Chicago Playbill

From the College of Fine Arts’ Dean Hello and welcome! It is a pleasure to have you with us. There is a long tradition of exceptional arts, here at Florida State University. The School of Theatre continues that tradition with its recent ranking among the top ten programs in the country in The Princeton Review’s list for “Best College Theatre.” In this season, you see why we’ve earned such distinction. Our outstanding faculty and dedicated staff enable us to attract and retain some of the most talented aspiring performers and theatre professionals. And, we couldn’t be prouder of what they accomplish. (Look for our alum among the brightest stars of stage, screen, and academe – out front, behind the scenes, and in classrooms and studios.) I trust that you will enjoy the performance and I encourage you to make FSU Theatre a regular part of your arts and culture activities. Thank you for your patronage and for energizing the cast and crew with your presence. It means the world to us. Now, enjoy the show!

James Frazier Dean, College of Fine Arts

From the School of Theatre’s Executive Director Welcome to the School of Theatre at Florida State. I want to thank you for joining us to celebrate the incredibly talented students, faculty, and staff who have worked tirelessly to create the production you are seeing today. For over 45 years, the School of Theatre has trained students not just for Broadway stages but as advocates, leaders, artists, and theatre-makers across the world. It is no wonder that the School of Theatre continues to be recognized as one of the top programs in the country. While at Florida State, our students gain experience that prepares them for a multitude of careers and none of this would be possible without our dedicated faculty and staff and the support from members of our community. Thank you again for joining us today and for supporting the School of Theatre at Florida State – we could not do it without you. Enjoy the show!

Brad Brock Interim Executive Director, The School of Theatre

The School of Theatre at Florida State Presents

Book by

Fred Ebb Bob Fosse Music by

John Kander Lyrics by

Fred Ebb Based on the play written by Maurine Dallas Watkins Script adaptation by David Thompson Director

Christopher Núñez Choreographer

Music Director

Kate Gelabert Scenic Designer

Tom Ossowski

Teddy Moore

Meredith LaBounty

Costume Designer

Sound Designer

Lighting Designer

Technical Director

Stage Manager

Nate Wheatley

Brock Baird

Zach Cramer Sarah Mattis

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Musical Numbers ACT I Prologue.......................................................Master of Ceremonies, Velma, Orchestra And All That Jazz.............................................................................Velma, Company Funny Honey.....................................................................................................Roxie Cell Block Tango............................................Velma, June, Liz, Annie, Mona, Hunyak When You’re Good to Mama................................................Matron “Mama” Morton Tap Dance ....................................................................Roxie, Amos, Male Ensemble All I Care About......................................................................Billy, Female Ensemble A Little Bit of Good.............................................................................Mary Sunshine We Both Reached for the Gun.........................Billy, Roxie, Mary Sunshine, Company Roxie........................................................................................Roxie, Male Ensemble I Can’t Do it Alone............................................................................................Velma My Own Best Friend..............................................................................Roxie, Velma Chicago will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.

ACT II Entr’acte......................................................................................................Orchestra I Know A Girl...................................................................................................Velma Me and My Baby......................................................................Roxie, Male Ensemble Mister Cellophane.............................................................................................Amos Razzle Dazzle......................................................................................Billy, Company Class.........................................................................Velma, Matron “Mama” Morton Nowadays..............................................................................................Roxie, Velma Hot Honey Rag .....................................................................................Roxie, Velma Finale..........................................................................................................Company

Setting: Chicago, Illinois; The Late ‘20s.

The School of Theatre at Florida State As one of the top-tier theatre training programs in the nation, the School of Theatre at Florida State provides its students with a wide variety of theatrical and educational opportunities. The primary mission of the School of Theatre is to oer students a comprehensive education in theatre and to prepare emerging artists to enter the professional theatre industry. As a result, the School of Theatre provides both student artists and community audience members a diverse array of productions that explore the spectrum of our shared humanity.

Founded in 1973 under the vision and leadership of then-Dean Richard G. Fallon, the School of Theatre enjoys a national reputation, in large part, because of the excellence of its undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as a gifted faculty of nationally recognized professional artists/ educators. The London Theatre Studies program, the chance to work side by side with guest artists and eminent scholars, as well as showcase opportunities in New York City and Los Angeles are just a few of the many reasons why students are attracted to our various professional and academic degrees from all over the United States, many foreign countries, and every county in Florida.

Alumni of the program include Broadway stars Christiani Pitts, Montego Glover, and Leslie Flesner, television producer Steven Sears, Emmy Award-winners John Papsidera and John Brace, Broadway producers Heather Provost and Darren Bagert, Playwright and Professor Suzan Zeder, and a host of talented entertainment industry professionals. Through their creative work, research, publication, and service, School of Theatre alumni contribute to the commercial, educational, and cultural life of the citizens of Florida and the nation.

The School of Theatre at Florida State is a member of the University/Resident Theatre Association, Inc. and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre.

