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S a y b r o o k P o i n t o f f e r s a n u n f o r g e t t a b l e s t a y .
by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik APRIL 3 – 27, 2025
by Matthew Lombardo MAY 15 – JUNE 8, 2025
Lyrics by Tim Rice; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber JUNE 26 – JULY 27, 2025
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe AUGUST 7 – SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL
By Katie Forgette OCTOBER 2 – 26, 2025
Created by Katie Barton and Ben Hope NOVEMBER 20 – DECEMBER 21, 2025
Next at The Terris Theatre
OCT 3 – 26
Remember that one time that the Australian government sent their army with machine guns to wage war on emus in Western Australia? Neither do most people…but when Edith, the headstrong warbler, and her flock begin to feed on the wheat of local farmers–the humans take up arms against Australia’s favorite feathered friends.
Next at The Goodspeed
NOV 14 - DEC 28
Make your season merry and bright with Irving Berlin’s White Christmas! Based on the classic holiday film, this heartwarming musical sparkles when two army buddies turned entertainers team up with a singing sister act to save a snowless Vermont inn—and discover love along the way.
DONNA LYNN HILTON
A Non-Profit Arts Organization
Artistic Director presents
VANESSA LOGAN Managing Director
Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by MICHAEL BENNETT
Book by JAMES KIRKWOOD and NICHOLAS DANTE
Music by MARVIN HAMLISCH
Lyrics by EDWARD KLEBAN
Co-Choreographed by BOB AVIAN
With
TRAVANTE S. BAKER MAGGIE BERGMAN HALEY BJORN AARON PATRICK CRAVEN KARLI DINARDO ALEX DROST CHRISTIAN FELICIANO LISA FINEGOLD DIEGO GUEVARA PATRICK HIGGINS BEATRICE HOWELL CAROLINE KANE CHLOE RAE KEHM LIESIE KELLY RYAN MULVANEY JONAH NASH EMMA X. O’LOUGHLIN ERICA PERÉZ-GOTAY MATTHEW QUINTERO MARIO RIZZI CLIFTON SAMUELS SAMMY SCHECHTER MIKAELA SECADA SCARLETT WALKER
Scenic Design by ANN BEYERSDORFER
Sound Design by JAY HILTON
Director of Production ENDLA BURROWS
Costume Design by JOSEPH SHROPE
Associate Music Director DAVID KIDWELL
Production Manager/ Technical Director DOMINICK J. PINTO
Original Finale Costume Design by THEONI ALDREDGE
Casting by HARDT CASTING
Associate Artistic Director MICHAEL FLING
Music Direction by ADAM SOUZA
Additional Choreography by BAAYORK LEE
Choreographed by PARKER ESSE
Directed by ROB RUGGIERO
First Performance: September 5, 2025 at The Goodspeed
Founding Director MICHAEL P. PRICE
Lighting Design by JOHN LASITER
Production Stage Manager CHRIS ZACCARDI
General Manager GRETCHEN WRIGHT
Original Broadway production produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp, Producer, in association with Plum Productions, Inc.
Season Sponsors
In-Kind Season Sponsors
Marquee Producing Partners: HILA & SAUL ROSEN • DR. ANNE ROTHSTEIN & MS. JANE HELLMAN
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Bobby ..................................................................................................................... RYAN MULVANEY
Paul ......................................................................................................................... DIEGO GUEVARA
Kristine HALEY BJORN
Al .................................................................................................................................... ALEX DROST
ENSEMBLE
CHRISTIAN FELICIANO, CHLOE RAE KEHM, ERICA PERÉZ-GOTAY
SWINGS
MAGGIE BERGMAN, MATTHEW QUINTERO
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
WILLY KINCH, ABIGAIL ZACCARI
DANCE CAPTAIN
ERICA PERÉZ-GOTAY
UNDERSTUDIES
TRAVANTE S. BAKER Richie; MAGGIE BERGMAN Judy, Kristine, Sheila; AARON PATRICK CRAVEN Zach; CHRISTIAN FELICIANO Al, Paul, Bobby, Greg; CAROLINE KANE Cassie; CHLOE RAE KEHM Val, Maggie; ERICA PERÉZ-GOTAY Bebe, Connie McKenzie, Diana; MATTHEW QUINTERO Larry, Don, Mark, Mike
MUSICIANS
Conductor ADAM SOUZA; Keyboard I DAVID KIDWELL; Keyboard II WILLIAM J. THOMAS; Reed I LIZ BAKER SMITH; Reed II ANDREW STUDENSKI; Reed III SAM MOFFETT; Reed IV MICHAEL PAGLIONE; Trumpet I GARRETT GIANTONIO; Trumpet II LAUREN HOLTSHOUSER; Trombone I MATTHEW RUSSO; Trombone II ANDREW JANES; Guitar NICK DiFABBIO; Drums SAL RANNIELLO; Percussion ELLIOT WALLACE
MUSICIAN ALTERNATES
Keyboard II ANTHONY PANDOLFE; Reed I RICK SADLON; Reed II MALLORY KOKUS; Reed IV MARK THORNTON; Trumpet I RENEE McGEE, DON CLOUGH; Trumpet II PHAELON KOSKI; Trombone I JOHN TZETZO; Trombone II WILLIAM WHITAKER; Guitar JEFF CARLSON; Drums TYLER CAMPBELL
MUSIC ASSISTANT GIDEON TEMPLE
MUSICAL NUMBERS
An audition. Time: 1975. Place: Here.
I Hope I Get It Company
I Can Do That ............................................................................................................... Mike
Sing! ................................................................................................................... Kristine, Al
Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love ............................................................ Company
Nothing Diana
Dance: Ten; Looks: Three .............................................................................................. Val
The Music and the Mirror ........................................................................................ Cassie One Company
The Tap Combination .......................................................................................... Company
What I Did For Love ........................................................................... Diana and Company
One: Reprise Company
A Chorus Line is performed without an intermission.
WHERE’S THE ORCHESTRA?
Since A Chorus Line’s stage is extended out to accommodate our ‘line’, we’ve moved our orchestra from their usual spot in the pit to our Members’ Lounge at the top of the grand staircase. The music you’re hearing is being played live and projected into the theatre. Be sure to take a look on your way out after the show!
Audio/video recording and photography are strictly prohibited during the performance.
Please turn off your cell phone and any other device that might make noise during the performance. Photos may be taken before the show when no actor is present.
WHO’S WHO
TRAVANTE S. BAKER* (Larry) is honored to join the esteemed legacy of A Chorus Line, celebrating its 50th anniversary at the iconic Goodspeed Opera House. Over the last five years, he’s captivated audiences nationwide on the National Tours of Wicked as Chistery and as a Swing in the groundbreaking musical Hamilton He appeared last summer in Dreamgirls at The Muny which was the 2025 Tony Award Recipient for Best Regional Theater. Other credits: International Tour: West Side Story. Regional: Stax (Baltimore Center Stage), Mamma Mia! (Flatrock Playhouse), West Side Story (Asolo Repertory Theatre). Gratitude to my circle. “—we dance because we can’t speak anymore.” Eat nails, shall we?
HALEY BJORN (Kristine) is honored to be making her Goodspeed debut! Off-Broadway: Hypnotique (The McKittrick Hotel). Other credits: Norwegian Cruise Line, Dublin Worldwide Productions. University at Buffalo alum. For Mom and Dad! @haleybjorn
AARON PATRICK CRAVEN* (Don) is very happy to be returning to Goodspeed! Last seen here in Oklahoma!. New York credits include A Chorus Line (Encores!) and Broadway Backwards. National Tours: Dirty Dancing (Johnny), A Chorus Line (Zach), and West Side Story (Tony u/s). Select regional credits include The Kennedy Center, Music Theatre Wichita, Maltz Jupiter, Fulton, NSMT, Theatre Aspen, Paramount, Westchester Broadway, and Flat Rock Playhouse. Aaron holds his BFA and is a graduate of the Maggie Flanigan Conservatory. Love and thanks to my family, Rob and Parker! @aaronpatrickcraven
KARLI DINARDO* (Cassie) Broadway: Hamilton, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (OBC), Moulin Rouge! The Musical (OBC/ Nini u/s). National Tours: Hamilton (OTC/Peggy Maria U/S), Flashdance The Musical (Alex Owens). Off B’way: Revolution In the Elbow.... Regional: A Chorus Line at the REV (Cassie), multiple productions of West Side Story including Carnegie Hall and Opera Australia (Anita), Children of Eden at David Geffen Hall (Aysha), 42nd Street (Phyllis), The Music Man, The Pajama Game. Film/TV: Up Here (Hulu), IF (Paramount), Kiss of the Spider Woman, 75th/76th/77th Annual Tony Awards Opening Number (CBS). Biggest thank you to my loved ones, my team at CESD and Deric. @karlidinardo
ALEX DROST* (Al) [he/him] is a NYC-based artist who is extremely honored and proud to be a part of Goodspeed’s production of A Chorus Line in its 50th anniversary! Favorite credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Fireside Theatre’s Saturday Night Fever (Tony Manero), The Fulton Theatre’s Billy Elliot: The Musical (Tony Elliot), 42nd Street (Ogunquit Playhouse), Royal Caribbean International’s Mamma Mia! (Eddie), amongst other productions. TV: 1923 (CBS/Paramount+). Western Carolina University alum. Endless love to my chosen family and to our queer ancestors who paved the way. For my Nini. @heyitsalexdrost
LISA FINEGOLD* (Bebe) is honored to be making her Goodspeed debut in A Chorus Line! She’s been seen on Broadway, in National Tours, Regional Theatre and TV/Film. Some of her favorite credits include: Wicked, Hamilton, Head Over Heels (OBC), and Rock of Ages. She’s so grateful this musical exists to pay tribute to generations of dancers. This one’s for Mom, whose support made this dancer’s dream a reality.
