2025-2026
DEAR FRIENDS Welcome
Thank you for choosing to see a performance at Playhouse Square. We encourage you take in the historic beauty of our theaters and the bright lights of Euclid Avenue while you’re here. Our staff and RedCoat volunteers are ready to make your visit as memorable and enjoyable as possible.
Playhouse Square was saved by the community for the community, and we are proud to be the stewards of the legacy left to us by previous generations — now one of Cleveland’s brightest cultural gems. Our not-for-profit mission charges us to go beyond simply maintaining these incredible venues.
Every day we work to present a diverse offering of quality performances — Broadway, concerts, comedy, dance, film, family shows and more. We support arts education through a variety of programs that take place in the classroom, online and here at Playhouse Square. We lead a vibrant downtown destination that generates an annual economic impact exceeding $359 million for the region. Equally important are your experience and the memories you take with you.
This season we proudly opened three national Broadway tours and next season we will open two, all made possible by Ohio’s theater tax credit, the talented crew and staff here at Playhouse Square, and you, our enthusiastic audiences. We invite you to consider joining our community of season tickets holders for the 2026-27 KeyBank Broadway Series. If you are already a season ticket holder, we thank you and hope you are as excited for next season as we are! Now, settle into your seat, leave the world outside for a little while and let yourself become absorbed in the magic of the story on stage before you.
With best wishes,
Craig Hassall AM President & CEO
Brent Ballard Chair, Board of Trustees
WE’RE PROUD to support Playhouse Square
Welcome to Playhouse Square! Playhouse Square is one of Cleveland’s many gems. All of us at Key, Cleveland’s hometown bank, are thrilled that you are enjoying a show in this historic space, one of the best live theater experiences our country has to offer.
In 2025, we are celebrating KeyBank’s bicentennial — evidence of our steadfast and enduring 200year commitment to the communities we serve. Our beloved Playhouse Square shares KeyBank’s mission of helping Cleveland thrive. We are proud to support this artistic treasure and help bring award-winning theatrical performances to our city as a part of the KeyBank Broadway Series.
For two centuries and counting, some of KeyBank’s most important work has taken place through philanthropy, volunteerism, and outreach. This is why, in addition to our Broadway Series partnership, we are proud to support Playhouse Square’s not-for-profit mission and educational programming. We are committed to opening more doors to new opportunities here in our hometown and in all the communities we are part of.
Since 2017, KeyBank has made community investments totaling more than $2 billion in Northeast Ohio which supports low to moderate income individuals and neighborhoods through lending for affordable housing, small businesses, mortgage, and transformative philanthropy. We believe building a better world starts at home 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,
Michaela Lamirand, KeyBank Cleveland Market President
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SPOTLIGHT ON News
PUPPETS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN NEW EXHIBIT
The Museum of Broadway in New York City is shining a spotlight on one of theater’s most magical behind-thescenes art forms with its new exhibition, The Craft of Broadway Puppetry. Created in partnership with the American Theater for Puppetry Arts and the Broadway Legacy Foundation, the exhibit invites visitors inside the fascinating world of puppet design and construction, with a special focus on the Tony-winning production Life of Pi. Guests can step into a recreated puppet workshop and explore sketches, prototypes, and videos that reveal how these characters come to life, alongside beloved puppets from shows like Avenue Q, Boop! The Musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Disney’s Frozen. The exhibit, which opened in May, is included with general admission to the museum.
HADESTOWN HITS THE BIG SCREEN
Anxious for another trip way down Hadestown? This summer you can experience the Tony-winning musical on the big screen! Hadestown: The Musical, a live-captured filming of the West End production, is set for a theatrical release in North American movie theaters on July 24, bringing Anaïs Mitchell and Rachel Chavkin’s beloved myth-inspired show to cinemas nationwide. Filmed in London, the release reunites five of the original Broadway cast members: Reeve Carney (Orpheus), André De Shields (Hermes), Eva Noblezada (Eurydice), Amber Gray (Persephone), and Patrick Page (Hades). If you prefer the live stage version of the show, don’t worry — the national tour of Hadestown returns Playhouse Square November 3-8!
JAMES BROWN MUSICAL IN THE WORKS
Get ready to feel good — a new bio-musical celebrating the life and legacy of James Brown is officially in development! Titled James Brown the Musical, the project is co-written and produced by Brown’s daughter, Deanna Brown-Thomas, alongside director and co-writer Jeremy E. Cormier, and promises a deeply personal look at the Godfather of Soul, told through the eyes of those who knew him best. The show will trace Brown’s journey from the dirt roads of the South to legendary stages like the Apollo and the Grand Ole Opry, all set to a soundtrack packed with iconic hits like “Please, Please, Please,” “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” and “Living in America.” Years in the making, the musical marks the first time James Brown’s story and music will be brought to the Broadway stage in this way.
COMING SOON TO BROADWAY
Broadway’s 2027 lineup is already heating up with two high-profile revivals headed to the Main Stem. Jamie Lloyd’s bold, Olivier-winning reimagining of Evita will transfer from London to Broadway in spring 2027, with Rachel Zegler reprising her star-making turn as Eva Perón in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s iconic musical at a Shubert theater yet to be determined. It’s also been announced that Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will return to Broadway in a new production directed by Tony winner Sam Gold, marking the Pulitzer Prize–winning drama’s first Broadway revival in more than a decade. Stay tuned for more details on casting and run dates as they become available.
SPOTLIGHT ON
The District
APPLAUSE FOR THESE OVERTURES
You can now enjoy a thoughtfully crafted three-course dinner for two at Cibreo or Republic Food + Drink before your next show. Ask your server for the “Overture” menu at either restaurant and choose two entrees plus an appetizer and dessert to share.
FESTIVALS IN THE WINGS
NOW STARRING: THE BEST ESPRESSO MARTINI
In February, the espresso martini — the “Intervention” — at Encore was named “Overall Winner” at the Cleveland Espresso Martini Festival. Step across the street to try one and check out their newly updated cocktail menu.
Tri-C JazzFest and BorderLight Theatre Festival are poised to take the spotlight in the Playhouse Square District this summer. Tri-C JazzFest runs June 25-27 and features performances by Sheila E., Spyro Gyra, and Durand Bernarr among others. Returning July 8-11, BorderLight celebrates the diversity of human experience through international and domestic performances.
TOUR PLAYHOUSE SQUARE’S PERFORMANCE SPACES
Playhouse Square’s public tours presented by Medical Mutual are open for registration on select dates in 2026. On these free, 90-minute tours, guests can learn about our theater district with our RedCoat volunteers as their guides. Tours of each theater, as well as backstage access, will depend on availability. Registration is required, and all attendees will receive a free tote bag courtesy of Medical Mutual. For additional details or to register for an upcoming tour, please visit playhousesquare.org/tours.
SHARE YOUR LOVE FOR PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
Ohio residents can show their passion for Playhouse Square as they hit the road with the new Playhouse Square organizational license plate. All Ohio motorists are eligible to purchase the specialty license plate which features the Playhouse Square burgundy logo. For more information and pricing, please visit bmv.ohio.gov or your local BMV Deputy Registrar License Agency. A portion of the proceeds from these license plates go back to Playhouse Square.
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SPOTLIGHT ON
Jump
Back Ball
On February 28, Playhouse Square’s young professionals’ group, Partners, hosted Jump Back Ball 2026: BLOOM! This event welcomed more than 800 attendees and raised a net income of $116,942, which supports Playhouse Square’s education programs!
Party-goers were greeted with a garden walk photo opportunity adorned with florals upon arrival. They enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres throughout the evening, and danced the night away to OPUS 216 and Follow the Sun. They took numerous photos at the many photo ops and tried their luck with the on-site casino games, raffle and silent auction.
Jump Back Ball wouldn’t be possible without support from the event committee, volunteers, sponsors and Playhouse Square staff members. Thank you for your hard work and support!
Partners & Jump Back Ball Leadership: Jacquie Davenport, Alicia Trumbull, Maria O’Neill, Caroline Gray, Justine Buzalka, Kristen Swinton
PHOTOS: DANIEL MILNER
Officers
Chair
TRUSTEES Playhouse Square
Brent D. Ballard*
President & CEO
Craig Hassall AM*
Vice Chair, Brand & Marketing
Andrea Hogben*
Vice Chair, Engagement
Rick Buoncore*
Vice Chair, Education
Bob Helmer*
Vice Chair, Finance
Mark D. Ross*
Vice Chair, Governance & Nominating
Amy G. Brady*
Vice Chair, Government Affairs
Paul J. Dolan*
Vice Chair, Real Estate Development
Teresa Metcalf Beasley*
Secretary/Treasurer
Heather Lennox*
Terry Adelman
Thomas W. Adler*
Himanshu Amin
Steven M. Auvil
Michael Baston
Gina Beredo
Jodi Berg
Laura Bloomberg
Jim Boland
Paul Carleton
Scott Chaikin*
John G. Chapman, Sr.*
Bill Cosgrove
James Graham
Lawrence H. Hatch
J. David Heller
Jason Hillman
David Jacobs*
Louis G. Joseph
Patrice (Patsy) Kouvas
Edward J. Largent
Todd Leombruno
Matt Litzler
Joe Matuszewski
Heath Monesmith
Beth Mooney*
Jon H. Outcalt*
Patrick M. Pastore
James A. Ratner*
Neal R. Restivo
Luci Schey
William R. Seelbach
David B. Sewell
Doug Spiker
Sara Ellen Stashower
Duncan Stuart
J.D. Sullivan, Jr.
Alex Szilvas
Kurt C. Treu
Leila L. Vespoli
Tracy Vigh
Molly Walsh
Neil C. Weinberger
Denise G. Wells
Thomas M. Welsh
Debra A. Wert
Trustee for Life
Warren Anderson
William B. Lawrence
James R. Pender
K.K. Sullivan
Lawrence J. Wilker
National Trustee
Thomas C. Stevens
Chairs Emeritus
Oliver C. Henkel, Jr.‡
John F. Lewis‡
Julien L. McCall‡
Forrest D. Hayes‡
Glenn R. Brown‡
Jon H. Outcalt
Henry F. Eaton‡
K.K. Sullivan
Thomas W. Adler
Thomas C. Stevens
David S. Goodman
James A. Ratner
Amy G. Brady
*Executive Committee ‡Deceased as of 5/1/26
To be a leader in placemaking, the advancement of arts education, and the presentation and production of performing arts experiences.
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GIVING BACK to Playhouse Square
Playhouse Square brings the arts to everyone — but we can’t do it alone. As a nonprofit, we rely on generous support from individuals, foundations and corporations. Help us inspire, educate and connect the community. Donate today through one of our giving programs.
Individuals who support Playhouse Square with an annual gift of $50 or more receive exclusive benefits that enhance their theater experience, including pre-sale access, reserved seating and more.
CONTACT: Mary Winchester, 216-640-8412; playhousesquare.org/donorcircle
Businesses can make a lasting impact through the Corporate Donor Circle, gaining valuable benefits while enhancing visibility and building stronger community connections.
CONTACT: Sarah Stengel, 216-640-8408; playhousesquare.org/corporatedonorcircle
2025-26 Partners Co-Chairs: Maria O’Neill & Jeremiah Guappone
Playhouse Square’s official young professionals group for those in their 20s and 30s, the mission of Partners is to cultivate a vibrant community of emerging leaders who celebrate the arts and dedicate their talents to Playhouse Square.
CONTACT: Katie Remark, 216-640-8721; playhousesquare.org/partners
Connect, inspire and make an impact. Join Leading Ladies — a vibrant network of women who champion the arts and shape the future of Playhouse Square through philanthropy, friendship and unforgettable experiences.
CONTACT: Leanne Dewyer, 216-640-8411; playhousesquare.org/leadingladies
Open. Unique. Together. OUT at Playhouse Square unites LGBTQ+ individuals and allies through a shared love of live theater. This vibrant community enjoys exclusive events, meaningful connections and opportunities to support and celebrate the arts together.
CONTACT: Jason Brown, 216-238-4910; playhousesquare.org/OUT
The Legacy Circle celebrates those who include Playhouse Square in their estate plans, helping to sustain the arts for future generations. Members are recognized for their generosity and commitment to world-class performances, education and community programs. It’s a lasting way to support what you love.
