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10 FEATURES

10 The Fan Phenom that is ‘Newsies’

This failed-film-turned-stage-musical shows the power of the slumber party to shape pop culture.

By Phil Kloer

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52 ‘Our Generation’s Broadway Royalty’

The world premiere of the musical Tuck Everlasting, at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre, is led by in-demand New York director Casey Nicholaw.

By Julie Bookman

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The Fan Phenom that is

‘NEWSIES’ Failed-film-turned-stage-musical shows the power of the slumber party to shape pop culture.

By Phil Kloer

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“Each generation must, at the height of its power, step aside and invite the young to share the day.”

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Extra!”) against publisher Joseph Pulitzer.

But as some movies do, it caught on in video and DVD, and started to attract a growing audience by word of mouth: the power of the slumber party to shape pop culture.

“The first time I saw Newsies I was 7 years old and it was the movie. I saw the musical on

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ewsies, meet “Fansies.”

“Fansies,” meet Newsies.

Oh, you’ve already met? Sealed the deal, bought the T-shirt, took the selfie, seized the day?

Newsies and “Fansies” are one of those great intertwined pop cultural phenomena, in which a movie/book/TV series and a devoted, even obsessive fan base, help elevate each other to giddy new heights.

Based on a failed 1992 film, the musical Newsies opened on Broadway in 2012 with a planned run of 12 weeks. Instead it played more than two years, won two Tony Awards and inspired a devoted following, overwhelmingly young and female, who call themselves “Fansies.”

“Typically in theater you don’t get that kind of reaction from the fans, where they line up to give you presents and handmade art and cookies they baked,” says Zachary Sayle, who plays the newsboy Crutchie in this national touring company at the Fox Theatre.

“It’s all because of them that the show became such a hit,” he says. “The relationship is definitely intense.”

Jordan Wilkes, a senior at Mableton’s Pebblebrook High School for the Performing Arts, agrees.

“I’m a huge Fansie,” she says.

“Newsies is a classic that everyone falls in love with the moment they see it.”

Well, not everyone. The movie was a box-office dud, despite songs by Disney hitmaker Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast). It starred a then-unknown teenager named Christian Bale in a loose film adaptation of a real 1889 strike in New York City by newsboys (those lovable urchins seen mainly in old movies holding newspapers on sidewalks and yelling “Extra!

Broadway much later,” says Alyssa Payne, a Pebblebrook freshman.

She and her friends sometimes sing the songs in the school hallways. Could part of its appeal be that the show features a cast of good-looking young men?

“That’s definitely a part of it!” she says, laughing.

The movie came out in the pre-Internet days, but “Fansies”

are definitely a digital phenomenon. There are blogs written for and by Fansies; “fan fiction” that imagines the characters in entirely new stories; Twitter hashtags; Facebook fan pages; and so on.

“When I got cast, Disney representatives warned us they were going to put the press release out,” Sayle says. “They said we might want to start a Twitter account

Dan DeLuca (at left and above, center) plays ringleader Jack Kelly, the role that put Jeremy Jordan (TV’s “Smash”) on the path to success.

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so we could communicate with the fans. But be prepared to be bombarded. In less than 24 hours I went from zero followers to 200.

And we had not performed yet.”

Ten years ago, an actor at the Fox might have been met at the stage door with requests for autographs. For the cast of Newsies, Sayle says, “the typical combination is ‘Will you sign my program and can we take a selfie?’” A page on his website is devoted to selfies he took on tour with Fansies.

It’s ironic that all these modern accouterments of social media are used to talk about a story that takes place only 25 years after the Civil War, and that revolves around a job that hasn’t existed for decades – newsboy – and a medium that barely registers

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among young people – actual newspapers.

But those details are not what Fansies latch on to.

“It’s more the idea that Jack Kelly, the lead character, has a dream of escaping the oppression that he’s under and being his own person and not having to answer to anyone,” says Jordan Wilkes.

That, she says, is a dream that will always resonate with young people. “We feel like we’re a part of that, we just have this connection. I understand why they are going on strike; let me take part with you.”

Or as Teddy Roosevelt, then governor of New York, says in the finale: “Each generation must, at the height of its power, step aside and invite the young to share the day.”

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CAST OF CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Jack Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAN DELUCA Crutchie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZACHARY SAYLE Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BENJAMIN COOK Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SKY FLAHERTY Specs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JORDAN SAMUELS Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEMARIUS R. COPES Finch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JULIAN DEGUZMAN Elmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JEFF HEIMBROCK Romeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NICO DEJESUS Mush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JACK SIPPEL Katherine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STEPHANIE STYLES Darcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOSH BURRAGE Nuns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GINNA CLAIRE MASON, ANGELA GROVEY, MEREDITH INGLESBY Morris Delancey ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������MICHAEL RYAN Oscar Delancey �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������JON HACKER Wiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN E. BRADY Davey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JACOB KEMP Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (WED., FRI., SAT. EVE., SUN. EVE.) VINCENT CROCILLA (TUES., THURS., SAT. MAT., SUN., MAT.) ANTHONY ROSENTHAL Joseph Pulitzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STEVE BLANCHARD Seitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARK ALDRICH Bunsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BILL BATEMAN Hannah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEREDITH INGLESBY Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAMES JUDY Medda Larkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANGELA GROVEY Stage Manager ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������BILL BATEMAN Mr. Jacobi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN E. BRADY Scab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EVAN AUTIO, SKY FLAHERTY, CHAZ WOLCOTT Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN E. BRADY Spot Conlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JEFF HEIMBROCK Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JACK SIPPEL Governor Roosevelt �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� KEVIN CAROLAN Citizens of New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOSH ASSOR, EVAN AUTIO, BILL BATEMAN, JOHN E. BRADY, JOSH BURRAGE, KEVIN CAROLAN, BEN COOK, DEMARIUS COPES, JULIAN DEGUZMAN, NICO DEJESUS, SKY FLAHERTY, JON HACKER, JEFF HEIMBROCK, MEREDITH INGLSEBY, JAMES JUDY, GINNA CLAIRE MASON, MICHAEL RYAN, JORDAN SAMUELS, JACK SIPPEL, CHAZ WOLCOTT. SWINGS STEPHEN HERNANDEZ, ERIC JON MAHLUM, MELISSA STEADMAN HART, ANDREW WILSON UNDERSTUDIES Jack Kelly: JON HACKER, MICHAEL RYAN; Katherine: GINNA CLAIRE MASON, MELISSA STEADMAN HART; Davey: JEFF HEIMBROCK, JACK SIPPEL; Crutchie: BENJAMIN COOK, JACK SIPPEL; Medda: MEREDITH INGLESBY, MELISSA STEADMAN HART; Pulitzer: KEVIN CAROLAN, JAMES JUDY; Roosevelt/Nunzio: MARK ALDRICH, ERIC JON MAHLUM; Seitz/Bunsen: ERIC JON MAHLUM, ANDREW WILSON; Snyder: BILL BATEMAN, ERIC JOHN MAHLUM; Wiesel/Jacobi/Mayor: BILL BATEMAN, ERIC JON MAHLUM; Stage Manager: ERIC JON MAHLUM DANCE CAPTAIN: Andrew Wilson ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: Josh Assor FIGHT CAPTAIN: Kevin Carolan WARNING The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photo­graphing or sound recording inside the theatre, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Offenders may be ejected and liable for damages and other lawful remedies.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I Prologue: Rooftop, Dawn

“Santa Fe” (Prologue) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack, Crutchie Scene 1: Newsie Square

“Carrying the Banner” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack, Newsies Scene 2: Pulitzer’s Office, Afternoon

“The Bottom Line” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulitzer, Seitz, Bunsen, Hannah Scene 3: A Street Corner Scene 4: Medda’s Theater

“That’s Rich” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medda

“I Never Planned on You/Don’t Come a-Knocking” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack, Bowery Beauties Scene 5: Newsie Square, Next Morning

“The World Will Know” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack, Davey, Les, Newsies Scene 6: Jacobi’s Deli and Street, Afternoon

“The World Will Know” (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newsies Scene 7: Katherine’s Office

“Watch What Happens” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Scene 8: Newsie Square, Next Morning

“Seize the Day” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davey, Jack, Newsies Scene 9: Rooftop

“Santa Fe” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack ACT II Entr’acte Scene 1: Jacobi’s Deli, Next Morning

“King of New York” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davey, Katherine, Les, Newsies Scene 2: The Refuge

“Letter from the Refuge” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crutchie Scene 3: Medda’s Theater

“Watch What Happens” (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davey, Jack, Katherine, Les Scene 4: Pulitzer’s Office and Cellar, Afternoon

“The Bottom Line” (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulitzer, Seitz, Mayor Scene 5: Brooklyn Bridge and Medda’s Theater

“Brooklyn’s Here” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spot Conlon, Newsies Scene 6: Rooftop

“Something to Believe In” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine, Jack Scene 7: Pulitzer’s Cellar

“Seize the Day” (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newsies

“Once and for All” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack, Davey, Katherine, Newsies Scene 8: Pulitzer’s Office, Next Morning

“Seize the Day” (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newsies Scene 9: Newsie Square “Finale” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack, Newsies Place: Lower Manhatan Time: Summer, 1899 THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION Conductor: James Dodgson Associate Conductor: Faith Seetoo Assistant Conductor: Chip Prince Trumpet/Flugel: Paul Baron; Bass: Joe Wallace; Drums: Heinrich Kruse; Keyboards: Faith Seetoo, Chip Prince Electronic Music Programmer: Jeff Marder Music Coordinator: John Miller Newsies was inspired by the book Children of the City by DAVID NASAW ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 21

BIOS DAN DeLUCA (Jack Kelly). Dan is honored to be leading this Newsboys strike across America.

