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Goodspeed’s Terris Theatre

Chester, CT

2023 SEASON

JULY 26 - AUG 27

This rollicking new musical tells the story of a diehard fan whose imaginary version of Dolly Parton gets him through a trying time. Packed with hits like “Jolene,” “9 to 5,” “Islands in the Stream” and more, it's sure to make you smile!

OCT 13 - NOV 5

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A Non-Profit Arts Organization

Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS

Music by JULE STYNE

Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Suggested by memoirs of GYPSY ROSE LEE

Original Production by DAVID MERRICK and LELAND HAYWARD

Entire production originally directed and choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS

With

GABE AMATO BRIANNA ASCIONE ROMELDA TERON BENJAMIN KELLY BERMAN

ANTHONY DaSILVA AMAHRI EDWARDS-JONES THOMAS GOLDBACH V LAURA SKY HERMAN

PHILIP HERNANDEZ EMILY JEWEL HODER SUNNY LAUREN HODER VICTORIA HUSTON-ELEM EDWARD JUVIER JUDY McLANE CAMERON BLAKE MILLER MEADOW NGUY BIANCA BELLE PALANA

MADDIE ROBERT BEN SEARS MICHAEL STARR TALIA SUSKAUER CARLOS VELASQUEZ ESCAMILLA GEOFFREY WADE DAVID COCHISE WILLIAMS VALERIE WRIGHT

Scenic Design by ALEXANDER DODGE

Costume Design by EDUARDO SICANGCO

Hair, Wig & Make-up Design by CARISSA THORLAKSON

Animal Director and Trainer WILLIAM BERLONI

Production Stage Manager BRADLEY G. SPACHMAN

Lighting Design by PAUL MILLER

Orchestrations by DAN DeLANGE

Director of Production ENDLA BURROWS

Casting by PAUL HARDT

Music Direction by ADAM SOUZA

Choreographed by PATRICIA WILCOX

Directed by JENN THOMPSON

Sound Design by JAY HILTON

Associate Music Director TREVOR PIERCE

Production Manager ERICA GILROY

Line Producer STEPHEN AGOSTO

First Performance: April 28, 2023 at The Goodspeed

GYPSY is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com

Founding Director MICHAEL P. PRICE

Sponsored by:

Marquee Producing Partners: FRANK & AMY CAMPBELL

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CAST OF CHARACTERS

(in order of appearance)

Uncle Jocko ............................................................................................................. EDWARD JUVIER

Georgie................................................................................................................... GEOFFREY WADE

Clarence THOMAS GOLDBACH V

Balloon Girl ................................................................................................. SUNNY LAUREN HODER

Baby June ....................................................................................................... EMILY JEWEL HODER

Baby Louise CAMERON BLAKE MILLER

Rose ............................................................................................................................. JUDY McLANE

Chowsie................................................................................................................................ CHA CHA

Pop GEOFFREY WADE

Rich Man .......................................................................................................................... BEN SEARS

Rich Boy ..................................................................................... CARLOS VELASQUEZ ESCAMILLA

Tap Dancer BIANCA BELLE PALANA

Boy Scout ...................................................................................................... THOMAS GOLDBACH V

Weber ...................................................................................................................... EDWARD JUVIER

Herbie PHILIP HERNANDEZ

Dainty June ..................................................................................................... LAURA SKY HERMAN

Louise .................................................................................................................... TALIA SUSKAUER

Yonkers DAVID COCHISE WILLIAMS

L.A. ................................................................................................................................... BEN SEARS

Tulsa ........................................................................................................................ MICHAEL STARR

Kansas GABE AMATO

Mr. Goldstone ........................................................................................................ GEOFFREY WADE

Waitress .................................................................................................................... MEADOW NGUY

Miss Cratchitt VALERIE WRIGHT

Agnes ........................................................................................................................KELLY BERMAN

Marjorie May ............................................................................................................. MEADOW NGUY

Geraldine AMAHRI EDWARDS-JONES

Edna Mae .............................................................................................................. MADDIE ROBERT

Cigar ....................................................................................................................... GEOFFREY WADE

Pastey EDWARD JUVIER

Tessie Tura ............................................................................................................. VALERIE WRIGHT

Mazeppa ............................................................................................ ROMELDA TERON BENJAMIN

Electra VICTORIA HUSTON-ELEM

Renée ..................................................................................................................... MADDIE ROBERT

Phil .......................................................................................................................... EDWARD JUVIER

Bougeron-Couchon GEOFFREY WADE

ENSEMBLE

GABE AMATO, ROMELDA TERON BENJAMIN, KELLY BERMAN, AMAHRI EDWARDS-JONES, THOMAS GOLDBACH V, SUNNY LAUREN HODER, VICTORIA HUSTON-ELEM, EDWARD JUVIER, MEADOW NGUY, BIANCA BELLE PALANA, MADDIE ROBERT, BEN SEARS, MICHAEL STARR, CARLOS VELASQUEZ ESCAMILLA, GEOFFREY WADE, DAVID COCHISE WILLIAMS, VALERIE WRIGHT

SWINGS

BRIANNA ASCIONE, ANTHONY DaSILVA

DANCE CAPTAIN

KELLY BERMAN

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

NAOMI ANHORN

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CAST OF CHARACTERS

UNDERSTUDIES

Dainty June/Agnes/Renée BRIANNA ASCIONE; Cratchitt/Tessie Tura/Mazzepa/Electra KELLY BERMAN; Yonkers/L.A./Kansas/Pastey/Bougeron-Couchon/Phil ANTHONY DaSILVA; Vladimir/Kid Specials THOMAS GOLDBACH V; Baby Louise SUNNY LAUREN HODER; Rose VICTORIA HUSTON-ELEM; Pop/Goldstone/Cigar EDWARD JUVIER; Baby June BIANCA BELLE PALANA; Louise MEADOW NGUY; Tulsa BEN SEARS; Herbie/Weber/Uncle Jocko GEOFFREY WADE

MUSICIANS

Keyboard I/Conductor ADAM SOUZA; Percussion SAL RANNIELLO; Reed I LIZ BAKER SMITH; Reed II ANDREW STUDENSKI; Trumpet I PETE ROE; Trumpet II TUCKER BARNEY; Trombone MATTHEW RUSSO; Bass DAVID UHL

ALTERNATES

Keyboard I/Conductor TREVOR PIERCE; Percussion ELLIOT WALLACE; Reed I MICHAEL SCHUSTER; Reed II HARRY KLIEWE; Trumpet I TRAVIS HIGGINS III; Trumpet II SETH BAILEY; Trombone ANDREW JANES; Bass STEVE GILEWSKI

MUSIC ASSISTANT MASON FRASHER

Covid Safety Officer KRISTAN McLAUGHLIN

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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.

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SYNOPSIS OF SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS

Setting: Early 1920s-1930s; throughout the U.S.A.

ACT ONE

Overture

Scene 1, Seattle, WA — Uncle Jocko’s Kiddie Show

Orchestra

Let Me Entertain You ............................................................. Baby June & Baby Louise

Scene 2, “Home Sweet Home,” that night

Some People Rose

Scene 3, On the Road

Some People (Reprise) ........................................................................... Rose & Scouts

Scene 4, Los Angeles, CA — Backstage of a Vaudeville Theater

Small World Rose & Herbie

Scene 5, Los Angeles, CA — Onstage

Baby June and her Newsies .............................................................................. Newsies

Let Me Entertain You ...................................................................................... Baby June

Scene 6, Akron, OH — A Hotel

Mr. Goldstone .................................................................................... Rose, Herbie, Kids

Little Lamb............................................................................................................. Louise

Scene 7, New York, NY — A Chinese Restaurant

You’ll Never Get Away From Me Rose & Herbie

Scene 8, New York, NY — Grantziger’s Palace

Farm Sequence ............................................................................... June, Farmers, Cow

Broadway June & Broadway Swells

Scene 9, Outside Grantziger’s Office

If Mama Was Married .............................................................................. June & Louise

Scene 10, Buffalo, NY — A Theatre Alley

All I Need Is A Girl .................................................................................................... Tulsa

Scene 11, Omaha, NE — A Railroad Platform

Everything’s Coming Up Roses ............................................................................... Rose

ACT TWO

Entr’acte ...........................................................................................................Orchestra

Scene 1, Desert Country, TX — A Yard

Toreadorables Girls

Together Wherever We Go ............................................................ Rose, Herbie, Louise

Scene 2, Wichita, KS — Dressing Room of a Burlesque House

You Gotta Get A Gimmick ...................................................... Mazeppa, Electra, Tessie

Scene 3, A Corridor Backstage

Scene 4, The Dressing Room, Onstage, and Stages Across the Country

Gypsy Strip Routine.......................................................................... Louise & Showgirls

Scene 5, New York, NY — Louise’s Dressing Room

Scene 6, The Stage

Rose’s Turn Rose

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WHO’S WHO

LAURA SKY HERMAN* (Dainty June) is thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut! First National Tour: Hello, Dolly! (Ermengarde). Off-Broadway/NYC: Life Boat (The Shed), Muriel’s Wedding (Playwrights Horizons), Rock and Roll Man (Caiola Productions), The Little Dancer (Theater 71). Regional: American Repertory Theater, Sacramento Music Circus, Maltz Jupiter Theater, North Shore Music Theater, New London Barn Playhouse. She is a recent Harvard graduate, where she made history as one of the first women to perform with the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theater group in the country. Endless love and gratitude to her family! For my “Lorelai”--love you, Mommy! @lauraskyherman

PHILIP HERNANDEZ* (Herbie) is the only actor in Broadway history to star as both Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert in Les Misérables Other Broadway: Paul Simon’s The Capeman and Kiss Of The Spiderwoman. He won the 2019 Connecticut Critics Circle ‘Best Actor in a Musical’ Award for his portrayal of Quixote in Man of La Mancha. Television: Bull, Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, The Path, Gotham, Nurse Jackie, Elementary, Hostages, Damages, Person of Interest, Law & Order and others. Philip is also a 2023 Audie-Award finalist and Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. Find him at www.PhilipHernandez.net or on Twitter & Instagram @philip24601.

