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10 Record-setting Elphaba

Continues to Defy Gravity Dee Roscioli returns to the Fox in Wicked.

42 Celeb Sightings

Where do the stars eat in Atlanta?

62 Fox Fun Facts

How much do you know about the Fox Theatre’s rockin’ history?

64 Ready to Propose?

Here’s what you need to know about buying the ring.

56 The Memory Maker

68 When in Kansas City …

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38 Information 40 Staff/Etiquette 48 Dining Guide 74 The Buzz

The Fox Theatre has been an important part of Atlanta for more than 80 years.

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Record-setting

Elphaba

continues to

defy gravity Dee Roscioli returns to the Fox in Wicked

By Kathy Janich

That’s one of the many circuitous mysteries that Wicked, the musical, attempts to solve as it guides us along a yellow brick road of good and evil, mayhem and magic, and ever-shifting allegiances.

Like its musical forebears The Wiz and The Wizard of Oz, Wicked is the story of a bewitching land inhabited

by Glinda, the Munchkins, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion, among others – with one notable exception. There’s no Dorothy here. Everything that happens in Wicked, based on Gregory Maguire’s inventive 1995 bestseller of the same name, occurred before a certain Kansas farm girl, her dog Toto and their house blew into Oz and its environs.

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Ding! Dong! The witch is dead ... or is she?

Dee Roscioli stars as Elphaba in Wicked.

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Fox Theatre production, has had no such trouble fitting in. In fact, she’s played Elphaba in more performances than any other actress. She just doesn’t know how many that is.

“I really don’t want to know,” she says good-naturedly, during the show’s 10week sitdown in Washington, D.C. “I’d rather just keep plugging away. It’s been a long time.”

She is the ninth of 11 women to date who have played Elphaba on Broadway, which she did after anchoring the Chicago production. A Pennsylvania native, she now splits her time between New York and the Windy City and has become a devoted fan of Chicago’s Bears and White Sox. Her portrayal of Elphaba is even highlighted in a Wikipedia page, which she finds funny and believes was created by a fan.

Roscioli first became aware of her ability to perform when she was 8 or 9.

“I was obsessed with Annie, and I was running around the house singing, well,

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The musical, with a score by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell), is in its eighth year on Broadway and, with this visit, flying through the Fox Theatre for a third time. There are seven productions worldwide including the Broadway production, two North American tours, a London production, Japanese- and German-language productions, and one in Australia. A Dutch version is due in November.

At its core, Wicked is a simple story of friendship, and of not necessarily judging a book by its cover. It’s also a Pandora’s box of what-is-its and whodunits.

As Glinda asks early on: “Are people born wicked or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” That is the tricky proposition on which the character of Elphaba is balanced.

For her, a girl long shunned by her father and now mocked by new schoolmates, it’s not easy being green.

Dee Roscioli, however, who wears Elphaba’s pointy black hat again in the

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For those who wonder, neither the green paint nor the flying are particularly nasty or difficult for Roscioli. The paint is water-based and comes off easily, she says. And flying has come a long way from the oxygen-depleting harnesses of Peter Pan’s early days.

Roscioli, who is new to taking a show from city to city, so far requires only two things to be happy on the road: a hotel room with good water pressure and a bathtub. Every performance ends with an Epsom salt bath so her muscles don’t seize up.

Ah theater, the glamorous life!

Wicked will haunt the Fox Theatre Sept.

14-Oct. 9. Kathy Janich is an Atlanta theater artist and freelance writer. She is resources manager at Atlanta’s Synchronicity Theatre. Visit www.synchrotheatre.com.

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screaming, Annie. And my grandmother said, ‘You can really sing.’ And I said, ‘No, I can’t.’”

By the time she was 12, she had joined a nonprofit studio for performers in her hometown of Easton, Penn. At 16, she saw Cats on Broadway, her firstever Broadway show.

“I fell in love instantly,” she says. “I had already known I wanted to be an actor, and it sealed the deal. I loved New York. I used to walk behind the group I was with so I could pretend that I was a real New Yorker.”

The first professional job she really wanted was the glamour cat Grizabella in —what else — Cats. She played the role in the national touring production that visited the Fox in 2002-2003. “I remember when they called and told me I got the job,” she says. “I said, ‘I’m the understudy?’ And they said, ‘No, we want you to do the role.’ I couldn’t really comprehend that.”

She did five auditions on her way to becoming Elphaba, first as the standby in Chicago, then as the full-time witch there and on Broadway. To prepare for the auditions she was given a packet that included the songs “Defying Gravity,” “I’m Not That Girl” and “The Wizard and I,” and a couple of scenes.

The lengthy process began with “Defying Gravity,” Roscioli says. “[This is] the hard part — the belty, upper register, key change section with the lyrics, ‘… so if you care to find me, look to the western sky ...’

“Then,” she says, with quiet triumph in her voice, “You go from there.”

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Marcia Goldberg & Nina Essman

cast (in order of appearance) Glinda................................................................................ Amanda Jane Cooper Witch’s Father..............................................................................Kevin McMahon Witch’s Mother........................................................................ Sterling Masters Midwife.............................................................................Renée Lawless-Orsini Elphaba........................................................................................... Dee Roscioli Nessarose.................................................................................. STEFANIE BROWN Boq...................................................................................................Justin Brill Madame Morrible............................................................................. Alma Cuervo Doctor Dillamond......................................................................paul slade smith Fiyero............................................................................................. Colin Hanlon Ozian Official................................................................................Kevin McMahon The Wonderful Wizard of Oz............................................................... Mark Jacoby Chistery....................................................................................... Dominic Giudici Monkeys, Students, Denizens of the Emerald City, Palace Guards and Other Citizens of Oz.................. LAUREN BOYD, Megan Campanile, Antonette Cohen, RICK DESLOGE, Melanie Field,.

Luis Augusto Figueroa, Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald,.

Dominic Giudici, Napoleon W. Gladney, Renée Lawless-Orsini, MICHAEL MAHANY, Sterling Masters, ALLI McGINNIS, Kevin McMahon, ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS, Carla Stickler, Brandon Tyler, Mikey Winslow STANDBy FOR ELPHABA Mariand Torres UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

Understudy for Elphaba — Carla Stickler; for Glinda — Megan Campanile, Alli McGinnis; for Fiyero — Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald, Michael Mahany; for The Wizard and Dr. Dillamond — Kevin McMahon, Christopher Russo; for Madame Morrible — Melanie Field, Renée Lawless-Orsini; for Boq — Rick Desloge, Mikey Winslow; for Nessarose — Catherine Charlebois, Brenda Hamilton, Carla Stickler; for Chistery — Todd Anderson, Kevin Jordan, Philip Dean Lightstone, Mark Myars, Nicky Venditti; for Witch’s Father and Ozian Official — Philip Dean Lightstone, Christopher Russo SWINGS Todd Anderson, Catherine Charlebois, Brenda Hamilton, Kevin Jordan,.

Kelly Lafarga, Marissa Lupp, Mark Myars, Christopher Russo, Nicky Venditti Dance Captains/Swings Philip Dean Lightstone, Shanna VanDerwerker There will be one 15-minute Intermission.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS Act I “No One Mourns the Wicked”............................................ Glinda and Citizens of Oz “Dear Old Shiz”........................................................................................Students “The Wizard and I”...................................................................... Morrible, Elphaba “What Is This Feeling?”............................................Galinda, Elphaba and Students “Something Bad”........................................................... Dr. Dillamond and Elphaba “Dancing Through Life”............Fiyero, Galinda, Boq, Nessarose, Elphaba and Students “Popular”................................................................................................... Galinda “I’m Not That Girl”..................................................................................... Elphaba “One Short Day”...........................Elphaba, Glinda and Denizens of the Emerald City “A Sentimental Man”............................................................................. The Wizard “Defying Gravity”.....................................Elphaba, Glinda, Guards and Citizens of Oz Act II “No One Mourns the Wicked” (reprise)................................................ Citizens of Oz “Thank Goodness”..............................................Glinda, Morrible and Citizens of Oz “The Wicked Witch of the East”....................................Elphaba, Nessarose and Boq “Wonderful”....................................................................... The Wizard and Elphaba “I’m Not That Girl” (reprise)..........................................................................Glinda “As Long As You’re Mine”........................................................... Elphaba and Fiyero “No Good Deed”....................................................................................... Elphaba “March of the Witch Hunters”............................................... Boq and Citizens of Oz “For Good”...............................................................................Glinda and Elphaba “Finale”............................................................................................................ All Traveling ORCHESTRA Conductor: P. Jason Yarcho Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2: Matt Doebler Keyboard 1: Justin Mendoza Keyboard 3: Sean Greiner Guitars: Louis Garrett Drums: Greg Germann Orchestrations adapted by Christopher Jahnke The Wicked touring musicians welcome nine local musicians who will be playing at all performances in Atlanta. atlanta musicians Reed 1: Jeanne Skelton; Reed 2: Dane Philipsen; Reed 3: Sam Skelton French Horn: Kathy Wood; Trumpet/Flugel: Lee King Tenor/Bass Bone: Tom Gibson; Percussion: Scott Douglas Keyboard 4: Andrew Fazackerly; Bass/5 str/fretlss E.: Marc Miller Sub Keyboard 2: Bob Strickland Local Contractor : Leonard Altieri The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

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who’s who Dee Roscioli (Elphaba) recently completed her run as Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway, after closing the record-breaking Chicago production and performing the role in San Francisco. Ms. Roscioli holds the distinction of having played Elphaba in more performances than any other actress. Additional NY credits include The 24-Hour Musicals, Therapy Rocks (NYMF).

Nat’l tour: Cats (Grizabella). She recently did a workshop of Bobby Cronin’s Welcome to My Life, and Liberty. Dee can be heard on the original cast recording of Pokemon Live at Radio City. She has sung for the governors of Arkansas and Kentucky, and had the privilege of singing the national anthem for the Chicago Bears.

