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CONTENTS 5 / Welcome 6 / THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER 8 / Cast

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Cover photo by Mike Fitelson

9 / Kurtis Blow 11 / Who's Who

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LETTERS

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Mark Nerenhausen President and CEO, Hennepin Theatre Trust Dear Friends, Thank you for joining us at Hennepin Theatre Trust’s State Theatre for this special presentation of The Hip Hop Nutcracker.

It’s a joy to team up with our friends at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts to bring you this holiday favorite with a modern and energetic twist. We hope you are inspired by the performance as much as we are inspired to be a part of a diverse performing arts community and bring this special show to more audiences.

Hennepin Theatre Trust’s three historic theatres — the Orpheum, State and Pantages — anchor high-quality arts and culture experiences in downtown Minneapolis.

We’re proud to be part of a vibrant downtown center that fosters economic growth with its eclectic mix of restaurants, hotels, businesses, retail, sporting events, dance, comedy and more. Added to that mix are our newest community spaces at 900 Hennepin Avenue — also home to our organization.

Jamie Grant President and CEO, Ordway

Hello and welcome to tonight’s presentation of The Hip Hop Nutcracker! We’re thrilled to be able to bring this contemporary re-imagining of Tchaikovsky’s timeless ballet back to the Twin Cities by popular demand for the third consecutive year.

Over the past two seasons of presenting The Hip Hop Nutcracker at the Ordway, we’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback from audiences. Our patrons have loved the experience of seeing this classic with a modern twist, and many have said that the production has become a welcome addition to their family’s holiday traditions.

We’re thrilled to be able to expand the opportunity for that experience to even more people by partnering with our friends at Hennepin Theatre Trust. We look forward to finding other ways our organizations can work together to continue to bring the very best of the performing arts to the Twin Cities.

We’re thankful for our partnership with the Ordway, and we look forward to finding new ways that our organizations can work together to bring even more exceptional art to the Twin Cities.

The Hip Hop Nutcracker is just the first of many exciting holiday shows in store for Ordway audiences this season. Next month we’ll welcome R&B superstar Will Downing with “Soulful Sounds of Christmas,” as well as Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Darlene Love with “Love for the Holidays.”

We’ll also stage our very own Ordway Original production of the perennial favorite, Annie, directed by accomplished Twin Cities performer Austene Van. You definitely don’t want to miss these shows!

Visit our website for more information and to see what else is coming up at the Ordway.

We hope you have a unique and memorable experience.

Thank you for being here and enjoy the show!

Sincerely, Mark Nerenhausen President and CEO, Hennepin Theatre Trust

Jamie Grant President and CEO, Ordway

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ACT I: During the annual uptown holiday street party, Maria-Clara is upset by her parents’ constant bickering. The mysterious Drosselmeyer appears, bringing magical toys to the party. He introduces Maria-Clara to a street vendor selling roasted nuts, who catches her eye because he is different from the other boys on the block. After the party breaks up, Maria-Clara heads home, but on her way, she runs into the menacing Mouse Crew.

The Nutcracker, aided by a magic pair of sneakers, defeats the Mouse King and the couple enjoys the romance of winter’s first snowfall.

ACT II: Drosselmeyer meets Maria-Clara and the Nutcracker and takes them back in time to the Land of Sweets nightclub on New Year's Eve, 1984.

Invisible, the couple watches the party-goers show off the dance styles of the day. Suddenly Maria-Clara realizes she is witnessing the night her parents met and is overcome by how they were once deeply in love.

Back in the present, and with a little more magic, Maria-Clara and The Nutcracker help Mom and Dad reconcile.

The community joins them in the celebration.

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Adapted by

MIKE FITELSON Based on “The Nutcracker” by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky with Special Guest MC

KURTIS BLOW Produced by NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER JOHN SCHREIBER, President & CEO DAVID RODRIGUEZ, Executive Producer JULIA KRAUS, Producer Lighting Designer BURKE WILMORE Production Supervisor PETER SMITH

