MARQUEE
OCTOBER 7-12, 2025 • ORPHEUM THEATRE
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT & CEO
His name was Jim Mitchell.
He was one of my Board Chairs when I ran the Auditorium Theatre in downtown Chicago.
Jim played the guitar. In an earlier life, before he became a successful banker, Jim played in a band that was the precursor to the mega-70s hitmakers Styx. He always laughed and said, “They became huge after I quit the band.”
Throughout the years I knew him, Jim would often say to me, “You know what someone should do? Make a musical featuring the songs of Neil Diamond. I love his music. And I think those songs could be woven together to make a great show.”
I would chuckle and nod my head. Then I would go on my way, working on other projects and not really giving credence to Jim’s suggestion.
Shortly after I moved to Memphis, I heard Jim had been diagnosed with dementia. A year later, I learned he had passed.
I was heartbroken.
Jim was very generous and supported the theatre’s work with his philanthropy. Tucked into an envelope with a check once was a note that simply said, “You keep making great programs. I will keep sending you money.”
He was one of the kindest and most ethical men I have ever known.
When I found out that New York producer Ken Davenport was creating a musical about Neil Diamond, I knew I had to be involved. Jim’s voice was in my head telling me this show needed to be made. I decided the Orpheum Theatre Group would invest in A Beautiful Noise
It was a great decision. The show ran for a little over eighteen months on Broadway and is now entering its second year of touring.
It is a terrific production, telling the story of Neil’s life in a clever manner that is different than other jukebox musicals.
But for me, it is largely about Jim Mitchell. A man I respected and admired. A guitar-playing banker whose generosity and kindness knew no limits.
This one’s for you, Jim.
I regret not doing this for you in your lifetime. But I am pleased to no end to be able to do it for you now.
Brett Batterson President & CEO Orpheum Theatre Group
ETIQUETTE & REMINDERS
Latecomers will be seated at an appropriate break in the performance.
No text messaging, photography, or recording. This is a distraction to those seated around and above you.
Be conscientious of the noise you make. Please do not talk, whisper, or unwrap candy during the performance.
Firearms, knives, or weapons of any kind are prohibited inside the theatre.
Help us keep our venue secure. If you see anything suspicious, please tell an usher or other staff member.
HEARING DEVICES
Assistive listening devices are available at no charge and can be borrowed at coat check.
CLOSED CAPTIONING
For select Broadway shows, we offer closed captioning through the GalaPro app (available to download on the Apple App Store or Google Play).
GROUP DISCOUNTS
Some shows offer discounted tickets when booking a group.
PICKLER COMPANIES BROADWAY CLUB
The Pickler Companies Broadway Club is the Orpheum’s private lounge offering light snacks, a dedicated bar, and private restrooms. Access during Broadway Shows is a available with a President’s Club level donation.
LUXURY SUITES
Located on the front rows of the Mezzanine and Grand Tier, our Luxury Suites are perfect for families and corporate entertaining.
TOURS
On select Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays throughout the year we offer campus tours.
THE BALCONY PROJECT
Uncover the poignant legacy of Memphis, where the theater’s Black-Only balcony entrance once stood. The Balcony Project is free and open to the public every Monday and Saturday for two hours each day.
PARKING
Both the Downtown Mobility Center and the MLGW Garage are steps from the Orpheum Theatre and offer reserved parking in advance. There are also several other lots, garages, and street parking near the Theatre.
HALLORAN CENTRE FOR PERFORMING
ARTS & EDUCATION
Located next to the Orpheum Theatre, the Halloran Centre offers education, community programs, and a wide range of live performances year-round.
RENT OUR SPACES
Whether it’s a small reception or a large conference, our two venues offer versatile rental spaces that can suit any event.
VIEW THIS PROGRAM ONLINE
View this and other programs on your digital device. Visit issuu.com/orpheummemphis.
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THE ORPHEUM THEATRE GROUP
Brett Batterson
Paulette Luker
Dacquiri Baptiste
Jennifer McGrath
Christina Torres
Tracy Trotter, CFRE
Teresa Ward
Marilyn Sims
Glenda Young
Paige Perkins
Jallyah Thomas
Robert Moore
Candace Dean
Andrew Jordan
Kelsea Lewis
Mackenzie Pirtle VanAusdall
Marianna Staff
Taylor St. John
Lena Wallace Black
Verity Yao-Jen Hwang
A. Santyria Johnson
Rhyan Alleman
Nathan Ashby
Kristin Bennett-Banks
Daniel Stuart Nelson
Eboni Cain
Jessica Johnson
Moriah Loya
Macon Wilson
Joy Brown
LaQuita Jackson Barnes
Falton Mason
Sara Adams
Angie Harrison Murphy
Susan Smith
Grant Hatton
Charles Materna
Richard Reinach
Eric Slaughter
Joseph McKinney
Cindi Maglothin
Katelyn Sosebee
Sam Long
Adarion Bivins
Tracy Washington
President & CEO
Executive Vice President & CFO
Vice President & COO
Vice President of Education,
Community Engagement, &
Halloran Centre Programming
Vice President of Marketing
Vice President of Development
Vice President of Ticketing &
Patron Services
DirectorofTicketing&PatronServices
Ticket Services Manager
Group Sales Manager
Patron Services Manager
Group Sales Coordinator &
Halloran Centre Events Manager
Director of Development
Manager of Donor Engagement
Manager of Donor Services
Manager of Grants & Donor
Communications
Development Coordinator
Director of Education & Engagement
Education & Engagement Manager
Presentations&EngagementManager
Resident Teaching Artist
Education&EngagementCoordinator
Creative Director
Public Relations Director
Advertising Director
Social Media Manager
Content Creation Manager
Website Manager
Email Marketing Manager
Director of Rentals & Events
Director of Human Resources
Director of Accounting
Halloran Centre Sales Manager
Accounting & Finance Analyst &
Operations Manager
Executive Assistant to the President
Halloran Centre Director of House
Operations
Technical Director
Facilities & Engineering Director
Director of Event Operations
Facilities Manager
Volunteer Manager
Production Manager
Production Manager
Food & Beverage Manager
Housekeeping Coordinator
COMING UP NEXT
THE MERSEY BEATLES: RETURN TO SHEA STADIUM HALLORAN CENTRE
OCTOBER 8
THE QUEEN’S REGENCY BALL: A 19TH CENTURY SOULFUL MURDER MYSTERY EXPERIENCE HALLORAN CENTRE
OCTOBER 25-26
LEGENDS OF SOUL: REIMAGINED HALLORAN CENTRE NOVEMBER 1
TASHA & NAOMI LIVE IN CONCERT ORPHEUM THEATRE NOVEMBER 9
NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM FREEDOM AWARD ORPHEUM THEATRE
OCTOBER 16
PETER FRAMPTON ORPHEUM THEATRE
OCTOBER 25
DAN WAGNER’S JOHNNY CASH & FRIENDS TRIBUTE SHOW HALLORAN CENTRE NOVEMBER 7
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY HALLORAN CENTRE NOVEMBER 13
ANNE WILSON: THE STARS TOUR ORPHEUM THEATRE
OCTOBER 24
THE NOTEBOOK ORPHEUM THEATRE
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Relax, Renew, Rejuvenate
THE CLUB OF 20
The Orpheum Theatre Group would like to recognize these Season Ticket Holders who have subscribed to the Broadway Series every year for the past 20 or more years! These dedicated subscribers are the core of our annual patrons and allow us to continue to bring the best of Broadway to Memphis year after year. Please join us in thanking them for their loyalty and enthusiasm for our historic theatre.
Jerry Alford
Ann Allard
David L. Allen
Bruce Alpert
Patty and George Alvord
Mary A. Ammend
Anita Arnold
Nancy and Neil Arnold
Phil Aronoff
Dennis and Emily Baer
Clara Bailey
John and Rebecca Bakke
Grant and Mary Ruth Bales
Tom Banning
Camilla Barber
Bruce and Cindy Barney
Linda M. Barrett
Vickie Baselski
Bob Batson
Michael M. Beck
Charles Bedwell
Drs. Leon Bedwell and Kim Huch
David N. Beene, Sr.
Linda Belz
Marilyn and Jack Belz
Anise and Ron Belz
Anne Wulff and Brian Bendersky
Dorothy L. Benson
Sheila C. Bentley
Jamie Kay Berkley
Stanley Bilsky
Benard Blasingame
Jennie Bledsoe
Lisa and John Bobango
Jay and Kelly Bobo
Percy R. Boggan Jr.
Deanna and Antonio Bologna
Donna and Barry G. Bouchillon
Mary Ann Boyle
Patricia and Charles Brand
Ray Brandon
Denby Brandon III
J. Allen Brasfield Jr.
Jerry Brasher
Philip Breazeale
Pam Bronson
Jeffrey L. Bronze
David Brooks
Diane Brown
Robert H. Buckman
Becky and Andy Burkeen
Johnny Burns Jr.
Tony Burriss
Linda Busby
Douglas Bush
Kathy Campbell
Dee Cannell
George B. Carter
Richard Carver
Todd Chappell
Dr. Nancy A. Chase
Michael L. and Roberta Christensen
Rachel Claiborne
Judy Clampit
Gregg A. Coats and Mark Harris
Robin P. Cocke
Dr. Marc and Mrs. Myrna Cohen
Glen and Elissa Coombs
Mike Conway
Dr. and Mrs. George A. Cook
Jennifer Cook
Jeffrey A. Coole
Arie J. Cooper
Elaine R. Craven
Kelley Crone-Johnson
Pat Crouse
Larry Crum
Nancy Carlson Cupp
Miriam and Bernard Danzig
Arthur G. Davis
Doris I. Davis
Anna T. Davison
Vicki and Bill Deweese
Carlton and Rhonda Dixon
Dr. David and Donna Doernbach
Jan and Ted Donaldson
Jeanie P. Dowdle
Michael Dragutsky
Lisa N. Droke
Robert Dumais, Jr.
