Applause -- The Book of Mormon, June 21-July 2, 2023

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Welcome to the theatre! On March 15, the National Endowment for the Arts released a new study about the economic activity of the arts and cultural sector in 2021 (www.arts.gov). While conducted as many organizations were reopening following COVID-19, the report was encouraging. In fact, the total economic value added by arts and cultural industries grew by 13.7 percent from 2020 to 2021.

While the rebound for the performing arts specifically was not as strong as other disciplines, the overall arts economy in 2021 represented 4.4 percent of the gross domestic product, or just over $1 trillion — a new record. And 4.9 million workers were employed in the sector, which is up from 2020.

Looking more specifically at Colorado, the results are also positive. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that arts and cultural production accounts for nearly $16.9 billion or roughly 3.9% of the Colorado economy and represents 102,383 jobs.

This places the arts and culture sector third behind retail and construction in the total market value of goods and services as a contribution to gross state product.

I share this with you because your presence here today is reflected in the gaining strength of these numbers. It illustrates the importance that this community places on arts and culture, which is also at the heart of our critical Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).

We thank you for your active engagement with the programming on our stages and we look forward to building on this momentum.

With your help, the health and vibrancy of this arts community will once again be unsurpassed in the nation.

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For this year’s Bobby G Awards, adjudicators evaluated 50 participating productions in 20 different counties in Colorado.

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Early in the evolution of Aladdin, composer Alan Menken, book writer and lyricist Chad Beguelin and director/ choreographer Casey Nicholaw got together to write a brand-new song for the stage musical — a unique collaboration that could only happen on Broadway. “We needed to write a new song for the Genie, [for] when he’s going to free Aladdin from the dungeon in Act II,” said Menken. “And we wrote this song called ‘Somebody’s Got Your Back.’ It was just one of these old-fashioned theatre moments where you lock three people in a room. I run over to the piano and try an idea; Casey gets up and gets kind of a movement idea, and Chad shouts out lyric ideas...and within a half an hour, we had the beginning of this song.

And we’re very proud of it. The best part of the process is always the initial creativity, the initial writing — and that was a great moment.”

It’s hard to imagine that the late, great lyricist Howard Ashman wouldn’t be ridiculously pleased with the success of his Disney-based collaborations with longtime songwriting partner Alan Menken. The duo’s iconic scores for the animated films The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast were given continued life as Broadway musicals, seen by millions all over the country and the world. But what about the pair’s last Disney project — 1992’s Aladdin?

Die-hard fans know Alan and Howard had written 11 songs for the film, only to have most of them cut from early drafts of the screenplay; production was later marred

by Howard’s woefully early passing from AIDS-related complications in 1991. Did any of those original songs still exist? Could a reimagined Aladdin ever make it to Broadway? The answer, thankfully, was “yes” — and the final product joins several of Howard Ashman’s original ideas for the film with brand-new, wholly theatrical notions from the musical’s blue-chip creative team.

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It all started when Tony-nominated lyricist Chad Beguelin (The Prom, The Wedding Singer, Elf) was asked to help put together a draft of a stage version of Aladdin. When Menken saw Beguelin’s initial draft, he realized the time was right to resurrect the film’s little-heard deleted songs and debut them to a new generation. Beguelin explains: “The task was to create Aladdin ‘the new stage musical,’ but also integrate these lost songs — which are really wonderful. It was like putting together a musical puzzle.”

While a host of new or previously-unheard songs take flight, fans can expect all their favorites — including the Menken/Tim Rice Oscar®-winner “A Whole New World” and a totally swingin’ version of “Friend Like Me.” Bringing Aladdin to Broadway was a memorable experience, even for stage adaptation-maestro Menken.

“Coming to the show was like opening up, in a sense, a treasure trove — or a ‘Cave of Wonders,’ if you will — of material that was intended for the animated movie,” he says. Ultimately, Casey says audiences hail the “new” Menken/Ashman tunes and the new Menken/Beguelin songs and fully embrace this fresh, joyful take on a classic.

“It’s about keeping all the stuff that everyone loves from the movie and in order to get it on stage, giving it a musical-comedy heart.”

This article originally ran in Disney twenty-three, a publication of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club.

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Not just any musical wins nine Tony Awards, a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and tours in 13 countries around the world, all while playing to packed audiences on Broadway for over 11 years. But then, The Book of Mormon, a musical comedy by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q co-creator/Frozen composer Robert Lopez, is not just any musical. The comedy has been seen by over 19 million audience members globally, with over 12,000 performances worldwide.

The conception of The Book of Mormon began after Parker and Stone met with Lopez after a performance of Avenue Q. They discovered a mutual interest in telling a story about Joseph Smith and the Mormon religion. A short time after that initial meeting, Lopez, Parker and Stone took a trip to Salt Lake City for inspiration, and The Book of Mormon musical was born.

The musical follows the adventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. When The Book of Mormon opened on Broadway in 2011, after nearly seven years of development, it instantly became a mega-hit. One of Broadway’s Legacy shows, and now in its twelfth year of performances, it just celebrated is 4,000th performance, one of only four shows in Broadway history to achieve that goal. It has set

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house records at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre more than 50 times. Since then, The Book of Mormon has played in 40 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces and 134 cities across the globe. Critics dubbed the production “the funniest musical of all time” and the “best musical of this century.” In 2013, The Book of Mormon opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London’s West End. The day after opening, the show grossed a record $3.2 million — the highest single sales day in West End and Broadway history. The West End production subsequently won four Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical. The Book of Mormon has also toured in Australia, Ireland, Sweden, Germany and more.

What Stone, Parker and Lopez have created is a show that has influenced and entertained multiple generations.

Audiences continue to enjoy an evening of humor and heart. The Book of Mormon is more than a success. It is now a global phenomenon.

