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Little House on the Prairie’s Melissa Gilbert changes roles.

12 Happy birthday America!

Things to do around Atlanta on the Fourth of July.

Atlanta Metropolitan Publishing in the community.

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A look at the Tony-nominated Broadway hit.

42 Larry-Douglas Embury

The man behind Mighty Mo pipes up.

The Performance 15 Program and notes

Departments 40 Information 41 Staff/Golden Rules 46 Dining Guide 60 The Buzz Cover Photo: keith dorton

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All grown up, Melissa Gilbert becomes ‘Ma’

By Kathy Janich

“All I have told is true, but it is not the whole truth.”

— Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1937 Laura Ingalls Wilder was just a baby when her restless Pa moved the family from the big woods of Wisconsin to the little house on the Kansas prairie.

It was 1867. The Civil War was just two years past. Ulysses S. Grant was in the White House. And, popular authors of the day included Mark Twain and Louisa May Alcott.

In 1957, three days after her 90th birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder, who has seen and done so much, died. We liked Ike then. Electricity, telephone lines and a growing number of TV sets lit up American homes. Cars, not covered wagons, putt-putted along the roadways.

Folks were — and still are — reading her somewhat fictionalized accounts of pioneer life in the brutal, beautiful and untamed American frontier. More than 60 million copies of her nine-book Little House series have been sold in

more than 30 languages worldwide (not counting libraries, where I got mine).

Melissa Gilbert was a 10-year-old California girl when she first put on Laura’s bonnet and mentally relocated to Walnut Grove, Minn., for the TV series based on Ingalls’ books. She was 20 when that run ended. Now 46, she’s circled back to the vehicle that made her a household name. In Little House on the Prairie: The Musical she plays Caroline “Ma” Ingalls, Half-Pint’s mother, a character in whom both fans of the TV show and fans of the Wilder books will see changes. Gilbert’s Ma is a bit bigger and bolder. The creative team, she says, wanted to imbue her with the spark that Gilbert showed in her decade as Laura.

They knew what they were doing, Gilbert says, phoning during a free hour in Houston. This “Ma” is brave, Gilbert says. “She’s braver than I am.

She’s contained. She’s strong. She’s fun.

She’s kind. She’s fiery.”

She’s still a central character, of course, but not the central character. The musical Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 9

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tempo and details in scenes have grown and the characters have been fleshed out.

She expects even more changes in the musical’s next life — they’re hoping for a limited run on Broadway — but says the Little House family already is grieving its inevitable breakup.

The challenge, she says, “is keeping it all together from city to city.” Gilbert has fought some laryngitis (she cites constantly changing climates, eight shows a week and almost as many interviews). She missed shows in Spokane, Wash., when she needed back surgery and will again see a back surgeon when the tour ends in late June in Kansas City, Mo. She downplays every ache and pain and you can hear the smile in her voice as she reflects on this journey. Simply, she says, “I’ve been training for this my whole life.”

Kathy Janich is an Atlanta theater artist and freelance writer. After years in daily newspapers, she’s found a joyous second career as an artistic associate, primarily at the smart, gutsy and bold Synchronicity Theatre.

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is built around Laura from age 12 to 16, a span that roughly covers the events of the last four books in the series, from By the Shores of Silver Lake through These Happy Golden Years. It’s the time spent in De Smet, S.D., where the Ingalls family lived for many years and where Laura met Almanzo Wilder, the man she would marry.

Gilbert has one solo number, “Wild Child,” sung in Act Two as Ma urges the maturing young woman (Laura) not to lose the vitality and tenacity that have been the hallmarks of her younger years.

Gilbert, who began dancing at age two and has been singing on and off almost as long, says her favorite moment is a quiet one. She sits to the side of the stage and looks on as Pa sings, with Laura listening, about his love for unsettled lands in “The Prairie Moves.”

Gilbert signed up for this musical buggy ride four years ago as the show prepped for its world premiere at the esteemed Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. It has changed radically since then. All but two songs are new, she says. The pace,

The Orchestra returns to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta for its third summer, with a spectacular lineup of concerts for the whole family to enjoy.

Thursday, July 1, 8pm

All-American Celebration Bridget Reischl, conductor US Army Field Band, Soldiers’ Chorus

Start your 4th of July weekend with a bang in an exciting evening of patriotic sing-alongs and a jaw-dropping fireworks show.

Friday, July 16, 8:30

Planet Earth George Fenton, conductor

Four years in the making, this not-to-bemissed groundbreaking BBC documentary is especially breathtaking on the amphitheatre’s big screens.

Friday, July 23, 8pm

Broadway Rocks Michael Krajewski, conductor

A splendid vocal quartet straight from Broadway knock it out of the park with your favorites from Rent, The Lion King and The Phantom of the Opera and more!

Saturday, August 7, 8:30pm

Disney in Concert – Magical Music from the Movies Michael Krajewski, conductor

The Orchestra and guest vocalists perform the scores and songs of The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and more — shown on the big screens.

Saturday, August 14, 8:30pm

The Wizard of Oz – complete film LIVE! with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz Jere Flint, conductor

Follow Dorothy and her pals in one of the most popular movies ever made, shown on giant screens amid the natural beauty of the park!

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By Ashley L. Brazzel No city celebrates the Fourth of July quite like

Atlanta. So, wherever you are around town, there’s bound to be loads of food, fun and fireworks to enjoy. Here’s our short list of what’s happening and how you can be a part of.

Start the day off right at the 41st annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, the world’s largest 10k competition. Cheer on more than 55,000 runners as they trek down Peachtree Road from Lenox Square mall to Piedmont Park. The race begins at 6:45 a.m. with the Shepherds Center wheelchair race; the foot race commences at 7 a.m., with most runners finishing around 9:30 a.m. Atlantatrackclub.org If you like being in the center of it all, Centennial Olympic Park is the place to be. Rain or shine, there will be an all-day celebration, including fireworks and a diverse entertainment lineup, spanning the park grounds and the adjacent World of Coca-Cola lawn. Bring your picnic baskets, and towels as your little ones are guaranteed to make a run for the Fountain of Rings. Centennialpark.com For the largest fireworks display in the Southeast, head to Lenox Square mall. In addition to the pyrotechnics, there will be plenty of vendors; kidfriendly fun and entertainment; musical 12 EncoreAtlantA.com

performances; a live telecast; and special guest appearances. Previous years’ guests have been Ashton Shepherd and Miss America. Lenoxsquare.com If you’re looking for a range of familycentric activity, head to the 42nd annual Fantastic Fourth Celebration at Stone Mountain Park, July 3-5. In addition to the choreographed lasershow and fireworks spectacular, regular attractions such as the paddle boat and SkyHike adventure course will be open. Grilling is allowed, just be sure to arrive early for a picnic spot as the park draws large crowds on holidays. Admission into the park is free, but parking is $10 per vehicle. Stonemountainpark.com/july4th Other Fourth of July celebrations around the metro area include: an Independence Day Parade in Downtown Atlanta on Peachtree Street; Roswell Town Square’s parade, carnival games and fireworks; Live music and fireworks in the Decatur Town Square; and fireworks after the Atlanta Braves game at Turner Field.

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Christopher B. Manos, Producer Nicholas F. Manos, president presents Ben Sprecher Amy Sprecher Louise Forlenza Bob Boyett Jay H. Harris/William Franzblau Tony Fusco Larry Feinman Peter W. Bezemes William P. Miller Friendly Theatrical, LLC Jon B. Platt Wendy Federman Michael Filerman/Marc Schwartz Karl Sydow and Nelle Nugent In association with Bob Reich and Sharon Carr Present

MELISSA GILBERT

STEVE BLANCHARD

IN THE GUTHRIE THEATER PRODUCTION OF

BOOK BY RACHEL SHEINKIN

MUSIC BY RACHEL PORTMAN

LYRICS BY DONNA DI NOVELLI

Based on the “Little House” books by Laura Ingalls Wilder

and KARA LINDSAY AS “LAURA”

Kate Loprest

with

Kevin Massey Jessica Hershberg Anastasia Korbal

Michael Boxleitner, Megan Campanile, Kurt Engh, Shawn Hamilton, Meredith Inglesby, Caroline Innerbichler, Lizzie Klemperer, Camille Mancuso, Lori Eve Marinacci, Garen McRoberts, Brian Muller, Will Ray, Tyler Rhodes, Gayle Samuels, Dustin Sullivan, Todd Thurston, Tony Vierling, Christian Whelan

Scenic Design Adrianne Lobel

Lighting Design Mark McCullough

Sound Design Carl Casella

Casting Mungioli Theatricals Arnold J. Mungioli CSA

Orchestrations Larry Hochman

Costume Design Jess Goldstein Wig & Hair Design Charles LaPointe Music Coordinator John Miller

Dance & Incidental Music Arranger Michael Dansicker

Music Director/Conductor Richard Carsey Associate Director Tim Federle

Marketing Direction Type A Marketing Anne Rippey

Exclusive Tour Direction The Booking Office Meredith Blair

Associate Choreographer Associate Producers Eric Sean Fogel Kenneth Teaton, Tim Levy, Lynn Shaw

Production Stage Manager Michael Danek

Production Supervisor Larry Morley

General Manager Marshall B. Purdy

Music Supervision, Additional Vocal & Incidental Music by

Kevin Stites

Musical Staging by

Michele Lynch Directed by Francesca Zambello Originally Produced by the Guthrie Theater Joe Dowling, Artistic Director Subsequently Produced by Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey Mark S. Hoebee – Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones – Executive Director This production initiated for the stage by Adrianne Lobel and Francesca Zambello.

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CHRISTOPHER B. MANOS Producer NICHOLAS F. MANOS President

Welcome to the first show of our 2010 Season — Little House On The Prairie, The Musical. We are excited to bring this new show starring Melissa Gilbert as “Ma” to The Fox stage. Little House on the Prairie continues to be one of the most popular and beloved series of stories of all time. Those inspirational stories have taken on a brand-new frontier in this uplifting musical.

We are happy to share this triumphant production with you and hope that you will enjoy this celebration of pioneering spirit and core values.

Thank you for helping us kick off our 58th Season as a not-for-profit theater company. We would not be here without your support and patronage. We are very proud of our 2010 Season and hope you will enjoy our upcoming productions: The Phantom of the Opera, July 6-11; The Sound of Music, Aug. 24-29; 9 to 5: The Musical, Sept. 28 – Oct. 3; White Christmas, Nov. 2-7; and last but not least Blue Man Group, Jan. 18-23, 2011. We have a fabulous lineup of shows and we hope to see you at The Fox! If you are not a subscriber or member of Theater of the Stars and would like to become one, I would like to take this time to invite you to join our family for the 2010 Season. There are several opportunities for participation, including the Star Circle and Production Sponsorships. All include benefits that feature recognition and opportunities to get a closer look at how Theater of the Stars brings musical theater to life at The Fox. Please contact us at 404-252-8960 to find out more about our programs.