CONTACT: Leanne Dewyer, 216-640-8411; playhousesquare.org/legacycircle
Donating to the Playhouse Square Education Fund supports high-quality programs, workshops and field trips that are accessible to participants at low or no cost. These initiatives foster creativity and a lifelong appreciation of the arts. Give a one-time donation or join the HEART Circle to provide ongoing support with a monthly donation.
CONTACT: Victoria Gray, 216-640-8417; playhousesquare.org/educationfund
SPECIAL THANKS to our sponsors
ORCHID SPONSOR
ROSE SPONSOR
PEONY SPONSORS
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
DIAMOND LEVEL and Beth Mooney
Terry & Sheldon Adelman
Warren E. Anderson Family
Steve & Ann Pigoni
AJ & Nancy Stokes
PLATINUM LEVEL
Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP • Deloitte LLP
Jones Day • Ohio CAT • Roetzel & Andress, LPA Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
TULIP SPONSORS MAI Capital Management
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
MARKETING SPONSOR
PRINT & DESIGN SPONSORS
SHOP NIGHT SPONSOR Pope’s Kitchen
Heather Moore & Jim Brown • James & Susan Ratner
Stewart Kohl • Don & Cathy Sinko
Stephenie & Doug Spiker • Kathryn & Duncan Stuart
Gina M. Vernaci & William D. Hilyard
GOLD LEVEL
Tom & Joanie Adler • The Brewer-Garrett Company
Calfee & Halter & Griswold LLP • Cleveland-Cliffs Comfort Control System
Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences
Irving & Gloria Fine Foundation • IBM
Mike & Diane Kennedy • Stewart Kohl
Liberty Development Company • Bill & Joyce Litzler
Jane & Jon Outcalt • PwC • Anita Scanlon
David & Kim Sewell • Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Siracusa
Dan & Molly Walsh • Debra & James Wert
SILVER LEVEL
Jeff & Lori Christian • Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Guardians • Covia Holdings LLC
Jerry & Charlotte Eccher • Ernst & Young
Nicholas G. Guglielmo • Bob & Linda Helmer
Dave & Brenda Jacobs • John G. Johnson Construction
Jones Day • KPMG LLP • Douglas Martin
Ken & Sharon Mountcastle • Parker Hannifin
Ritenour Group • Roetzel & Andress LLP • Mark Ross
Lori & Paul Rupert • Diana & Steve Strongosky
K.K. & Joe Sullivan • Tata Consultancy Services
Kurt Treu • Union Home Mortgage
Leila & Tony Vespoli
AS OF NOVEMBER 4, 2025
Playhouse Square Donor Recognition
With sincere gratitude, we recognize the following individuals, organizations, and foundations who have provided generous support at the Investor level or higher to Playhouse Square through an annual gift. Listing current as of 4/24/26.
Individuals & Foundations
President
($50,000 and higher)
Patricia & John Chapman
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Kulas Foundation
Mawaka Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
The Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation - Bruce & Ellen Mavec
Director ($25,000-$49,999)
Sheldon & Terry Adelman
Joanie & Tom Adler
The Buoncore Family
George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation
Paula & Bill Cosgrove
Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts & Sciences
Educational Foundation of America
Michael Frank & Pat Snyder‡
David & Robin Gunning
Dave & Brenda Jacobs
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Junior League of Cleveland’s Children’s Theatre Endowment Fund
William B. & Mary
Margaret Lawrence
Todd & Jen Leombruno
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Litzler
Beth E. Mooney
Michael Olah & Kelly Masarik
Jane & Jon Outcalt
Kathy & Jim Pender and the Michael Pender Fund
James & Susan Ratner
Mark & Shelly Saltzman
The Ralph & Lucille Schey Foundation
Kimberley & David Sewell
Kevin & Kristen Stein
The Veale Foundation
Tony & Leila Vespoli
Producer ($15,000-$24,999)
The Abington Foundation
Himanshu & Leslie Amin
The Warren Anderson Family
Brent & Ann Ballard
Gina & Cip Beredo
Jodi Berg
Sandy Borrelli
Amy & Stan‡ Brady
Dr. John F. Burke, Jr. & Judge Nancy Fuerst
Jim & Mary Conway
Natalie & Paul Cooper
The Dalrymple Family
Robert A. & Joan P. Ellis
Lou, Ann, & Damon Frangos
Connie Frankino
James Graham & David Dusek
Rochelle & Harley Gross
Donald & Nancy‡ Hansen
Andrea Hogben
Jeff & Jill Hurt
Paul & Jody Kiebler
Patrice Kouvas
Rich & Stacey Kyle
Edward & Jacque Largent
Bill & Joyce Litzler
John & Mary Ann Mastrantoni
Dennis & Tammy Matecun
Jim & Amy Merlino
Karen & Dan Moon
National Endowment for the Arts
James A. Nelson Fund for Theatre in Cleveland
Paintstone Foundation
Parkinson’s Foundation
The Perkins Charitable Foundation
Ann & Steven Pigoni
James & Julie Pooler
Jeffrey & Danial Rand
Douglas & Stephenie
Spiker
Tom & Chris Stevens
Kathryn & Duncan Stuart
J.D. & Catherine
Sullivan**
Kurt Conrad Treu
Mrs. Karen Walburn
Neil C. Weinberger**
Aaron & Whitney Weisenberg
Denise G. & Norman E.
Wells, Jr.
Thomas H. White Foundation
Platinum Founder
($10,000-$14,999)
Anonymous (1)
Steven & Elise Auvil
Ken & Liz Babby
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Tasha
Baston
Teresa Metcalf Beasley
Faris Beeler
Lindsey, Luke & Thatcher
Beffa
Fred & Mary Behm
Christopher & Kimberly
Berger
Laura & Jon Bloomberg
Jim & Mallie Boland
Dwight Bowden
Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
Anne Burr
Paul & Sherry Carleton
Scott Chaikin & Mary Beth Cooper
Rick & Sheila Chiricosta
Christopher & Sara Connor
David Coury & Shelly Grisik
Ann & Terry Coyne Family Foundation
Donald J. & Mary Jo Dailey
The Dolan Family
Beth Dozoretz
Irving & Gloria Fine Foundation
The Char & Chuck Fowler
Family Foundation
M.C. Fraser & James J. Rowell
Freeman Foundation
Jane Gase
Patricia A. Gaul
Thomas & Jan Hablitzel
Craig Hassall AM
Linda & Lawrence Hatch**
J. David & Becky Heller
Bob & Linda Helmer
Helpful Bulldogge Fund
Mr. & Mrs. James & Christine Herrick
Jason & Meredith Hillman
Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman Horvitz
George M. & Pamela S. Humphrey Fund
Bruce & Donna Jackson
Nathan & Katie Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Keresman
Joe & Calli Kohmann
The Koppelman-GoldsteinRobbins Family
Loretta Krejci
Lakeside Foundation
The Lariccia Family
Ronald Ledin
Heather Lennox & Douglas Krause
Edith Lerner
David & Carolyn Lincoln
The Lozick Foundation
David Maltz
Vandy L. Mathews
Joe & Nathan Matuszewski
Douglas & Charlotte‡ McGregor
Laura Milgram
Heath & Kimberly Monesmith
Heather Moore & Jim Brown
The Murch Foundation
Patricia Perry Nock
The O’Neill Brothers Foundation
Susan & John Onysko
Katie & Ken Outcalt
Edda & Terry Owen
Pat & Julie Pastore
Louis B. & Joan M. Perry
Family Foundation
Michael & Melanie Petras
Anne Pombier &
Sandra Carlson
Esther & Hyman Rapport
Philanthropic Trust
Weslie & Neal Restivo
Risser Family Foundation
Ken & Amy Rogat
Carol & Walt Rosebrough
Mark D. Ross
Norman & Elisabeth Ryan
John & Ann Scanniello
Rick & Cheryl Schmitz
William & Nancy Seelbach
Agnes Sojka
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen‡ H.
Spaeth
Lauren & Steve Spilman
Pat & Alan Spitzer
AJ & Nancy Stokes
K.K. & Joe Sullivan
Daniel & Mary Jo Sustar
Jason Sustar*
Tom & Cindi Sustersic
Alex Szilvas &
Dr. Laurie Sadler
Eca & Rick Taylor
Tracy & Nicole Vigh**
Daniel & Molly Walsh
Randall & Andrew Watterson
Bill & Gia Weisberg
Debbie & Jim Wert
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Wilson
Bill Winans
The Wright Foundation
The Zaim Family
Sustaining Founder
($6,000-$9,999)
Anonymous (5)
John & Diane Andrica
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Angel
Scott & Jackie Arbogast
Chris & Karen Bailo
Daniel & Deborah Bandi
Greg & Jenny Barrett
Michael Baruschke &
Denise C. Huck**
Amy Benedict
The Bicknell Fund
Marilyn & Larry Blaustein
Gayle & Larry Boron
Heather & Steve Bossin
Suzanne & Akram Boutros
Elena Brown
Anne Burr
Vincent C. Campanella
Chris Caputo
David & Jennifer Carter
Maria Cashy
Ella, Alyssa & Cheryl
Cervar**
Jared & Linda Chaney
Christopher & Beth
Chizmar
Bill & Cathy Christopher
Alex & Kelly Clarke
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T.
Clutterbuck
Laura & Ron Coill
Mr. & Mrs.‡ William E.
Conway
Christopher & Ludy Cook
Dan & Darlene Crudele
Scott & Judi Dalton
Marisa Darden
Lori & Mark Davis
Tina & Josh Davis
Sheila Delzani
Daniel & Bridget DeMonica
Veronica & Jesse Dickerson
Marc & Gwenael Divis
Jason & Jennifer Drasner
Rebecca Dunn
Teri & Paul Eberl
Beverly & Stuart Eisner
Dr. & Mrs. Brad Evans
Trina Evans & Ken Birch
Joseph Farkas
Mr. Michael & Dr. Elizabeth Ferguson
Joseph Ferritto
Beverly Fittipaldo
Barbara & Howard
Fleischmann
The Fortney Family Foundation
The Harry K. & Emma R.
