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Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film Written For the Screen by NORMAN KRASNA, NORMAN PANAMA and MELVIN FRANK Music and Lyrics by

IRVING BERLIN Book by

DAVID IVES and PAUL BLAKE Original stage production directed by

WALTER BOBBIE

Original Orchestrations by

Vocal and Dance Arrangements by

LARRY BLANK

BRUCE POMAHAC

With

CLYDE ALVES RHAGAN CARTER LAUREN NICOLE CHAPMAN SYDNEY CHOW JEFF GALLUP JASMINE ASHANTI GILLENWATERS LAURA GULEY JAY AUBREY JONES AUDREY KRAVONTKA OMAR LOPEZ-CEPERO ALEX HAYDEN MILLER BRANDON J. MORRIS LINDA NEEL SOFIE NESANELIS KEYON PICKETT DANIEL REARDON COLLEEN ROBERTS BRUCE SABATH JONALYN SAXER TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE AURELIA WILLIAMS Scenic Design by

DAVID L. ARSENAULT Sound Design by

Costume Design by

Wig, Hair & Makeup Design by

JAY HILTON

ANTONIO CONSUEGRA

Casting by

Production Stage Manager

GIDEON TEMPLE

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Costume Coordination by

J. JARED JANAS & CASSIE J. WILLIAMS

Associate Music Director Director of Production

Lighting Design by

KIRK BOOKMAN & NATHAN W. SCHEUER

JEFF HENDRY

HARDT CASTING Production Manager/ Technical Director

Associate Artistic Director

DOMINICK J. PINTO

MICHAEL FLING

CHRIS ZACCARDI

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GRETCHEN WRIGHT

Music Direction & Orchestral Reduction by

ADAM SOUZA

Choreographed by

KELLI BARCLAY Directed by

HUNTER FOSTER First Performance: November 14, 2025 at The Goodspeed Founding Director

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In-Kind Season Sponsors Marquee Producing Partners:

LAURA AND JIM DUNCAN • RADM. LOUISE C. WILMOT USN (RET.) AND JAMES E. WILMOT This production is underwritten in part by: The Michael P. Price Endowment Fund at Goodspeed Musicals IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance) Bob Wallace .................................................................................................. OMAR LOPEZ-CEPERO Phil Davis ......................................................................................................................CLYDE ALVES Ralph Sheldrake ...........................................................................................................JEFF GALLUP General Henry Waverly ............................................................................................BRUCE SABATH Ed Sullivan Announcer .........................................................................................DANIEL REARDON Rita ...........................................................................................JASMINE ASHANTI GILLENWATERS Rhoda.............................................................................................................................. LINDA NEEL Tessie ...........................................................................................................................LAURA GULEY Betty Haynes........................................................................................ LAUREN NICOLE CHAPMAN Judy Haynes .............................................................................................................JONALYN SAXER Jimmy ........................................................................................................ TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE Quintet ......................................................... LAURA GULEY, KEYON PICKETT, DANIEL REARDON, COLLEEN ROBERTS, TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE Mr. Snoring Man .................................................................................................JAY AUBREY JONES Mrs. Snoring Man .............................................................................................. COLLEEN ROBERTS Train Conductor ........................................................................................ TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE Martha Watson..................................................................................................AURELIA WILLIAMS Susan Waverly ......................................................................................................SOFIE NESANELIS Ezekiel Foster .....................................................................................................JAY AUBREY JONES Mike Nulty .............................................................................................................DANIEL REARDON Sheldrake’s Secretary............................................................................................... SYDNEY CHOW Regency Room Announcer ..................................................................................DANIEL REARDON ENSEMBLE

SYDNEY CHOW, JEFF GALLUP, JASMINE ASHANTI GILLENWATERS, LAURA GULEY, JAY AUBREY JONES, ALEX HAYDEN MILLER, LINDA NEEL, KEYON PICKETT, DANIEL REARDON, COLLEEN ROBERTS, TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE SWINGS

RHAGAN CARTER, BRANDON J. MORRIS ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

JAMIE ROSE BUKOWSKI, LARA SATO DANCE CAPTAIN

TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE UNDERSTUDIES

RHAGAN CARTER Judy Haynes; JAY AUBREY JONES General Henry Waverly; AUDREY KRAVONTKA Susan Waverly; ALEX HAYDEN MILLER Bob Wallace; LINDA NEEL Martha Watson; COLLEEN ROBERTS Betty Haynes; TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE Phil Davis MUSICIANS

Keyboard I/Conductor ADAM SOUZA; Reed I LIZ BAKER SMITH; Reed II MALLORY KOKUS; Reed III ANDREW STUDENSKI; Trumpet I GARRETT GIANTONIO; Trumpet II DAN FAGAN; Trombone I JOHN TZETZO; Trombone II WILLIAM WHITAKER; Bass DAVID UHL; Percussion ELLIOT WALLACE MUSICIAN ALTERNATES

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Overture Scene 1, Somewhere on the Western Front of World War II – Christmas Eve, 1944 Happy Holiday ................................................................................ Bob, Phil, Sheldrake White Christmas .......................................................... Bob, Phil, Sheldrake, Ensemble Scene 2, The Ed Sullivan Show – 1954 Happy Holiday/Let Yourself Go ..................................................... Bob, Phil, Ensemble Scene 3, Backstage at the Ed Sullivan Show – After the Broadcast Love and the Weather.....................................................................................Bob, Betty Scene 4, Jimmy’s Back Room – Later that Evening Sisters ............................................................................................................. Betty, Judy The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing............................... Phil, Judy, Quintet Scene 5, A Train Car – Later that Night Snow ............................................................................Phil, Judy, Bob, Betty, Ensemble Scene 6, The Front Desk of the Columbia Inn in Vermont – Later What Can You Do With a General? ....................................................Martha, Bob, Phil Scene 7, The Barn Rehearsal Hall – The Next Day Let Me Sing and I’m Happy .................................................................................Martha Scene 8, The Front Porch of the Inn – That Night Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep.........................................................Bob, Betty Scene 9, Ralph Sheldrake’s Office, New York; Martha’s Switchboard – Morning Scene 10, The Barn Rehearsal Hall – Later that Day Blue Skies ................................................................................................Bob, Ensemble

ACT TWO Scene 1, Onstage in the Barn Theater – The Next Day I Love a Piano .................................................................................Phil, Judy, Ensemble Scene 2, Betty’s Room at the Inn – Soon After Falling Out of Love Can Be Fun .......................................................Martha, Betty, Judy Scene 3, The Barn Rehearsal Hall – Shortly Thereafter Sisters (Reprise) ................................................................................................ Bob, Phil Scene 4, The Regency Room, New York – The Next Evening Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me/How Deep is the Ocean .......................... Betty, Bob Scene 5, The Ed Sullivan Show – The Evening After The Old Man ............................................................................................Bob, Ensemble Scene 6, The Front Desk at the Columbia Inn – The Next Day Let Me Sing and I’m Happy (Reprise) .................................................................. Susan Scene 7, Backstage at the Barn Theater – That Evening, Christmas Eve How Deep is the Ocean (Reprise) .................................................................. Betty, Bob The Old Man (Reprise) ................................................ Bob, Phil, Sheldrake, Ensemble White Christmas ............................................................................................... Company Scene 8, Curtain Call I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm ................................................................ Company

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WHO’S WHO CLYDE ALVES* (Phil Davis) was previously seen at the Goodspeed Opera House in The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert Martin). Favorite credits include: Broadway: New York, New York (Tommy Caggiano, Chita Award nomination); On The Town (Ozzie, Astaire Award nomination); The Music Man (Tommy Djilas, Astaire Award Winner). Regional: Crazy For You (Bobby Child, Jeff Award Nomination) at Drury Lane Theatre; Kiss Me, Kate (Bill Calhoun, Helen Hayes Award Winner) at Shakespeare Theatre Company; Oklahoma! (Will Parker) at The Muny. TV: Law & Order SVU, ABC’s The Music Man (Tommy Djilas).

Debut EP Back To Us and single “It’s Still A Party” available on all streaming platforms. clydealvesmusic.com LAUREN NICOLE CHAPMAN* (Betty Haynes) is thrilled to spend the holiday season in CT and return to Goodspeed, where she previously appeared in A Sign of the Times. She was most recently seen touring the country as Princess Anna, closing a 7-year chapter with Disney’s Frozen. Broadway and National Tours: Frozen (OBC) and Kinky Boots. Select Regional credits: Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Barefoot in the Park (Corrie), and Legally Blonde (Serena). She sends warmest holiday wishes and is snow grateful to the White Christmas team, Ross Silver, Mom, Dad, Cam and her wonderful husband, Michael Starr. @laurennicolechapman OMAR LOPEZ-CEPERO* (Bob Wallace) is returning “home” to The Goodspeed, last seen in South Pacific (Emile) and A Grand Night for Singing. Recent favorites: Evita (Che) at The Muny, A.R.T/ STC, Fulton. Broadway/Tour: Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas), On Your Feet! (Emilio), American Idiot. Off-Broadway: Unsinkable Molly Brown, The Capeman. Regional: The Notebook, The Flamingo Kid, Paint Your Wagon, Les Misérables, Guys and Dolls. TV: The Detour (TBS), Vegas (CBS), Blue Bloods (CBS).