Regional: Danny-Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots (Goodspeed), Lucas-The Addams Family (Muny), Gabe-Next to Normal (Weston Playhouse). NY: Cain/Japheth in Children of Eden (CAP21), Various concerts/new works; 54 Below, Joe’s Pub & Radio City. Major thanks/love to Disney, Nicolosi, Telsey, Jeff Calhoun, Nikole, Liz Caplan Studios and the entire creative team. For Mom and Dad. @DDeLuca15 STEVE BLANCHARD (Joseph Pulitzer).

Broadway: Beauty and the Beast (Beast), Camelot (Lancelot), A Christmas Carol (Fred), The Three Musketeers (Aramis u/s). National tours: Little House on the Prairie (Pa), Camelot (Lancelot), Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Miles Gloriosus), Hans Christian Anderson (Hans Christian Anderson). OffBroadway: Orphan Train (Rev. Brace), Johnny Guitar (Johnny), Frankenstein (The Creature), Treasure Island (Captain Smollett). Television: “Law and Order,” “Third Watch,” “Cupid,” “Ed,” “Sunset Beat,” “Police Story” “Goody, Goody.”

Film: Those Who Wander, By the Dashboard Light, When the Moon Was Twice as Big, Dark Vengeance, Savva, Rap Master Ronnie. Mr. Blanchard can be heard on the original recordings of Johnny Guitar, Sundown, Frankenstein and Northbound Train.

STEPHANIE STYLES (Katherine). NYC: The Little Prince at New York City Opera (The Rose). Tour: The Sound of Music. Regional: Bat Boy (Shelley), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Rachel), Our Town (Emily), Sweeney Todd (Johanna) and Urinetown (Hope). Film: The Submarine Kid. Thank you to Disney, Tom Schumacher, Justin Huff, Jeff Calhoun, Liz Caplan, Rachel, Kristin, Logan and Paradigm.

Graduate of the University of Michigan and charter member of D23. Love to my family!

ANGELA GROVEY (Medda Larkin). Thrilled to be a part of this beautiful production. Broadway: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Tracy), Leap of Faith (Angel). Film/TV: “Joyful Noise” (Earla), “30 Rock” (Kolandra and Portia), “The Unusuals,” “Dates and Mates.” Some theater: Ahmanson, Chicago Shakespeare, Vineyard, Paper Mill, Goodspeed, Marriott Lincolnshire, Portland Center Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Geva,

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Appletree, Drury Lane Oakbrook. Thanks/love to ... Mom, Stewart Talent and mostly GOD for letting me spread my wings. www.angelagrovey.com JACOB KEMP (Davey) is honored to carry the banner with Newsies. TV: Kris on ABC’s new comedy “Black-ish.” Theater: Parfumerie (Arpad, Wallis Annenberg Center/dir. Mark Brokaw); Diary of Anne Frank (Peter, IRT/ Pioneer); Lord of the Flies (Ralph, Wheelock Family Theatre); Kimberly Akimbo (Jeff, Boston Theatre Works; IRNE nominee, Best Supporting Actor). Proud alum: Yale, Stagedoor Manor, UCB. Thanks to the Disney team, ABC, Justin Huff/Telsey, M.E. Management, Carson-Adler and his incredibly supportive and good-looking family. @mrjacobkemp ZACHARY SAYLE (Crutchie) created the role of Ralphie Parker in the world premiere of A Christmas Story, The Musical. Theater: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! (1st national tour), The Sound of Music (Asian tour), Dani Girl, Life on the Mississippi. Film/TV: “In the Family,” “White Collar.” CAP21 alumnus. Huge thanks: Disney, Jeff, Telsey, creatives, Bercy Talent, Innovative, Amelia, Bill, David, CAP21, teachers, family, loved ones. Proud to carry the banner! www.zacharysayle.com and @ZSayle VINCENT CROCILLA (Les at certain performances) is 9 years old and lives in southern New Jersey. He is thrilled to be joining this amazing production and to be a part of the national touring cast of Newsies. He has been performing in the theater since the age of 5 and his regional credits include Les Misérables (Gavroche), South Pacific (Jerome), Inherit the Wind (Timmy) and The Music Man (Winthrop). Vincent would like to thank his parents and brother Gianluca, Carson Adler Agency, Mona Greenberg, director Jeff Calhoun and the entire creative team for this opportunity.

ANTHONY ROSENTHAL (Les at certain performances). Anthony has wanted to be a Newsie since seeing the original cast on Broadway two years ago. He lives in Seattle, where he started his training at PNB in Seattle, and performed in Swan Lake. He’s was in the 5th Avenue Theatre production of Oliver! and productions with Book-it Repertory and Village KidStage.

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BIOS MARK ALDRICH (Seitz, Ensemble). Broadway: Newsies (original cast), Ragtime. Regional credits: Paper Mill Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Pioneer Theatre, many more. TV/Film: “Law & Order,” “L&O: SVU.” Webseries: “The Happy Hour Guys.” Thanks to family and Jennifer.

DeMARIUS COPES (Henry, Ensemble). Tour and Equity debut. From Birmingham, Ala. Regional: Richie-A Chorus Line (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), Marius-Les Misérables (RMTC). Love to God, Mom, Rae, Lynne, Troy Dance and Rider MT.

EVAN AUTIO (Scab, Ensemble). Tour-Memphis, Radio City, Tokyo Disney. Regional-Cats (Mistoffelees), Guys and Dolls, Hot Mikado. TV“The Tonight Show.” Special thanks creatives, Telsey+Co, CESD, Al+Denise and Dad.

JULIAN DeGUZMAN (Finch, Ensemble) is carrying the banner straight from Newsies on Broadway (Swing, Ass’t Dance Captain) to his first national tour! B.F.A. dance + B.A. sociology, UC Irvine. Alameda, Calif., native. Thanks to God, family, my lovely Katrina.

JOSH ASSOR (Ensemble). Broadway: Disney’s Mary Poppins. Other credits include Mary Poppins 1st national tour, Wizard of Oz national tour, West Side Story, Cyrano de Bergerac (Stratford Shakespeare Festival), Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aida. www.joshassor.com BILL BATEMAN (Bunsen, Stage Manager, Ensemble). Broadway/off-Broadway: Gypsy (Patti LuPone); Hello, Dolly! (twice); Peter Pan (twice); Bring Back Birdie; The Fantasticks. National tours: 11. Lucky is the man who loves his work.

Member: Actors’ Equity.

JOHN E. BRADY (Wiesel, Mr. Jacobi, Mayor, Ensemble). Broadway: Newsies (original cast), The Lion King. He’s also performed off-Broadway, internationally and regionally. He’s been on TV and done a few films. He’s also done more than 60 commercials. Favorite role: Donovan’s dad.

JOSH BURRAGE (Darcy, Ensemble). Josh is delighted to be making his debut with the national tour of Newsies! He would like to thank his parents, family and teachers for all the love and support!

KEVIN CAROLAN (Roosevelt, Ensemble).

Broadway: Newsies (original cast), The Ritz, Dirty Blonde. Stage: Baloo in The Jungle Book (Goodman/Huntington-Winner IRNE Award-Best Supporting Actor). Television: “Boardwalk Empire,” “Good Wife,” “The Middle,” “OITNB.” www. kevincarolan.com.

BEN COOK (Race, Ensemble). Broadway: Billy Elliot, Ragtime. National tour: Billy Elliot.

Regional: The Kennedy Center, Folger Shakespeare, Ford’s Theatre. TV: “30 Rock,” “Veep,” “House of Cards” (season 3). Thanks to my family, MSA, CESD, Linda Townsend.

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NICO DeJESUS (Romeo, Ensemble). UCLA graduate. Dancer on Disney’s “Shake it Up.” Henry on “MTV’s Awkward.” Thanks to God, family, Telsey and Company, MSA LA, Ms. Rachel and big bro Jeremy M. SKY FLAHERTY (Albert, Scab, Ensemble). Thrilled to be a Newsie!! Broadway: The Grinch. Big thanks to Richard Hinds, Deborah Zuke Smith, Bruce Winant, Kristin Reeves, Neil Schwartz, Tribe Body, Julianna (CTG) and my inspiring mom, family and friends.

JON HACKER (Oscar Delancey, Ensemble) graduated with a B.F.A from Wright State University. Regional credits: Next to Normal, Torch Song Trilogy and Les Misérables. Other credits include Spring Awakening and Oklahoma! A BIG thank you to Dustin Flores, Justin Huff and everyone at Telsey & Co. MELISSA STEADMAN HART (Swing). Credits include Goodspeed Musicals, Santa Fe Opera, MTWichita, NCT, Geva Theatre, Lyric Theatre OK. Thanks to Justin at Telsey+Co. Love to Mom, Dad, family, the Kesslers and Wes, my heart.

JEFF HEIMBROCK (Elmer, Spot Conlon, Ensemble). Jeff is overjoyed to be joining Newsies! Broadway/tour: The Book of Mormon.

Regional: A Chorus Line, 42nd Street. Thanks to Mom, Tati-Em, Shiloh, Colin, Jacob and Jan (Maxwell). Twitter: @jheimbrock.