Fox Charitable Foundation
Barbara & Fred Fruscella
Mrs. Barbara Galvin
joan m. gelb
Nancy & James Goldsmith
David & Julie Greene
Gries Family Foundation
James Griffiths
Jerry & Rose Grisko
The Gunyula Family
Greg Haas
Kathleen E. Hancock
Daniel Harrington
Beth & Geoff Hauck
Matt & JoAnne Hayward
David & Lynn Heiman
Mrs. Lynn Heisler
Robert Herak
Mary Herrick
Jean & Richard Hipple
Hodgson Family Foundation
Michael & Jane Horvitz
Valerie A. Hughes
Bruce & Debbie Jarosz
David Jarus &
Karen Schuele
Robert & Christina Jones
Margy Judd**
Elizabeth Jukic
In Memory of Jean & Walter Kalberer
Aaron & Mara Kamat
Andrew & Katherine
Kartalis
Josh & Nicky Kaufman
Danny Kelly
Leonard Kichler
Matthew & Kristen Kissling
Ann & Barry Klein
Howard & Susan Knicely
Edward & Julia Knotek
Jeffrey C. Knox & Lora Lewis
Alex I.‡ & Donna M. Koler
Angela & Christopher Kovacs
Terry Kovel
Janet L. Kramer
Charles & Carleen Kruger
Tom & Kristi Kuhnle
Tony & Maria Landl
Paul Lang &
Stephanie Wolfe
Mary Lynn & Gary Laughlin
Steffen & Paige Lauster
Leiken Family Foundation
Dean & Lynda Leonakis
Cathy & John‡ Lewis
Paul Lincoln &
Kathy Toderick
Joseph & Kim Little
David Logsdon
Mark & Shannon London
Kenneth & Anne Love
Jay & Lanee Lucarelli
Karen & Antonio Marallo
Randall & Katy Marcus
Marcia & Andrew
Margolius
Aaron & Stacy Marinelli
Michael & Marietta
Marquart
Joseph & Joyce Marquette
Bob & Jill Mayer
Reese & Nora Mayer
Ruth & Doug Mayers
Harry & Debbie McDonald
Family
Dan & Amy McKenna
Beth & Scott McMillen
Megan Lum Mehalko
Michener/Reed Family
Aaron Millikin & Anastasia Ryckman
Drs. Jeffrey & Kimberly
Monteith
Barbara‡ & Gerhard
Moskal and Family
Ronna Murray
Robert Myers
Steven & Kimberly Myers
Larrie & Amy Nadler
David & Ellen Nager
Deborah L. Neale
Steele Nowlin & Christine Jayjack
Bob & Ann O’Brien
Alexander & Jennifer Ogan
William J. & Katherine T. O’Neill
Jon & Robin Outcalt
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Pagon
John & Terri Parker
Dr. Lydia Parker
Dr. Stephan Parker
Scott & Judy Pendergast
Doug Perkowski
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Ponsky and Zac & Taryn Ponsky
Susan & Robert Price
The Reef Family
Sallie Reider
Jim & Tina Renacci
Sean & Lisa Richardson
Linda Rion-Waldock
John & Honey Lee Rodgers
Dr.‡ & Mrs. Fred Rothstein
Chuck & Kathy Rotuno
Drs. Edward & Teresa Ruch
Anita Scanlon
Nancy & Joe Scarpitti
Rinette Scarso Straffen
Sally & John Schulze
Marcy & Dennis Schwartz
Tara Scott
Richard J. Sedmak
Walter & Joyce Senney
Elisabeth & Bradley
Sherman
Dr. Daniel Simon & Dr. Marcy Schwartz
Don & Cathy Sinko
Anthony & Francesca
Siracusa
The Slater Family
Rick & Becky Smith
Jill Soltau & Keith Cullen
William Sopko Family
Jack & Terry Southworth
Dr. Dina Sparano & Dr. Jason Savage
Chad & Molly Sperling
Holly & Larry Stephens
Bob & Robyn Stewart
Michelle & Mike Stewart
Pam & Bill Summers
Raymond Sussel & Regina Olbinsky
Roma & Joe Sweeney
James & Charlene Szaller
Robert & Carol Taller
The Tapper Charitable Foundation
Rachel Tasler & Samantha Grace
Rick & Sheri Terens**
Anna Wiest & Kevin Tesch
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H.
Thomas
Tamara Tomasello-Skulina & Jim Skulina
Mrs. Lori Trehan
Curtis & Marisa Tuggle
Willem & Sherry
Van Der Wal
Dr. Virginia Vatev
Karen S. Verderber
Gina M. Vernaci & William D. Hilyard
Dennis & Jennifer Vidic
Robert & Jennifer Voelker
David & Charlotte Waddell
Bruce & Candy Wagner
Jon, Tanya, & Grace
Wagner
Richard & Tina Weinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Michael &
Danielle Weiner**
Lisa & Jeffrey Weiss
The Wesley Family Foundation
Eileen & Jim Wilkoff
James S. Wolf Family Trust
Theodora Wolf**
David & Karen Yankovitz
Janice M. Young
Dr. Dawn Zacharias
Roger & Renee Zona
Brian & Lori Zrimsek
Gold Founder
($3,500-$5,999)
Anonymous (18)
Karen Abbott
Myles & Karen Abbott
Beth & Rick Adams
Howard Adelman & Ira Greenberg
Wendy Adelman
Mark & Nancy Aeder
Terry Ahern Giving Fund
A Summer of POSSIBILITIES!
Frederic & Michelle
Ahlgren
Donald & Michelle Albainy
Peter & Susan Albert
Mindy & Gary Aleman
Abby & Victor Alexander
Karen Alexander
Jim, Kammie, & Rory Althans
F. Amato‡ & P.J. Nagoda
Ames Family Foundation
Nicola Ammons
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Amsdell
Daniel & Lisa Anderson
Karen Andrachik
Susan Anhold & Jon Anhold
The Antonetti Family
Gerard & Marcie Artl
Christi & Dominic‡ Audino
Ross & Yasmeen Augustino
Jim & Trish Aussem
Phil Axelrod
Jeffrey Babbush & Jodi Mack
The Ruth & Elmer Babin Foundation
Cindy Babitt
Ed & Jen Backos
Damien & Lesleigh Baden
The Bagnoli Family
Chad & Tracie Bailey
Dr. Charles M. Bailin & Ms. Linda Myers
Mr. & Mrs. David &
Kimberly Baioni
Wendy & Paul Balodis
Kelly & Doug Banks
Ms. Carol Barnak
Elaine Barnard
Sam & Rachel Barnes
Brian & Kristin Barren
Craig & Michele Bashein
Richard & Amy Bashein
Leslie Basista
Debbie Moss Batt
Tammy Battler**
Mr. & Mrs. Luke F. Baum
Renee & Eric Beaver
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Belisle
Barbara C. Belkin
Susan & John Benedejcic
The Benko & Boyd Family
Robert Andrew & Nancy
Dean Benko
John & Mary Beth
Bergenstein
Tom & Mary Berges
Grant & Melissa Berlin
Tom & Joy Berlin
Northeast Ohio’s Premier Summer Theatre On the grounds of Blossom Music Center
Margo & Tom Bertin
GREASE
JUNE 12-27, 2026
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Directed by Terri J. Kent
Choreography by Martín Céspedes
Music Direction by Jennifer Korecki
SIDE SHOW IN CONCERT
JULY 7-18, 2026
Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell
Music by Henry Krieger
Concert Adaptation by Emma Butler
Directed by Terri J. Kent
Music Direction by Jonathan Swoboda
Sponsored by Dr. John R. and Mr. Frank Crawford-Spinelli
LERNER & LOEWE’S BRIGADOON
JULY 24–AUGUST 9, 2026
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Original dances created by Agnes DeMille
Directed by Terri J. Kent
Choreography by Martín Céspedes
Music Direction by Jennifer Korecki
Helen Beshara
Angel Betancourt
Joseph Beutler
Dr. Alok & Cristine Bhaiji
Mr. Vimal & Dr. Kelly Bhatnagar
Biel-Goebel Family
Foundation
Alex & Evelyn Biggie
Warren Blazy, III
The Block Party
Marcia Blum & Dale Perram
Robert Boas
Art & Kim Boehm
Gregory & Nancy Boehm
Charles & Julia Bolton
Debbi Boncha
Dr. Elise Bonder & Dr. Bryan Bonder
Ronald Borsenik
Sheila & Ken Bossin
Laura & Dennis Bower
Katie & Mark Boylan
Carl & Mandy Boyles
Monica Brennan & John McDonnell
Breznai Family
Nancy Bridgman
Mary S. & James R. Bright
Nicholas Brill*
Leslie S. Brown
Molly Brunner
Bryan & Laura Buck
Scott & Mona Buehler
Brian & Cynthia Burke
Jay Burke
Kathy & Bob Bushok
Aaron & Callie Butcher
Alison & Marty Butler
Jocelyn & Brett Butler
Kim Caito &
Danny Freireich
Dr. Marie & Mr. Donald Calabrese
Gust Callas
Dr. Bryant Cameron
Dr. & Mrs. J. Jeffery
Cameron
Joseph & Esther
Campanella
Marlene S. Campbell
Patricia Campbell
Charles P. & Linda Canepa
Albert & Tracy Capretta
Ken & Marsha Caratelli
Ms. Linda Cardellini
Denise Carkhuff & Dane Wujnovich
Dr. John & Christine
Carlozzi
Kay Carlson & Rick Albaugh
Karen & Fred Carmen
Mr. Michael P. Carney**
Greg & Lacy Carpenter
Nancy W. Carpenter
Patrick Carpenter*
Angela & David Carr
Brandon & Juliana Carrus
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Caserio
Mr.‡ & Mrs. Harry Cashy
William‡ & Elizabeth
Cassella
Kent & Jennifer
Castelluccio
Jim & Kathleen Catanese
J. Peter & Jacqueline Cerar
Lou & Dorie Cerny
Cindy & Louis Chaiten
Kathy & Dean Chimples
Ben Chouinard
Jeff & Lori Christian
Debra & Seth Chwast
Christine Cipa
Ron & Susan Clady
Timothy Clancy &
Karen Manning
David & Jacqeuline Clark
Richard & Joanne Clark
Thomas & Karen Clark
Bill & Jennifer Clawson
Robert & Laura Clemente
Bob & Krissy Clutterbuck
Michael & Jennifer Cogan
Jacqueline & Timothy Cogan
Barry & Cheryl Cohn
Bruce & Elizabeth Cohn
Dr. Monique Cohn & Kevin Adelstein
David & Jamie Cole
Jay Cole
Dr. Thomas & Katherine Collins
Mary Anne Comotto
Martha Comunale
Kenneth, Karen & Zoe Conley
Dennis & Paula Conrad
William H. Considine
Mr. & Mrs. Frank & Mary Consolo
Marianne Conway
Mark & Holly Conzelmann
Brian & Maggie Cook
Mike & Jessie Corcoran
Joseph & Susan Corsaro
Peter & Elizabeth Corso
The Cost Family
Phil & Sue Coverdale
Patrick Covey
Charles Cowap & Rachel Rawson
Mathew & Megan Cox**
Colleen & Kevin Coyne
Melissa Coyner & Tariq Naeem
Steve & Lisa Craig
Kim & Ryan Crane
John & Sandy Crocker
Edward, Carmela & Rosanne Cromling
Crosher Family
Alex Cruz
James & Claudia Cull
David & Jennifer Cupar
Michael & Joanie Cuva
Dominic & Polly D’Amore
Michael & JoAnne Darr
Howard & Dana Darvin
Matt & Jen Davis
Tina & Josh Davis
Andrew & Erin Deak
Dennis and Lexi DeBaltzo
Daryl & Jenniffer Deckard
Mary Kay DeGrandis & Edward Donnelly
Cindy Deliz
Anthony DeRoss & Meagan Costedio
Richard & Lorrie Devaney
Jeffery & Nancy DeWerth
Irvin Dewey III
Bill & Eileen DeWood
Dr. & Mr. Michelle Dietz
Ronald DiPadova
John & Ann DiRocco
Martin Dittman & Dr. Gabrielle Koczab
Barbara & George Diver
Nancy Dobras & Jennifer Shaw
J.R. & Ashley Doolos
Adam Doxsey & Rob Nelson
Emily Drake
Howard & Eileen‡ Drechsler
Phil & Lisa Dregalla
Nancy & Scott Drehs
Dennis & Sandy Drellishak
The Druley Family
Ron & Sharon Dufek
Patrick & Robin Dull
Elizabeth Dunn
Faith Durden, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. Mohan J. Durve
Mark & Suzanne Dvoroznak
The Ecker Family
Dr. Diane Eden & Dr. Shari Ridge
Joshua Edgell
Sam Edmunds & Jacqueline Hunter
Mrs. Linda Edwards
Greg & Kelly Eippert
Tim Eippert
Wendy & Gene Elconin
Jane & Thomas‡ Elias
Robert & Jean Elliott
Judy Emert
J.P. & Patty Emond
Renee Emrhein
Jeff & Lori Epstein
Lynne Erbaugh
Lucinda Evans
Art & Maryann Falco
Diane & Warren Farr**
Rob & Mia Faxon
Robert & Noelle Fazio
Sheri & Terry Fedor
The Feicks Family
Deborah Feller
Bill Fenoglio & Erika Battaglia
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Ted & Carol Figura
Drs. Joseph A. Finocchio & Susan M. Ray
Dennis & Carol Fiorelli
Bill & Nikki Fisher
Dennis & Marcy Fisher
Ronald & LuAnn Fisher
Vinnie & Debbi Fisher
Jan & John Fitts
Flauto Family Foundation
John & Carolyn Fleischer
The Fowler Family
Susan & Mitchell Frankel
John & Laura Frazier
David & Jeannie Fredecker
Barry & Lisa Fredrickson
Richard & Lynda
Freedman**
Mark Fremont & Donna Krasney
Richard & Beth Friedler
Harry & Shelly Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey I.
Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew
Friedman
Roslyn & Ted Friedman
Dr. Rochelle Friedrich
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Furry
Susan Fury
Dennis & Kris Fyffe
Mrs. Linda Gabor
Jay & Kim Gaebelein**
Mary Galindo
Edward & Maria Gallagher
In Memory of Mardee
Gallagher
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Matthew Garson & Case Bochenek
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Dr. Joel & Phyllis Gecht
Ann & Jay Geib
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Roe Green
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Greenberg
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Jonathan‡ & Marianne
Gross
Brent & Candace Grover
Dave & Nicole Groves
Mr. Jeremiah Guappone & Mr. Chad Lucas*
Mr. William R. Haas &
Mrs. Shirley A. Haas
Robert Haber, MD &
Mary Ellen Brook**
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Dr. C.C. Halloran
The Hankins Foundation
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Jackie Hartfiel
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Karol & Glenn Higaki
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George & Elaine Hlavacs
In Memory of Kathleen Hlavin
Robert & Lisa Hodges
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Tracy A. Hollowood
Diane & Michael Holztrager
Drs. Rosamond Hong & Jeffrey Weil
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The Matthew R. & Marie M. Hopkins Foundation
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Mary K. Hopkins
Rachel & Chris
Hopkins-Murphy
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Alla & Randy Horvat
Robert & Linda House
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bw.edu/conservatory
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Jaworski
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Jane Joseph & Robert Elson
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Jose & Lauren Juarez
John & Jill Judge
Burton & Elizabeth Judson
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Ira & Amy Kaplan
In Memory of Faye Kaplan
Rune & Halina Kaptur
Kater Foundation
Charitable Trust
Karen & Larry Katz
Judy & David Kaufman
Kaulig Foundation
Kelly Kavanaugh
The Kayani Family
Ms. Carole Keating
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Pam & Steve Keefe
Rick & Jo Keller
Michael Kelly & Wendy Olson
Mike & Karen Kelly
Betty Kemper
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Linda & Bob Kenyon
Sandra Kerber & Richard Norman
Michael & Paula Kertes
Randy & Rhonda Kertesz
Dr. Ashoo Khanuja
Robin & Randy Kilbride
Katie Kimble*
Andrew & Jacqueline
Kinnen
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Gayle Kish
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Kobistek
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Kobyljanec
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Christopher Esmurdoc
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Dr. Jerry & Karen
Lamendola
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Lawther
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Trust
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Gerald Yosowitz
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and Family
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Rose Luse & Chris Butcher
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The Magner Family
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Charles & Rita Maimbourg
Sis Malley
Donald & Jennine Malone
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Kenneth & Alice Mantey
Shari Maouri
Richard & Noreen Marlowe
Ryan & Terri Marrie
Ron & Betty Martin
Amy & Wade Massad
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McCartney
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Christopher & Gaylee McCracken
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McKenna Family Fund
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John & Nancy McMillan
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MC Mead
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Melissa & Ryan Meany
Jim Mehallis
Dawna Meng
David Miceli & Elizabeth Hiser
Kelly Micire
Scott Miele & Kathleen Eaton
Elizabeth K. & Ryan Mifsud
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Beth M. Mikes
Drs. Jill & Josh Miller
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Michael & Jayne Miller
Ms. Judy Miniaci
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Don & Cindy Misheff
Theresa Mistysyn
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Joan & Charles Mockbee
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Montgomery
James & Donna
Montgomery
Halle Moore & Fred Wentz
Roy & Cindy Moore
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Melodie Morgan-Minott &
Howard Minott
Harriet & Mel Morris
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John & Karen Moss
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Steve & Jennifer Mueller
Jim & Tina Mullane
The Mullins Family
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Pat & Kendra Murphy
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Trac Papish
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Rigol, Jr. & Reese Holle
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Carol Rilley
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Tommy Rich
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Reitman Family
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In honor of Edward & Betty Richley
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Rosemary Burless
The Calderone Family
Bill & Gail Calfee
Timothy & Shirley Calvey
Sandy & David Cameron
Linda Camp
Lynn Campsey-Clutter
Peter & Rita Carfagna
Dr. Erick & Mrs. Ashley
Carlson
Michelle Carrick & Marie McDonnell
Chris & Lisa Cartellone
David & Susan Catanzarite
Susan Chalfin
Patricia E. Chapek
Dr. Daniel & Mrs. Dayna
Charlick
Lynn Chesler
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Mark & Tonja Coffin**
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Valdir & Larissa Colussi
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Wendy & Ralph Cooley
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Ron & Anne Coviello
Barbara Coy
Donna & Jack Crews
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The Fornal Family
Ms. Gina Foti*
Chuck & Char Fowler
Tina & Scott Fowler
James Fredrickson & Jane Dailey
Debbie & Bill Freshwater
Susan & Paul Frey
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Greg & Eryn Fuhrer
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Brian M. Eisenberg
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Stratton Kesselem
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Jennifer Lagnese
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Newton
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Lee & Kelley Zeiszler
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PROGRAM NOTE David Greene
As we gather for this performance of The Great Gatsby, I want to begin with sincere thanks to all of you, and especially our season ticket holders, for being part of the 2025-26 KeyBank Broadway Series. A season unfolds one evening at a time, shaped as much by the audience as by the artists on stage. Your commitment to attend — to listen, to feel and to remain open to the experience of live theater — is what gives these stories their resonance and gives our community its vitality. As this series nears its close, we hope the moments you’ve shared here — whether you’ve attended one show, a few or all seven — have offered not just entertainment, but reflection, connection and memories that linger.
Few stories invite return quite like The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel has endured for more than a century, read and reread as both a portrait of a particular era and a meditation on timeless human desires. Its characters chase love, identity and meaning amid extraordinary excess, raising questions that continue to feel familiar. Through its many film adaptations, each generation has rediscovered Gatsby’s world in new ways, finding relevance in its beauty and its ache. Experiencing the story on stage allows us to meet it again — this time through music, movement and the immediacy of live performance.
What it means to encounter The Great Gatsby on tour is, above all, to be immersed. We will be surrounded with contrasts: spectacle and stillness, exhilaration and regret. The energy of the Jazz Age is fully present — its liveliness, its sense of possibility — but so, too, is the cost that lies beneath its shine, where ambition and desire can quietly give way to isolation, and where the pursuit of a dream reveals just how fragile and fleeting that dream can be.
The scale and style of the production come courtesy of a seasoned Broadway creative team. Linda Cho’s Tony Award-winning costumes, in particular, add a real sense of texture — helping define who these characters are and what they’re reaching for. Alongside evocative sets, lighting and sound, the visual world helps us feel how appearances function in Gatsby’s society — how they can both dazzle and disguise. Together, these elements create a space where we are invited not simply to observe the story, but to inhabit it.
As this season concludes, we do so with gratitude — for the artists who bring these stories to life, and for the audiences who give them meaning. We are already looking ahead to the 2026-27 KeyBank Broadway Series and the next chapter in our shared journey. We look forward to seeing you at Playhouse Square again, returning to the theater for those moments of collective experience that remind us why stories still matter when they are lived together — in the room and in the present.
Enjoy,
David Greene Senior VP of Programming
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CONNOR PALACE 6.9–28.2026
CHUNSOO SHIN
OD COMPANY NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS
THE NEDERLANDER ORGANIZATION THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION
OD UNIVERSE & CO CORP CANDY SPELLING
MARK SHACKET, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TRINITY WHEELER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER IN ASSOCIATION WITH PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE present
Book by KAIT KERRIGAN
Music by JASON HOWLAND
Starring
Lyrics by NATHAN TYSEN
JAKE DAVID SMITH SENZEL AHMADY
JOSHUA GROSSO LEANNE ROBINSON LILA COOGAN WILL BRANNER TALLY SESSIONS and EDWARD STAUDENMAYER
D’MARREON ALEXANDER WILLIAM BISHOP JUSTIN SCOTT BROWN KYLE CARESS
VALERIA CEBALLOS ANNA GASSETT JOANN GILLIAM ROSIE GRANITO JOSIAH HICKS NINA MICHAEL HOWLAND
TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION KURT KEMPER JOI D. McCOY
CHARLOTTE McKINLEY MACY McKOWN
MAYA PETROPOULOS TIM QUARTIER ALLI SUTTON DEE TOMASETTA RYAN VOGT SHAI YAMMANEE
Scenic and Projection Design by PAUL TATE DEPOO III
Hair Design by CHARLES G. LAPOINTE RACHAEL GEIER
Music Producer
BILLY JAY STEIN
Associate Director DAVID RUTTURA
Tour Marketing & Press
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING
General Management GENTRY & ASSOCIATES
STEVEN VARON-MOORE
Costume Design by LINDA CHO
Makeup Design by ASHLEY RYAN
Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements DANIEL EDMONDS
Associate Choreographer CEDRIC DODD
Tour Booking by THE ROAD COMPANY
STEPHEN LINDSAY BRETT SIROTA
Company Manager KATIE CORTEZ
Lighting Design by CORY PATTAK
Orchestrations JASON HOWLAND KIM SCHARNBERG
Music Coordinator JOHN MILLER
Fight and Intimacy Director ROCIO MENDEZ
Social Media AND THAT’S STRATEGY
Production Stage Manager KELSEY TIPPINS
Music Supervision & Arrangements by JASON HOWLAND
Choreographed by
DOMINIQUE KELLEY
Directed by MARC BRUNI
Sound Design by BRIAN RONAN
Casting by C12 CASTING
STEPHEN KOPEL, CSA
JILLIAN CIMINI, CSA
Music Director CHARLIE ALTERMAN
Dialect Coach DEBORAH HECHT
Worldwide Management FORESIGHT THEATRICAL
Production Management NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS ALEX WILLIAMS
World Premiere, Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, on October 15, 2023, Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director, Michael Stotts, Executive Director
Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
CAST of characters
Jay Gatsby JAKE DAVID SMITH
Daisy Buchanan .......................................................................................................... SENZEL AHMADY
Nick Carraway JOSHUA GROSSO
Jordan Baker.............................................................................................................LEANNE ROBINSON
Myrtle Wilson ....................................................................................................................LILA COOGAN
Tom Buchanan WILL BRANNER
George Wilson ................................................................................................................TALLY SESSIONS
Meyer Wolfsheim EDWARD STAUDENMAYER
Catherine ........................................................................................................................ JOANN GILLIAM
Mrs. McKee ......................................................................................................................... ALLI SUTTON
Mr. McKee D’MARREON ALEXANDER
Gilda Gray ...................................................................................................................... JOANN GILLIAM
The Sugars ANNA GASSETT, JOSIAH HICKS, TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION, MACY McKOWN
Cop SHAI YAMMANEE
Bystander #1 ............................................................................................................ VALERIA CEBALLOS
Bystander #2 ................................................................................................ D’MARREON ALEXANDER
ENSEMBLE
D’MARREON ALEXANDER, JUSTIN SCOTT BROWN, VALERIA CEBALLOS, ANNA GASSETT, JOANN GILLIAM, JOSIAH HICKS, NINA MICHAEL HOWLAND, TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION, JOI D. McCOY, MACY McKOWN, MAYA PETROPOULOS, TIM QUARTIER, ALLI SUTTON, RYAN VOGT, SHAI YAMMANEE
Dance Captain: KYLE CARESS Assistant Dance Captain: DEE TOMASETTA Fight Captain: KURT KEMPER
ADDITIONAL PARTYGOERS
KYLE CARESS, ROSIE GRANITO, KURT KEMPER, CHARLOTTE McKINLEY
SWINGS
WILLIAM BISHOP, KYLE CARESS, ROSIE GRANITO, KURT KEMPER, CHARLOTTE McKINLEY, DEE TOMASETTA
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. For Jay Gatsby WILLIAM BISHOP, TIM QUARTIER; for Daisy Buchanan— VALERIA CEBALLOS, NINA MICHAEL HOWLAND, MAYA PETROPOULOS; for Nick Carraway—D’MARREON ALEXANDER, WILLIAM BISHOP; for Jordan Baker—VALERIA CEBALLOS, ALLI SUTTON; for Myrtle Wilson—JOANN GILLIAM, ALLI SUTTON; for Tom Buchanan—JUSTIN SCOTT BROWN, TIM QUARTIER; for George Wilson—JUSTIN SCOTT BROWN, SHAI YAMMANEE; for Meyer Wolfsheim—D’MARREON ALEXANDER, SHAI YAMMANEE
CAST the company
Jake David Smith
Senzel Ahmady
Joshua Grosso
Leanne Robinson
Lila Coogan Will Branner
Tally Sessions
Edward Staudenmayer
D’Marreon Alexander
William Bishop
Justin Scott Brown
Kyle Caress
Valeria Ceballos
Anna Gassett
Joann Gilliam
Rosie Granito
Josiah Hicks
Nina Michael Howland
Tyler Johnson-Campion
Kurt Kemper
Joi D. McCoy
Charlotte McKinley
Macy McKown
Maya Petropoulos
Tim Quartier
Alli Sutton
Dee Tomasetta
Ryan Vogt
Shai Yammanee
MUSICAL numbers
ACT I
“Roaring On” Nick and Company
“Absolute Rose” .................................................................................................. Daisy, Jordan, Tom and Nick “New Money” Jordan, Nick, and Company
“For Her” .................................................................................................................................................... Gatsby
“Valley of Ashes” ....................................................................................................................................... Wilson
“Second-Hand Suit” Myrtle, Tom and Company
“For Better or Worse” ..................................................................................................................................Daisy
“The Met”. Nick
“Only Tea” ..............................................................................................................Gatsby, Nick and Company
“My Green Light” ................................................................................................................... Gatsby and Daisy
ACT II
“Shady” Wolfsheim and Company
“Better Hold Tight”.................................................................................................................. Nick and Jordan
“Past Is Catching Up to Me” .................................................................................................................... Gatsby
“La Dee Dah With You” Gilda Gray and Company
“Go” .......................................................................................................................................... Daisy and Gatsby
“Made to Last” Tom, Gatsby, Daisy, Jordan, and Nick
“One-Way Road”........................................................................................................................................Myrtle
“God Sees Everything” ............................................................................................................................. Wilson
“For Her” (reprise) Gatsby, Nick and Wilson
“New Money” (reprise) ....................................................................................................................... Company
“Beautiful Little Fool” Daisy
“Finale: Roaring On” .......................................................................................................... Nick and Company
THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION
“This production is a big, bold, Broadway version of The Great Gatsby. It’s thrilling to see these indelible characters and iconic moments from the novel come to life on stage. This stage production, which honors the novel and its history while also speaking clearly to today’s audiences, is a terrific new iteration of this classic work.”