DIEGO GUEVARA* (Paul) is elated to join the company of Goodspeed’s A Chorus Line for its 50th anniversary staging! Select theatre credits: West Side Story (Bernardo), Spring Awakening (Melchior Gabor), In the Heights (Sonny), As You Like It (Celia). TV/Film: Daytime Emmy Award-Winning Dash & Lily, Younger, FBI: Most Wanted, The Diner Anthologies. Thank you to Michele, Natasha, Rob, Parker, Simón y mi familia adorada! @diego.guev
PATRICK HIGGINS* (Mark) is a recent graduate of Montclair State University, where he received his BFA in Musical Theatre! Some of his favorite credits include: Baby John (Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story), Bert (Mary Poppins, Grandstreet Theatre), and Mark Anthony (A Chorus Line, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival). Patrick is so excited to celebrate A Chorus Line’s 50th anniversary with this wonderfully talented cast and creative team! @patrickshiggins
BEATRICE HOWELL* (Val) is thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut! Favorite credits include Sondheim’s The Frogs (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Broadway At Music Circus (West Side Story; Hello, Dolly!; 42nd Street; Elf The Musical; Footloose; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), The Little Dancer (Off-Broadway) and Mamma Mia! (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina). All the love in the world to her family, mentors and God! @beabeahowell
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CAROLINE KANE* (Judy) [she/ they] Absolutely jazzed to be back at Goodspeed after appearing in Cabaret. Broadway: Water for Elephants (OBC). Regional: Goodspeed Musicals, Paper Mill Playhouse, Alliance Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO, Sacramento Music Circus, Walnut Street Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, The REV, Rattlestick Theatre. TV/ Film: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Étoile, I am Wrath, Better With You (Music Video). Aspiring yogi, home chef, and mediocre ceramicist. Thanks to the teams at Daniel Hoff and Paul Hardt casting! All the love to Mom, Dad, mooks, Mike, Rose, and my love Keaton. Otterbein BFA. @carolinekane7
LIESIE KELLY* (Maggie)
[they/them] is ecstatic to be making their Goodspeed debut in this iconic show, playing their dream role! Recently graduated from Boston Conservatory. Credits include: Jagged Little Pill (National Tour) and playing Emma in the regional debut of The Prom (Speakeasy Stage). Liesie would like to thank all of their incredible mentors that have shaped them into the performer they are today, their parents for their continued support, and their amazing team over at CTG! #clearishere @liesiekelly
RYAN MULVANEY* (Bobby)
Goodspeed debut! Annie (Madison Square Garden). Nat’l Tours: Annie, Elf. NYC: Maddie (NYTF). International/Regional: Priscilla: Queen of the Desert and Footloose with Norwegian Cruise Line, A Chorus Line (Bobby), West Side Story (Big Deal), Xanadu (Terpsichore). CAP21/Molloy University Alum. Endless love to Trent, dad, mom, Dori and Piper. IG: @r_mulvaney
JONAH NASH* (Richie) is excited to make his Goodspeed debut as well as continue his journey within the A Chorus Line legacy for the 3rd time! Tours: The Cher Show, Mean Girls, A Chorus Line (Japan). Regional: Beautiful (Asolo Rep), The Bodyguard (Theatre By The Sea). Huge thanks to God, Team Nash and The Collective Talent for their love & support! @jonahrnash
EMMA X. O’LOUGHLIN (Connie) is thrilled to make her Goodspeed debut in A Chorus Line! Previous credits: Mean Girls (National Tour), A Chorus Line (Japan Tour), and Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+). BFA Boston Conservatory. Thank you to PM the Agency and the ACL creative team for their hard work, and to my friends, family, teachers, and my wonderful partner Brandon for all the love and support! Special thanks to my dear friend and mentor Baayork
Lee for being the first Connie Wong and for giving representation to the short Asian baddies! @emmaxoloughlin
MARIO RIZZI* (Mike) is beyond thrilled to be making his Goodspeed Opera House debut in A Chorus Line. Recent credits include the Elf the Musical National Tour, A Chorus Line (Mike Costa), 42nd Street (Ensemble), Tootsie (Swing) at Theatre By The Sea, A Chorus Line (Mike Costa) at The Argyle Theatre, and White Christmas (Swing) at Tuacahn Amphitheatre. He has also performed onstage at Walt Disney World and appeared on Season 16 of So You Think You Can Dance. Endless thanks to his family, partner, and friends for their unwavering love and support.
CLIFTON SAMUELS* (Zach) BROADWAY/TOURS: Elf (Revival), Mrs. Doubtfire, Amazing Grace (OBC), Follies (w/Bernadette Peters), A Chorus Line (1st Nat. Orig Rev.). OFF-BWAY PLAYS: Beast in the Jungle (Vineyard, Dir: Susan Stroman), The Crusade of Connor Stephens (Jerry Orbach Theatre), STIFF (Barrow Group). Regional: Kennedy Center, Ahmanson, Goodspeed, Paper Mill, TUTS, Casa Mañana, Alley, North Shore, Signature. TV/FILM: Ryan Murphy’s FEUD-Capote… (opp Demi Moore), FBI: Most Wanted, The Blacklist, Younger, Boardwalk Empire, WORTH (Netflix), Coen Bros. Hail, Caesar!; The Unborn (Amazon). Thank you Michael Bennett, Baayork, Bob & Nikole Vallins for the continued gifts…which include my girls, Regina & Liza. HAPPY 50TH ACL!!! @CliftonSamuels01
SAMMY SCHECHTER* (Greg) is thrilled to be making his Goodspeed debut. National Tour: Disney’s Frozen (Swing). Regional: 42nd Street (Billy) at Music Theatre Wichita, A Chorus Line (Swing) at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, All Shook Up (Ensemble) at The Muny, Fiddler on the Roof (Ensemble) at ACT of CT. Special thanks to his family, The Collective, CCM, LINK, and everyone at Goodspeed! @sammyschechter
MIKAELA SECADA* (Diana) Born and raised in Miami, FL, Mikaela Secada is an Afro-Cuban singer, dancer, and actor. She is so excited to be making her Goodspeed debut! Credits include: Jennifer Parker in Back to the Future (Broadway), Nicola in Kinky Boots (Bucks County Playhouse), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (UofM), Carla in In The Heights (MTWichita), Beastgirl (Kennedy Center), and Consuela in West Side Story (The Lex.) TV: The Endgame (NBC Universal), Lioness (Paramount+), Blue Bloods (CBS). Proud alum of University of Michigan! Love and gratitude to all family and friends! Thank you to my agents at HCKR! Xoxo! @mikasecada
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SCARLETT WALKER* (Sheila) is thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut! Broadway: Carrie u/s-Ensemble in Carousel. Favorite Regional credits include: Marian Paroo in The Music Man & Judy Haynes in White Christmas (City Springs Theatre Company), Lauren in Kinky Boots (Bucks County Playhouse), Oklahoma! & The Little Mermaid (The Muny), Holiday Inn (Paper Mill Playhouse), Bliss (5th Ave), Mame (Riverside Theatre). Film: Jet Dancer in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. Thank you to my family, friends, and cats for your undying love and belief in me. T1D proud. The arts are essential! Insta: @scarlettsuzannewalker
CHRISTIAN FELICIANO*
(Ensemble) [he/him] Originally from Puerto Rico, Christian is an actor based out of NYC. Proud graduate CCM with a BFA in Musical Theatre (GO BEARCATS). Favorite credits: George in Sunday in the Park with George (Cohen Studio Theatre), Magaldi in Evita (Skylight Music Theatre), A Chorus Line (Stages), Man of La Mancha (Porthouse Theatre). Love to the creative team, Clear Talent Group and his family. @christian.felic
CHLOE RAE KEHM* (Ensemble) 1st National Tours: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Prom. Broadway At Music Circus: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Elf the Musical. Pittsburgh CLO: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Grease, Oklahoma!, Brigadoon. Infinite thanks to CESD and Goodspeed. Love to my family and those who make this dream possible. @chloeraekehm
ERICA PERÉZ-GOTAY* (Ensemble) is thrilled to make her Goodspeed debut! National Tours: Elf The Musical. Favorite credits: A Chorus Line (Diana Morales), Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie Mangano), 42nd Street (Anytime Annie), Young Frankenstein (Ogunquit), Pippin (STONC). Proud New Yorker and OCU alumna. Thank you to the creative team, Dave Secor (Daniel Hoff Agency), and The Barton Bunch. To my husband, Daniel—I love you forever! Phillippians 4:13 @ericabgotay
MAGGIE BERGMAN (Swing)
[she/her] loves A Chorus Line! This is her sixth production, and in July she was honored to perform in the show’s 50th anniversary concert at the Shubert Theatre. Cassie in A Chorus Line (Tokyo), Roxie in Chicago (IST), Lorraine in Jersey Boys (New Theatre), Ordway, NSMT, Gateway, CSTC, and more! BoCo alum. My love to family, friends, and gratitude to Goodspeed for having me in such
an iconic show at this historic theatre! maggiebergman.org
MATTHEW QUINTERO (Swing) is excited to be joining the cast of A Chorus Line at Goodspeed! This is his 3rd time on the line, and he’s grateful to be working with this killer team. Previous credits: A Chorus Line (Palace Theatre); Newsies, Mary Poppins, Footloose, Honeymoon in Vegas (Slowburn Theatre); A Chorus Line (Broadway Palm); Evita (PPTOPA); Disney Cruise Line [Dance Captain/Swing]. He’d like to thank his family and friends for supporting him.