Amanda Jane Cooper (Glinda) is tickled pink to be a part of Wicked. NY Theatre: Letter From Algeria (Abingdon Theatre), BUNKED! A New Musical (Lucille Lortel Theatre/Fringe Encore Series). Other roles include Geraldine Barclay in What the Butler Saw (Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre), and Little Red Ridinghood in Into the Woods (CMU). Film: Smart People and Homecoming. Proud member of SAG & AEA. BFA Acting/Musical Theatre from Carnegie Mellon University. Boundless gratitude to BRS, Craig Burns, Stephen Schwartz and Joan Lader. For my family. www.AmandaJaneCooper.com Alma Cuervo (Madame Morrible) is thrilled to be back in Oz. Recent work: The Shoemaker (off-Broadway); The Clean House (Syracuse); And the Curtain Rises (Signature); Women on the Verge…

(Broadway); Three Sisters (Cincinnati); The Miracle at Naples (Huntington); The Year of Magical Thinking (Northern Stage); Road Show (Public). Other Broadway includes Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Titanic, The Heidi Chronicles, Ghetto, Quilters, Is There Life After High School?, Censored Scenes From King Kong, and Bedroom Farce.

Obie for Uncommon Women and Others.

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Leeane. Series regular on Norman Lear’s “A.K.A. Pablo.” MFA from Yale Drama School.

Mark Jacoby (The Wizard). Broadway: Walter Hobbs, Elf; Father, Ragtime; Gaylord Ravenal, Show Boat (Tony, Outer Critics’ Award nominations); The Phantom, The Phantom of the Opera; Baron von Gaigern, Grand Hotel; Vittorio Vidal, Sweet Charity (Theatre World Award); Padre Perez, Man of La Mancha; Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd. Off-Broadway: The Playwright, Enter the Guardsman (Drama Desk nomination); Frank Willis, Critical Darling (American premiere, The New Group). Regional: Peter Dummermut, The Visit (Helen Hayes nomination); Guido Contini, Nine (Joseph Jefferson Award), Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof (Barrymore Award); Oscar Jaffe, On the Twentieth Century (Connecticut Drama Critics’ Award); Julian Marsh, 42nd Street (Barrymore nomination).

JUSTIN BRILL (Boq) is extremely grateful to be touring with his lovely wife, Shanna. NY: Rent, All Shook Up, High Fidelity, Christmas Carol at MSG (Ghost of Christmas Past) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Met (Puck). Las Vegas: Spamalot (Patsy), Mamma Mia (Pepper).

BFA Carnegie Mellon. AEA since ‘99. www.

JustinBrill.com. Many thanks to the Wicked team, BRS, the family. For Mom, always.

STEFANIE BROWN (Nessarose) is thrilled to be back in Oz, after previously understudying and performing both Glinda and Nessarose on the first national tour.

Regional: Hair, Beauty and the Beast, Urinetown and Candide. BFA in musical theatre, University of Arizona. Love and thanks to Nicolosi & Co., Craig and Telsey + Co., the creative team, her family, friends and her love, Kyle. www.stefaniebrown.com.

Colin Hanlon (Fiyero) is Tim Trull in the hit Web series “Submissions Only” (http:// submissionsonly.com). Broadway/offBroadway credits include Rent, Pirates of Penzance (Frederic) and I Love You Because

who’s who (Austin; CD on PS Classics). Recently Colin was Luke in the regional premiere of Next Fall at St. Louis Rep. He played Warren in Michael Mayer’s On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (New York Stage & Film). He’s worked at KC Rep, Westport Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Cape Cod Theatre Festival, and the O’Neill Theater Center. Syracuse BFA drama graduate. Love to Darby.

PAUL SLADE SMITH (Dr. Dillamond) returns to the Wicked tour after nine foggy months in the San Francisco production.

Credits include: The Phantom of the Opera national tour and — during his 15 years in Chicago — The Goodman, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, Marriott Theatre, First Folio, two Drury Lanes and a partridge in a pear tree. Paul is the author of the plays Unnecessary Farce and A Real Lulu.

He loves him some Erin.

MARIAND TORRES (Standby for Elphaba) is thrilled to be a part of Wicked. Favorite regional/NYC credits: Giant (Signature Theatre), The People vs. Mona (Abingdon Theatre). Workshops: Like Water for Chocolate (Sundance Theatre Lab), Tina Girlstar (NY Stage and Film), Harold’s Harem (LAByrinth Theatre Company). B.M., University of Miami. Thanks to Craig at Telsey + Co., The Mine and my amazing friends and family. For Mami!

TODD ANDERSON (Swing, u/s Chistery).

Broadway: A Chorus Line (u/s Zach, Mike, Al, Greg, Bobby); Sweet Charity; Boy From Oz. Off-Broadway: The Wild Party, Garden of Earthly Delights. Tours: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (u/s Freddy Benson), Tap Dogs.

LAUREN BOYD (Ensemble) is wicked excited! Disney’s Aladdin, “Dancing With the Stars” Workout DVD, IPB, PDT, ABT, SAB, SFB, PNB and Alonzo King’s Lines.

Bebecita (u/s Consuela) in West Side Story first national tour. Love and gratitude to Mom, Dad, my sis Brooke Lynn and my Savior… Jesus! Psalm 149:3

MEGAN CAMPANILE (Ensemble, u/s Glinda). Broadway: The Little Mermaid (Ariel u/s). Nat’l tour: Little House on the Prairie, the Musical (Laura Ingalls). San Diego Musical Theatre: A Chorus Line (Maggie).

Love and thanks to Mama & Daddy, Rogelio, and Powerline. “Congrats Alex, you’ve finally got your canvas to paint on.”

CATHERINE CHARLEBOIS (Swing, u/s Nessarose) is thrilled to join the Wicked family. Recent graduate of Syracuse University (B.F.A. Musical Theatre). Last seen in Hurricane (NYMF). Big thanks to Telsey + Co., the Wicked team and Nicolosi & Co. For Mom and Dad. ANTONETTE COHEN (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back in Oz! National tours: Wicked.

Regional: West Side Story (Fulton Opera House), Footloose (Marriott Theatre) and Hot Mikado (Westchester Broadway Theatre), among others. Proud Northwestern graduate. Love and thanks to Jeremy and family. www.antonettecohen.com RICK DESLOGE (Ensemble, u/s Boq). St. Louis native and IU grad, Rick believes in the dream and thanks you for supporting the arts. Selected credits: Joseph…, Treasure Island, Grease, Forever Plaid, Urinetown, Guys and Dolls, Fiddler, Bat Boy. www. rickdesloge.com.

MELANIE FIELD (Ensemble, u/s Madame Morrible) is thrilled to join the cast of Wicked after making her Broadway debut in The Phantom of the Opera. Bachelor of music from NYU Steinhardt, 2010. Infinite love and gratitude to my friends and family for their unwavering support.

LUIS AUGUSTO FIGUEROA (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back in Oz. Broadway: 42nd Street (Tony Award-winning revival), Wicked.

TV/film: Every Little Step, The Interpreter, “Guiding Light,” “Medium.” Numerous national campaigns. Training: Bolshoi Ballet, Ivanna Chubbuck Studios, AMDA (NY). Follow the adventure on Twitter:. @luisalicious.

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who’s who Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero). Broadway: Boy From Oz. OffBroadway: Wind in the Willows, Reefer Madness. LA: Rocky Horror Show. National tours: Titanic, Joseph…, Wicked (Chicago).

Regional: Urinetown, Forever Plaid, The Fantasticks, Grey Gardens. Proud graduate of Syracuse University, and AEA member.

Love to family friends and Bffys.

DOMINIC GIUDICI (Chistery). Credits: Radio City Christmas Spectacular and Disney World. “Many thanks to my family, grandma, grandpa, The Harts, Linda, Telsey + Co., and Nicole. Monkeying around led to monkeying around, don’t forget. that kids.”

NAPOLEON W. GLADNEY (Ensemble) is stoked to join Wicked on his first national tour! B.F.A., Chapman University and dance credits include Backhausdance and Odyssey Dance Theatre. I’m able to dream because of my parents’ sacrifice and wisdom. Love to my friends and family.

BRENDA HAMILTON (Swing, u/s Nessarose) is thrilled to join the Wicked tour after performing in the Broadway company. Equity tours: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Some Like It Hot. Regional: A Chorus Line (Paper Mill Playhouse) and Joseph… (North Carolina Theater). Thanks Telsey and Clear Talent!

Love to family and Bffys!

KEVIN JORDAN (Swing, u/s Chistery) is proud to be part of the Wicked family. Other credits include Altar Boyz (Mark); Cats (Skimbleshanks); You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Schroeder); A Chorus Line (Swing).

B.F.A. from BYU. Love to family and friends.

KELLY LAFARGA (Swing) feels honored to join Wicked. Film: Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D. TV: “Glee,” “Bones,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Dancing With the Stars.”

Tours: Eve, Donnie Klang. Marymount Manhattan College. Thanks Mom, Nina and Sasha for their endless love and support.

Dad, I love and miss you always.

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RENÉE LAWLESS-ORSINI (Midwife, u/s Madame Morrible). Broadway/Nat’l tour: Beauty and the Beast. Regional: Menopause: The Musical, Always…Patsy Cline, Nine, Tintypes. Film/TV: Ghost Story, “Heavens to Betsy.” Gospel CD: A Live Sampler.

TV host/spokesperson. Thank you, Jesus. and parents.

PHILIP DEAN LIGHTSTONE (Dance Captain, Swing, u/s Witch’s Father, Ozian Official, Chistery) is stoked to join the cast of Wicked.

Film/TV: Bad Santa, Thank Heaven, “J.A.G.” National tour: Fame. Regional: Happy Days (dir. Gary Marshall), Bare: a pop opera (L.A./world premiere). Thanks MSA, the Marshalls, my parents, family and friends.

MARISSA LUPP (Swing). After two years in the ensemble and as a Glinda cover, Marissa Lupp is thrilled to become a swing! BFA: NYU. Love and thanks to Mom, Dad, Telsey + Co. casting, and the entire Wicked family — especially Shanna.

MICHAEL MAHANY (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero) New York/Tours: Spring Awakening (ATC), High School Musical (1st Nat.). BFA, The Boston Conservatory. Love and thanks to Mom, Dad, Jana, Sara, DBA, AEA. Craig Burns. and Telsey + Co. www.michaelmahany.com STERLING MASTERS (Witch’s Mother, Ensemble) joins Wicked after the national tours of A Chorus Line (1st Nat.), Joseph…, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Fosse!

Training: BTP, NCSA, ABT, Joffrey, Kirov and JMSD. Thank you to MSA and my amazingly supportive friends and family.