—The Estate of F. Scott Fitzgerald
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ORCHESTRA
Conductor Charlie Alterman
Associate Conductor/Keyboards Austin Davy
Keyboards—Thomas Michaels
Bass—Catherine Michetti
Drums/Percussion—Patrick Phalen IV
LOCAL ORCHESTRA
Reed 1—Michael McCann
Reed 2—A.J. Kluth
Reed 3—Roberto Iriarte
Trumpet 1—Joe Miller
Trumpet 2—Theresa May
Trombone—Will Horner
Violin—Diana Pepelea-Vardi
Cello—Linda Atherton
Keyboard Sub—Bill Shaffer
Music Coordinator John Miller
Music Assistant Erin Reifler
Electronic Music Design Billy Jay Stein and Hiro Iida for Strange Cranium MainBrain/Ableton Programming Chris Petti
Additional Electronic Music Programming Harrison Roth and Jacob Rose for Strange Cranium Music Copyists J&J Music Preparation // Josephine Bearden, Jacob Fjeldheim, Nathan Serot Drum Arrangements by Chris Jago
WHO’S WHO in the cast
JAKE DAVID SMITH (Jay Gatsby) is thrilled to bring this iconic story to audiences across the country. National Tour: Les Misérables (Marius) Broadway: Frozen (Ensemble, u/s Hans). Off-Broadway and Prime video: Between the Lines (Prince Oliver). BFA Elon. This pickleball enthusiast from Richmond, VA sends gratitude to his family, Juliette, A Squad, and CGF. @Jake.David.Smith
SENZEL AHMADY (Daisy Buchanan) is paralyzed with happiness to be bringing Daisy across North America for the first time! International: The Great Gatsby (Korea), Daisy. Tour: Aladdin (Jasmine). Endless love to her family, friends, CGF, the Gatsby team and all the little Afghan and Filipino girls whose dreams know no limits. @senzelahmady
JOSHUA GROSSO (Nick Carraway). National Tours: Les Misérables (Marius), The Band’s Visit (Telephone Guy). NYC: Urinetown (Swing/ Bobby Strong u/s), New York City Center. Regional Credits: Light in the Piazza (Fabrizio), Huntington Theater; The Great Gatsby (Ensemble/Gatsby u/s), A.R.T; In The Heights (Usnavi), PCLO. Graduate of Carnegie Mellon.
LEANNE ROBINSON (Jordan Baker). British performer celebrated for her six-year West End run as Nabulungi in The Book of Mormon, after debuting on the Broadway tour. Originated Zindzi Mandela in Mandela A New Musical. Leanne debuted in New York as a soloist with Hugh Jackman at Radio City Music Hall, performing “Never Enough” Instagram: @leannermusic
LILA COOGAN (Myrtle Wilson). Broadway: Mary Poppins (Jane Banks). National Tour: Anastasia (Anya). Select regional credits: Hairspray (Penny Pingleton), Catch Me If You Can (Brenda), Spelling Bee (Olive). A huge thank you to the Great Gatsby team as well as my family, Rochel Saks, Rob and Paisley. @Lilcoogs on socials!
WILL BRANNER (Tom Buchanan). Other recent bad guys include Biff in Back to the
Future (Broadway), Orin in Little Shop of Horrors (DCPA, Henry Award), and Max Jaeagerman in Starkid’s viral hit Nerdy Prudes Must Die (Starkid/YouTube). B.F.A. University of Michigan. Thanks to HCKR, Hyphenate, family, and my beautiful wife Danielle. IG: @lordbranner
TALLY SESSIONS (George Wilson). Broadway: A Wonderful World, Company, Anastasia, War Paint, Falsettos, Paramour, School of Rock, Big Fish, The House of Blue Leaves. Off-Broadway: Masquerade, The Gardens of Anuncia (LCT), Giant (The Public), Queen of the Mist (Transport Group), Anyone Can Whistle (Encores!), Yank!. TV: “…Maisel,” “Falling Water,” “Elementary.” IG: @tallysessions
EDWARD STAUDENMAYER ( Meyer Wolfsheim). The Great Gatsby (Korea). Broadway: Girl from the North Country, Wonderland, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. National Tour: Anastasia, Phantom of the Opera, Anything Goes, Beauty and the Beast, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Joseph…Dreamcoat, The Radio City Music Spectacular. UCLA graduate, Carol Burnett and Colorado Theatre Guild, Best Actor Award.
D’MARREON ALEXANDER (Ensemble, Mr. McKee, Bystander #2, u/s Nick Carraway, u/s Meyer Wolfsheim). Detroit native. Girl From the North Country (1st National tour), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (2nd National tour). Favorite credits: Jersey Boys (The Muny), The Color Purple (DCPA), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Ogunquit playhouse, Tuacahn Amphitheatre) @dmarreonalexander
WILLIAM BISHOP (Swing, u/s Jay Gatsby, u/s Nick Carraway). National tour: Parade, Anastasia, Jersey Boys (NCL). Favorite regional: Jersey Boys, Frozen (Tuacahn), Sunset Boulevard (ACT of CT). Featured soloist at Lincoln Center, backup singer for Zac Brown Band. Love to his parents, agents at EA, and Victoria. @Williamabishop
JUSTIN SCOTT BROWN (Ensemble, u/s Tom Buchanan, u/s George Wilson). Broadway:
Anastasia. Tour: The Great Gatsby, Korea. Jagged Little Pill, 1st National; Les Misérables 25th Anniversary (Marius); Spring Awakening, 1st National. Off Broadway: A Man of No Importance (CSC), Far From Heaven (Playwrights). BFA (CCM). @justin_scott_brown
KYLE CARESS (Swing, Dance Captain). Broadway: The Great Gatsby. Int’l/Tour: The Great Gatsby (Korea), Disney’s Aladdin, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Select Regional: Goodspeed, The Rev, Bucks County Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre Company. BFA Belmont University. Kyle would like to thank his friends, family, mentors and C12 casting for their support. Rep: Hudson Artists Agency @ Kyle_Caress
VALERIA CEBALLOS (she/her) (Ensemble, Bystander #1, u/s Daisy Buchanan, u/s Jordan Baker). This little Latina is pumped to party across the country! Favorite credits: Life After (Kate Carter), CAA Ed Mirvish; Dear Evan Hansen (u/s Zoe/Alana), 1st National Tour. Grateful for the Gatsby team, The Mine, her
family, friends, & Reese! Para Lupe y Lucho. @valeriaeceballos
ANNA GASSETT (Ensemble, Sugar) is a St. Louis native and graduate of Texas State MT. Her credits include The Great Gatsby (Korea); West Side Story International Tour (Graziella); The Muny; MT Wichita. Love to my family, friends, and The Hybrid Agency. @annagassett
JOANN GILLIAM (Ensemble, Catherine, Gilda Gray, u/s Myrtle Wilson). National Tour debut!!! She would love to thank her loved ones along with her agents at DGRW for always supporting her dreams! To keep up with Joann, follow @joanngilliamm on Instagram/TikTok or visit www.joanngilliam.com. EAT ‘EM UP CATS!!!
ROSIE GRANITO (she/her) (Swing). Rosie’s favorite credits include Grease (Cha Cha, u/s Rizzo), Frozen (Ensemble, u/s Queen Iduna), 42nd Street (Ensemble, u/s Dorothy), Guys & Dolls (Swing, u/s General Cartwright)!! Many thanks to her incredible agents at CESD, her amazing friends, family, & wonderful parents. @_rosiegranito_
JOSIAH HICKS (he/him) (Ensemble, Sugar).
Broadway Tour: Mrs. Doubtfire, 1st National. Regional: Bull Durham (Papermill Playhouse); Rock of Ages, Escape to Margaritaville (Gateway Playhouse). Josiah is excited to play alongside such talented artists. He would like to thank his brothers, grandmother, and aunts for their support. @josiah.j.hicks
NINA MICHAEL HOWLAND (Ensemble, u/s Daisy Buchanan) is overjoyed to join The Great Gatsby! Berklee College of Music ’24. Credits include Hugh Jackman’s Live from New York with Love at Radio City Music Hall (soloist) and Shrek The Musical National tour. Thanks to family and Gatsby team!
TYLER JOHNSON-CAMPION (Ensemble, Sugar). Tours: Disney’s Aladdin. Other: Carnegie Hall, The Muny, Marriott Theatre, MSMT, Fulton Theatre and more! TV: “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon!” CCM grad. Huge thanks to DGRW, C12 Casting, The Creative Team and my incredible friends and family! #tothemax @_tylerJC
KURT KEMPER (he/him) (Swing, Fight Captain). Recent: The Great Gatsby (Korea). Tour: The Little Mermaid. Regional: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Willy Wonka), Joseph… (Butler/Gad), 9 to 5 (Dwayne), Legally Blonde (Kiki). PPU alum. Love to his family, friends, and CESD +Go2. Insta: @Imatallglassofwater.
JOI D. McCOY (Ensemble). 1st National tour debut! Joi D. McCoy is excited to continue her work with The Great Gatsby! Her past credits include: Mean Girls, Hairspray, and Mamma Mia!. Special thanks to friends and family for the support. IG @joi.d.mccoy and Joidmccoy.com.
CHARLOTTE McKINLEY (Swing) is an Austin, Texas native. Select credits include Ariana Grande: Met Gala, Jelly’s Last Jam (NY City Center), Knicks City Dancers, Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” VMAs, Big Apple Circus, and Disney World. Endless love to family and friends.