The Cast In Order of Appearance

Master of Ceremonies........................................................................Jordan Richards Velma Kelly.........................................................................................Lilianna Solum Roxie Hart.............................................................................................Lannie Rubio Fred Casely......................................................................................Tyler Convington Sergeant Fogarty, Tailor, Court Clerk..................................................John Brannigan Amos Hart...........................................................................................Connor Olney Police Photographer..................................................................................Brady Foley Police Officer....................................................................................Charles Antenen Liz..........................................................................................................Lexi McCain Annie...................................................................................................Gena Heylock June...................................................................................................Hannah Schreer Hunyak..........................................................................................Kate Vander Leest Mona.......................................................................................................Julia Swann Matron “Mama” Morton.........................................................................Dee Selmore Billy Flynn.........................................................................................Ramone Nelson Mary Sunshine....................................................................................Oliver Rumney Go-to-Hell Kitty.....................................................................................Emma Safon Harry..................................................................................................Griffin Wilkins Aaron, Doctor, Martin Harrison.........................................................Weston Warren Juror....................................................................................................Alberto Blanco Female Swings..........................................................Francesca Alfano, Jessica Chunta Male Swings.................................................................Zach Duncan, Joseph Gaitens

Understudies* Master of Ceremonies.........................................................................John Brannigan Velma Kelly............................................................................................Lexi McCain Roxie Hart.....................................................................................Claudia Montague Amos Hart..........................................................................................Weston Warren Matron “Mama� Morton.........................................................................Amanda Lee Billy Flynn.......................................................................................Tyler Covington Mary Sunshine....................................................................................Alberto Blanco

*Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

The Orchestra Conductor...........................................................................................Tom Ossowski Keyboard 1...................................................................................Sudarat Songsiridej Keyboard 2................................................................................................Adam Lacy Reed 1..............................................................................................Patricia Crispino Reed 2.......................................................................................................Jen Kabbas Reed 3................................................................................................Chris Tarquinio Trumpet 1.....................................................................................Michael McKenzie Trumpet 2.....................................................................................Matthew Mignardi Trombone 1..........................................................................Patrick Hill, John Moore Trombone 2..........................................................................................Jason Burford Tuba/Bass.......................................................................................Mackenzie Edgley Violin............................................................................Mackenzie Nies, James Watts Banjo....................................................................................................Chris Manuel Percussion.............................................................................................Ryan Boehme

Cast Headshots

Francesca Alfano

Charles Antenen

Alberto Blanco

John Brannigan

Jessica Chunta

Tyler Covington

Zach Duncan

Brady Foley

Joseph Gaitens

Gena Heylock

Amanda Lee

Lexi McCain

Claudia Montague

Ramone Nelson

Connor Olney

Cast Headshots

Jordan Richards

Lannie Rubio

Oliver Rumney

Emma Safon

Hannah Schreer

Dee Selmore

Lilianna Solum

Julia Swann

Weston Warren

GriďŹƒn Wilkins

Kate Vander Leest

Who’s Who Francesca Alfano (Female Swing) is a freshman BFA Music Theatre major from West Palm Beach, FL. Previous credits include Cry-Baby (Ensemble), Kiss Me, Kate (Ensemble), The Addams Family (Ensemble), and Shrek The Musical (Fiona).

She would like to thank her family and the cast of Chicago for their endless support.

Tyler Covington (Fred Casely, u/s Billy Flynn) is a sophomore BFA Music Theatre major from Orlando, FL. Previous credits include Hairspray (Gilbert, u/s Seaweed J. Stubbs), Shakespeare in Love (Peter, u/s Burbage), Big River (Jim), Shakespeare In Hollywood (Oberon), and Into the Woods (Wolf).

He thanks his parents for supporting him and allowing him to go to FSU.

Charles Antenen (Police Officer) is a freshman BFA Music Theatre major from Atlanta, GA. Previous credits include The Addams Family (Uncle Fester), Kiss Me, Kate (Gremio), and I Can Get It For You Wholesale (Sheldon Bushkin).

He would like to thank his mother as well as the cast and crew of Chicago.

Zach Duncan (Male Swing) is a junior BA Theatre major from Newnan, GA. Previous FSU credits include Shakespeare In Love (Proteus, Abraham, u/s Actor, u/s Robin, u/s Adam, u/s Boatman, u/s Webster), The Addams Family (Pugsley Addams), and A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge). He thanks his family and friends and wishes a happy show.

Alberto Blanco (Juror, u/s Mary Sunshine) is a freshman BM Music Theatre major from Miami, FL. Previous credits include In the Heights (Sonny), Misalliance (Bentley), and Ragtime (Harry Houdini). He would love to thank his family for their support and constant guidance. He would also like to thank Giovanni for being the best brother in the world.

