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Features

Mamma Mia’s Adam Jacobs shares how he keeps romance alive on the road.

12 Honoring the Past

Celebrating Judith Jamison’s leadership of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

46 Around the World

in Two Months The Delta International Series presents three world-class acts from Russia, South Africa and Germany.

48 Be dazzled

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The Performance

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15 Program and notes

36 Information 37 Staff/Golden Rules 38 Dining Guide 52 The Buzz

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Mamma Mia’s Adam Jacobs on the challenges of keeping romance alive on the road By Carly Felton

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nlike Sky, the character he plays in Mamma Mia, Adam Jacobs comes from a close-knit family — so close, in fact, that all the members share the same musical gene and itch to entertain.

Jacobs’ grandmother was a cabaret singer who was asked by Tommy Dorsey to travel with his band at the ripe age of 15. Jacobs’ mom always sang in the choir at church, and his little sister Gabrielle began her entertainment career at age 6, performing with song and dance troop Razzle Dazzle in California. When Gabrielle invited Jacobs to start voice lessons and join her, he jumped at the chance. They performed in hotels and at weddings for years, before Jacobs discovered community theater.

After that, he decided to attend the musical theater program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

It was then Gabrielle’s turn to follow, attending a performing arts high school and then the Steinhardt School of Music at NYU. “We never had much sibling rivalry,” Jacobs says. “We supported each other.”

It was only natural, then, that Jacobs would marry into an acting family. He met his wife Kelly while performing at a Christmas show in Hershey, Penn.

“I was Santa and she was a rag doll,” he says. “She went to Tokyo for seven months to perform at Disney there, and I flew out twice to visit. We got married three years ago.”

Kelly is now touring with Mary Poppins. With both Jacobs and Kelly on the road, maintaining the relationship can be difficult, but they make it work.

“We have an arrangement where we make it possible to see each other once every three weeks,” he says. “If we go Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication

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well. “We give each other notes if we think it’ll help,” he says. “We have no qualms about that. There’s no competition [in our relationship]. If anything, it helps [to be in the same industry] because the other person knows what it’s like and understands the traveling and the [need] to be away a lot.”

Next up for Jacobs and Kelly?

Children. “We just bought a house in Sunnyside, Queens [N.Y.] and there’s a room that could be a baby room, eventually,” he says. “After these tours, the best thing would be for Kelly to get into the Mary Poppins Broadway company. And, [if ] I could get on a Broadway show, we could both be in New York. [But,] we’ll just take it all as it comes.”

Mamma Mia plays at the Fox Theatre Feb. 9-14. Carly Felton is a freelance writer and editor who has been featured in Breathe, Alaskan Airlines Magazine, Go, Daily Candy, The Sunday Paper and numerous other publications.

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longer than that, [we] get really agitated on the phone and that sort of thing.”

In between visits, the couple uses cell phones, Skype and webcams to keep in touch. At the beginning of a tour, they lay out their schedules side by side with an atlas and see where and when visits make the most sense. “The most important thing is knowing when the next time we are going to see each other is,” Jacobs says.

“We like to plan ahead.” It helps that he is able to negotiate extra vacation time, and that Kelly’s tour usually has three or four days in between stops.

In lieu of having each other, they do have their “show” families. “On the road, you bond and hang out because all you have is each other,” Jacobs says. “You really make lasting friendships on tours.”

Another side benefit of doing theater is it keeps Jacobs in shape. For Mamma Mia, he had to put on 20 pounds of muscle for the role of Sky — and he’s not getting any complaints from Kelly about it! She’s come to see the show 10 times, and he goes to watch her act, sing and dance, as

Honoring the past Celebrating Judith Jamison’s leadership of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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n 1958, a group of talented young dancers led by visionary choreographer Alvin Ailey performed for the first time as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT).

During the course of Ailey’s tenure, the AAADT would become lauded for being a tour de force in the world of modern dance.

The company’s success was attributed not only to Ailey’s expansive collection of ballets, such as the classic “Revelations” and “Cry,” but also to its brilliant dancers. At the forefront of the troupe was Masazumi Chaya, a classically trained dancer from Japan who became AAADT’s associate artistic director in 1991, and Judith Jamison, a ballerina from Philadelphia who was discovered by 12 EncoreAtlantA.com

Agnes de Mille and widely considered to be Ailey’s muse. Jamison performed with the troupe for 15 years (1965-80) before leaving to do guest appearances with ballets across the globe and, eventually, start her own dance company. However, when Ailey died in 1989, she returned as his personally chosen successor to assume the mantle of artistic director.

For the past 20 years, Jamison has continued Ailey’s vision while masterfully infusing it with her own. Under her direction, she has transformed the organization from the verge of bankruptcy into a global arts ambassador that reaches new heights, both fiscally and creatively.

Now in its 51st year, the AAADT is still flourishing.

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cast in order of appearance

Sophie Sheridan..................................................................................Liana Hunt Ali..............................................................................................Melanie Brezill Lisa...................................................................................................Ayme Olivo Tanya............................................................................................. Rachel Tyler Rosie.................................................................................KITTRA Wynn COOMER Donna Sheridan.......................................................................Michelle Dawson Sky.................................................................................................Adam Jacobs Pepper........................................................................... ADAM MICHAEL KAOKEPT Eddie........................................................................... Michael Roberts McKee Harry Bright................................................................... MICHAEL AARON LINDNER Bill Austin.................................................................................... MARTIN KILDARE Sam Carmichael............................................................................ JOHN HEMPHILL father Alexandrios........................................................... John-Michael Zuerlein THE ENSEMBLE

Stephanie Barnum, Katy Blake, Lyndsey Cole, Jane CookE, Donell James Foreman, Albert Guerzon, Carole Denise Jones, Leah Joseph, Jennifer Noth, David Reiser, Matthew Tyler, Jason Watson, Bradley Whitfield, John-Michael Zuerlein

UNDERSTUDIES

For Sophie Sheridan — Stephanie Barnum, Lyndsey Cole; for Ali— Stephanie Barnum, Leah Joseph; for Lisa — Lyndsey Cole, Carole Denise Jones; for Tanya — Katy Blake, Jennifer Noth; for Rosie — Katy Blake, Jane Cooke; for Donna Sheridan — Jane Cooke, Jennifer Noth, Rachel Tyler; for Sky — David Reiser, Bradley Whitfield; for Pepper — Donell James Foreman, Kevin Thomas Garcia, Bradley Whitfield; for Eddie — Kevin Thomas Garcia, Bradley Whitfield; for Harry Bright — Matthew Tyler, Jason Watson, John-Michael Zuerlein; for Bill Austin — Jason Watson, John-Michael Zuerlein; for Sam Carmichael — Matthew Tyler, John-Michael Zuerlein; for Father Alexandrios — Matthew Tyler, Jason Watson

SWINGS

Sara Braslow, Kevin Thomas Garcia, Tony Gonzalez, Elena Gutierrez Dance Captain — Sara Braslow Assistant Dance Captain — Tony Gonzalez

the band

Music Director/Keyboard 1 — Bill Congdon Associate Music Director/Keyboard 3 — Faith Seetoo Keyboard 2 — Wendell Vaughn Keyboard 4 — Lauren McGee Guitar 1 — TIM MOREY Guitar 2 — Darren Poirier Electric Bass — Paul Pasmore Drums — Jeff MacPherson Percussion — Mark Mule Music Coordinator — sam lutfiyya/Talitha Fehr Actors and stage managers are members of Actors’ Equity Association.