Training: University of Miami, Frost School of Music. Beyond the stage: Proud of his Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage, proud husband to Arianna Rosario, and avid golfer who never travels without his clubs. Instagram: @omarlopezcepero www.OmarLopezCepero.com.

SOFIE NESANELIS (Susan Waverly) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed! National Tours: Les Misérables, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Off-Broadway: Wedding Band, Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA). Selected Regional: Ragtime (Goodspeed), Annie, Matilda,

The Sound of Music. TV/Film: The Renaissance of Oddity Todd, This Boy’s Vida (pilot), Blue Skidoo.

Sofie most recently performed in a benefit concert of The Rink at Classic Stage Company. She sends endless thanks to her team: Leorah Haberfield of Bohemia Group, Bonnie Shumofsky-Bloom of Stewart Talent, Alex-Renee Davies, Ethan Haberfield & Kelli Geautreau. With love and gratitude to her family. Sofienesanelis.com, @sofienesanelis BRUCE SABATH* (General Henry Waverly) Goodspeed debut! New York: Larry in Company (Tony® Award – Best Revival), Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Drama Desk Award – Best Revival), Cagney, Hello Again, The Gig, Platinum, Jerusalem Syndrome, and Searching for Tevye (Bruce’s MAC Award-nominated solo show). Regional highlights: Asolo Rep, Broadway Music Circus, Bucks County Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, The Old Globe, and the Wick Theatre (Fiddler on the Roof – Tevye - Carbonell Award). TV: The Blacklist, Elementary, Madam Secretary, FBI: Most Wanted, Mrs. Maisel, Ramy and Limitless.

Graduate of Harvard, Wharton and The William Esper Studio. Thanks to Karen, Michael, Jeremy, Kat, Margot and Junie for dreaming with me. www.BruceSabath.com, @bsabath on Instagram.

JONALYN SAXER* (Judy Haynes) Thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut! Broadway credits include Back to the Future, Mean Girls, Cats, Holiday Inn, Honeymoon In Vegas, and Bullets Over Broadway. She appeared as Karen Smith in Mean Girls (1st Nat. Tour) and in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. She was most recently seen as Campbell in Bring It On (The Muny) and the world premiere of Take the Lead (Papermill Playhouse). She is a graduate of Syracuse University and a proud supporter and fundraiser for BCEFA and Covenant House.

Thanks to the team, DGRW and Paul. Love and thanks always to her family. @jksaxer AURELIA WILLIAMS* (Martha Watson) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed! Previously, she performed in The 12 and the Broadway-bound Anne of Green Gables. On Broadway, she performed in both Tony Award-winning and Grammy-nominated revivals of Parade and Once on This Island. Off-Broadway, she just closed a run of a new original musical, This Is Not A Drill at the York Theatre. She is also currently workshopping the musical Wanted which is coming to Broadway in 2026! She is endlessly thankful to her family who have been her constant support!

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

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WHO’S WHO SYDNEY CHOW* (Ensemble) Goodspeed debut! This is her 3rd White Christmas! Select regional: White Christmas at Paper Mill Playhouse, Camelot and Chess at The Muny, A Little Night Music at the Denver Center, Man of La Mancha at Asolo Rep, Oliver at Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Rep: Pantera/Murphy.

Follow her @sydchow. sydney-chow.com.

JEFF GALLUP* (Ensemble) is excited to be making his Goodspeed debut! Favorite credits include: Off-Broadway: Skyscraper (Ensemble) and Singfeld (Cosmo Kramer), Heartbreak Hotel (Dewey Phillips) at the John W Engeman Theater, and Crazy For You (Bobby Child) at the Bigfork Summer Playhouse. He’d like to thank his parents, friends, and family for their constant love and support and the team at BWA! For more, follow Jeff on Insta: @thejgallup or visit his website at jeffgallup.com JASMINE ASHANTI GILLENWATERS (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut! Favorite credits: Rhoda (White Christmas, MSMT), Portia (Something Rotten!), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Ella (Cinderella), and Janet (The Rocky Horror Show). Endless gratitude to the White Christmas team for this incredible opportunity.

To my family: I love you! Thank you for always supporting me. Happy holidays! @jasmineegillenwaters www.jasmineashanti.net LAURA GULEY* (Ensemble) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed Opera House for the holiday season. Goodspeed credits: A Christmas Story. National Tour: Tootsie (Sandy U/S). Select Regional: 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer, Theatre by the Sea), Anything Goes (PCLO), White Christmas, Mary Poppins (Tuacahn Amphitheater), Seussical (Mrs. Mayor, PCLO), Titanic (Kate Murphey, Marriott Theatre).

Love to the Goodspeed team, Katie and the crew at PMA, Mom, Dad, Jacob and Jilly. Penn State. @lauraguley JAY AUBREY JONES* (Ensemble) Goodspeed: The Drowsy Chaperone, Anything Goes, Gotham!.

Broadway: How to Succeed…, Cats. Metropolitan Opera: Porgy and Bess. Off-Broadway: David; A Child’s Christmas in Wales; Panama Hattie; Lolita, My Love; Take Me Along; Inacent Black and the Brothers; Divine Hysteria. Regional Theatre: Goodspeed,

Yale Repertory Theatre, Stages Houston, La Jolla Playhouse, Bristol Riverside Theatre. Television: Only Murders in the Building, Bull, Gotham, Guiding Light. Training: Syracuse University Drama Department.

ALEX HAYDEN MILLER* (Ensemble) Goodspeed debut!

BFA in Musical Theatre, University of Michigan. Favorite credits include Mary Poppins (Bert, Red Mountain Theatre, choreo. by Sara Brians), West Side Story (Action, Milwaukee Rep, choreo. by Jon Rua), and Anything Goes (Sailor Quartet, The Muny, choreo. by Jared Grimes). Concerts: Hands Down Tap Project (Nick Dinicolangelo) and Phish NYE 2020 (Jon Rua). Thunder up and Go Blue!

LINDA NEEL* (Ensemble) is tickled pink to make her Goodspeed debut! Recent credits include Hair and Ragtime (Broadway at Music Circus), and Young Frankenstein (Geva Theatre). She’s performed worldwide with Norwegian Cruise Line and at Hong Kong Disneyland. A proud graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School, Linda extends endless gratitude to her family, friends, and FSE for their unwavering love and support. @itslindaneel KEYON PICKETT* (Ensemble) is a graduate from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Musical Theatre and is thrilled to make his Goodspeed return following his performance in All Shook Up this summer! Other credits include Guys and Dolls, Bat Boy, Once on This Island, and Titanic at Michigan, as well as 42nd Street and The Spongebob Squarepants Musical at Broadway at Music Circus. He gives love to his friends, family, and the Goodspeed community!

DANIEL REARDON* (Ensemble) is delighted to be spreading positivity this holiday season in this joyous show. Select theatre: A Christmas Carol (four seasons at the Hanover Theatre, NSMT, Syracuse Stage), Something Rotten! (Marriott Theatre), Saturday Night Fever (Arvada Center). Television: recurring on The Gilded Age (HBO), Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+). Locals might also catch him in a recent commercial for the CT Lotto. BFA Musical Theatre from Syracuse. Love to family, friends, and J. For Mom, always. DanielReardonOnline.com.

IG: @daniel.j.reardon

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

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WHO’S WHO COLLEEN ROBERTS* (Ensemble) Goodspeed debut! Favorite credits: partner in crime to Michael, daughter to Mom and Dad, sister to Steve, Mike, and Ryan, family and friend to Many. Select performance credits: White Christmas & 42nd Street with Randy Skinner, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (National Tour), Anything Goes (City Springs), Shrek and Holiday Inn (Walnut Street), NYC Honey Taps. A very special thank you to Laura and the team at Terrific Talent! @collcroberts TRAVIS WARD-OSBORNE* (Ensemble) First White Christmas and first Goodspeed! Broadway: Disney’s Aladdin, Holiday Inn!, Miss Saigon, Moulin Rouge! (U/S Santiago), A Beautiful Noise.