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SAM McLELLAN SAM NACKMAN BERLANDE SEAN CASEY FLANAGAN LAMONT JOEL WHITAKER TREVOR DORNER DEWIGHT BRAXTON JR. BERNIE BALDASSARO INDIA SHELBI BOONE KEMARI BRYANT GIDEON CHICKOS JARIUS MIQUEL CLIETT TAMARA DALY MATTHEW DANT TIANNA DAVIS JUSTIN FORWARD CRAIG FRANKE AARON CHANCELLOR GILMER LARS HAFELL ELIAH B. JOHNSON JOSHUA KEEN VANCE KLASSEN EVAN LENNON JOEY MYERS CONNOR OLNEY JUSTIN PHILLIPS TRINITY POSEY THOMAS ED PURVIS MICHELLE RAY KYLE SEGAR SET DESIGN

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SCOTT PASK

ANN ROTH

BRIAN M ac DEVITT

CHAD PARSLEY BASED ON THE ORIGNAL DESIGN BY

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HAIR DESIGN

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DANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS

JOSH MARQUETTE

LARRY HOCHMAN & STEPHEN OREMUS

GLEN KELLY

ASSOCIATE MUSIC SUPERVISOR

MUSIC DIRECTOR

MUSIC COORDINATOR

CASTING

JUSTIN MENDOZA

MASON MOSS

JOHN MEZZIO

C12 CASTING CARRIE GARDNER, CSA

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JENNIFER WERNER ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY BY

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(in order of appearance) Mormon............................................................................................................................... VANCE KLASSEN Moroni ................................................................................................................SEAN CASEY FLANAGAN Elder Price.............................................................................................................................SAM McLELLAN Elder Cunningham ............................................................................................................ SAM NACKMAN Missionary Voice ........................................................................................................... TREVOR DORNER Price’s Dad ....................................................................................................................... TREVOR DORNER Cunningham’s Dad........................................................................................................GIDEON CHICKOS Mrs. Brown .............................................................................................................................TRINITY POSEY Guards .................................................KEMARI BRYANT, JUSTIN FORWARD, JUSTIN PHILLIPS Mafala Hatimbi .............................................................................................LAMONT JOEL WHITAKER Nabulungi ........................................................................................................................................BERLANDE Doctor ............................................................................................................................................KYLE SEGAR Elder McKinley ...............................................................................................SEAN CASEY FLANAGAN Joseph Smith.................................................................................................................. TREVOR DORNER General .................................................................................................................DEWIGHT BRAXTON JR. Mission President.......................................................................................................... TREVOR DORNER Ensemble.................................INDIA SHELBI BOONE, KEMARI BRYANT, GIDEON CHICKOS, JARIUS MIQUEL CLIETT, TAMARA DALY, MATTHEW DANT, JUSTIN FORWARD, CRAIG FRANKE, LARS HAFELL, VANCE KLASSEN, EVAN LENNON, JOEY MYERS, JUSTIN PHILLIPS, TRINITY POSEY, MICHELLE RAY, KYLE SEGAR UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Elder Price—CRAIG FRANKE, VANCE KLASSEN For Elder Cunningham—LARS HAFELL, EVAN LENNON For Mafala Hatimbi—JUSTIN PHILLIPS, THOMAS ED PURVIS, KYLE SEGAR For Nabulungi—INDIA SHELBI BOONE, ELIAH B. JOHNSON For McKinley/Moroni—GIDEON CHICKOS, CRAIG FRANKE For Price’s Dad/Joseph Smith/Missionary President/et al—GIDEON CHICKOS, JOSHUA KEEN For General—JUSTIN FORWARD, JUSTIN PHILLIPS SWINGS BERNIE BALDASSARO, TIANNA DAVIS, JUSTIN FORWARD, AARON CHANCELLOR GILMER, ELIAH B. JOHNSON, JOSHUA KEEN, CONNOR OLNEY, THOMAS ED PURVIS DANCE CAPTAIN JOSHUA KEEN ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN THOMAS ED PURVIS THE BOOK OF MORMON ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard 1—MASON MOSS; Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2—THOMAS MICHAELS; Guitar—MICHAEL HERLIHY; Bass—MOHAN RITSEMA; Drums—JARED SHAW; Reeds—ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ; Trumpet—SEAN McKAY; Trombone—BRIAN MORGAN; Violin/Viola—ANNIKA PORTER Keyboard Programmer—RANDY COHEN THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

SAM McLELLAN

SAM NACKMAN

BERLANDE

SEAN CASEY FLANAGAN

LAMONT JOEL WHITAKER

TREVOR DORNER

DEWIGHT BRAXTON JR.

BERNIE BALDASSARO

INDIA SHELBI BOONE

KEMARI BRYANT

GIDEON CHICKOS

JARIUS MIQUEL CLIETT

TAMARA DALY

MATTHEW DANT

TIANNA DAVIS

JUSTIN FORWARD

CRAIG FRANKE

AARON CHANCELLOR GILMER

LARS HAFELL

ELIAH B. JOHNSON

JOSHUA KEEN

VANCE KLASSEN

EVAN LENNON

JOEY MYERS

CONNOR OLNEY

JUSTIN PHILLIPS

TRINITY POSEY

THOMAS ED PURVIS

MICHELLE RAY

KYLE SEGAR

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WHO’S WHO SAM McLELLAN (Elder Price). National tours: Anastasia; Fiddler on the Roof.

Select credits: Mamma Mia! (RCCL), The Last Five Years (NBT), Interstellar Cinderella (NYCCT). Fun fact, The Book of Mormon in Chicago was one of the first shows Sam ever saw in 2013!

Thanks to Eddie Rabon and the Take 3 team, his parents Ben and Beth, the casting and creative team, and everyone at NETworks. BFA Musical Theater from University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. Instagram @samclellan, TikTok @sammclellan_ SAM NACKMAN (Elder Cunningham) is THRILLED to be making his national tour debut! He is a New York native and his biggest goal in life is to make people laugh! Big thanks to his family (and framily), friends, and his incredible partner, Henrie for all their love and support! Shoutout to his teacher, Ms. Ievolo for being Sam’s inspiration to make acting his career! Credits: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; Zaxby’s (Cranked Up to 11), Surviving the Rosenthals. BA Musical Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College.

BERLANDE (Nabulungi). is very excited to be touring with The Book of Mormon! She is a Pisces, a dog mom, and a plant lover! Select credits include International tour: Dreamgirls (Lorrell Robinson), Sister Act The Musical (Ensemble, u/s Deloris); National tour: Legally Blonde The Musical (Vivienne Kensington); Little Shop of Horrors (Ronnette), All Shook Up (Lorraine).