Thomas and Leigh Ann Dunlap
Elizabeth Durham
Alteena Edwards
Steve and Laura W. Edwards
Gerald and Lynn Eisenstatt
Marshall Elam
Anthony R. Eldridge
Graves Enck
Robert Ervin
Kathleen Fatolahi
Karen Fann
Mary Faulkner
Carol A. Feather
Dan and Judith Felkner
Robert and Brenda Ferralasco
Dr. and Mrs. William Fesmire
Gwendolyn and Stephen Fink
Kent D. Fisher
George Flinn Jr.
Lassie and Harry Flowers
Barry Frager
Houston L. Freeburg
Douglas E. Gardner
Gerald and Linda Geddes
Mary Ellen Gehring
Pamela George
Dave and Pat Gesell
Wilma and William R. Gibbs
Neil and Lisa Gibson
Betty Jo Gilbert
Greg and Beth Gillaspie
Dr. and Mrs. Barry Gilmore
Howard and Nannette Gish
Richard Glassman
Marsha and David Goberish
Carole Goddard
Kathy S. Goldate
Sondra Goldstein
Carey Goodman
Kathy Gomes
William Gotten
Philip Gould
Margaret Gray
Muffin Dixon Gray
E. Dianne Greenhill
Glendora Greenway
Donald W. Grice
Amy Eickhoff Groff
Lawrence B. Gross
Ginger L. Gruber
Sue and Frank Guarino
John Gyetvay
Cindy and Everett Hailey
Rommy Hammond
Jerry and Carol Harber
Barbara Harrington
John J. Harris
Harmon J. Hays
Leslie Y. Hays
Leslie Heun Key
Linda and Cheryl Hill
Susan and David Hoback
Rebecca Hogan
Randy and Ellen Holcomb
Brenda G. Holmes
Donna Holton
Gene and Kathy Horner
Christi Houin
Dr. Lawrence and Anita Hsia
Jerry Hudson
John Hunt
Linda Hutcherson
John and Nancy Iovinelli
Allen and Jeri Israel
Don M. Jackson
Laurie Jackson
John and Debbie Jerkins
Larry W. Johnson
Susan Johnson
Horace Jones
Charles and Penny Jones
Sandra Jones
Leonard and Faith Kaye
Robert Kilburn
Michael King
Carla Kirkland
Frances Kitterman
Arlene Kleiman
Russell and Gina Knox
Eddy Koonce
Judy Kyles
Dr. Roger Labonte
Elizabeth Landers
Suzanne and Bill Landers
Sharon S. Langley
Rachel Laughlin
Drs. William and Pam Lawhead
Lauren, Linda, and Rande Lazar
Barney and Jan Lee
Leslie Lee
Marilyn Lee
Patrice Lenahan
Gail Lewis
Elaine and David Levine
Yvonne and Paule Levine
Michael and Joanie Lightman, Sr.
Mark Lindsey
Mathew Lipscomb III
Jeffrey H. Lowrey M.D.
John and Bettye Claire Lynn
Tobin Maginnis
Reginald Magpayo
Sandra Marbry
Pat and Linda Martindale
Pat and Louis Masur III
Debbie Cruse Maxwell
Janice McAfee
Bill McCann
Susan McClure
Nancy McDade
Joyand Keith McDaniel
Suzanne McDonald
Joseph and Nancy McGarry
Michael McGee
Margaret McKee
Denice and Jim McMahon
James and Kathy Meredith
Cathy Meyer
Deborah S. Meyer
Maxine Middlecoff
Nancy H. Miller
Sheila Mitchell
Pam Montesi
Sandy Moss and Lynette Maw
Dr. Dale and Patricia L. Morris
Suzie Moskal
Judy Moss
Ginny Mount
William Seldon Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nance
Cyndie Nash and Angie Cabrera
Mike and Cay Niehaus
Vicki Noble
Helen Norman
THE CLUB OF 20
Robin and Billy Orgel
Joy J. Ozbirn
J. T. and Connie Page
Barry S. Paller
Karen Parker
Martha Parker
Rodney Parks
Nina and Jerry Patton
Jim Paulsen
Wm. H. Pearigen III
Lisa Lee Pelkey
Frank and Rochelle Perlman
Jim and Evelyn Petterson
David and Beth Pickler
Joseph Piacenti
Charles and Carole Plesofsky
Dennis Pope
Chuck and Robin Porter
Brenda and Terry Poteet
Sara Power
Bonida and Brian Poynor
Sondra Price
Ron Privette
Johanna Quinn
Bonnie Reddmann
Frannie Replogle and Sue McDaniel
Karen Richmond
Dee Dee Rives
Tracey L. Ritchey
Meryl Rosen
Carmine Ruggiero and David van Isaks
Ron Sabelhaus
Rhonda Sage
Louis A. Sampson
Michael B. Sands
Philip Schaefgen
Karl and Gail Schledwitz
Robbie, Sally and Carey Segal
Nancy and James Segars
Sidney and Marcy Seligstein
Rachel and Stephen B. Shankman
Robert Shankman
Susan Sharp
Debra Shirley
Jim Shoemaker
David Simpson
Ann Singleton
Irvin Skopp
Audrey E. Sloan
Bethany Smith and Joe Larkins
R. Brent Smith
Rogers Smith
Thomas N. Smith
Vickie and Peggy Snider
Rita T. Sparks
Thomas F. Spencer
Leslie Spengler
J. W. Stafford Jr.
William and Cheryl Stegbauer
Elizabeth Stewart
Charles and Mary Stewart
Melissa Stewart
James F. Swindle
Phyllis G. Taylor
Darrell and LaTina Thomas
Susan Thompson
Bonnie and David Thornton
Kathy C. Thurmond-Edwards
Dr. David A. Tipton
Danny L. Todd
Virginia F. Trenham
Marsha and Mike Underberg
Dianna Voyles
Vicky Waddey
Hazel Waggener
Thomas L. Walker
Janice Wall
Lee Wardlaw
Otto S. Warhurst
Charles Warner
Joseph F. Warren
Stephanie Warren
John and Betty Weiman
Danny Weiss
Arnold Wexler
Justin Pelham White
Peggy and James White Jr.
Kay Whittington
Gloria Wiggins
Lesa Wiggins
Emelda L. Williams
Jan Williams
Len Williams
Michael C. and Gay Williams
Thomas A. Williams
Jane C. Williamson
Les and Nancy Willingham
Mindy Wilson
Lauran Wingo
Byron Winsett
Larry Witcher
Gil Whitlock
William and Sandy Wolfe
Susan Wolfe-Byars
Cheryl Wood
Philip Woodard
Linda and Bill Woodmansee
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wooldridge Sr.
Terri Wright
Elizabeth R. Wright
Robin Yates
Mark Yerger
Bennett Zinn
If you would like to change your recognition or if you have been inadvertently omitted from this list, please call (901) 525-3000 so we may correct our oversight.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR
Dr. Neal S. Beckford ENT/Head & Neck Surgery UT Otolaryngology
SCOTT BEATTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Scott Beatty is the CEO of Absolute Storage Management and has over 25 years of selfstorage industry experience. Scott has spent the past 20 years working alongside Michael Haugh and Matt Bailey and an incredible team to grow Absolute to over 140 locations in 20 states.
Shannon A. Brown President & CEO
Prior to joining Absolute in 2003, Scott spent eight years in financial operations and forecasting/budgeting, including four years as a financial executive at Storage USA. His experience includes the development of single - year property budgets along with l ongrange strategic and financial plans for large scale companies. During his self - storage career with Storage USA, Scott oversaw and managed the annual budgeting and forecasting responsibilities for over 400 properties, along with the creation, generation , and analysis of monthly property financial reports.
Trey Carter, III President Olympic Career Training Institute
Scott holds a BS in finance from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. Scott is actively involved with the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business as a mentor in its Memphis Institute for Leadership Education (MILE program which annually pairs up business executives with elite undergraduates for mentoring and leadership opportunities. Scott is also an active member of Vistage since 2019, an international CEO coaching and peer advisory organization.
Robert Cox Shareholder Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle, & Cox, PC
KaShaundra L. Blackwood COO Memphis Dental Corporation
John Bobango Chief Manager/Partner Phelps Dunbar LLP
Patrick
Brett Batterson President & CEO Orpheum Theatre Group
Scott Beatty CEO Absolute Storage Management
Debbie Branan Owner/Attorney Branan Law Firm
Leslie Coleman Vice President/Head of EDI Nutrien
Ruby Hancock
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Martin Hand Chief Donor and Operations Officer ALSAC
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Miles Mason, Sr.
Thomas E. Holmes, Jr. Senior VP of Marketing Orion Financial
Miles Mason, Sr. Founder Miles Mason Family Law Group, PLC
Cassandra Howard, M.D. Brigadier General, USAF VP, Chief Medical Officer Methodist Le Bonheur
David E. McKinney VP, Human Resources and Public Affairs AutoZone
Amy Knight Community Volunteer
Dr. Keith Norman Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church VP, Government Relations Baptist Memorial Healthcare
Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA is a husband, father, and divorce lawyer. Married for over 30 years, he and Sharon are the parents of an interior designer in Atlanta, a U. S. Marine, and a budding singer/songwriter. The founder of the Miles Mason Family Law Group, PLC, he has been selected as a Tennessee Super Lawyer by peers, rated 10.0 out of 10.0 by , and received a “AV Preeminent®” Peer Review Rating by Hubbell interviewed for national and local news, Miles is a nationally recognized speaker on divorce trial practic accounting, and business valuation. He is the author of four books on divorce, including the Forensic Deskbook, published by the ABA Family Law the Tennessee Client’s Handbook available on Amazon. Leadership positions have included Chair of the TBA Family Law Section, President of the CBHS Alumni Association, Fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation, and he currently serves on the Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency Board, appointed by Mayor Jim Strickland.
