Applause Magazine, October 23-28, 2018

APPLAUSE

PRIMARY LOGO + VARIATIONS

Primary Logo

VOLUME XXX • NUMBER 3 • SEP - NOV 2018

One Color Reversed Logo

olor Logo

Gradient Reversed Logo - Web Use Only

w/ Division

um Size Requirements

Minumum Width .75” Maximum Width 2”

Meghan Picerno (“Christine Daaé”) and Bronson Norris Murphy (“The Phantom”) star in Love Never Dies. Photo: Joan Marcus.

Minumum Width 2”

Minumum Width 2”

LOVE NEVER DIES

Also Playing:

COME FROM AWAY DEAR EVAN HANSEN

p26

p10 p16

Michael Amini is just one of the many prestigious designer names in home furnishings you will find at The Showroom. There’s also the very best from Bernhardt, Chateaux d’Ax, Whitmore Sherrill, and Lexington to name a few. These complete designer collections are showcased through exquisitely crafted galleries making it the ultimate destination for style-conscious homeowners, designers, builders and architects alike. Join us at The Showroom and elevate your home with the most exclusive, curated inventory in the Mountain West.

DENVER’S ULTIMATE HOME SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. TheShowroom.com

5445 North Bannock Street (Near I-25 & 58th), Denver, CO

SIGHTLINE

BY JANICE SINDEN

G

Greetings and welcome to The Buell Theatre! Thank you for joining us for one or more of our fall Broadway shows. This season includes Come From Away, the true story of how the town of Gander, Newfoundland welcomed passengers stranded in the wake of 9/11. Also, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies — the long awaited sequel to The Phantom of the Opera.

And we are kicking off our season with the Noth American touring premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical and the 2018 Grammy Award.

You may ask, “What’s so unique about launching a Broadway tour?”

Dear Evan Hansen is the 12th Broadway tour to originate in Denver. It’s the story about finding your chance to finally fit in.

In the vernacular of today’s youth, it’s a #SuperBigDeal.

When a show has had a successful run on Broadway, producers contemplate taking it out on the road. That’s not only a sizeable investment of money, it also entails a creative approach to the sets, costumes, lighting, sound, props and more so they can move easily from market to market.

Not to mention a second cast.

Among many considerations is selecting a city to launch the tour, which will help inform producers about a show’s trajectory as it moves across the nation. That launch market has to have a track record of strong sales paired with community support — that means you! Denver is well known nationally for having a strong appetite for theatre. Just look at the recent pre-Broadway debut of Frozen. Disney Theatricals chose Denver as the destination to develop its “next big thing.”

And that’s what you receive from a national tour launch.

You get to be an important part of the next big thing. Apart from its pre-Broadway and New York engagements, no one else has ever seen Dear Evan Hansen. That makes you first and, well, most important!

Since 1979, our Broadway division has welcomed nearly 15 million guests to 500 productions. Much of that lineup was overseen by our late President and Broadway Executive Director Randy Weeks. In honor of his tremendous impact on Denver’s entertainment scene, DCPA Trustee Bob Newman and his wife Judi have made a donation to our Capital Campaign to rename The Conservatory Theatre in his honor.

We hope you enjoy this season. We have many more hits and unexpected treats in store.

Warm regards,

Janice Sinden, President & CEO Denver Center for the Performing Arts

4

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

APPLAUSE M

A

G

A

Z

I

N

E

VO LU M E X X X • N U M B E R 3 • S E P – N OV 2 0 1 8

EDITOR: Suzanne Yoe ASSOCIATE EDITOR: John Moore SENIOR ART DIRECTOR: Adam Obendorf ART DIRECTOR: Kyle Malone SENIOR DESIGNERS: Casey Eickhoff, Brenda Elliott CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Sylvie Drake, Brittany Gutierrez, Savannah Nichols Applause is published eight times a year by Denver Center for the Performing Arts in conjunction with The Publishing House, Westminster, CO. All rights reserved.

Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Call 303.893.4000 regarding editorial content.

Applause magazine is funded in part by

Angie Flachman, Publisher For advertising 303.428.9529 or sales@pub-house.com coloradoartspubs.com PRIMARY LOGO + VARIATIONS

Primary Logo

Denver Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating unforgettable shared experiences through Broadway musicals, world-class plays, educational programs and inspired events.

One Color Reversed Logo

One Color Logo

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Martin Semple, Chairman William Dean Singleton, Secretary/Treasurer Robert Slosky, Vice Chairman Dr. Patricia Baca Joy S. Burns Fred Churbuck Isabelle Clark Navin Dimond L. Roger Hutson Robert C. Newman Roberta Robinette Manny Rodriguez Alan Salazar Hassan Salem Richard M. Sapkin June Travis Ken Tuchman Tina Walls Dr. Reginald L. Washington Judi Wolf Sylvia Young

Judi Wolf, Secretary/Treasurer Lester L. Ward, President Emeritus L. Roger Hutson David Miller Robert C. Newman Daniel L. Ritchie Hassan Salem Robert Slosky June Travis Dr. Reginald L. Washington

Gradient Reversed Logo - Web Use Only

Logo w/ Division

Minimum Size Requirements

Minumum Width 2”

HONORARY TRUSTEES Margot Gilbert Frank Jeannie Fuller M. Ann Padilla Daniel L. Ritchie Cleo Parker Robinson Lester L. Ward HELEN G. BONFILS FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES William Dean Singleton, President Martin Semple, Vice President

Minumum Width .75” Maximum Width 2”

Minumum Width 2”

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Janice Sinden, President & CEO Chris Coleman, Artistic Director, Theatre Company Clay Courter, Vice President, Facilities & Event Services John Ekeberg, Executive Director, Broadway & Cabaret Lisa Mallory, Vice President, Marketing & Sales Vicky Miles, Chief Financial Officer Yovani Pina, Vice President, Information Technology Shelley Thompson, Vice President, Development Shaunda VanWert, Vice President, Human Resources Charles Varin, Managing Director, Theatre Company Allison Watrous, Executive Director, Education

SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR BIGGEST EVENTS Support the DCPA’s Arts & Education programs while having an amazing time at our must-attend events.

Whether you’re enjoying talented performers, donning fashionable headwear or getting a hole in one, you’ll impact our Colorado community in a major way.

SATURDAY NIGHT ALIVE GALA Saturday, March 2, 2019 Entertainment to be announced this October

Join some of Denver’s most generous arts supporters for an unforgettable evening of world-class entertainment, ballroom dining and a high-end silent auction.

WOMEN WITH HATTITUDE LUNCHEON Thursday, May 2, 2019 Wear your most artistic hat to this whimsical celebration of personality and style — all to help female artists be heard through the Women’s Voices Fund.

RANDY WEEKS GOLF TOURNAMENT Friday, June 14, 2019 Support theatre in schools with every swing at the Randy Weeks Memorial Golf Tournament.

Mark your calendars for these fabulous experiences where all proceeds benefit DCPA Arts & Education For more information about these events, contact Alicia Higginbotham at 303.446.4802 or ahigginbotham@dcpa.org.

Visit us online at denvercenter.org/events

Skin | Laser | Surgery (303) 724-7770 www.cu-cosmetics.com

(303) 315-9980 www.cudermatologyboulder.com

Custom Facials | Botox | Fillers | Aesthetic Services | Cosmetic Lasers | Cosmetic Surgeries Veins | Skin Tightening | Product | Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy | LumenisÂŽ FemTouchTM

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ biggest stars step into the spotlight — actors, designers, students and you.

UPCOMING

SHOWS Vietgone Now – Sep 30 The Improvised Shakespeare Company Now – Sep 30 Dear Evan Hansen Now – Oct 13 Oklahoma!

Now – Oct 14 The Constant Wife Now – Oct 21 Corduroy Oct 5 – Dec 9

1

2

Love Never Dies Oct 23 – 28 Bite-Size: An Evening of Micro Theatre Oct 23 – Nov 18 Breakin’ Convention Nov 3 – 4 Xanadu Nov 3, 2018 – Apr 28, 2019 Come From Away Nov 13 – 25 A Christmas Carol Nov 21 – Dec 24

3

The SantaLand Diaries Nov 23 – Dec 24

4

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Dec 5 – 15

5

Photos by John Moore and McLeod9 Creative.

Cirque Eloize - Hotel Dec 19 – 23

1. DCPA EDUCATION took its Shakespeare in the Parking Lot program beyond high schools this summer. The troupe, which performs brief, adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, performed at Riverfront Park and the Denver Public Library. 2. OFF-CENTER and MCA Denver brought back the wildly popular Mixed Taste — a pairing of experts who discuss vastly unrelated topics but team up for an audience Q&A. 3. DCPA THEATRE COMPANY’s new Artistic Director Chris Coleman (l) provided the cast of Oklahoma! with insight into his take on an all-AfricanAmerican production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. 4. DCPA THEATRE COMPANY’s Costume Design Assistant Meghan Anderson Doyle (l) with her mom Katie and Director of Wardrobe Brenda Lawson (r) attended the 2017/18 Henry Awards, at which Lauren Yee’s The Great Leap and 5280 Artist Co-op’s Colorism: Breaking the Chains of Complexion were jointly recognized for Outstanding New Play or Musical. 5. DCPA BROADWAY & DEVELOPMENT welcomed the cast of On Your Feet! (shown here with several Denver Broncos cheerleaders) and Best of Broadway Society members for the show’s opening night party.

8

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

A Bronx Tale Jan 8 – 20, 2019 Last Night and the Night Before Jan 18 – Feb 24, 2019 Rock of Ages Jan 25 – 27, 2019 Anna Karenina Jan 25 – Feb 24, 2019 Bat Out of Hell Feb 6 – 17, 2019 The Whistleblower Feb 8 – Mar 10, 2019 Powered by Off-Center Mar – Apr 2019 The Play That Goes Wrong Mar 5 – 17, 2019 Hello, Dolly!

Mar 27 – Apr 7, 2019 Cats Apr 24 – 28, 2019 Sweat Apr 26 – May 26, 2019 Wicked May 8 – Jun 9, 2019 FOR A COMPLETE LIST, VISIT DENVERCENTER.ORG Tickets for some shows are currently unavailable.

ยกCuba! is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (amnh.org) in collaboration with the Cuban National Museum of Natural History.

BY JOHN MOORE

O

On one of the most horrible days in human history, pilot Beverley Bass landed her Boeing 777 in what she calls “the most peaceful place on the earth.” It was not at her intended destination of Dallas. It was on the tiny island of Newfoundland.

For Bass, September 11, 2001, began “as an extraordinarily beautiful morning” in Paris. She was uneventfully carrying 158 passengers 35,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean with her feet propped up on the dash when she got the call that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center in New York. Concern turned to alarm 20 minutes later when the second tower was hit and with that came the word “terrorism.” “Things became very different at that time, obviously, in our cockpit,” Bass said on a recent visit to Denver.

US airspace was immediately closed and 38 in-bound commercial pilots were ordered to land in the small Canadian town of Gander to wait out the confusion. Most

10

pilots go their entire careers without ever landing in Gander. But they all know an order to divert there means one thing, Bass said: An emergency is unfolding somewhere.

Within three hours, this remote aviation town of 9,000 was joined by nearly 7,000 involuntary visitors who would need to be clothed, housed and fed for the next five days.

What happened next became the basis for the Denverbound, Tony Award-winning Come From Away, a musical Bass emphatically says is not the story of 9/11. “It is the story of 9/12.

“It is a celebration of the best in humankind,” she said.

Bass was the 36th of 38 pilots to land at Gander. Little did she know when she landed after eight hours in the air that no one would be allowed off the plane for another 19 hours because there was simply no place for them to go.

And because cell phones were not yet prevalent no one knew the full extent of what was happening in New York.

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

The cast of Come From Away, Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2016

CELEBRATING THE BEST OF HUMANKIND IN

Some, Bass commented, must have assumed World War III had broken out. “It was just a very, very hard night,” she said.

But when they finally got off the plane at 7:30 the next morning, Gander revealed itself to be a kind of Brigadoon.

“I can still remember walking into the terminal and just seeing it lined with tables and tables of food,” Bass said.

“The people of Gander had stayed up literally all night cooking. It was incredible.”

The spontaneous relief effort was called Operation Yellow Ribbon. Because passengers were not allowed to access their luggage, Gander residents brought diapers and baby formula to the airport. They filled 2,000 prescriptions. They brought inhalers and insulin needles and anything else they thought might be needed. Local merchants cleared their shelves without taking inventory.

Gander is a town with only 500 motel rooms, so residents took strangers back to their homes to shower. One local veterinarian took charge of feeding the hundreds of animals that were locked away in airplane cargo holds.

Bass does not consider herself a specifically religious person, but she considers Gander to be a holy place.

time when women put applications in to the airlines, they were simply rejected,” she said. Until 1976, when Bass became the third female pilot ever hired by American Airlines. “They had 10,000 applications for pilots that year, and they hired 87,” she said. “You had to be qualified, or you weren’t going to be part of the group.”

In the five days Bass was grounded in Gander, her Boeing 777 and others began to sink into runway asphalt that was never intended to bear so much weight. A hurricane was approaching. Bass was eager to return to the skies. “I never once thought about not flying again,” she said. “I was not going to let that event ruin what I have loved so much for my whole life. And it never, ever affected me on any of my flights afterward.”

She did not have lingering anger issues that the terrorists had used the planes she loves as killing machines. “But what did happen to me is for 90 nights I woke up in the middle of every night, hoping it wasn’t true,” she said.

“Thinking: ‘Please. This did not happen.’ And then, after three months…I was OK. I don’t know why.”

What has helped since, she says like the proud groupie she is, has been Come From Away, which as of May, Bass

“It’s a story that… was really written about the kindness and generosity that was bestowed upon us when we descended into the beautiful town of Gander.”

— BEVERLEY BASS, American Airlines pilot

She and her husband, Tom, have been back five times, and they seriously considered moving there after they attended a massive 10-year reunion in 2011.

Bass, now 66 and retired, made history as the first female captain at American Airlines in October 1986, when she was 34. The next month, she led the first all-female crew in the history of commercial jet aviation on a flight from Washington, DC to Dallas. But she does not consider herself a pioneer. She considers herself a pilot. She has ever since she was four, when she saw a statue of Icarus in her hometown of Fort Meyers, Florida. At eight, Bass’ aunt would take the girl out to the airport at night just to watch the landing lights. At 16, she begged her father to let her take flying lessons, but he wanted her to focus on the family horse trade. So when she turned 18, she signed up for flying lessons herself. “When I came home from my first lesson, I walked into the house and told my parents I’ll fly for the rest of my life,” she said. And she has.

At the time, Bass didn’t even know what a glass ceiling was.

“I wasn’t part of the women’s movement,” she said. “I wasn’t part of the Gloria Steinem crowd. I wasn’t trying to break barriers. I was just following my passion. And my passion was to fly the biggest airplanes I could fly.”

But at the time, Bass had few role models. “Most of the

had seen in performance 101 times.

“It is such a happy show,” she said. “It’s a story that wouldn’t exist without the events of 9/11, but it was really written about the kindness and generosity that was bestowed upon us when we descended into the beautiful town of Gander.