Many thanks to Khalfani, VictoriaRose, Cece, Mom. BerlandeMillus.com IG: @berlandejacob SEAN CASEY FLANAGAN (Elder McKinley) hails from Los Angeles and is ecstatic to join this hilarious show! Off-Broadway: Blood on My Mother’s Apron. National tour: Million Dollar Quartet. Regional: Newsies (WPPAC), New Media: Unboxing (Cincinnati Fringe). Directing: The Wind in the Willows (Peterborough); Polite Ladiez. BA Directing, California State University, Fullerton. Currently based out of NYC. Love to friends, family, Elton John’s “Step Into Christmas”, Humoresque (his violin), Ray (his microwave), and Anna (his Rock)! seancaseyflanagan.com, @seancflanagan LAMONT JOEL WHITAKER (Mafala Hatimbi) was born and raised and Miami, FL. BFA, AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Los Angeles. National tour: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Other credits: Grease, A Bronx Tale (regional

premiere); The Color Purple, Legally Blonde (West Coast premiere). He is beyond excited to be a part of the Mormon family. Huge thanks to The Burton and Robinson Agency and Talent Assistant Torrie Heathcoat! @foreverlamont TREVOR DORNER (Price’s Dad/ Missionary Voice/Joseph Smith/Mission President) is thrilled to join the national tour cast of The Book of Mormon.

Born and raised in Toledo, OH, Trevor received a BFA in Musical Theatre from Ohio Northern University. National tour: Million Dollar Quartet. Regional: Murder for Two, The Full Monty, Sister Act, Footloose. Special thanks to the family and friends who have supported me along the way. trevordorner.com, @trevordorner DEWIGHT BRAXTON JR. (General) is a New York based actor and singer who hails from Detroit, MI. BA in Theatre, minor in Musical Theater from Wayne State University. Credits: Dickinson (Apple TV), Set in Motion (Amazon Prime), multiple roles for NY black arts productions such as The Wiz, The Lion King Jr. and improv at the Broadway Comedy Club Agency: SW ARTISTS. Dewightbraxtonjr.com, @dewightbraxtonjr BERNIE BALDASSARO (Swing).

National tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Elf the Musical, Baby Shark Live! (Dance Captain). Regional: NSMT, The Huntington, Lyric Stage, Greater Boston Stage. Major shoutout and much love to the incredible Mormon team, ATB Talent, Noel, Bianca, Mom, and Dad! Proud Ithaca College Alum – BFA Musical Theatre. berniebaldassaro.com, @bern_babie_bern INDIA SHELBI BOONE (Ensemble) is so excited to be making her National tour debut! University of the Arts – BFA Musical Theatre. Recent credits: Rent (Swing), ACT of Connecticut; Pippin (Leading Player) and Promenade (Mother), The University of the Arts.

India would not be here without God, Angela, Brien, Tiera, and Amani. A special thanks to Brian Graziani with The Hell’s Kitchen Agency.

KEMARI BRYANT (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be making his national tour debut! A NC native, he was in the first BFA Musical Theatre graduating class at UNC Greensboro. Credits: Man of La Mancha, A Christmas Carol, Stoo’s Famous Martian American Gumbo.

Love and thanks to Hudson Artists Agency, friends, mentors, and family. kemaribryant.com

GIDEON CHICKOS (Ensemble) recently returned from Tokyo with the international tour of A Chorus Line (directed by Baayork Lee). Other credits: Spamalot (national tour), West Side Story (Big Deal), and The Music Man (Weston Theater Company). Huge thanks to the entire cast, crew, and creative team. Love to Mom, Dad and Erika! @gideonchickos JARIUS MIQUEL CLIETT (Ensemble) is an Atlanta native. BM Vocal Performance, University of Alabama; MM Vocal Performance, Georgia State University. Credits: Ragtime, 9 to 5, Once on this Island, My Fair Lady, The Wild Party. Jarius is one of the hosts of Black Table Read podcast show.

Brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. @therealjmcliett TAMARA DALY (Ensemble) is a New York native. BFA Musical Theatre: AMDA (LA). Credits: Elf the Musical (Argyle Theatre); Sistas (Off-Broadway); Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray, Freedom Train (national tour); Beehive: The 60’s Musical, The Secret Garden.

She also enjoys being a make-up artist and focusing on her cosmetic business Tammie Allure Cosmetics. IG: @tammieallurecosmetics @tammi3_babii MATTHEW DANT (Ensemble) is a Kentucky native excited to make his national tour debut! Regional: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Totem Pole Playhouse), Heathers: The Musical (Public Theatre of Kentucky), TEXAS Outdoor Musical (Pioneer Theatre).

Much thanks and love to Hunter, family, and friends! @mkdant TIANNA DAVIS (Swing) is so excited to be making her tour debut with The Book of Mormon! She is a proud CaribbeanAmerican from the Fort Lauderdale area. She is a performer, writer, and composer. Thanks to everyone for this opportunity! Point Park University (BFA MT). Little Children Dream of God (Sula), Spring Awakening (u/s Anna), On the Town (u/s Ivy).

JUSTIN FORWARD (Swing) is thrilled to be returning to tour life! National tour: Waitress. Off-Broadway: With or Without You. Regional: Tick, Tick, Boom!; Godspell; Grease. Thanks to the creative team, my family and friends for their endless love and support, and Danny and Meghan at Hudson Artists Agency!

IG: @jforward92, Justinforward.com CRAIG FRANKE (Ensemble). National tour debut! Hello! Off-Broadway: The Imbible (New World Stages). Regional: Young Frankenstein, La Cage Aux Folles, Jersey Boys, The Producers. Thanks to

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Jagged Little Pill Aug 16 – 27, 2023 Buell Theatre

SOME SHOWS YOU SEE. THIS SHOW YOU FEEL. Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE— everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is here in the exhilarating, fearless new musical based on Alanis Morissette’s world-changing music.

Directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Waitress, Pippin, 1776) with a Tony-winning book by Diablo Cody (Juno) and Grammy-winning score, this electrifying production about a perfectly imperfect American family “vaults the audience to its collective feet” (The Guardian).

“Redemptive, rousing and real, Jagged Little Pill stands alongside the original musicals that have sustained the best hopes of Broadway” (The New York Times).