David Pickler Owner Pickler Wealth Advisors
Grayson Pruitt Vice President/Wealth Advisor Truist Wealth
Bill Stegbauer Local Business Owner
Lura Turner President Turner Marketing
Karl Schledwitz Chairman & CEO Monogram Foods
Ignacio Vincentelli Chief Counsel, North American Container International Paper
Laura Linder President & CEO Jewish Community Partners
Robin Orgel Community Volunteer
Kush Shah Partner/Owner DirectFX Solutions
Sherry Williams Senior VP Private Client Relationship Manager First Horizon Bank
The Orpheum Theatre Group’s education and community programs cultivate creative expression, collaboration, confidence, and community for all ages. Through initiatives like Mending Hearts Camp, Camp SAY, Neighborhood Play Program, and many more, people come together to be heard, nurtured, and inspired.
YOUR GIFT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Your gift ensures the preservation of the historic Orpheum Theatre and the sustainability of our year-round education and community engagement programming. When you donate, you join the Orpheum’s legacy as a partner in our mission to entertain, educate, and enlighten the Mid-South through the performing arts.
YOUR SUPPORT
A round of applause to the following for their generous support of the Orpheum Theatre Group. Gifts made from September 1, 2024 - September 29, 2025
$50,000+
Assisi Foundation
William and Cheryl Stegbauer
Tennessee Arts Commission
$20,000+
ArtsMemphis
Lura and Steve Turner
$10,000+
City of Memphis
Kathryn and Jim Gilliland, Jr.
Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation
Amy and Alex Knight
Jerry and Nina Patton
Steve and Jenny Piacentini
P.K. Seidman Charitable Trust
$5,000+
Anonymous
Veronica and Brett Batterson
The Coons Foundation
Michelle and Corey Epps
Dr. William Etnyre and Mr. Michael Lonesome-Etnyre
Hal Fogelman
Dr. and Mrs. Barry Gilmore
Vikki and Bill Harrison
C. Suzanne and Bill Landers
Elizabeth and Jerry Marshall
David and Beth Pickler
Philip Schaefgen and Sharon Akers
$2,500+
Scott and Amy Beatty
Adrian and Katherine Blackney
Bob Brown
Patrick (Trey) Carter and Dr. Robin Hobbs
Dr. George and Nancy Cook
Robert Cox
Crews Family Foundation
Crystal and Martin Hand
Anne Halloran
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hawke
Thomas Holmes, Jr.
Will and Hayley Hudson
Lauren, Linda and Rande Lazar
Joan and Michael Lightman
Sara and Cameron Mays
Michael McLaren and Diane Vescovo
Lori Patton
Carrie Ridge
Thomas J. Schroeppel and L. Paige Clement
GW Sellars
Wendi Shoffner
Elizabeth Stewart
Zachary and Whitney Styer
Joy Terral
Anne Wulff and Brian Bendersky
$1,500+
Keith and Stephanie Acton
Jake and Blake Adams
George and Patty Alvord
Steve and Mandi Anderson
Gene Anthony III
Karen Baetzel
Elysia Barber and Patrick Greer
Richard Bartl
Dr. Neal and Rosetta Beckford
Scott and Rachel Bendure
William and Clare Bentley
Emile Bizot
KaShaundra and Darren Blackwood
Mr. and Mrs. John Bobango
Dr. Roy and Lydia Bors-Koefoed
Danny and Leslie Bozof
Debbie and Homer Branan
Dana and Ray Brandon
Shannon and Beryl Brown
Ann and Stewart Burgess
Bill Burtch/Peter Raccasi/Shannon Sparks
Susan and Rice Byars
Dustin Cann and Tim Owen
Kevin and Jessica Carnell
Victor and Beth Carr
Jen Champion
Mandy and Chirag Chauhan
Shelly and Stephen Cheng
Dr. Mike and Lisa Cockrell
Leslie Coleman
Christy Cornell and Steve Knott
H.B. and Susan Courson Smith
Amanda Curtin and Chuck Russell
Stephen and Alicia Davis
LaMar Davis III
Scott and Kay Dawson
Barbara (Babs) R. Deas
Wayne Edwards
Gerald and Lynn Eisenstatt
Myca Ferguson and Melanie Brogan
Rick and Kim Fogelman
Dr. Harry and Lorraine Fogle
David and Joan Follmann
Tim and Kristi Francavilla
Keri and Doug Gage
Dana and Tom Giel
Deborah Jean Gilbert
Autumn and Glenn Goerke
Kathleen Gomes
Philip Gould
Whit Greenway and Linda Sena
Sue and Frank Guarino
Jeff and Alysia Hall
Patrick Halloran IV
John and Ruby Hancock
Dr. Lauren Henderson
Carol and Scott Hennessy
The Hinsons
David and Margo Holt
Annette and Joseph Horner
Frank and Mary Horner
Joey and Kelly House
Cassandra and John Howard
Lauren and Sean Hunt
Drs. Derek and Hallie Kelly
Becky and Wes Kraker
Phil and Lillian Lammers
James and Angie Lenschau
Michele Lefavre
James and Laura Linder
Little and Davis Law
Jan Lofton
Paulette and Paul Luker
Geoffrey Maddox and Kevin Kimberly
Sharon and Miles Mason, Sr.
Norman Maxim
Ryan and Neely McDurmon
Dr. Shanea A. McKinney and Mr. David McKinney
Lisa Menuskin and Neil Gibson
Debbie Meyer
Lawrence and Sharon Migliara
Gregg and Amanda Morgan
Monica and Lee Murphy
Dr. Sri and Paula Naidu
David and Julie Nanney
Alan Nathanson
Chuck and Debbie Newell
Kelsey Newell and Chase Newell
Dr. Keith and Alicia Norman
Sarah and Dennis Norton
Robin and Billy Orgel
Anurag and Avanti Pandit
Van and Linda Phillips
Kyle and Crystal Pourciau
Vic and Beth Price
Grayson and Rachel Pruitt
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Reed, Jr
Charles and Tracey Rich
RJD Fund
Misty Roberson
Brett Roler and Lorie Chapman
Meryl and Elizabeth Rosen
Elena and Tom Ross
Jennifer and James Rutland
Jodie and Lanny Saunders
Reece and Ian Savage
Michael and Christina Scarbrough
Karl and Gail Schledwitz
Don Scobey
Kush and Pooja Shah
Linda Shook
Erica and Jem Sirrine
Michelle and Mike Slabaugh
Gary K. Smith
Jeffrey and Melanie Smith
Nancy W. Smith
Randall Standridge
Bill and Tammy Sullivan
Amy Thiessen
John and Nancy Thompson
David and Bonnie Thornton
Bill and Janet Ticer
Christina and Ryan Tucker
Dr. Ray Turner and Dr. Lisa Alex
Victor and Cybel
Melissa and Ignacio Vincentelli
Dianna Voyles
Joseph F. Warren and Barbara Thompson
Zach and Abbie Wade
Ron and Marianne Walter
Anne and Dr. Jim West
Darrison and Carole Wharton
Mr. and Mrs. James H. White, Jr.
Dr. David and Amy Wolford
Gay and Mike Williams
Sherry and Don Williams
William and Linda Woodmansee
Marshall and Kristen Wright
Drs. Patrick Zielie and Teresa Wright
David and Robin Yates
Dennis Zolper
$1,000+
Hal and Lori Beckham
Jack and Kathleen Blair
Ted and Jan Donaldson
Michael and Sharon Goldstein
Jason Hunter
JT Malasri
Kate and Neely Mallory
Carey Marrs
Michael Martin
Paula and Robert McEniry
Sonic Properties of Memphis
UCL Financial Group
Watkins Uiberall, PLLC
Pelucho Valesquez
Jerry and Susan Yount
$500+
Charlotte Albertson
Anonymous
The Baptiste Family
Thonda Boals Barnes
Mr. Robert E. Batson
Gay Daughdrill Boyd
Elizabeth and Aaron Caldwell
Saurin A. Chokshi
Harry and Bette Colter
Andrea Conner
Rachel Claiborne
Earle Donelson and Ruthie Lentz
Margaret and Shep Fargotstein
Peter Franklin
Gaskill Strategies
Max Graham and Zoe Bishop
Ms. Sarah Jemison
George and Elizabeth Lofton
Nancy H. Miller
Doug and Lynne Morgan
Cecile Nowak
Leslie O’Barr
Janelle Osowski
Mr. Frank Perlman
Allen and Sally Perry
Charles and Carole Plesofsky
Hunter Rittenberry
Fran and Phil Shannon
Louie and Linda Sheppard
Dr. Elizabeth Simmons
Christina Torres and Alex Barton
Jon and Tracy Trotter
Joachim C. Vogg
Brad and Shari Whitaker
Sarah H. Wilbourn
Julia and Thomas Williams
$240+
James Abruzzo
Sally and Lyman Aldrich
Anonymous
Shay Arthur
Nathan Ashby and Dustin Hornsby
Gregory A. Austin
Leigh and Bernie Bernil
Marcia anad Harold Bibb
Shannon Hicks Bowsher
Diane M. Brown
Mike Cooper
Charles and Samantha Dean
Dr. and Mrs. Danny Dickey
Jim Dorman
Nicole Ellis
Rebecca R. Ferrante
Megan Ferris
Melanie and Richard Fine
Sunny Franklin Gerber Taylor
Andrew Gibbs
Shawn Hayden
Lisa Hayes
Bill and Jeanmarie Hewitt
Kimberly Hill
Peggy Hill
Christie Hopper
Lauren Huddleston
Andrew Jordan
Nicholas Jordan
Patricia Keene
Kirstin Knott
Ben and Elizabeth Landers
Kim L. Lasko
Harry Laughlin
Dennis Marjoncu
Karen Meeks
Ree and Jack Moses
Molly Renee Oster
Ellen Payne
Dr. and Mrs. Joel Perchik
Katie Pickler
Beth and Kerry Regen
Tiana Poirer Shelton
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Stewart
Phyllis G. Taylor
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STARRING
NICK FRADIANI
WITH ROBERT WESTENBERG HANNAH JEWEL KOHN LISA RENEÉ PITTS
MICHAEL ACCARDO GENE WEYGANDT KATE A. MULLIGAN TIFFANY TATREAU
TOM BOTTELSEN JOE CASKEY COOPER CLACK DENVER DIZON DEIRDRE DUNKIN RENE MIRAI GUYON GINGER HURLEY JER SPENCER DONOVAN JONES ZOË MALONEY ELLEN McGIHON THABITHA MORUTHANE
SAMI MURPHY RAMSEY PACK JEILANI RHONE-COLLINS ALEC MICHAEL RYAN NIK VLACHOS J’KOBE WALLACE
SCENIC DESIGN DAVID ROCKWELL
COSTUME DESIGN EMILIO SOSA
LIGHTING DESIGN KEVIN ADAMS SOUND DESIGN JESSICA PAZ
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Neil – Now .............................................................................................