John Brannigan (Sergeant Fogarty, Tailor, County Clerk, u/s Master of Ceremonies) is a freshman BA Theatre major from Atlanta, GA. Previous credits include Newsies (Joseph Pulitzer), The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert Martin), and Almost, Maine (East, Chad). He would like to thank his family and friends, as well as the cast and crew of Chicago for their kindness and support through this process.

Jessica Chunta (Female Swing) is a freshman BFA Music Theatre major from Atlanta, GA. Previous credits include Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Ariel), Epic Proportions (Louise), Once Upon a Mattress (Winnifred), Proof (Catherine), and Legally Blonde (Margot). She thanks God and her family for their endless love and support, and the School of Theatre for this opportunity.

Brady Foley (Police Photographer) is a freshman BFA Music Theatre major from Orlando, FL. Previous credits include Catch Me If You Can (Frank Abagnale Jr.), Anything Goes (Billy Crocker), and Newsies (Henry). He would like to thank his family, friends, and the cast and crew of Chicago for all their love and support.

Joseph Gaitens (Male Swing) is a freshman BFA Music Theatre major from Raleigh, NC. Previous credits include Newsies (Elmer), Oklahoma! (Will Parker), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble), and Joseph... Dreamcoat (Benjamin). He would like to thank the amazing cast and crew! Love to Mom and Dad. Gena Heylock (Annie) is a junior BFA Music Theatre major from Jacksonville, FL. Previous credits include Hairspray (Amber Von Tussle), Chicago (Roxie Hart), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena), and Damn Yankees (Lola).

She thanks the School of Theatre for this performance opportunity and her parents for their constant love and support!

Amanda Lee (u/s Matron “Mama” Morton) is a sophomore BM Music Theatre major from Conyers, GA. Previous FSU credits include Hairspray (Dynamite, u/s Motormouth Maybelle). She thanks her parents, family, and friends!

Who’s Who Lexi McCain (Liz, u/s Velma Kelly) is a sophomore BFA Acting major from West Palm Beach, FL. Previous credits include The Penelopiad (Helen), Machinal (Telephone Girl), and A Chorus Line (Val). She is beyond thankful to her family for all their support towards her goals and the cast and crew of Chicago for this wonderful experience!

Claudia Montague (u/s Roxie Hart) is a senior BFA Music Theatre major from St. Louis, MO. Previous credits include Hairspray (Dance Captain, Swing), Pinkalicious: The Musical (Ensemble, u/s Alison), and Guys and Dolls (Trixie). She would like to thank the wonderful cast, crew, and production team as well as her wonderful parents.

Lannie Rubio (Roxie Hart) is a junior BFA Music Theatre major from Miami, FL. Previous credits include Hairspray (Penny Pingleton), Pinkalicious: The Musical (Alison, u/s Pinkalicious Pinkerton), The Addams Family (Swing), and A Christmas Carol (Belinda Cratchit). She thanks her supportive family and the School of Theatre faculty for this opportunity!

Oliver Rumney (Mary Sunshine) is a sophomore BFA Music Theatre major from Jacksonville, FL. Previous credits include Hairspray (Brad), Parade (Young Soldier), and How to Succeed... (Ensemble). He thanks his family and friends for their endless support in his artistic journey.

Ramone Nelson (Billy Flynn) is a junior BFA Music Theatre major from Conyers, GA. Previous credits include Hairspray (Motormouth Kid), A New Brain (The Minister), and The Addams Family (Ensemble).

He would like to thank the School of Theatre and his family and friends for their constant love and support.

Emma Safon (Go-to-Hell Kitty) is a senior BFA Music Theatre major from Atlanta, GA. Previous credits include A New Brain (Female Understudy), The Addams Family (Indian), Guys and Dolls (Ensemble, u/s Hot Box Girl), Little Women (Beth), and Mamma Mia (Ali).

She thanks her friends and family for always being there for her.

Connor Olney (Amos Hart) is a senior BFA Music Theatre major from Albany, NY. Previous credits include Hairspray (Male Counsel, u/s Corny Collins), Pinkalicious: The Musical (Peter Pinkerton), The Addams Family (Conquistador, u/s Lucas), and Guys and Dolls (Rusty Charlie). He thanks the cast, crew, production team, and his family!

Hannah Schreer (June, Dance Captain) is a junior BFA Music Theatre major from Miami, FL. Previous credits at FSU include Hairspray (Lou Ann, u/s Amber Von Tussle), The Addams Family (Cowgirl), and Guys and Dolls (Swing).

She thanks Chris, Kate, Tom, cast, crew, and her parents for their never-ending love and support.

Jordan Richards (Master of Ceremonies, Fight Captain) is a sophomore BFA Acting major from Davie, FL. Previous credits include Wildwood Park (Dr. Simian), Detroit (Kenny), The Effect (Tristan), and Machinal (Lover). He would like to thank Christopher Núñez for the opportunity and this extremely talented cast for their hard work and positive energy.

