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“ATLANTA’S OWN” KENNY LEON RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS FOR TRADING PLACES The Tony Award-Winning Director Shares the Process Behind His Latest Musical STORY BY
Sally Henry Fuller “Atlanta has a few claims-to-fame in the entertainment industry at large. From the film industry boom around Metro Atlanta to Alliance Theatre’s preBroadway world premiere musicals, our community has become a launchpad for greatness in the arts. One specific entertainment industry legend we proudly claim is Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon. Famous for directing everything from Broadway productions like A Raisin in the Sun and A Soldier’s Play, to screen adaptations like Steel Magnolias and The Wiz LIVE, he has decidedly made a name for himself in the theatre landscape. But before all of that, he was here in Atlanta.” “I always feel like I’m Atlanta’s own,” Leon said. Before the Tony Awards, before the NAACP Image Awards, before the Emmy nominations, I had people [in Atlanta] who knew me and supported me and loved me. “That’s where I
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10 | encore learned how to be a better director, a better actor, a better artist. And it’s great to come home to Atlanta and to the Alliance Theatre, specifically – a theatre that’s gone on to make its mark in the nation and the artistic community.” As former Artistic Director of first Alliance Theatre and then Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company (which he also co-founded), his Atlanta legacy is alive and well. Now more than 20 years since he turned over the reins at Alliance, he returns to his roots to direct the world premiere musical Trading Places.
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While this version will be familiar to fans of the 1983 movie of the same name, Leon is takingthe opportunity to tell a new story for modern audiences. “I always treat each piece as if it’s a brand new piece,” he explained. “I try to honor the intentions of the original, but I try to look at it through fresh eyes. [The film’s creative team], including Eddie Murphy, put some amazing work on screen. But it would not be honoring them to just copy what they did and put it on stage. Honoring them is asking, ‘How does their work inspire me, being an artist in 2022?’” In this case, he thought a story about seeing the world through the eyes of someone very different would be perfect for today. “I couldn’t be more excited, because the musical is about if we were actually to trade places with each other,” he said. “With Trading Places, the reason to [adapt it now] is because of where we are in our country now, what we’ve gone through post-George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, where we are in recognizing that our differences could be our beauty.” He believes this is the perfect story to use to explore this idea. “We’re all different. We’re different with sexual orientation; we are different racially and culturally. And so the musical comedy explores the question, ‘If we were to trade places with each other, what would we learn? How great could we become?’” said the director. Whenever he adapts a story, whether stage-to-screen or screen-to-stage, he considers what it is artistically that makes the story right for the new medium.
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WHAT MAKES IT SING “I’m always looking for what makes [a film] stage-worthy or what makes it want to sing. I don’t believe in taking a movie and putting it on stage,” he said. “So we have to say, ‘[The musical is] different because of the way we are going to cast it,’ or ‘It’s different in terms of how we are going to structure the book,’ or it’s different in some other way.” One of the main differences between the original and his stage version is in the casting. “The first thing I wanted to do is take that center role and make it an AfricanAmerican woman. And then I wanted to take the other role and make it a gay white male,” he explained. “And so I wanted to find as much diversity in the telling of the story so that the audiences would say, ‘Okay, I see the story of the movie, but now it’s fresh, and it’s different, and it’s more impactful. While using Trading Places to say something meaningful and timely, he emphasizes the musical is hilarious as well. “[I’ve asked myself], ‘What can I say politically and socially while at the same time, having people laughing and rolling on the floor because that’s the art form?’” Leon continued. “I mean, the way we’re telling it is a musical comedy. So in a musical comedy, if no one is laughing, I haven’t done my job. So I want them to laugh. And I promise you, people will be laughing big time, and hopefully they’ll be humming a lot of these songs.” After Trading Places concludes, Atlanta will have a touch of Leon’s artistic spark when his recent Tony Award-winning revival A Soldier’s Play tours to the Fox Theatre in March, 2023. “I’m very happy because [A Soldier’s Play playwright] Charles Fuller is one of our amazing African-American writers. And he just did an amazing job with that play,” he said. “The more eyes on the story, the more opportunity we have for impact to change the world.”
YES TO COMING HOME Whatever the project, Leon’s fondness for Atlanta has kept him coming back. And especially getting to be here for an extended time with Trading Places, he is excited to be home. “I said yes to [Trading Places]. And I said yes to coming home,” Leon said. “I like to say, Atlanta is never a step to get somewhere else. I’m creating this production Trading Places for the world and it just happens to be in Atlanta. So that should make it even sweeter and more special because it’s the place I call home.”
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Jesus.......................................................................................................................AARON LaVIGNE Judas..........................................................................................................OMAR LOPEZ-CEPERO Mary............................................................................................................................. JENNA RUBAII Caiaphas........................................................................................................... ALVIN CRAWFORD Pilate..................................................................................................................TOMMY SHERLOCK Annas..............................................................................................................................TYCE GREEN Simon...........................................................................................................................ERIC A. LEWIS Herod...........................................................................................................PAUL LOUIS LESSARD Peter................................................................................................................. TOMMY McDOWELL Mob Leader........................................................................................................... SARAH PARKER First Priest..................................................................................................................BRIAN GOLUB Second Priest......................................................................................... GARFIELD HAMMONDS Third Priest............................................................................................................DARRELL T. JOE Soul Singers..........................................QUIANA HOLMES,JENNY MOLLET, SANDYREDD Peter’s Accusers......................BRIAN GOLUB, GARFIELD HAMMONDS, SANDYREDD Ensemble.......................DAVID ANDRÉ, WESLEY J. BARNES, HOPE EASTERBROOK, BRIAN GOLUB, BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND, GARFIELD HAMMONDS, QUIANA HOLMES, DARRELL T. JOE, SHEILA JONES, JACOB LACOPO, ERIC A.LEWIS, PAUL LOUIS LESSARD, TOMMY McDOWELL, JENNY MOLLETT,SARAH PARKER, ERICK PATRICK, SANDYREDD, CHELSEA WILLAMS JESUS AND JUDAS STANDBY PEPE NUFRIO SWINGS COURTNEY ARANGO, LYDIA RUTH DAWSON, DEREK FERGUSON, DANNY McHUGH, COOPER STANTON DANCE CAPTAIN COURTNEY ARANGO ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN DEREK FERGUSON FIGHT CAPTAIN DEREK FERGUSON UNDERSTUDIES
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For Jesus: GARFIELD HAMMONDS For Judas: ERIC A. LEWIS, SANDYREDD For Mary: CHELSEA WILLIAMS, JENNY MOLLET For Caiaphas: DARRELL T. JOE, JACOB LACOPO For Pilate: GARFIELD HAMMONDS, BRIAN GOLUB For Annas: BRIAN GOLUB, WESLEY J. BARNES For Simon: ERICK PATRICK, WESLEY J. BARNES For Herod: JACOB LACOPO, DANNY McHUGH For Peter: BRIAN GOLUB, DANNY McHUGH Pepe Nufrio and Tommy Sherlock are appearing with the permission of the Actors’ Equity Association. The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device or such photographing or sound recording inside this theater, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for money damages.