National Tours: Moulin Rouge (U/S Santiago), Pretty Woman (Happy Man/Mr. Thompson), Funny Girl (U/S Eddie Ryan and Nick Arnstein). Impossible without Mom. For Peyton always. Proud UMich grad and AEA member! @TDubbyO RHAGAN CARTER (Swing) is thrilled to be making her Goodspeed debut! She is a graduate of Pace University with a BFA in Commercial Dance. Select credits: White Christmas at Paper Mill Playhouse (Ensemble), Oklahoma!

(Ensemble, U/S Laurey), Cats (Rumpleteazer), A Chorus Line (Kristine), Singin’ in the Rain (Ensemble), An American in Paris (Ensemble), Disney’s Frozen (Assoc. Dir/Assoc.

Choreo). She would like to thank her friends and family for their constant support! www.rhagancarter.com Instagram: @rhagan_c BRANDON J. MORRIS (Swing) is thrilled to be spending the holidays at Goodspeed! Originally from North Kingstown, Rhode Island, he earned his BFA from George Mason University. 42nd Street (The Gateway & Riverside Center), Mary Poppins (Broadway Palm), Xanadu (Workhouse Arts Center), The Perfect Christmas List (ETAP). Educational: Footloose, Rags, The Boy Detective Fails. Brandonjmorris.com AUDREY KRAVONTKA (Susan Waverly Understudy) is thrilled to make her Goodspeed debut! A 6th grader at Kingswood Oxford in West Hartford, CT, she has appeared in several local children’s productions, including Fiona in Shrek Jr. and Matilda in Matilda Jr. Off-stage, Audrey enjoys sports, traveling, and roller coasters. She has performed with Newing-

ton Children’s Theatre and Company n’ Tempo.

Thanks to BKA, her directors, the cast and crew, and her family for their love and support.

HUNTER FOSTER (Director) is thrilled to be returning to Goodspeed where he has directed A Christmas Story, The Drowsy Chaperone, and A Connecticut Christmas Carol. He also wrote the librettos for the musicals Summer of ‘42 and A Circus In Winter which both had their World Premieres at The Terris Theatre. Most recent credits include the world premiere of When Elvis Met The Beatles (Ogunquit), The Mousetrap (Sharon), Driving Miss Daisy (Aspen) and South Pacific (Engemen). He adapted, co-wrote and originally directed the play version of the movie Clue. Other directing credits include: A Little Night Music, Little Shop Of Horrors (Ogunquit); The Other Josh Cohen (Off-Broadway); Noises Off, The Bridges Of Madison County, Grease, Guys and Dolls, Company, Buddy Holly, The Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County); Million Dollar Quartet (Paper Mill); Our Town, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages (Theatre Aspen); Parade (ATG); Rent, God of Carnage (Redhouse); Cabaret, The Foreigner, My Fair Lady, Once (Cape Playhouse). He is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s musical theatre program.

KELLI BARCLAY (Choreographer) is a celebrated director and choreographer whose work spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, and international stages. Goodspeed: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; My One and Only; Hello, Dolly!; Damn Yankees; Anything Goes; The Will Rogers Follies. NYC: Jonathan Brielle’s Himself and Nora, Encores’ Pipe Dream, 20 Years of Encores, Camelot in Concert starring Jeremy Irons, The Oscar Hammerstein Awards featuring Carol Channing. Four Tony-nominated Broadway productions, including Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. International: 42nd Street (West End with HRH Catherine, Princess of Wales), featured in the PBS Great Performances documentary 42nd Street: The Musical. Film: Made for Each Other.

Original Work: Angels Among Us (featuring Reverend Alma Daniel, co-author of Ask Your Angels), Jonathan Brielle’s Monkey and Me starring Tovah Feldshuh. Teaching: American Ballet Theatre’s NYC Dance Intensive. She has trained with the Mark Morris Dance Group to teach dance to people living with Parkinson’s disease. Kelli has been part of White Christmas since its inception in 2004 and is thrilled to create her own version for Goodspeed. Thank you for supporting Goodspeed and live theatre!

ADAM SOUZA (Music Director & Orchestral Reduction) 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

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

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WHO’S WHO 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, Ragtime, and A Chorus Line. Adam has served as Music Supervisor for Destination Broadway 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.

GIDEON TEMPLE (Associate Music Director) is a composer, music director, writer and filmmaker.

Goodspeed credits include A Chorus Line, All Shook Up, The Great Emu War, Ragtime, About Time, Maggie, Ask for the Moon, and South Pacific. His original musical, Star Machine, which he wrote with his family, will have its world premiere in April 2026 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, directed by Daniel Goldstein. Star Machine will also receive an industry presentation at New World Stages in New York on April 14. Alongside his closest collaborator (his brother, Hank), he’s released original music on all streaming platforms under the artist name Temple Brothers. Big thanks to Adam and the whole Goodspeed crew.

Love to Hank, Mom and Dad. @gideon.temple @starmachinethemusical @templebros DAVID L. ARSENAULT (Scenic Designer) Goodspeed: A Christmas Story, The 12. As a designer and associate in theatre, opera, and dance, David’s work has been seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally. Broadway and national tour design and associate work includes Hadestown (2nd National), The Color Purple (revival), and Jesus Christ Superstar (50th Anniversary Tour). Regional credits include the Kennedy Center, Gulfshore Playhouse, Kitchen Theatre Company, Geva Theatre, Northern Stage, and George Street Playhouse. International: English Theatre Berlin, Theatre Royal Bath, York Theatre Royal (upcoming). www.DavidArsenaultDesign.com.

ANTONIO CONSUEGRA (Costume Coordinator) is thrilled to be making his Goodspeed debut!

Antonio was the assistant costume designer for the Broadway productions of Funny Girl, Hamilton, and Almost Famous; for the national tour of The Play That Goes Wrong (Chicago); and for numerous productions at Paper Mill Playhouse, including On Your Feet! and The Honeymooners.

He also designed costumes for White Christmas at Paper Mill Playhouse, Masquerade: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Bodyguard at White Plains Performing Arts Center; The British Invasion Live (tour); and Off-Broadway for Til Death, Daddy Issues, and All Aboard: The Musical.

KIRK BOOKMAN (Lighting Designer) has designed the lighting for countless New York City and regional productions over the past four decades including many at Goodspeed Opera House beginning with Madame Sherry (1989). His favorite lighting design credits include Lincoln Center’s 2011 production of Company directed by Lonny Price and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen Colbert and Patti LuPone and The Thomashefskys conceived by Michael Tilson Thomas and directed

by Pat Birch. For the incomparable Charles Busch: Shanghai Moon, The Divine Sister, The Tribute Artist, Die Mommy Die, The Green Heart and the 2020 hit production of The Confession of Lily Dare directed by Carl Andress. Broadway credits include The Gin Game with Julie Harris and Charles Durning, and The Sunshine Boys with Jack Klugman and Tony Randall. Internationally he has designed the lighting for the Hungarian National Ballet, English National Ballet and the Santiago Ballet all with Ivan Nagy. Currently Kirk is the resident lighting designer at Palm Beach Dramaworks in Florida.

NATHAN W. SCHEUER (Lighting Designer) is a Los Angeles-based lighting and projection designer. His designs have been seen around the country at venues like Radio City Music Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Muny, Broadway in Chicago, Center Theatre Group, TUTS, Tuacahn, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Pittsburgh CLO, Sacramento Music Circus, Bucks County Playhouse, The REV, Capital REP, Syracuse Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Richmond Ballet, LA Ballet, Spectrum Dance, and TheatreSquared, as well as venues in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. He’s had the pleasure of designing for Mandy Patinkin, Patti LuPone, Selena Gomez, and Alice Cooper and has worked with companies like the NYC Ballet, San Francisco Opera, Lincoln Center Festival, and Paris Opera Ballet. Nathan is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California and a proud member of USA 829.

JAY HILTON (Sound Designer) is pleased to continue his long association with Goodspeed Musicals and is happy to once again be working with director Hunter Foster as well as the entire creative team. Special shout out to old friend, lighting designer Kirk Bookman. 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.

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WHO’S WHO J. JARED JANAS (Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer) Broadway: Punch, Dead Outlaw, John Proctor Is the Villain, Glengarry Glen Ross, Buena Vista Social Club, Our Town, Once Upon a Mattress, Mary Jane, Prayer for the French Republic, Purlie Victorious, Good Night, Oscar, Sweeney Todd…, Ohio State Murders, Jagged Little Pill, Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Bandstand, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard, The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Motown, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, All About Me, and Next to Normal. Recent Off-Broadway: Masquerade (the new immersive Phantom of the Opera), This World of Tomorrow (The Shed), Sally & Tom (Public Theater, Drama Desk nomination), Group, and Yours Unfaithfully (Mint Theatre, Drama Desk nomination). Film/TV credits: The Guilded Age, Madam Secretary, The Good Fight, Six by Sondheim, Scream Queens, Gotham, Mozart in the Jungle, Inside Amy Schumer, and The Night Before.