STEPHEN HERNANDEZ (Swing). Stephen is so grateful to be touring with Newsies! Most recently: We Will Rock You (national tour), Open (Italian tour), Chuthis. Endless thanks to my family, friends, Telsey+Co., Disney, and bloc for your love and support. @stevohernandez

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BIOS MEREDITH INGLESBY (Hannah, Ensemble). Broadway: Beauty and the Beast (Babette), The Little Mermaid (Ursula u/s). National tours: Disney’s On the Record, Little House. Regional: Little House on the Prairie (Paper Mill); Chicago.

Television: “Law and Order.”

JAMES JUDY (Snyder, Ensemble). Broadway: Into the Woods, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jekyll & Hyde, A Christmas Carol. National tours: Deaf West’s Big River, South Pacific. Grateful to Kathy & Sweetpea for being my refuge.

ERIC JON MAHLUM (Swing). Broadway: Wicked. Tours: Young Frankenstein, Joseph ...

Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz. Regional: Goodspeed, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, KC Starlight, Atlanta Theatre of the Stars, The Arden, Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory. ericjonmahlum.com GINNA CLAIRE MASON (Ensemble).

National tour: Flashdance (Gloria). Regional: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Godspell, Hairspray, Grease. Nashville native, Elon Music Theatre.

Huge thanks to the Newsies company and creative team, DGRW, Justin/Telsey, teachers, friends, family and my beloved Eric. For Dr. Craig Ferrell. 1 Cor. 10:31 MICHAEL RYAN (Morris Delancy, Ensemble). National tour debut! Pace University 2013.

Thanks to the creative team, The Mine and Telsey.

Also thank you to my family, friends, teachers and peers for continuing to support and inspire me.

JORDAN SAMUELS (Specs, Ensemble). Broadway: Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Dance: Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance.

Thanks to the Newsies creative team, Disney, Telsey, Barry Kolker, Dedra Daniels Mount, all teachers and family for love and support.

JACK SIPPEL (Mush, Ensemble) is thrilled to be carrying the banner with Newsies! A St. Louis native. National tour: Memphis. Regional: Tarzan; Singin’ in the Rain; Grease; Bye Bye Birdie; Hello, Dolly! Huge thanks to Telsey+Co. and the entire creative team.

ANDREW WILSON (Swing). Tours: Cathy Rigby Is Peter Pan, Cats 25th Anniversary, Seven Brides. Regional: Pittsburgh CLO, Sacramento Music Circus, NYC Opera, Casa Mañana, Riverside. Endless thanks to Jeff, Chris, Justin, CTG, friends and family. OfficialAndrew​Wilson.com

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CHAZ WOLCOTT (Scab, Ensemble). National tour: Cats (Mr. Mistoffelees). Regional: MerryGo-Round’s Mary Poppins (u/s Bert), Lyric’s 42nd Street (Andy Lee), Gateway, Fulton, MTWichita, Gretna. OCU graduate. Immeasurable gratitude to Farah, Kathy, the incredible Newsies team, Telsey! For Mom. chazwolcott. com ALAN MENKEN (Music). Theater: God Bless You Mr Rosewater, Little Shop of Horrors, Real Life Funnies, Atina: Evil Queen of the Galaxy, Kicks, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Beauty and the Beast, A Christmas Carol, Weird Romance, King David, Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, Aladdin and Newsies. Film: Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Life With Mikey, Lincoln, Home on the Range, Noel, Enchanted, Shaggy Dog, Tangled and Mirror Mirror. Songs for Rocky V, Home Alone 2 and Captain America.

Awards: Eight Oscars (19 nominations); 11 Grammys (including Song of the Year); seven Golden Globes; Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, New York Drama Critics, Olivier and London’s Evening Standard awards. Honors: Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, doctorates from New York University and University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

JACK FELDMAN (Lyrics). Broadway and off -Broadway: The Madwoman of Central Park West; Isn’t It Romantic by Wendy Wasserstein; Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang; Coming Attractions by Ted Tally; Miami (book by Ms. Wasserstein). Regional: Music for Mr. Durang and Albert Innaurato’s Idiots Karamazov at the Yale Repertory Theatre. Film: Oliver & Company; Tribute; Thumbelina; Newsies; Home Alone 2: Lost in New York; Used People; Life with Mikey; A Goofy Movie; The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride; and 102 Dalmatians. TV: Music and lyrics for the PBS Theatre in America production of Eve Merriam’s Out of Our Father’s House; The Magic Hat; The Little Mermaid (TV special); Polly; “Sesame Street;” “Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss;” and “Out of the Box.” Also many pop songs, including the Grammy Award–winning “Copacabana,” the Top10 hit “I Made It Through the Rain,” and songs and special material for Sarah Vaughn, Carmen McRae, Liza Minnelli, Lily Tomlin, Dionne Warwick and the Muppets.

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BIOS HARVEY FIERSTEIN (Book) is the author of the current Broadway Tony-winning smash Kinky Boots and last season’s Tony-nominated Casa Valentina, as well as Torch Song Trilogy (Tony, Drama Desk and Obie awards), La Cage aux Folles (Tony and Drama Desk awards), A Catered Affair (12 Drama Desk nominations), Safe Sex (Ace Award), Legs Diamond, Spookhouse, Flatbush Tosca, Common Ground and more. His political editorials have been published in The New York Times, TV Guide and the Huffington Post and broadcast on PBS’ “In the Life.” His children’s book, The Sissy Duckling (Humanitas Award), is in its fifth printing. As an actor, Mr. Fierstein is known worldwide for his performances in films including Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day and Bullets Over Broadway; onstage in Hairspray (Tony Award), Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage aux Folles, Torch Song Trilogy (Tony Award) and on TV shows such as “Smash,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “The Good Wife,” “Cheers” (Emmy nomination), “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” and “Nurse Jackie.”

BOB TZUDIKER & NONI WHITE (Original Screenplay) sold their first feature film pitch, Newsies, to Disney. They went on to write the hit animated films Tarzan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Anastasia. Their live-action credits include Newsies and 102 Dalmatians.

Bob and Noni also contributed to the film The Lion King and have written screenplays for every major studio. They met as actors, members of the Ensemble Studio Theatre, LA, and were later cast as husband and wife in a play for LA Theatre Works. It took. Bob, a graduate of St. John’s College in Annapolis, appeared in Total Recall, Ruthless People and “Hill Street Blues,” among others. Noni’s TV credits include “Taxi,” “Little House on the Prairie” and “7th Heaven,” to name a few, and her features include Memories of Me and The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio. Bob and Noni live in Los Angeles with their son, Ben. JEFF CALHOUN (Director). Broadway: Disney’s Newsies (eight Tony nominations including Best Director), Jekyll & Hyde (2013 revival), Bonnie & Clyde (Tony nomination, Best Score), Grey Gardens (Tony Nomination, Best Musical), Deaf West’s Big River (Tony Honor, Excellence in Theatre), Brooklyn, Annie Get Your Gun (Tony Award, Best Revival), Grease (Tony nomination, Best Choreography), Tommy Tune Tonite!, The Will Rogers Follies (Tony Award, Best Musical).

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National tour/West End/international: Maurice Hines’ Tappin’ Thru Life; Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: The Musical; Disney’s High School Musical.

Regional: Noah Racey’s Pulse, Asolo Rep; Jane Austen’s Emma (Craig Noel Award, Outstanding Resident Musical); The Old Globe; Deaf West’s Pippin, Mark Taper Forum; Disney’s High School Musical: On Tour!, Disney Theatrical; The Civil War, Shenandoah and Violet, Ford’s Theatre. Jeff is an associate artist at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Jeff loves to hear your thoughts on Twitter at @thejeffcalhoun.

CHRISTOPHER GATTELLI (Choreographer). Broadway: Godspell, South Pacific (Tony & Outer Critics Circle nominations), Women on the Verge, Sunday in the Park With George, The Ritz, Martin Short-Fame Becomes Me, 13, High Fidelity. Off-Broadway: Altar Boyz (Lortel & Callaway awards, Drama Desk nom); Bat Boy (Lortel Award); tick, tick ... BOOM! West End: South Pacific, Sunday in the Park, tick, tick ...

BOOM! Director/choreographer: SILENCE! The Musical; world premiere of Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas; Radio Girl; How to Save the World ...; Departure Lounge. Concerts: Hair w/ Jennifer Hudson, Chess w/Josh Groban. TV: “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” (three seasons).

TOBIN OST (Set Design). Broadway: Bonnie & Clyde (set and costume design); The Philanthropist (costume design); and Brooklyn (costume design). Off-Broadway: Nightingale (set design); Grace (set design); The Overwhelming (costume Design), Zanna–Don’t! (co-set and costume design); Almost Heaven (costume design); and Fighting Words (set design). Selected regional: Emma, and Himself and Nora for the Old Globe; The Civil War and Shenandoah for Ford’s Theatre; Home for Williamstown Theatre Festival; Nightingale and Pippin for the Mark Taper Forum.

JESS GOLDSTEIN (Costume Design). Selected New York credits include Jersey Boys; Lincoln Center’s The Rivals (Tony Award); Henry IV (Tony nomination); The Merchant of Venice (Tony nomination); The Columnist; Take Me Out; Proof; Love! Valour! Compassion!; The Apple Tree with Kristin Chenoweth; Enchanted April; Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington; How I Learned to Drive; Dinner With Friends; Buried Child; The Mineola Twins (Lortel and Hewes awards); and Il Trittico for the Metropolitan Opera. Graduate and current faculty at Yale School of Drama.