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MUSICAL NUMBERS Overture Heaven On Their Minds What’s The Buzz Strange Thing, Mystifying Everything’s Alright This Jesus Must Die Hosanna Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem Pilate’s Dream The Temple I Don’t Know How To Love Him Damned For All Time / Blood Money The Last Supper Gethsemane The Arrest Peter’s Denial Pilate and Christ Herod’s Song Could We Start Again, Please Judas’s Death Trial By Pilate / 39 Lashes Superstar Crucifixion John 19:41 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR runs 90 minutes without an intermission. ORCHESTRA Music Director, Keyboard I: SHAWN GOUGH Associate Conductor, Keyboard II: MATTHEW CROFT Bass: RANDALL KLITZ; Guitar I: MIKE FREDERICK Guitar II: NICK DICKERSON; Drums: TONY DE AUGUSTINE French Horn: ANSON CARROLL; Trumpet I: JOEY PERO Trumpet II, Keyboard III: EMMA STANLEY Woodwinds: JOE LaROCCA; Trombones/Tuba: CRAIG WATSON Electronic Music Design: MIDIOMATIC, LLC - ETHAN DEPPE Music Coordinator: JOHN MILLER
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AARON LaVIGNE (Jesus) is an actor-singer-songwriter originally from Cincinnati & based in NYC. He is honored to be playing the iconic role of Jesus in the 50th Anniversary production of Jesus Christ Superstar! Follow him on Instagram: @aaron_ lavinay. Theater Highlights: Broadway: Spider-Man. Off-Broadway: Rent. National Tour: Rent. Regional & Concerts: tick,tick…BOOM!, Jesus Christ Superstar, Civil War. Aaron writes, performs, & tours his original music & is available on all major streaming platforms. B.F.A. Northern Kentucky University. www.aaronlavigne.com OMAR LOPEZ-CEPERO (Judas) is humbled to join this company and the ranks of this incredible show’s history. Broadway/NYC: On Your Feet! (OBC), American Idiot (OBC), The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Vincenzo; Transport Group), The Capeman (Public Theater). Regional/Tour: On Your Feet! (Emilio Estefan; MUNY, KC Starlight), Paint Your Wagon (Armando; MUNY), The Flamingo Kid (Alejandro; Hartford Stage), Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson; TUTS), Evita (Che; National Tour, Fulton Theatre) & (Peron; Bay Street Theater). TV credits: “Blue Bloods” (CBS), “The Detour” (TBS), “Vegas”(CBS). Endless love to my wife Arianna. www.omarlopezcepero.com @omarlopezcepero JENNA RUBAII (Mary) originated the role of “Joelle” in the original Broadway cast of Groundhog Day. Recent theatre credits include Aida (Amneris) at John W. Engeman Theater, International/Nat’l Tour of American Idiot (Extraordinary Girl), the International Tour of Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie Mangano). @jrubaii www.jennarubaii.com ALVIN CRAWFORD (Caiaphas). Broadway: The Lion King, Lost In The Stars, Candide, Miss Saigon, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. Regional credits include: A Raisin In the Sun at Westport Country Playhouse, The Odyssey at The Old Globe. National
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Tours: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Crown), Martin Guerre. Film/TV: “Blue Bloods”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Nurse Jackie”, “And So It Goes”, “It Runs in the Family”, “Clarence”, “Pray For Me Paul Henderson”, PBS Live productions of Show Boat and South Pacific. TOMMY SHERLOCK (Pilate) is an actor/singer originally from Liverpool, England. He journeyed “across the pond” to become a Las Vegas headliner in the hit show, Tenors of Rock, prior to joining the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar. Theatre credits: West End - Wicked, Matilda and Footloose. National/International tours - Mamma Mia!; Fame, The Musical; Fiddler on the Roof and Hair. Original Cast recording – “From Up Here”. Television – “League of Gentlemen” (BBC). TYCE GREEN (Annas) has opened and toured with bands Heart, Air Supply, and Berlin. His album, HERO, is written and produced by Jim Steinman (available on Spotify). In 2018, he was featured on “American Idol” on ABC. Fav theatre credits: Rock of Ages (Franz), Altar Boyz (Mark), Hands on a Hardbody (Chris), Spring Awakening (Moritz). Tyce is also a runway model and can currently be seen on “Project Runway” on Bravo. Instagram:@tyce. tyceofficial.com PEPE NUFRIO (Jesus & Judas Standby) is a European actor/singer from Madrid, Spain. Favorite credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar (2019-2020 US Tour), Jesus Christ Superstar (London 2020), El Primer Dia de Nuestras Vidas (Madrid 2021). Thank you to the whole Work Light Productions team for keeping this wonderful tour alive. Mom, Dad, Sister, I love you. @thepepenufrio www.pepenufrio.com ERIC A. LEWIS (Ensemble, Simon, u/s Judas) is glad to be with the cast of JCS. Credits: off-Broadway hit Spamilton, Jimmy Early in Dreamgirls at Porchlight Music Theatre, (Jeff Award); Five Guys Named Moe at Court Theater. Eric
20 | encore would like to thank God, and his family for their continued love and support for which he is immensely grateful. PAUL LOUIS LESSARD (Ensemble, Herod). National Tour debut! Raised Okemos, Michigan listening to his parents’ original Brown Album vinyl. Trained Interlochen Arts Academy, University of Michigan BFA, London Dramatic Academy. Lincoln Center: I Am Harvey Milk. NYC: NYMF individual award winner. Love and thanks to family, friends, mentors, teachers. For LGBTQIA+ youth everywhere. XO, PL2. TOMMY McDOWELL (Ensemble, Peter). National Tours: American Idiot (First National, Swing), Roundabout Theatre Company’s Cabaret (Max, Herman, u/s Cliff); Regional: Urinetown (Bobby Strong), Hairspray (Link Larkin), The Who’s Tommy (Tommy), Jersey Boys (Nick Massi), Grey Gardens (Joe Kennedy, Jr./Jerry), Once (Eamon). All love and thanks to my family + my sweet Caroline. www.tommymcdowell.com DAVID ANDRÉ (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back with JCS. He’s a NYC-based actor, born and raised in Miami, FL. Past credits: Into the Woods (Jack - Theater 2020), Hair (Geva Theater), Ragtime on Ellis Island (Directed by Sammi Cannold). Love to his family, Phil, Mommy, and Kapi. IG: @da_go COURTNEY ARANGO (Swing, Dance Captain) is thrilled to be touring with JCS! Recent credits include Milwaukee Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Seattle Rep, and The MUNY. Many thanks to Avalon Artists Group, Wojcik Seay Casting, and her loved ones for their relentless support. Connect with her at courtneyarango.com or on IG @courtney_arango WESLEY J. BARNES (Ensemble, u/s Annas, u/s Simon). LA Native - NYC Transplant. CUI Alum. Select Credits: Newsies, Choir Boy, The Scottsboro
Boys, Sophisticated Ladies, 42nd Street, In the Heights, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!. Dedicated to filling the world with as much Black Boy Joy as possible. Love and light! Jer. 29:11 www.wesleyjbarnes.com Insta: @wesjbarnes LYDIA RUTH DAWSON (Swing) is THRILLED to be sharing the story of Jesus Christ Superstar far and wide! A Michigan native and Hope College Alum, she now resides in Boston. Favorite credits include: West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Rent, Oklahoma!, and The Joffrey Ballet. To Eric, my light, my love! @lydiaruthdawson HOPE EASTERBROOK (Ensemble) Mae her Broadway debut in Hamilton as well as her film debut in the Disney+ Hamilton movie. She also founded her own non-profit, “Dance4Hope”, an arts education program for the underserved youth in the U.S. She dedicaed her performances to her late parents Heidi and Randy. DEREK FERGUSON (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain, Fight Captain). Kansas City native! Theatre: Wonderland (Broadway), We Will Rock You (Vegas), BAZ (Scott Hastings), Boogie Nights (Dirk Diggler). Film: No Strings Attached (Benji). T.V.: “The Marvelous Ms. Maisel”, “The Tick”, “Trueblood”, “Smash”. Derek has backup danced for Ne-Yo, Miley Cyrus, Paula Abdul, Jordin Sparks, The Pussycat Dolls and Betty White! BRIAN GOLUB (Ensemble, First Priest, Peter’s Accusers, u/s Pilate, u/s Annas, u/s Peter). Film: When In Rome. Tours: School of Rock, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Jekyll & Hyde (S. Korea). Recording: Hair (Grammy nominated). Carbonell Award Winner - Best Actor (Memphis), Best Supporting nominee (Fiddler, Full Monty). BrianGolub.com. Owner: UncleBrianWellness.com for yoga, reiki, bodywork, death doula. MANY Thanks: WSC, WLP, & my amazing family! Namaste Y’all. @Brigolub