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Dec 5 – 24, 2023 Buell Theatre

Feb 13 – 25, 2024 Buell Theatre From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!

Message In A Bottle is a spectacular new dance-theatre show from triple-Olivier Award nominee, Kate Prince inspired by and set to the iconic hits of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting, including Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Walking On The Moon and more.

SIX has won 23 awards in the 2021/2022 Broadway season, including the Tony Award® for Best Original Score (Music and Lyrics) and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.

With a mix of exhilarating dance styles, high-energy footwork and breathtaking athleticism, Message In A Bottle tells a unifying and uplifting story of humanity and hope.

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The peaceful village of Bebko is alive with joyous celebrations.

Suddenly, under attack, everything changes forever. Three siblings, Leto, Mati and Tana, must embark on perilous journeys in order to survive.

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Oct 18 – 29, 2023 Buell Theatre He earned his stripes on Broadway…now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Denver.

It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, Beetlejuice is “SCREAMINGLY GOOD FUN!” (Variety). And under its uproarious surface (six feet under, to be exact), it’s a remarkably touching show about family, love, and making the most of every Day-O!

HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll. Set to the pulsepounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, this electrifying sensation will send you soaring to the rafters.

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One of the world’s best-selling artists of all time, Tina Turner has won 12 Grammy Awards and her live shows have been seen by millions, with more concert tickets sold than any other solo performer in music history.

Featuring her much loved songs, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall and directed by the internationally acclaimed Phyllida Lloyd.

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May 22 - Jun 2, 2024 Buell Theatre The music.

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Now, the unparalleled artistry of the greatest entertainer of all time comes to Denver as MJ, the multi Tony Award®winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own.

Created by Tony Award®-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status. MJ is startin’ somethin’ as it makes its Colorado premiere at the Buell Theatre in April 2024.

PHONE RINGS, DOOR CHIMES, IN COMES COMPANY. Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, Company is “sophisticated, intimate and in-tune with the currents of modern life—brilliantly conceived and funny as hell.” (Variety).

Helmed by three-time Tony Award-winning director Marianne Elliott (War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Angels in America) this revelatory new production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s groundbreaking musical comedy is boldly sophisticated, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious.

It’s Bobbie’s 35th birthday party, and all her friends keep asking, why isn’t she married? Why can’t she find the right man and isn’t it time to settle down and start a family? As Bobbie searches for answers, she discovers why being single, being married, and being alive in the 21st-century could drive a person crazy.

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“My artistic endeavor is to bring humanity to the forefront.” The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful and her Dog (Dr. Wonderful).

IG: @trinity24601 THOMAS ED PURVIS (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain). Credits: Rent (25th Anniversary Farewell Tour; Swing, u/s Benny), Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” Tour (Ensemble), Choir Boy (Speakeasy Stage Company). The Boston Conservatory at Berklee (BFA Musical Theater 21’). “To whom much is given, much is required” (Luke 12:48). @ThomasEdPurvis MICHELLE RAY (Ensemble) is so excited to be making her national tour debut! She will be graduating from Pace University in NYC-cum laude this spring 2023. Thank you so much to her professors, mentors, and family for being there every step of the way.

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Concerts: You Wish! (Lincoln Center, GR42), Voices of Hope (Carnegie Hall), The Witching Hour (GR42). NYU Tisch Alum. Special shoutout to his family, friends and loved ones! @emerilkbs @youwishthemusical

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TREY PARKER (Original Co-Director, Book, Music, Lyrics) wrote and directed his first feature film, Cannibal! The Musical, while attending the University of Colorado in Boulder. A few years later, Trey co-created the hit animated series “South Park” with Matt Stone, his college friend and Cannibal! producer.

Debuting on Comedy Central in 1997 and currently in its 23rd season, “South Park” has won five Emmy Awards as well as the coveted Peabody Award. The same year “South Park” debuted, Parker wrote, directed and starred in the film

Orgazmo. Two years later, Parker and Stone released the critically acclaimed feature film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. The musical, which Parker directed and co-wrote, earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song and the first ever New York Film Critics Circle Award for an animated film. In 2004, the pair returned to theaters with Team America: World Police, an action movie co-written and directed by Parker that starred a cast of marionettes. It has been a long-time dream of Parker’s to write a musical for Broadway. He won four Tonys for The Book of Mormon, including Best Musical, as well as the Grammy for The Best Musical Theater Album. Trey Parker is originally from Conifer, Colo.

ROBERT LOPEZ (Book, Music, Lyrics) is the co-creator of the smash hit, Tony Award-winning Broadway musicals Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon.

Along with his wife and collaborator Kristen Anderson-Lopez, he wrote the songs for Disney’s Frozen, earning an Oscar and a Grammy for the movie’s signature song “Let It Go,” and a Grammy for the Frozen soundtrack.

The pair adapted Frozen for Broadway which opened Spring 2018. Lopez and Anderson-Lopez also co-wrote the Oscar-winning song “Remember Me” from Pixar’s Coco, original musical Up Here, the score for Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and Finding Nemo: The Musical (playing at Walt Disney World since 2006). Lopez shared two Emmy Award wins for his music for Nickelodeon’s “The Wonder Pets” and an Emmy nomination for the musical episode of “Scrubs” and the song “Moving Pictures” which opened the 87th Academy Awards.

His work has also been featured on TV shows, including “South Park,” “The Simpsons” and “Phineas and Ferb.”

Lopez is one of only 15 artists to win all four major entertainment industry awards (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards). He has also won Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Lucile Lortel, Frederick Loewe and Edward Kleban awards. A graduate of Yale, Lopez now resides in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Thanks Buzzetti, Mom, Dad, Billy, Katie, Annie and especially Kristen for all the love and support.

MATT STONE (Book, Music, Lyrics) met Trey Parker at the University of Colorado, and together they made a short animated piece called The Spirit of Christmas. This launched their most recognized work, the critically acclaimed and award-winning television show, “South Park.” The animated series is in its 23rd season on Comedy Central and has won Stone five Emmy Awards and the coveted Peabody

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The Musical, the superhero comedy Orgazmo and the marionette action thriller Team America: World Police.

Stone won three Tonys for The Book of Mormon, including Best Musical, as well as a Grammy for the Best Musical Theater Album. Matt Stone is originally from Littleton, Colo.