MACY McKOWN (Ensemble, Sugar) is thrilled to be on tour! Recent credits include International: The Great Gatsby (Korea),
Regional: West Side Story (Anybodys). TV: “SYTYCD” (Season 18). Thanks to her agents and endless gratitude for her family’s love and support. Go Blue! Ephesians 3:20. @macynmck
MAYA PETROPOULOS (Ensemble, u/s Daisy Buchanan) is overjoyed to be returning to the party after being part of the Original Seoul Production. She has toured previously as queen bee Regina George in the Mean Girls National Tour. Montclair State MT graduate. Love to the Gatsby team, her team at Bloc, and her family. Proud Arab American. @mvpetrop
TIM QUARTIER (Ensemble, Butler, u/s Jay Gatsby, u/s Tom Buchanan). The Great Gatsby (Korea). Tours: Les Miz, In the Mood. Select regional: Come From Away (Kevin T), Beautiful (Gerry), Titanic (Charles), West Side Story (Tony), Les Miz (Marius), Hairspray (Link), Newsies (Jack). Thanks to Lohne/Graham, the Gatsby team, my family & Mike. @TimQuartier
ALLI SUTTON (Ensemble, Mrs. McKee, u/s Jordan Baker, u/s Myrtle Wilson). Honored to join the OTC of The Great Gatsby. National Tour: Hadestown . Regional: Beautiful (WPPAC). A million thanks to Brian at HKA, C12 Casting, and the entire Great Gatsby team. For Mom, who taught me what it means to sparkle. @_allisutton
DEE TOMASETTA (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain). Thrilled to join The Great Gatsby! Broadway/NYC: The Who’s Tommy (Assoc. Choreographer/Swing/DC), Heart of Rock & Roll, SIX, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Tour: Finding Neverland (Peter Pan). TV: “Gilded Age,” “Maisel,” “SNL”. University of Michigan alum. Endless love to my family & CESD! @deetomasetta
RYAN VOGT (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Gatsby! His recent credits include, International: The Great Gatsby (Korea), Ensemble. National tour: Mean Girls (Swing, Ensemble, Asst. Dance Captain). Ryan thanks the Collective Agency, and his family for their love and support. @Ryan.Vogt
SHAI YAMMANEE (Ensemble, Cop, u/s Meyer Wolfsheim, u/s George Wilson) is honored to be
a part of this National Tour. Notable shows include Mamma Mia! (Sam Carmichael), Rent (Tom Collins), Into The Woods (Prince Charming/ Wolf), The Marriage of Figaro (Count Almaviva), and lead vocalist in Jubilee! in Las Vegas.
KAIT KERRIGAN (Book) is making her Broadway debut with The Great Gatsby. Other musicals include The Time Traveller’s Wife (additional lyrics) in the West End and book/ lyrics for The Mad Ones and Henry & Mudge Off-Broadway. Other recent plays and musicals include Father/Daughter, Indigo and Justice. Enormous gratitude to Bree Lowdermilk for making me write musicals, to Jason Howland for taking a chance on me, to Nathan Tysen for everything. For my daughters Lucy and Tess, and for my mom and grandma who taught me that the best thing a girl can be in this world is brave. @kaitkerrigan
NATHAN TYSEN (Lyrics). Broadway/West End: Paradise Square (Tony nomination), Amélie (Olivier & Grammy nominations), Tuck
Everlasting. Off-Broadway: The Burnt Part Boys, Fugitive Songs. Regional: Dreamland (or a musical riff on Shakespeare’s Midsummer set during the declassification of Area 51), Stillwater. TV/film: “A Killer Party,” “Sesame Street,” “Elmo’s World.” Upcoming: Love is Strange, Blown Sideways Through Life, Revival. Awards from the Kleban, Ebb, Rodgers and Larson foundations. Writer/director for Lovewell Institute, creating original musicals with young adults. MFA NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, BFA Missouri State University. Husband to writer Kait Kerrigan, father to Lucy & Tess. www. nathantysen.com IG: @doctorpickles
JASON HOWLAND ( Composer, Music Supervisor, Orchestrator, Arranger). Grammy and Emmy-winning producer and arranger, and Tony-nominated composer/producer.
Composer: Paradise Square (ten Tony nominations), Little Women (three Tony nominations), Ikiru (Tokyo), Tokyo Love Story (Tokyo), Christmas in Connecticut (Goodspeed), Last Days of Summer (KC Rep), The Station
(upcoming, Seoul), A Man (upcoming, Tokyo). Musical director/arranger/orchestrator on Broadway: Shucked (Tony nomination), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Grammy Award), Bonnie & Clyde, Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde, Les Misérables, The Civil War, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Taboo, The Lonesome West (Producer, Tony nomination). TV: “Handel’s Messiah Rocks” (Emmy Award). Proud father of Nina and Noah.
MARC BRUNI (Director). Broadway/NY: The Great Gatsby (also London, Korea), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (London, U.S. and U.K. tours, Australia-Helpmann); Trevor: The Musical (Stage 42, Disney+); Four shows: Encores!; A Little Night Music (Geffen Hall); The Explorers Club (MTC); Old Jews Telling Jokes (Westside); Ordinary Days (Roundabout) Regional: Guys and Dolls, The Music Man, How to Succeed…, 50 Years of Broadway (Kennedy Center); Bull Durham (Paper Mill), Billie Jean (Chicago Shakes); Tale of Despereaux (Old Globe, Berkeley); The Sound of Music (Chicago Lyric Opera); nine Muny shows. Dartmouth graduate.
DOMINIQUE KELLEY (Choreographer).
Musical theatre: After Midnight (PMP), The Great Gatsby (PMP), Oklahoma! (DCPA), Sophisticated Ladies (ZACH), Indecent (DCPA), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (EbonyRep), Rattlesnake Kate (DCPA), Singin’ in the Rain (ZACH). TV credits: “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special,” “SYTYCD,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “Perry Mason,” “The Masked Singer,” “American Music Awards,” “Bar Rescue,” “James Corden.”
Recording artist choreography: Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Usher, P!nk, FKA Twigs. Film: Gone With the Bullets. Live show: Cirque VOLTA.
PAUL TATE DEPOO III (Scenic & Projection
Design) is a Cuban American production designer. Broadway: The Cottage, Spamalot. Broadway Center Stage at The Kennedy Center (resident designer): tick, tick…BOOM!; Guys and Dolls; Tommy, Sunset Boulevard, The Music Man. Additional highlights: Usher’s Vegas residency (The Colosseum, MGM); Cynthia Erivo at The Kennedy Center (PBS); Così fan tutte (Santa Fe); Turandot (Austria); Titanic, Sweeney Todd (OD Company, Seoul); Grand
Hotel (Signature; Helen Hayes Award). www. pauldepoo.com
LINDA CHO (Costume Design). Broadway: Ragtime; Art; Pirates of Penzance; Doubt; The Great Gatsby (Tony Award); Harmony; Summer, 1976; Take Me Out; Grand Horizons; Anastasia (Tony nomination); The Great Society; A Gentleman’s Guide… (Tony Award); The Lifespan of a Fact; The Velocity of Autumn Opera: Turandot (Washington National Opera); Samson and Dalila (The Met). Advisory committee of the American Theatre Wing. MFA Yale School of Drama; BA McGill University and Paris American Academy.
CORY PATTAK (Lighting Design). Broadway: The Great Gatsby (+London, Korea), Spamalot (+US Tour), A Wonderful World. Off-Broadway: The Lucky Star, Final Follies, Stalking the Bogeyman, Unlock’d. Regional: Kennedy Center, Paper Mill, Barrington Stage Company, Alabama Shakespeare, Ogunquit, Old Globe, Westport Country Playhouse, Goodspeed, Asolo Rep, Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC Cruises. International: Sunset Boulevard, Pretty Woman (Brazil), In the Heights (Puerto Rico). corypattak.com, @corypattak
BRIAN RONAN (Sound Design). Brian has designed the sound for over 40 Broadway shows. They include Some Like It Hot, Funny Girl, Mean Girls, Springsteen on Broadway, The Last Ship, Beautiful, The Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Spring Awakening and Cabaret. Brian is the recipient of Obie, Lucille Lortel, two Drama Desks, London’s Olivier and two Tony awards.
CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Hair & Wig Design ). Award-winning designer who maintains a highly successful career on stages throughout the U.S. and abroad. Numerous productions include Hamilton (Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award); Death Becomes Her, The Cher Show and SpongeBob SquarePants (Drama Desk Awards); MJ; Beetlejuice; Pirates! The Penzance Musical!; Suffs (Drama Desk Award Nomination); Tommy; SIX; Jersey Boys; A Gentleman’s Guide…; In the Heights. Television: Emmy nominations “The Wiz Live!” and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!”
RACHAEL GEIER (Hair & Wig Design).
Broadway: The Great Gatsby (production won the MUAH Award). Off-Broadway/Regional: A.R.T - Wonder (Makeup and Wig/Hair designer), La Jolla Playhouse – Working Girl (Makeup Designer), Paper Mill Playhouse –Benny & Joon. Film/TV: contributed wigs for “Russian Doll” (Season 2), “The Good Nurse,” “Poker Face,” “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens” (Season 1), “Somebody Somewhere” (Season 2), Mothers’ Instinct, and “The Savant” (coming soon). Juilliard Wig and Makeup Apprentice, 2014.
DAVID RUTTURA (Associate Director). As associate, Broadway: Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!, Beautiful, Network, School of Rock, Spider-Man, Follies, Lombardi, Million Dollar Quartet, White Christmas, A Man for All Seasons. Directing credits include projects with La Mirada, Alabama Shakes, Cape Playhouse, Tuacahn, Norwegian Cruise Line, Pittsburgh CLO, Gateway Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse and Ars Nova. @davidruttura
CEDRIC DODD (Associate Choreographer).
BFA dance theatre (AMDA). Credits: The Great Gatsby (associate choreographer, West End/ Korea), Rudolph National Tour (associate director/choreographer). Mariah Carey (assistant choreographer). Guest Faculty at Millennium Dance Complex and Broadway Dance Center. Love to family, Dom, Katie Webber and CESD/GTA. @cedricdodd_
ASHLEY RYAN (Makeup Design
An American in Paris Bridges of Madison County Picnic; Dead Accounts; Clear Day…; Bonnie and Clyde Yesterday; How to Succeed in Business… Promises, Promises. Television:
KIM SCHARNBERG
Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War, Little Women Award nomination), Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde revival. International: Carmen, Rudolf, Monte Cristo, Phantom (Yeston/Kopit). Other: piece orchestration), Concert, Rocktopia and
supervisor). Associate artist at Ford’s Theatre (Washington, D.C.). Much more at www. KimScharnberg.com. For Gwynn and Will.
DANIEL EDMONDS (Music Supervisor & Additional Arrangements). Broadway: The Great Gatsby, Shucked, Paradise Square. West End: Wild About You, The Showgirl Within. Australia: Beautiful, world premieres of King Kong, Strictly Ballroom (with Baz Luhrmann) and Dream Lover. Composer/lyricist: Broadway-aimed Silk and many film/TV projects. Orchestrations for the Boston Pops, HK Philharmonic and more. Other highlights: MD for Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken; piano for Lea Salonga’s PBS special and songwriter of “Dream Again” and “Christmas On Broadway”.
JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). Over 150 Broadway shows, including: Chess, Two Strangers, The Great Gatsby, Tommy, MJ, Mrs. Doubtfire, Ain’t Too Proud, Tina, Beautiful, Waitress and Jersey Boys. Studio musician (bass) for Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Carly Simon, BB King, Portishead, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. johnmillerbass.com
RAY WETMORE & JR GOODMAN (Props Supervisors) co-owners of More Good Productions, a NYC based design and production company. Current Tours/Broadway: &Juliet, Water for Elephants, Kimberly Akimbo, The Notebook, Hell’s Kitchen, Spamalot, Stereophonic, Stranger Things:The First Shadow, Chess, Maybe Happy Ending, Just In Time, Buena Vista Social Club, The Lost Boys.
ROCIO MENDEZ (Fight & Intimacy Director) was recently nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and is the resident intimacy director at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Off-Broadway/ regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, NYTW, Roundabout, The Alley Theatre, Geva Theatre Center. Broadway: POTUS, Ain’t No Mo’, Merrily We Roll Along. www.rociomendez.com
DEBORAH HECHT (Dialect). Broadway: 99 productions including Sweeney Todd. OffBroadway: hundreds of shows, also regionally. England: Harry Clarke, RSC, National. Film/ TV: We Were the Lucky Ones, upcoming Moana, “Tokyo Vice,” IMDb.