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22 | encore BRITTANY ROSE HAMMOND (Ensemble). Off-Broadway: Me and My Girl (Encores!). National Tour: HAIR (Revival). Regional favorites include Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain (SDMT, Engeman Theater) and Sally Smith in Me and My Girl (Forestburgh Playhouse). Passionate dance teacher/choreographer. Big thanks to wife Gretchen Dawson and RKS Management! BrittanyRoseHammond.com GARFIELD HAMMONDS (Ensemble, Second Priest, Peter’s Accusers, u/s Jesus, u/s Pilate). Broadway/National Tours: Motown: The Musical, Kiss Me, Kate. Select favorites: PostModern Jukebox, Ragtime, Man of La Mancha, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Big River, Smokey Joe’s Café. Opera: Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition (Regional Winner) and several operas. TV/Film: “The Good Wife”, “Annie”. Instagram: @garfield. hammonds follow the journey! QUIANA HOLMES (Ensemble, Soul Singer) is ecstatic to be joining the cast of JCS! Credits: Motown: The Musical (Nat’l Tour), Festival of the Lion King (Kibibi), The Wiz (Dorothy), Dreamgirls (Deena), Rent (Mimi), and originated “Bess Houdini” in d’ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical. Love to Mom, Dad in Heaven, GBM and family/friends! Socials: @bonitaquiana DARRELL T. JOE (Ensemble, Third Priest, u/s Caiaphas) is so grateful to be a part of this iconic show! Favorite roles: Paul (Kiss Me, Kate), Bobby (A Chorus Line), Fred (Smokey Joe’s Cafe). National Tour: Damn Yankees. Off-Broadway: The Time Machine. Regional: A Christmas Carol (Denver Center), 42nd Street (Bucks County), Holiday Inn (Goodspeed, The Muny). www.darrelltjoe.com
SHEILA JONES (Ensemble) is a Florida native who is grateful to be a part of this production and cast. Her favorite credits include Oklahoma! (Denver Center), Dreamgirls (TUTS), Swing! (NCL), Ragtime (Sarah), and Once On This Island (Ti Moune). Shout out to her family and friends! @jo.sheila JACOB LACOPO (Ensemble, u/s Caiaphas, u/s Herod). Just happy to be here! Previous: Kinky Boots, Young Frankenstein, B&TB, WSS, Spamalot – MUNY; Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka) - Maltz; Legally Blonde (Carlos) NCL; Seven Brides (Gideon), Grease (Doody) - LTOTS; ACL (Mike), Sound of Music (Rolf) - McLeod; Proud Webster Conservatory graduate (2013). Endless gratitude! RYT @JacobLacopo DANNY McHUGH (Swing, u/s Herod, u/s Peter). GRATEFUL to be part of this company. Nat’l Tour: Rock of Ages (Drew), White Christmas (Jimmy). Off-Broadway: Blue Man Group. Regional: Floyd Collins (Floyd), Singin’ in the Rain (Don), Radio City Christmas Spectacular and several cruise ships as a singer/dancer. Love to my family, friends, and Jess! JENNY MOLLET (Ensemble, Soul Singer, u/s Mary). Broadway: The Color Purple (Young Celie). Other Credits: GRACE as Ruthie (Humana Festival), Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road, Hunchback as Esmeralda (CCM), associate choreographer/dancer in Tituss Burgess’ video “45”. Love and gratitude to my family, friends, CCM, and Henderson Hogan Agency. Festival, George Street Playhouse, Bay Street Theatre, Kitchen Theatre Company, Geva Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Northern Stage, Gulfshore Playhouse, among others. International: English Theatre Berlin. Broadway Associate: Hillary and Clinton, The Color Purple, and King Charles III. www. DavidArsenaultDesign.com
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SARAH PARKER (Ensemble, Mob Leader). Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof (2015 Revival). Dance: Camille A. Brown and Dancers. TV: “Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE” on NBC, “Mozart in the Jungle”, “Harlem”, “Modern Love”, “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”, “Late Night with Stephen Colbert”, the Tony Awards. Movement creator, improvisation teacher, and writer. @sfp9589 ERICK PATRICK (Ensemble, u/s Simon). Check out Erick D Patrick’s music available on all music streaming platforms under his artist name “Donelle.” SANDYREDD (Ensemble, Soul Singer, Peter’s Accusers, u/s Judas). Singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and Chicago native. She recently shocked on NBC’s “The Voice”. Awards: Leading Lady of Success (iHeart Radio) Chicago Music Awards R&B Entertainer of the Year (nominee) & winner of the Chicago Music Awards Best Female Vocalist. Founder of Mama’s Birds Performing Arts Youth. Follow @SandyReddMusic. sandyredd.com COOPER STANTON (Swing) is a multi-disciplinary performer hailing from Massachusetts. His artistic pursuits are driven by a strong desire to uplift and unite through shared experiences and the celebration of love! MUNY: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Paint Your Wagon, Cinderella. TUTS: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. Graduate of The National Circus School, Montreal. CHELSEA WILLIAMS (Ensemble, u/s Mary) is extremely grateful to be back making theatre with this incredible company. Broadway/ National Tours: Mamma Mia!, In Transit, White Christmas. Regional/Vegas: Casa Mañana, Maine State Music Theatre, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Tropicana. BFA Emerson College. Love and thanks to Work Light, DGRW, and my family (blood and chosen). @chelseawillyums
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TIM RICE (Lyrics) has worked in music, theatre and films since 1965 when he met Andrew Lloyd Webber, a fellow struggling songwriter. Rather than pursue Tim’s ambitions to write rock or pop songs, they turned their attention to Andrew’s obsession – musical theatre. Their first collaboration was based on the life of Dr Thomas Barnardo, the Victorian philanthropist, The Likes of Us. Their next three works together were much more successful – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita. Tim has since worked with other distinguished popular composers such as Elton John (The Lion King, Aida), Alan Menken (Aladdin, King David, Beauty and the Beast), Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (Chess) and Stuart Brayson (From Here to Eternity). He has also written with Freddie Mercury, Burt Bacharach and Rick Wakeman among others. He has recently written and presented 50 weekly podcast chats (entitled ‘Get Onto My Cloud’) which are mercifully short (25 mins max) reminiscing about his years in music, theatre and film – playing hits and flops, out-takes and number ones (bpn.fm/getontomycloud). In 2021 he and Peter Hobbs wrote ‘Gee Seven’ for the Truro Cathedral Choir to coincide with the G7 economic summit invasion of Cornwall. Tim founded his own cricket team in 1973, which played its 715th match in 2021, and was President of MCC, founded in 1789, in 2002. He was appointed President of the London Library in 2017 in succession to Sir Tom Stoppard. He is a Trustee of Sunderland FC’s Foundation of Light and a Life Vice-President of the schools/cricket charity Chance to Shine. He crops up here and there in all branches of the media drawing on his extensive knowledge of the history of popular music since Elvis was a lad. He has won several awards, mainly for the wrong thing or for simply turning up.