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Michelle Dawson

Liana Hunt

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Rachel Tyler

JOHN HEMPHILL

MICHAEL AARON LINDNER

Adam Jacobs

Melanie Brezill

Stephanie Barnum

Katy Blake

Sara Braslow

Lyndsey Cole

Jane cookE

Donell James Foreman

Kevin Thomas Garcia

Tony Gonzalez

Albert Guerzon

Elena Gutierrez

Carole Denise Jones

Leah Joseph

Jennifer Noth

David Reiser

Matthew Tyler

Jason Watson

Bradley Whitfield

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Honey, Honey I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do I Have A Dream Knowing Me, Knowing You Lay All Your Love On Me Mamma Mia Money, Money, Money One Of Us Our Last Summer Slipping Through My Fingers S.O.S. Super Trouper Take A Chance On Me Thank You For The Music The Name Of The Game The Winner Takes It All Under Attack Voulez-vous On a Greek Island, a wedding is about to take place...

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who’s who Michelle Dawson (Donna Sheridan).

Broadway: Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit); Show Boat; and Cyrano, the musical.

National tours: Mamma Mia! (Tanya), Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (Milly), The Secret Garden, The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Annie (Grace). Chicago: Ragtime (originated Evelyn Nesbit).

Regional: Laura, Swing (TUTS); Rizzo, Grease; Petra, A Little Night Music; Lucy, Jekyll & Hyde (Pittsburgh CLO); Eva, Evita (Pioneer); Nancy, Oliver!, Mary Magdalene, Jesus Christ Superstar. T.V.: “Law & Order: CI,” “All My Children.”

LIANA HUNT (Sophie Sheridan). National tour debut. Recent roles: Eponine (Les Misérables); Hope (Urinetown); Belle (Beauty and the Beast). Recent graduate of NYU’s CAP21. Liana is so excited to be joining this company. Thanks to Jed and Pete at Talent House, Eric Woodall and Tara Rubin Casting. Love to mom, dad, my two C-Dogs, family and friends.

KITTRA Wynn COOMER (Rosie). Ms. Coomer is thrilled to be joining the Mamma Mia! cast. You may have seen her somewhere across this great land as Rizzo (Grease), Patsy Cline (Always, Patsy Cline) or Rhetta (Pump Boys and Dinettes), just to name a few! She dedicates her performance, always, to her mom and dad.

RACHEL TYLEr (Tanya) feels very lucky to be here. Theater: Smokey Joes Café (West End); Ellen, Miss Saigon (West End); Rizzo, Grease (U.K.); Serena, Fame (tour); Janet, The Rocky Horror Show (U.K. and European tour); and Edwin Drood in …Drood (Sacred Fools).

TV: Analie in “I Dream” a BBC series with Christopher Lloyd. Rachelvtyler.com.

JOHN HEMPHILL (Sam Carmichael) is thrilled to join Mamma Mia! Los Angeles stage: Urinetown, The Musical; A Little

Night Music; The Foreigner and The Laramie Project. Film: Zodiac. Television: “Monk,” “Las Vegas,” “Scrubs.” You may also recognize John as Electricity from Propane commercials. John thanks his loving family and friends for their support.

MARTIN KILDARE (Bill Austin). Broad­ way: The Lion King, A Raisin In The Sun, The Herbal Bed, The Government Inspector, Timon Of Athens. Off-Broadway: Pride’s Crossing, Candida, Labor Day. Regional: Over 40 leading roles across the country. Recent television: “NUMB3RS,” “Journey­man,” “Las Vegas,” “CSI: New York,” “Without A Trace,” “Law & Order,” “Ed,” “Law & Order: SVU.” MICHAEL AARON LINDNER (Harry Bright).

Regional: Sweeney Todd (Porchlight Theatre — Jeff Award Recipient), The Full Monty (Drury Lane Water Tower — Jeff Award Nominee), The Secret Garden (Porchlight Theatre — Jeff Award Nominee), The Producers, Into the Woods, Oliver, (Marriott Lincolnshire), The Full Monty (Maine State), Dirty Blonde (Apple Tree Theatre). For C.A.L. ADAM JACOBS (Sky). Broadway: Les Misérables (Marius). National tours: Cinderella (Prince), Les Misérables.

Regional: S.F. Opera’s Harvey Milk (Young Harvey), Marriott Lincolnshire’s Hot Mikado (Nanki-poo), S.F. native and NYU graduate. Thanks to my loving wife Kelly, Mom, Dad and Ari. AdamLJacobs.com.

MELANIE BREZILL (Ali) is honored to join the cast of Mamma Mia! A recent graduate of Northwestern University, her professional credits include Yeast Nation (American Theater Company); Caroline, or Change (Court Theater); and Willie Wonka (Chicago Shakespeare Theater).

ADAM MICHAEL KAOKEPT (Pepper).

Directly from the Las Vegas company of Mamma Mia! Off-Broadway: premiere of Zanna, Don’t!; Radiant Baby (Public Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 21

who’s who Theater). Regional: Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd and title role in Peter Pan. Ithaca College graduate.

in Joseph… at The Marriott Theatre. Film/ T.V.: 2007 Emmy Awards Tribute to “The Sopranos.” Love to family and Mike!

MICHAEL ROBERTS MCKEE (Eddie) is thrilled to be joining the cast of Mamma Mia! for his first national tour. Film: Our Very Own (Glen), My Bloody Valentine 3D. Theater: Frozen (Ralph), Scapin (Sylvestre). Michael is a recent graduate of CMU with a B.F.A. in Theater. I’m singin’ and dancin’ for my Ya-Yas (Mom, Sharon and Pat).

JANE COOKE (Ensemble). Select credits: Mamma Mia! (Vegas), West Side Story, Dracula (Stratford Festival), Beauty and the Beast (national tour); T.V.: “Monk,” “The Guardian,” “Falcone,” “Sins of the Father,” “Pentagon Papers,” “The Other Me.”

AYME OLIVO (Lisa) is ecstatic to be joining the Mamma Mia! family. Regional: West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Anna in the Tropics. A B.F.A in Musical Theatre from CSUF. Thanks to my family. This one’s for you Mom! STEPHANIE BARNUM (Ensemble) is thrilled to join the cast of Mamma Mia! National tour: Evita (Mistress). Regional: Les Misérables (Cosette). Other credits: Urinetown (Hope Cladwell), Parade (Iola Stover). Graduate of NYU Vocal Performance. “Love to Mom, Dad and Jackie.”

KATY BLAKE (Ensemble). Nat’l tours: Evita (Eva), The Phantom of the Opera (Christine), Whistle Down the Wind (World premiere). Off-Broadway/regional: Pasadena Playhouse, Hollywood Bowl, Ensemble Studio Theatre. Country music singer/song­writer. Katyblake.com. Love to my Bear.

Sara Braslow (Dance Captain, Swing). National tour: Big River. Regional: Me and My Girl (Goodspeed), Beauty and the Beast (NCT), Funky Fairytale (Trump Plaza). Love and thanks to my family and husband, Don Daniels, for showing me how high to dream.