Psalms 149:3 @matthew_musical_q
ROB RUGGIERO (Director) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed after directing past productions of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Oliver!, Rags, La Cage aux Folles, Fiddler on the Roof, The Most Happy Fella, Carousel, Show Boat, Annie Get Your Gun, Camelot, Big River, and 1776. Rob has won multiple Connecticut Critic’s Circle Awards for Best Direction, including a highly-celebrated production of Next to Normal at TheaterWorks Hartford, where he is the Artistic Director. His Broadway credits include High (starring Kathleen Turner) and Looped (starring Valerie Harper in a Tony-nominated performance). Off-Broadway, he conceived and directed the original musical revue Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn. The production received nominations for both the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award. Rob has earned national recognition for his work on both plays and musicals, and his shows have been seen on many major regional theaters around the country. He recently returned from directing a production of Dear Evan Hansen at The Muny in St. Louis.
PARKER ESSE (Choreographer) After performing on Broadway in the Tony-winning Fosse, Parker was associate choreographer for Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow, A Tale of Two Cities, Follies (Pre-Broadway) and 5 Encores! (City Center). Choreographer: Oklahoma! 50th Anniversary (Arena Stage), Sondheim and Marsalis’ A Bed and a Chair (City Center Encores!), Ed Mirvish (Toronto), Arena Stage (18 productions), Goodspeed Musicals (9 productions), Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera, Omaha Symphony/NBC Holiday Televised Specials, Shaw Festival Canada, Lyrics and Lyricists 92nd St Y, York Theatre, Signature, Ogunquit, Buck’s County, The Rev, and Casa Mañana. Recently: Light in the Piazza (City Center Encores!), West Side Story (Muny), Fiddler on the Roof (Muny & Paper Mill Playhouse), South Pacific (Goodspeed Musicals), Beautiful (Fulton Theatre), Million Dollar Quartet & CATS (Casa Mañana). Upcoming: West Side Story (Casa Mañana). Proud SDC and AEA Member. When Parker is not in rehearsals, he can be found gardening in the backyard with his wife Maria.
BAAYORK LEE (Additional Choreography) has performed in a dozen Broadway shows and created the role of Connie in A Chorus Line. As Michael Bennett’s assistant choreographer on A Chorus
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Line, she has directed many national and international companies, including as choreographer at the most recent Broadway and West End productions and as Director/Choreographer the Teatro Del Soho production starring Antonio Banderas. She conceived, directed, and choreographed the recent 50th anniversary celebration of A Chorus Line on Broadway as a benefit for The Entertainment Community Fund. Her additional directing credits include: The King and I, Bombay Dreams (National tours), R&H’s Cinderella (NYC Opera), Barnum (Australia), Carmen Jones (Kennedy Center), Porgy and Bess, Jesus Christ Superstar (European tours), Gypsy and A New Brain. She has choreographed shows including Mack and Mabel (Shaw Festival); Cocoanuts, Camelot, Damn Yankees, Helen Hayes nomination for Animal Crackers and South Pacific (all at Arena Stage); Goya, Sly and The Merry Widow (Kennedy Center). Honors include the 2003 Asian Woman Warrior Award for Lifetime Achievement from Columbia College, the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association Achievement in Arts Award, and the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for her substantial philanthropic contribution to theatre. Her company, National Asian Artists Project (NAAP), naaproject.org, creates essential opportunities and training for artists of Asian heritage working in theatre.
ADAM SOUZA (Music Director) Broadway credits include Wicked, Kinky Boots. National Tours: Wicked (2nd National, original MD/Conductor), Kinky Boots (1st National original MD/ Conductor), Spamalot (1st National, MD/Conductor), The Midtown Men, and Les Misérables. Adam also served as Associate Music Supervisor for the international mountings of Wicked in São Paolo, Brazil (in Portuguese) and Mexico City (in Spanish). His regional credits include Next to Normal (TheaterWorks Hartford), North Shore Music Theatre, and over 20 productions with Goodspeed, including 42nd Street, Cabaret, Because of Winn Dixie, The Great American Mousical with Julie Andrews, Snapshots by Stephen Schwartz, George M!, Brigadoon, Maggie, Edwin Drood, South Pacific, The 12, Gypsy, Summer Stock, and Rags. Adam has served as Music Supervisor for Destination Broadway (destinationbroadway.org) and has served on faculty for the Boston Conservatory at Berklee as an Associate Professor of Musical Theatre, of which he is also an alumnus.
ANN BEYERSDORFER (Scenic Designer) is a New York City-based set designer who is thrilled to return to Goodspeed after designing The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Broadway Associate Design: Company, Tammy Faye, How to Dance in Ohio, Ink, Jitney, The Children, and Anastasia (National Tour and international productions). Select Regional Design: The Muny (Bring it On, The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, and Camelot), Stages St. Louis (Murder for Two, Newsies), Southwark Playhouse in London (Afterglow), Maltz Jupiter Theatre (Beautiful), Syracuse Stage (Primary Trust, Yoga Play, What the Constitution Means to Me), Lincoln Center (Carmen), The Alliance Theatre (Knead). TV Design: Saturday Night Live (art director of the Film Unit, NBC), Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas
(production designer, Showtime), Vir Das: Landing (production designer, Netflix). Ann is a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award Winner, and is a Live Design/LDI 30 Under 30 recipient (2018). www.annbeyersdorfer.com
JOSEPH SHROPE (Costume Designer) is a New York-based costume designer. Off-Broadway: Romeo & Bernadette, The Rules of Desire. Regional: Dear Evan Hansen (The Muny), Peter and the Starcatcher (Theatre Raleigh), The Legend of Georgia McBride (Florida Repertory Theatre), The Garbologists and Fever Dreams (Theatre Works). As associate: Smash (Broadway), Annie (National Tour), Evita (A.R.T.), Bull Durham (Theatre Raleigh and Paper Mill Playhouse), West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof (The Muny), Little Shop of Horrors and Shout Sister Shout (Ford’s Theatre), as well as productions with 2nd Stage, New York Theatre Workshop, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Arizona Ballet Company, Martha Graham Dance Company and New York City Ballet. www.josephshrope.com
JOHN LASITER (Lighting Designer) returns to Goodspeed to design his 16th show for the company. Other regional credits include: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arena Stage, Arizona Repertory Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland Play House, Dallas Theater Center, Florida Stage, George Street Playhouse, Geva Theatre, The Guthrie Theater, Hartford Stage Company, Long Wharf Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, The Muny, New Mexico Repertory Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theater, South Coast Repertory, Syracuse Stage, Theaterworks Harford, Virginia Stage Company, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Alarm Dog Repertory Company, Blue Light Theater Company. Numerous dance companies and regional opera productions.
