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LJI wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday!

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A Message From the CEO......................................................................................................................4 A Message From KeyBank......................................................................................................................6 Spotlight On...........................................................................................................................................8 Playhouse Square Trustees..................................................................................................................16 Giving Back to Playhouse Square........................................................................................................18 Invest in Playhouse Square.................................................................................................................20 Mean Girls...........................................................................................................................................39 Cast of Characters..............................................................................................................................40 The Company.......................................................................................................................................41 Scenes and Musical Numbers.............................................................................................................42 Who’s Who in the Cast.........................................................................................................................43 Staff for Mean Girls ............................................................................................................................56 Guest Services.....................................................................................................................................62 December/January at Playhouse Square.............................................................................................63

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DEAR FRIENDS

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Gina Vernaci

t Playhouse Square we are entrusted with the mission of serving northeast Ohio through engaging our community with the performing arts. December is an especially lively month for us in the theaters, as we welcome families and friends who are celebrating the holidays with any one of the 215 events this month. It is also a time of year when we can reflect back on our many blessings.

Bringing loved ones to live theatrical events is an especially meaningful gift to share. Children will likely not remember what they receive as gifts when they are 10 years old. That frenzied snowstorm of opening presents can result in a massive accumulation of wrapping paper and gift boxes — leaving the family room looking like a paper Armageddon. But attending a live event as a family is giving the gift of a life-long memory.

It is a magical experience when we settle into our seats, the lights dim and we anticipate what awaits behind the grand velvet drape. We are transported into a fantasy world. At this time of year, such visions may include Sugar Plum Fairies, Ralphie donning a fluffy bunny suit or the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on his soul-finding journey.

This past season, we also hosted events for families, some of whom have never attended a live performance. I am speaking of our sensory-friendly presentations. The generosity of Norman and Denise Wells provided the support necessary for such special performances of The Lion King and The Jungle Book. Without a doubt, these events rank as some of the most fulfilling of my career.

It takes a great deal of coordination to prepare for these events. Lights in the seating chamber remain on. Loud sounds and flashes of light are adjusted. Squishy toys are distributed to the audience, while tents are set up in the lobby as safe places for anyone needing a breather to escape in order to recharge.

What was especially striking is the wide scope of needs in our community. Our guests arrive on foot, in wheelchairs and on specially motorized scooters. Their wide-eyed expressions told the story of how difficult it was to merely get to this point.

Some guests toted iPads that allowed them to expand what was occurring on stage so they could see the production. Others sang, some danced in the aisles, while one young fellow swayed in his seat, clearly moved by the show. It did not matter — this was a judgment-free experience for all. The bond of acceptance and sheer joy of participating in an event that was usually not available to their families electrified the auditorium.

Intermission was filled with smiles — the children were jubilant in whatever manner they can express that emotion, while the eyes of parents and grandparents were filled with satisfaction, the same euphoric response you see as a runner crosses the finish line. For those of us working, we were all mistyeyed with immense pride for what serving Greater Cleveland in such a special manner can mean. These experiences illustrate how our non-profit mission is at work everyday. With your on-going belief in our endeavors, we will achieve the extraordinary. As a community of supporters, season ticket holders and theater guests, you are essential in helping preserve programs that make such profound differences.

On behalf of our devoted board of trustees, I extend to you the joys of the holidays to you and your families. Together, we will continue to deliver great experiences. You are an essential part of our farreaching cause.

Joyfully yours,

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Gina Vernaci President & CEO

Tri-C Creative Arts Dance Academy

SETTING THE STAGE

for success

We believe that all Cleveland youth should have access to high-quality arts education.

Through the generosity of our donors, we have invested more than $5 million since 2016 to scale up neighborhood-based programs that now serve 3,000 youth year-round in music, dance, theater, photography, literary arts and curatorial mastery. That’s setting the stage for success. Find your passion, and partner with the Cleveland Foundation to make your greatest charitable impact.

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WE’RE PROUD

to support Playhouse Square

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t’s showtime! Welcome to the 2019-2020 KeyBank Broadway Series at Playhouse Square!

As Cleveland’s hometown bank, KeyBank is proud to support Playhouse Square and help bring award winning theatrical performances to our city as a part of the KeyBank Broadway Series. As one of the most recognized theater operations in the country, Playhouse Square shares our mission of helping Cleveland thrive and has proved over time to be a pillar of our great community.

Similar to the many local organizations and groups that we partner with, KeyBank prides itself on being a leader in Cleveland. Our passion goes beyond the financial services we provide our clients and extends to supporting the culture and hardworking attitude that Cleveland residents embody. We understand the responsibility we have in the community to concentrate our most valuable resources, time and energy, on the lifeblood of our city — the people, and are deeply committed to stabilizing and revitalizing our neighborhoods.

Through 2018, KeyBank has made community investments totaling more than $423 million in Northeast Ohio as part of our National Community Benefits Plan, which supports low to moderate income individuals and communities through community development lending for affordable housing, small business lending, mortgage lending and transformative philanthropy.

We are bringing hope and opportunity to the communities where we do business and each investment that we have made in Northeast Ohio is making a difference. When our neighborhoods succeed, we all succeed.

Thank you for joining us and for supporting Playhouse Square. We hope you enjoy this KeyBank Broadway Series show!

Sincerely,

Tim Burke Market President, Northeast Ohio

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A toast to theater at its finest.

KeyBank is proud to sponsor another season of the finest entertainment Broadway has to offer. It’s part of our commitment to support the arts and help our communities thrive.

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SPOTLIGHT ON The District

PUT YOUR BIG DAY IN THE SPOTLIGHT! Set the stage for your special day at the Crowne Plaza Cleveland, the official hotel of Playhouse Square, a wedding destination worthy of a standing ovation.

The Crowne Plaza Cleveland is home to the Palace Ballroom; which offers breathtaking views of the GE Chandelier and the vibrant theater marquees in an urban and stylish setting. With the help of their onsite wedding planner, your day will be beautiful and stress-free. The Crowne Plaza Cleveland truly customizes the experience for the needs of their guests, from centerpieces and décor to a variety of ceremonies and rental services. A 2018 and 2019 “Best of Weddings” pick on TheKnot.com.

Visit Crowne Plaza Cleveland on The Knot.com or call 216-615-3325 for more information.

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“A must-see!”

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MJ MUSICAL TO DEBUT...

CONCERTS ON TAP January kicks off a string of concerts beginning with the retro fun of our annual Elvis Birthday Tribute (Jan. 12). A Broadway/ film/TV favorite returns after a long absence for Mandy Patinkin in Concert: DIARIES (Jan. 11). Buyer note: comedian Paula Poundstone (Jan. 24) sold out her last visit, so buy early! The Choir of Man returns (Feb. 16) followed by a new Rat Pack tribute of The Tap Pack (Feb. 19). And, great for the entire family Feb. 16: National Geographic Live: Coral Kingdom & Empires of Ice.

Following a canceled out-of-town premiere and recent title change, the Michael Jackson musical has secured a spot in Broadway’s 2020– 2021 season. MJ the Musical begins performances July 6. Christopher Wheeldon directs and choreographs the bio-musical, which is expected to focus on the artist’s career during his 20s and 30s.

Penning the book is two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage.

(The project was first titled Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.)

LIFE OF PI PREMIERES...

The new stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s bestselling 2001 fantasy adventure novel Life of Pi moves to London’s West End June 22. The story focuses on five survivors stranded on a single lifeboat in the Pacific: a hyena, zebra, orangutan, a sixteen-year-old boy and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. This stage production has earned acclaim for the extraordinary animal design of Finn Caldwell (who created the amazing War Horse steed’s animatronics). The screen adaptation of Life of Pi took home four Academy Awards in 2013.

LIFT YOUR GLASS...

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Look around the theater lobbies. Can you guess what WASN’T there when they opened in the early 1920s? The bars! Prohibition was in full swing at the premiere of all five of our historic venues. It wasn’t until the 5th of this month back in 1933 that Prohibition was repealed and alcohol was once again legal for theaters to sell.

Announcing the repeal, President Roosevelt admonished the country to drink responsibly and not abuse “this return of individual freedom.”

The lights shine more br ightly

Photo: Roger Mastroianni

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... WITH INVESTMENT BY CUYAHOGA ARTS & CULTURE Cuyahoga Arts & Culture uses public dollars approved by residents to bring arts and culture to every corner of our County. Public investment helps extend this experience to everyone, from grade schools to senior centers to large public events to educational outreach and small neighborhood art projects.

Your Investment: Strengthening Community Visit cacgrants.org/impact to learn more.

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KEYBANK MOMENT Thanks to KeyBank, guests have the chance to receive a Key Moment package!

Attend a performance of the 2019-20 KeyBank Broadway Series and you are eligible to win. These “surprise packages” are distributed prior to curtain and contain gift cards, show merchandise and more. You never know when it just may be your turn!

Holiday Gift Solution Stumped on a perfect holiday gift? Time running out? Playhouse Square Gift Cards allow lucky recipients to choose the show they want on the date they want! It’s the gift that gives an experience… creates life-long memories… and always gets applause!

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BIG SCREEN BROADWAY...

Look for the Tony-nominated musical The Prom to become a Netflix screen adaptation. Its star-studded cast already includes: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key (with rumors that Ariana Grande will be cast as Alyssa).

SAGA OF A PRINCESS...

Who was Russian princess Anastasia?

Was she really executed with her family or did sympathetic guards help her escape?

From the Tony Aw a r d - w i n n i n g creators of Broadway’s Ragtime, An a s t a s i a The Musical transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of 1920s Paris, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, she enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat as they embark on an epic adventure to find her home, love and family.

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MAKING MEMORIES, INSPIRING PERFORMANCE NOT ALL PLAYHOUSE SQUARE “STARS” ARE ON STAGE!

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The valuable group of Playhouse Square volunteers, known as the “RedCoats,” because of their red blazers, are comprised of 2,000 men and women of all ages and backgrounds, all of whom share a passion for the theater and a desire to give back to the community.

RedCoats believe so strongly in what Playhouse Square contributes to our community that they are willing to pledge their time and talents to every facet of Playhouse Square. Most volunteer at the 1,000+ performances we host each year — but many are also behind the scenes.

What do RedCoats receive in return? They: …make new friends …make a contribution to the arts …feel appreciated …have fun as a valued member of the Playhouse Square “family” RedCoats must be able to make weekly commitments to volunteer 4 to 5 hours per shift. Matinee show crews may be scheduled anytime between 9 a.m. –5 p.m. Evening crews between 5:30 –11 p.m. Volunteers pick the best day and time to fit their schedule.