EMILY JEWEL HODER* (Baby June) is thrilled to “Entertain You” at the beautiful Goodspeed with this incredible cast! She began her professional career at the age of 7 and has since traveled the country performing and having a blast! Broadway: The Music Man (Amaryllis). Broadway National Tour: Les Misérables (Little Cosette). Regional: The Secret Garden at the Ahmanson in LA (Mary Lennox), Annie (Molly), The Jungle Book (Mowgli). Voiceover: Schmigadoon Apple TV, Panda Corner App for kids. Thank you to my family and friends for their constant support! Special thanks to Nancy Carson, Kim Pedell and Jenn Thompson for believing in me! Insta @emilyjewel7

JUDY McLANE* (Rose) Broadway credits include starring in Mamma Mia! as Donna and Tanya (over 4,000 performances), Kiss of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera, Aspects of Love, Chess. Off-Broadway: Romeo and Bernadette (Outer Critics Circle Award), Johnny Guitar (Drama Desk Nomination and Drama League Honor). Tours: Into the Woods, Joseph…Dreamcoat with

Donny Osmond, Big, Side By Side By Sondheim (dir. Rob Marshall). Select Regional: LaChuisa’s Los Otros (Everyman); Follies (Signature, Helen Hayes Nomination); Sunset Boulevard (Engeman); Next to Normal (Pioneer & Syracuse Stage, SALT Award); Master Class, Light in the Piazza (Theatre Raleigh); Evita, Victor/Victoria, Man of LaMancha (Papermill Playhouse). Film: Were the World Mine, Hiding in Daylight (Cannes Film Festival, Southampton International Film Festival Nomination). TV: Madame Secretary, Elementary, The Blacklist, The Loudest Voice. [Instagram: @judy.mclane] Judy is not wearing real fur.

CAMERON BLAKE MILLER (Baby Louise) age 11, is delighted to be making her Goodspeed debut! Credits include: A Christmas Carol (Trinity Repertory Company); Frozen Jr. (Theatre By The Sea); Shrek, Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol (Granite Theatre); Wizard of Oz Jr., Aristocats Kids (East Lyme Regional Theater); Mary Poppins (Stonington High School Drama); Aladdin Kids (Theatre Scrapbook). Many thanks to Goodspeed Musicals for this opportunity and to her family, friends and teachers for their love and support!

TALIA SUSKAUER* (Louise)

is thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut in Gypsy. Talia comes to The Goodspeed straight from NYC, where she recently completed her tenure as Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway. Other credits include: Be More Chill (Broadway and Off-Broadway), Wicked (National Tour). Regional: Shrek (Fiona), Little Women (Jo), The Secret Garden (Lily). Talia has performed at Carnegie Hall, and recently made her solo debut at 54 Below. BFA: Penn State University. Thank you to Jenn Thompson, Patti Wilcox, Adam Souza, HCKR, Sherry Kayne, and my family. This one’s for you, Mama. @taliasuskauer

CHA CHA (Chowsie) was adopted by Goodspeed’s own trainer William Berloni in 2021 from PetResQ Inc., after being rescued from a hoarding situation. She has been playing “Bruiser” in Legally Blonde in addition to extra work on numerous TV shows. She is excited to expand her resume with the role of Chowsie.

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GABE AMATO* (Ensemble) is thrilled to be performing at The Goodspeed this season. Tours/ Regional Theatre: Cabaret (Asolo Rep ’22), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Muny ’22), R&H Cinderella (‘17’18 Tour). Training: BFA Musical Theater from LIU Post. All the love to my Mom, Grandmother, family back home, and my girls back in the city. I wouldn’t be here without you guys. AEA Member.

ROMELDA TERON BENJAMIN*

(Ensemble) is a Pittsburgh native making her Goodspeed Debut!

Broadway: Brooklyn The Musical.

Off-Broadway: Sistas The Musical, The Secret Life of Bees, Bare A Pop Opera (Original Sister Chantelle). Tour: Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Yo’ Alice, Ain’t Misbehavin’. Select Regional: Catch Me If You Can (Pre-Broadway), Chicago

Film/TV: Law & Order: SVU, Broadway Inspirational Voices, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Pope Francis US Visit, Last Week Tonight: John Oliver Show. Blessed By The Best! Love You Mommy, Family, My Circle, & THE WAM FAM! Follow @ theromeldateronbenjamin

KELLY BERMAN* (Ensemble) is beyond ecstatic to return to the beautiful Goodspeed. She was last seen here in The Music Man, directed and choreographed by the incomparable Jenn Thompson and Patti Wilcox! She was also directed by Jenn in Goodspeed’s 2017 production of Oklahoma!. Other theatre credits include: Camelot (The Muny), Cinderella (Papermill Playhouse), Holiday Inn (The Rev), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Ogunquit Playhouse), and The Music Man (The Muny). Special thanks to her theatre heroes, Jenn and Patti. HUGE thanks to the magnificent Adam, Paul, Brad, Naomi, Donna, Stephen, company management, and the stupendous cast & crew. AEA member and represented by Clear Talent Group. @kbermanator

AMAHRI EDWARDS-JONES

(Ensemble) is ecstatic to be making her Goodspeed debut! She was most recently seen in the Australian Tour of Hairspray and as Duckling Donna in the U.S. National tour of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Regional credits include: Virginia Musical Theatre (Freaky Friday, Mamma Mia, Chicago), Virginia Stage Company (Matilda). All thanks to God, her lovely parents, Bloc, family and friends for their unconditional support! @amahri_e_j

THOMAS GOLDBACH V

(Ensemble) is 12 years old from Meriden, CT. Since the age of 2, Thomas has danced tap and hip hop. With the Whitney Players Theater Company, he has performed in: Shrek Jr., The Little Mermaid Jr., Hairspray Jr., High School Musical Jr., Help I’m Trapped in a Musical, Wizard of Oz, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and served lead roles in Matilda, The Wiz, Into the Woods Jr., The Trial of the Wicked Witch, and Newsies

SUNNY LAUREN HODER

(Ensemble) is SO excited to be making her professional theatre debut at Goodspeed in Gypsy!! She is a singer, voiceover artist, competitive dancer, actress and animal lover. She recently recorded the theme song for a new animated show “My Friend Bada” from creator Josh Selig in NYC. Thank you to my family and friends for all their support! Special thanks to Kim at Zoom Talent, Bonnie at Stewart Talent and Jenn Thompson for believing in me! @sunnylauren5

VICTORIA HUSTON-ELEM*

(Ensemble) is overjoyed to be back at Goodspeed! Previously: The Music Man, The Circus in Winter and Meet John Doe. National Tours: The Addams Family, Finding Neverland. Other favorites: Ragtime (Bay Street), Sunset Boulevard (NSMT), Golden Boy Of The Blue Ridge (Prospect), The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Recordings: Golden Boy Of The Blue Ridge, Artists In Residence, Future Demons. www.victoriahustonelem.com. This one is for Momma Huston (who would be playing Mazeppa if she had her way).

EDWARD JUVIER* (Ensemble)

Grateful to return to Goodspeed after appearing last fall in 42nd Street. Broadway/Tour: Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera. Regional/Stock: STAGES St Louis (Theater Circle award), Engeman, Tuacahn, Riverside, Meadow Brook, Theatreworks Palo Alto, Allenberry, Ivoryton, Forestburgh, Gulf Coast Symphony, Transcendence. Graduate of Boston Conservatory.

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MEADOW NGUY* (Ensemble) Interstellar Cinderella at NYCCT, Ella (Cinderella) at North Shore Music Theatre, Hope Harcourt (Anything Goes) at City Springs Theatre Company, Betty Haynes (White Christmas) at The John W. Engeman Theater, Ariel (The Little Mermaid) at Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Shelby (Steel Magnolias) at North Carolina Theatre; Awarded the 2012 High School Musical Theatre Jimmy Award Winner in Chicago. Film/TV: The Blacklist, The Artist’s Wife, Law and Order SVU, Madam Secretary, and Hunters. BFA-Indiana University. www.meadownguy.com

BIANCA BELLE PALANA

(Ensemble) is elated to make her Goodspeed debut! Bianca has ten years of technical training with Dance Unlimited, an elite performing company in Hamden, CT. She holds over twenty regional and national competitive dance titles. Off stage, Bianca loves to draw, cook, and spend time with family. She would like to thank her family and mentors for their endless support!

MADDIE ROBERT (Ensemble)

[she/her] is thrilled to make her Goodspeed debut! Her most recent credits include Zag Zurka in Hip Hop Cinderella (Off Broadway at The New Victory); Maggie in A Chorus Line (Weathervane Theatre NH), A Christmas Story (The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina), and Singin’ in the Rain (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma). She graduated with a BFA from the University of Oklahoma in 2021.

BEN SEARS* (Ensemble) is an NYC-based actor & pizza enthusiast & is thrilled to be back at Goodspeed! National Tours: CATS (1st Nat’l), A Bronx Tale. Regional: The Music Man (Goodspeed); Catch Me If You Can (REV); West Side Story, Newsies! (The LEX); Funny Girl, Crazy for You (Forestburgh Playhouse). Shoutout to The A Squad, gratitude to my superb reader Emily, huge thanks to Patti, Jenn, & Paul. Love to Dad, Brian, May, Kate, Emily, Abby, Anna, & Lily. As always, this is for Dad.