Alli McGinnis (Ensemble, u/s Glinda) is ecstatic to be living her dream on stage in Wicked. Selected credits: Kiss Me, Kate; Sweet Charity; and A Chorus Line. Thanks to Eddie Sayegh and Telsey + Co. Love to family and Pat. For Grandma. www. allimcginnis.blogspot.com Kevin McMahon (Witch’s Father, Ozian Official, u/s The Wizard, Dr. Dillamond).

Proud Equity member. National tours: City

who’s who of Angels, Forever Plaid, Fantasticks. Recent regional: The Full Monty (Ovation nom­ ination), A Little Night Music (South Coast Repertory), Sweeney Todd (Pirelli). Boston Conservatory graduate. CD on iTunes, more info: www.kevin-mcmahon.com.

MARK MYARS (Ensemble, u/s Chistery) Broadway: West Side Story, Come Fly Away, 9 to 5 The Musical, Wicked, Footloose.

National: Copabanca. Films: Rock of Ages, Across the Universe, The Producers, Centerstage. Dance Supervisor of Wicked’s Japan, Germany and Australia companies.

Love to family, friends, Parker and Charlie!

Christopher Russo (Ensemble, u/s The Wizard, Dr. Dillamond, Witch’s Father, Ozian Official). Broadway: The Grapes of Wrath (Al Joad — Steppenwolf), Meet Me in St. Louis (John u/s). Equity national tours: Miss Saigon (Chris u/s), The Who’s Tommy (Ernie). TV: “Law & Order: CI,” “Baywatch Hawaii,” “North and South.” Film: The Manchurian Candidate; lead role in Limbo, an indie feature.

ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS (Ensemble) is excited to make her professional dance debut with the Emerald City Tour of Wicked.

A Memphis native, Adéa is a proud B.F.A graduate of The University of the Arts 2009 Philadelphia, PA. Thanks to God, Mom, Dad, Daryn, Justin, family, friends, and teachers.

CARLA Stickler (Ensemble, u/s Elphaba, Nessarose) is elated to join Wicked. Tours: Mamma Mia! (Sophie u/s), Asia tour The Sound of Music (Liesl). Training: Interlochen Arts Academy, NYU-Tisch. A million thanks to Telsey + Co., The Mine, my friends and my family for their love and support!

BRANDON TYLER (Ensemble). Originally from Mayfield, Ohio. NY City Center Encores!: Anyone Can Whistle, Fanny. Tours: A Chorus Line First National (Larry u/s Paul/Mark), Cats (Tumblebrutus). Concert Dance: Ballet Austin, dre.dance. TV: “Gossip Girl,” “30 Rock” and “Saturday 26 EncoreAtlantA.com

Night Live.” Thanks to Telsey + Co. and Clear. Love to Kev and Oscar.

Shanna Vanderwerker (Dance Captain, Swing) is thrilled to return to Wicked!

Broadway: Wicked, High Fidelity (Asst.

Choreog). Other credits: dre.dance; Silence!

The Musical (Asst Choreog); H2$ (Fireside Theatre); Seven Brides… (Fireside); Kiss Me, Kate (TUTS). Point Park College: B.A. in Dance.

NICKY VENDITTI (Swing, u/s Chistery) is psyched about returning to Wicked having previously been part of the Second National Tour and the SF company (Chistery).

Recent: Paul in A Chorus Line (Nat’l Tour), Guys and Dolls (Barrington Stage), Radio City Christmas Spectacular (NYC).

MIKEY WINSLOW (Ensemble, u/s Boq) is honored to make his official Wicked debut, after unofficially playing Elphaba (the green Sock Puppet). B’way: West Side Story, American Idiot. Regional: NCT, PCLO. BFA Western MI Univ. Thanks to Telsey + Co., his agent, his family, and Jenny!

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (Music and Lyrics) has contributed music and/or lyrics to Godspell, Bernstein’s Mass, Pippin, The Magic Show, The Baker’s Wife, Working (which he also adapted and directed), Rags and Children of Eden. For films, he collaborated with Alan Menken on the scores for Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted, and wrote the songs for the DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. His first opera, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, was presented by New York City Opera in April 2011. Defying Gravity, a book about his professional career, was recently published

by Applause Books. Mr. Schwartz is the artistic director of the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshops and president of the Dramatists Guild. He has three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a tiny handful of tennis trophies. He was recently

who’s who inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. www.stephenschwartz.com WINNIE HOLZMAN (Book) received a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award for Wicked. She created the memorable television drama “My So-Called Life,” which starred Claire Danes. Holzman got her start writing for the acclaimed drama “thirtysomething” and later executive produced (again with Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick) “Once and Again.”

Other theatre work includes the musical Birds of Paradise (with composer David Evans) and a 10-minute play called Postits: Notes on a Marriage, which she wrote with her husband, actor Paul Dooley.

Features include ‘Til There Was You. Also an actress, Ms. Holzman appeared in Jerry Maguire and as Larry’s wife’s therapist on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Most recently she teamed with her daughter, Savannah Dooley, to write and produce the new ABC Family series, “Huge.” She is a graduate of Princeton University, received an MFA from the NYU Musical Theatre Program and serves on the board of the Writers.

Guild Foundation.

JOE MANTELLO (Director). Directing credits include The Pride, Pal Joey, 9 to 5 the Musical, November, The Receptionist, The Ritz, Three Days of Rain, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross, Laugh Whore, Assassins (Tony Award), Take Me Out (Tony Award), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, A Man of No Importance, Design for Living, The Vagina Monologues, Bash, Another American: Asking and Telling, Love!

Valour! Compassion!, Proposals, The Mineola Twins, Corpus Christi, Mizlansky/Zilinsky, Blue Window, God’s Heart, The Santaland Diaries, Snakebit, Three Hotels, Imagining Brad. Film: Love! Valour! Compassion! As an actor: Angels in America (Tony nom.) and The Baltimore Waltz. Recipient of the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Helen Hayes, Clarence Derwent, Obie and Joe A. Callaway awards. He is a member of

Naked Angels and an associate artist at the Roundabout.

WAYNE CILENTO (Musical Staging).

Broadway: Sweet Charity; Aida; The Who’s Tommy (Tony, Drama Desk, Astaire awards); How to Succeed… (Tony nom.); Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical (director and choreographer — Tony nom., Best Choreography); Jerry’s Girls; Baby (Tony nom.). West End: The Who’s Tommy (Olivier nom.). Other credits: Off-Broadway’s A Hot Minute and Angry Housewives; the national tour of Spirit (director and choreographer); …

Forum at La Jolla (San Diego Drama Critics and Drama-Logue awards). Performer credits: A Chorus Line (Mike, original cast), The Act, Seesaw, Perfectly Frank, Irene, Big Deal, Rachel Lily Rosenblum and Dancin’ (Tony nom.). He has done musical staging for Liza Minnelli, Barry Manilow, Chita Rivera, Billy Joel, Donna Summer and Pete Townshend.

EUGENE LEE (Scenic Designer) has been resident designer at Trinity Rep since 1967.

He has B.F.A. degrees from the Art Institute of Chicago and Carnegie Mellon University, an M.F.A. from Yale Drama School and three honorary Ph.Ds. Mr. Lee has won three Tony Awards for Bernstein’s Candide, Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and Wicked.

He is the production designer for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Other New York theatre work includes The Pirate Queen, Alice in Wonderland, The Normal Heart, Agnes of God, Ragtime, Uncle Vanya, Ruby Sunrise and A Number. Film credits include Coppola’s Hammett, Huston’s Mr. North and Malle’s Vanya on 42nd Street. Mr. Lee is an adjunct professor at Brown University and lives with his wife, Brooke, in Providence, where they raised their two sons.

SUSAN HILFERTY (Costume Designer) has designed more than 200 productions for theatres across America and internationally.

Her directorial collaborators include Athol Fugard (set, costumes, co-director), James Lapine, Robert Falls, Robert Woodruff, Joe Mantello, JoAnne Akalaitis, the late Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 27

who’s who Garland Wright, Mark Lamos, Frank Galati, Des McAnuff, Sharon Ott, David Petrarca, Richard Nelson, Chris Ashley, Marion McClinton, Laurie Anderson, Tony Kushner, Carole Rothman, Mark Linn-Baker, Garry Hynes and Emily Mann. Recent work: Spring Awakening (Tony nom.), Radio Golf, Lestat (Tony nom.), Assassins, Into the Woods (Hewes Award, Tony nomination), Lapine’s Fran’s Bed, Jitney, Dirty Blonde, Alvin Ailey’s Love Stories and Rodney’s Wife. She designs for opera, film, TV and dance, and chairs the Deptartment of Design for Stage/Film at NYU Tisch. Her numerous awards include the 2004 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Wicked.

KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Designer).

Broadway: The Coast of Utopia (Shipwreck) (Tony Award); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hairspray, Tom Sawyer (Tony noms.); 9 to 5; Legally Blonde; The Pirate Queen; The Odd Couple; Lestat; Glengarry Glen Ross; Little Women; The Frogs; Imaginary Friends; Swing!; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; The Goat; Uncle Vanya; Side Man (Lortel Award); The Lion in Winter; Little Me; A View From the Bridge; The Last Night of Ballyhoo; The Little Foxes; and The Rose Tattoo. Off-Broadway: The Wild Party, The Play About the Baby, tick, tick…BOOM!, The Waverly Gallery, Pride’s Crossing (Lortel Award), As Bees in Honey Drown, Cowgirls and The Food Chain. Opera includes New York City Opera and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design.

TONY MEOLA (Sound Designer). Broad­way includes: Pal Joey; The Ritz; Laugh Whore; Man of La Mancha; Sweet Smell of Success; Copenhagen; Kiss Me, Kate; Footloose; The Lion King (Drama Desk Award); The Sound of Music; Juan Darien; A Christmas Carol (MSG); Steel Pier; …Forum; The King and I; Moon Over Buffalo; Smokey Joe’s Café; Guys and Dolls; Five Guys Named Moe; She Loves Me; The Red Shoes; and Anything Goes. London includes: Kiss Me, 28 EncoreAtlantA.com

Kate; The Lion King; Smokey Joe’s Café; and Anything Goes. National and international include: The Lion King; Les Misérables; Mozart; Der Gloeckner von Notre Dame.