CHARLIE ALTERMAN (Music Director/ Conductor). Broadway: Music Director for Pippin, Next to Normal, Godspell and Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. Off Broadway: The Baker’s Wife. National tours: Parade, Company, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Grease. TV: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” Regional includes: Muny, TUTS, ART, The Old Globe, La Jolla, Paper Mill Playhouse, Arena Stage, Williamstown.
KELSEY TIPPINS (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: The Great Gatsby. National Tours: Life of Pi, Mrs. Doubtfire, Pretty Woman the Musical, The Prom, Once On This Island, A Bronx Tale, Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Elf The Musical, and Shrek The Musical. Favorite regional: The Muny, Weston Playhouse and Piedmont Opera. For Ace. @kelseytippins
AMANDA M. STUART (Stage Manager). Broadway: Romeo + Juliet, Harmony. National Tours: Les Misérables, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Mean Girls, The Phantom of the Opera.
Off-Broadway: Romy & Michele, The Jonathan Larson Project, White Rose, Harmony, Jersey Boys. Trinity, thank you. Tons of love to family and friends who truly make this all possible! @amandamstuart9184
SARAH HOLLAND (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be a part of this team! Some recent credits include: Off-Broadway - Conversations with Mother (Sub ASM) and Wonderful Town (PA). National Tour - Life of Pi (PA/SM Sub). A special thank you to her family!
BENJI KERN (Assistant Stage Manager). National Tours: A Beautiful Noise, I Love Lucy (CBS). Regional Selected: Little Shop of Horrors (Serenbe); Damn Yankees, starring Carson Kresley (Ogunquit Playhouse); Evita, starring Eden Espinosa (Studio Tenn); Grease; Gypsy; West Side Story (Studio Tenn.). New York, off-Broadway: Morini Stradd, Secrets of the Trade (Primary Stages.)
KATIE CORTEZ ( Company Manager ). National Tours: Life of Pi, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1776, Waitress, The Prom, The Phantom of the Opera, Finding Neverland, Bullets Over Broadway, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
FRANK DEMING II (Assistant Company Manager). National Tours: The Wiz, Life of Pi, Mean Girls, To Kill a Mockingbird (ACM), Pretty Woman (ACM), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (CSM). Regional: Virginia Theatre Festival (CM), New Harmony Theatre (CM). Graduate of the University of Montevallo. Proudly mentored by Jen and Marcus Lane, Katie Cortez, and Jack Stephens.
C12 CASTING/STEPHEN KOPEL (Casting) serves as casting director for Roundabout Theatre Company and C12 Casting. Broadway credits include Gutenberg!; & Juliet; Good Night, Oscar; Peter Pan Goes Wrong; Shucked; Moulin Rouge!; Jagged Little Pill; The Lifespan of a Fact; The Play That Goes Wrong; Sunday in the Park…; Amélie; She Loves Me; Noises Off; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Violet; The Glass Menagerie; Once; Harvey; On a Clear Day…; Anything Goes; and The Scottsboro Boys
BILLY JAY STEIN (Music Producer and Electronic Music Designer). Founder of Strange
Cranium and co-founder of Strike Audio. Broadway credits include Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Grammy Award as music producer/mixer); Just In Time; MJ; The Notebook; Kimberly Akimbo; Shucked (Grammy nominated as producer/mixer); Mean Girls; Parade; 1776; Paradise Square; Caroline, or Change; Diana; Tootsie; The Band’s Visit; Fun Home; Spider-Man; Hairspray; Tuck Everlasting; Amélie; Rocky Horror Show; and Jekyll & Hyde Other credits include Jon Batiste American Symphony (Netflix, Carnegie Hall), The Radio City Rockettes New York Spectacular, “Handel’s Messiah Rocks” (Emmy winner), American Made and A Killer Party. strangecranium.com, strikeaudio.com
THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Booking).
Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to The Great Gatsby, current representation includes Wicked, The Outsiders, Back To The Future, Death Becomes Her, Redwood, The Sound of Music, Kimberly Akimbo, Beetlejuice, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Dirty Dancing, and more.
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing & Press) is an integrated agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 90+ Broadway shows over three decades. Current tours: Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Notebook, The Outsiders, Riverdance, Some Like It Hot, Suffs. Upcoming tours: Dirty Dancing; Elf; Just in Time; Mystic Pizza; Oh, Mary!; Operation Mincemeat; Waitress.
GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Manager) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz.
FORESIGHT THEATRICAL ( Worldwide Management). Partners: Aaron Lustbader, Mark Shacket, Nick Ginsberg, and Jalaina Ross and Founding Partner Allan Williams. Currently oversee Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway & Tour); The Great Gatsby (Broadway & Worldwide); Maybe Happy Ending (Broadway); Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway); Hell’s Kitchen (Broadway & Tour); Kinky Boots (Worldwide).
CHUNSOO SHIN (Producer). An acclaimed Korean theatre producer, Chunsoo Shin is a five-time winner of Korea’s most prestigious theatrical award and is the founder and president of OD Company, a global theatre producing company in South Korea. Chunsoo Shin was the first musical producer to be awarded the Korean Pop Culture and Arts Prime Minister Award, Korea’s most prestigious prize for popular culture and arts awarded by the government. As the first Korean producer to become a lead producer on Broadway, he has contributed in broadening the pathway for Korean producers’ international expansion throughout his producing career. Broadway:
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Doctor Zhivago, Holler If Ya Hear Me. Korea: Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, Dreamgirls, Titanic, Jekyll & Hyde, The Story of My Life, Il Tenore. In development: The Lights in Firenze, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La Jolla). More information at www.odmusical.com.
OD COMPANY (Producer) is a world class global theatre producing company in South Korea. Theatrical credits include Broadway: Doctor Zhivago, Holler If Ya Hear Me and Korea: Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, Dreamgirls, Titanic, Jekyll & Hyde, Dracula, Death Note, The Story of My Life, Il Tenore. OD Company’s productions are highly acclaimed by both critics and audiences for their excellence in production quality. With passion and endeavor, OD Company aims to bring the most exciting theatrical experiences and create a channel of communication between audiences and art performances. More information at www.odmusical.com.
NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) is an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering
quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for more than 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz. networkstours.com
MARK SHACKET (Executive Producer) is a partner at Foresight Theatrical, one of the leading general management firms on Broadway. Mark serves on the board of Broadway Cares and has raised over $2.6 million for the charity through the poker event he co-founded, Broadway Bets. He holds an MBA in Accounting from the University at Buffalo. Mark’s favorite productions are the rest of the Popcorn7 family: Lisa, Hana, Noah, Maddy, Emmy and Cole.
TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer) has been with NETworks Presentations for over 20 years. Broadway: 1776 (dirs. Diane Paulus and Jeffrey Page), Les Misérables. National tours: The Great Gatsby, The Sound of Music (dir. Jack O’Brien), 1776, Les Misérables, Peter Pan (dir. Lonny Price), A Beautiful Noise, Hairspray, Once on This Island, Waitress, The SpongeBob Musical, Chicago, Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, Bullets Over Broadway, Elf the Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Royal National Theatre production of Oklahoma!, The Wedding Singer, The Producers, The Wizard of Oz, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein (dir. Susan Stroman) and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Love to Alan for everything. @trinityonbroadway
THE NEDERLANDER ORGANIZATION
(Co-Producer) is a production division of the multinational theatrical entities owned by James L. Nederlander, prominent for three generations in management and operation of theatres and productions of distinguished entertainment, they have produced innumerable plays, musicals, operas, ballets and concerts.
THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION (Producer). Under the leadership of Robert E. Wankel, chairman and CEO, Shubert operates 17 Broadway and six Off-Broadway theatres and
has produced hundreds of shows. Current productions include The Outsiders, Cabaret, Suffs, To Kill a Mockingbird on tour, Water for Elephants and The Wiz.
OD UNIVERSE & CO CORP (Co-Producer). Korea is a dynamic country where tradition and technology coexist. On this foundation, OD Universe & Co Corp. was established in Seoul and New York with the goal of creating and leading new culture with talented Korean and world-class creators, led by Creative Director Chun-soo Shin. OD Universe & Co Corp. aims to connect countless fans around the world through cultural contents such as performing arts, musicals, pop music, movies, dramas, media arts and big events.
CANDY SPELLING (Co-Producer). Producing credits: Hell’s Kitchen; Suffs; MJ; Moulin Rouge!; Tina; The Color Purple; Tootsie; The Iceman
Cometh; Nice Work If You Can Get It; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; and Promises, Promises
PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director and Michael Stotts, Executive Director), recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, is a nationally renowned not-for-profit theatre, celebrating its 85th anniversary season. Located in Millburn, NJ, Paper Mill is well known for the artistry of its productions, comprehensive and innovative access services and impactful education programs. Several Paper Mill productions have transferred to Broadway and launched national tours including Disney’s Newsies, Les Misérables (25th Anniversary production), Honeymoon in Vegas, A Bronx Tale and Bandstand. Others have been filmed for television and preserved as original cast recordings. papermill.org
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STAFF The Great Gatsby
STAFF FOR THE GREAT GATSBY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Mark Shacket and Trinity Wheeler
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Gentry & Associates
Gregory Vander Ploeg
Steven Varon-Moore Shira Wolf
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
NETworks Presentations
Jason Juenker
Alex Williams
WORLDWIDE MANAGEMENT FORESIGHT THEATRICAL
Mark Shacket Andrew Joy Cathy Kwon
Aaron Lustbader Nick Ginsberg Jalaina Ross
Founding Partner: Allan Williams
TOUR MARKETING & PRESS
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING
Andrew Damer
Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke
Jessica Cary Davis Anne Waisanen
Adina Hsu Emily Toppen
Maria Bonucchi Amenkha Sembenu Kate Wyman
TOUR BOOKING
THE ROAD COMPANY
Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota
Shawn Willett Gracie Lewis Rosa Taylor
Shane Parksmith AnaBella Kalish Marissa Brotz trc.nyc
CASTING
C12 CASTING
Carrie Gardner Stephen Kopel Jillian Cimini
Neal Buckley Sujotta Pace
Production Stage Manager Kelsey Tippins
Stage Manager ........................................ Amanda M. Stuart
Assistant Stage Managers Sarah Holland, Benji Kern
Company Manager Katie Cortez
Assistant Company Manager Frank Deming II
Associate Costume Designer Patrick Bevilacqua
Assistant Costume Designers.................... Alec Ohanƒian, Amanda Jenks, Michelle Ridley
Costume Assistants
Associate Scenic Designer
Jessica Salamone, Grace Slaughter
Kaitlyn Peterson
Associate Lighting Designer ................... Paul Vaillancourt
Assistant Lighting Designer Natali Arco
Associate Projection Designer ...................... Daniel Vatsky
Assistant Projection Designer.................... Ben Hirschfield
Associate Sound Designer Caecilia Armstrong
Associate Hair and Wig Designer..................... Loren Skora
Production Props Supervisors Ray Wetmore, JR Goodman
Production Electrician Robert Virzera
Production Sound Tylor Foster, Chad Parsley
Production Video ................................. Chelsea Zalikowski
Production Carpenter pesci
Production Props Jen Kramer
Moving Light Programmer Scott Tusing
Video Programmer Andrew Gusciora
Head Carpenter ................................................. Dave Boyd
Assistant Carpenters Bernadette Davis, Jesse Leach
Production Pyro ...................................... Markus Maurette
Flyman Nate McKinney
Head Electrician Mike Anderson
Assistant Electrician Jameson Bernhagen
Assistant Electrician-Pyro, Video Tim Mack
Head Sound ........................................... Cameron Griffiths
Assistant Sound Tyler Kless
Head Props Jack Covitz
Assistant Props Joshua Kahn
Wardrobe Supervisor Michael Turner
Assistant Wardrobe .................................. Emily Newcomb
Hair & Make-up Supervisor Cosmo West
Assistant Hair & Make-up ................................ Dylan Pass
Crew Swing Gina Leonardo
Production Assistants Nicholas Carlstrom, Sarah Holland, Emma Iacometta, Mars Peterson
Merchandise The Araca Group
Merchandise Manager ................................. Dersha Horrey
Logo Design SpotCo
Social Media And That’s Strategy
Katharine Quinn, Es Um, Imani Russell, Mason Bray, Hannah Kulawiak
Video Production ............................................. DMS Media
Production Photographers Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman
Safety Consultant Bryan Huneycutt
Physical Therapy Consultant Carolyn Lawson, NEURO Tour
Physical Therapist Philippa “Pip” Gamble
Accounting NETworks Presentations LLC
Tax Accountant ........................................... Rachael Ffrench
Legal Services F. Richard Pappas, Esq.