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cast (in order of appearance) THE INGALLS FAMILY Laura Ingalls..................................................................................................KARA LINDSAY Ma (Caroline Ingalls)..................................................................................MELISSA GILBERT Pa (Charles Ingalls)................................................................................ STEVE BLANCHARD Mary Ingalls.........................................................................................JESSICA HERSHBERG Carrie Ingalls.........................................................................................ANASTASIA KORBAL HOMESTEADERS Almanzo Wilder............................................................................................. KEVIN MASSEY Robert Boast........................................................................................ CHRISTIAN WHELAN Nellie Oleson.................................................................................................KATE LOPREST Eliza Wilder.......................................................................................... MEREDITH INGLESBY Mr. Oleson................................................................................................. TODD THURSTON Dr. Tann................................................................................................... SHAWN HAMILTON Mr. Brewster......................................................................................... CHRISTIAN WHELAN Mrs. Brewster...................................................................................... MEREDITH INGLESBY SCHOOL CHILDREN OF DE SMET Cap Garland....................................................................................................... KURT ENGH Willie Oleson...................................................................................... MICHAEL BOXLEITNER Ida..................................................................................................... Lori Eve Marinacci Minnie..........................................................................................CAROLINE INNERBICHLER SCHOOL CHILDREN OF BREWSTER Clarence Brewster......................................................................................... BRIAN MULLER Tommy............................................................................................... MICHAEL BOXLEITNER Ruby..................................................................................................... Camille Mancuso Martha.........................................................................................CAROLINE INNERBICHLER STUDENTS AT VINTON SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND Blanche................................................................................................. LIZZIE KLEMPERER ENSEMBLE MICHAEL BOXLEITNER, KURT ENGH, SHAWN HAMILTON, MEREDITH INGLESBY, CAROLINE INNERBICHLER, LIZZIE KLEMPERER, Camille Mancuso, Lori Eve Marinacci GAREN MCROBERTS, BRIAN MULLER, WILL RAY, GAYLE SAMUELS, DUSTIN SULLIVAN, TODD THURSTON, CHRISTIAN WHELAN SWINGS TONY VIERLING, MEGAN CAMPANILE UNDERSTUDIES Ma: MEREDITH INGLESBY, LIZZIE KLEMPERER; Pa: TODD THURSTON, CHRISTIAN WHELAN; Laura: MEGAN CAMPANILE, LIZZIE KLEMPERER; Mary: CAROLINE INNERBICHLER; Almanzo: GAREN MCROBERTS, WILL RAY, DUSTIN SULLIVAN; Nellie: CAROLINE INNERBICHLER, LIZZIE KLEMPERER; Carrie: MEGAN CAMPANILE, Camille Mancuso Dance Captain: TONY VIERLING Fight Captain: CHRISTIAN WHELAN Assistant Dance Captain: MEGAN CAMPANILE SPECIAL THANKS Noel Silverman, Abigail MacBride, Edwin S. Friendly III For more information about LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE MUSICAL go to www.littlehousethemusical.com

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cast

Melissa Gilbert

Steve Blanchard

Kara Lindsay

Kate Loprest

Kevin Massey

Jessica Hershberg

Anastasia Korbal

Michael Boxleitner

Megan Campanile

Kurt Engh

Shawn Hamilton

Meredith Inglesby

Caroline Innerbichler

Lizzie Klemperer

Camille Mancuso

Lori Eve Marinacci

Garen McRoberts

Brian Muller

Will Ray

Gayle Samuels

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Todd Thurston

Tony Vierling

Christian Whelan

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musical nUmbers ACT I OVERTURE............................................................................................................ ORCHESTRA THUNDER....................................................................................................................... LAURA UP AHEAD.........................................................................................................FULL COMPANY THE PRAIRIE MOVES............................................................................................................PA OLD ENOUGH............................................................................................................ ALMANZO MAKE IT HOME.................................................................................................... THE INGALLS COUNTRY GIRLS.....................................................NELLIE, MINNIE, IDA, LAURA, MARY, CARRIE I CAN ROCK.............................................................LAURA, MISS WILDER, SCHOOL CHILDREN GOOD.......................................................................................................................LAURA, MA FIRE IN THE KITCHEN.......................................................................................... THE INGALLS UNCLE SAM.......................................................................PA, ALMANZO, CAP, HOMESTEADERS TIN CUP................................................................................................................................PA I’LL BE YOUR EYES..............................................................................................LAURA, MARY GO LIKE THE WIND............................................................... ALMANZO, LAURA, FULL COMPANY I’LL BE YOUR EYES (REPRISE).............................................................................LAURA, MARY 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION ACT II ENTR’ACTE........................................................................................................... ORCHESTRA PRAIRIE STRONG.......................................................................... ALMANZO, HOMESTEADERS WITHOUT AN ENEMY.....................................................................................................NELLIE GOOD (REPRISE) ................................................................................................LAURA, MARY FASTER............................................................... LAURA, ALMANZO, SCHOOL CHILDREN, MARY TEACH THE WIND...........................................................................................MRS. BREWSTER LEAVING.................................................................................................................... ALMANZO MAKE IT HOME/UP AHEAD (REPRISE).......................MARY, PA, MA, CARRIE, HOMESTEADERS RESTLESS HEART.......................................................................................................... LAURA WILD CHILD.........................................................................................................................MA FINALE..............................................................................................................FULL COMPANY

THE PLACE In and around Dakota Territory THE TIME Early 1880s ORCHESTRA Richard Carsey (Music Director/Conductor), Timothy Splain (Keyboards/Asst. Conductor), Patrick Morrow (Percussion), David Bousso (Violin, Concert Master)

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bios MELISSA GILBERT (Ma) Theatre: OffBroadway: A Shayna Maidel (Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards); Regional: Love Letters (Canon Theater, LA); The Glass Menagerie (Chautauqua Theater Company); The Miracle Worker (Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Palm Beach); Bus Stop and Love Letters (Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville); Little House on the Prairie, the Musical (Guthrie).

Television: Series lead in “Little House on the Prairie,” starred in more than 40 movies for television, including Emmy Awardwinning The Miracle Worker, and more than a dozen television series, including “Nip/ Tuck,” and “Sweet Justice.” Ms. Gilbert served as President of the Screen Actors Guild from 2001–05, and is currently the Standing Board Chair and Spokesperson for the Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition. Ms. Gilbert is also a New York Times best-selling author with the recent publication of her autobiography, Prairie Tale — A Memoir, from Simon & Schuster.

She would like to thank her fantastic voice coaches Eric Vetro and Liz Caplan. Ms. Gilbert would also like to say that none of this would be possible without the love and support of her extraordinary family, Bruce, Sam, Lee, Dakota and Michael.

STEVE BLANCHARD (Pa) Broadway: Beauty and the Beast, Camelot, A Christmas Carol, The Three Musketeers; Off-Broadway: Frankenstein, Johnny Guitar, An Oak Tree; National tours: Camelot, Phantom of the Opera, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis: Esmeralda; Baltimore’s CenterStage: Sleep of Reason; Charles Playhouse, Boston: The Threepenny Opera; Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C.: Hot Mikado, Godspell; Guthrie: Little House on the Prairie; Paper Mill Playhouse: Chess; Theatre Under The Stars, Houston: Chess. Film/Television: Law at Randado, Rapmaser Ronnie, Warlords 3000, “Third Watch,” “Law and Order,” “Ed,” “Police Story,”” Sunset Beat,” “One Life to Live,” “Guiding Light,” “Another World.”

Original cast recordings Johnny Guitar, Sundown, Frankenstein; debut solo CD Northbound Train.

KARA LINDSAY (Laura) Theatre: Denver Center for the Performing Arts: Quilters; Guthrie: Little House on the Prairie; 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle: Lone Star Love; West Virginia Public Theatre: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Beauty and the Beast, Cats, Hello, Dolly!; Carnegie Mellon University: Side Show, After Miss Julie, Hello Again, Oresteia. Training: B.F.A., Acting/Musical Theater, Carnegie Mellon University.

KATE LOPREST (Nellie Oleson) Broadway: Hairspray (Amber Von Tussle); Xanadu (Swing/Kira cover); The Drowsy Chaperone.

Regional: Wicked (Glinda/Nessarose u/s) Chicago Company; Sarah Plain and Tall (Estelle) Dallas Theatre Center; Happy Days (Joanie Cunningham) Paper Mill Playhouse; Les Miserables (Cosette) and Swing! (Diva #2) Pittsburgh CLO. TV: “All My Children” (Scarlett). Kate is a native Chicagoan and sends her love to her family, Mungioli Theatricals, Nicolosi and Tommy. GO BLUE! KEVIN MASSEY (Almanzo) Broadway: Tarzan (Tarzan u/s); Big River. Tours: Grease (Doody), Europe; Tarzan (Tarzan), Hamburg; Big River, U.S. NYCO/Carnegie: Antony & Cleopatra (Eros); Guthrie & Paper Mill: LHOTP (Almanzo); Chicago Shakes: Three Musketeers (D’Artagnan); Utah Shakes: Pippin (Pippin), All’s Well. UFO: Brigadoon (Charlie), Secret Garden (Dickon). Opera: Macbeth, Pagliacci, Mikado; Morehead Scholar, UNC. kevinmassey.com JESSICA HERSHBERG (Mary) is delighted to be a part of the Little House family. NY/ Regional: Idaho! (NYMF, “Best of Fest”), MUNY, PCLO (Alice in Seven Brides…).

Training: University of Michigan B.F.A. Much love to my wonderful family, M, A and the boys at The Mine.

Anastasia Korbal (Carrie) Age 10, is elated to be here! Proud AEA member.

Favorite roles: Molly, National Tour of Annie; Lee Bouvier, Grey Gardens; Baby June, Gypsy; Susan Walker, Miracle on 34th Street; and Gretl, The Sound of Music.

Thanks Barry Kolker, Bob Marks and Miss Michelle! Love, hugs and kisses to my family and friends.

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bios MICHAEL BOXLEITNER (Willie Oleson, Tommy, Ensemble) is making his professional stage debut in Little House. He would like to thank his friends and family for all their support, especially his voice coaches Eric Vetro and Liz Caplan, and most importantly his Mom, Dad and three amazing older brothers.

MEGAN CAMPANILE (Swing, u/s Laura, Carrie, Ast. Dance Captain) is ecstatic to be joining Prairie! Bway: The Little Mermaid (Ariel u/s, Mersister). Training: CCM. Member of AEA. Big thanks to Mama, Daddy, Jen and Cesar ‘Star’ Rocha. Congrats, Alex.

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KURT ENGH (Cap Garland, Ensemble) The Guthrie: Little House on the Prairie (Willie Oleson); The Ordway: The Sound of Music (Kurt); The Children’s Theatre: Seussical (u/s Jojo), Disney’s High School Musical (Ensemble); Theater Latté Da: Gypsy (Baby Tulsa).

SHAWN HAMILTON (Dr. Tann, Ensemble) Shawn is pleased to be returning as a P-dog on the Little House tour. His regional credits include Yale Rep, Trinity Rep, Guthrie Theater, Penumbra Theatre, The Dallas Theatre Center and California Shakespeare Theater.

MEREDITH INGLESBY (Eliza Wilder, Mrs. Brewster, Ensemble, u/s Ma) Broadway: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast (Babette). National Tour: On the Record (Cast Recording). Regional: My Fair Lady (Eliza), A Chorus Line (Diana Morales), Camelot (Guinevere), Crazy for You (Polly), Chicago (Roxie). TV: “Law & Order.”

MeredithInglesby.com CAROLINE INNERBICHLER (Minnie, Martha, Ensemble, u/s Mary, Nellie) happily continues the LHOP adventure from the Guthrie Theater.

Other Minneapolis credits: Children’s Theatre Company and Theater Latté Da. Also, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle; The Ordway Center, St. Paul. Hugs to Denny, Matthew, John and my family.