Video Designer MOE SHAHROOZ

Company Manager KIMBERLY SHAW

Original Beats & Remixes DJ BOO

Production Stage Manager ANGIE MCCORMACK

Associate Director & Choreographer RANDI "RASCAL" FREITAS

General Manager MAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT

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Directed & Choreographed by

JENNIFER WEBER Featuring freestyles by the company Powered by

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CAST Maria-Clara............................................................................................ ANN-SYLVIA CLARK The Nutcracker.....................................................................JOSUE “BEAST” FIGUEROA Mom.............................................................................................................ALLAUNÉ BLEGBO Dad........................................................................................ MICAH “JUST JAMZ" ABBREY Drosselmeyer...........................................................................................................SHESTREET Mouse King/Ensemble....................................................... RANDI “RASCAL” FREITAS Toy/Ensemble..............................................................................................JOEL MAISONET Toy/Ensemble.................................................................................................. LILIANA FRIAS Russian/Ensemble....................................... RAMONE “MONE SWIFF” WILKINSON Russian/Ensemble.................................................................................................ALEX LAYA Tea/Ensemble..........................................................................................................AYANO ITO Flute/Ensemble.................................................................................................EVAN MOODY Violinist.................................................................................................................EMILY SIMONE Performance DJ............................................................................................................. DJ BOO

PLACE New Year's Eve — Uptown, USA The Hip Hop Nutcracker will be performed with one 20-minute intermission.

PRODUCTION STAFF CREDITS Dance Captain........................................................................ RANDI “RASCAL” FREITAS Original Company Associate Director/Choreographer..................... TAEKO KOJI Original Costume Design.................................................................... WHITNEY ADAMS Wardrobe Manager/Assistant Stage Manager................................... ELIDA DORAT

General Management MAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS EVA PRICE ANDREW HARTMAN AVRAM FREEDBERG

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KURTIS BLOW (Special Guest MC) is one of the founders and creators of recorded rap. A timeless artist and hip hop legend, Kurtis blazed the trail for early hip hop artists and continues to carry the torch for hip hop music in new arenas. Kurtis is credited with many accolades, and was the first rapper to ever be signed to a major label, release a certified gold rap album (The Breaks), tour the United States and Europe, record a national commercial (Sprite), use the drum machine, sample and sample loop, release a rap music video, and become a millionaire.

In 1979, at the age of 20, Kurtis Blow became the first rapper to be signed by a major label. He released Christmas Rappin’, which sold over 400,000 copies and became an annual classic. Its gold follow-up, The Breaks, helped ignite an international “rap attack,” solidifying the new art form. He released 10 albums over 11 years and his early projects made him an instant success at home and across Europe. Pioneering records like Party Time introduced the fusion of rap and gogo. Hit songs like “8 Million Stories”, “AJ”, and “Basketball” were simply ahead of their time, and still get spins by DJs today. Fellow rap legend Nas debuted at #1 on the Billboard Charts with a cover of Kurtis’ “If I Ruled the World” in 1997.

Beyond his own hits, Kurtis contributed to the success of The Fat Boys and Run DMC. In fact, Run began his career billed as “The Son of Kurtis Blow.” Among countless others, Wyclef Jean, Love Bug Starski, Sweet Gee, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Full Force, and Russell Simmons all have been produced by or have worked with Kurtis in the past. Kurtis’ multi-disciplinary skillset has taken him across the country and overseas to score, produce, and act in various films. Most notably, he played a large role in the production of the hit film Krush Groove. The New York Daily News called his cinematic works a “noteworthy, dynamic presence.”

Kurtis Blow’s reach transcends that of your typical entertainer. He has completed multiple world tours since the turn of the new millennium, and continues to work on other creative endeavors.

His innate ability to reach people is evident in his work as an activist, radio personality, and most recently, an ordained minister and leader of the Hip Hop Church. Artists still pay their respects to Kurtis’ trailblazing in a number of ways. His influence has been mentioned in seemingly every important Hip-Hop film in the past decade, from Get Rich or Die Tryin’ to Notorious and Straight Outta Compton. He has a prominent presence on Television as well, with his music appearing on shows such as Dancing With The Stars & SportsCenter. He also was an associate producer on the Netflix hit series The Get Down.

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WHO’S WHO ANN-SYLVIA CLARK (Maria-Clara) was born and raised In Norway.

Training: Flow Dance Academy (Copenhagen, Denmark), Broadway Dance Center (NYC). In DK, she performed with Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams at the 2006 MTV European Music Awards. As a member of Decadancetheatre she has toured the US, UK, and performed on “Good Day New York,” Fox5, CBS, and was a contestant on TruTV’s “Fake off.” She has performed at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and worked on music videos for artists like Alicia Keys, Styles P, F.Stokes, LEON, Ben L’Oncle Soul, and Fedez. She has also done commercial work for Samsung, Smirnoff, Sixt Car and Digicel.