HR Support
David F. Schwartz, Esq., Gray Schwartz LLP
K+K Reset, LLC
Housing Lisa Morris, Road Concierge
Travel Agency ............................ Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel
Trucking Clark Transfer
FOR OD COMPANY
President Chunsoo Shin
Mikyung Jung, Jungman Choue, Yoonji Lee, Donghwi Kim, Yunji Kim, Soo Yeon Kim, Seo Hyun Lim, Taeyoung Kim, Anna Yu, Minju Kang, Yourhee Min, Chaeyeon Song
FOR NETWORKS
Chief Executive Officer
PRESENTATIONS
Orin Wolf
President/Chief Production Officer Seth Wenig
Chief Operating Officer............................. Margaret Daniel
Chief Financial Officer
Business Affairs
Scott Levine
Scott W. Jackson
Executive Producers Mimi Intagliata, Hannah Rosenthal,Trinity Wheeler
Producing Associate .............................. Isabella Schiavon
Sr. Director/Finance John Kinna
Controller .................................................. Jennifer Gifford
Director of Tour Accounting Laura S. Carey
Tax Director Pat Guerieri
Sr. Tax Accountant Matthew Peerbolte
Tax Assistant Deborah Brown
Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk ....... Lisa Loveless
Sr. Director, Booking & Engagements Amanda Laird
Directors, Booking & Engagements
Stacey Burns, Colin Byrne
Booking Assistant Lily Flippen
Director of Sales ....................................... Zach Stevenson
Director of Marketing
Heather Hess
Sr. Director/General Management Gregory Vander Ploeg
General Managers Madeline McCluskey, Rebecca Shubart, Steven Varon-Moore
Associate General Manager ....... Amanda Lenti, Shira Wolf
Asst. General Manager/Operations Manager Hillary Smith
Sr. Director/Production Management........... Jason Juenker
Sr. Production Manager Hector Guivas
Lead Production Manager Savannah Gunton
Production Manager
Alex Williams
Associate Production Manager Aimeé Mangual Pagán
Technical Director ..................................................... pesci
Production Coordinator Gina Boccolucci
NETworks Asset Manager Richard Haug
Warehouse Assistant Alison Weinberger
Director of Operations Pearce Landry-Wegener
Workers Compensation Coordinator.............. Kayla Rooplal
People Operations/Payroll Manager Sara Clayton
Office Manager .......................................... Deandra Harris
Adminstrative Assistant Aidan Herman
Music Coordinator John Mezzio
CREDITS
Scenery and automation effects fabricated and painted by PRG Scenic Technologies, a division of PRG Broadway L.L.C., New Windsor, New York; and Proof Productions.
Lighting and sound equipment provided by PRG Broadway
L.L.C. Video by Sound Associates. Props fabrication and finishing by BrenBri Props. Pyrotechnics by Image Engineering. Armor by Sordelet Inc. Costumes by Euroco Costumes, Bethany Joy Costumes, Parsons-Meares Ltd, Giliberto Designs, Eric Winterling, Artur & Tailors, Siam Costumes, John Cowles, La Duca Shoes, Worldtone Dance, Capezio, Lynne Mackey Studio, Tommy Cobau, Ann Morin, Hochi Asiatico, CEGO Shirtmakers, TieCrafters, and DyeNamix, Drum equipment provided by Pearl Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Aquarian Heads, Los Cabos Sticks, LP Percussion, Big Bang Distribution, Roland USA.
Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios, New York
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Broadway Across America Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD
Ron Legler, President and Chris Mahan, Vice President.
Insurance Broker Services
EPIC Entertainment & Sports
Financial Services and banking arrangements by Flagstar Bank N.A.
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The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States.
The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre. This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE History
Playhouse Square Education Department
Since its inception in 1998, the Playhouse Square Education Department has remained committed to including the widest possible audience through streaming initiatives, sensory-friendly performances and its social justice series. The department is unique in the performing arts industry for the variety of programs it offers, the partnerships it initiates and the access it provides students, educators and aspiring artists to performing arts professionals. The Education Department oversees The Dazzle Awards presented by Pat and John Chapman, Disney Musicals in Schools presented by Dee and Jimmy Haslam, as well as school matinee performances, Children’s Theater Series and Family Theater Day. The department also manages the free Broadway Buzz pre-show talks that are held before most KeyBank Broadway Series performances. For more than 25 years, the Education Department has offered thousands of events, workshops and classes — most with minimal or no fees thanks to the generosity of our donors — and its nationally recognized performances and arts education programming have impacted hundreds of thousands of people in
Cleveland and around the world, as they have enriched individuals of all backgrounds, abilities and means.
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?)
There Goes the Neighborhood!
The 1870s ushered in the golden age for Euclid Avenue — known as Millionaire’s Row — 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.
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.
The Playhouse Square Chandelier
The Playhouse Square Chandelier at the intersection of E. 14th and Euclid Ave. is the largest outdoor chandelier in North America with 4200 crystals. The Chandelier is generously presented by GE Lighting, a Savant company.
Basketball on the KeyBank State stage?
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.
The Mural Above the Fireplace
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.)
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 KeyBank State, (opened Feb. 5, 1921) was built at a cost of $2 million; the Mimi 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.) In 1977, it was estimated that it would cost $75 million to recreate the Connor Palace.
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
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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.
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.
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 KeyBank State behind the Connor Palace. This led to the construction of the KeyBank 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 KeyBank State, giving all three theaters the desired Euclid Avenue marquee frontage.
Broadway to Buildings
Where do the arts and real estate go hand-in-hand? 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 neighborhood. In 1999, Playhouse Square became the first performing arts center with a real estate services division, which manages the more than 2.6 million square feet of property owned by the organization and another three 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.
The Show That Saved Playhouse Square
After seeing a performance of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris at Cleveland State University, Ray Shepardson — the man who was the driving force behind the saving of Playhouse Square’s theaters — decided to stage the show in the KeyBank State Theatre lobby (photo above) for three weeks. Clevelanders flocked to the performances and the show’s run extended to more than two years, proving that audiences would return to Playhouse Square and to downtown.
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 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.
In Residence
Playhouse Square is proud to be the home of eight resident companies: The City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland Ballet, Cleveland International Film Festival, Cleveland Play House, Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance, DANCECleveland, Great Lakes Theater and Tri-C JazzFest.
You Can Find Us on YouTube
There’s lots to see on the Playhouse Square YouTube channel: show content; interviews; videos about our education programs and what it’s like to be a RedCoat; documentaries about our history, the re-creation of the Mimi Ohio Gund Foundation Lobby, and our 2021 reopening ... and more!
Marquees on Display
The Playhouse Square District is shining brighter than ever before with our magnificent marquees and outdoor digital signage. The marquees’ designs were inspired by each historic theater with the ceiling of each marquee capturing elements from the grand ceiling of its respective theater. The marquees are equipped with localized sound to welcome audiences with thematic soundtracks, as well as sustainable, energy-efficient LED lighting that can complement shows, holidays and other themes. Guests can catch the Marquee Moment presented by GE Lighting, a Savant company, every night before entering and leaving their performances at the theaters.
Officially Historic
In 1978, Playhouse Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of U.S. historic sites worthy of preservation.
Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
What Were They Watching?
When Playhouse Square’s historic theaters first opened, popular forms of entertainment included vaudeville and silent films. A vaudeville show would feature a variety of acts including burlesque, comedy, and song and dance. Silent films were accompanied by live music, usually played on an organ, that would accentuate and punctuate the action on screen.
Roman Rotunda
Seating Styles to Suit
The Hanna Theatre features seven different styles of seating, though none is ever more than 13 rows from the action. You can choose from traditional theater seating in the orchestra or balcony, club chairs, banquettes, bar stools, lounge seating and historic or balcony boxes.
A Curtain with History
It is has long been common practice for touring shows and performers to leave their mark backstage: some sign walls, some sign posters to be hung by theater staff and crew, and some attach t-shirts or posters, create drawings or sign onto the theater curtain itself. From its opening in 1921
The design for the Allen Theatre’s rotunda was inspired by the Villa Madama near Rome. Commissioned by Cardinal de’ Medici, the Villa was created by Raphael and Giovanni da Udine. The direct influence of the Villa Madama can be found in the rotunda’s paintings and color palette, as well as the original floor plan for the theater and lobby.
through the 1980s, hundreds of such t-shirts, drawings and signatures accumulated on the Hanna Theatre curtain, now housed in the Special Collections Department of the Cleveland State University library.
The Power of Three
The Power of Three: The Allen Theatre Project brought Cleveland Play House, Cleveland State University and Playhouse Square together as partners to reconfigure the Allen Theatre, build the Outcalt Theatre and The Helen, and create a new pedestrian walkway from the Playhouse Square parking garage to the theaters. This partnership would bring Cleveland Play House and Cleveland State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance to Playhouse Square as resident companies.
Building Cleveland
The original builder of the Allen and Hanna Theatres — John Gill & Sons Co. — also built Judson Manor (known then as Wade Park Manor), the Federal Reserve Bank and the Terminal Tower.
Young STARS Shine At Playhouse Square
You might see volunteer RedCoats from time to time who look like they’re not old enough to vote — and they aren’t. These youths are part of the successful STARS (Students Take A Role at the Square) program, where older students volunteer to usher at Broadway Series shows, concerts and other special events at the theaters. While the STARS program can be interesting and fun for all students, it becomes a particularly invaluable opportunity to gain experience and behind-thescenes knowledge for those students who are planning future careers in the performing arts.
The KeyBank State Theatre Murals
The four murals on the walls of the KeyBank State Theatre lobby were painted by American Modernist James Daugherty (1890-1974), whose work hangs in the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum and the Smithsonian. One of the murals, The Spirit of Cinema, was featured on the cover of Life magazine on February 20, 1970. It was that national attention that became the convincing argument to save the venue from the
wrecking ball. Destruction of the State would also have meant the loss of the original historic Daugherty murals, since they are painted directly on the walls. Today they are the only Daugherty works which remain at the original site where they were painted.
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.
The ”Blue Urn”
On the mezzanine level of the Connor Palace lobby, you’ll find a cobalt blue urn sitting on a marble base. The urn, weighing 325 pounds, was made in Sevres, France before WWI. It is said that its twin resides in the Louvre Museum.
A League of Our Own
Playhouse Square is a member of The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry. Formed in 1930, members include theater owners and operators, producers, presenters, general managers and suppliers throughout North America.
Performers Help Restore Playhouse Square
During her 1996 run of Kiss of the Spider Woman, legendary Broadway star Chita Rivera was given a guided tour of Playhouse Square. As she followed her tour guide into the State auditorium, an excited Chita pointed to the mezzanine railing and proudly exclaimed, I helped paint that! Indeed, she had. In 1984, Chita had last played Playhouse Square when much restoration remained, and during her free time willingly added her brush strokes to the history of the State. Likewise, Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary fame also performed at the KeyBank State Theatre several times during its early restoration. She became so enthusiastic over the restoration process that she would climb the scaffolding and help paint the ceiling. Like Chita, on a return visit, Mary pointed out the ceiling area that she had helped paint (just-above-and-to-the-left of the Men’s Room doorway on the mezzanine).
GUEST SERVICES Playhouse Square
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 or “vaping,” 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.
Beware of Ticket Scalpers
Buy your tickets ONLY from the Playhouse Square Ticket Office, at playhousesquare.org, by
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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.
Photography and Recording
Taking photos and recording audio and/or video of the performance are strictly prohibited.
Mobile Devices
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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