LYNDSEY COLE (Ensemble). Theater: Francine and Others in the original Chicago Jersey Boys company, Narrator understudy 22 EncoreAtlantA.com

VINCENT CORAZZA (Ensemble). After years of performing in front of the camera Vince is thrilled to be returning to the stage and performing with his wife Jane Cooke in the national tour of Mamma Mia. Vincentcorazza.com DONELL JAMES FOREMAN (Ensemble).

National tour: Hairspray (Seaweed J. Stubbs). Regional: 1776 (NYSTI), Hairspray (WPTC), NYC: Sign o’ the Times (The Duplex). Pursuing a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre at Pace University.

Thanks to family, professors and BNO! Read Donell’s blog at thedjf.com.

KEVIN THOMAS GARCIA (Swing).

Proud AEA member! Thrilled to be back on the Greek Island! Tours: Mamma Mia!, Grease, Footloose. Euro tour: West Side Story. Thanks Mom, Dad, JCD & GA, family, friends, teachers, my Poppy!

“Follow your bliss!” — Campbell TONY GONZALEZ (Swing). Mamma Mia! (Broadway, Vegas, nat’l tour) Joseph… (nat’l tour, Arkansas Rep) We Will Rock You (Vegas) Saturday Night Fever (nat’l tour, Vegas), 63rd Tony Award performance. Thank you Familia Gonzalez and Becca.

ALBERT GUERZON (Ensemble). Favorite credits: Broadway co. of Mamma Mia! (Eddie), the world premier of The Times They Are A Changin’ by Twyla Tharp and The Wiz with David Alan Grier. Flower Drum Song, Miss Saigon. Love you Ester!

who’s who Elena Gutierrez (Swing). Theater: Mamma Mia! (Las Vegas). Regional: A Chorus Line (Diana), Crazy for You (Polly), Evita (Mistress), Street Scene (Mae).

Film: Across the Universe. Equity Member.

Boston Conservatory graduate! Love to Milnes. For AJ! Elenagutierrez.com.

Carole Denise Jones (Ensemble) is very happy to joining Mamma Mia! She was born in Virginia, and got her B.A. in musical theater at James Madison University. National tours: Whistle Down the Wind (Candy). Regional: Aida (Aida), Dreamgirls (Michelle Morris).

LEAH JOSEPH (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be joining Mamma Mia! Favorite Credits include: The Wild Party (Mae), Arcadia (Thomasina) and Junie B. Jones (Junie). B.F.A. Boston Conservatory.

Love and thanks to family, friends and teachers. For grandma, always.

JENNIFER NOTH (Ensemble) is thrilled to be touring with Mamma Mia! Many thanks to Tara Rubin Casting and the creative team for this opportunity! Love to Kenny, her family, and friends for their love and support!

DAVID REISER (Ensemble). Happy to be in Mamma Mia!, has a Masters in Music, has worked on and off-Broadway and for family and friends. Dig on David’s original creations at DavidReiser.com.

MATTHEW TYLER (Ensemble). Credits: Rocky Horror Show (Brad/Frank N Furter), Phantom of the Opera (West End), Hedwig… (Hedwig), Jesus Christ Superstary (Jesus), ...Drood (Jasper).

Thanks to Mom and Dad for all they’ve given for me! Thematthewtyler.com.

JASON WATSON (Ensemble). Tour: Jekyll & Hyde. Regional: Jekyll & Hyde (J&H), Nine (Guido), Chess (Anatoly), …Superstar (Judas), Evita (Che). Avid photographer, proud AEA member and 24 EncoreAtlantA.com

humble husband. “Follow your dream!” jasonwatson.net.

Bradley Whitfield (Ensemble). Credits: Joseph… (Joseph), Forever Plaid (Frankie), Into the Woods (Jack), Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas) and Chess (Anatoly). Debut solo album to be released next year. Graduate of the University of Michigan. Proud member of Actors’ Equity. BradleyWhitfield.com.

JOHN-MICHAEL ZUERLEIN (Ensemble).

Regional: Forbidden Broadway, A Tuna Christmas with Jim J. Bullock, Smokey Joe’s, Forever Plaid, Tick,Tick…BOOM!, Falsettos, Winesburgh, Ohio, A Dog’s Life, Honk!. For Mom, who always said I’d make a good priest. Johnmichaelzuerlein.com.

KimBErly Fisk (Production Stage Manager) National tours include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hairspray, The Full Monty, Ragtime, Titanic, Victor/Victoria and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Broadway credits include How To Succeed…, Chicago, Titanic and Disney’s Aida. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

JOYCE DAVIDSON (Stage Manager) most recently stage managed Blue Man Group-Live at Luxor in Las Vegas. She has also done extensive work with the La Jolla Playhouse, including such shows as Jayne Eyre, The Green Bird and Harmony.

Michael Pule (Stage Manager) Broad­ way: Mamma Mia!, La Cage aux Folles (2005), The Lion King, …Forum, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Shogun the Musical, Three Penny Opera, 42nd Street. Tours: Les Misérables, Mamma Mia! Love to Yvonne.

STEVE HENRY (Assistant Stage Manager).

Broadway: The Coast of Utopia (LCT).

Off-Broadway: From Up Here (Manhattan Theatre Club), Vengeance (stageFARM), It Goes Without Saying (Rattlestick), Tryst (Promenade Theatre), Jennifer Muller/

who’s who The Works (Joyce Theater). Regional: Kansas City Starlight and The Berkshire Theatre Festival.

British film and Judy was personally nominated by BAFTA for the Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement.

JUDY CRAYMER (Producer) graduated from the Guildhall School of Music in 1977 and has since worked extensively in the theater, film, television and music industries. She worked as a stage manager for the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester, the Old Vic Theatre, London and on the original production of Cats for Cameron Mackintosh and the Really Useful Theatre Company. In 1984, Judy became the managing director of Three Knights Ltd, formed by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus and was the executive producer for the West End production of Chess at the Prince Edward Theatre. In 1987, Judy decided to pursue a career in film and television, where she produced and developed television drama and comedy. The idea of Mamma Mia! was originated by Judy, who in 1996 formed Littlestar Services Limited with Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Richard East, to produce the stage musical. She is the producer of Mamma Mia! and has produced 19 productions around the world. In 2002, Judy was presented with a Woman of the Year Award in recognition for her international success with Mamma Mia! The same year, the show was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical. In the Queen’s birthday honors list of 2007, she was honored with an MBE for her contribution to the music industry. Judy produced Mamma Mia! The Movie, starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan, that became the highest grossing musical film worldwide. In 2008, Judy was honored with the Women in Film ITV Achievement of the Year Award. Mamma Mia! The Movie was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy, a BAFTA for Outstanding

RICHARD EAST (Producer). Born in Australia. A Fine Art graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia in 1977, Richard has worked in the entertainment industry for 24 years in Australia, London and the U.S. in various capacities including promoter, producer and artist manager. He is a peer of the Australia Council. Richard has been involved in Mamma Mia! from its inception.

BJöRN ULVAEUS (Music & Lyrics) was born in 1945 in Gothenberg on the West Coast of Sweden. After a successful local career in Sweden with a folk group in the mid ’60s, he started his collaboration with Benny Andersson. They then went on to form ABBA with Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Even during the ABBA years, the idea of writing a musical seemed appealing, and in 1981, Björn and Benny met Tim Rice and co-wrote Chess with him, which opened in the West End in 1986. In 1995, Björn and Benny opened a new musical in Sweden called Kristina from Duvemala, which played for three years in Sweden. In February 2002, the Swedish version of Chess opened in Stockholm.