24 | encore ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (Music) has composed the scores of some of the world’s most famous musicals. From Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968) to Cinderella (2021) his work has been consistently seen on world stages. Before the covid pandemic hit, Lloyd Webber had shows continually running in the West End for 48 years and on Broadway for 41. When Sunset Boulevard joined School Of Rock, Cats and Phantom of the Opera he equalled Rodgers and Hammerstein’s record of four shows running simultaneously on Broadway. He is one of the select group of artists with EGOT status, having received Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards. Lloyd Webber owns seven London theatres including the iconic London Palladium and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Over the past three years the latter has been completely restored and renovated at a cost of over £60 million. It is one of the biggest projects ever undertaken by a private theatre owner in recent times. His mantra that every penny of profit made from his theatres is ploughed back into the buildings has meant that considerable work has been undertaken across his theatre portfolio during the pandemic, including the complete re-modelling and re-seating of the Gillian Lynne. Lloyd Webber is passionate about the importance of musical education and diversity in the arts. The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation provides 30 performing arts scholarships every year for talented students with financial need and supports a range of projects such as the Music In Secondary School Trust and commissioning research into diversity in theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber was knighted in 1992 and created an honorary life peer in 1997. To mark his 70th birthday, his bestselling autobiography Unmasked was published by Harper Collins in March 2018.
TIMOTHY SHEADER (Director) has been Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre since 2007. For Regent’s Park, productions include: A Tale of Two Cities, Jesus Christ Superstar (Evening Standard Award winner, Best Musical; Olivier Award winner, Best Musical Revival); Running Wild (also UK Tour); Peter Pan (Olivier Award nominated, Best Family and Entertainment); To Kill a Mockingbird (WhatsOnStage Award Best Play Revival / UK Tour and Barbican); The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Olivier Award nominated, Best Musical Revival); Crazy for You (Olivier Award winner, Best Musical Revival; also at the Novello); Hello, Dolly! (Olivier Award winner, Best Musical Revival; Evening Standard Award winner, Best Musical); Into the Woods (Olivier Award winner, Best Musical Revival/ available on Digital Theatre; also at Public Theater New York, Central Park). Operas: Turn of the Screw (Olivier nominated Best Opera Production) and Hansel and Gretel. Other theatre includes: The Magistrate (National Theatre); Barnum (Chichester Festival); Imagine This (New London); Hobson’s Choice, The Clandestine Marriage, Love in a Maze (Watermill); Arms and the Man (National Tour); Piaf, Sweet Charity (Sheffield Crucible; TMA Best Musical Award); World premiere of the opera The Monstrous Child (Royal Opera House). DREW McONIE (Choreographer) is Artistic Director of The McOnie Company and an Associate Artist at The Old Vic Theatre. As Director/ Choreographer he has created Jekyll & Hyde - BroadwayWorld Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance (The Old Vic); Strictly Ballroom (Piccadilly Theatre - West End); King Kong (Broadway Theatre, Broadway). On the Town - Olivier nomination for Best Revival (Regent’s Park); The Wild Party (The Other Palace); Merlin (National Tour for Northern Ballet). Director credit: Torch Song (Turbine Theatre). Choreographer credits: Jesus
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Christ Superstar - Olivier nomination for Best Theatre Choreography (Regent’s Park); Bugsy Malone (Lyric Hammersmith); In the Heights- Olivier Award winner for Best Theatre Choreography (Southwark Playhouse/ King’s Cross Theatre); HairsprayBroadwayWorld Award for Best Choreography (U.K. tour); Oklahoma! (National Tour); Carousel (Regents Park Open Air Theatre). TOM DEERING (Music Supervisor) read music at Goldsmiths College (University of London) and the Royal Academy of Music. He was named as an associate of the Royal Academy of Music in the 2016 honours list. Music Supervisor credits: Standing at the Sky’s Edge (Sheffield Crucible); Little Shop of Horrors (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); On The Town (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Music, Lyric Opera Chicago, US Tour & The Barbican); The Grinning Man (Bristol Old Vic); wonder.land (National Theatre); In the Heights (King’s Cross Theatre/ Southwark Playhouse) which won the 2016 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music and Hobson’s Choice (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre). Music Director credits: Something Rotten (Wermland Opera, Sweden); Made in Dagenham (Adelphi/ Rupert Goold); From Here to Eternity (Shaftesbury/Tamara Harvey); The Color Purple (Menier/John Doyle); West Side Story (NYMT/Nikolai Foster); The Witches of Eastwick (UK Tour/ Nikolai Foster). As a composer: The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Takes Oral Evidence on Whitehall’s Relationship with Kids Company (Donmar Warehouse); Pity (Royal Court); Little Red Riding Hood, a ballet conceived by Drew McOnie commissioned by The National Youth Ballet of Great Britain; Last Night a Killer Saved my Life (French Fancy Films); Lost for Words (Workhouse Films). Film credits as a conductor include:
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Genius (Michael Grandage/Adam Cork); Richard II, Macbeth (Rupert Goold/ Adam Cork). Albums as Conductor/ Orchestrator: Just Let Go (Hadley Fraser); Terry Pratchett’s Only You Can Save Mankind (Leighton James House); Looking Up (Simon Bailey); Dark Side of the Egg (The Knights of Hyperbole). TOM SCUTT (Scenic, Hair and Costume Design) won the Linbury Biennial Prize in Stage Design (2007), WhatsOnStage Award for Best Set Designer (2013) and 2016 Tony Award nomination for costume design for King Charles III. He was Creative Director for Christine and The Queens, Sam Smith, Ben Platt, and Liam Gallagher, Production Designer for MTV Video Music Awards 2015 & 2016 at Microsoft Theater and Madison Square Garden and for Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up (V&A). Other productions in the U.S. include Constellations (West End/UK Tour/Manhattan Theatre Club); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Donmar/ Booth Theatre); King Charles III (West End/Almeida/NYC Music Box Theatre/ UK Tour/Sydney Theatre Company). Major projects include Summer and Smoke (West End/Almeida); A Very Expensive Poison (Old Vic Theatre); The Weir (& West End); Berberian Sound Studio, Belleville, The Lady from The Sea (Donmar); Outwitting the Devil (Akram Khan Company); Grand Finale (Hofesh Shechter Company). As Director: Berberian Sound Studio (Donmar). LEE CURRAN (Lighting Designer). A lighting designer of theatre, dance and opera, Lee has worked on most of London’s major stages, including the National Theatre, Royal Court, Royal Opera House, Sadler’s Wells, Almeida, Donmar Warehouse, Young Vic, Old Vic, and Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. His designs for dance artists such as Hofesh Shechter have toured around the world. He has three Olivier Award nominations, for Jesus Christ Superstar, Summer and Smoke, and Constellations, the latter of which also ran on Broadway. Lee is an Artist Research Fellow of Queen Mary University of London.