LIZZIE KLEMPERER (Blanche, Ensemble, u/s Ma, Laura, Nellie) Lizzie is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan Musical Theatre Program. This is for her teachers, the fabulous class of ’09, and 22 EncoreAtlantA.com

her longest and most loyal fans: Mom, Dad, Mike and Dan. CAMILLE MANCUSO (Ruby, Ensemble, u/s Carrie) National Tours: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Jemima), White Christmas (Susan).

Regional: Music Man (Amaryllis), Annie (Molly), Sound of Music (Gretl), Charlotte’s Web (Wilbur), National Anthems: Rangers/ Rockies. Thanks: Michael Danek, Bob Marks, Nancy Carson, Harriet Hill and family. camillemancuso.com LORI EVE Marinacci (Ensemble,u/s Eliza Wilder, Mrs. Brewster) is excited to be joining the Prairie! Broadway/Las Vegas: Hairspray (Shelley, u/s Tracy and Penny). Regional/ Tour: Barrington Stage Co. (Crissy in Hair); The Taffeta’s (Cheryl); Kiss Me Kate (Lois/ Bianca). Training: B.F.A. Musical Theater Penn State University. LoriEve.com GAREN MCROBERTS (Ensemble, u/s Almanzo Wilder) Regional: City of Angels (Stine), Heritage Theatre Festival; Skylight Opera Theatre (Milwaukee). The University of Michigan: B.F.A. Originally from Kenosha, WI. Garen thanks Mom and Dad, Richard, Gina, all his teachers, Leading Artists and Holly.

BRIAN MULLER (Clarence Brewster, Ensemble) is making his professional debut. He attended Stagedoor Manor theater camp where credits include: Big River (Huck), Into the Woods (Baker). He plans to attend Carnegie Mellon. Brian thanks his family and agent Nancy Carson.

WILL RAY (Ensemble, u/s Almanzo Wilder) Off-Broadway: John Truit in Meet Me In St. Louis (Irish Repertory). Regional: North Shore Music Theater, Sacramento Music Circus, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Ogunquit Playhouse, Fulton Opera, Olney Theatre Center, Westport Country Playhouse. Will is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.

GAYLE SAMUELS (Ensemble, u/s Eliza Wilder, Mrs. Brewster) most recently played Billie Holiday in Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill. Broadway: Sunset Boulevard, Grind, Dancin’, Dreamgirls. Regional: Crowns, Beehive, The World Goes ‘Round, Spunk,

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bios Chess. Film & TV: The Ties That Bind, “The Soul Story” (Co-host), “Cupid,” “The Class.” gaylesamuels.com DUSTIN SULLIVAN (Ensemble, u/s Almanzo Wilder) First National Tour! (of the musical variety) Member: Reduced Shakespeare Company, performing with writer/creators and other fine folk during US and Ireland tours. West End: Shakespeare’s R&J, NYC: Anne of Green Gables: The Musical. Thanks to agents and family.

TODD THURSTON (Mr. Oleson, Ensemble, u/s Pa) Broadway: Ragtime (Orig. Cast); 1st National: Les Miserables. Off-B’way: Perfect Crime. Regional: Barrington Stage, Long Wharf, Goodspeed, St. Louis Rep, Asolo, Berkshire, Pioneer, Wichita. Favorite roles & shows: Ragtime (Father), Follies (Ben), Gypsy (Herbie), 1776 (Dickinson), Sound of Music (Von Trapp) and Music Man (Harold Hill).

TONY VIERLING (Swing, Dance Captain) Guthrie: Little House on the Prairie, 1776, She Loves Me, Pirates of Penzance, Merrily We Roll Along, Babes in Arms. Ordway: Singin’ in the Rain. TUTS: White Christmas.

Nat’l Tours: A Chorus Line. Proud member Actor’s Equity.

CHRISTIAN WHELAN (Robert Boast, Mr. Brewster, Ensemble, u/s Pa, Fight Captain) 1st Nationals: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Aida, Ragtime, Camelot. NY: Oliver! Little Shop of Horrors, Portofino!, Emerald Man Mop. Regional: 110 In the Shade at TUTS, Camelot at NCT, Miracle Worker at TPAC, Johnny Guitar, Working at SDRep, Unsinkable Molly Brown and Footloose at TCA. RACHEL SHEINKIN (Book) Recent work includes Broadway: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Tony, Drama Desk awards). Off-Broadway: Striking 12 (Lucille Lortel nomination). Off-off: Serenade.

Regional: Guthrie, Little House on the Prairie; Center Theater Group, Sleeping Beauty Wakes (Los Angeles Ovation Award). London: Blood Drive. Residencies, fellowships, commissions include: Eugene O’Neill National Theater Center, Baryshnikov Dance Foundation, MacDowell Colony, Manhattan Theatre Club, Deaf West, McCarter Theatre, 24 EncoreAtlantA.com

Playwrights Horizons. Rachel is a volunteer mentor for TDF’s Open Doors program, a visiting instructor at Yale School of Drama, and adjunct faculty member of NYU’s Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program.

RACHEL PORTMAN (Music) Theatre: Little House on the Prairie. Film: Grey Gardens, The Duchess, Emma, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, Infamous, The Manchurian Candidate, Oliver Twist, The Lake House, Nicholas Nickleby, Hart’s War, The Human Stain, Life is Sweet, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Beloved, Home Fries, Addicted to Love, Marvin’s Room, Only You, The Road to Wellville, Sirens, Benny & Joon, The Joy Luck Club, Used People, Smoke, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Where Angels Fear to Tread. Opera/concert: The Little Prince, The Water Diviner’s Tale. Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Score for Emma; Academy Award nominations for The Cider House Rules and Chocolat; British Film Institute’s Young Composer of the Year Award.

DONNA DI NOVELLI (Lyrics) Musical Theater/Opera: Little House on the Prairie (lyrics); Florida (book and lyrics) Lyric Opera Cleveland, Public Theater (New Work Now!), New York City Opera (Vox); No God but Yearning (book and lyrics) Mabou Mines, Joe’s Pub (New Work Now).

Theater: The First Eff (stage play) Mark Taper Forum, Duende Arts.Dance: Twelve Dancing Princesses (text) Los Angeles Modern Dance and Ballet. Commissions: San Francisco Opera (2011); Chanticleer (2004); BBC Awards: Manhattan Theatre Club Fellowship, Rockefeller Foundation residency in Bellagio, Italy; National Musical Theater Conference residency, the Mac Dowell Colony and the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Teaching: NYU’s Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program; National Theater Institute, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center; Visiting Instructor Brown University.

LAURA INGALLS WILDER (Original Author) Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in 1867 in the log cabin described in “Little House In The Big Woods.” She and her family

bios traveled by covered wagon across the Midwest, finally settling in DeSmet, South Dakota. Some 20 or so years later, she and her husband, Almanzo Wilder, made their own covered wagon trip, with their daughter, Rose, to Mansfield, Missouri. There, Laura lived until she was 90 years old, and wrote the story of her travels and adventures in her classic series of Little House books. A part of that story has been adapted for the stage, and is what you are seeing today.

FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO (Director). Theatre Broadway: Disney’s The Little Mermaid; London: Royal Albert Hall: Showboat; West End: Napoleon; Raimund Theater, Vienna: a new musical based on Rebecca; Seattle Children’s Theatre: Tibet Through the Red Box; Bregenz’s floating stage: West Side Story; Guthrie: Little House on the Prairie.

Opera: Artistic and General Director of the Glimmerglass Opera, Metropolitan Opera: An American Tragedy (world premiere), Cyrano de Bergerac (with Placido Domingo), Les Troyens; Teatro alla Scala: Cyrano; Washington National and San Francisco Operas: The Ring, San Francisco Opera: artistic advisor; Royal Albert Hall: La Bohème; The Bolshoi: Fiery Angel; Chicago Lyric Opera: Salome; Royal Opera House: Carmen, Don Giovanni; Paris Opera: Boris Godunov, War and Peace, Billy Budd, William Tell; Film War and Peace (ORF), Amahl and the Night Visitors (BBC), The Little Prince (BBC/PBS). Awards: Three Olivier Awards; two Evening Standard Awards for best musical and best opera; two French Grand Prix des Critiques; Japanese Golden Prize; Helpmann Award; Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; Russian Federation’s medal for Service to Culture; the Palme d’Or in Germany; the Golden Mask in Russia.

Education: Colgate University; Moscow University. francescazambello.com MICHELE LYNCH (Musical Staging) Broadway: The Coast of Utopia (Choreographer), Hairspray and The Full Monty (Associate Choreographer), Urinetown (Asst.

Choreographer). Off-Broadway: Everyday Rapture (Second Stage), Paper Mill Playhouse: Happy Days. NYMF: Idaho; Yale Rep: Rough

Crossing; Guthrie: Little House on the Prairie; Asolo Theatre: Pride & Prejudice; Mark Taper Forum: 13; St Louis MUNY: Breakfast at Tiffany’s; Stanford Center for the Arts: Empire; North Carolina Theatre: South Pacific; Ford Center: Leading Ladies; has traveled around the world setting companies of Hairspray and The Full Monty. Film: CAMP. Awards: Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Happy Days at Goodspeed Opera House; Garland Award for 13.

ADRIANNE LOBEL (Scenic Design) Theatre: Broadway: A Year with Frog and Toad (developed and produced), On the Town, The Diary of Anne Frank, Passion, My One and Only; Adrianne has designed for most of the major regional and Off -Broadway theaters during her 30-year career. For Francesca Zambello: The Metropolitan Opera: An American Tragedy; Houston Grand Opera: Street Scene; National Theatre, London: Lady in the Dark. For Mark Morris: English National Opera: King Arthur; Royal Opera, Covent Garden: Platee; La Monnaie, Brussels: The Hard Nut, L’Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato. For Peter Sellars: San Francisco Opera: Dr. Atomic; Houston Grand Opera: Nixon in China; Glyndebourne Festival, England: The Magic Flute; Pepsico Summerfare, New York: The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi fan tutte.

For Christopher Wheeldon: Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow: Misericorde; New York City Ballet: An American in Paris; Pennsylvania Ballet: Swan Lake. Awards: Tony Award nomination, Obie Award, Emmy Award, Maharam Award nomination, Drama Desk Award nomination, Lucille Lortel Award, Long Wharf’s Murphy Award, Fany Award nomination, Joseph Jefferson Award. Education: Yale School of Drama, 1979.

MARK MCCULLOUGH (Lighting Design) Broadway: Accent on Youth; After Miss Julie; Jesus Christ Superstar (revival). OffBroadway: How I Learned to Drive, The Long Christmas Ride Home; This is Our Youth; The Stranger; Gemini; Lobby Hero; Juvenilia; Old Money. London: Whistle Down the Wind (Aldwych Theatre); Royal Shakespeare Company; Tour: Jesus Christ Superstar (revival). Regional: First Wives Club (PreAtlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 25

bios Broadway at the Old Globe), productions at Shakespeare Theatre Company; Huntington Theatre; La Jolla Playhouse; Mark Taper Forum; Hartford Stage; Steppenwolf among others. Opera: Metropolitan Opera; Teatro alla Scala; Royal Opera Covent Garden; New York City Opera; Washington National Opera; San Francisco Opera.

JESS GOLDSTEIN (Costume Design) Selected credits include Jersey Boys (also for London, Australia and Canada), Proof, Take Me Out, How I Learned to Drive, Love!

Valour! Compassion!, Buried Child, Sight Unseen, Tintypes, The Apple Tree with Kristin Chenoweth, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington, and for Lincoln Center Theatre The Most Happy Fella, Henry IV with Kevin Kline and The Rivals, for which he received a 2005 Tony Award. He recently made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera with Jack O’Brien’s production of Il Trittico. Jess is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and currently serves on their faculty as an Associate Professor.