BENNY ANDERSSON (Music & Lyrics).

Born in Stockholm on Dec. 16, 1946.

Instructed by his father and grandfather, he started to play the accordion at the age of 6, and he has not stopped yet.

CATHERINE JOHNSON (Book). Theater: Rag Doll and Renegades (Bristol Old Vic); Too Much Too Young (Bristol Old Vic and London Bubble); Boys Mean Business, Dead Sheep, Little Baby Nothing (Bush Theatre, London); Shang-a-Lang (Bush Theatre and national tour); Mamma Mia! (worldwide). Her plays have been Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 25

who’s who produced in Germany, Denmark and Sweden. Through The Wire a musical for NT/Shell Connections. Television: Episodes of “Casualty,” “Byker Grove,” “Love Hurts,” “Gold,” “Linda Green,” the screenplays of Rag Doll and Where’s Willy? (HTV) and “Sin Bin” (BBC); the series “Love In the 21st Century” (Channel 4); Awards: Catherine has won the Bristol Old Vic/HTV Playwrighting award; Thames Television’s Writer-InResidence award; Thames Tele­vision’s Best Play award; nominated in 2002 for a Tony Award for Best Musical Book for Mamma Mia! PHYLLIDA LLOYD (Director) has directed opera, theater and recently her first film for television. Theater: Six Degrees of Separation, Hysteria, Wild East (Royal Court); The Threepenny Opera, Boston Marriage (Donmar Warehouse); Mary Stuart (Donmar Warehouse and Apollo); The Way of the World, Pericles, What the Butler Saw, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Duchess of Malfi (Royal National Theatre); Artists and Admirers, The Virtuoso (Royal Shakespeare Company); Mamma Mia! (London, Broadway and worldwide).

Opera: La Bohème, Medea, Carmen, L’Etoile, Gloriana, Albert Herring (Opera North); Macbeth (Paris and Royal Opera House, London); The Handmaid’s Tale (Copenhagen, English National Opera and Toronto); The Carmelites, The Verdi Requiem and Wagner’s Ring Cycle (English National Opera). For Gloriana a Film, she received an International Emmy, an E.I.P.A. d’Or and the Royal Philharmonic Society Award. For Mary Stuart, Phyllida was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Director and won the South Bank Theatre award 2006.

ANTHONY VAN LAAST (Choreographer).

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has gone on to choreograph and direct many shows all over the world and in 1999 was awarded the MBE by Her Majesty the Queen for his services to dance and choreography.

MARK THOMPSON (Production Designer) has designed many productions for the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. On Broadway, he designed Bombay Dreams, Shadowlands, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Arcadia, Art, The Blue Room, Blast!, Follies and The Queen of Spades for the Metropolitan Opera. In London, Mark has worked many times in the West End and at the Almeida, Donmar and Royal Court. He designed the costumes for the film The Madness of King George and is the recipient of four Olivier Awards.

HOWARD HARRISON (Lighting Designer) Howard’s current and recent work includes: Mary Poppins, Guys and Dolls, Heroes and Donkeys’ Years in the West End; Mamma Mia! in London, Broadway, Las Vegas, Hamburg, Japan, Stockholm, Australia and U.S. tour; Mammals at the BUSH and on tour; Rebecca on tour; Skellig at the Young Vic; and Edward Scissorhands at Sadlers Wells and on tour. Howard has been nominated six times as Best Lighting Designer in the Laurence Olivier Awards and was the recipient of the 2001 Australian Green Room Award for his work on Mamma Mia! ANDREW BRUCE (Sound Designer) began his career at the Royal Opera House, London, in 1971. A year later he co-founded Autograph, the British sound design and rental company.

His sound design credits include Song and Dance, Little Me, Abbacadabra, Chess, Follies, Into the Woods, Children of Eden, City of Angels, Martin Guerre, The Fix, Hair, The Witches of Eastwick,

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who’s who The Secret Garden, Sweeney Todd, the U.K. tours of Cats and Oliver! and all worldwide productions of Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mamma Mia! His latest design work can be heard on the new London production of Mary Poppins.

BOBBY AITKEN (Sound Designer) has been involved with theater sound for over 20 years, designing sound for productions in the U.K. and around the world. London work includes Cyberjam, We Will Rock You, Blast!, Grease, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Five Guys Named Moe, Which Witch, Metropolis, Pete Townsend’s The Iron Man, In the Midnight Hour, High Society, Time, A Saint She Ain’t, The Best of Times, Soultrain, From a Jack to a King, Sweeney Todd, Bitter Sweet, Children of Eden, The Fix and Mamma Mia!. U.K. regional work includes productions at Coventry Belgrade, Derby Playhouse, Sheffield Crucible, Manchester Royal Exchange, Watford Palace and Leicester Haymarket. RSC: The Beggar’s Opera and Bartholomew Fair. Opera: For the past four years Bobby has been working to create techniques to deliver credible sound reinforcement for large scale, in-the-round opera production.

Work has included Carmen, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Aida and La Bohème at the Royal Albert Hall.

MARTIN KOCH (Musical Supervisor, Additional Arrangements and Materials).

Musical supervisor: Les Misérables eight productions worldwide; Miss Saigon four productions worldwide; Cats London; Oliver! London; Martin Guerre U.K. tour; Mamma Mia! 14 productions worldwide. Orche­stra­tions: Just So, Moby Dick, Tutankhamun, Which Witch, Mamma Mia! (Tony nomination 2002), Jerry Springer The Opera. Many arrangements for international artists 28 EncoreAtlantA.com

and orchestras. Koch & Gilpin: Martin started this music production company with long time friend and collaborator Nick Gilpin. They have been responsible for the production and composition of numerous TV programs and produced many albums, including Mamma Mia! (Grammy nomination 2002) and Jerry Springer The Opera. They are currently working on the stage production of Billy Elliot and film score for the forthcoming A Way Through the Woods.

Bill Congdon (Music Director) has been with Mamma Mia! since 2004. Many regional, stock and symphony orchestra credits, including CPCC Summer Theatre, Charlotte Rep, Greensboro Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Opera Carolina and the N.C. Ballet Theatre. He holds a B.M.E. from East Carolina University (N.C.), and both a masters of music and performer’s Certificate from Eastman School of Music (N.Y.). Love to Dana.

NicHOLA TREHERNE (Associate Choreograp­her). Associate director/choreographer Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, worldwide. Artistic supervisor Starlight Express (London). Director Ricky Nelson Story (Sydmonton), Fame (Oslo).

Assistant director: By Jeeves (London).

Choreographer: Yusapov (Sydmonton), Star for a Night (Carlton TV), The Barber of Seville (Holland Park) and One Touch of Venus (Kings Head, London). Associate Choreo­grapher Hair (London), Carmen Jones (Germany), Shall We Dance (Oslo), Jesus Christ Superstar (U.K. tour and video), Whistle Down the Wind (London), Heineken concert (Rotterdam), Bombay Dreams (Apollo Victoria, London), Burn the Floor (world tour and video).

Martha Banta (Resident Director) is the artistic director of the Adirondack Theatre Festival. She served as artistic

who’s who associate at New York Theatre Workshop.