SHESTREET (Drosselmeyer), inspirational Movements Artist/ Choreographer, has the ability to move the masses. Being raised in a city flourishing with talented singers and musicians was a great advantage in her eyes. Her love for movement and acting began at an early age and over the years, a sense of embedment was placed in her world! After deciding to dedicate more time to hone her craft, SHE spent the following years enhancing her craft and performing throughout the United States with various companies. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she relocated to Los Angeles, California where she continues to pursue her vision, full time.

JOSUE “BEAST” FIGUEROA (The Nutcracker) Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Florida, Josue discovered his passion for breaking and the performing arts at the age of 15. Through his continual pursuit and love for the arts, he’s earned work in the Step Up film franchise, numerous commercials and several international breaking championship titles with his world renown crews MIND180 and Skill Methodz.

Josue is currently studying to create his next path as an actor...

Stay tuned.

RANDI “RASCAL” FREITAS (Associate DirectorChoreographer/Dance Captain/ Mouse King/Ensemble) is a member of The Beat Freaks Crew, and is a professional hip hop dancer living in Los Angeles.

Some of her credits to date include Nike, Anthropologie, Toyota, “The Emmy’s”, Kaytranada and Mya. Randi has toured Japan performing in a live battle theatre show. This is her second US tour dancing in and choreographing for the Hip Hop Nutcracker. Randi also performs with an outreach program called Universoul Hip Hop, bringing hip hop into schools for assemblies and after school curriculum. In addition to performing, she is the co-founder of a battle called The Dance Fight and is active in the underground battle world. Randi currently teaches at Movement Lifestyle, a professional dance studio in LA.

ALLAUNÉ BLEGBO (Mom) is a French dancer, raised between Paris, France and Abidjan, Ivoiry Cost. She is a member of the French Hip-Hop/House crews Wanted Posse and Paradox-sal.

She also studied in New York at The Alvin Ailey School. After a year on tour with Madonna, Allauné decided to move to the US. As a freestyler she loves to merge her Hip-Hop and technical background with acrobatics to create a unique and abstract style.

MICAH “JUST JAMZ” ABBREY (Dad) is an artist with a concentration in Urban Improvisational Movement.

Abbrey specializes in movement innovation and total body integration methodologies with an emphasis in musical aural skills and meditative approaches to movement, in order to heighten creativity and self-awareness.

Currently, he works as a core company member of a site specific modern dance company, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre, works as a dance instructor at the infamous Movement Lifestyle dance studio and spends most time traveling the U.S. teaching and competing using his style “the way of a million bounces.”

JOEL MAISONET (Toy/Ensemble) From Oceanside, CA, Joel Maisonet has lived and trained all over Southern California.

Coming from free styling in styles such as breaking, krump, and hip hop, Joel eventually found his love for musical theater, tap and hip-hop choreography while training in his teens at Temecula Dance Company.

LILIANA FRIAS (Toy/Ensemble) was born and raised in Mexico, currently working as a professional dancer in Los Angeles CA. She has been dancing for 13 years. With a journey starting as a technical dancer, then later mastering hip hop styles and the art of freestyle. She has been featured on projects such as “So You Think You Can Dance” season 12, “Americas Best Dance Crew” season 7, Cirque Du Soleil and Comedy Central. She is also an accomplished choreographer known for teaching and performing in the US, Europe and Latin America.

RAMONE “MONE SWIFF” WILKINSON (Russian/Ensemble) is a professional dancer from Philly. After years of being a selftaught street dancer, he moved on to enhancing his knowledge of different styles such as hiphop foundation and funk styles.

His hard work and talent led him to work professionally in New York and Los Angeles. He’s worked with A-list artists and worldwide brands such as Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Big Sean, Nike, and Apple. Ramone knew that hard work, dedication, and prayer would lead him to the life he dreamed of.

ALEX LAYA (Russian/Ensemble) grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and began his dance training in breaking at the age of 17. Education: Western Michigan University. Alex performed with DJ/Producer DIPLO, while being featured in his music video “Set Me Free”, as well as performing with Soul Fresh Fam, directed by Ricky Cole of Mos Wanted Cru, at many venues, including World of Dance. Some of Alex’s other credits include Gala de Danza, Youth American Grand Prix, Establish Your Empire, Dance Stellar Productions, Chicago Dance Crash, and Culture Shock Chicago AYANO ITO (Tea/Ensemble) Ayano Ito was born and raised in Kanagawa, Japan. She started to compete and perform with her crew at the age of 16. Her team won 1st prize at a competition in Kanagawa. Her first job as a professional dancer was a movie called "Pyu-To fuku Jaguar" in Japan. Training: Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio, Edge Performing Arts Center and Millennium Dance Complex. Since she moved to Los Angeles, she has had opportunities to work with Nike, Lenovo, Hard Rock Cafe, Money Super Market and many more.