MICHAEL STARR* (Ensemble) Goodspeed debut! Currently can be seen in episodes of Disney+ Encore! and Eric Andre’s Bad Trip on Netflix. National Tour: Bright Star Select past credits include Come Fall In Love (Old Globe), Romy & Michele (5th Ave), Mamma Mia!

and A Chorus Line (Hollywood Bowl), and shows with Phoenix Theater Company, Berkshire Theatre Group, San Francisco Symphony, Disneyland, Hartford Stage, LA Opera, MTW, La Mirada Theater and more. Love to the Starrs, and his beautiful fiancée Lauren. @itsmikestarr

CARLOS VELASQUEZ ESCAMILLA

(Ensemble), age 8, was most recently seen on stage in the New Canaan HS production of The Music Man (Winthrop); and at Sacred Heart U. production of A Christmas Carol (Henri Cratchit). His education credits include Random Farms KT productions of HS Musical Jr. and Newsies Jr.. On screen, Carlos played himself in an episode on season 54 of Sesame Street. Special thanks to Becky Randazzo at Kreativ Artists, and his vocal, acting, and dance instructors.

GEOFFREY WADE* (Ensemble)

most recently played Snape in Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. National Tours of Crazy For You and Curious Incident…Regional: Old Globe, La Jolla, South Coast Rep, Center Stage, Guthrie, Denver Center, Cincinnati Playhouse, Rep of St. Louis, and Weston Playhouse. TV: NCIS, Mad Men, Numb3rs, ER, Law & Order. Film: City Hall, The Divide, and Steven Spielberg’s The BFG. Teaches at the Antaeus Academy. Trained at Central, London.

DAVID COCHISE WILLIAMS

(Ensemble) is making his debut at this beautiful theatre! Goodspeed is brand new territory and David is so happy to be a part of this project, after just ending two back-to-back tours―swinging in A Chorus Line (Baayork Lee) and playing Ritchie Valens in Buddy Holly (GFour productions). David is so excited and can’t wait to bring some joy and entertainment to the beautiful people out there!

VALERIE WRIGHT* (Ensemble) BROADWAY: Kimberly Akimbo, Tuck Everlasting, Elf, Annie Get Your Gun, Damn Yankees, Steel Pier, Sally Marr and Her Escorts, Song & Dance, CATS. OFF BROADWAY: Showing Off!, The World Goes ‘Round, Wanda’s World. NATIONAL TOURS: Hello, Dolly!; Song & Dance; The World Goes ‘Round (Helen Hayes nomination, Jeff Award); Damn Yankees (Helen Hayes nomination). FILM: Sleepless In Seattle, Ordinary Heroes, Second Glance. Valerie is also a director/choreographer. She has two sons and is married to actor Mark Lotito.

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BRIANNA ASCIONE (Swing) is absolutely thrilled to be in Gypsy making her Goodspeed debut! Off-Broadway: The Little Match Girl: The Concert (Goose Two/ Ensemble). Regional: Dames At Sea (u/s Ruby & Joan), Carousel (Louise), Grease (Sandy), West Side Story (Anybodys). TV/Film: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Marry Me. Marymount Manhattan College 2022 (BFA Dance). All the love to the entire company, LDC, Marianne Wells, Mom & Dad, family, & friends! @briannajascione

ANTHONY DaSILVA (Swing) National Tours: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. Regional: The Cher Show, Elf (Ogunquit Playhouse); The Wedding Singer, Newsies (The Gateway); A Chorus Line (Weathervane Theatre); Mamma Mia!, Altar Boyz, World Goes ‘Round (Forestburgh Playhouse); Grease, Camelot, Oklahoma!, Sunset Boulevard (Mac-Haydn Theatre). Infinite thanks to Jenn Thompson, Patti Wilcox, The Collective, Family, Friends, and Chaz. @antthology

JENN THOMPSON (Director) is thrilled to return to Goodspeed after directing last summer’s world-premiere Anne of Green Gables on this stage. Other Goodspeed productions include The Music Man (winner of the 2019 Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Musical), Oklahoma! (nominated for 7 CCC Awards) and Bye Bye Birdie (nominated for 5 CCC Awards). Recent productions include the current National Tour of Annie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Musical at CTC and Chains for Off-Broadway’s celebrated Mint Theatre where her 2016 production of Women Without Men garnered Lortel and Off-Broadway Alliance Award nominations for Outstanding Revival as well as 5 Drama Desk Award nominations, including Outstanding Director and Revival. Regional highlights include The Secret Garden (Denver Center Theatre), Mary Stuart (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), as well as productions at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, St. Louis Rep, Barrington Stage Company, Pioneer Theatre Company, City Theatre, Portland Stage Company, Dorset Theatre Festival and The Rev Theatre Company. Connecticut credits include A Doll’s House, Part 2 and The Call at TheaterWorks Hartford as well as Abundance at Hartford Stage (CCC nomination: Outstanding Director/Revival). Jenn served as a founding member of Connecticut’s award-winning River Rep at the Ivoryton Playhouse, where she appeared in and/or directed over 50 productions, over 19 seasons and as Co-Artistic Director of Off-Broadway’s award-winning TACT/The Actors Company Theatre. Jenn is married to actor Stephen Kunken. They live in Brooklyn, NY and Ivoryton, CT with their daughter, Naomi. This one’s for Mama. jennthompsondirector.com

PATRICIA WILCOX (Choreographer) is thrilled to return to Goodspeed after choreographing The Music Man (Connecticut Critics Circle Award) and Bye Bye Birdie (Connecticut Critics Circle nomination). Other credits include: Broadway: Motown the Musical (Astaire Award and NAACP Award/ Choreography), and A Night with Janis Joplin. Off-Broadway/ National Tours: Little Shop of Horrors (NY City Center Encores!), Annie, An Officer and a Gentleman, Children’s Letters to God, Bowfire, Blues in the Night (NAACP Nomination), Seussical. Regional: A Swell Party (Kennedy Center), The Secret Garden (DCPA), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (CTC), Peter and the Starcatcher (Pioneer), Aida and Camelot (NSMT), Jesus Christ Superstar (Sacramento Music), Hair (ATC), Guys and Dolls (Paper Mill), Houston Symphony, Minnesota Pops, Phoenix Symphony. Choreographer for 3 Winter Olympics/Ice Dancing. Guest Artist: Jacob’s Pillow. Pattiwilcox.com

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 (Hartford TheaterWorks), North Shore Music Theatre, and over 20 productions with Goodspeed, including 42nd Street, Cabaret, A Grand Night for Singing, Because of Winn Dixie, The Great American Mousical with Julie Andrews, Snapshots by Stephen Schwartz, George M!, Brigadoon, Very Good Eddie, and Rags. Adam serves 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.

ALEXANDER DODGE (Scenic Designer) BROADWAY: Anastasia (Outer Critics Nomination), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Nominations), Present Laughter (Tony Nomination), Old Acquaintance, Butley, Hedda Gabler. OFF-BROADWAY: The Whisper House: 59E59 Theatres; Harry Clarke: Vineyard / Minetta Lane; Ripcord: MTC; Rapture Blister Burn: Playwrights Horizons; The Understudy: Roundabout; Measure for Pleasure, Paris Commune: Public; Observe the Sons of Ulster (Lortel Award), Chaucer in Rome: LCT. INTERNATIONAL: Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Japan / Germany / Austria; All New People: London-West End. OPERA: Samson et Dalila: Metropolitan Opera; The Thirteenth Child: Santa Fe; The Ghosts of Versailles: L.A. Opera; Il trittico: Deutsche Oper Berlin. RECENT: Noir: Alley Theatre; Russian Troll Farm: Geva Theatre. UPCOMING: I Need That: Broadway/American Airlines-Roundabout. MFA: Yale.

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EDUARDO SICANGCO (Costume Designer) lives in New York and continues to enjoy a prolific 40-year career as a set and costume designer. He has designed for a wide range of entertainment forms including plays, musicals, opera, classical ballet, modern dance, film, television, cruise ship revues, theme parks and circus and ice shows. His work has been seen on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in major regional theaters and opera houses across the USA, Radio City Music Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Madison Square Garden, Las Vegas showrooms and international productions. He is very happy to be back at Goodspeed where he designed the sets and costumes for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Mack and Mabel, Ankles Aweigh and the scenery for Redhead, Lady Be Good, Madame Sherry, Lucky in the Rain and Das Barbecu. Website: eduardosicangco.com

PAUL MILLER (Lighting Designer) Previously at Goodspeed: My One and Only, How To Succeed…, Music Man; Broadway: Rube & Clay’s Christmas, Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only; Off-Broadway: Desperate Measures, Clinton!, Pageant, Vanities - the Musical, Waiting for Godot, Addicted, Nunsense, Balancing Act, City Center Encores! (9 shows); National Tours; Hairspray, Elf, Wizard of Oz, Sweeney Todd, The Producers, Rent, Shrek – The Musical!; Regional: The Old Globe, Dallas Theatre Center, Chicago Shakespeare, Idaho Shakespeare, Asolo Repertory, American Conservatory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Westport Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre and others; Television: Evil (Paramount), Live from Lincoln Center, 26 Netflix specials, New Year’s Eve telecast from Time’s Square (24 years and over 100 musical performances); International: Stratford Shakespeare Festival, London’s West End, Vienna, Milan (Teatro alla Scala), Brazil, The Philippines, South Africa, Iceland and China.

JAY HILTON (Sound Designer) is pleased to continue his long association with Goodspeed Musicals and is thrilled to once again be working with director Jenn Thompson. Other productions with Ms. Thompson include Bye Bye Birdie, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man and last season’s Anne of Green Gables. 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.

CARISSA THORLAKSON (Wig, Hair, & Make-Up Designer) is a New Jersey-based wig and makeup designer. Off-Broadway: Grand Hotel and Little

Rock. She has also designed for Walnut Street Theatre, The Old Globe, A.R.T., McCarter Theatre Center, Hartford Stage, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Two River Theatre, Bay Street Theater, Delaware Theatre Company, Hudson Stage Company, Temple University, Olney Theatre Center, the University of Delaware Resident Ensemble Players, The Princeton Festival, and American Repertory Ballet. She has served as a wig and makeup artist at operas and theaters across the country. Carissa also creates custom medical wigs, cosplay wigs, and teaches classes in wigs and makeup. You can find her at CThorwigs.com and @wigician.