BIOS JEFF CROITER (Lighting Design). Broadway: Newsies, Mothers and Sons, Peter and the Starcatcher (Tony Award), A Time to Kill, Soul Doctor, Jekyll & Hyde, The Anarchist, The Performers, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Next Fall, Kiki and Herb. Other NYC: Fly By Night; Much Ado and King Lear in Central Park; Last Five Years; Old Jews Telling Jokes; Silence; Love, Loss, and What I Wore; Meet Vera Stark; Rapture Blister Burn; A Lie of the Mind; Ordinary Days; Family Guys Sings; The Voysey Inheritance; The Internationalist; Jacques Brel; Almost Maine; The Dazzle; Jennifer Muller The Works. Jeff is a producer of Submissions Only.

KEN TRAVIS (Sound Design). Broadway: Aladdin, Jekyll & Hyde, A Christmas Story The Musical, Scandalous, Newsies, Memphis, The ThreePenny Opera, Barefoot in the Park, Steel Magnolias. Numerous New York and regional theaters and companies including The Old Globe, The 5th Avenue Theater, McCarter Theater, Seattle Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, LA Center Theater Group, ACT Seattle, Guthrie Theater, KC Rep, Dallas Theater Center, Playwrights Horizons, The New Group, NYSF Public Theater, CSC, Signature Theater NYC, SoHo Rep, Vineyard Theater, The Civilians, Mabou Mines, and national and international festivals and tours.

SVEN ORTEL (Original Broadway Projection Design). Broadway: Deuce, Faith Healer, Jumpers, The Woman in White (realization & system design), The Little Mermaid, Woman on the Verge, Wonderland. West End: The Sea, Marguerite, As You Desire Me, Jumpers, Hitchcock Blonde (realization), The Woman in White. Elsewhere (selection): A Disappearing Number (Barbican & world tour), Measure for Measure (National Theatre & world tour), Tiefland, (Zurich, Barcelona), Rebecca (Vienna, Stuttgart), The Three Musketeers (Berlin, Stuttgart), Richard II (Old Vic, Recklinghausen) Swan Lake for SF Ballet, TFANAs Hamlet, The Ring Cycle (St.Petersburg, Russia). Carrie off-Broadway.

DANIEL BRODIE (Projection Adaptation) designed the projections for Christopher Wheeldon’s Winter’s Tale (Royal Ballet) and Cinderella, and worked regularly with puppeteer Basil Twist, on Twist’s Behind the Lid, Arias With a Twist and The Rite of Spring. Broadway credits: Motown the Musical, Jekyll & Hyde and Disney’s Aladdin. Created video designs for Kanye West and the

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Received the U.S. Institute of Theatre Technology’s Rising Star Award (2011). He has also been a guest lecturer at Yale University.

MICHAEL KOSARIN (Music Supervisor and Arranger). Thirty years on Broadway as music director, arranger and conductor: Nine (1982), Grand Hotel, Mayor, The Secret Garden, King David, Triumph of Love, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith. Alan Menken’s music director for 20 years; films include Captain America, Tangled, Enchanted, Hercules, Home on the Range, Shaggy Dog, Pocahontas. TV: Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction for “A Christmas Carol,” nomination for “The Music Man.” Has concertized, arranged and recorded with the Boston Pops, St. Luke’s Orchestra, Carly Simon, Barbara Cook, Jane Krakowski, Kristin Chenoweth and many others.

DANNY TROOB (Orchestrations). It was 20 years ago that Danny began work as musical director and orchestrator of Newsies the motion picture. After a long life as a cult movie on the Internet, Newsies arrived on Broadway, which is where Danny’s career began, with such shows as Pacific Overtures (dance music); Big River (musical supervision); Footloose (orchestrations) and too many others to mention. Other films include Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. Thanks to Kenny Ortega and our original Newsies, and thanks to Disney Theatricals for keeping the faith and bringing Newsies to a wider audience.

MARK HUMMEL (Dance Music) Broadway musicals: Newsies, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, Sister Act, Platinum, The First, Merlin, The Goodbye Girl, Legs Diamond, Guys and Dolls (1992), The Boy From Oz, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life. Radio City Christmas Spectacular 75th celebration, composer/arranger. A three-time Emmy Award nominee, Hummel creates music with Liza Minnelli, Tommy Tune, Bernadette Peters, Rufus Wainwright, Donna Murphy, Shirley MacLaine, Julie Wilson, Amra-Faye Wright, Peter Allen, Barbara Cook, Marcia Lewis and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). Broadway (more than 100 shows) including Jesus Christ Superstar; Leap of Faith; Once; On a Clear Day; Godspell; Follies; Porgy and Bess; Jersey Boys; Priscilla; Sister Act; Catch Me If You Can; Rock ATLANTA’S PERFORMING ARTS PUBLICATION 29

BIOS of Ages. Studio musician (bass): Michael Jackson; Madonna; Peter, Paul and Mary; Eric Clapton; Sinatra; Carly Simon; Pete Seeger; NY Philharmonic. His album Stage Door Johnny – John Miller: Takes on Broadway is available on PS Classics Records. www.johnmillerbass.com JAMES DODGSON (Music Director) is based in New York and has worked on productions throughout the United States, Canada, Brazil, the Netherlands, Spain, Australia, South Korea and London’s West End. Musicals: Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, Chicago, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Secret Garden, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and Stiles and Drewe’s Peter Pan with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. National Theatre London: Oh What a Lovely War and The Villains Opera.

CHARLES G. LaPOINTE (Hair & Wig Design). Broadway: Clybourne Park, The Columnist, Magic/Bird, Bonnie & Clyde, The Mountaintop, Women on the Verge, Merchant of Venice, Memphis, Henry IV, The Rivals, Cymbeline, Lombardi, Fences, Looped, Miracle Worker, Superior Donuts, 33 Variations, Guys and Dolls, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, The Color Purple, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Good Vibrations, The Apple Tree, A Raisin in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lieutenant of Inishmore, Sight Unseen, High Fidelity, Xanadu, The Mountaintop. Signature Theatre’s Angels in America, Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide. Love to James.

J. ALLEN SUDDETH (Fight Director). Newsies is Allen’s 10th Broadway show, a list that ranges from Angels in America to Gem of the Ocean to Jekyll & Hyde. He is a master teacher at Rutgers and SUNY Purchase, an author and works worldwide. He has logged more than 800 TV shows, and several hundreds of productions in regional theater and off-Broadway during a 35-year career.

Many thanks to his teachers, students, family and friends for the support all these years.

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ tours: An American in Paris, Finding Neverland, The King and I, Hand to God, Honeymoon in Vegas, The Last Ship, Love Letters, This Is Our Youth, If/Then, Pippin, Motown, Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages, Wicked, Blithe Spirit, Million Dollar Quartet. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Second Stage, Signature. Film: The Intern, Ithaca, Focus, A Most Violent Year, Into the Woods, The Last 5 30 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

Years, Stage Fright, Song One. TV: “Flesh and Bone,” “Peter Pan Live!,” “Masters of Sex,” commercials. www.telseyandco.com RICHARD J. HINDS (Associate Director).

Broadway: Newsies, Jekyll & Hyde, Il Divo: A Musical Affair. Off-Broadway: Here Lies Love.

Tours: 9 to 5, High School Musical. Regional: Capital Repertory Theatre, New Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Television: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, “America’s Got Talent,” “The Bethenny Show” and “Good Afternoon America” Training: Interlochen Arts Academy.

LOU CASTRO (Associate Choreographer).

B’way/NY: Newsies, Women on the Verge, 13, Sunday in the Park With George, Altar Boyz.

International/US tours/regional: Newsies (Paper Mill), 13 (Goodspeed), Altar Boyz (1st & 2nd Korean companies, 1st & 2nd U.S. tours, Detroit, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Bristol and Chicago companies), Sunday in the Park With George (Seattle’s 5th Ave Theatre). Thanks for everything X!!!

GEOFFREY QUART (Technical Supervisor) is the technical supervisor for Troika Entertainment, having worked on more than 60 productions in the past seven years, including national tours of Come Fly Away, Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street in Asia, 101 Dalmatians, Chita Rivera: A Dancer’s Life, Joseph..., and Evita. Other favorite projects include Ragtime, Jane Eyre, and Aladdin at the 5th Avenue . Love to Anne, Madelyn, Tucker and Brooklyn.

JEFF NORMAN (Production Stage Manager).

Las Vegas-Disney’s The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, Cirque du Soleil’s O at the Bellagio, Toronto-Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, opening team-Disney Cruise Lines.

Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

MICHAEL T. CLARKSTON (Stage Manager).

Broadway: Avenue Q, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Hairspray, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, Million Dollar Quartet, Lion King. Tours: Buyer & Cellar, Hello, Dolly!, Shrek, White Christmas, Lion King.

Other: Elton John’s GYBR, Normal Heart w/ Glenn Close. Dubai Int’l Film Awards, Babopbye Ya, The Diplomat, Freegan Love, Wilderness.

PATRICIA L. GRABB (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: The Cripple of Inishmaan starring Daniel Radcliffe. Tours: We Will Rock You, Mary Poppins, A Christmas Story, Young Frankenstein, 101 Dalmatians, Jesus Christ Super-

BIOS star, Evita, Cats 25th anniversary, Miss Saigon, A Christmas Carol and Swing! (Japan tour).

Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Surflight Theatre. Proud graduate of Penn State University. Love to her family.

DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, a division of The Walt Disney Studios, was formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Thomas Schumacher. Worldwide, its eight Broadway titles have been seen by more than 128 million theatergoers and have been nominated for 57 Tony awards, winning Broadway’s highest honor 20 times. With 15 productions produced or licensed, a Disney musical is being performed professionally somewhere on the planet virtually every hour of the day. The company’s inaugural production, Beauty and the Beast, opened in 1994. It played a remarkable 13-year run on Broadway and has been produced in 28 countries. In November 1997, Disney opened The Lion King, which received six 1998 Tony awards including Best Musical. In its 17th year, it has welcomed more than 75 million visitors worldwide to date. The Lion King can also be seen on tour across North America, the U.K. and Japan, and in London’s West End, Hamburg, Tokyo, Madrid, Sao Paulo and Brisbane, Australia, a total of 10 concurrent productions. The Lion King has played 19 countries on every continent except Antarctica. Its worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history. Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida opened on Broadway next, winning four 2000 Tony awards and spawning productions around the world. Mary Poppins, a co-production with Cameron Mackintosh, opened in London in 2004 and established itself as one of the biggest stage musical successes in recent years, launching seven productions on three continents. Following a six-year Tony-winning Broadway run, it is now being licensed to professional theaters worldwide.

Tarzan, which opened on Broadway in 2006, is now an international hit with an award-winning production in its sixth year in Germany. In January 2008, The Little Mermaid opened on Broadway and was the No. 1-selling new musical of that year. Its success continues with new productions worldwide. Disney Theatrical Productions opened two critically acclaimed productions on Broadway in 2012, receiving seven Tony awards between them: Newsies, which played more than 1,000 performances on Broadway and is now on 32 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

tour throughout North America, and Peter and the Starcatcher, which had a two-year New York run.

Other successful stage musical ventures have included King David in concert, the national tour of On the Record, several touring versions of Disney’s High School Musical and Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame in Berlin. DTP has collaborated with the country’s leading regional theaters to develop new stage titles including Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of The Jungle Book and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Aladdin is its most recent Tony Award-winning Broadway hit; its most recent London production is the critically acclaimed comedy Shakespeare in Love.

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, a pioneer in the not-for-profit regional theater movement, opened in 1938 and has been recog­nized throughout the industry for the artistry of its productions and commitment to sup­porting the development of new works and emerging artists. A nationally recognized center for musical theater education and per­formance, its award-winning arts education, artist training and outreach programs impact thousands of students each year. Paper Mill productions have moved to Broadway, toured nationally, been filmed for Showtime and PBS, and produced original cast recordings.

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STAFF DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS

President & Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Schumacher EVP & Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Schrader

Creative & Production Executive Music Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Montan VP, Creative Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Famiglietti VP, Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Quart Director, Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mimi Intagliata Director, Labor Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Kardel Associate Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Lee Production Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifford Schwartz Sr. Manager, Creative Development . . . . . . . . . . Jane Abramson Asst. Manager, Creative Development . . . . Colleen McCormack Dramaturg & Literary Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Cerniglia Sr. Manager, Education & Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Mitchell General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myriah Bash General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eduardo Castro General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Schlenk Associate General Manager, Production . . . . . . Brendan Beggs Associate General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Height Associate General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry McGrath Manager, Physical Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Garner Sr. Manager, Labor Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Cheek

Marketing, Sales & Publicity SVP, Marketing & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Flatt VP, Sales, CRM & Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Dockett VP, Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Wyatt Director, Synergy & Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Banks Director, Worldwide Publicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Cohen Director, Sales & Ticketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Falzon Director, Licensed Brands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Kane Sr. Manager, Data Modeling & Consumer Insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Trachtenberg Sr. Manager, Publicity & Communications . . . Lindsay Braverman Design Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Anderer Design Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Emch Marketing Manager, Newsies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Daghini Manager, Sales & Ticketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Schwarzwalder Manager, Digital Marketing & Social Media . . . . . . . Greg Josken Manager, Sales & Ticketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenifer Thomas Sales Manager, Groups & Tourism . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Faranda Manager, Digital Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Tulba Marketing Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Zammit Asst. Manager, Synergy & Partnership . . . . . . . . . . Cara Epstein Publicity Associate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan Padgett

Domestic VP, Domestic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Eldon Director, Domestic Touring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Buchanan Director, Regional Engagements . . . . . . . . . . Scott A. Hemerling Director, Regional Engagements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelli Palan Manager, Domestic Touring & Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Botros Manager, Theatrical Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David R. Scott

International SVP, International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Kollen VP, International, Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Thane VP, International, Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiona Thomas Director, International Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felipe Gamba

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Business & Legal Affairs SVP, Business & Legal Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Olson VP, Business & Legal Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seth Stuhl Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Naila McKenzie Sr. Paralegal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica White

Finance & Operations VP, Finance, Operations & Technology . . . . . . . . . Mario Iannetta VP, Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Amendola Director, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe McClafferty Director, Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brigitte Pascual Manager, Technical Services & Support . . . . . . Michael Figliulo Manager, Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrineh Ghoukassian Manager, Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mikhail Medvedev Manager, Production Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arlene Smith Senior Business Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer August Senior Business Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Bilmes Senior Business Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Ekizian Senior Technical Support Engineer . . . . . . . . . . Kevin A. McGuire Senior Technical Support Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . Noel Moore Jr. Production Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela DiSanti Production Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Sorin Assistant Production Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isander Rojas

Strategy and Business Development Director, Strategy & Business Development . . . . . . Clive Chang Sr. Manager, Strategy & Business Development . . . Ryan Pears

Human Resources Director, Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie-Pierre Varin Manager, Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewel Neal Manager, Human Resources & Labor Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie Hart

Administrative Staff Zachary Baer, Caley Beretta, Elizabeth Boulger, Amanda Cole, Jubie Deane, Leah Diaz, Adam Dworkin, Sarah Funk, Phil Grippe, Frankie Harvey, Andrew Hollenbeck, Christina Huschle, Sarah Kenny, Pearl Kermani, Julie Lavin, Chantal Lopez, Misael Nunez, Tim Parker, Marisa Perry, Jessica Petschauer, Matt Quinones, Meaghan Shea, Bri Silva, Ariel Stein, Lee Taglin, Mark Topley

DISNEY THEATRICAL MERCHANDISE, L.L.C. Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Downing Sr. District Manager, Retail Strategy & Ops . . . . . Alyssa Somers Merchandise Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Markman Merchandise Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Dei Cas Corp. Sales & Product Development Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellete Poulin Buyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Violeta Burlaza On-Site Retail Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Raymond On-Site Assistant Retail Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke Camp Disney Theatrical Productions dtg.guestservices@disney.com

STAFF Opening Night - January 20, 2015 STAFF FOR NEWSIES GENERAL MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDUARDO CASTRO COMPANY MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ELLEN SZORADY-CHILDS Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Norman Associate Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan Beggs Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael T. Clarkston Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia L. Grabb Dance Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Wilson Assistant Dance Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Assor Fight Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Carolan Production Assistants . . . . . . . . Chet H. Craft, Patrick David Egan, Kurchta Harding, Gabrielle Nieporent, Lauren Pennington, Mark A . Stys, Kristen Torgrimson

DISNEY ON BROADWAY PUBLICITY Senior Publicist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Crowley National Press Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory Hanoian Associate Scenic Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christine Peters Associate Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irma Brainard Assistant Costume Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tina McCartney Costume Shopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Adelman Costume Interns . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Bailey, Elizabeth Donelan Associate Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cory Pattak Assistant Lighting Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wilburn Bonnell Moving Light Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Fogel Associate Sound Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Hawthorn Projection Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael F. Bergmann Media Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olivia D’Angelo Assistant Hair and Wig Designer . . . . . . . . . Gretchen Androsavich Make-Up Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred Waggoner Assistant Fight Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitchell McCoy Production Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Sullivan Head Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Kern Assistant Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Burgdorf Assistant Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seth Larkin Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Zawislak Production Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Brown Head Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Grant Assistant Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt Krohne Assistant Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Laeger Production Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emiliano Pares Head Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Boesch Assistant Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Kramer Production Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colle Bustin Head Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Carr Sound Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Wagner Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillian Austin Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renee Jones Hair Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaylan Paisley Associate Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faith Seetoo Additional Orchestrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Margoshes Additional Orchestrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Siegel Music Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anixter Rice Music Services Electronic Music Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Marder Assistant Synth Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Li Associate to Mr. Menken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Kunis Assistant to John Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Coolbaugh Rehearsal Pianist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chip Prince Rehearsal Drummer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heinrich Kruse Music Production Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan Whiting Dialect & Vocal Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shane Ann Younts Assistant to Mr . Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Hersey Children’s Guardian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bernadette Jusinski Children’s Tutoring . . On Location Education/Bernadette Jusinski

CASTING TELSEY + COMPANY Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, David Morris, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn Casl CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Conrad Woolfe, Amelia Nadler Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serino Coyne, Inc. Production Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deen Van Meer Production Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jill L. Citron Payroll Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony DeLuca, Cathy Guerra Counsel–Immigration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Rosenfeld CREDITS Custom scenery and automation by Hudson Scenic Studio, Inc. Lighting equipment by Production Resource Group, LLC. Sound equipment by Masque Sound. Video projection equipment provided

by WorldStage. Soft goods by iWeiss. Costumes by Carelli Costumes, Jennifer Love Studios, Claudia Diaz Costumes, Bethany Joy Costumes, Arel Studios, Brian Hemesath. Shoes by T.O. Dey; Capezio; WORLDTONE. Smoke effect by Jauchem & Meeh, NYC. Special thanks to Bra*Tenders for undergarments and hosiery. Ricola cough drops courtesy of Ricola USA, Inc. Fabric painting and distressing by Juliann Kroboth and Brian Robles.