Some credits include: directing new work at Lincoln Center, NYTW, Soho Rep, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New Georges, Cincinnati Play­house, Portland Stage, Rent in Japan and Germany and Playhouse Disney Live in Disneyworld.

David Holcenberg (Associate Music Supervisor). Broadway: Mamma Mia!, Seussical, Titanic, Show Boat. David also music directed Ragtime (U.S. premiere, L.A. Drama Critics Award; Distinguished Achievement in Musical Direction), Dessa Rose (Lincoln Center) and The Phantom of the Opera (Toronto).

David’s show Bingo is currently playing around the country.

Janet Rothermel (Dance Supervisor) is currently supervising all the North American companies of Mamma Mia. Broadway/national tour credits include Joseph … Dreamcoat, Beauty and the Beast. Janet was the associate choreographer for the Miss U.S.A./Universe Pageants and the “Carol Burnett Show.”

Member of Actors’ Equity.

TARA RUBiN CASTING (Casting).

Upcoming: A Little Night Music. B’way/ tours: Billy Elliot (adult casting), Shrek, Guys and Dolls, The Country Girl, Rock ’N’Roll (U.S. casting), The Farnsworth Invention, …Young Frankenstein, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Pirate Queen, Les Misérables, The History Boys (U.S. casting), Spamalot, Jersey Boys, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, The Phantom of the Opera, Good Vibrations, Bombay Dreams, Oklahoma!, Happiness, Flower Drum Song, Imaginary Friends, Metamorphoses, Frogs, Contact, Thou Shalt Not, Man of No Importance.

Yale Rep. DAVID GRINDROD (Casting). Founded David Grindrod Associates 10 years ago with Stephen Crockett. London Casting

includes: Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof, Gone with the Wind, Joseph…, Hairspray, Mamma Mia! (worldwide), Spamalot, The Lord of the Rings, The Sound of Music.

Film: The Phantom of the Opera directed

by Joel Schumacher; ensemble casting for Mamma Mia! directed by Phyllida Lloyd. DVD’s include: Joseph…, Jesus Christ Superstar. Casting consultants for English National Opera. Member of the Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain.

Allied Live (Tour Marketing/Publicity) is a full-service entertainment marketing and advertising agency representing numerous Broadway shows, national tours, performing arts institutions, and experiential entertainment entities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Current clients include: Avenue Q, Mamma Mia!, Rent, Dirty Dancing, Hair, Legally Blonde, Billy Elliot, Stomp, Frost/Nixon, In The Heights, Spring Awakening, August: Osage County, Cirque du Soleil, Feld Entertainment, Million Dollar Quartet (Chicago), Washington National Opera (Washington, D.C.), Reprise Theatre Company (Los Angeles), Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall and Hollywood Bowl, Broadway By The Bay (San Francisco), Music Center (Los Angeles) and Hollywood & Highland Center. Alliedlive.com.

ARTHUR SICCARDI THEATRICAL SERVICES, INC. (Production Manager) has served as technical supervisor on more than 200 Broadway shows, including: A Chorus Line; Gypsy; Chicago; Hello, Dolly!; Cats; The Real Thing; Ballroom; Dreamgirls; Broadway Bound; Chess; Cat on a Hat Tin Roof; Jerome Robbins’ Broadway; City of Angels; Biloxi Blues; Death and the Maiden; My One and Only; Victor, Victoria; My Fair Lady; Sunset Boulevard; Fiddler on the Roof; Mamma Mia! national tours; Annie Get Your Gun; The Tony Awards.

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who’s who NINA LANNAN ASSOCIATES (General Management/Executive Producer). Current Broadway productions include Billy Elliot and Mamma Mia!, the North American tours of Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde, The Color Purple and Mamma Mia! Upcoming productions include the new musicals 9 to 5 and Ray. Principals in the firm include Devin Keudell, Amy Jacobs and Maggie Brohn. Devin Keudell has worked with Nina Lannan since 1992 and also manages Billy Elliot on Broadway, and the North American tour and Broadway production of Mamma Mia! ANDREW TREAGUS (International Executive Producer) was general manager for the London production of Mamma Mia! and is the international executive producer for all international productions of the show. Andrew has managed a large number of musicals in the West End of London, including: A Chorus Line, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Annie, On Your Toes, City of Angels, Starlight Express, Aspects of Love, Grease!, The Rocky Horror Show, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Saturday Night Fever, Pirates of Penzance, Dancin’ and La Cage aux Folles. Treagusstoneman.com.

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who’s who STAFF LITTLESTAR SERVICES LIMITED Directors...............................................Judy Craymer Richard East Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus International Executive Producer......... Andrew Treagus Business & Finance Director...............Ashley Grisdale Administrator......................................... Peter Austin PA To Judy Craymer............................... Katie Wolfryd Marketing & Communications Manager.....Claire Teare Marketing & Communications Coordinator......Liz McGinity Head of Accounts................................... Jo Reedman Accountant..........................................Sheila Egbujie Accounts Assistant...............................Eleanor Booth Receptionist.............................................Amy Smith Administrative Assistant...................... Matthew Willis Legal Services.........................................Barry Shaw Howard Jones At Sheridans Production Insurance Services..... Walton & Parkinson Ltd. Business Manager for Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Scandinavian Press....... Görel Hanser NINA LANNAN ASSOCIATES GENERAL MANAGER...............................AMY JACOBS COMPANY MANAGER.....................SHAUN MOORMAN Associate Company Manager.........Roseanna Sharrow Management Associate............................ Liza Garcia General Management for MAMMA MIA! ANDREW TREAGUS ASSOCIATES LIMITED GENERAL MANAGER..................... JULIAN STONEMAN Production Administrator..................... Daniel Sparrow PA to Andrew Treagus............................Jacki Harding Production Coordinator & PA to Julian Stoneman ...................Stella Warshaw International Travel Manager................ Maria Persson PRODUCTION TEAM ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER.... NICHOLA TREHERNE Resident director......................... martha banta ASSOCIATE MUSIC SUPERVISOR... DAVID HOLCENBERG dance supervisor....................janet rothermel ASSOCIATE SCENIC DESIGNER (US).......NANCY THUN ASSOCIATE COSTUME DESIGNERS....... LUCY GAIGER, SCOTT TRAUGOTT ASSOCIATE HAIR DESIGNER............ JOSH MARQUETTE ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNERS...... ED MCCARTHY, ANDrew VOLLER ASSOCIATE SOUND DESIGNERS........BRIAN BEASLEY, DAVID PATRIDGE MUSICAL TRANSCRIPTION................ANDERS NEGLIN CASTING CONSULTANT................... DAVID GRINDROD