We are always looking for new volunteers to join the team! Playhouse Square expects the same high standards of professionalism from its volunteers as it does from its full-time staff members. More information on becoming a RedCoat is available at playhousesquare.org/volunteer.

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THE 29TH ANNUAL JUMP BACK BALL

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Tickets are on sale now! On February 29, 2020, get ready to leap – or JUMP – through the decades at the 29th Annual Jump Back Ball: From Jukebox to Boombox.

Jump Back Ball is a benefit hosted by Partners, Playhouse Square’s official young professionals group (ages 21-40).

Enjoy complimentary cocktails, dinner and late night buffets, live music, dancing, activities, and more, all while supporting Playhouse Square’s community engagement and education initiatives.

To learn more about Jump Back Ball and how you can play a role in the planning of this Playhouse Square tradition, visit jumpbackball.playhousesquare.org or email Sarah, Partners Development Manager, at sarah.stengel@playhousesquare.org.

Event sponsorship opportunities are available, too!

Visit jumpbackball.playhousesquare.org/sponsorship.

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TRUSTEES Officers

Playhouse Square

Chairs Emeritus

Chair Amy G. Brady*

Oliver C. Henkel, Jr. John F. Lewis Julien L. McCall President & CEO Forrest D. Hayes Gina Vernaci* Glenn R. Brown Vice Chair, Advancement Jon H. Outcalt Rick Buoncore* Henry F. Eaton† Vice Chair, Community Engagement K.K. Sullivan Thomas W. Adler and Education Thomas C. Stevens Mark D. Ross* David S. Goodman

Vice Chair, Finance Heather Lennox*

James A. Ratner

Vice Chair, Government Affairs Paul J. Dolan*

Board Members

Terry Adelman Thomas W. Adler* Himanshu Amin Warren E. Anderson* Bill Canady Vice Chair, Real Estate Development Paul H. Carleton Neil C. Weinberger* Scott Chaikin* John G. Chapman, Sr.* Vice Chair, Sales & Marketing Christopher M. Connor* Sara Ellen Stashower* Uleto Fuentes Vice Chair, Strategic Planning David S. Goodman* Kurt C. Treu* James D. Graham Amy C. Held Secretary/Treasurer A.J. Hyland Brent D. Ballard* David C. Jacobs* Alex Johnson Ex-Officio Louis G. Joseph Frank G. Jackson, Mayor Margaret M. Judd Kevin J. Kelley, Council President Edward J. Largent Paul Mancino Armond D. Budish, James Merlino Cuyahoga County Executive Heath Monesmith Dan Brady, President, Jon H. Outcalt* Cuyahoga County Council James R. Pender Rajiv K. Prasad *Executive Committee †Deceased

Vice Chair, Nominating & Governance Lawrence H. Hatch*

James A. Ratner* Deborah Z. Read Monte C. Repasky Sean Richardson Luci Schey William R. Seelbach Daniel I. Simon, MD Doug Spiker David J. Strauss K.K. Sullivan* Leila L. Vespoli Dominic A. Visconsi Daniel P. Walsh, Jr. Denise G. Wells Debra A. Wert Jeffrey J. Wild Darrell A. Young Trustee for Life Glenn R. Brown Forrest D. Hayes Oliver C. Henkel, Jr. William B. Lawrence John F. Lewis Julien L. McCall Rena J. Olshansky Victor J. Scaravilli Lawrence J. Wilker James B. Wolf, Jr. National Trustee Thomas C. Stevens Mort Weisberg Partners Co-Chairs Christopher Jankowski Sandra Travaglianti as of 10/21/19

Playhouse Square is a not-for-profit performing arts center that presents and produces a wide variety of performing arts, advances arts education and creates a destination that is a superior location for entertainment, business and residential living, thereby strengthening the economic vitality of the region.

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GIVING BACK

to Playhouse Square

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layhouse Square is a community-based not-for-profit organization which depends upon philanthropic support from individuals, foundations, and corporations. More than $7 million dollars must be raised annually to help Playhouse Square meet its mission of operating and maintaining the historic theaters, expanding arts education outreach, and investing in the community through area development. The following are charitable opportunities which support Playhouse Square:

Donor Circle Donor Circle is a membership program for individuals who give an annual gift of $600 or more. Donor Circle members receive advance access to tickets, prime seating for Broadway and other performances, and a personal ticket concierge. At select giving levels, members have access to the private RJF Presidents’ Club for dinner and bar service, plus reserved, first-floor parking in the Playhouse Square garage. Companies can also contribute via the Corporate Donor Circle program and receive community recog­nition, client entertainment and employee rewards. Contact: Mary Winchester, 216-640-8412

Foundation Support Corporate, community and family foundations and government agencies like the Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga County Arts and Culture provide Playhouse Square with annual operating support and funding for education programs. Contact: Cheryl Helden, 216-640-8406

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Friends Friends is a membership program for individuals who give an annual gift of $50 to $599. Members receive advance access to tickets, discounts, special recognition and invitations to private events throughout the year. Contact: Carrie Lombardo, 216-640-8417

Partners Partners is the official young professionals group of Playhouse Square. Members enjoy unique opportunities to network, volunteer, socialize and fine-tune their leadership skills. Young professionals (ages 21-40) can join Partners for as little as $50 per year. Contact: Sarah Stengel, 216640-8408

Leading Ladies In the spirit of fun and celebration, Leading Ladies is designed to engage women by providing the opportunity to connect with each other through a shared passion for Playhouse Square and its not-forprofit mission. Members are invited to four exclusive events throughout the year, such as pre-show cocktail receptions, special guest speaker luncheons, and behind-the-scenes experiences. An annual membership is $250. Contact: Leanne Dewyer, 216-640-8411

Endowment and Planned Giving

With a simple gift that costs nothing during your lifetime, you can help children enjoy Playhouse Square for generations to come.

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Share your love for Playhouse Square when you plan for the future. Individuals and families that have declared their intention to include Playhouse Square in their estate plans, whether by will, trust or life income arrangement, are recognized through The Muse Society. No minimum is required to participate.

Requests for anonymity are respected. Contact: Michelle Ryan Stewart, 216-640-8410

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SPECIAL THANKS

to our sponsors

CeNTER STAGE A N E V E N I N G T O C E L E B R AT E A R T FA L C O ’ S L E A D E R S H I P AT P L AY H O U S E S Q U A R E

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• LUMEN LEVEL • Jane & Jon Outcalt K.K. & Joe Sullivan

• DIAMOND LEVEL • Joanie & Tom Adler Norman & Donna Harbert

Kathy & Jim Pender and the Michael Pender Fund

Jim & Susan Ratner

• P L AT I N U M L E V E L • BakerHostetler The Brewer-Garrett Company

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Cleveland Indians Char & Chuck Fowler FirstEnergy Foundation

Gilbane Building Company Hines Bill & Joyce Litzler MAI Capital Management Jim & Amy Merlino

The Huntington National Bank

• GOLD LEVEL • The NRP Group Parker Hannifin RPM International Inc. Turner Construction Company

INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS

Pat & John Chapman

• PREMIER LEVEL • Walt & Carol Rosebrough Tom & Chris Stevens

Jim & Jane Wolf

• LUMEN LEVEL • A.J. & Tricia Hyland John & Sally Schulze • DIAMOND LEVEL • Terry & Shelly Adelman Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council

Roe Green Joe & Ellen Thomas

Arthur J. & Nancy L. Stokes Kurt & Christine Treu Darrell & Andria Young

• P L AT I N U M L E V E L • Jules & Fran Belkin Lynn & David Heiman Amy & Rick Held

Mary & John Herrick Bob & Pam Norton

John & Diane Andrica Scott Chaikin & Mary Beth Cooper Karen & Ken Conley DLR Group/ Westlake Reed Leskosky

Corrine L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences The Fedeli Group John & Sharon Ferchill Mary & Gordon Harnett Bill & Susan MacDonald Katherine T. O’Neill

Amy & Ken Rogat Karen Skunta & Company Neil Weinberger

• GOLD LEVEL •

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The Ralph & Lucille Schey Foundation Don & Cathy Sinko Doug & Stephenie Spiker Van Auken Akins Architects LLC Gina Vernaci & Bill Hilyard Debra A. Wert

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Gold Sponsors Hatzel & Buehler Jones Day K&D Medical Mutual Penske Cleveland Roetzel & Andress Squire Patton Boggs Tito’s Handmade Vodka William M. Weiss Foundation Rising Star Sponsors Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Deloitte First National Bank Geauga Mechanical Co. Creative Sponsor

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Print & Design Sponsors

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Shop Night Sponsor Pope’s Kitchen Current as of 10/23/19

ABM BakerHostetler Calfee Halter & Griswold LLP The Fedeli Group Glenmede Trust Huntington National Bank Integrity Parking Systems KeyBank Lake Business Products Platinum Parking RSM West Roofing Systems

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INVEST

Christopher & Sara Connor

$7,500,000+ The Richard J. Fasenmyer Foundation

Terry & Sheldon Adelman Lori & Rick Buoncore

$3,000,000 – $7,499,999 Patricia & John Chapman The George Gund Foundation

Joann & Thomas Adler Foundation Lorraine & Bill Dodero Family GE Dee & Jimmy Haslam Donna & Bruce Jackson Joyce & Bill Litzler Medical Mutual of Ohio

$1,000,000 – $2,999,999 Beth Mooney Jane & Jon Outcalt Parker Hannifin Kathy and Jim Pender and the Michael Pender Fund Walt & Carol Rosebrough Luci & Ralph Schey Foundation

Cleveland Foundation Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation Irving† & Gloria Fine BakerHostetler Eaton Art & Maryann Falco FirstEnergy Foundation David H. & Robin E. Gunning

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Fred G. & Mary W. Behm Fran & Jules Belkin Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Bolton Amy & Stan Brady Jenny & Glenn Brown Paul & Sherry Carleton Marge† & Harry Carlson Susan & James Clay Bob & Ginny Clutterbuck Audrey P. DeClement DLR Group/Westlake Reed Leskosky Paul & Karen Dolan David S. Goodman & Barbara L. Hawley

$500,000 – $999,999 William B. & Mary Margaret Lawrence The Reinberger Foundation

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The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation The Kent H. Smith Charitable Trust Arthur J. & Nancy L. Stokes K.K. & Joe Sullivan Robert† & Suzanne Tomsich University Hospitals U.S. Bank Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr. Westfield Mark D. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Spaeth Tom & Chris Stevens