“One of my favorite lines from the show is when one of the passengers — his name is Bob — has come back from Gander. And his father asks, ‘How were you when you were stranded?’ And Bob says, ‘How do I tell him? Not only was I OK. I was so much better.’”

To read more of John Moore’s interview with Beverley Bass, specifically how she responded to seeing her life put on the stage in Come From Away, visit denvercenter.org/news-center.

COME FROM AWAY NOV 13 – 25 • BUELL THEATRE ASL, Audio-described and Open Captioned performance: Nov 25, 2pm

IT’S NOT TOO LATE!

OKLAHOMA! NOW – OCT 14, 2018

LAST NIGHT

AND THE

NIGHT BEFORE JAN 18 – FEB 24, 2019

A

CONSTANT

CHRISTMAS

NOW – OCT 21, 2018

NOV 21 – DEC 24, 2018

WIFE

ANNA

CAROL

KARENINA

THE WHISTLEBLOWER

JAN 25 – FEB 24, 2019

FEB 8 – MAR 10, 2019

SWEAT APR 26 – MAY 26, 2019

CHOOSE THREE OR MORE AND SAVE. Call our box office at 303.893.4100 to learn more.

40th Season

CUSTOMIZE YOUR PERFECT PACKAGE AT

DENVERCENTER.ORG SEASON SPONSORS

12

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

(Photo) Jesmille Darbouze, Alex Finke and Stephanie Martignetti in The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Photo by Jennifer M. Koskinen • Illustrations by Kyle Malone

THE

The company of A Christmas Carol. Photo by Adams VisCom.

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE UP TO 30%

Where students are co-architects of their education.

FEEL THE SOUND! OCTOBER 13: SEASON PREMIER WHO KIDNAPPED THE CONDUCTOR? Featuring world premiere composition by Emmy Award winning composer, Charles Denler

Located in the Lowry neighborhood of east Denver, The Logan School is a K-8 Co-Ed school for gifted children of all backgrounds.

• Student/Faculty Ratio: 6:1 • Need-based financial aid is available • Information sessions start in October

NOVEMBER 9-10: BOUNDLESS BRASS & ORGAN

Contact us to learn more!

with Critically Acclaimed Pipe Organist, Joseph Galema and Lamont School of Music Brass Choir

1005 Yosemite Street Denver, CO 80230

Buy early & save! Discounts for youth, seniors & new fans!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

303-340-2444, x. 117 theloganschool.org

303-832-HORN(4676) denverbrass.org 303-871-7720 newmantix.com/denverbrass

“Logan rewarded and cultivated my intense curiosity about the natural world and helped me develop the tools to engage the world with great depth…the foundational cognitive and emotional skills that Logan taught—emotional and intellectual self-awareness, mathematics, creativity, internal motivation— have stood us in good stead for our entire lives.”

Logan Alum, Class of 2003

Dedicated to Denver.

Through personalized service and unparalleled expertise, we provide a special kind of banking experience. We offer commercial and industry lending, SBA loans and commercial real estate – all with the steadfast focus necessary to help local business and the community thrive. Stop in and discover what makes the MidFirst experience truly special.

Cherry Creek – 101 Cook St. 303.376.3800

Downtown – 555 17th St. 303.376.5460

University Hills – 2805 S. Colorado Blvd.

303.376.3840

midfirst.com

Christmas with the Children’s Chorale

Music by Green Day Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer

September 7 – October 7, 2018

presented by Catamount Constructors, Inc.

November 9 – December 23, 2018 presented by Amica Insurance

2450 West Main Street Littleton TownHallArtsCenter.org 303.794.2787

December 1 • 1 pm December 2 • 6 pm Boettcher Concert Hall Sing.ChildrensChorale.org/Tickets

COME SING WITH US!

2nd-5th graders are invited to audition Visit ChildrensChorale.org for more information

enthusiastic supporters OUR LAWYERS SUPPORT THE ARTS IN ALL THEIR INSPIRATIONAL SHAPES, FORMS, AND COLORS. As your business grows, legal issues can pop up overnight.

We help our clients manage their legal concerns, however thorny.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP 1400 Wewatta Street Suite 400 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 629-3400 dorsey.com

BECOMING

BY JOHN MOORE

16

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

I

In making the groundbreaking Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, its creators found an unlikely young protagonist. Or rather, Evan Hansen found them. And in this identifiable and universal lost soul, they discovered a gripping and uplifting new way to connect disconnected families.

Dear Evan Hansen, which won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical and is now launching its first national tour in Denver, is a very different kind of musical. One that has become a potent nightly reminder of the power of live theatre to change and even save lives.

The show is a must-see event for families having been described as “the rare musical that appeals equally to adults and teens” (BroadwayDirect). Before Broadway performances, it has not been uncommon to see teenagers rushing up to snap smiling stageside selfies — alongside their parents.

“It’s really unbelievable what we are hearing from kids and from parents and from families in crisis,” Director Michael Greif told Applause. “They are telling us that they are seen. They are telling us that things they didn’t feel they could talk about — yes, they can talk about them. They are telling us that the redemption and the forgiveness in Dear Evan Hansen is helping them to get through whatever they are going through, and to forgive and to accept themselves.”

Dear Evan Hansen, as its title implies, is about a letter. It’s also about a lie that snowballs out of control and earns one invisible teenager popularity and Internet fame. Perhaps most provocatively: It’s about what happens when a lie actually makes everyone’s lives better. At least for a time.

Greif, who also helmed the groundbreaking musicals Rent and Next to Normal, knew early on that this newest project was something unique.

“As soon as I got to talk to these three brilliant writers, I knew that this was a very special project. It’s so smart and beautifully crafted,” Greif said. “I love it because the real theme of the play is not lying or fabrication — it’s actually generosity.” Dear Evan Hansen went on to sweep the 2017 Tony Awards, winning 6 including Best Musical.

The musical is the invention of red-hot co-composers Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, who met at the University of Michigan and have since written the Oscar-winning music for La La Land and The Greatest Showman.

The themes they set out to explore were grief, loneliness and the growing power of social media in the digital age.

Their premise is based loosely on an incident from Pasek’s high school days, when a fellow student willfully faked a connection to a dead classmate to make himself sound more interesting in his college application essays. That

“Dear Evan Hansen is the story of the unintended consequences of following your heart.”

— TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT STEVEN LEVENSON

In Evan, and in a mysterious boy in their story named Connor, the writers found the ultimate mantra of their musical: “No one deserves to disappear.” The original score includes the powerful anthem “You Will Be Found.” That message already has struck a chord with listeners of all ages and around the world — even though Dear Evan Hansen is leaving New York for the first time only now, with the launch of the touring production in Denver.

And Greif could not be happier that the show is now going out into the heartland, starting at the Buell Theatre.

“This show has such a beautiful and generous and important message,” Greif said. “I am thrilled that the universal appeal of this story is going to continue to touch and move people throughout the country. It’s going to give people the opportunity to talk about some really important and healing things, and I can’t wait to share that with as many people as possible.”

Ultimately, Paul said, “I don’t think Dear Evan Hansen offers a cure for loneliness — but I think there is some kind of cure in knowing that we’re not alone in that loneliness. We want kids to know that the sense of isolation is a temporary thing and whatever pain you feel, you can use it to make something that can help save yourself.”

Read John Moore’s complete interview with Director Michael Greif at denvercenter.org/news-center.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN SEP 25 – OCT 13 • BUELL THEATRE

ASL, Audio-described and Open Captioned performance: Oct 7, 2pm

Queens College. Sarah Bockel (“Carole King”) and Andrew Brewer (“Gerry Goffin”)

musical might have turned out in the dark vein of, say, the films Heathers or Election. But that’s not Dear Evan Hansen. The writers instead chose the more difficult, interesting and, they believe, hopeful path. That’s because by then, they had found Evan Hansen — a teenager who longs to connect with other people but has one powerful obstacle in his way: His own crippling anxiety.

“You want to feel that you are loved and heard and seen and valued when you don’t feel that way behind closed doors,” said Pasek. “That’s very much how I felt at 17 — waiting to like myself and wondering if other people would ever think I was worth liking.”

To write their musical’s book, the composers turned to Tony Awardwinning playwright Steven Levenson. “We live in a world today where we find ourselves as close to one another as the click of a button, and as remote and distant as galaxies,” Levenson said. “To me, Dear Evan Hansen is the story of the unintended consequences of following your heart.”

ll people A are equal Moments are shared Differences are valued Discussion is encouraged We respect that everyone experiences our stories differently.

INNOVATION PIONEERING

INNOVATIVE LEGAL SERVICES IN STEP WITH YOUR NEEDS

We applaud the DCPA for 40 years of excellence in the performing arts Liz Sharrer, Chair, 303.295.8000, lsharrer@hollandhart.com 555 17th Street, Suite 3200, Denver, Colorado 80202 | www.hollandhart.com

Proud Supporter of the Arts

3800 S. PiERcE STREET, DEnvER, cO 80235 | (303) 914

Colorado Academ Colorado Academy

3800 S. PiERcE STREET, DEnvER, cO 80235 | (303) 914-2513 | www.cOlORAD

Think, Create, Innovate!

Think, Create, Innovate!

For more than 100 years , thethan promise of Colorado Academy has been the pursuitAcademy of For more 100 years, the promise of Colorado has been the pursuit of

Member FINRA · SIPC

academic excellence. We understand the need to provide each new generation with the most excellence. understand the need to provide each new generation with the relevant education.academic We set high standards forWe every child, and the community brings energy relevant education. set high standards for every child, and the community brings en and commitment to help each student findWe success through—

and commitment to help each student find success through—

• Innovative curricula that inspire critical thinking and creativity • Talented teachers• Innovative who instill motivation andthat self-discipline curricula inspire critical thinking and creativity • Character education based onteachers the practice of courage and kindness and self-discipline • Talented who instill motivation • Athletics & Arts that promote teamwork and initiative • Character education based on the practice of courage and kindness • Experiential & outdoor trips that develop leadership and resilience Athletics • Friendships that •last a lifetime& Arts that promote teamwork and initiative

ialist c e p eS ang h c x E DST 1 3 10 Your

SINCE 2000 PROVIDING

Investment Banking Investment Advisory Private Equity Services Securities Brokerage 1031 Like Kind Exchanges

coloradofsc.com | 303-962-7267 304 Inverness Way S, Ste 355, Centennial, CO 80112

THE

best collection

I S Y O U R S.

Elegance SIMPLE

Combining style and quality into a beautiful wardrobe that’s uniquely yours.

featuring collections from

Veronique • Xenia • Johnny Was Porto • Michael Stars • Velvet

Open Monday-Saturday, 10-6 • Sunday, 12-5 BOULDER • 303.443.2565 • 1505 PEARL STREET DENVER • 303.751.2618 • 1067 SOUTH GAYLORD

www.barbaraandcompany.net

View new arrivals on Instagram @barbaraandcompany

• Experiential & outdoor trips that develop leadership anda variety resilience We are seeking highly qualified students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 from of backgrounds. Please visit www.coloradoacademy.org • Friendships that last a lifetime to learn more about CA and to register for our admission Parent Preview on october 28 and 29.

We are seeking highly qualified students in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 from a

Admissions: (303) 914-2513 of backgrounds.

Please visit www.coloradoacademy.org to learn more about CA and to Grades: PreforK our – 12 admission Parent Preview on october 28 and 29.

Enrollment: 960 Admissions: (303) 914-2513 Student/Faculty Ratio: 9:1 Grades: Pre K – 12 Tuition: $18,390-$24,540

Enrollment:

Financial Aid budget of $2.9960 million 10 Denver metro area bus routes

Student/Faculty 9:1 • Innovative curricula that inspire critical thinking Ratio: and creativity • Talented teachers who instillTuition: motivation and self-discipline $18,390-$24,540 Financial Aid budget of $2.9 million • Character education based on the practice of courage and kindness 10 Denver metro area bus routes • Athletics & Arts that promote teamwork and initiative • Experiential & outdoor trips that develop leadership and resilience • Friendships that last a lifetime Grades: Pre K – 12 Enrollment: 975 Student/Faculty Ratio: 9:1 Financial Aid budget: $3.5 million Bus Routes: 10

CA is seeking intellectually curious students from a variety of backgrounds who seek academic challenge and community engagement. Please visit www.coloradoacademy.org to learn more.

3800 S. PIERCE STREET, DENVER , CO 80235 | (303) 914-2513

ACTING FOR

ADULTS

W

When you hear “acting class,” who do you picture? Shirley Temple, maybe? But who says acting is just for kids? DCPA Education offers classes for all ages — including adults. That’s right. Adults just wanna have fun too plus develop a skill in acting whether a beginner or seasoned veteran of the stage. Just ask Christy Kruzick and Ryan Omar Stack — business professionals by day and actors by night — who have each taken more than 20 DCPA classes.

RYAN: When I started the program, I had been on a four-year hiatus from the theater. What I hadn’t realized was how theater had been such a positive influence.… I still have my daily profession, but without a creative outlet, I would not survive.

CHRISTY: I decided to take some classes to hone my skills after being away from acting for a couple of years, but I quickly realized that the classes were really fun, and the education community was so supportive and welcoming.… It’s such a treat after a long day at work!

Read the full Q&A with Ryan and Christy at denvercenter.org/news-center.

Upcoming audition?

Big presentation?

Trying something new?

DCPA Education offers teen and adult classes for all skill levels and areas of interest. Scholarships available.

REGISTER TODAY AT DENVERCENTER.ORG/EDUCATION

20

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018

Photo by John Moore

CHRISTY: I love getting to work on a full play and dig into character, scene study and text analysis. The growth I see in my work and in my classmates’ work is really exciting!

Ryan Stack and Christy Laudadio-Hill Photo by Brian Landis Folkins

RYAN: [DCPA Education] has built a community centered around inclusion without forgoing the purpose of the curriculum…. And while the staff is keen on having fun, they are still dedicated to focusing on discipline, technique, and method.

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY IN YOUR FUTURE?

ALWAYS IN OUR

PRIME

Surgery doesn’t have to slow you down. As one of the largest orthopedic groups in Denver, the physicians of OrthoONE provide state-of-theart orthopedic care to people of all ages and at all stages of life. You can rely on Drs. Hammerberg and Chang to help get you moving again so you can get to the things you love.

MARK HAMMERBERG, MD

DENNIS CHANG, MD

Call to make an appointment – 720-754-4410 or visit OrthoONEDenver.com to schedule an appointment online. Same day appointments available.

Denver | 1745 Wazee St. | 303.825.3353 Mortons.com

Living at a higher standard.

YOURS. Arriving Fall 2018.

Now Accepting Reservations.

