Program Book Insert - Mooseltoe

MOOSELTOE - A NEW MOOSICAL Scene and Musical Selections Scene 1: Somewhere In The North Pole “It’s Christmas Time Again” Gus, Snap, Jingle Scene 2: Moose Family Home

“l Wanna Be A Reindeer” Moose|toe Scene 3: Mooseltoe’s Bedroom

“Get Tough” Snowball, Mooseltoe Scene 4; Moose Family Home

“l Wanna Be A Reindeer’ (reprise) Father. Sister, Snap Jingle Scene 5: North Pole Region “Mooseltoe Moose” Penguins 1,2 & 3 Scene 6: North Pole Foothills

“Food” Willy Walrus

“Mooseking” Mooseltoe Scene 7: North Pole Mountain

“l Can Fly’ Mooseltoe Scene 8: Santa’s Workshop

“Where’s That Moose?”

Snap, Jingle, Mother & Ensemble Scene 9: North Pole Mountain

“l Can Fly” (Reprise) Mooselloe Scene 10: Santa’s Workshop Santa, Snap, Jingle Scene 11: Town Square “lt’s Christmas” Entire Company

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Co-Producers

JIM SEMMELMAN & TERRY KIPPENBERGER

Musical Score

Book & Lyrics

GEORGE KRAMER

JIM SEMMELMAN

Scenic Design

Lighting Design

CAST

KELLY TIGHE

NICHOLAS CRUMBLEY

SNAP (Female Elf ) REBECCA MONTALBANO JINGLE (Male Elf JUSTIN SCOTT GUS, THE POLAR BEAR CLINT CARTER MOMMA MOOSE JESSICA MCHUGHE PAPA MOOSE CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT SISTER MOOSE IMANI DENSON-PITTMAN MOOSELTOE SCOTT LILLY SNOWBALL JOE KOVACS PENGUIN 1 KRISTEN SEAVEY PENGUIN 2 KATIE MOTT PENGUIN 3 & SNOW QUEEN SUMMER HYDE WILLY THE WALRUS JOE KOVACS SANTA CLAUS SETH FOX

Company Manager

Director/Choreographer

(In Order of Appearance)

CREW

STAGE MANAGER AARON KELLEY PRODUCTION MANAGER NICHOLAS CRUMBLEY ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR BEN HOUSER WARDROBE SUPERVISOR SUMMER HYDE WARDROBE ASSISTANT JOE KAVACS

AARON KELLEY

JIM SEMMELMAN

Character Costumes Created By

RANDY CARFAGNO and

VITO LEANZA Voice of the narrator, Gus, provided by Al Roker Original Cast Recording 2002 at Millrose Music, New York, NY

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The CREW

(Alphabetical Order)

NICHOLAS CRUMBLEY (Technical Director) Fifth year with the tour, from Dayton Ohio. Currently working at Kings island amusement park (in Mason, Ohio) designing lighting and control systems for various attraction themeing and effects.

Studied lighting design for live theatre at Wright state university.

BEN HAUSER (Assistant Technical Director) Ben is from Hamilton, Ohio. He graduated in 2015 from Hamilton High School. This is Ben’s first tour. He is happy that he was asked to join the road with Mooseltoe. Ben has recently been offered a full time job at Vincent Lighting Systems as their Assistant Rental Shop Manager position at their Kentucky Branch. Ben has approximately 3/4 different jobs or shows going on at any one time. For the past 5 seasons Ben has worked at Kings Island Amusement Park in many different positions. Ben has done many local productions around the Cincinnati Tri-State. Ben’s favorite musical would have to be The Book of Morman and Phantom of the Opera. He would like to thank his bosses for letting him take off work to work with this production. He would also like to thank his girlfriend Alisa, and his parents would support him through out his crazy life and schedule.

arranged, and worked with a variety of performers and groups. He is currently completing his degree at Hunter College. George is glad to be a part of this merry production.

TERRY KIPPENBERGER (Co-Producer/Agent) Terry has been working with Jim Semmelman and George Kramer since their first collaboration in the mid 90’s on SRO (Standing Room Only). That show enjoyed several years of national tours and played an extended engagement in Chicago.

That led to his continued collaboration with Mr. Semmelman and Mr. Kramer as their agent and co-producer for the team’s newest show, Mooseltoe: A New Moosical. He is delighted to be involved in the tenth tour of this delightful holiday musical for kids of all ages. This delightful show continues to be booked by his national booking agency, Mainstage Artists Management. (www. artistsofmainstage.com)

The CAST

(Alphabetical Order)

CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT (Poppa Moose) Chris is excited to be back in the role of Pappa Moose.

Happy Holidays and enjoy the show.

CREATIVE/PRODUCTION TEAM

CLINT CARTER (Gus, The Polar Bear/Snowman) Clint is thrilled to be doing Mooseltoe one again!

He was recently seen in Songs From and Unmade Bed up in Vermont. Off Broadway and NYC credits include Iron Curtain (Prospect Theater Company), The Legend of Julie Taymor (Fringe NYC), and I Can Has Cheezburger (Fringe NYC). Regional credits include Johnny Guitar and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum both done at Seven Angels Theatre. Clint received a BFA in musical theatre from Otterbein University. Clint would like to thank his family and friends, and a special thanks to his one and only, Stuart. For more information please visit www.clintcarter. info

JIM SEMMELMAN (Co-Producer, Book, Lyrics, Director & Choreographer) When not playing with Mooseltoe, Jim is the stage manager of THE VIEW. He has performed in and stage managed many Broadway shows and tours and has directed and choreographed productions all over the country.

He is currently collaborating on the musicaliztion of the popular FANCY NANCY books.

IMANI DENSON-PITTMAN (Sister Moose) Imani has been with the Mooseltoe Company for several years now and is happy to embark on another journey. He has performed regionally as well as Off-Broadway. Currently he is working as the Asst.