NEWSIES rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios

THANKS

Paper Mill Playhouse

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

The musicians employed in this production are members of the Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians.

The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical llabor union.

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

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404.873.4300 Russ Belin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President Arnesha Redding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticketing Manager Marc Finkbeiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regional Sales Operations Manager Kevin Ogle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales & Promotions Manager Vanessa Webber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales & Promotions Associate David Spry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Regional Marketing Rebekah K. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Director Terry Romanoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Corporate Partnerships For media inquiries, please contact Jennifer Walker at BRAVE Public Relations, 404.233.3993.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR:

FOR INFORMATION regarding corporate partnerships and promotional opportunities with Broadway in Atlanta, please call 404.873.4300.

Fifth Third Bank Broadway In Atlanta is thrilled to bring the best of Broadway to Peachtree Street at the Fox Theatre, and the 2014/2015 Series is our largest ever! Thank you for joining us for Disney’s Newsies! Our series will continue with Wicked, Blue Man Group, Pippin and Motown the Musical.

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FRIENDS OF THE FOX

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.

The Fox Theatre would like to thank the following Friends of the Fox who have given at the Encore Level ($2,500): Douglas Borenstein Thomas Edwards Kevin Foley Roger Gelder

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE THEATRE A fully restored 1929 “Movie Palace,” the Fox Theatre, with 4,665 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 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 404.881.2100 or visit us at www.foxtheatre.org.

TICKET OFFICE The Fox Theatre Ticket Office is located in the arcade entrance to the theatre. The Ticket 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 Ticket Office is not open on Sundays unless there is a performance. On event days, the Ticket 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 online at www.FoxTheatre.org, all Ticket Alternative outlets and all Atlanta-area Whole Foods Markets, by calling 855-285-8499, or by visiting the Fox Theatre Ticket Office in person during regular Box Office hours.

GROUP SALES The Fox Theatre Group Sales Department offers discounts to Groups for most Broadway shows. The Group Sales office is open Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm. Call 404 881-2000 or email foxgroup@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 located in the Spanish Room and Accessible/Family restrooms are located through the Office door in the main lobby.

GIFT SHOP The Fox Theatre operates a gift shop selling history books, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and an assortment of other theatre-related merchandise. The gift shop is located in the Spanish Room.

TOURS Fox Theatre Tours are conducted Mondays and Thursdays at 10 AM, 11 AM, noon and 1 PM. Saturday tours are offered at 10 AM and 11 AM. Fox Theatre Tours are guided by Fox employees well-versed in the Fox’s history, current events, awards, and upcoming shows.

Tickets for Fox Theatre Tours are available at the Fox Theatre Ticket Office or online at www.foxtheatre.org.

Special Tours can range from backstage to architectural to a school or college group. Please contact the Fox Theatre by calling 404.881.2100 to schedule your group tour.

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.

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EMERGENCY INFORMATION In the event of an emergency, and for your safety, please follow the directions provided by the Fox Theatre staff.

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 require assistance during your visit to the Fox Theatre please seek out or ask for one of our Accessible Ambassadors.

These staff members are attired in the traditional Fox Theatre uniform however also have gold braid and white gloves to make them easier to see. 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 needed or additional information on programs, please contact the Event Staff’s office at: 404-881-2119.

TICKETS To purchase accessible seating at the Fox Theatre please call: 404-881-2016 Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM or on Saturday, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. A Fox Theatre Ticket Office Associate will be happy to help you. Ticket buyers may also visit the ticketing site at www.foxtheatre.org.

PROGRAMS PROVIDED Opened Captioning Performance Sponsored in partnership through TDF (Theatre Development Fund).

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. 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 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. 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.

Camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited.

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

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ETIQUETTE 1. Please arrive early. Latecomers may not be seated until intermission.

2. Take care of personal needs (drinks of water or restroom) before the performance begins.

3. Please silence or turn off all electronic devices, including cell phones, beepers, and watch alarms. We encourage you to share your experience at the Fox 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 theatre is never allowed as it is a distraction to those around you and a danger to the performers.

5. The overture is part of the performance. Please cease talking at this point.

6. Dear Lovebirds, when you lean your heads together, you block the view of the people behind you. Please consider the people that will be seated behind you when choosing whether or not to wear a hat or what hair style you choose.

7. Please refrain from talking, humming, or singing along with the show, except when encouraged to do so by the artist or show.

8. Please wait for an appropriate moment to dig something out of your pocket or bag.

9. Go easy with the perfume and cologne, many people are highly allergic.

10. If 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. Yes, 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. Wait until it is over and then exit with the rest of the audience.

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THE FOX THEATRE 660 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 404.881.2100 • www.foxtheatre.org

STAFF

Allan C. Vella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President & C.E.O. Adina Alford Erwin . . . Vice President & General Manager Jeff Quesenberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President & C.F.O. Jennifer S. Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Sales/Ballrooms Jay Forrester . . . Director of Concessions & Merchandising Molly Fortune . . . . Director of Restoration and Operations Elton Houze . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Information Systems Jamie Vosmeier . . . . . . . . Director of Ticket Sales & Service Shelly Kleppsattel . . . . . . . . . Booking & Contract Associate Rick Robbins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller Rachel Bomeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office Manager Ken Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest Services Manager Nikki Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales Manager Carmie McDonald . . . . Community Engagement Manager Shelby Moody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Sales Manager Dan Goldberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-Commerce and Social Media Manager Amy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Manager Len Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project 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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Edward L. White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman Keith O Cowan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice Chairman Clara Axam, Robyn Barkin, Beauchamp Carr, Renee Dye, Sheffield Hale, John Holder, Edward Hutchison, Walt Huntley, Craig Jones, Jay Myers, Glen Romm

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GETTING THERE

Mobile is a five-hour, 328-mile drive from Atlanta, using I-85 South to Montgomery, and then I-65 South to downtown Mobile. Delta offers a 70-minute nonstop flight, with prices that start at about $315. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Mardi Gras 2015 is on Feb. 17.

Mardi Gras in

Mobile

PHOTO BY MARY GABBETT

New Orleans may do it bigger, but this Alabama city did it first By Bret Love

THINGS TO DO IN MOBILE 5 Rivers Delta Safaris & Resource Center. Located where five rivers flow into Mobile Bay. Features an educational nature center, canoeing and kayaking tours of the wetlands, and a sunset cruise with wine, hors d’oeuvres and spectacular skyline views.

Historic Mobile.

Founded as the first capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702, Mobile has nine major historic districts rivaling those of Charleston and Savannah. The Midtown District, which features numerous 19th-century buildings and is on the National Register of Historic Places, is especially worth touring.

Fishing Mobile Bay. Home to the annual Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. The MobileTensaw River Delta, the second largest delta in the United States, feeds into the Bay, creating nutrient-rich waters that attract 300 species of birds, 46 mammals, myriad reptiles and amphibians, and more than 125 species of fish.

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eld every year on the day before Ash Wednesday, Mardi Gras (a.k.a., Fat Tuesday) in New Orleans is a cultural spectacle to behold, rivaled only

by Carnival in Brazil and the Holi Festival of India. But as impressive and expansive as the Crescent City celebration is, it’s Mobile, Ala., that lays claim to America’s first Mardi Gras festivities.

The American tradition can be traced to the early 1700s. French King Louis XIV sent brothers Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville to what was then known as the Louisiane territory to defend the crown’s interests. The expedition entered the mouth of the Mississippi River and made its way upstream. By 1702, Bienville had founded the settlement of Mobile as the first capital of French Louisiana.

Settlers established the first organized Mardi Gras, a historically French Catholic holiday, a year later. By 1711, Mobile residents had formed the Boeuf Gras Society, the first mystic society (or krewe) to present parades and masked balls. And in 1830, seven years before New Orleans held its first parade, the Cowbellion Raking Society grabbed bells and hoes and marched ceremoniously through downtown.

You’ll learn this fascinating bit of history in a film shown as soon as you enter the Mobile Carnival Museum, which proclaims the Alabama city of 195,000 as “the Birthplace of Mardi Gras.” Museum volunteers (some are former Mardi Gras ball kings and queens) will squash any suggestion that New Orleans’ celebration can rival theirs, which includes social events in November, private balls on Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, parades and more balls in January and February, and revelry of one

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sort or another until midnight on Fat Tuesday.

The Museum will immerse you in the evolution of Mobile’s Mardi Gras, starting with The Den, a warehouse-style space that holds old floats. The largest depicts a rake and scythe surrounded by vivid blues, greens and reds, mannequins dressed in masks and colorful costumes, and enough glitter and lights to make Lady Gaga jealous.

The Den, a nickname for the places krewes meet, features interactive elements where kids can play dress-up and adults can pose for photos as Mardi Gras royalty. It also honors the city’s history with a tableaux dedicated to the Order of Myth krewe (established 1868), in which a costumed jester (a.k.a.,

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Folly) and a skeleton figure (a.k.a., Death) chase each other around a pillar that represents Life.

These exhibits capture the pageantry of the public parades, but the halls beyond the Den give you a true taste of Mobile’s deep, rich Mardi Gras traditions. The major social organizations involved, divided racially into the Mobile Carnival Association (Caucasians) and Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (blacks), largely comprise the city’s elite business and civic leaders.