JAY HILTON (Sound Designer) is pleased to continue his long association with Goodspeed Musicals and is happy to once again be working with director and friend Rob Ruggiero. Other Goodspeed productions with Mr. Ruggiero include 1776, Big River, Camelot, Annie Get Your Gun, Show Boat, Carousel, The Most Happy Fella, Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage aux Folles, Rags, Oliver!, A Grand Night for Singing and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Jay has designed countless productions at both The Goodspeed and The Terris Theatre in Chester. In addition to being Goodspeed’s Resident Sound Designer, Jay serves as their Audio Supervisor and also spends some of his time recording, mixing and mastering musical theatre content for streaming platforms. He and his wife, Goodspeed Artistic Director Donna Lynn Hilton, make their home (and garden) in Hadlyme, Connecticut with Cookie and Macy.
DAVID KIDWELL (Associate Music Director) has performed as a keyboardist at Goodspeed Musicals since 2012. He is conductor of the Holyoke Civic Symphony, principal accompanist at Enfield United Church of Christ, principal keyboard for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and a music director, vocal coach, and collaborative pianist at The Hartt School Theatre Division. Recent Hartt productions
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include The Drowsy Chaperone, Pippin, Sister Act, Something Rotten!, and Guys and Dolls. David is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and The Hartt School and has studied conducting at Tanglewood and the South Carolina Conductor’s Institute. All my love to Mary. In memory of Mark Auerbach. davidkidwell.net
HARDT CASTING (Casting) is happy to continue working with Goodspeed Musicals for over 21 years. Broadway/National Tours include West Side Story, Come Fly Away, August: Osage County, Hot Feet, On Golden Pond, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Sly Fox, Legends!, Whistle Down the Wind, A Bronx Tale, Dirty Dancing, Cats, The Bodyguard, Once Upon a One More Time, Annie and the current Global Tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
CHRIS ZACCARDI* (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to bring the line to the Goodspeed stage after having the good fortune to be a member of the Stage Management team on the 2006 Broadway Revival. Select Broadway Shows: All Shook Up; Wicked; One Man, Two Guvnors; Hello, Dolly! (with Bette Midler & Bernadette Peters). Select Goodspeed Shows: All Shook Up; They All Laughed; The 12; Hi, My Name is Ben; A Sign of the Times; Maggie; My Paris. Love to Niall.
WILLY KINCH* (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway: Angels in America. National Tour: Mean Girls Off-Broadway: ¡Americano!, Turtle on a Fence Post, Is Anyone Alive Out There, Motherland. Connecticut: A Christmas Story and Ragtime at The Goodspeed, Native Gardens at the Westport Country Playhouse. Other New York credits: The Scarlet Pimpernel at Lincoln Center, Laramie: A Legacy. Love to Abigail, Mom and Dad. Thanks for all your love and support!
ABIGAIL ZACCARI* (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway credits include Paradise Square Off-Broadway credits include A Sign of the Times, ¡Americano!. Regional credits include Native Gardens at Westport Country Playhouse, All Shook Up, Maggie and A Christmas Story at The Goodspeed Opera House, Here You Come Again and A Complicated Woman at The Terris Theatre, The Nutty Professor at Ogunquit Playhouse, Chicago at The Muny. Thank you to Willy, Mom, Dad, Anthony, Anna and Chris for everything. abigailzaccari.com
MICHAEL BENNETT (Conceiver and Original Director and Choreographer) [1943–1987] was an American musical theatre director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. He won seven Tony Awards for his choreography and direction of Broadway shows and was nominated for an additional eleven. Bennett’s choreography credits include Henry, Sweet Henry; Promises, Promises; Coco; and Company. He directed and choreographed Follies, Seesaw and Ballroom, among several others. In 1976, he won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Choreography for A Chorus Line. Under the aegis of producer Joseph Papp, Bennett created A Chorus Line based
on a workshop process which he pioneered. In 1982, Bennett directed and, with Michael Peters, co-choreographed Dreamgirls, winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Choreography.
JAMES KIRKWOOD (Book) [1924–1989] was an American playwright, author and actor. In 1976 he received the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his work on A Chorus Line. Born in Los Angeles, Kirkwood began his career as an actor, appearing on television in Valiant Lady and Perry Mason and on Broadway in Small Wonder and Dance Me A Song, among others. As an author, he penned the semi-autobiographical novel There Must Be a Pony, along with P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, Good Times/Bad Times, Some Kind of Hero, and Hit Me with a Rainbow. In 1970, he wrote the non-fiction American Grotesque, about the trial of Clay Shaw. His comedic play Legends! toured the United States starring Mary Martin and Carol Channing. He later wrote an account of the experience, titled Diary of a Mad Playwright: Perilous Adventures on the Road with Mary Martin and Carol Channing. Kirkwood died of AIDS-related complications in 1989. In his memory, friends and admirers established the James Kirkwood Literary Prize to honor new generations of fiction writers for their literary achievements.
NICHOLAS DANTE (Book) [1941–1991] was an American dancer and writer, best known for having co-written the book of the musical A Chorus Line Born Conrado Morales in New York City, Dante began his career as a dancer and performer, appearing on Broadway in Applause, Ambassador and Smith, among others. In 1974, Michael Bennett invited Dante to participate in interview sessions with Broadway dancers who, almost anonymously, serve as a backdrop behind star performers. Those sessions provided ample material for a Broadway musical. Collaborating with Bennett and James Kirkwood Jr., Dante created A Chorus Line, which earned him the 1976 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Book of a Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The character of Paul, a gay Puerto Rican dancer whose early career consisted of working in a drag show, was based primarily on Dante. Sammy Williams, who originated the role, won the 1976 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Dante later assumed the role himself. In 1991, at age 49, Dante died in New York City from AIDS-related complications.
MARVIN HAMLISCH (Music) [1944–2012] As composer, Marvin Hamlisch won virtually every major award that exists: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony, three Golden Globe awards and the Pulitzer Prize (won by A Chorus Line). Only Hamlisch and Richard Rodgers have won a “PEGOT” (P.E.G.O.T. = Pulitzer, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony awards). For Broadway, Hamlisch wrote the music for his groundbreaking show A Chorus Line as well as They’re Playing Our Song, The Goodbye Girl and Sweet Smell of Success. Additional theatrical scores include Jean Seberg (1983) and The Nutty Professor (2012). He was the
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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composer of more than 40 motion picture scores, including his Oscar-winning score and song for The Way We Were and his adaptation of Scott Joplin’s music for The Sting, for which he received a third Oscar. His prolific output of scores for films include original compositions and/or musical adaptations for Sophie’s Choice, Ordinary People, The Swimmer, Three Men and a Baby, Ice Castles, Take the Money and Run, Bananas, Save the Tiger and The Informant!, starring Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh. At the time of his passing, he had just finished his last musical score for film, Liberace—Behind the Candelabra. It went on to win several Emmys. Hamlisch held the position of principal pops conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and Pops, Seattle Symphony, San Diego Symphony, The Buffalo Philharmonic and The National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. At the time of his death he was preparing to assume responsibilities as Principal Pops Conductor for The Philadelphia Orchestra. Hamlisch was a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music and Queens College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He believed in the power of music to bring people together.
EDWARD KLEBAN (Lyrics) [1939–1987] was the lyricist of A Chorus Line, for which he won the 1975 Tony Award, the Pulitzer Prize and the Drama Desk and Olivier Awards. His score for the musical A Class Act, produced posthumously, was nominated for the 2001 Tony and Drama Desk Awards and won an Obie Award. A Class Act is a musical biography of Kleban, with a score comprised of his own music and lyrics. Mr. Kleban was a graduate of the High School of Music and Art and of Columbia College, where he wrote the music for the Varsity Show of 1960 with a book by Terrance McNally. Upon graduation from Columbia, Kleban was hired as a record producer by Columbia Records. Throughout the sixties, he produced original cast albums while developing his own musicals in Lehman Engel’s BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. Every song that he wrote for A Chorus Line was tested in the BMI Workshop. During the 1980s he carried on Mr. Engel’s tradition and taught songwriting in the workshop. Mr. Kleban died in December 1987 at the age of 48, after a two-year bout with a cigarette-related cancer. In his will, he created and endowed The Kleban Prize, a unique grant that is bestowed not for a writer’s previous achievements, but for the promise of creativity to come, chosen by a panel of Broadway’s most respected artists. Recipients have gone on to garner 4 Tony Awards, 30 Tony nominations, 10 Drama Desk Awards and 4 Obies.