She continuously works hard to inspire people!

EVAN MOODY (Flute/Ensemble) Just a kid from Raleigh, NC! My first theatre stage debut was My First Bug Jar Musical as a 5th Grader at NC State University to now having credits that include: Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Mountain Dew, Keke Palmer, Alvin and the Chipmunks 4, and Todrich Hall. So thankful for all the opportunities. I would like to thank my parents for helping me find a passion at such a young age and then helping me focus and grow with it.

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WHO’S WHO EMILY SIMONE (Violinist) is a classically-trained pop violinist and electronic music producer based in Brooklyn. A fixture in the NYC club scene, Emily has toured Germany with the Franco Dragone (of Cirque du Soleil) show Incredible India, and is regularly featured with cirquenouveau group Quixotic. Emily has performed concerts in Pakistan to promote cultural exchange, enjoys remixing contemporary music to feature the violin (#thevmix), and released her first EP last year (KYLIAN - We Are Ready).

DJ BOO (DJ) is a NY based Fil-Am DJ/musician who has shared the stage with the likes of Ghostface Killah, DJ Kool Herc, KRS-1, Snoop Dogg, and Common. He has backed wordsmiths like Eternia, The Juggaknots, and Omar Offendum. In 2014 he served as a cultural ambassador for the United States, performing, and conducting Hip Hop workshops with The Nomadic Wax Collective in Nepal, Mozambique, and Swaziland as part of the American Music Abroad Tour. He has had the honor of performing at Jacob’s Pillow backing Brooklyn based Hip Hop dance company, Decadancetheatre. As a music producer he, along with choreographer Jennifer Weber, helped bring to life Mike Fitelson’s holiday phenomenon, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, a modern reimagining of the classic ballet by Tchaikovsky; which has toured the United States and Russia.

JENNIFER WEBER (Director & Choreographer) is a Bessie nominated choreographer and the founder of theatrical hip-hop company, Decadancetheatre. Her work has been performed at Jacob’s Pillow, The Apollo, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, London’s Southbank Centre, New York City Center, and The Stanislavsky Music Theatre, Moscow. Choreography credits include KPOP (Ars Nova), Cruel Intentions The Musical (LPR), Bryony Lavery’s Stockholm (US premier/Stageworks, Hudson), PBS’s Odd Squad Live! (National Tour), James Brown: Get On the Good Foot (Apollo Theater/Tour). Commercial direction/choreography: Marc Jacobs, CK2, American Express, Uber, Ulta, L’Oreal Matrix, Reebok, Philosophy and Fake Off (Season 2, TruTV). Weber directed the 2016 and 2017 national tours of Lifetime’s Bring It Live!

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MIKE FITELSON (Writer/Co-Creator) is the executive director of the United Palace of Cultural Arts (UPCA), which originally produced The Hip Hop Nutcracker in 2014, and co-created the show with Jennifer Weber, adapting the story and supplying the images for the scenery. Fitelson has worked to build the arts community in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan for over a decade. He co-founded the community’s annual arts festival, the Uptown Arts Stroll in 2003; served in every capacity of the Manhattan Times, the bilingual community newspaper of Washington Heights and Inwood, from 2002–2011.

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BURKE WILMORE (Lighting Designer) is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 and an honors graduate of Wesleyan University. He has designed or adapted seven works for BODYTRAFFIC and has also lit the work of Camille A. Brown (Black Girl: Linguistic Play, Mr. Tol E. Rance, City of Rain). He was the resident designer for Battleworks (2001–2010) and to date has lit five of Robert Battle’s works for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. For the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, he lit Midsummer Night’s Dream and Red Velvet. He frequently collaborates with Broadway star André de Shields, for whom he lit the Louis Armstrong musical Ambassador Satch, and designed scenery and lighting for de Shields’ production of Ain’t Misbehavin’. Mr. Wilmore designed scenery and lighting for Apollo Club Harlem, and Ellington at Christmas, both at the Apollo Theater.