Boutique, Exclusive Apartment Community with Personal Service as our Priority | Professional Concierge Services Rooftop Pool, Spa & Cabanas with Soaring Views of Rocky Mountains | Complimentary Amenify Membership Putting Green & Fire Pit | Wellness-Focused Fitness Center & Indoor/Outdoor Yoga Spaces | 1, 2, 3 Bedrooms 300 S. Monroe Street, Denver, CO 80209 | 855.877.5006

GablesResidencesCherryCreek.com

PRESENTING OUR BROADWAY

2018/ 19 SEASON XANADU NOV 3, 2018 - APR 28, 2019 GARNER GALLERIA THEATRE

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG MAR 5 – 17, 2019 BUELL THEATRE

COME FROM AWAY NOV 13 – 25, 2018 BUELL THEATRE

HELLO, DOLLY! MAR 27 – APR 7, 2019 BUELL THEATRE

A BRONX TALE JAN 8 – 20, 2019 BUELL THEATRE

ROALD DAHL’S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY JUL 9 – 28, 2019 BUELL THEATRE

ANASTASIA AUG 7 - 18, 2019 BUELL THEATRE

2018/19 SUBSCRIBERS GET PRIORITY ACCESS TO THESE ADDITIONAL SHOWS

IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS DEC 5 – 15, 2018 BUELL THEATRE

ROCK OF AGES JAN 25 – 27, 2019 BUELL THEATRE

FEB 6 – 17, 2019

BAT OUT OF HELL FEB 6 - 17, 2019 BUELL THEATRE

CATS APR 24 – 28, 2019 BUELL THEATRE

WICKED MAY 8 – JUN 9, 2019 BUELL THEATRE

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF JUN 11 – 16, 2019 BUELL THEATRE

SUBSCRIBE TODAY FOR AS LOW AS 8 PAYMENTS OF $47.25 Due to the nature of live theatrical bookings, all productions, prices and dates are subject to change. 4- and 8-payment plans include a $10 per package payment plan fee.

DENVERCENTER.ORG

2018/19 SEASON SPONSORS

LOVE NEVER DIES

SEASON SPONSORS

TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

Music

Lyrics

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

GLENN SLATER Book

BEN ELTON

Based on The Phantom of Manhattan

by FREDERICK FORSYTH Additional Lyrics

CHARLES HART Orchestration

DAVID CULLEN & ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Starring

BRONSON NORRIS MURPHY

MICHAEL GILLIS

MEGHAN PICERNO

CHRISTIAN HARMSTON KATRINA KEMP RICHARD KOONS JAKE HESTON MILLER RACHEL ANNE MOORE MARY MICHAEL PATTERSON STEPHEN PETROVICH SEAN THOMPSON and

KAREN MASON Rajeer Alford, Chelsey Arce, Erin Chupinsky, Julian R. Decker, Diana DiMarzio, Tyler Donahue, Yesy Garcia, Alyssa Giannetti, Natalia Lepore Hagan, Christopher Johnstone, Lauren Lukacek, Alyssa McAnany, Adam Soniak, John Swapshire IV, Kelly Swint, Lucas Thompson, Correy West, Arthur Wise Set & Costume Design GABRIELA TYLESOVA Design Supervisor

EDWARD PIERCE

Sound Design MICK POTTER

Technical Director

RANDY MORELAND

Tour Booking, Press & Marketing

BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC Company Manager

AARON QUINTANA Associate Director

GAVIN MITFORD

Lighting Design NICK SCHLIEPER

Wig & Hair Design BACKSTAGE ARTISTRY

Music Supervisor

Casting by

KRISTEN BLODGETTE

Production Manager

JESSICA SENTAK

TARA RUBIN CASTING LINDSAY LEVINE, CSA

Music Coordinator

DAVID LAI TALITHA FEHR

Music Director

DALE RIELING Executive Producer

RANDALL A. BUCK

General Manager

KAREN BERRY

Production Stage Manager

DONAVAN DOLAN

Associate Choreographer

Choreographed by

GRAEME MURPHY AO Directed by

SIMON PHILLIPS By special arrangement with The Really Useful Group

SIMONE SAULT

LOVE NEVER DIES

CAST

(in order of appearance) The Phantom.........................................................................................................BRONSON NORRIS MURPHY Fleck.......................................................................................................................................................KATRINA KEMP Gangle.................................................................................................................................... STEPHEN PETROVICH Squelch............................................................................................................................................. RICHARD KOONS Meg Giry................................................................................................................. MARY MICHAEL PATTERSON Madame Giry..................................................................................................................................... KAREN MASON Christine Daaé............................................................................................................................MEGHAN PICERNO Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny....................................................................................................SEAN THOMPSON Gustave...............................................................................................................................CHRISTIAN HARMSTON JAKE HESTON MILLER Ensemble.........................................................RAJEER ALFORD, CHELSEY ARCE, JULIAN R. DECKER, DIANA DiMARZIO, TYLER DONAHUE, YESY GARCIA, NATALIA LEPORE HAGAN, CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTONE, LAUREN LUKACEK, ALYSSA McANANY, RACHEL ANNE MOORE, JOHN SWAPSHIRE IV, KELLY SWINT, LUCAS THOMPSON, ARTHUR WISE

ALTERNATES and UNDERSTUDIES Alternates and Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific notice is posted at the time of performance Alternate for The Phantom: MICHAEL GILLIS Alternate for Christine Daaé: RACHEL ANNE MOORE Understudy for The Phantom: JULIAN R. DECKER; for Christine Daaé: ALYSSA GIANNETTI; for Madame Giry: DIANA DiMARZIO, LAUREN LUKACEK; for Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny: MICHAEL GILLIS, CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTONE; for Meg Giry: ALYSSA McANANY, KELLY SWINT; for Fleck: YESY GARCIA, KELLY SWINT; for Squelch: LUCAS THOMPSON, ARTHUR WISE; for Gangle: TYLER DONAHUE, CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTONE

SWINGS ERIN CHUPINSKY, ALYSSA GIANNETTI, ADAM SONIAK, CORREY WEST Dance Captain: ERIN CHUPINSKY Assistant Dance Captain: CHELSEY ARCE

MUSICIANS Music Director/Conductor – Dale Rieling Assistant Conductor/Keys 3 – Eric Kang; Keys 1 – Dominic Raffa; Keys 2 – David Robison; Concertmaster – Dmitriy Melkumov; Viola – Lerryn S. Donatelle; Cello – Nick Donatelle; Reed 1 – Jessica Lipstone; Reed 2 – Garrett Hack; Reed 3 – Ansy François; French Horn – Hector J. Rodriguez; Trumpet – Gary Cordell; Bass Trombone/Tuba – Ric Becker; Contra Bass – Abraham Masso III; Percussion – Aaron Nix; Keyboard Programmer – Stuart Andrews

SEAN THOMPSON

MICHAEL GILLIS

BRONSON NORRIS MURPHY

MEGHAN PICERNO

MARY MICHAEL PATTERSON

CHRISTIAN HARMSTON

KATRINA KEMP

RICHARD KOONS

LOVE NEVER DIES

CAST

JAKE HESTON MILLER

RACHEL ANNE MOORE

STEPHEN PETROVICH

KAREN MASON

RAJEER ALFORD

CHELSEY ARCE

ERIN CHUPINSKY

JULIAN R. DECKER

DIANA DIMARZIO

TYLER DONAHUE

YESY GARCIA

ALYSSA GIANNETTI

NATALIA LEPORE HAGAN

CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTONE

LAUREN LUKACEK

ALYSSA MCANANY

ADAM SONIAK

JOHN SWAPSHIRE IV

KELLY SWINT

LUCAS THOMPSON

CORREY WEST

ARTHUR WISE

LOVE NEVER DIES

MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I

Prologue ‘Til I Hear You Sing................................................................................................The Phantom Scene 1 – Coney Island 1907 The Coney Island Waltz............................................Gangle, Squelch, Fleck, Ensemble Scene 2 – Onstage at Phantasma Only For You........................................................................................................Meg, Ensemble Scene 3 – Madame Giry’s Office Mother Did You See?.................................................................................Meg, Madame Giry Christine Disembarks Scene 4 – Pier 69 Arrival of the Trio...............................Gustave, Gangle, Squelch, Fleck, The Phantom The Journey to Coney Island Scene 5 – The Hotel What a Dreadful Town!................................................................Raoul, Gustave, Christine Look With Your Heart................................................................................ Christine, Gustave Beneath a Moonless Sky................................................................ The Phantom, Christine Once Upon Another Time............................................................. Christine, The Phantom Mother Please, I’m Scared......................................... Gustave, Christine, The Phantom Scene 6 – Backstage Bathing Beauty Rehearsal......................................................................... Meg, Ensemble Dear Old Friend........................................................ Meg, Christine, Madame Giry, Raoul Scene 7 – The Lair Beautiful................................................Gangle, Fleck, Squelch, Gustave, The Phantom The Beauty Underneath............................................ The Phantom, Gustave, Ensemble The Phantom Confronts Christine............................................. The Phantom, Christine Ten Long Years.......................................................................................................Madame Giry

ACT II

Entr’acte

Scene 1 – The Bar Why Does She Love Me?........................................................................................ Raoul, Meg Devil Take The Hindmost......................................................................The Phantom, Raoul Scene 2 – The Invitation Invitation to the Concert................................................................ Gangle, Squelch, Fleck Scene 3 – Bathing Beauty Bathing Beauty...................................................................................................Meg, Ensemble Scene 4 – Madame Giry’s Office Mother Did You Watch?...........................................................................Meg, Madame Giry Scene 5 – The Dressing Room Before the Performance............................... Gustave, Christine, Raoul, The Phantom Scene 6 – Backstage Devil Take the Hindmost (Quartet)......... Gustave, Raoul, Phantom, Madame Giry, Meg Scene 7 – Love Never Dies Love Never Dies..............................................................................................................Christine Scene 8 – The Dressing Room Ah, Christine!.......... The Phantom, Christine, Raoul, Squelch, Fleck, Madame Giry Scene 9 – Streets of Coney Island Streets of Coney Island................................................................Meg, Gustave, Ensemble Scene 10 – The Pier Please, Miss Giry......................................................................Gustave, Meg, The Phantom Conclusion........................................................................................... Christine, The Phantom

BRONSON NORRIS MURPHY (The Phantom) is best known for premiering the role of The Phantom in the first North American production of Love Never Dies. Mr. Murphy comes directly from the long running production of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway where he has been seen as Raoul (and 9 other roles to date!)

Other notable performances include the 30th Anniversary Company of CATS (Gus, Growltiger and Bustopher Jones) and multiple US productions of West Side Story as Tony. Regionally and on the concert stage, he has sung 40+ roles with various theatres and orchestras across the country.

Mr. Murphy is an advocate for music literacy and a believer in arts education as core curriculum in public schools.

Endless gratitude to Kristen Blodgette, UIA and our inspiring team of creators and producers. Follow Bronson on IG @BronsonBiz. “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”

MEGHAN PICERNO (Christine Daaé) Opera: Cunegonde (Candide/New York City Opera); Olympia (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Marie (La fille du régiment), La Fée (Cendrillon), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor). Off-Broadway: The Dreyfus Affair (Ensemble of the Romantic Century), Musicals in Mufti: From Berlin to Broadway (York Theatre Company). Concerts: San Francisco Symphony, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Birdland, Appel Room. Competitions: Plácido Domingo’s Operalia International Vocal Competition (London’s Royal Opera House). So much love and gratitude to my family, creatives, fairy godmothers, wonderful team, Uzan International Artists, Tara Rubin Casting, and Hal Prince for introducing me to the wonderful world of musical theater! www.meghanpicerno.com Instagram: @meghanpicerno KAREN MASON (Madame Giry) Broadway: Wonderland (The Queen of Hearts), Hairspray (Velma), Mamma Mia (Tanya) (2002 Drama Desk nomination as Best Actress), Sunset Boulevard (Norma Desmond), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Torch Song Trilogy.

Off-Broadway/ Regional: Chasing Rainbows/Goodspeed Opera House,

CT (Kay Koverman), A Christmas Story (Miss Shields), And The World Goes ‘Round (Westside Theatre, NYC), Carnival/The York Theatre (Drama Desk Nomination for Best Supporting Actress). Concert/Cabaret: Carnegie Hall, Teatro Liceu, Lincoln Center, Feinstein’s, The Kennedy Center, etc.

A 12-time MAC Award winner, she has 7 solo CDs, including Better Days, which has the Emmy Award-winning song, Hold Me. Ms. Mason’s CDs sold in lobby. www.karenmason.com SEAN THOMPSON (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) Broadway: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard opposite Glenn Close (as Joe Gillis understudy, also: ensemble, original revival cast).

Select regional: Kiss Me, Kate (Fred/ Petruchio, Barrymore Award nomination); Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson, Henry Award nomination); The Last Romance (Best Supporting Actor in a Drama, Theater Colorado); August: Osage County (Steve); Rumors (Glenn); Ghost (Carl); several shows at the Walnut Street Theatre; two prior productions of Sunset Boulevard (Media Theatre, Signature Theatre).

Concerts from New York City to San Francisco, where he performed live on PBS from the famous Castro Theatre.

Proud graduate of Temple University, Philadelphia. Visit sean-thompson.com / @oneseanthompson MARY MICHAEL PATTERSON (Meg Giry) Christine in The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), Anything Goes (Broadway), Liesl in The Sound of Music (Carnegie Hall), Marianne in Sense and Sensibility (Denver Center), Judy in White Christmas (Syracuse Stage), Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain (PCLO, MTW, Marriott Theatre), Cosette in Les Miserables (Casa Manana), and Young Woman in Luck Be a Lady (Asolo Rep).

Numerous shows at the St. Louis MUNY, Pittsburgh CLO, and appearances with the American Pops Orchestra. Mary Michael is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan. Love to Cary, Massimo, Jacque, and Katelyn. For Michael. www.marymichaelpatterson.com KATRINA KEMP (Fleck) made her acting/stuntwoman professional debut embodying Chucky the Killer Doll at Universal Studios Hollywood.

She’s a Los Angeles native starring in the circus, Cirque Berzerk, several music videos (Rihanna), and guest star roles on television (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Man Seeking Woman, Faking It, The Eric Andre Show, American Horror Story, Fameless.) Katrina graduated in TV Production from Cal State University Northridge before twerking her way across South America with Miley Cyrus on the BANGERZ International Tour in 2014. She dedicates her performances to: “Beals/Kemp fam, R.A.I.D. and the freaks I call my friends. #OneOfUs.” (KMR Talent Agency) RICHARD KOONS (Squelch) is beyond thrilled to be a part of Love Never Dies.

He is a graduate of The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (MM in Vocal Performance).

Credits include: Hairspray (Edna), Les Miserables (Valjean), Cats (Old Deuteronomy), The Secret Garden (Archibald), Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye), A Christmas Carol (Christmas Present), Seussical (Horton), Titanic the Musical (Etches). Special thanks: Kathy Olsen at Encompass Arts, Tara Rubin Casting, and my ever supportive friends and family Joyce, Ed, Rhys, and Russell. For you Mom! @broadwaykoons STEPHEN PETROVICH (Gangle) Dream come true! Tour: Beauty and the Beast (u/s Lumiere). Regional: North Shore, Theatre by the Sea, MGR Playhouse, Moonlight Amphitheatre, WV Public Theatre, Arrow Rock Lyceum. Favorites: The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow & Tin Man), The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert), Spamalot, La Cage, Hairspray (3x), 42nd Street.

BFA Musical Theatre: The Boston Conservatory. Thank you Kristen Blodgette and Tara Rubin Casting!