ENDLA BURROWS (Director of Production) brings more than 25 years of creative management experience to her third season as Director of Production at Goodspeed. Previously, Endla was an integral part of the Industrial Light and Magic management team that created visual effects for dozens of films, including the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Men in Black, and Saving Private Ryan. As Director of the Jim Henson Creature Shop, she oversaw bidding, production and client management for a diverse slate of television, film, commercial and theater
productions, including puppets for Sesame Street productions in 120 countries and, of course, Goodspeed’s production of Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas. Ever on the lookout for new challenges, Endla has also worked as an assistant director, technical consultant and graphics producer.
DOMINICK J. PINTO (Production Manager/Technical Director) [he/him] is in his second season as Production Manager and fourth season as Technical Director. Previously: Technical Director for Choir Boy and Assistant Technical Director on Cadillac Crew at Yale Rep. At the Yale School of Drama, he was the Technical Director for Fun Home and Assistant Technical for Othello. Dominick worked as a Draftsperson at blackwalnut and Montclair State University. He has worked with companies including: McCarter Theatre Company, HERE! Arts Center, MSNBC and MLB. He holds a M.F.A. in Technical Design and Production from the Yale School of Drama and a B.F.A from Montclair State University.
MICHAEL FLING (Associate Artistic Director) has directed at theatres across the country, but is proud to call Goodspeed his home—where in addition to producing, he oversees Goodspeed’s extensive New Works initiatives. His directing credits include The Great Emu War, Shakin’ the Blues Away (Goodspeed); To Free A Mockingbird (Edinburgh Fringe/ Soho Playhouse); Shrek the Musical, Mary Poppins (Craft Productions of Oklahoma); My Fair Lady, Legally Blonde the Musical, Spring Awakening, Assassins (Hartt); West Side Story (Abilene Opera); Honk! (Webster); Michael also hosts the popular musical theatre podcast Know the Show and holds a degree in Directing from The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University.
GRETCHEN WRIGHT (General Manager) is in her second full season here at Goodspeed. Previously she held management and fundraising positions at Alliance Theater (Atlanta), Yale Repertory Theatre, and Westport Country Playhouse. She obtained an MFA in Theater Management and an MBA from Yale University, and a BA in English and Theater Studies from Duke University. When she’s not contracting artists and managing HR, she is spending time with her husband raising their two young boys at their nearby home in Higganum.
MICHAEL P. PRICE (Founding Director) Under the direction of Michael Price for 47 years commencing in 1968, Goodspeed Musicals became internationally recognized for its dedication to the advancement and preservation of the American Musical. For Goodspeed, Mr. Price produced over 250 classic and forgotten musicals, 100 new musicals, and transferred 19 shows to Broadway, earning 13 Tony Awards. Goodspeed itself was honored with two special Tony Awards. This year, Mr. Price was presented with a 2025 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. He was recently inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame, which honors lifetime achievement in the American theater. Mr. Price is the founder of the League of Historic American Theatres and a founding member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. He serves on the Executive Committee of the American Theatre
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Wing and as a member the Tony Administration Committee. His board memberships include the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Johnny Mercer Foundation, the ASCAP Foundation, and numerous charitable and non-profit organizations. He received his BA from Michigan State University, MA from Minnesota, MFA from Yale, and holds honorary doctorates from Wesleyan University, Connecticut College, and The University of Hartford. He is married to Jo-Ann Nevas Price; they are the proud grandparents of Ezra and Ari.
VANESSA LOGAN (Managing Director) is an accomplished arts administration leader with over 25 years of experience advancing arts organizations through strategic leadership, community engagement, and educational initiatives. Most recently, she served as Executive Director of Texas Ballet Theater (TBT), where she oversaw all administrative functions and played a pivotal role in the organization’s growth and expansion. During her 9-year tenure with TBT, Logan collaborated closely with Artistic Director Tim O’Keefe, guiding the organization through significant transitions, including O’Keefe’s appointment as Artistic Director in 2023, following Ben Stevenson’s O.B.E two-decade tenure as Artistic Director Laureate. Logan was instrumental in the development and launch of TBT’s first all-female choreographed production, International Woman, and led the organization through a successful post-pandemic recovery, highlighted by record-breaking attendance for The Nutcracker in 2023. Logan’s impact extended to TBT’s educational and infrastructural initiatives. She was integral in the establishment of TBT’s Richardson School, followed by the new Dallas School at Preston Center, the company’s first school facility in Dallas proper, both of which expanded access to classical ballet education and pre-professional training for young dancers. Additionally, she oversaw the launch of a 65,000 square-foot renovation of TBT’s Fort Worth headquarters to accommodate the expanding staff, professional company, and dance school, positioning the organization for sustained growth and artistic excellence. Prior to her role at TBT, Logan held senior leadership positions with renowned arts organizations, including serving as Executive Director of American Repertory Ballet in New Jersey, Chief of Staff at Boston Ballet, Director of Education and Community at The Palace Theater in Connecticut, and Administrative Director at Connecticut Dance Theatre. Earlier in her career, she was a resident teaching artist for the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, where she authored and implemented several dance and academic syllabi. A passionate advocate for arts education, Logan has presented arts administration workshops and guest lectures at institutions such as the University of Connecticut, Simmons College, Southern Methodist University, and The Juilliard School. She served as the Chair of the Manager’s Council ($3-14.9 Million) for Dance/USA. Logan attended The Juilliard School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Movement Therapy from Goucher College in Maryland.
DONNA LYNN HILTON (Artistic Director) [she/her] with Goodspeed since 1988 and in her 5th season as Artistic Director, Donna Lynn is a highly-effective creative producer with a significant record of leading, developing and producing new musical theatre works as well as inspiring a re-envisioning of the canon. She led the creation of many of Goodspeed’s most acclaimed productions including Summer Stock, The 12, Anne of Green Gables and last season’s Maggie. An advocate for creators and the creative process, she is committed to prioritizing new work development at Goodspeed. At The Terris Theatre, she has led the early development of many new musicals, among them Passing Through, Private Jones and last year’s A Complicated Woman. Donna Lynn led the creation of The Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove, the partnership with The Johnny Mercer Foundation which has welcomed over 400 musical theatre composers, lyricists and librettists to Goodspeed’s campus for one of the premiere development opportunities available to emerging musical theatre writers. She launched Goodspeed’s first formal commissioning program – GoodWorks – which brought to life Joriah Kwamé’s Little Miss Perfect and will welcome the world premiere of the new musical The Snow Goose to a Goodspeed stage soon. With the development of Hi, My Name Is Ben and No Love Songs, she led Goodspeed’s ongoing international collaboration with Scotland’s Dundee Rep Theatre and helped re-envision The Writers Grove for Scottish, UK and Indian writers on the campus at Cove Park, Scotland. Donna Lynn was invited to represent US musical theatre producers at the 2024 K-Musical Market in Seoul, South Korea. A past-president of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, she currently serves as a Trustee for Dundee Rep Theatre/Scottish Dance Ensemble and, closer to home, CT Landmarks. Donna Lynn is proud to have begun her career 40 years ago as a respected stage manager of Musical Theatre and Opera. She and her husband, Sound Designer Jay Hilton, make their home in Hadlyme with Cookie and Macy. “I am grateful to the entire Goodspeed team for their unending commitment to excellence.”
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Sets, costumes, and props are designed especially for The Goodspeed and are built in Goodspeed Musicals’ shops.
Goodspeed Musicals is a professional theatre operating under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Orchestra members are represented by The Connecticut Valley Federation of Musicians, AFM Local 400.
Goodspeed Musicals is a member of The League of Resident Theatres.
The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
PROGRAM NOTES BY MICHAEL FLING | ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The story of how A Chorus Line came to be is one of the most famous creation stories in the history of musical theatre. Though, depending on who you ask, you get a different version of events… ironic for a show that is all about people telling their stories!
Broadway was in a precarious place in the early 1970s. Having firmly exited the ‘Golden Age of Musicals’ during a turbulent time in the nation, musicals hadn’t quite found their footing in this new era. Amidst this turmoil, Michael Bennett, a prominent director and choreographer, gathered a group of dancers late on a Saturday night. They talked about their lives as dancers in New York, hoping to create a show that would put dancers center stage. Armed with a reel-to-reel tape machine, the assembled performers talked well into Sunday morning sharing stories from their childhoods, experiences auditioning for shows, and their fears and anxieties about their future in the business.