ROBERT WESTENBERG
Doctor ............................................................................................................. LISA RENEÉ PITTS
Neil – Then NICK FRADIANI
Ellie Greenwich ........................................................................................... KATE A. MULLIGAN
Jaye Posner..................................................................................................... TIFFANY TATREAU
Backup Singers DEIRDRE DUNKIN, ELLEN McGIHON, THABITHA MORUTHANE
“The Boat That I Row” Soloist ......................................................... JEILANI RHONE-COLLINS
“Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)” Soloist .................................................... COOPER CLACK
“Red, Red Wine” Soloist RAMSEY PACK
“Kentucky Woman” Soloist ................................................................................... NIK VLACHOS
Bitter End Trio Singers COOPER CLACK, GINGER HURLEY, SPENCER DONOVAN JONES
Fred Weintraub GENE WEYGANDT
Marcia Murphey ..................................................................................... HANNAH JEWEL KOHN
Bert Berns ................................................................................................... MICHAEL ACCARDO
Tommy O’Rourke GENE WEYGANDT
Rose Diamond KATE A. MULLIGAN
Kieve Diamond ........................................................................................... MICHAEL ACCARDO
“Shilo” Soloist SPENCER DONOVAN JONES
THE BEAUTIFUL NOISE
COOPER CLACK
DEIRDRE DUNKIN
GINGER HURLEY
SPENCER DONOVAN JONES ELLEN McGIHON
THABITHA MORUTHANE RAMSEY PACK
JEILANI RHONE-COLLINS NIK VLACHOS J’KOBE WALLACE
STANDBYS
For Neil – Then JOE CASKEY; For Neil – Now, Fred Weintraub/Tommy O’Rourke, Bert Berns/Kieve Diamond TOM BOTTELSEN
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. For Neil – Now GENE WEYGANDT; for Doctor—THABITHA MORUTHANE, JEILANI RHONE-COLLINS; for Neil – Then—ALEC MICHAEL RYAN, NIK VLACHOS; for Ellie Greenwich/Rose Diamond— GINGER HURLEY, ELLEN McGIHON, SAMI MURPHY; for Jaye Posner— GINGER HURLEY, ZOË MALONEY, ELLEN McGIHON, SAMI MURPHY; for Marcia Murphey GINGER HURLEY, ELLEN McGIHON, SAMI MURPHY; for Fred Weintraub/Tommy O’Rourke—ALEC MICHAEL RYAN for Bert Berns/Kieve Diamond—ALEC MICHAEL RYAN
SWINGS
DENVER DIZON, RENE MIRAI GUYON, JER, ZOË MALONEY, SAMI MURPHY, ALEC MICHAEL RYAN
CO-DANCE CAPTAINS: JER, J’KOBE WALLACE
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
(in alphabetical order)
“A Beautiful Noise”
“America”
“Brooklyn Roads”
“Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show”
“Cherry, Cherry”
“Cracklin’ Rosie”
“Crunchy Granola Suite”
“Forever In Blue Jeans”
“Hello Again”
“Holly Holy”
“I’m A Believer”
“I Am... I Said”
“I Got the Feelin’ (Oh No, No)”
“I’ll Come Running”
“Kentucky Woman”
BAND
“Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)”
“Love On the Rocks” “Play Me”
“Pretty Amazing Grace”
“Red, Red Wine”
“September Morn”
“Shilo”
“Solitary Man”
“Song Sung Blue”
“Soolaimon”
“Sweet Caroline”
“Thank the Lord for the Night Time”
“The Boat That I Row”
“You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”
Conductor/Keyboard 1—MILES PLANT
Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2—NANCY O’CONNOR
Guitar—BEN THOMAS TAYLOR; Bass—AAMIR JUMAN; Drums—MORGAN PARKER; Trumpet/Flugel—PAUL BARON; Reeds—ALEX GABRIEL CALIXTO; Trombone—SIYA CHARLES; Violin/Viola—CHAEYOUNG SON; Traveling Music Alternate—TOPHER PAOLUCCI
Music Copyist—Alexander Greenberg
Synthesizer Programming: Randy Cohen, Cohen Keyboards LLC
Music Coordinator: John Miller
LETTER FROM NEIL
The idea of a Broadway musical about my life has always been a daunting one. It wasn’t until the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease prematurely ended my touring career that I started to seriously consider the prospect. I say “prematurely” because my heart and soul would tour until the day I die if only my body would cooperate.
My friend and longtime producer Bob Gaudio had some success with his little show, Jersey Boys (perhaps you’ve heard of it?), so I went to him for some guidance on where to begin. Bob brought in Ken Davenport and together they built the incredible creative team that became, A Beautiful Noise.
When Anthony McCarten came on board, we spent hours talking. It was his idea to frame the show in the context of therapy sessions. I loved the idea and never shied away from talking about my years of psychoanalysis. There used to be a stigma around talking about mental health and thankfully through the years, it’s become an important and accepted topic of conversation.
Sitting in the theatre and watching the show has itself been therapeutic: reliving some joyful and some of the painful parts of my life, wishing perhaps that if I could only make a few edits in the script, it would change some of the reality of what I was seeing. But in the end, coming to terms with my life and accepting it has somehow come full circle. I feel fortunate and full of gratitude for all the people in my life. It is each of them who have impacted and shaped me in their own way to get me to the place where I am now…a better man. A better father. A better husband. A better songwriter.
I’d like to thank Marcia and Jaye, this story wouldn’t be possible without you. My children and grandchildren for your most important supporting roles in my life. My wife, Katie, who encouraged me to keep going through this process and finally, to Dr. Lu Katzman, my longtime therapist who inspired this story. May she rest in peace.
Neil Diamond September 2022
Nick Fradiani
Robert Westenberg
Hannah Jewel Kohn
Lisa Reneé Pitts
Michael Accardo
Gene Weygandt
Kate A. Mulligan
Tiffany Tatreau
Tom Bottelsen
Joe Caskey
Cooper Clack
Denver Dizon
Deirdre Dunkin
Rene Mirai Guyon
Ginger Hurley
Jer
Spencer Donovan Jones Zoë Maloney
Ellen McGihon
Thabitha Moruthane
Sami Murphy
Ramsey Pack Jeilani Rhone-Collins
Alec Michael Ryan
Nik Vlachos
J’Kobe Wallace
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
NICK FRADIANI (Neil - Then). Fradiani was the 2015 winner of “American Idol.” He released his debut solo project, “Hurricane” on Big Machine/ Universal Records in 2016, featuring the hit single “Beautiful Life.” Since 2017, he has toured the country and independently released multiple singles including “I’ll Wait For You,” and “EMPIRE.” Broadway: A Beautiful Noise (Neil - Then). National Tours: A Bronx Tale (Lorenzo). Thanks DGRW, my friends, and family; especially my Mom and Dad for taking me to my first concert at 3 years old to see Neil Diamond! @nickfradiani
ROBERT WESTENBERG (Neil - Now). Broadway credits include Into the Woods (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), Secret Garden, Sunday in the Park with George, Les Misérables, 1776, Company, Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Drama League Outstanding Artist), A Christmas Carol and Zorba (Theatre World Award). National tours: Zorba, Funny Girl, The Full Monty. Film and television: The Ice Storm, Before and After, The Stars Fell on Henrietta, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, “Swift Justice,” “Central Park West,” “Law and Order: SVU.”
HANNAH JEWEL KOHN ( Marcia Murphey ) is absolutely elated to be stepping into the blue jeans! She was recently seen in Disney’s FROZEN (u/s Princess Anna, First National Tour). Other favorite credits include Come Fall in Love (Cookie, The Old Globe), South Pacific (u/s Nellie Forbush, Goodspeed Opera House), the National Tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and various productions at New York City Opera, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Paper Mill Playhouse, and Merry Go Round Playhouse. Concerts: Legacy: An Evening with Maria Friedman & Friends at The Hudson Theatre. TV: “Fosse/Verdon” on FX. All my love to Mom, Dad, Melanie, Brianna, Lacey, Noah and Jonny. This one is for 18-year-old Hannah. @HannahJewelKohn
LISA RENE É PITTS ( Doctor ). Award-winning veteran actress. Broadway: Sweat (Cynthia u/s). Selected Off-Broadway: The Old Settler (Lou Bessie) opposite Leslie Uggams; Waiting for Lefty (Florrie) dir. Joanne Woodward. Selected regional: Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 (Charlene, She/Her); The Father (Woman) opposite Alfred Molina; Tiny Beautiful Things (Writer #2); Doubt (Mrs. Muller); Tintypes (Susannah); A Raisin in the Sun (Ruth); Intimate Apparel (Esther). Noted film work: Straight Outta Compton (Dr. Dre’s Mother, Verna Griffin); Highlighted television appearance: “Stephen King’s: The Stand” (Paramount+). VO: Accomplished audiobook narrator. BFA: Rutgers University. LisaReneePitts.com
TIFFANY TATREAU (Jaye Posner) is thrilled to be here! Off-Broadway: Ride the Cyclone (Ocean, cast album). Select regional credits: Chicago Shakespeare, Alliance, 5th Avenue/ACT, Drury Lane Oakbrook, PCLO, and Marriott Theatre. Tiffany is the co-author of Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics available in bookstores nationwide All her love and thanks
to Jed, Mom, family, friends, and The Mine. @tifftates
GENE WEYGANDT (Fred Weintraub/Tommy O’Rourke, u/s Neil – Now). Broadway: Big: the Musical, Wicked, Come From Away. Regional: Cats, The Lifespan of A Fact, The Light In The Piazza, The Music Man, Little Shop of Horrors, Annie, 42nd Street. Film: The Babe, The Birdcage, Mea Culpa. TV: “Chicago Med,” “Home Improvement,” “Murphy Brown,” “Chicago Fire,” “Empire,” “Cybill,” “Ellen,” “Coach,” “Drew Carey”.
