world tour). Susan is chair of the design department at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Her many accolades include Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Wicked.
KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Design) has more than 50 Broadway play and musical theater credits. He designs extensively Off-Broadway for resident theaters and touring productions throughout the United States as well as internationally. Selected Broadway credits: Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, War Paint, On Your Feet!, Disgraced, If/Then, Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Pippin, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally Blonde, The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck, Other Desert Cities, Harvey, The Best Man, The Merchant of Venice, The Royal Family, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Goat, Uncle Vanya, Side Man, The Little Foxes and The Rose Tattoo. He is the recipient of Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Obie awards.
TONY MEOLA (Sound Designer). Disney’s The Lion King and Edwin
Drood (Drama Desk Awards); Lysistrata Jones (also co-producer); The Ritz; Laugh Whore; Man of La Mancha; Sweet Smell of Success; Copenhagen; Kiss Me, Kate; Footloose; The Sound of Music; Juan Darien; A Christmas Carol (MSG); Steel Pier; A Funny Thing… Forum; The King and I; Moon Over Buffalo; Smokey Joe’s Café; Guys and Dolls; Five Guys Named Moe; She Loves Me; The Red Shoes; Anything Goes. Many shows in London and internationally. As co-producer: Come From Away and First Date.
ELAINE J. McCARTHY (Projection Designer). Recent Broadway designs include The People in the Picture, Impressionism, Thurgood, Spamalot, Assassins, Man of La Mancha, Into the Woods and Judgement at Nuremberg. Opera designs include Moby Dick (Dallas Opera), Dead Man Walking (Houston Opera), Mazeppa (Metropolitan Opera), War and Peace (Kirov and Met Opera), Tan Dun’s The Gate and Peter Sellars’ The Peony Pavilion. Off-Broadway designs include Frequency Hopping (set and projection), Embedded, The Stendhal Syndrome, Suitcase, Speaking in Tongues and The Thing About Men. Regional designs include Distracted (set and projection), Limonade tous les Jours, Fran’s Bed, Once in a Lifetime, Cobb and Hair. She received an Eddy Award in 2003.
TOM WATSON (Hair and Wig Design) headed the wig and makeup department at The Metropolitan Opera for 17 years. He has designed more than 80 Broadway productions, including Wicked, King Kong, Rock of Ages, How to Succeed…, The Addams Family, Annie, Act One, You Can’t Take It with You, The King and I (LCT and tour), The Sound of Music (national tour), Dames at Sea, Thérèse Raquin, Fiddler on the Roof, Bright Star (Broadway and tour), Oslo (LCT), Long Day’s Journey into Night, Falsettos, The Little Foxes, Junk (LCT), The Parisian Woman, My Fair Lady (LCT) and Soft Power (L.A.).
JOE DULUDE II (Makeup Designer). Broadway/West End: Wicked, Beautiful. Broadway: Beetlejuice, The Rose Tattoo, Torch Song, SpongeBob SquarePants, Summer, Sunday in the Park with George, Anastasia, Allegiance, If/Then, Follies, etc. OffBroadway: Sweet Charity, Into the Woods, The Wild Party, Show Boat. Television: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (Emmy nomination), “The SpongeBob Musical: Live on
Stage,” “Castle Rock.” Film: The Discovery, Central Intelligence, Ghostbusters. joedulude2.com.
JAKE BELL (Technical Supervisor) has been a stage manager and technical production manager on Broadway for more than 25 years. Broadway, national and international credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, Les Misérables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon, Swan Lake, Dreamgirls, Cats, Chess
STEPHEN OREMUS (Music Supervision/Music Arrangements).
Broadway and international credits: Smash, How I Learned to Drive, Frozen, Kinky Boots (Tony for Best Orchestrations, Grammy, Olivier), The Book of Mormon (Tony and Drama Desk for Best Orchestrations, Grammy), 9 to 5, Avenue Q, Wicked Film: Executive music producer for Wicked; vocal arranger/conductor for Frozen and Frozen 2; string arrangements/conductor for Lady Gaga’s “I’ll Never Love Again” (A Star Is Born) and “Til It Happens to You” (The Hunting Ground). Music director for Rufus Wainwright’s Rufus Does Judy TV: “The 87th Academy Awards,” “The Wiz Live,” “A Very Wicked Halloween,” “Rent: Live.”