CARL CASELLA (Sound Design) For more then 25 years Carl Casella has worked as an engineer and producer in some of New York’s busiest recording studios, also designing corporate audio/video for several Fortune 500 companies. Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include: A Tale of Two Cities, American Buffalo, Xanadu, Mask, Ray Charles the Musical, Frankenstein, Moon for the Misbegotten, Ring of Fire, Southern Comforts, Latinologues, Once Around the Sun, Sly Fox, Little Shop of Horrors, They Wrote That, Raisin in the Sun, Sexaholix, Adult Entertainment. A Member of Sound Associates, Inc. Love to all my family.

MUNGIOLI THEATRICALS, INC. (Casting) Broadway/Nat’l Tour: Bill T. Jones’ FELA!, Ragtime, Fosse, Show Boat, Candide, Sunset Boulevard, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Joseph… with Donny Osmond; Off-Broadway: Jewtopia, Evil Dead The Musical, Richard Maltby’s Sixties Project; Disney: High School Musical, Lion King, Aladdin, When You Wish; Recent TV/film: Nickelodeon; “The Entertainer” (E!); Casting Director Arnold J. 26 EncoreAtlantA.com

Mungioli is a Member of the Casting Society of America, and has been honored with two Artios Awards and the CSA Media Access Award. mungiolitheatricals.com CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Wig & Hair Design) Bdwy: Memphis, Henry IV, The Rivals, Cymbeline, The Color Purple (Bdwy, First Natl), Jersey Boys (Bdwy, First Natl, Chicago, Las Vegas, Toronto, London and Melbourne), Good Vibrations, The Apple Tree, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, In the Heights, Sight Unseen, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Raisin in the Sun, Radio Golf, The Lieutenant of Inishmoor, Xanadu, 33 Variations and Guys & Dolls. Off-Bdwy: The Merchant of Venice, Two Noble Kinsman, The Normal Heart, Long Christmas Ride Home, The Bacchae, Two Gentlemen, 100 Saints You Should Know, Tin Pan Alley Rag...etc. Many regional and opera credits including the premiere of Stephen Schwartz’s A Seance on a Summer’s Night.

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KEVIN STITES (Music Supervision, Addt’l Vocals, Incidental Music) Broadway: Tale of Two Cities, Color Purple, Titanic, Sunset Boulevard, Pamela’s First Musical, Children and Art, Les Miserables, Threepenny Opera, Fiddler, Nine, Oklahoma!, On the Town National tours: Color Purple, Martin Guerre, Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Titanic. Guest conductor: Grant Park Symphony, Guys and Dolls and Les Miserables at Hollywood Bowl. TV/Film: “Rosie Live,” Reefer Madness, and others LARRY HOCHMAN (Orchestrations) Tony nominations: Fiddler, Class Act, Spamalot.

Emmy (as composer): “Wonder Pets” (Nickelodeon). Broadway orchestrations: Jane Eyre, The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm, Late Nite Comic. Regional and Off-Broadway: 28 shows including The Visit (Kander & Ebb). Film: Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp II, Geppetto, Annie, ...Mattress, 14 others including The Informant (comp. Marvin Hamlisch). Composer: Little Mermaid II (additional music), Amazing Stories, In Memoriam (symphonic poem publ. E.B. Marks). Contributing orchestrator (Bway): Little Mermaid, Music Man, seven others.

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bios Recordings and concerts: Not the Messiah (Eric Idle), Mandy Patinkin, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Betty Buckley, Barry Manilow, Dawn Upshaw. Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony, Big Apple Circus.

LarryHochman.net MICHAEL E. DANSICKER (Dance and Incidental Music Arranger) Broadway: Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Orchestrations/arrangements), All Night Strut, Piaf, Good, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Singin’ In The Rain, (Dance/ Film sequences), Dance of the Vampires Original Scores: Glass Menagerie (Jessica Tandy), Swing Shift (MTC) and Twenty Fingers, Twenty Toes!

(WPA/York Theatre). Film: Elf, Analyze That!

Meet the Parents and Brain Donors. Concert Dance: Jerome Robbins, Agnes DeMille, Twyla Tharp, ABT, Joffrey Ballet, Geoffrey Holder, Donald McKayle, Kenny Ortega and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Hal Leonard Publications: 30 music folios/recordings.

Currently: Garfield Live! (with Jim Davis and Bill Meade) and Shooting Star (Book, Music and Lyrics), directed by David Zippel.

JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator) Recent Broadway: Rock of Ages, Jersey Boys, Burn the Floor, Hairspray, Young Frankenstein, The Producers, Xanadu, Les Miserables. Musician (Bass): Michael Jackson, Madonna, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, B.B. King, P. Diddy, Leonard Cohen, Pete Seeger, New York Philharmonic. johnmillerbass.com RICHARD CARSEY (Music Director/ Conductor) former Principal Conductor/ Artistic Director Skylight Opera Theatre Conductor for over 60 productions. PBS: Ballymore (premiere), The Mikado. AEA Actor: 2 Pianos, 4 Hands, Old Wicked Songs, Souvenir, Dirty Blonde. Music Director: Little House…

(Guthrie), Liceu Opera - Barcelona, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Florida State Opera, Producers, Brigadoon, Forum (Marriott Lincolnshire), Harry Connick’s Happy Elf (premiere).

TIM FEDERLE (Associate Director) Choreography: Angela Lansbury Tribute (Westport Country Playhouse). Associate director: Sister Act (London); Little House on the Prairie (Guthrie). Associate choreographer: 28 EncoreAtlantA.com

Face the Music (Encores!). Dance captain: White Christmas (premiere); Spamalot (first national). Original Broadway casts: The Little Mermaid; Gypsy starring Bernadette Peters.

ERIC SEAN FOGEL (Associate Choreographer) Associate credits include: Happy Days the Musical 1st National Tour, My Fair Lady with Kelsey Grammer (Lincoln Center) Merry Widow (Los Angeles, Dallas Opera) Night at the Operetta (Town Hall) Grease, West Side Story (MUNY, Kevin Kline Award) and NYMF hit musical Idaho!

MICHAEL DANEK (Production Stage Manager) Touring Companies: Dr. Dolittle w/ Tommy Tune, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Disney’s High School Musical. European Touring companies: Grease (Performed in German), Fame, Hair, Evita, West Side Story. Off-Broadway: Perfect Crime (Longest Running play in New York), Night of the Hunter. Regional: It’s A Wonderful Life (Paper Mill Playhouse) Concerts: Degenerate Art (Guggenheim Museum, New York), Humpty Dumpty concert dance piece performed at Cannes Dance Festival in France. Before becoming a stage manager, Michael was an actor in many Broadway and region productions, as well as film and television.

SARAH A. TSCHIRPKE (Stage Manager) Broadway: The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, Jersey Boys, Phantom of the Opera. National Tour: 101 Dalmatians, Jersey Boys, Little Shop of Horrors, Porgy & Bess, Momix, Adventures of Huck Finn, Living History and more. Various Off-Broadway and regional productions.

TYLER RHODES (Assistant Stage Manager/ Swing) National Tour: Happy Days - The Musical. Paper Mill Playhouse: nine shows and Brian Stokes Mitchell in concert.

Goodspeed Opera House: Happy Days — The Musical (Asst. Director). Zach Scott Theatre: Urinetown (Asst. Director); Caroline, or Change (Asst. Director); Hair. Signature: Giant. Austin Musical Theatre: three seasons. Russian Tour: Foxtales. Austin Critic’s Table & B. Iden Payne Awards: Bat Boy - The Musical. Graduate Texas State University: Musical Theatre/Business. Love to family and friends!

bios LARRY MORLEY (Production Supervisor)is pleased to have been a part of the Broadway theatrical community for more than 30 years. Broadway and Touring Credits include Hair, Next To Normal, Equus, Speed The Plow, Passing Strange, Journey’s End, Butley, Well, Spelling Bee, Pippin, Primo, Glass Menagerie, Virginia Woolf, Little Women, Twentieth Century, The Goat, Copenhagen, Jane Eyre, Three Tall Women, Anne, Noise/Funk, La Cage, Rags and Steel Pier.

BEN SPRECHER (Producer) Ben Sprecher is the co founder of Global Broadway Productions and makes his living producing Broadway shows.

AMY SPRECHER (Producer) Amy Sprecher is a multi award-winning and Emmynominated producer and has dedicated her career to children and families, first as a teacher and then developing and producing quality programming in many types of media. She is the lead creative, marketing and education producer on Little House.

Recent producer credits include the Emmynominated “Paz” and “Toddworld.” She has also received multiple Parent Choice Awards, Humanitas Award Certificates, and Kids First Film Festival awards.

LOUISE FORLENZA (Producer) Louise Forlenza is the co founder of Global Broadway Productions. Global Broadway is currently developing musicals for Broadway, London’s West End, as well as national and international productions including Little House on the Prairie, the new Musical entitled Havana and Daphne Du Maurier’s acclaimed international musical Rebecca.

BOB BOYETT (Producer) Broadway: 13 A New Musical, The Seagull, Boeing-Boeing, South Pacific, Sunday In The Park With George, 39 Steps, Seafarer, Rock N Roll, Journey’s End (Tony, Best Revival); Coast of Utopia (Tony, Best Play); Drowsy Chaperone; History Boys (Tony, Best Play); Monty Python’s Spamalot (Tony, Best Musical); The Pillowman; Glengarry Glenn Ross (Tony, Best Revival); The Frogs; Jumpers; Fiddler on the Roof; The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (2002, Tony); Topdog/Underdog (Pulitzer Prize)

JAY H. HARRIS (Producer) Harris has produced in 21 cites in the United States as well as Canada and the United Kingdom.

Among his many productions are the Tony nominated Say Goodnight Gracie, New York and national tour, Respect The Musical, Jewtopia, American Buffalo, Evil Dead The Musical and Rock Tenor. His eleven London productions have won or been nominated for multiple awards. His U.S. and Canadian productions have won or been nominated for 29 awards.

WILLIAM FRANZBLAU (Producer) produced tours of Beatlemania, three tours of the Moscow Circus, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tours, Disney’s Virtual Reality Ride the Comix attraction and was the Executive Producer of the 2003 Tony-nominated Best Play, Say Goodnight Gracie. Currently producing The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron, EVIL DEAD the Musical and the Nilo Cruz (Pulitzer Prize Winner)/ Frank Wildhorn/ Jack Murphy, Sergio Trujillo Directed Broadway Musical, Havana.

TONY FUSCO (Producer) a noted trial lawyer made his producing debut with Kevin Spacey’s Moon for the Misbegotten.

He has a lifelong passion for the theatre and is an accomplished singer, songwriter and actor. He has developed a full cabaret show staged by renowned director Richard Jay Alexander. He is also co-producing the Broadway bound musicals of Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca and Havana the Musical.

LARRY FEINMAN (Producer) After 20 years as an executive at Barbara Matera Ltd, where he helped to make the world of Broadway, ballet, opera and music look magical, Larry Feinman is proud to have Little House on the Prairie as his producing debut, and thanks his friend and mentor, Louise Forlenza.

PETER W. BEZEMES (Producer) Peter, the Executive Director of Peter Bezemes Casting, The Bezemes Entertainment Group and Lindenwood University’s J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, is currently involved in the production Little House on the Prairie the Musical as a Producer and Marvin Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 29

bios Hamlisch Presents: The ‘70s, The Way We Were as Executive Producer.

WILLIAM P. MILLER (Producer) was born in Brooklyn.