Children experience the world of masked balls at an early age, clothed in costumes almost as soon as they can walk. Once they reach eighth grade, they can become juvenile members of the royal court.

Many coronation ceremonies are

free and open to anyone with a ticket. The sons and daughters of prominent secret society members make up the “royalty,” an honor passed from generation to generation.

These traditions have an intriguing economic element, too. In days past, aristocrats wore masks so they could mingle anonymously with the peasants. Today the royal court can’t help but stand out, with elaborate capes, crowns and ball gowns that can cost as much as a new car.

If you’ve never been to Mardi Gras, the Mobile Carnival Museum will likely make you want to go. It also will introduce you to a 300-year cultural history that goes a lot deeper than colorful beads, costumes and debauchery.

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TO MARKET, TO MARKET New live-work-play spot in Inman Park seems ideal for the ultimate food crawl

By Hally Joseph

PHOTO COURTESY OF KROG STREET MARKET

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n a quiet weekday afternoon, the new Krog Street Market has only about 10 visitors. The vendors all have the wide eyes of sellers at antique stores, trying to lure you to their table, to sample something (and better yet, buy something). “You keep circling,” one says.

The Krog Street Market, which opened in late November in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood, was still lirting with fledgling status when we visited a few weeks ago. “Coming soon” signs and vacant corners awaited vendors. But there’s little doubt that those signs and vacancies look different, fuller and more alive every week.

The Market, housed in a 1920s warehouse with brick walls and exposed beams, feels industrial and fun, a bit like a less cozy Sweet Auburn Curb Market, a similar spot minutes away. And 3 p.m. on a weekday is not its busy hour. “But imagine it around lunch,” a friend says.

I’m already wishing it was lunchtime: I want to eat everything. Selling itself as a “destination for Atlanta’s intown culture,” the Krog Street Market pairs retail with restaurants, claiming to be a “West Coast-style market.” The retail vendors are eye-catching and easy to approach with their brightly colored goods, but the food-hall culture stands out as the Market’s go-to.

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In one corner, you’ll find a third location of Jeni’s Ice Creams, an Ohio chain that seems to draw everyone who sees it. On the other end, Hop City Inman Park provides local craft brews. Restaurants like the Luminary flank the outside edges, opening to the Krog Street sidewalk, but it’s the inner eateries that boom with their compact sizing and tempting menus. With these order-and-eat stalls, you could engage in an ultimate food crawl.

Fred’s Meat & Bread, a sandwiches-and-burgers joint from tthe General Muir team, is diner heaven, with rows of old-fashioned sodas lining the wall and stools from which you can watch cooks create your burger stack or mortadella and bacon sandwich. Yalla, also from the General Muir team, features a Middle Eastern menu of kebabs, falafel and shwarma. “Yalla” means “come on” or “hurry up” in Arabic.

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30 Krog Street Market is a 9-acre mixed-use development in Inman Park, a neighborhood between downtown Atlanta and Little Five Points. It has 12,000 square feet of shops and restaurants.

The Little Tart Bakeshop at the entrance is a second location (the other is in Grant Park). Marketgoers looking to buy take-home groceries can belly up to the butcher bar at the Spotted Trotter, a full American butchery, charcuterie and cheese shop. Pannus Bakery will open next door.

What to do when your arms are laden with food from across the world, all made in Inman Park? Take a seat in the come-all dining area called the “Living Room” where guests commune over meals at family-style tables.

The shops play it smart, harmonious not only with Atlanta but with each other. The bean-to-bar chocolate shop Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate smells so good it catches

FAST FACTS WHO: Developed by Paces Properties. Will include spaces from such big Atlanta names as Asha Gomez, Eli Kirshtein and Ford Fry. WHAT: A 9-acre mixed-use development with 12,000 square feet of markets, restaurants and retail, plus 300 apartments.

WHERE: In Inman Park near the Atlanta

BeltLine. Address is 99 Krog St.

WHEN: Scheduled for completion by July.

WHAT THIS MEANS: It’s another mixed-use development near the BeltLine, not far from the forthcoming Ponce City Market or the Sweet Auburn Curb Market. Krog Street is designed to give diners, shoppers and livework-players variety and choice close to their intown homes.

PARKING: Lots at Lake Avenue and Krog

Street, and Krog and Irwin streets. A deck is across Krog Street and adjacent to the Stove Works.

HOURS: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; until

10 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday; and 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday.

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MISCELLANEOUS: Complimentary Wi-Fi is available for the first 30 minutes.

your nose while still several stalls away. When you reach it, a sign on the counter reads “Don’t forget flowers!” introducing you to the vibrant French Market Flowers across the way.

Mama Handmade Bath and Body plays into the niche perfectly, features neighborhood-based candles and olive oil artisanal soaps. They come from Avondale Estates, Virginia-Highland, Grand Park, Midtown,

Inman Park and more. Even pets are included, with Krog Street Pet Works selling collars, treats and toys for tail-waggers.

As the vendor spaces fill up here, it seems clear that this convenient food hall-and-retail fusion will boast some of the best eats in the city, and have shopping to spare. That quick Jeni’s cone on my walk out makes looking forward to my next visit all the more sweet.

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Director Casey Nicholaw reviews the “Tuck” set design with cast his cast. The set is designed by Walt Spangler.

‘Our Generation’s

Broadway Royalty’ The world premiere of ‘Tuck Everlasting’ runs Jan. 21-Feb. 22 at the Alliance Theatre

ony Award-winning director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw is among the hottest makers of Broadway musicals around. His credits include the current Aladdin, Monty Python’s Spamalot (2005), The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2011), for which he won a Tony for his co-direction.

What has he done for us lately, you ask?

That’s easy. Nicholaw, 52, has been at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre preparing the world premiere of the new musical Tuck Everlasting. It’s based on Natalie Babbitt’s popular 1975 novel for young adults and, with a Broadway-caliber creative team and cast, has all the earmarks of a show with New York in its future. Previous 52 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

Alliance projects, Aida and The Color Purple among them, had similar beginnings before circling back on national tours that played the Fox Theatre.

“He’s our generation’s Broadway royalty,” Alliance Theatre artistic director Susan V. Booth says of Nicholaw. “Aside from his total mastery of human and theatrical spectacle, I think we’re all so crazy about him because he’s so authentically crazy about the art form. And that passion glows in his work.”

As a kid in Southern California, Nicholaw wrote and directed backyard shows and pressed his friends into performing. “I loved making stories up and bossing other kids around,” he says, chuckling.

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His mom got him dance lessons and took him to see professional shows. When he couldn’t get the musical theater training he sought in college — at age 19 and with $50 — he hoofed it to New York, made friends fast and camped on their couches.

The rest of story includes building the resume that includes a 12-year performing career in such shows as Crazy for You, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Victor/Victoria, Steel Pier, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Saturday Night Fever, Seussical and Thoroughly Modern Millie before moving into first choreography and then directing.

In the past five years, Nicholaw says he’s met “maybe a hundred times” with the Tuck Everlasting creative team — book writer Claudia Shear and young songwriters Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen. The musical, set in New England at the turn of the 20th century, asks: If you could, would you choose to live forever?

Shear is a two-time Tony nominee herself, as actor and writer of Dirty Blonde (2000); Miller and Tysen are the 2014 winners of the Fred Ebb Award, given for excellence in music theater songwriting to composers or songwriting teams who have not yet achieved significant commercial success.

Most of the Broadway musicals Nicholaw performed in were new, as opposed to revivals, he says, adding: “So that’s how I learned to build a show and work things out from the ground up.”

Some 14 years ago, while onstage in Seussical, he had a bit of an epiphany. Deep down he was still that bossy kid wanting to take charge.

“I loved Seussical,” Nicholaw says. “But there I was, in this cage, wearing a costume made of purple yarn. I thought to myself: ‘There has to be something more for me. I want to be creative on my own.’ I just felt that there was something for me beyond that purple yarn suit.”

So he began showcasing his choreography.

One job led to a bigger one. New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley praised Nicholaw’s Book of Mormon choreography for evoking “the tap orgies of Busby Berkeley, the zoological pageantry of The Lion King, the callisthenic boogieing of latter-day Broadway and even Martha Graham-style Americana.”

Tuck Everlasting, far from a lighthearted musical, has its own challenges.

“This one was a little tough at first,” Nicholaw says, “but its themes about life and death

Costume designer Gregg Barnes (right) shares his sketches with the cast on the first day of rehearsals for “Tuck Everlasting.” Director-choreographerpictCasey Nicholaw is center left in the black T-shirt.

are as big as you can get. Those themes and the story’s emotional power make it right for a musical adaptation.” But yes, he adds, “we had to find moments to add lighter touches, bits of humor.”

He relishes the chance to both direct and choreograph. “I feel like it can only be helpful when the direction and dance have the same feel, flow and energy. I like high energy, and I like seamless transitions.

“You know what I really love in this story?

The humanity. All four of the Tucks have a different opinion about living forever. Each responds in a different way. Each and every audience member should be able to relate to one of them. To some, living forever may seem like a blessing. To others, a curse.

Booth says Tuck takes on the biggest question of all: “How do we value our lives?”

Would Nicholaw drink the magical water if it meant living forever? Shear has indicated she’d happily live forever, but Nicholaw is less gung-ho.

“I think life should be natural,” he says. “To me, life is about the people in your life and if they all passed away, I don’t know if I would want to keep on going.”

What might you choose?

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FOX THEATRE

DINING GUIDE

Are you looking for a great night out?