$250,000 – $499,999 Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Hatch Mr. & Mrs. John F. Herrick Huntington Bank Lou & Valerie Joseph Family Foundation Amy & Jim Merlino

John P. Murphy Foundation PNC James & Susan Ratner Douglas & Stephenie Spiker Jeff & Danielle Wild

$100,000 – $249,999 Mrs. Elaine G. Hadden† Mary & Gordon Harnett Mary Jane Hartwell† Jones Day Susan L. Kohn† Barbara Ellen Kozel Edward & Jacque Largent E. Gary & Mary Lynn Laughlin Heather Lennox & Douglas Krause Cathy & John Lewis Emma Skoff Lincoln† Mr. Julien L. McCall Charlotte & Douglas McGregor Stephen & Amanda Morris Wayne & Terri Mosley The Murch Foundation

Steele Nowlin & Christine Jayjack Don & Joanne Reiss Amy & Ken Rogat William & Nancy Seelbach Michelle & Mike Stewart Mr. & Mrs. David J. Strauss Mr. P. Kelly Tompkins Kurt & Christine Treu Leila & Tony Vespoli Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Wagner Neil C. Weinberger Mort Weisberg Debbie & Jim Wert The Zaim Family † deceased Listing as of 10/17/2019

Playhouse Square Donor Recognition

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ith sincere gratitude, we recognize the following individuals, organizations, and foundations, who have provided generous support of $1,200 or higher to Playhouse Square through an annual or special gift. Listing current as of 10/17/19.

Individuals & Family Foundations Director ($25,000 - $49,999) Patricia & John Chapman Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Mr. Dennis & Dr. Tammy Matecun Kathy & Jim Pender and the Michael Pender Fund of the Cleveland Foundation Mark & Shelly Saltzman Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation Morton J. Weisberg

Producer ($15,000 - $19,999) Joann & Thomas Adler Foundation Himanshu & Leslie Amin Jenny & Glenn Brown Dr. John F. Burke, Jr. & Judge Nancy Fuerst The Dalrymple Family Samuel J. & Connie Frankino Foundation Dave & Brenda Jacobs Douglas & Charlotte McGregor John C. Morley Susan & John Onysko Sandor Foundation The Ralph & Lucille Schey Foundation Tom & Chris Stevens Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr. Platinum Founder ($10,000 - $14,999) Sheldon & Terry Adelman The Warren Anderson Family Fred & Mary Behm Amy & Stan Brady Darlene Brown Kate & Jim Brown Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Rick & Lori Buoncore Scott Chaikin & Mary Beth Cooper Christopher & Sara Connor Donald J. & Mary Jo Dailey The Dolan Family

Sustaining Founder ($5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous (8) Laura & David Adante Vlad & Cheryl Agranovich Tracey Allen John & Diane Andrica Dr. & Mrs. Mark Angel The Ruth & Elmer Babin Foundation Chris & Karen Bailo Brent & Ann Ballard Daniel & Deborah Bandi Michael Banks Family Michael Baruschke & Denise C. Huck Barry B. & Brenda S. Beeler Mark & Bev Belgya Robert Bendall & Linda Bendall Charles & Julia Bolton Vincent C. Campanella Harry Carlson Maria Cashy

Margaret, James & Michael Chesler Dr. & Mrs. William A. Chilcote, Jr. Rick & Sheila Chiricosta Alex & Kelly Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Clutterbuck Kenneth, Karen & Zoe Conley Jim & Mary Conway Mr. & Mrs. William E. Conway Natalie & Paul Cooper Bill & Paula Cosgrove Drs. Jay Costantini & Lisa Gelles Daniel & Darlene Crudele Marti & Jeffrey Davis Veronica & Jesse Dickerson Jason & Jennifer Drasner Dr. & Mrs. Brad Evans Mike & Geri Evans Bill Fenoglio & Erika Battaglia Beverly Fittipaldo The Fortney Family Foundation Harry K. & Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation Lou & Ann Frangos Michael Frank & Patricia Snyder Cindy & Tim Friedmann Barbara & Fred Fruscella Valeri Furst & Ron Wauschek Patricia A. Gaul vic & joan gelb Ted & Nancy Goble Ronald & Eileen Gold Nancy & James Goldsmith Brian & Teresa Gray Gries Family Foundation James Griffiths Mr. & Mrs. James B. Griswold Peter & Debra Guren Thomas & Jan Hablitzel Mr. David Haines & Dr. Bina Mehta David & Lynne Hamilton Sondra & Steve Hardis Lawrence & Linda Hatch David & Lynn Heiman Jim & Christine Herrick Priscilla B. Hoag Chris & Jacqueline Hodgson Michael & Jane Horvitz Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman Horvitz Todd & Thomasina Houston George M. & Pamela S. Humphrey Fund Bruce & Donna Jackson Dr. Irina Jaeger Dr. Alex Johnson Margy & Amo Judd Walter & Jean Kalberer Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Kamins Andrew & Katherine Kartalis Josh & Nicky Kaufman

Pam & Steve Keefe Daniel J. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Keresman Steven Kimmelman Howard & Susan Knicely Joe & Calli Kohmann Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein & Brian Robbins Angela & Christopher Kovacs Terry Kovel Charles & Carleen Kruger Scott & Amy Kuhn Edward & Jacque Largent Steffen & Paige Lauster William B. & Mary Margaret Lawrence Michele & Bob Lee Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust Heather Lennox & Douglas Krause Dean & Lynda Leonakis Edmund & Laura Leopold Edith Lerner Cathy & John Lewis Jan Lewis Carolyn Lincoln D. V. M. Joyce & Bill Litzler David Logsdon Jay & Lanee Lucarelli Rita & Charles Maimbourg Paul & Corene Mancino Randy & Katy Marcus Marcia & Andrew Margolius Ruth & Doug Mayers Mr. Julien L. McCall Mr. & Mrs. C. Andrew McCartney Harry & Debbie McDonald Family Lorraine McGlone McKenna Family Fund Scott & Beth McMillen Jim & Mary Jo McNulty Megan Lum Mehalko Mr. & Mrs. Jared Miller Heath & Kimberly Monesmith Karen & Dan Moon Keith A. Morris - Harvey Industries Steven & Kimberly Myers David & Ellen Nager Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Nock Steele Nowlin & Christine Jayjack Ann & Bob O’Brien The O’Neill Brothers Foundation Paul & Liz O’Neil Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Pagon Jeffrey & Susan Palmer Dr. Lydia Parker Dr. Scott & Mrs. Judy Pendergast Mary Perkins Doug Perkowski Rajiv Prasad & Donna Therberge Charles & Ilana Horowitz Ratner Tawny Ratner Mr. & Mrs. John W. Read

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Book by

Music by

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Nell Benjamin

Based on the Paramount Pictures film Mean Girls with

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Mariah Rose Faith

Megan Masako Haley

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Gaelen Gilliland

Adante Carter

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CAST

of characters

(in order of appearance) Damian Hubbard................................................................................................................ERIC HUFFMAN Janis Sarkisian...................................................................................................... MARY KATE MORRISSEY Cady Heron........................................................................................................................ DANIELLE WADE Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George..................................................................... GAELEN GILLILAND Mr. Heron/Coach Carr/Mathletes Moderator.................................................................. WILL BRANNER Kevin Gnapoor............................................................................................................................KABIR BERY Aaron Samuels.................................................................................................................. ADANTE CARTER Martin Jitla.................................................................................................................... FERNELL HOGAN II Tyler Kimble...........................................................................................................................SKY FLAHERTY Mr. Duvall.................................................................................................................LAWRENCE E. STREET Regina George............................................................................................................MARIAH ROSE FAITH Gretchen Wieners............................................................................................... MEGAN MASAKO HALEY Karen Smith........................................................................................................................ JONALYN SAXER Art Students..................................DESHAWN BOWENS, FERNELL HOGAN II, BLAKE ZELESNIKAR

ENSEMBLE DESHAWN BOWENS, WILL BRANNER, MORGAN ASHLEY BRYANT, SARAH CRANE, MARY BETH DONAHOE, NIANI FEELINGS, SKY FLAHERTY, FERNELL HOGAN II, ASIA MARIE KREITZ, OLIVIA RENTERIA, SYDNEY MEI RUF-WONG, KAITLYN LOUISE SMITH, DAVID WRIGHT JR., BLAKE ZELESNIKAR

SWINGS IXCHEL CUELLAR, SAMUEL GERBER, GRACE ROMANELLO, MARCUS SHANE

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

For Damian Hubbard—WILL BRANNER, SAMUEL GERBER; for Janis Sarkisian—SARAH CRANE, SYDNEY MEI RUF-WONG; for Cady Heron—MARY BETH DONAHOE; for Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George—MARY BETH DONAHOE, SYDNEY MEI RUF-WONG; for Kevin Gnapoor—MARCUS SHANE, DAVID WRIGHT JR.; for Aaron Samuels—WILL BRANNER, DAVID WRIGHT JR.; for Mr. Duvall—WILL BRANNER, NIANI FEELINGS; for Regina George—OLIVIA RENTERIA; for Gretchen Wieners—MARY BETH DONAHOE, OLIVIA RENTERIA; for Karen Smith—MORGAN ASHLEY BRYANT, OLIVIA RENTERIA. Standby for Cady Heron and Regina George—ENGLISH BERNHARDT DANCE CAPTAIN: IXCHEL CUELLAR ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: MARCUS SHANE FIGHT CAPTAIN: GRACE ROMANELLO

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Mean Girls

THE COMPANY

DANIELLE WADE

MARIAH ROSE FAITH

MEGAN MASAKO HALEY

JONALYN SAXER

MARY KATE MORRISSEY

ERIC HUFFMAN

GAELEN GILLILAND

ADANTE CARTER

KABIR BERY

LAWRENCE E. STREET

DESHAWN BOWENS

WILL BRANNER

MORGAN ASHLEY BRYANT

SARAH CRANE

IXCHEL CUELLAR

MARY BETH DONAHOE

NIANI FEELINGS

SKY FLAHERTY

SAMUEL GERBER

FERNELL HOGAN II

ASIA MARIE KREITZ

OLIVIA RENTERIA

GRACE ROMANELLO

SYDNEY MEI RUF-WONG

MARCUS SHANE

KAITLYN LOUISE SMITH

DAVID WRIGHT JR.