It’s a subtle and brilliant framework that subconsciously puts the audience at ease. While seemingly narrative-less, it relies on the most universal of stories: the life cycle. It underscores the message that these performers have dedicated their entire lives to their art—mirroring that they are baring their souls to us through their stories.
While everyone involved in the tape sessions knew they had been a part of a special evening, Bennett knew then and there that it could be shared beyond just the small group. After bringing together a writing team, Bennett and the dancers pioneered ‘workshopping’ a show— which has now become the standard method of developing a new musical. With a wealth of material from the tape sessions to draw on, the challenge became how to transform the personal stories into an engaging stage production without a plot or source material to guide the process.
As a former Goodspeed staff member and one of my best friends Anika Chapin always says, while A Chorus Line doesn’t have a plot, it does have what she calls a ‘superstructure’, which gives a thematic shape to the proceedings. (You can hear me and Anika nerd out about musicals in our brilliant musical theatre podcast Know the Show—available wherever you listen to podcasts!) Beyond just telling the story of this very unique audition, the way we move through the stories of the dancers is literally from birth/ childhood (“I Can Do That” & “At the Ballet”) all the way to death. The prompt for “What I Did For Love” is “But if today were the day you had to stop dancing, how would you feel?” And after the song, Zach casts his ensemble.
A lot of people say that this illustration of a collective devotion to dancing makes the show a love letter to performing. It is often directed and remounted as such, in my opinion, to the detriment of Bennett’s original vision for the piece. When the cast re-enters for the iconic finale performance of “One,” they are indistinguishable from each other in their gold outfits and hats. After spending nearly two hours getting to know them as individuals, they become, well…one. Their ability to not stand out, gets them the job. The opposite of almost every classic backstage musical. In many ways, it’s a condemnation of show business—that we relegate these phenomenal talents to the background. In most shows, they support the main character’s story…but in A Chorus Line they get to tell their story to the world. They get to be the main attraction.
It’s no wonder that the show resonated with the public in a way that other show business stories didn’t. Don’t believe me? Believe my mom who is an accountant—it’s her favorite show. In her college years, she stood and watched the original production multiple times when she lived in New York. When I was growing up, I asked her why she liked it so much. She replied, “Because normal people don’t want to be the star. I work hard every day, and put myself on the line, and no one knows how hard it is. I know what it is like to fight just to be anonymous. Just like them.”
As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of this landmark piece of musical theatre with this production, I hope that the work of our incredible company of actors and creative team resonates with audiences as it did when it first premiered, and that we have reconnected the show with its roots and Bennett’s original intention to celebrate the individuality of the seventeen singular sensations who stand on the line.
Michael Bennett working with the original cast at the Public Theater (1975). Photo by Martha Swope.
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State of Connecticut, Department of Economic and Community Development
The TAG Fund of the Miramar Charitable Foundation
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE—LEAVING A LEGACY
Since its inception, Goodspeed Musicals has particularly benefited from the unique advantages of planned gifts and bequests. Because such gifts provide financial support over time, they have been essential to Goodspeed Musicals’ ability to consistently move from strength to strength, plan for the future with confidence, and ensure millions more will enjoy award-winning productions for generations to come.
WILLIAM H. GOODSPEED LEGACY SOCIETY
Goodspeed Musicals thanks the members of the William H. Goodspeed Society who have included a future bequest to Goodspeed Musicals in their wills or estate plans.
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Dolores L. Andrew
Fran Armstrong
Mrs. Alice C. Belden
Susan Brinkman
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The Seymour Family Fund
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Goodspeed Musicals fondly remembers those who left a bequest or in whose honor a memorial fund was established. Their love of musical theatre and our institution is an example to us all.
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Carol H. Adams
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Stephen B. Crowley, III
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Patricia Emons
The Estate of Miriam
Williams Ragsdale
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Dr. David F. Frankel and Mrs.
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Judith Halevi
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Robert D. Jones
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Edward Rousseau
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Jessica Waldman Thompson
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Christopher Weed
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Katherine S. Winter
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NAMED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS
These funds and endowments listed below were established during lifetime, by bequest, or in memoriam with an outright gift to Goodspeed Musicals.*
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The Dr. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Charitable Memorial Fund
The Frederick A. & Justine Millspaugh Catlin Family Fund
The Kay Logan Clark Charitable Gift Annuity
The Rochelle Dauenheimer Charitable Gift Annuity*
The Arthur & Elizabeth Godbout Fund for the Support of the Music Department
The George S. & Charmian A. Goodspeed Memorial Fund
The A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D. Charitable Gift Annuity*
The Nancy Kline and James Trail Charitable Gift Annuities*
The Charles R. Lindberg Family Fund
The Lucille Lortel Fund
The Maryann & Jane E. Ondovcsik Fund for the Preservation of the Victorian Goodspeed Opera House
The Salvatore Marzano, Jr. Endowment in Support of the Music Department
The Elaine McKirdy Endowment for Career Development in Theatre
The Michael P. Price Endowment Fund at Goodspeed Musicals
The Charlotte & Gerald Sandler Educational Endowment
The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre Fund
The Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre
The Jerome & Marian Silverstein Endowment Fund
The Carol L. Sirot Family Endowment Fund
The C. William Stamm Charitable Gift Annuity*
The Ashton M. Tenney, Jr. Memorial Fund
The Jessica Waldman Thompson Endowment in Support of The Festival of New Musicals
The Zachs Family Endowment
*The donors receive a tax advantaged income stream during their lives and a named fund or endowment will be created when the annuity reverts to Goodspeed Musicals.
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($7,500 - $9,999)
Anonymous
Mr. Michael Arseneault
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Maureen and Bernie Gillis
Bill Gilman
William J. Ginnetti, Sr.
Karen and Ron Goodspeed
William Gratz and James Bruno
Ron and Nina Harris
The Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation
Sylvia and Dennis Heffley
Jeffrey and Nancy Hoffman
Patricia A. Holmes
Thirza D. Hyatt
Penfield and Teresa Jarvis
Sue Joffray
Peter and Linda Jokl and Elisabeth D’Albero
Elizabeth Gianesello Judd
Lynde and Michael Karin
Mersini Keller
Sallie Kemp
Robbie and Albert Kestnbaum
Catherine Ladnier and Mickey Robinson
Nicole Lafountaine
Julie and Peter LeBlanc
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Link
Peter Luchini
Irene Makiaris
Sonya Morton Mangan
Jennifer Alexander and Mark Masselli
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mathews
Judith and Lawrence McClure