26 | encore KEITH CAGGIANO (Co-Sound Designer). Select credits: Holiday Inn - The New Irving Berlin Musical, The Radio City Spring Spectacular, Himself and Nora, Disenchanted, Bare; Tours: Cabaret, Rent, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Anything Goes; Regional: The Most Beautiful Room in NY, Austen’s Pride, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Little Shop of Horrors, Guys and Dolls. Keith also designs and engineers live events and consults on professional sound system installations. He is a graduate of Duquesne University. NICK LIDSTER (Co-Sound Designer) is a senior member of the Autograph design team. Current projects: Jesus Christ Superstar (Olivier nomination, Best Sound Design; RPOAT, Barbican, Lyric Opera Chicago); The Band (UK tour, Berlin); Calendar Girls (UK Tour). Evita (RPOAT): Theatre credits include: Pacific Overtures (Olivier nomination, Best Sound Design; (Donmar Warehouse), Parade (Olivier nomination, Best Sound Design; (Donmar Warehouse), Miss Saigon (UK/Japan/ Sweden); Les Misérables (UK/Berlin/ Scandinavia); Nicholas Nickleby (Chichester); Mother Courage (Olivier nomination, Best Sound Design; National Theatre); A Chorus Line (London Palladium). BRIAN HARLAN BROOKS (Associate Director). Born in Pittsburgh, PA, raised in Teaneck, NJ. Training: Dance Theatre of Harlem, The Ailey School; Acting at William Esper Studios. Performing in dance companies, theatres & TV/ Film productions: Philadanco, Deeply Rooted Chicago Dance Theater, Donald Byrd/The Group, Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, Oprah Winfrey’s The Color Purple 1st National Tour, “Boardwalk Empire”, “Tormenting the Hen”. Dir. AileyCamp Missouri. Assoc. Choreographer: Motown: The Musical on Broadway and all U.S./U.K. tours. Assoc. Choreographer: Born For This, First Noel. Co-Dir.: One Harlem Night. Dir.: While I Have the Floor. Assoc. Dir.
of Jesus Christ Superstar tour. Res-Dir: Ain’t Too Proud tour. Dir. Work Equity Action for Work Light Productions. ASHLEY ANDREWS (Associate Choreographer). Original Member of The McOnie Company. Broadway: OBC Diana, OBC King Kong (Resident Choreographer), Jesus Christ Superstar (Dance Captain). West End: An American in Paris, 42nd Street, Jekyll and Hyde, Mack & Mabel, 9 to 5, Wicked, Billy Elliot, Chicago, Fame, High School Musical, Never Forget, The Sound of Music, Oliver! TV/Film: “The Entire Universe” (BBC), “Galavant” (ABC Television), Avengers: Age of Ultron. Choreography: “Tropic”, “Master Moley”. SHAWN GOUGH (Musical Director) has conducted and/or performed over two dozen Broadway musicals including Billy Elliot, Violet, Sunday in the Park with George, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Something Rotten, Into the Woods, The Light in the Piazza and Aladdin. He has also conducted at Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall and the National Symphony for the 54th Presidential Inauguration. He has been fortunate to work with Maya Angelou, Carol Channing, Judy Collins, Marvin Hamlish, Jerry Herman, Whitney Houston, Elton John, Susan Lucci, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand and Stevie Wonder, among others. He has also conducted and arranged for Broadway on Broadway, Broadway in Bryant Park and conducted the National Anthem at the New Meadowlands Stadium at a sold-out Jets game, plus several live television performances. Upcoming: music director and conductor for Ahrens & Flaherty’s Marie, Dancing Still, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman. DAVID ARSENAULT (Associate Scenic Designer). As as designer and associate, David’s work has been seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally. Recent designs in NYC: #DateMe: An OKCupid Experiment, A Letter to Harvey Milk. Regional: Ogunquit, Weston, Dorset Theatre
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Festival, George Street Playhouse, Bay Street Theatre, Kitchen Theatre Company, Geva Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Northern Stage, Gulfshore Playhouse, among others. International: English Theatre Berlin. Broadway Associate: Hillary and Clinton, The Color Purple, and King Charles III. www. DavidArsenaultDesign.com POPPY HALL (Associate Costume Designer). Regents Park and Lyric Opera Chicago’s Jesus Christ Superstar. West End: Girl from The North Country (Public Theatre NY / Toronto / Broadway 2020), Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Olivier Award for costumes). National Theatre: Network (Broadway), Amadeus, Hedda Gabler, One Man Two Guvnors (Broadway), James Plays, Mother Fucker with the Hat. Donmar Warehouse: Sweet Charity, City of Angels, Parade, Frost/Nixon (Broadway), RSC’s The History Plays (Olivier Award for costumes). Assistant Costume Designer for a Marvel film series. RYAN O’GARA (Associate Lighting Designer).Selected work: Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, Thoughts Of A Colored Man, Cesar Millan- Unleashed!, NBC Upfront at Radio City Music Hall, Juke Box Hero, A Night with Janis Joplin and Vocalocity. Various productions for Norwegian Cruise Line, New York City Opera, Paper Mill, Walnut Street, Drury Lane (2019 Jeff Nomination), TUTS, Signature DC, New Victory, Lincoln Center Festival, Capital Repertory and Bristol Riverside Theatre (2016 Barrymore Award). Associate Lighting Designer for over 25 Broadway productions, currently: Ain’t Too Proud, Come From Away and Hamilton. O’Gara graduated from NCSA. www.ryanogara.com RICK SORDELET & CHRISTIAN KELLY-SORDELET (Fight Directors) created SORDELET INC, www.sordeletinc.com with 80 Broadway credits, TV: 1,200 episodes for “Guiding Light” and “Kevin Can Wait” starring Kevin James for both seasons. Film: One True Loves
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starring Simu Liu, Ben Is Back starring Julia Roberts. 65 international productions. Rick taught at Yale School of Drama for 22 years. Christian at CUNY Harlem and HB Studio. Both teach for William Esper Studios. DAVID HOLCENBERG (North American Music Supervisor) has music directed and/or supervised 11 Broadway shows including Groundhog Day, Matilda, Mamma Mia!, Rocky and Ghost. He was music supervisor and principal conductor for the Radio City New York Spectacular featuring the Rockettes. Other credits include the world premiere of Newsies, the US premiere of Ragtime, and Mamma Mia! at the Hollywood Bowl. David is the music supervisor, arranger and orchestrator for the new Broadway musical MJ. MIDIOMATIC, LLC - ETHAN DEPPE (Keyboard Programmer) Midiomatic is a collective of electronic music designers providing solutions in theatre, film, television, and recording. Lead programmer for JCS is Ethan Deppe, a Chicago-based composer, producer, and co-founder of KeyboardTEK, which rents out programming to theatres worldwide. WOJCIK / SEAY CASTING IS NOW THE WOJCIK CASTING TEAM(Casting). National and International tours: An Officer and A Gentleman, Something Rotten!, RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour, Kinky Boots, Dreamgirls, Rock of Ages, Mowtown, Jekyll & Hyde, West Side Story-Tokyo, Nice Work..., Flashdance, Joseph...Dreamcoat, and A Chorus Line. Off Broadway: Othello: The Remix, Church & State, The Portal, Tennessee Williams’ The Two Character Play, Handle With Care, Triassic Parq and more. In Development: SuperYou, Austen’s Pride. Regional: Multiple seasons/shows for Riverside Theatre, FL; Arvada Center, CO; John W. Engeman Theatre, NY; Theatre Raleigh, NC Stages St. Louis, MO Seattle 5th Avenue Theatre, WA; Theatre Aspen, CO; Tuacahn Performing Arts Center, UT and ACT of CT. www.wojcasting.com, @wojcasting