BLAKE ZELESNIKAR

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SCENES

musical numbers ACT 1

“A Cautionary Tale”.....................................................................................................................Janis, Damian “It Roars”.................................................................................................................................. Cady, Ensemble “Where Do You Belong?”...............................................................................Damian, Janis, Cady, Ensemble “Meet the Plastics”.................................................................Damian, Janis, Regina, Gretchen, Karen, Cady “Stupid with Love”.................................................................................................................. Cady, Ensemble “Apex Predator”................................................................................................................................Janis, Cady “What’s Wrong with Me?”..................................................................................................................Gretchen “Sexy”......................................................................................................................................Karen, Ensemble “Someone Gets Hurt”..............................................................................................Regina, Aaron, Ensemble “Revenge Party”..............................................................................................Janis, Damian, Cady, Ensemble “Fearless”.....................................................................................................Gretchen, Karen, Cady, Ensemble

ACT II “Stop”....................................................................................................................... Damian, Karen, Ensemble “What’s Wrong with Me?” (Reprise)...........................................................................Gretchen, Mrs. George “Whose House Is This?”............................................................. Kevin G, Cady, Gretchen, Karen, Ensemble “More Is Better”..............................................................................................................................Cady, Aaron “World Burn”........................................................................................................................ Regina, Ensemble “I’d Rather Be Me”....................................................................................................................Janis, Ensemble “Fearless” (Reprise)....................................................................................................................................Cady “Do This Thing”.............................................................Cady, Ms. Norbury, Kevin G, Mathletes, Ensemble “I See Stars”.............................................................................................................Cady, Janis, Full Company THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. PLACE: Kenya/Illinois TIME: The Present

ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard 3—REBEKAH BRUCE PARKER Assistant Conductor/Keyboard 2—EMILY WHITAKER Keyboard 1—JENNIFER OIKAWA; Guitar 1—NICK BRENOCK Drums—MARK PARDY Music Coordinator: Howard Joines Electronic music design by Billy Jay Stein and Hiro Iida for Strange Cranium Productions, Inc. Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation/Emily Grishman & Alden Terry

LOCAL ORCHESTRA Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax—DAN HEASLEY; Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax—BRAD WAGNER; Trumpet—JOE MILLER; Trombone, Bass Trombone—ERIC ROWLES; Guitar—JOE PARKER; Bass—TIM POWELL; Percussion—MELL CSICSILA; Keyboard Sub—BILL SHAFFER; Contractor—DON SANTA-EMMA

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In memory of Stuart Thompson

WHO’S WHO DANIELLE WADE (Cady Heron). Proud Canadian. Winner of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Over the Rainbow.” Broadway: Mean Girls (Standby Cady/Janis). Tour: The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy).

Select regional credits: Stratford Festival’s The Music Man (Marian Paroo), From Here to Eternity (Lorene), Cinderella (Into the Woods). Love to the Mean Girls team, Telsey + Co, Talent House, my friends and family. Instagram: @daniewade.

MEGAN MASAKO HALEY (Gretchen Wieners). NYC: Pacific Overtures (Tamate, Classic Stage Company), Big River (Joe Harper/Joanna Wilkes City Center Encores!). Tour: Wicked (Nessarose). Workshops: Almost Famous (Estrella), Alice by Heart (Canary). TV: “Instinct,” “Madam Secretary,” “Younger,” “Blue Bloods,” “Broad City.” B.F.A., BYU. CGF Talent. Thanks Mom and Dad for everything. Love to Mark!

Instagram: @meganmasako.

JONALYN SAXER (Karen Smith) is (hearteyes emoji) to be bringing Mean Girls around the country! Broadway: Mean Girls (original Broadway cast), Cats, Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas, Bullets Over Broadway. Film: Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (December 2020).

Syracuse graduate. Thanks to the MG family and the Mine. For Grandma and the girls. @jksaxer.

MARY KATE MORRISSEY (Janis Sarkisian).

Would tell her high school self it’s actually cool to be different and eventually you will find where you belong. She seeks to develop roles that empower misfits and underdogs and recently toured as Elphaba in Wicked. Syracuse Grad. Love to CGF, my support systems, Boyfriend Shark, Geecie, Mom Dad and Tara. @maryspacekate

ERIC HUFFMAN (Damian Hubbard) is thrilled to be joining the student body at North Shore High! National tours: The Book of Mormon (original Jumamosi company). CCM graduate.

Many thanks to TKO, Telsey & Co and my amazing parents, Jeff and Debbie. For my Grandma Maxie, the first person I ever tapped with.

GAELEN GILLILAND (Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George). Broadway: Wicked (u/s Mdm. Morrible), Legally Blonde (Elle’s Mom, MTV recording, cast album), 9 to 5 (cover Judy/Doralee, cast album), Honeymoon in Vegas (Airport Attendant/Ensemble, cast album), Kinky Boots (Swing), Spongebob Squarepants (The Mayor, cast album). Tours: Seussical (Mayzie), The Addams Family (Alice). Love to family and Andy.

ADANTE CARTER (Aaron Samuels) never thought he’d be so excited to go back to high school! Favorite credits include Hair (Serenbe), Xanadu (Hangar), Newsies (Maltz), …Forum (Gulfshore), Carrie (La Mirada). B.F.A. Music Theater: AMDA L.A. Much love and gratitude to my family, Avalon, Telsey+Co, this brilliant creative team and anyone who has believed in me. @adantecarter.

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MARIAH ROSE FAITH (Regina George) was certainly not Regina George in high school, but she’s super excited to be stepping into those heels now! You may recognize her from Team Starkid/Youtube (which is how she got her initial audition!). Put yourself out there, theater kids! You never know what door may open. @mrahstagram

in the cast

KABIR BERY (Kevin Gnapoor) is thrilled to be making his National Tour debut! Recent credits: In the Heights (Usnavi), Urinetown (Bobby), Parade (Britt Craig). Graduate of The Lee Strasberg School. Thanks to About Artists Agency and Telsey + Company for this opportunity.

Shout-out to Mom and Dad for their eternal love and support! Instagram: @kabirbery.

LAWRENCE E. STREET (Mr. Duvall). Broadway: Urinetown (original Broadway cast).

Off-Broadway: Carmen Jones (John Doyle dir,). National tours: Flashdance. Opera: Porgy and Bess at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Many thanks to the entire Mean Girls team, Telsey + Co., Avalon Artists Group. “Much love to my family and friends.” @streetlifenstuff.

ENGLISH BERNHARDT (Standby for Cady Heron, Regina George). First National Tour: If/ Then. Favorite regional credits include: Next to

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Normal (Natalie), Les Misérables (Eponine) and Evita (Mistress). Special thanks to Telsey + Co, Nicolosi, Mom, Dad and Chase! @ebernhardt.

DESHAWN BOWENS (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: Chicago (Fulton), Guys and Dolls (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Newsies (Marriott). Elon B.F.A. MT alum! Love and thanks to God, family and Bloc agency! For mom. @deshawnbowens.

WILL BRANNER (Ensemble). National tour: Bat Out of Hell (New York City Center, Toronto, original American cast). Regional: The Old Globe, 5th Avenue, Barrington Stage, PCLO. Thanks to family, Hypenate, HCKR and Telsey + Co. IG:@lordbranner.

MORGAN ASHLEY BRYANT (Ensemble).

Thrilled to make her National Tour debut with this talented cast! Infinite thanks to all of the family, teachers and friends who told me, “You can.” I love you.

SARAH CRANE (Ensemble) is a Miami, Fla. native! Regional: Barrington Stage Co., Walnut Street, Fulton Theatre. Sarah choreographs for stage and film (hire her!) Love to family, friends and DDO. B.F.A. The Boston Conservatory. @saritacrane.

IXCHEL CUELLAR (Swing, Dance Captain).

Whaddup’ U.S.! Credits: Mean Girls (Broadway), Finding Neverland (Broadway and national tour). B.F.A., Penn State University. Love to DGRW, the MG team and my incredible friends and family. IG: @itsixchel.

MARY BETH DONAHOE (Ensemble). Giddy to be joining the MG fam! Regional: Sacramen-

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MaryBethDonahoe.com. @mbdonahoe.

NIANI FEELINGS (Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: The Muny, Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Proud Boston Conservatory graduate! Thanks to Telsey, my village of teachers, family, friends, guardian angels and Mom, since day one. @niani_.

SKY FLAHERTY (Ensemble). Broadway: The Grinch… Tour and movie: Newsies (Albert).

European tour: Rock the Ballet (Dancer). Love to my mom, dad and family. Special thanks to Clinton Sherwood, Julianna and Chase (Clear Talent Group).

SAMUEL GERBER (Swing). National tour debut! Ecstatic to be sharing this story with the nation! Regional: Newsies and West Side Story (The LEX). Thanks to Telsey, Casey and Tina.

For Dad. MKNMS. @samuelgerber_.

FERNELL HOGAN II (Ensemble) is thrilled to be touring for the first time. Most recently, he made his Broadway debut in The Prom. Love to Mom and Dad! @fernellhogan.

ASIA MARIE KREITZ (Ensemble). Regional: All Shook Up (TUTS), Guys and Dolls (TUTS), The Christians (Alley Theatre). Thanks to the creative team, her parents, her sister Keiana, her BFF Zachary, Cheryl and Jane, Kyle, Donna and Jeannine. Instagram: @asiamk9.

OLIVIA RENTERIA (Ensemble). Broadway Tour debut! I am humbled and dizzy with excitement! Thankful for my family, keekees and

NY Aunteetees for their unconditional love and support. “Never apologize for being a boss.” @oliviarenteria GRACE ROMANELLO (Swing, Fight Captain).

National tour debut! Regional credits include RCCL (Grease), NCL, Theatre By The Sea and Ocean State Theatre. Grateful to all who have helped me get where I am today! @gracerom.

SYDNEY MEI RUF-WONG (Ensemble). Lifelong quoter of Mean Girls! Favorite credits: OSF, NSMT, TBTS, The Wick, RCCL. Proud graduate of Peck School of the Arts. My dear family, you are everything. @sydneymei. The Luedtke Agency.

KAITLYN LOUISE SMITH (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be joining the MG fam! Regional: The

DAVID WRIGHT JR. (Ensemble). Los Angeles native. National Tour: Cruel Intentions and R+H’s Cinderella. LABS: Becoming Nancy. Regional: Beauty and the Beast (NSMT), Newsies (Marriott). Thanks to my family, friends and agents at Boals, Winnett and Associates. @Davidjr_Wright1.