Tony, Chelsea and Amanda Michaud
Marjorie E. Morrissey
Regina M. Neal
Michael and Joan Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Gossner
Pamela and John Griffin
Mr. Andrew S. Groher
Robert and Catharine Haff
Barbara and Gerald Hess
William and Mary Hilliker
James and Isabel Jackson+
Michael and Linda Jainchill
Sharon and David Jepson
Shea and Scott Jezek
Dick and Hazel Koszyca
Abbey Miller Kreinik
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kuziak
Barb and Cliff Libby*
Peter and Rosemary Lombardo
Sharon Malone
Andrew and Bonnie McKirdy+
Jane E. Ondovcsik
Eric Ort and Duff Ashmead
Jane Porterfield and Gerry Pastor
Rolf C. Peterson
Diane and Guido Petra
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Pilarczyk
Michael and Jo-Ann Price+
Pete Pringle
James Pyne and Marlene Tompkins
Nancy J. Ramseyer
Mitchell P and Lorraine Rochefort
Michael Rubinoff
Linda R. Savitsky and Alvin G. Wolfgram+
Jennifer Serra and Wayne Schulz
Fred and Barbara Sette+
Alicia and Thomas Settle
Mrs. Frances Seymour+
David Shimchick
Roz and Peter Shoemaker
Ms. Carol Sirot
Donna and Bill Stamm
Brenda J. Sullivan+
Maureen Sullivan and Jack Siggins
Leonardo H. Suzio
Judy B. Taylor
Donald and Sharyn Timmerman
Carol A. Wiggins+
RADM. Louise C. Wilmot USN (Ret.) and James E. Wilmot
John N. Wilmot
Mr. Richard Winkler
Jean M. Wiseman
Suzanne E. Zajac and Cliff A. Birdsey
Arthur Zieky and Bill Witkowsky
Robert and Virginia Olson
Ivan Otterness
Ms. Nancy Pedersen
Perakis Family
Theodore and Catherine Perrill
Stefan Petrella
Steve Rabb and Rena Citron
Pamela and Dean Richlin
Robert A. Ridlehoover
Mr. William Riley and Dr. Susan Forster
Toni Robinson and Michael Plouf
Joan and Dennis Rusconi
Dr. Craig and Pietrina Saxton
Alison V. Scherer
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Selski
Jon and Cleo Sonneborn
Eugene Swain and Catherine Sarni
Betsy Eichholz and Karen Scopino
Elyse and Steven Feltman in memory of Fran and Phil Feltman
Community Foundation of Middlesex County Alison and Stephen Brinkmann Family Fund
Nadine and Robert Britton, III
Virginia Brown
Peter and Sally Burgess
James S. and Heidi L. Bzdyra
Angela and Dan Chase
GOODSPEED MEMBERS & DONORS
Victoria Engelhardt
Dr. Spencer and Nancy Erman
Anne S. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Evans*
Lynn Farrell
Elyse and Steven Feltman in memory of Fran and Phil Feltman
Korine and Ronald Ferraro
Marlene Ferreira and Paulo Ferreira
Amanda Finnerty and Alex Levere
Debra and Bruce Fischman
Barbara Flynn
Michael E. Foley
Stephen and Susan Forbes
Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Fridkin+
Mr. and Mrs. Jay G. Fromer+
David and Karen Gagnon
Helen Gallivan
Ray and Barbara Galloway
John and Sherri Gamm
Brenda and Joe Garrison+
Jennifer and Ken Geisler
Gloria and Bob Gery
Richard and Monika Gibbons Charitable Account
Lorelei and Neal Goldstein
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Gonci
Dr. Lawrence Goodman and Ms. Denise Cologne
Laura and Roger Goodspeed+
Michael and Joan Gordon
William Gorton*
Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Gossner
Brandon and Lorraine Graber*
Robert and Lyndle Gradoville
Ray Grasso
William Gratz and James Bruno
Walter and Kathryn Gregory
Anne and Allen Greiner+
Pamela and John Griffin
Anita Griffith and Robert Parrott
William and Luanne Griswold
Mr. Alexander J. Grodski and Susan Everett
Mr. Andrew S. Groher
Patricia and Alan Gruber
Bart and Kathryn Guthrie
David and Patricia Hadlow*
Robert and Catharine Haff
Margaret Haggerty in memory of John Haggerty
Mark and Julie Haight
John and Joanna Hamby+
Cornelia Hamilton
Karen and Chuck Hastings*
Constance Henshaw
Barbara and Gerald Hess
Sue Hessel and Karen Dahle
Bart and Jacqueline Hessler
Claudette and Ned Hickey
William and Mary Hilliker
Prudence Hoffman+
Ms. Margaret Howard
Dick and Beverly Hughes
Michael and Joanne Humen
Leslie Hyatt
Michaele Imbrogno
Louis Blumenfeld and Jacqueline Isaacson
James and Isabel Jackson+
Barbara and Raymond Jacobsen+
The Jacobson Family
Michael and Linda Jainchill
Eric M. Janney
Sharon and David Jepson
Shea and Scott Jezek
Susan Jobson
Dudley and Carole Johnson
Marie Joyner
David and H. B. Kaplan
Frank and Brenda Karsmarski
James and Mary Kelley
Steven Kelley
Ms. Susan Kelly
Sandi Kerzner and Larry Costa
Robbie and Albert Kestnbaum
Mrs. Debbie Killinger
Chet and Suzanne Kitchings+
Mr. Brad Kleinerman*
Nancy Kline and James Trail
Michael J. Klingensmith and Ruth A.
Shields
Pam and Gary Knowles
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Kosto
Dick and Hazel Koszyca
Deborah Kotchen
John A. Krawski
Abbey Miller Kreinik
Diane and Stanley Krieg
Karl Henry Kulisch
Tad and Vicki Kuziak
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kuziak
Dr. Ross and Diane Lambert
Rita A. Landino, Ph.D.
Frank and Elisabet Landrey
Captain Frank A. Lerose
Linda Lianos in memory of Jim Lianos
Barb and Cliff Libby*
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Link
Mike and Joan Litwinski
Thomas Lombardi
Peter and Rosemary Lombardo
Ray and Bobbi Lombra
Barbara Long and Roxann Walters
Don and Judy Lorusso
Alberto Lozano
Jon Lukomnik and Lynn Davidson
Nancy and Merrill Mack
Dave and Judith Macri
Mary Anne Maher
Tom and Kelly Maher
Sharon Malone
Nancy Walton Marikar
John Markel
Beverly McCabe
John and Amy McCauley
Andrew Mccown*
Sarah McGinty
Andrew and Bonnie McKirdy+
Dan McMahon and Joe Rhodes
Kerry and Donna Meehan
The Michael Stewart Foundation
Mary Miko and Joseph Migliaro
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Millard
Regina and Don Miller
Margie and Lance Minor
Richard Minton
Joe Molder
Patricia and John Mooney
Mr. and Mrs. Leamon E. Moore, Jr.
Mr. John F. Moore and Christine Schell
Michael and Marie Moore
Thomas and Pamela Moriarty
Marjorie E. Morrissey
Michael Moses
Wayne and Susan Mountz
Ann B. Mulcahy
Kevin Murphy and Laura Galgowski
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Nahorney*
Norman Needleman and Jacqueline
Hubbard
Stephen and Catherine Negri
Marianne Neill
Ms. Robyn Newhouse
David W Nicol
John and Pat Nyikos
Mary O’Brien
Jeffrey Ogilvie in memory of Lisa Ann Ogilvie*
Nancy and Peter Olsen
Robert and Virginia Olson
Ivan Otterness
Joan and Dennis Overfield
Tom and Mary Palilonis
Chip and Krystal Paris
Jim and Arlene Parsons
Bill and Barbara Pattison
Edwin and Claire Payne
Ms. Nancy Pedersen
Perakis Family
Theodore and Catherine Perrill
Wendy Peterson
Diane and Guido Petra
Stefan Petrella
William J. Petzold, Jr.
Joan and Craig Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pipke
Mark Planner
Ann Polanski
Mr. Michael G. Polo
Dr. Mary Lee Porterfield
Rev. and Mrs. Marston Price
Laurie West Prichard and Paul Prichard
Jim and Karin Pyskaty
Steve Rabb and Rena Citron
Daniel S. Hansen and David D. J. Rau
Anthony J. Raucci
Edward C. Raymond
John and Jennifer Reeve
Jeff Reynholds
Will Rhys and Nancy Kluck
Robert A. Ridlehoover
Mr. William Riley and Dr. Susan Forster
Nancy and Nicholas Robert
Ms. Kristen Roberts*
Christine S. Robinson
Toni Robinson and Michael Plouf
Alix Rokita+
Robert and Marguerite Rose
Anja Rosenberg
Ms. Diane Ross
Sheila Connors Rubitz
Mr. Neil Ruenzel
Joan and Dennis Rusconi
Jan and Bill Salvatore
Mrs. Gloria Sanford
Mary T. Sargent
Kathleen M. Sauer
Dr. Craig and Pietrina Saxton
Starr and Phil Sayres+
Mike Sbado and John Myung
Leslye Schaefer
Alison V. Scherer
Mark and Kathy Schiller
Mr. Marc Schnitzer
Shirley F. Scholder
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz+
Thomas Schwenke
Andrew Seddon and Kathy Smith
Mrs. Carol Seeman+
Bill and Ellen Seeman
Thomas and Rose Selnau
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Selski
Edward and Sandra Sharr
Stan Shaw and Barbara Rhein
Karen Sherry and Jack Dolan
Anthony and Lorraine Shetensky
Susan and Steven Sigal
Kate and Steve Sigmon
Bert Silverberg
PHASE 1 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS
($10,000–$49,999)
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cacace
John Voege, Trustee, Case Graber Foundation
Kay Knight Clarke
Mary Jane Dunn
Muriel and Karl Fleischmann
Sue Frost and Dan Renn
Michael and Donna Lee Gennaro
Ann and John Houston
($2,500–$9,999)
Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns
Mr. and Mrs. Burbank
Mr. Alvin Deutsch, Esq. and Mrs. Davida Deutsch
Marlene and Paulo Ferreira
Ms. Mary Gaskell Cobleigh
($1,000–$2,499)
Anonymous (4)
Francis G. Adams, Jr.