DAN DeLANGE (Orchestrator) Dan DeLange’s orchestrations have been heard on Broadway, Carnegie Hall, London’s West End, national and European tours, and at regional theaters around the world―including over 50 productions at Goodspeed Musicals. He has orchestrated for The Jim Henson Company, Julie Andrews, Rosie O’Donnell, Live Theatricals at Universal Studios, Manhattan Concert Productions, iTheatrics, Troika Entertainment, as well as for composers Jerry Herman, Harvey Schmitt, Paul Williams, Charles Strouse, and Stephen Schwartz. He is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and Oberlin Conservatory of Music. For more information, visit DanDeLangeOrchestrations.com

TREVOR PIERCE (Associate Music Director) is thrilled to join the Goodspeed family. Off-Broadway / NYC: Whiskey Pants (HERE Arts), Once Upon A Mattress (St Jean’s Theater), Green Gables (DR2), Fire Island (TheatreRow). Tours/Int’l: Elf Nat’l Tour, Anything Goes Nat’l Tour, Celebrity Cruises. Regional: Barrington Stage, Ogunquit Playhouse, Hartford Stage, The Gateway, Argyle Theater, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, and others. Thanks to Adam for bringing me onboard. BA in Theater/Music, University of Pennsylvania. Love to Mom, Dad, and John. www.trevormpierce.com

WILLIAM BERLONI (Animal Director and Trainer) 2011 Tony® Honoree for Excellence in Theatre; 1977 and 2013 Outer Critics Awards and 2017 Drama League Award for Unique Contribution to the Theater. BROADWAY: Annie (1977) to The Ferryman (2018) and 25 shows in between. Animal Director for the new musical Because of Winn Dixie Credits include hundreds of off-Broadway, regional and national tours. Television: producer and star of From Wags to Riches with Bill Berloni, Annie, Peter Pan and The Wiz Live, And Just Like That and Kaleidoscope. Author of Broadway Tails 3rd Edition. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and www. theatricalanimals.com. Bill is happy to be home where it all started.

KELSEY RAINWATER (Intimacy Consultant) is a Fight and Intimacy Director, and actress based out of the ancestral lands of the Quinnipiac people. Kelsey’s most recent work was seen in the premiere of Sally and Tom at The Guthrie. Some of

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her other credits include In the Southern Breeze at Rattlestick; The Public Theater’s Measure for Measure and White Noise by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Oskar Eustis; Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, A Raisin in the Sun, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Yale Rep; Blues for An Alabama Sky with the Keen Company; and Bess Wohl’s film Baby Ruby. She is a Lecturer in Acting at David Geffen School of Drama, co-teaching stage combat and intimacy, and is a Resident Fight and Intimacy Director for Yale Rep.

BRADLEY G. SPACHMAN* (Production Stage Manager) Originally from Chicago, Brad has enjoyed working at both the Opera House and Terris Theaters for some time now. Some of his favorite productions include Redhead, King of Hearts, and Singin’ in the Rain. He sends a heartfelt “Thank You!” to everyone who makes our productions (as well as those who make them happen). Finally, a very special thanks to Kim, without whose patience none of this would be possible. [87/29]

NAOMI ANHORN* (Assistant Stage Manager)

Goodspeed: 42nd Street, Cabaret, A Grand Night for Singing, Little Girl Blue, Billy Elliot, Passing Through, The Music Man, The Will Rogers Follies, The Drowsy Chaperone, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Rags, Anything Goes, Chasing Rainbows, Guys and Dolls, La Cage aux Folles, and A Wonderful Life, Goodspeed’s Festival of New Musicals and The Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove. NYC: VocaPeople (Off-Broadway); The Gig, Crossing Swords, Swing State, The Diary of a Teenage Girl (The Essentials); Sunfish (ASCAP); Snapshots (Prospect Theater); Reborning (The Public); Zombie (Fringe & Off-Broadway). Regional: A Christmas Story, Evita, The Music Man (John W. Engeman Theater); Ella (Long Wharf/National Tour). Naomi also spent five seasons with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s Festival of New Works presented each fall in NYC.

PAUL HARDT (Casting Director) is happy to continue this 19-year relationship with Goodspeed. Broadway/National Tours of West Side Story, Come Fly Away, August: Osage County, Hot Feet, On Golden Pond, Legends, Whistle Down The Wind, A Bronx Tale, Dirty Dancing, The Bodyguard, the current tours of Cats and Annie plus the upcoming Broadway musical Once Upon A One More Time Other Regional theatre credits include Delaware Theatre Company, Bucks County Playhouse, TUTS, Pasadena Playhouse, Alley Theatre, Arena Stage and Shakespeare Theatre Company of Washington, DC.

ENDLA BURROWS (Director of Production) has 25 years of creative management experience with a focus on balancing artistic vision with logistic needs. She was an integral part of the Industrial Light and Magic team that managed dozens of films

including the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Twister, Mission Impossible, and Pirates of the Caribbean As Executive 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 Sesame Street, Where the Wild Things Are, and Goodspeed’s production of Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas. At Digital Domain Endla supervised the Editorial, Tech services and Training departments for I, Robot and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Ever looking for new challenges, Endla has worked as an assistant director, technical consultant and graphics producer.

ERICA GILROY (Production Manager) is now in her sixth season as Production Manager. She has been part of the Goodspeed Production Management team since 2005, where she has assisted on two National Tours, several world premieres, and transfers to Broadway. Prior to Goodspeed, she worked in the field of stage management up and down the East Coast. A proud mom of two, she enjoys exploring Connecticut playgrounds with her kids and husband Mike.

STEPHEN AGOSTO (Line Producer) is in his second season at Goodspeed Musicals. For nearly 14 years he served as Associate Director of Education and Senior Director of Artistic Engagement at Tony Award-winning Paper Mill Playhouse as part of the team that shepherded such productions as The Sting (starring Harry Connick Jr.), Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (World Premiere), and Half Time (directed by Jerry Mitchell). He has taught theatre at both Fordham University and Rutgers University. He is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer across the country in the area of equitable college admissions practices in the arts. Stephen began his professional career at 8 years old as a dancer for Disneyland and went on to perform, choreograph, and direct over 70 productions around the world.

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. Mr. Price 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 Wing and as a member the Tony Administration Committee. His board memberships include the

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*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

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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.

DAVID B. BYRD (Managing Director) [he/him] was named Goodspeed Musicals’ first Managing Director in early 2021 and has held leadership positions at Connecticut’s Yale Repertory Theater, Westport Country Playhouse, and the Dwight/Edgewood Project in New Haven. With a career in the professional regional theatre spanning 20 years, he previously served as the Managing Director of Virginia Stage Company, Southeastern Virginia’s largest producing theatre. David has a passion for placemaking, thoughtful community engagement, arts advocacy and coalition-building. His commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and access is steadfast, with appointments to anti-racism working groups and other related posts in academia and the non-profit sector.

Prior to his work in Norfolk, David was Managing Director of the Clarence Brown Theatre (CBT) at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where he also served as Adjunct Professor in the UT-Knoxville Department of Theatre. David has served on the McClung Museum Academic Programs Advisory Board and the Great Schools Partnership Advisory Council, in addition to grants panels for the National Endowment for the Arts, Tennessee Arts Commission, Virginia Commission for the Arts and the United Way.

In addition to participating in union negotiations with the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), David has guest lectured at Greensboro College, UNC-Greensboro, Virginia Wesleyan University, Christopher Newport University, Skidmore College and Texas Tech, among others. He received an MFA degree in Theater Management from Yale University School of Drama and a BA degree in Drama from UNC-Greensboro in his native North Carolina. David and his husband Jeff reside in nearby Portland, CT and enjoy hiking throughout the gorgeous CT woods when not taking in a live performance.

DONNA LYNN HILTON (Artistic Director) [she/ her] 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 classic musical theater canon. She has led the creation of many of Goodspeed’s most successful productions of the last 15 years, including the 2014 World Premiere of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn, developed with Universal Theatrical Group. She inspired the creation of Goodspeed’s critically acclaimed 2012 production

of Show Boat which was subsequently licensed by Rodgers and Hammerstein and has been produced across the US and in the West End. Donna Lynn brought to Goodspeed the new musicals Because of Winn Dixie, Chasing Rainbows, Amazing Grace and Anne of Green Gables. At The Terris Theatre, she led the development of many new musicals to successful production, among them The Circus In Winter, Passing Through, Band Geeks! and A Sign of the Times. With the development of Hi, My Name is Ben, she led Goodspeed’s first collaboration with a resident theatre outside the US—Scotland’s Dundee Rep Theatre. Donna Lynn led the creation of the Johnny Mercer Writers Grove at Goodspeed, the partnership with the Johnny Mercer Foundation which welcomes nearly 50 musical theatre composers, lyricists and librettists to Goodspeed’s campus each winter and has become one of the premiere development opportunities available to emerging musical theatre writers. She led an expansion of Goodspeed’s Festival of New Musicals and through the Festival brought to Goodspeed the first US development of the now international hit Come From Away. Donna Lynn is a past-president of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. She currently serves as a Trustee of Dundee Rep Theatre/Scottish Dance Ensemble in Dundee, Scotland and on the Advisory Panel for the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat. Donna Lynn began her career as a stage manager of Musical Theatre and Opera and remains a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. She and her husband, Sound Designer Jay Hilton, make their home in Hadlyme with Cookie and Macy.