Dee Selmore (Matron “Mama” Morton) is an alumnus of FAMU and FSU from Fort Myers, FL. Previous credits include A Raisin in the Sun (Mrs. Johnson), Sister Act (Deloris Van Cartier), and The Color Purple (Sofia). Dee would like to thank the cast and crew for the experience, Christopher Núñez for the opportunity, and her mother and son for making this possible.

Lilianna Solum (Velma Kelly) is a senior BFA Music Theatre major from Sarasota, FL. Previous credits include Hairspray (Female Counsel, u/s Velma Von Tussle), Pinkalicious: The Musical, The Addams Family, and Guys and Dolls. She would like to thank the cast, crew, and production team as well as her friends and family for all their love and support.

Who’s Who Julia Swann (Mona) is a sophomore BFA Music Theatre major from New Orleans, LA. Previous credits include 1776 (Martha), Crazy for You (Susie), and Machinal (Defense Lawyer). She is so thankful to be a part of this amazing cast, and sends a special thanks to her family and the School of Theatre here at FSU. Kate Vander Leest (Hunyak, Dance Captain) is a junior BFA Music Theatre major from Iowa City, IA. Previous credits include Hairspray (Shelley, u/s Penny Pingleton), A New Brain (Waitress, Nancy D.), The Addams Family (Courtesan, u/s Morticia Addams), and Guys and Dolls (Blanche). Love to her friends and family!

Weston Warren (Aaron, Doctor, Martin Harrison, u/s Amos Hart) is a junior BFA Music Theatre major from Marietta, GA. Previous FSU credits include Hairspray (Sketch, u/s Link Larkin), Shakespeare in Love (Will Shakespeare), Guys and Dolls (Scranton Slim), and New Horizons: Original Works Festival production of As You Like It. He thanks his friends and family for their enthusiastic support.

Griffin Wilkins (Harry) is a freshman BFA Music Theatre major from Walpole, MA. Previous credits include Newsies (Race, u/s Jack), Seussical the Musical (Horton), and Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka). He would like to thank his parents and his sister, as well as the entire cast and crew of Chicago, for the unwavering support of everything he has done.

Brock Baird (Technical Director) is a third year MFA Technical Production candidate from Charleston, SC. He previously served as Technical Director for Pinkalicious: The Musical, and the Assistant Technical Director for Dr.Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat. He has worked for Cortland Repertory Theatre, Peach State Summer Theatre, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, and Jenny Wiley Theatre among many others. He thanks his family and friends for supporting him, but mainly his father, Stan, and his sister, Lora.

Zach Cramer (Sound Designer) is the staff Sound Designer for the FSU School of Theatre. He has been involved with theatre for over nineteen years and has since designed over 80 productions. Selected design credits include The Who’s Tommy, Peter Pan, Ragtime, Seussical The Musical, Nine (winner 2008 FTC, 2009 SETC and advanced to national AACT), Titanic, The Producers, The Addams Family, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Legally Blonde, Hedda Gabler, and Monty Python’s Spamalot.

He is also the Sound Designer for Valdosta State University’s Peach State Summer Theatre.

Kate Gelabert (Choreographer) is an Associate Professor and the Director of the BFA Music Theatre program. She has choreographed the majority of musicals presented by the School of Theatre, as well as several works produced by the College of Music and the School of Dance here at FSU. Kate has worked as a guest instructor/ choreographer for ChiArts in Chicago, the Broadway Artists Intensive, FAU’s Festival Rep 2015, Pennsylvania Centre Stage Theater, Seaside Music Theater, Florida Dance Association, The Musical Theater Project of Tampa (directed by Ann Reinking), Southern Ballet Theatre (now Orlando Ballet), Walt Disney World, the Burt Reynolds Institute for Theatre Training, and the Universidad Nacional Departments of Theatre and Dance in San Jose, Costa Rica. She has received the FSU Teaching Award, is a two-time recipient of the FSU Teaching Incentive Award, and the 2008 Guardian of the Flame recipient for the College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance. Kate served for three years as a national adjudicator for the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA), youngARTS program, and is a current and original member of the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance – International. For the past four summers, she has taught and choreographed for the School of Theatre’s summer Music Theatre Intensive; a three week dance, singing and acting camp for upcoming high school seniors and juniors.

Who’s Who Meredith LaBounty (Costume Designer) is a second year MFA Costume Design candidate, originally from St. Louis, MO, where she previosuly worked as a Costume Designer and Seamstress for five years. Recognized mostly for her work in experimental theatre, in 2017 Meredith won a St. Louis Theatre Circle Award for her design of the play Trash Macbeth.

Prior to her time at FSU, she attended the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she graduated with a BFA in Costume Design.