28 | encore ALAN D. KNIGHT (Production Stage Manager). National tour credits include Les Misérables, The Sound of Music, Mamma Mia!, The Book of Mormon, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Sister Act the Musical. Lots of love to his family back in Michigan! STEPHANIE HALBEDEL (Stage Manager). National Tours: Miss Saigon, Les Misérables,The Phantom of the Opera, Dirty Dancing, Blue Man Group. Regional: Paper Mill, Northern Stage, New London Barn, North Shore, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Merry-GoRound. Shout out to my rock & roll parents for everything! ALEXANDER PIERCE (Assistant Stage Manager). National Tours: RENT, Mamma Mia!. Regional: Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Huntington Theatre Company, Delaware Theatre Company and Ogunquit Playhouse. Graduate of Emerson College. Go support your local arts community! ARTHUR J. M. CALLAHAN (Company Manager). Recent national/international tours: Something Rotten!, Motown: The Musical, 20th Anniversary tour of Rent, Ragtime, Peter and the Starcatcher, Rock of Ages, The Color Purple, Smokey Joe’s Cafe and Grease! with Frankie Avalon. Special thanks to Mom, the Fam and JCB for never-ending support. “Happiness is not out there; it’s in you.” JORDAN “JO” LINGREEN (Assistant Company Manager). Jo is a Kentucky transplant living in Brooklyn and is thrilled to be joining this incredible tour. Off Broadway credits include: The Exes (Theatre Row) and First Love (Cherry Lane Theatre). Previously toured with Sugar Skull: A Dia de Los Muertos Musical (Mexico Beyond Mariachi). She holds a BA in Theatre from Samford University and an MFA in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College. In her spare time Jo likes to volunteer with All Hands and Hearts, an international disaster relief organization.
PORT CITY TECHNICAL (Production Management) is a production management company based in Charleston, S.C. Also referred to as “Work Light South,” PCT was initially started in 1993 as Technical Theater Solutions by Rhys Williams. TTS worked with WLP on many shows, including American Idiot, Nice Work If You Can Get It, In the Heights and Avenue Q. Since the conception of PCT, tours with WLP have included Mamma Mia!, Vocalosity, Motown: The Musical, R&H’s Cinderella, Something Rotten!, Bandstand, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and the pre-Broadway Ain’t Too Proud: The Temptations Musical. Current and upcoming tours include Ain’t Too Proud, An Officer And A Gentleman, Rent, and Jesus Christ Superstar. BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity Direction) is an independently-owned booking, marketing and publicity company for live entertainment productions. Current tour marketing and booking shows include 9 to 5: The Musical, A Soldier’s Play, An Officer and a Gentleman, Annie, Blue Man Group, Cats, Clue, Clueless, Company, Diana, Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Rockin’ On, Girl from the North Country, Jesus Christ Superstar, Kathleen Turner: Finding My Voice, Lempicka, Love Actually Live, The Lehman Trilogy, May We All, Spamilton, The Brat Pack and What the Constitution Means to Me. Current marketing and publicity shows include 1776, Anastasia, Dear Evan Hansen, Escape to Margaritaville, Fiddler on the Roof, Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, The Band’s Visit, The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, The Prom and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION. Founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by
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encoreatlanta.com negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks REGENT’S PARK THEATRE (Original Producer). Established in 1932, the award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is one of the largest theatres in London. Situated in the beautiful surroundings of a Royal Park, both its stage and auditorium are entirely uncovered. The theatre is celebrated for its bold and dynamic productions (Carousel, The Turn of the Screw, The Seagull, Porgy and Bess, The Crucible, Henry V), with audiences of over 140,000 each year during its 18-week season. Timothy Sheader was appointed Artistic Director in 2007, and James Pidgeon Executive Director in 2021. Over the past twelve years, the theatre has won seven Olivier Awards, seven WhatsOnStage Awards and four London Evening Standard Awards for productions including Evita, Little Shop of Horrors, The Sound of Music, Hello, Dolly! and To Kill A Mockingbird. The theatre’s ambition of reaching new audiences beyond the Park has seen their productions Crazy for You transfer directly to London’s West End, and Into the Woods to the Delacorte Theatre, Central Park, New York. Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Flies and To Kill a Mockingbird have toured the UK and Ireland, the latter subsequently transferring to the Barbican for a month-long residency, and their co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre of Michael Morpurgo’s Running Wild toured the UK in 2017. The theatre’s multiaward-winning production of Jesus Christ Superstar played a season at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2018, at the Barbican in 2019, and returned to Regent’s Park in 2020 as the first West End production to open during the pandemic. The Open Air Theatre’s
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2021 season included critically acclaimed productions of Romeo and Juliet and Carousel. For more information visit openairtheatre.com. WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS (Producer) is dedicated to creating and producing live entertainment. Formed in 2005 for purposes of developing new work for young audiences, WLP has since grown into a producing, investing, general management and technical supervision company with offices in Summit, NJ and Charleston, SC. WLP regularly employs over 200 actors, musicians, managers and technical crews on productions throughout the world. Broadway Investments: Ain’t Too Proud, Jagged Little Pill, Mrs. Doubtfire, Waitress, and Hamilton. Current and upcoming touring productions: Ain’t Too Proud, RENT, An Officer And A Gentleman, and the Olivier Award winning production of Jesus Christ Superstar in North America, Australia and the UK. Producing Clue, a new comedy based on the Paramount movie, throughout the UK. Produced Julie Andrews, The Gift of Music at The Hollywood Bowl and London’s O2 Arena. Other recent touring productions include Motown, Mamma Mia!, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Bandstand, Something Rotten, R+H Cinderella, the Tony Award-winners American Idiot, In the Heights, and Avenue Q. WLP is led by founding partners Stephen Gabriel and Nancy Gabriel. www.worklightproductions.com THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s producing and licensing company and manages the theatrical rights for all of Andrew’s works, including The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Sunset Boulevard and School of Rock – The Musical. The Really Useful Group reached over 20 million people across the globe in 2019, from live theatre and concert audiences, cinemagoers, television viewers and music fans, to social
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Useful Group, with lyrics by multi award winning David Zippel and book by 2021 Oscar winner Emerald Fennell. The Really Useful Group continues to work across theatre, film and television as it produces and develops new projects and partnerships worldwide, alongside its ongoing work in education, amateur licensing and music publishing.