MICHAEL ACCARDO ( Bert Berns, Kieve Diamond ) is thrilled to be joining this talented company. Mike has been performing professionally for more than forty years on stage and screen. In Chicago at, Steppenwolf Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Drury Lane, Marriott, Paramount, Broadway Playhouse. Also, Milwaukee Rep, Arkansas Rep. Television, “Shameless,” “Boss,” “Chicago PD,” “Chicago Fire,” “Mob Boss.” Thank you to Kris for her unending love and support, and to you for supporting live theater.
KATE A. MULLIGAN ( Ellie Greenwich, Rose Diamond ). Broadway: Between Riverside and Crazy (Audrey). Kennedy Center, Public Theater, McCarter Theatre, Yale Rep, Taper, SCR, ART, Arena Stage, Oregon Shakes, Actors’ Gang, ISF. Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche), Twelfth Night (Maria), August: Osage County (Karen), Romeo and Juliet (Nurse), Hairspray (Velma), Living Out (Wallace), Mother Road (Ivy), O.P.C. (Smith), The Cocoanuts (Penelope). TV: “Elsbeth,” “Chicago Med,” “Olga Dies Dreaming,” “Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Seinfeld”, “Tenacious D.”
TOM BOTTELSEN ( Standby for Neil - Now, Fred Weintraub/Tommy O’Rourke, Bert Berns/ Kieve Diamond). TV credits include Uncle Bill in “Monster: Season 3” (Netflix) and Frank Rooney in “Elsbeth” (CBS). Grateful to be part of this journey.
JOE CASKEY (Standby for Neil - Then) is elated to be making his national tour debut with A Beautiful Noise! Joe is a DFW native and former patron of the unique dining capital of Texas. Regional credit highlights include: Elvis Presley in Heartbreak Hotel (Engeman), Gleb in Anastasia, and Nick Massi in Jersey Boys (Tuacahn). A graduate of Oklahoma City University, Joe would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support. @caskeyj5, joecaskey.com
COOPER CLACK (The Beautiful Noise, “Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)” Soloist, Bitter End Trio Singer) (he/they) is so excited to be back on the road! Credits: Jesus Christ Superstar (nat’l tour), Newsies (REV). Cooper attended Oklahoma City University (Go Stars!) and would like to thank his family, friends, and Pantera/Murphy Agency for all their love and support! @cooperclack
DENVER DIZON (Swing) is thrilled to be making their National Tour debut! Off Broadway: KC@Bat. Regional credits: Godspell, The Little Mermaid,
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Grease, Songs For A New World, Young Frankenstein. Huge thanks to ABN team, and my family and friends! Emerson College BFA Musical Theatre. @denverdzon
DEIRDRE DUNKIN (The Beautiful Noise, Backup Singer ) is so excited to be joining A Beautiful Noise . Regional theatre: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Little Eva), The Wiz (Ensemble), The Other Side (Ensemble). Cruise Ship: SIX: The Musical (Swing). She would like to thank her friends and family for their endless support. AVID! @_ddajd_
RENE MIRAI GUYON ( Swing ) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut! Endless gratitude to Jim Carnahan Casting, her FSE team, and the entire ABN creative team. She sends love and the biggest thank you to her friends and family for their endless support. @renemiraiguyon
GINGER HURLEY ( The Beautiful Noise, Bitter End Trio Singer, Ellie Greenwich/Rose Diamond u/s, Jaye Posner u/s, Marcia Murphey u/s ). National tour debut! Regional: Chicago (Go-toHell Kitty), The Little Mermaid (Adella), OKC Phil Christmas Show (Mistletoe). Other credits: The Wild Party (Queenie), … The Great Comet (Hélène), Crazy for You (Patsy). BFA: The University of Oklahoma. Boomer Sooner! Thank you to her family and friends for their endless love and support. @gingerjhurley
JER (Swing, Co-Dance Captain) (they/them) is a non-binary theatre professional based in NYC. Born and raised on Hawaii. They are repped by Avalon Artist Group. NT: Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary Tour. Regional: Alabama Shakespeare Festival- Cinderella , Northern Stages- Spamalot. “Aloha to all my loved ones in the islands, NYC, and my Avalon family.” @_just_jer
SPENCER DONOVAN JONES ( The Beautiful Noise, Bitter End Trio Singer, “Shilo” Soloist ). The Muny: The King and I, Spamalot, Shrek, South Pacific, Tarzan, Seussical, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, The Little Mermaid, Newsies, Matilda, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, On Your Feet, Chicago, Camelot, Sweeney Todd, Legally Blonde, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beautiful, Chess, Rent, Anything Goes (Spit) . Broadway: Uncle Vanya . National tour: The King and I.
ZOË MALONEY ( Swing, u/s Jaye Posner ). National tour debut. BFA - Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Credits: International Tour of A Chorus Line (Diana Morales, dir. Baayork Lee), Machinal (The Telephone Girl), Hair (A Tribe Soloist). Zoë expresses heartfelt gratitude to her family and friends for their unwavering support and her agents at The Mine. Instagram: @zomalo1123.
ELLEN McGIHON (The Beautiful Noise, Backup Singer, Ellie Greenwich/Rose Diamond u/s, Jaye Posner u/s, Marcia Murphey u/s) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut! Credits include: Singin’ in the Rain, and … Charlie Brown (Lucy)
at Weston Theatre Company. BFA in Musical Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College. Shout out to Mom, Dad, Patrick, Ian, and Calvin for all their love and support!
THABITHA MORUTHANE ( The Beautiful Noise, Backup Singer, Doctor u/s ) is grateful to be making her tour debut! Credits include: Little Shop Off-Bway (Crystal Cover), RCCL. Workshops: Little Miss Perfect (Noelle, Goodspeed Opera House). Thabitha thanks the creative team, her friends, her family in New York and South Africa, her parents, and if you’re reading this, you! @Thabitha.Moruthane
RAMSEY PACK (The Beautiful Noise, “Red, Red Wine” Soloist) (they/them). As a proud Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama Alumni (‘19) A Beautiful Noise marks my first equity national tour. You may have recently seen me in Once On This Island (Papa Ge), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Adrian), Cabaret (Emcee) or singing in “Sing It On” on POP TV. Much love to the cast, crew, and creative team and to all of you for being here. Feel free to check out more of my work or share any kind words and connect with me via instagram: @ramseypack
JEILANI RHONE-COLLINS ( The Beautiful Noise, “The Boat That I Row” Soloist, Doctor u/s ) is delighted to kick off the National Tour of A Beautiful Noise ! Previously: Jesus Christ Superstar National Tour (Ensemble/Soul Singer). UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television graduate. Band member of The Painted Ladies. Lionsun. @jeilanirc
ALEC MICHAEL RYAN (Swing, Neil - Then u/s, Fred Weintraub/Tommy O’Rourke u/s, Bert Berns/ Kieve Diamond u/s ) Broadway: A Beautiful Noise . National Tour: Jersey Boys . Regional: TUTS, The Rev, Ogunquit, WPPAC, and others. BFA: Elon University. Endless thanks to Carnahan Casting and the entire ABN team. Love to DGRW, his family and friends for their support. @alecmichaelryan
NIK VLACHOS (The Beautiful Noise, u/s Neil –Then) is so grateful to be making his Broadway national tour debut! Nik was born and raised in Boulder, CO. Favorite roles include: Music Man (Harold Hill), Clybourne Park (Jim/Tom/Kenneth), Motones and Jerseys. Much love to Mom, Dad, Eleni, and Mac. Thank you so much to my friends and teachers for always supporting me. Keep the arts in schools! @nikvlachos_
SAMI MURPHY ( Swing, u/s Marcia Murphey, Jaye Posner, Ellie Greenwich/Rose Diamond), NJ native, is thrilled to join this incredible company! Tours: Funny Girl, My Fair Lady. Regional: Cats, Footloose, Mamma Mia!, 42nd Street. Huge thanks to Mom, Dad, Michael, family, friends, church, & PMA for their continued love and support. @samimurph34
J’KOBE WALLACE ( The Beautiful Noise, Co-Dance Captain ) (he/him) is thrilled to be making his Broadway National tour debut!
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Regional credits include Gypsy (Marriott Theatre), Eubie! (The Black Rep of St. Louis). National Tours: Sesame Street Live! (Feld Entertainment), Much love to my mom! Black Lives Matter. Protect Trans Kids. @jkobephotography @jkobewallace jkobewallace.com
NEIL DIAMOND (Music and Lyrics). Throughout an illustrious and wide-ranging musical career, Neil Diamond has sold more than 130 million records worldwide and has charted 39 Top 40 singles and 16 Top 10 albums, both in the US and internationally. A Grammy Award-winning artist, Diamond is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the highest honors bestowed upon songwriters. Diamond’s many other achievements include a Golden Globe Award, 13 Grammy nominations and 2009’s NARAS’s MusiCares Person of the Year award. In 2011, Diamond received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime of contributions to American culture.
ANTHONY McCARTEN ( Book ). A four-time Academy Award-nominated and double BAFTAwinning screenwriter and film producer of The Theory of Everything (2014), Darkest Hour (2017) and The Two Popes (2020), as well as the writer of Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)—winner of four Oscars and the Golden Globe for Best Drama— and the Whitney Houston biographical film I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022). New Zealand-born McCarten is also a celebrated novelist and playwright. As a playwright, he received early career success with the global hit Ladies Night. His 2019 play The Two Popes, which inspired the Netflix film, marked his return to writing for the stage for the first time in 20 years. His latest play, The Collaboration , about Andy Warhol and Jean Michel Basquiat, premiered to critical acclaim at The Young Vic Theatre in a sold-out run and opened on Broadway on December 20, 2022. He lives in London.