MOE SHAHROOZ (Video Designer) is a video artist based in New York City. He specializes in animation, editing, and interactive video design. He has worked on a wide variety of projects ranging from television shows, award shows, fashion shows, music videos, and numerous theatrical productions. His work has been showcased in over 100 theaters throughout the world.

He holds a Master’s Degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

He is also known for performing and producing music under the moniker I. Sheik. He is proud to be working with The Hip-Hop Nutcracker. moeshahrooz.com ANGIE MCCORMACK (Production Stage Manager) is so stoked to be working as the Stage Manager for this year’s Hip Hop Nutcracker! What an amazing opportunity to jump back into the world of stage management after taking a brief hiatus to work as a Gallery Director in Florida. Previous credits include; Peter Pan 360 , Yo Gabba Gabba! Live, and Scooby Doo Live. Thanks to her family and amazing boyfriend for learning to accept the fact that she misses most major holidays. Enjoy the show!

KIMBERLY SHAW (Company Manager) Broadway: Amelié, Fiddler on the Roof, The Lion King. Tours/International: Central Avenue Breakdown (N. Korea), I Got Fired (N. Korea), Franco Dragon’s India (Germany), Little Shop of Horrors (U.S. Tour). Off-Broadway: Avenue Q, Midnight’s Children (The Apollo), The Other Josh Cohen, Triassic Parq, Blind Date. TV: The Haves and Have Nots, For Better or Worse, Love Thy Neighbor, Super Bowl XXXIV. B.A: Theatre, Spelman College, M.F.A: Theatre Management and Producing, Columbia University.

PETER L. SMITH (Production Supervisor & Lighting Director) Production Manager or Lighting Designer: National Tours-Stars of Kirov Ballet, Stars of ABT, Russian National Ballet, Georgian State Dance Company, Trisha Brown Dance Company, Shirley MacLaine & Frank Sinatra U.S. Tour, Shirley MacLaine World Tours ’89-‘96, Off-Broadway I Like It Like That w/Tito Nieves, Travels With My Aunt, John & Jen, A Walk in the Woods, NYSAF: Romantic Poetry

by Shanley & Krieger, “Geometry of Fire” by Belber, “The Boy Who Heard Music” by Pete Townsend, Bhutan by Daisy Foote, A Steady Rain by Keith Huff. Concerts: , Nas, Lil’ Kim, Victor Manuelle, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ruben Blades, El Gran Combo, Keith Sweat, Stephanie Mills, Isley Brothers, Daddy Yankee, Prince Royce, Austin Mahone.

MAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT (General Manager) is a producing, developing and management company founded by Avram Freedberg, Mary Beth Dale and Eva Price; and is joined by Managing Director/General Manager Carl Flanigan. Select credits on Broadway, Off-Broadway and on tour include Small Mouth Sounds; Cruel Intentions The Musical; Verso; Carefree: Dancin’ With Fred & Ginger; Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons on Broadway!; The Lion; The Hip Hop Nutcracker; 50 Shades! The Musical; Ivy + Bean The Musical; Voca People; and Colin Quinn: Long Story Short. MaximumCompany.com NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (NJPAC) (Producer), located in downtown Newark, N.J., is America’s most diverse performing arts center, and the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey — where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the state’s and the world’s best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted nearly 10 million visitors (including over 1.5 million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents. Visit njpac.org or call 1-888-GO-NJPAC for more information.

EVA PRICE (Producer) is a Tony Award-winning producer of over 15 Broadway plays, musicals, and concerts. 2012 Crain’s NY 40 Under Forty Rising Business Stars and member of The Broadway League’s Board of Governors. Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen (6 Tony Awards including Best Musical); On Your Feet! (The Story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan); Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons on Broadway!; Peter and the Starcatcher (5 Tony Awards); Colin Quinn Long Story Short (directed by Jerry Seinfeld); Annie (TonyNominated Musical Revival);The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino (Tony-Nominated Play Revival); Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking; The Addams Family (starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth); Off-Bway: Cruel Intentions The Musical; KPOP; Drama Desk-nominated Found; The Lion (Drama Desk-winner, OffWest End-winner); Small Mouth Sounds. Touring: The Hip Hop Nutcracker; Carefree: Dancin’ with Fred and Ginger; The Magic School Bus Live!: The Climate Challenge; Ella, a bio musical about the life and music of Ella Fitzgerald. Upcoming: Jagged Little Pill.

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