Love to Mom, Dad, NM & Harry. @stephenpetrovich CHRISTIAN HARMSTON (Gustave)is excited to make his National Tour Debut!

Most recently seen in The Metropolitan Opera’s The Exterminating Angel.

Regional: Fun Home (John/Theatre Alliance), Mary Poppins (Michael/ CTG), A Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim/ Triad Stage). Christian would like to thank Dan Callaway, Amber Engel, Lindsay Levine, Tara Rubin Casting, Kristen Blodgette, L.B. Reich and BDF

LOVE NEVER DIES

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

LOVE NEVER DIES

for believing in him! Hugs and kisses to his dad, mom, sister, family and friends for their love and support. Instagram: @christianharmston JAKE HESTON MILLER (Gustave) is thrilled to make his National Tour debut! Most recently seen as Fletcher Blake in the co-production tour of Disney’s Freaky Friday (Signature Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Cleveland Playhouse and Alley Theatre). New York: Radio City Music Hall Rockette’s Summer Spectacular, Soloist USTA US Open, School of Rock Promo tour.

Regional: Oliver in Oliver! (Arena Stage), Tiny Tim in Scrooge No More!

(Busch Gardens). Voice Over: Eep the mouse in Mother Goose Club, Mighty I.T., Kobe Bryant’s MuseCage. Love to J4 and my village. Thank you, Eddie, at Take3, Elysabeth, Joe, Tara Rubin Casting and this amazing creative team. Follow @jakesings05 MICHAEL GILLIS (The Phantom Alternate, Ensemble) is overjoyed to be part of the Love Never Dies tour. He was recently Harry Bright in Mamma Mia. Other credits: Raoul in Phantom of the Opera, Tony in West Side Story, and Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar.

All my love to the family and je t’aime Boop. michaelgillis.net RACHEL ANNE MOORE (Christine Daaé Alternate, Ensemble) Opera: Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Abigail Williams (The Crucible), Mabel (Pirates of Penzance), Kathie (The Student Prince) and Frasquita (Carmen). Musical Theater: Carlotta Giudicelli (Das Phantom der Oper) and Christine Daaé (Liebe Stirbt Nie). BM Indiana University. MM University of Tennessee – 2008 Spivey Humanities Fellowship recipient. @rachelannemooreofficial RAJEER ALFORD (Ensemble) National tour debut! Recent credits include: Something Wicked This Way Comes (world premiere, Delaware Theatre Company), Camelot (Act II Playhouse), 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (11th Hour Theatre Company), To Kill a Mockingbird (Forestburgh Playhouse), and Ragtime (Bristol Riverside Theatre). For the Camp women, especially my love, Elena.

CHELSEY ARCE (Ensemble, Assistant Dance Captain) Broadway: Cirque Du Soleil’s Paramour. Tours: Memphis, Evita (First Nationals). Daniel Ezralow’s

OPEN. Regional: Guys & Dolls at The Old Globe and BSC’s, STC’s Forum.

Film/TV Credits: Kennedy Center Honors, Ted 2, AMICI, Sochi Olympics.

Graduate of The Boston Conservatory. *Helen Hayes Nominee. Special thanks to BlocNYC, Tara Rubin, Scouch, as well as her family and friends for all their continued love and support. @ChelseyArce ERIN CHUPINSKY (Dance Captain, Swing) - Off Broadway: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Tours: Hello, Dolly!, CATS, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Wonderful Town (1st Nat’l). Regional Favorites: The Tempest (Ariel), Beauty and the Beast (Babette), Chicago, Victor Victoria. Training: BFA, Western Michigan University.

LAMDA (London). Erin has run 26 marathons and is an ironman triathlete.

Endless gratitude to Kristen, and the LND team! www.erinchupinsky.com @erinchupinsky JULIAN R. DECKER (Ensemble, u/s The Phantom) What a thrill it is to join this fine company and to wear the mask on occasion. Broadway: Revival of Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close (Myron/Choreographer), Revival of Les Misérables (Joly).

Regional: Ragtime (Younger Brother); Ogunquit Playhouse, US Premier of Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame (Quasimodo u/s, Swing); La Jolla and Papermill Playhouse, Bye Bye Birdie (Hugo), Singin’ in the Rain, Hello Dolly, Les Miz; The Muny. CCM’14. Lots of love to DGRW, D and J and my incredible support systems all over the US, you know who you are. @jujdecker DIANA DiMARZIO (Ensemble, u/s Madame Giry) Broadway: The Visit/ Annie Dummermut (cast recording), Sweeney Todd/Beggar Woman (cast recording); National tours: Light in the Piazza, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Man of La Mancha Regional: Williamstown Theater Festival: June Moon, The Visit, Ten Cents a Dance, McCarter, American Conservatory Theater, Sweeney Todd w/Münchner Rundfunkorchester (cast recording) and Virginia Opera. Oklahoma w/ Charlottesville Opera. Soprano soloist w/various symphonies.

Graduate Carnegie Mellon University. dianadimarzio.com TYLER DONAHUE (Ensemble, u/s Gangle) National tour debut! Originally

from Texas, Tyler has performed both in his home state and abroad.

International: Love Never Dies in Hamburg, Germany; Sing-Along in Madrid, Spain. Regional: The Most Happy Fella (Pasquale), Oklahoma!, Sweeney Todd, Hair (Margaret Meade), Cabaret, Rocky Horror Show. Love to Jorge, Mom, Dad and Jed. YESY GARCIA (Ensemble, u/s Fleck) is thrilled to be making her tour debut with Love Never Dies! Credits include: Mamma Mia! (RCCL) and In The Heights (TUTS). Thanks to my family, friends, Ash and CTG for the endless love and support! Instagram: @_yesygarcia ALYSSA GIANNETTI (Swing, u/s Christine Daaé) is beyond thrilled to be making her professional debut with Love Never Dies! Originally from Detroit, MI, Alyssa recently graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Opera Performance. Grazie mille to my incredible family, friends, mentors, and the Professional Artists team for their endless support. @agiannetti22 www.alyssagiannetti.com NATALIA LEPORE HAGAN (Ensemble) is overjoyed to be a part of this production. She recently appeared as Anytime Annie in the 42nd Street National Tour. She has performed in regional theaters across the country, Off-Broadway, and on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. She would like to lovingly thank her family, mentors and Hudson Artists Agency! @natalialeporehagan CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTONE (Ensemble, u/s Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, u/s Gangle) Nat’l Tours: Evita (Magaldi), South Pacific (Lt. Cable u/s) Regional: Hunchback of Notre Dame (Phoebus), Dido & Aeneas (Aeneas, Mark Morris Dance Group), Fiddler (Perchik, Lyric Opera San Diego), A Little Night Music (Mr. Lindquist, Boston Pops).

Opera: Hudson Opera, Glimmerglass, Tanglewood. Concert soloist: Carnegie, Kennedy Center, Toronto Symphony. www.johnstonechristopher.com.

LAUREN LUKACEK (Ensemble, u/s Madame Giry) Tours: R+H’s Cinderella (First National - u/s Marie, u/s Madame), My Fair Lady (Int’l - u/s Eliza).

Regional: The Sound of Music (Maria), White Christmas (Betty), Beauty and the Beast (Babette), Carousel (Carrie); plus NSMT, Ogunquit, Engeman.

ALYSSA McANANY (Ensemble, u/s Meg Giry) National/ International Tour: Joseph… Technicolor Dreamcoat (u/s Narrator). Favorite Credits: Guys and Dolls (Adelaide), Miss Saigon (Gigi), Mamma Mia! (Ali). Love and gratitude to my incredible family, friends, and everyone at Tara Rubin Casting!

Psalm 23. www.alyssamcanany.com @alyssamcanany ADAM SONIAK (Swing) is thrilled to be a part of the American premiere of this beautiful show. Tours: West Side Story (international.) Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, Westchester Broadway, Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival. Love and thanks to his amazing family for their continued support. @ajsoniak JOHN SWAPSHIRE IV (Ensemble) St. Louis Missouri native. He graduated from CVPA HS. He trained under the direction of Lee Nolting and Alicia Graf Mac at C.O.C.A. B.F.A in Dance from the UMKC. He’s performed with St. Louis Black Repertory Theater.

Wylliams Henry Contemporary Dance Company, Dirty Dancing National Tour.

He’s also performed internationally in China.

KELLY SWINT (Ensemble, u/s Meg Giry, u/s Fleck) is overjoyed to be a part of this beautiful show! She is originally from Albany, NY and a recent Wagner College graduate.

Kelly was last seen in the workshop for Austen’s Pride as Lydia Bennet. Special thanks to my family and Nicolosi & Co. for their constant support!

For more info visit kellyswint.com @kellyswintt LUCAS THOMPSON (Ensemble, u/s Squelch) Broadway: CATS (Neil Simon Theatre). Regional: Hello Dolly!

(Riverside), The Music Man (TUTS), La Cage aux Folles (North Shore), Good News! (Goodspeed). BM/MM Jacobs School of Music. Infinite thanks to the LND team, DHA, and Tara Rubin Casting. Endless love to my family and Andy. @lucasjohnthompson CORREY WEST (Swing) Broadway: Nice Work If You Can Get It, South Pacific; National Tours: Anything Goes (1st National), 42nd Street; NY

Theatre: Showboat (Lincoln Center), The Radio City Christmas Spectacular; Regional Theatres Include: Virginia Stage Company, North Shore Music Theatre, Capital Rep, Cape Playhouse, Barrington Stage Company, Riverside Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company.

ARTHUR WISE (Ensemble, u/s Squelch) Nat’l tour of My Fair Lady.

Regionally: The Unfortunates, Ah, Wilderness! (ACT) Guys and Dolls (GLTF), August Osage County (White Plains PAC) in White Christmas (Arkansas Rep), Graduated Baldwin Wallace MT program and recent grad of ACT’s MFA program. See him in the current reboot of The Tick on Amazon @artybear ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (Producer, Composer and Orchestrations) When Sunset Boulevard joined School Of Rock, Cats and The Phantom Of The Opera on Broadway in February 2017, Andrew Lloyd Webber became the only person to equal the record set in 1953 by Rodgers and Hammerstein with four Broadway shows running concurrently. Other musicals he has composed include Aspects Of Love, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Love Never Dies. His production of School Of Rock is the first British musical to have world premiered on Broadway. He has coproduced his own shows including Cats and The Phantom Of The Opera and as a solo producer he presented the groundbreaking Bombay Dreams which introduced the double Oscar winning Bollywood composer AR Rahman to the Western stage. He owns seven West End Theatres including the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the Palladium and most recently the St James which reopened this year as The Other Palace to provide a unique London home for new musicals in development. He is passionate about the importance of music in education and the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has become one of Britain’s leading charities supporting the arts and in 2016 the foundation funded a major new national initiative which endowed the American Theatre Wing with a $1.3 million, three-year grant to support theatre education opportunities for underserved young people and public schools across the US. His awards, both as composer and producer, include seven Tonys, seven

Oliviers, a Golden Globe, an Oscar, the Praemium Imperiale, the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre, a BASCA Fellowship, the Kennedy Center Honor and a Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for Requiem, his setting of the Latin Requiem mass which contains one of his best known compositions, Pie Jesu. He was knighted by Her Majesty The Queen in 1992 and created an honorary member of the House of Lords in 1997.

BEN ELTON (Book) Prolific author of numerous Number 1 hit novels (including Stark, Gridlock, Popcorn and Dead Famous) and award-winning television comedy series (including The Young Ones, The Thin Blue Line and Blackadder), Ben Elton is also one of the UK’s most successful and influential stand-up comics. He has also achieved success in television and film as an actor, writer and director. He wrote and directed the film Maybe Baby which starred Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson. He supplied the book for and also directed We Will Rock You, the colossal hit musical based on the songs of Queen, which has played to millions of people worldwide. With Andrew Lloyd Webber he wrote book and lyrics for The Beautiful Game which won the London Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical and which they have recently re-worked as The Boys in the Photograph, a production of which Ben has directed himself in Canada.

GLENN SLATER (Lyrics) is a three-time Tony nominee for the international hit musicals The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, and School of Rock, and a cocreator of Disney’s worldwide smash Tangled (Grammy Winner, Oscar and Golden Globe noms). With frequent collaborator Alan Menken, he wrote the songs for the current Broadway hit A Bronx Tale, as well as the animated comedy Sausage Party, Disney’s Home On The Range, and Broadway’s Leap of Faith; for TV, the team penned the ABC cult series Galavant (Emmy nominee) and the Disney Channel’s Tangled: The Series. Most recently, Glenn wrote the book for Beatsville (with composer/lyricist/wife Wendy Wilf), which debuted at Sarasota’s Asolo Rep. FREDERICK FORSYTH (Author, The Phantom of Manhattan) Having been the youngest pilot in the Royal

LOVE NEVER DIES

B.F.A. Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory. Proud member of Actor’s Equity.

For my family. www.laurenlukacek.com

LOVE NEVER DIES

Air Force at the age of 19, Frederick Forsyth went on to a career in journalism which saw him working for The Eastern Daily Press and, during the 1960s, for Reuters and the BBC in Paris, East and West Germany and Czechoslovakia. As a freelancer he reported from the Nigeria-Biafran conflict. He is best known as the author of highly successful thrillers including The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Dogs of War and The Fourth Protocol, all of which were subsequently filmed.

CHARLES HART (Additional Lyrics) was born in London and educated in Maidenhead and Cambridge. He has written words for musicals, (The Phantom of the Opera and Aspects of Love), opera (The Vampyr, BBC 2) and miscellaneous songs, as well as both words and music for television (Watching, Split Ends, Granda TV) and radio (Love Songs, BBC Radio 2). Other work includes radio presenting, vocal coaching, accompanying, musical direction and musical arrangement and translation.

From 1990-1993 he served as a council member for the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. He is the recipient of two Ivor Novello Awards and has been twice nominated for a Tony Award.

SIMON PHILLIPS (Director) began his career in New Zealand before emigrating to Australia in 1984. He was appointed Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of South Australia from 1990-94 and Artistic Director of the Melbourne Theatre Company from 2000-11. His directing credits range from contemporary and Shakespearean classics to musicals to opera. He has also directed the premieres of many new works by leading Australian writers. Apart from Love Never Dies, Simon’s musical credits include Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert, Oliver!, Chicago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret, High Society, Company, The Twenty-Fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Urinetown the Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

He has received eight Australian Green Room Awards and five Helpmann Awards, the most recent being Best New Australian Work, for Ladies in Black a new musical he created with Tim Finn and his wife, Carolyn Burns.