CASSIE J. WILLIAMS (Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer) Design credits include Nina Simone: Four Women (Geva Theatre), Arms and the Man (Theatre Row), Otherworld (Delaware Theatre Company), Glimmerglass Opera Festival 2021 Summer Season, No Cowards in Our Band (Syracuse Opera and WCNY), Deathtrap (The Cape Playhouse), Ragtime (Theatre Under the Stars). Co-Design credits include Waitress (Olney Theatre), Sally and Tom (Public Theatre), Love All (La Jolla Playhouse). Associate Design credits include Hell’s Kitchen National Tour, Our Town (Broadway), Purlie Victorious (Broadway), Once Upon a One More Time (Broadway), Be More Chill (Broadway) (London). Education: BFA Costume Design at State University of New York at Fredonia. Instagram: @cassiejanaywigs 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) Happy Christmas y’all. Broadway: Hello, Dolly!; Noises Off; A Chorus Line; Hair; One Man, Two Guvnors; In The Heights; Wicked; 9 to 5; All Shook Up; Lestat; The Anarchist. Off-Broadway: ¡Americano!, Turtle On A Fence Post, Disenchanted, Evil Dead The Musical. Goodspeed: Double Trouble; They All Laughed; A Little Night Music; The 12; Mack and Mable; All Shook Up; Tree Grows in Brooklyn; The 60’s Project; My Paris; Sign of The Times; Hi, My Name Is Ben; Here You Come Again (and all last season and this season). Love you

Niall. (and to Lara, and Jamie, and Abigail, and Morgen, and Willy).

JAMIE ROSE BUKOWSKI* (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to return to Goodspeed! She graduated from Pace University’s School of Performing Arts with a B.A. in Stage Management. Some credits include: A Christmas Story (Goodspeed Opera House), The Immigrant (George Street Playhouse), You Will Remember Me (Hudson Stage Company). US TOUR: The Kite Runner, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rockin’ Road to Dublin.

NYC: Hotel Happy, Shared Sentences, The Santa Closet, De Novo, The Assignment (Houses On The Moon Theatre Company), Día Y Noche (LAByrinth Theatre Co.), Pound (Theatre Row), and DISENCHANTED! (Theatre at St. Clement’s).

LARA SATO* (Assistant Stage Manager) Off-Broadway: A Sign of the Times, Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical. Regional: Ragtime, Maggie, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The 12 (Goodspeed). Graduate of Pace University. Many thanks to Chris, Jamie, Lily, and all my friends and family for their unwavering support.

IRVING BERLIN (Music & Lyrics) With a life that spanned more than 100 years and a catalogue that boasts over 1,000 songs, Irving Berlin (18881989) epitomized Jerome Kern’s famous maxim that “Irving Berlin has no place in American music – he is American music.” Berlin wrote scores to 13 Broadway musicals, contributed to seven revues, wrote songs for 12 classic Hollywood movie musicals and created many of the most well-known popular songs of the 20th century.

Born in Russia, he immigrated to the Lower East Side, where he started as a singing waiter and soon became a lyricist, composer and music publisher. An intuitive businessman, Irving Berlin was a co-founder of ASCAP, founder of his own music publishing company and builder of the Music Box Theatre to house his Music Box Revues.

For his paean to his beloved country, “God Bless America,” he established a fund which receives all revenue for the song and distributes it to the Boy and Girl Scouts.

DAVID IVES (Book) has been active in the American theatre for 50 years. His shows include All In The Timing, Time Flies, Venus In Fur, New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza, and four verse adaptations of French comedies, as well as radio plays that are available online at PlayingOnAir.org. He collaborated with Stephen Sondheim on Sondheim’s last musical, Here We Are, which premiered off-Broadway at The Shed in September 2023.

PAUL BLAKE (Book) produced the Broadway, London and touring productions of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. After 22 seasons as the Executive Producer of the legendary St. Louis MUNY, where he produced and/or directed more

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

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WHO’S WHO than 150 shows, Mr. Blake is currently enjoying his Emeritus status. Mr Blake’s Tony-nominated Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (co-writer & co-producer) played two highly successful seasons on Broadway and has become a holiday favorite in theatres across the country. Mr. Blake’s revival production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, which starred Glenn Close, played a sold-out season at New York’s Palace Theatre. In 2023, he presented Roman Holiday, with songs

by Cole Porter (co-writer & co-producer), at the Theatre Royal Bath, England.

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 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 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.

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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.”

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.

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.

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PROGRAM NOTES BY MICHAEL FLING | ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR but couldn’t manage Few things are better to get anyone to bite. than popping some OrHe eventually handed ville Redenbacher, pourthe reins to superstar ing beverages, crawling producer of Rent, Kevin under blankets, turning McCollum, who had been the lights off, turning the Blake’s assistant at The Christmas tree on, and Muny in the early days of watching a movie with the his career. Though a bit family. Everyone has their atypical for McCollum’s favorites: It’s A Wonderful resume—he’s since Life, How the Grinch Stole produced Avenue Q, Christmas, The Santa Bing Crosby (Bob), Rosemary Clooney (Betty), Vera-Ellen (Judy), In the Heights, Six, & Clause, Die Hard (conand Danny Kaye (Phil) in White Christmas (1954).

Oh, Mary!—he saw the troversial), A Christmas potential for a perennial holiday hit. Not unlike the Story, Elf – just to name a few. For my family: it’s movie’s journey, McCollum brought on playwright White Christmas.

David Ives to fix the script, and featuring a differWhen it premiered in 1954, it was the highest ent set of performers, a new production debuted grossing film of the year and well-received by in San Francisco in 2004. audiences and critics alike—yet it had quite the Audiences fell for the show the same way they fell journey to make it to the silver screen. Irving Berfor the movie 50 years earlier, and it had multiple lin first suggested making a movie based on his Oscar-winning song “White Christmas”—which had sit-down runs each holiday season before landing on Broadway for limited Christmas engagement premiered in Holiday Inn a few years before—all in 2008. It has since become a staple of regional the way back in 1948, as a reunion opportunity theatres and touring houses across the country, for Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. But after reading and one of the many ways that families celebrate the original script, both actors departed the the Yuletide without having to mess with Scrooge project! and Dickensian England or Clara/Marie and her Two comedy writers were brought in to spruce up magical nut-cracking toy. the script, and ended up creating a brand-new So why did it take so long to make it to East story over the course of an intense eight-week Haddam? After all, we did premiere the stage rewrite. Crosby came back on board, joined by adaptation of its sister show Holiday Inn just over fellow crooner Rosemary Clooney and the dance a decade ago… Frankly, we just thought they sensation Vera-Ellen. Donald O’Connor was set to were too similar! But when some other plans take over the part envisioned for Astaire but came fell through, we knew the time had come for down with a rare illness—allegedly from co-star our Goodspeed-appointed “King of Christmas” Francis, the talking mule—forcing him to drop Hunter Foster (A Christmas Story, A Connecticut out at the last minute. Luckily, Danny Kaye was Christmas Carol) to lead us all to fictional Pine available and stepped into the role.

Tree Inn in Vermont. With dynamite choreographer Many decades later, Paul Blake, the Executive Kelli Barclay (Anything Goes; Hello, Dolly!) and Producer at The Muny in St. Louis, thought that society-band sound under the baton of Adam Southis Christmas classic would be an ideal musical za—this production really is a Christmas miracle. for the massive 11,000 seat amphitheater. At As we bring our blockbuster 2025 season to a the time, movie executives were reluctant to turn close, we’re taking the advice of Bob and Betty over stage rights to their properties (this is before and counting our blessings. Believe me, you all the boom of movie to musical adaptations in the are among them. We are so thankful for each and 00’s), but Paramount agreed. After getting the every one of you for being part of our community. green light from Ted Chapin (former Goodspeed And even though the chairs in the Opera House trustee) for the Berlin score, he managed to premay not be as comfy as the ones at home, I hope miere a production in the summer of 2000. A true you’re here with your loved ones and honored Christmas in July. that you’re kicking off your holiday season here at Blake tried to get other productions off the ground Goodspeed.

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THE GOODSPEEED OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION 2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers Hila Rosen, President Jef Wolter, Chairman (Past President) Leonardo H. Suzio, First Vice President Anthony Cacace, Vice President Meg Sakellarides, Treasurer Jennifer Brown, Secretary Gov. Ned Lamont, Ex Officio Honorary Chairman Francis G. Adams, Jr.