WILLIAM DAVID BROHN (Orchestrations) received the 1998 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Ragtime. Other credits include Half a Sixpence (Chichester Festival Theatre); Mary Poppins, Curtains, Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden, Show Boat, Crazy for You, Carousel, Sweet Smell of Success, Oklahoma! (B’way); Mary Poppins, Oliver!, The Witches of Eastwick, My Fair Lady and South Pacific (London). He has provided arrangements for Marilyn Horne, James Galway, Placido Domingo and West Side Story Suite for Violin and Orchestra.
ALEX LACAMOIRE (Music Arrangements) is a Tony, Grammy and Emmy-winning music director, arranger and composer. He is best known for his work on Broadway’s critically acclaimed shows Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen and In the Heights. Lacamoire’s credits for theater include Sweeney Todd, Freestyle Love Supreme, The Wrong Man, Bring It On, High Fidelity, Annie, 9 to 5, Legally Blonde and Bat Boy Other credits for television and film include The Greatest Showman, “Fosse/ Verdon,” “Vivo” and “tick, tick…Boom!”
FAITH SEETOO (Music Director). After spending several years in
Arendelle, Faith is thrilled to now be in Oz. She cannot help but note the first Broadway show she saw was The Magic Show, and the first musical she music directed was Godspell Wicked feels like coming home. Thank you to both Stephens. For Kurchta.
JAMES LYNN ABBOTT (Dance Arrangements). Broadway: Aida, Tarzan, Bombay Dreams, Rent, Footloose, Joseph…, Cats, Sunset Boulevard and Miss Saigon. National tours include Starlight Express, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Who’s Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, Dennis DeYoung of Styx, Shirley Bassey, Bob Hope, Vanessa Williams and Elton John. Clients include Dr Pepper, FritoLay, American Airlines and General Electric.
MICHAEL KELLER (Music Coordinator). Current Broadway: Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Wicked, The Lion King. Tours: Hamilton, Wicked, The Lion King. Pamela, Zachary, Christin and Gavin, Alexis and Joe make it all worthwhile.
THE TELSEY OFFICE (Casting). With offices in both New York and Los Angeles, The Telsey Office casts for theater, film, television and commercials. The Telsey Office is dedicated to creating safe, equitable and anti-racist spaces through collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability and advocacy. Please visit thetelseyoffice.com for credits.
LISA LEGUILLOU (Associate Director) worked with Joe Mantello on Frankie and Johnny…, Take Me Out and The Vagina Monologues. She appeared in eight Broadway shows; on TV in “Sex and the City,” “NYPD Blue” and “NY Undercover;” and in the films Changing Lanes, Center Stage, Everyone Says I Love You and HBO’s “Angels in America.”
CORINNE McFADDEN HERRERA (Associate Choreographer) has worked with Wayne Cilento on the creation of Sweet Charity (Broadway, 2005) and Wicked (Broadway). She was co-choreographer of the film Winter’s Tale and associate director of Dancin’. As a performer, Corinne was featured in Broadway’s Sweet Charity and the original companies of Aida and Wicked
EDWARD PIERCE (Associate Scenic Designer). Select Broadway/tours: Angels in America (Tony nomination), Wicked (all worldwide productions),
Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.
Love Never Dies (international tour), The Phantom of the Opera (new world tour), Bright Star, Amazing Grace, Holler If Ya Hear Me, The Other Place, A Streetcar Named Desire, Shatner’s World, Billy Elliot, Pippin, 9 to 5, The Pirate Queen, Aida, Ragtime, Cabaret, …Noise…Funk Television: NBC’s “Maya & Marty” and NBC Universal Kids’ “Sprout House.” edwardpierce.com.
CHIC SILBER (Special Effects). Broadway: Sherlock Holmes; Edward Gorey’s Dracula; The Elephant Man; Amadeus; Nicholas Nickleby; Tarzan; Pippin; Tintypes; Working; The Dresser; Alice in Wonderland; Grand Hotel; Piaf; Orpheus Descending; Moon Over Buffalo; Footloose; The Civil War; Dance of the Vampires; Godspell; Habeas Corpus; Frog & Toad; The Weir; Tom Sawyer; Kiss Me, Kate; Aida; Annie Get Your Gun; Dance of Death; Brooklyn; La Cage aux Folles; Circus: Monte Carlo Circus Spectacular; Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey TGSOE; Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros; Galactical Fantasy Circus; Gran Circo Panamericano.
DAWN FENTON (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be in Oz! Broadway: Kinky Boots. Tours: Moulin Rouge! The Musical first national tour, Kinky Boots first national tour. Off-Broadway/regional: Blue Man Group (PSM for the Chicago and Las Vegas productions); Arizona Theatre Company, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Cleveland Play House and over 20 musicals at Seaside Music Theater. IG: @Dawnita10.