GABRIELA TYLESOVA (Scenic and Costume Designer) is an awardwinning, internationally acclaimed designer. Gabriela was born in former Czechoslovakia and studied art in both Europe and Australia, graduating in Design at NIDA in 2000. Gabriela has won multiple awards including: seven Helpmann Awards, five Green Room Awards, four Australian Production Design Guild Awards and three Sydney Theatre Awards. Some of career highlights include designing Love Never Dies, Cosi Fan Tutte, Sweeney Todd, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Pillowman, Urinetown and the Broadway musical adaptation of First Wives Club (USA). Gabriela has currently completed design for A Flea in her Ear for Sydney Theatre Company, illustrated The Sleeping Beautify book and is designing sets and costumes for the new musical Muriel’s Wedding. www.gabrielatylesova.com GRAEME MURPHY AO (Choreographer) was born in Melbourne and studied at The Australian Ballet School. He has danced with The Australian Ballet, Sadler’s Wells Ballet (London) and Ballets Félix Blaska (France). During his 31-year tenure as the artistic director of Sydney Dance Company, he created more than 50 works, including 30 full-length productions. He was named Cultural Leader of the Year (2004) by the Australian Business Arts Foundation; listed among Australia’s 50 Most Glamorous Exports at a special celebration hosted by the Australian Government and Austrade (2005) and received the Award for Contribution to Cultural Exchange by the Ministry of Culture, the People’s Republic of China (2008).

Select directing and choreographic credits include Metamorphosis, Turandot, Salome, The Trojans, Aida (Opera Australia), Swan Lake, Firebird, The Torvill and Dean World Tour Company and more. He also choreographed Death in Venice (Canadian Opera Company); Samson et Dalila (The Metropolitan Opera, New York) and the movie Mao’s Last Dancer.

NICK SCHLIEPER (Lighting Designer) designs for all of the major Australian theatre and opera companies, and works regularly in Europe and the USA. One of Australia’s most highly awarded designers, he has received six Melbourne Green Room Awards, five

Sydney Critics Awards, and 5 national Helpmann Awards.

International work includes productions in London (West End, The Barbican and the Royal Shakespeare Company) Tokyo, Toronto, the Kennedy Center Washington and on Broadway, The Lincoln Center and BAM in NY. In Europe, he has designed for the State Theatre companies of Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and Norway, as well as the Hamburg State Opera and the Salzburg Festival. Nick is a regular guest with Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company and Opera Australia.

MICK POTTER (Sound Designer) has designed the sound for over 100 musicals worldwide including Broadway and West End productions of School Of Rock (Drama Desk Award nominee), Les Misérables (Tony Award nominee, Helpmann Award, Broadway World Audience Award Canada), The Phantom of the Opera (Parnelii Award), Miss Saigon (Broadway World Audience Award, London), Love Never Dies (Green Room Award, Helpmann Award nominee), The Woman in White (Olivier Award), Cats (Drama Desk Award nominee),Evita, Bombay Dreams, Saturday Night Fever, Sunset Boulevard (Starring Glenn Close), From Here To Eternity, Betty Blue Eyes, The Wizard Of Oz, Sister Act, Joseph, Zorro The Musical, The Sound Of Music, Half A Sixpence, Carousel.

DAVID CULLEN (Orchestrations) has worked mainly as an orchestrator of musicals, most notably those of Andrew Lloyd Webber – Cats, Starlight Express, Song & Dance, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, By Jeeves, Whistle Down the Wind, The Beautiful Game and The Woman in White. Other select musicals which he has orchestrated include Abbacadabra, Jeeves, Children of Eden and three London revivals – Can-Can, The Baker’s Wife and Carmen Jones.

He both arranged and produced the albums Music of the Night for Cantabile and Lloyd Webber Plays Lloyd Webber for Julian Lloyd Webber.

Film and TV: Jesus Christ Superstar (Really Useful Films). David has orchestrated much film and television and provided the orchestrations for the Disney productions of Cinderella and Geppetto. He won the New York Drama Desk Award for his orchestrations of The Phantom of the

KRISTEN BLODGETTE (Music Supervisor) recently served as Musical Director and Conductor of the Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close. Kristen has been the Associate Musical Supervisor for The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway since 1988 and supervised 17 subsequent companies of Phantom worldwide. She is the Musical Supervisor of the Broadway revival of Cats and was the Associate Musical Supervisor for Cats (original Broadway, tours, Copenhagen).

Kristen supervised the production of Love Never Dies in Hamburg.

Additional Broadway: Evita, Mary Poppins, LoveMusik, The Woman in White, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Little Night Music, original Sunset Boulevard and rehearsal pianist for Carrie with Betty Buckley.

GAVIN MITFORD (Associate Director) Gavin is a London based theatre director. He has a long standing association with the Really Useful Group, as an original member of the creative team on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s productions of The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz and Love Never Dies. Originally from Australia, his directing skills developed as Associate Director to Jeremy Sams (UK), Simon Phillips (Aust.) and John Stephenson (UK film Director). He also directed the Australian premiere of Vernon God Little, by Tanya Ronder at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney in 2012.

Gavin has choreographed for Dance Companies, Film and the Theatre Industry, including his productions E-Motor, The Local Stigmatic and The Secret Garden. In film, Gavin was an Assistant Choreographer on Tim Burton’s production of Sweeney Todd and The Duchess. Gavin was also a member of the Mass Choreographic team for the Opening Ceremonies of the London Olympics 2012 and the Winter Olympics, Sochi Russia 2014.

SIMONE SAULT (Associate Choreographer) trained at National Theatre Ballet, Australia. Film/TV: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd, Kath N Kimderella, Baby Ballroom (Ch. 5 UK TV), Eric Idle’s Entire Universe (BBC), Galavant, NINE “Take it All” demo (Rob

Marshall), 50th Anniversary Coronation Street, Sadie Jones, Royal Variety Performance, Strictly Come Dancing (BBC) and more. Theatre/Creative: Liebe Stirbt Nie, Helene Fischer Show, Fings Aint Wot They Used to Be, Most Increible Thing, London Olympics/ Sochi Games/Glasgow, Will Tuckett’s Immersive Nutcracker, Chicago the Musical (London, Australia), On The Town (Eno/Paris), Sinatra at the London Palladium, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Sadlers Wells) and The Phantom of the Opera. Dance Company: Sydney Dance Company.

EDWARD PIERCE (Design Supervisor) operates a NYC-based design studio specializing in the production design of Broadway, touring, and international live stage productions.

Select Broadway designs: Wicked [including all international productions]; Bright Star, Amazing Grace, Holler If Ya Hear Me, The Other Place; A Streetcar Named Desire; Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It. Notable Broadway collaborations include Billy Elliot; Pippin; 9 to 5; The Pirate Queen; Chaplin; Aida; the original Ragtime; Cabaret. TV production design for NBC’s variety show Maya & Marty and NBC Universal Kids Sprout House.

Edward represents designers as a trustee on the Executive Board of the United Scenic Artists Local 829 Union and supports the industry as a member on the Advisory Board of the American Theatre Wing and the Tony Award Administration Committee. www.edwardpierce.com CHRIS TWYMAN (Associate Lighting Designer) works extensively in theatre, dance, opera, concerts and events in the field of Lighting Design and Multimedia. As an Associate Lighting Designer Chris has worked on Speed to Plow, Face to Face, Uncle Vanya, Elling, The Wonderful World of Dissocia, War of the Roses…and more for Sydney Theatre Company. Other credits include: Six Breaths for Sydney Dance Company, Patygarang for Bangarra Dance Theatre, Love Never Dies (Australia, Japan, Germany), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Australia, Italy, Brazil), and Dirty Dancing. Chris’s work in the multimedia field includes Love Never Dies, Fame the Musical and Die Tote Stadt & Bliss for Opera Australia.

TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting) Selected Broadway: Prince of

Broadway, Bandstand, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, A Bronx Tale, Cats, Falsettos, Disaster!, School of Rock, Gigi, Bullets Over Broadway, Aladdin, Les Misérables, The Heiress, How to Succeed..., Billy Elliot, Shrek, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, Spamalot, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, The Phantom of the Opera.

Off-Broadway: The Band’s Visit; Here Lies Love; Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Regional: Yale Repertory Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Rep, The Old Globe, Asolo Rep. TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Tour Management) has been an innovator in touring musical theater productions for over two decades, producing shows throughout North, Central,and South America, Europe and Asia.

Additionally, the company is experienced in casino and leisure markets.

Current and upcoming productions include Love Never Dies, On Your Feet!, School of Rock, Kinky Boots and CATS. With strong ties to the Broadway community, TROIKA prides itself on delivering top quality productions to audiences worldwide. Please visit us at www.troika.com.

RANDALL A. BUCK (Executive Producer) has produced over 50 productions across the globe for TROIKA Entertainment. Before joining TROIKA in 1999, Mr. Buck was vice president and general manager for Livent in Toronto. While working for Livent, he managed productions such as Fosse, Ragtime, Show Boat, Music of the Night, and Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Mr. Buck was a stage manager for more than 20 years, surviving a year with Mary Martin & Carol Channing in Jimmy Kirkwood’s Legends!, a year in Japan with Siegfried & Roy, opening The Phantom of the Opera Music Box Company and opening Show Boat! on Broadway. Since beginning as an apprentice with The Kenley Players in the late 60s, he has had the privilege of working closely with visionaries such as Twyla Tharp, Susan Stroman, Hal Prince, Joe Layton & Josh Logan, plus hundreds of stars. Mr. Buck had the privilege of recently serving on the board for the National Alliance of Music Theater. Randy is currently living happily-ever-after in the Washington, DC area with his wife, Angela, and their daughter Sierra Ashley Buck.

LOVE NEVER DIES

Opera and was nominated again the following year for Aspects of Love.

LOVE NEVER DIES

ANGELA ROWLES (Chief Operating Officer) most recently served as Managing Director of Washington D.C.’s historic National Theatre. As a 25-year veteran of the touring musical theatre industry, her work has taken her through North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Ms. Rowles has managed over 45 large scale touring Broadway Musicals, served as Vice President of Business Development for NETworks Presentations, and produced tours with such partners as Disney, DreamWorks, Blue Man Productions, Broadway Asia and Broadway Entertainment Group.

KAREN BERRY (General Manager) Currently: An American in Paris, On Your Feet. Project Manager: Christopher Wheeldon’s Nutcracker.

Selected Chicago GM credits: Old Jews Telling Jokes, Million Dollar Quartet, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Bleacher Bums, Driving Miss Daisy, Shirley Valentine, Steel Magnolias, and Pump Boys and Dinettes. Broadway management credits include Carrie, Quilters, Asinamali and Showboat.

DAVID LAI (Music Coordinator) Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Come From Away, Sunset Boulevard, Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, Mary Poppins, and Riverdance, Grammy and Emmy winner (6-time nominee) Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell, Renee Fleming, Lang Lang.

TALITHA FEHR (Music Coordinator) dedicates her work on Love Never Dies to her mentor, Sam Lutfiyya.

Career highlights include Broadway:A Christmas Story, 2010 Vancouver Olympics Ceremonies. National tours: Sister Act, Mamma Mia!, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Come Fly Away, Evita, Wizard of Oz, Catch Me If You Can, Movin’Out. International: West Side Story, Swing!, Cinderella, The King and I. DALE RIELING (Musical Director) Broadway: Les Misérables (Musical Supervisor/Director, 1997-2003), Miss Saigon (Musical Director), Mary Poppins, Sunset Boulevard (Associate Conductor). National tour: Les Misérables (Musical Supervisor/ Director), The Phantom of the Opera, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Musical Director), Concerts: Kansas City Symphony, Louisiana

Philharmonic, Syracuse Symphony, Boublil and Schönberg’s Do You Hear The People Sing with the Colorado Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and in Mazatlan, Mexico.

Northwestern University: Master degree. Wife: Victoria Bussert.

DONAVAN DOLAN (Production Stage Manager) National Tours: An American in Paris, 42nd Street, Annie, GHOST, Catch Me if You Can, Grease, Peter Pan 360, Jesus Christ Superstar, RENT, Mame, Oklahoma!, A Chorus Line, Copacabana.

International Tours: 42nd Street, The Sound Of Music, and Thomas & Friends.

J. ANDREW BLEVINS (Stage Manager) National tours: An American in Paris, Motown, Ragtime, Camelot, Sesame Street Live!, 50 Shades! The Musical, and Scooby Doo Live! Regional: Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Thanks to my family for all of their love and support!

For SMB, who’s always an inspiration!

AARON QUINTANA (Company Manager) is honored to be part of Love Never Dies. Broadway credits include: Shuffle Along, The Addams Family, Next to Normal. National Tours include: The Lion King, Once the Musical, Dirty Dancing. A Colorado native, would love to thank his family and friends for their ongoing love and support!

JUSTIN COFFMAN (Assistant Company Manager) is ecstatic to join Love Never Dies! National Tours include: The Lion King and Dirty Dancing. In NYC he worked with 101 Productions on shows such as Big Fish, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Of Mice and Men and more. Lots of love to his family and friends!

BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour Booking, Press and Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour booking, marketing and press company representing award-winning musicals and plays. Currently: Jersey Boys, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, Fun Home, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, Bright Star

and Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes. www.bbonyc.com ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (“Equity”), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that repre-sents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers.

Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an es-sential component of society and advances the ca-reers of its members by negotiating wages, working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks LOVE NEVER DIES TOUR STAFF GENERAL MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT GENERAL MANAGER KAREN BERRY PRODUCTION MANAGER JESSICA SENTAK TECHNICAL DIRECTOR RANDY MORELAND COMPANY MANAGER AARON QUINTANA Assistant Company Manager .Justin Coffman TOUR BOOKING, ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT, PRESS AND MARKETING BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC Steven Schnepp Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, David Freeland Zach Stevenson, Sean Mackey, Stacey Burns Danny Knaub, Rachel Peterson, Phil Della Noce CASTING TARA RUBIN CASTING Tara Rubin CSA, Lindsay Levine CSA, Eric Woodall CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Kaitlin Shaw CSA, Claire Burke CSA, Felicia Rudolph CSA, Xavier Rubiano PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER.......................DONAVAN DOLAN Stage Manager.................................................................J. Andrew Blevins Assistant Stage Manager......................................... Julianne Menassian Associate Director...................................................................Gavin Mitford Associate Choreographer.....................................................Simone Sault Dance Captain........................................................................Erin Chupinsky Assistant Dance Captain........................................................Chelsey Arce Music Supervisor............................................................. Kristen Blodgette Assistant to Kristen Blodgette..........................................David Sawicki Rehearsal Pianist....................................................Michael Patrick Walker Sound Designer............................................................................. Mick Potter Associate Sound Designer...................................................Emma James Production Sound...................................................................Colle T. Bustin Head Audio................................................................................Marc Rongere Assistant Audio......................................................................Zachary Ireson Scenic and Costume Designer.................................. Gabriela Tylesova Design Supervisor......................................................................Eddie Pierce Assistant Scenic Designer.............................................................Jen Price Head Carpenter........................................................................Joseph Spratt Assistant Carpenter - Automation.................................Sean Sweeney Assistant Carpenter - Deck.................................................... Sara Schultz Assistant Carpenter - Flyman................................................Nicole Reed Advance Carptenters.............................D. Wade Jolly, Michael James Production Properties..................................................BrenBri Properties Head of Props........................................................................... Michael Triolo Assistant Props..............................................................................Kelly Lasley Associate Costume Designer........................................Whitney Locher Assistant Costume Designer.....................................................Jess Gersz Head of Wardrobe.................................................................Susan Valadez Assistant Wardrobe...................................................................Renee Jones Hair, Wigs, & Make-up Designer..........................JJ Janas, Dave Bova

& T

Jay Krause

Laura Dieli .Anna Bate emis López

in Coffman

NT KETING NYC

Freeland y Burns ella Noce

CSA, CSA, SA, ano

OSOKOFF ic H. Mayer Cavanaugh avin Mitford mone Sault Chupinsky helsey Arce n Blodgette vid Sawicki rick Walker Mick Potter mma James le T. Bustin arc Rongere hary Ireson la Tylesova Eddie Pierce ....Jen Price Jamie Kurtz n D’Apolito ris Belanger ..Eric Steele ri Properties rew Iverson Kelly Lasley ney Locher ..Jess Gersz y Kelbaugh Curtis Kelly , Dave Bova

ate Casalino

Travel Agent .........Road Rebel Entertainment Touring Housing Coordinator .................................Road Rebel For TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment Touring Chief Executive Officer.....................................................