ARTHUR LAURENTS (Book) (1917-2011) was the author of musical plays such as West Side Story, Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle, Do I Hear A Waltz?, Hallelujah Baby! (1967 Tony Award For Best Musical) and Nick & Nora; and the screenplays The Snake Pit, Rope, Caught, Anastasia, Bonjour Tristesse, The Way We Were, and The Turning Point (Golden Globe Award, Screenwriters Guild Award, Writers Guild of America Award, National Board of Review Best Picture Award). The last two screenplays were novels as well. His plays included Claudia Lazlo, Home Of The Brave, The Time Of The Cuckoo, A Clearing In The Woods, Invitation To The March, The Enclave, Scream, Two Lives, The Radical Mystique, My Good Name, and Jolson Sings Again

Laurents also directed plays and musicals for the theatre, among them I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Invitation To A March, Anyone Can Whistle, The Enclave, The Madwoman Of Central Park West, Birds Of Paradise, three revivals of Gypsy (with Angela Lansbury in 1974, with Tyne Daly in 1989, with Patti LuPone in 2007), La Cage aux Folles (1984 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical, 1985 Sydney Drama Critics Award for Directing) and the 2009 Broadway revival of West Side Story

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He wrote three memoirs: Original Story By Arthur Laurents: A Memoir Of Broadway And Hollywood; Mainly On Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story And Other Musicals; and The Rest Of The Story

JULE STYNE (Music) (1905-1994) made Broadway sing for 50 years with shows including High Button Shoes; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Hazel Flagg; Gypsy; Peter Pan; Bells Are Ringing; Do Re Mi; Subways Are For Sleeping; Funny Girl; Fade Out-Fade In; Hallelujah, Baby!; The Red Shoes; and Darling of the Day. His film work includes Anchors Aweigh and the Oscar-winning title song for Three Coins in the Fountain. His songbook includes “I Don’t Want to Walk Without You,” “Just in Time,” “People,” “Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry,” “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “I Fall in Love Too Easily,” “Make Someone Happy,” “Small World” and “Time After Time.” Mr. Styne was a 1990 Kennedy Center Honoree and was the recipient of an Oscar, a Tony, two Grammys, an Emmy, a Donaldson Award and a Drama Critics Award. The following lyricists collaborated with Mr. Styne: Frank Loesser, Sammy Cahn, Leo Robin, E.Y. Harburg, Stephen Sondheim, Susan Birkenhead, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and Bob Merrill. Mr. Styne served on the Dramatists Guild Council and was a member of ASCAP for more than 50 years.

STEPHEN SONDHEIM (Lyrics) (1930-2021) wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night (1954), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976), Sweeney Todd (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Into the Woods (1987), Assassins (1991), Passion (1994) and Road Show (2008) as well as lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959) and Do I Hear A Waltz? (1965) and additional lyrics for Candide (1973). Anthologies of his work include Side by Side by Sondheim (1976), Marry Me A Little (1981), You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983), Putting It Together (1993/99) and Sondheim on Sondheim (2010). He composed the scores of the films

Stavisky (1974) and Reds (1981) and songs for Dick Tracy (1990) and the television production Evening Primrose (1966). His collected lyrics with attendant essays have been published in two volumes: Finishing the Hat (2010) and Look, I Made A Hat (2011). In 2010 the Broadway theater formerly known as Henry Miller’s Theatre was renamed in his honor.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers in the US. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theater as an essential component of our society.

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.

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THANK YOU Goodspeed Members! We couldn’t have made it to 60 years without you! Interested in becoming a Member? Visit goodspeed.org/donate or call 860.873.8668

PROGRAM NOTES BY MICHAEL FLING | ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE

What do a cow, lamb, dog, and goat have in common?

A lot. Obviously. And if you’re thinking to yourself, “but there isn’t a goat in Gypsy, where is he going with this?”—BEAR with me (I promise the animal jokes will conclude in a moment).

As far as golden age musicals go, Gypsy is often cited as the greatest of all-time— AKA the G.O.A.T. Alongside titles like West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, South Pacific, My Fair Lady and Carousel, Gypsy is frequently pulled out as the best of the bunch.

What sets Gypsy apart in this list of shows is that it manages to go toe-to-toe with each of the astonishing accomplishments of the other shows. And of course, there’s Mamma Rose, the King Lear of Musical Theatre.

Originally conceived as a star vehicle for Ethel Merman, Gypsy didn’t even win the Tony for Best Musical when it premiered on Broadway in 1959. In a shocking turn of events, two musicals tied for the top award: the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fiorello! (produced by Goodspeed in 1985), and a little chestnut written by Rodgers and Hammerstein that you’ve probably never heard of—The Sound of Music. And though Merman received the best reviews of her career for her performance of Rose, Mary Martin won the Best Actress statue for her portrayal of Maria, the young Austrian governess, at the tender age of 47.

The prestige of the show has grown over the years, particularly as an opportunity for some of the greatest stars to play Rose. Its first major revival starred Angela Lansbury in a performance that solidified her status as a musical theatre legend. Subsequent Broadway revivals have starred Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, and most recently, Patti LuPone. Each of these performances received a Tony nomination, causing the role Rose to

be tied for the most nominated musical role in the history of the awards. (The other two roles are Fiddler’s Tevye and, coincidentally, Louise—Gypsy herself).

When it came time to make the film, the production team (and Natalie Wood, who played Louise) wished for Judy Garland to play Mamma—which would have been a remarkable performance given her childhood experience. Instead, the role went to Rosalind Russell, and the film, though moderately successful, is largely forgotten. Bette Midler played the role to acclaim in a made-for-television version, and Imelda Staunton’s lauded rendition on the West End was captured for PBS. More recently, Barbra Streisand was rumored to be starring in a film remake.

And for Goodspeed, we are thrilled that Broadway veteran Judy McLane will render an unforgettable performance for our audience. Though the character of Rose is one of the most complex roles in the entire canon and monopolizes much of the discussion surrounding the musical, the show that surrounds her is equally impressive. The book by Arthur Laurents is a near perfect combination of drama, dialogue, structure, and character development. Jule Styne’s score is as invigorating and emotional as it is tuneful. And in his sophomore outing, lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s creation of “Rose’s Turn” previews genius to come in his storied career.

And while the most recognizable song is likely the simplest in the score (“Let Me Entertain You”), the story that Gypsy tells is as rich and compelling as anything Shakespeare or Chekov ever put on the boards. So the next time people try to tell you that musicals are simply one-dimensional entertainment, introduce them to Rose, Louise, Herbie, and Gypsy…and they’ll have a real good time.

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Ethel Merman and Sandra Church in the original Broadway production of Gypsy (1959). Photo by Friedman-Abeles

THE GOODSPEEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION

2023 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers

Hila Rosen, President

Jef Wolter, Chairman (Past President)

Jeffrey Hoffman, First Vice President

Anthony Cacace, Vice President

Meg Sakellarides, Treasurer

Jennifer Brown, Secretary

Gov. Ned Lamont, Ex Officio Honorary Chairman

Emeritus Trustees

Kay Knight Clarke

Chandler Howard

Lynde Selden Karin

Mary Ellen Klinck

Francis G. Adams, Jr.

Frank Campbell

Carolyn Rossi Copeland

Christopher Dodd

Jim Duncan

Anne Evans

Marlene Ferreira

Muriel Fleischmann

Sue Frost

Jean Selden Greene

Susan Link

Gavin Lodge

Mark Masselli

Michael G. Polo

Kristen Roberts

Blair Russell

Joseph Smith

Nicole Stanton

Leonardo H. Suzio

John Voege

Julie Godbout LeBlanc

Lawrence McHugh

Robert F. Neal*

Michael P. Price

GOODSPEED GUILD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Amy Campbell, President

Jay McAnally, Vice President

H. William Shure

Dona D. Young

*Deceased

GOODSPEED GUILD: 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 Amy Campbell at 203-443-3338.

CORPORATE SUPPORT

Ally Charter Bus

Altek Electronics, Inc.

Anonymous

Art Lab

Ashlawn Farm Store, LLC

Centerbrook Architects & Planners, LLP

Community Health Center

Concord Theatricals

ConnectiCare

Connecticut Water Service

Creative Transportation & Tours

Durham Manufacturing

Essex Savings Bank

Eversource Energy

GHP Media

Hartford Business Journal

HB Live

Hoffman Audi

Kainen, Escalera + McHale, P.C.

LAZ Parking

Masonicare

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Nathan L. Jacobson & Associates, Inc.

Option A Group

Petra Construction Corporation

PrintCraft, Inc.

Red Hanger Productions

Reynolds’ Subaru & Reynolds’ Boats

RisCassi and Davis, P.C.

Sennheiser Electronic

Corporation

Sky Investment Group

Starkweather & Shepley

Insurance Brokerage, Inc.

Straighten Your Crown

Swingbridge Fine Wine & Spirits

Theatrical Rights Worldwide

The Russell Hall Company, Inc.

The Shops at Mohegan Sun

The Suzio York Hill Companies

United Airlines

United Mechanical Resources, Inc.

Webster Bank

Webster Private Bank

Young’s Printing

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Alan Wasserman, Corresponding & Recording Secretary C. William Stamm, Treasurer

FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Acorn Alcinda Foundation

Actors’ Equity Foundation

Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.

Burry Fredrik Foundation

Case Graber Foundation

Chelsea Groton Foundation Inc.

Community Foundation of Middlesex County/Guilford Savings Bank Charitable Fund, Sherry and Herb Clark Family Fund and Kalayjian Family Fund

Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation

Elizabeth Carse Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

Hebron Lions Charities, Inc.

Howard Gilman Foundation

Ion Bank Foundation

Jana Foundation, Inc.

Government Support

Katharine S. Winter Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Lucille Lortel Foundation

Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation

Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Robert F. Schumann Foundation

Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation

SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.

The Aeroflex Foundation

The Aldo DeDominicis Foundation

The Christine E. Moser Foundation

The Elizabeth M. Landon and Harriette M. Landon Charitable Foundation

The Frank Young Fund for New Musicals, a Program of National Alliance for Musical Theatre

The George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee

The Johnny Mercer Foundation

The Kitchings Family Foundation

The Lambs Foundation

The Max Showalter Foundation, Inc.