CASEY NICHOLAW (Original CoDirector and Choreographer).

Represented on Broadway as director/ choreographer of The Prom, Mean Girls (2018 Tony nominations for Best Direction and Choreography), Disney’s Aladdin (2014 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations for Best Choreography) and co-director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon (2011 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for codirector and nominations in the same categories for Choreography), Olivier Award-winner for Best Choreography.

Represented on the West End as director and choreographer of Dreamgirls, The Book of Mormon and Aladdin. Other Broadway credits as director/choreographer: Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten! (2015 Tony nominee, Best Director), Elf The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by Mike Nichols (2005 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations Best Choreography). Additional New York credits for City Center Encores!: the highly acclaimed productions of Most Happy Fella, Anyone Can Whistle and Follies (direction/choreography).

JENNIFER WERNER (Director and Choreographer) is currently the Supervising Associate Director of The Book of Mormon Worldwide.

Associate Director: Follies, The Most Happy Fella, and Call Me Madam (City Center Encores!). Regional: NC Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Casa Manana, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, and the Engeman Theatre. Choreography: As Long As We Both Shall Laugh (Roundabout Theatre), The Black Suits (Center Theater Group/ LA), NFL National commercials, ABC’s Upfronts, The Drama League Awards, Cabaret worldwide. Choreography Off Broadway: Bloodsong of Love (Ars Nova), The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks (Lucille Lortel Theatre), ReWrite (Urban Stages), and Things to Ruin (Second Stage).

Direction/Choreography: Broadway Bounty Hunter (Greenwich

House Theater), and Punk Rock Girl!, licensed by Concord Theatricals/BMG Music/Lively McCabe. jenwerner.com SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design) has designed over 50 Broadway productions, receiving three Tony Awards for The Book of Mormon, The Coast of Utopia, and The Pillowman.

Recently: American Buffalo (Tony Nom.); Mr. Saturday Night; The Prom; The Bands Visit (Tony Nom.); Mean Girls (Tony nom.); Waitress; & Oh, Hello! on Broadway. Also, Pippin (Tony nom); Something Rotten!; The Visit; An Act of God; It’s Only a Play; I’ll Eat You Last; A Steady Rain; Pal Joey (Tony nom); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (first revival, Tony nom, Drama Desk Award); A Behanding in Spokane; Nine; Promises, Promises; Speed-the-Plow; Take Me Out; Martin Short…; The Vertical Hour; Sweet Charity; Urinetown. London: The Book of Mormon, The Playboy of the Western World, The Country Girl, Love Song, On An Average Day (all West End); Tales from Hollywood, Take Me Out, and The Same Deep Water as Me (Donmar).

Also Peter Grimes (Met Opera), Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna.

STEPHEN OREMUS (Musical Supervisor/ Vocal Arranger/Co-Orchestrator).

Broadway: Kinky Boots (Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and Grammy Award); The Book of Mormon (Tony and Drama Desk awards for Best Orchestrations and Grammy Award).

Worldwide music supervisor/arranger of Wicked; music supervisor/vocal arranger/orchestrator of Broadway productions/tours of The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, All Shook Up and 9 to 5: The Musical. Conductor/ contributing arranger for the Oscarwinning Disney film Frozen. Music director of “The Wiz Live” on NBC TV and The 87th Academy Awards telecast; arranging Lady Gaga’s tribute to The Sound of Music and orchestrator/ conductor for Lady Gaga’s performance of “Till It Happens to You” on The 88th Academy Awards. Music director/ conductor for Rufus Wainwright’s concerts: Rufus Does Judy and House of Rufus.

JUSTIN MENDOZA (Associate Music Supervisor) is the Music Director/ Conductor of The Book of Mormon on Broadway and is honored to help tell this story around the country.

Other NY/Tour credits: In the Heights (Conductor), Wicked (Associate Conductor), Fugitive Songs. Eternally grateful for my amazing parents, family, friends, and teachers. For my husband Eric, I am the most proud to be your mission companion for life.

MASON MOSS (Music Director/ Conductor). National tour Music Director debut! Previous Keyboard Swing and

Rehearsal Pianist for The Book of Mormon 2nd national tour. Regional credits: Winter Wonderland, Singin’ in the Rain (Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse), The Lightning Thief, Tuck Everlasting (The Spotlight Theatre). Illinois based keyboardist, composer, and arranger.

Lifelong South Park fan. Thanks to the mentors, friends, and family that support my passion and love for musical theatre. @bluesinmossflat RANDY COHEN (Keyboard Programmer) Randy Cohen and Randy Cohen Keyboards have programmed over 95 Broadway shows including Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, Pretty Woman, Ain’t Too Proud, Bring It On, In The Heights, SpongeBob, Summer, Once On This Island, Anastasia, Kinky Boots, Bandstand, On Your Feet, and Rock of Ages.

ANN ROTH (Costume Design) is a Tony Award-winning costume designer with over 100 theater design credits. Select designs include the original Broadway productions of The Odd Couple, Purlie, Seesaw, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, They’re Playing Our Song, Hurlyburly, The House of Blue Leaves, The Book of Mormon and The Nance (Tony Award). Film credits include The English Patient (Academy Award), The Post, Julie & Julia, The Reader, Doubt, Mamma Mia!, Cold Mountain, The Hours, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Birdcage, Klute, Working Girl, Silkwood, 9 to 5, Hair and Midnight Cowboy. Roth was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2011.

BRIAN MacDEVITT (Lighting Design).

Recent NYC: The Music Man, The Book of Mormon, Plaza Suite, The Minutes, Carousel, Fish in the Dark, This is Our Youth, Death of A Salesman, The Enchanted Island at the Met Opera.

Dance: American Ballet Theatre, Tere O’Connor Dance, Merce Cunningham, Lar Lubovitch, Director: Proof, Theatre Three; Spring Awakening, Machinal, The Visit, Clarice Smith Arts Center; Between Riverside and Crazy, Studio Theater. Awards: five Tonys, Obie, Bessie, Outer Critics, Hewes, Drama Desk awards, et. Al. Member: Naked Angels. Faculty: University of Maryland.

Father: Jake and Georgie.

CHAD PARSLEY (Sound Design).