BLAKE ZELESNIKAR (Ensemble) is thrilled to be traveling the country with this production!

Recent credits include tours of The Phantom of the Opera, An American in Paris. Regional: Oklahoma! (PCLO), Jerome Robbins Broadway (TUTS). Instagram: @b_zelez.

TINA FEY (Book) is a writer, actor and producer known for her award-winning series “30 Rock” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” as well as nine seasons on “Saturday Night Live” (Weekend Update, Sarah Palin, Mom Jeans).

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MARCUS SHANE (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain). Broadway/National Tours: Mamma Mia!, The King and I, Anything Goes. “Love to my parents, The Mine and Telsey and Co.” For more information on Marcus, please visit britneyspears.com. @marcus.shane.

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Night, Mean Girls (her first screenplay). In 2010 she became the youngest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Her best-selling book Bossypants has sold 3.7 million copies. Writing the book of Mean Girls marked her Broadway debut, and she is thrilled to be taking the show nationwide. She lives in NYC with her husband Jeff Richmond and their two fancy daughters. She dedicates her work here to her mom Jeanne, for loving and feeding the many teenage loudmouths that went on to be characters in this show.

JEFF RICHMOND (Music/Vocal Arrangements) is an award-winning composer, songwriter and producer for television, theater and film. He served as composer and an Executive Producer on NBC’s “30 Rock,” winning three Primetime Emmy Awards alongside his wife Tina Fey. He was a musical director at The Second City in Chicago and at “Saturday Night Live,” where he spent five seasons composing original songs for stars like Jack Black, Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Jeff ’s New York theater credits include the musical Melancholy Baby, the inaugural production of the Ars Nova Theater, the score for Fully Committed on Broadway starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Mean Girls on Broadway, which opened in April 2018. He is currently executive producing, directing and scoring episodes of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” in New York City, where he lives with his wife and their two daughters.

NELL BENJAMIN (Lyrics). Broadway: Legally Blonde with Laurence O’Keefe (Olivier Award, Tony nomination). Off-Broadway and regional: The Explorers Club (Outer Critics Circle, Best Play); Cam Jansen; Sarah, Plain and Tall; Because of Winn Dixie; Halftime; Pirates!; 3hree;

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CASEY NICHOLAW (Director & Choreographer).

Currently represented on Broadway as director/ choreographer of Mean Girls (2018 Tony nominations for Best Direction and Choreography), Disney’s Aladdin (2014 Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle award nominations for Best Choreography), and co-director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon (2011 Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle awards for co-director and nominations in the same categories for Choreography); Olivier Award winner for Best Choreography. Other Broadway credits as director/choreographer: The Prom (2019 Tony nomination for Best Direction), Tuck Everlasting, Elf: The Musical, Something Rotten (2015 Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle award nominations for Best Direction and Choreography), The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations); Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by Mike Nichols (2005 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Choreography). West End Credits as director/ choreographer: The Drowsy Chaperone, The Book of Mormon, Dreamgirls, and Aladdin.

SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design). Selected Broadway credits include Mean Girls (Tony nom) The Book of Mormon (Tony Award); The Band’s Visit (Tony nom) Waitress; Something Rot-

ten!; Oh, Hello!; The Little Foxes; Pippin (Tony nom); An Act of God; Blackbird; The Pillowman (Tony Award); The Visit; It’s Only a Play; Finding Neverland; I’ll Eat You Last...; The Coast of Utopia (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle awards); Take Me Out; Hair; Pal Joey (Tony nom); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Tony nom, Drama Desk Award); Nine; and Urinetown. Also Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna; Peter Grimes, Met Opera. Insta @scottpaskstudio

BRIAN RONAN (Sound Design). Over 40 Broadway designs, including The Prom, Tootsie, Mean Girls, Margaritaville, Springsteen on Broadway, War Paint, The Last Ship, Beautiful, If/Then, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Spring Awakening, Grey Gardens. On the West End: Spring Awakening, The Book of Mormon and Beautiful. Off-Broadway designs include Bowie’s Lazarus, Giant, Rent, Everyday Rapture, Saved, 10 Million Miles and Bug. He is the recipient of Obie, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Olivier and Tony awards.

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GREGG BARNES (Costume Design). Broadway: Pretty Woman, Mean Girls (Tony nom.), Tuck Everlasting (Tony nom.), Something Rotten!

(Tony nom.), Aladdin, Kinky Boots (Tony nom., Olivier Award), Follies (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), Elf, Legally Blonde (Tony nom.), The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Olivier nom.), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song (Tony nom.), Side Show. Other: Dreamgirls (Olivier nomination), Sinatra (Radio City), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Pageant (Olivier nomination), The Kathy and Mo Show.

TDF Young Master Award.

KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Design) designs extensively Off-Broadway and for resident theaters and touring productions throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Selected Broadway credits: Pretty Woman, War Paint, Tuck Everlasting, On Your Feet!, If/Then, Kinky Boots, Pippin, Cinderella, Hairspray, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally Blonde, The Coast of Utopia: Shipwrecked, Other Desert Cities, The Merchant of Venice, Side Man, Wicked. Recipient of the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics’ Circle, Lucille Lortel and Obie awards.

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FINN ROSS (Video Design) has won two Olivier Awards, a Tony, three Drama Desk and two OCC awards. Recent work: Frozen (Broadway); Bat Out of Hell (West End); The Tempest (RSC); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime (Broadway/West End); American Psycho (Broadway/Almeida); Betrayal (Broadway); The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Royal Opera House); The Crossing (A.R.T. Boston); Chimerica (Almeida/West End); The Death of Klinghoffer, The Damnation of Faust, The Magic Flute (ENO); Master and Margarita (Complicite); A Dog’s Heart (DNO).

ADAM YOUNG (Video Design). Associate/Animation: Frozen (Broadway); Bat Out of Hell (West End); The Tempest (RSC); The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Royal Opera House); American Psycho (Almeida); The Death of Klinghoffer, The Damnation of Faust, The Magic Flute (ENO); Master and Margarita (Complicite); A Dog’s Heart (DNO). Live music design: Jess Glynne (U.K. tour), Years & Years (international tour), Two Door Cinema Club (international tour), Bombay Bicycle Club (international

tour). Exhibition design: The Rolling Stones— Exhibitionism (international tour).

JOSH MARQUETTE (Hair Design). NY/London: The Prom, Pretty Woman, Mean Girls, Present Laughter, Dreamgirls, Paramour, Tuck Everlasting, School of Rock, Something Rotten, Aladdin, Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, Trip of Love, First Date, Elf, Dogfight, The Best Man, Look Back in Anger, The Drowsy Chaperone, Pig Farm, The… Trailer Park Musical, Altar Boyz, Show Boat at Carnegie Hall, Mamma Mia! Encores!: Call Me Madam, The Most Happy Fella and Follies. West Coast: Robin and the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, Minsky’s, Vanities. Television: “The Slap,” “30 Rock,” “SNL.” Instagram: @josh_marquette.

MILAGROS MEDINA-CERDEIRA (Makeup Design). Makeup design for The Prom, The Rocky Horror Show, Aladdin, Tuck Everlasting and Something Rotten! Makeup consultant for Present Laughter, Sister Act. Received Designing Women Award 2016 honoring “The Affair”’s costume, hair, and makeup design team.

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MARY-MITCHELL CAMPBELL (Music Supervision). NYC: The Prom, Finding Neverland, Big Fish, Company, Sweeney Todd, Tuck Everlasting, Sweet Charity, Next to Normal, The Addams Family. Drama Desk Award: Best Orchestrations for Company. She is the Executive Director of ASTEP-Artists Striving to End Poverty (asteponline. org), which recruits and trains high-level artists to work with kids in extreme situations, teaching them health education and life skills through the arts.

NATALIE TENENBAUM (Vocal Arrangements).

As arranger, composer and music director: Benjamin Button (York Theatre), Little Black Dress (Second City Toronto), John Guare’s More Stars Than There Are in Heaven (Tennessee Williams Festival). Video game: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games). TV: NBC’s “Maya & Marty.”

Member: BMI Workshop, Dramatists Guild.

Graduate: The Juilliard School. Love to Mom, Dad, David and Julie.

REBEKAH BRUCE PARKER (Music Director) is a pianist, conductor, vocal coach, and flutist based in New York City. Before her Broadway

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JOHN CLANCY (Orchestrations). Broadway: Mean Girls (Tony nom.), Fun Home (Tony nom.), The Prom, Tuck Everlasting, Shrek the Musical (Tony nom.), Cats 2016. Off B’way/Reg: The Secret Life of Bees w/Duncan Sheik, La Jolla: Diana (Bway 2020), Alliance: Becoming Nancy, Public Theater: Fortress of Solitude, Seattle 5th Ave: Jasper in Deadland, Rhianna: NBA All-Star Game. New Irish Tenors, Orlando Symphony, 2018 Tony Awards Opening by Sara Bareilles/ Josh Groban, Goodspeed: Just So.

GLEN KELLY (Dance and Incidental Music Arrangements) was the arranger and music supervisor for The Producers, Young Frankenstein and Bullets Over Broadway, for which he also wrote lyrics. Additional arranging credits include Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Book of Mormon, A Christmas Story, The Scottsboro Boys, Aladdin and Something Rotten! He won the New York Drama Desk Award for his original score to The Nance.

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debut playing and conducting Mean Girls, she served on the music faculty at Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music and performed with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. She has worked as a music director in New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, is a vocal director with Celebrity Cruises, and maintains a private voice studio in NYC. Love to Desmond & Penny. @rebekahbruceparker

Winner of the 2015 Grammy Award for producing and mixing Beautiful: the Carole King Musical. Composer, arranger and music producer for The Radio City Rockettes NY Spectacular. Broadway credits include keyboardist and/ or electronic music designer for The Band’s Visit, Fun Home, Beautiful, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Hairspray, Amélie, Tuck Everlasting, The Rocky Horror Show and Jekyll & Hyde. Music Director/Pianist for Linda Eder.

HOWARD JOINES (Music Coordinator).

Broadway: Beetlejuice; Prom; Groundhog Day; Bandstand; Paramour; Allegiance; Aladdin; Matilda; Side Show; Bullets Over Broadway; A Night with Janis Joplin; Cinderella; Scandalous; Chaplin; Ghost; How to Succeed…; Promises, Promises; Bye Bye Birdie; Grease; The Times They Are A-Changin’; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Conductor/percussionist: Groundhog Day, Matilda, Billy Elliot, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Radio City Music Hall. For Robin and Taylor.