FRIENDLY THEATRICAL, LLC (Producer) is an entertainment financing and production company owned by Friendly Family Productions, LLC and managed by Edwin S. Friendly III, the son of Ed Friendly, the legendary television producer who created the Little House on the Prairie television series starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert. Mr. Friendly is delighted to contribute to this theatrical production as it further broadens his family’s involvement with these beloved literary works.

JON B. PLATT (Producer) Tony Awards: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Pulitzer Prize for Drama), Perestroika, Copenhagen, God of Carnage. Tony nominations: Damn Yankees, Peter Pan, Hello, Dolly!, The Diary of Anne Frank, Lonesome West, Man of La Mancha, Wicked, You’re Welcome America. Current: Wicked (New York, San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Sydney, Stuttgart), God of Carnage, The 101 Dalmatians Musical.

WENDY FEDERMAN (Producer) Broadway – Hair (TONY Award Winner Best Musical Revival), Mary Stuart (Seven TONY Nominations), Blithe Spirit (TONY Award Winner Angela Landsbury), American Buffalo, Passing Strange (TONY Award Winner Best Book), November, Moon for the Misbegotten with Kevin Spacey. National Tours – Legends with Joan Collins and Lindsay Evans. Upcoming Broadway Shows: New Musical Addams Family starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, revivals of the musical Ragtime and Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues.

Wendy has served on the boards of MCC Theatre, Penguin Rep and Gilda’s Club NNJ. MICHAEL FILERMAN (Producer) Credits include The Norman Conquests (Tony winner, Best Revival), Blithe Spirit (revival), Will Ferrell’s You’re Welcome America, Impressionism, November, The Homecoming 30 EncoreAtlantA.com

(Tony nom, Best Revival), and Frozen (Tony nom, Best Play), as well as Tea At Five, and Bash’d off Broadway. He developed and executive produced the long running TV series, “Knots Landing,” “Falcon Crest,” “Flamingo Road,” “Sisters,” and “Dallas.”

TV movies include Christmas Eve, starring Loretta Young and The Story Lady, starring Jessica Tandy. He also produced the LA productions of The 24th Day, starring Peter Berg and Noah Wylie, and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.

MARC SCHWARTZ (Producer) A former casting director, senior talent and packaging agent at the William Morris Agency and president of Personal Management Company, Fusion Management. He last produced the off-Broadway hit bare with his long time partner Jack Grossbart and the Dodgers. Upcoming projects for 2010 include both a sitcom and talk show starring Fusion’s clients. He is thrilled to be involved with Little House, the Musical which stars his long time client and friend, Melissa Gilbert.

KARL SYDOW (Producer) Many productions for theatre and film include: (USA) The Seagull, Terra Haute, Happy Days, Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker (6 Tony nominations, NY Critics Award Best Foreign Play, UK, Olivier Award Best Play).

(UK) Dirty Dancing, Dance of Death with Ian McKellen, Some Explicit Polaroids by Mark Ravenhill (winner of the Evening Standard Award as Most Promising Newcomer) both directed by Max Stafford-Clark for Out of Joint. Karl is on the board of Out of Joint, the UK leading producer of new writing for the theatre. Latest film is A Bunch of Amateurs.

NELLE NUGENT (Producer) Her more than 50 B’way, touring, Off-B’way and West End productions include Dracula, the Elephant Man, Morning’s at Seven, Amadeus, Nicholas Nickleby, Sly Fox (revival), American Buffalo (revival) and more than a dozen independent feature films and movies for television, most recently she completed a feature film based on Athol Fugard’s Master Harold … and the boys, show on location in Cape Town, South

bios Africa. She has received five Tony Awards, two Obies, two NY Drama Critics Awards and numerous film and TV awards.

BOB REICH (Associate Producer) Production credits include: Broadway: David Mamet’s American Buffalo; Off-Broadway: Stephen Schwartz’s Captain Louie (Little Shubert Theatre), Barbara’s Blue Kitchen (Lamb’s Theatre); Regional: Little House on the Prairie (Guthrie Theatre), Saint Heaven (Village Theatre); National Tours: Legends (featuring Joan Collins and Linda Evans), Captain Louie; NYMF: Roller Derby. Love to Johanna, Gregory, Kaila, Mindi, family and friends.

SHARON CARR (Associate Producer) is delighted to be involved in this production.

Credits include — Broadway: Burn the Floor, American Buffalo; Off-Broadway: I Love You Because (winner: Best Off-West End Musical 2007, London), Masked, Glimpses of the Moon; Regional: RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women (Cleveland, Boston & Atlanta); Dirty Dancing (Toronto, US PreBroadway Tour), In development: IDAHO! The Musical Comedy Love Story (winner Best of Fest, Best Direction & Best Overall Design NYMF 2008).

TIM LEVY (Associate Producer) Tim works as producer for Robert Boyett Theatricals.

He previously worked at the Donmar Warehouse and then the National Theatre of Great Britain working on their Broadway transfers, including The Pillowman and The History Boys. Broadway credits include: 13, The 39 Steps and Boeing-Boeing.

LYNN SHAW (Associate Producer) Lynn Shaw Productions was formed in 2006 to develop projects for television, theatre, radio and film. She was associate producer of the Off-Broadway show The Last Word and worked on the Broadway shows Amadeus, The Crucible and Hairspray. She will produce See Mom? Run for stage in 2011.

KENNETH TEATON (Associate Producer) SVP Production/Creative Affairs of The Foxboro Company, Inc. Teaton is an awardwinning film and television producer. His recent film credit is Master Harold …

and the boys. Broadway credits include David Mamet’s American Buffalo. He was a producer of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None (London’s West End). OffBroadway credits include Mother, Daughter, Gun. Kenneth is on the board of directors of AMAS Musical Theatre and is on the advisory board of the Producers Guild of America east.

THE BOOKING GROUP (Exclusive Tour Direction) Founded in 1996, The Booking Group represents the best of touring Broadway and theatrical attractions across North America. Their current roster includes In the Heights, Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol, August: Osage County starring Estelle Parsons, Rent, Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia! Avenue Q, Beauty and the Beast, and the upcoming touring productions of Shrek the Musical, West Side Story and God of Carnage.

TYPE A MARKETING (Marketing Direction) is an independent entertainment marketing company that specializes in Broadway and National Touring productions. Current Broadway shows include American Idiot, The Addams Family, A View From the Bridge, A Behanding in Spokane, Lend Me a Tenor, Memphis, The Miracle Worker, The Phantom of the Opera, and Promises, Promises.

Current national tours include A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, Little House on the Prairie the Musical, The Phantom of the Opera and The 101 Dalmatians Musical. iTHEATRICS Co-creator of the Little House on the Prairie Education Guide, provides music theatre educational consulting to: Disney Theatricals, Music Theatre International, MacMillian McGraw-Hill, Broadway and Off Broadway productions. iTheatrics.com.

CHRISTOPHER W. CZAJKA (Laura Ingalls Wilder Historical Consultant) An expert on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life and legacy, Czajka creates educational media for PBS. He was a historical consultant on the Little Houseinspired reality series Frontier House. B.S., Northwestern University; M.F.A., Arizona State University.

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bios THE GUTHRIE THEATER opened on May 7, 1963, with a production of Hamlet directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie, who founded the theater with Oliver Rea and Peter Zeisler. The Guthrie became a prototype for an important new kind of theater and symbolized for many the birth of the notfor-profit resident theater movement.

While the Guthrie’s mission and artistic excellence have remained constant, much has changed over the past four decades.

What began as a summer season of four productions supported by a minimal staff is now a complex organization employing more than 900 people per year. Under current Artistic Director Joe Dowling’s leadership, the Guthrie opened a new facility in June 2006 on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Designed by Jean Nouvel, this architectural gem houses three stages — its signature thrust stage, a proscenium stage for the intimate classics of this century and a studio theater for developing future artists. guthrietheater.org PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE (Mark S. Hoebee — Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones — Executive Director) A Pioneer in the not-forprofit regional theatre movement, Paper Mill Playhouse opened its doors in 1938. Known nationally for its re-imagined productions of classic musicals, Paper Mill has also staged an array of distinguished plays and American and world premieres. Paper Mill’s productions have moved to Broadway, toured nationally, been recorded for the Lincoln Center Performing Arts Library Archives, and filmed for the Showtime and PBS television networks. Paper Mill is committed to nurturing young artists and developing new works; its award-winning arts education, community outreach and accessibility programs reach nearly 60,000 area residents each year.

PARTNERSHIPS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built more than 300,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, 32 EncoreAtlantA.com

decent and affordable shelter for more than 1.5 million people. For more information, visit habitat.org.

THE SEEING EYE pioneer and innovator in dog guide services, provides specially bred and trained dogs to guide blind people throughout the U.S. and Canada, offering them greatly enhanced mobility and independence. The Seeing Eye is supported by individual contributions, corporations, foundations, and bequests. The Seeing Eye is a trademarked name, only used to describe dogs bred and trained at the Morristown, N.J. school. Go to seeingeye.org to learn more.

GENERAL MANAGER Marshall B. Purdy COMPANY MANAGER Bernard L. Tansey PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR......................Larry Morley PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER...............Michael Danek

Stage Manager..............................Sarah A. Tschirpke Assistant Stage Manager.........................Tyler Rhodes Associate Company Manager................. Erik Birkeland Associate Director.................................... Tim Federle Associate Choreographer.....................Eric Sean Fogel Assistant Director.................................... Gina Rattan Assistant Lighting Designer................... Robert Denton Associate Costume Designer............Amanda Seymour Assistant Costume Designer..................Tristan Raines Associate Sound Designer.................... Domonic Sack Head Carpenter......................................Brian Bechtel Flyman .................................................... Eric Steele Head Electrician..................................... David Brooks Spot Op............................................ Eric P. Saccoccio Moving Light Programmer.......................Marc Polimeni Head Audio........................................... Mark D. Clark Sound Technician.............................. Brad Zuckerman Wardrobe Head.......................................... An Trimble Star Dresser.......................................... Amy McClure Head Props.......................................... Stuart Metcalf Assistant Props................................. Samantha Taylor Make-Up Designer, Hair & Make-Up Supervisor ............... ................................................................... Kevin Phillips Music Coordinator..................................... John Miller Assistant Music Supervisor...........Kevin David Thomas Additional Orchestrations.....Jeff Atmajian, David Siegel Music Copyist.....................................Emily Grishman Piano Vocal Copyist..............................Milton Granger Minneapolis Copyist................................... Anita Ruth Production Associate.............................Alyssa Seiden Child Wrangler...................................Carolyn Dunning

bios Banking............. Signature Bank / Barbara Von Borstel Insurance...............................DeWitt Stern Group Inc. Accountants................... Fried & Kowgios Partners LLP ........................................ /Galbraith & Company Inc. Marketing................... True Marketing – Wendy Connor Merchandise..........................Max Merchandising, LLC Web Advertising.................. Mammoth Advertising LLC Tour Photographer..................................Carol Rosegg Tutors...................................... On Location Education Physical Therapy...........NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy Medical Director........................Hugh C. McLeod, M.D. Housing..................... arranged by Road Concierge Inc. Production Assistants....................... Molly Braverman, Samantha Preiss, Emma Sprecher

Marketing Direction TYPE A MARKETING Anne Rippey Nick Pramik

Jenna Gilfoil Micah J. McDade Tour Direction The Booking Group Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart www.thebookinggroup.com THE PUBLICITY OFFICE National Press Representative Marc Thibodeau, Jeremy Shaffer Michael Borowski

Special thanks to Scott Edwards for his Prairie Winds.