Emeritus Trustees Kay Knight Clarke Chandler Howard Lynde Karin

Michael Arseneault Bruce Bentley Kris Burbank Steven Chao Carolyn Rossi Copeland Rebecca Darcy Christopher Dodd Jim Duncan Anne Evans Sue Frost Jean Selden Greene Steven Hernandez

Jeffrey Hoffman John Holt Ann Houston Sue Link Gavin Lodge Mark Masselli Kristen Roberts Dr. Anne Rothstein Blair Russell Karen Sherry Joseph Smith John Voege

Mary Ellen Klinck Julie Godbout LeBlanc Lawrence McHugh

Michael P. Price Dona D. Young

CORPORATE SUPPORT The 1892 Club, Inc. American Cruise Lines Broadway Licensing Global Brushmill by the Waterfall Comcast Concord Theatricals Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. Connecticut Rental Center, Inc. Essex Financial

Essex Savings Bank The Fish Tale Guardian Services Industries, Inc. Hoffman Auto Group Masonicare at Chester Village MassMutual Financial Group Meyer Sound Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union

Pfizer, Inc. Renato Sewing Sennheiser Electronic Corporation The Shops at Mohegan Sun Smith Farm Gardens United Airlines Webster Bank

FOUNDATION & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT Anonymous The Aeroflex Foundation The Aldo DeDominicis Foundation The Burry Fredrik Foundation Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Foundation Chelsea Groton Foundation Inc. Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Community Foundation of Middlesex County Alison and Stephen Brinkmann Family Fund Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Division of Emergency Services and Public Protection Dominion Energy – Millstone Ensworth Charitable Foundation Ever Loved, Inc. The Frank Young Fund for New Musicals, a Program of National Alliance for Musical The Granoff Fund The Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation Hebron Lions Charities, Inc. The Howard and Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc. Howard Gilman Foundation Jana Foundation Inc. 22 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2025 SEASON

The Johnny Mercer Foundation Katharine S. Winter Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving The Kitchings Family Foundation The Lambs Foundation Lucille Lortel Foundation The Maury and Sonia Cohn Foundation McClure Family Charitable Fund The Michael Stewart Foundation The Noël Coward Foundation The Norma Terris/Albert D. Firestone Foundation Patricia B. and Paul C. Carlson Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts The Shubert Foundation The Sorenson-Pearson Family Foundation, Inc. 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.

Anonymous (13) Dolores L. Andrew Fran Armstrong Mrs. Alice C. Belden Susan Brinkman Maureen Brouillard Anne Sullivan Calanquin Frank and Amy Campbell Bertie Chuong Don Church Dr. Amy L. Crockett Rochelle Dauenheimer Elizabeth M. Davidson-Wright Ruth Ann C. Davis Mary Jane Dunn Charles and Ellen Ericson Anne S. Evans Muriel and Karl Fleischmann Lea and Richard Goodman

William F. Gratz Mrs. Harry J. Gray A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D. Mr. Andrew Isen Dr. David and Mrs. Marcia Kalayjian Lynde and Michael Karin Ms. Susan Kelly Nancy Kline and James Trail Nancy Kobylarz Dick and Hazel Koszyca Karl Henry Kulisch Sonya M. Mangan Andrew and Bonnie McKirdy Mary Miko Lynne Nathan Jane E. Ondovcsik Barbara A. Petersen Barbara Pomarico

Michael and Jo-Ann Price James Pyne and Marlene Tompkins Mary Jane Richilson Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman Charlotte Sandler Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sevitch The Seymour Family Fund David Shimchick Ms. Carol Sirot Dr. and Mrs. David Snyderman C. William Stamm Frederick Strickhart Carl Thompson Mark and Roberta Velez Victoria Wagner Linda Wanosky

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.

Anonymous (6) Carol H. Adams The Adrienne I. Koch Revocable Trust Cynthia Kellogg Barrington Michele Trudel Baumann David A. Belden Leonard N. Blake William C. Blatchley Virginia Bodin Julie Ann Buchanan Leon Hugh Calanquin Edward and Ruth Cape Sally D. Carrier Dr. Jack Chuong Timothy J. Clutter Gordon Cobleigh Stephen B. Crowley, III The Edith O. Haynes Trust Patricia Emons The Estate of Miriam Williams Ragsdale Fellner Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Brendan Fox Dr. David F. Frankel and Mrs.

Linda Frankel Norwick and Elizabeth Goodspeed Judith Halevi Henry Sage Goodwin Memorial Fund Martha C. Hinkel Christine N. Hunihan Marjorie W. Jolidon Robert D. Jones Harvey and Ruth Katz Richard and Elizabeth Kehoe Helen Krieble Dolores F. Lammers-Padwater Angela Lepore Dorothy A. Liepertz Joanne M. MacDonald Carmela Marzano Constance Wolcott Mason Alice Hammerstein Mathias Evan S. McCord Henry “Buzz” Merritt The Milon Barnes Memorial Fund Peter Johson Musto Robert F. Neal

Carolyn G. Nelson Miriam “Lyn” Perrin Rochelle Richilson Sali G. Riege Barbara V. Ross Edward A. Rousseau Dr. Gerald Sandler Marco S. Savona Susan Scherer Richard Schneller Joan H. Scranton Martha Shattuck John F. Single, III Natalie Tenney Jessica Waldman Thompson Mark A. Wainger Jerold Wanosky Christopher Weed William J. Kotchen Memorial Fund Katherine S. Winter Symond Yavener

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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.* The A. Nicholas Groth, Ph.D. Charitable Gift The Jerome & Marian Silverstein Endowment Fund Annuity* The Jessica Waldman Thompson Endowment in The Arthur & Elizabeth Godbout Fund for the Support of The Festival of New Musicals Support of the Music Department The Lucille Lortel Fund The Ashton M. Tenney, Jr. Memorial Fund The Maryann & Jane E. Ondovcsik Fund for the The C. William Stamm Charitable Gift Annuity* Preservation of the Victorian Goodspeed Opera The Carol L. Sirot Family Endowment Fund House The Charles R. Lindberg Family Fund The Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical The Charlotte & Gerald Sandler Educational Theatre Endowment The Michael P. Price Endowment Fund at The Dr. & Mrs. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Memorial Goodspeed Musicals Fund The Nancy Kline and James Trail Charitable Gift The Dr. Harold D. Bornstein, Jr. Charitable Memorial Annuities* Fund The Rochelle Dauenheimer Charitable Gift Annuity* The Elaine McKirdy Endowment for Career The Salvatore Marzano, Jr. Endowment in Support Development in Theatre of the Music Department The Frederick A. & Justine Millspaugh Catlin Family The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre Fund Fund The Trudi Epstein Charitable Gift Annuity The George S. & Charmian A. Goodspeed Memorial The Zachs Family Endowment Fund *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.

HONOR & MEMORIAL GIFTS Goodspeed Musicals gratefully acknowledges these gifts received in memorium or in honor of a loved one.

Donations listed here were received between September 28, 2024 and October 9, 2025.

Anonymous in honor of Michael P. Price’s Tony Award Anonymous in memory of Mark Auerbach The 1892 Club Inc. in honor of Donna Lynn Hilton Greg Adams and Melissa Marsh in memory of Eleanor Winzler Hayes Mrs. Judy Bahr in memory of Sally Eberhardt Keith Bentley in memory of Alan Marcarelli Marsha Casey in honor of Brian and Marilyn Lindsay Eric D. Cohen in memory of Mr. Richard Katz John and Diana Crimmins in memory of Alan Narcarelli Rebecca M. Danchak in memory of Sheila Louise Tomlinson-Earl Henry Cieciuch in memory of Henry Cieciuch Malcolm A. Duffy In honor of Mary Miko Mel Ellis in memory of Sheila Tomlinson Vincent K Eng in memory of Jack Chuong Ever Loved, Inc. in memory of John Oakes Elyse and Steven Feltman in memory of Fran and Phil Feltman Robert and Sharon Gasparini in memory of Sheila Tomlinson-Earl Walter Gillette and Saundra Cope In honor of Frank Stilwagner’s birthday Alice Green in honor of Bill Berloni Frederick Hausman in memory of Sally Eberhardt Alfred and Kathy Herzog in memory of Richard Katz 24 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2025 SEASON

The Howard and Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc. in memory of Howard J. Aibel Dawn Hutchins in memory of Mary Hayden Bruce Jope in memory of Richard Katz Debra and James Keenan in memory of Richard Katz Linda Lianos in memory of Jim Lianos in memory of Jim Lianos Marcarelli Family Charitable Fund in memory of Allen David Marcarelli Mr. Eric Marcarelli in memory of Alan D Marcarelli Tony Meola and Carey Wagner in honor of Sue Frost & Dan Renn Andrea Migliaccio in honor of Robert Pawlak Ami Montstream in memory of Bob Monstream Susan Motycka in memory of Richard Katz Leigh Pechillo in honor of Bill Berloni Pat & Arthur Roth in honor of Stuart Small Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman in memory of Sally Sherwood Rose Santiago, E. Shamo and P. Castagna in memory of Eleanor W. Hayes Rene and Marguerite Schlag in memory of John Michael Oakes Jessica Scully in honor of Mrs. Murphy Mulligan Tom and Rose Selnau in memory of Karen Vibert Catherine Stoll and Juan Mesa-Freydell in honor of Jay Hilton Carolyn Wrzosek in memory of Alan David Marcarelli

DEDICATED PERFORMANCES Goodspeed Musicals is pleased to offer members and friends an extraordinary opportunity to support the finest musical theatre while providing a once-in-a-lifetime tribute to a friend or loved one.