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway: West Side Story, Tina, The Sound Inside, Linda Vista, Freestyle Love Supreme, Beetlejuice, Oklahoma!, To Kill a Mockingbird, Frozen, Come From Away, Waitress, Hamilton, Wicked, My Fair Lady, Once on This Island, Hello, Dolly!, Anastasia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Off-Broadway: Atlantic, Classic Stage, MCC, Second Stage. Film: The Kitchen, Mary Poppins Returns, Ben Is Back, The Greatest Showman, Into the Woods, Rachel Getting Married. TV: “Tales of the City,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “NOS4A2,” “This Is Us,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “One Day at a Time,” commercials. www.telseyandco.com

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CASEY HUSHION (Associate Director). Broadway: Mean Girls, The Prom, Aladdin, Elf (2012, 2010), In the Heights (Broadway/National Tour), The Drowsy Chaperone (Broadway/National Tour/London), To Be or Not to Be, Good Vibrations and Nerds (almost). Other credits include Call Me Madam (Encores) and Fat Camp.

Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre (2009–2019). NYU graduate. Love to Marc.

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THOMAS SCHALL (Fight Director). On Broadway, over 70 shows. Among them: Angels in America, Jitney, The Crucible, The Front Page,

AURORA PRODUCTIONS (Production Management). Anastasia (tour); Bat Out Of Hell; Beetlejuice; Betrayal; Book of Mormon (Bdwy and tour); Frozen; Hello, Dolly (tour); Mean Girls; Rock Of Ages; Seawall/A Life; Tootsie; To Kill A Mockingbird. Aurora has been providing technical supervision and production management to the entertainment industry since 1989.

PEYTON TAYLOR BECKER (Production Stage Manager). Previously made fetch happen on Broadway at The Prom, School of Rock, Something Rotten! National Tours: Lincoln Center Theater’s The King and I, Dirty Dancing. Other credits include City Center Encores!, Atlantic Theater, Alliance Theatre, Williamstown, La Jolla Playhouse. Proud UNCSA alum. For Leslie,

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JOHN MacINNIS (Associate Choreographer).

Associate credits: Broadway and national tour productions of The Book of Mormon, Disney’s Aladdin, Something Rotten! and the London production of Dreamgirls. Choreography credits: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Japan), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Europe). Director/ Choreographer credits: the Olympic medals ceremonies at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes 1998–2000 (Mexico).

Blackbird, Waitress, Romeo and Juliet, Of Mice and Men, War Horse, Venus in Fur, Wicked, A View From the Bridge. At The Public Theater: The Low Road, Hamlet, King Lear, Mother Courage. Lincoln Center: A Free Man of Color, Blood and Gifts. MTC: Murder Ballad, Ruined. NYTW: Red Speedo, Othello. The Met Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro, Il Trovatore, Tosca.

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MARGOT WHITNEY (Stage Manager). Broadway: Sweat. National Tours: Come From Away, Bright Star, The King and I, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, War Horse. Others: Public Theater, Signature Theatre, NY Stage & Film, La Jolla Playhouse, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Ballet and more. University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. Love to family and friends—you’re so fetch!

EMMA RAMSAY-SAXON (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: The Prom, Mean Girls, Cats, Tuck Everlasting. “Thank you to my Boss Ladies for always supporting me! Excited to share this journey with Bryan—281. Love to my family and friends.” @be.saxon THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking Agency).

Since its inception in 1996, The Booking Group has represented 25 Tony Award-winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current touring productions include: Hamilton, Anastasia, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, Hello, Dolly!, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Rent: The 20th Anniversary Tour, and Waitress.

Future productions include: Hadestown, 1776, The Cher Show, Pretty Woman, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Tootsie.

ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing & Press) is a full-service engagement management agency representing Broadway tours and other live touring events across North America. Current: Bandstand; The Book of Mormon; Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (San Francisco); Hello, Dolly!; Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live; The Play That Goes Wrong; Rent; Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming: Ain’t Too Proud; The Cher Show; Hadestown; The Hip Hop Nutcracker; Pretty Woman; To Kill a Mockingbird; Tootsie; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

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THOMPSON TURNER PRODUCTIONS (General Manager) is a Broadway management company founded by the late Stuart Thompson and David Turner in 2015. Current shows include worldwide productions of The Book of

Mormon, Mean Girls, and the upcoming revival of Company. Adam J. Miller has managed six productions with Stuart and David, beginning with The Seagull in 2008. He has managed The Book of Mormon since 2011. Rebecca Habel joined TTP in 2015 to manage King Charles III. She was previously a General Manager at Roundabout Theatre Company and Vineyard Theatre.

LORNE MICHAELS (Producer) is a writer and producer who has worked extensively in TV and film but is best known as the creator and executive producer of the landmark NBC show “Saturday Night Live.” He made his Broadway debut in 1979 directing Gilda Radner—Live from New York, and he is pleased to return to the stage with Tina Fey, whom he met when she began as a writer for “SNL.” Their subsequent work together includes the critically acclaimed series “30 Rock” as well as the films Mean Girls, Baby Mama and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Other notable film credits include Three Amigos, Wayne’s World and Tommy Boy. Honors include 15 Emmy Awards, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, a Personal Peabody Award, the Order of Canada and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

STUART THOMPSON (Producer) was a sixtime Tony Award-winning producer and general manager. He produced the three longest-running plays on Broadway of the past 26 years: Proof, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Select Broadway credits include Sweat; Six Degrees of Separation; The Present; King Charles III; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2013); Death of a Salesman (2012); Jerusalem; The Motherf**ker With the Hat; A View From the Bridge (2010); God of Carnage; Exit the King; Doubt; Caroline, or Change; Take Me Out; Amy’s View; Closer; The Blue Room; Art; Skylight; Master Class; Blood Brothers; Tru; and A Few Good Men. West End credits: No Man’s Land, King Charles III. Additionally he served as Executive Producer for the U.S. companies of The Book of Mormon and co-produced the West End and Australian productions.

SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS (Producer) is a West End and Broadway theater production company responsible for some of

theater’s most successful productions of recent years. Sonia Friedman OBE and her company have initiated and produced more than 160 new productions. The company has won numerous Olivier and Tony awards including a recordbreaking nine Olivier Awards for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Recent SFP productions include The Book of Mormon, Farinelli and the King (Mark Rylance), Dreamgirls, The Ferryman, The Birthday Party, Ink, Hamlet (Andrew Scott), 1984, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, King Charles III, Funny Girl, Hamlet (Benedict Cumberbatch), Sunny Afternoon, The River, Mojo, Twelfth Night/Richard III, La Cage aux Folles, Legally Blonde, Jerusalem and The Mountaintop. Forthcoming productions include Travesties (NY).

MARISA SECHREST (Co-Producer) is a producer and the live stage representative for Paramount Pictures. She is currently represented on Broadway as a co-producer of Waitress. Marisa serves on the board of Playwrights Horizons and lectures on producing at Commercial Theater Institute and University of Texas. Graduate of Harvard Law School and former professional ballerina. altairlive.com.

BERLIND PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer) is Roger Berlind and William Berlind. Recent Tony-winning Broadway productions include The Book of Mormon; Death of a Salesman; One

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PARAMOUNT PICTURES (Producer) has for over 100 years produced and distributed some of the world’s most iconic films, including The Godfather, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Forrest Gump, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Transformers and Titanic. Paramount is currently represented on Broadway and the West End by School of Rock.

Live stage productions in development include

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Man, Two Guvnors; Twelfth Night/Richard III; All the Way; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; A View from the Bridge; Hello, Dolly!; and Dear Evan Hansen.

STEVE BURKE (Co-Producer) is the CEO of NBCUniversal, one of the largest and most diverse media companies in the world, which includes NBC, Universal Pictures, Universal Theme Parks and cable networks including USA, Bravo, SyFy, E!, NBCSN, Golf, MSNBC and CNBC. Before taking over NBCU in 2011, he spent over a decade as the head of Comcast Cable, growing it into the largest cable provider in America.

SCOTT M. DELMAN (Co-Producer) is a transatlantic theater enthusiast, investor and producer. Over the past 10 years, Scott has invested, co-produced and lead-produced some 100 West End and Broadway productions. Mr. Delman’s Broadway efforts have earned 35 Tony nominations and 14 Tony Awards. Scott thanks the entire Mean Girls team for inviting him to join them on this journey but his special gratitude goes to the incomparable Stuart Thompson.

ROY FURMAN (Co-Producer). Current productions: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Tootsie, Dear Evan Hansen (Tony Award), The Book of Mormon (Tony Award). Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors.

Other Tony winners: The Ferryman; The Band’s Visit; The Color Purple; Hello, Dolly!; Spamalot; War Horse. Co-founded international investment firm Furman Selz; now vice chairman of Jefferies LLC and vice chairman of Lincoln Center.

ROBERT GREENBLATT (Co-Producer) is formerly Chairman of NBC Entertainment where live theater is a tradition (“The Sound of Music,” “The Wiz,” “Hairspray,” “Jesus Christ Superstar”) with “Hair Live” coming in 2019.

Past head of Showtime and FBC, Bob is also an award-winning theater producer (Tonys for Dear Evan Hansen and Gentleman’s Guide...) and television producer (Golden Globe for “Six Feet Under”).

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es Broadway subscription series in 26 cities throughout North America and operates the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. Jam has produced over 50 shows on Broadway, and has received ten Tony Awards.

THE JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION (Co-Producer) family of companies includes Broadway Across America and Broadway.com, under the supervision of 11-time Tony winning producer John Gore (Chairman and CEO). Productions include Angels in America; The Band’s Visit; Beautiful; Carousel; Dear Evan Hansen; Hello, Dolly!; The Iceman Cometh; and Three Tall Women.

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BENJAMIN LOWY (Co-Producer). Lead producer on Broadway this season: Sea Wall/A Life starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Betrayal starring Tom Hiddleston. Last season included: The Ferryman (Tony Award), The Waverly Gallery, To Kill a Mockingbird, Hadestown (Tony Award), Tootsie. Selected previous: Angels in America (Tony Award), Three Tall Women, Sunday in the Park with George.

JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Co-Producer).

President of Nederlander Organization and son of the late James M. Nederlander. Credits include On Your Feet!; The Humans; Hello, Dolly!; Escape to Margaritaville; The Band’s Visit; Meteor Shower; Angels in America; My Fair Lady; The Elephant Man; Kinky Boots; West Side Story; Next to Normal; Movin’ Out; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; and others.