MICHAEL MAYER ( Director ). Currently: Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway, Funny Girl National tour. Broadway: Swept Away, A Beautiful Noise, Funny Girl starring Lea Michele, Hedwig..., Spring Awakening , American Idiot (co-author), Thoroughly Modern Millie , Side Man , A View From the Bridge , Everyday Rapture , Charlie Brown , Head Over Heels , Burn This . London: Funny Girl, Spring Awakening, ...Millie, American Idiot, Side Man, Marnie (ENO). Metropolitan Opera: Aida, Grounded, Marnie, Rigoletto, La Traviata. Film: Single All the Way, The Seagull, Flicka, A Home at the End of the World . TV: “Smash” (pilot & season one producing director).
STEVEN HOGGETT ( Choreographer ). Recent credits as movement director/choreographer include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Broadway, West End, international); Sweeney Todd (Broadway); Nye (National Theatre);
Angels in America (Broadway); The Crucible (Broadway); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Royal National Theatre, West End, Broadway); The Last Ship (Broadway); Let the Right One In (National Theatre Scotland); Rocky! (Broadway); The Glass Menagerie (A.R.T., Broadway, EIF); Once (A.R.T., Broadway, West End); Peter and the Starcatcher (Broadway); American Idiot (Broadway); Ocean at the End of the Lane (National Theatre); and as associate director/movement, Black Watch (National Theatre Scotland). As director, his recent credits include Burn (National Theatre Scotland/ Joyce Theatre), Social! Distance Dance Club (Park Ave Armory) and Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined (New York Theatre Workshop, West End). Hoggett was a director and founding member of Frantic Assembly Theatre Company, and with Scott Graham co-wrote The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre (Routledge).
DAVID ROCKWELL (Scenic Design). Broadway: A Beautiful Noise; Doubt; Into the Woods; Take Me Out; Kiss Me, Kate; Lobby Hero; She Loves Me (Tony, Drama Desk, and OCC awards); On the Twentieth Century (Tony nom.); You Can’t Take It With You (Tony nom.); Kinky Boots (Tony nom.); Lucky Guy (Tony nom.); Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC noms.); and the upcoming productions of Into the Woods . Off-Broadway: Into the Woods , Seven Deadly Sins , and Shakespeare in the Park. Founder and President of the architecture and design firm Rockwell Group.
EMILIO SOSA (Costume Design). Chair, American Theatre Wing. Broadway: Purlie Victorious (Tony nomination), Ain’t No Mo’ (Drama Desk award, Tony nomination), Good Night, Oscar (Tony nomination), Trouble in Mind (Tony nomination), 1776, Skeleton Crew, On Your Feet!, Motown: The Musical, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (Tony nomination), Topdog/Underdog. TV: “Annie Live!” (NBC). Film: Descendants: Rise of Red (Disney+), The Famous Lillian Hall (HBO), Red Hook Summer (dir. Spike Lee). Usher’s Las Vegas, Big Apple Circus, The Rockettes, NY Knicks City Dances (NBA), Diana Ross, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, Wynton Marsalis. @esosafashion
KEVIN ADAMS ( Lighting Design ) has received four Tony Awards for his work on Broadway, including Funny Girl, The Cher Show, Head Over Heels, SpongeBob the Musical, Hedwig…, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Passing Strange, The 39 Steps, Spring Awakening, Hands on a Hardbody, Hair, Take Me Out, A Class Act and solo shows by Michael Moore, Eve Ensler and John Leguizamo. Off-Broadway: Hedwig…, The Scottsboro Boys, Carrie. Metropolitan Opera, Hollywood Bowl and Las Vegas.
JESSICA PAZ ( Sound Design ). Broadway : Hadestown (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award); POTUS . Associate sound designer: Dear Evan Hansen ; Bandstand ; Disaster! The Musical ;
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The Assembled Parties (MCC); and Fela! OffBroadway: Little Shop of Horrors (Westside Theatre); Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout); A Sucker EmCee and The Muscles in Our Toes (Labyrinth); The Kings Whore (Starcatcher Productions); Becoming Dr. Ruth (Westside Theatre). Numerous productions at The Public Theater including Twelfth Night, Othello, Miss You Like Hell, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It . Regional: American Repertory Theatre, The Old Globe; Hartford Stage, Berkeley Repertory, among others.
LUC VERSCHUEREN ( Hair, Wig & Makeup Design ). Broadway: Water For Elephants ; Almost Famous ; Bad Cinderella; The Devil Wears Prada (Chicago); Funny Girl ; The Music Man ; King Lear ; Head Over Heels ; Carousel ; Three Tall Women ; Hello, Dolly! ; Groundhog Day ; The Front Page ; The Crucible; Misery ; Sylvia; Betrayal ; Les Misérables ; Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. Broadway/West End: Tammy Faye; Back to the Future; Leopoldstadt, To Kill a Mockingbird, Company, A Christmas Carol, Tina–The Tina Turner Musical (Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design), The Ferryman, Farinelli and the King, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Ghost, Billy Elliot. West End: Cinderella, Anything Goes, Rosmersholm, All About Eve . Film/TV: “The Gilded Age,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Downton Abbey (movie).
SONNY PALADINO ( Music Supervision and Arrangements, Orchestrations). Music supervisor, arranger and orchestrator: Gettin’ the Band Back Together (Broadway), Smokey Joe’s Café (OffBroadway), Dion’s The Wanderer (upcoming). Other Broadway: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (music supervisor), POTUS (music director/arranger), Sting’s The Last Ship and Pippin (associate conductor). Arrangements and orchestrations for the Indianapolis, Baltimore, Seattle, Vancouver and Detroit Symphony Orchestras and The Philly Pops. Performances with Josh Groban, Sting, Patina Miller and Matthew Morrison. Record producer: GTBBT, The Great Comet…, Soul Vol. 2, Mistletoe and Carly and four albums for the hit touring group The Doo Wop Project (music director/arranger and founding member).
ANNMARIE MILAZZO ( Vocal Design ). Spring Awakening ; Next to Normal ; If/Then ; Finding Neverland; Bright Lights, Big City ; Super Hero ; revival of Carrie; Dangerous Beauty; Prometheus Bound ; Some Lovers ; Dave ; revival of 1776 ; A Beautiful Noise . As composer/lyricist: Pretty Dead Girl (winner of a Special Jury Award, Sundance Film Festival), Joy, Lucky Us, A Walk on the Moon. As orchestrator: Once on This Island (with Michael Starobin). Nominations: Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Grammy.
BRIAN USIFER ( Incidental Music and Dance Music Arrangements, Orchestrations). Broadway:
The Heart of Rock and Roll (Music Supervisor, Arrangements, Orchestrations) , A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical (Arrangements, Orchestrations), Disney’s Frozen (Music Director), The Book of Mormon (Associate Music Supervisor) and Kinky Boots (Music Director, Associate Music Supervisor; Tour, London and Toronto). Chess at the Kennedy Center, Bobby and Kristen Lopez American Songbook at Lincoln Center. Orchestrations: Swept Away and Galileo at Berkeley Rep, Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money at the Atlantic. Additional orchestrations: NBC’s “Annie Live!,” “The Wiz Live” and can be heard as a pianist on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” on Amazon.
JAMIE HARRISON ( Illusion Design ). Most recently Jamie directed, designed and illusion designed Bedknobs and Broomsticks for Disney/ Michael Harrison in the UK and Flight for the Edinburgh International Festival. Jamie created the magic and illusions for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for Sonia Friedman/Colin Callender. He is artistic director of Vox Motus.
AUSTIN REGAN ( Tour Director ). Broadway: American Idiot, Everyday Rapture, On a Clear Day, Head Over Heels, A Beautiful Noise. OffBroadway: Little Shop of Horrors . Directing: Rigoletto (Minnesota Opera), The Trojan Women (Hangar Theatre), Mad Libs (New World Stages), Left and Right (National Sawdust), Threepenny Opera (Opera Columbus). Drama League Fellow. www.austinregan.nyc
YASMINE LEE ( Tour Choreographer ) has worked across theatre, concert dance, film, television, music videos, ceremonies and with major recording artists in over 35 countries and in every state of the union. Broadway credits include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Curious Incident of the Dog…, The Crucible, Once, Rent.
JOHN MILLER ( Music Coordinator ). Over 140 Broadway shows, including The Great Gatsby, Tommy, MJ: The Musical, Mrs. Doubtfire, Ain’t Too Proud, Tina—The Tina Turner Musical, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Waitress and Jersey Boys. Studio musician (bass) for Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Carly Simon, BB King, Portishead, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. johnmillerbass. com
RANDY COHEN ( Keyboard Programmer ). Broadway: over 100 shows including Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Almost Famous, Some Like It Hot, Jagged Little Pill, Anastasia, Kinky Boots, Dear Evan Hansen, In the Heights, Grey Gardens . TV: “Sesame Street.” Thanks to the RCK team: Tim, Sam and Nick.
KATHY FABIAN ( Production Properties Supervisor ) has created props for over 90 Broadway productions including: The Heart of Rock and Roll, The Wiz, I Need That, Purlie Victorious, Camelot, Pictures from Home, Between Riverside and Crazy, The Piano Lesson,
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POTUS, and American Buffalo . Off-Broadway: Night of the Iguana. TV: “Annie Live!”
JIM CARNAHAN, CSA ( Casting ) has cast over 150 Broadway shows. His work on Broadway this season includes Sunset Boulevard, Swept Away, Cult of Love, Hills of California, Our Town, Stranger Things, Pirates of Penzance, Harry Potter; Moulin Rouge!; as well as Off-Broadway’s Little Shop of Horrors. Film: Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid
JASON THINGER, CSA ( Casting ). Broadway: Sunset Boulevard; Pirates of Penzance; Merrily We Roll Along ; New York, New York ; Almost Famous; Funny Girl; Take Me Out; A Christmas Carol ; Tootsie . Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Medea (BAM). Regional/Tours: A Christmas Carol, The Light in the Piazza (Lyric Opera of Chicago). London: The 47th.
BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity ) is an independently-owned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com
MILES PLANT ( Music Director ) is a NYC based music director, conductor, arranger, and orchestrator. NYC Theatre: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Off-Broadway: j2 Spotlight Theatre (Associate Artistic Director, Music Supervisor), The York Theatre, the cell theatre. Regional: Phoenix Theatre Company, North Shore Music Theatre, City Springs Theatre Company, Long Wharf Theatre. National Tours: Bandstand , First National (Music Director), The Sound of Music (Associate Music Director). Albums: The Jerusalem Syndrome, Andy Tighe’s Just In Time For Christmas.
RICHARD A. LEIGH (Production Stage Manager). Tours: Anastasia, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Color Purple, The Bodyguard, Jersey Boys, Hair, Bring It On: The Musical, Ghost The Musical, My Fair Lady, Hello Dolly!, and Aida (Taiwan). Off Bway: Duke & Roya. Regional: The Color Purple and The Bodyguard at Paper Mill Playhouse. All my love and gratitude to my family and my husband, Peter.
RACHEL HEINE ( Stage Manager ). National Tours: Girl From the North Country, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Rock of Ages 10th Anniversary Tour, The Illusionists, 42nd Street, Once. Off-Broadway: Primary Stages. Regional: Alley Theatre (Houston, TX), Human Race Theatre Company (Dayton, OH), Columbus Children’s Theatre, The Contemporary, Short North Stage (Columbus, OH). Education: Otterbein University. Proud member of AEA. @rehstagemanager
BENJI KERN (Assistant Stage Manager). National Tour: I Love Lucy (CBS). Regional Selected: Little Shop of Horrors (Serenbe); Damn Yankees, starring Carson Kresley (Ogunquit Playhouse); Evita , starring Eden Espinosa (Studio Tenn); Grease; Gypsy; West Side Story (Studio Tenn.). New York, off-Broadway: Morini Stradd, Secrets of the Trade (Primary Stages.)
ERIK BIRKELAND ( Company Manager ). Recipient of the 2014 Broadway League’s George MacPherson Road Award. Tours: Come From Away, The Sound of Music, Blithe Spirit starring Angela Lansbury, The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess, Memphis, Chicago, Jelly’s Last Jam and live stage tours of Rugrats, Blues’ Clues, Scooby-Doo and Dora the Explorer.
BRAD SIEBEKING ( Associate Company Manager). Tours: The Book of Mormon, Blue Man Group, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The SpongeBob Musical, The King and I. Brad also spent over a decade teaching music and theater in New York City at the Professional Performing Arts School where he also served as the Director of Production.
GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Management) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mark Twain Tonight!, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz.
TRINITY WHEELER ( Executive Producer ). Broadway: 1776 (dirs. Diane Paulus and Jeffrey Page), Les Misérables . National tours: The Great Gatsby, The Sound of Music (dir. Jack O’Brien), 1776, Les Misérables, Peter Pan (dir. Lonny Price), A Beautiful Noise, Hairspray, Once on This Island, Waitress, The SpongeBob Musical, Chicago, Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, Bullets Over Broadway, Elf the Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Royal National Theatre production of Oklahoma!, The Wedding Singer, The Producers, The Wizard of Oz, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein (dir. Susan Stroman) and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Gratitude to Ken, Seth, Clayton, Angela, Fred, Alecia, Cameron and Tom for believing. Love to Alan for everything. @trinityonbroadway
KEN DAVENPORT (Producer) is a two-time Tony Award-winning producer of Oh Mary!, Harmony, Once on This Island, The Play that Goes Wrong, Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Spring Awakening, It’s Only a Play, Macbeth, Godspell, Kinky Boots and the Off-Broadway productions of Altar Boyz, The Awesome 80s Prom, My First Time and more. He was the executive producer for North America for Andrew Lloyd Webber and the theatrical consultant for Primary Wave. Ken
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founded TheaterMakersStudio.com for writers, producers and anyone who dreams about getting a show on a stage. His blog and podcast have been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair and more. Ken conceived the best-selling board game Be a Broadway Star (Amazon) and is an avid golfer. Born Kenneth Anjum Hasija, Ken dedicates his career to his late father, Dr. Kenny Dipchand Hasija, an Indian immigrant who dreamed about going into the theatre. Favorite production is daughter McKenna with his wife, Tracy Weiler. Upcoming: The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation and Joy the Musical. KenDavenport.com @kendavenportbway
BOB GAUDIO ( Producer ). Inducted into the Songwriters, Rock and Roll, and the New Jersey Hall of Fame. The principal writer and an original member of The Four Seasons portrayed in Jersey Boys , one of the top ten longest-running Tony and Olivier Award-winning hit Broadway musicals. Earned a Grammy for the JB cast album, remaining one of the top ten bestselling cast albums. Gaudio wrote and/or co-wrote “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Beggin’,” the classic “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and numerous others. He produced and co-wrote with Jake Holmes, the album Watertown for Frank Sinatra. He produced a number of songs for Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Roberta Flack and others and the film soundtrack for Little Shop of Horrors. Bob’s longtime association with Mr. Diamond yielded seven albums, including The Jazz Singer Soundtrack, along with “America,” “Hello Again,” “September Morn,” “Love on the Rocks,” “Forever in Blue Jeans” and the Diamond & Streisand duet “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.” Thanks to the lifelong support of his three children, Lisa, Danielle and Shannon. Special thanks to the Nashville ABN music development team: Ryan Sutton, Debra Clements, Blair Masters. A Beautiful Noise would not be a reality without the insights and trust of Neil and Katie Diamond.
NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS ( Producer ). Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mark Twain Tonight!, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants, and The Wiz.
SANDI MORAN (Co-Producer). Select Broadway: Hadestown (Tony), Moulin Rouge! (Tony), Once on This Island (Tony), Anastasia, Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony nomination). Off-Broadway: Harmony. In development: Joy the Musical and The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation.
SCOTT ABRAMS (Co-Producer). Two-time Tony Award-winning Producer. Manager of theater and film company Mach 1 Partners. Broadway credits include: A Beautiful Noise, Merrily We Roll Along, Back to the Future, The Notebook, The Who’s Tommy, Funny Girl, Company.
JONATHAN AND RAE CORR ( Co-Producer ). Tony award-winning producers with a shared love for live theater. Current/upcoming productions include The Notebook, Oh, Mary!, Swept Away, The Devil Wears Prada, SMASH, The Griswold’s Broadway Vacation, and Joy.
ADAM RIEMER ( Co-Producer ) weaves transformative narratives as a visual storyteller in television, film, and theatre. Productions include Oh, Mary!, Gutenberg!, Spamalot, Sister Act, Joy and Vacation . Adam is also a real estate developer, photographer, and philanthropist.
MARGUERITE STEED HOFFMAN (Co-Producer) of Dallas, is a private investor who works to promote the arts, access to healthcare, biotech initiatives and amplifying urban green space.
RON KASTNER ( Co-Producer ). Over 50 productions and ten Tony and/or Olivier Awards in New York and London in the past 30 years. Happy to be supporting this wonderful company of A Beautiful Noise.
ROB KOLSON (Co-Producer) is a Tony and Emmy Award-winning writer and producer. He owns the prestigious Apollo Theater Chicago and is a proud alumnus of The Second City Theater, where he served as a music director.
VALLI FAMILY GROUP ( Co-Producer ) is so excited to be a part of A Beautiful Noise . An amazing opportunity to celebrate the work of one of America’s greatest singers, songwriter and performer.
CAIOLA PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Siblings Luigi and Rose Caiola, seven Tony Awards including Company, The Inheritance, Dear Evan Hansen, The Color Purple, All the Way, Once on this Island and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR . ( Co-Producer ) was chairman/CEO of UBS Financial Services and chairman of President George W. Bush’s Homeland Security Advisory Council. Mr. Grano won a Tony as a Jersey Boys producer.
STARLIGHT THEATRE (Co-Producer) is an 8,000seat outdoor amphitheater in Kansas City that has been producing and presenting Broadway musical theatre since 1951.
ROY & EILEEN PUTRINO ( Co-Producer ). The Who’s Tommy (Tony Nominee); New York, New York (Tony Nominee); Once on This Island (Tony); How to Succeed… ; Grace ; Bandstand ; Act of God; It’s Only a Play; Groundhog Day; Farinelli and the King; Sunday in the Park With George; A Passion Play (London). Distinguished Citizen Award for Performing Arts.
JAMES L. NEDERLANDER ( Co-Producer ). Credits: Kimberly Akimbo, Titanique, MJ, Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal, Tina—The Tina Turner Musical, The Lehman Trilogy, The Band’s Visit, On Your Feet!, The Elephant Man, Movin’ Out and many others.
TRISHA BLAKE ( Co-Producer ) is a businesswoman involved in multiple businesses
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and industries across the globe. She’s honored to be part of A Beautiful Noise. Past productions: Jersey Boys, Harmony . Upcoming: Broadway Vacation, Joy.
MARK E. JACOBS ( Co-Producer ) is Chairman of The Watkins Company. As an actor he appeared in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, Mike Nichols’ Biloxi Blues and produced and acted in numerous independent films.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP THEATRICAL ( Co-Producer ) exists to shape culture through the power of artistry. The world leader in musicbased entertainment, UMG is committed to supporting artist’s and songwriter’s creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.
DEBORAH GREEN ( Co-Producer ) is a resident of both Austin and Manhattan. A philanthropist, contemporary art collector and avid supporter of all art forms. She believes that art has the power to change lives.
PATTY BAKER (Co-Producer). Thank you, Neil, for ALL the beautiful noise, the lyrics and the story. Thank you to cast, crew, investors and fellow producers! And to Jay, for the story of MY life.