The Norma Terris/Albert D. Firestone Foundation

The Richard Sims Winkler Foundation

The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts

The Shubert Foundation

Vernon K Krieble Foundation

William & Alice Mortensen 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

Alice Belden

Leon Hugh & Anne Sullivan

Calanquin

Frank & Amy Campbell

Jack & Bertie Chuong

Donald Yale Church & Anthony

O’Grady Schillaci

Amy Lee Crockett, DVM

Rochelle Dauenheimer

Charles M. Ericson

Anne Evans

Muriel Fleischmann

David F. Frankel

Richard Goodman

Mrs. Harry J. Gray

Nicholas Groth

Lynde Selden Karin

Nancy Kline & James Trail

Angela Lepore

Mrs. Carmela Marzano

Andrew C. McKirdy

Mary Miko

Leslie & Lynne Nathan

Robert W. & Carolyn G. Nelson

Jane E. Ondovcsik

Barbara A. Petersen

B. A. Pomarico

Michael & Jo-Ann Price

Mary Jane Richilson

Dr. Anne L. Rothstein & Ms. Jane Hellman

Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Sandler

Dr. Benjamin Sevitch

Carol L. Sirot

Dr. & Mrs. David Snyderman

C. William Stamm

Jessica Waldman Thompson & Carl Thompson

Sheila L. Tomlinson

Mark & Roberta Velez

Linda Wanosky

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE—LEAVING A LEGACY

BEQUESTS

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.

Carol H. Adams

The Milon Barnes Memorial Fund

Cynthia Kellogg Barrington

Michele Trudel Baumann

David A. Belden

Leonard N. Blake

William C. Blatchley

Julie Ann Buchanan

Paul Campagna

Edward and Ruth Cape

Edward and Sally Carrier

Dr. Jack Chuong

Timothy J. Clutter

David Cobliegh

Stephen B. Crowley, III

Ralph Davidson

Fellner Family Foundation

Albert D. Firestone

Dr. and Mrs. Brendan Fox

Burry Fredrik

Norwick and Elizabeth Goodspeed

Henry Sage Goodwin Memorial Fund

Judith Halevi

The Edith O. Haynes Trust

Martha C. Hinkel

Thomas W. Holton Memorial Fund

Marjorie W. Jolidon

Robert D. Jones

Harvey and Ruth Katz

The Adrienne I. Koch Revocable Trust

William J. Kotchen Memorial Fund

Helen Krieble

Dolores F. Lammers-Padwater

Dorothy Liepertz

Joanne M. MacDonald

Evan S. McCord

Constance Wolcott Mason

Alice Hammerstein Mathias

Henry “Buzz” Merritt

Peter J. Musto

Robert F. Neal

Edith L. Nyman

Muriel Selden Paris

NAMED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS

Miriam Perrin

Rochelle Richilson

Salli G. Riege

Barbara V. Ross

Bertha L. Rottmann

Edward Rousseau

Marco S. Savona

Susan Scherer

Richard Schneller

Lucille Lortel Schweitzer

Joan H. Scranton

Martha Shattuck

Jerome and Marian Silverstein

John F. Single, III

Edward and Mary Sargent Swift

Mark A. Wainger

Natalie Tenney

Jessica Waldman Thompson

Jerold Wanosky

Christopher Weed

Katherine S. Winter

Symond Yavener

These funds and endowments listed below were established during lifetime, by bequest, or in memoriam with an outright gift to Goodspeed Musicals.*

The Dr. & Mrs. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Memorial Fund

The Dr. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Charitable Memorial Fund

The Frederick A. & Justine Millspaugh Catlin Family Fund

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 Intern/Apprentice Endowment

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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GOODSPEED MEMBERS

Thank you, Goodspeed Members! Goodspeed is over 4,000 members strong—for a complete listing, please visit goodspeed.org or scan the QR code with your phone.

+With special thanks to our members who have been with us 40+ years

*Members whose gifts have been matched by their employer

Donors listed here have given direct membership gifts as well as additional donations between March 23, 2022 and April 4, 2023.

MARQUEE MEMBERS ($7,500+)

Anonymous (2)

Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis

Susan and Bruce Baiter

Beverly Buckner Baker

Jennifer Brown and Ian Ayres

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cacace

Frank and Amy Campbell+

Richard T. Cersosimo and Valerie J. Koif+

Herb Chambers

Maury and Sonia Cohn Foundation+

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello

Day Family Foundation

Laura and Jim Duncan

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Feldman

Sue Frost and Dan Renn

Susan F. Gonsalves

Ms. Jean Selden Greene

Jeffrey and Nancy Hoffman

Julie and Peter LeBlanc

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Link

Ian G. MacDonald

Mr. Michael G. Polo

Mary M. Wilson and Jeff Riley

Hila and Saul Rosen

Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman

Mable and Richard Seymour

Leonardo H. Suzio

Russell Tait and Lee Anderson

RADM. Louise C. Wilmot USN (Ret.) and James E. Wilmot+

Jean M. Wiseman

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE MEMBERS ($2,500+)

Anonymous (3)

Francis G. Adams, Jr.

Judith W. Adams

Dolores L. Andrew+

Billie and Peter Anker

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Arborio

Mrs. Muriel S. Badgley

Joyce and Greg Barabas

Louise and John Beard

Kenneth and Judith Boudreau

Bertie Chuong

Kay Knight Clarke

Ms. Mary Gaskell+

Terri and Don Coustan

Ruth Ann C. Davis+

Betsy and Rich Didan*

Mary Jane Dunn

Fiona A. Egan

Betsy Eichholz and Karen Scopino

Bill and Denice Feeley

Marlene and Paulo Ferreira*

David and Patricia Fisher+

Muriel and Karl Fleischmann

Lynne and Richard Fletcher

Chuck & Elena Foster

Dr. Brendan Fox

Bill Gilman

William J. Ginnetti, Sr.

The Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation+

Laura & Roger Goodspeed+

Karen & Ron Goodspeed

Deb and Ken Grass

William Gratz and James Bruno

Mr. Mark Greenwald and Mr. Anthony Coppola

Ron & Nina Harris

Bill and Sean Higginson-Pierce

Patricia A. Holmes

Christine N. Hunihan

Thirza D. Hyatt+

Mr. Andrew Isen

Penfield & Teresa Jarvis

Sue Joffray

Peter and Linda Jokl & Elisabeth D’Albero

Lynde and Michael Karin

Dr. Sheldon Kaufman

Robbie and Albert Kestnbaum

Nancy Kline and Jim Trail

Catherine Ladnier and Mickey Robinson

Linda Lianos

Peter Luchini

Emanuel and Irene Makiaris

Jennifer Alexander and Mark Masselli

Stephen Selden Mathews

Bob and Ami Montstream

Regina M. Neal

Dr. and Mrs. Jerry and Naomi Neuwirth

John and Pat Nyikos

Eric Ort and Duff Ashmead

Jane Porterfield

Trotta Poliner in Memory of Myron Poliner+

Annella C. Preble

Michael and Jo-Ann Price+

Mr. Richard V. Proffitt and Ms. Carol Sirot

Dianne and Chuck Ramsey

Nancy J. Ramseyer

Robert A. Ridlehoover

Mitchell P and Lorraine Rochefort

Meg Sakellarides and Scott Mokoski

Linda R. Savitsky and Alvin G. Wolfgram+

Jennifer Serra & Wayne Schulz

Allyn & Karen Seymour

Millie and Marty Shapiro+

James and Penelope Sherrard

Roz and Peter Shoemaker

Jon and Cleo Sonneborn

Sorenson-Pearson Family Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Sally Speer

Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Spencer

Donna and Bill Stamm

Nicole Stanton

Brenda J. Sullivan+

Judy B. Taylor

Donald and Sharyn Timmerman

John Voege and Geoffrey Paul

Carol A. Wiggins+

June Willson

Jef and Kate Wolter

Dona Young, Trustee Emeritus, and Roland F. Young III

Suzanne E. Zajac and Cliff A. Birdsey

Alexandria Zeytoonjian

Arthur Zieky and Bill Witkowsky

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GOODSPEED MEMBERS

SUPPORTING MEMBERS ($500+)

Anonymous (25)

Barbara & William Abbate

Inta & Taggart Adams+

Carol Adams

Mr. Daniel Adams

Nancy and David Altschuler

Mr. Shawn Amdur and Mr. Dale Woods

Tim & Gayle Anderson

Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Andrien

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Antaya

Daniella Aparo

Fran Armstrong

Mr. Michael Arseneault*

The Assante Family

Bette & Bruce Avery

The Bach Family

Elizabeth and Michael Bacon

Sherri and Scott Baggett

Amy Bailas

Mr. Michael Baldi

Dr. and Mrs. John V. Banta+

Michael & Eileen Barbaro

Shelley & Michael Barker+

Ray and Lorraine Barker+

Mr. and Mrs. David N. Barry

Jean L. Bartlett

Glenn Batter and Donna Kay

Dee & Ed Baum+

Robert Bausmith & Jill Peters-Gee MD

Chris & Abby Beale

David and Bonnie Beaulieu

Mrs. Alice C. Belden+

Benanav Family+

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Benedict

Caryl and Edward Bengelsdorf

Harold & Nicole Benson

Pamela and Charles Benson

Jan C. Berlage

Denise Bernardo and Edwin Muentes

Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns

Merle Bernstein+

Mrs. Jerome Bernstein

Kim and Mark Biglow

Tim Bishop

Ann & Alan Blanchard

Barbara and Michael Boday

Gustaf and Virginia Bodin+

Craig and Annette Bolt

Nick & Liza Bonadies

Jordan & Becky Boss

Terry & Julie Boucher*

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Bousquet

Don and Frank Bowen-Homets

Laurie & Wallis Boyd

Desolie and John Boys

Drs. Michael and Nancy Bragulla

Liliane T. Braman+

Dr. Irwin M. Braverman+

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bravo

Community Foundation of Middlesex County Alison and Stephen Brinkmann Family Fund