Randall A. Buck Chief Operating Officer......................................................Angela Rowles

ENTERTAINMENT ExecutiveFor Vice TROIKA President, Production. .....................................Kori Prior Chief Executive Officer..........................Randall A. Buck Executive Vice President, Marketing.......................................Amy Katz Chief Officer ......................Michael Orsino GeneralOperating Managers......................................Karen Berry, BrianJ.Schrader Chief Financial Officer............................Michelle Jones Assistant to the General Manager...............Madeline M. McCluskey Chief Financial Officer Emeritus ............Donald Production Managers........................Gregg Damanti, Jessica Kindl Sentak General ..............Karen Berry, Jim Lanahan, Technical Managers Director........................................................................Dave Burch Mark Johnson Production Coordinator..............................................Nathaniel Vilandre Assistant General Managers....Jay Krause, ArnieDoria VandeBrake Booking Manager..................................................................

Montfort Senior Production Manager .............................Laura Financial Controller......................................................................

NikelDieli Davis Production E. Bate Budgeting &Manager......................................Anna Forecasting Manager.........................George Lamberty Assistant Production Manager ...................Ártemis López Senior Accountant..............................................................Lourdes Castillo Marketing Consultant.........................................Amy Katz Staff Accountant.................................................................Marite Espinoza Booking Manager ......................................Doria Montfort Accounting Clerk....................................................................Electra Walker Budgeting & Forecasting Lamberty Costume Shop Administrator.Manager.......George ........................................Alison M. Smith Warehouse Manager................................................................Scott Garrish Senior Accountants.........Lourdes Castillo, Jessica Moore Accounting Clerks .........Marite Espinoza, Electra Walker Costume Shop Administrator...................Alison M.Lyric Smith Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios and Rehearsal Studios.

Warehouse Manager......................................Scott Garrish Operations Manager.......................................James Carey Office Assistant ......................................Shaquille Stewart

DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT IN ITS 2018/19 BROADWAY SEASON

Members of Denver Theatrical Wardrobe, Wigs, Hair and Make-up, Union 719 Linda Ackerschott Carrie Breidenbach Vonnie Clough Janel Clough Craig Cory Cyndie Cory Laura Cotugno Steve Davies Anne Davis Carolyn Dore Deborah Guess

AnnSue Gunter Judy Holabird Leslie Lambert Sharon Millikan-Hale Callie Morrow Yolanda Pollock Dave Poole Liz Spadi Amy Tepel Marybeth Tscherpel Barb Wilson

DPAC House Crew

PLEASE BE ADVISED • LATECOMERS and those exiting the theatre are seated at predetermined breaks in designated areas.

• PHOTOS, RECORDING & CELL PHONE USE are prohibited.

• CHILDREN 6+ are welcome in our theatres and must be ticketed.

• DRINKS are allowed in provided containers.

• ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, LARGE PRINT PROGRAMS & BOOSTER SEATS are available in most theatres. Ask an usher to direct you.

• BRAILLE PROGRAMS are available with 2 weeks’ notice to ckrueger@dcpa.org or 303.893.4836.

Mark Anthony Perry Elliot James R. Gralian EJ Posselius

Tanya M. Rist Albert Sainz, Sr Jay Schenk David A. Wilson

THE BUELL THEATRE is part of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, owned and operated by the City and County of Denver, Arts and Venues.

CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER Michael Hancock, Mayor ARTS AND VENUES Kent Rice, Director For information call: 720.865.4220

Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios and Lyric Rehearsal Studios.

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

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

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

The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.

Partial support for open captioning provided by Theatre Development Fund.

NOV 3 - 4 BUELL THEATRE DENVERCENTER.ORG SEASON SPONSORS

LOVE NEVER DIES

FF

Associate Hair, Wigs, & Make-up Designer..................Kate Casalino Head of Hair....................................................................................Jakey Hicks Head of ................................................................... Sierra Peterson Head ofMakeup.

Hair ..........................................Sierra Peterson Lighting Designer. .................................................................. Nick Schlieper Assistant Hair............................................Taylor Thiede AssociateDesigner........................................Nick Lighting Designer..............................................Chris Twyman Lighting Schlieper Assistant Lighting Designer...............................................Adam Honoré Associate Lighting Designer ....................Chris Twyman Moving Light Programmer. . .....................................................

Joe Allegro Assistant Lighting Designer......................Adam Honoré Production Electrician. . ............................................Adam T. Cavanaugh Moving Light Programmer............................Joe Allegro Head Electrician. .....................................................................Kwame Tucker Production Electrician........................Adam Cavanaugh Assistant Electrician - Deck.........................................................

Tim Mack Head Electrician....................................Adam Cavanaugh Assistant Electrician Spots................................................Eric Johnson Assistant Electrician - Deck ..................Quentin Mariano Swing Tech...............................................................................Josh Sandberg Assistant Electrician - Spots.........................Mark Mallory CM Production Assistant.....................................................Jennifer Scott CM Production Assistant.........................Jennifer Scott SM Production Assistant..............................................................Jack Rhea SM Production Assistant ....................................Jack Rhea Tutor & Child Wrangler......................................................Amy Freedman Tutor & Child Wrangler..............................Brandy Heron Merchandising................................. Creative Goods Merchandise, LLC Merchandising..........Creative Goods Merchandise, LLC Physical Therapy........................NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc Physical Therapy......................................NEURO TOUR Production Photography........................................................Joan Marcus Physical Therapy, Inc Travel Agent...................................Road Rebel Entertainment Touring Production Photography...........................Joan Marcus Housing Coordinator.................Road Rebel Entertainment Touring

THEATRE TICKET AWAY

NOV 3, 2018 – APR 28, 2019

GARNER GALLERIA THEATRE GREAT AVAILABILITY NOV 11 – 25

NOV 13 – 25 • BUELL THEATRE •

SPONSORED BY

DENVERCENTER.ORG OFFICIAL TICKETS: 303.893.4100 SEASON SPONSORS

MEDIA SPONSORS

Advertisement

Colorado’s Top

INTERIOR DESIGNERS

INTERIOR INTUITIONS

ADORN INTERIORS, LLC

COLORADO MODERN KITCHEN

KIMBERLY TIMMONS INTERIORS

THE INTERIOR, LLC

303-904-8244 ktinteriors.net

303-458-3844 the-interior.net

DG BELANGER INTERIOR STYLINGS

ASSOCIATES III INTERIOR DESIGN

MOTIF DESIGN SOLUTIONS

303-355-2772 interiorintuitions.com

303-534-4444 associates3.com

303-210-8070 adorninteriors.com

303-325-5916 motifdesignsolutions.com

720-409-7990 coloradomodernkitchen.com

225-773-7261 belangerinteriors.com

MENA MORAN, ASID

303-322-1117 Remodeling and New Builds

NO DREAM TOO DARING. NO WEDDING TOO WILD. The vision of your perfect day deserves to live outside your imagination. Luckily, our on-site specialists are experts at creating extraordinary experiences on our theatrical stages for your event in our Seawell Ballroom. Tell us your wildest ideas and watch every detail spring to life. Don’t settle for anything less than magical for your wedding and let us achieve your fantasies.

BOOK YOUR WEDDING TODAY! denvercenterevents.org

24

by Studio JK Photography APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018Photos • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

||

303.572.4466

Photos by Studio JK Photography

SEAWELL BALLROOM

“Colorado’s Family Law Team”

Working in Concert to Guide our Clients Clients

303.515.5000

HarrisFamilyLaw.com

D e n v e r. E n g l e w o o d . E v e r g r e e n

Handling Matters of Divorce and Custody

“The Coney Island Waltz” featuring Richard Koons (“Squelch”), Katrina Kemp (“Fleck”), Stephen Petrovich (“Gangle”) and the Ensemble of Love Never Dies. Photo: Joan Marcus.

THE UNCONVENTIONAL JOURNEY OF

12.

B Y S AVA N N A H N I C H O L S

A

After seven productions of The Phantom of the Opera in Denver, Love Never Dies comes as a welcome sequel for those fans who were left with questions about what happened next. Where did the Phantom go after escaping from the mob? Was he ever able to get over Christine or did he spend the rest of his life pining for her? And did Christine and Raoul go on to have a happy marriage or was she always plagued with thoughts of “what if” she had chosen a darker, riskier and more uncertain path? This dramatic sequel provides the long-awaited answers.

Andrew Lloyd Webber initially got the idea to write a sequel to Phantom simply because he missed the characters of the Phantom and Christine. He thought long and hard about how the characters’ lives would have continued following the fall of that fateful chandelier and knew immediately that the Phantom would have left France. But where would he have gone? Given the era and his disfigurement there was only one logical conclusion — Coney Island.

Love Never Dies takes place at the turn of the century, ten years after the events at the Paris Opera House.

Christine Daaé accepts an offer to come to America and perform at a Coney Island amusement park called Phantasma. After arriving in New York with her husband and son, she quickly discovers the identity of the mysterious impresario who invited her to come from France to sing.

Love Never Dies has certainly had an unconventional journey to becoming the show that it is today. It was

26

not well received when it first opened on the West End in March 2010. While the original cast was said to be extremely talented, many critics said the script felt convoluted and accused Lloyd Webber of trying to cash in on the success of Phantom. David Benedict, a critic for Variety wrote in 2010, “Only a radical rewrite will give [Love Never Dies] even the remotest chance of emulating its predecessor.” In an unprecedented turn of events, Lloyd Webber did exactly that.

For six weeks, he worked along with original co-writer Ben Elton to rewrite the script, giving it some much needed coherence. Charles Hart, the original lyricist for Phantom, also was brought in to change the cadences of some lines, making the lyrics clearer for the audience.

Hart also added more melodic callbacks to the show’s predecessor, giving it more tonal consistency with Phantom. The musical went through extensive overhaul until Lloyd Webber, a known perfectionist, was finally satisfied. The show was then shut down for three weeks to rehearse the new material and create a new set.

Love Never Dies reopened in November 2010, garnering more enthusiastic reviews. In truth, the show’s “rewrite” was more of a successful reordering. Those who saw both renditions of the show agreed that just by changing the order of some songs and altering the staging in a few scenes, the story was easier to follow and the characters became more sympathetic. Love Never Dies began receiving standing ovations and its negative reputation was gradually replaced. Critic Mark Shenton wrote in his review for The Stage newspaper, “The show I saw last night is the one that they should have opened with.”

On its way to the US, Lloyd Webber took the musical to Australia where it was re-worked again, this time by an Australian creative team. The new tour was an even bigger

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

COMING UP FROM BROADWAY

“The best thing Lloyd Webber has written in the quarter century since The Phantom of the Opera.”

IRVING BERLIN’S COSTUME COLUMN WHITE CHRISTMAS

Irving Berlin, one of the most prolific songwriters in musical theatre history, penned the song “White Christmas,” which inspired a film-turned-Broadway musical (Dec 5 – 15). Here are some fun facts about Berlin and his famous song:

success and was described by Chris Boyd in The Australian as “The best thing Lloyd Webber has written in the quarter century since The Phantom of the Opera.” It has gone on tour internationally nearly every year since then, including productions in Copenhagen, Vienna, Tokyo and Hamburg.

The US touring production of Love Never Dies is truly a spectacle to behold. Nick Schlieper creates dazzling light displays, using more than 4,000 lightbulbs to impersonate the carnivalesque lighting at Coney Island. The elaborate sets designed by Gabriela Tylesova are highly inventive. Throughout the show she recreates the appearance of a rollercoaster with pieces of scaffolding and curved sculptures. Sometimes, the action is framed by a stylized archway that invokes the Phantom’s mask. And Graeme Murphy’s choreography becomes mesmerizing as performers interact with moving set pieces. Dancers sit atop a revolving carousel, which appears in the song “Are You Ready to Begin?,” and materialize inside the mirrors in “The Beauty Underneath.”

One of the most iconic images from this show though, is the peacock dress worn by Christine in the title song “Love Never Dies.” This 23-pound dress took an impressive 250 hours to create. It has more than 150 blue fabric feathers and hidden handles in the skirt that the actress uses to pick it up when she runs. It’s a dazzling sight to see Christine wear this costume while standing in front of a backdrop of peacock tail feathers.

While Love Never Dies is intended to be a sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, those who haven’t seen its predecessor can still enjoy it. But those who have seen Phantom will recognize returning musical motifs including “Angel of Music” and “Masquerade.” Ultimately though, Love Never Dies is meant to be a gift to those whose curiosity soared as high as Christine’s highest, lilting note.

LOVE NEVER DIES OCT 23 – 28 • BUELL THEATRE ASL, Audio-described & Open Captioned performance: Oct 27, 2pm

IBWC National Tour Company. Jeremy Daniel Photography, 2016.

— CHRIS BOYD, THE AUSTRALIAN

1. Berlin wrote “White Christmas” in the late 1930s sitting by the pool at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa. 2. He played piano only by ear, living his entire life with an astonishing absence of performance skills.

3. As an unsupervised kid on New York’s Lower East Side, Berlin hustled for pennies, sold papers, joined gangs and eventually left home after his father’s death to try to make it as a singer.

4. His first hit, “Marie of Sunny Italy,” earned him a whopping 37 cents.

5. He changed his name from Israel Baline to Irving Berlin. Some say it was a printer’s error that Berlin chose not to correct.

6. As one of the most patriotic of American composers, he gave away the proceeds of “God Bless America” to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America in perpetuity.

7. The first public performance of the song, “White Christmas,” was reportedly by Bing Crosby in 1941.

Its appeal was immediate, spending 11 weeks at the top of the charts.

8. The Guinness Book of World Records lists Crosby’s recording of “White Christmas” as the biggest hit single of all time.

9. More than 100 million copies of “White Christmas” have been sold.

10. In 1954, the song inspired the film White Christmas starring Bing Crosby, Dany Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen.