Lighting equipment provided by Hudson Sound and Light, LLC. Sound equipment provided by Sound Associates, Inc

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

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

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

The actors equity and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

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

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

This production is produced by a member of the League of American Theatres and Producers in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

Casting by MUNGIOLI THEATRICALS Arnold J. Mungioli, CSA Melanie Lockyer, Alex Hanna GLOBAL BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS LP Ben Sprecher Louise Forlenza President Chairman Marshall B. Purdy Executive Producer Karen Caccavale

Patsy Byrne

Tony Fusco

Investor Relations

Comptroller

Corp Adviser

www.globalbroadwayproductions.com

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THEATER OF THE STARS BOARD OF TRUSTEES James C. Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman John C. Breckenridge, Dr. Robert L. Bunnen, Robin Ferst, Ken Haldin, Joe Hall, Virginia Hepner, Phil Jacobs, Ingrid Saunders Jones, Adam Orkin, Dennis Reagan, Belinda Bunnen Reusch, Grant Wilmer, Melody Wilder Wilson, David Yu William Orkin: (Emeritus), Glen P. Robinson: (Emeritus), Dr. Robert L. Bunnen: (Emeritus), Aaron J. Johnson: (Emeritus), Henri Jova: (Emeritus), Dr. John E. Skandalakis: (Emeritus), Dom H. Wyant: (Emeritus)

executive leadership CHRISTOPHER B. MANOS Producer

Mr. Manos has been in At­lan­ ta for more than 40 years. He has produced over 700 works of theater, ballet and opera. He has been recognized with nu­mer­ ous civic awards, including the Atlanta Critics Award for the de­vel­ op­ment of the art of the­ater in Atlanta and the Gov­er­nor’s Award in the Arts. He has been instrumental in the creation of such organizations as the Winter Play Season, Grand Opera in the Park, Just Us The­ater Company and the Fall Film Fes­ti­val – just to name a few! During the early months of the Woodruff Arts Center, Mr. Manos was responsible for 12 pro­duc­tions of theater, ballet and opera in that facility.

Mr. Manos is a member of the Broadway League, the Independent Presenters Network and the National Al­li­ance of Musical Theatre Pro­duc­ers. In 1999, Mr. Manos received the Coca-Cola Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award from the Arts & Business Council of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. In 2005, Mr. Manos was the first recipient of the GAELA Award presented by the Atlanta Coalition of Performing Arts. In 2007, Mr. Manos was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Broadway League.

Mr. Manos was married for 45 years to the late Glenn Ryman Manos. He has two sons, Chris Jr. and Nick, a daughter, Ann, and is the very proud grandfather of seven grandsons and four granddaughters.

NICHOLAS F. MANOS President

Mr. Manos is a graduate of the Westminster Schools in Atlanta and the University of North Carolina. His business career spans two decades in sales management with a multi-national employee benefits company. In the fall of 2000, he returned to Atlanta to become the managing director of Theater of the Stars. In 2008, he assumed the role of president.

Since 2000, Mr. Manos has been heavily involved with the touring aspect of the company and has been the driving force behind many of the artistic and cultural marvels brought to the Theater of the Stars stage, including Disney's High School Musical, the co-productions of Deaf West’s Big River, The King And I with Sandy Duncan, and Bombay Dreams.

Mr. Manos is the founder of the Junior Theatre Festival, an event that takes place every January in Atlanta, and brings drama students from all over the world together to perform, learn and celebrate theater.

Mr. Manos has served on the boards of the Houston Grand Opera and Theatre Under The Stars in Houston. He and his wife Laura have three children, Andy, Kate and Sam, and one dog, Peach.

STAFF

Scott Bowker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Director Mary O’Hara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting Manager Marguerite Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office Manager The Glenn Agency/Karen Hatchett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertising & Public Relations Brian D. Frey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Manager Henry Rowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. to the Administrative Director Glenn Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. to the Administrative Director Linnette Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant 34 EncoreAtlantA.com

donors Theater of the Stars is grateful for the support we receive from our donors. Thank you for helping us produce the best in family entertainment in 2009-2010.

All lists include commitments recieved as of May 26, 2010.

star circlE Leslie V. Aycox Jeff & Heather Colier Douglas C. Curling Chris & Sonnet Edmonds Anthony Flowers

Drs. Michelle & Gregory Gibson Virginia Hepner & Malcolm Barnes Dean A. Jones

Walter Mitchell Maureen Reamer Katherine Stearns Melody Wilder Wilson

producers circlE Ron H. Bell William & Rhea Berger Bess & Arnold Cotton Robert & Sara Dinius Mark Enzmann

Mitchell Gwinn Mr. & Mrs. David C. Huffman Alice M. Miller Paul Player Jeffrey Salomone

Mr. & Mrs. Verenna Richard West Carol & Eric Wrape

Patrons Nancy & Harold Abrams Action Electric Co., Inc. Claire R. Adams John & Donna Adams Michael & Joanna Addison Jim & Linda Adkins Tom & Jan Adkins David & Sherry Agan Shirley M. Agan Dorothy D. Aiken Donald Alcorn Mr. & Mrs. Aaron I. Alembik Kenneth & Glenda Alexander Dr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Allen Beverly Allen David & Donna Allman David & Debbie Alsobrook Dede Alsobrook Helen Alston Alston & Bird Amelia Bay Beverage Systems Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Amiel Amon Family Ann & Wayne Anderson Mr. & Mrs. David Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Jim Anderson Jonathan Andrews Norma & Donald Appel

Dennis & Mitzi Apple Chris Arapoglou Ardo & Winter Lea M. Arnau Marilyn S. Arnold Wayne & Joan Aronson Kristina Asbell Laura Asbell Dr. Joan A. Ashford Sara Sue Athans Atlanta Fragrance, Inc. Atlanta Society Donald & Fara Avery Herb & Jane Axelrod Michael & Lillie Axelrod Leslie V. Aycox Mr. & Mrs. Brian Babin James J. Babula Betty B. Baccus Timothy L. Bagby Christopher P. Bailey Danny & Lana Bailey Leisa Bailey Susan L. Bailey Allan & Martha Baitcher Jill & Christopher Baker John Baker Kay Baker

Lewis L. Baker Karyn & Don Ballard John & Susan Balsavage Mr. & Mrs.Dale Banich John & Cathy Barbee David & Lynette Barber Kirk & Penny Barber Mr. & Mrs. Paul Barish Lin Barker Alice & Steven Barlow Mrs. William B. Barmore Ray & Geneva Barnes Don A. Barnette W.E. Barnette Judy Barrett Bob Barrineau Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barrineau William & Bonnie Baskett Michael & Elesha Bateman Eugenia L. Battle William R. Battle Dr. & Mrs. Fernando Bayo III Valerie Bean Jere & Sara Beasley Drs. Mark & Laura Beaty Angela Beaulieu Ms. N. Gwili Beckloff Patricia Belcher

Jan & Lou Belinfante Robert Bell Ron H. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Bell Dr. & Mrs. Sidney Bell Art & Ginny Bendelius Joan O. & Tim Benedetto Ruth Benedict W. Douglas & Mickey J. Benn Sherry C. Bennett James W. Benson Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bentley Jr. Alana & Christian Benton Bill & Rhea Berger Michael & Lisa Berger Woodie & Cheryl Bergeron Dr. James D. Bernard Mary Ann Bernstein Sid Besmertnik Marle & Abe Besser Mr. & Mrs. Fred Betts Curt & Sue Bibler Dianne Bieler Christine & Daniel Bieller Walter J. Bieszak Carol Bingeman Mary H. Bird Hayden Black Jr.

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Adam & Anna Drost Richard & Julie Duhe Annette & Richard Dukes Christine Dumanski Mrs. Ann T. Duncan Steven S. Dunlevie Chris & Kelly Dyar Dennis W. Dye Jr. Dynasound, Inc. Sam & Kara Eads Susan M. Earney Bonnie Easoz Chris & Sonnet Edmonds Dr. Gerald G. Edmondson Dr. Joanne H. Edmondson Elizabeth F. Edwards Lee Edwards Thomas & Hollye Edwards William Edwards Alan & Susan Eisen Meribah B. Elliott Charles Reid Elliston Sue E. Elmore David & Donna Englett Frank G. English IV A.E. Ensell IV Mark Enzmann David M. Epps Warren M. Epstein Candace Erickson Barbara Ericson Elaine A. Erneston Dr. G.B. Espy Lisa R. Ethridge Gene & Linda Evans Jan Evans Preston T. Evans Randy Evans William & Leila Evans James & Amy Faber Factory Automation System Mr. & Mrs. John Fahey Faye H. Fall Dr. William K. Farrar. Jr. Mary Faulkner Robert J. Fauls Jr. Gilbert J. Febles Garry Fehrman John & Elleanore Feininger Graham P. Felton Tracy L. Fenner Jim Ferguson Roger & Fatima Fields Roberta Finello Richard Fingerle Kent M. Finley Lori & Art Finley Ira & Alma Fischman Rosemarie Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Neil Flatt Mrs. T.W. Fleetwood James A. Fleming Peggy B. Fletcher Roxanna & Kenneth Flick James & Carole Florence Tony & Susan Flowers Marc & Jeanine Floyd Mr. & Mrs. Alan Flury Joe & Lynn Fogel Richard K. Foley Richard & Joan Foltz Dr. Cynthia J. Fordyce Roberta & Phillip Foreman Robert A. Forster MD

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Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Holloway Scott & Susan Holloway Frances Holmes Lorelyn Homa John & Joyce Hooper Kathy L. Hope Jane M. Hopkins Richard Horne Mrs. Annie M. Horton Helen Kay Horton Victoria Horton Kristin J. Hothersall Bradley Houck Elaine B. Howard Jackie Garson Howard James C. Howard Michael L. Howard DDS Nicholas & Karen Howard Sharon Howard Van Howard Lt. Col. Charles S. & Laura Clark Howell Dorinth E. Howell Jon & Emily Howell Patti Howell David & Shannon Hudson Michael & Dawn Hudson Doug & Gina Huff David C. Huffman Khristen Huffman Dr. Joseph L.A. Hughes John Hunsinger Sue & Chad Hunt Helen Huntley Luanne S. Hutcheson John & Kelly Iacobelli John Iacovelli Linda Icaza Jim T. Inscoe Fred & Mickey Irvin Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Isaac Tina & Tal Isbell Mr. & Mrs. Harold J. Itkin Kathryn H. Jackson Lynn & David Jackson Nancy Jackson David & Jacque Jacobs Carter L. Jacoby David & Jane Jacques Terry James Mr. & Mrs. Jane Janeway Joy A. Jarrett Lee R. & Margaret Jenkins Thomas R. Jennings Michelle Jinright Ben & Teresa Joel Iris Johansen Bonnie Johnson Brindley Guy Johnson Jane L. Johnson Jeff & Debbie Johnson Kash & Sherry Johnson Ken & Julie Johnson Kristen M. Johnson Paul Johnson Rick & Tommie-Ann Johnson Sue Todd Johnson Timothy A. Johnson Suzanne Jonap Amy Jonap-Wiseman Cris Ann Jones Dean A. Jones G.R. Jones MD Ingrid S. Jones