The December 15, 2024 performance of A Christmas Story by Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman in memory of Sally Sherwood The October 5, 2025 performance of A Chorus Line by Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman in memory of Tharon Musser If you are interested in dedicating a performance to honor someone, please contact Sophia Voglino at 860-615-0389 or svoglino@goodspeed.org.

GOODSPEED MEMBERS & DONORS 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 45+ years *Members whose gifts have been matched by their employer Donors listed here have given direct membership gifts as well as additional donations for the 2025 season as of October 8, 2025.

MARQUEE MEMBERS ($25,000+)

Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts Mable and Richard Seymour John Voege and Geoffrey Paul

Frank and Amy Campbell+ Sue Frost and Dan Renn The Granoff Fund Hila and Saul Rosen

($10,000 - $24,999)

Anonymous Francis G. Adams, Jr. Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis Susan and Bruce Baiter Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cacace Richard T. Cersosimo and Valerie J. Koif+ Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello Lance and Rebecca Darcy

($7,500 - $9,999)

Anonymous Mr. Michael Arseneault Ruth Ann C. Davis+ Fiona A. Egan

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Laura and Jim Duncan Howard Gilman Foundation Susan F. Gonsalves Ms. Jean Selden Greene Ann and John Houston Ms. Dorothy Millen Thomas M. Neff and Dr. Lyndon Haviland Jeff Riley and Mary M. Wilson

Megan Shake Ms. Carol Sirot Ms. Sally Speer Russell Tait and Lee Anderson RADM. Louise C. Wilmot USN (Ret.) and James E. Wilmot Jef and Kate Wolter

Chuck and Elena Foster Jo Trotta Poliner+ Meg Sakellarides and Scott Mokoski

Millie and Marty Shapiro+ James and Penelope Sherrard

GOODSPEED MEMBERS & DONORS DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE MEMBERS ($2,500 - $7,499)

Anonymous (11) Judith W. Adams Dolores L. Andrew+ Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Arborio Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bartner Philip Benoit Denise Bernardo and Edwin Muentes Dr. and Mrs. Ellison Berns Jordan and Rebecca Boss Kenneth and Judith Boudreau Maureen Brouillard+ Jennifer Brown and Ian Ayres Ruth and Stearns Bryant Kris and John Burbank

Bud and Katy Canaday Anne and Jim Carroll James and Jonatha Castle Mrs. T. W. Chabot* Bertie Chuong Kay Knight Clarke Maury and Sonia Cohn Foundation+ Barbara and George Delmhorst Betsy and Rich Didan Mary Jane Dunn Judith Duran Eileen and Helen Ede Bill and Denice Feeley Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Feldman

David and Patricia Fisher+ Muriel and Karl Fleischmann Lynne and Richard Fletcher Julia Ann Francis David and Liz Frankel Ms. Mary Gaskell Cobleigh+ Walter Gillette and Saundra Cope Maureen and Bernie Gillis Bill Gilman William J. Ginnetti, Sr. Karen and Ron Goodspeed William Gratz and James Bruno Pamela and John Griffin Ron and Nina Harris

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GOODSPEED MEMBERS & DONORS The Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation Sylvia and Dennis Heffley Sue Hessel and Karen Dahle 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 Sallie Kemp Robbie and Albert Kestnbaum Michael J. Klingensmith and Ruth A. Shields 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 Ami Montstream Marjorie E. Morrissey Regina M. Neal 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 Robert A. Ridlehoover 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 Donna and Bill Stamm Brenda J. Sullivan+ Maureen Sullivan and Jack Siggins Leonardo H. Suzio Judy B. Taylor Donald and Sharyn Timmerman Richard and Meryl Waldman James and Ann Marie Ward Carol A. Wiggins+ Carlisle Wildeman John N. Wilmot Mr. Richard Winkler Jean M. Wiseman Suzanne E. Zajac and Cliff A. Birdsey Arthur Zieky and Bill Witkowsky

Amanda Finnerty and Alex Levere David and Karen Gagnon Gloria and Bob Gery Lorelei and Neal Goldstein Michael and Joan Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Gossner 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 Ted and Kiki Kennedy 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+ Mr. and Mrs. Richard Millard Richard Minton Joe Molder

Mr. and Mrs. Leamon E. Moore, Jr. Tom and Pam Moriarty Ann B. Mulcahy John and Pat Nyikos David and Janice Ogden 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 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 Maria Mason and William Sybalsky Gerald and Katherine Tullai Arthur E. Webster, Esq.

Stacy Cohen Catherine Coleman Maureen R. Connolly Mrs. J. Noyes Crary+ Mr. and Mrs. Dean P. Cyr Kevin and Corrie Dean* Loriann DeMelis Catherine and Jeff Denmeade* Senator Chris Dodd and Jackie Clegg Dodd Thomas and Carolyn Doherty Jim and Joyce Dowling Lisa Durland and Jonathan Cowles Vera J. Ehnen Mr. and Mrs. Mark Evans* Mr. Anthony Falcetti Lynn Farrell Marlene and Paulo Ferreira Barbara Flynn Michael E. Foley Sandra Gardinier Jennifer and Ken Geisler Karen Gersten and Scott Birrell

Richard and Monika Gibbons Charitable Account Tracey Gionta Dr. and Mrs. Donald Gonci Dr. Lawrence Goodman and Ms. Denise Cologne Laura and Roger Goodspeed+ William Gorton* Ray Grasso Walter and Kathryn Gregory Anita Griffith and Robert Parrott Mr. Alexander J. Grodski and Susan Everett Karen and Chuck Hastings* Constance Henshaw Bart and Jacqueline Hessler Prudence Hoffman+ Peyton C. Horne Leslie Hyatt Michaele D. Imbrogno Barbara Jacobsen+ Dudley and Carole Johnson Ms. Susan Kelly

SUPPORTING MEMBERS ($1,500 - $2,499)

Anonymous (2) Billie and Peter Anker Fran Armstrong Sherri and Scott Baggett Pat Bailey Joyce and Greg Barabas Mrs. Alice C. Belden+ Craig and Annette Bolt Alice C. Brennan William and Janet Brownstein Richard Bruno Anne Sullivan Calanquin Robert and Melissa Carlson Patricia B. and Paul C. Carlson Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation Scott and Robin Chasse Terri and Don Coustan Steven and Debra Daren Mr. Robert N. Davie and Ms. Anne E. MacLeod Mrs. Nathan L. Dubin Betsy Eichholz and Karen Scopino Victoria Engelhardt Elyse and Steven Feltman in memory of Fran and Phil Feltman

($1,000 - $1,499)

Anonymous (8) Bette and Bruce Avery Mr. and Mrs. David N. Barry Bart and Kathryn Guthrie Jean L. Bartlett Robert Bausmith and Jill Peters-Gee MD David and Bonnie Beaulieu Claudia and Bruce Belden Merle Bernstein+ Bruce Betancourt and Steven Hernandez* Don and Frank Bowen-Homets Laurie and Wallis Boyd 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 Kathleen and Mark Ciliano

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GOODSPEED MEMBERS & DONORS Mrs. Debbie Killinger Lynne Kreiner Craig and Donna Kydes Rita A. Landino, Ph.D. Frank and Elisabet Landrey Linda Lianos in memory of Jim Lianos Terry and Bette Lomme+ Jon Lukomnik and Lynn Davidson Dave and Judith Macri Nancy Walton Marikar John Markel John and Amy McCauley Kerry and Donna Meehan The Michael Stewart Foundation Mary Miko and Joseph Migliaro Margie and Lance Minor Maureen Miskovic Patricia and John Mooney Wayne and Susan Mountz Kevin Murphy and Laura Galgowski Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Nahorney* Norman Needleman and Jacqueline Hubbard Mary O’Brien Jeffrey Ogilvie in memory of Lisa Ann Ogilvie*