DCPA TEAM

DCPA

Brook Nichols .....Director, Event Technology Jeffrey Pluth .............................. General Manager Janice Sinden.............................President & CEO Venue Operations Maggie Lamb.......................Executive Assistant Maggi Quinn .............Director, Capital Projects to the CEO Dawn Williams................................Director, Event Sales & Marketing BROADWAY & CABARET Juan Loya, Carmen Molina, Blanca Primero, Judith Primero, John Ekeberg......................... Executive Director Angeles Reyes Soto............................Custodians Alicia Bruce ................................ General Manager Ashley Brown..........................Business Manager MARKETING, SALES & PATRON Abel Becerra........Technical Director, Cabaret SERVICES DEVELOPMENT Shelley Thompson ........................Vice President Shawn Bayer .........................Director, Corporate Partnerships Rebecca Clark ......................................Coordinator Megan Fevurly.......................Associate Director, Individual Philanthropy Alicia Higginbotham...............Manager Special Events Breianna Miller.............Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships Melissa Olson .............................................Associate Marc Ravenhill ...................Director, Individual & Institutional Philanthropy EDUCATION Allison Watrous .................... Executive Director Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski....Associate Director, Education & Curriculum Management Stuart Barr .................................Technical Director Claudia Carson....Teaching Artist & Program Manager – Playwriting & Bobby G Leslie Channell .............................Senior Business Operations Manager Melissa Sumner...........................................Registrar Linda Eller........................................................Librarian Tim McCracken .............................Head of Acting Andre Rodriguez .....................Teaching Artist & Program Manager – Shakespeare David Saphier ......Teaching Artist & Program Manager – In School Programming Elizabeth Schmit.........................Office Manager Rachel Taylor..............................Teaching Artist & Program Manager – Literacy Engagement and Resiliency Programming Meagan Traver.........................Evening Registrar Justin Walvoord .......................Teaching Artist & Program Manager – Teacher Professional Development Chloe McLeod, Joelle Montoya, Maggy Stacy, Robyn Yamada.............Teaching Artists FACILITIES & EVENT SERVICES Clay Courter......................................Vice President Dwight Barela, Zachary Brent, John Buxton, Clint Flinchpaugh, Michael Kimbrough............................... Engineers Timothy Courson....................Director, Facilities Management Quentin Crump......................Security Specialist Jane Deegan ............................... Office Manager Tom Duffin..........Manager, Event Technology Colin Dieck, Stori Heleen, Jaymes Kimbrough, Will Stowe, Ian Wells ............Event Technology Specialists Dan Havens ...............................Security Manager Clint King ................................Security Supervisor Danielle Bell, Savanna Campbell, Matt Leaver ................................Events Managers Brian McClain ....................Custodial Supervisor Tara Miller..................................................Sr Manager

28

Lisa Mallory........................................Vice President Heidi Bosk ...................Associate Director, PR & Integrated Marketing Nathan Brunetti....Email Marketing Manager Casey Eickhoff, Brenda Elliott .........Senior Graphic Designers Brianna Firestone ................Director, Customer Experience & Loyalty Rachel Garn .............. Junior Web Developer & Administrator Hope Grandon ...............PR & Events Manager Brittany Gutierrez................... Communications Coordinator Donna Hendricks...............Executive Assistant Jeff Hovorka ........ Director, Sales & Marketing Emily Kent...............................Director, Marketing David Lenk......................................Video Producer Emily Lozow .....Marketing & Digital Manager Adam Lundeen..........Marketing Technologist Kyle Malone............................................Art Director Carolyn Michaels...................................Copywriter Cheyenne Michaels ...Marketing Coordinator John Moore ...................... Senior Arts Journalist Adam Obendorf..................Senior Art Director Joseph Schurwonn ................Financial Analyst Andrew Sanders .......................Project Manager Austin Walker...................... Marketing Assistant Suzanne Yoe..........Director, Communications & Cultural Affairs TICKETING & AUDIENCE SERVICES Jennifer Lopez ..............................................Director Ticketing Services Kirk Petersen ..........................Associate Director, Patron Relations Micah White............................Associate Director, Subscription Services Billy Dutton ....Associate Director, Operations Katie Clow........................Subscription Manager Malcolm Brown, Tristan Jungferman ......Box Office Managers Amanda Gomez..........VIP Ticketing Manager Román Anaya, D.J. Dennis, Edmund Gurule, Hayley Solano......................................Show Leads Kirsten Anderson, Roger Haak, Rebecca Hibbert, Scott Lix, Gregory Swan....................Subscription Agents Ally Beacom, Maliya Blanchard, Rena Bugg, Adam Busch, Keenan Coke, Kelcee Covert, Jennifer Gray, Shari Hansen, Noah Jungferman, Alia Kempton, Daniel Lindsey, Gustavo Márquez, Frank Millington III, Clayton Nickell, Gunnar Reinig, Liz Sieroslawski, Brad Steinmeyer, Andrew Sullivan, Tomas Waples, Emmalaine Wright, Cindy Yeast ........................................Ticket Agents Theatre Services Carol Krueger............................................... Manager Ethan Aumann, Nora Caley, Samantha Egle, Jahnice Jones, LeiLani Lynch, Aaron McMullen, Stacey Renee Norwood, Margaret Ohlander, Dylan Phibbs,

Valerie Schaefer, Elizabeth Schreffler, Elliot Shields, Lauren Veselak, Mica Ward.................................Theatre Company House Managers Volunteer Ushers ...............................................305+ Group Sales Jessica Bergin...............Groups Sales Manager Jonalyn Bradshaw ............................Coordinator, Education Sales SHARED SERVICES Vicky Miles .......................Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Jeffrey.......................Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Julie Schumaker.................Executive Assistant to the CFO & Board Liaison ACCOUNTING Jennifer Siemers ..........................................Director Michaele Davidson, Linda Erickson....................Senior Accountants HUMAN RESOURCES Shaunda VanWert.........................Vice President Brian Carter............................................Director, HR Jamie Hawkins .............................HR Coordinator Karen Jewell...........................................Director, HR Paul Johnson..............................Payroll Specialist Monica Robles..................Mailroom Supervisor INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Yovani Pina ........................................Vice President Rick Bennett...................................................Director Eric Boone ............................Software Developer Vincent Bridgers....Ticketing System Analyst Simone Gordon .....................Program Manager Christopher Hoge..............................................VoIP/ System Administrator Paul Howell.................................................Help Desk David Tschan..................................................Director THEATRE COMPANY ADMINISTRATION Charles Varin ..........................Managing Director Ryan Meisheid....Associate Managing Director Allison Taylor Brinkhoff....Company Manager Katie Grayson....Assistant Company Manager ARTISTIC Chris Coleman ............................. Artistic Director Charlie Miller ........Associate Artistic Director/ Off-Center Curator Douglas Langworthy ...........Literary Director/ Director of New Play Development Melissa Cashion ........................Artistic Producer Grady Soapes ....................Associate Producer/ Director of Casting Lynde Rosario............................Literary Manager PRODUCTION Jeff Gifford .....................Director of Production Kate Coltun .........................Production Manager Matthew Campbell...... Associate Production Manager Julie Brou.............................Production & Artistic Office Manager Scenic Design Lisa M. Orzolek...... Director of Scenic Design Kevin Nelson, Nicholas Renaud....Scenic Design Assistants

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

Lighting Design Charles R. MacLeod .........Director of Lighting Lily Bradford...........Lighting Design Assistant Reid Tennis+.....................Production Electrician Multimedia Gregory W. Towle.........Projection Supervisor Sound Design Craig Breitenbach .................Director of Sound Alex Billman+, Frank Haas+, Tyler Nelson+...........................Sound Technicians Stage Management Kurt Van Raden ...Production Stage Manager Christoper C. Ewing...Senior Stage Manager Rachel Ducat, Heidi Echtenkamp, Corin Ferris, Rick Mireles, Michael Morales, Kristen O’Connor, D. Lynn Reiland ..........................Stage Managers Scene Shop Eric J. Moore.............................Technical Director Josh Prues, Robert L. Orzolek.........Associate Technical Directors Albert “Stub” Allison ........Assistant Technical Director Louis Fernandez III ................Master Carpenter Brian “Marco” Markiewicz ....Lead Technician Tyler Clark, Amy “Wynn” Pastor, Kyle Scoggins, Kyle Simpson, Mara Zimmerman................Scenic Technicians Prop Shop Robin Lu Payne ...................Properties Director Eileen S. Garcia ..................Assistant Properties Director Jamie Stewart Curl, Tobias Harding, Georgina Kayes, Tony Nguyen, Katie Webster.................................Props Artisans Paint Shop Jana L. Mitchell..................Charge Scenic Artist Melanie Rentschler ..............Lead Scenic Artist Kristin Hamer MacFarlane ...........Scenic Artist Costume Shop Janet S. MacLeod................Costume Director/ Costume Design Associate Meghan Anderson Doyle .....................Costume Design Associate Carolyn Plemitscher, Jackie Scott..... Drapers Cathie Gagnon.........................................First Hand Sheila P. Morris .................................................... Tailor Costume Crafts Kevin Copenhaver....Costume Crafts Director Chris Campbell.......Costume Crafts Assistant Wigs Diana Ben-Kiki.......................................Wig Master House Crew Doug Taylor+................Supervising Stagehand Jim Berman+, Jennifer Guethlein+, Stephen D. Mazzeno+, Miles Stasica+, Tyler Stauffer+, Matt Wagner+.....Stagehands Kyle Moore+ ........................Assistant Stagehand Wardrobe Brenda Lawson.............. Director of Wardrobe Taylor Malott^, Jessica A. Rayburn^...................Wig Assistants Robin Appleton^, Amber Donner^, Anthony Mattivi^, Tim Nelson^, Lisa Parsons Wagner^, Alan Richards^ .............................................Dressers + Member, I.A.T.S.E. Local 7 ^Member, I.A.T.S.E. Local 719

As of 9/6/18

BED & BREAKFAST SUITES GOURMET BRUNCH EVERY SUNDAY Open to the public

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH AFTERNOON TEA Served daily from 3-6pm.

FINE DINING

3 Course Wine Dinners are served every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening

MAGICAL TEA AND VICTORIAN CARD READING by appointment

EVENTS

Weddings, elopements, receptions, private parties, bridal showers, baby showers, corporate dinners, meetings and workshops, performances and events. See details at lumberbaron.com/events

2555 W 37th Ave, Denver - The Highlands.

303-477-8205

|

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.

Located on the DU campus, Ricks Center curriculum is designed around the whole child. ◆◆ Dedicated to gifted children ◆◆ Preschool – 8th grade ◆◆ Flexible, differentiated curriculum ◆◆ Low student to teacher ratio

A

LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED MORTUARY

Attentive & Honest

Pre-plan Savings

Serving All Faiths

Veterans Benefits

Available Statewide 24/7

On-Site Crematory

◆◆ Expert faculty trained in gifted education

Email ricksctr@du.edu or Call 303.871.3715 to learn more!

extending your living space into the garden...

Creating outdoor spaces for our discriminating clientele is our mission.

Helping you realize your dreams…. is our passion.

Contact us for a Consultation today!

303.750.6060 PhaseOneLandscapes.com email@phaseonelandscapes.com

Fall cleaning? It’s the new trend.

SATIFACTION

100%

Clean as new, that’s the Coit commitment to you.

• Wood Flooring • Natural Stone • Carpet & Rugs • Upholstery

GUARANTEE

• Tile & Grout • Air Ducts • Window Treatments • Concrete

mp

et t y

303-922-9212

you

to

we l o

ve

A Light in the Void OCT 5 FRI 7:30 Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration OCT 6 SAT 7:30 An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr. OCT 13 SAT 7:30 Schubert Unfinished Symphony OCT 19-21 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 Disney in Concert: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas HalfNotes OCT 24-25 WED-THU 7:00 Photo: Nathan Johnson

■

MPAA RATING: PG Presentation licensed by Disney Music Publishing and Buena Vista Concerts, a division of ABC Inc. © All rights reserved.

presenting sponsors

also supported by

Time Warp - The Music of The Rocky Horror Show OCT 26-27 FRI-SAT 7:30 Halloween Spooktacular!

OCT 28 SUN 2:30

HalfNotes

Presented by Macy’s, Inc.

Britten War Requiem NOV 2-4 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 Lettuce with the Colorado Symphony NOV 10 SAT 7:30 Vienna Boys Choir NOV 11 SUN 2:30 Bruch Performed by Pinchas Zukerman NOV 16-18 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 ■

■

Movie at the Symphony: Home Alone in Concert HalfNotes NOV 23 FRI 7:30 MPAA RATING: PG Free Fallin’- A Tribute to the Music of Tom Petty NOV 24 SAT 7:30 Drums of the World HalfNotes NOV 25 SUN 2:30 Presented by Macy’s, Inc.

All Beethoven NOV 30-DEC 2 FRI-SAT 7:30 SUN 1:00 ■

HalfNotes Please join us for family-friendly activities 1 hour before the concert.

These performances include FULL SCREENING OF THE FEATURE FILM!

TICKETS: COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG

PROUD SPONSOR OF COME FROM AWAY AND DCPA EDUCATION

T

“One of the key attributes of the growth in Denver is the rich investment in arts and culture made over many years.” ­

— HASSAN SALEM, PRESIDENT OF U.S. BANK IN COLORADO

32

The arts are a significant part of making Denver an amazing place to live and work. U.S. Bank believes in the power of play, which includes the arts. Play brings joy, helps problem-solving skills, creativity and relationships, and builds social and emotional learning. That’s why U.S. Bank is a long-time supporter of the magnificent programs and spectacular performances at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA).

The arts educate, promote understanding, broaden our perspectives and enable communities to share rich cultural experiences. Denver is fortunate to have a thriving arts community, which is home to some of the nation’s finest theatres, museums and artists.

“At U.S. Bank, our commitment to corporate social responsibility comes to life through Community Possible, our corporate giving and engagement platform that closes the gap between people and possibility in the areas of Work, Home and Play,” said Hassan Salem, President of U.S. Bank in Colorado and DCPA Trustee. “The DCPA is an organization that is dedicated to bringing play to everyone in our community. DCPA is an outstanding organization, providing amazing performances, programs and outstanding arts education.”

In 2017, U.S. Bank contributed more than $58.4 million to nonprofit organizations through Community Possible, with an emphasis on community development, diversity and inclusion, financial education and the environment. Additionally, its employees volunteered more than 188,000 hours, demonstrating that employee engagement is a major component of its community success.

U.S. Bank also is committed to providing consumers and businesses with a comprehensive range of financial tools and services to help them work toward their goals. For clients with more complex financial needs, U.S. Bank offers wealth management strategies and services. From investment management services to trust and estate administration, U.S. Bank offers clients sophisticated plans, sound advice, and customized service.

“One of the key attributes of the growth in Denver is the rich investment in arts and culture made over many years,” said Salem.

“The DCPA is a perfect example of what a first-class theatre that draws some of Broadway’s biggest hits has added to our community. We are privileged to host a variety of client events at DCPA and we always leave feeling very proud of our arts and culture community in Denver. Let’s all continue to celebrate DCPA, which is a shining example of why Denver is a leader in providing arts and culture opportunities.”

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

Aspen 970.925.8579

Crested Butte 970.349.5023

Denver 303.399.4564

Steamboat Springs 970.879.9222

Telluride 970.728.3359

Fotoimagery.com

Vail 970.949.5500

interior landscapes that delight the senses

thurstonkitchenandbath.com

PROUD SPONSOR OF DCPA EDUCATION’S SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKING LOT

A “The arts allow our youth an avenue to express themselves, problem-solve and explore creativity – a roadmap to leadership.”