Sarah Mattis (Stage Manager) is a senior BA Theatre major from Fort Myers, FL. Previous credits include the 2019 Musical Theatre Showcase, A New Brain, Of Mice and Men, The Medium, The Prodigal Child, Mary Poppins (Post Playhouse), Sister Act (Post Playhouse), The Music Man (Post Playhouse), and Little Shop of Horrors (Post Playhouse). Thanks to friends and family for their support during her last FSU mainstage!

Teddy Moore (Scenic Designer) holds a BFA in Scenic Design from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Previous design credits include Asheville Lyric Opera, Columbia City Ballet, Opera at University of South Carolina, The Mostly Baroque Players, Connecticut Opera Express, Florida State Opera, The Castleton Festival, and FBN Productions

Christopher Núñez (Director) is a third year MFA Directing Candidate and FSU Alumnus. FSU Directing credits include Pinkalicious: the Musical, Wanda’s Visit, and Tinder. Facebook. Snapchat. Lie. Other Directing credits include Death Comes to Us All, Mary Agnes (Hangar Theatre), and The Amazing Tale of the Backyard Overnight Adventure (Hangar Theatre).

FSU Assistant Directing credits include Hairspray (Dir. Jess Patty) and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Dir. Jessica West). Other Assistant Directing credits include Harbor (Dog Days at Asolo Rep, Dir. Greg Leaming). Other credits include Associate Company Manager for Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular (Venetian, dir. Hal Prince), Rock of Ages (Venetian, dir. Kristen Hanggi), Assistant Producer for Magic Mike Live (Hard Rock, dir. Channing Tatum), Magic Reinvented Nightly (Linq Hotel), Puppet Up (Henson Company), Scenic Designer for 50 Shades: The Musical Parody (Ballys) and Stage Manager for The Groundlings. Christopher spent 10 years managing, producing and developing commercial productions with BASE Entertainment. He is a passionate casino entertainment historian and was a founding Docent at the Neon Museum in Las Vegas. Christopher is a former Paramount Pictures Studio Page and a member of the FSU Fellows Society, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Observership Class, and a Drama League Directing Fellow. Go Noles! www.christopherblassnunez.com

Who’s Who Tom Ossowski (Music Director, Conductor) is Associate Professor at Florida State University, and Producing Artistic Director at Post Playhouse. Tom Ossowski teaches in the BFA Music Theatre Program at Florida State University, is the Producing Artistic Director for the Post Playhouse at Fort Robinson State Park in Nebraska. Most recently at the Post Playhouse, Tom directed The Music Man, Urinetown, Legally Blonde, Monty Python’s Spamalot, A Man of No Importance, All Shook Up, 9 to 5, The Drowsy Chaperone, Oklahoma, Hank Williams: Lost Highway, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Always…Patsy Cline, and Hello, Dolly. At Florida State, he directed A Man of No Importance, A New Brain, Legally Blonde, Cabaret, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Sweeney Todd and music directed Hairspray, A Chorus Line, Ragtime, Spring Awakening, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Urinetown. He has also directed and musically directed Into the Woods and The Family for the Central Academy of drama in Beijing. His work has also taken him to Zug, Switzerland and to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He is also a member of The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

Sudarat Songsiridej (Assistant Music Director) is a Music Specialist for the College of Music, School of Dance and School of Theatre. She is the Coach Accompanist for the FSU Music Theatre Program and a musician for the School of Dance.

She has been the Assistant Music Director and Production Pianist for the School of Theatre musicals since 1997. She is also the Pianist/ Arranger for the annual FSU Music Theatre New York Showcase. Some of the guest artists she has worked with are Ann Reinking, Maltby & Shire, and Choreographer Joe Goode. She has played master classes for the Martha Graham company, Violette Verdy, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Off-campus, she is the Company Pianist for the Pas de Vie Ballet. Sudarat holds degrees from The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music and the Florida State University.

She has completed the Somatic Voicework™ I, II and III at the Contemporary Commercial Music Institute, Shenandoah University and the LoVetri Institute for Somatic Voicework™ at the Baldwin Wallace University.

Nate Wheatley (Lighting Designer) is from Kansas City, MO. Selected credits include Candide, Rusalka, As One, Maria de Buenos Aires, A Little Night Music, Orphée et Eurydice (Des Moines Metro Opera), Juliet Letters, L’italiana in Algeri (Lyric Opera of Kansas City), Sweeney Todd (Arizona Broadway Theatre), Carmen (NC Opera & Mill City Opera), Elizabeth Cree, Dog Days, Cunning Little Vixen, Eugene Onegin, Marriage of Figaro (LSU Opera), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (BRTKC), and Frida (Florida Grand Opera). Upcoming engagements include Sunday in the Park with George (LSU Opera), Don Giovanni (Florida Grand Opera), All is Calm (Opera Orlando), and Alcina (Pittsburgh Opera).

Information in “Who’s Who” is provided by members of this production. Where opinions are expressed, they are those of the players, not necessarily those of the School of Theatre or Florida State University.