Off-Broadway includes Here Lies Jenny and The Normal Heart. Tony is a graduate of Ithaca College’s Department of Theatre Arts. Thanks, Dick.

ELAINE J. McCARTHY (Projection Designer) Recent designs include Broadway: Impressionism, Thurgood, Spamalot, Man of La Mancha, Into the Woods, Judgment at Nuremberg, The Green Bird. Off-Broadway: The Thing About Men, Speaking in Tongues, Underneath the Lintel, The It Girl, Boys Don’t Wear Lipstick, Goodbye My Friduchita. Regional: Cobb, Eleanor, Blue Man Group: Tubes (Chicago).

National tours: Forgiveness, Spirit. Opera: Dead Man Walking, War and Peace (Kirov and Metropolitan Opera), Tan Dun’s The Gate, Peter Sellars’ The Peony Pavilion.

Dance: Remote (White Oak), Philip Glass and Susan Marshall’s Les Enfants Terribles.

TOM WATSON (Wig and Hair Designer) is head of the wig department at the Metropolitan Opera. He designs hair and wigs for Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre St. Louis, N.Y. Theatre Workshop and the Goodman in Chicago, among others.

He has also designed wigs for Broadway productions of South Pacific, The Coast of Utopia, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Violet Hour, Anna in the Tropics, Dirty Blonde, Jane Eyre, Into the Woods and Amour.

JOE DULUDE II (Makeup Designer).

Inspired by monster makeup as a kid, he is the designer for Wicked productions.

Broadway: The Wedding Singer, Assassins, Into the Woods (key makeup Vanessa Williams). Off-Bway: Birdie, Broadway Bares (design and bodypainting). Film and television: E!, Style, Lifetime, PBS, “Access Hollywood,” MTV. Print and Runway: Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Vibe, Rolling Stone, Diesel, Enyce and more. Other: Artist relations and consultant for MAC Cosmetics.

who’s who THOM WIDMANN (Production Supervisor).

Ten productions for Lincoln Center Theater including The Light in the Piazza, The Frogs and Contact. Other credits: The Sound of Music, The King and I, Amy’s View, Skylight and the national tour of An Inspector Calls.

Graduate of SUNY Purchase. Adjunct faculty, Fordham University.

JAKE BELL (Technical Supervisor) has been a stage manager and technical production manager on Broadway for more than 20 years. Broadway, national and international credits include The Phantom of the Opera; Les Misérables; Chitty…, Miss Saigon; Swan Lake; Oklahoma!; Dreamgirls; Cats; Chess; Shirley Valentine; and Five Guys Named Moe. Jake has consulted on theatre renovations all over the United States, and has served as a guest speaker for university theatre arts classes.

STEPHEN OREMUS (Music Supervisor/ Music Arrangements) is music supervisor/ arranger of the Broadway and worldwide productions of Wicked and Avenue Q, which he also orchestrated. He also is music director/arranger for Dolly Parton’s score of the musical 9 to 5. He was music supervisor, vocal arranger/co-orchestrator of All Shook Up and vocal arranger/orchestrator of tick, tick…BOOM! and music director of Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party. Other credits: Music director for Rufus Wainwright Sings Judy Garland and music director/conductor of Jerry Springer: The Opera, both at Carnegie Hall. He is a graduate of Berklee College. of Music.

WILLIAM DAVID BROHN (Orchestra­ tions) received the 1998 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Ragtime. Other credits include Mary Poppins, Curtains, Miss Saigon, The Secret Garden, Show Boat, Crazy for You, Carousel, Sweet Smell of Success, Oklahoma! (B’way), Oliver!, The Witches of Eastwick, My Fair Lady and South Pacific (London). He has provided arrangements for Marilyn Horne, James 30 EncoreAtlantA.com

Galway, Placido Domingo and Joshua Bell’s recording of Bernstein’s West Side Story Suite for Violin and Orchestra.

ALEX LACAMOIRE (Music Arrange­ments) is the Music Supervisor for In the Heights, which won him the 2008 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and a 2008 Grammy Award for producing the cast album.

Other Broadway credits as Music Director, Arranger, and/or Orchestrator: 9 to 5, High Fidelity and Legally Blonde. Other favorite projects: Bat Boy: The Musical (off-B’way), the 2001 Nat’l tour of Godspell, Captain Louie and The Wiz (City Center Encores!).

Love to Mom, Dad, Little Sis and Ileana.

P. Jason Yarcho (Musical Director). Tour debut! M.M. in Orchestral Conducting from CCM. Musical director of more than 60 productions, including Little Women, The Full Monty and Follies. Other credits: The Little Theatre on the Square, MUNY. Thanks Mom and Dad! JAMES LYNN ABBOTT (Dance Arrange­ ments). Broadway: Aida, Tarzan, Bombay Dreams, Rent, Footloose, Joseph…, Cats, Sunset Boulevard and Miss Saigon.

National tours include Starlight Express, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Who’s Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, Dennis De­ Young of Styx, Shirley Bassey, Bob Hope, Vanessa Williams and Elton John. Clients include Dr Pepper, Frito Lay, American Airlines and General Electric.

MICHAEL KELLER (Music Coordinator) is conductor and drummer for Marvin Hamlisch. Music coordinator for Next to Normal, In the Heights, The Little Mermaid, Spring Awakening, Legally Blonde, A Chorus Line, Spamalot, Avenue Q, Mamma Mia, The Lion King, and Barbra Streisand concerts (1994 and 2001). Life is complete with wife Pamela Sousa and children Zach and Alexis.

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ tours: Baby It’s You!, Sister Act, Catch Me

who’s who If You Can, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Million Dollar Quartet, The Addams Family, Memphis, Rock of Ages, Next to Normal, 9 to 5, In the Heights, South Pacific, Peepshow in Vegas.

Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature.

Film: Margin Call, Howl, Sex and the City 1 & 2, Jonah Hex, Main Street, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Dan in Real Life, Then She Found Me, Across the Universe, Ira & Abby, Rent, Pieces of April, Camp, The Grey Zone, Finding Forrester, The Bone Collector. TV: “Ugly Betty” (pilot), “Whoopi,” HBO’s “Undefeated,” commercials.

LISA LEGUILLOU (Associate Director) worked with Joe Mantello on Frankie and Johnny…, Take Me Out and The Vagina Monologues.

She appeared in eight Broadway shows; on TV in “Sex and the City,” “NYPD Blue” and “NY Undercover;” and in the films Changing Lanes, Center Stage, Everyone Says I Love You and HBO’s “Angels in America.”

CORINNE McFADDEN HERRERA (Asso­ ciate Choreographer) has worked with and assisted Wayne Cilento on Sweet Charity (Broadway and national tour) and Wicked (Broadway). As a performer, Corinne was featured in the Broadway revival of Sweet Charity and the original companies of Aida and Wicked. She has also appeared in and assistant choreographed numerous commercials and music videos. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Manny and Wayne.

EDWARD PIERCE (Associate Scenic Designer). Provides entertainment design and production services for Broadway, national tours and international theatrical productions. Select collaboration include: Wicked, Aida, Ragtime, Cabaret, Noise/ Funk, The Tempest, Grace — The Musical, The Pirate Queen. www.edwardpierce.com.

CHIC SILBER (Special Effects). Broadway: Sherlock Holmes; Edward Gorey’s Dracula; The Elephant Man; Amadeus; Nicholas

Nickleby; Tintypes; Working; The Dresser; Alice in Wonderland; Grand Hotel; Piaf; Orpheus Descending; Moon Over Buffalo; Footloose; The Civil War; Aida; Kiss Me, Kate; Annie Get Your Gun; Dance of Death; Brooklyn; La Cage aux Folles; Lennon.

Circus: Monte Carlo Circus Spectacular, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros.

J. JASON DAUNTER (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back in Oz after spending several years with the show on Broadway. Broadway: Wicked, Glory Days, and Cyrano de Bergerac (starring Kevin Kline). National Tours: Chicago, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Joseph…Dreamcoat.

Regional: Stages St. Louis (five seasons), world premiere of Up In the Air by Bill Russell and Henry Krieger at the Kennedy Center.

Film: The Extra Man, The Conspirator, and Queen to Play all with Kevin Kline. Jason serves on the Board of Directors for the Educational Theater Association. Thanks to 321, Thom, MB, and Mom. “Dare to Dream!” www.jasondaunter.com GREGG N. KIRSOPP (Stage Manager) Broadway: Chicago, Spring Awakening, Glory Days, Sweet Charity, Sly Fox, Les Misérables, Grease. National tours: Wicked, Chicago, Les Misérables, Me and My Girl, Cats.

Off-Broadway: Under the Bridge, The Ark. Regional: NCT, Pittsburgh CLO. International: 1992 Olympic Closing CeremoniesBarcelona. Member of the AEA and IATSE unions. Resides in NYC with wife, Marybeth and son, Gregory.

ROLANDO A. LINARES (Assistant Stage Manager) comes from the Chicago company of Wicked. He has worked as a stage manager at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago (A Christmas Carol, Electricidad, Proof, The Story and the world premiere of Bounce). Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Pacific Overtures, Romeo & Juliet). Born and raised in Panama, he is a graduate of the Theatre School at DePaul University.

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who’s who GREGORY MAGUIRE (Author of Original Novel) published a dozen novels for children before writing his first adult novel, Wicked.

A devotee of children’s fantasy, Maguire’s subsequent novels for adults are variations on a theme: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister considers Cinderella as a 17thcentury maid from Harlem; Lost evokes the ghost of Charles Dickens’ Scrooge; and Mirror Mirror features a High Renaissance Snow White daunted by the wickedest stepmother, Lucrezia Borgia. Maguire’s novel Son of a Witch, a sequel to Wicked, is followed by Volume III of the Wicked Years, the recently released novel called A Lion Among Men. He lives in Massachusetts and Vermont with his husband, the painter Andy Newman, and their three children.

321 THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT (General Management). Nina Essman, Nancy Nagel Gibbs and Marcia Goldberg’s Broadway, off-Broadway and national tour management credits include Sister Act; Wicked; Next to Normal; Traces; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Man of La Mancha; The Graduate; Striking 12; The Vagina Monologues; Bat Boy; and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.