Nadine and Robert Britton, III

Andy and Maureen Brouillard+

Alice and Michael Brown*

William & Janet Brownstein

James and Victoria Bruni

Richard Bruno

Richard Buel

Bert & Laura Bunnell

Peter and Sally Burgess

Paul H. Burnham and Karen A. Birck

Ned and Christine Burt

Helen Babcock and Tom Buttacavoli

David B. Byrd and Jeff Stanley

Anne Sullivan Calanquin

Steven C. Callahan

Bud & Katy Canaday

Richard and Lisa Caporaso

Robert & Melissa Carlson

Patricia B. and Paul C. Carlson Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation

Lois Carpenter

Anne and Jim Carroll

Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Chabot*

Michael Chaiklin

Donald and Joan Chamberlin*

Scott and Robin Chasse

The Chayes family

Richard Chiaramonte & Sally Eberhardt

Rob & Erin Choquette

Samuel H. Chorches+

Robert Chuong and Elaine G. Wong

Kathleen and Mark Ciliano

Peter and Marcie Clarke

Stacy Cohen

Elizabeth Comcowich

Kevin & Bonnie Condrin

Maureen R. Connolly

Kevin & Katherine Conway

Terri and Cosmo Corigliano

Carol Corliss+

Michael and Karen Cormier

Paul Corneilson and Beth Frasso

Ms. Robin Cournoyer and Mr. Anthony Cournoyer

Mrs. J. Noyes Crary+

Sally and Tom Crawford

Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Crocker

Ted & Rebecca Crosby

Mr. and Mrs. Dean P. Cyr

Maureen E. Dalton

David W. Dangremond

Lance and Rebecca Darcy

Steven & Debra Daren

Joseph D’Ascanio

Mr. Robert N. Davie and Ms. Anne E. MacLeod

Joyce Davis

Michelle and Harcourt Davis

Kevin & Corrie Dean

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur C. DeGraff, Jr.

Joseph and Susan DeLaurentis

Barbara and George Delmhorst

Catherine & Jeff Denmeade*

Dave and Roberta Denya

Valerie F. DeQuattro+

Sherrie L. Deveau

John & Nancy Dillaway

Senator Chris Dodd and Jackie Clegg Dodd

Thomas & Carolyn Doherty

Ms. Marialina Dominguez & Ms. Janice Poloso

Wilma C. Donaldson

William and Christine Donohue

Jim and Joyce Dowling

Bonnie and Friends

David and Susanna Dressler

Gary McManus and Teresa Drew

Dr. Jon Driscoll

Robert & Theresa Dryfoos

Mrs. Nathan L. Dubin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Duffek

Ms. Shawn Marie Dumond

Emily and Sam Duncan

Lisa Durland and Jonathan Cowles

Mr. Colin Eastland & Mr. Joe Landry

Eileen and Helen Ede

Vera J. Ehnen

Kenneth and Laurie Eilen

Vincent K Eng

Victoria Engelhardt

David and Cheryl Epstein

Andy and Polly Erickson

Dr. Spencer and Nancy Erman

Gus Esselstyn

Rob & Heidi Esteve*

Anne S. Evans

Marilyn Fall

Lynn Farrell

Mr. Fenmore Feigenbaum+

Richard Feldman+

Elyse and Steven Feltman in memory of Fran and Phil Feltman

Korine and Ronald Ferraro

Carol and Carl Ficks

Ann I. Field

Debra & Bruce Fischman

James and Donna FitzGerald

Barbara Flynn

Michael E. Foley

Stephen and Susan Forbes

Charles Fortune

Julia Francis and Victor Vroom

Mr. and Mrs. Jay G. Fromer+

William Fuller+

Mark J. Gabriel

Helen Gallivan

Jennifer and Ken Geisler

Gloria and Bob Gery

Mr. Greg Giangrande

Richard and Monika Gibbons Charitable Account, a Donor Advised Fund of U.S. Charitable Gift Trust

Maureen and Bernie Gillis

Dr. Morton G. Glickman+

Joe Goldberg

Lorelei and Neal Goldstein

Dr. and Mrs. Donald Gonci

Dr. Lawrence Goodman & Ms. Denise Cologne

Michael and Joan Gordon

Gloria J. Gorton

William Gorton*

Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Gossner

Ray Grasso

Peter and Judy Green

Arnold Greenberg

Bill & Sandie Greene

Walter and Kathryn Gregory

Anne & Allen Greiner+

Pamela and John Griffin

Anita Griffith and Robert Parrott

William and Luanne Griswold

Milo Guisti

Robert & Catharine Haff

In memory of John Haggerty

Mark and Julie Haight

Newell and Betty Hale Fund of Greater Worcester Community Foundation

John and Joanna Hamby+

Jon and Carrie Hammond

Bill & Sue Harrelson

Sue Hart+

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GOODSPEED MEMBERS

Rick & Mary Healey

Michael Heath & James Mancini Heath

Sylvia and Dennis Heffley

Angie & David Hein

Constance Henshaw

Mr. Robert Herdt

Barbara and Gerald Hess

Sue Hessel and Karen Dahle

Bart and Jacqueline Hessler

Claudette & Ned Hickey*

Donna Lynn and Jay Hilton

Prudence Hoffman+

Bill and Nancy Horowitz

Ann and John Houston

Professor Peter Hoyle

John D Hughes

Dick and Beverly Hughes

Michael and Joanne Humen

Leslie Hyatt

Louis Blumenfeld and Jacqueline Isaacson

James & Isabel Jackson+

Barbara and Raymond Jacobsen+

The Jacobson Family

Kathy and Norm Jacques

Michael and Linda Jainchill

Sharon and David Jepson

Shea and Scott Jezek

Brian & Susan Jobson

Emily and John Johl

Theodore H. and Nancy L. Johnson

Ray Jordan

Dr. Christopher Joy and Ms. Cathy Velenchik

Michael and Yvonne Joy

Marie Joyner

Elizabeth Gianesello Judd

Dr. and Mrs. David B. Kalayjian

Kurt and Ines Kallmeyer

David and H. B. Kaplan

Frank and Brenda Karsmarski

Dick Katz+

Ms. Emily Kaufman

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Kehl

James and Mary Kelley

Sallie Kemp

Ted and Kiki Kennedy

Chet and Suzanne Kitchings+

Ronald Klimas

Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Kosto

Dick and Hazel Koszyca

Deborah Kotchen

John A. Krawski

Abbey Kreinik

Ruth and David Krugman+

Mr. Karl H. Kulisch

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kuziak

Nicole Lafountaine

Rita A. Landino, Ph.D.+

Frank and Elisabet Landrey

Robin A. Laudette

Dr. and Mrs. Walter J. Lentz

Captain Frank A. Lerose

Ira A. Levin+

David Lewis and Francisco Ribas

Barb and Cliff Libby*

Mike and Joan Litwinski

Peter and Rosemary Lombardo

Ed and Nancy Lonergan

Barbara Long and Roxann Walters

Tom and Carol Lorenzo

Don & Judy Lorusso

J Richard Ludgin

Jon Lukomnik and Lynn Davidson

Carl and Nora Lund

Nancy and Merrill Mack

David MacLelland and Sharon Curran

Dave and Judith Macri

Douglas R. Magee, Jr.

Ms. Mary Makowka

Sharon Malone

Sonya Morton Mangan

Ann L. Marino

John Markel

Mason Global

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Mathews

Jay McAnally

John and Amy McCauley

Judith and Lawrence McClure

Sarah McGinty

Andrew & Bonnie McKirdy+

Dan McMahon and Joe Rhodes

Kerry and Donna Meehan

Josie Merck

Senator and Mrs. Edward Meyer

Tony, Chelsea and Amanda Michaud

Mary Miko and Joseph Migliaro

Margie and Lance Minor

Joe and Beth Molder

Patricia & John Mooney

Mr. and Mrs. Leamon E. Moore, Jr.