MICHELLE DUNN (Stage Manager). Broadway: The Lion King. Tours: Mean Girls, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King. Other: Houston Ballet. “Thank you to my family for your never ending love and support. For Dad.”
JOSEPH HEATON (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: A Bronx Tale: The Musical, Miss Saigon, In Transit, Fully Committed, Machinal. Tours: Les Misérables. All my thanks to EE, BJ and OB!
GREGORY MAGUIRE (Author of Original Novel) published a dozen novels for children before writing his first adult novel, Wicked. A devotee of children’s fantasy, Maguire’s subsequent novels for adults are variations-on-a-theme: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister considers Cinderella as a 17th-century maid from Harlem;
Lost evokes the ghost of Charles Dickens’s Scrooge; and Mirror Mirror features a High Renaissance Snow White daunted by the wickedest stepmother, Lucrezia Borgia. Maguire’s novel Son of a Witch, a sequel to Wicked, is followed by A Lion Among Men and the final volume of the Wicked Years, Out of Oz. He lives in Massachusetts and Vermont with his husband, the painter Andy Newman, and their three children.
321 THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT (General Management). Credits include Wicked (worldwide); Purpose (Tony Award for Best Play); Death Becomes Her; The Outsiders (Tony Award for Best Musical); Kimberly Akimbo (Tony Award for Best Musical); Gutenberg! The Musical!; Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/ Underdog (Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play); A Strange Loop (Tony Award for Best Musical); Is This a Room; Dana H.; What the Constitution Means to Me; The SpongeBob Musical; War Paint; Oh, Hello on Broadway; Fully Committed (Broadway revival and original OffBroadway); Fun Home (Tony Award for Best Musical); If/Then; Peter and the Starcatcher; Bring It On: The Musical; Sister Act; Traces; Next to Normal; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; The Vagina Monologues; Man of La Mancha; The Graduate; I Love You, You’re Perfect…; and Bat Boy.
MARC PLATT (Producer). Theater: Wicked; Purpose (Tony Award); Topdog/Underdog (Tony Award); Fat Ham (Tony nomination); A Strange Loop (Tony Award); The Band’s Visit (Tony Award); Death Becomes Her (Tony nomination); Buena Vista Social Club (Tony nomination); War Paint; Oh, Hello on Broadway; If/Then; Pal Joey; Three Days of Rain; Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands (Drama Desk Award); Family Week Films: Wicked (Oscar nomination), Wicked: For Good (2025), How to Train Your Dragon, The Little Mermaid, Babylon, Cruella, Dear Evan Hansen, The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Oscar nomination), Thunder Force, Mary Poppins Returns, Hotel Artemis, La La Land (Oscar nomination), The Girl on the Train, Bridge of Spies (Oscar nomination), Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Ricki and the Flash, Into the Woods, Drive, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Nine, Rachel Getting Married, Wanted, Legally Blonde, Legally Blonde 2, Song One, Lost River, Winter’s Tale, 2 Guns, Charlie St. Cloud, Cop Out, The Other Woman, The Seeker, The Perfect Man,
Honey and Josie and the Pussycats Television: “Better Nate Than Ever” (Disney+—Emmy nomination), “Oslo” (HBO—Emmy nomination), “Rent” (FOX), “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (NBC—Emmy Award), “A Christmas Story Live!” (FOX), “Grease: Live!” (FOX—Emmy Award), “Empire Falls” (HBO), “Taking the Stage” (MTV), “Once Upon a Mattress” (ABC), “The Path to 9/11” (ABC).
UNIVERSAL STAGE PRODUCTIONS (Producer), a division of Universal Theatrical Group (UTG), is the live theater division of the world-famous motion picture studio. Universal’s record-breaking phenomenon Wicked is currently celebrating its 23rd hit year on Broadway. Additional credits include Death Becomes Her, Billy Elliot: The Musical, Bring It On: The Musical and Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn with Roundabout Theatre Company. UTG’s DreamWorks Theatricals banner is represented globally by Shrek The Musical and the hit West End production of The Prince of Egypt.
THE ARACA GROUP (Producer). Founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego and Hank Unger, the Araca Group is a Broadway producing and merchandising company. Araca’s Broadway producing credits include The Outsiders (Tony Award for Best Musical), In Residence on Broadway, The SpongeBob Musical, Disgraced (Pulitzer Prize for Drama), Lend Me a Tenor, A View from the Bridge, The Wedding Singer, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune and Urinetown. In addition, Araca provides merchandising services around the world for Broadway shows, film and television studios. araca.com.