CHRISTINE SCHWARZMAN (Co-Producer) is the founder of No Guarantees, an artist-driven theatrical production company. No Guarantees produces shows for Broadway while also commissioning new plays and musical works for the stage. In addition to Mean Girls, Christine is proud to be associated with Come From Away; Hello, Dolly!; and Angels in America.

UNIVERSAL THEATRICAL GROUP (Co-Producer). UTG, which includes both Universal Stage Productions and DreamWorks Theatricals, is currently represented on Broadway by the record-breaking musical phenomenon Wicked. Additional Broadway credits include musical adaptations of Billy Elliot, Bring It

On, Shrek and Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn with Roundabout Theatre Company.

RUTH HENDEL (Co-Producer). The Band’s Visit; Hello, Dolly! (Tony); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Tony); Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony); Clybourne Park (Tony); Death of a Salesman (Tony); Red (Tony); Fela!; Metamorphoses. “XOXO to my G.R.A.N.D.Z. who are anything but plastic.”

ARS NOVA ENTERTAINMENT (Co-Producer). Ars Nova Entertainment (Jenny Steingart, Jon Steingart) produces film, television and live events. Past productions include Black Dynamite, Freestyle Love Supreme and

Jeff Richmond’s hit musical Melancholy Baby!

Co-Founding partners of Japanese animation studio Ultra Super Pictures. Founders of notfor-profit Ars Nova Theater, NYC’s premier hub for emerging artists.

DAVID TURNER (Executive Producer) began working with the late Stuart Thompson in 2008. Productions they managed together include Boeing-Boeing, God of Carnage, Jerusalem, The Present, Sweat and The Book of Mormon worldwide. Prior to coming to work with Stuart, David managed numerous Broadway, Off-Broadway and touring productions and co-founded the Adirondack Theatre Festival.

He is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

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STAFF STAFF FOR MEAN GIRLS GENERAL MANAGEMENT THOMPSON TURNER PRODUCTIONS David Turner Adam J. Miller Rebecca Habel Patrick Bell Oliver Benjoseph Micah Frank Garrett Holtz Daniel Hoyos Carrie Jablansky Jasmin Jakobsen Jack Lavey James Lawson Sammie Liebman Shaun Moorman Daniella Parcell Ben Travis Brittany Weber Shira Wolf COMPANY MANAGER Ryan J. Lympus ASSOCIATE COMPANY MANAGER Rosa Taylor PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AURORA PRODUCTIONS Ben Heller Chris Minnick Geoff Quart Liza Luxenberg Steven Dalton Dave Elme Ryan Murphy Luke Ricca Martijn Appelo Tor Rametta Jack Rhea Micah Ammons Abby Doermann Hannah Osborne Cori Gardner Gene O’Donovan TOUR BOOKING AGENCY THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart Laura Kolarik Stephanie Ditman Cathleen Payne thebookinggroup.com TOUR MARKETING & PRESS ALLIED TOURING Marya K. Peters Andrew Damer Scott Praefke Jacqueline Smith Jennifer Gallagher Anne Dailey Meyer Anne Waisanen Janie Dickerson Hayden Anderson Jessica Cary CASTING TELSEY + COMPANY Bernard Telsey CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Rebecca Scholl CSA, Lauren Harris CSA, Laura Wade CSA, Ally Kiley, Lily Schneider, Meghan Ryan, Devin Rossinsky FIGHT DIRECTOR Thomas Schall THE LORNE MICHAELS COMPANY Caroline Maroney Jack Sullivan

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Production Stage Manager............................... Peyton Taylor Becker Stage Manager.........................................................Margot Whitney Assistant Stage Manager...............................Emma Ramsay-Saxon Associate Scenic Designer....................................Orit Jacoby Carroll Assistant Scenic Designer......................................Gabriel Firestone Associate Costume Designer............................................ Mark Koss Assistant Costume Designers..........................Brooke Cohen Brown, Meriwether Snipes

Mean Girls Costume Consultant ..............................................Tricia Barsamian Associate Lighting Designer...............................................Joel Shier Assistant Lighting Designers..................................Wilburn Bonnell, Jeremy Cunningham Associate Sound Designer........................................... Cody Spencer Associate Hair Designer................................................Jimmy Goode Electronic Music Design.............................................Billy Jay Stein, Hiro Iido for Strange Cranium Productions Inc. Music Copying........................... Emily Grishman Music Preparation Emily Grishman, Alden Terry Animator ........................................................................Patrick Lord Ableton Live/Max Music Systems Music Programmer............................................ Christopher D. Petti Production Carpenter.................................................... Jon Wildesen Head Carpenter.............................................................. Elan Bustin Automation................................................................... Nick Anthony Flyman.......................................................................... Sean Hulbert Production Electrician........................................................Dan Coey Head Electrician............................................................. Oliver Read Deck Electrician......................................................Jeff ‘Swing’ Holtz Video Electrician.......................................................Matthew Hrinko Followspot...................................................................... Judith Lopez Lighting Programmer..................................................... Scott Tusing Production Video Supervisor ........................................ Ian Crawford Video Programmer......................................................Daniel Mueller Production Sound Engineer.............................................Dillon Cody Head Sound......................................................... Heather Augustine Assistant Sound.........................................................Michelle Reiss Production Properties...................................................... Dan Brown Head Properties..........................................................Garrett Crooks Assistant Properties........................................................ Andy Miller Wardrobe Supervisor.................................................Erick Sundquist Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor..............................Jocelyn Seawright Hair Supervisor............................................................ Alana Bonner Assistant Hair Supervisor...........................................Andrew Ozbun Music Department Assistant...................................Michael Pacifico Production Assistants........................................Jessica Fleischman, Willy Kinch, Mandy Scott Engagement Manager...................................................Garrett Holtz Costume Design Intern...................................................... KT Harris Assistant to Lorne Michaels.............. Willa Slaughter, Grace Godvin Assistant to Jack Sullivan..................................... Gaby Mezzacappa Assistant to Tina Fey...........................................Samantha Shanker Assistant to Jeff Richmond........................................... Lizzie Frieder Banking................................... City National Bank/Michele Gibbons Payroll.............................................. Checks & Balances Payroll Inc. Accountant..................................................... WithumSmith+Brown Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA, Anthony Moore, CPA Controller......................................................................... J.S. Kubala Insurance.......................................................................DeWitt Stern Legal Counsel................................................... Schrek Rose Dapello Adams & Berlin LLP Davis Wright Tremaine LLP/ M. Graham Coleman, Robert J. Driscoll Immigration Counsel..................................... Kramer Levin Naftalis, Frankel LLP/Mark Koestler Marketing Director......................................................... Micah Frank Advertising.............................................................................SpotCo Digital Marketing.............................................. Situation Interactive

Production Photographers............................................Joan Marcus, Mary Ellen Matthews Physical Therapy.............................................NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc.; Brien Lee, DPT Medical Director......................................................... Craig Weil, MD Travel Agent.............................................. Tzell Travel/The “A” Team CREDITS Scenery and Scenic Effects built, painted, electrified and automated by Show Motion, Inc., Milford, CT. Automation and Show Control by Show Motion, Inc., Milford, CT, using the AC3 Computerized Motion Control System. Lighting Equipment from PRG Lighting; Video Equipment from PRG Video; Sound equipment provided by Masque Sound, Costumes by Arel Studio, Inc.; By Barak, LLC; Tricorne, Inc., Storm Ritter. Costume painting, dyeing, and distressing by Jeff Fender Studio. Custom sportswear by BQ Sports. Custom puppetry by Hat Rabbit Studio. Custom mascots

by Shafton, Inc. Custom Crafts by Mio Design NYC, LLC, Yvette Helin and Bad Monkey Props. Custom millinery by Lynne Mackey Studio and Ann Claire Millinery. Custom fabric printing by AMP NYC. Custom knitwear by Maria Ficalora. Custom Shoes by LaDuca Shoes. Tap shoes provided by The Miller and Ben Tap Shoes.

Undergarments provided by Bra*Tenders. Tom Carroll Scenery; Bad Monkey Props; Behind The Mule Studios; Paper Mache Monkey; Brenbri Properties; Wigs made by Magnolia Wigs; Photo of George Michael by Michael Putland.

Makeup provided by M•A•C Cosmetics

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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 in the United States.

All stage work performed by employees represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

The Theatre Managers, The Press Agents, and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

This production is produced by members of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional unionrepresented employees.

United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

The musicians, conductors, music preparation personnel and librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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PLAYHOUSE SQUARE What Would It Cost to Build Them Today?

Even though the Connor Palace is not the largest of the Playhouse Square venues, it was the most costly to build ($3.5 million) by the time it premiered on Nov. 6, 1922. The largest theater, the State, (opened Feb. 5, 1921) was built at a cost of $2 million; the Ohio (Feb. 14, 1921) also cost $2 million, and the Allen’s costs totaled $1.9 million when it opened April 1, 1921. (Exact building costs for the Hanna Theatre — which opened March 28, 1921 — have yet to be uncovered.)

A Phoenix from the Ashes In 1964, the Mimi Ohio Theatre lobby and auditorium were destroyed by fire. When the fledgling Playhouse Square organization restored the spaces in 1982, funding and time constraints made it possible only for the auditorium to be fully restored. Thanks to a gift from the George Gund Foundation, the lobby was re-created in its original splendor in 2016. You can watch a documentary about the project, “Restoring the Legacy,” on Playhouse Square’s YouTube channel.

Re-Creating History We call the completed Mimi Ohio Theatre George Gund Foundation Lobby project a “re-creation” rather than a restoration. Why? There was nothing left to restore after a 1964 fire destroyed the space. To reproduce the lobby’s original 1921 splendor, architects, restoration specialists and Playhouse Square staff conducted exhaustive research of the original drawings by architect Thomas Lamb, photo archives and a few remaining bits of ornamental plaster detail to gain a thorough understanding of the space and inform the plans for re-creating the lobby.

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Where do the arts and real estate go hand-inhand? At Playhouse Square, of course! As the theaters began to be restored in the early 1980s, it was thought that developers would step in to build and open businesses around them. When that didn’t happen, Playhouse Square began to steward development of the surrounding neigh-

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borhood. In 1999, Playhouse Square became the first performing arts center with a real estate services division, which manages the one million square feet of property owned by the organization and another 1.5 million square feet outside the theater district. Other performing arts centers have since looked to our expertise as a model.