Production Staff Director....................................................................................................Christopher Núñez Choreographer..................................................................................................Kate Gelabert Music Director, Conductor..............................................................................Tom Ossowski Assistant Music Director, Rehearsal Pianist..................................................Sudarat Songsiridej Second Rehearsal Pianist.......................................................................................Adam Lacy Voice & Dialect Coach.........................................................................................Debra Hale Fight Choreographer.......................................................................................Jason Paul Tate Scenic Designer.................................................................................................Teddy Moore Costume Designer...................................................................................Meredith LaBounty Assistant Costume Designers.........................................David Jordan Baxter, Ilianna Maestri, Meagan Thurmond Sound Designer.................................................................................................Zach Cramer Assistant Sound Designer......................................................................................Jason Vizzo Lighting Designer............................................................................................Nate Wheatley Technical Director................................................................................................Brock Baird Assistant Technical Director...................................................Ethan Follett, Braeden Ingersoll Dramaturgs..............................................................................Rebecca Curran, Elaine Smith Stage Manager.....................................................................................................Sarah Mattis Assistant Stage Managers......................................Laura Hart, Elizabeth Lewis, Alyssa Stewart Stage Management Mentor............................................................................Casey Hagwood Directing Advisor......................................................................................Jessica Phelps West Directing Observer..........................................................................................Kydiana Jeanty Director of Production Services....................................................................Joshua Wickham Technical Direction Advisors...........................................................Robert Coleman, Jim Lile Production Manager.....................................................................................Joshua Wickham Assistant Production Managers...........................Carson Bishop, Cliff Glowacki, Ryan Ponsell Scene Shop Manager......................................................................................Colin Campbell Assistant Scene Shop Managers...........................Brock Baird, Jackson Golden, Jonathan May Drafters..............................................................Alex Farley, Cliff Glowacki, Jackson Golden, Braeden Ingersoll, Jonathan May Carpenters....................................................Carson Bishop, Emily Chancellor, Erin Collopy, John Abraham Davis, Mike Delaney, Alex Farley, Ethan Follett, Cliff Glowacki, Nathan Glowacki, Jackson Golden, Braeden Ingersoll, Elliot Mahoney, Jonathan May, Ryan Ponsell, Colin Shay, Bri Weintaub Paint Shop Manager...........................................................................................Teddy Moore Scenic Charge Artist.............................................................................................Jason Strom Properties Manager...............................................................................................Kevin Grab Properties Master..................................................................................................Kevin Grab Properties Volunteers...............................................................Cynthia Carmora, Ken Moore, Caileigh Potter, Megan Schanker, Greta Smith Properties Artisans............................................................................Alex Foley, Ryan Ponsell, Hanna Smaglis, Reona Wood Costume Design Advisor...............................................................................Colleen Muscha Costume Technology Advisor...............................................................................Jason Estala Costume Shop Manager.................................................................................Sarah M. Jahnke Staff Draper..........................................................................................................Caitlin Yost Wardrobe Supervisor.....................................................................................Sarah M. Jahnke Associate Wardrobe Supervisor................................................................Hayley Tara O’Brien Drapers.......................................................................Hayley Tara O’Brien, Courtni Riddick First Hand..............................................................................................David Jordan Baxter

Production Staff Stitchers....................................................................Gabrielle Banuelos, David Jordan Baxter, Madeleine LaVean, Ilianna Maestri, Francesca Martin, Hayley Tara O’Brien, Courtni Riddick,, Meagan Thurmond, Cat Tope Wig Stylists...........................................................................David Jordan Baxter, Caitlin Yost Wardrobe Lead...........................................................................................Gabrielle Banuelos Costume Crew........................................Allison Crawford, Abbey Hodgson, Katie Mae Horn, Sara Karako, Dylan Redshaw, Brian Sayre Master Electrician...........................................................................................Kassidy Coburn Assistant Master Electrician..............................................................................Stevie Freeborn Electricians.................................................................Abbey Dillard, Christina Dragen-Dima, Alex Farley, Andrew Lile, Hanna Smaglis Lighting Supervisor.........................................................................................Kassidy Coburn Automation Director.........................................................................................Cliff Glowacki Light Board Operator...............................................................................................LB Bunch Spotlight Operators..........................................Leon Alexander, Gracie Guy, Cameron Schmitt Sound Programming.........................................................................Kylee Taylor, Jason Vizzo Sound Assistants...................................................Abbey Dillard, Nicole George, Kylee Taylor Sound Board Operator.......................................................................................Nicole George Run Crew...................................................................Holly Carroll, Linoi Chemla, Lily Forte, Elizabeth Gopsill, Brianne Jackson, Hailey Knight, Brendan Murphy, Mateo Marquez Parodi, Clare Rearer, Alex Richard House Managers............................................................................Jay Pension, Sam Stenecker Director of the Fine Arts Ticket Office..............................................................Sarah Goodson Associate Director of Patron Services.......................................................................Jay Pension Patron Services Manager.....................................................................Jessica Dudley-Rodriguez Assistant Patron Services Managers................................................................Emma Clabarese, William Leitch, Sam Stenecker Usher Crew...............................Gabrielle Asselin, Adrian Borg, Emma Cryer, Makaira Fisk, Riley Grove, Anna Mackinnon, Micaela Mercado, Madison Metcalf, Rebecca Moore, Shelbi Munoz, Sabrina Ollerman, Sofia del Cueto Perez, Taylor Petty, Hannah Ramos, Pearl Ray, Madeline Rickey, John Roig, Miranda Roub, Autumn Rundall, Brooke Spriggs, Alana Torres, Faith Verbsky Fine Arts Ticket Office Staff....................................................Brigitte Anderson, Alice Bishop, Leah Davis, Melissa Emery, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Hannah Francis, Lizt Garcia, Kimberly Gibson, Cole Jones, Michael Pisani, Hannah Spears Associate Director of Marketing..........................................................................Jawaan Smith Marketing Communications Managers.....................Moletedi One Ntseme, Jennifer Reichert Marketing Assistants.................................................................William Leitch, Sam Stenecker Associate Director of Community Engagement.................................................Katelyn Woods Community Engagement Manager...................................................................Amanda Fraser Patrons Association Coordinator....................................................................Emma Calabrese