Production Sound for national tours: Beautiful the Carole King Musical, Blue Man Group Speechless, Rock of Ages.

Head Sound: Beautiful the Carole King Musical 1st National Tour, Book of Mormon 1st National, Jersey Boys Chicago Company. Currently Head Advance Sound Hamilton Phillip and Peggy companies. Regional: Skylight Music Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

LARRY HOCHMAN (Co-Orchestrator).

Tony Award: The Book of Mormon. Tony nominations: Fiddler on the Roof; A Class Act; Spamalot; The Scottsboro Boys; Something Rotten!; She Loves Me; Hello, Dolly! Five Emmy Awards as composer of “The Wonder Pets” (Nickelodeon).

Other Broadway: The Addams Family, Jane Eyre. Twenty-eight regional and Off-Broadway shows. Films: multiple Disney films and The Informant!

(Marvin Hamlisch). Composer: The Little Mermaid II, Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories,” In Memoriam (symphonic poem). Recordings, concerts: Sir Paul McCartney, Not the Messiah (Eric Idle), Mandy Patinkin, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Barry Manilow, Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic.

GLEN KELLY (Dance Arrangements) arranged music and wrote original lyrics for Bullets Over Broadway. He supervised and arranged Mel Brooks’ The Producers and Young Frankenstein.

Other arranging credits include Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, A Christmas Story, The Scottsboro Boys, Aladdin and Something Rotten! He won a Drama Desk Award for his original score to The Nance.

JOSH MARQUETTE (Hair Design). N.Y./ London: Dreamgirls, Paramour, Tuck Everlasting, School of Rock, Something Rotten!, Aladdin, Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, Trip of Love, First Date, Elf, Dogfight, The Best Man, Look Back in Anger, The Drowsy Chaperone, Pig Farm, …Trailer Park Musical, Altar Boyz, Show Boat at Carnegie Hall and Mamma Mia! Encores!: Most Happy Fella; No, No, Nanette; and Follies. West Coast: Robin and the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, Minsky’s, Vanities. Television: The Slap, 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live.

CARRIE GARDNER, C.S.A. (Casting) Broadway: Book of Mormon, Trouble In Mind, The Humans, All My Sons,

Bernhardt/Hamlet, Significant Other, Sunday in the Park, Long Day’s Journey, Therese Raquin, The Real Thing, Violet, Rocky, Machinal, Edwin Drood, The Importance of Being Earnest, American Idiot, Spring Awakening. Off-Broadway: Toni Stone, Merrily, Skintight, Amy and the Orphans, Bobbie Clearly, Bad Jews, Indian Ink, Dinner with Friends, Tom Durnin, Sons of The Prophet, Tigers Be Still, Ordinary Days, Speech & Debate.

JOHN MEZZIO (Music Coordinator) has conducted national tours including State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, and Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. National tours: Oklahoma!, The Producers, Spring Awakening, Memphis, Beauty and the Beast, and Elf the Musical.

BRAD SIEBEKING (Company Manager) is very grateful to be returning to live theater. Tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The SpongeBob Musical, The King and I. Brad also spent over a decade teaching music and theater in New York City at the Professional performing Arts School where he also served as the Director of Production.

MARIAH YOUNG (Production Stage Manager) is delighted to be on the road with The Book of Mormon this year. National tours: Anastasia, A Bronx Tale, Elf the Musical, The Nutcracker, Flamenco Vivo’s Voces del Sur, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Production Supervisor). Infinite thanks to my ever-supportive family, friends, and Brian.

KYRAH MICHAEL (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be making her National tour debut! She recently graduated from Montclair State University where she got her BFA studying Stage Management. Although this is her first tour, this isn’t her first time working on The Book of Mormon.

She previously worked as a Production Assistant for the Broadway company as they made their return to Broadway post pandemic in 2021. Kyrah feels blessed to have the opportunity to tour with this production of The Book of Mormon!

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Management) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include 1776, Anastasia, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Fiddler on the Roof, Funny Girl, Hairspray, Les Misérables, Mean Girls, Peter Pan, and To Kill a Mockingbird.

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing & Press) is an integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, sports, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 80+ Broadway shows over 25 years. Current tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, Into the Woods, Mean Girls, Pretty Woman, Tootsie. Upcoming tours: Back to the Future, Funny Girl, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, The Kite Runner, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire.

THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking Agency) has represented 27 Tony Award® winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tours include: Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Come From Away, The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, Mean Girls, MJ The Musical, Pretty Woman, 1776, Six, Tina, To Kill A Mockingbird, Anastasia, Chicago, Hairspray, and My Fair Lady. Future tours include: A Wonderful World; Funny Girl; Mamma Mia!; Mrs. Doubtfire; New York, New York; Peter Pan Goes Wrong; Some Like It Hot; Sweeney Todd; and The Wiz. SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He spearheaded the international tours of Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall. Seth has produced the Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific and the National Theatre production of War Horse. Together with Cameron Mackintosh, Seth served as Executive Producer for both the US and UK tours of the National Theatre’s My Fair Lady, the 25th Anniversary US tour of Les Misérables, the new The Phantom of the Opera tour, Miss Saigon. Currently, Anastasia, The Book of Mormon, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Beetlejuice. He is most proud of his greatest productions –Marlo and Camden.

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BRIAN RONAN (Original Sound Designer) has over 40 Broadway designs including Funny Girl, Mrs. Doubtfire, Springsteen on Broadway, The Prom, Tootsie, Mean Girls, Sting’s The Last Ship, Beautiful, The Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Spring Awakening, Grey Gardens and Cabaret.

Off Broadway designs include Bowie’s Lazarus, Giant, Rent, Everyday Rapture, Saved, 10 Million Miles, and Bug. He is the recipient of Obie, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Olivier and Tony awards.

He has had the opportunity to work with the most talented composers, directors, designers, actors, musicians, and stagehands in the world for which he is eternally grateful.