Mr. John F. Moore and Christine Schell

Michael and Marie Moore

Thomas and Pamela Moriarty

Mary S. Mormile

Marjorie E. Morrissey

Jan and Harold Moskowitz

Wayne and Susan Mountz

Ann B. Mulcahy

Joan Munger

Laura Galgowski & Kevin Murphy

Jack & Ginny Murphy

Rob & Ana Musterer

Norman Needleman and Jacqueline

Hubbard

Stephen & Catherine Negri

Marianne Neill

Robert and Carolyn Nelson+

David W Nicol

Pam and Lee Nordstrom

Liz Norris

G. Robert & Mary O’Brien

David & Janice Ogden

Jane E. Ondovcsik

Roy O’Neil

Mrs. Elaine V. Otter+

Ivan and Naomi Otterness

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Otto

Joan and Dennis Overfield

Jerry and Nancy Owen

Tom & Mary Palilonis

Krystal and Chip Paris

Francine Pascal

Frances and William Patsiga

Bill & Barbara Pattison

Edwin & Claire Payne

Virginia J. Perruccio+

Matt Peterson*

Rolf C. Peterson

Joan and Craig Phillips+

Dr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Pilarczyk

Mr. and Mrs. Willard F. Pinney, Jr.+

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pipke

Tom and Rosanne Pipoli

Mark Planner

Ann Polanski

Dr. Mary Lee Porterfield

Mrs. Howard Potter

Rev. and Mrs. Marston Price

James Pyne & Marlene Tompkins

Steve Rabb and Rena Citron

Joan and George Racine

Miriam W. Ragsdale

Daniel S. Hansen & David D. J. Rau

Edward C. Raymond

Lonnie Reed

John & Jennifer Reeve

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reising*

Mr. Wayne Rennie

Susan & Gene Renz

Will Rhys and Nancy Kluck

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rich

Pamela and Dean Richlin

Mr. William Riley and Dr. Susan Forster

Ms. Kristen Roberts*

Mr. Richard J. Robin

Toni Robinson and Michael Plouf

Christine S. Robinson

Alix Rokita+

Robert and Marguerite Rose

Katherine Rosen

Anja Rosenberg

The Bellock-Rouen Family Fund

Barbara Rubin

Sheila Connors Rubitz*

Jeffrey Rudikoff and Edee Tenser

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Ruenzel

Joan & Dennis Rusconi

Blair Russell & Nicolo Nisbett

Jane and Morley Safer

Bob & Lynn Salen

Jan and Bill Salvatore

Rita Salzman+

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sampieri+

Mary T. Sargent

Kathleen M. Sauer

Matthew Saunders

Dr. Craig and Pietrina Saxton

Starr and Phil Sayres+

Alison V. Scherer

Peter Schneider

Shirley F. Scholder

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz+

Andrew Seddon & Kathy Smith

Mrs. Carol Seeman+

Bill & Ellen Seeman

Thomas and Rose Selnau

Fred and Barbara Sette+

Alicia & Thomas Settle

Mrs. Frances Seymour+

The Edward J. Sharr Jr. Foundation

Stan Shaw and Barbara Rhein

Anthony & Lorraine Shetensky

David Shimchick

Herb Siegel

Kate and Steve Sigmon

Bert Silverberg

Helen and Nelson Sly

Stuart and Arline Small+

Brian T. and H. Jean Smith

Timothy and Susan Smith

Lorraine R. Smith

Rob R. Smith

Mabel & Andrea Sorg

John & Ann Souza

Mr. Harold S. Spitzer and Mr. Thomas A. Martin

Cynthia G. Stannard

Larry Starr and family

Mr. and Mrs. Chris M. Steele

Peter and Margery Stehman

Deborah Zeffiro Stevens

Margaret Strange & Rich Croce

Maureen Sullivan & Jack Siggins

Carol Z. Sundlin

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GOODSPEED MEMBERS

J. Bruce and Lisa Sussman

Maria Mason & William Sybalsky

Dr. and Mrs. S. Russell Sylvester, Jr.+

Szafarek Dental

Melanie Chia-Yu Sze

Fred Szufnarowski

Mr. & Mrs. Todd and Hillary Talmadge

Dr. Priya Tandon and Dr. Michael Rajkumar

Charleen D. Taylor

Janilyn Taylor

Michael S. Taylor

The Howard and Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc.

Dennis and Joan Welch, The Wheatmarket

Loren and Bobbie Theodore

Brian & Anne Thibeault*

Bob & Debbi Thomas

Arthur & Dorothy Thompson

Carl Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thornton

JoAnn and Robert Thulin

Lida Tingley

Mrs. Gay Tomasevich*

Sheila L. Tomlinson & Theodore R. Earl

Pam Townsend Lucien Lefevre

Gerald and Katherine Tullai

John and Judy Turpin

Mr. Edwin B. Tuthill, Jr.

Theresa Tuthill and Dave Eder*

Richard & Jessica Tyrol

Kara Unterberg

Frank and Farilyn Van Cleef

Americus S. Vicari+

Margaret Saxe and George Vinick

Robert and Virginia Vocelli+

Victoria Wagner

Russ & Alma Waldo+

Thomas J. Walsh

Burton Warner

Vicki & Alan Wasserman

Michael and Ellen Wasyl+

Arthur E. Webster, Esq.

Tracy Weed

Patti and Howard Weiner

Adam Stuart Weinreb

Bob and Roz Weinstein

Leslie and Richard Weinstein

Pat & Mike Werle

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Weybright

Jerry Wheelock and Elizabeth Wood

Carlisle Wildeman

Mimi Wildeman

Lynn Wilkinson & Jim Heym

Luke and Stephanie Williams

John N. Wilmot

E. Marie Wilson

Mary Lynn Windsor

Victoria Winterer+

Bill and Heidi Wrang

William & Dorothy Wurts

Penny and William Young

PJ Younglove Hovey and Doug Long

Paul Yuhasz and Cindy Pope

Robert and Anne Yurch

Pat & Frank Zak

Dr. Robert and Heather Zavod+

Stephen Zebrowski

Pete & Judy Zucco

Carol A. Wiggins+

Penny and William Young

PJ Younglove Hovey and Doug Long

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Zavod+

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GOODSPEED MUSICALS STAFF

LEADERSHIP

Donna Lynn Hilton Artistic Director

David B. Byrd Managing Director

ARTISTIC

Stephen Agosto Line Producer

Adam Souza Resident Music Director

Michael Fling Artistic Associate

ADMINISTRATION

Kristan McLaughlin Artistic Administrator

Kendra Garnett Executive Assistant

BUILDING SERVICES

Edward C. Blaschik Theatre Manager

Hayden Schwarm Building Services Assistant

Jeffrey Gosselin, Paul Zajac............................. Building Services

CleanChoiceCleaning.com Custodial Services

COMPANY MANAGEMENT

Robert John Ford ........................................... Company Manager

DEVELOPMENT

Frank Stilwagner Director of Development

Gloria Gorton ............................................ Director of Major Gifts

Mary Miko Special Events and Corporate Relations

David Mai ...................... Development & Membership Associate

WordGirl, LLC; Marjorie Rode Grant Writer

EDUCATION

Christina DeCarlo .............Arts Education Collaboration Program Coordinator

FINANCE

Josh Borenstein ................................ Interim Director of Finance

Stacy Booth Accounts Payable Manager

Corina Estell Payroll & Benefits Coordinator

Withum, Karen Kowgios Accountants

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllenLLP), Jodie Jacaruso Add’l Accountants

HOUSE MANAGEMENT

Kathy Raczka Supervising House Manager

Beryl W. Thorpe House Manager

Leigh Beatty, Allison Harris, Kathleen Sedgwick Assistant House Managers

Bob Bennett, Joe Kaminski, Paula Moriarty Bartenders

Judy O’Mara ................................................ Gift Shop Supervisor

MARKETING

Dan McMahon Director of Marketing

Katherine Desjardins .................... Associate Marketing Director

Ian Galligan Marketing Associate

Carol Giroux Public Relations Manager

Diane Sobolewski Official Photographer

TECHNOLOGY

Jeffrey Mays Systems Administrator

TICKETING

Roger-Paul Snell

Ticket Sales Manager

Catherine Ematrudo Group Sales Manager

Lauren Blankenship, Morgan Dumark-McNamee Box Office Supervisors

Lori Inferrera, Jenna LeMontagne, Wayne Rollins, Em Squatrito, Barbara Wilkinson, Deborah Winchell Box Office Reps

Smart, Strategic Marketing for the Arts Direct Sales

PRODUCTION

Endla Burrows Director of Production

Erica Gilroy Production Manager

Wesley Schroeder Assistant Production Manager

COSTUME RENTALS

Stephanie Wooley Costume Rentals Coordinator

COSTUMES

Pamela Prior ..........................................Costume Shop Manager

Grace Petersen Assistant Costume Shop Manager

Jaysen Engel, Ka’ihe Fisher First Hands

Olivya Deluca, Cassandra Greeley Stitchers

John Riccucci Wardrobe Supervisor

Courtnei Edwards, Rachel Pantangan Dressers

Avant Johnston Lead Hair & Wigs Stylist

Byron Batista ...................................................Hair & Wigs Stylist

Lydia Chamberlain Terris Theatre Wardrobe Supervisor

LIGHTING

Will Johnson................................................... Lighting Supervisor

Jordan Bliese Head Electrician

Karan Gosai, Margaret Leupold Electricians

Sam O’Dea Terris Theatre Head Electrician

Andrew Spencer, Audrey Visscher Terris Theatre Electricians

PROPS

Ryann D. Lee Props Manager

Troy A. Junker Lead Props Artisan

Gideon Rowland Props Artisan

Timothy Henderson Props Carpenter

Miranda Thompson Props Run Crew Head

Samantha Bruce Props Run Crew

Jordan Cowan ................... Terris Theatre Props Run Crew Head

SCENERY

Dominick Pinto Technical Director

Brendon Figueras ............................Assistant Technical Director

Mike Cummings Lead Carpenter/Shop Foreman

Kevin Bolt, Callum McCabe Staff Carpenters

Ethan Arcaroli Carpenter/Stagehand Swing

Aaron Frongillo Stage Supervisor

Lydia Joy, Ashlin Penn, Angelina Savelli Stagehands

SCENIC ARTISTS

Carla Tiezzi Charge Scenic Artist

Miranda Harkins Lead Scenic Artist

April Chateauneuf Senior Staff Scenic Artist

Ashley Donnert, Grace Linzner Staff Scenic Artists

SOUND

Jay Hilton Audio Supervisor

Katie Paris Production Audio Engineer

Taylor Bartoski Assistant Audio Engineer

Je’Breanne Morgan ............................................. Audio Assistant

Jonathan Lee Terris Theatre Production Audio Engineer

FOR THIS PRODUCTION

Katie Birenboim .............................................. Assistant Director

Jessica Blair Associate Choreographer

Emma Antenen Assistant Scenic Designer

David Mitsch Associate Costume Designer

Kelsey Rainwater Intimacy Consultant

Elaina Z. Kaehler Production Assistant

Amanda Wingo Child Supervisor

Matthew R. Meckes ............................................... Music Copyist

Anna Brewster Scenic Artist

Jordan Cowan .................................Gypsy Props Run Crew Head

Angelina Savelli Staff Carpenter

Bill Fenner, Kathleen Gephart, Stephanie Taff,

Sarah Timberlake Studios,

Alexander Zeek Additional Costume Construction

Billy Mitchell Show Logo Design

James Carter Pianos Piano Technician

Schuyler Beeman ................................................ Animal Handler

Special Thanks: Costume Rental Volunteer Lenore McLean

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