Try one of these local restaurants before or after the show.

For dinner-and-show packages, visit encoreatlanta.com/offers.

ARTICLE 14 — Whether dining at lunch, brunch or dinner, Article 14 is about the experience. The menus include options inspired by chef Chris Blobaum’s coast-to-coast American cuisine. In 2013, Jezebel magazine named Article 14 one of Atlanta’s 100 best restaurants. Reservations are gladly accepted at 404.443.8432. 1180 Peachtree St. N.E., Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30309. M THE LAWRENCE — A Midtown restaurant concept where quality, innovation, style and comfort are the focus, as are delivering an unexpected and unique experience. The Lawrence strives to rethink food in a fresh way in a comfortable intown neighborhood setting. 905 Juniper St. N.E. 404.961.7177. thelawrenceatlanta.com, M LOBBY — The menu at this sophisticated American restaurant focuses on seasonal fare. In the lobby of TWELVE Atlantic Station. 361 17th St. N.E., 404.961.7370, lobbyattwelve.com, M 54 ENCOREATLANTA.COM

THE MELTING POT — A premiere fondue restaurant where guests can enjoy a choice of fondue cooking styles and a variety of unique entrees, salads and indulgent desserts. Four Atlanta locations. 754 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.389.0099, meltingpot.com. M MURPHY’S — This restaurant has one of the city’s top brunch menus, but it’s known for great people-watching and contemporary comfort food. 997 Virginia Ave N.E., 404.872.0904, murphysvh.com, VH ONE. MIDTOWN KITCHEN — Dine on fresh, seasonal American cuisine in a club-like atmosphere near Piedmont Park. 559 Dutch Valley Road, 404.892.4111, onemidtownkitchen.com. M NEIGHBORHOODS CODES: A-Alpharetta, B-Buckhead, DK-Dekalb, D-Downtown, DW-Dunwoody, IP-Inman Park, M-Midtown, OFW-Old Forth Ward, P-Perimeter Mall area, SS-Sandy Springs, VH-Virginia Highland, NA-North Atlanta, V-Vinings, W-Westside

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TWO URBAN LICKS — “Fiery” American cooking meets live music at this hip hangout. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404.522.4622, twourbanlicks.com. M

AMERICAN/STEAKHOUSE ELEVEN RESTAURANT & BAR — A luxurious destination at Loews Atlanta Hotel. Delectable cuisine, vibrant cocktails and live music. Visit Eleven for pre- or post-performance cocktails or a quick bite that always gets a standing ovation.

1065 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.745.5745, loewshotels. com/restaurants/eleven/cuisine. M PRIME — Enjoy steak, sushi and seafood in a festive atmosphere near Lenox Square mall. 3393 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.812.0555, h2sr.com. B RUTH'S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE — A favorite local steakhouse with multiple locations near shopping and entertainment hot spots. Sides are generous, and the quality of the steaks and seafood is excellent. Three locations: Buckhead, 3285

Peachtree Road N.E., 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

SOUTH CITY KITCHEN — With a stylish, Southern-contemporary menu, this DiRoNA restaurant helped make grits hip for the business crowd. Two locations: Midtown: 1144 Crescent Ave., 404.873.7358; Vinings: 1675 Cumberland Parkway, 770.435.0700, southcitykitchen.com. M, V

BREWPUB/ GOURMET 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 Theatre.

Two locations: Midtown: 848 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.870.0805; Buckhead: 3242 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.264.0253, gordonbiersch.com. M, B

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DINING GUIDE 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. N.E., 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 N’awlins-inspired brunch is served on weekends.

Downstairs, a takeaway market sells sandwiches, spices, pastries and beverages. 240 North Highland Ave. N.E., 404.681.4434, parishatl.com. OFW

At Ruth's Chris, try the Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce (left). Falcons QB Matt Ryan is an eat-out kind of guy. You’ll often find him at Davio’s (above).

EUROPEAN FUSION ECCO — Esquire Magazine named this casual, European-influenced bistro a best new restaurant in America. It’s received raves for its wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and cheese menus. 40 7th St. N.E., 404.347.9555, ecco-atlanta.com. M

ITALIAN

2003-11. Just a short drive from the Fox Theatre.

242 Boulevard S.E., 404.588.0006. agaverestaurant.com, OFW

ALMA — A refreshing approach to contemporary Mexican cuisine. Bright, fresh ingredients and traditional regional influences come together with other Latin American flavors in vibrant dishes that feel familiar and new all at once. 191 Peachtree St. N.E., 404.968.9662, alma-atlanta.com. D

MEXICAN

CANTINA TEQUILA & TAPAS BAR — In the Terminus building on the corner of Peachtree and Piedmont roads. It features authentic Mexican cuisine and has become one of Buckhead’s favorite watering holes. 3280 Peachtree Road N.W., Terminus 100, Suite 150, 404.892.9292, h2sr.com. B

AGAVE — Offering creative Southwestern fusion, a tequila bar and specialty margaritas.

Specializing in company meetings, events and family celebrations. Rated excellent by Zagat

EL TACO — An eco-friendly watering hole serving fresh Mexican food made with all-natural meats and tasty margaritas. 1186 North Highland Ave. N.E., 404-873-4656, eltaco-atlanta.com.VH

DAVIO’S NORTHERN ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE — At Phipps Plaza in the heart of Buckhead. 3500 Peachtree Road N.E., 404.844.4810, davios.com/atl. B

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CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY / MORROW, GEORGIA

“Electric, blazing pianism” (The New York Times).

Steven Osborne, piano

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 / 8:15 PM / $54

PRE-CONCERT TALK 7:15 PM PRE-CONCERT DINNER 6:30 PM / $40 PROGRAM: Franz SCHUBERT 3 Klavierstücke, D946 Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Sonata in A major, Op. 101 Sergei RACHMANINOV Études-tableaux Op. 33 Nos. 1, 3, 7, and 8; Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor (performing edition

by Steven Osborne)

Thomas Trotter, organ

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 / 3:00 PM / $30

Steven Osborne

“British virtuoso Thomas Trotter is unquestionably one of today’s greatest organists” (International Record Review).

“Thomas Trotter completely deserves his high repute in the organ world. His technical prowess…is able to make light of all problems…, the servant of a musical intelligence that is both mature and versatile” (The American Organist).

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COAST SEAFOOD AND RAW BAR — Serving Atlanta’s freshest seafood and island cocktails. The menu incorporates classics including crab and corn hush puppies, a signature seafood boil, and a variety of raw or steamed oysters, clams and mussels, along with signature fresh catch entrees. 111 West Paces Ferry Road N.W., 404.869.0777, h2sr.com. B

NOCHE — A Virginia-Highland favorite known for its Spanish-style tapas dishes and margaritas.

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GOLDFISH — This fun seafood/sushi restaurant has happy hour specials Monday-Friday and nightly entertainment in its lounge. 4400 AshfordDunwoody Road, 770.671.0100, h2sr.com. P LURE — A modern interpretation of a classic fish house with a focus on seasonality and freshness.

1106 Crescent Ave., 404-817-3650. lure-atlanta.com. M OCEAN PRIME — A modern American supper club committed to serving the highest-quality seafood, steak, handcrafted cocktails and 1160-Ad-half page.qxp 10/16/2014 award-winning wines.

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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 Street, 404.385.2005, h2sr.com. M TWIST — This lively restaurant has a huge bar, satay station, tapas menu, sushi and seafood dishes; patio seating is first-come, first-served.

3500 Peachtree Rd. NW, 404-869-1191, h2sr.com. B 8:53 PM Page 1

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After a monthlong search and 372 entries via social media, Sharon Frank has been named the grand-prize winner of the Fox’s biggest fan contest. Here’s a bit about her: ★ Sharon’s winning entry described a date at the Fox in 1967.

She and her date — a man named Charles — saw the movie Hotel. They eventually married. ★ They wed on June 21,1968, in Hawaii and soon will celebrate their 47th anniversary. ★ Frank is a lifelong Georgian, attending school at Whitefoord Avenue Elementary and Lakeshore High. She lives in Palmetto. ★ She was a Theatre of the Stars member. She and her husband were chosen as the featured couple for TOTS’ 60 years of celebration event. ★ She’s visited the theater frequently for more than 50 years. Her first experience was as a child with her parents and an aunt. ★ She has a son and two daughters who all share her love of music and theater. ★ Her favorite show is Cats. She attends every time it’s performed here. ★ Her favorite Fox memory is seeing Yul Brynner in The King & I, in one of his last performances, with her daughters. ★ Sharon, a musician herself, has taken piano lessons since she was 5, and continues to sing and play keyboard at Southwest Christian Church. ★ She was an extra in the Atlanta-filmed movie Tank.

In addition to recognition, Sharon will receive a once-ina-lifetime opportunity to have her name on the plasma screens and marquee at the theater; a backstage tour for herself and up to five guests; two tickets to a Fox Broadway performance of her choice; two Delta flight vouchers; two tickets to the gala celebration A Legendary Encore: An All-Access Celebration of the Fox; a ticket package for the 2015 Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival; a complimentary one-year membership to the Friends of the Fox program; commemorative 40th anniversary merchandise; and a copy of the Fox Theatre’s Memory Maker book.

The fan contest is part of a yearlong celebration marking the 40th anniversary of the Save the Fox campaign.

To see Sharon’s story, visit the Biggest Fan contest page on the Fox Theatre website. For more on the “The Legend Lives On” campaign, visit foxtheatre.org/thelegend.

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