Marc Platt (Producer). Broadway: Wicked; Three Days of Rain; Pal Joey. OffBroadway: Matthew Bourne’s ballet Edward Scissorhands; Family Week. Films: Legally Blonde; Legally Blonde 2; Rachel Getting Married; Wanted; Scott Pilgrim vs. The World; Nine; The Other Woman; Charlie St. Cloud; Cop Out; Honey; Josie and the Pussycats; The Perfect Man; The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising. Television: “Taking The Stage” (MTV); “Empire Falls” (HBO); “Once Upon a Mattress” (ABC); “The Path to 9/11” (ABC). Mr. Platt previously served as president for three movie studios (Orion, TriStar and Universal).

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production unit of the world-famous motion picture studio. Universal’s stage credits include the acclaimed worldwide productions of Wicked and Billy Elliot the Musical and the recently-debuted Bring It On The Musical. Universal’s upcoming films include Tower Heist, a comedy caper with an all-star cast led by Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy; Illumination Entertainment’s 3-D CGanimated feature Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax; the epic action adventure Battleship; and Snow White and the Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth and Sam Claflin.

THE ARACA GROUP (Producer). Founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego and Hank Unger, The Araca Group produces and merchandises live entertainment and theatrical events on Broadway and around the world. For more information please visit: araca.com.

JON B. PLATT (Producer). Tony Awards: Copenhagen; Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Pulitzer Prize for Drama); and Perestroika. Tony Award nominations: Damn Yankees; Peter Pan; Hello, Dolly!; The Diary of Anne Frank; Lonesome West; Man of La Mancha; Wicked. National: The Sound of Music, Sunset Boulevard, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Fiddler on the Roof, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, A Chorus Line, The Graduate, Blue Man Group Tubes.

Off-Broadway: Forbidden Broadway: SVU Special Victims Unit.

DAVID STONE (Producer) is represented around the world by Wicked. He also produced Next to Normal, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Three Days of Rain, Man of La Mancha, The Vagina Monologues, Fully Committed, Lifegame, The Diary of Anne Frank, Full Gallop, The Santaland Diaries and Family Secrets. David serves on the boards of The Broadway League and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. He also serves on the advisory boards of V-Day and Second Stage Theatre.

who’s who David has lectured on theatre at the Juilliard School, NYU, Yale, Columbia and his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.

STAFF CREDITS for Wicked GENERAL MANAGEMENT 321 Theatrical Management Nina Essman, Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Marcia Goldberg CASTING Telsey + Company: Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton, David Morris, Cesar A. Rocha TECHNICAL SUPERVISION JAKE BELL PRODUCTION SERVICES LTD. TOUR PRESS REPRESENTATIVE­­ Phillip Aleman.

Justin O’Neill Company MAnaGer.......................... STEVE QUINN Engagement MAnaGer................ Ken Silverman PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR.... BOB BRINKERHOFF PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER... J. Jason Daunter Stage Manager............................. Gregg N. Kirsopp Assistant Stage Manager.............Rolando A. Linares Associate Company Manager.............. Kevin Beebee Assistant Director.................................. Paul Dobie Associate Music Supervisor....... Dominick Amendum Dance Supervisor.......................... Patrick McCollum Assistant Choreographer...........Kristen Leigh Gorski Assistant to Mr. Schwartz.................... Michael Cole Assistant Scenic Designer..................Nick Francone Oz Map Design............................... Francis Keeping Costume Coordinator . for Wicked Worldwide...............Amanda Whidden Wig Coordinator.................................J. Jared Janas Assistant Costume Designers.............Amela Baksic, Amy Bradshaw, Amy Clark,.

Martin Lopez, Mary-Margaret O’Neill,.

Cathy Small Associate Lighting Designer..................Karen Spahn Assoc. Lighting Designer/.

Automated Lights...........................Warren Flynn Assistant Lighting Designer...................Aaron Spivey

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Assoc. Sound Designer/.

Prod. Sound Engineer....................... Kai Harada Assistant Sound Designer...................... Adam Rigby Projection Programmer.......................... Hillary Knox Assistant Projection Designer........... Jake Pinholster Projection Animators.......................... Gareth Smith, Ari Sachter-Zeltzer Special Effects Associate...................... Aaron Waitz Flying Effects..............................ZFX Flying Illusions Associate Hair Designer.................Charles LaPointe Production Carpenter............................ Rick Howard Head Carpenter............................. LaVoid McKibbin Automation Carpenter............................ Alden Corey Assistant Carpenters......................... Stuart Dobbie, Kent Hasper, Tony Ward, Duke Wilson Production Electrician.....................Robert Fehribach Head Electrician......................................Todd Davis Assistant Electricians......... Mike Flynn, Jacob Martin Production Properties Supervisor...... George Wagner Head Properties..............................Richard Dalglish Assistant Properties.................... Rachel Juozapaitis Head Sound Engineer....................Michael Weferling Assistant Sound Engineer..................... Mitch Tracey Production Wardrobe Supervisor............ Alyce Gilbert Wardrobe Supervisor.............................Elmo Struck Assistant Wardrobe Supervisors.........Janet Cadmus, Miriam Hoffman Hair Supervisor....................................Lisa Thomas Assistant Hair Supervisor..................... David Bryant Makeup Design.............................. Joseph Dulude II Makeup Supervisor......................... Christina Knapp Masks and Prosthetics.............. W.M. Creations, Inc. Matthew W. Mungle, Lloyd Matthews Advance Carpenters.............. Cris Cory, Joel Gburek, Mick Lohrer, Dave Rader, Dennis Richards Advance Electricians......Andrew Scholl, Michael Cornell Advance Sound........... Jason Dejardin, Laurie Turnau Advance Wardrobe......................Christina Cocchiara Assistant Technical Supervisor............Ana M. Garcia Music Preparation........... Anixter/Rice Music Service Synthesizer Programming...................Andrew Barrett Guitar Effects Programming................. Chuck Pierce Advertising................ Serino Coyne/Greg Corradetti, Caroline Thompson, Jean Leonard, Dana Zell Website............................................... Istros Media Merchandise.................................. The Araca Group Banking... JP Morgan Chase Bank/Salvatore Romano Payroll............................... Castellana Services, Inc. Director of Finance............................. John DiMeglio Accountanting.................. Fried & Kowgios CPA’s LLP, Robert Fried, CPA Insurance................AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Legal Counsel................ Loeb & Loeb/Seth Gelblum Legal Counsel for Universal Pictures......... Keith Blau

who’s who Physical Therapy.................................NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy Inc. Ashton L. Jones, DPT,.

Medical Director: Hugh C. McLeod III, MD Travel Agent...........................................Road Rebel Makeup provided by MAC Cosmetics ­­MARC PLATT PRODUCTIONS Adam Siegel, Greg Lessans, Joey Levy, Jared LeBoff, Nik Mavinkurve, Conor Welch, Claire Wihnyk, Keri DeVos STONE PRODUCTIONS David Stone Patrick Catullo Aaron Glick UNIVERSAL PICTURES President & COO, Universal Studios, Inc...Ron Meyer Chairman......................................... Adam Fogelson Co-Chairman.....................................Donna Langley President of Marketing...........................Eddie Egan Co-President, Production & EVP, .

Universal Pictures.........................Jimmy Horowitz 321 Theatrical Management Patrick Catullo, Mattea Cogliano-Benedict, .

John DiMeglio, Tara Geesaman, Aaron Glick, .

Lisa Goldberg, Jason Haft, Andrew Hartman, .

Adam Jackson, Brent McCreary, Alex Owen, .

Rebecca Peterson, Susan Sampliner, .

Greg Schaffert, Nathan Vernon

Exclusive tour Direction Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota The Road Company www.theroadcompany.com

Specialty jewelry & tiaras by Larry Vrba. Custom Oz accessories by LouLou Button. Custom screening by Gene Mignola & Izquierdo Studios. Certain props by John Creech Designs & Den Design Studio. Nessarose armoire woodwork by The Woodworker Shop. Graphic props & spellbooks by Proper Decorum, Inc. Confetti by Artistry in Motion. Puppets by Bob Flanagan. Electronic instruments & equipment from Victor’s House of Music & misc. percussion from Drummer’s World.

Acoustic guitars by Taylor Guitars; Guitar amplifiers by Mesa Boogie. Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios.

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

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

The Director and Choreographer are members 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.

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

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

This production is produced by members of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional unionrepresented employees.

Support for open captioning provided by Theatre Development Fund.

CREDITS Scenery built by F&D Scene Changes. Scenic motion control featuring Stage Command Systems© by Scenic Technologies, a division of PRG. Lighting equipment from PRG Lighting; Sound equipment from PRG Audio, both divisions of Production Resource Group LLC. Special effects by Sunshine Scenic Studios & Aztec Stage Lighting. Video projection system by Scharff Weisberg Inc. Projections by Vermilion Border Productions. Costumes by Barbara Matera Ltd., Parsons-Meares Ltd., Tricorne, Eric Winterling, Scafati, & Cego. Millinery by Rodney Gordon & Lynne Mackey Shoes by T.O. Dey, Frederick Longtin, LaDuca & J.C. Theatrical. Flatheads & monkey wings by Michael Curry Design Inc. Life-casts by Todd Kleitsch and Sunday Englis. Fur by Fur & Furgery. Undergarments & hosiery

by Bra*Tenders, Inc. Antique jewelry by Ilene Chazanof.

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1708 Peachtree St. NW, Suite 410, Atlanta GA 30309 Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

404.873.4300 Russ Belin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Atlanta Amanda Martie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticketing Manager Kevin Ogle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticketing /Administrative Assistant Rebekah K. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Director Terry Romanoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Corporate Partnerships Marc Viscardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of National Marketing For media inquiries, please contact Jennifer Walker at BRAVE Public Relations, 404-233-3993.

Thank you to our Sponsors:

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

We are thrilled to announce the new BROADWAY lineup filled with incredible Tony Award速-winning shows direct from Broadway!

The 2011-12 season is jam-packed with dance, drama and excitement all characterized through our fantastic lineup of blockbusters including, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Memphis, Billy Elliott, Les Miserables and Jersey Boys! Additionally, Mamma Mia has been added Nov. 2-6 as a season special! Call 1-800-278-4447 or go to BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Theatre A fully restored 1929 “Movie Palace,” the Fox Theatre, with 4,670 seats, is a multiple-purpose facility, housing Broadway shows, ballet, symphonies, concerts, movies, and private corporate events.