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casting TARA RUBIN CASTING (US) Tara Rubin CSA, Eric Woodall CSA Laura Schutzel CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Dale Brown, Paige Blansfield, Kaitlin Shaw TOUR MARKETING DIRECTION ALLIED LIVE LAURA MATALON TANYA GRUBICH MARYA K. Peters John Gilmour NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN ADRIAN BRYAN-BROWN JOE PERROTTA MUSIC PUBLISHED BY EMI GROVE PARK MUSIC, INC. AND EMI WATERFORD MUSIC, INC. STAFF FOR MAMMA MIA! PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER......... Kimberly Fisk Stage Manager............. Joyce Davidson, Michael Pule Assistant Stage Manager.........................Steve Henry Dance Captain......................................Sara Braslow Assistant Dance Captain...................... Tony Gonzalez PRODUCTION MANAGER................ ARTHUR SICCARDI Head Carpenter................................Larry Humphreys Assistant Carpenters.......................... John Croissant, Dan Montgomery Flyman................................................ Michael Muniz Advance Carpenter........................... David Brannigan Production Electrician...............................Rick Baxter Head Electrician.................................... Nick Keslake Deck Electrician.....................................Chris Moeller Front Light Operator.....................................Bill Pryde Vari * Lite Programmer......................... Andrew Voller Production Sound Engineer.................. David Patridge Advance Sound......................................Colin Ahearn Head Sound....................................... Jason DeJardin Assistant Sound.......................................Jeff McWay Electronic Drums Programmer...................Garth Helm Production Properties..................... Simon E.R. Evans Head Properties.................................Byron Reynolds Assistant Properties........................ Randy Robertson Wardrobe Supervisor............... Sandy Hanlon-Cressler Assistant Wardrobe.......................... Wayne Spellman Wardrobe Stitcher..........Elmo Struck, Susana Valadez Hair Supervisor................................Denise Reynolds Assistant to the Choreographer.......Leah-Sue Morland Assistant Lighting Designer.................. Jeffrey Lowney Assistant Costume Designers................Angela Kahler Robert Martin, Brian Russman Casting Director.................... Tara Rubin, Eric Woodall

who’s who Casting Associate...... Laura Schutzel, Merri Sugarman Casting Assistants......Rebecca Carfagna, Jeff Siebert, Paige Blansfield Associate to Casting Consultant........Stephen Crockett London Casting Assistant..................... James Orange Production Assistants...... Catherine Bloch, Beth Camuso Legal Counsel (US).....................Lazarus & Harris LLP Scott R. Lazarus, Esq., Robert C. Harris, Esq. Immigration Counsel.... Bryan Cave LLP/Mark Koestler, Esq., Jennifer Estrella Accounting............. Rosenberg, Neuwirth and Kuchner Original Logo Design.........©Littlestar Services Limited National Advertising........................Serino Coyne, Inc. Merchandising.................... Max Merchandising, LLC/ Randi Grossman Merchandise Representative..............Jonathan Wotell Insurance............Walton & Parkinson Ltd., Marsh Inc. Banking........................................ City National Bank Travel Agent............................................. Tzell Travel Hauling................................................Clark Transfer Accommodations................. TourWerks, Chris Renzulli Ground Transportation................Executive Car Service Rental Vehicles....... Enterprise Entertainment Division Tour Direction The Booking Group/Meredith Blair (212) 869-9280 CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Scenery constructed and painted by Hudson Scenic Studio, Inc. and Hamilton Scenic Specialty. Computer Motion Control and Automation by Feller Precision, Inc. SHOWTRAK Computer Motion Control for Scenery and Rigging. Sound equipment supplied by Masque Sound. Lighting equipment supplied by Westsun Show

Systems and Vari*Lite, Inc. Soft goods by I. Weiss and Sons. Costumes executed by Barbara Matera Ltd., Tricorne New York City, and Carelli Costumes. Millinery

by Lynn Mackey. Wet suits by Aquatic Fabricators of South Florida. Custom Men’s shirts by Cego. Custom knitting by C.C. Wei. Custom fabric printing and dyeing

by Dye-namix and Gene Mignola. Shoes by Native Leather, Rilleau Leather and T.O. Dey. Gloves by Cornelia James. Properties by Paragon Theme and Prop Fabrication. Flash Bronzer provided by Lancome.

Cough Drops provided by Ricola U.S.A. Rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios. Special thanks to Olive Garden Restaurant, Bob Borbunuf from Taylor Guitars, David Holcenberg, Leslie Evers and Curtis Cowley.

Mamma Mia! was originally produced in London by LITTLESTAR SERVICES LIMITED on April 6, 1999.

Visit Mamma Mia! on the web at www.mamma-mia.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.

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

The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.

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 a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Theatre A fully restored 1929 “Movie Palace,” the Fox Theatre, with 4,678 seats, is a multiple-purpose facility, housing Broadway shows, ballet, symphonies, concerts, movies, and private corporate events.

Private Rooms The Fox Theatre has three private rental spaces, with accommodations for 25 to 1,200 guests. Our Egyptian Ballroom and Grand Salon are beautifully decorated and can be set up to your specifications. The brand new Landmarks Lounge is adjacent to the lobby and is perfect for a small pre-show and intermission event. All rooms include the Fox Theatre’s professional sales and coordination staff. To book your ”Fabulous Fox“ evening, please call 404.881.2100 or visit us at www.foxtheatre.org.

The Box Office The Fox Theatre Box Office is located in the arcade entrance to the theater. The Box Office is open for walk up ticket sales Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The Fox Theatre Box Office is not open on Sundays unless there is a performance. During Events, the Box Office opens two hours prior to show time. Doors to the Fox open one hour prior to show time. Tickets for all performances at the Fox may be purchased at any TICKETMASTER outlet, by calling TICKETMASTER at 404.817.8700 or 404.249.6400, or by visiting the Fox Theatre Box Office in person during regular Box Office hours. You may purchase tickets for a particular nights performance that night only until 8pm at the box office.

Concessions Concession stands are located in the Spanish Room, adjacent to the main lobby, and on the mezzanine lobby level.

Restrooms Restrooms are located on the main lobby and mezzanine lobby levels. Restrooms are also located on the Gallery level. Restrooms for patrons who are physically challenged are located in the Spanish Room.

Gift Shop The Fox Theatre operates a gift shop selling history books, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and an assortment of other theaterrelated merchandise. The gift shop is located in the main lobby and is open at each performance.

Tours Tours of the Fox Theatre are available through the Atlanta Preservation Center. Tours are conducted Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Tours begin in the Peachtree Street Arcade entrance to the theater. For more information on tours and to confirm the tour schedule, please call the Atlanta Preservation Center at 404.688.3353.

Smoking In accordance with the Fulton County Clean Air Ordinance, the Fox Theatre is a smoke-free facility. Smoking is only permitted in designated areas.

Special Needs Ken Shook, Patron Services Director, is our liaison to the disabled community. He can be reached at 404.881.2118 and can provide information on such topics as the locations and prices of accessible seating and other programs for the disabled. The Fox Theatre also has a new brochure detailing all of these programs for our patrons with special needs. They are available at the Guest Relations Table.

Fox Ambassadors are located at the Guest Relations Table in the main lobby at the Fox Theatre Merchandise Kiosk to offer their assistance, theater information, and several rental items to enhance your performance enjoyment. An audio clarification device (Phonic Ear) is available for patrons with hearing disabilities. It is available, free of charge, on a first-come, first-serve basis on the evening of a performance, or you may reserve a device by calling the Patron Services Director. A limited number of booster seats are also available free of charge. Binoculars are available for sale. All items require a form of identification to be held until the item is returned.

Elevators Elevators are located at the north end of each lobby. The elevators are available during all performances and make it possible to access each lobby without the use of stairs.

Parking Parking is available within a four-block radius in all directions of the Fox Theatre. Advanced reserved parking is available for sale at the Fox Box Office or by calling TICKETMASTER at 404.817.8700. The Fox Theatre assumes no responsibility for vehicles parked in any of the privately owned parking lots operating in the Fox Theatre district.