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Fight Direction..................................Rick Sordelet, Christian Kelly-Sordelet Fight Captain.................................Derek Ferguson WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS Associate Scenic Designers.............David Allen, David Arsenault PRODUCER Associate Costume Designers.........Poppy Hall, Stephen Gabriel Nancy Gabriel Rossella Human Stitcher...........................................Casandera Lollar GENERAL MANAGEMENT Costume Assistant........................... Kearney Starr Kevin Greene, General Manager Associate Hair/Make-Up Designer.............Adrienne T. Courtney King, Associate General Manager Maurer Associate Lighting Designer.......... Ryan O’Gara Aniele Fortin David Moore Carolyn Smith Assistant Lighting Designers..... Naftali Wayne, Noelle Hedgcock Andrew Tebo Henry Wilen Lighting Programmer.................... Jackson Miller TECHNICAL SUPERVISION Production Carpenter.................. Tom Klonowski PORT CITY TECHNICAL Head Carpenter.................................... Noah Smith Rhys Williams, Production Manager Tom Klonowski, Associate Production Manager Assistant Carpenter/Fly....................Sam Vettrus Hunter Storie, Assistant Production Manager Swing Tech.................................. Matthew D. Cates Advance Electrician............. Zachary Alexander Ryan George, Assistant Production Manager Head Electrician..........................David R. Salazar Mackenzie Foster, Director of Production Asst. Electrician..........Bradley Chelberg Knights, Operations, Michael Smith Tiffany West, Wardrobe Manager Production Audio.......................Anthony Cuozzo EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION Head Audio..............................................David Allen BOND THEATRICAL Asst. Audio.......... Thomas Michael Stephens, Jr Assistant Sound Design.................Jesse Stevens TOUR BOOKING Production Props..........................John Mark Zink Temah Higgins Mollie Mann Head Props..........................................Tessa Spence Wendy Roberts Assistant Props...................................Ryan Brooke Megan Savage Madison St. Amour Head Wardrobe....................................Cat Lovejoy MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION Advance Wardrobe..........................Topher Jones DJ Martin Hair & Makeup Supervisor......Adrienne T. Maurer Marc Viscardi Assistant Hair and Makeup.......Zachary Maurer Steph Kelleher Adrienne Richards RUG Music Consultant................. Dr. John Rigby Phillip Aleman Melissa Cohen RUG Vocal Consultant...............Fiona McDougal Bailey Ford Simon Rosales Janiya Wade Vocal Consultants........................Chelsea Wilson, Chris York WOJCIK|SEAY CASTING Keyboard Programmers........ Dustin L. Struhall, Scott Wojcik and Gayle Seay Taylor J. Williams, Ethan Deppe Holly Buczek (CSA), Courtney Hammond Rehearsal Pianist.................. Andy Grobengieser Nick Ferrao Music Copier.....................................Mark Dickman Production Assistant..................... Turner Messer Physical Therapy........Dr. Katie van den Heuvel, LEGAL COUNSEL PT, PAM-MC LEVINE PLOTKIN MENIN, LLP Loren Plotkin Susan Mindell Emily Erstling Medical Director.................... Leda Ghannad, MD Social Media..................................Marathon Digital Mike Karns, Melanie Pateiro, Jawaan Smith Production Stage Manager.........Alan D. Knight Polina Sapershteyn, Kerri Delisi Stage Manager...................... Stephanie Halbedel Assistant Stage Manager....... Alexander Pierce Creative Services..........................TheBeardyBoys Company Manager............. Arthur J.M. Callahan Production Photography........ Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman, MurphyMade Asst. Company Manager..........Jordan Lingreen Dance Captain............................Courtney Arango Production B-roll..........................HMS Media, Inc. Assistant Dance Captain...........Derek Ferguson Accounting......................... WithumSmith+Brown Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowigos, CPA, COVID Safety Manager............. Abigail Mulligan Anthony Moore, CPA Associate COVID Safety Manager....................Jordan Lingreen Comptroller...................................... Galbraith & Co Kenny Noth, LeeAnn Kelley Associate Director.............. Brian Harlan Brooks Associate Choreographer........ Ashley Andrews Insurance...................... Maury, Donnelly and Parr Bob Middleton
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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.
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CREDITS Mein Roberts, Giliberto Design Inc., Robbie Gordon, Gabrielle Firth, Applied Arts, Laura Whitlock, Deborah Tallentire, Schultz & Wiremu Fabric Effects Ltd., Darcy Clothing, Masque Sound, Lighting Equipment by PRG Lighting, Inc, Applied Arts Limited, Arthouse Interactive Inc. SPECIAL THANKS BrenBri Props, TTS Studios, Creative Connors, Rosebrand, Janco, Marathon Digital, Open Jar Studios, Marc Malsegna, Anthony Rubbo, Simon Hardwick, Mark Ciglar & Cinevative, Matter Gen - DanceRx, Dan Rudin Recording and Production, Spoleto Festival USA, Michael Graham, Rock It Cargo USA, LLC, Schultz & Wiremu Fabric Effects LTD., Westward Access Law Group, Susan Mindell & Margaret L. Watson
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Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E)
The Director-Choreographer is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
The Company Manager employed in this production is represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
Work Light Productions and the company of Jesus Christ Superstar have pledged to donate a portion of all ticket sales to Color of Change. Color of Change is a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization helping people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us.
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34 | etiquette 1. Please arrive early. Latecomers may not be seated until intermission. 2. T ake care of personal needs (water, restroom use) before the performance begins. 3. P lease silence or turn off all electronic devices, including cellphones, beepers and watch alarms. We encourage you to share your experience via social media but please refrain from doing so or texting during performances. The glow from your device is distracting. 4. Most shows do not allow photography of any kind. Flash photography inside the theater is never allowed. It distracts those around you and endangers the performers. 5. The overture is part of the performance. Please cease talking at this point. 6. D ear lovebirds, when you lean your heads together, you block the view of those behind you. Please consider those seated behind you when choosing whether to wear a hat or what hairstyle you choose. 7. P lease refrain from talking, humming or singing along with the show, except when encouraged to do so by the artists or show.
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STAFF Allan C. Vella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President & C.E.O. William Renshaw. . . . . . . . . . Vice President & C.F.O. Jamie Vosmeier. . . . . . . . . . . VP of Sales and Marketing Steve Moore. . . . . . . . . . . Director of Special Events Lucy Lawler-Freas . . . . . . Director of Programming Shelly Kleppsattel. . . Booking & Contract Manager Faustina Brooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Finance Rachel Bomeli . . . . . . . . . Sr. Director of Operations David Simpson. . Director of Ticket Sales & Service Aly Knight Grubb . . . . . . . . . . Director of Marketing Leigh Burns . . . . . Director of Fox Theatre Institute Milissia Johnston. . . . . . . . . . Marquee Club Manager Craig Phillips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of F&B Amy Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Production Lisa Marie Malovoz. . . . . . . . . . Production Manager Gary Hardaway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Carpenter Scott Hardin. . . . . . . . . . . . Head Props/Projectionist Rodney Amos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Audio
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Edward L. White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman Keith O Cowan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chairman Mark C. Adams, Latanza Adjei, Clara Axam, Robyn Barkin, Renee Dye, Ryan Halpern, Larry Hanson, John Holder, Doug Hooker, Walt Huntley, Edward Hutchison, Craig Jones, Dr. Richard Kannwischer, Lauren Koontz, Sonjui Kumar, Jay Myers, Glen Romm, Howard Smith, Scott Taylor
EMERITUS MEMBERS Tony Aeck, John Busby Jr., Beauchamp Carr, Rodney Cook, Ada Lee Correll, Richard Courts, Jere Drummond, Richard Flinn, Julia Grumbles, Sheffield Hale, Steve Koonin, Charles Lawson, Starr Moore, Joseph Myers, Edgar Neiss, Carl Patton,Sylvia Russell, Nancy Simms, Preston Stevens, Clyde Tuggle, Carolyn Wills
8. Please wait for an appropriate moment to dig something out of your pocket or bag. 9. G o easy with the perfume and cologne, many people are highly allergic. 10. I f you need assistance during the show, please go to your nearest volunteer usher. If additional assistance is needed, the usher will get the appropriate person to further help you. 11. Y es, the parking lot gets busy and public transportation is tricky, but leaving while the show is in progress or before the actors have taken their final bows is discourteous. Please wait until the bows are over and exit with the rest of the audience.