Merchandise manager for Broadway’s School of Rock. All love to the cast and crew with extra love to Jim, Terry and Aaron.

GEORGE KRAMER (Composer) George has enjoyably worked on numerous projects with Jim Semmelman. He has toured all across the U.S. as musical director and arranger of their musical review “SRO.” He has also accompanied, coached,

SETH FOX (Santa Claus) wishes you a very Merry Christmas.

AARON KELLEY (Company Manager) Aaron Kelley; currently from Dallas, Is happy to be back with Mooseltoe for the 10th year. Aaron has his BS in Camp Admin, Children’s Ministry and Theatre, from OBU. Aaron has worked in and around NY, Chicago, Dallas and the National Tour Circuit on the regional and Off Broadway level as Production Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager and Company Manager. Thanks to my Family, Friends and Jim Semmelman. Happy Holidays!

SUMMER HYDE, Wardrobe (Penguin & Snow Queen) Summer is happy to return to the moose family for the third year. She spends the rest of the year working on stage and behind the scenes in film-TV/theatre. She is currently the wardrobe supervisor for Avenue Q the musical and a swing dresser at Aladdin the musical both in NYC.

ing cast and crew of Mooseltoe, Sethy, all of the budding ballerinas at Dance Mechanix, my awesome B*YOU*tiful Boss Babes &a Y-sisters, and especially her incredible family for all of their love, support and encouragement. This and every performance is dedicated to Nanny and Poppy. “No day but today!” Www.FabLashNYC.com

JOE KOVACS (Snowball, Moose Mt. & Willy) Joe Kovacs received two puppets from his grandfather on his third birthday and never really put them down. At the age of four, his hometown of Independence, Ohio saw the premiere of “Red Hood Riding” performed from behind the living room sofa. His family lauded in the production as “Longer than Gone with the Wind yet less far dangerous to watch than the pressure cooker.”

A graduate of the Cincinnati School for the Creative and Performing Arts, he has been singing and dancing his way across the globe for more than 28 years. From 2004 to 2008, Joe performed with the puppet “Madame” who, with her original partner and creator the late Wayland Flowers, made a splash in nightclubs, casinos and on television during the 1970’s and 1980’s. A master craftsmen and performer, Joe has worked as Director, Writer, Costume and Puppet Designer from New York City to the exotic island of Bahrain to breathtaking Paris (Kentucky, that is).

KATIE MOTT (Penguin #2) Katie is thrilled to be returning to the Mooseltoe cast for her 6th season with the show. She is a graduate from Shenandoah Conservatory, Class of 09’. She has performed in various regional theaters, theme parks and has even dabbled in directing since then. She is so excited to start of the holiday season with her Moose family once again. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!!

SCOTT LILY (Mooseltoe) Scott Lilly is flying in to save Christmas for his ninth year as Mooseltoe!

An actor, director and designer, he has had the privilege to work with several theatre companies in New York and across the U.S. Scott is also a visual artist and cartoonist (follow him on Instagram @fsthespo). Many thanks and much love to Jim, Terry, and the entire Mooseltoe family.

JESSICA MCHUGHE (Momma Moose) Jessica Bober (or JBo) is proud to be a part of the Moose family for the 6th season! If you don’t recognize the name, it’s because she was just married this past October! Yay! Shout out to her new husband, Patrick Bober (or PBo). She wishes the audience and her family (Moose or otherwise) the happiest of holiday seasons. Enjoy the show, folks!

REBECCA MONTABLO (Snap) is thrilled to return to the Mooseltoe family for the 11th time, having originated this role in 2003. In addition to several Off-Off Broadway and professional productions throughout the NY area, Rebecca has also appeared on various TV shows, commercials and music videos. Off-stage, Rebecca plays the role of Owner/Artistic Director of Dance Mechanix, a performing arts studio in Queens, New York. She would like to thank Jim and Terry for once again giving her this incredible opportunity, the amaz-

KRISTIN SEAVY (Penguin #1) Kristen is excited to be returning to as Laverne the Penguin for the 5th year. Originally from Maine, Kristen is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She is a published playwright whose plays have been produced both Off-Broadway and out of state, and also a filmmaker with her upcoming film, Flotsam. Credits include Elaine Robinson in the stage adaptation of The Graduate, web series Life After Fat, feature films Juvie, and Unexplained Disappearance of Karla Marks, Six Degrees of Murder (ep.101) on Discovery ID, MTV’s Guy Code, The Onion News Network, and international commercial campaigns including PRADA Candy Fragrance, and the “critically acclaimed” Air Curler infomercial. Happy Holidays! www.kristenseavey.com or @KristenSeavey JUSTIN SCOTT (Jingle & Moose Mt.) Justin Scott (Jingle) is so excited to once again be returning to the amazing cast of “Mooseltoe” for his seventh season! Currently living in Philadelphia, he is a native of Virginia, where attended Shenandoah Conservatory as a musical theatre major.

There, he performed such roles as Theo, in “Pippin” (under the direction of Tony Award-nominee Lara Teeter,” Peter in the college premiere of “bare: a pop opera,” and the lead role of Wallace in “Women & Wallace.” Regional credits include Billy in the Philadelphia premiere of “Through a Glass, Darkly,” Peter Pan in “Peter Pan,” Romeo in “Romeo + Juliet,” Harry Potter in a one-act production of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” and himself in the theatrical experiment “a kettle of fish: a smattering.” Film credits include M. Night Shaymalan’s “The Last Airbender,” and music composer for the short film “The Study.” Thanks to Jim, for this amazing opportunity, Becca, for keeping me in line (and keeping me sane), and to his family and friends for their continuous support throughout the years. Enjoy the show!