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STAFF FOR THE BOOK OF MORMON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Seth Wenig GENERAL MANAGEMENT Gentry & Associates Gregory Vander Ploeg Pearce Landry-Wegener Steven Varon-Moore Madeline McCluskey Heather Moss PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT NETworks Presentations Jason Juenker Hector Guivas Shelby Stark Walker White

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FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Chief Executive Officer ............................................Orin Wolf Chief Financial Officer ................................Scott W. Jackson Chief Operating Officer...................Jennifer Ardizzone-West Chief Producing Officer .......................................Seth Wenig Executive Producers ........... Mimi Intagliata, Trinity Wheeler Associate Producer ................................. Hannah Rosenthal Executive Assistant....................................Isabella Schiavon Sr. Director/Finance ............................................. John Kinna Controller........................................................Jennifer Gifford Director of Tour Accounting ...........................Laura S. Carey Tax Director ......................................................... Pat Guerieri Associate Tax Accountant ............................. Kim Ngan Tran Finance and Administrative Assistant ...Elizabeth Olabosipo Sr. Director/Booking and Engagements ..........Mary K. Witte Director, Booking and Engagements ..................Colin Byrne Engagement Manager......................................Stacey Burns Director of Sales .......................................... Zach Stevenson Director of Marketing ....................................... Heather Hess Sr. Director/General Management .... Gregory Vander Ploeg Sr. General Manager/Operations Director ................. Pearce Landry-Wegener General Manager..................................Steven Varon-Moore Associate General Managers..............Madeline McCluskey, Heather Moss Operations Manager........................Catherine Logan Blanar Sr. Director/Production Management ............Jason Juenker Sr. Production Manager.................................. Hector Guivas Production Managers ................Shelby Stark, Walker White Technical Director .......................................................... pesci Production Resource Director ......................... Kayla Rooplal Music Coordinator ............................................. John Mezzio Warehouse Manager ....................................... Joseph Spratt Warehouse Costume Manager .............. Bobby Maglaughlin CREDITS Scenery built by PRG-Scenic Technologies and Great Lakes Scenic Studio. Scenery fabrication by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Groups, LLC, New Windsor, NY. Lighting equipment provided by Christie Lights. Sound equipment provided by Masque Sound. Costumes by Eric Winterling, Inc; Gilberto Designs, Inc.; Katrina Patterns; Izquierdo Studios, Ltd; Studio Rouge, Inc. Millinery by Rodney Gordon, Inc. Custom fabric printing by First 2 Print LLC.; Jeff Fender Studios; Eyewear provided by Dr. Wayne Goldberg.

Custom footwear by LaDuca Shoes, Inc., Props executed

by Cigar Box Studios, Tom Carroll Scenery, Jerard Studios, Daedalus Design and Production, Joe Cairo, J&M Special Effects, Jeremy Lydic, Josh Yoccom, Anna Light. Wigs made by Hudson Wigs, Kendra Driskill of Magnolia Wigs. Makeup provided by MAC Cosmetics.

Keyboards from Yamaha Corporation of America. Drums

by Pearl Drums. Cymbals provided by Zildjian Cymbals.

Rehearsed at Boulevard Carroll Studio, New York.

Special Thanks to Broadway in Utica, Utica, NY; Danielle Padula, Executive Director.

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While dance is something we can both do and watch for pleasure, the movement goes beyond entertainment. It’s actually good for your body and mind.

“Dancing is excellent for your health, and it’s a wonderful example of an activity where art and sport meet,” said Dr. Joshua A. Metzl, MD, the head orthopedic physician for the Colorado Ballet, as well as an assistant team physician for the Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies and Colorado Rapids. “Dance is a total body workout, including the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems, as well as the brain.”

Best part? You can dance just about anywhere. And for free-flowing movement, no instruction is required.

Why Dancing is So Good

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Like with any exercise, dancing gets the blood and oxygen moving through the body, which can improve the condition of the heart and lungs. Building strength adds muscle tone, that in turn supports the bones, while giving the body more endurance and better range of motion. Stronger bones mean less risk of osteoporosis. And overall, dancing will improve coordination, agility and flexibility.

Let’s not skip the mental benefits. Exercise has long been associated with increasing serotonin, that hormone that makes us feel happy. The Colorado Ballet and the Parkinson Association of the Rockies with support from the University of Colorado School of Medicine Physical Therapy Program, Rhythm and Grace: Dance for PD, uses dance to address such Parkinson’s-specific concerns as balance, flexibility, coordination, isolation and depression. “Overall, the health benefits are tremendous,” said Dr. Metzl.

While dancing is good for you and fun, it can cause injury. But don’t fear it, just prepare. “Most dance related injuries that present to my practice involve situations where a dancer has increased their volume too quickly without appropriate strength training or is simply dancing too frequently for what their body can tolerate,” advises Dr. Metzl, who also works for UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver. “My best advice would be to consistently and regularly maintain core strength and to decrease dance volume or seek medical advice if discomfort persists.”

And stretching, lots of stretching.

You don’t have to be a professional ballerina or have studied dance since childhood in order to reap the benefits of movement. Dancers come in all ages and sizes, the main point is to enjoy it and get your body moving. “Dance is an art form that is beneficial from a very young age, to a professional level and even for senior citizens,” said Dr. Metzl. “I would strongly encourage anyone that enjoys watching dance to participate.”

You don’t need a studio or class to start. Just throw on that track that makes your body want to move and start dancing.