Performance Notes All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket in order to be admitted to the Theatre. Please be aware that not all events are suitable for children. Infants will not be admitted to adult programs/performances. Parents will be asked to remove children who create a disturbance.

Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management, in conjunction with the wishes of the producers.

Please turn off all pagers and cell phones prior to the beginning of each performance. Please limit conversation during the performances.

Camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited.

Lost and Found Lost and Found items are turned in to the House Manager’s office. To check on lost items, please call the House Manager at 404.881.2075. Lost and Found items will be retained for 30 days.

Emergency Information In the event of an emergency, please walk to the nearest exit. Do Not Run.

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Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)

GOLDEN RULES The following brief, but important article has been published to assist in audience etiquette.

To this day we get at least one phone call a week asking for reprint rights. These calls and letters come from orchestras and theaters, opera and ballet companies all over the United States and Canada, big and little troupes alike.

The message, telegraphed between the lines, seems to be an S.O.S.: American audiences are out of control. Are they?

Here’s a refresher course. Please read on, and remember, part of one’s pact as an audience member is to take seriously the pleasure of others, a responsibility fulfilled by quietly attentive (or silently inattentive) and selfcontained behavior. After all, you can be as demonstrative as you want during bows and curtain calls.

1. Go easy with the atomizer; many people are highly allergic to perfume and cologne.

2. If you bring a child, make sure etiquette is part of the experience. Children love learning new things.

3. Unwrap all candies and cough drops before the curtain goes up or the concert begins.

4. Make sure cell phones, beepers, and watch alarms are OFF. And don't jangle the bangles.

5. The overture is part of the performance.

Please cease talking at this point.

6. Note to lovebirds: When you lean your heads together, you block the view of the person behind you. Leaning forward also blocks the view.

7. THOU SHALT NOT TALK, or hum, or sing along, or beat time with a body part.

8. Force yourself to wait for a pause or intermission before rifling through a purse, backpack or shopping bag.

9. Yes, the parking lot gets busy and public transportation is tricky, but leaving while the show is in progress is discourteous.

10. Honor the old standby: Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.

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Allan C. Vella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Manager Adina Alford Erwin . . . . . . . Assistant General Manager Pat “Sunshine” Tucker . . . . . . . . . . Box Office Manager Ben Neill . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Box Office Manager Robert Burnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller Jennifer S. Farmer . . . . . . . . Director of Sales/Ballrooms Oliver Diamantstein . . . . . . Director/Food and Beverage Len Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Operations Pat Prill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Greta Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant House Manager Kristen Delaney . . . . . . . . . . Director of Marketing & PR Ken Shook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patron Services Director Shelly Kleppsattel . . . . . . Booking & Contract Associate Jamie Vosmeier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Group Sales Director Molly Fortune . . . . . . Preservation Department Manager Amy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interim Production Manager Rebecca J. Graham . . . . . Assistant Production Manager Gary Hardaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Carpenter Larry Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Flyman Scott Hardin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property Master Ray T. Haynie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Master Electrician Cary Oldknow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Electrician Rodney Amos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Sound Engineer Larry Douglas Embury . . . . . . . . . Organist In Residence Tammy Folds . . . . . . . . . . . Production Security Manager

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS Alan E. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman of the Board Edward L. White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Robert L. Foreman Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Vice President Beauchamp C. Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Vice President John A. Busby Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd Vice President Julia Sprunt Grumbles . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th Vice President Edward Hutchison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer Robyn Rieser Barkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Treasurer Clara Hayley Axam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary Walter R. Huntley, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Robert E. Minnear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Carl V. Patton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member at Large Ada Lee Correll, Richard Courts IV, Keith Cowan, F. Sheffield Hale, John R. Holder, Florence Inman, Craig B. Jones, Steve Koonin, Charles Lawson, Starr Moore, Jay Myers, Joe G. Patten, Glen J. Romm, Sylvia Anderson Russell, Nancy Gordy Simms, Clyde C. Tuggle, Carolyn Lee Wills.

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American Canoe Located in Atlanta’s historic Vinings area on the Chattahoochee River where Buckhead meets Vinings. Its original cuisine and distinctive design have already been featured in Bon Appetit, Food And Wine, Gourmet, The Wine Spectator and The New York Times. Canoe, recipient of the prestigious Mobil 4 Star Award, was also selected as one of the “Best New Restaurants” in the country by the James Beard Foundation.

4199 Paces Ferry Road SE, 770-432-2663, canoeatl.com. V (Re-opening late November) Lenox Square Grill offers breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. DJ every Friday and Saturday night till 2am. Private meeting rooms accommodate up to 150. 3393 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404.841.2377, lenoxsquaregrill.com. B Livingston Restaurant and Bar It’s hard to beat the location (across the street from the Fox at the Georgian Terrace), and diners get complimentary parking, but the main attraction is the glamour of the main dining room, which 38 EncoreAtlantA.com

has hosted the likes of Clark Gable, and the al fresco seating area, which is available in warm weather. 659 Peachtree St. NE, 800-6512316, livingstonatlanta.com. M Lobby The menu focuses on seasonal fare at this sophisticated American restaurant in the lobby of TWELVE Atlantic Station. 361 17 St., 404961-7370, lobbyattwelve.com. M ONE.midtown kitchen Dine on fresh, seasonal American cuisine in a club-like atmosphere near Piedmont Park. 559 Dutch Valley Rd., 404-8924111, onemidtownkitchen.com. M Murphy’s This restaurant has one of the city’s top brunch menus, but it’s known for great peoplewatching and its contemporary comfort food. 997 Virginia Ave., 404-872-0904, murphysvh.com.VH Two Urban Licks “Fiery” American cooking meets live music at this hip hangout. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404-522-4622, twourbanlicks.com. M WaterHaven is an upscale casual restaurant, featuring contemporary American cuisine with local influences. The menu focuses on fresh

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American/steakhouse Joey D’s Oakroom Near Perimeter Mall, this stylish steakhouse has a staggering selection of spirits and a hot after-dinner singles scene.

1015 Crown Pointe Pkwy., 770-512-7063, centraarchy.com. P New York Prime A Prime Time Top-10 USDA Prime Steakhouse known for its wine list, atmosphere and world-class service. 3424 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-846-0644, centraarchy.com.

B Prime Enjoy steak, sushi a nd seafood in a festive atmosphere near Lenox Mall. 3393 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-812-0555, h2sr.com. B Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse A favorite local steak house with multiple locations near shopping and entertainment hotspots. Sides are generous, and the quality of the steaks and seafood is excellent. Three locations: Buckhead, 3285 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-365-0660; Sandy Springs, 5788 Roswell Road, 404-255-0035; Centennial Olympic Park, 267 Marietta St., 404-223-6500; ruthschris.com. B, SS, D The Tavern at Phipps This is one of Atlanta’s hottest after-work spots, and has been singled out for its happy hour and singles scene by Jezebel, InSite Magazine and the AOL City Guide. 3500 Peachtree Rd. NW, 404-8149640, centraarchy.com. B

American/southern Home Restaurant & Bar Farm-to-table Southerninspired cuisine is served nightly; half-price bottles of wine available every Sunday. 111 W. Paces Ferry Rd., 404-869-0777, h2sr.com.