YPs Take the Lead Best known as the masterminds behind the annual Jump Back Ball benefit, Playhouse Square’s young professionals group – Partners – was formed in 1991. Since then, hundreds of young professionals engage with Playhouse Square each year to build leadership skills, raise funds and volunteer in support of our not-for-profit mission, enjoy shows together, network and have fun!

Keeping Up the KeyBank State Theatre First restored more than 30 years ago, the KeyBank State Theatre was repainted from the street to the proscenium in 2015. The new, cohesive color palette showcases the beauty and craftsmanship of the nearly 100-year-old theater. It took 25 painters 12,500 hours and 595 gallons of paint in 15 different colors to complete the project, which also included 6000 sheets of new metal leafing in the auditorium dome and the application of a historically accurate wall-covering design. While the theater was dark, its lighting fixtures and restrooms received major upgrades.

What’s in a Logo?

The Playhouse Square logo we use today – a tilted burgundy square with a capital P in its center – was introduced in 2008 to capture the enduring spirit of entertainment and excitement. Each of the logo’s graphic elements has meaning: the exclamation point with a star in the “P” symbolizes excitement and innovation; the swirl in the “P” represents creativity and forward motion; the tilted square symbolizes Playhouse Square as a destination; and the burgundy color gives nod to the color scheme of our historic theaters.

Going Green While red is the color most often associated with

theaters, Playhouse Square is making efforts to go “green.” You will find receptacles for recycling paper, plastic and cans, along with those designated specifically for the program you’re currently reading, throughout the complex. Lighting fixtures are being switched to LED for increased energy efficiency. And the Playhouse Square administrative office is making strides towards going paperless.

Patterns in Plaster As you walk through the theaters, you may notice various patterns within the plaster decoration.

Common are dentil, lamb tongue, rope and rosettes. Other patterns you may see have been associated with certain meanings since they were first used hundreds or even thousands of years ago, such as the acanthus leaf (immortality), egg and dart (life and death), and the palm leaf, first used in ancient Egypt as a reference to the Nile River. In the KeyBank State Theatre, if you look closely and carefully, you can find ox skulls, which were believed to offer protection from natural elements. And throughout the theaters, you will find griffins, mythical creatures thought of as guardians.

Say Goodnight, Gracie Legendary comedy duo George Burns and Gracie Allen were married in Cleveland January 7, 1926 during their Playhouse Square booking. A brief, early-morning ceremony was performed by a Justice of the Peace, after which the newlyweds checked into the Statler Hotel. George’s older brother and his family (who lived in Akron) came up to Cleveland that afternoon to celebrate with the couple before George and Gracie returned to their room to honeymoon.

At 2 a.m. the phone rang. It was fellow comedian Jack Benny calling from Omaha. Immediately recognizing Jack’s voice, George cut him off saying, “Send up two orders of ham and eggs,” then hung up.

Ten minutes later the phone rang. It was Benny again. This time George interrupted his friend with, “You forgot the ketchup!” and hung up on Benny a second time. Half an hour later came a knock at the door. It was a waiter with two orders of ham and eggs. Trying to keep a straight face the waiter announced, “Compliments of Mr. Jack Benny from Omaha!”

As George liked to tell it, the newlyweds ate their Benny breakfast at 2:30 a.m., and, when they were done, Gracie said, “George, this was the high point of the night!”

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The GE Chandelier Officially the world’s largest outdoor chandelier, the 20-foot tall GE Chandelier is adorned with 4200 crystals. To find out how it was made, visit the Playhouse Square YouTube channel.

A Change in History?

One of many fascinating items to be found in the book Playhouse Square: An Entertaining History deals with the infamous John Wilkes Booth. Booth performed locally at the old Academy of Music, which was one of the first drama schools in the country and was located at 1371 W. 6th Street.

It was at that Cleveland Academy where he would play his last role prior to performing at Washington D.C.’s Ford Theatre where he would assassinate President Lincoln. (Might history have been changed if the Academy had held over Booth’s play for an extended run?)

Connor Palace Trivia Before the days of clothes dryers, touring performers were often forced to pull still-damp clothes off the drying line when it was time to pack and leave. During the vaudeville era, the Connor Palace (known then as the Palace) became known as one of the most performer-friendly venues in the country because of its many backstage amenities, one of which included a drying room. In this large room, wet clothes could be hung and hot air was continuously blown into the area to hasten the drying time.

Singers’ Secrets Repeat three times: Performer packs pickle for perfect pipes. Singer Anita Baker surprised backstage workers during her sold out shows by keeping an ample supply of pickle juice in her dressing room — using it to gargle! (No report as to whether Anita acquired the pickle practice during her two pregnancies.) Likewise, another unusual gargling agent was the preference of singer Millie Jackson who required a certain imported beer as her gargle-of-choice.

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The 1870s ushered in the golden age for Euclid Avenue as the street became a stretch of grand mansions, with grounds often extending as far as Lake Erie, and stately elm trees arching over the

avenue. Called Millionaire’s Row, it was the address where all the best families lived.

But by Cleveland’s Centennial in 1896, Euclid Avenue residents were likely muttering, Well, there goes the neighborhood! as the dirt street was paved with sandstone, and businessmen began to buy up and tear down the mansions and towering elms to make way for commercial ventures.

Streetcar lines on the once totally residential stretch hastened the creation of a commercial district, forcing wealthy families to move even farther east on Euclid Avenue. In another 30 years, the district would see the birth of the five main theaters that would eventually become Playhouse Square.

KeyBank State Theatre Trivia The stage of the KeyBank State Theatre is so large that a typical high school gymnasium (complete with basketball court and bleachers) could easily fit on stage. As another point of comparison, three of the Mimi Ohio Theatre stages could fit onto the State’s stage.

Hanna Theatre Trivia Since its opening in 1921, the Hanna Theatre has been the site of two world premieres: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Me and Juliette in 1953 and, in 1974, Odyssey by Michel Legrand starring Yul Brynner. Another first occurred in 1937, when Gilbert and Sullivan’s first Cleveland-staged opera was performed at the Hanna by the D’Oyly Carte Company from London.

Connor Palace: A Three Stooges Favorite In his biography, Moe Howard & The Three Stooges, Moe Howard wrote about the plight of dressing rooms on the road. Although dressing rooms were usually spartan at best and a hovel at worst, Howard had nothing but praise for the Connor Palace (known then as the Palace Theatre): “This theater was built without missing a thought for the actors’ comfort. The Palace was beautiful not only outside and in the auditorium, but also backstage.

Most impressive was the second floor, which sported a regulation-size pool table, chess tables, comfortable chairs, an ice machine and soft drinks, playing cards, cigars — it had all the facilities of a private club. In the basement was a laundry room.

There was even a nursery for youngsters.

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KeyBank State Theatre Trivia Above the fireplace at the rear of the KeyBank State Theatre auditorium, an original mural hangs despite its near-tragic loss. Removed from the wall in the early 1970s prior to the scheduled demolition of the venue, the mural eventually turned up in the basement of a piano store and was repurchased by Playhouse Square for $200.

The recovered mural was badly torn, having originally been painted on burlap then glued to the wall. The challenge of restoring the artwork fell to the Theater District’s Bonfoey Company. Artisans sanded the glue from the burlap and attached the cleaned mural to canvas via beeswax.

The next step was to clean and restore the work where needed. A stretcher for the canvas had to be custom-made. To eliminate tears and wrinkles, the stretcher was designed to expand and contract with the theater’s climactic changes and held together with springs (no nails or screws). It took Bonfoey employees 18 months to restore the painting at a cost of $8,500.

Although the creator of this mural is unknown, it is suspected to be Italian artist Sampitrotti, who

had painted three murals for the original Mimi Ohio Theatre lobby. (Those murals were later destroyed in the Ohio’s 1964 lobby fire.)

Kennedy’s Cabaret Trivia The bar in Kennedy’s (the lower level cabaret space accessed by way of the Mimi Ohio Theatre lobby), might be familiar to Cleveland oldtimers. The former home of the bar was the Elegant Hog Saloon when the tavern was located on Buckeye Road.

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Best of all were the dressing rooms, heavily carpeted with mirrored walls and make-up tables.

They had everything in them, right down to padded coat hangers.”

World’s Longest Lobby Explained In 1920 as the Loew’s chain anticipated building in the area that would come to be known as Playhouse Square, it was discovered there wasn’t sufficient room to build two theaters side by side in the available space.

Since it was important that the proposed theater marquees be located on Euclid Avenue, an architectural plan was devised. Even though the KeyBank State Theatre would be completed and open 21 months before the Connor Palace, it was decided to build the State behind the Connor Palace. This led to the construction of the State’s 320-foot-long lobby, reported to be the longest theater lobby in the world. The Mimi Ohio Theatre would then be built on the other side of the State, giving all three theaters the desired Euclid Avenue marquee frontage.

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Guest Assistance For questions or service that may provide a quality, entertaining experience, please see the House Manager on duty. A RedCoat usher can direct you to their office location.

Smoking Policy Smoking, including electronic smoking, is not permitted indoors at Playhouse Square.

We Love Hearing From Our Guests Your feedback is important. For matters that are not immediate or for additional questions you may have, please access our online comment form at playhousesquare.org/contact-us.

We read and share all comments with the staff and meet often to discuss how we can improve upon your experience at Playhouse Square. You may also find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ playhousesquare, or follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/playhousesquare.

Beware of Ticket Scalpers Buy your tickets ONLY from the Playhouse Square Ticket Office, at playhousesquare.org, by phone at 216-241-6000 or your licensed group/ travel leader. (We cannot guarantee validity or admittance for tickets purchased elsewhere, nor can we issue replacement tickets if they are lost or stolen). Help us keep ticket prices affordable and fair for everyone.

Accessibility Information Large type programs and hearing assistance devices are available in the House Manager’s office.

Camera Policy Cameras, including cameras on cell phones and other personal handheld devices, audio/video

tape recorders and flash photography are strictly prohibited.

Emergency Phone Number In emergency situations, family members or babysitters may call 216-771-5537 (evening hours) or 216-771-4444 (daytime hours) should they need to get a message to a guest in our theaters.

Cell Phones The experience of a live performance can be ruined by the interruption of ringtones, vibrating phones or conversation. The magic of a darkened theater can be disrupted by the light of someone text messaging as well. Please be considerate to others and remember to turn off your cell phone for the duration of the show.

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Playhouse Square gratefully acknow­ledges the people of Cuyahoga County for their historical support to theater restoration, upkeep and programming, as well as through their ongoing contributions through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

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