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

The Box Office The Fox Theatre Box Office is located in the arcade entrance to the theatre. 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. On event days, 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 800.745.3000, or by visiting the Fox Theatre Box Office in person during regular Box Office hours.

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

Restrooms Restrooms are located off the Main Lobby (downstairs), Mezzanine Lobby levels, and the Gallery level. Accessible restroom facilities are located in the Spanish Room and Accessible/Family restrooms are located through the Office door in the main lobby.

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

Tours 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 theatre.

For more information on tours and to confirm the tour schedule, please call the Atlanta Preservation Center at 404.688.3353.

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.

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Emergency Information In the event of an emergency, please walk to the nearest exit. Do Not Run. 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 Coordinator, is our liaison to the disabled community. He can be reached at 404.881.2118 and can provide information on the locations and prices of accessible seating and other programs for the disabled. The Fox Theatre also has a brochure detailing all these programs for our patrons with special needs. This brochure is available at the Concierge Desk in the Arcade.

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.

Elevators Elevators are located at the north end of each lobby.

The elevators are available during all performances and make it possible to access each lobby without the use of stairs. Patrons should be aware that access to upper seating areas do involve stairs.

Parking Parking is available within a four-block radius in all directions of the Fox Theatre. Advanced reserved parking is available for sale at the Fox Box Office or by calling TICKETMASTER at 800.745.3000. The Fox Theatre assumes no responsibility for vehicles parked in any of the privately owned parking lots operating in the Fox Theatre district.

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

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

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

Camera and recording devices are strictly prohibited.

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

DINNER WITH FRIENDS The Fox Theatre and Encore Atlanta’s Dinner & a Show packages now can be purchased from the Fox Theatre’s Facebook page.

Dinner & Show offers can be found on the left side of the Fox Theatre’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ TheFoxTheatreAtlanta Do you

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For less than what it costs for a single admission, you can purchase a Dinner & A Show package and get a ticket plus a $20 gift card redeemable at a fine Atlanta restaurant.

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etiquette 1. Please arrive early. latecomers may not be seated until intermission.

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

3. Please silence or turn off all electronic devices, including cell phones, beepers, and watch alarms. We encourage you to share your experience at the Fox via social media, but please refrain from doing so or texting during performances; the glow from your device is distracting.

4. Most shows do not allow photography of any kind. Flash photography inside the theatre is never allowed as it is a distraction to those around you and a danger to the performers.

5. The overture is part of the performance.

Please cease talking at this point.

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

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

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

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

10. If you need assistance during the show, please go to your nearest volunteer usher.

If additional assistance is needed the usher will get the appropriate person to further help you.

11. Yes, the parking lot gets busy and public transportation is tricky, but leaving while the show is in progress or before the actors have taken their final bows is discourteous.

Wait until it is over and then exit with the rest of the audience.

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

STAFF

Allan C. Vella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Manager Adina Alford Erwin . . . . . . . . Assistant General Manager Pat “Sunshine” Tucker . . . . Director of Ticketing & Box Office Robert Burnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controller Rick Robbins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Controller Jennifer S. Farmer . . . . . . . . . Director of Sales/Ballrooms Oliver Diamantstein . . . . . Director of 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 Coordinator Shelly Kleppsattel . . . . . . . . Booking & Contract Associate Jamie Vosmeier . . . . . Director of Group Sales, Education & Community Outreach 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 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, Robert L. Foreman Jr., 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 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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The Fox Theatre • January 29 - February 5, 2012 TICKETS ON SALE NOW EXCLUSIVELY TO SEASON TICKET HOLDERS. BUY A SEASON TICKET PACKAGE TODAY FOR ACCESS TO THE BEST SEATS AND SAVINGS! Tickets on sale to General Public October 23.

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Where do the stars eat in Atlanta?

By Sherry Madigan White, Lauren Luegers and Kristi Casey Sanders

It doesn’t matter how rich and famous you get, you still need to eat. Encore Atlanta polled some local luminaries about their favorite local restaurants.

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knowledgeable, and never rushes you and great food to boot! It is always a nice evening get-away [that] never disappoints.

Tony Award winner Jennifer Holliday: My favorite restaurant is Kevin Rathbun Steak in Inman Park. I love everything about this restaurant — the seared Hudson Valley foie gras and the maple leaf farm duck trio are absolutely divine! The décor is a very unique and beautiful merging of the rustic and romantic [with] lighting with treechandeliers, which makes it a perfect place to take your “special someone.”

This wonderful dining experience always leaves this dreamgirl happily singing “And I’m Telling You, I’m Not Going” until I’ve licked the spoon clean of my oh-so-delectable triple chocolate caramel mousse cake!

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Former Mayor Shirley Franklin: I have many favorites, but I always come back to Paschal’s for southern-style meals. I love the warmth of the staff, the good food, especially the potato salad and baked chicken, and remembering the history made by the owners and customers.

“American Idol’s” Diana DiGarmo: I really love The Flying Biscuit, Six Feet Under and, of course, Chick-fil-a.

Fox Theatre General Manager Allan Vella: [My wife and my] favorite “go-to” restaurant is Feast in Decatur.

It has a welcoming atmosphere, a brick oven adjacent to the corner of the bar (which is ideal for cozying up to in the winter), a wonderful staff that is friendly,

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Fitness guru Stepp Stewart: My favorite local restaurant is Nava at Peachtree Plaza. It has great upscale Mexican cuisine with personalized service. I love the blue cornbread and the virgin margarita (original flavor). Dining out should be an experience, and that is what you get when you eat at NAVA.

Star watch Locals know that Atlanta’s culinary scene is happening. Now that the city’s film, music and TV industries have exploded, celebrities from all over the world know it, too. The cast of American Pie was spotted at dining at Buckhead Diner, Pricci, Shout and Gordon Biersch while filming a reunion sequel. Jennifer Anniston was spotted at Ecco, Nava and El Taco. Chops may be the best place to stargaze. The steakhouse is where poet and novelist Toni Morrison celebrated her birthday, musicians Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez enjoyed a romantic meal, and Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton, Kevin Bacon and comedian Ron White yucked it up. Here are some other celebrity hotspots: Bistro Niko Atlanta Falcon’s Tony Gonzalez Ludacris Bluepointe Chef Bobby Flay Buckhead Diner Kathy Griffin Chef Bobby Flay Steve Martin Ryan Seacrest Jeff Foxworthy

Chops Lobster Bar Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine Margaret Cho Neil Young Randy Jackson Zach Galifianakis Mary J. Blige Santana Denzel Washington Ecco Thievery Corporation Alan Alda

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B98.5 radio host Vikki Locke: [My husband] and I just celebrated our anniversary in a very special way. Thanks to the Fox Theatre’s house manager Pat Prill, Mike surprised me with a wonderful dinner in a private room. Jeramiah Haines, sous chef at Livingston, cooked up something special and brought it across the street. He had pans a mile high! It was an incredible evening.

11Alive Sportscaster Fred Kalil: One of my favorite local places is McKendrick’s in Dunwoody. [My wife and I] don’t get out as much since our kids have gotten older.

We find ourselves at baseball tournaments, football games etc. Pricci is a good one for us, and Haven in Brookhaven is a nice place we like.

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I love the simplicity of the menu and the contemporary interior.

And do not leave this restaurant without dessert! Self-taught pastry chef Kathryn King is beyond [fabulous]. For barbecue, I just love Fox Brothers. The wings are over-the-top amazing. I dream about them. Everything else is great, too, I am just obsessed with the wings. For brunch, it’s definitely Rosebud. Chef Ron Eyester makes the greatest whole

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“American Idol’s” Michael Johns: My favorite restaurant is Roasters off Pharr Road. You can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. Favorite steak is Hal’s [at the] corner of Roswell and Piedmont.

Best burger [is from] The Vortex in little Five Points. Best Chinese is Grand China in Buckhead. Finally, best Thai food [is at] Little Bangkok, off Cheshire Bridge Road.

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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, DK-Dekalb, D–Downtown, DW-Dunwoody, IP–Inman Park, M­—Midtown, OFW–Old Fourth Ward, P–Perimeter Mall area, SS–Sandy Springs, VH–Virginia-Highland, NA­—North Atlanta, V—Vinings, W–Westside

American Aria updates its menu nightly. Leave room for dessert, because that is their specialty! 490 East Paces Ferry, 404-233-7673, aria-atl.com. B Bocado serves sandwiches, salads and other small plates. Howell Mill Rd. NW, 404-8151399, bocadoatlanta.com. M Deckard’s Kitchen and Kegs a neighborhood American tavern with a New England twist.

Serving simple craft cuisine, classic ingredients and an extensive, eclectic beer selection. 650 Ponce De Leon Ave., 404-941-3520, kitchenandkegs. com. M Einstein’s Dining with an emphasis on service, 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 Fox Brothers Barbecue offers Texas-style barbecue and comfort food. 1238 Dekalb Ave., 404-5774030, foxbrosbbq.com. D 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. Vinings Jubilee Shopping Center, 4300 Paces Ferry Rd., 770436-0102, garrisonsatlanta.com. V Hal’s This jazz bar bistro offers fine dining in a comfortable atmosphere. 30 Old Ivy Rd., 404261-0025, hals.net. B 48 EncoreAtlantA.com

Haven serves a wide variety of American comfort food, from seafood to salads and other hearty foods. 1441 Dresden Dr., Ste. 100, 404-9690700, havenrestaurant.com. NA Hudson Grille is the perfect place to catch a game, meet friends for a great meal or 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 Ashford-Dunwoody, 770-350-0134; Brookhaven, 4046 Peachtree Rd., 404-233-0313, hudsongrille.com. M,A,P,B Joe’s nostalgic charm sets the stage for a wholly unique tavern experience. With an accent on congenial good times, Joe’s sassy food servers keep patrons smiling, while the master mixologists whip up drinks known for their flavor and potency.