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Technical Director Amanda Gomez.......Manager, Annual Fund Marketing Sara Brandenburg................................... Director, Albert “Stub” Allison, Robert L. Orzolek, Kaylie Groff........Manager, Grants & Reports Giorgio Ausenda.....................Media Producer Accounting Services Josh Prues ....Associate Technical Directors Marc Ravenhill ....................Associate Director, Heidi Bosk ...........Associate Director, Press & Michaele Davidson ....Accountant, Treasury Jeremy Althoff, Tyler D. Clark, Promotions, Broadway & Cabaret Jennifer Jeffrey....................Director, Financial Amy Wynn Pastor, Donor Relations Megan Stewart........................Manager, Events Erin Bunyard.............Senior Digital Strategist Planning & Analysis Kyle Scoggins .....................Scenic Technicians Erin Walker ...................................Senior Director Sofia Contreras .....................Graphic Designer Kristina Monge .......................................Specialist, Louis Fernandez III.....Lead Scenic Technician Emmy Cook.......................................Coordinator, Accounts Payable Brian “Marco” Markiewicz ....Lead Carpenter Broadway & Cabaret Jennifer Siemers ...........Director, Accounting EDUCATION & Prop Shop Brenda Elliott, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Meghan Markiewicz ...........................Supervisor Paul Koob..............Senior Graphic Designers HUMAN RESOURCES Allison Watrous ................. Executive Director Georgina Kayes, TJ Forlenza ............................................Copywriter Stuart Barr ............................. Technical Director Laura Maresca ..............................Vice President Ashley Lawler .............................................Artisans Michael Garcia ..........Manager, Web Content Leslie Channell .......................................... Director, Claire Graves............................................... Director, Brian Carter..................................................Director Andrew McGlothen................Prop Carpenter Business Operations Produced Programs Paul Johnson...........................Payroll Specialist Lyndsay Corbett ...................Teaching Artist & Brittany Gutierrez...................................Manager, Monica Robles...............Supervisor, Mailroom Paint Shop Jana Mitchell....................Charge Scenic Artist Manager, Playwriting & Bobby G Communications Kinsey Scholl .................Operations Specialist Kristin Hamer MacFarlane, Rachel Ducat.................Executive Assistant & Linda Horan...............................Project Manager Melanie Rentschler .....................Scenic Artists Business Manager Jeff Hovorka .... Director, Sales & Marketing, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Rya Dyes .................................................Registrar & Broadway & Cabaret Lisa Roebuck.................................Vice President Costume Shop On Site Class Manager Emma Hunt........................................Coordinator, For security purposes, the IT team has been omitted. Janet Macleod... Director/Design Associate Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski........................ Director, Communications & PR Meghan Anderson Doyle ....Design Associate Education & Curriculum Management Emily Kent........Director, Insights & Strategy OPERATIONS Stephanie Cooper, Gavin Juckette ......Teaching Artist & Theatre Vincent Bridgers ........................Senior Analyst Amoreena Knabb, Ingrid Ludeke, for Young Audiences Program Manager Lucas Kreitler .........Junior Graphic Designer Carolyn Plemitscher ................................. Draper Adam Busch .................................

Junior Analyst Emma Kimball..................Assistant Registrar & Michael Ryan Leuthner ........................ Director, Digital Marketing Aaron Chavez ....................................................Lead Costume Crafts Office Coordinator Jesús Quintana Martínez ....................... Director, Emily Lozow .............Assoc. Director, Sales & Ruben Cruz, Jordan Latouche.... Engineers Kevin Copenhaver....................................Director Marketing, Broadway & Cabaret Simone Gordon .................Associate Director Community Engagement Chris Campbell.........................................Assistant Timothy McCracken................Head of Acting Kyle Malone................................Director, Design Kyle Greufe....................................................Analyst Wigs Dan McNulty .........................Marketing Analyst Brandon LeMarr ......................................Manager David Saphier......Teaching Artist & Manager, Diana Ben-Kiki......................................Supervisor In-School Programming Hannah Selwyn ....Manager, Email Marketing Sarah Martinez ..............................Administrator Charlotte Talbert ......................................Librarian Whitney Testa..................Executive Assistant, Jacob Parker .......................Associate Director House Crew Marketing & Broadway Joseph Reecher ......................Senior Engineer Douglas Taylor+...................................Supervisor Rachel Taylor .....Teaching Artist & Manager, Literary Engagement & Resiliency Kong Vang............Coordinator, Social Media Cordelia Taylor ..................................Coordinator James Berman+, Forest Fowler+, William Loving+, Dave Mazzeno+, Justin Walvoord ....................Teaching Artist & Julie Whelan ...........................................Associate, Produced Programs OFF-CENTER Kyle Moore+, Manager, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Samuel Wood.........................Teaching Artist & Mikayla Woods.................................Coordinator, Charlie Miller ...Executive Director & Curator Matt Wagner+ ...................................Stagehands Produced Programs Calli Lavarnway+, District Liaison Suzanne Yoe.......................Director, Content & THEATRE COMPANY Kelley “Reznik” Russell+ ...................Assistants FACILITIES Communications Administration Wardrobe Glen Lucero..................................................Director Ticketing & Audience Services Charles Varin .......................Managing Director Heidi Echtenkamp .............................Supervisor Dwight Barela, Mark Dill, Jennifer Lopez ...........................................Director Madysen Hunter....................Business Admin/ Robin Appleton^, Amber Krimbel^, John Howard, Zak Merten ............. Engineers Assistant Company Manager David La Beaux^, Lauren LaCasse^, Christina Adamoli*, D.J. Dennis*, Jodi Benavides, Alex Koszewski ................ Company Manager Lisa Parsons Wagner^, Edmund Gurule*, Chris Leech*, Bryan Faciane............Lead Security Officers Elias Lopez*, Hayley Solano*, Ann Marshall........................... General Manager Kami Williams^..........................................Dressers Calum Abeywickrema, Brian Adams, Sam Stump*...................Counter/Show Leads Evangeline Read ................. Production Covid Marisa Sorce^ .................................Wig Assistant Mayte Armendariz, David Bright, Kirsten Anderson*, Scott Lix*, Safety Coordinator Tyler Edwards, Gabe McNally-Nakamura, Liz Sieroslawski*, Artistic Isabella Samaniego, Greg Swan* ..................... Subscription Agents Chris Coleman .......................... Artistic Director Shayne Thullen.................Security Specialists Tamika Cox*, Mekenzie Dalton*, Grady Soapes ....................Artistic Producer & Judy Briggs...........................................Front Desk Elliot Davis*, Zeah Edmonds, Casting Director Quentin Crump........................................Manager, Jen Gray*, Natalie Jaramillo*, Security & Guest Relations Phi Johnson-Grimes*, Noah Jungferman*, Jessica Eckenrod.................Artistic Associate Leean Kim Torske.................................... Director, Merry Davis ..........................Financial Manager Michael Mathey, Alison Orthel*, * Member, I.A.T.S.E. Local B-7 Literary Programs + Member, I.A.T.S.E. Local 7 Jane Deegan ..................................Administrator Lane Randall*, Holly Stigen*, ^ Member, I.A.T.S.E. Local 719 Michael Kimbrough....Manager, Engineering Andrew Sullivan*, Robert Warner*, Staff list current through May 18 , 2023 Joseph Williams*..........................Ticket Agents DCPA

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