Fran Armstrong
Kathryn Aron
Mr. Michael Arseneault
Susan and Bruce Baiter
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Barter
Denise Bernardo and Edwin Muentes
Gustaf Bodin
The Bottaro Family
Mr. Douglas Matthew Boughton
The Bozrah Girls
Rob and P. J. Brewer
Maureen Brouillard
Ruth and Stearns Bryant
David B. Byrd and Jeff Stanley
James S. and Heidi L. Bzdyra
Centerbrook Architects & Planners, LLP
Mrs. Marilyn Colvin
John Conway
Steven and Debra Daren
Ruth Ann C. Davis
Catherine and Jeff Denmeade
Senator Chris Dodd and Jackie Clegg Dodd
Ms. Marialina Dominguez and Ms. Janice Poloso
Wilma C. Donaldson
Victoria Engelhardt
Anne S. Evans
David and Patricia Fisher
Julia Francis
Ms. Lynn Gerr
Gloria and Bob Gery
Bill Gilman
Karen and Ron Goodspeed
Goodspeed Guild
Ron and Nina Harris
Rosemary Harry
Catherine Ladnier and Mickey Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Link
Sonya Morton Mangan
Betsy Russell
Meg Sakellarides and Scott Mokoski
Donna and Bill Stamm
Leonardo H. Suzio
Jef and Kate Wolter
William J. Ginnetti, Sr.
Lynde and Michael Karin
Ms. Linda Morasutti and Mr. Robert M. Lee
Jo Trotta Poliner
Michael and Jo-Ann Price
Blair Russell and Nicolo Nisbett
Karen and Chuck Hastings
Donna Lynn and Jay Hilton
Ms. Diane Ifkovic
Michael and Linda Jainchill
Shea and Scott Jezek
Sue Joffray
Jim Johnson
Burton and Sharon Johnson
Marie Joyner
Elizabeth and William Keister
Nancy Kline and James Trail
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Korn
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kuziak
Rita Landino and Norman Glover
Robert and Robin Laudette
Sid and Donna Levine
Stacey Logan Lewis
Dr. Robert A. Linden
Gavin Lodge
Terry and Bette Lomme
Lynn Lynch
Dana McFadden Larson
Mary Miko and Joseph Migliaro
Ms. Dorothy Millen
Mr. Jonathan Mitchell and Ms. Jenny D. Doak
Ms. Karen Murphy
Regina M. Neal
Joanne Nesti
Mrs. Carole Otto
Jayn Paardenkooper
Mr. Michael Parkinson
Rolf C. Peterson
Diane and Guido Petra
Joseph Petrone
Philip and Geri Piccola
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Pilarczyk
Amy Pinette
Jo Trotta Poliner
Michael G. Polo
Laura Raccagni
Anthony J. Raucci
Edward C. Raymond
Ms. Gail Reiner
Jeff Riley and Mary M. Wilson
Joseph Riley
Richard Roberts
Wayne Rollins and Kent Berwick
Ms. Charlise Roper
Carolyn Rossi-Copeland
Ellen S. Ryczek
Anne D. Ryder
Charlotte Sandler
Linda R. Savitsky and Alvin G. Wolfgram
Henry and Marsha Fried Scherer
Edward and Sandra Sharr
Karen Sherry and Jack Dolan
David Shimchick
Marsha Silva
Caroline F. Sloat
Larry Starr
Robin Stegner and Scott Larson
Robert C. Stewart
Paul Stuehrenberg
Steven Sudigala
Frederick Tedford and Leslee Weiss
Timothy and Katherine Throckmorton
Peter Tolisano
Mrs. Karen Trojanowski
Abbie Van Nostrand
John Voege and Geoffrey Paul
Thomas Wadas
Sybil Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Yerxa
Dona Young, Trustee Emeritus, and Roland F. Young III
Dr. Robert and Heather Zavod
Bob and Cindy Zettergren
PHASE 1 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS
(Up to $999)
Anonymous
Jonathan Brielle
Anne Sullivan Calanquin
Lori and Michael Cartwright
Effie Chang
Mr. John Costa
Mr. Charles Davidson
Elizabeth M. DavidsonWright Lola Elliott-Hugh
In-Kind Support
Richard Fountain
John and Joanna Hamby
Prudence Hoffman
Danielle Howard
Joe and Betsy Kaminski
Steven Kelley
Tracy Knofla and Karen Anderson
Mark and Tina Loomis
Ms. Judith S. Loukides
Cindy Maher
Centerbrook Architects & Planners
Connecticut Lighting
LaRosa Construction Company, Inc.
Mercer Monument Works
Frances and Gina Mastrocco
Dan McMahon and Joe Rhodes
Janet Parkosewich
Maribeth Pennoni
Dominick Pinto
Ms. Kristen Roberts
Adam Schumacher
Rachel Schumacher
Tina Sheing
Paul’s & Sandy’s Too
Matthew Sonnenfeld
Frank Stilwagner and Kurt Dery
Christopher Stone
Patricia Sullivan
Henry and Beryl Thorpe
Carey Van Hollen
Petra Construction Corporation
Suzio-York Hill
VOLUNTEER AT GOODSPEED
The Goodspeed Guild is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting Goodspeed Musicals’ operations and productions. Since 1975 it has provided services to artists, patrons, and staff on a year-round basis, while offering its members the opportunity to become part of the behind-the scenes activities at Goodspeed. To find out about volunteer opportunities that fit your interests and schedule, visit our website at goodspeed.org or contact goodspeedguild@goodspeed.org.
DEDICATE A PERFORMANCE
Goodspeed Musicals is pleased to offer members and friends an extraordinary opporunity to support the finest musical theatre while providing a once-in-a-lifetime tribute to a friend or loved one. If you are interested in dedicating a performance to honor someone, please contact Sophia Voglino at 860-615-0389 or svoglino@goodspeed.org.
GOODSPEED’S MISSION STATEMENT
Goodspeed Musicals’ mission is to share the joy of musical theatre; to delight, inspire, and challenge audiences; to nurture creators; and to build and support a broad, diverse, and inclusive community.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The land on which Goodspeed Musicals is located in East Haddam and Chester, CT is the ancestral land of at least three tribes of Native Americans—the Wangunk, the Mohegan and the Nehantic tribes. We understand that the land which is now Haddam and East Haddam was purchased from the native people in 1662 for thirty coats—worth about $100. We acknowledge those Native Americans and the loss of their homeland—land on which we thrive today.
GOODSPEED MUSICALS STAFF
LEADERSHIP
Donna Lynn Hilton ................................................. Artistic Director
Vanessa Logan Managing Director
ARTISTIC
Michael Fling
Associate Artistic Director
Adam Souza.............................................Resident Music Director
Chris Zaccardi Resident Production Stage Manager
Jakob Harding Producing Assistant ADMINISTRATION
Gretchen Wright General Manager
Kristan McLaughlin Artistic Administrator
Angel Welter Executive Assistant
BUILDING SERVICES
Tim Garland Director of Facilities
Cheryl Aresco Office Assistant
Robert Cubeta, Jeffrey Gosselin, Niall McGovern Building Services East Coast Cleaning Custodial Services COMPANY MANAGEMENT
Tyler Garstka .................................................... Company Manager
Sara Gorelkin Assistant Company Manager
Rachel Benz Company Management Associate
DEVELOPMENT
Frank Stilwagner Director of Development
Mary Miko ................................................ Individual Giving Officer
Will Kenny Individual Giving & Civic Relations Officer
Jennifer Barrios-Gomez Terris Theatre Asst. Audio Engineer
FOR THIS PRODUCTION
Ricky Oliver ........................................................ Assistant Director
Nick Nazzaro Associate Choreographer
David Grindrod Associate to Baayork Lee
Andrew Winans Assistant to Baayork Lee
Gabriela Nuñez Assistant Scenic Designer
Shelby Loera Associate Lighting Designer
Fiona McIntyre Sucher Casting Associate
Evan Johnson Scenic Artist
James Carter Pianos Piano Technician
Billy Mitchell Show Logo Design
Sarah Kayser Program Editor/Designer
Myjoycia Cezar ................... 2025 Honoree of the Elaine McKirdy Endowment for Career Development in Theatre
Program printed by Essex Printing
Special Thanks to John and Tracey Dickson
A PRESENTATION AND POP-UP GALLERY AT
ONE NIGHT ONLY! WED, OCT 29 AT 7PM
Join us for an unforgettable look at Broadway through the eyes of legendary caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, led by David Leopold of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation. Also, enjoy a pop-up gallery of handsigned, limited edition prints. For tickets and to explore all upcoming events, visit thekate.org
THE SMITHEREENS: OCT 10 • VONDA SHEPARD: NOV 23 • JOAN OSBORNE: DEC 5