JON B. PLATT (Producer). Productions include Wicked, The Book of Mormon, Angels in America/Perestroika, Copenhagen, God of Carnage, Death of a Salesman, A Raisin in the Sun, A View from the Bridge, Clybourne Park, Mother/Hat, Jerusalem, Venus in Fur, Betrayal, You’re Welcome America, Driving Miss Daisy, I’ll Eat You Last, The Diary of Anne Frank, No Man’s Land/ Waiting for Godot, Exit the King, A Delicate Balance, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Recipient, the 2012 Robert Whitehead Award for Distinguished Producing.
DAVID STONE (Producer) is currently represented on national tour by Kimberly Akimbo and around the world (on stage and screen) by Wicked. He has also produced Purpose, Kimberly Akimbo, Topdog/Underdog, The Boys
in the Band, War Paint, If/Then, Next to Normal, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Three Days of Rain, Man of La Mancha, The Vagina Monologues, Fully Committed, Lifegame, The Diary of Anne Frank, Full Gallop, The Santaland Diaries and Family Secrets. David serves on the boards of The Broadway League and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. He also serves on the advisory boards of The Broadway Green Alliance and Second Stage Theater. David has lectured on theater at Yale, Princeton, Columbia and his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.
STAFF CREDITS for WICKED
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
321 THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT
Nina Essman, Nancy Gibbs, Marcia Goldberg, Jovan Kala Hannah, Katherine Engel
DIRECTOR OF TOURING
Ken Silverman
TOUR PRESS REPRESENTATIVE
Phillip Aleman
CASTING THE TELSEY OFFICE
Bernard Telsey, CSA Craig Burns, CSA Alex Cortinas
TECHNICAL SUPERVISION JAKE BELL PRODUCTION SERVICES LTD.
COMPANY MANAGER
Steve Quinn
Associate Company Manager Emily Powell
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Dawn Fenton
Stage Manager ............................... Michelle Dunn
Assistant Stage Manager ................ Joseph Heaton
Assistant to Mr. Schwartz Michael Cole
Assistant Scenic Designer Nick Francone
Oz Map Design Francis Keeping
Associate Costume Designer ...... Amanda Whidden
Associate Hair Designer J. Jared Janas
Assistant Costume Designers Tricia Barsamian, Amy C. Bradshaw, Cathy Small, Mary Wilson
Associate Lighting Designer ............... Karen Spahn
Assoc. Lighting Designer/ Automated Lights
Warren Flynn
Assistant Lighting Designer Joel Shier
Assoc. Sound Designer/ Prod. Sound Engineer .................... Kai Harada
Assistant Sound Designer Catherine Mardis
Projections Programmer Demfis Fyssicopolous
Associate Projection Designer Shawn Boyle
Assistant Projection Designer ..........Keri Thibodeau
Projection Animators ....................... Gareth Smith, Ari Sachter-Zeltzer
Special Effects Associate Charles Zerbini
Flying Effects ZFX Flying Illusions
Production Carpenter......................... Rick Howard
Head Carpenter
Automation Carpenter
Assistant Carpenters
Matthew Biltgen
Rick Schadle
Forrest Hinman, Jay Schenk, Terry Thomas
Flyman ........................................... Kurt Weichers
Production Electrician
Scenic Electrics
Head Electrician
Patrick Johnston
Mike Ward
Eric Rimes
Assistant Electricians
Jeff Chandler, Katie Ludwig, Jacob Martin
Production Properties Supervisor...... George Wagner
Head Properties ................................. Bob Uzabel
Assistant Properties
Head Sound Engineer
Kyle Ahlquist
David Romich
Assistant Sound Engineer Jorge Guerra
Additional Production Staff .................Henry Baker
Production Wardrobe Supervisor........ Alyce Gilbert
Wardrobe Supervisor Michelle Roussell
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisors
Chanda Barnes, Mark Jayln Smith
Hair Supervisor ............. Andrea DiVincenzo Shairs
Assistant Hair Supervisor Desiree Ricottilli
Makeup Design
Joseph Dulude II
Makeup Supervisor Tishonna “Tish” Ferguson
Masks and Prosthetics ........... W.M. Creations, Inc.