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36 | foryourinformation THE THEATER A fully restored 1929 “movie palace,” the Fox Theatre, with 4,665 seats, is a multipurpose facility, housing Broadway shows, ballets, comedies, concerts, movies and private corporate events. PRIVATE EVENTS The Fox Theatre has three private rental spaces, accommodating 25 to 1,200 guests. Our Egyptian Ballroom and Grand Salon are beautifully decorated and can be set up to your specifications. The Landmarks Lounge is adjacent to the lobby and is perfect for a small pre-show and intermission event. To book your “Fabulous Fox” evening, please call 404-881-2057 or send an email to affairsatthefox@affairs.com. TICKET OFFICE HOURS Ticket Office hours are Friday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. The ticket office will open approximately 3 hours before doors on show days. Doors to the Fox Theatre open one hour before showtime. Tickets for all performances may be purchased online at www.foxtheatre.org, or by calling 855-285-8499, or visiting the Fox Theatre Ticket Office during the times listed above. GROUP SALES The Fox Theatre Group Sales Department offers discounts to groups for most Broadway shows. It is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call 404-881-2000 or email sales@foxtheatre.org CONCESSIONS Concession stands are located in the Spanish Room, main lobby and on the mezzanine lobby level. RESTROOMS Restrooms are located off the main lobby (downstairs), mezzanine lobby levels and the Gallery level. Accessible restroom facilities are in the Spanish Room; accessible/ Family restrooms are located through the office door in the main lobby. TOURS Tour schedules vary – please visit the Fox Theatre website for updated information regarding tour dates at www.foxtheatre.org. LOST AND FOUND Lost and found items are turned in to the event staff’s office. To check on lost items, please call 404-881-2119. Lost and found items will be retained for 30 days. EMERGENCY INFORMATION In the event of an emergency, and for your safety, please follow the directions provided by the Fox Theatre staff.
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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. ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY The Fox Theatre strives to make events accessible to all guests. If you need assistance during your visit please ask for one of our Event Staff members. The Fox Theatre offers the use of wheelchairs, listening devices and booster seats at no additional charge. Our ambassadors will assist you to special restroom accommodations. Note: Steep steps lead to all seats on the upper levels. For assistance or more information, please call the Event Staff’s office at: 404-881-2100. ACCESSIBLE TICKETS To purchase accessible seating at the Fox Theatre please call 404-881-2016 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. MondayFriday or 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. A Ticket Office associate will be happy to help you. Ticket buyers may also visit the ticketing site at www.foxtheatre.org. ELEVATORS Elevators are at the north end of each lobby and are available during all performances. They make it possible to access each lobby without using the stairs. Patrons should be aware that access to upper seating areas do involve 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 Ticket Office or by calling 855-285-8499. The Fox Theatre assumes no responsibility for vehicles parked in any of the privately owned lots operating in the Fox Theatre district. PERFORMANCE NOTES All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket to be admitted to the theater. 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. •L atecomers will be seated at the discretion of management in conjunction with the wishes of the producers. • Please turn off all pagers and cellphones before each performance. • Camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited. Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) MARQUEE CLUB PRESENTED BY LEXUS A stunning 10,000 square feet of exclusive space located on the northeast side of the theatre, the Marquee Club has access to the fabulous rooftop terrace overlooking the iconic Fox marquee and Peachtree Street. The Marquee Club is the perfect way to elevate your experience at the Fox. The club can be accessed through one of the annual membership options or on a per-event basis, as space allows. Entry to the club must accompany a ticket to the proceeding performance. For more information on club access, visit foxtheatre.org/MarqueeClub or call 404-881-2024.
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Members of the Fox Theatre’s Friends of the Fox program help support the Fox Theatre Institute, the theater’s community engagement arm. The Fox Theatre’s legend lives on through their generosity, supporting the theater, the city of Atlanta and communities across Georgia. To learn more about the Friends of the Fox membership program, please visit www.foxtheatre.org/support-us, email membership@foxtheatre.org, or call 404.881.2023.
The Fox Theatre would like to thank the following Friends of the Fox who have given at the Legend ($10,000), Marquee ($5,000), Encore ($2,500) and Entourage ($1,000) levels: LEGEND The Allard Family Drew Eckl & Farnham
Gary Martin Hays & Sheri Hays Ripple IT
Diana Blank Michelle Love & Matt Chambless Michael Crew Jamie Medalie Longhurst
MARQUEE Lowery & Associates Land Surveying, LLC Adam Malone Joseph McLaughlin Margaret Ann Ross ENCORE
Melinda & Christopher Barber Mary Ann & John Busby George E. Butler II Michael & Brad Colasso Ira & Talmer Curry, Jr. Susan Atkinson Gregory
Carole Cole Musarra Renee Dye & Shyam Reddy Janet & Jarel F. Rush Nicole & Allan Vella Carrie & Bryan Williams ZIBEX, Inc.
ENTOURAGE Latanza & Solomon Adjei Dr. Laura Braswell DDS Ashley Cunningham Joy & Ritchie Dickey Cindy & Steve Ensor David M. Green Holder Properties
Patricia Phelan Catie & Ewald Ramp Harold Brody & Donald Smith Anita Sprayberry Susan Starr Douglas Walker Carolyn Lee Wills Dorothy B. Ziemer
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FOG DELAYED STONES, BETTE MIDLER’S GHOST AND TURNING THE STAGE INTO AN ICE RINK
• The Rolling Stones have performed at the Fox twice, to date. In June 1978, the show was first billed as “the Cockroaches,” so as not to reveal too early the true identity of the performers. • The Stones next appeared Oct. 26, 1981, playing for a standingroom-only crowd. As history has it, the bandmates traveled to Savannah for a day-trip and, due to dense fog in Atlanta, their return flight was rerouted to Macon. The show began 90 minutes late. • Bette Midler was scheduled for a three-night gig in February 1983. According to longtime Atlanta concert promoter Alex Cooley
(who died in 2016), when she reached her dressing room she claimed that someone had died there, that it was haunted and she would not perform. The Divine Miss M was moved to another dressing room and, apparently content enough, agreed to go onstage. • On New Year’s Day 2005, Broadway on Ice ice-skating pros Nancy Kerrigan and Rudy Galindo took to the stage, along with Broadway’s Leslie Uggams (a Tony Award winner for Hallelujah, Baby!). Creating an impromptu ice rink was an overnight process that called for spraying the stage with water and quickly freezing it. Again and again and again.
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF FOX THEATRE ARCHIVES
Atlanta’s Fox Theatre has played host to many world-renowned artists, from the Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd, to Bette Midler and Widespread Panic. In July 1976, in fact, Lynyrd Skynyrd performed for three consecutive nights, recording the album One More From the Road and donating $5,000 toward the Save the Fox campaign. In February 1993, the band played another three nights, one of which was broadcast on pay-per-view television. Here are a few other rockin’ fun facts:
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