SHERI AND LES BILLER ( Co-Producer ). As passionate believers in the power of musical theatre to spark meaningful change, we are so proud to be part of the A Beautiful Noise family.
H. RICHARD HOPPER (Co-Producer). Numerous shows on and off Broadway including the 2015 revival of Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), 2017 revival of Once on This Island (Tony Award) and 2018 Gettin’ the Band Back Together.
SHARON KARMAZIN ( Co-Producer ) has 30+ credits, most recently coproducing Gypsy and Waiting for Godot on Broadway and Evita in the West End. She is a five-time Tony winner and serves on the Entertainment Community Fund board.
MATTHEW SALLOWAY ( Co-Producer ) is CEO of GSI Ventures, a top global family office. Additionally, Matthew has produced eleven feature films, including such hits as Lee Daniels’ The Butler and the Whitney Houston biopic.
BB INVESTMENTS, LLC . ( Co-Producer ). Barry Siegel and Bill Vuylsteke, founders and principals of BB Investments, LLC. Represent major talent on stage and screen. They are thrilled to be part of A Beautiful Noise.
WITZEND PRODUCTIONS ( Co-Producer ).
WitzEnd in association with Sunshine/Drowos and David Bryant. Recent: Some Like It Hot, 1660 Vine, Kite Runner, Diana, Once on this Island (Tony), Tuck Everlasting, Daddy Long Legs
Upcoming: SMASH. witzendtheatricals.com
THEATRE PRODUCERS OF COLOR
( Co-Producer ). Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC) supports the next generation of BIPOC producers by providing access to education, training and mentorship. Congrats to Cherine E. Anderson, Anant Das, Miranda Gohh, Alexander Robertson, Riza Takahashi and Iconic Vizion Productions. theatreproducersofcolor.org
Opening Night: September 24, 2024
STAFF FOR A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Trinity Wheeler
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Gentry & Associates
Gregory Vander Ploeg
Madeline McCluskey Shira Wolf
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
NETworks Presentations
Jason Juenker
Hector Guivas
TOUR BOOKING, MARKETING & PUBLICITY BOND THEATRICAL bondtheatrical.com
TOUR BOOKING
Temah Higgins Mollie Mann
Wendy Roberts
Madison St. Amour Jesse Daniels Laura Rizzo Nilesha Alexander Kolten Bell
TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY
DJ Martin Marc Viscardi Jenny Bates
Alexandra De La Cerda Caroline Frawley
Production Stage Manager Richard A. Leigh
Stage Manager Rachel Heine
Assistant Stage Manager Benji Kern
Company Manager Erik Birkeland
Associate Company Manager Brad Siebeking
Assistant Director ............................... Fernando Parra Bortí
Assistant Choreographer Paige Faure
Associate Illusionist Skylar Fox
Associate Scenic Designers Mikiko Suzuki-Macadams Chen-Wei Liao
Costume Coordinator Sam Fleming
Associate Lighting Designer ........................ Wilburn Bonnell
Assistant Lighting Designer Riva Fairhall
Associate Sound Designer Shannon Slaton
Hair, Wig and Makeup Designer Luc Verschueren/ Campbell Young Associates
Production Electrician ................................ Zach Alexander
Production Sound .................................... Marisa J. Barnes
Production Carpenter pesci
Props Supervisor Kathy Fabian/Propstar LLC
Associate Prop Supervisor John Estep/Propstar LLC
Propstar Production Manager Ry Pepper
Moving Light Programmer .................................. Brad Gray
Head Carpenter.............................................. Josh Nelson
Assistant Carpenter John “Seth” Leach
Flyman Glen Shafer
Head Electrician Matthew Brehm
Assistant Electrician J. Luce
Head Sound ............................................ Michael Donahue
Assistant Sound Luis Caceres Dardano, Jared Alvarez, Davie Voelker
Head Props Clista Jarrett
Wardrobe Supervisor Alona Comito
Assistant Wardrobe Taylor Diaz
Hair & Make-up Supervisor .................. George C. Deavours
Crew Swing Jess Cuoghi
Production Assistants Maris Keller, Gabriella Shead
Rehearsal Pianist Utsav Bhargava
Vocal Consultant Liz Caplan
Merchandise The Araca Group
Merchandise Manager.............................. Robert Laviolette
Logo Design AKA NYC
Video Production David Kane Productions
Production Photographer Jeremy Daniel
Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity Office BOND Theatrical
Melissa Cohen, Bridget Gross, Tony Joy, Steph Kelleher, Deborah Mann, Harrison Mootoo, Scotland Newton, Elisabeth Reyes, Linda J. Stewart, Katelyn Wenkoff
Davenport Theatrical Enterprises Morgan Cavendish, Mace Cowart, Mary Dina, Jonathan Hogue, Annie Mallamaci
Marketing Director Mary Dina
Safety Consultant
Bryan Huneycutt
Physical Therapy Consultant ....Carolyn Lawson, NEURO Tour
Physical Therapist Alexandra MacPherson
Accounting
NETworks Presentations LLC
Tax Accountant Jeff Mensch
Legal Services
David F. Schwartz, Esq., Gray Schwartz LLP
Legal Counsel ................. Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo, Daniel M. Wasser
HR Support
K+K Reset, LLC
Housing .................................. Lisa Morris, Road Concierge
Travel Agency Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel Trucking Clark Transfer FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS
Chief Executive Officer Orin Wolf
President/Chief Production Officer .................... Seth Wenig
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Business Affairs
Margaret Daniel
Scott Levine
Scott W. Jackson
Executive Producers Mimi Intagliata, Hannah Rosenthal, Trinity Wheeler
Sr. Director/Finance John Kinna
Controller ................................................. Jennifer Gifford
Director of Tour Accounting
Laura S. Carey
Tax Director Pat Guerieri
Sr. Tax Accountant Matthew Peerbolte
Tax Assistant
Deborah Brown
Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk Lisa Loveless
Sr. Director, Booking & Engagements Amanda Laird
Directors, Booking & Engagements.... Stacey Burns, Colin Byrne
Booking Assistant Lily Flippin
Director of Sales
Zach Stevenson
Director of Marketing .................................... Heather Hess
Sr. Director/General Management Gregory Vander Ploeg
General Managers Madeline McCluskey, Rebecca Shubart Steven Varon-Moore
Associate General Manager Amanda Lenti, Heather Moss, Shira Wolf
Sr. Director/Production Management Jason Juenker
Sr. Production Manager ............................... Hector Guivas
Production Managers Matthew Reardon, Alex Williams
Associate Production Manager Aimeé Mangual Pagán
Technical Director pesci
Production Coordinator Gina Boccolucci
NETworks Asset Manager Richard Haug
Director of Operations Pearce Landry-Wegener
Workers Compensation Coordinator ............... Kayla Rooplal
People Operations/Payroll Manager Sara Clayton
Executive Assistant Isabella Schiavon
Office Manager ............................................ Michelle Adye
Adminstrative Assistant Aidan Herman
Music Coordinator John Mezzio
CREDITS
Scenery built by Great Lakes Scenic Services. Automation provided by Creative Conners, Inc. Lighting equipment provided by Christie Lites and audio equipment provided by PRG Broadway. Wigs made by Campbell Young Associates. Neil - Then costumes by Eric Winterling, Inc. Props by Propstar. Props Artisans: Francis McCrann, Cailey Harwood, Shane Hennessey, Genesis DeWitt. Specialty Props by BB Props, Bad Monkey Props, Tom Carroll Scenery, Costume Armour, ART, and Turning Star Inc.
OFFICIAL GUITAR SPONSOR
Gibson Brands
MUSIC CREDITS
“Beautiful Noise,” “I Got The Feelin’ (Oh No, No),” “I’ll Come Running,” “I’m a Believer,” “The Boat That I Row,” “Look Out, Here Comes Tomorrow,” “Red, Red Wine,” “Kentucky Woman,” “Solitary Man,” “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Song Sung Blue,” “Cherry, Cherry,” “Sweet Caroline,” “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show,” “Play Me,” “Soolaimon,” “Thank the Lord for the Night Time,” “Crunchy Granola Suite,” “Brooklyn Roads,” “America,” “Shilo,” “I Am…I Said,” “Holly Holy,” “Pretty Amazing Grace” written by Neil Diamond. Courtesy of Universal Tunes. Under license from Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved. “Love on the Rocks,” “September Morn” written by Neil Diamond, Gilbert Francois Leopold Becaud. Courtesy of Universal Tunes, Universal Music Corp. on behalf of Sweet Sixteen Music, Inc. Under license from Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
“Forever in Blue Jeans” Written by Neil Diamond, Richard Winchell Bennett. Courtesy of Universal Tunes, Universal Music Corp. Under license from Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved. “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” written by Neil Diamond, Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman. Courtesy of Universal Tunes, Universal Music Corp. on behalf of Sweet Sixteen Music, Inc. Under license from Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved. “Hello Again” written by Neil Diamond, Alan Edward Lindgren. Courtesy of Universal Tunes, Universal Music Corp. Under license from Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Rehearsed at Gibney Studios, 890 Broadway SPECIAL THANKS TO Tracy Weiler, McKenna Davenport, Pamela & Clarence Soper, Dr. Kenny D. Hasija, Denise Desimone, TC and Deandre Sevon. Providence Performing Arts Center; Norbert Mongeon, Janice Anderson, J.L. “Lynn” Singleton
With grateful acknowledgement to the State of Rhode Island and Steven Feinberg, the Rhode Island Film & Television Office www.film.ri.gov
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The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States.
The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.
This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
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International Paper Employees
Nike Employees
MLGW Employees
St. Jude Employees
UTHSC Employees
Memphis Shelby County School System Employees
AutoZone Employees
Desoto County School System Employees
City of Memphis Employees
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Orgill Employees
Campbell Clinic Employees
ALSAC Employees
Baptist Employees
Regional One Healthcare Employees
Southern College of Optometry Faculty
The Women’s Exchange of Memphis
Jonesboro Travel
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