Matthew W. Mungle
Crew Swing Gabe Easterling
Advance Carpenters Spencer Bell, David Johnson, Edwin Lohrer III, Michael Lohrer
Advance Electrician ..................... Steven J. Deidel
Advance Electrics/Sound E.J. Posselius
Advance Sound Brian Moore
Advance Wardrobe Espi Tyson
Music Preparation ....... Anixter/Rice Music Service
Synthesizer Programming .............. Andrew Barrett
Guitar Effects Programming Lou Garrett
Production Assistants
Susan Bero, Sarah Koehler, Joshua Pilote, Stuart Shefter, Wendy Stephens
Director of Employee and Company Culture
Christina Alexander
Advertising Serino Coyne/Greg Corradetti, Caroline Thompson, Kevin Hirst, Julia Garcia
Online Marketing .................... Situation Interactive
Merchandise The Araca Group
Merchandise Managers
Alex Medinger, Paige Thomley
Banking ............ City National Bank/Michele Gibbons
Payroll Checks and Balances
Accounting WithumSmith+Brown
Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA
Anthony Moore, CPA
Insurance..............AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Physical Therapy NEURO TOUR
Krysten Hill, DPT
Jeffrey W. Webb, MD
Housing and Travel ................................Road Rebel
321 Theatrical Investor Relations
Rebecca Peterson
321 Theatrical Finance Director KeriAnne Murphy
Green Clean Cleansing Balm provided by Farmacy Beauty
MARC PLATT PRODUCTIONS
Adam Siegel, Greg Lessans, Melissa Strauss, Jared LeBoff, Dan Attanasio, Katie McNicol, Dee Best, Chloe Ventura
STONE PRODUCTIONS
David Stone
Aaron Glick Timothy Bloom Gabriela Veciana
UNIVERSAL STAGE PRODUCTIONS
Chairman, NBCU Entertainment & Studios................................ Donna Langley
Chairman, NBCU Business Affairs & Operations
Jimmy Horowitz
SVP, Universal Theatrical Group. Lowe Cunningham
SVP, Head of Operations & Finance, Universal Theatrical Group. ....... Robert Gibson VP, Legal Affairs Keith Blau
321 THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT
Michael Altbaum J. Kenneth Anthony
Kendall Booher Yang-Yang Chen
Amy Merlino Coey Maddy Cohen
Theresa Cooper Madison Goldberg
Marissa Gonzales Jason Haft Jen Harris
Jaide Malone Logan Craig McDonald
Liam Millward Marjorie Murillo
Esmé Maria Ng Insha Noorani
Erica Norgaard Jenelle Russell
Justin Scholl Roseanna Sharrow
Viraj Shriwardhankar Emmy Steele
Owen Towns Emily Witham Jasmine Zang
EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION
Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota
The Road Company theroadcompany.com
CREDITS
Scenery built by F&D Scene Changes. Scenic motion control featuring Stage Command Systems© by Scenic Technologies, a division of PRG. Lighting equipment from PRG Lighting; Sound equipment from PRG Audio, both divisions of Production Resource Group LLC. Special effects by Sunshine Scenic Studios and Aztec Stage Lighting. Video projection system by Scharff Weisberg Inc. Projections by Vermilion Border Productions. Costumes by Barbara Matera Ltd., Parsons-Meares Ltd., Tricorne, Eric Winterling, Scafati and Cego. Millinery by Rodney Gordon and Lynne Mackey Shoes by T.O. Dey, Frederick Longtin, LaDuca and J.C. Theatrical. Flatheads and monkey wings by Michael Curry Design Inc. Chistery growing wings by Robert Allsop. Life-casts by Todd Kleitsch and Sunday Englis. Fur by Fur & Furgery. Undergarments and hosiery by Bra*Tenders, Inc. Antique jewelry by Ilene Chazanof. Specialty jewelry and tiaras by Larry Vrba. Custom Oz accessories by LouLou Button. Custom screening by Olympus Flag and Banner and Gene Mignola. Certain props by John Creech Designs & Den Design Studio. Graphic props by Proper Decorum, Inc. Confetti by Artistry in Motion. Puppets by Bob Flanagan. Spellbooks by Sascha Kaminski. Bedding by Sew & So. Wigs by Watson Associates. Electronic instruments and equipment from Manny’s Music. Guitar amplifiers by Mesa Boogie. Pearl Drums USA. Cymbals by Zildjian. Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios.
The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers (I.A.T.S.E. Local 18032) represents the Press Agents, Company Managers and Theatre Managers employed on this production. This production is produced by members of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
CHILDREN: All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket. With the exception of certain family titles, infants and children under the age of six are not recommended in the theatre. There is a private nursing are located next to the restrooms in the North 1 Lobby. Please find an usher for assistance.
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