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Allison E. Lasure Barbara B. Latimer Daniel G. Lazarek Katrina Lazenby JoAnn Leder Dr. James L. Lee Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Lee Ronald & Donna Lee Danny E. Leeser Philip & Mary Lefkoff Dr. Ralph Lehr Max V. Lenker Tom & Suzi Leonard Robert Leven Mr. & Mrs. Ronald S. Leventhal Ron & Mary Rose Levesque Phyllis Levin Dr. & Mrs. Allan N. Levine James W. Lewis Scott R. Lewis Catherine M. Lindsay Blake, Carol & Camryn Lindsey Linkon Family Phyllis Lipsett Ronald Lipsitz Mr. & Mrs. F. James Little Elizabeth B. Littrell Patricia A. Lloyd MD Sandra Logsdon Mr. & Mrs. David W. Lolmaugh Rosemarie & Michael Long Lynda Lores Brandall & Dana Lovvorn Rob & Sydney Lowry Page Loyd Lindy L. Lukert Richard & Patti Luna Vaughan T. Lund Catherine F. Lynch Jamie Lyons Randy & Maria Mackas Jack & Patsy Mackmull Jr. Wendy MacMahon Magusiak & Morgan Christy Phyllips Malcom Raymond Malo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Malone Sr. Sam & Mary Maloy Paul Mande Jennifer Bonanno Mann John & Caroline Manning John & Caroline Manning Dana & Randy Mannino Mark H. Mantz Patrick & Sandra Marshall Simon & Melanie Marshall Dr. Leon Martin Jr. Michael J. Martin Kimberly N. Mashburn Nathan L. Mason Henry & Lisa Kay Matchen Mr. & Mrs. Dean Mathison Sal & Pat Matise Cindy M. Matyas Jennifer & Ed May Mike & Wendy May William J. Mayers William H. Mays A.P. McBrayer Didi McBrayer Mr. & Mrs. Mike McBrayer Pat & Carol McBride Stanley H. McCalla Sr. Joyce M. McConnell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. The overture is part of the performance.

Please cease talking at this point.

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

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

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

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

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

The Fox Theatre

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

STAFF

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

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

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Anne Cox Chambers, Arnall (Pat) Connell, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., Jere A. Drummond, Richard O. Flinn III, Arthur Montgomery, Joseph V. Myers Jr., Edward J. Negri, Edgar Neiss, Herman J. Russell, Preston Stevens Jr.

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Larry-Douglas Embury: The man behind Mighty Mo

By Kristi Casey Sanders

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Prior to his appointment as resident organist in 2001, Embury says Mighty Mo only was played for summer film series sing-alongs.

Now, he says, “I open for the majority of the shows. ... I end 15 minutes before the show starts, so the orchestra has time to tune up, and I usually start when the house opens.”

Embury prefers not to use a set list of songs for his concerts. Instead, he likes to spotlight music from upcoming shows and play audience favorites.

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f you slipped into the theater right before tonight’s curtain went up, you missed one of the Fox Theatre’s greatest attractions: Organist in Residence LarryDouglas Embury, who plays pre-show concerts on the theater’s 1929 Möller pipe organ, “Mighty Mo.”

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from a 1929 Ludwig drum kit, Zildjan crash cymbal and grand piano to carillon bells, a real marimba and a locomotive whistle. “They’re under wind pressure,” Embury explains. “So when I activate, say, the castanets, if you were in the chamber, you’d see the castanets look just like they were in a dancer’s hands, but they’re under wind pressure [which

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“We have almost 2,500 volunteer ushers, and after nine years, [I’ve] got to know a lot of them. One likes to hear ‘Besame Mucho’ and one likes to have me play ‘Hello, Dolly!’ And I take suggestions from people who come by the rail [separating the organ from the audience]. One night a lady came by and [asked for] ‘Claire de Lune.’ It’s one of my favorites, so I played it next. I don’t have any agenda; it’s all about them.”

One of the joys of what Embury calls “having the best job in the world” is getting to play such a rare, world-class instrument. “Mighty Mo has all the bells and whistles, and can handle any musical literature I throw at it, from Bach to boogie-woogie, rock ’n’ roll, Broadway, gospel, hymns, country-western and scores for ballet.”

Part of what makes the instrument so flexible is that its keyboard and stops are connected to a whole gallery of musical instruments hidden behind the faux opera boxes on either side of the stage.

Mighty Mo’s catalogue of sounds range

Keep in mind that Embury doesn’t only play the Fox or Mighty Mo. Among his illustrious credits are engagements as a pianist with the Desilu Orchestra (of “I Love Lucy” fame), assisting pianist/conductor José Iturbi and playing a command performance for Pope John Paul II (the Baldwin concert grand piano from that concert, emblazoned with the papal seal, now resides in Embury’s home).

When he’s not at the Fox, Embury plays improvisational jazz, church organ, concert and cabaret piano at venues around town.

If you’d like to engage him for a special event, e-mail him at larryd@duoarts.com.

makes them] ‘speak.’” Embury says that when he plays, he must think like an arranger, deciding whether and when to introduce brass instruments, strings, percussion and sound effects into the musical score of each song he plays.

And he loves surprising the audience with songs they wouldn’t expect to hear from such an august instrument. For last year’s Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival, the Robert Downey Jr. movie Iron Man was scheduled, so Embury learned how to play the Ozzy Ozborne/Black Sabbath song “Iron Man” on the organ. “When I played it, the audience was up for grabs,” he laughs. “But that’s what it’s all about. We have an intergenerational audience — we have grandparents come to see the shows with their grandkids and everything in between.”

Perhaps what Embury enjoys most is playing for the children who come to the Fox. “The first time I ever saw a theater organ was in the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver ... when I was a little kid of five, and it really did something to me.

So I think, ‘There’s a little Larry standing there,’ when I play and see their eyes as big as saucers. It’s exciting for adults to see that big behemoth [Mighty Mo] rising up out of the orchestra pit, so I know it must be exciting for little kids to see it.”

If children (or adults) are interested in learning how to play the theater organ, Embury says there are two wonderful organizations with chapters in Atlanta they should contact: The American

Take the magic of Mighty Mo home with you Several of Organist in Residence Larry-Douglas Embury’s CDs are for sale at the Fox Theatre gift kiosk.

Sonic Bloom ($20) is a deluxe CD/ DVD set that’s specially mastered for surroundsound home theaters and features a panorama of aural and visual delights.

Celebrate the holidays with Larry, Carols and Mo ($15), which captures the spirit of the Fox’s annual free concerts for the citizens of Atlanta. And enjoy standards such as “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Moon River” on Mighty Mo and “All that Jazz” ($15), which also features “phantom of the Fox” Joe G. Patten, who almost single-handedly rescued the organ from neglect and spent most of his life restoring it. “He’s my mentor,” Embury says. For more information, visit foxtheatre.org or duoarts.com.

Theatre Organ Society (atos.org) and the American Guild of Organists (agohq. org). “[They] have scholarship programs for kids so they can ... study with teachers, so when I go to that great keyboard in the sky, there’ll be someone to come after me,” Embury chuckles.

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South City Kitchen

Fox theatre Dining Guide Looking for a great night out? Try one of these local restaurants before or after the show. For Dinner and a Show packages, visit encoreatlanta.com/offers.

Neighborhood codes: A–Alpharetta, B–Buckhead, IP–Inman Park, OFW–Old Fourth Ward, M­—Midtown, D–Downtown, P–Perimeter Mall area, SS–Sandy Springs, VH–Virginia-Highland, V—Vinings, W–Westside

American Broadway Diner Unique, due to its food and décor, the Broadway Diner serves great food (including authentic Greek cuisine) at awesome prices. Based on a Broadway-style theme, the diner is perfect for families and business people. 620 Peachtree St. NE, (404) 477-9600, thebroadwaydiner.com. M Einstein’s The place that puts a smile on your face.

Dining with an emphasis on service, Einstein’s offers innovative competitively-priced cuisine in a warm, accommodating environment. Enjoy a delicious meal on their award-winning patio and sip on their infamous martinis. 1077 Juniper St., 404-876-7925, einsteinsatlanta.com. M Garrison’s A neighborhood destination known for high quality food, generous portions and a comfortable setting. Superb wine and specialty cocktails compliment the highest quality seafood, steaks and creative sandwiches. Their outside dining is perfect for relaxing and people-watching.

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ingredients, Goodfellas offers everything you need for lunch and dinner — pasta, salads, calzones, subs and, of course, pizza and wings. 615 Spring St. NW, (404) 347-7227, goodfellaspizzawings.com. M Hudson Grille is the perfect place to catch a game, to meet friends for a great meal or to enjoy drinks at one of their expansive bars.

Four locations: Midtown, 942 Peachtree St. NE, 404-249-9468; Alpharetta, 865 North Main St., 770-777-4127; Perimeter, 4400 AshfordDunwoody, 770-350-0134; Brookhaven, 4046 Peachtree Rd., 404-233-0313, hudsongrille.com.

M,A,P,B Lenox Square Grill offers breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. DJ every Friday and Saturday night til 2am. Private meeting rooms accommodate up to 150. 3393 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404.841.2377, lenoxsquaregrill.com. B Livingston Restaurant and Bar It’s hard to beat the location (across the street from the Fox Theatre in the Georgian Terrace), and diners get complimentary parking, but the main attraction is the glamour of the main dining room, which has hosted the likes of Clark Gable, and the al

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fresco seating area, which is available in warm weather. 659 Peachtree St. NE, 404-8975000, livingstonatlanta.com. M Lobby The menu focuses on seasonal fare at this sophisticated American restaurant in the lobby of TWELVE Atlantic Station. 361 17th St., 404961-7370, lobbyattwelve.com. M ONE.midtown kitchen Dine on fresh, seasonal American cuisine in a club-like atmosphere near Piedmont Park. 559 Dutch Valley Rd., 404-8924111, onemidtownkitchen.com. M Murphy’s This restaurant has one of the city’s top brunch menus, but it’s known for great peoplewatching and its contemporary comfort food.

997 Virginia Ave., 404-872-0904, murphysvh. com. VH Two Urban Licks “Fiery” American cooking meets live music at this hip hangout. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404-522-4622, twourbanlicks.com. M

American/steakhouse Cowtippers is known as an avid supporter of the community, whimsy and down right good oldfashioned fun. Home to traditional steak house fare served with creative twists; enjoy huge desserts, 25 types of margaritas, and the best burgers in town. 1600 Piedmont Ave., 404874-3751, cowtippersatlanta.com. M Joey D’s Oakroom Near Perimeter Mall, this stylish steak house has a staggering selection of spirits and a hot after-dinner singles scene. 1015 Crown Pointe Pkwy., 770-512-7063, centraarchy.com. P New York Prime A Prime Time Top 10 USDA Prime Steakhouse known for its wine list, atmosphere and world class service. 3424 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-846-0644, centraarchy.com. B Prime Enjoy steak, sushi a nd seafood in a festive atmosphere near Lenox Mall. 3393 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-812-0555, h2sr.com. B Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse A favorite local steak house with multiple locations near shopping and entertainment hotspots. Sides are generous, and the quality of the steaks and seafood is excellent. Three locations: Buckhead, 3285 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-365-0660; Sandy Springs, 5788 Roswell Rd., 404-255-0035; Centennial Olympic Park, 267 Marietta St., 404-223-6500; ruthschris.com. B, SS, D The Tavern at Phipps This is one of Atlanta’s hottest after-work spots, and has been singled out for its happy hour and singles scene by Jezebel, InSite Magazine and the AOL City Guide. 3500 48 EncoreAtlantA.com

Peachtree Rd. NW, 404-814-9640, centraarchy.com. B

American/southern South City Kitchen With a stylish, Southerncontemporary menu, this DiRoNA restaurant helped make grits hip for the business crowd.