— CARRIE HORTON, ANADARKO’S VICE PRESIDENT OF DJ BASIN DEVELOPMENT

34

Anadarko has a strong commitment to giving back to the communities in which we live and operate. We are proud to support more than 100 nonprofit organizations across Colorado, but with a shared passion for bringing arts education to students, we have found a natural partner in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA).

“We are proud to support DCPA’s Shakespeare in the Parking Lot for a fourth consecutive year,” said Carrie Horton, Anadarko’s Vice President of DJ Basin Development. “Our future leaders deserve the opportunity to have direct access to this amazing event on their own campus. The arts allow our youth an avenue to express themselves, problem-solve and explore creativity – a roadmap to leadership.”

Anadarko supports a variety of organizations in the communities where we operate, focusing on STEAM Education, Conservation, Preserving our Western Heritage and Building Strong Communities. Our investments provide more than just funding to local organizations; they help create lasting change in our communities.

Anadarko is among the largest producers of oil and cleanburning natural gas in Colorado, with a strong commitment to safely and responsibly develop these energy resources, which fundamentally support Colorado’s economy and modern life.

Colorado has world-class natural resources, holding almost 10 percent of the nation’s natural gas reserves and almost 2 percent of its oil reserves. Anadarko continues to demonstrate its commitment to working collaboratively with all stakeholders, including communities, landowners, governments and regulatory agencies, to develop the energy we need, support the economy and protect the environment. We are proud to be a part of enhancing America’s energy security, while contributing to the $30 billion economic benefit of the oil and natural gas industry in Colorado.

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

Theatre Arts and Dance A Conservatory Atmosphere Without the Attitude

At Red Rocks Community College, we provide students with expert hands-on training paired with in-depth scholarly study. We offer courses in multiple areas of performing arts, award-winning productions, and jobskill training opportunities. Our program is great for personal enrichment and for those interested in pursuing a professional career in theatre arts and dance! Below are our degrees and certificates we offer:

Degrees:

Certificates: Costume Basics Advanced Costuming Stagehand Basics Stagehand Applications

Stage Makeup Musical Theatre Performance Writing for Stage and Screen Choreography

Associate of Arts – Theatre Associate of Applied Science – Theatre Technology

For more information: theatre@rrcc.edu or 303-914-6458 • www.rrcc.edu/theatre-arts-dance

Empowering purpose-filled lives.

Guy Holman, CFP® Advisor and Shareholder

TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an independent, fee-only wealth advisory firm with an uncompromising commitment to helping clients balance wealth and well-being. tciwealth.com (303) 296-2196

PROUD SPONSOR OF SATURDAY NIGHT ALIVE, THE DCPA’S ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR ARTS AND EDUCATION

C Teaching kids to be creative through arts education is crucial, so that they grow up to be enterprising business owners, innovating employees and contributors to our state.”

Colorado State Bank and Trust (CSBT) and its parent company, BOK Financial, are proud to be a part of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) community. The actors’ passionate performances, the carefully crafted stages, the moods set by sound and lighting — these are DCPA’s special gifts to Coloradoans.

Unfortunately, not everyone gets to experience the magic you feel sitting here in this theatre. That’s why CSBT is an annual sponsor of the DCPA’s Saturday Night Alive fundraising event. Proceeds benefit DCPA Education, which goes beyond the theatre and out into classrooms. DCPA Education works with nearly 106,000 students throughout Colorado to bring academic curriculum to life through creativity and imagination.

“A creative and educated workforce is important to the Colorado economy and our clients’ success,” said Bill Sullivan, CSBT Chief Executive Officer. “While technology is helping us all do our

— BILL SULLIVAN, CSBT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

36

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

jobs faster and more efficiently, creatively solving problems is a truly human experience. Teaching kids to be creative through arts education is crucial, so that they grow up to be enterprising business owners, innovating employees and contributors to our state.”

CSBT’s history of banking and community giving dates back 110 years. Today, as part of BOK Financial, a $33 billion regional financial services company, CSBT continues its commitment to Colorado by bringing significant resources to help local businesses and families grow and protect their wealth.

“Our goal is to help grow Colorado’s economy through our banking and financial services, but also by investing in students to prepare for their future,” said Bill. “We applaud the DCPA and its efforts to bring education and creativity to our community.”

Long Live Our Community. Visit www.csbt.com to learn more.

$75 THREE COURSE MEAL &

CELEBRATI

THREE COURSE MEAL & A BOTTLE OF WINE FOR TWO*

30

NG

YEARS

*Restrictions *Restrictions Apply Apply

FREE PARKING + DRINK Show your DCPA ticket for complimentary valet parking and a glass of wine, draft beer, or cocktail with entrée purchase.

FREE PARKING

1455 CALIFORNIA STREET ■ 3 BLOCKS FROM DCPA CorinneRestaurant.com

RheinHausDenver.com

Join us before the show!

Over 250 Dishes Made Fresh.

Every Day.

OVEN-TOASTED SANDWICHES SALADS & SOUPS GLUTEN-FREE & VEGGIE OPTIONS ICE CREAM RECEIVE $2 OFF WHEN YOU BRING IN THIS AD

16th Street Mall, Denver, CO 80202. Located on the first floor.

303-595-0333

• $7 Valet Parking • Free Cocktail, Social Beer or House Wine • 2 Blocks from DCPA 1400 STOUT ST. DENVER 80202 | TEL: 720 214 9100

Enjoy a meal with us before the show - when you show your tickets, receive a FREE cocktail, Social Beer or house wine with entree purchase. Parking is just $7 when you use our valet parking.

• Free Theatre Parking at Independence Plaza • $29.95 3-Course Dinner or 10% Off Your Bill

Four Diamonds AAA Four Stars - 5280 magazine

• Located 2 Blocks from DCPA

934 16TH ST. DENVER 80202 TEL (303) 893-2233 @ R I A LT O C A F E

Just 3 blocks from the theater complex 909 17th Street at Champa Call 303.296.3525 for reservations

PROUD SPONSOR OF THE DCPA’S BEST OF BROADWAY SOCIETY

T This season marks the 15th consecutive year that CIBC Private Wealth Management has sponsored DCPA’s Best of Broadway Society.

This summer, CIBC Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management announced that it has become CIBC Private Wealth Management. The same team its clients trust is backed by one of the strongest banks in North America with 150 years of providing exceptional client service.

For nearly five years, CIBC has been investing in the U.S. and enabling the company to build its private wealth business and add commercial banking expertise locally, as well. Coming together under a unified name communicates the greater access to deeper resources now available to clients.

CIBC’s U.S. private wealth business currently manages and administers more than $53 billion in assets, with offices in 19 cities across the country.

It delivers a robust complement of investment management, wealth and legacy planning, and trust services. Through collaboration with CIBC Bank USA, the company also provides access to leading private and commercial banking solutions.

Importantly, CIBC is committed to continuing to reinvest in its business, and as always, its professionals remain dedicated to delivering the highest-quality, boutique client experience, with a fiduciary approach that puts clients’ interests first.

This season marks the 15th consecutive year that CIBC Private Wealth Management has sponsored DCPA’s Best of Broadway Society. In addition to this important milestone, the firm has committed an increased donation toward Saturday Night Alive, benefiting DCPA arts and education programs. CIBC believes in the power of arts education to help the leaders of tomorrow build confidence, critical thinking, and social and emotional intelligence. Managing Directors Richard Havey and Wanda Colburn are proud to serve as Corporate Co-Chairs for Saturday Night Alive, hosting the event’s kickoff party and inviting other leaders in the business community to join in support of this worthy effort.

This ad is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell any financial instruments. Banking services are provided by CIBC Bank USA, Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender. CIBC Bank USA and CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC are both indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of CIBC. The CIBC logo is a registered trademark of CIBC, used under license. Investment Products Offered are Not FDIC-Insured, May Lose Value and are Not Bank Guaranteed.

Back row left to right: J Kent Nossaman, Jr. – Managing Director Trevor J. Hancock, CFA – Vice President Richard A. Havey, CFA – Managing Director H. Arthur Graper – Managing Director Nate Palmer – Managing Director Front row left to right: Cary R. Chapman, CFA – Managing Director Vanessa Ringdahl – Managing Director Wanda G. Colburn – Managing Director Colleen K. Harvey, CFA – Vice President

38

APPLAUSE • SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG

Vintage motifs of France, Italy & Denmark Timeless Elegance, Sensibly Priced

Only Gallery to Feature this Oeuvre. See Web Site.

A Symphony of Care Extraordinary, whole-person care orchestrated for each patient and family. Because time is precious, and every day counts.

Located Across from Sushi Den Parking Lot. Open Most Evenings.

Take Home on Approval.

1523 So. Pearl St., Denver jjcunninghamsgallery.com

720.482.1988 agape-healthcare.com

D E N V E R

SAV E 20% ON SINGLE TICKETS WITH PROMO CODE

APPL AUSE20

friendsofchambermusic.com

Denver’s Window Coverings Experts

Silhouette® Window Shadings

Shutters, Shades, Blinds, & Drapery • Competitive Prices Authorized Hunter Douglas Service Center • Large Fabric Selection

The Blind Spot

10027 West Remington Avenue, Unit 200A, Littleton, CO 80127 Next to Big 5 Sporting Goods, near Kipling and C470

303-973-1235 TheBlindSpot.biz Serving the Denver Front Range since 1994

N E

A R T S .

F I L M .

M U S I C .

A N I M A T I O N .

T E L E V I S I O N .

E N T E R T A I N M

LET YOUR PASSION DRIVE YOUR PROFESSION. cam.cudenver.edu

Planning ahead is simple.

the benefits are immense.

W H E N YOU P LA N A H E A D, you can design every detail of your own final tribute and provide your loved ones with true peace of mind. When you’re ready to get started, your Dignity Memorial professionals are here to help. ®

Is the person in seat D3

> 100% Dignity Service Guarantee

your next client?

> Personal Planning Guide

Just look around.

Your ticket to successful advertising is one call away.

> Family Protection Plan

> National Plan Transferability > Compassion Helpline

®

> Bereavement Travel Assistance Certain restrictions apply.

FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER DENVER AREA

OLINGER Mortuaries & Cemeteries > 303-622-5444

303.428.9529 sales@pub-house.com ColoradoArtsPubs.com

DignityColorado.com <

Enjoy 5 new short plays from local artists performed environmentally at BookBar, in a super intimate group of just 10 audience members.

It’s our next offbeat adventure from Off-Center, designed to sweep you off your seat.

AN EVENING OF MICRO THEATRE

NOV

OCT

23– 18

TICKETS $20 DENVERCENTER.ORG

AT BOOKBAR

ACROSS

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW Dear Evan Hansen, Love Never Applause 3 2018-19 Applause 3 2018-19 Applause 3 2018-19 Dies and Come From Away?

Applause 3 Love 2018-19 Dear Evan Hansen, Never Dies, Come from DearDear Evan Hansen, Love Never Dies, Come from Away Evan Hansen, Love Never Dies, Come from AwayAway Dear Evan Hansen, Love Never Dies, Come from Away 3 4

3

3

3

5 7 8

8

8

F E

9

9

9

9 12

10 10

12

12

5

6 5 7

10 7

10

11

11

11

AN EVENING OF MICRO THEATRE 13

12

13

13

13

14

17 18 18

17

17

14 16 15

15 14

15 16

16

AT BOOKBAR 17

18

14

19

ACROSSACROSSACROSS

15

16

18

19

2 1

1

2

5 6

6

4

4

4

8

1

19

19

6

7

11

1 2

4 Song from Come From Away: “Welcome to The ______” 7 Dear Evan Hansen composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul also won an Oscar for the film ______ (three words) 8 The actress who originated the role of Christine Daaé in 2009 is from Denver and her last name is ______ (Love Never Dies) 13 City chosen to premiere the first national touring production of Dear Evan Hansen 14 After the 9/11 attacks, 38 flights bound for the US were forced to land on this island (Come From Away) 18 In2Love Never Dies, the Phantom has escaped to a new life on this island 19 Come From Away is set at Canada’s ______ International Airport

DOWN

1 Name of Christine’s son with husband Raoul in Love Never Dies 2 “When you’re broken on the ground, you will be ______” 3 This member of the deer family is so commonly found wandering the town where Come From Away is set, residents are advised not to drive on the highway at night 5 Love Never Dies was loosely adapted from Frederick Forsyth’s novel The Phantom of _______ 6 If a Come From Away resident invites you to “a scoff and a scuff,” you have been asked to dinner and a ______ 9 The highest adult female singing voice (Love Never Dies) 10 Volunteer efforts to house, feed and entertain stranded travelers became known as Operation Yellow ______ (Come From Away) 12 Meg’s song in Love Never Dies is called “Bathing ______” 15 Dear Evan Hansen song “Waving Through a ______” 16 Love Never Dies is the sequel to Broadway phenomenon The Phantom of the ______ 17 Love Never Dies’ Andrew Lloyd Webber also wrote the music for this musical that recently stopped in Denver called School of ______

will be _____’ you willyou be _____’ willyou be _____’ of the deerisfamily 3 This 3member ofThis themember deer family isfamily so This 3member of the deer so is so ACROSS you willcommonly be found _____’ 4 from Song from Come from Away: commonly found the town 4 Song4from Come from Away: commonly wandering the wandering town Song Come from Away: found wandering the town 3 This member of the deer isAway so residents For answers please visit ‘Welcome to The ______’ where Come from is set, residents ‘Welcome to The ______’ where Come Away isfamily set, residents ‘Welcome to The ______’ wherefrom Come from Away is set, 42 •writers SEP – NOV 2018 • 303.893.4100 • DENVERCENTER.ORG 4 Dear Song7Evan from Come from Away: commonly theto town denvercenter.org/news-center 7APPLAUSE Dear Evan Hansen music writers Benj advised not drive on highway at 7 Hansen music Benj are advised notare towandering drive ondrive the highway atthe Dear Evan Hansen music writers Benj are found advised not to on the highway at ‘Welcome to The ______’ where Come Away is set, residents Pasek and Justin Paul also an Oscar night Pasek and Justin Paul also won an Oscar night Pasek and Justin Paul also won an won Oscar night from 7 for Dear Evan Hansen music writers Benj are advised not to drive on the highway at for(three the film _____words) (three words) Love Never Dies was loosely the film _____ words) 5 Love5Never Dies was loosely adapted from adapted for the film _____ (three Love5 Never Dies was loosely adapted from from

Celebrate Freedom Celebrate the gift of freedom in a special way by giving land to a majestic creature in need.

Help Free Lions, Tigers, Bears, Wolves and countless other animals that are suffering in terrible places right now.

Set them Free by giving a donation toward The Wild Animal Sanctuary's new 9,004 Acre Wildlife Refuge!

Be part of this HISTORIC event...

Nine Thousand Acres!

WildAnimalRefuge.org WildAnimalSanctuary.org

The Sky-Dweller The revolutionary watch for world travelers, blending watchmaking ingenuity with simplicity of use.

It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just tell time. It tells history.

oyster perpetual SKY-DWELLER

rolex

oyster perpetual and sky-dweller are ÂŽ trademarks.