($500 - $999)

Anonymous (12) Barbara and William Abbate Ms. Pamela Aey Adams Inta and Taggart Adams+ Bradley Agar Joan and Stephen Altschuler Tim and Gayle Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Antaya Mr. and Mrs. David Arcesi David Baril Shelley and Michael Barker Chris and Abby Beale Courtney Becher Kristen Becher Ms. Brittany Beckwith-Martinez Benanav Family+ Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bennett Corinne and Larry Berglund Randee and Martin Berliner Mary Boone George Bouthet Liliane T. Braman+ Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bravo Phil Brencher Kianna Bromley Steve and Joanna Brooks James and Victoria Bruni Frank and Shari Bugaj* Bert and Laura Bunnell Ned and Christine Burt Helen Babcock and Tom Buttacavoli Anne E. Caluori Robyne and Herb Camp Richard and Lisa Caporaso Maureen Carey Vonice and Russell Carr Don and Kathy Carten Ellen and Richard Cartun Kim and Kevin Castleberry Matt Tyler and Tracy Cella Tyler Shelley and Alan Cetel Donald Chamberlin* Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Chappell Samuel H. Chorches+ Ron and Ginny Clark* Gary and Cathy Cluen Philip and Clio Coles Elizabeth Comcowich

Patrick O’Leary Joan and Dennis Overfield Chip and Krystal Paris Bill and Barbara Pattison Edwin and Claire Payne Joan and Craig Phillips Ann Polanski Michael G. Polo Edward C. Raymond Nancy and Nicholas Robert Ms. Kristen Roberts* Mr. Richard J. Robin Robert and Marguerite Rose Anja Rosenberg Mr. Neil Ruenzel Jan and Bill Salvatore Mary T. Sargent Kathleen M. Sauer Leslye Schaefer Mr. Marc Schnitzer Thomas Schwenke Mrs. Carol Seeman+ Thomas and Rose Selnau Edward and Sandra Sharr Stan Shaw and Barbara Rhein Karen Sherry and Jack Dolan Anthony and Lorraine Shetensky

Susan and Steven Sigal Helen Sly Stuart and Arline Small+ Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Spencer Peter and Margery Stehman Mr. James Stenborg Frank Stilwagner and Kurt Dery Lisa and Mike Stilwagner Margaret Strange and Rich Croce Dr. and Mrs. S. Russell Sylvester, Jr.+ Charleen D. Taylor Mr. William E. Thiele Carl Thompson Gay and Kerry John Tomasevich* Theresa Tuthill and Dave Eder Leslie and Richard Weinstein Beverly Welch Lori (Purple) Wilcox June Willson Rory Wilson+ Victoria Winterer+ Penny and William Young Pat and Frank Zak Dr. Robert and Heather Zavod+ Martha Zornow

James Conner Terri and Cosmo Corigliano Carol Corliss Michael and Karen Cormier Ms. Robin Cournoyer and Mr. Anthony Cournoyer Sally and Tom Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Crocker Ted and Rebecca Crosby Joel T. Curmeal Kim Curtin Maureen E. Dalton F. Mitchell Dana Joseph D’Ascanio Michelle and Harcourt Davis Day Family Foundation Marge DeBold Joseph and Susan DeLaurentis Valerie F. DeQuattro+ Ms. Marialina Dominguez and Ms. Janice Poloso Wilma C. Donaldson Bonnie and Friends Jon and Jenna Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. Michael Duffek Mr. Colin Eastland and Mr. Joe Landry Todd Ellison and Gavin Lodge Vincent K Eng Dr. Spencer and Nancy Erman Anne S. Evans Community Foundation of Middlesex County - Marilyn C. Fall Fund Korine and Ronald Ferraro Debra and Bruce Fischman Stephen and Susan Forbes Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Fridkin+ Mr. and Mrs. Jay G. Fromer+ Helen Gallivan Ray and Barbara Galloway John and Sherri Gamm Brenda and Joe Garrison+ Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Giordano, Jr. Joe Goldberg Brandon and Lorraine Graber* Robert and Lyndle Gradoville Anne and Allen Greiner+ William and Luanne Griswold Patricia and Alan Gruber

David and Patricia Hadlow* Margaret Haggerty in memory of John Haggerty Mark and Julie Haight John and Joanna Hamby+ Cornelia Hamilton Matthew and Cheryl Hayward Claudette and Ned Hickey Donna Lynn and Jay Hilton Ms. Margaret Howard Dick and Beverly Hughes Michael and Joanne Humen Louis Blumenfeld and Jacqueline Isaacson The Jacobson Family Norm and Kathy Jacques Eric M. Janney Susan Jobson Marie Joyner David and H. B. Kaplan Frank and Brenda Karsmarski James and Mary Kelley Steven Kelley Sandi Kerzner and Larry Costa Chet and Suzanne Kitchings+ Mr. Brad Kleinerman* Nancy Kline and James Trail Pam and Gary Knowles Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Kosto Deborah Kotchen John A. Krawski Scott and Jennifer Kreamer* Diane and Stanley Krieg Karl Henry Kulisch Tad and Vicki Kuziak Dr. Ross and Diane Lambert Donald Lannin and James Russell Captain Frank A. Lerose Mike and Joan Litwinski Thomas Lombardi Ray and Bobbi Lombra Barbara Long and Roxann Walters Don and Judy Lorusso Alberto Lozano Nancy and Merrill Mack David Maclelland and Sharon Curran Mary Anne Maher Tom and Kelly Maher

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GOODSPEED MEMBERS & DONORS Beverly McCabe Andrew Mccown* Sarah McGinty Dan McMahon and Joe Rhodes Regina and Don Miller Mr. John F. Moore and Christine Schell Michael and Marie Moore Michael Moses Susan Motycka Stephen and Catherine Negri Marianne Neill Ms. Robyn Newhouse David W Nicol Judith Nokes James O’Donnell Nancy and Peter Olsen Isabelle Paez Tom and Mary Palilonis Jim and Arlene Parsons Antonio Pastor Susan and Michael Peck+ Wendy Peterson William J. Petzold, Jr. Peter and Cecile Phillips Laurie and Wayne Pipke Mark Planner Dr. Mary Lee Porterfield Rev. and Mrs. Marston Price Laurie West Prichard and Paul Prichard Jim and Karin Pyskaty Daniel S. Hansen and David D. J. Rau Anthony J. Raucci John and Jennifer Reeve Jeff Reynholds

Will Rhys and Nancy Kluck Christine S. Robinson Alix Rokita+ Ms. Diane Ross Sheila Connors Rubitz Ellen S. Ryczek Mrs. Gloria Sanford Robert and Susan Satterlee Anita Ford Saunders and Leslie Saunders Starr Sayres+ Mike Sbado and John Myung Mark and Kathy Schiller Shirley F. Scholder Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schwartz+ Andrew Seddon and Kathy Smith Bill and Ellen Seeman Kate and Steve Sigmon Bert Silverberg Susan Simonds Jennifer Sims and Bob Gallucci Caroline F. Sloat Brian T. and H. Jean Smith Mr. and Mrs. Brant Smith Ms. Penny Smyth Dr. and Mrs. David Snyderman Mabel and Andrea Sorg Mr. Harold S. Spitzer and Mr. Thomas A. Martin Larry and Mary Ellen St. John Cynthia Stannard Mrs. Stacy Stanton Larry Starr Mr. and Mrs. Chris M. Steele Mr. Eric Steinmetz Deborah Zeffiro Stevens

Steven Sudigala* Lisa and J Bruce Sussman The Szafarek family Dr. Priya Tandon and Dr. Michael Rajkumar Janilyn Taylor Gretchen and Tim Teran Ms. Karin Thelin Brian and Anne Thibeault Lida Tingley Pam Townsend Lucien Lefevre William Tryon Neal Tuohy, Jr. Richard and Jessica Tyrol Peter A. Van Hagen Margaret Saxe Robert and Virginia Vocelli Sherri and Cliff Voege Russ and Alma Waldo+ Carol and Gary Warner Michael and Ellen Wasyl Adam Stuart Weinreb Bob and Roz Weinstein Dennis and Joan Welch, The Wheatmarket Dr. and Mrs. Michael Werdmann Lynn Wilkinson and Jim Heym E. Marie Wilson Mary Lynn Windsor Michael and Kim Wolchesky Helen Wu Wong Bill and Heidi Wrang Ms. Virginia Wydler Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yudkin Sheri Ziccardi and Mark Rhoades

PHASE 1 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS The following individuals, foundations, and institutional donors have contributed to the Phase 1 Campaign in support of the ADA Ramp, Porch, Plaza, and Front Entrance, as well as the reconstruction of the Goodspeed Parking Area.