Midtown: 1049 Juniper St. NE, 404-875-6344; College Park: 2144 Sullivan Rd., 404-844-5000, joesatlanta.com. M, D 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 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 fresco seating area, which is available in warm weather. 659 Peachtree St. NE, 404-897-5000, 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., 404-9617370, 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 The Melting Pot is the premiere fondue restaurant where guests can enjoy a choice of fondue cooking styles and a variety of unique entrees, salads and indulgent desserts. 28 Atlanta locations, including 754 Peachtree St. NE, 404389-0099, meltingpot.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 Roasters has a homey atmosphere and a menu that includes chicken, ribs and veggies. Multiple locations, including 400 Overlook Business Park, 1360 Union Hill Rd., Ste. 3-B, 770-753-2988, roastersfresh.com. A Rosebud is a comfort food lover’s dream, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Live music and interesting cocktails heat things up at night.

1397 N. Highland Ave., 404-347-9747, rosebudatlanta.com. VH Taco Mac Atlanta’s favorite family friendly sports restaurant and bar since 1979. Consistently voted best wings and beer selection, Taco Mac has something for everyone. 25 metro Atlanta locations, including 933 Peachtree St. NE, blocks away from the Fox Theatre. 678-904-7211, tacomac.com. M Two Urban Licks “Fiery” American cooking meets live music at this hip hangout. 820 Ralph McGill Blvd., 404-522-4622, twourbanlicks.com. M The Vortex The adults-only bad-boy bar and restaurant is famous for its burgers. A comedy club is attached to the Midtown location. 878 Peachtree St., 404-875-1667; 438 Moreland Ave., 404-688-1828, thevortexbarandgrill.com. M, D.

American/steakhouse Chops Lobster Bar One of the top ten steakhouses in the country, featuring exquiste seafood flown in fresh daily and the very best USDA prime aged

beef. 70 West Paces Ferry Rd., 404-262-2675, buckheadrestaurants.com. B Cowtippers 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., 404-8743751, 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 Kevin Rathbun Steak Stylish and sophisticated, Kevin Rathbun’s steakhouse offers top-quality cuts and an inventive menu. 112 Krog St., Ste. 200, 404-524-8280, kevinrathbun.com/restaurants. D McKendrick’s is a formal steakhouse near Perimeter Mall with a superior wine list. 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., 770-512-8888, mckendricks.com. DW 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 and 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 Peachtree Rd. NW, 404-814-9640, centraarchy. com. B

American/southern The Flying Biscuit is a delightful café where brunch is available any time of day. The menu features unique dishes such as “Eggceptional Eggs,” “Love Cakes” and “Pudge.” flyingbiscuit. com. Multiple Locations. SS, M Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 49

Paschal’s is a Southern-style restaurant with an elegant atmosphere and long civil rights history. 180 Northside Dr., 404-525-2023. paschalsatlanta.com. VH South City Kitchen With a stylish, Southerncontemporary menu, this DiRoNA restaurant helped make grits hip for the business crowd. Two locatons: Midtown: 1144 Crescent Ave., 404873-7358; 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 pure 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

Bluepointe Serving modern American cuisine with a splash of Asian flavor, it features inventive menu items from the kitchen and Atlanta’s freshest sushi.

Home to a hip bar, creative cocktails and halfpriced happy hour on weekdays. 3455 Peachtree Rd., 404-237-9070, buckheadrestaurants.com. B Grand China offers a mixture of Chinese, Thai and Japanese food. Open for lunch and dinner. 2975 Peachtree Rd., 404-231-8690, grandchinaatl.com. M

bakery Corner Café Enjoy the rich aroma of Pano’s Reserve blend coffee paired with baked-on-site pastries, bread, cookies and special desserts from the European-style bakery. The café serves a variety of breakfast, brunch and lunch selections with daily specials. 3070 Piedmont Rd., 404-2401978, buckheadrestaurants.com. B Sugar Shack From breakfast paninis, signature sandwiches for lunch and dinner, and amazing cakes, pies, cheescakes, cupcakes and coffee.

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extensive craft beer list. 3344 Peachtree Rd., 404261-6456, buckheadrestaurants.com. B

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Engine 11 Firehouse Tavern has a great menu and always has something special that isn’t on their regular menu. They carry an extensive draft beer selection that focuses on American Craft beers. 30 North Ave., 404-873-FIRE. engine11. com. M 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, 404-870-0805; Buckhead: 3242 Peachtree Rd. NE, 404-2640253, 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

Feast This cozy neighborhood restaurant serves hearty Italian fare. Patio seating is available. 314 East Howard Ave., 404-377-2000, feastatlanta. com. Decatur

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

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

european fusion Ecco Esquire Magazine named this casual, European-influenced bistro a “Best New Restaurant in America.” It’s also gotten raves for its killer wine list, wood-fired pizzas, and impressive meat and cheese menus. 40 Seventh St. NE, 404347-9555, ecco-atlanta.com. M

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

french Bistro Niko Voted as one of the Top 20 Restaurants

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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 Pricci is fun, stylish dining at its best. The contemporary Italian restaurant features an innovative menu which combines classic cuisine with modern flair. Join us every week for Jazzy Thursdays when bottles of wine are half-priced and live music sets the mood. 500 Pharr Rd., 404237-2941, buckheadrestaurants.com.B Veni Vidi Vici Located in the heart of midtown, Veni Vidi Vici serves up hearty portions of homemade pasta, rotisserie meats and delectable desserts. It’s a perfect restaurant for pre-theater dining or as a place to unwind and enjoy a relaxing meal. 41 14th St., 404-875-8424, buckheadrestaurants. com. M

spanish/tapas Cantina Tequila & Tapas Bar is located in the Terminus building on the corner of Peachtree and Piedmont roads. It features authentic Mexican cuisine and has become Buckhead’s newest watering hole. 3280 Peachtree Rd. NW, Terminus 100, Ste. 150, 404-892-9292, h2sr.com. B

MEXICAN 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 Nava offers a Southwestern experience with flavorful cuisine, bold design and striking architecture. Don’t miss out every Wednesday for Party on the Patio with live music, $5 signature margaritas and appetizers. 3060 Peachtree Rd., 404-240-1984, buckheadrestaurants.com. B

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twice daily. With a comfortable, neighborhood atmosphere, it has something for everyone. 265 Pharr Rd. NE, 404-262-3165. B 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 Kyma Fresh, healthy food, attentive Greek hospitality and festive atmosphere await you.

Enjoy a contempoary seafood tavern that stays true to its Greek orginis while you gaze at the dazzling constellation displayed on the deep blue ceiling. 3085 Piedmont Rd., 404-262-0702, buckheadrestaurants.com. B

Six Feet Under serves generous portions of fried seafood in a casual setting with patio seating. Two locations: 437 Memorial Dr. SE, 404-523-6664; 685 11th St., 404-810-0040, sixfeetunderatlanta. com. D, M

steak/sushi Noche A Virginia-Highland favorite known for its Spanish-style tapas dishes and margaritas. 1000 Virginia Ave., 404-815-9155, h2sr.com. VH 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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The Jewel of the South The Temple In 1922, a parcel of land along Peachtree Street between Kimball Street and Ponce de Leon Avenue was purchased by the Yaarab Shrine of Atlanta, a fraternal subset of the Masons, formerly known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and informally known as the Shriners. The group had outgrown their headquarters at Peachtree and Cain streets (now International Boulevard) and intended to build a Yaarab Temple Mosque where they could hold meetings, social gatherings, and fundraising events. To 56 EncoreAtlantA.com

offset costs, the mosque would also be able to host concerts, plays, and events for the citizens of Atlanta.

The Shriners envisioned a facility with room for 7,500 people, several club and lounge rooms, a reading room and library, soundproof practice rooms, storage, a kitchen, office space, ballrooms, and more. Within a month of initiating a $1 million fundraising campaign in 1925, the Shriners had met their goal.

The Shriners held an architectural competition in 1927 and the winning design came from local architectural firm

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Atlanta’s Fox Theatre turned 81 this past Christmas. The story of its birth, near death, and phenomenal rebirth is chronicled in The Fox Theatre — Atlanta: The Memory Maker, on sale at the theatre’s merchandise kiosk before and after performances. Here is an excerpt from “Part One: The Origins.” By Kristi Casey Sanders

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Marye, Alger & Vinour. Thirty-year-old Frenchman Ollivier Vinour became the mosque’s principal designer. Vinour drew inspiration from the Middle Eastern theme of Shriner rituals and symbolism, as well as his travels to Africa, and postcards and lithographs from Egypt, Sudan, Spain, and the Middle East.

Vinour’s designs exceeded the Shriners’ wildest imagination, but it was expensive to realize. The cornerstone for the Yaarab Temple Mosque was laid on June 14, 1928. Six months later, the Shriners ran out of money.

Afraid they wouldn’t have enough money to finish the mosque, the Shriners added a row of “temporary” storefronts to the Peachtree Street side and gave movie palace mogul William 58 EncoreAtlantA.com

Fox a 21-year lease they hoped would cover operating expenses. As part of their arrangement, they renamed the mosque the Fox Theatre and moved the main entrance to Peachtree Street, converting what was intended to be a ballroom into a 140-foot-long covered arcade.

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This rendering of the Yaarab Temple was the winning design submitted by local architectural firm Marye, Alger & Vinour. The Architectural Library at Georgia Tech has two books of David Roberts’ lithographs, Egypt and Nubia and The Holy Land, which Vinour consulted for ideas.

William Fox’s Movie Palace William Fox intended Atlanta’s Fox Theatre to be the Southeastern jewel in a crown of theatres he operated from San Francisco to Brooklyn. When he signed the 21-year lease in 1928, he was on top of the world.

Unfortunately, 1929 was a very difficult year. First, the Justice Department sued Fox for violating federal antitrust laws for his intent to merge the Fox and Loew’s theatre chains. Then, he was involved in a serious car accident. He recovered to find that the stock market crash had wiped out most of his financial holdings, dashing any hopes of expanding his film empire. Two months later, the Fox Theatre in Atlanta opened.

The exterior was reminiscent of the skyline of a Moorish village with onion domes, ornate arches, and minarets.

But what lay inside was even more magnificent. A writer from the Atlanta Journal called it a “holiday gift from the gods of entertainment to Atlanta and the Southeast,” and warned, “don’t go unprepared for the shock.”