From the Director, Christopher Núñez Chicago is a dark satire of the American criminal justice system. In the musical Chicago, crime is entertainment, the press and officials are playing fast and loose with the facts, innocent verdicts can be bought and sold, and fame at whatever cost is the pinnacle of the American dream. Sound familiar?

In the roaring twenties, there was no entertainment more uniquely American than Vaudeville. American Vaudeville was made up of over 15,000 venues and 25,000 comedians, singers, ventriloquists, acrobats, animal trainers and anyone who could keep an audience interested for more than three minutes. Bob Fosse knew this world; as a teenage dance act he performed alongside washed up veteran acts in the last dark days of continuous Vaudeville. This genre of live entertainment forms the structure of the play.

Our production presents Kander and Ebb’s musical numbers in the style of Vaudeville acts like Sophie Tucker, Helen Morgan, Ted Lewis, Julian Eltinge, and many others.

In re-imagining this story for Broadway in 1975, Fosse was exposing the dark deception of show business. As Billy Flynn says… “This trial… the whole world… it’s all show business.” Long before Fosse, Maurine Dallas Watkins originally premiered this play on Broadway in 1926 in a hit George Abbott helmed production. Watkins herself began her career as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune where she covered the various cases of the women incarcerated on “Murderess Row” in the Cook County Jail. Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner were the real-life murder suspects accused of killing their lovers in brutal crimes of passion. On April 5, 1924 Watkins reported, “Thursday afternoon Mrs. Annan played ‘Hula Lou’ on the phonograph while the wooer she had shot during the drunken quarrel lay dying in her bedroom at 817 East 46th Street.”

Watkins never wrote another successful play, but her tale was adapted into a successful silent film in 1927 directed by Cecil B. DeMille. 1942 saw William Wellman’s film adaptation starring Ginger Rogers as the titular Roxie Hart. In the 1960s, a tireless Gwen Verdon spent over a decade trying to procure the stage rights to adapt Watkins play into a stage musical. She eventually succeeded in starring as Roxie on Broadway in 1975, with husband Bob Fosse directing and choreographing. By 1996, the musical version was revived on Broadway, spawning the longest run for any Broadway revival in history and a 2004 film that took home the Academy Award. So why does this story resonate in every era? Are “wives with knives” a national pastime? In America; is crime entertainment?

“Celebrity supersedes criminality. How can you see clearly when you’re looking into the sun? How can an icon be a con?” – Maureen Dowd, The New York Times.

From the Dramaturgs, Rebecca Curran & Elaine Smith Dramaturgs, Rebecca Curran and Elaine Smith, sat down with Chicago choreographer Kate Gelabert to discuss Bob Fosse’s iconic dance style, and its significance within the production.

The original production of Chicago was directed, choreographed, and written by Bob Fosse. What elements and influences define his personal style?

As a teen, Fosse was already dancing professionally in Chicago nightclubs, where he was first exposed to Vaudeville and burlesque. Those – plus his compensations for what he considered his flaws in his dance technique – would be the major influences in his dancing and choreography for most of his career. Chicago was the perfect vehicle for him to showcase his style, the burlesque and vaudeville vocabulary of movement, and the popular dances of the 20’s. Most of the principal characters in this show are based on real vaudeville performers. They and other popular entertainers of the period can be seen in old video clips, which are very helpful in staging the numbers in this show.

How did this distinct style influence your work on this production?