As of October 8, 2025

($500,000+) Herb Chambers State of Connecticut, Department of Economic and Community Development

($100,000–$499,000) Jennifer Brown and Ian Ayres Jeffrey and Nancy Hoffman Hila and Saul Rosen

($50,000–$99,999)

Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis Frank and Amy Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Coviello Laura and Jim Duncan Ms. Jean Selden Greene The John G. Martin Foundation

($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 28 GOODSPEED MUSICALS | 2025 SEASON

Marjorie E. Morrissey Dr. Anne L. Rothstein and Ms. Jane Hellman Mrs. Frances Seymour Mable and Richard Seymour Mrs. Ashton M. Tenney, Jr. Luke and Stephanie Williams 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

PHASE 1 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS ($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 William J. Ginnetti, Sr.

($1,000–$2,499)

Anonymous (5) Francis G. Adams, Jr. The Bozrah Girls 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 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 Gavin Lodge Victoria Engelhardt Anne S. Evans David and Patricia Fisher Bruce and Kris Fletcher Julia Ann Francis Ms. Lynn Gerr Gloria and Bob Gery Bill Gilman Karen and Ron Goodspeed The Goodspeed Guild Ron and Nina Harris

(Up to $999)

Jonathan Brielle Anne Sullivan Calanquin Lori and Michael Cartwright Effie Chang Mr. John Costa Mr. Charles Davidson Elizabeth M. DavidsonWright Disney Matching Gifts Lola Elliott-Hugh

In-Kind Support

Rosemary Harry 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 A. Landino, Ph.D. and Norman Glover Robin and Robert Laudette Sid and Donna Levine Stacy Lewis Dr. Robert A. Linden 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

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

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Lynde and Michael Karin Ms. Linda Morasutti and Mr. Robert M. Lee Michael and Jo-Ann Price Blair Russell and Nicolo Nisbett

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 Bri Alayne Soekoe 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. Richard Winkler Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Yerxa Dona Young, Trustee Emeritus, and Roland F. Young III Dr. Robert and Heather Zavod Bob and Cindy Zettergren

Cindy Maher Frances and Gina Mastrocco Dan McMahon and Joe Rhodes Janet Parkosewich Maribeth Pennoni Dominick Pinto Ms. Kristen Roberts Adam Schumacher

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GOODSPEED MUSICALS STAFF LEADERSHIP

PRODUCTION

Donna Lynn Hilton .................................................Artistic Director Vanessa Logan .................................................Managing Director

ARTISTIC

Endla Burrows ............................................ Director of Production Dominick J. Pinto ...........................................Production Manager Myjoycia Cezar .............................. Assistant Production Manager Shamus Bonner ....................Production Management Assistant

Michael Fling ........................................Associate Artistic Director Adam Souza.............................................Resident Music Director Chris Zaccardi.....................Resident Production Stage Manager Jakob Harding.................................................Producing Assistant

COSTUME RENTALS Stephanie Turner ........................... Costume Rentals Coordinator Cassandra Greeley, Raechel Johnsky ..............................Costume Rentals Assistants

ADMINISTRATION

COSTUMES Tiffany Delligatti .................................... Costume Shop Manager Jessica Griffin ........................ Assistant Costume Shop Manager Erin Stumm, Alexander Zeek ............................................ Drapers Olivya DeLuca, Lauren Greenfield ...............................First Hands Danielle Robinson ..............................................................Stitcher Tabitha Thompson..................................................Stitcher/Swing John Riccucci ............................................... Wardrobe Supervisor Aneesa Aviles, Sofia Dietze................................... Wardrobe Crew Mia Thomas ...............................................Lead Wig & Hair Stylist Joshua Wisham .................................................. Wig & Hair Stylist Danny Dominguez ......................................Wigs/Wardrobe Swing

Gretchen Wright ................................................ General Manager 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 Sophia Voglino ................. Event & Corporate Relations Manager Rebekah Moses............... Membership & Annual Fund Manager Lori A. Cartwright .....................................Database Administrator Mattie E. Hinckley ................................... Development Associate Diana Silver Grant Strategies, LLC .............. Grants Management EDUCATION Nick Palazzo .........................Education & Engagement Manager FINANCE Tracey Krasniewski..........................................Director of Finance Stacy Booth ....................................... Accounts Payable Manager Sandy Hall..................................... Payroll & Benefits Coordinator Jessica Diaz ......................................................Senior Accountant Withum, Karen Kowgios ............................................Accountants

HOUSE MANAGEMENT Kathy Raczka ................................... Supervising House Manager Kathryn Lees, Beryl W. Thorpe .......................... House Managers Rachel Crockett, Allison Harris, Kathryn Lees, Tammie Sinibaldo ......Assistant House Managers Bob Bennett, Joe Kaminski, Paula Moriarty, Erik Palen, Sydney Smirnow .............. Bartenders Linda Camden, Judy O’Mara .......................................... Gift Shop MARKETING Dan McMahon ............................................. Director of Marketing Katherine Desjardins ..................... Associate Marketing Director Ian Galligan....................................................Marketing Associate Carol Giroux ..........................................Public Relations Manager Sarah Kayser .................................Marketing/Graphics Assistant Diane Sobolewski ........................................ Official Photographer TECHNOLOGY JKS Systems .............................................. Systems Administrator TICKETING Lauren Blankenship .......................................Box Office Manager Catherine Ematrudo................................... Group Sales Manager Morgan Dumark-McNamee .................... Box Office Performance Supervisor Hannah Stein...............................................Box Office Supervisor Photini Constantinou, Wayne Rollins .............................. Box Office Supervisors on Duty Liam Welsh ....................................... Member Services Associate Naomi Corso, Nicki Cuneo, Lori Inferrera, Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger, Destiny Mea, Oscar Sanchez, Sydney Sioch ..............................Box Office Reps Smart, Strategic Marketing for the Arts .....................Direct Sales

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LIGHTING Marissa Michaels ........................................... Lighting Supervisor Karan Gosai ......................................................... Head Electrician Hannah Brown, Margaret Leupold ............................. Electricians PROPS Ryann D. Lee ......................................................... Props Manager Troy A. Junker...................................................Lead Props Artisan Katie Owen ............................................................... Props Artisan Emma Graydon .....................................................Props Carpenter Madilyn Keller............................................. Props Run Crew Head Ashlin Penn ........................................................... Props Run Crew SCENERY Dominick J. Pinto ...............................................Technical Director Matteo Lanzarotta ........................... Associate Technical Director Camden Keech ................................. Assistant Technical Director Emily Guercia.............................................................Draftsperson Dennis J. Riley ........................................................ Shop Foreman Kyle Carson, Joseph Hoffman, Joshua Murphy .................................................... Staff Carpenters Casey Burke-Ruhl, Nathaniel Kerr ............................... Carpenter/Stagehand Swings Ann Aldrich.......................................................... Stage Supervisor Jacob Bubeck, Jakob Sanchez, Mackenzie Saverance .................................................Stagehands SCENIC ARTISTS Carla Tiezzi.....................................................Charge Scenic Artist Miranda Harkins............................................... Lead Scenic Artist April Chateauneuf .................................Senior Staff Scenic Artist Rachel Carlson, Ashley Donnert.....................Staff Scenic Artists SOUND Jay Hilton............................................................. Audio Supervisor Nicholas Peretti .................................. Production Audio Engineer Tesla Lowrey ..........................................Assistant Audio Engineer Theo Ashmore ....................................................... Audio Assistant FOR THIS PRODUCTION Caitlin Belcik, Rachel Sabo-Hedges .............. Associate Directors Kelly Gleason ......................................... Assistant Choreographer Connor Coughlin .....................................Choreographic Assistant Ben Hirschfield, Gabriela Nuñez ...... Assistant Scenic Designers Antonio Consuegra ...................................... Costume Coordinator Dylan Carter.......................................Assistant Lighting Designer Fiona McIntyre Sucher ...................................... Casting Associate Steph Charaska, Evan Johnson, Guthrie Morgan, Luca Plitz ......................................Scenic Artists Matt Meckes ........................................................................Copyist Lily Mihnos ........................................................... Child Supervisor 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 Costumes provided by Maine State Music Theatre Costume Rentals Special Thanks Essex Steam Train, Joseph Cassineri

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Live active and inspired, embrace a new melody, and stay in tune with the local culture. It’s all waiting for you at Essex Meadows.

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