Sundays are BBQ Nite. Two locatons: Midtown: 1144 Crescent Ave. 404-873-7358, Vinings: 1675 Cumberland Pkwy. 770-435-0700, southcitykitchen.com. M, V Terrace celebrates American heirloom recipes through supporting local and regional farmers, fisherman and producers. It recaptures the pure simple flavors and tastes of natural and organic ingredients while bursting with delicious flavors. 176 Peachtree St. NW, 678.651.2770, ellishotel.com/terrace. D

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

bakery Bakeshop provides bustling bustling midtown with a fresh take on a diverse, yet simplistic, array of breads, croissants, cakes, quiches, sandwiches, salads and brewed coffees courtesy of acclaimed Executive Chef and Bakeshop owner, Jonanthan St. Hilaire. 903 Peachtree St. NE, 404.892.9322. bakeshopatl.com. M

brew pub/gormet pub fare Gordon Biersch Fresh-brewed beers are a tasty accent to this brewery-restaurant’s hearty pizzas, salads and sandwiches. For a small additional fee, pre-show diners can leave cars in the lot while they’re at the Fox. Two locations: Midtown: 848 Peachtree St. NE, 404-8700805; Buckhead: 3242 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-264-0253, gordonbiersch.com. M, B Tap A gastropub offering easy-to-share pub fare and an extensive beer selection. The patio is a great place to chill after work. 1180 Peachtree St., 404-347-2220, tapat1180.com. M

creole/cajun Parish New Orleans-inspired dishes served with a modern twist and a fully stocked raw bar; a Nawlins-inspired brunch is served on the

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weekends. Downstairs, a take-away market sells sandwiches, spices, pastries and beverages. 240 N. Highland Ave., 404-681-4434, parishatl. com. IP

european fusion Ecco Esquire Magazine named this casual, European-influenced bistro a “Best New Restaurant in America.” It’s also gotten raves for its killer wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and cheese menus. 40 Seventh St. NE, 404-347-9555, ecco-atlanta.com. M Nikolia’s Roof is an award-winning AAA Four Diamond restaurant and the epitome of fine dining at its best. Delight in the option of a four, six or eight-course tasting menu with wine pairings or an innovative a la carte menu. Enjoy intense flavors and tastes, fresh ingredients and an elegant ambiance with a view overlooking Atlanta’s starlit skyline. 255 Courtland St. NE, (404) 221-6362, nikolaisroof.com. D

italian Il Mulino’s cuisine is characterized by its simplicity: a rustic and hearty blend of the freshest ingredients available, from fish, lamb and cured meats to homemade pecorino and ricotta, all lovingly and meticulously prepared to celebrate and enjoy with family, friends and even strangers. Peachtree Tower: 191 Peachtree St. LOB 03, 404-524-5777, ilmulino.com/atlanta.html. D La Tavola Serving classic Italian cuisine for lunch and dinner in the heart of Virginia-Highland.

992 Virginia Ave., 404-873-5430, latavolatrattoria.com. VH Medici Tuscan cuisine served in the typical Tuscan spirit; flexible menu with Tuscan-rubbed steaks and a wide selection of antipasti, insalata e zuppes, pastas, hand tossed pizza and bistecches. 2450 Galleria Pkwy., 770-9534500, renaissancewaverly.com. V

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

MEXICAN Cantina Tequila & Tapas Bar is located in the Terminus building on the corner of Peachtree and 50 EncoreAtlantA.com

Piedmont roads. It features authentic Mexican cuisine and has become Buckhead’s newest watering hole. Join us weekly for $2 Taco Night every Tuesday, Buck Wild Wednesdays, when certain items are only $1, and Disco Thursday.

3280 Peachtree Rd. NW, Terminus 100, Ste. 150, 404-892-9292, h2sr.com. B El Taco An eco-friendly watering hole serving fresh Mexican food made with all-natural meats and killer margaritas. 1186 N. Highland Ave. NE, 404-873-4656, eltaco-atlanta.com.VH

moroccan The Imperial Fez offers authentic Moroccan cuisine in an exotic dining environment. Guests dine on pillows and enjoy savory food eaten by hand. It is a truly unique dining experience with nightly belly dancing performances and live music starting at 7:30 p.m. 2285 Peachtree Rd. NE, #102, 404-351-0870, imperialfez.com. B

seafood/sushi Coast Seafood and Raw Bar serves 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 W. Paces Ferry Rd. NW, 404-869-0777, h2sr.com. B Goldfish This fun seafood/sushi restaurant has Happy Hour specials Mon-Fri and nightly entertainment in its lounge. 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., 770-671-0100, h2sr.com. P

spanish/tapas Noche A Virginia-Highland favorite known for its Spanish-style tapas dishes and margaritas. 1000 Virginia Ave., 404-815-9155, h2sr.com. VH

steak/sushi Room This elegant restaurant serves steak and sushi on the ground floor of the TWELVE Centennial Park hotel. 400 W. Peachtree St., 404-418-1250, roomattwelve.com. D Strip This sophisticated steak, seafood and sushi restaurant offers an in-house DJ and a rooftop deck. Atlantic Station at 18th St., 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

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Giving Back Atlanta Metropolitan Publishing thinks globally, acts locally

By Kristi Casey Sanders

This is the first in a series of stories about local companies working to make a difference in our community and abroad. If you have a story about your company that you’d like to share, send it with images to kristi@encoreatlanta.com.

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eing a publisher of printed magazines like the one you’re holding in your hand, Atlanta Metropolitan Publishing (AMP) and its employees are very aware of paper, particularly its cost and impact on the environment. So it was only natural that the company would start looking at ways to reduce the amount used in the office and recycle the rest.

In spring 2008, after running several articles about how to green meetings and events for Encore Atlanta’s sister publication Plan Your Meetings, the management team decided it was time to start operating more sustainably. “We wanted our company, because it’s small and family owned, to be able to walk the talk,” remembers Chief Administrative Officer Claudia Madigan.

An internal “green team” was formed to brainstorm ways AMP could reduce, reuse and recycle materials. Over the next several months, the disposable plates, cups and silverware were replaced with reusable ones; the job of taking glass, paper, aluminum and tin to the recycling center was added to the list of kitchen

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sign-up duties; and harsh cleansers were replaced with more eco-friendly options.

In the first year, 230 gallons of plastic, glass and metals were diverted from landfill, thanks to the recycling initiative, as well as countless bins of office paper, cardboard and magazines.

At the start of 2009, AMP’s management team proposed adopting both a local and a global charity to support on a more regular basis. Encore Atlanta Publisher Sherry White suggested UNICEF be the global charity of choice.

“UNICEF has saved more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization in the world, and that was my personal draw, being a mother,” White says. She joined the board of the charity, and AMP became advocates of the organization, both through exposure given in Encore Atlanta and donation stations, which they set up at all Plan Your Meetings events.

“UNICEF has a Web site called Inspired Gifts (inspiredgifts.unicefusa. org), and it’s allowed us to really make a difference,” White says. “You may think,

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lunch and clean up. Our employees were extremely proud of what they were doing and the seniors ... were fascinated that we came out and did that.”

Going forward, Madigan says, she hopes to find at least one day of service activity for AMP employees to participate in each quarter. And the company continues to look for ways it can improve operations and minimize its environmental impact by partnering with like-minded small businesses.

Working for planet, people and profit — that’s something everyone can feel good about.

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‘With $200, what can you do?’ But for $257, [on the site] you can buy a school in a box that helps UNICEF set up a temporary school in times of emergency.

For $28, you can buy polio vaccine; $67.79 buys water purification tablets that can purify 50,000 liters of water; and for $80, you can buy oral rehydration salts. Every day, approximately 3,500 children a day die of dehydration. That’s what I love about the Inspired Gifts Web site: You can spend money and truly see what its impact is.” With money raised at Plan Your Meetings events, AMP has been able to purchase multiple measles vaccinations (measles kill more than 600 children every day in developing nations) and support UNICEF’s relief work in Haiti.

“It’s been perfect to be a part of a company that’s not only so supportive of my work on the UNICEF board, but is really doing something about it and figuring out how we can get all aspects of the company involved in how we help,” White says.

For its local charity, Madigan proposed AMP adopt the Dorothy Benson Senior Center, which is around the corner from the company’s headquarters in Sandy Springs. “It fit into the lives of our employees because everyone can relate to a senior center; we all have grandparents,” she says. “They have recreational, educational and social programs. We participated in the St. Patrick’s Day luncheon this year and served up to 200 seniors. As a company, we signed up to do the set-up and decorating, serve

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FELA!

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The experience is immersive from the moment you walk in. The infectious rhythms beckon even as your ticket is being taken. The musicians — the Afrobeat acolytes of NYC band Antibalas, who remain onstage for the show’s duration — build an insistent groove combining elements of funk, jazz, African pop and Afro-Cuban percussion. The Eugene O’Neill Theatre is lavishly decorated from top to bottom to look like the Shrine, the nightclub in Lagos, Nigeria, where Kuti held court 56 EncoreAtlantA.com

for much of the 1970s. Its walls are lined with masks, graffiti, iconographic portraits of Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, and a massive painting of his beloved mother Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti, a feminist activist in Nigeria’s anti-colonial movement.

We’re here to witness Fela’s final performance at the Shrine in the summer of 1978, six months after his mother’s tragic death at the hands of a government angered by Kuti’s outspoken rebellion. As the

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hen Fela! garnered 11 Tony Award nominations on May 4, it came as a surprise to absolutely no one fortunate enough to see the musical on Broadway. Whether you’re a diehard fan of Nigerian music legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti or a newbie who wouldn’t know Afrobeat (the distinctive genre he created) from Adam, the production, inspired by Kuti’s life, is so vibrantly potent, it’s virtually impossible not to fall under its spell.

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the second half, leading to an emotional crescendo with the blunt force of a sucker punch to the kidneys.

Publicists hinted that the production’s eventual tour will begin in Atlanta (which is also the former home of actress Saycon Sengbloh, who plays central love interest Sandra), but Fela! is one show you won’t want to miss on Broadway. See it now, before it wins a ton of Tonys and starts selling out months in advance.

Bret Love has been covering Atlanta’s arts and entertainment scene since 1993 for a variety of local, national and international publications. He also performs regularly with Jackpie Improv at Relapse Theatre in Midtown.

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instrumental strains of Kuti’s classic “Gentleman” give way to the rousing opening number “Everything Scatter,” with legions of colorfully costumed singers dancing their way down the aisles, it immediately becomes clear that this no ordinary concert (or Broadway show, for that matter).

Kuti has a lot on his mind, seamlessly weaving his life story and impassioned rants against the oppressive policies of Nigeria’s military dictatorship amongst some of the funkiest songs James Brown never wrote. But the show wisely avoids becoming too bogged down in politics, instead, allowing Fela (played

by Kevin Mambo and former Atlanta resident Sahr Ngaujah, who earned a Tony nod for his dazzling performance) to enrapture the audience with his charismatic charm, humor and raw animal magnetism.

Every element of the production is on point, from the book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones (who also directed and choreographed) and Marina Draghici’s scenic and costume design to Lillias White’s Tony-nominated turn as Funmilayo and the band’s sizzling rendition of songs such as “Shakara” and “Zombie.”

You may actually forget you’re at a Broadway show rather than a concert, as Fela leads you in call-and-response vocals, teaches you how to swivel your hips like his gyrating dancers and humorously chides latecomers. And unlike the norm, the dynamic energy of the show actually gains momentum in

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