Fosse’s style is unique and in certain numbers, rather iconic. I chose to use much of his original movement ideas, as well as incorporate my own to give the show the Fosse style/look without just recreating all the original. Having never worked with the man, nor danced in a Fosse show, my knowledge is academic; research based on old films, documentaries, master classes, and alumnus who have danced in the Broadway production or national tours to give master classes to my students. It is important for our students to be exposed to this style of dance because his shows are still in demand and being produced professionally.

Broadway at FSU: Actress, dancer, and choreographer Ann Reinking, who choreographed the Broadway revival of Chicago, visited FSU as a Hoffman Eminent Scholar in 1994. Can you tell us about that experience?

Reinking was a ballet dancer before becoming a Broadway phenomenon, and her knowledge of dance and dance techniques enabled her to not only star as a Fosse dancer, but to also work in the shows of other great American choreographers such as Michael Bennet (A Chorus Line) and Pat Birch (Over Here!). I had the wonderful opportunity to work with her when she came to FSU for six weeks to teach my workshop class which culminated in a review featuring the Music Theatre students.

She was a fabulous teacher and the Fosse style was so clear on her body . . . it was like it inhabited her very being.

Who’s Who in the School of Theatre Brad Brock........................................................................Interim Executive Director; School of Theatre Chari Arespacochaga..............................................................................Assistant Professor, Performance Terri Bourus.........................................................................................................Professor, Performance Fred Chappell................................................................................................................Professor, Acting Robert H. Coleman..................................................................Associate Professor, Technical Production Director - MFA Technical Production Mary Karen Dahl..............................................................................................Professor, Theatre Studies Director - MA/Ph.D. Program Patricia Delorey...........................................................Teaching Faculty, Voice; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Jonathan Epstein.......................................................Teaching Faculty, Acting; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Jason Estala..................................................................Visiting Assistant Professor, Costume Technology Kate Watson Gelabert...............................................................................Associate Professor, Movement Director - BFA Music Theatre Casey Hagwood..............................................................................Teaching Facutly, Stage Management Debra Hale.......................................................................................................Associate Professor, Voice Kellen Hoxworth...............................................................................Assistant Professor, Theatre Studies Cameron Jackson...........................................................................................................Teaching Faculty Dale F. Jordan.....................................................................................................Professor, Scenic Design Greg Leaming....................................................................................Director; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Jean McDaniel Lickson...................................................................................Associate Professor, Acting Director - BFA Acting Jim Lile.....................................................................................Assistant Professor, Technical Production Andrei Malaev-Babel.............................................................Professor, Acting; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Colleen Muscha..............................................................................................Professor, Costume Design Director - MFA Costume Design Elizabeth Osborne.............................................................................Associate Professor, Theatre Studies Thomas Ossowski................................................................................Associate Professor, Music Theatre Anthony Rhine.........................................................................Assistant Professor, Theatre Management Director - MFA Theatre Management Jennifer Riker............................................................................................Teaching Faculty, Performance Kris Salata..............................................................................................Associate Professor, Performance Director - BA Program Jo Sanburg.......................................................................................Visiting Assistant Professor, Lighting Eliza Schwarz......................................................Teaching Faculty, Movement; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Jason Tate..................................................................................Visiting Assistant Professor, Performance Aaron C. Thomas...............................................................................Assistant Professor, Theatre Studies Ellliot Turley..................................................................................Postdoctoral Scholar, Theatre Studies Jessica West.................................................................................................Associate Professor, Directing Director - MFA Directing Colin Campbell....................................................................................................Scenic Studio Manager Kassidy Coburn.........................................................................................................Lighting Supervisor Jonathan Courtemanche.................................................Office Administrator; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Zach Cramer...................................................................................................................Sound Designer Michele Diamonti..................................................................Director of Academic and Student Services Sarah Goodson....................................................................................Director of Fine Arts Ticket Office Kevin Grab................................................................................................................Properties Manager Sarah Jahnke.......................................................................................................Costume Shop Manager Marcia McClellan.......................................................................................................Business Associate Christopher McVicker........................................................Technical Director; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Rachel Morris.........................................................Production Stage Manager; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Teddy Moore............................................................................................................Paint Shop Manager Megan Mowery...............................................................................................................Media Specialist Debi Schalch......................................................Student Services Coordinator; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Melissa Sinclair............................................................................................................Academic Advisor Barbara Thomas.................................................................................Student Services Assistant Manager Amber Vann Lee...........................................................Finance and Administrative Operations Manager Joshua Wickham......................................................................................................Production Manager Caitlin Yost..........................................................................................Assistant Costume Shop Manager

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Patrons Scholar Spotlight:Kelly Astuto Kelly Astuto is a junior BA Theatre major from Miami, FL. She was an understudy Puppeteer and worked run crew in Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, Jenny/FBI Agent #1/Bart Simpson in Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, and run crew for A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. After graduating, she hopes to continue to pursue theatre to wherever that may take her, from theme parks to Broadway.

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