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Opening day celebrations were scheduled for December 25, 1929. Two shows were advertised: the first at 1:30 p.m. and the second at 8:30 p.m. Each show lasted for several hours and featured Iris Wilkins on organ, the Fox Grand Orchestra playing Sir Edward Elgar’s “This Shrine of Beauty,” Walt Disney’s cartoon Steamboat Willie, a singalong, Fanchon and Marco’s Sunkist Beauties (called “two carloads of feminine pulchritude” by the Atlanta Constitution), Fox Movietone News, and the film Salute, which starred George O’Brien, Helen Chandler, and Stepin Fetchit.

“It makes no difference whether you have been in the Roxy or Paramount in New York or not,” wrote an Atlanta Journal reporter. “If you have seen a moon somewhere, that wouldn’t make you indifferent to your first glimpse of the sun ... For this Fox Theatre, in the simplest and least patriotic terms possible, is a bewildering spectacle of sheer opulent magnificence.”

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The crowd for the Fox Theatre’s grand opening celebration stretched around the block. On the bill of fare were a series of acts that were designed to offer pure escapist entertainment. At the end of each show, bleached cornflakes fell like “snowflakes” from the ceiling.

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As Wicked blows into Atlanta for the third time, here are some fun facts about the Broadway smash hit.

Instead of foundation, Elphaba’s makeup is actually MAC’s Landscape Green eye shadow. It is water-based, so she does not have an allergic reaction. Wide makeup brushes are used to cover her face, neck, and hands while smaller brushes are used to fill in any gaps.

In 1995, Gregory Macguire’s novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West was published. The musical adaptation opened at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre on Oct. 30, 2003.

At the 2004 Tony Awards, Wicked was nominated for 10 awards and took home three: Best Actress in a Musical (Idina Menzel), Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee), and Best Costume Design (Susan Hilferty).

In December 2004, the original Wicked Broadway cast recording was a top seller in the Broadway album category. That year, Wicked also ranked among iTunes’ Top 10 Soundtrack Albums. Top downloaded songs included 62 EncoreAtlantA.com

“Defying Gravity,” “Popular,” “For Good,” and “What Is This Feeling?”

Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2005.

Entertainment Weekly called Wicked the “Best Musical of the Decade.”

The character of Elphaba ranked 79th on their list of the 100 Greatest Characters of the Past 20 Years.

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The 4Cs: Color, cut, clarity and carat

The diamond itself will account for 85 percent to 90 percent of your expense, Knox says. Understanding the 4Cs of diamond quality will help you decide which elements you’re willing to compromise on in order to get the highest-quality stone you can afford.

Share that information and your budget with your salesperson, and they’ll help you find the right diamond.

“First pick the color,” Knox advises.

“That’s where you’ll see a big difference in the pricing.” Diamond color ratings actually denote the absence of color.

Grades D, E, F, G, H, I and L are colorless. Beyond L, the stones start to look yellow.

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After choosing the color, look for a well-cut stone that’s symmetrical and not too bottom-heavy or shallowly cut. “If it’s not well cut, it won’t sparkle,” Knox says.

A well-cut stone has several facets that meet evenly, with all the points lining up.

If the diamond is bottom-heavy, it will be hard to set in jewelry, and the color may be concentrated near the point or edges.

If the stone has a shallow cut, you can see what’s underneath the stone and you don’t want that.

The best way to ensure you are getting what you pay for is to only buy stones that are GIA-certified, Knox says.

“Next, you go to what’s internal — that’s clarity,” he says. Clarity gradings run from F-IF (flawless or internally flawless) to I1-I3 (inclusions). In the

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electing an engagement ring is a nerve-racking experience.

Purchasing diamonds at any time is a financial investment. But when it’s a gift for someone you want to spend the rest of your life with, making the “right” choice can be incredibly stressful. Bob Knox, designer and goldsmith at Knox Jewelers for the past 50 years, has a few words of advice on how to find the perfect ring.

middle, going from high quality to low are the ratings of VVS1-VVS2 (very very slight inclusions), VS1-VS2 (very slight inclusions) and SI1-SI2 (slight inclusions).

“Men like to be flawless; women like a bigger stone,” Knox says, laughing.

“There’s nothing wrong with a VS1VS2 or a good SI. It’s like if you put two Porsches together: They’re both perfect, except one has a slight tear underneath the driver’s seat.”

The last of the 4Cs is carat — the size of the diamond. The largest diamonds you’ll find in the consumer market are 2-carat stones, but 1.5 carats can look just as impressive. The price per carat is lower for smaller stones because raw diamonds that are large enough to cut into 1 carat or larger shapes are hard to find.

The most dramatic jumps in price and appearance come in .5 carat intervals. There’s not much difference between a 1 and 1.23-carat diamond, but there’s a very large difference when you compare them against a .75 or a 1.5-carat stone. And diamond prices are volatile, so be aware that the cost might fluctuate if you’re not looking and buying on the same day.

Setting the stone

Once you’ve selected the diamond, you must still determine how to set it.

Engagement rings range from simple bands with four to six prongs holding a solitary diamond to gem-encrusted bands and intricate pavé settings.

Knowing a bit about your sweetheart’s lifestyle can help you determine the best metal to use. Typical choices are white gold, yellow gold and platinum. But if your intended lifts weights, rock-climbs or wears rings on her right hand, avoid pavé or platinum ring bands.

“Platinum is resistant to wear, but you’ll get dings and bends,” Knox says. Those scratches can be buffed out, but if she’s going to obsess about the wear and tear, it’s best go with an 18-karat white or plain gold setting instead.

Titanium is another metal offered by some jewelers.

It’s not a precious metal, so it’s affordable, and very durable. Like platinum, however,

it will show scratches, so it’s not the best choice for an active woman. And unlike other metals, it is almost impossible to resize if you get a band that’s ill-fitting.

Something else to consider is how the engagement ring will be worn with the wedding ring. The prongs that surround the stone are called the head; where it sits is the shank. If the head sits low on the shank, close to the finger, she will have to purchase a wedding band that curves around the stone. If the head and shank are elevated, it will fit tightly against any kind of wedding ring.

“Get her something plain and basic,” Knox recommends, “Then add to it.”

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Landing at Kansas City International Airport, you think you’re in Kansas —the airport’s shop boasts displays overflowing with Wicked and Wizard of Oz-themed merchandise. But you’re on the Missouri side of the split city. That’s just one of many surprises that await you. You’ll soon learn that people seem to live only on the Kansas side, and they’re crazy about fountains (the city has more than 200+). Here are 10 more things to discover in this town that’s a direct flight away.

Kauffman Stadium (royals.com) has hosted more than 67 million fans since it opened in 1973. Known affectionately as “The K,” the ballpark underwent a $250 million renovation in 2009 that added a gigantic HD scoreboard (with its own crown, of course), outfield box seats and a party porch that’s surrounded the stadium’s famous fountains (see if you can tell what they’re shaped like). Kids might 68 EncoreAtlantA.com

enjoy visiting the Hall of Fame and meeting “KC,” a costumed performer in a 1880s baseball uniform, who talks about the team’s origins. There’s also a kids’ zone play area and batting cages.

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Ask any local what to do and they’ll tell you to go to a shopping mall called Country Club Plaza (countryclubplaza. com). Don’t pooh-pooh the suggestion; it’s not just any mall. The Plaza opened in 1922 as America’s first suburban shopping district and the outdoor, openair complex is an integral part of the city’s social life. In addition to high-end retailers, the 15-block, 120-store plaza offers local shops and restaurants as well as an outdoor sculpture garden. Guided art and architecture walking tours are offered by the Historic Kansas City Foundation (historickansascity.org).

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outlets, which include a planetarium, big-screen movie theater and the interactive Science City and KC Rail Experience museums.

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On June 17, 1933, FBI agents got into a shootout at Union Station (unionstation. org) with Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd, Vernon Miller and Adam Richetti over custody of thug Frank Nash. The Kansas City Massacre left its scars on the building’s marble facade. During its heyday in the 1940s, more than million passengers passed through Union Station every year. It’s still an Amtrak stop, but Union Station’s real attractions today are its shops, restaurants and entertainment

On the first Friday of every month, the artist studios and galleries of the Crossroads Arts District (kccrossroads. org) throw open their doors and stay open late as people stroll through the streets, enjoying live music, wine tastings and other special events. Every second Saturday, intimate group tours are offered that allow visitors to interact one-on-one with the artists, merchants, musicians and chefs who make these streets so colorful.

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The country’s official WWI museum

The best view of the city is from the top of the 217-ft. tall Liberty Memorial Tower, which is part of the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial (theworldwar.org). Inside, visitors walk over a field of poppies commemorating the 9 million people lost during the war and through galleries filled with personal stories, military artifacts and historic weapons. Interactive exhibits let guests create propaganda posters and explore full-scale replicas of Europe’s trenches and blown-out farmhouses.

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Looking to drink, dance and mingle?

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of downtown. There are more than 50 shops and entertainment venues here, but the focal point is the two-story KC Live complex, an open-air live music venue.

Riverboat gamblers

Back in the day, casinos were only allowed in Kansas City if they floated on the Missouri River. Even though casinos now boast land-based hotels and amenities, the game rooms remain riverboats at the Ameristar Casino (ameristar.com), Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa (agosykansascity. com), Isle of Capri (kansas-city. isleofcapricasinos.com) and Harrah’s North Kansas City (harrahsnkc.com).

Birth of bebop

Jazz may have been born in New Orleans, but it grew up in Kansas City. In the 1930s, Count Basie and native son Charlie Parker took bigband syncopations and added an improvisational layer that became known as bebop. The American Jazz Museum (americanjazzmuseum.com) celebrates the people and places that lit up the city’s historic 18th and Vine Jazz District from the 1920s to the 1940s.

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The Kansas City Repertory Theatre (kcrep.org) performs at Copaken Stage, presenting edgy new and classic work. Touring Broadway shows play the Music Hall (kcconvention.com).

The historic Folly Theater (follytheater. com) presents comedians and concerts.

Crown Center (crowncenter.com) has three theaters — American Heartland Theatre, Coterie and the Off Center Theatre — as well as restaurants, shops and museums. Music tribute shows are a hallmark of the American Heartland Theatre. Time magazine ranked the Coterie among the top five U.S. theaters for young audiences. And the Off Center Theatre offers community theater, musicals, improv and festivals.

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