B Paschals is known for its exceptional Southern Cuisine, upscale atmosphere, and a retro style that gives customers the perfect southern hospitality experience. Specials include wine and jazz on Thursday evenings and Sunday brunch. 180-B Northside Dr., 404-525-2023, paschalsatlanta.com. D 40 EncoreAtlantA.com

South City Kitchen Midtown With a stylish, Southern-contemporary menu, this DiRoNA restaurant helped make grits hip for the business crowd. Sundays are BBQ Nite. 1144 Crescent Ave. 404-873-7358, southcitykitchen.com. M Terrace celebrates American heirloom recipes through supporting local and regional farmers, fisherman and producers. It recaptures the pure simple flavors and tastes of natural and organic ingredients while bursting with delicious flavors.

176 Peachtree St. NW, 678.651.2770, ellishotel.com/terrace. D

asian fusion Aja Restaurant & Bar Serving modern Asian cuisine, Aja has a 150-seat patio overlooking Buckhead and a huge lounge, where diners nosh on dim sum and sip mai tais. 3500 Lenox Rd., Ste. 100, 404-231-0001, h2sr.com. B

brasserie French American Brasserie (FAB) A reinvention of Atlanta’s famed Brasserie Le Coze, FAB serves a combination of classic French fare and American chops. A covered terrace overlooks the city skyline. 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., 404266-1440, fabatlanta.com. D Joël is a chic yet relaxed French restaurant that blends contemporary style with rustic flavors.

Responsible for one of Atlanta’s most acclaimed dining experiences, Chef Cyrille Holota guides the kitchen as executive chef, bringing his full-flavored brasserie concept to the menu.

3290 Northside Parkway, 404-233-3500, joelbrasserie.com. B

brew pub/gormet pub fare Gordon Biersch Fresh-brewed beers are a tasty accent to this brewery-restaurant’s hearty pizzas, salads and sandwiches. For a small additional fee, pre-show diners can leave cars in the lot while they’re at the Fox. 848 Peachtree St. NE, 404-870-0805, gordonbiersch.com.

M Tap A gastropub offering easy-to-share pub fare and an extensive beer selection. The patio is a great place to chill after work. 1180 Peachtree St., 404-347-2220, tapat1180.com. M

creole/cajun Parish New Orleans-inspired dishes served with a modern twist and a fully stocked raw bar; a Nawlins-inspired brunch is served on the weekends. Downstairs, a take-away market sells sandwiches, spices, pastries and beverages. 240 N. Highland Ave., 404-681-4434, parishatl.com. IP

european fusion Ecco Esquire Magazine named this casual, European-influenced bistro a “Best New Restaurant in America.” It’s also gotten raves for its killer wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and cheese menus. 40 Seventh St. NE, 404-347-9555, ecco-atlanta.com. M LOLA Bellini bar and restaurant specializing in wood-fired meats and pastas. 3280 Peachtree Rd. NW, 404-892-9292, h2sr.com. B

italian La Tavola Serving classic Italian cuisine for lunch and dinner in the heart of VirginiaHighland. 992 Virginia Ave., 404-873-5430, latavolatrattoria.com. VH Medici Tuscan cuisine served in the typical Tuscan spirit; flexible menu with Tuscan-rubbed steaks and a wide selection of antipasti, insalata e zuppes, pastas, hand tossed pizza and bistecches. 2450 Galleria Pkwy., 770953-4500, renaissancewaverly.com. V

mediterranean ENO Atlanta’s true European Mediterranean inspired restaurant and wine bar, or “enoteca”, has come to epitomize European-Mediterranean quality of life in Atlanta. 800 Peachtree St., 404685-3191, enorestaurant.com. M

mediterranean/latin/asian fusion Shout A young crowd keeps Shout’s rooftop lounge hopping every night. The menu reflects a mix of Mediterranean, Far Eastern and South American influences. 1197 Peachtree St N.E., 404-846-2000, h2sr.com. M

MEXICAN El Taco An eco-friendly watering hole serving

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fresh Mexican food made with all-natural meats and killer margaritas. 1186 N. Highland Ave. NE, 404-873-4656, eltaco-atlanta.com. VH

seafood/sushi Goldfish This fun seafood/sushi restaurant has Happy Hour specials Mon-Fri and nightly entertainment in its lounge. 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., 770-671-0100, h2sr.com. P

spanish/tapas Noche A Virginia-Highland favorite known for its Spanish-style tapas dishes and margaritas.

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sports bar STATS A modern sports bar that doesn’t skimp on the quality of its food; five bars and multiple screens are at your service. 300 Marietta St., 404-885-1472, statsatl.com. D

steak/sushi Room This elegant restaurant serves steak and sushi on the ground floor of the TWELVE Centennial Park hotel. 400 W. Peachtree St., 404-418-1250, roomattwelve.com. D Strip This sophisticated steak, seafood and sushi restaurant offers an in-house DJ and a rooftop deck. Atlantic Station at 18th St., 404385-2005, h2sr.com. M Twist This lively restaurant has a huge bar, satay station, tapas menu, and sushi and seafood dishes; patio seating is first-come, first-served. 3500 Peachtree Rd. NW, 404-869-1191, h2sr.com. B Ray’s Restaurants Ray’s in the City is the downtown location of the steak, seafood and sushi chain. Ray’s Killer Creek offers an award-winning Sunday brunch, and Ray’s on the River is one of Atlanta’s most romantic restaurants.

All three have excellent food, award-winning wine lists and live entertainment. Ray’s in the City: 240 Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, 404-5249224; Ray’s on the River: 6700 Powers Ferry Rd., Sandy Springs, 770-955-1187; Ray’s Killer Creek: 1700 Mansell Rd. (at Ga. 400), 770649-0064; raysrestaurants.com. D, SS, A

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TOP: Judith Jamison performs in Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations.” ABOVE: Jamison with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Alvin Ailey.

that she is fulfilling his vision of using “dance as a medium for honoring the past, celebrating the present and fearlessly reaching into the future.” Although a replacement has yet to be named, an even brighter future is expected to follow with the new visionary.

“I’m looking for someone with great intelligence and great nerve. Someone who understands the tradition of the company, but makes decisions as an individual,” Jamison said in a 2008 New York Times interview. “That’s what I did. I couldn’t imitate Alvin. All I could do was follow the road map. What he laid down is perfectly wonderful.”

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater takes to the Fox stage Feb. 18-21.

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Under Jamison’s leadership, the company also has achieved many milestones, including establishing a bachelor of fine arts program for dancers at Fordham University, and strengthening the Ailey School and outreach programs such as AileyCamp, which teaches disadvantaged children self-esteem and discipline through the art of dance. And in 2004, the dance company moved into the $55 million Joan Weill Center for Dance, a 77,000sq. ft., eight-story midtown Manhattan office and rehearsal space said to be the nation’s largest building dedicated solely to dance.

However, Jamison’s biggest influence as artistic director can be seen on the stage. Not only has she choreographed and commissioned numerous works, she also has inspired a new generation of dancer-choreographers. Matthew Rushing is one such dancer. Having trained at the Ailey School, Rushing danced with Ailey II, the popular touring company that fuses young dance talent with emerging choreographers, for a year before joining the ranks of the main company in 1992. Now, his first solo-choreographed piece “Uptown,” an ode to the Harlem Renaissance Era, debuts as part of the 20-city U.S. tour commemorating Jamison’s 20 years of direction, which will conclude with her announced retirement in 2011.

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